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THE
ENGLISH DIALECT DICTIONARY
THE
ENGLISH DIALECT
DICTIONARY
BEING THE
COMPLETE VOCABULARY OF ALL DIALECT WORDS STILL IN USE, OR KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN IN USE DURING THE LAST TWO HUNDRED YEARS
FOUNDED ON THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE ENGLISH DIALECT SOCIETY AND ON A LARGE
AMOUNT OF MATERIAL NEVER BEFORE PRINTED
EDITED BY
JOSEPH WRIGHT, M.A., Ph.D., D.C.L.
PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE PHILOLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Volume III. H— L
HENRY FROWDE
OXFORD, LONDON, EDINBURGH
NEW YORK, TORONTO
1905
Ojcfovb
PRINTED BY HORACE HART
AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS
NOTE
The English Dialect Dictionary is printed al the expense of Josf.fh WRir,HT, MA.
it<) Banbury Road, Oxford
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST
REPRESENTED BY NUMBERS
N.I.i = Antrim and Down. — A Glossary of Words in use
in the Counties of Antrim and Down. By W.
Hugh Patterson. E. D. S., 1880.
Bnff.^ = Banffshire. — The Dialect of Banffshire. By Rev.
W. Gregor, 1866.
Brks.' — Berkshire. — A Glossary of Berl^shire Words and
Phrases. By Major B. Lowsley. E. D. S., 1888,
Cai.' = Caithness.— MS. Collection of Caithness Words.
By D. Nicolson.
Cmb.' = Cambridgeshire. — MS. Collection of Cambridge-
shire Words. By J. W. Darwood.
Chs.' = Cheshire. — Glossarj' of Words used in the County
of Chester. By R. Holland. E. D. S., 1884-6.
Cbs.^ = Cheshire. — An Attempt at a Glossary of some Words
used in Cheshire. By Roger Wilbraham. 1826.
Chs.^ = Cheshire. — A Glossary of Words used in the Dialect
of Cheshire. By E. Leigh. 1877.
s.Chs.' = Cheshire. — The Folk-Speech of South Cheshire.
By Th. Darlington. E.D. S., 1887.
Cor.' = Cornwall. — Glossary of Words in use in Cornwall,
By Miss M. A. Courtney and T. Q. Couch,
E. D.S., 1880.
Cor.2 = Cornwall. — The Ancient Language and the Dialect
of Cornwall. By F. W. P. Jago, 1882.
Cor.^ = Cornwall.— MS. Collection of Cornish Words. By
T. C. Peter.
Ctun.' = Cumberland. — A Glossary of Words and Phrases
pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland. By
W.Dickinson. E. D. S., 1878-81.
Cum.* = Cumberland. — The Dialect of Cumberland. By
R. Ferguson, 1873.
Cniii.3 = Cumberland. — The Folk-Speech of Cumberland
and some Districts adjacent. ByA.C.GmsoN,i869.
Cum.* = Cumberland.— A Glossary of the Words and
Phrases pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland.
ByW. Dickinson. Re-arranged, illustrated, and
augmented by quotations, by E. W. Prevost, 1899.
Der.' = Derbyshire. — Pegge's Derbicisms, edited by Th.
Hallam and W. W. Skeat. E. D. S., 1894.
Der.* = Derbyshire. — An Attempt at a Derbyshire Glossary.
By John Sleigh, 1865.
nw.Der.' = Derbyshire. — MS. Collection of North- West Derby-
shire Words. By T. Hallam.
Dev.' = Devonshire. — Glossary to 'A Dialogue in the
Devonshire Dialect,' by a Lady. By J. F.
Palmer, 1837.
Dev.' = Devonshire. — MS. Collection of North Devonshire
Words. By W. H. Daniels.
Dev.' = Devonshire. — MS.ColIectionof Devonshire Words.
By Mrs. Sarah Hewett.
Dev,* = Devonshire. — A Glossary of Devonshire Plant
Names. By Rev. Hilderic Friend. E.D.S.,1882.
nw.Dev.i = Devonshire. — The Dialect of Hartland, Devon-
shire. By R. Pearse Chope. E. D. S., 1891.
Dorsetshire. — Poems of Rural Life, in the Dorset = Dor.'
Dialect ; with a Dissertation and Glossary-, 1848.
By W. Barnes.
Durham.— A Glossary of Provincial Words used = Diir.^
in Teesdale in the County of Durham. 1849.
Durham. — A List of Words and Phrases in every- = e.Dnr.'
day use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole. By
Rev. F. M. T. Palgrave. E. D. S., 1896.
Durham. — Walks in Weardale. By W. H. Smith = v/.Diir.'
(ed. 1885).
East Anglia. — The Vocabulary of East Anglia. = e.An.'
By R. FoRBY, 1830. Second Edition, consider-
ably enlarged, by W. Rye. E. D. S., 1895.
East Anglia.— The Vocabulary of East Anglia. By = e.An.^
Rev. W. T. Spurdens. E. D. S., 1879.
Essex. — A Glossary of the Essex Dialect. By = Ess.'
R. S. ClIARNOCK. i88o.
Gloucestershire. — A Glossary of Dialect and = Glo.'
Archaic Words used in the County of Gloucester.
By J. Drumhond Robertson. E. D.S., 1890.
Gloucestershire. — A Glossary of the Cotswold = Glo.^
(Gloucestershire) Dialect. By Rev. R. W. Hunt-
ley, 1868.
Hampshire. — A Glossary of Hampshire Words = Hnip.'
and Phrases. By Rev. Sir W. H. Cope, Bart.
E. D. S., 1883.
Hampshire. — Isle of Wight Words. By Major = I.W.'
H. Smith and C. Roach Smith. E. D. S., 1881.
Hampshire. — A Dictionary of the Isle of Wight = I.W.*
Dialect, and of Provincialisms used in the Island.
By W. H. Long, 1886.
Herefordshire. — A Glossary of Provincial Words = Hrf.'
used in Herefordshire and some of the adjoining
Counties. [By Sir G. C. Lewis], 1839.
Herefordshire. — Herefordshire Glossary. By = Hrf.*
Francis T. Havergal, 1887.
Kent. — A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect and = Sen.'
Provincialisms in use in the County of Kent.
By W.D. PARisHandW. F.Shaw. E.D. 5,1887.
Kent. — An Alphabet of Kenticisms. By Samuel ^ Ken.'
Pegge. E. D. S., 1876.
Lakeland. — Lakeland and Iceland. By T.Ellwood. = Lakel.'
E.D. S., 1895.
Lakeland. — Lakeland Words. By B. Kirkbv, 1898. ;=■ Iiakel.'
Lancashire. — A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect. = Iian.'
By J. H. Nodal and G. Milner. E.D. S., 1875-82.
Lancashire. — A Glossary of the Words and Phrases = u.Lan.'
of Furness (North Lancasliire\ By J. P. Morris,
1869.
Lancashire. — A Glossary of the Dialect of the = ue.Iian.'
Hundred of Lonsdale. By R. B. Peacock. London
Phil. Soc. Trans., 1869.
Lancashire. — A Glossary of Rochdale-witli-Rossen- = e.Lan.'
dale Words and Phrases. By H. Cunliffe, 1886.
VI
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST
m.Iian.i = Lancashire. — A Blegburn Dickshonary. By J.
Baron, 1891.
sXan.' — Lancashire. — The Folk-Speech of South Lan-
cashire. By F. E. Tavlor, 1901.
Lei.' = Leicestershire. — Leicestershire Words. Phrases,
and Proverbs. By A. Benoni Evans. E. D. S.,
1881.
Lin.' = Lincolnshire. — Provincial Words and Expressions
current in Lincolnshire. By J. E. Brocden, 1866.
n.Iiiu.' = Lincolnshire. — A Glossary of Words used in the
Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincoln-
shire. By Edward Peacock. E. D. S., First
Edition, 1877; Second Edition, 1889.
sw.Liii.' = Lincolnshire. — Glossary of the Words in use in
South-West Lincolnshire. By Rev. R. E. G. Cole.
E.D.S., 1886.
Nrf.' = Norfolk. — Great Varinouth and Lowestoft. By
J. G. Nall, 1866.
Nhp.i = Northamptonshire. — Glossary of Northamptonshire
Words and Phrases. By A. E. Baker, 1854.
Nhp.^ = Northamptonshire. — The Dialect and Folk-Lore of
Northamptonshire. By Thomas Sternberg, 1851.
N.Cy.i = North Country. — A Glossary of North Country
Words. By J. T. Brockett, 1846.
N.Cy.^ ^ North Country. — A Collection of English Words,
1691. By John Ray. E.D. S., 1874.
Nht.i = Northumberland. — Northumberland Words. A
Glossary of Words used in the County of North-
umberland. By R. O. Heslop. E. D. S., 1893-4.
Not.' = Nottinghamshire. — MS. Collection of Nottingham-
shire Words. By Thomas A. Hill.
Not.^ = Nottinghamshire. — MS. Collection of Nottingham-
shire Words. By Horace Walker.
lTot.3 = Nottinghamshire.— MS. Collection of Nottingham-
shire Words. By R. L. Abbott.
Oxf.' = Oxfordshire. — O.xfordshire Words. ByMrs. Parker.
E D.S., 1876, 1881.
Em.' ^ Kutlaudshire. — Rutland Words. By Rev. Christo-
pher Wordsworth. E. D.S., 1891.
S.&Ork.i=^ Shetland and Orkneys. — An Etymological Glos-
sary of the Shetland and Orkney Dialect. By
T. Edmondston, 1866.
Shr.' = Shropshire. — Shropshire Word-Book, a Glossary
of Archaic and Provincial Words, &c., used in the
County. By G. F. Jackson, 1879.
Shr.^ = Shropshire.— Salopia Antiqua. By C. H. Harts-
HORNE. London, 1841.
w.Som.' = Somersetshire. — The West Somerset Word-Book.
A Glossary of Dialectal and Archaic Words and
Phrases used in the West of Somerset and East
of Devon. By F. T. Elworthv. E. D. S., 1886.
Stf.' = Staffordshire. — An Attempt towards a Glossary of
the Archaic and Provincial Words of the County
of Stafford. By Charles H. Poole, 1880.
Stf.2 = Staffordshire.— MS. Collection of Stafl'ordshire
Words. By T. C. Warrington and A. Pope.
Snf.' ^ Suffolk.— Suffolk Words and Phrases. By E.Moor,
1823.
S«r.' = Surrey.— Surrey Provincialisms. By Granville
Leveso.n-Gower. E. D. S., 1876, 1893.
Sus.' = Sussex. — A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect. By
W. D. Parish, 1875.
Sus.^ = Sussex. — AGIossary of the Provincialisms in use in
the County of Sussex. By W. D. Cooper,
1853.
By T.
Warwickshire. — Warwickshire Glossary.
Sharp. Ed. J. O. Halliwell, 1865.
W^arwiokshire. — A Warwickshire Word-Book. By
G. F. NoRTHALL. E. D.S., 1896.
Warwickshire. — MS. Collection of Warwickshire
Words. By E. S.mith.
Warwickshire. — Glossary ofWarwickshire Dialect.
By G. Miller, 1898.
W^arwickshlre. — South Warwickshire Words. By
Mrs. Francis. E. D. S., 1876.
Westmoreland. — MS. Collection of Westmoreland
Words. By W. H. Hills and Dr. Just.
Westmoreland and Cumberland. — Dialogues,
Poems, Songs, and Ballads, by various writers,
in the Westmoreland and Cumberland Dialects.
Published by J. R. S.mith, 1839.
Wexford. — A Glossary, with some Pieces of Verse,
&c. By Jacob Poole, 1867.
Wiltshire. — A Glossary of Words used in the
County of Wiltshire. By G. E. Dartnell and
E. H. Goddard. E. D. S., 1893.
Wiltshire. — A Glossary of Provincial Words and
Phrases in use in Wiltshire. By J. Y. Akerman,
1842.
■Worcestershire.— A Glossary of West Worcester-
shire Words. By Mrs. Chamberl.mn. E.D.S.,1882.
Worcestershire. — South - East Worcestershire
Words. A Glossary of Words and Phrases used
in South-East Worcestershire. By Jesse Salis-
BCRV. E. D. S., 1894.
Worcestershire. — Upton-on-Severn Words and
Phrases. By Robert Lawson. E. D. S.. 1884.
Yorkshire. — A Glossary of the Cleveland Dialect.
By Rev. J. C. Atkinson. 1868. Additions to the
above. E.D. S., 1876.
Yorkshire. — A Glossary of Words used in the
neighbourhood of Whitby. By F. K. Robinson.
EDS., 1876.
Yorkshire. — A Glossary of Words used in Swale-
dale, Yorkshire. By Captain John Harland.
E. D. S., 1873.
Yorkshire. — Wit, Character, Folklore, and Customs
of the North Riding of Yorkshire. By R. Blake-
borough, 1898.
Yorkshire.— Yorkshire Folk-Talk. By M. C. F.
Morris, 1892.
Yorkshire. — A Glossary of Words used in Holder-
ness in the East Riding of Yorkshire. By F. Ross,
R. Stead, and Th. Holdern£;ss. E.D. S., 1877.
Yorkshire. — A Glossary of Words pertaining to
the Dialect of Mid-Yorkshire. By C. Clough
Robinson. E. D. S., 1876.
Yorkshire. — The Dialect of Craven, in the West
Riding of the County of York. By W. Carr, 1828.
Yorkshire. — A Glossary of Words used in the
neighbourhood of Sheffield. By S. O. Addy.
E. D.S., 1888-90.
Yorkshire. — A Glossary of the Dialect of Almond-
bury and Hudderslield. By Alfred Easther.
E.D. S., 1883.
Yorkshire. — The Hallamshire Glossary. By J.
Hunter, 1829.
Yorkshire. — The Dialect of Leeds, and its Neigh-
bourhood to which is added a copious
Glossary. By C. C. Robinson, 1861.
War.'
War.2
War.^
War."
s.War.'
Wm.'
Wm. b
Cam.'
Wxf.'
■wu.i
WU.=
w.Wor.'
se.Wor.'
s.Wor.'
n.Yks.'
n.Yks.2
n.Yks.3
n.yks."
ne.Yks.'
e.Yks.i
m.Yks.'
w.Yks.'
w.Ylts.2
w.Yks.s
w.Yks."
w.Yks.*
Where no authority is given for plant-itai!:es, the ift/oniialiott has been obtained /mm A Dictionary 0/ English
Plant Names, by J. Britten and R. Holland. £. D. 5., 1878-86.
LIST OF WORDS FOR THE PRESENT KEPT BACK
FROM THE WANT OF FURTHER INFORMATION
HAAS, V. Meaning unknown (Suf.).
HAASLIG, sb. Meaning unlcnovvn (Sh.I.)-
HACK- A-THRAW,()rfy. Meaning unknown
(s.Sc).
HACKEN-CROOK, sb. Meaning unknown
(Lan.i.
HACKING, vbi. sb. In phr. harking mid
hefliiig. Meaning unknown (Som.).
HADYEDS, adj. or sb. (?). Meaning un-
known (Ayr.).
HAIL, V. In phr. to hail a hundred, a
weaving term (Edb.).
(?) HAINI or HAIM, sb. A hand (Lin.).
HAIVINGS,5i.//. Shallows in a river (Not.).
HALE, sb. A land measure (Sus.).
HALF-BAG-MAUND, sb. Meaning un-
known (Som.).
HALLAN-SHACKER, sb. A hare (Dev.).
HALPER-POT, sb. Meaning unknown
(Lan.).
HALT-WO, int. A wagoner's call to his
team to go to the off-side of the road (Sus.).
HALVANS, sb. Inferior ore (n.Cy.).
HAMCH, sb. The hip-joint (Nhb.).
HAMIL, sb. A handle (Som.).
HAND, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
HANNA-PAGE,5A. Meaningunknown(Nrf).
HANNIE, sb. Meaning unknown (Cum.).
HAN-SPAN, adv. Obs. Very heartily (?)
(Nhb.).
HATEN, adj. Meaning unknown (Wm.).
HAUM, sb. Meaning unknown (Wil.).
HAUTECKING, adj. Meaning unknown
(Dev.).
HAVER, V. To toast before the fire (Bwk.).
HAWK-TREE, sb. An oak-tree (?) (Wm.).
HAY, V. Meaning unknown (Dev.).
HEADSET, sb. Meaning unknown (Abd.).
HEAL-HA'DIN or -MAKIN', sb. Salvation
(So.).
HEARF, sb. Health (Som.).
HEAUVELESS, adj. Meaning unknown
(Sc).
HEELIN', vbl. sb. Meaning unknown (Dev.).
HEEL-SCAT, sb. Meaning unknown (Slg.).
HEFF, sb. Meaning unknown (Dev.).
HEFTERT, adv. After (n.Cy.).
HEINT,/>-^/. Saw, observed dr.).
HELM, V. To turn, govern, guide (Edb.).
HEN, n(^'. 01d(Chs.).
HEPPER, sb. A young salmon (Wal.).
HERBRY, sb. Meaning unknown (Inv.).
HERONIOUS.ofl'y. Meaningunknown (Ayr.).
HERTA, adj Female (Sh.I.).
HETHOR-DRAYKIN, sb. Meaning un-
known (Nhb.).
HEUCH, sb. Meaning unknown (Sc).
HEVER, sb. The hemlock (Hrf.).
HEVICAIRIES, int. An exclamation of
surorise, &c. (Sc.)
HICE, ;■«/. 'Keep still! '(Hrf)
HICKERTY-PICKERTY, Wf. A nonsense
formula used by mummers (Chs.).
HIE, V. (?) Meaning unknown (Der.).
HIERTIEING, vbl. sb. Meaning unknown
(Sc).
HILDING, sb. Meaning unknown (Bdf ).
HILLY HO! phr. A hunting or trumpet
cry (?) (Sc).
HIM, V. To believe (Som.).
HINN, V. Meaning unknown (Dev.).
HIP-HOUSE, sf>. A lone house (Dor.).
HIPS Y DIXY, //ir. Of evidence : tnimped
up, faked (Dur.).
HISHER or ISHER, adJ and adv. Higher
(n.Yks., w.Yks.).
HITCH, 5*. Monthly Agents [sic] (Wil.).
HIVE, V. Meaning unknown (Sun).
HJUD, V. (?). Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
HO, sb. (?). Cover (Sc).
HO, pron. Her (Cum.).
HOBLINS, adv. Meaning unknown (Cum.).
HOCKEDOCK, sb. An aqueduct (Cmb.).
HOCKER, V. To seek (w.Yks.).
HOCKLER-OCKLER, sb. A hawking
greengrocer (w.Yks.).
HOCKY-VOCKSY, sb. A head constable's
staff (Dev.).
HODLE-MAKENSTER, sb. Meaning un-
known (So.
(?) HODYCOLVONY or HODYCOLOONY,
sb. Meaning unknown (Ir.).
HOGANSTORE, sb. Meaning unknown
(w.Cy.).
HOGPIPES, sb. pi. Meaning unknown
(Chs.).
HOLLEN, sA. Meaning unknown (Per.).
HOLLYGALONE or HOLLY -GOLONE, sb.
Eau-de-Cologne (Nrf.).
HOMI-OMRIE, sb. A hotch-potch, mis-
cellany (Sc).
HOOF, sb. An acre (Lin.).
HOO-FLOO, adj. Meaning unknown (w.Cy.).
HOOT, sb. or adj. (?). Meaning unknown
(Rnf).
HOPE, sb. A short street (Dev.).
HORNSHOTTLE, adj. Meaning unknown
(Rnf.).
HORNSTRING, v. Meaning unknown
(Oxf).
HORRORSCUP, sb. A horoscope (Lan.).
HORSE-CRIPPLE, sb. Meaning unknown
(Gall.).
HORSE-HOOD, adv. In kind [sic] (Dev.).
HOTTENPOT or HOT-INPOT, sb. A
liottentot (w.Ir., I.W.).
HOUG, sb. A hold upon, grasp of (Rnf.).
HOUNDINGS, sb. pi. The housings of
harness, covering the collar (e.An.).
HOWF, sb. Meaning unknown (s.Sc).
HOWSTER, sb. The knot, Tringa caniiliis
(dial, unknown).
HOX, int. In phr. hoxan'frog, an exclama-
tion (Stf).
HUDDLINGS,si!>./i/.Meaningunknown(Lei.).
HULBIRT, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
HULET, sb. Meaning unknown iHmp.).
HULL, sb. Meaning unknown (Sus.).
HULLET, sb. Meaning unknown (w.Yks.).
HUMBLE, V. To humble oneself, demean
oneself (dial, unknown).
HUMLY-BUSH, sb. Meaning unknown
(w.Yks.).
HUMP, sb. The thigh (w.Yks.).
HUNDEN, sb. The ' hooding' of a flail (Nhb.).
HUNDER-STONE, sb. A thunderbolt (Wil. ).
HUNKEY, adj. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
HUNKIN, sb. Meaning unknown (Cor.).
HURD, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
HURMS, sA. //. Meaningunknown (Lan.).
HURST- RIGG, s/). Meaningunknown (Sc).
HUSSING, />-/>. Meaningunknown (Abd.).
HUTS, sb. pi. The loppings of trees (?)
(dial, unknown).
HWOAZIN, sb. Rosin (Cum.).
HYHUMPUS,s6. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
HYPLOCK, adj. Meaning unknown (Gall.).
ICEE-WILLEE, sb. A sandling (Cor.).
ICKET, sb. Meaning unknown (w.Yks.).
IDDLINS, sb.pl. Meaning unknown (Der.).
ILILUK, sb. Meaning unknown (In).
ILL-SANTAFIED, ppl. adj. Meaning un-
known (Sh.I.).
ILOAN, sb. An island (Wxf.).
IMPISITIN, sb. Meaning unknown (Sur.).
INAIRT, adJ Meaning unknown (Fif.).
INCOMING GROUND, /lAr. The downhill
part of a journey (Hmp. ?).
INDE, (?). Meanmg unknown (Frf.).
INGLE-SAVE,56. Meaningunknown(Edb.).
INGLIFIED, ppl. adj. Learned (Ant.).
INISITIJITTY, sb. A little, ridiculous
person (Wan).
INNERS, sb. pi. In phr. to be in one's inners,
meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
INPLAY, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
INSKIN, adp Close, intimate (Mid.).
INTAKE, sb. Meaning unknown (Yks.).
INTHREATHMENTjSi. Meaningunknown
(Sh.I.).
INVENTION ARY, sb. An inventory (Sus.),
INYARY, sb. Diarrhoea (Sh.I.).
ITHE-SAY, sb. Telridge hay [sic] (Den).
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LIST OF WORDS KEPT BACK
JAAKE, V. or sb. {If. Meaning unknown
(Per.).
JAGE, sb. A violent motion (w.Ylcs.).
JAGGERS, sb. In phr. by jagj^ers, an ex-
pletive (Ess.).
JAKE-EASY, adj. Meaning unknown
(Lnk.).
JANNOCK, sb. A buttress or support
against a wail (Nhp.).
JARGE, sb. A jug (Yks.).
(?) JAUK or AUK, v. Of shoes : to be too
large for the foot, not to fit closely (Abd.).
JELLING, a(fj. Jovial (w.Yks.).
JIB, V. To move restlessly (Dev.).
JIG, sb. A measure of yarn ( ? i ( Frf.).
JILLYWOW, sb. A witch (Stf ).
JIMRIE-COSIE, sb. Meaning unknown
(Abd.).
JINGLER, sb. Meaning unknown (w.Yks.).
JISSICK, sh. A tickling cough (Suf ).
JIZE, .sb. In phr.Jiie be here, an expletive
(Abd.).
JOE, sb. An agricultural instrument (?)
(Bck.).
JOKIM, sb. Meaning unknown (Rnf ).
JOOPIE, .s7). Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
JOT, sb. Meaning unknown (Wil.i.
JOWEY, ad/. Meaning unknown (Lan. or
Slang).
JUGLER, sb. Meaning unknown (Lei.).
JUMCTURER, sb. A great-coat (Rxb.).
JUNKIT, ai/j. Meaning unknown (Ayr.).
JU-UM, adj. Empty (n.Cy.).
KAAN, V. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
KAKER, sb. Meaning unknown (Per.).
KALTS, .s6. p/. The game of quoits (Shr.).
KANN, sb. Fluor-spar (Cor.).
KARKEN, V. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
KATE, sb. A public-house (e.Yks.).
KATLET, sb. Meaning unknown (So.).
KAVEL, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
KECK, sb. Success, luck (w.Yks.).
KECKER, sb. An overseer at a coal-mine
(n.Cy.).
KEEL, s6. Meaning unknown (Dur.).
KEEL, V. Meaning unknown (Dmb.).
KEEPS, sb. pi. Meaning unknown (Frf).
KELD, V. To thump (Nhb.).
KELSHIE, adj. Meaning unknown (Frf).
KEMBING, sb. A utensil used in brewing
I Lin.).
KENNEN, V. To know (In).
KEOSTREL, sb. A karl (5«i (Cum., Wm.).
KESTERN, adj. Cross, contentious (n.Cy.).
KETT, V. Meaning unknown (Lth., Hdg.).
KETTLE, sb. Meaning unknow-n (Ir.).
KIAAR. si. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
KIFT, sb. Meaning unknown (Ayr.).
KILHAB, V. Meaning unknown (SIk.).
KILLEMS-OUT, sb.pl. Marbles (Nrf).
KILLSIMMER. sb. Meaning unknown
iSh.I.i.
KINCH. .si.' Meaning unknown (Frf).
KINCH, si.' Meaning unknown (Edb.).
KINDER-MAKER, sb. Meaning unknown
(Sc).
KING'S TAW, phr. Meaning unknown
I w.lr.).
KINSH, sb. Meaning unknowMi (Sc).
KIPES. sb. pi. Meaning unknown (Frf.).
KISHY, adj. Thick, stiff, pasty (w.Yks.).
KJAEKSIE, adj. Meaning unknown i Sh.I.).
KJIMPIN'. />/>/. adj. Meaning unknown
tSh.I.i.
KJODEE, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
KLEEPIE STONES, phr. Meaning un-
known (Sh.I.).
KNAKS, sb. pi. In phr. to lake the knaks,
meaning unknown ( Edb.).
KNALTER, v. To know (Lan.).
KNAUM, V. Meaning unknown ( Lnk.).
KNAVE, v} To gnaw or bite (Lan.).
KNAVE, V?- Meaning unknown (Nhp.).
KNEE, sb. Meaning unknown (Nrf ).
KNERRY, V. To nay {sic\ (Stf).
KNETTER, v. Meaning unknown (n.Yks.).
KNITTAL, sb. Meaning unknown (Abd.).
KNOCKIE, adj. Meaning unknown (Sc).
KNOCK-SO, si. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
KORSIS, sb. pi. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
KRACHT, sb. Wickedness, craft (Sc).
KRAEK, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
KRIKKETY, sb. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
KROGIK EED, phr. Meaning unknown
(Sh.I.).
KULLIE FOR BULLIE, phr. Meaning un-
known (Sh.I.).
KYRST, sb. A wood (Oxf ).
LAANGER, sb. A disease of cows (.>) (Sh.I.).
LA AVER, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LAEGA, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LAFT, i^. To look for (Cum.).
LAG, sb. Meaning unknown (Slg.).
LAIGGENS, si. />/. Meaning unknown (Slk.).
LAIR, adj. Meaning unknown (Gall.).
LALE, adj. Meaning unknown (Wm.).
LANCROCK, (?). A word occurring in a
Shrovetide rhyme ; meaning unknown
(Dev.).
LANT, si. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
LAP. V. To cry ( Yks.).
LAP-MESSIN, si. A term applied to a dog
(Sh.I.).
LAPPERTAGE, sb. Obs. Meaning un-
known (Wor.).
LARCH, V. Meaning unknown (Dev.).
LARE, adj. In phr. as hire do so and so, as
lief do so and so (?) (Dor.).
LASAVRAN, si. Meaning unknown (Pern.).
LASHIGILLAVERY, sb. A superfluity,
esp. of food (n.Cy.).
LASSY, adj. Last (n.Yks.).
LAUG, sb. or adj. (?). Meaning unknown
(Sh.I.).
LAUGHER, sb. Meaning unknown (Yks.).
LAUK URROW, phr. Meaning unknown
(w.Yks.).
LAUMINGK, prp. Meaning unknown
(Chs.).
LA VEER, V. To linger, procrastinate
(Sh.I.).
LAYER, sb. The remainder (n.Cy.).
LAX, sb. A part (Soni.).
LAY ACROSS, phr. Meaning unknown
(War.).
LAY IN LEAD, phr. Meaning unknown
(Sh.I.).
LEACHT, sb. A large-sized kistvaen (Dev.,
Cor.).
LEAD-RECORDER, sb. Meaning unknown
(w.Yks.).
LEAR, V. To lean (n.Cy.).
LEAREN-TUB, sb. The vessel in which
meal and water are mingled before being
baked into oatcake (w.Yks.).
LECTURE, sb. A speech, cry. warning
mnt. ?).
hEE, adj. Meaning unknown (Sc).
LEEVE, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LEG, sb. In phr. a leg of raaii, meaning
unknown (Sh.I.).
LEGIM, adv. In phr. to ride legim or on
legiiii. to ride astride (Rxb.).
LENNOCKMORE, adj. Meaning unknown
(Slk.).
LENTEN,//!. Allowed, let (Per.).
LENTOR, sb. Meaning unknown (Ir.).
LETCH, sb. Meaning unknown (Ayr.).
LICKFALADITY, adv. With full force
(Lin.).
LICKY-HOW, int. An exclamation (Cor.).
LIDD ALES, adj. Out of anything, esp. out
of provisions (Sh.I.).
LIE, V. In phr. to tie out; meaning un-
known (Sh.I.).
LIFT-HAUSE, sb. The left hand (Rxb.).
LIFTING,///, adj. Applied to cattle; mean-
ing unknown (Sh.I.).
LIGH, adj. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
LIGHT, si. (.?). Meaning unknown (In).
LIGS, sb. pi. ' Ley ' (Yks.).
LIN, V. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LING, sb. In phr. the ling of one's life ;
meaning unknown (Wxf ).
LING, V. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
LINGER, sb. Meaning unknown (Wxf.).
LINITY, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LINKS, sb. pi. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LIP, sb. or adj. (?). In phr. to be lip, to begin
lip; meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LITTER, adj. Meaning unknown (Dev.).
LO, ad/. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LOAK-HEN, sb. Meaning unknown (Nrf).
LOBBYSTHROWL, sb. Goitre (Den).
LOCK, sb. Meaning unknown (Lth.).
LOCKER STRAE, phr. Meaning unknown
(Abd.).
LODGE, adj. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LOKKER, V. To curl (Sc).
LONE, adj Long (Nhb.).
LOOG, V. (?). Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LOOMENT, sb. Obscurity (Dev.t.
LOON, sb. Meaning unknown (Aj-r.).
LORNE, sb. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LOSEN, V. To look (Won).
LOSES, sb. pi. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
LOTHER, sb. Meaning unknown (Ken.).
LOUNDSING. prp. Lingering (Cmb.).
LOVE-SPOKEN, ///. adj. Meaning un-
known (Bnfi".).
LOYST, V. Meaning unknown (Lan.).
LUCKER, adj. Loose, flabby (Ken.).
LUCKING-MILL, si. A fulling-mill (Ken.).
LUCKS, si.//. Meaning unknown (w.Yks.).
LUCKY -PROACH, sb. The father-lasher,
Cottiis biibalis (Fif.).
LUELY, sb. A fray (Sc).
LUFES, sb. pi. The ears of a toad (n.Cj'.).
LUMSTHROWL, adj. Goitre (Den).
LUNDGATE, sb. Meaning unknown
(n.Yks.).
LURDER, sb. An awkward, lazy, worth-
less person (Sc).
LURE.si. The palm ofthehand(n.Cy., Nhb.).
LUSCH, sb. A wish, desire (Som.).
LUSKEE, sb. Meaning unknown (Rxb.).
LYERON, sb. Meaning unknown (Som.).
LYINS, sb. pi. Meaning unknown (Sh.I.).
LYLSIE-WULSIE, sb. Linsey-woolsey
(Cld.).
LYMPHAD, sb. A galley (Sc).
LYTHING, vbl. sb. Softening, soothing
(Abd.).
H
HA, adj. Sc. Also in form hi. fNot known to our
correspondents.] In phr. ha year ohls, cattle eighteen
months old. s.Sc. Morton Cyclo. Agiic. (1863).
HA, int. Dev. An exclamation of indignation and
contempt. Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
HA, HAA, see Hay, sb}, Haw, sh}, hit}, How, si.\
adv., int.
HAABER, HAABUCK, HAACK, see Habber, Haw-
buck, Hawk, v}
HAAF, si.' and v. Sc. Lakel. Also in forms haave
Sc. (Jam.); haf(f Sh.I.; halve, hauve Sc. (Jam.) [haf,
hav.] 1. sb. The open sea, the deep-sea fishing-ground.
Sh.I. Mony a day he made for da haaf whin aulder men shook
dir heids, an' widna lave da beach, Clark Gleams (1898) 33 ; They
had had a hard week at the 'haf,' Burgess 7"«h^^i898) 8; (W.A.G.);
{<:oll. L.L.B.); S. &Ork.»
Hence Haafing, vhl. sb. deep-sea fishing; also usedy?§-.
Sh.I. Da days o' haafin i' da saxern is by, I faer, Sh. News
(Sept. 10, 1898).
2. Comp. (i) Haaf-boat, a boat suitable for deep-sea
fishing; (2) -eel, the conger-eel. Conger vulgaris; (3) -fish,
the great seal, Plioca barbata ; (4) -fishing, deep-sea
fishing; (5) -lines, the lines used in deep-sea fishing; (6)
•man, a fisherman engaged in the deep-sea fishing ; (7)
■seat, a deep-sea fishing-ground.
(i) Sh.I. The old haf boat measured from 18 to 20 feet of keel,
the stems bending outwards in a graceful curve, so as to give a
length of some 26 feet over all. The breadth of beam was 6 to 7
feet, and the depth of the hold 27 inches. The boat was divided into
six compartments, viz. fore-head, fore-room, mid-room, cost-room,
shott, hurrik or kannie, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 127. S. & Ork.i
(2) Nai. Haaf-eel, a name given to the common conger in the
Moray Kirth, Day Brit. Fishes (1880-4) U- 251. (3) Sh.I. Our
boat was visited by one of the large seals of the country {Phoca
barbata), named by the natives a Haaf-iish, because it usually
appears at that remote distance from the main coast, Hibbert
Desc. Sh. I. (1822) 166, ed. 1891 ; {Coll. L.L.B.) ; S. & Ork.i (4)
Sh.I. As good ... as ever rowed ... to the haaf-fishing, Scott
Pirate (1&21) ii. S. & Ork.' (5) Sh.I. The haf lines were also set
during aevaliss [unsettled] weather, Spence ib. 131. (6) Sh.I.
Doo canna tak' hit a' rightly in, no bein' a haaf man dysel,
Sli. News (July 3, 1897) ; The signs in heaven above were the
special study of the hafman, Spence ib. 115. (7) Sh.I. One of
these ancient sinker stones was lifted on a fish hook at a haf seat
off the north part of Unst, Spence ib. 129.
3. Phr. to go to haaf or haaves, to go out to the deep-sea
fishing. S. & Ork.', Or.I. (Jam.)
4. A large pock-net used in fishing. Also in comp.
Haaf-net.
Abd. Lady Kigie who had a lodging in the Chanonry, and a
hannet [half-net] upon Don,TuRREFF Antiq. Gleanings (1859) 64.
Dmf. Agric. Surv. 603 (Jam.) ; A few nights after his marriage he
was standing with a halve-net, Cromek Rtmaitts (1810) 305. Gall.
A standing net placed within water-mark to prevent the fishes
from returning with the tide (Jam.). Wgt. These [fish] are taken
betwixt Wigton and the Ferrielon ; some in the halfe-net ; some
in cups fixt on the sands, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 88. Lakel.'
Cum. Two [sturgeons] were taken last week with the haaf net. . .
Mr. was lucky enough to secure another [sturgeon] in his
haaf, Carlisle Pat. (June 28, 1889) 5 ; Cum.^ It consists of a
pock-net fixed to a kind of frame, which, whenever a fish strikes
against it, is hauled out of the water ; Cum.'' A net used on the
Solway, which consists of a pock-net fixed on a frame of wood,
VOL. III.
being kept open by a cross-bar fixed at right angles to the pole
held by the fisherman standing in the water.
Hence (i) Haaf-bawk, sb. the pole attached to a ' haaf-
net ' whereby it is raised out of the water ; (2) Ha'netsman,
sb. a fisherman who shares in a ' haaf net.'
(i) Cum.* (2) Sc. We swam owre the Dec . . . the ha'netsman.
Main, Wad charge us across to the Brick Kilns again, Anderson
Rhymes {iS.6-j) 78.
5. V. To fish with a ' haaf or pock-net.
s.Sc. (Jam.) Dmf. A second mode of fishing, called ' haaving"
or ' hauling,' is standing in the stream, either at the flowing or
ebbing of the tide, with a pock net fixed to a kind of frame, con-
sisting of a beam, 12 or 14 feet long, having three small sticks or
rungs fixed into it. Whenever a fish strikes against the net,
they, by means of the middle rung, instantly haul up the mouth of
the net above water, Statist. Ace. II. 16 (/6.I. Lakel.' So used by
fishermenof the Solway, both on Scottishand Cumbrian side. Cum.*
[Sw. haf, the sea ; Dan. and Norw. dial, hav (Aasen) ;
ON. /w/l
HAAF, sb? n.Yks.'^ A haven, port.
HAAF, HAAFURE, see Heaf, sb}, Haugh, Haaver.
HAAG,si. and V. Sh.I. [hag.] 1. s/!». Thrift, economy.
Du's nae hag i' dy haand Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 36;
S. & Ork.'
2. V. To use sparingly.
Skeek signifies to use sparingly, and is similar in meaning to
the words hain and haag, Spence Flk-Lore ( 1899) 207.
[Norw. dial, hag, order, management (Aasen) ; ON.
has^r, state, condition.]
HAAG, see Hag, sb?
HAAGLESS, adj. Sh.I. Limitless, boundless. See
Hag-mark.
What's twenty year ta dee or me? Hit's no a knuckle o wir
to wes Set oot upon a haagless sea Ta flot, or sink for want o bowes,
JuNDA Klingralwol (1898) 51.
HAAGLET, sb. Sh.I. In phr. ifs come back to its aiild
haaglet, said of an animal that has strayed, and returned
to its old pasture. S. & Ork.'
[Cp. ON. hagi, a pasture, hag-lendi, pasture land (Vig-
fusson).]
HAAk, see Hake, v., Hawk, sb?, v}
HAAL, sb. Cai.' [hal.] A hold, support, used esp.
in connexion with children learning to walk.
' To Stan' at 'e haal.' To stand at a chair or such like. ' To gang
at 'e haal, or by the haal.' To move from chair to chair, or from
one support to another, but not to venture to cross an open space.
[Cp. Norw. dial, and ON. halla, to lean with the body,
to swerve (Aasen).]
HAALLIGET, adj Cai.' Disreputable, violent, light-
headed.
[Cp. Norw. dial, haalig, bad, also haadleg, shameful,
disgraceful (Aasen) ; OI\[. haSidigr, disgraceful, contemp-
tible (Vigfusson).]
HAALYAN, HAAM, see Hallion, Haulm.
HAANYAL, HAAP(E, see Hanniel, Hap, v.^
HAAP, V. Nhp.' Of cattle : to eat, to bite close to
the ground.
HAAR, sb} Sc. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also in
forms aar n.Lin. ; har N.Cy.' Nhb.' Dur. e.Yks. n.Lin.' ;
harr Frf. Fif N.Cy.' Dur. n.Yks.'^* m.Yks.' Lin.; haur
I Ayr. Lth. ; hear, here Lan. [h)ar, h)ar.] 1. A cold sea-
I fog or mist ; a drizzling rain or fog. Cf harl(e, sb?
B
HAAR
[2]
HABBLE
Sc. On the face of the water, where the haar lay, Stevenson
Ca/n'oHn (iSgs) xxi. Cai.' Abd. A frosty haar filled Noran valley,
M'Kenzie Sketches (1894) iii ; Not common (G.W.). Frf. Nor
harr nor cluds Forebodit rain, Sands Poems (1833) 70. Per. The
morn brings sleet And haar and hail together, Spence Po«;)5(i898)
18. Fif. That's a nasty haar come on, Robertson Provost (1894)
67. Ayr. When the haur hings on the hill, Ainslie Land of Burns
(ed. 1892) 13. Lth. A strange — a new man — Strode beside them
in the haur, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 316. Gall. It came upon
the land suddenly as the ' haar ' that in the autumn drives up the
eastern valleys from the sea, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xxii.
N.Cy.' A Northern har Brings drought from far, Prov, Nhb.',
Dnr. (K.) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ Mist with small rain. So good in
a morning for vegetation. ' A northern harr Brings fine weather
from far '; n.Yks." e.Yks. Marshall i?!i)-. &0J/. (1788I. m.Yks.l
Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Lin. Skinner (1671) ; Ray
(1691); Miller & Skertchly /V«/nHrf (1878) iv. n.Lin. Sutton
Wds. (1881); Still current, but rare. It seems always to include
the idea of cold (E.P.' ; n.Lin.^ se.Lin. The harr was very heavy
in the marshes this niornin' (T.H.R.).
2. A cold easterly wind ; also in comb. Easterly haar.
Slg. In the months of April and May, easterly winds, commonly
called Haars, usuallj' blow with great violence, Nimmo Stirlingshire
(1777) 438 (Jam.). Cld. The cold damp called Easterly-hars, so
prevalent on the east coast, seldom arrive here, Agric. Siirv. 4 {•!>.).
Fif. Their topsails strutting with the vernal harr, Tennant Ansler
(1812) 23, ed. 1871 ; This parish [St. Andrews] is well acquainted
with the cold, damp easterly winds, or haar of April and May,
Statist. Ace. XIII. 197.
Hence Haary or Haury, adj. of wind : cold, keen, biting.
Sc. Tho' Envy's haury blastin' breath, Wilson Poems i.iZz^') 56.
Sh.l. A haary wind blaws keen an cauld Across da voe, Junda
Klingrahool (1898) 22.
3. Hoar-frost, rime.
Per., Cld. (Jam.) Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. {C^ ; Tim Bobbin
Vieiv Dial. (ed. 1806) Gl.
[1. Cp. Du. dial. (Zaansche) harig, 'dampig, mistig, met
scherpen damp of navel vervuld ' (Boekenoogen). 2.
MDu. hare, a keen cold wind (Verdam) ; Du. haere, a
keen wind (Kilian) ; WFlem. haiie, a cold wind which
frequently blows in Marcli and April (De Bo) ; cp. Fr.
iiH temps haireux, cold and damp weather. 3. Du. Iiacre,
night frost (Kilian).]
HAAR, si.2 and v. Sc. Lin. Also in forms har n.Lin.' ;
haur Sc. (Jam.) 1. sb. A cough. n.Lin.^
2. An impediment in speech ; a huskiness in the throat.
Lnk. (Jam.) e.Lth., Rxb. This is gen. applied to some impedi-
ment in the throat, which makes [it] necessary for a person as it
were to cough up his words, before he can get them rightly
articulated {ib.),
3. V. To speak thickly and hoarsely. Lnk. (Jam.)
HAAS, see Halse, sb.''
HAAVE, adj. Obs. Sc. Pale, wan.
Abd. The third was an auld, wizen'd, haave coloured carlen, Forbes
/«:. (1742) 14 ; The titherwasahaavecolour'dsmeerlesstapie,!'A. 17.
[OFr. have, 'pale' (Hatzfeld).]
HAAVE, see Haaf, sb.\ Hauve, v.'^. Haw, sb.^
HAAVER, sb. n.Cy. Yks. Written haafure n.Cy.
(Hall.) ; haavre n.Yks.° A fisherman's line, used in the
deep-sea fishing, to which the ' snoods,' each terminating
in a hook, are appended. Cf. haaf, sb.^ 4.
n.Cy. (Hall.) n.Yks.i ; n. Yks.'' The fisherman's lines stretched
horizontally, and furnished with suspended rows of baited hooks,
for catching the larger sea-fish in deep water.
HAAVER, HAAZE, see Halver, Haw, sb.'
HAB, sb.' Obs. Nhb. A halbert.
The Scottish habs were stout and true, Bishopiiik Garl. (1834)34.
HAB, sb.^ Glo.' [asb.] The woof, yarn woven across
the warp. See Abb.
When the weavers in their glory stood. The chain and hab was
very good ; But when the chain was very bad, They cursed the
chain, and damned the hab.
HAB, adv. and sb.^ Nhb. Yks. Lin. Also Som. Dev.
Also written ab n.Yks. sw.Lin.' [h)ab, Eeb.] 1. adv.
In comb. Hab-nab, anyhow, in random fashion.
Nhb. His wardrobe, got up quite habnab, Was second-hand,
Wilson Tippling Dominie; Nhb.'
2. sb. Phr. (I) hab or nab, (a) get or lose, hit or miss ;
(b) by hook or by crook ; (2) habs and nabs, little by little,
piecemeal ; in one way and another.
(i, a) w.Som.' In a market, a buyer pretending to walk off,
says: 'Then you 'ont take no less?' {Seller) ' No, I 'ont, not one
varden.' (iJjyf/-) ' Then I'll ab-m — hab or nab ! ' nw.Dev.' (6)
w.Yks. He'll hev it awther bi hab or nab, Prov. in Brighoiise News
(Sept. 14, 1889). (2) n.Yks. He did by abs an' nabs (I.W.).
e.Yks.i Anything done in odd moments or at intervals of leisure,
not continuously, is said to be done by habs-annabs. n.Lin.' 'I've
scratted it together by habs an' nabs.' Said of rent. sw.Lin.'
We've gotten our hay by abs and nabs — a load nows and thens.
They had to finish the church by abs and nabs.
[1. Cyphers, astral characters ... set down hab-nab, at
random, Butler Hud. (1664) 11. iii. 990.]
HAB-, see Hob, sb.^
HA-BA, sb. Yks. Also written aahba, a-ba, a-bay.
[e-be, ea-bea.] A roar of laughter ; a shout, blatant cry ;
a hullabaloo.
w.Yks. But if ide a been thear, ah sud set up a a-ba, Tom
Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann. (Mar. 1854) ; Tha's making a girt
a-bay about nowt (F.K.) ; What ar ta makkin that gert aah-ba
for ? Banks IVkfld. IVds. (1865) ; w.Yks.= Sehr up a gurt haa-baa.
HABAKER, HABBAD, see Half, Aye but.
HABBER, sb. and v. Sc. Irel. Also in form haaber
Ant. [ha'bsr.] 1. sb. A person who stammers in
speaking or speaks thickly ; a clumsy clown.
Bnff.i Commonly used with the notion of stupidity. Ant. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (C.)
Hence (i) Habbergaw, sb. (a) hesitation, suspense ; {b)
an objection ; (2) Habberjock, sb. {a) a turkey-cock ; (b)
a big, stupid person who speaks thickly.
(i) n.Sc. (Jam.) (2, a Bnff.' (b) ib. He's a stoopid habber-jock
o' a cheel.
2. The act of snarling or growling like a dog.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Fell death had came to see them An' gi'en
a habber, Wi' solemn air, Tarras Poems (1804) 12 (I'A,).
3. V. To Stutter, stammer. Sc. (Jam.) 4. To snarl,
growl. n.Sc. (ib.)
HABBERDYN-FISH, sb. Obs. Sc. n.Cy. That kind
of cod which is usually salted ; barrelled cod.
Sc. Dried cod fish, at that period known by the name of Habberdyn
fish. Pennant Tour Sc. (ed. 1790) 138. n.Cy. Grose (1790) MS.
add. ( M. )
[Habberdine fish, Aseltiis saliliis, Baret (1580) s.v. Fish.
ME. habiirdenne, Accts. ( 1370), see Rogers Agric. and Prices
L 616. Fr. habordean and labordcan, an haberdine (Cotgr.).
MDu. haboiirdaen, also laberdaen (Verdam). Prob. fr. the
Basque district le Laboitrd, Lapnrduni (the old name for
Bayonne), see Franck (s.v. Labbcydaan).\
HABBERNAB, see Hobnob.
HABBIE, adj. Lth. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Stifi'in motion.
HABBIEGABBIE, v. Sh.L To throw money, &c.,
among a crowd to be scrambled for. S. & Ork.'
HABBLE, sb. and v. Sc. [ha-bl.] 1. sb. A difficulty,
perplexitjf, quandary, ' fix.' See Hobble, sb.' 9.
Sc. An' syne got into a fair babble, Hunter J. Armigers
Revenge (1897) xi. Slg. You've put [him] in a babble, Taylor
Po«Mi5 (1862) 17. Ayr. When whiles in a babble Be manly and
clean, 'Whitz Jottings (1879) 290. Lnk. I hae gotten mysel' into
a bonny babble ! Gordon I'yotshaw (1885) 74. e.Lth. Man, yon
was an awfu' babble to be in, Hunter J. Inwick (1895; 28.
2. Confusion, tumult, hubbub ; a squabble, quarrel.
Abd. Cripples ne'er were made for babbles, SHiRREFsSrt/f Cafal.
(17951 21. Cld. U-\"'-) Rnt. We'll aft be plung'd into a babble,
"Tannahill Poc);(5 11807) 44, ed. 1817, Ayr. J.M.i, Ayr., Lth.
(Jam.) Lth. Morosely b\' a glowing fire, I retrospect the babble,
Lumsden Sheep-head (1892' 50. Peb. He has got into a babble
with a neighbour ^A.C). Rxb. (Jam.)
Hence Habblesheuf, sb. an uproar, tumult, confusion.
Ayr. (J.M.)
3. V. To confuse, reduce to a state of perplexity ; to
stammer, speak or act confusedly ; to gabble, talk fast ; to
wrangle, quarrel.
Sc. To babble a lesson, to say it confusedly (Jam.^i. Slk. Are
we to be babbled out o' house and hadding? Hogg Tales (1838)
323, ed. 1866. Rxb. Some trump the fauts o' ither fouk. Some
habblin on religion, A. Scorr Poems (ed. 1808) 145.
HABBLE
[3l
HACK
Hence (i) Habbler, sb. one who causes or delights in a
squabble ; (2) Habbling, («) sb. confusion, hubbub; wrang-
ling, confused speaking; (b) ppl. adj. given to petty
quarrelling.
(i"i Cld. (Jam.) (2, a) Fif. Sic habblin' an' gabblin, Ye never
heard nor saw, Douglas PofH/s (1806) 121. Edb. They're here
Wi' habblin, a' wi' ane anither, An' a' asteer, Liddle Poems
(1821) 43. (/)) Bnff.l
4. To snap at anj'thing as a dog does.
Sc. Also used to denote the growling noise made by a dog when
eating voraciously (Jam.).
Hence Habble, sb. the act of snapping. Sc. (ib.)
HABBLE, see Hobble, v.'^
HABBLIE, adj. Sc. (Jam.) Of cattle: having big
bones, ill-set.
HABBOCRA'WS, int. Sc. A shout used to frighten
the crows from the corn-fields.
s.Sc. HiSLOp Anecdote (1874) 343. Gall. He believed himself
among the rooks, and started up, roaring, with outspread arms,
habbocra\vs, to the astonishment of the holy congregation, Mac-
TAGGART Eiicycl. (1824) 249, ed. 1876.
HABEEK-A-HA, iitt. Sc. A cry given as a signal
that a marble, bool, &c., is to be scrambled for.
Per. When a bool tirled oot o' oor pooch to the (lure. It was put
in a roond penny spunk-box secure, Till it got rovin' fu, then — I
min' o't sac weel — 'Twas ' habeek a-ha ' at aiild Jenny's Schule,
Edwards Strathearn Lyrics (1889^1 35. [In Abd. this used to be
called a 'logan.' The master pitched in succession each forfeited
' bool ' among the scholars out of doors (A.W.).]
HABER , see Haver, sb.'^
HABERDASH, sb. Sc. Small wares, miscellaneous
articles.
Abd. There will be sold ... a quantity of haberdash, an' gin
ony body wants to ken what that is, its piggery, Paul Abeideen-
s/iire ( 1881) 46.
[Thcr liaberdashe, Ther pylde pedlarye, Papist. Exhort.
(c. 1550) (Nares).]
HABERDASHER, sb. Obs. n.Cy. Yks. Fig. A
schoolmaster.
n.Cy. fllAiL.) w.Yks.' A haberdasher of nouns and pronouns.
HABERSCHON, sb. Obs. Sc. A jacket of mail or
scale armour, an habergeon.
Ayr. All armed for battle, full of zeal. In haberschons and caps
of steel, BoswELL Poet. IVis. (1811) 82, ed. 1871.
[Helmys and havybyrschownys, Barbour Bruce (1375)
XI. 130.]
HABILIMENTS, sb. pi. Sc. Outfit.
n.Sc. The form 'bulj'ments' is still used in parts of the north to
mean anj' kind of ragged unshapely clothing, particularly a beggar's ;
and 'habiliments.' outfit. Both words, however, are employed with
a somewhat ludicrous meaning, Francisque-Michel Sc. Lang.
(1882) 70.
HABIT, V. Yks. Lin. [a'bit] To accustom.
n.Yks.2, w.Yks. (C.C.R.) Lin. He's habited his sen to tekkin'
doctor's stufTwhile he's clean wore oot his i'side, Lin. N.&Q. (^Oct.
1891) 251.
[O y'are a shrewd one ; and so habited In taking heed,
Chapman Odjsseys (1615) v.]
HABIT, piep. Stf.' [Not known to our correspondents.]
In the place of.
HABIT AND REPUTE, p/ir. Sc. Held and reputed
to be so and so, repr. legal Lat. habitus et reptitatiis.
Bnff. Most of them depone that the pannels [prisoners] were
habit and repute Egyptians, Gordon Cliioii. Keitli (1880) 39. Per.
A general allegation of her being habiteand repute a witch. Spot-
TiswooDE Miscell. (1844) II. 61. [If the person ... be habit and
repute a thief — i.e. one who notoriously makes or helps his liveli-
hood by thieving. Bell Diet. Law Scotl. (1861).]
HABIT-SARK, sb. Sc. A woman's riding-shirt.
Per. A habit-sark . . . O'erspread a breast, perhaps o' virtue
proof, DvTT Poems. 8r (Jam.).
HABLIMENTS, sb. pi. Yks. [a'bliments.] Habili-
ments, vestments.
n.Yks.^ ' Noo ye've getten yer habliments on, Ah'Il awa' an'
knoll t'bell ; ' the clerk to the clergyman about to officiate at a
funeral, of the surplice, scarf, &c.
HACHEE, adj. Obs. Irel. Cross, ill-tempered.
Wxf.' Fartoo zo hachce? [Why so ill-tempered ?], 84.
HACHEL,s6. Sc. [ha'xl.] A sloven, slut.
Ayr. A gipsy's character, a hachel's slovenliness, and a waster's
want are three things [&c.], Galt Sir A. IVylic (1822J xlix.
HACK, s6.' and v.^ Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms ack Stf= se.Wor." ; haike Cum. ; hake
Fif. ; hauk Lth. (Jam.) n.Cy. (K.) ; hawk Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.» ;
heekw.Yks.5; hick Nhb.' Cor.' ; hjuk Sh.I. ; hock Nrf.
Hmp.' [h)ak,aek.] 1. si. A kind of pickaxe or mattock
used in agricultural employments ; see below.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721); Grose (1790); (K.) ; N.Cy.'; N.Cy.^Amat-
tock made only with one and that abroad end. Nhb. Shovels, hacks,
spades, &c., Richardson i5o)rf«f>-'s Table-bk. ( 18461 V. 277 ; Nhb.'
Dur.' An implement of two kinds : one is called a pick, having one
end pointed, and the other rather broader. The other kind is
called a mattock, one end of which is axe-shaped, and the other
end like the broad end of the pick. Lakel.' Cum.' A pickaxe
having points about an inch in width ; Cum.* s.Wm. (J.A.B.)
n.Yks. Tliey [turnips] are pulled up by a peculiar drag, or ' hack '
as it is provincially called, Jrn. R. Agne. Soc. (1848) IX. ii ;
n.Yks.l ; n.Yks.^ Half a mattock; a pickaxe with one arm;
n.Yks.34 e.Yks. Marshall Ri<r. Econ. (1788I. m.Yks.l A kind
of pickaxe, or mattock, without the blade end. w.Yks. Willan
List /Fflfe. (1811) ; (J.T.) ; w.Yks.'s, Lan.i n.Lan. (W.S.) ; n.Lan.i
April wi' his hack an' bill, Sets a flow'r on iv'ry hill. Local Rhyme.
e.Lan.i Chs.' ; Chs.* A gorse hack. s.Chs.' A kind of mattock
used to stock or pull up gorse. nw. Der.' s. Not. The turnip hack
is a kind of mattock with either one or two blades (J. P. K.). w.Dev.
A one ended mattock, Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796). Cor. A
digging instrument, the same as the biddix or beataxe (q.v.), and
used in Zennor for cutting turves (J.W.).
2. A heavy tool or pickaxe used by miners ; see below.
Nhb., Dur. Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849). e.Dur.' A heavy
pick, weighing about 7 lbs., with head about 18 in. in length.
There are var. kinds, e.g. Tommy hack (round head and chisel
point), Jack hack (round head and sharp point), Pick hack (sharp
head and chisel point;. Der. Manlove Lead Mines (1653) Gl.
Shr.' A small pick used in getting coal.
Hence Hack-ave, sb. the handle of a 'hack.' Shr.'
3. A large hoe.
vr.Yks. Hl/.x: Courier {May 8, 1897); (J.T.) ; w.Yks.'; w.Yks.3
A kind of hoe with a long blade.
4. A pronged instrument or mattock used for dragging
dung from a cart; see below. Gen. in comb. Muck-hack.
Cai.l Ags., Rnf. They loosen all the ground completely with a
hack, an instrument with a handle of about 4 or 5 feet long, and
two iron prongs like a fork but turned inwards, Stnlist. Ace. XIX.
534 (Jam.). Lth. (Jam.) Nhb.' A muck fork, having 3 or 4 tines
or teeth, which are bent at a right angle to the handle. It is used
for drawing litter out of cattle lairs and similar places, and is some-
times called a drag. The above is called a 'teeming hack,' as it is
used in emptying [teeming]. There is also a 'filling hack,' which
is like a four or five pronged fork bent at the neck to an ajigle o(
45 degrees with the shank. Both teeming and filling hacks are
used when working among manure.
5. An axe for dressing stone.
Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 334. n.Lin.'
6. A mark, notch ; a deep cut, a fissure. Also used^g.
Sc. Ye may pit a hack i' the post the day [To-day has been a
red-letter day with you], Prov. (G.W.) Elg. Ca' in the crook a
liack again. Tester Poems (1865) 160. Abd. I sud set up my
bonnet a hack fan I gaed owre to Clinkstyle this time, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) xliii. Lnk. Stamp'd in fire upon the broo.
Were figures three, in unco hacks, Deil's Hallowe'en (1856) 4a.
7. A cut, wound, gash. Also usedyfg-.
Edb. Aft the hack o' honour shines In bruiser's face wi' broken
lines, Fergusson Poems (1773) 206, ed. 1785; Geordy's men
cou'd not withstand The hacks o' their claymores, Liddle Poems
(1821) 238. n.Cy. (K.) Cum. Wi' nowther haike nor quarrel,
Gilpin Sngs. (1866) 282.
8. A chap or crack in the skin of the hands or feet caused
by exposure to cold and wet.
Sc. (Jam.). Cai.' Fif. Skelbs and hacks needed tender handling,
Colville Vernacular (1899) 18. Ayr. Mittens on her hands after
she has creeshed them weel with saim for the hacks. Service Dr.
Diiguid (ed. 1887) 161. Nhb.' A surface fissure or chap in the
skin produced by cold or work. A deeper fissure than a hack is
called a ' keen.'
9. An indentation or hollow made in ice to keep the feet
steady in ' curling.'
B 2
HACK
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HACK
Sc. A longitudinal hollow is made to support the foot, close by
the tee, and at right angles with a line drawn from one end of the
rink to the other. This is called a hack or hatch, Accl. of Curling;,
6 (Jam.). Ayr. Tees, hogscores, and hacks, or triggers [were]
made, while busy sweepers cleared the rinks of anything that
might impede the progress of the stones, Johnston Kihiinllic
(1891) II. 109. Feb. He strains its wished-for road to trace The
hack and tee between, Liiitoun Gicm (1685) 38, cd. 1817.
10. A ridge of earth thrown up by ploughing or hoeing.
Hrt. The ground which was fallowed in April is stirred (in May)
into hacks, Ellis Mod. Utisb. (1750) III. i.
11. A row of half-made hay.
Bdf. When the grass was hagled it is disposed in hacks (J.W.B.) ;
Both clover and grass is powerfully acted upon by the sun and
wind when in the state of hacks, Batckelor Agric. {1813) 443.
Sur.i A thin row in which hay is laid to dry after being shaken out.
and before it is got into wider rows, which are called ' windrows.'
12. The heart, liver, and lights of a pig. Cf. hackamuggie.
Chs.13 s.Chs.' Goa- tu Longgliz tin aas'k um fur u pigz aak
[Go to Longlcy's an' ask 'em for a pig's hack]. Shr.' ObsoL
Hence (i) Hacelet-pie.^i. a dish composed of the heart,
liver, and lights of a pig baked in a pie. War.^; (2) Hack-
fat, sb. the fat obtained from cleaning the intestines of a
pig. nw.Der.' 13. A hard, dry cough. Cum.*, Stf.^
14. Fig. VhT.hack and sweep, a complete upturn ; a scene,
commotion.
Abd. Gin the French officers begin to blab on ane anither, then
we'll get hack an' sweep (G.W.).
15. V. To chop, cut up ; to cut roughly or unevenly.
Sc. If I was gaen to be an elder, we couldna get a bit stick
hackit on Sabbath, /ofos, ist S. (1889) 38. Sh.I. Shu hjukid asleesh
or twa aff a roond lof, Sh. News (Oct. 29, 1898). Abd. Maidens
and widows . . . Made mony an errand wi' bog fir to hack, Andfr-
soN Rhymes (1867) 20. Frf. Instead of . . . hacking his face, for he
was shaving at the time, Barrie Thrums (1889) xvi. Cld. (Jam.),
n.Cy. (J.W.) Shr.' Now, 'ack them garrits, an' get the bif an' bacon
up fur the men's dinner ; Shr.2 Oxf.^ MS. add. Hmp.' w.Som.'
T6 hack a joint. A good gate hacked all abroad.
Hence (i) Hack-clog, sl>. a chopping-block ; (2) Hacket,
ppl. adj., /ig. cutting, biting, severe, caustic ; (3) Hacket
kail, /)/;r. chopped kailorcabbage; (4) — flesh,/>/;r. a carrion
charm for doing injury to a neighbours beasts ; see below ;
(5) Hacking, sb. a pudding or sausage made of the chopped
interiors of sheep or pigs ; (6) Hacking-block, sb. a block
of wood used forcuttingmeat upon; (7)-iron, si. an inverted
chisel put into an anvil when the blacksmith wishes to
cut anything off; 18) -knife, sb. a chopper, cleaver; (9)
-stock, (10) -trough, see (6) ; (11) Hack-meat, sb. mince-
meat; (12) -pudding, sb., see (5); (13) -saw, sb. a saw
used by smiths and others for cutting iron ; (14) -spyel,
sb. a useless joiner or cartwright ; ( 15) Hackster, sb., fig.
a butcher, cut-throat ; (16) Hack -stock, see (6) ; (17)
Hackum kail, pitr., see (3).
(i) n.Yks.'^ (2) Dmb. Out on you, bawdron ! wi' your hacket
tongue, Salmon Gowodenn (1868) 71. (3) Sc. To feast me wi'
caddels And guid hackit kail, CwAMnERs Sugs. (1829) I. 2 ;
Nogancs full of hacket kaile, Maidment j5o//rtrfs(i844) 13, ed. 1868.
(4) ne.Sc. One mode of an enemy's working evil among a neigh-
bour's cattle was to take a piece of carrion, cut the surface of it
into small pieces, and bury it in the dunghill, or put it over the
lintel of the door. Such carrion was called ' hackit-llesh,' Gregor
Flk-Lore (i88i) 184. (5) N.Cy.l Nhb. A pudding made in the maw
of a sheep or hog (K.). Cum.' A mincemeat and fruit pudding,
used till lately for the family breakfast on Christmas day. Wm.
& Cum.' Wi' sweet minch'd-pyes and hackins feyne, 171. Lan.
Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 216. (6) e.Yks. Nichol-
son F«'-5^ (1889) 65 ; e.Yks.' (7lw.yks.2 (81 e.Yks. Nichol-
son Flk-Sp. (1889) 65. Chs.' (9) Cai.' (10) e.Yks. The trough
or block on which the work is performed is a hacking-trough, or
hacking-block, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (iSSgl 65. (11) e.Yks. ih. ;
e.Yks.' (12) Cum. On the morn of Christmas-day the people
breakfast early on hack-pudding, a mess made of sheep's heart,
chopped with suet and sweet fruits, Hutchinson Hist. Cum.
('794) I- 555- (13) n.Wil. An old scythe-blade, or a piece of one,
with the edge jagged into teeth, set in a handle, and used for sawing
through iron bars or rods, &c. (G.E.D.) w.Som.' There idn nort
better vor a hack-zaw-n a old zive [scythe]. (14) Nhb.' (15) Sc.
A crew of bloody Irish rebels, and desperat [sir] hacksters, Crau-
TVRDHist.Fdb.{i8oB)i55(}AM.). n.Yks.2 (i6)Sc.(Jam.) (17)
Dmb. Good hackum kail twice laid, Salmon Gowodean (1868) 108.
16. Of the skin : to chap, become cracked through cold.
Sc. To plout her hands through Hawkey's caff-cog, is a hateful
hardship for Mammy's Pet, and will hack a' her hands, Graham
Coll. IVritiiigs (1883) II. 148. Cai.', Cld. (Jam.) Ayr. There's
nae frost to hack them [the hands] in the simmer time, Service
Dr. Duguid {cd. 1887) i6r.
Hence (i) Hacked or Hackit, f>pl. adj. cracked, chapped
through cold ; (2) Hacking, vbL sb. the chapping of hands
or feet through cold.
(i) Sc. His wee, hackit heelies are hard as the aim, Thom
7v'/;v»ifs(r844) 140. Frf. His hackit hands to heat,] amie Emigrant's
Family (1853) 106. Per. For festerin' finger or sair hackit heel,
Edwards Strathearn Lyrics (1889) 34. Fif. A day's durg brings
nae regret, nor sair backs, nor hackit feet, Robertson Provost
(1894) 188. Rnf. The lass wi' hakit hands and feet, M'Gilvray
Poems (ed. 1862) 48. Ayr. Who tied up my wee hackit taes in the
winter time ? Service Dr. Duguid (cd. 1887I 16. Lnk. The wee
stumpy legs ance hacket an' blae, Nicholson Idylls (1870) 70.
N.I.', N.Cy.' Nhb. Lassis. wi' hackt heels an' bans, Keelmatis
Aim. (i86g) 25. Dnr.' Applied to the hands when frostbitten, or
to the heels or instep when very rough. Cum.'* (2) Ayr. A
hushion . . . worn on the legs of women and boys at country work
to keep their legs frae hacking — what refinement calls chapping
or gelling, Hunter Stitdies (1870) 29.
17. To work with a pickaxe.
Cum. Richardson Talk (1876) 2nd S. 43 ; Cum.*. s.Wm.
(J.A.B.), w.Yks. (R.H.H.)
18. To dig with a mattock, so as to break the clods.
Glo.' w.Som.' The term rather implies digging ground which
has already been turned up with a spade. ' Spit it [the ground]
up rough, and after 't have a lied a bit, take and hack it back.'
Dev. To break clods with a mattock, after seed has been sown, to avoid
harrowing, Horae Subsccivae (1777) 197; Morton Cyclo. Agric.
(1863). nw.Dev.', Cor.'^
Hence (i) hack and hail, phr. digging and thatching;
hard work ; (2) Hackynex, sb. a tool for digging.
(i) n.Dev. A beat'th inun all vor hack an' hail. Rock y»« ah'
Ay// (1867) St. 42. (2) Cor.3
19. To hoe or loosen the earth round potatoes, prepara-
tory to earthing them up ; to hoe.
se.Wor.' Wil.' This is done with a ' tater-hacker,' an old three-
grained garden-fork, which b3' bending down the tines or ' grains '
at right angles to the handle has been converted into something
resembling a rake, but used as a hoc. Dor. Dartnell & Goddard
Wds. (1893). Dev.'' I've been hackin' tiltie voors all day. Cor.'
To hack tetties.
20. To cut peas, beans, vetches, &c., with a hook ; to
dress a hedge-breast or a gutter with a sickle.
Cum.*, Oxf.' Brks. I be gwain pea-'ackingncxt week (W.H.E.) ;
Brks.' w.Mid. The haulm is raised with a stick or old hook held
in the left hand, and severed with the hook that is wielded in the
right hand. ' Vou can go and hack that pea-haulm when you have
done this hoeing' (W.P.M.). Hmp. To harvest beans, the reapers
using two hooks, one wherewith to cut, and the other, an old one,
wherewith to pull up the halm, Wise Ne-Ji Forest (1883) 288;
(W.H.E.) ; Hmp.', Wil. (W.H.E.)
Hence (i) Hacked, ppl. adj. of a path or track : cleared,
made passable ; (2) Hack-hook, sb. a curved hook with a
long handle, used for cutting tares or peas, or for trimming
hedges.
(I) Nhp. A keeper pointed out to me a recently cleared path
which he described as the 'hacked way,' N. & Q. (1878) 5th S.
'-^- 575- (2) Sus.' Hmp. Holloway.
21. To uproot turnips, &c., with a turnip-hack.
s.Not. It is done after the upper part of the root has been gnawed
off by the sheep, in order to make the remainder available. ' He's
bruck 'is 'ack, 'ackin them tunnips' (J.P.K.). Dor. The swede-field
in which she and her companion were set hacking, Hardy Tess
(1891 xliii.
22. To throw up earth in ridges by ploughing or hoeing.
Hrt. Combing is also called hacking and are synonymous names
for one and the same operation, Ellis Mod.Husb. (1750) VIII. 36.
23. To rake up hay into rows.
Not. Is the hay hacked in ! (J.H.B.) Lei.' Nhp.' The grass, as
it falls from the mower's scythe, is called a swathe, which is
tedded or spread over the \vholc surface of the meadow ; it is next
hacked, or separated into small rows. War. Lewis Gl. (1839).
HACK
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HACK
s.Wor.' Bdf. (J.W.B.) ; Spread the swarths about the ground,
and afterwards hack it into small rows, Batchelor Agric. (1813)
429. w.Mid. When you have done shaking out these windrows,
you may go and hack in over yonder (W. P.M.). Sus.'
Hence Hack-rake, v. to rake the hay together after it
has been spread out to dry. se.Wor.'
24. To win everything at games of marbles, &c.
Cum. When we'd hacked the lads aw roun us, Anderson Ballads
(1805I III, ed. 1808; Gl. (1851).
25. With al: to imitate. Yks. (Hall.), w.Yks.^
26. To hesitate ; to hesitate in speech ; to stammer,
stutter. Cf. hacker, v. 2.
Nhb.^ He hicked at forst, but they gat him to gan on. n.Yks.^,
Shr.2, e.An.i Nrf. How that man did hack (W.R.E.) ; (E.M.I
Hence (i) Hacka, sb. a nervous hesitation in speaking.
Wil.'; (2) Hocker, si!', one who stammers. Nrf (E.M.)
27. Phr. (i) /o hack and liar, (2) — and liaw or heiu, (3)
— and haiiiineroT liom>ne>;io hum and haw; to hesitate
or stammer in speech.
(i) Oxf.i (2) War.23 se.Wor.l Why doesn't spell the words,
an' nat stond 'ackin' an' haowin' athattens ? Glo. Horae Subsecivae
(1777)' (3) Shr.2 Hacks and hammers at his words. Oxf.* Dwunt
Stan u akin un om'uurin dhaaT [Dwun't stan' a 'ackin' an' 'ora-
merin' thar]. I.W. (J.D.R.)
28. Of the teeth : to chatter. Cf hacker, v. 4.
Lan. Meh teeth hackut imch j-ed agen, Tim Bobbin Vieiv Dial.
(1740) 23 ; Lan.', e.Lan.' nw.Der.' Thy teeth hacks i' thy yead.
Dev. (Hall.)
29. To snap at with the mouth.
s.Chs.' Dh,uwd saay;Z got-n pigz, bur ah ddo daayt 60 i)nu
goo'in taak- too um reytii, fur 60 aaks aat' um wenevur dhi
kiimn kloos iip too ur [Th' owd sai's gotten pigs, bur ah do dai't
hoo inna gooin' takto'em reightly, fur hoo hacks at 'em whenever
they com'n cloose up to her].
30. To cough frequently and distressingly ; to cough in
a hard, dry manner. Cf. hacker, v. 5.
Stf.^ Used almost entirely in the phr. ' to cough and ack.'
sw.Lin.^ He has been hacking like that all night. War. Lraiiiiuglon
Courier (Mar. 6, 1897) ; War.^ He hacks so at night ; War.",
s.War.', e.An.i, Sus.'
Hence Hacking or Kicking, ppl. adj. of a cough:
hard, dry.
n.Yks.2 sw. Lin. 1 He has such a hacking cough. s.Lin. (T.H.R.),
Nhp.',Brks.',Hnt.(T.P.F.),e.An.> Nrf. 1 fare to have sich a hacking
cough (W.R.E. ). Cor.>
HACK, sb.'' Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms ack- Chs.' ; eckw.Yks. ; haek Sh.I. ; haik
Bnff.' Frf Ayr.Lth.; hake Abd. Lth.: heck Or.I. Cai.' Per.
Rnf. Ant. N.Cy.' Nhb.' Dur.' Lakel.' Cum." Wm. n.Yks.'^
ne.Yks.i e.Yks.' m.Yks.' w.Yks.i"''^ Lan.' n.Lan.'ne.Lan.'
Den' Not.= ^ n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' Nhp.' Hrf.e.An. [h)ak,aek,
b)ek.] 1. A rack or manger to hold fodder for horses
or cattle in a stable.
Sc. (G.W.), Or.I, (S.A.S.), Bnff.' Ayr. [He] mounted into the
hack, and hid himself among the hay, Galt Gilhaisc (1823) iv.
n.Cy. Bailey 1 1721) ; Grose (1790") ; (K.) ; N.Cy.'^ Nhb. Morton
Cyclo. Agric. {_iZ6z)\ Nhb.»,Dur.',Cum.='',n.Yks.(T.S.), n.Yks.'^",
ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.' w.Yks.
T'stable lad went in wi a pale ov watter ta put ontut eck, reddy
fcr use, Yksntan. Comic Ami. (1878) 21 ; Horses owt ta be wcel
fettald dahn and fodderd wi oats and beans and t'heck filled wi
good sweet hay, Tom Treddlehoyle Bainisla Ann. (1873") 45;
w.Yks.'23'>5^ ne.Lan.', Not.23, s.Not. (J.P.K.), Der.2 Lin. Grose
( 1 790). n.Lin.' We mun hev them hecks mended e' th' coo staables,
th' beas' waaste the'r fother theare shaameful. sw.Lin.', s.Lin.
(T.H.R.) Hrf. The J'oung horses and brood mares [are fed] in
hecks under a shade, Re/>orts Agn'c.{i'jg^-i8i3) 25. Nrf.(HALL.)
Hence Heckstower, sb. a rack-staff. Yks. (Hall.)
2. Phr. (i) /lack and harbour, food and shelter; (2) —
and manger, free quarters, plenty, abundance, esp.in phr.
to live al hack and manger.
(i) n.Yks.' ' To eat one out of heck and harbour," of a poor
man's family with good appetites ; n.Yks.^ ' Cleared out of heck
and harbour,' destitute both of food and shelter. {2) Sc. Maintained
puir Davie at heck and manger maist feck o' his life, Scott
Waverley (1814) Ixiv. Cai.' Bnff. The marauding Bully, who
had been living at haik and manger, Gordon Chroit. Keith ^i88o)
143. Abd. At hake and manger, Jane and ye sail live, Ross
Hclcnore {1768) 134, ed. 1812. w.Sc. The members of Presbytery
had often lived at heck and manger in their houses, Macdonald
Scltlenicitt (1869) 17, ed. 1877. Per. She'll hae her run o' heck
an' manger sae lang as she lives, Ian Maclaren Brier Bush ( 1895)
296. Rnf. They that live at heck an' manger Sigh vainly for ' the
little stranger,' Young Pictures (1865) i66. Ayr. Ne'er-do-well
dyvours and licht limmers who leeved at hack and manger, Service
Dr. Duguid (cd. 1887') 74 ; Wasting baith at heck and manger wi'
bardie leddies, Galt Sir A. Wylie (1822) xvii. SIk. Her ladyship
. . . was bred at the same heck an' manger as oursels, Hogg Tales
(1838) 80, ed. 1866. Nhb. (R.O.H.), w.Yks.' sw.Lin.' ' He lives
at heck and manger,' said of one who has free quarters, the run
of his teeth.
3. A crib for fodder from which animals are fed in the
open air. Also in comb. Stand-hack.
Lth. Sparred boxes for holding fodder for sheep, Morton Cyclo.
Agric. (1863% Dur.' A four-sided rack (raised some height from
the ground) of wood bars for holding straw in a fold-yard. e.Yks.
(Miss A.), e.Yks.' m.Yks.' A moveable rack, sometimes placed
on a trestle ; at other times, having fixed supports. w.Yks. He
pickt five or six [recruits] aght at renks at wor az knock-kneed az
astandlieck, ToiiTnzT'Tii.t.Hoyht.BairMslaAnn. (1853) 43 ; w.Yks.^,
s.Not. (J.P.K.) Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 337.
4. A wooden frame on which fish are hung to dry.
Sc. An' hing ye up like herrin' on a hake, Allan Lilts (1874)
71; (Jam.) Sh.L Ye sail get dem [herrings] asl get dem, uncle, an'
a haek ta Sibbie, Sh. News (Aug. 13, i8g8). Bnff.' Three pieces of
wood nailed together in the shape of a triangle and filled with
small spikes on which to hang fish.
5. That part of a spinning-wheel armed with teeth, by
which the spun thread is conducted to the ' pirn.'
Frf. I wish you would take 3'our arm offthe haik, Barrie Tommy
(1896) 128. Lth. (Jam.); Fringe-hake, a small loom on which
females work their fringes (*. 1. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824)
259, ed. 1876. Ant. An elliptical bow of wood, the arms of which
e.xlend in the direction of the bobbin-spindle, and have their edges
set with crooked teeth, made of iron wire, to direct the thread
equally over the spool or bobbin of the common spinning wheel,
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
6. A wooden frame or rack on which cheeses are hung
to dry.
Sc. A wooden frame, suspended from the roof, containing dif-
ferent shelves, for drying cheeses (Jam.). Cau' Abd. A hake
was frae the rigging hanging fu' O' quarter kebbocks, Ross
Hclcnore (1768) 83, ed. 1812.
7. An open kind of cupboard suspended from the wall.
Bnff.'
8. A slightly raised bank or wall on which bricks are
set up to dry before going into the kiln.
Glo.' Mid. Rye straw is used by brickmakers, to cover their
hacks, Middleton Frew Agric. (1798) 418. w.Mid. Newly made
bricks, before being baked, are placed to dry in rows, called
'hacks' (W.P.M.X Sus. (F.E.S.). Wil.' Som. Jennings Obs.
Dial. w.Eng. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' The rain come
avore we'd agot timevor to cover em, and spwoiled the wole hack
o' bricks.
Hence Hackstead, sb. the place where bricks are laid
out to dry in a brick-garth.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' O/w. Chs.' Acksted, a foundation of sods for the
drying wall in a brickfield.
9. pi. The bottom or hard bricks of an undried brick
wall. n.Yks. (I.W.)
10. A hatch ; a half-door or hatch-door ; a small gate or
wicket.
n.Cy. Grose (1790); Trans. Phil. Soc. (1858) 160; fK.) ; N.Cy.2
Lakel.2 Cum.'' ; Cum.* An iron heck with bars about five inches
apart was fixed to the bridge, Carlisle Pat. (Aug. 31, 1894) 3.
Cum., Wm. The hatch or gate between a barn and cowhouse,
Nicolson (1677) Trans. R. Lit. Soc. (1868) IX. n.Yks.' When
a door is made to open in two parts, the upper half which fastens
with a latch, is the Heck. The lower part fastens with a bolt
or bolts, and is sometimes called Half-heck; n.Yks. ^ w.Yks.
Thoresby Z.f/^ (1703) ; Hutton Tour to Caves (1781); Willan
List Wds. (1811); w.Yks.^", Lan.'. n.Lan.', ne.Lan.', Der.' Lin.
Bailey (1721). Nhp.', e.An.' Nrf. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1787).
11. Comb, (i) Heck-door, the door between the kitchen
of a farm-house and the stable or farm-yard; (2) -stake,
the door-stake or night-bar ; (3) -stead, the doorway ; (4)
•stead fat, a facetious name for water ; see below ; (5)
HACK
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HACKER
•stower or -staver, the portable beam across the middle
of the hatchway ; (6) -way, see (3).
(i) s.Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. The cattle . . . gen. entered by the same
door with the family, . . turning the contrary way by the heck-
door to the bj're or stable, Agric. Surv. 114 (Jam.). w.Yks.^
(2, 3) n.Yks.2 (4) ib. ' Hecksteead fat,' a facetious term in the
country for water ; it being usual in farm-houses to keep a supply
in ' pankins ' in the passage, or recessed behind the door. ' If
you'll stay tea, you shall have a cake knodden wi' hecksteead fat,'
which implies a cake made of flour and water only ; but in the
good nature of hospitality, the cakes turn out to be as rich as
butter and currants can make them. (5) ib. e.Yks. Trees . . .
will serve for . .. heckstowers, BnsT 7?»r. Econ. (1641) 121. n.Lin.'
S.Lin. Two o' the heck-stawers 's brok (T.H.R.). (6) n.Yks.^
12. Phr. to bark at the heck, to be kept waiting at the door.
Cum. (M.P.), Cum.i*
13. The inner door between the entry and the ' house-
place ' or kitchen.
n.Cy. (J.L.) (1783). Nlib.i Cum. A door, half of rails, or what is
called in the south a ' hatch,' in old farm-houses opened from the
entry, between the mill-doors, to the hallan (M. P.). n.Yks.^ * Steck
t'heck, bairn,' latch or fasten the inner door. ne.Yks.' It blaws
cau'd ; steck t'heck. e.Yks. Marshall Rur, Econ. (1788).
14. Cotiip. (i) Heck-door, the inner door of a house only
partly panelled and the rest latticed ; (2) -stead, the site
or place of the inner door between the entry and the
' house-place ' or kitchen.
(i) N.Cy.i, Nhb.i Cum. Linton Lalie Cy. (1864) 305. (2)
n.Yks.i We'll noo gan thruff [through] t'lieck-stead inti' fkitchen.
15. A weather-board at a barn door to keep out the rain.
Lan. You pull your faces as long as a barn door 'eck, Ellis
Prontinc. , 1889) V. 356.
16. A latch.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Wm. The girl unsneck'd the raddle heck,
HuTTON Bran Ncu: IVark (1785) 1. 372 ; When gust bi gust blew up
the heck. Whitehead Leg. (1859) 13. m.Yks.' Steck t'heck [drop
the latch]. Steck t'door, and don't let t'heck go down. w.Yks.^
17. A kind of screen forming a passage ; see below.
s.Dur. Still found in some old farm-house kitchens when the
door and fireplace both occur on one side of the room. * She
threshed me a-back o' t'heck.' ' He placed the besom-shank where
it always stood, namely, a'-back-ed-heck ' (J.E.D.). 'Wm. The mell-
door opened into the Heck, a narrow passage six feet long, and
leading into the house, Lonsdale Mag. (1822) III. 249; The
passage [heck] was separated from the house by a partition of old
oak, and only seldom of stone. This partition was frequently
carved and bore the date, and the builder's name ; and was
denominated the heck. In houses of the most ancient date, this
heck reached to the first beam of the upper story, where a huge
octagonal post formed its termination, ib. 251 ; Drest in a shroud
wi noiseless step Up t'heck comgliden in. Whitehead Leg. (1859)
14, ed. i8g6 ; As dark as a heck [the unlighted passage found in
many of the older class of farm-houses] (B. K.).
18. The tail-board or movable board at the back of
a cart. Also in comp. Heck-board. Cf. hawk, si.*
N.Cy.i, Nhb.i, Cum.", Dur.i,s.Dur. (J.E.D.) -Wm.y.M.); (E.G.)
s.-Wm. (J.A.B.), ne.Lan.', Not.=, Ntip.i
19. A wooden grating or fence set across a stream to
catch fish or to obstruct their passage ; a swinging fence
where a wall crosses a stream.
Sc. To require the said proprietors and tenants ... to put
proper hecks on the tail-races of their canals, to prevent salmon
or grilse from entering them, Abd. Jrn. (Aug. 2, 1820) (Jam.).
s.Sc. Speaks o' hecks (a new invention) 'Cross dam an' ditch,
Watson Bards (1859) 53. 'Wgt. The Scavengers are ... to keep
the syvors sunk, runners and iron hecks thereon always clear and
clean, Eraser Wiglonn (1877) 81. s.Dur. (J.E.D.), Lakel.i
Cum. Sat and screecht on t'watter heck, Dickinson Cninbr. (1876)
256. e.Yks. The best and readyest way of keepinge up the water
is to set downe broade and close doore or coupelynings against
some heck or bridge, Best /?;/;•. Econ. (1641) 18. w.Yks. Leeds
Merc. Suppl. (July 1 1, 1896) ; Lucas Stud. Niddeidale (,c. 1882 Gl.
20. A shuttle in a drain. n.Lin.'
21. A hedge.
Lin. Ktvikztz Par. Aniiq. (1695); (K.) n.Lin.t Rare. 'It
ewsed to stan' up by yon heck yonder agoan th' beach tree.'
[The forms in all their meanings may be referred to
OE. /jfcff, also Adrfc (Sweet). 10. Of paradys he opened
Jie hekke, Minor Poems (Vernon MS.) (c. 1350) xxiv. 231.]
HACK, sb.^md v."^ Suf. 'Wil. Som. Also in form hock
Wil.' ]. sb. In (-OM»/i. Hack-horse, a hackney, roadster.
w.Som.i Tis a useful sort of a hack-horse [aak-aus] like, but I
'ont zay he'vc a-got timber 'nough vor to car you.
2. A hardworking man ; a drudge. Suf. (Hall.), e.Suf.
(F.H.)
3. V. To ride on horseback along the road.
w.Som.i I've a-knowed th' old man hack all the way to Horner,
to meet, . . and hack home again arterwards.
4. Phr. to hack' about, (i) to scamper, ride hard ; to give
a horse no breathing time or rest ; (2) to treat a thing
carelessly, drag it through the mud.
(i) w.Som.' Ter'ble fuller to ride ; I wid'n let-n hack about no
'oss o' mine vor no money. (2) Wit.' ' Now dwoan't 'ee gwo
a-hocken on your new vrock about.' The usual form in s.Wil. is
Hack-about.
5. To work hard.
e.Suf. He harks that poor fellow dreadfully. Mind j^ow don't
hack yowrself to dead (F.H.).
HACK, sb.* Yks. e.An. [ak, aek.] Havoc, injury,
damage. Also in comp. Hackwark, and used advb.
n.Yks.' 'They made mair hack than mends,' there was more
injury done than good effected. w.Yks. (J. W.) e.An.* A flock of
sheep playing hack. Birds play hack with fruit trees. e.Suf. To
play hack, to frolic. To play hack with, to spoil, injure (F.H.).
HACK, 5i.5 e.Dur.i Filth, dirt.
Aa canna get the hack offtha.
HACK, v.^ ? Obs. Sc. To hawk, sell by peddling.
Edb. It's hack'd frae town to town abuse't, An' house to house,
LiDDLE Poems (1821) 80.
HACK, see Hag(g, s6.=. Hake, sb.^. Heck, i;.=, Howk.
HACKAMUGGIE, sb. Sh.I. The stomach of a fish
stuffed with a hash of meat, ' sounds,' and liver. S. & Ork.'
Cf. hack, 56.1 12.
HACKASING, prp. Chs. Lin. Hrf. Also in forms
accussin Chs.'; hakussing n.Lin.' [a'k-, sekasin.]
Disputing, wrangling ; moving about violently as people
do when in anger ; doing work in a violent or angry
way. Also used as sb. Cf. yackaz.
Clis.' Nah then ! no accussin. n.Lin.' I could see sum'ats was
wrong as soon as I went in ; she was puttin' dinner things by, an'
hakussin' aboot all th' time. Hrf.^ What are yer hackasing at ?
HACK-BERRY, see Hag-berry.
HACKBOLT, sb. Cor. The greater shearwater,
Puffimis major.
Cor. RoDD Birds (1880) 314. Sc.I. In the Scilly islands, where
they are called Hackbolts, they are said to be yet more frequent,
Johns Birds (1862) 601 ; Swainson Birds (1885) 212.
HACK-CLAY, 5i. Nhb.' A whitish sort of clay, found
in Northumberland moors.
It is tough, unctuous, of a whitish (colour), and like rotten clay
(or) like that of the decomposed granite kind found in Cornwall.
HACKEN, s6. Lakel.'^ A term of disgust.
T'gurt brossen hacken wad eat tell he dud hissel a mischief.
HACKER, sb. Lin. War. Won Shr. Rdn. Glo. Wil.
Dor. [a'ka(r), 8e'k3(r).] 1. A chopper or hedging-hook
used by hedgers, &c. ; a bill-hook.
■War. (E.A.P. ), War.=, se.Wor,' Shr.' A short, strong, slightly
curved implement of a peculiar kind, for chopping off the branches
of fallen trees, &c. ' Axe, hacker, mittins, and other small tools,'
Auctioneer's Catal. (1870); Slir.^ An axe usually taken to cut up
cordwood ; it is from 2 to 2} pounds weight, almost straight, and
set in a wooden handle. Rdn.', GIo.l
2. An instrument used in ' hacking' potatoes ; a hoe.
Wil.' Also known as a Tomahawk. n.Wil. An instrument made
out of an old three-grained fork, used for ' hacking ' potatoes. Not
much used nowadays (E.H.G.). Dor. To grub up the lower or
earthy half of the root with a hooked fork called a ' hacker,' Hardy
7Vs5 (1891) xliii; Barnes CT. (1863).
3. A person who dresses stone. n.Lin.'
HACKER, V. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
written hakker Cum.' Wil.' ; and in forms accer e.Yks. ;
acker Lan.' ; akker Nhp.° ; ecker Ken.' ; bicker w.Som.' ;
ocker Lan. [h)a'k3(r, ae'ka(r).] 1. To hack in cutting ;
to cut or chop small.
s.Sc. (Jam. 1 Slk. An his throat was a' hackered an' ghastly was
he, Hogg Poems (ed. 1863) 65.
HACKER-BERRY
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HACKLE
2. Fig. To hesitate in speech ; to stammer, stutter. Cf.
hack, v.^ 26.
Cum. He drank and he hakkert and sang, Dickinson Ciiiiibr.
(1875) 232 ; Cum.i He hakkers an' gits nin on wid his talk ; Cum."
n.Yks.2 He began to hacker on. ne.Yks.i He hackered an'
stammered. e.Yks. What's thah accering at ? (R.M.) ; e.Yks.i
What is tha hackerin an stammerin aboot? Lan. He ockers, an'
stutters, an' tries to tell th' tale. Standing £rc//o<?s (1885) II ; Lan.'
He ackers and baffles : he's lyin'. s.Chs.' A weaker term than
' stammer.' Soa' un Soa')z u gud spee-kur, oa-ni ey aak-urz u bit,
naat- tu kau- it staam-urin [So and So's a good speaker, on'y he
hackers a bit, nat to caw it stammerin']. Lin. Streatfeild Liu.
and Danes (1884) 334. n.Lin. An' soa Aamos scrats his head, an'
hackers a time or two, Peacock Talcs (i8go) 2nd S. 11 ; n.Lin.'
s.Lin. He hackers that bad when he speaks it's grievous to hear
him (T.H. R.). Brks.'One is said to 'hacker and stammer' when
answering disjointedly on account of having no excuse or explana-
tion forthcoming. s.Cy. Grose (1790). Ken. (G.B. ), Ken.' Sus.
Hackerin a bit she says, ' I've a mort o' pettigues, Mus Ladds,'
Jackson Soutliiuaid Ho (1894I I. 200; Sus.', Hmp. (J. R.W.I,
Hmp.', I.W.'2 Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873).
Hence (i) Hackering, (a) vbl. s/>., (b) ppl. adj. stuttering,
stammering ; (2) Hackery, adv. in a stammering, stutter-
ing manner.
(i, n) n.Yks.2 s.Lin. What wi' Ted's hackering and Jim's
grimaaces I ommoast split mi sides wi' laughin' (.T.H.R.). e.An.'
Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nif. (1893) 88. (A) Cum." Sad hakkeran
wark they maade o' ther neamen, W. C. T. (July 9, 1898) 8, col. 5.
(2) n.Yks.2 He talks quite hackery.
3. To shuffle, hesitate.
n.Lin.' He'll be hackerin' aboot wi' foaks till he gets his sen
atween th' foher walls o' Ketton prison.
4. To shake or tremble with anger, fear, cold, &c. ; to
chatter with cold. Cf. hack, v.'^ 28.
Nhp.2, Glo.' Wil. Our maester's got the ager! How a hackers
and bivers, Akeksian Tales (1853) 55; Slow Gl. (1892); Wil.' ^
Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863). Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ; Sweetman
Wiiicanlon Gl. (1885). w.Som.' Why's 'n yeat thy zul, and neet
bide there hickerin ? This here wind '11 make anybody hickery
wi' the cold.
5. To cough. Cf hack, V.' 30. Lan.' He ackers and spits.
HACKER-BERRY, see Hag-berry.
HACKET, 1/.' and sb. Oxf Brks. Sus. Wil. Also in
forms heccat- Brks.' ; heckut- Oxf ; hicket- Wil'
[as'kat, e'kst.] 1. v. To cough in a hard, dry manner ;
to hack.
Sus. He hackets so with his cough (G.A.W.').
Hence Hacketing or Heckuting, /i//. adj. of a cough :
dry, hard, ' hacking.'
Oxf.' Uur a got u naa'sti ek'utin kau-f, unuuy shuodnt uon'duur
ifuurwent in u dikluuyn wun u dhaiz yuur daiz ['Er a got a
naasty'eckutin cough, an" I shouldn't 6under if 'er went in adecline
one of thase yer days]. Sus. A hacketing cough (G.A.W.).
2. sb. A short, dry, wearing cough. In pi. form. Brks.'
Hence Heccatty or Hicketty, adj. of a cough : short,
dry, ' hacking.' Brks.', Wil.'
HACKET, v."^ Som. Also in form hecket-. [ffi'kat.]
To hop on one leg ; to play ' hop-scotch.' Cf heck, v.^,
hick.
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873V w.Som.' I've a-squat my voot, eens
I be a-foc'd, otherways to bide still, or else to hackety 'pen tother.
Hence (i) Hackety, (2) Hackety-oyster, (3) Heckity-
bed, sb. the game of' hop-scotch.'
(i) w.Som.' Sometimes called ' ik'utee-aak'utee.' 'Come on.
Bill! lets play to hackety!" (2) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). (3)
Som. Sweetman JViitcaiiloii Gl. (1885).
HACKIT, see Hawkit.
HACKLE, a6.' and v.' Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Nhp. War.
Wor. Shr. Hrf Glo. Oxf Brks. Hrt. Ess. Sur. Sus. Hmp.
I.W. Wil. Dor. Also in forms ackle w. Yks. Hmp. ; aikle
s.Chs.' ; heckle n.Yks.' [a'kl, ae-kl.] 1. sb. The
natural covering of an animal, wool, feathers, lHic. ; cloth-
ing, covering, clothes. Also used Jig.
n.Yks.' ' He has a good hackle on his back; he does not shame
his keeper ;' of one who is stout and well-looking ; n.Yks. ^ Sub-
stance about the person, as flesh, clothing. Property in general ;
n.Yks." ne.Yks.' 'A good hackle' implies good-looking, well-
cared-for. ' He's got a good hackle ov his back.' e.Ylis.' He's
getten a rare hackle on his back [he is very fat]. Hrt. The slug
slipped his outer skin, or what we call his hackle, Ellis Mod.
Husb. {i-j^o) III. ii. 116; The serpent sheds his skin or hackle
every year, ;6. 112. Ess. Trans. Ai-cli. Soc.(i863) II. 185 ; (W.W.S.)
2. A cone-shaped covering of straw placed over bee-
hives to protect them from cold and wet.
e.Yks.' MS. add. T.H.) Der.=, nw.Der.' War. Leamington
Courier (Mar. 6, 1897) ; War.^", s.War.', s.Wor.', Shr.', Hrf.'^
Glo. The covering of a beehive made of reed or halm, Horae Siib-
secivae (I^^^) 197 ; Glo.', Brks.', Sus.', Hmp. (W.M.E.F.), Hmp.',
I.W.' Wil. Britioh Beauties {1825) ; Wil.' Hackle, and sometimes
Shackle, are used at Deverill, while elsewhere in s.Wil. Bee-hackle
is the word employed. Dor.'
3. The straw covering of the apex of a rick.
Hrf.', Hmp.i Wil. Britton Beauties (1825) ; Wil.'
4. A covering of inverted sheaves spread over the tops
of others to protect them from the wet.
Hrf.'2 Sur.' Sometimes in harvesting, esp. in wet weather,
they make a covering which they place over the sheaves, and this
they call a hackle.
5. A stook of beans, ^f«. consisting of three sheaves, set
up together in a field.
s.Wor.' Glo. (A.B.) ; Beans are usually 'set up in what are
termed hackles— singlets of unusual size,' Marshall Rnr. Econ.
(1789) I. 151 ; Glo.', n.Wil. (G.E.D.)
6. Hay gathered into a small row.
War. A smaller row than a swath ; windrow is seven or eight
hackles put into one for carting, Leamington Conner (Jan. 30,
1897) ; War.^ To rake newly made hay into rows or hackles.
7. V. To dress, put on one's best clothes ; to equip, get
ready, put in order; to do anything tidily and well.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks." Sha's hackled hersel wiv all t'gewgaws 'at
sha's gitten. w.Yks. Come, hackle tha, Prov. in Brighouse Neivs
(Aug. 10, 1889) ; Hackle thi frock waist up, Yks. IVkly. Post {i&ay
9, 1896) ; w.Yks.' Come, lass, git th3'sel hackled ; w.Yks.^ He's gone
to hackle the horse ; w.Yks.^ A witness at a trial said, ' Deceased
hardly knew how to hackle a child.' ne.Lan.' s.Chs.' ' Ye mun
begin an' aikle nai,' was the signal given by an old dame who kept
a school near Wrenbury that lessons were over for the day.
8. To fit well, be well adapted to.
m.Yks.' A garment hackles well to a person's back; and a new
servant to the duties of an old one. ' She hackles well to her work,
however.' w.Yks. A new servant doing unaccustomed work well
is said to ackle well to his work, Leeds Merc. Suppl. (Apr. 11, 1891);
That coat hackles well (C.C.R.).
9. To turn the soil lightly ; to dress or harrow theground.
n.Yks.' 2; n.Yks." Thoo mun just hackle aboot t'reeats. m.Yks.'
10. Fig. To correct, chastise.
n.Yks. 2 I'll hackle thy back for thee. w.Yks.5 Au nivvcr knew
a man so hackled i' mi' lauf.
11. Tocoverbee-hives with 'hackles' or straw coverings.
War. 3 Shr.' It's gettin' time to 'ackle an' clicket the bees —
theer'll be a snow afore long.
12. To cover outstanding corn by placing inverted
sheaves over the ' mow,' so as to protect it from the wet.
War.^, s.Wor.' Shr.' I 'spect the glass is gwein down,furthey'n
begun to 'ackle the corn i' the lung leasow.
Hence Hackling-sheaves, sb. pi. inverted sheaves
placed over outstanding corn. Shr.'
13. To gather hay into small rows.
War. Morton Cyelo. Agric. (1863); War.23 ; War." Feyther,
baint us to hackle the hay this arternoon ? s.War.' Oxf.' To rake
hay into rows after it has been ' tedded ': usually called to hackle
in, or up.
Hence Hackling, sb. hay gathered into small rows;
see below.
Nhp.' Three hatchels or hacklings thrown together into one
broad row orswathe, are termed a win-rowor\vindro\v(s.v. Hack).
14. To bind beans and set them up in stooks. Wor.
(W.C.B.)
[1. OE. hacele, a cloak (vElfric) ; Goth, hakals, OHG.
liacliiil, ' cuculla ' (Graff).]
HACKLE, sb.^ and v.'^ Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written hacele Chs.' ; and in forms eckle w.Yks.
Nhp.'; ekkle w.Yks.; heckle Sc. ( |am.) Lnk. N.Cy.'
Nhb.' Dur. (K.) Cum.' n.Yks. w.Yks.^" Chs.' Dcr.^
nw.Der.' Not. [h)akl, h)ekl,ae-kl.] 1. sA. The crest or
neck feathers of a cock or bird.
Nhb.' Dur. The heckle of a fighting cock (K.). Cum.' Cum.,
HACKLE
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HACKNEY
Wm. The word heckle in a cock's feathers is probably used when
the plumage falls in points of varied colour (M.P.). w.Yks.'^^,
Der.^, nw.Der.', Nhp.', War.^ I.W.' Dev. Reports Proviiir.
(1885I 96.
2. Fig. Temper, dander, esp. in phr. /o ge/ or st'i tip one's
heckle.
n.Yks. Dunnot thee be so ready to set up the heckle agin, IV/iy
John {Coll. L.L.B.) w.Yks. He's a short-tempered thing, he gets
his eckle up with nout (M.N.^ ; Settin' up his ekkle an' hinderin'
boatli father and son, Yksnian. Comic Ami. (1880^ 43; w.Yks. 2
Don't set up your heckle at me ; w.Yks. ^ ; w.Yks.* He's nowt to
be sticking uji his heckle abart, soa let him hod his noise ! Nhp.^
'To set up your eckles,' is to give yourself airs, to rouse your
spirit. Mid. They have such a knack of setting one another's
hackles up. Blackmoke Kit \ 1890 ~) II. x. Dev. The girl's got her
hackle up, poor plucky little minx ! Stooke Not E.xactly, xii.
n.Dev. Zo ott's this hackle vor ! Rock Jim an' Nell 11867) St. 7-
nw.Dev.' I rack'n he'd a-got his hackle up, had'n a, think?
Hence (i) Hackled, adj. peevish, cross-grained,
angry ; (2) Heckle-tempered, aiij. short-tempered, hastj',
touchy.
II) n.Cy. (Hall.") Chs. A hackled cow has short horns (K.\
n.Dev. Till wan day, tachy, hackled, forth. Rock Jim an' Nell
(,1867) St. 81. (2) Chs.l3
3. An angler's artificial fly, usually made from the neck
feather of a cock; the long piece of gut at the end of a
line, together with the artificial fly attached. Also in cotiip.
Hackle-fly.
Lnk. I'll do my best, I think I'll try the heckle, Stewart Tiva
Elders (1886) 143. N.Cy.i Nhb. The fishers they try "Wi' hackle
an' fly, Richardson Borderer's Tabte-bk. (1846 VIII. 184; Nhb.'
'The bonny reed heckle,' usually made from the red feathers of a
cock. Another artificial fly is the black heckle or Blaewing.
w.Soui.' The flies themselves severally are never so called, but the
name is used for the whole apparatus, gut and flies together. A
feather from a fowl's neck, suitable for making an artifici.al fl3'.
* Our Jim can dress a hackle way anybody.'
4. The hair or bristles on a dog's back.
Nhb. Up came the other hounds quickly with raised hackles,
Armstrong Otter Hunting (1879) ; Nhb.' Not. He set his heckles
up, as if he'd fly at me. They were running to kill their fox,
with all their heckles up (L.C.M.). [Mayer Sptsnm's Direct.
(1845) 142.]
5. The mane of a hog. Wii. Britton i?£'m(//i's(i825); wii.'^
6. pi. The ears of barley and oats. Also in phr. in
hackle, in ear.
War. The oats are in hackle, Leamington Courier (Jan. 30,
1897) ; War.3 ; War.* Cut your oats when they hackles is green,
if yur'd save the King and Queen.
Hence Hackle, z'.of oats, iS:c. : to form large heads orears.
War.^ When oats form large heads of corn they are said to
hackle well.
7. The %t.\ek\eha.c\f., Gasterosteus trachnrus. Dev. (Hall.)
[Satchell (1879).]
8. V. To look angry or indignant ; to grumble, dispute.
Cum. Linton Lake Cy. (1864) 305. Chs. 5/im/ (1878) I. 60;
Chs.i Der. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ; Der.^, nw Der.'
[1. Take the hackel of a cock or capons neck, Walton
Angler (1653) no; The wynges of the drake & of the
redde capons hakyll. Treatise of Fysshynge (c. 1425), ed.
Satchell, 34.]
HACKLE, iA.3 Nhp. See below.
O'er the flood the hackle swarms, Clare Remains (1873') 160;
The coarse bits of twitch left after raking hay, which would
readily float if the field were flooded. When the floods are
severe, they bring down on their surface a sort of scum of bits of
grass stalks and light bits of grass i.W.D.S.\
HACKLE, v.^ and sb.* Brks. Hmp. Wil. [a-kl.]
1. V. To conspire, agree together. Wil.', Brks.', Hmp.'
2. sb. A conspiracy, cabal.
Brks.' Labourers are said to be 'all of a hackle' when making
agreement together to get liigher wages or shorter time for work.
[2. If a majority of the old hackle come in again, AVr/s
Papers (c. 1700), Chethani Soc. (1846) 74.]
HACKLE, v." Wil. [akl.] To rattle, re-echo.
Wif' n. Wil. Howthemgunsdo hackle to-night, don 'em? (E.H.G.)
[Cp.Norw. dial, hakla, to give a crackling sound (Aasen).]
HACKLE, v.^ Som. Amer. To haggle, chaffer.
w.Som.' They'd bide and hackly [haa-klcej for an hour about
twopence. [Araer. Dial. Notes ,1896) I. 379.]
HACKLE, V.6 Midi. Lin. [a'kl.] To draw from the
earth by the roots ; to dig. Cf. hack, v.^ 18.
Midi. To "hackle turneps,' to pull them up with a little two-
pronged hack, Marshall Rur. Ecoti. (1796) II. Lin.'
HACKLE, V.-' Lan. Glo. e.An. [akl, Eekl.] 1. To
shackle or tether animals to prevent their running away.
c.An.' Suf. The fastening is usually made of hair, with an ej'e
at one end and a toggle round the other, round the fetlocks of a
cow to prevent her kicking when milked, Rainbird .-Igric. (1819)
294, ed. 1849; Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence Hackled, pp., Jig. hampered or inconvenienced
from scarcity of money. e.Lan.'
2. A gamekeeper's term : to interlace the hind-legs of
game for convenience of carriage by houghing the one and
slitting the sinew of the other. Glo.'^
HACKLE, v." and sb.^ Mid. Som. 1. v. To apply
oneself to anything; to undertake with energy. Also
with to. Cf. hackle, i'.' 8.
w Mid. ' He's got a lot of sons, but they're no good for the
business — they won't hackle.' 'There's plenty of work about;
but the drunken rascals won't hackle to it' (W.P.M.).
2. sb. A good job. Som. W. & J. CI. (1873).
3. Phr. jitst one's hackle, exactly suitable, just what one
likes. Cf. hackle, t'.' 8.
w.Mid. ' That bit o' fat pork's jest his 'ackle.' ' That there job
seems to be jest his hackle ' (W.P.M.).
HACKLE, see Heckle, sA.'
HACKLE-BERRY, sb. N.L' A growth on a horse's
leg. Also called Angle-berry (q.v.).
HACKLED, />/./. (7f(); Cum. See below. Cf. hackle,!'.'
Cum.* The e.xact meaning of hackled has passed out of recollec-
tion ; I suggest that ' plaited ' was intended. ' Halters of hemp
both heads and shanks; But some were made of hackled selves,'
Carlisle Pat. fMay 13, 1870).
HACKLEY,'56. Irel. The perch, Perca fliivialilis.
S.Don. So called from the sharp points on the dorsal fin,
Simmons Gl. (1890'.
HACKLING, ppl. adj. Chs. Lin. Glo. Som. [ak-,
EB'klin.] Of a cough: dry, hard, ' hacking.'
Chs.' Oo's gotten sitch a liacklin cough ; Cns.^ sw.Lin.' He
has that nasty hackling cough and raising. Glo. J.S. F.S.), Som.
.F.A.A.)
HACKMAL, sb. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms ack-
mal n.Dev. ; ackymal Dev. Cor. ; ekkymal Cor.^ ; ekky-
mowl Cor.'^^; hack-mull n.Dev.; hacky-mal(l w.Som.'
nw.Dev.' Cor. ; hakkimal Cor. ; heckamall Dev. ; hecke-
mal Dev.' ; heckmall Dev. ; heckymal Dev. Cor.^ ;
hekkynial Cor.'; hick-mall Cor.'-; hickymal s.Dev. ;
uckmaul Dev. [aekmasl.] 1. The common tomtit or
blue titmouse, Pariis cacnileus. See Hag-mal(l.
w.Som.' We 'ant a got no gooseberries de J^ear, the hacky-mals
eat all the bud. Dev. There's a hackmal's nest out in a hole in
the awpel tree, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892 ; The heck-mall, a busy
bird, and fond of making himself comfortable, Bray Desc. Tamaf
and Tavy (1836 I. 319 ; A hok, ur kit's, no mor tel granny. Than
enny heckymal, ur ranny, Es to a gooze vur zize like, Daniel
Bride of Scio (1842) 187; He'll go snuggle into the straw like a
heckamall in a rick, Baring-Gould J. Hernng (1888) 23; Dev.^
n.Dev. Tie a bullbagger to tha tree, I zeed tha ackmals thare.
Rock y/j;/ n«'A'f//( 1867^ st 5; Fox Kingsbridge {i8-] ^) ; (E.H.G.)
nw. Dev.i, s.Dev. (F.W.C.) Dev., Cor. From the strong pecks
which it deals with its bill are derived the names hickmall,
hackmall, &c., Swainson /ii>rfs(i885i 34. s.Dev., e.Cor. (Miss D.)
Cor. (J.W.) ; RoDD Birds (1880) 314 ; Cor.'=3
2. The great titmouse, Pants itiajor. Dcv.Swainson ib. 34.
HACKNEY, sb. and v. Sc. Lan. Der. Lei. Shr. Hrf.
Som. Dev. Also in forms agney e.Lan.'; hocknie S. c^
Ork.' [h)a'kni, ae'kni.] 1. sb. A saddle-horse ; an
easy-paced, lady's horse.
Sc. His hackney will be set up with the day's work, and now
he has no fresh horse, Scorr Bride of Lam, ( iSigl vi. Sh.I. {Coll.
L.L.B.) ; S. & Ork.', e.Lan.', nw.Der.' Shr.' ■ Whad ! han'ee got
two 'ackneys?' 'Aye, that's a spon new un lur the Missis.'
Shr., Hrf. Bound Provinc. (1876'. Som. The servan' chap was
going for to let out the 'ackney, Ellis Proininc. (1889) ^- '5^-
HACKSEY-LOOKED
[9]
HADDOCK
2. Coiiip. Hackney-saddle, a riding-saddle ; tlie ordinary
saddle on which a man (not a woman) rides.
Lan. I got my two mares and set the saddle on the little one
for a load and the hackney saddle on the great one to ride on,
Walkden Diary (ed. 1866) 66. nw.Der.' w.Soin.' This is a relic
of the time when the pack-saddle was commonest, and hence the
riding saddle had to be distinguished. If spoken of as an equipment
for a saddle horse, we always say a [bruydl-n-zad 1] bridle and
saddle, but if the saddle only were spoken of, we say : Kaar een
dh-aa-kn ee-zad-1-n aeun u diie d [carry in the hackney-saddle
and have it mended], to distinguish it from the cart or the gig
saddle. nw.Dev.^
3. V. Of horses : to ride quietly, to use as a saddle-horse.
Lei.' A'U dew very well to droive, but a een't seafe to 'ackney
no loongcr.
HACKSEY-LOOKED, adj. Sh. & Or.I. Also in form
hackrey- (Jam.). Having a coarse visage, gruff; pitted
with small-pox. (Jam.), S. & Ork.'
HACK-SLAVER, v. and sb. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Der. Lin. e.An. Also written hack-slavver n.Yks. ; and
in form keck- w.Yks.' 1. v. To cut roughly.
n.Yks. What's t'use ov hack-slavverin on i' that way? (I.W.)
2. To Stammer and splutter like a dunce at his lesson.
Used in prp. e.An.'
3. sb. A sloven ; an idle, dissolute, good-for-nothing man.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Cum. Linton LnfeCy. 11864) 304. n.Yks.*
e.Yks.' What can lass meean bi takkin up wi sike a hack-slavver
as that ? w.Yks. A hasty slovenly fellow, botli in habit and deed ;
but it has a peculiar respect to speaking ill, naturally or morally,
Thoresby ifW. (1703) ; He's a great idle hackslavvcr (L.M.S.);
w.Yks. '■*, Lan.', e.Lan.', nw.Der.' n.Lin.' He's a love-begot an'
a real hackslaver.
HACKUM-PLACKUM, nrft/. Sc. Nhb. In equal shares ;
in exchange or barter.
Tev. Each paying an equal share, as of a tavern bill (Jam.).
Nhb. (Hall.)
HACK-'W00D,s6. Nhb. Cum. Wm. The bird-cherry,
Pnimis Padiis. See Hag-berry.
Nhb.' Hack-wood is a name for the shrub itself, and hacker,
hack, and hagberry are names for the fruit. Cum., Wm. (B. & H.)
HACKY,s6. Nhb. Also in form whacky (q. v.). [ha'ki.]
A prostitute; a term of great contempt.
In a brawl in the streets of Newcastle (1888) one woman was
heard to call after another, 'Hacky, hacky, hacky ! ' ' Whacky'
was formerly the contemptuous term applied by natives of New-
castle to their neighbours on the south side of the Tyne. 'He's
nowt but a Durham whacky' ( R.O.H.).
HACKY -MALlL, see Hackmal.
HADABAND, sb. Sh.L Also in form hadiband. A
wooden band fastening securely the ribs of a boat.
The main division between the rooms [compartments of a sixcrn]
was the fastabaands, or haddabaands, Sli. Ne:vs (Oct. 21, 1899);
Da baat wis filled ta da hadabaands, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 250;
S. & Ork.'
HADDABAT, sb. Lin. [a'dabat.] The common bat.
Miller & Skertchly Fenlaiid 1 1878) xii.
HADDAG, HADDEN, see Haddie, Have, Hold.
HADDER, si.' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. e.An. Also in
form hedder Sc. n.Cy. Nhb.' Cum.'* Wm. e.An. [h)a'da(r,
h)e'd3;r.] 1. Var. kinds of heather or ling, esp. Cathtna
vulgaris. Erica tciralix, and E. ciiierea.
Sh.L I's' tak dy haand in mine, An wale for da saftest hedder,
JuNDA Kliiigralwol {iSgS] 26. n.Cy. Grose (17901 ; (K.) ; N.Cy.*
Nhb. Reports Agrtc. (1793-1813! 20 ; Nhb.' A house thatched with
'hedder and straw to gedders, or meadow thake and hadder to
gedders,' Dec. 14, 1505, Welford HisI. Ncwcnstle, 22. Cum.
Skiddaw stack its hedder up, Richardson Talk (1876) 2nd S. 14.
Cum., Wm. A'. & Q. 1,1873) 4th S. xi. 40. w.Yks. You mun mind
your dresses w'en you get to the hadder (F. P.T.). e.Cy., e.An.
(B. & H.)
Hence (i) Hedder-faced, adj. rough-faced, unshaven ;
(2) Heddery or Hedry, adj. heathery ; fig. rough, shaggy.
(i) Cum. He's nobbct a heddcr-feac'd niazlin. Anderson ij((//(((/5
(ed. 1840) 24; Whea's the hether-feacd cl.ap? ib. in; Cum.'
(2) Abd. Afore he us'd to bare his hedry pow. Where'er we met,
SiiiRREFS Poems (1790'; 87.
2. Coinp. (i) Hedder-grey, (2) -linty, the twite or rock
Jintie, LiiiolaJJaviroslris. Cum.*
VOL. III.
[They lay upoa the ground, as the redshanks do on
hadder, Blirton Anat. Mel. (1621), ed. 1896, IH. 220; With
peittis, with turuis, and mony turse of hedder. Sat. Poems
(c. 1570), ed. Cranstoun, I. 222 ; Full feill fagaldys in to the
dyk thai cast, Hadyr and hay bond, Wallace iii{?&) xi.898.]
HADDER, si.* and v. Dur. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Also in
forms hater Wm.' ; hather, heather Lakel.* [h a'dar.]
1. sb. A fine rain or drizzle; a heavy mist or bank of fog.
s.Dur. ( J.E D.) Lakel.* T'party at assd knew neea mair ner a
fiul what hadder meant, an' they set off withoot top cooats, an'
come back wet throo, an' gaan on aboot this hadder. Cum.'
Cum., n.Yks. N. fy O. (1882) 6th S. v. 55. Wm.' It's a sign o' bad
weather when them hater things cum up Sand.
Hence Haddery, adj. drizzling.
Cum. Auld Skiddaw, lap't i' heddery duds, Richardson Talk
(1876) 2nd S. 13; It's a haddery day, Sullivan Cnm. and lVin.
(1857) 81.
2. A state of perspiration ; sweat.
Lakel.* Fouk at sweets a lot '11 say, ' Ah's o' in a hather.' Cum.*
3. IK To drizzle, rain finely.
B.Dur. It hadders and rains 1 J.E.D.). LaVel.* Nay, it'll rain
nin, nut it marry ; it may hadder a bit. Cum. It keeps haddering
and raining, Sullivan Ok;;, and Wm. (1857 81 ; Cum.' It hadders
and rains on ; Cum.* n.Yks. It hadders and ro-iks, N. & Q.
(1882J 6th S. V. 55.
Hence Heatheran, sb. a heavy mist. Lakel.*
HADDIE. si. Sc. Also in forms haadie Ayr. ; haddag
Cai.' ; haddo. [ha'di.] L The haddock, Morrlma
aeglefinus ; also used aiirib.
Sc. A gill of brandy ower bread after the baddies, Scott
Antiquary (1816, v; Can ye tell me, minister, how mony hooks it
taks to bait a fifteen score haddie line? Dickson Aiild Min,
(1892) 132. ne.Sc. We're nae deein' mucklc at the baddies eynoo
ony gate. Gordonhnven (1887- 76. Cai.' Per. The ale-wife's
fairin — Ait cakes, saut baddies, and red herrin', Spence Poems
(1898; 169. w.Sc. They catch speldings an' finnan baddies there,
Macdonald Selllement 11869! 99, ed. 1877. Ayr. Haadies and
whiteys ! Service/);-. Diignid led. 1887, 88. Lnk. Mr. Sawdust
then came up to them, smiling like a ' boilt baddy," Gordon
Pyolshaw {iHS^) 133. Lth. Mussels pickled nice wi' broo ; And
baddies caller at last carting. Macneill Poet. Il'ks. (1801 1 171, ed.
1856. Edb. After a rizzard haddo, we had a jug of toddy, Moir
Mausie IVaucli (1828) xi. Slk. 'I, for one, eat no fish for a
twelvemonth.' ' Oh! the puir harmless baddies!' CiiR. North
Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 219. [Satchell 1879,]
2. Comp. Haddo-breeks, the roe of the haddock. Rxb.
(Jam.)
HADDIGAUD, see Harry-gaud.
HADDIN, si. N.I.' [hadin.] A ' hallan ' or partition
wall in a cottage facing the door.
In [it] is tlie triangular or other shaped 'spy-hole.'
HADDISH, sb. Obsol. Sc. Also in form baddies-
Ags. (Jam.) A measure of any dry grain ; also in comp.
Haddies-cog.
Abd. The haddish is one third of a peck. By Decree Arbitral —
one peck of meal lo the miller, and one haddish to the under-
miller. Proof regat ding the Mill of hiveramsay (c. 1814) fjAM.);
According to others a fourth of a peck iJam.\ Ags. Formerly
used for meling out the meal appropriated for supper to the
servants. It contained the fourth part of a peck yih.'.
HADDLE, V. Glo. To throw out shoots from the root.
Cf. addle, i/.* 4.
In March they are again gritcd, and sometimes tumped, or
moulded close round, to make them haddie out, or throw iorth
side shoots, Marshall Reiiietv (i8i3. II. 457.
HADDLE, HADDLIN, HADDO, see Addle, v.\ Head-
land, Haddie.
HADDOCK, sb.'^ Sc. Also Som. Dev. Cor. Also in
form haddick Sh.L n.Dev. Cor.; haddik Sh.L 1. In comp.
Haddock sand, grounds much frequented by haddocks.
Sh.I. If da Government bed been mair stricter . . . dty'd been
less raikin' o' wir haandlin' grund an haddick saands, Sli. Neivs
(Apr. 2, 1898! ; A galleon belonging to the famous Spanish
Armada, which sank on a haddock-sand near Reawick Head,
HiBiiERT Desc. Sh. I. (1822) 196, ed. 1891 ; The moonbeams
sparkled on the waters of the ' Haddik Saand,' Bukgess Lowra
Biglan (1896) 23.
HADDOCK
[lo]
HAFFER
2. Plir. as deaf as a haddock, very deaf. Cf. addick.
w.Soni.' We seldom hear • deaf as a post ' or any other than ' so
deef's a 'addick.' n.De •. Tha'rt so deeve as a haddick, E.xiit.
Scold. (1746) 1. 123. Dev., Cor. Common, Elworthy IVd-bk.
(i888>. Cor. I was asdecfasa haddick, TuEGELLAS 7ate(i868)8.
3. A term of contempt for any one.
Dmf. The most insignificant haddock in nature — a dirty, greasy,
cocknej- apprentice, Carlyle Lett. (1831).
HADDOCK, sb.'^ Irel. Yks. Also written haddck
W.xf 1. A shock of corn consisting of a varying
number of siieaves, a ' hattock.'
Yks. Ten or twelve sheaves set upright in a double row, Morton
Cyclo. Agric. C1863) (s.v. Stook) ; Of six sheaves (G.R.V ne.Yks.'
Of eight sheaves. Sometimes distinguislied from a stook by not
having two additional shea\es on the top as a precaution against
rain. m.Yks.' Commonly twelve.
2. pi. Imperfectly threshed heads of corn left after win-
nowing. \V.\f.'
HADDYDADDY, see Hoddydcddy.
HADE, 56.1 Rut. Lei. Nhp. War. Won Oxf Also in
forms aid Wor. ; haid Lei.' [ed.] A ' headland ' or strip
of land at tlie side of an arable field upon which the
plough turns.
Rut.' A term in field mensuration. ' 6 rodes with hades at both
ends. 2 Landes 4 ro. with hades,' Ti/'c/tv- (1635). Lei.' Nhp.'
A small piece of greensward or grass at the head or end of arable
land. A word that has gradually fallen into disuse, since the
inciosure of open fields. War, The word occurs in the Holbcch
Estate Book U77o). It is still in common use (A.L.M.). Wor.
(E.S.) Oxf. Oi5. The description of certeine arable landes some
of them hnvinge hades of meadow and grasse grounde lieingc in the
Soulhe fielde of Einsham, Map(\n Corpus Christi Coll. 0.\on, 1615).
Hence Hade-ley, a ' headland.'
War. Item one other section of land called a hade ley, Terrier
of Fenny Coinj'lon Glebe (1587) ; (A.LM.) Lei.' The upper 'land'
in a grass field, the lower one being called the 'foot-ley,' Both
as a rule run at right angles to the rest of the 'lands' in a field.
In the New Close a hadley and footelea}' butting north and south,
the Town Hill furlong west, the Constable's piece east, Terrier of
Ctaybrook Glebe (1638!.
[Horses may be teddered vpon leys, balkes, or hades,
FiTZiiERBERT Htisb. (1534) 15. Norw, dial, liadd (pi.
haddir), a slope, an incline, rising ground, csp. on the
side of a hayfield (Aasen, s.v. Hall) ; ON. hallr, a slope,
hill, cp. halla, to slope (Vigfusson) ; OHG. Jialdcii, ' in-
clinare' (Graff).]
HADE, iZ-.= and v. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Stf Der. Also
written haid Nhb.; and in form aid w.Yks.' Stf [h)ed.]
1. sb. Mining term : the slope or inclination of a dike
with the scam in a coal-pit ; the inclination of a vein of
lead or ore, a sloping vein.
N Cy.' By it the character of a trouble is determined. Nhb, The
haids of the several Slip Dykes . . . were ascertained, Buddle
Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Mib. and Dur. (1831) I. 236; Nhb.' Nhb.,
Dur. The slope or inclination of the leader of a dyke, Greenwell
Coal Tr. Gl. ( 1849). w.Yks, Baines Yks. Past {lS,^o\ 20; w.Yks.'
A lodge or vein going downwards, N, or S. out of the perpendicular
line, Stf,' Der. Manlove Lead Mines (1653) Gl. ; Eng. Gl.
Mining Terms f,iB3o\
2. i>. Of a vein of ore : to incline, dip.
w.Yks. Baines Yks. Past (1870) 22; (T.T.) Der. I\Iawe
Mineralogy (1802) Gl. ; Veins upon an east and west point generally
hade or slope towards the south and north; and south veins
towards the west, Mander Miners Gl. (1824); Where any shaft
or turn descends like the side of a house or like the descent of a
steep hill it is said to hade. Tapping Gl. lo Manlove (1851).
Hence Hading, sb. a sloping vein.
Der. Mander Miners Gl. 11824^1. nw.Der.'
[1. The same word as Hade, tb.^]
HADE, see Heed, Hide, v.^
HADEN, adj. Obs. Yks. w.Cy. Also in forms headen,
heiden w.Yks. Obstinate, headstrong ; ugly. Cf heady.
w.Yks. HuTTON Tour to Caves (^1781). w.Cy. i^Hall.) [Grose
(1790).]
HADES, sb. e.Lan.' A place between or behind hills
and out of sight. Cf hade, si.'
HADGE-, see Hedge-.
HADICK, sb. Sh.I. A hat. {Coll. L.L.B.)
HAE, HAED, HAEF, see Have. How, adv., Haet, Half.
HAEG, HAEL, see Hag, sb.'. Hale, adj.
HAELTY, adv. Sh.I. In phr. ill haclty eelim, nothing
whatever, 'dcil a thing.'
Da men is aye best aff. haelty ill eetim dey hae ta dil bit tak aflf
der kjaep [capj,an'set dem til, Sh. News (Sept. 3, i8g8) ; Common
(J.I.I.
HAEM, HAEMILT, see Hanie, sb}, Hamald.
HAEMONY, sb. Glo. The lemon-scented agrimony,
Agriinoiiia Eitpatona.
It is, I believe, sold to this day in Bristol market under the
name of Haemonv, Monthly Pckt. (1863) V. 467 in (B. & H.).
HAEN, see Hain. f.'
HAENKS, I'. Sh.I. [henks.] With ttp : to hitch or
pull up.
1 Imenksd up me breeks — dis laskit strops is a curse, whin a body
is carryin' a burdeen. S/t. News (June 4, 18981.
HAERST, HAESTIS, see Harvest, Hastis.
HAET, vbl. phr. and sb. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Amer. Also
written halt Sc. N.I.' ; hate Sc. s.Don. ; and in forms
haed Sc. ; haeit Sh.I. ; haid Sc. (Jam.) ; head e.Fif
1. I'bl. phr. : Deil haet, the Devil have it ! Fiend had, the
Fiend have it ! used as a strong negative, equivalent to
' Devil a bit.'
Sc. Diel haet o' me kens, Scorr Midlothian (1818) xvl. Sh.I.
Da deil haeit ye got for a second cup but da sam' as wal wattir,
Sh. News (Feb, 12, i8q8V Frf. [He] swore the fient haed mair
He'd draw that d.iy, Morison Poems (1790; 18. Per. Wi' deil
haet but a tongue an' slavers To start anew on, Haliburton
Ochil Idylls (1891) 89. Fif. For de'il haet mair hae I to say,
Tensant Papistry (1827) 103. e.Fif, Stanes, stanes I and scraps
o' auld eiron ! feint head else, Latto Tain Bodkin (1864) v, Ayr.
It was sae blunt, Fient haet o't wad hae picrc'd the heart. Burns
Doctor Hornbook (1785) st, 17, Lnk. Fint hate ye gie them but
wee pickles o' pease-meal, Graham IVrilings (1883) II. 227.
Edb. Deil hait we do will e'er content them! Macneill Bygane
Times (181 1) 17. Feb. On holidays ye did me ride For deil hate
else but shew, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) 6o. Rxb. De'il haet
was left but runts an' Etibble, Ruickeie It^ayside Cottaqer (1807)
108. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
2. sb. Phr. Deil a had, Fient a had, Deuce a had, Devil
a bit.
Abd. Some thousan' pounds, for fint a hait, Is nae bad notion,
Cock Strains (1810) II. 90. Ruf. The deuce a haet they could be
call'd But words and rhyme, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862^ 160.
Lnk. The deil a hate o' wark she's done the day. Black Palls of
Clyde (1806) 173, Lth. Fient the haet o' them was soun'. Smith
Merrv Bridal {1866) 12, Slk. Feint a haet he minds, Hogg Tales
(1838) 362, ed, 1866, N,I.'
3. A whit, atom, anything, the smallest thing that can be
conceived, gen. in negative sentences.
Iiiv, ' That's a haet,' it is of no consequence. Used csp. in a
contemptuous sense (H.E.F.). Kcb. What haet cared they for
fortune's gifts ? Elder Coj'^xc (1897) '6, Uls. I haven't a haet.
I didn't do a haet (M.B.-S.'. s.Don. Halfpenny worth; a small
quantity, Simmons Gl. (i8go). [Amer. Didn't get a hate. Dial.
Notes (1896) I. 389.]
4. Phr. (i) haid nor maid, nothing at all ; (2) neither ocht
nor hale, neither one thing nor another.
(I) Ags. Used to denote extreme poverty. 'There is neither
haid nor maid in the house ' (Jam,). (^2) Sc, {ib.)
HAEV, sb. Cai.' A small hand-basket used by fisher-
men to carry bait.
[Norw. dial, haav, a fisherman's basket (Aasen).]
HAEVER, see Eaver, s6.=
HAFER, V. Suf ' To act or speak in an unsettled, un-
steady manner (rom love or idleness, not necessarily from
immorality. Gen. in prp. ' A go haferen about.'
HAFER. HAF(F, see Halver, Haaf, sA.'
HAFFANT, sb. Sh.I. Also in form hafBn. A para-
mour. S. & Ork.'
HAFFER, J'.' e.Yks.' To speak stammeringly or
hesitatingly. Cf haffle, haver, f.'
HAFFER, v.- Som. Also written halfer. [af3(r).]
To make a noise like the bursting of a pod.
She told mc that [formerly] the youth of both sexes used
to assemble under the tree [Glastonbury Thorn] at midnight on
Christmas Eve, in order to hear the bursting of the buds, . . and
HAFFER
[II]
HAFT
^he added, 'As they corned out, you could he^r '""> Gaffer,'
5?Vo (1866) 3rd S. ix. 34. n.Som. As they [budsl corned out
youcould hear'um halfer,T.MBS Thoughts/or T.mcs a„dScaso„S: 9.
HAFFER, see Halver.
HAFFET sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Also written
haffat Abd. ; haffit Sc. S. & Ork.^ Nhb. [haftt, -it.]
1 The temple ; side of the face ; gen. m ;>/. j.also "fd fl/Zni.
Sc. The grey locks that straggled . . . down h,s weather-beaten
'haffets ■ Scott Midlolhim, (1818) xlii. Sh.I. Da first ane o da
tribe o'dem 'at mak's for dark'nin' wir door sail geng oot w.
haet hamts, SI,. Nn.s (Mar. 5, 1898 >.S. & Ork.t E g. Gudroch s
cleuks Your haffits weel will claw, CoUPER Fo<-/;;v ( 804) I. 7°
Abd. Her hand she had upon her haffat laid Ross ^^.^'^''^/^^^fS^
21 ed 18 12. Per. Men bow'd wi' toil an' age-vyi haffets auld
an' thin, N.coll Poaus fed. ,843- 2^6. Dmb. Your haffits dress.ng
dout fo; clout, Salmon Gou-cdcan (1868^78. Kcd W.' hafiet locks
as white -s a daisy, Burness Canon Ha (c. 18.6) '• i°- ^"J"
And screed till the sweat fa' in beads frae his haffet Tannaiiill
^o'm. r:8o7^ .57. ed. 1817. Lak. Her haffet locks hang waving
on her cheek, Kamsay G.»//. 5/,<-A (1725) 23, ed. n83- Lth-
Dark wave her haffet locks owre her white brow, Macne.ll
pZt JVks. (1801) .1., ed. 1856. Edb A runkled brow, sunburn
haffits, and two sharp piercing eyes, Moir 71W. 11 and, (1828)
XX Bwk. Set the stoor about your haffets, Henderson Pop.
Rhymes (.856) 79. Dmf. O haffet locks look --=1 ^^ '«"
they're bleach'd like the snaw, Cromek /?<'»mms (1810) 116.
Gall Mess Hairry ... had keeled ower Black Coskery wi ae
stroke o' his oak c'iickie on the haffets, Crockett 5/«,;rf<.'rfS-'-^'-
(893) 124. Kcb.Whase haffet a Kilmarnock hood Kept warm
an' snug, Davidson Seasons (1789) 64. n.Cy Bo,</e,- Gl {Col!
L L.B.) ; N.Cy.i, Nhb.', Cum." 'Wm. & Cum.' Seylin sweats their
haffets bathe, 172. ,,, r . 1 •
Hence Haffet-clawing, vbl. sb. face-scratching.
Lnk. The fierce haffet-clawin o' an enraged woman, Murdoch
Headings (ed. 1895") I. 121. , , i„„
2 i>l Locks of hair, gen. growing on the temples.
Abd. Haffets whiter than the snaw Down ower yer happy
temples thinly fa', Still Collars Snnday {18^5) 159- ^-^f- ^^e
cade . 'Wi' his haffets as white as the snaw. 'Watt Poet.
Sketches (1880-) 115. Fif. Your haffets white an' a that, Douglas
foe \iso6) Ug Ayr. His lyart haffets wearing thm an' bare^
Burns Co«<-.-. 5./. N,sl" (.785) st 12. Slk. '""^ Jl^^ now
grizzled his haffets wi' snaw, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 67. Rxb
Till the arm waxes weak and the haffet grows grey, Riddell Poet.
Jf As. (187 0 I. 118. N.I.1
3 */. The jaws; the under-sides of thejaw.
Nhb. The lugs o' hippocrissy hingin owor thor haffits, Chater
ryiifS'rfc-^/m. (1869) 46; Nhb.i
4 Phr (i) /'// e'> voti a /laffil, and I'll scum your chafh, to
you, I will give you a blow on'the cheek ; (2) 77/ take my hand
from your haffet, I will give you a blow on the cheek ; (3)
tokanndoivnoneshaffitsAo give one a complete drubbing.
(I) Lth. (Jam.) (2) Sc. Kelly Prov. (1721) 396.. (3i ^bd. Then
they may Gallia's braggers trim, An' down their haffits kaim,
Tarras Pofixs (1804) 139 (Jam.). ,, , ., j
ri. Wnfreindlie eild had thus besprent My heid and
halfettis baith with camus hair, Douglas Emados (1513),
ed. 1874, 11. 248. OE. hcaljheafod, the front part oi the
head (^Elfric).]
HAFFICK,5/!'. Sus. Tangle, confusion, rubbish litter.
Bricklayers use the word in connection with the rubbish or
litter lying about. ' What a haffick you are making. 'We must
clear away the haffick'(F.W.L.) ; (E.E.S.); Not often heard now.
An old gardener looking at a ffower-border said, Here s fire an
allofahaffic'(G,A.'W.).
HAFFIGRAPH, sb. Obs. n.Yks.^ Also written
halfieraph. Half the breadth of an engraved hne.
'It lame to an haffigraph,' within a hair of the quantity required.
HAFFINS, see Halflins. , • • j
HAFFLE,s6. Nhb. [hafl.] A rag tied round an injured
fineer ; a finger-poke. Cf hovel, sA.^
A finger-gIo?e used to protect a q.iarryman's skin. Also used
by stone-wallers (G.M.) ; Nhb.i
HAFFLE V Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. I.an. Chs.
Der Not Nrf Also in forms hawfle n.Yks.^ ; heffle
Dur. Cum.i* Win.; hiffleCum.'" [h)a-fl, hefl.] 1. io
hesitate, speak confusedly, falter, stammer; to prevaricate,
'^"n.Cy^'GROSE (1790); N.Cy.' Nhb. Ho wis hafilin (R.O.H.).
s.Dur. He heffled an" talked an' could git nowt out (J-E.D ).
Cum. I's tryin to hiftle oot o' nowt, Gwordie Greenup Annddcr
Bahh (1873) 7 ; Cuiti.i" Wm.lt's nea use hatBin en leein aboot it,
Taylor Sketches (1882) 13 ; ' What are you heflin about ? ' when
a person does not get on with their work (A.T.). n.Yks. ;
n.Yks." Deean't hatHe leyke that, bud speeak plain. He awlus
haflles on that mich, whahl nceabody ho'ds ti owt he sez. m.Yks.'
w.Yks. Thow'lt baffle and jest while fowk pine to death. SnowdeiJ
Web of Weaver (1896) 46. Lan. He baffled at that, Walkden
Diary fed. 1866) 113. n.Lan.', ne.Lan.' Chs.i ; Chs.^ Haffle, and
yore dun for. Der.', Not. (J.H.B.)
Hence (i) Haffle, sb. hesitation; (2) Haffling, 56. con-
fused talk; (3) Haffling./>/>/.nr//-.,(4) Haffly, «fl>. hesitating,
indecisive; prevaricating. . „ . •
(1) Lan. Becose thous no 'casion t'mak any haffle about it,
Brierley Waverlo-J,! (1863) 85, ed. 1884. (2) N.Cy.i Cum. Asteed
a payan om meh.adoot enny mair hiflin, Sargisson Joe Scoap
(1881) 1 10. Wm. After a full four boors wer spent I' hifflin, hafflm
— shifflin shafflin ... I nailt him at last. Spec. Dial. (1872) pt. i. 43-
(3) n Yks.2 w.Yks. He's a haffling speyker (J.B.). Lan.' We'll
ha' noan o' thi hafflin' wark here. (4) n.Yks. He's nobbut a haffly
talker (I.W.).
2. Comb, (i) Haffle-caffle, to falter, vacillate, act w'th in-
decision. w.Yks.2; (2) -maffle, to speak unintelligibly,
stammer. w.Yks.' , ^ , «,•
3 Y>\\T. (1) haffle and caffle, to shilly-shally; (2) hafflmg
and jajfling, chattering, gossiping; (3) —shaffhng, con-
fused, prevaricating. , „ , , .-j ..
(i) nw.Der.' Not. The doctor, he baffled and caffled, he didn t
rightly know what war wrongwi'her himself (L.C. M.I ; Not.' (a)
Nrf. The goodwife may be 'haffling and jaffling' with a neigh-
bour. Rye H,st. Nrf. (1885) xv. (3) w.Yks. I make nought of hafflmg
and shaffling tales that keep part back. Snowden Web of H'Caver
(1896) I ; What are ta afflin' an' shafflin' abaht ; get forrad wi
thi teol I J.R.). Chs.i
4. Of a horse : when pawing the ground.
Der.' Ee aaflz ulurg(g- [he baffles along],
fl Du haffeleii, to fumble, to dawdle ; to mumble ; also
used of old people who eat their food with difficulty (Beets).]
HAFFLIN, sb. Sc. Also in form halflin Abd. (Jam.)
A plane used by carpenters. , ,. . , j ,i,„
Sc Still in use. It is in size between the hand-plane and the
large finishing plane (G.W.) ; (Jam.) Abd. The plane that is used
after the ' Scrub ' or ' Forcplane ' and before the Jointer (16.).
HAFFLING, see Halfling. . c: i 1 .4 Tr„„
HAFT sb ' and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and tng.
Also in forms hart Hmp. w.Som.' nw.Dev.J; heft Sc
(Jam.) S. & Ork.' Cai.' Nhb.' Dur.' Cum '^ Wm. n.-^ks.'*
n Lan.' Not.' Lin.' n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' Nhp.' Bdf e.An.' Suf.'
Hmp.' [h)aft, aft, h)eft.] 1. sb. A handle, esp. ol a
knife or small tool. •, ^ . r. • 1 „,«.,-
sc. Cripple Archy . . . strak like a Turk wi'the heft o a hammer,
MS. Fonn (Jam.). Sh.L Turnin' a pancake wi da heft o a iron
spune, Sh.NeJs (Apr. 2, 1898). S. & Ork.' Cai Ayr^ As
muckle ... as wou'd made a heft to %'<'-"l E^i '^'^^7^"^
Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 78. Ant. Grose [ijgo) MS. add. (C.)
N Cv ' Nhb. ' Frae the sword, the heuk heft, and the gallace may
the Lord deliver us!' viz. from war, shearing, and the ga'lows
D.XON WhitHnghaw Fnfc('895) ^V- Dur.'.Cum.'" Wm.Theears
a heft ta put te bleead in, Cl^^kv. .Jonny Sl„ppa,ds Jcurna (ed.
1870 15; Asfshapless form a gully waved Wi bleudy bleayde
an heftrWHiTEHEAD Leg. ,1859^ .4, ed. 1896. "-Yks.'^; n.Yks.*
T kntfe's giUen a grandlieft tul 't. ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Nicholson
Flk-Sp. (T889) 65; e.Yks.i, w.Yks.", n.Lan.' Chs.' Chs. men
neve, say • handle,' but always ' haft.' Not.', s.Not. (J.P.K.}, n.Lm ,
sw Lin.' S.Lin. (T. H,R.) Nhp.' When all is gone, and none left
Turn th; blade into the heft. s.Wor (H.K.), Rdn.' Brks ', Bdf.
(T W B ) e.An.i. Suf.', Hmp.' Som. I went up to cut a straight . .
stick for a good haft, Raymond Men o' Mendip ^.898) vn. w.Som.i
Thick wid'n be a bad knive, neefs had 1*^ '"-> hadst] a new bar
an'anewblade toun. Haft nolso common as hart. D«^. ' "J. Dev.
Hence (i) Hafted, />/>/. adj. fitted with a handle; (2) Hett,
sb fsl portion, paril (3) Heft-end, sb.,fg. the beginning,
•^T)"penB™a' "knives, hafted wi' bane, NicoL Poems (1766) 48.
n Cv (I W ) Dor. All the broken-hafted speades, B.^rnes Poe.ns
(ise^-io) 67. (2) n.Yks." Thoo's nobbut gitten a heft on t sha 5
kept t'main on t'back. (3^ Sc. Once more he tackled the subject by
the ' heft end,' Ford Thistledown (1891) in.
HAFT
[12]
HAG
2. Coiitp. Heft-pipe, a temporary handle used in grinding
razors and forks.
w.Yks. Bil Heftpoip [a Sheffield grinder], Bvwater S/irffleld
Dial. (1839I 4.
3. The right-hand side of a band of reapers. Also in
phr. Aa/f ami point, the outermost party on each side in
a field of reapers.
Sc. Morton Cyclo. Agrtc. (1863). Emf. 'Jam.)
4. Phr. [1] by the haft, a common oatli ; (2) down f t'heft,
weakly, despondent, ' down in the mouth ' ; (3) dimna
■waste afresh haft on an oitld blade, don't throw good money
after bad ; (41 every knife of his'n has a golden haft, every-
thina; he undertakes turns out well ; (^) fidfdled to the Ik ft,
fulfilled thoroughly; (6) heft or blade, any part; (7) like
heft and blade, close companions; 18) /005c i" /'//(//, dissolute,
dishonest, untrustworthy ; 19) to be done to t'heft, to be worn
out by toil ; (10) to have both lieft and blade to hadd, to have
things entirely under one's own control ; (11) /o have nee
heft tone's hand, to be unthrifty, extravagant ; (12) to hold
one in the heft, to be a match for one ; (13) to stick to the
haft, not to desert.
\i) nw.Der.' | The cross of the sword heft or handle was
frequently sworn by, A', tf O. fiSgg^ 9th S. iv. 355.I (2) m.Yks.'
(3, 4) Chs.« (5I Ayr. The Scriptural text was fulfilled to the heft,
Laing Po«)(5 (1894) III. (61 Ayr. He'll not get either hel't or
blade o' my vote lor sic a trifle, Galt Lairds (1826) xxxiv. (7)
Kcd. They had been like heft an' blade The feck o' baith their
lives. Grant Lays (1884) 56. (8) w.Yks. Leeds Mere. Snppl. (Feb.
2, 1895 . w.Yics.2 He's a bit loose i' t'heft ! (9' w.Yks.' (loi
AbJ. .Jam.'); Ye had. In your ain hand to hadd, baith heft and
blade," RobS Hcletwre .1768 90, ed. 1812. (11) Nhb. ( R.O H.)
(12) w.Yks.' (13) Per. The Higliland Clans stuck to the halt,
MoNTEATll Dunllanc {1835. 107, ed. 1889.
5. V. To fit with, supply with ; gen. in pass.
S. & Ork.' n Yks. He was hefted wi plenty o' lads (T.W.\
ne.Yks.' e.Y'ks ' Bill's hefted up wi munncy. Betty hoose is
hefted up wi muck, MS. add. ;T.H.)
6. To hold fast, beset, encumber ; gen. in pass.
n.Yks.' Ah doo'ts he'll find hissel' sair hefted wiv her ; n.Yks.*
Hefted with a large family.
[For /?§■. use in the sense of a pretext, see Heft, sb?\
HAFT, sb^ Obs. Stf. A little island or raised bank
in a pond on which water-fowl build their nests.
The Hafts or Islands in thepooles, Plot Sif. i,i686j 232 ; (K.);
Stf.'
HAFT, see Heft, si.^, v.*
HAFTER. 5Z>. Obs. N.Cy.= A wrangler, caviller.
[I'itilitigalor, an hafter, a wrangler, a quarreller, Gould-
man (1678) ; so Baret (1580,1.]
HAFTY, adf Cum. Yks. Also in form hefty Cum.*
e.Yks. [h)a'fti.| Saucy, pert; handy, active. See Haft, si.'
Cum." n.Yks. He's halty at his work (I.W.). n. & e.Yks. Still
fairly common in N. Sc. E. Ridings (R.S. ). e.Yks. (Miss A.")
HAG, sb.> Sc. n.Cy. \Vm. Yks. Lan. War. Glo. Ken.
Sur. Sus. l.W. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms
haig Cai.' ; heg Ken.' [hlag, seg.] 1. An evil spirit or
infernal being in female form ; also applied to the fairies
or pixies ; a witch.
nYks. iT.S.), Ken.', l.W.', w.Som.'
Hence Hagging, vbl. sb. practising the arts of a witch.
n.Yks.^"
2. Comb, (i) Hag-begagged, bewitched ; (2) -bone, the
shoulder-bone or blade of a sheep ; (3) -'s pence, old coins
found in the ground ; (4) -ride, to bewitch ; to inflict with
nightmare; also used ^^. and gen. in pp.; (5) -stone, a
stone with a hole in it, used as a charm against witches ;
(6) -track, a 'fairy-ring' or circle of coarse green grass
found in meadows and on downs.
(ij Dev. Thereaway, every land save feyther's was called hag-
begagged, to keep us childer in proper bounds belike, Madox-
Bbown Yeth-lwmids (1876) 252. (2) Scm. Witches were believed
to ride upon these and consequently it was necessary to burn
them (W.F.R.). (3) Ken.' (4 ) Sc. The thought of the dead men
hag-rode my spirits, Stevexso.n Calnoiia (1893) iii. Edb. Hag rid
wi' conscience, gout, an' spleen, Learmont Poems (1791) 58.
n.Cy. Doiiiam Trads ed. 1895) II. 86. Sus. This unhappy man,
he said, was hag-ridden, Heath Eng. Peas. (1893) 191. Sus.',
Wil.' Dor. Souls above us, your face is as if you'd been hag-rode,
Hardy 7V6S(i89!" 424, ed. 1895 ; Dor.' The nightmare is attributed
to the supernatural presence of a WMtch or hag by whom one is
ridden in sleep. Scm. Abraham was hag-rod every night of his
life about two 'in marnen," Raymond Love and Quid Life (1894)
205; (W.F.R.) w.Som.' Also applied to horses which often break
out into a sweat in the stable, and are said to have been hag-rided,
or pixy-rided. The belief is quite common that the pixies come and
ride the horses round the stable in the night. Most farm stable-
doors have a rusty horseshoe nailed, sometimes to the threshold,
generally on the inside of the lintel, to keep ofT the pixies. Dev.
Hag-ridden, entangled i Hall.). Cor. There was the Vicar with
inflated cheeks and a hag-ridden stare, * Q.' Troy Toivn (1888) ix.
(5) Lan. A hag-stone, penetrated with a hole, and attached to the
key of the stable, preserved the horse from being ridden by the
witch. Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867J 72; Thornber
Hist. Blarkpool ',1^37 1°°; A hag-stone with a hole through, tied
to the key of the stable-door, protects the horses, and if hung up
at the bed's head, the farmer also, A'. £-= Q. (1851) ist S. iii. 56.
(6; Sur. Many a large ' ring ' or * hag-track ' may be seen in lonely
spots, Jennings Ftdd Paths (1884) 67. Sus. Most interesting
objects . . . upon the South Downs are the numeious fairy-rings
or ' hag-tracks,' Lower Soulh Downs (1854) 154 ; Sus.' Supposed
to be tracks of hags or witches who have danced there at night.
3. Fig. A violent, ill-tempered woman, a scold ; an ugly,
dirty woman. Cai.', Lan. (S.'W.), War.°, Glo.'
[1. Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost, Milton
Comus (1634) 434]
HAG, si.2 n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Brks. Bck. Hit.
Ken. Sus. Hmp. LW. Som. Dev. Also in forms aag
w.Yks. ; ag- Brks.' Sus.' ; aga Ken. Hmp. Wil. ; agg
Bck. ; aght Dev. ; ague Chs.^ ; aig, haag w.Yks. ;
haeg w.Yks. Chs.; haga LW. ; hagga Brks.'; haghe
n.C}'. w.Yks.^ Der.' nw.Der.' ; hague w.Yks.' Lan.'
ne.Lnn.' Chs.' ; haig w.Yks.* ^ Lan.' e. Lan.' Chs.' ; haigh
w.Yks.- ^; hoeg Chs.^ [eg, eag, aeg.] 1. A haw, the
fruit of the hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacaiitha; gen. in pi.
Also in comp. Hag-berry.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721). w.Yks. Us lads kept blawin' aags'at one
another, Leeds Merc. Stippl. (Apr. 4, 1891) ; Getting stuflT to eat
— haegs and epps, SxoWDEN lFel>o/}f^cavcr [iSg6) 6; w.Ylis.' °®*®,
Lan. (S.W.'', Lan.', ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs. Science Gossip (1865)
198: Chs. '3, Der.', nw.Der.' Brks. CL (1852I: Brks.', Ken.
(W.H.E.I, Hmp. (J.R.W.l, (W.H,E.\ Hmp.', Wil. (W.H.E.1,
l.W. (B. & H.) Dev. Grose (1790 MS. add. ,C.) [Ray (1691).]
Hence (i) Agarves (? Hag haws), (2) Agasses or
Hagasses, (3) Agogs, sb.pt. haws, the fruit of the haw-
thorn; (4I Haggises, sb.pl. hips, the fruit of the dog-rose,
Rosa canina.
(I) Sus.' (2)Sus. (R.P.C.), Hmp. (J.R.W.) (3) Brks.' (4)
Hmp.'
2. The hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacantha. Lan.'
3. Comp. (i) Hag-blossom, the blossom of the haw-
thorn ; (2) -bush, the hawthorn ; (3) -leaf, (4) -paper,
the great mullein, Verbascuin Thapsus; (5) -rope(s, the
wild clematis, Clematis I'italba; (6) -taper, see (4); (7)
-thorn, (8) -tree, see (2).
(i) w.Yks. (D.L.) Lan. Wilt ha' this bit o' hague-blossom?
Brierley Irlidale (1865) iv. (2) w.Yks. (S.P.U.) (3, 4) Bck.
Science Gossip {1869) 26. (5) Som. N. & Q. (1877) 5th S. viii.
358 ; W. & J. G/. (1873 . w.Som.' (6 , Hrt. Ellis New E.xpcriments
1,1730) 22. (7) w.Som.', Dev.* (8) w.Yks. (S.P.U.)
[1. A form of lit. E. haw, OE. haga, the fruit of the
hawthorn ; cp. LG. hagdoorn, ' Crataegus oxj'acantha '
(Berghaus"!.]
HAG, sb.^ n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Also Cor. [h)ag, seg.]
A thick white mist or fog.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Gent. Mag. (^1794), ed. Gomme ; Nhb.'. Wm. (J.H.)
n.Yks. A frost hag (^T.S.'i ; n.Yks.' Such as sometimes occurs
coincidently with frost ; whencefrost hag ; n.Yks.'^*, m.Yks.', Cor. ^
Hence Haggy, adf misty from the frost. n.Yks.^
HAG, sb.* n.Cy. Nhb. Lan. [h)ag.] The paunch,
belly. See Haggis, 3.
n.Cy. Grose ^1790^. Nhb.' Lan. Grose (1790) il/S. add. (C.; ;
Lan.'
HAG, sb.^ ? Obs. Bdf. Som. Idle disorder.
Bdf. You have got the hag, Batcuelor .(4 im/. Eng. Lang. (1809)
136. Som. (Hall.)
HAG
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HAG
HAG, t'.' and sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Der. Not. Lin. Rut. Lei. Nhp. War. Won Shr. Brks.
Hmp. VVil. Also written hagg So. War. Shr.^; and in
forms eg N.Cy.' Nhb.' w.Yks. Not.'; agg Brks.' Hmp.
Wil.' [h)ag, aeg.] 1. v. To hew, chop ; to cut down
with an axe ; to hack, cut clumsily or roughly.
Sc. That chief sin, that he should have a hand in bagging and
basiling at Christ's kirk. Stevenson Calrioiia (1893) xv. Fif. Wi'
their swords them hash't and hagget, Tennant Papistry (.1827)
211. Dmb. I doot I've haggit the feck o' my chin awa', Cross
Disriif'liou ,18441 xiv. Ayr. Let him swurl his glaive [sword] wi'
a' his micht, and hag the heid o't afT at ance. Service A'olandi<ti:s
(iBgo) 125. Lnk. They may hag and hew my body as they
please, Wodrow C/i. Hist. 1,17211 IV. 112, ed. 1828. Gall. The
dragoons are . . . baggin' them doon, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895")
iii. N.I.' I bagged a wheen o' sticks. Ant. Ballytitciia Obs,
(1892I. N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.' Cum. Begon to hag bis waj' through
t'deurr, Dickinson Lattiphigh (1856) 9; (M.P.j ; Cnm.^ T'oald
tinkler hoond bed bagg't it offafooar be mead a fleegbt on't, 71.
Wm. He teeak it intle bis beead it heed hagg it doon, Spec. Dial.
(1877) pt. i. 25; (M.P.) n.Wm iB.K.), s.Wm. rJ.A.B.), n.Yks.3,
m.Yks.' w.Yks. 'WiLLAN /.I'i/ fr(&. (1811) ; w.Yks.' They bagged
a nice birk fort yusterneet, ii. 290 ; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.i Not.' Don't
'ag the meat that road. Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884)
334. n.Lin.' Doan't bag thy meat 'e that how, lad. sw.Lin.' Of
woodmen : 'They started bagging last week.' Nhp.' War.B'/iani
VVkly. Post (June 10, 1893) ; 'War.'^s, Shr.2 Brks.' What be at
a-aggin the me-at like that tber, 'twunt go hafe zo vur. Hmp.'
■Wil. Slow Gl. (1892^ ; Wil.'
Hence (i) Hagger, sb. [a) one who uses a hatchet, one
emploj'ed to fell trees; (b) a coal-hewer; (2) Haggit,
ppl. adj. notched, jagged ; (3) Hagman, sb. one who gains
his living by felling and selling wood ; a woodcutter.
(I, a) Lnk. (Jam.) {b • Cum.' ; Cum.* It's leyke forty thousand
cwoal baggers at wark i' me inseyde, IV. C. T. X. (1894") 5, col. 2.
(2) Sc. The rawzor haggit like a saw, Hislop Anecdote (1874")
SZ3. (3) n.Sc. iJah.) e.Sc. That's what be ca'd bis bagman last
year, Setoun R. Urqtibail ^1696) xix. Yks. Obs. Hone Table-bk.
(1827) 8.
2. Phr. (i) to hag and frail, to ' cut and carry,' to be self-
dependent, to do everything oneself; (2) — at a tiling, to
persevere, labour, work away at a thing ; (3) — rice,
to cut brushwood ; fig. to do anything speedily, make
a swift clearance of anything.
(i) Lakel.* A man mun deea o' at iwer he can fer hisself; he
mun bag-an'-trail bis awn. (2) Cum.' (3) Cum. 'Gaun on like a
man haggin rice,' great progress made in a short time, N. & O.
(1871) 5th S. ii. 71. Cum., Wm. ' Ga'un on, like a man baggin"
rice,' was sometimes used in a comic way, as indicating a swift
clearance by a hungry or hasty person at table (M.P.).
3. Coiitp. (i) Hag-block, (2I -clog, a chopping-block,
a large block of wood, used to chop firewood, &c. on ; a part
of a tree-stem ; (3) -iron or Haggon, a blacksmith's
chisel ; (4) -stock, see (2).
(i) WgL Hugbie's shop was well stocked with visitors; so much
so that be could scarcely get the use of bis bag-block, Fraser
Wigtown (18775 375. (2) Gall. I could hear him at the bag-clog
where we cut the branches and wood into billets to go into the
great fireplace, Crockett Raiders (1894) xxxv. n Cy. Holloway.
Cum.' n.Wra. Tak it ta t'bag-clog ta chop (B.K.). n.Yks.'^",
m.Yks.', w.Yks.' (3) Rxb. A chisel on which the blacksmith cuts
off the nails from the rod or piece of iron of which they are made
(Jam.1. w.Yks.* An inverted chisel which a blacksmith puts into
his anvil when he wishes to cut anything off. (4) Lakel.', Cum.',
s.Wm. (J.A.B.) ne.Lan.i ^g foyj 35 t'bagstock.
4. To use the rake in haymaking with a peculiar sharp
action. Lei.' Cf hack, v.^ 23.
5. Fig. To bungle, mangle any business.
Sc. But let tbem hag and hash on, for they will make no cleanly
work neither in state nor church, Walker Remark. Passages
{l^2^) 80 Jam.).
6. sb. A stroke with a sharp and heavy instrument,
a hack ; a notch, mark ; esp. in phr. to give the hallcn,
or post, a hag, to make a mark in remembrance of a
notable event, to ' chalk up ' an event. Cf. hack, sb.^ 6.
Ayr. I'm sure the post should get a hag when we bear o' bim
coming wi' hundreds o' pounds in bis pouch, Galt En.'ntl (1823)
xxi. Lnk. ■ He may strike a bag i' the post,' a proverbial phr.
applied to one who has been very fortunate (Jam.). Cum. A very
complimentary speech to a rare or notable visitor: ' We mun give
t'ballen a bag as ye' re cum't ' (M.P.).
7. A clearing or cutting down of timber ; a cutting in
a wood.
N.Cy.' Nhb. The number of trees in the oak wood have been
considerably diminished. A great bag in 1802-3 thinned tbem,
Hardy Hist. Bwk. Nattir. Club, VIII. 401 ; (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.', Cum.
(M.P.)
8. An allotment of timber for felling, a certain portion of
wood marked off to be cut down.
Sc. The derk bag, which bad somewhat puzzled him in the
butler's account of his master's avocations, . . was simply a
portion of oak copse which was to be felled that day, Scott
IVaferley ( 1814) x ; There is to be exposed for sale by public roup,
— a bag of wood, consisting of oak, beech and birch, all in one lot,
Edb. Even. Cotirant (Mar. 26, 1803! (Jam.). Cld. Woods that are
extensive are divided into separate lots called hags, one of which
is appointed to be cut annually, Agric. Surv. 137 i^i7).\ Dmb.
They [the oak woods] are of such extent as to admit of their being
properly divided into 20 separate bags or parts, one of which may
be cut every year. Statist. Ace. XVII. 244 ib.). Nhb.', ne.Lan.'
War. The separate portions [of a fall of timber] so divided are
called each man's hagg, Baker Gl. (i854>. Shr.' When a wood
is to be cut down, a number of men range themselves at the edge
of the wood at about forty yards apart, then they start, proceeding
in straight lines through the wood, hewing down the underwood,
and backing the outer bark of the trees with their ' backers' as
they go along ; shouting to each other in the meanwhile, in order
to keep their respective distances, till they reach the farther limit.
The lines thus cleared form the boundaries of the hag apportioned
to each man to fell ; Shr. 2
9. A lot of about 100 ash or willow poles.
War.* The ould Colonel, be got 50 bags of poles off a quarter
acre, and sold them for three pounds a hag.
10. Brushwood, hedge, low bushy wood cut for firewood.
Sc. The lesser branches used for fire-wood after the trees are
felled for carpentering, sometimes Auld hag (Jam.) ; Give me some
of that hag. Miller My Schools (1879) iv. Frf. The fresh young
sprouts, that took the place of the old tangled ' hagg,' after the
purifying flames bad passed over it, Inglis Aiii Flk. (1895) 15.
ne.Yks.' Wor. In common use in connexion with the divisions of
underwood, N. &• O. (iBSv") 7tb S. iii. 35.
Hence (i) Hag-road, (2) -way, sb. a path or way cut
through the undergrowth of a wood.
(I) Der. We mun cut a bag-rooad thro t'underbrusb, maister,
A'. &= O. (1878) 5tb S. ix. 515. (2) S.Lin. Used by keepers, beaters,
and sportsmen to signify the narrow winding paths that are cut
through the undergrowth of a wood to allow the shooters to get
at the game, ib. (1886) 7tb S. ii. 366. Rut. ib. 11878) 5tb S. ix.
68 ; Rut.' Used by the beaters when engaged in driving game.
11. Coitip. (i) Hag-snar(e, the stub left in the ground
from which coppice-wood has been cut ; the stump of
a tree ; (2) -staff, a rod used to mark the boundary of a
fall of timber ; (3) -wood, a copse or wood fitted for having
a regular cutting of trees in it.
(i) n.Yks."* ne.Yks.' At Linton-on-Ouse there are two
contiguous fields called 'T'bag' and 'Snahry clooas.' e.Yks.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796) II. 324. n.Lin.' The perpendicular
end or stump of the thorn at the surface of the ground after the
upper portion has been partially divided and laid horizontally-.
(2) ne.Lan.' War. Baker Gl. (1854). (3') Bwk. Ancient oak
forests . . . which have grown into a kind of copse, or what is
termed in Scotland hag-woods, Agric. Stiri'. 334 (Jam.).
12. Phr. clear the hag, clear all out of the way. Gall.
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 251, ed. 1876.
[1. Degrader tine forest, to hagge, or fell it all down,
CoTGR. ; pai . . . hurlit {)urgh the hard maile, hagget the
lere, Dest. Troy (c. 1400) 10023. ON. hoggva, to hew.]
HAG, v.^ Lin. Hmp. Dev. [ag, aeg.] 1. To pull,
draw ; to drag out.
Lin. (R.E.C.) S.Lin. Hag your money out (I.W.). s.Hmp.
Tripped bim up . . . wi' bagging at a rope, Verney L. /.«/<• (1870)
XXV. Dev. Missis, I've abin awver tii Mr. Broom's, an' 'ad out my
tuthe, an' 'e bagged til 'n zo 1 thort 'e 'dabrokedmy jaw, Hewett
Peas. Sp. (1892).
2. To rob, take.
Lin. There was a nest there, but some one has bagged it i R.E.C).
HAG, v.^ Nhb.' [hag.] Of the moon ; to wane.
HAG
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HAG(G
HAG, adj. Dev. [aeg.] Haggard.
She looks very has; since her trouble, Reports Proviiic. (1889^.
HAGA, see Hag, sb?
HAG-A-BAG, sb. Obs. Sc. 1. A stout linen fabric,
huckaback.
n.Sc. Properly cloth made wholly of tow for the use of the
kitchen (Jam.)' Bnff. Thro' lawn hagabag her breast did keek,
Taylor Pof/iis (1787) 76. Lnk. Clean hag-a-bag I'll spread upon
his board, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725"! 37, ed. 1783.
2. Refuse of any kind. n.Sc. (Jam.)
HAG-ABOUT, sb. Yks. [agabat] An idle, loung-
ing fellow.
w.Yks. He wor what is knone be that strong, but foorcibul wurd,
a hag-a-baate, Tiffamy Yks. Tyke's Ann. ^1872; 35.
HAG- A-KNOWE, 56. Lan. Also written haggoknow.
An ungainly blockhead.
Wot could we do wi sitch haggoknows as these i" Bowton ?
Staton B. Shuttle^ 34 ; Sit to deawn, thac gawmblcss hag-a-knowe,
oraw'll kom thi vure for tho, Waugh Ben ait' th' Bantam, v ; Lan.'
HAGAL, HAGALEF, see Haggle. sh.\ Hogalif.
HAGASTED, adj. Sh.I. P^amiliarized with a par-
ticular place by a long stay in it. S. & Ork.'
HAG-BERRY, sb. Sc' Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. e.Cy. Hnip. Also in forms eckberry Cum.'; egg-
Cum.' n.Yks.' w.Yks.'; back- Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.' e.Cy.
Hmp. : hacker- Nhb.' ; heck- N.Cy.' Nhb.' Lakel.' Dur.'
Cum.' Wm. n.Yks. m.Yks.'w.Yks. : "hag- Nhb.' Cum.Wm. ;
hie- Wm. 1. The fruit and tree of the bird-cherrj',
Pniiuis Padiis.
Per. On the banks of the Lunan, there is a shrub here called
the hack-berry . . . that carries beautiful flowers which are
succeeded by a cluster of fine blackberries. Statist. Ace. IX. 239
(Jam.). Lnk. While hagberry and bourlree bushes shelter the
gardens from intrusive sheep, Fraseu Wliaups ' 1895; i. N.Cy.',
Nhb.'. Lakel.', Dur.', s.Dur. (J.E.D.) Cum. From its growth in
hedges ; though children at Lang^vathb^' used to say, ' We caw
them hegberries because they hcg our teeth,' i. e. set the teeth on
edge (B. & H." ; Cum.' Wm. (J.H.) ; The heckberry trees . . .
caught and emphasised the golden ravs, Ward R. E/snierc (1888)
28, iithed. n.Yks. I W.H.), n.Yks.i^, ne.Yks.' w.Yks. Willan
List I^e/s. {1811) ■ (J.T.); w.Yks.', Lan.', ne.Lan.', e.Cy., Hmp.
(B. & H.)
2. The wild service, Pynis fortiiiiialis. m.Yks.'
[1. Dan. /!crggeba:r, Norw. dial, beggjebtxr (Aasen) ; ON.
heggr, the bird-cherry (Vigfusson).J
HAGDOWN, sb. I. Ma. The greater shearwater,
PiiffhiHs major. Swainson Birds (1883) 212.
HAGEL. see Haggle, ;'.=
HAGER, sb. Cor.^ Ugly, deformed, rough ; fierce,
cruel, evil.
[OCor. hager (Williams).]
HAGERY, adj. Sh.I. Also in form haegry. Of
worsted : rough, short in the fibre.
Dej' widna luik at him [it] becaas dej- tought he wis made o'
hagery wirsit, Sh. News (June 12, 1897); 'Lass, I tinks hit's
[worsted] haegry ! ' . . 'Haegry! . . Hit's acorne o' lambs '00', man,
an' hit wis awful short,' ib. (Oct. 8, 1898^
HAGES, sb. Sc. A disguised form of the word
'Jesus,' used in petty oaths.
Lnk. By hages! Jean, it's weel kent aboot the raws that ye
wear the breeks, Gordom Pvotsliaw (1885) 21.
HAGESTER, see Haglster.
HAG(G, sb.'- Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Lin. Shr.
[hiag.] A wooded enclosure ; a wood, copse.
n.Cy. At Auklaud Castle, the park was formerly called the Hagg
(K.) ; N.Cy.' Gen. one into which cattle are admitted. Nhb.'
Cum.' A woody place intermi.xed with grass land. A wooded hill.
Wm. (J.H.\ n.Yks.' = ■> e.Yks. Originally, perhaps, the woodland
set apart, by the lord of the soil, for fuel for his tenants ; many
woods yet retain the name of hags, and one wood, in Sinnington,
that of poor folks hags,' Marshall Riir. Eeon. (1796:. m.Yks.'
w.Yks.' A hanging wood ; w.Yks.^ A hag of hollin was the holly
trees growing upon a certain portion of ground in the commons
of the manor of Sheffield; w.Yks.", Lan.', ne.Lan.' Lin. : W.W.S );
Used only as a proper name for a wood iR.E.C). Shr.' There is
a farm called the Hag a few miles south of Bridgnorth, in the
parish of Highley ; Shr.2
[He led me over holts and hags, Fairfax Tasso (1600)
VIII. xli. A form of OE. Iiaga, an enclosure (Earle
Charters), lit. E. haiL<.\
HAGiG, s6.= Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lin. Rut. Nhp.
e.An. Also in form hack Sc. (Jam.) [h ag, aeg.] 1. A
rock or cliff; an abrupt, cliffy prominence.
Nhb.' n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ Built on the face of the hag; n.Yks.",
m.Yks.'
2. Wild, broken ground ; rocky moorland ; a common,
waste.
Gall. Down heuchs and craigs— and glens and hags. As fast as
he cud flee, Mactaggart Enycl. (1824 24, ed. 1876; Hags —
Rocky moor ground ; Rocky, mossy, black wilds, ib. 251. n.Yks.'
Such as may be met with in boggy, and therefore uncultivated,
lands. w.Yks. The strongest nag that crosses ih' hagg Wi' wots
to Fullod mill, Se.nior Smithy Rhymes (18821 46 ; w.Yks. '2
3. A piece of soft bog in a moor or morass; a break in
a ' moss ' or bog from which peats have been cut. Also
called Moss-hag, Peat-hag, and in comp. Hag-moss.
Sc. Tearing thro' moss and hagg, Scorr Abbot 1820) xvii;
That part in mosses which is naturally' or artificially cut, hollowed,
bagged, or hacked ; naturally by water runlets forming hollows,
and artificially by, among other means, the cutting and removal
of peat. A'. & Q. (1874 5th S. ii. 253. Per. The murky flag
Flaps on Turftenant's rushy hag. Spence Poems (1898^ 189. Dmb.
I had made sure To find him in the hag o' Coars-Neuk Moor,
Salmon Gowodean (1868) 49. Slg. The summit and back part is
a deep muirground, interspersed with moss hags. Statist. Ace. XV.
317 (Jam.). Ayr. Sendin' the stufl' o'er muirs an' hags Like
drivin' wrack. Burns £■/>. /oy. in/)rn/4 Sept. 13,1785 st. 2. Lnk.
Now a splash would be heard, followed by a roar, as some luckless
wight fell into a moss hagg, Fr.\ser fF/;n«/>5 (1895) 119. Edb.
A deep peat moss, broken into hags and hillocks. Pennecuik IVks,
(1715) 116, ed, 1815. Feb. Wi' a divot's weight Ta'en from mossy
hag, Lintonn Green (1685) 39, ed. 1817. Slk. I was crossing frae
Loch Ericht fit to the hcid o' Gienorchy, and got in among the
hags. Cur. North Noetes 'ed. 1856) H. 405. Rxb. A'. & O. (1874)
5th S. ii. 115. Dmf. Instead o' hag moss beat wi' sleet. Were
miles on miles, rich holms o' wheat, Shaw Sclwobnaster (1899)
369. Kcb. 'Mang our dints and hags and rashy bogs Chiels do
appear would claw a fallow's lugs. Elder Borgite (1897) 33.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Right j-aul thej' lap ower hagg and sj-ke, Grahah
Moorland Dial. (1826! 5 ; (R.O.H.) Cum. (IM.P.). Wm. (J.H.),
n.Yks.'^ Lin. Streatfeild /.»!. n»rf Z)(T);f5 11884) 33). n.Lin.'
Ther's many a boss hes been lost e' them peat moor hags. sw.Lin.'
If you get into one of them hags, there is no getting out.
Hence Haggy, adj. full of ' hags,' rough, broken, boggy.
Dmb. The fee o't thrivin' moss and haggle wood, .Salmon
Goivodean {186% 70. Lnk. He thocht hehad yet tae cross A haggy,
bentj-. splashy moss, Tho.mson Musings (1881) 62. n.Yks." Lin.
A bad highway is said to be ' strange and haggy,' A'. & O. (1874)
5th S. i. 311. Nhp.' Applied to any coarse rough uneven ground.
Most used in a woodland district. e.An.' Suf. Applied to the
broken and uneven surface of the soil when in a moist state,
Rainbird Agric. (1819) 294, ed. 1849. e.Snf. (F.H.)
4. A water-hollow or channel, wet in winter and dry in
summer. Sc. N. &> O. (1874) 5th S. ii. 253.
5. A muddy hollow, a deep hole in a rut.
Lin. A'. & O. (1873: 5th S. i. 311. sw.Lin.' The road was full
of hags.
6. A Stiff" clump of coarse grass ; an islet of grass in the
midst of a bog.
Sc. He led a small and shaggy nag. That through a bog, from hag
to hag. Could bound like any Billhope stag, Scott Last Minstrel {ed.
18471 c. IV. St. 5. Rut.' ' How did you get on with the mowing?'
'Very well, sir, if it wunt for them hags; they do turn the
scythe so.'
[3. (The castle) es hy sett apon a cragg Gray and hard,
widuten hagg. Cursor M. (c. 1340) 9886.]
HAG(G, s6.3 Fif. [hag.] 1. A stall-fed ox. Morton
Cyclo. Agric. (1863). 2. One who tends fat cattle. Col-
viLLE Vernacular (1899) 19.
HAG(G, t'.' and sb." Sc. Ircl. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Not.
Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Shr. Glo. Oxf Brks. Bdf. Ken. Sus.
Wil. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms ag m.Yks.' w.Som.';
agg w.Yks. Lan.' Chs.'" Der. n.Lin.' Nhp.' Glo. Bdf Sus.
WiL' Dev.' Cor.' [h)ag, seg.] 1. v. To incite, urge ;
to try to persuade ; to ' egg ' ; to excite to quarrel ; to
provoke, irritate.
HAG(G
[i5l
HAGGER
w.Yks. Lucas Sliul. Niildcrdale (c. 1882) 229. Clis, She keeps
apgingme forfbuy it. They keptagging tliem on to fight (E.M.G.);
Chs.i"* Lei.' Doon't ye hagg him on. Sus. Holloway. Wil.'
n.Dev. Grose (1790^ ; Montltly Mag. (1808) II. 421. Cor. Tho.mas
Raiidigal Rhymes (1895) Gl. ; Cor.'
2. To worry, tease ; to ' gnag ' at.
Wxf. And my culd thief of a mesther, tattheration to him !
bagging, hagging, till he'll have the very flesh wasted off of our
bones, Kennedy Banks Boio (1867) 243. m.Yks.i w.Yks. Shoe
was a roof kind iv a woman, an' 'er 'usband wor fair bagged to 'is
graave (F.P.T.). Lan.'Thac'rt aiilus aggin' at mi. Der. Yo keep
aggin and tcasin', Ward David Grieve (^1892) I. viii. Lin. He
said he was only agging me, A'. & Q. 1,1880) 6th S. ii. 485.
sw.Lin.' I've bagged at her such a mess o' limes about it. War.
The old lady and all the family bagged me to death, Times fDec.
19. 1889 6. col. 6. Shr.2 GIo. Baylis ///»s. £>/«/. (1870) ; (F.H.)
Bdf. (J.W.B.) w.Som.i Her'll ag anybody out o' their life, her
A-ill. Dev.l Iv her was to begin to aggie way en there wid be no
bod, 5. n.Dev. Thy skin oil vlagged witli nort bet agging, E.xm.
Scold. (1746) 1. 75.
3. To haggle, dispute, argue.
Nhp.i, War.2, Glo.' Dev. When they beginn'th tu baggee I
turns tail and urn'th 'ome, Hewett Peas. Sj>. (1892).
4. Te fatigue, tire out, ' fag.'
m.Yks.i I was sore bagged with going. Hagging at it [toiling
at it \ w.Yks. ^ Shoo fair hags hcrsen. He wur fair bagged up.
e.Lan.l Not. I'm bagged to death (.J.H.B.). sw.Lin.' I'm quiet
bagged out. It bothers me, and hags me to dead. Lei.' I've
walked all the way, and don't want to come again, it's so bagging.
It's very haggin' when j-ou'n no servants. Nhp.'^ Wil.' Her've
ah.-idalot to contend wi' to-year, and ber's bagged to death wi'taal.
Hence (i) Hagged or Haggit, ppl. adj. tired, worn
out ; liarassed, careworn, thin ; {2) Haggey, adj., (3)
Hagging. ppl. adj. tiring, fatiguing.
(i ) Sc. Wi' haggit ee, and haw as death, The auld spae-man did
stand. Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 235. w.Yks.', Chs.'^,
nw.Der.' s.Lin. How hagged the poor o'd wench looked (T.H.R.).
Shr.' Poor Nancy Poppet looks despcrt 'aggit, as if 'er worked
'ard an' far'd 'ard. Oxf.' MS. add. Brks. Thee look'st hagged
at times, and folk 'II sec't, and talk about thee afore long, Hughes
T. Blown O.rf. (1861) xviii ; Brks.' Ken. Why dis here wall It
looks sa old and bagged. Masters Dick and Sal (c. 1821) st. 48;
Ken.' ' They did look so very old and bagged ' ; spoken of some
maidenladies. n. Wil. He looks sort o' bagged, dvvont ee? (E.H.G.)
(2) Nlip.^ 'A haggey road,' i.e. one that is tiring to the horses.
(3) Nlip.' It was a hagging job lor the horse, he had such a heavy
load to draw.
5. In pass, with about: to be buffeted about, treated un-
kindly.
w.Yks. Nout macks ma war mad nor ta see tway at a poor
fellah is agged abaht if he appears ta be dahn a bit, Bill Hoyl/iiis
Ends Aim. (,1873).
6. sb. A worry, trouble, burden ; a difficulty.
Chs.' If one tries to persuade another against his will it would
be said, ' I got him to go at last but I'd a regular hag with him.'
6.CI1S.' n.Lin.' 'That's a soor agg' is a common expression to
indicate a teasing circumstance. sw.Lin.' The child's a great hag
to her. It's a bag, carrying it all that way.
Hence Hag-stop, sb. weariness ; a stoppage, dilemma.
Lin.' I never had such a bag-stop before.
7. A task, job, an allotted portion of work ; esp. in phr.
to work by the hag, to do piece-work in contradistinction
to day-work.
n.Cy. (Hall.), Lan.' ne.Lan.' I wark be t'bag, an' net be t'day.
Chs.'23 s.Ctis.' Thcy'n taj'n the wheeat by hagg an they bin
gooin' to butty o'er it (s.v. Butty). nw.Der.' A rough bag; a
tough hag. Nhp.' An allotted portion of manual labour on the
soil ; as digging, draining, embanking. &c. ' Have you done your
agg! ' Shr.' I'm on'y doin' a bit of a 'ag fur owd Tummas ; Shr.^
On by the hagg. Glo.'
Hence (i) Hag-master, sb. an overseer or contractor;
(2) -work, sb. piece-work.
(i) Chs.'^j s.Chs.' Nhp.' One who contracts for the completion
of a specific work or portion of work, at a stipulated price, em-
plo}-ing others to execute it under his superintendence. (2) Chs.' ^,
s.Chs.', Shr.2
8. One who does another's tasks, a drudge.
w.Yks. Ah think thi nont [aunt] is 't'bag fer ye o' (B.K.). e.Lin.
A place or situation which is bard to fill to the employer's satisfac-
tion, is called a hag's plaace (J.C.W.).
HAG(G, s6.5 Wm. Yks. [h)ag.] A hedge or fence.
See Hay, aA.=
Wm. J,H.) e.Yks. Cole Place Names (1879) 33.
HAG(G, i).* Sc. Also in form haig (Jam.), [hag.] Of
cattle : to butt with the head, to fight.
Mry. You may see the elfbull baiging with the strongest bull
or ox in the herd, TV. Anliq. ( 1814) 404 (Jam.). Bnff.'
Hence Haggin, ppl. adj. given to butting with the head.
Bnff.' She's a haggin' brute o' a coo, that.
HAGG, HAGGA, see Hag, v., Hag, sb.'^
HAGGADAY, sb. Yks. Lin. Nrf Also in form hago-
day Nrf [h)a'g3de.] 1. A latch to a door or gate.
Yks. (Hall.) n.Lin.' A baggaday is frequently put upon a
cottage door on the inside, without anything projecting outwards
by which it may be lifted. A little slit is made in the door, and
the latch can only be raised by inserting therein a nail or slip of
metal. * Old men alus calls them wooden snecks wheare you bev to
put jer finger thrif a roond hoale e' th' door to oppen 'em, baggaday s.'
2. A sanctuary ring-knocker.
Nrf. Jessopp Hist. 0/ St. Gregory's Church (1886) 10; In the
church of St. Gregory, Norwich, is a large antique knocker for
use by persons seeking sanctuary. This is called a ' hagoday,'
A'. & Q. (1894) 8th S. vi. 188.
[1. An haguday, vectcs, Cath. Aug/. (1483).]
HAGGAGE, sb. Som. Dev. Also written hagage
Dev. ; hageg- n.Dev. [ae-gidg.] A term of reproach for
a woman, a ' baggage ' ; an untidy, slatternly woman.
w.Som.' Dev. Dawnt 'a' nort tii zay tU thickee slammicking
gert baggage ! Hewett Peas. Sfi. (1892). n.Dev. Horae Siibsea'vae
(1777) 197; What disyease than ya gurt baggage, E.xm. Scold,
(1746) 1. 27. nw.Dev.'
Hence (i) Hagegy, adj. untidy, slovenly; loose; (2)
Haggaging, (a) adj., see (i) ; {b) sb. a term of reproach
for a woman.
(i) n.Dev. If ha lov'th Jakes, why let un beckon Hagegy Bess,
RocKy/)Kn;(' AW/(i867) St. 89. (2,n)w.Som.' Dev. A chittering,
raving, ri.Ky,lonching, haggaging moll, Madox-Brown Dwale Bliith
(1876) bk. I. i ; A servant-girl describes another girl as 'very
good to work, but very hagagin',' Reports Provinc. (1891) ; Dev.'
The very daps of her mother, — another such a haggagen, maunder-
ing, bawk-a-mouth'd trub, 7 ; Dev.'' Jane Ley's a cruel haggagin'
body. n.Dev. A buzzom-chuck'd haggaging moyle, E.xm. Crtshp.
(1746) I. 502. {l>) Dev. Calling her ould witch an' haggaging as
they did . . . had crossed her mind a bit, Madox-Brown Yeth-honnds
(1876) 251.
HAGGAN, sb. Obs. Cum. A kind of pudding ; see
below. Cf. haggis.
Sometimes fruit, suet, and the minced entrails of a sheep, and
sometimes only oatmeal, suet, and sugar boiled in the large gut of
a sheep fJ.L.) (1783).
HAGGAR, adj. Yks. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Wild, untamed. (Hall.)
HAGGARD, sb. Sc. Irel. I.Ma. Cth. Pem. ?w.Cy.
Also in forms haggart Sc. (Jam.) Wxf I.Ma. Pem. ; hag-
yard Sc. N.I.' [h)ag3d, -at.] A stack-yard.
Gall. Mactaggart Emycl. (1824) 251, ed. 1876. Kcb., Wgt.
(Jam.) Ir. The master wasn't in the haggard, Carleton Fardo-
rouglia (18361 78. N.I.' Uls. An enclosed place near the farm-
house (M.B.-S. ). Lns. The corn [was] all safe in the haggard,
Croker Leg. (1862) 242. Wxf. A haggart with hay-ricks and
corn-stacks, Kennedy Evenings Duffrey (1869) 62. I.Ma. Searched
. . . every place on the farm, and the haggart and pokin every
stack. Brown Doctor ( 1887) 70 ; They crossed the haggard, . . she
scattering great handfuls of oats, Caine Manxman (1894) pt. 11.
viii. Cth. (W.W.S."), Pem. (E.D.) s.Pem. Laws Little Eng.
(1888) 420. ? w.Cy. (Hall.)
Hence Haggard-mows, sb. mows in the stack-yard, not
in the field. Cth. (W.W.S.)
[ON. hcy-gaidr, a stack-yard (Vigfusson).]
HAGGART, sb. Lth. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] An old useless horse.
HAGGEL,HAGGEN-,seeHaggle,sA.',i'."',Hoggan,s6.'
HAGGER, t'.' and si.' Sc. [hagar.] 1. v. To cut
roughly and unevenly, to hack, mangle. Bch., s.Sc. (Jam.)
See Hag, t'.'
Hence (i) Haggeran, vbl. sb. the act of cutting in
a rough manner. Bnfl'.' ; (2) Hagger'd, ppl. adj. un-
cvenlj' cut, mangled, full of notches. Bch., s.Sc. (Jam.)
HAGGER
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HAGGLE
2. sb. A large cut, esp. one with a ragged edge.
Bnff.' ' A've gitn nia finger a great liagger wee a knife.' ' He
took a buUax and ga' llie tree a liagger halt tlirough.'
Hence Haggeral, sb. a very large cut ; an open, fester-
ing sore. ib.
HAGGER, t'.= and sb.' n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Also written
haggar N.Cy.' ; and in form heggr Nhb. [h)a'g3{r.]
1. V. To 'beggar'; in games of marbles, &c. : to win all
an opponent's marbles, &;c., to ' clear out.' Gi'ii. used in pp.
Nhb. In Hexham when a boy has lost all his marbles or cherry-
stones, he is said to be hcggr'd, TV. £/ Q. (1871) 4th S. viii. 304 ;
lb. 407 ; Nhb.* He wis fair hagger't.
2. sb. pi. A term in marbles ; see below.
Nhb. The loser [in a game of marbles] usually asks the winner
to give him one back for hisheggrs. A'. (S" Q. (1871) 4th S. viii. 304.
3. Coinh. Hagger-maker's shop, a public-house. N.Cy.',
Nhb.', Yks. (Hall.)
HAGGER, J'.3 and sb.^ Ags. (Jam.) [Not known to
our correspondents.] 1. v. To rain gently. 2. sb. A
fine small rain.
■ HAGGER, v.* Wil.' [aB-g3(r).] Of the teeth: to
chatter with cold. Cf hacker, v. 4.
HAGGERDASH, sb. and adv. So. Also in form
haggerdecash Ags. (Jam.) 1. sb. Disorder ; a broil.
Lnk. (Jam.) 2. ac/u. In confusion, in a disorderly
state, topsy-turvy. Ags., Cld. {ib.)
HAGGERIN,///. adj. Lth. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] In phr. haggcriii and sn'aggrrin, in an
indift'erent state of health ; fig. unprosperous in business.
HAGGERSNASH, sb. and adj. Sc. [Not known to
our correspondents.] 1. sb. Oftals. n.Sc. (Jam.)
2. Fig. A spiteful person. Ayr. [ib.)
3. adj. Spiteful, sharp.
Ayr. I maun lea' them to spaing athort their tapseltirie taun-
trums an' haggersnash pilgatings upo'some hairum-skairum rattle-
scull, Eiib. Mag. (Apr. 1821! 351 {ib.).
HAGGERTY, adj Sc. Also written haggarty Frf.
[ha-garti.] In comb, (i) Haggerty-tag, in an untidy,
ragged manner ; (2) -tag-like, (3) -taggerty, ragged,
tattered, ragamuffin.
(1,2 nSc. iJam.1 (3' (A. Frf. This haggarty-taggarty Egyptian,
Darkie Minister (1891) xiv.
HAGGILS, s6. />/. Fif. (Jam.) In phr. in the haggils,
in trammels.
HAGGIS, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. War.
Shr. Glo. Also in forms haggas Nhb. n.Yks. ; haggass(e
Nhb.; haggles Sc. Lan.; haggise Sc. ; haggish Sc.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' Cum.; haggus n.Cy. Lan.' Glo.'; heygus
Lan.' [h)a'gis, as'gis.] 1. sb. A dish, gcii. consisting
of the lungs, heart, and liver of a sheep, minced with suet,
onions, &c., and cooked in a sheep's maw.
Sc. It ill sets a haggis to be roasted, Ramsay Prow. (1737") ; I hope
he'll get a haggis to his dinner, Scott Biidc 0/ Lain. (1819) xviii.
Bch. Like an ill-scraped haggis, Forbes /)•«. (1742) 2. Abd. I left
my millier To cook the haggles, Cock S//'rt:;;5^i8 10) 1. 120. w.Sc. Gif
a' your hums and ha's were hams and haggises, the parish o'Kippen
needna fear a dearth, Carbick Laiid 0/ Logan (i83S> 172. Dmb.
A table bent wi' cheer . . . Haggis aboon and mutton at the foot,
Salmo.n' Gowodcan (1868) 108. Rnf. [I] set some haggis down
afore, I trow the smell o't didna shore, Picken Poems (1813) I. 62.
Ayr. Not forgetting the savoury sonsy haggis, Galt EnlaiJ {1823)
vii. Lnk. On the haggles Elspa spares nae cost, Ramsay Genlle
Shep. (1725) 44, ed. 1783. Lth. A sonsey haggis, reeking, rose
Fu' proudly in the centre, Bkuce Poems (1813) II. 65. Edb. A
haggis fat Weel tottled in aseything pat, Fer&usson Poems (1773)
186, ed. 1785. Bwk. Mountalban for a haggis ; Lamington for tea,
Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 23. Slk. If I would . . . take a
share of a haggis wi' them, Hogg Ta/fs (1838) 151, ed. 1866. Rxb.
A very singular superstition in regard to this favourite dish pre-
vails in Rxb. and perhaps in other southern counties. As it is a
nice piece of cookery to boil a haggis, without suffering it to burst
in the pot and run out, the only effectual antidote known is nomi-
nally to commit it to the keeping of some male who is generally
supposed to bear antlers on his brow. When the cook puts it into
the pot, she says, 'I gie this to — such a one— to keep' (Jam.);
A good fat haggles, if his purse can spare it, Ruickdie IVayside
Cottager (1807) 73. Dmf. Mony a liaggis that reeked an' swat,
TnoM Jock o' Knoivc (1878) 39. Wgt. It was only a haggish, an
A tliink ce needna mak' sae muckle din aboot it. Fraser IVigtown
(1877)363. n.Cy. iJo;(/<->-G/. (Co//. L. L.B.I ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Grose
(1790) ; Like the first puffe of a haggassc, Richardson Borderers
Tahle-bk. (1846J VI. 309 ; Nhb.' Tripe minced small. Cum. Some-
times fruit, suet, and the minced entrails of a sheep, and sometimes
only oatmeal, suet, and sugar, boiled in the large gut of a sheep.
It was till lately the common custom to have this dish to breakfast
every Christmas day, and some part of the family sat up all night
to have it ready at an early hour. It is now used at dinner en the
same day (J. L.) (1783) ; We'dstew'd geuse and haggish, Anderson
Bal/ads (ed. 1808) 173 ; Cum.' A pudding of mincemeat for eating
with potatoes on Christmas day. Lan. Her food . . . was haggis,
made of boil'd groats, mixed with thj-me or parsley, Harland
& Wilkinson F/i-Lore 11867) 207 ; Lan.' Pottage made of herbs.
e.Lan.' A pudding of herbs.
2. Comp. (i) Haggis-bag, the maw of a sheep in which
the haggis is cooked ; fig. a windbag, a contemptuous
term for anj'thing; (2) -feast, a feast or meal consisting
of haggis ; (3) -fed, fed upon haggis ; (4) -headed, soft-
headed, foolish, stupid ; (5) -heart, a soft, cowardly heart ;
(61 -kail, the water in which a haggis is cooked; (7) -meat,
minced and seasoned tripe ; (8) -supper, a supper con-
sisting of haggis ; (9) -wife, a woman who sells minced
and seasoned tripe.
(i) Sc. It is more like an empty haggis-bag than ony thing else,
Blaekw. Mag. (Sept. 1819) 677 tjAM.1. Dmb. ' Principles ! haggis
bags!' exclaimed the lady, Cross Disruption (1844) v. (2) Nhtj.
Aw'd suener hev a haggish feast. Or drink wi skipper Morgan,
Alian Tyneside Sngs. (1891) 333. (3I Ayr. But mark the rustic,
haggis-fed. Burns To a Haggis (1787) st. 7. (4) Edb. Bring
haggis-headed William Younger, Pennecuik IVis. ( 1715) 412, ed.
1815. (5) Edb. His haggis heart it fills Wi' grief, Forbes Poems
(1812") 40. (61 Bnff. Wi' puddin broe or haggles kail, Or some-
thing maks a battin meal, Taylor Poems (1787) 52. (7) Nhb.
Aw got tired o' sellin' haggish meet, Bagnall Sirgs. (c. 1B50) 26;
Ov sheep's feet then we hev a feed. An' haggish meat an' aw, man,
ib. 23; Nhb.' (8) Sc. A wis at a haggis supper that nicht, Jokes,
2nd S. (1889I 36. (9 Nhb. Whaiv haggish wives wi' tubs an'
knives, Robson Evangeline (1870') 343.
3. The paunch, belly. Cf hag, sb.*
Lnk. John goes to the amry and lays to the haggles, till his ain
haggles cou"d had nae mair, Grah.\m IViitings ,18831 II, 210.
Peb. Ned wi' his haggise toom Sail's stringless coats, as fast 's he
dovv, Geed back, Lintotni Green (1685 1 62, ed. 181 7. n.Cy. Grose
(1790V Lan. ib. MS. add. (C.) ; Lan.'
4. The smaller entrails or 'chitterlings' of a calf War.'',
Shr.', Glo.'
5. Phr. /o cool one's /laggas, to beat one soundly.
n.Cy. Grose VI790). n.Tfks. lie coul thy haggas, bitch, if I begin,
Meriton Praise Ale (1684") 1. 76 ; (K.)
6. Fig. A term of contempt applied to a lumpish, un-
wieldy person; a soft, 'pudding-headed' person; a
' baggage.'
Dmf. The lazy haggises! CARLVLEif//.(i886jII.28. NCy.'.Nhb.'
7. V. In boxing : to bruise, cut up, ' do for ' ; Jtg. to
scatter, spread abroad.
Nhb. Come up to the Scratch ! or, the Pitman hagglsh'd, Roeson
Sngs. of Tyne 11849) 281 ; So wishing trade may brisker be. An'
fuels aw haggished owre the sea, ib. 295 ; By gox, 'fore aw's duen
ye'U be haggished eneuf, ib. Evangeline ',1870'i 347 ; Nhb.'
[1. Haggas a podjmg, caliette de moiiton, Palsgr. (1530);
Hagws of a schepe. Take the roppis with fie talowe &
parboyle hem ; })an hakke hem smal, Cookery Bk. (c. 1430),
ed. Austin, 39.]
HAGGLE, si.' Chs. Hmp. I.W. Wil. Dor. Dev. Cor.
Also written hagal I.W. ; haggel Cor.; haggil limp.';
hagl- Cor. ; and in forms agald Wil.' ; aggie Dev.
nw.Dev.'; agle Chs. Cor.'^; awgl- Cor.'^; halgle n.Dev. ;
hall, hayel Dor. ; orgl- Cor.' [a'gl, aegl.] A haw, the
fruit of the hawthorn, Crataegus O.xyacantha ; also in comp.
Haggle-berry. See Hag, sb.'^ Cf eggle-berry.
Chs. (B. & H.), Hmp.', n.Hmp. (J.R.W.), l.V/., Wil.' Dor.
w.Ca^ette (Feb. 15, 1889) 7, col. i. Dev. A farmer informs me
that the saying: 'Many aggies. Many cradles,' isfrequently added to
the better-known sayings : ' Many nits, Many pits; Many slones,
Many groans,' Reports Provinc. (1893); Horae Snbsc(irae {i-j-j-j)
198. n.Dev. Sloans, bullans,and haigles be about, Rock Jnn an'Aell
HAGGLE
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HAGISTER
(1867)31.12. nw.Dev.i Ccr.Housen and shops so thick as haggcl,
Tbegellas Tales (1867) 67; Cor.'23
Hence (i) Hagglan, Aglon, Awglon, or Orglon, sb. a
haw ; (2) -tree, sb. a hawthorn tree.
(i) Cor. Her lips were red as hagglons, Thomas Raitdigal
Rhymes (1895) 11; Cor.'^ (2) Cor. The lizamamoo and the
keggas grew under the liagglan-tree, Thomas Randigal Rhymes
(1895) 15-
HAGGLE, s6.= Sh.I. [ha'gl.] A subordinate division-
mark between districts. S. & Ork.'
HAGGLE, v} and sb? Van dial, and colloq. uses in
Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also written haggel Cuni.^ ; hagil Sc.
(Jam.) ; hagle Lan. Glo. ; and in forms aggie w.Yks.^
Lan. Nhp.' Bdf. n.Bck. Wil.' ; haigel Sc. ; haigle Sc.
Nhb.*; haggle Sus.' [hlagl, ffigl.] \. v. To cut awk-
wardly or unevenly, to hack, mangle ; to bungle. See
Hag, v}
Fif. (Jam.) Ayr. They may learn at the college to haggle affa
sair leg, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822! ciii. Ant. Grose 11790) MS.
ada. (C.) Cum.' ; Cum.^ An' he haggelt an' cot at his pultess-
bleacht po', 162. n.Yks.i* w.Yks. Thobesby Lett. (1703) ;
w.Yks.2« ; w.Yks.5 ' Luke how thah's aggled that loaf ! ' Cloth is
'aggled ' when the knives of the cutting-machine, or rather the
roller on which the knives are fixed, pimp and cut the cloth at
short distances till it is re-arranged. ne.Lan.', Chs.' s.Chs.' Yi
miin"u aag 1 dhu cheyz ; taak' it streyt ufoa r yi [Ye munna haggle
thecheise; tak it streiglit afore ye]. Not. (J.H.B. ), Not.', Lin.',
n.Lin.', Nhp.' Shr.' Dunna yo' aggie the mate i' that way — I
conna bar to see it ; Shr.^ Glo. Baylis///;(s. Z^m/. (1870) ; Horae
Siibsccivae (i-jTl) 198. Oxf.' MS. add. Bdf. To cut unevenly, as
a joint of meat or a loaf of bread (J.W.B.). Wil. They took out
theirknives and haggled the skin off, jEFFERiEsBti7i( 1882) vii I Wil.'
Hence (i) Haggled,/'^/, adj. hacked, mangled, mutilated ;
(2) Haggiin, ppl. adj. rash, incautious ; (3) Haggly, adj.
rough, unevenly cut.
{i) Gall. 1 see thee, little loch. Thou art clear this morning.
Thou art red at even, and there is a pile of haggled heads by thee,
Crockett Raiders (1894) xiv. (2) Fif. A haggiin' gomrel (,Jam.).
(3I cm. (Jam.), s.Chs.'
2. To dispute, cavil, argue ; esp. to dispute the terms
of a bargain ; to chatter; to quarrel, bicker.
Sc. To use a great deal of useless talk in making a bargain. Sib-
bald Gl. (Jam.) Abd. Sandy Mutch would not ' haggle ' over a few
shillings, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 107. Cai.' Per. It wcs for
love's sake a' haggled an' schemed, Ian Maclarzs Auld Lang Syue
(1895) 157. Slk. I. . . baidna langer to haigel, Hogg ?"(i/fs (1838)
no, ed. 1866. N.I.', Dur.l, Cum.' n.Yks. Thoo's alius haggling
and scouding (T.S.) ; n.Yks.'^*, m.Yks.' w.Yks. Their isn't a
minute's peace i' t'house — they're always haggling and jaggling
about sometliing (H.L.); Lucas 5/»rf. Nlddcrdale {c. 1882J 229;
w.Yks.' Lan. He's always aggling about something not woith a
farthing (S.■W.^. ne.Lan.', Chs.', Not. (W.H.B.), Not.', Lin.',
n.Lin.' s.Lin. Them two'Il haggle ovver nowt by the hour if
nobody stops 'em |,T.H.R.). War. (J.R.W.) ; War." What a mon
you be ! you'll haggle for the last farding. m.Wor. Don't haggle
any more about it (J.C.). se.Wor.' Shr.' Yo' wanten to 'aggie,
dun'ee — j-o' bin al'ays ready for cross-pladin' ; Shr.^ Glo. Wall,
we bided thur and haggled a smart while, Buckman Darke's Sofoiiiit
(1890) 140; Baylis ///.'(S. Vial. (1870). Brls.' Sometimes also it
is used in the sense of' to hesitate in reply.' ' A haggled a gc od
bit avoor a'd tell I wher a'd a bin.' n.Bck. (A.C.), e.An.^, Sus 2,
Hmp.' Dev. Horae Siibsccivae (1777) 198. Cor. Mrs. Tucker used
to haggle with everybody, Parr Adam and Eve (1880) III. 235.
Hence (i) Haggling, (a) sb. a dispute, argument; a pro-
longed bargaining ; {b) ppl. adj. vexatious, trying, weari-
some ; (2) Hagil-bargain, sb. one who is difficult to come
to terms with in making a bargain, a ' stickler.'
(I, a) Frf. ' The chairge is saxpence. Davit,' he shouted. Then
a haggling ensued. Barbie Z.j'f/;/ (1888) ii. n.Yks.', se.Wor.' yb)
Bnff.' A term applied by fishermen and sailors to weather, in which
the wind dies away during daytime, and springs up towards evening.
Sus.' (2) Rxb. SiBBALD Gl. (1802) (Jam.).
3. To tease, worry, harass ; to over-work, fatigue,
tire out.
Cum.', n.Yks.'* ne.Lan.' War.''What are you haggling our Bess
for? Oxf. I get quite haggled, Sir, by the close of the day (W. F.R.) ;
Cxf.' Often applied to energetic preachers. '"Ow'adid 'aggie 'isself.'
Hence Haggled, /i/i/. adj. wearied, harassed, worn out.
sw.Lin.' Poor things, liow haggled they look !
VOL. III.
4. To advance with difficulty; to do anything with much
obstruction, to struggle.
Bwk., Kxb, To carry with dillicult}' anything that is heavy, cum-
bersome, or entangling (Jam.). Rxb. I hae mair than I can haigle
wi'. My lade is sae sad I can scarcely ha-gle (ib.). Nhb. Aa
could hardly get haigl't through (RO.H.); Nhb.' Here she comes
liaiglin wi a greet bunch o' sticks. Lan. Haggiin at th' seek to get
hissel out, Waugh Old Cronies (1875; iv.
5. sb. A mild dispute ; the process of bargaining.
s.Wor.', Glo. (A.B.)
[1. Suffolk first died : and York, all haggled over. Comes
to him, SiiAKs. Hen. V, iv. vi. 11. 2. flaicclcr, to haggle,
buck, liedge, or paulter long in the buying of a commodity,
CoTGR. 3. We are so harassed and haggled out in this
business, CroiMwell Lctl. (Aug. 20, 1648).]
HAGGLE, i;.2 and sb.* n.Cy. Yks. Pem. Also written
hagel s.Pem. ; haggel e.Yks. ; hagle s.Pcm. ; and in
forms aggie e.Yks. ; hag- m.Yks.' [h)a-gl.] 1. v.
To hail.
n.Cy. Grose (1790"!: (K.) n.Yks.'; n.Yks.2 It beeath haggl'd
and snaw'd. ne.Yks.' It haggled heavy t'last neet. e.Yks. It
haggled'! morn. Coles Plan A'ames (1879 30; (Miss A.) ; e.Yks.'
We mocnt gan oot just yit, it's beginnin te haggle. m.Yks.'
[Ray 11691).]
2. sb. Hail, a hailstone ; also in coiiip. Haggle-stone,
Hag-stone.
e.Yks. (R.M.) ; Haggles doon wide chimla clatthered, Yks. Dial.
(1887)35; MoRRDi Flk-Talk {i8g2). m.Yks.' s Pem. There is a
shower of hagles a comin' (W.M.M.) ; Laws Little Eng. (1888) 420.
HAGGLE-CART, sb. Oxf [ae-gl-kat] A horse and
cart let out on hire to do rough work or odd jobs; also
used attrib. and vb.
' Haggle-cart man,' a person whose services may be hired for
any kind of carting work required of him. ' Haggle-cart men ' and
' haggle-cart work ' are common terms in Oxford 1 G.O.) ; We are
to distribute the work equally amongst the haggle-cart men in
Oxford, 0.\f. Times (Jan. 7, 1899) 3 ; Oxf.' Ea goes [guez] to
haggle-cart, MS. add.
HAGGLER, sb. Lon. Hmp. I.W. Wil. Dor. Also
written hagler Hmp.' Dor. [ae'gl3(r).] 1. A pedlar,
huckster ; a ' middle-man.' Cf higgler.
Lon. In Billingsgate the 'forestallers' or middlemen, ..as regards
means, are a far superior class to the ' hagglers' ithe forestallers
of the green markets), Mayhew Loud. Labour ^1851) I. 67. Wil.
Slow Gl. (1892). Dor. I be plain Jack Durbeyfield the haggler.
Hardy Ti'ss (1891^ 4 ; An j-ou do know young Jimmey Brown the
hagler. Eclogue 1^1862) 26 ; Dor.' One who buys up poultry to sell
again.
2. The upper servant of a farm. Hmp.', I.W.'°
HAGGLE-TOOTH, sb. Som. Dev. A tooth belonging
to the second set which appears prematurely through the
gum and projects. Dev.' Cf aigle, 4.
Hence Haggletoothed, adj. having prominent or pro-
jecting teeth.
w.Som.' Ag-lteo'dhud. Dev. Horae Siikvcivae (1777') 198.
n.Dev. Wey zich a whatnozed liaggle-tooth'd . . . theng as thee
art, E.rm. Scold. (1746) 1. 58.
HAGGOKNO'W, see Haga-knowe.
HAGGRIE, sb. Bnft".' [ha'gri.] An unseemly mass.
It is very often spoken of food badly cooked and served up in
an untidy way.
HAGHOG, sb. Obs. Rut.' A hedgehog.
Paid for a haghog, 2d., Chivarden's Accts. (1720 1.
HAGHT, sb. Ant. A voluntary cough to remove
mucus from the throat. Ba/h'iiicna Obs. (1892).
HAGHYE, j^Ar. Obso/. Cum.' Li.stcn, hark yc.
HAGIL, HAGLE, see Haggle, t'.' ^ Hauchle.
HAGISTER, sb. Lin. Ken. Also written hagester,
haggister Ken. ; and in form eggiste Lin. Dor. The mag-
pie, Pica riislica.
Lin. A gamekeeper's word, N. & Q. (1899) 9th S. iv. 357;
(T.H.) Ken. Ray(i69i); (K.) ; I took up a libbet to holl at a
hagester that sat in the pea gratten, Grose (1790! ; I hove a libbit
at the hagister, Lewis /. Tenet (1736) (s.v. Libbit 1 ; Ken."
[EFris. dksler, ckslcr, lutkstcr, heistcr, 'pica' (Koolman);
Du.rtrt/'i7tT(morecommonIj'f^5/<'/-), the magpie (DeVries).]
D
HAGLY-CRAB
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HAIL
HAGLY-CRAB, sb. Ilrf. A variety of apple.
Nature has endued some apple tr'cc-s, such as the redstreak. . .
with the power of maturing their fiuits earher in the season than
others, such as the hagly crab, golden pippin, Marshall A'eview
(18181 II. 289.
HAGMAHUSH, sb. Sc. An awkward sloven ; also
used attrib.
Abd. O laddy I ye're a hagmahush ; yer face is barkid o'er wi'
smush, Beattie Parings (1801) 5, ed. 1873; Most commonly
applied to a female (Jam.).
HAG-MAL'L, sZi. Som. l.Thet'itmovKe, Acrcciula rosea.
N. &- Q. > 1877) 5th S. viii. 358 ; W. & J. Gl. (.1873;.
2. A sloven, slattern.
W. & J. Gl. (i873\ w.Som.' Her's a purty old beauty, her is
^a rigler old hag-mall [hag-maa-1].
HAGMAN-HEIGH, see Hogmany.
HAG-MARK, sb. Sh.I. A boundary stone, a stone
set up to indicate the line of division between separate
districts ; also called Hag-s'.ane.
Jakobsen A'w-5*i» S/i. (1897) 117; (,Cc//. L.L.B.) ; S. & Ork.'
HAGMENA, see Hogmany.
HAG-NAIL, sb. Suf. Same as Agnail (q.v.).
HAGODAY, see Haggaday.
HAGRI, sb. Sh.I. In phr. to ride the liagri, see below.
There is an old Shetland expression : ' to ride de hagri ' — 'hagri'
being an O.N. hag(ayeiS': skattald-ride. In former times neigh-
bouring proprietors used to ride in companj' around their skattald-
boundaries in order to inspect the marches, or put up new
march-stones, and thus prevent future disputes. Every year,
when this was done, they took with them a boy, the son of some
crofter, residing on one or other of the properties. At every
march stone they came to, the boy got a flogging: this, it was
thought, made him remember the place ever after. For every
year this ' hagri ' or skattald riding was done, a different boy was
selected to accompany the proprietors and receive the floggings,
Jakobsen Dial. {1897) 109.
HAG-STONE, see Haggle, sb.* 2.
HAGUE, sb. and v. N.Cy.' [heg.] 1. sb. The in-
clination of a dike with the seam in a coal-pit. Cf hade, sbi^
2. V. To incline, slope. ' She hagues sare to the sou'.h.'
HAGUE, see Hag, s6.=
HAGWESH,s6. Cum.i Ruin, bankruptcy. Cf.bagwesh.
HAGWIFE, sb. Sc. A midwife.
Lnk. I maun hae a hagwife or my mither dee, for truly she's
very frail, Grah.\m IVriliiigs (18831 II. 208.
HAG.'WORM, sb. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. "Vks. Lan.
Lin. Also written hag-wurm Cum.^ ; and in forms ag-
worm w.Yks. ; -worrum e.Yks.' ; haggom n.Yks.' ; hag-
worrum e.Yks.^ [h)a-g-warm, -warn.] L The adder
or viper, Pelias beriis.
n.Cy. Ah's as crazy as a hag-worm ower3'on nago'oors fB.K.).
Nhb. Richardson Boirf^rj-'s Table bk. (1846) VIll. 15; (ROH.'j
Lakel.> Cum. 'What thinks teh tliey fand iv his stomach?'
' Mebby a hag-worm,' Sargieso.n Joe Scoap (1881") 99 ; Cum.^ An
t'fat rwoastit oot o beath hagwurms an eels, 161 ; Cum.'' Wm. A
hagworm will bite fra the clint. HurroN Biaii A'eiv U'nrk |>I785)
1.407. s.Wm. (J.A B.) Yks. Grose (1790I. n.Yks.i^" e.Vks.
Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788; ; e.Yks.' w.Yks, Lucas Stud
Nidderdale (c. 1882; G/. ; HunoN Tcur to Caves (1781). Lin.
Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 334 ; Lin.' n.Lin.' Obsol.
2. The common snake, Coluber iiatri.v; also used gene-
ricallj' for snakes of any kind.
N.Cy.', Cum.* n.Yks. Seirnee Gossip {iBSq) 161; n.Yks.* Often,
though wrongly, applied to the common harmless snake ; ri.Yks.^
ne.Yks.' Used generically rather than specifically. m.Yks.'
Applied to all kinds of snakes, which are rarely found out of
woods. w.Yks. WiLLAN List ITds. (181 1). Lan.', n.Lan.'
3. The blind-worm, Angiiisfragilis.
Nhb. It is affirmed that the bite of the hag-worm ... is much
more deadly, Richardson Borderer's Table-bk. (,1846) VIII. 15;
Nhb.' Dur.' A worm of a brown mottled colour, the belly being
lighter. It is about a foot in length, and an inch in diameter.
Cum. Hutchinson Hist. Cum. (1794) I. App. 54; Cum.* w.Yks.
Van 'ud awmost think ye'd swallowed a hagworm, Jabez Oliphant
(1870") bk. I. V ; w.Yks.'
4. Conip. (i) Hagworm-flower, the star-wort, Stellaria
holostea ; (2) -stones, perforated fragments of the grey
alum shale found on Whitby beach.
(i1 Yks. (B. & H.) (2) n.Yks.2 The round holes were
traditionally supposed to be due to the sling of the adder.
[1. ON. Iiogg-ormr, a viper (Vigfusson).]
HAG-YARD, see Haggard.
HAH, HAHL, HAHM, HAHNSER, see I, Hale, v.\
Haulm, Heronsew.
HA-HO, sb. Irel. Also in form hi-how N.I.' The
hedge-parsley, Aiit/iriscus sylivstris.
N.I.' Of the parts of the stem between the joints children make
'philTers' to ' pluff' hawstones through. Children also make
* scouts,' i. e. squirts, of the stem of this plant. An instrument for
producing a noise is also made, ' When we were wee fellows we
used to make horns of the hi-how.' Ldd. (B. & H.)
HAHO, see Haihow.
HAICHES,**. Sc. Also written haichess Abd. (Jam.);
haichus R.\b. (Jam.) Force, impetus; a heavy fall, the
noise made by tlie falling of a heavy body.
n.Sc. (Jam.\ Abd. (tb.) Frf. [She] Mistook a fit for a' her care,
An' wi' a haiches fell, Morison Poems (1790) 25. Rxb. (Jam.)
HAID, see Hade, sb.^-, Hide, f.^
HAID-CORN, s/). Nhb. The plants of wheat in winter.
(Hall.), Nhb.' Cf. hard -corn.
HAIFER,!'. }Obs. e.An. To toil, labour. (HALL.),e.An.>
HAIFTY.KAIFTY, «(?>•. w.Yks.^ Also in form hefty-
kefty. Wavering, undecided. Cf havey-cavey.
HAIG, HAIGEL, see Hag, 5i.'^ Hagg, v.. Haggle, v.^
HAIGH, sb. Sc. Wm. A precipice ; a hillside.
Per. Syne a great haigh they row'd him down. Duff Poems, 8^
(Ja.m.^. Wm. Gibson Leg. (1877' 93.
HAIGH, V. Lan. Chs. Also written hay. To raise,
lift up, heave ; to take the top earth off gravel.
Lan.' A farmer at Flixton had fetched some gravel and complained
of his pay, saying,'! had to hay it as well.' Chs.'; Chs.^ Hay
it up.
[Nu sket shall illc an dale beon AH hejhedd upp and
fillcdd, Orniiiliiin (c. 1200) 9204.]
HAIGH, HAIGLE, see Hag, sb.^, Haggle, si.', j;.'
HAIGRAIG, adj. Wil. [Sgreg.] Bewildered.
Slow Gl. (18921; Wil.' (s.v. Hag-rod).
HAIGRIE, sb. Sh.I. Also in forms haegrie; hegrie
S. & Ork.' (Jam.) [he'gri.] The heron, Ardea ciiierea.
The . . . heron ^haigrie) . . . might surely have been scheduled
. . . [for] protection, S/i. A'ews (Jan. 14, 1899); Gazin' aboot him
laek a howlin' haegrie, Stewart Tales (1892') 256; (W.A.G.) ;
SwAiNsoNfii>rfj(i885) 144; Edmonston Zf//. (1809) II. 266 (Jam.).
[Norw. dial. Jiegre, a heron (Aasen) ; ON. hegri.]
HAIHOW, sb. n.Cy. Shr. Also in forms haho n.Cy. ;
high hoe Shr. The green woodpecker, Geciiiiis viridis.
n.Cy. Poetry Frovine. in Cornli. Mag. (1865^ XII. 35. Shr. Its
loud, laughing note has caused it to be called High hoe or Hai how,
SwAixsoN Shu's (1885) 100; Shr.' [Fi<;mra', Heighaw or Wood-
pecker, Cotgr.]
HAIK(E, HAIKED, see Hack, sb}^, Hake, sb.^, v.,
Hawkit.
HAIL, s6.' Sc. Irel. [hel.] Small shot, pellets.
Edb. They canna eithly miss their aim. The wail o' hail they
use for game, Liddle Po«;;s (1821) 69. N.L' Sparrow hail. 'The
whole charge of hail went into his back.'
[Pastes, big hail-shot for herons, geese, and other such
great fowl, Cotgr.]
HAIL, i;.' Sc. Som. Cor. [h)el.] To shout; to
roar, cry.
Frf. They hailed doon to see if ony o' the inmates were alive,
WiLLOCK Rosetty Ends ^1886) 72, ed. 1889. Som. Trans. Pliil.
Soc. (1858, 159; (Hall.) Cor. The souls of the drowned sailors
. . . haunt these spots, and the ' calling of the dead' has frequently
been heard. . . Many a fisherman has declared he has heard the
voices of dead sailors ' hailing their own names,' Hunt Pop. Pom.
iv.Eng. (1865) 366, ed. 1896.
HAIL, v.^ and sb.^ Sc. Nhb. Cum. Also written hale
Sc. Nhb.' Cum.'* [hel.] L f. To drive the ball to the
goal ; to win the goal. Cf. dool, sb.' 3.
Edb. When the ball is driven to the enemy's boundary it is
'hailed' (D.M.R.l. Cum.'; Cum." The ball went 'down' very
soon and did not stop until hailed in the harbour.
Hence Haler, sb. a 'goal' or 'win' in the game of
' shinny ' or ' shinty.' Cum.*
HAIL
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HAIN
2. Phr. (i) hail the ball, (2) —the dool or dools, a term
used in football or other similar games, meaning to win a
goal, drive the ball through the goal ; to win the mark, be
victorious.
(i) Sc. (Jam.~) Abd. The ba" spel's won And we the ba' ha'e
hail'd, Skinner Ponns (1809) 51. Nhb. The dawn will be cheery,
When death 'hails' the ba ! Proudlock Borderland Muse (1896)
248; We haled the baa safe i' the chorch porch [the goal], DixofJ
Shrove-tide Customs, 6 ; Nho.i Cum. Others start to hale the ball
(E.W.P.). (2) See Dool. 5i.= 3.
3. sb. The call announcing the winning stroke at shinty
and some other ball games; the act of driving the ball to
the boundary.
Sc. (Jam.), Cai.' Edb. The cry of ' hail ' is raised at the game of
shinty when the ball is driven through the enemy's goal iD.M.R.).
4. The goal at shinty, football, &c. ; the ' goal' scored.
Sc. The struggle is, which party will drive the ball to their
'hail,' Chambers' Iii/ormatioji (ed. 1842) s.v. Shinty; The hails is
wun, Tabras Poems (1804) 66 (Jam.). Abd. The hail at ' shinty,'
and the dell at 'hunty' and 'kee how,' CADENHrAD Bon .-Record
(1853) 192. Edb. The goal at shinty is known as ' the hails,' and a
goal won is a 'hail' (DM.R.). Dmf.(jAM., s.v. Han'-an-hail). Nhb.'
' To kick hale ' is to win the game. Cum. A hail at feut-bo between
t'scheulhoose an' t'low stump, SARGissoNyocScort/>(i88i) 2 ; Cani.«
5. pi. A game of ball somewhat resembling ' shinty ' or
hockey ; see below.
Lth. Great was the variety of games played with the ball, both
by boj-s and girls, from 'shintie' and 'hails' to 'stot-ba' and
'bannets,' Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885'! 32. Edb. At the Edb.
Academy there is a game called ' hails,' which is akin to hockey,
only it is plaj'ed with the flat wooden rackets called ' clackens,'
and the manner of playing is different (D.M.R.\
6. The place for playing oft' the ball at hockey and
similar games. Sc. Also used in pi (Jam.)
7. Coiiip. (i) Hail'ball, a boys' game ; see below ; also
called Han-an'-hail (q.v.) ; (2) -lick, the last blow or kick
of the ball, which wins the game at football, &c.
(i) Dmf. Two goals called 'hails' or ' dules ' are fixed on. . .
The two parties then place themselves in the middle between the
goals or 'dules,' and one of the persons, taking a soft elastic ball
about the size of a man's fist, tosses it into the air, and as it falls
strikes it with his palm towards his antagonists. The object of
the game is for either party to drive the ball bej'ond the goal which
lies before them, while their opponents do all in their power to
prevent this (Jam., s.v. Han'-an-hail). (2) Knr. (Jam.")
HAIL, int. Yks. Also written hale, [el.] A cry used
to drive away geese.
n.Yks. ' Hale,' be off wi' j-e, opposed to ' Abbej', abbey, abbej','
a summons to come R.H.H.). e.Yks. (Miss A.)
HAIL, HAILL, see Ail, sb.'^. Hale, sb}, adj., v.^^. Heal, v.'^
HAILY, sA. Brks. Also written haighly. [Not known to
ourothercorrespondents.] [e'li.] Anonset, onrush. (J. C.K.)
HAIM, HAIMALD, see Hame,56.>=, Hain, i'.', Hamald.
HAIN, 5A.' Sc. [hen.] A haven, place of refuge.
Ags. The East Hain ( Jam. ). Frf. The hind comes in, if hain he
win, LowsoN Cuidfollow (1890) 242.
HAIN, sA.2 Chs. [en.] Hatred, malice. (HALL.),Chs.'^
[Fr. haine, hatred.]
HAIN, v} and sb? Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also written haain Brks.' I.VV.'^; haen Abd. Ant.; hane
Sc. (Jam.) ; hayn s.Wor.' Oxf Hmp.' ; hayne Glo.' Som.
Cor.'^ ; and in forms haim Glo.' ^ ; hein Frf. ; hen- Nhb.'
[h)en.] 1. V. To enclose, surround by a hedge; to shut
up or preserve grass land from cattle, &.Z., with a view to
a crop of hay. Also with up.
GaU. (Jam.) Nhb. (J.H.) ; Nhb.' A grass field kept back from
pasture till late in summer is said to be hained. Nhp.' 'Have you
hained your land? ' i.e. have j'ou excluded cattle from the field,
in order that the grass may grow? Nhp.^, War. fJ.R.W.) Wor.
Old turf keeping for sale. This keeping is very fresh, having been
winter hained,£':rs/io»iyra.( May 14, 1898). s.Wor.' Glo.i J.S. F.S";
Marshall «H^. Ecoii. (1789) I ; 01. (1851); Glo.'^ Oxf. When
the cattle are taken oft', and the fences made up, the meadows are
hayned ( K.) ; N.&r'Q. (1884) 6th S. ix. 390 ; Oxf.', Hmp.' I.W.'
Don't thee dreyve the cattle into that mecad, caas 'tes haain'd up;
I.W.2 Wil. They make a practice ol haining up their meadows as
early as possible, Marshall Review (1818) II. 489; Britton
Beauties {182$ ; Wil.' Dor.^ The mead werwinter-hained. Som.
His plan is to winter hayne fifteen acres, Reports Agric. (1793-
1813" 1 14 ; (W.F.R.) ; Jennings Obs. Dial. iv.Eitg. (1825) ; Sweet-
man IVineaiiton Gl. (1885). Cor.'^
Hence Hained, ppl. adj. (i) of grass : preserved for hay,
not used as pasture ; (2) of ground : enclosed, preserved
from pasturage for a season. Also usedyf^.
(i) Sc, Th.it the bees may feed on the flowers of the heath and
late meadows or hain'd, that is kept grass, Maxwell Bec-Master
(1747) 55 Jam.) ; We'll thrive like hainet girss in May, Chambers
Siigs. (1829) II. 517. w.Eng. Morton Cydo. Agric. fi863'. (2)
Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Hawkies twa, Whilk o'er the craft to some hained
rig she leads, Still Cottar's Sunday (1845 1 18, Fif. Transferred
to a man who is plump and well grown. ' Ye've been on the hain'd
rig' (Jam.). s.Sc.In sheep-farms, hained ground means, that which
is reserved for a particular purpose, such as to pasture the lambs
after they are weaned, or for the purpose of making hay from,
N. & Q. (1856) 2nd S. ii, 157. Ayr. Wi' tentie care I'll flit thy
tether To some hain'd rig, Burns To his Auld Mare, st, 18, Slk.
That's the hained grund like, Hogg Tales {iH^^B] 23, ed. 1866. Kcb.
Now weir an' fence o' wattl'd rice The hained fields inclose,
Davidson Seasons (1789) 51. n.Cy. A', if O. (1856) 2nd S. ii. 157.
2. To protect or preserve from harm ; to shield, exculpate.
Frf. Hain them weel, and deil the fear But on ye'll get, Sands
Poems (1833'! 24. Rnf. Wha wadna up an' rin To hain a weel
pay'd skin? Finlayson /?/n7;(CS (18151 57. Ayr. Be hain'd wha
like, there was no excuse for him. Hunter Studies {l8^o) 26. Lnk.
The guidwife, to hain her table. Spread a coverin' white as snaw,
Nicholson Kilwuddie (ed, 1895) 52. Edb. Hain the life o' mony
a brave ane, Crawford Poems (,1798) 91. e.Dur.'
3. To husband, economize, use sparinglj' ; to save up,
hoard, lay by.
Sc. It is well hain'd, that is hain'd off the belly, Kelly Prov.
(1721) 182; Kail hains bread, Ramsay Pro!'. : 1737 ; We hain our
little hates, and are niggards of the love that would begin Heaven
for us even here, Keith Bonnie Ledy V1897) 73. Sh.I. Dey [bones]
wir weel hained, for we haed naethin' troo da voar, I ma}* say, bit
just mael an' watter, Stewart Trt/fs (1892 : 249. Cai.' Kcd.Bere
an' ails in sheaves or tails, Weel haint the simmer through. Grant
Lays (1884) 3. Abd. I wyte her squeelin's nae been hain't. Good-
wife (1867) St. 13. Frf. Come, hain your siller, pick an' eat,
Beattie Arnha (c. 1820 ■ 16, ed. 1882. Per. I cut the bread thick
to hain the butter. Fergusson Vill. Poet. 1,1897) '^i. s.Sc. A man
among men he For catching the soveran and haining the penny !
Allan Poems (18871 65. Rnf. Some hae roulh to spen' an' hain,
Neilson Poems (1877) 27. Ayr. Ye're no to hain your ability in
the business, Galt Sir A. U'yiie (1822) xxviii ; (J.M.) Lnk. The
thrifty mither did her best their scanty means to hain, Nicholso.n
Idylls (1870"! 129. Edb. He wastes a poun, an' hains a penny,
Learmont Poems 11791) 65. Slk. You needna hain the jeel [jeliy]
for there's twa dizzen pats, Chr. North Aoctes (ed. 1856 1 IV. 98.
Rxb. The French Their lead an' powlher hae nae hain'd, A. Scott
Poems (ed. 1808) 142. Gall. Wiiat Highlan' ban' its blade would
hain? Nicholson Pof/, Jf'*5. (1814) 178, ed. 1897. Wgt. A thrifty
bit wife wha his weekly wage hains, Fraser Poems (18851 177.
N.I,' Ant. ' Haen your kitchen,' that is save your soup, beef, or
whatever else you have got to eat with 3'our potatoes, Ballymena
Obs. (1892). N.Cy.' Haining a new suit of clothes. Nhb. The
gear 1 hain, he just destro3's, Proudlock Borderland Muse
(1896) 339 ; Nlib.' A man hains his food or drink to make it go as
far as possible. Dur. Gibson UpJVeardale Gl. (1870). Cum.
We'll not give yae pleace a' our gift An' hain nought for anither,
5«,^5. (1866) 239; Cum.", s.Wor. (H.K.)
Hence (i) Hained, ppl. adj. (a) saved up, hoarded, pre-
served from use ; freq. in comb. Weel-hained ; (b) jig:
preserved, kept in store; (2) Hained-up, ppl. adj., see
(I, rt) ; (3) Hainer, sb. one who saves anything from being
worn or expended ; (4) Haining, (a) ppl. adj. thriftj',
saving, frugal, penurious ; (b) sb. economj', frugality,
saving; parsimony; (5) Hainings,s6./>/. earnings, savings.
(i, rt ) Sc. The long-hained siK-eris paidover the counter, Keith
Prue (1895) 159, Abd. I maun yield my weel-hained gear to deck
yon modern wa's, Cadeniiead Boh Accord (1853) 187. Per, She
puts on her weelhain'd tartan plaid, Nicoll Poems (ed. 1843) 94.
Dmb. It's no my weel-hained pickle siller that's to keep liim up
ony langer to play the fule. Cross Disruption ' 1844I i. Ayr. Wha
waste your weel-hain'd gear on damn'd new Brigs and Harbours!
Burns Brigs of Ayr (1787) 1. 173. Edb. Hain'd multer hads the
mill at ease, Fergusson Pof;;i5 (1773) 150, ed. 1785. Dmf. Our
guidwife coft a snip white coat, Wi' monie a weel hained butter-
groat, Cromek Remains ( 1810) 90. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
Nhb. Auld Bella's well hain'd china ware, Proudlock Borderland
D 2
HAIN
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HAINGLE
Muse ( 1896) 338. (i) Sc. Hain'd men ' will ye not heark ? A vtoun
Ballads {ed. i86i^I. 91. (2)Sc. It's fair pizen, It's naething but tlie
l:aincd-up syndings o' the glesscs, Keith Bonnie Lady (iBg^) 29.
(3) Cld. He's a glide liainer o' his claisc. He's an ill hainero'his
siller ^Jam.). (4, a") Sli.I. Der owcr hainin ta spend mair isdey
can help, Sh. News (Aug. 19, 1899). Bnfl.' Elg. Jeems. though
he's hainin', keeps a gey decent dram, Tester Poems (1865^ 133.
Ayr. Being of a haining disposition, Service No/anditins (1890 9.
(A) Sh-I. Lang want, dey say, is nae bread hainin, Sli. A'ews (July
9, 1898). Abd. That's an unco hacnin o' the strae, Ale.xander
Johnny Gibb (1871) xxxvii. Ayr. A spirit of scarting and haining
that I never conld abide. Service Dr. Dugiiid ,ci. 1887) 25. Lnk.
Our John was aj-e a great man for hainin', RoY Generalship (d.
18951 2. (5) Ayr. My lawful jointure and honest hainings, Galt
Entail (,1823) lii.
4. Phr. (i) hain the charge, to save exfjense ; to grudge,
be penurious ; (2) — the road, to save a journey.
(i) Sc. If my dear wife should hain the charge As I expect she
will, Chambers Sh^5. (1829) II. 487. (2') Edb. If ye'd stay'd at
liame. and cooked, And hain'd the road, Liddle Poems (1821) 27.
5. To save or spare exertion, trouble, &c.
Sc. (Jam.) Sh.I. I could a haind my trouble, Sh. Nen'S (July 2,
1898). Inv. To hain one's self in a race, not to force one's self at
first (H.E.F.'i. Bcli. They are so hain'd, they grow so daft, Forbes
Dominie (1785) 42. Abd. Swankies they link aff the pot To hain
their joes, Keith Fanner s Ha' (1774^ St. 60. Slg. Flit in tethers
needless nags That us'd to hain us, iVIuiR Poems (1818) 13. Ayr.
Sic hauns as you sud ne'er be faikit. He hain't wha like, Burns
2nd Ep. to Davie. e.Lth. I'm suir ye dinna hain yoursel, sir.
Hunter J. Iniviek y 1895 "i 134. Dmf. Wha toiled sae sair tae hain
me, QuiNN Heather I 1863) 245. Gall. You know I havena sought
to hain you in the hottest of the harvest ; neither have I urged you
on, Nicholson Hist. Tales {184.2) 3-4- N.I.' Ye hained yersel' the
day. Nhb.' A man takes work easily and hains himself in order
that his strength may endure to the end of the day.
Hence Hained, pp/. adj. (i) well-preserved, not wasted
by bodily fatigue or exertion ; (2\ fig. chaste.
(i) Nhb.' A man who has gone through a long life and presents
a fresh appearance is said to be * vveel hained.' (2) Sc. * Well-
hained,' not wasted by venery (Jam.).
6. With on : to grudge the expense of a bargain ; to
grudge one's pains or trouble.
Efteraa've myed the bargain aa hcn'don't (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' ' Ho
scun henncd on't,' he soon gave it up or tired of doing it.
7. With front or off: to abstain or hold aloof from.
Slg. I am sorry he has been so long hained from Court, BuucE
Sermons (1631) 20, cd. 1843. Brks.' Us 'ool haain aff vrom taay-
kin' any notice on't vor a daay or two, praps a wunt do't no moor.
8. To cease raining.
Sh.I. Da rain hained an' da wind banged ta wast wi' a perfect
gyndagooster, Stence Flk-I.ore (1899) 250 ; ib. iig.
9. sb. A field shut up for hay; an enclosure.
Hrf. (W.W.S.), Hrf.' Glo. Lewis GI. (1839^: GIo.» 'Wil.
Britton Beauties (i825\ Sera. Mr. H., speaking oran egg he had
found on another person's land, said, ' I had no right to it ; it wasn't
my hain' (W.F.K.V
[1. Norw. dial. /;('^;irt,to fence in, enclose (Aasen) ; so ON.
hcgna (ViGFUssoN). 3. In Seytoun he remaned, Whair
wyne and aill was nothing iiayncd. Sat. Poems (1583), cd.
Cranstoun, I. 372.]
HAIN, v.'^ Lin. To possess.
(Hall.); Trans. Phil. Soc. (1858) 159.
HAIN, V? e.An. Also in forms heigh'n e.An.'^;
heign, heig'n Nrf. ; heyne Suf. ; highen Nrf. [en.] To
raise, heighten, csp. to raise in price.
e.An.' Invariably applied to the increase of prices, wages, &'C. ;
e.An. 2 Flour is hain to-day a penny a stun. Nrf. Yow would a
larfed . . . tu see that old hussy [a cow] hain up her tail, Patterson
Man and Nat. (iBgs^l 66; Master said ... he should heig'n the
whole of his men on Saturday night. Spilling Molly Miggs (1873)
8 : I'm afeard that flour will be hained again next week (W.R.E. ^ ;
A bricklayer speaks of heigning a wall, Cozens-Hardv Broad Nrf.
(1893) 15; (,W.H.Y.); Grose (1790). e Nrf. To hain the rent,
the rick, the ditch, Marshall liur. Econ. (1787). w.Nrf. Every-
thin' is heighen'd 'cept wages t'yaar, Orton Beeston Ghost (1884) 7.
Suf. Raven Hist. Snf. (1895) 262.
[I have spoke with Borges that he shuld hcyne the
price of the mershe, Pasloii Let. (1465) II. 376; Ilcynyn,
cxatto, elvvo, Prompt.]
HAIN, v.* Ess. [en.] To drive away.
Trans. Areh. Soc. (1863) II. 185; iW.W.S.)
HAIN, v.^ Som. Dcv. Also written hayne Dev. ; and
in forms ain w.Som.' ; aine Som. ; hend, hen(n Som.
Dev. ; yean Dev.' ; yen Dev.'° n.Dev. nw.Dev.' [en, en,
Jan.] To throw, fling, esp. to throw stones, &c.
Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873);
Monthly Mag. (1814) II. 126. w.Som.' Dhu bwuuyz bee aineen
stoa unz tudhuduuks [The boys are throwing stones at the ducks"'.
Dev. Ef zo be thee dissent be quiet, I'll hcnn thcase gert cob tu
thy hej'de ! Hewett Pens. Sp. (1892) ; Don't you hayne stwones,
there ! Pulman Sk'tchcs (1842) 103, ed. 1871 ; Moore Ilist. (1829)
I. 354 ; Still most commonly applied to throwing stones, though
not always. Reports Provine. (1889^ ; Dev.' Whan a had greep'd
down a wallige of muss, a . . . yean'd et away. 2 ; Witherly up
\vith his \-oot and yand over the tea kittle, fA. 4 : Dev. 2 n.Dev. Yen
ma thick Cris'mus brawn, Kock Jim an Nill{i86-i) st. 1 ; Tha henst
along thy Torn, E.vm. Seold. (1746) I. 255. nw.Dev.' Yen 'n away.
[Our givves him ladde wijifoute \e toun and henede him
wi)> stones, J>e Holy Rode (c. 1300) 263. OE. hdiian, to
stone (fohn x. 32).]
HAIN, see Hine.
HAINBERRIES, sb. Sc. Raspberries, the fruit of
Rtibtis Idaeus. Cf hindberry.
Sc. Haw-burs an hainberrics grow bonnilic, Edwards Mod.
Poets, 3rd S. 396. Kxb. (Jam.)
HAINCH, 5/;. and v. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Lakcl.
Written hainsh Rnf. ; also in forms bench Sc. Ant. Cum.* ;
henge Nhb.'; hinch Sc. Inv. Bnff.' Per. N.I.' s.Don.
1. sb. The haunch.
Sc. (Jam.) Gall. The upper han' at last he has gat. And reel'd
thee on thy bench fu' flat. Mactaggart Encvel. (1824') 501, ed.
1876. N.I.' The corn was that short a Jinny Wran might ha' sat
on her hinches an' picked the top pickle oft. Ant. Grose (1790)
MS. add. {C.) S.Don. Simmons G/. (1890). N.Cy.' Nhb. In con-
stant .£:oi. use (R.O.H. ).
2. Conip. (i) Hench-bane, the haunch-bone; (2) -deep,
up to the haunches; (3) -hoops, 0A5., hoops over which skirts
were draped ; (4) -knots, bunches of ribbons worn on the
hips ; (5) -vent, a triangular bit of linen, a gore.
(i) Inv. (H.E.F.) Gall. A cleg that nips him on the bench bane,
Crockett Raiders (1894) xlvi. (2) Sh.I. Da fans o' snaw wis lyin'
bench deep, Sh- Nezvs { Feb. 5, 1898). Per. In scutter holes hiiich-
deep I've been Wi' dirt a' mestered to the e'en, Spence poems
(1898) 165. (3) Ayr. Her twa sisters, in their bench-hoops with
their fans in their hands, Galt £///<ji7(i823) i. (4) Edb. Chambers
Trad. Edb. II. 59. (5- Gall. (Jam.)
3. A term in wrestling ; see below.
Cum." Fallen into disuse among modern wrestlers ; it is the
equivalent of the ' half- buttock.' The wrestler turns in as for a 'but-
tock ' and pulls his opponent across his haunch instead of over his
back as in the ' buttock.' ' He was an excellent striker with the
right leg, effective with the bench, and clever also at hyping,'
IVrestling, 142.
4. V. To throw by resting the arm on the thigh, to throw
under the leg or haunch ; to jerk, tling. Also used fig.
Bnff.' Rnf. Natural Fools to rank an' power She hainshes un-
dcservin', Picken Poems (1813) I. 147. Ayr. He was the best at
hainching a stane, young or auld, that I ever saw. Service Dr.
Diigiiid ^ed. 1887) 42. Gall. There were few places . . . from
which I could not reach an erring youth with pebble cunningly
' benched.' Crockett Raiders (1894) xii. N.I.' To throw stones by
bringing the hand across the thigh. AnL Hoo far can you throw
a stane by henchin' it? A benched it to him, Ballymcna Obs.
(1892); Grose (1790I MS. add. (C.) Uls. ^M.B.-S ) s.Don.
Simmons Gl. (1890). N.Cy.' Nhb.' To throw a stone by striking
the hand against the haunch bone and throwing it with high tra-
jectory. Cum.**
[1. King James . . . strukne in the bench or he was war
. . . dies, Dalrymple Leslie's Hist. Scoll. (1596) II. 81.]
HAINE, sb. w.Yks.= The same as Ain (q.v.).
HAINER, sb. e.An.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] The master who holds or sustains the expenses
of the feast.
HAINGLE, V. and sb. Se. [he'ggl.] 1. v. To go
about in a feeble, languid wa}' ; to hang about, loiter,
wander about aimlessly.
Sc. They haingled frae folk to folk, Waddell Ps. (187 1) cv. 13;
HAINING
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HAIR
(■Jam.) e.Fif. To haingle aboot through the streets o' a big city,
Latto Tarn Dodklu 1,1864) xviii.
2. sb. A lout, booby, an awkward fellow.
Sc. I'll gar ye— ye wilycart haingle; an ye gie me sic a fright.
Si. Palrkk {i&ig) (Jam.).
3. //. The influenza.
Ags. From hanging so long about those who are afflicted with
it, often without positively assuming the form of a disease (Jam.).
4. Phr. to hae the liaiiis:les, to be in a state of ennui, ib.
HAINING, sb. Sc.'Nhb. Yks. Lan. Der. GIo. Brks.
Also in form haning Abd. [hjenin.] The preserving of
grass for cattle ; protected grass ; any fenced field or en-
closure ; a separate place for cattle. See Hain, w.'
AbJ. As haining water'd with the morning dew, Ross Hchiwre
(1768) 140. ed. Nimmo; Any field where the grass or crop is
protected from being eaten up, cut, or destroyed, whether inclosed
or not (Jam \ Nlib. A company of hay-makers, whose work in
the adjacent haining had been interrupted, Dciiham Tracts (ed.
1895) II. 208; Nhb.i w.Yks. Lucas Sliid. Nidderc/a.'e (c. 1882)
Gl. Lan. Davies /fncfs (1856) 268. Der. The laying or shutting
up meadows for hay is called liayning, Glover Hist. (1829) I. 203.
Glo.i Brks. We present that no owner or occupier of land in
Northcroft has a right to hitch, enclose, or feed any of the lands
there from the usual time of hayning to the customary time of
breaking, Rcc. Court Lcct 1^1830; in tt'evabiiiy IVkly. News (Feb. 16,
1888); Brks.l
Hence (i) Haining-ground, sb. an outlet for cattle; (2)
■time, sb. cropping-time, while the fields or crops are en-
closed in order to keep out cattle.
(i) Lan.^ (2) Ayr. Vnles the samyn guddis be sufiicientlie
tedderit in hanyng tyme, Biirg/i lice. Prestivi.k (Oct. 2, 1605)
(Jam. Suppl.).
HAINING, adj. Obs. Yks. Of the weather : cold,
drizzly.
w.Yks. In 1871 I was just able to rescue the word from oblivion.
. , . Since then I have not found anyone who knows it, Lucas
Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) Gl.
HAINISH, adj> Hrt. Ess. Also in form ainish Hrt.
[e'nij.] 1. Unpleasant, used esp. of the weather, showery,
rainy. Cf hayness.
Ess. Monthly Mag. 11814) I. 498 ; Trans. Arch. Soc. (1863) II.
185; Gl. (1851); Ess.i
2. Awkward, ill-tempered.
Hrt. He was such an ainish old man (G.H.).
[1. Prob. a form of lit. E. /leiiioits.]
HAINISH, adj.^ Pern. Also written haynish. [enij.]
Greedy, ravenous ; craving for a thing.
s.Pem. Laws Little Eiig. (1888) 420; So, man, yea'I be very
haynish, yea'I get the whole haws (W.M.M.).
HAINRIDGE, see Henridge.
HAIPS, sb. Sc. Yks. Lan. Also in form haip Fif
A sloven.
Fif. She jaw'd them, misca'd them For clashin' claikin' haips,
Douglas Poems (1806) 125. w.Yks. (Hall.), w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
HAIR, sb. and v. Van dial, forms and uses in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. I. Dial, forms : (i) Haar, (2) Har, (3)
Hear(r, (4) Heear, (5) Heer, (6) Heere, (7) Hewr, (8)
Huer, (9) Hure, (10) Ure, (11) Yar, {12) Yare, (13) Year,
(14) Yor, (15) Yur, {16) Yure.
(i) S.&Ork.i w.Yks. His haar he ne'er puts comb in,TwiSLET0N
PofMis (c. 1867) I. 6. G\a. Horae Siibsceivae {iTJi) ig-}. (2) Oxf.'
(3) Cum. It wad ha keep't me a noor lang to swort up me hearr,
Willy Wattle (1870) 7 ; Cum.' (4) Wm. T'heeara mi heead steead
an end. Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 3. (5) Der.', nw.Der.' Lin. Long
andblackmaheerwas then, ./l/oHC/i/)iPc/t/.( Apr. 1862)377. (6)Ken.
(G.B.") (7)Lan. Mehhewr warclottert wi'gore, Ainsworth IVitchcs
(ed. 1849) Introd. iii. (8; w.Yks.' (9) n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lan.
Till it cometomeh hure, Tim 'Qonuiti View Dud. (11.^0) 17; Lan.',
Chs.i'^, nw.Der.' (10) Lan. Noane hauve us mich ure oppo his
faze us sum o yo chaps han, Ormerod Fclleyjro Rachde (1864) ii.
(11) Cum.' ; Cum.^ A scwore of as bonnie Galloway Scots as iver
hed yar o' t'ootside on them, 32. Wm. T'red en yalla tale wi' o
t'yar ont, Robison Aald Tales (1882) 9. n.Lan.', se.Wor.' Shr.'
Thechildmun'ave'eryarcutshort,Idoubt. Hrf.=,Oxf.' (i2)Brks.
His yead did graw above his yare, Hughes Scour. Wliite Horse
(18591 vii. (13) n.Wil. 'V'er year uz lik a vlock o' gvvoats, Kite
Siig. Sol. (1860J iv. I. (I4'i Wor. Allies Autiq. Flk-Lorc (1840)
366, ed. 1852. (15) Cum.' GI3. Hev thi yur cut, Roger Plowman,
29. (16) Lan.', e.Lan.', m.Lan.', Clis.'23, s.Ctis.', nw.Der.'
II. Dial. uses. 1. sb. In comb, (i) Hair-beard, the
field woodrush, Luzida cainpestris; (2) -bell, the foxglove.
Digitalis purpurea; (3) -breed, a hair-breadth, a very
narrow margin ; (4) -breeds, little by little, by slow de-
grees ; (5) -charm, see below; (6) -hung or -hanged,
hanging by the hair; (71 -kaimer, a hairdresser; (8)
-knife, a knife used in freeing butter from hairs ; (9) -line,
(a) a fishing-line made of hair ; {b) a kind of cloth with
very fine stripes ; (10) -pitched, (a) bald ; {b) having
rough, unbrushcd hair or coat ; (11) -scaup, the crown of
the head ; ( 12) -sliagh, -shard, or -shaw.f 13) -shorn-lip, a cleft
lip; a hare-lip ; (14) -sit, a scented mucilaginous prepara-
tion for keeping the hair in place ; (15) -sore, (a) when
the skin of the head is sore from any cause, as from
a cold ; (b) Jig. touchy, ready to take offence ; (16)
-teemsey, a fine sieve, with a grating of hair-cloth, used
for sifting fine flour, (Sic; (17) -tether, a tether made of
hair; (18) -weed, the greater dodder, Cuscuta europaca,
or the lesser dodder, C. Epitliymum.
(i) Nhp.' This plant, being one of the harbingers of spring, and
gen. making its appearance in mild, genial weather, has originated
the following prophetic adage : ' When the hair-beard appear The
shepherd need not fear.' (2) Ir. Science Gossip (1870) 135. (3)
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks." He 'scaped wiv his leyfe, bud it war nobbut bj-v
a hair-breed. m.Yks.', n.Lin.' (4) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.'' Wa're bod-
duming what tha did byv hair-breeds. Willie mends, bud it's
nobbutbyvhair-breeds. (5) Sh.I. Peggy still breathingthreatenings
and slaughter against Sarah o' Northouse for abstracting her butter
profit, and against himself for not being more expert in obtaining
the hair-charm from the said Sarah's cow ; for in this important
enterprise he had failed, owing to that wide-awake individual
coming upon him just at the moment he was in the act of appl^'ing
the shears to Crummie's side, Stewart Tales 1,1892'! 54. (6) Lnk.
Absalom's lyfe, hayre-hung, betwene two trees, Lithgow Poet.
Rem. (ed. 1863) St". Welcome; Pi'oud Absalom was hair-hangd on
a tree, ib. Gushing Teares. (7) Edb. Hair-kaimers, crieshy gizy-
makers. F'ergusso.n Poems (1773) 174, ed. 1785. (8; Sc. (Jam.)
(9, a) Sc. Wi' hair-lines, and lang wands whuppin the burns,
Leichton Words ^1869) 17. Lnk. There's a haill saxpiiice worth
o' hair-line and gut, Gordon Pyotshaw (1885) 116. (i) w.Yks.
(J.M.) (10, «) Cor.' ' Hair-pitched ould hermit,' term of reproach;
Cor.2 (4) Cor. The cow would go round the fields bleating and
crying as if she had lost her calf; she became hair-pitched,
and pined away to skin and bone. Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng.
(1865) 109, ed. 1896; Thomas Randigal Rliymes (1895") Gl.;
A person covered with loose hairs shed by a horse, &c. is
said to be hair-pitched (MA. C.) ; Cor.^ It indicates the state of
the hair when from the over-dryness of the skin it sticks up
irregularly and cannot be smoothed. (11) n.Yks.^ (12") Sc. A
hair-shagh urisum and grim, Drummond Muckomachy (1846) 7.
Abd. He has a hairshard (G.W.). Per. He has a hairshaw (I'A.).
Gall. (A.W.) (13) s.Chs.' (14) n.Yks.^ (15,0) Chs.' It may
sometimes be naturally tender ; at any rate yure-sore is looked
upon as a real and almost incurable disease ; Chs.^ (4) Chs.' (16)
Nhb.' (17) Sc. Supposed to be employed in witch-craft (Jam.).
( 18 jBdf. Dodder, hell-weed, ordevirs-guts,C«ia(^(i£"TO/ifn) is called
hale-weed, hair-weed, and beggar-weed in this neighbourhood,
Batchelor Agric. (1813) 325. Hrt. Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) IV.
ii. Nrf. We could never cut the hair-weed, Emerso.w Son of Fens
(1892^ 103.
2. Phr. (i) hair and head, an that's all, said of one with-
out brains or sense ; (2) — and lime, see below ; (3) ■ —
about, an expression used to describe the hair when it is
changing to grey ; (4) — of the head clock, a clock hanging
to the wall, with weights and pendulum exposed ; (5)
/;; her hair, in full dress ; (6) a dog of a different hair,
a person or thing of a difl'erent kind ; (7) to a hair,
exactly ; (8) to find or have a hair in the necl;, {a) to find
fault with; (b) to experience a difficulty or annoyance;
(9) to have hair on one's head, to be clever, cautious, or
wise; (10) to lug the hair, to pull the hair; (11) to miss
every hair of his head, to miss any one very much ; (12) to
stand upon a hair, to be within a very little, to be ' touch
and go ' with ; (13) to tahe one's hair off, to surprise
greatly ; (14) a hair needed to make a cable or a tether, to
exaggerate greatly, make much of a trifle; (15) hilt or
hair, absolutely nothing ; used with a ncg.
(i) n.Yks.2 (s.v. Heead). (2) n.Yks. At old farm houses, when
HAIRED
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HAISTER
saltfish was eaten to dinner, they took what was spared, picked out
the bones, and iiashed it up for supper with potatoes, and pepper
and salt. This was called hair and lime i,I.W.). (3) Ant. (W.H.P.)
(4) w.Yks. (S.P.U.) (51 Wxf. They speak of a lady going to an
evening party ' in her hair,' meaning ' in full dress' (J.S.). (6)
Lan. Nawe Bright's a dog of a different yure, Brierley Old
liadicals, 11. (7) s.Sc. It's nowther birsslet by the sun owr sair.
Nor starv't ancatha winter sky, But right t' a hair, T. Scott Poems
('793' 349- Dinb. I ve seen a place that'll fit us to a vera hair,
Cross Dismplion (1844) vi. Edb. Whate'er disease he didna care,
J — could cure them to a hair, Forbes Poems (1812) 85. n.Cy.
(J.W.) Lan. Hoo [she] knows th' temper o' my inside to a yure,
Waugh Snowed'Up, 1 ; Lan.* Nhp * To suit you to a hair. {8,n)
Sc. To hold another under restraint by having the power of
saying or doing something that would give pain (Jam.1. s.Sc.
Your husband was a maist worthy man. Though a barber, nae
man ever land a hair i' his neck, Wilson Ta/es 1,1836) 111. 67. (b)
Per. ' That's a hair in yer neck.' Something to make you think
about, a dilTicult point for 3'ou (G.W.\ Lnk. It wad hae been a
gey sair hair i' her neck for mony, mony a lang day, Gordon
Pyotshaw (,1885! 40. (9) Fif. (Jam.) (10) Chs.' Avv'll lug thy
yure for thee. (i O s.Wor.' 35. ( 12) Sh.I. Hit juist stude apon
a hair 'at wir coorlin' didna caese dair an' dan.S/;. News (No\'. 26,
1898). (13) e.Suf. That takes my hair off (F.H.\ (14) Sc. A' he
wanted wasa hair To mak' a tether. Ford Thistledown (1891) 205.
Sh.I. Dcr among wis 'at only need a hair ta mak' a tedder, Sh.
News (May 7, 1898). Abd. Imagined by folk that ken't nae better,
an' when they got a hair would mak' a tether o't, Deeside Tales
(1872) 141. Per. Clear of all this clachan rabble Who with one
haircan make a cable, Spence PofHM (1898) 168. Dmb. Rummaged
through the hoose for a hair to mak' a tether o't , Cross Disniftioti
(1844) xxviii. Rnf. Just gie him a hair to mak a tether, He needs
nae mair. Webster Rhymes (18351 107. Ayr. When once she
found a hair. She soon a tether made. White Joltings 1 1879) 178.
Edb. You only wanted but a hair As a pretext to mak a tether,
Liddle Poems (1821) 134. (15) Dmb. If never hilt or hair o't had
been seen or heard tell o' wha wad ha'e been to blame but yoursel ?
Cross Disritplion (I844^ x.xviii.
3. A filament of flax or hemp; a sixth of a hank of yarn.
S.& Ork.' Ayr. A hesp o' seven heere yarn,GALT Entail (,1823)
Ixxx.
4. A very small portion or quantity of anything; a trifle,
the smallest possible amount.
Sc. A hair of meal, a few grains (Jam.) ; They seemed all a hair
set back and gave various answers, Stevenson Catnona {1893)
xvii. Sh.I. Some got a hair o '00', an' som' got what he ca'd sax-
penny rivlins, Sh. News (Mar. 4, 1899). Frf. An elder o' the
kirk, an' . . . fient a hair the waur o' that, Willock Rosetty Ends
(1886) 25, ed. 1889. Per. There wasna the hair o' a stroke on it,
Sandy Scott (1897) 65. Rnf. I proffer'd a hair o' my sneeshin,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 82. Edb. N' excrescence left f improve 't
a hair, Sae weel's j'e've done it, Liddle Poems (1821) 136. Gall.
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 251, ed. 1876. N.I.' 'No a hair
feared,' not a bit afraid. N.Cy.' A hair of salt, A hair of meal.
Nhb.' Sur.' I've never been a hair's malice with him.
5. The corn-spurrey, Spergiila arveitsis. Cum.'
6. A hair-cloth used in the cider-press. Gen. in pi.
s.Wor.i, Shr.i, Hrf.*, Glo. (A.B.) 7. The cloth on the
oast above the fire, upon which the hops are dried. Ken.',
Sur.'
8. V. Phr. In hair Inilkr, to free butter of hairs, (S:c. by
passing a knife through it in all directions.
Peb. A large knife . . . was repeatedly passed through it [butter]
in all directions, that hairs and other impurities might be removed.
. . . This practice, then universal, was called hairing the butter,
Agtic. Sntv. 81 (Jam.).
HAIRED, ppl. adj. Sc. Having a mixture of white
and red or white and black hairs. Fif (Jam.)
HAIREN, adj. Sc. Also e.An. w.Cy. Dev. Written
barren e.An.' Made of hair.
S. & Ork.', Cai.' Bnff. They took a hairen tether and hanged
him, Keith Leg. Slial/iisia C'851) 77. Abd. (Jam.) e.An.' ' A
barren brum,' is a hair broom. w.Cy. (J.W.) Dev. In explaining
to me the harness of pack-saddles, T, C. said that ' a hairen gease '
completely encircled the body of the animal. This peculiar form
of gease [girth] was made partly of hair webbing and partly of
rope, the two parts respectively passing under the belly and over
the saddle on the back, Reports Provinc. (1893).
HAIRIF, sh. In gcit. dial, use in Eng. Also in forms
airess w.Yks. ; aireve Midi. ; airif Lin. ; airup Yks. ;
aress w.Yks. ; eerif s.Chs.' ; eriff, erith s Not.' ; errif(f
Chs.'3 Stf= Not.' Rut.' Lei.'; haireve Glo.'; hairough
c.Yks.' Midi. Lei.'; hairrough n.Yks.^; hairup c.Yks.' ;
harifif N.Cy.2 n.Yks.= e.Yks.' Not. sw.Lin.' Glo.'; hariffe
Shr.' ; harrup Yks. ; hayriff sw.Liii.' \Var.= s.Wor.'
se.Wor.' Rdn. Dev." ; heiriflr(e Nhp.'; herifif Chs.' Midi.
Stf2 \Var.3 Hmp.' ; herrif Not. (hiaTif, Srif, erif.]
1. The goose-grass, Galium Apariiie.
n.Cy. Gkose (179°' ; N.Cy.=, Yks. (B. & H.), n.Yks.2 e.Yks.
Marshall Run Econ. (1788 1 ; e.Yks.', w.Yks. ' B. & H.\ Chs.'*,
s.Chs.' Midi. Marshall Riir. Econ. [i-ig6) 11; Science Gossip
(1869)26. Stf. y?f/io)/s W^nf. ( 1793^1813') 95; Stf.2 Not. Young
Annals y/^nc. (1784-1815) XXIII. 151; (W'.H.S.I; Not.', s.Not.
(J.P.K.), n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' We call that hariff; when we were
childer, we used to flog our tongues wi' it, to make them bleed.
Rut.' The crop wur half erriff. Lei.', Nrtp.', War.^^ s.Wor.',
se.Wor.', Shr.i, Hrf. (B. & H.), Rdn. iB. & H.) Glo. Marshall
Riii: Econ. (1789) I ; Science Gossip (1876) 167 ; Glo.', Hmp.'
2. The meadow-sweet. Spiraea Ulinaria. Dev.*
[1. Riibea iitiiior, hayrive. Sin. Bartli. (c. 1350) 37. OE.
hegcnfe (Leeclidoins).]
HAIRLY, HAIRM, see Hardleys, Harm, v.
HAIR-MOULD, sb. Sc. Mouldiness which appears
on bread, &c., caused by dampness. Also used allrib.
Sc. (Jam. BnfT. On hair-mould bannocks fed, Taylor Poems
(1787) 3. Edb. I vow my hair-mould milk would poison dogs,
Fergusson Poems (1773) 108, ed. 1785.
[Miicor, hery mowldnes : vitiitm panis, acorpolus, rancor
carnis. Duncan Etynt. (1595I.]
HAIRN,HAIROUGH,HAIRSE,HAIRSHIP,HAIRUP,
see Harden, v., Hairif, Hearse, Hership.
HAIRY, adj. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Written harey N.L' 1. Conip. (i) Hairy-bind, the
greater dodder, Ciisa/ta europaca ; (2) -brotag, any very
large, hairy caterpillar ; (3) -bummler, a name given to
several kinds of crabs ; (4) -granfer, (5) -hoobit, "Hubert,
or -oobit, see (2) ; (6) -hutcheon, a sea-urchin ; (7) -man,
the larva of the tiger-inoth ; (8) -railner, see (2) ; (9)
-moggans, hose without feet; (10) -palmer, (11) -tailor,
see (2) ; (12) -wig, the earwig ; (13) -worm, see (2).
(i) Hrt. Ellis il/orf. ////56. (1750) IV. ii. (2) Cai.' (3". BnfT.'
(4') Cor. I M.A.C.) (5) Bnff. He lifted up his hand to wipe some-
thing off his cheek. It was a hairy oobit. Smiles Naliir. (ed. 1893)
191 ; The hairy-oubits hid frae view, Shelley Flozvers (i858) 56.
Nhb. If you throw a hairy worm, in the North called Hairy-Hubert,
over your head, and take care not to look to see where it alights,
you are sure to get something new before long, Brockie Leg.
140 ; Nljb.' Sometimes applied to a showy, helpless character.
(61 Rxb. (Jam.) (7) e.Yks. Nature Notes, No. 4. w.Yks.
(W.M.E.F.) (8) w.Wor.' (9) Fif. (Jam.) (10) w.Som.' Ae-uree
paar-mur. (11) Shr.' (12) Ken. (G.B.) (13) Nhb.', Cum.«,
n.Yks. (I.W.), n.Yks.* e.Yks.' MS. add. ^T.H.)
2. Clever, sharp, capable ; cunning.
N.I.' Wmh. If it is proposed to send a boy on business to a
fair, &c. it will be said, ' O, he is not hairy enough for that ' (^E.M.);
You'd want to be very hairy to catch fish (M.S.M.).
3. Flighty, light-headed.
Nhb. In my recollection every one shaved some part of his face,
except imbeciles or lunatics. Hence probably the term (M.H.D.).
HAISER, t;. Sc. Irel. Also written haisre,haizre Sc.
(Jam. Suppl.) ; haizer Sc. (Jam.) ; and in form hazard N.L'
[he'zar.] To dry clothes in the open air. See Haze, v.*,
Hazle, V.
Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) Abd. Our clothes are out 'haiserin.' Fresh
air and sunlight are required to haiser recently-washed clothes
(G.W.).
Hence Haizert or Hazarded, ppl. adj. half-dried, sur-
face-dried.
Ayr. (Jam.) N.L' Them clothes are not dry at all ; they're only
hazerded.
HAISK, HAISLE, see Hask, adj., Hazle, v.
HAISS, adj. Sc. Also written hess (Jam.), [hes.]
Hoarse. (Jam.), Cai.' Cf hosa, adj.
[OE. lids, hoarse; cp. OlIG. Iieis, ' raucus' (Graff).]
HAIST, see Harvest.
HAISTER, V. and sb. Sc. Cum. Wm. Also written
haster Cum. Wm. ; hayster Cum.' [he'star.] 1. v. To
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do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner ; to act or
speak without consideration.
Rxb. Applied to bread, when ill-toasted. Any work ill done,
and in a hurried way. is also said to be haister'd (Jam.\ Cum.*
Food put into a quick oven may be overcooked and spoiled; it is
then haister't.
Hence Haistering, ppl. adj. careless, slovenly.
Rxb. ' A haisterin' hallock,' a careless or slovenly giliflirt ^Jam.).
2. To fatigue with hard work ; to pull about roughly ; to
annoy.
Cum. Young Martha Todd was haister't sair By rammish Wully
Barr'as, Gilpin Siigs. (1866) 281 ; Cum.^*
Hence Haister'd, //. roughly treated, harassed by cold ;
of the skin: roughened, chapped.
Cum.' ; Cum.'* An animal severely pinched by hunger and cold
is haister't. ' Yon nag's o' hastered.' Wm. Mi feeace is o' hestar'd
wi' t'helm wind (B.K.).
3. sb. One who speaks or acts confusedly. In //. form.
Rxb. (Jam.)
4. A slovenly woman ; confusion, hodge-podge.
SIk. iii. ) Rxb. Sometimes applied to a great dmner confusedly
set down '■ ih.^,
5. A surfeit. Linton Laie Cy. (1864') 305; Cum."
HAISTER, si. Shr. (Hall.) The same as Astre (q.v.).
HAIT, ////. and v. In ffeit. dial, use in Sc. and Eng.
Also written hayt n.Yks.' Not.' Lei.' War.^ Wil. ; and in
forms ait Chs. ; ate, hate Chs.' ; heet Shr.'; height
n.Yks. e.Yks.' s.Lan. nw.Der.' n.Lin.' Shr. Hrf Suf.';
heit n Cy. s.Chs.' nw.Der.' Rut.' Nhp.'^ Shr.' Suf.' Dev. ;
het s.Wor. Glo.' Oxf ; hett w.Yks.' ; hite Nhb.' 'Wm.
Yks. ; hout Glo. ; huyt s.Dur. ; hyte Lth. n.Yks.'; yate
w.Yks.= Nhp.2 [h)et, eat, eit, it.] 1. inf. A call to urge
horses or other animals to go on.
Wm. A sheep dog is urged to the furthermost point of the field
by the shepherd calling out to it, ' Hite away ! Hite away roond ! '
(B.K.) s.Lan. tW.H.T.) Rut.' Heit ! Jack! s.Pem. Used fifty
years ago in urging the bullocks (W.M.M.'l. Glo. A carter's phrase
to encourage his horse, Horae Subsecivae (1777) 179. Dev. ib.
2. A call to the horse to go to the left.
Nhb.' Yks. For 'gee' and ' 06,' the carters say ' hite' and ' ree'
(K.). n.Yks.' The old word of command to the horses in a team
or the plough to turn towards the driver, or to the left. w.Yks.'*,
Sus.', Ess. (^H.H.M.)
Hence (i) Haito or Hay to, sb. a child's name for a
horse ; (2) Hait-wo, ;';;/. a call to horses to go to the left ;
(3) Heighty-oss, sb., see (i); (4) Highty, int., see (2).
(i) WiL' n.WU. Look at the haitos then! (E.H.G.) (2) e.An.',
Wi).' (3,1 e.Yks.' (4) n.Cy. Dartnell & Goddard IVds. (1893).
3. A call to the horse to go to the right or off-side, away
from the carter.
Chs. (E.M.O.Chs.l s.Chs.i Heit ofl". nw.Der.' Not. Height
agean (E.P.); Not.' n.Lin.' Obsol. Lei.' Nhp.' A command to
the filler, or shaft horse, to go from the driver; Nhp.* A word
addressed to the second horse in a team. War,^, s.Wor. (H.K.)
Shr.' {S.V.Waggoner's Words). Shr., Hrf. Bound P>ow»f. (1876).
Glo.'HetofTI Oxf.' Het up. e.Suf. (F.H.) Hmp. Formerly at
harvest suppers, a song was sung in praise of the head carter, the
chorus of which was, ' With a heit, with a ree, with a who, with
a gee,' Holloway.
4. Phr. (i) tieillier hail nor ree, neither one side nor the
other; nsed Jig. of a wilful person who will go his own
way; (2) alivays of liite or of shite, said of a person with
an uncertain, uneven temper.
(i 1 n.Cy. He will neither heit nor ree, Grose (1790). Nhb.' She
wou'd neither hyte nor ree. n.Yks. Thou'l neither height nor
ree, Meriton Praise Ate (1684) 1. 415. (2) Wm. (B.K.)
5. V. To urge or egg on ; to urge on a horse.
Lth. He hyted, he huppit — in vain, O! He ferlied what gaured
his horse stand like a stock, Ballantine Poems (1856J 1 14. s.Dur.
He was always huyten' me on (J.E.D.).
[1. His thought said haight, his sillie speache cryed ho,
Gascoic.ne Dan Bartholnieiv (1576), ed. Hazlitt, I. 136;
The carter smoot, and cryde, as he were wood, Hayt,
Brok ! hayt, Scot ! what spare ye for the stones ? Chaucer
C T. D. 1543. 2. Cp. Sw. dial, hcijt, a cry to the ox or
horse to turn to the left (Rietz, s.v. /"'/).]
HAIT, see Haet.
HAITCH, sb. Ken. Sus. [etj.] A slight, passing
shower. Sus.'*
Hence Haitchy, adj. misty. Ken. (Holloway), Sus.'*
[A form and special use oi ache, sb.^, used in the sense
of a sudden and intermittent attack.]
HAITH, )•«/. Sc. Irel. Also in form heth. [heb,he)j.]
An exclamation of surprise, &c., ' faith.' Cf begs.
Sc. Heth she's o'er gently brought up to be a poor man's penny
worth, Graham IVritiiigs (1883) 11. 55. Sh.I. True in heth ! Sit.
Niws (Nov. 19, 1898); As for paecable neebors, guid heth, I tink
we're no been sae ill dat wy ava, Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) ii.
n.Sc. Haith, an' if she's guid eneuch for Andrew, she's guid eneuch
for the likes o' us, Gordon Carglett (1891) 127. Cai.' Abd.
Hailh ! Cordy slunk awa', Cadenhead Bon Accord i 1853) 248 ;
Heth that's capital, Alexander yo/i»H_v Gibb (1871) x.x,xix. Frf.
Heth, I mind she was a rael bad yin when I wis a wee lassie,
Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) xii. Per. Haith 1 am doild, because 'tis
so, "I'hat she is high and I am mean, Nicol Poems (1766) 34.
Fif. Haith, I'd gang mysel' if he would dae that, Robertson
Provost ' 1894) 23; Heth ! I'm sair eneuch fashed wi' police tax
. . . withoot haeing mair rent to pey, M'Laren Tiblie (1894) 17.
s.Sc. Haith, we'll be as merry as we can, Wilson Tales (1836) U.
214. Rnf. Till, hailh ! the younker courage took. Young Pictures
(1865) 10. Ayr. Haith, lad, ye little ken about it. Burns Twa
Dogs (1786') 1. 149. Lnk. But haith I'll cheat my joe in that,
Lemon SI. Mtoigo (1844) 37- L'h. Haith, mony a tryst I've seen
us hae. Smith Merry Bridal (18661 40. Edb. Haith, you mith do
meikle ill, Crawford Poems (I7g8j 89. Peb. Haitli, our wives
will a' be here, Affleck Poet, ll'ks. (1836) 123. Dmf. An', haith !
wi' me she's kindlie grown, Cromek Remains (1810) 37. Gall. H
a minister thinks na muckle o' himself— haith, they will e'en
jaloose that he kens best, Crockett Stamlard Bearer uSgS) 119.
N.I.' ' Heth no.' ' Heth aye.' ' Heth an' soul, but you won't.'
' Heth i,' faith yes. Ant. Heth I won't (S.A.B.).
HAITSUM, HAIVER, see Hatesum, adj. Haver, v}
HAIVER, sb. Sc. Cmb. Also written haver Cmb. ;
and in forms aiver Lth. ; haivrel, haverel Sc. (Jam.) ;
haveron Gall. A he-goat, after he has been gelded.
Lnk., Lth., e.Lth. (Jam.) Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
Cmb. Grose (1790) US. add. (P.)
[ON. hafr, a buck, he-goat, OE. hcefer (Leechdoms).]
HAIVER, HAIVEREL, see Haver, v.\ Haverel.
HAIVERY, (7(/y. Cor. [e-v(3)ri.] 1. Miserly, greedy
of money. Cor.'* 2. Envious. Con*
HAIVES, sb. pi. Sc. ? Hoofs.
If ye look yoursel', yell see she's fair into the halves, Ochiltree
Redburtt (1895) v.
HAIVING, prp. Cor.* The same as Eving, s. v. Eve, v.
HAIVmS, HAIZER, HAIZART, see Havings,
Haiser, Hazard.
HAIZY, adj Nhb. [hezi.] Hasty, excitable.
She's a kind o' haizy body (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
HAKE, 5A.' Bdf. Nrf. Ken. Cor. [ek.] Vhv.(i)asdty
as a hake, very thirsty ; (2) a hake-shaped cloud, a cloud in
shape like the fish hake ; (3) who whipped the hake ? prov.
saying ; see below.
(I) Nrf. (E.M.) Ken. Kennett Par. Antiq. (1695). (2) Bdf.
The hake-shaped cloud, if pointing east and west, indicates rain :
if north and south, more fine weather, Svvainson Weatlier Ftk-Lore
(1873) 204. (3) Cor. It is not improbable that the saying applied
to the people of one of the Cornish fishing-towns, of 'Who
whipped the hake ? ' may be explained by the following : — ' Lastly,
they are persecuted by the hakes, who (not long sithence) haunted
the coast in great abundance ; but now being deprived of their
wonted bait, are much diminished, verifying the proverb, " What
we lose in hake we shall have in herring, " Carew Survey, 34 ;
Annoyed with the hakes, the seiners may, in their ignorance, have
actually served one of those fish as indicated. Hunt Pop. Rom.
w.Eng. (1865I 370, ed. i8g6.
HAKE, sb? Dur. 'Wm. Yks. Nhp. War. e.An. Also in
forms heaik Dur. ; heeak Wm. [h)ek, h)i3k.] 1. A hook
of any kind.
Dur. Heaicks 'n' creaiks 're as rank ez pint pots in a public
house, Egglestone Betty Podliins' Lett. (1877) 9. Wm. She meead
ersel saartan a gittan haald a Bobby Beetham, aedther be heeak
er crecak. Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 19. n.Yks.*, e.An.' Nrf. Rye
Hist. Nrf. (1885) XV.
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2. A pot-liook ; a hook built into the chimney to hang a
pot or • boiler' on.
Nhp.' Not Ircq. War.^ An adjustable hook and rack; through
the holes of the latter the hook could be hung at a higher or lower
position over the fire, as desired. e.An.' ; e.An.* Now chiefly
used for a kind of gate which swings over the kitchen fire, or
another utensil which hangs down the chimney, both used for
suspending pots and boilers. Nrf. 'As black as a hake,' very
black (E.M.i; Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 17- w.Nrf. I'd
ha put the hakes on her, if she'd ben my missus. Orton Bccsloii
Glwsl (1884") 4. Suf. On went the boilers till the hake Had much
ado to bear 'em, Suf. Garl. (1818) 339; Cullum Hist. Hawsled
(1813'). e.Suf. A dentated iron bar, suspended in a chimney, on
which pots or kettles are hung. Another kind has, instead of
teeth, holes. A pin, projecting from another piece of iron, fits
into any of these holes. This second piece of iron has a hook at
the bottom, from which a kettle or pot is suspended over the fire.
•As black as the hake up of the chimney.' Said of anything very
black or dirty ',F.H.).
3. The dentated iron head of a plough.
Nrf. Grose (1790) ; The iron on a plough to which the 'pundle
tree' is attached. Arch. (i879'i VIII. 170. e.Nrf. Marshall Riir.
Ecoit. (1787). Suf. Morton Cyf'"- ^""^- (1S63); RAiNBiRD.,^^>yc.
(iSigi 294, ed. 1849; Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.")
[1. Norw. dial, hake, a hook (Aasen) ; so ON. Iiaki
(Vigfusso.n).]
HAKE, s6.^ Cum. Wm. Lan. Also in forms aik Wm.' ;
hack Wm.; haike Wm. & Cum.* [h)ek.] 1. A merry
meeting ; a rustic dance or gathering.
Lakel.2 Cum. We agreed amang oorsels to stop an' see t'end
o' t'hake, Richardson Talk (1876J 5; The arrival of the young
hopeful was, in former times, duly celebrated by a series of
'hakes,' of a highly amusing and jovial character, Lmisdale Mag.
(July 1866) 23; Cum.'3 Wm. A'll tell yu some o' t'haeks an'
stirs, Wilson Kitty Kirkie, 102; It hap'n'd ta be ther Auld-wife-
Haj'ke, Blezard Sngs. (1848) 17; Wm.' Village dances in the
Lake District were formerly often called Auld-wife aiks, being
frequently got up by some elderly female in order to raise a small
fund, &c.
2. A stir, turmoil, tumult.
Wm. & Cum.' Wi' nowther haike nor quarrel, 207. n.Lan. They
. . . feight an' fratch, an' meakk cruel hakes, Piketaii Forncss Fit.
(1870) 23.
HAKE, sb.* Cum.^'* [hek.] A lean horse or cow.
HAKE,si.^ Cor. Also in form ache. A large comfort-
less room or place. Cf ache, sb.^
A great hake of a house, Thomas Raudignl Ji/iymes (1895) Gl. ;
How can j-ou sit in such a great ache of a room? (M.A.C.)
HAKE, V. and sb.'^ Sc. and n. counties to Lin. Nhp.
Also Hrf e.An. Also in forms ache m.Yks.' Hrf. ; aik
e.Yks. ; ake e.Yks.' ; haak n.Lin.' ; haig Ayr. (J.am.) ;
haik Sc. (Jam.) Sh.I. Enflf.' Abd, Cum. w.Yks. ; heeak
n.Yks.-* [hiek, iak.] 1. v. To wander about aimlessly
and idly ; to loiter, lounge; to hang about with intent to
eavesdrop ; to sneak. Also with about.
Sc. Haikin throw the country (Jam). Bn£r.> To roam in an
unsettled manner over the pasture ; as, 'That coo winna sattle :
she haiks on.' N.Cy.'^, Nhb.' Wni. Maunders abaut fra hause to
hause, baking and slinging, HuTiONiJ™« Niw IVark (17851 1. 461 ;
Ise net gaan ta hev ya gaan gadden olT tat fairs an haken aboot it
rowads et neets an sec like, Taylor Sketches (1882) 17. n.Yks.'
To hang about pryingly, to sneak, or aim at getting at information,
&c., in an underhand way ; n.Yks." e.Yks. He was akin aboot
alldaylang; an all fo nowt, Nicholson F/*-5/i. (1889) 50 ; Thoo's
alius ganning aiking about R.M.) ; e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks.' He
leeads a filthy peyl . . . wi' his prancin an hakin about, ii. 305. Lan.
Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 216. ne.Lan.' n.Lin.
Sutton Wdi. (i88i\ sw.Lin.' She'd as well been at school as
baking about. I don't like my bairns baking about.
Hence (i) Haikan, vbl sb. continued wandering about
in an idle manner; (2) Haiker, sb. an animal that has
a habit of wandering over tlie pasture or of straying from
it ; (3) Haiking or Haking, (a) ppl. adj. wandering,
loitering; idle, lounging; worthless; [b) see (i); (4)
Haiking about, phr. having the habit of wandering in
an idle manner or of roaming over pasture.
(i, 2) Bnff.' (3, a) s.Sc. Can Lizzy hae gane oot wi' that haikin'
callant, Jamie Rib? Wilson Talcs (1836) IV. 356. w.Yks. 'A
haking fellow,' an idle loiterer, Thoresby Lett. (1703) ; Hutton
Tour to Caves (1781); w.Yks." Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston
(1856) 708. n.Lin.' (ij Sc. He gaed awa gey wearied wi' haikin,
Edwards Mod. Foets, 7th S. 53. (4) Bnff.' He'll niverget on ; he's
sic a haikin'-aboot hypal.
2. To hanker or gape after. n.Cy. Bailey (1721).
3. To drag or carry from one place to another with
little purpose ; to tramp, trudge ; esp. with about or tip
and down.
Sh.I. Shu wid hae wiz gaun haikin' as muckle hay i' da bul o' a
maishie as ye wid fling in a kishie for a hen ta lae in, Sh. News
I Sept. 3, 1898). Abd. Haikin' thro' the fcedles the tae time, an'
in'o the byres the neist, Ale.\ander Ain Flk. (1882) 151. s.Sc.
' To haik up and down, to haik about,' to drag fiom one place to
another to little purpose, conveying the idea of fatigue caused to
the person who is thus carried about, or produced by the thing
that one carries. ' What needs 3'e haik her up and down throw
the haill town ? ' * What needs you weary 3'oursell, haiking about
that heavy big-coat whare'er ye gang? ' (Jam.) LakeL'^ Ah's fair
doon sto'ed wi' haken aboot efter j'on ducks an' things. Ye wad
hake 3"an aboot wi' ye as lang as ivver yan could trail. e.Yks.'
To do anything unnecessarily or with more labour than is requisite.
e.An.' Often joined with ' hatter.' ' He has been haking and
battering all day long.* Nrf. 1 am that tired, I don't know what
to do with myself. I've been haking about all day (W.R.E.).
4. To tease, worry, importune ; to pester or worry with
questions, &c. ; to persecute, hurry on.
Wm. Such as he would hake the life out of a toad (B.K.).
n.Yks.'; n.Yks.* They hake my very heart out ; n.Yks.* ne.Yks.'
Hake 'cm away [urge them on almost faster than they can go].
m.Yks.' c.Hrf. Ther bent no boy or girl either as aches 1, but'l
be the worse for't, IVhy John (Coll. L.L.B.)
5. To tire, distress, applied to land.
Cum.' It indicates exhaustion from over-cropping; Cum.';
Cum.* T field hes been fairly haket ta deeth ; what can it grow?
6. To beat, batter, drive or knock out of one's way ; to
butt with the horns or head.
Sc, He swore he wad lay my back laigh on the plain, But I
haikit him weel, Ballantine Whistle Biiikie (1878) II. 3 Jam.
Siippl.) Cum.'2 ; Cum." T'cows used to hake yan anudder till
t'beals were summat awful to hear.
7. To kidnap, carry off by force.
Sc. They'll haik ye up and settle ye bye, Scott Minstrelsy (1802)
III. 127, ed. 1848. Edb. Still used in the same sense by the boys
of the High School of Edinburgh (Jam.).
8. sb. An idle, lounging fellow ; an animal that wanders
in an unsettled manner over the pasture, or strays from
it. Cell, in pi. form.
Bnff.', Abd. (,G.W.),Cld. (Jam.), w.Yks.' Lin. Always associated
with the idea of idleness, Streatfeild Lin. and Danes {iS8^) 334.
S.Lin. What a gre't hulkin' haiikes the feller is i,T.H. R.\ sw.Lin.'
Nhp.' The use of this word is confined to the «. part of the county.
Hence Hakesing, ^/>/.n(//'. tramping idly about. sw.Lin.'
9. A greedy, grasping person ; a miser ; a pertinacious
asker or beggar.
Wm. (B.K.) n.Yks.'; n.Yks.' 'A mischievous heeak,' an
annoyer. 'A greedy hake,' a grasper; n.Yks.*, m.Yks.'
10. A forward, tattling woman.
Abd. (Jaji.) Ayr. A female, whose chief delight is to fiy from
place to place, telling tales concerning her neighbours (ri.).
[2. Du. haken, to long for (Hexham). 3. He haikit to
that hall. For to wit gif Wymondis wynnyng was thair,
Rauf Coiljear (c. 1475) 642, in Sc. Allit. Putins (1897) 103.]
HAKE, int. n.Cy. Cum. Written haike n.Cy. (Hall.)
[hek.] An expression of defiance.
n-Cy. (Hall.) Cum.* Hake for a fight! Cum.*
HAKE, see Hack, si.*. Hawk, v.'
HAKED, sb. Obs. Hnt. Cmb. vv.Cy. A large pike,
Eso.v liicius.
Hat. Pikes of a great bigness taken in Ramsey Mere, Blount
(i68[\ Cmb. (Hall.) w.Cy. Skinner (1671). [Satchell(i879\]
[OE. hacod, a pike (.itLFRic) ; cp. G. hecht.]
HAKEL, HAKUSSING, see Hickwall, Hackasing.
HAL, sb. and v. Yks. Lan. Also in form al Lan. [al.]
1. sb. A fool, a jester; a silly person.
m.Yks.' w.Yks. Sum drucken owd hals at bed been on t'sprce
Com singin like mad up t'strcct, Preston Poems (1864) 31;
Standin at house ends makin hals o' thersenns, Sauntcrei's
Satchel (1877) 23; w.Yks,^ He's acting the h.-xl agcan ; w.Yks.*
^
HAL
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HALE
Gurt idle lial ! Lan. Mak a hal o' somebory else ; for yo sha'not
make one o' him no moor, Waugh Becoiu Ben, 192 ; Troyin to
may a hal on im, Scholes Tim Gniiiica/l/e V1857) 4.
2. V. To banter ; to worry or bother.
w.Yks, (S.W.) Lan. Let's ha noane o' thy allin', Brierley
Adveittures (1881) 39. e.Lan. She keeps aUin her to go (H.M.).
swXan. What's thaa allin abaat ? \ib.)
fl. The same word as Hal, the familiar form for Henry
{Harry).]
HAL, HALA, see Hale, sb.'^, Hallow, sh}
HAt,A,aclv. Lan. [Not known to our correspondents.]
Pretty well. Thobnber Hist. Blackpool (1837) 108.
HAL AH, see Heloe.
HAL-ANTOW, sb. Cor. Also written halan-tow.
A pleasure party on May 8.
The Hal-an-toware privileged to levy contributions on strangers
coming into the town, Flk-Lore Jrn. (1886^ IV. 231 ; The Hal-an-
tow, or party of servants and their friends, go on 8th of May
(Flora-day or Faddy) to breakfast in the country and return laden
with boughs (J.W.^; With ha-lan.tow, rumble, O! Hehtone
Flirty-Day Siig. in Di.xoN Siigs. Eiig. Peas. (1846; 168, ed. 1857.
HALBERDIER, sb. Sc. A person armed with a
halberd, esp. a member of a civic guard carrying a halberd
as a badge of office ; a Town's Sergeant.
Escorted by Donald, our stout halberdier, In solemn procession,
owerbye to the kirk, Vedder Poems (1842) 302.
HALBERT, sb. Sh.L A tall, thin person. S. & Ork.»
HALCH, see Halsh.
HALCUP, sb. Hmp. The marsh-marigold or kingcup,
Caltha palitstris \ i^en. in pi. (J.R.W.), Hmp.'
HALD, see HOLD, v.
HALE, s6.' Yks. Not. Lin. Suf. Ess. s.Cy. Dev. Cor.
Also written hail w.Yks.''; haile e.Yks. Lin.' sw.Lin.';
and in forms hal nw.Dev.' ; hall Suf Dev. [el, esl.]
1. One of the two handles of a plough or wheelbarrow ;
gci:. in pi.
n.Yks.' Usually in the form Plough-hales ; n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.'
e.Yks. The things . . . ommast throppled thersens ower hales ov a
hickin-barra, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 34 ; e.Yks.', m.Yks.',
w.Yks.'', Not.*, s.Not. (J.P.K.) Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes
(1884') 335 ; Lin.' The hailes flew up and caught me on the gob.
n.Lin.' To be sold by auction ... 30 plough hales, Stamford Merc.
(Sept. 20, 1867'). S.Lin. Lay ho'd o' th' plough haals and let's see
what soOrt o' a furrer yah can cut (T.H.R.). sw.Lin.' Dev. The
sole-piece or chip, showing the splay of the two halls or handles,
together with the share and cradle-pins, Moore Hist. Dev. 1 1829)
I. 296; Horae Subsecii'ae (1777) 199. nw.Dev.' The left-hand or
stouter handle of a timbern zole. Cor. The part of a wooden
plough, to which the handles, beam and foot are attached, Tho.mas
Randigal Rhymes (1895') ^'•
2. An instrument for hanging a pot over a fire ; a
'trammel.'
Suf. Ray (1691) ; (K.) Ess. Bailey (1721} ; Gl. (1851) ; Ess.'
s.Cy. Grose (1790^.
3. A rake used for raking loose stones or pebbles from
a brook.
Dev. Like a dung rake, with several strong teeth, Horae Siib-
secivae dm) 199; Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
[1. Le tnaticlie d'tine c/iarriie, a plough-tail, or handle ;
the plough-hale, Cotgr. Norw. dial, and Dan. /lale, the
tail ; ON. /lali, the tail of cattle (Vigfusson).]
HALE, sb.^ Lan. Lin. Mid. Also in form hal Lan.
[el.] 1. A piece of flat alluvial land by the side of a
river; a sand-bank. See Haugh. Cf eale.
Lan. N. iSr' Q. (1870) 4th S. v. 570. n.Lin.' An angular pasture
in the township of East Butterwick, adjoining Bottesford Beck on
the North, is called Butterwick Hale. It has been used from an
early period as a rest for the high-land water in flood time, until
it could flow into the Trent.
2. A triangular corner of land, a ' gair ' ; a bank or strip
of grass, separating lands in an open field.
Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 335. n.Lin.' IMid.
There is a piece of low land in Tottenham between the High Cross
and the railway station called Tottenham Hale, or more commonly
the Hale, A'. &^ Q. (1868) 4th S. ii. 405.
HALE, sb.^ e.An. [el.] A heap of anything, a man-
gold clamp ; a long range or pile of bricks set out to dry
in the open air before being burned.
VOL. HI.
e.An.i Nrf. A mangold hale (E.M.") ; Potatoes, roots &c. buried
in heaps are said to be in hales (U.W.).
HALE, V.' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lin. Dor. Also written
hail Sc. Nhb.' sw.Lin.' [h)el, h^eal.] 1. To pour or
empty out, as water from a vessel by inclining it to one
side ; to bale. Cf heel, v.^
n.Yks. Thah neeam is as ointment haled out, Robinson Sng.
Soi. (i860, i. 3; n.Yks.'; n.Yks.* Hale me out another cup;
n.Yks.", ne.Yks ', m.Yks.' Lin. Hale out the water, Thompson
His/. Boston (,1856, 708 ; Lin.' Dor. Gl. 1.1850.
2. To flow, run down in a large stream ; to pour.
Sc. Drops of blude frac Rose the Red Came hailing to the groun',
Child Ballads ! !886) II. 418 ; 'It's hailinon' or 'down' is commonly
used with respect to a heavy rain (Jam.). Abd. They are posting
on wliate'er they may Baith het and meeth, till they are haling
down, Ross Helenore (1768) 79, ed. 1812. Lnk. Facht when they
were kiss'd or huggit. Till the sweat cam' hailin' doon, Nicholson
Kiliviuldie (ed. 1895) 26. Nhtj.' Aa rout [wrought] till the sweet
hailed ofi" us. Cum.* L!n. The sweat hales ofn me o' nights,
Streatfeild Lin. and Danes ^18841 335. sw.Lin.' The sweat
hailed ofTen him.
[1. Norw. dial, halla, to incline or tilt a vessel (Aasen) ;
so Icel. (ZoEGAl; ON. halla, to lean or turn sideways.
2. The teris began fast to hale owre hirchekis, Bellenden
L'vy (1533), ed. 1822, loi.]
HALE, 1^.2 and sb.* Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. 'Wor. Shr.
Hrt. e.An. Hmp. w.Cy. Wil. Soni. Cor. Also written hail
S. & Ork.' Cum.3 e.Yks. ; haill Abd.; hayl Lan.; and in
form ally Won [hjel, h)eaL] L v. To haul ; to draw
forcibly, pull ; to drag along; to load.
Sh.I. Hails wi' an easy tow, an' comes ashore wi' forty wys o'
white fish, Stewart Tales (1892) 14. Abd. There blind zeall to
the Couenant did so haill them on to their own destruction,
Turreff Antiq. Gleanings (1859') 57. Per. That stead Where yee
did hail your shaft unto the head. Ford Harp (1893) 3. Gall. As
the Dominie and I were haled away, Crockett Grev Man (1896)
305. nCy. (J.L.) (1783^ Nhb.' Cum.' ; Cum.3 I hail't Jonathan
out fray amangthem. e.Yks. Soe need they not to trouble them-
selves with hailinge on soe much alt once. Best /?«r. Econ. (1641)
50. Shr.* Confined to the river side and chiefly to men or horses
drawing small or large craft on the Severn against the stream.
Hmp. Grose 11790) MS. add. (M.) Wil. iK.M.G.) Som. Plough-
men have been haleing bells, Hervey IVidniore Clirou. (1E87)
I. 79. w.Cor. ' I can neither hale them nor have [heave] them."
Said by an old woman with rheumatism in her feet ^M.A.C.).
Hence (i) Haler or Hayler, sb. one who works or does
anything energetically and effectively ; (21 Hale-to, sA. the
movement of a rake in raking up grain, &c. ; (3) Haling-
muff, sb. a mitten used by fishermen to protect their
hands when hauling the lines into the boat ; (4) -way, sb.
a towing-path ; cf hauling-path, s.v. Haul, v} ; (5) Halster,
sb. one who tows a barge alongside a river by means of
a rope.
(i) Cum,' 2 Lan. He is a hayler at it, R. Piketah Forness Flk.
(1870) 38. (2) Hrt. A man with one motion or hale-to on each
side of him will rake up a parcel of grain in a trice, Ellis Mod.
Hiisb. (1750) V, ii. (31 S. & Oik.' (4) Cmb. N. & Q. (i860) 2nd
S. i.x, 51. (5) w.Cy. (Hall.)
2. To carry on the trade of a carrier, to cart, carry.
Wor. E've got a 'ess an' cart . . . an' does allyin', Vig Moii. in
BeiTow's Jrn. (Mar, 9, 1895'! 4, col. 3 ; It's him as bin allying on
this road (H.K.). Wil. (K.M.G.)
3. To breathe heavil}', pant ; to inhale ; also in phr. lo
hale for breath.
Suf. e.An. Dy. Times (1892) ; (C.T.) e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. sb. A haul of fish.
Sh.I. I can mind wis takin' fo:ty o' him [turbot"', grit an' sma',
apo' ae hail i' da deep water, Sli. A'civs (July 10, 1897); Efter we
set afffir a mornin' hail, 1 laj-s me doon i' da fore head i' da bight
o' da sail, Stewart Tales (1892) 243.
[1. Halyn or drawyn, Iraho, Prompt. ; What that on
may hale, that other let, Chaucer Pari. Fotiles, 151. OFr.
haler, 'tirer' (La Curne).]
HALE, adf and sA,= Sc, Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Also ,'Ken. ? Dor. .?Som. Also written hail Sc.
Bnfi".' Nhb.' Dor.; haill Sc. ; hayl Wm, ; and in forms
haal w.Yks.'; hael Sh.I. Nhb,'; heaal Cum,; heal Sc.
w.Yks.'; heale Cum. Wm. ; heall Cum.'; heealil Wm.
HALE
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HALE
n.Yks.'* ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' ; heyel Nlib.'; hiyal Wm. ;
hyal Diir.' n.Lan. ; hyel(l N.Cy.' Nhb.' ; yal n.Yks.''
ne.Yks.' [h)el, h)e3l, hH, hial.] l.a^'. Free from injury;
safe, sound, unhurt.
Sc. It's good sleeping in a haill skin, Scott Bn'rfco/'Z.nm. (1819)
vi. Sh.I. Get me . . . my sea-brecks, An' see dcy're hale afore,
Stewart Tales (1892^ 92. Bch. Paris . . . gart me wish I were awa'
While I had a hale skin, Forbes Ulysses 1 1785 21. Kcd. I'anta-
loons and guid black breaks, If they be hale and hae the sleeks,
Jamie Muse (1844) 45. Frf. His hyde, they said, was heal an'
sound. Piper of Feebles i^iig^) ifl. Rnf. Ye [a pair of shoes] did
right weel whan ye war hale, Picke.n Poems ',1813' I. 33. Ayr.
Lord, remember singing Sannock, \Vi' hale-breeks, saxpence, an'
a bannock, Burns LeU. to J. Teiinant. 1. 47. Dmf. Routh o'
potatoes — champit an' hale I' their ragged jackets, Thom Joik o'
Kiiou'e (1878) 39. Feb. With bonnet black, too. old, but hale,
Liuloun Green (^1685) 37, ed. 1817. n.Cy. Border Gl.{CoU,L.h.Ji.)
Hence (i) Hale-headit, adj. unhurt ; whole and entire;
(2) -hearted, adj. of unbroken spirit; (3) -hide, see (i);
(4) -scart, adj. without a scratcli, unhurt, wholly safe ;
also used Jig. ; (5) -skinnt, adj. having a whole skin with-
out sores or disease.
(i) Sc, Abd. (Ja.m.) (2"! Edb. Bronze-browed, ruddy-cheeked,
and hale-hearted as I am, Ballantine Gnber/ui.£ie {ed. 1875) 12.
(3) Bch. But he gaed afi'hale-hide frae you For a' your windy voust,
Forbes Aja.v (1785) 28. (4) Sc. Symon and Janet his dame,
Halescart frae the wars without skaithing. Chambers S»^i^5. (1829)
II. 347. Ayr. Lord, let us a' aff haill-scart at the last if aiblins
it be within t'e compass o' Thy power! Service Dr. Diiguid
(ed. 1887) 21. Exb. In spite o' dool, haith here we're hale-scart
yet, A. Scott Poeyus (ed. 1808: 159. (5 : Bnflf.' We canna be our
tliankfou' it w'ir hail-skinnt, fin we see yon peer thing a' our wee
cruels.
2. Healthy, sound, vigorous ; health-giving, wholesome.
Sc, Broken bread makes hail bairns, Ramsay Prov. ( 1737^ Sh.I.
An' you an' I be had an" weel, Stewart Tales ^1892) 244. Elg.
Donald's still in Donald's trews. Hale, weel, an* livin'. Tester
Poems (1865) 97. Abd. Hale be your heart, my canty Cock, Cock
Strains 11810) I. 125. Kcd. The Piper is dune out. Although he
be baith hale and stout, Jamie Muse ; 1844) 104. Frf. Young guid-
men, fond, stark an' hale, Morison Poems (1790) 16. Per. As hale
and hearty as a three-j'car-auld bairn, Sandy Scott (1897) 21.
Fif.Men ftrd3'-limb'd and swank and hale,TENNANTP(7//5/»;)' (,1827)
92. Dmb. His thrifty wife, tho' heal and leal. Whiles canna bake
for want o' meal, Taylor Poems ( 1827) 70. Rnf. Ane may be
hale, an' weel in health the day, Picken Poems (1813: I. 21. Ayr.
We maun hae a little more of your balsamic advice, to make a*
heal among us, Galt Provost (1822) xlvi. Lnk. Three hale and
healthy bairnies, Wardrop J. Matliison 1881} 97. Lth. I ferlie
gin in palace, or in lordly ha'. Their hearts are a' as hale, as in
our cot sae sma', Ballantine Poems (,1856) 148, Edb. Whole-
some, hale, historic food, Forbes Poems (1812) 6, Dmf, Take ye
a lassie tight and heal, Shennan Tales (1831) 61, Khb. For we
are hale an' hearty baith, Coqiietdale Siigs. (1852) 59. Keu,^ Hale
weather. Dor, Barnes G/, 1,1863^. Som. I did ncv'r see her look
more hale an' dapper than her do just now, Leith Lemon Verbena
(1895) 6.
3. Phr. (i) hale an' a-hame, quite at home, in one's ele-
ment; in good spirits; [2) — and fere, in perfect health,
strong, healthy ; (3) to be hale o' mair, to recover, to get
over (an illness, &c,),
(i) Lnk. He's [Cupid] hale an' a-hame amang touslin' an" kissin',
Watson Poems (,1853) 50. (2) Per. Spunky, hale, an' fere. Gleg
^he kens his bis'ness, Stewart Character (1857) 67. SIg, It was
sturdy, hale, an' fier, Wi' sock an' couter bright an' clear, Muir
PoTOis (1818) 8, Ayr. As lang's we're hale and fier. Burns Ep.
to Davie (1784) st, 2, Edb, Thinking to . , , look baith hail an' fier.
Till at the lang-run Death dirks in, Fergusson Poems (1773) 199,
ed. 1785. Gall. I hae tooted it owre in nogginfus now for mair
than a hunncr year, and am tae fore yet hale and fear, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824) 4, ed. 1876, (s'l Sh,I. If puir Girzzie is gotten her
endin' strake ta day, he's a job 'at A'U no be hale o' mair, ta da
grave, Sh. News (Aug. 28, 1897),
4. Whole, entire, complete. Also used advb.
Sc, However the haill hive was owcr mony for me at last,
Scott Nigel 11822) iii. Sh,I. We wid a hed da hael trave o' da
bairns ower, bit da skule lay i' da hill. Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.)
III, Cai.' Bnff. The bare and simple name of MacGregor made
that hailclantopresumeon their power, Gordon Chron. Keith {1880)
36, Abd. I cured the hale complainin' gang For nought ava,
Cadeniiead Bon Accord (1853"! 159. Frf. The hail night thro'.
Sands PofH/s (1833) 44. Per. For twa hale hours he preached,
Cleland Iiichbracken (1883) 11, ed. 1887. Fif. Great baps and
scones were swallow'd hail, Tennant Papistry (1827) 53, Rnf.
Afore the hail assembl'd rout, Wi' scornfu' hiss deride ye, Picken
Poems (1813) I, 109. Ayr, The haill clanjamphrey of the toon and
kintra-side, Service Dr. Diigiiid (ed. 1887) 68. Lnk, I was half
crazy made wi' their clavers. An' hale wi' her twa lauchin" een,
Nicholson Idylls (1870) 76, Lth, Through a' the hale parish.
Ballantine Poems (1856) 2, Edb, The hale house thought she had
followed my failher, Ballantine Gaberlunzie : ed. 1875} 231, Peb.
Tho' ye seek the tiale creation, Affleck Poet. Wks. (1836) 84.
Gall. Able in a het contention For to outwit a hale convention,
Lauderdale Poems (i-]g6) 211. Kcb. Asonsier pair ye wadnaseen
In a' the hale vvarl' wide, Armstrong Inglcside (1890"! 41. N.Cy,'
Nhb, Gan finely clad the hj-ell year roun', Wilson Pitman's Pay
:, 18431 33 ; Nhb,', Dur.i Cum, T "wad shem the heale parish, Ray-
son Misc. Poems (1858I 56; Aa cud trot am about for a heall day,
Dickinson foe and Geol. (18661 6. Wm. Meh hayl fraym iz
afi'ccted, Blezard Sngs. (1848) ; The Armstrangs an Hardens, an
aw' the heale gang. Whitehead Leg. ( 1859) 7 ; Thoos geean an
spiltaheealmeeala new milk. Spec. Dial. ;i885 ! pt. iii. 6. n.Yks,^*,
ne.Yks,' e.Yks. M.arshall Rur. Ecoii. (1788). w.Yks.' Thank
God for 'em, wi' or haal heart, ii. 312. n.Lan. There was a hyal
famaly on um, Lonsdale Mag. (Jan. 1867) 270.
Hence (i) Haellens, adv. certainly, completely; (2)
Hailly or Halelie, adv. wholly, utterly ; (3) Haleumlie or
Helimly, adv., see (i) ; (4) Yalseeal, adj. wholesale,
plentiful.
(I) Sh.I. Ta tell da truth I haellens tought Sibbie wis noo geen
juist far enouegh wi' trying mi patience, Sh. Nezfs May 15, 1897^
,2 I Fif. The sinfu' bodies o' the Elie Were spain'd frae image-wor-
ship hailly, Tennant Papistry (182^) 12. Slg. A fear to devour
them halelie at the last, Bruce Sermons (1631) iv, ed. 1843.
w.Yks.' Gie thcrsels haally lo'th'sarvice, ii. 323. (31 Abd. For fan
I saw you, I thought haleumlie That ye wad never speak again to
me, Ross Ilclcnore (1768 13, ed. 1812 ; O yon dreadfu' crack I
haleumlie thought wad ha been our wrack, ib. 81, (4) n.Yks. They
gat them by yalseeal I,W,\
5. Comb, (i) Hael-an-hadden, entire, complete; {2)
Hale-head, in phr, to go lialc-head errand, to go on express
or sole purpose ; (3) -101,3 considerable number, a 'whole
lot ' ; (4) -cot drinks, a toast ; see below ; (5) -ruck, the
sum total of a person's property ; (6) -water, a heavy fall
of rain ; (7) -wheel, in wholesale fashion, in quick succes-
sion ; (8) -wort, the whole number or amount.
(I) Sh.I. Inaesso hael-an-hadden worls, Burgess /?rtsiHi> (1892)
62. {2) Cai,' (3) e.Yks.'The' was aheeal-lot o' fooaks there. (4)
Sc. Here Allan studied and practised Hy-Jinks, and once at least
fell a victim to the game of ' haill oot drinks,' Haliburton Puir
Auld Scot. (1887) 59. Per. 'Hail oot drinks! come what will
empty 3'our glasses.' The chairman at a dinner-party gave out
this toast, and on this account became intoxicated, and fell a victim
to the game of 'hail oot drinks' (G.W.). (5) Rxb. (Jam.) (6)
Sc. The rain, which fell almost in hale water, as we say, has washed
away half the school-master's kail yard, Glenfergus (^1820) I. 203
(Jam.\ N.Cy.' Nhb.' In a thunder shower the rain is said to be
comin' doon hail (or hyel) waiter. Cum. Just heaal waiter cumman
slap doon onlah yan eh gegginfuls, Sargisson foe Scoap (1881)
200; Cum.' Wm. ' Is't rainen when^'e com in?' 'Aye, is't, ebben
doon hiyal waller, as yan says' (B.K.\ (7; Abd. He had been
sen'in' them to Lunnon b' the dizzen ilka ither ouk, hale-wheel,
this file, Alexander ^iH Flk. (1882) 121. (8) SIk. I wish ye be
nae the deil's bairns, the halewort o'ye! Hogg Tales (1838) 5i,ed.
1866; If he made weel through wi' his hides mayhap he wad pay
the hale wort, ib. Perils of Man (1822) III. 283 (Jam.\
6. sh. Health, comfort, welfare. Cf. heal, sb}
Abd. Health and hale, Cock Strains (1810^ I. 81. Ayr. My hale
and weal I'll tak a care o't. Burns To Mitchell \ 1795 1 st. 5.
7. The whole, the whole amount or number ; the sum-total.
Sc. I adhere to all and haill upon all perils whalsomever, Thom-
son Cloud of Witnesses (17141 391, ed. 1871. Ayr. Half o' the hale
dung aff their feet, Then is a victory complete, Boswell Poet,
li'is. (1816) 166, ed. 1871. Lth. The hale o' his pack he has now
on his back, Macneill Poc/. H'ks. (1801I 217, ed. 1856. Wgt. The
ban' cheers the haill o' the streets roun' an* roun*, Fraser Poems
(18851 51. Cum. I'll try to be happy the hale o' the day, Gilpin
Ballads (1874) 172. ne.Yks.' Ah've deean t'heeal on't.
8. Phr. in hale, altogether, the whole sum.
Edb. Gied ye in a shoeing bill, 'Twas twenty shillings sax in hale,
HALE
[27]
HALF
LiDDLE Poc«w (1821) ito. Feb. My tocher's fifty pound in hale,
Affleck Pod. H'ks. (1836) 81.
9. Whole coal, as distinguished from coal that has been
partly worked.
Nhb. Though still they're i' the hyell a' hewin', Wilson Pitman's
/'flV(i843)59; Nhb.^
[1. pou sal baf) sounde & hale come of ))is ship to lande,
Cursor M. (c. 1300) 24888. OE. Iidl, safe (Matt. x. 22).]
HALE, see Hal, Hall, sb}'^, Heal, v.'', Hell, sb.
HALEHEEAM, sb. e.Yks.' [eliam.] An heirloom.
Awd creddle's [cradle's] beena haleheeam i family fo'ginerations.
HALER, see Heloe.
HALESOME, adj. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Also in forms
haalsome w.Yks.' ; halsome Sc. ; healesome Cum. ; heal-
some m.Yks.^ ; heealsome n.Yks.^ ; helsum Nhb.' [hjel-,
h)i3'ls3m.] Wholesome, healthful, sound.
Sc. Naebody shall persuade me, that it's either halesome or pru-
dent, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xviii, Abd. They now rejoicin' taste
its halesome bree. Still Collar's Sunday (1845^ 22 ; Keep her. . .
as white and clean in thy een, as she is fair and halesome in oors,
Macdonald D. Elginbiod (1863I I, 6. Frf. Clean halesome ale,
the' sma', Morison Poems (1790) 46. Per. Get a howp in ilka
cheek O' halesome livin', Halidurton Horace 1 1886) 29. Fif. Share
our halesome country cheer, Douglas Poems (i8c6) 102. Dmb.
Thou finds upon the grass Sweet halesome dew, Taylor Poems
(1827) 84. Rnf. Yer lot the Bard envies, Sae halsome near the
water, Picken Poems (1813I II. 11. Ayr. Whether it was the
halsome dreid thereof, or whether it was that I was but wee.
Service Dr. Diigiiid (ed. 1887) 30. Lnk. A halesome heart and
guileless mind, Hu.nter Poems (1884) 22. Edb. A' the thrang in
a sang Should join wi' halesome heart, M'Dowall Poems (1839)
226. Dmf. Help that was halesome slid frae a' han' The ee o' the
gleggestneversa\v,THOMyof^o' /v;iozri? (18781 45. Gall. Halesome
breezes from the thorn Refresh the swain, Lauderdale Poems
(1796' 53. Wgt. Fed on the halesome Scottish fare, Fraser Poems
(1885) 231. Nhb.' Aa leev'd there oney a few weeks, 'cas aa fund
it not helsum. Cum. An' when the healesome supper's duin* The
toilin' day his task hes duin, Gilpin Ballads (1874) 152. n.Yks.',
e.Yks.', m.Yks.i, w.Yks.i
HALESTONE, sb. Obs. n.Cy. (Hall.) Wm. (K.) A
flint or firestone.
HALEWARE, sb. Sc. Also written hailwair (Jam.) ;
hailwur, halewar. [helwer.] The whole, the whole
number or company ; the whole assortment of things.
Bch. He . . . Gar'd the hale-ware o' us trow That he was gane
clean wud, Forbes -4;n.v( 17851 5. s.Sc. They'd ... burn the verra
earth about their lugs. An' end the haleware and themselves at
ance, T. Scott Poems 1 1793) 367. Gall. The verra last shot that
was fired . . . carried awa' the halewar o' their steerin' gear,
Crockett Raiders (1894) x ; The haleware o't seemed to be gran
plowable Ian', Mactaggart Encyel. (1824) 307, ed. 1876. Kcb. Aft
ye kink an' skirl like mad, And laird it owerthe hailwur, Armstrong
Jngleside (1890) 143.
HALEWOOD PLUM, phr. Chs.' A red plum.
Formerly much cultivated in nw.Ciis. and greatly esteemed for
preserving. It is becoming more scarce, but may still be bought
in Warrington market ; and there are several trees of it in the
neighbourhood of Norton and Frodsham.
HALF, sb., adj., adv. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel.
Eng. and Amer. Also in forms aw Hrt. ; awf e.Yks.' ;
haaf Suf. Cor.*; haat Nhp.' ; haef Cum. sw.Lin.'; haf
Sc. Cum.'*; hafe Cum.^ Lan. s.Chs." Not.^ Brks.' ; haflf
Sc; hauf Sc. Bnif.' Nhb. Lakel.= Cum. e.Yks.i w.Yks.' »
ne.Lan.' s.Stf. ; hauv nw.Der.' ; hauve Lan. ; hawf Nhb.
Cum. n.Yks.* e.Yks. w.Yks. ; hawve Lan. e.Lan.' ; hayf
Fit.; hef N.L'; hoaf Cum.^ w.Yks.; hofe Cum.'* Wm.
Yks. Lan. ; hove Lan. ; oaf n.Yks.' [h)af, h)9f, h)93f.]
1. sb. In phr. (i) by halfs, half, partially; (2) by the
half, by half, considerably ; (3) the half of, half of.
(i) Bnff. I see by hafs ye're only wise; Gang to the ant, an'
lear some mair, Taylor Poems (1787) 32. (2) w.Yks. Ha felt
mesen bigger be t hoaf, A S/.v Days' Aglit, 5. Lan. But more by
the hauve nor these, aw like, HARi-AND/.VMfs(i866i 88. (3; Yks.
More than t'hauf on't is nought but idle talk, Taylor Miss Miles
(1890) xviii. w.Yks.' Whether thou's iv\'er doon taa hauf o' what
our parson hes tell'd the ... to do ? ii. 352. Lan. We'n nobbut
cleared t'one hafe o' one mough, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdalc
(,1860! II. 212 ; But aw couldn't tell th' hawve 'at aw feel, Harland
Lyrics (1866) 307 ; Nivver med th' hove o' th' noise, Donaldson
Lainiil lo Sing (1886).
2. A portion, division, piece.
w.Ir. Dish iv delf . . . bruk in three halves. Lover Leg. (1848)
I. 202.
3. pi. Equal shares, an exclamation used by children
to claim half of anything found by another; also used
advb. in equal shares.
w.Yks,' In order, however, to deprive the other of his supposed
right the finder will cry out : ' Ricket, racket, finnd it, tackit. And
nivver give it to the aunder [owner].' sw.Lin,' Wc went haeves
at it. Oxf. (G.O.\ Hnt. (T.P.F.)
4. Phr. lo halves, of animals : to be put out to fold on
terms of partnership ; see below. Cf. halver, sb. 2. See
Crease, sb.^
Dev. Ewes to Halves. — W. Lewis, Templeton, is prepared to
put out any number of ewes on the most favourable terms yet
heard of, Tivciion Gazette (Aug. 11, 1896 . The system is for the
owner, as above, to provide the ewes for another man to keep until
a certain date, to be agreed on when the ewes return to their owner,
and the' crease' is divided as may be agreed. Reports Provinc. {i8g-]).
5. pi. The allotments on Corfe Common. Dor. (C.W.)
6. adj. In comb. (1) Half-acre or Habaker, a small
field or allotment; also used _/?§•., see below; (2) -amon,
the game of hop, skip, and a jump ; (3) -a-nicker, (4) -a-
thick'un, half a sovereign ; (5) -a-trani, one of two men
that manage a tram in a mine ; (6) -bushel, a measure
of beer: four gallons; (7) -clinks, in phr. /o^o /ir7//"-c//«^'s,
to go shares ; (8) -cousin, first cousin once removed ;
(9) -crease, half the increase in value of stock; to put out
bees to feed; see Crease, s6.^ ; (10) -dole (-dooal), entitled
to a part only of the profits of any concern; (11) -draw,
in digging : half the depth of the tool used ; (12) .fallow,
light ploughing, not of the usual depth; to plough lightly;
(13I -fool, stupid, ignorant, half-witted ; (14) -fou, half a
bushel ; (15) -gable, a gable common to two houses ; used
fig. in phr. to big half-gable with some one; (16) -gam,
assisting to accomplish anything; (17) -groape, a state of
half-feeling, half seeing ; (18) -hack or -heck, the lower
half of a door divided into two parts; (19) -hammer, see
(2) ; (20) -hatch nail, a particular kind of nail ; (21) -horn,
(a) obs., a horn slit lengthways and nailed to the end of
a staff"; see below; yb) a half-pint of ale or beer;
(22) -knack, partial, half-and-half; half-trained ; (23)
•lade, a large straw basket or ' cassie ' ; (24) -laugh,
any action done by halves, or half-heartedly ; (25)
-loaf, in phr. to leap, or loiip, at the half-loaf, a custom
among reapers ; see below ;fig. to snatch at small boons ;
to be content with a dependent or humble position ; (26)
-manor, having land in partnership between two ; (27)
-mark (or -merk) bridal, in phr. to tye the hafmerk bridal
band, to be married clandestinely; (28) -mark kirk or
church, the place where clandestine marriages are cele-
brated ; (29) -mark (or -merk) marriage, a clandestine
marriage ; (30) -mark-marriage kirk, see (28) ; (31)
-marrow, (a) a spouse, a husband or wife ; a yokefellow,
mate ; {b) a lad or boy serving his apprenticeship ; one of
two boys working together ; (32) -moon flask, a flask
formerly used in smuggling ; (33) -mutchkin, half a pint ;
(34) -nabs, good-for-nothing, neither one thing nor
another ; (35) -natural, a fool ; (36) -nothing, (37) -nowt
or -nought, a very small sum, little or nothing, anj'thing
beneath consideration ; a worthless person ; also used
attrib. ; (38) -oaf moulsin, see (35) ; (39) -one or Hef yin,
(a) a half-glass of whisky; (A) a term in golfing: see
below; (40) -parson, a deacon ; (41) -piece crock, the
ordinary deep-shaped dairy crock ; (42) -pint, to drink ;
(43) -reacher, a pitchfork of more than ordinary length ;
(44) -scale (-skeeal), of manure: half the usual quantity
spread on the surface of ground ; (45) -sea, tipsy ; (46)
•shaft, obs., the water-shaft in a colliery; (47) -shoon, old
shoes with the toes cut oft"; (48) -sir, a churl, a miser;
(49) -snacks, in phr. to go halfsmnks, see {7) ; (50) -stuff,
a term of depreciation applied to persons ; (51) -swing
plough, a plough in which the mould-board is a fixture;
(52) -tester, a bed with a canopy; (53) -timer, a child who
K 2
HALF
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HALF
works half the day at a factory ; (54) -tiner, in phr. half-
tiiter, half-nnitnci; one who shares half the loss or half the
gain of anything; (55) -ware, a mixture of peas and beans
sown together ; (56) -water, half-way between the boat
and the bottom ot the sea ; (57) -wit, an idiot, a natural ;
(58) -work, the time when the day's work is half done ;
the middle of a shift ; half-time employment through bad
trade; 159) -yard coal, coal of about half a yard in thick-
ness ; (60) -year meads, meadows of which one person
has the hay and another the right to 'after-shear.'
(i) Sc. ' Half acres bears good corn.' Alluding to the half acre
given to the herd, and cominonly spoken in gaming, when we are but
half as many as our antagonists. Kelly F;'OT'. (1721 143; I ordaine
my husband to infeft Wm. my eldest sone in the house and Zairdiss
barne, and twahalt'aikeris of land. Litiicow Poel. Ron. ' ed. 1863)
xxxiv. Oxf. ' Habaker' is a term employed in certain fields between
•Oxford and Yarnton, known as the • Lot Meadows ' (G.O.^ ; A
habaker is half a lot : an acre is a lot. An acre or lot is sometimes
three or four acres : the habaker, two or two and a half, Stapleto.S'
Four Ox/. Parishes ( 1 893' 309. Hi t. C L'SS.\ns Hist. //; /. ( 1 8 79- 1 88 1 )
III. 321. [Amer. When the score of one side in a game is half that
of the other, a common remark of encouragement is ' a half acre
raises good corn if it's hoed well ' ; often merely the phrase half
acre is used alone. Dial. Notes (1896I I. 397.] (2) Ken.'^ (3)
w,Yks.= Nrf. When I chucks the half a-nicker in the broad, yer
should ha' seen him look ! Pattfrson Man and Nat. (1895) 99.
(4) w.Yks.2 Lon. I only had 'half a thick 'un' for my trouble.
The Peol-le (Aug. 25, 1889) 13, col. 4. (5) Nhb. Aw neist to half-
a-tram was bun', But gat a marrow gruffand sour, Wilson Pitman's
P(y(i843^ 32; Nhb.l (6) Sur. (T.S.C.) (7 e.Suf. 1 F.H.) (8)
Sc. ' Sophy,' an orphan half-cousin . . . was now Alick Welsh's
good and amiable wife, JIks. Carlyle Lett. (1883"! II. 231. n.Cy.
(J.W.), e.Suf. :,F.H.) 'g\ Dev.3 Wanted, a score of sheep to graze.
Terms, half crease. Cor.' Half the increase, when the owner has
lialf the honey, and the person who takes care of the bees the
other half. (lo n.Yks.^ A hawf dooal man. ^ii Nrf. That
ain't deep enough. We shall have to get another half-draw out,
Emerson 5o«o//V)(s(i892, 205. ( 12) s.Wor.(H.K.) (i3)w.Som.i
Gen. used with fellow or some word expressing person. ' I never
widn ha nort to zay to no jis aafeol fuul'ur-z ec- ' [half-fool fellow
as he]. (14) Sc. I brought a half fou of gude red goud Out o'er
the sea wi' me, Scott Afinstre/sy {1602'} I. 301. ed. 1848. Lnk.,
Rxb. (Jam.) ;I5i Rnf. The heresy of Arminianism, which he
described as an attempt ' tae big haufgable wi' the Lord.' Gilmour
Pen Flk. (1873^ 25. (i6-i Nhb. (R.O.H.l (17^, w.Yks. Well. I
woked on an' on in a soart of a liofe groape, Halla.m IWidiUy
Jack (1866) ix. fi8) Nhb.l Cum. Linton Lake Cv. (1864' 305.
e.An.', Nrf. :,W.W.S.) (191 e.An.' One boy challenges another
to ' go the half-hammer.' Nrf. (W.W.S.) e.Suf. To come or go
on the half-hammer, with a hop, skip, and jump (F.H.). Sus.'
(20) nw.Dev.' A rectangular rose-headed hand-made nail— 2 ins.
long. A hatch nail is 3 ins. long. (21, n) Sur. The shepherds of the
Downs hereabouts use, what they call a half-horn, i. e. a horn slit
lengthways, and nailed to the end of a staff, as long as the shep-
herds crooks, with which they can hurl a stone a great way, and
so keep their sheep within due bounds. This instrument is seen
in some pictures and hangings, but is not in use anywhere else,
England's Gaoettrer (1778) (s.v. Hedley). (A) Cxf. Let's go in
and have a half horn (CO.). (22) Dev. ' I can't nivver zill
no butler in town now, there's zo many half-knack farmers
about ' — meaning that there were so many tradesmen and others
who kept a few cows, but did not make their living out of farming,
Reports Proline. 1897). (23) Or.I. So called because two of these
baskets when filled and slung on a pack-saddle form a load for a
pony (Jam. Siippl.). (24' Nhp.l None of your half-laughs for me.
(25) Sc. To live honourably abroade and with credit then to
encroach . . . on their friends at home, as . . . leaping at the half
loafe, while as others through ve; tue live noblv abroade, Monro
E.\fed. (1637 I pt. i. 36 (Jaji.\ Rxb. Still used. This is half a
loaf which happens to exceed the number of loaves allotted for
the reapers ; which being divided the one is thrown up for a
scramble among the women and the other among the men (Jam. .
(26': Gall. Mactacgart Eneyel. (1824). (27;. Ec. Hekd Coll. Sngs.
(1776 Gl. Lnk. Since ye are content to tye The hafl" mark bridal
band wi' me, Ramsay Poems (iSooj L 309 Jam). (28: Sc. To
gae to the half-mark kirk, to go to be married clandestinely. The
name seems to have arisen from the price of the ceremony (Jam. V
(291 Sc. Making a half-mcrk marri.-ige wi' Simon Mucklebackit,
ScoTrAnliqnary (1816,1 xxxix. (30) Sc. (J.\M.) (31, «) Sc.Gkose
(1790) MS. add. (,C.J; Come awa hame to thy haul-marrow,
Graham Writings {'1883') H. 37. Frf. Provost Binnie has an 'ec
aifter him as a haufmarrow tae his bonnie dothcr, LowsoN John
Guid/olluw (i8go) 34; Lady Crawford, the wicked Teegur Earl
Beardie's half-marrow, ib. 60, Kcb. Plead with your harlot-mother,
who hath been a treacherous half-marrow to her husband Jesus,
Rl-therfoud Lett. 11765 pt. i. ep. 123 (Jam.). (6; N.Cy.' A
middle-sized lad, two such being needed in coal pits to ' put' a corf
of coals equal to a man. Nhb. One of two boys who manage a
tram, of about equal age, Wilson Pitman s Pay (1843) Gl.: Nhb.'
Nhb., Dur. One of two boys putting together, Nicholson Coal Tr.
Gl. ,iBS,8). n.Yks.i; n.Yks.2 Two halfmarrows make one whole
man ; n.Yks.* (32) Per. She seldom travelled without a wee
drap slung about her person, which was. often contained in a
half-moon flask, almost encircling her huge body, Monteath Dun-
blane 1 i835'i 87, ed. 1887. (33) Sc. He might have staid to take
a half-mutchkin extraordinary with his crony the hostler, Scorr
Antiquary (1816) i. e.Fif. Four sooks I Haigh that wad be ae
half-mutchkin, Latto Tarn Bodkin ,1864) vii. (34 Nhb.' (35)
N.I.' (36 Sc. It sold for half-nothing, Sfo^VisiHs 1787, 61. 137)
Nhb. Shanks full o' mawks, and half-nowt cheese, Wilson Pitman's
Po_V 1843) iOI He bowt the cuddy for half-nowt. The farmers
hcs ne crops noo-a davs, an' what they hev they get half-nowt
for (R.O.H.). n.Yks."' Ah'd ding tha' aud hecad aff fur haaf-
nowght. Ah wad ; n.Yks.' I gat it for hawf nowt ; n.Yks.'' Its
nobbut a hauf-nowt when it's deean. T father's i' prison an' t lad's
a hauf-nowt. e.Yks.' Ah sell'd mi wots for hawf nowt, MS. add.
(T.H.) w.Yks. (J.W.) (38) Hrf.2 (3g,«1N.I.i (6) Sc. A handi-
cap of a stroke deducted every second hole (Jam. Suppl.). (40)
Wor. One of them there half-parsons .H.K.). (41) N.I.' (42)
Cor. Two miners . . . had . . . been ..." half-pinting' in the public-
house, HuntPo/i. Rom.w Eng. (1865) 217, ed. 1896. (43) s.Chs.'
Used to hand up hay to the top of a stack which is approaching
completion. (44) n.Yks.2 We put a hawf-skeeal o' mannishment
upon tiand. (45' Per. Hoarse elder John sat at his knee. In
proper trim — more than half-sea, Spence Poems (1898 86. (46)
Nhb. Mr. G. C. Greenwell writes : ' Query; is this not when in an
inundation the water has risen to half the depth of the shaft?'
(R.O.H.- ; Nhb.l Compleat Co///V->- ( 1 708 -, 21. (47) Nhb. Wi' half-
shoon at maw bait poke hung. Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 30;
Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. There is my hoggars, likewise my half shoon,
Bishopriek Garl. (1784) 54, ed. 1834. (48) Ir. None of your
beggarly half-sirs, Carleton Traits Peas. (ed. 1843" I. 15. Wxf.
A big solemn prig of a halfsir of a farmer, Kennedy Banks of
Boro {i%(>-i 159. (49) e.Suf. (F.H.) <yi) H&ir. Reports Provinc.
(1883)85. (51) Sus.' 152) Oxf.' i1/5. nrfrf. (53) w.Yks. The
law fi.xes a limit of age, and a standard c-f educa'ion below which
children are not allowed to work all day in factories. A ' half-
timer' isgenerally one whohasnot fulfilled the required conditions
(F.J.N.) ; A large proportion of these children were under instruc-
tion as ' half-timers,' Cudworth IVorsledopolis (1888) 52. Chs.'
(54) Kcb. Be half tiner, half winner with my Master, Rutherford
Lett. (1660 I No. 182. (55I Hrt. If Vale farmers should sow beans
and pease together (or what the V'alcmcn call half ware\ Ellis
Mod. Husb. (1 750 1 I. ii. (56) S. & Ork.' (57 : Chs.' ; Chs.3 Our
Raphe's a pratty toidy scollard ; but as for Dick, poor chap, he's
a hafe-wit. (58) Nhb. But, then, at half wark aw was duin,
Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843'! 30; Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Nicholson
Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). (59) Nhb.' Gen. good coal, and better than
the three-quarter coal, yet being so low to work in (or but of that
small thickness), it is scarce worth while to work it, J. C. Compleat
Collier {i-]o8] 16. '^60) Dor. Marshall Rtiiciv (1817) V. 261.
7. Comb, in names of birds, fishes, or plants : (i) Half-
bird, ((?) the widgeon, Marcca penclope \ \b) the whimbrel,
Nmtieiiiiis pliaeopiis ; (2) -callo, see (i, b); (3) -curlew,
(a) see (i,b); (b) the bar-tailed godwit, Z.;';;;o5n Lappoitica;
(4)-duck,see(i,rt); (5) -fish, the salmon-cock or gravehng,
Salino salar; (6) -fowl, any wild fowl other than the
mallard, esp. the teal, Oiurqucdida crecca, and the widgeon,
Mairca peiielope; (7) -smart, the yellow bedstraw, Galium
vcnim ; (8) -snipe, the jack-snipe, Linuiociyphs galliuitla ;
(9) -web, ((II the red-necked phalarope, Phalaropits hypcr-
boreiis ; (b) the grey phalarope, P. lobaliis; (10) -whaup,
see (3, b)\ (11) -wood, ia] the woody nightshade, So/ttiitim
Dulcamara ; (b) the clematis or honesty, Ckmalis Vilalba.
(i, a) Lin. As it only fetches half the price of a mallard or brent
goose it is known to the tenners as a halt bird, S.mith Birds (1887I
482. (6) Nrf. SwAiNSON Birds ;i885) 199. 2 Nrf. The whimbrel
or * half callo,' in habits, custom, aud appearance much resembles
the curlew, Emerson Birds{c<i. 18951 305. (3.n) Nrf. SwAiNSONii.
199. [The whimbrel very closely resembles the curlew, but is . . .
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very considerably smaller in size, Yarrell Birds (cd. 18451 II.
583.] 1,6) Nrf. SwAiNSON li. 198. (4I ib. 154. (5) Sus. In the
river Tees we take notice but of two distinctions of size, viz.
a salmon cock, which some call a half fish, Ray Conrs. (1677) 127.
[Satchell (1879).] (61 e.An.' Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Bronrf AV/
(1893) 45. (7) Bck. Science Gossip ,1891 1 119. (8) Swainson i'J.
193. Oxf. Apmn BiVrfi (1889) 214. (9) Or.I. Smith iJ/crfi (1887)
452. S. & Ork.i (10) Frf. Swainson ib. 198. (11, a) War.^,
Wor. (B. & H.),s.Wor. (H.K.) (i Glo.i
8. adv. In comb, (i) Half away, mad; (2) — back,
an exclamation used to direct horses to turn to tlie
left; (3) -baked, (<7) foolish, silly, weak of intellect;
raw, inexperienced ; (b) a foolish fellow ; (4) — bap-
tize, to baptize privately ; (5) -baptized, see (3, a) ;
(6) -char, (a) doing things by halves, slightly or badly
done; (b) see (3, b) ; (7) -christened, see (3, a); (8)
-cocked, half-drunk ; (9) -cow'd, bent, stooping ; also used
_/?§•.; (10) — enough, ? half as much again; (11) -gaited,
limping, weak of gait; (12) -gate(s or -gait, half-way; (13)
-going, the right of pasturage upon the Fell for a certain
number of sheep within defined limits; (14) -gone, (a)
see (3, rt); (b) about the middle period of pregnancy; (15)
•lang leather, a ladder of medium length; (16) -lang ploo,
a plough with medium metals; (17) -middling, in poor
health, indifferent in health; (18) -mounted gentleman,
a yeoman, small proprietor of land ; ( 19) -named, privately
baptized ; (20) -nethered, nearly perished with cold ; (21)
•old, middle-aged ; (22) — right, see (3, a) ; (23) -roads,
see (12) ; (24) -rock, a foolish fellow ; half-witted ; (25)
-rocked or -rockton, see (3, a) ; (26) -sarkit, half-clothed ;
(27) -saved, also in phr. uol half-saved, (28) -scraped, (29)
•shaked, (30) -shanny, (31) -shaved, see (3. a) ; (32)
■shaven, .'without ceremony; (33) -skim, made of milk
skimmed once only ; (34) -slew'd, see (8) ; (35) -soaked,
see (3, a) ; {36) -sprung, see (8) ; (37) -strain, (a) see
(3, rt) ; (6) mongrel ; (38) -strained, {a) see (3, «) ; (b) in
phr. half-strained gentry, 'shabby-genteel' persons, those
who have difficulty in keeping up appearances ; (39) —
there, see (3, a) ; (40) -thick, (a) see (3, a) ; {b) see (3, b) ;
(c) half-fat; a half-fattened animal; (41) — tidy, pretty
well ; (42) -waxed, half-grown ; (43) -ways, half, partly.
(i) N.I.' (2) Dur.i (3, a) n.Cy. (B.K.) Nlib. The proposition
was a half-baked one, Watson Hist. Lit. and Phil. Soc. (1897 1
134. n.Yks.*'*, w.Yks.2, ne.Lan.^, s.Chs.* nw.Der.* Having had
only half sleep or rest. n.Lin.' sw.Lin.* He talks like a man
haef-baked. War.' ; War.'' Yer mount expect too much of him ;
he were only half-baked when he were born. w.Wor. I warn't
half-baked, nor borned isterday, S. Beauchahp Granltey Giatige
(1874) I. 76. Oxf.' MS. add. Wil. (G.E.D.), (E.H.G.), Wil.>,
Soni. (J.S.F.S.) n.Dev. Kingsley IVesluiard Ho! (,1^55) '• 9i> 'i
Peacock Gl. (1889). Cor. A fine, bowerly woman, but a bit
ha"f-baked in her wits; put in wi' the bread, as they say, an' tuk
out wi' the cakes, 'Q.' Troy Town fi888) xi ; Cor.>=3 (^/,j Der.2
(4I s.Wor.i, Hrf.2, Glo. (A.B.) Oxt^ MS. add. Ken.i Ken., Sus.
A'. 6~= Q. (1893') 8th S. iv. 275. Sus.' If you please, sir, will you
be so good as to half-baptize the baby? (5) Eus.' You must have
been half-baptized to water those flowers when the sun was full
on them. (6, a) s.Chs.' It's ter ubl ai'f-chaa'r wuurk tu aa too
aawts ut gy'et'in u job lahyk dhaat' dim [It's terrible hafe-char
work to ha' two outs at pettin' a job like that done]. nw.Der.'
(A) Der.', nw.Der.' (7; n.Lin.' (8) Nhb. Half-cock'd and canty,
hyem we gat, Wilson Pi/man's Pay (1843) 54 ; Nhb.' I.W.' All
on 'em was about half cocked. (9) n.Yks.' 'A poor hawf-cow'd
fellow,' one whom his wife rules. (10) Dev.Thcy say Bradninch
bells are half enough more than Thorverton bells. Reports Provinc.
(1889). (11) vif.Yks. Thear he goaze wi his hauf-gaitcd legs an
a smile on his poor thin face, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann.
(1873) 62. ( 12) Sc. I wud be verie happy — verie weel-pleased to
meet Iiim half-gates, Glcnfcrgiis (18201 III. 231 (Jam.). Sh.I. I'm
mair as half gaets up da voe, Junda Klingraliool 1 1898) 52. Abd.
When he was about half gates up the wood he had got some plan
in his head, Decside Tales (1872) 121. Per. When ance we're in
the battle's din We'll find we're half gate thro', Halidurton Ochil
Idylls (^1891) 44. e.Fif. His coat was o' many colours an' hang
doon half gaits till 's heels, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864') xiv. Gall.
Wi' whiskers half gate o'er his face, Nicholson Pctet. lVl:s. (1814)
47, ed. 1897. (13) Cum. Attached to most of the Fell dale iarms
tJ.Ar.). (14, a) w.Yks. He is abaht hauf gooan Lads Merc.
Suppl. (Nov. II, 1893). (6) Sc. (Jam.), Cat.' (15) Nhb. (R.O.H.)
(16) Nhb.' A * lang-ploo ' is a plough with a long mould board. A
'short-ploo' is a short metalled one. A half-laiig is between the
two. (17) w.Yks. Ah'm nobbut just abaht hauf-middlin, Yks.
IVk-ly. Post (Feb. 15, 1896'. (18) Ir. A sturdy half-mounted
gentleman, Barrington Sketches (1830) I. xii ; In those days the
common people, ideally separated the gentry . . . into three classes.
. . I. Half-mounted gentlemen. . . The first-named class formed
the only species of independent yeomanry then existing in Ireland,
ib. (19) Hrf.', Glo.' ^2o) n.Yks.^ fai) Abd. Drink soon wad
mak' him daz'd and doited ere ha'f auld, Shirrefs Poems (1790)
42. (22) Cum. Ye munna trust him, he's nobbet hoTe-reet (E.W.P.);
They say he is nobbet hawf reet, Gilpin Sngs. (1866. 310; Cum.'*
Lan. He wos nobbut hofe reet, R. Piketah Forness Flk. (1870) 34.
(23) Sc. (Jam.) (24) n.Yks.= Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Btoad Krf.
(1893) 58. (25) N.Cy.' Half-rocked-innocent. Nhb. The Biship
o" Jarra is a hawf rockt un, Keehnan's Ann. (1869) 23; Nhb.'
Cum. They're what ah may co hofe rockt mak o' whoke, Sargisson
Jne Scoap (^1881) 129 ; Cum.^ He was yan o' thafe rock't mak was
WifTy, 27. Wm, Thaer folk browt him up bi cannel-leet; turned
him oot a hofe rocked 'un. Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 42. n.Yks.' ;
n.Yks.* It's nobbut a hauf-rockcd thing foor onnybody ti deea.
ne. Yks.', e.Yks.' v?.Yks. He wor one o' them harmless, gawmlcss,
hauf-rockt, sleeveless, dateless creeturs, Yksntan. Comic Ann.
(1881) 27; w.Yks. '^, ne. Lan.', e. Lan.', nw.Der.' Lin.' Take no
notice of Aunt, she's half-rocked. n.Lin.', sw. Lin.', e.An.' Cnib.'
Why he's only a poor half-rocked sort of fellow. Nrf. (E.M.),
e.Suf. (F.H.) (26J Ayr. While here, half-mad, half-fed. half-sarkit.
Is a' the amount. Burns Vision, st. 5. (27) sw.Lin.' He's a poor
half-saved sort of creature. War.* Shr., Hrf. Bound Provinc.
(18761. Hrf. Duncumb //ii7.//</. (1804-1812) ; Hrf.', Glo.' Mid.
' When spiders go thrumming, there is wild weather coming,'
came clumsily into my half-saved mind, Blackmore A7/(i89o) U.
iv. Wil.' Som. Used as 'not half-saved' (W.F.R.) ; Monthly
Mag. (1814) II. 126. w.Som.' Poor bwoy, you can't 'spect much
vrom he — he idn 'boo half a-saved. Dev. Pulman Sketches (1842)
loi, ed. 1871. nw.Dev.' Cor. For he was but half-saaved,
Tregellas r«/c5 (1868) 49; Cor.'2 (28) n.Cy. (B.K.) (29) Chs.'
(30) Ess.' (31) n.Cy. (B.K.) (32) w.Yks. You're to bring
Peggy, and come hawf shavven, Dixon Craven Dales (1881) 175.
(33) Dor. Half-skim cheese, Barnes Gl. (1863. (34) e.Yks.',
w.Yks. (J.W.) (35) s.Chs.' s.Stf. He acts soo haulf soaked folks
never thinkin he's gettin the better on 'em, but he is, Pinnock
BIk. Cy. Ann. (1895). War. Northall IVd. Bk. (1896) (s.v. Half-
saved'. w.Wor.', se.Wor.' Shr.' That chap looks as if 'e wuz
on'y 'afe-soaked. (36) Oxf. (G. P.) (37) Som. W. & J. G/. (1873).
(38, a) s.Chs.' Shr.' I think the Maister wuz to blame to trust a
'afe-strained auf like 'im, Outh a sperited 'orse ; Shr.' Hrf.' She's
a half-strained donkey, {b) Dev. Rcpoits Provinc. (1877) 131.
(39) n.Yks.' Puir silly gomerill ! He's nobbut hauf-there. n.Lin.'
(40, a) e.Cnra. (C.W.D.), w.Yks.'^, Fit. (T.K.J.) (i) Nhb. Ah
larned thee hoo to dae thy reckonin' — an' it's mair nor a haufthick
like thee desarves, S. Tynedale Stud. (1896} v. Cum. Haufthicks
leyke his-sell, Stacg Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 89 ; Cum.' ; Cum.^
Thou's raj'der a hoaf-thick, but m'appen I may, 39. Wm. Enny
gomeless hofe-thick mae deea ya ill turn fer anudther. Spec. Dial.
(1880) pt. ii. 8. w.Yks. Does ta meean to tell me 'at tha'd noa
moor respect for thisen nor to wed a hawfthick like Alick ?
Hartley C/oc^.^//»/. (1877) 31. Lan. Waw, hoo says, theaw havvvc-
thick, that's th' angelica percil, Staton Loominary (c. 1861') 31.
s.Chs.', nw.Der.' (c) Cum.'"', w.Yks. '^ ne.Lan.' ' She's nobbut
hauf-thick,' not fat enough for a butcher. (41) Ess. ' How do you
like yourself in your new place?' 'Oh, half tidy!' (H.M.M.)
(42) Nhb.' A half-waxed lad. (43I Lnk. I'm half-ways gi'en to
tak' j'our part. An' half-ways to abuse ye, Murdoch Doric Lyre
(1873) 68.
9. Phr. (i) half and behveen, neutral, neither one thing
nor the other ; (2) — and half, (a) see (i) ; {b) half-witted ;
id) tipsy, half-intoxicated; (3) — after, with numerals:
half-past such and such an hour; (4) — a-lwo, almost in
two pieces, cracked, in half; (5) — too iitiich, too much
by half; (6) not to half do anything, to do anything
thoroughly or very much ; (7) to be half-past five ivit/i
anyllung, to be all up with anything, be ' finished,' ' done
for ' ; (8j to kill half a beast a week, see below ; (g) to lose
half the ivay of anybody, not to be able to keep up with
any one, to run or walic half as fast as.
(i) Rnf. Take the Radical side, And nae mair be a half-and-
betwecn, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 282. (2, a\ CId. (Jam.)
(A; Not.3 Nobbut 'afe an' 'afe. (r) Dmf. Big John M'MalT. . .
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Turned, though the chiel was half and half, His head away, Mayne
f \ u" '^'.Y, -''■ '-t- '^^"- °"'- "■°°<^'- "•^="=' happy, Thouffh
fuMy ha and hall w,' nappy, Nicholson Poet. Ifis. (iSm) 44 ed
1897. Wor. Were you drunk at the time?' ' Well Ml tell vou
what It IS, gentlemen, I was half-an'-half, Evesham fn, (Dec. 2=;
f?'; '?^«!:Af^-^ Nhp.i -What's o-clock, Bill?' -Haft
FMrUnv 9 >^' started to get our dinners at half arter twelve
Emerso.n 5o« of Fens (1892) .36. Suf. Haaf arter three, f.-}„. £),.
7W,« ^,892^ Som At hair-aater zix, Agrikler Rhymes (1872)
hf h f^'^l "^ ^- M-^- ' "^^■"■'' O^'f-' ^^fc^-' The led o' the box
be hafe-atwo an wunt stan no mendin'. Hrt. Ill cut it half in
much'"r HrT'' P^'r%':r^ iG.H.G.). .5) Guer. It's half ,00
^t r^'^ '•, i^\^-^*f- ' ''^'"' haufenj'y myself, Pinnock
Blk-Cy. ^««. (1895). 17) Glo. It was all half-past five with
the bicycle (S.S B ). (8) w.Yks. (J.W.) Lin. A man said of
hutcher who had risen in the world, ■ He was in a poor way
when he fo St corned here, nobbut ewest to kill hauf a beast a
.vl'ilf 11 ™'r''"°" ""'^ appropriate phr. for a butcher who
!f P W VKr\r"°'^'',:" '" P"'-'^hasing a beast for slaughter
the wL i? FH 'V'^^/°"°"'<=d as fast as she could, but lost half
7th S vi I 1''''™'"'^' ^'" ^°"S P'^'k (c. 1728J in A'. ,S- Q. ^888)
10. Followed by numerals in speaking of the time of
day : half-past the preceding hour
l.i<r} ^'=°'"«''e. wull ye, to bid Else come down to the
a m'^ F f" "'^rr ^"'""Z'^''"' '.'895^ i. Sh. & Or.I. Common
(J.M.I. Frf. Jess looked quickly at the clock. ' Half fower! ' she
at hatf't':': '■•h'''^'"'" ^''"T ^•«^9) "'• ^-- "<= '^aed tae bed
c«Xir(%s im" "' '" " ''"' "' '°"^' '^" "^'^^■'^■■^- ^'•
cJL"" '^°,'i.3'^e. divide into two equal parts, to share; in
sheep-marking : to cut off half the ear.
. ^""^Vu^'^ ■ ^° hauf and snake,' to divide. Esp. applied to a
tavern bill or lauwm, as ' We'll hauf and snake,' we shaH pay equal
shares (Jam.). Lakel.- Hauf a hig off. e.Suf. (F.H.) Co^r. And
haafey with waun, Daniel PofH/s v,oi. /ina
caHedHalf/ndown° half-plough, plough lightly; also
sodf.°ttlL° '""'^J ^/'"'^ °^ '^='"" P^°"Shing, by which a shallow
sod IS turned ups.de down upon the adjacent unmoved sod A
very common operation, when it is desired only to rot the surface
growth without burying it deeply suriace
thf!:t^^^^^^^h '^- Som.Dev. A half part of any-
thing, a moiety ; also used a/Zrib. ^
malerTalf ]v "it" O^'r^^T"' '"c""" composed of two different
materials A'. & Q. (1852) ,st S. vi. ,84; W. & J. Gl. (1875)
w.Som.l The word rather implies a division by counting, although
t IS used occas. with reference to division by measure only as of
hquids, cheese, &c ' I lefn had a full halfen deal, same"s off We
was to share and share alike.' nw.Dev.' Now obs., but common
in old leases in the phr. ' moiety or halfendeal '
ni- / / • ; V^",^*" f"^' halfendele, Lajamon (c. 127s) 70Q'?
OE. ( Pone) heal/an cia-l, the half part.] '^ '^^'
HALFER, see Halver, Haflfer, f.=
HALFING, sb. Dev. The custom of collecting birds'
gt1fo?May".^'°-^'""'''"°''"^^ ^' 'he sports held "on the
asThe'v'c'l!lMt" ?v''°"' '" P'!"""' ^'''^ °^ ^^^^" '"g^'^er, halfing,
manv hlrn!' "u"""" " """"'"^ '"°^'= 'han to collect as
many birds eggs as they can against garland day, Bray Desc
hTt"^^ m^ (1836) II. lett. 30; Grose ,1790) V add^U)
HALFLIN, see Hafflin.
HALFLIN(G, sb. and adj. Sc. Cum Yks Ian AUr,
n"Yks™\'^"'"s" Cld.; haiflang kHjAM. ; hafflin^So
Cum n'Yk« =" ^'' ?""'•' h'f 'ang, hauflin Sc. ; hawflin
Cum. n.Yks.= ; hoafen ne.Lan.i ; hoaflin Cum.^ 1. sb
A half-grown boy, a stripling, a boy employed upon a
farm or m a stable ; a hobbledehoy ^ > "^ "P"" «»
Or.I. An- thus unto the halflin' she sed, Oread. J. Gilpin st ^^
or hanin, ""T ^T^^ ^- ^°9- Cai.i Abd. The dress ;f boy ^
blue sev c^at an?'^"."P '"'"'""'^ ^^•'"' "''^ fur. a very shor
p2rt llnT^^t^^t''"'^ "'^ '">""'"' '° saddle the shilt, Watt
U. M.t " ^'^^' ?,'• r*""- S<^"d a hafiin for some medicine
was no leTs'\ T ""'t ^- '^f =33 Fif. To snotter or to slave;
COLVILLE Icn.aeular (,899; ,7. s.Sc. Who was horse-herd, o^
what was in those days called hauflin, upon a neighbouring farm
Wilson Tales (1839^ V. 340. Dmb. Wi' daffin' haflins, gayest o' the
fhieU Th""l ffl""*"" L'^^^ 3°- ^°''- ' ^^"^ 'he coonler-louper
chiels,The hafflin warehoose clerks, Coghill Poems (,8901 18
e Lth. Owre the lugs in love, and breesting up like a halflin' to
Miss Jessie. Mitcklebackit Phymes (1885) 179
2. A half-witted person, a fool.
/?^*/w;f'!?'''-lfQ? ^""•J,°"'s"obbetahawninbworn.ANDERsoN
Ballads i^d^ 1808) 105; Gl. (1851); Cum.>, n.Yks.^, ne.Lan.>
3. adj. Half-grown, youthful.
/.,5'' ^f'^lVo i?'''' "''S 'ha' "icht set a haflin laddie, Keith
An^ hainin ^ ^'^^t'i- ,P"- J°hnny was for speed unmatched"
An hainin hares had often catched. Spence Poems (1898) 197
w.Sc. Amongst the servants of our Scottish farmers, here is the
little man or hauflin callan, Carrick Laird of Logan (1835' 8,
tr^ i °, ,"'" ^"^^' ° ^"-"^ hit half-Iang tree? BuRNS^S„>;
of Ayr ,nBj) 1. 43. Lnk. I was but a hauflin' chiel O' seventefn
haTn^H ""T^ ^°"Z ^''''^^ ^«- "•>■ "i^ '"'•""ie tn her
PMl fi-S', "^'i, met his faither's ardent gaze. Smith Merry
Bndal ;:866 7. Edb. Some outlandish halflin creatures Nae o"^
hl.h i"". • ^"'"'°''''- P°""' <.n90 I. Dmf. Halflin swankies
?^"SV.896)S'"^ '^=^'^ "-" ^ "^-^ -other, Lro^^L'^
h^^fltnf nI^k^' ""^'a ''"'^r"''^- ^''- ^''^''- '^''■^- Also written
halflens Nhb. ; and in forms haffins Edb.; hafflins Sc.
h.Vj= fun" ^'...'J^''- 5"///.) ; haflins Sc. Cum.';
s; Sh^T ^T"- . ^- ""''"■ "^""' partially ; nearly.
Sc. She haflins showed a rosie cheek, Cunningham S„^s ( 181, )
P f oi'v^ senous, says I, somehoo halflins winkin. Tester
Po.»« (1865) 133. Abd. I think nae sae, she says and haflins
leugh, Ross //.W. (,768) 73. ed. ,812. Frf. I'm baith cripple
an halBins blind, Beattie Ar»ha c. 1820^ 21, ed 1882 Fif A
""pT^, ° fi^^T'' '^'i,^' ''"]?'"' hhndet, wf their sheen, Tenna"nt
P«/«/,j (,827) 9. Dmb. Halflins clad He frae their c^el hands
in anguish flew, Salmon Gowodeait (1868I 27 Rnf Wi' a fare
haflins wae, haflins glad, Webster Rhxmes (1835) 85. Ayr
While Jenny hafflms is afraid to speak, Burns CoUars Sat. Kilht
,tu ': Lnk. Mayhap you'll think I halflins ken You're frae
(he bonnie banks o Ayr, Parker Misc. Poems (1859) sr Lth In
a dooer ha flings sleeping, Sad he saw, wi'hallow ee, .\Iallv, Bruce
Po.„,5(i8i3) I. 120. Edb. When the company had haffins met!
MoiR Ma„s,e IVaueh (.828) ix. Slk. I hafflins thought to my.el
Hogg Tales (.838) 358, ed. 1866. Rxb. They [birds] haflins l^ame
do seek for food an' bield, A. Scorr Poems (ed. 1808 1 10. Dmf
Halflins droon The laich seep-sabbin' o' the burn doon by Reid
Poems (1894 29. Gall. He hurkled ben and hauflins fell asleep
Mactacgart £„,,../^ (,824 , 1 16, ed. 1876. n Cy. Border Gl. (Col'.
rrfi.fil'^R r r.ljt ""? '■"^'' °' "■■• ^'^'l ■ Graham Moorl.DM.
(1826) 8 Cum 1 When 'tis carded, row'd and spun, Then the
work IS haflins done, 5H,jr. o/7Vi;o' fFoo. 'en me
Hence Haflnin(s)-wise, adv. partly, in a slight measure ■
reluctantly, half-heartedly. *^ ■" « mcdbure ,
ZTl r"*" '""i^'? Like hafflins-wise o'ercomes him At times
that day. Burns Holy /ijir (1785) st. 17.
2. Half-way ; mid-way ; in equal shares.
T p^^'^^^Jr/i"^ Kl }° ''"''' Kihneny-it slants hafflins hame,
Leighton IVds. (1869) 19. Abd. Hallens to anything, near by it
Shirrefs P«<-,,,5 (1790^ Gl. Frf. Ha'flins has life's pirnie reeled
an soniething mair, Morison Poems (1790) 117. Rnf. Though
haflins backward, thus I must commence, Webster /?/,v,ws (iS^O
'^ r.^^*",, • T'" °' <^°'^'""<= hafflins mixt,SiLLARPo„,„,78g^
59- Edb. Patricks [partridges] skiming o'er the mead. And haflins
r,ntomeetthe.rbr,de,LiDDLEPo™,ir,i82i) 170. Gall. Mactaggart
i.Kcyel. (i824\ Cum.'
3. adj. Half, partial.
,>^,u' ^%' """' ' hae a halflins swither, Howe'er Sectarians girn
at ither Fixlavson Rhymes (,815 98. Lnk. A hafflins thaw is
come at last Hamilton Pof/^s (1865) ,03. Edb. Wi' Habby
Graeme, the haflins fool, Tml Qiicy (1796) 17.
4. Half-grown, young.
Sc. My father was then a hafflins callant, Scorr Rede. (1824')
Lett. XI. Lnk. The hafflins man himself is likely to be in a state
of discontent, Fraser in,a„ps (1895) ix. Edb A touzy ragged
halflins callant of thirteen, Moir Mansie Wauch 1828) x
[1. Than vp I lenyt, halflingis in affrey, Dunbar Thistle
and Rose (c. 1510) 187.]
HALFPENNY, sb. Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. ? \rf Dev
Lor. Also in forms awpenny Yks. ; awpney w.Yks. ;
HALFPENNY-WORTH
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HALL
ha'penny Fif. Cor. ; hapmy Dev. ; happenny Cor. ; hau-
penny w.Yks.' ; hawpney w.Yks.^ ; hawpny w.Yks.'
Lan.'; ho'penny Cum.' 1. In coiiip. (i) Halfpenny-bit,
a halfpenny ; (2) -deevils, a kind of sweetmeat or cake ;
(3) -piece, see (i) ; (4) -slit, an ear-mark given to pigs or
sheep [not known to our other correspondents].
(i) Dev. Canst gie me til hapmy bits vur a penny? Hewett
Peas. Sp. (1892). 1^2) Fif. There were such special aids to friend-
ship as ' clack "... the 'gundy' of Edinburgh youth, ' pawrlies,"
and 'ha'penny deevils,' Colville Veniacular (1899'! 14. (3)
w.Yks, He owes ma ivvery awpney piece Fur twenty pund a
tripe, Preston Poems (1864I 16; w.Yks.' He cares nut a haupenny
piece what expense an trouble he puts other foak tull. ii. 298.
Lan. Awll lend 'em nowt, not a hawp'ny piece, DohertyA'. Barlow
(1884^ 38. (4) ? Nrf. tW.W.S.)
2. Phr. (i) halfpenny head and a fardin tail, applied to
anything of which the parts do not correspond, one being
much better than another. Cum.' ; (2) to have, or keep,
one's hand on one's halfpenny, to be mean, stingy ; to look
after one's own interests. w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
3. pi. Savings, a fortune.
w.Cor. ' She has bra' happunce, I can tell ee.' Small savings are
often spoken of as * little ha'pence.* * I should like to have her
little ha'pence' (M.A.C.).
HALFPENNY-WORTH, sh. Sc. Irel. Yks. Lin. Brks.
I.W. Also in forms aapoth Lin. ; hapeth I.W.' ; ha-
porth Ir. ; happorth Lnk. ; hauaporth w.Yks.*; hawporth
w.Yks.'; hawpworth n.Yks. ; yeppath Brks.' [h'apa}>,
9'p3f).] 1. In phr. to lose a hog, or ewe, for a halfpenny-
worth of tar, to be penny wise and pound foolish, to be so
saving in little things as to risk things of value.
n.Yks. Let's nut loase an hogg for a hawpworth of tarr, Meriton
Praise Ale (1684) 1. 125. w.Yks.' Dunnot loaz t'yow for a haw-
porth o' tar.
2. A very small quantity.
Lnk. Not a wan in Towc-Rowe knows a happorth about me,
Murdoch Readings (ed. 1895) I. 32. Ir. A grand baste — but no
ha' porth o' use, Barlow B()g'/oHrf^i892j 7,ed. 1893. Lin.Amowta
taaen owd Joanes. as 'ant nor a 'aapoth o' sense, Tennyson A'. Far-
mer, Old Style (1864) st. 13. Brks.' A yent got a yeppath o' zense.
3. An article of little value ; a bargain ; a good-for-
nothing or clownish fellow.
w.Yks.* A clownish, ridiculous person, is ' nobbut a hauaporth I'
One who commits a great mistake is stigmatized as being ' a gurt
hauaporth ! ' A newly-bought joint of meat turning out to be
magotty, is ' a rum hauaporth!' An eccentric-spoken man who
has occupied a pulpit, is ' a queer hauaporth ! ' to the listener,
I.W.' That chap's a bad hapeth.
HALFY, sb. nw.Dev.' [sefi.] A fool, a half-witted
person. Cf. halflin(g, 2.
HALGAVER COURT, //;;-. Cor. See below.
The people of Bodmin had an old custom of assembling ... on
Halgaver Moor in . . . July, and electing a ' Mayor of Misrule,'
for the punishment of petty oflenders. . . . When these mates meet
with any raw serving-man or other young master, who may serve
and deserve to make pastime, they cause him to be solemnly
arrested for his appearance before the Mayor of Halgaver, where
he is charged with wearing one spur, or wanting a girdle, or some
such like felony, and . . . judgment is given in formal terms, and
executed in some one ungracious prank or other. Hence is sprung
the proverb, when we see one slovenly apparelled, to say * He
shall be presented in Halgaver Court,' Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng.
(1865"! 402-3, ed. 1896.
HALGH, HALIDAY, HALIER, see Haugh, Holiday,
Helier.
HALIFAX, sb. Yks. Lin. Oxf. Cor. Amer. In phr. go to
Halifa.x, a mild substitute for a direction to go to a place
not to be named to ears polite. Cf. Hecklebirnie, Hexham,
HuU.
w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin. Well known in these parts, N. & Q.
(1875) 5th S. iv. 154 ; n.Lin.', Oxf. (G.O.) e.Cor. Very common
about Looe, fifty years ago, N. if Q. (1. c.) [Amer. Common,
Dint. NoliS {18^6) I. 382.]
HALIKELD, s6. Obs. Yks. A holy well. See Keld.
n.Yks. The pins cast into the halikeld, Atkinson Moorl. Parish
(1891) 132.
HALINAS, sb. pi. w.Yks. In the rag-trade : coarse
white blankets from Hungary, Roumania, &c. (M.F.)
HALISH, adj. Cor. Also in form allish. Pale, sickly
in appearance, weak, ailing.
Thomas Raiidigal Rhymes (,1895) Gl. ; Cor.' She's a poor halish
creetur ; Cor.^
HALISON, sb. Sc. ? A saying.
Abd. Sweeter bliss Than faith in this glad Malison, • The e'enin'
brings a' Hame,' Edwards Mod. Poets, ist S. 66.
HALIWERK-FOLK, sb. Obs. Dur. Also written
Halywerc folk. People who held their lands by the
service of defending the body, relics, and territory of St.
Cuthbert.
SuRTEEs Hist. Dur. I. XV, xvi, in Brockett Gl. (1846); They
pleaded . . . that they were Haliwerke folkes, and held their lands
to defend the Corps of Saint Cuthbert, Camden Brit. (i6io) 736 ;
Halyworkfolk, Bailey (1721).
[A contam. form of the older Haliwaresfolc, the people
of the holy man (Cuthbert) ; see Feodarium Prioratiis
Dttnelm. (Surtees) {passim) (N.E.D.).]
HALL, sA.' and /;;/. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Lan. Stf. Suf.
Ken. Sus. Cor. Also in forms ha' Sc. ; haaNhb.' ; haal
Cor.^; hal- N.Cy.' Ken.'; hale Cor.; haw Sc. Stf.; ho'
Lan. [ha, 9I, 931.] L sb. A house, home; a farm-house
or cottage.
Cat.' The chief farm in a township. Elg. The calves prance
round the ha', Couper Poetry (1804) I. 113. Abd. My wee bit
cantie ha' Peeps out frae 'mid a wreath o' snaw. Still Cottar's
Sunday (1845) 144. Kcd. To see . . . His father's ha' and youthful
hame, Jamie Muse (1844) 14. Frf. Her smile was the sunshine
that lichtit oor ha', Watt Poet. Sketches (i88o) 81. Rnf. Nae mair
I'll see my faither's ha', Barr Poems (1861) 99. Ayr. Noo I am
moor'd in my ain cosie ha', White Joltings (1879) ''?^- ^'l"-
She's the star o' his heart an' his ha', man, Ballantine Poems
(1856) 86. Bwk. Monthly Mag. (1814) 1. 31. Edb. Lang mat
your ha' be stow'd wi' blessin'srife ! Learmont Pof»;s (1791; 194.
Lan. r th' ho an' cottage ingill, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale
(1860J II. 215.
2. The principal room of a house, the parlour ; also in
conip. Hall-chamber.
Sc. A' that's said in the kitchen shou'd na be tauld in the ha',
Ramsay Prov. (1737^ Cor. I knavved un by Mally,Phelleps'
pictur ofun in her hall, Tregellas Tales (1865) 33; Ai wudnt
. . . tres'n in aur eel tjeemba bai asel'f [I wouldn't trust him in
our hall-chamber by himselfj, Ellis ProMKHf. (1889) V. 172; Cor.^
w.Cor. They cal'n a pare-lar, forsuth ; why a es but a good hale
and make the most of 'n, Bottrell Trad. 3rd S. 60.
Hence not to renieniber from the haal to the hetch, phr. to
have a bad memory. Cor.^
3. The kitchen of a farm-house, the principal living-
room ; also called Farmer's ha'.
Abd. In winter's nights, whae'er has seen The farmer's Ha'
convene Finds a' thing there to please his een, Keith Farmer's
Ha' (1774) St. I. s.Sc. Blithe at night was ilka one In the
auld snug ha' o' Little Billy, Watson Border Bards (1859) 7.
Lnk. Glad tidings in the Farmer's ha' Is terror to the weavers,
Watson Poems (1853') 3.
4. The country justices' room where they hold their
court. e.Suf. (F.H.)
5. Comb. (1) Hall-bible, a large family-bible ; (2) -clay,
potter's earth ; (3) -corn beer, a certain quantity of barley
paid by the tenants of Amble to the lord of the manor;
(4) -en', the end or side of a house ; (5) -farm, a farm
specially attached to a manor-house and not rented to
a tenant ; (6) -farmer, one who works a farm for the
lord of the manor [not known to our correspondents] ;
(7) -folk, servants ; kitchen-folk ; (8) -garth, a hall-yard,
an open enclosure pertaining to a hall ; (9) -house, (a) a
manor-house, the residence of the landed proprietor; (b)
a large house, a farmer's house in contradistinction to
that of a cottar ; (10) -maiden, a maidservant in a farmer's
house ; (11) -neuk, a corner in a hall or large living-room ;
(12) -rig, the first ridge in a field cut in harvest.
(i) Sc. The large Bible, formerly appropriated for family-wor-
ship and which lay in the Ha' or principal apartment (Jam.).
Ayr. The big ha' bible was accordingly removed by Mrs. Walkin-
shaw from the shelf, Galt Fnlail {1823^ xix. Lnk. The muckle
ha'-bible wasbrocht frae the bole, Nicholson Kilzvuddie {eA. 1895)
144. Gall. It's in your hand o' write that the name o' Janet
Geddes stands in the big ha' Bible, Crockett y?a/V/fi 5(1894} xxxiii.
HALL
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HALLAN
(2) Rxb. A tough blue clay, so called because used by the peasantry
to whiten tlie walls of their houses {Jam.). (3 Nhb.i Formerly
for the use of the monastic cell there. (4) Dmf. What step is that by
our ha' en'? Cromek Remains (1810) 75. (5' Lan. If yo'n tae me
on booard at t'Ho fearm, KAY-SHLrrTLE\voRTnSfa;i'rfafe (i860) II.
215; The hall- farm is almost invariably farmed by the owner or
the tenant of the hall, retained for the use of the household. In
cases where the tenant of the hall does not require it, the hall-
farm is sometimes let to an adjoining farm tenant on the estate.
Usually it is principally grazing ground fS.W.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
(6; Suf. Even this happened in the practice of a hall-farmer, Mar-
shall Reviezv (1811) III. 449. (7) Ayr. Tho' the gentry first are
stechin Yet ev'n the ha' folk fill their pechan. Burns Twa Dogs
(1786) 1. 6r, 62. (8) m.Yks.' (s.v. Garth). (9, a) SU.I. I was just
seeking you that you may gang after him to the hall-house, for,
to my thought, he is far frae weel, Scott Pirate (1822) vii. Twd.
They shall pay aplack yearly, if demanded from the hole in the back
wall of the Hall-house, Kofes to Pewieeiiik's Desc. Twd. (18151 161
(Jam.). Edb. Riuning about the Laird's ha' house, Macxeill
Bygaiie Times (181 1) 43. Dmf. The talk in the ha' hoose, the talk
in the manse, Thom Jock 0' Kiiowe (1878) 32. Dnr.', Stf. (K.)
(4) Sc. I've a ha'-house, I hae baith goods an' gear, Shepherd's
Wedding (1789) 11 ; A house large enough to possess a dining-
room (H.W.). Abd. The cottage built on an inferior scale differed
in no other respect from the farmer's or ha'-house. Statist. Ace.
XXI. 242 (Jam.). Gall. In yon ha' house, aj'ont the fell, Whar
rural peace and pleasure dwell, Nicholson Poet. Wis. (1814'! 39,
ed. 1897. Kcb. The halloo rais'd forth frae the ha'-house swarm,
Davidson Seasons (1789) 27 (Jam.). Nhb.' It is alwaj'S distin-
guished from the ' hinds' hooses,' as the hinds' cottages are called,
(lo" Nhb.' In contradistinction to ahind's maiden. (11) Sc. A leddy
sits in our hall-neuk, Scott Bride 0/ Lam. (1819) xiv. (12) Lth.
Thus denominated, because it is cut down by the domestics on
the farm, i.e. the members of the farmer's family. It is deemed
the post of honour and given to them, as they are gen. the most
expert and careful reapers. The other reapers are understood to
keep always a little behind those who have this honourable station,
which is therefore also called the foremost rig (Jam.). Edb. The
ha-rig rins fu' fast awa, Har'slRig ; 1794^ 11, ed. 1801. Rxb. (Jam.)
6. iiil. An exclamation used by the master or mistress
of a house to keep order at an entertainment. w.Yks.^
[6. A hall, a hall! give room ! and foot it, girls ! Shake.
R. &- J. I. v. 28.]
HALL, 5^.^ Som. Cor. Also written haul Som. ; and
in form hale Cor. The fruit and tree of the hazel, Coryhis
Avellana ; gen. in comp. Hall-nut. Som., Cor. (B. it H.),
Cor.'^ See Halse, sb.^
HALL, sb.^ Dev. Cor. Also written hawl Dev. (Hall.)
In comp. (i) Hall-eve, the eve of Ash Wednesday; (2)
•Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday ; (3) -night, see
(i); (4) -Sunday, the Sunday before Shrove-tide; (5)
■Tuesday, Shrove Tuesdaj'. Cf hallow, s6.'
(i, Dev. ' His nose smells of Hall Eve,' i.e. has the smell of
good meat yet in it, Horae Stibsecivae {I'll"]) 199. 1 2> Cor. On the
day termed ' Hall ' Monday, which precedes Shrove Tuesday,
about the dusk of the evening it is the custom for boys ... to prowl
about the streets with short clubs, and to knock loudly at every
door, running off to escape detection on the slightest sign of
a motion within. If, however, no attention be excited, and
especially if any article be discovered negligently exposed, or
carelessly guarded, then the things are carried away ; and on the
following morning are seen displayed in some conspicuous place,
to expose the disgraceful want of vigilance supposed to charac-
terise the owner, Reports R. Instil. (1842) in Quiller-Couch
Hist. Polperro (1871) 151 ; Cor.12 e.Cor. Flk-Lore jrn. (1886) IV.
129. (3, 4) Dev. //ordf SiiiscOTflf (1777) 199. (5j Dev. ;Hall.)
HALL, V. Yks. [al.] To shout, halloo.
w.Yks. When fowk o' ivry side on him is hallin an* shaatin,
yksnian. (18801 214 ; In ordinary use about Bradford (S.P.U.).
HALL, HALLA, see Hale, sb.\ Hallow, sb}
HALLAK, sb. Sc. A hillock.
Per. Frae hallak to hallak I haapit, My heart was as light as a
strae. Duff Poims 133 fJ.\M.).
HALLAN, s6.' O'bsol. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. "Wm.
Lan. Also written hallen Sc. N.Cy.' Nhb.' Cum. Wm. ;
hallon Sc. n.Cy. ; and in forms halland Sc. ; hollan
Sc. N.I.'; hollen N.Cy.^ ; hoUin N.Cy.' Nhb.' [habn,
ho'lan.] 1. A partition-wall in a cottage between
the door and the fire to keep oft' draughts, a screen ;
the space within the partition, a porch, lobby, or passage ;
also used attrib. Cf haddin.
Sc. In old cottages, an inner wall built between the fire-place
and the door, and extending backwards as far as is necessary to
shelter the inner part of the house from the air of the door, when
it is opened. It is gen. composed of stone and clay to the height
of the side walls and brace. At this height the mud or cat and
cla^' wall begins and is carried up to the chimney top. The term
is sometimes applied to a partition of this kind extending to the
opposite wall, but the first seems to be the original sense 'Jam.);
When we had passed the hallan we entered a well-sized apart-
ment, ScoTT Redg. (1824) Lett. iv. ne.Sc. Matthew got up an'
slept out to the hallan to put on his big coat, Grant KeekUton, 41.
Elg. Hawky ahint the hallan main't And routed aft and sair,
CouPER Poetry 1^1804" II. 57. Bnff. I hat the hallen A thump fu'
sicker, Taylor Poems (1787) 62. Frf. The usual hallan, or
passage, divided the but from the ben, Barrie Tommy (1896) xt.
Per. The latch o' the hallan was lifted in haste, Stewart Character
(1857) 23. s.Sc. Auld barn-man Davie sang wi' glee. And canty
by the hallan was he, Watson Bards (1859^ 9. Dmb. If death
cam' tirlin' at the hallan door, Salmon Gowodean (1868) 34. Rnf.
An' jinken 'bout the hallan wa', Allan Poems (1836) 14. Ayr.
Thou need na jouk behint the hallan, A chiel sae clever, Burns
Past. Poetry, st. 6. Lnk. Your niece . . . was laid Down at j-our
hallon-side, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725) 66, ed. 1783. Lth. Lassie
steek the hallan door, Bruce Poems (1813) II. 177. Edb. He out
o'er the halland flings his een, Fekgusson Poems (1773^ 161,
ed. 1785. Bwk. Honest Tibby, at whose fireside, inside her hollan
wa', we sat, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 91. Slk. I got the
back o' the hallan to keep, Hogg Tales (1838) 362, ed. 1866.
Dmf. Ance poortith came in 'j'ont our hallan to keek, Cromek
Remains (1810) 51. Gall. Mid-walls through cottages, composed
of cross-bars, and overlaid ■with straw plastered with clay, called
cat clay, Mactagcart Encycl. (1824) 251, ed. 1876. Kcb. Draw
doon the blind. An' steek to the hallan door, Armstrong Ingleside
(1890) 78. N.I.' In cottages a wall called the ' hollan' is built to
screen the hearth from the observation of any one standing at the
threshold, but in order to allow a person within to see who
approaches the door, a small hole, usually triangular, . . is made
in the hollan fs.v. Spy-hole). Uls. Sit down on that furm by the
hollan' An' I'll brisk up the fire in a jifTey, Uls. Jrn. Arch. (1858)
45. n.Cy. Grose (1790') ; N.Cy.' Often made of wickerwork,
plastered with clay, running from front door of cottage to within
the width of a door of the back wall ; N.Cy.' A wall about 2] yds.
high. To this wall on the side next to the hearth is annexed a
sconce or screen of wood or stone. Nhb. Rouse, leave 3'ourlanely
hallens, Proudlock Borderland Muse (1896) 262 ; Nhb.' Against
this hallen it was common for the cow to stand. Dur.' Cum. Sae
by the hallan softly creep, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808) 49;
Some o' th' hallan, or th' mell deers, Their ge^defat guts war
clearan, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1805) 138. Cum., Wm. A parti-
tion, from the cross passage of old farm or country houses, which
formed a screen for some distance, to the fireside of the chief
family room. The hallan was usually finished with stone coins,
or with wood if not altogether of stone. The master's seat was
often within the hallan, and bright things hung upon its wall
(M. P.). Wm. A passage nearly four feet broad led to tlie other side
of the building, where, in front was the back, on the left the down
house door, and on the right the mell door, Lonsdale Mag. (1822)
III. 248. ne.Lan.i
2. Comp. (i) Hallan drop, a mixture of soot and water
falling from the sides of a chimney ; (2) -pin, a pin fixed
upon the hallan for the purpose of hanging game or hats,
&c., upon ; (3) -post, the post at the e.\tremity of the
sconce ; (4) -stone, the threshold, doorstep.
(i) Cum. They hed to watch for t'hallen drops, Richardson
Talk (1871 ) 57, ed. 1876 ; Cum." Wm. Manners of Wm. (1847)
13 ; Under this smoky dome, which in moist weather was con-
tinually shedding a black sooty lee, called the hallan drop, sat the
family, Lonsdale Mag. (18221 III. 249 ; Black sooty lye rising in
damp weather from joints of meat hung up to dry in the chimney,
Brockett Gl. (1846 . (2) n.Cy. J.L.) (1783). ne.Lan.' (3)
ne.Lan.' (4 Kcb. The ducks had drate Upo' the hallan-stane,
Davidson Seaso)is {i^Bg) 7.
3. A house, dwelling, cottage.
Sc. The Lord himsel ever-mair ettles it for his hallan, Waddell
Psalms (1871) Ixviii. 16. Abd. See ye yon bit canty hallan
Jam'd against the broomy brae ? Still Cottar's Sunday (1845"! 29.
Kcd. There was yet the drouthy callan, That wadna leave the
vintner's hallan Ava that day, Jamie Muse (1844) 113. Fif. Hinds,
HALLAN
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plewmen, lairds, and cottar callans, That frae their spences, ha's,
and hallans, Did congregate, Tennant Papistry (1827) 71. Rnf.
A dark smeeky hallan was ance a' our dwallin', Young Pictures
(1865) 125. Lnk. Aye the first to greet the mornin', In the hallan
first asteer, Nicholson Idylls (1870) 29.
4. The division between two horse or cow stalls. Cum.'*
5. A buttress built against a weak wall to prevent it
from falling. Gall. Mactaggart Eitcycl. (1824) 251.
6. The space above the cross-beams of the couples of
a house. Or.I. (S.A.S.) 7. A seat of turf at the outside
of a cottage. Ayr. Burns Gl. (Jam.)
HALLAN, si.2 Wor. I.W. Cor. Also written allan-
Cor.^; and in forms aliens- Cor. ; hollanl.W.'; hoUon
s.Wor. [ae-lan.] 1. In cotiip. (i) Hallan-apple, a large
apple given to each member of the family at AIl-Hallows-
tide ; also called Hallan; 1 2) -cakes, cakes baked for Ail
Hallows Day ; (3) -day, All Hallows Day ; (4) -market,
the market held on All Hallows Eve ; (5) -night, All
Hallows Eve ; (6) -summer, St. Luke's summer or an
Indian summer, a spell of fine weather about All Hallows
Day.
(I) Cor. Fruiterers of Penzance display large apples, known
locally as 'Aliens' apples, Flk-Lore Jrn. (i886j IV. no; Cor.i^
(2) I.W.i (3, 4, 5) Cor. 3 At St. Ives the custom is still kept up
of providing children with a large apple fAllan apple") on Allan-
night (the eve of Allhallows day — called Allan day). The market
held on Allan-night is called Allan-market. (6) s.Wor. (H.K.)
[Hallan- is for Hallantide (q.v.).]
HALLAN, sA.^ N.Cy.' Nhb.' [ha-lan.] The young of
the coal-fisli when about five inches long.
HALLAND, see Hallow, sb>
HALLANSHAKER, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Also written
halan-, halin- Sc. ; hallen- Sc. N.Cy.' Nhb.*; and in form
hellenshaker Sc. [ha'lanjakar.] A ragged fellow,
a vagabond or beggar ; a knave, rascal ; also used attrib.
Sc. 1, and a wheen hallenshakers like mysell . . . built this bit
thing here, Scott Antiquary (1816) iv. Sh.I. A very hallanshaker
loon, ib. Pirate (1822) v. Bch. Staakin about like a hallen-shaker,
Forbes Jrn. (1742) 15. Frf. 'Only a puir gypsy your honour.'
. . . ' Only a wandering hallenshaker,' Barrie Minister (1891) xiii.
Rnf. Tho' something halanshaker-like, Ye'll may be own that I
Some feelings hae, Webster Rhymes (1835) 207. Ayr. Some
hallenshakers nearer hame, Thom y}«i«s«»fH/i- (1812) 17. Lnk.
Nodding to Jouks of Hallenshaker, Ramsay Poems (1721) 211.
Lth. Ye fell clootyraker ! ye vile halanshaker, Smith Merry
Bridal (1866) 10. Edb. It sets him weel, the bloodthirsty Gehazi,
the halinshaker ne'er-do-weel ! MoiR Mansic IVauch (1828) xxvii.
Slk. Great muckle hallanshaker cuff, Hogg 7a/<!s(i838) 78, ed. 1866.
Feb. You, ye hellenshaker villain! Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) 127.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' OA5. Cum. Linton infe Cy. (1864) 304 ; Cum."
Hence Hallanshaker-looking, adj. ragged, unkempt,
like a tramp.
Edb. He was a wauf, hallanshaker-looking chield, Mom Mansie
Waiich (1828) xiv.
[Sic knavis and crakkaris. Sic halland schekkaris,
Dunbar Poems (c. 1510), ed. Small, II. 83.]
HALLANTIDE, sb. Irel. I. Ma. Lin. Nhp. 'Wor. Shr.
Glo. Bck. Hrt. I.W. Wil. Som. Cor. Also in forms
ballon- n.Lin.' Nhp.^; hoUan- I. Ma. I.W.'; Holland- In
Glo. Bck. Hrt. The season of All Saints, the first week of
November. See AU-hallowfs.
Ir. Holland-tide at the Big House, Kennedy Evenings Duffrey
(1869) 91. I. Ma. I have not seen her since hoUantide (S.M.) ;
I don't think it's ten years since he died — ten would it be, for
hoUantide ? Brown Doctor (1887) 130. n.Lin.' Obs. Nhp. 2 From
Michaelmas to Hallon-tide was the old rule for the period of
sowing wheat. s.Wor. (^H.K.) Shr.i Obsol. Glo. Last night
were HoUantide eve, and where the wind is at Hollandtide it will
stick best part of the winter, Gibbs Cotswold Vill. (1898) 388;
Glo.' Bck. If ducks do slide at Hollandtide, At Christmas they
will swim ; If ducks do swim at Hollandtide, At Christmas they
will slide, Flk-Lore Rec. (1881) IV. 128 ; N. tf Q. (1874) 5th S. i.
383. Hrt. Reports Agric. (i793-'8i3) 28. I.W.' Wil. Britton
Beauties (1825) ; WU.' Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825) ;
W. & J. Gl. (1873"). w.Som.' 'Twas a ter'ble hard winter tho —
I mind 'twas nort butvrost and snow vrom Hallantide [aaluntuyd]
gin Can'lmas. Cor.'* t Set trees at All Hallo'ntidc, and command
them to prosper, Swainson Weather Flk-Lore (1873) 143.]
VOL. HI.
[At Hallontide, slaughter time entereth in, and then
doth the husbandmans feasting begin, Tusser Hiisb.
(1580) 55.]
HALLE, HALLEDGE, HALLEGE, HALLENS, see
Hallow, s6.', Harriage, Halflins.
HALLENS, sb. pi. Obs. Abd. In phr. to go by lite
hallens, to go by holds as a child. Shirrefs Poems (1709)
Gl. Cfhaal.
HALLI-, see Holy.
HALLIBLASH, sb. n.Cy. Lan. Der. Also written
hallyblash Lan. [h)a'liblaj.] A great blaze. See
Blash, s4.2
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lan. I'st ha set th' how leath on a halli-
blash, TiM Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 17 ; Aw'd mak a' hally-blash
ov every factory i' Englandshirc, Brierley Irkdale (1865) 7, ed.
1868 ; Lan.' Der. He and his loike 'II mak a halliblash of us aw
soon. Ward David Grieve (1892) III. bk. x.
HALLIDAY, see Holiday.
HALLIE, sb. Abd. (Jam.) Also in form hallyie.
Romping diversion.
HALLIER, see Halyear, Haulier.
HALLIHOE, sb. Cor. Also written hallyhoe Cor.«
The skipper fish, Scombereso.x saiirus. Cor.'* [Satchell
(1879).]
HALLINES,s6. Nhb.' Also written haliness. [ha'linas.]
A Sunday holiday walk.
HALLINS, see Halflins.
HALLION, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Also in forms
haalyan Cai.' ; bullion Sc. Ir. [ba'lian.] 1. A clown, a
clumsy fellow; a good-for-nothing idle scamp, a sloven,
a rascal.
Sc. We're just takin' tem doon to Stirling — ta curst hallions tat
ta are, Ford Thistledown (1891) 319; Francisque-Michel Sc.
Lang. (1882) 179. e.Fif. Man, ye' re a rammelsome hallion, Latto
Tarn Bodkin (186^) vi. Ayr. An' tirl the hallions to the birses.
Burns Address to Beehebiib, 1. 36. Gall. Brave hallions twa. Laird
Nurgle and Laird Nabble, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 80, ed.
1876. Kcb. But should some rustic hallion see thee here In thy
luxuriant pastime, Davidson Seasons (1789) 26. N.I.' Ant.
Ballymena Obs. (1892) ; A fat, dirty, untidy woman (W.H.P.).
N.Cy.' Nhb. No man wou'd have thought any hallion Could ever
have acted the thing, Ritson Garl. (1810) 61 ; And byeth tar and
feather the hallion thatdar', Wilson Pochis (1843) 128 i Nhb.', Cum.'
2. A gentleman's servant out of livery; an inferior servant
employed to do odd jobs. Abd., Rxb. (Jam.)
3. An overbearing, quarrelsome woman of vulgar
manners. Bwk. {ib.)
HALLIOR, sb. ? Obs. Sc. In phr. the moon is in the
hallior, the moon is in her last quarter, is much in the wane.
Abd. It is a saying amongourpeople, whenever they mistake one
object for two, that the moon is in the hallior, or clouded, and at
such times they are winnel-skewed, or their eyes deceive them,
Penrose /;•«. (1815) III. 83 (Jam.).
HALLIRACKIT, ««;/•. Abd.(G.W.) Giddy, hare-brained.
HALLIRAKUS, sb. Sc. A giddy, hare-brained per-
son ; also used attrib.
Abd. Fat keeps that hallirakus scum. The tailor, 'at he winna
come, Beattie Ratings (1803) 28, ed. 1873. Abd., Rnf. (Jam.)
HALLOCK, v., sb. and adj. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Der. Also written ballok- Sc. ; and in forms allack
e.Yks.' w.Yks. ; balic- Sc. ; ballacb Sc. Bnft'.' ; hallack
Yks. w.Yks.5 nw.Der.' ; ballak- Sc. Wm. w.Yks. ; bal-
licb Sc. (Jam.) Bnff.' ; ballic(k Sc. ; ballik Sc. (Jam.)
m.Yks.' w.Yks.; haluck- Sc. ; bollock w.Yks.*; hollok
w.Yks. [bla'lak.] 1. v. To behave in a foolish, noisy
way. See Halok. Bnft".', Cld., Lth. (Jam.)
Hence (i) Hallachan, sb. noisy, foolish conduct; (2)
Hallacbin, ppl. adj. noisy, foolish, ib.
2. To idle away time ; to loiter, loaf, play. Gen. with about.
Cum.'* Wm. He wad rayder hallak aboot t'public hoose ner
work (B.K.). n.Yks.* If he isn't risting up agaain a wall, he'll be
hallocking sumwheear. ne.Yks.' He gans hallockin' aboot frcv
hoos ti hoos. e.Yks.' w.Yks. He's holloking abaat, Hlf.K. Courier
(May 15, 1897) ; Two texts, sich as a mannyfaclrer wod like to
see hung up i't'miln to stare at his hands when they wor allackin
astcead o' workin', Yksnian. (Oct. 1898) 362; w.Yks.* He's alw.iys
hollocking about with a parcel of idle fellows; w.Yks.s, nw.Der.'
F
HALLOCKIT
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HALLOW
Hence (i) Hallacker, sb. an idle fellow ; (2) Hallacking,
(a) sb. a foolish person ; (b) ppl. adj. idle, lazj', trifling,
loitering.
(i) w.Yks. He is a hallocker abaht, Leeds Merc. Suppl. (Oct. 21,
1893). (2, a) m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hamilton Nugac Lit. (,1841) 354.
(A) Wm. A gurt h.illaken thing — she wad gang oot any fashion
(B.K.). n.Yks.i w.Yks. Tha'd turn aght a idle hallockin' haand,
Hartley Clock Alm.(\Z-fi) 47; w.Yks.^ Gen. coupled with ' stoit.'
' A gurt hallacking stoit.'
3. To tease, worry, bully.
n.Yks. Thoo'I hallock me to death (T.S.) ; n.Yks.^ They
hallock'd me an end [urged me forward].
Hence (i)Hallocked,/>/>/.«(3^'. teased, harassed. n.Yks.^;
(2) Hallocking, ppl. adj. teasing, bullying ; boisterous,
rough, rude. n.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.XV.)
4. sb. A tall, lazy, ungainly "fellow ; a rough, uncouth
person. Also called Hallacks.
Cum." w.Yks.s Goa wcsh thee faace thou gurt hallacks '
5. A tiring affair, as a lengthy journey.
n.Yks. 2 It's a lang hallock.
6. adj. Crazy. Abd. (Jam.)
HALLOCKIT, ppl. adj. Sc. Nhb. Also in forms
hal(l)ach"d Abd.; -aket Edb. ; -egirt Sh.I.; -icat Frf. ;
-ickit Lth. Gall. ; -i cut Per. : -igateNhb.'; -igit S.& Ork.>
Nhb.i ; -uckit Sc. Bnff. Rnf. ; hullockit Ayr. [ha-lakit.]
Wild, romping; light, giddy ; crazy, half-witted ; also as
sb. a noisj', restless person ; a romp, a hoyden. See
Hallock, V.
Sc. And shangy-mou'd halucket Meg. Herd Call. Siigs. (1776)
II. 25. Sh.I. Ance upon a driy I wis light-hearted an' hallegirt
enough, Stewart Tales (1892) 52. S. & Ork.i Bnff. Let poets
crack o' fragrant brose, . . . They're halucket, Commen' me
to a haggis, Taylor Poems (1787) 144. Abd. Hallach'd and
damish'd, and scarce at her sell, Ross Helenore (1768) 23, ed.
1812. Frf. A muckle h.Tlicat bruit o' the mastiff breed, WiL-
LocK Roselty Ends (1886) 134, ed. 1889. Per. He's hallicut an'
wild, he's gane ower his mither's thoomb. Ford Harp (1893) ^S'-
w.Sc. A hair-brained hallica't hissey, Carrick Laird of Logan
(1835! 91. e.Fif. John M'^Brian's auldest dochter, a daft ram-stam
hollokit quean, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xxiv. Rnf. Quo' Lizzy
to halucket Jannock, Webster TJ/yHics (1835) 85. Ayr. (J.M.);
The snash and impiddence of hullockit haverals and thochtlcss
fules. -Service Dr. Dugnid (ed. 1887) 114. Lth. Hallickit Meg
frae Fisherraw, Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 5. Edb. Wi's reefart-
noscd, bl.TC-cheeked wife, Hallakct Jess, the tawpy, Carlop Green
(1793) 128, ed. 1S17. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). Nhb.'
A greet halligit lass.
HALLOE, HALLON, see Hallow, sb.-, Hallan, si.'
HALLOO, see Hallow, adj.
HALLOP, V. and sb. Sc. [ha'lap.] 1. v. To frisk
about, to be precipitate in one's movements. Fif (Jam.)
Hence (1) Halloper, s/j. one who is giddy or precipitate.
ib.\ (2) Hallopin, //>/.«(//. unsteady, unsettled, foolish, ib.
2. sb. A hasty, precipitate person.
Gall. Black Jock wad to a neebor farm To get mair aid the
hallop, Mactaggart £'«9'(r/. (1824) 499, cd. 1876.
HALLOW, sb.^ Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Lan. VVal. Wor.
e.An. Som. Also in forms hala- Sh.I.; halla- Sc.
nc.Lan.' ; halle- N.Cy.' ; hollow- Ir. Wal. Wor. [Sc. and
n.Cy. ha-la.] In comb, (i) Hallow-day, (a) All Saints' or
All Hallows Day; (i) a holiday; (2) .een or -eveln, the
eve of All Saints' Day ; also called Halloween-night ; (3)
•een bleeze, a bonfire kindled on Halloween ; (4) -fair,
a fair held in the beginning of November ; (5) -fire, see
(3) ; (6) -market, a market held on All Saints' Day ; (7)
■mas, All Saints' Day ; the season of All Hallows, the first
weekofNovember; also used fl//r;'6.; (8)-masrade,thename
given to thegeneral assembly of witchesand' warlocks' sup-
posed to have been held at this time; (9) -tide night, see (2).
(I, a) Sc. (Jam,") Ayr. There would be ither words amang
your win' afore auld Halla'-day, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892)
28. Slk. It was on ane hallow-day, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 367.
(A) e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.) {2) Sc. It was believed that if, on
Hallowe'en, any person should go round one of these [fairy]
hillocks nine times, contrary to the course of the sun, a door
would open, by which he would be admitted into the realms of
fairyland, Ford ThiMcdovm (i8gi) 263; To hand Halloween, to
observe the childish or superstitious rites ajjpropriatcd to this
evening (Jam.). Sh.I. 'Auld Halloween' and taking in the sheep
from the fields occurred generally about the same time, Stewart
Tales (1892) 78. Cai.' Abd. It was i' the go-hairst, weel on
to Halloween, Deeside Tales (1872) 91. e.Sc. From Hallowe'en
to Hogmanay, and the year was at an end, Setoun Sunshine
(1895) 2. Per. Heath, broom, and dressings of flax are tied upon
a pole. This faggot is then kindled ; one takes it upon his shoul-
ders and running bears it round the village ; a crowd attend.
When the first faggot is burnt out, a second is bound to the pole
and kindled in the same manner as before. Numbers of these
blazing faggots are often carried about together and when the
night happens to be dark they form a splendid illumination. This
is Halloween, Statisi. Ace. V. 84, 85 (Jam.). w.Sc. For several
days before Hallowe'en, boys and youths collected wood and
conveyed it to the most prominent places on the hill sides in their
neighbourhood. . . After dark on Hallowe'en, these heaps were
kindled. . . At the beginning of this century men as well as boys
took part, and when the fire was ablaze, all joined hands and
danced round the fire; ... as these gatherings generally ended
in drunkenness and rough and dangerous fun, the ministers set
their faces against the observance, and so the practice was dis-
continued by adults and relegated to school boys, Napier Flk-Lore
(1879) 179-80. Rnf. Whether it was on hallowe'en . . . She
couldna, 'twas sae lang since syne, Just be exact, Webster
Rliymes (1835I 23. Ayr. Hallowe'en among us is a dreadfu' night!
witches and warlocks, and a' lang-nebbit things, hae a power and
a dominion unspeakable on Hallowe'en, G.\lt G///;ni>c (1823) xvii;
It was Halloween ; . . the wee callans were at it already, rinning
aboot wi' their fause-faces on and their bits o' turnip lanthrons in
their haun. Service Notandums (1890) 40. Lnk. The serio-comic
drama acted by our peasant fathers on Halloween nicht, with its
absurd, yet amusing, and sometimes fatal superstitious observances,
Hamilton Poems (1865) 184. Dmf. This song was his favourite,
and he usually sung it at Halloweens, at Kirk-suppers, and other
trystes, Cromek Remains (1810) 19. Gall. When those creatures
called ' Gian Carlins ' wont to meet with any one alone on
Hallowe'en night, they stuffed it with beer awns and butter,
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 58, ed. 1876. s.Ir. Of a Hollow-eve
night he'd find more gold, Croker Leg. (1862) 327. n.Cy. Hey
how for Hallowe'en When all the witches are to be seen, Deidtant
7")-af/s(ed. 1895) 11. 79;N.Cy.', Nhb.'. ne.Lan.i (3)80. In some parts
of .Sc. it is customary on this evening for young people to kindle fires
on the tops of hills or rising grounds. A fire of this kind they call a
Halloween blaze (Jam,). (4) Sc. {ib.) Lth. 'Mang Hallowfair's
wild noisy brattle 'I'hou'st foughten mony a weary battle, Ballan-
TiNE Poems (1856) 66. Edb. At Hallow-fair, whare browsters
rare Keep gude ale, Fergusson Poems (1773) 131, ed. 1785; The
bard, wha sang o' Hallow-fair, New Year's Morning (1792) 7. (5)
Sc. Now the Hallow-fire when kindled is attended by children
onl3% Slafisf. Ace. XXI. 145 (Jam.). i,6) Fif. Daddic's gane to
Hallow-market, Douglas Poems (1806) 84. (7) Sh.I. At Hallow-
mas I commenced my duties as a teacher, Stewart Tales (1892)
57 ; The Hallowmas roup, or cattle sale, was going to come off
shortly, Nicolson Aillistin' Hcdder (1898) 9. Cai.' Ayr. As
bleak-iaced Hallowmass returns, Burns Tiva Dogs (1786) ]. 123.
Lth. When Hallowmas swept bleak the plain, A lleet of ships stood
o'er the Forth, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 33. Edb. At Hallow-
mas, whan nights grow lang, Fergusson Poems (1773) 131, ed.
1785. Dmf. Sung the season's dying lay. When hallowmas was
p.ist, Shennan Tales (1837) 149. s.Wor. (H.K.) w. Som,' We
always reckons to pay our Michaelmas rent to Hallowmas
[t-au-hirmus]. (8) Sc. (Jam.) Dmf. The peasantry . . . were wont
to date their age from them ; thus: ' I was christened o' the Sun-
day after Tibbie Flcucher's Hallowmass Rade,' Cromek Remains
( 1810) 276. (9) Wal. Pastimes of Hallow Eve are still kept up in
Wales on ' Hollowtide Night ' — the name by which it is there
known. Monthly Pckt. (Dec. 1863) 678.
[For explanation oi Halloiu see All-hallow(s.]
HALLOW, sb.- Sh.I. Also written halloa. A bunch
of straw or hay tied round the middle with a rope twisted
of the same material. Also called Hallow-twist.
Haes doo plenty o' hallows fir da kye's supper, daa ? Sh. News
(Mar. II, 18991; Makkin' da strae up in hallows reddy ta lay afore
da bacss, tb. (Nov. 26, 1898 1 ; Du'll gie dem a halloe tweest every
twa, Junda Klingrahool (1898) 24 ; S. & Ork.*
HALLOW, adj., adv., sb.^ and v. Sc. Yks. Also in
form halloo n.Yks.^ 1. adj. Hollow, sunken.
Cat.' Abd. Sometimes also the flesh is sunk in and hallow.
Bell's Trial of IVilchcraft in Law Memor. (1818) Pre/. 32 (Jam.).
Rnf. Phoebus, glowin' fallow. Has owre the wastlan' hills shot
hallow. Young Pictures (1865) 167.
HALL'S DOG
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HALSE
2. adv. Completely, surpassingly, ' hollow.' n.Yks.''
(s.v. Hollow.)
3. sb. A hollow; valley.
Sh.I. Snipe call frae the flossy hallow, Burgess Sketches (ended.)
80. Cai.' Rnf. There was Tarn that wins down in the hallow,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 4. Lth. O'er green knowe and flowery
hallow, Till thej' reached the cot-house door, Macneill Poet. IVks.
(1801) 163, ed. 1856.
4. V. To make hollow. Cai.\ Abd. (Jam.)
HALL'S DOG, /i/;r. Nrf. In saying as lasy as HaWs dog.
'As lazy as Hall's dog': he was so lazy he used to lean up against
the wall to bark (E.M.).
HALLUM, sb. Lth. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] The woody part of flax.
HALLY, HALLYLOO, see Holy, Holyrood.
HALLYOCH, sb. So. A strange gabbling noise, esp.
that heard when listening to a strange tongue.
Gall. A club of Manxmen together are said to baud an unco
gabbie labbic o' a hallyoch wi' ither, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824)
252, ed. 1B76.
HALM, see Haulm.
HALMOT, sb. Obs. n.Cy. Ken. Sus. Also in form
halimote Sus. The court of the lord of a manor, held in
the hall, a court-baron ; also called Halmot-court.
N.Cy.*, Ken.' Sus. The Court Baron of Brighton manor was
known by this name in the 17th century (F.E.S.).
[OE. *hcall-gemdt, a hall-meeting.]
HALOK, sb. Obs. s.Sc. (Jam.) Also written haloc ;
and in forms hailick, hallik. A light, thoughtless girl, a
giddy j'oung woman.
[Hutit be the halok lase a hunder jeir of eild ! Dunbar
Tiia Mariit Wem. (1508) 465.]
HALO("W, see Heloe.
HALPED, /.//. arfy. I.'W. Crippled. (Hall.)
HALPISH, s6. Obs. Wxf' Hardship.
HALSE, sb> and v. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Also written hals Sc. ; and in forms haas Cai.' ; hass
Sc. N.Cy.= Nhb.'; hause Sc. N.Cy.'^ Nhb.' Lakel.' Cum.
Wm. n.Yks.'^* m.Yks.' w.Yks. Lan. ne.Lan.'; haws(e
Sc. Cum.' Wm. n.Yks. ; hawze n.Cj'. ; helse Cum.' ;
hoce Cum.' ; horse w.Yks. ; hose N.Cy.^ Cum. w.Yks.
[has, has, h)9S.] 1. sb. The neck.
Sc. She bare a horn about her halsc, Aytoun Ballads (ed. 1861)
I. 29. Sh.I. What the lad has round his halse, Scott Pirate (1822)
V. Or.I. Awaa gid Gilpin, has ar nokht [Awa' gied Gilpin, hass
or naught], Oicad. J. Gilpin, st. 25, in Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V.
806. N.Cy.' Nhb. Deiiham Tracts (ed. 1892) 288 ; Nhb.' Cum. Gl.
(1851). Wm.Appkby Monthly Messcngcr{hpr.iSgi); (K.) n.Yks.'"
Hence Hausin, adj. belonging to the neck.
Wm. Fine lin' shirt wie a girt hausin ru9"el, Wheeler Dial.
(1790) 56.
2. Coiiip. (i) Hauseband, a collar, necklace ; (2) -bane,
the collar-bone ; (3) -lock, the wool growing on tlie neck
of a sheep.
(i) N.Cy.' There's silk in your white hause-band, Old Siig.
Nhb.' (2) Sc. Ye'll sit on his white hause-banc, And I'll pick out
his bonny blue cen, Scott Minstrelsy (1802) II. 360, ed. 1848.
Dmf. The wecht o't maun tell on his white hause-bane, Reid
Poems (1894) 97. Gall. That rise beneath the chin and throat,
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 257, ed. 1876. (3) Bch. Right weel
we Wat they're hashlock 00, The best 'at e'er was creesh't,TARRAS
Poems (1804) 94 (Jam.). Ayr. I coft a stane o' haslock woo'.
Burns The cardin o't, st. i. Lnk. A tartan plaid spun o' good
hawslock woo, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725) i. i. Edb. Her breasts
are whiter than the snow, . . Softer than hauss-locks of the ew,
Pennecuik Helicon (1720) 160.
3. The throat, gullet, windpipe.
Sh.I. (Coll. L.L.B.) Cai.' Elg. Shame and despair roar't in his
hause, CovFER Poetry (1804") 11.88. Bnff. Tell them either to grow
wise, Or cut their hawses, Taylor Poems (17871 191. Abd. The
deevil o' drink has me by the hause, Macdonald Sir Gibbie, vi.
Rnf. With bread and cheese their beflies cram, And synde their
hauses with a dram, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 39. Ayr. It
was to be expecket, considering the spark in my hass, that the
first use I would mak o' the freedom o' the Reformation would be
to quench' it, Galt Giihaice (1823) v. Lnk. Stoups a Froth aboon
the hause, Ramsay Poems (1721) 30. e.Ltb. As if a haill regent
tattie had gotten into and stuck fast in my hause, Mucklebackit
Rhymes (1885) 173. Edb. A gill comes in, he weets his hause,
Ballantine Gabcrhinsie (ed. 1875) 206. Dmf. Nae caller streams
To weet their hasses, Mayne Siller Gun (1808) 32. Gall. If one
part of the oath fell to hindering the otherand fighting in his hass,
it was not his fault, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xxxiv. n.Cy.
Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' 2, Nhb.' Cum. Twea or three let-downs o'
yell Suon set their hawses free, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1805)
132; Gl. (1851) ; Cum.' n.Yks. She'l macke them late their teeth,
naunt, in their hawse, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 604 ; n.Yks.' ;
n.Yks.2 ' A brave hause,' a wide gullet or good swallow ; a loud
voice; n.Yks.*, m.Yks.' w.Yks. HurroN Tour to Caves (1781).
4. Phr. (1) ihe pap of the hass, the uvula; cf. hask, sb.^ ;
(2) to be butter in the black dog's hause, to be past recovery ;
to be no help for anything ; (3) to go doiuti, or iiilo, ihe
ivroiig hause, of food, "&c. : to go down the wrong way in
the throat.
(i) Sc. Gapin' as if ye had a barley awn sticking in the pap o'
yer hass, Ochiltree Redburn (1895) v ; I'm fash'd wi' an unco
kittlin' i' the paup o' my hass, Ford Thistledozun (1891) 116 ; It's
an unco kittlin' in the paup o' the hass, Dickson Auld Precmtor
(1894) 62. (2) Sc. It wad hae been butter in the black dog's
ha.u'ie,ScoTi Antiquary (1816) xxxviii ; (Jam.) Ayr. It was like
butter in the black dog's hass for Jenny to get baud of a hole in
my coat like this, Service Dr. Dugiiid (ed. 1887) 103. (3) Sc.
When a particle of food or drop of liquid goes into the windpipe,
it is vulgarly said that it has gone into the wrang hause (Jam.).
Cai.' Ayr. Something gaed doon the wrang hass, and sic a fit o'
hoastin' cam on, Service Notandums (1890) 28. Edb. She was
suffocated, the foul air having gone down her wrong hause, MoiR
Mansie IVauch (1828) xix. N.Cy.l
5. A rope to tie round a horse's neck in place of
a halter. Cum.'
6. That part of a chimney where the smoke passes out
of sight.
Cam. Used by old people, N. & Q. (1878) 5th S. x. 273.
7. A defile, a narrow passage between mountains ; a
narrow connecting ridge.
Sc. A storm is coming down from the Cairn-brae-hawse and we
shall have nothing but a wild night, Lights and Shadows (1822) 114
(Jam.). Dmf. Atween aud Mennock-hass There is a cosy biel',
Reid Poems (1894) 133. Gall. Over there by the halse of the pass,
Crockett Bog-Myrtle (1895) 295. Lakel.' Used of the passes
over the lower fells which separate the valleys of Lakeland, as
Scatoller Hause. Cum. Haws out o' number, nae country can
bang, Anderson Ballads (1805) 106; Cum.' w.Yks. Hutton Tour
to Caves (1781). ne.Lan.l
8. A shallow in a river. Mry. Agric. Surv. Gl. (Jam.)
9. V. To embrace, hug, take in the arms.
Sc. He hawsed, he kissed her. And ca'd her his sweet, Chambers
Sngs. (1829") I. 2. s.Sc. Nae blythsume wean has she To halse
hir necke, Watson Bards (1859) iii. Ayr. As he halsit her in
the parks by the Boag, Service Dr. Dugiiid (ed. 1887) 253. Kcb.
To come nigh . . . and hause him, and embrace him, Rutherford
Lett. (i66o) No. 69. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.2 Lan. ' An' are
yo hausin' too?' said Sally, Brierley Cast upon World (1886) 290.
Hence Hawse and iiey, phr. a nursery term meaning
' kiss me and I am pleased.' Gall. Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 273, ed. 1876.
[1. Wij) a rughe skyn ho heled his hals, Cursor M. (c.
1300) 3677. OE. heals. 3. Hals, throte, gutlur. Prompt.
9. I halse one, I take hym aboute the necke, je accolle,
Palsgr. (1530) ; Come halse me, the myrth of our morne,
York Plays (c. 1400) 445.]
HALSE, s6.2 Irel. Som. Dev. Alsoin forms alls Dev.«
n.Dev. ; alse Dev.; hawlse Wxf [9IS, als.] L The
hazel, Corylus Avcllatia. Also used aitrib. Cf hall, sb?
Wxf.' Som. A halse coppice, W. & J. Gl. (1873); N. & O.
(1877) 5th S. viii. 358. w.Som.' Dev. A man said he had put
'an 'alse 'audle ' into his hammer, Reports Provinc. (1877) 131 ;
For the bottom of the basket he would lay hands on hedge willow
or halse, or any other 'old stuff,' Longman's Mag. (Oct. 1897)
509 ; Dev."
Hence Halsen, adj. made of hazel.
Som. If they didn' chain thik there poor fakket up under they
halsen withes so as he couldn' bust, Raymond Sam and Sabina
(1894)25. w.Som.' A hazel-rod is always a ' halsen stick.' s.Dev.
In that part of Devonshire which skirts the south-east of Dartmoor,
the prevalent equivalent for hazel wood is ' 'alsen 'ood,' A'. & Q.
('874) 5th S. ii. 204.
F 2
HALSEN
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HALVE
2. Comp. (i) Halse-bushes, (a) hazel-bushes; (6) the
common alder, Abius ghitiiiosa; (2) -nut, a hazel-nut.
(I, a) Dev.* (A) n.Dev. (2) n.Dev. 'A did es halse-nits theeve,
Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) St. 112.
3. The wych-elm, Ulmns vwiitmta. w.Som. (B.&H.)
HALSEN, V. and sb. Hmp. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also
in forms ausney Dor. Som. n.Dev. ; halzen Dev. ; haw-
sen Som. ; hazen Dor.'; hiessen s.Hmp. Dor.' ; housen
Som. ; oseny e.Som. ; osney Dur. Som. [alzan, 9'z3n.]
1. V. To predict, divine, conjecture ; to forebode evil,
anticipate bad news ; to speak evil.
s.Hmp. Now don't ye hiessenny like that, Verney Z..Z,ts/« (1870)
xiv. Dor. (W.C); Haynes Voc. (c. 1730) in N. If Q. (1883) 6th
S. vii. 366; Dor.' ' 'T'll rain avore night.' ' There, don't ye hies-
senny,' Gl. Som. Don't 'e houscny (E.N.) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873) ;
Monthly Mag. (iZn) U. Z26. e.Soni.W. & J. GA (1873). w.Som.'
■You never don't hear her zay no good by nobody, but her'U halseny
[aalznee, rarely pron. ca'znee] all the day long 'bout everybody.
Dev.i As zoon as you halseny I'm about to break my meend — whip
sissa ! you be ago, 34. n.Dev. I ausney zich a' farra', Rock Jiiit
an' Nell (1867) st. 60.
Hence Halsening, vbl. sb. predicting or speaking evil.
e.Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' Dev. Concerning the
general morality of [her] conduct no amount of halzening' could
be considered as an exaggeration, Madox-Brown Dwale Blitth
(1876) bk. I. V. 102. n.Dev. Oil vor . . . halzening, or cuffing a
tale, E.\m. Scold. (1746) 1. 298; In phr. ' hoaling and halzening,'
picking holes, and suggesting the worst that can happen, //o)«e
Subsecivae (1777) 213. Cor. At Little Colan, ... on Palm
Sunday, Carew says : ' Sought at our Lady Nant's well ... to fore
knowe . . . fortune . . . resorted with a palme crosse . . . and an
offring. The offring fell to the priest's share ... a foolish conceite
of this " halsening,"' Flk-Lore Jrn. (1886) IV. 223.
2. sb. A guess. n.Dev. Haiidbk. (e'd. 1877) 258.
[1. Cp. OHG. Iieilisuii, ' aiis;urari' lieilisari, 'augur,
aruspex' (Graff), cogn. w. ON. heill, an omen, auspice,
foreboding ( Vigfusson). We may also cp. ME. halskn,
to adjure (Chaucer C T. b. 1835).]
HALSER, sb. Sc. A hawser.
Fif. Fix'd arc the halsers to the folk-clad shores, TENNANTy4«5/cr
(1812) 40, ed. 1815.
\Ahanurc, a halsier in a ship, Florid ; With well-
wreath'd halsers hoise Their white sails, Chapman
Odysseys (1615) 11. 609.]
HALSH, V. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. War.
Bdf. Also in forms halch Nhb. w.Yks.= Lan.' ne.Lan.' ;
hilch War. ; holsh Bdf. [li)alj.] 1. v. To fasten, tie ;
to knot, noose, loop, twist.
w.Yks. T'bobbins bin halshed i' t'windin hoile (W.C.S.) ;
w.Yks.'2 ; w.Yks. 5 Halsh that band up. Lan. A taugh clooas line
halshed round their throttles, Clegg Sketches (1895) 398 ; Halsh
those two poles t'gether (S.W.). ne.Lan.', m.Lan.' Clis.i To
tie a rope in a peculiar way round timber or stone which is to be
hoisted; Clis.s Halsh the rope. nw.Der.', War. (J.R.W.) Bdf.
Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 135.
2. To embrace. Cf. halse, sA.' 8.
Nhb. He halched him right curteouslie, Richardson Borderer's
7"nW<:-M. (1846) VI. 51. w.Yks.i
S. sb. A noose, loop, a slip-knot ; a twist, turn. Also in
comp. HaJsh-knot.
w.Sc. Margaret Reid, . . suspect of witchcraft, confessed she
put a woman newlie delivered, thrice through a green halshe,
Napier Flk-Lore (1879) 131. w.Yks. Scatcherd Hist. Morlcy
(1839) Gl.; (J.T.); Banks IVk/ld. IVds. (1865); w.Yks.3, Lan.',
e.Lan.', m.Lan.', Chs.3
[1. Ouat gome so is gorde with ))is grene lace, While he
hit hade hemely halched aboute jier is no ha.'^tX vnder
licucn to hewe hym {)at my3t, Caa'aytte (c. 1360) 1852.]
HALT, sZ>.' Sc. Bck. Dev. 1. A defect.
Ayr. When he spies in me a halt, Me secretly to tell the fault,
Fisher Poems (1790) 67.
2. Rheumatism.
Dev. Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865) 412, ed. 1896.
3. In sheep : the foot-rot.
Bck. Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) IV. i.
HALT, sb.'^ Som. Animal deposit. (Hall.)
HALT, V. Yks. Not. [olt.] To hesitate.
w.Yks. Duont olt so mils (J.W.). s.Not. He halted an' halted ;
at last he said he'd goo (J.P.K.). [How long halt ye between
two opinions? Bible i Kings xviii. 21.]
HALTER, sb. and v. Sc. Yks. Chs. Shr. Nrf Dor.
Som. Dev. Also in forms auter Shr.'; awter Chs.';
hauter s.Chs.' ; belter ne.Yks.' [9'lt3(r),9t3(r).] \. sb.
In phr. (i) OS mad as a tup in a halter, (2) to play the
halter, to inflict punishment ; (3) ivhat the halter, an ex-
clamation, 'what the deuce.'
(i) Slir.' It is commonly said of a person in impotent rage that
he is 'as mad as a tup in a 'auter.' (2) Ctis.' (3) s.Chs.'
2. Comp. (i) Halter-path, a bridle-path, horse-road ; (2)
-shank, a cart-rope.
VI ) Dor. Gl. (1851); Dor.' w.Som.' There are still many of
these left in the Hill district where, since my recollection, pack-
horses were the chief mode of transit. Across a farm of my own
is a very ancient [aultur paa-th], called ' Hart's Path,' which was
never wide enough for two horses to walk abreast. (2) ne.Yks.'
A long halter shank or cart rope is attached.
3. A hair noose for catching trout and eels. nw.Dev.'
4. A bridle. Nrf. (F.H.)
5. V. To bridle ; to bridle a colt for the first time. Also
usedyjg-.
Sc. Ony hale-hearted halsome hissie, that wants to halter a good
husband, Graham Writings (y.Wt'i) II. 134; He halters the black
mare, ib. 32. w.Som.' I tiad'n a rough colt never haltered. ' I
bought an Exmoor pony for twenty-three shillings. . . When
haltered . . . for the first time in his life, he proved to be two years
old,' CoLLYNS, 156.
Hence Heltering, vbl. sb. the act of 'breaking in' a
young colt or filly. ne.Yks.'
HALTON SHIELDS, //;r. Nhb. In phr. like the man
at Halton Shields ; see below.
Nhb.' Common a while ago. This celebrated personage set off
on a journey, and, after travelling laboriously all night, found
himself at his own back door next morning, Bruce Handbk. to
Roman Wall (1884) 57.
HALTS, sb. pi. Cum. Wm. Also in form holts Wm.
Wicker hampers ; see below.
Cum. Halts, a pair of strong wicker hampers which were joined
by a pack saddle, and himg across a horse's back, Linton Lake
Cy. (1864) 304. Wm. The turf or peat was conveyed from the
mosses in halts. Manners, &c. of Wm. (1847) 34; In the dales
bordering upon Yorkshire, the women often carried dung in holts
... on their shoulders to the fields, Briggs Remains (1825) 210.
HALTUGONGA,/;;/. Sh.L Also written haltagongi;
and in form altagongi. An expression used by fisher-
men to check the running of a halibut that has been
hooked.
When the halibut was running with such force, that it was
feared that it might break the line, the Unst fishermen would cry
after it : ' Haltagongi,' or ' altagongi,' which means ' stop running.'
. . Said in English this would have no eifect on the fish, but said
in Norn it was thought to be effectual and to stop the fish, Jakobsen
Dial. (1897) 29 ; S. & Ork,'
HALUCK, see Hallock.
HALVANS, sb. pi. Dev. Cor. 1. Half produce of
labour, given instead of wages. Cor.'
Hence Halvaner, sb. one who receives half the produce
of his labour.
Cor. Boath tutwork men and tributers And halvaners, I say,
Tregellas Tales (1865) 17; Cor.'^
2. In mining: refuse of the lode after the ore is separated
from the rock ; inferior ore.
Dev., Cor. In constant use (R.O.H.). Cor.'s [Weale.]
Hence Halvanner, sb. a miner whose earnings are
gained by dressing or cleaning the refuse or poorest
quality of tin-stone. Cor.^
HALVE, I'.' Lakel. Also in form hauve Lakel.= Of
sheep : to mark by cutting away half the top of the ear.
Cum. Every shepherd's flock hes some variety in ear-marking. . .
We cut one-half of a top of the ear clean away, and wc call it
under or upper halving, Helvellyn in Cornh. Mag. (Oct. 1890) 387.
Hence Hauved, adj. of a sheep : marked in such a way.
Lakel.2
HALVE, v? Som. Also in form helve. To turn
over, turn upside down. W. & J. 67. (1873).
HALVE, see Haaf, sb}. Haw, sb}
HALVED
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HAMALD
HAhVEB, ppl. adj. Sc. {Jam. Stippl) Golfing term :
^'^Applied to a match which results in a drawn game. Also appliedto
a hole when each party takes the same number of strokes to play it.
HALVER, sb., adj. and v. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Chs.
Also in forms haaver Sc. S. & Ork ^ Bnft ■ ; hafer s Chs ;
haffer Gall. ; halfer Sc. (Jam.) N.Cy.' ; haver Sh.I. Abd.
[h)a-v3r, 5v3(r.] 1. sb. Obs. One who has a moiety
or half of anything, a sharer, partner.
Kcb Christ will have joy and sorrow halvers of the hie ol the
saints ... as the night and day are kindly partners and halvers oi
time, Rutherford /.<:«. (1660) No. 245.
2 A half, an equal share or portion ; gcii. in pi., esp. in
phr. torn halvers, to go shares; in halvers, m partnership.
Sc. Halvers gang I wi' a that fear thee, Waddeli. P5fl/,»s
(iSTi-jcxi 63. Sh.I. With this view he gave to them in ' halvers
certain mare ponies. This is in accordance with a custom of the
county under which the owner of a pony gives to another as
custodier a pro indiviso right in the animal. . .The custodier is
bound to keep and feed the animal, and is entitled to receive lu
joint property with the original owner of the pony one-hall ot
all stock the produce or descendants of said animal, or one-hall ol
the pony or ponies while in his possession, Sh. News (July 16,
1898) ■ They had a considerable number of sheep and pomes-
some if which were held in halvers with the neighbours, Clark
Gleams (1898) 52; S. & Ork.l CaU 'To go haavers In
haavers ' Ayr. Will she let me go halver? Galt Eiilail (1823)
XXV Gall. I'll rin haffers wi' the bed O' Wattie the killman,
Mactagcart E>icycl. (1824) 297, ed. 1876. w.Yks. Lets go
halvers wi' tha (S.K.C.). , • u ir.u
3 */ An exclamation used by children to claim halt the
value of any treasure found by another; also in phr.
haavers and shaivers. , , ,, u i,„
Sc The beggar exclaimed, like a Scotch schoolboy, when he
finds anything, ' Nae halvers and quarters, hale o' mine am, and
nane o' my neighbour's,' Scott A,>tiq,mry (1816) xxni ; Nae
bunchers, nor halvers. But a' my ain. Chambers Pop. Rhymes ted.
1870) I4S; When one of a party unexpectedly finds a piece ot
money or other article of value, the first in calling halfers is
supposed to have a right to share to that extent with the finder
(Jam Sk/././.). Per. (,G.W.) Lth. Haavers and shaivers. If one
who sees another find anything exclaims in this language, he is
entitled to the moiety of what is found. If he who is finder uses
these terms before any other, he is viewed as having the sole right
to the property (Jam.) ; The phr. more fully is 'haavers and
shaivers, and hale o' mine ain.' This is pronounced indiscriminately
by the finder and by one who claims a share (>i.). e.Lth. Oin the
lairds could see an inch afore their nose, they wad be glad to cry
haavers raither than tine a'. Hunter /. luwick (1895) 89. N.Cy.
If however the finder be quick, he exclaims ' No halfers— findee
keepee, lessee seekee,' which destroys the claim, and gives him
the sole right to the property. Nhb.' Another formula is: Ne
halfers; ne quarters; ne pin points; Nycn o me neybors; aall
me aan.' s.Chs.' _
4 adj. Of cattle or stock : held in partnership.
Sh I Admits that defender has in his possession the halvers _
stock specified, Sli. News (July 16, 1898) ; I fan a' 'at wehed comin
dat wye— aless dy grey ha'vers yow, mam, lA. (Apr. i, 1899).
5. V. To divide into equal shares, to halve ; to possess
in partnership with any one.
S.&Ork.', Cai.',Bnff.' Abd.Cut an' ha'ver the roast, Alexander
/o//>»i>Gi/<A (1871) xl; (Jam.) ,..,,• . 1-
Hence Halvert, //>/. adj. cut in two, divided in hall.
Abd. Nae mair deed nor a halvert worm, Macdonald Malcolm
(1875) 1. 4-
HALY, see Holy.
HALY-CALY, v. Cor.i= -po throw things to be
scrambled tor. . ,,,.,, \
HALYEAR, si. Obs. Sc. Also written hallier (Jam.) ;
and in form hellzier Abd. A half-year. „ ,, sn
n.Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Three hellzier [halyear, ed. 1709 (JAM.)J
younger she than dindy was, Ross Hclenorc (1768) 14, ed. 1812.
HAM, s6.i and v} Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin.
Som. Dev. Also in forms hame Dmf. ; horn e.Lan.
s.Chs.^ [h)am, seni.] 1. sb. The thigh ; the part of the
leg immediately behind the knee.
Fif Roll down the sweaty crowds with wearied legs and hams,
Tennant Atisler (1812) 32, ed. 1871. Cum. He slap't his ham,
Gilpin Snss. (1866) 202. w.Yks.i, e.Lan.>, s.Chs.i, n.Lui.'
Hence Hamkin, sb. the hock of a pig. n.Lin.^
2. Comp. Hame-blade, sb. ham-bone.
Dmf. Sometimes a bane like a hame-blade, Hawkins Poems
(1841) V. 25.
3. Phr. ham o' pork, the joint, as distinguished from the
meat.
w.Som.i It is nearly invariable to speak of ' dressing a ham o
pork,' while the same speaker would say, ' Thank 'ee, I'll have a
little bit o' ham.' Dev. They'd a-dressed a ham o' pork and a gurt
piece o' beef. Reports Proviiic. (1885) 96.
4. Wrestling term : see below.
Cum.« The action dilVers from ' catching the heel ' by the attack
being made behind the knee of the opponent, instead of behind his
ankle.
5. v. To salt the hind-quarters of beef, pork, or mutton,
and hanw them up to be smoked.
Twd. To ham the leg of a sheep (Jam.). Gall. He s hung upon
a nag [pin] to be ham'd to the reekiest neuk o' hell, Mactaggart
Eucycl. (1824) 175, ed. 1876.
HAM, s6.= Not. Nhp. Glo. Sus. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev.
Also written hamm ; and in form homm Glo. [am, aem.]
1. Flat, low-lying pasture land near a stream or river.
Cf. holm, sb.^ 2.
Nhp.i An inclosed level pasture. Glo. A common or marsh
land, Baylis Itliis. Dial. (1870.; Glo.' A considerable tract ot
ground along the Severn, adjoining the City of Gloucester^ and
owned by the Freemen of the City, is known as ' The Ham.
Sus.i Wil. A narrow strip of ground by the side of a river. Davis
A<'ric (1813); Wil.' Dor. The meadow behind East Holme
Church is called 'The Hams ' (C.W.). Som. Ave you bin down in
ham, Thomas, o' late! Iennings £>(«/. «'.£"^. (1869) 141- w.Som i
The word rather implies land subject to be flooded, but yet rich,
and by no means swampy or wet land. Dev. That ham's a 'ong
way from the farm, Reports Provim. (1884) 19; The stile of the
little ham, Blackmore Christowell (1881) x.wi ; Dev.', nw.Dev.
Hence Hammings, sb. pi. shallow parts of a river
broken up by islands where the water flows rapidly.
Not. (W.J.R.)
2. A stinted common pasture for cows. r-i , a \
Glo. Grose (1790) ; Marshall /?»»■. Econ. (1789) U; t'';('»5i)-
[1. A hamme or a little plot of ground by the Ihames
side . . . beset with many willow trees or osiers, Minsheu
Ductor (1617). OE. hamm, a pasture or meadow enclosed
with a ditch (Eardulfs Charter, 875). Cp. Du. hamme van
IVilgen, a place planted with willowes (Hexham) ; i^<j.
ham, ' eine Wiese ' (Berghaus).]
HAM, sb.^ Obs. Som. Old calamine pits. W. & J.
HAM,'J.= Bdf. [aem.] Tocutandtrimahedge. (J.W.B.)
HAM, v.^ Dur. [ham.] To repeat.
e.Dur.' He ham'd it o'er and o'er.
HAM, see Haulm.
HAMALD, adj., v. and sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also in
forms haemilt Slk. ; haimald Sc. (Jam.) ; haimelt Sh.I. ;
hamealdSc. ; hameilLth. Edb. Slk. n.Cy. ; hamel Abd ;
hameld Sc. ; hamelt Lnk. Edb. Peb. ; hamhald Sc (J am. ;
hamil Abd.; hamilt Frf. Per. Lth ; hammal Cai. ;
hammel Elg.Per.; hyemmelt Nhb.' [ha-ml(d.] 1. adj.
Homely, domestic, household. Cf. hamert ; see Home.
Sc. Herd Coll. S„gs. (1776) G/. Cai.' Hame is hammal [there
is no place like home]. Elg. Former times, and hammel news
Steal afl-the hour and mair, Couper Poetry (1804) I. "7 ; A mair
hammel carl there couldna weel been, Abd. IVkly.Free Puss (June
2S 1898). Abd. Simple, honest, hamel fowk, Alexander Wm
m (1882) 82. Frf. A hoosie mair hamilt than braw, -WArr Poet.
Sketches (1880) 67. Per. Buckled up their hammel d gear
MONTEATH Du,mL (1835) 1.6, cd. .887. Lnk. Our auld haine
tongue ... is deein', Hamilton Poems {1S65) .36. Lth. O ken
ye luld Janet's bit hamilt made biggin' ? BallantineP«"«( 856)
46 Edb. Nae herds on Yarrow's bonny braes . . .Delight to
chaunt their hameil lays, Fergusson Poems (1773) "■ '^9, ^d^
1,8=; Peb. To send some hamelt, rustic lays. To your swee
muse, N.coL Poems (1805) I. 93- Slk. The gude auld haeiml
blude that rins in her veins, Hogg Tales (1838) 80, ed. 1&66
Our grumblin' reachin' some folk's ears Of hameil bru^iesraisd
their fears, ib. Sc. Pastorals (1801) 15 (Jam.). n.Cy. Border Gl.
{Coll. L.L.B.)
HAMBLE
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HAME
2. Home-made ; liome-grown, home-bred as opposed to
foreign.
Sc. Haimilt clailh is that which has been spun at home and
given out to be wrought, as distinguished from what lias been
purchased in the piece, although the latter should be the manu-
facture of the country. This is also called haimilt-made (Jam.).
Elg. He wore ... a hammel-spun coat, Abd. W/dy. Free Press
(June 25. i8g8). Edb. I am hameil . . . I'm na frae Turkey, Italy,
or France, Fergusson Poems (i^TS) 182, ed. 1785.
3. Tame, domestic, as opposed to wild.
Sc. Lang lean makes hameald eattel, Ray Prov. (1678) 3S2 ;
Henderson Prov. (1832) 82, ed. 1881. Abd. Critic or bard or
hamil kine, Skinner Poems (1809) 179 (Jam.). Nhb.'
4. V. To domesticate.
Lth. A beast is said to be haimilt when, after a change, it becomes
accustomed to the pasture to which it is sent (Jam.).
5. sb. A ' haaf-vvord ' for wife.
Sh.I. The common name for 'wife' was haimelt or hjaimclt,
because she sat at home, while her husband was at the haaf,
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 28 ; Spence Flk-Lorc (1899) 121.
[1. Cariand to Italy Thair vincust hammald goddis and
Ilion, Douglas Encados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 26. Norw.
dial, heimholl, homely (Aasen) ; ON. Iieimoll (liciimtll,
heiinili), also heiinhollr (Fritzner) ; cp. hcimold(-ild), right
of possession (Vigfusson) ; see Brogh and Hammer.]
HAMBLE, V. Sc. Yks. Lan. Dcr. Nhp. War. Also in
forms bample w.Yks. ; hamel w.Yks.' ; hamle w.Yks.'
Nhp.*; hammle Slk. c.Yks.* ne.Lan.'; haumpus nw.Der.';
hawmple Lan.' ; hawmpo Lan. ; honible w.Yks. Der.° ;
homple w.Yks. e.Lan.' ; humple Slk. Rxb. ; cample Lan.
fa'm(b)l.] To limp, halt, walk feebly or awkwardly; to
stumble. Cf. himple.
Rxb. Then humpled he out in a hurry, A. Scott Poems (ed.
1808) 218. e.Yks.i Poor awd fellow! he can hardly hammle
alang. w.Yks. I wor as wake as a cheild. I hombled on till I got
to Camblcsworth, Hallam IVadsIey Jack (1866) xvi ; w.Yks.*''
Lan. He hawmples in his walk, like a lame duck, Waugh Hermit
Cobbler (1876) 6 ; I mede o' shift to hawmpo owey ewt o' th'
huzzy o' bit, Paul Bobbin Sequel {iSig} ^i ; Lan.i, ne.Lan.*, e.Lan.'
s.Lan. Eamford Dial. (1854). Der.' ; Der.^ He goes horabling
along. nw.Der.i, Nhp.', War. (J.R.W.)
Hence Hammlin, ppl. adj. limping, shambling ; feeble.
Slk. Sir David's trusty hound wi' humpling back, Hogg Poems
(ed. 1865) 63. e.Yks.' w.Yks. Astride hir homblin mare.
Senior Smithy P/iymcs (1882^ 35 ; Evcr3' bunion hez a tendency
to stop t'progress o' poor homplin pilgrims, Dczosbre Olm. (1881)
7. Lan. That hawmpoin tyke Hal wur wi' um, Tim Bobbin Viciv
Dial. (1740) 14; He wur nobbut a havvmplin' mak of a walker at
th' best, Waugh Chim. Corner (1874) 116, ed. 1879.
HAMBURGH, sb. Irel. Yks. Lan. Lin. Gmg. Pem. Dev.
Also in forms haniaron Wxf* ; hambrah Pem. ; ham-
burgher Lin.' ; hamrach Gmg. Pem. ; hawmbark Lan. ;
hanabcrcugh Dev. ; hanniber n.Dev. ; hannibur Dev.^ ;
bomber w.Yks.^ 1. The collar of a draught-horse, gen.
made of reed or straw, a ' bargham.'
Wxf.' Ofo. w.Yks. 2 Lan. His wig. . .leet like a hawmbark on
his shildcrs, Ti.M Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 25; Lan.' s.Lan.
PicTON Dial. (1865). Gmg. Collins Gower Dial, in Trans. Phil.
Soc. (1848-50) IV. 222. Pem. Jagg G1. (1882) 102. Dev. Horae
Subsedvac (iii-f) 201. n.Dev. Bobby 'th vaught 'e . . . Haimses, a
hanniber, a veil. Rock Jim an Nell (1867) st. 67.
2. pi. Fig. Arm-holes.
Lin. (H ALL.) ; Lin.' The waistcoat pinches me in the hamburghers.
3. A large scarf or comforter. Dev.^
4. A straw-mat used in brewing to rest the pan upon.
s.Pem. Bring 'ere the hambrah, we moost taak olT the pan, 'tis
boilin' CW.M.M.).
[1. Than muste he haue his horses or mares or both his
bombers or collers, Fitzherbert Husb. (1534) 14 ; Epy-
phimn, an hamborwe, Trin. Coll. MS. (c. 1450) in Wright's
Voc. {1884) 580. Hame, sb.= 4- -bon<oe {-berwe), OE. -bcorg[e,
protection.]
HAME, sb} In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms aime Ken.' ; ame e.Yks. Not. Suf Ken. ;
eame War.* s.War.' : eyam Not. s.Hmp. ; haam n.Yks.*
w.Yks.' n.Lin.' s.Lin. Hmp. Som.; haayme Brks.';
haem Sc. (Jam.); haim Inv. Abd. Nhb.' e.Yks.'; hairm
n.Lin.' ; ham Lan. Sus.'= w.Dev. ; hamm n.Yks. ; haum
e.Lan.' w.Wor.' ; hawm Lan.' Chs.' Dev.; beam N.Cy.'
Cum. w.Yks. Der. Dor. ; heeam n.Yks.* e.Yks.' ; heme
Chs.'^; hem Inv. Elg. N.I.' Ken.'; heinm Ant.; heyam
Dur.' Not. Hmp.; heyem Nhb.'; hiam Wm. ; home
Chs.' War. se.Wor.' Shr.' Ilrf.* ; holme w.Wor.' ; hyeni
Nhb.' ; yam n.Yks.° e.Yks.' ; pi. aimses Dev. ; hameses
Hrf Glo."^ w.Som.' Dev.; hainses nw.Dcv.' ; heamsies
Som. [h)em, h)i3m, Im.] 1. pi. The two curved pieces
of wood or metal resting on the collar of a draught-
horse, to which the traces are attached. Cf bargham.
Sc. A pair of hames and brechom fine, Ramsay Tea-Table Misc.
(1724) I. 175, ed. 1871. Inv. (H.E.F.) Elg. The hems were tacn
aff, an' the halter made fest, Abd. Wkly, Free Press (June 25. 1898).
Abd. Gin ye slack the haims . . . the beasts '1! be throu' wi' their
feed, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 195. N.I.', Wxf.', N.Cy.' Nhb.'
The two pieces of crooked wood or bent iron hinged at the bottom
and held together with a strap atop. They are passed round the
collar of a horse, and are furnished with an eye in each side to
which are attached the chains to draw the load. Dur.', s.Dur.
(J.E.D.), Wm. (B K.) Cam. Rigreape, braugham, pair o' beams,
Gilpin Sngs. (1866) 201. n.Yks. Neither traces, hames, nor
baurghwans to finnd, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) I. 93 ; n.Yks. '2*,
ne.Yks.', e.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Tonr to Caves {i'}^i^)\ w.Yks.*
Lan. Grose (1790^ MS. add. (C.) e.Lan.', Chs.'^^, Der.*, nw.Dcr.',
Not. (L.C.M.), fJ.H,B.\ Not.i*3, n.Lin.i s.Lin. 'What a unhcppcn
looby to put that boss's liaams on i' that how (T.H.R.). sw.Lin.',
Rut.', Lei.', Nhp.' War. Leamington Courier (Mar. 6, 1897) ;
War.*, s.War.i, w.Wor.', s.Wor. (H.K.), se.Wor.'. Slir.', Hrf.'*,
Glo. (J.S.F.S.), GI0.12, Oxf.', Brks.', Bdf. (I.'W.B.\ w.Mid.
(W.P.M.) Nrf.^/W;. (1879) VIII. 170. Suf. (F.H.I.'Ken. (H.M.l,
Ken.i, Hmp.', I.W.', Wil.' Dor. Barnes GA 1 1863). Som. A horse-
collar and a pair o' hamses, Raymond Sam and Sabina (1894)
107; W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' In the dial, there is nosing.
To denote one of the separate parts, it is necessary to say, *onc
o' the zides o' th' hameses,' or ' one o' th' hameses ' [ae-umzez].
Dev. The hames is very loose, Reports Proline. (1884) 19 ; Where's
ta put tha aimses tii ? Hewett Peas. Sp. (1S92) 46. nw.Dev.'
Hence (i) Name and cliain-makcr, phi: a maker of
harness; (2) Hamad, />/>/. adj. yoked.
(i) Lan.' Common in Manchester. (2) Glo. The horse being
harnassed or hamed, Marshall Rei'iew (1818) II. 439.
2. Cotnb. (i) Hame-blade, the half of a horse-collar;
(2) -houghed, having houghs shaped like a ' hame ' ; (3)
•rough, (4) -stick, one of a pair of ' hames ' ; (5) -stick
ring, a ring attached to the ' hame,' through which the
rein passes; (6) -stick strap, the strap which fastens the
' hame ' ; (7) -tree, (8) -ward, see (4) ; (9) -wood, the
' hames.'
(i) Lth. (Jam.) (2) Sc. A term applied to a horse when it is
straiter above than below the hough ; from the resemblance of
its hind legs to a pair of hames {ib.) ; Slic was lang-toothed an'
blench-lippit, Haem-houghed an' haggis-fittit, Edb. Monthly' Mag.
(June 1817) 238 (Jam.). (3) Chs. {K.) (4) Nhb.' (5, 6) Nhb.
(R.O.H.) (7, 8) w.Dev. Marshall yj/i;-. £1:0/!. (1796). (9) Ken.',
Sus.'*
3. A horse-collar ; a circle of straw rope often used to
fasten the head of a sheep to its fore-leg to prevent its
straying. Cor.'*
[1. LG. Iiain, ein Joch, Kummet,der Pferde (Berghaus);
MDu./;n;«p,a leather or wooden yoke for horses (Verdam).]
HAME, si.* and v} Lin. Suf. Also written haim
sc.Lin. [em.] 1. sb. Steam from boiling water ; warm
vapour as from heated horses, slaked lime, &c.
Lin.' Tliis hame has scauded me. e.Lin. Used also of the damp
and moist feeling of an empty house opened out again (G.G.W.\
se.Lin. In gen. use near the sea-co.ast. 'The wesh'us is white with
haim out o' the boiler.' 'Ho'd yer he'd in the haim from a baiison
o' hot waiter' (T.H.R.). Suf. The hame is coming out of the
kettle (F.H.).
2. V. To steam.
Suf. If your throat is sore, you can't do better than hame it. The
kettle begins to hame (F. H.).
[1, 2. Norw. dial, ciin, steam, eiiiibaat, a steamboat ; eima,
to steam (Aasen) ; ON. «;«;-, reek, vapour (Vigfusson).]
HAME, sb.^ Hmp. [em.] A small piece, in phr. all
to liaiiic, all to bits.
The glass is all to hame. Wise New Forest (1883) 383 ; Hmp.'
[EFris. ham, ' Biss, Bissen, Stiick ' (Koolman).]
HAME
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HAME, V? Som. [em.] To have sexual intercourse.
W. & J. Gl. (1873).
[OE. hamaii, ' concumbere, coire, nubere ' (B.T.).]
HAME, see Ham, 5/'.', Haulm, Home.
HAMEART, (7«V. So. Yks. Also in forms hamewarts
Fif. ; hamedards w.Yks. [he'mart.] Homeward ; also
used attrib. Cf. hamert, adj.
Fif. Hamewarts bairn and wife, and man, Helter-skelter they
skelpt and ran, Tennant Papistry (1827, 222. Rnf. Sir Guy is
forced to . . . tak' the hameart gate [way], Thomson Lcddy May
{1883) 3. Lnk. Hameart he gaed that nicht, Coghill Poems
(1890) 78. w.Yks. Breakfast dune, they mud hamedards start,
Dixon Slaadbnrti Faar (1871) 16.
HAMEL, HAMELT, HAMEL-TREE, see Hamble,
Hamald, Hample-tree.
HAMEREST, si!'. Sh.I. Also in form hamerist.
[he-mrest.] The commonage adjoining enclosed land.
Da maist o' wir paets wis apo' da hamerist, Sh. News (May 22,
1897) ; S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, lieimrast, the nearest grass-land to the en-
closed land (Aasen) ; ON. heim-rost.]
HAMERT, adj. Sc. Nhb. Also written haimart Rnf. ;
haimert Frf ; hamart Sc. (Jam.) ; hame'art Dmb. Ayr. ;
and in forms hame-at Ayr. ; hameit, hamet Per. ; hame-
ward Fif. Nhb. ; hamewart Ayr. ; hamit Frf. [he'mart.]
1. Belonging to home, home-grown, home-made, home-
keeping ; also used advb. Cf hameart.
Sc, Cleedin guid o' hamert mak', Edwards Mod. Poets, 8th S.
307. Frf. Weel twisted oot o' haimert woo', Beattie Amlia
(c. 1820) 15, ed. 1882 ; Nane but hamit linjet [flax-seed] sawn,
Piper of Peebles {itg^^. Per. Roll'd up like a witch in a hameit-
spun plaidie, Ford Harp (1893"! 147; The gude auld times O'
hearty rants and hamet rhymes, Haliburton Piiir Auld Scol/aiid
(1887) 164. Fif. It was hameward wisdom, the wisdom that likes to
brood oure a cog o' guid stiff parritch, Robertson Provost (i894'(
128. e.Fif. On his lower shanks, he had a pair o' coarse ribbit
hamert-wrocht blue stockins, Latto Tam Bod/tin (1864) iii. Dmb.
The yarn in grist is a' alike, The' hame'art spun, Taylor Poems
(1827) 58. Rnf. Stegh the loun weel wi' haimart gear, Picken
Poems ( 1813) I. 129. Ayr. Nane o' our hamewart gentry, Galt
Lairds (1826) xxii ; An auld-fashion'd man, a hame'art gentleman
who has never seen the world, ib. x.wi; The homespun, or'hame-
at-made ' articles, were the pride of every housewife, White
Jottings (1879) 36. Lnk. Scrimp iier o' her bit and brat, That
hameward agriculture May thrive, Watson Poeifis (1853) 5. Dmf.
He's haimert-made and genuine, Shaw Sc/ioo/master (,1899) 334.
Nhb. Obs. I will no longer submit to his hameward country ways,
Lett, from Corbndgc (1775) (R.O.H.).
Hence Haimartness, sb. childish attachment to home.
Sc. (Jam.)
2. Condescending in manner, not haughty.
Ags.A person of rank is hameart who is courteous (Jam.). Dmf.
The hamert heart was donnert dung, Reid Poems (1894) 260.
HAMFLEETS, sb. pi. Obs. Glo. Cloth buskins to
defend the legs from dirt, 'sheenstrads.'
Horae Siibsecivae (1777) 201 ; Gl. (1851); Glo.^ Hameleets [sic].
HAM-GAMS, sb. pi. Lei.* [x-m-gaemz.] Antics, tricks.
A's bin at some o' his hamgams agen.
HAMIE, na'y. Obs. Sc. Suggestive of home, domestic.
Edb. I . . . ripet a' my shallow pow For hamie lays, Crawford
Poems (1798) 47.
HAMIL, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Lan. Chs. Sus. Also written
hamel e.Lan.'; hamniil Lan.'; hammilln.Cy. ; and in form
hemmelNhb. e.Sus. [a'ml,hje'ml.] 1. A hamlet, village.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. 'Tween Foxstane hemmils an' the
Peels, Proudlock Borderland Mitse (1896) 84. Lan. Aw know o'
that country-side, . . . hill an' dale, . . . hamil an' road-side heawse,
Waugh Yeth-Bobs (1869) i ; Lan.', e.Lan.i e.Sus. Holloway.
2. Comp. Hamil-sconce, Jig. the light of the village or
hamlet, the village Solomon.
Lan. Owd Jeremy at tat time wur look't on as th' hammel's
skonseamung'em ejuda. Walker P/tAfiiiMPo/. i^i795;58,ed.i8oi ;
A schoolmaster, who was looked up to by his neighbours as a kind
of ' hamel-scoance,' or lanthorn of the village, Waugh Old Cronies
(1875) iii ; Lan.i, Chs.'a
[1. The hamell of Aynsworth [in Lan.], E.xaiit. Cokeye
More (c. 1514I in Chetham Soc. (1855) XXXVH. 11. OFr.
hamel, ' hameau ' (La Curne).]
HAMIL(T, see Hamald.
HAMLET, si!-. Yks. [a-mlit.] "Phr. play Hanilel ivitli,
to play ' the deuce ' with ; to give one a ' good blowing up.'
w.Yks. Aw cud like to see thee wed ta nobbut one, Shoo'd play
Hamlet wi' thee. Hartley Clock Aim. (1874) 43 ; Bai gou lad !
wen ta gets uam Sel bi amlit ta plea. Mi muSa plead amlit wi im
fa stopin at lat at nit (J.W.).
HAMLIN, sb. Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) Also in form hamlan.
[Not known to our correspondents.] A cross, wile, trick.
HAMMAL, HAMMEL, see Hamald, Hemmel, sb.^
HAMMER, i-6.' and v.^ Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also in forms haumer Abd. ; hawmer Bnft7 ;
hommer Lan. LMa. s.Chs.' nw.Der.'; homber Shr.'
[h)a-m3(r, ffi-m3(r).] 1. sb. In comb, (i) Hammer-axe,
an implement with a hammer on one side and an axe on
the other; (2) -bate, a dappled spot on a horse; (3)
•bleat, the snipe, Callhiago caeleslis ; (4) -clawed, like the
claws of a nail-hammer; (5) -dressed, stone faced with a
pick or pointed hammer; (6) -flush, sparks from an
anvil ; (7) -hay, rough hay as in moors or waste ground ;
(8j -head, a dull, stupid fellow ; (9) -heel, the portion of the
face of the hammer next the head ; (10) -man, [a] a black-
smith, a worker in iron, tin, or other metals; a member
of the blacksmiths' guild; (6) in coal-mining: see below;
(11) -nose, the portion of the hammer-face opposite the
'heel' ; (12) -spots, the dappled appearance of a horse;
(13) -tacking, dawdling, working in a half-hearted manner;
(14) -thrower, a man who throws the sledge-hammer in
athletic sports ; (15) -toe, a malformation of the toe.
(i) N.Cy.', Nhb.i (2) Dev. Maister, he's as full of hammerbates
as can be. Reports Provine. (1897). (3^1 Cum. Na mair you'll hear
the hammerbleats, Dickinson Lit. Rem. (1888) 161 ; Cnm.'",
m.Yks.', ne.Lan.i (4) Nlib.' A tail coat is still called a ' hammer-
claad cwoat." (5) Nhb.', w.Yks. (J.W.), nw.Der.' (6) Fif. Frae
the blacksmith's study rush Sae thick tlie sparks and hammer-
flush, Tennant Papistry (1827) 205. (7) n.Yks. That's what I
call hammer hay (I.W.). 18; w.Yks.s (9) Nhb.' (10, n) Sc. The
hammermen of Edinburgh are to my mind afore the warld for
making stancheons, ring-bolts [&c.], Scott Midlothian (1818) x.xix.
Elg. A hammerman's but black at best. Tester Poems (18651 i.
Abd. These were the hammermen, headed by Vulcan sitting
shivering in an iron car, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 214. Frf.
Robert Hepburn, hammerman, LowsON Giiidfolloiu (1890) 265,
Ayr. One Thomas Sword, the deacon of the hammermen, Galt
Gilhaise (1823) iv. Gall. He . . . was buried there in state by the
hammer-men, which body would not permit the Earl of Selkirk to
lay his head in the grave, merely because his Lordship was not
one of their incorporated tribe, Mactaggart Eneyel. (1824") 68, ed.
1876. Dev. The stamping of this impression by a hammer is coining
the tin, and the man who does it is called the hammer-man, Bkay
Desc. Tamar and Tavy (1836) I. 118. i,A) Der. When the holers
have finished their operations, a new set of men, called hammer-
men, or drivers, enter the works. These fall, or force down,
large masses of coal, by means of long and sharp iron wedges,
Glover Hist. Der. (1829) 1. 58. (11) Nhb.' When a hand hammer
is held up by the helve, and the flat disc of its • face ' placed
opposite to the observer, the upper portion of the disc is the * nose,'
and the lower, or portion towards the helve, is the ' heel.' (12)
Nrf. (A.G.) (13') nw.Dev.' ' They've bin hammer-tackin' about
yur all day, but I doan' zim they've got ort to shaw vor't.' ' 'Ot
b'ee hammer-tackin' about yur vor ? ' (14) Abd. I have seen him
do a feat which would put the best hammer-thrower to the blush,
Anderson Rhymes (1867) 194. (15) e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. Phr. (1) as dead as a hammer, quite dcBid; {2) hammer
and block, (3) — , block, and Bible, (4) — , block, and study,
a boys' game ; see below ; (5) — and pincers, (6) — and
pinsons, the noise made by a horse when the hind-leg
strikes the fore-leg ; (7) — and longs, (a) highwords; also
in phr. to go at a tiling hammer and tongs, to dispute or do
violently ; {h) curling term ; see below ; (8) the hammer
of it, the pith of a message ; the principal cause of any-
thing ; (9) to go at a thing hammer and pinsons, to set
about a thing with determination and force.
(i) n.Cy. (J.W.) Lan. As deed as a hommer, Laycock Sngs.
(1866) 32. Brks.' I chucked my stick at that ther rat an' killed un
as ' dead as a hammer.' (2) Abd. At the 'Hammer and the Block'
deal mony a sturdy blow, Cadenhead Bon Accord (1853) 189; One
boy had to prostrate himself on his hands and knees, with his pos-
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teriors protruding, while four boys took another boy, one at each
arm, and one at each leg, and bearing him, with his face upward,
used him as a battering-ram against the other boy, posteriors to
posteriors. It was a punishment rather than a game ; but, when
not carried to an extreme, created a deal of rather cruel fun (W.C.).
Lan. Another party engaged in the games of . . . hop-scotch,
hammer and block, Thornber Hist. Blackpool (1837I 90 ; Those
glorious English games of cricket, ' hammer and block,' Brierley
Irkdale (1865) 67, ed. 1868. (31 N.I.' Each of the three objects is
represented by a boy. (4) Gall. A fellow lies on all fours, this is
the block ; one steadies him before, this is the study [anvil] ; a
third is made a hammer of, and swung by the boys against the
block, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 252, ed. 1876. (5) Cum. (M.P.),
w.Yks. [W.C.S.), w.Yks.i, Chs.13, Nhp.i (6) ii.Lin.i (7, a) Ayr.
They would go at it again, hammer and tangs, for anither hour,
Service Dr. Dugitid (ed. 1887) xxii. w.Yks. Hlfx. Courier (May
8, 1897^. Chs.' ' Falling out hammer and tongs' is a very common
expression ; Chs.^ Nhp.' When a person is relating his falling
out with some one, it is common to say among the lower orders,
' Oh, we got up to hammer and tongs.' War.^ ' They went at it
hammer and tongs,' they scolded each other unceasingly. Also
used as equivalent to rough, unscientific fighting. OxU^ AIS. add.
Sus., Hmp. ' To live hammer and tongs ' is said of married people
who seldom agree, Holloway. (i) Abd., Per. At curling a common
order is, ' Come up an' gi'e this stane hammer and tangs' (G.W.).
(8) Ess. Ay, that's the hammer on't (C.W.D.). (9) Shr.' The
constable parted 'em wunst, but they watchen 'im away, an' then
wenten 'omber an' pinsons at it again.
3. A blow with a hammer.
Frf. I decided to gang oot an' gie't a hammer on, Willock
Rosetty Ends ;i886) 37, ed. 1889.
4. The fist ; a blow with the fist ; also in phr. the hammer
o' death.
w.Yks.i When a person is quarrelling with another, whom he
wishes to intimidate, he will hold up his fist in a menacing attitude,
and saj", ' See, here's t'hammer o'deeoth.' ne.Lan.' e.Suf. To
give one a hammer (F. H.).
5. Clumsj', noisy walking or working ; a clumsy, noisy
person or worker.
Bnff.i The hawmer he keeps up an' doon the chaamer's nae
bearable. Ayr. My bonie maid, before ye wed Sic clumsy-
witted hammers, Burns Willie Chalmers, st. 5.
6. V. To thrash ; to beat continuously with a stick.
Sc. (A.W. ) Nhb. Wor sowldiers hammered the beggars. Come
on, aa'll hammer aall the three on ye (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' n.Yks. Ah
hammered him weel (T.S.). e. Yks. Next tahm he diz it, Ah'll ham-
mer him weel, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 26 ; e.Yks.i w.Yks. He
hammered David for long enough, Eng. Illiis. Mag. (Mar. 1896)
592 ; w.Yks.2 A boy said to his schoolfellow, ' Which o' thee and
me can hammer?' i.e. fight best. Lan. They're hardly a lad i' o'
th' village bur what Bobby had hommert oather at one toime or
another, Mellor Mick Owdem (18671 8. m.Lan.i I. Ma. Had to
hommer him— that was all, Brown Indiaman (1889) 149. s.Chs.'
Ahy)l om-iir yu iv ahy)kn gy'et uwt u yu [I'll hommer y6 if I con
get howt o' yO]. Not.' Lei.' ' Did you hear me talk about ham-
mering anyone ? ' asked by a prisoner on trial for shooting a toll-
keeper. Oxf. (CO.), Hnt. (T.P.F.)
Hence Hammering, sb. a thrashing.
Sc. Gi'e ower, ye loons, wi' throwin' stanes. Or haith ye's get
a hammerin', Vedder Poems (1842) 119. Yks. (J.W.) Lan, Yo
desarved a good hommerin' . . . for usin' a poor chap so, Wood
Hum. Skelc/us, 6. Midi. Ye'll remember the hammering Exeter
gev him, Bartram People 0/ Cloploii (1897) 53. War.3 He gave
me such a hammering i E.S.). Oxf. (G.O.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
7. Phr. hamiJiered itp, at a loss for words.
w.Yks.5 A bashful and very ner\'ous young man gets into a
bonnet-shop somehow say during a shower), and is ' hammer'd
up clean,' finding himself in that most interesting predicament of
having nothing to say !
8. To practise laboriously ; to labour.
Nhb. Aw hammer on till efternuin Wi' weary byens and empty
wyem, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 9. Lan. Dun yo' know the
time th' owd lad's hommerin' at ? Longman's Mag. (Apr. 1897'! 553.
9. To walk or work in a noisy, clumsy way ; to stumble.
Cai.l Buff.' ' The muckle fabrick o' a cheel camhawmerin' ben
the lleer, an' knockit our the bairn.' ' He wiz hawmerin' wee a
spawd at the back o' a dyke.' Abd. Aw haumer't into the kitchie
upo' the mistress an' him speakin", Ai.e.xander Johnny Gibb (1871)
xvi. Ayr. Stumpin on his ploughman's shanks, He in the pariour
hammer'd. Burns Interview with Dacre st. 4.
Hence (i) Hawmerer, sb. a big, awkward person, with
unwieldy feet ; one who is clumsy and noisy at work ; (2)
Hawmerin, ppl. adj. big and clumsy.
Bnff.' (i) [One] who makes much noise in walking, and is apt
to trample on what comes in the way. (2) He's a hawmerin'
cheel. A cudna bide the sicht o' 'im aboot the toon for aservan.
HAMMER, sb."^ Sh.I. Also in form haamar. A large
mass of stone or rock jutting out, gen. from the side
of a hill.
There was scarcely a spot that was not called by some appro-
priate name of Norse origin, such beautifully characteristic names
as . . . Gulla Hammar (the yellow rocks), Spence Flk-Lore {i8gg)
176; Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 80; S. & Ork.'
[ON. haiiiarr, a hammer-shaped crag (Vigfusson).]
HAMMER, v.'^ Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lin. [h)a-m3(r.]
To stammer, hesitate in speaking.
Sc. (A.W.), N.Cy.' Nub. Aw hammer'd out some lyem excuse,
Wilson Pi/hi«"'sP«v (1843) 49. n.Yks.' The two wordshammerand
stammer are frequently joined together in use; n.Yks.^*, e.Yks.',
m.Yks.i, w.Yks.', nLin.'
HAMMER-BAND, sb. Cum. A manner of yoking ;
used allrib. ; also nstdfig.
Cum.' Uphill work, constant pull on the shoulders. In old
times the horse was yoked to the cart by ropes from the shoulders
to iron or willow or hazel rings sliding on the shafts, held by
a pin. This was hammer-band yoking ; Cum.* O65. Noironstaps,
nor shoulder links, For all had hammer bands, Carlisle Pair. '^May
13, 1870^
HAMMERGAG, v. and sb. Der. Not. Wor. Suf. Also
in form ammergag s.Not. w.Wor.' [a'magag.] 1. v.
To stammer, speak with difficulty. Der.°, Not.^
2. To scold ; to argue.
s.Not. Yer can't get away frum 'im ; 'e'll stand ammergagging
for a hour (J. P. K.). w.Wor.' 'Ow 'im an' er do quar'l, to be
sure. You can 'ear 'em thraow the wall, 'ammergaggin' awaay
from marnin' till night.
3. sb. A boisterous noise. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HAMMERGAW, v. Sc. To argue pertinaciously.
Ayr. Ye may spend the evening o' your days in lown felicity;
and hammcrgaw frae morning to night wi' the advocates about
corn-laws, Galt Lairds '' 1826 1 xxxv.
HAMMER-SCAPPLE, sb. Obs. n.Cy. Yks. A nig-
gardly person who attempts to drive a hard bargain.
n.Cy. Holloway. w.Yks.'^
HAMMERY, sb. Cum. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] People who live by working with the
hammer ; used attrib.
Carlisle possesses eight craft guilds, namely, the Weavers, the
Smiths, &c., or all that live by the Hammery Art, Ferguson Hist.
Cum. i 1890'! xiii.
HAMMICK, see Hommock.
HAMMIL, V. Chs. [a'mil, a'ml.] To ill-treat, abuse ;
to overwork.
s.Chs. God Awmighty's hammil'd me, Darlington Ruth,i. 31 ;
s.Chs.' A henpecked husband was said to be 'Aam-ildwidhizweyf
[hammiled with his weife].
Hence Hammilled, />/>/. adj. ill-treated, abused.
s.Clis.' An overworked servant maid is called 'a poor hammilled
thing.'
[OE. hamelian, to maim, mutilate {Chron.).]
HAMMIL, see Hummel, adj.
HAMMIT, adj. Sc. (Jam.) Also in form hammot.
[Not known to our correspondents.] Plentiful ; used of
corn growing close, but short in the straw ; also applied
to corn with many grains on one stalk, or of potatoes
growing thickly on one stem.
[Dan. dial, haiiimel, yielding, productive, fruitful, used
of corn having many grains; liainmelt (adv.) (Molbech).]
HAMMOCK, si.' Sc. [ha'nisk.] A bed. Also used/^.
Sc. Mony a crone was laid on her last hammack, For want o'
eggs, to fill her cravin' stamack, Stewart Character (1857) i88.
Elg. I'll e'en pop in my hammock, Tester Poems (1865) 130.
Abd. She \varms them weel, an' pits them to their hammock,
Beattie Parings (1801) 27, ed. 1873. Rnf. Lord . . . bless thee
. . . Wi' couthy wife and cozie hammock, Webster Rhymes
(1835) 108.
HAMMOCK, sb.' e.Suf The fist ; a blow with the
fist. (F.H.) Sec Hammer, si.' 4.
HAMMOCK
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HAMMOCK, HAMMUT, see Hommock, Emmet.
HAMMY,5/;. n.Cy. Nhb. Also written hammie N.Cy.'
[ha'mi.] 1. A sheepish, cowardly person.
N.Cy.* Nhb. Tho' Gurty sairly run her rig, An' shameful used
her Hammj', Robson Evangeline (1870"! 353; Nhb.i
2. A cock that will not fight. N.Cy.*, Nhb.'
HAMP, sA.i Obs. Yks. A kind of smock-frock.
n.Yks. Gin Hob mun hae nowght but a hardin' hamp, He'll
cooni nae mair, novvther to berry nor stamp. . . Obs. forty years
ago. . . The hamp was a smockfrock-like article of raiment,
gathered in somewhat about the middle, and coming some little
way below the knee, Atkinson Mooil. Parish (1891) 56; n.Yks. •
A hamp and a hood ! Then Hobbie again '11 dee nae mair good.
[Dan. dial. Iiempe, a peasant's frock, ' toga rustica '
(Molbech).]
HAMP, V. and sb? Sc. Lan. Wor. Also in forms
haumpe Lan. ; omp Won [hamp.] 1. v. To halt in
walking ; to liinp. Cf. himp, v.
Twd. (Jam.) Lan. Trans. Phil. Soc. (1858) 160. s.Wor. A cow
as omped along on three legs, Vig. Moii. in Beirows Jrn. (1896}.
2. To stammer, speak or read hesitatingly.
CId., Lth. (Jam.) Rxb. Ye mind auld stories I can hamp but
at, A. Scott Poems{cA. 1808) 31 ; If ye 'bout it hamp and hay . . .
3'e soon will fin' A wilfu' man maun hae his way, Riddell Poet.
Wks. (ed. 1871) I. 5. Gall. How it came, I scarce can tell, I learnt
a wee to hamp an' spell, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 80.
Hence Hamper, sb. one who cannot read fluently. CId.
(Jam.)
3. sb. A halt in walking. Twd. (Jam.)
4. A stutter.
Slk. He got through the saxteenth o' Romans without a hamp,
Hogg Talcs (1838) 366, ed. 1865.
HAMPER, sZ). Chs.' [a'mp3(r).] A measure of six
pecks.
Apples, pears, plums, damsons, and gooseberries are generally
sold wholesale by the hamper. So also are potatoes, especially
new potatoes, which are always sent to market in these hampers.
. . . Each hamper holds half a load of potatoes, that is six pecks
or scores of twenty-one pounds to the score (a long scored
HAMPER, v} Sc. Yks. Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Lei. War.
Shr. Glo. Oxf. Brks. e.An. Ken.Wil. Som. Also in forms
amper Wil. ; homper Not.' War.^ ; omper Lei.' Oxf.'
[h)a'mp3(r, ae'mp3(r).] 1. To hinder, impede ; to em-
barraiss, burden ; to puzzle ; freq. in pp. In gen. colloq. use.
Gall. For topling clubs. Oh ! let them be. Or Sawny lad, yc'll
hamper me, Lauderdale Poems (1796I 82. n.Yks.'; n.Yks.*
Ah've been hampered wi' all maks an' manders o' things. m.Yks.'
Chs.' To burden with debt. Not.' n.Lin.' She can't go oot taatie
pickin*, she's so hamper'd wi' bairns. I'm well enif if it warn't
for this here cough that hampers me. Lei.' Mr. is a streenge
person, a doos 'omper one so. Shr.' God 'elp the poor 60man —
'er'll be despertly 'ompered 6(3th them two twins. Glo. Baylis
Jlliis. Dial. (1870). Oxf.''Er'usband's dead and left her hampered
wi' six children, MS. add. e.An.' I 'ont be hampered up along o'
you. Nrf. I'm hampered to get hold of my breath, Cozens-Hardy
Broad Nrf. (1893) 88. e.Suf. He's hampered to get his breath
(F.H.). Ess. Who arc in the warld well to do. They onny shud
h.a' cubs; Who's nut, lore! how he's hampered up, Ci.i\rk. J . Noahcs
(1839) St. 19. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892).
Hence (i) Hamper, sb. confusion, entanglement; per-
plexity ; (2) Hampered, ppl. adj. beset with difficulties ;
harassed, troubled; (3) Hamperment, sb., see (i).
fi) Ess. An entangled skein is said to be ' all in a hamper' ; as
' That's in sich a hamper, I shall nivergit it outno more' (W.W.S.).
n.Wil, When the horses in a team get all into confusion, or a ball
of string is in a harl, this would be a case of 'aal in a hamper'
(G.E.D.). (2) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ ' A sair hamper'd family,' borne
down with difficulties. w.Yks. Troubled with i^as toothache) (J.T.).
nw.Der.', War.2 (3) Glo.', n.Wil. (G.E.D.)
2. To hesitate. e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. To infest with vermin ; to choke with dirt. Gen. in pp.
n.Yks.' 2 ; n.Yks.* Them to'nips leeak a bit hampered wi' t'fly.
m.Yks.' w.Yks. We're sairly hampered wi' rats, Yks. IVkly. Post
(1883). Chs.' Yo never seed sitch a place i' your loif, it were aw
hampered up wi dirt.
4. To injure, disarrange, throw out of gear.
Oxf.' A lock is said to be ' hampered ' when out of repair so
that the key cannot work it, MS. add. Brks.' Ken. (G.B.) ;
Ken.' The door is hampered. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892).
VOL. III.
5. To coerce ; to bridle a colt for the first time.
w.Som.' Aay boa*ut dhik poanee au'l ruuf, uvoa'r u wuz livur
u-aampurd [I bought that pony in a wild state, before he was ever
bridled]. Ees! unu puurdeejaub wee-du-gau-t vur tuaam-pur-n!
[Yes ! and a pretty job we had to bridle him !j
6. To punish by legal procedure.
w.Yks.They could be hamperedfor selling lottery-ticketsfS.K.C).
7. Comp. Hamper-logged, overborne, persuaded.
War. B'ham IVkly. Post (June 10, 1893) ; War.* A witness at
a late assize at Warwick used this word in the sense of being
overborne or persuaded by his wife, saying that he w.is ' quite
hampcrlocged by her.'
HAMPER, v.'^ Yks. Der. [a'mp3(r).] To beat.
w.Yks.'; w.Yks.5 Bin hampering thuh agean?— wah thah sud
'a' hamper'd him then — mun, Ihah's bigherniflto heit him 1 nw.Der.'
HAMPER-CLOT, sb. n.Cy. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A ploughman. (Hall.)
HAMPEROR, sb. w.Wor.' A hamper.
HAMPHIS, f. Obs. Sc. To surround ; to hem in, to
confine.
Sc. Agast the Sothroun stood astound. Syne hamphised him,
pele-mele, ane and a', Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) II. 175. Abd.
Out gush'd hef eyn . . . Sae hamphis'd was she atween glee and
wae, Ross Helenore (1768) 67, ed. 1812 ; A band of Keltrin
hamphis'd all our braes, ib. 109.
HAMPLE-TREE,s6. Hrt.e.An. Also in form hamel-.
[ae'mpl-trl.J The bar by which a horse draws a plough
or carriage. Gen. in pi.
Hrt. Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) I. 141. e.An.'^
HAMPOT, sb. Shr. Also in form ampot. [ae-mpat.]
A hamper.
Shr.' Poor Dick 6(id think it a poor Chris'mas if 'e didna 'ave
'is ampot ; Shr.*
HAMRACH, see Hambujgh.
HAMREL, sb. Sc. An awkward person ; one who
stumbles often in walking.
Abd. Ye never saw sic a hamrel as oor laddie is ; yesterday he
fell owre my honey pig an' brak it a' to smash. Not uncommon
(G.W.). Slk. (Jam.)
HAM-SAM, adv. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Also
written hamm-samm Wm. & Cum.' ; and in forms ham-
scram Wm. ; him-sam Dur. [h)a"m-sani.] Irregularly,
confusedly ; hastily ; in confusion or disorder.
Dur. 'Re mi.xt up ham-sam wu frosks, dockers 'n' eels, Eggle-
STONE Belly Podkin's LeII. (1877)9; Gibson Up-Weardalc Gl.
(1870). s.Dur. Things was all thrawn in ham-sam (J. E.D.). Cum.
She'd pack't them [clothes] eh sec a hurry, teuh, at they wur oa
ham-sam, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 11; Gl. (1851); Cum.*
Wm. & Cum.' An" sat hamm-samm togither, 201. Wm. Then
reayve their chvoaks to screeds ham-scram. Whitehead ifj. (1859)
8, ed. 1896 ; He put his tools in his box ham-sam (B. K.). n.Yks.
He went at t'wark ham-sam (T.W.); n.Yks. 3* m.Yks.' To lay
anything hamsam, is to heap together. n.Lan.', ne.Lan.'
HAMSH, V. Sc. In form humsh Abd. To eat noisily
and hastily or in a voracious manner. See Hanch, v. 2.
Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Common. * Ye sudna humsh up yer sweeties
that wye ; gie them time to melt i' ye mou' ' (G.W.). Ags. (Jam.)
Per. Well known. ' Hamsh yer apple' (G.W.).
HAMSHACKLE, t'. Sc. n.Cy.Nhb. Yks.Lan.Nhp. War.
Also in form homschackle e.Lan.' [h)a'm_fakl.] To
fasten the head of an animal to one of its fore-legs to pre-
vent its straying; also usedy?^.
Sc. Some job that would hamshackle him at least until the
Courts rose, Scott Redg. (1824) i. N.Cy.', Nhb.', n.Yks.'*,
ne.Yks.i, Lan.', Nhp.', War.3
Hence Honishackled, ppl. adj. fettered by having the
head tied to the fore-leg. e.Lan.'
HAMSHOCH, sb. and adj. Sc. Also written ham-
schoch, -shogh (Jam.) ; and in forms hamsheugh, haum-
shoch Sc. [ha'mjax-] 1. sb. A sprain or contusion in
the leg; a severe bruise, esp. when accompanied by a
wound ; a severe laceration of the body. Fif , Ayr. (Jam.)
2. A misfortune, an untoward accident ; a disturbance.
Sc. The hamsheughs were very great until auld uncle Rabby
came into redd them, Graham IVriliiigs (1883) II. 16. Knr. Wat
ye na that we're gaun straught the gate we pactioned .about, afore
thir h.amshoghs dang a' our plans hecls-o'er-head? St. Patrick
(1819)11.77 (Jam.).
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3. A harsh and unmannerly intermeddling in any busi-
ness. Fif. (Jam.)
4. adj. Much bruised, often referring to a contusion
accompanied with a wound. (?6.)
5. Severe, censorious, as applied to critics.
Sc. Tiiae haumshoch bodies o' critics get up \vi' sic lang-nebbit
gallchooings, Edb. Mag. (Apr. 1821) 351 (Jam.). Ayr. (16.)
HAMSTERS, ,<;i. />/. Lan. [a-mstsz.] A kind of knee-
breeches ; lit. a covering for the ' hams.'
His hamsters of dark kerseymere, grey at the knees, Bamford
Radicnl {1840) I. 51 ; \Vi' stockins deawn, unteed his shoon, His
hamsters loosely hung, Ridings Muse (1845) 6; Lan.'
HAMSTRAM, sO. Sc. Difficulty.
Abd. Wi' great hamstram they thriml'd thro' the thrang, Ross
Helenorc (1768) 94, ed. 1812.
HAN, sb. Obs. w.Yks.' The sound made by men
while cleaving wood.
[Fr. //nw,the groan, or forced,andsigh-Iike voice, where-
with wood-cleavers, &c.keeptimetotheirstrokes(CoTGR.).]
HANBURY, see Anbury.
HANBY,fl^/. n.Cy. [Not known to our correspondents.]
Wanton, unruly. Holloway.
HANCE, V. Not. Rut. Lei. Also written hanse Lei.'
[ans, aens.] To give one ' handsel' or earnest-money.
Not.', Rut.' Lei.' I liopc, ma'am, you'll hance me.
HANCER, see Heronsew.
HANCH, 5^.' Som. Dev. Also written anch Dev. [aenj.]
The upright part of a gate to which the hinges are attached.
w.Som.' Thick piece'li mak a very good head, but he id'n stiff
enough for a hanch. We be bound vor to drow another piece o'
oak vor zomc more gate-stuif. There's a plenty o' larras a-ciit
out, but we be short o' heads an' | an'shez] lianches. Dev. Some-
times called the * hanging head.' 'Some larch lars and oak anches
will last as long as anything,' Reports Provinc. (1883) 86.
Hence Hanching, sb. carpentering term : the part left
outside the end mortices in the side of a door, sash, or
other frame.
w.Som.' The sarsh was too long ; vore he'd fit, fo'ced to cut
away all the hanching.
HANCH, V. and sb?- Sc. Ircl. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Stf Nhp. War. Glo. Oxf. Wil. Som. Dev. Also written
hansh n.Lan.' Chs.' ; and in forms ansh e.Lan.' ; aunch
Stf.'; haunch Nhb.' Nhp.' Glo."' O.xf; hannshSc. (Jam.)
[h)anj, aenJ, onj.] 1. v. To bite, snap at with the teeth
as a dog does. Also usedy?§-.
Sc. Esp. applied to the action of a dog, when seizing anything
thrown to him, and apparently including the idea of the noise
made by his jaws when he snaps at it (Jam.) ; A number greedily
haunsht at the argument, Baillie Lett. (1776) I. 200 {ib.). Ant.
Ballymena Obs. (1892). Nhb. (J.M.M.); Nhb.' He fair haunched
at me. The dog haunched at me. Cum. T'policeman pot t'beuck
up lull his gob, an liancht it, as if he was gaan teh tak a lump oot
on't, Sargisson yof Sconp (1881) 37; Cum.* Also to threaten to
bite as does a really good-natured horse. 'Quiet will ta! hanchin
on like that.' n.Yks. (I.W.) ; (T.S.) ne.Yks.' That dog o' yours
hanched at ma when ah tried ti clap him. e.Yks. Dog hansht at
im, buod e cuodn't ger 'od on im [the dog snatched at him, but he
could not get hold of him] (Miss A.); e.Yks.' Lan. No bitin' !
Anybody ut hanches shall have a tooth drawn I Brierley Cast
upon IVorld (1886) 36; Yerin 'em hanch an' arre at us, Clegg
Sketches (1895) 397; At Bolton the word is in common use ; in
use in Preston and Ashton-underT^yne, but not so common as it
was (S.W.) ; Davies Races (1856) 275; Lan.', n.Lan.', e.Lan.'
Chs.' If a dog's mad, he'll hansh at anything that's near him.
s.Chs.' Ahy du)nu lah3-k)th looks ti dhaaf dog ; ey aan-sht aat'
mi veri saavich jiis dhen [I dunna like th' looks o' that dog; he
hanshed at me very savage jus' then].
Hence (i) Hanch-apple, sb. the game of ' snap-apple ' ;
see below ; (2) Hanching-night, sb. Halloween.
(i) Lan. Davies Races (1856) 275; Lan.' The game of snap-
apple, which consists in biting at an apple floating in water or
suspended by a cord. It is usually played at Halloween. (2)
Cum." Hanchin' ncet takes its name from the game of Bob-apple,'
when with hands behind the back, the players hanched at an apple
suspended from the ceiling by a string.
2. To eat greedily or voraciously as a dog or pig does.
Slk.(jAM.i GaU.To cat like a swine, MACTAr.GART£Hr>'f/. (1824)
052, ed. 1876 ; His sillar up in meat he'd hanch, ib. 135.
Hence Hanshun, sb. a savage grunt; a greedy way of
feeding like a pig. Nhb.'
3. To seize, snatch ; to take hold of roughly ; to handle
roughly or unkindlj'.
ne.Yks.' m.Yks.' What are ye hanching and clicking at, there?
If thou hanches in that way, I'll — ! Stf.' Dunner Onsh dhat babi
sdhatnz ; puor litl thing.
Hence Aunching, ppl. adj. unkindly treated or handled.
Stf.2 Wei, iz weifs betar of na orz jed, far ar ad a Onshin loif
wi im.
4. Of a cow or bull : to thrust or gore with the horns.
e.Yks.' Bull hanch'd at ma wiv his hoorns, bud Ah got oot of his
way. Nhp.' When a cow has been tossing a beast, it is said 'she
has been haunching it.' If a person were gored to death by a beast,
it would be said, 'He's got haunched.' War. (J.R.W.), Glo.i'
Oxf.' If dhee guost in aa'wuld Dan'l Braa'ynz klaaws iz buol ul
auTnch dhu [If thee gu'st in awuld Dan'l Braain's claaos, 'is bull
'll'aunch tha]. Wil.' n. Wil. Common (E.H.G.). Som.W. &J.
G/. (1873). w.Som.' Less commonly used than horch (q. v.). Dev.^
5. sb. A voracious snap or snatch ; an attempt to bite
from behind.
Sc. (Jam.) N.I.' The dog made a hanch at me. n.Yks.*
[1. Som hanchyd of the heued, IVars Alex. (c. 14^0) q-]^.
Fr. hancher, to snatch at with the teeth (Cotgr.).]
HANCHMAN, see Henchman.
HANCHUMSCRANSHUM, sb. Lin. Also written
anshum- n.Lin.' [a'njam-skranjam.] Bewilderment, con-
fusion, disorder. Also used atlrib.
A scramble for food at a table where there is a scarcity ;
any scene of confusion, Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 698 ; Lin.'
Provisions were scarce, and to get at it I never saw such hanchum-
scranshum work in my life. n.Lin.' Ther' was a deal o' anshum-
scranshum wark at Smith's saale along o' th'auksoneernot causin'
foiiks to Stan' e' a ring.
HANCLE, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also written hankie Sc.
[ha'rjkl.] A handful ; a great deal, considerable quantity
or amount. See Hantle.
Sc. Just like a hankie folks, they think they're right enough if
they go to kirk on Sunday, Calder Presbyl. Eloq. (1694) 155, ed.
1847. n.Cy. (W.T.), N.Cy.', Nhb.'
HAND, sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amer. Also in forms an- Nhp.' Oxf ' Dev. ; haandSh.L;
han Sc. (jAM.)Cai.' N.L' Nhb.' Dur.' Lakel."Cum."'e.Yks.'
w.Yks. Suf.' Dev. ; hant Lan. ; haun Ayr. Lnk. ; hond
w.Yks. Lan.' s.Stf. [h)an(d, £en(d, end.] 1. sb. In
comb, (i) Hand-ball, the game of rounders ; (2) -barrow,
a barrow or kind of large tray on legs, with four projecting
handles, carried by the hands ; (3) -beast, the horse a
ploughman directs with his left liand ; (4) -beat, to cut off
the turf, &c. with a mattock, in order to burn it and so
render the land arable ; see Burn-beat ; (5) -beating,
the process of preparing land by 'burn-beating' (q.v.) ;
(6) -bellows, a small pair of bellows ; (7) -bill, a bill-hook
or hedging-hook ; (8) -bind, a grip in wrestling ; (9)
•blomary, Ofo., a smelting furnace; (10) -board, a tea-tray;
(11) .bolts, handcuffs; (12) -bound, (a) fully occupied,
very busy; (b) hampered, put to inconvenience; (13)
-box, the lower handle of a sawyer's long pit-saw; also
called Box ; (14) -braid or -breed, a hand's breadth ; (15)
-breadth, a measure of 3 inches, sometimes used loosely
for ' hand ' ; (16) -brush, a brush used for domestic clean-
ing purposes ; (17) -burying, a walking funeral, in which
the body is carried by hand ; (18) -canter, a quick canter;
(19) -carrying, see (17) ; (20) -'s-chare, light household
work ; a very small piece of work, an odd job ; (21) -clap,
a moment, short space of time ; (22) -clad, gloved ; (23)
•cloth, {a) a towel; (b) a pocket-handkerchief; (24) -clout
or -cloot, see (23, a) ; (25) -cold, cold enough to chill the
hands; (26) -croppers, 065., workmen who formerly cropped
or cut the raised fibres on the face of cloth, by hand; (27)
-darg, handiwork, labour, toil ; what is gained by labour;
(28) -drist, to separate corn from the chaff, &c., after it is
threshed, by rubbing it between the hands ; (29) -fast, (a) to
betroth; to pledge; to shake hands overa bargain; also used
atlrib. ; {b) able to hold tight; also used//.;.; (30) -fasting or
-fisting, ois., a betrothal ; see below ; (31) -fill, to separate
the small from the large coal in a mine; (32J -flower, the
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wallflower, Cheiraiithns Cheiri; (33) -frandie, a hand-rick
or small stack of corn, no higher than can be reached with
the hand ; (34) -ful, (a] a heavj' charge or task ; a burden,
responsibility; (b) a few; a small quantity; (35) -gear,
any working arrangement of machinery, which is moved
by hand ; (36) -gloves, gloves ; (37) -going or -gying, re-
ported from one to another ; (38) -greeping-hook, obs., a
hook formerly used bj' women for cutting wheat ; (39)
-grip, a grasp of the hand ; (40) -gun, a pistol ; a pop-gun ;
(41) -babble, see below ; (42) -haill, hand-whole, fit for
all one's work ; (43) -hap, a chance, hazard ; (44) -hats, a
kind of glove, made of thick felt, covering only the palm
of the hand and the fingers ; (45) -hawk, a plasterer's tool
on which he lays the plaster ; (46) -hold, a firm grasp with
the hand ; anything that may be grasped or taken hold of
with the hand ; (47) -hollow, a term used in the game of
' hop-scotch ' or ' hitchy-dabber ' ; see below ; (48) -hook,
tanning term : a short iron hook, fixed in a cross-handle
of wood, with which tanners move the wet hides ; (49)
•hoven-bread, oatmeal bread kneaded very stiffly and
with very little leaven ; (50) -huts, small stacks built by
hand, by a person standing on the ground ; (51) -idle, idle,
having nothing to occupy the hands ; (52) -irons, flat-irons
for laundry work ; (53) -ladder, a light ladder, easily
carried by hand ; (54) -lass, a windlass ; the handle of a
windlass ; (55) -leather, a partial leather covering for the
hands of shoemakers, brick-fillers, &:c. ; (56) -led, led by
the hand ; (57) -less, awkward, clumsy ; awkward in using
the hands ; (58) -line, (a) a fishing-line for taking fish from
the bottom of deep water ; also used aitrib. ; (b) fishing
with a hand-line ; (59) -making, making or manufacturing
by hand as opposed to machinery ; (60) -meag, a tool
used to mow peas, brake, i&c. ; (61) -mow, a small stack
of hay or corn; (62) -ock, sec (45); (63) -offer, a gift ; (64)
•pannier, a small hand-basket; (65) -pat, ready at hand,
convenient; ofl"-hand, fluent; (66j -payment, a beating;
(67) -picked, used of large coals or coke filled by hand
without using a shovel ; (68) -pin, a wooden pin used for
the purpose of wringing hanks ; {69) -pins, the handles of
a scythe ; (70) -plane, asmoothing-plane ; (71) -promise, a
betrothal, troth-plight ; (72) -prop, a walking-stick ; (73)
-putter, a person who ' puts ' or pushes a barrow without
the assistance of a pony, in a coal-mine ; (74) -rackle,
careless, acting without consideration ; active, ready ; (75)
-raising, the process of raising the surface of cloth, &c.
by hand-cards; (76) -reel, an old reel or machine, used
for winding and numbering the hanks of yarn ; (77) -rest,
the right-hand or slighter handle of a 'timbern zole';
(78) -ride or -rode, a term used by shepherds in sheep-
breeding; see below ; (79) -running, consecutively, con-
tinuously, in uninterrupted succession ; (80) -saw, in phr.
io have a voice like the sharpening of a liandsaiv, to have
a harsh, disagreeable voice ; (81) -scroo, a rick of sheaves
such as can be built by hand from the ground ; (82) -seller,
see below ; (83) -shaking, ia) a correction, punishment ;
a close engagement, grappling ; (b) an interference, inter-
meddling; (84) -sheckles, see (ii) ; (85) -shoes, gloves;
(861 -smooth, quite level, as smooth as the palm of the
hand, without obstacle, uninterruptedly ; (87) -spaik or
•spoke, a handspike, a piece of wood with handles, used
esp. for carrying the dead to the place of interment; (88)
•spike, a wooden lever, shod with iron ; (89) -spring, a
street-arab's acrobatic performance ; (90) -staff or -stave,
(17) the handle of a flail ; (/>) see (72) ; (91) -staff-cap, the
swivel that joins the handle and swingle of a flail ; (92)
•stick, see (90, a) ; (93) •stir, (a) a very small distance ;
a slight movement ; (b) the smallest possible amount of
labour; (94) -stocking, a mitten; (95) -stone, a small
stone, a pebble; (96) -strike, [a) a blow with the hand;
(b) a strong piece of wood used as a lever to a windlass ;
(97) -stroke, see (93, b)\ (98) -tethers, (<7) see (11) ; (b)
pursuits requiring constant attention ; (99) -thief, one who
steals with the hands; (100) -tied, (a) unable to leave a
job in which one is engaged; (b) hand-clasped; (loi)
•ties, {a) see (11) ; {b) see (98, b) ; (102) •tillage, artificial
manure spread on the land with the hand ; (103) -tree,
obs., the top piece of the 'going part' of a hand-loom ;
(104) -turn or -'s turn, a single act of doing a piece of
work ; (105) -wailed or -waled, remarkable, distinguished
in whatever way; carefully selected; (io6) -wave, to
Jstreek' a measure of grain by striking it with the hand
in order to give good measure ; (107) -waving, a mode of
measuring grain by striking it with the hand ; (108) -wed,
weeded by hand; (109) -('s while, a little while; (110)
•woman, a midwife ; (in) •wrist, the wrist ; (112) •write,
handwriting, penmanship ; (113) •wrought, fabricated by
hand.
(i) Sc. Ye may walk in't very near three hours a-day, and play
at pitch-and-toss, and hand-ba', and what not, Scott Guy M. (1815)
xliv. e.Dur.' More commonly called ' roondies.' Played by girls
with shells ('williks') and a ball, whilst these words are recited: — ■
' Set a cup upon a rock. Chalk me one a pot. One, two, three,
four. One at a time.' &c. ' One up,' &c. (2) Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824I. se.Wor.' A barrow or carriage without a wheel,
but with a pair of handles at each end, by which to carry it.
w.Som.i In constant use by gardeners for carrying flowers, &<:. ;
also in quarries for carrying stones. (3) Gall. Mactaggart £;!f)r/.
(1824). (4) Dev. To hand-beat, to cut off the surface of the earth
or spine with a hough, which is otherwise done with a spade, and
sometimes with a breast-plough, and even with a paring-plough,
drawn with horses, in order for sweating or burning, Grose (1790)
MS. add. (M.) (5) w.Som.' The act of digging up with a mattock
old weedy and furzy turf (which is too full of roots to be ploughed)
for the purpose of burning it, and so rendering the land arable.
n.Dev. Whare they be shooling o' beat, liandbeating or angle-
bowing, E.xni. Scold. (17461 1. 197. w. Dev. Chipping off the sward
with a beating-axe, Marshall Riir. Ecoii. (1796) 1. 142. (6) Sc.
I'll bring a pair o' han'-bellows, Sc. Haggis, 60. (7") n.Cy. (J.W.),
s.Not. (J.P.K.) Lin. Come out herewith the handbills and brattle
all the willows anywhere nigh, Fenn Dick o the Fens (1888) iv.
(8j Sh.I. Dey wir nae buttin. i' da haandbind 1 tink, an' hit wis as
weel for Geordie, Sh. Ncius (May 7, 1898). (9) Hrf. Iron ore was
discovered in the sandy district of Wormelow hundred as early as
the time of the Romans in Britain, and many of the hand-blomaries
used by them have been met with on Peterslow Common, Mar-
shall Reviczv (1818) II. 303. (10) e.Lan.i, Chs.', s.Chs.' (11)
Hmp. (J.R.W.), Hmp.i (12, a) Lth. How may hand-bound
minnie get Her tottums clad sae gaily? Ballantine Poems (1856)
276. {b) Nhb.* An old bird fancier, when asked how he was
getting on, replied, ' Middlin ! Aa's fair handbun for the want o'
a Jack' [jackdaw], (13") Wil.' (14) Frf. He perceived a nitch in
it, some more than a hand-brode from the hilt, LowsoN Guid-
follow (1890) 282. e.Fif. Cuttin' the legs o' them a hand-breed
ower short, Latto Tmn Bodkin (1864') viii. Ayr. Ae limpin leg
a hand-breed shorter. Burns WiUie's IVifc, st. 3 ; I went out trom
his presence a hand-breid heicher in my own estimation, Service
Dr. Ditgiiid (ed. 1887) 89. Lnk. Pouther up her hair, An' stick
her newest kame abune't, A hand-braid high an' mair, Murdoch
Z)o)(cZ.>'»-f (1873)93. Nhb.',Cura.'^,e.Yks.',w.Yks.',e.Lan.',n.Lin.',
Nhp.i (1 5) Shr.' A rather loose expression, signifying approximately
rather than exactly, /j;/ro^. 93. ( 16) w.Mid,They have a handle about
a foot long, which is cut from the same piece of wood as the back.
This is about 4 in, square, except that the end farthest away from the
handle is slightly rounded like a cricket-bat (W, P.M.), (i7)n.Yks.2
(18) Ayr. They drove at a fine 'han' canter' down the Kyle Stew-
art, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 49. (19) n.Yks.^ Many of
the old inhabitants had an aversion to be hearsed, choosing rather
to be * carried by hand and sung before,* as it was the mode of
their families in time past ; and in the suspensary manner of
'hand-carrying' with the hold of linen towels passing beneath the
coffin, we still see women borne by women, as men by men, &c.,
Intiod. g. (20) s.Not. Oh, my sister ! she niver does a hand's-
chare for me (J.P.K.), s,Lin. Obs. (T.H.R.) Lei.' I have no one
to do a hand's-charc for me. Nhp.' ' She wont do a hands-chare,'
is a common mode of complaint against an indolent, inactive person ;
Nhp. ^, War. ^ (2iiCai.' Gall. They would get husbands in a hand-
clap, Mactaggart iTur)';:/. (1824) 302, ed. 1876. (^221 n,Yks,2 (23. fi)
Lakel.',Cum.'> (,ft1LakeI.2 (24)n.Cy.GROSE(i79o). Dur.'.Lakel.'^,
Cum.^* n.Yks. Muder, ev 3*0* seen t'hand-clout? A want to wipe
thees things (W.H.I; n.Yks.>24 ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall Tfiir.
Econ. (1788). m.Yks.' w.Yks. Leuk fer t'clean hancloot an' all,
Blackah Poems (1867) 10; w.Yks. "s, nw.Der.'. n.Lin.' (25) Ken.'
There was a frost down in the bottoms, for 1 was right-down hand-
cold as I come up to the great house. (26) w.Yks. The ire of the
hand-croppersin tliis district were directed against a machine termed
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a frame, Peel Luddites (1870") 9. (27) Sc. (Jam. Siip^l.) Ayr.
Nought but his ban' darg, to keep Them right an' tight, Burns
T-^a Dogs (1786) 1. 77. (28) S. & Ork.i (2g, a) Sc. Endeavour
to have in mind the love of j'Our espousals, when ye and Christ
were hand-fasted, Thomson C/oh(/ o/'/Fi/»fsics(i7i4) 254, ed. 1871 ;
This Isobel was but handfast with him, and deceased before the
marriage, Andrews Bygone Cli. Life (1899) 210; That gentle-
woman had confess'd to himself she was handiast before she came
out of England, Spottiswoode Aliscell. (1844) I. 107. Nhb.' Obs.
Lakel.^ n.Yks.^ 'A handfast lot,' unionists. Handfasted, pledged.
(^b) Ken.' ' Old George is middlin' handfast to-day' (said of a good
catch at cricketV Dev.* When a was bad a was zo handyfast that
a widn't suffer her out o' es sight neart or da3', 40. (30) Sc. It
was not until more than twenty years after the Reformation that
the custom of 'handfasting,' which had comedown from old Celtic
times, fell into disrepute, and consequent disuse. Hy this term
was understood cohabitation for a year, the couple being then free
to separate, unless they agreed to make the union permanent,
Andrews Bygone Cli. Life (1899) 210 ; Among the various customs
now obs. the most curious was that of * liandlisting.' . . In the
upper part of Eskdale . . . was held an annual fair, where multi-
tudes of each sex repaired. The unmarried looked out for mates,
made their engagements by joining hands, or by handlisting, went
off in pairs, cohabited till the next annual return of the fair . . .
and then were at liberty to declare their approbation or dislike of
each other. If each party continued constant, the handfisting was
renewed for life, Pennant Toh;- (1772) 91,92 (Jam.). Slk. We
hae comed far . . . for a preevat but honest hand-fasting, Hogg
7Vi/s-5 (1838) 368, ed. 1866. Dmf. At that fair it was the custom
for the unmarried persons of both sexes to choose a companion . . ,
with whom they were to live till that time next j'ear. This was
called hand-fasting. Statist. Ace. XII. 615 (Jam.). N.Cy.2, Nhb.
(K.) (31' Nhb. To separate the small from the large coals in the
mine, the latter being filled by the hand into the tub or corf,
and the former thrown to the side of the working-place, or filled
separately as required (R.O.H.). Nhb.,Dur.GREENWELL Con/ 7"/-.
Gl. (ed. 1888). (32) w.Yks. Lees Flora (1888) 137. (33) Fif.
(Jam.) (34, a) Cai.i Unfeeling or selfish persons who have to
attend to one in severe or protracted illness, sometimes say that
' he is a sair hanfu'.' Sh.I. If he's [it's] no a haandfoo 'at folk haes
wi'dem fraeda first fael is lifted an' fil [till] deri' da paet-neuk, dan,
dan! Sh.Ncws{A\i%. 13, 1898). Kcd. Years the bailie bed been dowie,
Lang an unco han'fu' till her, Grant Lays (1884) 45. Per. I leave
\c wi' a heavy handfu', but oh, woman, lean on Him to whom
naething's a burden, Jacques Herd LaddU, 24. Lnk. Watty left
wi' sic a han'fu'. What to dae, losh ! couldna see, Nicholson
Idylls (1870) 28. Ayr. He had been long a heavy handful, having
been for years but, as it were, a breathing lump of mortality, Galt
Provost (1822) viii. Nhb. 'He has a handful' (of work oranxictj').
When any person is bedridden and helpless, they are said to be a
' heavy handfa ' to those in whose care they are (R.O.H.). Yks.
( J.W.) sw.Lin.i You are well aware I have a handful wi' the boys.
Rut.l He's quite a handful, you're sure! War.* You'll find that lad
a rare handful. s.Wor.' ' Our 'Liza's wonderful took up uv that
chap o' hern, but if they gets married he'll be a handful, I reckon.
Glo. (A.B.) Oxf.i MS. add. Ken.i To have a handful is to have
as much as a person can do and bear. ' Mrs. S. says she has a sad
handful with her mother.' Sur. (L.J.Y.) (b) Fif. I stood for a
handfu' o' minutes afore I steppit aneath the trees, Robertson
Provost (1894) 22. (35) Nhb. (R.O.H.) (36) Cor.' What! begging
with hand-gloves on ! (37; n.Yks.2 (381 nw.Dev.' It was about
half the length of an ordinary reap-hook (q.v.), and was used in
the right hand whilst the wheat was greeped [gripped] with the
left. About six greeps or handfuls were made into one sheaf.
(39) n.Yks.2 (40) Sc. Jockey and his mither came hame together,
cheek for chow, cracking like twa hand-guns, Graham IVritiiigs
(1883) II. 31. (41) Rxb. Business that is done quickly, summarily,
without any previous plan, or without loss of time, is said to be
done hand-habble. It often includes the idea of something haughty
or imperious in the mode of acting (Jam.). (42) Per. The man
that sits, as I do here, Haund-haill, an' neither slow to steer Nor
quick to live, Haliburton Oc/iil Idylls [i8gt) ^o. (43^ Fif. At hand-
hap, by chance (Jam.). (44) Nhb. These were formerly made at
Corbridge for the teazers at glass works, who wore hand-hats to
protect their hands in holding the hot pokers and tools used in
their work. Obsol. (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' (45) Nhp.' s.v. Hawk.
e.An.' (46) n.Yks.' Ah couldn't ho'd mah handho'd, strahve as I
moud; n.Yks.= 'Tak good hand-hod,' take firm hold; n.Yks." It
'ez a good hand-ho'd tit. e.Yks.' Hez tha getten a good hand-
hod, for if thoo hez'nt it'll slip away fre tha. Lin. Streatfeild
Liu. and Danes (1884) 335. n.Lin.' I darn't climb noa higher,
ther's naather hand-hohd nor foot-hohd for one. Ken,' 'Tis a
plaguey queer job to climb uptlierc, there an't no hand-hold. (47)
e.Dur.' Used by girls when plaj'ing the game of ' hitchy-dabber '
(hopscotch). Often the ' dabber' gets so near the line that a girl
cannot insert the breadth of her hand between, in which case she
must give up the ' dabber ' to her opponent to play. (48) Chs.'
(49) N.Cy.2, Lan. (K.) (50) [A dry moment should be seized to
put 2 or 3 stooks into what are called hand-huts in the field, that
is, small stacks built by hand, by a person standing on the ground,
Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) '^- 37-] (5') Sc. I am hand-idle
like yourself, minister, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897 j 79. Sh.I. A'm
gaein ta spin a treed o' wirset. I can say A'm haaiid idle for da
want o' hit, Sh. Nncs (Feb. 12, 18981. N.I.' They're hand idle
for want o' their tools. (52) e.Yks. (S.K.C.) (53) Wgt. Jamie's
quarters were in the loft, to which a hand-ladder led. Eraser
Wigtown (1877) 229. (54; Shr.i2 (55 n.Yks. (I.W.) (56)
n.Yks.2 'A hand-led bairn,' a child just beginning to walk. (57)
Sc. Being a lonely man, and used to fend for himself, . . the
schoolmaster was not as handless as might be supposed, Keith
Bonnie Lady (1897) 69 ; A handless taupie, a woman who exerts
herself in so slovenly a way, that she still lets her work fall out
of her hands (Jam.). Cai.' Bnff. Hundreds of times we have
tasted beef tea . . . cooked by handless dawdles, which an Irish
pig would disgorge, Gordon Citron. Keith (1880) 75. Frf. He is
most terribly handless, Barrie M. Ogilvy (1896, 128. Rnf. Curse
her for a hanless gab. Young Pictures (1865) 162. Ayr. Wha wad
keep thehandlesscoof That couldna labour lea? V>\:Kti%0 can ye labour
lea ? Lnk. Ane and a' were puir feckless han'less creatiirs, their
fingers were a' thooms as the saying is. Eraser Whaups (1895)
173. e.Lth. I peetj' ony man wha gets ane o' the thowless, han'-
less tawpies. Hunter J. Inwick (1895) 148. Cum.'* (58, n)
Sh.I. Eormerly sinkers were made of klamal or soap-stone, instead
of lead as at present, and to this day fishermen speak of the haand-
line stane or lead stane, a remnant of the ancient practice, Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 129. Cai.' A hand-line is wrought vertically from
a boat. The hooks are at the end. It is run to the bottom, and
then drawn back a fathom or so. {h) Sh.I. They had been off at
the handline, and on their return one evening after dark were re-
counting the day's adventures to the old man, Spence Flk-Lore
(1899) 22. (59) Frf. The days o' hand-makin' are aboot past an'
dune noo, Willock Rosetty Ends (18861 2, ed. 1889. (60) Nrf.
I want you to make me a hand-meag, Emerson Son of Fens [iSgz)
96. (61) Som. (W.F.R.) (62) Dev. 7?<-/>o;Y5P/ow«f. (1889^ (63)
n.Yks.2 (64) Glo. Grose (17901 MS. add. (M.) (65) Nhp.> He
told it me as hand-pat as could be ; Nhp.*, War.^ War. Another
illustration comes hand-pat, Evesham Jrn. (Jan. 30. 1897). Oxf.'
Uur'd dhu wul stooTi uz an"pat uz cuod bee ['Er 'd (she had) the
wul stoory as anpat as could be]. Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng.
Lang. (1809^ 135. Dor. He had it all handpat, Barnes Gl. (1863).
Som. I've hitch un upon chimble3'-crook, han'pat again he's wanted,
Raymond Men o' Mendifi (1898) i. Dev. Got et han'pat, Pulman
Sketches (1842) 102, ed. 1871. ' (661 Abd. (Jam.") (67) Nhb., Dur.
Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). (68) w.Yks. Usually from 18 to
24 inches long, and gen. made of lignum vitae (.R.S.). 1^69)
nw.Dev.' (70) Sc. (Jam.) (71) Jr. But iMolly says, 'I'd his hand-
promise, an' shure he'll meet me agin,' Tennyson Tomorrow
(,1885). (72) Sc. Wha negleckit to bring your hand-prap? O
whaur i' the warld's your bane-headit staff? Stewart Character
(1857) 27. (73) Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888).
[^Reports Mines.] ^74) Slk. The hand-rackle Homes, the dorty
Dumbars, Hogg Penh of Man (1822J III. 12 (Jam.). Rxb. He's
as hand-rackle a fallow as in a' the parish (Jam.). (75) w.Yks.
(J.M.) (76) Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). (77) nw.Dev.'
(78) Not. A word used by flock-owners or their men when in the
autumn the ewes are put to the ram ; it really means that instead
of the ewes running with the ram he is kept up and the ewes
brought to him and put in stocks, to be served (W.L.H.); Not.^ (79)
Lakel.*, Cum.'"* n.Yks.(T.S.) ; n.Yks.'Hestoppedawaythieeweeks
hand-running and nivver went til his work at all ; n.Yks.* He's
ta'en fowr prizes han'-running. ne. Yks.' We've had three deeaths
i' t'toon three tahms han'-runnin'. w.Yks. Shoo fetched her hus-
band hooam twenty-one nights, hand-running, Tom Treddlehoyle
Bairnsla Ann. (1852) 10; w.Yks.'; w.Yks.* He won six games
hand-running ; w.Yks.^ Lan.' He'd feight the whole lot on 'em,
bond-running, as easy as ninepence. e.Lan.'. ni.Lan.', Stf.',
nw.Der.', Not.' s.Not. I've hit that post five times hand-running
(J.P.K.). n.Lin.Th' sho't-horn coo hed three roiind cauves hand-
runnin' (M.?.); n.Lin.' Ther' was six deaths from that leaver hand-
running. Lei.', Nhp.', War.^ Bck., Bdf. I fell down three times,
band-running (J.W.B.V HnL (T.P.F.) (.80) N,I.' (81) Cai.'
(82) Lon. The sellers of tins, who carry them under their arms, or
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in any way on a round, apart fiom the use of a vehicle, arc known
as hand-sellers, Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 354. (83, n)
Slk. Fain wad I hae had a handshaking wi' them, Hogg Brownie
of Bodsbcck (1818) (Jam.). Nhb. ' Aa gav him a hanshakin,' I
corrected him severely ^M.H.D.). (iiRxb. I wad like naething better
than to hae a handshakin' wi' that business (Jam.). (84) Nhb.l
(85) s.Sc. The skin of the goat that furnishes soft hand-shoes, as
they call gloves in the Pictish counties of Scotland, Wilson Talcs
(1836) III. 142. (86) e.An.' He ate it up hand-smooth. Suf.',
e.Suf. (F.H.) (87) So. The coffin was carried out on hand-spaiks.
Hunter/. Ariniger's Revenge (1897) xv. Sh.I. Da men wis fix'd
da twa fowcrcen staangs 'at Geordic Moad wis tnen frae da banks
fir haandspaiks, Sh. News (Jan. 7, 18991. e.Lth. It took four-an-
Iwenty men wi' han'-spaiks to lift him doun the avenue, Hunter
J. Iiiwick (1895) 74. Gall. The old freet . . . that those who fall
when at the handspake ancath the corpse, will soon be tlie corpse
themsell, Mactacgart Encycl. (1824) 263, cd. 1876. Nhb.', nXin.',
Suf.i (88) w.Yks.i Wil. Slow CI. (1892). (8g) Lon. I'd even
begin tumbling when I went out on errands, doing hand-spring,
and starts-up (that's la^^ng on your back and tlirowing yourself
up"), Mayhew Loud. Labour (ed. 1861") III. 104. (go.nlSc. (Jam.),
Cai.' Gall. The swoople on the end of the handstafl' being whirled
round on the barn-floor by the barnman, Mactacgart Encycl.
(1824) 49, cd. 1876. N.I.i (s.v. Flail.) Nhb.i Cum. "We fit up a
(lail Wi' handstaff, and sooplr:, and cappin, Dickinson Cunibr.
(1875) 230; Cum.'" Wm. I brokkcn mi liandstafT (B.K.).
n.Yks.'^", ne.Yks.i, w.Yks >, Chs.i, s.Chs.', nw.Der.', s.Not.
(J.P.K.), n.Lin.' Nhp.' Anstiff, a corruption of handstaff; the
handle of a flail. Shr.2, Hrf.2 Glo. The labourer held the hand-
staflT in both hands, swung it over his head, and brought the swingle
down horizontallj', Gibbs Cotsimld Vili. (1898) 385. Bdf. Batche-
LOR Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 135. e.An.' Suf. Rainbird Agric.
(1819) 294, ed. 1849 ; Euf.», e.Suf. (F.H.), Ken.', Wil.', Som.
(W.F.R.) Dev. Ansteevc, the handle of a flail, Hewett Peas. Sp.
(1892) 46. nw.Dev.i (A) Per. Hoastin' on their haund-stafls. And
crynin' wi' the cauld, Halieurton Ochil Idylls (1891) 59. (91)
e.An.' (92) War.^, s.Wor.' w.Sora.' It is a round, straight piece
of very tough ash, so shaped as to leave a projecting ring of wood
at the top. Over this comes the capel (q.v.), which is hollowed
out to fit this ring, and turns easily upon it without coming olT
from the handstick. 1,93, a) w.Yks. Nay lass, ah'm noan gooin ta
move a hand stir, Tom Treddlehoyle Dairnsla Ann. (1896) 4.
n.Lin.' I've heard them saay as hes been e' Lunnun, that th' roak's
ofens soa thick theare 'at you can't sea a handstir afoore you,
reight e' th' middle o' th' daay. (A) w.Yks.^ ' Come, come, mj'
lass, we've nivver done a hand-stir yet — get t'shool an' be cindering
t'hearth up ! ' ' Hands-turn ' implies less of action than * hands-
stir.' n.Lin.i Here you are clartin' aboot an' not a handstir of
vvark dun yet. (94) [Poclry Frovinc. in Cornli. Mag. (1865; XII.
40.] (95) Sc. Formerly used for a small stone or one that could
be easily lifted and thrown by the hand, in contradistinction from
one which required much greater exertion (Jam.). Wgt. In this
moor, and not far from the tomb, are great heaps of small hand-
stones, which the country people call Cairnes, Fraseu IVigloivn
(1877) ig6. (96, a) Sc. Flycht is called flyting, in French 'mellc,'
quhilk sumtimes is conjoined with hand-streikes, Skene Difficidt
IVds. (1681 ) 87. (A) Shr.2 (97) Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.> ' I'd hardly
struck a hand-stroak when doon she cums.' Said by a man who
had felled a rotten tree. (98) n.Yks,^ (99) Sh.I. Of slanderers
it is said : ' Ye may lock afore a haand t'ief, but no afore a tongue
t'ief,' Spence Flk-Lorc (1899) 229. (100, a) Nhb.' (6) Som. From
the balconies above did hand-tied lovers lean and sigh, Raymond
Tryphena {i&g^) Z'i. (loij n.Yks.^ (102) w.Yks. Bone-dust, or
as it is called, hand-tillage, is used to a great extent for twenty
miles around Sheflield, Marshall Review (1808) I. 386. (103)
w.Yks. The weaver's left hand rested on this for the purpose of
giving the necessary backward and forward motion to the sley
(J.T.); (S.P.U.) (104) Sc. I would do a hand's-turn myself, and
blithely, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 67. Sh.I. Du ye link 'at we'd
grudged your maet if ye'd niver be duin' a haand's turn? Sli.Nctvs
(Oct. 30, 1897). Per. A useless body, hardly able to do a hand's
turn, Fergusson Vill. Poet (1897) 62. Dmb. Keep baith yoursel
and me without doin a ban's turn of wark. Cross Disruption (1844)
ix. Lnk, She's a rale wee leddy yon, and canna dae a ban's turn,
Fraser IVImups (1895) 94. Gall. The shilpit pulin' brat that
never did a hand's turn in her life, Crockett Standard Bearer
(1898) 200. N.I.i He hasn't done a hand's turn these six months.
Uhb.Aa henna dyun a hands-turn thi day(R.O.H.); Nhb.', e.Dur.'
Cum.' He will n't set to ya hand's turn ; Cum.* n.Yks. I haint
duan a single hand's tonn for a fotnith (T.S.); n.Yks." Ah's nivver
deean a hand-to'n sen Marti'mas ' ; spoken by a person incapaci-
tated by illness ; n.Yks. •• Sha's that lazy 'at sha wean't deea a
hand-to'n foor hersen let alean foor onnybody else. ne.Yks.'
w.Yks.' ; w.Yks.= ' Come, gi'e us a hand-turn wi't lad ! ' — lend us
your assistance here. Lan.', Nhp.' War.2 Not a hand's-turn
would be put for'ad to help anybody ; War.3 Nrf. She niver
ottered to dew a hand's tu'n, but stood garpin an starin just like
numb chance (E.M.>. Suf. ' He gave her a hand's turn,' a help
with hand labour (e.g. in digging) (C.L.F.). (105) Sc. Often used
in a bad sense ; as 'a hand-wail'd waster,' a mere prodigal (Jam.).
Ayr. My hand-waled curse keep hard in chase. Burns Ep. to Maj.
Logan (Oct. 30, 1786) st. 7. Lnk. Sic wordy, wanton, hand-wail'd
ware, Ramsay Poems (ed. 1733) 112. (106) Nhb.' To streek a
measure of corn with the hand by waving or passing the fingers
over it to leave good measure. e.Yks. When they hand-wave (the
corne), they drawe (it) lightly aboute in the bushell with theire
hand. Best Riir. Econ. (1641) 104. [Not striked, but heaped, or
at least hand-waved, so that the full allowance will weigh even
more than this, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 311.] (107)
Abd. They are measured by hand-waving, i.e. they are stroked by
the hand about 4 inches above the top of the firlot, Statist. Ace.
I'- 533 (Jam.). (108) Not. You'll have to get all them nettles
hand-wed, afore you can make a job of it (L.C.M.). sw.Lin.' It'll
be sooner all hacked up than hand-wed. (109) Slk., Peb. (Jam.),
Nhp.' (no) Dev. (Hall.) (hi) Glo.', Sus. (F.A.A.) w.Hmp.
I sprained my hand-wrist (H.C.M.B.). Wil.', n.Dor. (S.S.B.)
Som. He dragged me all up the court bj'the liand-wristes(S.K.L.);
(W.F.R.) w.Som.' Aa3'-vu-kuut' mee anri'is [I have cut my wrist].
Dev. Poor little Clara West 'ath availed down pin tap tha ice an'
brawked 'er 'and-wrist, Hewett Pca'^. Sp. (1892). (112) Sc.
Albeit it wanted a subscription, yet by the hand write, and the style,
and the purpose, I knewittobeyours, Wonnow5or.5^/.iJ!a5'.(i847)
1.95. Cai.' Lnk. Adhered to your preaching book, and declared
the same to be your own hand-write, Wodrow C/i. Hist. (1721)
IV. 448, ed. 1828. Kcb. His hand-write and his seal, Rutherford
ic«. (i66o)No. 284. N.I.' Whose hand-write is that! (ii3)n.Yks.2
2. Phr. (a) sing, (i) Hand and hail, a game; see below;
(2) — awhile, now and then ; (3) —for nieve, side by side,
cheek by jowl ; abreast; also used y?§-. ; (4) — in gully, a
small half-circle just within a large ring, from which
a boy, in a game of marbles, shoots or 'lobs' until he
knocks one out ; (5) — in the pie, concern or interference
in a matter; (6) — of writ or ivrile, handwriting, penman-
ship; (7) — over fist, with all possible haste or speed,
hand over hand ; (8) — over head, (a) indiscriminately, in-
considerately, without calculating consequences; (b) in
confusion or disorder, pell-mell, confusedly ; (c) used of
hemp-dressingwhcn the coarse is not separated from the
line part; (9) — to ;;/fw, hand to hand, singly opposed ;
(10) ahin the hand, in arrears, in debt; (11) ahint the—,
after the event; (12) at no^, on no account; (13) at
one—, at one time ; (14) behind or behint—, (a) see (10) ;
(b) in secret, in an underhand waj' ; (15) by — , (a) past,
done with ; (b) out of the way; {16) fae—, not at hand;
(17) ;/i —, in charge ; going on ; (18)0^ — , at once, without
deliberation; {it)) off one's — , of one's own accord ; (20)
(}ffthe—, fed by the hand; (21) oiil of — , {a) forthwith,
immediately; without delay ; {b) reckless, off-hand, rough
and ready; (c) applied to a cliild when first able to walk
alone ; (</) finished, completed ; (22) vjith the —, easily
done ; (23) any hand afore, ready and prepared for any
undertaking; (24) the back of my hand to, an ungracious
farewell ; a mild rejection or repulse ; (25) at every hands
turn, every moment, on every occasion ; (26) there's my
hand, an expression of sincere conviction ; (27) to bear
hand at, {a) to blame, hold one guilty of a thing; (A) to
owe a grudge to, bear malice against ; (28) to be on the
mending liand, to improve in health, be convalescent ; (29)
to buy by hand, to estimate the value of anything without
weighing it; (30) to give a hami, to help, assist ; (31) to
give in liand, to give into a person's hand ; (32) to have a
full hand, to have plenty of work ; (33) to hold the hand,
to keep in a state of expectation ; to carry on correspond-
ence with opposite parties in a clandestine manner; (34)
to keep in hand, to keep in reserve ; to be tedious in
executing; (35) to tend a hand, see (30); (36) to make
a hand of, (n) to spoil, waste, destroy ; (l)) to make a good
business or profit out of; (c) to impose upon, make a
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profit out of a person ; (d) to make a handle out of, fig. to
make a cause of quarrel ; (37) to make the safest hand of it,
to make a sure job of it ; (38) to put hand to paper, to write ;
to commitoneself by writing; (39) to put anything by hand,
to go through with it ; (40) to put hand in or to oneself, to
commit suicide ; (41) to put in hand, (42) to put to the
hand, to begin work, commence a job ; (43) to take a hand
at, to make fun of; to mislead purposely ; (44) to take by
the hand, to marry ; (45) to take through hand, to take to
task ; (46) one's own hand, one's own ooing, of one's own
accord.
(i) Dmf. Two goals, called ' hails ' or ' dules,' are fixed on : . .
the two parties then place themselves between the goals or ' dulcs,'
and one of the persons, taking a soft elastic ball, about the size of
a man's fist, tosses it into the air, and as it falls strikes it with his
palm towards his antagonists. . . As soon as the ball is 'gou-ft,'
that is struck away, the opposite party attempt to intercept it in its
fall. This is called ' keppan' the ba'.' If they succeed in this
attempt, the person who does so is entitled to throw the ball with
all his might towards his antagonists (Jam.). (s'lNhb.^ (3)Cai.'
Rnf. Han'-for-nieve, the hawkies stan', Picken Poems (1788) 53
(Jam.). Lnk. Haun for nieve awa' fu' proud Thej' tak the road
thegither, Watson Poems (1B53) 42. e.Ltli. No' a frien' to lippen
to, an' the Irish han'-for-nieve wi' oor enemies. Hunter J. Imvick
(1895) 77. (4) Oxf.i MS. add. (5) Edb. Has our folk nae hand i'
the pye. Like the ither lads that bides o'er by? Liddle Poems
(1821) 205. n.Cy. (J.W.) (6) Sc. Div ye think naebodj' can read
hand o' writ but j'oursell ? Scott Antiquary (1816) xv. Abd. Ken
ye that ban' o' wreet ? Macdonald Malcolm (1875 III. 250. Dmb. I
... soon learn'd a han'some hand o' write. Taylor Poch;s i 1827) 102.
Ayr. A well-written letter in a fair hand of write, Galt Ann.
Parish (1821) i. Gall. It's in j'our hand o' write that the name o'
Janet Geddes stands in the big ha' Bible, Crockett Raiders (1894)
xxxiii. (7) Gall. Tossing it ower their thrapples hand ower fist,
ib. Standard Bearer {i8gS) iiS. Cor. Watty pulled in handover
fist; and in came the lead sinker over the notch, ' Q.' Wandering
Heath (1895) 82. (8, a) Gall. Drovers in purchasing [large
herds] will sometimes take the good, and leave the bad ; this is
called 'shooting' : others will take the lot as it is ; this is buying
them hand owre head, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 252, ed. 1876.
N.I.i One with another, an expression used in selling, and meaning
the putting an average value on a number of things that differ in
value. ' Now how much a piece will j'ou say for them, if I take the
whole lot hand over head ? ' n.Cy. (J.W.), Lakel.=, Not.', Lei.', Nhp.'
Glo,2 16. e.An.' w.Som.' They be bound vor to go wrong (i. e.
come to grief); can't go on handover-head like that there, very
long. (6) n.Yks. They are mixed hand ower heead (I.W.).
w.Yks.^ 'A lot o' fellahs cam running hand-ower-head through
I'passage [entry] an' ommast pick'd muh darn.' ' Here they come,
hand-ower-head.' s.Lin. When a went to see her she was hand-
over-head cleaning her room (F.H.W.). (c) e.An.' (9) Gall.
(Jam.) Kcb. Some han' to nieve Wi' manly pith o' arm, beyond
the mark. Far fling the pond'rous mell, Davidson Seasons (1789)
87. (10) Abd. (Jam.) (11) Slk. Folk are a' wise ahint the hand,
Hogg Tales (1838) 321, ed. 1866. (12) Sc. 'But father,' said
Jenny, . . ' suldna I cry on you?' 'At no hand, Jennj',' .Scott
Old Mortality (1816) iii. (13) w.Wor.' Sam's a very good lad to
me now, but at one 'and I th.aowt 'e'd never do no good, to 'isself
nar no one else. (14, n) Cai.' (i^ Cai.', Cld. (Jam. ) (15,0)30.
Applied to any work that is already done, or any hardship that
has been sustained (Jam.). Cai.' {li) n.Sc. Applied to a person,
at times in relation to marriage (Jam.) ; When she's by hand and
awa', Ross Sng. {ib.) (17) Sc. (Jam.) (18) Ntip.' (19; Ayr. I
was aye for our ane to mak' that proposal to you, but it has come
better alfyour haun. Hunter Studies (1870) 39. (20) Sh.I. Shu'll
no foster twa lambs 'ithoot somtin' aflfo' da haand, alto' he [it] is
da end o' Aapril, Sh. Nezvs (May 7, 1898). (21, a) Ayr. When he
asked her, she married him oot of haun, Service Dr. Diigiiid (ed.
1887) 9. Nhp.' w.Som.' You might depend, sir, I'll do un vor
ce, right out o' hand, (i) Ayr. I would not juist insist upon such
a hasty and oot of hand manner of treatment, Service Dr. Duguid
(ed. 1887) 123. (f) Nhp.' (rf) Nhp.' I've got the job out of hand
at last. w.Som.' The job shall be a-put out o' hand in a proper,
workmanship manner. (22) N.I.' ' It's doon the hill, an' wi' the
ban':' said of a thing that is easily done. This expression is
taken from ploughing experience. When a man is ploughing
across a sloping place, and has difficulty in getting the earth to lie
back, he would say it was ' again the han' ;' if otherwise he would
say it w^as ' wi' the han" (s.v. Wi' the ban'). (23I w.Yks.' (24)
SbJ. Da back o' my haand baith ta dem an' der laws, Sh. News
(Apr. 2, 1898). Cai.' 'E back o' my han' t'yc, I am done with
you. Lnk. The back o' my hand to ye, Annie, Murdoch Doric
Lyre (1873) 91. (25) s.Ir. He wasn't in the forge at that present,
— but was expected at every hand's turn. Lover Leg. (1848) II.
417. (26) Edb. There's my hand she'll tire, and soon sing dumb,
Fergusson Poems (1773) 107, ed. 1785. (27,0) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks."
Ah beear him at hand foor all sha knaws aboot what wa did ay
Sallie's. (i) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.= ' I'll bear thee at hand for't,' I will
owe you a grudge in the matter ; n.Yks.* It war nowt bud a dirty
trick, an' Ah s'all awlus beear him at hand for't. (28) Nlip.'
w.Wor.' The fever's made 'im mighty weak, but 'e's on the
mendin 'and now. s.Wor. (H.K.), se.Wor.' (29) Chs.' The
expression is chiefly used in buying fat pigs. s.Chs.' Oxf.' MS.
add. (30) Sh.I. He had been in the habit of going south to sail,
and coming home again every year in time to give the 'old folks'
a hand with the harvest, Nicholson Aithstin' Hedder (1898) 7.
Per. It's no a tracer to gie ye a hand at a brae, Sandy Scott (1897)
17. Lnk. John had come hame raithcr sooner than usual, just to
gie a bit ban', Roy Generalship (ed. 1895) 7. n Cy. (J.W.) Ken.
Give us a hand with this, will you? (D.W.L.) (31) Lin. An' a
towd ma my sins, an's toithe were due, an' I gied it in bond,
Tennyson A'. /Vtjiho-, OW55'/f (1864) St. 3. (32) w.Wor.' (33)
Sc. The Admiral Hamilton . . . held both the king and them in
hand for his own ends, not yet known, Spalding Ilisl. Sc. (1792)
I. 182 (Jam.). (34) Nhp.' (.35) Gall. He ne'er was sweir a ban'
to len', Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814) 52, ed. 1897. w.Yks. Tha'll
suarly len' a helpin' hand To lilt her off o' t'plat, Preston Poems
(ed. 1881)8. n.Lin.' I alus lend 'em a hand when ther'sonythinggoas
wrong. Nhp.', Oxf. (G.O.) (36, a) N.I.' Ifyou let the chilegetthebook
he'll make a hand of it. w.Yks. (E.G.) Lan. Freq. heard, N.tyQ.
(1886) 7th S. i. 517. e.An.' ' He has made a hand of all he had,'
he has wasted his whole propertj'. Suf. Children make a hand of
a proper lot of boots, Macmillans Mag. (Sept. 1889) 358. (b)
s.Not. ' I med a hand on't,' or 'a good hand out of it' (J.P.K.).
(o s.Chs.' Ahy mun noa" ubuvvt)th maa-rkits ufoa r ah3' sel ; ahy
du)nti waan-t bi mai-d u aan-d on [I mun know abowt th' markets
afore I sell ; I dunna want be made a hand on]. s.Not. He ollus
tries to mek a hand on yer (J.P.K.). id) Lei. Endeavouring to
urge me to say something he might take hold of to make a hand
of. MS. Acct. of matters in dispute bctiu. Tliornlon and Boszuorth
(1796). (37) Sur.' (38) Nhb. There is still a very common dread
amongst some old people that evil may ensue from their writing
anything. Great caution is therefore always exercised in the
matter. 'He wis not one to put hand to paper '—to commit
himself (R.O.H.); Nhb.' (39) Sc. (Jam.) (40) Sc. Hislop
Anecdote (1874) 634. Or. I. Belus being much discouraged and
broken in spirit, despairing of life, put hand in himself, and became
his own executioner, Brand //i'i7. (172 1 ) 14 (Jam.). Cai.' (41)
Nhp.' (42I Ayr. He is very anxious to put to his haun'. Service
Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 163. (43) N.I.' There, don't mind him;
he's only takin' a ban' at you. (44) Sh.I. Trial an' hardship is
been her lot. objeck, frae day 'at shii took Aandrew Tulloch bi da
haand, Sh. News (Feb. 5, 1898). (45) Sc. (Jam.) (46) Nlib. He
just took it up at his aan hand (R.O.H.).
{b) pi. (i) Hands up, a term in curling : cease sweeping;
(2) among hands, (3) atween — , in the intervals of other
engagements, between whiles ; (4) between — , in the mean-
time ; (^) first — , early, at the beginning; (6) through — ,
in hand ; discussed, done with, settled ; (7) to be in hands
ivith, (a) to possess in a certain way ; (h) to be in a state
of courtship with; (8) to be no great hands, not to be any-
thing very good or remarkable ; (9) to have no hands ivith,
to have nothing to do with, have no dealings or connexion
with ; (10) to lay hands on, to baptize; (11) to put in one's
hands, (12) to put out one's hands, to help oneself at table.
(il Ayr. I carena though ye're twa ells short — Hands up —
there's walth o' pouther, Boswell Poet. Wlis. (ed. 1871) 196. (2)
Gall. Little jobs are sometimes done amang bans ; that is to say,
they are done without, in any shape, retarding the large job, Mac-
TAGGART£:Hryf/.(i824)8,ed.i876. n.Cy.fJ.W.) (sjSc.iJam.) (4)Per.
The carles did baith rant and roar. And dcit some knoits betwcen-
hands, Nicol Poems (1766) 48. n.Cy. (J.W.) (5^ Sur.' They
didn't get much of a shoot first hands. (6) Ayr. Hailh ! we'se
hae mony an auld ploy through hauns again ! Service Notnndunis
(1890) 3. (7, (?) Sc. (Jam.) [b Sc. He's in hands wi' Jean ; do
j-e think they'll mak it out? {ib.) (8) Stf. I'm no great hands of a
traveller, Murray Josepli's Coat (1882) 38. (9) Glo. 'Ee did et
yer see, and 1 didn't 'a no 'ands wi' ut, Buckman Darke's Sojourn
(1890^ iv ; Glo.' I won't have no bands wi ye, Wil,' I shan't hae
no hands wi't. (10) Sc. This daft divine Shall ne'er lay hands on
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bairn o' yours and mine, Leighton IVils. {1869") 13. (11) Sh.I.
Whin we wir set wis in, I says, * Gud bliss wis, men. Pit in your
haands an' begin," S/t. Ncas (.Sept. 18, 1897). (12) Gall. (A.W.)
3. Fiff. A workman, servant ; an employe in a factory
or mill. In ffcn. colloq. use.
Frf. One of the old ' wrichts ' had several apprentices and even
a few journeyman ' hands,' Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) 39. Per. This
isna the way they do wi' hired hands where I come frae, Saiiiiy
Sco/t {i8gi) 10. n.Yks.* An individual. A helper. 'Good hand,
good hire,' good servant, good wages. w.Yks. Dun yo everspeak
up fur th' honds? IVtiify Rhymes (1894) 18; (F.J.N.) ; w.Yks.^
n.Lin.' Women and children who v/ork upon a farm. The labourers
and servant ' chaps ' are not hands. s.Oxf. The 'ands are busy
threshin' now most days, jest the last o' my barley, Rosemary
C/iil/cnts (1895) 39.
4. An adept, clever performer.
Sh.I. Doo's da haand fir borin' even gengs, S/i. News (Apr. 29,
1899). Abd. He was nae han' at bargain-makin' an' that, Ale.x-
ANDER Ain Flk. (1882) 16. Per. Gin there wasna a better hand I
would hae to do my endeavour, Sandy Scott {iBgi) 56. Ayr. He's a
great ban' for splorin'about his punctuality in ordinary transactions,
Hunter S/"rfifS (1870) 283. n.Cy. (J.W.) n.Yks. ' She is a good
hand,' she is a clever needlewoman (T.S.). s.Stf. He was a
reg'lar bond at carvin', Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). Nhp.' A
bad hand at that work. Oxf. (0.0.1 Nrf. You grind the scythes.
You're a better hand on it than I am, Emerson So)i of Fens
(1892) 248. Sus. Holloway.
5. Handwriting; signature.
Rnf. I doot it's no dune for improvin' his haun, Neilson Poems
(1877) 48. Nhp.' Put your hand to this receipt.
6. A handling, feel when handled.
Wil. Corn has a good hand when it is dry and slippery in the
sack: a bad hand when damp and rough, Davis ..'J^n'f.(i8i3) ; Wil.'
7. Fiff. Anything difficultto manage, a 'handful'; esp.in
phr. a great hand.
Cmb. He's been a great hand to me sin' he's been ill (M.J.B.).
Sns. ' A great hand,' a good deal of trouble, as the trouble of
bringing up a delicate child (S.P.H.). Ess. Well, sir, children
are a hand (A.S.P.) ; Mother's a great hand (S.P.H.). Sur.' Its
a very great hand to have so many sick people. Sus.' I was a
terrible hand to mother all the time I was down with the titusfcver.
8. Business, performance, job.
Ayr. A bonnie haun ye had made o't, Galt Provost (1826I xxxiii.
Edb. See what a bonny hand ye'll mak o't ! Tint Qitcy (1796) 15.
Gall. He makes a bad hand o' himsell, i. e. he abuses himself
(A.W.). n.Cy. (J.W.) Nrf., Suf., Hmp. Holloway.
0. The horse that walks on the left-hand side in a team,
as opposed to the ' fur' or ' furrow ' horse.
Ayr. My han' afore's a gude auld has-been, Burns Invetitory
(1786) 1. 8; My han' ahin's a weel gaun fillie, ib. 1. 10. e.Lth.
Ye couldna fit him wrang In whatna yoke ye bade him gang . . .
Following or leadin', hand or fur, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885)
61. N.I.' The horse that walks on the unploughed land is said to
be ' in the han' ' ; the other horse is called the ' fur horse ' (s.v.
Wi' the ban').
10. Direction ; neighbourhood.
Abd. Nearer han' hame, at Marnoch, Alexander Johnny Cibb
(1871) xiii. Nhb. Ever se mony cheps fre Rothbury hand came
up, Oliver Rambles in Nhb. (1835) 156; (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
Lakel.2 He co's off o' Kendal hand bi' t'twang on him. Cum.'
He's gone towart Ireby and that hand ; Cum.* n.Yks.' I went
ower te Kirby hand. w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. They moight get th'
job done gradely nigherhant than Gratna Green, Banks Forbidden
(1885) XXV.
11. A shoulder of pork, when cut as a joint without the
blade-bone. Gen. in phr. a hand of pork.
N.I.' A ham made from the fore-leg of a pig. s.Don, Simmons
G/. (1890). Not. (J.H.B.), Lin. (W.W.S.), Nhp.', War.23 Oxf.'
MS. add. Hot. (T.P.F. \ e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.), w.Som.'
12. The fore upright of a gate.
Nhb.' ' Hand and har,' front and back uprights.
13. A measure for water-cress.
Lon.Webuy the water-cressesbythe'hand.' Onehandwill make
about five halfpenny bundles, Mavhew Land. Labour {1851) I. 150.
14. V. Phr. (i) to hand about, to escort a lady ; (2) — out,
to distribute; (3) — tip, to summon, bring up before a
magistrate ; (4) — tne down, any article purchased second-
hand or ready made ; any odd-looking garment ; (5) -ine-
doivn looking, worthless, good-for-nothing in appearance.
(i) Nrf. We met several young couples out for a walk. ' Dash
it, master, they fare to be a-handing 'em about to-night' (W.R.E.).
(2) n.Lin.' Ey, Miss, it's Loord 'at hands oot iv'rything 'e riches
an' poverty, an' sickness an' health. (3) Suf. If you do . . . I'll
hand you up before the justice, Strickland Old Friends (1864) 9.
(4) Dmb. Och try nae maira han-me-down, But tryst ta braw new
clock, Taylor Poans (1827) no. N.L' Whar did ye get that auld
hand ma doon of a coat? Nhp. N. & Q. (1878) 5th S. ix. 263.
[Amer. Kansas Univ. Quay. (1892) I.] (5) Lnk. Ye've maybe
heard o' the braw troot that a lang-haircd han'-me-doon looking
creatur' pentcd on the shutter o' the box-bed in the Gledshaw
kitchen, Fraser IVIianps (1895) 188.
15. 1 o sign. e.An.' They made me hand a paper.
16. Toactassecond inafighteitherbetween men or cocks.
S.Don. Simmons Gt. (1890'). Wil.' n.Wil. I'll hand 'e, if you
be gwain to fight un (E.H.G.).
Hence Hander or Handler, sb. (i) a second in a fight ;
(2) the adviser of a competitor in a ploughing-match.
(i) Nhb. A famous ' handler' who died not long ago had but to
make his appearance at the [church] door, and the usually long
sermon, and prayer almost as long, were abridged, the sleepy
congregation . . . would be seen making for a well-known
rendezvous, where mains were often fought on Sunday afternoons,
Longman's Mag. (Feb. 1897) 331. n.Lin.', sw.Lin.', Hrf.' Wil.
Britton Beauties (1825) ; Wil.' n.Wil. Who's agwain to be
hander thun ! (E.H.G.) (2) Gall. Every competitor has a friend,
a ploughman, to help and advise him during the competition, who
is called a ' hander.' The friend walks beside the competitor, and
is of special service in the opening up of the first furrow, and at
the ends of each furrow (A.W.).
HANDECHAMP, sb. ? Obs. w.Yks. Also in form
handerhamp (Hall.). A ruffle. (Hall.), w.Yks.'
HANDED, />/>/. fl(/y. Sc. Nhb. Chs. Nhp. 1. In phr.
(1) handed squares, salt-making term : squaresof salt such
as are commonly hawked about the streets. Chs.' ; (2)
zw7/ /((Twn'cn', clever at particular work. Nhb.'; (^) to swop
even-handed, to exchange without profit. Yks. ( J.W.), Nhp.'
2. Hand in hand.
Ifif. One summer eve, as in delightful walk, Handed, they past
down Thirdpart's avenue, Tennant Anstcr (1812) 105, ed. 1871.
HANDEL, sb. Sc. Light refreshment taken before
breakfast, a snack of food.
Slg. First cut our handel, weel ye ken our due. Good routh o'
bread and cheese and whiskey blue, Galloway Z.H«(rnr/>'(i8o4) 25.
HANDERMENT, sb. Cor.^ Obstruction, delay, hin-
drance.
HANDERSOME, adj. n.Yks.'' w.Yks.' ne.Lan.'
[a'ndssam.] Handy ; inclined to meddle, meddling.
[Handcrsome,/rtf/;o5;/5, Levins (1570).]
HANDING, prp. War. GIo. Oxf. Brks. Wil. Also in
forms handen- Glo. ; handson- Glo.' [ae'ndin.] In conip.
(i) Handing-point, (2) -post, a sign-post, finger-post.
(I) Glo. (S.S.B.) (2) War.3 Glo. A bit further along you'll
come to a 'andin post (E.S.) ; You'll see a handen post at road
end (A.J.M.); Glo.' Oxf.' MS. add. Brks. Quite commonly
spoken and written. Wil.'
HANDKERCHIEF, sb. Van dial, forms in Sc. and Eng.
I. Dial, forms: (i) Ankatcher, (2) Ankercher, (3)
Ankitcher, (4) Hancheker, (5) Hancurchor, (6) Han-
catcher, (7) Handkecher, (8) Handkercher, (9) Hand-
kerchy, (10) Handkertcher, (11) Handketcher, (12)
Hangecher, (13) Hangkecher, (14) Hangkicher, (15)
Hangkitcher, (16) Hankcher, (17) Hankecher, (18)
Hankercher, (19) Hankerchir, (20) Hankershor, (21)
Hanketcher, (22) Hankicher, (23) Hankisher, (24) Han-
kitch, (25) Hankitchor, (26) Hanksher, (27) Hankutcher,
(28) Hanky, (29) Hankycher, (30) Hanshaker, (31)
Henkicher, (32) Henkitch, (33) Ontcher.
(i) Not.^ (2) s.War.' Dev. 'F. tuk out ez 'ankercher, Burnett
Stable Boy (1888) xi. (3) War.=, se.Wor.' (4) nw.Der.' (5)
Nhb. (R.O.H.) (6) w.Yks.' (7I Lan. Westall iJm/i £)«if (1889)
I. 299. Dev. Reports Provinc. (1887) 8. (8) n.Lin.', sw.Lin.'
Midi. Common (E.S.). War.3 Shr.' Angkur'chur'. Cor.Aclane
handkercher, Longman's Mag. (Feb. 1893) 380. (9) w.Yks. Polish
it up wi' his handkerchy. Hartley Clock Aim. (1878) 7. (10)
Not. (J.H.B.) (ii)N.I.' (i2")e.Lan.' (13) w.Som.' Angkechur.
(14) ni.Lan.' Soni. Jennings Ois./)((i/. t</.£'«^. (1825). (,15) Oxf.'
(1 6) Cor.' (17) Cum.3 His white hankecher, 2. Chs.', nw.Der.'
HANDLE
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(i8' Ir. Corners of ' hankerchers,' Barlow Idylls (1892) ii. Cum.
That reed check hankercher, Maiy Drityson (1872) 23. w.Yks.^,
War.*, Brks.i, Sur.' Som. A white pocket-han'kercher, Raymond
Satit and Sabitta C1894) 34. (19) w.Yks. Spread yer hankerchir
o' ftop on't. Bronte IViitlieriiig Ills. (1847) xiii. (20) Nhb.
(R.O.H. I (21) Lan. An owd hanketcher, Clegg Reatiiid bi tlC
Derby (1890) 9. (22) w.Yks. Yks. IVkly. Post (Apr. 10. 1897).
I.W.' Som. Their white 'hankichers,' Raymond Men o Mcndip
(1898) xiii. (23 Cum.i (24) s.Chs.i Aangk-ich. 25) Nhb.
(R.O.H.) (26) Cor. She took un out of the hanksher, Higham
Dial. (1866) 6. (27) Dur.>, Cum.'. n.Yks. (T.S.) (28) Sh.I. She
had tied in the corner of her hanky, Burgess Sketches (2nd cd.")
29. e.Sc. I've tied your hanky round it, Setoun R. Urqiilmrt
(1896) xix. Frf. The pupils had to bring handkerchiefs to the
Dovecot, which led to its being called the Hanky School, Barrie
Tommy (1896; 157. Fif. Anc u' Stewart's tippence-happeny
Union Jack hankies, M'Laren Tibbie (1894) 14. Oxf. (W.D.",
Snr. (L.J.Y.) (29) Lon. Mayhew Prisons i 1862I 424. (30) CUs.'
Shr.i Anshukur. (31) w.Yks. Banks IVkJld. IVds. (1865;. (32)
s.Chs.l (33) se.Wor.i
II. Dial. use. In co;;;/'. Handkerchief-dance, a country
dance performed with handkerchiefs.
Oxf.i Som. They had ' Hunt the squirrel ' and the handkerchief
dance, Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) xiii.
HANDLE, sb. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written handel Sh.I. ; and in forms han'le Aj'r.
N.I.'; hannel Cum.'* ; hann'l n.Yks.* [h)an(dil,a3n(dil.]
1. sb. In phr. to make a handle of aitytliins;, to endeavour
to turn a thing to one's own advantage or to another's
discredit.
Sc. lA.W.), Nhp.' Nrf. To represent a subject matter more to
the disadvantage or discredit of a person than the circumstance
will really admit ; to exaggerate, though frequently in a jocular
way ; to banter ; to ridicule (W.W.S.).
2. Coiiip. Handle-dish, a hand-cup, a bowl with a handle.
Sus. (S.P.H.), Sus.'
3. A hand, esp. the hand of a clock or watch.
w.Yks. Ha muDnt lenk wi' t'aniz 0 t'tlok. Av brokan litl anl 3
mi wots J.W.); T'meter hannels, Binns Orig. (1889 1 5.
4. Fishing tackle or gear. Also in form handlin.
Sh.I. r da time 'at I got me handel tagedder, Girzzie leepid da
bait, an' lightin' me pipe awa' I gengs. Sh. News i,Oct. 2, 1897) ;
My sniiids an' handlin rex me doon, Dey're dcre upo' da lame,
Stewart Talcs (1892) 92.
5. A large pail or tub. Also in comb. Milkhannel.
Cum.' ; Cum.^ A tub larger than a ' geggin,' wider at the bottom
than the top, but with a proportionately shorter stave-handle ;
used for collecting the milk in the byre, or for carrying water
from a spring ; it was carried on the head.
6. V. To secure, get hold of, esp. to receive or get money
from ; to touch.
Knr. ' Handle the dust,' to receive money (Jam.). Ayr. Ne'er
a bawbee hae I yet han'let o' the price, Galt Cilhaise (1823) i.
Gall. It canna be proven that ever I handled a plack o' the price,
Crockett Anna Mark (1899) lii. n.Cy. (J.W.l s.Not. If they
ain't alius handlin' on yer, they wain't be civil to j'er (J.P.K.).
n.Lin.' Times is straange an' bad, I niver handled soa little money
as I hev this last year. I weant hev you bairns han'lin bull, he'll
be stabbin' on you. Oxf. (G. O.)
7. To put an arm round a girl's waist.
Brks.' In love making, where the swain may not have flow of
language, he may sometimes attempt to put his arm round the
girl's waist ; this is called Miandlin' on her,' and would probably
be met by the command to ' Adonc now,' or a more decided ' Gie
out!'
8. To use, employ, make use of, not necessarily with the
hands ; esp. in phr. to liandte the feet.
N.I.' ' Handle yer feet,' make good use of your legs. n.Lin.'
An old woman who was lame said, ' I can't han'le my feet so well
as I ewsed to could." Ess.*
9. To deal with, treat, manage; to afflict with illness, &c.
Gen. in pass.
Ayr. Tightly he did the guager han'le, The mair he shuck the
fallow by the throat, Boswell Poet. Wks. (1816) 148, ed. 1871.
n.Yks,' He's been despcr't'ly sair hannled vj\ t'fever. A chap's
lahk t'be parlously hannled gif he gits intiv t'haands o' thae low-
wers [lawyers] ; n.Yks.^ I was varry sair hannel'd that bout ;
n.Yks." Tha hann'ld t'lad varry badly. Sha's varra kittlish an'
bad ti hann'l, ne.Yks. ' He's very queerly hannl'd. w.Yks. (J.W.)
10. To drag up a curling-stone by the handle.
Sc. It is said of a stone that has not pith, 'handle't' (G.W.) ;
Big Andra fairly felled his stane. Handle 'im a hog or I'm mistaen,
R. Caled. Curling Club Ann. (1886-7).
11. To hurry, exert oneself N.I.'
HANDLEBERRY. HANDLER, see Angleberry, sb.\
Hand, :■. 16.
HANDLING, sb. Sc. Not. Also in forms haandling
Sh.I. ; hannlin' Lnk. I. A business, affair ; a position of
trust, stewardship ; interference, intermeddling.
Sc. He wad fain hae a handling in that affair (Jam.). Sb.I. (K.L.I.)
w.Sc. A discussion, altercation, quarrel {ib.Siippl.). Gall. Me wi'the
care o'yer gran'faither— sic a handling, him nae better nor a bairn,
Crockett 5(i"io;;Hf^ ('895) 'v. Kcb. He giveth him no handling
or credit, only he intrusteth him with common errands, wherein
he cannot play the knave, Rutherford Lett. (1660' No. 106.
2. An entertainment, party, meeting, gathering.
w.Sc. A merry-making, a meeting of friends or opponents for
discussion; a soiree is often called a tea-hanlan (Jam. Siippl.^.
Dmb. Thae gangrel folk At ilka han'lin' aye afore the clock,
Salmon Gowodean (i863) 68. Ayr. We are providing for a
handling, Galt Legatees (1820) viii. Lnk. I proposed to John that
we should hae a kind o' hannlin' by way o' heatin the house, Roy
Generalship .ed. 1895) 6. Dmf. I had only been yinst in her house
since she settled, and that was at a promiscuous tea handling,
Shaw Schoolmaster (1899) 329.
3. A boat-hook.
Not. (J.H.B.); A species of boat-hook with two prongs at the
end instead of a hook, used for propeUing a boat across a river
(W.H.S.).
HANDLUM, adj. w.Som.' Awkward, clumsy of hand.
Uur-z dh-an'lumsmaa-yd liv uraayzeed ; uur-ul tae'urubroaud
moo'ur cloam-un ur wae'ujez kaums tiie [She is the handlumest
girl I ever saw; she will tear abroad more crockery th.in her
wages come to].
HANDMAN, 5*. Obs. ? Dev. A man-servant.
She, . . in imitation of the patriarchs of old, went to bed to the
handman, because her consort was stricken in years, Shebueare
Matrimony (i754"i II. 245, ed. 1766.
HANDSALE, see Auncel.
HANDSEL, sb. and v. In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also in forms ansel(l e.Yks.' w.Yks. Chs.^ Der.^
nw.Der.' Not. Dev. ; anstil Chs. ; hansel(lSc. (Jam.) N.I.'
Nhb. Dur.' s.Dur. Cum.'* Wm. n.Yks.'* e.Yks.' w.Yks.''
Lan.' Chs.'^ s.Chs.' nw.Der.' Not.' n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' Lei.'
\Var.3 Shr.' Hrf e.An.^ Suf.' Sus.' Hmp. Dor. [h)a-nsl,
je'nsl.] 1. sb. A gift conferred at a particular season or
on the commencement of a new undertaking to confer
luck ; an auspicious beginning ; a good omen. Also used
atthb.
Sc. The first thing ye'U get for your handsel in the morning
will be a sonsie breakfast, Ford Thistledown 1 1891I 322 ; Her new
year's hansel for to gie, Donald Poems (1867) 249. Sh.I. The
first house to be visited was Braefield, where they were hopeful
of getting a good 'hansel,' Clark Gleams (i8g8) 150. ne.Sc.
When one put on a piece of new dress, a coin of the realm called
hansel, had to be put into one of the pockets. When one put on
a piece of new dress, a kiss was given toand taken from the wearer,
and was called the ' beverage o' the new claes.' When a boy or
girl wearing a piece of new dress entered a neighbour's house
something was given as hansel, Gregor/"/*-/,o)c(i88i) 31. Abd.
When the christening was over, the old minister put a half crown
into the baby's breast for ' hansel,' Alexander Ain Flk. (1882)
25. Per. Gie the student his degree, The advocat' his hansel fee,
Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 135. Fif. Granny, gie's oor
hansel. It's new-year's day, Douglas Poems (1806) 68. Dmb. By
and by . . . To gi'e us a' our hansel time about. Salmon Gowodean
(1868) 70. Rnf. Whan buskit oot in braw new claes, Auld grannie's
hansel's never miss't, Neilson Poems {'i&Tf) 16. Ayr. Ye'll no
guess what the Gudeman has in his pouch to gie them for hansel
to their matrimony, Galt Entail (1823) xx ; A blast o' Janwar
win' Blew hansel in on Robin, Burns There was a Lad, st. 2.
Lnk. Ye're bringin' us ben A hansel o' fortune for a'. New Year!
Wright Life (1897) 75. Edb. Auld-nick may gie't for them its
handsel, Learmont Poems (1791) 164. Nhb. 'A hansel penny' is
usually put into the pocket of any new garment to hansel it and
the formula repeated, ' Health to weer, strength to teer, an money
to buy another' (R.O.H.). w.Yks. I must buy something for
ansel (H.F.S.). Lan. Money given when anything new is under-
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taken, Thorneer Hist. Blackpool (1837I; Laiu' A gift given to
the first purchaser. s.Hmp. I've brought a parcel. . . T'aint often
as a handsel comes to the Woodhouse, Verney L. Lisle (iS'jo)
vii. Dor. Something given to a young \voman at her wedding
towards house-keeping is called a ' good-handsel' in the vale of
Blackmorc, Barnes GI. (1863I ; A goodish hansel come Behind
her pretty soon, ib. Poems (1869-70) 3rd S. 72.
2. Comp. (i) Handsel-e'en, the eve of the first Monday
of the New Year ; (2) -Monday, the first Monday of the
New Year; Auld Handsel Monday, the first Monday of
the year, Old Style ; (3) -Tuesday, the first Tuesday
of the New Year ; (4) -wife, the woman who distributes
the ' handsel' or gifts at a marriage.
(i) Lth. One hansel-e'en, on begging bound, He trudged the
rural district round, McNeill Piesion (c. 1895) 9. (2) Bch. It was
deemed unlucky to spend money in any form on hansel Monandy,
Gregor Flk-Lore (i88i) 164. e.Sc. Hansel Monday's comin' on,
We'll get pies and porter, Setoun Sunshine (1895) i. Per. As
brisk a morn's I've seen For mony a Hanscl-Munonday, Ford
Harp (1893) 385. w.Sc. Hansell Monday, on which occasion
practices similar to those of Yule were observed, Napier Flk-Lofe
(1879) 155. Fif. For one to propose the substitution of New
Year's Day for Auld Handsel-Monday as the winter festival was
to invite contemptuous ostracism, Robertson Provost (1894) 53.
Clc. On the evening of Handsel Monday, as it is called, some of his
neighbours came to make merry with him. Statist. Ace. XV. 201
«. (Jam.) s.Sc All our fun of Beltane, Halloween, Hogmanay,
and Hanselmonday are gone, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 65. Ayr.
I was sitting on Hansel Monday by myself, Galt Ann. Parish
(182 1 ) xxxvi. Lnk. We renounce. .. New-year's day, and Hansel-
monday, WoDROw Ch. Hist. ( 1721) III. 351, ed. 1828. Lth. Auld
Hansel Monday comes again Wi' routhy mirth an" cheer, Lu.msden
Sheep-head (1892) 35. Edb. Auld Handsel Monday. A day set
apart, by the common people in this country, for feasting and
A\m\i\ng, Auld Handsel Monday (i-^gz) 11. Ir. The first Monday
in the year, when formerly a present or hansel was given by a
master or mistress to the servants, and by fathers or mothers to
children. Anything that comes into your possession that day
indicates luck, such as a child, calf, lamb, or money. If you
receive on Hansel Monday you will be sure to be lucky the rest of
the year, Flk-Lore Pec. (1881) IV. 107. N.I." Nhb. At the Trinity
House, Newcastle, on Hansel-Monday every free brother who
answers to his name is entitled to five shillings in money, quarter
a pound of tobacco, a glass of wine, and as much bread and cheese
and ale as he pleases (R.O.H.). Lakel.^ It is customary to
make children and servants a present. Chs.^ (3) Edb. My barrel
. . . has na gotten sic a fill Sin fu' on Handsel-Teysday, Fergusson
Poems (1773) i58, ed. 1785. (4) Or.I. Gen. the bride's mother
(Jam. Snppl.).
3. The first money received in the day forthesaleof goods ;
also the first purchaser.
So. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Edb. A bareheaded lassie,
hoping to be hansel, threw down twopence, Moir Mansie Wanch
(1828) vi. Nbb. (R.O.H.) Dur. Thus, fishwomen and hucksters
generally spit upon the hansel, i. e. the first money they receive,
Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) i. s.Dur. Now gie us a hansel, a've
selt nowt te-day — just gie us a hansel for luck (J.E.D.). Lakel.*,
Cum.i* n.Wm. Giv us a hansel (B.K.). n.Yks. (W.H.) ;
n.Yks.i; n.Yks.^ ' There's handsel this morning,' says the sales-
man, as he shows the coin to the bystanders for the first thing he
has sold. e.Yks.l w.Yks.^ Hawkers and pedlars who go round
from house to house say, ' Please give me hansel, missis ' ; w.Yks.^
' I've not taken a handsel to-day.' On receiving a handsel, the
recipient sometimes turns it over and spits on it ' for luck.' Lan.
Hansell (they say) is always lucky when well wet [i. e. with
spittle], Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 70. Chs. I have
given you a good ansel, Chs. N. & Q, (i88i) I. 82 ; Chs.* ' Gi me
a hansel this morning.' There is a sort of idea that it brings good
luck; Chs.^ s.Chs." Gy'i)mi u aansl, un it)l gy'i)mi giid liik.
Der.2, nw.Der.* Not. (J.H.B.); Not.' Ah've sold nowt yet, won't
yer gie me a hansel ? sw.Lin.i Won't you give us a hansel ? i. e.
make a first purchase of our wares. Nhp.' The first money received
in the day, by small tradesmen or hawkers, is commonly called
' taking handsell ' ; and many supcrstitiously spit upon it, to pro-
pitiate good luck. Shr.' Bless yo', Missis, tak' summat off me jest
fur 'ansel ; I've carried my basket all mornin' an' never soud a crock.
Thank yo', Missis, I'll spit on this, an' 'ope it'll be lucky. Shr.,
Hrf. Bound ProMi;r. (1876). Cth. (W.W.S.) Lon. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (M.) e.An.'^ Nrf. You are intreated by an itinerant
hawker to give hiin a hansell, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893)
VOL. III.
71. e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus.' The market women have a custom of
kissing the first coin, spitting on it, and putting it in a pocket by
itself for luck. Dev. The good luck, which the foolish Devonshire
market women spit upon, or kiss, and then put into their purse
or pocket, Horae Subsecivae (1777) 202. Cor.' When a man is
well paid for any chance job early in the day, he says ' that* s
a good hansel.'
4. A piece of bread given before breakfast; a morning
kmch. GaU. (Jam.); MACTAGGARTSiyc/. (1824). N.I.1
5. Guerdon, reward; also ironically, a punishment, a
smack of the hand.
Sh.I. Conlentmint is da hansel o da sage. Burgess Rasmte
(1892) 22. w.Yks. Ah'U gi' tha a good handsell if tha doesn't be
quiet (J.J.B.).
6. A handful. w.Yks. Gi' us a handsell o' beans (S.K.C.).
7. The earnest given on completion of a bargain ; the
bargain itself.
Sc. (Jam.) Dur.' Seldom used. e.Yks. Thompson Hist. JVellon
(1869) 172. w.Yks. (F.M.L.), Not.', sw.Lin.', Lei.' Dev. Horae
Subsecivae (1777) 202 ; Hewett Peas. Sp. (.1892) 46.
8. The first use or trial of anything.
Nhb. (R.O.H.), Dur.' Cum. Ferguson Northmen (1856) 214 ;
Cum.*, n.Yks.' w.Yks. Scatciierd Hist. Morlcy (1874) GI. ; Leeds
Merc. Snppl. (1884) ; w.Yks.' Chs. S/iray( 1879) I. 182. nw.Der.»,
n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' He is taking hansel of it. Shr., Hrf. Bound
Provinc. (1876). Som. Sweetman JVincanton GI. (1885).
0. V. To give money or a present to celebrate a new
undertaking, &c. ; to inaugurate, celebrate for the first
time, esp. by drinking.
So. Was there a birth in the family, the dram had to circulate
to handsel the young Scot, Ford Thistledown (1891) 123. Abd.
Your dock's in order now, I ween, Ye'se get it hanscll'd by a
queen, Cadenhead Bon Accora (1853) 147. Per. Juist tae hansel
her new kist, Ian Maclaren Auld Lang Syne (1895I 278. Fif.
Well, I wish you success, and to handsel your new adventure
I will not charge you anything for these, Robertson Provost
(1894) 82. Ayr. Before he had begun to levy ' black mail,' as he
named it, I hansel'd him with a penny. Hunter Studies (1870)
135. Lnk. Ilka guidvvife her doon-lyin' Hanscll'd wi' the barley
bree, Nicholson Kihvuddie (ed. 1895) 50. Rxb. Come, neibour
Tam, we'll take a glass To hansel the new year, Wilson Poems
(1824) 17. Kcb. Some tippling chiels gaed to the tent To hansel
Leezy Waldron, Davidson Seasons (1789) 73. N.I.' The first
purchase made from a dealer hansels him, brings luck. Cum.* The
gift of a coin to the wearer of a new suit of clothes, hansels or
makes that suit lucky. n.Yks.* Whya, thoo'll be lyke ti' han'sel
t'new boss, wa's want a glass apiece. w.Yks.* The first buyer in
a shop newly opened hansels it. e.An.' To put the first coin into
a collection.
Hence Hanselling, vbl. sb. the inauguration, first use or
celebration.
Dmf. The fits of ague-fever you had at first were a severe intro-
duction, . . but I can hope now it was only the hanselling of you
in your new climate, Carlyle Unpubl. Lett. (1853) in Atlantic
Monthly [i8ga) 685.
10. Ironically. To give something unpleasant ; to punish
with a blow. w.Yks. (S.P.U.), (J.J.B.)
11. To pay earnest-money on a bargain. Also used Jig.
Fif. [He] was the neist man whase shaven crown was hansel'd
wi' a swap, Tennant Papistry (1827) 194. n.Yks.* Ah'U pay tha
summat noo ti han'sel t'job. w.Yks. (F.M.L.), Not.', Lei.' V/ar.^
I said I'd go — but he didn't hansel me [I have promised to go
(to a situation as servant) but I am not bound to fulfil my promise].
Dev. Tellee whot 'tez, min, thee shcdstua-anselled 'n wi* a shilling,
an' made zure aw 'un, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892).
12. To try or use a thing for the first time; to test, prove.
Sc. It's exactly a fortnicht this day syne ye handselled it for the
first time, Dickson Kirk Beadle (ed. 1892) 99 ; He that invented
the Maiden first hansel'd her, Henderson Prov. (1832) 118, ed.
i88i. Lnk. Gazed at the maister to see if he was going to ' hansel
the new clogs with a licking,' Fraser U'hanps (1895) vi. Edb.
The unfortunate earl was the first himself that handselled that
merciless Maiden, which proved so soon after his own executioner,
Pennecuik JVks. (17 15) 191, ed. 1815. Dmf. I'll be yere blythe
bridegroom and hansel the sark, Cromek Remains (i8io" 112.
Kcb. It is a long time since Abel first handseled the cross, and had
it laid upon his shoulder, Rutherford Lett. (1660) No. 239.
Nhb. [The new assembly rooms] were opened and 'avery numerous
and brilliant company ' gathered to hansel them, Watson Hist.
Lit. Phil. Soc. iVewc, (1897) 34 ; Aa'U not hansel the coat till the
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morn (R.O.H.). Dur. It's partly ... to handsel our new kitchen,
Longman's Mag. (Oct. 1896,1 579; Dur.', Cum. (J.Ar.), Cum.'"
n.Yks.i; n.Yks.''Ah'vehan'scrdt'ne\v reaper ti-daa}'. ne.Yk=.' Ah
handsel'd mah neu- dhriss last Sunda. e.Yks.' Ah sal anscl mi
new bonnet o' Sunday. w.Yks. Luc.\s Stud. Niddcrdale (c. 1882)
Gl. ; lanselledthetea-potycsterday (H.F.S.\ w.Yks.^I'venothand-
selled my new plough. Lan.',n.Laa. (C.W.D.'i, Chs.', Not.' n.Lin.'
I'm gooin' to hansel that new plew. sw.Lin.', Lei.' Shr.' I never
sid sich a time fur wet ; I thought to 'ansel my new bonnet o'
■Wissun-Sunday, but it rayned all day lung. Shr., Hrf. Bound
Proviiic. (1876). Suf.' First wearing a new coat, gown, or anj'-
thing else i3 hanselling it. e.Suf. To hansel a brewing-tub. To
hansel an oven is to heat it very thoroughlj', when first built, for
the purpose of drying it, not in order to bake in it. E.xcept in
these connexions, not used here (F.H.). Sus.'^ Dor. Here,
Jenny, . .hansell, \vi' zome tidy tea, The zilver pot, Barnes Poems
(1869-70J 3rd S. 100. Dev. To prove the goodness of a thing by
the trial of a part, as when we say, to hansell a pasty or gammon
of bacon — to have the maidenhead or first use of anything— to
hansell a new knife in a good plum pudding, Horae Siihsecivae
(1777 202. Cor.'
13. To be the first purchaser.
w.Yks. Ye've liansil'd mch, Banks IVtfld. Wds. (i865\ n.Lan.'
Not. I've just anselled (J H.B.).
[1. God giue the guid prosperitie ... In hansell of this
guid new jeir, Dunbar Neui Years Gift (c. 1510) 16, ed.
Small, II. 256. 5. Some . . . were be-hote hansell, if |;ey
helpe wold. Rich. Redekss (1399) iv. 91. 7. I have taken
handsel, IMercintonii priiiiilias accepi, Coles (1679).]
HANDSOIVIE, adj. Sc. Yks. Not. Lei. Dor. Dev. Cor.
[h)a-ns3m, eensam.] 1. Very good ; elegant in person ;
good-looking, used of inanimate things.
Sc. Not applied to the face. She's a very handsome woman,
but far frae being bonny (Jam.). Dmb. I gade to learn at the night
school, Soon learn 'd a han'some han' o' write, Taylor Poems
(1827) 102. w.Yks. It's a better road ner t'other, but it's nut as
handsome (F.P.T.). Dev. She gave me such a handsome cup o'
tea, Repoiis Provinc, (1891).
2. Honourable, noble ; good, giving good quality or
measure.
Not.', Lei.l Dor. A handsome man,onc who keeps good strong
beer (W.C.j ; My mother told me that she had heard guests say
to her father when they tasted his beer, ' Mr. Boswell,you are very
handsome' (W.G.B.-S.) ; (A.C.)
3. Of the weather : fine, good, bright.
Sh.I. It's still very necessitous, an very handsome wedder,
Burgess Faw^fi 1898)52. w.Yks. Eh! Miss, but it is a handsome day
(F.P.T.). w.Cor. It's some handsome weather. Common (M. A.C).
4. Thorough, complete. Also used advb.
Cor.3 A handsome service, a church service not shortened, includ-
ing the Litan3-. * To do a thing handsome ' is to do it thoroughly.
HANDTOGGERS, sb. pi. Dev.^ The handles fixed on
the snead of a scj'the.
HANDY, s6.', adj. and adv. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel.
andEng. Alsowrittenhandi- Sc. (Jam.) Cai.'; andinforms
haand-de- Sh.I. ; hanni- Cai.'; hany Nhb. ; han'y Ayr. ;
haunie Per. [h)a'ndi, aendi.] 1. sb.andadj. \n coiiip. {1)
Handy-bandy, (2) -croopen, a game; see below; (3) -cuffs,
(a) blows with the fist, fisticuft's ; (b) handcuff's, manacles ;
(4) -dandy, (a) see (i) ; (b) on the alert ; ^5) -grips, close
quarters, grappling ; (6) -man, one who has no trade in
particular, but does a little at several ; (7) -might, strength
of hand, main force; (8I -paddy, a winch, traversing on
temporary rails, employed to raise heavy weights at large
buildings; (9) -pandy, see (il; (lo) -pungy, a fight with
the fists ; (11) -stone, a small stone, one that can be thrown
with the hand ; (12) -warp, obs., a kind of cloth, formerly
made in Essex; (13) -workman, a mechanic; a tool-
handler.
(i) s.Chs.'A person conceals an object in one of his two closed
hands, and invites his companion to tell which hand contains the
object in the following words : ' Handy-Bandy, sugar-candy,
Which hand wun yO have?' (2) Sh.I. They amused themselves
with such games as hunt-da-slippcr, wads, and haand-de-kroopin,
Spence Flk-Lorc (1899) 190 ; S. & Ork.' A game in which one of
the players turns his face to the wall, his hand resting upon his
back ; he must continue in this position until he guesses who stnick
iiis hand, when the striker takes his glace. (3, a) Sc. (Jam.) Cai.'
To come to handicufTs, to come to blows. w.Yks.' (i) w.Yks.'
(4, a\ Nhb.', w.Yks. 2 Lan.' Common. Something being hidden
in one hand, both are presented by the player to his opponent
with the words, ' Handy-dandy, sugar candy, which hand is it in?'
Glo. A game, ' when by nimbly changing hands, and slipping a
piece of money from one hand into the other, the guesser is at
a loss, which hand to fix upon, tho' he thinks he saw its place,
Horae Subsecivae (1777) 200. Hmp. To play at handy dandy, and
guess which is the justice, which is the thief. A sort of slight of
hand, when by exchanging hands nimbly, and slipping the thing
from one hand to another, the guesser is often deceived, and at a
loss what hand to fix upon. There is a . . . way of plaj-ing it, by
two persons putting their hands one above the other, and then
raising them and replacing them with rapidity ; used among
children, Grose (1790) il/5. (irfrf. (M.) Dev.^ (6) m.Yks.' ' He's
handy-dandy with him,' said of one who is a match for another in
sharpness. (5) Sh.I. He'd been blied if dey'd come in haandie-
grips, Sh. Ncivs (Oct. 23, 1897"). Cai.' Slk. We canna come to
handygrips wi' him, Hogg Taks (1838) 46, ed. 1866. Kcb.
Certainly my light is dim, when it cometh to handy-grips, Ruther-
ford LeU. (1660) No. 108. ',6) Oxf.' MS. add. (7) Abd. Seean'
nae way for the laird out o' his difficulty but by handy micht,
Dceside Tales (1872) 121. (8) [It is very handy for the masons
and is almost invariably worked by Irishmen, N. & Q. (1853) 's'
S. viii. 508.] (9) w.Yks. ^ A child's game, in which something is
changed from one hand to the other, and guesses are made as to
which hand contains it. Chs.' The one who conceals the object
says — ' Handy Pandy, sugary candy. Guess which hand it's in ;
Right hand or left hand. Guess which hand it's in.' Shr. Burne
Flk Lore (1883) 531 ; Shr.' (10) s.Chs.^Wi^sn sey u bit u aan-di-
piingg'i naay [We s'n sey a bit o' handy-pungj- nal]. (11) Fif.
The hedge sparrow and the j-ite jinked the hand^'-stone, Colville
Vernacular (1899) 8. (13^ Ess. (Hall.), Ess.' (13) n.Yks.2
2. adj. Skilful, dexterous, clever-handed; apt, clever;
useful.
Sh.I. I was always a handy man, Burgess Tang (1898) 87.
Elg. I wat she is a handy wife, Oor wife Bell, Tester Poems (1865)
106. Lnk. You find Doghip handy, I suppose, Gordon Pyolshaw
(1885) 233. Edb. Cou'd Prick- the-louse but be sac handy As mak
the breeks and claise to stand ay, Fergusson Poems (1773) 201,
ed. 1785. Dmf. Ye gleg, handy craftsmen, that toil for j-er bread,
QuiNN Heather (1863) 143. Nhb. (W.G.) Dur.' A handy lad.
Wm. He's handy wi' a pen (B.K.). n.Yks.' A desper't handy
chap wiv a spcead ; n.Yks." He's a varra handy chap. I. Ma. The
doctor was that handy about him the ould chap couldn' do without
him. Brown Doctor ^1887) 34, ed. 1891. nw.Der.' s.Not. 'You'll
hev to be handy how you get 'em,' said A to B, who meant
' snaking ' some grafts from a choice, well-watched apple-tree
rj.P.K.). Nhp.' Glo. What a handy girl Mary is (A.B.) ; Glo.*
Oxf.' MS. add. Brks.' He be a handy zart o' chap. e.An.^ A
clever workman is 'a handy fellow.' Hmp.^ Wil. Slow Gl. (1892);
Britton Beauties (1825). Dor. Abel be wonderful handy about
the place, Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1898) 50. w.Som.' I 'sure 'ee,
he's a rare fuller to work, and he's s'andy 's a gimblet. Dev.
'Tis true that pegsbevury handy crayters, Sai.non Ballads{i8gg) 50.
3. Good, sound ; suitable, seemlj'.
Abd. The beast's as soun' 's ever a beast was ; and there's nae
a handier creatur i' the market, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 102.
Fif. Gin ye angry grow, or glowr, That winna be sae handy,
Douglas Poems (1806) 69.
4. adv. Of place : near bj', adjacent to, close at hand.
Sc. (A.W.) s.Ir. How should you know that I was here so handy
to you? Croker Leg. (1862) 289. n.Cy. (J.W.) Cum. His house is
handy to his office (E.W. P.) ; Cum.* His house is ver>- handy to his
office. Yks. (J.W.), Not. (L.C.M.), Not.l n.Lin.' Oor chech
Stan's soa nice an' handy that I mostlin's_ goa theare e'stead o' to
chapil. Lei.' ' Weer's Higgam ? ' ' Whoy, joost 'andy to Stooke.'
Nhp." War.'' The farm lies very handy. Glo. (J.S.F.S.) ; I says
to her 'as 'er'd ought to go to the churchyard of the parish as'er's
now in, as it is so much handier, yer see, Buckm.\n Darke's Sojourn
(i89o)xi; Glo.'2, Oxf. (G.O.) Brks.' A little me-ad lez handy to
the house. Sur.' Sus. Holloway. Wil. Slow G/. (1892) ; Wil.'
Handy home. ' I be zo hard o' hirin', I caan't hire nothen, wi'out
I comes handier to 'ee,';'A. 211. n. Wil. 'Tis handy 'Vize [It's neaf
Devizes] (E.H.G.). Som. Handy her last end, Raymond Men o'
Mendip (1898) i ; Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825). w.Som.'
Her do live up handy Taun'on. Dev. He said the stones were
very handy for him. Bray Dcsc. Tamar and Tavy (1836) I. S48.
Cor. And cf the sai [sea] es handy by, In the ' Fisheries' we will
I fish, Forfar Poems (1885) 10.
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5. Of time : near to, approaching, nearly.
Hmp. Howold isshe?— Oh, she's handy upon twelve (M.C.H. B.),
I.W. Pretty handy twelve o'clock (J.D.R.) ; I.W.', Wil.' s Wil.
Handy ten o'clock, Monlhly Mag. (1814) II. 114. w.Som.i They
did'n come home gin handy one o'clock. Come, Soce ! I zim 'tis
handy dinner-time. Dev. Christmas Day being so handy to Sunday
this year (H.S.H.).
6. Almost, very nearly, near about.
War. Leamington Courier (Mar. 6, 1897) ; War,2 s.War.' That
bit o' garden ground is handy to 20 pole. Hrf.' Handy a mile.
Oxf.' Dhat dhaar pig waiz aandi ten skor [That thar pig weighs
handy ten scor]. Wil.' A gied un vower days' work, or handy.
Dev. The game was preserved, but the keeper lived handy two
mile from here, Mortimer Talcs Moors (1895) 265; Handy two
thousand feet auver the zea, ib. 290.
7. Easily, readily, without trouble. Also used atlrib.
Ayr. When climbing o'er the Hadyer Hill, It wasna han'y wark,
man, Ballads and Sngs. (1846) I. 94 ; Oaths come oot far owre
handy when folk get a drap o' whisky, Johnston Glcnbuckie
(1889) 16. Wgt. Onything they get ower handy they think nae
gear aboot, Fraser fF/^/o«'H (18771 364. n.Cy. (J.W.) War.^ It
is a good bit of ground, it works so handy.
8. Readily, quickly.
n.Cy. (J.W.) Not. Look handy (L.C.M.) ; Be handy, be quick
(J.H.B.) ; (W.H.S.) Nhp.2
9. Officious ; over-busy with one's hands.
n.Cy. (J.W.) s.Not. Don't be so handy with your marking ;
I can mark for myself (J.P.K.). Oxf. (G.O.)
HANDY, s6.2 Sc. Nhb. Cum. Also in form hannie
Lnk. Cum.'^ [ha'ndi, ha'ni.] 1. A small tub with a
handle used for carrying water, milk, iS:c. ; a milking-pail.
Per. Women used to milk the cows into bandies before pails
were used for this purpose. The handy is seldom seen now (G.W.).
Lnk. Bring the twa milk hannies, Watt Poems (1827) 59. N.Cy.'
Small wooden cylindrical vessel made of staves hooped together,
one being longer than the rest and serving as a handle. Nhb.
(W.G.) ; Lyave the vvatter oot wi' the handy, lass ( R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
Cum.' ; Cum." A small tub of cylindrical form having a long handle;
elsewhere called Piggin. [A handy formed like a miniature milk-
pail, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I- 5^^.]
2. Comp. (i) Handie-full, the fill of a milk-pail ; (2) -kit,
a tub or pail having a long handle.
( i) Lnk. I had gane into the milkhouse ... to teem a hannie-fu' o'
milk, Edb. Mag. (Dec. 1818) 503 (Jam.). (2) Cum.'*
3. A wooden dish for holding food.
s.Sc. I ilang the hannie frae me, Edb. Mag. (Dec. 1818) 503
(Jam.) ; Thus denominated because it has an ear or hand for
holding by (Jam.").
HANE, see Hain, v.'
HANG, V. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amer. Also in forms ang- Cor.'^ ; hange- Der. Lh)^^),
er), ser).] I. v. Gram, forms. 1. Present Tense: (i)
Ank, (2) Haing, (3) Hang, (4) Hong. [For additional
examples see II below.] See Hing.
(i) Ess.' (2) Arg. Haing the meishachan, where first I felt
love's mainglin' smart, Colville Vernacular {iHgci) 6. (3) n.Yks.*,
w.Yks.'^, s.Clis.' Sus. What dey heng a thousan bucklers on,
Lower Sng. So!, (i860) iv. 4. (4) Lan. Furst he chops off his
woife's heaod, and (hen hongs aw t'priests, Ainsworth Witches
(ed. 1849) Introd. iii. Cor.2
2. Preterite : (i) Henged, (2) Unged.
(l) w.Yks. A've a singin bird heng'd at t'haase top, Eccles
Sngs. (1862) 24. (2) w.Som. Uung'd, Atlicnacuni (Feb. 26, 1898).
3. pp. (i) Hangen, (2) Hangit, (3) Henged, (4) Unged,
(5) Ungen.
(i) e.Yks.* (2) Sc. Do not talk of a rape to a chiel whase
father was hangit, Ramsay Prov. (1737). Nhb. Wcel fangit— syne
hangit, we'se see them a', Dixon JVhitlingham Fii/i; (1895) 193;
(R.O.H.) (3) w.Yks. Be heng'd to j'er meter hannels ! Binns
Orig. (1889) No. i. 5. (4) w.Som. V-nn^'d, Atlienaeum(Yc\>. z6,
1898). (5) s.Chs.' £jngn,.8i.
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. In comb, (i) Hang-a-balk, a
gallows-bird, one ripe for the gallows ; (2) -back, hesita-
tion, hanging back; (3) -bench, a piece of timber forming
part of the ' stow ' in a mine ; (4) -bow, the hanging-post
of a gate, to which the hinges are attached ; (5) -by,
a hanger-on ; (6) -choice, no diflercnce, one as bad as
the other; 'Hobson's choice'; (7) -dog, {a) a worthless
fellow, a reprobate ; {b) villainous, bad ; (8) -dog-like, see
(?' *) ; (9) -dog look, a villainous or vile expression ; also
used atlrib. in form -dog-looking ; (10) -fair, a public
execution; also called Hanging-fair (q. v.) ; (11) -gallows,
(a) see (i) ; (b) see (7, b) ; (12) -gallowslook, see (9);
( 13) -lock, a padlock ; ( 14) -mad, riotous tumult, boisterous
frolic; also used atlrib.; (15) -net, a species of net;
see below; (16) —on, mining term: a call from the
banksman to the onsettcr, after any stop, to recommence
work; (17) -post, see (4); (i8j -sleeve, a dangler; an
officious but unmeaning suitor ; (19) -such, (20) -trace, see
(i) ; (21) -(s-tree, see (4).
(i) Nhb.i (2) £om. There'd be no hang-back about John
Winterhead, once his mind was made up, Raymond Men o' Mcndip
(1898) xi. (3) Der. Hading Hang-bench muttering in his sleeve,
Furness Mediciis (1836) 31 ; Hange-benchcs, turntree, and coes,
Manlove Lead Mines (1653) 1. 268. (4) nw.Dev.' Formerly it used
to project considerably above the gate, the upper part being curved
towards the head and secured at its end to a diagonal cross-piece.
Cor. The hang bow and millyer [the hinge] was all that was left
of the gate, Thomas /?(7Hrf;i,'^a/7f/y)«cs (1895) 6. (5) w.Yks.3 (6)
Nhb.' Clis.' 'Am noroi abetter bye than Johnny, grandmother? '
' Aw dunna know ; you're both so novvt, that it's hang choice
between you.' s.Chs.' (7, «) n.Yks.* [The man is not a repro-
bate— not a hang-dog, Jefferies Hodge .jWo) II. 195.] (6) Baff.'
He canna be gueede, he hiz sic a hang-dog face. [Look at his
hang-dog air, Dickens Mutual Friend (1865) bk. i. xii.] (8)Bnff.i
A widna like t'meet yon lad i' the dark ; he hiz as hingum-tringum,
hang-dog-like a leuck 's iver I saw. (9) Lakel.^ n.Yks." Deean't
gan aboot wiv a hang-dog leeak o' thi fecace leyke that. e.Yks.',
n.Lin.' w.Som.' Me, gvvain to have thick hangdog-looking fuller I
— why, I widn be a zeed in a ten-acre field way un. (10) Wil.'
' Hang-fair at 'Vize,' formerly treated as a great holiday. Obs. The
Pleasure Fair at Warminster, on August 11, is known as ' Hang-
Fair,' perhaps from the hanging of two murderers there on that
day in 1813. Dor. The innkeeper supposed her some harum-
skarum young woman who had come to attend ' hang-fair' next
day. Hardy IVesse.x Tales (1888) I. iii. Som. They told the
grim story of that day . . . How there were thousands at Hang-
fair, Raymond Men o' Mcndip (1898) ii ; (W.F.R.); W. & J. Gl.
(1873). ("> ") Nhb.' Cum. That furst fella's a real Yankee, an
a regular hang-gallas, Sargisson Joe Sconp (1881) 211. n.Yks.
(T.S.), w.Yks.'s, War. (J.R.W.) Wil. Where's the money I put
in th' zack, you hang-gallus? Akerman Talcs (1853) 55; Slow
G/. (1892) ; Wil.' Som. SwEETMAN JF/«m;;fcH G/. 11885). w.Som.'
' I calls'n a proper hang-gallis — why I wid'n be a zeed in a ten-acre
field way un.' Very commonly used to express repugnance at
association or contact with any one. s.Dev., e.Cor. (Mis§ D.) (A)
I.W. 2 He's a hang-gallus rascal. Dor. A hang-gallows rogue,
Barnes Gl. (1863). Som. That hang-gallis fellow Standerwick,
Raymond Men o' Mcndip (i8g8) viii ; A hang-gallise fellow, Jen-
nings Dial. w.Eng. (1869). w.Som.' You hang-gallis oseburd,
tid'n good I catch thee. Who's thick there hang-gallis fuller 1
Cor.' You angallish dog, you ; Cor.^ (12) Lakel.^, e.'Yks.', w.Yks.',
Lin.' Dev.^ Bill Jones 'th a-got a 'ang-gallous liike in 'cs face that
mak'th me creem tu liike at 'n. (13) Nhb.' Still used, but probably
obsol. (14) m.Yks.' Employed occas. as an adj. and commonly as
a sb. (15) Dmf. Hang-nets are larger in the mesh than any other
nets, and are stretched upright between stakes of about ten feet
long, placed at regular distances of about eight feet, Agiic. Sun;.
605 (Jam.\ e.An.' is.v. Hay-net'. (16) NUb., Dur. Nicholson
Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). (17) Clis.' ; Chs.^ In contradistinction to the
'clappostj'againstwhichthegateshuts. (18, 19)6. An.' (2o)m.Yks.*
Aye, he's a hang-trace, as aud Betty says by such like. (21) Hrf.*
2. Phr. ( i) to hang at, to take one's time at ; (2) — by, to
cling to, be on the side of; (3) — for, to be desirous or
anxious for; (4) — for rain, to threaten rain; (5) —idly,
of a sheep : to be ill ; (6) — in hand, to be dull of sale ; (7)
• — in the band, to remain unsold ; (8) — in the bell-ropes,
said of a couple in the interval elapsing between the calling
of their banns in church and the wedding ; also of one who
has been deserted after publication of the banns ; (9) —
in the ivind, (a) to subsist on uncertainty, await events ;
used atlrib. ; (b) to put oft", delay, postpone ; (10) — on the
bough, to remain unmarried ; (11) — on the slack rope, to
be lazy; (12) — on to, to scold ; (13) — out, to loiter or
stop about a place; (14) — to, to have an inclination or
affection for ; (15) — together, to just be alive and nothing
more; (16) — tip, (a) to bring in debt; (b) to hinder or
delay ; to foil, prevent ; used in pp. ; (c; to leave oft' work ;
II 2
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HANGED
(17) — up afield, to take the cattle ofl" a field and give it a
long rest, so as to freshen up the pasture ; (18) — up the
)iat, (a) to be very intimate in a house ; to be an accepted
suitor ; (b) of a man when married : to go and live in his
wife's house ; (19) — "/ by one leg, see below ; (20) — Ihe
a—e, to loiter, hold back; (21) — the baker, to become
bankrupt, be out of materials for work; (22) —the fiddle
behind the door, \.o\e&\e or\€s good humour behind one;
(23) — the lip, to pout, look sullen ; (24) ^ the stump, see
below ; (25) be hang ye or to ye, an exclamation ; (26) what
did ye hang your father for, sec below; (2-]) Guy heiig I see
(25) ; (28) to hang out the broomstick, to angle for a husband.
(i)w.Wor.[He]wanttohangat it,S. BEAUCHAMpCraj;//cv Grange
(1874) 11.56. (2) s.Oxf. Them lawyers alius 'angs by the rich folks,
Rosemary CIMcnts (1895) 61. (3) n.Lin.' Well Mary Ann, thoo
can do as ta likes, bud I hang for ye goin' to Mrs. plaace ; its
a knawn good un. (4) w.Yks. (,J.W.) n.Lin.' It's been hangin' for
raain three or foher daays but noan cums. (5) Nrf. When a sheep
'hang idly,' as they say here in their sing-song provincialism, the
knovvingdog will never touch it— thevseem to discern that thesheep
isill,EMERSON yfl«is(i89i)ii6. ;6,Nhp.l,Hnt.(T.P.F.) (7)w.Yks.2
A house or a farm is said ' to hang i' t'band a long time ' if it does not
sell when it is offered for sale, and when for a considerable time no
purchaser can be found. (8) s.Chs.', nw.Der.i Won If, after the
publication of banns, the marriage does not come off, the ' deserted
one ' is said to be hung in the bell-ropes. A'. & Q. 11867) 3rd S.
xii. 139. 19, a) Cam.* The company consists of the 'well-to-
do ' and the hang-i'-th'-vvin' class, Burn Rosenllial, 13. (A) Gall.
She seldom saw them happy, Matches that hang lang i' win,
Nicholson Pod. IVks. (1814) 114, ed. 1897. (10) Sc. Ye impident
woman! It's easy seen wliy ye were left hingin' on the bough,
Keith Indian Uncle (1896 1 5. (11^ w.Cor. He rarely does any-
thing, he's very fond of hanging on the slack rope (M.A.C.). (12)
e.An.' I'll hang on to him properly when I catch him. (13') Mid.
Don't hang out here, stops business, Blackmore Kit (1890) I. xvi.
(14! s.Chs.' 60 wuz widh uz fur u men-i ee'Or, un it^s lahyk uz
iv bo)z au-viz iingn t6o uz [Hoo was with us for a many 'ear, an'
it's like as if hoo's auvays hungn to us]. (15) S. & Ork.* Yea,
lamb, he's just hanging together. Cai.' (16, n) w.Som.' A man
having a bill brought in unexpectedly for goods ordered on his
account by his wife or servant, would s.iy : ' I'm darned if I'll be
a hanged up like this here.' This phr. is most likely the same in
origin as ' chalk up ' — viz. from the score due to a publican being
written on a slate and hung up, the more primitive method having
been to chalk it on the back of the door. It is easy to see how
the expression might get to be applied to a more sj'stematic debit,
(il Ken.' ' He is quite hung up,' so circumstanced that he is
hindered from doing what otherwise he would. Sur.' To be delayed
or hindered, as in haj--making or han'est, from bad weather or want
of hands. Sus.' I was so hung up for time all last week I couldn't
come, (c) [Amer. A mower, when rain was coming on : ' I reckon
we'll have to hang up for all day,' Dial. Notes (1896) I. 372.] (17)
WiL' n.Wil. After a farmer has turned his cattle out and ' fed ' a
field, he will say, ' We'll hang up that field ' (E.H.G.). (18, a)
Ayr. Ye have only to gang doon and hang up your hat, Johnston
Glenbuckie i i88g) 220. n.Yks." Ah can hang mah hat up yonder
when Ahve a mahnd teea. s.Stf. It was known . . . that Snelling
' hung his hat up '—that is the local phrase— at the abode of
Ephraim Shorthouse, whose daughter Cecilia was grown to a
marriageable age, Murray yo//;< F«/e (,1890) -xvii. Brks.i (i) Sc.
(A.W. ) w.Som.' When a man marries and goes home to the wife's
house to live, he is said to 'hanguphishat.' The phr. is an everyday
one, perfectly well understood by every one. It is a bantering
and rather depreciatory saj'ing. (igl Wil. Though the wheat
grew very luxuriantly during the winter, the March winds,
particularly after frost, frequently blew the earth away from the
plant, and left it (as the Wiltshire phrase is) 'hung up by one
leg,' j'Ignc. 50, (20) w.Yks.' [My lads, I am told you hang an
a- se. I have gone to sea thirty years man and boy, and never
saw English sailors afraid before, Smollett K. Random (1748)
Ixv.] (21) Cum.* (22) Ir. No man 'ill know betther how to hang
his fiddle behind the door, Carleton Farduyougha ii836) 2i ;
The old mid wives believed that if a man was brutal or unkind (e. g.
hung his fiddle behind the door) when a child was born to him
they could transfer all the pain of child-bearing to him, ib. note.
(23) nw.Der. ' (24) Nhp.' A term amongst hcdgers and ditchers
when they hang small thorns on the stumps of the lower table of
a newly laid hedge ; to prevent animals biting the young shoots in
the spring and summer. (25) N.I.' O behang t'ye for a fool.
n.Yks.* (26) Brks.' Children run after cock turkeys calling,
' What d'ye hang yer vather wi',' to get the reply ' Holter, holier,
holter ' (s.v. Come back). (27) I.Ma. Guy heng ! The woman's
mad, Caine Man.inian (1894) i. iii. (28) Oxf. (G.O.)
3. Of mortar : to cling, hold together.
Lon. A walling builder told me that ' mac ' was as good as the
best sand ; it made the mortar ' hang,' and without either that or
sand, the lime would 'brittle' away, Mayhew Land. Labour
(ed. 1861) II. 199.
4. Coal-mining term : to incline or dip. See Hing, v.
II. 6. Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849J.
5. To Stand; to incline or stand on a slope.
N.I.' Hangin' on my feet all day. e.Suf. 'Thatare hill du hang
wholly heavy,' is very steep (F.H.).
6. To fix a gate or door in its place by crooks or hinges.
Yks. (J.W.), n.Lin.' Ess.' ' Ank that gate' for ' hang or shut
that gate.' w.Som.' Technically a carpenter hangs a door or gate
when he fits it to its place, fixes the hinges, and makes it open
and shut properly.
7. Of a scythe : to set it in its ' snead ' or handle.
N.I.' Nrf. I take my old Fanny— we allust call our scythes arter
our wives — and hung her, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 131.
w.Som.' Thy zive id'n a-hang vitty, the toer o' un's a cocked up
to much. nw.Dev.'
8. sb. Phr. (I) hang lit on it.' may hanging befall it ; an
imprecation ; (2) the hang.' an expletive.
(i) Lakel.2, n.Yks.^, ni.Yks.' (2) Don. What the hang did ye
call her ? M ACM ANUS Oincy Kitlach in Cen/iiiy Mag. ^Oct. 1899 955.
9. A snare for catching rabbits, hares, &c.
Nhb. I'm no sae laith to see them spang An' wam'le, fast tied
wi' a 'hang,' Proudlock Borderland Muse (1896) 341 ; Nhb.' A
noose made of very fine wire or hair. n.Yks. T'hare was catcht
in a hang iI.W.). Chs.'^, s.Chs.'
10. A crop of fruit.
e.An.' A good tidy hang of apples. Nrf. We've got a rare hang
of plums fycar (W.R.E.). Suf. (R.E.L.), Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
11. A declivity, slope. Cf. hanger, 5, hanging, sb. 4.
e.An.' e.Suf. The hang of a hill (F.H.).
HANGALL, see Hankie, v.
HANGE, sb. Hrf. Glo. Hmp. I.W. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev.
Cor. Also written hanje Dev. ; and in forms henge
Hmp.' I.W.' Wil.' Som. Dev. ; hinge Hrf.' Glo.'^ Hmp.'
Wil.' Dor.' Cor.^; inge Glo.' [seng, eng, ing.] The
pluck or liver, lungs and heart of any animal.
Hrf.' Glo. Lewis Gt. 11839); Glo-'^ Hmp. A sheep's head
and henge. A pig's henge (J.R.W. ; Hmp.', I.W.' Wil. Slow
Gl. (1892); 'Peg's henge,' pig's fry or 'inwards' (K.M.G.);
Britton Beauties (1835) ; Wil.' The heart, liver, and lungs of a
sheep or pig. In some parts of s.Wil. used only of the latter.
w.Cy. Grose (1790). Dor.' Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng.
(1825) ; (W.F.R.) w.Som.' In dressing sheep, the head is usually
left attached by the windpipe; this is alwaj'S called a 'sheep's
head and hange' [an-j]. A calf or pig always has the head
separated; hence one hears only of a ' calf"s hange,' or a ' pig's
hange.' Dev. Butchers sell 'sheep's-head and hange' for a few
pence, HswErr Peas. Sp. (1892); Rcpoiis Provinc. (1877) 132;
Dev.' Why if es could ha' but a sheep's head and hange es should
ha' the virst cut o't, 44. n.Dev. Grose (1790). nw.Dev.', s.Dev.
(F.W.C.), Cor.' 23 w.Cor. The tinner's wife put all the pork left
at home in salt, except the leans, and saved them to make a good
pie the Feastcn Sund.iy. She made the hinges and other things
serve them till then, Bottrell Trad. 3rd S. 69.
Hence Hanjed, ppl. adj. used as a term of abuse.
n.Dev. What's mc-an by that, j-a long-hanjcd meazle, E.V111. Scold.
(1746) 1. 30; A long hanjed creature, Horae Siibsecivae{i-JT]) 201.
[Et sol'proj Calvishedecum le henge adpaschetj'de pro-
iantacula in/, Chw. Ace. (1494) S. Edmund Sarum (ed.
1896) 43.]
HANGED, ppl. adj. Sc. Cum. Chs. Also in form
hangit Sc. Cum.* 1. In comb. (i)Hanged-faced, having
a look that seems to point to the gallows ; (2) — hay, hay
hung on the steelyard to be weighed, previous to selling;
(3) -lilce, shamefaced, hang-dog like.
(i) Rxb. (Jam.) (2) Chs.'; Chs.^ (s.v. Doe); Chs.^ ' Hanged
hay never does cattle,' i. e. bought hay does not pay. ' Slung
hay ' is another version, and like ' hanged hay,' rcicrs to the mode
of weighing. (31 Sc. Applied to one who is out of countenance
or knows not what excuse to make for his conduct. It is said that
he looks very hangit like (Jah.1. Cum.* At last he turn't oot, bit
hang't like, Richardson Talk (1871) ist S. 24.
HANGEDLY
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2. Cursed, damned.
e.Fif. He paid the siller wi' hangit ill-will, Latto Tarn Bodkin
(1864) XV. Lnk. It's a lee ! It's a hangit lee, she's gaun to marry
oor Jossie ! Gordon Pyoisham (1885I 41.
HANGEDLY, adv. Cum. Yks. Reluctantly, unwill-
ingly ; despondently, as though being led to the gallows.
Cum. The lave the' hang'dly follow him Wi' nea uncommon
spead, Stagg A//sf. PofMis (ed. 1807) 40. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ He left
heeam varry hangedly; n.Yks.^", ne.Yks.' w.Yks.' He gangs
vara hangedly.
HANGER, sb. Nhb. Yks. Oxf. Nrf. Ken. Sus. Hmp. I.W.
w.Cy. Dor. Also in form anjur- I.W.'^ 1. A hook or link
by which a pot or kettle is suspended over the fireplace.
Oxf.' MS. add. w.Cy. Hung a black kettle over it [fire] on a
veritable pothook and hanger, Loiigntan's Mag. (Apr. 1898) 543 ;
The old iron 'hangers' for pots are very common, <i. (Nov. 1896; 64.
2. Coinp. Anjur-dogs, andirons at the side of a hearth to
support the logs, and with hooks for the spit to run on. I.W.°
3. A hinge. See Hinger, 3.
Nhb.i As gen. used on field or garden gates. w.Cor. I bought
new hangers for my desk. Shall I put new hangers to this door ?
(M.A.C.)
4. //. Fungi hanging to old logs. Nrf. (P.H.E.)
5. A hanging wood on the side of a hill. Cf hang, sb. 11.
w.Yks. The Jay . . . occurs in some of the large falls, or hangers,
in Airedale, Lucas Siiid. Niddcrdale (c. 1882J 143. Ken.', Sus.'^
Hmp. The naked part of the Hanger is now covered with thistles,
White Sc/iomi; (1789) 301, ed. 1853; (J.R.W.) ; (H.E.) ; Hmp.'
These hangers are woods on the sides of very steep hills. The
trees and underwood hang, in some sort, instead of standing on
it. Hence these places are called hangers, Cobbett Riir. Rides,
87. Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863;.
HANGEREL, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also in
forms hangareld Sc. (Jam.) Cum.'*; hangerill n.Yks. ;
hangrell Gall. Wm. & Cum.' [hja'ijsral.] 1. A stick in
a butcher's shop, on which the carcase of a pig or other
animal is suspended, a ' cambrel.' N.Cy.', Nhb.'
2. An implementofthestable,upon whichbridles,halters,
&c., are hung ; a stick or post on which anything is hung.
Sc. Commonly a stout branch of a tree with a number of knots
left on, Gl. Sibb. (Jam.) Gall. They [liggetts] are hung on what is
termed a hangrell, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 316, ed. 1876.
3. Fig. A lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person ; a hanger-
on. Also used allrib.
Cnm.'* Wm. & Cum.' A hangrell gang Com' with a bensil owr
the sea, 168. n.Yks.^
HANGIE, sb. Sc. Nhb. [ha'rji.] 1. A hangman.
Sc. Gin hangie would gie them a dip through his trap door. Ford
Thistledown {i6gi) 312. Frf. There he stood till hangie got Beneath
his lug the ugly knot. Sands Poc«ii (1833) 109. Lnk. Vild hangy's
taz, Ramsay Poems (1721) 36 ; Ilk ane saw auld Hangie's belter
Owre his head aboot to fa', Nicholson Kilwuddie (ed. 1895) 76.
Nhb. The hangey . . . that trims wor neckornowt suit in this life,
Chater Tyneside Aim. (1869) 23.
2. The devil.
Cai.' Ayr. Hear me, auld Hangie, for a wee. An' let poor
damned bodies be. Burns Address Deil (1785) st. 2.
3. A drift-net. Cf hang, 9. The use of the hangie or
drift-net on the waters of the Tay, Scollish Leader (Mar.
II, 1889) 5.
HANGING, ppl. adj. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc.
Irel. Eng. and Colon. Also written hangen War. Dor.'
1. ///. adj. In conip. (i) Hanging-bout, an execution,
hanging ; (2) — coal, a common sort of coal ; (3) —
cover, a wood on the slope of a hill ; (4) -fair, see (i) ; (5)
— field, a field on a slope ; (6) — gale, a payment of rent
allowed to lie in arrear ; see Gale, sb.^ ; (7) — gate, a bar
hung across a small stream to prevent any one passing it ;
(8) — geranium, the geranium, Sa.xifraga saniiciitosa ; (9)
•head, the upright part of a gate, to which the hinges are
attached; (lo) -house, a shed under a continuation of the
roof of a house ; (11) — level, an uninterrupted declivity ;
an inclined plane; (12) — market, see below; (13) -on,
mining term : a place in the shaft where tubs are taken
out and put in; (14) -post, see (9); (15) -side, the high
side of a drift in a collierj', driven on the level of an in-
clined stratum; (16) -wall, an overhanging wall; the
wall or side in a mine over the regular vein ; (17) -wood,
see (3).
(i) n.Yks.2 (2~ Stf.' (3) War. The hounds were ' run through
a hanging cover,' B'ltam Dy. Ga2elle(Feb. 18, 1899) Ihinling Notes.
(4) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873 . w.Som.' Jack and Liz be gwain to
be married next Thuzday, 'cause there's gwain to be a hanging
fair to Taunton thick morning, and they must lost a day's work, so
they be gwain there fust, vor a bit of a spree. (5) e.Suf. (F.H.)
16) N.I.' On some estates it is customary to allow one gale of rent
to lie always in arrear. This is called the hanging gale. Myo.
They owed but si.x months' rent with the hanging gale. Times
(Nov. 13, i88o\ (7) Lnk. Below the hanging gate on Barncluith
b\irn, Patrick Plants (1831) 191. (8) Wil.' From the way in
which it is usually suspended in a cottage window. (9) w.Som.'
(ro) Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863). (11) Nhp.', e.An.' Nrf., Sus.
Holloway. (12) Lon. It was a hanging market that day — that is
to say, things had been dear, and the costers couldn't pay the price
for them, Mayhew Loud. Labour (1851) I. 64. (13) Nhb., Dur.
Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888. (14) Wil.' Freq. heard, although
* har ' is much more commonly used. w.Som.' Thick piece mid do
vor a vallin post, but he id'n good 'nough vor a hangin-post.
nw.Dev.' The back is hinged to the hangin'-poss by crooks an'
eyes, and the head is usually fastened to the vallin'-poss by a hapse
and stape. (15) Nhb. (G.C.G.) (i6)nw.Der.', Nhp.' [Aus. What
we thought was the ' hanging-wall' caved in, and showed us the
true reef again, Vogan Elk. Police (1890) vii.] (17) Nhp.', War.^,
e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. Phr. (i) hanging bone villain, a term of abuse ; (2) — •
sortofivay, wavering between illness and health.
(i) w.Ir. Oh, the hangin' bone villian ! Lover Leg. V1848) 1. 199.
(a) Chs.'
3. sb.pl. The hinges or apparatus on which a door,
gate, (S:c., is made to swing.
w.Som.' The hook and eye or hook and tv.ist are the common
forms of gate hangings. ' (You) can put wiren hangings to thick
box, neef 'ee mind to.' nw.Dev.'
4. The sloping side of a hill; the steep wooded side of a
hill. Cf. hanger, 5.
Nhp.' ' It lies on the hangings,' on the side of a hill. Brks.' E'U
vind moor partridges on the hangin' yander 'n anj-wher. Hmp.
f J.R.W.), WU.' n.Wil. I see dree foxes up in th' hanging (E.H.G.).
Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863) ; Dor.' My little zummer-leaze da stratch
all down the hangen, 141.
5. A hillside field.
War. (J.R.W.) Wil. Slow G/. (1892) ; Wil.' Som.SwEETMAN
JVincanton Gl. (1885).
HANGLE, sb. Lan. Glo. Brks. Wil. Som. Also in
forms angle Lan. ; hangler Wil.' [a'ql, se'ijl.] 1. The
iron rack or pot-hook on which a kettle, &c., is suspended
over the fire. Gen. in pi.
Glo. (J.S.F.S.) Brks. G/. (1852); Brks.l,Wil.i Som. Jennings
Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825) ; W. & J. G/. (1873) ; i W.F.R.); (F.A.A.)
w.Som.' In farm-houses and places where wood only is burnt, a
bar of iron is placed across the chimney, six or seven feet from
the ground ; from this are hung iron hooks so made as to lengthen
or shorten at will, and on these are hung the various pots and
kettles over the fire. These hooks are sometimes called bangles,
or ' a pair o' angles,' but oftener ' chimbly crooks.'
2. A door-hinge.
Lan. The gate drooping from its angles, Brierley Layrock
(1864) III. 36; In Saddleworth and its neighbourhood the word
'angle' is very commonly used to denote a door-hinge, Manch.
City Netus (Feb. 29, 1896).
HANGMAN, sb. Der. Nhp. War. Shr. Som. In phr.
/langinan'stvages, (i) thirteen pence halfpenny ; (2) money
paid beforehand for work.
(i) nw.Der.', Nhp.' War.^ Rarely heard now. w.Som.' The
tradition is that in the time of good King George, or ' Farmer
George,' as he is still called, the hangman, himself a reprieved
convict, received the clothes of the condemned and thirteen pence
half-penny for each culprit. The price of a box of pills is still
facetiously spoken of as hangman's wages. (2) Shr.'
HANGMENT, sb. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Dcr. Not.
War. Also Som. Also in forms engmond, engmont
w.Yks.; hangman w.Yks.^ ; hangmet w.Yks. ; hangmut
e.Lan.'; hengment, hengmondt w.Yks. [h)a'r)ment,
erjment, ffi'qment.j 1. A hanging, execution ; en-
tanglement.
n.Yks.* w.Som.' I thort I never should'n a gotdroo they there
HANGY
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HANK
brimmles, 'iwas jish hangment's never you behold. They do zay
how thick there fuller's a-let off, zo there 'ont be no hangment to
Taun'on thease year. »
2. The devil, deuce, used as an oath in var. phr., esp.
■what the Iiangynent. Also in pi. '
Cum. What the hangment is ta maapen aboot noo ? WiUv Watlle
(1870) 3 ; Cum.'* Yks. Thehaangmenttakthathangrick, Fether-
STON T. Coorkrodgey (1870) 137. n.Yks. (I.W.l; What the
hangment is t'fellovv gain to diu? (W.H.) e.Yks.i Hangment tiv
it, says Ah. w.Yks. I couldn't imagine whot the engmond vvor
t'matter \vi' um, Yksiuaii. 1 1880) 198: Nah then, hah Icng are ye
bahn ta keep me waiten ? Whot the hengniondt ! Hartley Clock
Aim. (1874) 7; Whear the hengments hes teh been? (iE.B.);
(S.P.U.); w.Yks.i=; w.Yks.^ A woman who turned in her toes
put her shoes, by mistake, on the wrong feet and exclaimed, ' Why
what the hangman do I ail ? I used to twang, but now I shale.'
Lan. What the hangment ails 'em? Clegg 5^<-fr//(s (1895' 7 ; Lan.',
n.Lan.', e.Lan.i War.^ What the hangment is that fellow doing?
3. Phr. (i) to play the hangment, [a) to be very much en-
raged ; (b) to injure, play havoc or the mischief with ; (2)
shame and hangment, an oath or exclamation.
(i, a) N.Cy.' Cum.i ' He'll play the hangment wid ye,' he will
be very severe; Cum.* n.Yks. Yon fellow a'l play the hangment
wi' me if a doant tack him some brass (W.H). w.Yks. He varry
oft, in his tantrums, plays the engmond wi' hizsen, Yksutan.ivXy
1878) 52; Thare wor t'hengment ta play, Piidsey Aim. (1894);
w.Yks.' He wor hotterin mad, an play'd t'hangment, ii. 304.
ne.Lan. I mun knownaa, lass, or there'll be th' hangments to play,
Mather Idylls (1895) 259. nw.Der.' (6) e.Yks.' This dhry
weather's playin hangment wi tonnops [turnips]. Chs.' It's
played the hangment with me. Not.2 He plaj'ed hangment (or the
hangment) with it. (2) Cum.^ What the sham' an hangment d'ye
mean be that ? Ymt 0 f Elect ; Cum.*
HANGY, adj. Cum. Brks. Suf. 1. Of soil : sticky,
wet, clayey. Cf. clung, 5.
Brks.' e.An.i ; e.An.2 Clayey soil, when wet, is hangy. e.Suf.
(F.H.)
2. Poorly, dull through incipient illness. Cum.* (s. v.
Hingy).
HANGY-BANGY, sb. Nhb.' A big, lazy fellow; a
good-for-nothing.
HANK, sb.^ and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms ank Bdf. ; henk w.Yks.; hink Ken.'°;
honk m.Lan.' s.Lan. [h)ar)k, ffiijk.] 1. sb. A rope or
coil : a knot, loop. Also ussAfig.
Sc. Her hanks of raven hair, Cunningham Siigs. (1813) 28; I
have cast a double hank about the round world since I last heard
of a soft morning, Scott St. Koitan (1824) xv. Ayr. The broom-
covered knowes Took a hank on this heart I ne'er can unlowse,
AiNSLiE Z.«)ii/q/'i3;(n:s (ed. 1892) 228. N.I.' Cum.^ Though thy
hair were hanks o' gowd, Stig. IVaukiifc Miwiic. ne.Yks.', m. Yks.'
2. A skein or measure of cotton, thread, wool, &c. Also
usedy^^g-.
Sc. It taks twa hanks o' thread, Hislop Anecdote (1874) 259.
Abd. I'm ganin' ower to the toon to buy a few hanks o' worset,
Macdon'ald Sir Gibhie, xxii. Per. Hanks o' thread, Ford Harp
(1893) 210. Ayr. Richt or wrang ye maun lecze out the tangled
hank for yoursel', Johnston Glcubuckic (18891 50. Lnk. Coft tha
yarn in hanks, Watson Poems (1853) 85. Gall. At every ' hank '
it [the chack reel] winds, it gives a ' chack ' or clack, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824) 130, ed. 1876. N.I.' A measure of linen yarn. Uls.
A ravelled hank, an intricate piece of business (M,B,-S.). N.Cy.'
To make a ravelled hank, to put anything into confusion. Nhb. A
ravelled hank is a tangled skein, and the word ^sfig. applied for
a confused state (E.G^H.). Dur.', Lakel.2 Cum.' ; Cum.^ When
the worsted hanks she wound, 180; Cum.* A skein of thread or
yarn, composed of 12 cuts. Wm. Hod us this hank o' wursit
(B.K.). n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ A knot or clump of worsted consisting
of so many skeins. ' They're boun te mak a cotter'd hank on't,'
an entangled business of it. e. Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1796).
m.Yks.' Two or more skeins of cotton, silk, worsted, or thread of
any kind. w.Yks. The standard hank of worsted is 560 yards in
length (F.R.) ; w.Yks.^ Thread, &c. in course of preparation,
wound upon a large cylinder. A hank of wool or cotton is 840
yards, of worsted 560. Six hanks make one bunch in cotton and
worsted, four in woollen ; w.Yks.^, n.Lan.' s.Lan. Bamford
/)/n/. (1854). Chs.' A term used in flax-dressing. nw.Der.', Not.'
Lin. A hank of wooUeii j'arn consists of seven Ices, Marshall
Riviciu lyX'&iV] 111. n.Lin.', Glo. (A.B.), GI0.2, Oxf. iG.O.) e.An.'
A small quantity of twine, yarn, &c., not rolled in a ball, but
doubled over in lengths, is called a hank. Ken. Lewis /. Tend
(17361 ; Ken.' ; Ken.^ A hank of silk. w.Som.'
3. Phr. { i) to be in a hank, (2) to get or have things in a
hank, to be in a state of perplexity or trouble ; to get one's
circumstances involved ; (3) to have, hold, or keep the hank
in one's oivn hand, to be master of the situation ; to hold
one's own.
(i) n.Yks.' (2) n.Yks.'* (3) Sc. Hangie aye keeps the hank
in his ain hand. Ford T/n'stledozvn (1891; 312. ne.Sc. I believed
that I had the hank o" circumstances fairly in my ban', an' cud
win' the thread just as I wished, Grant Kccklcton, 14. Abd.
Which meeting enabled the goodwife to get ' the hank ' sufficiently
in her ain hand, without the appearance, as she thought, of seizing
it too openly, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882I 173. Ayr. Keep your
ain han' at your ain hank. Nor fash wi' fremmit matters, Ainshe
Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 92. Uls. ' To keep the hank in your
own hand.' Prot'. Do not abandon any advantage you possess,
from custom of buyer and seller seizing hold of a hank, latter
retaining it, or handing it over according to issue of bargain, Uls.
Jrn. Arcli. (1857) V. 106. Cum.* She hed t'hank in her awn
hand, Farrall Belly Wilson (1886) 127.
4. A cluster, collection of things ; a gang, confederacy,
assemblage.
Nhp.' They are all of a hank. War. (Hall.) Som. ' There's
such a hank wi' era al' ' would be said where it was impossible to
lay blame on the right person. Mark Beauchamp tells me that he
has lived for 35 years ' in the hank o' houses' (W.F.R.).
5. Dealings with, connexion. Also in pi. in phr. to have
hanks with. Used always with a neg.
War. (J.R.W.) Oxf.' Us be fren's now, but at one time, I
Oodn't aa no hank wi 'n, MS. add. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892 i ; Wil.'
I won't ha' no hank wi' un. Dor. He would never again have
hanks with any young woman, except the girl he intended to
marry (C.K.P.\ Som. I never had noo hank in mathj-maticks or
astronomy, Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 55; W. & J. Gl. (i873\
w.Som.' Her said how her wid'n ha no hanks way un. Also
applied to animals gen. I have heard people warned, moreover,
' not to have no hanks' with a certain horse, or with an undesir-
able bargain. Dev. A coachman, whose horse had run away, said
to his master afterwards, ' I'll have no more hank with 'im,'
Reports Provinc. (i897\ nw.Dev.'
6. A loop for fastening a door or gate.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. (R.O.H.) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.= A rope-
loop for fastening a gate to the post, in lieu of a latch or a hook ;
n.Yks.* e.Yks. Marshall Rnr. Econ. (1788). Nhp.', War.3,
e.An.', Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.I
7. Hold, influence, esp. in phr. to have a hank over one,
to have an advantage over one.
Sc. ' You abuse your advantages, madam,' he said, 'and act as
foolishly in doing so, as I did in affording you such a hank over
me,' Scott /ffrfg-. (1824) xix. n.Yks.' To have one in hank. To
have, or have placed, a person in such circumstances that he is in
a state of perplexity, trouble, or anxiety; or that he is unable to
extricate himself. Hrf.° And a couldna get a hank on him. Glo.'
If I'd a done that, I should have given him a hank over me. Ken.'
We say a man has a hank on another ; or, he has him entangled in
a skein or string ; Ken.=, Hmp. (J.R.W.) Som. Mothers will say
that the other boys have such a hank upon their own particular
boys (W.F.R.). Dev.' A wid trounce me if a cou'd ha' any
hank upon me, 43.
8. Phr. (i) to break the hank of a thing, to overcome the
principal difficulty; (2) to keep a good hank upon yout
horse, to have a good hold of the reins.
(i) Bdf. ' To break the ank ' or ' hank ' of a thing has the same
meaning as ' to break the neck ' of it. It may denote properly to
break the bondage which a task imposes,— the hold which it has
upon one (J.W.B.). (2) N.Cy.'
9. A habit, custom, practice.
N.Cy.', Nhb.' Cum. (H.W.) ; Cum.' He hes a hank o' gangan
out at neets ; Cum.* w.Yks.' Shoe's gitten a sad hank o' runnin
out at neets.
10. A fall or ' chip ' in wrestling.
Lakel.2 Cum,* C — tried the click and turned it into the hank.
11. A hook, something to hang a thing upon ; a handle.
w.Yks. Aw'U put this parkin' i' this pot up'o t'henk, Yksman.
Comic Ann. (1880) 11. Som. (Hall,)
12. V. To make up into coils or skeins.
Sh.I. He found the cow's tethers hanging hanked, Burgess
Tang (1898; 157; He hankit his tail ower his elbik, 16. A'ciimie
HANK
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(1892)17. N.Cy.i, Cum.«, n.Yks.2 w.Yks.s 'Hank, ' or ' skein-
thread,' so called because looped together in certain lengths, or
' hanked ' together. ' Hank us that,' loop me that.
Hence Hanking, vbl. sb. the process of putting yarn or
worsted into ' lianks ' or skeins.
w.Yks. (J.M.); Banks IVkJld. Wds. (1865).
13. To fasten, secure, tie up ; to fasten with a loop. Also
usedyf^.
Sc. A man is said to be hankit, when he has so engaged himself
to a woman, that he cannot recede without breach of faith, and
loss of character (Jam.). Lth. We both jumped from the trap,
hanked the nag to the nearest tree, Lumsden S/itcp-/icnd (iSgz)
204. Edb. A bonny flae , . . Had a' the night been hankit Fast by
the left foot muckle tae, Forbes Poems (1812) 38. Nhb. Hank
them cliines on (R.O.H.). Dur.', Lakel.', Cum.'" Wm. Ther
chaps al hank thersells onta tha, S/>cc Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 16.
n.Yks.' To fasten or ' hang ' a horse : as, by passing his bridle, or
halter, over a gate, a hook, or what not; n.Yks.'^ To tie up with a
bandage; n.Yks.^* ne.Yks.i To hank a band, i. e. fasten orsecure
a band. e.Yks. Tho.mtson Hist. IVcllon (1869) 170. w.Yks.',
Der.2, nw.Der.' n.Lin. Then ovvd woman teks clock-waaight, an'
cat-gut band, . . an' hanks it roond tooth. Peacock Tales (1886) 98.
s.Wor. To overcast [in sewing] (H.K.). Nrf. Hank up the gate,
Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (^1893) 3. e.Suf. Hank up, to fasten a
door or gate with a hook (F.H.).
14. To tie anything so tight, as to leave the impression
of the cord ; to gall with a rope or cord ; to hold a horse
in tight, check him by drawing bridle.
Sc. The neck is said to be hankit when a necklace is tied too
strait (Jam.). n.Yks.'
15. To walk arm in arm with ; to link arms.
Nlib. Hank your airm through mine (R.O.H.).
Hence Hanking-arms, vbl. sb. the act of walking arm
in arm.
Lan. They had risen to the dignity of ' hankin'-arms,' although
they had not quite mastered the difficulty of keeping in step with
each other, Almond IVataarsscs, 28.
16. To associate with ; to act or agree with ; to keep
company with.
w.Yks. A man is hanked with another in an evil undertaking,
Leeds Mere. Siippl. (June 6, 1896) ; w.Yks.3 Au wonder haa he
could hank wi' sich folk. Som. There was one Abraham Urch,
and William did use to hanky wi' he (W.F.R.). Dev. If anything
good in my heart had a place I could hank it wi' thee and thy
workin's could trace, Pulman Sketches 1,1842) 71, ed. 1871.
17. WrestHng term : see below.
Cum. (H.W.j ; Cum.* When wrestling the left leg is put forward
and between the legs of the opponent, thus catching his right.
At the same lime the body is thrown back, and the opponent
turns under. This is considered to be a beaten man's ' chip,' and
not a good one, and to avoid it the ' click' or 'back-heel' is
employed. My informant ' liked weel to be hankt, he has sic
a lang leg, and generally fellt them 'at triet it.' 'J — was hanked,
S — trying the inside click.'
18. To catch or hang anything on to a hook.
Edb. Her coats upon a lang nail banket. Tint Qiiey (1796) 20.
Wm. Hank t'kettle on t'creuk (B.K.), w.Yks.^ Two bow-legged
knife-grinders met on a footpath. One of them said to the other,
' Nah, moind, owd lad, or we shall hank.' He meant that his leg
might, unless he took care, be hooked or fastened to his friend's
leg. Lan. His foot hankt in a three-legged stool, Takin' tit New
Year in (1888) 14. m.Lan.' To honk yo'r cooat sleeve on a nail.
s.Lan. Honk it on, Bamford Dial. (1854). Not.'
19. To long for, desire earnestly. Cf hanker, v. 5.
Cum. (W. K.), Chs.3 Lin. In agro Line, usurpatur pro inclina-
tione et propensione anirai, Skinner (1671). w.Som.i He do
hank arter her sure-lie !
[1. As he [Laocoon] etlis thair hankis to have rent,
Douglas Emacios (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 80. ON. Iiiiiik (gen.
liaitkar), a hank, coil, skein (Vigfusson). 11. Da. hank,
handle of a basket, ear of a pot. 13. Thair navy can thai
ankir fast and hank, Douglas Eiteados, in. 88.]
HANK, sb.^ Sc. Also in form haank, haanks Sh.I.
1. The leeside of a boat.
Sh.I. I see da black lump o' da boat noo. Shii's juist baerin'
apo' wir haank yonder, Sh. Neivs {Vch. 4, 1899) ; He laid dapeerie
taft across da haanks o' da fowercen, an' set him [it] up, ib.
(June 3, 1899); 'Takkin' her up in hank,' pulling strongly on
the leeside to lie nearer the line (J. I.).
2. Coiiip. Hank-oarsman, the rower who sits near the
helmsman. Bnff.'
HANKER, V. and sb.'' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Der. War. Won O.xf Brks. Ess. Dor. Also in form
onkerse.Wor.' [h)a-r)ka(r,ae-i3k3(r).] 1. v. To entangle
in, become fastened on.
Cum.* When a rope is dragged along the ground, it may be
hankered round a stone or stake. If a girl was taking linen off
the hedge where it had been put to dry and it got fixed to the
thorns she would say it was hankered.
2. Phr. hanker the heel, wrestling term : to trip up one's
antagonist by planting one's foot behind his. Cum.* See
Back-heel.
3. To loiter, linger about ; to dally, tarry, stop.
Sc. Bonny, bonny stanes come pirlin' [moving]. And hanker juist
when they reach the tee, R. Caled. Curling Club Ann. (1887-88)
377. Lak. Ye needna hanker on the road, Wright Life (1897)
82. Ayr. We know they would not stay nor hanker Till it was
quite overthrown, Laing Poems (1894) 46. Edb. He sees her aft,
an' winna bide away. But hankers i' my house the li'e-lang day,
Learmont Poems (1791) 296. Wm. A hankert aboot an dud, an
eftre a bit whaa sud a see bet Tommy his varra sell. Spec. Dial.
(1865) 17. w.Yks. I hanker abaght t'public hoose, Leeds Herald
(Jan. 1862). Lan. Thornder Hist. Blackpool (1837) 108. Oxf.
(G.O.) Brks. I used to hanker round the kitchen, or still room,
Hughes Scour. While Horse (1858) viii.
4. To hesitate, ponder, esp. to hesitate in speaking.
Rnf. Willie hankered awee this morning, I think, but there is
nae wonner, for he got unco near the throne whiles, Gilmour
Pen Flk. (1873) 46. Ayr. He hums and he hankers. Burns What
can a Young Lassie do, St. 2 ; Ne'er hanker lang, when tempted
sair. White Jottings (1879) 148. Lnk. Ilka day she hankered
owre't, It bothered her the mair, Orr Lnigh Flichls (1882) 35.
Nhb. He kinda hankert i'the middle o'hces speech (R.O.H.); Nhb.i
5. To desire, covet, long for. Also with after.
e.Sc. Her heart hankers after the pots, Setoun Sunshine (1895)
276. Cum. Auld Skiddaw lang bed hanker't sair Ilsel to be t'Fell
king, Richardson Talk (1876) 2nd S. 13 ; Thoo knows it's thee he
hankersefter,GwoRDiEGREENUP Vaxren yV«r(i873)6; Cum.* Yks.
(J.W.) Lan.Ye won't hanker after a fire again, GaskellA/. Barlon
(i848)v. Chs.i Der. Art tha hankerin after a trade? Ward Z)(7wV/
Grieve (1892) I. iv. War. There's many another man 'ud hanker
more than he does, Geo. Eliot S. TI/nnKc (1861) 133. se.Wor.'
Nrf. John is a kind a' hankering arter Mary (W.W. S.).
Hence (i) Hankering, (a) sb. a strong desire, a longing;
(b) ppl. adj. longing, desirous ; (2) Hankersome, adj.
uneasy, discontented, envious.
(i, a) Sc. Hankering and hinging on is a poor trade, Ramsay
/'cot;. (1737). Cum.i He still hez a hankeran' for her. Yks. (J.W.")
Chs.' An yo gotten a sopc o' red port wine as yo'd give my
mother ; oo's been ta'en bad in her bowels, and 00 has sitch a
hankerin for a sope o' red port wine. Brks. Gl. (1852) ; Brks.'
Ess. Gathers had A hank'rin' arter Mary, Clark J. Noakes (1839)
St. 29. (i) Dor. In a hankering tone, Hardy Trumpet-Major
(1880) iii. (2) Wm. Van mae be hankersem an bad anuff, Spce.
Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 7.
6. sb. Phr. there's the hanker, there's the rub. Cum."
7. Inclination, longing, desire.
Lan. There's hanker i' every condition, Harland Lyrics (1866)
296. Dor. She has not shown a genuine hanker for anybod3' yet,
Hardy Laodicean (ed. 1896) bk. iii. 273.
8. Hesitation, doubt, regret.
Rnf. As one who laughs at social wit, And laughs without a
hanker, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 23.
HANKER, sb.'^ Yks. An open clasp or buckle. See
Anchor, sZ*. e.Yks. Still in use, though not usual (R.S.). m.Yks.'
[Cp. ON. hanki, the hoop or clasp of a chest.]
HANKIE, sb. Dmf (Jam.) A bucket narrower at the
top than the bottom, with an iron handle, used in carrying
water.
HANKLE, V. and sA.' Sc. Nlib. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Lin. Also written hanckle n.Cj'. Dur.'; and in
forms ankel n. Yks. ; ankle e.Yks.' w.Yks.; enkle w.Yks.;
hangall Rnf. ; henkl S. & Ork.' ; hankie n. Yks." w.Yks.^
|h)a-r|kl, h)e'r)kl.] 1. v. To entangle, twist together.
Also usedyTg'.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb.', Dur.', Cum.'* Wm. His booat in
her crin'lin' did h,inkle, Blezard Sngs. I_i868i 17. n.Yks. He gat
HANKLE
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HANS
hankled amang t'briers (I.W.); n.Yks.'; n.Yks.* Ah've gitten t'kite
sadly hankled. r.e.Yks.' It's a dree job ; they're all seea hankled
tigither. e.Yks.', m.Yks.i w.Yks. Willan List JVds. (1811);
(R.H.H.); w.Yks.i; w.Yks.= ' Luke what that barn's done !— goan
an' lowsed t'skein off o' t'chairs an* henkled it awal on a heap ! *
'Hankled' is very rarely heard; it is always 'henkled.' Lan. You
may get hankled among the bushes, Briggs Remains (1825) 48 ;
Lan.' n-Lan. (C.W.D.); Fishing-nets are said to be ankled when
they have become twisted together (W.H.H.") ; n.Lan.' n.Lin.
All his munny as he should ha' gotten's hankled up wi' th' farm,
Peacock Tnlcs (1890) 2nd S. 50; n.Lin.'
Hence Hankled, ppl. adj. twisted, entangled. Nhb.',
m.Yks.i
2. Fig. To entangle in some pursuit or proceeding; to
associate with, be connected with ; to inveigle, entice,
decoy. Gen. with in or o».
Rnf. We are so far involved and hangalled . . . that I am at
a loss what to wish were done, Wodrow Corrcsp. (ed. 1842) I. 243.
s.Dur. * He's gitten hankled in.' An expression often used in
connexion with courtship, where the connexion is not considered
desirable (J. E.D.I. Wm. He gat hankled on wi' a lot at nivver
did neca dow an' nivver will (B. K.); Thae trie o mannars a waes
to tice fooak an git em hankalt in ta treeat em, Sf-cc. Dial. (1885)
pt. iii. 26. n.Yks. He hankled on wiv a woman (I.W.) ; Him as
hankled himon! Atkinson £os/(i87o)xxvi ; n.Yks.' They hankled
him on intiv t'matter ; n.Yks. 2 ' They hankled him on,' drew him
in to bo one of their set; n.Yks." Ah wecan't be hankled on wi'
neeasike leyke carryings on. ne.Yks.' Ah is vexed at oor Tom's
gitten hankled in wi sike a rafflin lot. e.Yks.' Ah's varry sorry
she's getten hankled wl sike a slither-pooak as him. w.Yks. He's
getten ankled on wi' alow lott'S.K.C); If tha gets henkled on with that
low lot, thall soon loss both credit and character (M.N.). n.Lin.'
He's a honest chap his sen, bud he's gotten hankled inwi'astraange
lot o' rogues. sw.Lin.' He has got so hankled amongst them.
Hence Hankled, //., fig. habituated, accustomed to.
n.Yks.2
3. To wind up a fishing-line, rope, &c., into a coil ; to
'work' in hemp.
Sc. To fasten by tight tying (Jam.) ; Wha hankie the hemp sae
fine, Waddell Isaiah (1879) xix. 9. Sh.L I hankl'd up Staarna's
teddir an' hang him [it] ower da kneebi o' da klibber, Sh. Ncius
(Aug. 13, 1898) ; Shii hankl'd aff a lock o' wirsit aff o' a clue at wis
lyin' in her lap, ib. fjuly 23"! ; S. & Ork.'
4. To greatly desire ; to ' hanker ' after. n.Yks.*
Hence Hankling, (i) vbl. sb. a hankering, craving after;
(2} ppl. adj. desirous of, having a craving or desire for.
(i) Cum.' n.Yks." Ah awlus hed a hankling foor Tom's nieer.
Neea,wa didn't bargain, bud Ah've a gert hankling foor't. e.Yks.'
(2) n.Yks.2
6. To loiter, linger, wait about. Cf. hanker, v. 3.
Lan. So tha'st no cageon ston' hanklin' theere, Harland Lyrics
(1866) 137 ; A young man seeking the favour of a young woman
with whom he is in love, goes hanklin about her house on all pos-
sible occasions (S.W. ).
6. sb. A tangle, twist.
Lakel.'' A hank o' wusset '11 o' gang intul a hankie when ye're
windin' it. Wm. Hod on ! Thoos garn ta hev mi thread o in a
hankie (B.K.I.
HANKLE, s6.2 Cai.i The ancle.
[Hec cavilla, a hankyl, Pid. Foe. (c. 1475) in Wright's
Voc. (1884) 75E. Cp. the obs. Sc. hancldelli, an ancle.
Thair cotes war syd evin to the hanckleth, Dalrymple
Leslie's Hist. Scotl. (1596) I. 94. See AnclifF.l
HANKLE, see Hancle.
HANKTELO, sb. Obs. s.Cy. Slang. [Not known to
our correspondents.] A silly fellow. (Hall.)
[Hanktelo, a silly fellow, a meer codshead, B. E. Diet.
Cant. Ct-ew (1690) (Farmer).]
HANKY-PANKY, sh. and v. Yks. Lan. Stf. Lin. Hrf.
Som. Slang. Also in forms anky-pranky Stf.* ; henky-
penky Lan.' L sb. Trickery, underhand dealing, shuft-
ling. Also used altiib.
w.Yks. An if aw catch him playin onny hanky panky tricks wi'
''1 repooart him, Hartley Sects Yks. and Lan. (1895) iii;
He's full of his hanky-panky tricks! Lan.' Now mi lad —
none o' thi henky-penky here; stand up fair. Stf.^ Let's 'ave
none o' yer anky-prankies here. Th' lad's good at th' bottom, but
'e's such a anky-pranky sort of a chap. s.Stf. If you try to come
any hankypaoky dodge with me, Murray Rainbow Gold (1886) :
me aw
w.Yks.2
262. n.Lin.' Noo goa strlght, lets hev noa hanky-panky-wark this
time. Hrf.2 None of your hanky-panky. w.Som.' I told'n he was
a vrong directed wi mc ; I zeed droo his hanky-panky in a minute.
Slang. Hanky-pankj', legerdemain, whence trickery, any manner
of double-dealing or intrigue, Farmer.
2. V. To humbug, cheat, trick ; to be up to tricks.
Stf.2 I gien th' lad sack at last, fur 'C was anky-prankying a'
the dee thro.
Hence Hanky-pankying, vbl.sb. humbugging, cheating,
tricking.
Lan. No hanky-pankyin' wi'out belungin' to us, Erierley Irk-
dale (1868) 71.
HANNEL, sZ». Lim. A blow given to the head of one
pegging-top by the spike of another. Simmons C/. (1890).
HANNEL, HANNI(E, see Handle, Handy, sA.'*
HANNIEL, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Also written haniel Sc. (Jam.) Slk. Nhb.; hanyel Sc.
(Jam.) ; hanziel Bch. ; and in forms haanyal Cai.' ;
hunniel n.Cy. w.Yks. ne.Lan.'; hynail Edb. [h)a'ni3l,
h)anjl.] \. sb. A greedy dog; a covetous, greedy person.
Slk. (Jam.) n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks. Hutton Totir to
Caves (1781). ne.Lan.'
2. A long, hungry-looking fellow.
Cum. Thoo hofe-starv't leuckan hannicl thoo, Sargisson Joe
Scoap (1881) 209 ; We'd hay-cruiks, and hen-tails, and hanniels,
Anderson Ballads (1805) 170, ed. 1808; Shem o' them! thur
peer country hanniels, That slink into Carel to feeght, ib. 47, ed.
1840; Cum.'
3. A lout ; a lazy, awkward, good-for-nothing fellow; a
worthless, mischievous person ; a gen. term of abuse.
Cai.' Edb. Tam Pucker's sic anither hynail ; And vends about
diurnal scandal, Learmont Poems (1791) 66. Slk. Sae little kend
the haniel about fencing that ... he held up his sword-arm to
save his head, Hogg Talcs (1838) 7, ed. 1866. Rxb. A lazy haniel
(Jam.). n.Cy. (J.L.) (1783). Nhb. Ah'U tie yer legs ye haniel, yc,
if ye diven't larn to behave, Clare Rise of River (1897) 51 ; ' Ye
greet hannicl, ye, what are ye dein' here?' Spoken to a lazy
idler (R.O.H.); Nhb.' Cum." A waggish man, to be looked down
on, but with deference. A girt lang hanniel. Wm. (J. H.)
4. Comb. Haniel slyp, an uncouthly-dressed person ;
an ugly fellow.
BcU. (Jam.); In came sik a rangel o' gentles an' a liethry o'
hanziel slyps at their tail, Forbes Jrn. (1742) 17.
5. V. To have a jaded appearance from extreme fatigue.
Lnk. To gang han3-ellin, to walk with the appearance of sloven-
liness and fatigue (Jam.).
HANNIER, 56. Obs. Yks. A cross, teasing person.
w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hlfx. (1775) 539; Leeds Merc. Suppl.
(Mar. I, 1884) 8; w.Yks."
HANNIES, sb. pL Sc. Oatcakes.
Edb. May ye'r board be ay weel sair'd Wi' Adie hannies,
Forbes Poems (1812) 88 ; ' Oat-cakes,' called so from a baker of
that name in Dalkeith, famed for baking them, ib. note.
HANNIWING, 56. Sc. A term of contempt.
Frf. But ha! ye hanniwings, look there! Sands Pof<;;s (1833)88.
HANNY, V. Lan. ? Obs. To dispute, argue.
He couldn't allow us to stond hann3'in theere, un obstructin th'
passage, Staton B. Shuttle, 70 ; A friend writes that ' hannying
and 3'innying' formerly meant 'barring and jarring' in an alehouse
in argument or dispute, but it is not known to me (S.W.).
HANOVER, sb. Lin. Suf. Used in exclamations or
mild oaths; sec below. Cf. Halifax, Hull, &c.
S.Lin. ' Go to Hanover.' ' What the Hanover do I care about
it' (T.H.R."!. e. Suf. ' Go to Hanover and hoe turnips.' Said to
date from the time of the Georges, who were very unpopular in
the east, if not elsewhere. Still in popular use (F. H.).
HANS, sb. Obs. Sc. Yks. Cant. In phr. Hans in
Kclder, an unborn child ; a toast formerly drunk to the
health of the expected infant.
Per. Sj'ne pauky Steen drank to the bride. Come, lass, your
bans on kelder, NicoL Poems (1766) 49. n.Yks. An old l.ady, long
dead, whose childhood was passed in Whitby, told mc that she
remembered at dessert sometimes this toast being drunk. . . She
found from Yorkshire friends that it was a custom to gather a knot
of very intimate friends together, for a take-leave party, at a house
where hospitalities would necessarily be suspended till the chris-
tening day. A'. (5r- Q. (18681 4th S. i. 181 ; n.Yks.2 Cant. Hans-
ein-kelder. Jack in the box, the child in the womb, or a health to
it, B.E. Diet. Cant. Crew (1690) (Farmer)..
HANSE
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HAP
[Du. Htiiis ill Kelilcr, lit. Jack in cellar, an unborn
child; cp. the Swabian toast, Hdiischeit iiii Kellfr soli lebcii,
' dies sagt man bei dcm Gesundheit-trinken auf eine
schvvangere Frau ' (Birlinger); EFris. Iiaiiskcii in de
kcller (Koolman) ; Bremen dial, luinsken iiii keller (IV/b.).]
HANSE, HANSEL(L, see Hance, Handsel.
HANSEL, s6. Hmp. [ae-nsl.] The handle of a flail.
An implement consisting of two sticks loosely joined together ;
one, the hansel, held in the h.ind, and the other joined to it, the
zvvingel, descending with a dull thud upon the wheat-cars, Gray
Heart of S/orii: (1891) II. 175.
HANSER, HANT, see Heronsew, Haunt.
HANTERIN.si. Sc. Written hantrine.Lth. A moment,
short space of time. Also used attrib. See Aunterin.
Cai.' I'll be at yer han' in a hantcrin. Boid [wait] ye a hanterin.
e.Ltti. A' ilher airts— south, north, or wast — At hantrin times grow
dull an' dour, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 92.
HANTIC(K, see Antic.
HANTINGS, sb. pi. n.Cy. (Hall.) Dev.> The handles
which fix on to the snead of a scythe.
HANTLE, sb. Sc. Irel. and n. counties to War. Wor.
Shr. Also written hantelSc.Cum." ; and in forms antel
n.Stf. ; antle n.Lin.' ; handtle Chs.^^ . hontle w.Yks.=
Lan.'Chs.'s.Stf. nw.Der.'; ontle se.Wor.' [h)antl, o-ntl.]
1. A handful.
Cum.^, LakeL^ n.Yks. A hantle o* morr is mah weel beluvved
unto me, Robinson ]l'lutl>y Siig. Sol. ' i860: i. 13. w.Yks.'^ Lan. A
hontle o' wot corks feel intot, Tim Bobbin Viciv Dial. ii740) 25 ;
Lan.i, CLs.'23 s.Chs.' Dhi sen ey niai z u aan tl u miin'i evri
faeT-dee [They sen hey mays a hantle o' money every fair-dee].
n.Stf. (A. P.) s.Stf. Gie us a hontle o parsley, Pinnock Blk. Cy.
v4«H. (1895J. Der.'', nw.Der.', Lei.i Nlip.' It is customary to say,
'a good hantle,' whenever the quantity exceeds a common hand-
full ; Nhp.', War. 3, se.Wor.' Shr.' I'll scaud a 'antle o' 'ops an'
bind it to the mar's leg — it'll bring the swellin' down.
2. Fig. A tussle, hand to hand fight ; a scuftle ; as much
as one can manage.
s.Stf. Yo'n find yo'n got a hontle wl'him when he's growed up,
Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ami. (1895). Der. You'd a sore hantle \vi' him
bytimcs an all tales be true, Verney S/oiie Edge (1868) xviii. Lei.'
' Ah cain't tell ye what a hantle ah hed wi' him : ' said a woman
of a violent old man, disordered in mind. Nlip.^, War.^
3. A large quantity or amount ; a great deal. Freq.
used in pi. Also used alln'b.
Sc. Ye'll be a hantle better by it, Stevenson Catiioita (1893)
xiv; There's a hantle bogles about it. Scott Guy M.I iSi^) i. Sli.I.
A bed, ta luck daeccnt, needs a hantle o' attention. Clark Gleams
(1898) 19. Buff. Mantels o" folk dinna get that, Gordon Chivn.
Keith (1880") 321. ne.Sc. He didna weel understand hantles o'
oor words. Grant Keckletoit, 97. e.Sc. Man, j'e're a hantle waur
yoursel', Setoun Sunshine (1895) 226. Bch. He makes a hantle
rout an' din. But brings but little woo', Forbes Ulysses (1785) 35.
aw.Abd. A hantle widna min' the leyk o* his [us], Goodwife {iQ6~j)
St. 43. Kcd. Forks an' fultles were to hantles Leems nae handlet
ilka day. Grant Lays (1884) 72. Frf. I would a hantle rather
waur my money on Elspeth, Barrie Tommy (1896) 223. Per.
That saj-s a hantle About a licht heart in a sorrow-proof mantle,
Stewart Chaiactcr (1857) 71. Fif. I'm gaun back to't a hantle
sicht puirer than I left it, Meldrum Margredel (1894) 231. e.Fif.
She had a mind o' her ain aboot a hantle o' things, Latto Tam
Bodkin (1864) viii. Dmb. If I hadna better reasons a hantle to
gar me steer my feathers. Cross Disniption (1844) ii. Ayr. A
hantle o' ilher courtly glammer that's no worth a repetition, Galt
Provost (1822) vii ; (J.M.) Lnk. Hantles wha tipple do miscarry,
Watt FocOTs (1827) 51. e.Lth. We'll be a hantle better off nor
them. Hunter /. Immck (1895) 172. Eab. A hantle graces roun'
her lip Sat sweet as dew on lily's dreep, Learmont Poems (1791)
27. Slk. A hantle better nor onything j-e'll say the nicht, Chr.
North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 35. Rxb. Mischanters I hae met a
hantle, A. Scott Poems (ed. 1808) 46. Gall. Possest wi" a hantle
o' jaw, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 74. Kcb. I've a weel-stoekit
hame o" mj' ain, Wi' horses an' kye, an' a hantle o' siller, Arm-
strong Ingleside (1890) 150. Ir. The hantle of money them
dhrainin' works come to is untould. Barlow A'f m^jn;; ( i 894) 113.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Aa've getten a hantle o' caud. Fishermen's creels
are aye a hantle bigger wi' thinkin o' tliem (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
Cum. Still ha'e a hantel left yet, Anderson Ballads (1805) 94, ed.
1815 ; Cum.3 A hantle o' ye hae turn't oot to be deuks, 181 ;
Cum." n.Yks.'; n.Yks.2 A hantle o' money. m.Yks.'
VOL. III.
Hence Antling, sb. with neg. not any amount (of know-
ledge), no inkling.
Lin. Rare ^E. P. 1. n.Lin.' I ha'nt noa antlin' whciirc he is noo,
bud he did tell me his wife ewsed him that bad he should slot oir
to 'Merikay.
[1. Hand + -tie (suff.) ; this is a common suflf. in the
Chs. and Shr. dials. ; cp. apperntle. It is prob. an equiv.
of -/;</; see s.Chs.' (gram. 57) and Shr.' (gram, xhii).]
HANTRIN, see Hanterin.
HANTS, adj. Wil. Used in comb, with sheep and
horses ; see below.
They were called w ith them hants sheep ; they were a sort
of sheep that never shelled their teeth, but always had their lambs-
teeth without shedding them, and thrusting out two broader in
their room every year. . . There were such a sort of horses called
hants horses, that alwaj's shewed themselves to be six years old,
Lisle Husbandry {iT^^) 360, 361 ; WiL'
HANTY, adj. Obs. Sc. Also in form liaunty Abd.
1. Convenient, handy.
Abd. Shirrefs Poems (i8go) Gl. Rnf. Thou wast the hantiest
biel, in truth, That e'er I saw, Picken Pocihs (1788) 180 (Jam.).
Lnk. Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725) Gl., Scenary ed.
2. Not troublesome, often applied to a beast.
Sc. (Jam.) Rnf. ' Hanty,' manageable with ease, Picken Poems
(1788) Gl.
3. Handsome.
Sc. Lizie they think far mair hanty, Galloway Poems (1788)
214 (Jam.). Abd. ShirrefsPoc«;s(i89o) G/. Lnk. Ramsay GfH</«
Shep. U725) Gl., Scenary ed.
HANVAYGE, v. Sh.I. To look or wait about for.
We hanvaj'ged aboot fir maistlins an ooer, bit never saw da bow
again, Spence Flk-Lore ( 1899 1 248.
HANYADU, ;■;;/. Sh.I. A call to a bird to come and
pick up food thrown to it from a boat. S. .S; Ork.'
HANYEL, HAOLEGHEY, see Hanniel, Hol°he.
HAP, v.^, sb.^ and adv. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. [h)ap, Sep.] 1. v. To happen, chance, befall.
Abd. May sic like hap to Uncle Tam, Anderson Rhymes (1867)
62. Frf. Wyle well for gin ye hap to rue, Wliat can be worse ?
MoRisoN Poems (1790) 81. Fif. If unaware 3'ou hap to lose your
body's well-adjusted poise, Tennant Anster (1812") 71, ed. 1871.
Rnf. Hap what micht, 'Twad aiblins mak' a t^en'. Young Pietnres
(1865) 10. Ayr. Erch lest the gentle fouk should hap To hear or
see, Fisher Poems (1790) 68. Lnk. They . . . spak' o' deaths that
late had been. An' some wad maybe hap bedeen, Murdoch Doric
Lyre (1873) 9. Edb. How haps it, say, that mealy bakers . . .
Shou'd a' get leave? Fergusson Poems (1773) 174, ed. 1785.
Nhb.' Aa'll be there o' Mond.ny as it haps. n.Yks.' Hap what hap
may; n.Yks.* If nowt s'u'd hap ti slop ma. Ah s' cum. e.Yks.l
Happen, />/!. of to hap. n Lin.' If it haps to raain I shan't goa.
Ken. How haps you don't know? (,G. B.) ; Ken.' Soni. Not knowing
anything at all o' what had happed, Raymond Men o' Mendip
(1898) vii. w.Som.' Cor. It canna be ondone what ha' happ'd,
Baring-Gould Ctngenvcii (1893) xxi.
2. With on or upon : to come upon by chance, light on ;
to meet with.
e.Yks. Black Morris . . . managed to hap on Lucy BIyth, Wbay
NestletoH (1876) 54. Chs.' If yo're goin to th' fair may be yo'n
hap on our Jim, for he's gone an hour sin. Sur. N. & Q. (1874)
5th S. i. 517; Sur.' Maybe you'll hap upon him in the wood.
w.Som.' By good luck I hap 'pon the very man. Very common.
Cor. I happed once on a manuscript account book of a white witch
or charmer, Quiller-Couch Hist. Polperro ^1871) 148.
3. sb. Chance, fortune, fate ; luck ; esp. in phr. by) good,
great, (Sr=c, hap, by good luck.
Sc. Better hap at court than good service, Ramsay Prov. (1737) ;
Hanging gangs by hap, Ferguson Prov. (1641) 14. Per. I wish
naething but good betide. Or be 3'our hap. Nicol Pofw/s (1766) 59.
Fif. Guid hap, their dinner then was laid Upon the tables lang and
braid, Wi' damask napery owrspread, Tensakt Papistry {iSzj) 99.
GalL Yet it was far out of my hap to help it, CROCKErr AJfoss-Hags
(1895) xvii. Wxf.' n.Yks.' In Clevel. the word is usually
qualified, as in ' ill hap,' ' strange hap ' ; but we also say ' by what
hap,' or the like ; n.Yks.' Lan. DAViEs/?n("fs( 1856) 233. ne.Lan.'
Sur. Apropos of the happ3' stoppage of the fire on a common, a
woman said, 'You know. Sir, luck is God's hap,' jV. i5r-' Q. (1880)
6th S. i. 239. w.Som.' By good hap we jis meet'n eens he was a
comin out. n.Dev. And nif by gurt hap tha dest zey mun at oil,
^.v;;;. Scold. ( 1 746) I. 267.
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HAP
4. An event, occurrence, esp. an i'l event, a misfortune,
accident. Also in form hapnient.
Lnk. Belyve the lang-lcgged Tailor chap Cam' canny back to
learn the hap, Ml'RDOCH Doric Lyre (1873) 30. m.Yks.' Hapment.
n.Lin.i A sore liap. [But mark the hap ! a cow came by And up
the thistle eat, Halliwell Rhymes '1842) 47, ed. 1886.]
5. Comp. (i) Hap-luck, chance, gen. used advb. hap-
hazard, without premeditation ; (2) -stumble, a chance
stumble.
(I) Nhp.i; Nhp.* He did it hap. luck, (a^ Sc. Such hap stumble
as this into pure nonsense, Pitcairn Assembly (1766) v.
6. adv. Perhaps, perchance. Cf. haps.
Lan. Davies Races (.1856; 233. Ess. ^S.P.H.\ Ken. (W.F.S.)
Sur. N. & O. (1874') 5th S. i. 517 ; Sur.', Sus. (S.P.H.I, Su5.i
HAP, I/.' and sb.' In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and n.
counties to Der. Not. Lin. ; also Nhp. e.An. Also written
happ Wm. w.Yks.*; happe N.Cy.^; and in forms ap
n.Yks. Lin.' sw.Lin.'; haup Rxb. ; heap Lin. [hiap.]
1. V. To cover, enwrap ; to envelop, surround ; also with
up, ill.
Per. Thesnawso' time May hap your forehead high, Halidurton
Ochil Idylls (iSgi) 127. Lnk. The mists that had happit the nicht
Row'd up frae the glens, Hamilton Poems (1865) 23. Slk. She
lay her lane All happed with flowers, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865' 35.
Dmf. Wi' some sweet lass beside ye. when the gloamin* haps the
glen, KziD Poems (1894) 6. Cum. T'poor sheep In t'snowdrifts
war hapt up. Richardson Talk \ 1871) 131. ed. 1876. Wm. Sno'
that haps the frozen p;les, Whitehead Leg. 118591 8. n.Yks. ^
All white and happ'd up: snowed over. w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.'
It w.is hapt 'e a peace o' broon paaper.
2. To cover up for the sake of warmth ; to wrap ; to
tuck up in bed ; also with down, in, up.
Sc. I took my cloak to her and sought to hap her in the same,
Stevenson Calrioiia (1893^ xxiii. Sh.I. Her dimity coat, an' her
pepper an' saut mantle, wid hap ye wecl, Stewart Tales ('1892)
33. ne.Sc. Littlens wuU tak' caulds. herd an' hap them hoo ye
like, Grant Keckleloii. 95. Cai.i Bnff. His head an' hands he
maunna hap, For fear a beagle should him slap, Taylor Poems
('787) 35. Bch. I hae . . . gloves likewise, to hap the hand Of
fremt an' sib. Forues S/iofi Bill (1785) 13. Abd. Hap it weel wi'
strae an' keep awa' the caul (\V. M. ). Kcd. His ridin' coat Happin'
half the buckskin breeches. Gra.nt Lays (1884") 81. Frf. Watch
oweryour little sister by day and hup her by night, B.\rrie Tommy
(1896J 117. Per. Mistress Hoo 'ill hap ye round, for we maunna
let ye come tae ony ill the first day ye'r oot, Ian Maclaren Brier
Buih (1895) 167. Fif. Hose an' shoon, an' sarksan' coats To hap,
an' keep them hale, Douglas Poems (1806) 41. s.Sc. Hap her
white breast wi' my little wee wing, Watson Bards (1859) 13.
Raf. His head aneath the claes he haps, Picken Poems (1813) I.
120. Ayr. The worthy man happing us with his plaid, we soon
fell asleep, Galt Gilhahi- ',1823; xxvi. Lnk. Nae lordly ermine
his shouthers may hap. Lemon SI. Miiiigo 11844) 82. Edb. Our
wife handed us out a pair of blankets to hap round me, Moir
Mansie H'aiich (1828'! xiii. Rxb. While ae auld blanket Can hap
us baith, RuiCKBiE IVayside Cottager (18071 '75- Dmf. Here's a
dud to hap its head, Cromek Remains (1810) 30. Gall. Then we
happed him up, CROCKETr Moss-Hags (1895) vii. Wgt. A happit
up the prawtas wi' strae, Fraser lVit;iowii (iZ-jt) 364. N.I.
(M.B.-S.- ; A', (y Q. (1873I 4th S. vii. 480; N.I.i Uls. 675. Jnt.
..^ir^i 1858,1 VI. 361. S.Don. Simmons Gl. 1890^. n.Cy. Grose
(1790" ; N.Cy.'- Nhb. There! Thoo's weel happed up, and reel
too, it's vara caud, Clare Love of Lass 1890) II. 127. Dur. It will
be very cold, mind hapy'rself up well A.B.^ ; Dur.' s.Dur. Mind
ye hap him in well (J.E.D.). Cum. She happ'd her up. Aw wished
her weel, Anderson Ballads fed I8o8^ 14 ; Cum.' She hap't o'
t'barns at bed time. Wm. (C.W.D.') ; Thick leather jerkins hap'd
theirsides. Whitehead JL>'ioti);c/( 1859) 4. s.Wm. J.A.B.l n.Yks.
They pulled some more ling to hap themselves withal, Atkinson
Moorl. Parish (1891J 381 ; n.Yks.' ^^ . n.Yks.'' Noo yamun hap up
well. It's a cau'd ncet. ne.Yks.' Thoo mun hap thysen weel ;
it's varry cau'd. e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. (F.M.L.) ; His mother
happed him up i' two blankets (S.P.U. ; w.Yks.'=3'>; w.Yks.'
Am weel hap'd up, ah sal tak no harm a' t'outside, whativver ah
chonce in. Lan. i,S.W.) ; The old fellow stopped now and then to
hap her up and see if she wanted anything, Waugh Chim. Comer
{1874 I 80, ed. 1879 ; Lan.i, n.Lan.', ne.Lan.' Chs,' Put him to bed,
and put plenty of hillin on him, an hap hirn up warm, Der.',
nw.Der.' Not. It's very cold, but she's well happed up i.L.C.M.'i ;
(J.H.B.) s.Not. Hap the child up well from the co'd (J.P.K.\
Lin. Hap him up wi' does (JC.W.; ; They're all happed up warm
in their roons, Fenn Dick o' the Fens (i888^ iii. n.Lin. 'At's
obligated to hap itsen doon as soon as coud weather sets in.
Peacock Taales (1890) 2nd S. 59 ; n.Lin.' s.Lin, She's happing
the young chickens up as carefully as she would her own babby
(T.H.R.V sw.Lin.' Nhp. His universal care Who hapt thee down,
Clare Village Miiist. (1821) II. 206; Nhp.' Only adopted in the
Northern part of the county. e.An.' Nrf. Holloway.
Hence (i) Happed or Happit,/!//. adj. covered, wrapt
up, furnished with wrappings or clothes ; (2) Happing,
sb. a covering, wrapping, a coverlet ; pi. clothes, esp. bed-
clothes ; (3) Happing-kist, 56. a linen-chest; (4) -sheets,
sb. pi. bed-coverings.
(i) Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Abd. Scantily happet, Bell
Skene wi' her twa bairnies lay, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 143.
Frf. His backie ill happit, au's feetie ill shod. Watt Poet. Sketches
( 1880) 15. Per. A wee auld man, warm-happit in a cloak, Stewart
Character [tS^-] I i8r. Lnk. Beds weel happit, sheets like snaw,
Nicholson Kilzviiddie 'ed. 1895^ 87. Dmf. Bonny wee bairns, a'
weel happ'd and fu', Shennan Tales (1831; 155. nCy. Border Gl.
(Coll. L.L.B.) w.Yks. Weel hapt up abaht t'neck, Banks lVt/!d.
Jl'ds. (1865^. (2) Sc. And ye'll mak' a bed o' green rashes, Likewise
a happing of gray, Aytoln Ballads (ed. 1861 i I. 282. e.Sc. On a
sharp frosty morning . . . thatch roofs have a look of cosiness and
warmth, hanging over the houses like a thick winter happing
fringed at the eaves, Setoun R. Urquhart ,1896, ii. Rnf. An' cozie
the happin o' the farmer's bed, Thom Rhymes (1844I 72. Ayr.
My gray plaid, my cauld winter's warm happin', Boswell Poet,
ll'is. (1801) 21, ed. 1871. Edb. Throwing awa siller on your
nick-nack feckless happins, Ballantine Caberlun^e {ei. 1875) 23.
Gall. A twig o' hazel's a' her happin'. To hatch her young,
Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814) 96, ed. 1897. N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.',
s.Dur. (J.E.D.) Cum. T'fella at poot t happin off, Sargisson /o*
Sconp i i88n 155 ; A happin tied on t'top on't. Hilly IVatlle (1870)
3; Cum.' Wm. Three par a blankets an twoa happins, Wheeler
Z)/(j/. (1790' 62; (A.C.) s.Wm. (J.A.B. .n.Yks.'^" ne.Yks.' A'e
ya happins eneeaf! e.Yks. Bed appin ^Miss A.) ; e.Yks.' m.Yks.'
Bed-happing. w.Yks. We've na happin on t'bed (J. T F." ; (J.T.) ;
w.Yks.'; w.Yks.' Ah've nivver hed haafhappingeniff this winter.
ne.Lau.' s.Not. It's co'd abed now for them as 'asn't plenty o'
happins (J.P.K,). Lin. Brookes Tracts Gl. ; Lin.' The nights
being cold we require more appin. n.Lin.' I've knawn farm
hooses, a many, wheare sarvant chaps hed niver enif happin' o*
the'r beds. s.Lin. See that he's plenty happing ower him : it's
frelzin' co'd (T.H.R.V Nhp.', e.An.' (3') n.Yks.2 A large chest
for linen, seen hereabouts in old family houses. Some are
pannelled and carved ; and in raised figures bear dates within the
17th century. (4) 16.
3. To clothe, dress ; also with up.
Frf. She was naturally a bonny bit kimmer rather than happit
up to the nines, Barrie Miyiister (1891) vi. Per. I'll hap ye an'
fend ye, an' busk ye, an' tend ye, Ford Harp (1893) 164. Fif. I
sail hae you happit well, Douglas Poems (1806) 84. Lnk. Lasses
a' weel hapt wi' druggit, Nicholson Kilwuddie (ed. 1895 26.
Rxb. Paper, In whilk my muse here boots to haup her, A. Scott
Poems (ed. 1808; 17. n.Yks.23, w.Yks. J.T.)
4. Comp. (i) Hap-gear, clothing of all sorts; (2) -harlot,
a coarse coverlet ; (31 -warm, a warm, substantial cover-
ing or article of dress ; also used attrib.
(i) n.Yks.2 (2) N.Cy.i A servant's coverlet. e.An.' (3I ne.Sc.
The tailor . . . plied his needle and thread . . . till the W'ebs had
become hapvvarms fit to defend the coldest blast, Gregor/^/<6-Z,oj-«
(1881)58. Bnff.' That quyte o' yours is a gueede hap-warm. Edb.
Ye'll bring up after us, your master's trotcozy an' hapwarm,
Ballantine Gaberliimie (ed. 1875) 328. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll.
L.L.B.)
5. To cover over ; to burj', cover with earth ; to cover
with earth or straw as a protection from cold or wet, to
thatch ; also with down, in, over, up.
Sc. And my luve's briest is happit 'Neath cauld drifts o' snaw.
Ballads (1885) 65. Elg. The carle sees the last ruck-head Hapt in
baith saif and bravv, Couper Poetry (1804) I. 188. e.Sc. Better be
happed with the eternal silence of the hills than drowned in the
din of the streets, Setoun /?. Urquhari (,1896) i. Abd. Stacks wi'
thack an' rape war happit licht, Gitidman Itiglismaill (1873) 27.
Per. My babe sleeps in 3on kirkyard Happed owre wi' clammy
clay, Spence Poems (1898) 48. e.Fif. Ihe solace o' my graii-
faither's solitary oors, after he had happit my grannie i' the mools,
Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xi. Dnib. Our wee hoose, new happit,
brushed and clean, S.\lmon Gowodean (1868") 37. Rnf. The cauld
cl.ay haps the Rose of Elderslie, Fraser Chimes (1853) 82. Ayr.
HAP
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HAP
It wasna till they had gotten them a' safely hame and the hole
happit up, that they really kent what they had, Service A'otaiidiiins
(1890 67. Lnk. To-day auld WuUie Gaw has been happing some-
body up, Fraser IVhaups (1895) i. Lth. Green's the sod that
haps the grave O' mony a Cann\'goslian ! Smith Merry Bridal
(1866) 38. Slk. I digged a grave, and laid him in, And happ'd
him with the sod sae green, Borland Yarrow (1890) 54. Kxb.
Ance I'm happit wi' the truff I ken I'll need nae mair, Wilson
Poems (1824) 21. Dmf. Tae me wad been doubly kin' . . . Had
he me happ'd some dyke behin' There tae remain, Quinn Heather
(1863) 74. Nhb. Gae hap him up i' his lang hame Sin' Billie's
dead, Donaldson Poems (1809) 62. Cum. He's been happed up
many a long year I.T.Ar.). n.Yks. They've gitten t'muck an' taties
all hapt nicely in (W.H.); n.Yks.' To cover, by placing straw and
earth over potatoes, earth over the dead, and the like. 'All's
dune, now: thou mun hap him oop.' To a sexton after the grave-
service was completed ; n.Yks. ^ ' I should like to see thee happ'd
up,' an ill wish — to see you in your grave ; n.Yks. ^ Ah've just
happ'd Willie's grave up. ne.Yks.' Then you've gitten poor au'd
Willie happed up at last. e.Yks. To cover ; as the seed with soil,
Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788 ; e.Yks.' We happ'd awd woman up
quite comfortably I chetch-yard, last Monday. Der.^ ' He's now't
good for till he's happed up,' said of a miserly churl. nw.Der.'
Not.^ Well happed down, well covered in. s.Not. Ah just 'apped
the taters up wi' a little earth (J.P.K.). Lin.' It will not be long
before j'ou'll have her to hap up. n.Lin. I wasn't goin' to hev him
happ'd awaay i' a parish coffin. Peacock Too/cs ( i 890) 2nd S. 56;
n.Lin.' Noo then, get them taatieshappeddoon, it'll freeze to-neet like
smack. sw.Lin.' They happed the stack up. Our potatoes are
well apped up. So you've happed poor old Charley up. Nhp.
When I, Hapt in the cold dark grave, Can heed it not, Clare
Village Minst. (1821) I. 173.
Hence (i) Happing, sb. thatch, straw or earth used as a
covering ; (2) Happing-up, sb. a burial.
(i) n.Lin.' Covering, such as . . . earth on a potatoe pie. sw.Lin.'
We're short of happing, to hap the stacks with. (2) Cum. Coniston
. .. was obliged to send all its deceased to Ulvcrston for interment,
and Christian happing up, Linton Lake Cy. (1864) 265.
6. To hide, conceal, cover away, to ' hush up ' ; also
iiUr. to hide oneself.
Sc. Man, doctor, I ha'e happit mony a faut o' yours, an' I think
ye micht thole ane o' mine, Ford Thistledown (1891) 98. e.Sc.
What way will ye seek to rake up what I've happit awa for years?
Setoun R. Urqtiharl (1896) xxvii. Ayr. Ye maun be cowards,
whan ye hap By dykebacks, sheughs, and ditches. Ballads and
Sngs. (1847) II- 1 13. n.Yks.2 'They got it happed up,' the matter
was silenced ; n.Yks.* Let's hap t'job up noo an' saay neea mair
aboot it. w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.' Thaay maay try as Ihaay like
ther's noa happin' a thing o' that soort up e' thease daays.
7. To shelter, shield, protect.
Sc. The moonlight, they say, is no just canny . . . and ye should
be happit and sained from its influence, Cobban Andaman (1895I
xxiv. Bch. Syne slouch behind my doughty targe, That j'on day j-our
head happit, Forbes ^ya.v(i785) 9. Kcd. Myauldbiggin'.Thatmony
year has happed me Up to the very riggin', Jamie Muse (1844)
32. Frf. Dear cottie }'e cou'd tell . . . How manj'ills on me befel.
When ye did hap my tally. Yon rantin night, Morison Poems
(1790) 85. Per. Wi' Dives' craps to ca' oor ain. A' hoosed an'
happit frae the rain, Haliburton Ochit Idylls (1891) 29. Ayr.
Jamaica bodies, use him weel, An' hap him in a cozie bicl, Burns
On a Sc. Bard, St. 9. Edb. They scoug fiae street an' field, An'
hap them in a lyther bield, Fergusson Poems (1773) 139, ed. 1785.
8. To smooth down, press lightly ; to pat soil with the
back of a spade ; in salt-making : to smooth the lump salt.
Lan.',Chs.'^ nw.Der.'To press slightly the soil in garden beds
with a spade after the seeds are sown.
Hence Happer, sb. salt-making term : a small wooden
spade or paddle used to smooth lump salt. Chs.'
9. To make up a fire, to stack or heap it up so as to
keep it in.
Sc. It's time I should hap up the wee bit gathering turf, as the
fire is ower low, Scott jl/oHasto;v (1820) iv ; I'll maybe find the
fire black out, though I had happit it so as to last the whole day,
Whitehead Zfii// Z)(?i'/> (1876; 149, ed. 1894. Cum.*, Yks.(J.W.)
10. sb. A covering or wrap of any kind ; a coverlet, rug ;
a thick outer garment, dress, clothing ; also usedyJg-.
Sc. Mak's cosle the hap o' a theekit cot bed, Allan Lilts (1874)
357. Sh.I. Shu laid afl' her hap an' axd for a drap 0' mylk, Sh.
Nfi's (May 14, 1898;. Abd.The hairst was ta'en in, and the rucks
got a hap, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 124. Frf. They were sair in
want o' a puckle needfu' haps in the day time, Willock Rosetly
Ends (1886) 25, ed. 1889. Per. I met her by the burnic's flow,
Aneath the hap o' e'enin', Edwards Stralhearn Lyrics (1889) 43.
Ayr. I'd be mair vauntie o' mj' hap. Douce hingin' owrc my curple,
Burns Ansiver to Verses (1787 1 st. 5. Lnk. The plaided hap o'
auld warl' ways, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 8. Lth. [He] wons
upon the hill-tap, In peat-biggit shieling wi' thin theekit hap,
Ballantixe Poems (1856) 98. e.Lth. Swathed up in mufflers,
mittens, haps and hose, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 167. Edb.
Winter's caulds, baith keen and snell, Freeze on the hapo'ermuir
an' fell. Glass Cal. Parnassus (1812) 40. Kcb. When Criffel wears
a hap, Skiddaw wots well o' that, Swainson Weather Elk-Lore
(1873 206. N.I.' n.Cy. Sojrfcr 67. (Co«. L.L.B.); NCy.' Nhb."
' Put a hap on the bed,' means put an extra covering on it. Dor.'
Cum. A hap mear or less is nowt in our house, Rigby Midsummer
to Martinnms (1891) i. Wm. Have you put plenty of hap on!
(B.K.) n.Yks.' ' Have you plenty o' haps ? ' ' Aye, Ah's tweea
shawls an' mah thick cloak, forby t'rocg'; n.Yks.^ Rare good
haps; n.Yks.* m Yks.' They may manage for a bit of scran [food],
but they've scarcely a rag of hap. w.Yks.' Gimme plenty o' hap.
Lan. To doflf his winter-hap, Waugh Heather (ed. Milner) II. 26 ;
Tliae's a terrible lot o' hap abeawt tho', ib. Snowed-uf>, ii. ne Lan.'
Der. 'Ha' ye got plenty o' haps! '.. ' 'Tis main cold,' Verney5/oii«
Edge ^1868) XXV.
11. A heavy fall of snow.
n.Yks. [He] would be matched to get home again; for it was safe
there was going to be a ' hap,' Atkinson Moorl. Parish (1891) 349.
[1. The peaple sawe thame [the opinions] happit al,
and coloured with fair wourdes, Dalrymple Leslie's Hist.
Scotl. (1596) H. 466. 2. I pray ))e Marie happe hym
warme, York Plays (c. 1400) 144. J
HAP, v.^ and int. Sc. Irel. Lei. Dev. Also in forms
haap Sc. Lei.'; haape n.Dev. ; hape Frf; haup Sc.
(Jam.) [h)ap, h)ep.] \. v. Of horses or yoke-cattle : to
turn to the right away from the driver.
Sc. Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 160 ; It is opposed to
wynd, which signifies to turn to the left or towards the driven Jam.).
2. Phr. (i) to hap or wynd, {a) to make draught cattle
turn to the right or left ; (6) to turn one way or another
at another's will, to be tractable ; (2) haup weel, rake weel,
try every way, rather than be disappointed.
(i, a) Abd. But he could make them turn or veer. And hap or
wynd them by the ear, Meston Poet. IVks. (1723) 16. (6) Frf.
How bless'd is he that to his mind Has got a wifie. . . That to his
wish will hape or winde. Soothing each care, Morison poems
(1790) 79. s.Sc. Ye'll neither hap nor wyn — neither dance nor
hand the caunic, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 234 ; We say of a
stubborn person : ' He will neither haup nor wynd ' (Jam.). (2)
Fif. A phr. borrowed from ploughing. The lit. meaning is: If the
horse will not go to the right hand, let him take the opposite
direction {ib.).
3. To stop, keep back ; to check, balk.
Dev. A farmer, speaking of some encroaching neighbours, said,
'They'd have it all, nif did'n hape 'em a hit,' Repoits Provinc. (1889).
n.Dev. Horae Subsecivae {I'm) 197; Nif vauther dedn't ha-ape tha,
E.xm. Scold. (1746) 1. 51.
4. int. A call to a horse to turn to the right ; also with
off, up.
Sc. (Jam.) ; Morton Cyclo. Agric. (i863\ w.Sc. ' Haup up' is
only applied to [cattle], TV. iSr' Q. (1856) 2nd S. i. 439. s.Sc. ' Hap,
Bassie, hap,' and smacking his whip the horse increased his speed,
Wilson Tales (1839) V. 13. Ayr. Just gies his naigs a hap or gee,
An' canny drives around it, Ainslie Land 0/ Bums (ed. 1892) 217.
Lnk. By their answerin' our ca* — Hap, wj'ne, wo back, or step
awa', Watson Poems (1853) 25. Bwk. Monthly Mag. (1814) I.
31. N.I.i
5. A call for cows.
Lei.' When I wus a b'y they'd use to call the cows with a 'haap,'
now they call 'em wi' a ' hoop.'
HAP, v.* Sc. [hap.] In phr. hap weel, w)rap weel,
come of it what will, whatever be the result, hit or miss.
Cf hap, v.^ 2.
Cai.' Slk. Whilk makes me half and mair afraid, . . But hap weel,
rap weel, I will send it, Hogg Poems (1801) I. 91 (Jam.). Rxb. I
carena, I'll do it, hap weel, rap weel (ib.). Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824). Kcb. Hap weel an' wrap weel, I'll ax her ower
hame, Armstrong Ingleside (1890) 219.
HAP, f .* w.Yks. [ap.] 1. Of animals : to lap, suck up.
~ To i'
(J.B.), (J.W.)
dry or mop up a wet place. (J.VV.)
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HAPPER
HAP, sA.* Obs. Sc. Cum. An instrument for scraping
up sea-ooze to make salt with.
Dmf. His first care is to collect the sicech proper for his purpose;
this he effects by means of an implement named a hap, a kind of
sledge drag lurnished with a sharp edge at that part which touches
the ground, and drawn by a single horse, Agnc. Siirv. 527 iJam. \
Cum.* A sledge-drag or scraper, drawn by a horse, used for col-
lecting the surface-leech on the salt-bed, Solway, 44.
HAP, see Hip, sb}, Hop, v."^
HAPE, si!'. Sc. A halfpenny.
Lnk. Dae ye want the Citeez [Citizen]? Evenin' or Weekly? It's
only a hape, Nicholson Idylh (,1870 106.
HAPE, see Hap, v.^, Heap, sb}
HAPLY, adv. Obs. Chs. Der. Also in form happely
Chs.2 Perhaps. Chs.'^ Der. Grose (1790) il/S. no'd'. (P.)
[He came, if haply he might find any thing thereon,
Bible Mark xi. 13.]
HAPP, HAPPA, see Hap, v.'^. Hap ye.
HAPPE, V. Obs. n.Cy. To encourage or set on
a dog. GnosE (1790).
HAPPEN, v} and sb.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
1. V. To befall, happen to ; to become of. Also used
in pass.
Slg, Some dreadful dool shall happen us. Towers Poems fi885l
56. Edb. The fate That soon will happen Kirk or State. CRAWroiiD
Poems (1798": 38. Ltli. Has anything happened Hootsman ?
Lu.MSDEN Sheep-head {iBg2) 311. w.Yks. If owt happens me tha
mun lewk atter aar Lizzie, Spec. Dial. s.Not. Ah've bin lookin
for th' master i' th' shop. What's appened im? (J.P.K.) Lei.' A's
'appcned very lucky to get independent.
2. To incur, meet with (an accident, &c.) ; to have any-
thing occur to one ; occas. with of.
e.Dur.^ He happened it [it happened to him''. She happened
a bad accident. n.Yks. Ah happen'd a accident {T.S.^ ; n.Yks.^
' Puir gell ! she's happ'n'd a misfort'n ; ' had, or going to have, an
illegitimate child. 'Ah seen a hare liggin, an' Ah happ'n'd (t')
misfort'n te knap't o' t'heead ' ; n.Yks.'* ne.Yks.* All's happen'd
a bad accident. w.Yks. He'd happened t'accident at his wark,
Yksmau. Comic Ann. ,18781 42. n.Lin. Whativer's matter noo ?
Hasjackhappen'd owt' Peacock rn/is; 1 886 61; n.Lin.' He happen'd
an accident up o' Magin Moor ; his herse flung him and brok two
on his ribs. sw.Lin.' They've never happened owt yet. They
U'ere down together, but they happened nothing. Cmb, He
happened of an accident ^W.W.S.). Suf. ^C.L.F.)
3. With of, on, in, or ivilh : to come upon by chance, fall
in with, light upon.
Per. Ance we happen'd on a stell. High up amang the Ochils,
Halidurton Ochil It/y/ls 1 i8gi) 13. Ayr. Gif that ye Coud happen
on a loving wife, She might a comfort to ye be, Fisher Poems
(1790) 154. Gall. Slie happen't on a frien' To help her in the time
o" need, Lauderdale Poems (17961 68. n.Cy. (J.W.^, ne,Lan.'
s.Chs.' Iv yu aapn-n lipun aaT Joa'j. tcl im th'mcs'tur^iz bin
waan'tin im [IfyO happen'n upon ahr Geo'ge, tell him th' master's
bin wantin him]. Not. I happened on him just agen the miin
(L.C.M.'; The ditficulty of happening on a policeman. Prior
Renie (1895) 61 ; Not.^ Lin.^ n.Lin.* I happen'd on iierjust agean
Bell-hoale. sw.Lin.' I happened on him last market. Rut.' I
thought I'd ask the doctor to call in next door, if I should happen
on him to-day or to-morrow. Lei.' Nhp. The restless hogs will
happen on the prize, Clare Slicp. Calenilar 1 1827) 74 ; Nhp.' I
couldn't happen on hiin no where. War.^, Hnt. (^T.P. F.) Nrf.
I used to go up the road and happen in with some boys, Emerson
Soti 0/ Fens [^i8g2) 18: 1 happened with him at mine [at my house],
Cozens-Hardy Bt'oad Krf. (1893) 63 ; I had just happened of him
up a tree when you began to halloa. Haggard Col. Quari/ch {iSSH)
I. xii. Suf. I happened o' he at Ipsitch (C.G.B.). e.Suf. I hap-
pened with him at the inn (F.H.).
4. With along: to come by chance, to arrive unexpectedly.
Sur.' Sus.' Master Tumptops, he's a man as you'll notice
mostly happens-along about an3'one's dinner-time.
5. Phr. /o happen right, to agree together, ' hit it off.'
s.Not. ' How did you get on with him \ ' ' Oh, sometimes we
happened right, an' sometimes we didn't' (J.P.K.).
6. Comp. (i) Happen-chance, a matter of casual occur-
rence. n.Yks. ^ ; (2) -clash, an accidental blow or fall.
ib. ; (3) -keease, see (i). ib.
7. sb. An accident, occurrence.
w.Wor. That were a baddish happen, S. Beavchamp N. Hamilton
(1875) H. 133.
HAPPEN, I'.* Som. To rattle, make a cracking
sound. See Happer.
What 1 don't like about coke is its happening on al' the while
when you first put it on (W.F.R.).
HAPPEN, sb.^ Ayr. (Jam.) The path trodden by
cattle, esp. on high grounds.
HAPPENING, sb. and ppt. adf Sc. Yks. Also Dev.
1. sb. An event, occurrence.
Gall. I could not find it in my heart to tell him of the happening,
Crockett Grey Man (^1896) 189. w.Yks. I could take more pica-
sure in telling such young doings without meaning., .nor in jumping
out into the quick and strong flood of happenings that came after,
Snowden IVeb of IVeave* (1896) 17. Dev. Tidings and happenings
new and old, Salmon Ballads (1899") 6; Before the final coorious
happening, there was a fire in a croft of auld Applebird's, Phill-
POTTS Bill Vogwell in Bill, and il'hite (June 27, 1896) 824.
2. ppl. adj. Casual, chance, occasional.
Per. Mrs. So and So was here to-day, but it was only a happen-
ing call (G.W.). Lnk. If it wasna for a happening visitor looking
in at orra times, Fraser JVhaiips (18951 xii.
HAPPEN(S, adv. and conj. n.Cj'. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Stf. Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Won Shr. Glo.
Also written happance w.Yks. ; and in forms 'appen
Lan. m.Lan.' Der. ; hap'm Cum.* ; oppen Der. 1. adv.
Perhaps, possibly, may be.
N.Cy.', Cuni.* Wm. • Will you lend me a book?' ' Happen I
have not got one' (B.K.) ; Said he was happen rader better ner
good. Aid Smi/er, ig. n.Yks.^ ; n.Yks."' Wilt ta cum ? ' 'Happen
Ah may.' ne.Yks.* e.Yks.' Happen Bill 'I! cum whom [home]
next week. m.Yks.' w.Yks. Yol happance think this a queer
idea a mine, Tom Treddlehovle Thoiv/s (1845) 11 ; w.Yks.' I
spreead taablc claath — happen nut seea simmit as they'd been used
tull, ii. 299; w.Yks.'^"*; w.Yks.' Happen ah sal an' happen ah
sahn't. Lan. That friend's happen slander'd 3"oa o' at he could,
Harland Lyrics (1866) 223; Our Jacob's got something on his
mind. . . He's 'appen fallen in love, Hamerton Wenderholme
(1869) xv; Lan.', ne.Lan.' e.Lan.' The cheapest is happen not
the best. m.Lan.', Chs.'^s Stf. Happen your husband tied ye
off marrj-in' afore he died ? Conih. Mag. (Jan. 1894) 38. n.Stf.
Happen ye'd get something to think on, Geo. Eliot A. Bede (i8^g)
I. 8. Der. It's 'oppen two moil fro' here. Hall Nathersage [ 1896)
i; 'Appen thou be'st, and 'appen thou baint, Le Fanu Uncle Silas
(1865) I. 298; Der.2, nw.Der.' Not. (J.H.B.); If he speaks
to you, j-ou can 'appen be deaf. Prior Renie (18951 60. Lin.
Happen sea-bank broke to show folk as fen warn't niver meant to
be drained, Fenn Dick o' the Fens (1888) iii. n.Lin.' Happen I
maay cum doon o' Sunda' at neet. bud I'm not sewer. s.Lin.
Happen he may arter all (T.H.R.). s.v.Lin.' Happens, I may.
It was a good job, happen, as she did go. Lei.' 'Do you think
she's gone home?' ''Appen.' Nhp.' War. They'd happen ha'
died, if they'd been fed, Geo. Eliot Floss (i860) I. 42; War.'*;
War.^ ' 'Ave a go at a ship, master ; appen 3"0 might 'it a
ship [sheep].' A sarcasm launched at me by a shepherd who had
seen me miss mj' game in two successive shots ; War.* Happen I
ma}' light upon it when I goes a milking. s.War.', s.Wor. (H.K.),
s.Wor.', se.Wor.' Shr.' Appen I shall be theer. Glo.'
2. conj. In case, lest, perchance.
n.Yks.' Ah'U think, happen Ah gans. ne.Yks.' Ah'Il waat
happen sha cums. w.Yks. (J.W.)
HAPPER, v. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Som. To fall with a
heavy sound ; to rattle down, patter ; to crackle ; gen.
with doivn.
Hmp. Of an apple falling from a tree, ' Didn't it happer down ! '
(W.H.E.) Wil. You can hear the rain now. It's happering down,
ib. ; Wil.' To come down smartlj', as hail, or leaves in autumn.
Dor. An' orcha'd apples, red half round, Have all a happer'd down,
Barnes Poems (1863) 78. Som. Till tha snaw happer'd down
and cover'd tha groun, Agrikler R/ivmes (1872) no; Sweetman
IVineanton Gt. (1885); W. & J. Gl. U873)' ; Jennings Obs. Dial.
w.Eng. (1825). w.Som.' How that there 'ood do happery !
Hence (i) Happering, (a) vbl. sb. the snapping or
crackling of an ember in a fire ; (b) ppl. adj. pattering,
rattling coming down like hail ; (2) Happery, adj. crack-
ling, apt to snap or crackle,
1 1, a) Wil. A'. & Q. (1881) 6lh S. iv. 106. (6) Dor. At the feast,
I do mind very well, all the vo'ks Wer a-took in a happeren show'r,
Barnes Poems (1863I in. (2) w.Som.' 'Vir [fir] tops baint much
o" viring, thev be so happery.
HAPPER, see Hopper, sb}
HAPPINCH
[6i]
HARBOUR
HAPPINCH, sb. Chs. The lapwing, Vatullus vul-
garis. Science Gossip (1865) 36.
HAPPIT, see Hoppet, v.
HAPPLE, V. Sc. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To trickle, roll down. See Hop, i'.^ 6.
Edb. The sa't tears ran happlin' ovvr my cheek, Learmont Pooiis
(1791) 325-
HAPPY, adj. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Lei. Nhp.
War. Cor. [h)a-pi, ae'pi-] 1. In phr. (i) Hapfiy by lucky,
at a venture, at all hazards, by chance ; (2) — family,
a variety of stonecrop. Set/urn ; (3) -go-loitg, an easy-
going person; (4) -go-lucky, (a) see (i) ; (b) see (3); (c)
chance, accident ; (51 — man be his dole, a good wish, an
expression of goodwill.
(i) Nhp.> He has taken that bit o' ground happy by lucky, he"s
chanced it. fa) Chs.' Frequently grown in cottage windows ;
Chs.3 The buds and flowers, though on diflerent stalks, all nestle
together. (3) Nhb. (R.O.H.) (4, a) Cai.> Rxb. Happy go-lucky,
I'll venture (Jam.). s.Don. He could not ride a bicycle, but he
said he would try happy go lucky (D.A.S.V Lin.', n.Lin.i (A)
Lei.' A good fellow of a reckless random disposition. War.^ (c^
n.Yks. It's happy-go-lucky whether you get them or nut (I.W.).
nuYks.i The well-known phrase 'happy-go-lucky' has more of a
meaning to northern than southern ears. Cor. After that went
recklessly . . . and finally abandoned the exercise of . . . reason
for happy-go-lucky, Baring-Gould Gaveiocks (,1887) i. (5) n.Cy.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.)
2. Lucky, fortunate, boding good fortune.
Bnfif. There are happy and unhappy daj'S for beginning any under-
taking. . . There are also happy and unhapp3' feet. Thus they wish
bridegrooms and brides a happy foot. Statist. Ace. XIV. 541 u. (Jam.'
HAPRICK,si. Sh.L Also written happrick. [ha'prik.]
Panniers or baskets slung over a horse's back.
A auld osmal luikin' auld maid, wi' a mooth laek a horse hap-
prick, Stewart Tales 1^1892 1 35 ; S. & Ork.' Two cazzies united by
a band laid over a horse's back for carr3'ing manure.
HAPS, adv. Sc. n.Cy. Ess. Ken. [haps, aeps.]
Perhaps, perchance. See Hap, adv. 6.
Edb. If 3'er morals dinna men' Ye'll haps be scau'ded at the en',
LiDDLE Poems (,1821) 58. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Col/. L.L.B.) Ess.
An', haps, near ov a-fire, Clark/. Noakes (1839) St. 170; Ess.'
Ken. Aps he may. Aps he be (W.G.P.).
[It may haps be objected, Callis Slal. Sewers (ed.
1647) 94 (N.E.D.).]
HAPS, see Hasp, sb.^
HAP-SHACKLE, v. and sb. Sc. Lan. Also in form
hop-shackle Sc. Lan." [hap-, h)opJakl.] 1. v. To bind
together the feet of cattle so as to prevent them from
straying. Slk., Gall. (Jam.)
Hence Hap-shackled, ppl. adj. fettered, cumbered ;
hobbled.
Ayr. Thou now has got thy daddie's chair, Nae hand-cuff'd,
mizzl'd, hap-shackl'd Regent, Burns Elegy on the Year lySS ( 1789)
I. 34 ; Jeanie stood like ane hapshackl'd, Ainslie Laud of Burns
(ed. 1892) 188. Gall. An horse is said to be so when an hind and
fore foot are confined by a rope fixed to them ; this is to hinder
them to ' hop ' or ' leap,' Mactaggart Enryct. ( 1824) 253, ed. 1876.
Lan. ' Thou walks as if thou were hop-shackle't ! ' ' Thou'd be
hop-shackle't too, if thou'd as mony corns o' thi toes as I have,'
Waugh Chilli. Corner (1874) 17, ed. 1879 • Lan.'
2. sb. A ligament for confining a horse or cow; a shackle,
fetter ; also used fig.
Ayr. No creatures in a crib, no horses in hapshackles, Ainslie
Land of Burns led. 1892) 139. Slk. An intelligent correspondent
from Ettrick Forest informs me that he never saw the operation of
hapshackling performed otherwise than by fastening the hap-
shackle round the fore feet of the animal (Jam.); I have got this
matrimonial hapshackle off and am free, Hogg Tales (1838; 282,
ed. 1866. Gall. (Jam.)
HAPSHER, «(/!'. Lakel. Cum. Also in forms hapsha
Lakel.2 Cum. ; hapshy Cum.' In comp. (i) Hapsher-
hapsher, (2) -rapsher, -rapsha, or -rapshy, haphazard, at
random.
(i) Cum. (J.W.O.) (2) Lakel.2 Cum. (J.'W.O.) ; Bit ah scd,
just hapsha rapsha, sez ah, Sargisson /oc 5con/> (i 881) 140; Cum.'
HAP YE, p/ir. Obs. n.Cy. Also in forms happa
N.Cy.* ; happe. 1. What thmk you ? do you think so .'
Grose (1790), (K.),N.Cy.= 2. Thank you. Bailey (1721).
HAR, iiil. Nhb. Dur. Yks. e.An. Also in form arr,
aar e.An. 1. A call of the carter to a horse to come to
the left or near side.
e.An. The rustic teamman's address to his horse when he wants
it to turn into a gateway to the left is something of this kind,
'Cup bear, har, hate wa' holt' (H C H.). Nrf. Rainbird ^^j;f.
(1819) 302, ed. 1849.
2. A word of command addressed to a plough-horse to
turn to the right.
Yks. The horses are trained when young to turn to the right on
hearing this word (G.W.W.).
3. Fhr. /lar azvay, he oi{\ come along. Cf. hay-ree.
Nhb. (H.M.) e.Dur.' Haavvee u, haa-ruwee u, haru ('harra')
wee-u. The shibboleth of this county, heard every day and almost
every five minutes.
HAR, see Haar, si.'. Have, Her.
HARASS, sb. Lin. Sun [aras.] Difficulty, great
trouble.
Sur.' ' It's a harass to get them up they hills.' Speaking of
carting building materials on to the hill.
Hence Harassment, sb. a worry, trouble, harassed con-
dition.
n.Lin.' Dr. P. he says to me, 'Mrs. D.,' he says, 'it's ovver-
harassment o' th' liver 'at yer sufferin' from." s.Lin. (T.H.R."l
HARBER, sb. e.An.' Suf.' e.Suf. (F.H.) Also written
harbur, and in form arbour Suf.' [a'b3(r).] The horn-
beam or hard-beam, Carpiiius Belulus. Also in comp.
Harber-tree.
HARBIN(E, 5*. Or.I. A young coal-fish of about two
years old, Merlaitgus carbonarius.
ThepiltockofShetlandisthe kuth of Orkney, which the following
year is distinguished in the lattei' place as harbines, or two-year-
old kuths, HiBBERT Desc. Sh. I. (^1822) 25, ed. 1891 ; S. & Ork.'
[Satchell (1879).]
HARBOUR,s6.and7;. Sc. Nhb.Cum.Wm. Yks.Chs.Lin.
Wor. Pem. Glo. Oxf. Som. Dev. Cor. Also written harbar
s.Pem.; and in form herbourSc. 1. sb. A shelter, refuge.
Edb. It is said, as a harbour and rallj'ing point, to have been
much resorted to by the Covenanters, Pen.vecuik IFks. (1715) 127,
ed. 1815. n.Yks." Wa mun finnd a harbour sumwhere whahl
t'shooer's ower'd. w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.' It power'd doon wi*
raain an' ther' was noa harbour to find noa wheare. w.Som,'
K.ium soa'us ! lat-s goo t-aarbur [Come mates! let's take shelter].
The word ' shelter' is unknown.
Hence (i) Harberance, (2) Harberie, sb. harbourage,
shelter ; (3) Harbourless, adj. without shelter or refuge.
(r) Nhb.' Thor's a lot o' rattins this j'ear ; the rough stubbles is
been a grand harberance for them. (2) Sc. He that is ill of his
harberie, is good of his way kenning, Ray Prov. (1678I 370. (3)
Lnk.Soam I harbourless, LiTHGOw/-*of/.7?r;«.,ed. 1863 (/*(i55/b;m^o).
2. Lodging, house-room; a house, home; a room, place
of entertainment, place of reception.
Sc. He kept them up till I had neither house nor harbour,
KiRKTON Ch. Hist. (1817) 274. Per. What! herbour freers ? an'
the gudeman fra hame ? Hali burton Dunbar (1895') 95. Lakel.'
Turned out of * huse and harbour.' Cum." Wm. Cheated aut of
hause and harbour, HuTTONi?)«H A'«t) lJ'ark(i-]S$) I.312. n.Yks.';
n.Yks." Seea lang ez it's cleean. Ah decant mahnd, bud Ah mun 'ev
a harbour foor t'neet. w.Yks. (J.W.) Chs.' My word! but this
is a wj-ndy harbour. A wood-fent's a regular harbour for rottens.
n.Lin.' Thaay was to'n'd oot i'to th' streat, an' noa harbour was to
be gotten for 'em noawheares, soa I let 'em lig e' my barn.
sw Lin.' His sister gives him harbour, but he finds himself. There's
no harbour at D, so they've ta'en a house at H. There's no other
harbour to be got. Oxf. (G.O.), w.Som.'
Hence (i) Harbourage, sb. stopping-place, entertain-
ment; (2) Harbouration, sb. a collection, lodgement; a
collection of anything unpleasant.
(i) w.Som.' Noa' aa-rbureej yuur ! [No shelter here!] is the
usual reply to a tramp. I heard a bleak moor described as 'lig u
daizaart, u-dhaewtaj", acw'z, ur aa-rbureej ' [likeadesert, without
hedge, house, or harbourage]. (2) Chs.' ; Chs.^ Oi ne'er seed sich
a harbouration o' dirt as that is. s.Chs.' Mahy sai'ks ulahyv !
wot u aa'rburai'shun li riib-ich dhur iz i dhu aays [My sakes alive !
what a harbouration o' rubbitch there is i' the hai'se].
3. The place where a deer lies or has been lying; the
bed of a deer.
w.Som.' An old stag always tries to find a joung deer to turn
HARBY
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HARD
out of his harbour. n.Dev. When he [the stag] has settled himself
down he is said to be ' in harbour,' Jefferies Red Deer (1884) vi.
Hence Harbourage, sh. a covert, lair, hiding-place.
■w.Som.^ Tile deer made for Bollam Wood, but there was no
harbourage tliere.
4. V. To give shelter to ; to hide ; to entertain, give
house-room to.
Ayr. We had committed the unpardonable sin against the prelacy
of harbouring our minister and his destitute family, Galt Gilhaise
(1823) xvii. n.Yks." Geit. used in a derogatory sense. ' Sha's
neeawaays neyce whaw sha harbours.' ' Tha'd harbour tha devil
if tha thowt tha c'u'd mak owt byv it.' w.Yks. (J.W.) Chs.' He
harbours aw th' poachers i" th' country ; Chs.^. n.Lin.', Oxf. (G.O. )
Glo.' Her says her won't harbour the dog in the parlour. w.Som. 1
'Tis a place where they do harbour thieves and all sorts o' rough
car'iturs. Cor. And 'cused me forharbren hes booay to my house,
Tbegellas Tales (i860) 5.
Hence Harberous, adj. hospitable, affording shelter.
Sc. He liberal was and harberous, Rogers Three Reformers
(1819) 114.
5. To pet, spoil, make much of.
s.Pem. Ye'v alwiz been harbarin' this child, an' naw a's spoilt
(W.M.M.^.
6. Phr. lo harbour lase, to induce or encourage laziness.
s.Wor. PoRSON Quaint IVds. (1875) 20.
7. To dwell in a place ; to haunt, frequent.
n-Cy- (J.W.) Chs.' Rats harbour in a barn. Partridges harbour
amongst turnips; Chs.^ They harbour there continually. Glo.'
w.Som.i The police kept watch on the places he was known to
harbour. Her told cm how he did'n harboiiry there.
8. Of a deer or stag: to have a lair; to haunt, frequent.
•w.Som.i To ascertain by tracking, or other means, that the deer
is harbouring or laired in a particular spot or covert. n.Dev. If a
man could steal a view of 'un, . . where he harbours, Whyte-
Melville Kater/elto (1875) xv.
9. To track a stag to its lair.
w.Som.i n.Dev. To use woodman's language, he had fairly
'harboured his deer,' Whyte-Melville Kater/ello (1875) xvi ;
A guinea is paid for each stag ' harboured' successfully, Jefferies
Red Deer {im^) vi.
Hence Harbourer, sb. hunting term : a man whose duty
it is to track out a stag's lair or ' harbour.'
w.Som.i The harbourer ... is as important an officer in the
establishment of a pack of hounds kept for hunting the wild deer
as the huntsman himself. Indeed it would be well if every hunts-
man was to serve a novitiate as harbourer. It unfortunately
happens that every under-keeper and loiterer about the haunts of
the wild deer, thinks he can act as harbourer, Collvns, 76. Dev.
The harbourer having reported a ' warrantable deer ' in Parsonage
Wood, Mem. Rcv. J. Russell (1883) xii. n.Dev. He has earned
an unchallenged right to call himself the most skilful 'Harbourer'
in the west, Whvte-Melville Kater/elto 1 1875) xvi.
[1. IwasastraungerandnedyofharbourCjUDALLZms;;;.
Par. (1548) Matt. xxv. 2. An harbar, Iwspiciitiit, Cath.
Aiigl. (1483).]
HARBY, HARCELET, see Herb, Haslet.
HARD, adj., adv. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Colon. Also in forms haad e.Yks.* ; hahd c.Yks. ;
hurd Cmb. 1. adj. and adv. In comb, (i) Hard-backed,
miserly, stingy, noted for driving hard bargains ; (2)
-batch, grape-wine ; see below ; (3) -bitten one, a hard
taskmaster; (4) -bound, constipated; (5) -bowed, said of
flax when the seed has formed ; (6) -bread, oatcake ; (7)
-buttons, a boys' game ; see below ; (8) — cake, (9)
— cheese, hard treatment, a hard lot, ' hard lines ' ; (10)
■core, brick, rubbish, or refuse used to make foundations;
(11) -corn, wheat and rye, as opposed to barley and oats ;
(12) -dick, a pudding made only of flour and water ; (13)
— does, sec (9) ; (14) -dumpling, see (12) ; (15) — eating,
dry food and corn, as opposed to grass; also called
Hard-food; (16) -faced, {a) impudent, obstinate, brazen-
faced; (A) obstinate in making a bargain; (c)close-grained,
hard in texture; (17) -favoured, stern-faced; coarse-
featured ; (18) -fish, dried or salt fish ; (19) -fist, a miserly
person; (20) -fisted, covetous; (21) -fruit, stone-fruit,
plums, &c. ; (22) -gait, a hard road ; used Jig. in prov. ;
see below ; (23) -gob, white metal ; (24) -grain, a present
of wheat or money made to children at Christmas;
(25) — grass, var. species of sedge or Carex ; (26)
-ground man, a workman employed in driving rock
other than coal ; (27) -haddled, hard-earned ; see Addle,
V.'' ; (28) -handed, stingy, niggardly, close-fisted; (29)
— hap, misfortune, adversity; (30) -head, hardihood; (31)
-headed, (a) unyielding, stubborn ; (b) shrewd, ' cute ' ;
(32) -hearted, heart-breaking, distressing; (33) -hewer,
a stone-mason ; (34) -hodden or -holden, tightly held ; at
a loss, embarrassed ; hard put to it; (35) -horn, tightly;
(36) -iron or Hardine, (a) the black knapweed, Centatirea
nigra: also called Hardhead (q. v.) ; (61 the corn-crowfoot,
Rauiiiiciihis ai-vcitsis\ (c) the spreading halbert-leaved
orache, Alriple.x haslata ; (37) -matched, hardly able ; (38)
— matter, difficult ; (39) — meat, see (15) ; (40) -melched,
of a cow: difficult to milk; (41) -mouthed, obstinate,
stubborn; (42) -nap, a shrewd, clever fellow; (43) -ooined,
badly treated, over-worked ; see Hoin, v. ; (44) pin't, said
of grass when eaten oft' close to the bare ground ; (45)
-pushed, hard put to it ; (46) -race, calcareous concretionary
matter formed round fossilized bones, found in brick-earth;
(47) -sailing, trouble, misfortune ; (48) -set, (a) scarcely
able, hardly, with difficulty ; hard-pressed, in difficulties,
straits; (b) hungry; (c) to overdo; (49) -setten, said of
eggs sat upon until nearly the date of hatching ; (50)
-stocking, land on which more stock is pastured than it
can properly nourish ; (51) -thistle, the creeping plume-
thistle, Cardims arveiisis ; (52) -tree, close-grained wood ;
(53) — water, spring water as distinguished from rain or
soft water ; (54) — weight, a trifle short of the weight
named ; (55) — wheat, bearded wheat, Triticitm diiritin ;
(56) — wood, (a) oak and ash as distinguished from fir,
willow, beech, &c. ; [b) firewood in logs or brands as dis-
tinguished from faggot-wood or ' wood ' simply ; (57) -wood
trees, deciduous trees (with the exception of oak), not of
the fir tribe; (58) -woolled one, see (3); (59) — word, (n)
abuse ; scandal ; (b) a blunt refusal ; (c) a pass-word or
sign.
(i) n.Yks. He's a hard-backed un (T.S.). (2) s.Hmp. Do you
fetch that bottle of hard-batch (wine made from the outdoor grapes),
Verney L. Lisle (1870) vi. (3) w.Wor. A hard-bitten un as be no
mon'sfriend, S. Beauchamv N. Hamilton (1875) I. 3, (4) Chs.* (5)
N.I.t (6) n.Ir. She bakit aboot three griddle fu's o' hard breid.
LvTTLE Paddy McQuillan, 18. Laa. Wi'n j'o have hard brade orloaf-
brade ? Waugh Auid Bodle, 250. (7) Lon. Several bo3's place one
button each close together on a line. The game consists in hitting
a particular button out of this line without touching the others.
This is gen. played in London streets, Gom.me Games (1894") '9°-
(8) n.L'n.i, Lei.', War.^ (9) e.Yks.' It's hard cheese when yan
awn bayns tons ther backs o' yan, MS. add. (T.H.) w.Yks.^ To
be turned off the premises where several generations of a family have
lived and died, would be ' hard-cheese.' A criminal may deserve
his twenty-one years' sentence of transportation, nevertheless it is
' hard cheese to the poor fellah ! ' Not.', n.Lin.', Lei.', Oxf. (G.O.)
(10) Lon. The phrase ' hard-core' seems strictly to mean all such
refuse matter as will admit of being used as the foundation of
roads, buildings, &c., Mavhew Land. Labour (ed. 1861) II. 281.
(11) N.Cy.', Nhb.' Dnr.' Wheat or maslin, when growing, as
distinguished from barley and oats. Stf. (K.) (i2)Sus.' (i3)Yks.
(J.W.) n.Lin.' It's hard-does for a man and his wife and bairns to
be thrawn oot o' wark wi'oot warnin'. Glo. These 'ere times with
hard doos fur farmers, and wi' the 'cheenery and zo on, Buckman
Darke's Sojourn {i8go)x. O^O MS. add. (14) n.Yks. (I. W.) (151
Sc.(A.W.) Myo.I'd like the white mare tuk off the grashan'gave
some hard 'atin' for a fewdays, Stoker 5»<7.tf '5^(155(189 1 )vi. (i6,«)
Chs.^ I have heard a bold horse called ' a regular hard-faced one.*
s.Chs.' U tae-rbl aa'rd-faist wensh [A terr'ble hard-faced wench].
(61 Chs.' (f) ib. Timber which is hard and difficult to work is
said to be hard-faced. An apple of so close a texture that you
can scarcely get your teeth through it would be called hard-
faced. (17) Ayr. A stalwart, hard-favoured, grey-haired manat-
arms, Galt Gilhaizc (1823) i. Cum.'* (18) Sc. Indiscriminately
given to cod, ling, and torsk, salted and dried (Jam.) ; Scoticisius
(1787) 38. Or.I. Peterkin Notes (1822) App. 32. Cai.' (19)
S.Lin, fla'e you hired yer sen to an o'd hard-fist like her'
(T.H.R.) (20) Nhp.' (21) Ken.' (22) Sc. 'The hare maun,
come to the hard gait,' matters must take their course. Gen.
addressed to those who appear wilful, and are determined to take
their own way apparently against their interest (Jam.). (23)
HARD
[63l
HARD
w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Siippl. (Nov. 4, 1893 "i ; w.Yks.^ (24) ne.Lan.'
(25; Stf. Various sorts of seg grasses, provincially hard grass, iron
grass, carnation grass, ReportsAgrie. \ 1793-1813) 27. (26) [Re/or/s
Miiics.^ (27) w.Yks. Dunnot be fooils goin an spendin boath yer
time an yer hard-haddled cash at a jerry-shop, Detvsife Olm,
(1878) 3. (28) n.Sc. (Jam.) (29) Cum. Then hard hap have I,
Gilpin iJnffna's (1874) 52. (30) w.Cy. 1 Hall.) (31, a) Cat', Slk.
(Jam.) (b) Nhb. (R.O.H.) (32) Sh.I. Is dis wadder iver gaun ta
shange, Magnus ? He's [it's] truly been a hard-heartid time dis
while, as iver I mind, I tink, S/i. News (June 11, 1898). (33)
Ken.*2 (34; La'iel.2 Ah was hard hodden ta keep mi tongue
atween mi teeth an' keep frae tellen mi mind streck oot. n.Yks.*
* I was hard-hodden frae laughing,' with difficulty I refrained
from it. w.Yks. I have never seen a man so hard holden as he
was, Snowde.n Web of Weaver (1896) ii. (35) Sc. With his eyes
shut hardhorn, Magopico (ed. 1836') 29. (36, a) Lan. (B. & H.^,
Chs.'3, Stf. (B. & H.), s.Not. (J.P.K.) (A) n.Cy. (,Hall.) Midi.
Marshall 7?h;-. ffoii. (17961 H. Der.*, nw.Der.*, Lei.^ (c; Lei.'
(37) n.Yks.^That wall's hard-match'd to stand. (38) Oxf. ' iV/5.
add. nw.Dev.' 'Tis hard matter to git about. (39) e.Yks. Maketh
goodes fall sharply to their hard meate, Best Ritr. Econ. (1641)
76. (40^ s.Chs.' (41) Cor. You loose-jaw! hard-mouth'd, chuckle-
headed kna-ave, Forfar Pofois ( i 885) 47. (42"! Hrf.* (43) w.Yks.
And all the while this lovin' wife, Hard-ooined although shoo be,
CuDWORTH Dial. Skekhes (1884) 107. (44 1 Cum.* (45'! Sc.
(A.W.i, n.Cy. (J.W.), Oxf. (G.O.) w.Som.' We was terrible
hard-pushed to get em a-dood in time. (46^ Ken. It is called
'Hard race' by the workmen ... at the large brickyard near
Erith, Ramsay Rock Speciiiinis (1862) 180. (47) e.Yks.' Poor
awd Mally ; sha's had nowt bud hard-salin all her life-tahm, MS.
add. (T.H.) (48, a) Sc. (A.W.) n.Yks. Ah's hard-set to dua 't
(T.S.) ; T'parson was hard-set f to keep from laughing], Twzddell
Clevcl. Rhymes (1875) 35; n.Yks. '2; n.Yks.* Ah wur hardset ti
git t'job deean i' tahm. ne.Yks.' Ah lay he'll be hard-set ti a'e
deean afoor neet. e.Yks.' Ah's haadset ti live o' that wage.
ra.Yks.' w.Yks. Shoo vvir hard-set to do sich a thing as that,
Hartley Clock Aim. ^886) 44 ; w.Yks.'^ Lan.' He's hard-set,
aw con tell tlii — eawt o' wark an' his woife deawn wi' twins.
e.Lan.', Not.' n.Lin.' We shall most on us be hard set if thease
prices hohds on a year or two longer. sw.Lin.' They're often
hardset for a meal. Lei.' Nhp.' He is hard set to maintain his
family. War.3, Hnt. (T.P.F.) Dev.^ He's hardzet to pay his rent.
(6) w.Yks. 2 War.3 He is so hard set he will eat anything offered
to him. (f) m.Yks.' Take him to the field with thee, and don't
hardset him, now. (49) Cum. (J.Ar.), Cum.* (50) s.Wil. I have
known the principle of hard-stocking carried to an injurious
length, Marshall Review (1817) V. 224. (51) e.An. (B. & H.)
(5a) Kcd. O get to me a cloak of cloth, A staff of good hard tree,
Maidment Garl. (1824") 30, ed. 1868. (53) Lakel.* Spring watter
'at jikes when ye wesh in 't. n.Lin.', Oxf. (G.O.) (54) e.Yks.'
Twea pund, hahd weight, MS. add. (T.H.) Sus. I weighted a
carp . . . and it proved 2 lbs. hard weight, Marchant Diary
(1714-28) in N. (y Q. (1879) 5th S. xi. 247. (55) Som. (W.F.R.)
(56, a) Kcd. The whole of this is thickly planted with deciduous
trees, or what is here called hard wood ; its distinction from the
evergreens or firs, whose timber is comparatively softer and of
less value, Agric. Sitru. 343 (Jam.\ Slg. Upwards of 200,000
trees of various kinds, but chiefly of hard wood, that is oak and
ash, ib. 220. n.Lin.', w.Som.' (6) w.Som.' To be sold, about
100 cords of hard wood, in lots to suit purchasers, Advt. nw.Dev.'
(57) Cum.*, w.Yks.' (58,1 Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893)
35- (59i ") Sc. Hard words break no bones (A.W.). Myo. Again
he burst out at me ... he would send the hard word round the
country about me and my leman ! Stoker Snake's Pass {i%c)\) xvi.
Lakel. ' He gat t'hard-word frae t'maister. Cum.* (A) Wm. Ah
assed him for a shillin', an' he gev mi t'hard-word at yance (B.K.).
(c) Ir. So I gives Jack the hard word, Carleton Trails Peas.
(ed. 1843) I. 78.
2. Phr. (i) hard about, (2) — again, (3) —at hand, (4)
— by, near, close to ; (5I — enough, sure enough, without
doubt, certainly ; (6) — laid on, much oppressed or bur-
dened with work, sickness, &c. ; (7) — on, (a) see (4) ; (b)
nearly, almost, approaching to ; {c) hard at work, in full
swing ; {d) fast asleep ; (8) — to, see (4) ; (9) — upon, see
(7,4) ;_ {10) ~a-gallop, galloping very fast ; {11) — and fast,
(a) safely secured, immovable ; {b) vigorously, with great
energy ; with eagerness or determination ; (c) see (5) ;
id) see {7, d); (12) — and heather bred, hardy, possessed
of great vigour and activity ; (13) — and sharp, (a) scarcely,
hardly, with difficulty, barely; (b) cruelly, harshly; (c) to
a nicety, just right ; (d) slightly short in the required
weight or size ; (14) — in the uiouth, stubborn, obstinate ;
(15) — of belief , dubious, doubtful; (16) — of the feather,
used in reference to fighting cocks, fully grown and not
soft-feathered ; (17) to get it hard, to find it a difficult
matter; (18) to be at hard canny, to have a struggle to
make both ends meet; (19) to be in hard earnest, to be in
sober, downright earnest ; (20) to have the hard drop in
one, to be penurious, miserly.
(1) w.Yks. It's hard about yonder clump of trees (C.C.R.). (2)
Lakel.2 It's hard again t'fell sides. Cum.* Ye'U finnd t'hoose hard
agean t'stayshiii. n.Wm. Your stick is hard again your nief ',B.K.).
(3) Som. I was . . . thinken', mabbee, o' thik good-bye as was hard
at hand. Leith Verbena (18951 99. (4) Abd. Hard by the house o'
Robie Mill, Forbes Shop Bill {ii&$) 14. e.Yks.' w.Yks.s Hard
by t'owd church. Der.", nw.Der.' n.Lin. Yalthrup is hard by
Bottesford (E.P.). Oxf. (G.O.) (5) n.Yks.^ ; n.Yks.* He'll tell
tha what he thinks, hard eaneeaf. ne.Yks.' Aye ! that's him hard
eneeaf. w.Yks. (iE.B.) ; w.Yks.^ ' I can du it hard eniff.' A man
repairs a clock, and says, when he has concluded his task, ' Thear,
it al go hard eniff now.' n.Lin. He'll goa hard enif if thoo nobbud
axes him (M.P.). (6) Cum.'* w.Yks.'; w.Yks.^ A lad sent to
work at the factory when very 3-oung is ' hard-laid on.' A man
emaciated in appearance by illness has 'bin hard laad on, poor
fellah!" n.Lin.', Nhp.' (7, n; Lakel.* s.Lin. You'll be hard on
it when you reach the next cross roads (T.H.R.). (6) Cum.* It'll
be hard on till neet or we git heam. Wm. It'll be hard on ta ten
mile ta Penrith (B.K.). Lei.' It's six o'clock, hard on. War.*
Hard upon three months ; War.3 {c) Not.' Lei.' Ah'n bin aard
on all dee. Shay's aard on at th' o'd man from mornin' to noight
an' noight till mornin'. War.^, Oxf. (G.O.) {d w.Yks. ' Is t'barn
asleep?' 'Ay, he's hard on' (jE.B.). (8) Cum. I wad fain a
seen't cum hard tull us, Borrowdale Leil. in Lonsdale Mag. (Feb.
1867) 309. (9) Slk. It is hard upon the gloamin', Hogg Tales
(1838) 68, ed. 1866. Nhp.' Hard upon eighty. Hmp. ' How far
is it to Christchurch ?' 'Oh, it's hard upon a mile' (H.C.M.B.).
Som. Hard upon thirty year have I a-bin clerk, Raymond Love
and Quiet Life (1894) 107. (10) nw.Dev.' He raud roun' the
cornder "ard-a-gallop. (11, n) n.Yks.* (A) n.Cy. Yah, ye mun hit
it hard an' fast as weel, ta mack a wage (B.K.). Chs. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (M.) (c) n.Yks.* It is so, hard and fast, (d)
n.Cy. Ah was hard an fast asleep (B.K.). w.Yks. (^E.B.) (12)
Nhb. ' Hard and heather-bred ' ran the ancient North-'Tyne slogan ;
'hard and heather-bred — yet— yet— yet,' Pease Tales (1899) 5;
The slogan is actually ' Hard a— d ' (in allusion to constant
training in the saddle) 'and heather-bred, yit, yit, yit ! ' (R.O.H.)
(13, a) w.Yks. Ah catched t'tram, but it wor hard and sharp (J.T.) ;
w.Yks.' Hesto mesur, naa matters, it's nobbud hard and sharp.
n.Lin.' I did catch th' traain, bud it was hard an' sharp, she was
movin' when I got in. s.Cy. Holloway. w.Som.' Ees, mum, we
was there, but 'twas hard and sharp ; the train was jis pon comin"
eens we stapt. (A) Ayr. Ne'er grudge an' carp Tho' fortune use
you hard an' sharp, Burns Ep. J. Lapraik (Apr. 21, 1785) st. 8.
w.Yks.' Not often used in this sense, (c) w.Yks.* A shop-keeper
who gives standing weight and not a draw, manages matters
'hard an' sharp.' A policeman who lays his hand upon the
shoulder of a man stepping into a railway carriage, as the train is
beginning to move, is * hard an' sharp upon his customer,' or, the
capture is a 'hard an' sharp' one, — done to a nicety, [d) Wm.
He sez ther's a steean o' taties e that pooak, but they'll be hard
an' sharp scca many (B.K.). n.Yks.* e.Yks.' There was hard
an' sharp of a bushel of them, MS. add. (T-H.) (14) Glo. Noa,
thay 'oodn't 'gree to't, not they. 'Ye be dalled hard in the
mouth,' says Willum, Buckman Darke's Sojourn (1890) iv. (15)
n.Yks. (T.S.) (16) Cum.' (17) Wmh. Did you get it hard to pay
yourrint? 1 S.A. B. ) (18) n.Ylcs.* A person is said to be at hard canny,
who has to struggle ' to make ends meet.' (19) s.Dur. He's in hard-
earnest (J.E.D.). (20) Ir. An' would stand his treat as well as
another; but now see what he is ! . . It was ... no aisy matther
to get him into a trate ; ... he had always the hard drop in him,
Carleton Fardorougha (1848J Inlrod. 11.
3. adf. Hardy, enduring ; not sensitive to pain ; daring,
bold, resolute.
Cum.' He's as hard as a fell teadd ; Cum.* n.Yks.' He's bodden
a vast ; he wur a dcsput hard man iv's yowth. ' Thae's hard
lahtle chaps ; they heed it na mair an nowght ' ; of some young
boys who had had se\'eral teeth out without a cry or a wry face.
e.Yks. As hahd as a grund tooad, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 19.
w.Yks. (^C.C.R.) ; ' It al mack uz hard, this will,' answered Polly,
To.M Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann. (1852"! 43. s.Chs.' Aar yiing
HARD
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Bcnz iiz aa'rd tiz nee-lz ; yu mi riin u pin in-tu im un ey \vu)n 0
shuwt [Ahr joung Ben's as hard as neels ; yO may run a pin into
him an' hey wunna showt]. nw.Der,^
Hence Hardness, sb. strength, applied to the voice.
n.Lin.' 'I shooted wi' all my hardness," that is, I called as loud
as I could.
4. Big, strong, robust, well-grown ; growing, full-grown.
s.Cy. ^Hall.) I.W.' 'He's a gurt hard bwoy,' he's a strong
robust lad ; I.W.^ Dor. The youngest son hizzelf a hard bwoy o'
nine, tF/:y Jo/iit (Coll. L.L.B.) ; A ' hard boy ' means a boy of such
an age and stoutness as to be able to do almost or quite a man's
work, a boy from 16 to 19 years of age ^O.P.C.) ; Barnes Gl.
(1863). Som. Hard people, adults, Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng.
(1825) ; Full grown, as hard stock or sheep. Hardboy, a boy of
about 13 years old, 'W. & J. Gl. (,1873); (W.F.R.) w.Som.' The
word does not mean full-grown — it rather means growing. A
' hard boy ' is a most common description of a strong lad, fit to
work. So we hear of a 'hard colt,' 'hard slips' i,young pigs of
either sex), a ' hard maid' — this means a strong, growing lass.
Hence Hardish, adj. strong, robust, well-grown.
Wil. When I wur up a ardish bwoy, RhywcSy 5th S. 136 ;
(G.E. D.) Dor.i When I wer up a hardish lad, 254. Som. W'hen
he was up a hardish lad, and without thought, R.\ymond Love and
Quiet Life 1894) 207; Joseph Pierce! whom he had known from
the first — who was up a hardish lad when he was a child, ib. Men
o Mendip 11898) iii.
5. Close-fisted, grasping, penurious, miserly ; covetous.
Per. We a' ken ye for a hard thril'ty body at winna spend j-er
ain, gin ye can finger ither folks, Cleland Inelibmcken (1883) 60,
ed. 1887. Ayr, As he grew up he was counted a hard man.
Service Nolandtims \ 1890) 9. Lnk. I'm surely no so desperate
hard as a' that, RoY Generalship (ed. 1895) 120. Ir. I was never
much acquainted \vith the Donovans. I'm tould they're a hard
pack, that loves the money, Carleton Faidoioiigha (1848) i.
N.I.' n.Yks." He's a hard un ti bargain wi'. w.Yks. Thoresby
if //. ( 1 703) ; w.Yks."
6. Of spirits : strong, undiluted, raw.
Abd. Ye're maybe jist as weel nae to meddle wi' the hard stulT
till your beard's a bit langer, Greig Logie o Biichaii (1899) 10.
Ir. You must put a grain o' shugar an' a dhiop 0' bilin' wather to
it. It may do very well hard for the servants, Carleto.n Fay-
dorougha (,1848) i. N.I.' [Aus. To those who are used to it cool
bitter beer goes well in any kind of weather. Anything is better
than the confounded hard stuff! Boldrewood Colon. Reformer
(1890) I. viii.]
Hence Hard, sb. whisky, esp. in phr. the hard.
Inv. (HE. F.) Lnk. Ne'er a sup o' saft or hard to drink But
ginger, lemonade, an' sic-like trash, Coghill Poems (1890) 129.
7. Of ale or beer : sour, acid, sharp.
Sc. (A.W.) Lakel.^Thisyal'sas hard as awhinstun. Cum.i Wm.
T'leetnin' turned t'yal hard (B.K.\ n.Yks.i, w.Yks.', Chs.'.s.Chs.',
Der,2j nw.Der. ' n.Lin.* This aaleo' yours is uncommon hard. s.Lin.
The aale's gone that hard the men saa' they weant drink eny moore
on it ^T.H.R.\ Nhp.i The beer is hard. War.s, Hnt (T.P.F.)
w.Som.' Good hard cider's best to work by.
8. Half-drunk. Yks. (Hall.), w.Yks."
9. A term used in fitting in joinery, masonry, &c. ; see
below.
Cai.' Having certain inequalities of surface which prevent close
contact at parts. At such places the surfaces are said to be hard. i.e.
something must be pared off to make a perfect fit. Abd. When
two pieces of wood, &c. that are to be fitted together, are close at
one place and not at another, they are said to be hard where they
thus come into close contact (Jam.).
Hence Hard, sb. the place where two pieces of wood
join too closely together. Abd. (ib.)
10. Convex as opposed to concave.
w.Som.' In planing a true surface, any convex partis said to be
hard; if concave, 'slack.' nw.Dev.' Used in mow-making in the
sense of convex. ' I zim the moo's purty hard jis' yur,' i. e. certain
sheaves project at this point.
11. adv. Of the wind : fiercely, strongly.
Sc. (A.W.) Lakel.2 When t'wind blows hard frae Stowgill eyast.
Cnm.*. Yks. ( J.W.)
12. Tightly, firmly, securely.
Sh.I. He put on his waescot, an' tied da tow o' his left rivlin a
corn harder, Sh. News (Aug. 7, 1897). e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp.
(18891 66.
13. Quickly, very fast.
N.I.' Now run hard. e.Yks, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 66.
w.Yks. (J.W.'i n.Lin.' Th' gicss'll graw hard enif noo this sup o'
raain's cum'd. ne VVor. He alius goes as 'ard as 'e can tear
(J.W. P.). Cor. Then I up on my horse and galloped away as hard
as I could, Baring-Gould Vicar {iQ-jt) vi.
14. Loudly, out loud ; aloud.
Dev. A farmer, on being asked to read through a document
before signing it. said to me. 'Must I read it hard]' Reports
Provinc. (1897) ; Speak harder for I can't hear you, ib. (1884) 20;
'Whot's Bet blazing about now, then?' 'Aw, I dawn't know;
'tez the likes ov she tu holly za 'ard's 'er can,' Hewett Peas. Sp.
(1892! 53 : Dev.' Than telling to hiszell, and bamby out hard, 2.
nw.Dev.' Spaik harder; I can't yur ee.
15. Much.
n.Yks." It fickcd that hard, whahl Ah c'u'dn't ho'd it. w.Yks.
(J.W.) Chs.3 Oo fretted very hard.
16. Obs. Too.
Hrf. ' Hard high,' too high. ' Hard low,' too low, Ray (1691)
MS. add. iJ.C.) loi.
17. sb. Fig. Difficulty, hardship, esp. in phr. to come
through the hard, to encounter difficulties, experience
adverse fortune.
Sc. (Jam.I Abd. A plain North-countrj' bard. Who fain would
cripple thro' the hard, Shirrefs 5(i/<- C(i/rt/. (1795) 3. Lnk. The
bits o' bairns run a great risk o' coming through the hard, RoY
Genetahhip (ed. 1895) 73.
Hence Hardship, sb. a difficulty, strait.
Sh.I. He was tellin me what a hardship he was in fir meal dis
year, afore he got it affda eart. Stewart Tales (1892I 17.
18. pi. That part of boiled food which sticks to the pot ;
thin, hard cakes that come off the sides of a pot in which
porridge, c^c. has been prepared. Also in form hardens.
Lnk. (Jam.)
19. pi. The calx of coal from a forge ; very hard iron
cinders. e.An.', Suf ', e.Suf (F.H.)
20. A firm foreshore or gravelly landing-place in a
harbour or creek ; a wharf landing-place.
Nhb. The ' Brotherly Love ' wis lyin on the hard at Alum House
Ham (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' Ess. Under the cliff was a good beach,
termed a ' hard,' Baring-Gould .1/f/irt/n/; 1, 1885 3. Hmp.' Cor.
Tarring of boats on the hard, Pearce Inconsequent Lilacs. 22. [At
four minutes to three the Cambridge crew left the Leander hard,
Standard (Mar. 28, 1887) 3.]
21. A hard patch of land in a marsh; land bordering the
turf-moor marshes. Also used attrib.
Nhp.2 Applied in the fenny districts to those patches of land
which, from superior elevation, or other causes, remain hard and
dry during the winter season. Cmb. Leaving the hurds of Denny
Abbey upon the east, Reports Agn'c. (1793-1813: 129. Nrf. That
warn't no swamp mash, but a hard mash, Emerson Son of Fens
(1892) 197 ; The swan dearly loves a ' hard ' covered with weed,
ib. Birds fed. 1895) 215; (P.H.E.) [It consists of a flat, inter-
spersed with small elevations and hills, which, to distinguish from
the fiat are called hard lands, Stephens /"iiMii Bt.{ed. 1849) 1. 490.]
22. The stoned part of a road as distinguished from the
sides.
Lin. The middle of a road is . . . called ' the hard ' to distinguish
it from the sides, which are not stoned. There was a trial at
Lincoln assizes concerning certain encroachments . . . made on a
highway. . . One chief matter in dispute was whether land had
been taken in within fifteen feet of the middle of the ' hard.' The
' hard' is sometimes used to distinguish a raised footpath from the
rest of the highway. This however is uncommon. A', if O. 1,1881)
6th S. iv. 38. n.Lin.'
23. A small marble. Som. (Hall.)
24. pi. Torches made of rags dipped in tar.
Sc. V7hen rags dipped in tar are employed [as torches] they are
called Hards, probably from the French, Scott Guy AI. (1815)
xxvi, note.
HARD, see Earth, s6.', Herd, sb.
HARD AH, sb. Cor.'^ Elvan rock.
HARDEN, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Not. Lin.
Lei. War. Won Shr. Hrf Also in forms hardest Sh.L;
hardin Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Lakel.^ n.Yks. w.Yks.^; harding
n.Yks.''' ne. Yks.' m.Yks.' w.Yks.° ; hardow Sh.I. ; haren
Nhb.';harnSc.(jAM.)Cai.'N.Cy.'Nhb.'n.Yks.'"m.Yks.';
harran e.Fif; harren N.Cy.' ; hearn Nhb.'; herden
se.Wor.' Shr.' ; burden Lei.' War.=3 Won Shn' Hrf.*
[h)ardan, harn, h)a'din.] 1. Very coarse cloth made
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from the refuse or ' hards ' of flax and hemp ; sack-cloth.
Also used altrib. and fig. See Hards.
Sh.I. Before the introduction of cotton goods, linen and hardow
were the only bed and bod3' material in the house. Hardow cloth
was made from lint, very imperfectly dressed, a great portion of
the rind still adhering to the fibre, Sh. News (Aug. 7, 18971. ne.Sc.
With regard to the weather, the saw is : 'A harn Monanday
macks a linen week,' Gregor /7i-Lo;f (1881) 149. Cai.' Bnff.
Gallowses, Harns, Beet Hose . . . were ingeniously arranged,
Gordon Chion, Keith (1880) 74. Abd. His hardin sark as white *s
the driven sna%v, Guidman IngUs>naill (1873") 32. Frf. His bare
elbows were seen through his irockie o' harn. Watt Poet. Sketches
(1880) 54. Per. Seyin' sowens and spinuin' harn, Sfence Poems
(1898) 142. e.Per. As coorse as Coupar harn (W.A.C. i. Fif.
Item — For harden to be jumps to them. (^■^ los. od., Andrews
Bygone Cli. Life (1899) 189. Dmb. Weel fed wi' brose and sarked
wi' harn, Salmon Gouodeaii (1868) la. Ayr. Her cutty sark o'
Paisley harn, Burns Tan: o' Sliaiiter (1790) 1. 171. Lnk. A good
stock of harn and linen cloth, Hamilton Poems (1865) 201. Edb.
Ye ne'er wad gat inair leave to skip On skin or harn, Liddle
Poems (1821) 51. Slk. A strong harn shirt, clean as a lily, Cur.
North Nodes (ed. 1856) H. 337. n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.i
Nhb. Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1870; I. 208 ; Nhb.i Sometimes applied
to a coarse thread. Dur.' Lakel.' Very rough and coarse linen
used in the last century for jackets and overcoats ; Lakel.'' n.Yks.
A bit a kuars harden maksgiud ruf toils (W.H.) ; n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^
'A wide-settcn harn appron,' a rough apron of open texture;
n.Yks.* ne Yks.' Wheer's my au'd hard'n appron ? e.Yks.',
m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hawkin harden o' ther awn manifacter, Lucas
Stud. Niddei dale x. 1882) 217 ; A rough harden apron is much
used by cottage housewives to cover up the dress, while working
(J.T.) ; w.Yks. '2; w.Yks.^ A finer kind of canvass, of which
tow'cls, aprons for house-work, and ' brats,' too, sometimes, are
made, &c. s.Not. (J.P.K.) Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856)
709 ; Lin.', sw.Lin.', Lei.' War.^ Flower [flour] of England, fruit
of Spain, Met together in a storm of rain, A hempen shirt, and a
burden cravat, If 30u're a wise man, tell me that, Old Riddle.
Alts. A plum- pudding; War.^ Wor. An undergarment, called in the
country language a 'burden, 'or'hoggen' shirt, made of the coarsest
ofthehemp,;*'!7.^)r/!.A/a.g-. XXVI. 7. ne.Wor. fJ.W.P.),se.Wor.'
Shr.' The waiver's maden a nice piece o' 'uckaback of the 'erden
yorn — it'll do might}' well for the men's tablecloths. Hrf. ''A burden
mother is better than a golden father [a rough hard-working mother].
Hence Ham'd, adj. made of strong coarse linen.
Rnf. He took hisweelharn'dweddin'sark,BARRPof));s(i85i)5o.
2. Coinp. (i) Harden- or Harn-brat, a long pinafore or
outer garment made of ' harden ' or coarse hempen cloth ;
(2) -cloth, a coarse hempen cloth used in wrapping bales,
^c. ; (3) -gown, a sackcloth or coarse linen garment worn
as a penitent's gown ; see below ; (4) -jacket, {a) a loose
and light jacket worn over the shirt when stripped for
work ; (A) a top shirt made of coarse linen ; (5) -kytle, a
loose jacket worn b}' girls when employed in tending
cattle or in outdoor work ; (6) -pock or -poke, a bag or
sack made of coarse cloth ; (7) -sark, {a) a coarse linen
or hempen shirt ; (6) a kind of overall made of coarse
linen ; (8) -wab, a web of coarse cloth.
(i) Lakel.' m.Yks.' A harding brat, hempen pinafore; or a
long outer garment of the kind, with or without sleeves, and only
seen in town districts. (2) Cum. The Cumberland clergyman in
former times received as part of his remuneration a ' sark of
harden cloth,' Sullivan CiiHi.axrffFH!. (1857) 87; Cum.* Not much
used now. \Vm. Shirts of this cloth were apt to make too free
with the skin, from their natural inflexibility. To render them a
little more tractable and kindly, they were taken to some neighbour-
ing brook, where there was a battling stone : . . being steeped in
the water, were laid in folds upon the stone, and beat with a
battling wood, Lonsdale Mag. (1822) III. 291. (3) Sc. An offender,
judged to perform a public penance on this [repentance] stool,
was first clothed in an appropriate habit, the Scottish representa-
tive of the traditional white sheet, which consisted of a cloak of
coarse linen, known as the 'harden goun,' the 'harn goun,' or
the 'sack goun,' Andrews Bygone Ch. Life (1899) m ; The
' sacken sark ' had a variety of names, such as the ' harden gown,'
the 'sack gown," the 'harn gown,' and ' the linen.' Each parish
was supposed to have one of these habits, Graham IVritings
(1883). 14, s) Cum.'* (6) Per. (W.A.C.) e.Fif. Drawin' frae
his oxter pouch a dirtj' harran-poke, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) iv.
Lin. The mice charmed the harden poke and let out the chisels.
Miller & Skertchly Fcnland (1878) iv. (7, a) Sc. The hard
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liarn sark plaid clash between his legs like a wet dish clout,
Graham ll'ritings (1883) II. 37; The whole front of his pure
white harn sark, Ochiltree Redbum (1895) ii. Sh.I. Perhaps
very few people living in this Diamond Jubilee Year, have ever
seen a hardest sark, Sh. News i.Aug. 7, 1897;. Or.L The limpet
bro' began to rin Atween his harn sark an' his skin, Paety Total
(18801 I. 100, in Ellis P>o«KHf. (1889) V. 800. Kcd. Wi' naething
save his harn sark Upon his dreepin' back. Grant Lays {iWi,\ 4.
(6i Dur.', Lakel.' Cum. Originally the Westcote priest had been
paid by 'clog-shoon,harden-sark,whittle-gait,andguse-gait,' Linton
Lizsie LortoH (1867 1 xiv. (8 w.Sc. Every sparge that gaed frae
my fit was like a harn-wab, Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 162.
3. The tarred tow or oakum used for caulking the seams
of ships. Nhb.'
HARDEN, V. and adj. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks.
Lan. Stf Lin. War. Shr. Hrf O.xf Brks. Also in forms
hairnCum.'*; harn N.I.' Uls. Cum.'*; haurn Sc. (Jam.);
harden War.=*s.\Var.'0.xr Brks. 1. v. To be obdurate,
incorrigible. Used in pass.
m.Yks.' A mother will exclaim, on observing a toddling child dip-
ping its fingers in a cream-bowl,' He's hardened to the haft.' s.Stf.
Yo' ca' talk him o'er, he's tu hardened.PiNNOCKZJ/A. Cv.^M". (1895).
Hence Hardened, //i/. adj. used as a term of reproach.
m.Yks.' Very common in opprobrium. ' Thou harden'd thief.'
w.Yks. I J.W.), Oxf. \fi.O.)
2. To encourage, incite, urge on. Ceii. with on or up.
Also used refle.x.
n.Yks. Thoo harden'd om on (T.S.) ; n.Yks.' ' He hardened him
on tiv it '; of a person reluctant or afraid to act, but encouraged
by another to the venture. ' Poor lahtle chap ! he ommost brak'
out when tahm cam' te gan i' airnest ; but he hardened hissel'
oop an niver grat nae mair an nought ; n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.* Ah
deean't leyke t'job, bud Ah s'all a'e ti harden mysel til 't. ne.Yks.'
He hardened hissen up at last. He's awlus hardenin 'em on intiv
a mischief. e.Yks. When lads was fightin, Tom harden'd em on
all he could, Nicholson Flk Sp. (1889) 66. w.Yks. They're ready
enough abaht hard'nin 'em on. Banks IVkfld. IVds. (1865,1 ; w.Yks.'
Lan. Hardenin me on to make a bigger foo of raisel, Clegg
Sketches (1895) 473. sw.Lin.' They harden one another on.
George kep' hardening on him on to come.
3. To roast on the embers ; to toast bread on a griddle.
Sc. Oh to be haurning bread at my aunt's hearthstane, Blackw.
Mag. May 1820 165 (Jam.). Bwk. knuckled Cakes . . . haurned,
or havered [toasted] on the decayed embers of the fire, Hender-
son Pop. Rhymes (1856) 66. Slk. She . . . has a gift at haurning
bread, Hogg Tales (1838) 282, ed. 1866. Dmf. Knuckled cakes,
made of meal, warm from the mill, haurned on the decayed embers
of the fire, and smeared with hone\', Cromek Rcinains (1810)
337 ; A common term in Nithsdale (J"am.\ N.L' Uls. Hardening
bread, cooking it against the mudyarn before the fire, or on a
griddle, Uls. jiii. Arch. (1853-1862) V. 99.
4. To dry or air clothes, iSic, by holding them to the fire,
or by hanging them out in the open air.
Cum.'*, ne.Lan.' Shr.' Mind as yo' 'ard'n them things afore
j'o' putten 'em away; Shr.' Shr., Hrf. Bound Provinc. (1876).
Oxf. ' Harden ' is com. used on daj's which are not good for dry-
ing. ' I think I will hang the clothes out : if it don't dry it will harden
them.' Clothes are not dry when hardened : just the worst of the
wet taken out of them. The drying is completed by hanging them
in front of a fire (G.O.) ; Oxf.' 'Ang the things out, Nancy; if it
dun't wet um '11 'arden, MS. add.
5. Of the weather : to clear up and become settled after
rain. Gen. with out or tip.
Cai.' Bnff.' We've hid eneuch o' rain noo. A howp it'll
harden up. n.Yks. I think it will harden out innoo (,I.W.) ;
n.Yks.' ' It's to be hoped *t will harden out ' ; said when a rainy
fit in harvest-time appeared to be likely to give way to fair weather;
n.Yks.' 'The day will harden out,' the rain will keep off. ' We
want t'weather te harden up a bit,' to become dry; n.Yks.* It's
neea ewse to'ning t'hay, whahl it hardens up a bit. ne.Yks.' It'll
a'e ti harden oot afoor wa git onny matters o' sun. w.Yks.
(^C.C.R.), ■w.Yks.3
Hence Hardening of llie drouth, plir. a continuance or
settlement of dry weather.
Cld. This term is used by country people, when, during a time
of drouth, a dull threatening day has become clear and settled :
' It was jist a hardenin' o' the drouth * (Jam.).
6. Of prices : to advance, grow dear, heighten.
Sc.(A.W.) n.Cy. Bailey U72i); Grose 1790;; N.Cy.'; N.Cy.'
'The market hardens,' things grow dear. Nhb.' w.Yks.' T'corn
HARDENING
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rayther hardens; w.Yks.' ' Wheat's haid'ning agean ah reckon,' —
getting up again I suppose.
7. adj.Coiiib.{i)Ha.rden-ia.ce,a bold. brazen-faced person;
(2) -faced, (a) impertinent, brazen-faced; hard-hearted;
(b) of the weather: threatening, Iowering,gloomy,unsettlcd.
(i) m.Yks.' ,2, a) n.Yks.= 'A harden-faced fellow,' a delin-
quent without showing signs of repentance. m.Yks.^ Thou
harden'-faced brute ! — thou's no pity in thee ! Lin. Stre.vtfeild
Lilt, mill Danes (1884) 336. n.Lin.' A harden-faaced huzzy.
S.Lin. Yah'd better mind, or I'll gi'e you a taaste o' my strap, yah
young harden-faaced rascal. He's a harden-faaced skin-flint
(T.H.R.). (b) n.Yks.i ; n.Yks.^ The sky looks a harden faced
look ; n.Yks.", m.Yks.i
8. Of the weather : windy, drying; cold, bleak.
War. Leamington Cnurier vMar. 13, 1897) ; War.^* s.War." It's
burden weather now. Oxf. It is such burden weather (.M.A.R.).
Brks. (W.H.Y.)
HARDENING, vbl. sb. Chs.' Same as Basoning (q.v.).
HARDENS, sb. pi. Bdf. Small pieces of sward at the
ends of ploughed land, on which the horses turn.
Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 135.
HARDESS, sb. Irel. The hard-twisted and gummed
silk thread used fornetting. Ant.GROSE(i79o)il/S. (7(/(/. (C.)
HARDEST, see Harden, sb.
HARDFULLY, adz'. Cum. Industriouslj'.
Cum.' He gUs his leevin reet hardfuUy ; Cum."
HARD-HEAD(S, sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. 1. A boys' game ; see below. Cf. hardy-nut.
w.Yks. Two lads have each a chestnut, or a cork, strung on a
string, and take alternate turns at striking at each other's chestnut
with a view to breaking it (^H.L.).
2. A hard felt hat.
Der. The miller's Sunday hard-head was on its proper hook,
CusHiNG Voe (1888) II. iii.
3. A hard cinder found in furnaces. Also called crozzil
(q.v.). w.Yks.^ 4. The refuse of tin after smelting. Cor.^*
5. A small coin of mixed metal.
Sc. An ancient Scotch coin value three pennies Scotch or one
farthing Engl. (De Can/onne/'s A'unn'siii. Seoliae), Grose {iigo)MS.
add. (C.) Ayr. Bonnet Pieces, Testoons, Hard Heads or Non
Sunts, and Bawbees, Service Nolandiims (i8go) 68.
6. The grey gurnard, Trigia gitniardiis.
Fif. Neill /"is/ifs (i8io) 141 Jam.). [Satchell (1879V]
7. A kind of sea-scorpion, prob. the fatherlasher, Coitus
scorpiiis.
Fif. Scor/>iiis major nostras ; our fishers called it Hard-head,
SiBBALD Hist. Fif. (1803') 128 (Jam.X
8. The lake-trout, Salmo lacustris.
Cum. We conjecture that this is the fish called in the Lakes of
Derwent, Bassenthwaite, &c.,Hard Head, Hutchinson //;>A Cum.
(1794) I. 460; Cum.' ; Cum." A large (out-grown) kind of trout
found in the Esk, Irt, Mite, Bleng and Calder rivers. It has also
been caught in Wastwater.
8. The black knapweed, Centaurca nigra.
Nhb.' Called also 'horse-nobs.' Cum.", w.Yks. (W.M.E.F.),
w.Yks.i, ne.Lan.', Cljs.', s.Chs.', n.Lin.', Wor. iJ.R.W.) Shr.
Why it brings nowt but snizzle grass and hardyeds, Science Gossip
(1870) 227 ; Shr.' The hard globose heads of Centaiirea nigra, black
Knapweed, s Pern. (W.M.M.^, Glo.', Wil.' Wil., Dor. Hard-
heads ... is at Lyneham and Whitchurch given to the Knapweeds,
Sariini Dioc. Gazette (Jan. 1891) 14, col. 2. Dor. (G.E.D. ', Cor.'^
10. The greater knapweed, Centaurca Scabiosa. Glo.'
11. The plantain, Plantago major and P. lanccolata.
w.Yks. (W.M.E.F.) ne.Lan.' The seed-heads of plantain.
Wor. (J.R-W.) Wil. Spear-plantain ... the Hawkchurch name
of the plant [is] Hard-heads, Sariim Dioc. Gazette (Jan. 1891) 14,
col. 2. Dor. (G.E.D.), Dev.", Cor.l2
12. The sneeze-wort, Achillea Ptarmica. Ayr. Agric.
Surv. 675 (Jam.).
13. The scabious, Scabiosa Siiccisa. Lan.' 14. The corn-
cockle, Lychnis Githago. Nhb. (B. & H.) 15. The cow-
parsnip, Heraclciini Sphondylium. Glo.'
16. A large, sour apple.
Lakel.' Sowen gurt apples, an' as hard as granite.
HARDISHE, 5A. Ubs. VVxf A thing.
O hardishe o' anoor [One thing or another].
HARDISHRE'W, STRA-W, STROW, HARDLE, see
Harvest-shrew, Harl.
HARDLEYS, adv. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Also written
hardlies Sc. (Jam. Sttppl.) Nhb.' ; hardlys Nhb. m.Yks.' ;
and in forms hadleys n.Cy. (Hall.) ; hairly, barleys
Cum.'* Hardly, scarcely. Cf hardlings.
Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) n.Cy. (Hall.), N.Cy.' Nhb. Thoo's hardlys
sae mazed, either arl, or thoo wouldn't could ha' thowt on,S. Tyne-
dale Stud. (i8g6) Robbie Armstrong; Nhb.' He'd hardlies getten
there wiien it happened. Ye's hardlies catch the train, aa doot.
Cum. He hardleys can grease his awn clogs, Anderson Ballads
(1805) 92 ; Cum.' ; Cum." Tekin to keepin' another man's bairn,
when he can arlies keep hissel, Rosenthal^ 15. m.Yks.' I was that
tired I could hardlys step a foot.
HARDLINGS, adv. n.Cy. Dur. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Stf.
Not. Lin. Also in forms ardlins Yks. ; haadlinse.Yks.' ;
hadlins n.Cy. (H.all.); hardlins Dur.' Lakel.= n.Yks.^
e.Yks. w.Yks.' Stf. Not. n.Lin. [h)a-rd-, h)adlinz.]
Hardly, scarcely.
n.Cy. (Hall.', Dur.', Lakel. ^ Cum. Ah'm hardlings worth
savin'; Ah ken that, Clare Rise of River (1897) 199; My hand
can hardlins find it, Gilpin Pop. Poetry (1875) 55. n.Yks.
Noo, my lad, tlioo asn't ardlins iver seen ony partridges this
mornin ommost? Frank Fishing (1894) 30; Ah hardlins knew
how te git j-am efter't, Tweddell Clevel. Rliynies (1875) 36;
n.Yks. '2", ne.Yks.' e.Yks. His ayms began ti wahk, vvhahl he
cud hardlins bahd, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 36; e.Yks.' Ah
can haadlins crammle [crawl] alang. w.Yks. Aw can hardlins
beleeve mi awn een, Hartley Clock Aim. (1874) Pref. ; Ha doant
naw ha foaks cud help it ardlins, Rogers Nan Bunt (1839) 2;
w.Yks.'; w.Yks.^ Av hardlings gotten 't done yet. Its hardlings
the thing ; hamsumivver lehr it goa ! Stf. I can hardlins move
about attimes, Fletcher Jl'apClltake'^lBg~,^2■i\ Common nearNew-
castle (J.T.). Not. I hardlins evergo out iJ.H.B.). Lin. I laughed
till I could hardlings caw. Brown Lit. Laur. (1890) 48; (J.T.F.)
n.Lin. He hardlin's knaws if cauves is born wi' horns. Peacock
Tales (1886) 77; n.Lin.' Thcr's hardlin's time to catch th'packitnoo.
HARDL'Y, m/y. Yks. Lan. Hardy, robust, strong; hard.
w.Yks. She was a very hardly woman, she used to come and
scold at my mother when she was laid up with her headache and
say, 'What, gurning [crying, shirking] again' (E.L.); (C.C.R.)
Lan. Being of a fresh complexion and not very hardly, 'twas much
to be questioned whether the cittie aire would agree with her,
Life A. Mariindale (1685 6, ed. 1845.
HARDO-W, see Harden, sb.
HARDS,s6./i/. Sc.Yks.Chs.Midl.Stf.Der.Not.Lin. Lei.
War.Wor. Shr. Hrf.Rdn. e.An. AlsoinformsherdesShr.';
herds nw.Der.' War.^ w.Wor.' se.Wor.' Hrf.^ ; huerds
Chs.' ; hurds Yks. S^f (K.) Lei.' War.^^ s.Wor. Shr.' Rdn.'
Nrf. [hardz,h)adz,adz.] Thecoarserefuseofflaxor hemp,
tow; the worked fibre of flax or hemp. Rarely in sing.
Sc. (jA3i.),Cai.' Kcd. She held the herd on the beam, And gar'd
the treddles ply, Jamie Muse (1844) 135. Yks. (K.) w.Yks. Rags
from closely woven cloth, that is of the kind gen. worn by men
(M.F.); w.Yks.2* Chs.'Nowcalledyerds. Midl.,Stf.(K.) nw.Der.',
Not. 2, n.Lin.', Lei.', War.23_ w.Wor.', s.Wor. (H.K.), se.Wor.'
Shr.'Thesmall pieces of coarse matted linen used to stutT mattresses,
the refuse of fla.\ or hemp, the unravelling of twine. Bound Proline.
(1876); Shr.' Ofoo/. Hrf.2, Rdn.', e.An.' Nrf. Grose (1790).
[Hyrdys or herdys of flax or hempe, stitppa, Prompt. ;
A suickenye That not of hempene hordes was, Chaucer
R. Rose, 1233. OE. heordan (Corpus G/.).]
HARDY, adj. and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks.
Stf. 1. adj. In comb, (i) Hardy-earnest, downright
earnest ; (2) -nut, a boys' game ; see below.
(i) s.Dur. He's in hardy-earnest (J.E.D.). (2) Nhb.' A boyish
game played with nuts pierced with a hole for a string. Each
alternately aims a blow at his opponent's nut so as to break it.
2. Strong,robust,ofastrongconstitution;brave,enduring.
Abd. Mary was never jist fat you wud ca' unco hardj-, All.x-
ander Ain Flk. (1882) 34. Frf. ' Ay, she's hardy,' agreed the
town, 'but it's better, maybe, for hersel',' Barrie Tommy (1896)
368. w.Yks. Applied to one who is resolute and intrepid, or
inured to fatigue (C.C.R.).
Hence Hardiness, sb. bravery, endurance.
Fif. Eschew the feats and wark divine O' hardiness and weir,
Tennant Papisliy (1827) 172.
3. Frosty. Sc (A.W.) N.I.' It's a hardy mornin'.
4. sb.pl. Broken stones, used as road metal.
N.L' ' Nappin' hardies,' breaking stones.
I 5. A clay marble having a bright surface. Cum."
HARDY-MOUSE
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6. A tool used in making nails by hand.
s.Stf. Somebry had stole my hardy soo I couldncr work, Pin-
nock BIk. Cy. Ami. {iQg$^.
7. A fixed, shouldered chisel, placed upright in a square
hole in a blacksmith's anvil, upon which he cuts hot iron.
Nhb.i Dur. Gibson 67>-JF«7;r/a/f (?/. f 1870). w.Yks.=
HARDY-MOUSE, 5/). Nhp.' The shrew-mouse, ./l/«5
araiieus. See Harvest-shrew.
HARE, sb} Van dial, uses in So. Irel. and Eng. Also
in form ar- Shr.' 1. In comb, (i) Hare-bell, (a) the wild
hyacinth, Scil/a nutans ; (b) the bluebell, Campanula
rotundifolia ; (2) -bouk, the body of a hare ; (3) -'s-foot,
the cotton-grass, Eriophorum vaginatum ; (4) -'s-foot
clover, the trefoil, Trifolium anvnse ; (5) -'s-foot fern, the
Killarney fern, Trichomaiies radicans; (6) -gate, an opening
in a hedge, sufficient for the passage of hares; (7) -hole, a
pitfall dugin the run of a hare; (8) -'smeat. the wood-sorrel,
OxalisAcetosella ; (9)-nut,theearth-nut,i3«««w;y7M7(os;«;; ;
(10) -parsley, the co\v-\)3irs\ey, Anthriscus sylvcstris; (11)
■pied, resembling the colour of a hare ; (12) -scaled, having
a cleft or hare-lip ; (13) -scart, (14) -sha, (15) -shard, (16)
-shaw, (17) -shed, (18) -shie, (19) -shore, a hare-lip; (20)
shorn or-shawn, (21 ) -shotten, see 1 12) ; (22) -skart, see
(19J ; (23) -smoot, see (6) ; (24) -snickle, a trap for hares.
(r, a) Ldd. (B. & H.), Dev." (6) Abd. The daisy white and
harebells blue, Cadenhead Bon Accord (1853^ in. Per. The
modest primrose set in green, And bonnie harebell blue, Edwards
Slrathcani Lyrics (1889) 50. Rnf. The bonnie harebell, that's fan'd
by the breeze, Allan Poems (1836) 78. Bwk. The hiiimaist hare-
bell rings a knell For faded comrades, ance sae blue, Chisholm
Poems (1879) 35. Gall. Harebells blooming bonnie, O, Nicholson
Poet. IV/ts. (1814) i8a, ed. 1897. ne.Yks., w.Chs. (B. & H.) Lan.
A^ tf Q. (1869) 4th S. iii. 469. (2'j s.Sc. The poor man cou'd have
ment a meal Wi' a hare-bouk or sa'mon tail, T. Scott Poems
(1793) 329- (S^l w.Yks. Lees Flora (1888) 457. (4^ w.Som.» fs)
Ker. (6) Lan. The hedge on each side was full of holes and ' hare-
gates," and tunnels, and runs, Waugh Cliim. Corner (18741 5,
ed. 1879; Lan.i ' He knows both th' hare an' th' hare-gate,' i e.
he knows both the hare, and the way the hare runs — a proverbial
saying commonly applied to a person who is supposed to be
thoroughlj' acquainted with any particular matter. (7) Ir. There
was Mrs. Rooney up to her arm-pits in a hare-hole, Paddiaiia
(ed. 1848) I. 86. (8) Cor.i2 (9) Wxf.' Zim dellen harnothes
w'aar nize [Some digging earth-nuts with their noses), 86. w.Yks.
He'll use it for diggin' up harenuts. Hartley Liindiin, 93 ;
Thoresby Lett. (1703) ; w.Yks.^", e.Lan.' Dor. Hares are fond of
its green leaves, w.Gazelle (Feb. 15, 1889) 7, col. i. (.10) Som.
Sprinklen' the hare parsley with dewdrops, Leith Verbena (1895)
98. (11) Dev. Hare-pied in colour, Mem. Kev. J. Russell {1883)
283. (i2)w.Yks.3 (i3;N.I.i Ant. Ballymena Obs. {i8g2). (,14)
Nhb. I cursed the deep scheeming o' haresha'-lip'd Nan, Proud-
lock Borderland Muse (1896) 35. (15, i6j Sc. (Ja.m.) (17) Nhb.'
(18) Sc. He tell'd me too that my wee namedochter had gotten a
harshie lip, Whitehead Dn/t Davie ("18761 221, ed. 1894. (19)
se.Wor.' (2o) e.Lan.i Chs.' Oi could na mak aht a word he said,
for he's hareshawn. Not.i, Lei.', War.2, Shr.' (21) Shr. If a
hare crosses the path of a woman with child, she must instantly
stoop down and tear her shift, or her child will have a hare-lip —
an ' ar-shotten ' lip, as it is called in the Clun Forest neighbour-
hood, BvRKE Fit-Lore (1883) 213; Shr.* (22) Rnf. (Ja.m.) (23)
n.Yks.'^ (241 w.Yks. Patridge-ncts, hare-snicklcs, burd-caiges,
pumils, &c., Tom Treddlehovle Tliowts (1845) 39.
2. Phr. (i) to make a hare of a man, to get the better of,
overcome in argument, &c. ; (2) not to care 'whether the dog
catch the hare or the hare catch the dos;, said of a person who
is utterly thoughtless or reckless oi consequences.
d) Ir. If you had hard Mat and Frahzer the other evening at it.
What a hare Mat made of him I Carleton Traits Peas. (ed. 1843)
1. 272. (2) w.Yks.i
HARE, sb.'^ Irel. Der. 1. The last handful of growing
corn cut at harvest. Also called churn (q.v.).
N.I.i Der.i The finishing the cutting of the corn they call getting
the hare. Obs.
2. Conip. Hare-supper, a supper given to the servants
and labourers when the harvest is got in. Der.'*, nw.Der.'
HARE, V. Obs. Oxf. s.Cy. To tease, harass, make
wild ; to frighten.
Oxf. You bared me out of my wits (K.). s.Cy. Ray (i6gi);
Grose (1790). [To hare owe, perterrefacio, Coles (1679).]
HARE-HUNT, sb. Dev. See below.
A stag and a hare hunt are the rude means employed by a village
community for maintaining its standard of morals or e-Npressing its
disapprobation of petticoat rule. . . The hare-hunt, now extinct,
was intended to ridicule the man who submitted to a rough woman's
tongue, Baring-Gould Red Spider (1887) xxiv ; The hunt ends
with the stag or hare, one or the other, being fagged out, and
thrown at the door of the house whose inmates' conduct has
occasioned the stag or hare hunt. . . If the hunt be that of a hare
the pretence is— or was — made of knocking it on the head, ib. xxvi.
HAREY, see Hairy.
HARFISH, sb. Pem. [a fij.] The razor-fish, Ensis
siliqua. s.Pem. Laws Little Eng. (1888) 420.
HARG, 1/. limp.' Same as Argue, f. (q.v.)
HARIE, see Harry, sA.*
HARIGALD, sb. Sc. In phr. Head and harigald
money ; see below.
They [the colliers and salters] esteemed the interest taken in
their freedom to be a mere decree on the part of the proprietors
to get rid of what they called head and harigald money, payable
to them when a female of their number, by bearing a child, made
an addition to the live stock of their master's property, Scott Redg.
(1824) xxi, note E.
HARIGALDS, sb. pi. Sc. Also in forms haricles (Jam.)
Ayr. ; harigals Ayr. ; harigells Edb. ; harragles Dmb. ;
harrigals Gall, [hari-, ha"raglz.] 1. The viscera or
pluck of an animal.
Sc. He that never eats flesh thinks harigalds a feast, Ramsay
Prov. (1737); The dowg's awa'wi'the head and harrigals, Hislop
Anecdote 1,1874) 168. Dmb. Ye're no rinnin the same risk o'
getting a swurd in yer kyte or a ball through yer harragles, Cross
Disruption (1844) xxxvii. Ayr. The head and harigals of the sheep
. . . were served up, Galt Entail \ 1823 vii ; Wha likit could gang
for the rest o' the stot. The held, feet, an' haricles, Laing Poems
(1894) no. Gall. May they burn back and front, ingate and out-
gate, hide, hair, and harrigals, Crockett S/aH(/fl>rfSfare>'(i898) 301.
2. Fig. Locks of hair.
Sc. Used metaph. and ludicrously ; being applied to the tearing
of one's hair, a rough handling, &c. (Jam.) Lnk. I think I've
towzl'd his harigalds a wee, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725) 87, ed.
1783. Edb. Madge ance Bauldy sent away With touzled harigells,
Carlop Green (1793) m, ed. 1817. Slk. Scowder their harigalds,
De'ils wi' a bleery, Hogg Tales (1838) 17, ed. 1866.
HARISHER, sb. Nhb.' A large quantity; used to
express number in disarrangement.
HARK, V. and 56.' Sc. Irel. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Stf. Not.
Lin. Lei. War. Won Shr. Wal. Hrt. Nrf Ken. Som. Dev.
Cor. Amer. Also in forms ack w.Yks.' ; ak Hrt. ; heark
Wor. [h)ark, ak.] 1. v. To listen, hearken.
Frf. To his master's council harkit, An' wagged his tail. Smart
7?/y'»;f.s(i834)ii8. Ayr. Had I to guid advice but harkit, BurnsKisioh,
St. 5. Lakel.' Harks-ta at that noo, is that thunner? Cum. G/. (1851).
n.Yks. ' Harks theh,' listen, pay attention (T.S.) ; n.Yks.* ' Hark ya,'
hearyou! listen! ne.Yks.' ' Hark }'er,'sometimes repeated, as 'just
fancy that.' w.Yks.' Ack thee, Tom, what's that ? Lin. Hark at
him ! . . . young squire ar'n't going to eat any more bacon, 'cause
it's cruel to kill the pigs, Fenn Dick o' the Fens (1888) vii. Hrt.
Seldom used except in the imperative, Cussans Hist. Hii. 1 1879-81)
III. 320. Som. Speak her will, an' it d' be thy bounden duty
t'hark t'hcr, Leith Verbena (1895) 78. w.Som.' I cant never
abear to hark to jis stuff. Don't you harky to he. Cor.' I wouldn't
hark to her nonsense.
Hence (i) Harker, sb. a listener ; (2) Harky, int. listen,
hark!
(t) Sc. Still commonly used in the prov. 'Harkers never heard
a gude word of themselves' (Jam.). (2) w.Yks. (C.C.R.), Ken.
(G.B.), Ken.'
2. Phr. hark the robbers, a children's game ; see below.
Ir. The Belfast version is practically the same [as the Deptford
one] except that the verses are not sung as a dialogue, but by all the
players together, and the prisoner, when caught, has the choice
of sides, by being asked * Which will 3'ou have, a golden apple or
golden pear?' Gomme Games (1894) 197. w.Yks. (6. 196. Shr.
The first six verses are sung by the alternate parties, who advance
and retire tramping their feet, at first, to imitate the robbers. The
last verse is sung altogether going round in a ring, ib. 198. Nrf.
Two girls take hold of hands, and another, the prisoner, stands
between them. The rest form themselves into a line opposite, and
advance and retreat while singing the first verse, the gaolers
K 2
HARK
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HARL(E
singing the next verse, and so on alternatclj', ib. Ken. In the
Deptford version two girls join hands, holding them up as an arch
for the other players to tramp through. The first two verses are
sung first by one and then by the other of the two girls. At the
finish of these the girl then going through the arch is stopped, and
the third, fourth, and fifth verses are sung by the two girls
alternately. Then finally both girls sing the last verse, and the
child is sent as prisoner behind one or other of the two girls. . .
The two sides thus formed then proceeded to tug against each
other, and the strongest side wins the game, ib. 197 ; In the Shipley
version, the children form themselves into two lines, while two
or three, representing the robbers, swagger along between them.
When the robbers sing the last verse they should have attained
the end of the lines of children, as during the parley thej' were
safe; having pronounced the defiance they run away. The
children in the lines rush after them, and should catch them and
put them in prison, ib. ig8. [For further details see Go.mme ib.
192-199.]
3. To look out ; to make inquiries. Stf.' Cf. hearken.
4. To smell.
s.Wal. I was once invited by a South Wales collier to ' Hark
that smell !' (T.C.P.)
5. With back : to retrace one's steps ; to go back and
try again.
n.Yks.'>, w.Yks.2, Not.', Lei.' War. My memorj' harks back,
Midi. Cotiiilies Herald (^ Dec. 3 1 , 1896"! ; War.^ Wor. You've read too
fur, you must hark back a bit (J.W.P.). w.Sora.' The phr. is taken
from hunting talk, when if the hounds lose the scent they are
made to hark-back, i. e. go back to a spot where they had the
scent, and try to get it again ; in fox-hunting more geit. they have
to ' hark-forard." Dev. Hark back, Tancred ! Tarquin ! Tarquin !
hark back! Whyte-Mi;lville Katerfclto (1875') xxii ; We must
hark back a good man}- years, O'Neill Diiiipses (1893) 61. [Amer.
Dial. Notes (1896) I. 389.]
6. To whisper ; to guess. Cf. hearken.
Sc. Btb harked in the young lairds lug, Pennecuik Colhclion
(1787 44. Sh.I. I laached, an harkit ' Tanks,' Burgess Rasiiiie
(1892) 25. Cai.' Bch. Then whispering low to me she harked,
Forbes Dominie (1785") 38. Fir. Tho' I hark it in your lug, Ye
needna tak' offence, Douglas Poems (1806) 51. Edb. He said to
me, — it's bawdy, I had best hark it, Pen.\ecuik Tiidlariaii ; ed. 1810)
6. Cum. While to a corner snug I git, And kiss and hark wi'
Sally, Relph Mis-. Poems (1743) 118 ; Fwok harkt an' gucsst an'
guesst agean, Gilpi.v Siigs. (1866) 278; Cum." Obsol.
Hence Harking, vb/. sb. a whispering.
Sh.I. Yon's da end o' your harkin' i' Friday night, Sli. A'ews
(May 29, 1897).
7. sb. Phr. on f/ie hark, on the watch, look out, qui vive.
Wor. The doghas been on the heark for you forsome time (^W.A.S.).
8. A whisper ; a secret wish or desire.
Slk. Take heart till I tell you the hark of my mind, Hogg Poems
(ed. 18651 287. Rxb. (Jam.) Gall. To crown a' his hopes in a
hurry, She haflins said aye in a hark, Nicholso.m Poel. Wks.
(18141 195, ed. 1897.
HARK, sb.'^ Ess. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] In phr. to come do-wn with a hark, to come
down with a run, to fall suddenly.
An old woman who had had a fall, said, ' I came down with
a hark' (S.P.H,).
HARKANY, sb. e.An.' [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A job. ' I have finished my harkany.'
HARKAUDIENCE, sb. n.Lin.' An accordion.
HARKIE, i-i!'. Sh.I. (harki.] A pig ; a boar-pig.
Jakobsen Norsk in Shell. (18971 9^ '< S. & Ork.'
[Cogn. w. Norw. dial, hark, a rattling sound in the throat,
a grunt (Aasen).]
HARKLE, V. Nhp.' Also in form hartle. To make
an incision in one hind-leg of a hare or rabbit, that the
other may be insinuated for the purpose of suspension.
See Harl, v. 3 ; cf. hock, f.' 5.
HARL, V. and sb. Lin. Oxf. Brks. Hmp. I.'W. "Wil.
Dor. Som. Also in fonns hardle Wil.' Som. Dor. ; haul
Hmp.'; horl I.W. [al, adl.] 1. v. To entangle; to
become knotted or entangled. Also with up.
Brks. Gl. (1852) ; Brks.', Hmp. (J.R.W.), Huip.' I.W. Also
to be crowded up by superabundance of anything, so that one
hardly knows how to get out of the tangle (J.D.R.); I.W.'; I.W.^
The keert rope es all harled up. Wil.' Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863);
CI. (1851).
2. Fig. To be in a state of confusion or perplexity.
Also with up.
I.W. In the vain attempt to be in five places at once, . . the land-
lady became ' that harled," as she expressed it, Gray Annesley
(1889) I. 240 ; I'm that harled up with so many about, ib. Dean
Mailland, 107. Dor. (G.E.D.)
3. To couple the hind-legs of a rabbit by threading one leg
through the ham-string of the other. <Zf. harkle.
n Lin.' w.Cy. Grose (1790). Wil. The keeper's boy.. . has
imbibed all the ways of the woods, and is an .ndept at everything,
from ' harling' a rabbit upwards. . . It is done by passing the blade
of the knife between the bone of the thigh and the great sinew —
where there is nothing but skin — and then thrusting the other
foot through the hole made. The rabbit . . . can then be con-
veniently carried by the loop thus formed, or slung on a stick,
Jefferies Gamekeeper {i8S-}; 35 ; Wil.'
4. sb. A confused, tangled mass; an entanglement; a
state of confusion.
Brks.' If 'e dwoant mind thee 'ooll get that string in a harl,
Hmp. That thread of silk is all in a harl, Holloway ; Hmp.' ' It's
all in a haul.' Spoken of entangled yarn, cotton, &c. I.W.
(J.D.R.); I.W.'; I.W. 2 I never vound things in such a harl in my
life. Wil. Britton Beauties (1825) ; Slow Gl. (1892"); Wil.' The
thread be aal in a harl. His hair is all in a harl. Som. Sweet-
man U'lncanton Gl. (1885"".
5. Fig. A slate of great excitement.
n.Lin.' Jimmy H is e'such 'n a harl as niver was aboot this
here jewbilee.
6. A couple and a half of hounds ; three hounds, beagles,
&c. Oxf. (K.), (Hall.)
7. The hock of a sheep ; the hough of a cow or cart-horse.
Hmp. Wise New Forest V1883) 283 ; (H.E.) ; Hmp.'
Hence Harlens, sb. pi. the hock-joints of a cow.
I.W.'^ The wold cows got stuck in the keert loose up over their
harlens.
[1. pe hasel & \e haj-jiorne were harled al samen,
Gawaine (c. 1360) 744.]
HARLAN, s/). Irel. The fresh-water duck, the pintail,
Dofila acuta. Wxf Swainson Birds (1885) 155.
HARL(E, 5i.' Sc. Nhb.Wni. Yks.Chs. Der. Also Cor.
Also in forms herle Der.^ nw.Dcr.'; hurle Cor.'^ [harl,
al.] 1. The filainent of flax ; the reed or brittle stem of
flax separated froin the filament.
n.Sc. These broken pieces of straw, hanging in a great measure
loose upon the harle or flax. Maxwell Sel. Trans. (1743) 331
(Jam.V Mry. Gl. Sttrv. (Jam.) Cor.' As dry as hurle ; Cor.^
[In the natural state the fibres of the harl are attached firmly . . .
to each other, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) II. 324.]
2. The side-fibre of a peacock's tail feather, used for
dubbing flies in angling ; the feathery part of a quill-
pen.
SIk. Ye ken little about the Kirby bends, gin ye think the pea-
cock's harl and the tinsy hae slipped frae your jaws. Chr. North
Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 301. Nhb.' Particularlv applied to that of
the tail feathers of a peacock when employed in giving an irri-
descent appearance to the bodies of artificial flies, in which case it
is called ' peacock harle.' Wm. (J.H.), Der.^, nw.Der.'
3. Hair, wool.
w.Yks.' His harl sticks up, for au t'ward, like an urchin back,
ii. 289.
4. A small portion of hay or straw.
s.Chs.^ Taak- dhii os*-ree'k intuith fuur ee'.fe3'Id, un mahynd
yi rce-kn evri aaTl on it iip [Tak the hoss-reek (horse-rake) into
th' fur hee-feild, an' min ye reeken every harl on it up].
[L EFris. harl, harrel, a filament of flax (Koolman) ; so
LG. (Berghaus), IVILG. (Schiller-LCbben, s.v. Hcr/e).]
HARL(E, sb.'' n.Cy. Lin. [al.] A mist, a fog or
drizzle coming up with the tide from the sea. SeeHaar, s6.'
n.Cy. (K.); Bailey (1721') ; Grose (1790 ; N.Cy.^ Lin.' I saw
the harle on the 3rd June last. sw.Lin.' There was a kind of
harle came up. I think it's no-but a sea harle.
HARL(E, -■. and sb.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Nhb.
Also GIo. ? Som. Also written harrl Sh.I.; and in form
haurl Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.' [harl, al.] 1. v. "To drag, pull,
tug ; to trail along the ground ; to haul.
Sc. It's an unco thing that decent folk should be harled through
the country this gate, Scott OW .(l/o;-/fl/iV)'(.i8i6) xiii. Cai.' Abd.
Strauchtway they harle him 'fore the royal chair, Gitidmanlnglis-
HARL(E
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HARLIN
»H7i7/(i873^ 58. Kcd. [He] ceased to speak, began a-snorin', Was
by Knappj-harl'd to bed. Grant /.n)'s (1884) 41. Fif. Some haurl'd
at cart and barrow trams, Tennant Papistry (1827) 53. e.Fif.
They harled me avva to a laigh bit hoosic, Latto Tarn Uodkin
(1864) vii. Slg. The horses harl'd them thro' the water. Muir
Poems 18181 1 1. Dmb. It wadna be lang o' being haurled through
my fingers if it were kent I had it, Cross Disruption (1844) xviii.
Rnf. Bess . . . harl't out my very hair, Wilson IVally (1792) 5.
Ayr. I haurled the whole lot of the dishes to the (lure, Service
Notandiims (1890') 28. Lth. He harl'd her bits o' things awa,
Smith Merry Bn'eial (i856'! 193. Rnf. Others mind ye o' a rat,
Harl't thro' the dirt in teeth o' cat, Barr Poems ( 1861) 33. Lnk.
Wha lets her laddies harl me doun the stair? Nicholson Idylls
(1870) 88. Edb. Harling them away to the college, MoiR lilnnsie
Wauch 1 1828 X. Feb. Ilka bulk except the bible, Frae the house
you've harl'd for drink, Affleck Poet. Wks. 1 1836) 132. Slk.
Matthew Ford harled him into the shallow, Hogg Tales (1838)
150, ed. 1866. Rxb. It harles the wliole heart out o' her, Riddell
Poet. IVks. (ed. 1871) II. 342. Dmf. Sad wights Wi' ribs baith
black an' blae Were harlit hame, Mayne Sitter Gun (18081 8.
Gall. I'll come doon and harl ye in m3'ser, Crockett Cleg Kelly
(1896) 202. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.LB.) Nhb. They harled
her through the paddock peiil, Ritson A'. Garl. (1810) 54. ?Som,
Whenever they'd achaance the neighbours was harlen' an'car'ren'
down to moor, Leith Verbena (1895) 43.
Hence (i) Harlin, (2) Harlinfavour, sb. some degree
of afl'ection, a pciiclmiit, inclination towards ; (3) Haurl-a-
hame, adj. selfish, grasping.
(i) Sc. Wha for the bardies has a harlin, NicoL Poems (1805")
I. 120 (Jam.). (2) Bch. I canna say bat I had a kirncn wi' her
an' a kine o' harlin favour for her, Forbes Jrn. (1742) 7. (3) Rnf.
On his [the devil's] haurl-a-hame manner were a' agrec't quite,
Neilson PofHis 1, 1877) 112.
2. iiitrans. To drag, trail, draw with difficulty; also wscdjig.
Sc. Amang such rugh rigs, highs an' hows as I hae to harl
through, Graham Writings (1883) II. 43 ; To move onward with
difBculty, implying the idea of feebleness (Jam.) ; To draw oneself
by griping or violent means (ib.). Abd. For cadgers . . . Maun
ay be harlin in their trade [must talk 'shop'], Skinner Poems
(1809) 40. Frf. Hameward, hoolie, they gaed haurlin'. Wait
Poet. Sketches (1880) 23. Dmf. The cauld snell blast o' the uncivil
warld, Through whilk sae lang thin-cled I've harl'd, Tho.m Jock o'
Knoivc (1878) 26.
3. Phr. (i) to harl about, to move about feebly; to crawl,
creep ; (2) — away, to drive away, drive oft"; (3) — owcr,
to overhaul, examine, look into.
(i) Sc. Lat them harl about for meat till eat, WaddellPs. (1871)
lix. 15 ; To harle about, to go from place to place. It gen. con-
veys the idea of inconstancy, of feebleness, or of some load or
incumbrance (Jam.). Cai.' (2) ne.GIo. I think he've harled George
away; the lad often said as he'd run away, and I think he've done
it now. Household fFrfs. (1885) 142. (3) Sc. They'll just harl ower a'
thir petitions, pick out my name, and the like o' me, Sc. Haggis, 32.
4. To scrape or rake together ; to peel, come offin pieces.
Also used Jig. and intraus.
Sc. (Jam.j Rnf. A wedge o' broun saip would be better, To
harl the dirt afV her hide, Barr Pof/;;s (1861) 118. Ayr. Till skin in
biypcs cam haurlin Aff's nieves that night, BuRTiS Halloween (1785)
St. 23. Gall. To harl the pow is to scratch the head (A.W.). Nhb.
Aa've been haurlin steyens together (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' To harle
the road.
5. To roughcast a wall with lime.
Sc. An old turreted house in Huxter Row was being newly
harled, Hislop Anecdote (1874) 382. Sh.I. The walls were harried
with systematic regularity. Clark Gleams (1898) 221. Cai.' Inv.
Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776) Gl. Bnff. When the walls were 'harled,'
it was alwaj'S left untouched, Gordon Chron. Keith (1880) 35.
Abd. The ruins of the ancient church have actually been ' harled,'
Smiles A'(T/((r. (1893) 135.
Hence (i) Harled, ppl. adj. roughcast with lime ; (2)
Harling, vbl. sb. the act of roughcasting with lime, &c. ;
lime or roughcasting ; (3) Joint harl, phr. to point walls.
(l) So. Droning psalms in a gray harled kirk, Keith Indian
Uncle (1896) 256; Its harled walls tinged with green towards
their base. Hunter J. Armiger's Rei'enge (1897) iv. Gall. That
grey kirk of rough harled masonrj', Crockett Stickit Mm. (1893)
236. (2) n.Sc. Face the \vork all over with mortar thrown against
it with a trowel, which they call harling, Lett, from Gentleman
(1754) I. 65 (Jam.). Gall. They are set without lime under the
harling, Crockett Grey Man (1896) 30. (3) CaU'
6. sb. The act of dragging or trailing.
Sc. Of a paralytic person, it is said, ' He has a harle with the
left leg' (Jam.).
7. A haul, a collection, that which is gathered together ;
money or property obtained by dishonourable means.
Also usedy?^.
Sc. He gat a harle of siller (Jam.) ; The time was when I could
hae taen a harle o' onything that was gaun. Ford Ttiistledoivn
(1891) 242. Rnf. O' rhymes he galher'd sic a harl', Finlayson
Rhymcs{\Bi$) 165. Ayr. 1 had a bit haurl o' fifty pounds to carry
me on for the next winter, Service Dr. Dugind (ed. 1887) 69.
Lnk. She's fond to git a haurl O' warldly wealth, and pomp, and
glory. Rodger Poems (1838) 140, ed. 1897.
8. A small quantity of anything; anything obtained with
difficulty and on rare occasions.
Sc.See if I cannae get a little harle of justice out of the 'military
man notoriously ignorant of the law,' Stevenson Catriona (1893)
ix. Cai.' A small quantity of any substance composed of loose
particles, e. g. meal, salt, &c. Fif. Gie's a harle o' meal (Jam.).
e.Fif. See ! there's a wee harlie o' sugar to put i' j'er gab, Latto
Tarn Bodkin (1864) viii. s.Sc. Indeed, ony haurl o' health I had
was aye about meal-times, Blackw. Mag. (Jan. 1821) 400 (Jam.).
Ayr. Ony harl of health he has is aye about meal-time, Galt Sir
A. Wylie (1822) Ix.
9. A drag or mud-rake used for scraping a road, &c. ; an
instrument for raking or drawing together soft manure.
Rxb. Used esp. in the cow-house (Jam.). Nhh.i A kind of
scraper with a long handle. [The men should each take a mud
hoe or harle, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 470.]
10. A slattern; a big, untidy, coarse, cross-grained
person ; a rough field-labourer.
Rnf. She maun be a tasteless haurl 'Twad face the gleg e'e o'
the warl', An' cause gie to its bitter gab To curse her for a hanless
drab, Young Pictures (1865) 162. Ayr. Ane of them . . . was a
great muckle haurl of a dirty fum, Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887)
169. Dmf. Shaw Schoolmaster (1899'! 349. Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824). N.I.> Ant. A rough worker, who will do a lot
but do it badly, Ballyinena Obs. (1892).
H. A mixture of lime and sand, used for roughcasting
or coating the outside of a building. Also used Jig.
Sc. Plastered with harl, Cobban Andaman (1895) i. Sh.I. The
gable was white, for the ' harl ' had been picked off in the spring,
Burgess Tang (1898) 23. e.Lth. An' the way he splairges ye wi'
butter— layin't on in clauts an' harles, HuNTERy. /hjixVA ( 1895)93.
[1, The hors him harland behynd the woid cart, Douglas
Etieados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 48; Hii harlede him out of
churche, R. Clone, (c. 1300) fo. 151 b.]
HARLE, sb. Sh. & Or.I. Nrf [harl, al.] 1. The
goosander, Mcrgiis merganser. Also in coiiip. Harleduck.
S. & Ork.i Or.I. The goosander, the harle of this country,
remains with us constantly, Barry Hist. (1805) 302 (Jam.).
2. The red-breasted merganser, Mergiis serrator. Also
in comp. Harle-duck. Ct. earl-duck. Or.I. Swainson
Birds (1885) 164.
3. The grey duck or gadwall, Chaiidelastinis streperiis.
Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 45.
[1. Fr. harle or herle, a merganser, see Belon Hist, de la
nature des Oyseaii.x (1555) 164, in Newton & Gadow (1896)
407 ; Harle (herle), a kind of sheldrake (Cotgr.).]
HARLED, ppl. adj. n.Cy. Yks. [arid, aid.] Mottled,
speckled, as cattle.
n.Cy. Grose (^1790). n. Yks.' 24 e.Yks. Marshall 7?!<>-. £'co«.
(1788). w.'Sfks.' 'Shoe's a feaful hask harl'd an'; that is, the
cow has harsh hair, always an unfavourable symptom of fattening.
HARLED, adj. Wil. In comb. "Well-harled, of oats :
well-eared. Davis Agric. (18131 ; Wil.'
HARLEY, si. Frf Ihtsvi'liljCypselusapits. Swain-
son Birds (1885) 96.
HARLEY-HARTHER, int. Nrf A call to horses to
go to the left. Arch. (1879) VIII. 170.
HARLICAN, -sA. Dor. [alikan.] A term of abuse.
Bring on that water, you idle j'oung harlican ! Hardy Jtide
(1896) pt. I. i.
HARLIKINS, sA. />/. Sh.I. Tight pantaloons opening
behind, worn by children. S. & Ork.'
HARLIN, (7(^//. Cum. Difficult, close; exhausting, severe.
Cum. An' monic a harlin reacc they hed, Stagg Misc. Poems
(cd. 1807) 3 ; Cum.*
HARLOCK
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HARP
HARLOCK, sb. Ess. The charlock, Siiiapis arvensis.
(W.W.S.)
HARM, 56. Glo. w.Cy. Som. [am.] 1. Any contagious
or epidemic disease, not distinguished by a specific name;
a fever.
Glo. (J.S.F.S,), w.Cy. (Hall.) Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. ui.Etig.
(iSas^i; (F.A.A.')
2. The distemper in dogs.
w.Som.i In buying a young dog it is usual to ask, ' Have 'er had
the harm ! '
HARM, V. Sc. Yks. Lan. Also in forms aam Lan.' ;
ahme.Lan.'; hairmCld. (Jam.); hirm vv.Sc. (Jam. S/f/)/"/.)
[harm, am.] 1. To fret, grumble ; to be peevish or ill-
natured. Or.I. (Jam. Siipp/.), w.Sc. {il>.) Hence Harm-
ing, sb. fretfulness, peevishness, grumbling. Or.I. (ib.)
2. To dwell upon a trifling fault or misfortune, con-
tinually upbraiding the defaulter or sufferer. Hence (i)
Hairmer, sb. one who acts in this manner ; (2) Hairming,
vbl. sb. the act of continually dwelling upon a fault, >ic.
Cld. (Jam.)
3. To mock or imitate in speaking ; to mimic. Also with
at and a//er.
Yks. (Hall.) [Not known to our correspondents.] Lan. I
connaw be angurt ot tee . . . os lung os to boh harms after other
fok, Tim Bobbin I'ieiv Dial. (ed. 1806) 67 ; Lan.' A person re-
peating another's words in an ironical manner is said to be
' aamin ' after him. e.Lan. In use to-day (S.W.) ; At one time a
very common word and is still used, though not so frequently as
formerly. Used in connection with the affix ' at.' ■ He wor
aamin' at me,' Afaitc/i. City Xeivs (Jan. 4, 1896, ; e.Lan.' s.Lan.
Commonly used in the neighbourhood of Oldham and district
when I was a boy. Thus, if a boy mocked another, the one
mocked would say, ' He keeps aamin' after me,' Maitch. City News
(Jan. 4, 1896^ ; Obsol. (F.E.T.)
[1. LG. harmen tin kanneii, ' harmen und wehklagen,
sich angstlich qualen ' (Berghaus). 2,3. Norw. dial.
henna, to repeat anything ; to ape, to mimic (Aasen).]
HARM, see Haulm.
HARMING, sb. Pem. Harm, hurt, injury.
s.Pem. He'll keep us from all harmin' (W.M.M. i.
HARMLESS, adj. Sc. Sur. Sus. 1. Obs. Unharmed,
safe, secure.
Abd. That he, his men, tenants, and servants, should be harm-
less and skaithless in their bodies, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 43.
2. Fair to both parties, just.
Sur.' If you make twenty-eight shillings of the pig it will be a
harmless price between buyer and seller.
3. See below.
Sus. ' Our Rosie be a very harmless child.' . . . The remark
merely means that she has a certain friendly and winning way
with her that goes straight to people's hearts and makes her a
favourite everywhere, O'Reilly Stories (1880) I. 233-4.
HARMLY, adj. n.Yks.'^ Hurtful, harmful ; annoj'ing.
HARMONY,^*. e.Suf. Uproar, noise, disturbance. (F.H.)
HARMSUMIV VER, HARN, see Howsomever, Harden,
Hern.
HARN, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Also in
forms hairn Edb. Bwk. Dmf Nhb.'; harran Sh.I. e.Fif ;
barren Fif ; haurn Lnk. Gall. ; hern Sc. [ham, hern,
an.] 1. pi. Brains. Also usedyTg-.
Sc. Kilmadie barns, Where many shot were thro' the herns,
Graham Writings (1883) I. 152; It will knock its harns out,
Scott Antiquary (1816) xv. Sh.L If he had blown the ' harrans '
out of his old 'moorit ' sheep, BuRGESsSfe/c/K's(2nd ed.) 25. Or.L
(S.A.S.) Bell. For fear I shou'd hae gotten my harns kleckit out,
Forbes Jni. (1742) 16. Abd. Ye may comfort yersel' that they
warna dishes wi' harns i'them. Macdonald Malcolm {i8t5) I. 243.
Frf. My lugs and harns wi' rage maist bizzin'. Sands Poems (1833)
121. Per. Johnnie's harns grew dazed and giddie, Spence Poems
(1898) 187. Fif. The barrens o' the clerk Were sae commovit
wi' the werk O' harnessin' and weir, Tennant Papisliy (1827)
126. e.Fif. A cockit pistol in his neive ready to blaw oot my
harns, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) vii. Ayr. Till our harns are
spattered at the bottom o' the well o' despair, Galt Entail (1823)
Ixxviii. Lnk. Oot fell the haurns o' my muckle meal-pock,
Nicholson /(/)■/& (18701 104. Lth. There's naething here our harns
to daver, Macneill Poet. U'ks. (180O 173, ed. 1856. e.Lth. He
was sittin amang his bulks . . . howkin his harns for a sermon,
Hunter /. Inwick (18951 44. Edb. If harns and pens can do 't
aright, LiDDLE Poems (1821) 114. Bwk. Ance we get another
Willie We'll knock out auld Willie's hairns, Dcn/iam Tracts ed.
1893: I. 171. Dmf. Their heads had aye mair hair than hairns,
Shaw Sclioolniastcr (1899) 371. Gall. Wi' frothy haurns and
goarling baird, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 333, ed. 1876. n.Cy.
Bailey (1721) ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' Nearly out cf use except by old
people. Cum. Ray (1691) ; Grose ;i79o^; Cum." Cum., Wm.
NicoLSON (1677) Trans. R. Lit. Soc. (186S) IX. Yks. ' He ding
out your harns,' He beat out your brains i,K."). n.Yks.2 w.Yks.
Thoresby Lett. (1703 1 ; w.Yks.' Pash'd an bray'd his harnes out,
ii. 303 ; w.Yks.^, ne.Lan.'
Hence Harnless, adj. brainless.
Sh.I. A harnliss snul, Burgess Rasniie (1892) 92. n.Yks.*
2. Comp. Harnpan, the brain-pan, skull.
Sc. In the pingle or the pan. Or the haurnpan o" man. Ford
Thistlcdoivn (1891) 261 ; Weize a brace of balls through his harn-
pan, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxxiii. Cai.' Abd. He sware he'd
gar their harnpans ring, Skinner Poems (1809) 16. Frf. Quit, or
I'll brak' your harn pan, MoRisoN Poems (1790) 25. e.Fif. Oon-
less he has within his harran-pan the stuff philosophers are made
of, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xxvi. Rnf, Leeze me on the harn
pan, Webster Rhvnies [ 1835) 155. Ayr. We think his harnpan's
surely dunklet, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822) ciii ; (J.M.) Lnk. I
spat by turns on ilka loof, Haw'd first my harn-pan, syne my loof,
CoGHiLL Poems (1890) 66. e.Lth. He didna think there was
anither harn-pan in the pairish wad ha stude it, HuNTERy. Inwick
(1895) 241. Edb. A hag sailt i' his toom hairn-pans Awa' to
France, Learmont Poems (1791) 24. Slk. ' This to thy harnpan,'
said Gabriel, drawing his sword, Hogg 7'rt/f5(i838) 660, ed. 1866.
Gall. His haurn pan was aye sae fu', Mactaggart Encycl. (1824)
189, ed. 1876. Nhb.', w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
[1. My harnis trimblit besily, Douglas Pal. Hon. (1501),
ed. 1874, 78 ; He the hed till harnys claf, Barbour Britce
(1375) XII. 56. OE. Imnics (Chron. an. 1137). 2. It...
persit the harnpan, Douglas Eueados (1513) 11. 252.]
HARNESS, sb. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Brks. e.An. Sus. Dor.
Som. Aus. [ha'r-, a'nis.] 1. In fo;;//'.(i) Harness-cask,
a receptacle on board ship, where the meat, after being
taken out of the pickle-cask, is kept ready for use ; (2)
•lid, a lid or covering to a ' harness-cask ' ; (3) -plaid, a
special kind of plaid ; see below; (4) -tack, a swinging
cross-tree in a stable on which harness is hung.
(i) Abd. One that has a lid. guarded by a rim which comes a
small way down on the outside of the vessel (Jam.) ; Some thieves
. . . breaking open a harness cask . . . stole about i cwt. of beef,
Abd. Jrn. ^Dec. 2, 1818) [ib.). NUb. It is an upright cask with
straight, tapering sides, narrowing to the top, which closes with a
hinged lid and padlock. A brass or iron hoop surrounds the
former, and is made wider than the thickness of the lid, so as to
overlap the head of the cask iR.O.H.); Nhb.' [Aus. The steer
was cut up and salted and in the harness-cask soon after sunrise,
BoLDREwooD Robbery {iQS'i) I. ii.J (2) Abd. (Jam.) (3) Sc. She
had just taken off her bonnet and harness-plaid, Ochiltree
Rcdbtirn (1895) vi. w.Sc. Until very recent times no Scotswoman
was considered respectably married unless her trousseau included
a plaid of specially fine manufacture fit to appear in at kirk or
market. It, with the bonnet, was a badge of marriage, hence the
term ' harness' denoting the yoke. Paisley was famous for harness
plaids (G.W.). (4) Brks.'
2. Weaving term : the ' heald ' or arrangement of loops
of twine, by which the threads of the warp are changed
in position at every passage of the shuttle.
w.Yks. It enables a much larger pattern to be woven than is
possible with plain gear (J.M.). w.Som.' It is adjusted into the
loom along with the warp to which it belongs.
3. The apparatus required for making cider.
Dor. Barnes Gl. (18631. Som. ^W.F.R.j
4. Leather defences for the hands and legs of hedgers,
to protect them from the thorns. e.An.'^
5. Temper, humour.
s.Cy. (^Hall.) Sus. ' He is in a pretty harness,' he is in a rare
bad humour, Holloway ; Sus.' Master's in purty good harness
this morning: Sus. 2
HARNISHIN, sb. N.L' Harness.
HARNSA, HARNSER, HARNSEY, see Heronsevtr.
HARP, sb."- and i'.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Den
Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. Wor. Oxf. Brks. Hnt. Nrf. Sus. Hmp.
LW. Also in forms hirp Rnf. ; yerp e.Lth. [harp, ap.]
HARP
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HARRIDGE
1. sb. Obs. An Irish shilling. Also in cowi. Harp-shilling.
Ir. JV. & Q. (1885) 6th S. xi. 296. N.I.' Equal only to grf.
sterling money.
2. Phr. Head or harp, head or tail.
Ant. The reverse of Irish copper coins formerly bore a harp.
'Head or harp,' the call in playing pitch and toss (W.H.P.).
3. An instrument used in sifting or ' riddling.'
Sc The mason sets his harp upon en', An' harls the fire-hoose
gable, Murray Spring in Blk. and White (Apr. 18, 1896) 490.
Dmf. Evidently suggested by the shape of the instrument used in
riddling or separating sand and gravel, which is of an oblong
shape, containing wires enclosed in a wooden frame, Shaw
Schoolmaster I1899) 349. [A portable screen or harp for riddling
and depositing the stones, Stephens F(7»-"i Si. (ed. 1849) II. 637.]
4. Tiiat part of a mill which separates the 'dust' of grain
or meal from the 'shilling.'
Sc. An instrument for cleansing grain, a kind of ' scarce ' (Jam.).
Cai.i The wire-cloth frame by which grain or meal is sifted in the
various processes of milling. Abd. (Jam.)
5. V. To constantly dwell on one topic, refer constantly
to an unpleasant subject ; to grumble. Gen. with on, esp.
in phr. to liarp on one string. In gen. colloq. use.
Cai.' Rnf. I hae a richt to hirp an' murn [mourn] Oure that
death-dealin' blast, Young Pictures (1865) 13. e.Lth. He had been
guzzling toddy and yerping about Spiritual Freedom with a Free
Church tailor, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 141. Edb. ' I'se tell
ye what ' That harps, whate'er ye, ' I'se tell ye what, and there's
that in't,' Carlop Green (1793) 125, ed. 1817. N.Cy.' Nhb. He
kept harp, harpin on till aa wis fair sick o' hearin 't (R.O.H.).
Cum.' n.'Yks." Sha niwer let's fthing dee, sha's awlus harping on
aboot it. e.'5fks. Thompson Hist. Wellon (1869I 170 ; e.Yks.' MS.
add. (T.H.) w.'Sfks. Aw, be heng'd to that tale ; he's alius
harpin' o' that string (^E.B.). Lan. (S.'W.), nw.Der.l, Not.',
n.Lin.' Lei.' Shay aarped o' seein 'im again so mooch. Nhp.',
s.Wor. (H.K.) Oxf.'Ther j'ou be agen, 'arp, 'arp, 'arp, MS. adJ.
Brks.', Hnt. (T.P.F.) Nrf. You continue to harp upon the same
string (W.'W.S.). Sus., Hmp. Holloway. I.'W.'
6. Phr. to harp against a person, to insinuate to his dis-
advantage.
n.Cy. Grose (i79o\ w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781).
7. To riddle or sift with a ' harp.' Abd. (Jam.)
HARP, t/.2 and sb.'^ Wor. Also written arp. [ap.]
1. V. To listen to, hearken, pay attention.
s.'Wor. Folks talks but I doesn't harp. Folks wuz alistenin' an'
'arpin' hivcr so, an' a didn't 'ear nothin' (H.K.) ; A on't 'arp
'owevcr 'ardly noane on 'em, Vig. Mon. in Berroitfsjni. (1896) xvii.
2. sb. Phr. all of a harp, all on the qui vive.
s.Wor. A knaowed as summat ar another wuz agate, an' a wuz
a' ov a 'arp (H.K.).
HARPEN, V. Nrf. With on : to encourage, cheer on
to fight.
John and Tom were quarrelling and Will harpen'd them on till
he got them to fight ('W.'W.S.).
HARPER, sb. Sc. In comb. Harper crab, the crab,
Cancer variits Gcsncri. Also called Tamniie Harper.
Fif. SiBEALD Hist. Fif. (1803J 132 (Jam., s.v. Tammie Harper).
HARPING, adj. Nrf. In comb. Harping Johnny, the
orpine, Scduni Iclephium. (B. & H.)
HARPLEAT, si. Wxf.> A snipe, 'bleater.'
HARPOON, V. Irel. In phr. to harpoon a boille-nose,
to make a gross mistake.
I harpooned a bottle-nose, Lever Con Cregan (1849-50) xiv.
HAR(R, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. 'Wm. Yks. Lan.
Also Mid. e.An. Hmp. Wil. Som. Also in forms harl-
n.Yks. ; haur Sc. (Jam.); haw- Nhb.*; her Hmp. [har,
a(r.] 1. The upright part of a gate or door to which the
hinges are fastened.
Sh.I. We took a door aff da harrs, Clark Gleams (1898) 106.
S. & Ork.i, Dmf. (Jam.\ N.Cy.' Nhb. The back and breast of a
gate are called the back har and fore har (J.H.) ; Nhb.' Dur. The
hole in a stone in which the spindle of a door or gate resteth
(K.\ Cum.' Wm. A door-harr (K.). w.Mid. (W.P.M.), Hmp.
(H.C.M.B,") Wil.' We wants some more heads and bars cut out.
Som. (W.F.R.); W. & J. Gl. (1873).
2. Conip. Har-tree, the strong end oi a gate to which the
bars are secured.
Nhb.', Dur.', s.Dur. (J.E.D.), Cum.' n.Tfks. The bars are gen.
made either of fir or ash, and the harltree and head, of oak or
ash, TuKE Agric. (1800) 98; n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall
Riir. Econ. (1796) I. 192. w.Yks.=, ne.Lan.', e.An.'^
3. A hinge, joint. Usedy?^.
Dmf. To ruse one's arse out o' har, to praise a person till he be
too much elated (Jam.). Wxf.' Ingsaury neileare (pidh ?) his niz
outh o' harr, 100.
4. The shank of a button. 'Wxf.'
[1. Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre,
Chaucer C. T. a. 550. OE. heorr, a hinge ; cp. Du. harre
aen een detire, the post and hinge of a doore or a gate
(Hexham).]
HARR, see Haar, sb}, Hurr, v?
HARRAGE, sb. Sc. Also in forms arage, arrage,
aryage, auarage, average, harriage (Jam.). 1. Service
due by tenants, in men and horses, to their landlords,
' average.'
This custom is not entirely abolished in some parts (Jam.).
2. Phr. arage (and) carriage, a service in carts and horses.
'Arage and carriage' is a phr. still commonly used in leases
(Jam.) ; Regular paj'ment of mail-duties, kain, arriage, carriage,
Scott Midlothian (1818) viii. Per. With barrage, carriage, them
he still molests, Nicol Poems (1766) 75.
[1. Arage, vtherwaies Average, from Averia, quhilk
signifies ane beast. . . Average signifies service, quhilk
the tennent aucht to his master be horse or cariage of
horse, Skene E.xpos. (ed. 1641) 9. 2. I am maid ane slaue
of my body to ryn and rashe in arrage & carriage, Conipl.
Seal I. (1549) 125. In Law Lat. cum Avaragiis &= Cariagiis,
Indenture (1371), in Skene (/.c). See Average.]
HARRAGLES, HARRIGALS, see Harigalds.
HARRAGRAF, sb. Sc. A curling term : see below.
Slg. Men that are not usually taken out to matches are called
the harragraf of the Kippen Curling Club. As far as I am aware
it is not known in surrounding clubs (G.W.).
HARRAN, see Harden, sb., Harn.
HARRAS, see Harvest.
HARRASKAP, sA. Sh.I. Character. S. & Ork.'
HARRAST, sb. Der.^ nw.Der.' Fig. Delight.
HARRAST, HARREST, see Harvest.
HARREN, see Hairen, Harden, sb., Harn.
HARRIAGE, sb. Nhp. e.An. Wil. Dev. Also in forms
halledge Wil. ; hallege, harrige Wil.' ; harwich e.An.';
herridge n.Dev. 1. A disturbance ; a bustle, fuss.
Wil.' Occasionally used of a disturbance of some sort, as 'What
a hallege !' what a row. n.Dev. Yer's a brave briss an' herridge,
RocKyi';« an' Nell {iB6-j) St. 121.
2. A moving, tumultuous assemblage of rough people; a
rabble. Cf. haurrage.
Wil. A'. & Q. (1881) 6th S. iv. 106 ; Wil.' Harrige seems to be
the original form of the word, and is still occasionally heard ; but
for at least seventy years it has been more commonly pronounced
as hallege. Not used in s.Wil, ' Be you a-gwain down to zee
what they be a-doing at the Veast?' 'No, / bean't a-gwain amang
such a hallege as that ! '
3. Confusion, disorder.
Nhp.' e.An.' ' They are all up at harriage.' In the south part
of Suf. the phrase, ' He is gone to Harwich,' means he is gone
to rack and ruin. Wil.' Were a load of top and lop, intended to
be cut up for firewood, shot down clumsily in a yard gateway, it
would be said, ' What a hallege you've a-got there, blocking up
the way ! ' It sometimes appears to mean rubbish, as when it is
applied to the mess and litter of small broken twigs and chips left
on the ground after a tree has been cut and carried.
[Prob. conn. w. ME. harageous, violent (Morte Arthur) ;
OFr. orageux, stormy (Hatzfeld).]
HARRIAL, sb. ? Obs. Cum.'* The payment of the
best live beast or dead chattel of a deceased tenant to the
lord of whom he held, a ' heriot.'
[Herrejelda is the best aucht, oxe, kowe, or uther beast
quhilk ane husbandman . . . hes in his possession, the
time of his decease, quhilk aucht and suld be given to his
Landis-Iord, Skene L.xpos. (ed. 1641). The same word as
OE. heregield, the tribute paid to the (Danish) host
(Charter ofCnut, an. 1018).]
HARRIDGE, sb. Lakel. Yks. Also written harredge
w.Yks. [h)aTid2.] The angular edge of anything ; the
HARRIGE
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HARRY
turned edge of a sharp knife ; also used Jig. a sharp edge
to one"s appetite. See Arris.
Lakel.^ Wm. He could put an harridge on ascylhe. Ah've neea
harridge fer mi tea (B.K.^. Yks. (Hall.'), e.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.J.B.)
HARRIGE, HARRIGOAD, see Harriage, Harry-gaud.
HARRIMAN, i-A. Shr. A Hzard, newt. (Hall.), Shr.^
HARRISH, V. and sb. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Wor. Also written harish Irel. [h)aTiJ.] 1. v. To
harass, worry, torment, trouble ; to ravage; to drive about.
Ir. The poor woman was so harished, Carleton Traits Pt'iis.
(ed. 1843) 95- Nhb.', Dur.', Cum.' n.Yks.' Ah's harrished near-
lings te deead by's ragally gannin's on ; n.Yks.^, w.Yks.' Lan.
They mun be harrish't, an' parish't, an' hamper't, an' pincer't, an'
powler't about th' cowd world, "Waugh Chit}:. Comer ,1874) 141,
ed. 1879; Oyned an' harrished whol life were a ruebargain,CLEGG
Sketches (18951 397; Lan.i, e.Lan.' s.'Wor. They cattle bean't
harrished about (H.K.).
Hence Harrishin", I'bl. sb. violent invasion, 'harrying.'
Cum.'*
2. To starve with cold. w.Yks.^ He harrished his colts.
Hence Harrishing, **/. adj. cold and stormy. w.Yks.
(W.A.S.)
3. sb. Distress, worry, annoj-ance, trouble.
n.Yks.' It's been a sair harrish tiv' 'im ; n.Yks.* It's a bit of a
harrish, but then wa s' git ouer't sumhoo.
HARRISH, see Harsh.
HARRISON, si. Chs.' [arisan.] \x\-p\\Y. Harrison's
pippin, a variety of apple ; see below.
Only seen in old orchards, and probably could not now be
obtained from any nurseryman. It is large and handsome, a
first-class table-fruit, and a fairly good cooking apple.
HARRO, int. and v. Sc. Also in forms hary ; hirro
(Jam.), Cai.' 1. ;;;/. Hurrah, huzza !
Sc. (Jam.) Fif. ' Harro ! ' the folk o' Caryl [Crail] cry'd :
' Hurra ! ' the Anster folk reply'd ; ' Harro ! ' cry'd wife and man,
Tesnant Papistry i 1827I 58.
2. An exclamation of surprise ; an outcry for help.
Sc. Frakcisque-Michel Sc. Lang, (1882 > 168. Cai.'
3. V. To hurrah, huzza, halloo. Sc. (Jam.)
HARROOST, HARROST, see Harvest.
HARROW, .si.' and ;■. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
[hara.] 1. sb. In conip. (i) Harrow-bills, the ribs of a
wooden harrow ; (2) -breath, the breadth of a harrow as
shown by the mark on the land over which it has been
dragged; (3) -bull or -bulls, the longitudinal beams of a
wooden harrow in which the iron teeth are inserted ; (4)
•plough, a plough used for killing weeds in the dressing
of turnips, &c. ; (5) -rest, the rest-harrow, Ononis anensis;
(6) -shaikle. the shackle by which a pair of harrows are
linked together; (7) -sheth, the transverse framework of
a harrow; (8) -slaying, the destruction of grass-seeds by
rain, before they have struck root, when the mould has
been too much pulverized ; (9) -teeth, the iron teeth of a
harrow ; used Jig. ; ( 10) -tines or -tynes, the iron teeth of
a harrow; (11) -tree, the piece of wood by which the
harrow is yoked.
(i) Cum.-* (2) Nhb.l (3) Nhb.l, Cum.'", e.Yks.l n.Lin.
Vou'd hev no more thought about them papers then a hos-
shoe hes about a harrow-bull, Pe.\cock J. Markeiifield (1874)
I. 114; n.Lin.' ^4) Lth. (Jam., s.v. Fotch-plough.) (5) n.Lin.'
(6, 7; Nhb.' (8: Sc. The mould . . . will be in danger of
being washed from the grain, if rain comes before it strikes root
fully ; which in that case svill malt, then be scorched by the sun,
and killed ; which is . . . called harrow-slaying. Maxwell Set.
Trans. (1743) 251 fjAM.'). (9") Dmb. It'll mak' nae difference if the
Doctor gets me under the harrow-teeth o' the law, Cross Disrup-
tion (1844') vi. w.Yks. 'All of you masters,' as the toad said to
the harrow-teeth. Frov. in Biighoiise A'ews (July 23, 1887% (10)
ne.Sc. At times a bundle ortwoof harrow-tynes to dry and harden,
Gregor Fit-Lore (1881) 51. [The plough-irons new-laid — the
harrow-tines new-laid, sharpened, and firmly fastened, Stephens
Fann Bi. (ed. 1849) I. 504.] (lO Nhb.i
2. Phr. (i) to live or to lead a life like a load tinder a harrow,
to suffer from ill-treatment or ill-usage ; (2) to pass the
harrow, see below; (31 to trail a light harrow, to be a
bachelor ; to have a small family, have few worries or
cares; (4) to clear the hat rows, to get one's object, attain
one's desire ; (5) to have one leg over lite harrows, to break
loose, become unmanageable ; (6) to run away with the
harrows, (a) to be in too great a hurry ; (A) to carry off the
prize; to acquire superiority; (7) to rttn off with the harrows,
(a) to go too fast ; to carry things too far ; (b) see (5) ; (8)
to see or hear hoii< the harrows are going, to see how matters
are progressing.
(x) Sc. (A. W.), Dur.', n.Yks.' (2^ Sh.LPassin'theharrow...wasa
performance seldom practised, except by some person of a ' deil-may-
care ' disposition. . . This was supposed to unfold the future, even
the spirit world ; and the person who had the hardihood to 'go i'
da harrow ' never revealed what they either saw or heard, and
always warned others not to try such a trick. . . Three harrows
were placed, some distance apart, outside the open fodder door
of an old barn, and at the hour of midnight a person went blind-
fold into the yard, and passed back foremost over each harrow in
turn, thence through the barn window, and at the end of the jour-
ney he was supposed to fall into a sort of trance and hear and see
unutterable things, Spence Fit-Lore (1899) 194. (3) n.Yks. Neea,
neea, he's nane married. He still trails a lecght harrow, Atkin-
son Moorl. Palish (1891I 35; n.Yks.'; n.Yks. ^ He trails a light
harrow, his hat covers his family ; n.Yks.", w.Yks.' (4 Ayr. O,
for a cot, a wee bit grun'. An' twa three lads, that trade in fun. To
be my marrows. Then, let the warld lose or win, I've clear'd the
harrows, Aisslie Land of Bums (ed. 1892) 215. (5) Sc. A phr.
borrowed from an unruly horse or ox (Jaji.; ; She has her leg
ower the harrows now . . . stop her wha can, Scott Old Mortality
(1816; viii. (6. d) Sc. Applied to those who do not reason fairly
(Jam,). Dmb. Hooly. freends, hooly ! Ve mauna rin awa' wi' the
harrows that way. Cross Disruption (1844' xxxix. e.Ltli. Ye're
rinnin awa wi' the harrows noo. Hunter /. /</!fi'c/t 11895) 79. (6)
Ayr. (Jam.) (7, «') Sc. That's a wheen blethers. Will I an it's aye
your way to run aff wi' the harrows, Cracts about Kirk (1843) I.
3. ib Rn^ Twad be a guid joke if a rough kintry chiel Soud rin
aff wi' the harrows, Picken Poems (1813) II. 132. (8) Ayr. We
was curious loo, ye ken, just to hear hoo the harrows were gaun,
noo that Robert Simpson has been left the rough o' the siller,
Johnston Glen'iuctie 1^1889") 74,
3. pi. The longitudinal bars of a harrow. Wil. D.wis
Agric. (1813) ; Wil.'
4. V. Fig. With ttp : to arouse, stir up.
Edb.To harrow up the Juler's rage, Learmont Pofms (1791) 166.
6. To harass, distress, fatigue greatly. Gen. used in pp.
Lin. (Hall.) n.Lin. I was fair arra'd wi' it all (M.P.) ; Sutton
JVds. (1881 ; n.Lin.' sw.Lin,' It's fit to harrow one to dead. I
was harrowed, taking up after my husband in one of them closen.
6. To be beaten, overcome, brought to a standstill ; to be
obstructed by an impediment or obstacle. Gen. in pp.
e.Yks.' Ah thowt Ah could lowzen this knot, but Ah's boon ti
be harrow'd. Glo.' He was goin to the station with all them
things, and was reglar harrowed, and had to get a man to help
carry them.
HARROW, sb.'^ Dor. The hinder upright timber of
a gate by which it is hung to its post, the ' harr.'
The one in the middle, between the harrow and the head, is the
middle spear, Barnes Gl. (1863) ; (C.W.)
[Ye harrow of a gate. Ace. St. John's Hasp. Canterbury
(1528) (N.E.D.).]
HARROW-GOOSE, sb. Irel. [Not known to our
correspondents.] A large bird (?).
N.I.i Harris Hist. Dun. (1744I.
HARROWSTER, sb. Sc. A spawned haddock.
ne.Sc. The saying about the spawned haddock, harrowster or
kameril, is that it is not good till it gets three dips in the May flood,
Gregor /7*-/-0)r (1881 1 146. Bnff.'
HARRUP, HARRUST, see Hairif, Harvest.
HARRY, s4.' \'ar. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms hairey Lnk. ; harie Sc. (Jam.); herry Yks.;
liorry se.Wor.' [h)a'ri.] 1. In fo;« 6. (i) Harry -banning,
the stickleback, Casterosteiis trachiiriis ; (2 ) — behint, always
last or behindhand ; (3) — Denchman, the hooded crow,
Corviis comix ; (4) — Hurcheon or Hutcheon, a children's
game ; see below ; also called Curcuddie (q.v.) ; (5) -long-
legs, the cranefly or daddy-long-legs, Tipiila gigantea;
(6) -purcan, the game of 'blind man's buf}'; (7) —Whistle,
a name given to the second finger; (8) — Wibel, a name
given to the thumb.
(i) n.Cy. (Hail.) (2) Cum.'« (3) e.An.' Nrf. Arch. (1879)
HARRY
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VIII. 170. (4) n.Sc. The game called Harry Hurcheon ... is a gro-
tesque kind of dance, performed in a shortened posture, silting on
one's hams, with arms akimbo, the dancers foiming a circle of
independent figures, Chambers Pop. Rliyitics (1890) 139; The
name of a play among children, in which they hop round in a ring,
sitting on their hams (Ja.m.). (5) e.Lan.' Chs.' Occasionally, but
daddv-long-Iegs is more common. s.Chs.^, nw.Der.*, Not.^ s.Not.
(J.P.K.), Lei.', Nhp.', War.12, se.Wor.i Shr." 'Arry, 'Arry-lung
legs, Couldna say 'is prars ; Kecht 'im by the Icf leg, An throwed
'im down stars, Cliildmi's Doggucl Viise. Hnt. I^T.P.F.) (6. Per.
(CW.) (7, 8) w.'STks.^ 'Well known in the neighbourhood of
Sheffield (s.v. Fingers).
2. The devil, esp. in comb. Old Harry, Lord Harry, &c.
Sc. (Jam.) Per. I'll pl.iy old Harry wi ye (CW.^ Lnk. By
the livin" hairey, if I could win ower tae them I wad gi'e them
something tae lauch at, Wardrop /. Malhison (1881) 44. Dub.
(A.S.-P.) 'Wmh. By the lord Harry {ib.). Yks. Herry with long
nails, the Devil ^K.). w.'Vks.^ A girl said that her rubbing stones
in the kitchen were 'as hard as Old Harry.' Lan. I wundurt what
i' th' neme o* owd harry, wurt' do weh meh, Paul Bodbi.n Scqud
(1819)17; I'm fcttlet now, by the Lord Harry ! JiuKtiETT Hnwoi//i's
(1887 - .\xxvi. Nrf. Yow'd maake peaace wuth owd Harry hisself 1
A.B.K. Wright's ForUme (1885^ 55.
3. Phr. to play harry over a)iy one, to beat or punish
severely. N.Cy.', Yks. (J.W.)
4. A countryman, rude boor; an opprobrious term ap-
plied to a woman.
Fif. The severest criticism of conduct indeed was dii ected to the
frailer sex, progressively characterized b^' the epithets — * gilpy,'
'besom,' 'hizzie,' 'harry,' 'randy,' ' limmer,' Colville Vernacular
(1899)18. w.'Vks. (Hall.), w.Yks.i
5. The youngest and smallest pig in a litter. Also in
comb. Harry pig.
Hrt. You call 'em Harries, we caU'em cads at my home (G.H.G.).
Hrt., Cmb., Ken., 'Wil. Common (J.'VV.B.).
6. The male of any species of animal. e.Lan.'
7. The remainder of the porridge left in the dish after
every one has been supplied.
Lakel.^ 'When t'poddish hes been sarra'd oot, an' ther's some
left, that's Harry. Wni. Barley me t'harry [a hungry lad's method
of claiming more than liis share] (B.K.).
HARR'y, s6.= and v} Sc. Yks. Also in form ary e.Yks.
1. sb. A harrow.
Sc. Ye're like Burns, surely, ye've pickit it up. . . at the ploo,
an' the harries. Swan Gtiks of Edeit (1895) vii.
2. V. Obs. To harrow, turn up the soil for the destruction
of weeds.
e.Yks. Christmasse, when men shoulde beginne to fallowe and
ary. Best Rkv. Econ. (1641) 76.
HARRY, v.'^ Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. 'Wm. Yks. Lan. LMa.
Der. Nhp. War. Also in forms hairry ne.Sc. ; hairy Fif;
herrie Baff.' ; herry Sc. Cai.' N.Cy.* Nhb. Lakel.' Cum.
Wm. LMa. [hiari, h)eri.] 1. To rob, plunder, pillage,
used esp. of robbing birds' nests.
ne.Sc. They hairry folk biggin kirks and payin' steepin's, Gordon-
haven (1887) 86. Bnff. Thae to herry 'Wha simply trust the
h — born rogues, Tavlor Poems (:787) 10. Abd. It was no use
people herryin' themsel's an' throwin' awa gweed siller upon 'im,
Ale.xander Ain Ftk. (1882) 96. Frf. Think shame of j-oursel',
lassie, for harrying birds' nests, Barrie Tommy (1896) 169. Per.
Be sure he's herryin' craws' nests, Ford Harp (1893') 152. Fif.
Pceseweet, peesevvcet, hairy my nest and gar me greet, Colville
Vernacidar (1899) 12. s.Sc. Did the rascal harry ye oot and oot ?
'Wilson Tales (1839) V. 18. Dmb. To herry Halket on the
Tyesday night, Salmon Gowodean (1868) 14. Lnk. Herrying
nests in the wuds, Fraser Whatips (1895) xii. e.Lth. "Thae
locus' beas' that cam up in a michty swarm . . . an' berried the
haill land o' Israel, Hu.nter J. Iiiwick (1895) 83. Edb. Herryin'
linties, yites an' kays, Fordes Poems (i8ia) 104. Slk. As for
pyats an' the like, I used to herry them without compunction,
Chr. North Nodes (cd. 1856) III. 4. Gall. To harry their houses
and gear, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 52. Wgt. The Bailie
wad travel frae Wigtown tae Burrowhead tae harry a piet's nest,
Fraser Wigtown (1877) 263. n Cy. Grose (1790); Border Gl.
{Coll. L.LB.); N.Cy.i2 Nhb. ThooTt take care o' me? Thoo
winnot let her harry me again, that gate? Clare Love of Lass
(1890) I. 216; The word survives in constant use as applied to the
pillage of birds' nests, &c. (R.O.H.) Dur. Gibson Up-Weaidale
Gl. (1870';. Lakel.' Cum. A hive, owr ventersome wad herry,
VOL. III.
Relph Misc. Poems (i-]4-]) 60; There was a corbie's nest in the
heeplantin but it was harried langsyne (J.Ar.); Gl. (1851); Cum.';
Cum.'' Refers gen. to birds' nests. Cum., Wm. Nicolson 1,1677)
Trans. R. Lit. Soc.{\S,6a ,\X. e.Yks.TnoMPsoN Hist. Welton{i86g).
Hence (1) Harried,//)/, adj. plundered, robbed, pillaged ;
(2) Harryer or Harrier, sb. a robber ; a rifler of birds'
nests ; (3) Harrying or Herrying-, (a) ppl. adj. robbing,
plundering ; [b) vbl. sb. the act of robbing or plundering ;
(4) Harry-net, sb. a net, used to catch or retain fish of
a small size ; (5) Herrial or Herrieal, sb. that which
causes loss or ruin ; fig. a great expense ; (6) Herriement,
see (3, b) ; (7) Herry-water, sb. (a) see (4) ; (b) a selfish
person who takes all he can get.
(i) Lnk. Like a lanely herrit ane [bird] Nae biding place I've
here. Lemon St. Mtingo (1844) 18. Dmf. I lookit roun At oor
herrit nest, Re\t> Poems '1894) 128. Gall. Like a bird out of a
harried nest, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 226. {2) Per. He
had repeatedly foiled parties of Highland harryers, Monieath
Dimblane (1835) 19, ed. 1888. Ayr. Quale, retired, and oot o' the
herriers' ken. Service Notandnms (1890) 51. S;k. 'When I was
a laddie, I was an awfu' herricr, Chr. North Nodes (ed. iS^b')
HI. 3. (3, a) Gall. Like bees from a byke upon a company of
harrying boys, Crockett Standard Bearer 11898) 314. (b\ Ayr.
The nests would be weel worth the herryin'. Service Dr. Ditgnid
(ed. 1887) 262. (4) n.Sc. (Jam.) (5) Bnff.i It's a pcrfit herrieal
t' ha'e t' keep sae mony servan's. Abd. They're sic a herrial, that
buiks, Alexander /o/Djiy Gibb (1871) x. (61 Fif. Kirk-spulyie,
herriement, and raid, Gaed on mair fast than ever, Tennant
Papistry (1827) 210. Ayr. The herryment and ruin of the country,
Burns Brig? of Ayr (1787) 1. 171. (7, n) Sc. (Jam.) (ij Cai.'
The phr. refers to such as would clear all the fish out of a stream
by dragging it with a net, thus leaving none to the angler.
2. To harass, oppress, despoil, ruin ; to hunt or drive
of!'; to drag or carry off. Ce>!. with off or out.
Sc. They have come to herry us out of house and h.a', Scott
Leg. Mont. (1818) iv. Kcd. 'W.'e're herrit, wife! we're herrit
clean! Faur, faur's the fusky pig? Grant Lays (1884) 6. Per.
Noo ye vvud harry [hunt] me afJT again. Ia.N' Maclaren K. Carnegie
(1896) 217. Dmb. Be harried out like gipsy hoide at e'en,
Salmo.n Gowodean (1868) 24. Ayr. The avenger coming to herry
you out o' house and hame, Galt Lairds (1826) xiv. Lnk. The
bairns o' yer bairns. . . 'Will be harry 't wi' taxes, an' put to the
horn, Hamilton Poems (1865) 46. Kcb. We'll be harried out o'
house an' ha' in a crack. Elder Horgne (1897I 28. w.Yks. The
divil's harried off his soul, Bronte Wtithcring Hts. (1847) xxxiv.
Lan. When owd Holle and t'Ratchda 'torne^' ud a harried me off
yon bit of waste, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale ^I86o) III. 74;
Harry them o' fro' their feythers graves an' owd whoanis, ib. I. 191.
3. To harass, tease, worry, bother ; to overdo, urge,
impel, hurry on. Also used^^.
Wm. (E.C.), n.Yks.2, e.Yks.' w.Yks. Ben wor one o" them
poor niiln hands 'at lied been ' harrud off,' Yksman. (i£8o) 139.
Lan. An oi wunnol harry a poor man wi' law, Kay-Shuttleworth
Scarsdale (i860) III. 74 ; Yo' dunnot harry me wi' talk, Burnett
Lowrie's (1877) vii. I. Ma. The short teas herryin her, Brown
Yarns (1881) 265, ed. 1889. nw.Der.' War.' When a number of
workmen are employed together, and one supplies another with
such a load as he is unable to convey in time to the next, he is
said to harry the man, and the person thus harried or overladen is
turned out of the party ; War.*
Hence (i) Harried, ///. adj. overdone, wearied, jaded ;
harassed ; (2) Harry, int., see below ; (3) Harrying, ppl.
adj. worrying, harassing, wearying.
(_i) Nhb. Aa'm fairly herr^'t oot, man. wi' carr3'in' that poke o*
yets up thame lang graiiery stairs (R.O. H. ). Lakcl.^ Ah's fairly
harried. Ye've harried mi' wi' meat. e.Yks.' s.Lin. A farm
labourer on being asked how he is or how he feels after a hard
day's work, usually answers ' I'm harrad' (T.H.R.). (2) Nhp.' A
jeering interjcctional imperative, used when a labourer or navigator
is overladen and cannot wheel his barrow (for instance) along :
his fellow-workmen then cry out ' harry I harry ! ' (3) n.Yks.*
A harrying sort of a body.
HARRY-GAUD, sb. and v. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Nrf Also
written harrigaud Yks. ; harrygavvd n.Cy. ; and in forms
haddigaud N.Cy.' Niib.'; harrigoad n.Yks.^ m.Yks.' ;
harrygaad, -gad Nhb.'; -goad e.Yks.'; -goat Nhb.';
-guard N.Cy.' [h)aTig9d, •g9ad.] 1. sb. Obsol. A wild
wanton girl or child ; a run-about, flighty or good-for-
nothing person. Also xxstAfig. and allrib.
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n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; (K.); Bailey (1721); N.Cy.i=, Nhb.i Yks.
She's a wonderful sensible young body, is Letty, noan o' yer
harrygauds, Farqvhar Fraiit/uaii, 199 n.Yks.When Ahdgetten
fawd harrigooad . . . tonn'd out o' t'gardin', Tweddell Cleirl.
R/iymes ^1875, 48 ; n.Yks.^ 'A harrigoad wind,' a rushing mighty
wind. ' A coarse harrigoad fellow.' ne.Yks.' Whau's them harry-
gauds 'at gans shootin' an' beealin an' gaapin i t'toon ! m.Yks.'
Nrf. HOLLOWAY.
2. A master of labour, who is continually goading on his
workmen to greater exertion. e.Yks.'
3. V. To go about in a wild, flighty manner ; to ramble,
roam about.
Yks. Mind thou comes yam i' good time, an' dinnet gan harri-
gaudin' about (T.K.). m.Yks.' Freq. used towards grown children.
'Where's thou been harrigoading while [till] now!'
HARRYWIG, see Earwig.
HARSH, ndj. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Chs. Stf. Der. Rut.
Nhp. War. Glo. Hnt. Hmp. l.W. Wil. Som. Also in
forms ash Stf.' Rut. ; harrish Nhb." ; hash Dur.^ w.Yks.'
nw.Der.i Nhp.' War.^ Glo.i Hnt. flmp.' I.W.'= Wil.
w.Som.' [aj, h)aj, asj.] 1. Of the wind or weather:
piercing, bitter, cold, severe. Cf hask, nJ/'}
Nhb. The wun's varry harrish (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.', Dur.l w.Yks."
It is hash and cold. Chs.' The opposite to ' melsh ' (qv.). s.Chs.'
It)s u aa'rsh weynd bloa-in tiidee-— mai-z dhu ae-r snai'ch [It's a
harsh weind blowin' to dee — mays the air snaitch]. Stf.' Ash
wind, east wind. Rut. I have a bad cold, and am hoastall through
tliem ash winds. A', if Q. (1876) 5th S. v. 363. Nhp.' It's a very
hash wind. Glo.' Applied to the east wind. Hnt. (T.P.F.)
n.Wil. Used commonly in the expression used of March weather:
*'Tis vurry hash dryin" (E.H.G.).
2. Unpleasant, rough ; parched, dry ; not pliable.
nw.Der.' Nhp.' My hands are very hash. War.^ It is very 'ash
and dry [speaking of arable land]. Hmp.' That rope's too hash.
Wil. Britton Beauties (1825). w.Sora.' Chiefly applied to texture
or material, to denote want of softness. The word would not be
applied to conduct. ' This yer cloth don't han'le soft enough, 'tis
too hash; I be safe t'ont wear.'
3. Vigorous, energetic, hasty, impetuous.
s.Chs.' Yoa wud-;nu thingk- uz Ben ud gy'et su eksahytid; but
ey)z aa'rsh wen ey gy'ets ugy'ai't [Yo wudna think as Ben 'ud
get s6 excited ; but he's harsh when he gets agate]. I.W.' ; l.W.''
Don't ee be too hash wi' that colt.
HARSK, see Hask, adj}
HARSLEM, sb. Ken.' [azlam.] An asylum.
When he got to settin' on de hob and pokin' de fire wid's
fingers, dey thought 'twas purty nigh time dey had him away to
de harslem.
HARSLET, HARST, HARSY, see Haslet, Harvest,
Haw, sb}
HART, sb. and v. n.Cy. Yks. Also Hmp. Dor. Also
written heart Hmp.' 1. sb. In comb, (ij Hart-berries,
the whortle-berry, I'acciitiiiin iiivr/iihis ; (2) -(s claver or
clover, obs., the melilot, Melilotns officinalis.
(1) Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863); A^. & O. 11877) 5th S. viii. 45. (2)
n.Cy. Grose (1790 ; (K.) ; Bailey (1721); N.Cy.2, Yks. (B. & H.)
2. V. Phr. to go halting, to gather whortle- or bilberries.
Hmp.'
HART, HARTISTRA-W, HARTLE, see Haft, sb.\
Harvest-shrew, Harkle.
HARTOGS, s6./>/. War. See below.
I dote on what are called ' hartogs'— that is, good clothes that
are gone to the bad— or at any rate are a long way past their best,
Midi. C. Herald ■ Sept. 15, 1893).
HARTS, see Ort.
HARUM, rt(^'. Nhp.' [e-ram.] Untidy, slovenly.
HARVE, si.'andf. Dev. Cor. [av.] 1. si. A harrow.
Dev. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). sDev., e.Cor. (^Miss D.)
Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl. ; Cor.'*
2. V. To harrow.
Cor. So I ploughed— and harvey'd, Thomas Randigal Rhymes
(1895) 6 ; Cor.2
[2. ME. hartven, to harrow (P. Ploii'inan).]
HARVE, sb.^ Ess. A close or small piece of land
near a house ; a ' haw.' Gl. (1851 1 ; Ess.'
HARVIE, HARVER, see Hauve, v.\ However.
HARVEST, sb. and v. Var. dial, forms and uses in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. I. Dial, forms : (i) Arrest, (2) Aurrust,
(3) Haerst, (4) Hairst, (5) Haist, (6) Harest, (7) Har'est,
(81 Harras, (9) Harrast, ( 10) Harrest, (11) Harrist, (12)
Harroost, (13I Harrost, (14I Harrust, (15) Harst, (16)
Har'st, (17) Harvis, (18) Harwust, (19) Hearesth, (20)
Hearst. [For further examples see H. below.]
(i) Glo.', w.Som.' Dev. I've a mind tu bide till arter 'ay-arrest,
PHiLLroTTs /)(j)V»ioor 1896: 144. (2) Won Grose (1790). (3)
Rn'. After haerst. our kirn cam' roun". Picken Poems (.iSis) I.
127. (4^ Sc. (Jam.), Cai.', Bnff.' Nbb. There's going to be a good
hairst. White A'AA. (1859) 62. (5) Mry. (Jam.) (6 n.Dev. How
dedst thee stertlee upon the Zess last harest, E.\i)t. Scold. (1746)
1. 32. (7) w.Yks.3 Som. 'Tis handy enough to get in the har'est
just so well, Raymo.nd Men o" Mendip ^1898) viii. (8) Som.
Jennings Obs. Duil. w.Eiig. (1825^ (9) Der.^, nw.Der.', Shr.»
( 10 Yks. (K., Glo.' Wil. Britton Bra»/(cs( 1825). w.Som.' Dev.
Za zune's the harrest is awver. Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). n.Dev.
Grose (1790I. (iil Gall. (A.W.) Nhb. The hindor-end o' barley
harrist, RcdsonZJ*. 7?i(//i (i860) xi. 23. (12) Shr.' 1 13 , Der.' (14)
w.Yks.2 (15) Sc. (Ja.m.) (16) Edb. Our eldin's driven, an' our
har'st is owr, Fekcusson Poems (1773') no, ed. 1785. Bwk. The
earliest ha'rst that e'er was seen, Henderson Pop. Rhymes {i8=,6)
19. n.Cy. Border Gl. (Coll. L.L.B.) Cum.' (17) w.Yks. (J.W.)
I. Ma. The Docthor must come with him for harvis, Brown Doctor
(1887) 46. (18; Don. To sport it in the Glenties harwust fair,
Macmanus Maguire in Harper's Mag. (Jan. 1900) 212. (19) Wxf.'
(20' Rnf. The hearst on us is drawing, Webster Rhymes (1835) 3.
II. Dial. uses. \. sb. In (:o;«/i.(i)Harvest-beef, butcher's
meat, eaten in harvest, whether beef or mutton ; {2) -beer,
strong, twelve-month-old ale ; (3) -bell, a bell rung daily
during harvest at the parish church; (4) -bottle, a small
cask or barrel with handles in which beer or cider is
carried to the fields at harvest-time ; (5) -bug, the lady-
bird. Coccinilla seplempunctala ; (6) -cart, the cart carrying
the last load of harvest; (7) -dam, harvest-home; (8)
•day, a day during harvest ; (9) -drink, {a) thin ale brewed
for harvest; {b) see (2); (10) -ears, deaf-ears; see
below; (11) -folks, workers engaged as har\'esters ; (12)
•gearing or -gears, the rails fixed on a cart for carrj'ing
hay or corn ; (13) -gloves, special sheepskin gloves used
in binding corn into sheaves ; (14) -goose, (a) a goose pro-
vided at a harvest-supper; (b) a young goose fed on
stubble ; (15) -hog, a young sheep that is smeared at the
end of harvest, when it ceases to be a lamb ; (16) -home,
{a) the feast given by a farmer at the conclusion of the
harvest ; (b) winter ; (17) -hummard, a beetle very pre-
valent at harvest-time; (i8) -lady, the second reaper in
the row, who takes the place of the principal reaper, on
his occasional absence ; (19) -lice, the fruits of the common
agrimony, Agrimonia Eupatoria, and the goose-grass,
Galium Aparine; (20 1 -lily, the great bindweed. Convol-
vulus sepium ; (21) -load, the last load carried in harvest ;
(22) -loaf, a large loaf, placed on the altar at a harvest-
festival, and afterwards divided amongst the poorest
villagers; (23) -lord, the principal reaper, who goes first
and whose motions regulate those of his followers ; (24)
-maiden, a figure formed of a sheaf, which surmounted
the last load of grain brought home ; (251 -man, (a) a
worker only emploj-ed at harvest-time; (6) a kind of
spider with very long legs ; the cranefiy, Tepula gigcintea;
(26) -Monday, the Monday occurring about four weeks
before the anticipated commencement of the local harvest ;
(27) •moon, the September moon ; (28) •play, the holidays
of a school during the time of harvest ; the autumn holi-
days ; (29) -queen, the belle of the harvest-home dance;
(30) -rig, (nl the harvest-field or field on which reaping
goes on ; (6) the couple, man and woman, who reap
together in harvest; (31) -roup, the sale by auction held
at a harvest-fair; (32) -schelley, a variety of Salmo
lavairlus ; (33) -shearers, workers at the harvest ; (34)
•vaicance, sec (28) ; (351 -wet or -whet, a beer frolic at
the commencement of harvest.
(i) Nrf. Grose (1790I. e.Nrf. Marshall Riir. Econ. (17871.
e.Suf. I'm fatting this bullock for harvest-beef (F.H.). (2) Shr.'
(3) e.Yks. The ancient custom of ringing the harvest bell daily
during harvest at the parish church, Driffield, was begun yesterday.
The first bell is rung at five in the morning, and the evening bell
at eight. The parish clerk has performed this duty for fifty years,
HARVEST
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HARWICH
he having just completed his jubilee in that office, Dy. Mail (Aug.
23, 1898). (4) War. (J.R.W.) (5) Cum. In one or two localities,
notably at Skinburness (E.W.P. ). (6) s.Not. It used to be
decorated with ash boughs, and the boys of the village rode
in it singing their traditional songs ; while of the bystanders
some threw water at them, others scrambled apples. * Mester
[so and so] es got 'is corn. Well shorn, well mawn, Never
hulled ower, yet never stuck fast. And 'is 'arvest cart's comin home
at last,' F/*.5h^. (J. P.K.) Nhp.' Oxf.i Vl/S. (irfrf. Hnt. (T.P.F.)
(7) Yks. (Hall.) ; (K.) (8) Ayr. A hairst day, wi' the mist lying
thick i' the glen, Johnston Glcnbiickic (iSSg) 58. Som. When
zummertime is passin An harras das be vine, Jknnings Obs. Dial.
ui.Eng. (1825") 129. (9, a) w.Som.' It is usually thin stuff, and
' fresh ' or new. ' I be very zorry, zir, we ant nort in house but
harrest-drink, and you widn care much about that, I reckon.' (6)
Shr.* ' They'n got some o' the best owd beer at GofT's o' Wes'lcy
as ever I tasted." 'Aye, they wun al'ays noted fur good 'arrCiost-
drink.' (10) Nhp.' 'You've got your harvest cars on, I can't
make you hear.' This expression may have arisen from the
custom of hooting loudly in the har\*cst field, to those who are at
a distance. (11) Dmf. The hairst folks gaun afield, Thon Joci o'
Knowe (18781 3. (12) Chs.' ; Ch5.° Thrippows the harvest-geers
of carts and waggons, which are moveable and put on only when
hay or corn is to be carried (s.v. Thrippows). s.Chs.' The
harvest-gearing consists of front and back thrippas (s.v. Cart).
(13) nw.Dev.i (14, a") Shr. The great aim, and the chief subject
of self-congratulation, is that all the corn should be safely ' lugged'
or ' carried ' . . . without overthrowing a single load. The penalty
for overthrowing, used, in the old times, to be the loss of the
goose at the harvest-supper. Whatever other good things there
might be, this, which was otherwise the labourer's due, was
forfeited if a load was overthrown, TivUKZ Flk-Lore (1883') 375 ;
Shr.i (A) Ir. (W.J.K.) (15) Sc. (Jam.) (16, rt) Nhb., Dur. Of
which our Harvest Home and Mell Supper in the north are the
only remains, Brand Pop. Aiitiq. (cd. 1777) 305. n.Lin.', Oxf.',
Brks.' Bdf. Hickely, hockely, harvest home ! Three plum-
puddings are better than none, Want some water and can't get
none ! (J.W.B.) (6) Sc. ./l/ox//;/)! il/o^. (1798) II. 435. (17) Lin.i
(18) Lin.' e.An.' The second reaper in the row, who does not
seem to have been ever so regularly greeted by the title, except
on the day of harvest-home. e.Suf. (F. H.) (19) Hmp. Wise
Kew Forest (1883) 283 ; The fruits of both species are covered with
small hooks, by which they cling to the clothes (B. & H.) ; Hmp.'
(20) Sur. (B. & H.) (21) Nhp.2 (22) Hmp. (W.M.E.F.) (23)
Lin. Thomfson Hist. Boston (1856) 709; Lin.', c.An.', e.Suf.
(F.H.) (24)Sc.A sweet and winsome lassie was Mary Campbell. ..
No harvest maiden or other merrymaking was complete without
her, Swan Gates of Eden (1895) iv. (25, a) Hrt. A month's man,
or, as we call it, a harvestman, Ellis Mod. Husb. (i-j^o) I. vi. (A)
n.Lin.' Nhp.^ One of those insects which superstition protects
from wanton injury. Their abundance is supposed to denote a dry
harvest. Ess. N. & 5.(1853) ist S. vii. 152. Wil.' Dor. Barnes
C/. (1863); A'. & Q. (18771 5th S. viii. 45. (26) n.Sc. Certain
days known as ' fecin' Friday,' ' hairst Monday,' and such like. . . .
'Hairst Monday' occurring about four weeks before the anticipated
commencement of the local harvest, Gordon Carglcn (1891) 66.
(27) Sc. I notice that the hairst muncs a' rin vera like the seed
ancs, Ochiltree Redbuni (1895) ii. Sh.L Glower an' glower
till iveiy ee wis lack a hairst miin, Stewart Tales (1892)
252. Frf. They baith slaid awa' in the bricht hair'st-mune,
Longmans Mag. (Feb. 1893) 439. FiF. Like a raw O' hairst-
moons down the tabic, Tennant Papistry (1827') 24. Lnk. Ye
micht glower through the reek at the bonny hairst mune, Hajiil-
ton Poems ( 1865) 150. Ayr. Weel do I like the braid hairst moon,
Ballads and Sngs. (1847) II. 109. Gall. We may know by the
sublime science of Astronomy — ' 'That the Harris* Moon Rises nine
nights alike soon,' Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 254, ed. 1876.
s.Sc, s.Ir., Lan. Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 250.
(28) Sc. (H.E.F.) Abd. Mr. Peterkin was wont, when the hairst
play came, to hire himself out as a raker, Alexander yoA;/«^ Gibb
(1871) ix. (29) Edb. Thus to be placed at e'en, An' be amang that
happy band. The dautit harvest queen, M'Dowall Poems (1839)
2i8; The chiel the harst queen's heart has won, 16. 222. (30, a)
Sc. Will ye gang out and see the hairst-rig ? (Jam.) Fif. There
never was sic chaft-blade blatter On hairst rigs or on crafts,
Tennant Papistry (1827) 116. Ayr. No courtier ever showed
more gallantry towards the fair sex than did the youths on the
hairst-rig, W iinE Jottings (1879) 48. Kcb. So unlike auld Millha'
on the hairst rig, Elder Borgne (1897) 31. (6) Cld. (Jam.) (31)
Sh.I. Dey hed a cow ... an dey were of a mind to sell her at da
Hairst Roup for da rent, Burgess Lowra Biglan (1896) 55. (32)
Cum. In the autumnal months, a larger species weighing from
seven to twenty ounces, is taken (but in smaller quantities) along
with the trout, &c. These are of a much superior quality, and are
denominated Harvest Schelley, Hutchinson Hist. Cum. (1794) I.
4^3- (33) Slk. Country maidens, such as ewe-milkers, . . har'st-
shearers, Hogg Tales (1838) 359, ed. 1866. (34) e.Fif. As
impatient ... as any thochtlcss schule-laddie ever was for the
hairst-vaicance, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xxii. (35) Nrf. (E.M.)
2. Phr. (i) back of harvest, after the harvest ; (2) head of
hanest, the most important part of the harvest when the
grain is all cut ; (3) tail of harvest, the end or finish of the
harvest ; (4) a hog in harvest, a j'oung sheep that is
smeared at the end of harvest, when it ceases to be a
lamb; also called Harvest-hog (q.v.) ; i^) just your harvest,
just what suits you, just what you like; (6) to owe one a
day in harvest, to owe one a good turn ; (7) as ivelcoine as
frost in hai-vest, very inopportune ; (8) to take a harvest, to
engage oneself as a harvest-labourer.
(I) Shr.' ' Wen's yore wakes, Turn ? ' ' Oh, back o' 'arroost ' ;
Shr.'' At the back o' quern harrast. (2) Abd. Gin ye hed seen 'im
as I did, i' the vera heid o' hairst gyaun stoitin' aboot amo' the
stooks at's leasure, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 67. (3) Kcd. It
fell aboot the tail o' hairst. . . The craps were maistly i' the yard.
Grant Lays (1884) 52. (4) Sc. The central dish was a yearling
lamb, called 'a hog in har'st,' roasted whole, Scott JVaverley
(1814) XX. s Sc. Ask a thief, what's the best mutton, he'll
answer ' a hog's the better mutton in harst,' meaning that a young
sheep, called a hog, can be eaten sooner after being killed than
one that's older (Jam.). (5) Glo. (S.S.B.) (6) Sc, The morn's a
new day and Lord Evandale awes ye a day in har'st, Scott Old
Mortality (i8i6)xxxii; ' Aye, you owe him a day in hairst,' 'I
owe him my wife. No harvest day will ever pay for that,' Keith
Bonnie Lady (1897) 207. (7! s.Sc, Aboot as welcome as frost i'
hairst, I trow, Snaith Fierceltcart (1897) 65. (8) Abd. The geet
being now six months old, was spean't, and Baubie ' took a hairst,'
Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 227. Frf. Gcu. said of persons who
have other occupations in the village, and who take the oppor-
tunity to make some extra mone}' in harvest-time (W.A.C).
3. The autumn crop of any kind, not restricted to wheat.
Bdf. This term implies all the fruits of autumn, including beans.
Clover, however, is not included, as it comes later in the year
(J.W.B.).
4. Autumn.
Sc. Monthly Mag. (1798I II. 435 ; I was in London last harvest,
Scoticisms (1787) 45. Sh.L Mi Uncle Lowrie 'at deed da year
afore last i da hairst, Burgess Skctjies (2nd ed.) 88. Per. Our
summers short, our hairst is cauld, Monteath Dunblane (1835)
108, ed. 1887.
5. V. To work in the harvest-field, gather in the corn.
Bnff.i They wir hairstin' a' the ook. n.Cy. (J.W.) Shr.^ My
men's gwun a harrasting. Ken.' ' Where's Harry ' ' 'Oh! he's
harvesting 'long with his father ' ; Ken.* w.Som.' He bin to work
along vor Mr. Bird harrestin, but now he ant a got nort to do.
Hence (i) Hairstan, Harresting, or Harroosting, vbl.
sb. the act of getting in the corn or harvest ; (2) Harvester,
s6.(n) a worker employed to assist in getting in the harvest ;
(b) a harvest-bug or small insect, prevalent about harvest-
time.
(i) Bnff.' Shr.l Our Dick's gwun 60th Jack Sankey an' a lot
on 'em down t5ert Atcham an' Emstrey a-'arrOostin'. w.Som.' We
cant 'tend to no such jobs as that there, while the harrestin's
about, (2, n)Ken.i2 (A) n.Lin.', War.3, Brks.'
HARVEST-SHREW, sb. Stf War. Won Shr. Hrf.
Glo. Oxf Wil. Also in forms artishrew Glo.'* ; artishow
Shr.'; artisrobem.Wor. ; artistrowGlo.'; hardi-shraow
se.Wor.'; liardishrew Stf'w.Wor.'; hardistraw w.Wor.'
Hrf*; hardistrew s.Wor. ; hardistrow s.Wor.'; hardy
shrew Glo.; hartistrawGlo.'; harvest-rowWil.' ; harvest-
shrew Oxf ; harvest-trow Wil.' The shrew or harvest-
mouse. Mils ininimtis. Cf ard-srew.
Stf, (K.^, Stf.', War.3, m.'Wor. (J.C), w.'Wor.', s.Wor. (H.K.),
s.-Wor.', se.-Wor.', Shr.', Hrf. (W.W.S.), Hrf.* Glo. Horae
Siibsecivae (1777) 203; Glo.'* Oxf. (G. E.D.'l ; Science Gossip
(1882) 165. Wil. Britton Beauties (1825); Wil.' n.Wil. The
nests of the ' Harvest Trow' — a still smaller mouse, seldom seen
except in summer, Jefferies JVild Life (1879) 186; T'ean' a
mouse — 'tis a Harvest-row vE.H,G.).
HARWICH, see Harriage.
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HASE
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HASK
HASE, si. e.An. [ez.] The liver, heart, and lights of
a pig; these parts seasoned, wrapped up in the omentum,
and roasted. e.An.', Nrf. (Hall.) Cf. haslet.
HASE, HASEL, sec Haze, i'.\ Hazel, sb}
HASH, si.' Nhb. Lan. [h)aj.] 1. A sheep's lights
boiled, then minced small and stewed with onions. Nhb.'
2. Cotitp. Hash-pudding,a large dumplingeaten at sheep-
shearing; a mess made of sheep's heart chopped with
suet and sweet fruits. ne.Lan.'
HASH, si.= and ;;. Sc. Irel. Nhb, Cum. Yks. Not. War.
Hnt. Also in form ash n.Yks. [h)aj, lej.] 1. sb. A
mess,muddle; aconfusedmass; disnrdcrin money matters.
Bnff.i The death o' the aul ooman made a hash nae ordinar
amo' them : she keepit thim a' thcgccthir. He's a' till a hash.
H s maitters are a' in a hash. Abd. We gave them such a volley
this time tliat they did not come to close quarters. A great hash
o' them fell, and the rest galloped oil, Dccside Talcs (1872) 87.
Per. You'll see a hash ere a' be dune, Ford Harp (1893) 346.
n.Cy. (}^V^, Not.3
2. Careless, wasteful use ; destruction.
Biff,' There's an awfu' hash aboot that fairm-toon : ilky bodie
haiks through a' thing.
Hence (i) Hash-loch, sb. waste, refuse; (2) -mash, adi>.
slap-dash; (3) -metram, adv. in a state of disorder, topsy-
turvy ; (4) Hashrie, sb. destruction from carelessness.
(i) Gall. MACT,\Gr.AitT Encycl. (1824) 256, ed, 1876. (2) Liik.
I've done war deeds than dash your heads Hash mash against
the hallen, V<[ait Poems (1827) 65. (3) Sc. (Jam.) (4) Fxb, (lA.)
3. A noise, tumult ; strife, rioting ; ribald talk, nonsense.
Bnfr.' The tail . . . o' the market wiz a real hash ; the lads wir
a' lickin' ane anithcr aboot thir lasses. Ther's an unco hash
amo' the freens aboot the old bodie's siller. Abd. Ye began wi'
sic a hash, And fear'd my bairn, Beattie Pavings (1801) 43, ed.
1873. Nhb. (R, OH,)
4. Plir. to settle one's hash, to overcome a person com-
pletely. In gen. slang use.
Sh.I. Tak' de tedder an' gie da grice a gud slaag or twa ower
his lugs. Dat'U settle his hash, Sh. News (Nov. 6, 1897). Nhb.
Their hash was sattled, So off \ve rallied, Allan Tyneside Sngs.
(ed. 1891) 96; (R.O,H,) Cum." Lword Nelson settlt t'French ther
hash at sea, S.\rgisson Joe Scoap (1881) 105. n.Yks. Ah'Il sattle
your ash for you. if you don't be quiet (^I.W.). War.^ The pack
very sharpl3' settled his hash [killed the fox], B'ham Dy. Gazette
(Feb. 18, 18991.
5. A heavy fall of rain.
Sh.I. Gud keep a' frae a hash o' weet i' da tatties, Sh. News
(Oct. 22, 1898).
Plence Hashy, adj. wet, sleety, slushy.
Lth., Bwk. A hashy day (Jam.). Nhb.^ After snow begins to
melt upon the ground it is, more especiall3' if rain be lalling,
* hash3' walking.' The sea agitated b3' short turbulent waves is
termed hashy.
6. A wasteful, slovenly person ; one who talks nonsense,
a fool ; a scamp ; also used as a term of endearment for
a boy.
Sc. ' What was I wanting to say ? ' answered Jenny . . . ' Ye
muckle hash ! ' Scott Old Moita/dy (1816) xxviii ; There he sat, a
muckle, fat, white hash of a man, Stevenson Catn'ona (1893) xv.
Cai.' Fif. Time . . . leaveth nocht to modern hashes But idle
tales and empty clashes, Tennant Pn/^istiy (1827) 214. e.Fif.
' Ye may say sae,' remarkit anither sm3^stcrin hash, as she tane
a hearty sook o' the buttersaps, Latto Taut Bodkin (1864) ii.
Slg. Wha jeering snash, An' ca' me tentless, fretfu' hash, Muir
Poems (1818) 25. s.Sc. He's a spiritless hash— and no little 's the
disgrace he's like to bring upon us a', Wilson Tales (1836) H. 163.
Cld, (Jam.) Dmb. A 3'oung man was thought a wicked hash
That had seduced a virtuous lass, Taylor Poems (1827) go. Rnf.
Crappie, the other night, poor hash ! Wi' hunger, took sae sair
a brash, Picken Poems (1813) I. 6r. Ayr. A poor doylt druken
hash, Burns Sc. Drink (1786) st. 15. Lnk. Clear the house of
mony a hash Wi' empty brains, Muir Mimtrelsy (1816) 67. Lth.
[I] feel — 3-e hash, wi' a' your duds on. For you attractions like a
loadstone, Macneill Poet. IVks. (1801) 47, ed. 1856. Edb. 'Tis
no in poortith, or in cash. To curb a genivis, change a hash,
M'^Dowall Poems (1839) 33- Bwk. Wha ecr believe Betty's tales
are a' silly hashes, Henderson Pop. Rliytnes (1856) 98. Feb.
The nauseous mixture fell Wi' jaws upon the sprawling hash,
Maist choak'd wi' th' taste and smell, Lintoun Green (1685) 62, ed,
1817, Slk. Oh! hoo I hate to hear a hash insist— insistin that
you shall tell a story. Cur. North Noctcs (cd. 1856) IV. 269.
Gall. In truth ilk worthy hash In estimation high is held
By big Sir Balderdash, Mactacgart Encyct. (1824), ed. 1876.
N.I,', n.Cy. (Hall.), N.Cy.' Nhb. Ye greet blubberin hash
(R.O.H.) ; This 3'e sud let some chiel done for ye. My boasting
hash, Donaldson Poems (i8oi) 215. Cum.* Tho' j'e was rash, I'll
scorn to wrang 3-0, senseless hash. Daft Bargain, I. 17.
Hence (i) Hash-a-pie, sb. a lazy, slovenly, greedy fellow;
(2) Hashly, adv. in a slovenly manner ; (3) Hashy, adj.
slovenly, careless, destructive.
(il Sc. (Jam.) (2) Lnk. In hoden grey right hashly clad,
Ramsay Poems (1721) II. 388, ed. 1800 [ib.). (3) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.'
7. V. To slash, hack ; also used. Jig.
Sc. Hagging and hashing at Christ's kirk, Stevenson Catrioiia
(1893) XV. Per. All raging there in blood, they hew'd and hash'd,
Ford Harp (1893) 6, Ayr. Ihey hack'd and hash'd, while braid-
swords clash'd, Burns Baltic of Sheriffmiiir, st. 2. Edb. Sortin'
sairs an' broken banes Whan hash't an' smash't wi' coals an*
stanes, Forbes Poems (1812) 86. Rxb. A broom-stick take, and
hash and smash. And all the ware to pieces dash, Wilson Poems
(18241 37.
8. To spoil, damage, destroy, make a mess of.
Sc. To hash grain, to injure it by careless reaping (Jam.) ; Ye're
in 3-our right to ask for my authority to interfere . . . — to hash,
ma3' be, other folks' weft, Codban Andaman (1895) xiii. Cai.'
To hash one's clothes. To hash the material in which one works.
Edb. Winter's sour, Whase floods did erst their mailin's produce
hash, Fergusson Poems (17731 162, ed. 1785. Not.'
Hence Hashing, ppl. adj. wasteful, destructive; over-
flowing, as of a flood.
Bnfr.' He's a hashin' servan' : he blaads mair nor he's worth.
Edb. Hashin', splashin', white or gray, O'er the dam-head, Forbes
Poems (1812^ 99.
9. To bruise, ill-treat.
Lnk. How unfeelin' wretches will Poor brutes torment an' hash,
an' kill. Watt Poems (1827) 11. Nhb.' The horse was gye sair
hashed.
10. To grind corn partially. Nhb.' Hence Hashed,///.
adj. crushed, ib.
HASH, sb.^ Som. A rash on the skin. (W.F.R.)
HASHIE, adj. Sc. ? Rough, coarse.
Edb. Characters with deformed legs, and thrawn necks, and
blind eyes, and hashie lips, MoiR Mansic IVatich (1828) xii.
HASHINESSjsi. Sc. Carelessness in dress, slovenli-
ness. See Hash, sb.'^
Fif. The elder sister, fikey and perjink, was severe on a younger
brother's hashiness, Colville yernaeiilar {iQgg) 17.
HASHTER, sb. and v. Ayr. (Jam.) Also in form
hushter. [ha'jtsr.] 1. sb. Work ill-arranged or exe-
cuted in a slovenly manner. 2. v. To work in a hurried,
slovenlj', and wasteful manner. Hence Hashtered, ppt.
adj. hurried.
HASHY, sb. Sc. Also in form hassie Lth. (Jam.)
[ha'Ji.] 1. A mess, muddle, confusion ; noise, riot ; also
used attrib.
Bnff.' It is somewhat more emphatic than hash. Cld., LtU. (Jam.)
2. An old sermon preached over again.
Peb. Being often abroad in the service of God He dealt out his
hashies at hame, Afeleck Poet. JVks. (1836) 104; Ye've gien him
a call to oppose Dr. Hall ; He'll feed you wi' hashies belyve,
ib. 105.
[1. Fr. /;nf/;/5,ahacheyor hachee.minced meat(CoTGR.).]
HASK, (7(^'.', 56,' and v. In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel.
and Eng. Also written haske Cum.' w.Yks.* ; and in
forms arsk w.Yks.= ; ask ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' w.Yks.'^**
Lan.' in. Lan.' Chs.' Stf" nw.Der.' n.Lin.'sw.Lin.' War.^;
aske Cum.' ; asp e.Yks.'; haisk Slk. Dmf (Jam.) ; harsk
n.Yks.^; harske vv.Yks.^^ ; hosk Chs.'; yask s.Chs.'
[h)ask.] 1. adj. Of the weather: dry, parching, piercingly
cold.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' A hask wind is keen and
parching. Cum. (J.Ar.), s.'Wm. (J.A.B.\ n.Yks. (R.H.H.),
ne.Yks.' w.Yks.' ; w.Yks.= Damp and unsettled. n.Lan. (W.S.) ;
n.Lan.' A keen frosty wind is said to be ' varra hask.' ne.Lan.',
ra.Lan.' Chs. Th' snow lay thick upo' th' ground, an' th' hask
wind kept moanin' an' wailin', Ckoston EiwcIi Crump (1887') 8;
Chs.' A cold, dry east wind is said to be a hosk wind ; Chs.^
Stf.' Its veri ask ])is mornin, 5 winds got raind toi5 1st. Der.^
HASK
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HASLET
nw.Der.* It's a eest vvTnd ; it's very 'ask en drey. Not.^ Lin.
Streatfeild Z."!. (T"rf/3(i«« (1884) 265. sw.Lin.' How ask and
parched I am '. — Oh, it's the weather, and the ask winds, and that.
Hence (i) Haskiness, s6. dryness and insipidity of food;
the parched condition of land ; (2) Haskish, tidj. dry,
harsh; (3) Haskness, si!", dryness, harshness ; (4)Hasky,
adj. dry, parched.
(I) n.Yks.2 (2) w.Yks. (JE.B.) (3) w.Yks.a U) Sc. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (C.) Gall. For her he shook the hasky strae,
Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814) 137, ed. 1897. N.I.>, Cav. (M.S.M.)
n.Yks. Them turnips teeasts hasky I. W. ) ; n.Yks.* w.Yks. /,f«/5
Merc. Siippl. (May 30, 1891) ; w.Yks.^* Chs. Old people frequently
speak of dry, piercing winds, as asky winds ; and dry, cold, windy
weather is often spoken of as asky weather. Sheaf (i&-jci) I. 271 ;
Chs.', s.Chs.', Stf.>, Not. (L.C.M.) Shr.' 'Ard an' 'asky land.
2. Rough to the touch ; stiff, unyielding ; hard, brittle
and difficult to work ; also used advb.
Bwk., Rxb. (Jam.), N.Cy.' Nhb.' Hask is also applied to the
senseof feeling when anything fiom its touch appears unpleasantly
dry or hard. Coarse worsted is hask to the feeling. ' Hask coal '
is very hard, brittle coal; or coal that is 'winded,' or woody in
texture. Dur. Gibson Up-Weardale Gl. (1870!; Dur.' s.Dur.
Spoken of any material with a coarse surface. ' It feels varra hask '
(J.E. D.). Lakel.2 It maks j-an's hands hask to howkamang lime.
Cum. Of a horse's coat, without gloss, harsh and rough to the
touch (J.Ar.) ; A dry, aske weeping — no tears, Daley Mayroyd
(1880) III. 49; Cum.' Your cow hez a hask hide on her. n.Yks.' ;
n.Yks. ^ 'As harsk as savvcum,' as sawdust ; spoken of bread. 'As
hask as chopped hay ' ; n.Yks. ^* ne.Yks.' T'grass is bad ti cut, it's
varra ask at t'boddum. e.Yks. Deficient in moisture ; spoken
more particularly of food, as bread, Marshall Riii: Econ. (1788) ;
e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. His skin's varry ask, t'doctor says
(J.R.) ; ' It handles ask,' might be said of wool if dried too quickly
on a stove, Leeds Merc. Sitppl. (May 30, 1891) ; w.Yks.' 'Hask
grass,' rough, coarse grass. Also rigid or harsh to the touch, as
'This cow handles vara hask' ; w.Yks.^ It's varry ask and drau,
and hasn't natur in it it owt to have ; w.Yks.* Not. ' It made my
hair hask' or 'my hair became hask' (W.H.S.). n.Lin.' Strong
clay land when baked by the sun is said to be very ask. 'You
ha'nt anulher bit o' land . . . oht like as ask as th' top end o' th'
Wood Cloas is.' sw.Lin. ' 'That cloth is stiff to work ! ' ' Yes, it's
hask, it's very hask.* War.^ Lon. Then it always feels hask to
the hand, Mavhevv Loud. Labour {i8=,i ' I. 443. Hmp. (H.C.M.B.)
Hence Hasky, adj. harsh, rough, coarse, unyielding ;
also used T?^. and advb.
S.Don. Stony ground hard to dig is called hasky (D.AS.).
n.Yks.* ne.Yks.' T'breead's that asky Ah can't eeat it. w.Yks. ^
The hands of bricklayers are said to be hasky w-hen they are
covered with lime and dry. s.Chs.' We say, when a person has
heard something unpleasant, ' It went daaj-n ver'i aas-ki widh im"
[It went dain very hasky with himX Not. (L.C.M. ), Not.' Lei.'
The skin is dry and hasky. NUp.^ A person affected with a severe
scorbutic affection described her face as ' very hasky.'
3. Bitter, sour, tart, harsh to the taste.
e.Yks. Nicholson /74-S/!>. (1889) 66; e.Yks.' Give us another
lump o' seeagur [sugar], teea's se hask. w.Yks. Leeds Mere.
Suppl. (May 30, 1891); w.Yks.'' Said of sour plums, &c. n.Lin.
Sutton IVds. (1881); n.Lin.' The aale's as ask as whig. s.Lin.
I can't eat sloes, they're so hask i' yer mouth (T.H.R.).
Hence Hasky, adj. harsh, bitter ; fig. ill-natured, harsh,
severe.
s.Don. A man who is unkind to his children and severe with
them is called a hasky father (D.A.S.). Cav. Mrs. Brady is a
hasky neighbour (M.S.M.). Lan.' This ale has an asky taste.
4. Dry, husky, hoarse.
Nhb. A hask cough (R.O. H.). e.Lan.' Not. She seems to h,we
such a hask cough on her (L.C.M.).
Hence Hasky, adj. husky.
Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) N.I.', w.Yks.'*, Stf.', Shr.'
5. sb. A sharp, biting wind. Not. (W.H.S.)
6. Dryness ; sharpness, crispness, as in cotton. w.Yks.
(J.W.),w.Yks.2
7. A hoarse,dry cough; acough to which animals,esp. calves,
are subject, caused by worms in the windpipe. Cf husk,s6.'
Nhb. i^R.O.H.), Chs.' s.Chs.' Iv do wuz maikin dhaat- aas k,
6o;d aav ii 60s on Or [If hoo was makin' that hask, hoo'd have a
hoose on her ; of a cow]. Dhaat" ky'aay)z got'n u naas'ti aas"k
[That caJ's gotten a nasty haskj. Shr.' 'E's gotten sich a 'ask on
'im. Wil. Lisle Httsbandry (1757) 343 ; Wil.', Som. (W.F.R.)
8.1'. Toemitashort,drycough ; toclearthcthroat; tomake
a noise as a dog does when anything sticks in its throat.
Ayr. Spettin an' haskin tF.J.C.'!. Dmf., Slk. (Jam.\ Nhb.
(R.O.H.i, Chs.' s.Chs.' Dhee-ur dhaa sits, baas-kin un yaas'kin
[Theer tha sits, baskin' an' \'askin']. Aa'rkn ut dhaaf ky'aaf
yaas-kin ; piit Or throo.th windO, els oo")l bi sik i;dh aays [Hearken
at that cat yaskin' ; put her through th' window, else hoo'U be
sick i' th' haise].
Hence Hasked, ppl. adj. dry, parched.
m.Yks.' The throat is said to be hasked when parched.
HASK, sb."^ Sh.I. A haze on the horizon foreboding
wind. See Ask, sb.'^
A skubby hask hings, icet-gray, Junda KUugrahool (1898) 22 ;
Jakobsen Norsk in Sli. (1897) 69.
HASK, adj.'^ Not. Written ask. [Not known to our
other correspondents.] Foolish, not quite right in the
head. (J.S.J.)
HASK,56.3 Sc. Nhb. [hask.] The throat, the soft palate.
Ayr. (F.J.C.) Nhb.' ' Pap o' the hask ' is the uvula.
[Cp. liaskzvoyt, a name given by Lyte to the halswort
(G. halskraiit], also called throatwort, the Campanula
Trachelium (N.E.D.).]
HASKETS,s6./>/. Dor. AlsoAvritten hasketts. Hazel
and maple bushes ; brushwood.
Whether the inhabitants of the parish of Tollard Farnham, in
the county of Dorset, have the right to cut and take fagots or
baskets of the underwood growing upon . . . the common, Kelly
Law Reports (iQ-jB) Exch.Div. III. 363; w.Gasette {V^b. 15. 18891 7.
HASKIN,s6. Hmp. An inferior kind of cheese. (J.R.W.)
HASKING, see Huskin(g.
HASKY, (7^/'. n.Sc. (Jam.) 1. Rank, strong, luxuriant,
applied to growing corn or vegetables ; also to a man.
'A hasky carl,' a big raw-boned man.
2. Coarse to the taste, unpalatable ; dirty, applied to
work ; slovenly, applied to a person.
HASLE,56. Ess. Bus. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] [ae'sl.] An iron to hang pots on over the
fire. (P.R.)
HASLE, see Hay, s6.', Hazle, sb.^
HASLET, sb. Sc. Chs. Lin. Nhp. 'War. Wor. Shr. Hrf.
Glo. Brks. Suf. Ken. Hmp. I.W. Wil. Also written hasslet
Glo.' ; and in forms acelet Chs. Brks.' ; acelot Ken.' ;
aislet Ken. ; arslet Ken.' ; aslat w.Wor.' se.Wor.' Shr.°
Hrf.=Glo.Kcn.; azlitse.Wor.'; harcelets.Wor.'Glo.Ken.'^;
harslet Chs.' Lin. War.' Shr.' Glo.' e.Suf. Ken.' Hmp.
Wil. ; hastelet e.Suf. ; hauslet Sc. (Jam. Supp!.) [a'slit,
a'zlit, Ee'zli;.] 1. The liver, lights, &c. of a pig; occas.
of a cow, sheep, or other animal. Cf. haste, sb.
Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) Slk. Houk the haslet of the hind, Hogg
Queer Bk. (1832) 36. Chs. The liver and lights of a cow, sheep,
or pig, S/(i-n/ (1 884~1 III. 195; Chs.', War.', w.Wor.', se.Wor.',
Shr.", Hrf.', Glo.", Suf.', e.Suf. (.F.H.), Ken.', Hmp.' I.W.
Reserving the lebb, pluck, and haslet, Moncrieff £>»ra)>i (1863)
1. 36; I.W.' Also, the edible parts of a calf's viscera; I.W.', Wil.
(,G.E.D.)
2. A dish made of the entrails or trimmings of a pig;
also used of griskin.
Lin. The minced meat prepared for sausages ; inclosed and
cooked in the caul of the hog, Thompson Hist. Bostou (1856) 709 ;
Lin.' S.Lin. Savoury pig cheer made like a sausage about six
inches in thickness. A favourite Lin. dish (T.H.R.). Nhp.' The
small pieces cut off, in trimming the hams and flitches of a singed
pig ; these cuttings are made into pork pies, cr haslet-pies, as they
are called, and it is customary in many villages for the farmers'
wives to send one of these pies, with some pig's puddings, as
presents to their neighbours. In some places the griskin is termed
haslit. w.Wor.' A dish composed of these parts [liver, &c. of a
pig] wrapped in the caul, and baked with sage and onions.
s.Wor.' Shr.' Oiso/. The heart, liver, and lights of a pig taken
out entire— with the wind-pipe attached. 'We shanna a to bwile
the pot o' Friday, theer'U be the 'aslet fur the men's dinners.'
Glo. (A.B.'), Brks.' Ken.' ; Ken.' They mix some fat bits and lean
of the pork, and roast all together. s.Hmp. The heart and lights
or lungs of a hog, all mixed up and boiled together, Holloway.
[1. He britnej out ))e brawcn ... & hat; out f!e hast-
lette^, Cawayue (c. 1360) 1612. Fr. (Norm, dial.) hdtelct,
' region des cotes du pore ; cotelette appartenant a cette
region ' (Moisv).]
HASLIG
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HASSBILES
HASLIG, sb. Sh.I. The wool on the neck of a sheep.
Cf. halselock, s.v. Halse, sA.'
I turn'd her [a ewe] up an' bcgood ta roo her haslig, S/i. News
(Jan. 13, 1900'.
HASLINGPIECES, sb. pi. w.Som.' [a'slin-plsiz.]
Upright pieces of wood fixed from the floor to the roof in
an attic, to form the sides of a room, and to which the
laths and plaster are attached.
HASP, 56.' and v. In_.g^t«. dial, use in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Nfld. Also in forms apse Oxf. Wil. Dev. ; aspNot.^; asp
Cum.« Not.3 ; haps Glo.i Brks.i Ken.* Sur.' Sus.' Hmp.'
Wil.' Don' Som. Dev. Cor.'*^ j«;f]j . hapse Brks. Ken.'
Sus. Hmp. I.W.' w.Som.' Dev. Cor.'; hepsCor.'^; hasp
Sc. N.Cy.' Nhb. Dun' Lakel.'* Cum.'* n.Yks.'" ne.Yks.'
e.Yks.' ni.Yks.' w.Yks.'* n.Lan.' ne.Lan.' Not. n.Lin.'
sw.Lin.' [h)asp, h)asp ; seps, aps.] 1. sb. A latch; a
fastening for a door, gate, or window, gen. consisting of
a loop and staple ; a clasp for the lid of a box, which falls
into the lock ; a clasp or buckle.
Or.I. (S.A. S.) Ayr. You might have disappointed him [a caller];
you iiad the hasp in your hand. Hunter Studies (1870) 197. Gall,
He undid the hasp of the creaking front door of the manse,
Crockett Stickit Miii. (1893) 230. Wgt. Shut him in and fixed
the hasp which rendered Jamie's exit equally impracticable for
the time being, Fraser IVigtoicn (1877) 352. Dwn. The black-
smith placed the hasp of the door upon the iron staple, Lyttle
Betsy Gray (1894I 17. N.Cy.', Nhb. (R.O.H.), Dur.', Lakel.=,
Cum.* n.Yks.' The button which turns on a central pivot
and so clasps or fastens a window, &c., is specially indicated ;
n.Yks.2*, ne.Yks.', e.Yks.', ra.Yks,' w.Yks. One of the
staple trades of Leeds is the manufacture of hasps and catches,
Yksiitan. (1881) 197; w.Yks.'=, n.Lan.', Chs.', nw.Der.', Not.'s^,
s.Not. (J.P.K.) n.Lin. Sutton IVds. (1881) ; n.Lin.' s.Lin. Ah
must laa' in some new hesps ... or ah s'U be he%in' the gaats all
undone [left open] (T.H.R.). sw.Lin.' Shr.' I lost the kay,
an' didna like to break the 'asp. so I knocked a bwurd out o' the
bottom; Shr.*, Glo.', Oxf. J.E.) Brks. (M.J.B.) ; Brks.' The
withy tie used to secure hurdles to ' vawle staajkes ' or to each
other. Suf.' Ken. (K.); Ken.' The hasp [of the gate] is gone;
Ken. 2, Sur', Sus. (K.), Sus.', Hmp.', I.W.' Wil. The fastening
of a pair of braces, &c. In fact, the word is applied to almost any
kind of fastening (G.E.D.) ; Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.', Dor. ,,C.W. ',
Dor.* Som. Christopher stood dumbfounded, with his hand on
the hapse, Raymond Sam and Sabiiia (1894) 109 ; Jennings Obs.
Dial. w.Eng. ^1825). w.Som.' Th' hapse o' the gate's a-tor'd, an
all the bullicks be a-go to road. s.Dev. (Miss D.) Cor. She
slammed the haps agen my hand, Tregellas Tales, Betty White,
77 ; Cor.'*
2. Phr. (i) to be all buckled with one hasp, not to be better
than one another; (2) to be vtade to ride the hasp, to be
brought before one's superiors and reprimanded.
; i) Ayr. They arc a' buckled wi' ae hasp, Johnston Glenbuckie
(18895 211. (2) Cor.'
3. A short half-door within the whole door often seen in
country shops. Also useA Jig.
Cor.' The lower half is kept shut, the top open. There isgeii. a
bell fastened to it to give notice of a customer. 'She has more tongue
than teeth, she had better keep a heps before her mouth ' ; Cor.^
4. The tendril of a vine or climbing plant. Sur. Trans.
Phil. Soc. (1854) 83.
5. V. To fasten the latch of a door, gate, or window ; to
secure by hitching a thing round another ; to fasten up
a box.
Sc. Jam.) Ayr. While's the purse that's hespet steeve. Tines
a' its gatherings oot, Ballads and Sitgs. (1847) II. 61. N.Cy.'
Nhb. Hasp the door, or window (R.O.H.). Cnm. Linton Late Cy.
(1864)305. m.Yks.' w.Yks. To fasten by a catch, but not a lock
(J.T.). ne.Lan.', nw.Der.' Not.' ; Not.^ Esp the door, I tell ye, if
yo doan't want to be blown up chimbley. s.Not. (J. P. K.), Lin.
(W.W.S.) sw.Lin.' Just hesp yon gate. Shr.* Brks. G/. (1852) ;
Brks.', Suf.' Ken.l Hapse the gate after you ! Wil.' n.Wil.
Why don'ee haps the door? (E.H.G.) Som. Jennings Dial.
w.Eng. (1869) Gl. w.Som.i Mind and hapse the door arter ee,
j'ou do 'most always lef-m onhapsed. Dev. Apsen thickee geat
there, or us chell 'ave the cows awl awver the place avore marning,
Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). n.Dev. Well, Giles tha hatch as well
may hapse, RocK Jim an' AV// (1867I st. 14. Cor. Thomas Han-
digal Rhymes (1895) Gl. [Nfld. (G. P.)]
Hence Hasped, ppl. adj. fastened up, secured.
Dev. You sec, he was never yewsed to be apsed up, Reports
Proi-ine. v 1891!.
6. To catch hold as a tendril does. Sur. Trans. Phil. Soc.
(1854) 83-
HASP, sA.* Sc. Also in form hasp, [hasp, hesp.]
1. A hank of yarn, worsted, or flax ; gen. a definite quan-
titj', the fourth part of a spindle.
Sli.I. Hendry wis haddin' a hesp o' wirsid, Burgess Sketches
(2nd ed.) 72. Cai.' Bnff. The frequent ' charms' were a ' hesp
of yarn,' with which some dementit old woman had hanged her-
self, Gordon Chron. Keith (1880) 61. Kcd. His pirns an' clews,
an' worset hesps, [were] Beclairtit i' the glaur. Grant Lays (1884)
8. Fif. About thirty years ago ... a hesp or slip. . . was thought
a sufficient day's work for a woman, Statist. Ace. VI. 43 (Jam.).
Slg. Twisted hard like ony hesp O' hempen thread, MuiR Poems
(1818) 14. s.Sc. I could neither mak' the parritch— nor wash,
nor spin, nor mak' up a hasp o' yarn to please her, Wilson Tales
(1839) V. 58. Fnf.'To beet the hesp o'yarn, Allan Po«»s (1836)
113. Ayr. Anither kimmer would say her dochter was in bairn-
bed, and she was tell't to tak her withershins nine times through
a hesp o' unwatered yarn, to tak the cat through't sungates aboot
as mony times again, and baudrons would hae the pains, Service
Notandums (1890) 100. Lnk. She could not finish her hasp or
hank of yarn that night, Hamilton Poems (1865) aog. Edb. Pro-
vidence seems a ravel'd hasp, Pennecuik Helicon (1720) 26.
2. Phr. (i) /o /!at'fnrrtir//frf/;rt5/i, to be in a difficulty ; (2)
la make a ravelled hasp, to put a thing into confusion ; (3) to
redd or wind a ravelled hasp, to restore order, put things right.
(i) Sc. Ye have gotten a revel'd hesp o't, Rams.^y Prov. (1737).
(2) Sc. (Jam.) (3) Sc. Left us a tangled hesp to wind, Scott
Redg. (1824) Lett xi. Abd. Gin maminy miss, again, her bairn,
'Twill be a hesp o' ravel'd yarn. We winna redd, Cock Strains
(1810' I. 119. Dmb. There's plenty o' the raveled hasp M'Corkle
left to redd yet, Cross Disruption (1844^ xxxvii. e.Lth. It was a
raivelled hasp he had to redd. Hunter J. Inwick (1895 32.
[1. Haspis of silke, Z)t'5/. 7ro}' (c. 1400) 3899. Du. haspe,
a haspe, or a reele ; haspcn, to hasple or to reele up thred
or yarne (Hexham) ; Norw. dial, hespa, a hank or skein
of yarn (Aasen).]
HASPAL, sb. Sc. Yks. Also written haspill w. Yks.= ;
hasple Dmf. (Jam.) ; and in forms aspill, espill w.Yks.*
[h)aspl.] 1. A sloven ; a clownish-mannered person ;
a silly fellow.
Dmf. A sloven, with his shirt-neck open (Jam.). Gall. Mac-
taggart Encycl. (1824). w.Yks. Scatcherd Hist. Morley (1830)
168, ed. 1874; w.Yks.=
2. An overgrown boy, a 'haspenald' (q.v.). w.Yks.^
[Tirol, dial, haspel, 'alberner Mensch'(ScHOPF) ; Swab,
dial, haspele. 'eine sich iibereilende Person' (Birlinger) ;
cp. Bavan dial, hispel, ' alberner Mensch ' (Schmeller).]
HASPAT, s6. Obs. n.Cy. A stripling, a youth between
man and boy. (K.), Grose (1790), N.Cy.*
{Half + spoilt (a youth), q.v.]
HASPENALD, sb. Obs. n.Cy. Yks. Also in form
haspenal n.Cy. A youth between man and boy ; an
overgrown boy ; also in comp. Haspenald-lad, -tike.
n.Cy. (K.); Grose (1790); N.Cy.* w.Yks. Scatcherd Hist.
Morley (1830) 169, ed. 1874; w.Yks.' Hee's waxen a gay, leathe-
wake, fendible, whelkin, haspenald tike, ii. 289; w.Yks.*
HASPERT, sA. w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' Also in form hespert
ne.Lan.' [aspat] A rough, uncultivated fellow.
HASPIN, s6.' Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Lan. Also written
haspan s.Sc. (Jam.) [h)a'spln.] 1. A stripling. Cf.
baspat, haspenald.
s.Sc. A raw haspan of a callan I Blaciw. Mag. (May 1820) 164
(Jam.). n.Cy. (Hall.)
2. An idle fellow, doing nothing but lounging about.
Cnm. Linton Lake Cv. (1864'! 305. ne.Lan.'
HASPIN, sA.* n.Cy. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Lan. Also in
form hespin Lakel.' Cum.* [hla'spin, hla'spin.] A close-
fisted person, a miser ; a greedy and over-reaching man.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lakel.' An ole hespin. Cum." w.Yks.
Hutton ToHr to Cni'fS (i 781). ne.Lan.'
HASS, see Halsa, sb.'
HASSBILES, sb. pi. OnL A skin-disease peculiar
to infancy, which produces patches of dry scab on the
head. (J.G.), (Jam.) See Halse, sb.' 1.
HASSENS
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HASTINGS
HASSENS, iV;./i/. Sh.I. Also writtenhassings ; hassins
S. & Ork.' 1. The bottom boards of a boat next to the
stern. (Co//. L.L.B.), S.& Ork.' 2. Co;«i. Hassinsfore-
and-aft, the boards that adjoin the keel about one-third of
its length. S. & Ork.'
HASSICK, HASSIE, HASSING, see Hussock, Hashy,
Hassans.
HASSLE, z/. Cum. Also written hassel. [ha-sl.] To
hack at ; to cut with a blunt knife and with a sawing motion.
At week ould beard to hassel and hack Wid razor as blunt as
a saw, Dickinson Cumbi: (i8-;8) 238 ; A razor meaad cot of an
oald hand saw eh t'tudder, was shaven oa t'feaace on em. . . When
he'd hasselt at em till bleudd began teh cum, Sargisson Joe Swap
(1881 i igg ; Cum."
HASSLIN-TOOTH, see Axle-tooth.
HASSOCK, 5i. In^.^«/. dial, use in Sc. and Eng. Also
written hassack Lin. Nhp.^ s.Pem. ; hassick Bch. I.W.'
Dor.' ; and in forms assock s.Not ; hazzick Brks.' :
hossock n.Yks.* ; hussick Sh.I. ; hussock Gall. n.Yks.'
ne.Yks.' w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' Nhp.' ; huzzick, huzzock s.Chs.*
[h)a'S3k, ae'ssk, u'ssk.] 1. A tuft of coarse grass, gen.
growing in boggy places ; a tuft of sedges, reeds, or rushes.
Also used at/rib.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Rounded tufts of grass in the fields, especially
those of the Caiex paiiiculata, Linn., are called hassocks (K.O.H.).
Cum. Who should come up but Robbie Atkinson leading hassocks,
Caike Hagiir (1887) III. 159. n.Yks.' Large tufts of coarse grass
growing in boggy places in low pastures, or carrs, often nearly
or quite two feet high and twelve or fifteen inches in diameter in
the dry, pillar-like growth of root and stem above which the
herbage flourishes; n.Yks.^, ne.Yks.', w.Yks.' Lan. Son John
went to th' fell for a double load of hassocks, Walkden Diary
(ed. 1866) 28; Wanting some hassock turf to top our stack with . . .
Son John led me 4 double loads home, ib. 30. Chs. Sliea/ { 188^)
IlL 16 ; Chs.' The grass which forms hassocks is chiefly /JiVd
caespitosn\ the sedges are Cnrc.x caespitosa and C. pa>ucitlata\ Chs.^
Midi. Close under the bank, in the middle of a large clump of
* hassock ' grass, a moorhen has formed her nest, Coni/i. Alag.
(Aug. 1892I 149. s.Not. All them 'assocks wants diggin up (J.P.K.\
Lin. Miller & Skertciily Feitlatid {\&i8) vi. n.Lin.',Rut.',Lei.',
Nhp.' 2, War.3 s.Pem. The moor is covered with hassack, we must
boorn it (W.M.M.). Hnt. (T.P.F.) e.An.' These hassocks in
bogs, were formerly taken up with a part of the soil, matted
together with roots, shaped, trimmed, and dressed, a sufficient
part of their shaggy and tufted surface being left, to make kneeling
much easier than on the pavement of the church, or the bare
boarded floor of a pew. Suf. Rainbird Agric. (1819) 301, ed.
1849 ; In these fens the original surface is rough and unequal
from the great tufts of rushes, &c., called hassocks, Marshall
Reviiw (1811) III. 289. e.Suf. (F.H.), Sur.' Hmp. The hassocks
or carex form a very marked feature. White Selborite (1788) 20,
ed. 1853 ; A field in which the grass is tangled is said to be 'all of
a hassock' (H.C.M.B. ); Hmp.', I.W.', Dor.' Dev. With much
difficulty I could step from one hassock to another in laying out
the drains, Vancouver Agric. (1807) 286, ed. 1813 ; (R.P.C.)
Hence Hassocky or Huzzicky, adj. of grass : coarse,
sedgy, matted together ; of land: abounding in hassocks.
s.Chs,' Applied to hay, matted together and mouldy, the result
of its being got together in bad condition. Not.', n.Lin.', Lei.',
Nhp.' Hnt. A sort of coarse bad hassocky grass, Marshall Review
(1814) IV. 419.
2. Fig. A ' shock ' of hair.
Sc. His ain shaggy hassock of hair, Scott Rob Roy {iSiq) xxxiv.
Sh.L {Coll. L.L.B.) Bch. The tither wis a haave colour'd smeer-
less tapie wi'a great hassick o' hair hingin in twa pennerets about
her halTats, Forbes yr«. (1742) 17. Gall. His eyes shining from
under his hassock of grey hair, Crockett Grey Man (1896) xlix ;
Mactaggart £'HO'f/. (1824).
Hence Hassock-head, sb. a shock head ; a bushy and
entangled growth of coarse hair. e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. An ant-hill. Rut.', Lei.' Hence Hassock-hoeing,
vbl. sb. taking off the tops of ant-hills with a hoe. Rut.'
4. The surface-layer of turf, with heath, lic. upon it, cut
about three inches thick ; rotted sward such as appears
when a field is reploughed, and the grass of last year
exposed to view.
s.Sc. A large round turf of peat-moss, in form of a seat, and used
as such (Jam.). Wm. A thick square of peaty or rushy sod set
behind the hearth fire (J.H.). Chs.', s.Chs.'
Hence Hassock-spade, sb. a tool used to get turfs from
the surface of a bog, made in the form of a crescent, and
fixed to a long handle, curved at the lower end. Chs.'
5. Anything growing in a thick, matted state ; a thick,
wooded shaw or little wood.
Brks.' A wood usually of Scotch firs with much coarse rank
grass. Sus.'2
6. The soft calcareous sandstone which separates the
beds of ragstone in Kent, used in building the interior
walls of churches ; stone-chippings used instead of gravel
for paths.
Ken. The calcareous sandstones in the Hythe beds are locally
termed hassock, Rutley Slud. Rocks (1879) XIV. 281; (W.F.S.);
This stone comes from the Kentish Rag quarries. . . It is called
' hassock ' and ' calk-stone ' by the workmen, Ramsay Rock Sfiec.
(1862) 153.
Hence Hassocky, adj. stony. Sur.*
7. A large pond. Ken.' 8. Fig. A large, coarse woman.
w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
[1. OE. Aassiic, coarse grass, a place where such grass
grows (B.T.).]
HASTARD, adj. Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Irascible.
HASTE, sb. Suf The heart, liver, lungs, or lights of
an animal, esp. of a pig. Cf. hase, haslet.
Suf.' e.Suf. ' Haste ' one hears from the old here, but their
juniors have not taken it up (F.H.).
Hence Hastelings, sb. pi. a pig's ' haste.' e.Suf. (F.H.)
[OFr. /las/e, ' broche, viande cuite a la broche, echinee
de pore ' (La Curne).]
HASTE, If. Sc. Irel. Lakel. Also written haiste Ayr. ;
and in form heest Sc. [hest.] 1. To make haste, gen.
in imp.
Sc. Heest ye, man, and let me gang, Grey Misanthrope's Heir
(1897) i. Fif. Heest ye an' get tea ready, an' I'll setafTthenicht,
Robertson Pi-oi/os/ (,1894) 49. Ayr. Haste ye fast, for I want to
have a choice o' beasts, Johnston Kilmallie (1891) I. 76. Lnk.
Come, laddie, heest ye, bring the liquor ben, Coghill Poems
(1890) 128. Ant. (W.H.P.^
Hence Haster, sb. a violent storm of rain.
Lakel.2 When it's comen down a regular haster ye know what
ta deea.
2. In phr. lo haste one's ways, to hasten one's steps, to
look sharp.
Ayr. Haiste ye're ways . . . but the house to the scullery, Galt
Lairds (1826) xxxviii.
HASTELET, see Haslet.
HASTENER, sb. Nhb. Yks. Der. Not. Lei. Nhp. War.
Shr.Oxf [h)esan(r.] 1. Asemicircularscreenlinedwith
tin, placed behind meat roasting before the fire, to keep
the cold air ofTand hasten the cooking by reflected heat.
Nhb.i,w.Yks.=,nw.Der.',Not.',Lei.', Nhp. '2, War.^^, Oxf.(G.O.)
2. A long funnel-shaped tin vessel which can be thrust
deeply into the fire, used for warming ale, &c. War.'^, Shr.'
HASTER. i/>.' Dur. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also written
haister w.Yks. n.Lan.' [h)e'st3(r.] A 'hastener,' a
Dutch-oven.
Dur.' w.Yks. Reight at top end wor a haister-looking thing
like wot's put before t'fire when a piece a beef iz rostin, Tom
Treddlehoyle Fr. E.xhebishan (1856) 29; w.Yks.* Shoo tumbled
backards, and nockt haster uppat beef an t'beef into assnook ;
w.Yks.^*, n.Lan.', n.Lin.'
[Cp. OFr. Itasleur, ' rotisseur' (La Curne).]
HASTER, 56.^2 n.Cy. A surfeit. (Hall.)
HASTER, V. Sc. Also in form hasther Rnf. To
hurry, to drive to work ; to fluster.
Rnf. Ne'er fash your thume although your bairns Be hasthered
like a nigger, Barr Foetus (1861) 158. Feb. But Meg wi' the
sight, was quite hastered, NicoL Poems (18051 ". '6° (Jam.).
HASTERED, ppl. adj. Lakel.* Having the skin
roughened by contact with the weather, or disease.
HASTERN, adj. ? Obs. n.Sc. (Jam.) Also in form
hastered. Early, soon ripe. See Hastings.
Hastcrn aits, early oats.
HASTINGS, sb. pi. Suf. Sus. [e'stinz.] An early
variety of pea, Pisiint sativum; also used for green peas.
Suf. A day or two since I heard the cry ' Green Hastings.' . .
HASTIS
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HATCH
When a boy, fifiy years ago, it was the usual cry for green peas,
Science Gossip (Aug. 1878; in (B. & H.). e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus.
N. er Q. (1884) 6th S. ix. 403.
[As loud as one that sings his part T' a wheel-barrow,
or turnip-cart, Or your new nick'd nam'd old invention To
cr3' green hastings,BuTLER///((/. (i664)£'/'./'oS/(/ro//;<'/, 22]
HASTIS, adj. and adv. Dev. Cor. Also written
haestis Cor.* [e'stis.] 1. adj. Hasty, hurried.
Cor. Ef tha arn't hastis thee shust hire tha hole, J. Trenoodle
Spec. Dial. (1846) 23 ; Cor.'
2. Sudden. Cor.' Hastis news.
3. adv. Hurriedly, hastily ; impatiently.
Dev. That I got all hastis To zee a gaarden vul o' bastes,
Daniel Bride of Scio ,1842) 185. Cor.2
4. Comb. Haestisgo-thurra, diarrhcea. ib.
HASTREL, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] A confused person, one who is always
in haste.
HASTY, sb. Sc. Also in form heasty Sth. The
murrain which attacks cattle.
Cai. The most formidable of these distempers is called the
murrain (provinc. hasty\ because the animal dies soon after it is
seized with it. The symptoms are these ; the animal swells,
breathes hard, a great flow of tears from its eyes ; it lies down, and
in some cases is dead in the course of a few hours, Agric. Sitrv.
200 (Jam.). Sth. The disease called murrain, or heasty, prevailed
among the black cattle of this county when the vallies were
covered with wood ; since these woods have decayed, this dis-
temper is little known, ib. loi.
HASTY, adj. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
written haasty w.Yks. ; haaysty Brks.' ; and in forms
eeasty n.Yks. ; heasty Abd. ; hyesty Nhb.' 1. In comp.
(i) Hasty-betty, the tin frame ofa meat-jack ; cf. hastener;
(2) -brose, (3) -Dick, (4) -pudding or -poddish. oatmeal
porridge ; a pudding gen. made of milk and flour, see
below ; (5) -Rogers, the common nipplewort, Lapsana
cowiuHiiis; (6) -whittle, an iron skewer heated red-hot
for the purpose of burning a hole through a piece of wood.
(I) w.Yks. T'cat ligs i' fhasty-betty (W.M.E.F.) ; Th' cat wor
sittin' o'th' Hasty Betty wi' it feet tucked under it, purrin'. Hartley
Clock Aim. (1887) 28. (2) Abd. Heasty-brose, which . . . are
rather tough to swallow, Ruddi.man Sc. Parish (1828) 133, ed.
1889. (3) Oxf.i (4) n.Cy. (Hall.) Nhb. Breakfast, every daj'—
hasty pudding and one gill of milk, Mackenzie Hist. NetvcastU
(1827') 541 ; Nhb.', Dur.' Lakel.* Thick poddish and treacle.
Cum. With hot hasty pudding see some cramm'd, Gilpin Sngs.
(1866)268 ; Cum.'' Thick pottage, — a dish which almost universally
formed the breakfast, and often the supper ; it consisted of oatmeal
boiled with water to a thick pulp, and was eaten along with butter,
milk, treacle or beer. n.Yks. Pudding made of watmeeal [oatmeal],
water, and salt (sometimes called gulls) (W.H.V w.Yks. Scotch
oatmeal ^vhich has been ground over again so as to be nearly as
fine as flour, boiled smooth and eaten with milk or treacle, Lucas
Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) iv ; Flour or wheat or oats boiled in
water or milk, poured on a plate, and eaten with treacle, or into a basin
of milk. Banks IVk/ld. IVds. (1865) ; w.Yks.' Chs. Oat meal boiled
with water or milk into hasty pudding, Marshall Review (1818)
n. no. s.Lin. Thin milky puddings, such as are made of pearl-
barley, arrowroot, &c. ' It's a poor dinner y'r'll ha'e to-day ; we've
nobbudhaasty-puddin'and co'dmeat' (T.H.R.). Brks.' A pudding
of boiled dough ; sugar and butter, or else treacle, being usually
added when eating. {5) Dev. Science Gossip {iS-]^) 235. (6) Cum."
2. Heavy, violent, ^^«. used of rain. Also used fl^i'(!i.
Glo. What hasty rain vA.B.). Ken.' It did come down hasty,
an' no mistake. Sur. The rain cluttered down hasty (T S.C.).
Sus. The rain was not so hasty as it had been, TV. & Q. (1882)
6th S. vi. 447 ; The rain come down terr'ble hasty surelye, ib.
(1883) 6th S. vii. 155.
HASUM-JASUM, see Aizam-jazam.
HAT, s4.' and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
in form at Not. Oxf w.Som.' 1. sb. In comp. (i) Hat-
bat, applied gen. to all bats, esp. Plecoltis aitritiis and
Vespertilio nocttila; (2I -body, the foundation of which a
hat is made; (3) -birret, (4) -brinks, (5) -bruarts, (6)
-flipe, the brim or edge of a hat or cap ; (7) -sheaf or -shav,
the covering sheaf of a corn-stook.
(i) Not. (W.H.S.) s.Not. The boys sometimes bring bats down
by throwing up their hats at them. 'At-bat, come under my 'at.
I'll give you a slice of bacon ; And when we brew and when we
bake, I'll give you a chiz-cake' (J.P.K.). Lei.', Shr.'2 (2) Chs.'
(3^ Cum. I can mind of the old people speaking of the hat birret.
The hat birret was broad and worn soft (E.W.P.). (4) s.Not. 'Er
'at-brinks wor all tunned up (J.P.K.). sw.Lin.' The puppies tore
his hat-brinks oil (s.v. Brink). (51 w.Yks.', e.Lan.' Chs. Ray
(1690. nw.Der.' (6 n.Yks.2 (7) Cum.'
2. Phr. (i) an old hat, (a) an old person ; (b) the prize
supposed to be won by a person telling a great lie : 12) as
queer as Dick's liai-band, very queer ; see also Dick, sb}
2 (2) ; (31 a three-cocked hat, a kind of tart; (4) hat-fidl of
feathers, ya) the nest of the long-tailed titmouse, Acredula
rosea ; (b) the nest of the willow-wren, Phylloscopus
trochilus ; (5) hats in holes, a boj's' game, see below ; (6)
to carry a lot wider one's hat, to be crafty, sly ; (7) to give
any one a hat, to touch one's hat in salutation.
(I, «) Cum. If thou wast ane o' t'lads I'd say sura auld hats ower
t'hill had been cfter thee ; but thou's not sae daft as to letten
thj'sel' be guided i' thy years, Linton Lizzie Lotion (1867) xxiii ;
I believe this is a mere local allusion and could onl^' be understood
by a small coterie to whom the coining of the word was known.
There are hundreds of such-like words coined in Cum. (J. A.) (b)
w.Yks.' When he is suspected to be guilty of it [a great lie], it is
common to say, 'Here's my oud hatforthe.' (2 w.Yks. As queer
as Dick's hatband, 'at went nine times raand an' wodn't tee, Prov.
in Brighotise Nezes (July 23, 1887). Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston
(1856) 733. (3) w.Yks.' Currants or preserves inclosed in a thin
crust or triangular paste or pasty. (4, a Shr. Rupert . . .
discovered the . . . nest of . . . the long-tailed tit. . . Inside, it was
so full of fine soft feathers, that it quite justified the name it bears
among the country lads ofa ' hat full of feathers,' Davies Rambles
Sch. Fictd-Cliib (1875) xviii; Shr.' {b) Shr.' 15) w.Som.' The
plaj'ers range their hats in a row against a wall, and each boy in
turn pitches a ball from a line at some twenty-five feet distance
into one of the hats. The boy into whose hat it falls has to seize
it and throw it at one or other of the others, who all scamper off
when the ball is ' packed in.' If he fails to hit, he is out and takes
his cap up. The boy whose cap is left at the last has to ' cork '
the others — that is, to throw the ball at their bent backs, each in
turn stooping down to take his punishment. (6) e.Suf. (F.H.)
(7) Sc. He contented his politeness with 'giving him a hat,'
touching, that is, his bonnet, in token of salutation, and so left
the shop. Scott Nigel (1822) ii.
3. V. To cover a stook of corn with some of the sheaves.
Cf. hattock, sZ).'
w.Som.' To doubly cap-stitch — i. e. to set up the sheaves in a
large stook and to cover down the top with a kind of thatch made
of some of the sheaves with the ear downwards. This method is
very common in ' lappery ' seasons, and it prevents the corn from
sprouting, while at the same time it allows the wind to pass
through, and so dry the straw. Dev. A hat is much larger than
a 'cap-stitch,' but not so large as a ' wind-mow.' '1 reckoned to
a-car'd thick piece o' wheat, but he id'n 'ardly fit, not eet, zo I
told em to go and hat'n up,' Reports Provinc. V1884" 19.
HAT, sb.^ Brks. Hmp. Nfld. A small clump or ring
of trees; any small irregular mass of trees.
Brks.' Hmp. The term hat is still in use for a little wood
crowning a hill, De Crespigny & Hutchinson Neiu Forest (18951
113: Hmp.' E. g. the ' Dark hats,' near Lyndhurst. [Nfld. A hat
of trees, Patterson Trans. Amer. Flk-Loie Soc. (1894).]
HAT, sb.^ Lin. A narrow clearing in a wood, in
which at a battue sportsmen are placed separately to
shoot game crossing it. (J.C.W.)
HAT, see Heat, Hit, Hurt.
HATCH, si.' In s:en. dial, use in Sc. and Eng. Also
in form hetch ne.^'ks.' [hlatj, aetj, et/.] 1. A door
filling only the lower half of the doorway.
Nhp.'. War.^, Hrf.', Glo." Oxf.' A broad piece of wood placed
across the entrance to a barn, &c., to prevent the cattle passing
through. Brks.' An opening which may be closed by a wooden
slide or door, used for passing articles through by hand. e.An.^,
Sus.' Hmp.' The buttery-hatch, in old halls, was a half-door, with
a ledge on the top. Wil. Britton Beauties (1825 1 ; Wil.' ' Barn-
hatch,' a low board put across the door, over which you must step
to enter. Gen. applied to the half doors frequent in shops. Dor.
The childern all did run an' poke Their heads vrom hatch or door,
an' shout, Barnes Poems (1869-70) 3rd S. 102. w.Som.' Often
in cottages called the half-hatch. ' I zeed th' old man a Zunday
hon I passed, 'cause he was a stood a lookin out over the hatch.'
HATCH
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HATHER
Dev. Shut tlia hatch, SaUie, that tha wet midden come in, Hewett
Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Dev.i The half-door of cot-houses ; also a sliding-
panncl to answer the same purpose. nw.Dev.' The doors in a
barn are usually made in halves, called half-hatches, and distin-
guished as top-hatch and bottom-hatch. In cottages the hatch
corresponds to the bottom-hatch, but there is an ordinary or full-
length door as well. A trap-door is called trap-hatch. s.Dev.
Fox Kingsbridge (1874). Cor. There was to the front door of this
house, a hatch, which is a half-door, that is kept closed when the
whole door behind it is open, and it then serves as a guard against
the intrusion of dogs, hogs, and ducks, while air and light are
freely admitted, Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (ed. 1896) 95. [It's good
to have a hatch before the door, Ray Piov. (1678) 152.]
2. Comp. (i) Hatch -door, a wicket or half-door; (2)
-hole, a trap-door ; (3) -way, (a) an opening used for
pitching into a barn or hay-loft ; {b) the sliding panel to
a box-bed.
(i) Sc. He retired into his shop and shut the hatch-door, Scott
Nigel (1822) xxvi. Glo. (A.B.) (2) e.Fif. She disturbed the
repose of the barrel, causin' it to tak its flicht doon through the
hatchhole as aforesaid, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864) xxii. (3, a)
Nhp.i (A) Sc. Waverley had repeatedly drawn open . . . the
hatchway of his cage, Scott Waverley (1814) xxxvii.
3. A small gate or wicket, gen. leading into a garden or
put across a narrow road.
Nhb.i Near a wicket or hatch at Cockmount Hill. Chs. Shut
the hatch after yow (E.F.i; Chs.i s.Chs.' Dhu foa'ks i Sol up
dijn)u lau'k reyt Ingg-lish ; dhai kau'n il aach* u wik'it [The folks
i' Sollop dunna talk reight English ; they cawn a hatch a wicketl.
Slir. Ellis Piomtiic. (1889) V. 454. e.An.', Ess.^ Ken.' A half-
hatch is where a horse may pass, but not a cart ; Ken.* Sus.
Perhaps entrance to a forest or wood, N. & Q. (1887) 7th S. iii.
192; Sus.i Hmp.i G«;. a gate dividing parishes or manors. Wil.'
Dor. Paid James Elby for mending the hatches, 31/., Tytiehani
Overseers' Ace. (June 10, 1753); (C.W.) ; An' leanes wi' here an'
there a hatch, Barnes Poems {1879') 40. Som. I was not allowed
to go out into the road, but watched them from the garden-hatch
'W.F.R.) ; She stood at the hatch watching her aunt out of sight,
Raymond Tryphena (1895') 36.
Hence Hatch-gate, sb. a gate at the junction of parishes
or manors. Brks.'
4. The flood-gate of a water-meadow ; a sluice ; a dam
or mound to keep back water.
n.Wil. The farmers lower down the brook pull up the hatches
to let the flood pass, Jefferies Wild Life (1879) 107. Dor. (C.W.),
Cor. (K.), Cor.i
5. Salt-making term : the door of a furnace. Chs.'
6. The portion of a window that opens on hinges. War.^
7. The latch of a door.
Chs.^ Dunna bowl th' durr, lave it o'th hatch, and then thi
fayther can come in when he's a mind an we'n go to blanket fair
[bed]. Suf.'
8. A hen-coop. War.^ 9. The back part of a wagon
which lets down for the contents to be taken out. ne.Yks.',
e.Yks. (Miss A.) Cf hack, sA.= 18.
HATCH, sb? n.Lin.i [atj.] The sharp-pointed end
of a mason's hammer.
HATCH, sb? and y} Glo. Wil. [astj.] 1. sb. The
row into which grass is raked after being ' tedded,' a line
of raked-up hay, a ' wallow.' Cf. hack, si.' 11.
Glo.' Three or four hatches are then raked into a ' double
hatch ' ; two, or sometimes three, of these double hatches make a
'bray.' Wil.' n.Wil. Grass is first mown ; then it is 'tedded,'
i. e. spread, then it is raked up into lines, ' hatches,' or ' wallows,'
which may be either single hatches or double hatches (E.H.G.).
2. V. To rake the ' tedded ' hay into small rows ready
for cocking; freq. used with up or in.
Glo. Lewis Gl. (1839) ; Glo.', Wil.>, n.WU. (E.H.G.)
HATCH, i;.2 and sb." Hmp. I.W. [aetj.] 1. v. To
nook on ; with in or on : to harness. Hmp. (H.E.), I.W.'
2. To tear a thing by catching it on something. I.W.
(J.D.R.), I.W.'
3. sb. A tear in a garment caused by catching it on some
projecting object.
Hmp. (H.C.M.B.) I.W. (J.D.R.) ; I.W.2 I've maade a middlen
half hatch in my breeches . . . gitten over that wattle hurdle.
HATCH, i.'.3 Sur. Sus. Hmp. I.W. [^tj.] To scrape the
bark from the tree, after the ' rinding ' is over, in order
VOL. III.
to free the bark from lichen ; to dress the bark for the
tanner.
Sur.i Sus. Faggoting the lop and scraping and hatching the
bark are different operations. Heath Eng. Peas. (1893) 183;
(S.P.H.^ ; Sus.i, Hmp.i
Hence Hatch-hook, sb. the kind of bill-hook used for
chopping oak-bark small for the tanner. Hmp.', I.W.'
HATCH, v." Ken. Sus. [stj.] To prepare for ; to
develop a disease ; freq. with up ; used trans, and intr.
Ken.i I think it's hatching up for snow. She's hatching up
a cold. Sns.' I think she's hatching the measles.
HATCH(-, see Hawch, Hotch, v.
HATCHEL, sb} e.Lan.' [a'tjl.] A hatchet ; a mason's
dressing-hammer.
HATCHEL, sb? and v} Obs. Chs. Nhp. Shr. Also
in formhetchelShr.' \. sb. An instrument for dressing
hemp or flax. Chs.', Nhp.', Shr.'
2. V. To comb flax or hemp with a ' hatchel.'
Chs.' [Seraiicer, to hatchel flax, &c., to comb, or dress it on an
iron comb, Cotgr.]
HATCHEL, sb? and v? Nhp. Sus. [ffi'tjl.] 1. sb.
A small row or cock of cut grass. Also in comp. Hatchel-
cock.
Nhp.' The grass ... is next hacked, or separated into small
rows ; in the evening it is put into small cocks, sometimes called
hatchel-cocks, or toddle-cocks, or wads. Three hatchels or hack-
lings, thrown together into one broad row or swathe, are termed
a win-row, or windrow (s.v. Hack") ; Nhp.*
2. V. To rake cut grass into small rows. Nhp.*, Sus.'
HATCHEL, V? Fif (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] To shake in crying. See Hotch.
HATCHELOR, sb. e.Lan.' Stone squared and bedded
for walling in even courses, ashlar.
HATCHER, sb. Nrf. The hedge-sparrow. Accentor
iiiodiilaris.
This . . . little bird goes in the Broadland by the name of the
' Hatcher,' perhaps because he sometimes ' hatches off' the lazy
cuckoo's egg, Emerson Birds led. 1895) 54.
HATCHET, s6.' Dev. Cor. In phr. to sling the hatchet,
to be lazy.
Dev.^ Sometimes, but very rarely, heard. Dev., Cor. N. & Q.
(18691 4th S. iv. 254.
HATCHET, sb? Shr. Dev. Also written atchett.
1. A hurdle hung on a beam across a stream to keep
back cattle. Reports Provinc. (1891).
2. A low garden gate. Shr. Ellis Promtnc. (1889) V.
454. Cf hatch, sb.^ 3.
HATCHET-PIECE, 56. Sus. A 'paul' or division of
tenantry land of irregular shape.
Sus.' (s.v. Tenantry-acre) ; Sus.* (s.v. Paul).
HATCH-HORN, see Acorn.
HATCH-NAIL, sb. nw.Dev.' A rectangular, rose-
headed, hand-made nail 3 inches long ; a half-hatch nail
is 2 inches long.
HATE, see Hait, Height, Hot.
HATEABLE, adj. Sh.I. Hateful, odious.
Der [weasels] hateable things, Sh. News (Nov. 25, 1899).
HATELY, odj. Lan. [e'tli.] Bad-tempered, hateful ;
showing hate.
Lan.', e.Lan.' s.Lan. Dunnobesohately,BAMFORD D/n/. (1854).
HATER, see Hadder, sb?
HATESUM, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Also written hait- (Jam.
Siippl.). [hli'tsam.] Unkind, hateful, hated. Sc. (Jam.
Siippl.), Cai.', n.Cy. (J.W.)
[This haitsum lyfe, Douglas Eneados (1513), ed. 1874,
IV. 22.]
HATHA, int. n.Lan. Hark, listen ! (C.W.D.)
[Repr. lit. E. hark thou /]
HATHA, see Hither.
HA THE, sb. Dor. Som. [etS.] A thick covering;
gen. in phr. to be in a hathe, to be thickly covered with the
pustules of the small-pox or other eruptive disease ; to be
matted closely together.
Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863). Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng.
(1825) Gl. ; W. & J. Gl. (1873).
HATHER, see Hadder, sb?, Heather.
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HATTOCK
HATHERN, sb. Som. The hand-rail to stairs.
I first catched a hold o' the hathern, so I jissy saved I (W.F.R.).
HATHISH, sb. Sc. A small dry measure ; four in a
peck ; also used a/trib.
ne.Sc. The new tenant along with a friend went from farm to
farm and got a peck or two from this one, . . a hathish cogful
from the next one, Gbegor Flk-Lore (1881) 178; ib. Gl.
HATKIN, see Hutkin.
HATREDANS, HATT, see Aitredan, Hit.
HATTED KITtT, phr. Sc. A preparation of milk,
&c., with a creamy top.
Sc. He has spilt the hatted kitt that was for the master's dinner,
Scott Biide of Lam. (1819) xi. Lnl. A wooden bowlful of sour
cream (Jam.). [Hatted kit is one of the pleasantest preparations
of milk. Make 2 quarts of new milk scalding hot, and pour upon
itquickly4 quarts of fresh butter-milk; let it stand, without stirring,
till it becomes cold and firm ; then take off the hat or upper part,
drain it in a hair-sieve, put it into a shape for half an hour, turn
it into a dish, and serve with cream and sugar, Stephens Farm
Bk. (1855) II. 299.]
HATTER, 56.' Sc. Nhb. Yks. In phr. like a hatter,
used as an intensive, in the sense of vigorously, boldly, &c.
Sc. When tyrant Death grim o'er him stood He faced him like
a hatter. Ford ThisHcdown (1891) 327. Per. I birl'd my tip'ce
[twopence] like a hatter, Stewart Cliarader (1857) 44. Slg.
Where'er he spies a washing tub, He rins like ony hatter, Towers
Poems (1885) 161. Lnk. Ye maun rin like a hatter. . . Bring up
twa pailsfouo' clear callerwater,HAMiLTONPof)K5(i865^ 133. Nhb.
Off like a hatter, to fight like a hatter iR.O.H.). w.Yks. (J.W.)
HATTER, V. and sb? Sc. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Nhp. Bdf.
e.An. Ken. Also inform attar w.Yks. m.Yks.^ [hja't3(r,
se't3(r).] 1. V. To shake ; to shake up as on a rough
road. Cf hotter, v.
N.Cy.i I'm all battered to pieces. Nhb. The road wis that bad,
see ye ! — Aw wis aall battered to bits (R.O.H.). Dur. Gibson
Up-lVeardale Gl. (1870) ; Dur.'
2. To harass, vex. ill-treat ; to exhaust with fatigue.
Sc. This hatters and chatters My very soul with care, Train
Poet. Reveries (1806) 49 (Jam.). Sh.I. Doo'll hae to pit somtin in
his [pig] nose if hit wis bit a muckle preen ! . . Hit'll hatter him,
Girzzie, Sli. News (Sept. 2, 1899); {Coll. L.L.B.) ; S. & Ork.i
Abd. I've battered a' my hand wi' the saw (G.W.). e.An.i Ken.
A horse by too much riding ; or a utensil by too much lending, is
hatter'd about (K.).
Hence (i) Hattered, ppl. adj. badly treated ; exhausted
or wearied ; (2) Haltering, ppl. adj. harassing, tiring.
(i, Sh.I. A poor hattered ting o' bairn (K.I.^ ; S. & Ork.' Nhp.'
(2) Bdf. Ycur's must be a battering life (J.W.B.).
3. To fret, make a fuss.
Nhp.' She's always scolding and battering about.
4. To mix or confuse things ; to throw into disorder, to
entangle, knot.
n.Yks. T'women atters t'berrytrees wi' their cleeas (I.W.) ;
n.Yks.", m.Yks.l
5. To be in a confused but moving state. Dmf (Jam.)
6. To gather, to collect in crowds. Fif. {ib.) 7. To
speak thick and confusedly. Slk. (ib.)
8. sb. A jumble, confused crowd ; a knot or tangle. Cf.
hatterel.
Sc. Amang a perfect hatter of unkcnt faces, Sc. Haggis, 156 ;
A hatter of stanes, a heap of stones ; a hatter of berries, a large
cluster or great quantity crowded together (Jam.). w.Sc. Buy
B ! what would I do wi' B ? it's naething but a hatter of
peat-pots frae the one end to the other, Carrick Laird of Logan
(1835) 34. Fif. In their criticisms they resented all corruptions
or conglomerations of ornamental styles. The latter they scorn-
fully designated 'a hatter o' nonsense,' Robertson Provost {iS(j\)
84. n.Yks. T'thread was raflled [tangled] all in a hard alter (I.W.).
Hence Hatery or Hatry, (i) adj. dishevelled, entangled ;
(2) sb. a confused jumble.
(i) Sc. A hatry hesp, a hank of yarn that is tangled or dis-
ordered (Jam.). n.Sc. A hatry head when the hair has not been
combed out for a long time (lA.). (2) Per. Whatna hatery hae
we here? (G.W.)
9. Phr. lo be a' in a /latter, said of the face, &c., when
entirely covered with any eruption, as small-pox.
Sc. I wish j-ou saw my a—, its a' in ac hatter, Graham IVriliitgs
(1883) II. 232. Cai.', Dmf. (Jam.)
HATTER-CROPPER, see Attercop.
HATTEREL. 5i. Sc. Irel. Yks. Also written hateral
Ayr.; hatteral(l Bnfl".' A3r. ; and in forms hatrel Sc.
(Jam.) ; hattrel Bntf. ; hitterU w.Yks.' [ha-t(3)rl.]
1. A large quantitj- ; a miscellaneous collection, jumble.
See Hatter, sA.^ 8.
Bnff. A ' hattrel ' of poor cots belonging to the glebe, Gordon
Cliroii. Kcilli (1880 270; Bnff.' A large quantity of small stones
lying together, not in heaps, but spread over a space. ' Ye'U
niver get a crap aff o' that Ian' : it's naething bit a hatteral o'
stanes.' Ayr. My heid seems to be in a perfect hatterall of con-
fusion, Service Notandiniis (1890 8; He threeps that the bodj'
is no his wife's, and ca's it a hateral o' clay and stones, Galt
Entail (1823) xxxv. N.I.' A hatterel o' weans.
2. A collection of sores in any partof the body ; a series
of scabs running into one another.
Sc. (Jam.) N.I.' ' He's all in a hatterel,' i. e. his body is all over
sores. Ant. Baltymcna Obs. (1892). w.Yks.' My legs 're all of a
hitteril.
HATTER-FLITTER, sb. Cor. Also in form hatter-
flight. The jack-snipe, Liinnocryptes galliiiiila.
They be wild as hatter-flights, Baring-Gould Ciirgenven (1893)
xi; Cor.' 2
HATTERN, s*. n.Yks.^ Clothing of all kinds.
[I haue here a hatir to hyde hym, York Plays (c. 1400)
267. OE. /«r/(V7/, clothes.]
HATTIL, see Hottle, 56.'
HATTING O'WER THE BONNETS, phr. Sc. The
name of a game.
Lnk. When we were deeply engaged in a game of ' hatting
ower the bonnets,' Eraser IVhaups 1895') iii.
HATTLE, adj. n.Cy. Yks. Chs. Also Ken. 1. Wild,
skittish, mischievous ; uncertain in temper ; gen. used of
a skittish cow.
n.Cy. Bailey ; 1721% Yks., Chs. (P.R.^ Chs. Tie the battle ky
by the horn, Ray (1691) ; Chs.'^^ s.Chs.' Yoa' mun mahynd
dhaat- ky'aay ; do)z u aafl begur [Yo mun mind that cai ; hoo's
a battle beggar]. Ken. (P.R.)
2. Comb. Hattle-tempered, quick-tempered, ' touchy.'
s.Chs.' Yu aa'rdli daa-rn spee'k tu)th mon — ey)z su aat'I-
teni'purd [Yu hardly darn (dare) speak to th' mon — hey's sO
battle-tempered].
[The same as ME. hatel, hateful, fierce. Povert is
hate! good, Chaucer C. T. d. 1195 (Corpus MS.). OE.
hatol, ' odiosus,' Kentish Glosses (c. 870), in Wright's Voc.
(1884) 69.]
HATTOCK, s6.i and v. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Stf Shr. Also in forms attock Yks. n.Stf. ; huttock
N.Cy.' Nhb.' [h)a-tak.] 1. sb. A shock of standing
sheaves of corn, the tops of which are protected by two
sheaves laid along them in such a way as to carry oft" rain;
the two covering sheaves, 'hood-sheaves,' 'hooders.'
n.Cy. A shock containing 12 sheaves of corn, Bailey (1721) ;
N.Cy.' 10 sheaves of corn, set two and two upright and two * hoods,*
one at each end, to cover them ; N.Cy.^ Nhb.' A pile of corn
sheaves, made of twelve sheaves, ten of which are set upright, two
and two together, whilst two are laid on the top as hood or
covering sheaves. Cum. Ten sheaves are a hattock and twelve a
stook, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863) (s.v. Haddock). Wm. Ten
sheaves of corn, eight set upright and two placed for hoods or
covers (J.H.). s.Wm. (J.A.B.) n.Yks. A man, or stout boy,
following to tie up the sheaves, which are set up in 'stocks' or
'attocks' by the men, in the evening, Tuke Agric. (1800) 120.
w.Yks. A pile of four sheaves (S. K.C.") ; w.Yks.' A shock of corn
containing ten sheaves. Lan. Thornber Hist. Blackpool (1837) ;
Lan.', ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs. By custom is paid y" nth, and not
y» loth, Hattock or Rider of Corn, Gastrell Notitia Cestriensis
(c. i707)inCheth. Soc. (1845"! VIII. 164 ; A stack of corn, consisting
of five or more sheaves, as it stands in the field before carrying
(E.F.) ; Chs.' We wanten a good wynd as '11 blow th' attocks o'er,
afore th' curn '11 be ready to lead. s.Chs." n.Stf. Ten sheaves of
corn (J.T.). Shr.' Sheaves of corn inverted over the ' mow ' to
protect it from wet. . The two end sheaves of the ' mow,' which
consists of eight sheaves, are taken as hattocks for the remain-
ing six.
2. V. Tocovcrreaped corn in the field with sheaves. Shr.'
[1. A der. of ON. hottr (gen. hattar), a cowl or hood ; cp.
Sw. dial, halt, the covering of a corn-rick (Rietz).]
HATTOCK
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HAUKUM-PLAUKUM
HATTOCK, sb.^ Chs.'3 [atak.] A hole in the roof
where owls harbour.
HATTREL, sb. w.Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] The core or flint of a horn.
HATTY, sb. Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Also written hattie
Sc. [ha'ti.] 1. A game of leap-frog ; see below.
Nhb.l A game at le.Tp-frog where each boy leaves his cap on the
back as he leaps over. The boy who * makes the back * is called
' hatty.' If a boy causes a cap to sUp off as he leaps he becomes
' hatty.'
2. A game with pins.
Gall. A game with preens on the crown of a hat ; two or
more play; each lay[s] on a pin, then with the hand they strike
the side of the hat, time about, and whoever makes the pins, by a
stroke, cross each other, lift[s] those so crossed, Mactaggart
Encyd. (1824) 255, ed. 1876.
3. Coiv.p. Hatty-cap, a boys' game ; see below.
Lakel. A game at ball with hats for ' motty." The hats or caps
are placed in a row and the ball thrown towards them ; if it alights
in one and remains there the lad it belongs to must mind the motty
(B.K.).
HAU, HAUBER, see How, adv.. Haver, sb."^
HAUCH, see Haugh, Hawk, v.^
HAUCHEE-PAUCHEE, sb. Dev.i A term applied
to potatoes when boiled to a mash, a ' hodge-podge.'
HAUCHLE, V. Sc. Irel. Also in forms hagble Ltli.
Rxb. (Jam.) ; haughle N.I.^ [ha'xl, h9-xl] To walk
lamely or with difficulty, to hobble, drag the feet along
the ground.
Lnk. To walk as those do who are carrying a heavy burden
(Jam.). Lth. (I'A.) e.Lth. What needs ye ganghauchlin an'hirplin
alang, like crupple Dick upon a stick? Hvnte-K J. Imvick (1895)
14. Rxb. (Jam.), N.I.i
Hence (i) Hauchal, sb. a deformed or crippled person ;
(2) Hauchlin, ppl. adj. (a) hobbling, limping, shambling ;
(b) slovenly.
(i) Ayr. He had a long square body and short legs, with a de-
formity about the houghs that earned for him the name of the
hauchal, Johnston Kilmallie (1891) II. 141. (2, a) Hauchlin
Pate, the village drummer, got a job from the auctioneer, ib. I. i.
(6) Rnf. (Jam.)
HAUCHS, 56. //. Ags. (Jam.) The three points into
which the upper part of a ploughshare is divided and by
which it clasps in the wood.
HAUD, sb. Sc. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A squall. Mry. Gl. Siirv. (Jam.)
HAUD, see Hold, v., sb.
HAUEN, sb. Cor. Also written hawn. A harbour,
haven.
The common w^ord for haven, as meaning a harbour. Our
fishermen say their boats are out in the hawn, as distinguished
from being at the piers, N. & Q. (1854) ist S. x. 319; The har-
bour of Polperro, locally termed the hauen, Quiller-Couch His/.
Polparo (1871) 30 ; Cor.'
HAUF, see Half, How, sb}, Howf(f.
HAUFISH, HAUFLIN, HAUFLINS, HAUGAW, see
Awvish, Halfiin(g, Halflins, Hawgaw.
HAUGH, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Also written hawgh n.Cy. Wm. ; and in forms ha' Sc. ;
haaf Nhb.' ; halgh Lan. ; hauch Sc. ; haulgh Lan. ; haw
Dur. n.Yks.* [Sc. hax.] 1. Low-lying, level ground hy
the side of a river ; also ws&Aftg. and allrib. Cf hale, sb."^
Sc. The margin of the brook . . . displayed a narrow meadow,
or haugh, as it was called, which formed a small washing-green,
Scott IVavcrlry (1814) ix ; In a lythe, cantie hauch, in a cottage,
Jamieson Pop. Ballads {i&ob) I. 292. Mry. Gi'e me the land where
Lossie pours By haugh and flowery mead, Hay Lintie (1851) 45.
BnfF. More particularly when wandering amongst the delightful
haughs of Grandholm, Smiles Naliir. (i8761ix. Abd. The prisoner
. . . set off wildly over the adjacent haugh, Deesitlc Tales (1872)
77. Kcd. The Feugh cam' rairin' doon fac Birse, An' swept the
haughs o' Stra'an, Grant Lays (1884) 2. Frf. The village com-
monage . . . running down on one side to the haughs bordering
the North Esk, Inglis Aiii Flk. (legs') 68. Per. It wes the haugh
field of aits, Ian Maclaren K. Cariugk (1896) 19. SIg. (Jam.)
Rnf. In llow'ry dells, and haughs, and glades. Where streamlets
rin, M'Gilvrav Poems (ed. 1862) 151. Ayr. Let husky wheat
the haughs adorn. Burns Sc. Drink (1786) st. 3. Lnk. Howes,
an' haughs, an' laigh lyin' leas Were a' like lochs, or ragin' seas,
Thomson /I/r/s(H^si,i88i) 55. e.Lth. Auld clover riggs! thy cicuchs
and craigs, Green haughs an' winding river, JilvcKi-EBACKiT P/iymes
(1885) 13. Edb. Thou's aftendander'd wi' the musie Down burnie's
haughs, LiDDLE Poems {1821) 135. Peb. Ilk to the green haugh
hies. Lmloim Green (1685) 21, ed. 1817. Slk. And rounde onne
Ettrickis baittle haughis, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 84. Rxb. The
bairns was laughin' an' scratchin' among the saughs doun i' the
haugh, Ellis Pionnnc. (1889) V. 714. Dmf. Her glance she cast
Owcr holm an' haugh, Thom Jock o' Knoivc (1878) 13. Gall. By
Skeldon haughs, Crockett Grey Man (1896) 93. n.Cy. Bolder Gl.
{Coll. L.L.B.) ; A green plot in a valley (K.) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Oer
the gay daisied haughs will I roam, 'Richardson Borderer's Table-
bk. (1846) VII. 78; Low-lying spreads of loam, sand, or gravel
which form the lowest ground of the river valleys which are still
flooded from time to time, or which, although they may have for
j-ears kept above water, may yet conceivably still be flooded in
unusual seasons. Such are most of the haughs of Northumberland,
Lebour Geol. Nhb. and Diir. (ed. 1886) 9; Nhb.', Dur. (K.) s.Dur.
The Haughs at Egglestone is a pasture, very smooth and flat,
the river Tees flowing on one side (J.E.D. ). Cum.' Wm.
Cuckoos love to change to mare sunny liawghs, Hutton Bran
Nczv IVark (1785) 1. 42. n.Yks. Atkinson Whilbv (1894) 80;
n.Yks.3 Lan. A'. <&■ Q. (1870) 4th S. V. 570. ne.Lan.'
2. Comp. (i) Ha'-bink, the bank of a' haugh' overhanging
a stream ; (2) Haugh-grund, (3) -land, low-lying ground
by the side of a stream or river.
(i) Sc. Ha' binks are sliddery, Ramsay Prov. (1737). (2) Lnk.
The haugh-ground is gen. ploughed 3, and sometimes 4 years, for
oats, and then allowed to lie as long in natural grass, Statist. Aec.
XII. 34 (Jam.). e.Ltli. As guid a bit o' haugh-grund for crappin
as there was in the pairish. Hunter J. Inwick {iSg^ 161. (3)
Fif. The corn-craik scraiched among the 'skellochs' in the haugh-
land, CoLviLLE Vernacular (1899) 13. Rxb. His haid fields o'
haughland corn On flood-red tumbling waves are borne, A. Scott
Poems (1811) I9(J.\M.).
[1. Amid the hawchis, and euery lusty vaill, Douglas
Encados (1513), ed. 1874, iv. 168 ; The hawch {v.i: halche)
of lyntoun-le, Barbour Bruce (1375) xvi. 336. OE. liealli, in
the place-name ' on Sfreoites Iwcile ' (Chron. an. 680).]
HAUGH, see Haw, hit}. Hawk, v}, Hough, sb},
How, sb}
HAUGHENDOLE, sb. Obs. or obsoL Lan. Also in
forms aghendole Lan. e.Lan.' ; haughendo Lan." ;
nackendole Lan. ; nackleton, naghendal, naghendole,
naghleton e.Lan.' A half part or half measure ; a meal-
measure of 8 or 8^ lb. ; the quantity of meal usually taken
for kneading at one time.
Trans. Phil. Soc. (1858) 164; There seems to have been some
uncertainty about the use of this word, but properly it means a
dole of eight pounds (J.D.); Lan.' e.Lan. lohn Device . . . did
covenant with the said Anne [Chattox] that if she would hurt neither
of them, she should yearely have one aghendole of meale, Potts
Discoverie of IVi/chcs {161^) sign. E4; Still in use in Little Har-
wood, in the district of Pendle, Chet. Soc. (1845) VI. note; Still
used about Padiham, and denotes a batch (suiTicientforone baking)
of meal for oatcakes (S.W.) ; Now almost obs. in those parts of
Lan. where it was formerly known, A'. £?* Q. (1852) ist S. vi. 9 ;
e.Lan.' The quantity supposed to have been doled out weekly by
the Saxon employer to each of his manservants.
[The same as ME. eyjtyndele, mesure, 'satuni ' (Prompt.).']
HAUGHLE, see Hauchle.
HAUGHTY, flr)^'. Obs. e.An. In phr. /laug/ity wcat/icr,
windy weather.
e.An.' Nrf. Grose (1790). e.Nrf. Marshall /jKr. £(ron. (1787).
HAUGO, see Hogo.
HAUGULL, s6. J Obs. Sc. (Jam.) A cold damp wind
blowing from the sea during summer. ne.Sc.
Hence Haugullin', adj. of the weather : drizzling, cold
and damp. Fif.
[Norw. dial. Iiavgula and havgul, a wind blowing from
the sea, esp. the wind whicli blows into the fjords in the
afternoon in warm weather ; luw, the sea.+ gid (a]so gii/a),
a steady wind, ON. /;(//-f^i^o/(Iccl.^o/(;), a breeze (Aasen).]
HAUK, HAUKA, scc^Hack, sb}, Hawk, v.', Howk, v},
Hawgaw.
HAUKUM-PLAUKUM, m/y. Bwk. (Jam.) [Not known
to our correspondents.] Equal in every way.
M 2
HAUK-WALK
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HAULM
HAUK-WALK, sb. Obs. Lan. A path across Chat
Moss.
In the course of an important trial at the Liverpool Assizes some
forty years ago, involving the ownership of a portion of the well-
known Chat Moss, mention was made of certain roadsor paths across
the Moss which bore the name of Hauk-walks, A'. £/ Q. (1878)
5lh S. X. 118.
HAUL, v.^ and sb.^ Sc. Nhb. Lin. Wor. Shr. Hrf.
Glo. Sus. Dor. Som. Dev. Also written hall Nhb. [hlgl.]
L V. To draw a vehicle ; to tow, to tug a vessel up
stream. Cf. hale, v.^
Slir.2 Confined to the river side and chiefly applied to men or
horses drawing small or large craft on the Severn against the
stream (s.v. Hale). Glo.^ Dor. He drove his ekkipage hisself,
and it was always hauled by four beautiful white horses. Hardy
Laodicean (ed. 1896) bk. i. v. Som. They hauled the waggon home
beside the rick, Raymond Tiyphcna (1895) 14.
Hence (1) Hauling-horse, sb, a horse used for towing ;
(2) -path, sb. a tow-path.
(il n.Lin.' (2) ib. The occupiers of land . . . where there is no
hauling-path are authorized to discharge all persons trespassing
thereon, Aiicholme Navigation Notice (Oct. 6, 1874).
2. Phr. to haul upon tlic rig/it tow, to say the right thing.
Sh.I. Doo aye hauls ipoda richt tow, BuRGESsStetc/ics (anded. ) 76.
3. Camp. Haul-to, a three-pronged dung-rake. w.Dev.
Marshall Ritr. Econ. (1796).
4. To carry on the trade of a carrier, to cart, carry. Cf.
hale, v.'^ 2.
Nhb. A sledge of wood, hailed all along the barrow-way to the
pit shaft, J.C. Compleat Collier (1708) 36. se.WTor.i (s.v. Haulier).
Shr.* 1805, Dec. 7th, bawling load coals to the workhouse, i~o-o,
Par. Ace, Much IVenlock. Hrf.i Glo. Marshall Rur. Econ. (i 789) ;
Gl. (1851) ; Glo.i Som. I'll be glad to haul for j'ou if you've got
any goods lying at the station (W.F.R.).
5. To throw. e.Sns. Haul up that stick, Holloway.
6. sb. A large quantity or amount.
Bnff.i Thir uncle's dead, an' left thim a haul o' siller. The coo
jist gees hauls o' milk. Cld. (Jam.) Gall. Never had any great
haul of sense, Crockltt Grey Man (1896) 2.
HAUL, sb?- Yks. [oal.] A small inlet or recess into
which boats from the beach are drawn up for safety.
n.Yks.2 We put her into a bit of a haul.
HAUL, V? Ken. [9I.] To shout. (G.B.), Ken.^
[EFris. halkn, ' hallen, schallen, tonen ' (Koolman) ; so
LG. (Berghaus).]
HAUL, see Hall, sb.^. Hold, v.. Hole, sb}
HAULD, HAULGH, see Hold, v., Haugh.
HAULIER, sb. Wor. Shr. Hrf Glo. Oxf Dor. Som.
Also in forms allier s.Wor.' ; hallier s.Wor.' Hrf Glo. ;
hallyer se.Wor.* [9-li3(r), 5-lJ3(r).] A person whose
business is to do ' hauling,' with horse and cart for hire ;
a carrier, carter. Cf haul, v} 4.
Wor. (j.W.) s.Wor. (H.K.) ; s.Wor.i One who draws coal,
timber, bricks, &c. se.Wor.i Shr.* I've bin to Philips the'aulier
to axe 'im w'en 'e can fatch me a lioad o' cual from the Cut-
w'arf. Hrf.i Glo. Marshall Rtir. Econ. (1789) ; Baylis Illtts.
Dial. (1870) ; Glo.>, Oxf. (G.O.) Dor. Dewy and Son, tranters and
hauliers. . . Furniture, coals, potatoes, live and dead stock, removed
to any distance on the shortest notice, Hardy Gieenivd. Tree
(1872) pt. IV. vii. w.Som.i
HAULIN, see Hawlin.
HAULING, vbl. sb. Sc. A method of fishing by means
of a pock-net ; see below.
Dmf. A second mode of fishing, called haaving or hauling, is
standing in the stream, either at the flowing or ebbing of the tide,
with a pock-net fixed to a kind of frame consisting of a beam
13 or 14 ft. long, having three small sticks or rungs fixed into it.
■Whenever a fish strikes against the net they, by means of the
middle rung, instantly haul up the mouth of the net above water,
Statist. Ace. II. 16 (Jam., s.v. Haave).
HAULING-HOME, sb. Irel.' The bringing home of
thebnde.the weddingday; 3.\soca\\&A the Imiiliiig-ltoinc day.
It. On the marriage the father of the bride gives' a feast, after
which the husband stops with her a few days ; then he returns
home, and on the seventh day comes with his friends to haul her
home, when he gives a feast. In some places, however, the
hauling home takes place on the marriage day, Flk-Lore Rec.
(1881) IV. no. Wxf. Such a well-looking young girl as Miss
Mary there, that . . . could bring about seventy or eighty pounds
with her on the day of the Hauling Home, Kennedy Banks Boro
(1867) 158; To provide a good chest of linen for the hauling home
day, ib. Evenings Diiffrey (1869) 204.
HAULKET, see Hawkit.
HAULLY, sb. Obs. Sc. A ' hauling,' rough handling.
Edb. They ae puir fuddl'd chiel did hook. An' gied him a rough
haully To the guard that morn, Neu; Year's Morning (1792) 12.
HAULM, sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Yks. Midi.
e., s. and w. counties. Also written hawlm Lin.' s.Cy. ;
and in forms arm e.Hmp. ; aum Lei.' ; awm Nrf ; elam,
ellamHmp.; ellum Brks.'; elm Hmp.' Wil.'; haamO.xf
Brks.' I.W.i Wil.'; hahm Suf ; halm Nhp.^ War." Wor.
Hrf.i Bdf Nrf Ken." Hmp.' ; ham War.= Glo." LW. Wil.';
hame Ken.' Dor.'; harm Nrf Suf ; haulin Stf Not.;
haum n.Lin,' Hrf Sus.*; hawhm Suf ; hawme e.Yks. ;
hellam w.Yks. ; helium w. Som.' Dev. ; helm w. Yks. Glo.'
Hrt. Ken.'2 s.Cy. Hmp.' Wil.' Som.; hormBdf; ullum
w.Som.' ; yalmGlo.'; yelben Nhp.'; yelhamHrt.; yellum
Suf Ess. Sus.; yelm Nhp.'^ Lei.' Oxf Brks.' Bdf Hrt.
e.An.' Suf. Sus. Wil.' ; yelven Nhp.' ; yolm Glo.' ; yuUum
Suf [9m, am, elm, jelm.] 1. sb. Straw, stubble ; the
dried stalks of peas, beans, &c.
Sc. 'A.W.) w.Yks. Lucas S/»rf. A'iVWi:/(fo/£'(c. 1882)258. Stf.i
Lin.> Peas-straw. n.Lin.i The straw of beans, peas, tares. Nhp.'
Wheat stubble for thatching ; the gathering of which, after the
harvest, in the neighbourhood of Northampton, is called 'peeking
the haulm ' ; in other parts of the county, the same operation is called
' bagging the haulm ' ; Nhp.* War.* ; War." 'VVha'at be j-er a
putting that halm on the roof for ? It's full of mullock. Shr."
Hrf. Cooper G/. (1853). Glo. (A.B.) ; Grose (1790) ; Glo.* Oxf.i
Applied to the straw of white crops only. Brks.' Bdf. (J.W.B.);
Cutting of the haulm, or wheat stubble, costs about 15. 6rf. per acre,
Batchelor Agric. (1813) ig8. Hrt. The straw, helm, &c. with
which the cattle are littered, Marshall Review (1817) V. 14.
Hnt. ^T.P.F.\ Nrf. (A.G.) Su£ Rainbird Agric. (1819) 296, ed.
1849 ; Suf.' The stubble of wheat. It is raked together in heaps
by women generally at i6rf. or i8d. an acre. If done before it be
a little frosted it is man's work with a scj'the. s.Cy. Ray (1691) ;
Grose (1790). Ken. (G.B.),Ken.'* Sur.'Thestrawof peas, tares,
beans, potatoes, but never used of white crops in this district;
Sns.i2, I.W.i Wil. Britton 5f<jH/;(S (1825). Dev.'»
Hence (i) Haulm-rick, sb. a rick consisting of the stubble
or straw of vetches, peas, beans, &c. ; (2) -wall, sb. a wall
made of haulm or stubble.
(i) Brks.' The ' Haam ' rick in the Vale of Brks. is of bean or
wheat straw, and there they do not usually speak of a ' vetch haam
rick ' as in the hill part of the count}'. (2) Ess. And hid them in
the ditches or the haulm walls, Heygate Poems (1870) 187.
2. A stubble-Stack. War.", s.War.'
3. Straw made ready for thatching ; bundles or handfuls
of straw prepared and laid ready for the thatcher.
Nhp. N. & Q. (1880) 6th S. i. 330 ; Nhp.'* Lei,' As much corn
in the straw as can be embraced in both arms. Brks.' Bdf.
(J.W.B.) ; Batchelor .(4ho/. Eng. Lang. (1809) '47- Hrt. (H.G.);
Ellis Cy. Hsuf. (1750) 231. e.An.^ Suf. (C.T.) ; Rainbird
Agric. (1819) 302, ed. 1849. Ess. (H.M.M.) s.Cy. A straw of
wheat or rye unbruised, bound in bundles for matching, Ray
(1691). Sus. A narrow flat bundle of th.atch drawn for fixing to
a roof(F.E.);(F.A.A.) Hmp. (H.E.); A handful of thatch. Three
elaras malce a bundle, 20 bundles 1 score, 4 scores i ton. Wise
New Forest (1883) 282; Hmp.' w.Cy. The best unbroken straw
for thatching, Morton Cycle. Agric. (1863'. Wil. He is attended
by a man to carry up the ' yelms,' Jefferies IVild Lt/c {18-jg) 124;
Wil.' n.Wil. Long straws selected for thatching (W.C.P.). Som.
Straw prepared for thatching by having the ears cut off (W.F.R.) ;
(F.A.A.) ; Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825).
Hence (i) Helm-sheaf, sb. a sheaf of straw ready for
use in thatching ; (2) Yelm- or Elm-stock, sb. a forked
stick used for carrying straw for thatching.
(i) Som. Properly a helm-sheaf is the length of the strand, 5} ft.
round ^W.F.R.). (2) Wil. Slow Gl. (1E92; ; Wil.'
4. The stalk of certain cultivated plants, esp. of potatoes,
peas, or beans; the green, unripened stalks of cereals.
Sc. (A.W.) Ir. But we swore it was merely a heap of haulms
rottin', Barlow i5o!,>-/(iHrf(i892) 20, ed. 1893 ; [Of potatoes] Ne'er a
big crop j'ou'll get under that heigth of haulms, ib. Lisconnel ^1895)
104. w.Yks. All around me the young growths were showing
HAULM
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purple haulms or green leaf, Snowden U'lb 0/ IFcnver {i8g6) xiii ;
The rics [sticks] for peas, &:c. (J.T.) s.Chs.' Not used of the
stalk of any kind of corn. Not.' n.Lin. An' lets him hev . . .
taatie-haums. Peacock Tales and Rhymes (i836) 69. n.Lin.' The
stalks of rape and turnips. The stalk of flax and hemp. Lei.',
War.=3, Wor. (W.C.B.), Shr.' Hrf.' That part of the vegetable
above the ground. Rdn. Morgan IVds. (1881). GIo. Beans . . .
are very short in the haulm, Evcslunn Jrn. (July 18, 1896) ; Used
chiefly of potatoes (J.A.B.) ; Glo.' ' Tater hams,' ' peas' hams,'
&c. Bdf. (J.W.B.) Nrf. The disease begin to show itself among
them taturs. Sir; hadn't we better cut the harms off? (W.R.E.)
Suf. Raindird Agric. (i8ig) 294, ed. 1849; Suf.' The risps of
potatoes and of pease ... as well as the remnant of beans, when
they have been cut by the sickle. Ken.', ne.Ken. (H.M.), Hmp.'
e.Hmp. They be ready for diggin' now their arms be died off
(W.M.E.F.). I.W. (J.D.R.) Wil. Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.', Dor.'
Soni. W. & J. Gt. (1873). w.Som.' Not used to denote straw of
any kind. A coarse kind of stalk is implied : if clover has been
left to ripen its seed, the stalk becomes rank, and after the seed
has been thrashed out, the residuum is always ' clover helium.'
Dev. Us 'ad best ways burn up awl tha heliums and rubbage that's
lying about, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892).
5. The husk of corn or of peas, beans, &c., chaft"; the
beard of barley.
Not. (J.H.B.1, Lin.', n.Lin.' Nrf. Trans. Phil. Soc. (1855) 32.
Suf. (W.W.S.)
6. The fruit of the hawthorn, Cratarrrtis O.xyacaniha, esp.
in phr. Imidms and figs, hips and haws. Ken.'
7. V. To cut oft' the ears of wheat previous to threshing;
to prepare straw for thatching and lay it in bundles ready
for the thatcher.
GIo. To cut the ears from the stems of wheat, previous to
thrashing, Marshall Ria: Econ. (1789"); Baylis IHks. Dial.
(1870) ; Glo.' To comb off the flag, and then to cut off the ears.
Oxf.' Women sometimes yelm, but they do not thcitch. Brks.'
Bdf. This operation consists in throwing water over the straw and
drawing it forciblyunder one's foot (J. W.B.). e.An.To lay straw in
conven lent quantities to be used by the thatcher,or fort he chaff-cutter,
Morton C)'f/o..^^nV. (1863) ; e.An.' Suf. RAiNEiRD./J^/7'f. (1819)
302, ed. 1814. Ess. The wheat stubbles are haulmed immediately
after harvest, Marshall Review (1811) I. 481. Hmp.' Wil. Two
or three women are busy 'yelming,' i.e. separating the straw,
selecting the longest and laying it level and parallel, damping it
with water, and preparing it for the yokes, Jefferies Wild Life
(1879) vi ; Wil.', Som. (W.F.R."!
Hence (i) Haulming, vbl. sb. the process of preparing
straw for thatching ; (2) Yelbener, sb. one who prepares
straw for the thatcher.
(i) Bdf. Which, added to the cutting, makes the whole expense
of haulming 2s. $(/. per acre, Batchelor Agric, (1813) 108. n.Wil.
(W.CP.) (2) Nhp.i
8. To pull up stubble.
e.Yks. Wee have beene forced to hawme wheat and rye stubble
and therewith to thatch our stacks, Best Riir. Econ. (1642') 60.
9. To reap peas or beans with a hook. s.Not. (J.P.K.)
[1. Halm or stobyl, slipida, Prompt. ON. halmr, straw
(Vigfusson). 4. 0£. Iicalnt, stem of grass, stalk of a plant
(B.T).]
HAULM, see Hawni, sb.
HAULY-CAULY, sb. Mid. Slang. Also in forms
auly-cauly, auly-crauly w.Mid. ; hawley-auley Slang.
The name of a game at ball ; see below.
w.Mid. One player throws the ball upon the sloping roof of a
building, at the same time calling out, ' Hauly-cauly (boy's name).'
If the boy named can catch the ball before it touches the ground
he throws it up again and calls upon someone else to do likewise;
but if not, he picks it up and throws it at one of the others, who
scatter to avoid being hit. Any boy he may hit has to pay a
penalty, which he incurs himself if he misses. At the end of the
game those who have incurred penalties must place one of their
hands against the wall and allow one of the others to throw at it
once for each penalty they have incurred. Formerly very popular
in this neighbourhood (W.P.M.). Slang. A game played in
Commoners [Winchester College]. It was played with a red
india-rubber ball. As far as I know the game consisted in the boy
who got possession of the ball selecting another boy whom he
tried to hit with it, the object of the latter being either to escape
the ball when thrown at him, or to catch it, Shadwell IFykc-
hamical Slang (1859-1864).
HAUM, see Hame, sb.'^. Haulm.
HAUMER, HAUMPUS, HAUMSHOCH, see Hammer,
s6.', Hanible, Hamshoch.
HAUNCH, i^.i Lin. To fondle, pet. (Hall.)
HAUNCH, i).2 Lakel.2 To throw. See Haincli, v. 4.
HAUNCH, see Hanch, v.
HAUNGE, V. Lin. To hover about waiting to seize
anything that turns up. Cf hanch, v.
m.Lin. That greedy hulks of a feller was haunging about at the
club feast waatin' for owt he could laii' hands on (T.H.R.').
HAUNGE, HAUNIE, see Hunch, sb.\ Handy, s/;.'
HAUNT, V. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Dun Cum. Yks. Chs. Dcr.
Not. Hmp. Som. Also in form hant Sc. (Jam. Siippl.)
N.Cy.' Nhb.' e.Dur.' Cum. n.Yks.* e.Yks. [h)9nt, h)ant,
h)ant.] 1. V. To accustom, habituate ; used refl., or in
pass, to become accustomed to.
Nhb. We let her oot ower suin ; afore she'd gotten hanted
(R.O. H.) ; Aa wasn't reet hanted wid, an hadn't getten the way,
Haldane His Oilier Eye (1880) 3 ; Nhb.' Cum.* ' To be haunted
to a place,' said principally in reference to cattle. n.Yks.'^
ne.Yks.' Ah s'all nivver git hanted ti t'job. e.Yks.' He'll seean get
maisther o' deeahin on't, if he'll hant his-sen tiv it, MS. add.
(T.H.) m.Yks.'
2. To practise. Sc. Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 366.
3. To frequent, resort to ; to visit frequently, to pester
with one's company.
s.Sc. The blaeberry bank where we haunted langsyne, Watson
Bards (1859) 7. Lnk. They observed the bulk of them so immoral
and profane, that they were ashamed to haunt their companj',
Wodrow Ch. Hist (1721) I. 335, ed. 1828. Rxb. Canty we might
be. Did nae she haunt mc like a de'il About my dear rappee,
WiLsONPoi'<»i-(i824)2o. Cum.It hantit o'roundaboutScallowbeck
steann, Dickinson Scallow Beck (1866) 1. 8. n.Yks.^ He haunts
t'yal-house ; n-Yks."* He's awlus sumwheear nigh at hand, Ah's
fairly hanted wi' t'lad. s.Chs.' A person is haunted with a subject
when he has it continually brought before his notice. nw.Der.'
Said of an ailment or disease, which attacks any one periodically.
s.Not. 'E uster to reglar haunt me; ah hed to fall out wee 'im
(J.P.K.).
Hence Hauntskip, sb. a place of resort.
Abd. The evil spirit took up a hauntskip in the folk's peat neuk,
Milne Sngs. (1871) 8g.
4. To cause animals to resort to a certain spot.
Hmp.' To haunt pigs or cattle in the New Forest, is to accustom
them to repair to a certain spot, by throwing down beans or fodder
there when they are first turned out.
5. To provide a haunt for.
Ayr. For haunting drucken groups. On Sabbath days, Fisher
Poems (1790) 66.
6. sb. A custom, practice, habit.
Sc. Ye'll ne'er turn an auld cat fra ill hants (Jam. Sitppl.). N.Cy.'
* At your aud hants,' at your old habits. Nhb. Aa'd getten canny
into the hant o' weerin' me new blinker, Haldane His Other Eye
(1880) 6; Nhb.' e.Dur.' He has a nasty hant of doing that.
n.Yks.'2, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. He's getten a hant o' scraltin' his hecad
when he's talkin' ti yan, Leeds Merc. Supfil. (Nov. 4, 1893') ; Os
az gotten a hant o she-in [The horse has got a trick of shying]
(Miss A.). m.Yks.' s.Chs.' Ahy)shl aav wai'n um of ekspck-tin
thing'z braut um frum maa'rkit, els dhi)n gy'et u au-nt on it [I
shall have wane 'em off expectin' things brought 'em from market,
else they'n get a haunt on it]. Som. They have such a haunt of
mooching (W.F.R.).
7. Obs. Phr. fo get haunt of, to go among.
e.Yks. They shoulde not gette haunt of the wheate and rye,
Best Riir. Econ. (1641) 72.
HAUNTY, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Stf. Nhp. War. Wor.
Glo. Also in form hanty N.Cy."' Nhb.' Wanton, unruly;
full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky, ^^e". used ofhorses.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721) ; Grose (1790); N.Cy.'; N.Cy.^ Spoken
of a horse or the like when provender pricks him. Nhb.' Stf.
Northall Flk-Phr. (1894'). s.Stf. I should think yo'm haunty,
olliprancin' about like that, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895I. Nhp.'
Playful, without beingvicious; apphed almost exclusively to cows.
War. B'ham IVkly. Post {}une 10, 1893) ; War.' As applied to a
horse, it conveys the idea of his being so from overfeeding and
too much rest. Not synonymous with restive ; War.''^ Wor.,
Glo. Northall Fti Phr. (1894).
HAUNTY, see Hanty.
HAUP
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HAUP, V. Obs. Sc. To limp.
He cam haupine; on ae foot, Kinloch Ballads (1827") 19.
HAUP. HAUPS, HAUR, see Hap, 1'.=^ Hawps, Haar,
sb}\ Harir.
HAURK, V. Sc. In imp. used by huntsmen as an
encouragement to the foxhounds; see below.
Gall. A term much used by Sc. fo.x-hunters when the hounds
find the scent of Re^-nard in one of his keeps, or challenge him.
The hunter . . . bawls down to ' Haurli to him, haurlv to him, ye
wee blasties' ; so in defiance of the tusks of the fox they seize on
and drag out the crafty villain, Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824).
HAURL. HAURN, see Harlfe, v., Harden, v.
HAURRAGE, sb. Sc. A blackguard crew of people.
Cf harriage.
Sc. Francisque-Miciiel Lang. (1882) 179. Gall. Mactaggart
E)icyc!. (i824\
HAUSE, HAUSLET, see Halse,s6.', Hawse, t;.>. Haslet.
HAUSS-SPANG, sb. Or.I. An iron rod of a plough.
[It] surrounds the beam and handle of the Orcadian plough at
the placewhere the one is morticed into the other (Jam.); S. & Ork,^
HAUST, see Hoast, sb.^
HAUT, v.^ and sb. Sc. 1. v. To limp ; to hop. Cld.,
Slk. (Jam.)
Hence Hauter, sb. one who can hop. Cld. {ib.)
2. sb. The act of limping, a hop. Cld. {ib.)
3. Phr. (i) /lanf, s/ap, an' hup, a hop, skip, and a jump;
(2) — stride and loiip, a very short distance, a ' step.'
(i) ib. (2) Slk. It's nae gale ava to Gorranberry, a mere haut-
stride and loup, Hogg Tales (1838) 6ig, ed. 1866.
HAUT, v.'^ Obs. Sc. To gather with the fingers, as
one collects stones with a garden-rake; in phr. to haul the
kirn, to take off all the butter.
Slk. He steal't the key, and hautit the kirn, Hocc Jacobite Relics
(ed. 1874) I. 96; (Jam.)
HAUT, see Holt, sb.'^, Hot(t.
HAUTER, HAUV(E, see Halter, Half, Halve.
HAUVE,s/*. Stf. Hrf. Rdn. [ov.] The haft or handle
of an a.\e or pick.
n.Stf. (J.T.X, Hrf.i Rdn. Morgan IVds. (1881).
HAUVE.t^' Yks. Der. Not. Lin. Also written hawve
Lin.' ; and in forms aauve, arv(e Yks. ; auve w.Yks.^
s.Not. Lin.; awve sw.Lin.'; haave n.Yks. ; half Yks.;
harv n.Yks.i" ne.Yks.V- harve n.Yks.^; hoave e.Yks.' ;
horve nw.Dcn' Not.^ ; howve Der.'; orve w.Yks.'^ Not.^
[ov.] Of horses : to turn to the left towards the driver;
j^en. used as an int. : a carter's or ploughman's command
to his team. Also usedy?^.
Yks. 'Aauve the cum hither,' followed by the name of the horse
which the driver wishes to bear towards himself on the left
(G.W.W.) ; Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). n.Yks. Gen. used in
full form, ' Haave, come here ! ' (R.H.H.j ; n.Yks.' Replaces the
older word ' halt ' ; n.Yks.^ ' .She will nowthcr jee nor harve,' will
not turn one way or the other; said of a stubborn woman (s.v.
Jee) ; n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.', e.Yks.', w.Yks.'^ Der.' In modified use.
nw.Der.', Not. (J.H.B.) Not.^ In rare use. The more common
word is 'hoc'; Not.^ 'Orve again. s.Not. Got. used with some adv.,
as 'up,' 'ower,' 'again,' 'then' (J.P.K.). Lin. Brown Lit. Laiir.
(1890 64; Lin.i n.Lin. Sutton JFds. (1881) ; n.Lin.' sw.Lin.'
They h.ivc to take care in awving and gee-ing [turning round at
the end of the furrows in ploughing].
Hence Hoave-gee or -gee wohop, int. a call to a horse
to go straight forward. e.Yks.'
HAUVE, v.^ Yks. Lin. Also written hawve e.Yks. ;
hoaye n.Yks."* e.Yks.'; hove e.Yks.' w.Yks. ; cave
m.Yks.' [ov.] 1. To stare, to gaze vacantly or in
astonishment. See Awf.
Yks. What are j-e hauvin' an' gauvin' at ? Macquoid Doris
Banigli (1877) xxxiii. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ What are you hauving
at ? n.Yks.", m.Yks.', n.Lin.'
Hence (1) Hauven, sb. a lout, a coarse rude fellow; (2)
Hauvenish, adj. loutish ; (3) Hauving, ppl. adj. simple-
witted, foolish, clownish; (4) -gam, sb. a stupid person;
(5) Hauvish, adj., see (3); (6) Hauvison, (7) Hauvy,
(8) Hauvy-gauvy, sb. a simpleton ; a clownish, awkward
person.
(i, 2) n.Lin.l (3) n.Yks.', m.Yks.' (4) e.Yks.l (5) n.Yks.''*
w.Yks. He's up to o sooarts o hoveish wark. It's nobbut one ov
his hovish speyks [i.e. remarks] (D.L.); w.Yks.' (6) n.Yks.-,
m.Yks.' (7) m.Yks.l (8) n.Yks. (T.S.). n.Yks.'S", ne.Yks.'
e.Yks. What a hawvy-eawvy Sammy-Codlin sooat ov a chap oor
Jack is, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 90; e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.)
m Yks.i,w.Yks.25
2. To walk blunderingly or stupidly.
e.Yks.' Giles hoav'd inti wrang shop, an' Roger hoav'd efter him.
HAUVE, HAUVER. see Haaf, sb.\ Haver, sb.'
HAUX, V. Hrf.= To stroll.
Where are you hauxing off to ?
HAV, see Haw, s6.'
HAVAGE, sb. Dev. Cor. Also written haveage.
[ae'vidg.] Race, lineage, family stock.
Dev. Both the father and mother being pure North-Devoners,
and claiming descent from two good old county families, they were
proud of the 'haveage' to which they belonged, Mem. Rev. J.
Russell (1883) vi ; Dev.' Her come vrom a good havage — the very
daps of her mother, 7. n.Dev. 'E'm too good haveage vor'n by
halT, RocKy<«i aii iVell {186-j) st. 87. nw.Dev.' He kom'th of a
good havage. Cor. I'd like my old bones to be carr'd home to
Carne, an' laid to rest 'long wi' my haveage, ' Q.' Troy Town (1888)
xix ; A comprehensive word, applied to the lineage of a person ;
his family, and companions with whom it is natural for him to
associate. It thus marks the race from which he has sprung and
his station in society, N. &-■ Q. (1^54) 'st S. x. 318-9 ; The havage
of my family wain't be easy for to find, J. Trenoodle Spec. Dial.
(1846) 9; Cor.' The children of a family of ill repute are said to
be ' o' bad havage ' ; Cor.^
HAVANCE, sb. Obs. Sc. Dev. Also written havence
Frf Manners, behaviour. Cf havings.
Frf. Now ilka lad does taunt her wi' her havence, Morison
Poems (1790) 151. Dev. Grose (1790) ; (Hall.'
HAVE. V. and sb. Var. dial, forms and uses in Sc. Irel.
Eng. and Amer. I. Dial, forms. 1. Indicative Mood,
Present Tense, i. Simple Affirmative.
Sc. Aa h£E or hzev, hey haes, wey hae or haev ; contracted forms :
aa've, hey's, wey've, Murray Dial. (1873) 219; Hez, Ellis
Pioiiiinc. { 1889) 684. Sh.I. The ill-vicked coo haes short horns,
Spence Flk-Lorc (1899) 229; A'm heard o' nae rot j-it, Sh. Neves
Oct. 7, 1899) ; Da tatties ... is been laek braed, ib. ; Ye're
shurely brunt dis broth folk, ib. (Dec. 16, 1899) ; Dere am I lost
mi coont, ib. [For other dial, uses of 'be' for 'have,' see Be,
VIII. 4.] Doo haes, shu's tell'd, ye hae, ib. ; Ye 'a, ib. (Aug. 27,
1898). Or.I. Du hiz, Ellis ib. 796. Cai.' I hiv; he, hid his; we,
&c. hiv ; 'e man his ; 'e men hiv. Bnff.' He hir as . . . hang-dog-
like a leuck's iver I saw (s.v. Hang-dog) ; He's taen,i'6. 21. e.Sc.
I've been feeared for this, Setoun R. Urquhart (1896) xxv; The
loon an' you's been a3'e haein bits o' sharries, ib. viii ; Hae, hiv
[have], his [has] (G.W.). Frf. I hiv or hae ; he, it his ; we, &c.
hiv or hae; the man his a hoose ; the men hiv hooses (J.B.).
w.Frf., e.Per. Ai'v, emph. ai hev ; 'e, at hez, emph. hi, et hez ;
\V3, &c. hev, eyiiph. wi hev ; Sa men hez or hev husaz (W.A.CJ.
n.Ayr. I ha'e or hiv ; he his ; we, &c. hae or hiv (J.F.). Rxb. Iv
[you have], Ellis 14.714; haez, ib. fii; Oo've [we have] nae
need o' sodgers' claes, Murray Haimck Sags. (1892) 31. Dmf.
We hae goods, Shennan Talcs (1831) 43. Wgt. I've, I hiv or hae ;
thou'st ; he his, he's ; we've, we, &c. hiv or hae ; the men hiv or
hae houses (A.\V.). Ant. A hae; he haes ; we, &c. hae (W.J.K.).
n.Ldd. I have ; he, it hfis ; we, &c. have orhev (A.J.T.). Wxf.' Obs.
Cha, for ich ha [I have]. n.Cy. I han, Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' Hes,
ban pi. Hhb. Simple : Aa'v, thoo'st, hee'z, it'z ; stressed: aa he'
or hev ; thoo, he, it hez. Simple : We, &c. 'v ; stressed : we, &c.
he' or hev ; the men he' hoozes. The forms he' and hev are used,
the former when a consonant follows — ' Aa he' nowt to gi' ye ' ;
the latter when it is followed by a vowel or ' h ' mute — ' Aa hev
on'y sixpence; aa hev 'im noo' (R.O.H.) ; Hest [hast], ib. ;
Whot isnt gyud that the minister hes? Richardson Borderer's
Table-bk. (1846) VIII. 201 ; The hens, poor things, hes nowt,
RoBSON Evangeline (1870' 320. Dur. .'\ he, hev ; dhu, hi hez ; wi
hev ; hi hest [he has it], Ellis ib. 618 ; Dur.' Hev, hez. Cum. Ye
that hae gear, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1840) 57; Cum.' Ah hev,
I ha' ; Cnm.3 I've nit sea ofl'en hed, 3; Thou's cheatit them, ib.
40 ; I's sworry it hes, 16. 42 ; We've summat else to deu, i.
c.Cum. Ah hev ; thoo, he, it hes ; we, &c. hev J A.\ s.Cum .1 hev ;
thou, he, it hez ; we, &C. hev; the men hev or hez houses (J. P.).
Cum., Wm. Av, az [I have], Ellis ib. 569. Wm. I hae gitten a
swoap, Wheeler Dial. (1790) 113, ed. 1821; Sail hes hort her
heel, ib. 112. n.Wm. I heve or heh ; thou, he, it hez; we, &c.
've ; the men hev or hez houses (B.K.). s.Wra. I hev or hes;
thoo, he, it hes; we, &c. hev. Also the abbreviated forms 's, 've:
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I's gitten ; thoo"s, he's, we've, ye've, they've gitten (J.M.). n.Yks.
Ah hev apaper, Castillo Poems (1878) 42; Az [I have], Ellis
ib. 504 ; A'v a lot a biznis (W.H.) ; Thou hez meead my heart
glad! TwEDDELL Clcvel. Rhyiiits (1875) 34; It's ominest deed
away, ib. 2; Yah hea neea wealth, ib. 42; n.Yks.' Ah's bin
chassin' t'harras, 95 ; Thou's getten a sair clash, lA. 102 ; He's
getten t'farm, ib. 29; They've getten fairly agate, ib. 3 ; n.Yks.'
Hae, hev [have]; hez [has]. ne.Yks.' Ah a'e, ev, oc 've ; thoo
ez, es, or 'z ; he ez or 'z ; we, &:c. a'e, ev, oy've, 30. e.Yks. Az or
av dian [I have done], Ellis ib. 504 ; I 'ev, (e'); thoo, he, it 'ez ;
we, &c. 'ev (e') ; the men 'ev,e', oy'ez houses (R.S.) ; Hey [has],
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.i I hev or hez ; thoo, he hez ;
we, &c. hev. m.Yks.* Aa ev ; dhoo, ey ez ; wey, &c. ev; aa" ez'
is freq. heard for ' I have,' Intiod. 47. w.Yks. Aiv, av, iv; ?az,
<Taz ; iz ; wlv ; yiv ; Seav, Cev, Wright Gram. IViidhll. (1892)
154 ; The plural forms wiv, &c. are only used in comb, with
personal pronouns, in other cases we use ez, az, z, s, just as in
the second and third pers. s., ib. 156; At hez him near two hands
in height, Lucas Sttid. Nidderdale (c. 1882) 258 ; We'n a wooden
ax somewhere, Gossips, 18; Here yo'n been spendin all, I'i. 12;
Ahr voines hae tender grapes, Rogers Siig. Sol. (i860) ii. 15;
w.Yks.' I've [I have] ; ha, hay, hev o> hey [have] ; hes [has] ; han
[they have] ; w.Yks. 2 I ha but si-xpence ; they han ; w.Yks. ^ We
han him. Much used for //. ; w.Yks." Han //. ; w.Yks.^ He's
gotten't; he hes tu. Lan.I'nbeencleanagain, Kay-Shuttleworth
Scarsdalf (j86o) I. 94 ; I han got no money, Gaskell M. Barton
(1848) vi; He's etten all t'goose, Waugh Heather (ed. Miiner) I.
90 ; * Han ' gen. becomes shortened into * 'n,* when preceded by
the personal pronouns. We'n better i' th' heawse. "Vo'n, thcy'n,
Gaskell Lectures Dial. (1854) 25 ; Yoan hameh [have my] sneeze
urn, Tim Bobbin Vieiv Dial. (1740) 29 ; Theer j'o' han him pinned,
Briehley Old Radicals, 6; Lan.' Han pi.; we'n, we'en, yo'n.
e.Lan.' Han//. se.Lan. Aw've ; theaw'st or theaw's; he, it's;
we, &c. 'n or han ; th' mon's getten a heawse ; th' men have
getten heawses (F.E.T.). s.Lan. Aw've; thea'so>' thea has ; he's;
we, &c. 've or we han ; th' mon's getten a house (S. W.) ; Ez, az
[has], Ellis 16. 332; Ov dun [I have done], ib. 333. I. Ma. I hev,
I've; thou, he, we, Sec. hev (E.G.); 3z [has], Ellis ib. 362.
w.I.Ma. Oi, thou, he, we. &c. 've ; it hev; the man have a house;
the men hev houses (G.K.). Chs. Ye an heerd it mony a time,
Croston Enoch Crump (1887) 7 ; Chs.' We'n, yo'n ; Chs.' They
han; Chs.^ Han pi. s.Chs.' Aaz'. 2nd and 3rd sg.,pl. aan' ;
Ahy)v got-n u ky'.iay [I have got a cow], ib. 71. Stf. 'z [has],
Ellis 16. 473; win bin, tb. 478; you bin, ib. 477. n.Stf. Thy poor
feyther. . . as I'n washed for, Geo. Y.1.10T A. Bede (1859) 1. 155 ; Oi
av, Cei ast, ei as ; wei, &c. an or av (T.C.W.). s.Stf. I've, thee'st,
lie's ; we lia(ve)n or we'n ; yo', they han or 'n ; the mon's got a
house iG.T.L.). Der. Iv dun, Ellis ib. 429; 'z [has], ib. 427;
Der.' Han pi. nw.Der.' Ha'n pi. Not. Ai ev ta gjiv ; iz [he has]
got it, Ellis ib. 449; Han (J. H.B.I. s.Not. I hev, 've, hae, ha, a;
he, it hes or 's ; we, &c. hev, 've, hae, ha, a (J.P.K.). Lin. Thou's
rode of 'is back, Tennyson Owd Rod (1889). n.Lin. I hev, ha', or
I've ; thoo, he, it hes ; we, &c. hev or 've ; th' man's a hoose ; th'
man hes a hoose ; th' men hev or hes hooses. In all cases the ' h'
is silent unless emphasis is thrown on the word. The verb often
varies in sound before certain words — e.g. ' We hetta (or hatta)
goa' for ' we hev ta goa' (M.P.). m.Lin. Ai a dun, Ellis ib. 304.
S.Lin. Hiz [he has] gotn, ib. 298. Rut. 3z gon, ib. 255. Lei. Aiv
dun, ib. 465 ; 'z [has], ib. 473 ; My brotheralways haves his supper
with us (C.E.); Lei.' Emph. I hev or han ; thee has or hast ; he,
we have, hev, or han. Unemph. I've, I hae, hea, I'n ; thee's or
thee'st ; he's, he've, he hae, he hea, he'n ; we've, we hae, hea,
we'n, 30. Nhp. I am got a bad cold, or I are got a bad cold ; the men
are got housen (.C.A.M.). [For other dial, uses of ' be' for 'have,'
see Be, VIII. 4.] 3 bin [has been], Ellis ib. 216; 'z bin, ib. 217 ;
Nhp.' I ha'. n.Nhp. 3z [has] ; aiv [I have], ib. 213. War. I've
or I hay ; thee'st ; he, it 's or hay ; we, &c. 've or hay. The aspirate
was only used by the educated few. ' I am ' was also frequently
used for 'I have'— I'm done my work (E.S.); War.' Han/)/.
Ween bin to market, ib. Pref. 15; You'n done it, ib. 16; War.'
Han //. nw.War. I've, I "ave; he's, he 'as ; we've, we 'ave; yo've,
yo 'ave, yO'n ; they've, they 'ave ; the mon's a (got) 'ouse ; the
men 'ave (got) 'ouses (G.T.N.). e.War. Oin dun, Ellis ib. 465.
m.Wor. Hi or A 'ave, 've, 'a, 's; thee 'ast, 'st ; E o;- A 'aves, 'ave,
's ; 't 'ave ; us "ave, 'as, 've, 's ; j'ou 'as, 's, 'a' ; thahy or A 'as,
've, 's; the mon 'ave or 'a' a 'ouse; the men a 'ousen (H.K.).
w.Wor.' I 'ave or 'a; thee'st, 'ast; 'e, 'a, o^-'er 'as ; us 'as or 'ave ;
you 'ave or 'a ; thaay 'as, Inirod. 26. Shr. 'z [has], Ellis ib. 473 ;
Shr.' I've or I han ; thee'st ; we, yo han or 'n ; they han or a'n or
'n, Gram. Outlines, 58. Hrf. He a-done it now ; he have then ; her
have iJ.B.); Hi a den [I have done], Ellis ib. 70; 'z [has], ib.
176; Dhai av dan [they have done], I'i. 177; Hrf.' Han//. s.Wal.
Johnnie George have lost more in her than he do know, Longman's
Mag. (Dec. 1899) 144. Pem. Hav agon [has gone], Ellis ib. 32.
Glo. Mebbe I 'ev time to tell 'e, GissiNG Vill. Hampden (1890) 1.
i ; I ha' zeed its full length, 16. Both of this Parish (1889) I. 98 ; I,
he, it a; thees't a; we. &c. a (H.S.H.); 3z or Iz bin [he has
been], Ellis *. 66. Oxf. I has or haves; he, it have or haves ;
we, &c. has o;- haves ; Tom have come home from school ; we haves
eggs for brekfust G.O.) ; I av or ae ; thee 'ast ; 'ee, it 'av or a ;
we, &c. 'av or aa; th' man 'a got a 'ouse ; th' men 'a got some
'ousen. Aa for 'av is not used before a vowel (A.P.) ; I hath a
been thinking, Blackmore Ctipps (ed. 1895) xix; 'z [has], Ellis
ib. 93 ; They has a cart (M.R. ). Brks. The squire hev promised,
Hughes 5fo«)-. IVhite Horse {i8$g) iv; Brks.' I hev or has; thee
or 'e hast, has, hev, or hevs ; he hev, hevs, or has ; we or us hev ;
thaay, them, or um hev, hevs, or has, 8. Bdf. Uy hev [I have],
Batchelor ylnal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 157; 3v gon [has gonej,
Ellis ib. 94 ; 'z [has], ib. 206; 3z [has], ib. 207; Jiu a bin [you
have been], ib. 208. Hrt. Oi a den [I have done] ; Ez [has], ib.
198 ; 3 gon [has gone], ib. 200. Hnt 'z [has], ib. 211. Cmb. I
'av, I've; 'e 'az, 'e'z (W.W.S.) ; He haves the book (W.M.B.);
'z gon [has gone], Ellis ib. 249. Nrf. Ai hae den [I have done],
ib. 273 ; 3z gon [has gone], ib. 263; Miss Woodhouse have had
it, Mrs. A. Godwin Lett. (1805) in IV. Godwin (1876) II. 135.
e.Nrf. I ha' ; he, it ha' or have ; we, &c. ha' (M.C.H.B.)- Suf. Ai
a dEn [I have done], Ellis ib. 280; His [he has] (C.G.B.); Suf.'
Mr. Johnson he have two sons. n.Suf. 'z [hasj, Ellis ib. 278.
e.Suf. He, it hCv ; we, &c. hev (F.H.). w.Suf. He have (^C.L.F.).
Ess. He hev, or in shortened form 'ha' o>- ' a' (H.H.M.) ; 3z gyn
[has gone], Ellis ib. 223. n.Ken. Ai a den [I have done], ib. 137.
e.Ken. 3z [has], ib. 142. Sur. I be glad Tse said summat, Bickley
Sur. Hills (1890) I. xii ; I has fits, ib. x ; Whaat he an givun, he
an givun, ib. III. xvi ; We ha' no minister, Jennings Fuld Paths
(1884) 64 ; They must ha' lain here. That must ha' rotted away,
ib. 69. Sus. He or her have (R.B.). w.Sus. I, thee, he, we, &c.
hev(E.E.S.). Hmp. I don't think she have (W.M.E.F.); 3z [has],
Ellis ib. 105. n.Hmp. Oi 'as ; thou 'ast ; 'e, she has ; we 'ave or
'as ; you, they 'ave. The verb ' to get ' used after ' to have ' in a
sentence of any length (E.H.R.). s.Hmp. 'They have,' 'we
have,' when used as auxiliaries, are often changed into ' they'm '
and 'we'm.' 'They'm bought a cow' (H.W.E.). I.W. He've
(J.D.R.). Wil. Heev [has], Ellis ib. 58; emph. Zhil asvz'n (she
has him] ; unemph. 3rz -got'n [she's got him], ib. 47. n.Wil. I've,
thee'st, he have or 've ; we've, you've, they've or ha' ; the man
have a got a house; the men ha' got housen (E.H.G.); Th' king
ha' vot m' into huz cheammurs. Kite Sng. Sol. (18601 i. 4. s.Wil.
Oi ha', thee'st, her've or have ; us ha', you've, thaai've (C.V.G.).
Dor. Chave [I have], Haynes Foe. (c. 1730) in N. & O. (1883)
6th S. vii. 366; I've, he've; we, &c. 've, Barnes Gl. (1863) 25;
I've a got, thee'st a got, he've a got (H.J.M.); Hav agon [has
gone] ; John ha [John has], Ellis ib. 76. Som.'Ch'ave [I have],
W. & J. CI. (1873) ; Hav agon [has gone], Ellis ib. 85. w.Soni.
Aay-v u-zoa'ld ; dhee-s u-toa'urd ; ee'dh or ee'V u-wuypd ; wee,
&c. 'v u-shaud-, Elworthy Gram. (1877) 57. Dev. Chave un !
Chave un ! Jet gae on now reart an tha whult, Madox-Brown
Dwalc Bluih (1876) bk. i. iv ; I ha put auf ma cote, Baird Sng.
Sol. (i860) V. 3 ; Thow ist duv's eyes, ib. iv. i ; Tha king ith brort
ma inta es chimbers, ib. i. 4 ; Cuvert 'ath a-doffed his wings,
Salmon Ballads (1899) 7^. n.Dev. I've; thee'st; he, it hath or
he'th ; us ha' ; you, they 've ; the man's a-got a 'ouze ; the men
hev a-got 'ouzes (R.P.C.) ; And chave an over arrant to tha mun,
E.xm. Crtshp. (1746) 1. 396; Obs. Use in text prob. exaggerated,
ib. Gl. e.Dev. Th' zun hev a-tann'd me, Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860)
i. 6. s.Dev. Hez [has], Ellis ib. 162. Cor. 'z [has], ib. 166 ; 3z,
lb. 169 ; The best custom we ha' got, Forfar Pentoivan (1859) i ;
Cor.' I haave a ben ; thee'st, a haave, we haave, or wee've, 61 ;
Cor.3 Gen. used with ' got.' I have got a book. w.Cor. Have is
coin. hav'. In the last generation it was pronounced have (M.A.C.).
ii. Simple Negative.
Sc. I haena fund Miss Clara, Scott St. Ronan (1824) xxxvii ;
He hasna a divot-cast of land, ib. Midlothian (1818) xii ; They
havena sae mickle, ib. Leg. of Mont. (1818) iii. Sh.I. If shU's no
tell'd, Sh. News (Dec. 16, 1899). Cai.' I hivna ; he, hid hisna ;
we, &c. hivna. Bnff. Hinna [have not], Ellis ib. -j-jg. Abd.
I haena; he, it hasna; we, &c. haena (G.W.); Ai hi)ne, Ellis
ib. 769 ; I suppose ye hinna jist a lot o' siller, Greig Logie
o' Buchan (1899) 203. Frf. I hivna or hinna ; he, it hisna ; we,
&c. hivna or hinna (J.B.) ; We hivena been sic a short time
acquaint, LowsoN Guidfollow {\Qgo) 30. w.Frf., e.Per. Ai hevna,
hona ; 'e, at hezna ; wa, &c. lievn.i, hana ; also dezna he ; iVa
men hezna husaz (W.A.C.). w.Sc. Henna and hinna [have not]
HAVE
[88]
HAVE
represent the com. pronun. (Jam. Siippl.) Rnf. Some puir creatures
haena where to lay their heads, A. Wilson Poems (1816) 321, ed.
1876 (Jam. Siippl.). n.Ayr. 1 hae nae {proii. hinney^; he his nae;
we, &c. hae nae (J.F.). Lnk. I hinna the power, Wardrop /.
MathisoH (1881) 36. Wgt. I, we, &c. hinna, haena, hivna; thou'st
not ; he, it hisna (A.W.). Ant. I, we, &c. haenae or hae not ;
he haesnae. ' I have not ' would be rendered ' A haenae ' and
' A hae not ' according as the question required. ' Have J'ou six-
pence? ' ' No, I haenae ony mony.' ' Have you got your break-
fast?' 'Hiaenot.' Andsool' some others (W.J. K.). N.Cy.'Henna,
hanna [have not]. Nhb. Simple: Aa hevn't; Aa henna; thoo, he, it
hezn't ; we, &c. hevn't. Stressed : Aa've not ; thoo's not ; he'z not ;
it'z not; we, &c. 've not. Used as follows. Absolute: 'Aa
hevn't.' When followed by a phr. beginning with a consonant :
'Aa henna.' e.g. ' Aa henna seen him.' Phrasal, when a vowel
follows: ' Aa hennit,' e.g. ' Aa hennit a penny' (R.O.H.) ; I hev
not a boat, Allan Tynesitie Sags. (1891) 8 ; A keahm hes-int been
intthis twe months, Bewick Tyiieside Tales (1850) 10; They hennet
te touch the', Robson Bk. Ruth (i860) xi. 9. Dur. A hev'nt,
henat, hena ; dhu, he hez'nt, Ellis ib. 618. Cum. I hae nea
power. Burn Ballads (1877) 62 ; There hes-na gaen a month, ib.
7 ; Cum.i Hevvent, hennet [have not]. c.Cum. Ah hevent ; thou,
he, it hessent ; we, &c. hevvent (J. A.). n.Wm. I hev'nt; thou,
he, it hezzant ; we, you hevvant ; they hevvant or hezzant ; the men
hevvant or hezzant. When emphasis is required, ' Ah've, we've, &c.
nut ' is substituted (B.K.). s.Wm. I hevn't or hesn't ; thou, he, it
hesn't; we, &c. hevn't (J.M.). n.Yks. Ah aint neea mair te say,
TwEDDELL Clevel. Rliymes (1875") 8; Ah essent patience, ib. 37;
We aint niitch trade, ib. 19 ; Tha hevvent deed, Castillo Poems
(1878) 25 ; Thoo ezent tried (W.H.) ; Hezzent [has not]; hennut
[have not] (T.S.) ; n.Yks.i Ah hevn't strucken a bat, 32 ; n.Yks.*
' Hennet ' [have not] should be written ' a'e nut.' ne.Yks.' Ah
a'e n't ; thoo, he ez n't ; we a'e n't or we ev n't ; you, they
a'e n't, 30. e.Yks. 1, we, &c. ain't ; thoo, 'e, it ezn't; the men
ain't or ez'nt houses (R.S.) ; Ah a'e nut oc 'ev nut; thoo, he, it
'esnut; we,&c. a'e nut iM.C. F.M.); e.Yks.i Ah hain't nivverthried;
haan't [have not]. m.Yks.' Besides the com. ncg. ' evu'nt,' there is
an additional form ' en-ut.' ' Aa- ez u'nt ' [I have] is freq. heard, Inlrod.
47. w.Yks. I havvant a penny. Burnley Yks. Stories Retold, 146 ;
Ah hevn't goan, Yksman. (1888) 223, col. 2 ; Tha hessn't long to
\\\e,KeighleyNews{Vl3.T. 16, 1889) 7, col. 7 ; If she'y hezzant, Lucas
Stud. Kiddcrdale (c. 1882) 34; Ai, a, i evnt ; (53, ta, ta eznt,
Wright Gram. Wndhll. (1892) 154 ; w.Yks.' Hanno [have not] ;
I hennot doon wi' the yet, ib. ii. 336 ; w.Yks.^ Hen't [hasn't].
Lan. He has no, Brierley Layrock 1,1864) v; Yo' hanna seen,
AcKWORTH Clog Shop Chroii. (i8g6) 279. e.Lan.i Hannot (,Rocli-
dale\ harnd (Rossendale) [have notj. se.Lan. Aw've no' or
aw hannot; theawst no' or theaw hasno; he, it's no', or he hasno';
we, &c. hanno' or hannot tF.E.T.). s.Lan. Awve not or I hanna
or hannot ; thea, he, it hasna or hasn't ; we, &c. hanna or hannot
(S.W.); I, &c. hanno, Bamford Dial. (1854). I.Ma. I hev'n;
thou hev'n; he hev'n; they hev'n; the men hev'n housses (E.G.).
Chs. Nay I han'not, Croston Enoch Crtimp (1887) 7; They surely
hanno' bin berryin' somebody wick,!'/*. 12; Chs.' Hanna or banner
[have not] ; CUs.^ Hannah ; Chs.3 Hanna. s.Chs.' Ahy aa}nu ;
Dhu aa'(nu bin, 92. n.Stf. Oi ana ; Shei astna ; ei, it asna ; we,
&c. ana or anna (T.C.W.). s.Stf. I ha'nt ; thee has'nt ; he ha't
or han't ; we ha' or han't (G.T.L.) ; Ai et [I have not], Ellis ib.
461. Der. Ye hanna suppered up thae five new heifers, Verney
Stone Edge {\?,b'&) Vm. nw.Der.i Hanna. Not. He aint or haint
got it (J.H.B.). s.Not. I haint or hevn't ; he, it hain't, hesn't, or
hesna; we, &c. hain't or hevn't. 'Hesna'is undoubtedly some-
times used by the old ; it may be an introduction, but I have found
it in central parts of the district (J.P.K. ). n.Lin. I hevn't or
ha'nt ; thoo, he, it hesn't; we, &c. hevn't or ha'nt; th' man's not
a hoose; th' men hesn't noa hooses (M.P.). sLin. I haent; thou,
he, it hesn't; we, &c. haent (T.H.R.). Lei. [The use of 'be'
instead of ' have ' is] very common. I'm not brought my paper.
He is'nt got none (C.E.). [For other dial, uses of' be' for ' have,'
see Be, VIII. 4.] Lei.' I haven't, hevn't, havena, hanna, or I
hannot, hain't, liean'l, 31. Nhp.' Hanna [have not]. She ha'n't
gut it. It hassant done no hurt. War. I hanna seen my mate yet.
White IVrckin (1860^ xxiv ; Thee hanna roggled to be such a
good wench, B'/iam }Vkly. Post (Apr. 29, 1899) ; War.'' Han not,
pi. Now confined to remote hamlets ; replaced by ' ain't ' and
' arn't,' which are employed with a sing, or pi. pron. ; War.^ I,
thee, he, it haint; we, &c. harn't ; 1 aint been; I hent been a
naughty girl ; War."* I harnt got it. nw.War. I ain't, arn't,
'annot (rare) ; Yo, he, it, we ain't, arn't (G.T.N.). Wor. I 'ant
got the monej', Evesham Jrn. (Nov. 18, 1899). m.*Wor. I 'an't ;
thou 'ast or 'st not ; he, it 'a\'e, 've not, 'an't ; we 'ave, 've, 'as,
'an't ; you 'as, 's, 'an't ; they 'as, 've, 's, 'an't (H.K.) ; No he h'ant
or aant (J.C.). w.Wor.' I 'anna or 'avna ; thee 'asna ; 'e 'anna or
'asna ; us, yer 'anna or 'avna ; thaay 'anna or 'asna, Introd. 26.
Shr. They hanna got nothing to do (A.J.M.V, Shr.' I hanna;
thee has'na ; A, 'e, or 'er hanna; we, &c. hanna. Gram. Outlines,
58 ; Hrf.2 Hanna [has not] ; havena [have not]. s.Wal. You
ain't got no spirit, Longman's Mag. (Dec. 1899) 144. Glo. I han't;
thee hastn't; he, it, we, you hant; they hant or hanna (H.S.H.);
I'sn't carried a pall afore, Gissing Both of this Par. (1889) I. 104 ;
Ye ent zeed the last of I, 16. Vill. Hampden (1890) III. iv. Oxf. I
ain't or ent ; thou, he, it ain't ; we ain't or ent ; you, they ain't.
An't is sometimes used ; e.g. ' I'll be jiggered if some young uns
an't bin in my garden '(G.O.) ; laa'nt; thee'asn't; Ee, itaan't; us
orwe,&c.,um, or theyaan't; th'menaan'tgotno'ouzen(A.P.); I,&c.
'an't got; the man 'an't got a house (M.R.) ; I han't no patience with
thee, Blackmore Ciipps (ed. 1895) ii. Brks. Haeaent got [has not],
Ellis ib. 97 ; Brks.' Haint or hev'nt [have not] ; I, he ent, aint,
hev'nt, or yent; thee or 'e hasn't or hevn't, ib. 10. Bdf. Uy he nu
[I have not], Batchelor .<4)m/. Eng. Lang. (1809) 154. Hrt. Ent
[have not], Ellis ib. 199. Cmb. I 'av'n't or I ain't ; 'e 'avn't or 'e
ain't (W.W.S.). e.Nrf. I, &c. haint (M.C.H.B.). Suf. I, &c.
ha'nt ; aint [has not] (C.G.B.) ; Suf.' Heent [has or have not] ;
'A heent got a wad ta sah. e.Suf. He haint (F.H.) ; Hint got
[has not got], Ellis ib. 279. Ess. I hant (H.H.M.). Ken. I ain't
done it yet. He ain't got none (D.W.L.). Sur, 1 ain't got none,
lad, but I ainna wi' in a drop, Bickley Sur. I/ills { 1890) I. i ;
Thou hast'na faither, ib. II. xv; They as hanna enou' for theysen,
ib. i. Sus. He or her have not (R.B.). w.Sus. I aint; thee ant;
he, &c. aint (E.E.S.). Hmp. HSnt got [has not] got, Ellis ib.
97. n.Hmp. Oi 'avnt ; thou 'asnt ; he 'asnt ; we, &c. 'avnt
l,E.H.R.). s.Hmp. I ain't [ent] ; they ain't [ent] (J.B.P.). w.Cy.
Yent [you have not] no need, Cornh. Mag. (Dec. 1895^ 601.
n.Wil. I haa'n't a keep'd, Kite Sng, Sol. (i860) I. 6 ; I ha'nt;
thee hass'nt ; he ha'nt ; we, &c. ha'nt ; the man ha'nt got no
house ; the men ha'nt got no housen (E.H.G.). Dor. The man
ha'nt got ar a house (H.J.M.) ; Dor.' Hassen [hast not], w. Som.
Aay aa'n ; dhee as-n ; Ee {or ai) aa'n {or aa-th-n) ; wee aa'n,
Elworthy Gram. (1877) 57; w.Som.' I han't; thee has'n ; he
han't or hath'n; we, &c. hant. Often written 'ant.' Dev. I be
zartin that thee ant, Salmon Ballads (1899) 64. n.Dev. I ha'nt or
heb'm ; thee hass'n ; he hath'n, han't, or heb'm ; it han't or tan't;
us, &c. ha'nt or heb'm (R.P.C.). nw.Dev.' Ant.
iii. Simple Interrogative.
Sc. Haev-aa? haes-hey ? hae-wey ? Murray Dial. (1873) 219.
Sh.I. Heas doo mair levin? 5/;. News (Nov. 4, 1899) ; Is doo?
[hast thou?] ib. (Dec. 16, 1899'). Cai.' Hiv I,we, ye, 'ey? his
he? Abd. His't? hae you or [hive] ye? (G.W.) Frf. Hiv I?
his he? his't? hiv we? &c. (J.B.) w.Frf., e.Per. Hev a? hez 'e
or 't? hev we? &c. (W.A.C.) n.Ayr. Hae or hiv I ? his 'e? hae
we or ye 1 hiv or hae they? (J.F.) Rxb. Hae i? [have you?]
Ellis ib. 714. Wgt. Hiv or hae I ? his he ? hiv or hae we ? &c.
(A.W.) Ant. Hae a? haes he? hae we? &c. (W.J.K.) Nhb.
Hevaa? hesta or hez tha ? hez 'ee ? best? he' we? &c. Hez ony
on ye getten deun ? (R.O.H.) ; What hasta been daein'? Clare
Love 0/ Lass {iSgo) I. 6; Where best te been, ma canny hinny?
Old Sng., Ma Canny Hinny; How monny bayrnes hes thee
muther now? Bewick Tyneside Tales (1850) 11 ; Ha' ye heard?
Oliver Local Sngs. (1824) 6; Nhb.' Hev, the emphatic form . . .
used . . . when the word following begins with an open vowel or
h mute. Cum. Hesta a job frat Castle foke ? Poll Bk. Whitehaven
(1832) 35; What heste got to say agean it? Dickinson Cumbr.
(1876) 41. c.Cum. Hev ah? hesta? hes he? hes it or hes't? hev
we? hev ya, they ? or ha' ya, they ? (J. A.) s.Cum. Hev I, we, you,
they ? hez thou, he, it ? hev or hez the men houses ? (J .P.) Wm.
What hesta deean weet cheeses? Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 6.
n.Wm. Heve or heh, I, we? &c. ; hez he, it? heve or best
the men houses? best gone ten? best [has the] coo cauved?
(B.K.) s.Wm. Hev I or hes I? hes te, he, it? hev we? &c.
(J.M.) Yks. Yo've not been wanting to go long, ban yo?
Gaskell Sylvia (1863) I. xii. n.Yks. Ez-ta gitten the lesson off?
Eh ya gitten a beuk? (W.H.) ; Weea hez te there? Tweddell
Clevel. Rhyjnes {i8-j$) 16; Hasta, has-thah, or hez theh ? hey-yah?
(T.S.) ; n.Yks. 2 Hae ye bitten on yet ? 95. ne.Yks.' Ev ah ? es
ta ? ez a ? A'e wa ? &c., 30. e.Yks. 'Ev ah? 'ez thoo? 'ez 'e, it?
'ev or 'e we? (R.S.); 'Ev ah? 'es ta' or a'e thoo? 'es he, t?
a'e wa? &c. (M.C.F.M.'i ; e.Yks.' Hes-ta or hcz-tha. w.Yks.
Hczta gotten owt nice ? Bradford Life, 198 ; Evi ? esta ? eza ? o we?
Wright Grnoi. /FHrf/j//. (1892) 155; Ez oni on ja onion ja? (J.W.);
Han yo ony moorwcft ? (D.L.) ; An ye ? (S.P.U.) ; w.Yks.' Hasto ?
Ha ye onny ? w.Yks." Asia or astow ; w.Yks.^ Hcs tub gotten that
to-daay ? Lan. Hasta bin axin him for brass ? Clegg Dai'id's Loom
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(1894)!; Whateverhastobin doin*, lad? "Wavgh Heritiii Cobbi£r,ui;
Whohes? ib. Henfher{ed.Mi\ner)l.go; Hanneyfawn eawt withur,
measter ? Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. 1806) 16; An they been
sellin'a mill? Hamerton IVenderhobne (1869) Ixiv; Lan.' Thae's
never browt o' that lumber wi' thi', asto ? ne.Lan. What han yo
done wi' him ? Mathfr Idylls (1895) 221 ; Wots ta gjetn ? Ellis
'*■ 553- e.Lan.' se.Lan. Have aw? hast' or hasto ? has he, it?
han we ? &c. (F.E.T.) sXan. Ilanni ? [have you ?] Bamfokd
Dial. 1,1854!. I.Ma. Hev II &c., throughout (.E.G.). w.I.Ma.
Hev oi, he, it? Iiave thaa ? hev we, thee? have, yea? (G.K.)
Chs.' Hasta ? han yo ? s.Chs.' Aas't bin ? 92. Oo'u)z bin ? ib.
66; Aaz' 60 uurt iir ? [has she hurt herself?] ib. 69 ; Aan) yu ? ib.
72. Stf. Wiar as bin? [where hast thou been?] Ellis ib. 478.
n.Stf. Av oi? ast iN'ei ? as ei, it? an wei ? &c. (T.C.W.) s.Stf.
Han' 1, we, yo', they? has 't ? (G.T.L.) Der.' Hasto? [hast thou
all ?] Der.2 Ha'n ? //. Not. Hae yer got it? (J.H.B.) s.Not. Hev
a or hae a ? hasta ? hes 'e. it ? hev or hae we ? &c. Hasta almost
entirely addressed to children and fast dying out (J.P.K.). Lin.
Wheer 'asta bean ? Tennyson A'. Farmer, Old Slyle (1864) st. i.
n.Lin. Es ta a raake? Es thi fayther gon' oat? (J.P.F.) ; Hev I?
Hestaortha? hes he, it ? hev w6 ? hev or ha' y6? hev orha' thaay
orth"? (M.P.) ; n.Lin.' Hast ta gotten thy dinner ? Lei.Hevyubin
dheer ? Am I ? (C.E.) ; Lei.l Ow hev ye ? Nhp.' What ha' ye got
theere? Han y' got any 'taters ? War.^ Ha [hay] I, thee, he,
we? &c. nw.War. 'Ave I, we, yo? 'As or a', 'e, it? (G.T.N.)
e.War. An jo? Ellis ib. 487. m.Wor. Ave or 'a hi? 'ast or 'ast
thou? ave 'e or a? ave't? a't? pi. Ave or a'? (H.K.) s.Wor.
Hast? [hast thou?] Porson Quaint VVds. (1895) 7. Shr. An ja
dun ? Ellis ib. 476 ; Shr.' Have I ? hast 'ee ! has a ? />/. han ?
Gram. Outlines, 59. Glo. Ha I, he, we? &c. ; hast? (H.S.H.)
Oxf. 'Av I ? 'ast ? 'ast thee ? av a ? av ee ? pi. 'Av or a' ? (A. P. ) ;
Wo's bin 3 duin ? [what hast thou been doing ?] Ellis ib. 126 ;
Have it bin seen to? (G.O.); 'Ave ee? 'ave em? (M.R.) Cmb.
'Ave I ? 'av we ? &c. (W.W.S.) Nrf. Hay you got the guy rope ?
Rye Hist. Nrf. (1885) xv. e.Nrf. Have he, it? ha' we? &c.
(M.C.H.B.) Suf. Have he, that ? (C.G.B.) e.Suf. HSv he, it ?
(F.H.I Sur. What ah 'ee sent they hops over there fur? Bickley
Sur. Hills (1890) I. i. Sus. Have ee [thou]? have he, it? (R.B.)
w.Sus. Hev I, he, it, we ? &c.; hes thee? (E.E.S.) n.Hmp. 'ave
oi ? 'ast 'a ? 'ave 'e? 'aveun ? 'ave we? 'ave 'e ? 'ave they ? (E.H.R.)
Wil. Hast ? [have you ?] Slow Gl. (1892). n.Wil. Hast thee ?
have he, it? (E.H.G.^ s.Wil. H've oi ? hast thee? h've ee or her or
ur? h'veus? &c. (C.V.G.) Dor. 'v I a got ? (H.J. M.) Som. Hsest
dhi lukt? Ellis ib. go. w.Som. Uv aay ? us thee ? uv uur? &e.,
Elwortby Gram. (1B77) 58. n.Dev. Hev I ? hast? hatha? hev
us? &c. (R.P.C.) ; Avi [have you] got eni ? Ellis ib. 160. Cor.^
Hasta ? w.Cor. Hast-ee or hav'-ee ? sometimes hab'-ee ? In com.
use (M.A.C.).
iv. Interrogative Negative.
Sc. Havena 1 been telling ye? Scott Midlothian (1818) xviii.
Cai.' Hivna I? hisna he? his'nt 'id? hivna we? &c. Abd.
Haenaorhivna I ? &c. (G.W.) Frf. Hiv I no ' his he no ? his't no ?
hiv we, &c. no ? hisna the man a hoose? hinna the men hooses?
(J.B.) w.Frf., e.Per. Hev a nO ? hez 'e no? hez 't no? hev wa,
&c. nO ? dez SSa man no he a hus? div Sa men no he husaz?
(W.A.C.) Rnf. Hinna ye heard, man, o' Barrochan Jean?
■Tannahill Po«)/5 (1807) 204, ed. 1817. n.Ayr. Hae or hiv I not ?
his he not ? hiv or hae we, &c. not ? (J.F.) Wgt. Hivna, hinna, or
haena I, we, you? &c. ; his he na? his na he? (A.W.) Ant.
Hae A no? haes he no? hae we, &c. no? (W.J.K.) Nhb. Hev
aa not? [hevn't aa?] hez thoo not? [hezn't thoo?] hez 'ee not ?
[hezn't 'ee?] he' we, ye not? [hevn't we, ye'] he' they not?
[he'na they ?] The pronoun is almost invariably used at the end
of the phr., e.g. 'Hevn't aa ? ' (R.O.H.) c.Cum. Hevent ah?
hessent thoo, he, it? hevn't we? hevventya, they ? (J. A.) s.Cum.
Hev I, we, you, they, not ? hez thou, he, it not ? hev or hez not
the men houses? (J. P.) n.Wm. Hewant I ? hezzant thoo, he, it ?
hevvant we ? &c. Hezzant fieq. used for the pi. ' hewant,' e. g.
'Hezzant oor lads come?' (B.K.) s.Wm. Hevn't I or hesn't I ?
hes te nut orhesn'te ? hes he nut or hesn't he ? hes 't nut or hesn'
't ? hevn't t'men ? Also Hev I nut or hes I nut? when em-
phasis is required (J.M.). n.Yks. Haa'nt ah? (T.S.") e.Yks.
'Ain't ah? 'ezn't thoo, 'e, it? 'ain't we? &c. (R.S.) ; A'en't ah?
a'en't or 'esn't thoo? 'esn't he, it? a'en't wa ? &c. (M.C.F.M.)
w.Yks. Evnt 1? eznt ta ? eznt a? evnt wa? &c. (J.W.) ; w.Yks.6
Hesn't he? hent? [has not?] Lan. Hannot yo yerd ? Clegg
David's Loom (1894) iii ; Han tey not t'murrain ? Kay-Shuttle-
WORTH Scarsdale (i860) I. 36. se.Lan. Hannot aw? hastno' ?
hasno'he? hanno' or hannot we? &c. (F.E.T.) s.Lan. Hastono'?
Bamford Dial. (1854); Hav'n't or hannot I? hastn't or hasn't
to ? hasn't he ? hanna or hannot we ? &c. (S.W.) I.Ma. Haven'
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he got the tools to his hand ? Brown Doctor (1887) 2 ; Hev'n I ?
&c. (E.G.) s.Chs.i Aan-t? [haven't or hasn't?] 77. n.Stf. The
gentry says ' hevn't you ? ' — the people about here says ' hanna
yey ?' Geo. Eliot A. Bede (1859) I. 19; Avno or ana oi ? astna
5ei? asnoorava ei? ana wei ? &c. (T.C.W.) s.Stf, Han't I, he,
we ? hasn't thee ? (G.T.L.) s.Not. Hevn't or hain't a ? hesn't a ?
hesn't or hain't e? hevn't or hain't we ? &c. (J.P.K.) n.Lin. Ev'nt I,
we? &c. ; has'nt e? (J.P.F.); Hevn't or ha'n't I? hesn't thoo,
he? hevn't or ha'n't we, thaay ? (M.P.) s.Lin. Haent I? hesn't
he? />/. hev(T.H.R.\ Lei.Isnt he ? iC.E.^ War.a Haint I, thee,
he? harnt we? &c. nw.War. Ain't, ani't I? &c. (G.T.N.)
ra.Wor. 'An't I, thee? 'an't or 'aven't e? an't we? &c. (H.K.)
w.Wor.i 'Anna I ? 'astna thee ? 'an't 'e, us ? 'anna yu, thaay ?
In/rod. 26. Shr.i Hannad-I ? has'na thee ? hannad-a, 'e? hanna
we, yo ? hannad-a or they ? Grant. Outlines, 59. Hrf.^ Hanna
ye? Glo. Han't I, he, we? &c. ; hasn't thee? (H.S.H.) Oxf.
Aint or ent I, thou? &c. ; aint or ent we? &c. (G.O.) ; Aa'nt I?
asn't ? asn't thee ? aa'nt ee ? aa'nt us ? &c. (A. P.) Cmb. 'Av'nt
or ain't I? ain't 'e, we? &c. (W.W.S.) e.Nrf. Haint I? &c.
(M.C.H.B.) Suf. Ha'nt I? &c. (C.G.B.) e.Suf Haint he? haint
it ? (F.H.I w.Sus. Aint I ? &c. (E.E.S.) Hmp. Haint you got it?
(H.C.M.B.) n.Hmp. 'aint 'oi ? 'asnt 'a ? 'aint'e? 'asnt I ut ? 'aint
we? 'avn't'e? 'aint they? (E.H.R.) n.Wil. Han't I? hassn't thee?
han't he, we, they? hav'en ee ? (E.H.G.) s.Wil. Harnt thee got
nare on? Monthly Mag. {i&n) II. 114; Ha'n't oi ? hasn't thee?
ha'n't her or ur, we? &c. (C.V.G.) Dor. Ha'nt I a got ? (H.J.M.)
Som. Han't er? Monthly Mat;. (1814^ II. 127. w.Som. Aa-n aay?
as-n ? aa'n ur? aa'n wee? Elworthy Gram. (iStj) 58. n.Dev.
Han't or heb'm I ? hass'n ? hath'n a ? han't or heb'm us, ee' 'm, or
nim ? (R.P.C.) [Amcr. Haint they cut a thunderin' swarth!
Lowell Biglow Papers (1848) 45.]
2. Indicative Mood, Past Tense, i. Simple Affirmative.
Sc. Habd. Contracted: Aa'd, yee'd, &c., Muuray Dial. (1873)
219. Sh.I. I telt my midder da draem I haed, Spence Flk-Lore
(1899^1 241 ; Doo'd been helpin, Sh. Netvs (Oct. 7, 1899) ; A body
hed, ib.; Ye hed, ib. ; William's folk 'id been, ib. ; I wis noticed
da shows, ib. (Dec. 16, 1899) ; They wis gotten a wab, ib. [For
other uses of ' be ' for ' have ' see Be, 'VHI. 4.] Or.I. 3 mur hed
fan, Ellis ib. 792. Cai.' I hid, he hid or he'd ; we, &c. hid or 'd.
Bnfif.' They hid a great aff-lat, 7. Abd. Ye hed me o' the steel,
ALEXANDERyoZ/wiyGiiA (i87i)iv; Ahid(A.W.'. Frf. I,he,we,&c.
hid(J.B.).w.Frf.,e.Per.3,'e,we,&c.hed(W.A.C.l. n.Ayr.I,he,we,
&c. hud (J.F.). Rxb. Id [you had], Ellis A 714. Wgt. I haed, hid,
hed ; thou'dst ; he, we, &c. haed, hid, hed. Haen occurs (A.W.).
^hb. Sim/tie: Ha'd, thou'dst, he'd, it id, we'd, &c. S/rfSSfrf (rarely):
Ha hed, thou hedst ; he, it hed; we, cS-'C. hed. In the stressed
forms 'had,' 'hadst' are almost invariable, but 'bed' [pron. like
head] is also heard (R.O.H.) ; The kinsman thit Booz hid spok'
on, RoBSON Bk. Ruth (t86o) iv. i. Cum. Sum thowt 'at ah'd
chowkt mesel, Joe and Landlord, 7 ; Cum.' Hed ; Cum.^ A queer
hammer he hed wid him, 3 ; I'd tel't them me-sel, ib. 8. c.Cum.
Ah, &c. hed (J. A.). n.Wm. I, &c. hed. Freq. abbreviated as
Ah'd, thoo'd, &c. (B.K.1 s.Wm. I hed, thou hedst or hed ; he,
we, &c. hed. Abbreviated forms also used, as ' I'd gitten ' (J.M.).
ne.Yks.' Ah ed or ad ; thoo ed, ad, edst, or adst ; he, we, &c. ed
or ad, 30. e.Yks. Ah 'ed, thoo 'edst ; he, we, &c. 'ed. 'Ad is
often used instead of 'ed (M.C.F.M.); I, thoo, &c. 'ad or 'ed.
The 'a' is the usual broad Holderness ' aa' (R.S.). m.Yks.' Aa
ed or aad' ; dhoo' ed, aad' or edst', adsf ; ey, we, &c. ed' or aad-,
Introd. 47. w.Yks. Ai, a, i ed or aid, ad, ed ; fia, ti, ta ed or bid,
tSd, tad ; t, a ed or id, ad; w!, wa ed or wtd, wad, Wninur
Gram. U'ndhll. (1892'! 155 ; Ardly hed Ah darken'd t'doar,
Preston Poems, &c. (1864) 4 ; It ud been on t'table fer sum mej't,
Yisman. (1888,1 223 ; w.Yks.' Fed [I had]. Lan. Shou hed fill'd
her brat, Harland & Wilkinson /"/A-Lorf (1867) 60 ; Yo hadden
um, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) I. 61 ; Lan.' Wi'dd'n
[we had\ yo'dd'n, yoad'n [you had]. ne.Lan.' Hed. se.Lan.
Aw'd ; theawdst or theaw'd ; he, we, &c. 'd (F.E.T.). s.Lan.
Aw'd or aw had, thea'd or thea had ; we'd or we had, they'd or
they had (S.W.) ; Hadn [we had], Bamford Dial. (1854 1 ; Idd'n
[you had] money (J. A. P.). I.Ma. I, thou, &c. hed i,E.G.). w.I.Ma.
Oi, &c. 'd (G.K.). Chs.' Oid ; Chs.^s Aw'd. s.Chs.' Ahy)d u
bin dhieur [I had (have) been there], 79; Dhaa aadst, tb. 76;
Wi)d lost im, ib. 135. n.Stf. Oi ad, JSei adst ; ei, we, &c. ad
(T.C.W.). s.Stf. I'd, thee'st ; he, we, &c. 'd. They say ' used
to ha' a house' instead of 'had a house' (G.T.L.\ Der. We
hadden tobrussen thee wee, Howitt Rur. Life (1838) I. 150.
nw.Der.' Ee'd [he hadn, iinemph. s.Not. I, he, ic. hed or 'd
(J.P.K.\ n.Lin. I, &c. hed or 'd (M.P.) ; I, &c. ed (J.P.F.).
S.Lin. Hed in each case, sing, and pi. (T.H.R.) Lei.' I hed,
unemph. I'd, 30. War.s I'd, thee'dst, he'd, it 'ud ; we, &c. 'd.
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nw.War. I,yo', &c.'d, 'ad (G.T.N.). m.Wor. I 'ad ; thou 'adst, Mst ;
he, we, &c. 'ad (H.K.). w.Wor.' I 'ad, thee 'adst ; e, us, &c. 'ad,
Introd. 26. s.Wal. She wass not marry [had not married] him,
Longman's Mag. (Dec. 1899) 147. Shr.' I'd ; thee had'st ; A'd, 'e'd,
or 'er'd ; we, yo, a, or they hadden, Grain. Outlines, 58. GIo. I'd ;
theeudst ; he, we, &c.'d (H.S.H.). Oxf. I'd ; thou'dst ; he, we, &c.
'd (GO.) ; I 'ad ; thee adst, th' adst ; ce 'ad : we, &c. "ad (A.P.).
Brks.i A'd tell I wher a'd a-bin. Cmb. I'd, 'e'd, that 'ad, that 'd
(W.W.S.). Ess. Heh'd(H.H.M.). w.Sus. I hed, thee hedst ; he,
we, &c. hed (E.E.S.). n.Hnip. Oi 'ad, thou 'adst ; we, &c. 'ad ; the
man 'ada'ouse(E.H.R.). Wil. Ha;d, Ellis//). 48. n.Wil. I'd, tliee
had, he'd, we'd (E.H.G.). s.Wil. Oi'd, theed'st, her'd o>- ur'd ; us,
&c.'d (C.V.G.). Dor. I'd, thou'dst ; he,&c. 'd, Barnes G/. (1863) 25 ;
Chad [I had], Haynes roc. (c. 1730J in A'. & Q. (1883) 6th S. vii.
366. Som. 'Ch'ad [I had], W. Sc J. Gl. (1873). w.Som. Aay-d or
aay ad-, dhee-ds or dhee ad--s, dhai-d or dhai ad', Elworthy
Gram. (1877) 58. n.Dev. Chad [I had] et in my meend, E.rni.
Scold. (1746) 1. 244 ; I, thee, he 'd ; t'ad [it had] ; us 'ad ; you, they
'd ; the men 'ad a-got 'ouzes (R.P.C.). Cor. I'd ben killed, Forfar
Pentowan ( 1889) i ; Cor.^ I haad, thee haad or theed, thay haad.
w.Cor. Hid sId [he had seen] ; wi heed, Ellis ib. 173. [Amer.
All the mischief hed been done, Lowell Biglow Papers (1848) 29.]
ii. Simple Negative.
Sc. She hadna ridden half thro' the town, J amiesonPo/>. Ballads
(1806) I. 70 ; Hoedna, Murray Dial. (1873) 219. Cai.' I, he, &c.
hidna. Bnff.'A'hidnahidsomerumgumshion(s.v.GulliegawJ. Abd.
I, &c. hadna or hidna (G.W.) ; She hedna a pig teem, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) vi. Frf. I, &c. hidna (J.B.). w.Frf., e.Per. 3
&c. hedna (W.A.C.). n.Ayr. I, &c. liudnae (J.F.). Wgt. I, he,
Sec. hidna, haedna, hedna; thou'dst not (A.W.). Ant. A, &c.
hadnae (W.J.K.). Hhb. Simple : Thoohadn't; stressed: Aa, thoo,
&c. 'd not. Ah hadna tell'd (R.O.H.). Cum.» Hedn't ; Cum.^ I
hedn't woak't far, 4. c.Cum. Ah, &c. heddent (J.A.\ s.Cum. I,
&c. hed not (J. P.). n.Wra. I, &c. heddant ,B.K.). s.Wm. I, &c.
hedn't (J. M.). n.Yks. Ah haddent patience wivem, Tweddell
Clevel. Rhymes (1875) 49 ; T'haddent been for her, ib. 24. e.Yks.
I, &c. 'adnt or 'ednt (R.S.) ; Ah, &c. 'ed nut (M.C.F.M.). w.Yks.
Two . . . hedn't t'chonce, Binns Orig. (1889) No. i. 3 ; A ednt
(J.W.) ; w.Yks.s Hen't owt to du. se.Lan. Aw hadno', theaw
hadstno' or hadno' ; he, &c. haduo' (F.E.T. ). s.Lan. Aw hadno ;
he, we, &c. hadna or'd not (S.W.). I.Ma. I, &c. hed'n (E.G.).
Chs.i Hadna. s.Chs.' Dhaa aads;nu [thou hadst not], 78. n.Stf.
Oi adno, 3ei adstns ; ei. we, &c. adna (T.C.W.). s.Not. I, &c.
hedn't (J.P.K.). n.Lin. I, &c. hedn't (M.P.) ; I, &c. edn't (J.P.F.).
S.Lin. I, &c. hedn't (T.H,R.). War.a I, &c. haddunt. We hadna
gone more than a mile. nw.War. 1, &c. 'adn't (G.T.N. \ m.Wor.
Aadn't, thee adn'st ; Heo>-us,&c. adn't (H.K.). w.Wor.' I'adna,
thee 'adstna, 'e 'adna ; us, &c. 'adna or adn't, Introd. 26. Shr.' I
hadna, thee hadsna, we hadna, Gram. Outlines, 58. Glo. Theesun't
(H.S.H.). Oxf. I, &c. 'adn't ; th' men aan't got no ouzen (A. P.).
Cmb. I, &c. 'adn't (W.W.S.). Ess. I hent (H.H.M.) ; Ess.' Kant.
n.Ken. Shi sed'nt, Ellis ib. 138. Sur. We hadna forgot it, Bickley
Snr. Hills (1890) I. iv. w.Sus. I hed'nt, thee had'nst ; he, we,
&c. hed'nt (E.E.S.). n.Hmp. Oi 'adnt, thou 'adnst ; e, we, &c.
'adnt (E.H.R.). n.Wil. I had'n (E.H.G.). s.Wil. Theeds't not
(C.V.G.). Som. I hadden a-pearted vrom um long, Baynes Sng.
Sol. (i860) iii. 4. w.Som. Aay ad-n, dhai ad-n, Elworthy Gram.
(1877) 59. n.Dev. I, &c. had'n (R.P.C.).
iii. Simple Interrogative.
Cai.' Hid I ? &c. Frf. Hid I ? &c. (J.B.) w.Frf., e.Per. Hed a ?
&c. (W.A.C.) n.Ayr. Hud I ? &c. (J.F.) Wgt. Haed, hid, hed
I? &c. (A.W.) Nhb. Hadsta? (R.O.H.) c.Cum. Hed ah? &c.
(J.A.) n.Wm. Hed I ? &c. (B.K.) s.Wm. Hed I ? hedst' te o^hed
te! hed he ? &c. (J-M.) n.Yks. Hed he been fallin' oot wi' onny-
body ? Tweddell Clevel. Rhymes (1875) 84, ed. 1892. e.Yks.
'Ad ah? &c. (R.S.); 'Ed ah? &c. (M.C.F.M.) w.Yks. Edi ?
edw3 ? Wright Gram. IVndhll. (1892) 155. Lan. What ud
becomn o' thee ? Brierley Layrock (1864) vi. se.Lan. Hadst or
hadsto? (F.E.T.) LMa. Hed I? &c. (E.G.) n.Stf. Ad oi ? adst
thei ? ad ei ? &c. (T.C.W.) s.Not. Hed a ? &c. (J.P.K.) n.Lio.
Ed I? &c. (J.P.F.); Hed I? hed tha? hed ta ? hed h6 ? &c.
(M.P.) S.Lin. HedI?&c.(T.H.R.) nw.War. 'Ad I ? &c. i G.T.N.)
m.Wor. Ad I ? adst thee ? ad he ? &c. (H.K.) Shr.' Hadden we?
Gram. Outlines, 59. Oxf. 'Ad I ? adst ? adst thee ? 'ad ee ? &c.
(A. P.) Cmb. 'Ad I ? &c. (W.W.S.) w.Sus. Hed I ? hedst thee?
had un? &c. (E.E.S.) n.Hmp. 'ad 'oi ? 'adst' a? 'ad 'e ? &c.
(E.H.R.) I.W.' How many had'st got? s.Wil. H'd oi ? h'dst
thee? h'd herocur? &c. (CV.G.) w.Som. Ud aay? ud-s dhee?
ud yiie? Elworthy Gram. (1877) 59. Dev. Hadda [had he]?
White Cyman's Conductor {i-}oi) 127.
iv. Interrogative Negative.
Sh.I. Wir ye haed na iiiaet frae ye got your brakwist ? Sh.
News (Dec. 9, 1899). [For other uses of 'be' for 'have'
see Be, VIII. 4.] Cai.' Hidnt I ? Sec. Abd. Hedna I ? &c.
(G.W.) Frf. Hid I no? Sec. (J.B.) w.Frf., e.Per. Hed a no? &c.
(W.A.C.) n.Ayr. Hud I not? &c. (J.F.) Wgt. Haed 1 no ? haed na
I? Sec. (A.W.) Nhb. Hadsta not? (R.O.H.) Cum.' Hedn't ?
c.Cum. Heddent ah ? &c. (J.A. s.Cum. Hed I not ? &c. (J. P.)
n.Wm. Heddant I? &c. iB.K.) s.Wm. Hed I nut or hedn't I!
&e. (J.M.) e.Yks. 'Edn't ah? &c. i,M.C.F.M.); 'Adnt ah? Sic.
(R.S.) w.Yks. Ednt i? ednt ta ? ednt wa ? (J.W.) se.Lan.
Hadno' aw ? hadstno'! hadno' he ? &c. l,F.E.T.) w.I.Ma. Hed'n
oi?&c. G.K.) n.Stf. Adna oi? adstna iSei? adna ei ? &c. (T.C.W.)
s.Stf. Hadn't thee? (G.T.L.) s.Not. Hedn't a? Sec. J.P.K.)
n.Lin. Hedn't I >. Sec. (M.P.); Ed'nt I? &c. (J.P.K.) s.Lin.
Hedn't I to'd you how it 'ud be ? Hedn't they it back i' the'r ofin
coin? (T.H.R.) War.3 Haddunt I? &c. nw.War. 'Adn't I?
&c. I G.T.N.) m.Wor. Adn't I ? &c. (H.K.) w.Wor.» 'Adna I ?
'adna «/• 'adstna thee? 'adna 'e ? 'adna or 'adn't us? 'adstna yfl •
'adna thay ? Introd. 26. Shr.' Hadnad I ? had'sna thee ? hadna
we ? hadnad-a ? 0/ hadna they? Gram. Outlines, 59. Glo. Hadn'tst?
(H.S.H.) Oxf. 'Adn't I! 'adnst thee ? 'adn'tee? &c. (A.P. Cmb.
'Adn't I? &c. (W.W.S.) w.Sus. Hed'nt I ? hed'nstthee? had'nt-
un? hed we, ye not ? hed'nt they? i,E-E.S.) n.Hmp. 'Adn't oi ?
'adn'st 'a? 'adn't 'e ? &c. (E.H.R.) n.WU. Had'n I ? &c. (E.H.G.)
s.Wil. H'dn't oi? hadden th' man got nar a house ? (CV.G.) Som.
Had'n er ? Monthly Mag. (1814) 127. w.Som. Ad-n aay? Elworthy
Gram. (1877) 59. n.Dev. Had'n I ? &c. (R.P.C.)
3. Imperative Mood, Affirmative and Negative.
Sc. Hae or hasv, Murray Dial. (1873) 219. Sh.I. Hae, Sh. News
(Dec. 16, 1899). Abd. neg. Let na him ha'e, let's no hae, hinna
ye (G.W,). Frf. Hae, neg. dinna hae, dinna lat 'm hae or lat 'm
nohae(J.B.). w.Frf., e.Per. He, >«',§'. danahe. The imperative ' he '
is only used in handing a thing to a person. Otherwise ' tak ' would
be employed. The negative (dana he) is used more freely, but
here also ' dana tak' would often be substituted (W.A.C). n.Ayr.
Hae or hiv (J.F.). Wgt. Hae, neg. dunna hae, hiv (A.W.).
Ant. Hae you, neg. hae nae (W.J.K.). Nhb. He' or hev, jieg.
henna or hennot, let 'm not he' or hev, henna ye (R.O.H.).
c.Cum. Hev, neg. dooant hev, dooant you hev (J. A.). s.Cum. Hev
(J. P.). n.Wm. Heve, neg. sg. hevvant,/>/. heve or hevvant (B.K.).
s.Wm. Thoo hev, ye hev or hev ye (J.M.'. ne.Yks.' Ev or a'e.
e.Yks. Ev, net;, dawn't ev (R.S.^ ; 'Ev or a'e, neg. 'ev nut or a'e
nut (M.C.F.M.) ; e.Yks.' He 't [have it]. m.Yks.' Ev. w.Yks.
Ev am I have them], et [have it] (J-W.^i ; w.Yks.' Hab at him, ii.
305. Lan.' God a mercy ! I. se.Lan. Ha', neg. dunno' {or
dunnot) ha' (F.E.T.;. I.Ma. Hev, neg. dunt hev ; dunt lerr-us hev
(E.G.). n.Stf. Av, ;«-^. dona av, dona you av (T.C.W.). s.Stf.
Han thee, han yo, neg. do have, han't yo' i,G.T.L.), s.Not. Hev
or hae, neg. don't hev or hae (J.P.K.). n.Lin, Hev o>- ha', neg.
doan't hev or ha' noii or hev noa (M.P.). n.Lin.' A', i. s.Lin.
Hev (T.H.R. ). War.^ Ha [hay], neg. harnt thee, harnt yu.
nw.War. 'Ave, neg. 'a' no. Don't yo 'ave (G.T.N. ). m.Wor. A,
neg. don't a vH. K.). w.Wor.' A done, i. Glo. Ha, neg. don't ha
(H.S.H. ). Oxf. Ha' done (G.O.) ; Ast, as't thee, 'av ee, 'av you ;
neg. sg. asn't, asn't thee, pi. aan't ee (A.P. . Brks.' Hev thee
o/-do thee hev. e.Nrf. Doj-ouhave.HC^. don't you have (M.C.H. B.).
Sur. Ha'e some now, sir, Bickley Sur. Hills (1890; III. xvi.
w.Sus. Hev, neg. hev nout or none (.E.E.S.). Hmp.' U' dun [have
done], I. n.Hmp. Hast 'a, hav 'e (E.H.R.). I.W.' A done
[u'dun-]! n.WU. Ha', lUg. dwont ee ha 1 (E.H.G.) s.Wil.
Hant 'e (CV.G.). w.Som. Aau sau'm aay tuul'fie [have some I
tell thee], Elworthy Gram. (1877) 60. n.Dev. Ha! neg. don't
ee ha ! (R.P.C.) nw.Dev,' Hab. [The 3rd pers. sg. and ist and
3rd pers, pi. are formed with ' Let ' and the inf. (q, v.) as in lit.
English.]
4. Infinitive Mood. i. Present.
Sc. Hae orhsev, Murray Dial. (1873) 219; Half, Grose (1790)
71/5. add. (C) Sh.I. I could a haind my trouble, Sh. News (July 2,
1898) ; May he hae, 16. (Dec. 7, 1899). Cai.' Hiv or hae. Bnff.
He, Ellis ib. 779 ; Bnff.' A 'wid like t'hae an attle at it, 8. Abd.
Dher wad a bin, Ellis ib. 771 ; Wha is to ha'e the lad, Shirrefs
Poe»is (1790) 32. Frf. Hae (J. B.). w.Frf., e.Per. Ta he (W.A.C).
Ayr. Hev or hiv, he or hi, Ellis ib. 742. n.Ayr. Hae or hiv (J.F.).
Edb. What wad a sens'd your waefu' warblin's better, Learmont
Poems (1791) 2i8. Rxb. Haev, Ellis ib. 316. Wgt. Hae (A.W.).
N.L' Ha' (S.V. Haen). Ant. Hae (W.J.K.). n.Cy. Haigh (Hall.).
Nhb. Else how wad aw heh been heer, Bewick Tyneside Tales
(1850) 15 ; Ye should ha' keept him here to lade, Clare Love of
Lass (1890) I. 7 ; As a verb transitive there is a carefully marked
distinction between ' he ' [heh] and ' hev ' ; the former being used
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only before a consonant or the semi-vowels y and u> ; the latter
most commonly before a vowel. ' Ye may he this or he what
ye like ; but if 3'e hev onj' gumption, or hev a care for yorsel,
ye'll let them abee ' (R.O.H.) ; He'd [have it] ; he' ta [have to],
sometimes hev ta or hefta.iA.; Nhb.iHe. heh.hae, hev. Asanau.xili-
ary verb, 'have' is gm. shortened to a mere v sound : ' Aa've been
there,' When emphasis is required the aspirated form is used.
— Hev, the emphatic form of the verb ' have.' Used also when the
word following begins with an open vowel or h mute, ib. Dur.'
He%'. Cum. Tha mud ha thout reet, Borroudale Lett, in Lonsdale
Mag. (Feb. 1867) 312; Cum.' Ha', hay, hev; Cum.^ Does te
think I'd ha'e thee, than ? 40. Wm. Ah'll hey the noo (F.P.T.) ;
Yan mud ha thought. Whitehead Leg. (1859) 13 ; T'mistress . . .
sed a mud hae mi poddish. Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 5. n.Wm.
Hev (,B.K.). s.Wm. Hev (J.M.V n.Yks. What misery ya'll ha'
te bahd, Tweddell Clevel. R/iywes 18-15) 55; Will thah he'mah?
'A. 35; Our awd man 'ell be seeaf te hea t'kettle aboil, ib. 39;
He'l etta [have to] du 't. He'l evta [have to] gan ( W.H.) ; n.Yks.i
Thou s' ha'e, Pre/. 42 ; n.Yks.^ Hev or hae. ne.Yks.i Ti a'e or ev.
e.Yks. Geii. speaking 'ev is used before a vowel and a'e before a
consonant. Thoo'll 'ev it. Thoo'll ae ti cum. Before^ a'e is ^e;/.
used (M.C.F. M.) ; e.Yks.i He' is used before consonants; before
vowels it becomes *hev.' m.Yks.* Tu' ev. w.Yks. Ev, e, weak
form 3v, 3, Wright Gram. IViidhll. (1892^, 154; Very com. It
^va5 one of the very best things which could of happened (M.F.'. ;
I mun he' thah, HowsoN Cur. Craven (z8$o) 116 ; It 'ud ha' taen a
duzzen on us, Cudworth £';Vi/.S*<'/f/ifs 1884) 2; He'd hetta [have
to] cum ageean, 16.38; w.Yks. ^ Hab, hae, hay, hey, liev ; hett or
hay 't [have it] ; witto hett ? w.Yks.* Witta he't to morn ?
Lan. Oi'll hae nae moor loives to anser for, Kav-Shuttleworth
ScarsdaU {i860] 11. 300; Haigh or hay, Wilbraham Gl. (1826) ;
Let's hev a look, Ba.nks Manch. Man (1876^ ii ; As luck wou'd
height, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. 1806,1 18 ; I'll heyt too, ib. 48;
I wadn't hetha [have thee] to try. Eavesdropper Vill. Life (.1869")
SI. n.Lan.i I'd 'a geen my silver watch. ne.Lan.l Ha. e.Lan.'
Ha, used before consonants. se.Lan. Ha. The common form
before a consonant, but before a vowel, especially 'a,' the word
' have ' is frequently used, as : ' Aw'U ha' mi dinner,' ' Aw'U have
a pint ov ale' (F.E.T.). I. Ma. It'd ha' puzzled him to do that.
Brown Yarns (1881) 206, ed. 1889. w.I.Ma. Hev 1 G.K.}. Chs.i
Oi'd a gen im a clout, i ; Chs.^ Hay or haigh. s.Chs.' Yii)n aa
goou [Yo'n ha' gooa]. Chiefly used before consonants in pre-
ference to aav. — J'u aav dhur tooth draun, ib. 67. n.Stf. Av
(T.C.W.). e.Stf. E, Ellis 16. 444. s.Stf. Ha [have] has a broad
' aa ' sound between ' eh ' and ' her,' but no distinct equivalent
(G.T.L.). Der. Av, Ellis ib. 324; Der.^ Wilt ae' ti dlass' u jin'1
I Wilt ha a glass o' gin ?] Der. ° I'll ha' it (s.v. Rap-ring;. nw.Der.'
Wil't he'to»he'it? Not. Har (L.C.M.^. s.Not. (H a, hev,but ,h)ei
when emphatic (J.P.K.') ; Who'd ha' thought it? Prior Rente
(1895) 306. Rut. Ev, Ellis ib. 256. Lin.i Hev. n.Lin. Ev
(J.P.F.) ; n.Lin.' Hev. s.Lin. Id a [he would have], Ellis iA.
298. Lei. E, e, ev, Ellis ib. 489 ; Lei.' Han. Nhp. Ev, Ellis ib.
254; Nhp.' Ha'torhet [haveit] ; Nhp.^Har. War.' A unemphatic
form ; War.^ Ha ; War.^ You shall hev it to play with. Let's ha
[hay] it. nw.War. Ave fG.T.N.'. m.Wor. A' or 'av (H.K.).
Shr.i I shall a. Gram. Outlines, 58. Hrf. Ta av, Ellis tb. 177.
s.Wal. She'd a died, Longman's Mag. 'Dec. 18991 144. Glo. Ta
a, Ellis ib. 66; Abben or hab, Gl. 1^1851") ; Glo.^ Hae, 10. Oxf.
It must ha' bin layin' here all the time (G.O. ; Oxf.' H'at [have it],
MS. add. Brks.' Ha, or hev, or hey. Bck. Ev, Ellis ib. 192.
Bdf. A, ib. 209. Hrt. JEv or ev, ib. 199. Nrf. Hev, ib. 264 ; He
shan't het [have it] any longer (W.W.S.) ; He'd a jabbed my eyes
out, Emerson Birds (ed. iSg^) 205. Suf. The final v is often
dropped. He mah'nt do as he hi done. You shan't het [have it]
(CT.) ; Suf.' Yow mought as well 'a dunt, 3. e.Suf. Hev
(F.H.). Ess. He may ha, or hev, wished to see 't (H.H.M.) ; Ess.'
Ha, hev, heve ; Ha' at [have it], ib. Sur. I shall ha' a pain,
Bickley Sur. Hills (i8go) I. i ; A regular passon at once loike we
used to 'un, ib. viii. w.Sus. Hev, unemph. 'a (E.E.S.). Hmp.
Heav, Ellis 16. 104. n.Hmp. Ave (E.H.R.). I.W. Squire Rickman
'11 hae a powerful weight of hay, Gray Annesley (1889! II. 122 ;
I.W.' I'll hey zum on't ; I.W.= Let's hay't. Wil. Ta he, Ellis ib.
49; Wil.' Hae. n-Wil. Ye . . . must haa a thousan', Kite Sng.
Sol. (i860) viii. 12; Ha (E.H.G.). Dor. Hou se [How are you]
going haven [haveit] cooked, John? FlkLore Rec. (1880) VIII.
pt. i. III. Som. Ev, Ellis ib. 90. w.Som.' U ; ae"u, or hae"u,
emph. ; aa or haa emph. before negative. The v is only sounded
before a vowel — and not always even then. I 'ont [u] ha none o'
this yer nonsense. Dev. Thee may 'av loved, Salmon Ballads
(1899 63 ; Dawnt 'a' nort tfl zay tu thickee slammicking gert
baggage ! Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). n.D«v. Ae'n [ha'] (R.P.C.) ;
Ta 8e, Ellis ib. 161. w.Cor. H.ev, ib. 173 ; I c'd hav or ha', done
et for ee (M.A.C.).
ii. Past. See n. 1.
So. It wad a tane thee or ony body to hane them greed again,
Graham Writings (1883^ II. 9. Bch. An' wad haegien twice forty
pennies to had the gowan ouer my feet again, Forbes Jrn. (1742)
15. Slg. Katie's mither should haen meal. Yet fient a bag cam'
near, Towers Poems (1885^ 173. Ayr. The shop-hander wou'd
ha'en her to tak' some new-fangled thing, Ainslie Land 0/ Bums
(ed. 1892) 152. w.Yks. Ai out ta ed it dun bi na (J.W.).
5. Participles. i. Present.
Sc. Haean', hsevan', Murray Dial. (1873') 219. Sh.I. Folk is
haein", SIi. News (Dec. 16, 18991. Cai.' Hivan. The prp. is in
'an' and the t^W. «A. in ' in.' This distinction is clear in Cai. but
gets confused in the counties across the Moray Firth. Abd. Haein
(G.W.). Frf. What's the useo' their haeing a policeman ' Barrie
Minister (1891) iv. w.Frf., e.Per. He'an (W.A.C.\ n.Ayr. Haein
(J.F.). Lnk. Ye're no worth the ha'en fort a', Thomson Af«5i«^s
(1881) 45. Dmf. At haeing tae baud on by the Laird as weel,
Thom Jock o' Knoive (1878) 14. Wgt. Hae-in (A.W.). Ant. Haeen
(W.J.K.). Nhb. He'vin (R.O.H. . Dur. My mother hevin' gi'en
to Aucklan' Flooer Show, Egglestone Betty Podkin s Visit (1877)
3. c.Cum. Hevn (J. A.). s.Cum. Hevin (J. P.). n.Wm. Hev\'en
iB.K.). s.Wm. Heven (J.M.). n.Yks.' Hewing. ne.Yks.' Ewin.
e.Yks. Ewin (M.C.F.M.). m.Yks.' Evin. w.Yks. Ah intend
hewin' a reyt ride aht, Binns Orig. (1889) 4; Hevin (S.K.C.1;
Evin, Wright Gram. IVndhll. 1^18921 155. se.Lan. Hawin
.F.E.T.l. s.Lan. Havin (S.W.I. L Ma. It's gud hevin' the pockat
full. It's gud dhe be hevin' (E.G.\ w.I.Ma. Hev'n (G.K.). Chs.'
Hebbon ; Chs.^ He's not much worth hebbon. n.Stf. Avin
(T.C.W.). s.Not. Hevin (J.P.K.). n.Lin. Evin (J.P.F.) ; Hevin
(M.P.). S.Lin. Evin (T.H.H.). War.» Hein. nw.War. Avin,
a-avin (G.T.N. ). m.Wor. Avin (H.K.). Brks.' A-hevin'. e.Suf.
Hevin (F.H.).' w.Sus. Heven (E.E.S.l. n.Hmp. 'Aven (E.H.R.\
n.Wil. Havin (E.H.G.\ n.Dev. Ha'-in' (R.P.C).
ii. Past.
Sc. Hsed. Murray Z)m/. (1873' 219; Haen (Jam.). Sh.L A'm
hed, Sh. News (Dec. 16, 1899); If I hed hedden da laer an' fine
wirds o' some graaiid learned man, Stewart Tales (1892) 261.
Cai.' Hid. Bnff.' A hidna hid (s.v. Gulliegaw). Abd. Hed (G.W.) ;
I've haen to flit afore noo, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xx\n.
Frf. You'd haen but sma' cause to laugh. Sands Poems (1833) 87.
w.Frf., e.Fer. Hen (W.A.C.). Per. G)n Satan's haen the run o' a
lad, Sandy Scott (1897) 18. Ayr. That fain wad a haen him. Burns
There's a Youth, st. 2. n.Ayr. Haed (J.F.). Lnk. That leg or this
micht ha'e ha'en the gout, Thomson Lcddy May (1883) 103. Dmf.
I might a ha'en a wife, Shennan Tales (183 1) 62. Wgt. Haed
and haen (A.W.). N.I.' I should ha' haen them things home in
the cart. Nhb. Haven't Ah hed eneugh from her? Clare Love
of Lass (1890) I. 107; He'd hadden the same trouble. He'd a
heven a litter o' six (R.O.H,). Cum.' Hed, Pref 10. n.Wm. We
hed hed oor tea (B.K.). s.Wm. Hed (J.M.). ne.Yks.' Ed o>- ad.
e.Yks. Hed (M.C.F.M.). m.Yks.' Ed or aad. w.Yks. I wish we
could 'a' hadden Mr. B. 'ere to-night (F.P.T.) ; The barn hasn't
hed a door to it for the last twelve month, Flk-Lore Jrn. (1883) I-
379; Ed, ad, d, Wright Gram. IVndhll. (1892) 155. Lan. We'n
hed a tidy time on't, Harland Lvrics (1866) 304. ne.Lan.'
Hedden. w.I.Ma. Hed (G.K.I. n.Stf. Ad (T.C.W.). s.Not. Hed
(J.P.K.). n.Lin. Ed (J.P.F.); Hed (M.P.\ s.Lin. iT-H.H.)
War. Hed (E.S. . m.Wor. 'Ad iH.K.). Shr.' Ad, Gram. Outlines,
58. Brks.' A-had. w.Sus. Hed E.E.S.). n.Dev. Ad (R.P.C).
II. Idiomatic uses. 1. Cases in which have is omitted.
See I. 4. ii.
Sh.I. Da sam' as hit been [as if it had been] gruul, Sh. /Vavs
(Dec. 16, 1899) ; If I'd kent you, I'd [I should have] slippid da
eggs i' da tae-kettle, ib. (Oct. 7, 1899); Da clock been dumb
[The clock has been dumb], ib. Edb. If herye'd gien a Hawick gill.
She might been leal, Liddle/^osmis^ 1821)29. e.Yks.' Theauxiliary
' have ' is freq. omitted, as ' Ah fun ' for ' Ah've fun,' 7. w.Yks. A
faiv on am [1 have five of them] ; Se guan uam (they have gone
home] ; wi or wa funt [we have found it], but wi or wa fant [we
found it], Wright Grain. IVndhll. (1892; 154.
2. Have used redundantlj'.
e.Yks.' If he'd he' geean. w.Yks. (J.W.) War.' Sometimes re-
dundant, as ' If I'd ha' sin [seen] him, I'd ha' gin him a piece o' my
mind.' Suf. If he hadn't ha' hit he harder than what he did ^C.G.B.l.
3. Followed by a direct object and pp. : see below.
Ir. ' I am sorry I have kept your book so long.' ' It is no
matter : I had it read.' That woman has me annoyed. She has
my heart broke (G.M.H.).
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4. Have used tor be.
Rut.1 Has is often used where we should use 'is.' Lei.i Both
as a substantive and auxiliary verb. Yo've a loyar [j'ou are a
liar]. Whoy. oi hevn't. Well, an' ou hev ye? Oi hevn't not
quoite so well to-dee, 21. Sur. Wliat ah'ee sent they hops over
there fur, if it hanna to make good aale wi' ? Bickley Sur. Hills
(1890) 1. i.
5. Had used instead of would.
I. Ma. Nelly had ha' took and went over the mountains like a
shot. Brow.n Yarns (1881) 276, ed. i88g.
III. Dial. uses. 1. v. In comb, with piep.. adv., &c. (1)
io have ageaii, to have objections to, be opposed to ; (2) —
at or liah-at, to attaclc, assail ; fig. to set to, to go at any-
thing, to undertake vigorouslj' ; (3) — off, to have know-
ledge of, be acquainted with, to learn ; (4) — ou, to make
fun of, chaft', tease, to deceive in order to make fun of;
(5) — over, (a) to transmit, transfer ; (b) to discuss the
character of, to talk over.
(i) w.Yks. What hes tu agean drinking? Snowden JVeb of
Weaver (1896) iv. (2I Edb. As lang as I can wag my wing I will
have at j'ou wi' my sting, Crawford Poems (1798) 57 ; Wi' ram-
race we'll ha'e at them. Glass Cal. Parnassus [ 1812J 42. Cum.'
A mower said to his grass, ' Tea and whay a feckless day '. An'
will n't pay I'll bet a crown ; But beef and breid, hev at thy heid.
An good Strang yal, an' I'll swash thee down.' w.Yks. 1 Brks.' 1
me-ans to hev at killin' down thaay rabbuts avoor long, 'um be
a-yettin all the young kern. Sur.* We'll have at that job next.
(3) Cum. He hes mair off ner man}' an oalden, Gwordie Greenup
Yaiice a Year (1873") 9; Wo' betide . . . yan 'at hedn't his tasks
off. Farrall Bet/y IVilson (i886) 35; He'd nobbet a single letter
off, SiLPHEo Billy Braiiitan (1885) 4. Wm. Willie . . . hed a gae
bit off, fer he went tel skooaj tel t'maester sed he cud laarn him
neea fardther, Spee. Dial. (i88o'i pt. ii. 3. (41 w.Yks. Aw've
known chaps 'at's tell'd ther wives things abaat thersen just to
have 'em on a bit. Hartley Clock Aliu. (1896) 25 ; Don't believe
'em, they're nobbut hevin' tha on (S.K.C.i: w.Yks.'^ ; w.Yks.^
' They are nobbut having him on.' Sometimes they say, ' having
him on for the mug,' the meaning of the last words of which is not
quite clear. Lan. It looks as if somebuddy wur havin me on,
Staton Loomiiiaty (c. 1861) 117. ne.Lan. I were nobbut hevin'
her on a bit, Mather Idylh (1895) 46. s.Not. I took no notice ; I
saw he was only trying to have me on (J.P.K.). CoIIoq. (A. B.C.)
(5, a) Abd. The rental was given up by virtue of ilk heritor's oath
. . . and had over by Mr. Thomas Gordon ... to the Master of
Forbes' lodging, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 254 (Jam.). (A)
Oxf. They've been having you over finely at the meeting to-night
(G.O.).
2. Phr. (i) have a care of us, an exclamation of surprise ;
(2) — done or a-doiie, cease, stop, be quiet; (3) to have
a come, to go bj', pass ; (4) — as lief, to have as soon, as
willingly ; (5) — drink, to be slightly intoxicated but not
drunk ; (6) — fault to, to find fault with ; (7) —for to, to be
obliged to, to have to ; (81 — had something to do, to have
been fated to do something ; (9) — ;'// doing something, to
do something with difficulty; (10) — it. to allow, believe
anything; (11) — it to say, to have been known to say;
(12) — liefer, to have rather, sooner; (13) — mind (of, to
remember, call to mind ; (14) — 110 hands -with, to have no
hand in, to have nothing to do with; (15) — no nay. to
take no denial ; (16) — one on the stick, to ' take in,' deceive,
chaff; (17) — one's limbs, to have the use of one's limbs,
to walk ; (18) —other oats to thresh, to have other things
to do, to have something else in hand; (19) — ought, in
p.t. ought ; freq. in neg. ; (20) — share, to share, to partake
of anything ; (2i) — speech, to talk ; (22) — the heels of, to
excel, surpass, have the best of; (23) — the needle, to be
in a disagreeable mood ; (24) to be ivell had, to be well oft';
(25) one must have to do something, one is obliged to, must
do something ; (26) not to have need, not to need to. ought
not to ; in p.t. ; (27) had I zfist, addiwisscn, or heddiwissen,
had I known ; also in phr. to be sent about addiwissen, to
be sent on a fool's errand.
(I J Edb. Have a care of us ! all the eggs in Smeaton dairj- might
have found resting-places for their doups in a row, MoiR Maiisie
Wauch {i&2&!\\i. ^2) n.Lin.1 A' dun wi' thee, I. w.Wor.' A done,
66lee: Oxf. (G.O.) Brks.» s v. Hand). Hmp.'i. I.W.i Adone, I
tell 'ee, Dev. Have-a-done wi' that noise there, will ee? Pulman
Sketches (i&^a) 103, ed. 1871. (3) Ess. Here, good alive, jes let me
hev a come, DowNEiJn//nrfs(i895)25. (4) Sc. (A.W.), n.Cy. J.W.)
Oxf. I'd as lief be hanged (G.O. \ 5) Chs.' {S^ Sc. I have no fault
to him, Monthly Mag. 1798) II. 437 ; Mitchell Scotticisms (1799)
44. ^7) w.Som. Aay sheo'd-n muuch luyk vur t-ae'u vur t-ae'u-r [I
should not much like to be obliged tohaveher^, Elworthy Gram.
(1877) 60. (8 Sc. ' He had ha'en that to do,' commonly used as
a kind of apology for crime i'.Iam.\ (91 Frf. Mother, you are
lingering so long at the end, I have ill waiting for you, Barrie
M. Ogilvv (1896 I X. 10 Brks.i I tawld 'un I zin't myzelf, but a
oodn't ha't. (11) I.'W. He've had it to say of me (J.D.R.) ; I.W.^
(12) n.Cy. (J.W.) Oxf. I had liever him than me (G.O.). (13)
Sh.I. Ye shurely a' mind what a soss we wir in last year, Sh.
News (Aug. 27, 1898). N.I.' I had no mind of it. Have you
mind of that, Sam ? (14^ Glo. 'Ee did et yer see, and I didn't 'a
no 'ands wi' ut, Bl'ckman Darke's Sojourn (i8go1 iv. Wil.' I
shan't hae no hands wi't. 1^15 , s.Not. Followed by — but. but what,
but why. ' They'd have no pa\' but why ah moot stay a day
longer' (J.P.K.). (16) w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. I began o' thinkin'
hoo're havin' me on th' stick, Ab-o'-tli'- Yate's Xmas Dinner (1886)
7. (17) Nrf. Two or free had their limbs ; they was getting weil,
EiMERSoN 5oH o//V«s (1892) 71. (18) w.Yks. Thah's other oats
to thresh, Preston Poems (1881) 9 ; (J.W.) (19) w.Yks.s Hen't
owt to du ! Not.', Rut.i, Lei.' Nlip.' He had'nt ought to ha' dun
it. ■War. 13, Hnt. (T.P.F.) Ken. You had ought to go. You
hadn't ought to do that (D.W.L.) ; Ken.' He hadn't ought to go
swishing along as that, no-how. (20) LMa. 'I'm going in to
dinner, come and "have share."' ' Not to-day, I have promised
to "have share" at home' (S.M.) ; Before they went in the
father kindly invited me to go in with them to breakfast and
'have share,' Rydings Tnfc (1895) 12. (21) Suf. (C.G.B.) (22)
Sc. The leddies had the heels of the beaux in the matterof dancing,
Sr. Haggis, 157. Fif. For expressiveness I maun say I think
'dam' has the heels o't, Meldrum Margrcdcl ,1894) 151. (23)
Oxf. He'll have the needle if he gets on that job G.O.). (24) Ayr.
We're weel had that's in aff the hight. At this bra' meikle ingle,
Fisher Poems (1790 78. (25) Nrf. He found the first bird's egg,
so he must have to shew me that, Emerson Son 0/ Pens (1892) 4.
(26) n.Yks.^ ' You hadn't need try,' you certainly ought not to
attempt it. e.Yks.' Used to denote the non-necessity of doing
anything, esp. when attended with risk. ' He hadn't-need let him
he' brass, for if he diz he'll nivver see it ni mare.' w.Yks. (J.W.)
(27) N.Cy.' Nearly obs., but still retained by some old persons.
Nhb.', n.Yks.2 e.'incs. To be sent about addiwissen. Nearly 065.,
Marshall Rur. Eeon. (1788% w.Yks. Beware of -had I wist,'
Prov. in Brii^lioHse Neu^s (Aug. 10, 1889% ne.Lan.'
3. Comp. Have-been or Has-been, (i) a person, animal,
or thing, formerly serviceable but now past its prime, worn
out, or decrepit; (2) an ancient rite or custom, an antiquity.
(i) Ayr. Mv hau' afore's a gude auld has-been, Burns Inventory
(1786)1.8. n.Cy. (J.W.),Lakel.2 n.Yks. An seah like all other gud
oade hez-beens.it wer ram'd intavonny lumber hooal to git it ooto't
rooad, Nidderdill Olm. (1873) /. Bullitt. e.Yks.' Poor awd fella !
a good awd_hes-been, bud he's deean for noo. w.Yks.' s.Chs.'
Of a cow: Ur;z u gild uwd aaz'bin [Her's a good owd lias-bin].
n.Lin.' It Stan's to reason at yung college-gentlemen like you
knaws a vast sight moore then a worn-oot hcs-been like me. War. 2
One of the has-beens. Slir.' ' 'Er's a good owd 'as bin ' was
remarked of a sometime beauty who had lost all pretension to be
considered such. (2) Sc. Gude auld hac-bccns should aye be
uphauden, Blackzi'. Mag. (Sept. 1820) 660 (Jam.). n.Lin.' 'That's
a fine ohd hes-been isn't it,' said of an old carved chair.
4. Reflex. To have for oneself.
Wor, I must 'ave me a bit o' bacca, corn't go on else (H.IC).
5. To have enough, have sufficient.
Lnk. Our bairns cam' thick . . . And somehow or itlier, we aj-e
had to gie them. Rodger Poems (1838) 7, ed. 1897.
6. To understand, comprehend ; to have a knowledge of.
Sc. I have no Gaelic, Stevenson Catriona (1893) i. Abd. I hae
yc now (Jam.). Cum.', w.Yks.', Nbp.'
7. To take, bear, carry ; to lead.
n.Sc. He had her on to gude greenwood Before that it was day,
Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 95, ed. 1875. Abd. I'm feared it's
niony unco Lords Havin' my love to the clay, Maidment n.Cy.
Carl. (1824) 4, ed. 1868; He is had to Aberdeen and warded in
the tolbooth, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 126 Jam.). n.Cy.,
|J.W.\ Nhp.' He had his things away. -War.", Hnt. (T.P.F.--,,
Oxf. (G.O.) Ken.' ; Ken. 2 Have the horse to the field. Sus.' I
shall have him down to his grandmother while I go haying.
8. To surpass, be superior to, to have the better of.
Nhb. Bob hez thee at lowpin and tlingin, At the bool, football,
HAVE
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HAVER
clubby, and swingin, Selkirk Bob Cianky 1^1843;. Cum.' ' He
hez tha now,' he is thy master. Yks. (J.W.)
9. To give birth to.
Nhb. Thaw dowtor-o"-law hes had Mm, RoBSON Bk. Ruth (1860
iv. 15. Yks. (J.W.) Nrf. .She's the chice un o" her as had her,
GiLLETT Sng. Sol. (i860) vi. 9.
10. To behave.
w.Yks. Have yoursen, Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) GI.
Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. (1825%
11. Used in imper. as an exclamation when anything is
held out towards another, meaning 'take this.'
Sc. Hae. wear it for my sake, jAMitsoN Pop. Ballads '1806^ I.
30. Sh.I. ' Lat'ssee.' ' Hae,' 5/j. AVzt','; (Oct. 7, 1899'. Cai.' Abd.
Hae lassie, Alexander yo/i»/n' Gibb ^1871) vii. w.Frf., e Per. The
imper. ' he ' is only used in handing a thing to a person (W A.C.).
w.Sc. Hae, piiir body, . . there's a neivefu' out o' my ain pock,
Carrick Laird of Logan (1835'i 35. Dmf. Hae ! there's airle-
pennies twa or three, Cromek Remains (i8io 80. Ayr. Hae,
there's my haun', Burns To My. J. Kennedy, st. 5 ; Hae, . . that
will help a wee to put j'ou right. Hl'Nter Studies ; 1870) 166.
Hence (i) Hae boy, tin boy intik's a (food lad, (2) — lad
and run lad, (3) — ivill iiiakr a deaf man hear, or a deaf
man hears hae, prov., see below.
(i) Sh.I. Give a boy food and clothing and keep him from idle-
ness, and he will grow up to be useful, Spence Flk-Lore (1899)
215. {z\ Sc. Give ready-money for your service and you will be
sure to be ready served, Kelly Proi: (1721 1 131, (3) Hae will
make a deaf man hear, ;i. 133. Cai.' A deaf man hears hae.
12. sb. Property, possessions, wealth. Also in pi.
Sc. Gl. Sibb. (1802) (Jam.). Abd. And pray the Lord may ever
gie vou Bailh hae and heal. Skinner Poems \cd. 1809)37; (Jam.)
HAVE, HAVEER, see Haw, sb.^, Heave. Haver, sb."
HAVEING, sb. Chs.'^ Also written having Chs.^
Cleaning corn by throwing it against the wind.
HAVEL, sb.^ e.An.' The slough of a snake.
[The same word as avel (the beard of barley).]
HAVEL, sb.^ e.An. [ae'vl.] In phr. haveland slaie or
slea, part of the fittings of a weaver's loom. e.An.', Nrf.
(W.'W.S.)
[ON. hafald, the perpendicular thrums that hold the
weft (ViGFUSSON).]
HAVEL, see Avel, Haviler.
HAVELESS, adj. Sc. Lin. Also written haiveless
Abd.; haivless Bnff.' Wasteful, incompetent ; slovenly,
ill-mannered, unrefined.
BnfF.' Abd. He's a haiveless man. Ale.xander Johnny Gibb
(1871) xix ; A vigorous fellow , . . whose habits might be not
incorrectly described by the word ' haiveless,' ib. Ain Flk. (1882)
209. n.Lin.i A haveless chap that's run'd thrif three fo'tuns.
She's as haavcless a bairn as lives. [Poor, having nothing (K.).]
HAVER, -s-A.' Obs. Sc.Lakel. 1. Anowner,apossessor.
Or.I. Patrick Earl of Orkney, and all other havers, keepers, and
fictainers of the castles, Peterkin Notes (1822) ^pp. 62. Abd.
Her at all hazards we intend to claim And on the havers fix the
riesing^5;r] blame, Ross//f/c/;o;r '^1768) 132, ed. 1812. Fif. Trueths
for the Covenant dares not be printed, except the printer, haver,
and reader. Row Ch.Hist. • 1650 443, ed. 1842. Lnk. The havers
of the said book are ordained to bring in and deliver the same,
WoDROW Ch. Hist. ( i-j2i) II. 4, ed. 1828. Wgt. The}' further
ordain intimation to be made to all havers of geese in the place,
Fraser IVigtoii'n (1877) 42.
2. A person of parsimonious habits. Lakel.'
HAVER, sb.'^ Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. "Wm. Yks. Lan. Lin.
Also written havre Cum. ; havver Cum.' Wm. n.Yks.^*
e.Yks. m.Yks.' w.Yks.' Lin.; and in forms aver- w.Yks. ;
haber- n.Cy. Nhb.'; hauber- Sc. n.Cy. ; hauver- Sc.
[hja'vafr.] 1. Oats, Aveua saliva. Also used atlrib.
Slk. (Jam.) Dmf. We seldom hear o' guid .Scotch kale Or
Scottish haver brose, M'Vittie 1)I Memoiiam ,1893) igr. n.Cy.
(K. I Nhb. She beggars me with haver and hey, Ritson N. Gail.
(1810) Ecky's Marc. Lakel.'^ Cum. Aw their lock of havver
thrcsh't an'deetit, Richardson TViW v 1876) 2nd S. 154; Ifyougang
to see your havver in Ma^' You'll come weepin away, But if j'ou
gang in June, You'll come back in a different tune, Prov. (E.W, P.);
Cum.* I'he common name. Wm. We'd faer crops o havver,
5/.fc.Z)in/. (1885)3. Yks. Ray (1691). ii.Yks.'24 e.Yks. In
mowing of haver; . . . unlesse 3'our oates be exceedinge ranke
and stronge, Best Rur. Econ. (1641) 48 ; Marshall Rur. Eton.
(1788; ; e.Yks.i Obs., MS. add. (T.H.) m.Yks.' w.Yks. A pair
o' gooid spurs to a borrowed horse Is better nor a peck o' haver,
Prov. in Brighouse News(J\i\y 2^, 1887); Afield of havver(R H.H.) ;
w.Yks.i". Lan.i
2. Coinb.(i) Haver-bannock, a thick cake or bannock made
of oatmeal ; (2) -bread, 13) -cake, oatcake or bread, esp. a
large, round, thin cake made of oatmeal, baked on a griddle,
and dried; (4) -cake lads, name of a regiment of soldiers;
see below ; (5) -cake rack, the rack hung from the ceiling
on which oatcake is put to dry ; (6) -cracknels, cracknels
or biscuits made of oatmeal; (7) -grust, oats that have
gone through the first stage of preparation at the mill; (8)
-jannock, see (3) ; (9) -kist, an oatmeal chest ; (10) -malt,
malt formerly made from oats; (11) -meal, oatmeal ; also
used alln'b. ; (12) -natel or -nettle, see (3) ; (13) -riddle, an
oat-sieve ; (14) -sack, a bag hung at a horse's mouth con-
taining his oats ; a bag for carrying oatmeal; (15) -shafF,
an oat-sheaf ; (t6) -stack, a stack of oats ; (17) -straw, the
straw of oats ; (18) -stubble, the stubble of oats.
! i) Slk. (Jam.) Cum. Hard havver bannock so thick, Dickinson
Cumbr. (1876) 238; Havver-bannock pleases Dick, Anderson
Ballads (iSosI 94; Cum.i Wm. Havver bannock, cald dumplin,
Wheeler Dial. (1790) 114, ed. 1821. (2) n.Cy. Grose ^I79o;;
N.Cy.' Lakel.2 It is of various names : thick, thin, riddle, clap,
girdle, squares, snaps, or treacle parkin, according to its prepara-
tion, which is various. Cum. A wooden trencher filled with fresh
crisp ' havre bread,' Linton Li::zie Lorton (1867) xii. Wm. Her
mudder used ta ga oot ta day-wark sec as weshin an bakin havcr-
breead, Taylor S/tfCr/ifs (1882) 3 ; fA.T.) s.Wm. (J.A.B.) Yks.
Browis is maade o' havver-bread an' drip ;F.P.T.). n.Yks.2
w.Yks. Reykka bitta havverbread off t'fleyk wilta ! Leeds Sat. Jrn.
(1895! Xmas No. 3; Willan List ll'ds. (1811) ; w.Yks.'^ Lan.
.Stew wecl thicken't wi' crisp haver-brade, Waugh Heather i,ed.
Milner) II. 199; Lan.', n.Lan.' (3 ) N.Cy.', Nhb.*. Dur.'.n.Yks.^'*,
ne.Yks.' w.Yks. Peggy hed hauf a stone a soft havver-cake lapt
raand hur waist ta keep it moist, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsla
Ann. (1881) 42 ; w.Yks.i Th' girt fonlin didn't ken what havver-
cake wor, ii. 300 ; w.Yks.=345^ Lan.i 1^4) w.Yks. The 33rd Regi-
ment had its establishmentcompleted in the neighbourhood of Leeds
and Halifax. . , The regiment was known in the service as ' the
Aver-cake Lads.' The origin of the name was in the fact that the
recruiting sergeants were wont to carry a piece of aver-cake on
the point of their swords as an offer to the ' lads' of good cheer
in His Majesty's ser\-ice, Yks. IVkly. Fos/(i883); w.Yks.' Recruits
from the northern counties, where oat cakes are generally used,
are denominated havver-cake lads. And the Serjeant of a re-
cruiting party, in order to tempt men to enlist, hoisted an oat
cake on the point of his sword, and with a stentoric voice
exclaimed, ' Hey for't havver cake lads' ; w.Yks.^The 33rd Reg.
rejoices in the title ' Havercake Lads.' Lan.i The country people
used to pride themselves on the name of the Havercake Lads.
A regiment raised in Lancashire during the war bore this name,
Waugh Sketches (1865) 128. (5) w.Yks. Shoo mud as weel ha'
tawked to a havercake rack, Hartley Clock Aim. (1888; 21. i.6)
w.Yks. Putting haver cracknels in my pocket, Snowden JVeb of
If-V(7;'«- (1896) 193. (7) Lakel.2 (8 Sc, n.Cy. Blount (i68i'i.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721); (P.R.i w.Yks. Banks IVkfld. fFt/s. (1865).
^9)Nhb.* 1 10 n.Yks. Thou's lang a-coming, thou braids of haver-
maut, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 54, w.Yks.' (11) Sc.
Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 424. s.Sc. (Jam.) Rxb. O
whar got ye that haver-meal bannock ? Sng., Bonny Dundee (Jam.).
n.Cy. Grose (1790 ; N.Cy.i, Nhb.i, Dur.' Lakel.^ Havermeal-
pooak, a wallet that a beggar carries wi' him to put his meal in
when he gits eny gien. Cum.' Wm. A dubbler of haver-meal,
Hutton Bran New IVark (1785) 1. 403. n.Yks.i234^ m.Yks.'
w.Yks. One or two meals a daj' . . . composed of ' Havermeil,'
Binns Vill. to Town (1882) 70; Hutton Tour to Caves (1781) ;
w.Yks. '5 n.Lin.' OAjo/. (12) Nhb." 13) Yks. (K.) (s. v. Riddle).
n.Yks. Pegg, wliores our haver-riddle? Meriton Praise Ale
(168411.167. (14) Flf., Rxb. (Jam.) N.Cy.', Nhb.' Lakel. A
sack for the oatmeal that is for domestic use. and is therefore kept
clean (B.K.). (15) n.Yks.^ (16) n.Yks. It's him that brack down'th
railes to'th haver-stacks, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 358. (17)
Dmf. They had to hurkle down on a heap o' haver straw, Blacktv.
Mag. i^Nov. 1820) 146 (Jam.). Dur.' w.Yks.' Th' stee i' our
heigh laithe, cleeam'd up againt' black hawer-strea moo, ii. 286.
(18) e.Yks. If the haver stubbles be allmost done, then wee give
them [the sheepe] the barley stubbles, Best Rur. Econ. ^1641) 27.
3. '^'i\d,se\i-sowr\03Xs,Avena fatitaAnii Bromiissecalinns.
n.Cy. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). e.Yks. (Miss A.) Lin.
HAVER
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HAVEREL
Thompso:; Hist. Boilon ^1856) 709. n.Lin. Sutton Wds. ^1881 ;
n.Lin.', sw.Lin.^
4. Comp. Haver-grass, several kinds of oat-grass, esp.
Aveiia clatior and Broinus mollis. Cum.'
[1. Norw. dial. /;(7iTf,oats(AASEN), S\v./m/;r(WiDEGRE.N);
cp. EFris. hafer ( Koolman). 3. Aveiieroii, wild oats, haver,
or oat-grass, Cotgr.]
HAVER, sb.^ Shr. The lower part of a barn-door ; a
hurdle. Bound Piovinc. (1876) ; Shr.^
HAVER, sA.* Dur. War. Wor. Som. -Mso in forms
haveer War. : havering Dur. ; havier Wor. ; hevior
vv.Som.' A castrated stag.
Dur. (K.) ; (Hall.) War.Mr. Lucy used to feed a haveer, that
is. a red deer stag, with his horns cut off, Mordaunt & Verney
fitttii (1896) I. 253. Wor. A stag that is to be chased by the
Royal Buckhoun'ds. ' The Royal Paddocks produced two fine
haviers' (H.K.\ w.Som.' JUet at Cot Bridge at ten o'clock; tried
the Arlington Coverts for the hevior (aeviur], Rec. N. D. Stag-
houiids. 43. [Haviour bucks, Yovtic Annals Agiic. (1784-1815)
XXXIX. 553-3
[Prob. the same word as aver, sb.\
HAVER, V. and sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Also
? Ken. Also written haiver Sc. Cai.' Bnfif.' ; and in form
raver Gall, [he-var.] 1. t». To talk in a foolish, incoherent
manner : to talk nonsense.
Sc. He just havered on about it, Scott Aniiqnayy fi8i6) xliv ;
Toots, man, ye're haiverin' nonsense. Ford Thisthdown 11891)
144. Cai.i e.Sc. Donal' havers o' rain ower a plug o' baccj',
Setoun /?. Urqtihait '1896 iv. Abd.Ye're aye haverin aboot some-
thing, Alexander Ain Flk. i88a) 155 ; A man 'at in ane o' his
gran'est verses cud haiver aboot the birth o' a yoong airthquack !
losh ! Macdon.\ld Sir Gibhie (1879) 4. Frf. Dinna haver, lassie,
you're blethering, Barrie 7o(»/)n' (i8g6) 57. Per. Yammerin' and
haverin' like a starling. Ian Maclaren Biier Bush (1895I 176.
w.Sc. Hoot, toot! gudeman, ye're haverin' noo, Carrick Lairdof
Logan (1835) 234. Ayr. He continued to haver with him, till the
ale was ready, Galt Gilhaicc (1823) v. Lnk. They tell me he
havered awfu' nonsense, Fraser JV/iaups {iSgs) xiv. Lth. Next
morn I met her aunt . . . And soon we fell a-havering, McNeill
Preston (c. 1805'! 82. SIk. When the doited auld body begins
haverin about himsel, he's deaf to a' thing else, Chr. North
Nodes (ed. 18561 HI. 54. Gall. They were self-respectin' men,
an' nae ranters haiverin' oot o' their heids, Crockett Stkkit Min.
(1893) 102. N.Cy.i Nhb. When sitting cosy wi' his dearie. To
joke and haver, Strang Earth Fiend (1892) 3. Cum. Fergusson
Northmen (1856' ; Hiding away o' neuks an' corners, an' whisper-
ing an' havering, Linton Silken Thread (iBSo) 277; Cum.'"
[Sentimental persons have been havering this week about the
execution of one of the Crewe murderers, Sat. Review (,1890)
428, col. r.]
Hence (i) Havered, ppl. adj. spoken at random or
desultorilj'; (2)Haverer,s6. a foolish talker; (3) Havering,
ppl. adj. chattering, nonsense-talking, nonsensical.
(i) Edb. I tak' my station An' hears ilk haver'd hale oration,
Forbes Poems (1812) 5. (2) Arg. Go in-bye. haverer, and — oh,
my heart I Munro Lost Pibroch (i8g6) 185. (3') Sc. Gae 'wa, ye
haverin cuddie, Jokes (iBSg) 2nd S. 57. Frf. Oh baud yer tongue,
ye haiverin eediot, Inglis Ain Flk. (1895; 172. Ayr. Toddling
home from the town-hall wi' goggling een and havering tongues,
Galt Provost (1822) xliii. Edb. Ye're a pair of havering idiots.
Mom Mansie Waiich (1828) xxiii. Gall. ?Averin, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824I 35, ed. 1876.
2. To hesitate and make much ado about doing anything ;
to be lazy at work.
Bnff.' Ye needna be haiverin' that wye aboot gain' haim [escort-
ing home] wee the lassie. The hail height o' the day, he did
naething but haiver at 's wark.
3. sb. pi. Foolish talk, chatter, nonsense. Rarely in s/«^^.
Sc. Dinna deave the gentleman wi' your havers, .Scott Redg.
(1834) Lett, x; A long palaver Is nothing but a blether or a haver,
Leighton IVds. 1869) 5. Sh.I. Ta tak up da half o' da time wi'
my ain clash an' havers, Stewart Talcs (18921 37. Cai.' BnlT.
Ye're sure in jest, Gie o'er sic havers, Taylor Poems (1787) 64.
Abd. They internipt 'im wi' a' kin" o' haivers, Alexander Johnny
Gibb (1871 ; xviii. Frf. Tell us not to talk havers when we chide
her, Barrie M. Ogilvy (1896) 87. Per. Ye'll no mind the havers
of an auld dominie, Ian Maclaren Brier Bush (1895') 27. Fif. It's
a' platform havers, McLaren Tibbie (1894) 84. Dmb. I've seen a
gude deal in the 'Witness' and ither papers about Non-intrusion
and sic like havers. Cross Disruption 1,1844 ii. Ayr. Wi' claivers
an' haivers Wearing the day awa. Burns Answer to Verses (1787)
St. I. Lnk. I haena the time for sic havers, Nicholson Idylls
J1870' 65. Edb. To show his wares an' town-bred airs, An' hae a
haver wi' the lasses. Maclagan Poems (1851) 315. Slk. Hush
your havers, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 47. Dmf. The
turn o' nicht when havers fail, Reid Poems (1894') 30. Gall. The
town's fouk wi' their havers About him raise sic lies and clavers,
Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814) 61, ed. 1897. Kcb. They never
talked naething but haivers, Armstrong Ingleside (1890) 149.
Wgt. The haivers o' some Councillors dinna meet the approval o'
decent fowk generally, Fraser IVigtoun (1877) 186. Ant.
(W.H.P. \ N.Cy.i Nhb. Hoots, man ; ye've come to t'wrang
customer wi' havers like yon, 5. Tyncdale Stud. (1896) No. vi ;
A rambling or wandering storj' (R.6.H.); An auld wives' haver,
Donaldson Poems (1809) 134; Nhb.i. Cum.* ? Ken. You are
talking havers, A'. &' Q. (1852) ist S. v. 306.
Hence Havers, int. nonsense, rubbish.
Sc. Havers ! that is what no mortal man can do, Steel Rowans
(1895^ 201. Frf. Havers! I'm no' to be catched with chaflf, Barrie
M. Ogilvy (1896) 78. Per. Havers, man, ye dinna mean tae say
they pack beds and tables in boxes, Ian Maclaren A'. Carnegie
(1896) 163. Gall. Hoots, haivers; I'll never believe that, Crockett
Bog-Myrtle (1895) 200. Cum. Havers! The lass hasn't a full
thousand, Linton Silken Thread \i8So) 290.
4. A piece of folly ornonsense ; a whim, piece of foolish-
ness.
Abd. Fat haiver's this 't ye've ta'en i' yer heid noo- Ale.\ander
Johnny Gibb (1871) xvi. Per. To ca' your crackit quaver Melodious
noo is juist a haver. Halieurton Horace ^i886) 53. Frf. Dinna
fash j'ourscls. It's juist a haver o' the grieve's, Barrie Licliis
(1888) X. Fif. What kind o' haver is this noo ? Robertson Provost
(1894) 124 ; A' men o' sense will ca't a haver Throughout a' Fife,
Douglas Poems (18061 37. s.Sc. Be na angry at this haver. T.
Scott Poems (1793 362. Rnf. Whilk at the best is but a haiver
O' rhymin' ware, Clark Rhymes 11842) 26. Lnk. To splutter
some "disjointed haver, Deil's Hallowe'en (1856) 48. Lth. Fu' lang
had he hirpled aboot her. And mony a haver had said, M''Neill
Preston (c. 1895) 85.
5. A stupid, chattering person ; a lazy, idle fellow. Also
in pi. form.
Bnff.' He's a mere haiver wee 's wark. Per. Puir Mr. Peattie
o' Muirton is juist a holy haver — He's a puir, bletherin body, Fer-
GUssoN I'lll. Poet ^1897) 25. Nhb.' A havers is an incoherent or
garrulous person.
6. Hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person
who hesitates. Also in pi. form.
Bnff.' Nae mair o' yir haivers. Awa ye go an' deet at ance, an'
hae deen wee't. He's a mere haiver o' a cheel.
HAVER, HAVERDEPAZE, see Aver, sb., Haiver,
Haviour, Avoirdupois.
HAVERDRU., sb. Chs.' The daftbdil, Narcissus
Psriido-narcissiis.
HAVEREL, sb.. adj. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks.
Also Nrf Also written haiverel Cai.' N.I.' ; haiveril
Nhb.' : haivrel Lth. ; haveral(l Sc. : haveril Sc. Ant.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' Yks. Nrf; haverill n.Yks.^ ; havrel Sc.
Nhb.' Cum.' ; hav'ril Cum. ; and in forms ? aivril Bnft'.' ;
hovrel Cum.' [h)ev3ril, h)e-v-rl.] 1. sb. A stupid,
half-witted person ; a talkative, garrulous person ; a fool.
See Haver, v.
Sc. It was only the New Inn, and the daft havrels, that they
caa'd the Company, that she misliked, Scott St. Ronan (i824^xv.
Cai.',Bnff.' Abd. To screen wi' palaver some haverel's miscarriage,
Cadenhead Bon ^ceocrf (1853' 213. Per. Ilka daft-like clash at
ony donnart haverel may set rinnin', Cleland Inchbraeken (1883)
186. w.Sc. Sit down, ye hungry haveral that j-e are, Carrick
Laird of Logan (18351 86. Fif. It's surely no cannj- for an auld,
doited haverel to be the first the bairn should meet, Robertson
Provost (1894) 57. e.Fif. Spak' not only for hersel' but for anither
half-score o' ordinary haverils, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xxix.
Ayr. He . . . will no fail to take the law o' [him] for a haveral,
Galt Entail (1823) viii. Lth. Gley'd Sawnie, the haivrel, he met
me yestreen, Macneill Poc^ IVks. (1801) 207, ed. 1856. e.Lth. I
thocht him little better nor an auld haveril. Hunter /. Imvick
(1895I 40. Dmf. A lump of an old woman, half haveral, half
genius, Carlvle Lett. (Aug. 30, 1843^. Gall. Though mony a
haverall they hae bred, Mactaggart Eneycl. (1824) 40, ed. 1876.
Wgt. Whun there's nae gossipin' haverils tae hear us, Fraser
HAVEREL
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HAW
WigtotvH (1877^ 348. n.Ir. (D.A.S.), N.I.i Ant. Balhninia Obs.
(1892^ ; (W.H.P.) n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.) ; N.Cy.i Nhb.
Loodly the haverils war tawkin, Allan Tyuesirte Siigs. (ed. i8gi)
488 ; Nhb.' Cum. A wutless bit hav'ril, Rayson Misc. Poems
(1858) 62 ; Cum.' Yks. This missis he's getten is nobbut a
haveril, Macquoid Doris Banigli (1877) viii. n.Yks.'* Nrf. Aic/i.
(1879) VIII. 170.
Hence (i) Ha veral-hash, sb. a silly, nonsensical person ;
a fool ; {2) Haverelism, sb. a habit of foolish, nonsensical
talking.
( i) Lnk. A haveral-hash, wi' head as saft as a cahoutchie ba',
Nicholson Idylls (1870') 121. (2I Ayr. Jenny had more of a
thorough-going haverelism about her, Galt Laird.-; (1826J i.
2. crdj. Foolish, silly, nonsensical ; talking foolishly.
Sh.I. Blinkin' her een wi' dehcht whin some haveril chap wis
makin' a fiiil o' her, Stewart Tnlrs (1892) 35. Per. You're wrang
in 3'our guessing, you haverel lout, Stewart Cltarncter {iB^i) 19.
Dmb. It's no a right kind o' hive ye have for me ava, butt just a
haveral notion. Cross Disruption (1844) xxxii. Rnf. Ca'd me a
hav'rel tyke, Picken Poems i i8i3'> I. 194. Ayr. Poor hav'rel Will
fell aff the drift, Burns Halloween (1785) St. 4. Lnk. Gae wa, gae
wa, ye hav'rel sheep! Watson Poems (1853') 15. Edb. Ye've
lear'd to crack sae crouse, ye haveril Scot. Fergusson Poems
(1773) 183, ed. 1785. Peb. Her haveral daughter . . . Stood near,
Liniottn Green (1685) 61, ed. 1817. Slk. But haverel Meg, as they
called her, Hogg Tales (1838) 73, ed. 1866. Gall. I . . . cursed my
life Wi' tap o' a' things maist unchancy — A haverel wife, Nichol-
son Poc/. Jf'fc. (1814) 155, ed. 1897. N.I.i Nhb. A haveril tyke kept
b3' the family ... as a fool, Denham Tracts (ed. 1892) I. 273.
3. V. To talk nonsense ; to make a fool of; to chaff.
Ayr. Some ne'er-do-weel clerks were seen gaffawing and
haverelling with Jeanie, Galt P)0!'05V (18221 x.xxviii. Nhb. Aw
yence was hav'rel'd i' my day, Robson Bards of Tyne (1849) 151.
HAVEREL, see Haiver.
HAVEREN.si. Sc. A sloven. Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776^ Gl.
HAVERING, HAVERON, see Haver, sb.", Haiver.
HAVERN, adj. Bdf Same as Avern (q.v.).
HAVEY-CAVEY, adv. and adj. Cum. Yks. Lan. Der.
Not. Lin. Nhp. Also in forms eyvy-keyvy \v. Yks. ; havey-
quavey sw.Lin.'; havey-scavey Lakel.'^ Cum.; havy-
skavy Cum.' ; heavely-keavely Der.^ nw.Der.' ; heavy-
ceavy Yks. ; heevy-skeevy Cum. ; heighvy-keighvy
Lan.; heivy-keivy w.Yks.' Nhp.' ; heyvy-keyvy e.Lan.' ;
hevy-skevy Cum.' ; hivie-skivy Lin.; hivy-skivy e.Yks.';
hivy-skyvy n.Lin.' [h)e"vi-ke'vi, eivi-kei'vi.] 1. adv.
Unstead}', trembling in the balance ; uncertain, undeter-
mined, doubtful, wavering, precarious. Also used attrib.
Yks. It was heavy ceavy whether I came or not (M.N. 1. w.Yks.
T'weddin' question remained heivy-keivy in his mind fur sum
months. Hartley Clock Aim. (1874) 40 ; That miln chimli lewks
rayther eyvy-keyvy (.^.B.) ; w.Yks.'; w.Yks.^ A young man
who was vevy ill was said to be in a very have^'-cavey state,
tottering between life and death. Lan. Sich heighvy-keighvy
pickhawms, Clegg Sketcbes (1895) 397. e.Lan.', Der. 2, nw.Der.'
Not. Grose (1790I. Nhp.' Confined to the n. part of the county.
2. All in confusion, ' higgledy-piggledj'' ; helter-skelter.
Lakel.^ Throw them in havey-scavey. Cum. All havey skavey
and kelavey, Anderson Ballads ed. 1808) 14; Now heevyskeevy
off they set to the kurk, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 7 ; Gl.
(1851) ; Cum.', e.Yks.' w.Yks. Mi heead's all eyvy-keyvy this
mornin' (.^. B.). Lin. The bull is turned out of the Alderman's
house, and then hivie skivy, tag and rag, men, women, and
children . . . running after him with their bull clubs, Butcher
Sitrvey (1717) 77, in Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1813) I. 483. n.Lin.'
3. Phr. to be on the havey-quavey, to be on the inquiry,
questioning and doubting. Also used as v.
sw.Lin.' I've been rather on the havey-quavey after a little place
at Eagle. We've been havey-quaveying after it some time.
4. adj. Drunken.
w.Yks.' Because a person in this state is on the equipoise.
HAVIER, see Haver, sb.''
HAVIL, sb. Irel. A temporary structure made of
wooden standards for a cart-shed, and covered with a
stack of hay on the top. Ant. Ballymena Obs. (1892).
HA VILER, sb. Lon. Ken. Sus. Also in forms havel
Sus. ; havill Lon. A small kind of crab. Cf heaver, s6.'
Lon. A small species [of crab] . . . known by the French as
VEtnlle, and called in some parts of our country grubbin, or
crabbin, . . in London havill, Illus. Land. News 1 1857') 70. Ken.
Cooper Gl. (1853). Sus. Grose (1790); The male is a 'Jack
Havel' and the female a 'Jenny Havel' (F.E.S.) ; Sns.'*
HAVING, ppL adj. and sb. Sc. Irel. Yks. Chs. Der.
War. Also in form hewing n.Yks.^ 1. pj>/. adj.
Greedy, acquisitive ; miserly, penurious.
w.Ir. A gosthering, spending, having brood they are and always
have been. Lawless Grania (1892, I. pt. 11. ii. s.Chs.' Der. A'
talked o' his back-rent ; . . he's a very having man, Verney Stone
Edge (1868) xxi. nw.Der.' War. Mrs. Deane . . . was proud and
havirfg enough, Geo. Ehot Floss (i860) I. 93. [An avaricious
person is very ' having,' Jefferies Hdgrozc. (1889) 188.]
2. sb. pi. Possessions.
Dmf. vJam.), Yks. (C.C.R.) n.Yks.^ I wad nowther hev him
nor his hevvings.
3. pi. Dress, garments.
Abd. Ye'll tak this angel sweet And dress with havins for your
mistress meet, Ross Helenore (1768) 126, ed. 1812.
HAVINGS, sb. pi. Obs. or ohsol. Sc. Also written
haivens, haivins, havens, havins. Manners, behaviour.
Cf havance.
Sc. I think the Quaker has smitten me with his ill-bred
havings, Scott Rtdg. (1824") xx. Abd. Ye've fairly tint a' sense
o' shame; Ye'rc haivens, lad's, uncommon. Cock Strains (1810)
II. 64. Frf. Excuse The havins of a hamely muse, Beattie
Arntia (c. 1820) 45, ed. 1882. Rnf. A rebuke from the mothers
for our want of havens would calm us down, Gilmour Pen Flk.
(1873) 29. Ayr. To pit some havins in his breast. Burns Death
of Poor Mailie, 1. 46: (J.M.) Lnk. A rattle-skull, Wha's neither
mense nor havens. Watt Poems (1827) 67. Lth. Wha wad gar
the lasses wait. That had o' havins ony ? Bruce Poems (1813) II.
63. Edb. Forgie The little 'bavin's that ye see i' me, Learhont
Po«i»js(i79i) 312. Rxb. What! has the wretch nae havins better !
A. Scott Poems (ed. 1808) 45.
[The inerie speiche, fair hauingis, hie renoun Of thame,
Douglas Pal. Hon. (1501), ed. 1874, 44.]
HAVIOUR, sh. Sc. Yks. Chs. Also in form haver
w.Yks.^"* Chs."'^ [h)evj3(r, h)e-v3(r.] Behaviour; pi.
manners, gen. used in a good sense.
Abd. Shirrefs Poems (1790) Gl. Lnk. Ramsay Gentle Shep.
(1725) Gl., Scenary ed. w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703) ; w.Yks.^
He's no havers at all ; w.Yks." Chs.'^ ; Chs.^ To be on one's
haviours, is to be on one's good behaviour. s.Chs.' Naay, dhen,
yi miin bey upon' yijr ai-v_vur wel dhii mes'turlz iibuwt [Nal,
then, ye mun bey upon yur haviour whel the mester's abowtj.
[Her heavenl}' haveour, her princely grace, Spexser
Sh. Kal. (1579) IV. 66.]
HAVLINS, see Halflins.
HAVOC, sb. Sc. Also Som. 1. Waste.
w.Scm.' Vers' common. Zee what havoc you be makin way
the hay ; there 'tis a-littered all the way in from the rick.
2. Coinp. Havoc-burds, large flocks of small birds which
flj' about the fields after harvest.
Gall. The3' are of difi'erent sorts, though all of the linnet tribe.
' Whunlinties ' form the greatest number, M.^vctaggart Encycl.
(1824) 256, ed. 1876.
HAVVER, see Haver, sb?. However.
HAW, sb} Var. dial, forms and uses in Sc. and Eng.
I. Dial, forms : (i) Ah, (2) Ahzy, (3) Airsen, (4)
Awsen, (5) Haa, (6) Haave, (7) Haaze, (8) Haiv, (9)
Halve, (10) Harsy, (11) Harve, (12) Hav, {13) Have,
(14) Hawse, (15) Hawsen, (16) Hawve, (17) Hay, (18)
Howe. See Hag, sb.''-
(I, 2) Oxf. (G.O.l, Oxf.' (3) Glo.l Fat airsens. (4) Glo.
(S.S.B.^i (5) Nhb. Mony hips, mony haas, Mony blaas, mony
snaas. Old prov. (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.», Cum.', Ess. (W.W.S.) (6)
Dev. Th' vish be za thick as haaves, Pulman Sketches (1842) loi,
ed. 1871. \i) Ken. (G.B.), Ken.' (8) w.Som.' We be gwain to
have a hard winter, the haivs be so plenty. (9) Ken. (G.B.), Ken.'
Som. Friend Gl. (1882). Dev." (10) Ess. (B. & H.) (it1 n.Ess.,
Ken.' (12 Dor.' (13) Ken. (W.F.S.) Tio-e. w.Gasette \?e\>. 1^^
1889) 7, col. I. Dev." (14I Suf. (15) Glo. ( S.S.B.) ; Baylis
Illus. Dial. (1870). (16') se.'Wor.' (17.1 s.Not. Let's gether some
hays from the hedge (J.P.K.). Nhp.^ (18) Shr.=, Suf.'
II. Dial, meanings. 1. In coiiip. (i) Haw berry, the
fruit of the hawthorn, Cialnegiis O.ryacantha, a haw ; (2)
•buss, a hawthorn-tree; (3) -gaw, see (i); (4) -stones,
the hard 'stones' or seeds contained in the haw; (5)
•tree, see iz).
HAW
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HAWCH
(i) Edb. Whar the red liips and hawberries hing In clusters,
Maclagan Poems (1851) 20. Chs.' ; Chs.3 There is a legend that
for several days before the Battle of Blore Heath, there arose
each morning out of the foss, three mermaids, who announced
* Ere yet the Hawberry assumes its deep red, Embued shall this
heath be with blood nobly shed.' (2) Dmf. We had nae sutten lang
aneath the haw-buss, till we heard the loud laugh of fowk riding,
Cro.mek Rentniiis ^1810 298. (3) Sur. (^4) Gall. Bluchtans . . .
are hollowed [mugwort] tubes ; boys blow haw-stones and what
not out of them : hence the name, M.\ctaggart £«(r>'f/. (1834) 76,
ed. 1876 ; Well kno« n. When I was a boy we used to blow
stones from the hawthorn berries from the hedges ; the tubes or
blow-pipes we used were made of bore-tree (S.R.C.). (5: Ayr.
Busking our bonny hawtree, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892)
1 75. Lnk. Yon bonnie haw-tree That blossoms aye tairer. Lemon
i7. Mimgo (1844) 43. Lth. Sweet bloom'd the bonny spray O' the
haw-tree, Bruce Poems (1813) II. 93. Dmf. 'Side the green haw-
tree, Cromek Remains (1810) 51. Nhb.' Glo. Those are the
awsen-trees then (S.S.B.).
2. Phr. a haivyear, a year in which haws abound.
Sc. .■\ haw year A snaw year, Cheales Piov. Flk-Lorc, 22. Cum.*
3. The hawthorn-tree, Crataegus Oxyacantha.
Slk. Sweetly blows the haw an' the rowan tree, Hogg Poems
(ed. 1B65) 412. Dmf. Thocht cam' thick as drift at Yule Aneth
that hoary haw, Reid Poems \ 1894' 59.
4. A hip, the fruit of the dog-rose, Rosa cain'iia.
Dor. li'. Gazette f^Feb. 15, 1889) 7. col, r.
HAWjSA.^ Shr.e.An. Ken.Hmp.Dor.Dev. Also in form
hav Dor.' Dev.* n.Dev. (Hall.) [6.] The ear of oats.
See Aw, sb.
e.An.' Suf. Sa'ence Gossij* (1883') 1 13. e.Suf. (F.H.), Ken., Hmp.
i^B. & H.) Dor.i The woats be out in hav. Dev.^, n.Dev. (Hall.)
Hence Hawed, adj., see below.
Shr.2 When oats are well headed, having shot their heads from
the stem and begun to swell and ripen, they are said to be hawed.
The term is not applied to any other kind of grain. n.Dev. Oats
when planted are said to be haved Hall.\
HAW, 5i.3 Obs. or obsol. Yks. Nhp. Brks. Suf. Ess.
Ken. 1. A small piece of land adjoining a house,
a close ; a small yard or enclosure.
Yks. Leeds Merc. Siififil. (July 11, 1896). Ken. Ray (1691) ; A
hemp haw, a bean-haw i^K. 1 ; Lewis /. Tenet (1736); By some
the houses themselves are called haws (^P.R., ; Ken.'^
2. A small wood or coppice ; a dwelling enclosed by
woods ; a depression in a wood.
Nhp.': Nhp. 2 Used in conjunction with some other word. Swine-
haw, West-haw, &c. Brks.', e.Suf. F.H.)
[1. Ther was a polcat in his hawe, Chaucer C. T. c.
855. OE.Iiaga, an enclosure (Earle C/iaifers, Ci.).]
HAW, s'j." Lan.' [o.] In phr. a/l 0/ a /lazi', all on one
side, out of the perpendicular.
HAW, adj. Obs. or obso/. Sc. Also in form hawee Sh.I.
Of a bluish-grej- or pale-green colour; livid, pale, wan.
Sc. Wi' haggit ee, and haw as death, The auld spae-man did
stand, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 236; Like moonshine on
the icy loch. Thin, cauld, and haw to see, ib. 242. Sh.I. He's
wrate a sicht mair, an' apo' boonie hawee blue paper tu, Sh. News
May 15, 1897,. n.Sc. Thro' and thro' the bonny ship's side He
saw the green haw sea. Child Ballads (1885) II. 28. Abd. Twa
shepherds ... as haw as death, Ross Helenore (1768^ 22, ed. 1812.
Per. His eyes turn'd as a sullid glass. And like haw clay his
hands and face. Smith Poems ^ 17141 5, ed. 1853.
[Crownit with garlandis all of haw see hewis, Douglas
Eneados (1513), ed. 1874, \i. 122. OE. hwwi, also liawi,
azure (Sweet O.E.T. 596).]
HAW, ;•/;/.' Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Lei. Nhp.
War. Won Shr. Glo. Oxf. Som. Dev. Also in forms au
Lei.' ; aw w.Yks. Chs.' nw.Der.' w.Wor.' se.Wor.' Glo.'
Dev.' ; awe Oxf.' ; ha e.Dur.' ne.Lan.' ; haa Cum.' ; hah
w.Yks. ne.Lan.' ; haugh s.Lan. [h)9, h)a.] 1. A call to
horses or cattle to turn to the left, towards the driver.
Cum.' '^s.v. Ho . w.Yks. (H.V. , wr.Yks.^, ne.Lan.', s.Lan.
(W.H.T.) Chs. Morton Cyclo. (1863) ^s.v. Horses^ ; Chs.',
nw.Der.', Lei.' Nhp.' Used to all the horses in a team, except
the fore-horse. War.3 w.Wor.' Aw ! aw ! a call to cows. se.Wor.'
Shr.' To the pin-horse and shafter, with a rise of pitch on the
latter part of the vowel (s.v. Waggoners' Words) ; Shr.^, w.Som.'
Dev. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 179. nw.Dev.' [Aw makes Dun
draw, Ray Prov. (ed. 1678} 95. '
2. Comb, (i) Haw-back, a call to horses or cattle to turn
back ; (2) -come 'ere, a call to horses to turn completely
round to the left ; (3) -waay, -wee, or -woy, a call to
horses to turn to the left, towards the driver ; (4) -whoop
or -woop, {a) see (3) ; (6) a call to horses to go on; (51
•woe, see (3) ; (6) -wut or awitt, (a) see (3) ; {b) a call
made to attract the attention of cows.
^i) Oxf.' When a carter has a team and waggon in a road too
narrow to turn, he shuts out all the horses but the thiller, and
'backs' him b\' taking hold of the • mullin ' and pushing him
backwards, and says to the horse 'Awe back,' 71/S. fl</rf. w.Som.'
^2) Chs.' (3) e.Dur.' w.Yks. The Wilsden form is ' Aw-wee ! '
Leeds Merc. Siippl. June 20, 1891). (4, n) Shr.' J>) Glo.' (5)
w.Yks. H.V.) (^6, rt) Oxf.' ,i; Dev.3
HAW, int?^ Yks. Lin. Ken. [5.] An exclamation of
surprise or contempt.
w.Yks. Haw ! t'wife says tha'rt hungry, Binns Orig. (1889) No.
i. 2 ; w.Yks. 5 ' Can one du it ? ' ' Haw aye ' ^s.v. How . n.Lin.'
Jaanie Smith hes gotten tine i' her talk ; . . when ony body says
oht to her she duzn't saay ' haw ' as we do ; she says, ' Well, j'ou
'stonish me.' Ken. Look haw look (K.'i.
HAW,seeHaU,56.', Har(r, Haugh, Ho, v., Uow,sb.\adv.
HAWBAW, sb. Yks. Lin. Also in form hawby Yks.
[9'bo, -bi.] 1. A stupid, clumsj' fellow, a lout ; a coarse,
vulgar lad. Cf. hawbuck.
w.Yks.' n.Lin. Never mind the shavings, you silly hawbaw,
Peacock M. Heron (,1872) II. 114; n.Lin.'
2. Impudence ; pert, saucy speaking.
m.Lin. If ah've eny moore o' y'r haw baw ah s'll mek you laugh
tolhor side o' y'r imperdent j-oung faace (T. H.R. \
HAWBOY, sb. Yks. A wooden double-reed wind
instrument of high pitch ; a hautboy.
e.Yks. When tiiey tooted the hawboy, an Billy ga mooth,
Nicholson Plk-Sp. 1 1889I 40.
[Fr. Iiaiitbois, ' instrument a vent, qui donne des sons
clairs d'une grande douceur' (H.\tzfeld).]
HAWBUCK, sb. In gen. dial, and colloq. use in Eng.
and Amer. Also in forms aubuck n.Yks. m.Yks. ; haa-
buck Nhb.'; hobuck Cum.*; hoe-buck w.Yks.' [hj9'-,
hla'buk, -bak.] A clumsy fellow, lout ; a countrj^ bump-
kin, a ' chaw-bacon ' ; a noisy, rough, turbulent j'oung
man. Cf. hawbaw.
Nhb.' Cura. For fear some hawbuck tek't i' his head To brake
us weel, Stagg ./l/iif. Po<'Hi5 :ed.i8o7) 146; Cum.'' Wm. En' than,
a girt hawbuck, away did he sneak, Blez.^rd Sngs. (1848) 35.
n.Yks. Onybody ma see 'at yon's a cuntry aubuck (W.H.) ;
n.Yks.'2^ ne.Yks.l e.Yks. He's a great haw-buck (W\ss A.);
e.Yks.', m.Yks. (W.P.), m.Yks.' w.Yks. Lunnon fowks owt not
to want tu mak country hawbucks on us, To.M Treddlehoyle
Bairnsla Ann, .'1852) 46; w.Yks.'^as^ Lan.', n.Lan.', ne.Lan.'
n.Lin. Suiton IVds. vi88i) ; n.Lin.', Lei.', Nhp.' War.' A young
man, who in dress or manners imitated in some degree the rank
above him, or who affected some foppishness. I have only heard
it applied to young farmers or yeomen, or the sons of rural
tradesmen. Hmp.', w.Som.' n.Dev. Sorrow is making a hawbuck
of me, KiNGSLEY Westivard Ho (1855) 47, ed. 1889. [Amer. Dial.
Notes {iSg6) I. 418.]
HAWCH, V. Glo. Som. Dev. Also in forms hatch-
Dev.' ; hoach Glo. [otj.] 1. To eat badlj' ; to make a
loud noise with the lips or mouth in eating.
w.Som.' Where's thee larn thy manners? Why's-n shut thy
girt trap, not bide and hauchy, like a girt fat pig. n.Dev. When
tha com'st to good tackling, thee unt poochee and hawchee, E.vm.
Scold. 1,1746) 1. 188 ; Horae Subsecivae (1777 206.
2. Phr. to hoach and haw, to hawk and spit.
Glo. Horae Siibsectz'ae (1777) 206 ; Grose (.179°) ^f-^- <"^'i- (M.)
3. Comb, (i) Hawch-(a)-mouth, {a) one who 'hawks'
and spits, /ig. a foul-mouthed, blustering person, one who
talks indecently ; also used attrib.; ib) one who makes
much noise in eating ; (2) Hawch-mouthed, coarse,
vulgar, or profane in speech, blustering, bullj-ing.
(i, <() Glo. Grose (1790 MS. add. {M.) w.Som.' Dev.' Not
in present use, but in years gone by it \vas a word commonly
used at and in the neighbourhood of Parracombe. It really
meant a person who talked incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner,
using obscene and oftensive language, mingled with foul epithets.
n.Dev. A gottering hawchamouth theng, E.rm. Scold. (1746) 1. 187 ;
Horae Subsecii'ae (1777) 206; Grose (1790). {b) w.Som.' (2)
HAWDOD
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HAWKATHRAW
w.Som.i He ! you never did'n come 'cross a more rougher,
hawchemouthcder, cussin, girt bully in all your born da^'s. Dev.
I 'opes our Anna Maria won't graw up sich a hatchmouthed maid
as Amy Keslake is, Hewett Pens. Sp. (1892) ; 'E weer that hatch-
mouthed that volks shivered tu 'ear 'im talk, Phillpotts Z?«r/;;;oo)-
(1895) 196, ed. 1896.
HAWDOD, sb. Obs. Yks. The blue cornflower,
Ceiilaiirea Cyaiius. See Haw, adj.
Yks. 8th May, 1730. He also told me that in the fields in
summer, there grows a flower call'd hawdods, which with a touch
will bend down as if they had broken, HoBSONZ)i'n)y (Surtees Soc.)
296 in (B. Sc H.). We know of no plant having this peculiarity
(B. & H.). [Hawdod hath a blewe floure, and a fewe lytle leaves,
and have fyve or syxe braunches floured on the top and groweth
commonly in rje upon leane grounde, Fitzherbert Husbandly
(1534).]
HAWFER, HAWFISH, see Aver, sb., Awvish.
HAWFLE, HAWFLIN, see Haffle, v.. Halflin(g.
HAW-GAW, sb. Sc. (Jam. Snppl.) Also written hau-
gaw ; and in form hauka. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A rag or refuse gatherer, a midden-raker.
HAWGH, see Haugh, Hawk, v.^
HAWICK GILL, />//>-. Sc. A measure of ale or spirits,
containing half an English pint. See Gill, 5^.' 2.
So. And weel she loo'd a Hawick gill, Herd Co//. Sags. (1776)
II. 18 ; A Hawick gill is a double gill, so named from the town of
Hawick, 16. Gt. s.Sc. Bring 's a Hawick gill, An' here's to Hawick's
bonnie lasses! Watson Bards (1859) lai. Lth. Come hostess,
bring's a Hawick gill. An' to his health a glass Til fill, Bruce
Poems (1813) II. 133. Edb. If her ye'd gien a Hawick gill. She
might been leal, Liddle Poems (1821) 29.
HAWING, ppl. adj. ? Obs. Sc. Resounding, guiding,
directing.
When they chance to mak a brick Loud sound their hawing
cheers, A. Scott Poems (1805) 54 (Jam.).
HAWK, sb.^ Sh.I. Or.I. Irel. Wm. Der. Lin. e.An.
Also in form halk- S. & Ork.' 1. In comb, (i) Hawk's-
bill bramble, the blackberry, Ritbits fruticosus ; (2)
-'s cud, the cast of a hawk, a pellet of undigested food
thrown up by a hawk ; (3) -hen, a hen formerly de-
manded from each house for the support of the royal
hawks ; (4) -spaun, a tall, ungainly woman ; (5) -studyin,
the steady hovering of hawks over their prey before
pouncing upon it.
(I) e.An. (B. & H.) (2) Der. Comh. Mag. (1865) XII. 41. (3)
Sh.I. To feed these birds [hawks for the use of the King], a hen
was demanded from every house ; or (as it is called) from every
' reek,' under the name of hawk-hens, Hibbert Desc. Sli. I. (1822)
134, ed. 1891 ; I know the meaning of scat and wattle and hawk-
hen, ScoTT Pirate (1822) ii. S. & Ork.i Hens falling to be
contributed for support of royal hawks when falconers went to
Orkney to procure hawks, payable and paid down to 1838 and
1839. Or.I. With xxiiij cunningis tantum skynnis for Sandisend,
and xxiiij halk hennis, Peterkin Rentals (1820) ii (Jam.). (4)
n.Lin.1 (5) Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) (Jam.).
2. Phr. (i) as hungry as a hawk, very hungry. Ant.
Ballymena Obs. (1892) ; (2) between buzzard and hawk,
neither good nor bad, nondescript. Der.^, nw.Der.*
HAWK, sA.2 Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also in forms
haak Nhb.' ; howk Nhb.' Lakel.^ Cum.* Wm. [h)9k,
hak.] L Among animals : a disease of the eye ;
gen. in pi.
Nhb. Of the eye in horses. It is a film or cataract, which may
be removed (R.O.H.) ; 'The howks,' on a pig's eye, is an
inflammation of the front external covering of the eyeball, ib. ;
Nhb.' Cum.* An inflammation of the tnentbrana nictitatts of pigs.
Wm. Affecting the eyes of store pigs in which a formation comes
over the eyes. 'Can thoo tak t'howksof our pig?' (B.K.) n.Yks.*
' Cor pig's gitten hawks i' t'een,' a filminess on the eyes ; removed
with a sharp awl. [Armitage Cattle (18B2) 184.]
2. A disease of the skin, urticaria.
Lakel.^ A disease amongst cattle and swine, followed in the
former case by sudden death unless the animal is bled. Cum. A
swelling of the ' chafts ' of cattle (J.W.O.) ; Cum." In cattle, more
commonly known here as blains, and seen about eyes, ears, neck
and vulva, and other parts of thickened skin ; in the horse the
attack comes on suddenly and appears as elastic patchy swellings
all over the body (J.H.).
VOL. III.
Hence Hawk't, ppl. adj. suffering from the disease
' hawks.' Cum.*
HAWK, sb.^ Cum. Wm. Nhp. Lon. Also in form
hawky Cum.* Wm. [h)9k.] 1. The board used by
a mason or plasterer to hold mortar: a bricklayer's hod.
Cum.*, Wm. (B.K.), Nhp.'
2. A mason's labourer, the man or boy who carries the
hod. Also in comp. Hawk-boy.
Cum." What was he onyway ? — nobbut a hawky, settin hissel
oop! Wm. He's gitten a job as hawky (B.K.). Nhp.' A boy
engaged to furnish a hawk with mortar, and carry it to his master
for use. Lon. Was a ' hawk-boy,' he said, at the plasterer's trade,
Mayhew Prisons of Lond. (1862) 424.
HAWK, si.* Sus.' A rail at the back of a wagon.
See Hack, sb.^ 18.
The corresponding rail [to the fore-summer or top rail in front
of a wagon] at the back (s.v. Fore-summer).
HAWK, v} and sb.^ In gen. dial, and colloq. use in Sc.
and Eng. Also written hauk n.Lin.' Wil. Dor.' ; hawck
Elg. ; and in forms awk s.Pem. ; haack Cum. ; haak
Nhb.' Cum.'; hake m.Yks.' ; hauch Cai.' Bnif.' Cld.
(Jam.) ; haugh Frf ; hawgh Sc. (Jam.) ; hooak e.Yks.' ;
ock- w.Yks.^ ; howk Nhb. ; oke s.Pem. [h)9k, h)ak, Sc.
also hax-] 1. v. To clear the throat from phlegm ; to
cough ; to spit. Cf hawch.
Sc. (Jam.), Cai.', Bnff.' s.Sc. The pipe it gars ye hawk and
spit, Allan Poems (1887) 23. Cld. (Jam.) e.Lth. Pechin an'
hawkin an' hoastin like an auld wife. Hunter J.Inwick (1895) 27.
N.Cy.', Nhb. (W.G.), Nhb.' Cum. Cough't an haackt an neezt a
few times, Sargisson /oc Scoap (1881) 129; He starlit teh haak
an cough as if he was makken ruddy fer anudder brust, ib. 240 ;
Cum.', e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Sheffield Indep. (1874). Lan.
Da VIES Races (1856) 233. ne.Lan.', n.Lin.', War. (J.R.W.), Shr.2
s.Pem. A's awking his throat tremendous (W.M.M.). Hnt.
(T.P.F.), Suf. (C.T.), Suf.' Ken. (G.B.) ; Ken.' He was hawking
and spotting for near an hour after he first got up. Sus. Holloway.
Wil. Slow Gl. (1892). Dor.' The men did hauk an' spet, 208,
Som. Sweetman Wincanton Gl. (1885).
Hence Hauchan, sb. the mucus expelled in clearing
the throat. Bnff.'
2. Comb, (i) Hawk-a-mouth, (2) Hawk-a-mouthed,
continually ' hawking ' and spitting ; fig. foul-mouthed,
scolding; cf. hawch-(a)-mouth, s.v. Hawch; (3) Ock-
slaver, one who foams at the mouth. Cf. hack-slaver,
sb.Z.
(i) Dev. Hawk-a-mouth-trub [a scold], Bowring Lang. (1866)
I. pt. V. 36. (2) Dev.i The very daps of her mother — another such
a haggagen, maundering, hawk-a-mouth'd trub, 7. (3) w.Yks.^
3. To expel anything from the throat by force of the
breath ; gen. with up.
Cai.' Bnff.i A bit beef stack in's craig ; but he seen haucht it
up. Cld. (Jam.)
4. To gargle. s.Pem. (W.M.M.) 5. To hesitate, to
' hum and haw,' to make much ado before doing anything.
Also with about. Cai.', Bnff.', Cld. (Jam.) Hence (i)
Hawking and swappiit, phr. failing in prosperity, in poor
worldly circumstances. Rxb. (Jam.) ; (2) — and swaupin,
phr. (a) in a state of hesitation or irresolution ; {b) in an
indifferent state of health or prosperity. Lth. (ib.)
6. To seek or wish for in vain.
s.Chs.' If a person asks another for something, which the latter
is not disposed to give, he tells the former he ' mun hawk for it.'
7. sb. An effort to clear the throat, the sound made in
clearing the throat.
Elg. I had not even given a hawck when I felt a little heat on
my cheek, Couper Tourifications (1803) I. 123. Frf. Ilk friend
and crony prin their mou, Or gies a cough or sober haugh. For
fear o' lattin out a laugh, Sands Poems (1833) 98. m.Yks.'
HAWK, v.^ Nhp.' To carry anything about un-
necessarily and with labour.
She hawked her things up all the way to London, and didn't
want them when she'd done. ' How you hawk that child about,'
when one child is trying to carry another that is too heavy for its
strength. _
HAWK, see Hack, sA.', Hock, si.'
HAWKATHRAW, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] A country wright or carpenter.
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HAWKERY-PAWKERY, sb. Yks. Deceit, unfair-
ness, trickery, hocus-pocus.
n.Yks. They take care to see that there be no hawkerypavvkery
about burning the house (I.W.).
HAWKEY, sb. Sus. A boys' game resembling
hockey ; see below.
w.Sus. Played by several boys on each side with sticks. . .
In a piece of ground with a fence at each end a line is drawn
across the middle of the ground from one side to the other; one
party stands on one side of the line, and the opposite party on the
other; and neither must over-step this boundary; but they are
allowed to reach over as far as their bats will permit to stril<e the
ball. The object is to strike the ball to the further end, to touch
the fence of the opposing party's side, when the party so striking
the ball scores one, and supposing nine to be the game, the party
obtaining that number first of course wins the game, Holloway.
Hence Hawkey-bat, sb. the stick used in the game of
' hawkey.' ib.
HAWKEY, HAWKIE, see Hockey, sb}
HAWKIE, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Also written hauky
Rnf. ; and in form hokey Cum. [h9-ki, ha'ki.] 1. A
white-faced cow ; freq. used as a general or pet name for
a cow ; also usedy?^'. Cf hawkit.
Sc. Nae mair the hawkies thou shalt milk, Ramsay Tea-Table
Misc. (1724, I. 213, ed. 1871 ; Pbroo, pbroo ! my bonnie cow,
Pbroo,hawkie! ho, hawkie ! Chambers S«^s. (1829) II. 515. Elg.
Hawky ahint the hallan main't, Couper Poeliy (1804) II. 57.
Bnff. She gaed an' milkit Hawkie, Taylor Poems (1787) 65. Abd.
Ca' hawkie throw the water : Hawkie was a wyllie beast, An'
hawkie wad no wade the water, Beattie Parings (1801) 62, ed.
1873. Frf. A scull, made up o' Hawkie's hair, Morison Poems
(1790) 22. Per. A mighty whang aflf a cream kebbuck made frae
the produce of her favourite Hawky, Stewart Character {iS^i)
Introd. 73. Fif. Hawkey now, wecl sair'd wi' food, Tennant
Papistry (1827) 112. SIg. Poor Hawkie's sisterhood That on the
mountains chew'd their cud, Muir Poems (1818) 18. Dmb. Hawkie
and Brakie met a sudden death, Taylor Poems (1827) 56. Rnf.
Hawkie no more the gate can leap, M''Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862 ;
301. Ayr. An' dawtit, twal-pint Hawkie's gaen As yell's the Bill,
Burns Add. to Deil (1785) st. 10. Lnk. Eftie's love an' Hawkie's
milk will Mak'theesoonastout wee wean, Nicholson Idylls {iS-jo)
29. e.Lth. As a ' cow's keep ' was a portion of nearly every
ploughman's wage, there was always an abundance of the 'soupe
that hawkie does afford,' Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885^ 149. Edb.
Her hireling damsels bids Glour thro' the byre, and see the hawkies
bound, Fergusson Poems (1773) 164, ed. 1785. Slk. Our wee
bit hawkie, twice had raised the hungry croon, Hogg Poems (ed.
1865) 92. Dmf. Hawky will starve in the cauld winter day,
ShennanPo«(;;s(i83i) 155. Gall.They...blamedher wee Hawkie
wi' things she ne'er saw, Kerr Maggie o' the Moss (ed. 1891) 40.
n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.) Nhb. My hearty service to your
dame, And likewise to your Hawkie ; She'll grease the bread to
cram our wame, Donaldson Poems (1809) 79 ; Nhb.' A gen. pet-
name for the cow. Cum. Linton Late Cy. (1864) 305 ; Cum." An
Dick ran on before Wi' hawkie in a string, Gilpin Sngs. 15.
2. A bull or cow having a white face ; also used a//nb.
Cum. Saul o' t'Ho, wad talk aboot nowt bit Lampla' hokey bulls,
Dickinson Lamphigh (1856) 8 ; Cum.* Formerly they had an in-
ferior breed of cattle in Swindale, near Shap, and the term 'Swin-
dale hawkie' continues to this day as applicable to a person of
inferior mental capacity. The old long-horned breed had many
of them white faces.
3. The bald coot, Fitlica atra.
Per. The coot bears on his forehead a shield pure white in
colour. . . We called it the Hawkie in my boyhood, Sword Bird Coll.
(1894) 175.
4. Fig. A stupid, clumsy fellow.
Bnff. Be gane frae me, ye dozent hawkie, Gae Iiame an* wooe
some country gawkie, Taylor Poems (1787) 57.
5. A slang name for a whore.
Rnf. Haun for nieve the hankies staun, Picken Poems ^1813^1 1. 96.
6. Comp. Hawkie-buis, a place of punishment for ill-
behaving people. Cum. (M.P.)
HAWKIT, adj. Sc. Also written haukit, hawket ;
and in forms hackit, haiked, halkit, haulket, hawked.
1. Of animals: having a white face. Cf hawkie.
Sc. And how runs the hackit greyhound bitch now? Scott
Abbot (1820) xviii ; I'll sell my rokely and my tow. My gude grey
mare and hawket cow. Chambers Sngs. (1829) I. 157. Cai.'
Bnff., Abd. Morton Cyclo. Agiic. (1863). Abd. Upo' a' fours. Like
ony haulket hummel doddystirk,GmrfH!a«/H^/«Hmi7/( 1873') 30. Frf.
She likes him just as weel I'll swear. As I do our gray hawkit mare,
Morison Poems (1790) 112. Fif. Forby her cow an' hawkit stirk,
Douglas Poems (1806) 95. Rnf. Ane halkit cow, worth tvventie
punds Scots money, Hector Jiidic. Rec. (1876) 45. Lth. The
hawkit Crummie chew'd her cude, Smith yl/o/viJnVi'n/f 1866") 187.
Slk. To spare me a lamb for a hawked ewe, Hogg Tales V1838)
404, ed. 1866.
2. Fig. Stupid, foolish.
Abd. We want Carnegie's councils now, that hawket, lucky
chiel. Anderson Rhymes (1867) 189; Some rattle-scull, 1 wad,
like Geordy Will, Or haukit Ned, . . twa, that I kenna whilk's the
greatest fool, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 87 ; (Jam.)
HAWKY, art)'. Hrt. Of the nature of a hawk, greedy,
voracious.
Gravel is of a hawky voracious nature, Ellis Pract. Farmer
(1750)98.
HAWL, HAWLE, HAWLM, HAWLSE, see Hall, sb?.
Hole, sb}. Haulm, Halse, sb?
HAWLSE, V. Obs. 'Wxf.' To lay a spirit. See
Halsen.
HAWM, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Also in forms ame
Chs.'^; aulni Der.^ nw.Der.' ; awm Chs.*; hame Chs. ;
haulm Der.'^ nw.Der.' ; haum Lan. ; helm w.Yks. Der.-
[9m, 93m.] A haft, the handle of an axe, hammer, spade,
(Sic. ; a pick-shaft.
w.Yks. Try if we cant drahve un inte t'helm, Spec. Dial. 24.
Lan. Bat . . . shaped out of a pick-haum, Brierley Cotters, xxv.
e.Lan.i Chs. Not a'that'ns — put the head of the axe hame jed
down. Sheaf (l8^8) I. 82; Chs.'; Chs.3 Th' axe ame's broke. Der.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.); Der.^. nw.Der.'
[Tirol, dial. /i<i/)ii, ' stiel ' (Schopf) ; MIIG. hahne, halm,
' handhabe, stiel ' (Lexer).]
HAWM, V.' Sc. Yks. Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Also written
haum w.Yks.s nw.Der.' Lin. ; and in forms aum Not. ;
awm w.Yks.= Chs." Not.'" Lin. sw.Lin.' [h)9m.] 1. To
waste time, to be idle ; to move about aimlessly, to loiter,
lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a
slovenly manner.
Bnff.' w.Yks." Look at him how he's hawming ; he wants
nowt to do to-day ! Chs.' ; Chs.^ What are ye awming at? Not.
(W.H.S.) ; Not.' ; Not.^ 'That idle chap is awmin' about doing
note. He's drunk and awmin' all ower d'rooad ; Not.^ s.Not.
'What's that chap awmin about that 'ow for? Is 'e drunk?'
'What are yer doing awming about theer? Get on withyerwork'
(J.P.K.). Lin. He was awming about wi' the bairn, and let her
fall of her elbow (R.E.C.) ; (J.C.W.) ; They hawmed and pawted
just like cats. Brown Lit. Laiir. (1890": 49; Miller & Skertchly
Fenlaitd {iHiQ) \v ; Lin.'.n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' Dont stand awming there.
Hence Haumgobbard, sb. a silly, clownish fellow.
w.Yks. Grose (1790) ; w.Yks.^
2. To set about a thing, to begin, move, attempt. w.Yks.°,
nw.Der.'
HAWM, i'.^ Lin. To shackle, clog, hamper.
Clear hawmed up wi' wattle guiders, i.e. by the collars pressing
his checks, Brown Lit. Laur. ( 1890") ^o, footnote.
HAWM(E, see Hame, sb.\ Haulm.
HAWMEL(L, i-i. Obs. Ken. A small close or paddock.
Lewis /. Tenet (1736) ; Grose (1790) ; Ken.'
[Haw, sb.^ + iiic/, OE. Jiid'l, a measure, freq. in comps.,
e. g. do'giiial, ful-iinTi.]
HAWMER, HAWMPLE, HAWMPO, see Hammer,
sb}, Hamble.
HAWMUS, sb. Lin.' In phr. all of a liawnms, all of a
heap. 'She stood all of a hawmus.' Cf almous, 2.
HA'WN, sb. Cor. [Not known to our correspondents.]
An oven. (J.W.) [A pron. of ME. oz™, OE. o/t'«.]
HAWN, see Hauen, Hean, sb}
HAWNIE, s6. Sc. A milk-vessel, made of wood.
Lth. The cooper had before him milk dishes of all kinds — leglins,
cogs, hawnies, &c,, Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885) 109; The
' hawnie ' had a handle, and is used largely in the feeding of
calves I A.W.).
HA WPS, sb. Yks.'^ ne.Lan.' Also written haups
ne.Lan.' [ops.] A tall, awkward person. Cf awp(s,56.°2.
HAWS(E, see Halse, sb}
HAWSE
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HAY
HAWSE, v} Lan. Also written hause. To prepare ;
to attempt, try ; to offer. See Oss.
If he hauses t'be obstropilous, lie shall smell at this timber,
Brierley JVavciIo-cV (1863J 216, ed. 1884 ; It wer th' furrestthaut
e' maw 3'ed us cvvur aw shud hause fur to may onuther, Ormerod
FtUey fyo Rachdc (1851) Pief. 7, ed. 1864 ; Dun yoa think aw wur
hawsin t'steight it ? Staton B. Slnillk, 61 ; As Pee wur hawsin
t'bid Patty good neet, ib. Loominaiy (c. 1861) 95.
HAWSE, V.' Lan. With up : to raise, lift or poke up.
Then come the opportunity — to give her Ivitchcn fire one of her
favorite ' hawsins up,' Donaldson Tooth Drawin\ 7.
[Bomilcar . . . having sea-rourne, halsed up sailes,
Holland Livy {1600) 568. Fr. Iiaiisser, to raise (Cotgr.) ;
OFr. Iwucicr, halcicr (Hatzfeld).]
HAWSE, V? Pern. To gossip. s.Pem. Laws Little
Eiig. (1888) 420.
HAWSE, see Haw, sb}
HAWSEMAN, sb. Nrf. One of the crew of a fishing-
boat.
Used by wherry-men on the broads (E.G. P.); The master, mate,
hawseman, wheelman, net-roper, and me, lived aft in the cabin
(of the herring fishing-boat\ Emerson Son of Fens ^1892) 58;
One of the crew of a fishing boat, i.e. a boat engaged in catching
herrings by drifting with nets. He is a superior member of the
crew and stands forward \vhen shooting the nets. When the
nets are hauled the hawseman again goes forward and casts off
the rope and lets go the 'tizzard' (a rope from the ship to the
warp). When the nets are pulled alongside he unbends the
seizings and passes them to the net-roper. After that the hawse-
man helps to salt the herrings in the wings (P.H.E.).
HAWSEN, sb. Sh.L The curved board near the bow
or stern of a fishing-boat.
'Ye see,' William answer'd, pointin' ta da hawsen, 'whaur yon
rive is,' Sli. News (Dec. 17, 1898); Second or third from the
keel (J.I.i.
HAWSEN, HAWST, see Halsen, Haw, sb.\ Hazen,
Hoast, sb.^
HAWTANE, nr/y. Obs. Sc. Haughty. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (C.)
[Swa hawtane and dispitous, Barbour Bruce (1375) i.
196. Fr. hautaiii, haughty (Cotgr.).]
HAWTH, sb. Sus. Also in iorm both Sus.^ [p)?.]
1. Gorse or furze, Ulex europaeus. Also in comp. Hawth-
bush.
(S.P.H.); Lower S.ZfowHS (1854) 152; He would throw himself
backwards into a hawth-bush, ib. Stray Leaves (1862) 92 ; Sus.' 'Tis
very poor ground, it wont grow naun but heath and hoth.
2. A heath.
Old people still call Hayward's Heath ' Heward's Hawth '
(W.D.P.).
HAWTHERY, ar;^'. N.I.» Untidy, tossed. Cf. huthery.
HAWTHORN, sb. Obs. Dev. Also written haw-
thern n.Dev. A kind of hook or pin cut out of an erect
board and used to hang a coat, &c., upon. Home Siibse-
civae {iTji) 206. n.Dev. Grose (1790).
HAWTHORN-DEAN, sb. Sc. Yks. Also written
Hawthorn Dene w.Yks.^ A species of apple.
Edb. The Hawthorndean, or White Apple of Hawthorndean, de-
rives its name from the romantic seat in Midlothian of the poet
and historian Drummond, Neill HoiUc. Encycl. (1817) 109 (Jam.).
w.Yks.^
HAWVE, see Half, Hauve, v.'"'^, Haw, sb.''
HAWVISH, nr/y. Lan. [9-viJ.] Undecided, indefinite.
See Awvish, ad7'. 2.
Let's ha' no moore o' thi hawvish tawk, Wood Hum. Sketches, 26.
HAWY, adv. Sc. ( Jam.) Heavily.
HAWZE, HAWZEN, see Halse, s6.', Hoze(e, Hazen.
HAY, sb.' and v.' Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written ha Som. ; hey Lan. 1. sb. In comp.
(1) Hay-band, (a) a rope of twisted hay used to bind a
truss, or to fasten thatch on a stack ; (b) a rope of hay
twisted round the leg to keep it dry ; (2) -bauk, a loose
piece of wood placed above the stalls in a cow-house
to hold hay ; (3) -bay, a place on the ground-floor for
keeping hay; (4) -bird, a name given to var. birds
which build their nests of hay : (a) the blackcap,
Sylvia atricapilla ; (b) the willow-warbler, Phylloscopus
trochilus; (c) the wood-warbler, P. sibilatrix; (5) -bog,
a damp hay-meadow ; (6) -bote, the right of cutting
a specified quantity of hay from the property of another ;
(7) -box, a hayloft; (8) -brew, a decoction of hay; (9)
•builder, the chiff-chaft", Phylloscopus nifus; also the
willow- wren, P. trodiilus ; (10 ) -carrying, the hay-harvest ;
(11) -chamber, a hayloft ; a room over a stable ; (12) -chat,
(a) see (4, a) ; (b) the whinchat, Pratiiicola rubetra ; cf. hay,
sb.'^ 5 (2) ; (13) -cock, a much larger heap of haythan a 'foot-
cock'; (14) -crome, a hay-rake, ofo. ; y?_^. ' pot-hooks' ; (15)
-crook, a long rod with a barbed head used to draw
samples of hay out of a stack ; fig. a long, lank, hungry-
looking man; also 'pot-hooks'; (16) -fog, aftermath;
(17) -folk, hajmiakers ; (18) -fow, a hay-fork ; (19) -gang,
the gangway leading from the barn or hayloft to the cow-
stalls ; (20) -goaf or -goffe, a haystack; (21) -goak, the
haystack as it stands pared round in use ; (22) -grass, (n)
see (16) ; (b) the grass of tilled land ; (23) -green, the rag-
wort, Scueciojacobaea ; (24) -heck, a rack for holding hay ;
(25) -home, the last day of the hay-harvest ; (26) -jack, (a)
see (4, a); (b) the reed-sparrow, Emberisa schoenichis ;
(27) -knife, a knife used for cutting hay in the stack ;
(28) -makers, the name given to a particular country
dance; (29) -mow, (a) a haj'stack ; hay stored up under
cover; (b) the barn or loft in which hay is stored; (30)
-net, a net hung on to the collar of a horse, in which hay
is placed ; (31) -neuk, the stall or crib where the hay for
immediate consumption is put when brought in from the
outside stack ; (32) -pike, a circular pile of hay pointed at
the top ; {33) -pines, hay-seeds ; (34) -plant, the sweet
woodruff", Asperula odorala ; (35) -pook, (36) -quile, a hay-
cock ; (37) -riff, a pernicious weed with very small seeds ;
(38) -scent, the scented fern, Neplirodimn Orcoptcris ; (39)
-seed, the meadow soft-grass, Holcus lanaius ; also in
phr. 7iot to have the hay-seed out of one's hair, not to have
outgrown one's j'outhful 'greenness'; (40) -seUe or
Hasle, the season of making hay ; the hay-harvest ; (41)
•shakers, the quaking-grass, Briza media ; (42) -silver,
a tithe-charge of one shilling an acre upon mown land ;
(43) -sow, a large, oblong stack of hay ; (44) -spade, a sharp
heart-shaped spade for cutting hay ; (45) -stang, a hay-
pole ; (46) -sweep, a large sled used to carry the hay ;
(47) -tallat, see (7) ; (48) -tea, a decoction made by
pouring boiling water on hay, sometimes used for rearing
calves ; (49) -tedder, a haj'making machine ; (50)
-tenter, a haymaker as distinguished from a mower ; (51)
■tenting, haymaking ; (52) -tick, the whitethroat, Sylvia
cinerea ; cf hay,sZ>.° 5 (6) ; (53) -tier, one who cuts hay out of
a rick and makes it up into trusses ; (54) -tit, (a) see (52) ;
(6) see {4, b) ; (c) the sedge-warbler, Acrocephalus plirag-
mites ; (55) -trusser, see (53) ; (56) -worker, a haymaker.
(i, a) Lan.^ Here, lass, tee this on for mo. It looks like a
ha3'bant, when aw tee it for mysel,WAUGH Otvd B/ankei {iBSq) i.
Chs.' n.Lin.' Si.xty years ago it was almost universal, now it is
rarely seen, (i) They became, however, to be considered as
a mark of extreme poverty and consequently dropped out of use,
ib. Som. Worn by shepherds in snowy weather. Still used
(F.W.W.). Cor.2 (2) n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Yks.", ne.Yks.i Lan.
Iz een streek foj'ar loik o wild cat's on o hey-bawk, Scholes Tim
Cannvaltle (1857) vii. (3) w.Wor.* (4, a) Nhp.^ (6) Sc. SwAiN-
SON Birds (1885^ 26. N.I.i (c) w.Yks. Swainson ib. 27. (5)
Dmf. She left the hay-bog in a fit of despair, Shennan Tales
(1831) 155. (6) Cum.' (7) Lan. Ther's a hay-boax theere ut I've
bin in afore, Brierley Out of IVork (1885) iii. (8) Ayr. That
lassock has biled the tea till it's like hay-broo, Service Dr. Duguid
(ed. 1887) 228. (9) Sur. ' That's where we see them 'ere little
hay-builders.' . . Chiff-chafis and willow wrens the boy meant, Times
(Dec. 7, 1894") 13, col. 5. (10) Som. Thic night at Squire Reeves's
when we made an end o' Ha-corrin, Jennings Obs. Dial. tv.Eng.
(1825) 127. (11) n.Yks. Wid [we had] better ev o bit a he
it [in the] hechemar rodi fart [for the] hossiz [horses] wen tha
kum in fra wak [work] (W.H.). e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.) (12, a)
Nhp. Swainson ib. 24 ; Nhp.' (6) Nhb.' (13I WU.' (14)
e.An.' The characters scrawled by an awkward penman are
likened to ' hay-cromcs and pitchforks ' ; as they more gen. are to
'pot-hooks.' e.Suf. (F.H.) (15) Cum. Like a laal scholar larnen
teh mak strokes, an hcucks an hay^creucks, Sargisson Joe
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HAY
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HAY
Scoap (1881) 102; We'd hay-cruiks and hen-tails and hanniels.
And nattlers that fuddle for nought, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808)
170; Cum." That's a cruikt un ! I think it is leyke a hay criiik,
SiLFUEoBt/!yBrawian,5. Wm.&Cum.i, Wm.(B.K.) (i6)Sth.The
paleys (young weak and stunted lambs) are . . . sent directly to the
hay-fog, /a)-)«7?f/>o>-/5( 1 832) 80. (17) Kcb. The laverock that rises
. . . Frae the mead an' the feet o' the hay-folk, Armstrong
Ingkside (1890) 177. (18) Gall. I'll learn ye to stick hay-fows
into decent folk, Crockett Ckg Kcl/y (iBg6) 298. (ig) Cum.' (20)
e.An.i, Ess. (W.W.S.) (21) n.Yks.^ ' T'wind's whemml'd t'hay-
gooak ower,' overturned it. (22, a) Som. (_W.F.R.); W. & J.
Gl. (1873). (b) ib. (23) Cum.* (24) Yks. An put hur intul a
hay-heck it far corner at laith, Dewsbre Oltn. (1865) 8. (25) Oxf.i
MS. add. Wil.i It was the last day of the hay-han.-est— it was
•hay-home' that night, Jefferies WU. Labourer. (26,0) Nhp.
SwAiNsoN ib. 24. Nhp.i (A) e.An.i, e.Suf. (F.H.), Suf.i (27)
Per. When a' thing gaed dune, Willie seized the hay-knife. Ford
Harp (1893) 189. Wgt. Gen. part of the blade of an old scythe
(A.W.). w.Yks. (W.H.) (28) Sc. Neither the haymakers nor
the soldier's joy formed part of the entertainment, Sc. Haggis,
158. Edb. Nae stupid waltz or gallopad Frae Italy or France, But
to the merry hay-makers, The roof an' rafters ring, M'Dowall
Fof)H5 (1830) 217. (29, n) Nhb. (R.O.H.) w.Yks. He'd set th'
haymoo o' fire. Hartley Puddiii (1876) 233. Lan. I'll goo into
quarantine upon some hay-moof, Brierley Out of Work (1885) i;
They climbed through the round hole on to the top of the hay-
mough, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) II. 167 ; Lan.',
e.Lan.i Midi. Or frighten Giles from kissing Gillian behind the
hay-mow, Bartram People of Clopton (1897) 8. War.^ A distinc-
tion is drawn nowadays by speaking of any crop stacked in
barns or under cover as a mow, while any stacked out of doors is
a rick. Som. Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 21. (A) Nhb. (R.O.H.)
Com. If you would see the midday siesta of these birds, climb up
into some hay-mow. There, in an angle of the beam, you will
see their ovvlships, Watson Nature IVdanft. ( 1890) i. Yks. At
six to the hay-mow hie ye all. Hone Table-bk. (1827) I. 73.
w.Yks.= Lan. He's sprain't his anclif a bit, wi' jumpin' off th'
hay-moo yesterday, Waugh Bcu an' tIC Bantam (1866) ii ; Lan.^
(30) War.3 (31) Gall. 1 . . . spoke to her as I used to do in the
hay-neuk at Parton, Crockett Raiders (1894) xxiii ; It is gen. the
only clean place in the byre, and is often patronized by tramps,
who enter without leave, as well as by lovers among the farm
servants (S.R.C.). (32) n.Yks.= (33) Glo. Hay dust, such as the
ails and beards of corn, Home Subsecivae (1777) 206. (34) Ldd.
(B. & H.) (35) w.Som.i The usual word— hay-cock is seldom
heard. Dev. Now tha rain's awver yu'd better draw they hay-
pooks abroad, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). n.Dev. Why dedst thee,
than, tell me o' the Zess, or it of the Hay-pook? E.xm. Scold. (1746)
I. 88. nw.Dev.i (36) Der.2, nw.Der.i (37) Shr.= (38) Cum.
(B.&H.) (39) e.Yks. Marshall /?Hr.£co>(. (1796) II. 104. I.Ma.
Ould ? He hasn't the hayseed out of his hair, Caine Deemster
(1887) 6, ed. 1889. (40) Ciun." Yan o' t'measte important seasons
o' t'year wid t'farmer was haysel or haytime, C. Paeq. (Aug. 17,
1893) 6, col. I. e.An. A', (jf Q. (1879) 5th S. xi. 174; e.An.i
Nrf. Wanted, a good thatcher for haysel and hari'est, Noi-wich
Merc. (July 6, 1889) i, col. 2. Suf. I always fare so busy in haysel
(M.E.R.) ; Suf.i, e.Snf. (F.H.) Ess. An' 'twas the time ov haysel,
Clark J. Noakes (1839) st. 43; (H.H.M.) ; When it is too dry for
swedes or mangolds it is delightful weather for the haysel,
Hurnard Setting Sun ; (W.W.S.) ; Ess.* Dev. There had been
dry weather for the haysel, Baring-Gould Red Spider (1887)
XXXV. Cor. A day of days for the haysel . . . The air was fragrant
with hay, ib. Gaverocks (1887) x.xxvii. (41) Chs.^^ (42) Der.
Addy Gl. (1891). (43) Sc. (Jam., s.v. Sow); Tak' a ride on your
hay-soo ! Hislop Anecdote (1874) 106. Frf. A thecker fell aff a
hay-soo he was workin' at, an' crackit his pow, Willock Rosetty
Ends (1886) 67, ed. 1889. (44) Edb. Alexander Bailie of Culens
. . . had borrowed a shearing hay spade from the Author, Pen-
NECUIK Wks. (1715) 361, ed. 1815. n.Yks. A'l tel ya wat, this
hespiad iznt [is not] vara shap [sharp] (W.H.). e. Yks. A common
hay-spade turned up at both sides, Marshall Review (1808) I.
513. n.Lin.' (45) Lan. Armed with hay-forks and hay-stangs,
Neddy's Coutishtp (1888) 8. (46) n.Yks. In several parts of the
N. Riding a hay-sweep is used for readily collecting the hay
together, when intended to be stacked in the field, Tuke Agric.
(1800) 88. (47) Dev. Forced to dress in the hay-tallat, Blackmore
Z.o)-«a/)ooiic (1869) xix. (48) Ken.^ (49) w.Mid., Sur. Lot 70. A
Howard's Hay-tedder (W.P.M.). (50) Chs.J^ (51) Lan. (S.W.)
(52) Shr. They stopped and found a whitethroat's nest — what
the country lads call a ' hay-tick's,' Davies Rambles Sch. Field-club
(1881) iv ; Shr.' This bird, when alarmed, flics about the tall
grass uttering a ' tick-ing ' sound, from which it gets its name.
(53) Oxf.' MS. add. (54, a) Shr., Oxf. Swainson ib. 23. (6)
Lin. (Hall.), Lin.' (c) Oxf. Swainson ib. 23. (55) s.Wor.',
Glo. (A.B.) Dor. The hay trusser, which he obviously was,
nodded with some superciliousness. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge
(ed. 1895) 4. (56) Slk. Country maidens such as ewe-milkers,
hay-workers, Hogg Tales (1838) 359, ed. 1866.
2. Phr. (i) hay ahouts, an order given in drill ; see
below ; (2) to make sweet hay, see below.
(i) Hrt. The^cH. acknowledged tradition respecting raw recruits
training for the Hrt. Militia is that they were generally found to
be ignorant concerning which was the right and left when
marching, so that a hay-band was fastened to the right leg and
a straw band to the left, that they should be able to distinguish
the difference, and instead of the words, ' right,' ' left' being used
during drilling the sergeant called out, ' Hay-band,' ' Straw-band.'
Hence the term Hay-abouts, Hrt. Merc. (June 23, 1888). (a) Dev.
The field rang with laughter, and occasional screams, as a man
twisted a cord of hay, cast the loop round a girl's neck, drew her
head towards him and kissed her face. That is called ' the making
of sweet hay,' Baring-Gould Red Spider (1887) xxii.
3. The hay-harvest.
Ayr. Some to fee for hay and hairst. Ballads and Sngs. (1846)
I. 95 ; Thro' hay, an' thro' hairst, sair we toil it, Ainslie Land of
Burns (ed. 1892) 246. Edb. It's wearin' on now to the tail o' May,
An' just between the beer-seed and the hay, Fergusson Poems
(1773) 109, ed. 1785.
4. V. Of newly-cut grass : to become hay, to dry.
s.Not. It don't hay a deal to-day. Them first swaths has
hayed a deal sin mornin (J.P.K.). Nhp.' In the process of hay-
making, when the weather is dull and heavy, ' the grass hays
badly ' ; if fine and drying, ' it hays well.' Not applied to corn.
According to HoUoway Provinc. the term is current in Hmp. for
both corn and grass. n.Lin.' Its haying nistly, if it nobbut hohds
fine we can lead o' Tuesda'. Hnt. (.T.P.F.)
Hence Haying, sb. the hay-harvest.
s.Oxf. Through the haying she stayed at home, for her mother
was in the hay-field working all day, Rosemary Chilterns (1895)
53. Ken. They're going to begin haying soon (D.W.L.).
HAY, sb.^ In gen. dial, use in Irel. and Eng. Also
written hey Wxf' w.Yks.^ Lan. e.An.' n.Dev.; and in
form hye Wxf.'; pi. hales n.Yks.^; hayes Wil.'; haze
Dor. 1. A hedge, fence ; a boundary.
n.Yks.' Enclosure fences, often doing duty as boundaries, in
which sense the word exists in several local names ; n.Yks.*
Ridges of land as district boundaries. ' Scalby haies,' the limits
of Whitby Strand in that direction. w.Yks.^ e.An.' More
particularly a clipped quickset hedge. Commonly pron. as if it
were in the pi. Nrf. A dipt hedge, Marshall Rur. Econ. (1787).
Suf. Rainbird Agric. (1819) 294, ed. 1849 ; Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. A place fenced round, an enclosure ; freq. in pi.
Wxf.' A garden, field, enclosure, e.g. ' Chourch hey,' a church-
yard. ' Barach-hye," a barley-field. Nhb.' Hays or inclosures,
Hodgson Nhb. II. iii. 89. Lan. Cut the last of my wheat and the
beans that grew in my little hey, Walkden Diary (ed. 1866) 40.
Gmg. A small plot of ground attached to a dwelling, Collins Gow.
Dial, in Trans. Phil. Soc. (1848-50) IV. 222. Hnt. (T.P.F.)
Wil.' Used as a termination, as Calf-Hayes. Dor. Ewe haze, cow
haze, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). Som. Hervey Wedmore
Chron. (1887) I. 385. Cor. The churchyard was called the church-
hay, A'. £/ Q. (1854) 1st S. x. 319.
3. A small wood, coppice, or plantation.
Chs.' Freq. in place-names — as Hall o' th' Hay, a farm at
Kingsley. Nhp.' A small wood near the village of Sywell is called
' Sywell Hay.' Shr.' We'n seventeen 'ays about 'ere, an' we
cut'n [thin] one every 'ear.
Hence Haystall, sb. a small portion of wood on the
outskirts of a large wood. Hrf (Hall.) G\o. Hoiae Sub-
secivae (1777) 207.
4. */. Flat plains, esp. those covered with ling. Stf.
(K.), Stf.' .
5. Coiitp. (i) Hay-boot or -bote, ohs., the right of cutting
as much wood within an enclosure as is necessary to re-
pair the surrounding hedge; (2) -chat, (3) -chick, the
whitethroat, Sylvia cinerea ; (4) -gob, climbing buck-
wheat, Poly(;oiiHm convolvulus; (5) -hoa, the ground-ivy,
Nepeta Glechoma ; (6) -jack, see (3) ; (7) -maiden, (a) see
(4) ; {b) a wild flower of the mint-tribe.
^ijn.Lin.' [Kennett Fd*-. yl«/;y. (1695).] (2) n.Yks.", ne.Lan.',
HAY
[lOl]
HAYWARD
Nhp.' Oxf. Apun Birds ( 1889) 214. (3) ne.Laii.' (4) War. B ham
IVkly, Post (June 10, 1893) ; War.* A name given . . . because it
mats other herbs together by twisting round them ; War.^^ (^^
Hmp.' (6) e.An.' Nrf. CozeksHardy Bioad Nif. (1893! 45;
The Greater Whitethroat, or ' Hay-jack,' as he is locally called, is
by no means uncommon, Emerson Birds' ed. 1895) 27. Nrf., Suf.
SvvAiNSON Birds (1885) 23. Suf. (G.E.D.) eSai.e.An.Dy. Timrs
(1892). (7, «1 Cum. Linton Lake Cy. (1864') 305. Glo.' Grass
ivy. Dor. (,C.W.) Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Etig. (1825);
(W.F.R.) Dev. BowRiNG /,m<^. (1866) I. pt. v. 17; Dev.' n.Dev. Us
foun', In a heymaiden bush, These corniwillins. Rock yr"/;/ ««* Nell
(1867) St. 123. Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl. (i)
Dor. Used for making a medicinal liquor, ' hay-maiden tea,' Barnes
Gl. (1863) ; Dor.'
[1. Ther is neither busk nor hay In May, that it nil . . .
been . . . with new leves wreen, Chaucer R. Rose, 54 ;
pou fordide his haies mare and lesse ( = destruxisti omnes
sepes ejus), Ps. (c. 1290) Ixxxviii. 41, ed. Surtees Soc.
OE. /lege, ' sepes ' (iELFRic) ; cp. OFr. /laie, hedge (R.
Rose, 50).]
HAY, in/. Cuni._\'ks. Lan. Der. Glo. Hmp. Also in form
he Glo. Hmp. [h)e.] An exclamation, gen. interrogative.
Cum. Will ta ivver dee it aggan ? hay ? Christian Sailor Lad
(1880) 3; Cum.i, Yks. iJ.W.) Lan. Hay! dew have him dew,
AcKWORTH Clog Shop Chroii. (1896) 271. Der.2 HajM it wor
grand, lads, that ale wor (s.v. Grand). Glo., Hmp, Grose (1790)
MS. add.
HAY, see Haigh, v., Haw, si.'
HAY-BAY, sb. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Also written hey-
bey Wm. & Cum.' w.Yks. ; and in form heyba w.Yks.'
[h)e--be.] A hubbub, uproar ; a commotion, disturbance.
Lakel. 1 At times used to signify a 'discussion with sticks';
Lakel. 2 He kickt up a gurt hay-bay aboot his money. Cum.
Fadder's been kickan up sec hay-bays, Sakgissos Joe Scoap {i&Si)
7 ; Aa ! what a hay-bay ! 'twas just like the battle of Watterlew,
Anderson Ballads (iSos) 124, ed. 1881 ; Cum.* Wm. & Cuni.i
Tom hed sec a bruoly An' hey-bey wi' his weyfe, 179. n.Yks. He
was in sike a haybay. They come [to the tailor] wiv a greeat
haybay (I.W.); n.Yks.^* w.Yks. They set up sich hey-beys as
war nivver heerd afore ner sin, Dixon Craven Dales (1881) 178 ;
w.Yks.' Mackin a feaful heyba, ii. 288.
HAY-BREDE, sb. n.Yks.^ The ledge on the fore-
front of a wagon upon which the driver sits.
HAYDIGEES, sb. pi. Som. Dev. Also in forms high-
degrees, highdigees w.Som.' High spirits ; merriment,
roystering.
Som. From that they ' fell a-rompsing, and to pretty highdigees,'
Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) xvi ; Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig.
(1825). w.Som.' When I come on by the house, there was pretty
highdigees [aa-ydijee'z, aa-ydigree'z] gwain on, sure 'nough. Dev.
Moore Hist. Dev. (1829' I. 354. n.Dev. Tho' thee'rt in desperd
haydigees, Kocv. Jim an' Nell (1867) St. 62.
[The same word as older E. hay-de-guy or hay-de-gitise,
the name of a particular kind of ' hay ' or dance. By
wells and rills, m meadowes greene. We nightly dance
our hey-day-guise, Robin Good-Jellova (c. 1580) 102, in
Percy's Reliques (ed. 1887) HI. 204.]
HAYEL, sb. Dev. Cor. [Not known to our other
correspondents.] The windpipe. (Miss D.)
HAYEL, see Haggle, sb}
HAYLUNSH,56. Bdf. A headlong fall.
(Hall.); Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 135.
HAYMENT, sb. Obs. Chs. Shr. Also written hey-
ment Shr.' A fence or boundary.
ChB.i Shr.i The parishioners of Myddle answeared that the
brooke was whoaly in the parish of Baschurch, and was the hay-
ment or fence of the men of Baschurch parish, betweene their
lands, and the lands in Myddle parish, Govgh Hist. Mvddle (ij-jo)
10, II : Agreed at a vestry meeting held for the parish of Clun,
the 24th day of May 1755, for the repairs of the church and the
churchyard wall or hayments.
HAYN(E, see Hain, v.^^
HAYNESS, ad/. Cum. Horrible, dreadful, terrible ;
also used advb. Cf hainish, adj.^ 1.
Cum." ' Hayness fine'; ' hayness dirty.' Ah was wokent up
be a hayness ruck-shin gaan forret ower me held, Sargisson
Joe Scoap (1881) 200.
[The same word as lit. E. heinous.]
HAY-NET, sb. Nhp. e.An. Ken. [e-net] A net for
catching animals, esp. rabbits.
Nhp.', e.An.i Euf. Rainbird Agnc. (1819) 294, ed. 1849 I Suf.«
A long low net . . . placed upward by stakes along hedges ... to
prevent the transit of rabbits from side to side, when hunted by
dogs. e.Suf. (F.H.) Ken.' A long net, often an old fish net, used
in cover shooting to keep the birds and flick from running out of
the beat.
[Haye a net for connes, bouixettes a chasser, Palsgr.
(1530) ; Haye, net to catche conys wythe. Prompt.]
HAYNISH, see Hainish, adj.'^
HAY-REE, /;//. nw.Der.' Go on ! a carter's ad-
dress to his horses.
[Cp. Fr. (Bearnais) harri ! interjection pour exciter les
betes, en avant ! (Catalan, ^m.' arri!) (Lespy). OFr.
harry ! Rabelais Garg. i. 12.]
HAYRIFF, HAYRISH, see Hairif, Arrish.
HAYS, sb. pi. Obs. Sc. Also Cor. Also written
hayes Kcb. Cor. ; lieys Sc. The steps of a round country
dance.
Sc. The beautiful time-piece . . . which . . . turns out, when it
strikes the hour, a whole band of morrice-dancers to trip the hays
to the measure, Scott Nigel (1822) xi,x ; I have some part of the
silver candlesticks still dancing the heys in my purse, ib. Leg.
Montrose (1818) viii. Kcb. Dance round the hayes like pipers at
a wake, Davidson Seasons (1789) 11. Cor. Mr. Noall's and other
houses dancing hayes £1 155. 6d., St. Ives Borough Accts. (1714).
[He taught them rounds and winding heys to tread,
Davies Orchestra (1596) (Nares). Fr. haye efalleniaigne,
the name of a dance in Marot ; see La Curne.]
HAY-SCALED, adj. Yks. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Hare-lipped. (Hall.) Cf hare, si.' 1 (12).
HAYSING, vbl. sb. Cor. Also in form haizing. [ezin.j
Following hares by night.
In many instances it would mean the same as poaching, if the
latter word is divested of the idea of crime, A'. If Q. (1854) ist S.
X. 318; Cor.'2
HAYSTERS, si././. n.Yks.* Haymakers.
HAYSUCK, sb. Wor. Glo. Som. Dev. Also in forms
aizac se.Wor.' ; hay-sucker Som. Dev. ; hayzick Glo.' ;
hazeck, hazock, Isaac Wor. [e'-, ea'-sak.] 1. The
hedge-sparrow, Accentor modularis. Cf. aichee.
Wor. SwAiNsoN Birds (1885) 29. se.Wor.' A small bird which
builds its nest in the grass on the banks of hedges. Glo. Horae
Suhsecivae (1777) 207; Glo.'*
2. The whitethroat, Sylvia cinerea.
Wor. SwAiNSON ib. 23. Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). Dev. Swain-
son ib. 23.
[L Thou mordrer of the hej'sugge (v. r. heysoke) on the
braunche, Chaucer Pari. Foules, 612. OE. hegesugge
(iELFRic).]
HAYTY, V. War. Som. Cor. To move up and down ;
to flicker about. Som. (W.F.R.) Cf height, 8. Hence
Hayty-tayty, si. a see-saw. War.(J.R.W.) Som.(M.A.R.):
W. & J. Gl. (1873). Cor.'
HAYVE,HAYVER, HAYVOR, see Heave, Eaver,si.'
HAYWARD, sb. Chs. Lin. Wor. Glo. Oxf. Bdf Sus.
Hmp. Dor. Som. Amer. Also informs hayud se.Wor.' ;
howard Bdf Hmp.' [e-wad.] A manorial officer whose
duty it is to see that fences are kept in repair, to look
after the stock, and to impound stray cattle.
Chs.' The election of hayward takes place annually at the Court
Leet of the township of Shocklach, Chs. Conrant June 27, 1883).
Lin. At Wintringham, Lord Carrington has a man employed whose
only business is to be constantly walkingover every part of the estate
in succession in order to see if the fences are in order ; if a post
or rail is wanted and the quick exposed, he gives notice to the
farmer, and attends again to see if the neglect is remedied,
Marshall Revietv (1811) III. iig. n.Lin.' Wor. So well had
the stock been looked after by the hayward that not a single case
of pounding had occurred. . . That [repairs of fencing] being work
which the hayward could do when there was no stock on the hills
to look after, Evesham Jrn. (Oct. 17, 1896'). s.Wor.', se.Wor.',
Glo. (A.B.), Glo.'2 Oxf. From i8io to 1852, the time of the
Cowley Inclosure, he had frequently tended the cattle as hayward
in these grazings, 0.\f. Chron. (Apr. 8, 1892) 23; N. & Q. (1866)
3rdS. X. 74. Bdf. 16. 29. Sus.', Hmp.' Dor. He sometimes 'drives
the common'; i.e. drives all the stock in it into a corner, and
HAYZE
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HAZEL
pounds such .is is not owned by those who have a right of common,
Barnes Gl. (1863) ; DorA When the hayward come \vi' all liis
men To dreve the common, 258. Som. So long as I be the hay-
ward, Raymond Z.of« (i/;rf Qhic/ /.i/f (1894) 109. w.Som.' [Amer.
A township officer, whose duty it is to impound stray cattle
(Farmer).]
[Canstow . . . haue an hornc and be liaywarde, and liggen
outc a nyghtes, And kepe my corn in my croft fro pykers
and thccves? P. Plowman (c.) vi. 16. Hay, sb.'^ + ivarci.']
HAYZE, HAYZICK, see Haze, v.^, Heaze, Haysuck.
HAZARD, sb. and v. Sc. Irel. Yks. Also in form
haizart Sc. 1. sb. A cab-stand.
Dub. Used occas. on Police Regulations (A.L.M.) ; Well in use
in Dublin: 'Where is Jack ? ' 'He is in the hazard' (P.W.J.) ;
What about providing a hazard at each arrival platform ? . . . the
public would then know it was beyond the power of a . . . cabman
to refuse the first call, Fncinaii's Jiii. (Dec. 5, 1884).
2. pi. In phr. (i) to ga)i jipon the hazards on a thing, (2)
to run hazards, to run the risk.
(i) n.Yks.^ I sh.-iU hae to gan upon t'hazards on't. (2) n.Yks.
Ah'll run hazzuts (I.W.).
3. V. Obs. To venture to do something; to venture
a conjecture.
Sc. There is not a .Scot's-man, but he'll haizart For to defend
his countreyes right, Maidment Pasquils (1868) 137; Give him
a cuflf, ril hazard he'll be as ill as 1 am called, Sc. Presby. Ehq.
(ed. 1847 I 117.
HAZARDABLE, adj. Yks. Suf. Also in form huzzu-
dable Suf. Hazardous, riskj', uncertain.
e.Yks. (J.H.) Suf. Clover, for instance, is said to be ' a wonderful
liuzzudable crop' (C.T.). e.Suf. Very common (F. H.).
[(It) were an hazardable peece of art, T. Browne
Hydriot (1658), in Wks., ed. Wilkin, III. 27.]
HAZARDOUS, adj. Rut. Sur. [aezadss.] Depen-
dent on chance, risky, uncertain.
Rut.* Pears is a hazardous thing, unless you gets 'em joost at
the time. Sur.* A very hazardous crop.
HAZE, v} n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Lin. Won Suf. Also
written hasew. Yks. [h)ez.] 1. To drizzle; to be foggy.
N.Cy.' ; N.Cy.2 It hazes, it misles or rains small rain. Nlib.'
w.Yks. ScATciiERD Hht. Moiley (1830) CI., ed. 1874; w.Yks.'
Lin. Streatfeild Li'n. and Danes (1884) 236. n.Lin.' It haazed
aboot five o'clock, bud noa wattcr cum'd to mean noht. A man e'
his she't sleeves wo'd n't hev gotten weet.
Hence Hazy, adj. drizzHng. ne.Lan.', Won (J.R.W.)
2. To cover with hoar-frost.
e.Suf. The windows are all hazed up (F.H.).
Hence (1) Hazer, (2) Haze-frost, sb. hoar-frost, ib.
HAZE, v.'^_ n.Cy. Yks. Lin. Also written hase n.Cy.
(Hall.) [h)ez.] 1. To beat, thrash.
n.Cy. (Hall.^i e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 26; e.Yks.',
m.Yks.' Lin. .Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 236. n.Lin.
He's been hazing my lad shameful, N. (j" Q. (1889) 7th S. viii.
256; n.Lin.i sw.Lin.' Haze him well ; gie him a reiet good hiding.
Hence Hazing;, sb. a thrashing.
e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sfi. (1889) 26 ; e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.)
Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 236. n.Lin.'
2. To scold. m.Yks.' Cf. hazen.
Hence Hazy, sb. a scolding ; a quarrel ; abusive lan-
guage. n.Yks."'
[2. To haze one, perterrefacio. Coles (1679). OFn
hascr, ' irriter, piquer, facher, insulter' (Godefroi).]
HAZE, v.^ Lin. Also written hayze Lin.' [ez.] To
bail water ; also used/ig.
Hazing the food into the mouth, i.e. eating greedily and raven-
ously, Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 236; Lin.', n.Lin.'
HAZE, y.'' Sc. Lin. e.An. Hmp. [h)ez.] To dry by
exposure to the air, to half-dry, to dry on the surface.
Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) ; To half-dry clothes in the open air (Jam.'.
Lin. Miller & Skertchly Fen/and (1878 1 iv. e.An.' Anything
is said to be Iiazed, as rows of corn or hay, when a brisk breeze
follows a shower. Nrf. Used of corn, when, under the influence
of sunshine or a breeze, it is drying after a shower of rain, Cozens-
Hardy Broad Nif. (1893) 12; Morton Cyc/o. Agnc. (1863" ; ' Ar
the linen dry?" 'No, but they are good tid'ly hazed' (W.W.S.).
Suf. Land after ploughing is left to haze before being harrowed,
Rainbird Agric. (1819) 299, ed. 1849; Suf.' Till 'tave hazed a
little. e.Suf. (F.H.) Hmp,' The corn be'ant hazed enough.
[Cp. Norw. dial, hesja, frames on which hay or corn
is put for drying (Aasen) ; Icel. dial, hisjitngr, a soft air
good for drying hay spread out on hesjar (Vigfusson).]
HAZE, HAZECK, see Hay, sb.\ Heaze, Haysuck.
HAZE-BAZE, sb. Dun A fool, 'ninnj',' a stupid person.
Hoo he mi'ad a haze-baze o' ma. I, thoo m.iy ca' ma green
en silly ; b'd ... Ah wez miad a bigger haze-baze on when thoo
wedded ma, Egglestone Belly Fodkni's Visit (1877) 8.
HAZE-GAZE, si. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. A show in the sense
of an exhibition of oneself ; a wonder.
N.Cy.' Nhb. [I] thought at their shippin aw'd myek a haze-
gaze, Midford Coll. Sngs. (1818) 68; Nhb.' A country cousin
makes a ' haze-gaze ' by staring about in the street. Yks. (Halu)
HAZEL, sb."- and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Der. Lin. Nhp. Bck. Ess. .i\lso written hazle n.Cy. n.Yks.*
nw.Den' ; and in forms hasle w.Yks.' ; hazzel nw.Den'
n.Lin.'; heusel Ess.; hezal n.Lan.' ; hezel w.Yks.^ ;
hezzel Cum.' n.Lan. sw.Lin.' ; hezzle Nhb.' n.Yks.''*
e.Yks.' w.Yks^^ ne.Lan.' ; hizzel Cum." ; hizzle Den^
nw.Den' [h)e'zl, h)a'zl, h)e-zl.] 1. sb. In conip. (i)
Hazel-broth, a flogging with a hazel stick ; (2) -crottles,
the lungwort, Sticta pulinonaria ; (3) -oil, see (i) ; (4)
•rag, (5) -raw, see (2) ; (6) -rise, a small hazel stick ; (7)
-scowb, a hazel wand used in making traps for crabs ;
(8) -shaw, an abrupt, flat piece of ground at the bottom
of a hill, covered with hazels ; (9I -twizzle, a cluster of
nuts grown together; (10) -wan, a shoot of hazel.
(0 w.Yks.3 (2) n.Ir. (B. & H.) (3) Sc. (Jam.1; I'll present
3'e with a bottle o' hazel oil, if ye ken what that is. Black
Daughter of Heth (1871) xvi. Nhb. Aa think some hezzle-oil '11
de ye good, me young man (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.', w.Yks.', n.Lan.',
ne.Lan.' Nhp.' One of the common jokes, formerly prevailing on
the first of April, was sending an inexperienced lad to a chymist
for ' a penn'orth of hazel-oil.' (4) n.Ir. (B. & H.) (5) Sc. (Jam.)
(6) n.Cy. (K.) (7) Nhb.' A strong hazel wand of some three or
four years' growth for the purpose of making ' crab.creeves'
(traps for crabs). A 'creeve' has a lattice woodwork bottom,
and into holes burnt along the sides the scovvbs are inserted, and
bent over, arch-fashion, and then covered with a net. ^8) Tcv.
(Jam.) (9': Der.2, nw.Der.' (10) Nhb.'
2. Phr. (i) oil of hazel, a thrashing ; (2) to give some
hazel, to give a beating.
( i) n.Lan. Oil o' hezzel's stuff to cure that complent, R. Piketah
Forness Flk. (1870) 33. (2) n.Lin.'
3. V. To beat as with a hazel stick.
Nhb. Aa'U hezzle ye (R.O.H.) ; Nlib.' Cum.'" I'll hezzel thee.
n.Yks. Off Ah went, te hezzle 'cm all out, Tweddell CIcvcl.
Rhymes (18751 48 ; n.Yks.'*, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp.
(1889) 26; e.Yks.' Ah'll hezzle thi hide fo' tha. m.Yks.', w.Yks.s,
ne.Lan.', nw.Der.', nw.Lin. (B. & H.I Ess. I'll heusel your oad
hide for you (W.W.S.).
Hence Hazeling, sb. a beating, flogging.
n.Yks.'^", ne.Yks.', e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Grainge Nidder-
dale (1863) 226 ; w.Yks.^ To beat with a stick, not necessarily a
' hazel ' one. ' Tha'd du wi' a good hezeling, ah see thah wod ;
thah's bin hinging on for't await' mornin' ! ' ne.Lan.', nw.Der.'
HAZEL, si.= and adj Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dun Cum.Wm.Yks.
Lin. Nhp. Ess. Also written hazle Nhb.'Dur. Ess.'; and in
forms hezel w.Yks.° ; hezle Wm. ; hezzel Cum.' sw.Lin.'
[h)e'zl, h)a'zl, h)e'zl.] 1. sb. A hard sort of sandstone.
Nhb.' Gen. of a kind too hard to work freely under the chisel,
or a tough mixture of sandstone and shale in a pit. 'The sand-
stones denominated hazles have a high crystalline and metamor-
phic appearance,' Howse Nat. Hist. Trans. (1890) X. 275. Nhb.,
Dur. Underneath the hazle we find another slate bed, Forster
Strata (1821) 97 ; Alternating beds of hazle and whetstone. Borings
(1881) II. 12. Cum. HuTcHi.NsoN Hist. Cum. (1794) I. App. 48.
2. adj. Of soil : stiff, clayey, loamy ; gen. in comp.
Hazel-earth or -mould.
Dur. The soil is generally loam3', or what is called hazel mould.
Young Annals Agric. (1784-18151 V. 361. Nhp.' Hazel-earth, or
hazel-mould, a loamy soil, which has a large portion of a rosin-like
sand in it. In some places it is pretty full of small stones of the
gravel kind. Ess. CI. (1851) ; Ess.'
Hence Hazely, adj. loamy.
Ess.' Hazely brick earth, a kind of loam.
3. Of soil : light, friable, easily worked. Also in conip.
Hazel-mould.
HAZEL
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HE
Cum.i Hezzel mowd, the fine powdery soil found about the
roots of the hazel. Sick catt)e are fond of this soil when recovering.
Wra. [B.K.) w.Yks.2 People speak of' nice hazel land.' sw.Lin.i
' It's sort of hezzel land,' applied to land neither stiff nor light, from
its usual colour.
Hence Hazelly, adj. of soil : poor, light, loose.
Bnfif. Hazely ground being naturally loose and light will not
admit of clear ploughing twice for one crop. . . Our own soil is . . .
most part hazely and made up of sand and light earth, Agric. Siirv.
App. 37,38 fjAM.\ N.I.i Light hazelly land.
HAZEL, sb.^ Dev. Also written hazle Dev* A
haw, the fruit of the hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacant/ia.
(B. & H.), Dev.*
HAZEL, see Hassle.
HAZEN, V. Glo. Wil. Also written hazon Wil. ; and
in form hawzen Glo.' [ezsn.] To scold, to speak
sharply ; with a/ : to speak impudently to. Cf haze, v.^ 2.
Glo.' Doant thee 'awzen at I, or else I'll gi' thee the strap ;
Glo. 2 To check a dog by the voice. Wil. Brition Beauties (1825);
Wil.i Now dvvoan't 'ee hazon the child for't. n.Wil. What d'ye
kip hazoning I far? (E.H.G.)
[In older E. hasen meant to scare, terrify. Night . . .
sent . . . fantasie for to hazan idle heads. Hist. Evordanus
(1605) (N.E.D.).]
HAZEN, see Halsen.
HAZLE, V. Sc. Yks. Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War.
Oxf. Bck. Bdf Hrt. Hnt. e.An. Also written haisle Ayr.
(]am. Siipp/.); hazel Hrt. Ess.; and in forms aisle Abd.
Ayr. (Jam. Siippl.) ; asol, assol Ayr. (Jam. Siippl.) ; azle
War.^ ; azzle Lei.' ; hazzle w.Yks.^ s.Der. Lin. Lei.'
Nhp.'2 ; hezzle Not.^ [h)e-zl, h)a-zl.] To dry, mellow,
season in the sun ; to dry on the surface. Cf haiser,
haze, I/.*
Abd. (G.W.), Ayr. fjAM. Siippl.) w.Yks.= After the first har-
rowing of a field of newly-sown corn it is better, if the ground is
damp, to let the sun hazzle the surface of the land before the
second harrowing. Lei.' If the clothes don't dry much, they'll
hazzle. Oxf., Bck., Bdf. (J.W.B.) Hnt. The surface of the earth
is said to hazle, when it gets dry soon after being dug (T. P.F.).
e.An.' e.Suf. I shall let this pitle hazle before I plant it (F.H.).
Ess. Thou, who by that happy wind of Thine didst hazle and dry
up the forlorn dregs and slime of Noah's deluge, Rogers A'an»i«»
(1642) 886; I hung the linen out, and it nicely hazelled (S.P.H.).
Hence (i) Hazel, adj. half-dry; (2) Hazle, sb. (a)
drying by the sun ; the first process of drj'ing linen ; (b)
the dried appearance presented by the skin before it
chaps ; (3) Hazled, ppl. adj. (a) half-dried ; [b] rough,
chapped like the skin in frosty weather ; a.\s,o jig. crabbed,
sour, churlish ; (4) Hazling, ppl. adj. drying.
(i) Hrt. Hazel hay (H.G.). (2, a) Ayr. The claes '11 be getting
a fine aisle the day. Run noo, an' set the claes to the aso! (Jam.
Siippl.). Ess. CW.W.S.) (4) Nhp.2 (3, a) s.Der. (Miss P.)
Not.^ 'Are the clothes (before the fire) dry now?' 'No, but they
are nicely "hezzled."' Lin. i^M.D.H.) Hrt. That land is just nice
hazelled for sowing (H.G.> e.Suf. (F.H.j Ess. ' Have you all
your linen dry?' ' No, but it is hazelled ' (M.I.J. C). (i) Lei.',
Nhp.' War.^ Now your hands are hazled. The child's skin is
quite hazled. (4) Ayr. It's a gran' aislin day : see an put out a'
the asolin' things first (Jam. Siippl.).
HAZLEY, adj. Sc. Also written haslie ; and in form
hazelly Ayr. Clothed or covered with hazels.
Sc. Frae out the haslie holt the deer Sprang glancing thro' the
schaw, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 197. Ayr. Thy burnie...
trots by hazelly shaws and braes, Burns On Pastoral Poetry, st.
8. Gall. Awa on the hazley brae, Mactagcart Encycl. (1824) 257,
ed. 1876.
HAZOCK, see Haysuck.
HAZY, adj. Sc. Also written haizie ; hazzie Rxb.
(Jam.) 1. Dim, not seeing distinctly.
Gall. Whan I grow auld wi' blinkers hazy, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824^ 353, ed. 1876.
2. Muddled ; crazy, weak in understanding.
Lth. I, Jam.) Feb. Ye're doitit, dais'd, an' haizie : Oh how drink
degrades the man! Affleck Poet. Wks. (1836) 132. Rxb. (Jam.)
Hence Hazie, sb. a stupid, thick-headed person. Rxb.
(Jam.)
HAZY-GAZY, sb. Lin. Also in form asey-casey. A
window.
Es aw sat . . . lukking cot i' mi hazy-gazy, Aw sah a rueri run
away. Es aw looked out i' my asey-casey, Lin. N. & Q. XI. 22.
HAZZICK, see Hassock.
HAZZLED, adj. Yks. Also written hazled n.Yks.'«
[a'zld.] Speckled red and white.
n.Yks. Hazzled coo, a roan-coloured cow (T.S.) ; n.Yks.'
Speckled red and white, or rather with the hairs of these colours
intermixed, so that it is hard to say in some cases which pre-
dominates. According to the preponderance of red or white the
beast is ' dark-hazled ' or ' light-hazled ' ; n.Yks.", ne.Yks.i
HAZZY-TREE, sb. Bck. Also written azzy-tree
s.Bck. i:\\& \\a.\x\.hom, Cmlaegus Oxyacanttia. (B. & H.)
HE, pers. pion. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Amer. [Emph. h)! ; unemph. h)i, a. In the midl.
and s. counties the unemph. form is geii. a for all positions
in the sentence ; but in the n. counties a is gen. only used
in interrogative and subordinate sentences, and i in
affirmative sentences. See Wright G>w«. fF;«ft//. (1892)
116-21.] L Dial, forms: (i) A, (2) Ai, (3) Aw, (4) E,
(5)Ee,(6)Ei,(7)Ey, (8)3, (9)Ha,(io)He,(ii) Hea, (12)
Hee, (13) Hei, (141 Hey, (15) HI, (16) Hi, (17) I, (18)1,(19)
Hu, (20) U. [For further instances see II. below.]
(i) w.Yks.' Lin. 'A said, Tennyson N. Farmer, Old Style
(1864) St. 7. Nhp.'2 War. = ; War.3 A sez to me, sez a. m.Wor.
(H.K.) w.'Wor.' W'ahr bin a? Shr.'= Hrf. A dunna not lose
not no toime, a don't, A'. & O. (1874) 5th S. ii. 197. Brks.' 6.
Suf.', I.W.'2 Wil.' How a hackers an bivers, 124. w.Som.*
Cor. A wudn't a gived in ef a 'adn't lost a lemb, Longman's Mag,
(Feb. 1893) 388. [For further instances see A, V. 1.] (2)
w.Som. Full ai', unemph. ai, Elworthy Gram. (1877) 33- (3)
Cor. ' Allow me,' says maestur, an' aw fooched out hes arm,
Forfar Jan's Crtslip. (1859) xx ; Aw fetched that boy a clout,
Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) 4. (4) Frf. In interrogatives the
'h' practically disappears (J.B.). w.Frf., e.Per. Unemph. 6 kent
fein, bat C widna tel. This 6 is the short form of a close e
(W.A.C.). e.Yks. Unemph. (R.S.) m.-Wor. (H.K.) w.Wor.' 'E
'anna, Pre/. 26. Shr.' Gram. Outlines, 47. (5'! e.Yks. Emph.
(R.S.) s.Chs.' 66. Shr.' Emph., Gram. Outlines, 47. Sur.
What ah 'ee sent they hops over there fur? Bickley Snr. Hills
(1890) I. i. Suf. (F.A.A.) w.Som. Full ee- [ = T]; unemph. ee
[ = i] ; unconnected ee', Elworthy Gram. (1877) 33. e.Dev. Th'
day ee was morried, Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860) iii. 11. (61 m.Yks.
Emph., Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 524. s.Chs.' ib. 423. n.Stf. ib.
422. s.Stf. Emph. ib. 468. Der. ib. 433. Lei. ib. 490. Nhp. ib.
214. Suf. ib. 284. [A diphthong the first element of which is like
the c in brt.] (7) s.Chs.' 64. (8) Dor. Unemph., Ellis ib. 685.
Cum. ib. 592. e.Yks. Unemph., ib. 534. m.Yks. Unemph., ib.
512. w.Yks. Unemph., Wright Gram. Wnitlill. (1892) 116.
Lei. Ellis ib. 470. Hrf. ib. 72. Glo. 3 teld, ib. 65. Brks.
Unemph., A 98. e.An.' 138. n.Ken. Unemph., Ellis ;fi. 138. Wil.
/i. 490. s.Dev. ib. 163. w.Cor. ib. 173. (9) w.Som.' Thy missus is
bad again idn ha? Dev. Ha brort ma ta tha bankitten houze,
Baird Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 4 ; Then ha took up es pipe, Nathan
Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 49, ed. 1865. nw.Dev.' (10) w.Frf.,
e.Per. Unemph.; rarely (W.A.C.). (11) Wxf.' (12) Lin.
Marshall Review (1811) III. 185. w.Wor. He bin a rum un, tho'
heem [he is] not a bad un, S. Beauchamp A'. Hamilton (1875) I.
67. s.Wil. A zed heem dang if he Ood'un larn un ow ta zing.
Callow Joe's Blackbird; Heem dang if he did know, ib. Courtship
of Mister Clay. (13) s.Sc. Ellis ib. -ji-]. Cum. Hei, ib. 670. (14)
Sc. Accented, Murray Z)/«/. (1873) 187, 189. 'Wxf.' s.Chs.' 64.
(15) Sc. Ellis lA. 689. w.Frf., e.Per. Hi dizna ken (W. A. C). Nhb.
Emph., Ellis ib. 648. Dur. ib. 635. Cum., Wm. Emph., ib. 584.
S.Lin. Emph., li. 298. Oxf. li. 117. Brks. li. 97. Nrf. Emph., (4.
265, e.Suf. ib. 280. w.Suf, ib. 287. e.Dor. ib. 79. sw.Dev.
ib. 164. w.Cor. )6. 172. [Almost ^f«. (J.W.)] (16) Sc. ib. 689.
Nhb. Unemph., ;'i. 648. Wm. Emph., i'4. 584. s.Nrf. ;'A. 273. (17)
e.Yks. Emph., ib. 534. m.Yks. ib. 524. w.Yks. Wright Gram.
IVniUdl. (1892) 116. Lan. Ellis ib. 335. w. & s.Chs. ih. 421. Lei.
ib. 468. e.War. ib. 487. Hrf. ib. 73. Glo. ib. 63. Bdf. ib. 207.
Hrt. ib. 198. Hnt. ib. 212. n.Ken. tb. 138. Wil. ih. 490. (18)
Dur. Unemph., ib. 635. Cum. ib. 592. Wm. ib. 470. e.Yks. ib.
534. m.Yks. ?Emph., I'i. 512. w.Yks. Unemph. , Wright Gr«»i.
U'ndhll. (1892) 116. Lan. Ellis ib. 335. Stf. Unemph., ib. 470.
S.Lin, ib. 300. Nhp. ib. 254. e.War. ib. 470. Shr.' Unemph.,
Gram. Outlines, 47. Oxf. Ellis ib, 117. Bdf. ib. 207. Hrt. ib.
198. Hnt. ib. 212. e.Suf. ib. 280. w.Suf. ib. 288. n.Dev. ib.
158. (19) Glo. (S. L.) Dev. A cliver man tole mer hu vurily thort
Thay sqweez'd up tha hawls uv thare stummiks ta nort, Nathan
Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 12, ed. 1865. (20) Shr.' Unemph., Grant.
HE
[104]
HEAD
Outlines, 47. w.Som. Unemph. and interrog. end., Elworthy
Gram. (1877) 33.
n. Dial. uses. 1. pers. pron. in couih. He-said or -say,
a rumour, hearsay ; gen. in phr. to be neither he-said nor
she-said.
Wm. It's nowder he-said ner she-said, it's here i' print (B.K.V
w.Yks. Used to affirm that a statement is not made from hearsay
but from actual experience or observation. 'Ah saw it mysen, so
it's nawther he say nor she say ' (S.K.C.).
2. Used redundantly, esp. after proper names.
Bnff. If ye burn Auchindoun, Huntly he will head ye, Gordon
Citron. Keith (1880) 303. s.Wm. Josee he's a yow dead, Hutton
Dial. Storth and Arnside {i-l6o)\.^g. w.Yks. (J .W.) nw.Der.i
Ned Wilson he said, &c. n.Lin.i Dr. P. he says to me, 'Mrs. D.,'
he says, ' it's ovverharassment o' th' liver 'at yer sufferin' from.'
Wor. ( H.K.) Nrf. The king he ha'browt me into his charmbers,
GiLLETT Sng. Sol. (i860) i. 4. Suf.' Jack he go to skule. Mr.
Johnson he have two sons (s.v. Have). s.Cy.(J.\V.) Sus.i Master
Tumptops, he's a man as you'll notice mostly happens along about
anyone's dinner-time.
3. U'ed of fern, or inanimate objects: s/;;', ;'/". Also used
impers.
Sh.I. He wis a bonny morning, Hibbert Desc. Sh. I. (1822) 224,
ed. 1891 ; Dere hit bides till he lichtens in da moarnin, Clark N.
Gleams {i8<)8'ni. s.Chs.iWot)nyu thingk- ubuvvtdhisgy'aa-rdin-
aach- ? — Ally thingk ey(d doo wi u fresh koout u peent [What'n
y6 think abowt this garden-hatch ? — I think hey'd do wi' a fresh
cooat o' peentl, 67. Stf.' Nhp.* ' A ' is used for 'he,' 'she,' and
sometimes ' it,' i. War.i ; War.^ ' She broke the winder.' ' Did
a?' 'The cat's stole yo'r mate.' ''As a?' w.Wor.^ Thar a
[she, it] comes. s.Wor.' Most inanimate objects are spoken of as
'he,' the chief exceptions being a boat, a church-bell, a cricket-
ball, a fire-engine, and a railway-train, which are always ' her.'
' He's a good lock,' 9. Shr.', Hrf, (R.M.E.) Glo. ' Ow does the
twoad of a wife do ? ' ' He lees a-bed loik a leddy,' Lysons
Vulgar Tongue (1868) 46; There is a prov. that everything in
Glo. is 'he' except a tom-cat, and that is always ' she ' (S.L. );
Glo.i; Glo.= II. Sur. A'. <5t' p. (1878) 5th S. X. 222. Sus. (R.B.),
Hmp. (H.C.M.B.\ n.Hmp. (,E.H.R.) s.Hmp. That there moon . . .
he's hurrying away, Verney L. Lisle (1870) xx. Wil.' Marl-
borough folk are traditionally reputed to call everything 'he'
but a bull, and that they always call ' she' (s.v. Comical). Dor.
' He ' is used without much apparent distinction in Purbeck. I
have heard it said of a gunboat, ' He's just left Worbarrow.' Of
a hen, ' He's now laying.' A cow also is 'he.' Of a picture,
' He did use to hang over yonder' (C.W. ); Things are taken as
of two classes: (i) the personal class of lormed individual things.
as a man, a tree, a tool; and (2) the impersonal class, of unformed
quantities of things, as a quantity of hair, or wood, or water.
' He ' is the personal pronoun for the personal class, and * it ' for
the impersonal. A tree is 'he,' and some water is 'it,' Barnes
Sng. So/. (1859" Notes, iii ; They looked at the dairyman's cart, and
he's got none neither! Hardy Wess. Tales {188S) II. 186-7. Som.
Eze, he be their mother, Wilson Dial. (1855) 10 ; He idden in
the drawer to-day, Raymond Tryphena (1895) 38. w.Som.' The
universal nom. pronoun to represent all things living or dead, to
which the indefinite article can be prefixed. 'He' is used in
speaking of a cow or a woman, but not of corn, water, wool, salt,
coal, or such things as are not individual, but in the mass. Dev.
He's a nice motherly shawl, Lawson Upton Gl. (1884) g. n Dev.
Ha [she] bed tha zet down, E.xm. Scold. (1746) I. 167. nw.Dev.'
[Amer. He's a whole team and the dog under the wagon, Lowell
niglow Papers (ed. 1866) 199.]
4. Emphatic form of the ace. or dat. : him, her, it. Cf.
en, pron.
Nhp. When him's busy us goes and does a day's work for he
(F.P.T.). War. Us are going with he (N.R.). Wor. He said he'd
bring he a canary and he was to get he a goldfinch (H.K.). Hrf.
Ellis P/oumhc. (1889) V. 73. Oxf. ' Wurs my showel ? ' ' I aa got
ee'(A.P.). w.Oxf. Ellis ;'A. 93. Brks. I'i. 97. Sur. But 'un proved
'ee frum Scripter, Bickley Siir. Hilts (1890) I. v ; He axes if we's
nuthing hot to keep 'ee from starving, lA. i. Suf. If he hadn't ha'
hit he harder than what he hit he, he'd ha' killed he instead of he
killin' o' he (C.G.B.). w.Suf. Ellis ib. 287. Ess. I had a long
talk with he (W.W.S.). Wil. Yow can see he, Penruddocke
Content (i860) a ; Wil.' 124. n.Wil. Have ye zeed he as my zowl
do love? Kite Sng. Sol. i_i86o) iii. 3. Dor. They tried Samuel
Shane's waggon and found that the screws were gone from he,
Hardy Wess. Tales (1888) II. 186. Som. I don't think much o'
he, Raymond Tryphena (1895) 44; They wuU always leave he
[the poker] sticking in the vire, Wilson Dial. (1855) 9. w.Som.'
T'id'n no good to tris' to he. Dev. Ha anser'd an zed ontu hee
thit told'n, Baird 5. Matt. (1863) xii. 48. n.Dev. The better for
he, Chanter Witch (1896) 3. Cor. Have 'ee seed he what my
sawl do love? Sng. Sol. (1859) iii. 3 ; There's nothin' the matter
weth he at all, Tregellas Tales (1868) 11.
5. Used instead of the /to;;, of the first person.
Suf. Used when the speaker wishes to be particularly polite and
recognizes your superior position. Thus, instead of ' I will do it
for yow with pleasure, I'm sure,' we have ' He will do it for him
with pleasure, he's sure ' (C.G.B.).
6. Used for_>'0».
n.Cy. (J.W.) w.Yks.i Freq. addressed to children. 'John,
will he foch't kye.' Lan. Yo mey grope eh meh breeches in he
win, Tim Bobbin View. Dial. (ed. 1806) 40. ne.Lan.' ' Will he
come an see us ? ' [will you come]. Used to adults as well as to
children. Suf. Used when the speaker wishes to be particularly
polite and recognizes your superior position ^C.G.B.).
7. Unemphatic form : tliey. See A, V. 4.
Lin. They knaws nowt, fur a says what's nawways true,
Tennyson A'. Farmer, Old Style (1864) st. 2. War.2 They broke
the winder. Did a? SUr.' Gra;;:. OM//mfS, 47 ; Shr.^
8. Used by a woman to denote her husband ; also used
to denote an important person whose name is supposed
to be familiar to the person addressed.
ne.Yks.' The husband or wife would say, in speaking of the
other, ' He (or sha) 's nut i' t'hoos,' neither the name nor the
relationship having been previously mentioned. 24. w.Yks. Wenz
a ban ta kum ? — II bi iar ina (J-W.). Sus.' The devil is always
spoken of as ' he,' with a special emphasis. ' In the Downs there's
a golden calf buried.' 'Then why doant they dig it up ? ' 'Oh,
it is not allowed ; he would not let them.'
9. sb. A male, man ; one, anybody.
Cai.' Abd. I b'lieve she thinks Bess match for ony he, Shirrefs
Poems (1790) 118 ; She well meith be. Gentle or simple, a maik
to any he, Ross Helenore (1768) 15, ed. 1812. Ayr. There wasna
a he within the bounds of Scotland more willing to watch the
fold, Galt ^H«. Parish (1821) i; I am as free as any he, Burns
Here's to thy Health, St. 3.
10. Camp, (i) He-ane, the male of any animal, a cock ;
(2) -barfoot, the bear-foot, Hellehonts foelidus ; (3) -body,
a woman of masculine appearance ; (4) -brimmle, the
h\ackhtrTy, Rtibtis friiticostis; (5) -broom, the laburnum,
Cytistis Labitritum ; (6) -der, Hedah, or Heeder, the male of
any animal, but gen. applied to sheep ; occas. to plants ;
also used atlrib. ; [lit. ' he-deer,' cf Sheder] ; (7) -holly or
•hollin, the prickly-leaved holly, 7fev^(7;«/o//K;«; (8) -wean,
(9) -wife, see (3); (10) -witch, a wizard; (11) -woman,
see (3).
(i) Edb. [Of a bantam] The bit he-ane was ... a perfect wee
deevil incarnate, MoiR Mansie Waiich (1828) xx. (2, War.^ (3'!
Wil.' (4) Som. Applied to a bramble of more than one year's
growth (B. & H.). (5) Fif. (Jam.) (6) w.Yks.2 A male yearling
sheep. s.Not. All animals have both he-ders and she-ders. That
marrer flower's a he-der ; it waint bear noat (J.P.K.). Lin. The
great mass of breeders in Lin. sell their heeder-lambs about old
Michaelmas time, Marshall Review (1811) III. 185. n.Lio.
Sutton Wds. (1881); n.Lin.' Most commonly used of sheep.
S.Lin. For sale, a flock of hedahs and shedahs (F.H.W.). sw.Lin.'
Half on 'em were heders, and half sheders. He shewed a nice
pen of heder hogs. (7) Nhb. (R.O.H.); Henderson Flk-Lore
(1879) iii ; Borderers Table-bk. (1846) VUl. 254. (8) n.Yks.2 (9)
Cld. She's an unco he wife (Jam.). (10) Lan. Grose (1790) MS.
add. (P.); Lan.' (11) Wil.'
HE, HEABLE, see Hay, int., Evil, sA.^
HEAD, sb., adj. and v. Var. dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
Irel. Eng. and Amer. [h)ed, h)id, iad, ed, jed.] I. Dial,
forms : |i) Ad, (2) Ead, (3J Eead, (4) Haade, (5) Haid, (6)
Head, (7) Heade,(8) Hed, (9) Hede,(io) Heead,(ii)Heeade,
(12) Heed, (13) Hehd, (14) Heid, (15) Heoad, (16) Heyde,
(17) Hid, (18) Hidd, (19) Hud, (20) Hyed, (21) Yead, (22)
Yed, (23) Yedd, (24) Yeead, (25) Yod, (26) Yud.
(i) Lan. Lahee N. Fitton, 17. Chs.'^ (2) Lin. Break me a bit
o' the esh for 'is 'ead, lad, out o' the fence, Tennyson A'. Farmer,
New Style (1870) st. ii. (3) w.Yks.^ Glo. Her only had her petti-
coats over her 'eead, Gissing Both o/lhis Parish (1889) I. 1 18. (4)
Wxf.' (5) Dev. Es lift han cs under ma haid, Baird Sng. Sol.
(i86o)ii. 6. (6) w.Yks.3, ne.Lan.' (7) Wxf.' (8) s.Hmp. Verney
i. /.«/<; (1870) X. I.W.' (9) N.Cy.', Dur.' (10) Cum.' Wm. A
HEAD
[^05]
HEAD
wes wet throo an throo frae heead ta fooat, Spec. Dial. (1885)
pt. iii. 2. n.Yks.i23, e.Yks.', w.Yks.^, n.Lan.i (11) w.Yks. He
ttirevv it . . . an just miss'd pooer oade Dick heeade, Lucas Sitici.
NiMeidale {c. 1882) 257. (12) Cai.l nw.Abd. Set the bossy back
again upon the bowie heed, Goodwife (1867) st. 37. N.Cy.', Nhb.^
Dur. Thee heed atoppa the's leyke Carmel, Moore Sng. Sol.
(1859) vii. 5. Lakel.2, Cum.* Nrf. A sheep's heed, Darwood GI.
(1890)13. Ken.' (13) ne.Sc. Gregor /Vi-/.ore (1881) 40. Bnff.'
(14) Abd. Three hunner heids o' faimilies, Alex.^nder Jolniiiv
GM (1871) vii. Cum. I'll batter their heids soft aspoddish, Gilpin
Sngs. (1866) 534. (15) Lan. Ey'd dee raj'ther than harm a hure
o' her heoad, Ainsworth Lan. Wiiches (ed. 1849) bk. i. ix. (16)
e.Dev. My hej'de ez a brim well o' deue, Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860)
V. 2. (17) Nrf. She tossed up her hid, Spilling Giles (1872' 17 ;
(W.W.S.) (18) Suf.i (19) Nhb.' (20) Lan. 'Walker Plebeian
Pol. (1796) 30. (21) w.Yks.^5 Lan. If yo' wantn to kcp the
yeads on yo'r shoulders, Banks Mancli. Man (1876) xx. Chs. I'll
knock thy yead off (E.F.) ; Clis.^a, Der.i Nhp.* My yead's too
big an' my wit's too small, 184. Hrf."' GIo. His yead it grow'd
above his yare, Di.xon Sngs. Eng. Peas. (1846) 201, ed. 1857.
Brks.', Hmp.' Wil. Slow G/. (1892). Soni. Hiz lef han' be oonder
moi yeiid, Baynes Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 6. n.Dev. Grose (1790),
(22) Wra. Frae yed to fooat, Spec. Dial. (1877) pt. i. 42. w.Yks.^,
Lan.i, e.Lan.', Chs.'^^. s.Chs.», Stf.', Der.=, nw.Der.>, Not.', Lei.',
War.2, s.War.', w.Wcr.', Shr.', Glo.' (23) Lei. I'd rayther wed
a feller wi' a wooden leg, than one wi' a wooden yedd (F.P.T.).
(24, n.Yks.' (25) s.Wor. (H.K.) (26) w.Wor.', s.Wor.'jSe.Wor.',
Hrf.=, Glo.i, Brks.'
II. Dial, meanings. 1. sb. In comb. (1) Head-back,
the rope which runs along the side of a herring-net, to
which the cork buoys are attached ; (2) -band, (a) the
band or rope fastening a cow to the stall ; (b) a band at
the top of a pair of trousers ; (c) see (i) ; (3) -bolt, a road
over a bog or morass, stopped at one end ; (4) -but(t (ad-
but, hadbut, hadebutt), the strip of land left at the sides
of a ploughed field on which the plough turns, a 'head-
land'; (5) -cadab, a clever, sharp person, one quick of
understanding ; (6) -clathing, head-dress, a covering for
the head, a cap or bonnet; (7) -collar, a halter or bridle
worn by horses in the stable to fasten them to the manger,
&c. ; (8) -corn, mixed corn ; (9) -cut, that cut of a fish
which includes the head; (10) -dyke, a wall dividing the
green pasture from a farm ; (11) -end, (rt) the beginning
of a piece of cloth or silk ; [b] the mouth of a decoy pipe ;
(12) -fall, a disease of children, see below ; {13) -fillin',
brains, mental power ; (14) -free, of a horse : unbridled ;
(15) -gear, (a) see (6); (b) of harness : the blinders and
bit; (c) mental equipment, brains, good sense, ability;
(dj in phr. to get one's head-gear, to have an illness, to get
one's death-blow, to be mortally injured; (16) -grew,
-grow, or -growth, (17) -grove, the aftermath ; (i8)-hing,
a droop of the head ; (19) -hurry, in phr. io be in the head-
hurry of, to be in the thick of, in the midst of; (20) -ice, a
curling term : the ice at the heads or ends of a rink ; (21)
-ill, jaundice in sheep ; (22) -lace, a narrow ribbon for
binding the head ; (23) -ladder, a movable addition fixed
to the front of a cart to increase its carrying capacities ;
(24) -languager, a clever fellow, a prodigy ; (25) -lapped,
dead and laid out for burial ; (26) -light, giddy, dizzy,
light-headed ; also as sb. in form Head-lightness ; (27)
-line, to attach a rope to the head of a bullock ; (28) -s-man
or -man, (a) the head or chief of a clan ; a master, chief;
(6) the chief labourer on a farm ; (c) in mining: the elder
of two boys who are employed together in ' putting ' ; [d)
a stalk of rib-grass, Plantago lanceolata ; (29) -mark, the
natural characteristics of a person or animal, the counten-
ance ; observation of the features of a person or animal ;
esp. in phr. to ken or know by head-mark, to know by
sight ; (30) -maud, a plaid covering the head and shoulders ;
(31) -pence, a sum formerly paid to the sheriff of
Northumberland, see below ; (32) -piece, the head ; gen.
used fig. the brains, intellect, understanding ; (33) -ridge,
the charlock, Sinapis arvensis ; (34) -rig, see (4) ; (35)
■room, of ceilings, staircases, &c. : sufficient height over-
head ; also used fig. ; (36) -salts, smelling-salts ; (37)
-sheaf, the sheaf last placed on the top of a stack ; fig.
the crowning point, finishing touch ; (38) -sheets, the
VOL. in.
sloping platform towards the stem of the keel of a boat ;
(39) -stall, (n) see (7) ; (6) the head of a house, a father,
husband, &c. ; (40) -stock, {a) the principal part of a self-
acting mule; a lintel; (A) see below; (41) -stone, (a) a
gravestone, tombstone; (6) a stone shaped like a head,
see below ; (42) -stoop, headlong, in haste ; (43) -Sunday,
the Sunday alter old Midsummer day, see below ; (44)
-swell, see (21) ; (45) -theeak, thick hair which hangs hke
thatch on the head ; a head-covering of any kind ; (46)
-theekit, having the head covered ; (47) -tie, a collar used
to tie horses' heads to the manger, S;c. ; (48) -tire, (n) see (6) ;
(b) see (15, c) ; (49) -tow, in a plough or other implement :
the loop to which the 'short-chain,'or draft-chain, isattached;
(50) -tree, a lintel, a piece of wood set across the head of
an upright prop to support the roof in a pit; (51) -wark,
-warch, -wartch, -yak, or -yik, (n) headache ; ib) the
scarlet poppy, Papaver Rhoeas ; occas. the long smooth-
headed poppy, P. duhiiim ; d. headache, 1; (c) the cuckoo-
flower, Cardamine pratensis, cf headache, 3 ; (d) the red
campion, Lychnis diiirna; (e) mental labour, thought,
consideration ; studiousness ; (52) -washing, (a) a feast
given to celebrate the birth of a child ; (b) an entertainment
given to his comrades by one who has newly entered
upon a profession or appointment, or who has made an
expedition for the first time ; (53) -ways or -wis, (a) in a
forward direction, onward ; (b) main arteries in a mine
branching oft" on each side, passages leading to the crane
or shaft; also used attrib. ; (c) the direction of the cleat ir.
a scam of coal; (54) -ways course, a line of walls or holing
extending from side to side of a panel of boards; (55) -weir,
a weir-head, the point where the water is diverted from
the main channel ; (56) -y-peer or -a-peer, Heady-peer,
equal in height ; equals, compeers.
(i) Bnff.' (2, a) Sh.I. Kye's head-bands, tethers, simmonds,
Sh. News (Feb. 19, 18981. (6) His breeks were filled wi' Lilly's
plash, Frae th' head-band to the knee, Lintonn Green (1685) 78,
ed. 181 7. (c) Bnff.' (3) Lan.' (4) Lan. My hat lay i' th' adbut,
Lahee A'. Fit/on, 17 ; The same two acres are the hadebutts of the
said acre, JVarrington in 146;, in Cheth. Soc. Piibl. (1872) 81.
Chs. '3 (5) Ayr. That wily headcadabGeordie,GALT£')//a;7 (1823)
Ivi. (6) n.Dev. Thy gore coat oil a girred, thy head-clathing oil a
foust, E.xin. Scold. (1746: I. 155. (7) Chs.', s.Chs.' Shr.' An
arrangement of leather straps, passing over the nose, under the
throat, and round the neck of the animal. A rope — which is
sometimes called the shank — is attached to the head-collar, and
by it the horse is tied up in his stall. nw.Dev.' The ordinary
bridle belonging to cart harness. (8) Yks. (Hall.) w.Yks. I am
under the impression that this is used lor a margin of barley sown
around other kinds of grain to protect them (B.K.). (g) Sh.I. Twa
hard sade, an' we hed da head cut o' da hidmist ane ta wirdenner
yisterday, S/i. News (Apr. 22, 1899). (10) Inv. The head dyke
was drawn along the head of a farm, where nature had marked
the boundary between the green pasture and that portion of hill
which was covered totally or partially with heath, Agric. Stirv.
180 (Jam.), (ii, a) w.Yks. (J.M.); (S.A.B.) (A) Lin. Near the
head-end ... or mouth of the pipes, Miller & Skertchly Fenland
(1878) xii. (12) Don. An infant at its birth is generally forced by
the midwife to swallow spirits, and is immediately afterwards
suspended by the upper jaw with her fore-finger; this last
operation is performed for the purpose of preventing a disease
called head-fall. Many children die when one or two days old of
the trismus iiascen/iiini, or 'jaw-fall,' a spasmodic disease peculiar
to tropical climates. Mason Par. Stirv. (18 16) in Patterson Gl.
(1880). (13) Lan. An' danged if he has na more head-fillin' than
yo'd think fur, Burnett HaivortJt's (1887) iii ; I dunnot know wheer
she getten her head-fillin' fro' unless she robbed th' owd parson,
ib. LownV's (1877) XX. (14) Som. He ... slipped of the bridle lest
she should catch herself up, and let her go headfree, Raymond
Men 0' Mendip (1898) iii. (15, a) Sc. Miss Jennet's skill in the
matter of head gear was ever a thing for a wifeless man to wonder
at, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 36. Ayr. She was taking a glint at
the head-gear ae Sabbath morning in the glass. Service Dr.
Diigiiid (ed. 1887) 38. Nhb.' n.Yks.'S; n.Yks.* Did ti notish
her head-gear? It war grand. w.Yks.* A cap and bonnet
together are often so styled (s.v. Gear). (A) n.Yks." He's putten
t'heead-gear on afoor t'barfan. (c) n.Yks.' He's a knowfu' chap,
yon. Ah wad lahk weel t' ha' 's stock o' headgear; n.Yks.^;
n.Yks." Ez far ez a bit o' heead-gear gans, he's ez sharp ez onny
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on 'em. (rf) Cum.' ' He's gitten his heedgeer,' he is so injured
that he cannot survive. Wm. Mostly used in reference to those
ailments that follow indiscretion (B.K.). (i6) Chs.' Shr. Morton
Cyclo. Agric. (1863^; Shr.2 (17) Shr.= i^iS) Dmf. Dowie and
dazed wi' a sair heid-hing, Reid Poems (1894) 77. (19) Abd.
Saunders Malcolmson in the 'heid-hurry' of oat-sowing, Alexan-
der Ain Flk. (1882) 35. (20) Lnk. Soopers [sweepers] are ready
To keep baith the howe an' the head-ice in trim, Watson Poems
(1853) 72. (21) s.Sc. Essays Highl. Soc. III. 439 (Jam.). (22)
Ags. (Jam.) (23) Mid. These carts, with the addition of movable
head, tail, and side ladders or copps, carry hay, corn, and straw ;
and, when thus enlarged, are much more convenient than waggons,
MiDDLETON View Agric. (1798) 87. (,24) Yks. Any Flamburian
boy was considered a brain-scholar and a head-languager when
he could Virrite down the parson's te.xt, Blackmore Maiy Aiierley
(1879) *'• (25) w.Yks. He's heead-lapped, Leeds Merc. Siipf-I.
(Nov. 25, 1893). (26) Sh.I. Doo'U hae ta lift da kettle, dan, fir
A'm faerd, A'm dat headlight, 5/i. Neu's (July i, 1899! ; Man, da
tought o' you raaks me headlight, ib. (May 20, 1899I ; Whin da
headlightness wOre aiT o' me, I kent he widna wraet ony dis night,
f'4. (Jan. 6, 1900). (27) Sora. (Hall.) (28, «) Lth. He ne'er
parts wi' master, nor master wi' him. Gin sulky the headsman, the
herdsman looks grim, BallantineFocok (1856) 99. Nhb. Agreat
number of gentlemen and headsmen of the neighbourhood appears
to have come on the occasion to hear Bernard Gilpin, A'. Tribune
(1854) I. 198; Nhb.' (i) e.An.' Suf. Rainbird Agric. (1819)
294, ed. 1849 ; Suf.i (f) N.Cy.' The next stage above a ' half-
marrow ' amongst putters, needing a foal with liim to put a corf of
coals. Nhb. The heedsman little Uicky damns and blasts, Wilson
Pitman's Pay (1843) 27 ; Nhb.' The heedsman was a lad of 16 or
17, the elder of two engaged to put a tram where a single hand
was not strong enough to put it without assistance. This arrange-
ment was called a ' tram of lads,' and the younger lad was called a
'foal' — or familiarly a ' foally.' One of these was yoked in front
to the tram by short ropes, or * soams.' Sometimes the heedsman
was thus yoked whilst the ' foally ' put behind ; and in other cases
the positions were reversed. Nhb., Dur. Greenwell Coal Tr,
Gl. (1849). (rf) Per. (Jam.) (29) Sc. I ken ye by heid-mark, but
I canna be fash'd wi' frem'd names, Keith Prtie (1895) 274. Cai.'
Edb. Never having seen him or his daughter before and not kenning
them by headmark, Moir Mniisie U'ancli (1828) xvii ; An intelligent
shepherd knows all his sheep from personal acquaintance, called
head-mark. Artificial marks he considers as very equivocal,
Pennecuik IVks. (1715) 52, ed. 1815. -Feb. That characteristic
individuality stamped by the hand of nature upon every individual
of her numerous progeny, Agric, Surf. 191 (Jam.). Gall. This
name of mine is no great head-mark, Crockett Grey Man (1896)
13. n.Yks.2 ' He carries t'aud heeadmark about him,' he bears
the family likeness. (30) Slk. (Jam.) {31) Nhb. The sum of (^51
which the Sherift" of Nhb. antiently exacted of the inhabitants of
that county, every third and fourth years, without any account
to be made to the King, Bailey (1721) ; NUb.' '32) ne.Sc. A chiel
wi' a rael lang tongue, an' nae an ill head-piece. Grant Keckie/ofi,
75. Ayr. His wig pu'd out hair by hair, Until they made his
headpiece bare, BaWnrfs «)irf5H^5.(i847) U. 55. Edb. Your head-
piece is a mint Whare wit's nae rare, Fercusson Poems (1773)
222, ed. 1785. Nhb. Noo, he hes a heed-piece, ma faith, thor is
nowt But he kens a' aboot — he kin tawk aboot owt, Elliott
Pilmaii gnu to Parliament \ (R.O.H.) e.Yks.' What a heead-piece
skeeal maysther must hev. w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. My yeadpiece's
noane what it were bi a long way, Clegg David's Loom (1894)
xvi. Midi. Ye're middlin' well read for a yokel, an' ye seeam to
ha' a good head-piece, Bartrah People of Clopton (1897) 77.
nw.Der.' n.Lin.' You've gotten as poor a head-peace for larnin'
oht 'at 'II do you ony good as iver I seed. Nhp.', War.^ Oxf.'
'E a got a good 'ead piece, an's upright and downstraight, MS.
add. Hnt. (T.P.F.), Sus.' Dor. Her've 'a got a headpiece, her
have! Hare F;V/. 5/;rf/ (1895) 153. Sora. Joseph Piarce is a man
wi' more headpiece an' heart, Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) iii.
w.Som.' He id'n no ways short, there's plenty o' headpiece 'bout
')'^- (33) s.Pem. Laws i;///c ^H^. (1888) 420. (34) Sc. It's gude
when a man can turn his ain head-rig (Jam.). Cai.' Per. Bide
ahint the fence, an' glow'r — The headrig's no fer bairns ava,
Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 102. Gall. A ploughman starts
from one landen or headrig, plows to the other, and returns to
where he broke off, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 87, ed. 1876.
Nhb.' Dur.' At right angles to the ridges of the field, and ploughed
last of all. Lakel.2 Cum. (J.Ar.) ; Hod up till t'heedrig, Dick,
Farrall Betty Wilson (1886) 131. n.Yks.'", ne.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
(35) Cai.' Abd. Tak'ye gweed care yersel' . . . that ye gi'ena 'er
owre muckle held room aboot the place, Ale.\ander Ain Flk.
(1882) 139. (36) n.lr. Peggy had put a wee bottle o' heidsalts in
my pokit whun a wuz comin' awa frae hame, an' a wuz mony a
time thankfu' for it, Lyttle Ballycuddy (1892) 32. (37) Ayr. I fear
my business wi' Curwhang was the headsheaf o' her yirdly dool,
AiNSLiE Z.n»rfo/iJHn(s (ed. 1892) 148. N.I.' (38) N.Cy.' Nhb.'
The fore deck of a keel on which the keelmen worked their long
oar. (39, a) Cai.' Bnff.' That part of a halter that goes over the
crown of the head. Ags. The band that forms the upper part of
a horse's collar, bridle or branks (Jam.). Nhb. (R.O.H.) n.Yks.'
The head-gear of a horse, by which it is secured in its stall, or led
out to water, &c. ; made of hemp ; n.Yks." Usually made of hemp.
ne.Yks.',Chs.',Not.=,n.Un.',War.3, s.Wor.' Shr.' Ofoo/. Hrf.2,
Glo. (A.B.I [Amer. Dial. Notes (1895) 379.] (b) Cai.' (40,0)
vp.Yks. (J.M.), w.Yks.2 n.Stf. The framework supporting the
pulley or drum over which the rope works at the mouth of a pit
(J.T.). (6) Sc. The schoolmaster would call on the boys to divide
and choose for themselves. ' Head-stocks,' i. e. leaders for the
yearly cock-fight. Miller Scenes and Leg. 11834) 420, ed. 1858;
I contributed in no degree to the success of the head-stock or
leader, ib. Sc/tools and Schoolmasters (1854) 50, ed. 1857. (41, a)
Sh.I. The very few headstones rose sadly up as if to show how
very few of those that pass away are kept in memory. Burgess
Tang (1898) 76. Abd. A ' headstone ' to mark the far-off grave of
his deceased daughter and her husband, Alexander Ain /"/*. (1882)
79. Ayr. They were sitting under the lea of a headstone, near
their mother's grave, Galt Provost (1822) xxiv. Lnk. She often
gaed to see her man's grave. She got a heidstane putten up.
Eraser JV/mups (1895) 166. Lth. A ghaist sat jabberin' on an
auld heid-stane. Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 52. Draf. I've boo't
my heid on the cauld heid-stane, Reid Poems (1894) 243. Gall.
The moss was trailing over the ' headstanes,' Sdb. Antiq. Mag.
(1848)113. Nhb. (R.O.H.') Cum. Hecud see Mally'sheedsteane
nut far oft', Farrall Betty IVilson ,1886) 140; A heed-sten they'll
hev set up, niin, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1840) no; Cum.', n.Yks.",
w.Yks. (J.W.) Stf. They'll get as much as t'others when there's
a yed-stone o'er em ! Cornh.Mag. (Jan. 1894) 39. Der.^, nw.Der.',
I.W.' (i) ne.Sc. Round [certain wells endowed with healing
virtues] lay stones resembling . . . dift'erent members of the human
body, and these were called by the names of the members they
represented, as the . . . hehd-stehn. The patient took a draught of
the water of the well, washed the affected part of the body, and
rubbed it well with the stone corresponding to it. Gregor Flk-Lore
(1881J 40. (42) Sh.I. Send him no head-stoop ta da deil, Burgess
Rasmie (1892) 93. (43) Nhb. Within my own recollection the
yearly pilgrimage to Gilsland wells, on this Sunday and the Sunday
after it, was a very remarkable survival of the ancient cultus of
primitive times. Hundreds, if not thousands, used to assemble
there from all directions. They were wont to walk or drive
annually at the summer solstice . . . that they might take, uncon-
sciously it may be hoped, their part in a heathen solemnity, Hall
Ancient JVell ]Vorslup in Arch. Aeliana, VIII. 72 ; Nhb.' (44) s.Sc.
There is a great swelling and falling down of the ears, and that
when too long neglected, the head swells and the sheep dies,
Essays Highl. Soc. III. 439, 441 (Jam.). (45) n.Yks.^ (46) Lnk.
He washeid-theekit with a K ilmarnock bo n net, Murdoch 7? cnrf/'»^5
(ed. 1895) II. 20. (47)w.Yks.3 (48, «) n.Yks.' 2* (6) n.Yks.= (49)
nw.Dev.' (50) Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. A piece of crown-tree, a foot
long, placed upon a prop to support the roof; the head-tree being
used to extend the bearance of the prop and prevent it cutting into
the crown-tree, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849). m.Yks.', w.Yks.'
(51, a) n.Cy. (K.), Nhb.', Dur.' Cum. Now full to the thropple,
wi' headwarks and heartaches. Anderson Ballads (1805) 65;
Cum.' Yks. I'd the j'ed wark bad enuf, Fetherston T. Goorkrodger
(1870) 125. n.Yks.^S", e.Yks.' w.Yks. When I gate up with a
heead-wark shoo stopped at home, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884)
9; WiLLAN List IVds. (i8ir); w.Yks.'^ Lan. He's got a bad
yed-warch, Ashton Basin o' Broth, 123 ; He'd a bad yeadwartch,
Clegg Sketches (1895) 196 ; Lan.', n.Lan.', ne.Lan.', nw.Der.' (i)
n.Cy. (K.,s.v. Coprose) ; N.Cy.^ e. Yks. Nicholson Flk-Lore {i8go)
124 ; e.Yks.' Der, Papaivr Rhoeas [and] Papavcr dubium (B.& H.).
(f) Cum. (B. & H.) (rf) Lakel.2 (<•) n.Yks.' e.Yks.' Hecad-
waak's as laboursome as back-waak. n.Lin.' Ther's been a deal o'
head-wark putten into that carvin' sum time or anuther. (52, a)
w.Yks. At the birth of a child, a party was usually given, and the
' heead-weshin ' was the term given to the free-drinking which was
carried on on such occasions (E.G.). e.Lan.' n.Lin.' Ther'll be
sum head-weshin' to do this time, I reckon, noo that they've gotten
a son at last, (i) Sc. (Jam.) (53, «) Nhb.' Thor's ne getten
heedwis wid at awl. (i) n.Cy. In coal-mines the headways run
in the same direction as the cleat (J.J.B.) ; N.Cy.' Excavations in
a coal pit at right angles to the boards for ventilating and exploring
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the mine. Nhb. Ax'd Deddy to lay doun his picli, And help him
to the heedwis end, Wilson Pilinaits Pay (1843"! 27 ; Nhb.^ They
are driven with the 'cleat' of the coal. Winning Heedwis are
exploratory headways ; and when two such are driven together
they are called fore and back headways. Nhb., Dur. Driven
parallel to the line of cleavage of the coal. 'A j'ard and quarter
broad or wide for a Headways is lull sufficient,' Complect Collier
(1708) 16, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849"). (c) Nhb., Dur.
Green'well Coal Tr. Gl. (1849^ (54 j Nhb. Grerley Coal Mining
(1883). Nhb., Dur. Gree.nwell Coal Tr. Gl. 1,1849). (55) Dev.'
(56) Abd. Oor Liza an' you ees't to be heid-y-peers, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) vii ; To think ane's friends, and heady-peers,
Scarce ken you in their ways, SHiRREFsPofj/is (1790) 290. Lnk.
(Jam.)
2. Phr. (i) Head and a-bcd, a stone-digger's term, see
below; (2I — and crop, neck and crop, completely; (3)
— and liange, lienge, or lunges, the pluck of an animal, the
head, lungs, liver, and heart ; see Hange ; (4) — and lieels,
(5) — and hide, (6) — and tail, completely, altogether, with-
out reserve ; with great earnestness ; (7) — or harp, heads
or tails, the game of heads or tails' ; (8) — over tip, head
over heels; (9) — ower-liap, headstrong, reckless; (10)
iicads and holts, (\\) — and horns, \n confusion, pell-mell,
topsy-turvy ; (12) — and plticlzs, the refuse of timber, the
boughs, roots, &c. ; (13) — and thraivarts, see (11); (14)
— and thraivs, (a) lying alternately with the head of each
article or person on a level with the feet of the other ; in
disorder, in a confused heap; unshapely; (l>) a game
played with pins ; (15) — and tails, see (14, b) ; (16) at the
head on it, to finish off with, at the end ; (17) in head, in
view, purposed ; (18) on the head(s of, at the conclusion of,
in confirmation of ; on account of, over ; (ig) over the headis
of, on account of; (20) upon the heads of, on the point of
purposing; (21 1 the head bigger, or /ess, taller or shorter
by a head ; (22) to l>e in head and neck (hehdinex) tvith, to
be wholly engaged on, taken up with ; (23) — in head of,
to fall foul of to attack ; (24) — out at head, to be out of
one's senses, half-crazed ; (25) — taken by the head, to be
the worse for liquor ; (26) to carry one's head along -with one,
to have all one's wits about one, to be intelligent, quick ;
(27) — eat the head off sonic one, to be very angry with some
one ; (28) — get a drop in one's head, see (25) ; (29) — go at
head, of bullocks : to have the 'first bite ' in contradistinction
to the 'followers' or those which are not forfattening; (30)
■ — out of head, to be forgotten; {^i) to have a deal on one's
head, to have a great deal of responsibility ; (32) — one's
head on, see (26) ; (33) to ken by head, to know by sight
but to have no speaking acquaintance with ; (34) — viake
neither head nor side of, to make nothing of, not to be able
to understand ; (35) — no more head, not to prosper or
thrive ; ( 36) to miik from the head, of a cow : to give milk
as she is fed ; (37) — put one in the head of to remind one,
cause one to recollect ; (38) — mn one in the head, to occur
to one; (39) — set one's heads together, to consult or con-
spire ; (40) — stand over the head of, to warrant the quality
or quantity of; (41) — take up, or learn, a thingof one's own
head, to teach oneself; (42) to take by the hcaa, of a horse :
to lead by the bridle; (43) — one's head, (a) to take one's
fancy, captivate ; (b) of wine or spirits : to get into one's
head ; (44) to take, or ask, for a farm, Gr=c. over a man's head,
to take or ask for a farm, &c. when the present tenant
has not received notice to quit, to secretly oft'er a higher
price and so dispossess the tenant ; (45) to take the door
over one's head, to shut the door and depart ; (46) — tell to
one's head, to tell to one's face ; (47) — -wash or zvet the baby's
head, to drink the baby's health, treat one's friends with
ale or spirits at the birth of a child ; cf. head-washing (a) ;
(48) 'weak in the head, weak of intellect ; (49) without a head,
of a woman : single and unprotected.
(i) Nhp.2 A stone is said to rise with a head-and-abed, i.e. with
an even side and surface, Morton Nat. Hist. (1712) 108. (2)
Lan. Thrusting out a person, ' head and crop,' Gaskell Lectures
Dial. (1854) 30. (3) Cor.' 2 (4) Lan.' His foot slipped, an' in he
went, head-an-heels. He's th' reel sort of a chap ; when he
starts he gwos in for it, head-an-heels. (5) Dmb. You wrought,
baith head and hide, for the reward, Salmon Goivodean (i868)
103. (6) Abd. Ill tell the story head and tail. And how it did
bcfa', Cadenhead Bon Accord (1853) 245. (7) Ir. You had better
toss up, head or harp, for that, Harrington Sketc/ies (1830) I.
xxxvii ; A quarrel happened between two shoeblacks, who were
playing at what in England is called pitch farthing, or heads and
tails, and in Ir. head or harp, Edgeworth Bulls (1802'! 128, cd.
1803. (8) I.Ma. Don't be tossing head over tip at the tail of the
tourist, Caine Man.xtnan (1894) pt. in. xxiii. (9) Sh.I. I wis
young dan. .. bit a rackliss,head-ower-hap decvil. Burgess Sielc/ies
(2nd ed.^i 88. (10) e.An.i, Nrf. (W.W.S.^, e.Suf. (F.H.) (11)
Suf. All heads and horns (C.L.F.). (12-) ne.Lan.i Der. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (P.) ; Der.=, nw.Der.l (13) Sc. Yarn is said to
be so when ravelled. Also corn cut down when disordered in the
sheaf I Jam. \ (14, a) Sc. Two persons are said to be lying heads
and thraws in a bed, when the one lies with his head at the head
of the bed . . . while the other lies with his head at the bottom
and his feet towards the head of the bed. Pins are said to lie
heads and thraws when they are placed parallel to each other
with the point of one directed towards the head of another (Jam.);
I'll no ly wi' that unco woman indeed, if it binna heeds and
thraws, the way that I lay wi' my mither, Graham irrilings
(1883'! II. 15. Cai.i w.Sc. He took the liberty of changing his
position to that which in Scotland is termed 'heads and thraws,'
Carrick Laird 0/ Logan (1835) 188. Ayr. There they lay, heads
and thraws, Hunter Studies (1870) i. Lnk. He was, as he after-
wards expressed it, pitched heids and thraws, Gordon Pyotsliaw
(1885) 40. Edb. Unshapely, uncouth in person, Ballantine
Gaberlunzie (cd. 1875) Gl. Slk. Ten hunder thousan' million
thochts and feelins a' lie thegither, heads and thraws, in
the great, wide . . . bed o' the Imagination, Chr. North Nodes
(ed. 1856) II. 267. Dmf. Happy weens Tumblin an' rowin heads
an' thraws, Thom /or* o'A'>ioa'i;( 1878) 37. Nhb.(R.O.H.) Cum.*
Lie heeds an' thraws like Jock an' his mither, Saying. Some
heeds an' thraws war stretch't i' th' nuik, Stagg Bridewain, st. 48.
(6) Sc. To play at heads and thraws (Jam.). Cai.' (i5)Cai.i
(16) w.Yks, Expectin' 'at Kana wad ax 'em to have summat to
sup at th' heead on it, Hartley Clock Aim. (1896) 52. (17) Bnff.
Sae we did gree, an' hame we gaed To tell auld Tam what was in
head, Taylor Poems (1787) 62. (18) Abd. We concluded the
bargain, an' shook ban's, on the heads of it, Dceside Tales (1872)
173. Gall. (A.W.) n.Ir. Mony an argyment we hae had on the
heid o' it, Lyttle Ballycuddy (1892) 18. (19) Sh.I. He felt 'at he
wid lack la see if shu wis muckle upset ower da heids o't, Clark
Gleams (1898) 59. Ayr. I am sae pleas'd that friendship is made
up that I'll tak' a glass o'er the head o't, Hunter Studies (1870)
39. N.I.* I got dismissed over the head of a letter the master got.
(20) Sh.I. An' dey apo' da heads o' marriage in winter ? S/t.Nezvs
(Sept. 23, 1899). (21) n.Cy. (B.K.) (22) Bnff.l Gen. used in
disapprobation. ' He's niver at paice ; he's eye in hehdinex wee
something.' (23) Abd. (Jam.) (24') Yks. Ah's yamost oot 'at yed
at t'nevvs ah's getten, Macquoid Doris Barug/t (1877) xv. (,25)
w.Som.' To be a'took 't by the head. (26) Nhp.' She can't get on in
service,unlessshe carries her head alongwith her. (27) Sc. (A.W.)
N.I.i He was like to ate the head off me. n.Cy. (j.W.) (28) Sc.
Jock was a gae throughither chiel when he got a drap in his
head. Scotch Haggis, 49. (29) e.An.i e.Nrf. Marshall Rur. Econ.
(1787). (30) Rnf. This gentleman . .. Has beenafecko'twalmonths
deid : And sin' he's maist gane ooi; o' heed, Neilson Poems
(1877) 33. (31) Glo.t (32) Nhp.' She can't get on in senice,
unless she has her head on. (33) Lakel.^ Ah've kent ye bi heed
this many a year. (34) Nhp.i He could make neither head nor
side of it. 'Wac^, Hnt. (T.P.F.) (35-1 n.Yks. (I.W.) (36) Sh.I.
The coo milks frae the head, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 209. Gall.
(A.W.) (37) Dor. He put me in the head on't (W.C.) (c. 1750) ;
(A.C.) (38) s.Chs.i (39) ne.Lan.i Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863).
(40) N.I. I (41) w.Yks.l, ne.Lan.i, nw.Der.', Nhp.', War.^, Hnt.
(T.P.F.) (42) w.Som.* (43, a) Ayr. The wye that lassie toasted
them . . . fairly took my head, Johnston Glenbuckie (1889) 35. {b)
Gall. Also used of drink taking effect on the brain (A.W.). (44)
Wgt. Having fallen under scandal by taking his neighbour's ground
over his head. Eraser Wigtown (1877) 120. w.Som.' To ask
for a farm over a man's head is to ask for another man's holding
when he has not had notice to quit. (45 Sh.I. He wis blyde ta
tak da door ower his head as fast as he cud, Stewart 7Vt/fs ^ 1892)
70. (46) Brks. I told him to his head, Grose (1790) ; Gl. (^1852);
Brks.', e.An.i Nrf. Tellin' me to my hid t'was a story, Cozens-
HARDvBroarfA'r/: (1893) 34. e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. Trans. Arch.
Soc. (1863) II. 185; She'd toad him to his head, — By none but
one well lighted up To Tiptree she'd be led, Clark J. Noakes
(1839) St. 60. Hmp. Holloway. Sus.' I told him to his head
that I wouldn't have such goings-on in my house any more.
HEAD
[io8]
HEAD
(47) n.Yks. Wetting fbarn's head, A'. & Q. (1890) 7th S. ix. 37.
e.Yks. MS. add. (T.H.) w.Yks. N. & Q. (1889 7tli S. viii. 86.
Lan. Very common in Liverpool and the neighbourhood, 14.(1890'
7th S. ix. 37. [Farmer A. was on his way from the house of
Farmer B. where, said he, ' we have been washing the baby's
head.' Farmer B. had just had a son born to him . . . and the
' washing ' referred to consisted in the two farmers drinking the
baby's health, ib. (1888) 7th S. viii. 86. (48) Sc. (A.W.I w.Yks.^
Strong i' th' back and weak i' th' j'ead. nw.Der.i Derbyshire born
and Derbyshire bred. Strong i' th' arm, but weak i' th' yed. (49)
Sc. It's no an easy thing, Mem, for a woman to go through the world
without a head. Miller Schools and Schoolmasters ;ed. 1879) v.
3. The hair of the head.
Sh.I. Takkin' da redder shu gude furt apo' da brig-stanes ta redd
herhead, 5/1. A'cifs (June 17, 1899;. Abd.' To cut one's head," to cut
one's hair ;A.W.). Yks. (J.W.) Lan.Combin my yead,LAYCOCK
Billy Armalage, 6. w.Cy . It is usual to speak of combing the head
instead of the hair. It is commonly said of a virago 'Her'U comb out
his head vor'n.' . . Of a woman who is supposed to be capable of
beating her husband, the usual saying is ' Her'd comb out 's head
wi a dree-legged stool," Elworthy Wd-Bk. (1888). Dev. Her'd
combouthisheadwi'adree-legged stool, Repoiis Pivviitc. '^1882 15.
4. The mouth ; the stomach.
N.I.' Not a word out of your head. The doctor said he was
never to have the milk away from his head. Nhb. He niver hes
the pipe oot o' ees heed .R.O.H.). w.Yks. J.W. i Nrf. I can't
ate nothing. I hain't had nothing ' in my head ' all day (W.P.E.).
6. A bud ; the ears of grain upon a single stem of corn.
Fif. Pick ay, up quick ay, The heads the shearers leave. Douglas
Poems (1806) 124. Nhb. I wad like to . . . pick up heeds o' corn
eftor him. Robson Bk. Ruth (i86o) ii. 2. n.Wm. Oor rosy tree's
o' full o' heeds. Can yan beg a heed er tweea ? (B.K.) Nhp.^^If
their seed be all of one head, as they call it, that is, of one par-
ticular sort, it sells the better, by sixpence or a shilling a bushel,
for seed, Morton Nat. Hist. (1712) 477.
Hence Headlet, sb. a bud. [Not known to our \Vm.
correspondents.] Wm. (Hall.), n.Yks.''
6. Of grass : the growth at any given time.
n.Lin.i They have a tolerable head of grass in the spring, 'Voung
Lin. Agyic. (1799" 194.
7. The froth or foam of ale, porter, &c.
n.Cy. (J.W., Lan. Margaret . . . slowly filled the beaker, a
beautiful creamy ' head ' bubbling over the brim, Longman s Mag.
(Apr. 1897) 547 ; Let's have it fresh drawn an' wi' a yead o' th'
top on't, Brierley Ont of Work, i. Colloq. Some love to draw
the ocean with ahead Like troubled table-beer— and make it bounce,
And froth, Hood Poems (ed. 1862-3) Storm at Hastings.
8. Cream upon the surface of milk.
w.Som.i In reply to an application for milk in the forenoon,
a farmer's wife's usual reply is — 'I outbreak my head vor nobody,'
meaning that now the head or cream has begun to rise I will not
disturb it. nw.Dev.'
9. The upright post of a gate furthest from the hinges.
w.Yks. (J.J.B.), Hmp. (H.C.M.B.), Wil.', w.Som.i, nw.Dev.i
10. The doors of a clough or sluice, with the masonry
belonging thereto. n.Lin.'
11. Of a flail : the hood of raw hide ; see below.
Cai.^ The hood of raw hide on the upper end of the soople by
which it is attached to the Han'-staff by a thong called the Point.
12. A measure of wool or twine.
Rnf. This birkie bodie can ... Temper yer ilka thrum and thread.
Yea, whither they wimple thro' a head Or thro' a mail, Webster
Rhymes (1835) 152. Cum.* Consists of 840 yards of twine when
the material is fine, but in fine stuff it often contains from 10 up
to 20 hanks ; it is used as often as hank by those who buy yarn
by the bundle, but not when they buy a single hank ; a bundle
of twine according to fineness, contains so many heads to the 28
lbs. ' No man can imagine, that twine, spun to sixty heads ... in
the dozen pound weight of hemp, should be as effectual in killing
salmon, as the same hemp when spun only to twenty-six heads,'
Fisherman, 10.
Hence Yeddin, sb. the first beginning of a warp, the
portion woven at the beginning and end of a piece of cloth,
which is cut off when the piece is taken out of the loom.
w.Yks.^ Chs.'
13. The higher end of a place, the upper part of a street ;
the upper part of a dale; a hill or eminence.
Edb. Hills are variously named, according to their magnitude;
as . . . Hope, Head, Cleugh.head, Pennecuik IVis. (17 15) 50,
ed. 1815. Nhb. In Newcastle used to describe the higher part of
a street, as ' Heed o' the Side.' Also applied to a commanding
eminence (R.O.H.^ ; Nhb.' Greenhead, at the watershade between
the Irthing and the Tippalt. Cum. Ae neet we met, at our croft
head, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808' 85 ; Cum." Stair-heed, toon-
heed, dale-heed. n.Yks.i The higher portion of the reclaimed
part of a projecting spur of the moorland heiglits where it begins
to verge on the unreclaimed part, or moor; n.Yks.*
14. The source or spring of a stream or river; also used
/iff. in phr. a slioivcr f the heads.
Slk. ' A shower i' the heads,' a flood of tears. Used . . .
in a pastoral district and borrowed from the proof that rain
is falling in the high grounds or at the heads of rivulets by
their swelling below (Jam.) ; There's a shower i' the heads wi'
Barny — his heart can stand naething — it is as soft as a snaw-ba',
Hogg Tales (1818) II. 155 >*.). n.Wil. Just at the edge there
is water, the ' heads ' of the innumerable streams that make the
Vale so verdant, Jefferies Wild Life (1879) 23.
15. The volume ofwatercontained in a mill-pond orstream.
Sc. (A.W.) Lin. The one mill, by first raising the water from the
mill drain, . . . lessens what is called the head of water, Miller &
SKERTCHLY/>ii/oiirf(i878) vi. w.Som. ■ Applied to a mill-poud. If
full, it is said ' There's a good head of water.' The pond or reser-
voir from which the water-wheel is driven is called the mill-head.
16. The surface of coal or perpendicular face of marl at
the bottom of a pit.
Nhb. Sunk to the coal-head. Borings (1881) II. 57. Chs.' ; Chs.3
Head o' pit, the deepest part of the marl pit, the furthest from
the space end ; also called ' Marl head.'
Hence (i) Heading, sb. the passage or drift driven into
a mine in order to obtain coal ; (2) to drive a head, phr. to
excavate a passage, or gallery in a mine, in the body of
the work.
(i) n.Stf. The further end is 'blind,' i. e. does not lead forward
into another gallery or roadway as does a ' thirling' (J. T.). (2)
Shr.' s.v. Drive) ; Shr.2
17. In curling : a division of the game in which both
parties play all their stones ; see below.
Sc. A bonspiel is played according to time — 2^ or 3 hours — or
so many heads — usually 21 heads or '21 ends' (G.W.). Ayr. You
can . . . hear the roar of the channel-stane as it speeds on^its
mission of making or unmaking a decisive 'head,' Boswell Poet.
Wis. (18031 Mem. 29, ed. 1871 ; The bonspiel fared on for four
hours, by which time three of the rinks had finished their twenty-
one heads, Johnston Kilmallie (1891) II. 112. Gall. A 'head' in
curling is one single contest between a rink of players against their
opponents on the rinkspace. Twenty-one heads is the greatest
number usually pla3'ed in a match ; and the set which has most of
the 21 is the victor in the match (A.W.).
18. adj. Chief, principal ; best, most excelling, superior
to others ; freq. in super!.
Abd. He's been ane o' the held deesters, Alexander Johnny
Gihb (1871 I xiii. Gall. The holy day o' the Sabbath was their head
time for the evil wark, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 119.
Nhb. Aa's heed man at the bellows (R.O.H.). w.Yks. He wor
t'head customer at heed ever come across, Binns Vill. to Town
(1882; 38. Rut.i ' The head way,' the best method. Nrf. The first
match was for cutter boats : (C3 head prize, Emerson Son of Fens
(1892) 297 ; When they made up we was head boat that year, ili.
73. Suf.', Hmp. (H.E.) s.Hmp. And the eldest — that's Jesse, and
he's the heddest on us too^he got the best lot, Verney L. Lisle
(1870) x. w.Som.' Aay vraknz dhiish yuur dh-ai-d roaud auM
ubaewt [I consider this the best road in this neighbourhood].
Aewt-n aew't dh-ai d aus aewt [Out and out the best horse out\
Head carpenter, head mason, head rat-catcher, i. e. best, not the
foreman. Cant. Dj''e gin, Riley, the headcst cuvva for creminor
[best thing for worms] in horses? Carew Atitob. Gipsy (1891) x.
[Amer. That's the head trick I ever see. Dial. Notes (1895) I. 372.]
19. Comp. (1) Head-beetler, the foreman beetler in a
beetling-mill ; anj' foreman or man in charge of work-
men; (2) -billie-dawkus, one who has the chief charge,
the presiding genius ; (3 1 -bit, a masterpiece, something
surprising or astonishing ; (4) -bull, a manor-house, the
best family residence on an estate ; the chief estate ; (5)
-bummer, the head of a house, the chief representative of
a family, the principal person ; (6) -court, a chief court of
justice; see below; {7) -doffer, the principal or re-
sponsible 'dofler' (q.v.); (8) -go or -goo, (a) the best
of anything; {b) the highest score in a game of skittles ;
HEAD
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HEADACHE
(9) -keep, the first bite ; the best keep a farm will afford ;
(10) -muck, one who takes the chief part in anything,
a leader, person of consequence, master; (11) -piece, see
(3) ; ( 12) -sir-rag, -serag, -sha-rag, or -sirag, see (10) ; (13)
•town, a county town.
(i) N.I.i Lan.' He wuramak of ayed-beetleramung th' porters,
up at th' railway-station, Waugh Cliim. Corner {i8t^) 146, ed.
1879. (2) Per. At coming hame o' bairns, an' at marriages an'
kirns. She is head-billie-dawkus to be sure, Ford Harp (1893 j 318.
(3) Ess. (CD.) (4"i Sh. I. The principal mansion and estate that
formed the share of the oldest son, Hibbert Desc. Sk, I. (1822)
125, ed. 1891 ; S. & Ork.' Or.I. Alledgit that 6 mark land of
Gruting was the heid-buil, and could not be giftit nor disponit fra
the principal air [heir], Peterkin Notes (1822) App. 40. (5) Sc.
(G.W.) e.Fif. An' honourable family . . . whaurof I . . . am at the
present day head-bummer, Latto Taiu Bodkin (1864) i. (6i Sc.
A head court of citizens is a special meeting called by the magis-
trates of a burgh or city for advice in unusual circumstances
affecting the interests of the community (A.W.). Or.I. This
meeting, being so thinly attended, adjourned to the Michaelmas
head-court, Peterkin A'o/<5 (1822) 175. Abd. The friends o' the
slaughtered youth thought it best to have Forbes first condemned
at a head court to be holden at the Foot o' Gairn, Deeside Tales
(1872) 133. Rnf. In the olden time, before Heritable Jurisdictions
were abolished in Sc, three several Head-courts were held in the
County of Rnf. — the Head-court of the County, the Head-court
of the Sheriffdom, and the Head-court of the Regality of Paisley,
HECTORjudic. Records {1S16) 274. (7)w.Yks. Usuallyaladabout 13
to 153'ears of age, employed to wind up the lifter of a spinning frame,
and rap up or muster the doffers when a frame is stopped for doffing
(F.R.). (8, a) I.W.' That's the head-goo on't aal. (,*) Brks.i (9)
e.Nrf. Marshall Rnr. Eeon. (1787). e.Suf. (F.H.l Sus. Hollo-
way. (10) Ken. He is head-muck up there (D.W.L.). (11) Ess.
(CD.) (12) s.Chs.i Ee wuz gdo'in au'rdurin un mes'turin ubaay t,
jiis fur au' dhu wnurld uz iv ee)d bin top-sau'yur un yed'-suraag-
u dhu lot [He was gooin' orderin* an' mesterin' abai't, just for aw
the world as if he'd bin top-sawyer an' yed-sirago' the lot]. s.Not.
Yer mun goo to Mester Wright about gettin on the bede-housen ;
he's 'ead Sir Rag o' that (J.P.K.). Nhp.i War.2 Bob Walker's
taken up wi' th' ranters, an' 'e's 'ead-sir-rag, I can tell yer; War.^
He likes to be head-serag. Oxf. Jack's sure to be head-sha-rag
and bottle-washer wherever he goes (G.O.) ; Oxf.' MS. add. Nrf.
Hid se-rag, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 34. (13) Frf. The
Provostoftheheidtoono'theCoonty, LowsonGki(^o//ow(i89o! ioi.
20. V. To behead, execute ; freq. in phr. to head and liaiig,
to punish severely.
Sc. But the better the family the mair men hanged or helded,
Stevenson Cafriona (1893) vii. Bnff. If ye burn Auchindoun,
Huntly he will head ye, Gordon Cluon. Keith (1880) 303. n.Sc.
O head me soon and head me clean, Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 21,
ed. 1875. Abd. He was taken and headed, and his right handset
upon a stob, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 53. Per. Here are
guards. Who will us either head or hang, S.mith Poems (1714) 3,
ed. 1853. Lnk. When Cromwell took his prisoners, he neither
headed them or hanged them as ye do, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721)
II. 57, ed. 1828. Edb. I'm sure the king wad gar hang him, or
'head him, Pennecuik 7"i«*/an'n« (ed. 1810)9. N.Cy.' Lan. Ween
hyeddet three queens, an won king, Walker i'/f(5CT'n«Po/. (1796)30.
Hence (i) Heading, sb. an execution, beheading ; (2)
•hill, 56., ofc., the hill of execution, the spot where criminals
were beheaded ; (3) •man, sb. an executioner, headsman.
(i) Sc. Has not heading and publickly affixing the head been
thought sufficient for the most atrocious state crimes? Maidment
Pasqiiils (1868) 146. Gall. At an ordinary heading, Crockett
Grey Man (1896 338. (2! Sc. They hae ta'en to the heiding hill
His lady fair to see, AvrouN Ballads (ed. 1861) 1.94. Or.I. To
be tane to the Heiding-hill of Scalloway-Bankis and thair his held
to be tane and struken fra his bodie, Peterkin Notes (1822) App.
39. Peb. Stirling's heading-hill Adjoining to its castle, Linlouii
Green (1685) 17, ed, 1817. s.Sc. The king who had covered with
blood the 'heading hill' of Stirling, Wilson Talcs (1836) II. 120.
(3) Sc. Gar bid the heiding-man mak' haste ! Aytoun Ballads {ed.
1861)11.54.
21. To have as a head, or on the top.
Ayr. It was of the Indian cane, virled with silver, and headed
with ivory, Galt Gilhaize (1823) xxii.
Hence Heading-sheaf, sb. the sheaf placed on the top
of a stack ; Jig. the crowning act. See Head-sheaf.
Bnff,' The twa wives didna gree afore ; an' noo thir twa bairns
hae lickit ane anither. . . That'll pit on the hehdin'-sheaf.
22. To put in the head of a cask.
Cor. The cask is 'headed,' marked, and isready for exportation,
Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (ed. 1896) 369.
23. Of plants : to bud ; of corn : to form a head, pro-
duce ears.
n.Wm. T'lloor trees hceden up nicely (B.K.). Ess. Commonly
used in these parts. 'The wheat is heading well, there will be a
good crop' (H.H.M.); If the [wheat] crop is thin, it possesses
the benefit of heading the better, Young Annals Agtic. (1784-
1815) XXII. 174.
24. With lip: to froth, foam ; Jig. to excite, elevate; of
a wound : to suppurate, come to a head.
n.Yks.2 It'sheeadedhimup. It heeaded up nicely. w.Yks.(J.W.)
25. With in : to cut a first swathe round a field with the
scythe in order to prepare the way for the mowing or
reaping machine.
s.Not. We was 'eadin' in yisterday for the mower (J.P.K.).
Hence Heading, sb. a first swathe thus cut. ib.
26. With out: to excavate a level or gallery in a mine
in advance of the general workings ; to come to the head
or surface. Shr.'^
27. Phr. (i) head him and cross him, headim and corsim,
headimt and corsiiin, or heedani a crossam, [a) a game
played with pins ; see below ; {b) in confusion and dis-
order, lying transversely, some with heads one way,
others the other ; (2) headamaneckum (head 'em and
neck'em), with great force ; recklessly, without considera-
tion.
(i, «) s.Sc. Nanny and I have set us down on the greensward —
played at chuck, ' head him and cross him,' or some such amuse-
ment, Wilson Tales (1836) III. 327. Gall. Pins are hid with
fingers in the palms of the hands ; the same number is laid
alongside them, and either headim or corsim called out by those
who do so ; when the fingers are lifted, if the heads of the pins
hid, and those beside them be lying one way, when the crier cried
headim, then that pla3'er wins ; but if corsim, the one who hid
the pins wins, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). {b) Dmf. (Jam.), Cum.'
(2) Lakel.2 Ower he went, heed ower heels, an' landed i' t'gutter,
heedamaneckum. n.Wm. Prob. a corruption of ' head 'em, or
neck 'em,' as horses in a race endeavour to win by a 'head' or a
' neck.' ' T'gurt feeal went heedamaneckum intuit an' gat chiselled '
(B.K.).
HEADACHE, sb. Irel. Cum. Yks. Chs. Der. Not. Lin.
Rut. Lei. Nhp. e.An. Sus. Hmp. Also in forms head-
acherNhp.'; yed-ache s.Chs.' ; yeddock Not. 1. The
common red poppy, Papaver Rlioeas ; occas. applied to
other species of poppy, esp. P.Argemone and P.diibium ;
freq. in pi.
Wkl., Crl., Wxf., Wtf. The red poppies that grow in cornfields
. . . are called Headaches, and are particularly obnoxious to females,
the more so to unmarried young women, who have a horror of
touching or of being touched by them, N. & Q. (1865) 3rd S. viii.
319. w.Yks. (W.F. ) Chs.' It is a popular idea in Chs. that to
smell the flowers of the poppy will cause headache ; Chs.^, Der.
(B. & H.) Not. We calls 'em yeddocks 'cause they make j'our
j'eddock [head ache], Wordsworth Rtitl. ll'ds. (1891) (s.v.
Headaches). s.Not. (J.P.K.), Lin.' n.Lin. Wi' th' little red cap
he hes on shakin' like a headaache o' a windy daay, Peacock
Taales (1890) 2nd S. 61 ; Prov. 'When headaches rattle Pigs will
sattle,' i. e. fall in price, pigs being usually cheap in July (B. & H.) ;
n.Lin.' ' More head-aaches then arnin's,' said of bad sand land
whereon these plants grow in such profusion as to eat away the
corn. S.Lin. The wheat closs 's chock full o' headaaches(T.H.R.).
sw.Lin.' Rut.' ' Can that patch of red in yonder field be poppies ? '
' No, sir, they are head-aches.' Lei.' Nhp.' Corn-poppies, that
in crimson dwell, Call'd head-aches from their sicklysmell, Clare
Shep. Calendar (1827) 47; Nhp.2 e.An. A^. & Q. (1865) 3rd S.
viii. 274 ; e.An.' Nrf. What a lot of headaches there are in the
wheat this year. A'. & Q. (1878) 5th S. x. 78. Sxii. Science Gossip
(18821214. Sus.', Hmp.
2. Comp. Headache-wine, a drink made of the petals of
the poppy. n.Lin.'
3. The cnckoo-iiower, Cardainine piatensis. Cum.
4. The greater stitchwort, Stellaria Holoslea. Cum.
5. The condition of a knife, corkscrew, &c., when the
blade or screw is loose in the haft.
s.Chs.' Dhis uwd nahyf Ci dhahyn)z noo giid : it)s got-n dhii
yed'aik; yii^kn eeur it raafl wen ahy shee'k it [This owd knife
HEADD
[no]
HEAF
o' thine's noo good : it's gotten theyedache ; yOcan hear it rattle
when I sheek it].
HEADD, HEADEN, see Hide, v.'. Haden.
HEADER, sb. So. Chs. Also in form yedder Chs.'
A stone or brick in a wall having the head or end out-
wards. Clc. (G.W.), Chs.'
HEADISH,rtr(>-. Bdf. Intelligent.clever, sharp. (J.W.B.)
HEADLAND, sl>. In ffc;i. dial, use in Eng. Also in
forms addle Nhp.^; addiun Glo.' ; adlan s.Not. War.^:
adland w.Yks.= Chs.^ Stf.= Der.^ s.Not. Rut.' Lei.' Nhp.'^
War.^s w.VVor.' s.Wor.' se.Wor.' Shr.'= Hrf* n.Bck. ;
adlant Lan. Chs.' s.Chs.' nw.Der.' Lei.' War.^ Shr.';
haddlin Glo.'; hadlan Oxf.' ; hadland Nhp.' Shr.= ; had-
loont n.Cy. Lan.'; hedlen Dor.'; hedhin I.W.' ; heead-
land e.Yks.' w.Yks.' ; heeadlin Cum.' ; heedland Nhb.' ;
heedlin Cum.' ; hidland, hid-lond Suf. ; hodland s.Wor. ;
yeadlan Brks.' [h)ia'dl3nd, adland, adlant, e'dlan(d.]
1. The strip of land left unploughed at the ends of a field
on which the plough turns, and which is afterwards
ploughed at right angles to the rest of the field ; tlie
grassy or waste borders of a field close to the hedge ; gen.
in p/. Also used/jg.
Nhb.' Sometimes across the middle of a field in like fashion,
when the field is divided into two sheths, or divisions. Cum. A
heedlin o' hemp or line, Dickinson Cnmbr. (1876) 243; Cum.',
n.Yks. (R.H.H.^, e.Yks.' w.Yks.' I prisently spies him i' ouer
hay claas, ont' heeadland, ii. 295 ; w.Yks.^ Lan. Th' singers set
at a lung teble doin th' reavvhm and Lord Derby was on a adlant
at th' end, Maiic/i. City Nezcs {Feb. 26, 1881) in Holland G/. (1884);
Lan.' Chs.' ; Chs.^ ' He's turned a narrow .idland ' means that
he's had a narrow escape from death. s.Chs.' To ' run a close
adlant ' is to have a narrow escape. Stf.'^ When art gooin plough
th' adland ? Der.^ nw.Der.' Thaa nuln plbo' th)aadlunts dhiz
aaf\turn6o"-n [Tha mun plow th)adlants this afternoon]. Not. I
wish they'd keep to the headland, instead of gallivanting all over
the wheat (L.C.M.) ; Not.^, s.Not. (J.P.K.) n.Lin.' In the open
fields these headlands are often the boundaries of propert.v, and
therefore headland is sometimes, though rarely, used as an equiva-
lent for boundary. S.Lin. (TH.R.), sw.Lin.', Rut.i, Lei.' Nhp.'
The driving boy, glad when his steps can trace The swelling
headland as a resting place, Clare S/iep. Calendar (1827) 29;
Nbp.2, War.^S" s.War.', w.Wor.', s.Wor. (H.K.), s.Wor.',
se.Wor.i Shr.' To ' turn on a mighty narrow adlant ' is a pro-
verbial saying expressive of a very narrow escape. ' To plough
the adlants afore the buts ' is to begin a matter at the wrong end ;
Shr.2 SUr., Hrf. Bound Pioviitc. (1876). Hrf.^, Glo. (A.B.),
Glo.l, 0x1.', Brks.i, n.Bck. (A.C.), Bdf. iJ.W.B.), Hnt. (T.P.F.),
Suf. (C.T.), e.Suf. (F.H.) Ken. They cut round the headlands
for the reaper to come (D.W.L.). Sur.', Sus. (F.E.S.), Sus.',
I.W.', Wil.', Dor. (C.W.I, Dor.i Som. Hervey IVedmore Chron.
(1887) I. 187.
2. Comp. Had-loont-rean or -ryen, the gutter or division
between the ' headlands.'
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lan. He fund an' urchon ith' hadloont-
ryen, Ti.m Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 6 ; Lan.'
3. Obs. The fee given to an apparitor. [Not known to
our correspondents.] Lin. Gent. Mag. lxui. 843.
HEADLAND, adj. Glo. Wil. Dor. Also in form
hedlin Dor. [e-dlan(d.] Headlong, precipitate, giddy;
also used advb.
Glo.' Wil.' To ' fall headland ' or ' neck-headland.' Dor.
There's a hedlin chile, Barnes Gl. (i863\
HEADLANDS, luiv. Suf Headlong, precipitately.
I fare sodizzy,l nearly fellover headlands, f.^H. Dy. Times {i8^2\.
HEADLE, see Heald, s6.'
HEADLESS, adj. Sc. 1. Thoughtless, heedless.
Sc. Some lassie young and headless Might to your vows say
aye, Slief>lic>d's Wedding (1789) 19. Gall. (A.W.)
2. Fatherless, orphaned.
Sh.I. Rclecve da straets o' mony a needfil headless family, Sli.
Neivs (Nov. 18, 1899 .
HEAD LET, sb. Wm. Lan. The top of anything.
Wm., n.Lan. As we peep't ower t'headlet we cud see t'l
war t'owd chap leeved (W.H.H.).
HEADLIN(G)S, adv. Obs. Sc. Suf. Headlong, pre-
cipitately.
Fif. Hcadlins hurryin' frae their doors [They] Out-ran in
thousandstothe Scores, T£NnantP(i/'i;,7>^'(i827) '35- e.Suf. (F.H.)
see t'hoose
HEADLONG, sb. Wil.' A 'headland,' the strip of
land at the ends of a field on which the plough turns.
HEADLONGS, adv. Stf. Lei. Headlong, precipitately.
n.Stf. That's the road j'ou'd all like to go, headlongs to ruin,
Geo. Eliot A. Dcde (18591 vi. Lei.'
HEADMOST, adj. and adv. Sc. Glo. L adj. Top-
most. Sc. (G.W.) ; (,A.W.)
2. adv. Head-foremost, headlong.
Glo. And above that's a wite figur pitchin eadmost down a red
devul's back, Fairford Ch. lVmdo:vs.
HEADY, adj. Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin. War.
Som. Dev. Amer. Also in forms heddi- Sh.L ; heedie
Cai.' ; heedy Cum.' Dev. ; heeody w.Yks.' ; heidie, heidy
Sc. ; yeddy e.Lan.' s.Chs.' 1. Headstrong, impetuous,
violent, self-willed, persistent.
Abd, They war baith owre heidie ye see, Alexander Johnny
G;'6A (1871) xxxiv. w.Yks.', ne. Lan.', e.Lan.' n.Lin.' He's such
a heady chap j-ou can't talk wi' him for five minnits wi' oot his
fallin' oot wi' you. [Amer. Dial. Notes (1895) 389.]
Hence Headily, adv. rashly, in a headstrong manner.
Lnk. The present government of the Church by presbytery was
not . . . headily obtruded on this kirk, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721)
I. 124, ed. 1828.
2. Clever, having or giving proof of brains.
Lnk. The inside works were as fu' o' brains and mechanical
understannin' as John's gifted heid could pang them ; and this
was the programme o' heidy contrivances an' sleep-breakin' noises
expected to be set agoing at half-past five o'clock, Murdoch
Readings (ed. 1895) II. 64. s.Chs.' Oa-, ee z u yedi yuwth ; yoa-
lecuv im iiloo'un ; ee dii)nu waan't nee'dhiir yoa'r elp nuur
mahyn [Oh, he's a yeddy yowlh ; yo leeave him alooan ; he dunna
want neither yo'r help nur mine],
3. Comp. (1) Heady-crawr, (a] the hooded crow, Corviis
comix ; cf. hoodie ; (/') a somersault ; also used advb. head-
foremost ; (2) -maud, a plaid covering both head and
shoulders ; see Head-maud, s.v. Head, II. 1 (30) ; (3)
•peep, the game of hide-and-seek ; to play hide-and-seek ;
(4) -whap, a person with a preternaturally large head.
^I, «) Cai.' {b) Sh.l. Wisna doo sayin', Sibbie, 'at doo nearly
guid hcadie craw coming frae da laamb-hoos ! Sh. News (Jan. 21,
1899) ; I glide fleein' heddicra' i' da burn, ib. (Aug. 20, 1898).
S. & Ork.' (2) Slk. (Jam.) (3) Dev. Takin vokes hoff tu Gull
Rock ... and other plases ware tliay wanted tu git aw.iy tu heedy-
pecp, n.Dev. Jin. (Dec. 23, 1885) 6, col. i. (4) War.^
HEAF, sh.'^ and v. n.Cy. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Also
written heeaf Wm. n.Yks.' ^ ; and in forms haaf n.Yks.^ ;
heave n.Cy. w.Yks. [h)if, h)iaf.] 1. sb. Accustomed
pasture-ground of sheep ; also usedyFg-. Cf. heft, sb.'^
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lakel.'The place where a mountain or
fell sheep is born, and where it continues to live and pasture,
is called its Heaf. Cum. All Hclvcllyn is divided into pastures
which are stinted in the number of sheep allowed to graze on
them. . . These separate pastures, though they have no walls
to divide them, are very clearly marked out by usage and
tradition in our minds, and are called ' heafs'; we all know our
separate ' heafs,' and we train our flocks to know them too,
Conih. Mag. (Oct. 1890) Hclvcllyn, 381 ; Each flock has its
separate heaf, or distinct walk, several miles perhaps in circuit,
Marshall JRcviav (1808) I. 201 ; He had right of heaf for four or
five hundred sheep upon the Common, Watson Nature IVdcraJt.
(1890) v ; It is often said the heaf is outstocked when too many
of a lamily arc kept at home, or an establishment is unwisely
enlarged — ' mair ner t'heaf 'ill carry,' A^. & Q. (1873) 4th S. xi. 58.
Wm. Turns em oot ontct heeaf. Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 7 ; Some
of the largest farms have most extensive 'heafs,' Gent. Mag,
(May 1890) 528. n.Yks.2 A scant heeaf. ne.Yks. Common
throughout the north-eastern moors, A^. &Q. (1872) 4th S. x. 423.
e.Yks. The haunt or habitual pasture of sheep, on a common,
Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788}. w.Yks. (J. W.) ; Hutton Tour to
Caves ^1781). ne.Lan.'
Hence Heaf-ganging or -going, (i) vbl. sb. of sheep :
the act of returning to their native pasture when they
have been taken away ; (2) ppl. adj. accustomed to keep
to the particular ' heaf which has been assigned to them ;
belongmg to one flock on a certain portion of the fell.
(i) Cum. This love of home-going or heaf-ganging among the
mountain sheep is as remarkable as is wonderful their knowledge
of the just boundaries of their heafs or pasture-homes, Conih.
Mag. (Oct. 1890) Hehellyn, 382. (2) Lakel.' Heaf-going sheep
HEAF
[III]
HEAL
remain as one flock upon a certain portion of the fell, and are
usually sold with the farm to which that portion of the fell is
apportioned. Cam. Oor sheep are aw ' heaf-gaen ' sheep, Coiii/i.
Mag. (Oct. 1890) Helvellyii, 380 ; Two or three thoosan heaf-
gangen sheep, Sargisson Joe Scoap (i88i) 189; Cum.' Cum.,
Wm. It is now some years since the fell-flocks which in rustic
speech were termed ' heaf-gangin sheep 'began to be styled in
advertisements ' heath-going sheep.' . .Theirinstinct is well known,
— to preseri'e their place on the fell, the spot which by prescriptive
right has been accorded to the farm they belong to, A^. iS?' Q.
(1872) 4th S. X. 201.
2. Of persons: an abode, residence; an habitual haunt.
n.Yks.i Nat at yamm ? then mebbe he'll be at Willy N.'s. That's
a noted heeaf o' hisn (s.v. Hofe) ; n.Yks.' A man's awn heeaf.
ne.Yks. N. & Q. '1872) 4th S. x. 423.
Hence (i) Heeaf-hod, sb. the home or homestead ; the
source of a spring, the fountain from which the stream
runs ; (2) -hooal, sb. a place of shelter.
(i) n.Yks.'^ Hoore's his heeaf-hod? [where does he live?] (2) ib.
3. V. To settle a new flock of sheep on its own pasture,
to accustom a flock to a certain pasture ; of sheep : to
cling to the same spot ; also usedy/^.
Lakel.' Cum. A lamb that probably had not been more than six
weeks upon the pasture where it was heafed or homed, Coriili.
Mag. (Oct. iSgo) Helvellyn, 382; If some one else who was a com-
moner chose to settle or heaf his sheep on my heaf I could not
prevent him, but custom and good-fellowship prevent him, ib. 384.
Cum., Wm. When a new flock is sent to find its own subsistence
[in the fells] some person usually goes and stays for a time to see
the sheep heafed ; for if disturbed by neighbouring sheep ... or
assailed by dogs at first ' the silly sheep ' might never afterwards
be able to maintain their right. A'. & Q. (1873) 4th S. xi. 58.
n.Yks.i ' Guinea-fowls is desper't' bad to heeaf.' In reference to
their unwillingness to forsake the old home and adopt a new one.
ne.Lan.' Tending sheep or cattle on a mountain.
4. Of persons : to accustom or reconcile oneself to a
place; to settle down, make oneself at home.
Lakel.i People who cling to their home or birthplace, are said
to heaf themselves to it ; Lakel.^ They'll like when they get heafed.
Cum. So, Miss, you have come to see your sister heafed in West-
moreland, N. & Q. (1873) 4th S. xi. 58. Wm. Amakly ta heeaf
mesell, a sang naarly of wae. Spec. Dial. (1877) pt. i. 9; Nivver
heed ye'll heaf tul't when ye gittenabarn ortvvea (J.M.). n.Yks.^
Hae ye gitten heeaf 'd to t'spot ?
5. To lodge, reside, live.
n.Yks.' Deeavid ha' left t'au'd spot, an' hes heeaf'd wiv yoong
John Garbutt at t'Grains sen Marti'mas s.v. Hofe); n.Yks.'^ Where
do you heeaf?
Hence Heeafing, sb. a lodging, abode.
n.Yks.2 Hoor wilt thou be for heeafing ?
HEAF, sb.'^ Ken.' The gaff-hook used by fishermen
at Folkestone.
HEAGHMOST, see Highmost.
HEAGUE, V. Sc. Of cattle : to push with the head, to
try their strength by the pressure of their heads against
each other. Mry. CI. Siirv. (Jam.)
HEAH BACK, phi: Oxf.' An exclamation used to
call sheep from trespassing on the corn.
HEAKEN, HEAL, see Hearken, Hale, adj.
HEAL, sb.^ Obs. Sc. Irel. Also written heel Lnk. ;
hele Wxf Health, welfare.
Sc. I loe Mess John, Lord len' him heal, Pe.\.\ecuik Coll. (1787)
13. Bnff. Gude heal' unto his Majesty, An' mony Fourths o' June,
Taylor Foeiiis (1787 1 85. Abd. Was she scrimped of content or
heal? Ross Heleitoie (1768) 53, ed. 1812. Ayr. My heal and weal
I'll take a care o't A tentier way, Burns To Mr. Mildtell {i-jg^)
St. 5. Lnk. I'll ... aft in sparkling claret drink your heel, Ramsay
Poems ( 1 721) 183. Wxf.i ' Yer hele,' a toast.
[OE. /i(v/o, /id/, health, prosperity.]
HEAL, v.^ Oxf e.An. 1. In coiiip. Heal-all, (i) the
wild valerian, Va/eriana officinalis. Oxf (B. & H.) ; (2)
the rosewood, R/iodio/a rosea. e.An. {ib.)
2. With up : to leave oft" raining.
Oxf.' Uuy thingks tuol ee'l uup prens'li [I thinks 'tuU 'eal up
prensly].
HEAL, v.^ and sb.^ In eeii. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written heeal l.\V.> ; heel N.I.' Chs." Shr.=
Hmp.^ Ken. Som. Dev. Cor. ; hele w.Yks.^ Der. s.VVor.'
Shr.= Glo.'= Ken.'2 Sun' Hmp. Wil.' Dor. w.Som.' Dev.'
nw.Dev.^ Cor.'; and in forms ail- w.Som.' Cor.'^; eel
Chs.'3 s.Stf ; hael Cai.'; hail Dev.= Cor.'^; hale Hrt.
Nrf. Hmp. w.Som.' Dev.3 Cor.3; heald w.Yks.'^ ; heill
w.Cy. ; hel(- Sc. S. & Ork.' Wxf ' Shr.' Oxf. ; hell- Stf.
Hrf Dor. w.Som.' Dev.'^nw.Dev.' Cor.'^^^ . jhelon Sus.= ;
hield Wil. ; yeal Chs.' ; yeeld Wil. [h)n, w.Cy. el, eal.]
1. V. To hide, conceal; to keep secret.
Sc. Wei helit in ane hude, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 345.
S. & Ork.' Cai.' Dinna tell her, she canna heal a thing. Abd.
Stcupfulls of crouds and ream she aft would steal. And could her
souple tricks frae minny heal, Ross Helenorc (1768J 52, ed. 1812.
w.Yks.3, Ken.', Sus.2 Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. (1825) ;
W. & J. Gl. (i873\ w.Som.', Dev.', nw.Dev.', Cor.»
Hence (i) Healer, sb. one who hides or conceals any-
thing ; a receiver of stolen goods, a thiefs confederate ;
esp. in prov. t/te hea/er's as bad as t/ie stea/er; (2) Heling,
sb. a hiding-place, cover, a sheltered spot ; (3) to liea/ on a
person, p/ir. to keep any one's secrets, not to betray or re-
veal them.
(i) Shr.^The heler"sas bad as the heaver. G\o. Horae Subsecivae
(1777) 209. Som. W. Sc J. Gl. (1873); Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng.
fi825). w.Som.' Dev. Hewett Pens. 5/>. (1892) 8. nw.Dev.' Cor.
Thomas Raiidigal R/iyiiies {iSg5) Gl.; Cor.'^ (2) Dev.Even the wild
deer came bounding from unsheltered places into any offering of
branches, or of other heling from the turbulence of men. Black-
more Slain in S. Low's Ann. (1896); I ran up this very lane, over
the plank-bridge, and up to this heling, ib. Perlycioss (1894) vii.
(3) Sc. O I hae heal'd on my mistress A twalmonth and a day,
KiNLOCH Ballads (1827") 5; O heal this deed on rue, ib. n.Sc.
Altho' ye tauld upo' yoursell Ye might hae heal'd on me, Buchan
Ballads (1828) I. 74, ed. 1875.
2. To cover ; to wrap up, to tuck up the bed-clothes ;
freq. with in or up. Cf hill, v.'^
Wxf.i, N.Cy.2, w.Yks.3, Stf. (F.R.C.) Der. Pegge Gl. (1736).
Nhp. Used of covering a horse with a rug (H.K.). s.Wor. Some-
times to heal horses means to put their cloths on (H.K.). Shr.^,
GI0.2, Brks. (W.W.S.), Brks.' Hmp. 'To heel in the bed-clothes,"
to tuck up the bed at the feet, Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.); Hmp.'
Ken. To heel one over with a rug (H.G.) ; To heal up a child
in a cradle, or any other person in a bed, Kennett Par. Aniiq.
(1695) ; Ken.'2, Sur.' Sus. To heal a person in bed, Ray (1691);
Sus.2 Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl.
(1873). w.Som.' Oh, 'tis nort but a thing I brought 'long to hale
the 'osses way. Dev. The sheep was haled over. Reports Provinc.
(1884'! 20; Horae Subsecivae (1777) 209; Dev.' n.Dev. We've
hailed tha neck. Rock Jim an' Nell ',1867) st. 3. Cor.'
Hence (i) Healer, sb. a cover ; a horse-cloth, a coverlet ;
(2) Healing, sb. a coverlet, bed-clothes.
(i) w.Som.' Better nit put the haler 'pon th' 'oss gin he've
a-colded a bit. Dev. Have you got the hailer, sir? Reports Provinc.
(1884) 20. nw.Dev.' '2) Chs.=3 Oxf. So called by our Oxford
bed-makers, Kennett Par. Antiq. (1695) ; (K.) Ken. I want more
heleing (W.F.S.). e.Ken. It is very cold, will you have some
more healing put on your bed ? (G.G.) Sus. I'm terrible bad off
for healin', sure-ly (S.P.H.); Sus.' In the will of Rev. H. Mar-
shall, he leaves *2 pillowberes and a healing.' w.Som.', nw.Dev.'
3. To bind a book. War. (H.K.)
Hence Healing, sb. the cover or binding of a book.
w.Yks. (J.T.), Chs.= 3 s.Stf. They brought 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'
back wi' booth the eelins oft", Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895X War.
(H.K.), War .2 Siiv. Reports Provinc. (1887) 9; Shr.2, w.Som.'
Dev. N. & Q. (1853) 1st S. viii. 44 ; Reports Provinc. (1887) 9.
4. To cover over ; to cover with a slight layer of earth ;
to harrow in seed ; also with in, over, or up. Cf. hill, v.^
N.I.' To plant j'oung trees in a temporary way, to keep them
safe till it is convenient to plant them permanently. Wxf.' Heal
the beans. w.Yks.^ To heald up potatoes. Wor. We was wheat-
planting yesterday till the snow came, and we 'ain't healed it yet
(H.K.). s.Wor.', Hrf.2, Glo.' Hrt. The barley will come in rows
and be the better haled or covered from vermin, Ellis Mod. Hiisb.
(1750) II. ii. Nrf. Esp. of covering newly-made bricks with straw
to protect them from the weather before they are burned. A'. If Q.
(1873) 4th S. xi. 393. Ken. To put a plant hastily in the soil when
not convenient to plant it, so as to cover up the roots, is to hele it
in (J.A.B.); Ken.' All right! I'll work 'im ; I've only just got
this 'ere row o' taturs to heal. Sur.' Sus. (M.B.-S.) ; Sus.' I
healed up the roots with some straw. Hmp. (H.E.), Hmp.' I.W.'
That wheeat's well heeal'd in; I.W.^ To 'heal in' corn orpotatoes.
Wil. Used of covering or earthing up potatoes, &c., IVil. Arch.
HEAL
[112]
HEALD
Mag. XIV. 259; Wheat is said to be not well healed when not
well covered with earth when sown, Davis Agiic. (i8i3\ Dor.
lA.C.) ; (W.C.^ (c. 1750); Dor.i To heal beans. Som. (W.F.R.)
w.Som.' Be sure 'n hale up the mangle way the greens, artcr
'ee've a pulled 'em, fear o' the vrost. Dev. (E.D.) ; There'll be a
party 'ard vrast tii-night, Bill; thee'st best ways hale up tha tatties,
or they'll be spowled, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Dev.'; Dev.^ An
old se.xton said that his son dug the graves but he alwaj^s haled
them in himself.
Hence (i) Heler, sb. anything which is laid over as
a cover, the cover of a wooden drain ; (2) Healing, ia) vbl.
sb. the process of covering potatoes, &c., with a layer of
earth ; (b) sb. a covering of earth laid over potatoes, &c.
(i) Ken.l (2, n) w.Cy. Every farmer or labourer . . . will tell
you that the second helling of potatoes is the covering them with
earth a second time, N. &= Q. (1852) ist S. v. 162. (A) w.Soni.i
Take off the helin off o' the tatee-cave, eens they mid airy a bit.
5. Of seed : to sink into the earth, to become covered over.
Wil. When the newly sown corn does not ' heeld ' or ' yeeld' it
requires the harrow, Jefferies Gt. Estate (1880) viii; Wil.^
6. To besmear or daub with dirt.
Dev.' My coats was a dugg'd up and my shoes heal'd in mux, 19.
7. To roof in a building or rick ; to cover with slates or
tiles ; occas. to thatch ; also with hi.
Hrf. The building was helled in (W.W.S. . Sur.' Ken. A
woman, wishing to say she worked under cover, not in the open
air, said the place where she worked was heled in (J.A.B.) ;
Ken.' Sus. When the roofing of a house is completed it is said to
be healed in. Horsham stone is much used f F.E.S.) ; They have
nearly finished healing the church ^S.P.H.); Ray (i6gi). Hmp.
HoLLOWAY. Dev. Moore Hist. Dev. (1829') I. 354; A'. & Q. (1873)
4th S. xi. 393; Dev. 2 Routley hath'n' hailed his mews eet. w.Dev.
Marshall 7?i(r.£'coH. (1796). Cor.A.<Vg.(i874)5thS.i.434 ; Cor.'
w.Cor. This expression ... is being gradually restricted to such
buildings as are covered with slate, N. & Q. (1873) 4lh S. xi. 468.
Hence(i)Healed,/i/!i/. or//', covered over with slate, having
a slate roof ; (2) Healer, Hellier, or Helyer, sb. a slater,
tiler, one who lays on the slates or tiles of a roof; occas.
athatcher; (3) Healing, sb. (a) a slate used for roofing;
a slate roof; {b) a garret under a sloping roof; (4) Heal-
ing-stone, sb. a flat slate used for roofing ; occas. used as
a tombstone.
(i) Sus. There is a ' Stone-healed House Farm ' in Wivelsfield
parish (F.E.S.). Cor.3 (2) 'Wxf.' 'Wm. Grose (1790) MS. atUl.
(P.) s.Wor. (H.K.) G\o. Horae Siibsecivae 1,1777) 209; Glo.'^
w.Cy. Ray (1691). Wil.' Dor. (AC.) ; (W.C.) (c. 1750). Som.
(F.R.C.) ; W. & J. Gt. (1873). w.Som.i Athatcher is never called
a hellier. Dev. .Slaters with us still retain that antique name . . . for
here they are called helliers, Bray Desc. TttDiar and Tavy (1836)
1. lett. xvii. 306 ; Dev.', nw.Dev.' w.Dev. Marshall Rui: Eton.
(1796). Cor.'23 w.Cor. A', erg. (1873) 4th S.xi. 468. (3, d , Sus.
(S.P.H.) Dev. He don't keep the haling on the roof as he should
do, O'Neill Ditnpses (1893) 22 ; 1721-2. P'' Charles Cary lor
one yeare repaireing the Church Helling £4 os. 0(/., Worth
Tavistock Rec. (1887) 50; Dev.* Be you gwain ta ha' your new
houze datched or hellen hailed ? nw.Dev.' w.Dev. Marshall
Riir. Econ. (1796). Cor. The houses . . . that were roofed with
slates, had the hellins . . . stripped off the roof by dozens at a
time, Pearce Esther Pentreath (1891) bk. i. iii ; Cor.'^s (i)
w.Yks.3 (4) Dev. At one part, known locally as the ' Chapel
Green,' were a lot of 'Hellan' stones, . .this spot being pointed
out as the old churchyard or burial ground, n.Dev. Herald{Apr. 4,
1895) 8, col. 3 ; Dev.' n.Dev. Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) Gl.
nw.Dev.' To 250 Helling Stones 3s. grf. s. Dev. 1690. For 200 and
halfe of healing stones . . . and y* carriage 04. 08, E. BiidleigU
C/iwaideii's Ace. Cor. For the covering of houses there are three
sorts of slate which from that use take the name of heeling-stones,
Carew Suit). Cor. vi, in Leveson-Gower Gl. (1876); Cor.'*
w.Cor. A'. & Q. (1873) 4th S. xi. 468.
8. To season an oven when first made. Chs.'^
Hence Eeling, vbl. sb. the seasoning of an oven with
fire when first made. Chs. (K.)
9. To rake up a fire, to cover a fire. s.Cy. (Hall.) Sus.
Ray (1691) ; (K.) 10. sb. A hidden spot, an unseen
place ; shelter.
n.Wil, (G.E.D.) e.Dev. Keeping under hele with his oil-skins
on, Blackmore Perlycross (1894) xxxvi. [Ray (1691) MS. add.
(J-C.) 36-]
[OE. helian, lav., helan, sv., to cover, hide, conceal.]
HEALD, s6.i Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Also
Som. Also in forms evel w.Som.' ; headle Dwn. w.Yks. ;
heddle Sc. N.I.' n.Cy. (Hall.) Lan. ; held Yks. ; hevel
w.Som.'; hiddle Sc. (Jam.) Fit'.; yeald w.Yks. Lan.;
yeld w.Yks.^ Lan. ; yell Lan.' e.Lan.' Chs.' L A series
of loops knitted of twine upon two laths. In plain weav-
ing a pair of these series is used, each series containing
loops to half the number of threads in the warp. Through
one series is threaded every other warp thread ; through
the other the alternate threads ; gen. in pL ; see below.
Sc. The bed, loom, heddles, treadles, thrums, reeds, and pirn-
wheel was a' brought and set up, Graham IVri/iiigs {1883 ; II. 211.
Sh.I. A'm no tinkin' 'at Sandy Williamson 'ill set him apon a lum,
or grip a heddle, bi da time 'at we get waaft an' yarn reddy,
S/i. News (Feb. 26, 1898). w.Sc. Duncan after having dressed his
web, went out. . . The goat made his way into the shop, . .
scrambled up into the empty seat, and began to lick off the fresh
dressing ; in this act, his horns got entangled amongst the heedles,
Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 157. Fif. Da [papa] is fairly oot
o' hiddles, An' mither has nae mair to spin, Edwards Mod. Poets,
8th S. 161. Ayr. The brethren o' the heddles, Sillar Poems
(1789) 46; A puir blanket-weaver, wi' nothing but a set o' heddles
between you and eternity, Johnston Glenbiickie (1889) 77. Lnk.
The reek o' the heddles an' treddles Might rise to the moon in a
cloud, Watson Poems (1853) 82. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824 I 259, ed. 1876. N.I.' Dwn. I went to my loom, to see she
was in tune. But from her full soon I was obleeged to go, Neither
headles, nor jacks, nor slaj-s were correct, Uis.Jrn. Arch. (1857)
V. 99. n.Cy. (H.1LL. ) Yks. Thoo's tript me helds and meead me
stop. Spec. Dial. ( 1800) 30. w.Yks. A series of fine cords, looped
at each end to pass over a wooden shaft, and each bearing in its
middle a metal eyelet [^the *mail'] through which an end of the
warp is to pass. The shafts are raised or lowered in the motion
of the loom, and thus the ends of the warp are lifted above, or
depressed below, the level at which the shuttle passes ( F.J.N.) ;
Suspended from the top of the loom are two frames, or headles,
CuDWORTH Worstedopolis (1888) 52 ; w.Yks.^ If it [the thread]
breaks in front of the yeld it only wants once tying, otherwise
twice, 10 ; At each end of the jack is a string ; the one connects
it with the lam below, the other with the j'eld, ib. 70. Lan. He
lets no lumpy yorn crash through his yells, Clegg Sketches (1895)
232; D.wiES .R««5 (1856J 268 ; Lan.', e.Lan.', Chs.' w.Sora.' In
this district the word is applied by weavers, only to the actual
eye, if of steel, or loop, if of twine, through which the thread of
warp is passed, and not to the whole heddle. — Each thread must
have its own separate hevel. Hevel also means the string, or
entire guide for each separate thread of warp, ib.
2. Comb. (1) Heald-hook, a hook used by weavers when
drawing in their warps ; (2) -knitting machine, a machine
used for knitting the ' healds' ; (3) -rug, a rug made from
the 'healds'; (4) -twine, the thread of which the 'healds'
are made ; a fine sort of twine ; (5) -yarn, yarn made
from the ' healds.'
(i) w.Yks. (D.L.) Lan. Mi linderins, shuttle, and yeald hook,
Harland Lyrics (1866) 239 ; Aw've no moor use for a penknife
nor Queen Victorey has for a yeld-hook, Harland & Wilkinson
Leg. (1873) 190. Chs.' A hook for putting yarn through yells and
reed. (2)Lan. Thirwura heald-knittin misheen,FERGUsoNP»-r5/0H
£'^,^s!Ai's//H)< (1865) vi. (3) w.Yks. (J. W.) Lan. That mess on th'
new yeld rug, Clegg Sketches (1895) 133. (4) Rnf. Agiic. Sio-v. 257
(Jam.). Som. W. & J. C/. (1873). w.Som.' (5) Yks. It may be
stated that they were the first makers of worsted heald yarns in
the Bradford district, Cudworth Bradford (i8-j6) 250.
[1. An helde, iiama, Cath. Aitgl. (1483). OE. Iiefdd,
' licium ' (jElfric).]
HEALD, v} and sb? Sh.I. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Pem.
Glo. e.An. Also in forms heeald w.Yks.' ; heeld Sh.I. ;
heUdw.Yks.'; heldn.Yks.'; hild Pem. Glo. e.An.' = ; yeld
Chs.' s.Chs.' [h)ild, iald, jeld.] 1. v. To bend down-
wards or to one side ; to lean, incline, slope ; also used
fig. Cf. heel, v.""
Sh.I. Shu heeldid ower da kettle wi' his mooth ta da door ta
kule, Sh. Nexus (May 28, 1898); He hed his shair heeldit back
ower. Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 77. N.Cy.' w.Yks. Willan
List IVds. (1811) ; Thoresby Lett. (1703); w.Yks.'*
Hence Healding or Hilding, ppl. adj. sloping, leaning,
tilting.
w.Yks.' Gangin ower some heealdin grund, they welted t'cart
ower yusterday, ii. 286. e.An.'*
HEALD
["3]
HEAP
2. With to : to incline to, be favourable to.
w.Yks.' He heealds au to yan side.
3. To rely on.
n.Cy. Grose (1790^ w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (i-j8i;.
ne.Lan.l
4. Obs. To incline or tilt a vessel in order to pour out ;
to pour out ; also with out.
n.Cy. To lieald the pot, Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' w.Yks. Hutton
Tour lo Caves (1781). ne.Lan.^ Glo. To hild out, Horae Sub-
secivae (1777) 213.
5. Of rain : to pour, to come down in torrents.
Pem. (W.H.Y.) s.Pem. Is it raining now ?— Oli, 'tis hildin
(W.M.M.).
6. sb. A slope, incline, declivity ; a hill.
w.Yks.' Chs.' It's a foine bad place for wayter, is yonderyeld.
s.Chs.' Used in more northern parts. Only appears in s.Chs. as
a place-name ; e. g. the Yeld (sometimes spelt Heald) is the name
of a farm at Wrenbury.
7. Inclination, proclivity. n.Yks.' 8. The act of
pouring out. w.Yks.'
[1. I hylde, I leane on the one syde, as a bote or shj'p,
Je eiidine de coitste, Palsgr. (1530). OE. hieldan. to bend,
incline. 2. If )>ou thj-n herte will to me helde, yor^iP/nys
(c. 1400)182. 4. [He] heeldide out asfyrhis indignacioun,
Wyclif (1382) Zn;;/. ii.4. 6. C/iiitiiiii, i. disceitsiiiii,he\de,
burhsteal, MS. Hart. (c. 950), in Wright's Voc. (1884) 205.]
HEALD, t>.2 Yks. Wil. To heal.
w.Yks. iJ.W.) n.Wil. 'Tis a healdin' up now nicely (E.H.G.'.
HEALD, sb.' Obs. Wm. A shelter for cattle on the
moors ; a fence of earth or stones, 'a bield.' (J.H.)
[Cogn. w. ON. /uT/i, a shelter, refuge (Vigfusson).]
HEALD, HEALE, HEALEY, see Heal, v.', Hale, adj.,
Heely, adj.
HEALING-LEAF, sb. Sc. The leaf of the orpine,
Seduiii Telepliiiim.
Sc. Mr. James Hogg . . . mentions the uniformly successful
treatment of sheep affected with this disorder [Trembling 111] —
by giving them a decoction of the Dewcup and Healing-leaf
boiled in butter-milk, Essays Higlil. Soc. III. 389 (Jam.). Slg.
Not known as a salve (G.W.).
HEALL, HEALLY, HEALO, see Hale, adj., Heely,
adj., Heloe.
HEALTHSOME, adj. Sc. Yks. Healthy ; wholesome,
conducive to health.
Slg. Your meat and drink is made healthsome to your nurture
by thanks to God, Bruce Sermons (1631) xii, ed. 1843. n.Yks."
e.Yks. Nicholson flkSp. (1889 ; 4 ; e.Yks.' It's a fahn healthsome
bavne. A fahn healthsome spot, MS. add. (T.H.) m.Yks.'
"HEALTHY, a(^'. n.Cy. Nrf. 1. Of food : wholesome,
conducive to health. n.Cy. (J.W.)
2. Phr. healthy as trout, perfectly healthy, in complete
health.
Nrf. Now look at 'em with their red skinsand dewy noses, healthy
as trout, Emerson Yarns (1891) 43.
HEALY, see Heely, adv.
HEAM, V. Dev. [em.] Also written aim nw.Dev.'
With itp : to save, lay by.
Dev. I've had five years of wool heamed up, Baring-Gould
Spider (1887) II. x.xviii. nw.Dev.' ' I've 'aim'd up thucker viel'
vor 'ay.' ' They zay he 'th a-got dree or vower years' shear 0'
wool 'aim'd up in shippen tallat.'
[Prob. repr. an OE. 'hcr/naii, to lay up at home, der. of
hdin, home. Cf hame, v.^]
HEAM, HEAMSIES, see Hame, s6.'
HEAN.sA.' Nhb.' Also written been, [bin.] Thepartof
a plough which grips the land, also called the ' little heel.'
HEAN, 5A.2 Dor. The handle of a knife.
The knife's a-broke off up to the hean, Barnes Gl. (1863) ; Dor.'
[Hean, the hilt of any weapon, Howell (Hall.).]
HEANLO, see Heloe.
HEAP, si.' and adv. Var. dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
Irel. Eng. and Amer. Also in forms aape w.Yks. ; hape
N.I.'Suf ; heeap Cum.' n.Yks.' e.Yks. ; heepw.Sc. Nhb. ;
hep Nhp.'Sur.'; heup N.Cy.' Nhb.' n. Lin. ; yeap Som. ;
yep Lan. [h)Ip, h)iap.] 1. sb. The accumulation of ex-
cavated material at the top of a pit.
Nhb. I'm wae for thy lads : — on the heap Nan, there's nane
VOL. Ill
half as raggie as thine, Proudlock Borderland Muse (1896) 274 ;
(W.G.) ; Nhb.'
Hence (i) Heap-keeper, sb. the man who overlooks the
cleaning of coals on the surface ; (2) -stead or -steed, sb.
the platform at a pit's mouth elevated above the surface
level to allow the coals to be tipped over screens into
wagons.
(i) Nhb.' Mining Gl. (1852). (2) Nhb. Theback-shift men sprang
frae their beds An' to the heapstead aff did rin— A heapstead noo
rent into shreds, Provdlock Borderla)id Muse (1896) 95; Nhb.'
The tubs are landed on the heap-steed and run to the screens.
[Reports Mines.]
2. Comp. Heap-house, a rubbish-house attached to a farm.
Dor. A rubbish or dirt house where things of no value or use
are thrown — not manure, but simply rubbish i A.R.W. .
3. A small hillock or tump of earth.
nw.Dev.' Used in the words dung-heap, emmet-heap, want
heap, &c.
4. Of corn : the corn laid up by the thresher in a barn
before it is cleaned. Sur.'
5. A heaped measure, ^«/. a quarter of a peck ; measure,
the quantity measured.
Bwk. Six fills of the corn firlot, up to the edge of the wood or
a little higher, called sleaks or streaks, or four fills, heaped by
hand as high as they can go, called heaps, are counted as one boll,
Agtic. Surv. 448 (Jam.\ Wgt. They sell their beir, malt, and
oates by heap, and the vessel is so broad that the heap will be
more than one third of the whole, Fr.\ser Wigtown (1877) 90.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Street vendors in Newcastle
formerly pushed their sales of fruit, &c. by the cry ' Here's a heap
an' lie on ' — here's full measure and more laid on. This is now
ois. iR.O.H.) ; Nhb.' n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.' ' They give shoort heaps,'
an expression for bad measure of all sorts ; n.Yks.* e.Yks.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788). m.Yks.' Often half-peck or peck,
also ; not so much according to quantity, as appearance, as not
being considered liberal, unless heaped to a point. ne.Lan.'
Hence (1) Heap-mete, sb., (2) heap and thnttch, phr.
liberal measure, filled to overflowing ; fig. excess.
(i) Kcb. The covenant seeketh not heap-mete, nor stented
obedience as the condition of it, Rutherford Lett. (1660) No.
249. (2) Chs. It were Maxfield measure — heap and thrutch,
Croston Enocli Crump (1887) 7.
6. Obs. A wicker basket. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
7. A large number or quantity, a great deal, a great
many ; freq. in fil.
Cai.' A heap o' lees. Abd. There's a heap o' killin' i' a caird,
Alexander Ain Elk. (1882) 112. Frf. A heap o' the congregation
couldna keep their scats, Barrie Minister (1891) iii. w.Sc. A
heep o' letters has been passing between Mr. Ochtertyre an' a
Mr. Gibby Garrempy, Macdonald Settlement (1869) 62. ed. 1877.
Fif. A fearfu' heapo' lies, Douglas Pof his (1806) 125. Dmb. I . . .
need a heap o' clippin'an' kaimin' before I can gang decently in the
traces, Cross Disruption (1844") v. Ayr. It took a heap o' delvin'
and shoolin before the stanc was cleared. Service Notandums
(1890) 65. Lnk, I hae a heap o' drugget coals, Nae twa o' them's
alike, Thomson Musings (1881) 46. e.Lth. We thocht an awfu'
heap o' him than, Hunter^. Inwick (1895) 107. Edb. What heaps
o' friends I hae got now, Liddle /'of<)is(i82i 1229. Ir. Igithapes
to ate and a sup to A\iT'm]i,Faddiana (ed. 1848) II. loi ; Not even
for little Maggie that he always thought a hape of. Barlow
Lisconnel (1895 "1 211. N.I.' Boys, A had a hape o' dacency. When
A first come among ye. N.Cy.' A heap of folks. Nhb. Aw dinnit
leyke te gang amang a heep oh weyves o dresst't up, Bewick
Tyneside Tales (1850) 12; Thor wis heaps o' folks stannin aboot
(R.O.H.). Dur.' Cum. He's git heaps o' mone3-, Anderson
Ballads (ed. 1840) 73 ; Cum.' n.Yks. Ther was heeaps o' fooaks
on frooad, Tweddell Clevel. Rhymes (1875) 59; n.Yks.^ I've
walked it heeaps o' times. e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889') 66;
e.Yks.' Ah've been ti' Hull heeaps o' tahms, MS. add. (T.H.)
w.Yks. They said ther was aapes on 'em about, six or seven stoan
(F.P.T.) ; w.Yks.' There wor, for seur, a heap o' folk ; w.Yks.^
Lan. Thir wur sich o yep o numbers, Scholes Tim Gamtvaltle
(1857)41. I.Ma. A heap of sin, Brown /)o(r/o)- (1887) 19. Not.'
n.Lin.' "There was heaps o' raain on Tho'sda'. s. Lin. Ah've heaps
on 'em (T.H. R). Rut.', Lei.' Nhp.' What a heap of apples there
were on the tree ! Nhp.^, War.^ s.Oxf. Your poor ma, she
thought a heap o' you both, Rosemary Cliiltems (1895) 125. Hnt.
(T.P.F.), e.An.'2 Suf. A 'hape' of muck, of nonsense, Ravfn
Hiit. Suf. (1895) 265. Cmb.' And there's such a heap of baa-lambs
e
HEAP
[114]
HEAR
a-coming down the road. Hmp., Sus. Holloway. Som. Yo got
of fruit a yeap, Acrikler Rhymes 1,1872 55. [Amer. Dial. Koles
(,18961 I. 376.
Hence a heap o' nought, phr. anything that is worthless,
rubbish, nonsense.
n.Lin. It's all a heap o' nowt, not worth talkin' on, Peacock /?.
Skirlaiigh 1,1870; II. 122.
8. With adj. or adv. : much, a great deal, very many ;
also m pi.
Cai.' A heap better. Bnff.'The doctor's a heap better the day.
Frf. The airm-chair was a heap shinnier than the rest, Barrie
Thruiiis (1889 xiv. Per. Gin they're no killed they're a heap
waur than had tliey no striven, Sandy Scott 1,1897) i5- Ayr. I
miclit get waur than you — a guid heap waur, Johnston Glenbackie
(18891 35. Lth. Ye've been a gude wife to me . . . better, a heap,
than I've been a husband to you, Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885)
235. n.Lin.' Kelton's heaps farther fra Gaainsb'r then Notherup is.
9. Phr. (i) driven in heaps, perplexed with a multiplicity
of work or engagements ; (2) to knock all of a heap, to
frighten, astonish; (3) to live at full heap, of horses or
cattle : to live in abundant food.
(i) Nhp.' (2) Cor.' When I heard it I was knocked all of a heap.
(3 Su5 , Hmp. Holloway.
10. Four cherry-stones.
Nhb. In com. use. Boys in reckoning cherry-stones in their
play with them always count by so many heaps (R.O.H.) ; ,W.G.)
11. A term of reproach applied to a slovenly woman.
Sc. Usually conjoined with some epithet — ' A nasty heap' (Jam."".
Abd. Foul fa' the sly bewitchin' heap Cou'd turn hersel" in ony
shape. Cock Strains (:8io) II. 91. Nhb. She's just a movin' heap
o' muck, Wilson Pitman's Pay 1,1843) 'o i Nhb.' Usually in comb,
with some other descriptive word.
12. pi. Turnips. Cum.'
13. adv. Inaconfusedstate, higgledy-piggledy. Sc.(Jam.)
HEAP, s6.= Cor.' The thigh.
HEAP, see Hap, v.'^. Hoop, sb."-
HEAPED, ppl. adj. Shr. Som. Also in form yapped
Shr.' 1. Having the contents piled above the brim, not
levelled.
Shr. In other markets it means 2} bushels, sometimes heaped,
sometimes stricken, and sometimes a medium between both,
Marshall Review 11818) II. 225; Shr.' I piit a yepped box o'
coal o' the fire now jest.
2. With i(p : a term in building applied to a roof, ' hipped.'
w.Soni.' I don't like they there heaped up ruvs, I zim th' old
farshin gable's better by half.
HEAPING-STOCK, sb. Dev. [Not known to our
correspondents.] A stepping-stone. (Hall.) See Hip, f.
HEAPLET, sb. n.Yks.'' Written heeaplet. A small
heap of hay, remaining to dry before being cocked,
(s. V. Hippies.)
HEAR, V. and int. Var. dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
Irel. Eng. and Amer. [h)ia(r, i3(r), ja(r), w.Cy. also
ai'a(r).] I. Gram, forms. 1. Present Tense : (i) Hare,
(2) Heear, (3) Heer, (4) Heern, (5) Heir, (6) Hire, (7)
l3(r, (8) Year, (9) Yer, (10) Yerr, (11) Yi'h'r, (12) Yur.
[For further instances see II. below.]
(i J Nrf. (W.R.E.) (a) w.Yks. Ah bed t'plessur o' heearin' a
hextra crack, Binns Orig. (1889) No. i. 3. (3' Wxf.' 4) Chs.'
Aw heern folks say. (,sj Sc. Murray Dial. (,18731 205. Wxf.'
(6) Glo. GiBBS Cotswold Vill. (1898 83 ; Glo.' WU. Let m' zee
yer veace, let m' hire yer voice, Kite Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 14;
WU.' (s.v. E). Som. Jennings OAs. Z?/nA ji'.£'H,g-. (1825). w.Som.'
Uyur. Not much used except by old people. The com. form is
[yuur]. Dev. Dost hire Tom? White Cynian's Condnctor (1701)
127. n.Dev. Dist hire ma? E.xm. Scold. (1746; 1. 31. (7) w.Yks.
Wright Gram. U'ndhll. (1892) 142. (8) Lan. An' dost year oi
drop it deaun i' th' drawer, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860)
II. 284. Glo. Thee know'st as thee wcr main ager to year arl
about et, Buckman Darke's Sojourn (1890) ii. Som. Let me year
thoi voice, Baynes Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 14. e.Dev. Deue let ai
year'n teue! Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860) viii. 13. (9) Lan. Aw like
to yer at th' cookoo sing, Harland Lyrics (1866) 88. s.Lan. 'i'o'n
then yer a roor o' weatur, Bamford 7";rt!'e//fi(i844l 52. Chs. It's
worth a' the brass to yer that. Banks Forbidden (ed. 1885) xiv.
Brks.* n.Dev. I yer a dap ta door, RocK Jim an' Nell (1867) St.
76. (10^ w.Som.', nw.Dev.' (11) m.'i'ks.' Introd. 36. (12)
w.Som. Yuur, Elworthy Gram. (1877) 44. Dev. Ha thit ith yurs
ta yur, let min yur, Baird St. Matt. (1863) xi. 15.
2. Preterite: (il Haerd, (2) Haird, (3) Hard, (4) Heard,
(51 Heeard, (6) Heerd, (7) Heered, (81 Hird, (9) lad, 1 10)
Yar, (II) Yarn, (12) Yeard, (13) Yerd, (14) Yi'h'd,
(15) Yuurd.
(i) Sc. Murray Dial. (1873I 205. (2^ Ken. (G.B.) (3) Sc.
Murray ib. Cai.' Ir. I hard thim — Molly Magee wid her
batchelor, Tennyson To-morrozv [iBB^^ Nhb.' Aa hard ye wor
comin. Cum.^ It's varra weel we hard 'im though, 67. Wm.
Lib hard t'aald chap clinkan throot faald, Robison Aald Taales
(1882) 5. w.Yks.' Lan. I hard that fawse felly Dick o Yems
o owd Harry's sey, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (,ed. 1806 57. Ess.'
(4"! n.Yks. I heard Margery speakin', Linskill Haven Hill
(1886) Ivii. n.Lin.' (5) n.Yks. (T.S.) w.Yks. We hardly ivver
heeard them, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884) 6. Lan. Madam
Clough sent the taj' an' sugar . . . when hoo heeard as fej'ther had
axed for a holiday, Banks Manch. Man (1876) iii. Sur. And
hee-ard 'em a yelping and howling, HosKYNS Tal[>a (1852; 44, ed.
1857. (6) Cura. Ah heerd t'cwoach \v\\r\s.\v&y , Joe and Landlord,
6. Yks. Well, I declare I never heerd t'like on't ! Taylor Miss
Miles (1890) i. n.Yks.' ne.Yks.' 33. Lan. I heerd my gronny
say, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore {i&ti ■ 144. Chs.', sw.Lin.',
War.2, Ken. (G.B.) Sur. I heerd sorae'ut o' the kind, Bickley
Sur. Hills (i8go) II. xv. 17) Lan. I never heered nobry knock,
Longman's Mag. (Aug. 1895 389 81 Som. Jennings Dial.
U'.Eng. ,18691. (9) w.Yks. \Vrigiit Gram. IVndhll. 11892 142.
Uo) Not. (L.C.M.1, Nhp.2 (ii) Nhp.^ I yarn as how you left bivuth
them plazen. (12) Lan. An yeard so mich o what they d bin
saying, Laycock Billy Armatage, 3. I.W. I never yeard o' nobody
returning thanks vur the buryen'. Gray Reproach AnnesUy 1,1889)
I. 109. Dev.' ! 13 Lan. I never yerd on't afore, Waugh Chini.
Comer (i8-].i'' 22, ed. 1879. Oxf.' MS. add. Brks.', Dev.3 (14)
m.Yks.' Introd. 36. (15) w.Som. Elworthy Gram. (1877) 44.
3. Pp.: (i) Haad, (2) Haard, (3) Haerd, (4' Hard, (5)
Heard, (6) Hearn, (7) Heead, (8) Heeard, (9) Heeart, (10)
Heerd, (11) Heern, (12) Herd, (13) lad, (14) Yeard, (15)
Yerd, (16) Yherd, (17) Yih'd, (18) Yi'h'n, {19) Yird, (20;
Yuurd.
(i) e.Yks.' (2) Wm. Peggy hed haard o aboot t'cheeses. Spec.
Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 6. (3) Sc. Murray Dial. (18731 205. (4) Sc.
Murray ib. Cai.' Cum. Sum mair pleaaces ah'd hard t'neaam
on afooar, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 14. Wm. Bet yu mun
ev hard tell on't, Wilson Lite Bit ev a Sng. 98. w.Yks.', n.Lin.'
(5") n.Lin.' (61 Lon. If Tommy only heard what Shooel had
hearn, Barrie 7"o«j»/_v (18961 14. (7) e.Yks.' w.Yks. A vast ah
hev beeath heead and seen, Spec. Dial. (1800) 44. (8) n.Yks.
Ah've heeard it, Tweddell Clevel. Rhymes (18751 "• w.Yks. A
toathree moor cases wor heeard, Yksman. Comic Ann. (1890) 31,
col. 2; w.Yks.' (9) Lan. Ther worn't a saand to be heeart,
Bowker Tales (1882) 50. 110) ne.Yks.' 33. Lan. Hast heerd
news, Myles? Fothergill Probation (1879) i. Der. I've a heerd
that Bessie Broom have a been very badly, Verney Stone Edge
(1868; i. Chs. Ye an heerd it mony a time, CRO&ros Enoch Crump
(1887) 7. Stf., War., Wor. He an't heered from 'er since last
summer (H.K.). Wil. Th' naise o' th' turtle uz heer'd in owrlond,
Kite Sng. Sol. ( i860) ii. 12. (11) Sur. I have heern say, Jennings
Field Paths (1884 1 3. (12) Nhb. When Rawfy Dagg . . . wis hord
to growl and grane, RoBsoN Evangeline (1870) 320. (13' w.Yks.
Wright Gram. IVndhll. (1892) 142. (141 Lan. Yo' mowt a yeard
hoo jdown to the town-hall, Fothergill Probation (1879) xv.
w.Som.' (15) Lan. He were never yerd to grumble, Clzgg Sketches
(1895; 6. (161 Lan. Aw've yherd 'em rawt eavvt. Standing Echoes
(1885) '3- l.'7i '8) m.Yks.' Introd. 36. v'9J e.Dev. Th' craw o'
th' culver's a-yird vur an' naigh, Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 12.
(20) w.Som. Elworthy Gram. (1877) 44.
II. Dial, meanings. 1. v. In phr. (i) hearest thou but
{eastabiid, hearstobndi, {2) hears to me, (3) hear ye but, (4)
hcaryou or thee, exclamations expressive of surprise or
emphasis ; (51/0 be heard for, to be heard of, on account of,
to be known for ; (6) to hear a law-court, to go to law ; {7)
— say, (8) — talk, (9) — tell, to hear, to learn by report, be
informed; (10) 'we'll be hearan, we shall hear the result
or issue by and by.
(i) w.Yks. ' Well George, what is the best news?" 'Eastabud,
the best news I hear is — "This man receiveth sinners," ' /.ecrfs
Alerc. Suppl. (1884"! 8 ; w.Yks.' Oh, hearsto bud, barn, how thou
talks? ii, 301. (2) Lan. So heors to meh yung mon, I mun quit
thee as to this job, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. 1806) 56; Scutcht
with' seme rod wi' ther Clarks, hears to me? ib. (31 w.Yks.',
ne.Lan.' (4) Lan. ' Yer thee! ' David whispered, Clegg David's
Loom (1894} v; Yer yo ! He's gettin up, ib. Sketches (1895) 184.
HEAR
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HEARNSHROW
(5) Abd. Just in all his bargains, and never heard for his true debt,
Spalding Hisl. Sc. U792) I- 52- (6) Gall. Nor wad he step aside
for mailin's : Ne'er preed anither but his wife, — Ne'er heard a law
court in his life, Nicholson Porf. IVks. (1814) 39, ed. 1897. 1,7)
w.Yks.i Sur. I have heard say that when anybody is going to
die, Jennings Field Paths (1884) 86. (8) Sur. I've heerd talk
of it so long, Hoskyns Talpa (1852) 183, ed. 1857. w.Mid. No, I
never 'eer'd talk on it afore (W.P.M.). (9) Sc. Let me hear tell
of her no more, Stevenson Cairioim (1893) xxiii. Sh.I. Hebegood
ta faer 'at his nicht's wark wid be heard tell o', Clark Gleams
(1898) 58. Cai.i Frf. The deil a shot 1 e'er heard tell o' Cam'
near't but ane, Sands Poems (1833) 84. Per, Sin she gaed awa,
naebody kenned whaur, I hae na heard tell o' her ava, Cleland
Incltbraekeii (1883) 49, ed. 1887. s.Sc. It would vex me sair . . .
to hear tell o' ye gettin ony fright about the glen, Wilson Tales
(1839) V. 52. Rnf. Did ye ever hear tell o' the like o't ? Barr
Poems (i86i) 106. Ayr. It maybe grieves him to see and hear
tell of so mony giiid law pleas gaun bye his door to Dairy, Service
Di: Dugnid (ed. 1887) 186. Edb. I've gien you the story leal, As
I've heard tell, Liddle PofHis (1821) 196. Dmf. Did ye ever hear
tell o' a lancly wee toon] Reid Poems (1894") 46. Gall. Some
gang daft when tliey hear tell, Nicholson Poc/. Wks. (1814) 56,
ed. 1897. Don. If I ever . . . hear tell of the lakes of sucli hap-
penin', Centiiiy Mag. (Nov. 1899) 45. N I.' Did ever ye hear tell
o' the like ? Nlib, 1 heerd tell there was j'an o' Fenwick's lads
coom, Clare Love 0/ Lass (iSgo) I. 26. Dur.' s.Dur. A' hear tell
'at thou's gannen te git wed (J.E,D,). Cum. He wad see a fella at
hed beaath hard tell on't an seen't, Sakgisson Joe Scoap (1881)
62 ; Cum,^ I nivvcr hard tell o' sec a thing. Wm. Hev 3'ah nivver
hard tell on't? Spee. Dial. (18C0) pt, ii, 28. n.Yks. I heer'd tell
on't (^I.VV.l ; n.Yks,2 e.Yks. Ah say, Jim! hez tha heea'd tell
what a doomcnt Navvy Bob had wi' that deead chap? Nicholson
Flk-Sp. (,1889 34 ; e.Yks.i w.Yks. Ah've heeard tell of a chap,
BiNNS Oi-ig. 1,1889) No, i. 4. Chs.', Not. I'L.C.M.), Not.' n.Liii.'
I doaii't think as I've heard tell o' ony bodj' o' that naame e' this
part. sw.Lin.'. Nhp.i^ Lei.' Nivvcr 'eerd tell o' noo sooch a
thing. War. We heard tell as he'd sold his own land, Geo. Eliot
S. Manur (1861) vi ; 'VVar.^i, Hrf.= Glo. It makes a body's heart
quopto hear tell ofsuch a history, GissiNG Bolh of this Parish (1889)
I. 103. Oxf.' MS. add. Brks.i, Hnt. (T.P.F.) Ess. Some were
to be found who had 'heard tell as how' there was 'summat' to be
seen, Z,oH,§'<"««'s ,/1/rt^. (Jan. 1893) 310. Sur. Tennyson? I never
heered tell of that name, Jennings Field Paths (1884) 107; Sur.'
n.Wil. I never heerd tell on't (E.H,G.). Dor. I heard tell as you
mid be lef here all alone. Hare Vill. Street (1895) 108. Som. So
your mind's a-made up, Sophia, as I've a-heard tell, Raymond
Sam and Sabina (,1894) 168. w.Som.' Well, I've a-yeard tell o'
jis thing, but 1 never didn zee nother one avore. Dev. I dii yer
tell that tha squire shiite a white colly yisterday, Hewett Peas.
Sp. 1892) 64; Dev.' ; Dev.^ I nivver yerd-tele ov ort likee tii't.
Cor.^ I've heard tell as how old Tresawna is dead. w.Cor. I never
heard tell of ini before (MA.C). (10) Cai.i
2. With ////or to: to listen to, hearken, to give heed to.
Sc. Hear to that, ye sumph ! the vera chairs seem as if they
. . . hae taken to knockin ilkither. Whitehead Daft Davie (iH-}(>)
134, ed, 1894. Per. It diz a body gude to hear til ye whiles, Cle-
land/Hc/i/'rdntrt; 11883) 73, ed. 1887. Ayr. Hear to me, Rabby,
Gie me bonny Babby, Ainslie Land of Bums (ed. 1892 1 325.
Dev. Id as lieve hear to her reading out a chapter as the passon
himself, O'Neill Idyls ,1892) 75. [Amer. £>(Vi/, Notes (1895) 2,^9-1
Hence hear till him., plir. an exclamation implying dis-
belief or ridicule.
S, & Ork.'. Cld. (Jam.) e,Lth. 'Hear til him,' says he, 'he
downa be spoken to, he's that big,' Hunter J. Inviick (1895) 66.
n.Yks,2, ra.Yks.i
3. To sound.
Yks, It hears nicely (C C.R.'). n.Yks. 'It heard well'; of a
flute, played together with several violins.
4. Fig. To understand. Nrf. (W.R.E.)
5. To treat.
Sc. When conjoined with 'weel' or' best, 'expressiveof favourable
treatment (Jam.) ; ' Last in bed best heard,' spoken when they
who lie longest are first serv'd, Kelly Prov. (1721) 238.
6. int. A sign of assent : yes. w.Yks. (S.K.C.)
7. Phr. /leai; hear .' an exclamation used by boatmen.
Nrf Used by the Lowestoft boatmen lA.S.-P. .
HEARDEN, sb. ? Obs. Bdf. A ' headland.' (Hall.)
HEARING, sb. Sc. Yks. Glo. Ken. Som. Dev. Also
informyerringw.Som.'nw.Dcv.' 1. Information, news ;
a report, piece of news ; something to talk about.
Sc. That's fine hearing for me, and it ill sets your tongue, Keith
Indian Uncle (1896) 4, Sh.I. He [it] wid be a job an' a hearing,
Sh. News (Aug. 28, 1897). Yks. I got a hearing on it through
him. A hearing went about that he was dead i^C.CR.). n.Yks.*
We've had a good hearing. Glo.' That's not a good hearing.
2. A scolding, reproof.
Sc. She aye ordered a dram or sowp kale, or something to
us, after she had gien us a hearing on our duties, Scott Old Mor-
tality (,1816) xiv ; The aunt . . . had doubtless given him a hearing
he would remember. Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 71. Cai.i Frf.
Mary had got a brisk hearin' on the occasion, Willock Rosetly
Ends (1886) 54, ed. 1889.
3. A church service ; an opportunity of preaching to a
congregation as a candidate for the pastorate. Cai.^
4. A trial, a charge in a court of justice.
Ken.(G.B.) w.Som.'Thej-errinidnavorencxt Mondaj'. nw.Dev.'
HEARINGSEW, see Heronsew.
HEARKEN, v. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der.
War. Won Shr. Nrf. Wil. Also written harken Sc. Cai.
Chs. ; and in forms heaken Yks. ; herken Lan. [h)a"rkan,
a'kan.] 1. To listen, esp. to listen by stealth.
Abd. Johnny harkenin' 's gin he uner'steed it, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) xviii. Ayr. Do you think I'm to lie here on
the braid o' my back . , . and hearken to thae cutty queans? Service
Notandums (1890) i. Yks. Heaken till her, Gaskell Sylvia
(1863) 50, ed. 1874. w.Yks. He'd been hearkenin' to all they
sed (J.T,\ Lan. I'm tired o' hearkenin' to thee. Burnett Lowric's
(1877) ^'"' ; It's a good job we herkent a bit. Parr Miiidmg the
Baby, 11.
Hence Hearkener, sb. a listener.
Ayr. The tidings and bickerings to which he was a hearkener in
the smiddy, Galt Gilhaise (1823) i.
2. Phr. (i) hearken to the hinder end, hear the end of the
story, wait and see what the end will be ; (2) — turn up,
obsot. an exclamation used to attract attention.
(i) s,Dur., n.Yks. Often used in expressions of doubt as to the
final success of an undertaking (J.E.D.). Yks. Grose {iqgo) AIS.
add. (P.) (2) s.Dur., n.Yks. (J.E,D.)
3. Tobeon the watch, to look out, listen for; gen. with out.
Chs. Sheaf { 1879) I. 266 ; Chs.' Miss, oi wanted to ax yo if yo'd
hearken aht for summat for ahr Polly. Der. Ye mun hearken for
a cottage, Verney Stone Edge (1868) xxi. War,^ I expect the
carrier's cart'll call ; you hearken out. Shr.* We'n 'eark'n-out,
an' mebbe we shan 'car o' summat.
Hence Hearken-out, sb. a listening ; a watch, look-out.
s.Chs.' Ky'ee'p u aa'rkn aayt for', it [Keep a hearken-ait for it].
4. With back : to recall. Wil.»
5. With down, in, or up : to call in, pay a visit.
Sc. For as Willie Gair barkened in to Sandy Corve, Tweeddale
Moff (1896) 34. Clis.i If you canna give me a answer to neet,
I'll hearken up i' th' morning. s.Chs.'
6. Trans. To listen to, hear.
Abd. At kirk on Sunday we maun hearken sleepy stuff", David-
son Poems (i85i 1 87. Edb. Harken my sang, an' eke believe it,
Maclagan Poems I iS^ij 149. w.Yks. • Is la baan to t'chappil ? '
' Nay, A'm baan to hearken Pi Gow ' [PigouJ. ' What do you come
to church for?' 'To hearken yo' (S.K.C). s.Cbs.' Ah went
aa'rkn)th Saalvee-shun Aa'rmi [Ah went hearken th' Salveetion
Army]. Wor. When us said to 'im, ' What be ye arter thur ? ' a
said, ' A 'earkenin th' ornts ' (H,K.).
7. To hear a lesson, &c., repeated.
Ayr. The mistress . . . ordered Nanny to hearken him the two
double verses of the Psalm she had told him to learn, Johnston
Gienbnckie (1889) 246; After dinner at four he was 'barkened'
as to his general knowledge of Scripture, ib. KilmallieijSgi' I. 5 ;
' Will j-e hearken me ? ' said Andrew. And she took the book,
and bad him begin, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822) iii.
8. With on : to encourage, urge on, incite.
Nrf. (W.W.S.) ; I have gone on for thirteen years, . . with
Winifred by my side hearkening me on. Borrow Lavengro
(1851) III. 140.
Hence Hearkenin', sb. encouragement.
Abd. His father well can draw . . . six score o' lambs this year;
That's barkening [heartning, ed. 1812] gueed, Ross//c/f)io»(?(i768)
21 I Jam.). Nhb. He gat little hearkenin (R.O.H.).
9. To whisper ; with in : to prompt secretly.
Cai.' Abd. He hearken't it intae ma lug (W.M.;.
HEARN, see Harden, sb., Hear.
HEARNSHA^W, HEARNSHRQ-W, see Heronsew.
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HEARSE
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HEART
HEARSE, sb. Sc. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin. Hrf. Soin. Dev.
I. Dial, forms : (i) Hairse, (2) Herst, {3) Hesk, (4)
Hess, (51 lest, (6) Yerst.
(i) n.Sc. (Jam.) i^z) e.Lan.', Chs.l (31 w.Som.' Coming down
Porlock Hill the drug-chain brokt, and over went the hesk, cofBn
and all, rattle to rip! n.Dev. Tha hesk es mostly vuU, Rock Jiiit
an Nell {iSt-j) st. 108. (4) s.Chs.i, nw.Dev.i (,5! w.Yks. (J.W.)
(6) Lan. ' But it's a berrin-coach.' ' A what ? ' 'A j'erst. . . One
o' thoose coaches 'at they carry'n coffins in at funerals,' W.\ugh
Ben an' Ih' Bantam (i856) 226; Lan.', e.Lan.'
II. Dial. uses. 1. Obs. A lustre, a sconce with lights;
a triangular frame for holding candles in a church. n.Sc.
(Jam.), n. Lin.' 2. Obs. A frame of wickerwork, timber,
or metal, placed over the body of a dead person for the
purpose of supporting the pall, while the funeral service
is being read. n.Lin.' 3. Obs. A frame attached to a
tomb for the purpose of supporting hangings and light, ib.
HEARST, sb. Som. Dev. [hast.] A female deer,
between one and three years of age.
w.Som.' n.Dev. A hind and a hearst went down to Pixey
Coppice, and Tout with six couple followed tlie.n, Jice. 11. Dei'.
S/ag/toiinc/s, 79,inELWORTHYG/. (1888). [Hearse(amongHunters)
is a hind in the 2d year of his age, Bailey (1721).]
[MHG. /lifs, Itirss, ' hirsch' (Lexer).]
HEART, sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms art w.Yks.' War. ; har- Or.L ; hart n.Yks.
LW.' ; hehrt Bnlf.' ; her- S. & Ork.' ; hert Sc. S. & Ork.'
Cai.' 1. sb. In comb, (i) Heart abeunn or abiun,
continuing to hope, never despairing ; overjoyed ; (2) -an-
guished, heart-sore ; (3) -axes, the heartburn ; (4) -break,
{a} a great grief or disappointment ; (b) to break the heart
of, cause sorrow to ; (5) -brossen, -brussen, or -brusten, (a)
heartbroken, overwhelmed with grief; (A) exhausted, spent
with running, &c. ; (6) -bun, strongly attached to a place;
having a great desire to accomplish something, ' set ' on
doing something ; (7) -cruke, an internal spasm often fatal
to sheep ; a cross in the aft'ections ; (8) -'s disease, heart-
disease ; (9) -ease, (a) ease of the mind ; {bj to ease the
mind; (10) -'s-ease, the wallflower, C/iciraiit/tiis Clieiri;
(II) -eased, eased in mind, mentally relieved ; (i2)-eident,
with a firm or fixed heart ; (13) -eyt, to envy ; (i4)-feared,
afraid at heart; (15) -fever, an illness or disease; (16)
-fever grass, the dandelion, Lconlodon Taraxacum ; (17)
•gone, {a) gone or diseased at the heart or core ; {U) fallen
in love ; (18) -grace, goodness of disposition ; (i9)-'sgree,
delight; (20) -grief, severe grief; (21) -groan, a groan
from the lieart, a groan of deep sympathy ; (22) -groaner,
a repiner ; (23) -grown, [a) strongly attached to a person
orthing; set upon anything ; elated, sanguine ; (A) sickly,
puny, having spinal curvature from a supposed bewitch-
ment ; (24) -guize, dissimulation ; (25) -gun, a severe
internal pain, colic ; (26) -heezer, a comfort, that which
cheers the heart; (27) -heezing, heart-cheering, en-
couraging ; (28) -hod, aftection, hold upon the feelings ;
(29) -hove, of a sigh : heaved from the heart, deep ; (30)
-hunger, a ravenous desire for food; (31) -hungered,
starved, hungry; also used 7?g-. ; (32) -kittlin', affecting;
(33) -lazy, very lazy ; (34) -loup, a beat or palpitation of
the heart ; (35) -noten, envious ; (36) — o' grace, courage,
strength ; (37) -o'-the-hearth or -earth, the self-heal.
Prunella vulgaris; (38) -pansy, the pansy, Viola tricolor;
(39) -rooted, of a tree : self-sown ; (40) -rovven, having
the feelings lacerated ; (41) -sair or -sehr, (a) great ve.va-
tion ; (b) sorrowful at heart, pitiful, distressing ; annoyed ;
(42) -scald, -scad, -scaud, -scud, the heartburn ; Jig. a
great grief, disappointment, trouble ; (43) -scalded, troubled,
tormented, afflicted; (44) -scalding, see (42); (45) -seed,
see (38) ; (46) -seeds, see (10) ; (47) -shot, {a) a burst of
laughter, a hearty fit ; (b) an exclamation used after
sneezing; (48) -sick, (a) sad at heart, despondent, out of
spirits, wearied, disgusted ; (6) mortally ill, sick unto
death ; (49) -skirt(s, -sket(s, the pericardium or heart-bag,
the diaphragm, the fleshy appendages of the heart ; (50)
-skit, see (3) ; (51) -slain, exhausted by over-exertion ;
heart-broken ; (52) -slay, to kill with over-exertion ; (53)
•sluffed, -slufted, or -sloughed, see (48, a) ; (54) -sluftin,
heart-breaking ; (55) -snares, captivations ; (56) -sound,
having a good constitution; (57) -spoon, the pit of the
stomach; (58) -spurn, a tap-root; (59) -stangs, mental
excruciations ; (60) -stobb'd, pierced to the heart ; (61)
-sunk, desponding, depressed ; (62) -tree, the upright post
of a gate to which the hinges are fixed ; (63) -warm, of a
kindlydisposition ; feelingandshowing kindness; affection-
ate ; (64; -wear, an illness of the heart ; see below ; (65)
-well, in good general health and spirits ; (66) -whole or
-hale, {a) in good health and spirits ; sound-hearted, honest,
true ; (b) not in love, ' fancy-free' ; (67) -'s wind, with the
utmost speed ; (68) -work, (a) sincerity, the work of the
heart morally ; {b) the heart-ache ; (69) -worm, see (3).
(1) Cum.^ lie hez a sair tue on't, bit he's heart abciinn still.
Wm. He was heart abiun when he gat hired (B.K.). (2) Fif.
Heart-anguish'd by vexation's sharpest stings, Tennant Ansler
(1812) III, ed. 1871. (3) Lth. The common cure for it in the
country is to swallow sclaters or woodlice (Jam.). (4, a) Sh.L
Dat wis my first hert-brak, Sh. Neivs (Apr. 9, 1898). e.Sc.
What a heart-break to them! Setoun R. Urqiihait (1896) vii.
Ayr. Leezock kent brawlies she was nae great heart-break hersel',
Service Dr. Diigtiid (ed. 1807) 222. Gall. This is a sair heart-
break. But I ken I hae niysel' to thank for it, Crockett StoHrfarrf
Bearer {i^g^) 326. {bj Ayr. Ml cross him and rack him Until I
heart-break him, Burns What ean a Young Lassie do., st. 4.
(5, n) Wm. T'waves blasht sea dowly that we warr fairly heart-
brossen, Southev Doetor (1848) 561. n.Yks. '2", w.Yks. (J.W.),
n.Lin.l (i) n.Lin.' (6) n.Yks.* (7") n.Yks.2 [Strikes them in
the inner parts, which is vulgarly called the heart-crook, Knowl-
soNCn«/cZ)oir/. (1834)25.] |,8)N.I.' (9, rt)m.Yks.' (6) Go and tell
him, now ; it'll maybe heart-ease him a bit, ib. (10) Cor. (B. & H.)
(11) n.Yks.'^-i, m.Yks.' (12) Dmb. With hands, heart-eident,
labourin' late and air, Salmon Gowodean (1868) 31. (is^i e.Lan.'
(14) n.Ir. I wuz heart-feared o' my ma, fur she haes a terble bad
tongue, Lyttle Paddy McQuillan, 41. (15) N.L' ' Measuring for
the heart fever,' a country charm. A tape is passed round the
chest. Don. In Don. women have what they call ' heart-fever,'
or a sort of 'all over-ness,' /"/i-Loir Jrn. (1886) IV. 256. (16)
Don. She next hands the patient nine leaves of * heart fever grass,'
or dandelion. Black Flk-Medicine 11^83) vii. (17, 18) n.Yks.''
(19) Sc. The law o' the Lord is his hail heart's-gree, Waddell
Psalnts {i8-]i) i. 2. ( 20) Ken.' (21, 22) n.Yks.* (23, n) n.Yks.' ;
n.Yks. 2 They were neea ways heartgrown about it ; n.Yks."
ne. Yks.' They weredespertlyheart-grown on it. ni. Yks.', w.Yks.',
Nhp.' (A) Nhb. At Stamfordham a sickly puny child is set down
as 'heart-grown' or bewitched, Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) vi;
Applied to a sickly, puny child, which does not grow. Such a
child must be brought to a blacksmith of the seventh generation ;
this must be done before sunrise. The child is laid naked on the
anvil ; the smith raises the sledge-hammer as if lie were going to
strike hot iron, but lets it come gently on the child's body.
This is done three times, and the child always thrives after this.
Trans. Tynesidc Natiir. Club (1860-62) V. 90; High-shouldered,
short-necked people, with a broad chest and slightly round-
shouldered — whilst the other parts of the body are not in due
proportion — are said to be ' heartgrowen.* (24) n.Yks.* (25)
w.Som.' Obsol. n.Dev. liorae Snbsecivae {iTn) 207 ; Is dedn't
mean the bone-shave, ner the heartgun, E.xin. Scold. (1746) 1. 23.
(26) Ayr. There were three brief ' heart-heezers' that always
recurred to me in moments of desperation, Ainslie Land of Burns
(ed. 1892) Pre/. 32. (27J Per. Whiles a bicker o' swats — whiles
a heart-heezing gill, Nicoll Poems (ed. 1843) 131. Lnk. We cast
afr in fine style amid a lot of heart-heezin' hurrahs, Murdoch
Readings (ed. 1895) II. 83. (28) n.Yks.* Full o' heart-hod. (29)
Per. The feckfu' grip, an' the heart-hove sigh Gae token o*
sanction enou'. Ford //(ly/i (1893) 319. (30) Sc. (Jam.) (3i)Sc.
He never lets us go heart-hunger'd for a meal of love, Keith
Bo«>;i'<^ Aarfy (1897) 154. n.Sc. iJam.) (32) Ayr. This memorable
an' heart-kittlin' occasion, Ainslie Lanci 0/ Burns (ed. 1892) 76.
(33) N.I.' (34) GalL Lag stood maybes three heart-loups in a
swither, Crockett i?afrffre (1894) xliv. (35; n.Yks. (T.S.) (36)
Sur. I was afeard to touch it at first, but at last I took heart o'
grace and did it, N. & Q. (1878) 5th S. x. 222. (37) Rxb.
Because it chiefly occurs on thin poor soils, where the farmers
give it the credit of eating away all the substance of the soil.
Nhb.', e.An. ^38) Dev." (39) Chs.' ^ (40) n.Yks.* (41,0)
Bnff.' It's a hchrt-sehr he winna seen cour it's sin's gain' the black
gett. (i) ib. It wiz hehrt-sair to see the tinkler wife wee nae
a rag on, bit ae bit aul', torn quyttie. A wiz jist hehrt-sair fin a
got the news o' sic ill-deean. n.Yks.* Heartsair wi' gripe and
HEART
["7]
HEART
greed. (42 Sc. The first glisk that I got o' this shibberdegullion
o' a maister gied me the heartscad at him, Ford Thistledozin
(1891) 296. S. & Ork.' Abd. 'Twere just as weel, And wad a
heap o' heart-scads heal, Cadenhead Bon Accoid (1853) 171.
Rnf. Grief such as only young mothers can feel at their first
heart-scud, Gilmour Paisley Weavers (1876; 93. Ayr. It has aye
been a great heartscadd to me that I never forgathered with
Robin, Service D>: Diigiiid (ed. 1887) 149. Edb. Tho' cholic or
the heart-scad teaze us, Fergusson Poctiis (1773) 145, ed. 1785.
Gall. Mactaggart Eiicycl. V1824). Ir. A drunken husband is
a great heart-scald (A.S.-P.); She thought what a heart scald it
would be when the little boy . . . would be fitting a vessel . . . and
that stone tumble down and kill him dead, Kennedy Fireside
Stories (18701 10. n.Cy. Border Gl. [Coll. L.L.B.1 ; N.Cy.i, Nhb.»
n.Yks.^ ' It gae me a heartscawd.' ' There'll be a bonny heart-
scawd about it.' Nhp.' (43^ Ir. A person is said to be 'heart-
scalded' with a drunken husband (A.S.-P.); Wurrah ! wurrah !
but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four
quarters, Carleton Traits Peas. (ed. 1843) I. 7. (44') Ir. The
heart-scaldin' you're givin' both your mother and me ! Carleton
Trails Peas. (ed. 1843) I. 351. (45) s.Bcks., Dev." (46) w.Cor.
(M.A.O (47, a) Sh.I. Sizzie got inta a hertshot o' lauchin' at
me, Stewart Tales (1892) 244. S. &Ork.* i4) S.&Ork.i (48, a)
N.I.i I'm heart sick of your goin's on. n.Yks.'* ra.Yks.^ He
nagged at me till I was fair heartsick. w.Yks. Aw went an' left
him lonely, and heartsick to travel, Hartley Ditt. (c. 1873J 71 ;
w.Yks.5 Shr.= (s.v. Heartwell). Hrf.^, Brks.', I.W.i (6) sw.Lin.i
She were real heartsick, the bairn was, sick for life and death.
(49) n.Yks.'^ ' To tear one's heartskirt,' is to rend oneself with
grief or vexation. e.Yks.^, w.Yks. ' n.Lin.1 My bairns evvsed to
pull at my goon-ske'ts once, bud thaay pull at my heart-sket's noo.
(50) SUlI. •Coll. L.L.B.), S. & Ork.', Or.I. (S.A.S.) ^51) Lin. Of
a horse that dies under too much work, Comlt. Mag. XLVI. 232.
n.Lin.' He druv th' poor herse 'till it was clear heart-slaain. It
was n't no illness that kiU'd her, poor thing; slie W'as heart-
slaain. sw.Lin.' They got there, quite heartslain, on to midnight.
(52j Lin. It's fit to heart-slay me a'most (RiE.C.'j. (53) Wm. Si'
thi. Ah was heart-shift when he telt mi (B.K.). w.Yks. Sho
looked fair heart-slufTed, Leeds Merc. Siippl. (Mar. 30, 1889) ; An
ther are times when a chap gets heartslufted, and feels like givin
up life's struggle, Hartley Clock Ainu (1889) 60. w.Yks.^ Of
horses, &c. only. (54) w.Yks. Ther isn't a moor heart-sluftin an
depressin sect to be met wi. Hartley Clock Aim. (1895) 50; If
ther is owt at's heart-sluftin', Yksnian. (1876) 22, col. 2. (55)
n.Yks.2 (56) Chs.i Heart sound as a cabbage. (57) n.Yks. It
warks at his heart-speaun, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 568.
e.An.i, e.Suf. (F.H.) (58) Midi. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1796 .
(59, 60, 61) n.Yks.2 (62) w.Yks. ^S.P.U.); (J.J.B.); w.Yks.'
(63) n.Yks.' 2, m.Yks.' (64) Sh.I. If the sufferer further complained
of having ' lost dir stamack ' they were supposed to be afflicted
with the heart-wear. This disease assumed two forms, viz. the
aaber and the feckless. In the former the heart was understood
to be too big, and there was a voracious appetite without doing
the body anj' good. In the latter— or feckless form— the heart was
supposed to be wasting away under some trowie influence, and
there was no desire for food, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 156. (65)
'War.*^ w.Wor. [He] was still heart-W'ell, S. ISeaucha.mp
Granllcy Grange (1874) I. 44; w.'Wor.' 'Well, I be 'eart-well,
thank 3'u, but I've got the rheumatics in myshowlder mortial bad.
se.Wor.' Shr.' I'm pretty 'eart-well, God be thankit, on'y in-
firm'd ; Shr.s, Hrf.' = (66, a) Sc. (Jam. Nhb.' 'An' hoo are
ye?' 'Oh, grand — just heart whole.' n.Yks.'^; n.Yks.* Tak
him all ends up he's a heart-w'oll, canny chap. m.Yks.', w.Yks.',
Der.2, nw.Der.' Lin.' Things turned up so well that he was
heart-whole. n.Lin.' I thoht to hev fun' him doon-cast, but lie's
clear heart-whoale. War.^ s.VVor. Porson Ql»nm/ /fa's. (^1875)
13. ss.Wor.' Lei.' She's quite well in health, she's heart-whole,
but then she's stone-deaf. Hrf.'^, Glo.' (i) Ayr. Sound, heart-
hale, an' free — Never thought o' marriage, Aixslie Land of
Bums (ed. 1892) 326. Cum.^ I'll ho'd mysel' heart-heal an'
free, 182. n.Yks.'2; n.Yks." Ah's heart-w'oll yet; tlier's nowt
aboot here 'at's ta'en mah fancy. n.Lin.' w.Som.' Well ! I niver
didn look to zee him come home therevrom heart-wole ; but there,
p'raps he idn, arter all. (67) Cum.' They wrought at heart's
windo't'day. (68, a) n.Yks.^Yan'sheead-wark.an' t'othersheart-
wark. (A; ib. (69) Rnf. Jam.)
2. Phr. (1) Casting the heart or hearts, a superstitious
ceremony, see below ; (2) for the heart of, ' for the life of,'
for any consideration ; (3) soft at heart, easily appeased,
kindly disposed ; (4) to be lieart and hand for a tiling, to be
eagerly bent on accomplishing or obtaining a thing ; (5)
to break the heart of a business, to do the greater part of, to
nearly finish a business; (6) to have one's heart in a nut-
shell, to act Hke a coward ; (7j to put one's heart au^ay, to
cause one to faint ; (8) to tire one's heart out, to be very
troublesome and importunate ; (9) warm at heart, see (3).
(i) Sh.I. It has long been a popular belief that when any person
is emaciated with sickness, his heart is worn awaj-. . . The patient
seeks out a cunning woman, who .. . melts some lead, and allows
it to drop through an open sieve into cold water. If an image,
bearing some faint resemblance to the heart, is after a certain
number of trials, produced, it is an indication that the charm has
been successful ; but if no such figure appears, it is a sign that the
decay of this organ is irremediable, Hibbert Desc. Sli. I. (1822)
274, ed. 1891 ; A small quantity of lead was melted in a kollie,
and the patient was set in the meat kettle before the fire. On the
head was placed a blind sieve, in the centre of which a bowl of
water was set. A pair of steel scissors or two keys were held in
the hand of the operator in the form of a cross, and through the
bool of the scissors or key the molten lead was poured into the
water. The numerous shapes assumed by the lead were carefully
examined, and the operation was repeated until a piece was found
in form like the human heart. This was sewn in the left breast of
some article of underclothing and worn by the patient for three
moons. Further, the water used in this ceremony was made
into porridge, of which the patient partook seated in the guit
o' da door at the hour of sunset. In casting the heart attention
was paid to the moon : for the aaber heart-wear the time chosen
was the waning moon and the ebbing tide, and for the feckless
form the opposite was deemed the most fitting time, Spence Fit-
Lore (1899) 156. ^2 , Cum. Ah couldn't git t'teaah leg by t'tudder
for t'heart om meh, Sargisson yoe 5con/> (1881 j 22. (3) n.Yks.*
(4) w.Yks.' (51 w.Yks.' We've brokken t'heart of our hay-time.
ns.Lan.' Shr., Hrf. Bound P/owic. (1876). Sur.' (6) ne.Lan.l
(7) Abd. That stouns amo' my taes Will pit my heart awa ! Beattie
Parings (1801) 27, ed. 1873. (8j w.Yks.' Shr., Hrf. Bound
Provinc. (1876). (9) n.Yks.*
3. Co;;;A. in exclamations of surprise and expletives : (i)
By the heart, (2) Dear heart, (3) Dear heart alive, (4)
Heart! s alive, (5) My heart.
(I'l w.Yks. (J.T.) ; w.Yks.3 ' By t'heart it's true.' On seeing a
boat appear to founder one exclaimed, ' By t'heart they're gone.'
(2) n.Lin.' w.Som.' Dear heart ! whatever shall I do. (3 Der.
Eh, dear heart alive, and here comes the rain, Verney Stone Edge
(,1868) iv. n.Lin.' Commonly of pain or sorrow. (4) Not.', Lei.'
Ken.i Hearts alive ! what ever upon earth be ye got at? Som.
Heart alive ! There was to be company to-night, then, sure
enough, Raymond ATen o' Mendip (1898) ii. w.Som.' Heart alive,
soce ! whatever b'ee about. (51 Nrf. My heart the sails do lash
the air ! Emerson Son of Fens ^1892) 357.
4. The Stomach.
Sc. (Jam.) Cai.' Hid widna lie on his hert, it made him vomit.
w.Yks.' I've a fearful pain at my heart. ne.Lan.' e.An.' 'A pain
at the heart.' the stomach ache. e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence //ir. (i) the heart gaes, or gangs, with a thing, a
thing suits the taste or liking, it is agreeable ; (2) to gae or
gang against one's heart, to dislike ; (3) to gae or gang with
one's heart, to be grateful to one's stomach, to be agreeable
to one in any respect ; (4) to turn one's heart over, to make
one sick.
(I) Sc. (Jam.) (2) ib., Cai.' (3) Sc. (Jam.", (4) s.Not. The
smell an' the sight was enough to turn their hearts ower (J.P. K.).
5. Strength, 'go'; spirits, cheer, courage.
Sc. (A.W. ) Uls. The prince sailed away, in great heart, west-
ward once more, Cls. frn. Arch, (i860) VII. 143. w.Yks. He is a
poor creature, no heart in him (W.B.T.). n.Yks. He's in good heart
(I.W.). Dor. Out o' heart, Barnes Gl. (1863).
Hence (i) /o have a had heart, phr. to be easily cast down ;
(2) to have bad heart of, phr. to be doubtful of, have little
hopes of.
(i) n.Lin.' (2) ib. Well, it maay live, but I've a bad heart on it
l^s.v. Bad).
6. The inside, middle of anything ; esp. in phr. in the
heart of, in the midst of.
Sh.I. What wis I tinkin' aboot biiits i' da hert o' paet-castin' ?
Sli. Nezvs (June 18, 18981. Abd. Mak' the cakes weet i' the hert,
Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) viii. [That those in the heart,
and near the bottom of the heap fermented, Stephens Farm Bk.
led. 1849) I. 631.]
HEARTEN
[ii8]
HEARTHSTONE
Hence Heart hole, sb. the space in the middle of a fire,
the centre of a fire.
Sh.I. Pit da kirnin stane i' da hert hole o' da fire, S/i. News (May
13, 1899); Sibbie spat i' da hert hole o' da fire, ib. (May 15, 1897);
Ivery ee wis laek a hairst mun as bright as da hert hole o' da
lowin' fire, Stewart Ta/es (1892) 252.
7. The matured wood of a tree as distinct from the sap.
Also in coiiip. Heart-wood.
Lin. The trees will be chilled to the heart-wood, Miller &
SKERTCHLy/V«/rtHrf(i878)xv. Sur.i The heart of the beech is... the
principal part of the beech. w.Som.i Thick there piece 'ont do ;
he's most all zape, id'n hardly a bit o' heart in un.
8. Of land : condition of soil, state of fertility, richness,
strength ; also used of hay or of cattle.
Sc. That bittie o' grun's in fine he'rl (G.W.^. Per. My farm
was in great heart, the other in miserable order, R.x.Ms.w Srot/.
(18881 11. 377. n.Yks. (,I.\V.) ne.Yks. Marshall I\:ii: Jlcoii.
(1796) 11. 91. w.Yks. It is not uncommon to hear a farmer or
dealer say of poor coarse hay, ' There's no heart in it ' (W.B.T.l.
Chs.' Poor land is said to be ' in bad heart ' ; rich land ' in good
heart.' nw.Der.' Nhp.i Used of land or cattle in a thriving st.ite;
land in good condition is said to ' plough up in good heart.' 'Out
of heart' is the reverse, implying land impoverished and exhausted
by over-cropping. War. Tliat field is in good 'art. it had a rare
mucking last year, Leaniiiigton Courier Qan. 30, 1897!; War.^34
s.War.' There ain't no heart in this land. Shr.' It'll do mighty
well this time athout muck, the groun' 's in good 'eart. Oxf. This
land wants plenty of manure to keep it in good heart ^G.O.) ;
Oxf.i Dhis gruuwndz in sich bad aa-rt, chent noa eus tu soa wait
nuur wuts [This ground's in sich bad 'eart, chent no use to sow
w-hate ner wuts\ Hrt. For want of the grounds being in heart,
Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) III. i. Hnt. (T.P.F.) w.Mid. The farm
has been done so bad o' late years, there's no heart in the land
(W.P.M.). Ken.' M3' garden's in better heart than common this
year. Sur.' Sus.' I've get my garden into pretty good heart at
last ; Sus.2 A common covenant is to leave the land ' in good heart
and condition.' Hmp.i w.Som.i Always qualified b3' ' good,' or
an adj. implying ' good.' ' Thick there field's in good heart now.'
The word is not used to express the opposite condition. Dev.^
They'm jist in gude heart vur work now.
Hence /o gaf/ier /ifar/.'p/:r. onand : gradually to acquire
fertility by being allowed to lieuncropped. Sc. (jAM.),Cai.*
9. The bilberry, l'acci)iiitm Myrtillus. Hmp.*
10. pi. The wood-sorrel, O.xalis Acetosella.
Nhb.' [So called] from the shape of the leaf.
11. pi. The fossil-shells, Photadotnyae. Nhp.' 12. v.
To encourage, ' hearten ' ; also with up. Sc. (Jam.), n.Lin.'
13. To stun, to deprive of the power of breathing or of
sensation by a blow near the region of the heart. Sc. (Jam.)
14. To sicken, nauseate, to make one sick.
Lth. Did ye really pit a thing like yon intil yer mooth? The
sicht o't, na. the very thocht o't, fair hearts me yet, Strathesk
More Bits '1885, 93.
HEARTEN, v. In gen. dial, use in Sc. and Eng. Also
written harten w.Yks.' 1. To cheer, comfort; to en-
courage, put heart into ; to strengthen, invigorate ; also
with on, up.
Sc. Its a meeracle hoo a cup o' tea heartens a body, Keith
Indian Uncle (1896) 169. Sli.I. Gie Willie a corne oot o' da bottle
afore he begins, hit'U heart "n him, Sh. Neivs (Dec. 10, 1898). Per.
This, ye'll find. Has heartened not a few, Haliburto.n Ochil
Idylls 11891) 44. Ayr. My father was joyfully heartened by what
he heard, Galt GHhai:e (1823) iv. Lth. Heart'ning thou com'st
wi' modest grace, Macxeill Poet. IVts. (1801 j 231, ed. 1856. GaU.
He came over to hearten you in the day of your adversity,
Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 234. Nhb. Reach doon ma
fiddle and gie's a bit tien to hearten us up, Clare Love 0/ Lass
(1890) 1. 31. Dur. I heartened her up till she agreed to go, Long-
ttiait's Mag. (July 1897 , 253. Cum.i n.Yks. It's hearten'd me up
a bit (T.S.) ; n.Yks.'" m.Yks.' Tea is heartened with something
stronger. The farmer heartens his land, or renders it more fertile,
by various means. w.Yks. I found somewhat to sa}- to hearten
him, Snowden IVcb 0/ IVeaver ^1896 79 : w.Yks.', ne.Lan.',Chs.'
n.Lin.' Well, I'm hcart'n'd a good deal by th' waay thease here
elections is gooin'. War.2 Shr.' Come in an' 'ave a dish o' tay—
it'll 'earten yo' on; Shr.^ Hearten him on his journey. e.Suf.
(F.H.) I.W. They thinks if only they lies hard enough, 'twill
hearten up t'others to vote on the winningside,GRAy^H«fs/y (1889)
III. ig. n.'Wil. Wants summut to hearten em on a bit (E.H.G.).
Hence Heartening, (i) sb. {a) encouragement, comfort,
hope ; (b) sustenance, food ; (2) ppl. adj., (a) lively, cheerful ;
(b) strengthening, sustaining.
{t, a) Sc. Nanny Meikle hung over him with fleeching and
heartening. Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 38. Abd. Nae gryte
heartnin till 'im, peer man, Alexander Johnny Gibb 1,1871) xx.
Ayr. There was something i'the fa'in'of the effigy o' King William,
to gie us heartenin', Johnston Glenbiickie (1889) 275. n.Yks.';
n.Yks.2 'The doctor gave them good heartening.' ' Bad hearten-
ing,'discouragement. m.Yks.' (A) n.Yks.* (2, o) Cura.^An' few
cud whyet hod the'r feet When Ben strack up his heartenin' reels,
58. \b) Ken.' Home-made bread is more heartening than baker's
bread.
2. To incite ; also with on. n.Yks.*
HEARTFUL, adj. Sc. Shr. Hrf. 1. In high spirits,
cheery. Shr.* Hrf. Bound Provinc. (1876) ; Hrf.'
2. Sorrowful, sad-hearted.
Rnf. Dinna look sae sour an' heartfu', Neilson Poems (1877) 29.
HEARTH. 5i.' and v. Van dial, forms and uses in Eng.
[h arf), a)?, ep. ]ep.] I. Dial, forms: (11 Arth, (2) Eth,
(3) Harth, (4) Heath, (5) Heth, (6) Heyath, (7) Yeath, (8)
Yeth.
(I) Shr.2 (2) -Wil. Britton Beauties (1825). (3) Nhb.' (4)
Som. Sweetjian IVincanton Gl. 1,1885). (5' WiL ^RiTio^ Beauties
(18251. Dor.' An' crickets roun' the bricken he'th did zing, 74.
^6) I.W.' (7) n.Dev. Wan flinket cast a top tha yeath, Rock Jim
<j;r AW/ (1867) St. 130. (,8) e.Soni. W. & J. G/. (1873). w.Som.'
II. Dial. uses. 1. sb. In «;;;/>. (1) Hearth-cake, a cake
or loaf baked on tlie hearth ; (2) -ends, particles of lead
ore expelled by the blast in a lead-ore hearth ; (3 1 -muster,
the family circle at the fireside ; (4) -plate, a blacksmith's
tool used in connexion with the forge ; (5) -shovel, a
blacksmith's shovel ; (6| -staif, a blacksmith's poker.
(11 Cum.' Lei. A loaf baked without a tin mould. Such cakes
used to be baked on the hot hearth (M.E.). (2 Nhb., Dur., Cum.
Pattinson Trans. Nat. Hist. (1851) II. 157. (3 n.Yks.* (4, 5)
Shr.' (6) Nhb.' For drawing scar from the fire. Chs.'The Hearth
Staft", to stir up the fire, and throw cinders out of it. Academy of
Armory, bk. iii. vii. Shr.*
2. The floor or pile of sticks on which w-ood is charred
by charcoal-burners ; the space on which a wood-fire
is burnt.
Midi. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796). Nhp.* Morton Nat. Hist.
1,1712). w.Som.' The hearth does not include the space in front
of a grate.
3. A file-maker's forge. w.Yks.^
4. Of reeds : a plantation or bed. [Not known to our
correspondents.]
Nrf. Reed hearth. Arch. (1879} 'VIII. 172.
5. ZK To bake, to set on the bottom of an oven.
Nhp.' If tarts are not sufficiently soaked or browned, a ser\'ant
would say, ' They had better be hearthed a little more.' Used
only on the eastern side of the countj-.
HEARTH, sb.'^ Ken. Hearing, hearing distance.
Ken.' I called out as loud's ever I could, but he warn't no wheres
widin hearth ; Ken.*
[pe vif wyttes of ))e bodj'e be zy5}ie, be hyer))e, be
smellinge,be zuel5ynge,andbe takynge,.,»irf«6//<'( 1340)91.]
HEARTHSTOME, sb. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Der. Som. [h)a'rst3n, a-stsn.] I. Dial, forms: (i)
Aaston, (2) Arson, (3) Arstan, (4) Arston, (5) Arstun,
(6) Haasten, (71 Hahst'n, (8) Harstan, (91 Harston, (lo)
Harstone, (11) Harstun, (12) Harstyen, (13) Harthstun,
(14) Ha'stone, (151 Yethstone.
(I'; nw Der.' (2 w.Yks. (W.C.S.) (3) w.Yks. Thay sit up at
arstan throo morn to neet. Rogers Nan Bunt (1839) 11. (4)
n.Yks. (I.W.) w.Yks. Dahn went broth uppat arston, Bywater
She/. Dial. (1839I 8; w.Yks.*^, ne.Lan.', nw.Der.' (5) w.Yks.
As ah went i' t'hahse Jim wor set o' t'arstun (.^ B.). (6)
w.Yks. Tlois to t'haasten, cheek to iawm, Preston Poems, &c.
{1864) 18. (7; n.Yks. (I.W.) (8) Wm. Sally's meead up a girt
lowan fire et harstan, Spec. Dial. ^i88o) pt. ii. 2, w.Yks. Ye cud
see hoot o' t'top ont fra onny part o' t'harstan, Lucas Stud. Nid-
derdale (c. 1882) 217. (9) Wm. Yer welcome tot harston again,
Briggs Remains (1825) 181. w.Yks. Ther's th' harston to scaar.
Hartley Grimes' Fiii/ (^1892') 15. nw.Der.' (10) w.Yks.' I will
be maister o' my awn harstone. Lan. Happen ne'er to set foot on
this harstone again, Clegg David's Loom 1^1894) v. e.Lan.' i_ii)
HEARTLESS
["9]
HEAT
Yks. My beginning to pray on my ain harstun, Philip Neville, i.
w.Yks. Aw can't have thee sitting o' th' harstun Nidderdill Obn.
(1877I. y\2. Nhb.' (13) w.Yks. I sal hev done summat t'ards
inakkin' monny a breet harthstun, Cudworth Dial. Sielcfies {1S84)
5. (14I Lan. A wot ha'stone, Brierley /.(7)T0fA 1,1864) v. (15)
e.Som. W. & J. Gl. U873-
n. Dial. uses. In fo;;;6. (i) Harstonerug, a hearth-rug,
a rug placed before the fireplace ; (2) -talk, boastful talk,
promises made at night and not intended to be kept in the
morning.
(i) w.Yks. J. W.) Lan.Comin in at th' finish to make harstone
rugs, Clegg Skeklies {i8g~i) 59. (2,1 Lan.' Dunnot muind 'em, mon.
It's o' harstone-talk. They'll do nowt i' th' morn.
HEARTLESS, adj. Sc. Yks. War. Wor. Gnig. Glo.
Wil. Dev. [a'tlss, Sc. hertlas.] 1. Disheartened, down-
hearted, hopeless ; without spirit.
Abd. Heartless ower thy fate I'll croon, An' sever'd tics. Still
Collar's Sunday (1845) 85. s.Sc. Thrice owr Annie's name did
blatter, Syne sank heartless on the 3'erd, T. Scott Poems (1793)
359. Yks. Don't make the lad heartless bj' giving him work he
can't pass to C.C.R.). n.Yks.^
2. Disheartening, discouraging.
n.Yks.' It's heartless wark, farmmg where ther's sikan a vast o'
rabbits astor. War.^ It's heartless work, trying to get this ground
clear o' stones. w.Wor.' 'Tis 'artless to try an' kip yer 'ouse tidy
w'en tharhr's such a lot uv mullock out in the yard. Gmg. It is
very heartless that I can't wash a bit to-day (E.D. :. Glo. (A.B. 1,
Glo.i Dev.^ I shant du no moar tii this work, 'tez a most heart-
less job.
3. Forlorn, cheerless ; of the weather : wet, without
hope of clearing.
Elg. The stibble field. Seems unco heartless round, Couper
Poeliy (1804 i I. 183. Ayr. And bird and beast in covert rest, And
pass the heartless day. Burns U'iiiler, st. i. Wil.' ' A heartless
day' is a wet day with a strong south-west wind.
HEARTSOME, acij. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Nhp.
War. I.W. Also written hartsome Gall. ; and in form
hertsome Per. Lnk. [he'rt-, ha'rt-, atsam.] 1. IMerr}',
cheerful, lively ; pleasant, genial, attractive ; also used advb.
Sc. The honest auld town of St. Ronan's, where blithe decent
folk had been heartsome eneugh for mony a day, Scott S/. /foHa«
(1824) ii. Frf. The heartsome lad that on medoats, lS\oR\soii Poems
(1790)15. Per. He was a heartsome merry chiel'. Ford Harp (1893)
410. Fif. They took a horn wi' heartsome glee, Douglas Poems
(1806) 142. s.Sc. The heartsome smile that arraj'ed her still
lovely features, Wilson Tales (1836) II. 114. Dmb. It's in a
heartsome place on the ootside o' the town, Cross Disruption
(1844"! vi. Rnf. 'Tis such a healthy heartsome place, M'^Gilvray
Poems (ed. 1862'; 174. Ayr. It's the heartsomest grave in the
kirkyaird. Service Dr. Diigtiid ,ed. 1887) 50. Lnk. Hoo gleesum
an' he'rtsum the time slippet on! Hamilton Poems ^I865l 294.
Lth. Heartsome and healthl'u' flew the hours, Macneill Poet. li'ks.
(1801^1 242, ed. 1856. Edb, The Muse scuds ear' an' heartsome
owr the dews, Fergusson Poems (1773) 137, ed. 1785. Slk.
Laugh'd a heartsome laugh, Hogg Poems (ed. I865^ 311. Draf.
By my ain heartsome ingle, Cromek Remains (1810) 53. Gall.
A' nature's in a hartsome mood, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 52.
N.I.'jN.Cy.', Nhb.' Cum. Let's creep ower the heartsome turf ingle,
Anderson Ballads [ed. 1820) 163 ; It's heartsome in t'suminer
sheen To lig, Gwordie Greenup Rliymes (1876) 7 ; An' the pint
smiles wi' heartsome ale, Blamike Poet. Wks. (c. 1794! 208, ed.
1842. n.'Yks.*, Nhp.', War.* I.W. 'Tis pleasant and heartsome
up under tree where the primroses blows, Gray Aniiesley (1889J
I. no.
Hence (i) Heartsomely, adv. cheerfully, merrily,
heartily; (2) Heartsomeness, sb. cheerfulness.
(I) Per. I might . . . heartsomely my penny free Spend frankly
with good company, Nicol Poems (1766. 38 ; To my frank neigh-
bours heartsomelie I'll drink wi' hail good will, ib. 52. Gall. I am
as heartsomely glad to see ye eat it as of a sunny morn in
haytime, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 106. Kcb. Take
kindly and heartsomely with His cross who never yet slew a child
with the cross, Rutherford LeII. (i66o~ No. 299. (2) N.I.'
2. Encouraging, inspiring, cheering the heart.
Per. It's hertsome w-hen they're wullin' tae wrestle aboot the
Evangel, Ian Maclaret^ Bn'er Bush (1895") 116. Ayr. It's heart-
some to look owre The daj'S sae firmly fi,xt In memory's map,
Ainslie Land 0/ Burns (ed. 1892) 212. Lnk. It's heartsome aye
tae see the bairns A' playin' roond sae fine, Thomson Musings
(i88t) 128. Gall. It was a heartsome sight to see the encamp-
ment of Silver Sand by the little burnside, Crockett Raiders
(1894"! vi.
HEART'V, adj., sb. and adv. Van dial, and colloq. uses
in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also in form herty Cai.' [heTti,
h)aTti, a'ti.] 1. ad/'. In good health or spirits, in good
circumstances ; lively, cheerful, high-spirited ; exhilarat-
ing ; also used advb.
Sc. Hale and hearty, ay, hale an' hearty eneuch. Ford Thislle-
doun (1891) 105. Sh.I. Lat da boy be. If he's no ta be hearty
apo' a night lack dis whan wid j'e hae him ta be? Sh. Neivs
(Dec. 10, 1898). Per. Me sae hale an' hearty lookin' on, Pooerless
to help, Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 67. Rnf. I always wish
to see a hearty fire, Finlayson Rhymes 11815) 120. Ayr. Faithfu'
servants ken the gate To mak sleek skin'd and hearty nags, Thom
Amiisemenis (1812) 38. Lnk. Blessings on the hearty maut,
Murdoch Z^or/c Z,^';'(? (1873'! 30. e.Yks.' w.Yks. 'Ha' gets ta on?'
' O heartj', lass,' Lister Rust. IVreath (1834) 30. s.Pem. Laws
Lillle Eng. (1888) 420. Sur.' Dor. Ye give me eight shillin' a
week an' my keep, . . I was hearty enough then, Longman's Mag,
(Nov. 1898) 47. w. Som.' ' Well, maister, how beyou ?' 'Hearty,
thank ee, how's all home to your house ? '
2. Merr3',jovialfrom havingtaken too muchof intoxicants,
exhilarated by drink, the worse for liquor.
Sc. The pannel was hearty but knew what he was about and
could walk very well, Edb. Even. Coiir. (Oct. 8, 1818) (Jam.).
Lnk. That nicht ye'd been uncommon heartie, Murdoch Doric
Lyre (1873) 13. Cai.' Ir. It'll make me hearty if I drink so
much, Carleton Fardorougha (,18361 21. Ant. Ballymena Obs.
(1892). Don. The two gintlemen would get hearty at the potteen.
Harpers Mag. (Sept. 1899) 510.
3. Having a good appetite, eager for food, hungry ; eating
freel}'.
Sc. She's never hearty at her meat, Keith Lisbclh (1894) xii.
w.Yks.' Shoe's feaful hearty to her meat. Chs.' He's very
hearty for an owd mon. nw.Der.' War. ' You don't want cake
again, . . He's wonderful hearty ,'shewent on, Geo. 'Eliot S.Afarner
(1861) 73 ; War.* ; War." You be alius hearty at your meals.
Hence Hearty-etten, adj. having a good appetite.
Lan.' The poor woman said that her children were all ' hearty-
etten,' especially the lads, Waugh Home Life (1867) xix. e.Lan.'
4. Liberal, not parsimonious.
So. But as the truth is, I'm hearty, I hate to bescrimpitor scant,
Herd Coll. Sags. ti776 II. 137 (Jam.).
5. Of food : nourishing.
Bdf. Home-made bread is a deal heartier over baker's bread.
Beans are the heartiest food you can give cattle (J.W.B.).
6. Plump, inclining to corpulence. n.Sc. (Jam.)
7. Of meal : swelling much when saturated with water.
Nhb.'
8. Of land : fertile, in good condition. See Heart, 8.
Ayr. A mailin cheap o'heartyian\BalladsandSngs.{i8^6) I. 120.
9. Of wood : full of ' heart,' having very little sap.
n.Yks. (I.W.), Hmp.', w.Som.'
10. sb. A good fellow, geit. in phr. my hearty, a familiar
form of address.
Abd. Reel, reel, my hearties, keep your partners wheelin', Ogg
Willie IValy (1873) 29. Rnf. Gin my auld hearty ye're ane o' the
party, Ye'U baith see an' hear Rhymin' Rab, Clark Rhymes
(1842) 4. Lnk. My certie ! auld heartie, But ye're a raucledame,
Nicholson Idylls (1870) 74. Nhb. Sae, say nought against it,
Will Shuttle, my hearty ! Crispin Advice (1803). e.Yks.' Hoo is
tha, my hearty ? Nrf. Stand by the winch, Jem. Now lower, my
heart3-, and let her go, Patterson Man and Nat. (1895) 67.
w.Som.' Come on, my hcartj-, we'll show 'em the way. Colloq.
And one of the party said ' Go it my hearty,' Barham Ingoldsby
(ed. 1840; 64.
11. adv. Very.
Chs.' : Chs.* Oo's hearty fow [She is very ugly].
HE AS, V. Obs. ne.Lan.' To chill.
HEASE, 56. Obs. Chs.' In phr. I'd do it at all /lease,
I'll do it at all risks.
[The same word as ME. /icFse, command (Onmilum) ;
OE. /ids. So the phr. means lit. ' I'll do it in spite of every
command.']
HEAT, sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also in
forms bet Hmp. Wil.' ; yeat w.Som.' Dev. ; yet s.Chs.'
[h)It, ist, et.] 1. In phr. (ij to be more /let t/ianwet, of the
HEAT
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weather : to be hot and cloudy ; (2) to catch heat, to get
warm, become hot ; Jig. to warm to a thing ; (3) to come a
heat, see (2) ; (4) to run o' the heat, of cattle : to run about
in hot weather when tormented with flies ; (5) to take heat,
see (2).
(i) Hmp. In summer when the weather is hot and cloudy, and
what moisture falls partakes more of heat than cold, indicating
warm weather, it is a common expression [to say] * Tliere is
more Het than Wet,' Holloway. (2) w.Som.' Wuul, Jiimz !
kiin-ee kaech yiit- s-mau-rneen — shaa'rp, ud'-n ut ? [Well, James,
can you catch heat this morning, sharp, is it not ?] 'Spare work,
could'n catch yit to it, ib. Dev. When ice glazed thee o'er [I] ev
kitched yeat 'pon thy zlides, Pl'lman Sielclies ,18421 56, ed. 1853.
e. Dev. 'Can ee catch yeat taday?' isa common mode of salutation,/*.
78. (3) Ltli. Soop weel when I tell ye, an' j-e"ll 3jo;i como a-heat,
Strathesk Afo;v j5i/s( 1885; 270. (4 1 Cai.' (5) Dor., Som. I took
heat comin' up th' hill (C.V. G.).
2. A warming ; Jig. a thrashing.
Sc. (Jam.) e.Fif. Twa puir fizzenless han'Iess leukin' craiters
. . . but she wad gie them a heat afore the end o' the day, Latto
Taut Bodkin (1864) xxi.'c. Edb. His shop was in a bleeze. Your
arses tlien wad get a heat. Had ye not fled out to the street,
Crawfoud Poems (1798; 13.
3. An iron, in phr. to have too many heats in the /ire, to
have too many irons in the fire.
Sur.' I was proposing to my farm-man to work the steam-
plough, and the thrashing-machine on the same daj-, and his
answer was — 'We shall pet too many heats in the fire I doubt.'
4. A charge in a ' puddling' or a ball furnace ; a pile in
a furnace ready for the forgeman or a bar in a black-
smith's fire ready to weld.
Nhb. We just had a heat oot when the buzzer went ; an' the
shabby beggar clashed it doon wivoot strikin' a bat (^R. O.H.^ ; Nlib.^
' Sittin' doon atween heats,' that is, in the interval between the
completion of one heat and the preparation of another.
5. A spell of time ; a round, bout ; a fit.
Sc. (A.W. , n.Cy. (J. W.) n.Lin.i He was dead bet th' fo'st heat.
s.Chs.' Yoa)n aad" u prit-i liingg* j-et on it dhis' tuurn [Yo'n had
a pretty long yet on it this turn]. Wil.^ A main het o' coughing.
Hence at a heat, phr. at one time, ' at a go,' in a lump.
s.Not. She's gen me fower shillings at a heat 1 J.P.K.).
HEAT, V. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and Amen
[hilt, iat, et, het, jet.] I. Gram, forms. \. Present Tense:
(I) Hate, (2) Heit, (3) Het, (4) Yeat, (5) Yet, (6) Yett.
[For further instances see H. below.]
(i) Ir. There was Kit Flynn hating water, Paddiana (ed. 1848)
I. 58. (2) Cai.i Heit. (3 Bnff.' w.Yks. I'll het the tea oop for
yer (F.P.T.). Nhp.i Het me some broth. Dor. You ought to het
a quart o' drink into 'ee. Hardy Tess {1891) 424, ed. 1895. (4)
Yks. I is to gie notidge, that Joanie Pickcrsgill, yeatsyewn to neit.
Spec. Dial. (1800) 14. nw.Dev.' 15) Dev.^ (6j n.Dev. Yett
theesel. Bob — Yen thick auther thicket, Rock Jim an' Nell
(1867) St. 9.
2. Preterite: (i) Hat, (2) Heited, (3) Het, (4) Hette.
(i) Slir.' I 'at the oven an' knad the bread. (2) Cai.' C3') Sc.
I het it in the pan (Jam.). Lnk. Oor tires were o' peats or o'
faggots. And het the hoose better than coals, Nicholson AV/a'/frfrfy
(tegs') 158- N.I.> He over het himsel'. N.Cy.^ Nhb.> He het it
up till he set the place afire. w.Yks. (J.W.^ Suf.>, e.Suf. (F.H.)
Ess. I het the water for brewing, Trans. Arch. Soc. (1863) II. 178.
Cor.' [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 277.] (41 w.Yks.'
3. Pp.: (i)Hat,(2)Heited.(3)Het,(4)Hetted,(5)Hetten.
(i) Midi. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796). nw.Der.' (2) Cai.'
(s) So. (Jam.) Edb. The house should be weel het, Atild Handsel
Monday (1792) 20. w.Yks. T'iron were het, Lucas Stud. Niddcr-
dale (c. 1882J. e.An.' I ha het the kittle. Nrf. Ha' j-ow het that
there water yit? (W.R.E.) e.Suf. (F.H.) [Amer. We must oilers
blow the hellers '\Ven they want their irons het, Lowell Biglow
Papers (1848) 45 ; Dial. Notes (1896) I. 71, 216.] (4) Cor. Thomas
Randigal Rliymes (1895) Gl. (51 Nhb.' He'd just hetten the taings
ready to start. w.Yks. To tell thee hah many times t'earth's
hetten till it's brust itsen, Hallam IFadsley Jack (1866) 6, ed. 1881 ;
w.Yks.2 I only know the word in the compound ' mow-hetten.'
n. Dial. uses. 1. In phr. (i) to be heated up in the
bowels, to be costive ; (2) to heat the cheeks, to cause to
blush i (3) — tlie house, to warm the house, to give an
entertainment on entering a new house ; (4) — the old broth,
to renew an old courtship.
(t) w.Yks. He's been het-up in his bowels (S.K.C.). (2) Lnk.
Nor heat my cheeks wi' your mad freaks, Rodger Poems (1838)
4, ed. 1897. (si Sc. (Jam.^ Lnk. I proposed to John that we
should hae a kind o' haunlin' by way o' heatin' the house, Rev
Generalship (ed. 1895^ 6. (4) Nhp.'
2. To become hot.
s.Hmp. I hets and burns and smcrts all night, Verney L. Lisle
11870) ii. Cor. I beginned to het and burn all ovver, Tregellas
Talcs, 'Lisberlh Jane's Coutiship. 4.
3. Of hay or corn: to become hot in the stack through
being carried when damp.
Sc. (A.W.) n.Yks. That haystack heated an" teeak fire (I.W.\
w.Yks. (J.W.) Mxdl. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796. nw.Der.'
n.Lin.' Squire Heala's stacks got a fire thrif a fother stack'at heated.
4. With on or iipoi : to fly into a passion.
Bntf.i He het o' wir han'. an' widna wirk at a'.
HEAT, see Hot.
HEATER,si. Sc. Lakel.Yks.Lan. Wil.Som. Dev. Also
in forms better Wil. Som.; heytter Dev.; yetter Lan.'
e.Lan.' w.Som.' Dev. [hlitar, iatafr, et3(r), je'tafri.]
1. A piece of iron made red-hot and used for heating a
box- or tallj'-iron, or a tea-urn.
Sc. (A.W. J Lakel.^ An iron ta heat t'iron. ta iron wi'. w.Yks.
(J.T.) Lan. Her face wur as red as a yetter, Waugh Talllin' Matty,
25; Lan.*, e.Lan.' w.Som.' Yiit'ur, an iron to be made red-hot
and then inserted into ironing box. tea-urn, or other article.
2. Fig. A triangular piece of land or of a wood ; the fork
of a road.
e.An.' Nrf. Keep straight on till j'ou come to the heater, Coz.ENS-
Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 88 ; Any triangle, or triangular 'piece'
of land, or wood, is called a 'heater'; from shape of heating iron,
used for ironing linen (M.C.H.B.\
Hence (i) Heater-bit, sb. a small triangular field; (2)
•shaped, adj. of fields or pieces of land : shaped like the
' heater ' of a box-iron.
(i) e.Suf. (F.H.) (2) The roads run heater-shaped [i.e. into
one], ib.
3. A flat iron.
Wil. Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' Som. Sweetman JVincanton Gl.
(1885). Dev. Us shan't a finished i-oring til-day. Thews blessed
yetters won't yette ! Heweit Peas. Sp. (1892).
4. A damper in an oven-flue. Lakel. (B.K.)
HEATFUL, adj. Lei.' Hot, scorching.
How heatful the fire is!
HEATH, sb. and v. Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. Stf. Der. Nhp.
Brks. Hmp. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms heth
Hmp.* Dor.'; yeth Lan.' e.Lan.' w.Som.' Dev.' nw.Dev.';
yirth Lan.' [h)ij5, e|5, je)?.] 1. sb. In comb, (i) Heath-
bell, the harebell, Canipanula rotundifolia ; (2) -cropper,
(«) an inferior kind of horse ; {b) an inferior breed of
sheep ; (3) -hounds, a ghostly pack of hounds ; see
below ; (4 ) -poult, -pelt, or -powt, the black grouse, Tetrao
tetri.K; (5) -shield fern, the shield-fern, Aspidiiim Oreopteris ;
(6) -stones, gneiss; see Heathens; (7) -throstle, the
ring-throstle, Tiirdus torquaius.
(i) Nhp. Blue heathbells tremble 'neath the sheltering furze,
Clare Village Minst. (1821) II. 135. (2, a) Hmp.' The small
horses bred in Hmp., ' having scarcely anything to feed on but
heath, have hence derived the appellation of heath-croppers,'
Driver View Agric. 1,1794) 27. Dor.' w.Som.' Yaeth'-kraapur,
a rough pony or horse turned out upon a common, and half starved.
(6) Brks. A small breed, ill-shaped and of little value, Marshall
Review (1817) V. 95. 1,3) Dev. They were heard in the parish of
St. Mary Tavy several years ago by an old man. . . He was work-
ing in the fields when he suddenly heard the baying of the hounds,
the shouts and horn of the huntsman, and the smacking of the
whip, A'. & Q. (1851) 1st S. iii. 404. Dev., Cor. The fairies pack
of hounds, which the country people belive \_sic'] they sometimes
hear in the night, pursuing their game over heaths and mores,
with tongues hanging out of their mouths, as if all on fire, Horae
Stibsea'vae (1777! 207. (4) Cum. Gl. (1851). m.Yks.' Hmp.'
Wise New Forest (1883) 309. w.Som.i Dev. (W.L.P.) ; Bray
Desc. Taniar and Tavy {1836) I. Lett. iv. n.Dev. (E. H.G. ) Cor.
Heathpoult, nor partridge, nay, nor pheasant, Baring-Gould
Curgenven (1893) xlix. (5) Edb. Pennecuik IVIis. (1715) 132.
ed. 1815. (6) Kcd. Agric. Surv. 3 I Jam.). (7^ w.Yks. I find that
the ring ouzel is so called with us in Craven, Ray Conrs. (1676) 125.
2. Various species of ling or heather, esp. Calluna vul-
garis, Erica cinerea, and E. tetralix.
HEATH
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e.Lan.*, Hnip.' w.Som.^ In this district heather is unknown.
'The yetli's all ablow up t'hill,' ib. Dev. Bowring /.n//^. (1866) I.
pt. V. 27; Dev.i n. Dev. Jefferies /?ff/ /?<•«- (1884 X. nw.Dev.'
Hence Heathy, adj. abounding in heath.
Per. I long to see Thy heathy height and broomy lea. Spence
Poems 1898;! I. Ayr. Farewell, old Coila's hills and dales, Her
heathy moors, Burns Author's Farewell, st, 4.
3. Comp.{\] Heath-bob, a tuft of heather ; (2) -broom,
a broom made of heather ; (3) -curtained, curtained with
heather.
(i) Lan. Heaw arto gettin' on amung yon Yirth-bobs upo' Lob-
den Moor? Waugh Yeth-Bobs (1867) 16; Mr. Penrose, dun yo'
think there'll be yethbobs i' heaven? Mather Idylls (1895) 30;
Lan.^ e.Lan.^ (2; w.Som.^ In distinction from a birch-broom. (3)
Lan. As sweet and fresh as when it levs it yethcurtained bed,
CiEGG Sketches (i895> 47.
4. Theblackcro\vberry,£'«;/if/r!<>«H/]g'r»/;M. Der.(B.&H.)
5. A tough kind of coal ; also in coinp. Heath-coal.
Stf. The second measure of coal is called heath or tough coal
(K.) ; Stf.'
6. V. To make into ridges. Som. IViiicaitton Gl. (1885).
HEATH, see Hearth.
HEATHEN-COAL, sb. Obs. Stf. A variety of coal.
Cf heath, 5.
The i2th [measure of coal] or lowest of all (K.) (s.v. Heath).
HEATHENS, sb. pi. Sc. Also in form haethens Abd.
Gneiss.
Abd. It may be my luck to big wi' rock haethens in place o' dress"t
san'stane or polish't marble, Ale.xander Aiii Fit, (188:2) 167. Kcd.
Agric. Sitrv. 3 'Jam.).
HEATHER, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Chs.
Lin. Also Hmp. Also written hether Sc. (Jam.) N.Cy.'
Nhb.' Lakel.'' ; and in forms eather Per. (Jam.) ; hather
N.Cy." Nhb.' n.Lin. [h)e't$3(r.] 1. Various species of
heath or ling, esp. Calhiiia vulgaris, Erica ciiierea, and E.
ielrali.x. Cf. hadder, sb.^
Sc. A^. & Q, (1873) 4th S. xi. 40; Grose '1790) MS. add. (C.^
Ayr. Yon auldgraj'stane amang the heather, Bt;KNS Tant Satnsous
Elegy (l^S^j St. J2. n.Ir. (B. &H.) N.Cy.i Nhb.' !n Coquetdale,
and var. other parts of Nhb., it is applied to the common heath
t,Calltttia vulgaris) only. Enea tetrali.x and E. ciiierea are also
known as heather, but when spoken of distinctively are invariably
designated ' ling.' Cum., Yks., Chs.' n.Lin. The hather is in
bloom at Twigmore i^M.P.).
Hence (i) Heathery, aiij. (a) abounding in heather,
living amongst heather ; (6)7f^. rough, dishevelled, hairy ;
(2) -headit, adj. covered with heather ; /tg. having a rough,
dishevelled head.
(I, a, Elg. Your heath'ry sons ha'e bluid aneugh To gild an
honest crown, Couper Poetiy (1804) I. 158. Feb. The bard lone-
danderin gaes Thro' cowslip banks and heaxherie braes, NitOL
Poems (1805) I. 98 (Jam.), (ft) Sc. Gett. used is to the hair. In
this sense ' heatherie head ' is applied to one wioose face being
coarse, uncombed, or bristly, resembles a bunch of heath (Jam.).
(2) Sc. ib. Lnk. Frae black heath'ry headed mountains sing, Ram-
say Poems (17211 369.
2. Comb, (i) Heatheranddub, rough, poor, tawdry ; (2)
•bell, the flower of the heath ; (3) -bill, the dragon-fly ; cf.
ather-bill, s.v. Adder; (4) -birn, the stalks and roots of
burnt heather; (5) -bred, reared on tbc Fells, virile,
vigorous; (6) -buzzom, a broom made of heather; (7)
•cat, a cat become wild and roaming among the heather ;
yfg-. a wild, roaming person ; (8) -clu, an ankle ; (9)-cow(e,
a tuft or twig of heather ; a broom made of heather ; (10)
•faced, rough-faced, stubbly ; (11) -hook, a hook used in
cutting heather ; (12) -pillar, the caterpillar of the emperor
moth ; (13) -reenge, the hydrangea. Hydrangea hortensis;
(14) -tap, see (9); (15) -theekit, thatched with heather;
(16) -whin, the moor-whin. Genista angelica.
(i) Abd. (Jam." ; His want of voice, which was of a heather-
and-dub order, was more than made up, Jolly Life of J . Duncan
(1883) 487; (G.W.) ,2) Sc. Gin healher-bells were corn and
here. They wad get grist eneugh. Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870)
223. Ayr. Her moors red-brown wi' heather bells, Burns To
IV. Simpson (17851 St. 10. Lnk. Blew hether-bells Bloom'd
bonny on moorland and sweet rising fells, Ramsay Gentle Shep.
(1725) II. iv, ed. 1733. Bwk. On yonder hills the heather-bell
Has lost its bonnie purple hue, Cihsholm Poems (1879) 35-
VOL. III.
N.Cy.i (3) Bnff.', Cai.' (4) Sc. (Jam.^i Wgt. Well be baith o'
us star\-ed. an' wi may gang an' eat heather-birns if we lake,
Fraser IVigtown (1877)377. '5' Nhb. Not used disparagingly,
as in the slughorn 'Tarset and Tarret burn hard lads and heather-
bred, Yet, Yet, Yet ! ' (R.O.H.) (6) N.Cy.i, Nhb.' (7) Sc. He's
. . . here to-day and gone to-morrow ; a fair heather-cat, Steven-
son Kidnapped (1886) xvi. Gall. Hog turned like a heathercat,
snarling with a Hashing of white teeth, Crockett Raiders (1894)
xxvii. \8) Ags. (Jam.) (9) Sc. Ralph Ronaldson that . . . disna
ken the colour of a healher-cowe, Scorr Rob Rov (18171 xviii.
Sh.I. Ill news is like a fitless heathercow, Spence Fit-Lore (1899)
220. Cai.i A twig of heather from which the leaves have been
stripped. Slk. Wi her healher-cowe clean wiping, Hogg Poems
(ed. 1865^1 91. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). (10) N.Cy.',
Nhb.', Lakel.2 (11 i Hmp. i^W.M.E.F.) f 12) Cum.* (13) Frf.,
e.Per. (W.A.C.) Fif. Colville Vernacular (1899) g. (14') Sc.
Wi' e'en like diamonds, cheeks like roses, a head like a heather
tap, Scott St. Ronan (1817) ii. (15) Frf. The little heather-
theekit building, Inglis Am Fit. (1895) 34. (16) Nhb.'
3. Co;«A. in names of birds : (i) Heather-bleat or -bleet,
(2) -bleater, -bluiter, or -blutter, the common snipe,
Galhnago caelestis ; (3) -cock, the ring-ouzel, Tiirdiis tor-
qiiatiis ; (4) -grey, the mountain linnet or twite, Linota
Jlavirostris ; (5) -lintie, (a) the linnet, Linota cannabina ;
(6j see (4); (c) the meadow pipit, Antlms pratcnsis; (6)
-peep, (7) -peeper, the common sandpiper, Tringoides
hypoleitcits.
\ I ) Sc. The heather bleet and corn-craik Sleep a' in a little holie,
Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870J 194. Rnf. The heather-bleat halh
cour'd its wing, Allan Poems { 1836 1 58. Dmf. Shaw Sihoolmaster
( 1899' 349. Gall. ' The laverock and the lark, The bawkie and the
bat, The heather bleet, the mire-snipe, How many birds be that ? '
The snipe is called the heather-bleet, from her loving wild
heathery marshes, and when soaring aloft, 'bleating' with her
wings, in the spring time, Mactaggart Encycl. (i824\ N.I.',
Cum.' (21 Sc. Forby moor-cocks, an heather-blutters, Scott
Monastery {i8zo) iv. Per. (Jam.) Ayr. A bird which the people
here call a hether blutter (it makes a loud roaring noise\ built its
nest on the island, . . but as some superstitious people suggested
that its loud and uncommon cries forboded no good, [it was^ soon
either destroyed or banished, Statist. Ace. II. 72 (Jam., s.v.
Hedder-blutter . Slk. Hogg Talcs (1838) 177, ed. 1866. Ir.
SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 192. Ldd. (J,S.) Nhb. Or hear the
heather bleater hie Around my mountain hame, Armstrong
iVanny Blossoms (18761 12 ; Nhb.' (3) Lnk. 'Mang the bent the
heathercock Cries tae his hen, Tho.mso.n Musings '^1881) 93. Nhb.'
14) n.Ir. (J.S.), N.I.' (5, a; Sc. Swainson ib. 65. (A) Sh. & Or.I.
ib. 66 ; Dunn Ornilh. Guide in Yarrell Birds (ed. 1845 1 '■ 57' i
S. & Ork.' s.Sc. Swainson ib. 66. Nhb.' (c) Cum., Wm. Swain-
son ib. 45. (61 Ayr. A bird, said to be peculiar to the mountains
of Ayrshire, which continually emits a plaintive sound (Jam.). (7)
Abd. Swainson ib. 196.
4. Phr. to set the heather on fire, to raise a disturbance,
excite a tumult.
Sc. It's partly that whilk has set the heather on fire e'en now,
Scott Rob Roy 1817) xxxv.
HEATHER, see Edder, 5&', Hadder, sb.^
HEATHERLING, sb. N.I.' The twite or mountain
linnet, Linota jlavirostris. Cf. heather-grey, s. v. Heather.
HEATSOME, adj. n.Yks.^ Written heeatsome. Hot-
tempered.
HE A UGH, see Heugh.
HEAVE, V. and sb. Var. dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
Irel. Eng. and Amer. [h)iv, eiv.] I. v. Gram, forms.
1. Present Tense: (i) Ee'v, (2) Have, (3I Hayve, (4)
Heeve, (5I Heighve, (6) Heive, (7) Heve, (8) Heyve, (9)
Hive, (10) Hov, (11) Hove, (12) Hiive, (13) Yi'h'v. [For
further instances see II. below.]
(i) sChs.' 81. (2) GIo.' (3) Chs.', Dev.3 (4I Cum.' (5)
w. Yks. Common, just heighveapeawndwiltavD. L.I. (6) Sc. Murray
Dial, (1873) 205. (,7) Wxf.'
e.Lan.i fg) Sc. iJam." Som.
W. & J. G/. (1873). (10) Cor.2 (II) Cai.» Far. To think on 't,
man. My bosom hoves. Ford Harp (18931 346, I. Ma, tS.M.},
Hrf.'' (12 Sh.L Yon ane is a midder. Huve him by, Sh, News
(July 9, 1898) ; S. & Ork.' (131 m.Yks.' Inlrod. 36.
2. Preterite; (i) Ee'vd, (2) Halved, (3) Heeve, (4) Heft,
(5) Heiv't, (61 Hove, (7I Huive, (8) Hiivd, (9) Ov, (10)
Uv, (II) Yi-h'vd.
(i)s.Chs.'8i. (2) Cor. 7". 7oa'ifr(i873) 63. (3;Lan.TiM Boddin
R
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yuuDia!.(ed. I^4oU^^ (4' Hrf.' He heft it. Ess. (\V.W.S.> Cor.»
Heftitupoiithcgroiind. (5 Sc.MuRRAvZJ/n/. (1873^205. (eiNbb.',
w.Yks. (D.L.) Lan. He hove th' mug up to her, Waugh Taltliii'
Mallv, 21. I. Ma. A handful of gravel I hove in the window,
Bkown Manx Witch (1889) 34. Nhp,', Shr.', Hrf.', Pern. (ED ),
Cor.i [Amer. Dial. Notes (.1896) I. 277.] (7) Sc. Obs., Murray
Dial. (1873) 205. (8) Sh.I. He dan huv'd da rig ta Berry, S/i.
AVa'i fjuly 9, 1898'. (9, 10I s.Chs.' 81. (ii) m.Yks.^ hitrod. 36.
3. Pp.: (i) Ee-vd, (2) Heiv'd, (3) Hoaved, (4) Hove, (5)
Hoved, (6) Hoven, (7) Hovven, (8t Huoven, (9) Huven,
(10) Ovn, (II) Uvn, (12) Yi'h'vd, (13) Yihvu'n.
(i) s.Chs.' (2) Sc. Murray Dial. (1873 . 205. 3 e.Fif. A little
fat podsy body wi' ... a pauHch hoaved oot wi' roast beef an'
maut liquor, Latto Taui Bodkin (1864') xxx. (4I Nhb.', Nhp.',
Glo.i [Amer. Dial. Aotis (1896) I. 277.] (5) Sc. (Jam.\ N.I.>
(6) N.Cy.'^', Nhb.', w.Yks.i, Chs.', s.Chs.', nw.Der.i, n Lin.'
Shr.' 53. Glo. Bayms Illns. Dial. (1870). e.An.', Suf.' (71
Lan. I feld th' poke hovven ofl" th' yurth, Paul Bobbin Segue/
(1819) II. e.Lan.' (8) Sc. Murray Dial. (1873) 205. (9)
w.Yks. Tom Treddlehovle Baimsla Ann. (,1852) 7. (10, 11)
s.Chs.' 81. (12, 13 ni.Yks.' Intiod. 36.
II. Dial, meanings. 1. v. To lift, raise ; not confined
to lifting a heavy weight ; freq. with up.
Nhb.' Nbb., Dur. Heave the crab. — A call from the shaft mean-
ing that the weight attached to the crab is to be raised, Nicholson
Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). w.Yks. Aw seed he wur deawn, soa aw
went an' hove him up (D.L.) ; (J.T.) Lan. But for me heighvin'
her to th' bedside, Clegg David's Lcotn (1894) iii ; He heeve op
his bonds, Tim Bobbin I'iew Dial. (ed. 1740) 47. e Lan.' Chs.' ;
Chs.3 I seed him heave the gun up. nw.Der.' Shr.' 'Aive that
pot oft' the fire, them tatoes bin done. Pem. Pony hove up a's leg
for to kick me (E D.). Glo.' One day I was a bavin up the lid of
the paper box. I.W. He heft me up in bed and put some pillows
round me. Gray Anncslcy 1 1889) U. 136. Som. 'Fit to be
heaved,' of a hive of bees (C.W.D.;; I'm so weak, sir, Ican'tscarce
heave my hand to my head (W.F.R.). w.Som.' Thick's t'eavy
to car to anybody's back, can't heave'm, much more car'n. Dev.^
Cor. She halved up the cover of un, T. Towser Tales (1873) 63;
Heave-off the kittle there, Hannah, the water es all boilen' away,
Forfar Pentoivan (1859) i.
Hence (i) Heaver or Ever, sb. {a) a collier who
superintends the coal-pit, a banksman; (b) a gate or
stile made to open by lifting the gate or top rail from its
sockets ; (c) a movable shtitter across the doorway of
a barn ; (2) Heaving, vbl. sb. a method of lifting a sack of
corn or coal.
(i,n) n.Cy. Grose (ngol MS. add. (P.) (A) Wor. Ho was
y-lay just anent they hcuvers ^H.K.). w.Wor.', se.Wor.', Hrf.^
Glo. The lop-rail having an iron bolt driven through it, at one end,
the other end falling into a notch in the opposite post, Marshall
Ritr. Econ. (1789) ; Grose (1790) ; Gl. (1851) ; Glo.' A drop stile,
the bar of which has to be lifted to make a passage. (c) Shr.'
Obsol. A kind of vertical, sliding shutter across the doorway of a
barn, made to fit into grooves in such a way that it can be lifted,
or 'aived, out at pleasure When grain was thrashed on the barn-
fioor with a ' thrashal ' [flail], the heaver was employed to close
up the lower part of the barn door-way, and so prevent the grain
escaping by the— otherwise — open door of the barn. Glo.' A low
board fitted into slots in the barn door to keep out poultry, &c.
{2) Nrf. A term with corn- and coal-porters, for lifting a sack
either by two men upon the shoulders of a third, or by means of a
frame on which the sack is placed (W. W.S.I.
2. Coiiip. (i) Heave-gate, a gate which has to be lifted
out of the sockets or mortises, in order to open it ; (2j
•up, a disturbance, fuss.
(I Ken.' The sockets or mortises otherwise keep it in place,
and make it look like a part of the fence ; Ken.' Sur.' A gate
made entirely of wood without any iron about it, and so contrived
that one end lifts off the post. These gates are fast disappearing,
and are only met with in the Weald. Sus. (S.P.H.), Sus.' [21
Dev.' A huges heave-up truly if her had'n had a farding to marry
such a stingy hunks, 6.
3. Phr. (i) heave an' don'n tliump. bluntly, with emphatic
directness ; (2) to heave the hand, to give alms, bestow
charity ; gen. used iron, of one who gives in very small
quantities.
(i~ m.Yks.' He came out with it, hcave-an'-down-thump. Aye,
it's all heave an'-down-thump with him. (2) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.'
Ay, ay, he has heaved his hand, he's a generous John. m.Yks.'
4. To lift a person from the ground in accordance with
an old custom ; see below.
Lan. It is customary for the lasses on Easter Monday ti 'heave'
the lads, i.e. ti lift them up from the ground in their arms. On
Tuesday the lads heave the lasses, Henderson Flk Lore (1879) ii.
War.3 Formerly a custom in Birmingham. ' A young man whom
she was heaving fell.' Shr. On Monday the men 'heaved' the
women and on Tuesday the women the men. . . Parties of young
men went from house to house carrying a chair decorated with
evergreens, flowers, ribbons, a basin of water, and a posy. . . The
posy was dipped in water, and the young woman's feet sprinkled
witli it ' by way of a blessing,' while she was held aloft in the
gaily-adorned chair. . . The chair must be lifted from the ground
three times and turned round in the air, and the feet then sprinkled.
. . . The heaving party were rewarded by a kiss, and generally,
when men were heaved, by a gift of money. Those who refused
to be heaved had to pay forfeit, Burne Flk-Lore (1883) 336, 337 ;
Last week [Easter week, 1876] they'd holiday, it was wet,
else i was to go out and see the wenches heaving the men 0* the
Tuesday — it seems they carry that on about here as much as ever,
but they expect the men to give 'em money after and that looks
bad, I doubt, Lett, in TV. fjf O. (1876I 5th S. v. 453. Hrf.2 On
Monday they hove the women, on Tuesday the men. A party
would go round to the farmhouses and cottages, the j'oungest
wench carrying a bunch of flowers. Entering the house the party
would sing ' Jesus Christ is risen again.' Then seize the women
one by one and putting them in a chair turn them round, while
the girl with the flowers would dip them in a basin of water and
sprinkle with them the women's feet.
Hence (i) Heaving, (n) vbl. sb. the custom of lifting or
raising from the ground ; ib) ppl. adj. emploj'ed or en-
gaged in 'heaving'; (2) -day, sb. a day on which the
custom of heaving' was carried out, e. g. Easter Monday
or Tuesday ; (3) -Monday, sb. Easter Monday; (4) -Tues-
day, sb. Easter Tuesday.
(i, n) Lan. This singular custom formerly prevailed in Manches-
ter, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (18671 233. Lan., Cfcs. On
the first day a party of men go with a chair into every house to
which they can get admission, force every female to be seated in
their vehicle, and lift them up three times with loud huzzas. For
this they claim the reward of a chaste salute, which those who are
too coy to submit to may get exempted from by a fineof one shilling,
and recei%'e a written testimony. Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1873)
155. n.Wal. The custom of heaving upon Monday and Tuesday
in Easter week is preserved, ib. 156. Shr. Even in the collieries,
where it has lingered longest, heaving is said to be very much on
the decline, and elsewhere in the countj' it is, as a general public
custom, dead, Burne Flk-Lore (1883) 340. Hrf.' (A^ Shr. The
heaving party, Burne Flk-Lore (1883) 337. (2) s.Stf. We did ha'
some fun last hayvin-day, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). War.'
The idea of 'lifting' seems to have been designed to representour
Saviour's Resurrection ; War.^ Complainant pleaded that it was
heaving day. Shr.' (3. 4 i Hrf.'
5. To make an effort to raise or lift oneself; to struggle,
lift with difficulty.
Lan. So they hove, an' poo'd, an' grunted, Waugh Heather (ed.
Milncr) I. 162 ; For when we'd'n mede shift to heyve an creep
fro underth' hey, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. 1806) 61.
6. Of a coal-mine : to ' creep,' rise up owing to the insuf-
ficiency of coal left to support the roof. Nhb. (R.O.H.)
Nhb., Dur. Coal Tr. CI. (1888).
7. To rise up, to come into view.
Sc. His sins hove up before him. Stevenson Calrlona (1893) xv.
Lnk. A bricht star o' guid luck ower j'onner doth hove, EwiNO
Foems (1892) 25. Nhb. (R.O.H.)
8. To throw ; witli away: to throw awa^-, waste, to sell
too cheaply.
Sh.I. Hiivin' a lok o' banes an* truss ta Berry, Sh. News (Sept.
3, 1898). e.Sc. The tune's hoven awa', Setoun Sunshine (1895')
335. Gall. I saw him heave up his hand, Crockett Grey Man
(1896)61. Nhb. He hove the ballas ower board. It'soney heavin
money away to buy that (R.O.H.); Nhb.'. Yks. fJ.W.) Lan.
Becose it had hovven him o'er its yed, Brierley Marlocks (i86-])
100. I. Ma. I hove a stone at him, and he hoves one back to me
(S.M.). Chs.'; Chs.3 O'il heave this stone at yer head, if yo
dunna shut up. n.Lin.' She was that mad wi' me, she heav'd th'
bread and butter up o' th' fire back. Ken.' w.Som.' Quiet!
heavin stones, you boys ! Confined to the fisher and seaside folk,
Dev. Why ded'n 'e 'eave thickee theer stone arder ? Phillpotts
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Dar/moor (1896) 156. n.Dev. Until I'd killed it dead and heaved
it out on the dunghill, Chanter JFitch (1896) 42. Cor.' • I hove
my ball over the wall.' ' Why did you heave it so high?' [Amer.
1 finally give in An' heft my arms away to git my leg safe back
agin, Lowell Biglow Papas (18481 146.]
9. In cards : to play a card. Ken.' ^
10. To winnow corn, to pour corn from the 'scuttle ' so
as to expose it to a current of wind ; to riddle, sift.
n.Yks.'* ne.Yks. Marshall Ruy. Econ. (1796) I. 363; ne.Yks.',
w.Yks.*, ne.Lan,' Shr.' (s.v. Heaver).
Hence Heaver, sb. a kind of ' blower' or winnowing-
niachine used in threshing.
Shr.i A handle is turned that works a fan — from a box at the top
of the machine the grain falls over the thin edge of a board, and
being met by a blast of wind from the fan, the light grain and
dust are *"aived' out. Wil.' Van, heavier, cafhn or caving rudder,
the winnowing fan and tackle, Davis Agric. (1813). Som. Ames-
bury heaver, Sweetman JVincafifon GI. (1885).
11. To swell, become swollen, distend ; to puff up,
cause to swell ; of cattle : to become distended with
eating too much fresh clover or succulent fodder.
Sc. Mr. J. Hog says that the whole body is hoved and swelled
like a loaf, ^ssrt)'.-! /i/i^g'/;/. 5oc. III. 368 I Jam.). S. & Ork.' Cai.'
Esp. used of a distension of the stomach in cattle, after certain
kinds of fodder. Abd. The patient got hoven with the liberal
libations, Alexander yo/iHjiv Gibb (1871) V. 30. Per. Drink and
tobacco heaves him up with fat, Nicol Pofttis (1766) 77. Ayr.
Some ill-brewn drink had hov'd her wame, Burns Death and Dr.
Hornbook (1785") st. 28. Edb. The gleg host . . . That travellers'
kytes with haggise heaves, Carlop Gran (1793) 175, ed. 1817.
Gall. Some [bees] crawl'd up and hov'd her doup, Mactaggart
Enrycl. (1824) 96, ed. 1876. Kcb. Christ hiveth me a measured
heap up, Rutherford Lett. (1660) xxi. N.I.' N Cy.' When cattle
are turned into a fresh clover fog, especially in wet weather, they
are sometimes hove, Marshall Rnnew (1808) I. 89. Nhb. Me
hand's aal hove up. His fyes wis aal hove wi' t^'uth wark (R.O.H.);
Nhb.' When the bowels of cattle or sheep are distended the ani-
mals are said to be hoven. Cum. Linton Lake Cy. (1864") 305.
Wm. Gibson Leg. and Notes (1877) 93. w.Yks.', Chs.', s.Chs.',
nw.Der.', n.Lin.', Nhp.' Glo. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1879); Gl.
(1851); Glo.', e. An.' Cmb.'Lambs are found not to be so liable
to be hoven b}' clover as sheep are, Marshall Revinv (1814^ IV.
643. Sul. Turnips are hoven by rank and rapid growth in a
strong wet soil, RAiNniRD Agric. (1819) 295, ed. 1849 ! Suf.'
Hence (i) Hoven, ppl. adj. swollen; (2) Roving or
Hoven, si.of cattle : flatulence,distension from over-eating.
(i) N.Cy.' Hoven cattle. (2) Fif. The terror of bringing her
home heftet or seized with hovin, Colville Vernacular (1899) 15.
Chs.3, Hrf.2 Ktt.'EviAS Pracl. Farmer {l^so) Gl. Nrf.Blowingor
' hoven' . . . results from the gluttony of cattle, who sometimes
fill themselves so full with food that in the fermentation which
ensues, there is no room for the gases to escape. Haggard
Farmers Year in Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1898). [Armitage Cattle
(18B2) 163.]
12. Fig. To exalt, puff up with conceit ; gen. in pass.
with up.
Sc. He hoves wi' nocht, Waddell Psalms (1871') vii. 14. Ayr.
A wee deighle o' a puddock hoved up wi' its ain concate. Service
Notandums (i8go) 26. n.Dev. Ay, ay, Kester Moreman wou'd
ha be hove up, E.tm. Scold. (1746) 1. 52.
13. Of bread, cheese, &c. : to rise unduly, to puff up,
become swollen trom fermentation ; of milk : to curdle,
ferment.
Nhb.' Bread that is unduly ' raised ' by fermentation and so
swelled up is hoven. Chs. If the milk has been set too near the
fire, it curdles the whole mass, making it ' go all to whig and
whey,' and afterwards heave in the mug. Young Annals Agric.
(1784-1815) XXVIII. 13 ; Chs.' The pent up gases often lift the
surface until the cheese becomes almost spherical and bursts,
unless the gas is liberated by pricking the cheese. nw.Der.'
Nhp,' Badly made cheese, that rises in the middle, is said to be
hove or heaved. Shr.' Of bread when ' laid in sponge ' ; or of
cheeses that rise up in the middle in consequence of the whey
not having been thoroughly pressed out. ' I doubt this bread'll
be sad, it dunna 'aive well — the barm's bin fros'-ketcht, I spect.'
'Theer's won o' them cheese 'aivin' I see — we maun keep tiiat
fur ourselves.' Glo. If . . . the milk is too warm, it will cause the
cheese to 'heave' or ferment, Morton Glo. Farm (1832) 31 ;
Grose (1790; ; Glo.'
Hence (i) Hove, s6. in cheese : hollowness ; (2) Hoven-
bread, sb., obs., leavened or fermented bread ; (3) -cheese,
Heven-, or Hove-, sb. cheese affected with ' hove,' cheese
that is unduly puffed up ; (4) Hoving, vbl. sb. the swelling
or undue rising of cheese.
(i) Hrt. Hove in cheese is a hollowness with cj-es [i.e. holes]
caused by being made from clover, Ellis Pracl. Farmer {i-]5o) Gl.
(2) N.Cy.2 Cum., Wm. Nicolson (1677) Trans. R. Soc. Lit.
f 1 868) IX. [(K.)] (3) N.Cy.2 Chs. Marshall ff«'iVw (1818) II.
61. (4) Ayr. Hoving. . . is seldom met with in the sweet cheese of
that county, Agric. Snrv. 456 (Jam.).
14. To vomit, retch ; also with tip.
Feb. Bean, wi' her scout-mouth, gi'es gaffaws. As Ned heaves,
Lintoiin Green (1685) 62, ed. 181 7. Cum.'. n.Yks.'*, Chs ', War.
(J.R.W.), s.Wor. (H.K.) Som. W. & J. Gl. ! 1873). w.Som.' To
urge but not actually to vomit. ' The breath was that bad, nif
did'n make me hea\'y to it.' Dev. A sick child ' hove up Iiis little
stomach,' Reporis Provinc. (1882! 16.
Hence (i) Heaving, />/i/. adj. causing to vomit, sicken-
ing ; (2) to hrnve and throw, phr. to vomit, retch.
l^i) n.Lin. Biting them pups taals off was a heavcin' job (E.P.).
(2) n.Yks.'"
15. Of walls, stones, &c. : to give out moisture. Cf. eve, v.
Som. This sort of stone heaves in a thaw (F.A.A.),
Hence Heaving, ppl. adj. damp, muggy.
Som. The kind of time when stones give out moisture (W.F.R.).
16. To supplant. Dor. Gl. (1851).
17. sb. A push, 'shove ' ; a heaving movement, throb.
Fif. Giein' Baudrons a no canny heeve aff the chair, M'-'Laren
Tibbie {iSg^) 40. Dmf. Far frae yer love na callan thrives Ere
faun' the slightest heave o't, Quinn Heatlier (1863) 227. Gall.
Bumbees . . . May well lament for thee I ween, Wi' bibbling heaves,
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 501, ed. 1876.
18. A heap; a hillock, a mound of earth, a worm-cast.
s.Chs.' Piit dhii taituz i eevz [Put the tatoes i' heaves]. Wor.
(H.K.) Hmp. Mole-heaves, wont-heaves (J. R.W.) ; Hmp.'
19. In a coal-mine : a ' creep,' the rising up of the 'thill'
of a seam of coal ; the ' thill ' of the seam raised up by the
pressure of the adjoining pillars. Nhb., Dur. Nicholson
Coal Tr. Gl. (1888).
20. The displacement of a lode or vein of metal from its
line of direction when coming in contact with a 'cross-
course ' or 'slide.'
Cor. The difficulties of mining are, in some Cornish districts,
increased by faults or heaves, Burrow ^Mongst Mines, 29 ; Could
talk of slides, heaves, flookans, without end, Tregellas Tales
(1865I 155.
HEAVE, see Eve, sb}, v., Heaf, sb}
HEAVELS, sb. pi. e.An.' Plain work in weaving
HEAVELY-KEAVELY, see Havey-cavey.
HEAVEN, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. War. Oxf Suf Ken.
Also written heeaven n.Yks.^ In comb, (i) Heaven-blest,
happy, fortunate ; (2) -born, of a good or amiable disposi-
tion ; (3) -'s hen, the lark, Alaiida aiiviisis; (4) -rife,
ready for heaven ; (5) -water boundary, (6) -'s water
provider, a watershed; (7) Heavens-hard, (8j -high, of
falling rain : heavily, very hard.
(i) n.Yks.'^ It's a heeavenblest bairn that decs iv its bairnheead.
(2) ib. (3) Knf. (Jam.) (4) n.Yks.= ($) n.Cy. It is often the limit
of extensive property, Phillu'S Geol. (1871) 42. (6) Nhb.
A^. & Q. (1855) '^t S. xi. 342. (7) War.2 It's raining heavens-
hard. Oxf. (G.O.), e.Suf. (F.H.), Ken.' (8; w.Yks. It rains
heavens-high, Prov. in Brighotise News (Sept. 14, 1889).
HEAVENTHERS, sb. Irel. In phr. by heaventhers,
an oath, exclamation.
' Be heaventhers,' thought DufTy, Carleton Fardorongha (ed.
1848) xvii.
HEAVER, sb} Ken. Sus. Also written hever Ken.'^
A crab. Cf. haviler.
Ken. Grose (i 790 1 ; Ken.' Folkstone. ' I've not catched a pung
or a heaver in my stalkers this week ' ; Ken. 2 So called at Do\'cr.
Sus'
HEAVER, sb? Sus. Also in forms aver, ever.
[i-v3(r).] Aboar-pig. TV.cSr'^. (i856)2nd Sii.sS; (G.A.W.)
[OE. eofor, a boar ; cp. G. Eber.]
HEAVGAR, comp. adj. Gmg. Heavier.
Collins Cow. Dial, in Trans. Phil. Soc. (1848-50) IV. 222.
R 2
HEAVING-TIME
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HEAVINGTIME. sb. Cor. The time of giving birth,
the season of dropping calves, &c.
Cor.3 Of infrequent use. w.Cor. Their rearing cattle, and
working beasts as well, were so badly fed in \vintcr that they came
to heaving time, if not before, in the spring, Bottrell Tiad.
3rd S. 159.
HEAVY, ac/J. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Ire!, and Eng.
[hievi.] 1. In comb, (i) Heavyarse or -ass, a hulking,
lazy fellow, a sluggard ; (2) -arsed or -assed, heavy, dull,
lazj' ; (3) -cake, a rich cake made with cream and eaten
hot; also used ailrib.; (4) -cart, a strong two-wheeled
cart used for carrj'ing earth, bricks, &c. ; (5) — charge, a
heavy burden or trial, the maintenance of a number of
young children; (6) -cream cake, see (3); (7) —end,
the worst part; (8) — handful, see (5); (9) -headed,
dull, slow of comprehension ; (10) -hearted, of the
weather: lowering, threatening rain; (11) -hunded, see
(2); (12) — needs, straitened circumstances; pressure of
business necessitating assistance ; (13) -starned, see (2) ;
(14) -tailed, having much wealth.
(i) w.Som.' Slang. Farmer, {zj Wm. (B.K.), w.Som.' Slang.
Farmer. (3) Cor. It is a rich currant paste, about an inch thick,
made with clotted cream, Flk-Loye Jrn. (18861 IV. no ; The two
daughters . . . had coa.xed their mother into ' a tea and heavy
cake' party. Hunt Pop. Rom. tv.Eiig. (ed. 1896) 375; Cor.'A flat
Cake about an inch thick, made of flour, cream, currants, &c. ;
Cor.3 Flavoured with lemon peel, and unleavened. (4) Ken.
iD.W.L.) (5) Ant. BaUymena Olis. (1892). (6) Cor. A tea of
Cornish 'heavy-cream cake,' Flk-Lore Jrn. (1886) IV. 234. (7)
Sc. Is that the heavy en' o' your grief! Sc. Haggis, 39. 18) Fif.
Worst trial of all was that heavy handfu', the helpless naitrel or
harmless loonie. Colville Venincidar (18991 19. N.I.' 'She has
a heavy handful ' : said of a widow who is left with a large family.
Ant. BaUymma Ois. (1892). (9) Cai.l (10) Fif. (Jam.) (ii)
w.Yks. I'B.K.) (12' e.Yks.' (13) w-Yks. Hull wor then a clecan,
contrify'd, stupify'd, fortify'd, well-fed, heavy-starned, soart o'
place, Hallam IVadslcy Jack (18661 77, ed. 1881. (14) Lakel.^
This refers to the magnitude of wealth a prospective bride may
possess.
2. Phr. (i) heavy aback, of a cart : laden too heavily on
the front part, so as to cause the weight to press upon the
horse; (2) heavy on, (a) see (i); (b) to bear; (3) lo be
heavy on, to eat a great deal of; (4) to fall heavy, to die rich.
(i) N.I.i (s.v. Aback). (2, a\ n.Yks. (I.W.I, e.Yks.', Chs.i,
s.Chs.', n.Lin.i (s.v. Cart). (/;) War. (J.R.W.) (3) N.I.i He's
very heavy on the strawberries. (4) w.Yks. N. V. Q. V1854) ist
S. X. 210.
3. Advanced in pregnancy ; also in phr. heaiy of foot.
Sh.1. Wir coo is heavy an' his ane is ield, Sli. News (Jan. 8,
18981. Ayr. James cam to me ae morning when she was heavy
o' fit, Service Dr. Diigiiid (ed. i887"i 146.
Hence Heavy-footed or -fitted, adi. pregnant. Gall.
(A.W.), N.I.i
4. Large, copious.
Ayr. Sandy sometimes took a gey heavy dram, Johnston
Gtciibuckie {i88g) 177.
5. Close-grained. Cor.''
6. Stern ; also used advb. Shr.' Yo' look'n very 'eavy at me.
7. Hard to bear.
Abd. This captain Adam thought heavy, to be banished his own
countrv, Sfalding //«/. Sc. (1792I I. 47.
HEAVYISH, adj. Nhb.' w.Yks.' nw.Der.i Also in
form hivveyish Nhb.' Somewhat heavy.
HEAVYSOME, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Also
in form hivveysome Nhb.' Heavy, weighty ; y?."-. low-
spirited, dull, drowsy ; of the weather: dark, lowering.
Sc. Grose i-jgo) MS. add. iC.) N.Cy.', Nhb.', n.Yks.^ w.Yks.'
Feaful heavisome it looked, ii. 285. ne.Lan.'
HEAWE-EEL, sb. Sc. The conger, Conner vulgaris.
Fif. Our fishers call it the Heawe eel, Sibdald Hist. Fif. (1803)
121 (Jam.). ISatchell (18791.]
HEAWNGE, see Hunch, sb}
HEAZE, V. and sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Lin.
Also written heaz n.Cy. e.Yks. ; heeaze n.Yks.^; heeze
Sc. n.Yks."* ne. Yks.'; and in forms haze Cum.*; hayze
Lin.'; hease N.Cy.* [h)iz.] L v. To breathe thickly
and with difficulty, to wheeze ; to cough or ' hawk.' Cif.
hooze.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb.', n.Yks.'*, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. As cattle
when they clear the windpipe, or force up phlegm, Marshall
Rur. Econ. {i-]?,«\. Chs.'=3 [Hase ^K.\]
Hence (i) Hazed, />/>/. adj. hoarse ; (2) Heazy, adj.
hoarse, breathing with difficulty, wheezing; fig. creaking.
(i^ Cum.* (2) Lth. And some gat heezy chairs, Smith Merry
Bridal {1866) 12. n.Cy. Grose (1790); (K.); N.Cy.2 Nhb. Aa's
as heazy as an aad coo thi day (R.O.H.). n.Yks.'^*, ne.Yks.',
w.Yks.' Chs.' He were that heazy, he could na spake a word,
and you could hear him blovvin like a pair o' bellus; Chs.^^
2. sb. Asthmatic breathing, wheeziness. n.Yks.*, Lin.'
3. A catarrhal disease, incident to cattle or pigs, causing
difficulty in breathing.
n.Yks. That cow hez t'heeaze (I.W.) ; n.Yks.'"
[1. Norw. dial, hcesa, to pant (Aasen). 2. ON. hdsi,
hoarseness (Vigfusson).]
HEBBLE, sb. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also written
heble w.Yks. [e'bl.] 1. The wooden hand-rail of a
plank-bridge ; also in comp. Hebble-tree.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). n.Yks.'* e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ.
(1788); e.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Tom;- /o Caws (1781). ne.Lan.'
2. A narrow, short plank-bridge.
Yks. Macmillans Mag. (Apr. 1889) 475. w.Yks. (S.J.C),
w.Yks.*, n.Lin.'
HEBBLE, V. Obs. n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.' To build
up hastily ; to cobble ; gen. used with tip.
HEBEN, sb. } Obs. Sc. Ebony ; gen. in comp. Heben-
wood.
But there is the coffin. . . It is made of heben-wood, Scott
Nigel (1822) vii; (Jam.)
[A curious coffer made of heben wood, Spenser Rnines
of Time (1599) 139. Lat. hebenus, ebony.]
HEBRUN, sb. Lnk. Lth. (Jam.) Also in formheburn.
A goat of three years old that has been castrated.
HECCAT, see Hacket, v}
HECH, int. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Also written heech
Sh.I. ; hegh Sc. Nhb.'; heich Lnk.; and in forms heh
Edb. ; hich ne.Sc. [hex.] !• """■ An exclamation, gen.
indicating surprise, contempt, sorrow, fatigue, or pain,
freq. in phr. hech, sirs ; also used siibst. Cf heigh.
Sc. Hcgh, sirs ! sae young and weel-favoured, Scott Anliqiiajy
(1816) xvi. Sh.I. Noo an' dan a wild ' heech ' frae some o' da^'oung
chaps. Burgess Sfc/ffes (2nd ed.) 114. Cai.' Elg. Hech! how
they drive! Couper Poetry (1804) I. 77. Abd. Hech! but it'll
come sune eneuch, Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879") iii. Frf. Hech,
sirs, but they would need a gey rubbing to get the rust afi" them,
Barrie Minister (1891) xxv. Per. Hech sirse ! but my hirdies
are sair forfuchan, Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 13, ed. 1887. Fif.
Hech ! Surse, I've haen mony guid . . . offers in my time, but this
dings ihem a', M^'Laren Tibbie (1894') 10. Slg. At second pinch
he graned, 'Hech, sirs!' Towers Poems (1885) 65. Rnf. But
mony a hech ! and howe ! it cost, Webster Rhymes (1835) 161.
Ayr. 'Hech! man, Willie,' qu' I, 'is that possible?' Service
Notandums (1890) 76. Lnk. Heich ! sit ye down, sirs, till ye cuil,
Deltas Halloitje'en (1856) 28, Lth. The auld cripple beggar cam
jumpin', jumpin', Hech how the bodie was stumpin', stumpin',
Ballantine Poems (1856) 54. Edb. Heh ! Sandie, lad, what
dool's come owr ye now, Fergusson Poems (1773) II. 106, ed.
1785. Peb. Wild echo answered frae her cave, 'Hech! Satan's
truly clever ! ' Affleck Pod. IVks. (1836) 36. Slk. Hech I are
free men to be guidit this gait? Hogg Tales (1838) 20, ed. 1866.
Rxb. Hech, but the thought o't is a horrid thing, A. Scott Poems
(1808) 160. Gall. Hech, sirs! this war Will ruin us a', Irving
Lays {i&-i2\ 214. Wgt. Hech! sirs, . . A'm sorry A hae forgot
tae bring the knife, Fraser IViglowii (1877) 380. N.I.' 'Hech man,
but ye're dreigh o' drawin',' i. e. faith man, but you have been slow
in coming to call. Nhb.' The stroke groan uttered by a blacksmith
or the expiration which emphasizes the delivery of a blow.
2. Comb, (i) Hechhey, heigho ! (2) -how, heigho !
also used attrib. wearisome, causing one to cry ' hech-
how ' ; in phr. in the old hech-liow, in the same bad circum-
stances or state of health ; (3) -how-aye, heigho ! aye !
(4) -how-hum, (5) -wow, an exclamation of despondency
or regret.
(i) Sc. (Jam.) n.Ir. When his buttons came ofThe'dsay ' Hech,
hey!' Lays and Leg. (1884) 34. (2) Sc. I thocht he was in the
auld hech-how aye pechin through Chronicles, Hijnter J. Inwick
(1895) 125. Dmb. For the time to come he maun preach his dry,
HECH-HOW
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HECKLE
fushionless. hech-how sermons, Cross Disniplion (1844") xxxix.
Ayr. Hech-how. for sixty j-ear ... I have hung up my hat on that
Mividual same pin, Galt Z.a/r(/s (18261 xxxviii. Cld. (Jam.) Lnk.
Hech how, Iicre I am, . . \vi' no a ieevin' soul tae spealc a kindly
word tae, Wardrop J. Mathison (1881) i. Lth. Jaji.'i Edb.
Hech-how, my day has long since passed, Mom Alausif Waitcti
(1828") \'i. Gall. Another [^man] stretched himself . . . and said,
'Hech hew!' as though he were sleepy, Crockett TJairftrs (1894)
i. (3) Gall. Hech-how-aye ! auld Drumglass has seen that,
CKOCKT.TT Standard Bearer (ifigH) 189. (41 Per. Fool that I was
to refuse Auld Gagram . . . Hech-how-hum, Monteath DitnbhDie
('835) 72, ed. 1887. Gall. Hechhowhum, granes auld Milha by
the cheek o' the eaumer-door, Mactaggart Encyel. 1 ;i824i 28, cd.
1876. Kcb. Elder Borgiie (1897) 28. (5) Sc. ' Hech wow! ' he
would say, when told of the death of any person, Ford Thistledoivn
(1891) 96. SIk. Hech-wow! but that is awesome, Hogg Tales
(1838) 333, ed. 1866.
3. V. To cry ' hech ' ; to make a sound resembling
' hech ' ; to pant, breathe hard.
ne.Sc. There was . . . little art in their dances, but a tremendous
deal of 'hooching ' and ' hiching,' Go)rfo«/j(iwH (,1887) 71. Bnff.
To cawm them a' John Ploughman heghl, Taylor Poc;irs C1787)
25. Per. Heching and peching. Because I hae nae pith, Nicol
Poems (17661 124. Ayr. Yet aye she hechs and howes ! and says,
she's never heard complainin', Aitken Lays (1883) 138. Lnk.
Sir John sae pleas'd, he hech'd an' leugh, Watt Forms (1827 1 44.
Dmf. Hech-kechan, making much ado about little, Siiaw School-
fiiaslcr (iBgg 349. Gall. I laid on, and sae did he, till some o' us
a' heched again, Mactaggart Encyel. (1824) 26, ed. 1876.
HECH-HOW, sb. Sc. The hemlock, Coiiiiiiti inaailatinn.
Gall. Mactaggart Encyel. (1824) 259, ed. 1876.
HECHLE, V. Sc. Also written heghle (Jam.), [he-xl.]
1. To breathe short and quick, as the effect of consider-
able exertion.
Sc. (Jam.) e.Fif. I hechle and clocher an' toyt, but an' ben,
Like a puir feckless gran'sire o' three score an' ten, Latto Tain
Bodkm (1864) XX i.
2. To exert oneself incliinbingasteepincline,orin getting
over any impediment ; gen. used with up. Rxb. (Jam.)
3. With on : to advance with difficulty ; applied either
to the state of one's health, or to one's temporal circum-
stances. s.Sc. iib.)
HECHT, see Height, Hight, v."-
HECK, sb.'' and v."- Sh.I. [hek.] 1. sb. A crutch.
Encumbered with a withered leg . . . our notable friend sub-
stituted for his recalcitrant, good-for-nothing crural appendage,
a wooden ' heck,' Sh. News (Mar. 26, 1898) ; S. & Ork.i
Hence (i) Heckie, (2) Heckster, sb. a cripple, one who
uses a crutch in walking. S. & Ork.'
2. V. To limp, halt. ib. Cf. heckle, v.^
HECK, sb.'^ Lan. Chs. [ek.] 1. A euphemism for
' hell,' in phr. what the heck? Cf eck.
s.Chs.' Wot dhu ek u yu iip too ? [What the heck are yO up to ?]
2. Phr. is it {loill it) heck as like ? equivalent to saying that
a thing is quite incredible.
Lan. Manchester City Nen's (Oct. 28, 1899) ; Will it heck as loike!
he sez, Chapman Widder Bagshaw's Visit, 9.
HECK, sA.3 Cai.' [hek.] A whore.
HECK, V.' Pern. Som. Also in form hack, [ek, ak.]
To hopon oneleg ; to play ' hackety oyster,' or ' hop-scotch.'
Pem. (W.H.Y.); (W.M.M.) s.Pem. Laws Little Eng. (1888)
420. Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873I ; Sweetman IVincanton CI. (1885).
Hence Heck-shell, sb. the game gen. known as ' hop-
scotch' or ' pottle.'
Pem. fW.H.Y.) s.Pem. (W.M.M.) ; Laws Little Eng. (1888)420.
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873).
HECK, v.^ Nrf [ek.] To make a noise with one's
throat. Cf hack, v.^ 30.
They had seen me, and they hecked when they come in,
Emerson Son 0/ Fens (1892) iv.
HECK, inf. and v.* Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Also in
forms heik Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) ; hick Rxb. Dmf (Jam.) ;
hike Sc. (Jam. Sitppl.) N.Cy.' [h)ek.] 1. int. An ex-
clamation used to order horses to come to the left or
near side.
Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) Rxb., Dmf. (Jam.) Nhb. The well-known
'heck'and 'gee,' Richardson Borderer's Tahlehk. 11846) V. 71;
Nhb.i Heck, or Heck-wo-heck. Dur.', e.Dur.', w.Yks.'
2. Phr. neither heck nor ree, (in carters' language) neither
leftnor right ; %o fig., he' II neither heck nor ree, he'W not obey
the word of command, he'll not hear reason, he's un-
manageable. Cf ge(e, int.
N.Cy.', s.Dur. (J.E.D.\ Cum '«
3. V. To turn a horse to the left.
Nhb.i Heck in husbandry, is to proceed in forming a rig by
turning the horses to the left hand, after it has been lialf-finishcd
by turning to the right. The first operation to the right is called
' to gether' ; the second operation by turning to the left is called
to heck or ' felly oot ' the rig.
HECK, D.^ Or.I. To lay hold of hurriedly, to grab.
Hence Heckan, adj. nervous, fussy, apt to seize pre-
maturely. (J.G.)
HECK, see Eck, Hack, sb.^^
HECKABIRNIE, sb. Or.I. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Any lean, feeble creature. S. Si Ork.'
HECKAM-PECKAM, sb. Sc. The name of an angler's
fly ; also in comb. Heckanipeckani-lass.
Lnk. Yon braw hare's lug I tied yestreen Should kill a trout or
twa ; And here's a heckam-peckam lass, The best flee o' them a',
Penman Echoes (1878) 53.
HECKANODDY, si. Dev. [e-ksnodi.] The blue tom-
tit, Pants caenileiis.
Baring-Gould J. Hcm'ng(i8S8) 23 ; 'What is the name of that
bird?' 'Folks du ca'n a heckanoddy,' Reports /'cowhc. (1889I.
s.Dev. iF.W.C.)
HECKAPURDES, sb. Or.I. The state of a person
when alarmed by any sudden danger or calamity ; a
quandary. (Jam.). S. iS: Ork.'
HECKBERRY,HECKEMAL,seeHagberry,Hackmal.
HECKERY-PECKERY, sZ). Sc. A boys' game. Lnk.
Glasgoiv Herald (Dec. 23, 1899).
HECKET, sb. Sc. [he'kit.] A hay-rack in a stable.
Gall. (A.W.)
HECKET-, see Hacket, v.''
HECKETT, sb. Dev- [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A fuss. n.Dev. Rock Jim an' Mell (i86-]) Gl.
HECKFOR, see Heifer.
HECK-HENS, sb. Obs. Cai.' An additional rent-
charge paid in fowls and eggs.
This fell into disuse early in the 19th century. It was revi\'ed
by the Earl of Caithness about 1850, but was dropped in a
year or two.
HECKIEBIRNIE, see Hecklebirnie.
HECKLA, si. Sh.I. The dog-fish, Sqtialusarchiaritis.
S. & Ork.'
HECKLE, si.> and i'.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm.
Yks. Lan. Lin. Shr. Oxf Lon. e.An. Som. Also written
hekel Shr.^ ; and in forms hackle Nhb.' w.Som.' ; hickle
e.An.' [h)e'kl.] 1. sb. A kind of comb with steel
teeth used for dressing flax and hemp ; freq. in pi.
Sc. Lassie, lend me your braw hemp heckle, Ramsay Tca-Tahle
Misc. (1724) I. 35, ed. 1871. Bnff. Gordon Cliron. Keith (1880)
68. w.Sc. He found [him] in a fearful state of trepidation, his
hair like a heckle, Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 226. Dmb. A
lang-teethed heckle, Cross Disruption (1844) xxiii. Ayr. I wish
a heckle Were in their doup. Burns Address to Toothache.
Ant. Ballyinena Obs. (1892). Nhb.', Cum., Wm. (M.P.^, n.Yks.2
e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788) ; A rough coarse woman is
said to be ' as rough as heckles ' (S.O.A.) ; e.Yks.*, w.Yks. 2
Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 337. nXln.', e.An.' 2,
w.Som.*
2. Conip. (1) Heckle-pins, the teeth of a ' heckle,' in phr.
to come over the heckle-pins, to undergo a strict examina-
tion ; to be severely handled during a course of probation ;
(2) -shop, a shop or factory where flax or hemp is dressed ;
(3) -teeth, see (i).
(i) Sc. (Jam.") w.Yks. Hiz hair stud on an end like heckle pins,
Leeds Comic Ohn. 15. (2I n.Yks.* (3) Sc. I hae gotten a hunder
holes dung in my arse wi' the heckle teeth, Graham IVtitings
(1883) 11. 17. w.Sc. My hair stood up like lieckle-teeth, Carrick
Lairdof Logan (1835) 164. Dmf. A hill o' heckle teeth for to climb
owre an' a', Cromek Remains (1810) 117. n.Yks.^
3. Phr. to be a heckle to any one, to be a thorn in his side.
Sc. He was a hedge about his friends, A heckle to his foes,
Aytoun Ballads (ed. 1861) II. 382. Cum., Wm. (M.P.)
HECKLE
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HEDGE
4. F/ff. Busy interference ; intrusive meddling ; im-
pertinence. Yks. (Hall.)
5. V. To dress fla.\ or hemp by separating it into its
finest fibres. Also usedy?"-.
Sc. ' The hemp's not sown that shall hang me.' ' It's sown,
and it's grown, and it's heckled, and it's twisted,' Scorr Guy M.
(1815I liv. Cai.l Abd. He was half-witted, but was able to
lieckle hemp, Anderson Rhymes 1867) 203. Ayr. There be those
of a coarse worldly grain and substance, coarse to lieckle and ill
to card, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822) ciii. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ;
N.Cy.i, Dur.i Cum. Linton Lake Cy. (1864) 305. e.Yks.', w.Yks.'
L'n. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 337. n.Lin.', Shr.^,
e.An.*, w.Som.*
Hence (i) Heckled, ppl. adj. of flax: dressed; (2)
Heckler, sb. (a) a dresserof fla.x or hemp ; (/>) a claw; (3)
Heckling, vb/. sb. the process of dressing flax or hemp ;
also used attrib.
(i) Edb. Her hair is like the heckl'd Lint. Pennecuik Helicon
(17201 160. \2. a) Sc. The weavers an' hecklers, they scamper'd
like deer, Vedder Poems (1842) 112. Abd. The shoemaker, the
heckler, and weaver, Anderson Rhyntes ^1867) 194. Frf. Svvipes
farewell, and welcome rum, Hecklers an' the cash come, Sands
Poems (1833I 19. Ayr. Six and a half miles from Irvine, where
he was a heckler, Hunter Studies (1870) 17. Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. ( 1824) 124, cd. 1876. Ant. Ballymena Obs. (1892). N.Cy.',
Nhb.i, Dur.i, n.Yks.i e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788);
e.Yks.', w.Yks.' Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 337.
n.Lin.' Lon. The hecklers or flax-dressers, can unfold ' a tale of
woe' on this subject, Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) II. 306,
ed. 1861. e.An.'2 (6) n.Yks.^ (3) BnflF. Heckling was the chief
business about 1770, when the neighbouring lanes . . . had
abundance of heckling-shops, with small boles in the walls for
the heckles, Gordon Chron. Kcilh (.1880) 67. s.Sc. Wha was
only making six shillings a week at the hecklin, 'Wilson Tales
(1839) 412. Lth. Last o' a', a hecklin-kame, Thojison Poems
(1819)114. n.Yks.2, w.Som.'
6. Fig. Toexaminesearchingly; to pester with questions
a candidate for Parliament, or for any municipal office.
Cat.' Abd. Sing haul' — nor dread the heckle, The Critic Lown
will be a traicle, Wha seeks your native plumes to speckle. Cock
Strains (1810) I. 19. Frf. He went on to the platform, at the
time of the election, to heckle the Colonel, Barrie Tlimms (1895'!
V. Ayr. We'll heckle weel, and a' that, Baith Tories, Whigs, and
a' that, White Jottings (1879) 179. Lnk. They were heckled by
the maister about their knowledge, Fraser IV/iaiips (18951 iii.
Lth. Now shall each daurin' candidate Be heckled weel on Kirk
an' State, Lumsden SlieepJiead \i8g2) 88. n.Yks.*
7. To scold severely ; to henpeck.
Bnff.' Abd. A couthie wife an' canty she has been. . . She
never heckles me but for my guid, Gttidnian Inglismaitl (1873^ 33.
Cld. (Jam.) w.Yks. Tha'll happen get one at tha connot heckle
at as tha does me. Hartley Clock Aim. (i8g6) 54.
Hence (i) Heckler, s'k a female brawler or scold ; a
hard master ; (2) Heckling, {a) sb. a severe scolding ; a
dispute ; {b) ppl. adj. teasing, provoking to anger.
(I) Nhb.', Cum., Wm.M.P.), n.Yks.^ (2,n) Sc. Bargainingand
heckling is a mean and damnable business, Cobban Andaman
(1895^ V. BnlT.', Cld. (Jam.) Ayr. My word, ye'll get a heckling
this time, Johnston Kilmallie (1891) I. 118. n.Yks."^ ne.Yks.'
He gav him a good heckling. ra.Yks.' Lan. The heckling they
received at the hands of the dogger, Ackworth Clog Shop Chron.
(1896) 197. {b) Sc. He answered with a heckhng laugh, Steven-
son Catriona (1893) viii.
8. To fight ; to flog, chastise.
n.Yks.2 Oxf. I never did heckle such a wiry chap,BLACKMORE
Cripps ;ed. 1895) xlix ; What, all on you afeard to heckle him ?
ib. Iv.
Hence Heckler, sb. a good fighter; one who chastises.
Gall. If a melancholy mirky wight. Grim Heckler o' the feeling
soul, Mactaggart fHQ'c/. (1824) 124, ed. 1876. Ant. Ballymena
Obs. (1892).
HECKLE, s6.' S. & Ork.' MS. add. [Not known to
our correspondents.] That part of a knife to which the
handle is attached.
HECKLE, s6.3 N.Cy.' Complexion. Hence Heckled,
ppl. adj. coniplexioned, coloured.
' She's light heckl'd ' — of a person of light hair.
HECKLE, t;.« Sh.I. [hekl.] To hobble. See Heck, v.'
Heckle noo ! Flitt ! Burgess Rasmie (1892) 14.
HECKLE, see Hackle, sb.^'', Hickwall, Ickle, sb.
HECKLEBACK, sl>. Sc. The fifteen-spined stickle-
back, Spiiiac/n'a vulgaris.
Fif. SiBBALD Hist. Fif. (lacs') 128 (Jam.).
HECKLEBIRNIE, sb. Sc. Nhb. Also written heckle-
burnie Nhb.; and in forms heckiebirnie Sc. (Jam.);
hecklebarney Nhb. 1. A substitute for the word " hell'
or the infernal regions. See Halifax, Hull.
Sc. The only account given of this place is that it is three miles
beyond Hell (Jam.). Abd. If one says 'Go to the D — 1.' tlie other
often replies ' Go you to Heckiebirnie ' (lA.). Lth. I dinna care
though j'e were at Heckiebirnie. As far as Heckiebirnie 1/6.).
Nhb. A' wish they'd been at Hecklebiirnie That ever mentioned
Calleyforney, Y.i\ZK\- Pitman's Return from California; (R.O.H.);
Nhb.' Gan to Hecklebarney wi ye.
2. A children's game ; see below.
Abd. A play among children, in which thirty or forty, in two
rows, joining opposite hands, strike smartly, with their hands
thus joined, on tlic head or shoulders of their companion as he
runs the gauntlet through them. This is called ' passing through
the mires of Heckiebirnie' ;Jam.).
[1. This word is prob. conn. w. the names of the mythical
Wild Hunter known to Westphalian traditions. He is
called Hackelbdrend or Hackelbernd, also Hachilbcrg and
Hackelblock. For details of these traditions, and discussion
on the etym. of Hackelbdrend, see Grimm Teiii. Mytli. (tr.
Stallybrass) HI. 920-4. We may also compare the Danish
saying: gaa dii dig til Hdkkcnfildl, ib. looi, and Dan. dial.
Hakkelmand, a name of the devil (Feilberg).]
HECKLE-BISCUIT, sb. Sc. Also in form heckled-.
A kind of biscuit.
Frf. So called because in process of manufacture they are punc-
tured or perforated with a wooden disc ftill of spikes or heckles
(J.B. ); They have tried many ways of drawing Grizel, from heckle
biscuits and parlies, to a slap in the face, Barrie Tommy (1896)
318 ; No tea-pairty was considered complete without ' heckled
biscuits' and 'shortie,' Inglis Ain Flk. (18951 ^■
HECKLER, 56.' Nhb.' [he'klar.] A good eater ; one
with a good appetite.
HECKLER, sb?- Nhb.' [heklsr.] A boy's top when
it spins unsteadily'.
HECKS, sb. Not. Pain suffered through fear or
passion. (J.H.B.)
HECKSLAVER,HECKT, HECKTH, see Hack slaver,
Hi?ht, i'.\ Height.
HECKY, HECKWALL, HECLE, see Ecky, Hickwall.
HECTOR, sb. Lakel. Sufi 1. In comp. Hector Hell-
bones, an unruly boy. e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. Phr. as sour as Hector, a common sa3'ing. Lakel.^
HECTUM, sb. Lan. [e'ktam.] An oath ; gen. in phr.
by llic hecinni, or xvhat the hectnnt ? See Heck, sb.'^
It's hectum as like, Waugh Titfts (ed. Milner) I. 208 ; What th*
hectum are yo doin' up at this lime \ tb. II. 35 ; By the hectum,
that wor a tide, ib. Rambles Lake Cy. (r86i) ii ; He'd bother no
moore wi' it, would he hectum as lilve. Wood Hum. Sketches, 31.
HED, HEDDER. see Heed, Hide, v.^, Hadder, sb.'-
HEDDERKIN-DUNK, sb. Sh.I. A see-saw ; the game
of see-saw. Also used advb.
Rig a hedderkin-dunk, Burgess Rasmie (1892) 104; Twalairge
planks ridin' hedder-kindunk i' da shoor mil, Sh. News (Mar. 18,
1899 : The game of see-saw, ib. /Apr. 15, 1899).
HEDDI-WISSEN, HEDDLE, HEDER, see Have, Heald,
sb.\ He.
HEDGE, sb. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms badge Dev. ; hadgy Cor.^ ; hedgy nw.Dev.'
Cor.'^; hydgy Dev. Cor. 1. sb. Inconib. (1) Hedge-accentor,
the hedge-sparrow, Accentor tnodiilaris ; (2) -and-bind, in
and out ; (3) -back or -backing, the bank behind a hedge,
or on which it grows ; (4) -Betty, see (1) ; (5) -bill.along-
handled, hooked blade for cutting hedges; (6) -boar or -a-
boar, a hedgehog : also a rough workman, a lout ; (7)
-Bob, see (1) ; (8) -bote, the right 01 cutting hedge-wood
from the property of another ; (9) -brow, see below ; (lo)
-brushings, the clippings 01 hedges; lii) -carpenter or
-caffender, a maker and repairer of hedges and rail-fences,
&c. ; a rough carpenter ; (12) -chat, see (i) ; (13) -chicker,
the wheatear, Saxicola ocnanthe; (14) -creep, see below;
HEDGE
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HEDGE
(15) -creeper, see (i) ; (16) -cuckoo, see below ; (17) -dike,
a bank with a hedge on it ; (18) -dike-side, the part of the
hedge-bank on the water-channel side; (19) -fathered,
(20) -got, of low birth, as if born in a hedge ; (21) -gripe,
a ditch at the foot of a hedge ; (22) -grubber, see (i) ; (23)
-hulling, a hollow ditch for the defence of the hedge ; (24)
-jug, the long-tailed tit, Acrediila rosea ; (25) -knife, a long
shafted implement with a slightly curved blade, used in
trimming hedges ; (26) -lawyer, see below ; (27) -learned,
uneducated ; (28) -looker, an official whose duty it is to
see that the hedges on the boundary of the common are
kept in repair ; (29) -man, one who trims hedges ; (30)
•marriage, a clandestine marriage; (31) -mike, see (i);
(32) -parson, an uneducated clergyman ; (33) -pick, see
(i); (34) -pig, see (6); (35) -plasher, see below; (36)
•poker, see (i) ; (37) -popping, shooting birds as they tly
out of a hedge ; (38) -rise, underwood for making hedges ;
(39) -row, see {21) ; (40) -row-timber, light varieties of
wood that grow in hedges ; (41) -root or -rut, a hedge ;
(42) -school, see below ; (43) -spick or -spike, see (i) ; (44)
-splasher, see (5) ; (45) -spurgie, see (i) ; (46) -tacker, see
(29) ; (47) -tear, an angular rent ; (48) -trough, see (21) ;
(49) -ward, see {28).
(i) e.An.' (2') w.Yks.2 Others ran hedge and bind to and fro.
(3) Lan. He dropp'd deawn into th' hedge backin' to see what'ud
happen next. Axon Sketches (1867) 25 ; Lan.^ We'st ha' nowt to
do then i'th' summer, nobbut lie in hedge-backins, hearkenin'brids
sing, Brierley Ab-o'-lJi-Yale (1870) 94. Chs.', s.Chs.i (4)
se.Wor.i, s.Wor. (H.K.\ s.Wor.i, e.An.' Nrf. Cozens-Hardy
j5(on</A')/ (1893) 45. Ess. (H.H.M.) (5)s.Wor.i shr.i Scythes
and sneads, hedge-bills, and broad hooks, Attctiouecrs Catalogue
(1870). Hrf.= Glo. (A.B.) ; Glo.' A long two-handed tool used
for stopping gaps in hedges. At the end of the pole is a straight
knife with a slightly returned end, and with a hook projecting from
the back of the blade, and pointing towards its point, for pushing
the cutoff bunch of thorns into the gap. It is also used for driving
in the * stakers ' on the level side of the hedge, to keep the stop
gap in. 1,6) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' Purty hedgeboar
fuller, he, for to set up for a doctor, better fit he'd take to farrin.
Dev. Making one's hair stand up leek queels Upon a hadgy-bore,
Peter Pindar IVks. (i8i5i I'V. 196. n.Dev. A dinderhcad hadge-
boar. Rock Jim an' Nell (1867') st. 85. nw.Dev.' s.Dev. Fox
Kiiigsbridge (iZ-jj,'). s.Dev., e. Cor. 'Miss D.") Cor. The gipsies
what do live pon hedgy boors, Tregellas Tales (1865) 67 ; Cor.''
(7) Cor. 3 (8) Cum.'* n.Yks. Sufficient hedge-boote to be allowed
to repaire and mainteyne all the hedges and fences, &c., Quart.
Scss. Rec. in N. R. Rec. Soc. IV. 157 ; n.Yks.^, ne.Lan.i n.Lin.*
Obs. To have . . . sufficient houseboot, hedgeboot . . . and stake-
boot j'early. Lease 0/ Lands in Bnitnby (1716). Wil. And that
it shall be lawful for the s*". J. M. to cut lop and take . . . the
underwood of hedgerows for and towards necessary hedgebote
and haybote for the use of the premises, Lease of property Cherhill
(1783). (9) Hrt. Where bushes or other trumpery. .. which we call
hedge-brows, VIllis Mod. Husb. (1750) I. 37. (10") Clis.' (11)
s.Wor. (H.K.), Wil.' Dor. ' You may generally tell what a man
is by his claws,' observed the hedge-carpenter, looking at his
own hands, Hardy IVess. Talcs (1888) I. 29. w.Som.' (12)
Nhp. SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 29; No music's heard the fields
among, Save when the hedge-chats twittering play, Clare Village
Minst. (1821) I. 91 ; NIip.12 (13) Cor. Rodd Birds (1880I 314.
(14) w.Ylcs.5 A party of youths will make it up amongst themselves
to ' hedge-creep ' a certain couple, i.e. follow two lovers along the
walks which they frequent, but on the other side of the hedge, or
wall, for the purpose of listening to their conversation. (15) Nrf.
Nature Notes, No. 10. {16) Wil. We sometimes speak of our
Western neighbours as Somerset hedge-cuckoos, in taunting allu-
sion to their making a hedge round the cuckoo, to keep him from
flying away vG.E.D.\ (17) n.Yks.i* (18) n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ When
the birth-place of a person is doubtful, it is jokingly said, ' he was
bom on a hedge-dike side' ; n-Yks." (19) Nrf. I'll go up to the
workhouse and see what I can do. So 1 goes and I sees a strap-
ping young mawther with two bairns hedge-fathered, Emerson
Yarns (.1891) 47. (20) They're allust the best them hedge-got
children, ib. (21) Cor.' (22) e.Suf. (F.H.) (23I Dev. Horae
Subsccivac (I'JT]) 20g. (24) Lei.' (25) Nlib.', s.Not. (J.P.K.) (26)
Lan. Jack was one of that untortunate class of practitioners dis-
paragingly denominated * hedge lawyers,* who are supposed to
take up cases in a seemingly surreptitious manner, and lay them
down when they are only fit to be decided by a jury of pick-
pockets, Brierley Red. Wind. (1868) vii. (27) Midi. Ye poor
hedge-larned critter, Bartram Pra/)/^ o/C/o/to« (1897) 43. (z8)
Cum." Hedge lookers and peat moss lookers. (29) Elg. Th' eternal
hedgeman, balanc'd weel. Supports the balanc'd bill, Couper
Poetry (1804) 1. 62. (30) n.Cy. (,Hall.) (31) Sus. Swainson ib.
29; Sus.' (32) Sc. Then it fell under the dominion of a reformado
captain, who . . . was deposed by a hedge parson, Scott Nigel
(1822) xviii. (33) Sus.' 1 throwed a stone at a liddle hedge-pick
a settin' on the heave-gcat fs.v. Heen). (34 ; Glo.', e.An.' w.Nrf.
He fed on nothin' 'cept hedge pigs, Orton Beeston Ghost (1884) 9.
Ken. D.W.L.) Sur.Agipsy, who has a taste for baked hedge-pig,
Forest Tithes (1893) 23. Wil. \G.E.D,\ w.Soni.' n.Dev. Her
coat stares like a hedge-pig's, Kingsley IFcstward Ho {1855) 39,
ed. 1889. (35) Lin. One who 'plashes' or 'lays' a hedge, by
cutting the stronger stems of the ' quick ' half way through and
forcing them into a horizontal position (M.P.); The run fox was
headed back by a hedge-plasher, field (Dec. 5, i8g6) 915. (36)
Brks.' Ken. Science Gossip {1882) 65; (G. E.D.I (37) Shr. Of
course the first stage in their progress was 'hedge-popping' at
blackbirds, thrushes, and fieldfares, Davies Rambles Sch. Field-
Club (1881) xxvii. Oxf. A favourite amusement with youths,
armed with catapults, or with stones carefully selected and carried
in the pocket. They first frighten birds out of the hedges, then
' pop ' at them with the stones. Hedge-popping is generally carried
on by small gangs of boys, some of whom act as ' drivers ' (G.O.).
(38) n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.' It [a cart] wor crazy an wankle
enif . . . wi' leadin' hedge-rise last spring, ii. 286. 139! Cor. Us
druv' slap bang over 'eap o' stoanes, upsot the geg an' sent us
sprawlin' in tha edge-raw, Pasmore Stories (1893) 4. (40) Chs.
Hedge row timber is a prevailing product of the lower lands of
Chs., Marshall Review (1818) II. 7. (41) Gall. My great sheep-
skin coat . . . keeps me warm on the cauldest nicht in a hedge-root,
Crockett Raiders (1894) xlvi. Nhb.' To ' sit in the hedge-rut,' is
to sit under the shelter of a hedge. (42) Ir. When not even a
shed could be obtained in which to assemble the children of an
Irish village, the worthy pedagogue selected the first green spot
on the sunny side of a quickset-thorn hedge. From this circum-
stance the name of Hedge School originated, Carleton Traits
Peas. (ed. 1843) I. 271 ; They arrived at the hedge school-house,
ib. Fardorougha (1836) 223. (43) Nrf. Cozens- Hardy Broad Nrf.
(1893") 45. Sus. Swainson ib. 29. (44) War.3, s.Not. (J.P.K )
(45) Abd. Swainson ib. 28. (46) Dev. Varmer Bulley's acomedtii
zomtheng ; they say 'e's nort but a hadge-tacker now, an' work'th
vur his dairyman that wuz, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892); They wants
a hadge-tacker tu a farm nigh by Crediton, I 'ear tell, Phillpotts
Dartmoor {i8g5) 129, ed. 1896. n.Dev. Auld, northering, gurbed.
hadge-tacker, Dick, Rock Jim an' Nell (1867' St. 75. (47) War.^
Hedge-tear darning is taught in sewing classes. (48) w.Som.'
Dev. Thay vownd ded in the hedgestraw, The best hoss in ther
posseshun, n.Dev. Jrn. (Dec. 17, 1885) 2. nw.Dev,' (49) Lin.
Marshall Review (181 1).
2. Comb, in plant-names : (i) Hedge-bells, {a) the wild
convolvulus, Convolviiltis arveiisis ; (6j the great bindweed,
C. sephiiii ; (2) — dead-nettle, the hedge woundwort,
Stachys sylvatica ; (3) -feathers, the Traveller's Joy,
Clematis Vitalba ; (4) -garlick, the garlick mustard, Alltann
fcinalis; (5) -grape, the fruit of the white bryony, Bryonia
ica; (6) -horn, the stink-horn, Pliallus tmpttdicus; (7)
-lily, see (i, b) ; (8) -mushroom, the horse-mushroom,
AgaricHS arveusis; (9) -nettle, see (2) ; (10) -nuts, the fruit
of the hazel, Coryliis Avellaiia; (11) -peg, the fruit of the
sloe, Pntmis spiiiosa ; (12) -peeks or -picks, (a) see (11) ;
(b) the fruit of the bullace, Prunus insi/i/ia ; (13) -pigs, see
(11); (14) -pink, the soapwort, Sapoiiaria officinalis; (15)
•speaks, -specks, or -spikes, {a) see (11); (b) the fruit
of the wild rose, Rosa caniiia ; (16) -strawberry, the wood
strawberry, Fragaria vcsca ; (17) -violet, the dog-violet,
Viola sylvatica.
(I, a) I.W.' (A) Cum., Stf., s.Eng. I.W. (CJ.V.) (2) Shr.
(3) w.Yks. LEEs/Vora (1888) III. (4) Cum. (5) Wor. (6)I.W.'
(7) Hmp. (W.M.E.F.), Hmp.', LW. (CJ.V.) (8) Chs.' (9) Shr.'
(10) Dev. (W.L.-P.) (11) Brks., Hmp., Wil. (W.H.E.), Wil.'
(12, «) Hmp. (W.M.E F.), Hmp.', Wil.', Som. (W.F.R.), Cor.
(M.A.C.) (i) Hmp. (W.M.E.F.), Som. (W.F.R.) (13) Glo.'
(14) Hmp. (15, a) Glo. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 209. Wil.' At
Huish, SIdns are large and Hedge-speaks small. (1^) Glo. CI.
(1851). (161 s.Dev. (17) Dev.*
3. Phr. to be on the zvroiig side of the hedge, to be mistaken,
to err. w.Yks.', nw.Dcr.'
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4. A wall, gen. of granite, occas. of earth or turf.
I.Ma. One . . . had jumped to the top of the broad turf hedg;e,
Caine Deemster (1887) xvi. Dev. A group of little fellows amuse
themselves with piling up loose stones, and making baby walls in
imitation of those of granite, called hedges, on the borders of
Dartmoor, Bray Desc. Tamar and Tavy (18361 III. 385. Cor.
"Why do the giants show such a preference for granite ? At Looe,
indeed, the Giant's Hedge is a vast earthwork ; but this is an
exception. Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eiig. (iSes) 43, ed. 1896; This
place was hedged in with great rocks, which no ten men of these
times could move. They call them the Giant's Hedges to the
present day, ib. 56 ; Cor.^
5. V. To repair hedges ; to build a stone fence.
nw.Der. ' Cor.^ I'm fit to hedgy against any one.
Hence (i) Hedger, sb. a man who trims and mends
hedges ; (2) Hedging, vbl. sb. (a) the process of trimming
and repairing hedges ; (b) beating a hedge in order to
confuse and subsequently kill the birds in it ; (3) Hedging-
bill, sb. a bill with a long handle for brushing or
cutting down hedges ; (4) Hedging-cufFs, (5) Hedging-
mittens, sb. pi. gloves with a division for the thumb only,
used by the ' hedger ' to protect his hands.
(1) Frf. His faither was a hedger roond aboot, an' made no that
illpay.WiLLOCK Rosctiv Ends {iSm) 103, ed. 1889. Nhb. (R O.H.),
Yks. (J.W.) O-x.f.'^ MS. add. se.Wor.' (2, nl Ayr. And some-
times a hedging and ditching I go. Burns Poor Thresher. War.^,
Wor. (E.S.) (6) Brks.^ A common sport, where boys goon either
side of a hedge when the leaves have fallen, with long light poles.
On seeing any bird fly into the hedge a-head,onc gives the word,
and both beat the hedge from opposite sides ; the bird gets too
confused to fly out and is generally killed by branches knocked
against it ; ten or twelve birds arc often killed in an afternoon's
'hedgin'.' (3') Yks. (J.W.), e.Lan.«, Chs.i (4) Oxf.' MS. add.
(5) n.Yks. (I.W.)
6. Obs. To protect.
Edb. To hedge us frae that black banditti, Fergusson Poems
(1773"! iiS, ed. 1785.
7. To shuffle in narration ; to equivocate. Lth. (Jam.)
Ant. Bailjinena Obs. (1892).
HEDGEHOG, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Chs. Nhp. Ken.
Sur. Sus. Wil. 1. Si!'. In co;;;/. Hedgehog-holly, the holly,
llcxaqitifoUnm. Edb. Pennecuik Wks. (1715) 62, ed. 1815.
2. The prickly seed-vessel of the corn crowfoot, Kauiin-
culus arvcnsis, applied also to the whole plant. Ken., Sur.,
Sus., Wil.' 3. The shepherd's needle, Scandix peclen.
Sur.', Sus.'
4. pi. Small stunted trees in hedgerows. Chs.(K.), Chs.'^
5. V. To open, divulge, or disclose anything.
Nhp.' A witness giving evidence in Assize Court, said, ' the
prisoner hedge hogged.' On being asked what he meant, he
said that ' a hedge-hog when in water opened ; and the man,
when they gave him plenty of beer, opened, and told all he
knowed.'
6. To break and turn up the ends of wire.
Nhb.^, Nhb., Dur. The strand of a wire rope having broken is
carried along the rope by coming in contact with the sheaves or
rollers and forms a ravelled mass or rutHe on the rope which is
then said to be hedgehogged, Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888 .
HEDGY, sb. Nhb.' The hedge-sparrow, Acanlor
modiihuis.
HEDLEY, sb. Nhb. In phr. the Hcdhy Kon; the name
of a ' bogle.'
Richardson Borderer's Table-hk. (1846) VI. 60; The Hedley
Kow, a Nhb. ghost story, Detihain Tracts (ed. 1895) II. 78 ; Well
known to me from traditional sources. The local name for a
sprite or 'boggle' possessing attributes common to such things.
Hedley is a village in Nhb. The ' kow ' is a myth (R.O.H.).
HEDLOCK, see Hidlock.
HEE, i}it. Cum.'* A call-note to a cur dog.
HEE, HEEA, HEEAD, see High, How, adv., Hide. 5^.=
HEEAH, /;;/. Yks. An exclamation of interrogation ;
' what did you say .> ' e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.)
HEEAK, HEEAL(L, HEEAM, see Hake, v., Hale, (idj.,
Hame.
HEEAMS, 5/j. />/. n.Yks.2 [iamz.] See below.
' She ilingi out her heeains,' said of a cow that protrudes the
posterior parts, as showing signs for calving.
HEEAMSTER, sb. n.Yks.'^ Also in form yanister.
A household provider ; one of domestic habits.
HEED, V. and sb. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Dcr. Rdn.
Also in form hade w.Yks. ; preterite bed e.Lan.' s.Lan.
Der.'* nw.Der.' [h)id.] \. v. To mind, attend, care for;
to take notice, pay attention to. Gen. used with neg.
rif. Never heed him, Robertson Provost (1894) 129. Ayr. I
think I'm no muckle heeded in this hoose, Service Dr. Diigiiid
(ed. 1887) 148. Lnk. The Police chaps are nae that heedin' Or
'gainst sic tricks they'd been proceeding, Watt Poems (1827) 11.
e.Ltb. I'm no heedin muckle aboot growin figs, Hunter y. liimck
(1895) 12. n.Yks.'^; n.Yks." Ah deean't heed mich ov owt 'at
he sez. w.Yks. I'll nivver heed till dinner time, Cudwortii Dial.
Shctches (1884) 112 ; Never hade your feet, Lucas Stud. Niddir'
dali: (c. 1882) Gl. Lan. I ne'er lied thee all the while, Byrom
Poems (1773) I. 120, ed. 1814. ne.Lan. Ne'er heed me, doctor,
Mather Idylls (1895') 219. e.Lan.' s.Lan. Picton Dial. (1865).
Chs.' Dunna heed him. Der. He hears better than he heeds,
Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.); Der.'; Der.^ Ne'er heed him, lad.
nw.Der.'
2. sb. Notice ; attention, care.
Ayr. He drew the mortal trigger Wi' wcel-aim'd heed. Burns
Tarn Samson (1787) st, 11. n.Cy. (J.W.) Chs.' Tak no heed o'
what he sez. Tak heed. Rdn.'
Hence Heedful, adj. regardful. n.Yks.**
HEED, HEEDER, see Head, Hide, f.^ He.
HEEDLIN, HEEDLY, see Headland, sb., Eardly.
HEEGARY,*!!). Lakel.Cuin. [bige'ri.] A rage, passion,
high temper; a disturbance; a whimsically dressed female.
Cf. fleegarie, fligary.
Lakel.^ A chap when he's lied a bit ov a tiff wi' his best lass,
an' sets off an' 'lists, does it in a hcegary. Many a yan leevcs ta
be sooary fer dcein' things in a heegary. Cum."
HEEGRASS, see Eegrass.
HEEL, sb. and v.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
[b)II.] 1. sb. In co;»/. (i) Heel-calkers, heel-plates or
irons to go round the heels of a boot ; see Calker, sb.'^ ;
(2) -cap, to patch the heels of stockings with cloth ; (3)
•cutter, a shoemaker ; (4) -bole, the hole in the handle of
a spade ; (5) -leathers, leatliers formerly worn over stock-
ings to prevent too rapid wear by the clog ; (6) -shaking,
dancing ; (7) -shod, having iron guards on the heels of
shoes, &c. ; (8) -speck, the shoe-heel piece; (9) -strop,
obs., the finishing touch, parting kick; (10) -tap, (a) see
(8); (A) to repair the heel of a boot orshoe ; (c) the remains
of liquor left in a glass after drinking ; gen. in pi. ; in gen.
colloq. use ; (d) the last or end of anything ; (e) fig., pi. a
term of contempt used when speaking of a scandal ; (/)
//. fried slices of potatoes ; (11) -tree, (a) the cross-bar to
which the traces arc fastened, a 'swingle-tree'; (b) a raised
piece of wood or stone forming a kerb or edge of the
' groop ' behind the cows in a cow-house.
(i) n.Yks. A think yu'd betDr put biath hilkakars an tiakakars
omai biuts (W.H.). (2) Abd. The Gaudman sits and toasts his
nose. Or awkwardly heel-caps his hose, Beattie Parings (i8oi)
31, ed. 1873. (3) Sc. A slang name; the shaping-knife is the
symbol of the craft (G.W.). Edb. Duncan Imrie, the heel-cutter
in the Flesh-market, MoiR Mansie IVauch (1828) ii. (4) Sh.L I
pair'd oot o' da hcel-holc o' da spaed heft wi' nic knife, Sh. News
(Apr. I, 1899). (5) Cum." Thin leather shaped like the posterior
half of a boot or clog (without the sole) only not quite so high ;
these were worn, fastened in front, over the stocking so as to
preserve it from the heavy wear of the clog. ' Hankutchers, and
heel-ledders,' Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 11. w.Yks. (J.T.)
(6) Frf. Oor ain humble heel-shakin's in some empty barn,
WiLLOCK Rosetty Ends (1886) 64, ed. i88g. (7) Ayr. Heelshod
or taeshod and tacket and pin, Shaemaker, shaemaker shoo ma
shoon, Aitken Lrrvs (1883) 118. (8j n.Yks.^ (9) Sc. I've been
letting you see this year and a half the ill of that idolatrous
worship of the Church of England, and now I shall give it the
heel-strop, and show plainly that all that are of that communion
are damned, unless they repent, Calder Preshyt. Eloq. (1694') 157,
ed. 1847. (10, a) n.Cy. Grose (1790) MS. add. w.Yks.', Lei.',
Nhp.', Cor.' 2 (/i) Cor.2 (c) Ayr. Seize the bottle and push it
about ; Don't fill on a heel-tap, it is not decorous, Boswell Poet.
}Vks. (1803) 26, ed. 1871. Ir. A stray invalid or two completing
his course of the waters. . . he dare not budge till he has finished
his 'heel tap" of abomination, Lever A. O'Leary (1844) ''vi.
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HEEL
Nbb. There is a stupid custom which prescribes that each man
should ' drink fair,' and hence the expression ' Nee heel taps,
noo,' when one has been shirking his quantity by leaving a little
in the bottom of his glass (R.O.H.). s,Lan. (T.R.C.), Der.=,
nw Der.', Lei.i, War.^ Shr.' Now, drink up yore 'eel-taps, an'
ave another jug. Hnt. Clear off your heel-taps (T.P.F.). I.W.'
Take off your heeltaps. w.Som.' Come, drink fair — no heel-taps !
Dev. You shall dine on the leavings and drink the heel-taps for
your trouble, Baring-Gould Spider (1887') vii. Cor.' 2 Slang.
Nick took off his heel taps, Barham higoldsby (ed. 1864) Lay of
S. Culhbeit. (d) Mid. I have got a little nest-egg of your mother's
money for you, and a heel-tap of your father's, Blackmore Kit
(1890)1. xix. (f)s.Lan. (T.R.C.l (/) s.Pem.We'll'ave soom heel-
taps for dinner to-day (W.M.M.I. (11, n) n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' De-
fendant was charged with stealing two heel-trees. (/')Chs.', s.Chs.l
2. Phr. (i) /leel and Jling board, a spring-board ; used
Jig. ; (2) to get by the heel, to overreach ; (3) Jieels over body,
(4) — over craig, (5) — over gowdie or gourie, head over
heels, topsy-turvy ; in a state of confusion or disorder ;
(6) — over head, (a) see (5) ; (b) without distinction or
particular enumeration ; (7) to get the heels of, to trip up ;
(8) to give heels to, curling term : to accelerate the pro-
gress of a stone by sweeping the ice in front of its path ;
(9) to have the heels of, to have the best of, take the first
place; (10) to make the heels crack, to make haste; (11)
to put in by the heels, see below ; (12) to take heels away, (13)
to take one's heels, to run away, take to one's heels ; (14) to
turn a commodity heels over head, to double the purchase
price in re-selling ; (15) to turn up the heels, to die ; (16) to
give the wind of one's heels, to take a hasty or speedy de-
parture ; (17) shaking of one's heels, dancing vigorously ;
(18) heels foremost, dead ; (19) heels upwards, contrary, the
wrong way, out of temper.
(i) Ayr. He's a back like a spring board — a rale heeland-fling
board, Aitken Lays (1883) 137. (2) e.An.' You have got me by
the heel. (3) Gall. The cow, that was a noted kicker, spilled me
and the milking-pail heels-over-body, Crockett Raiders (1894)
xviii. (4) Sc.Twa or three hours spinnin' aboot a wheen meeser-
able lang-nebbed bottles, is eneuch to cowp them heels ower
craig, Sc. Haggis, 122. (5) So. Heels-ower-gowdie Tumbled the
dowdy, Drummond Muckomachy (1846) 42. Abd. I wadna think
it manly work To turn ye heels-oer-gowdy. Just here, the night,
Cock Strains (1810: II. 131. Frf. My mind sae wanders at
whate'er I be, Gaes heels o'er gowdie, when the cause I see,
MoRisoN Poems (1790) 121. Slg. Gude help us a' ! she turn'd up
heels o'er gourie, Galloway Luncarty (1804) 57. Ayr. Soon
heels-o'er-gowdie ! in he gangs. Burns Pofxi on Life (1796) st. 7.
Gall. He gaed heels owre gowdy without a bough [bark], Mac-
TAGGART Eiicycl. (1824) 26, ed. 1876. (6, a) Cai.' Abd. I coupet
Mungo's ale Clean heels o'er head, Ross //f/cHoiv (1768) 69, ed.
1812 ; The house is heels o'er head, id. 94. (6) Sc. (Jam.) (7)
Sc.I'mthinkinghuman learning is likely to get the heels of his grace,
Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 92. (8) Ayr. The second and third
players were sooping up, or giving heels to laggard stones,
Johnston Kilmallie (1891) II. no. (9) Fif. For expressiveness
I maun say I think ' dam' has the heels o't, Meldrum Margredel
(1894) 151. Lth. Your mem'ry's fine, An' has the heels by far o'
mine, Thomson Poems (1819) 181. (10) Not.'^ (11) Ken. To put
a plant hastily in the soil when not convenient to plant it, so as
to cover up the roots, is to put it in by the heels (J.A.B.).
(12) Rnf. A' the hens Wi' fricht took soople heels awa Tae their
hen-pens, Neilson Poems (1877) 32. (13) Bch. I . . . gart the
lymmers tak their heels, Forbes Ulysses {l^6$) 19 ; This made my
lad at length to loup. And take his heels, ib. Dominie (1785) 27.
Edb. They took their heels and left the field, Liddle Pofms (1821)
238. (14) Abd. ' They tell me 't he turn't a stirkie't he bocht a
fyou ouks syne heels-o'er-heid i' the last market.' But turning
animals heels-o'er-head, technically, by doubling the purchase
price, was not always easy, however sincere a man's intentions in
that direction might be, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 100. (15)
w.Yks.' (i6) Dmb. Forbye ither reasons for being in a hurry,
we thocht it as weel for me to gi'e Whinnyside the wind o' my
heels without loss o' time. Cross Disruption (1844) v. (17) Per.
Gaily linkin' through the reels, an' shakin' o' her heels, Ford
//a//i (1893) 317. (18) N.I. ' Never ! till A'm taken heels foremost.
(19) e.Suf. He got up heels upwards this morning. Everything
goes heels upwards with me now-a-days (^F.H.).
3. The ball of the thumb or the back part of the inside
of the hand ; gen. in phr. the heel of the hand.
VOL. III.
Ir. Laying the heel of his hand upon her shoulther, Paddiana
(ed. 1848) I. 60. N.I.' Glo.i The part of the hand above the
wrist, opposite the thumb; Glo.* Dor. Common (C.K.P.). Som.
Wi' a gurt nugget o' bread in the heel of his hand (W.F.R.).
w.Sora.' The part of the hand on which it rests in the act of
writing. ' Bad an', zir, urnd a gurt thurn into the heel o' un, and
now he do mattery.' Cor.^
4. The bottom end of anything erect or capable of
being set up on end.
w.Som.' The heel of a post. ' There must be a new hanch to
the gate, the heel o' un's a-ratted.'
5. The vertical timber of a gate, which bears the
hinges. n.Yks. (I.W.)
6. The thickest end of the scissors-blade. w.Yks. (C.V.C.)
7. That part of a scythe-blade which is furthest from the
point.
w.Yks.2, Glo.* Nrf. Do you try my scythe, and let me try
your'n. . . We'll go and take her in a peg. Drop the heel down,
Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 172.
Hence (i) Heel-ring, sb. the ring by means of which
the blade of a scythe is fastened to the pole. w.Mid.
(W.P.M.), Dev.^; (2) -wedge, 56. the wedge driven between
the 'heel-ring' and the pole of a scythe, whereby the
blade is held firmly in its place. w.Mid. (VV.P.M.)
8. That part of an adze into which the handle is fitted;
that part of the head of a golf-club which is nearest to the
shaft. Sc. (Jam. Sitppl.), Lnk. (Jam., s. v. Hoozle).
Hence Heel, v. to strike or hit with the ' heel' of a golf-
club. Sc. (Jam. Stippl.)
9. The rear point of a plough-sock.
Nhb.' In a plough, the little-heel, sometimes called the hean, is
the part gripping the sheth. [Heel of the plough, Stephens
Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 150.]
10. The Stern of a boat.
Sh.I. Set ye my waands i' da heel o' da boat, Sh. News (June 25,
1898).
11. The fulcrum for a lever. Nhb.' w.Yks. Leeds Merc.
Sitppl. (Nov. 8, 1884) 8.
12. The bottom remaining crust of a loaf; the top crust
of a loaf cut off.
Sc. The heel o' the white loaf that cam frae the Bailie's, Scott
IVaverley {1S14) \xiv. Edb. (A. B.C.) Gall. Used commonly for
the bottom slice of a loaf of bread i A.W.I. Ir. She took out of
her pocket a battered-looking heel of a loaf. Barlow Lisionnel
(1895)56. N.I.', Nhb.l, w.Yks. 1. Lan.(T.R.C.), ne.Lan.l s.Wor.»
Uncommon. Shr.' ' Cut a loaf through to sen' to the leasow,
that 'eel o6nna be enough.' A remaining corner is called the
heel of the loaf at Clun ; Shr.^, GIo.>, Oxf. 1 G.O.) Dor. Gl. (1851).
13. The rind of cheese; last part of a cheese.
Dmb. I wouldna like to lay the kcbbuc-heel upon the board tha day,
Salmon Gowodean (1868) 108. Ayr. Dinna. for a kcbbuck-heel
Let lasses be affronted, Burns Holy Fair (1785) st. 25. Gall. The
last portion of a vanishing cheese (A.W.). w.Yks.', ne.Lan.',
Glo.' Dor. G/. (1851).
14. The remains of tobacco left in a pipe after smoking.
Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nif. (1893) 62. e.Suf. F.H.)
15. Obs. The grounds or dregs of a barrel of beer. Nhp.
Ray (1691).
16. Fig. The end, finish, last part, esp. in phr. the heel
of the evening, &c.
Per. Wha kens but what we've seen the heel O' Simmer in a
last farewell, Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 64. Ayr. Towards
the heel of the evening, Galt Legatees (1820) ii. Gall. He had
the whole cogfull lapped into his kyte ; when they came up, he
was just at the heels o't, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 409, ed. 1876.
Nbb. At the heel of the evening they often diverge into matter as
miscellaneous as the contents of a newspaper, Wilson Pitman's
Pay (1826) Introd. ; (R.O.H.) ; Nbb.' Lan. For I'd good luck ot
heel of aw, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 57.
17. V. To run oft", take to one's heels. Preterite : held.
Bob. She didna bide to mend it But heel't that night. Tarras
Pofms (1804) 68 (Jam.). Gall. This broke the chaim- than Sawners
held it, Down the moor wi' speed he flew, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 6, ed. 1876.
18. To pull or haul forth by the heels.
Fif. Heel him forth reluctant to the day,TENNANT Anster (1812)
144, ed. 1871.
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HEEZE
HEEL, v." Irel. Lin. GIo. Hnip. Wil. Dor. Som. Also
in fonns hele Hmp.' Wil.i Don' ; hyle Wxf.' 1. To
slope or lean over on one side. Cf. heald, i'.'
sw.Lin.' The ground heels down to the dyke. He felt the
wagon heel over.
2. To upset or overturn a bucket.
Glo. Don't heel the bucket ;H.T.E.l; Gl. (1851) ; Glo.»
3. To pour out ; to pour out of one vessel into another.
Cf. hale, v.^, hell, v.
Hmp.i Wil. Brixton Bcaii/ics (1825^ ; Wil.> n.Wil. Hele the
beer out o' thuc bottle into t'other (E.H.G.). Dor. Shall I hele ye
out another cup? Barnes G/. (1863', ; Dor.' While John did hele
out each his drap O' eale or cider, 131. Som. W. Sc J. Gl. (1873).
4. Of liquor or rain : to pour. Wxf.' Cf. heald, v.^ 5,
hell, V.
HEEL, z'.3 Glo.i Ofcrops: to yield.
How does your wheat heel ?
HEEL, HEELD, see Heal, v.', Heald, v}
HEELER, sb. Irel. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Suf. 1. A quick,
active runner ; one who keeps close behind in a foot-race.
n.Cy. ' Hall. , w.Yks.' e.Suf. He is the closest heeler I ever
had (F.H.).
2. A sharp, prying, managing woman. N.I.' 3. A
poser, a silencer. ne.Lan.'
HEELIEGOLEERIE. adv. and sb. Sc. Also in forms
heldigoleery, hildegaleerie ; hildegulair, hiliegulier
Per. (J.vM.) ; hilliegileerie. 1. adv. Topsy-turvy, in a
state of confusion.
Ags., Per. (Jam.) Fif. Barley-pickles (lee round and round
Hilliegileerie 'mang the bree, Tennant Papistry (1827) 39. e.Fif.
Doon gaed the riders heeligoleerie abune a', Latto Ta)tt Bodkin
(1864) ii. Lr.k. Love is a gey queer sensation. . . It puts ane a'
hildegaleerie. When ance it breaks oot in a lowe, Thomson Musings
(188 1 232. Lth. A' wad gang heeliegoleery, Gin ye wanted wee
Tarn an' his drum, B.\llantine Poems (1856) 135. Edb. Ballan-
TixE Gabeilumie fed. 1875 , Gl. Feb. Langsyne, what a heldigoleery.
Ilk priest was the fae o' a ball ; But now their [they're] grown
learned and cheery, Affleck Poet. Wks. (1836) 51.
2. si. pi. Frolicsome tricks.
Sc. She's ony thing but glaikit wi' a' her hilliegeleeries. Saint
Patrick : 1819) I. 97 (Jam.).
[1. Ir. nik-go-leir, altogether (O'Reilly).]
HEELING, sb. Dev. The allowance made in handi-
capping children for racing ; the distance from the heel
of a runner to him who follows. Reports Provinc. (1891).
HEEL.RAKE, sb. Chs. Lei. War. Won Shn Hrf. GIo.
0.\f. Brks. Mid. LW. Also in forms eldrake Shn';
eller-rake Chs.' ; ell- Chs.' s.Chs.' Wan" se.Won' Shn'
Hif. Brks.' Mid. ; haul- Glo.' ; hel- Wan" s.Wan' Oxf.' ;
hell- Chs.' Lei.' Wan* s.Won' Hrf^ Glo.' I.W.'; huU-
Glo.' [Tl-, e'lrekl A large rake, with curved iron teeth,
used to clear the field in harvest after the greater part of
the crop has been gathered.
Chs.' Usually drawn by two men. s.Chs.' Strong market-
shandry with calf-cratches, set of thrill-gears, odd gears, shoval
and yelve, heelrake. Auctioneer's Cat. (Apr. 9, 1887). Lei. Spring-
teeth rakes ' by the lower class of people are called hell-rakes, on
account of the great quantity of work they dispatch in a short
time, y?f/>or/s ^^i-ii. (1793-1813") 21; Lei.' War. Morton Cyclo.
Agric. (1863' ; War .= 3; War." Bring the ell-rake, Walt ; us must
carry the nine acre afore night. s.War.' s.Wor. Porson (^.'««/h^
Wds. (1875') 13; (H.K.); s.Wor.i. se.Wor.' Shr. He used the
'ellrake in that field (K.P.) ; Shr.iTheer'll be mighty little lef fur
the laisers; they'n bin draggin' that ell-rake ever sence daylight.
Shr., Hrf. Bound Provinc. (.1876). Hrf.2 Glo. In this district
(the Cotswolds) we gen. suppose the derivation to be from the
rake being an ell in width. In the vale however (about Tewkes-
bury) they are called heel-rakes, from their being drawn at the
heel of the person using them, instead of being used in front, as
rakes ordinarily are, N. & Q. ^1851! ist S. iv. 260; Glo.', Oxf.',
Brks.' w.Mtd. We call them ell-rakes, but their proper name is
heel-rake, most likely because they are drawn at one's heels
(W.P.M.). I.W.i
HEELSTER-GOWDIE, adv. BnfT.' Head over heels.
Cf /ice'ls over goivdic, s. v. Heel, sb. 2 (5'.
The loon fell an' geed heelster-gowdie doon the brae.
HEELY, adj., v.'- and sb. Sc. Also written healey
n.Sc. ; heally Mry. (Jam.) ; hehllie Bnft.' ; heilie Inv.
Bnff. Fif. [hl'li.] 1. adj. Haughtj', proud, full of dis-
dain ; crabbed, ill-tempered. Cf. heloe.
Inv. (H.E.F.) Bnff. Gregor Notes to Dunbar (1893) 195.
Fif. (Ja]!!.-)
2. V. To look upon with disdain, to hold in slight esteem.
Bnff.' Ye needna cast j-ir hehd that w^'e, an' hehllie the dress.
It's our gueede for ye.
3. To take an affront in silence. Mry. Gl. Siirv. (Jam.)
4. To abandon, forsake with disdain.
A bird forsaking her nest and eggs heallies it, it.
5. sb. Consciousness of insult, dudgeon.
n.Sc. But he had a high spirit, an' just out o' the healey awa* he
went. Miller Scenes and Leg. (1853) xviii. Enff.'
Hence Heiliefow, adj. full of disdain.
Bnff. She's a heiliefow limmer, Gregor (/.tr.) ; Bn8f.'
[1. Hely {v.r. heilie) harlottis on hawtane wyiss, T)vk-
BAR Poems (c. 1510), ed. Small, H. 118; Roboam quhilk
throw his helie pride Tint all his leigis hartis, Douglas
Pal. Hon. (1501), ed. 1874, 59.]
HEELY, adv. and v.^ Sc. Also written healy n.Sc.
1. adv. Slowly, softly ; also used as adj. Cf. hooly.
Sc. ' Heal^', healy,' John cried, addressing one of the nuts, Roy
Horseman's IVd. (1895) i. n.Sc. O healy, healy take me up, And
healy set me down, Buchan Ballads ( 1828) I. 99, ed. 1875. Cai.'
Abd. Common in exclamatory use (H.E.F.).
2. V. To wait; gen. in iniper.
Abd. Ye ees't to be gej' g\veed at garrin' the ba' row 'syer nain
fit ca'd it ; but heely till we see ye center Maggie ! Alexander
Ain Flk. (1882'! 75 ; Heely, heely, Tam, ib. Johnny Gibb (1871) i.
HEEM. The same as Aim, adj. (q.v.)
HEEMER, comp. adj. Lakel. Also written heemur
Wm. Higher.
Lakel. 2 A bit heemer up ner that. Wm. Ah'U tak t'heemur o'
them tweea {B.K.'.
HEEMEST, HEEN, see Highmost. Eye, s6.', Hean, s6.'
HEEMLIN, adj. Sc. Humiliating, ' humbling.'
Abd. A' this heemlin creengin to the Coort o' Session, Ale.\-
ander Jolmnv Gibb (1871) xxii.
HEEMLIN', ppl. adj. Bnff.' Applied to a continual,
rumbling sound.
HEENESS,s6. Nhb. Height. 'It's nee hceness'(R.O.H.).
HEEP. see Heap, 56.'
HEEPIE-CREEP, adv. Sc. In a creeping, sneaking
manner.
Lnk. No for that gang heepie-creep, But still wi' manly front,
Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873 47. ^
HEEPY, sb. Obs. Sc. 1. A fool ; a stupid person.
Also used allrib.
Lnk. Maggy ken'd the wyte, and sneer'd, Cau'd her a poor daft
heepy, Ramsay Poems (ed. 1800) I. 273 (Jam.).
2. A melancholy person.
Rnf. PicKEN Poems (1788) Gl. (Jam.)
HEER, see Hain Hier.
HEERBREEADS.si^.//. Yks. Thebackandfrontcross-
bars in the frame of the bottom of a cart. w.Yks. (J.J.B.)
See Ear, sb.' 2 (4).
HEERINSEUGH. HEERINSE"W, see Heronsew,
HEERYESTREEN. The same as ere yestreen, s. v.
Ere. prep. 2 13 1.
HEESE. HEESEL,HEEST, see Heeze, Hisself, Haste, w.
HEESTERIN, i-i. Obsol. Nhb. A handle for hoisting
or lifting up.
They've puttcn a new heesterin on the pant (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
HEET, see Halt.
HEETHENBERRY, sb. Chs.' The fruit of the haw-
thorn, Cmlaeo^iis O.xvacanlha.
HEEVAL,'HEEVE, see Evil, si.^, Eve, v.
HEEVIL, sb. Sc. The conger-eel, Conger vulgaris.
Lth. Neill Fishes (1810) 2 (Jam.).
HEEVY-SKEEVY, see Havey-cavey.
HEEZE, V. and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Lakel. Cum.
Yks. I. Ma. Also written hease Kcd. ; heese Sc. n.Cy.
Cum.'*; and in forms heis Sc. (Jam.) ; heise Abd. I. Ma. ;
heize Fif. ; hese Dmf ; heyce e.Yks.' -, hiese Rxb. ; hise
Sh.I. Lnk. ; hize N.I.' ; hyze Bnff. [hliz.] 1. v. To hoist,
heave, raise, lift ; also^^g-. to elevate, exalt. Cf hoise.
Sc. The sailor wha's been lang at sea. On waves like mountains
HEEZY
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heezed, Shepherd's Wedding (1789') 20. Sh.I. I wid staand an'
luik ta da boats hisin' der sails, 5/;. News (Nov. 5, 1898). Elg.
Bunyan's louping-on-stane too, Whilk dreich-a— s'd Christians
heez'd, Couper Poetry (1804) l'- 7°- 'BnS. How shall a Norlan'
Bard, o' speech unkempt. To hyze remembrance to the bin attempt,
Taylor PofJHS 11787"! 136. Abd. Bind a laurel roun' her brow,
An' heeze her to the sky. Still Cottars Sunday 0845) 152. Frf.
High heez'd by fame, Morison Poems (1790) 99. Per. The friendly
Bard Wha first should heese me up to fame, Spence Poems (1898)
146. Fif. Now, had the Sun's meridian chair Been heiz'd up
heicher i' the air, Tennant Papistry (1827) 8. Slg. Gude folk I
like to heeze them. But rogues I ay will satirize them, Galloway
Poems (1792} 42. Rnf. When she saw our Johnnie's face. She
set hersel' to please, And heezed him up wi' buttered scones,
Barr Poems !'i86i) 162. Ayr. Still higher may they heeze Ye in
bliss. Burns Dream, st. 9. Lnk. Up to the starns I'm heezed,
Ramsay Poems (1721) 182. e.Lth. Heezin' hissel frae the tae leg
on to the tither, Hunter J. Iitivick (1895) 27. Edb. Seyin' what
he can To heeze up ... A thocht o' ither days, M*=Dowall Poems
(1830) 221. SIk. It was heezing upon the tae side and myntyng
to whommil me, Hogg Tales (1838) no, ed. 1866. Rxb. The haly
page abread he hiest, Ruickbie Wayside Cottager (1807) 130.
Dmf. His comrades . . . Heeze up his carcase on a chair, Mayne
Siller Gun (1808) 70. Kcb. John heez'd his cap An' gied the
claith the ither chap, Davidson Seasons (1789) 65. N.I.' n.Cy.
Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.); N.Cy.i, Nhb.i, Lakel.z, Cum.!* e.Yks.'
Roger lend us a hand te heyce this seek o' floor inti cant. n.Yks.
(I.W.) I. Ma. I hcis'ed a HI to one side to make room, Rydi.ngs
Tales (1895) 38.
Hence Heissing, sb. a hoisting, lifting, shrugging.
LMa. Givin' a lil heissin' wis his shouldars, lik he did in the
pulfit, Rydings Tales (1895") 39.
2. To rock with a swinging motion ; to toss, dandle a
child ; to dance.
Slg. Nane can heeze the highland fling Like merry light Miss
Drummond, Galloway AWsoh (1806) 16. Nhb.' Heeze aba babby
on the tree top. Cum. (M.P.)
Hence Heezing, sb. a rocking, tossing.
Nhb.' Aa gat sic a heezin on the shuggy-shoe.
3. To carry, hurry ; to travel fast, push on.
Sc. Aflf they heezed her awa* to Glasgow, Scotch Haggis, 78.
Lnk. How grim loom the mountains as onwards we heeze,
Nicholson Idylls (1870) 20.
4. sb. A hoist, heave, lift up ; Jig. aid, help, furtherance.
Bnff. Robie after her did run To gie 'r a hyze, Taylor Poems
(1787) 92. Abd. Gi'en an auld wife a heise afore she wear awa,
Cadenhead Bon Accord (1853) 186. Kcd. He quickly gied the
bags a hease, Jamie Muse (,1844) 102. Ags. (Jam.) Frf. Should
plenty gie thy kyte a heeze, Morison Poems (1790) 95. Rnf. It
needs nae ither heeze To gar its fluid [flood] rin faster, Picken
Poems (1813) I. 97. Lnk. It might rise, An' after by them get a
hise. Watt Poems (18871 8. Edb. Braid Claith lends fock an unco
heese, Fergusson Poems (1773) 127, ed. 1785. Rxb. Business
gets a noble heeze, A. Scorr Poems (ed. 1808; 83. Dmf. Frae the
Laird's han' gat mony a lad ... A quiet hese up Fortune's brae,
Thom Jock o' Knowe (1878) 56. LMa. Give me a heise with this,
on to me back (S.M.).
5. A toss, twist, lift of the head, &c.
Wgt. Cock yer lugs, if you please, Gie yer head a bit heeze,
Fraser Poems (1885) 47. I. Ma. He gave me a Hm ! and a heise
of his neck, Caine Manxman : 1895) pt. v. iii.
6. A swing; the act or instrument of swinging.
Lth. We're just takin' a heeze on the yen, Marriage (1818) II.
392 (Jam.).
[1. Than all sammyn, with handis, feit, and kneis. Did
heis thar saill, Douglas Eneados (1513), ed. 1874, n. 274.
Dan.//«'5P, to hoist ; cogn.w.LG./!/'scn (Berghaus), Bremen
dial. (I'Vlb.) ; EFris. /liscit (/tiscn), ' hissen' (Koolman).]
HEEZY, sb. Sc. Irel. Also written heasie Gall. ;
heisie Sc. (Jam.) [hi'zi.] 1. A hoist, heave ; a lift or
help upwards. See Heeze, sb. 4.
Sc. If he had stuck by the way, I would have lent him a heczie,
Scott Guy M. (1815) xiii. Rnf. It yet will get its heezy, Picken
Poems (1813) I. 148. Lnk. Hamilton the bauld and gay Lends
me a heezy, Ramsay Po^his (1721) 189. Lth. My heart it gat a
heezie Wi' joy, Bruce Poems (1813) II. 70. Gall. His memory
shall not perish ; it has got a famous heazie already, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824) 33, ed. 1876. Kcb. Get a heezy o'er the sleugh o'
want, DwiDSON Sfrtso»5 ( 1789; 9. Ant. ' Send hima heezie,' send
him a lift ; used contemptuously, Grose ,1790) MS. add. (C.)
Hence Blanket-heezie, sb. one who tosses another in a
blanket.
This wark O' blanket-heezies stout and stark, Tennant Papistry
(1827) 130.
2. A tossing, anything that discomposes one.
Sc. One is said to get a heisie in a rough sea (Jam.) ; They wad
hae gotten an unco heezy, Scorr Bride of Lam. {iQig) xxiv. Slk.
She's gi'en my heart an unco heezy, Hogg Poems ted. 1865) 272.
Kcb. To see ilk flogging witless coof Get o'er his thum' a heezy,
Davidson Seasons 11789) 16.
HEF, HEFFALD, HEFFUL, see Half, Hickwall.
HEFFER, V. Nhb. [he-far.] To laugh vulgarly. Nhb.»
Hence Hefferin',/>/i/.rt(^'.laughing in an imbecile fashion.
He's a greet hefl"erin feul (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.»
HEFFLE, HEFFUT, see Haffle, v., Evet.
HEFT, sb.^ and v.^ Sc. Irel. and midl. and s. counties
of Eng. Also Amer. Also in forms heifteen, heifteni
Wxf.' ; hift e.An.' Dor. [h)eft.] 1. sb. Weight, esp.
the weight of a thing as ascertained by weighing it
in the hand. Also used fig.
Wxf.i Th' heiftem o' pley veil all ing to lug [The weight of the
play fell into the hollow], 86. Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1B56)
709; Lin.iThegarthmen guessed it at ten stun heft. Nhp.^ What's
th' heft on't ? War.^ w.Wor.* That pan is real good iron, 'tis
sold by heft. s.Wor. Feel th' 'eft on it, a's desput 'eavy i^H.K.) ;
s.Wor.' Shr,* A dead heft is a weight that cannot be moved;
Shr.2, Hrf.'2 Pem. There's a heft with'n (E.D.). s.Pem. There's
a good heft in this 'ere block (W.M.M.) ; Laws Little Eng. (1888)
420. Glo. I think the heft may be 4 lb. (A.B.) ; Ellis Pronunc.
(1889) V. 66 ; GI0.12 Brks. That be a good h^ft (M.J.R). Ken.l
This here heeve '11 stand very well for the winter, just feel the
heft of it. Hmp. The heft of the branches. Wise Netv Forest
(1883) 188; I zee the gurt bell, too, and I was told the heft on
'un. Foresters Miscell. \ 1846) 166 ; Hmp.i LW. 'Look at the heft
of 'n,' said the proud father, ' entirely drags ye down, Miss Sibyl,
'e do,' GRAY^»«M/(-y (1889) I. 260; (J.D.R,); I.W." 'Tes the
deuce o' one heft ; ' it's a great weight. Wil. Britton Beauties
(1825); Slow Gl. (1892); Wil.' What heft is that parcel? i.e.
what weight is it? Dor. A body plump's a goodish lump. Where
reames ha' such a heft, Barnes Gl. (1869-70) 3rd S. 22 ; I cant
maike it out How he can bear up sich a hift, '^'oung Rabin Hill
(1864)4. Som. Whatever tes, the heft es jest the zame, Agrikler
Rhymes (1872) 9; Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825^; W. & J.
Gl. (1873) ; SwEETMAN Wincanton Gl. (1885'). w.Som.' The only
word used to express ponderance. 'Weight' iq.v.) in the dialect
means something quite difl'erent. ' You'll sure to catch a cold !
your things be so light's vanity, there id'n no heft in em.' Dev.
Dawntcc vind thickee maid a purty glide heft tu car var? Hewett
Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Dev.' n.Dev. Nell isn't a gurt fustilugs O' cart-
hoss heft, Rock Jim an Nell (1867) st. 62. [Amer.Constitoounts
air hendy to help a man in, But arterwards don't weigh the heft
of a pin, Lowell Biglow Papers (1848; 1. iv. 135 ; Dial. Notes.
(1896) 379.]
Hence Hefty, adj. heavy, weighty, ponderous; also
Msedfig.
Per. She bein' a muckle denty wife, an' rael hefty, he coupet in
himsel' an' got sair drookit, Cleland Inchbracken (1883"! 147, ed.
1887. Brks. (M.J.B.), n.Wil. (G.E.D.) Som. A hefty-lookin
pictur — need hev a strongish naail, Agrikler Rhymes (18721 59.
[Amer, It was not a very hefty speech. Dial. Notes ( 1S96, 379.]
2. The act of heaving ; an effort, heave, lift ; strength,
heaving.
s.Chs.' Der. Giving a sudden mighty heft that was intended to
do the work, Cushing Voe (1888) Li; It was a tremendous heft
to raise the boat on to the wall, ib. II. x. e.An.' Dev. The sturdy
parson . . . gave the stuck wheel such a powerful heft that the old.
cart rattled, Blackmore Cliristotvell {1881) iii.
3. Phr. al my heft, fig. at my convenience or leisure.
Hrf.', Glo.'
4. A shooting pain.
w.Wor.' I've got such a heft in my side I canna scahrsely draw
my breath.
5. V. To lift, raise, uplift.
Sc. Mr. Paul hefted the wean. Steel Roivan (1895) '29. Kcb.
There to the beetling rock he hefts his prey, Davidson Seasons
('789)3. War.2 Wor. It's too heavy to heft ^W.B.). ni.Wor.
Heft this ! (J.C.) -w.Wor. A bigger load than he could well heft,
S. Beauchamp Gianiley Grange (1874) '• 3°; w.Wor.' Do carr'
this paay'l [pail] far mC, I canna heft it when it's full o' watter.
S 2
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s.Wor. (H.K.\ s.Wor.i, Shr.2, Hrf.^ GIo. Ah ! you know when
you hefted one of thaay sheaves o' hissen, Buckman Darke's
Sojourn (1890) 197 ; Ellis Promoic. (1889") V. 66. Oxf.i Used in
the sense of ' to lift ' at Yarnton. Suf. I,C.T.) Ess. But lor, he
heft them peas up on his fork! Downe Ballads (1895) 29. Hnip.
(H.E.) ; I can heft anything you like to name with any man of
forty, Gray //<•(?)/ o/5/orHi ^1891) I. 37. l.W.i Som. W. & J.
Gl. (1873). w.Som.' I don't think you be man enough vor to hcf
thick. Dev. Diiee, plaize, til heft thease flasket up 'pon my
showlder ; 'e's drelTul 'eavy, Hewett Peas. S/>. (18921.
6. To weigh in the hand ; to lift in order to judge of the
weight.
se.Wor.' Just heft this 'ere young un, yunt 'e a weight? Shr.t
' W'y, Betty, han yo' carried that basket all the way ? ' ' Iss, an'
yo' jest heft it,* s.Peni. Poor '1 Jack is improvin' wonderful now
laately ; heft'n you (W.M.M.). Glo.'2 Oxf. Ellis Promiiic.
(1889 1 V, 128 ; Oxf.' Um bee prop'uur e%'i, dhee jest eft um ['Em
be proper 'eavy, thee jest 'eft 'em], Brks. That basket is a weight,
you just heft it then (W.H.E.'I ; Brks." A woman selling a turkey
will say ' heft 'un.' Hmp. 'To heft the bee-pots,' is to lift them
in order to judge how much honey they contain, Wise TVcmj Forest
(1883) 188; Hmp.l I.W. (J.D.R.^ ; I.W.2 Jest heft it vvuU 'ee,
you. Wil.' Som. Just you heft it, Sir— you'll see what a heft it
is i.W.F.R.). w.Sora.* He's a very nice pullet, only please to
hef'm— to try the heft o' un your own zul. nw.Dev.' e.Dev.
He took up a root or two here and there, and ' hefted it ' (that is
to sa3*, poised it carefully to judge the weight, as one does a letter
for the post;, Blackmore Perlycross (1894) viii. [Nfld. Trans.
Anier. Flk-Lore Soc. (1894).]
7. To throw, heave.
Dev. Take an' heft tha bagger intii tha river. A gude dowsing
'ull take tha liquor out o' 'n, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Heft they
into the watter, Blackmore Christowell (1881) ii ; Zober, passon,
zober .' or ee'll heft 'un over tother zide, ib. iii.
8. Of bread, &c. : to rise.
Dev. My bread's hefting fine, O'Neill Idyls (1892) 38.
Hence Hefting, vbl. sb. the rising of yeast or barm in
bread, &c.
Dev. After I've paid for a drop of barm for the hefting, ib. 41.
[1. How shall my prince and uncle now sustain . . .
so great a heft ? Harington Ariosto (1591) xliii (Narks). 2.
He cracks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts, Shaks.
JVint. T. II. i, 45.]
HEFT, s6,2 and v.^ Sc. n.Cy. Dur. Lakel. Cum. Also
in forms haft Sc. ; heflfs.Sc. (Jam.) Slk. [heft] 1. sb.
An accustomed pasture ; Jig. a dwelling, place of rest,
domicile ; a haunt. Cf, heaf, sb.^
Sc. She came to fetch her out of ill haft and waur guiding, Scott
Midlothian (1818) xviii. Bch. When I found mj'self infeft In a
young Jack, I did resolve to change the haft, Forbes Dominie
(1785) 46. s.Sc. (Jam.) Slk. A weel-hained heflf, and a beildy
lair, Hogg Brozvnie of Bodsbeck (1818) I, 287 (Jam.). Rxb, The
haunt which a sheep adopts, in the language of shepherds, is
called its 'haft,' Young Annals Agric. (1784-1815) XXVIl. 185.
N.Cy.i
2. V. To accustom sheep to a new pasture.
Slk. (Jam.) Gall. I had been ' hefting' (as the business is called
in our Galloway land) a double score of lambs which had just been
brought from a neighbouring lowland farm to summer upon our
scanty upland pastures. Now it is the nature of sheep to return
if they can to their mother-hill, or at least to stray farther and
farther off, seeking some well known landmark. So, till such new
comers grow satisfied and 'heft' (or attach) themselves to the
soil, they must be watched carefully both night and day, Crockett
Standard Bearer (iSgS) 6 ; Animals are said to be hafted, when
they live contentedly on strange pastures, when they have made
a haunt, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824),
Hence Hefter, sb. a man employed to watch sheep,
when first taken to a new pasture, to prevent them
breaking dike.
Gall. Ye'll no' dee like the hefter o' the Star, . . when he cam
to heft hoggs, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xli,
3. To dwell, live ; to cause or accustom to live in a place,
to become domiciled. Gen. in pp.
Sc. Do not meet till he is hefted as it were to his new calling,
Scott Redg. 1,1824) Lett, ix ; Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776) Gl. Abd.
Besides I'm tauld, the singin' lasses That heft sae aft about
Parnassus, Skin.ner Poems (.1809) 43. Lnk. Ill nature hefts in
sauls that's weak and poor, Ramsay Goitlc S/iep. (1725) 33, ed.
1783 ; He is not yet properly hefted into the ways of the world.
Eraser ll'haups (1895I vii. Dmf, You will find yourself much
more comfortable than you have been in your old place, if once
you are fairly hafted to the new one, Carlyle Lett. (1846) in
Atlantic Monthly (1898) LXXXII. 681. Lakel.= He gat hissel fairly
weel hefted in, an' nin o' them cud touch him.
Hence(i) Heffing,56. keeping,maintenance,sustenance;
(2) Hefted, />/>/. adj. (a) accustomed, wonted ; (6) of moun-
tain sheep : let along with a farm and depastured on a
particular part of the common or fellcalled their heaf (q.v.).
(i) Slk. (Jam.) ; Gin I had the heffing o' them, Hogg Tales (1838)
618, ed. 1866. (2, a) Dur. In a hefted manner (K.). (6) Cum.'*
HEFT, sb.^ and v.^ Sc. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. 1. sb.
A pretext, excuse ; deception, deceit, dissimulation.
Cum." n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ ' That was t'heft on 'em,' their sly way
of handling the matter. ne.Yks.' It's all heft. m.Yks.'
2. V. To prevaricate. Cum.'*
Hence Hefter, sb. a prevarication ; a romancer or
teller of incredible stories.
Cum.i" Lan. ' Thow's larnt me summat I duddent kna afooar,
an' I'se obleegt ta the ' ; but I thowt ta mesell, ' That is a hefter/
R. Piketah Fomess Flk. (1876) 11.
3. To nonplus, pose ; to punish, vex.
Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. [C.) Cum.* He did heft him.
Hence (i) Hefter, sb. an effective speech or operation ;
a poser, 'clincher' ; anything very large; (2) Hefting,
sb. a beating ; Jig. an effective and decisive attack.
(i) Cum.'* Wra. Thoo's a hefter mi lad, en better ner enny
doctor, RoBisoN^fl/rf Taales (1882) 17. n.Lan.' (2) Lakel. ^ Ah
gat a heftin wi trj'in' ta carry that pig on mi rig. Cum.'*
[1. A Jig. use of haft, s6.']
HEFT, I'.* Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Also in
form haft N.I.' To confine or restrain nature ; esp. to let
a cow's milk increase until the udder gets large and hard,
as is done with milch cows taken to market. Gen. in pass.
Sc. A cow's milk is said to be heftit, when it is not drawn off
for some time. . . One is said to be heftit, when in consequence of
long retention of urine, the bladder is painfully distended (Jam.).
Bnff.' Fif. The terror of bringing her home heftet, . . the effect
of grazing among wet clover, Colville Vernacular (1899) 15.
N.I.', N.Cy.' Nhb. A cow ' hefts well,' that is, gorges in the udder
till it is distended. When the milk flows from the paps she 'will
not heft' or she 'hefts ill' (R.O.H.); Nhb.' s.Dnr. Her ure
[udder] was ter'ble hefted (J.E. D.). n.Cum. Ellwood (1895).
Wm. If a cow's udder is loose and flaccid it is said 'she will not
heft' or 'she hefts ill' (T.H.). [You also see the impropriety of
hefting . . . the milk in cows until the udder is distended, Stephens
Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 522.]
Hence HeJIed milk, plir., see below.
Nhb, A cow is put dry for some time before calving ; and after
calving the milk is called ' beasting ' or ' hefted ' milk (^R.O.H.).
[Norw. dial. Iiejta, to bind, restrain (Aasen).]
HEFT, v^ Yks. To hurry, hasten.
w.Yks. He did heft it (J.T.).
HEFT, sec Haft, 56.', Heave.
HEFTIN, ppL adj. Yks. Adhering, clinging to. See
Heft, v."
w.Yks. Great heftin chignons, Niddcrdill Olm. (1880) ; Lucas
Stud. Nidderdale [c. 1882) Gl.
HEFTY, adj. e.An. Of wind or weather : rough ;
boisterous, wild.
e.An.' Nrf. Rum night this, hefty weather, don't it blow and
snow, Emerson Lagoons (ed. 1896) 98 ; A few flakes of snow and
a hailstorm tore across the floods. 'An omen of hefty weather,'
the keeper said, ib. 120; A hefty sea (A.G.). Suf. A hefty night
(C.G.B.).
[Du. hejtigh, vehement (Hexham) ; G. heftig.]
HEG, see Hag, 56.'
HEG-BEG, s6. Sc. The nettle.
Sc. If ye touch Heg-beg, Hcg-beg will gar you fyke. Chambers
Pop. Rhymes (1870) 109. Gall. An old riddle respecting the nettle
runs this way — ' Heg Beg adist the dyke — and Heg Begayont the
dyke— Gif ye touch Heg Beg— Heg Beg — will gar ye byke, Mac-
taggart Encycl. (1824) 10, ed, 1876.
HEGBERRY, see Hagberry.
HEG(G, V. and sb. Nhb, Dur, Cum. Wm, [heg.]
1. V. To set the teeth on edge.
Cum. We caw them hegbcrries because they heg our teeth
HEG(G
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HEIGH-GO-MAD
(B. & H.). Wm. Eat those heg-berries and they will heg your
teeth (B.K.).
2. To rue, repent of doing a thing. Nlib.'
3. sb. A spite, grudge.
s.Dur. She has a hcgg at him [she spites him] (J.E.D.).
HEG(G, see Egg, v.
HEGGAN, sb. Cor. A hard, dry cough. Thomas
Raii(iii;al Rhymes (1895) Gl. Cf. hack, sb} IS.
HEGGLE, HEGGR, HEGH, see Haggle, v.\ Higgle,
Hagger, z'.^, Hech.
HEGHEN, sb. Ayr. (Jam.) Also written hechen. The
fireside.
HEGHLE, see Hechle, v.
HEGHT, sb. Obs. Sc. A heavy fail.
Gall. I Jam.) Kcb, Laying the rosy weans upo' the floor Wi'
donsy hcglit, Davidson Sensoiis (1789) 28 iib.).
HEGHT, HEGLE, see Hight, v.\ Higgle.
HEGLET, HEGLUT, see Eglet.
HEG-PEG BUSHES, pltr. Glo.^ The blackthorn,
Pruiiiis spiiwsa.
HEGRIE, see Haigrie.
HEGRIL'S SKIP, phi: Sh.I. The heron, Ardea
cimrea. Swainson Birds (1885) 144. Cf. skip hegrie.
HEGS, int. Sc. Also in form haigs e.Fif. [hegz.]
An e.Nclamation ; a pettj' oath, ' fegs.' Cf. haith.
Cai.' e.Fif. Haigs, it cheats me, Laito Tarn Bodkin (i864"i ii.
Rnf. Hegs, Jock, gin ye war herelil^eme [Fegs, ed. 1813], Picken
Poems (.1788) 53 (Jam.). Lnk. Hegs, when the Minister body
cam' in The sorry a biddin' he needit but ane, Watson Poems
(1853) 35.
HEH, HEHLLIE, HEI, see Hech, Heely, adj., Aye, adv.'^
HEI, HEICH, HEICK, see He, Hech, High, Hike.
HEID, HEIDEN, see Head, Hide, v.'^, Haden.
HEIFER, sb. and v. Var. dial, forms and uses in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. I. Dial, forms : (i) Arfer, (2) Ayfer, (3)
Haffer, (4) Haifer, (5) Harfer, (6) Heckfor, (7) Heifker,
(8) Hiver, 19) Yaffer, (10) Yeffer, (11) Yeifer.
(I) ne.Ken. I've boiiglit an a;r)fa^r) dis marnin' (H.M.). (2)
se.Wor.i, Glo.' (3'. Sus.' (4) Shr.' (5) Sus.' (6) n.Cy. Grose
(1790), e.Nrf. Marshall Pur. Ecoit. (1787). (7) e.An.^, Nrf.
(Halu) l8) Wxf.i g- Dev. Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Dev.2
n.Dev. That prime yafTer That's down in Goilcy Mead, Rock Jim
oh' TVf// (1867) St. 73. nw.Dev.i s.Dev., e.Cor. (Miss D,), Cor.'*
(10) w.Som.' A maiden yeffer. Cor.^ (11) Dev.'
II. Dial. uses. 1. sb. In co«?/i. Heifer-stirk, a one-year-
old cow calf.
w.Yks. Thease heifer stirks are worth ,f6oo a peice, Lucas
Sitid. NMeidale (c. 1882) 32.
2. A young cow with its first calf.
e.Suf. A cow is so called till she has calved twice (F.H.). Som.
(W.F.R.), Dev.2
3. V. To earmark castrated cows.
Gall. All castrated females [kine] are marked in the ear; to
mark them so is to heifer them, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 432,
cd. 1876.
[1. (6) Hekfere, beeste . . . jinwnca, Prompt. ; Hekfere,
bucctila, Fid. Voc. (c. 1475) in Wright's Foe. {1884) 758.
(7) A yonge hefkcr. Found. St. Bartholomeiifs (c. 1425) 41.]
HEIFFLE, sb. Fif. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A ' toolj'ie ' with a young wench.
HEIFTEEN, HEIFTEM, see Heft, sb.'^
HEIGH, /;;/.and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Der. Not. Lin. Glo. Som. Dev. Also written hey
Sc.e.Dur.' w.Yks.' e.Lan.' Der.'^n.Lin.' Sus. Hmp. n.Dev.;
and in forms a Dev.^ ; high nw.Der.' 1. int. A call to
attract attention ; an exclamation expressive of surprise,
grief, &c. Cf hech.
Sc. And 'heigh, Annie,' and 'how, Annie! O, Annie, winna
ye bide?' Jamieson Pop. Ballads ;i8o6) I. 42; But hey! whar
hae I got to now — My friend, I've maist forgotten you? Gray
Poems (1811) 85. Mry. Heigh, says breathless 'Willie, Hay Liiilie
(1851) 10. Frf. Heigh, when I think, A stane tied roon yer neck,
nae doot. To gar ye sink, Johnston Poems (18691 120. Lnk. Hey !
but ye're early Robin, my man! Orr Lnigh Flichts (1882) 62.
Ir. And then heigh for the potsheen, and contrabands, Barrington
Sketches (1830) I. viii. e.Dur.' Hey! aa din-aa [really, I don't
know]. 'Wm. Heigh Jack ! is te within ? Whitehead Leg. (1859)
7, ed. 1896. Yks. (J. W.), w.Yks." Lan. Hey Missis ! let me gang
wi' j'e, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 60. Der.^ Hey!
how boo did but syke ! nw.Der.^ An exclamation to arrest any
one's progress, or to attract any one's attention at a distance.
n.Lin.i Hey ! but it was a big un.
2. Phr.(i I Heigh go, ' heigho,' an exclamation of surprise ;
(2) ■ — gobet, a call to horses to go more quickly ; (3) — go-
inago, a virago, termagant ; (4) — hey, an exclamation ex-
pressive of weariness, sorrow, &c.; (5) — ho or how(e, {a)
see (4) ; {b) to yawn ; ic) a charwoman ; (6) — howe ham,
see (4) ; (7) — jing-go-ring, a girls' game ; (8) — itp, an
exclamation to attract attention ; also used to draw the
attention of a person to move out of the way ; (9) — iviltie-
zvine, a. fireside game ; see below ; (10) io be in one's heigh-
ohs, to be in a state of exultation ; (11) like hey-ma-nannie,s.t
full speed ; i 12) to play hay, to be in a violent passion.
(i) w.Som.^ Heighgo ! here's a row I what's up! He^' go!
here's a purty kettle o' fish. n.Dev. Hey go ! What disycase dest
me-an ? Exm. Scold. (1746) 1. 15. nw.Dev.' (2) Glo. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (M.) (3) Dev.^ Thickee maid o' mine's a rigler
ago-mago. Her zwear'th and holler'th 'zof her wuz the dowl
hiszel. (4) Abd. 'Heigh hey," quoth Bydby, ' this is unco hard,'
Ross Heleiiore (1768) 72, ed. 1812. (5, a) Sc. Heigh how is
heavisome, An old wife is dowiesome, Kelly Prov. (1721) 156.
Sc. Monthly Mag. (1800 1 I. 324. Frf. Hey how, mj- rumple sairdoes
smart, MoRisoNPofiHS (1790) 107. Edb. I gap't', an'gae alangheigh-
how, Crawford Poems (1798) 47. Nhb. An exclamation, equiva-
lent to ' well-well,' or to an expression of pity or regret (R.O.H.).
Cura.i (A) n.Yks.'*, nw.Der.' (c) N.Cy.' So called from a
notorious propensity to all kinds of low gossip and marvellous
stories (s.v. Jar-woman). (6) Cum.' (7) Abd. Wi' their hey-
jing-go-ring and their through-the-needle-e'e, Cadenhead Bon
Accord (1853) 251. (8) w.Yks. Heigh up lads, ther's a cah dahn,
Prov. in Brighoiise News (Sept. 14, 1889) ; Banks Wkfld. Wds.
(1865) ; Burnley 5fe/t:/jf5 (1875) 321. e.Lan.' (9) Gall. There
are many ways of drawing out the merry concern. .». One of the
lasses . . . addresses one of the lads so — ' Hey, Wullie Wine, and
How Wullie Wine, 1 hope for hame ye'll no incline, Ye'll better
light, and stay a' night, And I'll gie thee a lady fine.' Then he
answers, ' Wha will ye gie if I wi' ye bide, To be my bonny
blooming bride. And lie down lovely by my side ? ' Again, she — ■
' I'll gie thee Kate o' Dinglebell, A bonny body like yersell.' Then
he — ' I'll stick her up in the pear tree. Sweet and meek and sae is
she, I lov'd her ance, but she's no for me. Yet I thank j-e for
your courtesy.* [And so on with alternate offers and refusals
until one is accepted.] The lad, before the questions are put,
whispers to another the girl he will stop with — so this one must
be given before the dialogue ends. The chief drift . . . seems to
be to discover the sweet-hearts of one another, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824) 261, ed. 1876. (10) s.Not. When 'e wor on 'is
heigh-oh's, 'e'd tek an' throw everything about the shop (J.P.K.).
(11) Lnk. Gordon Pyotshaiv (1885J 158. (12) w.Yks.'
3. A call of encouragement to a dog when hunting
rabbits. nw.Dev.'
Hence (i) Heigh, v. to urge on, incite, encourage; (2)
Heigh away, (3) — in, (4) — lads, or elats, (5) — there, (6)
— up, phr. a call of encouragement to dogs.
(i) w.Yks. I ' heigh'd ' him an' clapped him, Hallam Wadslcy
Jack (1866J viii. (2) Sus., Hmp. Holloway. (3) nw.Dev.J (4)
n.Lin.' (5, 6) nw.Dev.'
4. V. To cry ' hey.'
Frf. He . . . played on his flute to the dancers while they
' hooch'd ' and ' hey'd ' till the rafters of the old Castle Keep rang
again, LowsoN Giiidfollow (1890) 227. Lnk. They hooched, an'
heyed, an' loupt an' flang, Orr Laigli Flichts (1882) 48.
HEIGH, HEIGHER, see Hie, v."^. High, Higher.
HEIGH-GO-MAD, adv. and si!'. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Der.
Alsowrittenheigomad w.Yks.; hey-go-mad n.Yks.^e.Yks.
m.Yks.' e.Lan.' [h)ei'-g6mad.] 1. adv. In excessively
high spirits ; wildly, madly, furiously ; with great force.
Also used as an adj.
n.Cy. (Hall.) e.Yks. They've played hej-gomad, Marshall
Riir. Econ. (1796). m.Yks.' w.Yks. Sum we chimleys on em,
an't smook puthcrin at tops like hcigo-mad, Tom Treddlehoyle
Trip ta Liinnan (1851) 47 ; w.Yks.' 2* Lan. Aw know naw what
betook th' owd lad, He whirl'd his hat loike hey go-mad, Sngs.
IVilsoits (1865) 50 ; Th' dandy-cock wurcrowin' like hcigh-go-mad
lung afore dayleet, Brierley Day Out (1859) 27. e.Lan.' The
horse broke the traces and ran off like heygom.id.
HEIGH'N
[134;
HEIR
2. sb. Riotous frolic, tumult ; a state of great excitement,
high spirits, rioting.
Yks. Grose (1790). n.Yks.* ; n.Yks.^ They went beyond all
bounds, they played the very hey-go mad. e.Yks. Marsh-'ill
Riir. Ecoii. (1796) II. 325. m.Yks.i, nw.Der.'
HEIGHN, see Hain, v?
HEIGHNE, sb. Lan. A lump ; a large piece of bread
or other food. Cf. hunch, sb}
Bobbj' give him a heighne o' that brade un cheese, Staton
D. Shuttle Boivtiin, 31.
HEIGHT, sb. and v. Var. dial, forms and uses in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. I. Dial, forms: li) Eckth, (2) Haigth,
(3) Hate, (41 Hecht. (5) Heckth, (6) Hecth, (7) Heet, (8)
Heicht, (9) Heighth, (10) Height-th, (11 ) Heit, (12) Heith,
(13) Hekth, (14) Heyt, (15) Hicht, (i6)Hight,(i7) Highth,
(18) Higth, (19) Hith, (20J Hoith. [For further examples
see II. below.]
(i) w.Wor.' 'Ast ta bin a' the cathedral at 'Ooster? Eh ! 'tis a
eckth to be sure ! se.Wor.' (2) e.Dev. In haigth laike a palm-
tree, Pl-lman Siig. Sol. (i860'; vii. 7. (3) Chs.i (4) Sc. (Jam.'I,
Nhp. ' (5^ m.Wor. i.T.C.) Hrf. 'What a lieckth he is now!'
said of a balloon ;N.G.). (6) Nhp.^ War.2 Poplars grow to a
great hecth. s.Wor. i:H.k.\ Glo.*, Hmp.' Wil. Britton i?OT»<(Vs
(.i825> ; Wii.i2 ( 7) Nhb. iR.O.H.) Cum. Cocker Willy lap bawk
heet, Gilpin Ballads (1866) 303. Wm. Wi girt hee pows, sick a
heet, Spec. Dial. ',18851 pt. iii. 21. (8) Fif. Whilk raisit till ane
unco heicht The crabbitness o' that guid knicht, Tennant Papistry
(1827') 177. Ayr. It's the heicht o' nonsense, Service Notanduiiis
(1890; 4. Dmf. Ye're grown sic a maist awsom heicht, QuiNN
Heather (1863 23. (9) Ken. Well, look what a heighth it is
(D.W.L.\ [Amer. Z)/rt/.AWfs(i896) I.418.] (10) w.Yks. > J.W.\
s.Not. (J.P.K.) (ii)nw.Der.i (12) Ken. (G.B.) (13) Oxf.» (14)
e.Ian.i (15) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.i Per. Fra the hicht O' college ways
an'college learnin'.HALiBUr.TON' OcJtil Idylls [i8gi) 51. (16) Der.',
s.Not., nXin.i, sw.Lin.', Pem. lE.D.) 117) Lei.^ Wil. What's the
highth o' thuc doer? (E.H.G.) Som. Tha highth of happiness,
Agrikler /?/i)'mfs(i872 69. (18) War.^ The rick is a good higth.
(19) Dor. Barnes Gl. ,1863). (20) s.Ir. He had the hoith 0' fine
language all about it, Lover Leg. (1848 II. 461.
II. Dial. uses. 1. sb. A hill, elevation ; an elevated
place. Also usedy^g-.
Frf. At the smooth-skinned end [of the dog] were hichts an'
howes, an' bare places whaur the banes stuck oot, Willock
Rosetty Ends (1886) 45, ed. 1889. Per. Haunted with anxiety
lest any 'hicht' should end in a ' howe,' Ian Maclaren i?;7fr
Bush (1895) 40. Rnf. Auld Hornie then forthwith 'gan scour By
heicht and howe, Thom Rhymes, &c. ,1844) 65. Edb. Hills are
variously named, according to their magnitude, as . . . Scarr,
Height, Shank, Pennecuik IVks. (1715) 50, ed. 1815. Dmf. I
hadna been oot on the heichts a mile, A mile on the heichts, Reid
Poems (1894) 160. Wm. T'wind . . . Com bealen doon off Cross-
fell hects. Whitehead Leg. (1859) 12.
2. Fig. A help, lift up, assistance.
Lnk. J'se be doun some antrin' nicht To gie your furthy heart
a hecht An' share your crack, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 56.
3. Pride. Brks. Oh, madam han't a bit o' height (W.W.S.).
4. The greatest degree of increase ; the greater portion.
Sc. The hicht o' the day, noon. The moon is said to be at the
hicht, when it is full moon iJam.). w.Yks. A getsn t'eit 9t muk
of (J,W.). Wor. I'll clear the hekth of it away and leave the rest
for to-day (R.M.E.). s.Wor. The win' kips whiffling they leaves
all over the place, but ' I swep' up the hecth on 'em. A's pretty
nigh done ' ah3'-makin,' th' hecth on it, 'owever ,H.K.). Glo. Your
umbrella was muddy, ma'am, but I've got the height of it ofF(A.B.) ;
Glo.' I a cleared away the hecth on it.
5. Phr. (i) to the height of music, very much ; (2) up a
lieight, up aloft.
(I i Rdn. A'. & Q. (1878) 5th S. x. 105. (2) Nhb. ' Are yc gan
up-a-hcet ? ' are j'ou going aloft, are you going to mount ? (R.O.H.)
Cum. Dan gev yah greet lowp ebben up a heet, Farrall Betty
Wilson (1886) 141.
6. V. To raise, lift up ; to heighten. Also usedy?^-.
Sc. Provisions are said to be hichted when the price is raised
(Jam.). Abd. Naething can for his loss atone. Her heart to hight,
Shirrefs Poems (1790) 25. Per. It's nane o' yer orra bodies 'at's
to hecht their tail on thae chairs, Cleland Imhbracken (1883) 48,
ed. 1S87. Rnf. These personal difficulties have been heighted
with mighty changes in the posture of our Church alTairs, Wodrow
Cones, (ed. 1842) I. 301. Lnk. Some there are that sair misca',
Whilst ithers hecht an' roose ye, Murdoch Doric Lyre ,1873) 68.
Edb. Weel may the shearers now pretend To hcigiit their fee !
Har'st Rig (1794') 40, ed. i8or. n.Lin. I just clara'd o'd o' th'
ovvd mare mane an' highted my sen up ^E.P.) ; n.Lin.' Hight th'
barril-end, th' tap wcant run.
Hence (i) Heighty or Highty, adj. cheery, bright;
cheerful, well, healthy; (2) Hichtit, pp. in great wrath,
suggesting the idea of indignation approaching to frenzy.
(I) Pem. I found her real highty this morning. The sun do
look highty coming in i,E.D.\ s.Pera. John is a bit more hcightier
to-day than a w«s isterday (W.M.M.) ; Laws Little Eiig. (1888)
420. (2' Ags. (Jam.)
7. To toss or dandle a child up and down.
Der.' nw.Der.' To throw or toss up a child to give pleasure or
produce quietness. n.Lin. (E.P.) sw.Lin.' Just hight it up and
down a bit. He wants highting, his grandmother bights him.
Hence Hightle, (i) v. to dandle, move up and down;
(2) sb. a tossing or dandling of a child.
sw.Lin.' (i) She was hightling the bairn on her foot. They
were hightling one another on a pole. (2) To a child ; ' You want
to be always on the hightle.'
8. To move up and down as children do on a see-saw;
to rise in the saddle in riding ; to walk jauntily with a
high action. Also in form highty.
s.Not. Yer must larn to hight different to that before yer can
ride. She's only been on a horse twice, but she highties very
nicely. A tho't 'e'd bed a drop, by the way 'e went highting up
and down (J.P.K.). n.Lin.'
Hence Highty-tighty, sb. a see-saw. n.Lin.'
HEIGHT, see Hait, Hight, z^.'
HEIGHTS, int. w.Yks.^ An exclamation used in the
game of marbles when a boy wishes to shoot without the
marble touching the ground, before it hits the other at
which aim is taken. Cf heist.
HEIGLE, HEIGN, HEIK, see Higgle, Hain, v.^, Hike.
HEIKY, adj. Ken. Hmp. Smart, finely dressed
Ken. Said by one woman of another, 'Aintshe heiky ! ' (W.H.E.)
Hmp. '/i.)
HEILD, HEILDED, see Heald, t-.'. Hold, v.
HEILIG, sb. Sh.I. Also in form heilik. A sloping
rock dipping towards the sea. Cf. helyack.
He ki'.ew every stack and heilig and gro, and landing-place
around the Ness, Stewart Tales (1892) 161 ; I'm been up an' doon
ower dis heilik, an' roond aboot dis banks, for da last tretty year
o' mv life, ib. 4,
HEILIT, HEILL, see Hold, i'.. Heal, v.'^
HEIM. The same as Aim, adj. (q.v.)
HEIMILT, 56. Sh.I. The pasture immediately adjoin-
ing an enclosure. S. & Ork.'
HEIN. see Hain, v.\ Hine.
HEINOUS, adj. and adv. Cum. 'i'ks. Dev. Also in
forms hayness Cum.'; henjousnw.Dev.' 1. adj. Large,
tremendous. nw.Dev.'
2. adv. Very, exceedingly, extraordinarily, used as an
intensitive.
Cum.' Hayness fine. Hayness dirty. w.Yks.* Heinous cold.
nw.Dev.' He hit ma most henjous hard.
HEIN-SHINNED, adj. Sc. Having projecting shin-
bones or large ancles.
Sc. Mackay. Ayr. She's bowhough'd, she's hein-shinn'd.
Burns Willies Wife, st. 3.
HEIR, sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also written air Hmp.'; heyrfe N.Cy.'^ w.Yks. 1. sb.
In coiiip. (i) Heir-looms, obs., the fixtures in a house ; (2)
-scap(e, (3) -ship, (4) -skip, inheritance ; (5) -word, a pro-
verbial word, a by-word ; (6) Heirs-portioners, co-heirs
or co-heiresses.
(i) N,Cy.2 Goods left in an house, as it were by way of inherit-
ance ; some standing pieces of stuff that go with the house, Ray
1691). Cum.. Wm. NicoLSON (1677) Trans. R.Lit.Soc. (1868)
IX. (2) e.Fif. Yc be certain o' sic an heirscap as Jean Bodkin's
fortune maun be, Latto Taut Bodkin (1864) v; Havin' come into
the possession o' a fiddle by heirscape, I'A, xi. Rxb. (Jam.) (31
Abd. She . . . Could write oot deeds an' settlements o' heirships
an' entails, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 26. Per. I bequeathe, as
heirship due, Mj' whole estate and wealth to you, Nicol Poems
1766) 159. (4) Sc. This is the heir; come, let us kill him, an'
let us seize on his heirskip, Henderso.n St. Matt. (1862) xxi. 38.
HEIR
[i35l
HELL
N.I.i He got it by heir skip. (5) Shr.l (6~l Lnk. She had three
daughters . . . who . . . were served heirs-portioners to their
mother in the above-mentioned subjects, Lithgow Poet. Remains
(ed. 1863) xxxviii.
2. A young timber-tree ; a young tree left standing when
old trees are felled. Gen. in pi
N.Cy.2 w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Siippl. (July ir, 1896); (R.G.)
Sur.' Sus. Young heirs — small elms so called in Chidham Manor
(G.A.W.) ; Sus.' 2 Hmp.i Universally applied to young trees.
3. i>. To inherit, become heir to.
Sc. I stood a chance To heir her father's shop, Vedder Poems
(1842) 91. Abd. Wha it was, I dinna ken, That heir'd this queer
an' antic aumrie, Anderson Rhymes ( 1867) 75. Frf. A niece, wha,
as but richt, will heir a' her bawbees, Willock Rosetly Ends (1886I
40, ed. 1889. Ayr. I'd rather be a tyrant's slave Than heir his
will, Laing Poems (1894) 35. Dmf. Bring some weans to heir his
farm, Shennan Tales (1831) 62. Gall. We shall heir her pursikie,
Mactaggart JS';if_)'!:/. (1824) 69, ed. 1876. N.I.' n.Cy. He heir'd
his estate from his brother, Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.) Nhb.
(R.O.H.) Cum." Dum' folk heirs nae Ian', Saying. w.Yks. To
heir an estate, is parlance as prevalentas it is intolerable, Hamilton
Nugae Lit. (1841) 321 ; w.Yks.'', Chs.3 s.Chs.i Dhur(z u praafi
shiivlfiil u miin'i, un ey aerz it au' [There's a pratty shovelful o'
money, an' hey heirs it aw]. Der.^, nw.Der.' n Lin.' He heir'd
it all Ira' his feyther. e.An.i His son will heir his estate. Nrf.
He heired that estate from his father, in course (W.R.E.). e.Suf.
(F.H.)
. Hence (i) Heirable, adj. heritable, entailed ; (2) Heired
property, phr. property under settlement.
(i) Chs.i Th' farm canna be sold; it's heirable; Chs.^. s.Chs.i
sw.Lin.i I thought it was heirable land. It's heirable land, or he'd
have muddled it away long sin, (2) n.Lin.*
[3. Not one son more To heir his goods, Chapman Iliad
(1611) V. 161.]
HEIR, HEIR-OYE, HEIS(E, see Hear, leroe, Heeze.
HEISAU, sb. Sc. A sea-cheer. Francisque-Michel
S(.'. Lang. (1882) 212.
HEISK, adj. Or.I. Also in form hisk. Heady, nervous,
excited, crazy.
The creature gaed clean heisk (J.G.) ; (Jam. Siippl.)
Hence Heisket, adj. nervous, excitable. (J.G.)
HEIST, int. Der. Amer. A term used in the game of
marbles which secures liberty to shoot the marble from
the knee, instead of the ground. Also used siibst. Cf.
heights.
nw.Der.' Aej^st. [Amer. In marbles, ' I have heist,' I may raise
my hand from the ground, Dial. Notes (1896) I. 61.]
HEIT, see Hite.
HEIYEARALD, sb. Lth. Rxb. (Jam.) Also written
high-year-old Rxb. A heifer of a year and a half old.
See Ha, adj.
HEIZE, HEK, HEKEL, see Heeze, Eck, Heckle, v.'
HEKKAH-PON-DOODLE, sb. Cor. [Not known to
our other correspondents.] A blockhead. (F.H.D.)
HEKKAP, HEKTH, see Hiccup, Height.
HEL, sb. Cor. [el.] The passage leading from the
door to the parlour. Jm. Royal lust, of Cor. (1886) IX.
[OCor. hel, ' aula,' Stokes CI. in Trans. Phil. Soc. (1870)
191 ; cp. Williams.]
HEL, HELANGE, see Heal, ?'.=, Elenge.
HELDE, sb. Dev. Also in form hilde. A very small
apple.
(Hall.") ; Some of the natives tell me that there is ' a zoart ov a
awpel cal'd by thicky name, but they hain't very plentiful now,
they- be ago out' (S.H.).
HELDEK, adv. and adj. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Der. Also in
forms eilder n.Yks.^; elder m.Yks.» w.Yks.^" Lan.' Uer.^
nw.Der.'; either Lan.' e.Lan.' ; yelder n.Cy. [eld3(r.]
1. adv. More ; rather ; preferable to.
n.Cy. (K.) ; Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ; N.Cy. 2 n.Yks.' Ah
wad heldcr gan an' feght an stay an' be ta'en by t'pollis ; n.Yks.^,
m.Yks.' w.Yks.2 He'd helder go a begging than work. It's
helder t'worst o' t'two ; w.Yks.^ A (lag stone wanting more
packing, the mason said, ' It's elder slack yet ' ; w.Yks." Lan.
Au'd elder goo fur o sodier, nur olis stop wheere aw wur born,
EggsliibishuH (1856) 11; Lan.' Aw'd go as lur as oather grace
grew or waytur ran afore aw'd live amoon sich doins. One could
either manage we't at th' for-end o' their -days, Waugii Sketches
(1857)26. e.Lan.' s.Lan. Picton iJiW/. (1865) 18. Der.= I'd elder
goo to th' jail than th' Bastilc [i. e. the work-house]. nw.Der.'
2. adj. Preferable.
n.Yks.2 ' I'll tak t'eilder road,' I will take the most preferable
road. ' T'eilder van,' the one I prefer.
[1. My covetyng is helder The sadnesse of suche men
jjen swyftnes of childer. Wars Alex. (c. 1450) ioi6. Norw.
dial, helder, rather (Aasen) ; ON. hcldr, Goth, hatdis. In
E. dials, the form helder is prop, a double compar. ; the
phonological equiv. to ON. Iieldr is found in helt.]
HELDIGOLEERY, see Heeliegoleerie.
HELD-ON CAKE, phr. Yks. A particular kind of oat-
cake. w.Yks. Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882).
HELE, see Heal, 5Z).', v.'^, Heel, v.^
HELEGUG, sb. VVal. The puffin, Fraierciila arclica.
SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 220.
HELIE, see Helly.
HELIER, sb. Sh. & Or.L Also written hellyer Sh.L ;
helyer Sh.L Or.I ; and in form halier Sh.L [he'lisr,
he'ljar.] 1. A cave into which the tide flows.
Sh.L Natural caves and hcllyers along the sea-coast were no
doubt used by these early inhabitants as places of retreat, Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 38; The incessant operation of the waves indent-
ing a calcareous rock has formed a deep halier, Scorr Pirate (1822)
xix ; Within the mouth of the helj'er stood a man. Chambers'
Jrn. (Oct. 23, 1886 ) 686 ; Right below the place where this dyke
ends is a cave containing a beach, which place is called 'de hellyer
o' Fivlagord,' Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 69 ; S. & Ork.' Or.I. The
irresistible Atlantic rushing with inconceivable velocity into count-
less subterranean ' gios' or helyers, Vedder Sketches (1832) 113.
2. Comp. Helier-halse, a cavern with a narrow entrance.
S. & Ork.'
[1. Norw. dial, hellar, a cavern in a rock (Aasen). ON.
hellir, a cave in rocks {Orkney Sas;a).~\
HELK, sb. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. [h)elk,] L A large,
heavy person. w.'V'ks.', ne.Lan.' 2. pi. Large detached
crags ; a confused pile or range of rocks. n.Cy. (Hall.),
w.Yks. (H.F.S.), w.Yks.', ne.Lan.' 3. pi. Large white
clouds, gen. indicating a thunderstorm. n.Cy. (Hall.),
w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
HELL, sb. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also
written hel Wxf ' Dor. ; helle Sh.L ; and in forms ail
Bck. ; hail Hrt. ; hale Bdf Hrt. ; heel- Brks. 1. In comb.
(i) Hell-beck, a rivulet, esp. one issuing from a cave-like
recess ; (2) -bind, the greater dodder, Ciiscitta europaea ;
{3) -bolter, an untractable person ; (4) -cat, (a) a terma-
gant, vixen ; a thoroughly bad or coarse person ; (b) an
oath ; (f) a small, troublesome black insect, a midge ; (5)
•dame or Heelden, a bad woman ; (6) -dyke, a dark ravine ;
(7) -falleero, see (9) ; (8) -fire law, summary proceed-
ings against a debtor; (9) -for-leather or -for-leatherly, at
a great pace, recklessly ; (10) -hole or -'shole, {a) a den
of infamy ; (A) a dark nook supposed to be haunted ; (11)
•hound, a ruffian; (12) -jay, the razor-bill, Alca tarda;
(13) -kettle, a pit full of water; (14) -mint, unnatural and
unseasonable growth ; (15) -raker, a wild, reckless fellow;
(16) -root, [a) the lesser broom-rape, Orobauche minor;
{b) the common Alexanders, Smyniium Oliisatnim ; (17)
•seed, see (2) ; (18) -spinner, (19) -sweep or -sweeper, the
common gnat, Cttle.v pipiens ; (20) -to-leather, see (9) ;
(21) -wain, a supernatural appearance seen in the sky at
night ; (22) -weed, (n) see (2) ; {b) the lesser dodder,
Ctiscuta Epithymnni ; (c) the Indian grass, C. Trifolii; (d)
the bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis and C. sepium ; (e) the
corn crowfoot, Raniinciihis arvensis ; (23) -words, words
or spells of ill-omen.
(I) Lakel.' n.Yks. Bailey (1721). (2) Hrt. (B. & H.) (3)
e.Suf. (F.H.) (4, rt) w.Yks. He's a hell cat is yond (B.K.) ;
w.Yks.' (i) Suf. (P.H.E.) (<r) n.Lin.' (5) Brks. Gl. (1852).
(6j m.Yks.' (7) LW.' They be aal quarlun and fightun hell-
falleero. (8) w.Yks. (S.K.C.) (9") w.Yks. We were gooen hell-
faladerly when his tyre brast. Yon train was gooin' hell-fer-
ladder throo t'tunnel 1 B.K.V Midi. Droivesouton to the turnpike,
an awaay hell-lor-leathcr, Bartram People of Clapton (1897I 188.
War.3 e.Suf. Hell Tor hither (F.H. V (10, ol n.Yks.2" (A) Gall.
Nae boggles now to be seen about Hell's-hole and the Ghaist craft,
Mactaggart £«o'f/. (1824) 29, ed. 1876. (11) Shr.' A poor old
HELL
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man whom a pack of ruffianly lads had hooted at and pelted, said
of them, to a magistrate at Whitchurch, that ' they wun a paasle
o' 'ell-'uns.' ^12) Sh.I. Swainson Biids (1885"! 217. (13,1 Dur.
Bailey (1721% (,14) n.Ir. His heart full av hopes that in hellmint
wir sloamin'. Lays and Leg. (1884) 74. (15^ Midi. A raal rantin'
hell-raaker, I believe, but as good as gowld, Bartram People of
Clapton (18971 70. (i6, a) Ken. (,B. & H.) (6) Dor. iv.Gazetle
(Feb. 15, 1889I 7. (17) Hrt. Ellis Mod. Hnsb. (1750) IV. i.
(18, 19) Cum.* (20) Nhb. So right across Tovvlerhirst Moor
they galloped — hell-to-lealher, Pease Tales (1899) 37. (21) n.Cy.
Denhani Tracts (ed. 1895) II. 77; (Hall.) (22, aj Nhp.^ Biks.
Druce /Vora (1898) 358. Bdf. I5ATCHEL0R ^^nr. (1813') 325. Hrt.
Ellis Mod. Hnsb. (1750) IV. i. Cmb., Sus. (6) Lnk. From its
destructive nature in suffocating plants, it has received the
opprobrious names of hell-weed, and devil's-guts, Patrick Plants
(1831)129. Nhp.i, Cmb., Ken.', Sus. (c n Bck. (rf) Nhp.>2 (c)
Yks. (23) Abd. You came straight before the cow, and you cast
an ill-ee upon her, muttering some hell-words about ' novum lac,'
RuDDiMAN Parish (1828) 38, ed. 1889.
2. Phr. (i) as hell kickt Betty, (2) at the hell o' one sise,
at a great rate ; in a violent hurry ; (3) hell to the rap,
never a bit ; (4) like hell in a tmv, see (2) ; (5) to go to hell
as like, to have no intention of doing a thing ; (6) to make
one smell hell, to make one's life a hell on earth.
(i) w.Yks. He went by me on his bicycle as hell kickt Betty ta
f bottom o' t'rooad (B.K.). (2) I.W.i That chap runs at the hell
o' one size. (3' Ir. Hell to the rap of tythe-cess or hecuth-money,
Barrington Sketches (1830) II. v. (4) Sc. (G.W.) (5) w.Yks. 2
' Are ta goin' to thy vvark to-day V 'To hell as like ' ; Ad gua
Id el 3z laik (J.W.). (6j Ir. Flk-Lore Rec. (1881) IV. 106.
3. A hole, a hollow.
Wxf.i w.Yks. Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) 258.
4. Obsol. A dark place in the woods.
Hmp. Wise Nezo Forest (1883) no, 283; Hmp.'
5. A brick-kiln. n.Lin. (E.P.)
HELL, i;. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Glo. Wil.
Som. Dev. Also written helle N.Cy.' Cum.* w.Yks.' ;
and in form hill Glo. Wil.' [h)el.] 1. To pour out or
down. Cf heel, v.'^
n.Cy. (K.), N.Cy.' 2, Nhb.', Dur.' Cum. They drank in piggins,
peynts, or quarts, . . An' some they helt it down sae fast, They
suin could hardly stan', Gilpin Pop. Poetry (1875) ^°° 't Till gash
went the sickle into my hand : Down hell'd the bluid, Relph Misc.
Poems (1747) 2; Cum.* Obs. Wm. (M.P.), n.Yks.^^, w.Yks.'
Glo. (G.S.); ' To hill down,' to pour down as it were by pailfulls,
spoken of rain pouring down like water spouts, Horae Sitbsecivae
(1777) 213. Wil. Hill out some drink i^K.) ; Wil.' Som. Je.\'NI.ngs
Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825; ; W. & J. Gl. (1873). n.Dev. Lewy, hell
Bet a cup o' zider. Rock Jim an Nell { 1867) st. 19.
2. With on : to pour water on dough in bread-making.
w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
[To hcUe in, inftindere, ... To \\€Ae.QivA.e.,effuitdere, Cath.
Angl. (1483); Hell on Jiaim ))i wreth, Hampole Ps. (c.
1330) Ixviii. 29. Norw. dial, hella, to pour down (Aasen) :
ON. hella.]
HELL, see Eel, Heal, v.''
HELLAM, HELLAR, see Haulm, Eller, sb.
HELLDOM, sb. Sc. Misery, wretchedness.
s.Sc. There's mine awn wife, after leevin' wi' her in a state of
helldom for four hale years, I was forced to drive forth out o' the
castle, Wilson 7"afo(i836: II. 21.
HELLENSHAKER, see Hallanshaker.
HELLERED,//. Yks. Lan. [elad.] Swollen, inHamed.
Yks. (Hall.) w.Yks.' Her yowyer is seea heller'd wi' t'fellon,
ii. 290. ne.Lan.'
HELLERS, i-6. /)/. n.Yks.2 Also in form ellers. [e'larz.]
The heels.
HELLIC AT, rt(/y. and sb. Sc. Also in forms hellicate
Fif. Ayr. ; hellocat Dnif. (Jam.) [helikat.] L adj. Wild,
unmanageable,boisterous;giddy,light-headed; extravagant.
Sc. These hellicat quality, that lord it ower us like brute beasts,
Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) x.xxiv. Per. He huntit the ewes, an'
lie rade on the ram ! Sic a hellicat deevil was Minister Tarn,
NicoLL Poems (ed. 1843,1 95- ^'f- Bethink ye on whom your
hellicate cavalier m<iy e'en the now be showering his ungodly kisses.
Grant Si.t Hundred, ix. e.Fif. There's naething wrang wi' the
sneek if fouk wer'na sae sair hellicat and misleared, LArro Tarn
Bodkin (1864') vi. Ayr. A ne'er-do-weel hellicate thing, that was
the get of a son that was deid, Service Dr. Dnguid i^ed. 1887) vii.
Lth. There's nane fear'd nor lo'ed like the hellicat loon, Ballan-
TiNE Poems (1856) 99. Dmf. (Jam.) Gall. I wondered 'if it could
be that hellicat lassie, who had called me a sheep,' Crockett
Raiders !^i894) iii.
2. sb. A wicked creature ; a villain.
Sc. Let us but get puir Grace out o' that auld hellicat's clutches,
Scott Blk. Dwarf {1816) ix ; It's highly possible the hellicat would
try and gar me marry her when he turned up, Stevenson Catriona
(1893) xxii. Frf. The hellicat says the rain's a dispensation to
drown him in for neglect o' duty, Barrie Minister (1891) xxxviii.
Slk. Jam.)
HELLIE-LAMB, sb. Cld. (Jam.) A ludicrous designa-
tion given to a hump on tiie back.
HELLIE-MAN, sb. Bnff.' 1. The devil. 2. Comb.
Hellie-man's rig, a piece of land dedicated to the devil.
HELLIER, HELLIGAR, cee Heal, v."^ 7 (2), Alegar.
KELLIGO, adj. w.Yks.^ Also written heligo. [eligS.]
Wild, romping. Cf hellicat. ' They're just like heligo lads."
HELLIKER, see Alegar.
HELLIN, sb. Obs. w.Yks.' Compacted soot.
HELLIN, see Eldern, sb.
HELLIO, sb. Or.I. A stone with a rim of clay about
it used in parching corn for ' burstin.' (S.A.S.), S. & Ork.'
HELLION,.';/'. Cmb.Amer. Aninhabitant of hell.adevil.
Cmb. N. (y Q. (1873) 4th S. xii. 455. [Amer. Denizen of hell.
Now common in Massachusetts, meaning 'a devil of a fellow.'
It was used at least sixty years ago as a term of abuse ( = devil's
imp). Dial. Notes ,1896) I. 61.]
HELLISH, adv. Yks. Won Applied to certain adj. to
give an intensitive meaning.
Yks. (J.W.) s.Wor. PoRsoN Quaint IVds. (1875) 9-
HELLOCKY, see HuUocky.
HELLOYER, //;/. Ess. An exclamation meaning ' I
see you,' ' hulloo you.' (J.M.), (H.H.M.)
HELLUM, see Haulm, Helm, s6.=
HELLY, sb._ Sh.I. Also written hehe S. & Ork.'
fhe'li.] The interval between Saturday evening and
Monday morning ; also in coinp. Helly-days.
I wis jost tinkin at Bob Ertirson wid be comin haem dis Helly,
Burgess Tang (1898) iii ; Shelling here, or barley, as a delicacy
for helly days and Sunday dir.ners, Spence /VA-/.o)f (1899) 172;
We need shuggar, an' I dunna den ken if we'll pit by da helly
for tae, Sh. News (May 7, 18981 ; S. & Ork.'
Hence Helys-cost, sb. food provided to last from Satur-
day evening to Monday morning. S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, helg, a holiday, esp. the time between
Saturday evening and Sunday evening (Aasen).]
HELLY, HELLY A, see Holy, Helyack.
HELM, sA.' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also Suf.
[hjelm.] 1. A covering; the top or head of anything.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721). Nhb.' 'Helm o' the hill,' as it used
invariably to be called, is a considerable eminence. . . a few miles
south of Felton.
2. A heavy cloud which sometimes covers the top of a
mountain, esp. Crossfell ; also in comp. Helm-cloud.
Lake!.' Sometimes, when the atmosphere is quite settled, with
hardly a cloud to be seen and not a breath of air stirring, a small
cloud appears on the summit of the mountain, and extends itself
to the north and south. The helm is then said to be on, and in
a few minutes the wind is blowing so violently as to break down
trees, overthrow stacks, and occasionally throw a person from
his horse, or overturn a horse and cart. When the wind blows
the helm seems violently agitated, though on ascending the Fell
and entering it there is not much wind. Sometimes a helm forms
and goes off without a wind ; and there are essentially easterly
winds without a helm. Cum. Gl. (1851) ; Cum.* A rolling cloud,
sometimes for three or four days together, hovers over the
mountain tops, the sky being clear in other parts. This helm is
not dispersed or blown away by the wind, but continues in its
station although a violent roaring hurricane comes tumbling down
the mountain, Nicholson & Burn Hist. Antiq. JVm. and Cum.
(,1777) I. 7. n.Wm. It is asserted that invariably if the ' helm'
remains for three consecutive days, that it will not leave before
the end of nine days (B.K.). nw.Wm. Denham Tracts (ed. 1893)
I. 218. Yks. SwAiNSON Weather Flk-Lore (,1873) 204.
3. A gale of wind which comes from the mountains with
terrific force ; also usedyfg-. ; also in comp. Helm-wind.
N.Cy.', Nhb.', Lakel.= Cum. What was it that distant noise
HELM
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like the roar of artillery, — it was the terrible Helm wind, Clare
D. Armstrong, 12 ; The helm wind has swept the fellside district,
and its rush has been felt and even heard as far as Carlisle,
Carlisle Petriot (Nov. 9, 1888) 4 : Cum.* Wm. An t'blast o' the
bugle, loud as t'wind o' the helm, Whitehead Leg. (iSsg) 8.
nw.Wm. It is also spoken of a person in a furious passion, Denhaui
Tracts (ed. 1892) I. 218. e.Wm. Gibson Leg. and Notes {i8tj) 42.
Hence Helm-bar, sb. a strip of cloud which is thought
to resist the progress of the ' helm.'
N.Cy.' Cum. Hutchinson Hist. (1794) I. 266; Cum." It must
have been the helm-wind for sure; yet I cannot mind that I saw
the helm-bar, Caine S/iad. Crime (1885) 102.
4. Phr. /leliii ofiwt. a great fall of rain. Ags. (Jam.)
Hence Helmy, adj. rainy, ib.
5. pi. Obsol. The sleeves to a waistcoat. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HELM, sA.^ n.Cy. Yks. Lin. Also written helme Lin. ;
and in form helium n.Yks.* [h)elm.] A shed in the fields
for the shelter of cattle when turned out to pasture ; a
hovel or hut. Cf. hemmel, sb.^
n.Cy. (K.), N.Cy.2 Yks. Let's try if we can't drahve un inte
t'helm. Spec. Dial. (i8oo) 24. n.Yks.i^*, ne.Yks.i e.Yks. Mar-
shall Riir. Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.' A long shed used as a shelter
for cattle, gen. applied to those opening upon the fold-yard. It
has a flat roof on which are built up stacks of straw or thorns, for
future use. ra.Yks.^ w.Yks. Many a seedy old performer has
made the ' helm ' into a place of entertainment by fixing sheets up
in front, Binns Vill. to Town (1882) 45; w.Yks.'"* Lin. Gent.
Mag. 1^1861) II. 507. n.Lin.' Stacked on the helm in the stack-
yard 16 loads of short wheat, Bottes/ord Farm Ace. (Aug. 21, 1830).
HELM, see Haulm.
HELMA, sb. Sh.I. Grass growing among stubble.
{Co/l. L.L.B.) Cf. haulm.
HELOE, adj. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Also in forms
alio Lan.; ayla, aylo Lan.' ; hallow Chs.'°^ ; hala w.Yks."
Lan.' ne.Lan.' nw.Der.' ; halah w.Yks.'"' ; baler Der. ;
halo w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' Chs.^ Der.' ; halow N.Cy.' Lan.
Chs.'°^Der. ; healo w.Yks.' Lan.'; heanlos.Lan. ; helaw
N.Cy.'^ ; heyloe Chs. ; yealo Lan. [h)e'15, elo, a'15.]
Bashful, modest, awkwardly shy ; squeamish, scrupulous.
Cf heely, ac(/.
n.Cy. (K,\ N.Cy."' w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781) ;
w.Yks. '2; w.Yks." Why are you so halah? Lan. Reitch to, an'
dunnot be ailo — for I'm nobbut a poor bond at laithin, Waugh
Chim. Corner (,1874) 223, ed. 1879 ; ' Don't be halow, you're very
homely ' (farmer's wife welcoming a handsome young lady)
(W.T.) ; Davies /?acf5( 1856) 233 ; Lan.', ne.Lan.' s.Lan. Picton
Dial. (1865) 16. Chs. 'Sit ye diown and dinna be heyloe' is
a common Chs. greeting. A'. & Q. (1882) 6th S. v. 350; Chs.'^s
Der. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) Der.', nw.Der.'
[It is prob. that this word was orig. a comp., being a
form of licly houj, a name for a child's caul ; see Jam. (s.v.
How, sb. 3).]
HELON, see Heal, v."^
HELOOR, sb. Sh.L In phr. lyM up T de lieloor,
applied to a person half-awake and half-asleep in the
morning before getting out of bed, and consequently sulky.
The word hel [Eng. hell] is in O.N. applied vaguely to the
realm of death or the world beyond the earth. A person in the
heloor is thus properly speaking a half-dreaming person whose
thoughts are wandering away ; then it means a person who will
not speak, of which unwillingness sulkiness is most often the
cause, Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 39.
[Norw. dial, helorar, pi., confusion, heedlessness, also in
phr. Han laag i Hellioro, he lies in the realm of death, he
is dead to the things of this world (Aasen) ; see also
Jakobsen Norsk in Shell. (1897) 145. ON. Iicl, the abode
of the dead. Hades.]
HELP, V. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
I.I'. Gram, forms. L Prcsc;?/ Tfws^: (i) ?Helf, (2) Hep-
pen, (3) Heap, (4) Help, (5) Hope, (6) Houp, (7) Howp.
(i) I. Ma. That curious lek she couldn helf, Brown Doctor {^188-f)
71. (2) n.Yks.2 (3) Ess.i (4") Ken. (D.W.L.) Sut. N. &= O.
(1874') 5th S. i. 517 ; Sun' (5) Glo. Havergal Gl. (1887) ; Glo.'
(6, 7) Sc. Grose (1790 MS. add. iC.)
2. Preterite : (i) Haelpit, (2) Heap, (3) Hoaped, (4) Help,
(5) Helped, (6) Hope, (7) Houp, (8) Howp, (9) pi. Holpen.
(i) Sc. Murray Dial. (18731 205. (2) Ess. John's arm
along hoap Mary well, Clark /. Noahs (1839) st. 85 ; Gl. (185 1) ;
VOL, III.
Ess.' (3) Ess.' I hoaped her along. (4) s.Stf. Esp. in the sense
of serving. ' I holp him to the mustard,' Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann.
(1895). Nhp.i I holphimtodoit. Shr.' Oiso/. 1 'o'p 'im 60th that
bag on 'is shQther. Glo.= Snf. Common (C.G.B.). Ess. I holp
load the waggon (W.W.S.). Ken.' Sus. An old farmer, speaking
of some bottles for sale at an auction, said, ' I holp empty a good
many o' they' (S. P.H.I ; Sus.' She . . . holp me to a cup of tea.
Som. I holp get out all the graves here (W.F.R.). [Amer. He
holp me out of the scrape. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 68.] (5) Ken.
(D.W.L.) (6) Suf.' I hope him. (7) nw.Der.' (8) s.Chs. Uwp,
81. Nhp.2 (9^ Shr.' O6so/. Poor owd Tummas an' me wun al'ays
good frien's, an' 'op'n one another as neighbours shoulden.
3. Pp. : (i) Haelpit, (2) Help, (3) Helpen, (4) Heppened,
(5) Holp, (6) Helped, (7) Holpen, (8) Hope, (9) Hoped,
(10) Heup, (11) Houpt, (12) Uwpn.
(i) Sc. Murray Z)/rt/.(i873) 205. (2') Nrf., Suf., Sus. Hollo-
WAY. (3) e.Yks.l (4) n.Yks.2 (5, Nhp.', e.An.', Suf. (C.T.),
Ken.', Sus. (R.B.) (6) Nhp.', e.An.' (7) Rut.' Heard . . .
in 1881, in the mouth of a cottager. Shr.' Obsol. They dunna
ought to be bad off, they'n bin 'op'n more than anybody i' the
parish. (8) Suf.' Ta cant be hope. I.W.' (9) I.'W.^ (10) Ken.2
(11) Sc. it canna be houpt, Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) (12)
s.Chs.' 8x.
4. Used before another v., esp. as gerund before the inf.
of the principal v., the inflexion passes from the auxiliary
to the principal.
w.Som.' Instead of saying, ' I remember helping to load the
cart," we should always say, ' I mind help loadin the cart.'
Instead of ' 1 helped to load the cart,' . . ' I help loaded the cart."
Dev. I can mind help cutting down several trees. Reports Provinc.
(1885) 96. nw.Dev.'
IL Dial. uses. 1. v. In phr. (i) to help God away ivith any
one, to cause the death of a person by foul play ; (2) — off,
(a) to attend during the last illness of a person ; (b) with the
reflexive pron., to go ; (3) — to, to refrain from ; (4) — tip,
(a) to support, assist ; (A) used iron, to encumber, hinder ;
pass, to be in a difficulty, at one's wits' end, to be over-
worked ; (5) so help me never, (6) so help me later, an oath.
(I'i Ir. Some one helped God Almighty away with the erathur.
Common (M.B.-S.). (2, a) LW. He've a helped dree on us off. . .
Give me a dactor what hev seen all our volks off comfortable. Gray
Annesley{i88g)l.i-]g. (Aiw.Yks. fJ.W.) n.Lin.Noo,noamoorewo'ds,
help thysen off! (M.P.) (3) Edb. Ere we parted [1] could na help
To gie this upstart wlialp a skelp, Macneill Bygane Times (1811)
35. (4, a) Yks. (J.W.), nw.Der.', e.An.' (i) Not.^ She seems so
'elped up with aw that family o' little children. sw.Lin.' See how
soon poor fellows get helped up! What wi' my lame arm, and
the mester's rheumatis, and the childer all down wi' colds, we
were well helped up ! Nhp.' • You're prettily holp up,' a common
expression of derision. War. What with the missis bad and him
out of work, they're well helped up (C.T.O.). e.An.' I am finely
holp up. e.Suf. (F.H.) Ken.' I dunno as I shaant purty soon
look out another pla.-ice, I be purty nigh holp-up here, I think.
Sus. Poor body, she be regler holp up with those six little lads !
(R.B.) LW.' 1 am sadly hope up about this ; I.W.2 She es terbul
hoped up over it. (5, 6) Nrf. (E.M.) ; (M.C.H.B.)
2. To mend or repair anything.
Abd. I'll help the fire . . . An' gie the seethin' pot some bree.
Cock Strains (i8io) 1. 117. n.Cy. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.)
3. To lift, take.
Lth. Frae aff his back he helpit his harp, N«Neill Preston (c.
18951 49-
4. To send, convey, pass on, deliver.
Nhp.' A butcher said to a lady, who purchased some steaks, he
would help them up to her house directly. A very common use
of the word. War.^^* s.War.' Thankee, sir, I'll be sure and
help the book back to you. Hnt. (T.P.F.) Ken.' ' What did you
do with that letter I gave you to the wheelwright ? ' 'I holp it to
his wife.' Sur. If you leave it with me, I'll holp it to him. A'. &0.
(1874) 5th .S. i. 517; Sur.' Sus. To help one to a thing, is to send
it to one. ' Those are the books j-ou holp me to ' (S.P.H.) ; Sus.'
I will help the letter to him if you'll write a few lines.
5. Comp. (i) Help-ale, obs.,a feast at which contributions
were made for some one in distress ; (2) -make, a help-
mate.
(i) Sus. I was a little while at the German's help-ale. 1 gave
him 2S., Marchant Diary (1716) in A'. O" Q. (1879) 5th S. xi. 247.
w.Eng. Brand Pop. Antiq. (.1777) 339. (2) Lan. Gaskell Lectures
Dial. (1854) 19.
T
HELPENER
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HEM
6. sb. Muscular power.
n.Lin.' She's noa more help in her sen then a wooden body,
poor thing.
HELPENER, sb. Sc. Also in form helpender. An
assistant.
Sc. This new helpender, he's no ower muckle sense, Roy
Horseman's Wd. (1895^1 vi. Abd. Maister Middleton . . . had been
helpener afore to Ferdie, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xviii.
HELPER, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Nhp. Hrt. 1. A labourer.
(R.O.H.) 2. The largest hop-pole in a set of four. Hrt.
Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) IV. iii. 3. The stand or thravvl
for a barrel. Nhp.^ 4. With 2tp : a boy employed to
assist the putters to bring coals up a dip or bank. Nhb.
(R.O.H.) ; Nhb., Dur. Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849).
5. An assistant teacher ; an assistant preacher to a
minister.
Sc. (A.W.) Lth. Mr. Sinclair was the 'helper' — for pupil
teachers or certificated assistants were unknown in Blinkbonny,
Strathesk More Bits fed. 1885) 12.
HELPLY, adj. Sc. Lakel. Cum. Helpful, ready and
willing to assist.
Cai.' Lakel. 2 A helply mak ov a body's yan 'at'll deea a good
turn when we're sair in need on't. Cum. A gud temper't swort
ov a chap he was, ta be sure ; helply amang t'nabours, Farrall
Betly Wilson (1886) 5 ; Cum.*
HELPSOME, Art'/. Cum.'* Ready and willing to help.
HEL-RAKE, HELSE, see Heel-rake, Halse, sb}
HELSE, V. Sh.I. To have a liking for, to accept as a
lover. S. & Ork.i Cf halse, f. 9.
HELSIN, HELSUM. see Elsin, Halesome.
HELT, adv. Obs. Lan. Likely, easilj'. Cf. helder.
(Hall.) ; He moot as helt be forsworn, Tim Bobbin View Dial.
(1740)39.
[The same word as ON. heldr, more, rather ; cp. OS.
Iiald, MHG. Iialt; see Lexer (s.v.).]
HELT. The same as Elt, v. (q.v.)
HELT, see Hold, v.
HELTER, sb. and v. Sh.I. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Not. Lin. Also written helther n.Yks. e.Yks.
[h)e'lt3(r.] 1. sb. A halter ; a horse-collar made of
hemp ; also used attrib.
S. & Ork.i, n.Cy. (Hall.), N.Cy.l, Nhb.i, Dur.i, Cum.i^ Wm.
Pooin' awaj', at t'helter end, Lonsdale Mag. (1820) I. 512. n.Yks.
He may ha' slipped his helther wiv a tug, Brown Vk. Minster
5ow;i U834) 209; n.Yks.i2'>, ne.Yks.i e.Yks. Dial. (1887) 25.
w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hlf.x. (itts) 539; w.Yks.l234^ e.Lan.', Not.
(J.H.B.), Noti=, s.Not. (J.P.K.) n.Lin. A blood-foal fost time it's
a belter putten on it head, Peacock R. Stirlatig/i (1870) I. 194;
n.Lin.^ sw.Lin.i He's a strange pony to roll ; as soon as I get the
helter off on him, he is down by that. s.Lin. Git haef a dozen
belters next Stamford Market daa (T.H.R.).
2. Conip.(i) Helter-head, a halter; (2) -shank, a cord
or rope attached to a horse's head-stall.
(i) Nhb.' (2) Sh.I. Ane o' wir horses . . . wis knappid ane o'
her helter shanks, an' staandin' i' wir best bit o' here, Sh. Ne:i'S
(Aug. 19, 1899). Nhb.' The rope from the 'halter-heed' to the
balance weight that hangs below the manger, and runs through
an iron ring therein fixed. n.Yks. N. £/ Q. (1869) 4th S. iv. 154 ;
n.Yks.2 The short rope attached to the halter for leading the horse
to water. ne.Yks.'
3. Phr. (i) Helter for heller, a term used among the
lowest class of horse-dealers to denote an exchange of
horses without any money passing ; (2) to slip the neck out
of the helter, to get out of a scrape, to escape from danger ;
(3) to swing in a helter, to be hanged.
(ij Nhb.i, Cum.i'' (2) w.Yks.i (3) Cum. Yen had as weel in
a helter swing As luik at a bonny face, Gilpin Sngs. (1866) 297.
4. t>. To put a halter on ; to break in young colts.
Nhb. When a colt is first caught and bridled, it is said to have
been heltert (R.O.H.). Cum. Then four men . . . heltert our nag,
RiTSo.N Borroivdale Lett. (1866) 3 ; Cum.* Thoo thinks to catch an'
helter hur, Richardson Talk (187 1) ist S. 79. n.Lin. Waait
while I helter him (M.P.).
Hence Haltering, vbl. sb. the process of breaking
in colts. ne.Yks.'
[1. Hoc capistriim, a heltyr, Nom. (c. 1450) in Wright's
Voc. (1884) 727 ; pc 5eolewe cla¥ is |>es deofles hellter,
Horn, (c. 1 175), ed. Morris, I. 53. OE. hcelfter.]
HELTER-SKELTER, adv., adj. and sb. Sc. Irel.n.Cy.
Wm. Yks. Lan. Ess. Ken. Also written helter-skelther
Don.; and in forms helter-kelter Ess. Ken.''; heltie
skeltie Ayr. 1. adv. Head-foremost, all together.
Ken. Lewis/. Tenet (1736); Ken.2
2. With great speed ; without intermission.
Kcd. Couper Geordie sae hed drunken helter-skelter, nicht an'
day. Grant Lays (1884) 41. Slg. Oh! then to the sea helter
skelter, Galloway Luncarty (1804) 77. Ayr. Heltie skeltie we
gae scrievin'. An' fash nzemaXr, h\^%i.iz Land of Burns {ed. 1892)
105. Lth. The supper came, when plate an' spoon Gaed there
now helter skelter, Bruce Poents (1813) II. loi. Edb. They kiss
the cap. An' ca't round helter-skelter, Fergusson Poents (1773)
133, ed. 1785. Don. Brian Boru . . . turns, an' helter-skelther off
in a new diraction he makes, Macmanus Billy Lappin in Cent.
Mag. (Feb. 1900) 606. n.Yks.* He went helter-skelter doon
t'lonnin' leyke a scopperil, 396.
Hence Helter-skeltering, sb. hurrying.
Wgt. Nae helter-skeltering here an' there, Fraser Poems
(1885) 9.
3. Vigorously, recklessly.
Yks. (J.W.) Lan. He went at it ' helter skelter ' (S.W.).
4. adj. Confused ; careless, wild.
Fif. Stoups and jinglin' glasses thrang, Wi' helter-skelter cling-
and-clang, Tennant Papistry 1 1827) 23. Wm. Christ wad heve
appeared a helterskelter Heroe, Hltion Bran New IVark
(1785- 1. 183.
5. sb. Confusion, haste.
n.Cy., Yks. (J.W.^ Ess. In sich a helter-kelter (W.W.S.).
HELTROT, see Eltrot.
HELVE, sb."- Sc. Chs. e.An. In phr. (1) afraid of the
hatchet lest the helve stick in his eye, afraid of that which is
unlikely to happen; (2) to fling the helve after the hatchet,
having adventured in a losing business, to engage further
in it.
(i) Chs. Ray Prov. (1678) 224, ed. 1813. (2) Sc. 'This wretched
estate . . . were it sold, I could start again, and mend my hand a
little.' 'Ay, just fling the helve after the hatchet,' Scott 5/. Ronan
(1824) X. Chs.i3, e.An.2
HELVE, s6.2 Glo.' A stone pitcher.
HELVE, s6.3 and V. Ken. Sus. [elv.] \. sb. Along
gossip. Sus.'°
2. V. To gossip.
Ken. 1 Where have you been helving? Sus.'^ e.Sus. Holloway.
HELVE, see Halve.
HEL"WALLS, sb. pi. Oxf. The end outside walls of a
gable house. (Hall.), (M.A.R.)
HELY, see Holy.
HELYACK, sb. Sh.I. Also written heljack, hellyik ;
and in form hellya. A rock shelving to the sea ; a flat
stone. Cf hofsahellyiks.
{Coll. L.L.B.) ; Gen. (but not always) at the sea-shore, J akobsen
Dial. (1897) 88 ; S. & Ork.»
[A der. of Norw. dial, hella, a flat stone (Aasen) ; ON.
hella, a table-land of rocks (Vigfusson).]
HELYIES-AM, sb. Sh.I. A pleasant, agreeable
person. S. & Ork.'
HEM, sb.^ Yks. Lan. Dev. [em.] The edge of any-
thing ; the border or skirting of a field or plot of ground.
Yks. (J.W.) Lan. A prattler wench niver nipt th' hem of
a cake, Brierley Day Out (1859) 18. Dev. N. & O. (.1879) 5th
S. xi. 93.
[Hovande one ))e hye waye by ))e holte hemmes,
Alorte Arth. (c. 1420) 1648.]
HEM, sb.^ Obs. Som. A partition in an oven used
for baking Lapis calaininaris.
The ovens wherein the Lapis calaniinaris or eaUnnine is baked
have a hearth made on one side of the oven, divided Irom the
oven itself by a partition open at the top, by which the flame
passes over, and so heats and bakes the calamine. This partition
is called the hem (K.).
HEM, sb.^ and adv. Ken. Sur. Sus. Also written em
Sus. [em.] 1. sb. A euphemism for the devil, the
infernal regions, &c.
Ken. Don't ye be in such a terrible hem of a hurrj', Ellis
Pronunc. (1889) V. 138. Sur.' I see a hem of a lot of sand
mucked out there sure-ly. Sus. It was de very hem ol a place lor
Pharisees, Lower 5. Downs (1854' 159; The six as be shut out,
HEM
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HEMP
they just do make a hem of a noise, Egerton F/ks. and Wnys
(1884) 3 ; What de hem do you mean ? (F.W.L.)
2. Comb, (i) Hem-a-bit, never a bit, certainly not ; (2)
•and-all, an intensitive adv.
(1 1 Sus.' • Ah,' says he, ' 'tis better than no weather at all ; ' and
hem-a-bit would he say any more ; Sus.2 (2) Ken. My wife's
brother's son is a hem-an-all fine shot with a ride, they tell me,
Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1891) 88. Sus. A liddlc bowl full of
summut dat smelt a hem-an-all better dan small beer. Lower
5. Downs ( 1854) 160 ; 'Twas em an all de nighest way, Lower
Tom Cladpolc (1831) st. 100.
3. adv. Very, exceedingly.
Ken.' Hem queer old chap, he is ! Sur.' Sus. You be hem
purty, my love ; there aiint a spot in ye, Lower Sng. Sol. (1860)
iv. 7 ; Sus.2 Hem rum ol' fellow dat. e.Sus. A hem cold day
(R. H.C.) ; Hem bad weather, Holloway.
HEM, V. Lakel. Yks. [h)em.] With in : of winter
days : to draw in.
Lakel.' w.Yks. The days hems in short, Lucas Sind. Niddcr-
dalc (c. 1882) 258.
HEM, see Em, Hanie, 56.'
HEMEL, sb. Dev. Also in form hammel-. [cml,
SB'ml.] Frozen fog. Cf. hemple.
The cold was intense [on Dartmoor], and the frozen fog (locally
known as the ' hemel ' 1 caused the paths and roads to become very
slippery, /K 7l/or/(/;;_§-A^«('5 (Jan. 22, 1897); Reports Provinc. (1897).
Hence Hammelled, adj. covered with frozen moisture.
The moisture on the twigs of bushes, &c., being frozen, is said
to be hammelled. 'Everything is hammelled all over this
morning' yib.').
HEMITORY, sb. Ken. The fumitory, Finnaria offici-
nalis. (W.F.S.)
HEMLOCK, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. YlvS. Chs. Not.
Lin. c.An. I. Dial, forms: (1) Honileck, (2) Homlick,
(3) Humblock, (4) Humleek, (51 Humlick, (6) Humloch,
(7) Humlock, (8) Humluck, (9) Hummlock, (10) Humly,
(11) Unilock, (12) Whunilick.
(i,2)Nhb.l (3) s.Not. (J.P.K.) (4) Nhb.',sw.Lin.l (5) N.Cy.l
Nhb. She's like sum hoUoo humlick grown a' piizzin te the stem,
RoBSON Evangeline (1870) 361 ; Nhb.^ (6) Fxb. Na humloch
hips she balanced sae well, Telfer Border Ballads, &c. (1824)
Kerlyns Broche. (7) Sc. I couldna hae played pew upon a dry
humlock, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) xxiv. Frf. Skyters o'
boortree, an' stout humlock shaws, Watt Sicek/ies (1880) 58.
Nhb. (B. & H.), Dur.i, Cum.', n.Yks. (T.S.), e.Yks.', w.Yks.23,
s.Not. (J.P.K.), Lin.', n.Lin.', sw.Lin.i, e.An. (B. & H.) (8)
n.Yks. (l.W.) (9) Bnff.i (10) Rxb. Science Gossip (1876) 39.
(ii) w.Yks. Banks lV/^_/ld. IVds. (1865). (12) Nhb.'
n. Dial. uses. 1. The chervil or cow-parsley, Chacro-
phylhim sylvestre {Anthriscus sylvestris).
n.Yks.(I.W.),e.Yks. (B. &H.),w.Yks.3 Chs. (B,&H.),sw.Lin.'
2. The cow-parsnip, Heradcum Sphondylimn. Bnfl".'
3. Hollow-stemmed umbelliferous plants gen.
Lnk. By the common people nearly all the Umbellate plants
are called hemlock, Patrick Plants (1831) 137. Nhb.' It's hollow
as a homlick. Yks. N. & O. (1878) 5th S. ix. 417, w.Yks.
Banks IVt/ld. Wds. (1865X e.An. (B. & H.)
[I. (7) An humlock, c(«//(7, C(7///.^«^/. (1483). (10) OE.
Iiymlic {Leechdoins)i\
HEMM, see Hame, sZ>.'
HEMMA, sb. Sh.L 1. A home. S. & Ork.' 2. A
wife, housewife, ib.
HEMMEL, sb} Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Also Sus.
Also written hemle Dur. Yks. ; henimil Nhb. ; hemmle
n.Yks.^ ; and in forms hammel Bwk. (Jam.) Cum. ;
hemble n.Cy. Dur. Yks. [h)e'ml.] 1. A shed or cover-
ing for cattle, gen. in a field ; an out-building used for
storage, &c. ; also usedy?g-. for a group of children in one
house. Cf helm, sb.'^
Bwk. Monllily Mag. (1814) I. 31; Report, 95 (Jam.). n.Cy.
(Hall.); N.Cy.' Nhb. Shortly after this the Priest's Hemmel
was burned, Di.kon IVIiittingham Vale (1895) 276; Wor neybor
hes a fine hemmel o' bairns (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' An outbuilding on
a farm ; formerly made of upright posts, with whin or broom
interlaced, and a thatched roof. Chiefly used in winter and
the lambing season. Tlie permanent hemmel, which forms a
conspicuous feature in Northumberland farm buildings, is sur-
rounded by a fold yard, and has in front an arcade of massive
masonry, frequently surmounted by a granary. Dur. Any
covered place, having open sides (K.) ; Dur.i An erection on
pillars, with wooden cross-beams, so as to form a shed under-
neath, and made to support corn or hay. e.Dur.' The word,
although still understood, is going out of use. s.Dur. Usually, a
house where cattle run loose in, and adjoins a fold-yard (J.E.I).).
Cum. Usually of rough unbarkcd posts, wickered in between with
whin, a wide entrance, and no door (J.Ar.) ; Cum.^ A shed
contiguous to the dwelling house used as a storage for implements,
bracken, Sic. ; the word is current only in the outlying fell-dales.
'Two fields ofT ... in a cattle hcmcl,' Graham Red Scaur (1896)
77. Yks. A hovel or house for wains and carts (K.). n.Yks. (LW.)
2. Comp. (i) Hemmel-eye, the archway leading to the
covered arcade in fold-yards ; (2) -thing, a building having
the appearance of a ' hemmel.'
(i) Nhb.' (2) Nhb. That hemmil thing that Stan's upon thaheed,
Chater Tyneside Aim. (1869) 14.
3. A fold. n.Cy. Grose (1790), N.Cy.', Sus.'
4. A stage on posts to support corn or hay.
Bwk., Rxb. (Jam.'), Dur.' n.Yks. 2 The wooden spars laid on
the ground as a basis for the haystack. ne.Yks. (J.C. F. >
HEMMEL, 56.2 Yks. [e'ml.l A hand-rail, such as is
usually fitted on one side of a planked or wooden bridge.
Yks. With a ' hemmel' or hand rail on either side, Henderson
Flk-Lore (1879) vi. n.Yks.'*, ne.Yks.'
[Cp. Sw. dial, hammel, a little bar or beam (Rietz).]
HEMMEL, see Hamil.
HEMMIL, sb. and v. Sc. (Jam.) Also written hemil
Ags. 1. sb. A heap, crowd, multitude.
n.Sc. A hemmil of folk ; a hemmil of beasts.
2. V. To surround any beast in order to lay hold of it ;
to surround with a multitude. Ags.
HEMMING AND SEWING, /■//r. Hmp. The yarrow,
Achillea uiillefolittni. (W.M.E.F.) ; Nature Notes, No. 3.
HEMP, sb. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
in forms emp, impe, ympe Dur. 1. sb. In comp. (i)
Hemp-but, obs., a garden plot, or a piece of field on which
hemp was grown ; (2) -croft, a small paddock near a
homestead ; (3) -dub, (4) .dyke, a small pond or pit in
which hemp is steeped ; (5) -garth, a garden attached to
a cottage, formerly used for growing hemp ; (6) -haugh,
see (i) ; (7) -heckler, a flax-dresser ; (8) -land, a small
piece of land set apart for growing flax for family use ;
(9) -looking, fit for the gallows ; (10) -pit, obs., see (4) ;
(11) -riggs, ridges of fertile land on which hemp was
formerly grown ; (12) -string, (a) a hangman's halter ; {b)
to hang; (13) -yard, see (5).
(i) Shr.' I have seene them pecking on the hemp-butt as if they
did feed, Gough Hist. Myddle (? 1833) 47. (2) Chs.' Very common
name for small paddocks near homesteads. n.Lin.^ (3) Cum.''* (4)
n.Lin.' (5I Cum.' (s.v. Garth). n.Lin.* ^6) Ken.^ s's.v. Haw".
(7) n.Cy. (Hall.'I, n.Yks.2 w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hlf.i: (1775)
540; w.Yks.* (8) Lan.' n.Lan.' Although the practice has fallen
into desuetude, the patches of land still retain the name. e.An.' 2
e.Suf. Now that hemp is no longer cultivated here, the word is
used for a poor man's paddock, a small field in which he grows
vegetables. It is not an allotment (F.H.I. (9) Slk. I never saw
twa mair hemp-looking dogs in my life, Hogg Talcs (1838) 7, ed.
1866. (10) n.Lin.' (11) Gall. When land is a praising for good-
ness it is said to be as strong as hemp-riggs, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 259, cd. 1876. (12, n) Frf. In a' probability he wad form
a bonnie fossil at the end o' a hemp string, Willock Rosetty Ends
(1886) 105, ed. 1889. (i) Edb. For rearing whiles a shilling or
twa. They'll be hemp strung, Liddle Poems (1821) 153. (13)
Chs.i, n.Lin.i
2. A rope; a small cord spliced on to a bell-rope.
Gall. Cows rattling at their hemps thro' the rings, Crockett
Grey Man (1896) xviii. Dur. TV. & Q. (1887) 7th S. iii. 268.
3. Fig. A rough, troublesome character ; one who is
qualifying for the gallows.
Nhb. What to myek o' the lad, dear knaas, he's sic a hemp.
Them bairns o' mine's hemps; thor fairdeevils wi' thor skylarking
(R.O.H.) ; Nhb.', e.Dur.' Lakel.'' Thoo's a gurt rough hemp.
■Wm. If ever there was a hemp of a lad that lad was Willie Mecca,
]ackso:< Moor and Mead, 123. Cor.^ A regular hemp.
Hence Hempy, (i) sb. a rogue, a person deserving the
gallows; a giddy, wild, romping girl; (2) adj. wild,
riotous, giddy, idle, mischievous ; shabby-genteel.
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HEN
(1) Sc. Where did ye get the book, ye little hempie? Scott
Midlolliian (18181 1. Bnff. He was an exceedingly shy and bashful
man, though he had been such a 'hempy' in his youth. Smiles
Natitr. (1876) ix. Abd. Murr's a leein' hempy, M''KENZiE5fc('f/;fs
(1894') xi. Frf. Ye hempie, wad ye snore, An' try to gar me trow
ye're sleepin' ? Watt Skeklies (1880) 102. Per. She was some
thochtless j"oung hempie 'at kenned na' weel what she was after,
Cleland Inchbracken (1883^ ix. Dmb. 'Gainst thae hempics on
the Ian' laid loose, Salmon Goivodeatt (1868) 29. Rnf. Think ye
I'd rowt a name I like In ilka hempy's hearin ? Picken Poems
(1813) I. 155. Ayr. What na scamp or hempy is't that the cutty
is gallanting wi'? Galt Entail {182^ Ixxiii. Lnk. He had gather'd
seven or aught Wild hempies stout and Strang, Ramsay Poems
(1721) 62, ed. 1733. Edb. Hempies thro' auld Reikie rantet,
Crawford Poems (1798) 46. Feb. Aft thrawart hempies . . . Laws
human an' divine brick thro', Nicol Poems (1805") I. 52 (Jam.).
SIk. Love them, giggling hempies! Hogg Tales (18381 281, cd.
1866. Gall. .She had been a big-boned ' hempie' at the Kirkland
School for many a day, Crockett Stickit Min. (1893) 252. Nhb.
A free-spoken Liddesdale hempy, Richardson Boidaeys TahU-bk.
(1846) VII. 137 ; This hempie of a bird — the jackdaw (R.O.H.) ;
Nhb.' Cum.' ; Cum.'* Eh, but she's a hempie is yon yen. (2) Sc.
I was a daft hempie lassie then, Scott Old Morlalily (1816) xlii.
Abd. Syne a' the drochlin' hemp3' thrang Gat o'er him wi' a fudder,
Skinner Poems (1809) 46. s.Sc. The hempie son, to get his horns
shot out, Wad wiss his father yerdet hard an' fast, T. Scott Po«ns
(1793 366. Lth. Wha e'er wad hae thocht the weel-faur'd honest
man as he is wad hae drawn up wi' sich a bit hempie hauflin
lassie, Lumsden Slicep-head (1892) 293. N.Cy.* Nhb. Thor's
elways luck iv a hempy lad (R.O.H.) ; But if like hempy lads they
fight, We'll heh to keep them doon, Wilson Tyiieside Sngs. (1890)
255. e.Dur.' n.Yks.*; n.Yks.^'A hempy dog,' a youth whose
course is likely to end in the hangman's hemp ; n.Yks.", ne.Yks.t
Cor.3 A decayed gentleman who tries unsuccessfully to keep up
an appearance is 'hempy.'
4. V. To beat, chastise. Ess. (W.W.S.) Hence Hemping,
sb. a beating, thrashing. ' I'll give yow sich a hempin' ' (/i.).
HEMPEN-HALTER, sb. w.Som.' The ordinary rope
head-stall for horses.
It is customary for the seller of a horse to provide [u ai'mpm-
aultur], to enable the buyer to lead ofl his purchase.
HEMPERT, sb. Obs. Shr.' Ground specially appro-
priated to hemp, a hemp-yard.
.So I see Mr. Golf 'as let the 'empert into the stack-yurd — well,
well, I s'pose as theer's more barley than 'cmp wanted now-a days.
HEMPIE, Si!'. Sc.Yks. [hje'mpi.] The hedge-sparrow.
Accentor tiioc/iilafis.
Sc. SwAiNsoN Birds (18B5) 29. Dmf. Shaw Schoolmasler (1899)
349. Yks. SwAiNSON ib.
HEMPLE, sb. Dev. Cor. Also written hempel Cor.
[empL] A Scotch mist or drizzling rain. Cf. hemel.
Dev. It is only a hempie, Reports Pioviiic. ■ 1884) 21. Cor. 1 I.W.)
HEMPLING, sb. Cum. [hemplin.] LA licad-
ridgc sown with hemp-seed. Cum.' 2. The brown
hnnet, Liiiola cannalnna. Cum.''' 3. The hedge-
sparrow, Accentor iiiodiilaris. Cum.*
HEMPSHIRE GENTLEMAN, phr. Fif. (Jam.) [Not
known to our correspondents.] One who is qualifying
for the gallows.
HEMPTON, sb. Cum. A succession of fairs, princi-
pally for horses, held at Carlisle between the ist of Oct.
and Martinmas.
Sullivan Ckiu. and IVm. (1857) 87; Cum.* Carlisle Head
Hcmpton. . . The second of the October fairs was held on Satur-
day, ir.C. T. iOct. 29, 1898)6, col. 4.
HEMSKIT, adj. Sh.I. Foolish. S. & Ork.'
[ON. heiniskr fneut. heiinsl;t), foolish, silly.]
HEMUST, sec Hindmost.
HEN, sb} Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also
in forms henny Lnk. Nhb.' e.Yks. w.Cor. ; heny, heyn
e.Yks. ; hin Cor. 1. In fo;«/A (i) Hen-a-pecker, a miss ;
(2) -balk or -boke, the rafter on which hens roost ; a hen-
roost ; also used for a bed ; (3) -bird, the domestic fowl ;
(4) -brains, few or no brains ; (5) -broth or -broo, chicken-
broth ; (6) -I's care, care exercised without judgement ;
(7) -caul or -coil, a hen-coop ; (81 -('s cavey, a hen-house ;
(9) -chalk, a kind of gypsum ; (10) -chee, a hen-roost ; (11)
-chick, a chicken as opposed to a duckling, 'duck-chick' ;
(12) -corn, a light, inferior grain, used for feeding poultry ;
(13) -0016, a fowl-shelter, the rafters of the shed ; (14)
•cower, to cower down as a hen sits ; to sit on one's
haunches as pitmen do in mines ; (15) -('s croft, a portion
of a corn-field frequented and damaged by fowls: (16)
-crow, the hooded crow, Corvits conii.v : (17) -egg, a hen's
egg, as distinguished from a duck's egg; (i8( -fish, (a) a
species of cod, Morrlnia tm'niita ; (6) the pomfret, Braiiia
rati; (19) -flesh, the condition of the pores of the skin
when they stand up through cold, making the skin rough
like that of a plucked fowl ; goose-flesh ; (20) -('s gerse,
a hen's keep ; (21) -hardy, the white female three-spined
stickleback, Gasterostcus oculeatus; (22) -harrier or
•harrow, a species of kite, Circus cyaneits, very destructive
to chickens ; (23) -headed, an epithet applied to a person
who has acted foolishly ; (24) -hearted, timid, cowardly,
'chicken-hearted'; (25) -hole, see (7); (26) -hoop,
a female bullfinch, Pyrrlutla Eiiropaca ; (27) -htirdle, a hen-
roost, esp. a loft over a pig-sty ; (28) -hussey or -huswife, a
woman who looks after poultry; also a meddlesome, officious
person ; (29) -loft, the joists of a house ; also the space
above them; (30) -man, a poultry-tender; (31) -meat,
small, imperfectly formed grain, used as food for poultry ;
(32) -minner, the female stickleback ; (33) -mould or
-mouldy soil, light, dark loamy soil ; (34) -mouthed,
toothless; (35) -('s nap, a short nap ; (36) -('s nose-full,
a very minute quantity ; (37) -pen, {a) see (7) ; (b) the
dung of fowls ; sweepings from the fowl-house, of great
manurial value ; (38) -penny, (a) money paid by the
tenants to the lord of the manor instead of an original
payment in hens ; (/;) see (37) ; (39) -poller, -s' polly, or
-s' pulley, a loft in which poultry roost ; (40) -race, see
below; (41) -rent, see (38, a)\ (42) -rip, see (7); (43)
•scarts, -scrats, or -scratchings, certain kinds of fleecy
clouds said to betoken wind or rain; (44) -shoes, cloth
shoes put on the feet of poultry to prevent them scratcliing
in gardens ; (45) -sit, a long sitting like that of a hen
upon her eggs ; (46) -stee, the board or ladder by which
poultry ascend to the roost ; (47) -toed, having the toes
turned" in ; (48) -wife, (a) a woman in charge of poultry ;
(b) a man who busies himself about matters usually leftto
women; (49) -wifely, like a 'hen-wife'; (50) -wile,
a stratagem ; (51) Hens'-toes, a term applied to bad
writing; pot-hooks.
(i)Nrf. 'There's some eels here — keep your scoop low — I missed
him.' ' You 'a made a henapecker o' that,' Emerson Son of Fens
(1892) 117. (2) Elg. A' was thine. The marbl't ha's and painted
bowr's. To hen-bauks and the swine, Couper Poetry (1804) II.
79. Gall. On the black henbauks i' the kirk, Crockett SKiiiom/c/
(1895) xvi. n.Cy. (K.) ; N.Cy.^, Nhb.', Cum.'* Yks. A foornard
gat croppen oop into t'hen-bawks, Spee. Dial. (1800) 24. n.Yks.'^^,
ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1796). n.Lin.' (3) Sc.
A chicken, properly one following its mother (Jam.\ Ayr. The
tane [cock] is game, a bludie devil, But to the hen-birds unco civil,
Burns Elepy on Year i-jSS. n.Yks.' 'Where t'partridges rase.
Ah heered a cheeping lik' a young henbird ' ; a cry like that of a
young chicken : — which it was, in fact, the hen partridge having
by some chance sat on and hatched the &^^ of a common fowl.
ne.Yks.' Cocks and hens are distinguished as ' male bo'ds' and
' hen bo'ds.' (4) w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Suppt. (Jan. 26, 1884) 8. (5)
Sc.A simple decoction of two or three howtowdies (Anglicc, fowls)
thickened with black beans and seasoned with black pepper,
HiSLOP Anecdote (1874) 52. Ayr. Kate sits i' the neuk Suppin'
hen-broo. Burns Giideen, Kimmer, st. 2 : I got the lassock to fetch
me a hue o' hen-broth, Service Notandiims (1890) xi. (6) Fif.
(Jam.} (7"! n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.^ e.Yks. Marshall R:ik
Econ. (1788). (8) Sc. D'ye think you're to be free to plunder the
faulds and byres of a gentle Elliot, as if they were an auld wife's
hen-cavcy? Scorr Z?/*. /)«'«//( 1816) ix. (9) n.Lin.' (10) Ken.'
(11) Cor. Thomas Randigal R/iymcs (1895) Gl. (12) e.Yks.'
Refuse, or inferior grain, which falls from the hinder part of the
thrashing or winnowing machine. w.Yks.^ Poor, thin, ill-fed
wheat; corn which is not round and plump. ' It will grow nothing
but hen corn.' When a farmer, instead of sowing corn which has
been grown at a distance, sows, year after year, the corn which
has been grown on his own land, it is apt to be poor and inferior
stuir, and is called hen corn. Chs.' The wheat was so badly down,
HEN
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HEN
it were nowt bu' hen-corn when it were threshed. s.Chs.' (13)
n.Yks.^ Lan.Exploringsomesecretrecessof thehencote, Brierley
Irkdale (i86-i') 1. 119. (14) Dur. Brockett Gl. (1846) (s.v. Hunkers\
s.Dur. Children shde in this position and call it hencowering.
■ Let's gan down thill a-hencowerin" (J. E.D.). Cara.* (15) Per.
(G.W.) (161 Ir. SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 86. (i-j) Cum. I dunnet
know why she gev' t'fry ; It's t'hen egg for t'duck 'en, sed she.
[A small present to secure the return of a larger], Burn Border
Ballads (1877I 130. Som. Only a couple of little hen-eggs and a
duck-egg; and that's the best tea he has eaten for months, Raymond
Mis/eiioii's Mistake {i8Sa 36S. (18, aj N.I.^ (6) Ir. (CD.) (19)
Lth. My skin's a' hen's nesh (Jam.). Nhb.i, Not.i, Lei.', Nhp.',
War.'^^ (20) Bwk. For a hen's gerse They'll Hit i' the Mersc,
Henderson Po/i, Rhymes (1856) 32. (21) Cum." (22') N.Cy.^
Nhb.' I have not seen a single individual for several years. Hancock
Birds of Nhb. and Ditr. 19. n.Yks.* w.Yks. Thoresby Lell.
(1703) ; w.Yks." Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 135.
(23) w.Yks. (F.K.) (241 Sc. Are you turned hen-hearted, Jack ?
Scon Gity M. (1815) x.xviii. Sh.I. A fearder heart than thine,
A more hen-hearted soul Dwells not afar, Sh. News (Sept. lo,
1898). Fif. Hen-hearted enough to renounce God, and his cove-
nanted Kirk, and adhere to bishops and curates. Grant Si.x
Hundred, i.M. e.Fif. Hen-hearted Neddy tane till's heels an' (led,
Latto Tarn Bodkin (18641 xxx. Dmb. This is no the time for the
like o' you to be hen-hearted. Cross Disruption (1844) xxviii.
Dmf. Quite sheepish, hen-hearted, and mean, Johnstone Poems
(1820) 129. Ir. He'd be a greater tyrant only he's so hen-hearted,
Carleton Fardorougha (ed. 1848) xvii. Cum. Ah mud bevarrahen-
heartit teh be freetent of a yurthquake, Sargisson Joe Seonp
(1881) 191. (25) w.Yks. T'man-i'-fact-hurr3' hed once been a hen
hoil o' Tobias's, Yksmaii. Conn'e Ann. (1E90) 31; w.Yks. ^ (26)
Soni. W. & J. Gl. (1873). (27) Chs. (K.), Chs.»3 s Clis.>, nw.Der.'
{28) Wil.i Som. W. & J. Gl. I 1873). Dev.' He was sich a hen-
huswife, wan couldn't turn a dish vor en, 11. [Amer. A man who
meddles with women's affairs, Dial. Notes (1896) I. 74.] (29) Sc.
Country-houses long ago were ^01. of but one story, with thatched
roof and open ceiling. The joists . . . being the recognised place
for the poultry to roost during night were called the hen-laft. . .
Many a mother has brought order out of disorder by threatening
to send the naughty ones ' to bide in the hen-laft' (Jam. Siipfl.).
(30) Ayr. I was ta'en oot to see James Beetle, the henman,
Service £))•. /)«^K;rf (ed. 1887) xxiii. (31) w.Cor. (M.A.C.) (32)
Lan. (G.E.D.) (33) Nhp.' Beam, in his ' Prize Essay on the
Farming of Nhp.,' explains hen-mouldy-land as a moory or peaty
soil, with gravelly and clay subsoil ; Nlip.^ War.^ Land which is
friable at the top (from exposure to the weather) but which is stiff
beneath the surface. Oxf. A mixed soil, Farmers' Jrn. (Sept. 22,
1828J. Bdf. Those parts which are upon high ground, and yet
have little or no descent, are frequently what are denominated
woodlands, or hen-mould earth, Batchelor Agrie. (1813) 24;
(J-W.B. ) f34^ Bnff. Ye're nae aul' eneuchyet to be hen-mouth'd,
Gordon Cliron. Keith (1880) 322. (35) Cor. Dcddn sleep fitty for
tha night; had nothin' but bin's naps (F.H.D.). (36) e.An.',
e.Snf. (F.H.) (37, «) Rnf. A' the hens Wi' fricht took soople heels
awa Tae their hen-pens, Neilson Poems (1877) 32. (A) ne.Sc.
Another ley was made of the droppings of the poultry and went
by the name of hen-pen, Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 176; (J.Ar.)
Cat.', Ags. (Jam.), N.Cy.', Nhb.', n.Yks.'^" (38, a) e.Yks. 'WiiD-
RIDGE Hist. Gleanings (1886) 124. n.Lin.' (b) w.Yks.' (39)
e.An.' Nrf. ^Hall.); Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 27.
e.Suf. (F.H.) (40) w.Yks.3 An expression used to denote contempt
in such sentences as, ' Au wodn't be seen at a hen-race wi' thee.'
(41) n.Lin.' (42) w.Mid. He used to go about to all the sales, and
buy all the old hen-rips, until he got his place chok full of 'em
(W.P.M.). Sus.i 143) Sc. Hen scarts and filly-tails Make lofty
ships wear low sails, Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 377. N.Cy.'
Long pencilled clouds. Nhb.', Cum.'* n.Yks. N. & Q. (1883)
6th S. viii. 446; n.Yks.' Small streaky clouds of the cirrus form
. . . deriving this name from some resemblance to the marks in
dust or light soil left by a scratching fowl; n.'Yks.^ Said to denote
fine weather; as well as wind ; n.Yks.* w.Yks.' T'elcment wor
feaful ful of fillj-tails au hen-scrattins, ii. 286; w.Yks.^s, ne.Lan.'
Chs.' Light, scratchy clouds . . . (scientifically called Cirro-slralus .
'It'll not keep fine long, there are too many hcn-srrats and
mares-tails about." s.Chs.' Long, straggly clouds. Midi. Marshall
Rur. Econ. (1790) II. Der.= (s.v. Filly-tails). n.Lin.' Small dappled
clouds, or light thin clouds like torn locks of wool. Shr.' Filaments
of white cloud crossing the sky like net-work. (44) Cum.'* (45)
n.Yks. 'She'll sit a hen-sit,' she will sit till one gets tired of her
company (T.S.). e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 90; e.Yks.'
When Jack gets ti yal-hoose [ale-house] he'll sit a nawd [an old]
hen-sit, MS. add. (T.H.) (46) n.Yks.=, n.Lin.' s.Lin. Pick up
that hen-stee and put it agen the hen-plaace, the o'd hens want
to go to roOst (T.H.R.). (47) Nhp.2 Oxf.' MS. add. (48, a) Sc.
A half-witted lad . . . who had charge of the poultry under the old
hen-wife, Scott Old Mortality ( 1816) ii ; Pennecuik Coll. (1787)
35. Cai.' Ayr. He heard from Jenn3' Sillishins, the henwife,
Johnston Glenbnckie (1889^ xxii. (6) Cai.', Cld , Dur. I,C.T.)
(49) Abd. He rallied her on her henwifely qualifications and zeal,
Greig Logic 0* Buchan (1899) 61. (50) Sc. Such courses as
savoured of their old unhappy and unprofitable way of henwiles
to make and increase parties among us, Baillie ir^Z. (1775) II.
80 (Jam.). (51) Abd., Ags. I Jam.)
2. Co;«6. in plant-names: (i) Hen and chickens, (ct") the gar-
den daisy, Bcllis percunis ; (b) the London pride, Sa.xifraga
ttmbrosa ; (c) the saxifrage, S. sarinentosa ; id) the daft'odil,
Narcissus Pscudo-narcissiis; (e) the cohimbine, Aqiiilegia
vulgaris ; (/) the bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus conticulatiis ;
(g) the ground-ivy, Ncpcta Ckclioina ; {It) the ivy-leaved
toad-flax, Liiiaria vulgaris ; (i) the cudweed, Filago ger-
iiianica ; (J) a variety of the garden Polyanthus, Primula
clatior; {/;) the lady's fingers, A)ithyllis viibiaria; (2)
-drunks, the fruit of the mountain ash, Pyrus Aucuparia;
(3) -gorse, {a) the rest-harrow, Ononis arveiisis; (b) the
red Bartsia, Bartsia Odonliles ; (4) -pen, (a) the yellow-
rattle, Rliiiiaiilluis Crisla-galli ; (b) the henbane, Hyo-
scyatiius nigcr; (5) -penny, (n) see (4,(7); {b) see (4,6);
(c) the crested cow-wheat, Mdnmpyyuut crisiatuin ; (6)
•penny-grass, see (4, a); (7) -tails, the mat-grass, Nardus
slricta ; also Jfig. worthless fellows ; (8) -ware, the edible
fucus, Fucus esculciitus ; (9) Hens-kaims, the spotted
orchis, Orchis iiiaciilala.
(i, n) w.Yks.', Chs.' Nhp.' The large double daisy, with smaller
ones growing round the same footstalk. War.^^ghr.' Oxf.' A/S.
add. Sur., w.Som.', Dev.* {h) Wil.', Dev.* (<r) 'Wil.' (rf)
Dev.* («■) Nrf. From the resemblance of the spurs to chickens
drinking. (/) Oxf. {g) s.Bck. (A) Ken.' (<) w.Yks. Lees /"/ow
(1888) 289. (/) Sus. (k) -Wor. ("W.C.B.) (2) Cum.' Reputed to
possess the property of intoxicating fowls; Cum.* (3, a) n.Cy.
(Hall.), Chs.'s Midi. Marshall Ruk Econ, (1796) II. (6)
Chs.' (4, a) Nhb.', Cum.'*, n.Yks. (I.W.) (b) Wm. It grows
ower mich hen-pen (B.K.\ (5, a) n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb.',
n.Yks.2 e.Yks. Marshall Rnr. Econ. (1788). w.Yks. Lees
Flora (1888) 344. (6) Lakel.2 (c) ne.Lan.' (6) Ir. (7) Cum.
We'd hay-cruiks, an hentails, an hanniels, Anderson Ballads
(1805'! 170, ed. 1808 ; Cum.* (8) Sc. (Jam.) (9) Nhb.'
3. Phr. (i) as busy as a lirn with one chick, unnecessarily
active and fussy over trifles; (2) as fierce as hen-muck,
fierce but harmless ; (3) as proud as a hen unth one chick,
aggressively proud of an insignificant object; (4) like a
lien on a hot griddle, said of a very restless person ; (5) to
sell a hen on a rainy day. to make a bad bargain.
(i) Nhp.', Oxf (2) n.Yks. (T.K.) (3) Oxf.' (4) Sc. She
hirples like a hen on a het girdle, Scott Blk. Dwarf ii8i6) iii.
N.I.' (5) Sc. Kelly Prov. (1721) 373; This is the price their
indemnity must be purchased at. For the Devil is not such a fool
as to sell his hen on a rainy day, M'Ward Contendings (1723)
328 (Jam.). Lth. John Hootsman is no' a man that'll sell his hens
on a rainy day, Lumsden Sheep-head (iSga) 293.
4. An opprobrious epithet applied to a woman.
Dmb. The aunt and oc, ilk just as slee a hen As e'er looped
apron string round gowks o' men, Salmon Gowodean (1868) 85 ;
Fegs, he's just ane o' the kind that wad seek sic a weel-gathered
auld hen, Cross Disruption (1844) vii.
5. A term of endearment.
Rnf. Dearest henie! Sweetest henie! Grown sae high I scarcely
ken e'e, Finlayson R/iymcs {iSi 5) 119. Ayr. Tak' this frae me,
ny bonie hen. It's plenty beets the luver's fire. Burns Cy. Lassie,
St. 2. Lnk. O Kirsty, jist say that you'll be mine, my bonnie hen,
my darlin' Iamb, Wardrop /. Malhisoii (1881) 12. Lth. Come
ower the burn, my bonnie hen, And wander wi' thy Chairley,
M' Neill Preston (c. 1895) 123.
6. A shell-fish, the Cyprina Islandica. s.Pcni. Laws
Little Eng. (1888) 420.
7. A large pewter pot. Cf grey-hen, s.v. Grey, adj.
Lon. The hens and chickens of the roguish low lodging-houses
are the publicans' pewter measures; the biggervessels are'hens';
the smaller are ' chickens,' Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 156.
8. pi. The spotted orchis, Orclus maculala. Nhb.'
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HEN, si.2 Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. [h)en.] 1. Money
given by the bride or bridegroom on the evening after
marriage, to enable their friends to drink their health.
e.Yks. On the evening of the wedding-da}', the young men of
the village call upon the bridegroom for a ' hen,' IVit and Wisdom
(Aug. i88g) 163. w.Yks.l
2. Comp. (ij Hen-brass, money collected for drink at
weddings; (2) .drinking, a wedding-feast, gen. provided
by the bridegroom ; (31 -money, money given by the
bridegroom at the church door to his friends, or sent to
poor neighbours: (4) -silver, money formerly given to
the friends of the bridegroom for services performed, see
below ; now money begged at the church door after the
wedding.
(i) w.Yks. When two get married they treat a company of tlieir
male friends, who are assembled at a public-house, to a quantity
of 'drink.' When this is consumed, a hat goes round, and what
is contributed is spent in the same way. The money thus col-
Icclcd is called 'hen-brass,' A'. & O. (1868) 4th S. i. 219. (2)
w.Yks. (S.P.U.') ; A tea in honour of a bride (cost defrayed by
subscription") (S. K.C.I ; It is a custom for the bridegroom to pro-
vide a hen-drinking, Burnley Skclclies (1875) 71. (3) ne.Lan.'
(4) Cum.i" Wm. Formerly a gun was fired over the house of a
newly married couple, to secure a plentiful issue of the marriage
[probably to dispel the evil spirits that bring bad luck]. The firing
party had a present given them [to drink the health and luck of
the couple] and this was termed hen-silver, Pc;»7//i Oi5. (Sept. 22,
1896). Yks. N. & O. (;i888i II. 10. n.Yks. Silver given by the
bridegroom and also subscriptions of young people, who collect
together to drink the health of the newly married pair, which is
called drinking the hen-silver (W.H.). ne.Lan.^
HEN, adv. Ol/s. Yks. Lin. Hence. Lin. (Hall.)
See Hine.
Hence Hen-away, adv. from a distance. n.Yks."
[Do now go hen fro me saton, Cursor M. (c. 1340)
18080. OE. (Nhb.l heona, ' hinc ' [Luke iv. 9V]
HEN(-, HENBERRY, see Hain, v.'^^, Hindberry.
HENCE-AWAY, adv. n.Yks. ^^ At a distance. Cf
hen, adv. ' They come frae some spot hence-away.'
HENCH, see Hainch, Hinch, v.'
HENCHIL, V. Sc. Also in form liainchil. To rock
or roll from side to side in walking. Sc. ( I.\m.), Abd. (G.W.)
HENCHMAN, sL Sc. Also in fornis hanchman Sc. ;
haunchman Per. A personal attendant.
Sc. There is his hanchman or right hand man, Scott IVavcrhy
(1814) xvi ; Consider me your henchman; I'm here to carry your
basket, Keith htdian Uncle (1896) 41. Abd. They brak in upon
him, an" hangid him an' his henchman, Dccside Talcs (1872) 140.
Per. The haunchmcn who stood by their leader in strife, To part
from him onl}' when parting from life. Spence Poems (1898) 173.
w.Sc. On getting home, he called his faithful henchman, Donald
Frisheal, and told him all that had occurred, Macdonald Setllc-
meut (iSeg") iii. Fif. He soucht his henchman that did stand . . .
Aye watchin at his yett, Ten.nant Po/ni/r)' (1827' 45. Dmb. Is
Hance his henchman j'ct? Salmon Goti'odenii (1868) 14. Lnk.
Monsieur at his back did prance Like a true henchman, MuiR
Minslrelsy (1816) 25. Lth. A huge, shaggy, tousie collie dog at
his heels, at once his henchman . . . and his surest guardian,
LuMSDEN Sheep-head (1892) 266. Wgt. Who WyclilTe's valiant
henchman stood — The noble-minded John of Gaunt, Fraser Poems
(1885I 159.
HEND, adj. Obs. Sc. Also written heynd.
1. Dexterous, clever. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.I
2. Courteous, gentle, a conventional epithet of praise in
ballad poetry.
Sir Oluf the hend has ridden sae wide, Jamieson Pop. Ballads
(1806) I. 219.
[1. Hary, Ouha wes ane archer heynd, Chrysts-kirk (c.
1550) X, in Evergreen (ed. 1761) L 7. 2. Rouwenne \c
hende sat bi |<an kinge, Lajamon (c. 1205) 14357.]
HEND, see Hain, v.^
HENDE, 5Z-. Obs. Sc. A young fellow. Sec Hind, s6.' 5.
When bj' there came a gallant hende, Child Ballads 1882) I. 71.
HENDER, see Hinder, adv.
HENDHOVEN-BREAD. sb. Lan. An oatmeal cake,
much the same as Riddle-cakes. (K., s.v. Riddle-cakes.)
HENDON BENT, plir. Mid. The crested dog's-tail
grass, Cynositnis cristaliis.
The hay of Middlesex is often of good quality. Hendon, per-
haps, produces the hay which has the best name in the market.
The Hendon bent is well known to the dealers, and is seldom found
except on good meadow-ground, Jni. R. Agric. Soc. (1869) 25
(B. & H.V
HENG-, HENGE, see Hang-, Hainch.
HENGSIE, sb. Sh.L [he-ijsi.] A clownish, clumsy
person. Jakobsen Norsk in S/i. ( 1897) 64 ; S. & Ork.'
Hence Hengsit, adj. clownish, clumsy. S. & Ork.^
HENK, V. Sh.L Also in form hink. [herjk, higk.]
To limp ; to dance awkwardly.
Henk is applied to the movements of trolls, particularly in a
fairy dance, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 39 ; ' Wha 'ill dance wi' me ? '
CO Cuttie. ShO hiked aboot an' saw nacbody : ' Sae Til henk
awa mesel ! ' CO Cuttie, /i. ; Jakobsen i3;W/. (1897) ii6;S.&0rk.'
Hence Hankie, sb. a person who limps or halts.
The word ' hcnki ' is sometimes applied to a troll or fairy.
There are old legends in connection with these knolls [Hcnkis
knowes], that the trolls used to dance there at night, and the
trolls were always supposed to 'hink' or limp, when they danced,
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 116; Old people spoke of having seen
numbers of puny beings dancing round a fairy knowe. These
were spoken of as a'scrae o' hankies,' Spence /Vyt-Z.o)r ('899)39;
S. & Ork.i
[ON. Iiinka, to limp, hobble (Vigfusson) ; cp. G. hinken.']
HENK, HENKLE, sec Hank, sb.^, Hankie, v.
HENKY-PENKY, HENMOST, HENN, see Hanky-
panky, Hindmost, Hain, i'.^
HENNEL, sb. n.Yks.^ The hen-roost.
HENOU, inl. Cld. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A command to a number of persons to pull
or lift something all at once.
HENRIDGE, sb. Lan. Also written hainridge Lan.'
[e'nridg.] A separate place for cattle, a ' haining.'
Davies Traits. Phil. Soc. (1855) 268 ; Lan.'
HENSIGEM, sb. Cum.'* In phr. a Hcnsigcm fortune,
a pair of pattens and a white apron.
[Hensingham, the name of a townsliip and village near
Whitehaven.]
HEN-STONES, sb. pi. w.Yks. Groups of stones on
the ridge of high moors.
Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) viii.
HENSURE, sb. Obs. Sc. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A giddy young fellow.
Sc. (Jam.) s.Sc. Around them the younkcrs, ' hasty hensures'
and wanton winklots, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 65.
[An hasty hensure callit Hary, CInysls-kirk (c. 1550) x,
in Evergreen (ed. 1761) L 7.]
HENT, v> Sc. Irel. Yks. Also written hynt Dmf
1. ? Obs. In pret. and pp. caught, laid hold of
Sc. He hcnt the maiden by the hand. And thus bespak her meek,
Jamieson Po/i. Ballads (1806) I. 239; Once again on his sturdy
back Has he hente up the weary judge, Scott Minstrelsy (1802)
IV. 104, ed. 1848 ; Red Rowan has hent him up, A^toun Ballads
(ed. 1861) I. loi. Dmf. In his mitten'd hand He hynt up bluidie
Cumberland, Cromek Remains {i&io) 167. Wxf.'
2. To catch a flying ball, to run in front of a ball and
stop it. w.Yks. TiiORESBY Lett. (1703') ; w.Yks.^s
[1. Abute hir hals ban he hir hent {v.r. hint). Cursor M.
(c. 1300) 3841. OE. henlan (pret. Iicnte), to seize.]
HENT, i'.° Sh.L [hent.] To gather up and stow away ;
to collect, lay up ; also rejl. to gather oneself up, to be off.
Girzzie wis geen i' da lodie ta hent up da denner tatties, Sh.
News (Jan. 15, 1898) ; Ta see da wy 'at da folk hentit da broth . . .
inta demsells, a body wid 'a' tought 'at dey wir sunteen guid aboot
it, Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) no; Oct o dis wi dee! Hent
disell ! ib. Rasmie (1892) 14 ; S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, /lein/a, also /leiinla and lienia. to gather,
take up, pluck (Aasen) ; ON. Iieinita, to fetch home, to
bring home the sheep in autumn from the summer pas-
tures (VlGKUSSON).]
HENT, V? Sh.L To walk with a plunging motion.
S. & Ork.'
HENT, v." and sb. Sc. Irel. n.Cv. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Glo. Oxf Hrt. Hmp. Also in form hint Lnk. Gall. N.I.'
Glo. [h)ent.] 1. v. To plough up the bottom furrow
between ridges ; also usedy?^.
HENT
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HER
Lnk. Steady action to proceed Thro' hintin' furs [furrows],
Watson Poems (1853) 29. Cum. I'll rest content, To something
rub or sideway hent A character in plain black prent, Dickinson
Remains (18881 145 ; Cum.l, w.Yks.i
Hence (1) Henting, sb. the furrow in a ploughed field
between the ridges ; the last sod of a ridge in ploughing ;
(2) Henty, sb. the opening between two ridges of ploughed
land.
(i) Gall. Our ploughman . . . Clean lifted the hinting of every
fresh glass, Kerr Maggie o the Moss (1891) 93; These furrows .. .
are lifted out of the bottom of the main ' furr,' and are soil of a
different nature. The greatest difficulty young ploughmen have
to surmount when learning the tilth trade, is the proper way to
'lift hintins,' Mactaggart Eiicyd. (1824) 270, ed. 1876. N.I.l
S.Don. Si.M.MOXS G/. (1890). Wxf.' n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks.
HUTTON Tour to Caves (1781). ne.Lan.i The portions of subsoil
raised with the plough to cover seed sown. GIo. .Smyth Lives
Berkeleys (1066-1618) III. 24, ed. 1885. Oxf. They have also a
way of sowing in the Chiltern country, which is called sowing
hentings, which is done before the plough, the corn being cast in
a straight line just where the plough must come, and is presently
ploughed in, Plot Oxf. (1677I 246. Hrt. Hentings or water fur-
rows, Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) I. i. 24. (2) ne.Lan.i
2. sb. A furrow ; also used aitrib.
N.I.' Hmp. Hent furrow is the last of a land, Hollowav.
HENT, see Hind, adj., Hint, z;.'*^
HENTING. sb. Obs. n.Cj'. Also in form banting.
A clownish fellow ; one that lacks good breeding. (K.),
N.Cv.^
HEOGALDSRIG, si. Sh.I. The part of a sheep's back
which is nearest the neck.
Hjogabsrig, hjogDlstarig, hovaldarig, Jakobsen Norsk in S/i.
(1897) 53 ; S. & Ork.i
HEP, see Heap, sb.^, Hip, sb.\ v.
HEPLEY, niVy. Obs. or obsol. n.Cy. Yks. Lin. 1. Neat,
handsome. Cf. heppen.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Yks. (P.R.) ; Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.)
2. Dexterous, handy. n.Cy. (K.) Lin. Skinner (1671).
[The same word as Norw. dial, heppeleg, lucky, fortunate
(Aasen).]
HEPPEN, adj. n.Cy. Yks. Not. Lin. Also written
hepen, hepn w.Yks. ; and in forms epen s.Not. : heppem
m.Yks.' [e'pan.] 1. Tidy, neat; respectable; hand-
some. Cf. hepley.
n.Cy. Grose u 79°); Baileyi 1721). Yks. Ray (1691^ n.Yks.
She was heppener than t'other lasses (I.W.). e.Yks. Bessy, his
wife, thof i' nowt bud print goons. Was heppenest woman you'd
finnd i' ten toons, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 38; e.Yks.* 'That
leeaks [looks] heppener' is said when anything falling into
disorder is satisfactorily arranged. w.Yks. ' It's nice an' heppen.'
This word . . . [is] applied to linen or cotton to describe the
evenness of the texture, Leeds Mire. Siippl. (Dec. 20, i8go) ;
w.Yks.' I hedn't faun i sike a heppen way as a body mud a wished,
ii. 302 ; We can mack shift to live in a gradely, menceful, heppen
way, ib. 306. n.Lin.* All th' stacks is thack'd, an' th' plaacc looks
real heppen noo.
Hence Heppenly, adv. neatly.
w.Yks.' Shoe's heppenly don'd.
2. 1 landy, deft ; able ; clever at work.
n.Cy. (K.) e.Yks. If hee . . . bee a heppen youth. Best Rnr.
Econ. (1641) 133; e.Yks.' m.Yks.' He's very heppem in his
doings. w.Yks. Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) Gt. Not.' A's
heppen at owt. s.Not. In an ironical sense. 'This is a ep'n
tool, this is; a wouldn't own it' (J.P.K.). Lin. The housewife
herself is a heppen sort of body, Streatfeild Liii. aud Daues
(1884) 264 ; Skinner (1671) ; Lin.' He's very heppen at teaming,
in fact he's heppen at owt. n.Lin.' Charlie's a heppen soort o' a
chap; he can do o'must oht that belongs to his traade, an' a lot
o' uther things an' all. sw.Lin.' Bill Stirr is a heppen lad ; he is
wonderful heppen. He was a deal heppener than I was ; I'd
never done nowt o' sort. s.Lin. He's a heppen chap, that : he
can to'n his hand to owt that comes to it (T.H.R.).
[The same word as Norw. dial, heppen, lucky, fortunate
(Aasen) ; ON. //c/i/i/"", lucky, also dexterous (Vigfusson).]
HEPPENSHAWS, sb. pi. n.Yks.^ Pieces of land
added to larger portions.
Only occas. heard in this part ; our word being Intaks.
HEPPING-STGCK, sb. Som. Dcv. Cor. Also in forms
eppen- Som.; epping- nw.Dev.' Cor.'*; hipping- Cor.*
A horse-block ; stones or steps for mounting a horse.
See Hip, v.
Som. SwEETMAN IViiicaiiloti Gl. (1885). Dev. 'There ye arc,
my man,' said Farmer Pike, setting the crestfallen hero upright
on the epping stock, Evans Tavistock (1847) 147, ed. 1875.
n.Dev. RocKyim an Nell (1867) Gl. nw.Dev.' Cor. And first, a
was bound to the old epping stock up to Churchtown, Hunt Pop.
Rom. w.Eng. (1865) I. 144 ; And overthraw'd as she fall'd down
A hepping-stock and cheer, J. Trenoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 40;
Cor.' 2
HEPS, see Hasp, s6.'
HER, pron. Var. dial, forms and uses in Sc. and Eng.
I. Dial, forms: (i) Br, (2) ar, (3) Er, (4) Har, (5) Hare,
(6) Hir, (7) Hire, (8) Hooar, (9) Hor, (10) Hur, (11) Ur.
[For further instances see 11. Iselow.]
(i)n.Shr. Ellis P»o««Hf.( 1889) V. 453. (2) n.Cy. (J. W.) Stf.
Ellis ib. 473. e. & s.Der. ib. 431. s.War. ib. 114. Wor. ib. 112.
Shr. ib. 476. Hrf. ib. 177. Glo. ib. 62. w.Oxf. il>. 92. e.Dor. ib.
77. e.Som. ib. 85. n.Dev. ib. 157. e.Cor. ib. 168. (3) Wil. Slow
Rhymes (1889) Gl. Dor.' Som. Er ziden, W. & J. Gl. (1873).
w.Som.' (4) Ess.', Ken. (G.B.) Sus. She is de dauling of har
dat brung her foorth, Lower Sng. Sol. (i860) vi. 9. (5) n.Dev.
E.xm. Ciishfi. (1746) Gl. (6) Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
ne.Lan.' (7) Dev. //ocne Sjifafc/ffl^ (1777) 3. (8) n.Yks. (I.W.)
(9) Nhb.', n.Yks. (T.S.\ e.Yks.' Lan. Aw these fine folk coming
— and hor fresh fro' London, Westall Birch Dene (1889) II. 131.
(10) Nhb. Then she gat up wiv hur dowters-o'-law, Rodson Bk.
Ruth (i860) i. 6. c.Lan.', Der.'*, War. { J.R.W.) Glo. S.MYTH Lives
Berkeley (1066-1618) III. 24. ed. 1885. e.Som. W. & J. Gl.
(1873) (s.v. Ur"i. Dev. An hur shil bring vorrid a zin, Baird
S^.Ma//. (1863) i. 21. (ii)s.Chs.'69. Oxf. (A.P.), I.W.' e.Som.
W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.', nw.Dev.'
II. Dial. uses. 1. Reflex. : herself.
n.Cy. (J.W.) w.Yks. Tlas west 3r ofua So went at {ib.). Chs.'
Oo's cleaning her ; Chs.^ She got her ready. s.Chs.' Aaz'do uurt
ur ? [Has she hurt herself?] 69.
2. Unemphatic form of the nom. : she.
s.Chs.' [Uur] is interchangeable with [do] throughout the
district, but becomes more frequent the farther south one advances,
66. Midl.Her's a-comin' up the lane, Northall IVd. Bk. (1896).
Stf. Ellis ib. 473. s.Stf. Who'd ha thought it ? her said an'
her went very white, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ami. (1895) 9. Der. Eh,
hur is a beauty, Verney Slone Edge (1868) vi ; Der.* Hur ta'es on
so. n.Lin.' War. Her is a cousin to we (M.R.) ; War.' Inlrod.
14 ; War.*, s.War.' Wor. Ellis ib. 112. Shr. I dunno what
hur's a settin' thar for, White IVrekin (i860) vi ; Shr.' Invariably,
Gram. Outlines, 47. n.Shr. Br, Ellis ib. 453. Hrf. DuNCUMB
Hist. Hrf. (1804-1812) ; (R.M.E.) Glo. Her didn't tell me a dale
about the matter, Gissing Vill. Hampden (1890) I. vii ; Her aint
a calling we, Lysons Vulgar Tongue (1868) 27 ; Glo.* Her y-'ent
sa' desperd bad a 'ooman as I've a knawed, 11. Oxf. Ur a gotun
(A. P.); Oxf.' Her's up-stars. Brks.' Mrs. Winburn isill,isn'tshe ?'
. . .'Ees, herbe — terriblebad,' Hughes T. Bron'ii O.xf. (1861) xxxii;
Ellis ib. 97. Bdf. Her are [she is], ib. 206. Sur. Her would say,
Bickley Sur. Hills (1890) III. vi. Sus. I did blow 'er but "er
wouldn't bide blowed, Egerton Flks. and Ways (1884) 137. Wil.'
Her be a girt vule,that her be, 124. w.Dor. Her done it (E.H.G.).
e.Dor. Ellis Hi. 77. e.Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.
Elworthy Gram. (1877) 39; w.Som.' Hur niivur kaan diie ut,
kan u ? 3. Dev. Where is hire gone? Horae Siibsecivae (1777)
3; Her's most gone mazed, Mem. Rev. J. Russell (1883) 275.
n.Dev. Hur mitched vro' schule, Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 12.
nw.Dev.' e.Dev. Hers her meuther's saul chiel', Pulman Sng.
Sol. (i860) vi. 9. sw.Dev. 3r teld shii to du at, Ellis ib. 164.
Cor. Her is, ib. 167. e.Cor. ib. 168.
3. Unemphatic or interrogative form of /;^; occas. /»;«.
Shr. Usedinasmalldistricton the border, not far from Welshpool,
and another near EUesmere, Roberts Coll. Caintrica, I. 359, in
Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.) ; Shr.2 Hrf. Near Wales 'her' is
used for ' he ' or ' him ' (R.M.E.). Glo. Michael — 'ev the figures ;
ur'll make it up to 'e, Gissing Vill. Hampden (1890) Li;' Good
marning, Mr. Bassut,' I says, . . an' er says, ' Marning,' Buckman
Darke' s Sojourn {i.Qgo) \i. I.W.' ' I axed meyastur.' 'Well: what
ded ur zay ? ' 51. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892). Dor. The Lord hav'
been good to I, ban' her? (C.V.G.) ; (H.J.M.) ; Dor.' Som. In
interrogations only ; as, ' Did 'or gi' 'em ort ? ' Monthly Mag.
(1814) H. 127; (F.A.A.); Used west of the Parret, Jennings
Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825). w.Som. Used interrogatively, except
when particular emphasis is required, as ' Ee oa'n diie ut, wuol
ur?' [He will not do it, will he?] Elworthy Giam. (1877) 35,
HER
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HERD
Dev. Why he zaid zo his-sul, did'n 'eri Reports Provinc. (1885)
97. ?n.Dev. Ellis 1'/'. 160. nw.Dev.i w.Cor. Ellis li. 173.
4. Used for the masc. possess, pron. : his. Also in form
Hers.
Sc. Houls ! It's a' about her horse, ta useless baste, Scott Leg.
Mont. (1818) x. Sc, Wal. The Highlanders, like the Welch, are
apt to say her for liis. Monthly Mag. (1800) I. 323. Glo. I starts
fur to git ers pelt off, an' to dress un a bit, Buckman Darke's
Sojourn (1890') xiv ; Ur'vehad her reward, Gissing Vill. Hampden
(1890) III. xiii.
5. Used by Highlanders for the/;-o«. of the first pers.
Sc. Yell ask her to gang nae farther, Scott Rob Roy [1817) xxx.
6. Of inanimate objects : it.
Abd. The Turriff post-runners took his mail-bag, asking, ' Is
this her?' 'Yes, yes, that's her'(G.W.). Nhb. He' ye gettin'
haad o' the styen there? Hoy hor up tiv us (R.O.H.). Hrf.
Him's her [that's it] (R.M.E.). Glo. This be a queer start o'
Master Michael's. , . Why shouldn't ur answer, mun ? Gissing
Vill. Hampden (i8go) II. v. Sur. The House of Commons wants
to let the sea take back its lands rather than pay so much to keep
her out, Jennings FieldPaths (1884) 3. Sus. ' Have her stopped ? '
a man would ask of a clock (R.B.). w.Som.' In interrogatory
constructions. nw.Dev.*
7. Unemphatic or interrogative form of /, we, yon, they,
or one.
w.Som. Ur is used interrog. for the nom. I, both instead of 6es'
when final, and when followed by other words, in which case 'ees'
is seldom used, as Aa 1 vach-n, shaa-1 uur ? [I will fetch it, shall
I?] Muus-n ur goo? [Must I not go?] Elworthy G/n»H. (.1877)
35; w.Som.' Wee kn goo tumaar-u, kaa-n ur ? [We can go
to-morrow, can we not?] An oavur dhu vuur-keen wiil ur ?
[Hand over the firkin, will you ?] Uneebau-dce wiidn diie ut vur
noa'urt, wiid ur? [One would not do it for nothing, would one ']
More commonly [wiid um ?] Dhai diid-n diie ut dhoa- aar-dr aul,
diid ur? [They did not do it then after all, did they?] nw.Dev.'
8. Obs. Their; of them. ne.Lan.' [fK.)]
9. Used after nouns in place of the possess, 's.
w.Som.' Mary Jones her book (s.v. His).
10. CoM;/>.Her-lane, herself alone. Sc. (Jam., s.v. Lane).
[On the disjunctive use oi her, see the Grammar.]
HER, see Har(r.
HERALD, sb. Sc. [harald.] 1. The diving-goose,
Mergiis serrator. Swainson Birds (1885) 164.
2. Comp. Herald-duck, (i) the diving-goose, Mergits
scrralor; (2) the dun-diver, M. merganser.
(i) Sh.I. The beautiful red-breasted merganser or herald duck
... is resident during the whole year, Sh. News (Jan. 14, 1899I.
Sh.I., Frf. Swainson ib. 164. (2) S. & Ork.'
3. The heron, Ardea cinerea. Frf Swainson ib. 144.
HERANGER, sb. Sh.I. Written haeranger S. & Ork.'
A boat of fifteen or sixteen feet keel. (A.W.G.), S. & Ork.'
HERB, sb. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms arb I. Ma. w.Som.' Dev.* ; arby nw.Dev.'
Cor. ; arib Ir. : harby Cor.^ ; herby Cor.= ; yarb w.Yks.'^
Lan.' Chs.' s.Chs.' s.Stf Der.^ nw.Der.' War.^ se.Wor.'
Shr.' w.Som.' Dev. ; yarby w.Wor.' Cor.^ ; yebb Cum.;
yearb Cum. ; yerb Cum. n.Yks.^ sw.Lin.' ; yirb Sc. [harb,
ab, jarb, jab, jarb, jab.] \. sb. In comb. {1) Vlerh-heer,
a decoction of balm or any other herb ; (2) -book, a herbal;
(3) -craft, botany ; (4) -flower, the bugle, Ajiiga replans ;
(5) -of-grace or -grass, (a) the rue, Riila graveolens; {b)
the yellow meadow-rue, Tlialictrum flainim ; (6) -Peter,
the cowslip, Primula veris ; (7) -pie, a pie containing herbs,
see below ; (8) -pudding, a pudding made of herbs ; (9)
-rabbit, the herb Robert, Geranium Robcrtiantim.
(I) w.Yks.2 I was gathering yarbs 'to mak yarb beer.' (2)
w.Som.' A widow whose husband had been a ' worm-doctor '
came to me, and asked me to buy a Gerard's Herbal, which she
said was 'his herb-book.' (3) n.Yks.2 (4 . Dor. (G.E.D.) (5, n)
w.Yks. N. &= O. (1882) 6th S. vi. 408: w.Yks.^", Der.2, nw.Der.',
n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' That's herbigrass ; it's good for fits ; we ofTens
make tea on it. Mother wants to know if you've any herbigrass.
w.Som.' b) Dor. iG.E.D.) ; Sarum Dioc. 'Gazette (Jan. 1891) 14.
(6) Chs.' 3 (7) nw.Dev.' Made of parsley, leeks, &c. Cor. They
partake of pies stuffed with herbs which they call Harby pics,
Tregellas Tales (1865) 153 ; Ded ax thum for a harby-pie,
Daniell Poems; Cor.= A pie made of spinach, 'bits,' parsley,
mustard-cress, pepper-cress, young onions, and lettuce, with some
slices of bacon, and a little milk, seasoned with pepper and salt;
Cor.3 (8) Cum. A dish peculiar to Easter Sunday, made of the
leaves of the plant Eastermann Giant, boiled in broth with barley — ■
strained and served as spinach, the barley with it (J.Ar. ) ; A dish
of early spring, composed of young nettles and every wholesome
vegetable that the garden affords, mixed with groats or oatmeal,
or shilled barley, and boiled in a bag in broth. The great art in
compounding this dish is to have much v.ariety with no pre-
dominating taste (E.W. P.); Gi'e me a yearb-puddin' o' t'oald-
fashin't country mak, mead 6 nowt bit Easter mergients — nettels,
chives, curley greens, an' sec like, Farrall Betty IVilson (1886)
III. (g) w.Som.' Dev. Reports Provine. (1884) ii ; Dev.*
2. Vhr. like herbs for the pot, m very small particles, like
herbs prepared for cooking.
w.Ir. I'll chop you as small as aribs for the pots, Lover Leg.
(1848)11.511. se.Wor.i
3. Any wild plant which has a medicinal use.
Ayr. The saw which my granny had made in secret from some
yirbs she had gathered, Service Dr. Diigtiid (cd. 1887) 33. Lnk.
The plants that can kill, and the yirbs that can cuir, Nicholson
Kilwitddie (ed. 1895) 134. n.Cy. (J.W.) Lan. But faith's a yarb
to cure bad een, Bealey Jottings (1865) 36. I. Ma. Arbsand roots.
Brown Doctor (1887) 8. Chs.' The country people of Cheshire
are great herb doctors, and there are plenty of people, esp. in the
manufacturing towns, who make their living by collecting yarbs
in the fields. sw.Lin.' She boils some yerbs, and doctors it.
War.^ Slir.' ' The May-month's the best time to get yarbs ; I sid
owd Lacy busy alung the diche-bonks the tother day.' ' A3'e,
'c's mighty cliver, they tellen me, an' cures a power o' folks.'
w.Som.' By this is meant 'simples,' or medicinal herbs, while
those for cooking are always pot-herbs, such as thyme, sage, mint,
organ, &c. ' I don't never go to no doctor; nif any o'm be bad, I
boils some 3'arbs down, and gives 'em to 'em, and they don't lack
no doctor's stuff.' n.Dev. [She had] some skill in ' yarbs,' as she
called her simples, Kingsley Westward Ho (1855) 33, ed. 1889.
Hence ( i) Herbery,s/). a plantation of herbs for medicinal
purposes ; (2) Herby, {a) sb. a shop for the sale of herbs
and ' simples ' ; (b) adj. having a medicinal flavour.
(i) w.Som.' w.Dev. Marshall 7?;(>-. Econ. ^1796). (2, a) Lan.i
{b) w.Som.' Where d'ye buy this here tay, missus ? I sim 'tis
ter'ble arby.
4. Comp. (i) Herb-cure, a vegetable remedy ; (2) -doctor,
a herbalist ; (3) -tea, a decoction of herbs ; (4) -weean, (5)
-wife, a woman who deals in 'simples.'
(i) n.Yks.2 It's some ma;; o' yerb-cure. (21 w.Yks. 'E's a yarb-
doctor, an' 'e 'unts for yarbs all ovver t'hills (F.P.T.1. Lan.'
I bethought me of an old herbalist, or 'yarb doctor,' . . a genuine
dealer in simples, Waugh 5/'<7c/rfs (1855) 21. Chs.', s.Chs.' (3)
w.Yks. (J.W.), Chs.' s.Stf. My feyther's got a rage foryarbs, we'm
afraid to say we'm bad for fear o' the yarb tay, Pinnock Blk. Cy.
Ann. {i8g^). w.Wor.' Dev,'*Theoalpeoplegathersit,an' lays'enup
for winter, to make arb-tea. Cor. And harby tay of oall soorts,
Tregellas Tales (i860) 21. (4) n.Yks.^ (5) Gall. My famous
yirbwives . . .think it an antidote against almost every distemper,
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 18, ed. 1876.
5. A beer made of van kinds of herbs. Con^
6. Hay-grass.
Lan. We'n the finest yarb i' yon top-meadow at ever I clapt
een on, Waugh Sketekes (1855) 228; Lan.'
Hence Herbage, sb. the right of feeding or pasturage.
e.An.'
7. V. To gather herbs.
Lan.' w.Som.' Old women do vind 'em 'pon times, eens they
be yarbing.
Hence (i) Yarber, sb. a gatherer of herbs ; (2) Yarbing,
vbL sb. the gathering of herbs.
(i) Lan.' (2^1 w.Som.' We've a-bin vor a riglur day's yarbin.
HERBAL BENNET,///r. Glo. The herb Bennet, Getim
iirbanum. (B. & H.), Glo.'
HERBIVE, sb. ? Obs. Chs.'^ The forget-me-not,
Myosolis anvnsis and Af. paliistris.
[Ive arlhriiiqiie, Hearbe lue, ground Pine, Forget-me-
not, CoTGR. (1611).]
HERBOUR, see Harbour.
HERD, sb. and i'.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Glo.
Ken. Som. Amen Also written bird S. & Ork.' ne.Sc.
Lnk. Nhb.' w.Yks.'; hurd Uls. Ant. Dwn. Lakel.' Cum.
Wm. w.Yks.'; and in forms haird Nhb.; hard Nhb.';
heord w.Yks.= ; herid Nhb.' [hjard, ad.] 1. sb. A
HERD
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HERE
shepherd ; a man or boy who tends cattle ; a farm servant;
fig. a pastor ; also used attrib.
Sc. A puir herd callant, Scott St. Roitmi (1824"! xiv. n.Sc.
The daft girl winks ... at the herd laddie, Gokdon Cargleu (1891)
V. ne.Sc. The hird used a stick for driving the cattle, Gregor
Flk-Lore (1881) 195. Elg. Dar'd ev'ry herd-loon keep a hound
To chace the timid hare, Couper Poetry (1804) I. 176. Abd. To
the cham'er she wad steal. For the herdie's doublets dreepin',
Still Cottar's Sunday (1845) 35. Frf. Many granted that he
could tell u hen a doctor went by, when a law^xr, . . when a herd,
Barrie Toiiiiiiy (1896) 133. Per. I ken a place where the herd
has as muckle to eat as the master here, Sandy Scott (1897) 10.
Fif. Wi' a herd I did foregather, Singin' leanin' owre his crook,
Douglas Poems (1806) 99. Rnf. The herd, poor thing I thro'
chillin' air, Tends, in the meads, his fleecy care, Picken Poems
(1813) I. 76. Ayr. This New-Light, 'Bout which our herds sae
aft have been Maist iike to fight, Burns fK Sihi/>50;< 1. 1785I st. 19.
Lnk. How this creeshy rascal too was slain By a wee hird, Black
Falls of Clyde (1806) 106. e.Lth. Tarn Arnott, the herd at
Wedderlairs, Hunter /. Imvicli (,1895; 'P' Edb. Her hcrdies
playin' the pipe alanc On muirlands bare, Learmont /'onj/s 1^1791)
213. Bwk. She had a herd callant, or boy, who was engaged in
tending her cows, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 50. Dmf.
The stey peat-reek play swirl Abune the herd's auld bield, Reid
Poems (1894) 29. Gall. I was no more than a herd-laddie at the
time, like David, keeping my father's flocks, Crockett Standard
Bearer (1898) i. N.Cy.» Nhb. (R.O.H.) ; Yauld herds on I'ale-
some braxey fed, Wi' Strang lang swinging strides, noo sped To
join the sport, Proudlock Bordcrlana Muse (1896) 331 ; Nhb.l,
Lakel.^ Cum. Linton Lake Cv. (1864) 305. w.Yks. (J.T.);
w.Yks.'s, Ken. (J.A.B.) Soni. Jennings Dial. w.Eng. (1869).
2. Comb, (i) Herd-club, the stick carried by a cattle-
tender; (2) -s-man, the common skua, Stercorariits catar-
rhactes; (3) -s-man-of-the-sea, the great Northern diver,
Colyiiibiis glaciath ; (4 > -'s-maud, the chequered plaid worn
by a shepherd ; (5) -widdiefows, a name given to cattle-
stealers.
(i) ne.Sc. By preference of ash in the belief that if of this wood
it would neither break bones nor seriously injure a beast it might
strike (J.Ar.) ; The carving on the hirdie club was very simple :
it consisted of notches cut in a small piece of the club, smoothed
for the purpose to show in what way the oxen were yoked,
Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 195. (2, Or.I. It is believed to protect
the 3'oung lambs trom the attacks of the eagle, Swainson Birds
(1885) 210. (3) Wil. It is also known as the ' Herdsman of the
Sea ' from its habit of driving before it the fishes, which it pursues
even to a very great depth, Smith Birds (1887) 507; lE.H.G.)
(4) Nhb,^ (5) Sc. He . . . expressed his confidence that the herd-
widdiefows could not have carried their booty far, Scott Rob Roy
(181 7) Introd.
3. Obs. A public pasture ; a road along which cattle are
driven towater; the pen in which cattle are shut upat night.
GIo. Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.) ; Such as the Herd atTetbury
. . . between the Warren and the Town, //o/ufSwAscnVrtf (1777)211.
4. In curling : a stone placed on the ice in order to pre-
vent the principal stone being driven out.
Kcb. Gib o' the Glen, a noble herd Behind the winner laid,
Davidson Seasons (1789) 166 Jam.).
5. V. To tend cattle or sheep ; to watch over, take care of.
ne.Sc. Littlens wull tak' caulds, herd an' hap them hoo ye like.
Grant Keckleton, 95. Cai.' Abd. They were able now to herd
the ewes, Ross Helenore (1768) 14, ed. 1812. Kcd. I can brawly
see That but the house, an' ben the house, He herds ane wi' his
e'e. Grant Lays (1884) 173. Ayr. Will ye quat pappin' stanes
at thae hens, sir, an' come an' herd this pat ? Service Dr. Diigiiid
(ed. 1887) 234. Edb. I . . . delv'd a' his garden, an' herdit his
kye, Forbes Poems (1812) 131. Peb. The principles of herding
are, to allocate to each particular flock separate walks upon the
farm, Agric. Surv. 195 (Jam.). Gall. Our bairns shall herd, and
gather slaes, Aroun' our cot, on Logan braes, Nicholson Poet.
IVks. (1814) 171, ed. 1897. Uls., Ant., Dwn. (M.B.-S.) Nhb.
(R.O.H.) ; When my father . . . herdit the Brockalaw, Richard-
son Borderer's Tabte-bk. (1846) VII. 137. Cum. Ah wad be likely
teh git sum hogs to hurd at Chicago, Sargisson yo^ Sroa/> (1881)
25. (Amer, To take care of children. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 418.]
Hence Herding, sb. a ' herd's ' place or work.
Sc. No one of them able to do anything . . . but the oldest
lassie, who got a herding the other day. Whitehead Daft Davie
(1876) 155, ed. 1894. Frf. I'll send him straight to the herding,
Barrie Tommy (1896) 223. w.Sc. A boy, newly from the herd-
VOL. III.
ing. got admission into a gentleman's family, for the purpose of
waiting table, Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 168. Dmb. At
eight 3-ears I too a herdin' got, Salmon Gowodean (1861) 97.
Lakel.2 Herden t'kye i't looanens. Wm. A finer burlh be hofe
than burden sheep, Grahaji Gwordy (1778) I. 41.
6. To drive away, keep aloof.
Per. That herds us fra the joys o' earth. An' fain wad hand's
fra heaven, Halieurton Oclnl Idylls (i8gi) 56. Nhb. To ' herd
craas' is to scare them off" (R.O.H.). Cum. Ta hurd t'crows off
t'wheet, Farrall Betty Wilson (1886" 150.
7. To gather in the crop ; to keep, hold.
Sh.I. Hirdit mi sma crop. Burgess /?«5»/;> : 1892) 38; Jakobsen
Norsk in Sh. • 1897) 24 ; S. & Ork.' e.Sc. The siller's no his ; he's
only herdin' it on trust for a friend, Setoun Sunshine ^1895) 289.
w.Yks.'
HERD, v.^ Lin. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To prostrate.
(Hall.); Lin.' They wired in a long while, and the last thump
herded him.
HERDA, sb. Sh.I. Crush, confusion; said of corn
that has been trampled by animals.
[Coll. L.L.B.) S. U Ork.i They have laid it in herda. To tramp
in herda.
HERDEN, see Harden, sb.
HERDER, 56. Hmp. [a d3(r).] A sieve, a ' rudder.'
Sieve upon herder. One upon the other. Wise A'caz/'orfs/ (1883)
185; Hmp.i
[OE./;r/fl'n'i!'>-, an instrument for winnowingcorn(iELFRic);
cp. G. j-eiler, a big sieve.]
HERDING-SPADE, sb. Lin.^ [Not known to our
correspondents.] A narrow spade used in cutting dikes
and small drains.
HERDS, HERDSEL, see Hards, Hirsel, sb}
HERDWICK, sb. Cum. Wm. [hardwik.] 1. Obs.
The tract of land under the charge of a ' herd ' or shepherd.
Cum. The stock . . . have been from time immemorial farmed
out to herds at a 3'early sum. From this circumstance these farms
have obtained the name of Herdwicks, i.e. the district of the herds,
Marshall 7?«'iiit/ (1808) I. 199.
2. pi. The black-faced breed of sheep found on the fells,
noted for their climbing powers and ability to live on bare
pasture ; also used attrib.
Lakel.12 Cum. Marshall /frt'iWf (1808) I. 199; Cum.i ; Cuin.^
He was summat akin tul a Herdwick tip, 2 ; Cum.* ' He breaks
bands like a herdwick tip* is a proverbial saying . . . applied to
a rustic scape-grace, Gibson, 181. * What were the sheep you
bought?' Plaintiff". 'Herdwick hoggs,' Carlisle Patriot (Feb. 8,
•S95) 3- Wm. He brag'd . . . aboot 'iz Herdwic hogs, Blezard
Sngs. ( 18481 42.
[1. Erleghecote haythe always beyn a h3'rdewyke or
pasture ground for the schepe of thabbottes of Furnes,
Lamplugh (c. 1537) in Beck Ann. Fumes. (1844) App. 64
(N.E.D.).]
HERE, adv. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
written heer n.Yks. ; and in form yere Glo. [hiisfr, w.
ands.Cj'. J3(r).l 1. In co«!A. (i) Here-about(s, in the im-
mediate neighbourhood, near by; also used alln'b.; (2)
-anent, concerning this ; (3) -awayls, hereabouts, belong-
ing to, this part of the country, in this direction ; in this
present state ; also used allnb. ; (4) -by, here; (5) -fore,
hence, on this account; (6) -from, of place : hence; (7)
-onward, on this condition ; (8) -right, («j of time: directly;
of place: on this very spot ; ib) ? hence ; (9) -under, set
down subscquentlj' in the book or document.
(i) Fif. She'll many a hercaboot man, or I'm cheated, Meldrum
Margredel (1894) ix. Ayr. The Blair Museum, where a' kinds o'
uncos from hereaboot and farawa are to be seen. Service Dr,
Dngnid (ed. 1887160. e.Yks.' Isn't ther a yall-hoos sumwheear
here-aboots? w.Yks. (J.W.) Dev. There ain't no cot that I know
by hereabouts, O'Neill Jdyts (1892) 3. Cor. The biggest maker
[of cider] hereabouts, Mortimer Tales Moors (18^5) 122. (2) Fif.
Hereanent [he] shall be subject to the tryall and censure of his
owne Presbytery, Scot Apolog. Nairalion (1644) 109, ed. 1846.
Slg. If ye write hereanent to me again, I shall be ready to deliver
it, Bruce Sermons (1631) 198, ed. 1843. (3) Sc. That light is not
here away in any clay body ; for while we are here, light is . , .
broader and longer than our . . . obedience, Rutherford Lett,
(1765) II. ii (Jam.). Cat.' e.Sc. That's a heavy reproach to a man
U
HERE
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hereawa, Setoun R. Urquhart (1896' viii. Per. I'se be hingin'
round hereawa, Cleland Imhbmckai 1 1883") 137, ed. 1887. Fif.
'Ye dinna belang here-a-wa' ?' ' No, I don't live here,' Robert-
son PiovosI (1894) 182. e.Fif. We've nae use for gangrel bodies
hereawa, Latto Tain Bodkin (1864) ii. Rnf. As lang as yc are
here awa May health an' strength betide ye, Picki:n Fociiis (,1813)
II. 14. Ayr. It was here, or hereawa, that the famous Laird of
the Linn and Jock o' the Scales leeved, Service Dr. Diigtiid (ed.
1887) 73. Lnk. The deil is surely hereawa, Watt Poems (1827)
65. e.Lth. Thae craps'U no dae up here-a-vvay sae nigh the hills,
Hunter y. Iimkk (1895I 12. Edb. I told him that we didiia play
at that game hereawa, Ballantine Gnbcrlinizic fed. 1875I 336.
Gall. You are not a hereawa}' man, Crockett Gny Man (1896)
viii. Lakel.2 We've neea bodder hereaway. Cum.'' Ye ken as
much as most ither lasses hereaways, Pearl in Shell, 77. n.Yks.
(I.W.\ neLan.' n.Lin.l I hevn't seen him hereaways sin' June.
e.An.>, e.Suf. (F.H.) Soro. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825).
(4^ Glo. Er's harmless enow when he comes ycreby, Buckman
Darke's Sojourn (1890I 150. (5) Slg. Hercfore it is that the devils
are maist miserable, Bruce Sermons (1631) v, ed. 1843. (6) Glo.
My veyther . . . set 'isself up in a pcoblic on the road about twelve
mile yerevrom, Buckman Darke's Sojourn (iSgo'i 48. Dor. I
brought it therefrom, and then he took it herefrom 1 C.W.^. Soni.
If lie should write a'ter 3'ou'd a-gone here-vrom, Raymond Sam
and Sabina (1894 1 112; 1 think, sir, 'tis the nigh'st way herefrom
(W.F.R.). w.Som.' I 'on't budge herefrom [yuurvraum] gin 3'ou
come back. 'Hence' is quite unknown. Dev. If Bets'll let mer
gohercvrom,Thee mayst uv kuseexpek, N. Hogg Poet. Lett. !, 1847)
46. ed. 1858. nw.Dev.i (7) Chs. Bailey (1721). (8, a) Glo.',
Hmp.i, Wil.i n.Wil. Let's have it hereright (E.H G.\ Dor.'
Som. I'll bid ee eighteen hereright, Raymond Sam and Sabina
(1894) 58 ; Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (18251. -w-Som.' No ! let's
settle it here-right. Dev. Let's hev it out here-right and a done
o't, PuLMAN Sketches (1842) 105, ed. 1871. nw.Dev.' (i1 Wil.'
{g) Gall. The result is appended hereunder, Crockett Stickit Miii.
(1893-: 238.
2. Phr. (i) here and there a one, (a) very few and scattered ;
one here and there ; (A) any one, any ; about or above the
average; (2) — and lliere one, sec (ii^); (3) — aivay, there
away, all in confusion ; (4) — be I. 'wliere be von ? an e.xpres-
sion referring to a plum-pudding with the plums a
long way apart ; (5) — 's gone, an expression used by the
leader of a company of bellringers when he starts a peal ;
(6) — ('5 to, an expression used when drinking a person's
health or proposing a toast ; (7) heres and thcres, in various
places.
(r, «) Ken.* There wasn't nobody in church to-day, only here
and there a one. (/i) Oxf. She managed as well as here and there
a one CO.). (2) w.Yks. He can touch a fiddle as good as here
and there one (S.K.C.) ; Otley Shivvin's abaht as nice a place as
here an' theer one, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884) 28. Glo.'
He knows as much about it as 'here and there one.' Sus.' He
aint much of a boy 1 know, but he's quite as good a boy as you'll
find here-and-there-one. Wil.' I wur mortal bad aal the way and
as sick as here and there one. (3^ Sc. Things are lying, here awa,
there awa, Scorr Bride of Lam. (1819) xi. (4) Oxf.' (5") s.Wor.
(H.K.) 1,6) Sc. Here's to the Free Trade for ever ! Veddek Poems
(1842) 99. Cai.' Mry. Here's to the lass w^ha kens the way the
hearts o' men to chain, Hay l.inlie (1851) 53. Abd. She fills the
mug, and till her head, Says ' Come, here's to ye,' Beattie Parings
(1801) 42, cd. 1873. Per. Here's to them a' in reaming swat!
Si'ENCE Poems (1898) 6g. s.Sc. Here's to Hawick's bonnie
lasses! Watson Bards (1859') 121. Ayr. Here's to oorsels, my
Lord I Man, wha's like usi Service A'c/rt;irf/ff«s (1890 29. Lnk.
Here's to \'ou an' yours. Lemon St. Mungo (1844') 51. Lth. He
hadna a crony like me, Sa3Mn', ' Here's t'ye' oure a drap jell, O !
Ballantine Poems (1856! 114. N.Cy.', Dur.', Cum." e.'i'ks.'
Hee'as ti ya. w.Yks.' When a Frenchman, returning from a
temporary residence in London, was asked by his countrymen
what was the usual beverage of the lower classes in Eiig. [he]
gravely answered "Here's t'ye.' nw.Der.', e.An.^ w.Sora.' The
commonest of all the forms of drinking health. The leader of a
party of mowers alwaj'S drinks first ; before putting the cup or
firkin to his lips, he says, * Come, soce ! here's-tee.' (7} n.Lin.' Nco
then, iv'rything is all heres and theares, noht wheare it should be.
When we fost set up hoose-keapin' I ews'd to get my shopthings
heres and theares, but noo I alus stick to one plaace.
3. With this or these : used to add emphasis, to denote the
nearness of the object mentioned ; in geii. dial, use ; also
used subsl.
Sc, This here man, Seoficisins (1787) 45. Rxb, This here leg was
al most battered to a jelly with a splinter of the ship, RuiCKBiE tVayside
Cottager! i8o-] 8, n.Cy. (J.W.) w.Yks. Disiaraswontsalotstlianin,
Wi.iGHT Giam. IFndhll. (1892; 124; This here's getten fettled,
Snowden Jl'eb of Weaver (1896) 12; Then, ha, hah fearse will
Lunnon foaks Look, when dresst up c thcaze here poaks, Tliou'ts,
Joakcs and Smiles (1845) 29, s Chs,' This here cai dunna doe
upo' the same meat as that thcer, 70, Lei.' 26- War. ^ These 'ere
hoo\.s,]ntrod.i$. Shr.' Gram. Outlines, ~,o. Brks.'Theuz\-erwutsbe
wuth double o* them ther, 7. Bdf. Batcuelor Anal. Eug. Lang.
(1809 150. Sur. The sea used to wash right up to this 'ere preci-
pice, Jennings Field Paths (1884) 3 ; Sur.' Wil.' Thic here, 124.
w.Som. Elworthy Gram. (1877) 29.
HERE, see Haar, sA.'
HERE AND WERE, /./;r. Obs. Fif. Rxb. (Jam.) Also
written hair and wair. Contention, disagreement, as in
phr. tlicy ivere like to come or gang to here and were about
it, they were very near quarrelling.
[Here is prob. conn. w. Sc. herry, to harry (Dunbar) ; see
Hare, v. Were repr. Sc. ivere [ivcir), war.]
HEREAST, adv. Yks. Approximately in this place ;
here as 'twere.
e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.) ; It happened sumwheere aboot hereast.
HEREFORDSHIRE WEEDS, phr. Hrf. Oaks.
There is no lack of wood, or of ' Herefordshire weeds,' as oaks
are called. White IVrekiii (i860) xi,
HERENCE, adv. Hrf. Glo. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Som.
Hence.
Hrf.', Glo.' Sus. HoLLOWAY. Hmp.' Wil. Britton Beauties
(1825); Wil.' Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863). Som. Jen.sings Obs.
Dial. w.Eng. (1825V
HEREYESTERDAY. The same as Ere yesterday,
q.v.. Ere, prep.
HEREYESTREEN. The same as Ere yestreen, q.v.,
Ere, prep.
HEREZELD, sb. Obs. Sc. The tribute, consisting of
the best beast on the land, paid to the landlord on the
death of the tenant.
Sc. He can trot ten mile an hour without whip or spur, and
he's the young laird's frae this moment, if he likes to take him for
a herezeld, as they ca'd it lang syne, Scott Guv M. 1.1815) Iv ;
Herrezelda is the best aucht ox, kow, or uther beast quhilk ane
husbandman, possessor of the aucht part of ane dauach of land
[four oxen-gang] dwelland and deceasand theirupon, hes in his
possession the time of his decease, quhilk ought and suld be given
to his landislord, or maister of the said land, Skene Dijfficill JVds.
(1681) 63. Lnk. With court, plaint, herezeld, &c., Wodrow Ch.
Hist. (1721) II. 77, ed. 1828.
[The same word as OE. heregyld, the war-tax, the Dane-
gild (Chron. ann. 1052).]
HERIE, sb. Sc. Also written heary Abd. ; heery
Dmf. 1. A term used by old women in addressing their
husbands, and .sometimes vice versa.
Sc. A well herie, she's yours as well as mine, Gie her to wha
j'e please, Graham IVhtiiigs (1883) II. 13. Abd. Well, heary,
quo' he, but fat do ye think o' 't 1 Ross Helenore (1768) 20, ed.
i8ia; (Jam.)
2. A term addressed to a female inferior. Dmf. (Jam.)
[]. A dim. of obs. Sc. here (heir), lord, master. Thiddir
the heir with mony thowsand gan, Douglas Eiieados (i^i^),
ed. 1874, II. 241. OE. hearra, a lord (C-EDMOn).]
HERIF(F, HERINSHREW, see Hairif, Heronsew.
HERITOR, sb. Sc. A landed proprietor ; gen. one
who has obtained his land by inheritance, and one who is
liable in payment of public burdens.
Sc. His Grace, whose occasional residence in that county made
him acquainted with most of the heritors, as landed persons are
termed in Scotland, Scorr Midlothian (1818) xxxviii. Or. I. The
whole heretors, bishops, and dignified persons, Peterkin Notes
(1823) 154. Per. My dear friends, and all well-wishers. You
heritors, and all black-fishers. Smith Poems (1714) 2, ed. 1853.
Rnf, Ilk gentleman, heritor, burgess, ten marks. Hector Jiidic.
Records 11876) 77, Lnk. All heritors, landlords, and liferenters,
who have granted tacks or rentals to their tenants, Wodrow Cli.
Hist. (1721) II. 15, ed. 1828. Bwk. Coldingham Common was
divided 'among those heritors proving right thereto,' Henderson
Pop. Rliymes (1856) loi.
HERKLE, HERLE, see Hurkle, v., Harl(e, sb}
HERLE
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HERRINBAND
[hsrl,
Frf., Per. Named Tammie
HERLE, 5*. Sc. Also in form huril (Jam.)
haTil.] 1. The heron, Ardea cinerca.
Ags. The common name (Jam.^
herl, Gregor note to Dunbar (l.c.X
2. A mischievous dwarf; an ill-conditioned child or
small animal. Per. (Jam.)
[1. I thoght my self a papingay, and him a plukit
herle, Dunbar Tim Maiiit (1508) 382. This /lerl-is found
in Breton (Leon) herHgoii, ' heron ' (Du Rusquec).]
HERLING, sb. Sc. Cum. Wal. Also written herlyng
Wal. ; hirling Dmf. ; hirrling Gall. 1. The salmon-
trout, Saliiw triilla; also appl. to the whiting and the shad.
Sc. Herlings which frequent the Nith, ScoiT Abbot (18201 xxiv.
Dmf. A small kind of trout, a little bigger than a herring, and
shaped lilie a salmon : its flesh is reddish, like that of the salmon
or sea trout, but considerably paler. Statist. Ace. I. 19 (Jam.) ;
The river Nith produces ... a species somewhat larger than
herrings, called hirlings, ib. V. 132. Gall. Get ye into water deep.
Ye hirrlings, and therein sleep, Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824) 291,
ed. 1876. Kcb. It [Tarff J abounds with trout . . . and in the sum-
mer and harvest there are sea-trouts called herlings, Statist. Ace.
IX. 320 (Jam.). Cum.* A net was drawn ashore and two took
out of it twelve herling or whiting, Carlisle Patriot (Aug. 25,
'893) 3. Wal. The shad is by the Welsh called herlyng, herling,
Pennant Zoo/o^y (1169) III. 350 (Jam.). [Satchell (i879\]
2. Co;;//, (i) Herling-house, (2) -net, a net in which 'her-
ling' are caught.
(i) Bwk. Jardine Nat. Club (1834) I. ii. (2) Sc, Ten men were
arrested, . . small-meshed herling-nets being found in their pos-
session, Scottish Leader {]a\y 10, 1893^ 4.
HERMITING, /ir/>. Hrf.^ Keeping to oneself.
HERMS, s6. />/. Sh.I. In co;;;/). Herms and wallawa,
a noisy quarrel ; a scolding, a disturbance. S. &; Ork.'
See Harm, v.
HERN, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Chs. Stf. War. Wor. Glo. Nrf
Wil. Cor. Also in forms harn Nrf; hemy Nhb.' ; yan
Stf. War. Wor. Glo. ; yarn Chs.'°^ s.Chs.' ; yern Bch.
Chs.'^^s.Wor. [hern, in, Jan.] LTheheron, Ardea ciiicira.
Ayr. The hern is a majestic bird. Conies sailin' owre the sea,
Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 107. Nhb.i, Chs. i E.F.^, Chs.' = 3,
s.Chs.l Stf. ' It's cold enough to frizzle a 3'an,' which will stand
still in a pond in the coldest weather, Northall Flk-Phr. (1894).
Nhp.l War. A'. & Q. (1872) 4th S. ix. 514. w.Wor. Berrow's
Jrn. (Mar. 3, 18S8). s.Wor. (H.K.) Wor., Glo. Northall ib.
Nrf. Swajnson Birds (1885) 144. Wil. I see one of them herns
vlee awver (E.H.G.). Cor. Rodd Birds (1880) 314.
2. Coinp. (i) Hern-bliter, the common snipe, Gallinago
major ; (2) -crane, the heron.
(I) Bch. They had me up afore the. . .yern-bliter began to sing,
Forbes //■«. (1742 9. (2) N.I.'
HERN, proit. Stf Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Wor. Shr.
Hrf. Glo. Oxf Brks. Hrt. Mid. Ess. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Som.
Amer. [an, STan.] Disjunctive possess, proii. : hers.
s.Stf. Her heerd a babby cry and knowed it was hern. Pin-
nock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). Not. (J.H.B.) ; No daughter o' hern,
Prior Rcnie (18951 192 ; Not.', Lin.', n.Lin.' s.Lin. Let that
aloon, it's hern (T.H.R.). Lei.', Nhp.' War. (J.R.W.) ; War.2
Introd. 14; War.^ Wor. The child was one of hern (W.A.S.).
se.Wor.' W'at's 'ern's 'is'n, an' w'at's 'isn's 'ern. Shr.i Gram.
Outlines, .\g. Hrf.' Glo. Her' ve been ready enow to put down that
thur voot o' hern, Bvck::1a>i Darke's Sojourn (1890) xxii ; Glo.' Oxf.
Itwa'nthern (G.O.). s.Oxf.'Twa'an't no fault o' hern, poor thing,
Rosemary Cliiltern (18951 64. Brks.' Hrt. Ellis Prontinc. (1889I
V. 202. w.Mid. (W.P.M.1, Ess. (S.P.H.) Sus.' 56. s.Hmp. So
there were his'n, and her'n, and their'n, you see, Verney L. Lisle
(1870) viii. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' 124. Som.W. & J. Gl.
(1873) ; It's those doings of her'n, Yonge Cunning Woman (1890)
10a. [Amer. His heart kep' goin' pitypat. But hern went pity
Zekle. Lowell iJ/^/o» /'a/'f)s (1848) 10. J
HERNE, !^b. Sc. Yks. Lin. e.An. Also written hirn
n.Yks.'^ ; hirne Slg. ; burn n.Yks.' ne.Yks. Lin.' ; hurne
n.Yks. ne.Yks.' ; hyrne Nrf. ; and in form hon n.Yks.^
e.Yks.' 1. .' Obs. A corner, nook ; csp. the recess by
the wide chimnej'-firesides of old-fashioned houses.
Slg. Unto the all-seeing eye of God the maist secret hirne of
the conscience is . . . patent, cicare, and manifest, Bruce5«;;(otis
(1631) iv, ed. 1843. n.Yks. Clawt some cassons out o'th hurne,
Meriton Praise Ate (1684) 1. 75; n.Yks.' A recess or shelved
cupboard ; a recess for the seats (of stone") at the wide chimney
firesides of old-fashioned farm-houses; n.Yks. ^ Tatey-hon, the
nook in the barn where the potatoes are kept. ne.Yks. Wall
space between chimney and roof Marshall Ritr. Econ. (1796)
II. 327 ; ne.Yks.' Obs. Corner by the side of the 'hoodend' in old
houses, in which • fire-eldin ' was kept.
Hence Honends, sb. pi. spaces for the stone seats at
the wide firesides of old farm-houses. n.Yks.'*
2. A corner or angular bit of land ; a nook of land
projecting into another district, parish, or field.
n.Yks.^ e.Yks.' Not in common use. Lin. Thompson Hist.
Boston (1856) ; Lin.', e.An.', e.Suf. ( F.H.) Nrf. Which road leads
to the corner of the furze hj-rne ? A'rf. Citron. (Dec. 8, 1827^ 3.
[L pe stane ]>at be edifiand reprouyd here it is made in
heuj'd of hyrne, Hampole (c. 1330) Ps. cxvii. 21. OE.
hyrne {Matt. vi. 5) ; OFris. heme (Richthofen).]
HERO, sb. Yks. A person possessing any extraordi-
nary quality ; a wilful person ; a child of a masterful
disposition.
n.Yks. She's a hero of a woman 'I.W.). w.Yks. (CCR.)
HERON-BLUTER, sb. n.Sc. (Jam.) The common
snipe, Gallinai^o major. See Bleater, sb.
HERONSEW, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Not.
Lin. Nhp. War. e.An. Ken. Also written heerinseugh
Nhb.'; heerinsew w.Yks. ; herensew Cum.' ; heronseugh
N.Cy.' Nhb.' ; heronsue Lakel.' n.Yks.^ ; herrensue Wm.;
herrinseu e.Yks.' ; and in forms anser Nrf ; hahnser
Suf ; hahnsey Suf ' ; hancer Nrf ; handsaw N.Cy.' ;
hansa e.Suf ; hanser e.An.^ : hansey e.Suf ; harnsa
Suf; harnsee Nrf.; harnser Nrf Suf; harnsey e.An.';
hearingsew w.Yks.' ; hearnshaw Ken.' ; hearnshrow
Ken.; herinshrew w.Yks.^; hernseugh Nhb.; hemsew
n.Yks.' Nhp.'; hernsey e.An.^ ; hernshaw Not. Nhp.'*
War. Ess. Ken.'; hernsue Lin.; heronshaw Nhp.';
heronsheugh Nhb.'; heronshew Slk. ; heronshrew
Not.*; heronshuf Nhb.' ; heronsyuefFNhb.' ; herringsew
w.Yks.'; herringshaw Lin.' ; herringsue n.Yks. ^m. Yks.';
herrinsho Cum.'*; hernsey e.An.' The heron, Ardea
cinerea.
Slk. Ane shameful heronshew was sitting by the plashy shore,
Hogg Poetns (ed. 1865) 329. N.Cy.' Nhb. The hern-seugh his
ej'rie for scaly fry quits, Crawiiall Coll. Carl. (1857) 256 ; Nhb.',
Dnr.', Lakel.'* Cum. I've seen many a heron-sew on our fell
edge with a better pair, Dickinson Cunibr. (1876) 291 ; Cum.'*
Wm. Nivver did huUet, herrensue, or miredrum, mak sic a noise
before, Hutton Bran New IVark (1785) I. 337. n.Yks.'; n.Yks.*
* As lang and lanky as a herringsue,' tall and spare in body and
limb; n.Yks.^*, ne.Yks.', e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Lucas Stud.
Nidderdale (c. 1882) Gl. ; w.Yks.'* Not. There's that old hern-
show again by the river-side (L.C.M.) ; Not.* Lin. Horae Sub-
sccivae (1777) 211 ; Lin.' n.Lin.' Heronsews hev built e' Manby
Woods time oot o' mind. sw.Lin.', Nhp.'* War. A', t?" (J. (1872)
4th S. ix. 514. e.An. i^R.O.H.) ; e.An.' Hornsey, a young heron ;
e.An.* Nrf. They [bitterns] lly like a harnsee, only a little quicker,
Emerson Birds (ed. 1895) 205 ; He shot a hancer on the massh
(W H.) ; (H.J.H.) Suf. I shot a rare big harnser (M.E.R.); (C.T.)
(G.E.D.); Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. He had seen an anser swallow
an eel and fly away (H.H.M.). Ken. A'. & Q. (1869) 4th S. iv.
134 ; Ken.'
Hence Harnsey-gutted, adj. lank and lean like a heron.
e.An.', e.Suf (F.H.)
[I wol not tellen of hir strange sewes, Ne of hir
swannes, ne of hir heronsewes, Chaucer C. T. f. 68 (see
Skeafs note). AFr. heroiiiicel, a young heron (Godefroy).]
HERPLE, see Hirple.
HERR, sb. Sh.I. A primitive wooden hinge.
Ta stramp wi' a' his weight apon a auld saem 'at \vis been i' da
herr, an' ran him ta da bone, Sli. News (Feb. 3, 1900").
HERRET, sb. ? Obs. Wm. Also Som. [Not known
to our correspondents.] A pitiful little wretch.
Wm. Ferguson A'o)//i<)ifji (1856 214. Som. W. & J. G/. (i873">.
HERRIDGE, HERRIF, see Harriage, Hairif.
HERRINBAND, sb. Sc. A string warped through
the difterent skeins of yarn, to keep them separate when
they are boiled.
Abd. Not common. ' See that 3'e tak' the richt en' o' yer yarn
after brakin' the herrin-hand, an' nae mak' a snort' [mess] (G.W.).
Ags. ("Jam.)
U 2
HERRING
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HESPEL
HERRING, sh. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Aus. Also written herren Dor.' ; and in form harrin
Nhb. 1. In comb, (i) Herring-bairn, the sprat, Clupea
sprallns; (2) -bone fern, the hard fern, Blechniim borcale ;
(3) -bone road, see below; (4) -drewe, a drove of herrings;
Vl=,cA fio;.. see below; (5) -dub, the sea; (6) -fare, the
season for catching herrings, which begins about the end
of harvest ; (7) -gant. the gannet, Sula bassana ; (8)
•gutted, thin, bony, wirj', used of both man and beast ;
(9) -gyte, the herring-spawn found adhering to herring-
nets during fishing operations ; (10) -hang, a place where
herrings are hung to dry ; fii) -hog, (a) the bottle-nosed
whale, Ziphius Sowcrbieitsis ; (bj the porpoise, Pliocaciia
conijiuinis ; (12) -piece, a rushing sound in the air caused
by the flight of the redwing, considered a good omen for
fishing; (131 -pool, theEnglishChannel; (i4)-ribs,alanky,
bony person ; {15) -signs or -siles, the swarms of minute
fish which come as forerunners of the herring-shoals ;
(16) -soam, tlie fat of herrings; (17) -spear, see (12);
(18) -spink. the golden-crested wren, Regiihts aistaltis;
(19) -tack, a shoal of herrings.
(I'l Cor.'^ 2 Cum. An appropriate name, referring to the shape
of the fertile fronds more especially (B. & H.). (3 Chs.' ; Chs.^
A few of these remnants of tlie pack-horse period, though rapidly
disappearing, may still be seen. Stones placed like those coming
from the backbone of a fish, and which support the narrow paved
causeway; the first attempt at an improvement on a mere track
since the time of those great road-makers, the Romans. (4) Abd.
When a shoal of herrings appeared off the c. coast of Sc, all the
idle fellows and bankrupts of the country ran off under the pre-
tence of catching them ; whence he, who ran away from his
creditors, was said to have gone to the herring-drewe (Jam.}.
(5) Cum. Will ship o'er the herring-dub Charlie M'Glen, Gilpin
Sngs. ' 1866) 404. (6) Ken.i (7) Nrf. Swaikson Biiiis (1885 1 144.
(81 e.Yks.', w.Yks.2 Chs.3 He's a hcrrin-gutted wastrel, th'same
soize all th' way up ! Lin.i He'll weather a storm, there's nought
of him,— he's herring-gutted. n.Lin.i w.SDm.i A herring-gutted
old son of a bitch. (9) Nhb. (R.O.H.) (lo; Ken.' A lofty square
brick room, made perfectly smoke-tight. Sus.' 134. (11, a) N.I.i
(b\ s.Dev. A^. & Q. C1873', 4th S. xi. 138. (12) Ken. Henderson
Flk-Lore (1879") iv. (.13) Cor. A cargo brought across the herring-
pool, Forfar Peiifotvaii (iSsg) iv. (14) Dor.' Zome ugly long-
lagg'd herren-ribs Jump'd out, an ax'd en var his dibs, 252, (15)
n.Vks.2 e.Yks. White-bait is nothing but ' herring-sile.' as it is
called on the Yks. coast. Neivcaslk IVkly. Citron. ; l.W.) (16I
Gall. Young girls throw this against a wall, and if it adheres to it
in an upright manner, then the husband they get will also be so; if
crooked, he will be crooked, Mactaggart Encyd. (1824) 430, ed.
1876. fi7 Ken. Henderson' Flk-Lore (1879) iv ; Ken.i (18)
e.An.' Often seen during the herring fishery. Nrf. The herring-
spink, as the North Sea fishermen call . . . the golden-crested
wren — is rather rare about the Broad district. Emerson Birds Jed.
1895^ 33. e.Suf. SwAiNSON r'^. 25. (19) GaU. MACTACiGART ib. 422.
I. Ma. A 'sea spirit' that haunted the herring-tack, Deithaiii Tracts
(ed. 1892) I. 203.
2. Phr. as drad as a herring, quite dead.
Ayr. I'll nail the self-conceited Scot As dead's a herrin, Burns
Dentil and Dr. Hornbook (1785) st 30.
3. The gar-fish. Be/one vulgaris.
Cum.-* [Aus. They were called herring, but had nothing of
the herring in their character. They were about eighteen inches
long, with large mouth and decided teeth, thin of body, greenish
on the back and silvery underneath, and more like some descriptions
of guard-fish [gar-fish] than herring, Gent. Mag. (Nov. 1880 615.]
4. The sprat, C/itfieasprat/tis. Sc. Buckland/"/s/;cs(i88o).
HERRISH. HERRY, see Arrish, Harry, a^
HERSCHE, ad/. Sc. Hoarse.
s.Sc. Hersche he grew, and then he blared Richt like ane cuddy
asse, Watson Bards (1859) 106.
HERSELF, /TO/;. Sc. I. Ma. Wor. Hrf. Glo. Also in
form -selil. 1. In phr. in hosclf, in her general health.
s.Wor.'34. Hrf.'^/s.v. In). Glo. (A.B.)
2. Used by Highlanders in speaking of themselves: him-
self; a name given to a Highlander.
Sc. The Lowlanders often jocularly call a Highlander 'her sel','
Monthly Mag. (1800 323: Hersell wad do't wi' muckle mair great
satisfaction than to hurt ta honest civil shentlemans, Scott Rob
Roy (1817J xxxi ; ' Hursel' be a puir Gregor lad. an' no doin' ony
harm! ' was his statement, Crockett Raiders (1894) xl.
3. A wife.
l.Ma. How is herself? [How is your wife ?] Herself is gone to
town (S,M.).
HERSELfL, see Hirsel, sb.^
HERSHIP, sb. Sc. Also written hairship Abd. ;
hareship, heirship, herschip Sc. ; and in form harship
Sc. 1. Obs. Plundering bj- an armed force, a foray.
Sc. The lawless thieves . . . had been in fellowship together . . .
for the committing of divers thefts, reifs, and herships upon the
honest men of the low country, Scorr JVavcrtcy ;i8i4) xv ; Dead
[death] at the tae door, and heirship at the tilher, Ferguson Prov.
(1641) 10; Herschip in the highlands! the hens are i' the corn,
Henderso.n Prov. (.1832) 76, ed. 1881. Abd. Riesing liairship
was become a trade, Ross Helenore 1J768) 10, ed. 1812.
2. Ruin, distress, mischief, harm.
Sc. Hareshipssindic come single, Kelly Pto2». (1721"! 143; Herd
Coll. Sngs. (1776) Gt. Per. It was juist a perfect hership upon 's
(said of long-continued trouble) (W.A.C.). Ayr. She drcided
some herschip in the byous weather to her auld guidmau as he
cam warplin' an' fanklin' owre the muirs by himsel', Service Dr.
Dngnid {ed. 1887) 254.
3. Booty, prey, that which is carried off as plunder.
Slg. Even within the last century some of the Highlanders used
to make predatory incursions into the Lowlands and either carry
off the cattle or make the owners redeem them by paying a sum
of money. This . . . was called lifting the hership. or corr. ' her-
schaw ' (Jam.). Abd. And as he 3'eed [went] the track at last he
found Of the ca'd hership on the mossy ground, Ross Hchnore
(1768'! 49, ed. 1812.
[l.On Inglismenfullgretherschipe thai maid, JF«//(7(:<' 1 1488)
VIII. 942. 2. Thelandvvartpepyll be thirwariswarbrochtto
sic pouerte and heirschip that thair land was left vnsawin
and vnlabourit, Bellenden Cron. Scotl. .\i. xi (Jam.).]
HERSILL, see Hirsel, i'.=.
HERSKIN, adj. Or.I. Also in form herskit. Of
material : rough, drj', harsh to the touch ; of the skin or
throat: rough, dry, parched 'tjig. rough-mannered, abrupt.
(J.G.) See Hask, adj."-
HERSKING. iA. Hrf.= A hearse.
HERSKIT, HERST, see Heart, Hearse.
HERSUM, adj. Abd. (Jam.) [Not knov,-n to our
correspondents.] Rank, coarse ; strong.
This lamb is of a proper age ; if it had been aulder the meat
wou'd ha' been hersum.
HERTFORDSHIRE PUDDINGSTONE, phr. Hrt.
See below.
Polished conglomerate, locally called ' Hertfordshire pudding-
stone," composed of fiint pebbles in a siliceous base, blocks of
which are found scattered over the surface of the chalk district of
Hertfordshire, Ramsay Rock Specimens (1862) 178.
HERTS, see Hurts.
HERVEY, adj. Ags. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Mean ; having the appearance of povertj'.
HESE, HESHIE-BA, see Heeze, Hush-a-ba(a.
HESHING, sb. n.Yks.* [e'Jin.] A sound thrashing.
See Ash, v.
HESHT, HESK, see Husht, Hearse, Hisk.
HESITATION, sb. Chs.'^ A half-promise.
There was a hesitation about a calf cote.
HESP, t'.' ne.Lan.' To pick off the ends of gooseberries.
HESP, I'.* Lakel.^ To make a vigorous and determined
effort. ' He was hespin intul't wi' a rattle.'
HESP, see Hasp, sb.^^
HESPEL, V. Wor. Shr. Hrf. Also written hespall
Hrf.' ; hespil w.Wor.' ; hesple Hrf^ ; and in form huspel
Shr.' Hrf.= ; huspil Shr.'^ [e'spl.] To worry, harass ; to
hurry, drive awaj', put to rout.
w.Wor.' Shr.' I'll 'uspel yo' childern off that causey, yo' bin
jest like a kerry o' 'ounds up an' down. They dun 'espel that
poor wench shameful— er's on throm mornin' till night ; Shr.^
Binnod a gween to be huspil'd a that'ns. Hrf. Obs., Bound
Provinc. (1876) ; Hrf.' ; Hrf.^ Don't hespel the pig. Don't hespel
yourself. — Boys no longer hesple one another, ib. 3.
[Huspylyn or spoylyn, spolio, dispolio, Prompt. Fr.
hoiispillcr. ' maltraitcr'(qqn) en le secouant' (Hatzfeld);
s'Hoiispiller tun tanire, to tug, lug, tear one another, to
shake or towse, as one dog doth another (Cotgr.).]
HESPERT
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HEUD
HESPERT, HESPIN, HESPY, see Haspert, Haspin,
si.", Hie-spy.
HESS, sb. e.An.i [Not known to our correspondents.]
A quantity of yarn containing two skeins.
HESS, see Haiss, Hearse.
HESSEN, sb. Obs. Yks. Lin. Hessian, a coarse
cloth ; canvas.
n.Yks. TuKE ^^n'c (1800) 136. e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ.
(1796. II. 3+. Lin.i
HESSLE,5('?. Yks. Lin. Also written hessel Lin.; and
in forms hazel e.Yks. Lin.; hezzel n.Lin. Tlie name given
to a particular variety of pear. Also in coinp. Hessle-pear.
e.Yks. At Hull more people call it 'hazel' than 'hessle' (J.C.W.);
Hessle, medium size, very juicj', abundant bearer. Sept. and Oct.,
Catalogue of Messrs. Croivder and Sons, Honicastic ; Hessle, fruit
below medium size, turbinate. Hogg Fruit Mauual 1 1860 1. n.Lin.
Hezzel-pear i' frunt gardin bloomed i' back end, Peacock Talcs
(1890) 2nd S. loi.
HEST, s*. Sh.L [best] A horse ; pi. /(oVw, horses,
used as a generic term. S.&Ork.' Hence Hestensgot,
sb. an enclosure in which a number of horses are
pastured, ib.
[Norw. dial. Iicst. a horse (Aasen), so Dan. ; ON. heslr.]
HESTA, s6. Sh.L A mare ; a female of any species.
S. & Ork.'
HESTER, V. Sc. 1. To hesitate.
Per. Here heaps o' fillh, there dubs o' mestcr: A gnimphie at
your door wad hester To enter in, Stewart C/iaracler {iS^i i 62.
2. To pester, bother, trouble.
Per. I was hestered jhad too much to do]. Dinna hester me
c'en-noo wi' j'er questions (G.W.\
[Hester is for "hesiler, fr. *liesite{ = ¥r. Iiesitcr) + -er (freq.
suff.) ; for '"liesite, to hesitate.]
HET, »!/. Nhb."^ Also in form hats. An exclamation
of impatience.
HET.HET(T,see Hait,Heat, sb., v., Hight, v.^, Hit, Hot.
HETCH, sb} Suf. A thicket; a hedge. (Hall.);
e.Suf. (F.H.)
HETCH, w.i and sb.'^ Irel. Yks. Lin. Shr. [etj.]
1. IK To hatch.
e.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin. Th'owd helherd sits on her eggs
an' hetches 'em like a hen (E.P.\
Hence Hetching, sb. a quantity, a litter.
Ant. A hetching of rabbits (.W.H.P.).
2. sb. A brood of chickens. e.Yks.^MS.ao'rf. (T.H.),Shr.i
HETCH, 1).° n.Cy. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To turn upside down. (Hall.)
HETCH, see Hitch, v.'^
HETCHEL, sb. and v. Shr. e.An. Ken. Amer. Also in
formhitchele.An.'^Ken. [etjl, i'tjl.] 1. 51?". A carding
instrument for dressing hemp or fla.\. Cf. heckle, sb.^
Shr.' Obs. A board with rows of iron teeth set in it — the fibre
was thrown across the hetchel and pulled through it. e.An.'^
2. V. To comb hemp or flax.
Ken. Obs. (P.M.) [Amer. To tease, to call to account. Meta-
phor from the days of the domestic flax industry, Dial. Notes
(,1896) I. 382.]
Hence Hitcheler, sb. a hemp-dresser. e.An.*^
[1. Hetchell for llaxe, serancq, serant, Palsgr. (15,30).
2. I hetchyll.yc ccrance (the same as I heckell flaxe), ib.\
HETCHEL, see Hatchel, sb.'^
HETH, see Haith, Hearth, Heath.
HETHER, see Eaver, sb.^, Edder, Ether, sb., Heather,
Hetter.
HETHERIG, sb. Sc. (JA^L) The ridge of land at
the end of a field on which the horses and plough turn,
(s.v. Headrig.)
HETHERING.sA. Shr.= Aplianttwigabout sixfeetlong,
chiefly employed at the top of newly-laid-down hedges to
keep under the loose, straggling shoots. See Edder.
HETHER-UP, /;//. Wil. A command to oxen when
ploughing to go to the left. n.Wil. (E.H.G.) Cf. come-
hither.
HETTED-BROTH, sb. Cor. Heated broth ; used fig.
for a cast-off ' sweetheart ' whom another man has taken
up with. See Heat, v. H. 1 (4).
Thomas Randigal Rhyiucs (1895) GL; You may like hettcd
brath, Jan; but Tdoaut (,M.A.C.) ; 'You will doubtless remain a
bachelor.' ' I'd ruthcr do that than 'ave hetted broth," Thomas
Ront. Cove (1893) 100.
HETTEiD, HETTEN, see Heat, v.
HETTER, si.' Cor. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] 1. A shackle. Tiio->.\KS Randigal Rhymes (iQgs)
Gl. 2. Co;;;/. Hetter-pin, the pin of a shackle, ib.
HETTER, adj., sb.'' and v. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Lin. Lei. Nhp. Also in forms ater n.Yks. ; etta
w.Yks.; hether n.Cy. (Hall.); hitter w.Yks.'* sw.Lin.'
Lei.' ; itter Lei.' [h)et3(r.] I. adj. Cross, ill-tempered,
spitef^ul, bitter ; hostile.
n.Cy. (Hall.\ Nhb.' w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hlf.x. (1775") 540;
w.Yks.^" : w.Yks.s An better sort'n a body. Der.2, nw.Der.'
Lei.' I asked the overseers for a bit o' money, an' they were ever
so hitter at me. A wur very 'itter agen 'er. Nhp.^ He's alias been
uncommon hetter agin me.
Hence (i) Hettered, adj. full of hatred, embittered ; (2)
Hetterly, adv. bitterly.
(i) sw.Lin.' He's that hittered against him. They seem so
hittered, they'd do anything at him. (2) w.Yks.^ ; w.Yks." She
wept hetterley. Der.' To cry hetterly.
2. Eager, keen, earnest; of a dog: fierce; of a horse:
pulling with all its might ; also used advb.
n.Cy. (K.\ N.Cy. '2, Nhb.' Yks. Grose 11790) MS. add. (P.)
w.Yks. Thoresdy Lett. (1703) ; The horse pulls hetter (W.W. P.) ;
Leeds Mere. Suppl. (Dec. 20. 1890) ; w.Yks.'* Lan. Davies Races
(1856) 275; Grose (1790) iI/S.nrf«/. (C.) Der.' Ois.. Der.2. nw.Der.'
3. Rough, Ugly, bearish. n.Cy. (Hall.) [Not known to
our correspondents.] 4. sb. Eagerness. n.Yks. (I.W.)
5. V. To increase in intensity. s.Chs.'
[1. MLG. hctlere [=lietcr), 'erbittend' (Schiller-
LiJBBEXl.]
HETTER, see Heater, sb.. Hotter, v.
HETTLE, sb. Sc. 1. The name given by fishermen
on the Firth of Forth to a range of rocky bottom lying
between the roadstead and the shore.
Fif. The brassy is found in the summer months, on the hettle
or rocky grounds, Neill Fishes (1810") 13 (Jam.).
2. Coinp. Hettle-codling, a species of codling caught on
the 'hettle.' Fif. (Jam.)
3. Fhr. out of the lietlle into the kettle, an expression used
to impress a purchaser with the idea that the fish is
perfectly fresh, ib.
HETTLE, adj. and v. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Also written
hetel- Dur. [hietl.] L adj. In comb. Hettle-tongued,
foul-mouthed, ill-tongued, irascible in speech. Nhb.'. Dur.
(K.) 2. Hasty, eager. Cld. (Jam.), Nhb.', Yks. (Hall.)
3. V. To act in anger or haste.
Nhb.' A pitman charged with throwing his lamp down the pit
shaft said, ' He nobbut hettled it away an' it stotted off the flat
sheets an' ganned duon the shaft.'
[1. OE. hetol (hetel), full of hate, malignant (B.T.).]
HETTLE, see Ettle, sb}
HEUCH, ;>;/. and I'. Sc. 1. int. An exclamation, ^c;;.
used when dancing the Scotch reel. Cf. hooch.
Sc. Crying heuch, heuch ! when the dance warms, and the
fiddler's arms are fleeing faster than a weaver's shuttle, Sc. Haggis,
157. w.Sc. There's nae clapping of hands, and whirling round,
and crying ' heuch, heuch ! ' when the dance warms, Carrick
Laird of Logan (1835) 279. Lth. Bang men cried * heuch ! ' like
warlocksdriven Clean gyte this day, Lumsde.n Slieep-liead {^18^2)40.
2. V. To cry ' heuch.'
Lth. Wi' volte, an' caper, an' funk. They danced, they snappit,
an' heuched awa, hvyiSDE\ Slierp-liead ' i8g2) 147.
HEUCH, HEUCHLE, HEUCKLE, see Heugh, Huckle,
sb.'-
HEUCK, sb. Sc. (Jam.) Also in forms heuch, heugh.
1. A disease of cows ; see below.
Ags. A disease of cows, supposed to proceed from want of
water, or t'rom bad water, which eventually inflames the eye, in
which case it is accounted dangerous. But it primarily attacks
the stomach or the belly.
2. Coinp. Heuch-stone. blue vitriol with which the vulgar
rub the inflamed eye. Sc.
HEUD, see Heuld, Hold, v.
HEUDD
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HEW
HEUDD, HEUDIN, HEUE, see Hide, v?. Hooding,
How.
lX£.\iT,sb. Yks. Ashelter; ahome. (Hall.) SeeHowfif.
HEUGH, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also
written heaugh Yks. ; heuch Sc. ; and in forms heuf
n.Yks.*; hew Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.; hewe Nhb.; huwe Sc.
(Jam.) [hiux,hiu.] 1. A crag, clift', precipice, a steep bank.
Sc. They . . . descended the broad loaning, which winding round
the steep bank, or heugh, brought them in front of the . . . farm-
house, Scott Blk. Dwarf {1S16) iii. Bch. Gane backlench o'er the
heugh, Forbes Dominie (1785) 39. Abd. Clippin' ati' that lang
heugh an' the bit burnside, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xlv.
Kcd. She . . . clam upon a heugh. Grant Lays (,1884) 12. Frf.
There's game, I'm sure. I find the smell I' the park o' Ethie,
neist the heugh, Sands Poems (1833') 82. Fif. The rocks and
braes a' thairabout Rang wi' the echo o' that shout, Till round
the Kirk-heugh ... It ran to Ladie Buchan cave, Tennant
Papistiy (1827) 80. Ayr. An' tho' yon lowin heugh's thy hame,
Thou travels iar, Burns Address to Dcil (17851 st. 3. Slk. And
he's over the border And over the heuch, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865)
160. Gall. Down heuchs and craigs — and glens and hags. As
fast as he cud flee, Mactaggart EncycL (1824) 24, ed. 1876.
Wgt. Nae angry gust his coble neared That sune was moor'd
anealh the heugh, Fraser Wigioivn (1877') 212. N.I.' 'The
Gobbin Heughs,' precipitous rocks on the coast at the east of Ant.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Oor weiid wild hews, Oor cairns that mem'ry still
embalms, Hae nursed my Muse, Proudlock Borderland Muse
(1896) 118 ; Nhb.i Yks. A'. i« O. (1870) 4th S. v. 670. n.Yks.
The entire Abbey clifi' is essentially a ' heugh,' Atkinson Whitby
( 1894) 80 ; n.yks.2 ; ii.yks.3 A grassy top or side of a mountain.
w.Yks.'
2. Co;«/i. Heughhead, the top of a cliff or precipice. Sc.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
3. Phr. to coup one over the hettgli, Jig. to undo, ruin
a person.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Abd. This is hard enough, Against ane's will to
coup him o'er the heugh, Ross Hclenore (1768) 100, ed. 1812.
4. A glen ; a deep cleft in the rocks ; a grassy ravine
without water.
Sc. We 'ill stuff his stomach with English land, which is worth
twice as much., .as these. . .hills and heughs, Scott A'i^f/( 1822) ix.
s.Sc.I at the doupo' e'en Slide cannie owr the heugh alane, T.Scott
Poems (1793)319. Lth. He finds the same lambs he had cast in the
heugh, Ballantine Poems (1856) 99. Rxb. Though snows be aff
the heights and heughs, Riddell Poems (1871) I. 204. Gall.
Yon carlin by the heugh and cairn, Nicholson Poet. Wis. (1814)
197, ed. 1897. Nhb. Ilk laverock that sprang Frae the heather
an' green birky hewes, Proudlock Borderland Mnse (1896) 2;
Nhb.', Cum.'* Wm. A dry dell, as distinct from a clcugh, one
through which a stream flows (J.H.).
5. A coal-pit ; the shaft of a coal-mine.
Sc. It was mirk as in a coal heugh, Graham U'rilings (1883)
II. 54. Fif. A great fire of wood and coal from my Lord
Sinclair's heughs blazed day and night on the stone hearth. Grant
Si.i- Hundred, i.x. e.Frf. A drucken collier chiel hailin' frae some
o' the coal heuchs, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) ix. Slg. Steam
That drives at heughs the wa'king-beam, O huge engines, to drain
coal seam, Muir Poems (1818) 11. Dmb. Sandy Tosh gaed to
the heugh, Taylor Poems (1827) 71. Ayr. It was naething short
of a miracle tliat we werena . . . kilt in the auld heuch at Moss-
mulloch, as we raxed owre the mouth o't, to hear the stanes we
flang doun stottin'. Service Dr. Dngiiid 1 ed. 1887) 28. Lnk.
Lowin' like a heuch o' fire, Murdoch Done Lyre (1873) 12.
Hence (i) Heughman, (2) Heughster, sb. a pitman,
coal-miner.
(i) Fif. The Dysart heughmen left their places O' darkness
now, Tennant Papistry (1827) 11. (2) Sc. And heughsters hard
at heart and cruel, Drummond Muckomachy 1,1846) 11.
6. A hollow made in a quarry. Lth. (Jam.)
[1. Ontill ane cave we went, Vndir a hingand hewch,
Douglas Eiieados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 133. OE. hoh.
a promontory, lit. a hanging (precipice), the same word
as Goth, hall, in faura hah, a hanging curtain ; for the
phonology cp. clcugh, si.'J
HEUGH, HEUK, HEUKS, see Heuck, Youk, Yucks.
HEUKSTER, HEUL, see Huckster, Hewl.
HEULD, adj. Or.I. Also in form heud. 1. Kindly,
gracious. (Jam.)
2. Coiiip. (i) Heuld-drink, the grace-cup; see below;
(2) -horn, the horn vessel in which the 'heuld-drink'
was presented.
(i! Sometime after the guests retired to bed, the lady of the
house made a round of the bed-rooms, oft'ering every guest a
drink of warm, spirituous liquor. This was called the ' heuld-
drink,' Or. Sketch-bk. (i88o) 63 (Jam.). (2) The vessel was
smaller than the common drinking horn used at table, and held
rather more than an ordinary tumbler, ib.
[1. Leche to f>am was he ful hold, Cursor M. (c. 1300)
13264. OE. hold, kind, gracious ; cp. G. hold.}
HEULLY. HEUNT, see Hooly, Want.
HEUP. HEUSAL, see Heap, s6.',Hoop, si.', Hazel, si."
HEUSIN, HEUTLE, see Hoosing, "Wheutle.
HEUTTY-BACK, sb. Cum. A hunchback.
T'laal heuttyback rowlt his een aboot, Sargisso.n Joe Scoap
(1881) 183; Cum."
HEUXTER, see Huckster.
HEVA, /«/. Cor. Also written hevah Cor.' A cry to
warn fishermen of the approach of pilchards. Cf. hew, v.'^
Shortly after daylight the cry of ' Heva ! heva ! ' was heard
from the hills. . . Heva is shouted from the hills, upon which a
watch is kept for the approach of pilchards by the ' huer,' who
telegraphs to the boats. ' If we have first stem when heva comes
We'll the huer's bushes watch,' Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865)
370, ed. 1896; Aw, my dear, I should love for ee to hear a heva,
Tregellas Cliaraeter {1^68) 11 ; Cor.^ ; Cor.^ The welcome sound
of Hevah ! was heard at St. Ives j'esterday, and the boats on the
look out for pilchards were instantly on the alert, W. Morning
News{0<:t. 14. 1881) i^SA-. Hubba .
HEVE, HEVEL, see Heave, Heald, sb}
HEVEL, sb. Sh.I. Also written hevil S. & Ork.'
[he-vl.] 1. A handle for a pail. S. & Ork.'
2. Coiiip. Hevel daflfock, a bucket with a handle across
the top.
She ran to the hevel daffock for a little water, Stewart Tales
(1892) 210.
[Norw. dial, hevel, a handle for a vessel without a top
(Aasen).]
HEVER, HEVIOR, see Eaver, 5*.', Haiver. Haver, sb."
HEVVAL, HEVY-SKEVY, see Evil, sb.'^, Havey
cavey.
HEW, i'.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. I. Gram,
forms. 1. Present Tense : (i) Hoo, (2) Yaow, (3) Yaw,
(4) Yo, (5) Yoe, (6) Yow.
(i) Not. iJ.H.B.) (21 se.Wor.l (3) Hmp.', Dev.' (4) Chs.',
Glo.' (51 Chs.3 w.Som.i 'Tis a gurt piece, 't'll take us more'n
quarter day to yoe [yoa] un. (6) Chs.' s.Chs.^ [Yuw]. e.Som.
W. & J. Gl. (1873V w.Dev. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796) I. 168.
2. Preterite: (i) Yaew, (2) Yoed, (3) Yowed.
(i) m.Yks.' Introd. 36. (2) w.Som. [Yao'dl, Elworthy Gram.
(1877 47. (3) s.Chs.' [Yuw-dl, 81.
3. Pp. : (1) Howen, (2) Yaewn, (3) Yoed, (4) Yowed.
(i) Per. Hae nae an emerald howen o' earlh Like what ye see,
Stewart Character (1857) 90. (2) m.Yks.' Introd. 36. 13) w.Som.
[Uyao-d], Elworthy Gram. (1877) 47. (4) s.Chs.' [Yuvvd],8r.
n. Dial. uses. 1. With out: to shape with an axe.
w.Som.' Vuulurz bee bad r u-yoad aewt-n dhai bee' u-zaa-d
[felloes be better hewn out than they be sawn]. Sharp, Jim,
and yoe out a laver [lever].
2. To cut with an effort ; in salt-making : to dig marl ;
to break up the hard salt. Chs.', s.Chs.'
Hence (i) Yowing-knife, sb. tlie tool with which slates
are trimmed. Chs.' ; (2) Yoings, sb. pi. the hard salt
broken off the flues of the hot-house, ib.
3. To work or dig coal.
Nhb. Aw kowk'd an' hew'd, aw toil'd an' tew'd, Robson Evan-
geline (1870) 332 ; I perceive you sinckers differ in judgment
and methods from hewing or working ccals, Compleal Collier
(1708) 32 ; (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.', e.Dur.>
Hence (i) Hewer, sb. a pitman who works coal; (2)
Hewing.double, sb. the working together at one board by
two ' hewers.'
(i) N.Cy.' Nhb. The lads are huntin' for their trams— The
hewers for their picks and clay, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843' 27 ;
Nhb.i Nhb., Dur. In early life a hewer at Benton Colliery,
Watson Hist. Netvcaslle (1897) loo. e.Dur.', Lan. (Hall.) (2)
Nhb. (R.O.H.)
HEW
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HEYR(E
4. To mow, gen. with one hand and with a reaping-hook ;
to cut the stubble short.
s.Chs.' Wen yu bin yuwin ... in u feyld, un dhu sun puwiirin
daayn iz eeut upon-yu, yoa bin dlaad" gy'et siim'Ut dringk [When
yO bin yowin' ... in a I'eyld, an' the sun pourin' dain his heeat
upon yo, yo bin glad get summat drink] (s.v. Mauli. Hmp. Esp.
to cut corn, peas, or beans, Wise A\-w Forest (.1883) 288 ; Hmp.^
e.Soni. W. & J. Gl. (1873'). Som. (W.F.R.)
Hence (i) Hewer, sb. a mower; (2) Hewing, vbl.sb. the
method of cutting wheat with one hand ; (3) Hewing-
hook, sb. a reaping-hook, geit. used for cutting wheat
or beans.
(i) Som. They reap very early, while the corn is green; hewing
the wheat ; one binder follows two hewers, Young Annals
^^nc. I i784-i8i5)XXX.3io. (sIDev. (Hall.) w.Dev. Marshall
Rur. Econ. 1,1796) I. 168. (3) Glo.' w.Dev. The yowing hook,
formed much like the common reaping hook, is larger. With this
the corn is struck at ;'so that it is driven) against the standing corn,
the workman taking a sweep round as much as will form a sheaf,
supporting it with the left arm and leg until it is lifted to the band,
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796I I. 168.
5. Toknockoneankleagainsttheotherinwalking. w.Yks.^
HEW, V? Dev. Cor. Also written hu- Dev. Cor.i= To
make signals from the cliffs to the fishermen in their
boats to let them know in what direction tlie pilchards are.
Wearne and he was out upon the cliffs waun day, a hewing,
Tregellas Tales (1865) 126; Cor.'
Hence (1) Hewer, sb. a person who makes signals from
the cliffs ; (2) Hewing-house, s6. a shed, gen. on the highest
chff, to shelter the ' hewer.'
(i) Dev. Reports Provinc. (1886) 96. Cor. The more general
and successful method of enclosing fish is for the seine boats to
receive their signals from a man called a * huer,' stationed on the
top of the nearest clilT, who, from this vantage ground, can have a
much clearer sight of the fish. The huer has a furze bush or other
signal in each hand, and by preconcerted movements can accu-
rately guide the boats below, Bockland Fishes (1880) 165; Cor.'2
(2) Cor.i
[It shall ... be lawfull ... for euery such watchmen,
balcors, huors, condors, directors and guidors ... to
balke, liue, conde, direct and guide the fishermen which
shall be vpon the said sea and sea coasts, Act i James I
(1603) c. 23. OFr. Inter, ' crier ' (La Curne).]
HEW, t^.* e.An. Preterite of to /;op. See How (e.
Nrf. GiLLETT Sng. Sol. (i860) notes 4. Suf.' Hew hew them
there tahnups — John Smith, he hew em. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HEW, HEWAL, see Hue, How, atiu., Evil, sb.''
HEWE, 56. Som. A corn or bunion. (Hall.)
HEWE, HEW-HOLE, see Heugh, Hickwall.
HEWIN, sb. Chs.' In phr. Hewin or Dick, ' Evan or
Dick,' one thing or another.
HEWING-CRY, sb. Obs. Rut.' A hue and cry.
The usual spelling in constable's accounts in the eighteenth
century for 'hue and cry.' 'Too hewing cries, ^d.' (1725).
HEWL, sb. Sc. Nhb. Also in forms heul Nhb.' ;
hewel Nhb.'; huel Nhb.'; hule Sc. Nhb.'; hyule Gall,
[hiul.] 1. An out-of-the-way person, one that acts in
a headstrong and extraordinary manner.
Fif. (Jam.) Rxb. A hule among the lasses (li.). Gall. Gallo-
vidians stood the spree. And o'ercam' the hules completely, Mac-
taggart Eiicyct. (1824) 7, 8, ed. 1876; Auld Maminn, the hule
for clubbing lees, //»- 85. Nhb. He's a hewel of a lad. He's a heul
to spend money. He's a heul to drink. ' He swore he wad hang
the wee huel,' Ar.mstrong Trial of Wee Piper; (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
Hence Hewlish, adj. reckless, lavish. Nhb.'
2. Phr. (i) to play hule, to upset, disorganize; (2) ivhat
the hule? what the deuce .'
(i) Nhb.' He's played hule wi' the hyel consarn. (2) Dnif. What
thehulc's come on ye This mony a day? Quinn Heather [1&62) 99.
3. A mischievous boy.
Dmf. (Jam.) Gall. A word constantly used by my grandmother;
still quite common (S. R C.) ; He was usually referred to as 'that
loon,' 'the hyule,' ' Wattie, ye mischeevious boy,' CRoCKZn Bog-
Myrtle (1895) 182; He's a terrible hule. He's a hule's boy. Saw
ye the hule? Mactacgart Encycl. (1824) 277, ed. 1876.
4. A cross-grained person. Slk., Rxb. (Jam.)
[A Jig. use of ME. hewell, also //fai/(a//, a hickwall, wood-
pecker (Levins) ; see Hickwall.]
HEWLET, see Howlet.
HEW-MACK, sb. w.Som.' The stock or stem of the
wild rose, Rosa caniiia, used for budding or grafting upon.
Always. ' D'ye please to want a nice lot o' hewmacks
[yiie maaks] de year? '
HEWNS, sb. pi. Obs. Cor. The sides of a calciner
in a tin-burning house.
The tops, bottom, and hcwns of the calciner, Pryce Min. Cor. ;
Cor.3 70 or 80 years ago the word was common.
HEWSICK, sb. War. [iu'sik.] The fly-catcher,
.' Muscicapa grisola.
TiMMiNS Htsl. War. (1889) 213 ; Trans. B'ham and Midi. Instil.
Arch. Soc. (Nov. 24, 1875) ; War.2
HEWSON, s6.' n.Cy. Yks. [iu'ssn.] In phr. a blind
hewson, a term of reproach addressed to a person who
cannot see what is plainly before his ej'es, or who is apt
to make mistakes from not using them properly. n.Cy.
(Hall.), w. Yks.'
HEWSON, s6.2 Bdf. The leather which is placed on
the top of a horse's collar. (Hall.)
HEWSTRING, «^'. Som. Dev. Wheezing, asthmatic,
husky. See Hooze, v.
w.Som.' Common. 'Tid'n no use vor to put a poor old hewstrin
[eo streen] old fellow like he 'bout no jich job's that there.' n.Dev.
Horae Subseeivae (1777) 211 ; Ya gerred-teal'd, pauking, hewstring
mea-zel ! E.\ni. Scold. (1746) 1. 48.
HEWT, V. ne.Lan.' To hit the heels and ankles
together in walking. Cf. hew, i'.' 5.
HEX, sb. Yks. The rail or hurdle placed in front and
behind a cart, used in housing hay. Cf. hack, sb.'^ 18.
They fan it haat that too horses and a cart wi hex on wud karre
as mich as heit pack horses, Yks. Comet, MS. add.
HEXE, sb. Sc. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A witch.
Bwk. 'An old hexe,' means an old witch, and is often applied,
in a bad sense, to females of the present day, Henderson Pop.
Rhymes (1856) 43.
[Du. and G. he.xe, a witch.]
HEXHAM, 5*. Nhb. Yks. 1. \np\\T.{Go)to He.xhant,
(go) to hell. See Halifax.
Nhb. ' To Hexham wi' thy feythor,' ses she, Keelmins Ann,
(1869) II ; (R.O.H.) m.Yks.i I'll see him at Hexam first. He'll
earn his salt, maybe — when he goes to live at Hexham.
2. Comb, (i) Hexham measure, a generous measure;
(2) — tans, brown leather gloves, formerly a speciality of
the town.
(i) Nhb. ' Hexham measure, heaped full an' runnin' ower,' was
a proverb which Mr. J. P. Gibson points out to have originated in
the circumstance that the ' bealment ' at Hexham had twice the
capacity of the Newcastle ' beatment ' (R.O.H. \ (2) ib.
HEXT, sb. Nhp. Glo. The highest ; the top or prin-
cipal part. Cf. height, sb. H. 1.
Nhp. I ' I've taken the hext of the dirt off the table.' When any
work is nearly completed, the hext of it is done. Glo. Take away
the hext of it first, Horae Subseeivae (1777) 211. [When bale is
hext boot is next, Ray Proverbs (1678) 96.]
HEY, V. Yks. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To play, gambol ; to kick about. (Hall.)
HEY, see He, Heigh, Hie, v.'', High.
HEYAM, HEY-BA, see Hame, sb.\ Hay-bay.
HEYCE, HEYD(E, see Heeze, Hide, v.^, sb>
HEYEL, HEYEM, see Hade, adj., Hame, s6.'
HEYGUS, HEYH, see Haggis, Egg, v.
HEYHOWING, sb. e.An.' [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Thieving of yarn from the master-weaver.
See Hickwall.
HEYK, see Hike.
HEY-KO-CUTTY, sb. Sh.I. A ludicrous dance per-
formed by persons squatting on their haunches, to the
tune of ' Hey-quo-cutty.' S. & Ork.' Cf. curcuddie.
HEYLADS, sb. pi. sw.Lin.' In phr. to be at or all of
heylads, to be at variance.
HEYLOE, HEYMOST, HEYN, see Heloe, Highmost,
Hen, si.'
HEYND, HEYNE, see Hend, Hind, sb}, Hain, v?
HEYPAL, HEYR(E, see Hippie, v?, Heir.
HEYRT
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HEYRT, adj. Sc. Also written heyrd (Jam.). Furious,
raging ; in phr. to gang or rin licyid, to fume, be in a
violent rage.
Sc. Douce, cautious men aft fey are seen, Thai rin as thai war
heyrt, Scott Miitslirlsy (1802) III. 390, ed. 1806. Ang. (Jam.)
HEYSHIN, sb. vv.Yks. A wooden receptacle for
carrying liquids for dyeing. (R.S.) Cf. ashen.
HEYTIE, sb. Lth. (Jam.) The game of ' shinty.'
KEZ, sb. Cor.^ [Not known to our correspondents]
A swarm of bees.
[OCor. /les, a swarm (Williams); Wei. haid; Breton
(Leon) /led-gzveiiaii, ' essaim d'abeilles ' (Du Rusquec); Ir.
sai//i beac/i, a swarm of bees (O'Reilly).]
HEZARD, V. Sc. Also in form hizard. To dry
clothes by bleaching. Rnf. Shaw Schoolinasler (1899) 325.
See Hazle, v.
HEZEKIAH, sb. Sc. In phr. as proud as Hezekiah,
excessively proud.
Edb. The piper, that played in the middle, as proud as Hezekiah,
MoiR Mamie Waudi (1828) xiv.
HEZZEL, see Hessle, Hazel, si.'*
HEZZLE, see Hazel, sb}, Hazle.
HI, HIAM, see Aye, adv."^, Ha, adj., He, Hie, int.,
Hame, sb}
HIAMSE, «f//'. Sh.I. Awkward, unwieldy ; half-witted.
S. & Ork.'
[Dan. dial, hiamsk, half-witted (Molbecii) ; MDan. hemsk,
foolish (Kalkar).]
HIBBAL, s6. and v. Yks. Cor. Also written hibble
Yks. [ibl.] 1. sb. A small heap of anything, such as
hay; anythingloosely put together. Cor.^ Cf. hippie, 56.'
2. A knoll, hummock, tumulus. Cor. Thomas Randigal
Rhvmes (iQg^) Gl. 3. A turnip, ib. 4. v. To heap up ;
to collect. Yks. (J.W.)
[1. Cp. EFris. httbbel, Unebenheit, Hocker, Erhohung
(Koolman).]
HIBBIN.sA. I.Ma. Also written hibben. [i'bin.] The
ivy, Hedera Heli.x. Cf. ivin.
She was dressing the house with hibben and hollin, Caine
Dicmsler (1889) 128 ; He's gone to the country to get some hibbin
and hollyn [holly] for the church ones, they decorate it every
Christmas (S.M.).
HIBBIT.sZ). Dev.Cor. Also written hibet Cor. [i'bit.]
A newt, a little eft. Cf. evet.
Dev. N. V O. (1871) 4th S. vii. 510 ; Dev.3 Cor. Thomas Ran-
digal Rhymes ^1895) Gl.
HIBBLED, adj. Fif. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Confined.
HIBBLED YHOBBLEDY, sb. Suf. A confused mass,
a muddle. Raven IIisl. Suf. (1895) 263.
HIBBY, sb. Dev. A colt.
(Hall.) ; Dev.^ When a man is desirous of catching a horse
which has been running free in a field, he often holds his hand
out towards it . . . and murmurs ' Hib, hib hib, hibby, hibby ' in
a persuasive tone.
HIC, HIC BERRY, see Hick, int.. Hag-berry.
HICCUPSNICKUP, 5*. n.Cy. Nhb. Suf Also written
hickupsnickup N.Cy.' Nhb.'e.Suf. [h)ikap-snik3p.] The
hiccups.
N.Cy.' Hickup — snickup, stand up, stick up, One drop, two
drops — good for the hiccup. Nhb.' Suf.' Hiccup — sniccup — look
up — rigtit up — Tliree drops in a cup — is good forthe hiccup. e.Suf,
(F.H.I
HICE PICE, HICH, HICHELE, see Hie-spy, Hick, ^/.^
Hickwall.
HICK, v} and sb} Sc. Also written hie Per. [hik.]
1. V. To hesitate as in making a bargain ; to chafl'er.
Fif., Rxb. (Jam.) 2. To hesitate in speaking. Rxb. (ib.)
3. sb. An expression of hesitation.
Sc. Hicks and hums, IVhistle Biiitie {1853) 11. 232 (Jam, Supp/.^.
Per. Jamie began, wi' a ' hie ' an' a Stan', Like ony whase heart's
ower fu". Ford Harp (1893') 319.
HICK, int.. v." and sb."" Sc. Nhb.Lakel. Yks.Nhp. Also
written hie Nhp.'; hik m.Yks.' [h)ik.] 1. int. A call
to ducks. Nhp.' 2. V. To make a clicking noise in the
throat like the coming of a sharp sob ; to hiccup. Ags.,
Pcr.(jAM.), m.Yks.* 3. To cry intermittently; towhimper;
to grieve ; also with on.
s.Sc. ,Rxb. (Jam.) Nhb.* ' What a discontented bairn that is;
it's constant hickin on.' A child pretending to cry is said to hick.
m.Yks.'
4. sb. A clicking noise in the throat ; the hiccups. Ags.,
Per. (Jam.), m.Yks.' Hence Hiek haw, (1) v. to make a
piteous noise ; (2) sb. the braying of an ass.
(i) Yks. 1 he poor creature did look piteous oop in the air, and
hick-liawed like a good un. Fetherston Fanner, 131. (2' Lakel.*
HICK, v.^ Sc. Yks. Not. Lin. Also in form hich Sc.
(Jam. Siippl.) [h)ik.] To hoist, hitch, lift with an upward
jerk ; gen. with np.
Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) e.Yks. Hick it up a bit higher, Nicholson
Flk-Sp. [ 18891 67. s.Not. Joost 'elp me to hick this oop on to my
shou'der (J.P.K.). n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' He broke his body wi'
hicking corn. Hicking's worse than carrying.
Hence (i) Hicking-barrow. (2) Hicky-barrow, sb. a
small wooden handbarrow ; a frame used for lifting sacks
of corn, &c. on to a man's shoulder.
(,1) e.Yks. Nicholson FlkSp. (1889) 34. w.Yks.2,Not.2 s.Not.
A kind of small stretcher or cratch. It is so carried that the
handles stand off the ground without legs (J.P.K.\ n.Lin.'
Hicking and running barrows, Gainsb. Aavs (Apr. 8, 1876).
m.Lin. Be quick and fetch the hickin'-barrer ; it's time to begin
wo'kkin' agen iT.H.R.V sw.Lin.' (2I n Yks. (C.V.C.)
HICK, '.'."and sb.^ Yks. e.An. Dor. Som. Also in
form hickety w.Som.' [ik.] 1. v. To hop on one leg ;
to spring ; to play hop-scotch. Cf. heck, v.^
w.Yks.2, e.An.', Suf. (^C.T.\ e.Suf. (F.H.i.Dor.' Som. Jennings
Obs. Dial. w.Eu^. 1 1825) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873 . w.Som.'
Hence (i) Hickety-hackety, (2) Hickety -pound, (3)
Hick stone, sb. the game of hop-scotch.
(I, 2) w.Som.' (3) Som. Little Jack Sandboy, in his smock,
was playing hick-stone on the flags, Raymond Love and Quiet Life
^'^941 35- ^, _. ,
2. sb. A hop on one leg. Som. Jennings Obs. Dial.
u'.Etig. {1825}. 3. Co;«6. Hiek-stepand-jump, hop-skip-
and-jump. ib.
HICK, see Hack, sb}
HICKAMORE'ACKAMORE, si. Lin. The name for
a cloud in an old riddle.
Hickamore, 'ackaniore Sits over th' kitchen door; Nothing so
long, and nothing so strong, As Hickamore, 'ackamore Sits over
th' kitchen-door. Ans. A cloud, N. & O. (1865) 3rd S. viii. 503.
HICKER, adj n.Yks.^ [ikar.] "Higher.
' Hicker lip,' the upper lip. ' 1 want t'hicker yan o' them,' the
top one of the lot.
HICKER, HICKERTIE-PICKERTIE, see Hacker, v.,
Hickledy-pickledy.
HICKERY-PICKERY, sb. Sc. Also written hykerie-
pykerie Ayr. ' Hiera picra,' a drug composed of Bar-
badoes aloes and canclla bark.
Sc. The leddy cured me wi' some hickerj--pickery, .Scott Old
Moitality {1816) viii. Arg. Bring hickery-pickery — bring. Droshachs,
to sooth my pain ! Colville Vernacular (1899! 7. Ayr. How to
use hykerie pykerie and rue, and mony mae cunning cures.
Service Dr. Duguid {ed. 1887) 280.
[Hiera picra, Gr. is/m mKpd, the bitter remed}'. In the
medicine of the middle ages iepu freq. appears as an
element in the names of drugs, in the sense of a nostrum
or remedy ; see Alpliita, ed. Movvat, 195, n. 3, Sin. Bartli.,
ed. Mowat, 44, n. 2.J
HICKET, J'. Ken.' 2 Sun' Also in form bucket Sur.'
[ikit.] To hiccup, gasp for breath, make a choking
sound ; to retch.
HICKET, HICKETY, see Hacket, v}. Hick, v."
HICKETY-BICKETY, sb. Sc. A boys' outdoor game ;
see below.
One stands with his eyes bandaged and his hands against a wall,
with his head resting upon them. Another stands beside him
repeating a rhyme, whilst the others come one by one and lay
their hands upon his b.ack, or jump upon it : 'Hickety, bicketj',
pease scone. Where shall this poor Scotchman gang? Will he
gang east, or will he gang west ; Or will he gang to the craw's
nest ? ' When he has sent them all to diff'erent places, he turns
round and calls : ' Hickety, bickety ! ' till they have all rushed back
to the place, the last in returning being obliged to take his place.
HICKEY
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HIDE
when the game goes on as before. The ' eiavv's nest ' is close
beside the eye-bandaged boy, and is therefore an envied position,
Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 122-3.
HICKEY, sb. Not.' [i'ki.] A name for the devil.
Let 'em go to owd liickey.
HICKLE, II.' Nrf. Suf. [i'kl.] 1. To gather up one's
effects into a little heap. Nrf. (A.G.) 2. To make shift
with indifferent lodgings or quarters, to put two beds into
one room.
Suf.' To hickle one's self into lodgings — or a pig into a stye
already sufficiently occupied. e.Suf. I.F.H.)
HICKLE, v? Nrf. Suf [i'kl.] To bring up by hand ;
with up : to fatten slowly.
Nrf. Arch. (1879) VIII. 170. e.Suf. To hickle up fowls, pigs, &c.
(F.H.)
Hence Hickler, sb. one who buys up fowls, eggs, and
pork, or rears them himself, and sells them at the market.
e.Suf. (ib.)
HICKLE, V? and sb. Suf. 1. v. To snare hares or
rabbits. e.Suf. (F.H.) 2. sb. A wire snare, ib.
HICKLE, see Heckle, sb}, Hickwall, Ickle, sb.
HICKLEDY-PICKLEDY, adv. Sc. Lakel. Cum. Yks.
Also in forms hickertiepickertie Abd. (Jam.); hikkelty-
pikkelty Cum.' Higgledy-piggledy, one upon another.
Abd. (Jam.) Lakel. ° He threw them in hickledy-pickled^-, gurt
an' lal, soond er unsoond. Cum.', Yks. (J.W.)
HICKLE-HACKLE, v. e.Lan.' To work unskilfully.
HECKLING, (7(r)'. Lin. [i-klin.] Of a cough : tickling,
irritating. See Hackling.
S.Lin. I've got sich a nasty liickling cough, I keant rest necither
night nor daa' for it (T.H.R.).
HICK-MALL, HICKOL, see Hackmall, Hickwall.
HICKORY, adj. Sc. Nhb. Also written hiccory Lnk.
(J.\M.) [hi'kari.J Cross-grained; ill-humoured. Lnk.
(Jam.) Hence (i) Hickory-face, sb. an evil-looking, pock-
marked face ; (2) Hickory-faced, adj. ill-visaged, pock-
marked.
(i) Nhb. While Charley damns Jack's hoolet een, His hick'ry-
fycce and endless growl, Wilson Pitman's P«)'(i843) II. 29. (2)
Nhb.'
HICKSPICKIT, sb. w.Yks.^' A child's name for the
third toe.
HICKWALL, sb. In gen. dial, use in Eng. Also in
forms acle Won ; eacle w.Wor.' Hrf.^ ; eakle Hrf. ; ecall
Shr.' ; eccle Wor. ; eckle Glo.' Oxf ; eeckwall Glo.' ;
eecle Nhp.^ ; eekle War.^ se.Wor.' ; equal Glo.' ; equaw
Glo.'; eqwal Hrf.= ; etwall Chs.'^ ; hakel Glo.'; heckle
Glo. Oxf Bck. ; heckwall Glo.; hScle Hrf = ; heffald
w.Yks. ; hefful w.Yks.' ; hew-hole Nhb. ; hichele War.' ;
hickle Nhp.' War.^^" s.War.' Oxf.; hickol Hrf.= ; hic-
wall GI0.2 ; hoodall, hoodawl Cor. ; hoodwall Dev. ;
hufil e.Yks. ; iccol n.Cy. ; ickle, ickwell Nhp. ; icwell
Nhp.' ; yaffle Sur. ; yockel Shr.' 1. The green wood-
pecker, Gecintts viridis.
n.Cy. Poetry Prov. in Cornh. Mag. (1865) XII. 35. Nhb. (R.O.H.)
e.Yks. SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 100. w.Yks. ScATCHERD Hist.
Mor/cy {i8t 4) Gl. ; w.Yks.', Chs.'^ Nhp. Swainson 16. 99 ; Nhp.';
Nhp.* This bird may be said to be the countryman's barometer:
when dead he hangs it up by the legs, and judges of the weather
by the state of its tongue ; before rain it expands so much that it
protrudes from the mouth, while in mild weather it remains
shrivelled up in the head. War. B'hain IVt/y. Post (June 10,
1893); War.'^^", s.War.' Wor. Ther'll be rain afore long, by
the row o' them acles, Berrow's Jrn. (Mar. 3, 1888). m.Wor.
(J.C.) w.Wor.' About Kidderminster this bird is called the stock-
eacle. se.Wor.' Also called the stock-eekle. Shr.', Hrf. (W.W.S.),
Hrf.'2,Glo. (A.B.), Glo.'2 Oxf. The woodpecker is the heckle or
wood-heckle in this locality, Science Gossip (1870) 119; Aplin
Birds (1889 1214; (M.A.R.) ; Swainson ib. 99. Bck. Nature Notes,
No. 10. Sur. The yikeing laugh of the yafHe, Forest Tithes (1893)
30. Dev. When you hears the hood-wall calling, it's a sign of
rain. Reports Provinc. (1889). s.Dev. Fox Kingsbiidge (1874).
Cor. For sartain there be a hoodall running up thickey oak tree,
Baring-Gould Curgenven (1893) xxxviii ; Swainson ib. 100;
RoDD Birds (1880) 314.
2. The lesser spotted woodpecker, Deitdrocopus minor.
Glo. Swainson ib. 99.
3. Contp. Eckle- or Hickle-hole, a small hole in the
trunk of a tree, usually made by a woodpecker.
Nhp. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) se.Wor.'
[A hickwal (hickvvay), Picits martins, Coles (1679) ;
Hickwal or Hickway, Pwfs Martins, Skinner (1671). Pic,
a Wood-pecker, Hickway, Greenpeak, Cotgr.; An Hick-
wall or witwall, Vireo, Baret (1580). See Nares (s.v.
Hickcvay).^
HID, see Head, Hide, v."^. Hit, pron.
HIDANCE, ii. Sc. Shelter, a place of concealment.
Rnf. Into ilka hole an' bore. They rin for hidance by the score,
Young P;c/j(>-cs (1865) 139. Ayr. He at length got into hidance
(J.F.I.
HIDDER, HIDDIE-, see Hither, Hoodie.
HIDDIE-GIDDIE, sb. Bwk. (Jam.) [Not known to
our correspondents.] A short piece of wood with a sharp
point at each end for keeping horses asunder while
ploughing.
HIDDILS, sb. Sc. Also written hiddles Fif [hi'dilz.]
A hiding-place.
Sc. In the hiddils of a dyke, under the cover or shelter of a
stone wall (Jam,). Frf. The other yap his prey let drap, And to
his hiddils drew, Lowson GiiidfoHow (1890) 240. Fif. Croodle,
bonnie, cuddle in : Da is fairly oot o' hiddles, Edwards Mod.
Poets, 8th S. 161.
[He sittis in waitis with the riche in hidels that he sla
the innocente, Hampole (c. 1330) Ps. ix. 30. OE. hydels, a
hiding-place.]
HIDDLE, V. and adv. Sc Lan. Also written hidle Sc
[h)i-dl.] 1. V. To hide.
Per. , Fif. (Jam.) Ayr. The double pieces that they are! To
think how the auld ane could receive us wi' open arms, while
Beenie was hidling intended for the minister's wife into the press
[cupboard], Johnston Kibiiallie (1891) 1. 161. Rxb. The thing we
need na hiddle, Riddell Poet. IVks. (ed. 1871) II. 136. Lan.'
2. adv. Mysteriously, secretly.
Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. Wha from his very inmost saul Did speak sae
hiddle, Sillar Poems (1789) 154.
HIDDLE, HIDDY, see Heald, sb.\ Hide, v.'^
HIDDY-GIDDY, adv. Obs. Sc. Nhb. Also written
hiddie-giddie Fif. ; hiddy-giddie Sc. Hither and thither,
topsy-turvy. Cf. hirdy-girdy.
Sc. The cart . . . flew backwards whummlet hiddy giddie,
Drummond Miickoiiiachy (1846) 46. Fif. The Cross-kirk rang wi'
scolds and flytes ; The Main-kirk rang wi' slaps and smites ; Pell-
mell, thwack ! hiddie-giddie ! Tennant Papistry (1827) 205. Lth.
(Jam.) Nhb. To garr my joke run hiddy giddy, Stuart Joco-
Scrioiis Discourse (1686) 44 ; (K.O.H.') ; Nhb.'
HIDE, s6.' and v.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also written heyde Cum.' ; and in forms hoide w.Yks.
Lei.' ; hoyd, hoyde Lan. ; hyd(e Sc. (Jam.) [h)aid, old.]
1. sb. In coinp. Hide-hook, an iron hook used to pull
hides out of tan-pits. Lei.'
2. Phr. (i) Aide and hair, the whole ; (2) bide and lute, the
complexion, colour; (3) neither hide nor hair, nothing at all.
(11 Ayr. Then farewell folly, hide and hair o't, Burns To
Mitchell (1795) St. 5. (2) Lth. It's sae dirty, it'll never come to
hyd or hew (Jam.). (3) Sh.I. We'd nedder seen hide or hair o'
dem, Sh. News (May 7, 1898) ; Dere wis nedder hide nor hair
o' da baste ta be seen, Stewart Tales (1892) 69.
3. The skin of a human being.
Sc. Each city in the nation Pours forth its dusky population To
scrub and cleanse their dingy hides, 'Vedder Poems (1842) 74.
Sh.I. My claes wis dat wye steepid 'at da waiter ran doon ower
my hide fil hit cam' oot at me feet, Sh. Nezvs (Aug. 27, 1898).
Bch. Ajax sleeps in a hale hyde For a' his mucklc crawin, Forbes
Ulysses (1785) 23. Abd. It sae be That I may get a droukit hide
Wi' her saut-bree, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 263. Kcd. A cudgel
to wallop his hide, Grant Lays (1884) 145. Frf. His hide was
as hard as the horns o' rams. Watt Poet. Sketches (1880) 26.
Rnf. Fowks custe their slough just like a snake's, A fine new hide
grew o'er the banes, Picken Poems (1813) II. 118. Ayr. Gae
hame ... in a hail hide, Boswell Poet. IVks. (1816") 165, ed. 1871.
Dmf. Thae white-faced toon's fowk . . . maun look after their
tender hides, Reid Poems (1894) 197. e.Yks.' His hide's as
rough as a badger. w.Yks. 2 In tipping of bumpers to loosen our
hides. Lan. An I foryeat um agcn, een raddle meh hoyd titely,
sey I, Tim Bobbin Vietv Dial. (1746) xiii, ed. 1806 ; Lan.', Not.',
X
HIDE
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n.Lin.^ Lei.' ' Moy hoide ! ' and ' Moy hoide an' limbs ! ' are
very common as exclamations. War.^ e.An.' To curry the hide.
Suck that into your hide.
Hence Hidesmatch, sb. a disease indicated by a rank
smell proceeding from the armpits. e.Lan.'
4. Obs. A contemptuous term applied to the females of
domestic animals ; also to human beings, esp. to women.
Lnk. (Jam.) Edb. Ye be sic an awfu' hide, Crawford Poems
(1798) 88. Rxb. (Jam.)
5. The nap of a hat.
Kcd. Ye'll get your hat baith haill and soun'. I'll raise a gloss
upon its hide, Jamie Mnse (1844) 46.
6. pi. Entrails prepared to make sausages in. e.An.^^
7. V. To beat, thrash ; in gen. colloq. use.
Abd., Lnk. (Jam.), Nhb. (R.O.H.), Dur.i, Cum.i, s.Wm. (J.A.B.),
n.Yks.*, e.Yks.' w.Yks. Did they ivver hoide em, or thresh em,
or mill em? Shevvild An,t. (1853)7; w.Yks.', Lan.', Chs.'^s
Der.2 I'll hide thee, if I catch thee, thou rapscallion. nw.Der.',
Not.^ n.Lin. I nobut hided three or four on 'em for it this very
mornin', Peacock /. Markenfield (1872) I. 132. Lei.', War.^^
Shr.2, Hrf.2, Brks.', e.An.' Suf. Yar father '11 hide ye for that
(C.G. B.). Ess. For keepin' yow so late — to hide) — He arter me
may chevy, Clark J. Noakes (1839J st. 172. Sus. I wish some-
body would take one of these . . . bats and hide me, Egeuton
Flks. and Ways (1884^ 13. I.W.' Dev. Mind, when 1 wance
begin'th I'll hide thee tii tha truth ov music, Hewett Peas. Sp.
(1892) ; Dev.' 3
Hence Hiding, vbi. sb. a sound thrashing.
n.Sc. Geordie Peterson should, upon any future evidence of
theft, get ' a raal guid hidin',' Gordon Caigleii 1,1891) 171. Cai.'
Abd. Sic a hiding as we s' a' get, Macdonald .<^/fciT3»ifs(ed. 1876)
73. Nhb. The hiding that he gae them, they've not forgot it yet,
Marshall Siigs. (1825^ 197; (R.O.H.) Dur.', Lakel.2 Cum.*
Fadder '11 mebbee give hem a hiding or mebbee he'll nobbult welt
him, W. C. T.H. (1894) 12. Wm. Al gi yz. o a reel good hidin.
Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 10. n.Yks. (T.S.), e.Yks.', w.Yks.' =,
Lan.', n.Lan.1, m.Lan.', Chs.'s^^ Stf.', Not.' n.Lin.' If I iver
catch thfi agaain mislestin' that duck on her nest I'll gie the a
straange hidin'. s. Lin. (T.H. R.I Lei.' Ah gen 'im a good hoidin'.
War.23_ se.Wor.', Slir.2, Hrf.=, Glo. vA.B.) Oxf.' MS. add.
Brks.' Lon. Mayhew Loud. Labour (1851) III. 76, ed. 1861.
w.Mid. (W.P.M.), e.An.', Suf.' Sus. I was sure to get it whether
it was a bull's eye or a hiding, Egerton Flks. aud Ways (1884)
73. I.W.' Wil. Slow Gl. (1892). Dor. Longiitaii's Mag. (Mar.
1889) 515. w.Sora.' Let me catch thee again, you young osebird,
and zee nif I don't gi' thee a d — n good hidin. Cor.^
HIDE, v.'^, sb.^ and in/. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
[h)aid, oid, id.] I. Gram, forms. 1. Present Tense : (i)
Ad, (2) Had, (3) Heed, (4) Heady, (5) Haid, (6) Heyd, (7)
Heyde, (8) Hid, (9) Hiddy, (10) Hidee, (11) Hidey, (12)
Hidy, (13) Hod, (14) Hode, (15) Hoid, (16) Hoide, {17) Hud,
(18) Huid, (19) Id, (20) Idy.
(i) m.Yks.' Aad, /«/rorf. 36. 2) e.Yks.', w.Yks.^ (3) nw.Dev.'
Dant ren ofl", and heed away, Peter Pindar Dev. Hob's Love
(s.v. Heed-y-peep). Cor. How ded ee heed away up theere ?
Tregellas Tales, 40 ; Cor.' ; Cor.* 97. (4) nw.Dev.' (5, 6)
s.Pem. (W.M.M.) (7) Sc. Murray Dial. (1873) 205. Cum. He
meade some laugh, some heyde the feace, Anderson Ballads (ed.
1840) 51 ; Cum.i (8) Bnff. iW.G.), w.Yks. i^S.K.C), e.Lan.' (9)
w.'ifks.*; w.Yks. 5 Aather hiddy theesen ur get the taace wesh'd,
25. (10) Lth. (Jam.) Bev. Repoifs Provinr. [iSg^). (11) Som.
Zo you ran away to hidey then when the clock struck midnight !
Raywond^/c/i o' Meiidip (1898) .xiii. Cor. ' Q.' Troy Town (1888) xi.
(12) Dor. Gl. (1851), Som. Sweetman Wiiicniiton Gl. (1885).
Dev. He [the kitten] is coming to hidy away from me, because
I always put him to bed. Good example of the old w.Cy. affix to
the infinitive mood when used inlr. She would not have thought
of saying 'to hidy the kitten," Reports Provinc. (1893I. 13)
n.Sc. Jam. > Frf. Esther Auld said she would hod ahint the tent,
Barkil Tommy 1896) x. (14', n.Sc. Jam.) (15) Sh.I. Ta hoid
her among da floss. ]vkd\' Khngrahool (1898) 25. Lan. Tam's
wife kept hoidin her face, Brieblew Adventures Blackpool (1881 1
30. (16} w.Wor. S. Beauchamp/V. //rt"»'//o<i (1875) III. 95. (17)
Sc. (Jam.) w.Yks. Aw seed her goa hud hursel i' th' hedge
(D.L.). Lan.' Hud thisel' i' th' buttery theer, till hoo's gone,
Waugh C/nnt. Corner (1874) 186, ed. 1879. e.Lan.', Hmp.'
WU. Slow Gl. (1892); Britton Beauties (1825). (18) Sti.I.
Shu tried a' at shu could ta huid hit frae William an' me baith,
S/i. News (Aug. 21, 1897). (19) m.Yks.' hitiod. 36. w.Yks.
Wright Gram. Wndlitl. (1892) 53. (20) m.Yks.' lUi, Introd. 36.
2. Preterite : (i) Adid, (2) Hade, (3) Haid, (4) Headd, (5)
Hed, (6) Hedded, (7) Haead, (8) Haudd, (9) Hided or Hidet,
(10) Hod, (11) Hodded, (12) Hoddit, (13) Hode, (14) Hoided,
(15) Hud, (16) Huod, (17) Idid.
(i) m.Yks.' Aadid, Introd. 36. (2) Ayr. Where she hade it
I never could jaloose. Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 15. (3) Sc.
Murray Dial. (1873) 205. Slk. There was mony ane i' the days
o' langsyne, who haid weel, but never was back to howk again,
Hogg Winter Tales (1820) I. 329 (Jam.). (4) Cum.' (5) w.Yks.s
(6) e.Yks.i (7) Wm. He ran like a ridshank an' heead hisell
sumwhares. Spec. Dial. (1877) pt. i. 13. (8) Cum.' (g) ne.Sc.
Ma wife gied up t' the laft an' hidet hersel amo' the nets an' buoys,
Gordonhaven (1887) 100. Abd. He hided the pose Securely
and safe i' the sole o' his hose, Anderson Rhymes ( 1867) 138.
Brks.' 12. (10) n.Sc. (Jam.), s.WiL (G.E.D.) (11) Frf. 'My
mother hodded it,' she explained, ' an' he winna speir nae
questions,' Barrie Tlintms (1889) xix. (12) Per. He hoddit his
feelings for fear o' makin' a fule o' himself afore the pairish,
Maclaren Atdd Lang Syne (1895) 253. (13) The auld fouk in
Drumtochty pit their siller in a pock and hode it ablow their beds,
ib. K. Carnegie {i8g6) 365. (14) Sh.I. Hoided demsells awa at da
ooter end o' da hoose, Stewart Tales (1892) 141. (15) w.Yks.
He went upstairs and hud hissel, he're soa fear't o' bein licked
(D.L.). Lan.' Mi feyther coom back wi' a greyt top-quot on ut
welley hud him eawt o' seet, Lahee C/mn'ty Coal (1875) 9. (16)
Cum. Aw maks o' geer i' saicks they huod, Stagg Misc. Poems
(ed. 1805) 117. (17) m.Yks.' ////>orf. 36. w.Yks. (J.W.)
3. Pp.: II) Adid, (2) Aden, (3) Hed, (4) Hedden, (5)
Heead, (6) Hiddened, (7) Hided, (8) Hidit, (9) Hod, (10)
Hodden, (ii) Hoided, (12) Hoiddit, (13) Hood, (14) Hud,
(15) Huddan, (16) Hydden, (17) Iden, (i8) Idid.
(I, 2) m.Yks.' Introd. 36. (3) e.Yks. He'd monny a anksome
lewk at his store, Noo carefully hed iv a newk ov a dhrawer,
Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 42. w.Yks.3 (4) e.Yks.', w.Yks.^
(5) Cum.3 T'silver cup fund theear, Heead theear, girt like, o'
purpose, 96. (6) n.Lin. They think you must be hidden'd in
'em. Peacock R. Skirlaugh (1870) II. 78. (7) n.Lin. Th' oud
cat's hided th' kitlin's this to'n (M.P.). Brks.' 12. (8) Bnff.
Whan our day's wark we get done, And Phoebus hidit o'er
the burn, Taylor Poems (1787) 72. (9) Frf. I speired at her
whaur she had hod it, Barrie T/irums (1889) xix. Per. Ford Harp
(1893; 364. (10) Abd. An' thinks I, ' For as sharp's ye are, ye
hinna hodd'n that, no,' Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xxxviii.
(11) Sh.I. He aye keeped da skin hoided fae her, Stewart Tales
(1892) 35. (12) Sh.I. Da mooth o' da holl wis aye hoiddit, wi
twartree muckle lumps o' stanes. Burgess Sketches (and ed.) 90.
(13) s.Lan. (S.B.) (14) w.Yks. Aw catcht hur hud i' th' barn
(D.L.;. Lan. Th' deep scent 0' hud violets, Clegg Sketches (1895)
I ; Lan.', nw.Der.' n.Wil. He bin an' hud, I dun'naw wur a is
(E.H.G.). (15) Cum.' Lan. Hudden amang t'steans bi t'road
side, Waugh Rambles Lake Cy. (1861) 145. (16) Sc. Murray
ZJ/rt/. (1873) 205. (17) m.Yks.' Id-un, /);/)W. 36. w.Yks. (J.W.)
(18) m.Yks.' ib.
II. Dial. uses. \. v. Info;«i. (i)Hide-a.bo-seek, (2)-and-
find, (3) -and-fox, the game of hide-and-seek ; (4) -and-
peep, the game of Bo-peep ; (5) -and-seek, blind-man's
bufl'; (6) -and-wink, (7) -buck, (8) -coop, (9) -hoop, see
(3) ; (10) -lose-my-supper, a Christmas game ; (11) -oh or
Heddo, (12) -peep or Huddin-paep, see (3) ; (13) -pyke, a
miser ; (14) -seek, (15) -up, see (3).
(i) Bwk. (Jam.) (2) Suf.' He's plahen at hide an find. (3)
Ken.' 2 (4) Dur. Some children play'd at hide and peep. Beneath
their mother's apron, Stephenson Gateshead Poems (1832) 27. (5)
Cai.' (6) Lei.' For he play'd with them at hide-and-wink, And
where he was they could not think, Yates Broadside Ballad (1844}.
se.Wor.' 90. (7) Dor. Gl. (1851) ; Dor.' Som. Sweetman I/V;;-
canton Gl. {188^'. (8 : s.Pem. 1, W.M.M.) (9) s.Pem. Laws Little
Eng. (1888)420. (10) Lan. Many an evening was beguiled with .. .
hide lose my supper, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867)
255. (ii) e.Yks. By and by there is a sound of children's voices,
playing ' heddo ' among the straw, and behind the stacks and
buildings, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 13; e.Yks.' (12) w.Yks.
(D.L.) Lan. Playin at huddin-peep i' big dark woods, Clegg
Sketches (1B95"). Dev. Jonas was constrained, as he termed it, to play
'hidey peep' on the moor so long as this turbulent crew held his
premises, Baring-Gould Dartmoor Idylls (1896) 150. nw.Dev.'
Cor. Playin' hidey-peep in their clane pinnyfores 'mong the rocks,
'Q.' Troy Toim (1888) xi. (13) Sc. (Jam.) Bnff. He's a real
hiddie-pj-ke, he widd scranp hell for a bawbee gehn he wizna fle^-t
HIDEBIND
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HIDLOCK
for burnin's fingers (W.G.). (14) w.Yks. i^S.K.C.) (15) s.Pem.
Let's 'ave a gaam of heideoop, lads (W.M.M.).
2. With itp : to hide.
w.Yks. Hey, j'o Munday idlers, yo may try ta hiddy yersenze
up. but yor seen, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairiisla Ann. (Jan. 23,
1861). Nrf. .Soon as I got it, I nip off, egg and all, and runned and
hid up, E.^iERSoN Soti 0/ Fois (1892) 4.
3. To put by carefully ; to treasure.
Frf. Carefully put by? Is it hod on the chimley? Barrie
Minister {iSgi) xvii. Per. It ochtna to be han'led e'er, but hod
aye in the wa', Ford Harp (18931 364. Lan. Despised an' pointed
at, but huddin brass, Clegg Sketches (,1895) 232.
4. To hide away ; consume.
w.Wor. Welly noigh full. Conna hoide no moore, S. Beauchamp
N. Hamilton (,1875) III. 95.
5. sb. The game of liide-and-seek.
w.Yks. |,S.K.C.) ; w.Yks.^ Let mammy wesh his faace an' he
sal laalc at hiddy wi' Polly. Wil. A game of hud (G.E.D.). n.Dev.
Sure I played ' Hidy ' well, you never saw nic, Chanter H'itc/i
(1896) xii.
6. A place in which smugglers used to conceal their
goods. Ken.'
7. mi. The cry given by the concealed person in the
game of hide-and-seek.
Lth. The watchword of this last is hidee, Blackw. Mag. (Aug.
1821) 35 (Jam.). Nhb. (R.O.H.l, Yks. (J.W.)
HIDEBIND, sb. Cld. (Jam.) The disease 'hidebound '
to which cattle are subject, causing the skin to stick close
to the bones.
[The hidebound, a sickness of cattel, Con«^o, Gouldman (1678).]
HIDEBOUND, adj. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Lin.
Ilrf. Oxf. Hrt. Also in forms -bun Chs.' s.Chs.' nw.Der.';
-bund Wm. ne.Lan.' 1. A term for a tightness of the
skin in animals, esp. cows, which is a frequent symptom
of illness ; costive.
Wm. Ifs varra mich hide-bund (B.K.). n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Yks.2,
ne.Lan.', Clis.'^ s.Chs.' With tight-clipping hide; a supposed
mark of inferiority. nw.Der.' Oxf.' MS. add.
2. Of trees: with hard bark which does not open with
the expansion of the tree.
Chs.^ The . . . term is applied to a tree of which the bark, owing
to accident or the grease of cattle or sheep that have been rubbing
against it, cannot open with the expansion of the tree ; and the
tree becomes dwarfed and unhealthy. n.Lin.' Hrf. When the
trees are unkindly hide-bound they are scored by cutting the bark
with the point of a knife, Marshall Review (1818) II. 293.
3. Of land : hard on the surface.
n.Yks. 2 Chs. Old pasture which a farmer wants to break up
'just for three crops'; and which is not laid down again until
exhausted, S/:ea/ [iS-jg 1 I. 266; Applied to . . . land which carries
a sod so tough, and old, and sour that it needs ploughing up,
WoRLiDGE Diet. Rnstiaim (1681); Chs.' n.Lin.' This land's that
hide-boond ther's noa gettin' a plough in till raain cums. Hrt.
Land on both sides was full of moss and hidebound for want of
moisture, Marshall Review (1818) II. 344.
4. Stingy. ne.Lan.'
HIDE NOR TIDE, p/ir. Dev. News ; tidings.
'Well, Bet, 'ows Jack a-gitting on by thease time?" 'Aw,
dawntee ax me nort about 'e ! I ant a-yerd hide-nur-tide aw'n
vur a giiddish bit,' Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) 88; I think it is not
now in use (R.P.C.).
HIDERS-CATCH-WINKERS,56././. Hmp. The game
of hideand-seek. (J.R.W.), Hmp.'
HIDEY, see Hide, v.', Hidy.
HEDGE, si!'. N.Cy.' The hip. Cf. huggin.
HIDGE, w. Nhp.^ ['dg-] Towalkfast, or with increased
speed ; gen. with along.
HIDGEL, V. Not. Lei. To sell retail ; to defraud on a
petty scale. Not.', Lei.' See Higgle, 3.
Hence (i) Hidgeler, sb. a petty dealer; (2) Hidgeling,
ppl. adj. defrauding.
(i)Not.' Lei.i ' Theer warn't noo boyerstheer,' i.e. at a horse-
fair, ' oon'y pidgclers an' hidgelers.' (2) ib. Ah 'eet sooch
liidgelin' pidgelin' tricks.
HIDING, adj. and sb. Sc. Yks. Lan. Also in form
hiddin w.Yks. e.Lan.' 1. adj. In co;«/. Hiding-peep, the
game of hide-and-seek.
w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Stippl. (Dec. 30, 1893). e.Lan.'
2. sb. A hiding-place.
w.Sc. If the French were once landed at Ayr, we'll hae you and
mae o' your volunteers up amang us than we'll ken how to gie
hidings to, Carrick Laird 0/ Logan (1835) 133. Rnf. [He] saw
them frae out their hidins peep, Picken Poems (1813) I. 6.
HIDLANCE, sb. Sc. Lan. Chs. Der. Also in forms
hidlands Lan.' ne.Lan.' Chs.'^^; hudlance s.Lan. s.Chs.'
In phr. in liidlancc, in secret ; in hiding. See Hidlin(g)s, 2.
s.Sc. And since I had naething in hidlance put by, I'll never be
nocht but an auld broken farmer, Allan Pochis (1887) 127. Lan.'
He's not bin seen for mony a month. He's in hidlance somewheer.
ne.Lan.' s.Lan. He has been in hudlance for three months (E.F.).
Chs.' A man of a shaky character built a house in an out-of-the-way
place. It was said he did so because he wanted rather to be 'in bid-
lands'; Chs.^^ s.Chs.'Dhi)mtrahyinky'ee'p iti ud'luns,bufoaks
noa-nm6our,tndhithingkndhidiin[They'mtryin'keepiti'hudlance,
bu' folks known moor t'n they thinken they dun]. nw.Der.'
HIDLAND, see Headland, sb.
HIDLIN(G)S, adv., sb. and adj. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Lakel.
Cum. Lan. I. Ma. War. Hrf. Also written hiddleings
Lakel.^ ; hiddlens Ant.; hiddlin(g)s Sc. ; and in forms
hiddlin(g Sc. ; hidlinfg Sc. n.Cy. Hrf.' [h)i'dlin(z.]
1. adv. Secretly, stealthily.
Slg. The frichtsome tryst She hiddlins held yestreen, Towers
Poems (1885) 57. Rnf. Colin . . . Right true, but hiddlins lang
had lo'ed the Fair, Picken Poems (1813) II. 66. Lnk. Ye've to
come and see me hidlins in the dark, Fraser Whaups (1895) xi.
Dmf. Heedless 0' his neighbour's pain . . . Hiddlins cadged away
his grain, Johnstone Po«iis (1820) 89. Gall. Mactaggart £Hcyc/.
(1824) 269, ed. 1876. N.Cy.' Nhb.' Obs. Cum. (M.P.), Cum.i
2. sb. A place, or state of concealment ; gen. in phr. in
liidlin(g)s, or on the liidlin(g)s, in secret. Cf. hidlance.
Sc. It wasna in hidlins I said it, nor in nae mark neuk o' the
3'irth, Waddell Isaiah (1879) xl. 19. Abd. Nae hiddlins for a
hungry ewe. They're sae beset wi' drift, Beattie Parings (i8oi)
35, ed. 1873. ^'f- Craftilie their buschment set On ilk side o' the
southern yett In hidlins near the wa', Tenha^it Papistry ; 1827) 84.
Ayr. What honour gets Christ, if thou be holy in hidlings ! Dickson
Writings (1660) I. 11 1, ed. 1845. Lnk. Skulk in hidlings on the
hether braes, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1726) 40, ed. 1783. Ant. ' Hoc
did he get the whusky?' 'Some yin has gi'en it tae him in
hiddlens,' Ballymena Obs. (1892). Lakel.'' T'lasses mead a gurdle
ceak ta-day on t'hiddleings when t'mistris was et market. Cum.
A man was in hidlins in the mysterious room, Dickinson Ciimbr.
(1876) 141; Cum.'* Lan. Hoo us't to lay i' hidlins behint th'
door, Ferguson Motidytvarp, 27 ; Lan.' I. Ma. Yonder is the gully
where Kitty kept in 'hidlins' — the Chartist outlaw, Ned Blake,
Rydings Talcs (1895) 15. War. (j.R.W.), Hrf.'
3. adj. Secret, stealthy, underhand.
Sc. I cannot abide hidling ways, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 91.
Dmb. Ye've been seen herding in a hiddling way wi' thief-catchers,
Cross Disruption (1844) xxviii, ed. 1877. Rnf. He ne'er kept up
a hidlins plack To spend ahint a comrade's back, Tannahill
Poems (1807) 282, ed. 1817. Ayr. That was Stair Whalbert,
whom he never could byde with his hiddlin' kind of ways, Service
Di: Dugnid {ed. 1887)31. e. Lth. The Tories are aj-e misca'in him
for his joukry-pawkry, an' hiddlin ways, Hunter J. Inwiek (1895)
1 19. Edb. That will ding down yer hiddlin' heaps o' art, Learmont
Poems (1791) 306. Dmf. Syne hiddlin' pranks appeared, Quinn
Heather (,1863) 57. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
Hence (i) Hiddlinsly, (2) Hidlingways, (3) Hidlin(g-
wise, adv. secretly, by stealth.
(i ) s.Sc. Joseph her husban' was mindet to pit her awa hiddlinsly,
Henderson St. Matt. (1862) i. 19. (2) SIk. Slippit that into
the potato-pot hidling ways, Hogg Talis (1838) 363, ed. 1866. (3)
Sc. I'll get in hiddling wise, when his back's turned, Sc. Haggis,
III. Abd. This her neebors manna ken — 'Twas sippit hidlinwise,
Anderson Rhymes (1867) 104.
[Hide + -lings; for the suff. cp. backlings.]
HIDLINGS, rtrfii. e.An. [i'dlinz.] Headlong; at random.
See Headlin(g)s.
e.An.' 2 e.Snf. To fall down hidlings is to fall forward, fall on
the face (F.H.).
HIDLOCK, sb. Hrf. Glo. Wil. Dor. Also in form
hedlock n.Wil. [i'dlak.] A state of concealment.
Hrf.' Glo. He was in hidlock, Lewis Gl. (1839); Glo.' Wil.
A peart young owl ... In a nook ov the paason's barn did dwell,
In hidlock bhnkin' the time away, Hughes Ashen Faggot, iv ;
(G.E.D.) ; Wil.' Her kep' it in hidlock aal this time ; Wil.^ n.Wil.
X 2
HIDMOST
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HIG
He bin in hedlock this dree months (E.H.G.). Dor. Barnes GI.
(1863%
[Hide + -lock ; for suff. cp. wedlock.]
HIDMOST, adj. Sh.I. Also in forms .maist, -mist.
Last, hindmost.
Frankie Broon's boat, ye may be shure, wisna hidmist, Clark
N. Gkaiiis (1898) 34 ; Da hidmaist oot-gaein' o' him dat belanged
ta me is as vieve as da ooer dat I heard dat he wis nae mair,
Spence Flk-Lore (i8gg) 242.
HIDNES, sb. Chs.2» [i-dnas.] In plir. to be in liidiics,
to have got out of the way in order to avoid the con-
sequences of some misdemeanour.
[OE. {ge)liydnes, security (B.T.).]
HIDY, adj. Sc. Nhb. Also written hidey Frf. Nhb. ;
hidie Cai.^ Gall.; and in form hoddy Frf. [hai'di.] In
comb. (l) Hidy-corner, a cunning place in which to hide
things ; (2) -hole, (a) a hiding-place ; (b) a subterfuge.
(i) Frf. I'm thinking as there's hoddy corners in manses as well
as in — blue-and-white rooms, Barrie Tommy (1896) xx. (2, n)
Sc. But he had not been long in his hidy-hole before the awful Etin
came in, Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 91. Cai.' Frf. He made
a spring across the burn to reach his hidey-hole, Willock Rosetty
Ends (i886) 152, ed. 1889. Edb. We got James . . . hauled out
of his hidy-hole, Moir Maiisie Waiich (1828) ix. Gall. Tim Kelly's
hidie-holes where he kept the weapons of his craft, Crockett
Cleg Kelly (1896) 18. Nhb. (R.O.H.) {b) Sc. (Jam.)
HIDY, see Hide, v.'^
HIE, int. and v} Sc. Nhb. Shr. GIo. Sus. Hmp. I.W.
Som. Also written hi War.'' ; high Lth. Bwk. ; hy Cai.^ ;
hye Nhb.' [h)ai.] 1. /;;/. A call to dogs to encourage
them to seek game ; also with on or aivay.
Cum." Hie! theh, git away by, Sharp— Sharp, hie! theh, git
away by below, Sargisson Joe Sconp (1881) 22. Sus., Hmp.
HoLLOWAY. I.W.' w.Som.' Hie on, Dash.
2. A command to horses to turn to the left, or towards
the driver.
Sc. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863) (s.v. Horses). Cai.i Lth.
' High ! gee, wo ! ' each ploughman cries, Ballantine Poems
(1856)295. s.Sc.,n.Cy.STEPHENs/"«nHBi.(ed. 1849)1.160. Nhb.i
3. Comb, (i) Hie-here, a command to horses to come to-
wards the driver ; (2) -lag, go away ; (3) -up, a call to
cows ; (4) -wo, a command to horses, (a) to turn abruptly
to the left ; (b) to go to the right.
(i) n.Sc. A', d-^ Q. (1856) 2nd S. i. 395. ra.Sc. Stephens Farm
Bk. (ed. 1849) I. "160. (2) GIo. NoRTHALL IVd. Bk. (1896) (s.v.
Call-words). (3) Shr.' Common (s.v. Call-words). (4, a) Cai.',
Rxb. (Jam.) (6) Bwk. Monthly Mag. (181 4) I. 31.
4. V. To encourage a dog to hunt.
w.Som.i I zeed'n, my own zul, hiein o' the dog up in the hedge.
HIE, Z/.2 and sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Not. Nhp. Shr. Suf Hmp. Som. Also written heigh
ne.Lan.' ; high n.Yks. Shr.^ Suf ; hy Sc. Cum. w.Yks.' ;
hye Chs.'^^ Shr.*; and in forms eigh Lan.; hay Fif ;
heyNhp.^ [h)ai.] 1. i;. To hasten ; freq. with reflex. /ro;;.
Sc. They were hying home after sunset. Scorr St. Roiian
(1824) XXV. Fif. Go hay thee hence to hell ! Melvill Atiiobiog.
(i6io) Introd. 66, ed. 1842. Dmb. We'll catch the beacon as we
round Lochrye, And then, wi' surer airt, mair swiftly hie, Salmon
Gouiodean (1868) 52. Ayr. I winna bide, but hie awa' To her
that I lo'e best of a', Laing Poems (1894) 88. Gall. He hied him
home to his wife and weans, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) ix.
Nhb. When songsters homeward are hieing, Charnley Fishei^s
Gait. (1836) 7. Lakel.2 Cum. Now hytha, an thu'll get back o'
gud teyme (E.W.P.). Wm. Hie thi ways hiam (B.K.). n.Yks.*
Thoo mun liie thee. w.Yks.' Go hie thee. Lan. Lady bird, lady
bird, eigh thy way home, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867)
70. ne.Lan.i Chs.' Hie the, Sarah, hie the, and bring me asope
o' beer, aw'ra welly kilt wi droot ; Chs.*^, Der.'*, nw.Der.' Not.
Holloway. Nhp.* Hey an wi 'e. Shr.' Now then, 'ie away
an' fatch me j'ore throck to put on ; Shr.* Suf. High to the
hoU, hinder come a dow (H.H.). Hmp. Hie off, Holloway.
w.Som.* Obs.
2. Comb, (i) Hie-thee.really, (2) -tie.leather, quickly, at
a great pace ; (3) -your-ways, hasten.
(i) e.'Sfks. If thoo's cum'd iv a quahter ov a noor, thoo's cum'd
hietha-rally, Nicholson Fli-Sp. (1889) 91; e.Yks.' MS. add.
(T.H.) (2) n.Yks. (S.K.C.) (3) Nhb. Just hie yor ways, an' tell
wor Jack 'at he's wantit (R.O. H.).
3. sb. Haste.
Yks. Make as much hie as you can, Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.)
Chs.13
HIE, v.^ Sh.L In phr. /tie tongue, iiold thy tongue.
Hie tongue, lass, an' be na a fule . . . he's nae mair Johnny
Smith den I am, Stewart Tales (1892) 154.
HIELD, I'. Sc. To shield, protect.
Fif. Heav'n hielde us a' frae sic a drither, Tennant Papistry
(1827) 155.
HIER, sb. Sc. Also written heer. The sixth part of
a ' hasp' of yarn, or the twenty-fourth part of a ' spindle.'
Frf. The rock and the spindle were then used, by which a
woman could spin at an average onlj' 3^ hiers in a day. . . A hier
is 240 threads, or rounds of the reel, each of them 91 inches long,
Lcilmot Statist. Ace. IV. 19 (Jam.). Rnf. The crime of theft, or
of reset, of a number of bobbins and some spindles and ' heers'
of thread belonging to several manufacturers in town. Hector
Jiidic. Records (1876) 252.
HIERSOME, adj. Abd. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Coarse-looking.
HIE.SPY, sb. and int. Sc. Irel. Chs. Not. Nhp. Oxf
Brks. Lon. Ken. Hmp. Wil. and Amcr. Also written hi-
spy Frf Gall. Amer. ; hy-spy Sc. N.I.' ; and in forms
hespy Ayr.; hice-pie Wil. ; I-spy Gall. Crk. Chs.' s.Not.
Nhp. Oxf. Brks.' Lon. ne.Ken. Hmp.' Amer. [hiai'-spai.]
1. sb. A variety of the game hide-and-seek ; see below;
also in comb. Hie-spy-hie.
Sc. O, the curly-headed varlets! — I must come to play at Blind
Harry and Hy Spy with them, Scott Guy M. (1815) Ivii. Abd.
Some to the buttons, bools or ba', Kee how or hy spy hy. Robe
Poems (1852) 130. Frf. Then, of course, there was ' hi'-spy ' and
many other games of a kindly social character, Inglis Ain Fit.
(1895) 100. Ayr. Callan's . . . keeking hespy round the auld
turrets and the kirk, Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 56; Skirling
lassocks are playing at hespy on the stairs, ib. Notandiims (1890)
X. Rxb. The station which in Eng. is called Home is here the
Den, and those who keep it, or are the seekers, are called the
Ins. Those who hide themselves, instead of crying Hoop . . .
cry Hy Spy ; and they are denominated the Outs. The business
of the Ins is, after the signal is given, to lay hold of the Outs
before they can reach the Den. The captive then becomes one
of the Ins (Jam.). Gall. Bairns that had been skipping about the
kirkyard and playing ' I spj- ' among the tombstones, Crockett
Standard Bearer (1898) 166 ; We three played ' tig ' and ' hi-spy,'
and other games, ib. Anna Marti (1899) xiv. N.I.' Crk. "Two
sides are chosen for Spy ; one side hides while the other side
hunts. When the hunters see one of the hidden players, they
call out, ' I spy — ,' and the child's name. The player called
must run after the Spy and try to catch him before he reaches his
Den ; if he succeeds, the one caught must go to the opposite side
of players, then next time the spies hide, and those who have
been hiding spy, Go.mme Games (1894) I. 212. Chs.', s.Not.
( J.P.K.) Nhp. The ' I spy,' ' hallo,' and the marble-ring, And many
a game that infancy employs, Clare Village Minst. (1821) I. 5.
Oxf. The game takes its name from the cry uttered bj' those in
hiding as a signal for the others to search ^G.O.). Brks. 1, Lon.
(A.B.C.), ne.Ken. : H.M.I, Hmp.' Wil. Slow Gt. (1892;. [Amer.
/)/n/. A^o/fs (1896) I. 236.]
2. int. The call given by the players when ready in
their hiding-places.
Ayr. To every secret haunt with speed they (lie, Or watch with
listening ear the scream, Hie spie, Boswell Poet. Wks. (i8io) 53,
ed. 1871.
HIESSEN, HIEVRE, see Halsen, Eaver, sb.^
HIFFLE, HIFT, see Haffle, Heft, s&'
HIG, sb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Not. Lin. Wor. Also
written ig n.Yks. e.Yks.' w.Yks. m.Lan.' Wor. [ig.]
1. A fit of passion ; a petulant, offended state of mind, a
' huff' ; an attack of illness.
Lakel.* Ah went off i' a hig. n.Yks.'", ne.Yks.' e.Yks. She
was iv a hig, 'cos Ah wadn't let her hev her new bonnit on,
Nicholson Ftk-Sp. (1889) 95; e.Yks.', m.Yks.i w.Yks. Foaks
ats alias in a ig shews ignarance, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsla
Ann. (1872) i8; (J.T.) ; w.Yks. i What did shoe do . . . bud tack
pet, and gang off in a girt hig, ii. 287 ; w.Yks.*^ Lan. Aw leep
off, in a great hig, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 36; Lan.', e.Lan.',
m.Lan.' Not. He was much given to gawster, and to loup about,
setting folks on the hig. Hole Memories (1892) 192 ; Not.^ n.Lin.
Off he goas in a hig, Peacock Tales ^1890; 2nd S. 78; n.Lin.'
HIG
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HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDYNESS
sw.Lin,' He's gone to bed in his higs. We're all on us in our
higs one while or other.
Hence (i) Higged, adj. angered, offended; (2) Higly,
adj. passionate.
(i) w.Yks. He wor a bit higged (S.J.C.). (2) Wor. How can
you live near that oraan? er's that igly I would not live near 'er
wotever (H.K.).
2. Phr. to take the hig, to take offence ; to be in a pet.
n.Yks. Ah gess he'l fuind suminat ta tack t'hig at gan wahr he
will (W.H.; ; n.Yks.2 They teuk t'hig at it; n.Yks." Tak neca
notishjSha's nobbut ta'en t'hig. ne.Yks.^ w.Yks.^ Soin taks t'hig
at owt. ne.Lan.'
3. A temporary hurricane ; a short shower of wind
or rain.
n.Yks. * Showery weather, missus.' * Aye, the're March igs.'
Common (R.H.H.). ne.Yks.^ w.Yks. Ay, it's snowin', but it's
nobbut a March hig. it'll soon be ovver (F.P.T.) ; w.Yks.'
4. The main difficulty, the ' rub.' ne.Lan.'
[1. The same word as IVIE. Iiij, mind, disposition
(Oniiiiliiiii) ; OE. Iiyge, Goth, hugs, intelligence.]
HIG, V. Lin. Nhp. [ig.] 1. To have a horse and
cart and do odd jobs ; to go about with small wares for
sale. Cf. higgle.
Lin. He has a horse and cart, and higs about (R.E.C.).
2. With off: to move away quickly. Nhp.'
HIGGIN, sb. s.Pcm. [i'gin.] A child's nightdress.
Laws Little Eng. C1888) 420; Jaan, bring 'ere Willie's higgin,
a moost go to bed (W.M.M.).
HIGGLE, V. In gcii. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also written higle w.Yks.* Der. e.Lin. War. Suf.' Som. ;
and in forms haggle se.Wor.' ; hegle War. Som. ; heigle
w.Som.' [h)i-gl.] 1. To linger long over a bargain ; to
beat down prices ; to chaffer.
N.Cy,' Cum.'; Cum.*Thuh'll just pay meh noo adoot ennymair
higglin, SARGissoNyocSfo«/>(i88i) 109. n.Yks.' w.Yks. Thoresby
Lett. (1703') ; w.Yks." n.Lin.i I'd rather traade wi' ony body then
N — ; he higgles soa, one can't get dun wi' him. Shr.', Brks.',
e.An.' Ess. Gl. (1851"). Som. There was no higgling when
Christopher bought Sophia's litter of eleven little pigs, Raymond
Saul and Sabina (1894) 38.
Hence (i) Higgler, sb. one who beats down a price ; (2)
Higgling, ppl. adj. chaffering, bargaining.
(i) n.Yks.' (2) Ayr. Claud . . . was thriving as well as the
prigging wives and higgling girls . . . would permit, Galt Entail
(18231 '''■
2. To argue ; to demur, raise objections.
Slk. Laith wad I hae been to hac higgled wi' her, Hogg Talcs
(1838) 187, ed. 1866. Cum.i w.Yks. We higgled an' figgled till
booatli on us sware, Pudscy Olni. (1883') Nov. Notes. Brks.'
3. To go about with small wares for sale ; to hire out a
horse or cart, or one's personal services.
w.Yks. Ylis. IVkly. Post (Apr. 10, 1897I ; w.Yks.s, Chs.', s.Chs.i
Lin. He higgles, and hasa herse, and ploughs for people (R.E.C.).
n.Lin.' s.Lin. He higgles for his livin' (T.H.R.).
Hence Higgler, sb. an itinerant dealer; geii. one who
owns a horse and cart ; a man who carts materials for
another.
Slk. A higgler for nits an' nest-eggs, Hogg Tales {1838) 160, ed.
1866. Ir. Took to carrying the remnant of his stock-in-trade
about in a basket as a higgler, Barlow Lisconnel (1895) 53. Yks,
He kept a public-house, had a small farm, and went out sometimes
as a 'higgler,' i.e. a vendor of woollen cloth from house to house,
Henderson /7*-Z.o>-c( 1879) v. n.Yks.' w.Yks. Dealers in ready-
made clothing who go with their wares in search of customers
(B.K.) ; w.Yks. 35 Lan. Women who travel the country with
mugs and other articles, which they exchange for eggs in Cum.,
&c. ; there are two or more higglers who follow this practice,
Marshall Review (1808) I. 270. Chs.' Midi. Higgler and
cottager the villagers called him, Bartram People of Clopton (1897')
9. Der. The occupation of a ' higler' ... is a very old one, and
before . . . the railways were made a great deal of coal was carried
into Derby by this mode, and the men employed were called
'coal higlers,' yV. & Q. (1894) 8th S. v. 178. nw.Der.', n.Lin.',
e.Lin. (G.G.W.), s.Lin. (TH.R.) Rut.' A coal-higgler. Her
son's a higgler, and oughtn't to let her come on the parish.
m.Wor. (J.C.) Bdf. These ashes are carried by higglers on asses
in sacks, Marshall Review (1814) IV. 593. Suf. A rag and bone
man (C.L.F.) ; Suf.', Sur.' Sus. Another waggoner looks in, . .
next a higgler passing by, Jefferies Hdgrow. (1889) 79 ; Sus.'
4. To buy and fatten up for market ; to practise the
trade of a poultry-dealer.
e.An.' Higgling up a pig. e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus. Buying up chickens
and fattening them for the market (F.E.S.). w.Soni.' What is your
fatherdoingnow? — Well, mum, he dodo a little to pork-butchin, and
in the winter he [uyglus]heigles; but he don't heig'y so ter'ble much.
Hence Higgler, sb. an itinerant middleman who buys
up farm produce, and sells it at market.
N.Cy.', s.Chs.', War. (J.R.W.-), War.^, m.Wor. (J.C), se.Wor.',
Shr.i2, e.Suf. (F.H.), Ken. (D.W.L.\ Ken.', Sur.' Som. W. & J.
G/. (1873). w.Som.' A dealer in poultry only. Very com. 'Ter'ble
rough lot, some o'they uyglurz out about Langley Marsh.' Dev.^
Cor. Thomas Randigal Rliymes (1895) Gl.
5. To work at anything slowly and laboriously ; to effect
by slow degrees.
ne.Lan.' e.Lin. The old horse could only higle a bit (G.G.W.).
Nrf. To work at anything carelessly and indifferently (G.B.R.B.).
6. To overwork ; to fatigue. Cum.'*
7. To cut meat badly ; to play with one's food.
n.Lin.' If y(5 higgle yer meat e' that how you shan't hev noan.
8. To heap up earth round growing potatoes. n.Lin.'
9. To play a game of chance.
w.Yks. 5 ' Ah'll higgle thuh fur a meg,' says a youth, shaking
two or three coppers within the hollow of his clasped hands.
HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY, rtrfR Chs. In^'h'C.higglcdy-
pigglidy, Maiipas slioi, serving all alike, making no differ-
ence between people.
Chs.' The following tradition accounts for the origin of the
saying : ' King James 1. was on a royal progress such as he was
accustomed to make over various parts of his dominions. As he
approached Malpas (which, be it observed, is on the high road
between London and Chester) he sent forward to the Rector, as
the principal person of the place, to require him to provide for
his suitable entertainment. The Rector, whether, unlike his
kind, disloyal, or liiie them, parsimonious, refused. The Curate
saw his opportunit}', and ordering the best viands the old " Lion "
could produce, invited his Majesty to refreshment. . . . The rest
of the story is less clear, and varies with difierent traditions. It
appears, however, that at the end of the banquet there was some
discussion as to settling the account. His Majesty, perhaps,
desired to be generous; the Curate insisted on the rights of
hospitality. Eventualli', however, the ancient custom of Malpas
prevailed, even if it were against the King's wishes. Half and-
half, or Higgledy Piggledy, was the time-honoured rule of the
"Lion." All who came should pay equal shares or 'stand the
shot ' alike. Accordingly, Curate and King divided the costs of
the festival, and the Malpas proverb received the sanction of royal
authority. But this was not the only thing divided. The monarch,
who never said a foolish thing, had a good occasion for a practical
joke. If " Higgledy Piggledy" was the rule of the "Lion," it
might also be the rule of the Glebe and the Tithes. " Malpas
Shot " was fixed upon the unfortunate Rector, and the Curate
received henceforth the mediety of the Benefice. . . . The chair
in which the King is said to have sat is preserved at the " Lion."
A variant of this tradition is: 'Before his invasion of England,
William III. travelled in England incognito, with a view to certify
himself of the state of the national feeling towards himself and
his colleagues, and, coming to Malpas, betook himself to the inn
for his dinner, a repast which he happened to share with the
Rector and Curate of the parish. The meal over, the Curate
proposed to the Rector to divide the payment of the " Shot," that
of the stranger included, between them. To this the Rector, who
enjoyed in the neighbourhood the reputation of being a miser,
strenuously objected, e-xclaiming " Certainly not ; higgledy pig-
gledy, all pay alike." " By all means," chimed in the future
sovereign, "higgledy piggledy, all pay alike;" and so it was
arranged. But when William was seated on the throne, the
Rector of Malpas, among others, made a journey to London to
worship the rising sun. The King no sooner saw him than he
reminded him of the incident, and compelled him to resign a moiety
of the parish to his Curate, also with the title of Rector, on the
principle embodied in his own apothegm ' Higgledy piggledy, all
pay alike." And from that day forwards there have been two
Rectors of Malpas.' The saying or proverb is frequently ex-
tended into ' Higgledy Piggledy, Malpas Shot ; let every tub
stand on its own bottom.' s.Chs.' Igldi-pigddi, mau'pus shot'.
HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDYNESS, sb. Nrf. Disorder;
want of arrangement.
( H . C.H .); There was a considerable degree of higgledy-piggledy-
ness in the arrangements. Gibbon Beyond Compare (1888) II. x.
HIGGS
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HIGH
niGGS, sb.pl. Yks. [igz.] White cumuli.
n.Yks. It'll rain to-morrow because of them higgs (E.L.).
HIGH, adj., sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written hy Sc. ; and in forms hee Lakel.^ Cum.'"
Wm. e.Lan.' ; heegh Edb. Cum. n.Yks. Lan. ; heeh
Wm. ; heich Sc. ? Nhp.'; heigh Sew. Yks.' ^ ; hey e.Lan.'
Der.' ; hie Sc. ; ? hoich Nhp.' [h)ai, h)i, ei, Sc. alsoliix.]
1. adj. In comb, (i) Higli-bendit, dignified in appear-
ance; haughty, ambitious; (2) -bo-leepjagame; see below;
(3) -by-day, in broad daylight ; (4) — cliange, the time of
greatestactivity on the Exchange; see below; (5) -cocked
hat, a hat with the brim thrice cocked ; (6) -cockledy,
pretentious ; of an old house : rotten but still standing ;
(7) -corned, well-fed ; (8) - countries, the hills about
Towednack; (g) -country cloth, cloth made in Mer. ;
(10) — daylight, see (3) ; (11) -de-lows, boisterous merry-
makings; (12) -flown, living above one's means; (13) -fly,
conceited, boastful, 'set up'; (i4)-gate, the highway; also
y?^-. honesty ; (15) -go-life, living upon one's capital; (16)
-henched, having high or projecting thigh-bones ; (17) —
horse, in phr. to be on the high horse, see (13); (18) — in
the instep, or to instep, proud, arrogant ; (19) -jail, a
disorderly room ; (20) — jinks, ofe., a drinking game ; see
below; (21) -jumper, a parasite found in wool ; (22) -kept,
well-kept, highly fed ; (23) -kicked, high-heeled ; aspiring,
conceited ; (24) -kilted, wearing short petticoats ; sXso fig.
verging on indecency ; (25) -land doctrine, the doctrine
of the Church of Eng. ; {26) -learned, highly educated,
University taught, well-read ; (27) -light-day, see (3) ;
(28) — , low, Jack and the game, the game at cards
gen. called ' all fours ' ; (29) -lows, men's heavy laced
boots; 'ancle-jacks'; (30) -main, the best seam of coal on
the Tyne ; (31) -minded, inclined to grandeur; intel-
lectually superior ; (32) -on-end, expensive ; (33) -poll
hat, a hat high in the crown ; a top liat ; (34) — pot ash,
a method of carrying a child ; see below ; {35) -quartered,
of shoes; having the 'quarter' or back part of the shoe
higher than the sides ; (36) -rigged, of buildings with high,
steep roofs; of land: see below; (37) -run, laxativeness
in cattle [not known to our correspondents] ; (38) -sha-
low-sha, the edge of paper cut in zigzags ; fig. up and
down in the world ; (39) -sniffingness, airs of importance ;
(40) -street, the highway; (41) -style, bombastic; (42)
-surprises, (a) high spirits; a show of temper; (b) ex-
traordinary performances ; (43) -toltherum or -totherum,
{a) worthless, bombastic ; {b) run to seed ; (44) -tops, high
shoes, covering the ancles ; (45) -town, a hillside village ;
(46) -twelve, mid-day; (47) -up, (a) of high rank or
position; (6) proud ; 'stand-offish'; (c) aloud, distinctly ;
{48) -way master, a road surveyor; {49) -ways, the high-
way rate; (50) — west, close upon north; (51) -year, leap-
year.
(i) Sc. She's a high-bendit lass that, ye needna speir her price
(Jam.) ; If he had told her what a high-bendit, prickmadenty lady
he had in his mind's eye, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 67. (2) Cum."
A verj' old game which is thus played: sides are chosen .ind
stationed at opposite sides of a building ; the ball is thrown over
the roof, and whoever catches it runs round to the other side of
the building and throws it at the players there ; should anyone
be hit, he must change sides and return with the thrower. 'Tliere's
some are playing hie baw leep,' Random Rhyttics, 9. (3) w.Som.'
Dev. The fo.xes . . . came down and car'd off some chicken all
high-by-day. Reports Provinc. (1881) 12. Cor. The apparition of
a huntsman and hounds, said to be often seen in the day-time
getting over a hedge on the Land's End road, is called a high-by-
day ghost (M.A.C.). (4) Lon. The Old Clothes E.xchange . . .has
its daily season of ' high change.' This is, in summer, from
about half-past two to five, in winter, from two to four o'clock,
Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) II. 45, ed. 1864. (5) Gall. Mac-
TAGGART Eucycl. (1824) 263, cd. 1876. (6) s.Wor. Otitis Vigor.
Mon. in Baroiv's Jrn. (1896) xvi. (7) n.Yks.2 A high-coorn'd
fear-fickle horse. (^8) Cor. Hunt Pop. Rom. iv.Eng. (1865) 121,
ed. 1896. (9) Shr. 'The webs that are made in Merionethshire
are about J yards wide, and are called the strong, or high
country cloth, Marshall Review (1818) II. 210. (10) Cum," It
was heegh daylceght t'next mwornin, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881)
242. Wm. (B.K.) (11) Dev. I can't abide sich high-de-lows.
Tidden modest like vur maidens an' bwoys tii go rumpsing about
zo ! Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) 88; Dev.' Good-now, dame can't
abide such ni.iy-games and highdelows sabbath days, 8. (12)
n.Yks. What a heeghfloun woman yon iz. A guess sha'l eta [have
to] cum doon (W.H.). (13) w.Cor. (M.A.C.) (14) Sc. Out the
Ingh-gate is ay fair play, downright honesty is both safest and
best. Kelly Prov. (17211 273. Abd. Wow! . . man, to tyn your
feet. And tak' the gutter for hi'-gate, Cock Strains (1810) I. 131.
Ayr. She watch'd me by the hie-gate side. Burns Had I the wyte,
St. I. e.Lan.' (15) Lin.' He'll have to strike the docket, for he's
been high-go-life. (16) Ayr. Various animals in difl"erent con-
ditions of equestrian decrepitude — high-henched, howe-backed,
Johnston Kilmallie (1891) I. 87. (17) w.Cor. She is quite on the
"high horse i,M.A.C.\ (i8) Hrf. Bound P)ot/;Kc. (i876\ Dev.'Volks
zaid her was rather too high to instep. (19) Cor.^ In a perfect
high-jail. (20) Sc. The., .companyhadbeguntopractisetheancient
and now forgotten pastime of High Jinks. This game was played
in several diilerent ways. Most frequently the dice were thrown
by the company, and those upon whom the lot fell were obliged
to assume and maintain ... a certain fictitious character, or to
repeat a certain number of fescennine verses in a particular order.
If they departed from the characters assigned, or if their memory
proved treacherous in the repetition, they incurred forfeits, which
were either compounded for by swallowing an additional bumper,
or by paying a small sum towards the reckoning, Scorr Guy M.
(1815) xxxvi. Lnk. Aften in Maggy's at Hy-jinks We guzl'd
Scuds, Rajisay Poems (1721) u, ed. 1733; The . . . cup is filled
to the brim, then one of the company takes a pair of dice, and
after crying ' Hy-jinks,' he throws them out : the number he casts
up points out the person that must drink ; he who threw beginning
at himself number one, and so round till the number of the person
agree with that of the dice; . . then he sets the dice to him : . ,
he on whom they fall is obliged to drink or pay a small forfeiture
in money, then throws, and so on. But if he forgets to cry
' Hy-jinks ' he pays a forfeiture into the bank. Now, he on whom
it falls to drink ^if there be anything in the bank worth drawing)
gets it all if he drinks ; then with a great deal of caution he
empties his cup, sweeps up the money, and orders the cup to be
filled again, and then throws, for if he errs in the articles lie loses
the privilege of drawing the money. The articles are — (i) Drink,
(2) Draw, (3) Fill, (4) Cry ' Hy-jinks,' (5) Count just, (6) Chuse
your doublet, man — viz. when two equal numbers of the dice is
thrown, the person whom you chuse must pay a double of the
common forfeiture, and so must you when the dice is in liis hand,
ib. note, 21. (21) Gall. Some yarn is alive enough when it comes
here — both with 'high jumpers' and 'slow bellies,' Crockeit
Anna Mark (1899) xiv. (22) s.Chs.' (23) Dev.' That was to
show their high-kick'd loady heads, prink'd out in the tip of the
mode, way a lamming wallige of hair bevore and a vumping nug
bcheend, and a race of rory-tory ribbons, stufl"'d out leek so many
pincushons, 8. 24) Sc. Carried home in compassion, by some
high-kilted fishwife, Scorr Redg. (1824) Lett. v. Ayr. His con-
versation, . . though aye stopping short of skulduddery itsel',
was whyles ... of a gey heich-kiltit kind. Service Di. Diiguid
(ed. 1887') 281. Dmf. Tho' she may gang a wee thing high-kilted
at times, Cromek Remains 1 1810) 13. (25) Cmb. In the . . . fens
there are a great number of Dissenters. . . On the higher lands . . .
are the old parish churches ; . . it is not uncommon to hear the
tenets of the Church of Eng. described as High-land Doctrine, in
contradistinction to the Low-land, or Dissenters' doctrine, JV. & Q.
(1850) ist S. i. 187. (26) n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.' Lan. Awm not hee-
larnt hoo says, Staton B. Sliiittle, 7. s.Chs.' n.Lin.' It isn't th'
high-Iarntist men that's fittest fer business. Nhp.' I ar'nt high-
larnt ; I never had much schooling ; Nhp.^, War.^, Hnt. (T.P.F.),
e.An.' (27) Cum.i They drank and sang till hee leet day, Old
Siig. Wm. An net tummal inta sick parlish pleeaces i heeh lect
dae. Spec. Dial. (1885 1 pt. iii. 11. (28) Lakel.2 Oxf.' MS. add.
(29^Lakel.2 Oxf. And laced-up boots,in vulgar parlance high-lows,
Rust Old Times (1888) No. vi. e.An.', Nrf. (E.M.) Suf. Rain-
bird Agiic. (1819) 294, ed. 1849; (H.H.) (30) Nhb. Torn out a
high main, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 60; (R.O.H.)^ (31) Yks.
(J.W. ' sw.Lin.' No one can get on with him, he's so high-
minded. s.Wor. (H.K.) ; s.Wor.' 'E was that 'igh-minded as
I couldn't understand 'is sermons no more nor nothin'. (32) w.Yks.'
Iv'ry thing now's at seea heigh an end ; w.Yks.s At an heigh-
on-end raate. What will it be i' t'depth o' winter ah wonder
if things is so heigh-on-end now! (33) s.Dev. (F.W.C.) Cor.
A high-poll hat, a bit rusted wi' Sunday obsarvanoe, ' Q.' Troy
Town (1888) xi. (34) e.Suf. ' I carried my httle boy all the way on
high pot ash,' i. e. astride of my neck, with his feet in front (F.H.).
(35) Wor. The camp is in shape like a high-quartered shoe. Allies
HIGH
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HIGHLANDER
Antiq. (1852) 162; I can remember that shoes were very shallow,
very low in the quarter. Later they were made higher in the
quarter and often not level but highest at the back. These were
called high-quartered shoes (H.K.). (36' e.Yks.' Lands, or the
divisions of ploughing in a field, with a more than usually
gradiented elevation in the middle, are said to be highrigg'd.
(37) Nrf. (W.W.S.) (38) n.Yks.2 They're living high-sha-low-sha.
f39) Fif. She being given rather to 'highsniffingncss,' the idea
was not very flattering to this daughter of the Hjthe captain,
Meldrum Margredd (1894) 79. (40) Edb. We live upon the
king's highstreet, Pennecuik Whs. (1715I 328, ed. 1815. (41'!
Edb. Some for fame, and some for fun, In high-style words mak'
speeches run, Crawford Poems (1798) 19. f42, a) e.An.' ;
e.An.* He is all on his high-surprises to-day. e.Suf. The shanny
maw cut up her high surprises one day, and was turned away
from her place (F.H.). (A) Nrf. Marvellous performances in
legerdemain, and sometimes it is applied to mean Nisi piiiis.
In the High si pristis Court (W.'W.S.). Ess. I have only heard
this once used, and then by a woman, and she was thus nick-
named from her use of the word (M.C.H.B.). 143, a) Lei.i Yo"
nivver heerd a sooch a lot o' high-toltherum stuff. War.^ (A)
Lei.i This hay is very high-toltherum. War.^ (44) Nhp.' (45)
ne.Yks. Marshall Jiiir. Econ, (17961 II. 80. (46) Per. At high-
twal we rested aneath the same tree, Ford Harp (1893) 329.
(47, a) n.Yks.i He's some desput high-up chap, a lord, or mebbe
a duke, or such as that; n.Yks.* (i) Cum. 'How do you like
your new parson ? ' * Nobbut that much, he's varra hee up.' He's
a hee-up mon (E.W.P.). \c) w.Yks. If ide a sed it heigh up
foaks ad a thowt at ide hed a bottle or two, Tom Treddlehovli;
Fr. Ex/iebis/ian, 35. (48'! n.Yks.' (49) w.'Sfks. Becos O wanted
to borrow some to pay't hoighways we, Gossips. 14. (50) Der.
The wind's high west to-day, Verney Sfoiie Edge (1868) xxv.
(51) Nrf. I was four-score year last Paschal Tuesday, whether
this year be high 'un or low-'un, Ellis Piomiiic. (1889) V. 277.
2. Tall.
Sc. That boy's very heich o' his eild (Jam.). Abd. Ye're near
as heich 's Peter, Alexander Johmty Cihb (1871") vii. Dmb.
Heigh as Saul amang the people, Taylor Poems ,1827) 19. Lnk.
Tell him that he can do nae wrang. That he's mighty, heigh, and
Strang, Rodger Poems (1838') 150, ed. 1897. Edb. O'er his carpet
walks ilk day Wi' his heegh limber laud [son], Carlop Green (1793)
124, ed. 1817. Cum. I wondert 'at she didn't grow beer, Bonoic-
dale Lett, in Lonsdale Mag. (Feb. 1867) 310. Yks. (J.W.) Lan.
The heegher o mon o that mak gwos the moore e shows his tail,
Ormerod Felley fro Rachde (1851) iv.
3. Of an animal's ears : pricked, erect.
Edb. Hogs, wi' heegh or hingan' lugs, Carlop Green (1793) 130,
ed. 1817.
4. Protuberant, big.
Fif. Bellies, the heicher they were and fatter, Were dunschedin
and gnis'd the flatter, Tennant Papistry (1827) 86.
5. Of wind: north.
Sc. The wind's high, it'll be guid weather (W.G.). Gall. 'The
wind's awa' heich.' the wind has veered to the north (Jb.).
6. Proud, haughty ; aggressively aristocratic.
Per. Ye're rael heigh, are na ye : But ye gaed fleechin' to Miss
Mary for a' that, Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 188, ed. 1887. Rnf.
Some . . . Whase line wad be as ill to trace, An' yet fu' heigh an'
lordly carry't, Picken Poems (1813) I. 5. Ayr. Ony saucy quean
That looks sae proud and high. Burns Tibbie, st. 3. Edb. To pu'
some heigh heads to the ground, Macneill Bj'^dKf Times [iSii)
26. Lan. Some on um gett'n so gallus hee thi con ardly tutch
the greawnd wi thir feet, Scholes Tim Gamwattle ^1857) 37.
n.Lin.* He's that high noo, he weant move to poor foaks when he
meats 'em. sw.Lin.' Yon woman was very high, when they first
married. Oxf.' MS. add. e.An.i I.W. Miss Alice is a vine-
growed mayde . . . but she's powerful high. . . She's most too high
vur work-a-days. Gray Aimesley (1889) I. 163-4.
Hence (i) Highful, adj. haughty; (2) Highfully, adv.
haughtily ; with a distant manner.
(i) Shr.' A 'ighful dame. (2) ib. I didna guo, 'cause 'er on'y
axed me 'ighfully.
7. In high spirits, excited; lively, playful.
e.Fif. I had never afore seen Andra si heich ; he was like to loup
his lane wi' joy, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xiv. Ayr. She was . . .
at times a little unco and fey, and would come to the kirk dressed
from tap to tae in scarlet robes. I never gaed to see her when
she had ane of her heich turns, Service Dr. Diigiiid (ed. 1887)
129. Dmf. Nae new-down birds are sae mirthsome an' hie,
Cromek Remains (1810) 51. Nrf. We took 'em home to our old
women ; they went high and no mistake, Emerson Son of Fens
(1892) 217.
8. sb. A height, hill ; a slight elevation, knoll.
Sc. Amang such rugh rigs, highs an' hows as I hae to harl
through, Graham Writings (1883) II. 43. Per. The roads are
graund the noo frae the heich, Maclaren K, Carnegie (1896) 209.
Cld. (Jam.) Rnf. Tho' snaw choke up baith heigh an' howe,
PiCKEN Poems (1813) I. 176. Ayr. There's heighs and there's
howes in the wild Corsehill-Muir, Service Dr. Diiguid {e<\. 1887)
72. Lnk. Heighs an' howes are clad wi' snaw, Thomson Musings
(1881) 4. Edb. Playing at boo-peep amang the heighs and howes,
Ballantine Gaberhinzie 'ed. 1875) 3. Feb. Ilk heigh has its
howe, Affleck Poet. Wks. (1836) iii. e.Lan.*, Der.^
9. V. To raise up. Nhp.'
HIGH, see Heigh, Hie, iitl., v.'^
HIGH-ANGELS, sb. pi. Cor. A common corruption
of ' hydrangea.' (G.E.D.)
HIGHEN, see Hain, v.^
HIGHER, V. Yks. War. Lon. Also in form heigher
w.Yks. To raise, heighten.
w.Yks. Heigher it a bit, Leeds Merc. Snppl. i,Dec. 9, 1893);
(J.W.) War.^ That clothes-line's too low : go and higher it.
Lon. I highered the rope in my yard, Mavhew Land. Labour
(1851) III. 160, ed. 1864.
HIGHER QUARTER PEOPLE, plir. Cor.' People
from the up-lands near a town.
HIGHGATE, sb. Yks. Der. 1. Language akin to
that of Billingsgate' ; also used a/Zni. m.Yks.' 2. Phr.
he has been sworn in at Highgate, used of a man who is very
sharp or clever. n.Der. (S.O.A.) [The custom of swear-
ing on the horns at Highgate near London is described
in Hone Everyday Bk. (1827) II. 79-87.]
HIGH-GERANIUM, sb. nw.Dcv.' The hydrangea.
HIGHHOE, see Haihow.
HIGHLAND, adj. Sc. Also in forms hielan(d, hie-
lint. 1. In cond). (i) Highland blue, Highland whisky;
(2) — Donald, a name given to a particular class of horses ;
(3) — fling, (a) a Highland step-dance ; see below; (b) to
dance the Highland fling; (4) -man's burial, a funeral
which lasts more than a day ; (5) -man's ling, the act of
walking quickly with a jerk ; (6) — passion, a violent but
temporary ebullition of anger.
(ij Edb. Some Highland blue is unco gued, A^«f Year's Morning
(1792) 12. (2) Ayr. I have four brutes o' gallant mettle, . . The
fourth's a Highland Donald hastie, Burns Inventory, I. 22 ; A
class of horses reared by the crofters in the Highlands and brought
down to the Lowlands, where they were sold in large numbers.
They were well known in Ayr. fifty years or so ago. On the
breaking up of the Highland crofts they ceased to be known
here. "They were small, stout, sturdy animals, but very excitable
and quick-tempered (J.F.). (3, n ■ Sc. Highlanders dance reels
with great agility, and are fond of introducing the steps ordinarily
called the Highland fling, which is of the character of dancing on
each foot alternately, and flinging the other in front and behind the
leg which is dancing. Chambers' Information (ed. 1842) 560. SIg.
Raise the Highland fling swift in the reel, Galloway Luncarly
(1804) 14. Gall. Mactaggart £'//fvc/. (1824) 263, ed. 1876. (6)
Slg. O ! to see them highland-fling in plaiden, G.^lloway Nelson
(1806) 14. (4) Gall. Whaever wished for a pouchfu' o' drink might
tak' it. . . Whan we got tae the kirkyard . . . we put the coffin twice
in the grave wrang. . . We got it to fit at last, and in wi' the moulds
on't. The grave-digger we made a beast o'. Sic a funeral I was
ne'er at afore ; surely I ay think that it was na unlike a Hielan'-
man's burial, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 263-5, ed. 1876. (5) Fif.
(Jam.") (6) s.Sc. (ib.)
2. Silly ; clumsy.
Sc. We're no sae hieland, Fergusson Village Poet, 172. Abd.
I'm no sae hielan' as a' that (G.W.). Frf. The excavators made
no sic a hielint success in their labours, Willock Rosctty Ends
(1886) 7. ed. 1889.
HIGHLANDER, .si!.. Chs. Der. Nrf. Also in forms
highlamder Der. ; highlonder Chs.' 1. A term of re-
proach for a rude man or boy ; a rough fellow.
Chs.' Der. 'Tha looks like a gret high larnder,' was said to a
great rough fellow who had been sleeping under a stack all night,
Addy Gl. (1891) Suppl. 29.
2. pi. Cattle of the Highland breed. e.Nrf. Marshall
Ritr. Econ. (1787).
HIGHLE
[i6o]
HIKE
HIGHLE, V. Lnk. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] To carry with difficulty.
HIGHMOST, adj. super/. Irel. Dur. Lakel. Cum. Yks.
Der. Also in forms heaghmost N.I.' ; heemest Lakel.'^
Cum.' ; heemost Dur.' Cum. nw.Der.' : heighmost
w.Yks.'^; heymost w.Yks.' [h)rm3s(t,w.Yks. eimas(t.]
Highest.
N.I.', Dur.' Lakel.' It's t'heemest o' t'lot. Cum. Nimmy Nimmy
Nack, Which haw will ye tack, Heemest or lowmest ? (J.W.) ;
Cum.i w.Yks. Leer/s Merc. Suppl. (Dec. 9, 1893); w.Yks.' ;
w.Yks.5 Tha'll find it i' t'farrest corner o't heiglimost shelf. He's
t'heighniost o' t'two. nw.Der.'
HIGHRANGER, sb. Obsol. Shn' The hydrangea,
H. Iiorteitsis.
I put the 'ighranger out i' the garden to get the sun, an' the
winde's wouted the pot o'er an' broke it all to pieces.
HIGHST, see Hoist
HIGHSTY-TIGHSTY, sb. Som. A see-saw. Cf. hayty.
Alangside . . . was a empty cart an' a couple of buoys in it,
playen' highsty-tighsty, one at each end o' a lang planch, Leith
Lemon Verbenn (1895) 154.
HIGHT, i;.' and sb. Obsol. Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Der. Also written height w.Yks.* ; and in forms
hecht, heght Sc. ; prd. or pp. hecht, heckt Sc. ; height
w.Yks." Lan. ; het Lan. ; hight Sc. N.Cy.' Chs.' Der.
1. V. To promise ; to vow ; to offer.
Sc. But hope aye hechts his safe return, Chambers S?/_jo'5. (1829)
I. 40; And Rob my eem heckt me a stock, Ramsay Tea-Table
Misc. (1724) I. 175, ed. 1871. s.Sc. Fu' lang, my lads, I ha'e hecht
ye sport, An' ye shall ha'e't the morn, Watson Bards \ 1859) 106.
Rnf. Ilka hill, an' haugh, an' plain, Scarce hechts that Spring will
come again, Picken Poems (1813) I. 76. Ayr. The miller he hecht
her a heart leal and loving, Burns Meg 0' Hie Mill, st. 3. Lnk.
They hecht to get us cheaper fare. Yet we ha'e ne'er wan at it,
Watson Poems (1853) 6. Lth. Monj' big loons hae hechted to
wyle her awa', Ballantine Poc<h5 (18561 92. Edb. They hecht
him their fidelity To place him highest in their hall, Pennecuik
JVks. (1715) 398, ed. 1815. Slk. Willie's hecht to marry me. Gin
e'er he married ony, Borland Yarrcnv (1890) 23. Gall. Four and
twenty milk-white steeds Were hecht to set him free, Nicholson
Hist. Tales (1843I 99. Cum. Ray (1691^ ; Cum. 2
2. Vhr. lurid him ivei I, ami hand him srtf, promise much
and perform little. Rxb. (Jam.)
3. "To threaten.
Ayr. If Death, then, wi'skaith, then,Somemortalheartishcchtin',
Burns To Mr, Mackenzie, st. 2. e.Lth. Something, Alhic, loors on
me — That hechts death's comin' blow, Mucklebackit Rhymes
(1885I 219. w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703); w.Yks.*
4. To call or name a thing.
Gall. An' they hecht it the Galloway fiail, Harper Bards
(ed. 1889) 50.
5. To be called or named ; gen. as pp.
Sc. A large manor hight Ncttlewood, Scott St. Ronan (1824)
xviii. Abd. A derf young man, hecht Rob, Skinner PofH;s (1809)
46. Lnk. Thy name. That still protectes all them that heght a
Grahame, Lithgow Poet. Remains (ed. 1863) A Conflict. n.Cy.
Grose (1790) : N.Cy."' w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703) ; w.Yks.*
Lan. A lawm fawse owd felley ; het on Elder ot cou'd tell oytch
think, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. 1806) Reader 12. Chs. Goiigh
MS. ; Chs.' Der. The first was a man hight Little John, Jewitt
Ballads I i86-]) 100.
6. sb. A promise, offer ; an engagement.
Sc. Fair hechts mak fools fain, Henderson Prov. (1832) 21, ed.
1881 ; Ye promise betterthan ye pay,yer hechts ye never brooked,
Ramsay Prov. (1737). Abd. Whilk, gin bights hadd, will be ere
it be lang, Ross Helenore (1768) 34, ed. 1812. Slg. If all hichts
had [hold] as the prophet hath said, Bruce Sermons (1631) viii,
ed. 1843. Ayr. (J.M.) Lnk. They'll Be blyth for silly heghts,
for trifles grieve, Ramsay Gentle S/iep. (1725) 56, ed. 1783. e.Lth.
If a' hechts baud, it's a' richt. Hunter J. Inwick (1895) ii.
[1. They hir highten To been hir helpe, Chaucer 7>.
&^ Cr. II. 1623. OE. hdian (pret. hcht), to promise (Grein).
4. pu scald . . . here knaue child, and haten hit helend,
Hom. (c. 1 175), ed. Morris, L 77. 5. A cardinal, that highte
Seint lerome, Chaucer C. T. d. 674. 6. pis hight . . .
was ful fals and fikel. Cursor M. (c. 1300) 785.]
HIGHT, v."^ Obs. Sc. To trust, have recourse to.
Edb. His edge is gane, The taylor jeering bids him hight To
grinding stane, Har'sl Rig (1794) 23, ed. 1801.
[Cp. ME. hijl, hope {Wars Alex.). OE. hyhtan, to hope,
trust, rejoice.]
HIGHT, adj. Lakel.'^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Fickle, uncertain. Cf. highty-tighty.
HIGHTfH, see Height, Hite.
HIGHTY, sb. Dur. Yks. Cor. Also in forms highto
Cor. ; howghty m.Yks.' [aiti.] A child's name for a
horse, also in comb. Hightyhorse ; a pony.
Dur.', n.Yks.' =, m.Yks.' w.Yks. A^. ty Q. (1856) 2nd S. i. 502 ;
w.Yks.i Cor. N. ^-^ Q. (1854) 1st S. x. 480.
HIGHTY-TIGHTY, adj. Nhb. Lakel. Cum. Der. Not.
Lin. Lei. War. Brks. Som. Dev. Also written hity-tity
N.Cy.' Nhb.' nw.Der.' w.Som.' [h)ai-ti-taiti.]
1. Haughty; easily ofl'ended ; also used i7(fc?. Cf. hoity-
toity.
Nhb. He's a reg'lar hity-tity (R.O.H.). Cum.' (s.v. Hoyty-toyty).
nw.Der.', Not.' s.Not. A wain't put up wi' sich Iiighty-tighty ways
(J.P.K.). n.Lin.', Lei.i War.3 She is a highty-tighty lady. Brks.'
w.Som.' They be ter'ble hity-tity sort o' yokes, I zim. Dev. Now
he's a bin made superintendent of police, is that ighty-tighty, you
wouldn't believe, TiAi-Z^hi.' Anner\n CasselVs Mag. (Apr. 1895)334.
2. Flighty, jaunty ; whimsically inclined ; slightly crazy.
N.Cy.', Lakel.^, Cum.', nw.Der.' s.Not. She's too highty-tighty
to mek 'im a good wife. He'd hed a sup, an' were a bit highty-
tighty (J.P. K.l. n.Lin.' Well, you see, he's not fit for th"sylum,
ma.iy be, bud he's highty-tighty like.
3. Fussy, undecided.
w.Som.' I never could'n get on way un, he's always so hity-tity
like, don't know his own mind not dree minutes together.
HIGH-YEAR-OLD, see Heiyearald.
HIGLY-PIGLY, adv. w.Yks. (J.W.) s.Not. (J.P.K.)
Higgledy-piggledy.
HIG-RIG-MA-REEL, nrfy. Sc. Obs. Higgledy-piggledy,
confusedly.
Edb. Their theories run hig-rig-ma-reel Whan put in practice,
Learmo.nt Por;j« (1791) 178.
HIG TIG BIZZ, phr. Sc. A formula used by boys to
startle cattle.
Abd. Cock a tailie, cock a tailie ; hig, tig, bizz (G.W.).
HIHO'W, see Haho.
HIKE, V. and sb. In gcu. dial, use in Sc. Eng. and
Amer. Also written heickShr.'; heik Yks. ; heyk Nhb.';
hykeGall. Nhb. Nrf. Suf.' ; and in forms hoick Nhp.';
hoikle s.Chs.' Der.= nw.Der.' Lei.' ; hoyk Chs.'^a Nhp.' ;
ike Stf n.Lin.' Dev.; ixe Sus. ; pret. huck Shr.^ w.Cy.
(Hall.) [h)aik.] 1. v. To hoist ; to raise, lift out with
a sharp instrument ; to move with a jerk.
Gall. To move the body suddenly by the back joint, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824^ Nhb.', Chs.^^, Der. 2, nw.Der.' Nhp.' Hike this
sack up. War.^
2. To toss up and down ; to swing ; of a cart : to jolt.
Sc. The hiking o' the boat (Jam. Siippl.). N.Cy.' Nhb. Aw
niver imadgind the boat \vad hike se, an the spray's myed us nearly
wet throo, Wilson Tyneside Sngs. (1890) 153 ; Nhb.i, Cum. 2 Dur.
The nurse hikes the child (J.H.). Yks. (Hall.), n.Yks.^
Hence Hikey or Hikey-board, sb. a swing ; a see-saw.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Howay, see the hikeys, lads (R.O.H.); Nhb.',
Yks. (Hall.), Nhp.', War.a
3. To throw ; to throw up.
War.* Will yer kindly hike me the ball, muster ? Shr." He
huck it up. w.Cy. (Hall.) [Amer. Dial. Notes ( 1896) I. 397.]
4. With lip : to pucker in sewing.
Dev. Now, duee zeehowyu'veiked-up thease zeam? I ciide sew
better'n this when I wuz ten year old, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) go.
5. To push, or gore with the horns ; to toss.
w.Yks.', ne.Lan.' Chs.' Timothy's gClat cum behind him and
hiked him o'er th' hedge ; Chs.^^ s.Chs.' Yoa' mQn mahynd
yaan'dur bill ; ey)z fl naas'ti beg'ur fur ahykin [Yo mun mind
yander bull; hey's a nasty beggar for hikin']. — Bull coom at me,
. . . but ah baulkt him o' hoikin', ib. (s.v. Clait). Midi. Marshall
Rur. Econ. (1796) II. Stf.' s.Stf. The bull might ike the dog,
PiNNocK Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895X Der.^, nw.Der.' Lei.' Was he
hoiked by a cow or kicked by a horse ? The cow hiked at my
dog. Nhp.2 War. B'ham IVkly. Post (June 10, 1893^; War.';
War.^ It is . . . applied to the practice of hikeing a toad, which is
done thus : a narrow board, about a foot long, is balanced upon a
convenient substance, with the toad laid upon one end of it. The
opposite end is then smartly struck with a heavy stick, the effect
HIKE
[i6i]
HILE
of which is to hike or raise the toad with considerable velocity
into the air, whence it uniformly descends quite dead ; War.^,
Wor. (J.R.W.}. Shr.' Theer com'd a bull, An' cracked 'is skull,
An' 'iked 'im in a saw-pit. Hrf.'
6. To pull ; to bring ; with out : to haul out roughly.
War.2 e.Suf. Hike it down. Hike him to me (F.H.). Ess.
They hiked him out of the way (M.I.J.C). Ken. (G.B. i ; Ken.i
He hiked 'im out purty quick. Sus.* He hiked me out of the pew.
s.Hmp. I'd like to hike out the whole boiling o' urn, Vernev L.
Lisle (1870) xxiii.
7. To snatch away ; to run ofl' with anything, not
necessarily with a felonious intention.
n.Lin. He iked off with it, A^. & Q. (1880) 6th S. i. 123; n.Lin.l
He's iked oiTwi' my shod tool, an' noo I want it it's noan here.
Them bairns hes iked off wi' all th' band, ther isn't a bit left.
Nhp.^ Them tots be all hiked a(T. Sus. Hunting for an article in the
tool chest, my maid exclaimed, 'Somebody's gone and ixed that
away,' M. &' Q. (1880I 6th S. i. 76.
8. To dismiss a person peremptorily.
Nhb. Anither minute an' he'll hyke me aff, Proudlock Border-
land Muse {1896) 261. Nhp.2 'What has become of all these
spiiits ? ' . . ' Paasons all laid their yeads togither, and hiked 'em
off to the Red Sea,' 141.
9. With up : to search for anything.
Nrf. If we lose an article we hyke it up, Cozens-Hardy Broad
N>/. (1893) 32. e.Suf. (F.H.)
10. To catch through some impediment.
Wil.^ I hiked my foot in a root.
11. To beckon to a person with the lifted hand.
s.Stf. I iked Jim to foller me out, Pinnock Elk. Cy.Aitii. (1895).
War, 2 ; Wai'.^ He hiked me, so I came back.
12. To move suddenly or hastily ; to go away.
Lin.MiLLF.R&SKERTCHLYFen/n«rfi^i878i iv. Nhp.ilhikeddownto
Peterborough as soon as I heard the news. e.An.' ' Come, hike,'
i. e. take yourself off; begone. e.Suf. Hike after those sheep
(F.H.). Sus. 2, Hmp.i Dev. Now an then up close I'd hike,
Natkan Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 2nd S. 36, ed. i856. [Amer.£>/a/.
No/es {1896) I. 397.]
13. With q^or out: to decamp ; slink away ; gen. in imp.
Yks. HoLLoWAY. n.Lin.' I said sum'ats to him aboot bein' laate
in at neet, soa wi' cot ony moore to do he hiked off an' niver com
by agean. Oxf. If you don't be quick and hike off you'll hear
from me (G.O.^. Brks.'What be you bwoys at ther, hike aff that
ther ladder an' be aff. Nrf. ' Hike you off,' my old woman say,
'and go to Critten's and see if you can't get a job,' Emerson Son
0/ Fens (1892') 27 ; Them old hogs will hike out, Co2ens-Hardy
/jinorf A</. (1893) 65. Suf.' e.Suf. Hike out of this 'ere (F.H. ).
Sus.2 Hmp.', I.W.12 Wil. Slow Gl. (1892); Wil.' To sneak
away dishonorablj'. Dor.' You shall hike out. Sora. Jennings
Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825'). w.Som.' Jack agreed to go 'long way
us, but come to last he hiked off. Now then ! hike out. Look
sharp, else I'll help thee ! Cor. What for be 'ee hikin' off like this
then \ Parr Adam and Eve (1880).
14. sb. A lift up.
Nhb. To famed Parnassus' topmost scar Some get a hyke,
Proudlock Borderland Muse {iBg6) 227.
15. A swinging gait ; a movement up and down ; a swing.
Nhb. Iv a vera douley hyke. Poor Dick went back his way,
man, Robson Pigeons Milk (1849) ; (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
[5. Cp. EFris. Iiikkeii, ' mit einem schaufen od. spitzen
Etwas auf ein anderes Etwas stossen u. schlagen, bz.
uberhaupt : stossen, aufstossen, etc' (Koolman).]
HIKE, see Heck, int.
HILCH, sb} Slk. (Jam.) A shelter from wind or rain,
a ' bield.'
HILCH, 5A.2 Lth. (Jam.) In phr. hilch of a hill, the
brow or higher part of the face of a hill, whence one gets
a full view, on both hands, of that side of the hill.
This term does not denote the ridge from which both the back
and face of the hill may be seen.
HILCH, V. and sb.^ Sc. Irel. [hilj.] 1. v. To limp,
halt, hobble.
Cai.' Ayr. He'll hilch and stilt and jimp, Burns Ep. to Davie
(1784) St. II. Ant. Ballyinena Obs. (1892).
Hence (i) Hilching, ppl. adj. halting, limping; (2)
Hilchy, sb. a nickname given to a lame person.
(i) Ayr. He swoor 'twas hilchin Jean M'Craw, Burns Hallotveen
(1785) St. 20 ; Service Nolandiims (1890) 122. (2) Ant. Bally-
mena Obs. (1892}.
VOL. III.
2. sb. A halt, limp ; the act of halting.
Sc. (Jam.'!, Cai.' GalL Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
HILCH, see Halsh.
HILD, sb. e.An. Also in forms heeld e.Suf. ; hilding
e.An.*; hill Suf [ild.] The sediment of beer, lees,
dregs ; gen. in //.
e.An.' Sometimes used as an imperfect substitute for yeast ;
e.An.2 Nrf. Grose (1790) ; Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 72.
e.Nrf. Marshall Rur. Econ, (1787). Suf.' e.Suf. Used as a
substitute for yeast (F.H.).
HILD, see Heald, v.\ Hill, t-.'. Hold, v., Hylt.
HILDE, HILDEGALEERIE, HILDER, see Helde,
Heeliegoleerie, Elder, Eller.
HILDIEGILDIE, sb. Rnf. (Jam.) An uproar.
HILDIN, sb. Sh.I. The fire. Cf. eldin(g.
Retained at the haaf asa lucky word, Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 30.
[Dan. ild, fire, Norw. dial, eld (Aasen) ; ON. eldr. The
-in in hildin is the suffixed def art. ; cf. eldin(g.]
HILDING, ppl. adj. Nhp. Wor. [ildin.] 1. Ailing,
poorly. Wor. (H.K.)
2. Shuffling, shackling. Nhp.' We never apply it to females.
HILDING, see Hild.
HILDYWILDY, adj. Nhp.' Fickle, changeable
There's no good in such hildy-wildy doings.
HILE, sb.''- e.Lan.' A cluster ; used in combs.
A cluster of whim-stalks is called a * whimberry hile ' ; an ant-
hill is called a ' pisamoor hile.'
HILE, si.2 and v."- Hrt. Sus. Hmp. LW. Wil. Dor.
Som. Also written hyle Hrt. Hmp. w.Cy. Wil.* ; and in
forms aile Wil. ; aisle Wil.' Dor. ; hill Wil. ; hoyl Sus. ;
ile Som. [ail.] 1. sb. A 'shock' of sheaves of corn
(the numbers varying in diflerent districts) ; used rarely
of flax.
Sus. A shock of ten sheaves (S.P.H. V Hmp. Of flax, 10 sheaves,
Morton Cyelo. Agrie. (1863). I.W.' A cock of wheat sheaves,
usually eleven. ' The wheat's up in hile ' ; I.W.^ A double row of
sheaves, gen. 12, set up in the field ready for carting. ' The wheeat
in Corner Close es all up in hile.' w.Cy. Twelve sheaves of corn,
Grose (1790'. WiL The general custom of the district is to set
up the sheaves in double rows (usually ten sheaves) together, for
the convenience of the tithing-mau, and the sheaves so set up are
called an aile, or shock of corn, Davis Agrie. (1811) vii ; Hile-a-
whate, 10 sheaves in a pile. Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' The number
of sheaves was formerly ten, for the tithing-man's convenience,
but now varies considerably, according to the crop. In some
parts the shape and size of a hyle will depend largely on the
weather at harvest-time. Thus in a stormy season it will usually
be built compact and round, while in a calm one it may sometimes
form a line several yards in length. Dor. 1 C.W.) ; Ten sheaves of
corn set up in the field, four on each side and one at each end,
and forming a kind of roof, Barnes Gl. (1863) ; Dor.' 'Twer all
a-tied an' zet upright In tidy hile, 158. Som. Twelve handsful
of wheat put up, all leaning together at the top, Sweetman
IViucanlon Gl. (1885) ; There are ten sheaves in a hile (W. F.R. ).
2. V. To place sheaves in a ' hile,' to pile up sheaves
of corn.
Hrt. They hyle their barley . . . into one entire shock, Ellis
71/orf. //Hsi. ' 1750) V. ii. Hmp.' Wil.' Wheat and rye are alwa3's
hyled, and oats usually so, about Salisbury.
HILE, 7».* Won Shr. Hrf. Glo. Also written ile Hrf"
[ail.] I. Of cattle: to strike with the horns, to butt, gore.
s.Wor. (H.K.), s.Wor.' Shr.' ' Our John's in a pretty way —
them bullocks han 'iled 'is new plaiched 'edge.' ' Them cows *11
'ile one another if they binna parted.' The attack of a savage bull
consists of two processes ; he first hiles, or gores, and then hikes,
or tosses. Hrf.' You had belter take Fillpail out of the leasovves ;
she do hile them young haifers unmerciful ; Hrf.^ The cow's
hiling the hedge down with her horns. Glo.'
2. To thrash. Glo. (H.S.H.)
HILE, v.^ Lin. [ail.] To oppose, hinder.
Miller & Skertchly Fenland 1878) iv ; Lin.' The Duke of
Northumberland is anxious to hile the Commissioners from taking
his house.
HILE, v.* Lin. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To offer, to present. (Hall.)
HILE, see Ail, si."
Y
HILET
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HILL
HILET, sb. Chs.'3 Also written hylet. A place of
sliade or shelter.
[Benadab forsothe drank drunken in hishilet (=schade-
wyng place, 1388), Wyclif (1382) 3 Kings xx. 16.]
HILF, sb. Wil. Dev. Also in forni" hilth Wil. [ilf.]
The haft or handle of such tools as an axe, mattock, &c.,
a ' helve.'
WiL New hilth for the pickax, zd., Cliwardeii's Ace. (i6if)
S. EJmuud Sariim (1896) 166. Dev. There now, the hilf be
a-brokt, Rcforls Pi ovine. (1889). nw.Dev.'
HILL, sb.^ and v.^ Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
written hyl Sus. [h)il.] 1. sb. In coiitp. (i) Hill-ane, a
fairy ; (2) -dyke, a wall dividing the pasture from the
arable land ; (3) -folk, (a) the inhabitants of a hilly district ;
[b) the Covenanters or Cameronians ; (c) the fairies ; (4)
-gait, a hilly road ; (5) -head, the summit or top of a hill ;
(6) -man, (a) a dweller among hills, an inhabitant of a
liilly district ; (A) a Covenanter or Cameronian ; (7) -trows,
see (3, c) ; (8) -water, water from a bog or moor ; (9)
•wife, a faii'y's wife ; (10) -worn, worn out or wearied
with hills.
(i) n.Sc. Here is a man, bowed and crippled with rheumatism,
who will tell how he was shot in the back by a ' hill-ane '
when ploughing, Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1895 39. (2) Or.I. The
arable and waste land are divided from each other by what is
here called a hill-dike, Agnc. Siirv. 35 (Jam.) ; S. & Ork.' Gcii.
of sods. (3, a) Kcd. The eight o'clock bell is ... to gar the
hill-folk mak' theirsel ready or the Kirk win in, Akdrews Bygone
Ch. Life (1899) 43. Dmb. You're the long-lost son For whom
the hill-folk's sorrow ne'er was done, Salmon Gowoiiean (1868)
98. Dmf. I've heard the hill folk say That the herds wad gang
five mile aboot Tae pass this lanely brae, Reid Poems (1894) 88.
(i) Sc. Dinna be profane, you that had worthy ancestors among
the hill-folk, Keith Bonnie Lady ' iSg-]) g8 ; Still used, though the
great bulk of the sect they founded is now incorporated with the
Free Church of Scotland (A.W.). Gall. A tolerable Covenant-
man, and even a fairly consistent follower of the hill-folk, Crockett
Standard Bearer {iScfi) 4 ; Kindly treated by the inmates, more
particularly too by the Hillfowk, for the care he took in preserv-
ing the memories of their glorious brethren, Mactac.gart Encycl.
(1824) 32, ed. 1876; They are called the hiU-fowk, from their
love of the primitive plan of worshippingthe Creator . . . amongst
the hills and mountains in the open air, 16. 269. (c) Sh.I. Robbie
led the conversation gently round to all sorts of curious yarns
about trows and hill-folk, Burgess Skelclies (2nd ed.) 58 ; Places
that from time immemorial have been associated in the public
mind with trows or hillfowk, Spence Flk-Lore (1899^ 39. Lan.
The fairies, or ' Hill Folk,' yet live amongst the rural people,
Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (,1867) no. (4) Sh.I. Daandy
was bidin' dan i' da Grind, tree mile o' hill-gait frae wir-hoose,
Burgess Skclehes ;2nd ed.) 66. (5) Abd. Now by this time the
ev'ning's falling down. Hill-heads were red, Ross Helenore (1768)
66, ed. 1812. (6, a) Gall. The warm smell of gathered sheep,
ever kindly and welcome to a hill-nian, saluted my nostrils,
Crockett Standard Beaier (1898^/ 72. 16) Rnf. The first com-
motion that appeared was among the Hill-men or Cameronians,
WoDROw Cot res. (ed. 1842) I. 206. Dmf. The cry of the Hill-
men, Reid Poems (1894) 179. Gall. Weel, uncle, I shall never
wed The Cameronian Hillman, Mactaggart Eneycl. (1824) 297,
cd. 1876. (7) Or.I. (S.A.S.) (8) w.Som.' Tidn much account
vor no meads, that there hill-water [eeul waudrl. (9) Sh.I.
Wha sud shii meet bit da man o' da hill-wife dat shu wis aside,
Stewart Tales (1892) 7. (10) Dmb. To rest my hill-worn feet
he bade me stay, Salmon Gowodcan (1868) 11.
2. Comb, in names of birds and plants : (i) Hill-bird, the
fieldfare, Ttirdus pilaris ; (2) -chack, the ring-ouzel,
Turdus lorqtiattts ; (3) -cup, the bulbous buttercup,
RaiUDiadiis Inilbosus ; (4) -hooter, the owl, Strix Jlwiitiiea ;
(5) -linty, the twite, Linota flavirostris ; (6) -oat, a species
of wild oat, Avena tnida ; (7) -plover, the golden plover,
Charadiitis phivialis ; (8) -sparrow, the meadow-pipit,
Anthiis pralensis.
(i) Sc. Swainson Birds (1885) 5. (2) Or.I. Swainson 16. 8.
(3)Dor.(B. &H.) (4) Chs.'s (5) Or.I. Swainson lA. 66. (6) Nhb.»
(7) Frf. Swainson ib. 180. (8) S. & Or.I. Swainson ib. 45.
3. Phr. ( i) /;/// and hole, up and down, not level ; (2) to go
doii'ii the hill, to grow old ; (3) — set hills against slacks, to
equalize matters by giving and taking; (4) to the hill, in a
downward direction ; (5) i(p hill (and) down brae, relent-
lessly, without stop ; thoroughly.
(i) Midi. The road ... was ' hill and hole' all the way, Bartram
People Clapton (1897) 227. (2) Ayr. Wi' learned lumber in their
heads, Gaun doun the hill To get their wages for their deeds. In
torments still, Fisher Poems (1790) 90. (3) Cum.' (4) Abd. He
kaims his hair to the hill (Jam.). (5) Ayr. Misca'in' them up hill
doon brae till he was ooto' breath, Service Dr. Diiguid (cd. 1887)
94 ; [He] cursed faither Euclid up hill and doon brae, ib. Nolandiims
(1890) 89.
4. The district of the South Downs.
Sus.' The Southdown country is always spoken of as ' The
hill ' by the people in the Weald. ' He's gone to the hill,
harvesting.'
5. A piece of high ground entirely surrounded by water,
a dry patch of elevated marsh.
e.An.' Nrf. If you watch them [yellow wagtails] building,
you will see they have chosen a ' hill ' where there is a scant crop
of pin-rush and chate, Emerson Birds (ed. 1895) 72; There are
several channels marked out by posts, and they have a fair depth ;
but if you get out of them, j'ou may get stuck on one of the ' hills,'
as the natives term the shallow portions, Davies Broads {188^) 62.
6. A heap or mound of earth or rubbish, &c.
Cai.' Said chiefly of rubbish, or things in disorder. e.Lin.
(G.G.W.), Ken.i
Hence to do anything onto/ hill and heap, phr. to fabricate
or do anything out of one's own head.
e.Fif. D'ye really think at because ye've been sax moonths i'
Edinbro' an' can coin a wheen lees oot o' hill an' heap, Latto
Tarn Bodkin (1864^ ix. Ayr. Gin thai ramstamphich, prick ma
dainties . . . ware stentit to the raakkin o' a tale out-o'-hill-an'-heap,
I wadna fairly tho' it ware baith feckless an' fushionless, Edli.
Mag. (Apr. 1821) 351 (Jam.).
7. A heap of sand gen. found by weirs. Cf. flash, v.^ 7.
s.Cy. The phr. run to hill means that the boat has run on a heap
of sand found at the tail of most of the weirs, and called on the
Thames a hill — indeed this word is used all the way to London,
but on the Severn it is a Tump (S.S.B.).
8. The small mound on which hops are planted, a raised
bank or mound of earth. Cf. hill, f.^ 2.
Ken.i Sur.i In planting a hop-garden, so many hills arc
reckoned to an acre.
9. A term applied to the oval side of a bat when it falls
uppermost in tossing for an innings. e.Dur.'
10. A common.
w.Som.' Unenclosed land quite independent of its elevation.
Vau-lce au'n dhu roa'ud gin ee kau'm tue u ee*ul luyk [Follow on
the road until you come to a sort of common]. In speaking of
land, the climax of poverty is 'so poor's a hill.*
Hence Hill-ground, sb. unenclosed land ; rough, un-
cultivated land.
I mind very well when 'twas all hill-ground here, so var's ever
you can zee, ib.
IL Obs. A land measure, amounting to half an acre.
Sus. In the manor of Rawkmer als Lavante, Biirrell MS. [in
Brit. Museum] 5701 add. 155.
12. V. Of birds: to assemble, collect together on a hill
or piece of high ground.
Wil. These birds [the Ruff, Machetes piigna.x] are polygamous,
and like the Capercailie and Blackcock select a dry hillock in the
breeding season on which to 'hill,' or take their stand in defiance
of all rivals. Here . . . they proclaim their readiness to combat
all opponents, and challenge such to fight for possession of the
somewhat dowdy-looking females assembled around, Smith Birds
(1887; 424.
HILL, v.'^ and sb.'^ n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Fit. Stf. Der.
Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Wor. Shr. Oxf Wil. Also
written hil e.Lan.' ; hille w.Yks. ; hyll N.Cy.= Chs. O.xf ;
and in forms hild w.Yks." ; ill Lan. Fit. Der.* nw.Der.'
[h)il.] 1. V. To cover up or over ; to wrap, cover
with clothes, to tuck up ; freq. with up. Cf. heal, v.'^ 2,
hull, v.^ 1.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks. Aw'll put th' childcr i' bed an'
hille 'em up warm (D.L.); w.'ifks.*'' Lan. Sitch a fioose o hey
follut me, ot it . . . quite hill'd us booath, Tim BonniN ytcw Dial.
(1740) 45 ; A child in bed would say, ' Mother, hill me up'{S.W.);
Th" owd lad had getten croppen into bed ; and he wur ill'd up,
o'er th' yed, Waugh TIi' Barrel Organ (l86^)z82■, Lan.', e.Lan.',
m.Lan.' Chs. Well hylled and filled [well clothed and \cd],S/iea/
HILL
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HILT
(1879) I. 168; Chs.' ; Chs.3 A sick person in bed says ' Hill me
up.' s.Chs.' Naay, dhen, gy'et in'tu bed un ahy)l il- yu iip [Nai,
then, get into bed an' I'll hill yo up]. Fit. Ill it up (T.KJ.).
Der. A noted toper was found one night asleep in a snowdrift,
and when roused he called out, thinking that his wife was near,
' Hill me up, Meary ! hill me up, good lass \' N. & O. (1899) 9th
S. iii. 285; Der.2, nw.Der.i, e.Lin. (G.G.W.), s.Lin. (T.H.R.)
Lei.' Will you be hilled up ? Nhp.' The old proverbial expression,
where there is a large family, ' It takes a deal to hill and to fill.'
War.2 Shr.' Please, ma'am, shall I 'ill you up afore I goo? [Ray
(1691).]
Hence Hilling, sb. (i) bed-covering, a coverlet, bed-
clothes ; any loose covering ; (2) the cover of a book ; (3)
the covering of a roof.
(i) n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.'^, m.Yks.', w.Yks.^", ne.Lan.',
e.Lan.' Chs.' Hast any hillin on the i' th' nect ; art warm i' bed ?
Chs.23^ Stf.', Der.'2^ nw.Der.' Lei.' Any loose covering such as
a horse-cloth. Nhp.'^^ war.sa, Oxf. (K.) (2')Chs.' = 3 gtf. Let
me have one [hymn-book] with a red hillin. White IVrikni (i860)
xxvii ; Stf.' Stf., Der. (J. K.) Der.2, nw.Der.' War. Perhaps it
is the hilling that makes it so expensive, Evans Gl. {1881) ; War. 2
The round back of a book; War.^, ne.Wor. (J.W.P.) Shr.'
Obsol. Yo'd'n better piit some brown paper on them school-books,
or else the 'illin's 6on be spiled afore the wik's out ; Shr.^ (3)
War .3 The wind blew the hilling off the cow-shed last night.
2. To cover with earth, raise a small mound of earth
over potatoes, iS:c. ; freq. with up.
w.Yks.2(s.v. Heald). Lan. A man burying potatoes or anything
else in shallow ground would say 'I hili'd em up' (S.W.). ne.Lan.'
Chs.' I put some manure in and hilled the soil atop of it, afore I
put in th' seed ; Chs.^ To hill a grave is an old term used by
sextons, meaning to raise a mound over a grave. s.Chs.' Piitdhu
taituz i riiks un il- dhu sahyl utop)n um [Put the tatocs i' rucks
an' hill the soil atop 'n 'em]. Der.^, s.Not. (J.P.K.) Lin. Streat-
FEiLD Lilt, and Danes (1884) 338. n.Lin.', e.Lin. (G.G.W.)
S.Lin. To-morrow we must hill the potatoes (T.H.R. ). sw.Lin.'
To 'hill up potatoes.' War. (J.R.W.); War.^ Have you hilled
the celery up? Shr.' Mind an' 'ill them tatoes well outh fciirn
w'en yo' tumpcn 'em ; Shr.^ Ken. Holloway. Sus.' To hill-up
hops is to raise small hills or heaps over the roots for the purpose
of keeping them dry in the winter. Wil.'
3. sb. A covering, esp. bed-covering.
Chs.' Aw dunna knaw wheer he'll get a hill, an' a fill, an' an
o'erneet [a night's lodging].
[1. Vndire the shadow of this wenges hil me, Hampole
(c. 1330) Ps. xvi. 10. ON. /ty(/ti, to cover, Goth, hiiljaii.]
HILL, sb.^ Abd. (Jam.) Huslc. Sec Hull, sb.''
HILL, see Hell, v., Hild, Hile, sb.'^
HILLA, sb. Cor.'=3 Also written hillah Cor.= [ila.]
The nightmare ; also in phr. to rule the liilla, to have
nightmare.
[Cp. Wei. tiiiii/trf and luinllig, the nightmare.]
HILLAN, sb. Sc. [hi'lan.] 1. A small hill or mound ;
a hillock, heap.
Sc. Every hollow and hillan was familiar to his feet, Keith
Bonnie Lady (1897) 55. Gall. Pishminnie tammocks or hillans
[are] ant-hills, Mactaggart Encyd. (1824) 383, cd. 1876. Kcb.
And frae his hillan the poor mowdy whups, Davidson Seasons
(1789) 6; An' lleggin, toss The moudy-hillan to the air in stoor,
ib. 25.
2. Co;«/>. Hillan-piet, the missel-thrush, T'MrrfMswsc/'i'onrs.
Abd. SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 2.
HILLER, sb.' Sc. Shr. 1. Obsol. A dweller on a hill
common ; one who goes to the ' hills ' for the purpose of
gathering 'winiberries.' Shr.' 2. A heap, a small mound,
esp. of rubbish. Cai.'
HILLER, sb." Cai.' Also in form huller. A stout,
untidy person.
HILLIEGILEERIE, see Heeliegoleerie.
HILLIER, sb. Chs. Nhp. War. Glo. I.W. Som. Also
written hilliar Som. ; hillyer Nhp.' 1. One who covers
houses with any material but thatch ; a'hellier'; a slater;
a tiler. See Hill, v."
Chs.'3, Nhp.', War.3 Glo.Horae Subsecivae (1777) 209. I.W.'
2. A cover, cap.
Som. Free-Stone mow caps with hilliars, Sale-bill at Work
(W.F.R.).
HILLING, vbl. sb. Sh.I. Grazing upon hill pastures.
In respeck o' da kye, I really tink 'at less hillin' wid 'a been
better, Sh. News (Feb. 19, 1898).
HILLO, int. and v. Sc. Irel. Der. Pern. Also in forms
hilloa Rxb. ; hillu s.Pem. [h)iio.] 1. int. An exclama-
tion used to attract attention, ' hullo' ; also used stibst.
Rxb. A rap at the door, and a hilloa awakened me, Ruickbie
Wayside Cottager {iZoi) 22. Der.2 Hillo, gawky ! s.Pem. Used in
shouting at rabbits, crows, wood-pigeons, &c., to scare them away
from a corn-field. 'Hillu there! hillu there! hillu there! '(W.M. M.J
2. V. With on : to cry ' hillo' to, to call aloud to.
Don. The mornin' of the second day he hilloed on Shamus-a-
Ruadh, an Shamus comed in, Macmanus Billy Lappin in Cent.
Mag. (Feb. igoo) 607.
HILLOCK, sb. nw.Der.' [i'bk.] The ground, surface.
Without any reference to its being elevated or otherwise.
* Throw it upo' th' 'illock.'
HILLOCKET, //>/. arfy. Sc. Giddy, light-headed, wild.
See Hallockit.
Half wittet hillocket sort o' creatures, Graham Writings (1883)
II- 35.
HILLOCKY, adj. Yks. Lan. Midi. Nrf Also written
hilloky n.Lan.' [ilaki.] Hilly, undulating, having small
hills or mounds upon the surface.
n.Yks.', n.Lan.' Midi. Full of anthills, Marshall Riir. E on.
(1796X Nrf. The moles . . . are making the pathside hillocky
with their landmarks, Patterson Man and Nat (1895) 19.
HILLWARD, adv. and adj. Glo. Also written hillard
GIo.'^ [i'lad.] 1. adv. Towards the hills or high
country. Glo.'^
2. adj. From or belonging to the hills or high country.
I could tell as 'e were one o' the hillard men, if I were as blind
as a 'oont, Gissing Vill. Hampden (1890) II. v.
HILLY, fl(//'. Sc. Of the sea : rough, having huge waves.
Gall. A calm may lull the shore, my love, And smooth the hilly
sea, Mactaggart Encvcl. (1824) 504, ed. 1876.
HILLY HOWLEY, pltr. e.Dur.' ' Hill and hole,' up
and down.
HILP, sb. Wil.' [Up.] L The fruit of the sloe,
Pritmis spinosa. 2. Conip. Hilp-wine, sloe-wine.
HILT, sb} Lin. Nhp. [ilt.] 1. The cross-piece on
the top of the shaft of a spade. e.Lin. (G.G.W.)
2. A thatcher's instrument.
Nhp.' A curved or bowed piece of wood, with two staves and
a hook, to affix it to the thalch, for the purpose of holding the
yelm. or burden of straw, whilst thatching.
HILT, sb?- Sc. Irel. [hilt] In phr. hilt and hair, lult
or hair, every particle, every jot ; freq. used tug. nothing
whatever. See Hair, sb? 2 (15).
So. I never saw hilt or hair of him that night, Steam-boat {^\Z22)
267 (Jam.). Bch. 'Tis a' your ain, ye needna doubt, Ilk hilt and
hair, Forbes Dominie (1785) 33. Abd. That ye were mine, ee'n
ilka hilt and hair, Ross Helcnorc (1768) 90, ed. 1812. Frf. His
traps an' snares wad be sittin' rampant wi' neither hilt nor hair o'
a cat in Ihcni, Willock Rosetly Ends (1886) 18, ed. 1889. Fif.
He kenned naething aboot him, had seen neither hilt nor hair o'
him, Robertson Provost (1894) 51. Dmb. Here's ilk deed . , .
That gies back your possessions hilt and hair, Salmon Gozvodean
(1868) 98. Rnf. Thou winna tell Or hilt or hair o't. Young
Pictures (1865) 175. Ayr. Hilt or hair of Jeanie was not seen that
night, Galt Provost (1822) xxxviii. Gall. The Maxwells may
say * Fare ye weel, Kilaivie,' to every hilt an' hair o' them,
Crockett Raiders (1894) xvii. Arm. I have been looking for the
cows and I can't sec hilt or hair of them (D.A.S.).
[Cp. Sw. phr. ata up nagot mcd hull och hiir, to eat up a
thing entirely (lit. flesh and hair) (Widegren) ; Norw.
dial, hold, flesh on the body, also the hide as opposed to
the hair of an animal (Aasen).]
HILT, sb.^ Midi. War. Won Glo. Oxf. Wil. Som. Dev.
Also written ilt se.Wor.' Glo.^ w.Som.' Dev.' n. Dev. [ilt.]
1. A young sow, .?•«!. one that has not yet borne young.
See Gilt, sb.' ; cf. elt, sb.'
Midi. Cen. applied to the animal with a first litter of pigs,
Leamington Courier (Jan. 30, 1897). War.* Only five pigs in
the farry? Well, what can yer more expect from that poor
scribe of a hilt? s.Wor.' A young sow for breeding. se.Wor.'
Glo. Lewis Gl. (1839); Glo. '2, Oxf.' w.Eng. Morton Cyclo.
Agric. (1863). Wil. Britton Beauties (1825); Wil.'
Y 2
HILT
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HINCH
2. A spayed sow. Cf. elt, 5^.'
s.Wor. PoRSON Qiini'il IVds. (1875) 13. w.Soiu. ' Oiso/. Dev.'
n Dev. Grose (1790); Hotae Subsecivac (1777) 227; And to zar
tlia ilt and tha barra and melk tha kee, Exm. Crtshp. (1746) 1. 409.
HILT, V. w.Yks.' [ilt.] To knead or mix dough.
See Elt, V.
HILTED. ppl adj. Sc. In comb, (i) Hilted rung, (2)
— staff, a crutch.
(i) Abd. My hilted rung, A stick that never yet was dung,
SiiiRREFS Poems (1790) To the Critics. (2) Abd, (Jam.)
HILTER-SKILTER, adv. Sc. Also in forms hiltie-
skiltie, hilty-skilty. ' Helter-skelter,' headlong, at full
speed, in rapid succession. Also used as an adj.
Abd. Now we did not give them time to turn, but down the brae
after them hilter skilter, Deesidc Tales (1872') 87. Ayr. Then
Iiiltie-skiltie, we gae scrievin'. An' fash nae mair, I3urns ziid Ep.
to Davie, st. 6. Edb. We'd enjoy but short time hilter skilter,
ImddlePoc)»s (1821"! 36. Slk. Bonnie blinking, Hiltyskilty lassie,
Hogg Poems '^ed. 18651 428.
HrLTER-"WILTER, adv. Rut.' Also in form hiltha-
wiltha. At all hazards, come what may.
HILTH, see Hilf.
HILTIE, s6. Ubs. Sc. A crutch.
A hiltie drawn across their shanks, Donald Poems (1867') 66.
HIM, /);-o;/. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. [Eniph.
h)ini ; unemph. im, am.] I. Dial, forms: (i) Am, (2)
3m, (3) Em, (4) Heeni, (5) Hem, (6) 'm, (7) Um. [For
further instances see II. below.]
(i) Cum.^ c.Cum. Let am kiss ma wid his mouth, Dickinson
5«^. 5o/. (1859) i. 2. (2) w.Frf., e.Per. !, W.A.C. 1 Hrt. Unemph.,
Ellis Promnic. (1889) V. 198. e.Suf. ib. 280. (3) Cum. Ah niver
clappt een on cm fra that dayteh this, SAROissoNyoc Sfon/i (1881)
106; Cum', Suf.' Sur. He . . . only bothers gentlefolk like you
as canna give it 'em on his head if 'ee take a liberty, Bickley
Sur. Hills (1890) I. iii. (4) Dev. Zaw ye heem wom ma zaul
lov'th? Baird Siig. Sol. (i860) iii. 3. (5) Som. W. & J. Gl.
(18731. (6) w.Frf., e.Per. Unemph. Fa telt 'm? I nevar hard tel
o'm (W.A.C. \ (7) Wm. I laited him, but I dudn't find um,
Richardson Siig. Sol. (1859'! iii. i. Suf.' Som. I be come to
meet Master Jack Poyntz, . . God bless 'um, Jenkins Sec. J'zco
Lives (18861 49.
II. Dial. uses. 1. Rejlc.x. : himself
Sc. (A.W.) Abd. He bouns him to the house, And sits him
down upo' the bink, Beattie Parings (1801) 24, ed. 1873. n.Cy.
(J.W.) w.Yks. But he sat him down, Snowden IVcb of IVcai'ir
(1896) 126; I lead im dan i tfild [he lay down in the field],
Wright Gram. ll'iiMll. (1892) 120; w.Yks.^ He went to bathe
him ; w.Yks.3 He has cut him. Chs.^ ^s.v. Her). s.Chs.' Less
frequent in tlie third than in the other persons, 69.
2. Comb. Him lane, himself alone.
Sc. Lane ... is frequently conjoined with the pronoun ; . .
sometimes as one word ' himlane ' (Jam.). Abd. Speyk a word or
twa to God him lane, Macdonald D. Elgiiibrod (186;^ I. 97. Riif.
Yet, quait, aside the fire himlane, Was harmless as the soukin"
wean, Picken Poems (1813) I. 8.
3. Unemph. form of the nom. : /le. See En, proii.
Nhp. When us is busy, him comes and does a day's work for
we (F.P.T.). War.i Hrf. Duncumb J/ist. Hrf. (1804-1812) ;
Wen im da tyk, Ellis ib. 72. GIo. Had him? (H.S.H.) ; Im a bin
avan a drap [he has been having a drop], Ellis ib. 65. w.Mid.
(W.P.M.i Som. If hem had hat hem as hem hat hem, hem 'oud a
kill'd hem, W. & J. Gl. (x873^.
4. Used of inanimate objects : //.
s.Chs.' Wotjn yu thingk' ubuwt dhis gy'aa'rdin-aach' ? . . Wi
man gy'iv im u grcyn tin dhis tahyin [What'n y6 think abowt this
garden-hatch ? We mun give him a green 'un this time], 67.
War.'* s.Wor. My ooman put her bonnet there last year, and
the birds laid their eggs in him, Porson Quaint IVi/s. (1875) 25.
se.Wor.' Shr.' The Maister gid me this piece o" garden instead o'
the other, an' I mucked 'im well, Gram. Outlines, 48. Hrf. Ellis
i'a 74; Him's her [that's it] (R.M.E.). Oxf. Wurs my showel?
I aa got 'im (A. P.).
5. Used in addressing a superior for the ace. you.
Suf. When the speaker wishes to be particularly polite and
recognizes your superior position. Thus instead of ' I will do it
for you with pleasure,' we have ' He will do it for him with
pleasure' (C.G.B.X
[On the disjunctive use oUiim see the Grammar.]
HIMBER, HIMBEST, see Hindberry, Hindmost.
HIME, s6.' Yks. Lan. Der. Also written ime w.Yks.'
ne.Lan.' Der.' [aim.] Hoar-frost when it hangs on
the trees, rime. Cf hind, sb.'^
w.Yks. (E.G.) ; (J.T.) ; Gen. the mist of frost. Sometimes it
is the hoar itself, Hamilton Niignc Lit. (1841) 354; Wright
Gram. Wndhll. (1892) 80 ; w.Yks.'=34^ ne.Lan.', Der.>
Hence Himy, adj. rimy, markecl with hoar-frost.
w.Yks. (J.T.); w.Yks.3 Himy frost [white frost].
[Norw. dial. Iiliii, a thin covering, esp. of hoar-frost or
a thin covering of snow (Aasen).]
HIME, s4.2 Sus. A wasp's nest. (S.P.H.)
HIMEBERRY, see Hindberry.
HIMP, .s/-. Sh.I. [himp.] The small bit of a hair-line
or gut which attaches each hook to the orincipal line of a
fishing-fly. S. & Ork.'
HIMP, V. e.An. [imp.] To limp.
e.An.' Nrf. The horse himps, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893)
25. Suf. A quarter of an hour himping down of the aisle, Strick-
land Old Friends (1864) 250; Suf.' Poorfulla — 'a go himpin about.
e.Suf. I F. H.) [Lame of one leg, and himping all his dayes, Udall
Erasmus A I'opli. (1542) 203 (Dav. ".]
[Cp. Du. dial, hiiiip- in himphamp, ' een hinkend per-
soon ' (Boekenoogen).]
HIMPLE, V. Obs. n.Cy. Lei. To halt ; to hobble, limp.
n.Cy. (P.R.I; Blount (^1681}; Bailey (1721). Lei. Trans.
P/nl. Soc. (1858) 160.
[LG. /iiiiiipeln, ' hinken, auf Schwachen Fussen gehen'
(Berghaus).]
HIMS, adj. Sh.L Also in forms himst, hiims.
Hurried, hasty ; fiigiity in manner ; half-witted. S. & Ork.'
HIMS,/i055. /i;o«. Sc. Hrf Also in form imz Hrf His.
w.Sc. We wanted ta moon to gang till hims ped, Carrick
Laird of Logan (1835) 79. Hrf. Conjunctive, Ellis Pronunc.
(1889) V. 70, 74.
HIM-SAM, see Hani-sam.
HIMSELF, /iro«. Sc. I.Ma.Chs.Nhp.Wor.Hri.Glo.Hnt.
Also in form himsel(l Sc. 1. In phr. (1)0/ luinsclf, in tlie
full possession of his mental faculties ; in a state of mental
composure ; (2) by liiiiiscif, beside himself, deprived of
his reason, out of his mind ; (3) /;; himself, in liis general
health ; (4) like liiiiiself, (a) unchanged in appearance ; (b)
consistent with his reputation ; (5) not to be liimselj, see
(2) ; (6) to be in himself, to transact business on his own
account; (7) laeill at himself , plump, fat, 'en bon point.'
(i) n.Sc. (Jam.) (2) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.' Ayr. But monie a day
was by himsel, He was sae sairly frighted That vera night. Burns
HalloKccn (1785) St. 16. (3) s.Wor." 34. Hrf.2, Glo. (A.B.)
(4, n) Sc. A dead person on whose appearance death lias made no
uncommon change is said to be 'like himsell.' 'Nae like himsell,'
applied to a person whose appearance has been much altered by
sickness, great fatigue, &c. (Jam.) Cai.' (6) Sc. ' He's ay like him-
self' Most ^™. used in a bad sense (Jam.). Cai.' (,5) Sc. (Jam.),
Cai.i, Chs.3, Nhp.', Hnt. (T.P.F.) (6) Abd. (Jam.) (7) Cld. A
vulgar phr. {ib.)
2. A term applied to the husband or master of the
speaker.
I.Ma, The servant said 'himself was not at home.' His wife heard
me asking after him and shouted that ' himself had gone to the
herrings ' (S.M.).
HIN, V. e.Lan.' [in.] Witli up : to regain.
To recover lost time by working over hours is described as
' binning up lost time.'
HIN, see En,/i>-OH., Hen, s6.', Hind, adj.
HINCH, t\' and s6.' Lin. 1. i'. To be miserly. (Hall.)
2. sb. Mean conduct, meanness.
Lin.' I cannot abide such hinch ; but he's a regular gnarlband.
[These Romaines . . . did . . . bring in their mony and
goodes, without hinching or pinching, to reliefe tlie
charges of their common welth, Aylmer Harb. (1559) Pja
(N.E.D.).]
HINCH, V? and sb!^ Sc. Also in forms hainch (Jam.
Siippl.); bench (Jam.). 1. v. To limp, halt ; wiihaway:
to move onwards in a halting manner.
Sc. To bench awa' (Jam.). Bnff.' The aul' currack o' a carle
cam hinchin' up the green, w. & s.Sc. A lame person hinches as
he walks along iJam. Suppl.). Rxb., Gall. (Jam.)
HINCH
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HIND
Hence Hincher, sb. a lame person, vv. & s.Sc. (Jam.
Siippl.)
2. sb. A halt, limp, lameness, w. & s.Sc. (ib.)
[Cp. G. /tiitkfji, to limp; also EFris. (Koolman).]
HINCH, v.^ s.Chs.' In phr. fo liiiich any/hiiiff on to
some one, to make some one answerable for anything ; to
put the responsibility of anything upon some one.
Dhaaf)l nevur bi in'sht on tu yoa' [That'll never be hinched on
to yo].
HINCH, see Hainch.
HINCHY-PINCHY, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. A child's game ;
see below.
N.Cy.> Nhb.i A game in whicli the play is begun gently, and
gradually increased in intensity. Boy : ' Aa'll play ye at liinchy-
pinchy.' Strikes gently his companion, who returns the blow,
until it becomes a fight. The term is also employed in games of
leaping, where the first player gives an easy leap, and each suc-
ceeding player exceeds the leap of his predecessor, until the game
is left in the hands of the best jumper.
HIND,si.i Sc. Nhb. Dun Lake). Yks. Lan. Der. Lin. Nrf.
Suf. Sus. Som. Dev. Cor. Also written hynd(e Sc. ; and
in forms hain Cor.' ; heynd Cum. ; hiand e.Yks.'; hine
Lakel.' w.Yks. w.Dev. Cor. ; hyne Sc. (Jam.) [h)ain{d.]
1. A farm-labourer or ploughman ; a farm-servant.
Sc. Monthly Mag. (1798) II. 435; Now restricted to a farm
servant as distinguished from one employed in the house or in
tending cattle (Jam.). Abd. A group of hinds were assembled,
busily engaged in washing the fleeces of the sheep, Ruddiman
Parish (1828) 60, ed. 1889. Frf. Hinds wha ha'e been labourin'
hard preparin' the ground for anither crap, LowsoN GiiidfoUow
(1890) 56. Per. Bailh laird and tenant, herd an' hind, Haliburton
Ochil Idylls {i8gt) 133. Fif. Hinds, plowmen, lands, and cottar
callans, Tennakt Pa/>is/ry (l8^^) 71. Ayr. Summons the hind to
perform his appointed duties in the barn, White Jolliiigs (1879)
46. Lnk. The stalwart hind went to the door, Hamilton Poems
(1865) 248. Lth. The stout hind now whistles gay, Bruce Poems
(1813) II. 52. Edb. Hynds to the hamlet steer, Glass Cal. Par-
nassus (1812) 17. Bwk. The circumstances of the country are
such as to reward the toil of the hinds or labourers in this parish,
with a very liberal share of the produce of the lands, Slalisl. Ace.
XVI. 493 (Jam.). Feb. Loud ' Goosies ! ' evcr3'where resound Frae
hizzy, hind, or wcane, Lhitoiiii Green (1685) 68, ed. 1817. Slk.
Ministers, lairds, weavers, and poor hinds, Hogg Talcs (1838) 8,
ed. 1866. Dmf. Nac choice has thou o' hynde or peer, Reid
Poems (1894) 72. Gall. A kind of bold, self-respecting diffidence
common among our Galloway hinds, Crockett Standard Bearer
(1898) 188. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Ralph Turnbull,
hind to Mr. Thompson, Richardson Borderer's Table-bk. (1846)
V. 153. e.Dur.', w.Yks.' Lan. The household were summoned,
Nathaniel, his son, and two hinds, Kay-Shuttleworth Searsdale
(i860) II. 102. Sus. The hind ploughs as his fathers ploughed,
HosKYNS Talfia (1852) 228, ed. 1857.
Hence (i) Hindin-work, sb. the work of a farm-servant
or ploughman ; (2) Hindish, adj. rustic, clumsy, clownish.
(i) Hdg. Ye'U get wages like the lave when your hindin work
begins, Edwards Mod. Pods, loth S. 337. (2) Gall. Here I give
... a few hindish speculations, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 273,
ed. 1876.
2. An upper farm-servant hired yearly and provided
with a house ; a married farm-servant.
Lth. Morton Cycle. Agrie. (1863"). se.Sc. Farm labourers,
engaged by the year, their wages being so much in money,
with house, firing, milk, meal, and potatoes— all which things in
kind go by the name of the benefit' (A.W.). Nlib. Hinds, male
and female, having now 'bound their bargains' with their masters,
were coasting round the booths and stalls, Ncwc. Dy. I.eadcr{}une
I, 1897) 5, col. 2 ; Nhb.' A farm servant hired by the year at so
much per week. Hinds formerly had ' corn wages,' and were
mostly paid in kind by the produce of the farm, which included
the pasturage of a cow. Money wages are now general. At
present sLtteen to eighteen shillings per week, with house free,
coals carted, a garden, and generally some potatoes planted on the
farm or 'found' for him. At the hiring a stipulation is often made
by the farmer that the hind must furnish a female field-worker at
a stipulated price per d.-iy, with extra wage in harvest time. This
extra hand is called a ' bondager.' Dur.' n.Yks.' Hired by the
year or term, having a house rent-free in part remuneration and
expected to find other labour besides his own — his wife's, or grown-
up daughter's, possibly — at certain seasons of the year. In sonic
instances, if not all, the hind has some of the responsibility of the
bailifr, but works with his own hands, which the bailiff docs not,
or at least need not ; n.Yks.* A sort of bailiff, in fact, but of a lower
degree. ne.Yks.' The hind lives rent-free, and manages all or a
part of the farm under the owner, working at the same time with
ins own hands. A farmer renting two farms usually puts a hind
into the house he docs not occupy. w.Yks. (J.W.), n.Lan.'
ne.Lan.' One entrusted with the charge of cattle. Der. A hind,
therefore, engaging to work on one of the farms belonging to the
estate, has a house assigned to him, Howitt /?«»-. /.i/t- (1838) 1. 165.
Hence Hinding, sb. an engagement, situation as a farm-
labourer.
Nhb. He has tow dowters workin' oot and a full hindin' himsel',
Longman's Mag. (Feb. 1897) 325.
3. A farm-bailiff or steward.
N.Cy.' Lakel.' A man put in to occupy a farmhouse where the
farmer has more than one ; Lakel.' A farm manager who lives on
the farm and carries it on as a farmer would. Cum. The squire
and heynd, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1805) 118; Cum.' A manager
of an off-lying farm. Yks. Wanted, a situation as hind to manage
a farm. Has part stock and implements, Yts. Herald (Mar. 13,
1886) in N. & Q. (1886) 7th S. i. 276. n.Yks. One end is occu-
pied by a small dwelling-place for a ' hind' or bailiff, Tuke ^^^nc.
(1800) 57. e.Yks. (Miss A.); Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788);
e.Yks.' w.Yks. This hoose is whar mey hind bides, Lucas Stud.
Nidderdale (c. 1882) 33 ; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.' n.Lin. A^. & Q. (1886)
7th S. i. 276; n.Lin.' Are you my cousin Thomas Peacock's hind?
w.Som.' He've a-got a very good place and a good maister :
he's hind, you know, zir, to Squire Coles. Dev. (,F.H.) w.Dev.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796). nw.Dev.' Cor. The hind or
general supervisor of this and numerous other extensive farms,
Hunt Fo/>. Rom. w.Eng. (cd. 1896) 156; Cor.'
4. A term of reproach, a rascal.
Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 84. e.Suf. (F.H.)
5. Coinp. (i) Hind-chiel, (2) -squire, a youth, a young
man, or squire.
(i) n.Sc. Twa gloves o' plate, a gowden helmet Became that
hind-cheel well, Buchan Ballads (ed. 1875) II. 40. (21 The other
was a young hynde squire, In rank, of lower degree, tb. 258.
[Formed fr. OE. In\g)na, gen. pi. o{ lmva,liiga, member
of a family, servant. The -d is excrescent.]
HIND, sb.'^ Sh.I. Dur. Yks. Also in form inde s.Dur.
1. A thin slice of anything, a thin layer.
Sh.I. Shii begood ta straik aff da hind o' dust 'at wis fa'n frae
da bent, Sh. News (Dec. 11, 1897) ; {Coll. L.L.B.)
2. Hoar-frost. s.Dur. (J.E.D.), m.Yks.' Cf. hime, s6.'
Hence Indy, adj. marked with hoar-frost, rimy.
s.Dur. It's a varra indy morning (J.E.D.).
[1. Dan. dial. Iiinde, a thin coating, esp. the thin covering
on milk (Feilberg).]
HIND, adj., sb.^, adv. and prep. Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Cum.
Yks. Not. Lin. Nhp. War. Glo. O.xf Nrf. Suf Ess. Wil.
Som. Also in forms hent Sc. ; hin Sc. Bnff.' Cum.'*
Suf. Ess.; hine Lin.' Som.; hint Sc. Nhb.' Not. n.Lin.';
in- w.Yks.3; ine Wil. [ain(d, h)in(d, h)int.] 1. adj.
Belonging to or at the back, rearward, posterior. Cf.
hinder, adj.^
Sh.I. A peerie white spot abiin his hint cliv ipa da left fit,
Stewart Tales (1892) 244. Abd. Ye hinna on the hin shelvin' o'
the cairt, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) i. e.Sc. She has a bit
dink i' the aff hent hoof, Setoun R. Urqiiharl (1896) ii. Nhb.
He wis ridin o' the hint waggon. Fetch yor hint hand forrit
(R.O.H.). Lakel.' n.Lin.' Th' hint- wheels o' th' red waggon
wants greasin'. Nrf. We got the poles and he say, ' Where are
you going? hind or fore-poling?' Emerson Son 0/ Fens (1892)
173. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892). Som. (F.A.A.) ; Jennings Obs. Dial.
w.Eng. (1825X
Hence Hindling, sb. one who falls behind others or
who is on the losing side of a gaine.
Abd. A chiel came on him wi' a feugh Till a' the hindlings leugh
At him that day, Skinner Christmas Ba'ing (ed. 1805) (Jam.).
2. Comp. (i) Hind-dore, the back part of a box-cart ; (2)
■end or -ind, (a) the further end, the rearward ; the latter
part of anything ; (b) refuse or light corn blown out by the
winnowing-machine ; cf. hinder-end, 5 ; (3) -hand, last,
hindermost, esp. of the last player or last stone in a game
of curling; also used snbsf. ; (4) -harvest, the end of har-
vest, between harvest and winter ; also used al/rib. ; (5)
HINDBERRY
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HINDEREND
•head, (a) the back of the head ; (A) a distant relationship,
a 'German cousin'; (6) -heck, the back-end board of
a cart ; (7) -heel, the tansy, Taitacctiim vtilgarc ; (8) -Hft,
a joint of beef taken from the hind-quarters of the animal,
the 'aitch-bone'; (9) -post, the post on which a gate
hangs ; (10) -side, the back, rear-side ; (11) -yitt, obs., the
hinge of a barn-door.
(i ) Bnff.' Always moveable. (2, a) Nhb. Pull the hint end roond
a bit (R.O.H.). Cum.> Nhp.^ Autumn is the hind-eeiid of the
year. Suf. (C.T.) (6) Cum." (s^Cld.The hindhand stane (Jam.).
Lnk. Our hin'haun, unrivall'd at drawin', Sen's up a tee-shot to a
hair— Game! game! Watson Poems (1853) 64. GaU. Hin-han-
playcrs — For common the best players at the game of curling of
their party ; they play after all the others have played and their
throw is ahv.ays much depended on, Mactaggaut Eitcycl. (1824).
(4) Abd. The wan licht o' the hint hairst moon, Guidiimit
Iiiglisiiiiiill 1^18-12;) ^l- Gall. The beesaresmuikedin the liinharrest
time,MACTAGGAKT Eiicyd. (1824) 88, ed. 1876; Hin-har\-est-time —
That time of the year between harvest and winter, ib. 269. (5, a)
Sc. (Jam.) (A) Lin.i (6) n.Cy. (Hall.) (7) n.Cy. (K.) (8)
w.Yks.3 (9) War. 2 (lo) Abd. Whether he gaed wi' 's cwite
[coat] hin'side afore or no, Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879) '• (")
Ess. Gl. Broiiiliy CItwarden's Accls. (1638).
3. Spare, extra.
Cai. His hind or spare coat, his Sunday coat, Ellis Proiiioic.
(1889) V. 696.
4. s/>. The rear, back ; tlie hindermost, the very last.
Sc. To the hint (Jam.). Nlib. The hint o' a feast's better nor
ihe forst o' a fray. Yor aawis at the hint (R.O.H.) ; Nlib.'
5. Co»ip. (i) Hind-afore or -before, (2) -first, the back
part to the front, the wrong way round, backwards.
(i) Not. The man's got his 'at on hint-before! Prior Rente
(i895"l 51. GIo. It do bloaw cowld then, so I turns 'un hind-a-
fore, Buckman Dnite's Sojoiiiit (1P90) iii. (2) Oxf.l Tuurn
uuyndfusf, uuy tel dhu, un dhen dhu kyanst kyaar 't [Turn
'indfust, I tell Iha, an' then tha canst carr 't].
6. adv. Behind.
Frf. The mains are passed, baith slap and style. His troop o'
Tartars hint a mile, Sands Poems (1833) 75.
7. prep. Behind.
Sc. A discontented Fenian lot, Whahint the hedge aft landlords
shot, Allan Lills (1874') 245- Bnff. Sally forth to scour the
causeys, As yesterday 'hint tight-hough'd lassies, Taylor Poems
(1787) 178. Cld. The sun, sae breem frae hint a clud, Edb. Mag.
(Oct. 1818) 327 (Jam.). Ayr. 'Hint steekit door, Or door that's
haflin's open, Ainslie Laud of Bums (ed. 1892) 318. Lnk. Nor
scorn puir Johnny 'hint his back, Watson Poems (1853) 9.
HINDBERRY, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Stf Also
written hynd- Sc. ; and in forms hen- Stf ; himber
w.Yks. ; hime-berry w.Yks. e.Lan.'; hine- Cum.'"
w.Yks.^*; ian- Cum.' [h)ai-n(d)b3ri.] 1. The wild
raspberry, Riibiis Idacus.
SIg. Frae tlie rank blue-bells I skiff'd the clear dew That bloom
on the Hynd-berry brae, Mum Poems (1818) 89. s.Sc. What
brambles did we not eat, and what hind or rasp-berries did we
not convert into red wine, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 175. Cld.
(Jam.) n.Dmf. Garden IVk. (1896) New S. No. cxiv. 112. Gall.
The 'hip' and the 'hyndberry' . . . were gleaming there, Edb.
Aviiq. Mag. (1848) 113. n.Cy. Grose (1790); (K.); N.Cy.'^,
Nhb.', Cum.i w.Yks. (S.P.U.^ ; (J.T.); Thoresby Lett. (1703) ;
w.Yks.' They war feaful fain to pike amang t'shrogs some shoups,
bummlekites, an' hindberries, ii. 296; w.Yks.^*, ne.Lan.', e.Lan.'
Stf. Ray (1691) MS. add. (J.C.)
2. pi. Excrescences on the under-parts of cattle resem-
bling raspberries. Cum."* Cf anbury, angle-berry, s6.'
[OE. hindbtriae, acinum. Sweet O. E. T. 37.]
HINDER, t;.' and sb.^ Sc. Hmp. Dor. Also in form
hin'er Abd. 1. v. In phr. (i) to hinder time, to waste
time ; (2) — lo do anything, (a) to hinder from doing any-
thing ; (b) to render unnecessary any act ; (c) to prevent
from saying that one did anything ; a form of assevera-
tion.
(1) Hmp. (H.E.\ Dor. (G.M.M.) (2,0) Sc. Seoliasms (1787)
44. Abd. Ya sud hin'er him to gae, Alexander Jolmny Gibb (iS-ji
vii. (/') Sh.I, Da sin is ower da waaster planticrub, dat's juist sax
o'clock frae da know, an' hit'll hindir me ta waive apo' 3'ou, Sti.
IVeu'S (Sept. 3, 1898). (c) Sli.I. I tak's a gnid look, an' ye'll no
hinder me ta see da bow, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 24B; I wis up
luikin' fir a grey yow o' wirse. . . Doo'll no hinder me ta fm her
l.im'd [lambed] a bonnie black gimmer lamb, Sh. News (May 20,
1899).
2. To withhold from, keep back from.
Sli.I. I'm sure Mr. Shiirtiends vvid no hinder you da use o' da
kirk, Stewart Ta/es (1892) 11.
3. sb. Hindrance.
Or.I. An great hinder to His Majesty's princely resolutions,
Peterkin Notes (1822) App. 63. Abd. Without let or hinder,
Deeside Tales (1872) 24.
HINDER, adj.\ sb.' and t/.^ Sc. Nhb. Lakcl. Cum. Yks.
Lan. War. Shr. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms hinner
Sc. ; hinthern.Yks. ; hoindurLan. [h)ai-nd3(r,h)ind3(r.]
1. adj. 'Hind,' back, rearward ; remote. Cf hind, adj.
Sh.I. Ta sit apon his hinder legs, S/i. News (July 23, 1898).
Bnff. I . . . bought twa Brokic's hinner buttocks, Taylor Poems
{i~iS-;) 68. Kcd. Couper Geordie loot his stick Drap on Foveran's
hinner hurdles, Grant Lays (1884) 43. n.Cy. Bailey (1721^.
Nhb. The hinder pairt o' them wad fare badly; there wis sic a
scrudge (R.O.H.). LakeL' w.Yks. Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c.
1882).
2. Comb, (i) Hinder-lan(d)s or -lins, (2) -lets, (3) -liths,
the back part ; the hind-quarters, buttocks ; (4) -most, {a)
the last ; {b) in arrears, behind-hand ; (5) -most o' three,
a game played on village greens ; (6) -side, the back of
any object.
(i) Sc. We downa bide the coercion of gude braid-claith about
our hinderlans, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxiii ; Tod sprang up frae
his hinderlands and fell forrit on the wab, Stevenson Catriona
(1893) XV. Lnk. The candidates are those wha daily moil, An'
harle at their hinderlins a cart, MuiR Minstrelsy (1816) 10. Gall.
And doon Birsay fell . . . landin' on my hinderlands, Crockett
Moss-Hags (1895) xxiii. (2) Sc. Her hinderlets being wickedly
wet, in John Davie's well that morning, Graham IVrilings (1883)
II. 37. Rnf. On her hinderlets war seen The purpie an' the blue,
Fu' gay, PicKEN Poems (1813) II. 91. (3) Gall. Animals of the
lizard species are alwaj's considered to have poison somewhere
about their hinnerliths, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 22, ed. 1876.
(4, a) n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Lan.' War.* Yes, there's Joe in as usual,
the hindermost of all. (A) Cor. He'll go on paying — he's never
got hindermost i' his paying, Baring-Gould Ciirgenven (1893)
xxi. (5) Cum." (6) n.Yks. (,T.S.), n.Yks.2
3. Last in point of time, latter.
Lnk. I dreamed a dreary dream this hinder night, Ramsay
Gentle Shep. (1725) 368, ed. 1733. Edb. Whilk happen'd on the
hinder night, FERGUSSONPof;;K ( 1773) '73> ^d. 1785. n.Cy. Border
Gl. iColt. L.L.B.) Nhb. (R.O.H.)
Hence Hinnerly, adv. at the last, finally.
e.Lth. He is juist the sort o' lad that hinnerly will ding the deil,
MucKLEBACKiT Rhymes (1885) 236.
4. sb. The buttocks ; the hind-quarters of an animal ;
the back ; gen. in pi.
Bnff. Boasting of kissing, at their meetings the Devil's ' hinder,*
Gordon Keith (1880I 55. LtU. A pull that brought the pony in a
moment back upon its hinders, Lumsden Sheep-liead (189a) 268.
Lan. Thir is nah a barro e SmobrufTuts big anoulT fur iz hoindurs,
ScHOLES Tim Gannvatlle (1857I 20. Soni. (G.S.)
5. fil. Fragments. Shr. (Hall.) Cf. hinder-end, 4.
6. V. To go backwards. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Som. (Hall.)
HINDER, adv. and adj." Bdf e.An. Dev. Also in
forms hender Bdf ; hinter Nrf 1. adv. Yonder, in
that direction. See Hin(n.
Bdf. (J.W.B.), e.An. '2 Nrf. (F.E.) ; Du yow see them white
bards hinder? Patterson A/«h (T»rf A'n/. (1895I27; To taake the
faarm up hinder. Spilling Giles (1872) 6. Suf. Hide in the holl
'bor, hinder come a doo (W.W.S.) ; (C.T.) ; Suf.' Hinder a go.
Ess. That waiter hinder favours yow, Clark y. Noakes (1839) st.
141; Gl. (1851); Ess.' Dev. 'Hot's that dawn hinder?' 'It's
zuine mon a comin' along ter drangway,' Madox-Brown Dwale
Bltith (1876) bk. IV. ii.
Hence (i) Hindercome, adv. in sight, but some way off.
Suf. (H.H.) ; (2) Hinderward(s, adv. yonderwards, in that
direction. e.Suf (F.H.)
2. adj. Yon, yonder, that.
e.Sm. He live in hinder cottage (F.H.).
Hence Hinderway, adj. j'onder, in that direction, ib.
HINDER-END, sb. and adj. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. VVm.
Yks. Lan. Dcr. Not. Lin. Nhp. Som. Also written
HINDERLING
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HINE
hinder- Nhb. ; hinnder- Cum. ; and in forms hender- Sc. ;
hindher- e.Yks.' ; hindrens Lin. ; hindther- n.Yks. ; hiner-
Abd.; hinner-Sc; hinter- Nhb. ; hinther- n.Yks. 1. sb.
The back part of anything, the rearward.
Sc. (A.W.), Nhb. (R.O.H.) n.Yks. Hinther end of cart (T.S.).
e.Yks.' Shuv it in at hindher-end. m.Yks.' w.Yks. Banks IVt/Id.
IVds. {1865). Lan.i, ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' n.Lin.' Th' prickin' furk's e'
th' hinderend o' th' barn. w.Som.' The hinder-end of the train.
2. The buttocks, breech.
Cai.' Fif. The Fisher-knicht, wi' halbert's prob, Their hobblin'
hender-ends did job, Tennant Papistry (1827) 160. Edb. Between
ilk stenn she ga'e rift. Out frae her hinder end, Forbes Poctiis
(1812) 164. w.Yks. He gat t'babby an reared it ov it hinder-end,
Yks. Wkly. Post (Feb. 22, 1896). Lan. They both sprang onto
their hinder-ends, Waugh Heather (ed. Milner) II. 220; Lan.',
ne.Lan.' w.Sora.' Maister's bad again ; he've a got a risin pon
his hinder-end now, and 's fo'ced to have a 'oss-collar vor to
zit pon.
3. The end, termination, extremity ; the latter end, esp.
the ultimate end of life ; the latter part.
Sc. Weel, at the hinder-end, we saw the wee flag yirk up to
the mast heid, Stevenson Catrioiia (1893) xv; Falsehood made
ne'er a fair hinder-end, Ferguson Prov. (1641) 11. Sh.I. What
will come o' da laek o' dat i' da hinder end! Sli. News (July 9,
1898). Cai.* Abd. There wud lickly be a ploy i' the hin'eren',
Alexander yo/;H;y Gibb (1871) xl. Per. Read the deevil's books
to ken The secret of their hinner en', Haliburton Horace (1886)
80. Kcd. She . . . thocht Her hinner-en' had come. Grant Lnys
(1884) 14. Fif. His death came unco sudden at the hinderend,
Robertson Provost (1894) 34. Ayr. In the hinder-end of last
year, Service Dr. Dtigiiid (ed. 1887) 7. Lnk. An' will be till the
hinder-en', Watson Poems (1853) 104. e.Lth. Just a pair still
born at the hinner en', Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 6. Slk.
This was the hinderend of all, Hogg Tales (1838) 283, ed. 1866.
Gall. He was . . . reared in the hinder end o' the last century,
Crockett 5//'c/i'i/Afi'». (1893) 103. Wgt. Truth may bewarstatthe
first, bit its aye best at the hinner en', Ffaser IVigtoivii (1877I
383. Kcb. The hinder-end of the night, Rutherford Lett. ( 1660)
No. 321. Nlib. It wis at the hinderend o' the month (R.O.H.) ;
Thoo's been kindor tiv us it the hinderend than it the furst,
RoBSON Bk. Ruth (i860) iii. 10. Dur.' Cum. He . . . teaak off
as hard as he could tuU t'hinnder end eh t'steamer, Sargisson
Joe Scoap (1881) 48. Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.' I was born at the
hinderend of th' year.
4. The last remains of anything, the leavings, fragments ;
rubbish, refuse, rift-ratT; the worst of anything. Alsoin/i/.
n.Sc. The hinder-end o' aw trade, the worst business to which
one can betake one's self. The hinder-end o' aw folk (Jam.).
Abd. A drunken man's the hin'er-end o' a', Shirrefs Poems
(1790) 42. Ltli. He's ane o' the rale auld stock . . . that ther's
e'en noo but bits o' hinner ends an' shairds lefto'tjLuMSDENS/icf/-
hcad{i&g2) 294. Slk. They warna li kit and the hinder-end o' them
were in the catslack burn, Blackw. Mag. (Mar. 1823) 314. N.Cy.'
Nhb. The broken meat of a feast. The last gathered corn from
the fields at harvest-time is called the hinderends (R.O.H.).
Cum. (E.W.P.) m.Yks.i The main feck of them went their way,
but the hinder-end kept on.
5. pi. The refuse of corn after winnowing; the small, in-
ferior grains of corn.
N.Cy.', Nhb. (R.O.H.), Dur." s.Dur. It's ne better nor hinder-
ends (J.E.D.). Cum. Fit only for hens meat (J.Ar.); Cum.'
Wni. Give the cattle some hinder-ends (B.K.). n.Yks. (T.S.) ;
Ise gin' the yawds some hinderends and cafTe, Meriton Praise
Ale (1684) 1. 84 ; n.Yks.", ne.Yks.', e.Yks.' w.Yks. A corn-
dealer's offal is the ' hinder ends," the small, faulty, grub-eaten
grains sold as 'beer corn,' Leeds Merc. Siippl. (May 23, 1896);
w.Yks. '2, Not. (J.H.B.) s.Not. There's a lot o' hinder ends i' this
flour (J.P.K.). Lin. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863) ; Lin.' n.Lin.'
So called because in winnowing it falls at the hinderend of the
heap. 'We send forends to markit, seconds to th' miln for
wer-sens, and chickens gets th' hinderends.' s.Lin. Gether up
the hinder ends and put them in seeks for the hens (T.H.R.).
sw.Lin.' Kept for poultry. ' They cree'd all the hinder-ends for
the herses.' Nbp.'
6. adj. Late in doing anything, behind others ; hind-
most. m.Yks.', nw.Der.'
HINDERLING, sb. Obs. Dev. A base fellow, a de-
generate person ; a groom, underling ; a lower servant.
Horae Sitbsecivae {im)2zz,22^; Bailey(i72i); Skinner(i67i).
HINDERMENT, sb. Som. Dev. Cor. [i-ndsmsnt.] A
hindrance, obstacle.
w.Som.' Dev. They'm sinking the road, and I reckon that 'th
a bin a hinderment. Reports Proviiic. (1882) 15. n.Dev. 'T'ill be
zum hinderment ta he, Rock Jim an' Nell [i86j) st. 118. nw.Dev.'
w.Cor.The fire wouldn't burn, 'twas a terrible hinderment (M.A.C.).
HINDERSOME, adj. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Wor. Hrf Glo. [h)inda(r)s3m.] 1. Hindering, imped-
ing, troublesome, esp. of the weather.
Cai.', N.Cy.' Nhb.' The bad weather's very hindersome for
the harvist. Dur.', Cum.', n.Yks.", w.Yks. (J.W.), Lan.', n.Lan.',
ne.Lan.', Wor. (W.C.B.) Hrf.' The weather is hindersome;
Hrf.2, Glo.»
2. Tedious, wearisome. Abd. (Jam.)
HINDLE-BAR, sb. War. An iron bar used for driving
stakes. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863).
HINDMOST, adj. and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum.
Yks. Lan. Also in forms hainmost Abd. ; hemust Wxf ' ;
henmost Frf. ; himbest Dur. ; hindmaist, -mast, hinmaist
Sc. ; -mast Nhb. Cum.'; -most Sc. N.Cy.' Nhb. Dur.»
ne.Lan.'; hintmest Cum. 1. adj. Last, latest, final;
also used advb.
Sc. He was not hinmost on the fielde, Rogers Three Reformers
(1874) no. Sh.I. So dis'll be his hinmost nicht in wir 'oos,
Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 28. Cai.' Abd. I doot I've saired
my hainmost day i' the garden noo, Mi^Kenzie Cruisie Sketches
(1894) vi ; [HeJ gars them pay the hindmost doit. Ye needna
doubt, Cock Strains (1810) I. 138. Frf. The henmost time I saw
him he was layin' doon the lawaboot something, Barrie Thrums
(1889) xvi. Per. It's no an easy thing to speak to folk at the
hindmost minute, Sandy Scott (1897) 57. Fif. It was ae nicht
in the hinmaist week o' April, M'Laren Tibbie (1894) 88. Rnf.
Hindmast, I've a poke o' siller Hauf as big's a knockin' mell,
PiCKEN Poems (1813) I. 105. Ayr. The hindmost Laird of Ardeer
was certainly a vera wee droich o' a creatur himsel', Service
Dr. Diigiiid (ed. 1887) 253. Lnk. He took me up to the hindmost
dance, "Roy Generalship (ed. 1895) 30. Lth. The grave gudeman,
the coo in hand. Cam' soberly an' hinmaist, Lumsden Sheep-head
(1892) 72. Edb. Strip yon birkies o' their hindmaist sark,
Learmont Poems (1791) 318. Bwk. The lav'rock his hinmaist
sang had sung, Chisholm Poems (1879) 19. Slk. An' comfort till
their hindmost day, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 98. Dmf. Stickt
there in their hinmaist sleep, Reid Poems (1894) r. Wxf.', N.Cy.'
Nhb. Hinmest pipe (R.O.H.). Dur.', w.Yks. (J.W.), ne.Lan.'
2. Comb, (i) Hinmost cut, the last cut of corn on the
harvest-field ; (2) — o' three, a game played on village
greens ; cf. hindermost, s.v. Hinder, adj}
(i)Rxb. He or she who gets the last cut of the corn is to be
first married (Jam.). (2) Cum.'
3. Youngest.
Nhb. He's the hinmest lad but he's the clivverest (R.O.H.).
Dur. Ah ast fer a laken for t'himbest bairn, Egglestone Betty
Podkin's Visit (1877) 5.
4. sb. The last, the furthermost back ; the end, close, the
last remains.
Kcd. The week . . . was gettin' near its hin'most, Grant Lays
(1884) no. Per. Tibbie Tirpie, sittin' awa back wi' the hindmost,
took to the greetin, Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 63, ed. 1887.
Rnf. Some roar'd the hindmost was foremost, Webster Rhymes
(1835) 6. Ayr. Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive. Burns To
a Haggis, St. 4. Lth. The hindmost and the feeblest aft become
the first and best, Ballantine Poems (1856) 58. Nhb. The last
o' coffee's Nanny's share, And mine the hindmost o' the tea,
Wilson P//;»(T)i's P(t>'(i843) '3> Deil tyek the hinmest (R.O.H.).
Cum. T'varra hintmest eh thur velvet-plush chaps at we fell in
wih pot us intuU a girt room, Sargisson /oc Scoap (1881) 165.
HINE, adv. Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Also written hein
Cum.'* n.Yks.' ; hyne Sc. ; and in forms hyn, hynd Sc.
1. Obsol. Hence ; freq. used as int. hence, be off!
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; (K.) Cum. Ray (1691) ; Bailey (1721);
Cum.* n.Yks. Get up, mah bonny yan, an' hine away, Robinson
IVhitby Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 10 ; n.Yks.' ; n.Yks." Hine away !
Hence Hyne, sb. a departure.
Abd. ' A merry hyne to ye,' a mode of bidding good bye to one
when the speaker is in ill humour (Jam.).
2. Away, far away, to a distance.
Sc. And on it cam frae the Castle hyne, Jamieson Pop. Ballads
(1806) I. 234; A dyke that runs frae ahint the auld fauld hyne
owcr the way o' the loch, Roy Horseman's IVd. (1895) xxxi.
HINE
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HING
Elg. Hyne up in the glen he met Nell linking to the town,
CouPER Poetiy (1804) II. 74. Abd. They've gane hyne awa",
Alexander Jo/iiiiiy Gibb (1871) xv ; Faith I wad thole a Murray
ride, Tho' hine out o'er the raging tide, Shirrefs Poems (1790)
354 ; It's in aneath the castle and hine ben a dark passage, Greig
Logie o Diichan (1899) 147. Ags. Hyne far awa (Jam.)- Ayr.
Syne he has gane far hynd out o'er Lord Chattan's land sac wide,
Bnllacis and Sngs. (1847) II. 42. Edb. Hyn awa' to E'inbrough
scoured she, Fergusson Pocwis (1773) 108, ed. 1785.
Hence (1) Hyne-awa, adj. distant, far away ; (2) -till or
•to, prep, as far as, to the distance of.
(i) Abd. The wonders that lay 'neath the hyne-awa skies,
Gadenhead Bon Accord (1853) 206. (2) Abd. (Jam.)
3. Obs. From this time ; ere long.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721) ; To hine of a while [after a while or short
time] {K.^ ; (J.L.) (1783) ; N.Cy.^ Hine of a while.
[1. Sped vs hyne, Le^. Saiiils (c. 1400), ed. Metcalfe, 1. 159.]
HINE, HINE-BERRY, see Hind, sb.\ adj., Hindberry.
HING, V. and sb.^ Sc. Irel. and n. and midl. counties
to Nhp. War. I. v. Gram, forms. 1. Preterite: (i)
Ang, (2) Eng, (3) Hang, (4) Hing, (5) Hung, (6) Ung.
See Hang.
(i) ra.Yks.i Aang-, Introd. 33. C2) w.Yks. Ei), Wright
Gram. IVndhll. (1892) 132. (3) Sc. Murray Dial. (1873) 205.
Sh.I. I took aff me kjaep, an' hang her apon a nail, Sh. News
(Dec. 16, i899\ Cai.', ne.Yks.' 33. w.Yks. Doon t'chimler hang
a gert chean, Lucas Siiid. Nidderdale (e. 1882) 257 ; w.Yks.'
(4) Lin. 1 went and hing up my coat behind the door (C.L.F.X
S.Lin. A hing my coat on yon nail (F.H.W.). (5) ne.Yks.i 33.
(61 m.Yks.l Uong-, Intiod. 36.
^. Pp.: {1) Hing'd, (2) Hung, (3) Ung.
(i) ne.Yks.' 33. (2) Sc. Murray i);fl/.(i873l 205. Cai.>, Nhb.»,
n.Yks.2, ne.Yks.i 33. w.Yks.' (3) m.Yks.l Uong-, Introd. 36.
w.Yks. Ui), Wright Gram. Wiidhll. (1892) 132.
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. To hang, suspend; to hang down,
droop, be suspended.
Sc. Na, na, he hings his sword on the cleek, Scott N/gel(z82z)
xxxvii. Cai.i e.Sc. It [gown] hings fine frae his shouthers,
Setoun Stiiis/iiiie (1895) 332. nw.Abd. Hing on yer tatie brec,
Goodwi/e (1867) St. 39. Frf. Her little leddyship was all hing-
ing in gold and jewels, Barrie Minister ( 1891) xxvi. Per.
An" saft winds hing the plantin' booers Wi' leaves that rustle,
Haliburton Horace (1886) 67. Fif. Garr'd his head hing like a
doken, Tennant Papistry (_i827^ 8. s.Sc. Wi' the blab frae my
nose hinging doon, Allan Poems (1887I 93. Ayr. Come hing
your heids an' mourn thegither, Laing Poems V1894) g. Lnk.
Whoever tak's her will just need to hing her up in a cage, Fraser
IVIiaups (1895) vii. Edb. The deil ane wad hing on his kettle,
Learmont Poems (1791') 168. Dnif. They were hinging down
their heads, Shennan Tales (1831) 42. Gall. Them that steals
hings in a tow, Crockeit Mws-Z/d^s (legs'; xxiii. N.Cy.i Nhb.
Whe's yon cumin' up ower the moor hingin' on hur sweetheart ?
RoBSON Siig. Sol. (1859^ viii. 5 ; Nhb.i, Dur.l, e.Dur.i Cum. To
gar thee sigh, luik sad, or hing thy head? Gilpin Sngs. (1866)
157. Wm. We've a flick a bacan hingan i't chimla. Spec. Dial.
(1877) pt. i. I. Yks. (K.) n.Yks. Thou stans an' hings the
heead, Tweddell Clevel. Rhymes (1875) 21 ; n.Yks.'^^* e.Yks.
We had icecannles ayahd lang, hingin fre'spoot end, Nicholson
Flk-Sp. (i88g) 95 ; e.Yks.i w.Yks. (J.W.) ; Ah'd rather hing hur
up by t'neck, Preston Poems (1864) 6; w.Yks. '^^^ e.Lan.i
Der.2 This gate hings well and hinders none. nw.Der.' Not. It
is a fat child, its cheeks fair hing (L.C.M.) ; Yer mustn't let
your hair hing down like that, Prior Renic (1895) loi ; Not.';
Not.^ Big foakes alius 'ings together, if yo offend one, j'o offend
the lot on 'em. Lin. I sicp i' my chair agean wi' my hairm
hingin' down to the floor, Tennyson Owd Rod (i88g). n.Lin.'
He'd said times many that afoore he'd marry her he'd hing his-
sen up o' th' highest tree e' Notherup. sw.Lin.' The berry-bushes
are as full as they can hing. The jaw on one side seems to hing.
S.Lin. Tlie helter hings up on the naale in the staable (T.H. R.).
Nhp. Dry up, ye dews, nor threat'ning hing, Clare Poems (1820)
183; Nhp.i2 War. It's nothin' but contrairiness to make 'em
hing down like a mastiff dog's, Geo. Eliot Floss (i860) I. 42.
Hence f i) Hinger-on, sb. a toady, parasite, ' hanger-on.'
n.Yks. (T.S.) ; (2) Hingit, ppl. adj. drooping, applied to
flowers or plants. N.I.'
2. Phr. (i) to /ling about, (2) —an rt— , to lounge, loiter
about ; to hang about ; also used /ig. ; (3) — back, to be
reluctant, unwilhng; to hesitate; (4)" — ?;/, to work away,
go on, push on ; to persevere, continue ; (5) — on, (a) to
linger, continue ; to survive ; (A) see (4) ; (6) — to, to have
an inclination or afiection for; to cling ; (7) — yfrc, see (3) ;
(8) — hard for, see (6) ; (9) — the ears, (10) — the lugs, to
be crestfallen, abashed, taken aback ; (11) — by the breeirs
o' the eeii, to be on the eve of bankruptcy ; (12) — for rain
or ivet, to threaten or portend rain ; (13) — in the bell-ropes,
a time of suspense ; the time elapsing between the calling
of banns in church and the wedding ; (14) — in the britchen,
to shirk work, like a lazy horse ; (15) —round, to saunter
about ; to loiter, lounge ; (16) — one's hat upon, to depend
on for encouragement, to rely on.
(i) Sc. (Jam.\ Cai.i Abd. A gryte squad o' them 't hed been
hingin' aboot the manse door, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871)
xviii. Frf. The memory o' that 'II hing about my death bed,
Barrie Minister (189:) xliii. ne.Yks.' Sha hings an' trails aboot.
e.Yks.' w.Yks. While I wor hingin' abaht t'hahse 'at shoo went
into, Cudworth Dial. S/eetchcs (1884) 2; w.Yks.' sw.Lin.' The
bairns hing about one so. (2) w.Yks.' (3^ e.Lth. There was nae
hingin back. Hunter /. Inuici (1895! 24. Nhb. He's hingin back
(R.O.H.). Yks. (J.W.) (4I Inv. (H.E.F.) Abd. Hing-in, my
lads, the day's our ain, Shelley Floiveis (1868) 93 ; They
hang in like grim death (G.W.). (5, a) Sc. After hinging
on and teaching it a' the summer, Scorr Midlothian (1818) v.
n.Sc. (Jam.), Cai.', n.Cy. (J.W.) (4) Cum.' n.Yks." If fdroot
hings on. to'nips 'II be ti neea good ti year. n.Lan. They
ust et clout ther deaths ... as lang as they wod hing on,
Lonsdale Mag. (Jan. 1867) 270. (6) n.Yks. They hing sair ti
yam [They are very stingy]. Fooaks hings ti their bairns (I.W. ) ;
n.Yks.* He's treated her warse 'an a dog, bud sha still hings tiv
him. (7) Ayr.The man hung fire a wee. Hunter Storf/'^ (1870) 39.
e.Lth. Ye've been hingin fire for a gey while. Hunter y. Imt.>ick
(1895) 183. n.Cy. (J.W.) (8') sw.Lin.' She hings hard for home.
(9^ w.Yks. We volunteers Will drop our crest, an' hing our ears.
When t'Fenian banner waves, Twisleton Poems (c. 1867) Ep. to
IV. L. (10) Bch. I dinna hing my lugs, like ane That has a riven
breek, Forbes Ulysses (1785) 30. Cum. Theer mun be summat
wrang when thou comes beam hingan thy lugs that way,
Dickinson Oimir. (1876) 115; Cum.' (11I BiilT.' (12I n.Yks.'
Applied to the general appearance of the clouds and atmosphere
when rain is evidently approaching. ' Ah aimed it wad be wet :
it's bin hinging for raan ivver sen sunrise*; n.Yks.'* Common.
ne.Yks.' w.Yks. Hingin for wet, ToM Treddlehoyle Bairnsla
Ann. (1857) 13 ; (J.W.) Lin. It hings for rain, Brookes Tracts
Gl. sw.Lin.' It seems to hing for rain. (13) Cum.^ We're hingin'
i't bell reaps — to t'parson I've toak't, 39 ; Cum." Chs.' From the
time the banns of a couple are completed asking in church, to the
time they marry, they are said to ' hing i' th' bell ropes.' nw.Der.'
(14) Nhb.' (15) Per. I'se be hingin' round here-awa, an ye
maun fesh back the answer belive, Cleland Inchbrackcn (1883)
137, ed. 1887. (16) n.Lin.' That's what I hing my hat upon, i. e.
that is what encourages me.
3. Comb, (i) Hing-benk, the landing-place for ' kibbles ' ;
(2) -by, a dependent or adherent ; a toady, parasite,
' hanger-on' ; (3) -lock, a padlock; (4) -lug, a poor, lean
horse or animal ; a miserable, shiftless person ; (5) -lugs,
a sullen fellow ; (6) -on, see (2) ; (7) -on oven, an oven
which is hung over the fire ; (8) -pillick, a slouching,
slinking person ; (9) -post, (10) -stohp, the post on which
a gate or door hangs.
(I j Dur. Gibson UplVeardak Gl. (1870). (2) n.Yks.' '^, ne.Yks.',
w.Yks.', Nhp.' (3) Nhb.' Cum.'; Cum.* Fitted wid a Strang dooar
an' a hing lock, C. Pacq. (Apr. 20, 1893) 6, col. i. n.Yks. (I.W.),
w.Yks. (J.W.\ n.Lin.' (4) e.Yks. A thoroughly forlorn despairing
man is said to be a 'hing lug,' Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 4; A
poor lean miserable thing is termed a 'hing-hig,' ib. 67 ; e.Yks.'
(5) n.Yks.* (6) w.Yks.' (7) n.Yks. They had a hing-on eeaven
(I.W.). (,8) Cum.* (9) n.Lin.', Lei.' (10) n.Lin.'
4. Fig. To hang, be in suspense, be in a state of un-
certainty.
Sc. (A.W.), n.Cy. (A.W.) s.Not. They hevn't raised the money,
so the matter hings (J.P.K.).
5. To be beset with, hampered with. Used mpp.
n.Yks. He was hung wi' t'apples [he could hardly sell them]
(I.W.) ; n.Yks. 2 ' I's sair hung wi 't,' I cannot sell the article.
Hence Hinging, ppl. adj. of a market or sale : stationary,
not brisk.
Sc. (A.W.) n.Yks. He could hardly sell them for it was a
hingin' market (I.W.) ; n.Yks.*
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6. Coal-mining term : to incline or dip. Nhb.'
7. With on : to start to draw coals.
Nhb. When corves and gins only were in use the men first ' set'
each other down into the pit ; and in sending down the men and
their gear, men only worked the gin. As soon as the pit hung
on, that is, commenced to draw up coals, the labour was performed
by horses (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.', Yks. (J.W.)
Hence (i) Hinger-on, sb. an onsetter in a pit ; (2) Hing-
ing or Hingen-on, sb. (a) a place in a shaft where tubs
are taken out and put in; (o) the time at which the pit
first begins to draw coal ; (3) Hing-on, int. a call from the
banksman to the onsetter, after any stop, to recommence
work.
(i) Nhb. Formerly so called from his having to ' hing on' the
corf to the clippers or hook by which it was attached 10 the wind-
ing rope l^R.O.H.). (a, a) Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl.
(1888). (i) Nhb. Frae hingin'on till howdy maw, Ye hardly knew if
gawn or stannin', Wilson Pilmwt's Pay (1843I 29. (3) Nhb.,
Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888).
8. sb. The way, fashion, or ' hang' of a thing ; the way
of putting a thing or telling a story.
Sh.I. Whin Eppie widna see da hing o' dis style odder, . . he
wid turn practical in a meenit, Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 87. Per.
Ye hae na juist the hing o't as they had it, Cleland Inchbrackcii
(1883) 65, ed. 1887.
9. Phr. on the /!:'ng,hetween times, in the intervals of work.
BnfiT. He also contrived to preserve his specimens ... in his
idle time * betwi.Kt pairs,' — whilst, as shoemakers would say, they
were ' on the hing,' Smiles Nattir. (1876) viii.
[From ON. heiigja (pret. hcngda), with change from vjv.
to sv.]
HING, sb.^ Lakel.2 Cum." w.Yks. (C.W.D.) The male
salmon, Sulnio salar, or male trout, S./tirio.
HINGE, sb., adj. and v. Sc. Yks. Lan. Chs. War. Wor.
Hmp. Also in form inch s.Wor." [ing.] 1. sb. In
camp, (i) Hinge-post. War.^ ; (2) -tree, the upright post
of a gate to which the hinges are attached. s.Wor.'
2. Phr. to be off the hinges, to be out of health. w.Yks.*
3. pi. Fig. Joints.
Lan. If I'd ha' been thirty younger, an' a bit less stiff i' th'
hinges, Burnett Lozt^nf's (1877) viii.
4. adj. Active, nimble ; supple, pliant.
Chs.''3 s.Chs.' Ey)z in-zh on iz legz fur un uwd raon [He's
hinge on his legs for an owd mon].
5. V. Fig. To depend on.
Sc. (A.W.) Chs.i ; Chs.3 What you say hinges upon what he did.
6. With up : to entangle.
Hmp. To be hingcd-up, is to get so inclosed on all sides that
one cannot get away, Holloway.
HINGED-BRIG, s6. Sc. A draw-bridge.
Per. Its ports and pcnds, hinged brigs an' slidiu' doors, Hali-
BURTON Dunbar (1895) 89.
HINGER, sb. Sc. Nhb. Also written hingar Abd. ;
and in forms hanger S. & Ork.' ; hingger Sh.I. [hi'qar.]
1. A curtain, hanging.
Sh.I. Shu cam but ower da fluer carryin ane o' da bed hinggers
apon her airm, 5/;. Neivs (Jan. 21, 1899) ; S. & Ork.'
2. A pendant ; a necklace.
n.Sc. I'll put gowd hingers roun' your cage, Buchan Ballads
(1828) I. 49, ed. 1875. Frf. Till only five Remained at last, com-
plete as hingers. Five goodly taes and just five fingers, Sands
Poems (1833) loi.
Hence Hingar-at-lug, sb. an earring.
Abd. Bein' a jeedge o'hingars-at-lugs [earrings] an' sic vanities,
Macdonald MalcoUn (1875) II. 263.
3. A hinge. Nhb.' See Hanger, 3. 4. A loop at the
end of a whip-shank on which the whip is hung. ib.
5. Fiq. A settler, a personal remark that takes eflfect.
Nhb. (R.O.H.)
HINGING, prp. and sb. Sc. Irel. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan.
e.An. Also in form hingan Cai.' Edb. Cum.' 1. prp. In
comb, (i) Hinging-cliafted, having hanging or pendulous
cheeks; (2) -fashion, in bad health, ill, out of health ; (3)
-lock, a padlock ; (4) -lugg, a grudge ; dislike or enmity
towards a person ; (5) -lugged, dull, dispirited ; out of
humour, sulky ; (6) -lugs, hanging ears ; fg. crestfallen,
abashed ; (7) -mind, an inclination or strong disposition to
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do anything; (8) -moot, in low spirits; (9) -shouldered,
having sloping shoulders.
(1I Edb. Wi' hingan'-chafted Johnny Jow, Wi' nose on's face
tae smell, Carlop Green (1793') 117, ed. 1817. (21 w.Yks. Tha
knaws I've been At t'hingin feshun long, . . an I'dgie the wurld At
I wur weel an strong, Preston Poems (1864) 21. (3^ N.I.' (4)
Gall. ' Such a one has a hinging-lugg at me,' means that one is
not well disposed towards me. ' I . . . have not a hinging-luggat
a living soul.' Mactaggabt Encycl. (1824) 269, ed. 1876. (5)
Cai.' Gall. A person is said to be hinging-lugged when, having
an ill-will at any one, and apparently sulky, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 269, ed. 1876. 1,6) Ayr. I met four chaps yon birks amang,
Wi' hingin' lugs and faces lang, Boswell Poet. Wks. (1803) 11,
ed. 1871. (7) n.Yks.' Ay, he's had a hinging-mind tiv it, ivver
syne his brithergaed furrin ; n.Yks.2 (8) Bnff.' (9 Edb. Grouchy
Car, wi's humpy gett. And 'shingan'-shovvthered Bess, Carlop Green
(17931 129, ed. 1817.
2. Sloping.
Cum. Hingin' ground, a road gently sloping downwards (J.Ar.) ;
Cum.' A hingan field is one on the side of a hill ; Cum." Yon rich
hingin cworn-fields, Echoes Brokken Statesman, st. i.
3. sb. pi. Curtains, hangings.
Sc. I am . . . winsome ... as the hingin's o' Solomon, Hender-
son Sng. Sol. (18621 i. 5. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 269,
ed. 1876. Dur.i, w.Yks.'*
4. A hinge.
w.Yks. T'door's dropt off t'hingins (jE.B.). neXan.' e.An.'
e.Suf. (F. H. )
5. A place where clothes are hung to dry.
w.Yks. Ther's no hingin' to yond hahse (iE.B.).
HINGKAPONK, sb. Lakel. Wm. Also written hinka-
ponk Wm. An impostor.
Lakel.2 Wm. Still in use (W.H.H.). n.Wm. Thoo's a lal leein'
hingkaponk (B.K.).
HINGLE, sb. and w.' Lan. Chs. Lin. e.An. Also written
hingel e.An.- [i'tjl, e.An. also ingl.] 1. sb. A hinge.
e.Lan.' s.Chs. Irons with which to hang a door (A.G.F.').
e.An.'2 Nrf. The door is blowed off the hingles, Cozens-Hakdy
Broad N,f. {i8g3) 66. e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. A wire snare used by poachers. Cf. hang, 9.
e.An.i Moving easily, and closing like a hinge. Suf. (C.T.)
3. The h.nndle of a pot or bucket by which it hangs ; the
neck of a bottle. Lin.', sw.Lin.' 4. v. To snare hares
and rabbits, &c. e.An.' Hence Hingling, sb. a snare for
pheasants, made with one or with two wires, ib.
HINGLE, t;.2 Wbs. Sc. To loiter. Abd. (Jam.)
Hence Hingling, ppl. adj. loitering.
Abd. Artless tales an' sangs uncouth Shamm'd aff the hinglin
hours, Tarras Poems (1804) 16 (Jam.). Fif. [ib.)
HINGUM-TRINGUM, «(//". Bnff.' L In low spirits, in
a weak state of health. 2. Worthless, disreputable.
A doot they're nae the berrie. They hid sic a hingum-tringum
horse an' cairt. The fouck it's taen the inn is a real hingum-
tringum set.
HINGY, adj. Cum. Yks. Lei. Nhp. [h)i'r|i, i'ngi.]
1. Poorly, dull, heavy ; languid.
Cum.' Fadder's o' hingy to-day and nin reet at o' ; Cum.'' Ah's
hingy an twiny an' feckless an oot o' fettle. n.Yks. He leeaks a
hingy leeak (I.W.) ; n.Yks.^ In a hingy soort o' way.
2. Of beer : ' up,' fermenting, ' on the work.'
Lei.' ' Bless ye, m'm,' said a drayman of a beer-barrel showing
symptoms of internal disturbance, ' it's on'y a bit hingy.' Nhp.^
Particularly applied to beer that ferments in the cask from re-
moval.
HINK, s«.' ? Obs. Hrt. Ken. Also written hinck Hrt.
A hook used in cutting peas.
Hrt. By the hinck, whose wooden handle is about two feet long,
they pull up the laid pease with one hand, Ellis Mod. Hiisb.
(1750) IV. iii ; Marshall Review (18 17) V. 441 ; Ken.' A hook at
the end of a stick, used for drawing and lifting back the peas,
whilst they were being cut with the pea-hook. The pea-hook and
hink always went together.
HINK, Z).' and 56.= Sc. Lakel. L ? Ois. z;. To hesitate,
pause.
Sc. Any that saw his strange deport Perceiv'd his m.TW to hink
and jarr, Cleland Poems (1697) 105 (Jam.), w. & s.Sc. Not yet
quite obs. A stammerer hinks in his speech (Jam. Snppl.).
2. Phr. hiitk, stride, an' lowp, the game of hop, step, and
a jump. Lakel.'^
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3. sb. Phr. a /link in one's heart, a hesitation, misgiving.
The doing of it . . . was a grait hink in my hart, and wrought
sear remorse, Melvill Aiitohiog. (1610) 423, ed. 1842 ; I have ay
a hink in my heart about the Covenant, and I have ay a iiink in
my heart about the work of reformation, Bruce Serin. (1668) in
KiRKTON C/i. Nisi. U817) 273.
[1. EFris. hinken, 'claudicare' (Koolman) ; Dan. hinke,
to limp. 3. This may be a different word ; cp. ME. hinke,
apprehension, misgiving {Gen. (&-> E.x. 432).]
HINK, w.' Cor. Also written ink w.Cor. [igk.] With
up : to cast in one's teeth.
Cor. 3 When she is vexed she inks it up \vhat she has done for
us. She often inks-it-up that she is better than we (M.A.C.).
fflNK, HINKAPONK, see Hank, sb.\ Henk, v.^, King-
kaponk.
HINK-HANK, adj. and v. Gmg. \. adj. Said of
neighbours who are constantly at variance, and provoking
each other to quarrel.
They are hink-hank the one on the other all along (W.M.M.).
2. V. To be at variance, to be disagreeable, to taunt, to
find fault with, (ib.)
HINKLIN, see Inklinfg.
HINK-SKINK, sb. Sc. A kind of malt liquor, very
small beer.
There's first guid ale and syne guid ale, And second ale and
some, Hink-skink, and ploughman's drink, Andscour-the-gate and
trim, Chambers Fop. Rhymes 1^1870) 392.
HIKKUM, sb. Sc. Also written hincum. 1. Any-
thing which is tied up into balls, as thread ; gen. us&d Jig.
a young and mischievous boy or girl.
Abd. Come cot o' that ye hinkum ; ye're makin' a' soss o' yer
claes. The little hinkum put an en' to the readin' by blawing oot
the can'le (G.W.).
Hence Hinkum-sneevie or -snivie, (i) sb. a silly, stupid
person ; (2) adj. stupid, slothful, lounging.
(1) Abd. (Jam.) 1,2) Abd. To shame the hincum-sneevie louns
wha aye holed on at hame, Cadenhead iJoH-..4("co>-(/ (1853) 259;
You're nae a hincumsneevie slattern, Crouch'd in a corner,
lb. 179.
HINKUMBOOBY, sb. Sc. A children's game ; see
below.
The party form a circle, taking hold of each other's hands. One
sings and the rest join. . . While doing so they move a little side-
waj's and back again, beating the time . . . with their feet. As
soon as the line is concluded, each claps his hands, wheels gro-
tesquely round, singing . . . ' Hinkumbooby, round about.' Then
they sing with the appropriate gesture — that is, throwing their
right hand into the circle and the left out: 'Right hands in and
left hands out,' still beating the time, Chambers Pop. Rhymes
(1870^1 137.
HIN(N, adj. Suf. Ess. Yon. Cf. hinder, adv.
Suf. e.Ait. Dy. Times (^1892) ; Suf.* A live a hinn house.
Hence Hin-way(s, adv. in that direction, yonderwards.
Suf. He live at that liouse up bin way iC.G.B.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
Ess. I sweep that way, an' bin ways (S.P.H.'^.
[ON. hinn, that, yon (Vigfusson) ; cp. Dan. hiiit, that,
hiinsides, beyond, on the other side.]
HINNER, see Hinder, adj.^
HINNIE-SPOT, sb. Sh.I. Also written hinnispot.
[hini-spot.] A three-cornered piece of wood connecting
the gunwales with the stern of the boat.
He lint his breest apo' da boo o' da fowereen, a bit aeft by da
hinnispot, Sh. News i^Dec. 24, 1898) ; Jakobsen Norsk in Sh.
(lSg^'j 61 ; S. & Ork.i
[Norw. dial, hynne arid honne, a cross-beam (Aasen, s.v.
Hyrning) \ spoil, a small piece {ib.) ; ON. spolli, a bit, piece
(Vigfusson).]
HINNIE-WA AR, s6. Sc. A species of sea- weed, .4 /ana
escidenta. Sh.I., S. & Ork.', Cai.'
[Norw. dial, hinna, a membrane (Aasen) ; Dan. hinde,
ON. hinna ; for waar see Ware.]
HINNY, II. Der.^ nvv.Ucr.' [ini.] To neigh, whinny.
[I hynnye as a horse dothe,yi? hennis, Palsgr. (1530).]
HINNY, see Honey.
HINT, 'c/.' and sb. Sc. Irel. Also in form hent Or.I.
[hint.] 1. IK With about or a f/er: to watch quietly ; to
go about in a quiet, sly manner.'
Bnff.' To go about having an eye to one's own interest. ' He's
eye hintin' aboot, an' fa's in wee mony a gueede bargain.' ' She
. . . hints aboot aifter 'im a' wye it he gangs t'keep 'im fae the
drink.' Abd. Ye robins hintin teet aboot Fending the frost, Tarras
Poems (1804) 44 (Jam.).
2. To teach quietly, to suggest or indicate slightly.
Sc. The fear o' the Lord 1 sal hint ye, Waddell Psalms
(1871') xxxiv. IT,
3. sb. An opportunity, occasion ; a r6le.
Abd. Sae look about you ere the hint be p,-ist, Ross Helenore
(1768) 114, ed. 1812. Ags. One asks a hint of a book or an
opportunity of running over it (Jam.). Ir. At their first presenta-
tion it was their ' hint ' to fall up their knees and ask his blessing,
Paddiana (ed. 1848) I. 285.
4. A moment of time, a minute.
S. & Ork.' Or.I. In a hent the grind-keepers Their grinds wide
open threw, J. Gilpin, st. 30, in Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 807.
Cai.' Abd. He sprang. And in a hint he claspt her hard and
fast, Ross Hclenore (1768) 107, ed. 1812.
HINT, V?- Sc. 1. To disappear quickly, to vanish ;
in pass, to be lost.
Sh.I. Whin a body lays a thing oot o der haand i'dis boos, hit's
da sam' as if hit wis hinted, Sh. News (Jan. 8, 1898) ; S. & Ork.'
2. With back: to start back.
Frf. While his lithe figure rose and fell as he cast and hinted
back from the crystal waters, Barrie M. Ogilvy (1896) 147 ; In
geit. use (J.B.).
HINT, v.^ Cai.' To throw a stone in a peculiar way.
Practised by country boj's, the hand holding the stone being
struck sharply against the thigh.
HINT, f.* Won Glo. Hmp. Wil. Also in form hent
Glo. [int.] To carry and stow in a barn. See Hent, v.'
s.Wor. ' Well-hinted ' hay is such as has been ' well-caught,'
' well-harvested,' not such as has been badly caught by catching
weather (H.K.). Glo. I have hcnted or hinted my corn well this
year. This barley was well hented, or saved, Horae Subsecivae
(1777) aio. Hmp.' Wil. Davis Agric. (1813) I. 36, ed. 1888;
Wil.' Never zeed a better crop o' wheat, if so be [it] could be
hinted well.
HINT, v.^ Som. Also in form hent. [int, ent.] To
wither, to become slightly dry ; also used trans.
A man would be told to ' hint ' the vetches before giving them
to cattle; weeds are said to 'hint' when exposed to the sun
(W.F.R.); Jennings Obs. Dial.w.Eng. (1825); W. & J. G/.(i873).
HINT, see Hent, v.", Hind, adj., Hunt.
HINTALS, sb. pi. n. Yks.* Also in form intles. [i'ntlz.]
The heels.
He clicks up his hintals [lifts up his legs as he walks],
HINTER, HINTHER, see Hinder, adv., adj}
HIONICK, s6, Sh.I. 1. A little, contemptible person,
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 63; S. & Ork.' 2. An
emaciated person. Jakobsen (1. c).
HIP, s6.' Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Not.
Won Shn Glo. Oxf. Wil. [h)ip, ep.] I. Dial, forms.
1. Sing : (i) Ep, (2) Epp, (3) Hap, (4) Hep, (5) Hepp, (6)
Hyp, (7) Ip.
(I) w.Yks. As red as a ep, Yts. IVkly. Post (Mar. 27, 1897).
m.Lan.' (2) w.Yks. Getting stufT to eat — haegs and epps, Snow-
den IVeb oflVeaver (1896) 6. (3) n.Sc. (Jam.) (4) Nhb. (R.O.H.)
w.Yks. '2 ; w.Yks.^ The hairy covering of the seeds, when dropped
down the backs of persons, causes a disagreeable tickling sensa^
tion. . . Saturday afternoon is generally the time when juveniles
go ' a gathering heps,' for the purpose of taking a supply with
them to school on the Sunday. Lan.', e.Lan.', Chs.', s.Chs.',
Der.2, nw.Der.', Not. (J.H.B.), Shr. (B. & H.), Glo.', n.WiI,
(G.E. D.) [Fie upon heps (quoth the fo.x), because he could not
reach them, Ray Praii. (ed. 1678)142.] (5) w.Yks. Thernooases as
red as hepps wi' t'keenness o'th frosty neet, Bickerdike Doady
Braan, 17. (6) Lth. Ramblin', an' scramblin' Ovvcr hedges, , .
For brummels, hyps, an' haws. Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 35.
(7) Oxf.' Thur be so many ips an' aaz an the 'edges.
2. PL: (i) Hipson, (2) Ipsis.
(I) Oxf. Seience Gossip (1882) 165. n.Wil. What a lot o' them
hipsons there is about to year (E.H.G.). (2) Oxf.' MS. add.
II. Dial, meanings. 1. In comp. (i) Hip-boss, the gall
of the wild rose formed by the insect Cynips rosae ; (2)
•briar, the wild rose, Rosa canina • (3) -gun, a popgun
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ffom which hips are fired ; (4) -haws, the fruit of the
hawthorn, Crafciei^Ks Oxyacantha\ (5) -rose, (6) -tree, see (2).
(i) Shr.' (2) n.Cy. (B. & H."), w.Yks.>, Chs.', se.Wor.i, Glo."
(3~) Chs.', s.Chs.l (4) Lakel.2 (5) Glo.> (6) Nhb. (R.O H.), Glo.>
2. Theberryof tliehawthorn,Crrt/(7P§';<5 0.v)'rtra«//w. Not.''
3. Fig. A trifle, jot, particle, gen. in phr. not worth a hip.
Lan.'l haven't a memory worth a liep now, Waugh Owd Cronies
(1873) V. s.Chs.' Ahy du)nu ky'ae r u ep [ I dunna care a hep].
HIP, sA.2 Sc. Irel. Yks.e.An.Sur.Wil. [hUp.] 1. In
coJiip. (i) Hip-cloth, a baby's napkin, a cloth wrapped
round the hips of infants ; see Hippin(g ; (2) -locks, the
coarse wool which grows about the hips of sheep ; (3)
■shot or -shotten, halt, lame in the hip, having the hip-
joint sprained or dislocated ; (4) -strap, a strap which
passes down near the hips of the horse to support and
hold up the trace ; (5) -striddled, girt about the hips.
(i) w.Yks.=3 (2) Gall. Mactaggart Eiicyd. (1824:. (3^ Fif.
Hip-shot they stood up, sprained with many woes, Tennant
Ausier (1812) 64, ed. 1871. n.Wil. (G.E.D.) [Bailey (172O.]
(4) e.An.' (5) Ir. My hipstriddled little codger, Carleton Faido-
roiigha (1836J vi.
2. Phr. (i) hip and hand, (2) — and hollion, obs., com-
pletely, entirely.
(i) Ayr. As things were gaun owre hip an' haun' Wi' wrath,
baith butt and ben, Laing Poems (18941 107. (21 Frf. O'er, baith
Iiip an' hollion. She fell that night, Morison Poems (1790) 24.
3. Fig. A protection, shelter.
Abd. I'll maybe gar ye wish 'at ye had na come so far from your
mother's hip tliis mornin', Ellis Pionunc. (i88g) V. 773.
4. A round eminence situated towards the extremity or
in the lower part of a hill ; a shoulder or corner of a hill.
Sc. (Jam.) Dmf. Round the hip o' the hill comes the sweet
Psalm tune, Cromek Remains (1810) 51.
HIP, V. and sb.^ Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Also
in forms ep- Chs.^ ; hep-w.Yks.'^ [h)ip-] 1- v. To hop,
esp. to hop on one foot. N.Cy.', Nhb.', w.Yks.'
Hence ( i) Hippinable, adj. of stepping-stones : passable,
capable of being crossed by jumping from stone to stone;
(2) Hippings or Hippens, (3) Hipping-stones, sb. pi.
stepping-stones across a river; (4) Hippy-beds, sb. the
game of hop-scotch ; see Hip-the-beds.
(i)w.Yks.i (2")n.Yks.3 w.Yks. ('W.A.S.) ; w.Yks.' Ecommin
back ageean ower't slaap hippins, ii. 287 ; w.Yks.* Lan.' There
are two sets of stepping-stones — one known as the * Pendle
Hippings,' the other as the ' Duckpit Hippings,' Burnley Gazelle
(1879). e.Lan.', Chs.' (3) n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.', Nhb.',
n.Yks,* w.Yks. T' 'ippin-steans doon by t'watther were coovered
(F.P.T.) ; w.Yks. 2 Lan. He was surprised atdinnerat Wadding-
ton Hall, and taken near Bungerley Hippingstones in Clitherwood,
RonY Trad. (1829) I. 439, ed. 1872; Davies Races (1856) 275;
Lan.', ne.Lan.' (4) Nhb.' Played by hopping or hippin over ' beds '
chalked out and kicking a broken crock, or ' playgin,' over the
chalk marks with the foot on which the player hips.
2. Co;«6. (i) Hip-hop, with repeated hops ; (2) -step-and-
loup, the game of ' hop, skip, and a jump ' ; (3) -the-beds,
the game of hop-scotch.
(i) Fif. Arnold's nakit ghaist was seen . . . Loupin hip-hop frae
."^pire to spire, Tennant Papistry (1827) 182. (2) N.Cy.' Nhb.
Some one suggested 'to hev a bit . . . hip step an' loup,' Di.\on
IVhillingham Vale (1895) 38; Nhb.' (3) Sc. (J.Ar.)
3. Fig. To miss ; to pass over, skip.
Sh.I. Mony a time I firyat ta pit in da sets, an' sae whin da
sprootins cam' up pieces o' furs wir hipped here an' dere a' ower
da rig, Stewart Tales (1892) 249. Abd. Let's ilk daintie sip; An'
ev'rj- adverse bliflfert hip, Tarras Pwois (1804I 28 (Jam.). Edb.
For a' your penetration, Ye've hipt owre coin's depreciation,
Macneill Bygane Times (181 1) g. Feb. The grace was hippit,
NicoL Pofwrs (1805) The Run Supper, ne. Yks. Marshall 7?h»-.
Econ. (1796) II. 325. w.Yks.' s.Chs.' Almost exclusively used
of passing over a word in reading which one cannot pronounce
or understand.
A. sb. An omission, the act of passing over. Sc. (Jam.)
[1. Suche . . . That hippe aboute in Engelonde, to
halwe mennes auteres, P. Plowman (b.) xv. 557. LG.
hippen, 'hupfen' (Berghaus).]
HIP, sb.* Oxf. In phr. to lake the hip, to sulk, to turn
sulky. (G.O.) Cf. hipped, /■/>/.«(//■.* 2.
HIP, see Hup(p.
HIPE, 5*.' and v.' Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also written
hype Nhb. Wm. [h)aip.] 1.55. A particular throw in
wrestling.
Nhb. The throwacross the hip fR.O.H.) ; It's hard te say whee's
te hae the hype an' get the hoy, Kcelmin's Ami. (1869) 31. Cum.
Here's a parlish good pleaace for swingin hipe, Sargisson Joe
Scoap (1881) 21 ; The merits of his hipe won the applause of the
wrestlers, Carlisle Patriot (Nov. 9, 1888) 6, col. 3 ; Cum.' ; Cum.*
The opponent is lifted oflf the ground and swung round to the
right (left), at the same time the inside of his right (left) thigh is
struck by the left (right) knee, and he is thrown by the hip.
There are two forms of the hipe, the 'standing' and the 'swinging';
this last consists of a quick swing off the breast once round, or
nearly so, and then a turn over the knee inside the thigh,
Wrestling,iiQ. Wm.Hethrewhim wi't'hype (B.K.). Wm.,w.Yks
(C.W.P.)
2. V. To throw with a ' hipe ' in wrestling.
Cum. To hipe a chip (H.W.) ; Cum.'' Give him a sudden click —
'kind o' bear him off his feet'— and then lift and hype, IVieslliiig,
46. Wni. At ivery tussel we hypt 'em an' aw ! Bowness Studies
(1868) 35. [Throwing, by lifting from the ground, and rapidly
placing one of the knees between the thighs of the antagonist is
provincially called hipeing, Blaine Encycl. Rur. Sports (1870)
§ 462.]
HIPE, V.' and sb.' n.Cy. Wm. Yks. Lan. Lin. Nhp.
Also written hype N.Cy.= Lakel. Wm. n.Yks.'^^^ m.Yks.'
w.Yks.'*^ n.Lin.' ; and in form hip w.Yks.^ [h)aip.]
1. V. Of cattle : to butt, to push with the horns, to gore.
n.Cy. (K.); Grose (1790); N.Cy.', Lakel.2 'Wm. Sair hyp'd
by her mischievous horn. Whitehead Leg. (1859) g; T'kye's
hypin yan anudder(B.K.). n.Yks. (T.S.) ; She will nut mell Nor
hipe, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 15; n.Yks.>=34^ ne.Yks.'
e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788). m.Yks.' w.Yks. (S.P.U.) ;
w.Yks. '^; w.Yks.* Gotten hyped wi' that nasty bull. ne.Lan.'
n.Lin. A bull 'a hypin' an' a-hornin' at him thrif paales,' Peacock
Taales (1890) 2nd S. 72; n.Lin.', Nhp.'
Hence Hipy, adj. disposed to gore. n.Yks. (I.W.)
2. Fig. To gird at, find fault with, to quarrel ; to throw
out insinuations, attack in reputation ; to slander.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721) ; N.Cy.^To do one a mischief or displeasure.
n.Yks." ne.Yks.' They're awlus hiping at ma. m.Yks.' He
would hipe at the moon if there was nothing else to hipe at.
w.Yks. (J.J.B.); Noan o' thee hyping abaht Sally, sho's reight
eniff (S.K.C.) ; w.Yks.' Thou's. ..ollas gnatterin an hypin at him,
ii. 304 ; w.Yks.'*
Hence Hipy, adj. disposed to backbite. n.Yks. (I.W.)
3. To make grimaces or ridiculous gestures ; to make
mouths at, to grin ; to assume appearances, pretend.
n.Cy. (K.); Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.^, n.Yks.'^", m.Yks.'
Hence Hiper. sb. (i) a mimic. n.Yks."'*, ne.Yks.' ; (2)
a hypocrite. n.Yks.^
4. sb. A push or poke, a stroke, blow. n.Yks.', w.Yks.^
[1. Sw. dial, hypa, to beat, strike (Rietz).]
HIPE, v.^ and sb.^ Lin. Also written hype Lin.'
n.Lin.' [aip.] 1. v. To limp or halt. n.Lin. Sutton
IVds. (iZQi). Cf. hip, w. 2. Togo. n.Lin.' 3. To lift
up or to reach down ; to fetch forth anything hidden.
n.Lin.' ' He soon hyped it oot when I begun to question him.*
The \vord is employed to indicate great muscular exertion.
4. sb. A person's gait. Lin.'
HIPE, adj. Lin. Vexed, disappointed. Lin.' See
Hipped, ppl. adj.'^
Hence (i) Hipish, (2) Hipy, adj. cross, out of temper.
(i) sw.Lin.' I thought she were a bit hipish. (2) How hipy she
is, ib.
HIP-HEI-DERRY, int. Pem. An exclamation of jollity.
s.Pem. Hip hci derry ! round the skerrie. Loud the fiddel goes.
Wedding Song; (W.M.M.)
HIPINCH, HIPPANY, see Hippinfg.
HIPPED, />/>/. adj.^ Sc. Nhb. Also in forms hippeet
Nhb.' ; hippet Sc. ; hippit Sc. Nhb.' [hipt, hipit.]
1. Injured in the hip ; having the muscles of the back
and thighs overstrained, esp. from stooping.
Cai.' Edb. For we were hippet the morning parade, on account
of our gallant men being kept so long without natural rest, I\Ioir
Mansie IVaucli (1828) xii. Feb. I never pretit onie where At
midday, night or morn ; And now I'm hippit like a hare, Affleck
Poet. IVks. (1836) 60. Rxb. A term applied to reapers when in
z 2
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consequence of stooping, they become pained in the back, loins,
and thighs (Jam.".. Nhb.^
2. Comb. Close-hipped, crouching, sitting close.
Bnff. Close-hipped I sat, thereby design'd to hide Some breekish
holes, appearin' when I stride, Taylor Poems (1787J 4.
HIPPED, /!/■/. adj.'^ Sc. Cum. Yks. Chs. Not. Lin. Lei.
Nhp. Hnt. Also in form hiped sw.Lin.' [h)ipt.]
1. Hypochondriacal, depressed, melancholy; disordered
in intellect.
Sc. (A.W. 1, Cum.i, s.Chs.' Nhp.* 'She's hipped to death,' she
fancies she has all kinds of complaints. Hnt. (T. P.F.) [You are
a little hipped, my dear fellow, Dickens Mutual Fyinid (1865) bk.
III. X ; He said that W. Pen was the most hipt man in the world,
Byrom Rcmin. (1737) in Chct. Soc. V. 100.]
2. Out of temper, vexed, cross.
w.Yks. '^S.P.U.), Not.' sw.Lin.* He got quiet hiped about it.
Lei ' I were quite hipped about it.
HIPPER, sb. Irel. Lan. Cor. A description of osiers
used in coarse basket-making ; gen. used attrib.
Ir. There were twenty-four hipper switches threshing tobacco,
N. £7" Q. (1850 1 ist S. ii. 280. Lan. A field in which hipper withies
grow near the water side is called a hipper holm, ih. 397. Cor,
Hipper withies fetch a higher price than common withies, ib.
[Cp. Swiss dial, hippc, ' ein Stuck Weidenrinde, von
Knaben im Frtihling zu einer Pfeife hergerichtet ' {Idiofi-
kon).]
HIPPETY, adj. and adv. Sc. Irel. Yks. Nhp. Glo. Suf.
Hmp. Dor. Som. Cor. Also written hippity Sc. (Jam.
Siippl.) Dor.' ; and in forms hippa-dha s.Don. ; hippedde
Suf ; hipperty Sc. (Jam.) ; ippity w.Yks.^ [h)ipati.]
In coinp. (i) Hippety-clinch, (2) -haincher or -hincher,
a lame person ; (3) -hop, [a) a jumping kind of walk ; (b)
lamely, in a limping manner, unevenly; (4) -hoppety, (a)
see (3, a) ; [b) see (3, b)\ (5) -hoy, a hobbledehoy, a youth
between the time of manhood and boyhood ; (6) -pippity,
an expression of contempt ; (7) -skippertie, in a frisking
manner; (8) -tippertie, (o) unstable, light, frivolous; (6)
childishly exact or aflectedly neat.
(i) S.Don. Simmons Gl. (iSgo). (2) Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) (3, a)
Cor.'' (i) wSom.i (4, a) Cor.2 (i) Nhp.', Glo.', Dor.' Som.
Jennings Obs. Dial. tu.Eiig. (iSas). w.Som.' Poor old fuller, he's
a come vor to go all hippety-hoppety [eep'utee-aup'utee] like.
Cor.' He goes hippety-hoppety. (5) Suf.' Hmp. Holloway.
(6) w.Yks.2 (7) Slk. (Jam.) (8, a) Rxb. A hipperty-tippertie lass
(Jam., s.v. Nippcrtj-V (A) ib.
HIPPETY-HAW, s6. Shr.' 1. The fruit of the haw-
thorn, Crafaeffus O.vyacaiitha. 2. Comb. Hippety-haw
tree, the hawthorn.
HIPPIE-DIPPY, see Hipsydipsy.
HIPPIN, sb. Yks. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A cake.
w.Yks. Hippin out o' t'oven, NiddadiU Obit. (1874).
[Cp. Swiss dial, hippe, ' gewiirzhaftes, diinnes, in Form
einer Rohre zusammen geroUtes Geback ' (Idiotiko)i) ;
Bavar. dial, hippoi, 'oblatformiger Kuchen' (Schmeller);
MHG. hipe, ' hippe, waffel' (Lexer).]
HIPPIN(G, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. e.An. Also written hippen Sc. N.Cy.' n.Yks.^
e.Lan.' ; and in forms hipinch Chs.'^ ; hippany e.An.' ;
hippinchs.Chs.' ; ippin m.Lan.' [h)i'pin.] 1. A baby's
napkin, a cloth wrapped round the hips of infants ; also
in comp. Hipping-clout.
Sc. They gae near my arse that steals my hippin', Ferguson
Prov. (1641) 33. Cai.' Abd. The first hippen to the green was
flung, Ross Helmore (1768) 10, ed. 1812. Per. Was't a hippen
that round our necks ye tucket? Stewart Character (1857) 40.
Ayr. The only thing that livens up the gloom is the wavin' o' the
hippin's owre heid. Service Notandiims 1,1890) 80. Rxb. Blankets
A' to duds an' tatters torn For hippin clouts, A. Scon Poems
(ed. 1808; 193. Gall. Seen vourGranny's hippen clouts! Crockett
Grey Man 1,1896) 132. Wgt. Meekly groaning under a load of
unwashed hippens, Eraser JVigtoteii (1877) 374. n.Cy. Grose
(1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. He hawls doon wor hippins, Robson
Evangeline (1870) 367 ; Nhb.' Cum." T'fella at ah bed noo afooar
meh waddent be far oot o' hippins when ah left heaam, Sargisson
Joe Scoap fi88i) 6. Wm. (B.K.'i, n.Yks.' =3«, e.Yks.' w.Yks.
What wi' lewkin' after t'barns an' dryin' . . . hippins, Cudworth
Dial. Sketches (1884) 11 ; w.Yks.' ^a^s Lan. Get thi hippins olT
first, Clegg Sketches (1895) 180 ; Bit of a snicket that's hardly done
wearin' hippins, Waugh Hermit Cobbler, vii ; Lan.', n.Lan.',
nj.Lan.', e.Lan.', m.Lan.', Chs.'^, s.Chs.', nw.Der.', e.An.'
2. The curtain of a theatre.
Nhb.' ' Hoist the hippin ' is the common cry of an audience
impatient of the delay in starting a performance.
3. Comp. Hippin-stall, a seat or recess with boarding at
the back and sides.
n.Yks.2 An old-fashioned scat or recess with solid boarding,
in the arm-chair shape.
HIPPING-DAY, sb. Yks. The loth of October;
see below.
This festival is called ' hipping-day ' from its connection with a
confection of hips, Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) ii.
HIPPINGHOLD, .si. Obs. n.Cy. Yks. Also in forms
-hawdN.Cy.^; -hod n.Yks.' A place ofgossip,aloitering-
place for lounging and gossiping.
n.Cy. (K.) ; Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.^, n.Yks.'^
RIPPLE, 5*.' and v.^ n.Cy. Yks. [h)ipl.] 1. sb. A
small cock of hay set up to dry. Cf. hibbal.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). n.Yks. (I.W.), n.Yks.'^* e.Yks. Mar-
shall Rur. Econ. (1788).
2. V. To heap up hay into small cocks for drying. n.Yks.'
[Damasch shal ... be as an hypil of stones, Wyclif
(1382) Isaiah xvii. i. OE. *liiepel, a little heap ; dim. of
heap, heap.]
HIPPLE, I).' and sb."^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Also written
hipel Ant.; hippal Cai.'; hypal(l Sc. (Jam.); hyple,
hyppal Sc. ; and in form heypal Sc. (Jam.) [hi'pl.]
1. IK To limp, to go lame.
Rxb. (Jam. 1, N.Cy.' Nhb. He cam hipplin alang (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
Hence (i) Hipplety-clinch,s6. a lame or halting person;
cf. hippety-clinch, s.v. Hippety ; (2) Hypald or Hypalt,
(a) p pi. adj. lame, crippled; (b) sb. a cripple; an animal
whose legs are tied : fig. a sorry-looking fellow or horse ;
(c) sb. a sheep which 'casts' its fleece as the result of
some disease.
(i) Nhb.' (2, a) Rxb. (Jam.) (A) Slk. If their bit foggage war
a' riven up by the auld raikin hypalts, Hogg Tales (1838) 23, ed.
1866. Rxb. (Jam.) (r) Ayr. (ib.)
2. sb. Sciatica ; rheumatic pains in the upper part of
the thigh. Cai.'
3. A term of contempt for any one ; a good-for-nothing
fellow.
Abd. I'm na to be o'ergone wi' you, nor ony foul hj'ppal like
ye, Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 773. Slk. One who is hungry or very
voracious (Jam.). Dmf., Gall. A fellow with loose tattered clothes
(ib.). Gall. He was as mean a liyple as ere graced fools,
Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824) 176, ed. 1876. Ant. A lazy hipel,
Ballymena Obs. (1892).
[1. Hesse dial, hippeln, ' hinken ' (Vilmar).]
HIPPO, sb. Irel. Ipecacuanha ; also used allrib.
Ir. Even chemists of repute label their bottles Hippo Wine
(A.S.P.). N.L'
HIPSEE-"WEE, sb. Wor. In phr. to get the hipsee-wee,
to be unable to work, to be in a state of complete idleness.
s.Wor. A con cat. an' drink, an' slip, but a con't work ; a've
got th' hipsce-wee (H.K.).
HIPSY-DIPSY, sb. Sc. Nhb. Also in form hippie-
dippie Sc. A castigation ; a ' skelping.'
Abd.' Incoorse he'll need hippie dippie'; and onthe dog's return,
he soon showed what was meant by hippie dippie, by the severe
application of a heavy whip, Y" avl Aberdeenshire {1&&1) 107. Nhb.'
KIRCH, f. and s6. Sc. 1. i'. To shrug the shoulders.
Frf (J.B.) Hence Hirch-and-kick, s6. a game formerly
popular ; see below.
So named because the competitor . . . had to toe the line and
kick as high as he could without the aid of anj' impetus save that
of a preliminary birch or shrug of the shoulders, ib.
2. To shiver, to thrill from cold. Sc. (Jam.) 3. sb. A
shrug of the shoulders. Frf (J.B.)
HIRCLE, HIRD, see Hurkle, v., Herd, sb.
HIRDICK, sb. Som. Also written hirddick. A ' rud-
dock,' the robin redbreast, Erithaais riibecula.
W. & J. Gl. (1873"). w.Som.' Gen. called Rabin hirdick. ' Rabin
hirdick and Jenny Wren Be God Almighty's cock and hen.'
HIRDLE, HIRDSALE, -SEL, see Riddle, Hirsel, s6.'
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HIRDUM-DIRDUM, sb. and aefv. Sc. Lan. 1. sb.
Confused, noisy mirth ; uproar; also used n//r/'A.
Sc. Sic hirdum, dirdum, and sic din, Ramsay Tea-Table Misc.
(1724) I. 9, ed. 1873. e.Fif. A lood reishil at the front door
which., .brochtoorhirdum-dirdum tea premature Stan '-still, Latto
Taut Bodkin (1864) xi. Edb. O a' ye hirdum-dirdum chiels. Your
kintry's shame, an' faes' best shield ! Learmont Poems (1791) 26.
Kxb. (Jam.), ne.Lan.'
2. adv. Topsy-turvy. Rxb. (Jam.)
HIRDY-GIRDY, sb. and adv. Sc. Nhb. 1. sb. A
disorderlj' noise, a disturbance.
Sc. The contention, clamour, and uproar which form the pro-
minent features of a hirdy-girdy (Jam. Stippl.). Nhb.' Obs.
2. adv. Topsy-turvy, in confusion, in a disorderly state.
Cf. hiddy-giddy.
Sc. He ventured back into the parlour, where a' was gaun
hirdy-girdie, Scott Redg. (1824) Lett, xi; The brains of those we
have left behind are all astir, and run clean hirdie-girdie, ib. Nigel
(1822) V. Fif. To the cross o' Anster ran hirdie-girdie, woman
and man, Tennant Papishy (1827) 50.
HIR(E, see Her.
HIRE, V. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Der. Lin.
Wor. s.Wal. Glo. e.An. Also written hier s.Wal. ; hyre
Nhb. [hair, h)ai'3(r.] 1. v. To engage as servant ; ^f«.
used reflex. : to engage oneself for service, to take service.
Ayr. Gif ye hired at Beltane, there would be ither words
amang your win' afore auld Halla' day, Ainslie Land of Burns
(ed. 1892) 28. Lnk. Folk cam' in . . . Some to hire an' some to
fee, Nicholson Kilamddie (ed. 1805) 71. Slk. Do you wish
to hire, pretty maiden ! Hogg Tales 1 1838) 348, ed. 1866. Dmf.
The lassie said she wasna willing To hire under fifty shillings,
Shennan Tales (1831) 33. Gall. Ruddy was his face, and
gracefu'. When first he hired wi' Laird Mane, Nicholson Poet.
IVks. (1814) 113, ed. 1897. Nhb. Whae are ye thinkin' o' hirin'
wi ? S. Tynedale Stud. 1,1896) Coiiyting of Tibbie Tanison ; ' The
Bearer John Mather is at Liberty to hire with who he please
to Enter the 12 of May' (1794) — 'Lines' given to a friend on
quitting the service cf Jos. Fenvvick (R.O.H.). s.Wal. If so be
he can hier hisself to a place what has a cottage, Longman's Mag.
(Dec. 1899) 143. Suf.i
Hence (i) Hired-man, sb. a manservant ; (2) Hirer, sb.
a person engaged for farm work by the day or for a short
period ; (3) Hiring, sb. a statute-fair at which servants are
hired; (4) -day, sA. the day of thehiring-fair ; (5) -Friday,
sb. a Friday on which the hiring-fair occurs ; (6) -money,
(7) -penny, sb. the sum of money given as earnest-money
when hiring servants at the fair ; (8) .ship, sb. service ;
the place of a servant.
(I) Suf. (F.H.) (2) Cai.l (s) N.Cy.' Nhb. Those who are in
want of employment stand with a piece of straw in the mouth.
As soon as an engagement has been made, the lads or lasses
adjourn to the various attractions which attend a hiring. The
usual proclamations are headed ' A hiring for hinds,' or * A hiring
for female servants will be held,' &c. (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.i, Cum.*
n.Yks.' A fruitful source of rustic demoralization ; n.Yks.'^*,
ne.Lan.^, nXin.' (4) w.Yks. 'Tis the annual Hiring-day, Lister
Rust. JVient/t (1834) 24. (5) e.Lth. Ae Hirin Friday I met in wi'
Durie doun by. Hunter J. Imvick (1895) 34. (6) s.Wor.' The
shilling given at a Mop to engage a servant. Glo. (A. B.), Glo.'
(7) n.Yks.' Usually a half-crown, given on concluding a hiring-
engagement, by the master to his future servant, and which
establishes the bargain ; n.Yks.'* w.Yks. Since thou hast got
no place to-day. Let mc thy Hiring-penny pay, Lister Rust.
Wreath (1834) 32. (8) Abd. Shirrefs Poems (1790) Gl.
2. Coitip. (i) Hire-house, service ; the place of a servant ;
(2) -man, a hired servant, a farm-labourer ; (3) -quean,
a maidservant, a servant girl.
(i) Bnff.' A wiz sent t'the hire-hoosc, fin a wiz bit aucht yer
aul', an' nane o' ma maisters or mistresses took any trouble w' ma.
(2) Sc. Awa wi' your slavery hiremen, Sic lads as ye ca' foremen,
KiNLOcH Ballad Bk. (1827) 14, ed. 1868. Abd. Hiremen their
hats and bonnets pu' Upo' their face, Keith Farmer s Ha (1774)
St. 62. Frf. The wages of a hireman, that is, a man-servant
hired for the half 3'ear capable to hold the plough and work with
horses were formerly 165. ^d.\ such a man's wages now are £3
or ;^3 los., Statist. Ace. IV. 15 (Jam.). {3) Sc. The hire-quean has
tane my bed, And I am forc'd to Hee, Kini.och Ballad Bk. (1827)
84, ed. 1868.
3. Obs. To let on hire. Sc. Sinclair Obs. (1782) 87
(Jam.). Hence Hirer, sb. one who lets on hire, esp.
a horse-jobber. Sc. ib. Scoticisms (1787) 43. 4. To rent
a house or farm. e.An. (Hall.), Suf.' Hence Hire-
ment, sb. a lease. e.Suf. (F.H.) 5. To borrow money
at interest. nw.Der.', w.Wor.', e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
6. To accept, welcome.
Abd. Wally fa' you, Willie, that Ye could nae prove a man. And
taen the lassie's maidenhead, She would have hired your han",
Maidment Garl. (1824) 43, ed. 1868.
7. sb. A dealing, transaction, trade.
Edb. They little think they some day may. Get a lick o' sulphur
vive, Frae clootie for sic hire in whisky, Liddle Poems {1821) 126.
8. A condiment or relish.
Cam. This meat wants a deal o' hire (J.W.O.). ne.Lan.' White
fish is poor stud' without hire.
Hence Hired or Hir't, ppl. adj. seasoned, having con-
diments or seasoning.
Sc. I have heard inferiors say ' Nae faut but the gentles should
sup parridge whan they maun be thrice hired ; wi' butter, and
succre,and strongyiir (Jam.). Abd. Weel hir't brose, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) viii.
HIREN, sb. w.Cy. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A peculiar sound like wind heard when the air is still.
Exceedingly mysterious, too, is the sound, as of wind, which
is heard among the mountains when the air is still and calm, and
which surely foretells a storm. It is known as the ' Hiren,' Long-
man's Mag. (Apr. 1898) 546.
HIRK, see Hurk, i^.'
HIRLING, sb. Wm. A thorough thrashing, or beat-
ing. (J.A.)
HIRLING, HIRM, see Herling, Harm, v.
HIRMAL, 5*. Sh.L A scrap, fragment.
What can tie torn da fowl laek dis ? Dey're no da hirmal o' a
maester pen left i' his tail, Sh. News (Nov. 6, 1897).
HIRN, see Heme, Run, v.
HIRP, V. n.Yks." To raise the back with cold. See
Hirple, 2.
HIRP, see Harp, si.'
HIRPLE, v., sb. and adj. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum.
"Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. Also written
herple Cum.' Wm. w.Yks. ; hirpil e.Fif. ; hurple n.Cy.
Cum.' n.Yks.'2 e.Yks. m.Yks.' w.Yks." ii.Lin. Lei.' ; and
in form urple w.Yks.* [hirpl, h)3Tpl, apl.] 1. v. To
walk lamely or with difficulty, to limp, hobble; to move
unevenly, esp. of the motion of a hare. Also usedy?^,^.
Sc. I'll e'en hirple awa there wi' the wean, Scott Antiquary
(1816) -w. Cai.' Elg. His doggy hirpling at his heels, Couper
Poetry (1804) I. 114. Bch. An' hirplin' after the wil' birds,
Forbes Aja.x- (1742) 7. Abd. Content to hirple far behind,
Shirrefs Pofwis (1790) 321. Kcd. Owre the hill he hitch't an'
hirplet. Grant invs (1884) 114. Frf. He gabbled owre the sacred
page. He hirpled throwe the prayer, Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) i8r.
Per. He . . . Lang hirpled through the toun on crutches, Spence
Poems (1898) 76. e.Fif. Mr. Squeaker hirpilt his wa's inbye to
the lateran, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xxiv. Slg. Nae midnight
slipper cramps their taes When hirpling up Parnassus braes,
Muir Poems (18181 7. Rnf. He hirpled in by wi' his cronies,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 83. Ayr. The hares were hirplin down
the furrs. Burns //o/y Fair (1785) st. i. Lnk. 'Twas now high
time to hirple hame, Muir Minstrelsy (1816) 28. Lth. Fu' lang
had he hirpled aboot her, M'Neill Preston (c. 1895) 85. Edb.
She hirpled into the kitchen, Moir Mansie IVauch (1828) xv. Feb.
The hare hirpling slowly among the fern, Affleck Poet. IP'ks.
( 1836) Introd. 13. Slk. It hirpled on the bough and sang, HoGG
Poems (ed. 1S65) 359. Gall. The speech of the evening . . . ran,
or rather hirpled, somewhat as follows, Crockett Stickil Min.
(1893) II. Kcb. Mawkins hirple owre the frosty lawn, Armstrong
Ingleside (i8go) 151. N.I.' Uls. Goats sent out to graze on the
grass of the roadside have their fore and hind feet fastened by a
short bit of rope, and are said to hirple (M.B.-S.). Ant. Ballymena
Obs. (189a). n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.); Grose (1790);
N.Cy.' Nhb. Te see them hirplin' cross the fioor, Wilson PiViHriii's
Pay (1843) 24 ; Nhb.' s.Dur. He hirples about on three legs [of
a dog] (j.E.D. ). Cum. He slipped and brak his left-leg shin. And
hirpl'd sair about, Anderson Bo/Zarfs (ed. 1808) 13; Tatter mud
a bitten t'oald maister gayly sair tcuh, for, thoo knoas, he hurpl't
aboot t'scheul, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 3; Cum.' Wm. Ah
HIR(R
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can hardly liirplean' walk i' these !al shoes (B.K.) ; (E.C.) e.Yks.*
w.Yks. HuTTO.N Tour to Cnvcs (1781) ; Willan List IVds. {1811) ;
w.Yks.^ Shoe wor seea full o' pain, herpied an hobbled seea, ii.
288. ne.Lan.', Chs.'*^ Not. There's old B. hirpling along the
hedge side (L.C.M.\ Lin. (J.C.W.\ n.Lin. (M.P.) Nhp. Hirpling
round from time to time, Clake Village Miiist. ^1821) II. 117; Nhp.'^
Hence Hirploch, sb. a lame creature. Rnf. Picken
Poems (1788) Gl.
2. To raise the back from a sensation of cold ; to con-
tract the body with cold, crouch, cower down ; to starve
with cold.
n.Cy. As cattle under a hedge in cold weather, Grose (1790%
n.Yks.i24^ ne.Yks.' e.Yks. What are yer hurpling about there
for? (Miss A.); Marshall ;?Hn£ro«. (1788). m.Yks.' w.Yks.^
(s.v. Hurcle) ; w.Yks. ^ As an ill-clad person on a winter's
morning. ' Goas hurpling abart fit to give a body t'dithers to
luke at him!' n.Lin. (M.P.) Lei.' The feathered songsters,
pensive and frigid, hurple from branch to branch, Lilley Village
Musings.
Hence (i) Hurply, adj., (2) Urpling,///. adj. cringing or
crippled with cold or pain, starveling. n.Yks.^
3. To be dull and inactive from the effects of severe cold
or illness. n.Yks.'
4. sb. A limp, halt; the act of walking crazily.
Bnff.' Per. Feent a hirple's in thy hurdy bane, Stewart
Character (1857") 127. Ayr. Tak' grey hairs and wrinkles, and
hirple wi' me, Boswell Po<-/. IVks. (ed. 1871) 16. Edb. Wi'hirple
and whost, frae ingle-side, Carlop Green (1793) 131, ed. 1817.
5. A cripple.
Gall. I'm but a hirple Dick, an' it maitters little aboot me,
Crockett Raiders (1894) .\xxiv. Cum. (A.G. F.)
6. adj. Lame, limp, tender-footed. Wm. (E.C.)
[1. I saw the hurcheon and the hare In hidlings hirp-
ling heir and thair, Montgomerie C/ieyrie (c. 1600) iii, in
Evergreen (ed. 1761) H. 99. 2. Cp. ON. herpast, to be
contracted as with cramp, lierpingr, chilling, cramping,
cold, niiiiin-herpa, mouth-cramp, a contraction of the lips
by cold.]
HIR(R, z). and s6. Sc. Lan. Also written hurne.Lan.';
and in formshirrie Sh.I.; irr Sc. 1. i'. To hound on a dog.
Ayr. Sharp at his heels auld Bawty sprang. Will hirr'd him on,
AiNSLiE Land of Bunts (ed. 1892) 192. Gall. MACTAGGART£Hf>'c/.
(.824).
2. In imp. an expression used in urging dogs to attack
each other or any other animal.
Sh.I. Hirrie, hirrie. Berry, Sh. News (Nov. 6, 1897). neLan.'
Ilir at him.
3. sb. The call of a shepherd to his dog to drive up cows
or black cattle ; also in comb. Irrnowt. Lnk. (Jam.)
HIRRIE-HARRIE, sb. Obs. Sc. Also written hirie-
harie. An outcry after a thief; a broil, tumult; also
used advb.
Fif. Then hirie-harie ! folks did rusch ; Then raged the scrim-
mage and strabusch, Tennant Papistry (1827) 86. Ayr, (Jam.)
HIRRLING, HIRRO, HIRSCHLE, see Herling, Harro,
Hirsel, i'.^
HIRSEL, s6.' and v.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Also
written herseKl Sc. Nhb. ; hirsell, hirsil, hirsle Sc. ; and
in forms herdsel N.Cy.' ; hirdsale, hirdsel, hissel Sc.
[hiTsl, harsl.] 1. sb. A flock or group of sheep ; the
stock of sheep on a farm ; occas. used of cattle or swine ;
also fig. a spiritual flock.
Sc. Ae scabbed sheep will smit the hale hirdsel, Ramsay Prov.
(1737). Sh.I. I've seen a whole hirsel of sheep operated on, Sh.
Area's (Aug. 7, 1897). Ags. (Jam.) Frf. As the tender herbage to the
hungry herscl,Lo\vsoN/. Guidfollow {iSgo) 171. Per. Whare savage
hirsels ramp an' roar. Ford Harp (1893! 364. Ayr, The herds
an' hissels were alarmed. Burns To W. Simpson (1785) st. 24.
e.Lth. We want nae scabbit sheep in oor hirsel ! Hunter y. Imvick
(1895) 194. Hdg. [At Lammermuir] the hogs are not kept in a
separate hirsel, and allowed to graze with the ewes, Armitage
Sheep (1882) 21. Bwk. On Cheviot, 'the flock or hirsel on a large
farm forms itself into three, four, or more divisions called cuts,
each keeping to its own range of pasture, and ieeding gradually
upwards to its resting place for the night near the top,' Elliott
Hist. Bwt. Naliir. Club, VIII. 451. Slk. To shear all the sheep on
the farm, or at least one hirsell of them, Hogg Talcs (1838) 49, ed.
1866. Rxb. We are His hirsel, He does us feed, Ellis Pivnunc,
(1889) V. 715. Dmf. Shaw Schoolmaster (1899) 349. Gall. The
herd left his hirsle amang the green taps, Mactaggart Eiicycl.
(1824) 78, ed. 1876. N.Cy.' Nhb. His master's ' hirsel' numbered
some fifty score. Pease Borderland Stud. (1893) 48; Nhb.' As
bonny a hirsel o' sheep they war as ivver aa saa i' me life. Cum,
Gl. (1851).
2. Comp. Hirsil-rinning, gathering sheep at a distance.
Slk. Hogg Tales (1838) 418, ed. 1866.
3. The feeding-ground or place of gathering of a flock
of sheep.
Sc. Like a poor Iamb that has wandered from its ain native
hirsel, Scott Nigel (1822) xxvi ; Herd Coll. Siigs. (1776) Gl. ;
MoRTo.N Cyclo. Agric. (1863). Lnk. I beheve he had his ee on
Gledshavv Mains ... it was the best hirsel in the parish, Fraser
JVhaiips (1895) xiv. Nhb.'
4. Fig. A gathering, company; a large number of
persons or things, a quantity, collection.
Ags. (Jam.) Ayr. Leezie Fizz was ane of a hirsell of braw
hizzies. Service Dr. Dugtiid led. 1887) loi. Lnk. Sum gaed in
liirsells, sum in pairs, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (Scenery ed.) 712.
eXth. Thae impressions I note down o' the great human hirsel,
Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 6. Peb. So in a hirsel, frae the
north They a' the Cross gaed past, Lintoun Green (1685) 16. ed.
1817. Slk. Ye're just telling a hirsel o' eindown lees, Hogg Talcs
(1838) 26, ed. 1866. Wgt. The douce working man wi' a hirsel
o' weans, Fraser Poems (1885) 177. Ant. A hirsel o' clothes.
A hirsel o' weans, Ballymena Obs. (1892}. Nhb. A great hirsel of
wood (J.H.).
5. V. To arrange in separate flocks according to some
peculiarity in the animals.
Sc. (Jam.) e.Lth. Their lordly and carnivorous chiefs wad bird
an' hirsel, or war an' worry, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 168.
Dmf. The farms for breeding sheep are from 500 to 2500 acres.
In these there is room to hirsel or keep separate diflercnt kinds
of sheep which makes the want of fences the less felt. Statist. Ace.
XIII. 573 (Jam.). [As we do not hirsel . . . our sheep, Armitage
Sheep (1882) 63.]
e. Of persons: to arrange, dispose in order. s.Sc. (Jam.)
[1. The same word as ON. /lirsla (/lirih/a), safekeeping,
custody.]
HIRSEL, v.'^ and sb.'' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Chs. Also
written hersill N.Cy.' ; hirsle Sc. n.Cy. n. Yks.' w.Yks.';
hursle Cum." ; and in forms hirschleBnflf.' ; histles.Chs.' ;
hurschle BnfT.' ; hurstle Sc. ; hurzle Cum.; huschle
Bnff ; hushel, hushle Sc. ; hussel Cum.* 1. v. To
move or slide with grazing or friction ; to move in a
creeping or trailing manner, with the idea of a slight
grating noise ; also trans, to move something with much
friction or effort, to cause to slide, to push or roll down.
Sc. He sat himsell doun and hirselled doun into the glen, Scott
Guy M. (1815) xiv; There is many a father, sir, that would have
hirsled you at once either to the altar or the field, Stevenson
Catriona (1893I xxvii. Sh.I. Geed hirslin aroond laek da staen i
da sling. Burgess Rasmie (1892) 16. ne.Sc. He drappit into his
chair again, hirsled it up to the side o' mine. Grant Keckletoti, 16.
BnfT.' Hurschle our a bit, an' lat ma lie doon. Cowp the cairt, an'
hirschle oot the box. They hirschlct the trees down the face o*
the hill. Abd. Peter hirsled off his seat, Alehakder fohnny Gibb
(187 1) vii. Kcd. The bashfu' timid spinster . . . Hirslin' back intil
a corner Faur the sunlicht wis bit sma', Grant /.«>'« (1884) 86.
Frf. He hirsled aboot on his seat, Willock Rosetly Ends (1886)
69, ed. 1889. Per. Thrang hirslin' haunch-ways down a brae,
Spence Poems (1898) 139; Thae shapeless, mony-nookit blocks
. . . Were hirsled frae the impending rocks By lichtnin' rent,
Stewart CAnrac/fj- (1857) 118. e.Fif. She also hirsled nearer to
me, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xi. Knf. Ye'll no hirsle aff the
stage Afore an ouk gangs o'er ye, Picken Poems (1813) II. 153.
Ayr. They both . . . hirsled down the rocks to conceal themselves,
Galt Gilhaise (1823) iii. Lnk. O'er mony a howe and knowe
they have had hurstled hame, Ewing Poems (1892I 12 ; I hirsled
up my dizzy pow, Ramsay Poems (1721) 20. Edb. A gude sheep's
head . . . And four black trotters . . . Bedown his throat had
learn'd to hirsle, Fergusson Poems (1773") 186, ed. 1785. Peb.
Tae show her herd, all Satan slee. She's hirselled frae his girn,
Lintoun Green (1685) 159, ed. 1817. Slk. Ye might hirsel yoursel'
up to the corner o' the seat, Hogg Tales (1838) 360, ed. 1866.
Rxb. When a' the rout gat hirsel'd right, A. Scott Poems (ed.
1008' 119. Dmf. Yer currie hirsle near Wi' tentie lug tae hear
me, QuiNN Heather (1863) 246. Gall. Some ill devil had, mayhap,
HIRST
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long hirsled and harried an innocent body, Crockett liaidos
(1894) xlvii. n.Cy. To move slowly and tamely, Border CI. {Coll,
L.L.B. ) ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' ' Hirsel alang,' move along the seat.
Hence Hirschlin, ppl. adj. slightly grating.
Bnff.' A liear a hirsclilin' soon. Faht can 't be ?
2. To move about restlessly, to fidget ; also Iraus.
Nhb. 1 'Hirsel aboot,' to move restlessly about on a seat. Cum."';
Cum.* He'd been hussellan iv his chair fer a canny bit, Sarcisson
Joe Scoap (1881) 244. n.Yks.>, ne.Yks.', w.Yks.", s.Chs.i
3. To work in a hurried, careless, or slovenly manner ;
to dress slovenly, vv. and s.Sc. (Jam. Siippl.)
Hence (i) Hushloch, sb. hurried, careless, slovenly
work ; one who works in a hurried, careless, or slovenly
manner ; {2) Hushlochy, adj. hurried, careless, slovenly ;
also used advb. ib.
4. To shrug the shoulders.
Cum. Gl. (1851); And hurs'lt up his shou'ders, Gilpin Sngs.
(iSee) 275.
5. sb. A sliding or grazing motion ; the noise made by
one body being dragged or sliding over another, a grating
sound. Bnff.', Abd., Cld. (Jam.)
6. A confused mass, a heap of things fallen or thrown
together carelessly.
Cai.* Bnff.i A huschle o' streh cam off o' the hehd o' the sou.
' In a huschle,' in a confused mass; as 'The aul' fehl dyke cam
doon in a huschle aboot thir lugs.'
Hence (i) Hushloch, 56. a confused heap, tangled mass.
w. and s.Sc. (Jam. Snppl.) ; {2) Hushlochy, adv. all of
a heap. ib.
7. Comp. (i) Huschle-muschle, [ci) a state of great con-
fusion ; (i) to put into a state of great confusion ; (2)
Hushel-bushel, an uproar.
(i, a) Bnff.' (b) Without any hope of reducing the confusion
to order; very often employed to indicate the confusion that may
arise in money-matters, or when anything is done in which many
people are concerned, ib. (2) Fif. A hushel-bushel sune began,
Ballad iJam.).
8. A sloven, one who is untidy in dress. Cai.'
Hence Hushly, adj. disordered, untidy, dishevelled.
Ayr. His auld servant . . . was aye in a sort o' hushly slate o'
dress, Hunter Studies (18701 51.
9. A shrug of the shoulders.
Cum. Auld Deavie spak up wid a hursle, Anderson Ballads {ed.
1808) 116 ; Cum,* T'Oald'n was ledderan away oa t'time wid his
powls, at nobbut wantit a hussel up noo an than teh keep them
i'ra ower-balancen, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 73.
10. An old, worn-out vessel or implement ; jig. a worn-
out, useless person.
Ags. An auld bushel (Jam.). Rnf. I'm but a hushle At ony
trade, Webster Rhymes (1835) 90. Dmf. He lies as straight as
old Wull Moor, the Galloway Hushel, Carlyle Lett. (Feb. 1838).
11. An iron pen or auger used for boring when red-hot.
Dmf. (Jam.)
[1. For on blind stanis . . . hirssillit we, Douglas Eneados
(1513), ed. 1874, II. 162. Cp. Dan. ryste, to shake ; ON.
hyrsla.]
HIRST, si.' Sc. A resting-place ; a small eminence
on rising ground.
Abd. Wi' the help of haul' and hirst he joggit on, Shirrefs
Poems (1790) 219. Slk. He cross'd Murich's hirst nae mair,
Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 415.
Hence Hirstin, sb. a dwelling-place.
Sc. I maun rest an' tak thought in my auld hirstin', Waddell
Isaiah (1879) xviii. 4.
HIRST, sb.'^ Bnff.' Also in form hist. A great
number; a large quantity of anything.
There wiz a hirst o' fouck at the show.
HIRST, HIRSTLE, see Hurst, Hurstle.
HIRSTY, a^'. w.Som.' 'Rusty.'
HIRTCH, V. and sb. Bnff.' [hirtj.] 1. v. To move
gradually or with jerks.
Hirtch the table a bittie nearer the fire. He wiz uncobauch at
the first, bit he shortly hirtcht in by amo' the laive.
Hence Hirtchin-hehrie, sb. a children's game.
They sit on their hams, and jump round and round, striking
their hands alternately before and behind, and crying out
' Hirtchin-hehrie.'
2. To approach in a sly, wheedling fashion.
A kent the bodie wiz needin' something fae ma, fae the wye he
cam hirtchin' up t' ma.
3. sb. A slight motion or jerk, a slight push.
Gee yir chair a hirtch till a side. Gi ma a hirtch up wee't.
HIRTLE, HIRTS, see Hurtle, v., Hurts.
HIRY-HAG, sb. e.Yks.' A boys' game, see below.
Several joining hands, endeavour to catch another, who when
caught is beaten with caps, the captors crying out — ' Hiry — Hiry-
hag, Put him in a bag,' &c.
HIS, pass. pron. Van dial, forms and uses in Sc. and
Eng. [emph. hliz, unemph. iz, az.] I. Dial, forms : (i)
As, (2) Ee's, (3) Es, (4) Ez, (5) Hee's, (6) Hees, (7) He's,
(8) Hez, (9) He's, (10) Is, (11) Iz, (12) 'z.
(i) w.Yks. Gret fat brussen gamekeepers at as heels, Bvwater
Sheffield Dial. (1839) 2. (2) Sur. I'll trundle the mop round ee's
head, Bickley Sur. Hills 1 1890) I. iii. (3) Dev. Es haid es as tha
moast revin'd goold, Baird Siig. Sol. (i860) v. 11. n.Dev. A new
fardelled Bible vrom es Gafl'er, Kock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 66.
(4) w.Frf., e.Per. Unemph. Did ya si ez niu hors? [Did you see
his new horse ?] (W.A.C.). e.Dev. Let'n kees me wi' th' keeses o'
ez meuth, Pulman Snj^. Sol. (i860) i. 2. (5) My young-man
ez my awn, an' ai'm hee's, ib, ii. 16. (6) Ken. (,G.B.) Dev. Ma
beluvid es mine, an I am hees, Baird Siig, Sol. (i860) ii. 16. (7)
e.Lan.' Sus. Somehow he's head fell out of the manger, Egerton
Flks, and IVays (1884) 26. Sus. (F.A.A.) (8) w.Frf., e.Per.
Emph. Cat wiz hez wei O'd [That was his version of it] (W.A.C.).
(9) Cum. Ho's name in her mouth, Scott Midlothian (1818) xl.
(10) w.Yks. It is used before voiceless consonants. Is koit [his
coat], Wright Cram, IVndhll, (1892) 116. (11) Wm. His fayce
en 'iz head, Blezard Sngs. (1848) 34. w.Yks. Used before
vowels and voiced consonants. Iz as [his house] ; iz mude(r) [his
mother], Wright Cram. IVndhll. (1892) 116. Lan. E lant us iz
waggin, ScHOLEs Tim Camwallle (1857) 3. (12) w.Frf., e.Per.
Rarely cut down to 'z even after vowels (W.A.C. ).
II. Dial. uses. 1. In comb. His lane, himself alone.
Sc. (Jam., s.v. Lane).
2. Used without antecedent : God's.
s.Sc. His presence be aboot us a' to keep us frae evil, Wilson
Tales (1836) IV. loi ; This custom is due to reverence, or the
superstitious dread of using the name of God in ordinary converse
(G.W.).
3. Used of feminine objects : her.
w.Som.' How is the cow ? — Well, he idn no better; I sim I do
want to zee un chow 'is queed.
4. Used after proper names as a mark of the possessive
instead of 's.
'John Smith his book,' is the commonest inscription in bibles
and other books, even of the newest description. So firmly has
this . . . taken root, that ' Mary Jones her book,' may also be
seen, ib,
HIS, HISE, see Us, Heeze.
HISELL, HISEYPRISEY, see Hisself, Hizyprizy.
HISH, V. Sc. War. Nrf [h)ij.] To make a hissing
noise to hound on a dog ; trans, to drive away an animal
by making a hissing sound; also used as an int. See
Hiss, 3.
Abd. Giving the cat a smart stroke on the nose [he] said, ' That's
worth a score o' your " hish cats," sir,' Paul Aberdeetishire
(1881) 49. Wgt. The housewife observing him, shook out her
apron, saying, ' Hish ! awa,' P'raser IVigtown (1877) 276. War.
1 might hish at him by th' hour together, before he'd fly at a real
gentlewoman like you, Geo. Eliot Floss (i860) bk. v. ii. Nrf.
Just you hish them pigs out of my garden ! ylrch, (i8qg) VIII. 170.
[The Lord . . . jaf hem ... in to hisshing, Wyclif (1388)
2 Cliron. xxi.x. 8. Cp. Du. hisschen, to hisse (Hexham).]
HISHI-BAW, HISHT, see Hushaba(a, Husht.
HISHIE, sb. Obs. Sc. In phr. neither hisliie nor
wishie, not the slightest noise, profound silence.
Fif. (Jam.) e.Fif. I durst na . . . mak either hishic or wishie for
fear o' back-fear, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864) x.
HISK, V. and sb. n.Cy. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Also Wil.
Som. Cor. Also in form hesk Wil.' w.Som.' w.Cor. [h)isk,
w.Cy. ask.] 1. v. To draw the breath with difficulty ;
to breathe short through cold or pain ; to gasp.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lakel.' Cum. Black eh t'feeace an
froathen eh t'moolh, an hisken fer wind, Sargisson Joe Scoap
(1881) 235; Cum.' Used with reference to the difficulty a
HISK
[176]
HISTIE
person experiences in breathing on plunging into a cold bath.
w.Yks. HuTTON Tour to Caves (1781) ; w.Yks.' Lan. Draggt lad
in t'watter. He hisk't when he went in, R. Piketah Fontess
Flk. (1870') 6. ne.Lan.i Cor. liaiii/igal Rhymes (1895) CI.
w.Cor. I've been hesking all the night (M.A.C.).
2. To draw breath through the closed teeth, making a
hissing noise— a sign of alarm or fear.
Lakel.2 Thoo fair niaks yan hisk wi' thi tials aboot goasts.
3. sb. A kind of wheezing cough ; a hoarseness. Cf.
hask, adj} 7.
Wil.i A disease of the throat often fatal to calves. w.Som.i
Very common in cattle. 'No! tid'n much, 'tis only a bit of a hesk."
Cor. Such a hisk, Thomas Randignl Rhymes (1895) CI. ; Cor.3 A
sore throat, in cattle or men. w.Cor. Give me something to stop
this hesk (M.A.C. \
HISK, see Heisk.
HISKIE, int. and sh. So. Also in form hisk Abd.
(Jam.) 1. int. A call to a dog. Abd. (G.VV.). (Jam.)
2. sb. A dog. Bnff.' 3. A hissing sound. Abd. (G.W.)
HISN, pron. In gen. dial, use in ? Yks. Lan. iVIidl. and s.
and w. counties. Also written hisen Glo. e.An.' ; hiszen
Brks.'; isn Shr.' ; izan Hrf. [izan.] 1. Disjunctive
possess, pron. : his.
? w.Yks. Mah luv is maine, an I is hisn, Littledale Crav.
Siig. Sol. (1859) ii. 16. Lan. If that gomerl, Renny Potter, 'ud
do his'n. Castle Light of Sca>ihey ( 1895) 77. e.Lan.' s.Chs.' 69.
s.Stf. I honoured my father i' my day, an' I expect Job to do it in
his'n, Murray Rainbow Gold (1886) 97. Not. (J.H.B.), Not.'
s.Not. He's got mine an' I've got hisn (J.P.K.). Lin.' s.Lin.
■Whose is that ?— It's his'n (T.H.R.). Lei.' Nhp.' Tan't ourn,
but his'n. War.2 Introd. 14 ; 'War.^^, s.War.', se.'Wor.' Hr.'.
Ellis Prominc. (1889) V. 75 ; Hrf.' It's one of his'n. Shr.' Gram.
Oiithues, 48. Glo. Our maister do do well by hisen an' we's trys
t'accomadatc 'ee as best us can, Buck.man Darke's Sojouni (i8go)
105; Glo.' Oxf. It ain't his'n; it's mine (CO.). Brks. 'Tis na
good to try thaay tunes o' his'n, miss, Hughes T. Brown Oxf.
(i86i) xviii ; Brks.' Hrt. Ellis ib. 202. w.Mid. The things 'av
got mixt up, I don't 'ardly know what's yourn and what's 'isn
(W.P.M.). e.An.', Suf." Sur. The Lord don't forget them as
looks after His'n, Bickley Sur. Hills (1890) III. vi. Sus.' Hmp.
It's not mine, it's his'n (H.B.). s.Hmp. Then be generous with
what isn't his'n! Verney L. Lisle (1870) vi. 'Wil. Thiccy there
be hisn (K.M.G.) ; Wil.' 124. n.Wil. My beloved uz mine, an'
I be his'n. Kite Siig. Sol. (i860) ii. 16. Som. In a prison like
his'n a vly wer a rarity, Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 36. Dev. We
mun ha' thik there pasture meadow o' his'n, Loiigiiiaiis Mag.
(Dec. 1896)156. [''Whose ... Charley?' ' His'n, Miss,' Dickens
Blk. House (1853) xxxvi.]
2. Conjunctive possess. /roK. : his.
Nrf. His'n old woman lives up the town, Patterson Man and
Nat. (1895) 44.
HISS, V. and sb. Sc. Cum. Yks. Sus. Also written
his- Cum.'; and in forms buss Sus.'; iss Lnk. (Jam.)
[h)is.] 1. V. Of insects: to buzz. Sus.' 2. To express
one's discontent ; to be cantankerous. n.Yks.'*
3. To drive off" an animal by making a hissing sound ;
also used as an int. See Hish.
Lnk. I cried, hiss tae cat ! plague on ye ! hiss ! Black Falls of
Clyde (1806) 107.
4. sb. A sound used to incite a dog to attack. Sc. (Jam.),
Lnk. {ib.) 5. Coinp. His-stigh, a term used in driving
pigs. Cum.'
HISS, HISSEL, see Iss, Hirsel, 5i.', Hisself.
HISSELF, /iro;;. In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also written hiszelf Brks.' s.Nrf Som.; hizself e.Suf ;
hizzelf Dor. ; and in forms essael Rxb. ; eszul(l vv.Som.'
Dev.; heesel Nlib. ; hisell Wm. ; hissel Sc. Nhb. Cum.^
Win. n.Yks."* ne.Yks.' w.Yks.'" Lan.' ne.Lan.' e.Lan.'
m.Lan.' Chs.' ; hissell w.Yks.' Chs.* nw.Der.' ; hisseln
w.Yks. ; hissen n.Yks.'* ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' w.Yks.^^^ Midi.
Not."i n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' Lei.' War.^ Sur.; hissens Lei.'
War.3 ; hissn n.Yks. ; hizsel Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. n.Yks.
w.Yks.s ; hizsen w.Yks.= ; hyssel Sc. ; iself Brks. Ess. ;
issel Nhb. Der. ; issen Dcr. Lin.; izellf Lan. Hrf Glo.
Wil. Dor.; izsaaf n.Ken. ; izsel(f Nhb. in. Yks.' s.Stf
Nhp. Bdf Suf; izsen e.Yks. m.Yks.' Lei. L Rcfl. or
emphatic : himself
Sc. Murray Dial. (1873) 197. w.Sc. He couldna murder the
twa o' them hissel', Macdonald Settlement (1869'! 165, ed. 1877.
Rxb. Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 686. N.I.' Nlib. What for hes he
not com heesel? (R.O.H.); Warmin his sel, Bewick Tyneside
Tales (1850) II. Nhb., Dur. Ellis ib. 646. Cum.^ Jolly-jist as
he co't his-sel, 3. Cum., Wra. Ellis ib. 572. Wm. He tliowt 'tie
a gittan oft" be meeakin hisell badly, Spec. Dial. (1877 1 pt. i. 10.
n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Yks.'24 ne.Yks.' His-sel is less com. in the
e. Riding. ' He'll a'e ti gan vviv hissen.' e.Yks. Ellis ib. 505 ;
e.Yks.' m.Yks.' Introd. 25. w.Yks. Teld him ta cum in an sit
hizsen daane, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsta Ann. (1838) 20; He's
a feeal that forgets hisseln, Prov. in Brighouse IVcws ijuly 23,
1887) ; Ivery body else a little bit war cracked nor hissen. Hart-
ley Budget (1867) 10 ; w.Yks.' He cares nut . . . seeabetide he can
gain his ends an saav hissell, ii. 298 ; w.Yks. ^^s Lan. Gwoan wi
us izel, Scholes Tim Ganiwattle (1857) 3; Aw wish Tom wur
here neaw, to enjoy hisself wi' us. Banks Manch. Man (1881) iii ;
Lan.', ne.Lan.', e.Lan.', m.Lan.' I. Ma. Lettin hisself too low,
Brown Doctor (1887) 12. Chs.' Midi. A lark . . . sung till oi
thowt he 'ud split hissen to pieces, Bartbam People Cloplon {i8g-j)
214. s.Stf. Ellis ib. 466. Der. ib. 429. nw.Der.' Not
He hung hissen (J.H.B.) ; Let him answer hisself, Prior
Renie (1895) 60 ; Not.'^ Lin. The Amoighty's a taakin o' you to
'issen, my friend, Tennyson N. Farmer^ Old Style (1864) st. 3.
n.Lin.' s.Lin. I saw him do it his sen (T.H.K.\ sw.Lin.' He
was shutten up by his-sen. Lei. Ellis ib. 466 ; Lei.' Nhp.
Ellis (6. 213. War.^^^ se.Wor.' Hrf. Ellis ii. 70. Glo. li. 61;
'Ee has to look arter the bizness hisself, Buckman Darke's Sojourn
(1890) 6. Oxf. (G.O.) Brks. Ellis ib. 95 ; Brks.' A wunt go by
his-zelf. Bdf. Ellis ib. 207. Nrf. He wanted to better hisself,
Jessopp Arcady (1887) ii. s.Nrf. Ellis ib. 273. e.Suf. ib. 2S0.
w.Suf. ;'Zi. 287. Ess. ib. 223. Ken.' When he's been married two
or three weeks he won't scarcely know his-self. n.Ken. Ellis i'6.
137. Sur. It 'ud be a sight better if he kept they to hissen, Bick-
ley Sur. Hills (1890) I. i; Sur.' He's got hisself into trouble over
that job. Hmp. He took hisself off (H.C.M.B.). LW.' WiL
Ellis ib. 45. Dor. He drove his ekkipage hisself and it was always
hauled by four beautiful white horses. Hardy Laodicean (ed. i8g6)
bk. I. v; He've a hurt hizzelf, Barnes Gl. (1863) 23. e.Dor.
Ellis ib. 77. Som. The very old Mirschey hiszelf must be in the
maid, R.iy.mond Tryphena (1895) 15. w.Som.' Neef ee ka-an diie
ut liz-zuul*, Jiim mus uudp-m [If he cannot do it by himself alone,
Jim must help him^. Dev. Let the gcnelman come vcre and dry
his-self, Hartier Evening with Hodge in Eng. lllus. Mag. (June
1896) 254; Ole Nick es zul cude zed no vvuss, Nathan Hocg Poet.
if//. 7x847) 55, ed. 1865.
2. Phr. not to be hisself, to be out of his mind, to be
mentally deranged ; to be out of health. See Himself.
Sc. (A.W.) w.Yks. (J.W.) ; w.Yks.' Hee's not hissel. ne.Lan.',
Chs.3, nw.Der.'
HISSER, sb. Nrf [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] A frying-pan. (A.G.F.)
HISSIE, HISSY, see Husslejy.
HISSING-O'WL, si. Wil. T\\ehoxn-o\v\, Strix/lammea.
Thurn Birds (1870) 12.
HISSOCKING, vbl. sb. n.Yks.^ [isskin.] Clearing
the throat, the attempt to expectorate with a hoarseness
in the throat.
HIST, sb. Obs. Sc. Irel. A fist. Wxf
Hence Histy-fisty, adj. using the fists, with the fists.
Edb. A fa'en star Did spoil his histy-fisty game, An' gainin's
mar, Learmont PotWHs (1791) 160.
HIST, int. and v. Sc. Irel. Cum. Lan. Lin. Brks. e.An.
Ken. [h)ist.] 1. int. In comb, (i) Hist awa bye, a
shepherd's call to his dog to go off"; (2) — up,((j)a command
to a horse to lift up a foot ; (b) a call to a horse when it
stumbles ; (r) a warning given of a step or elevation ; (3)
— ye, or Hister, Hysta, make haste, hurry on, be oft".
(r) Lnk. What's the use o' sittin' sighin' here — hist awa bye,
Rover! 'WARDROpJ.Malhison{i88i)g. (2,(1) Brks.', Ken. (W.F.S.)
(A) Brks.i (c) e.An.* (3) Old. (Jam.), Cum.', n.Lan.', Lin.'
2. V. To make a hissing sound when driving geese or
turkeys. Cf. hiss, 3.
w.Ir. Juggy Kelly . . . began, half awake, to hist and boost
vigorously, as if she were driving in geese or turkeys to roost,
Lawless Grania (1893) II. pt. ii. 27.
HIST, see Hirst, sb.'^. Hoist.
HIST-HAST, sb. Cld. (Jam.) A confusion.
HISTIE, adj. Obs. Sc. Dry, barren.
Sc. O'er histy height and level plain, Wilson Poems (1822) To
HISTLE
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HIT
the Reader. Ayr. But thou, beneath the random bield . . . Adorns
the histie stibble-field, Burns To a Mouiilain Daisy (1786) St. 4.
HISTLE, see Hirsel, v.'^
HISTORICALS, sb. pi. Sc. Historical statements,
history.
Ayr. I have come across some bits 0' notes and siclike that I
had forgotten . . . which I think may aibhns yet kythe ... to a
purpose in the historicals, Service Noiaiidiims (1890) 8.
HIT, V. and sb.^ Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amen I. v. Gram, forms. 1. Presenl Tense: (i)Hat,
(2) Het, (3) Hot, (4) Hut. [For further instances see II.
below.]
(i)Lakel.2 w.Som.' Mind you don't aa't your head. Dev. The
imps wiz vi-erin (be tha zoun) Ta hat ma auf ma pierch, Nathan
Hogg Poel. Lett. (ed. 1866) 2nd S. 17. (2) GIo.i Wil. Slow Gl.
(1892). Som. TENNiNGsOis.£';Vi/. a'.^H^. (1825). nw.Dev.' (siWar.
Blmm IVkly.'Post (June 10, 1893); War.',Bdf. (J.W.B.) (4) Nhb.i
Glo. 'Twur deark . . . An' I cudn't zee to hut wi' the how, Buck-
man Darke's Sojourn (1890) xiii. n.Wil. 1 seed 'ee hut un I tull
•ee (.E.H.G.).
2. Pnhri/e : (i) At, (2) Hat, (3) Hatt, (4) Het, (5) Hot,
(6) Hut.
(i) m.Yks.' Aat, Iiitrod. 36. w.Yks. Grain. IViulhU. (1892) 137.
(a) Sh.I. He hat hit for da hint legs o" wir broon mare, Sli. Nezcs
(Feb. 12, 1898I; S. & Ork.', Cai.i Baff. I heezt the tricker. . .an'
hat the hallen A thump lu' sicker, Taylor Poems (^1787) 62. s.Sc.
Murray Dial. (1873) 205. Nhb.i Common. ' He hat him fair
atwix the ees.' Dur.', Lakel.^, Cum", w.Yks.'^ n.Lin. Sutton
IVcls. (1881) 113. -w.Som.i Ee aup' wai uz vuys-n aat'-ndaewn
[He upwi his vist and hat him down]. Dev. 'E henned a gert cob
at 'er 'cad, an' hat 'er a dovvst ov a whack in tha eye, HEWErr
Peas. Sp. (1892) 64. (3) Sh.I. He hokid da dottle oot o' his pipe,
an' hatt hit i'da fire, Sh. Nen's (Nov. 4, 1899 . (4~ s.Not. (J.P.K.)
Sus. He's hind leg llew up and het agcn t'other horse, Egerton
Flks. and IVays (1884) 26. Wil. Slow Rhymes (1889) 59. Dor.
They het me, an' bruised me, Barnes Sng. Sol. (1859I v. 7. Som.
The little maid het the ho'se, they said, Raymond Trypliena (tags')
ii. (5) Ir. I hot him that time (A.S.-P.). w.Ir. You just hot it.
Lover Leg. (1848) I. 8. Dub. He hot mc (P.J.M.). Cum.^ 160
ed. 1873 ; Cum.", Lei.i, Nhp.12 War.' ; War.^ I up with a pear
And hot him there, I up with another. And hot his brother ;
War.* s.War.' It was him as hot me. Glo.' Bck. I hot him a
crack o" the head, Verney Stone Edge (1868) iv. Bdf. (J.W.B.\
e.Suf. (F.H.) (6) Nhb. He hut me"(R.O.H.); Nhb.i Glo. He
hut me upon the head, Horae Stibseeivae {^TTl) 222. Oxf.^ Her
'ut L Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825).
3. Pp. : (i) A-hat, (2) A-hut, (3) Hatten, (4) Hitten, (5)
Hittin, (6) Hot, (7) Hut, (8) Hutten, (9) Iten.
(i) w.Som.i He've u-aa't the tap of his vinger all abroad. Dev.
'E'th ahiit 'is 'ead agin tha durn ov tha door, Hewett Peas. Sfi.
(1892)75. (2) Som. (W. F.R.) (3) Nhb. He mun he' been hatten
on the left airm (R.O.H.I ; Nhb.i (4) S. & Ork.', CaM Nhb.'
He gat hitten wiv a pantile. Cum.'", n.Yks.^, e.Yks.', w.Yks.'^,
Lei.' (5) Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) (6) GI0.2, e.Suf. (F.H.) (7) Glo.
Thuck'un had hut thick 'un stead of thick 'un a hutting thuek 'un,
Lysons Vulgar Tongue (1868) 46 ; GI0.2 (8) Sc. Murray Dial.
(1873) 205. Nhb.' He'd hutten him afore he'd ony chance ti fend.
(9^ m.Yks.' It-u'n, Introd. 36. w.Yks. Itn, Wright Gram. XVndhll.
(1892) 137.
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. In comb, with prep, and adv. : (i)
to hit about, (a) to lie about ; (b) to agree ; (2) — across, to
leave the road ; to strike across country ; (3) — away,
to throw away ; (4) — back, (a) tohinder,injure pecuniarily;
to cause to relapse ; (b) to retaliate ; (5) — of, to meet
with, come across ; (6) — off, to strike a bargain ; (7) —
on, («) to agree, come to terms ; (b) to meet ; (c) to keep
on a peevish, continuous complaining ; (8) — out, to pour
or throw out ; (9) — up, (a) to trip up ; (b) to put together
hastily ; (c) to throw up ; a\so fig. to resign ; (d) to cast
in one's teeth ; (10) — with, (a) to meet with ; {b) to
agree with.
(i, a\ Oxf.' I sin your clothes hittin' about the room, MS. add.
(b) n. Yks.- We hit about it. (2') Dor. We be just walking round. . .
First we het across to Delborough, then athwart to here. Hardy
IVoodlanders (1887) HI. xii. (3) Brks.' Hit it away, tent vit to
yet. Hrap.' (4, n) w.Som.' Very com. Dhik dhae-ur aa-rus
aa't-n baak- maa'yn luyk [That harvest injured him severely], {b)
Dev.^ (5) w.Yks. Ah hit of a woman t'other daiiy ; an' ah says
tiv 'er, ' Yow're nut a this-coontiy woman' (F.P.T.). (5) n.Yks.'^
VOL. III.
Hoo hae ye hit off? (7, a) Lakel.^ Cum. T'bottanist an' t'farmer
hat on egsactly, FAURALLBf//y Wilson (i886) no ; Cum.' ; Cum.*
Ah doan't know who it was, bit we nivver hit on, ]V. C. T. X.
(1894) 12. n.Yks.^ They hit on varry badly. Hae ye hitton on
yet? e.Yks.' We couldn't hit-on at all aboot price for a lang
whaal. (6) Lakel.2 We hat-on at a public house. w.Yks. Just
managed to hit on him (C.C.) ; I hit on wi' him on t'pier at
Blackpool (M.F.). (<r) Nhb.' (8) Hmp.' Wil.' Hit it out on the
garden patch. (9, a) w.Som.' He hat'n op, 'thout putting his
hand aneast'n — i. e. he tripped him up and made him fall, without
touching with his hands. (6) ib. Here, Bill, take and hat up a bit
of a box to put-n in. (c) Oxf. (G.O.) Brks. He hit up the farm
(W.W.S.). Hmp.' Hit 'un up. {d) Oxf.^ MS. add. Cor.' She
het it up to him that he was drunk last night. (10, a) w.Yks. It
izzan't oft ta hez a chance Ta hit wi't barns an' me, Blackah
Poems (1867) 241 ; (M.F.) ; (C.C.) (i) w.Yks. (M.F.)
2. Comb, (i) Hit-and-miss, a wooden window used in
stables, granaries, 5:c., sec below ; (2) -back, a hindrance,
pecuniary injury; a relapse; (3) -on, anagreement, decision.
(i) sw.Lin.' A name given to a kind of wooden windows or
shutters , , , made in two frames fitted with bars or laths at
intervals, and made to slide one in front of the other, so that when
the bars coincide it is open, when they alternate it is shut, (2)
w.Som,' Very com. Twuz u tuur'ubl aa't-baak- vau'r-n haun ee
broa-k-s lag- [It was a great loss to him when he broke his leg],
(3) n.Yks,^ It was their own hit on.
3. Phr. (i) to be a bit hit, to be intoxicated; (2) to hit in
the head, to kill by a blow on the head ; (3) — like a sledge-
hammer, to hit very hard ; (4) — the eye, to offend the eye ;
(5) — the road, to walk fast.
(i)Nhb. (R.O.H.) (2) w.Som.' Aay kaecht u guurt kyat ugee'un
z-maur'necn. . . Aay aa*t-n een dhu ai'd pur-tee kwik [I caught a
great cat again this morning. . . I knocked it on the head directly].
(3) e.Suf. (F.H.) (4) War.3 I shall never like that drawing — the
boat is badly drawn and hits my eye. (5! Nrf. I have been hitting
the road something to get here quick, Emerson Lagoons (ed.
i8g6) 40.
4. To throw forcibly.
Sh.I. Fling him [it] ower da raep, or hit him inby da fire, Sli.
News (Feb. 26, 1898). Brks. Maybe as your gardener just takes
and hits it auver the top o' the ground and lets it He, Hughes T.
Brown O.xf. (1861) xxxiii.
5. Of a clock : to strike.
Glo. The klock hit ten, Roger Ploimnan, 77; Glo.' Wil. The
clock het zix, tha clock het zeven, Nar zupper didcn peer, Slow
Rhymes (1889) 59; Wil.' A never stopped till the clock hut dree.
Som. Soon as iver it hit three, we was up to milky of a morning
(W.F.R.).
6. To knock up ; to make.
Dev. Bezides vur nites long arter that, Zich noj'ze thit gosts cud
uny hat, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (ed. 1866) 2nd S. 49.
7. Of seeds or plants : to germinate ; to promise well
for a crop.
n.Yks. T'apples hit on weel this year (I.W.). nw.Der.' Glo.
My trees hit well, or my orchard hits well this year, Horae
Subseeii'ae (1777) 213. Hrt. This pirky wheat , . . often hits well,
Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) II. ii. Hrap.' The corn hit well. Wil.
Britton £i-n«?iVs (1825) ; Wil,'^ w,Som.' The mangel did'n hat,
so I put'n [the field] to turmuts. Nuudh'ur wau*n u dhaidhae'ur
graa'fs yiie gid mee, dud-n aa't [Neither one of those grafts you
gave me, grew]. Dev. A farmer, aged about 25, said, ' The seed
didn't 'et this year' (July i8g6). Reports Provinc. (1897). nw.Dev.'
[Amer. The peach trees didn't hit this year, Dial. Notes (1895) 372.]
8. To point out, indicate ; to discover.
Nhb. 'Your slaughter hat the way To devils that are in hell,
Richardson Borderer's Table-bk. (1846I VII. 123; Davy hit the
way of burning a lamp in fire-damp (R.O.H.). Lei.' A blot's no
blot till it's hot, Flk-saw, 300. [A blot is no blot unless it be hit,
Ray Prov. (1678) 103.]
9. To find ; to chance upon ; in phr. to hit it or — // off,
to find the scent,
n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks. Awl goa too, an' th' weshin' can goa to
whear it can hit. Hartley Cloek Aim. (1881) 53; w.Yks.' I can
hit t'gait. Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) nw.Der.' War,
The other side of the village I hit them, Mordaunt & Verney
I/'n>-. //kh/ (1896) II. 246. Sus., Hmp. Holloway. w.Sora.' The
hounds then hit it up the river, and carried it on with more or
less scent through Barton Wood, Records n.Dev. Staghounds, 65.
10. To pour out.
Wil.' You ought to het a quart o' drenk into 'ee.
A a
HIT
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HITCH
11. With // : to manage, succeed ; to agree.
Sc. Gin I can hit it, nane sail shine Nor be sae braw as you,
Shepherd's IVeeldmg (1789^ 23. Ayr. My friend to be, If I can hit
it, Burns To J. Lapraik (Apr. i, 1785) st. 14. n.Cy. (J.W. )
Nhb. Him an' his wife had a bad time on't; they could nivver hit
it together (R.O.H.). n.Yks.^, w.Yks. ^M.F.)
12. sb. Phr. (i) a hit in the teeth, something said to make
a man look foolish ; (2) more by hit than ivit, more by
good luck than good management ; (3) to mind one's hit:;,
to embrace one's opportunities.
(i) Glo.i (2) w.Mid. (W.P.M.) (3) Cum." Obs. 'Twas ata feast
(whoar youngsters mind their hits), Gilpin Poetry, 204. w.Yks.^
13. An abundant crop of fruit or vegetables.
War.- There's a good hit o' taters this turn. se.Wor.l.s.Wor.*
Shr.i Theer's a perty good hit o' turmits this time ; Shr.^ Hrf.^
A good hit o' fruit ; Hrf.* Glo. We have a hit this year, Grose
(1790) ; Glo.' Sur.i They will s.-iy 'A good hit of seeds' for a
good plant of clover. Hmp.'
HIT, pron. and sb.^ Sc. Nhb. Amer. Also in forms
hed Cai. ; hedt S. & Ork.» ; hid Or.I. Cai.' [hit, hid.]
1. pron. Emphatic form of the pron. ;/.
Sc. Hyt faell doon ; did hyt faa ? Murray Dial. (1873) 189.
Sh.I. What a soss we wir in last year afore hit wis oot, Sh. News
(Aug. 27, 1898} ; An mony a time hit's guided a boat safely ta da
noost, Clark A^. Gleams (1898) 41 ; S. & Ork.» Or.I. Ellis
Prommc. (1889) V. 790. Cai. /i. 787 ; Cai.' Hid's a fac'. Abd.
Atween hit an' the tree it grippit a buik, Macdonald Sir Gibbic
(1879"^ xlvi. w.Frf., e.Per. I tuk i>'3 tiSar stik, an hit vvezna ISng
gnef naSar [I took the other stick, and it wasn't long enough
either] (W.A.C.). Edb. The vera smell o' hit They donna dree,
Crawford Poems (1798) 53. Nhb.i That's hit, noo. [Amer. A
native on seeing a trolley car . . . asks, ' Does hit run hit, or hit
run hit?' Dial. Notes (1896) I. 376.]
2. sb. The principal actor in certain games ; the ' he.'
Nhb.i This is sometimes decided by a race to the playground,
all crying out as they run, ' Last there's hit.' The boy who is hit
has either to catch the others, give a back, or whatever may be
required in the game. In the progress of a boys' game the
inquiry is frequently heard, ' Whe's hitl' meaning who is the
player.
HITCH, sb.'^ Nhb. Wor. [h)itj.] 1. A chest. Nhb.'
2. The enclosure of hurdles in which sheep are penned
while eating roots.
Wor. I have seen as many as a hundred sheep in a hitch about
the size of this room. When they had bitten off the roots the
hitch would be moved to a fresh place (E.S.).
[1. Whj'che or hutche, cista, Prompt.^
HITCH, v} and sb.'^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in form itch w.Yks. Der.' Ken.* [hiitj.] 1. a To
move about, gen. by a series of jerks; to make room,
change places ; to bestir oneself ; a.\so Jig. to promote.
Ayr. AiNSLiE Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 45. Peb. Ilk ane near
the fire was hitchin', Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836^ 129. Gall. While
his shanks after him he cud hitch. He keep'd up his glorious
bonello, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824') 79, ed. 1876. n.Cy. (Hall.)
Lakel. Ah cannot hitch Ah's that thrang (B.K.). n.Yks.' w.Yks.
Ah seem'd az if ah cuddant itch anuther peg, Tom Treddlehoyle
Trip la Lunnaii (1851) 42; w.Yks."; w.Yks.s Come, be hitching!
Hitch along! Der.' n.Lin.' Hitch on a bit; ther's anuther to
cum i'to this pew. Nhp.' This sense is aptly illustrated by the
distich, on the old beam which separated Bdf. from an insulated
portion of Hrt., in the dining room of the late parsonage house,
at Mappershall: 'If you wish to go into Hrt., Hitch a little nearer
the fire.' When any one is promoted, ' he is hitched on a little.'
s.Wor. 'E wuz used to sit o' the side o' the bed an' 'itch 'isself in
(H.K.). Hnt. (T.P.F.) e.An.i A man is often desired to hitch,
in order to make room for another ; . . to hitch any thing which
happens to be in the way ; e.An.^, Nrf. (E.M.) e.Suf. Don't keep
hitching about (F.H.).
2. With lip: to lift oneself up. Dor. (W.C.)
3. To move a heavy weight with difficulty; to jerk ; to
reach down.
w.Yks. Come bring it here; na, I can't hitch it, Leeds Merc.
(Nov. 8, 1884% e.An.i Suf. Hitch that er ladder a little more
right upper (H.H.) ; Suf.i Hitch it this waah. Dev. Hitch down
thicky yeller dog from oft" the mantelshelf, Phillpotts Daiimoor
(1895) 85, ed. 1896.
4. To hop on one leg ; to spring.
Kcd, Ovvre the hill he hitch't an' hirpled. Grant Lays (1884)
114. N.Cy.',Nlib.i Lakel.2 Hoo far can thoo hitch? Cum. He
could ha' hitch't ower a fivebar't yat wi' just liggen ya hand on
t'top on't, Richardsox Talk {lB^I^ ist S. 50, ed. 1884; Cum.'t
Wm. Hoo far can thoo hitch withoot settin' doon? (B.K.)
n.Yks.i34 ne.Yks.' Ah'll hitch tha ti yon yat (a boy's challenge;.
e.Yks. Marshall Ri<r. Econ. (1788;. Suf.'
Hence (i) Hitch-a-pagy, sb. [not known to our corre-
spondents] a game ; (2) -hatch, sb. a game similar to
'Drop-handkerchief; (3) -hob, (4) Hitchey.bed(s, or
Hitchi-, sb. the game of hop-scotch ; (5) Hitchey-dabber,
sb. the game of hop-scotch ; the square piece of wood
jerked by the foot in the game of hop-scotch ; (6) Hitchy-
bay, sb. the game of hop-scotch ; in pi. the courts
marked out for the game of hop-scotch ; (7J -cock-ho, sb.
[not known to our correspondents] a game ; (8) -pot, sb.
see (4).
(i) Suf. (Hall.) (2) Lan. All would lay hold of hands, a lad
and a lass alternately, and a ring be formed, . . One of the maids
then went round on the outside of the ring, with a handkerchief
in her hand, which she applied to every pair of hands, and then
took away again, repeating as she went round — ' Hitch-hatch,
hitch-hatch, I've a chicken undermi lap ; Heer I brew, an' heer I
bake, An' heer I lay mi clap-cake,' laying the handkerchief at llie
same time on the arm of some youth or maiden, and running
away, in and out, across the ring and round about, the one on
whose arm the handkerchief was left following as quick as possible
to catch her, and if he or she succeeded in doing so, she must
begin and perambulate again, until she can contrive to slip into
the vacant space left by her pursuer, when she keeps the station
and her pursuer goes round as she did, Bamford Early Days ^ed.
1849) 156, in Manch. City News (Dec. 30, 1899) ; We had a bout
at ' hitch-hatch,' or ' drop napkin,' as some of them called the play,
Brierley Cast upon World (1886) 122. (3) e.Suf. (F.H.) (4)
Nhb.' Lakel.2 (s.v. Hitchi-pot). Cum. Some are by inclination
led To ' skipping rope ' or hitchey bed. Random Rhymes, g ; Cum.*
Wm. Let's hev a lake at hitchi-bed (B.K.). n.Yks.' (5) Nhb. A
' bed ' is marked out, and the player throws a ' dabber ' over its
crossed lines. The dabber is jerked by the foot of the player, who
must hop on one foot only. If the foot is put down or the ' dabber'
touches a line the player is out. The top bed is marked ' pot,'
and the player counts by getting the ' dabber ' safely into this bed
and calls it ' one-a-pot,' ' two-a-pot,' and so on (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.',
e.Dur.' (6) e.Dur.' (7) Suf.' (s.v. Move-all). ,8) Lakel.^ Cum.*
Hitchy-pot . . . requires ten divisions, the fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh being formed by sub-dividing the larger and central space
into triangles. It is not possible to give here a full account of the
game, of which there are variations besides those referred to above,
which is pla3'ed with a pot.
5. To run. N.I.'
e. Obs. To creep ; to linger.
Bch. I hitcht about Lyonessus' wa'as Till I my time cou'd see,
Forbes Ulysses (1785) 19. Ken. (K.), Ken.'
7. sb. A sudden movement ; a jerk ; a limp, a hop or
spring from one foot.
Sc. (Jam.), Cum.* Chs.' To have a hitch in one's gait is to be
lame ; Chs.'^^^ Nhp.', Suf.' e.Suf. He made a hitch towards
me (F.H.).
8. Comb, (i) Hitch, Jamie ; hitch, Jamie, stride-and-
loup, (2) — step-and-jump or — step-and-loup, (3) —
stepping, (4) — stride-and-jump or — stride-and-loup,
the game or movements of hop-skip-and-jump.
^i) n.Yks.' ,2) N.Cy.' Nhb. Hitch, step, and loup, I spanged
ashore, Gilchrist Voyage to Lunnin (1824) ; (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
Cum. Hitch-step-an'-loup some tried for spwort, Stagg Alisc.
Poems i^ed. 1805) 133; Cum.* (3^ Cum.' (4) n.Yks.^*, ne.Yks.'
9. Apush, impetus; also^^. a little temporary assistance.
Sc. (Jam.) Bch. I'll gie his birn a hitch, an' help To ease him
o' his pain, Forbes Ulysses (1785) 32. Abd. Both rapid manipula-
tion and an occasional ' hitch ' from a brother couper were needed
to enable Sandy Mutch to meet his engagements, Alexander
ylin Flk. (1882) 106. Dmb. Ablins the win in a hitch Will soughin
blaw ye in the ditch, Taylor Poems (1827) 78. Rnf. Borrowing
frae hope a hitch, Gude faith, they whj-les grow vauntie, Webster
Rhymes (1835) 207. Ayr. Come, gie your banes anither hitch Up
Hudson's stream, Ainslie Land of Bums (ed. 1892) 278. e.An.'
Give your stool a hitch.
10. A throw in wrestling.
Cor. Tom proposed to try 'a hitch.' . .Jack knew nothing of
wrestling. . . Tom put the tinkeard on his back at every ' hitch,'
HITCH
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HITEM
Hunt Pofi. Rom. tv.Etig. (1865) 63, ed. 1896; You an" me had
a hitch to wrestlin' once, over to Tregarrick feast, ' Q.' Wandering
Hcttlh (1895) 105.
11. An impediment ; a flaw ; a difficulty.
Edb. Fortune, she's a fickle b-t-ch, She's gicn me mony a cursed
hitch, LiDDLE Poems (1821) 174. Ant. Bnllymota Obs. (iSga'i.
Cum.'' Lan. Firmin danger's straitest hitch, Kay-Shuttleworth
Siaisdate ^i86o) II. 236. Nhp.' A hitch, in a title to an estate.
s.Wor. A got through Sunnay-School athout a 'itch (H.K.). Nrf.
There's a hitch in that bargain, N. & O. (1863) 3rd S. iv. 363.
12. Mining term : a small dislocation of the strata which
does not exceed the height of the coal-seam ; the broken
coal found near such a dislocation; also used atlrib.
SIg. The coal in this district is full of irregularities, stiled by
the workmen coups, and hitches, and dykes. Statist. Ace. Caitipsie,
XV. 329 (Jam.;. Ayr. The coal seams in this, as in other districts,
are frequently intersected by dykes, hitches and troubles, Agric.
Suiv. 50 (ii.\ N.Cy.i Nhb. White stone like hitch, darker at
bottom. . . The nature of the material is distinguished as ' hitch-
coal,' or ' hitch-stone.' Soft hitch stone, mi.xed with post, 4
fathoms. Soft blue hitch stone, i3o)»!^s (1881) 8, 190; (R.O.H.);
Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Where the explosion occurred was a 'hitch'
or ' trouble ' in the seam of about 9 or 10 feet, Neivr. Leader (Feb.
15, 1896") 6 ; A sudden elevation or depression of the strata to
the extent of from a few inches to the thickness of the working
seam of coal. When of a larger size it is called a dyke, Green-
well Coal Tr. Gl. (1849). Dur. (J..I.B.), w.Yks. (S.K.C.)
Hence Hitchy, sb. coal or stone that is broken as by a
'hitch' ; also used attrib.
Nhb. Soft hitchy stone 6 fms. 5 ft., Borings (1881) 190 ;
(R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
13. A slight twitching pain. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HITCH, v.'^ and sb.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also in form hetch Wil. [h)itj.] 1. v. To fasten ; to
attach loosely.
Sc. A brooch or a locket . . . An' mair than a poet can hitch in
his metre, Vedder Poeins(i^^2) 204. I. Ma. Quilted and hemmed
and hitched and gored and eylotted and stitched. Brown IVite/i
(1889) 27. Der.2 Hitch the wheel. nw.Der.*, Nhp.' Hrf.
Bound Proviitc. ('1876). Oxf,' To hitch a dress is to sew a piece
on the top of the skirt. Brks.* Hitch yer herse to the gaayte
po-ast an' come an' help 1 get this nitch o' straa upon my back.
Ken. iK.l Som. If old Mr. Gregg . . . had just tried to make
hisself a bit more pleasant like I'd a hitched the surplice on 'un
wi' a deal more pleasure. Palmer Mr. Triicmaii (1895) 7. Dev.'
Cor.i Don't put too many stitches ; hitch it together.
Hence (1) Hitchel, sb. a kind of halter for fastening a
pony to a fence. e.An.' ; (2) Hitcher, sb. the 'chape' of
a buckle. Cor.'
2. Coiiip. Hitch-nail, a strong nail, about two inches
long, with a flat point and a rose head. Nhb.'
3. Phr. to get hitched, or to get hitched tip, to be married.
w.Yks. 2 Glo. My lass wur sweet enow on I when er 'card
how I'd a-fought for 'er, an' 'twarn't long avor we got hitched up
together, Buckman Dartie's Sojourn (1890) xxii.
4. To strike against an obstacle ; to entangle ; to catch.
Dor.' Zoo hitch'd her lag In brembles, 178. Som. I hitch'd my
voot again the stone, Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) xviii.
w.Scm.' Must have a boot, vor thick there 'oss he do hitch one
voot gin tothcr,and he've a cut his vetter-lock sure'nough. Cor.
They run'd an' hitch'd me, T. Toiuscr (1873) 80.
5. Of rope: to twist. e.An.'
6. To eke out.
Hrt. To hitch out the penny, Ellis Cy. Houseivife (1750") 25.
7. With in or on : to harness a horse to a vehicle, plough,
or harrow.
w.Mid. (W.P.M.) Wil. 'Shall I hitch the pony out vor 'ec,
zur?' ' If you do, you'll only have to hitch un in again in five
minutes, Jim ! ' (G.E.D.) Dor. Hitch in the horses, Barnes
G/. (1863-1.
8. With o^or oitt: to unharness, to release horses from
work.
w.Mid. After dinner we 'itched off plough, and went on to
'arrow (W. P.M."). Hmp.fH.E.) Wil. Slow G/. (1B92); Wil.' Som.
As John hitched out his horse, Raymond Gent. Upcott (1893) 153.
9. With tip : to hang up.
Dev. She hitched up the big tea-kettle to the chimney crook,
O'Neill Idyls (1892") 4. n.Dev. Cum, you buoys, hitch up yer
caps. Rock Jim an' A'ell {i86-)) st. 14.
10. To depend upon.
Chs.' It aw hitches upon ahr John behavin hissel whether
I come or not. s.Chs.' Not common.
11. To agree ; also with 011.
Som. Very common. A mother will tell you that her maid has
been trying for a place— but she and her missus could not hitch
on. 'Black-smithing's a trade I never could hitch with ' (W.F. R. ) ;
When volks relidgion didn't hitch, Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 63.
12. pass. To become entangled or hooked together ;
with ill or tip : to be arm-in-arm.
GIc' Hmp. Holloway. w.Cy. A'l fr Q. (1877) 5th S. viii. 156.
Dor. They wer a-hitched up, Barnes Gt. (1863). Som. Jennings
Obs. Dial. iv.Eng. (1825) ; Sweetman Wincanton Gl. (18851.
13. sb. ? Obs. A noose ; a knot ; a turn of rope round
anything; a row of knitting.
Fif. Hitch on hitch succeeding fast Aflf frae the gowden points
were cast, And, sattlin' on the dazzlin' hose, Heigjier and heigher
still arose, Tennant Papistry (1827) 16. Ayr. Upon her cloot
she coost a hitch. An' owre she warsei'd in the ditch. Burns Dealli
of Mailie, I. 3. Gall. Mactaggart Encyel. (1824) 271, ed. 1876.
HITCH, 1^.3 Lin. Oxf Brks. Hrt. Wil. [itj.] \. Obs.
To change crops in an open or common field.
n.Lin.' In fallow years no hitching is ever made in any of the
fields, and consequently no clover or turnips are raised, Surv.
Kirton-in-Lindsev (1787).
Hence Hitching, sb. part of a field ploughed and sown
during the year in which the rest of the field lies fallow.
Oxf. (Hall.) ; Kennett Par. Aiitiq. (1695) Gl. (s.v. Inhoc).
2. Comb, (i) Hitch-crop, a crop grown on the best part
of fallow land ; (2) -land or -land-field, see below.
(i) Hrt. We call such a barley crop a hitch crop, as not having
a regular tilth made for the same, Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) VI.
iii. (2) Wil. In this course of husbandrj', the common-field
farmers have thought some of the land too good to lie still for
two years : instead, therefore, of sowing the whole of the barley
field with clover, they have reserved one-third, or one-fourth of the
bestof it for vetches, pease, beans . . . forthe two years during which
the other parts of the fields are in clover ; but taking care to have
it ready to come in course with the rest of the field for wheat.
This part of the field is called a hookland or hitchland field, Davis
Gen. Vieit) Agric. (1811) vii ; Wil.'
3. Phr. hilchiitg the fields ; see below.
Brks. A kind of agreement among the parishioners to withhold
turning stock out, whilst particular crops are growing, and by
which means a few brush turnips, clover, and vetches are sown,
Repoils Agric. (1793-1813) 29.
HITCH, y.* Dev.'^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] [itJ.] To beat, thrash.
I'll hitch thy back if the dis'n be quiet.
HITCHEL, see Hetchel.
HITCHER, sb. Dev.^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Anything very large.
Was'n 'a a girt hitcher?
HITCHING, adj. Dev.^ [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Very large. 'Thar' go'th a girt hitchin' rabbert.'
HITE, V. n.Cy. Yks. Wor. Shr. Also written hyte
n.Cy. ; and in forms ait w.Wor.' ; heit Shr.= ; hight Wor. ;
hoit Shr.° [ait.] 1. To toss as a bull ; to toss as a mother
tosses her baby ; to throw a stone. See Height, 7.
w.Yks. Thcr muthers wor hitein em [the babies] up an daan,
Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann. (1856) 45. Wor. That's right
(as a lad picks up a stone\ hight it at him ! (W.B.) w.Wor.'
The lad aited a stoun, an' 'it the 'arse o' the yud. Shr.' The bull
took after 'er an' ketcht 'er jest as 'er raught the stile . . . an'
then 'ited 'er clane o'er into the Drench Lane. We'd'n rar r.-ips
o' Sruv-Toosday outh the bwoys tossin' thar poncakes ; Dick
'ited 'is right o'er 'is yed, an' Bob send 'is up the chimlcy; Shr.^
Hoit it up.
2. To raise the hand as a signal.
Shr.' I've bin to the top o' the bonk to call Jack; the winde
wuz so 'igh I couldna mak 'im 'car, but I 'ited my 'ond at 'im.
3. To run about ; gen. in phr. to hile up and down, to run
idly about.
N.Cy. To run hyting or gadding abroad (K.\
HITEM, sb. Cor.3 [ai'tsm.] Best clothes.
She'm some gay — slic do wear hitem to the tea fight and hilem
when she do trapesy — but law if you see'd her working in her
scrubbs you'd know what a slut her really cs.
A a 2
HITH
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HI VIE
HITH, see Height.
HITHER, adv., adj. and v. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Not. Nhp.
e.An. Sus. vv.Soni. Also in forms hatha Suf.' ; bidder
Sc. 1. adv. In comb, (i) Hither-and-yon or -and-yont,
here and there, backwards and forwards ; in a state of
confusion; (2) -away, hither ; (3) -come, advent, descent ;
(4) -go-there, a digression ; (5) -thither, here and there ;
(6) -toward(s, towards the present time or place.
(1) Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. Noo that they're hither and yon frae ane
anither, it behoves a' that wish them weel ... to take tent that
a breach is no opened that canna be biggit up, Galt Sir A. IVylie
(1821) XXXV. n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.*, Lakel.^, Nhp.* (2I
Sli.I. Du cam hiddera%va ower da sea, Junda Kliiigraliool {i^<)'&)
9. (3^ Abd. An' I wat, for yer lords and ladies, it's no a' to their
credit 'at's tauld o' their hither-come, Macdonald D. Elgiiibrod
(1863) I. 162. {4) n.Yks.' He's a dree au'd chap to talk wiv ;
his discoorse 's amaist nobbut hithergo-theres ; n.Yks.^ (5)
Fif. KnoUit girdles queer and quaint, Lay hitherthither on the
bent, Tennant Papistry (1827) 90. (6) e.An.', Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. To the left.
w.Som.' Common. ' Keep hither ' to the driver, ' km-aedhnir '
[come hither] to a horse.
3. adj. Of the one of two objects or sides which is nearer
the speaker.
Gall. Along the hither side of the inky pool, Crockett Bog-
Myrllc (1895) 38. w.Yks. All down the hither side of the valley,
Leeds Mere. Suppl. (Dec. 12, 1896) 56. n.Yks.= Hitherest, the
nearest. Not. (L.C.M.) Nhp.2 The hither delf, wung, &-c., meaning
the nearest to the homestead. Sns.' He's in the hither croft.
w.Som.i The hither side is the left side — more commonly called
the near side.
4. V. To assemble in the place where the speaker is.
n.Yks.^They come hithering frae all parts.
HITHERACS AND SKITHERACS, plir. n.Yks.^
Odds and ends ; trifling amounts.
HITKERIDGE, 5*. n.Yks.= \nphT.ivhnlisthehithendi;c
on't? what comes hither in the shape of profit to j'ourself ?
HITHIN, sb. Bnff.' The eye of the souple of a flail,
the ' hooding ' ; see below.
The eye made of a piece of bent ash-wood, fixed to the end of
the souple of a flail through which the midshackle passes to couple
it with the handstaif.
HITTER, sb. Wil.' [itsfr).] In phr. to be going off
a liittev, of a cow : to be ill and likely to die.
I lence Hittery, adj. of cows : suffering from looseness, ill.
HITTER, HITTERIL, see Hetter, adj., Hatterel.
HITTER- A-BALL, sb. Der. A game for young men ;
sec below. Cf knur-and-spell.
A hole is made in a stone fixed in the ground. A spell with a cup
at the end is placed in the hole, and the projecting end of the spell
is struck by a stick, Addy GI. (1891) Suppl. 29 ; Der.^, nw.Der.'
HITTHERT, pp. Lan. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Soiled.
Aw ne'er deeted mi bonds yet wi' wark, Tho' they're hitthcrt
wi' dirt an' wi' mire, Cv. IViis. (1867) No. xvii. 264.
HITTY-MISSY. adv. and adj. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Win. Yks.
Lan. Lin. Nhp. e.An. [h)i-ti-misi.] 1. adv. At random,
haphazard ; accidentally, by chance, uncertain.
Sl-.(A.W.) Nhb.Hewentatithitty-missy(R.O.H.);Nhb.l Lakel.^
Oor picnic "sa Setterda,an'it'shitty-missy fcra fine day for't, t'way
t'glass is gaan doon. Cum.' The sign of an old inn at Pardsliaw
was a sportsman firing at a bird, and ' Hitty missy, luck's o' ' ;
Cum.* It was aw hitty missy, . . they didn't oalas hit t'mark, C.
Pact]. (Dec. 14, 1893) 6. e.Yks.' Sumtahms theease fooaks at
fooakcsts weather's reel, bud ofther wrang — it's all Inttj'-missj', MS.
orfrf. (T.H.) w.Yks.i, n.Lan.i, Nhp.i, e.An.i Nrf. Hitty-missy, as
the blind man shot the crow, Clyde Garl. (1872 > ii. e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. adj. Undecided; promiscuous; irregular, unreliable.
Nhb. He can nivvor dcc'd i' that hittj'-missy way (R.O.H.).
Lakel.2 He's nobbut a hitt3'-missy customer, . . yemun watch him.
Yks. (J.W.'i n.Lin.' Sum foiiks likes flooers set in pattrens, bud
I like 'cm all ony-how, hitty-missj' like.
3. Comb. Hitty-missy window ; see below.
n.Lin.' A window made of upright bars of wood, one half of
them attached to the frame, the other half to the slide. When
the window is shut no light enters ; when open, the bars pass
behind each other, and light and air are admitted.
HIUZ, see Huzz.
HIV, sb. Sc. A hoof.
Cai.' Abd. Very com. (G.W.) ; Ye had kent by mark o' hivan'
horn, Macdonald Malcobu (i875'> H- 287.
HIVAD, si!>. Sh.I. Also in form hivik. Aheap; a lump.
As for da pones, dey'll laekly no geng, for dey're sowder d
tagedder in a siitie, moorie hivik, Sh. Neivs (Dec. 4, 1897) ; Der in
wan hivik o' sprootcns fir a' at I cleen'd dem only aught days frae
syne, ib. (July 2, 1898) ; S. & Ork.'
HIVAROGUE, sb. Suf A violent person, male or
female; lit. highway rogue. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HIVE, sb. and v. Sc. Glo. Suf Som. [h)aiv.] 1. sb.
A crowd, swarm of people.
Lnk. Lads an' lasses, men an' wives. Flock to the toddy-room
in hives. Watt Poems (1827) 88.
2. The compartment in a pig-sty where the animal
sleeps. e.Suf (F.H.)
3. V. To go in crowds.
Feb. Frae the mob amang Within the ring (sae close they hived,
O' them was sic a bang), He got that day, Liii/oun Greet! (1685)
18, ed. 1817. Gall. They will just be hiving hame frae the con-
venticle, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xlvi.
4. To cherish ; to cover as a hen does her chickens.
Glo.i^ Som. (W.F.R.)
HIVE, see Heave.
HIVEMAN, sb. Nrf. In phr. as or li/ce hiveman, a
term of comparison.
Nrf. Busy as hiveman (P.H.E. ; Some on 'em swore like hive-
men, Emerson Son 0/ Feus 11892) 54.
HIVEN, HIVER, see Ivin, Heifer.
HIVER.HOVER, v. and adj Stf War. Won Shr.
[i'V3r-0V3(r).] 1. v. To waver, be undecided.
s.Stf. He was just hiver-hoverin' on the pint o' jaggin' up. Pin-
nock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895) 9. 'War.^s -w.Wor.' I canna tell if I
ought to go or no : I bin 'iver-'overin' over it this wik or more.
2. adj. Wavering, undecided.
War.^ Shr.l ' Did'n yo'gdo!' 'No, I wuz 'iver-'over about
it fur a bit, but as I said I 66dna, I didna.'
HIVERS, see Ivers.
HIVES, sb. pi. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Hrf.
Also written hyves Gall. fh)aivz.] 1. An eruption on
the skin ; water-blobs or blisters ; rarely in sing.
Sc. Anj' eruption on the skin, when the disorder is supposed to
proceed from an internal cause (Jam.) ; Superficial swellings ac-
companied with redness, but with little pain, which come on
suddenly and go off without trouble, chiefly affecting children
and young persons who are of a gross habit, Grose (1790) MS.
add. (C.) Slg. From hives on the outside to ulcers within,
Muir Poems (1818I 265. Rnf. Hive, pock, an' measles a' at ancc.
PiCKEN Poems (1813) H. 118. Lth. Hives is used to denote both
the red and yellow gum (Jam.). Gall. Death . . . Stauk'd furlh
wi' a' his darts and scj'thes. In shape o' measles, kinks, and hives,
Nicholson Poet. IVks. (18141 40, ed. 1897 ; Rushes which come
out at times on the skin of infants; the most dangerous hives are
those which come out in the interior, Mactaggart Encycl. (i824\
N.I.' Ant. Dallymcna Obs. (1892). s.Don. Simmons Gl. (1890).
N.Cy.' Cum.* Varieties of a skin disease called Lichea strophulus.
I have seen cases of chicken-pox. Urticaria and Impetigo, called
hives. w.Yks. Willan List Wds. (181 1). n.Lan.'
2. A feverish complaint among children ; an inward
feeling of enlargement. Cf bowel-liive.
Inv. A disorder of the bowels in young children, loosely applied
to any complaint where there is diarrhoea and wasting (H.E.F.).
Nhb.' There are ' chest hives,' ' bowel hives,' &'C., descriptive of
an inward heaving or swelling. Hives are not usually outward
eruptions, but when so they are commonly called het hives — hot
heaves or hot spots. The term hives is also applied to a species
of chronic diarrhoea, or feeling of such in the bowels, common in
children. Cum. (M.P.) ; Cum.* Inward hives usually means a
condition of low health accompanied with diarrhcea.
Hence Hivy, adj. sickly, weakly.
Cum. Life there was too hard and bleak for hivy children, Linton
Silken Thread (1880) 259; Cum.* Children with blue lips and
general debility are hivy.
3. A windy distension of the belly in cattle. Ilrf^
HIVIE, adj. Sc. Also written hyvie Rnf In easy
circumstances, affluent.
Cld., Ayr. (Jam.) Rnf. Ilk vvond'rin peasant saw that she was
sweet. An' hyvie lairds e'en own'd that she was fair, Picken
Poems (1813) II. 65.
HIVIK
[i8i]
HOAM
HIVIK, see Havoc, Hivad.
HIVING-SOUGH, sb. Sc. A sound made by bees
before they hive.
Gall. It is commonly heard the evening before their departure.
... It is a continued buzzing hum full of melancholy-hke cadences,
Mactaggart Eitcvcl. (1824) 271, ed. 1876.
HIVY-SKIVY, see Haveycavey.
HIX, V. Sh. & Or.I. To hiccup. Or.I. (J.G.)
Hence Hixie, sb. a hiccup. S. & Ork.'
HIYAL, HIZ, HIZARD, HIZE, see ns.\e,aclj.,\is,pvon.,
Hezard, Heeze.
HIZY-PRIZY, sb., adj. and adv. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Der.
Som. Dev. Also in forms hisey-prisey Nhb. ; isieprices
Chs. ; izy-prizy nw.Der.' [h)aizi-praizi.] 1. sb. A
corruption of Nisi prius,' a law-term.
Nhb. (W.G.), w.Yks.i Chs. The one [Judge^, viz. my Lord
Chief-Justice, sits upon Isie-prices, the other upon matters of mis-
demeanours and trials for life and death, Brereton Travels (1634)
in Clicth. Soc. Pt:bl. (1844) I. 154. nw.Der.i Som. W. & J. Gl.
(1873). w.Som.i ' We could'n get in to yur no prisoners a-tried,
zo we went in the hizy-prizy.' Hence lawyer's tricks, and so any
kind of chicanery or sharp practice. 'Come now ! honour bright,
none of your hizy-prizy.' Dev.i
2. Phr. to be at hizy-prizy, to be unsettled, quarrelsome,
disagreeable.
Yks. A wadn't gan amang 'em, they're all at izy prizy. They're
all at izy prizy amang the'r sells, they can't agree (W.H.).
3. adj. Quibbling, litigious ; trickj'.
w.Som.i He's a proper hizy-prizy old fidler.
4. adv. Ata venture, haphazard. e.Yks.^ MS. add. (T.W.)
HIZZEL, HIZZLE, see Hazel, sb.^
HIZZY, sec Huss(ely.
HJAUDINS, sb. pi. Sh.I. Also in form hjodens.
Remains, fragments; the skeleton or carcase of an
animal partly destroyed by decomposition or ravens.
Arty sood 'a' gotten da hjaudins o' him ta mak'tatie soap apon,
Sh. News {V[3.y 22. 1897); Da dugs an' corbies . . . wid shune a left
nacthin bit hir hjaudins, ib. (July 9, 1898); He's [a raven] awa
ta feast apo' da hjodens o' som' o' da sheep 'at cam' ta demsels
last ook, *. (Apr. 29, iSggV
HJOAG, sb. Sh.I. A small height or hill.
Not so big as a fell, but usually above the size of the heights
called 'hool.' for instance, 'de mucklc and dc peerie Hjoag(Unst),'
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 75.
[Norw. dial. Iiaug, a height (Aasen) ; ON. haugr.]
HJOKFINNI, sb. Sh.I. An eccentric, odd-looking
person ; also used altrib.
An odd-looking person is called in Unst and Yell a hjokfinni,
which means properly ' somebody or something found in a burial
mound,' Jakoesen Dial. (1897") 48; A person whose odd eccentric
appearance and actions would lead to the supposition that ' they
could do mair dan maet demsels,' was termed a Hjok-finnie body,
Spenxe Flk-Lore fiSgg") 26.
[Nonv. dial, haugfmmcn, an odd, somewhat deranged
person, lit. 'hill-found' (Jakoesen /. c.).]
HO, int. and sb} Sc. "ircl. Cum. Yks. Chs. Stf. War.
Wor. Glo. Oxf. Dev. Also written hoa Dev.' nw.Dcv.' ;
hoe Glo. [h(o.] 1. /;;/. A call to a horse to stand still.
Dev. tlorac Siibsecivae (1777) 179 ; Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
Hence (i) Ho-back, int. a call to a horse or an ox to
step back : (2) -way, int. a call to a horse to stop.
(i) Dev. Hoiac Siibsecivae (1777) 179; Grose (1790) i\iS. add.
(M.)' (21 Yks. (G.W.W.)
2. A call to a horse to come to the left. Also used Jig.
See Haw, /«/.'
Cum. Ah's nut hoaf deunn yit, hooivcr, bit ah finnd ah nnin be
fworcet teh hoa rayder, Gwordy , aboot an inch, or ah'll be a danger
o' droonan t'millcr eh t'offgang [refers to the fact that the sheet
of paper on which the letter has been written is filled], Sahgiseon
JoeScoa/>{ 1881)5; Cum.' ; Cum.* Similar to Cumidder. which isois.
3. A call to sheep to come to their food. Oxf."
4. A call used in driving cattle. Also in conip. Ho-up.
Chs.\ nw.Dev.'
5. sb. Stop, delay, cessation ; moderation, self-restraint.
Ccn. with neg.
Kcb. Lo%'e hath no ho, Rutherford Lelt. deeo) No. 166.
s.Ir. The dirty spalpeen, there was no ho with him, Cuoker
Leg. (1862) 327. w.Yks.' There is ' no ho with liim,' he is not
to be restrained. Stf., War., Won, Glo. ' Out of all ho,' immoder-
ately, NoRTHALL Flk-Phvasis (1894X Glo. A person who hath
no hoe with him. There is no hoe with him, Horae Siibsecivae
(1777) 215. Dev.i Iv her was to begin to aggie way en there
wid be no hoa, 5.
HO, -J. and S6.2 \Obs. Yks. Brks. Sus. Hmp. I.W. Wil.
Dor. Som. Also written hoe Sus.' Hmp.^ ; and in forms
hawSom. ; howe.Yks. Wil.'Som. ; howeWil.'; oh e. Som.
w.Som.' [5,5.] 1. i;. To long for, desire greatly; to care,
heed, pay attention to. Gc;/. with /or. See Hone, t'.^ 2.
e.Yks. Let us how it a while, Lay-folks Mass-Bk. 418 note.
Erks. Grose (1790) ; When people are extremely desirous or
extremely solicitous for a thing, they very emphaticallv say that
they ho i'or it (W.W.S.) ; Gl. (1852I; Brks.', Hmp. (H.C.H.B.)
s.Hmp. I didn't ho anything about what you was doing, Verney
L. Lisle (1870) xiv. I.W.' How I do ho vor un ! I.W.^ I don't ho
vor'n, I can tell ee. Wil.' 1 did hanker an' ho a'ter 'ee zo. Dor.
I cannot understand Farmer Boldwood being such a fool at his
time of life as to ho and hanker after thik woman in the way 'a
do, Hardy Madding Crowd (1874) liii ; I don't know, an' don't
ho, Barnes Gl. (1863); Dor.i Thy hills that I da ho about, 145.
Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. 1,1825) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873).
w.Som.i Pregnant women arc said to oh for things. ' They auvis
zaid how his mother oh'd vor strowberries, late in the fall.'
2. To provide for, take care of, see after ; to fuss. Gen.
with /on
Sus. (M.B.-S.), Hnip.i I.W.i ; I.W.2 Tes a good job the poor
wold dooman's hoed vor now. Wil. Britton Beauties (1825^ ;
Wil.' Dor. To ho vor her motherless childern, Barnes Poems
(1869-70) 3rd S. II. Som. An haw'd vor my comfort, Jennings
Dial. zv.Eiig. (1869) 83.
3. sb. Care, trouble, anxiety ; a state of fuss, worry, or
excitement.
Su3. I doant see as how you've onny call to put yurself in no
sich tarrible hoe, Jackson Soii/invard Ho (1894) I. 200; Sus.'
Hnip.' He made a great ho about it. Wil.' 'To be in a howe,' to
be in a state of anxiety about anything. Obs. Dor. They must
rise To their true lives o' tweil an' ov ho, Barnes Poems (1869- 70)
3rd S. 83 ; Dor.' In happy daes when I wor young, An' had
noo ho, 215.
[2. Ne scolde neuer yongmon howyen to swi[ie, Pivv.
At/red (c. 1275) 135, in O. E. Misc., ed. Monis, 110. OE.
hogian, to be anxious {Malt. vi. 34). 3. The nijtingale al
hire hoje Mid rede haddc wel bito5e, Owl &= N. (c. 1225)
701. OE. hogu, care, anxiety (B.T.).]
HO, HO', HOACH, see Hold, v., How, adv., Hall, sb.^,
Hawch.
HOAF, int. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also Dor. Also written
hofe- N.Cy.' ; and in forms hoof- Nhb.' ; hove Sc. (Jam.)
Nhb. ; ove- Dor. A call to cows to come to be milked.
Bwk. In calling a cow to be milked, hove, hove, often repeated,
is the ordinary expression, Agric. Siiiv. 503 (Jam.) ; Monlldy
Mag. (1814) I. 31. Rxb. Often hove-lady (Jam.). Nhb.'
Hence (i) Hoafy, (a) int. a call several times repeated
to a cow to be milked ; (b) a pet name for a cow ; (2)
Ovey, int. a call to sheep.
(i, a) N.Cy.' Nhb. (J.Ar.) ; Nhb.' ' Hovey ! hove ! hove ! ' the
milkmaid says to the cow, advancing with her pail, (i) Nhb.
She browt poor Hovey tiv hor pail, Chater Tyneside Aim.
(1869) 14. (2) Dor. Gabriel called at the top of his voice the
shepherd's call, ' Ovey, ovey, ovey ! ' Not a single bleat, Hardy
Madding Crowd (1874) v.
HOAFEN, HOAG, HOAK, see Halflin(g, Hogo,
Howk, v}
HOAKIE, sb. Ayr. (Jam.) A fire that has been
covered up with cinders, w'hen all the fuel has become red.
HOALM, HOAM, sec Holm, si.'
HOAL-PILTOCK, 5/;. Sh.I. A young coal-fish or
piltock, Merlangus carbonaiius. See Cooth, sbi^
In Unst and Fetlar a young piltock sometimes gets the name
of a hoal-piltock, probably from its long cylindrical shape, Jakob-
sen Dial. (1897) 21.
HOAM, sb. Ags. (Jam.) The dried grease of a cod.
HOAM, V. Sc. (Jam.) 1. To give a disagreeable
taste to food, by confining the steam in the pot, when
boiling. Rxb. See 0am, sb.
2. To spoil provisions by keeping them in a confined
place. Sc. Hence Hoamed, ppl. adj. applied to animal
HOAM
[182]
HOAST
food, when its taste shows that it has been kept for some
time. Cld.
HOAM, sec Holm, sb}
HOAR, ad/} Sc. Chs. Also Hmp. I.W. Dev. Also in
forms yar- Chs.' s.Chs.' ; yer- Chs.' White, hoary. I.W.'
Hence (i) Hoars, sb. pi., fig. white hairs, old age ; (2)
Hoar-withy, sb. the white bean, Pyitts Aria ; (31 Hoary,
adj. covered with hoar-frost ; (4) Hoary-frost, sb. a hoar-
frost; (5) -morning, s6. {a) a species of apple; (6) a morning
when the ground is covered with hoar-frost.
(i) Edb. If auld age upon you draw. And poortith on your hoars
do fa', LiDDLE Poems (,1821) 154. (2) Hmp. Wise New Forest
(1883) 283; From the white under-surface of the leaves (B. & H.);
Hrap.l (31 Chs.' Th' edges are very yarry this morning. s.Chs.'
(4) Chs.' Three yarry frosts are sure to end in rain, Prov. s.Chs.'
It's a yaa-ri frost [It's a yarry frost]. (5, a) nw.Dev.' {l>) Chs.',
nw. Dev.'
HOAR, adj.'^ and v. Hrt. Som. 1. adj. Mouldy.
Som. (Hall.)
2. V. Obs. To become mouldy.
Hrt. Bread . . . will rope or hoar or mould, Ellis Cy. Hsivfc.
(1750) 22.
[A hare that is hoar Is too much for a score, When it
hoars ere it be spent, Shaks. R. &r= J. 11. iv. 143. Cp.
obs. E. hoary, musty, mouldy ; Chatisi, musty, fusty,
mouldy, hoarj', vinewed, Cotgr.]
HOARD, V. and sb. Shr. Oxf Dev. Cor. Written
lioord- Oxf 1. V. Used in forms (i) Hoarded, ppl.
adj. in comb. Hoarded eggs, eggs preserved in lime or
sawdust, for sale during the winter ; (2) Hoarder, sb. an
apple in store for winter use ; (3) Hoarding, ppl. adj.
suitable for keeping or storing.
(i) Oxf.' (2) Cor. Apples to chop for sauce, an' the hoarders
no nearer away nor the granary loft, ' Q.' Three S/iips {i8go) ii.
(3) s.Dev. ' Good hoarding apples,' sorts that will keep sound and
well (G.E.D.^.
2. sb. Aheap. Shr.^ A hoard of apples.
HOARDER, V. nw.Der.' e.An.' Written header
nw.Dcr.' ; horder e.An.' To hoard up or lay by.
HOARIN, sb. Sh.I. Also in form horeng S. & Ork.'
The seal, Phoca vitulina.
{Coll. L.L.B.) ; The seal was in the North Isles and Foula
called 'de hoarin' (or woarin\ which means 'the hairy one,'
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 28 ; it). Norsk in S/i. (1897) 9a ; S. & Ork.'
[A der. of ON. /idr, hair, so Jakobsen (/. c.).]
HOARSE, sb. Sc. Also Dor. A hoarse note ; a
hoarseness, huskiness.
Edb. The liche fowle's hoarse Did fairly deave her ear, Lear-
MONT Pofijii (17Q1) 12. Dor. (W.C.) ; (A.C.)
HOARSGO'UK, see Horsegowk.
HOAR-STONE, .sb. Sc. Lan. Oxf. Also in form hair-
stane Sc. A boundary stone.
Wgt. Another possible purpose is preserved in the Scottish
name of ' hair-stane,' or boundary-stone, by which they .-re
occasionally known. Chambers' Encycl. (s.v, Standing-stones\ in
Fraser /Ki]g-tefK (1877) 202. e.Lan.i Oxf. A large upright stone,
8 ft. high, formerly forming part of a cromlech, of which the other
stones still remain near it. It is commonly known in the neigh-
bourhood [Enstone] as the Hoar Stone, Murray Haiiiibk. (1894 >
218; Near Steeple Barton is a British earthwork called Maiden
Bower, . . and hard by it ' Hoar Stones,' a ruined cromlech, tb. 159.
[OE. liar stall (lit. a hoar stone, i.e. a grey or ancient
stone) often occurs in Charters in the part describing the
boundary line; see CZ/nr/cr (ann.847) in Sweet 0.£.7".433.]
HOASE, V. Cor.^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To forbear.
HOAST, s6.', V. and adj. Sc. and n. and midl. counties
to War. Also e.An. s.Cy. Also written hoazt Cum.*;
and in forms haust N.Cy.^ e.Yks.' w.Yks.^ Lan. ; hawst
c.Lan.' s.Lan. ; hoarst ne.Yks.' n.Lin.' sw.Lin.'; hoist
Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.' e.An.' Nrf. ; hooast n.Yks.= e.Yks.';
host Sc. (Jam.) Cai.' n.Cy. Cum. Wm. vv.Yks. Der.^
nw.Der.' n.Lin.' ; hoste N.Cy.* w.Yks.'-; houst w.Yks. ;
howst Gall. ; hust Not.^ Lei.' Nhp.= ; whust w.Yks.
[h)ost, oast.] 1. sb. A cough. See Hose ; cf also hoost.
Sc. Mony a sair hoast was aniang them, ScoiT^;;//y»n>3'(i8i6)
vi. Shi. He gae a kind o' host, Stewart Tales (1892) 33. Cai.'
Bnfr. A scomfshing reek and a sair host, Gordon Chroti. Keith
(i88o) 70. ne.Sc. He's had a sair cauld an' a hoast. Grant
Cliron. Keekletoit. 95. Abd. He . . . syn made a host, Shirrets
Poems (1790) 90. Frf. I fought to keep my hoast down so as no
to waken her, Barrie Tommy (1896) 118. Per. Recommended
the bottle which cured him of a hoast, Ian Maclaren Brier Bush
(1895) 62. e.Fif. She wad juist gie a hoast, Latto Tarn Bodliin
(1864) iii. Rnf. Oh sic awfu' hosts he gie'd, Clark Rliymes (1842)
31. Ayr. I canna expeck gude man that wi' your host ye'll come
wi' me, Galt Entail (1823) xl. Lnk. If that host o' yours dinna
gie me the shivers, Gordon Pyotslta-w (1885' 38. Edb. Wi' hirple
and whost, frae ingle-side, Cartop Green (1793) 131, cd. 1817.
Gall. I'm whiles ta'en wi' the hoast, Crockett Raiders (1894)
xxxiv. Wgt. When there a little she made a host, Eraser IVig-
towii (1877) 120. n.Cy. (K.) ; Grose (1790^; Trans. Phil. Sac.
(1858) 160; N.Cy.=, Nhb.', n.Yks.' -w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hl/.v.
(1775)539; w.Yks.'34 Lan. I have sich a hoast. My throttle's as
reawsty as a bone-house-dur-lock, Waugh Chim. Corner (1874)
169, ed. 1879 ; Best ov owt for shiftin a hawst, Clegg Sketelies
(1895) 399; Davies Races (1856) 271; Lan.^, ne.Lan.', e.Lan.'
Rut.' I can't get shoot o' my hoast. Lei.', Nhp.^ War. Rare
(C.B.). e.An.i Nrf. Miller & Skertchly Fenland (1878) iv.
Hence Hoast-provoking,/'/i/.rt(^'. provocative of acough.
Lnk. 'Vile, stinkin', hoast-provokin' weed, Thomson Musings
(1881) 203.
2. A cough peculiar to animals, esp. cattle.
Nhb. Gen. applied to swine (R.O.H.). -w.Yks.', nw.Der.',
s.Not. iJ.P.K.) Lei.'The mill-meado' allays gen the caows a hust.
Nhp.2
3. A hoarseness, huskiness ; a cold on the chest or
in the throat.
N.Cy.'. n.Yks.2 -w.Yks. Hoast is a sore throat, Hamilton
Nngae Lit. (1841") 350; -w.Yks.' s.Lan. Bamford Dial. (1854).
Not.^ 'E's 'ed that sort o' 'ust upon 'im for months past. Lin.
Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 338. n.Lin. Sutton IVds.
(1881); n.Lin.' I've gotten such a hoarst I can hardlin's speak
a wod. eXin. He's gotten a straange hoast (G.G.W. \ s.Lin.
I've sich a hoast I can hardly breathe or speak ^T.H.R.).
Hence (i) Hoasted-up, adj. hoarse, closed up with
cold ; (2) Hoasty, adj. hoarse, husky.
(i) e.Yks. Eiz austed up [I am closed up with cold] (Miss A.).
(2) Rut.'
4. A hem, a vulgar mode of calling upon one to stop.
Sc. (Jam.)
5.Fiff. Obs. A thing or matter attended with no difficulty.
Sc. It did na cost him a host, he made no hesitation about it
(Jam.). Abd. In a host. Without a host, without delay or
reluctance, Shirkefs Poems (1790) CI.; The taiken shewn, that,
but a host, was kent, Ross //<7t"oj-e (1768 136, ed. 1812. Gall.
Through beef and bane, and wud and stane. Without a howst
they whunner, Mact.\ggart Encycl. (1824) 246, ed. 1876.
6. V. To cough.
Sh I. ' Dat is leeker,' I said, as I hostid, an' rubbid me mooth
wi' da back o' me haand, Sh. News (Dec. 3, 1898). Cai.', Inv.
(H.E. F.) Elg. A wee bit mouse ran thort the floor, Sair hostin'
and sair sneezin', Couper Poetry (1804) II. 58. Abd. The folk
leugh as I hosted and flounder'd, Cadenhead Bon Accord {iS$3)
214. Kcd. In simmer he hirplet an' hostit. Grant Lays (1884)
172. Frf. Have you heard her boasting? Barrie 7o/»;;n\ 1896) 262.
Per. Hoastin' on their haund-staffs And crynin' wi' the cauld,
Haliburton Ochd Idylls (1891) 59. Ayr. They hoastit an"
l>eighed tremendeously. Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 204.
Lnk. Johnnie hooted and boasted for about five minutes, Wardrop
y. Mathison (1881) 11. Lth. He hirpled and hoastit, Ballantine
Poems (1856) 54. e.Lth. The stour flew up in clouds an' set
a'body hoastin. Hunter J. Inwick (1895) 181. Edb. A' nigiit
lang he's hostin', grumblin', M'Dowall Poems (1839) 199. Gall.
He boasts for breath, Nicholson Poet. JVks. (1814 45, ed. 1897.
Kcb. The gouk . . . hostin asks their leave to let him stay, David-
son Seasons (1789) 43 ; 1 K.) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Though nearly greetin'
wi' the reek. And sairly hoastin', Strang Earth Fiend (1892) 6.
Cum., Wm. NicoLSON (1677) Trans. R. Lit. Soc. (1868 < IX.
-w.Yks. I can't bear to hear ye houstin' like that, Lucas Stud.
Nidderdale (c. 1882) Gl Lei.l War.^ Not heard except in
rural War. e.An.' Nrf. Miller & Skertchly Fenland (1878)
129. s.Cy. (K.)
Hence Hoasting, (1) vbl. sb. the act of coughing; a
cough ; (2j pyp. in fits or gusts of coughing ; used advb.
andy?^.
(i) Ayr. Something gaed doon the wrang hass, and sic a fit o'
HOAST
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hoastin' cam on, Service Nolaiidiints (1890) 28. Lnk. With much
' hoasting ' they rise to sing the doxology, Wright Sc. Life 1 1897)
15. Edb. Nae Iiostin now an' dowf excuse, M'-'Dowall Poems
(1839) 220. Gall. Whan howstin' made me uncosair, Mactaggart
Eiicycl. (.1824) 18, ed. 1876. Lei.' Ah'd use to physic 'em for the
liustin'. (2) Lnk. The govvlin' storm, as in 'twad come, Cam
hoasting doun Kate Hyslop's lum, Murdoch Doric Lyre {i8q3) 10.
7. To cough as a cow. Der.^, War. (J.R.W.)
8. To belch up, bring forth. Ceii. with up.
Sc. Host up, is said sarcastically to a child, who is crying, and
who from anger brings on a fit of coughing (Jam.'). Ayr. Some
laird . . . may . . . host up some palaver. Burns IVillie C/iahiiers,
St. 5. Lnk. I couldna weel contain, Sae hoasted oot my chockin'
mirth, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 40.
9. Phr. /o host out the craig, to clear the throat by
coughing.
Sli.I. He kind o' hostid oot his craig, Sli. News (Dec. 10, 1898).
10. To hem, to call upon one to stop. Sc. (Jam.)
11. adj. Hoarse, husky.
Cum. Bellart an rooart at them teh be whyet, till he was hoazt,
Sargisson Joe Sconf> (1881) 147; Cum." ne.Yks.' Ah's that
hoarst ah can hardlins talk. e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. A hooast-
cotr, yi.s. Wkly. Post (Apr. 17, 1897'); (J.T.) ; w.Yks.2; w.Yks.=
Ah mun ha' gotten covvd ah think, fur am gehring as hoast as
huast ! I. Ma. ' Darlin," he said, quite hoast. Brown Z)6icto>-(i887)
107, ed. 1891. Not. He war that hoast he could scarce speak
(L.C.M.). s. Not. It couldn't hardly get ' cuckoo' out ; it seemed
hoast (J.P.K.\ n.Lin. i^E.S. ) e.Lin. I'm very hoast to-d.iy
(G.G.W.). sw.Lin.i The pig's rather hoarst in its throat. Rut.
I have a laad cold and am hoast all through them ash winds, N. W
O. (1876) 5th S. v. 364. Lei.i
~ HOAST, si.= n.Yks.2 [5st.] Mist, frost haze.
HOAST, see Oast.
HOASTMEN, sb. pi. n.Cy. Nhb. An Incorporated
Company of Newcastle Freemen ; see below.
N.Cy.' Nhb. An ancient Gild or Fraternity at Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, who deal in scacoal (K.) ; He was admitted to the freedom
of the Hoastman's Company, Newcastle, Richardson Borderer s
Tahle-bk. (1846) V. 4; Nhb.' The term hoastman has long ceased
to describe the profession of coal-shipper or ' engrosser ' of the
commodities enumerated in the charter of incorporation. Tlie
Company of Hoastmen remains simply the premier Incorporated
Company of Newcastle, and election to its membership is a much
coveted honour.
[This corporation had orig. the function of receiving
strangers (called (h)osti's or oasis) who came to buy coal
and other commodities. ME. hoste, a guest (Govver C.A.
(c. 1400) III. 205 ; so oost, geste, Prompt. ; Fr. hoslc,
a guest (CoTGR.) ; see Hatzfeld (s. v. Hotc).^
HOATH, i-6. Ken.'= Also written both. A hetith ;
only found in place-names.
HOATIE, sb. Sc. (Jam.) Also in form hots. A term
used in the game of ' pearie ' or peg-top ; see below.
Lnk. A circle is drawn on the ground, within which all the tops
must strike and spin. If any of them bounce out of the circle
without spinning, it is called a hoatie. The punishment to which
the hoatie is subjected, consists in being placed in the ring, while
all the boys whose tops ran fairly have the privilege of striking,
or as it is called ' deggin' ' it, till it is either split or struck out of
the circle. If [njeither of these take place, the boy to whom the
hoatie belonged, has the privilege of playing again.
HO AVE, HOAVED, see Hauve, i^.'^ Heave.
HOB, sZi.' Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. [h)ob.]
1. A clown ; a stupid, silly person ; a greenhorn.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' ' De ye tyek us for a hob? ' — do you take me for
a greenhorn ? s.Lan. Bahford Dial. (1854). Som. W. & J. Gl.
(1873). [A hob [clown], nisticus. Coles (1679) ; Viloiol, a clown,
peasant, boor, hob, or hinde of the country, Cotgr.]
2. Comb, (i) Hob CoUingwood, the four of hearts in the
game of whist ; (2) -'s-hog, see below.
(i) Tev. (Jam. 1, N.Cy.' Nhb.' Old ladies, in gen., look upon it
as proverbially unluck3'. Obs. (2) Nhp,' When a person conjec-
tures wrongly, he is commonly compared to Hob's hog, which,
it is said, when the butcher went into the sty to kill him, fancied
his breakfast was coming: Nhp.^ You thought wrong, like Hob's-hog.
3. A sprite, hobgoblin. See Kob-gob, sb. 1.
Dur. Another sprite, called Hob Headless, infested the road
between Hursworth and Neasham, Henderson FlkLore (1879)
vii. Lakel.2 n.Yks.' Obtrush Rook, as well as Hob Hole and
the Cave at Mulgrave, is distinctly said to have been ' haunted by
the goblin,* who being 'a familiar and troublesome visitor to one
of the farmers, and causing him much vexation and loss, he
resolved to quit his house in Farndale and seek some other home.
Very early in the morning, as he was trudging on his way with
all his household goods and gods in a cart, he was accosted by a
neighbour with " I see you are flitting." — The reply came from
Hob out of the churn, "Ay, we's flitting."— On which the farmer,
concluding that the change would not rid him of his visitor, turns
his horse's head homewards.' Hob of the Cave at Runswick was
famous for curing children of the kink-cough, when thus invoked
by those who took them to his abode; ' Hobhole Hob! Mali
bairn's getten t'kin'-cough : Tak' 't oif! Tak"toff!' Hob at Hart
Hall, in Glaisdale, was, as the legend bears, a farm-spirit 'of all
work,' thrashing, winnowing, stamping the bigg, leading, &c.
Like the rest of the tribe who ever came under mortal eye, ho
was without clothes— nak't— and having had a harding-smock
made and placed for him, after a few moments of — it would seem,
ill-pleased — inspection, he was heard to say, 'Gin Hob mun hae
nowght but a hardin' hamp. He'll come nae mair nowther to berry
nor stamp'; n.Yks. ^ w.Yks. There are several localities in the
township of Saddleworth, once, according to popular notions,
invested with 'Old Hobs.' . . One of the parochial overseers
kindly furnished me with ... a list of the personal names and
haunts, or reputed beats of the ' feorin ' believed in when he was
young. These comprise . , . ' Knott Hill Hob ' and ' Narr Hob.'
. . Hob of Knott Hill . . . was so designated on account of his
having stood on that eminence on the approach of King Canute
(Cnut or Knut), and ordered that monarch to march his army up
the valley to the attack of Castleshaw, iV. Ct" Q. (1870J 4th S. v.
156. Der. They say giant Hobb hath ever a little un alongside o'
him. . . The Hobb niver was knowed to come beyont the Dale.
. . . T'other hole, where Hobb has his lodging, Veunev S/t>/7(?£'rf^^
(1868) ix.
4. Coiiip. (i) Hob-dross, (2) -man, a fairy, sprite, hob-
goblin. Cf. hob-gob.
(i) Chs.' There were difl'erent kinds, having different habits.
Some were called Hob-drosses, others Hob-gobs. There is a lane
in Mobberley called Hobcroft Lane, and several adjacent fields
called the Hobcrofts. These received their name from being
the scene of the exploits of a noted Hob-dross. (2) n.Yks." Each
elf-man or hobman had his habitation, to which he gave his name.
5. A male ferret. Also in coiiip. Hob-ferret.
Chs.', s.Chs.' Midi. TV. &-^, 1,1851, istS.iii. 461. Stf.',War.3,
w.Wor.', se.Wor.' Shr. The biggest coward of a ferret we ever
had was a huge brown ' hob,' or male ferret, Davies Rambles Sell.
Field-club (1881I xxviii; Shr.'
6. A male rat. Shr.'
7. A hog-sheep. Cor. Florae Stibsccivae (1777) 213.
[1. To beg of Hob and Dick, Shaks. Cor. 11. iii. 123.
Hob is a familiar or rustic variation of the Christian name
Robert or Robin. 3. From elves, hobs, and fairies . . .
From fire-drakes and fiends . . . Defend us, good heaven!
Fletcher Motis. Tliotn. (c. 1625) iv. vi.]
HOB,si.^andi'.' Var. dial, uses in Sc.Irel. Eng. and Amer.
Also in forms hab- Sc. Sus.' ; hub Ant. n.Cy. Wm. n.Yks.^
w.Yks.' 2 e.Lan.' Not.' Lin.' Lei.' Nhp.'= War.= s.Wor.
Oxf. Bdf Hnt. e.An.' Suf.' Amer. ; ob Lin.' [hjob, h)ub,
■Bb.] 1. sb. Obs. The back of the chimney or grate.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.'^
Hence Habern, sb. the back of the grate.
Sus.' Why, whatever have you been a-doing with yourself?
Your face is as black as a habern !
2. The flat-topped side or ledge on each side of a fire-
place on which kettles, &c. can be placed ; also fg. the
fireside. In gen. colloq. use.
Sc. Stone or brick-work round a fire-place that projects so as to
allow things to be placed on it, Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Ir.
Same as if we had the ould kettle sittin' on the hob. Barlow Idylls
(1891) 266, ed. 1892. Ant. Grose (1790) /I/S.«;W.(C.) N.Cy.'
w.Yks. Tha'U find a drop o' hooam-brewd i' that pint up o' th' hob,
Hartley Dili. (c. 1873) 67; w.Yks.' Lan. Poo up to th' hob,
Waugh Winter Fire, 18. nw.Der.', Not.', n.Lin.', Lei.' Nhp.'
Called also the stock. War. B'liant Wkly. Post (June lo, 1893) ;
(J.R.W.) ; War.'!! Glo. Baylis //A(s. £)/(?/. (1870). Hnt.(T.P.F.),
e.An.', Suf.', Sus.2 Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873).
Hence (i) Hob-end, sb. the flat-topped side of a fire-
place, on which kettles, &c. can be placed ; (2) Hub, v. to
heat on the hob.
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(i) n.Yks.^ w.Yks. He sits at tli' hobend an' smooks his pipe
(D. L.). Lan. Aw were pycrched at th' hobend reading politics,
Clecg Skdc/ies (1895 'i 24 ; Push that arm-cheer up to th' hob-end,
Wauch Hcalhcr (ed. Milner) II. 130. e.Lan.', Chs.i, Lin.', n.Lin.'
(2 Lin.' Hub the frummenty.
3. The mark at which things are aimed in quoits and
other games ; the iron pin used in the game of quoits.
Nhb. Witli tent-pins for hobs, Midford Coll. Sugs. (1818) 5 ;
Nhb.', w.Yks. 3, Lin.', e.An.' Suf.' A knife or fork or any such
thing stuck into the ground, as a point to lay near in playing at
* pitch haapny ' or at quoits, is called a hub.
Hence Hobber, sb., see below.
Nhb. ' A bobber,' or ' cock-hobber,' is when the ' shoe ' (or quoit)
rests on the top of the hob (R.O.H.\
4. A stone or other mark set up as a boundary in van
games.
w.Yks. Banks JVkflil. IVds. (1865) ; This tree shall be one hob,
that gate-post another (H.L.); w.Yks.^ ; w.Yks.^ A post. Assigned
positions in a game. — At the game of Pize-ball ' . . . a number in
succession run to ditTerent places called ' hobs,' where they
remain till they have a chance of escape (s.v. Pize).
5. Fig. An aim, attempt.
w.Yks. Hoo nobbut made a poor hob at it (D.L.).
6. The hiit or guard of a weapon ; the point of insertion
of the blade and handle of a knife. Also vscd fig.
e.An.' Up to the hub, as far as possible. Suf.' Up to the hub, a
knife so [up to the point of insertion of the blade and handle] stuck
into anything.
7. The nave or solid centra! part of a wheel from which
the spokes radiate.
Midi. Makshall Riiy. Ecoii. (1796). Lin. The ruts were . . .
deeper than wagon-wheels, and the wheels didn't turn round,
they only slid along on the hub. White Eiig. (1865) 1. 260. Lei.',
Nhp.i2, War. 2, s.Wor. ;H.K.\ Oxf. (K.) Bclf. Batciielor Anal.
Eng. Lang. (iBcg) 129. Hnt. i^T.P.F."), e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.~)
[Anier. TV. (S- O. (1869) 4th S. vii. 524.]
8. A Stake or pin in the ground or floor to keep a gate
or door from swinging too far back, a short stake with
which to secure a rat-trap set out of doors. e.Suf. (F.H.)
9. An uneven piece of ground in a wood. w.Yks.'
Hence Hubbed, aiij. lumpy, uneven, knobby.
Nhp.' A gardener said, when mowing a grass-plat, where the
worms had thrown up numerous small protuberances, 'The grass
is so hubbed, I can hardly tell how to cut it at all.' [Amer.
Bartlett (1859).]
10. />/. Large rugged stones that will not stand frost.
Nhp.= Morton Nat. Hist. (,1712).
11. A thick sod from the surface of peat ; the slaty
adherent of inferior coal.
Ir. Others have bosses and many of them hobs — a light but
compact kind of boggy substance found in the mountains. Carle-
ton Trails Peas. (ed. 1843) I- 3oi- i.-Yks.^ A thick !-od pared off
before cutting peat w.Yks.' Used for fuel, but inferior to peat.
Also called a basket. e.Lan.' Orig. the hard upper crust of peat.
12. A small haycock, a small stack of hay ; a pile. Also
in co)iip. Hob-cock.
Cum. A strip across the field of 10 to 12 yards wide is raked
together into seangs or windrows ; from the seangs hob-cocks,
consisting of two or three small forkfuls of hay, are formed ; on
the following day all is again spread out scanged, and then put
into dry-cocks, which are three or four times larger than hob-cocks
(E.W.P.I; Cum.", Wm.(B.K.\(E.C.), w.Yks. (F.P.T.),w.Yks.'2,
Nrf. (H.P.E.)
13. A shoe. w.Yks.' Hence Hob-prick, sb. a wooden
peg driven into the heels of shoes. n.Cy. (Hall.), w.Yks.'
14. The shoe or sole of a sledge. Yks. (Hall.) e.Yks.
Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788).
15. A hobnail.
Dor. He now wears shining boots with hardly a hob in them,
Hardy Madding Crmvd {i8-]ii) xli.\.
16. A kick; also in comp. Hub-up. e.Suf. (F.H.)
17. A fruit-stone. e.Yks. (W.W.S.), m.Yks.', n.Lin.'
18. The berry of the hawthorn. War.^ Hence Hob-
shooting, sb., see below.
Wor. Hob-shooting is a favourite amusement with boys. When
the berries are green and hard a berry is placed in a cleft stick
which acts with pressure as a spring and elects the berry forcibly
at the person or object aimed at (E.S.).
19. An error or false step.
n.Cy. To make a hob, to make a false step, Grose (1790) ; (Hall.)
20. V. To stud the sole of a boot or shoe with hobnails.
Dor. Then I went into Griffin's to have my boots bobbed, Hardy
Madding Crou'd (1874) xxxiii.
Hence (i) Hobbing-foot, sb. an iron foot or last used by
shoemakers for holding the boot while it is being made
or soled ; fig. a foot of the largest size, a very big foot ;
see below ; (2) -iron, (3) -stob, sb. an iron foot or last
used by shoemakers for holding the boot while the hob-
nails are being driven in.
(i) w.Yks. Thie fooit . . . vveeant stear me — noa, not if it wor
a bobbin fooit, an' its moare loike that than owt else, Hallam
JVadslcy Jack {1866) 40, ed. 1881; In the game of tip-cat,' after the
stroke, the cat had to be at least three feet lengths from the ring.
This measurement was naturally made by the boy who wore the
largest clogs. The measuring was termed ■ bobbing,' and the
boys with big clogs were said to have 'bobbing feet' (M.F.) ;
(.S.P.U.) (2) Cmb.' Reach me the hobbing-iron, and stand these
clams in the corner. (3) Nhb.'
21. To stop a marble with the foot.
Not.' Don't hob me. s.Not. Get out o' the road, or y'ull 'ob me
[my marble] (J.P.K.).
22. To kick. e.Suf (F.H.)
23. To make a small haycock.
w.Yks. To make two small haycocks into one larger one
(F.P.T.) ; w.Yks.2
Hence Hubbin, vb/. sb. making up into haycocks.
w.Yks. Ah got very tired wi' hubbin' (F.P.T.X
HOB, sb.^ s.Wor.' se.Wor.' Shr.' Ilrf.^ Glo.' Also
written ob Shr.' [ob.] The third swarm of bees in one
season from the same hive, a ' bunt.' Cf. cast, sA.' 10.
HOB, sb." Shr.' In phr. (i) /lob and catch, bit by bit,
here and there, at odd times ; (2) hobs and girds, by fits
and starts ; (3) — and jobs, see (1).
(i) Just as one can — as of getting in harvest in a bad season.
(2) Thcer's no 'eed to be took o' that fellow, 'e's all by 'obs an'
girds — yo' never knowen w'en yo' han 'im. (3) We mun get that
done by 'obs-an'-jobs.
HOB, sZ).= Hmp. A place where potatoes are covered
over. Wise 7V«ti /"orfs/ (1863) 163; Hmp.' Cf. bubble, i'.
HOB, v.^ Sur. Sus. Hmp. [ob.] To bring up or feed
anything by hand. Freq. with up.
Sus. When they are a fortnight old, the calf is bobbed upon
skim milk. Reports Agric. (1793-1813) 75; One hobs babies and
pigs (S.P.H.) ; Sus.' A parishioner . . . came to complain that
her husband had threatened to ill-use her on account of two little
pigs which she was hobbing-up ; his objection rested on the fact
that she w.is hobbing-up the pigs so carefully that she insisted on
taking them to bed with her.
Hence Hob-Iamb, sb. a pet lamb, brought up by hand.
Sur.i, Sus.' 2 Hmp. (W.M.E.F.) ; Holloway.
HOB, v.^ n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Not. Lin. [h)ob.] To cut
down or mow the thistles, coarse grass, &c., left by cattle.
w.Yks. 2 Hob the hedge bottoms. Go and hob the field round.
Not.' Lin. Thompson ///s/. Boston (1856) 710; Lin.' The sheep
will not eat the bents, so the yardman must hob them. n.Lin.'
Hence (i) Hobbing, vbl. sb. the act of mowing the high
tufts of grass in a pasture; (2) Hobbings, sb. pi. rough
grass, &c., left by cattle in a pasture, converted into hay ;
(3) Hobbing-scythe, sb. a scythe used to cut down the
coarse tul'ts of grass left in a pasture.
(i) Lin. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863); Graziers who attended
much more to hobbing, which kept them fine, for nothing hurts
marsh land so much as letting it run coarse, Marshall Review
(1811)111.130. (2) n.Cy. (Hall.\ Nhb.' Lin. Thompson //15/.
Boston (1856) 710; Lin.l (3) w.Yks.2
[LG. hobbi'H, 'hauen' (Berghaus).]
HOB, t'.* Som. To laugh loudly. (Hall.); W. & J.
G''. (1873)-
H0B,f.5 Yks. Nrf. To throw up, heave; also used as /«/.
n.Yks. He hobs up his ball on ti t'house top (I.W.). Nrf. Joe
and me and the boy Derrick went carting — and Bob was our roller.
He had to draw the barley with his rake up to the hind wheel and
holler ' hob,' Emerson Son of Fens y 1892) 133.
HOBBAN, sb. Cor. Also in forms bobbin Cor.'";
hobbun. [oban.] 1. A cake made of dough and raisins
baked in the form of a pasty. See Hoggan, s6.'
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Her dinner . . . was of saffron cake, or a figgy hobbun I'a lump
of dough with a handful of figs, as they call raisins, stuck into the
middle of it and baked), Loiigiiian's Mag. (Feb. 18931 378 ; Un
Betty had made a figgj' hobbun for Michael's dinner, Tregellas
Talcs (1868) 23; Cor.'23
2. A miner's dinner-bag ; a piece of meat baked or
boiled in paste. Also in conip. Hobban-ba?.
A left . . . his hobban-bag jest by the door, Tregellas Talcs,
82 ; Cor.'
HOBBEDY'S-LANTERN, sb. War. Wor. Glo. Also
written hobady's-, hoberdy's- War. ; and in forms
hobany's- War. ; hobbady-lantern se.Wor.' 1. WiU-o'-
the-Wisp or ignis fatiiiis. Cf. hob-lantern.
War. TiMMiNS H:st. (1889) 220 ; War.^ Wor. In the district of
Alfrick the ignis fatiius is called by the names of ' Hoberdy's
Lantern,' ' Hobany's Lantern,' ' Hob and his Lantern,' 'Jack o'
Lantern,' and ■ Will o' th' Wisp,' to this day, Allies Aitliq. Flk-
Loie (1852^ 412. w.Wor.', s.Wor.', se.Wor.', Glo.*
2. A hollowed turnip, with spaces cut to rudely repre-
sent eyes, nose, and mouth, with a lighted candle put
inside. War.^ Wor. Allies Aiiti<]. Flk-Loie (1852) 423.
HOBBER NOB, see Hobnob, v.
HOBBIL, sb} Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Also written
hobble Edb. ; and in forms hobhald n.Cy. w.Yks. ;
hobling w.Yks.^ [h)obil, h)obl.] A fool, a dull, stupid
person ; a blockhead, dunce, idiot.
Edb. Altho' they are no worth a boddle, They'll mind 3-ou o' a
Louden hobble. Crawford Poems (1798) 121. n.Cy. Grose
(1790'). w.Yks. What will th' old hobil say? Polly's Gaoti (1855)
24 ; HuTToN Tour to Caves (1781) ; w.Yks.' Girt hobbil at E war,
ii. 289 ; w.Yks.3 Lan. Thewd no may a hobbil on meh, Tim
Bobbin Vtnv Dial. (1740) 50; You're for makin som mak ov a
hobbil on us, Waugh Owd Bodle, 265 ; Lan.' s.Lan. Bamford
Dial. (1854).
[An hobbel, a cobbel, dullard, haebes, bardiis, Levins
Maitip. (1570).]
HOBBIL, sb? and v. Yks. Stf. Der. Also in form
bubble-. 1. sb. A heap of hay, larger than a cock, but
smaller than a 'coil' (q.v.). Also in conip. Hubble-row.
w.Yks.2, Stf, Der. (J.K.), nw.Der.' Cf. hob, sb.'^ 12.
2. V. To make up into small haj'cocks. w.Yks.^
[Du. hobbel, a knot, a knobbe, or a bunch (He.\ham).]
HOBBING, />;•/>. Hrf.'^ Holloaing, whooping, making
a noise.
HOBBIT, sb. Wal. Also written hobit. A measure
of corn, beans, &c. ; see below.
Wal. N. tf Q. (1850) ist S. i. 470. n.Wal. Of wheat, weighs
168 lbs. ; of beans, 180 ; of barley, 147 ; of oats, 105; being 2^
bushels imperial, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (^i863\
HOBBLE, v.^ and sZ>.' Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Amer. Also written hoble Sc. ; and in forms habble
Rnf ; bubble Sc. Uls. Wm. [h)obI.] 1. v. To shake,
jolt ; to dandle, toss ; to move unsteadily ; to shake with
a quivering motion.
Sc. They disdain now to ride on pads as of old, or to be hobled
on a horse's hurdles, Graham JVritiitgs (1883) II. 151. Bnff.'
He Icuch till he hobblet. The pig wiz jist hobblin' in 'ts ain fat.
Edb. C a' the waters that can hobble, A fishing yole or sa'mon
coble, Fergusson Pofms (1773) 122, ed. 1785. Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824).
Hence (i) Hobble-bog, sb. a quagmire; soft, wet,
quaking ground. Bnft'.' ; (2) -quo, [a) see (i) ; (b) fig.
a scrape, dilemma. Slk. (Jam.) ; (3) Hobblie, adj. of
ground : soft, quaking under the feet. Bnff.'
2. Fig. To be alive or astir with vermin ; to swarm
with any kind of living creatures, esp. insects.
Bnff.' The pot [deep pool] wiz hobblin' wee salmon. The keb-
back wiz hobblin' wee mites.
Hence Hobble, sb. a swarm of any kind of living
creatures, esp. insects, ib.
3. To move or walk with difficulty ; to limp, shuffle.
Abd. Vee'd to rise and tak' the way To hobble home, Shirrefs
Poems (1790) 219. Per. At that age he could not run ; he only
hobbled when he tried, Haliburton Fields (1890) 92. Rnf. Some
habblin' on without a leg, Was tholin muckle wrang by't, Picken
Poems (1813) II. 96. Ayr. Tho' now \'e dow but hoyte and hoble,
Burns To his Auld Mare, st. 7. n.Yks.' To move as a hare or
rabbit does, when undisturbed, with desultory hopping movements,
VOL. HI.
and almost as if with its hindlegs tied together ; n.Yks.*, w.Yks.
(J.W.) Lan. Vo'dn o thaut as heaw hoo'd getten th' rhcumatis,
hoo hobbelt so, Ormerod Felley fro Rachde (1864) iv. Not.',
n.Lin.', War. (J.R.W.)
Hence Hobbling,/^/, adj., fig. awkward, clumsy ; over-
grown, shambling.
w.Yks, J.W.) Lan. He'd grown into a greight hobblin' lad,
Wood Hum. Sketches, 92 ; Two gret hobblin' lads, Standing
Echoes (1885) 9.
4. Fig. To hamper, embarrass; to be in a difficulty or
predicament. Gen. in pp.
Cai.' ' I'm no muckle hobbled aboot 'id,' it gives me little con-
cern. Uls. It will bubble him to do it M B.-S.\ s. Don. Simmons
Gl. (1890). Nhb. But Ah hobbled him a bit. and the lads had nae
difficulty in catchin' him, Tyiicdale Stud. 1 1896) No. 6. Lan. Loike
most young folks 'ot goes a courtin' th' fust tciine, I wur terrebly
hobbled for t'find summut to say, Gaskel Siigs. (1841) 88. Nhp.'
She was quite hobbled with her work. If I sell my fiuit to the
little gardeners, I am so hobbled to get the money. Ken.'^
5. To tie an animal's legs together to prevent it straying ;
fig. to confine, keep in one place. Cf hopple.
Per. I was sair hobbled wi rheumatics. I was fairly hobbled to
my bed wi' my last ill turn (G.W.). Wm.' Chs.' Animals are
said to be hobbled when their forelegs are tied loosely together
to prevent them straying. s.Chs.' To fasten the hind legs of a
horse with hobbles. Der.2, nw.Der.' Not.' To fasten a piece of
wood to the foot of a horse or cow to prevent it straying from the
field. Hrf. (W. W.S.I Nrf. Jist you go and hobble that there old
dicky (W.R.E.\ Suf.' A horse is said to be hobbled when ... a
hind and forefoot of the same side are connected by a rope or
thong. When feet of different sides are so brought somewhat
closer together, the beast is said to be 'yangled.' e.Suf. (.F.H.),
Dor.', w.Som.', Cor.'
6. sb. A shake, toss.
SIg. When I tak ye [child] oot o't [out of the cradle], A hobble
ye've to get, Taylor Poems (1862) 52.
7. A limp. w.Yks. (J.W.), n.Lin.' Hence Hobbly,
adj. lame, limping.
n.Yks. T'awd man's varry hobbly (I.W.).
8. pi. Rough places on a road or path.
e.An.', Suf. i,H.H.\ e.Suf. (F.H.~) [Amer. Esp. when a road is
frozen after being cut into ruts, Dial. Notes (1896! I. 379.]
Hence Hobbly, adj. of a road : rough, uneven, full of
stones.
n.Cy. It's a hobbly road, as the man said when he fell over a
cow, Deiiham Tracts (ed. 1895) II. 65; N.Cy.', Nhb.', Lakel.^
w.Yks.' This is a feaful hobbly road. Der.' 2, i.w.Der.' Nhp.'
Applied to newly-made roads, when the stones are irregularly
broken, e An.' Suf. Applied to ground dried and hardened by
sun or frost, Raixbird Agric. (,1819) 294, ed. 1849; Suf.', e.Suf.
(F H.) Ess. 'Tis so hobblj', too, whene'er we'd walk. To stumble
we bargin, Clark J. A'oatcs (1839) st. 105; Trans. Arch. Soc.
(1863) 11. 185.
9. Fig. A difficulty, predicament ; trouble, perplexity.
See Habble.
Sc. Will you, or will you no, help us out o' our present hobble?
Caiupbell ';i8i9) I. 40 (Jam.); In a sad hobble, at a nonplus
(Jam.). Cai.' Ayr. It's no doot a most unfortunate bubble for a
man ot your active habits to have gotten into. Service Notaiulums
(1890) 2. Dmf. Tom is in a great bubble at this time : you will
know he has to begin to lecture the first of May, and has no time
to prepare, Carlyle Lett. (1837') in Atlantic Monthly (1898)
LXXXII. 301. Ir. We'd never have got into the hobble we did,
only that he was no more fit tor knocking about in the bush than
— well, than you are yourself. Barlow Kerrigan (1894) xi. s.Ir.
My man, you're in a pretty hobble, Croker Leg. (1862) 288.
n.Cy. (J.W.), Cuni.2 s.Wm. When ony o' them gat into a bubble
we' ther wark, Southey Doctor {ed. 1848) 559. n.Yks.'; n.Yks.*
Throw what ah've tell'd Bob ah've gitten my sel intiv a gret hobble.
e.Yks.' He's getten his-sen intiv a pratty hobble. w.Yks. He'll
be sure to finnd hissen in a hobble befoor long, Hartley Clod
Aim. (1877) II ; w.Yks."'^ Lan. But in a strange hobble I fun
myself soon. For I're singing a song to a different tune, Gaskel
Sngs. (184 1) 85 ; Aw wur very near gettin' into a similar hobble
myself, Dottie Rambles (1898I 95. in. Lan.' LMa. That's where
the Doctor got in hobbles. Brown Doctor (18871 26, ed. 1891.
s.Chs.' Yoa-ym in u obl, naay [Yo'm in a hobble, nai]. Stf.',
Not.' Lin. Il I've got j-ou into a hobble Til stand by you, Fenn
Z)j(* o' /"chs (1888I XV. S.Lin. He's gotten hissen into a hobble
(,T.H.R.). Nhp.' You've got into a pretty hobble now. War.s
Bb
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Gmg. He's got a fine old hobble, i.e. he has a difficult task (J.B.),
Oxf. G.O.\Hnt.(T.P.F.),e.An.i Nrf. Holloway. Suf.vH.H.),Suf.'
Ess. A joulterhcad. . . Had gut John in this hobble, Clark/. jVoakes
(1839 St. 145. Ken.' I'm in a reg'lar hobble. Su^., Hmp. Hol-
loway. Dor.' He's got into a hobble. w.Soni.' We got into a
purty hobble over thick job. Dev. Es dreem'd thit tha Vrench
was a com'd in tha town, . . Wen es waked up an voun merzel
out uv tha hobble, N. Hogg Poet. LeII. {1847'! 31, ed. 1865. Cor.
Described St. Just feast ... as ' A hobble, a squabble, and a hub
" babullion" altogether,' Flk-Lore Jm. (,1886) IV. 112. w.Cor.I'm
in no end of a hobble (M.A.C.).
10. A confused fight. See Habble, 2.
Slg. Sometimes a fair, sometimes a bloody hobble, Galloway
Luncarty (1804) 6g.
11. A doubt, an uncertainty.
e.An.' Nrf. Holloway. Sus. ' De devil is in de hoss! ' ' Dere
bent no hobble ov dat," Jackson Southward Ho (1894) 1. 389. Sus.'
Sus., Hnip. Holloway.
12. A rope, strap, clog, or other apparatus used for
' hobbling 'a horse or other beast ; also usedyf;?'. Gen.mpl.
Wgt. When he heard of the proclamation in order to marriage
of any couple, ' Guid be thankit, Peggy; there's anither pair
intae the hobble,' Fraser IVis^lotvii (1877) 330. s.Don. Si.mmoNS
Gl. (1890"). Nhb.' Two straps with chain batween used for
hobbling a horse. s.Chs.' The term hobbles is confined to the
hind-legs, fetters being the word used in the sense of a 'fastening
on the fore-legs.' Not.', 'War.a, Brks.', e.An.', e.Suf. (F. H.)
Dor. A wooden instrument to confine the legs of ahorse while he is
undergoing an operation, Barnes Gl. (18631. w.Som.' Dev.
The carrier's horse . . . was sometimes turned out on Broadbury,
with hobbles on its feet, Baring-Gould Red Spider {i^&g) iii ; Cor.^
HOBBLE, v.'^ and sA.^ I. Ma. Pern. Ken. I.W. Som. Cor.
[o'bl.] 1. V. To assist in bringing a vessel to anchor or
out of harbour. w.Soni.' Cf hovel(l, v.
Hence Hcbbler, sb. (i) a boatman or unlicensed pilot
employed to assist in bringing a vessel into or out of
harbour ; (2) a light boat used to run out quickly and land
passengers; also called Hoveller (q.v.) ; (3) ois., a sentinel
posted at a beacon to give warning of the approach of an
enemy.
(i) s.Pera. A man who drags vessels up the river Cleddy with
a warp or rope. Laws Little Eug. (1888) 420. Ken. A coastman,
an unlicenced pilot, one towing a vessel, a watchman, Ansted
Sea Terms (1898). Som. Men who go out to sea in boats for the
purpose of meeting homeward-bound vessels and engaging with
the captain to unload them \\'hen Ihey have entered the harbour
(W.F.R.); Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. (1825). w.Som.' Always
known by this name in the little ports of iJie Bristol Channel.
Cor.' A man %vho tows in a vessel with ropes. Two or three
^01. own a boat between them ; Cor.^ (2) Ken. Applied to the
light boats at Deal, Dover, and other parts, which are always on
the watch to run out, at the first signal, to land passengers,
N. & Q. (1873) 4th S. xi. 35. (3) I.W. In the Isle of Wight they
have centinels who keep watch and ward at the Beacons, and
their Posts or Runners who presently give intc;lligence to the
Governour, and these by an old name are still called Hoblers,
Leigh England, 85 ,K.) ; I.W.', Cor.=
2. To act as a guide or boatman.
Cor. He's gone hobbling, Thomas Randigal Rliytiies (1895) Gl.
Hence Hobbler, sb. a boatman who lets out small boats
for hire ; a ferryman, boatman ; a guide, touter.
I.Ma. We waited till the packet started And the hobblers there
was terr'ble divarted, Brown Doctor (1887) 226; A', if Q. (1873)
4th S. xi. 35. Cor. Thojias Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl.
3. sb. The sum of money received by a 'hobbler' for
helping to bring a vessel into harbour ; a ship requiring
to be brought into harbour.
Cor. I went down on the wharf ... to see whether there was
any ' hobble,' and found a sloop ... in the baj', bound for Hayle,
HuntPo/>. Rom. zt'.Eiig. (1865) 357, ed. 1896; One night, a gig's
crew was called to go off to a ' hobble' . . . each one being eager
to get to the ship as she had the appearance of a foreign trader,
ib. 358; Cor.i2
4. A casual piece of work, a job.
Gmg. A casual labourer on obtaining employment is said to have
got a hobble (J.B.).
6. A party of tourists under the charge of a boatman or
guide. Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) ^''•
HOBBLE, 5Z1.3 Suf. A kind of pig-sty ; see below.
Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863I ; Rainbird Agric. (1819) 294,
ed. 1849 ; Suf.' A ' hobble ' differs from a sty in this, that it is
not a place for either fatting or farrowing — but a lodge, without
a door, for swine to run in and out at pleasure. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HOBBLE-BOBBLE, sb. Suf. Confusion. (Hall.),
e.Suf (F.H.)
HOBBLEDEHOY, sb. Van dial, forms in Eng. : (i)
Aubety-oy, (2) Hobbadehoy, (3) Hobbady-hoy, (4) Hob-
berdehoy,(5l Hobbettehoy,(6) Hobbety-hoy,(7) Hobbidy,
(8) Hobbity-hoy, (9) Hobbledyhoy, (10) Hobble-hoy, (11)
Hobble-te-hoy, (12) Hobblety-hoy, (13) Hobbly-hoy, (14)
Hobbotyhoy, (15) Hobby dehoy, (16) Hober de hoy, (17)
Hoberdy-hoy, (18) Hobidehoy.
(O GIo.' (2) Lei.' 301. Hrf. (W.W.S.) (3) se.Wor.' (4)
Midi. A lot o' them hobberdehoys o' Bilham set behind me,
Bartram i'co/A f/ CVo/'/o>! (1897) 54. Not.', War.3, e.An.= (5)
Bdf. BATCHtLOR Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 135. (6) n.Cy. Grose
(1790). Chs.3, Shr.' (7) e.Nrf. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1787).
(8) w.Yks.', Chs.'2 {9I N.Cy.', Nhb. (R.O.H.), Nhp.', Hrf.«,
Hnt. (T.P.F.), e.Ken. (G.G.), Dor.' (10) Wil. Slow Gl. (189a).
(11) n.Yks. (T.S.) (12) N.Cy.' s.Lan. Bamford Dial. (1854).
Der.2, nw.Der.' (13I Dor.' (14) w.Yks. Banks Wkjld. IVds.
(1865). War. (J.R.W.) (15) Hrt. Ellis 71/orf. //:«6. (1750I VI.
i. (16) [A hober de hoy, half a man and half a boy, Ray Prow.
(1678) 73.] (17) War.3 Wor. A hobling or awkward gaited
country lad is called a hoberdy-hoy. Allies Antiq. Flk-Lore {1852)
412. (18) e.An.', Nrf. (W.R.E.)
HOBBLE-DE-POISE, see Avoirdupois.
HOBBLE-GOBBLES, s6. //. Nhp. Ken. L Turkeys.
Nhp.' A name allusive to the voracious manner in which they
eat their food.
2. The cuckoo-pint. Arum maculaliim. Ken. (G.E.D.)
HOBBLESHOW, ii. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. XVm. Yks.
Lan. Also written hobbleschow, -shew Sc; and in forms
habbleshow Peb. ; hobbleshue Slk.; hubbeshow w.Yks.';
hubbishow Dur. ; hubbledeshew N.Cy.' ; hubbleshew Sc.
n.Cy. Nhb. n.Yks.' e.Yks. ; hubbleshoo Lnk. n.Yks.'*
ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' m.Yks.' w.Yks. ^ ; hubbleshow Sc. Wm.
ne.Lan.' ; hubbleshue Sh.I. ; hubble-te-shives Cum.;
hubby-shew, -shoo N.Cy.'; hubly-shew, -shoo Nhb.'
Cum." A tumult, hubbub, disturbance, row ; confusion,
commotion ; a noisy tumultuous gathering or assembly ;
a rabble.
Sc. If that silly man would stop till all this hubbleshow's past,
Ferrier Destiny (1831) III. v ; Tir'd wi' the hobbleschow and
clutter, Drummond Miickomachy (1846) 49. Sh.I. Da hubbleshue
o' oot door wark tak's a' his time, Stewart Tales (1892) 27.
Abd. Fan ance the merry job is wrought. The De'il's to pay!
And in sic hobblesho' ye're brought. As I'll no say, Cock Strains
(1810) I. 86. Fif. Sic hubbub and sic hubbleshew, As scamper't
aff the frichtet crew, Tennant Papistry (1827) 87. Dmb. Baumie
sleep fled like a dream. Sic a hobbleshew was never seen, Taylor
Poems (1827') 22. Ayr. A' this straemash and hobbleshow that
fell out last Sabbath in Embro', Galt Gilliaise (1823) xiii. Lnk.
Sic a terrible hubbleshoo' o' folk rinnin' up and doon, Fraser
IVhaups (1895) XV. Edb. I saw the hobble shaw coming fleeing
down the street, MoiR Mansie JVaiich (1828) v. Slk. I little wist
how sic a hobbleshue might end, Hogg Tales (1838) 51, ed. 1866.
Peb. By habble-shows inflamed Whan in his way, Lintoiin Green
(1685) 154, ed. 1817. Dmf.The hubbleshaw Wi' neeves and staffs
and rugging hair .Sae awsome grew, Mayne Siller Gun (1808) 73.
N.Cy.', Nhb.' n.Nhb. Thor's a fine hubbleyshoo gan on up the
street (R.O.H.). sw.Nhb. Heard but once, when it was used by
a man, a newcomer into the parish, who when I said ' I am going
to call on you,' replied, ' Come anither da}', we're ahl in a hubble-
shew ' (J.M.M.). s.Dur. iJ.E.D.) Cum. Linton /.nfe C)'. (,1864)
306 ; Cum." What a hubbyshoo thoo's mekin ! ' I cannot duah
wi' fwok mekin' a hubby-shoo aboot nowt,' Rosenthal^ 137. Wm.
' Ey, ther'skiftin", an' ther' is a fine hubbleshow on ' : saidof neigh-
bours moving to a new house (J. M.). n.Yks.'^'', ne.Yks.' e.Yks.
Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788;; e.Yks.' The's been a feyn [fine]
hubbleshoo T' the public-hoos te neet. m.Yks.' w.Yks. (K.H.H.);
w.Yks.' ; w.Yks.5 ' Ther's a bonny hubbleshoo ! ' in front of the
hustings during election time. A mother ' no soiner gets her
back turned 'an shoo's at it, an' ther's a grand hubble-shoo of
a house to come back tul ! ' ne.Lan.'
[An hubbleshowe, tiimuUus, Levins Manip. (1570);
Hubbilschow! Dunbak/'o««s (c. 1510), ed. Small, H.3i4.i
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HOBBLY-ONKER, see Hoblionker.
HOBBUCK, sb. Cum. A field.
Not uncommon, in conjunction with some other word (E.W.P.) ;
Girt cobbles hofe t'size eh t'leeath cot of oor Steaan-rays an Eeunn
hobbuck, Sargisson Joe Scocip i_i88i) 225.
HOBBY, sb} and v. Yks. Lin. Wor. e.An. w.Cy. Som.
Dev. [o'bi.] \. sb. A small horse or pony ; a roadster,
hack.
Lin. A small hard}' horse, such as used to be raised in the Fens,
end called Wildmore hobbies, or tits, Thompson Hist. Boston
(^1856) 710; Miller & Skertchly Fenland (1878) iv ; Lin.',
s.Wor. (H.K.>, e.An.'2 Nrf. Used forahorse of any size (A.G.) ;
(E.M.I; Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 40. e.Nrf. Marshall
Rur. Econ. (1788). Suf. He come along on his hobby (C.G.B.);
I know of a right pretty white hobby that would carry 3'ou
nicely, Strickland Old Friends (1864) 323; Rainbird Agric.
(1819) 294, ed. 1849; Suf.i, e.Snf. (F.H.)
Hence Hobby-colt, sb. a colt.
Dev. Aj-e, four and a half, it's time the little hobby-colt should
be put to work (W.F.R.i.
2. A child's name for a horse ; a pet name for a pony
or small horse. w.Yks. (C.C.R.), w.Som.' 3. Phr. to
play tlie hobby, said of a woman who romps with men.
W.Cj'. HOLLOW.^Y.
4. V. Of women : to romp with men in a wanton, lewd
manner.
w.Som.' Very common. ' Her'll hobby wi' any fuller.' n.Dev.
Thee wut steehoppe, and colty, and hobby, and riggy, wi' enny
Kesson zoul, Exm. Scold. (1746) I. 296.
HOBBY, s6.2 Sh.I. Dur. Nhp. Nrf. Wil. [h)obi.]
1. Obs. The cuckoo, Ciiciiliis caitortis.
Nrf. It [the hobby bird] comes either with, or a little before,
the hobbies (i. e. cuckoos) in the spring, SirT. Browne in Swain-
son BiVrfs (1885) 103; At/iaiaciim (Mar. 19, 1887).
2. The wryneck, Jynx torquilla. Wil.'
3.ThemtT\\n,Falcoaesaloii. Sh.I.SwAiNsoNBw-(/5 (1885) 140.
4. A goose. Dur. (Hall.)
5. Co;"/i.( I) Hobby-bird, obs., the wryneck, Jyn.v torquilla;
(2) -owl, the barn-owl, Strixjlaimiiea.
(i) Nrf. Sir T. Browne in Swainson ib. 103 ; Cozens-Hardy
Broad Nrf. (1893) 51. (2) Nhp. Swainson ib. 125; Nhp.'
HOBBY, s6.3 Chs.'s [o'bi.] An overlooker or bailiff.
HOBBY, .^6.* Nhb.i The tool held by a ' holder-up '
to press and keep a rivet in its hole, while its end is being
hammered up by the riveter.
HOBBY, adj. Ess.' Rough, uneven. Cf. hobbly, s.v.
Hobble, I'.i 8.
HOBBY-DE-POIS, sb. Suf. Uncertainty, doubt. Cf.
avoirdupois.
e.Snf. I am in a hobby-de-pois whether I should do so (F.H.^.
HOBBY-HORSE, sb. Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. Der. Lin.
Also Som. Dev. Cor. 1. In comb. Hobby-horse day, a
festival held in Padstow on May ist.
Cot. Ftk-Lore Jrn. (1886) IV. 226 ; Cor.' A hobby-horse is carried
through the streets to a pool called Traitor's Pool, a quarter of
a mile out of the town. Here it is supposed to drink; the head
is dipped in the water, which is freely sprinkled over the spectators.
The procession returns home singing a song to commemorate
the tradition that the French having landed in the bay, mistook
a party of mummers in red cloaks for soldiers, and hastily fled
to their boats and rowed away.
2. Fig. A hoj'den, romp, tomboy ; an offensive term
applied to a woman.
w.Som.', Dev.' n.Dev. As thee art a colting Hobby-horse,
Exm. Scold. { 1746) 1. 46.
3. A child's toy, like a horse on wheels; a rocking-horse.
nw.Der.' Wooden horses for children and others to ride upon
at fairs and other pastimes. n.Lin.'
4. A hobby, favourite pursuit or avocation.
Frf. To drive dull care away, or kill the time, Commend me to
the hobby horse of rhyme, S.mart Rhymes (1834) i. Rnf. Shew
me ane that disna keep A Hobby-Horse, to ride on, Finlayson
Rhymes (1815) 68. Dmf. A hobby-horse ye ride yersel', And
mayna some ride theirs as weel ? Quinn Heather (1863) 28.
5. Fig. An exhibition, show, sight ; a butt, object of
ridicule. Also in form hobby.
w.Yks. You're not going to have me for your hobby (S.O.A.).
Lan. 'While thae'rt makin a hobby-horse o' thi-sel i'tli inside.'
' Aw'm noan beawn to make a hobby-horse o' mysel',' said Ben,
Waugh Sncck-Baiit (1867) 88.
6. A dragon-fly.
Cum. Gl. (.1851). n.Lin.' It is believed there that ' three on 'era
will tang a boss to dead.' A neighbour of the author's affirms
that when he lived in the 'Isle' (q.v.^, a hobby-herse stung
a horse of his so badly that it caused its death.
HOBBY JACKSON, phr. Nhb.' When a person
coming from the pit is carried over the pulleys.
HOBBY-LANTERN, see Hob-lantern.
HOBBYNAGGY, sb. n.Yks.^" An ignorant, clownish
fellow.
HOBBY-TOBBY, sb. Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] A term used to describe the dress,
personal appearance, manners, &c., of an awkward, tawdry
woman.
[Cp. Du. hobbel-tobbel, in mingle-mangle wise, without
order, confusedly (Hexham).]
HOBE, iitt. w.Som.' [ob.] The call to a cow, several
times repeated ; a call used in driving oxen. Cf hoaf.
Also in driving oxen the plough-boys use 'hobe!' in a sort
of sing-song way, but at the same time shout it angrily when
using the gore to prod them, or to cause them to back ; then it is
[Hoa-baak ;]
HOB-GOB, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. War. Shr. Suf. 1. A
hobgoblin, sprite, elf. See Hob, sb.^ 3.
w.Yks. All t'Hob-gobs, an that short-horned brace [s/c]. Senior
Rhymes (1882) 72. Lan. There may be scores o' those hobgobs,
Donaldson Rossendel Bcefncct, 14. Chs.'
2. A fool, idiot ; an awkward, uncouth person. w.Yks.',
War.^ 3. Silly, empty talk ; gossip, chat. w.Yks.
(S.P.U.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. pi. Small hillocks of dirt or refuse, &c. from the gutters
scraped together by roadmen ; odds and ends ; inequali-
ties of surface. Also in form Hobs-andgobs.
War.^ Shr.' Theer's some difference betwix them two turmit-
fallows — the one's all 'obs-an-gobs like 'orses' yeds, an' the
tother's as fine as a inion-bed.
HOBGOBBIN,^^. Obs. n.Cy. A fool, simpleton, idiot.
Grose (1790) ; (Hall.)
HOB-GOBBLE, sb. Irel. The noise made by a goose
when angrj'.
Th' ould gander let one hob-gobble at him, Barlow Kerrigan
(1894', V.
HOBHALD, see Hobbil, sb>
HOBHOUCHIN, sb. Oxf. Bck. Hrt. Also written
hobowchin Oxf. 1. Obs. The owl, Strtxflammea. See
Houchin.
Hrt. With us the owl is called Hobhouchin, Ellis Mod. Husb.
(1750) V. ii.
2. A butterfly. See below.
Oxf. A native of these parts distinguishes between the Pieridae,
as represented by the ' Whites,' and the Vaiiessidae, as far as the
Peacock and Red Admiral are concerned. The former are
'butterflies,' the latter ' hobowchins,' Science Gossip (1869) 140.
Bck. Heard applied to the Peacock and Red Admiral butterflies,
but not to the common white one, Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) note.
HOB- JOB, sb. and adv. Nhp. Shr. [cb-dgob.] 1. sb.
A clumsy, awkward job.
Nhp.' A servant dropping a cup and saucer, without breaking
thein, exclaimed, ' That was a lucky hob-job ! '
2. adv. Off-hand, without deliberation.
Shr.' 'E did *ob-job at a ventur.
HOBKNOLLING, vbl. sb. Obs. n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.'
Saving one's own expenses by living with others on
slight pretences.
HOB-LANTERN, sb. n.Cy. Wor. Hrt. e.An. Hmp.
Wil. w.Cy. Also in forms hob and lantern Wor. ; hob
and lanthorn n.Cy. ; hobie-lantern w.Cy. ; hob o' lantern
Hrt. ; hobby-lantern Hrt. e.An.' Nrf. Suf- Will-o'-the-
Wisp or ignis fatttiis. Cf. hobbedy'slantern.
n.Cy. Hob-and-lanthorns, gringes, boguests. Denham Tracts
fed. 1895) II. 78. Wor. In the district of Alfrick, the igtn'sfatuiis
is called 'Hob and his lantern,' Allies Antiq. Ftk-Lore (1852)
412. Hrt. They are called ' hob o' lanterns ' or ' hobby-lanterns,'
N. 6^ Q. (1855) ist S. xii. 290. e.An.' Nrf. Cozens-Hardy
Broad Nrf. (^iSg3) gg. Suf.', e.Suf. ^F.H.), Hmp.' WiL Britton
B b 2
HOBLING
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HOCH
Beauties (1825'!; Wil.' w.Cy. The will-o"-lhc-wisp is the ' hobie
lantern ' still, Longiiiait's Mag. (Apr. 1898) 546.
HOBLING, 5*. Yks. Hnt. [o'blin.] 1. A haycock ;
a small temporarj' heap of hay in size between a ' ricklin '
and a 'haycock,' into which hay is raked in unsettled
weather. vv.Yks.^ Cf. hobbil, sb.'^ 2. pi. A scanty crop
of hay formed by the skimmings of the aftermath or second
mowing. Hnt. N. &^ O. (1866) 3rd S. x. 145.
HOBLING, see Hob~bil, si.'
HOBLIONKER, sb. War. Won Hrf. Rdn. Glo. Also
written hobbley-honker War.' ; hobblyonker Wor. ;
obbly-onker Wor. s.Wor.' Glo.'; oblionker Wor. Hrf.
[o'bli-oijk3(r).] 1. pi. A game played with horse-chest-
nuts threaded on a string. See Cobbler, sb.^ 4, Conker,
sb.' 2.
War.3 Wor. The name ' Hobbly-onkers,' or ' Obbly-onkers,'
given to chestnuts pierced through and threaded upon a string,
and used in some parts as the subjects in a children's gatTie,
BeiTow's Jill. (Nur. 4, 1897). w.Wor.' Played in autumn with
horse-chestnuts strung together. The following rhyme [is] used in
thisgamehere : ' Hoblcy, hobley Honcor, My first conkor. Hobley,
Hobley ho, My first go. Hobley, hobley ack, my first smack.'
s.Wor.' Hrf. Heard at Ledbury, A'. &= Q. (1878) 5th S. x. 105,
378. Glo. (S.S.B.), Glo.'
2. A horse-chestnut, the fruit of the Aesailus Hippo-
caslauuin. See Conker, sb.^ 3.
Wor. A common and well known word, A'. & Q. (1878) 5th S.
X. 177; The word oblionker seems a meaningless invention to
rhyme with conker, but has gradually become applied to the fruits
themselves (B. & H.). s.Wor. The pigs likes they obleyouker
things, they picks 'em out (H.K.). se.Wor.' Wor., Hrf., Rdn.
Common as the name of horse-chestnuts, esp. when pierced and
threaded and used in a children's game (H.K.). Glo. (S S.B.)
3. Comp. Oblionker-tree, a horse-chestnut tree, /iMCK/«s
Hippocaslaninu.
Wor. (,B. & H.) ; N.lfQ. (1878) 5th S. x. 177. Glo. (S.S.B.)
HOBNAIL, sb. Glo. In phr. Hobnail's wake, a fair
held at Tewkesbury. Hone Fable-bk. (1827) 23 ; (S.S.B.)
HOB-NOB, V. In gai. dial, and colloq. use in Sc. and
Eng. Also in forms habbernab Sc. (Jam.) ; hob and nob
Ayr. N.Cy.' Der.^ nw.Der.' ; .a-nob w.Yks. ; .or-nob N.Cy.'
Suf ' ; hobbernob Lth. To drink together; to consort
with, be on very friendly terms. Also used atti-ib.
Sc.(Jam.) Ayr. On Freedom's richts we'll tak oorstand. And hob
and nob, in smiles sae bland, Wi'brithers free. White yo//i'»^s( 1879)
182. Lnk. Hob-nobbing with the het mineral water as if it had
been toddy, Roy Gencrahhip (ed. 1895") 92. Lth. Some hobber-
nob, fu' cosh, did souk, In corners, out their glasses, Bruce Pofoii
(1813) II. 68; The Burgh Sires and Councillors . . . Are all his
rage, his hob-nob friends, Lumsden Sheep-head {iBgn'^ 102. N.Cy.'
w.Yks. He hoba-nobbed with tinklers and gipsies, Dixon Craven
Dales (1881) 162; (J.T.); w.Yks.' Lan. Aw seed oth' lot hob-
nobbin' te-gether, Dottie Rambles (1898) 98. Der.^, nw.Der.'
Not. To share equally (J.H.B.). Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Dor. She
ought to hob-and-nob elsewhere. Hardy IVumllaiieiers (1887) I. x.
w.Sora.' They was hob-nobbin together down to Clock [Inn] last
Zadurday night. Colloq. Agreed to hob-nob, Barham Ingoldsby
(1840) I02.
HOB-NOB, adv. n.Cy. Chs. Offhand, at a venture,
rashly. See Hab-nab, s.v. Hab, adv.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). s.Chs.' Wi;n goa" aat' it* ob"-nob* ut u
ven'chur [We'n go at it hob-nob at a venture].
HOBNOBBLE, v. Yks. Not. [obnobl.] To hob-nob ;
to talk intimately and confidentially together.
w.Yks. (J.W. ) s.Not. They're hob-nobbling ower summat. A
seed 'cm both i' th' road, hob-nobbling together (J.P.K.).
HOBOWCHIN, see Hobhouchin.
HOBRAN, sb. Sh.I. Written hobrin S. & Ork.' ;
hoeborn. [hoebran.] The blue shark, Squaliis glaiiciis.
Also wscAJig. of persons.
A muckle hobran, a great ugly hobran, is in some places in
Shetland (for instance N. Roe) applied to a big repulsive looking
person, but ' hobran ' really means a ' shark,' in which sense it is
still used in other parts of the country, Jakobsen An/. (1897) 51 ;
(W.A.G.) ; Muckle hoeborn slunges, a lock o' years 3'ounger den
mysel', Stewart Tales (1892) 242; S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial. /iaabiaiid,a kind of shark, Z.n;;;«a coritubica
(AasenJ ; see Ho(e, sb.^]
HOBRECK.sA. Or.I. Astrawbasketor 'cassie.' (S.A.S.)
HOBSHACKLED, adj. Lan. Chs. Also written ob-
shackled Chs.'^ [o'bjakld.] Lame, limping ; hampered,
fettered ; embarrassed.
Lan. Aw'll be hobshackl't wi thee no longer, Clegg David's
Loom (1894) xxi ; May thy bed clooas lie leet on thee, so ut theau
winno' be hobshackled in 'em when theau'rt wanted somewheere
else, Brierlev Red IViiid. (1868) 90. e.Lan.', Chs."
HOBSHANKS, si././. Sc. Knees.
He shall have his lugs tacked to the muckle trone . . . until he
down of his hobshanks and up with his muckle doubs, Procl. of
Langholme Fair in A'. & Q. (1851) ist S. iii. 56 ; Still in common
use, ib. 156.
HOB-THRUST, si. Nhb. Dur.Cum.Wm.Yks. Lan.Der.
Also in forms hob-thross Cum.; -thrush n.Cy. Nhb.' Cum.'*
n.Yks.s e.Yks.' w.Yks.'; -thurst Lan.' Der.^ nw.Der.';
-trushDur.Cum. n.Yks.'; hog-thrush n. Yks. [h)o'b-)>rust.]
1. A hobgoblin, sprite, elf, ' thurse ' ; see below.
n.Cy. In the farm houses a cock and bacon are always boiled on
Fassens eve (Shrove Tuesday), and if any person neglect to eat
heartily of this food Hobthrust amuses himself at night with
cramming him or her up to the mouth with big-chaflf (J.L.) (1783) ;
A spirit, supposed to haunt woods only. Called sometimes Robin
Goodfellow, Grose (1790); N.Cy.' Nhb.' 'The hobthrush of
Elsdon Moat' was a brownej- or sprite who performed drudgery
of all kinds during the night season. As he wore a tattered old
hat a new one was placed for him in his accustomed haunt.
Instead of propitiating hobthrush, this action broke the spell ; and
the sprite disappeared, uttering a piteous cry : ' New hat, new
hood, hobthrush'll do no more good.' Dur. 'N' hob-trushes, 'n'
meg-wu-mony-feet leaikin' things 're pop'd in here 'n theer,
Egglestone Belty Podkin's Visit ^1877) 9. Cum. T'some oot o'
t"wa3'pleaces hobthrushes dud aw maks o' queer pranks, Richard-
son Talk (1876) 153 ; I's weel seer. Hob Thross 'II ne'er Ha' thee
to chowk wi' caff mun, Gilpin Pop. Poetiy (1875) 72; Cum.' A
hobgoblin having the repute of doing much useful work unseen
and unheard during the night, if not interfered with ; but dis-
continuing or doing mischief if crossed or watched, or if endeavours
are made to coax or bribe him to work in any way but his own;
Cum.* Wm. Or, as he was more generally called. Throb thrush
was a being distinct from the fairies, Lonsdale Mag. (1822J III.
254. n.Yks.' Hobtrush Hob, a being once held to frequent
a certain cave in the Mulgrave Woods, and wont to be addressed,
and to reply, as follows: — 'Hobtrush Hob! Where is thou?'
' Ah's tying on mah left-fuit shoe ; An' Ah'll be wiv thee — Noo ! '
e.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves {I'jSi) ; w.Yks.^ When a
man boasts of being a good workman, as of the great number of
things which he can make in a day, some one will say, ' Ah, tha
can mak' 'em faster nor Hob Thrust can throw shoes out o'
t' window.* Der. Ye mun tak' heed to the Hobbthursts, .. the big
boggat as robs the mills, VERNEYS/o>i<'£'n'^c(i 868) ix; Der. 2, nw.Der.'
2. An ungainly dunce ; a fool, an awkward or clumsy
fellow. Also used altrib.
Cum. ' Walk in . . . and see ' Exclaims a hobthrust fellow, Stagg
Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 137. Lan. Whot a hob-thurst he lookt wi
o' that bcrm obeawt him! Tim Bobbin Viav Dial. (1740) 26;
Thir wur some quare lewkin hobthrusts omung um forshure,
ScHOLES Tim Gamivaltle (1857) 56; Lan.' Der.' Ubs.
3. A wall-louse. Also in comp. Hobthrush-Iouse.
n.Cy. Hobo' t'hurst-lice. Prob. what we call in the south
wood-lice, from their living in old wood, Holloway. n.Yks.
Hog-thrush-louse. Also called lobster louse and old sow (T.K.);
n.Yks.2, w.Yks.'
[1. Our own rustical superstition of hobthrushes, fairies,
goblins, and witches, Steele Guardian (1713) No. 30;
Lutiii, a Goblin, Robin-good-fellow, Hob-thrush, Cotgr.]
HOBURN SAUGH, phr. Sc. (Jam.) The laburnum,
Cytisits Laburnum.
HOCE, see Halse, sb}. Hose, adj.
HOCH, sb. Sc. In phr. on hock, on the run.
ne.Sc. 'He is like the dogs o' Keith, he's aye on hoch.' This
saying is applied to one who is much given to going about in an
idle way, Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 112.
HOCH, int. Sc. Mtg. 1. An exclamation e.xpressive
of van emotions.
Sc. Hoch! had I drank the well-water, Whan first I drank the
wine, KiNLocH Ballads (1837) 23 ; Hoch I it's owre an oor syne.
Ford Thistledoivn (1891 \ 220. Lnk. Hoch, I could sing an' dance
wi' perfect joy, Gordon Pyotshaw (1885) 174.
HOCHEN
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HOCKER
Hence (i) hoch anee, phr. an exclamation of grief; (2)
— hey, (3) — wow, plir. an exclamation of weariness.
(ifGall. Sad, sadnews — Hoch Aneel Mactaggart£<iq'c/. 11824)
272, ed. 1876. Kcb. Sad wark, man. Hoch anee ! Elder Borgiie
(1897) 30. (2") Sc. Hoch hey, will I never win out o' this weery'd
life, Graham fF>///ii^5 1^1883 H. 49. Abd. Resting his two elbows
on his knees, [he] gave utterance to a prolonged ' Hoch-hey,'
Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 217. Lnk. 'Twill save you frae many
a dreary hoch-hey, Lemon St. Mioigo (1844) 22. (3) Kcb. Hoch,
wow ! I'm unco dune the nicht, Armstrong lughside (18901 139.
2. An expression used to indicate a taint on bacon or on
meat imperfectly salted. Mtg. (E.R.M.)
HOCHEN, s6. Ayr. The fireside. G/. Szot^. 692 (Jam.) ;
U-M.)
HOCHIE, s6. Sc. [ho'xi.] A keg or cask; a small barrel.
e.Fif. Their zeal had been rewardit by the discovery o' that
hochie o' brandy stowed awa in the broom-buss, Latto Tani
Bodkin (1864) vii.
HOCHLE, V. and sb. Sc. Also in forms hoichel Ayr.
(Jam.) ; hoichle Rnf. ; hoighel Knr. Ayr. (Jam.) [hoxl,
hoi"xl-] 1. V. To walk with short steps ; to scramble or
shufHe in one's gait ; to walk clumsily and with difficulty.
Cf. hockle, v}
Fif. (Jam.) Rnf. Puir cheels that canna pay for hacks Maun use
their ain strong arms and backs, An' 'tis, I trow, a queer conceit
To see them hoichUn' 'lang the street, Young Picluies (1865) 166.
Slk. (Jam. 1
Hence Hochling,/i//. af^'. sprawling, shambling, walking
with difficultj'.
Lnk. I mind when a wee hochlin' laddie, Nicholson Kilwiiddie
(ed. 1895) 155.
2. To do anything clumsily or awkwardly. Used in prp.
Knr. (Jam.) Hence Hochlan, ppl. adj. awkward, clumsy ;
untidy in dress.
Arg. Thou'rt not a hochlan scleurach, dear, As many trooshlach
be, CoLviLLE Vintacular 1^18991 6.
3. To tumble lewdly with women in open day. Gall.
Mactaggart Encyd. (1824). 4. sb. A person who pays
no attention to dress ; a sloven. Ayr. (Jam.)
HOCK, sb} and v} Var. dial, uses in Irel. and Eng.
Also written hoc Nhp.' e.An.' ; and in forms hawk N.I.' ;
buck Lin. n.Lin.' w.Som.' Dev.' Cor. ; hug- w.Yks.' ; pi.
hucksen Cor.'^ ; huckson Dev. ; hux n.Dev. ; huxen
Dev.' ; huxon Ken.^^ [h)ok, uk, Bk.] 1. sb. The thigh,
hip, ham, leg. See Hough, sb}
e.Yks.' Lia. I thowt he'd broken all his bones . . . He mud ha'
putten out his buck, Brown Lit. Lain: (1890) 49; Streatfeild
Lin. and Danes ("1884) 338. n. Lin. ^ When I was a sojer e' Egypt,
I was wounded e' th' buck. s.Lin. Ah'm fairly well fur an o'd
man 'cept a lot o'paan i' my buck (T. H.R.). Ken.'^ Wil. Slow
Gl. (1892). Som. Sweetman IVincanton Gl. (1885). w.Som.i
Dev. Horae Subsecivae I1777J 219 ; Dev.' Mu.\en up to the huxen.
n.Dev. Tha mux A-tap the draxel's up ta hux, Rock Jim an' Nell
(1867) St. 2. Cor. A woppin g'eat buck a beef, Higham Dial.
(1866) 18; Cor.' Muck [dirt] up to the hucksen ; Cor.2
Hence (i) Hockadols, sb.pl. large, ungainly, sprawling
feet ; (2) Hucksheens, -shins, or Huxens, sb. pi. the under-
sides of the thighs just above the bend of the knee ; (3)
Hug-bone, sb. the hip-bone.
(ij m.Lin. Eh, what hockadols! (T.H.R.) (2) w.Som.' Dev.
Th' parson's gaed stug i' th' plid agin. . . Ers stratted ter th'
huxens! Madox-Brown Divah Bluth (1876) bk. i. ii ; Dev.' To
trounch in the mux arter the bosses, — squash, squash, — shatted
up to the huxens in plid, 15. n.Dev. Thy hozen muxy up zo vurs
thy gammerels to tha very hucksheens, Exm. Scold. (,1746) 1. 154 ;
HoiKie Subsecivae (1777) 2ig. (3) w.Yks.' Mally . . . grazes her
hug baan, ii. 288.
2. A pig's foot, esp. in phr. hocks and hoes, the feet and
leg-bones of swine, cut otf at the ankle.
Nhp.' e.An.' With us, the thigh is certainly not included.
Nrf., Snf. ' Feet and hocks' is the name given to those parts of a
dead hog which are below the knee-joints, with the feet of the
fore legs, and below the stifie, witli the feet of the hind legs,
Holloway. e.Suf. (F.H.), I.W.'
3. A knuckle of pork or bacon.
w.Yks. Here ah sat, gcttin me dinner off an a pig hock, Tom
Treddlehoyle Trip ta Lunnan (1851) 12. Lei.', War.* Glo.
Horae Subsecivae {i-j-ji) 213. Mid. There's a bit of cold hock of
bacon in the cupboard, Blackmore Kit (1890) I. xxii.
4. V. To throw stones, .Sic. from under the thigh or ham.
N.I.' "
5. To make an incision in one hind leg of a hare or
rabbit, so that the other leg may be passed through it, for
the purpose of suspension.
War. i_M.D.H.) Nhp.' 'Hock' is another word for the same
operation [as ' harkle ' or ' hartle '], and in much more gen. use.
Oxf. (M.A.R.) ; Oxf.' Ave ee 'ocked the rabbuts? MS. add.
HOCK, s6.2 Yks. Also Brks. Sus. Hmp. Also in
form hockney- Brks. [ok.] In conip. (i) Hock-day, the
second Tuesday after Easter Day ; (2) -Monday, the second
Monday after Easter ; (3) -tide, the time or season of the
hock-days, an annual rejoicing or festivity ; also used atlrib.
(I) Brks. On ' Hockney-day ' — which is the Tuesday following
Easter week— they [the tithing-mcn or ' tuttimen '] have to visit
each house in the borough [of Hungerford] and demand a coin of
the realm from each male. . . Tuesday, Hockney Day, is ushered
in by the blowing of John of Gaunt's horn from the balcony of the
town-hall, Chambers' Jin. in Lowsley Gl. (1888) 169. (2) Sus.'
Kept as a festival in remembrance of the defeat of the Danes in
King Ethelred's time. [(K.)] (3) w.Yks.2 A Sheffield man, who
was much respected by his neighbours, having died, an old lady,
aged about 80, said, ' They will not make hock-tide over him.'
Upon being asked what she meant, she said that when she wasa girl it
was occasionally the custom in Sheffield to keep the anniversary
of a person who was disliked by having 'sports' on the day of his
death, such as races, cricket, &c. The games were played as near
as possible to the house in which the dead person lived. Brks.
The proceedings of Hocktide are of a very festive character and
begin on the Friday preceding Hockney day by the holding of
what is called the 'Audit Supper' at the 'John o' Gaunt Inn.' . .
The following Tuesdaj-, Hockney Day, is ushered in by the blow-
ing John of Gaunt's horn. . . At nine o'clock the Hocktide jury
havingbeen summoned, assemble in the town-hall... the ancient rules
and regulations of the court are read over by the town clerk. . . The
whole of the Hocktide proceedings come to an end on Sunday,
C/iambcis' Jrn. in Lowsley Gl. (1888) 169. s Hmp. At the Hock-
tide games, VerneyZ.. Lisle (1870) xiv. [A popular festival which
commenced the fifteenth day after Easter, or the second Tuesday
after Easter, Hone Every-day Bk. (1826 > I. 476; (K.).]
[In quimitiia Paschae, quae vulgaritcrHoke-Aai appcllaliir,
Matt. Paris Chion. ann. 1255 ("Rolls Ser. V. 493).]
HOCK, sb.^ Cum. Slang. In phr. old hock, sour ale
sold at a cheap rate for harvesters.
Cum. It was esteemed superior for ' slockenin ' than the higher-
priced article (W.H.). Slang. Stale beer, swipes (Farmer).
HOCK, sb." Lei.' [ok.] A shock or mop of hair
Thev're laffin' at the man wi' the heery hock.
HOCK, V? Ess. [ok.] To jeer. Also with at.
This word occurs freq. in the Times report of an Ess. libel case
tried at the last Assizes before Mr. Justice Hawkins, N. & Q.
(1879I 5th S. xi. 245 ; Ees.'
HOCK, v.^ Cmb. With tip : to snap up, seize, hook,
used 7?^.
' Hocked her up for her son,' said of a clever mother who
brought about a somewhat unequal match (W.M.B.).
HOCK, v.* Sc. To scoop out ; to dig. Cf. howk, v}
Sc. Hock a hoU, dig a pitt, Fleming Scripture (1726). S. & Ork.'
Hence Hocking, vbl. sb. scraping out a hole with the
hands or with a hoe. S. &. Ork.'
HOCK, see Hack, sb}
HOCK ATTY KICK, />/»-. Ken. A lame person. (G.B.),
Ken.'
HOCKEN, adj. Sh.I. [ho-ksn.] Keen or greedy for
food. (Jam.), S. & Ork.'
[Cogn. w. Norw. dial, ha-keit, greedy (Aasen) ; see
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 8g.]
HOCKER, v} Sc. Lakcl. Cum. Lan. Also written hoker
Sc. (Jam.) [h)o"k3(r.] To bend, stoop ; to crouch or sit
over the fire.
s.Sc. To sit as if the body were drawn together, as those who
brood over the fire in cold weather (Jam.) ; The auld wife cam in,
and hoker'd herself down By the ingle that bleez'd sae finely, OUl
Siig. (Jam.) Lakel.', Cum.*, ne.Lan.'
Hence Hooker, sb. one who stays at home. ne.Lan.'
[ON. hokra, to go bent, to croucii or creep (Vigfusson).]
HOCKER
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HOCKLE
HOCKER, Z/.2 Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Lin.
[h)o'k3{r.] 1. To clamber or scramble awkwardly over
or up anj'thing ; to walk awkwardly. Also used^^.
Lakel.2 A cliap 'at izzant ower lish 'II hockcr ovver a wo er on
ta a nag back as wcel as he can. An' sometimes if ye ass a nebbur
hoo he's gaan on he'll say, 'Ah's hockeren on as wee! as Ah can,'
an' ye know at3'an5e'at that izzant as weel as he could like. Cum.
When ah'd gittcn hockert up a lock o' girt hee steps, Sargisson
Joe Scoap (i88i) 14 ; Cum * Wm. He hockers an' crammels hke
an auld man (I3.K.). n.Yks.° ' Hockering along,' jolting on a
rough track. To get ' hocker'd up,' to climb, for instance, the
rugged sides of a cliff; n.Yks.^ Applied esp. to cattle climbing on
each other's backs. w.Yks. Willan List Wds. (1811V
Hence (i) Hockered, ppl. adj. crippled, disabled ; stiff,
lame ; gen. with up ; (2) Hockery, adj. of a road or pave-
ment: imeven, rough, ill-kept.
(i) n.Lin.i I've gotten th' frost e' my feat, an' I hev to goa
cram'lin' aboot ; I'm sorely hocker'd up. sw.Lin.* He was
hockered up before they'd haCf got thruff the harvest. What wi'
my corns, and what wi' my bad knee, I'm quiet hockered up.
(2) n.Yks.^ 'It's a despert hockery bit o' road ; ' of the line between
Grosmont and Whitbj-, passing over which in the train was, owing
to its badly-kept condition, accompanied with much jolting and
shaking; n.Yks.^ A hockery road.
2. To do an3'thing in an awkward, clumsy manner ; to
dance about roughly and awkwardly. w.Yks. (R.H.H.),
w.Yks. •, ne.Lan.'
3. To stammer, hesitate, grow confused in speaking, esp.
when about to tell an untruth. Cf hacker, v. 2.
w.Yks. Hlfx. Courier tMay 15, 1897) ; Scatcherd Hist. Morley
(1874') 170 ; w.Yks. ^ I hockered long about it; w. Yks.^
4. To ride or swing on a gate, on a person's back, and
such like.
Nhb. To hooker and ride on a gate. Hockering and climbing
on one's back (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' Wm. To hocker on a gate, on a
person's back (J.H.).
[1. Norw. dial, hokra, to hobble or shuffle along as if
with tender feet (Aasen).]
HOCKER, adj. n.Cy. Ken. Sus. Hasty, testy ; passion-
ate. Sus. Ray (1691).
Hence Hocker-headed, adj. fretful ; passionate.
n.Cy. (Hall ') Ken. Gkose (1790^; Lewis/. Tenet {ii'^6) ;Ken.' ^
HOCKERIETOPNER, sb. Dmf (Jam.) The house-
leek, SenipennviiJi! tcctontm.
HOCKERTY-COCKERTY, flrfz;. Obs. Sc. With one
leg on each shoulder.
Bch. The carlen was riding hockerty-cockerty upo' my shoulders,
Forbes 7)«. (1742) 14. Abd. (Jam.)
HOCKET, sA. Obs. Glo. A large lump, esp. of bread
or cheese.
'A great hocket,'a great lump of bread or cheese, Grose (1790)
MS. add. (M.^i ; Horae Subsecivae (1777 214 ; G/. (1851) ; Glo.'
HOCKET, I'. e.An. [okit] To laugh in a loud, vulgar
manner ; to romp about foolishly.
e.An.l Nrf. There they wor, lots on 'em, on the back o' dicke3's,
laughing and hockettingand galloping about. Spilling Molly Miggs
(1873I vi ; All the paaple bust out a hocketin' and a laughin', ib.
Johnny's Jaunt (1879) ii. Ess. Used all over Ess. (H.H.M.)
Hence Hocketing, ppl. adj. laughing in a loud, vulgar
manner.
Nrf. They burst out into a great hocketing hoss-laugh. Spilling
Daisy Dimple (1885') 82; Them trolloping mawthers bust out into
a hocketting laugh, ib. Molly Miggs (1873) 15.
[Prob. the same word as Fr. boqueter, to have the hickup
or hickock (Cotgr.).]
HOCKETIMOW, sb. War. [okatimou.] An instru-
ment to cut the sides of a rick with. Cf hoggerdemow.
B'hani IVkly. Post (June 10, 1893) ; War.' Gen. formed of a
scythe blade fixed to a pole or staff; War.^^
HOCKEY, 56.1 Irel. Yks. Hit. e.An. Also in forms
hawkey e.An.' ; hawkie Cmb. Suf ; hooky In ; horkey
e.An.'2 ; horky Hrt. [o'ki, 9ki.] 1. A harvest-home
or supper ; the last load in harvest.
Ir. The game also called 'Hooky' and 'Crying the mare'
(G.M.H.). e.Yks.' The last load in harvest ; formerl3' in use about
Hornsea, but not much used now. It was followed by the men
and boys shouting at intervals : ' We hev her ; we hev her ; A coo
in a tether ; At oor toon end ; A yow an a lamb ; A pot an a pan ;
May we get seeaf in Wiv oor harvest yam ; Wiv a sup o' good
j'al. An sum haupence ti spend.' Hrt. (H.G.) e.An. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (P.); e.An.' Cmb. (J.W.B.) ; In common parlance
(A.H.D.H.) ; At the Hawkie, as it is called, I have seen a clown
dressed in woman's clothes, decorated with ears of corn, carried
in a waggon. The people [said] that they were drawing the
Harvest Queen, Clarke Travels in Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1870)
II. 15. Nrf. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863"! ; Cozens-Hardy Broad
Nrf. 1,1893') 61. Suf. The completion of the whole is crowned by
a banquet called the Horkey, to which the wives and children are
also invited. In Suf. husbandry' the man who . . . goes foremost
through the harvest with the scj'the or the sickle, is honoured
with the title of ' Lord,' and at the Horkey, or harvest home feast,
collects what he can for himself and brethren, Garl. (1818) 338 ;
Wheat harvest is finished b3' a little repast given by the farmer
to his men. And the completion of the whole is crowned by
a banquet, called the hockey, to which the wives and children are
also invited, Cullum Hist. Hatvsted {1813) ; Chiefly used in High
Suffolk of late years, Spurdens Gl. (1840) ; (A.H.D.H.); (C.T.);
(H.H.); Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.),Ess. (H H.M.)
2. Comp. (i) Hockey-cake, a cake distributed to the poor
at harvest-home ; (2) -cart, the cart which carries the last
load of harvest ; (3) -load, the last load of harvest ; (4)
•supper, a harvest-supper.
(I) Hrt. The Cart that brings in y" last of y* Harvest is still
called y" Hockey Cart and y Cake then distributed 3'° Hockey
Cake, Salmon Suru. 169. (2) Hrt. The Hockey Cart is that
which brings the last corn, and the children rejoicing with
boughs in their hands, with which the horses are also attired.
Brand Pop. Antiq. (1813) I. 444. (3) e.An. (Hall," ; e.An.'
The last load of the crop, which was alwa3's led home on the
evening of the hawkey, with much rustic pageantry ; the load
and the horses being gaudil3' decorated with flags, streamers, and
garlands ; and attended by a troop of masquers in grotesque
disguises. (4) Cmb. (D,W, L.)
[Prob. conn. w. LG. Iiokk (pi. Iiokken), a heap of sheaves
(Berghaus) ; see Kluge (s.v. Hocke). Cp. obs. E. hock-carl,
the cart which carries the last sheaves home. The
harvest swains and wenches bound. For joy to see the
Hock-cart crowned, Herrick The Hock-cart (1648) 14.]
HOCKEY, sA.= n.Cy. Won Bck. Lon. 1. The game
of ' bandy ' (q.v.) or ' doddart ' (q.v.). N.Cy.\ se.Won'
2. A game similar to golf ; see below.
Lon. I'he name given to the game of golf. It seems to be the
game called Not in Glo., the name [i. e. Not] being borrowed from
the ball, which is made of a knotty piece of wood, Hone Yearbk.
(183a) col. 1448.
3. See below.
Bck. The bo3's at Gluey have a very entertaining sport, which
commences annually upon this day [Nov. 5] ; they call it hocke3',
and it consists in dashing each other with mud and the windows
also, CowPER Lett. (Nov, 5, 1785) in U'ks. V, 174, ed. Southey,
HOCK-HOLLER, sb. Som.. The hollyhock, Allhea
rosea. (B. & H.), w.Som.'
HOCKLE, sb. w.Yks. A stew or broth made of the
hocks or houghs of cattle. Leeds Merc. Stippl. (Sept. 21,
1895). Cf houghle, sb.'-
HOCKLE, I'.i Nhp. Wan Won Glo. Brks. [o'kl.] To
shuffle along, walk with difficulty ; to hobble along quickly.
Cf hochle, v., hocker, v.'^, hotchel, houghle, v.
Nhp.' War.2; War.^ Gen. used of people who kick their feet
together when walking. Wor. He was club-footed and could
hardly hockle along (E.S.). s.Wor. 'Er [a cow] sims despret wik
ov 'er 'ind legs, 'er gooes hocklin' alung (H.K.). se.Wor.' We
sh'll a some wet I be afeard; my earns plagues mu so as I caunt
'ardl3' 'ockle along. Glo.l
Hence (i) Hockling, ///. adj. awkward, shambling; (2)
Hockly, adj. awkward, helpless, having no notion how to
do a thing properly.
(i) War.^'' s. War.' He's a hocklin' sort of walker. (2) Brks.'
HOCKLE, v.^ Nhp.i [ckl.] To tie a horse's legs
together and throw him down to prevent kicking while
being shod. [To hockle, Popliles sen stiffragiiics sitccidere,
Skinner (1671).]
HOCKLE, v.^ ? Ohs. Won [o'kl.] To cut up stubble.
We pay about 45. per acre for reaping wheat, and diet if
they set it up and hockle it, Young Annals Agric. (1784-1815)
IV. 108.
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HODDEN
HOCKLE, v.* Lin.* To cast lots for sides in a game,
with a coin or other article.
HOCKLIN, vbl. sb. Sh.I. Gutting fish. S. & Ork.'
HOCKNEY-, HOCKNIE, see Hock, sb.^, Hackney.
HOCKS, V. Nhp. War. Hrf. Glo. Oxf. Brks. Bdf. Hrt.
Mid. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Also written aux Brks.' ; hox
Nhp.' War.* Glo.'^ s.Oxf. e.An.' Sus.'; ox War." Oxf.'
Bdf. Hrt. Mid. [oks.] 1. To cut the hamstrings ; to cut
the sinews of a rabbit or hare's hind leg and put the other
foot through it, in order to hang it up.
Brks. In common use (B.L.'j; Brks.', e.An.', Sns.'
2. To knock the feet together in walking.
Glo. To cut behind, and dirt one's stockings by such an irregular
motion of the feet, Horcie Sitbsectvae (1777) 219 ; GL (1851) ; Glo.'
3. To trample or tread earth into a muddy, miry con-
dition ; to clatter the feet, walk noisily. Gen. in prp.
Nlip.2 To go hocI;sin about. Oxf. Now then, clumsy, what are
you hocksing about like that for? (G.O.) s.Oxf. ' I boords wet,'
repeated the shepherd ; ' the ewes 'a bin a-fightin' an' the lambs
a-ho.\in' all over the fold,' Rosemary C/n'llenis (1895) 96. Brks.'
When I scawlded un a went hoksin' awaay wi'out a-stoppin' to
year what I was a-zaa3'in'. w.Mid. ' Don't come a oxing o\'er these
stones what I've jest cleaned, with them dirty shoes o' yorn.'
' E's bin a oxin' all through the mud, an' made 'is self in a nice
mess' (WJ\M.). Hmp.' Hocksing, walking rudely, trespassing.
Wil.' n.Wil. Don'ee get hocksing it about so (E.H.G.).
Hence oxeei about, phr. trodden about by the hoofs of
cattle.
Oxf.' Spoken of soft mould or grass, where the marks of their
feet would show.
4. To hackorcutclumsUyorinanunworkmanlikemanner.
Glo.' 2 Hrf.' Principally in reference to cutting underwood.
The 'stubs are hocksed,' i. e. split and cut unevenly and irregularly
by a person not used to cutting them. Wil. Britto.m Beauties
(,1825) ; Wil.'
5. Fig. To fret, harass, worry ; to put in a state of per-
plexity or embarrassment. Gen. in pp.
Nhp.' ' She does hox me uncommon.' A butter wfoman in the
market, the other day, said, ' I've left my wench at home to-day ;
and I'm so hoxt without her, I don't know how to get on ; I've
nobody to go of an errand but myself; I never was so hoxt.'
War. I was just that oxt at what you told me, a feather would
liave knocked me down, Leaiiiiiigloii Cornier (Feb. 27, 1897) ;
War.34 Brks., Bdf. It regularly oxed him. It oxed him un-
common (J.'W.B.\
6. To annoy a person by constantly following him
about ; to seek after, hunt.
Hrt. He hocksed me about all day. Hocksing birds' nests,
CussANS Hist. Hrt. (1879-1881) III. 320.
7. To remove, carry off.
Nrf. A master speaking of a servant who had behaved very ill,
his neighbour replied : ' If he had been my servant I'd have hox'd
him off to Bridewell ' (.W.'W.S.).
Hence (i) Aux or Hocks, int. a call used in the game of
hockey ; see below ; (2) Hocksey, int. a call to a person
to move ofl".
(i) Oxf. When a boy unfairly strikes the shins of another player
with his stick, the boy struck exclaims ' Hocks your own,' and gives
him a rap in return (G.O.V Brks. If your opponent is in the way
of your swipe, you shout the warning ' aux ! ' and if he does not
at once jump out of your way, you have a right to hit him on the
leg with j'our hockey-stick. The word ' aux 'so used has nothing
to do with the word ' hockey,' because hockey is a new term for
the game here. ' Bandy ' was and still is, in villages, the name used
(B.L.). (2) Nhp.2
[1. Thou schalt hoxe the horsis of hem, Wyclif (1388)
Josh. xi. 6.]
HOCKSING UP, //ir. Hmp.' Throwing down.
HOCKSY, adj. Glo. Oxf. Brks. Wil. Also written
hoxy Glo.' 0.xf.' Brks. Wil.' ; oxy Glo. Oxf.' [oksi.]
Dirty, muddy, miry, soft, sticky. See Hocks, v. 3.
Glo. Ground is hoxy when it is a regular staux, a muddy gateway
with pools of water ; and ground into which the feet sink is hoxy
(S.S.B.); Glo.' Oxf. You will find it oxey, ma'am, to-day
(M.A.R.) ; It was hocksy walking after the rain (H.R.) ; Oxf.'
'It's oxy,' i.e. the dirt sticks to one's feet. Brks. 'Hoxy and
gamsy,' dirty and sticky (W.W.S.) ; Brks.' Wil. It's about two
miles in vine weather ; but when it's hocksey, like this, we allows
a mile for zlippin' back, Akersian Tales (1853) 179; Britton
Beauties (1825); Wil.'
HOCUS, sb. Sc. (Jam.) A stupid fellow, fool, simpleton.
HOCUS-POCUS, adv. Suf.' Higgledy-piggledy, inter-
mixed, indiscriminately.
HOD, si.' Yks. Not. Nhp. Lei. War. Hnt. e.An. Wil.
[h)od.] 1. A wooden box or trough used for carrying
coals, bricks, &c. ; a receptacle, flask.
n.Tfks.^ A powder-hod. w.Yks.^, Not.' Nhp.' ' A coal-hod,'
or ' cinder-hod.' Lei.' A box for coals set in a room. War.
Morion Cydo. Agric. (1863% Hnt. (T.P.F.-), e.An.' Nrf. Brick
hod, mangold hod, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 84. Suf.'
e.Suf. Made of wood, and tapering towards the bottom (F.H.).
2. A wooden measure for corn, meal, &c. e.Suf 1 F.H.),
Wil. (K.M.G.)
3. A cup or vessel for holding liquid.
e.Suf. A hod [cup] of tea. A hod [a glass] of liquor (F.H.)
HOD, sb.'^ and v.' Wor. Shr. Nrf w.Cy. Also written
od Wor. [od.] 1. sb. A heap of potatoes or turnips
covered with straw and soil to protect them from frost.
Shr.' Nrf. Mangel-hod or beet-clump (F.H.). w.Cy. (Hall.)
2. V. To cover potatoes, &c. with straw and soil.
Shr. I see Ihey'n got them mangels hodded up (A.J.M.) ; Shr.'
Hence Hodding, vbl. sb. the covering of potatoes with
straw and earth.
Wor. It would not be safe to wash potatoes if they were
gathered for ' oddin ' — they would perish. Odding is placing
the potatoes in long rows in the field, covering them with straw
and then earth, leaving straw to come through the earth at the
top of the earth at intervals for ventilation (E.S.}.
HOD, sb.^ e.Suf In phr. (i) to be in a hod with, to be
in a rage or angry with ; (2) to give any one the hod, to
anger any one. (t.H.)
HOD, v.^ Sc. [hod.] To jog along ; to ride badly.
Kcd. Hoddin' on through Tullynessle . . . Wi' a seat nae unco
sicker. Grant /.n>'S (1884) 43. Ayr. Here farmers gash in ridin
grailh Gaed hoddin by their cotters. Burns Holy Fair 1,1785) st. 7.
HOD, see Hide, t^.^ Hood, s6.', Hud, s'a'
HOD-BO W-LUD, sA. se.Won' Also written 'odbowlud.
A large moth.
HODDAMADOD, HODDED, see Hodmandod, Hide, v?
HODDEEA, sb. Lakel. 1. A hobby.
Lakel.* Wm. He wad mak a walkin stick er garden a bit mair
as a hod-deea ner ovvt (B.K.).
2. A hindrance.
Lakel. 2 Sista come oot o' t'way, thoo's nowt but a hod-deea.
HODDEN, sb. and adj. Sc. n.Cy. Lakel. Cum. ? Der.
Also in forms hoddin Sc. Der. ; hoden Sc. ; hodin Sc.
n.Cy.; hudden Abd.; huddinn.Sc; huddunAbd. [hodan.]
1. sb. Homespun cloth made of wool of the natural
colour ; a coarse thick cloth worn by the peasantry ; also
used attiib.
Sc. My lad . . . forsook his sonsie lassie with the homely hoddin
coat, Cunningham Sttgs. (1813') 73 ; The rost was teugh of rap-
loch hodin, Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. {i-]2^) I. 176, cd. 1871. n.Sc.
Mr. Merrison Dean . . . put on his ' hoddin' overcoat of darkest
gray, Gordon Cnrglen (1891) 225. Kcd. Claid was he in honest
hodden Woven in his ain true leem. Grant Lays (,1884) 38. Frf.
Of the wool ... is manufactured almost every kind of cloth worn in
the parish ; hodden, which is mostly used for herd's cloaks, and
is sold at 15. 8rf. the yard. Statist. Ace. IV. 242 (Jam.). Per. The
hodden web was swirled out o'itsfauld Forcleedin' to the childer,
Stewart Cliaractcr (1857) 175. Rnf. His coat o' guid hodden,
had ne'er been afiel', Picken Poems (1813) II. 134. Lnk. I had
cuist my hodden coat, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 17. Dmf. Till
they maist brunt my hoddin-breeks, Cromek Remains (1810) 91.
Gall. Trudging afoot in hodden, Crockett Grey Man (1896) 351.
Der. Addy Gl. (1891) ; Hoddin start-ups warm'd above the fire,
FURNESS jl/frfiais (1836) 20.
Hence Hodden-clad, adj. clad in homespun.
Fif. Tenant, laird, and hedger, hodden-clad, Tennant Anster
(1812) xxi.
2. Comb. Hodden grey, grey homespun ; also used atlrib.
and jig.
Sc. Exchanging my hoddin-grey coat of my mother's spinning,
Scott Redg. (1824) xiv. Or.I. Hamlets in tartan kilts, and Norvals
in hodden gray inexpressibles, Vedder Sketclies (18321 105. Abd.
Meg hersel' began the play, Clad in a bran-new hudden-grey,
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HODENING
Shirrefs Poems (1790^ 213. Frf. Hodden-grey, undy'd or drcst,
Was sonsy weeds to busk the best, Piper of Peebles (1794) 5. Per.
Dressed generally in a suit of ' liodden-gray,' Monteath Dun-
blane (1835) 10, ed. 1887. Dmb. I hae seen my grand-father in
hodden-grey Weaving his stockings, Taylor J^oenis (1827I 89.
Rnf. Nae hodden gray can now be seen, Picken Poems {1813)
I. 124. Ayr. He was dressed in hodden-grey, mealy, dirty, and
sair worn, Hunter Studies (1870) 73. Lnk. Our fathers wore the
hodden gray. Watt Poems (1827) 87. e.Lth. A broadcloth . . .
suit of the royal hodden grey of Auld Scotland, Mucklebackit
niiymes 'yiWs) 168. Edb. Ane clad in hoden grey, Liddle Poems
(1821) 23. Gall. Douce, grave, hodden-grey men every one of
them, Crockett Slandaiil Bearer (1898) 260. Lakel.^ Cum.
T'men fwok hed cwoats o' hodden gray, Richardson Talk (1871)
58, ed. 1876; A very old-fashioned suit of home-spun hodden
gray. Dalby Mayroyd (1880) I. 200, ed. 1888.
3. A covering made of ' hodden.'
n.Sc. Make us a bed o' green rashes And covert vvi' huddins
sae grey, Buchan Ballads (ed. 1875) U. 103.
4. adj. Clad in homespun ; fig. homely, coarse.
Abd. A huddun hynd came wi' his pattle, As he'd been at the
pleugh. Skinner Mise. Poems (ed. 1805) Christmas Ba'ing (Jam.).
n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
HODDEN, see Hide, v."
HODDENLY, adv. Cum. Also in form hoddingly.
[ho-danli.] Continuously, persistently, without inter-
mission. See Hold, v. 27.
If t'esh sud bud before t'yek Our feyne summer wedder 'ill hod-
denlybiek; But if t'yek bud be t'suiiier cummer We'll sartanly
hev a drufty summer, Prov. (E.W. P.); Cum.^ He's hoddenly
been a gud husband to me, 45 ; ' Does your pain come and go ?'
' It nayder cflms ner ga's, it's theear hoddingly,' ib. Gl.
HODDER, sA.' Nrf. [odair).] A spade shaped so as
to take up a considerable quantity of earth entire. See
Hodding-spade, s.v. Hodding (2).
Nrf. Ne.\t day morning he met me and say . . . Have you brought
your hodder? Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 109.
HODDER, s6.= w.Yks.' A heat-mist. Cf. hadder, s^'.'^
HODDIE, HODDIN, see Hoodie, Hooding.
HODDIHG, vbl. sb. Chs. Lin. e.An. [odin.] In coinp.
(i) Hodding-scythe, ofo., an implement used in clearing
land from rushes ; (2) -spade, a spade used in the fens.
(i) Chs. The sneath or sneyd to which the blade is fi-ved is
about 3^ ft. long, and has one scythe-like handle, placed about i8
ins. from the top ; when the work is performed one hand is placed
upon the top of the sneath, and with the handle in the other the
crown of the rush roots is scooped out by the conve.x part of the
blade, Marshall Review (1818) II. 34 ; Chs.' The implement is
nothing more than a short, strong scythe. The blade is about
twenty inches in length, but curves in a different way to the com-
mon scythe; the edge is nearly one way of it in a straight direction
from heel to point ; but the flat part of the blade forms a curvature,
which varies about four inches from a straight line. . . The crown
of the rush roots by a smart stroke of the implement, is scooped
out by the concave part of the blade, Holland View Agric. (1808)
116. (2) Lin. Morton Cycto. Agrie. (1863). e.An.' Nrf., Suf.
Morton Cyelo. Agrie. (1863). Suf. So shaped as to take up a
large portion of earth entire, Rainbird ^^cif. (1819) 294, ed. 1849.
HODDINS, sb. pi. Per. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Small stockings such as are used by
children.
HODDLE, V. and sb} Sc. Lan. Also in form hodle
Sc. [h)o-dl.] 1. V. To waddle; to walk awkwardly
or quickly.
Sc. Play us up ' Weel hoddled, Luckie,' Scott Redg. (1824)
Lett. xi. Abd. Wattie gaed hoddlin' to the mill, Giiidman Inglis-
maill (1873) 39. Lnk. Ure Hist. Rulhergleu (1793'! 95 (Jam.).
Edb. [She] round her a' her servants made to hoddle. An' paid
them a' their wages to a boddle, Learmont Poems (1791) 194-
Dmf. Ye vain coquettes wha flirt aboot. An' scarce for pride can
hoddle, QuiNN Heather (1863) 238. e.Lan.'
Hence (i) Hodler, sb. one who moves in a waddling
way ; (2) Hodling, ppl. adj. waddling.
(i) Lnk. She who sits next the fire, towards the east, is called
the Todler; her companion on the left hand is called the Hodler.
These terms occur in a curious account of the baking of what are
denominated 'sour cakes' before St. Luke's Fair, Ure Hist.
Rutherglen (1793") 95 (Jam.). (2) Sc. Thy half-sliut een and
hodUng air, Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. (1724) 1. 24, ed. 1871.
2. sb. A waddle, jog-trot ; a step, pace ; also used fig.
Sc. I teuk up my tail ower my rigging, And ne'er hun't my
hoddle, HiSLOP Anecdote (1874) 544 ; Ta'en ane anither's word,
a kiss, and a hoddle, at the hillock side, Graham IVrilings (1883)
II. 63 ; To hune one's hoddle, to slack one's pace (Jam. Siifipl.).
HODDLE, sb.' Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A clumsy rick of hay or corn.
HOD-DOD, see Hoddy-doddy.
HODDY, si.i Bdf. Bck. Also written oddy Bck.
[o'di.] A snail ; the shell of a snail.
Edf. The hoddy is the shell of the snail, not the snail itself. If
a child finds an empty snail-shell, he says, * I have found a small
hoddy ' (J.W.B.\ Bck. (W.H.Y.) ; (J.W.B.)
HODDY, 5A.2 Nrf. [o'di.] The uppermost breadth of
a herring-net.
Herring-nets are usually made in four parts or widtlis — one
width when they are in actual use being fastened above the other.
. . . The uppermost of them (connected by short ropes with a row
of corks) being called the ' hoddy,' N. & O. (1850) ist S. i. 387.
HODDY, adj. Sc. Der. Glo. e.An. s.Cy. Ken. Dor.
Som. [h)o"di.] In good condition generally; well-dis-
posed, pleasant, in good humour, in good spirits ; well in
health.
Sc. Bailey (1721). Der.' Pratty hoddj'. Obs. Glo.' Hoddy
pretty, pretty well. e.An.' s.Cy. I'm pretty hoddy, Grose
(1790). se.Cy. Ray (1691*. Ken. (K.) Dor. Haynes Kor. fc. 1730)
in A'. &- O. (1883) 6th S. vii. 366. Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873).
[A der. of ME. //0(/i,OE. /idd), state, condition (Aynibi/e).]
HODDY, inf. N.Cy.' Nhb.' [hodi.] A call to geese.
HODDY, see Hidy.
HODDYDODDY, sb. and adj Irel. Nhp. Oxf. Bdf.
e.An. Dev. Also in forms haddydaddy Dev. ; hoddidod
Ess. Dev. ; hod-dod Nhp.' ; hoddy-dod Bdf e.An. ; huddie-
duddie Oxf. ; oddie-dod, oddie-doddie Cmb. 1. sb. A
snail, gen. the garden snail ; a snail-shell.
Nhp.'' Oxf. Science Gossip (1869) 140. Bdf. (J.W.B.) e.An.
A. & O. fi875) 5th S. iii. 166. Cmb. (J.D.R.), Ess. (W.W.S.),
Dev. (J.W.B.)
2. A revolving light.
s.Ir. The wheels spinning round like hoddy-doddies, Croker
Leg. (1862) 238. Dev. The circumvolution of a firebrand, so as to
make the appearance of a continual lucid circle to please children,
Horae Siibse.ivae (1777) 214, 197 ; Grose (1790) MS. add. ^M.)
3. adj. Short and stout, squat.
Nhp.' A short, lusty, squat-looking person is said to be ' all
hoddy-doddy.' With us it is restricted to females.
4. Giddy, drunk. Dev. Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
HODDY-TABLE, sb. Sc. A small table which goes
under a larger one when not in use.
Frf. So called because it goes beneath the larger one at night,
like a chicken under its mother, Barrie Tommy (1896) 189.
HODE, see Hide, f .^
HODENING, si. Ken. Also in forms hoodening Ken.';
hooding Ken.^ The name formerly given to a mumming
or masquerade on Christmas Eve, still applied to the
singing of carols.
' Hodening ' still goes on . . . at Deal and Walmer. . . We were
warned of the arrival of this creature by a very loud clapping
noise, and on rushing to the street-door, saw a horse's head, sup-
ported on a pole by a man in a crawling position so as to resemble
an animal, and covered in front by a coarse cloth. Nothing
was done or sung by the small crowd around ; and the clapping
caused by the opening and shutting of the mouth continued, till
the creature having been satisfied with money was driven away,
Church TiwfS (Jan. 2, 1891) 20, col. i; The custom of ' going a
hodening' at Ramsgate is now discontinued, but the singing of
carols is still called 'hodening,' Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1848) I.
474 ; Ken.' Formerly the farmer used to send annually round the
neighbourhood the best horse under the charge of the wagoner,
and that afterwards instead, a man used to represent the horse,
being supplied with a tail, and with a wooden figure of a horse's
head, and plenty of horse-hair for a mane. The horse's head was
fitted with hob-nails for teeth ; the mouth being made to open by
means of a string, and in closing made a loud crack. The custom
has long since ceased ; Ken.'^
[The word hoodening is locally associated with wooden,
from the wooden figure of the horse's head.]
HODER
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HODS-BOBS
HODER, sb. Sh.I. Also in form hoodik. The staff
used by fishermen to strike the fish.
De huggistaff : the staff with which the fisherman strikes into
the fish, was called at the liaaf by the North Isles fishermen ' de
hoodik ' or ' hoder,' meaning : the threatener, Jakobsen Via/.
(1897) a8.
[Hinder lit. the threatener, a der. of Norw. dial, h^ta, to
raise the arm in a threatening way (Aasen) ; see Jakobsen
(I.e.) and Norsk in S/i. (1897) 87.]
HODGE, sb} Chs. Der. Not. Lin. War. Shr. Cmb.
[odg.] 1. The paunch of a pig ; see Roger. Also by
extension the stomach, belly (generally).
Chs.' The stomach of a pig, cleaned out and eaten as tripe.
s.Chs.i Not. A cow's stomach (J.H.B.). sw.Lln.^ The inside of
a pig's stomach ; [it] is very bitter. ' Like the old woman
who was told that nothing about a pig was lost, so she tried a bit
of the hodge, but that bet her.' War.*; War.^ He has a biggish
hodge. Shr.' Cmb.' The flat portion of the ' chidlins.' ' When
you go for the chidlins, ask for a piece of hodge.'
2. The iron last used by cobblers. Der.'', nw.Der.'
HODGE, t'.' and sb.^ Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Nhp.
War. Hmp. Wil. Also in form budge War.^ Hmp.' Wil.'
[hlodg.] 1. V. To move with a heaving or awkward
motion, to trot ; to stagger, shake, esp. in phr. lo hodge
and taiigJi, to shake with laughter.
Bnff.' Abd. Sae he took gate to hodge to Tibb An' spy at hame
some faut. Skinner Misc. Poems (ed. 1805) Christmas Ba'ing
(Jam.) ; They gar'd him hodge and jump Upon the jaggit pole,
Cadenhead Bon-Accord {iB^'i I 247. Edb. The body hodged and
leuch as if he had found a fiddle, Moir Matisie JVauch (1828) xiv.
n.Cy. To ride gently (Hall.) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. He hodg'd off the
moor, like a sheep gj'en astray, Marshall Sngs, (1825) 183 ;
Nhb.' Hodgin' an' laughin'. n.Yks. (,I.W.)
Hence Hodgin, ppl. adj. walking in an ungainly, heaving
manner. Bnff.'
2. To advance the hand unfairly when discharging a
marble. War.^ Cf. fudge, t'. 5. 3. W'lih about : to carry
constantly and with difficulty or awkwardness. Bnff.'
4. To raise, lift up, to hitch up ; to push roughly.
Sc. He hodged up his breeches, Meston Poet. IVks. (1767") 125.
Bnff.' Hodge that stane doon the brae. Nhp.' Hodge this sack up.
5. sb. A push, ' shove ' ; a shake, jolt.
Bnff.' Abd. Nineteen hodges fairly given, To help a sinner on
to heaven, Shirrefs Sale Catal. (1795) 10. Nhb. Here comes the
aad mear wi' Geordy on her back hodge for hodge (R.O.H.).
6. A big, awkward person, a fool ; a ' bunch,' huddle.
Bnff.' Lan. Me blud wur kend,gredely, utsich unawkurt cieturus
him, ut I'd sin i' th' lone, munt think to mak o hodge o' me, Paul
Bobbin Sequel (1819) 9, Nhp.' When one child is carrying
another and drives the clothes in heaps, it is very commonly said,
' What a hodge j-ou are making of that child.' War.^
Hence Hudgy, adj. thick, clumsy ; short. Hmp.', Wil.'
7. Phr. all of a hodge, in a bunch, in an awkward, huddled
manner.
Nhp.' An ill-made dress, when the fulness is irregular, and
driven too much to one place, sits ' all of a hodge.' War.^ ' All of
a hudge.' Usually applied to the clothing of a child or woman, if
greatly rucked ; War.^
HODGE,!'.* Nhp. [odg.] Topatchorsewclumsily. Nhp.*
HODGELL, see Hodgil, v.
HODGEN.sA. Shr.' [o-dgin.] A hedgehog, an ' urchin.'
HODGERKIN, prp. Cmb. Also in form hodgekin.
Working, pottering, bothering, fretting over work.
She was hodgerkin about (W.M.B.).
HODGIL, s6.' Sc. A dumpling.
Rxb. An oatmeal hodgil (Jam.1 ; But should a hodgil, in sweet
rolling gleam, Be seen to tumble in the scalding stream. What
prospects fair when stomachs keenly crave, A. Scott Poems
(1805^ 40 ('■*.).
HODGIL, V. and sb? Sc. Lei. Also in form hodgell
Lei.' [h)o'dgL] 1. v. To move by slight jerks and
with difficulty; with aboiil: to carry about constantly.
Bnff.' He hodgilt the muckle stane up the brae. She hodgils
aboot that littlin' o' hirs a' W3'e it she gangs.
2. To move slowly and clumsily, to hobble. Bnff.', Lei.'
Hence Hodgilin, ppl. adj. walking in an awkward,
VOL. III.
hobbling manner. Bnff.' 3. sb. A push. Bnff.' 4. A
stout, clumsy person, ib.
HODGING, vbl. sb. Der.* nw.Der.' Bad nursing.
HODHOLE, sb. Chs. A hollow formed by cutting up
rushes by the root with a scythe. See Hodding-scythe,
s.v. Hodding.
The hod holes or cavities should be filled level to the surface of
the land with soil, Marshall Review (1818) II. 35 ; Chs.'
HODIN, see Hodden.
HODLACK, sb. Slk. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A rick of hay. Cf. hoddle, sb."
HODLAD, sb. ne.Lan.' The bedstraw, var. species
of Galium.
HODLAND, see Headland, sb.
HODLE, sb. Bnff.' A small roadside inn.
HODMAN, si. Obs. Oxf. A term of contempt applied
by undergraduates of Christ Church, who were Kings'
Scholars of Westminster School, to those who were not,
and hence to men of other colleges.
Not chosen immediately from Westminster School, but recom-
mended by one of the canons, and therefore consider'd as a sort of
novice, //o)-n«SHAsfoVn£'( 1 777) 214; Grose ( 1 790) AfS.a(/rf.(M.); The
men [of Christ Church] gave themselves airs. . . Those of other col-
leges were 'squils' and 'hodmen, 'Amherst TerraeFil. (1721) No. i.
[Hodman, advena, alienigena, Coles (1679).]
HODMANDOD, sb. and adj. ?n.Cy. Nhp. War. Won
Glo. Brks. Hrt. Hnt. e.An. Hmp. LW. Wil. Dor. Som.
Cor. Cant. Also in forms hoddamadod Cmb.' ; hoddy-
mandoddy Cor.'* ; hodmadod n.Cy. Glo.' Suf Ess.' Dor. ;
hodman Suf ; hodmedod Nhp.' Brks.' Hrt. Hnt. e.An.'
Suf. Ess. Wil.' Som. ; hodmidod Suf ; hudmedod War.^
Won ; hudmedud Hmp.' Wil.' ; odmedod Brks.' 1. sb.
A snail with its shell ; the shell of a snail. Cf. dodman.
Hrt. (H.G.) Hnt. Empty snail shells (T.P.F.). e.An.'^ Cmb.i
The boys at Wisbech used to recite some words commencing
'Hoddamadod, hoddamadod, draw in your horns.' Nrf. (P.R.);
Horae Stibseavae (1777) 139, 214. Suf. A certain number of
' hodmidods' or small snails . . . were passed through the hands
of the invalids and then suspended in the chimney on a string, in
the belief that as they died the hooping-cough would leave the
children. New Suf. Garl. (1866) 171; (C.T.) ; (M.E.R.) ; Suf.'
e.Suf. Children here will take a snail, shake it, and repeat the
lines : ' Hodmadod, hodmadod, pull out your horns: Here comes
a beggarman to cut off your corns' (F.H.V Ess. (R.G.C.), Ess.'
e.Cy., s.Cy. Ray (1691). Wil.' Cant. Life B. M. Carew {-Li^i) Gl.
[The slugs or dew-snails are snails [hodmandods] without a shell,
CoMENiusyax. Li>!g. (1650) 216.]
2. An ill-shaped, deformed person ; a ' bunchy,' clumsy
thing ; an overgrown stupid boy, a simpleton.
?n.Cy. Jago G/. (1882) (s. v. Hoddy-mandoddy). Snf. Now I fares
like a hodmadod, what wi' my poor leg and back, Heygate Poems
(1870) 186. I.W.' Any strange animal; a nondescript. Dor. I
han't a rod An can't in thik there hodmadod, Barnes Poems (1863)
133, Cor. I'dratherbetoarned toahoddymandoddy,J.TRENOODLE
Spec. Dial. (1846) 35 ; Cor.'*
3. A mean, stingy person. Hmp.*
4. A scarecrow.
■War.3, Wor. (E.S.) Glo. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 214 ; Glo.'
Brks. Gl. (1852) ; Brks.', Hmp.' Wil. He do be for all the world
like a hudmedud, without the usefulness of un, Ewing Jan
Windmill ,1876) xviii; Itssutchacusnashunrum looking hudmedud
of a theng, Akerman Tales (1853I 79; Wil.' In common use in
n. Wil. 'That nimity-pimity odd-me-dod ! ' Jefferies Greene Feme
Farm (1880) iii.
5. Old or very poor clothes, rags.
n.Wil. I've got my hudmeduds on (G.E.D.).
6. adj. Short and clumsy, squat.
Nhp.' Wil. Britton Beauties (1825) ; WU.' Som. Jennings
Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825"!.
HODMAN-HOB, sb. e.An.' A snail-shell.
HODS, sb. pi} n.Yks.* [odz.] Pains, twinges, esp. in
phr. crukes and hods. Cf. crook, si.' 11.
HODS, sb. pl.'^ Nhp.* Pieces of turf cut into a quad-
rangular shape.
HODS-BOBS, int. Not. Also in form hobs-bobs. An
exclamation used to give additional emphasis to a remark;
also in phr. hods-bobs and buttermilks.
Throsby Hist. (1797) 455 ; Not.^ Quite common. ' Hods-bobs
c c
HOE
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HOG
and buttermilks ! if you do so, I'll be after you !' addressed to a
child in mischief.
HOE, see Ho, int., How, sb}, How(e, adj.
HO(E, sb} Sh. & Or.I. e.An. 1. The piked dog-
fish, Sqiiahis acanlhias or Acanthias vulgaris. Also in
coinp. Hoe-fish.
Sh.I. Du's laek a whaal wi little faer For dis, or twice as mony
mair O siccan hoes. Burgess Rasmie (1892) 36; Noo da hoes an'
skate rumples boiled fir da grice, Stewart Tales (1892"! 42; Da
first time 'at ye can get a haud o' a hoe or twa tak' in [and] cut
aff da tails an lug fins, Sh. News (July 30, 1898) ; (W.A.G.) ; S. &
Ork.i Or.I. More frcq. called dog (Jam.). The piked dog-fish, —
liere known by the name of hoe, Barry Hist. (1805) 296 (Jam.).
2. Conip. (i) Hoe-egg, the egg or spawn of the ' hoe ' ;
(2) -mother or Homer, the basking shark, Sqnahis iiiaxi-
mus ; (3) -tusk, the smooth-hound, S. mustelus.
(i) S. & Ork.i (2) ib. Or.I. The basking-shark has here got
the name of the hoe-mother, or homer, that is, the mother of the
dog-fish, Barry Hist. ^1805)296 (Jam.). e.An.' (3) Sh.I. Edmon-
STON Zetl. (1809) II. 304 (Jam.) ; S. & Ork.'
[1. Norw. dial, haa, the dog-fish, Acaiilhias vulgaris
(Aasen); Dan. dial, liA (Feilberg). 2. (2) MDan.
/;(J«;rt'r=habrand (Kalkar). See Hobran.]
HO(E, sb.'^ Sc. n.Cy. pi. hone n.Cy. [ho.] A single
stocking ; a soleless stocking. Also used X?-
Sc. Herd Colt. Siigs. (1776J Gl.; A mach and a horse's hoe
are baith alike, Ferguson Pron. (1641) 147; Very seldom used,
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Cai.l Lnk. The bride was now
laid in her bed. Her left leg ho was flung, Ramsay C/iii^t's
Kirk (1715) 11. 163. in Poems (ed. 1733) 55, Slk. On ilka leg a ho
had he, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 274. Gall. The left leg hoe they
now prepare, Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814) 43, ed. 1897. n.Cy.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.)
[Ho is a sing. fr. hose ; cp. pea fr. pease."]
HOEG, sb. Sh. & Or.I. Also written hog- Or.I. A
sepulchral mound or tumulus. S. & Ork.'
Hence Hog-folk, sb. elves, hobgoblins.
Or.I. A portion of these elves were known as Hill-people or
HOgfolk, who resided in grassy knowes and within caves by the
sea, Fergusson Rambles (1884) 195.
[Norw. dial. Iiaug {hog), a mound (Aasen) ; ON. haugr
(Vigfusson).]
HbER, HOES, HOESHIN, HOFE, HOFF, see Hover,
t'.', Hose, sb}, Hoshen, Hoaf, Howf(f.
HOFF, V. Lin. [of.] To scoff at ; to laugh at ; to
imitate. (Hall.), Lin.'
HOFF, HOFFIL, see Hough, sb}. Hovel, sb.'^
HOFFLE, sb. Nhb.> [ho-fl.] A stake on which
salmon-nets are dried.
In a row of hoffle stakes one is higher than the others, and is
called the bosom-hoflle.
HOFFLE, V. Nhb. Yks. Also e.An. Also in form
houfle Nhb.' [hjo'fl.] To shuffle, walk haltingly, limp.
See Houghle.
Nhb.' n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.2 1 can hardly get hoffled home ; n.Yks."
e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Ecoii. (1796) II. 325. e.An.'
Hence HofBing, ppl. adj. lame, limping, walking
haltingly. Nhb. (R.O.H.)
HOFFLE, see Houghle, sb}
HOFSAHELLYIKS, sb. pi. Sh.I. Eave-stones, the
flat stones laid along the lower edge of the roof under the
straw for running off the water, Jakobsen Dial (1897)88.
[{H)ofsa (Norw. dial, ufs, eaves of a roof) 4- helyack (q.v.).]
HOFT, see Ought.
HOG, sb} and v} Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
L sb. In comb, (i) Hog-backed, round-backed; (2)
•berry or -bare, a wooden stretcher used for carrying the
carcase of pigs or hogs from the place where they are
killed to where the carcases are to be dressed ; (3) -form,
a bench on which pigs are laid to be killed and dressed ;
(4) -grubber, a Thames waterman, licensed by the Trinity
House; (5) -grubbing, 'swinishly' sordid; (6) -headed,
pig-headed, obstinate ; (7) -house, a pig-stye, piggery ;
(8) -jet, a small bucket with a long handle, by which the
food for pigs is taken out of the tub ; (9) -loom, a sunk re-
ceptacle, gen. of brick, for the wash and refuse food for
pigs; (lo) -meat, pork; (11) -mouse, the shrew or little-
snouted mouse, Mus araueus; (12) -pat, a trough made of
boards ; (13) -pig, a barrow or castrated pig ; (14) -pound,
see (7) ; (15) -(s pudding, a pork sausage ; a black pud-
ding or sausage of blood and meat; (16) -seam, pig's fat
or lard ; (17) -seel, the thick skin on the neck and shoulders
of a hog; (18) -taturs, bad potatoes of a blue colour, fit
only as food for pigs ; (19) -trou, a confusion, litter, an un-
tidy scene ; (20) -trough, a trough-like hollow ; used Jig. ;
(21) -tub, a large tub or tank into which all the refuse is
thrown for the pigs ; (22) -wash, the refuse given to pigs.
(i) Bntf.' Ken. (G.B.) ; Ken.' Applied to a vessel when, from
weakness, the stem and stern fall lower than the middle of the
ship. (2) Ken. (P.M.) (3) Sus.' (4) Lon. Among other privileged
classes are the ' hog-grubbers ' (as they are called by the other
watermen), but their number is now only four. These hog-
grubbers ply only at the Pelican stairs ; they have been old sailors
in the navy, and are licensed by the Trinity liouse. No appren-
ticeship or freedom of the Waterman's Company in that case being
necessary, Mayhevv Loud. Labour (ed. 1861) III. 329. (5) e.An.'
Nrf. Hollovvay. (6) Ken.' He's such a hog-headed old mortal,
'taint no use saying nothing to him. Sur. (T.S.C.) (7) Wgt.
Discharge any of the inhabitants of this Burgh to keep any swine
from the date hereof in all time coming, unless they be confined
in a hog-house, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 39. (8) Sus.' (91 Nhp.'
(10) Sus. (S.P.H.) (11) Nhp.' The name has obviously been
suggested from its long nose like a pigs. It is superstitiously
looked upon with disgust, probably from the erroneous idea that
its bite is venomous. The labourers . . , consider this little mouse
prognosticates in which quarter of the heavens the wind will
prevail during the winter, by making the aperture of its nest in a
contrary direction. (12) Ken.' (13) n.Cy. Holloway. Yks.
(W.H.) n.Yks.2 Pigs of both sexes which cannot be bred from.
e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Ecoii. (1788). Chs.' (14) Sus.' Ah!
many's the time as we've stood over the hog-pound together, and
looked 'em over, and reckoned 'em up, whiles people was in
church. (15) War.'' Don't forget the hog's puddings, and put
plenty of fat in them. se.Wor.' Chitterlings stuffed with cutlins
seasoned with herbs, &c. Oxf. (G.O.); Oxf.' If it has blood in it,
it is called black hog-puddin', MS. add. Sur. (L.J.Y.), Sus.
(S.P.H.) Hmp. The entrail of a hog, stuffed with pudding, com-
posed of flour, currants, and spice, Holloway. Dev. In a' the
countryzide there beant 'er equal at 'ogspudden, Salmon Ballads
(1899) 56. nw.Dev.', s.Dev. (G.E.D.), Cor.3 (16) s.Cy.(K.) (s.v.
Same). (17) e.An. (Hall.) (18) Bdf. (Hall.) (19) Nhb.' (s.v.
Howstrow). (20) Ess. I did not see one false furrow, or any
tendency to a hog trough upon his whole farm. Young Agric.
(1813) 1. 200. (21) Oxf.' MS. add. Brks.' The 'hog-tub' has
stock of barley meal, and at feeding time the pigs assemble eagerly
at the call of shug,' 'shug,' 'shug,'and the mi.Kture is then bailed
out by means of a sort of bucket, with a very long wooden handle.
(22) Brks.' Lon. The trade in hogs'-wash, or in the refuse of the
table, is by no means insignificant, Mavhew Land. Labour (ed.
1861 1 II. 132.
2. Comb, in plant-names: (i) Hogails or Hogils, (2)
-arves,the fruit of the hawthorn, CrataegusO.\yacan/ha ; (3)
-bean, the black henbane, Hyoscya»tus niger ; (4 ) -'s beans,
the sea starwort. Aster Tripoliuin ; (5) -berries, the fruit
of the bird-cherry, Prumis Padiis ; (6) -gazels, (7) -gosses,
see (2) ; (8) -grass, the wart-cress, Scnebiera Corouopus ;
(9) -haws, see (2) ; (10) -knives, the common garden iris,
Iris geriuaiiica; (11) -weed, (a) the cow-parsnip, Hera-
demn Sphondylinm ; (b) the knot-grass. Polygonum avicu-
lare; (c) the common sow-thistle, Sonclius arvensis (more
prob. S. oleraceiis) ; (d) the upright hedge-parsley, Torilis
Anthrisais; (e) the coltsfoot, Tussilago Farfara; (/) the
scarlet poppy, Papaver Rhoeas.
(i) I.W. (B. & H.); I.W.'2 (2) Sur.', Sus.l (3) Cum.
Hutchinson Hist. Cum. (1794) II. 316. (4) Ess. (5) Hmp.
(J.R.W.), Hmp.' (6, 7) Sus. (8) War. (9) s.Cy. Hmp. Hollo-
way ; Hmp.' (10) Suf. The leaves are supposed to resemble the
knives used for slaughtering pigs (M.P.). (11, a) Cum., n.Yks.
(I.W.) Stf. Hog-weed, a good plant for neat beasts, which they
are fond of, Marshall /Jrafw (1814) IV. 42. s.Bck. Hrt. Ellis
Mod. Hiisb. (1750) III. 1. Nrf., Suf., Ken., Sus. [Stephens
Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I'- 582-] (*) Bdf. Bud's knot-grass {Polygo-
num aviculare) or hog-weed — frequently abounds on sandy,
gravelly, and loamy soils, Batchelor Agric. (1813) 321 ; Though
much hog-weed was left near this row, ib. 318. e.An.' Nrf.
HOG
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HOG
Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf, (1893") loi. e.Nrf. Marshall Rtir.
Econ. (i-l^i). (c) Nhp.i (rf) GIo.' (<•) n.Yks. (/) e.An.'
3. Phr. to come from Hog's Nor/on, to snore. Lei.' 301.
4. A young sheep of about a year old, before it has been
shorn.
Sc. It retains this name [hog] till it be a year old. Then it is
called a diramond, if a weddcr ; and a gimmer if a ewe (Jam. ^1 ;
A shepherd, whose whole stock was forty sheep, whereof fifteen
were hogs, Scoticisms (1787) 120. Sh.I. One or two ' gimmers '
or fat ' hogs ' were found to be amissing, Stewart Tales (1892)
120. Bnff. Sure as foxes worry hogs, Taylor Poems (1787) 10.
Bch. I was lying tawin an' tumblin' like a sturdy hoggie, Forbes
Jut. (1742') 15. Abd. James Stevens saw her meeting John
Donaldson's 'hoggs' in the burn of Green Cottis, and casting the
water out between her feet backward, in the sheep's face, and
so they all died, Andrews Bygone Ch. Life (1899 1 179. Twd. The
names of sheep are — ist, ewe, wedder, tup, lambs, until they are
smeared. 2nd, ewe, wedder, tup, hogs, until they are shorn.
Statist. Ace. I. 139 (Jam.1. Slk. How could we turn our hand wi'
our pickle hoggs i' winter if their bit foggage war a' riven up?
Hogg Tales ^1838) 23, ed. 1866. Rxb. That our croaks and our
hoggs in the spring time might dee, Riddell Poc/. Wks. (ed. 1871)
U. 202. Dmf. What gars ye tatter At a dead sheep amang the
water. I'm sure at hame ye may get bettir Than a dead hog ?
Hawkins Poems (1841) V. 24. Gall. (H.M.) n.Cy. Grose (1790) ;
N.Cy.i2 Nhb. I'm flaid j-on hogs beside the cairn Are drifted up,
Proudlock Boiderlaiid Muse (1896) 85 ; Nhb.' s.Dur. A' lost a
lot o' hogs in t'Blackwatter last backend(J.E.D.). Lakel.' A lamb
for twelve months after weaning ; Lakel.^ Cam. If it's a lamb or
a young hogg, they'll mell of it, Com/i. Mag. (Oct. 1890) 383 ;
(J. P.) ; Ctim.* Wm. He brag'd . . . aboot his Herdwic hogs,
Elezard Siigs. (1848) 42; (E.G.) n.Yks. A gelded sheep is
simply a hog (R.H.H.) ; n.Yks.'^* ne.Yks.' Young sheep from
weaning till first shearing-time. Hogs are distinguished as wether-
and gimmer-hogs, according to sex ; after shearing they are called
shearlings. e.Yks. The hogges went snuffinge and snookinge,
Best Ritr. Ecoii. (1641) 74 ; e.Yks.' A yearling male sheep.
m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781) ; A j-oung male
sheep (S.P.U,); w.Yks.' Neen gimmer mugg'd hogs, ii. 289;
w.Yks.^ Lan. The sheep are separated and sorted, viz. the
wethers aged, ewes one year old (.provincially hogs\ Marshall
Review (1808) I. 323. Chs.'^, Stf., Der. (I.K.), Der.'^, nw.Der.',
Not.i3, s.Not. (J.P.K.) Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 710 ;
(J.C.W.) n.Lin. Sutton IVds. (1881) ; n.Lin.' A lamb, separated
from its mother, but unshorn. s.Lin. (T.H.R.) sw.Lin.' Amongst
the sheep the bulk were hogs, there being few ewes and lambs.
Lei. Ray (1691) ; Lei.' Nhp. Ray (1691) ; Nhp.' A yearling sheep,
which has only been shorn once ; Nhp. 2, War. fJ.R.W.), w.Wor.'
Shr.i A male sheep of the first year. Rdn.', Glo.'^, Hnt. (T.P.F.),
e.An.' Suf. The male sheep in its second year, Rainbird Agric,
(1819) 291, ed. 1849; Snf.' Lamb, male or female, between one
and two years old. I.W.' Dor. Lambs after weaning up to the
time they have shed their first or sucking teeth, usually about
15 months (^C.V.G.) ; The men were proceeding with the shear-
lings and hogs, Hardy Madding Crowd {lS^4) xxii ; Reports Agric.
(1793-1813) 8; Dor.' Som. Fourteen ewe hogs, Auetioneer's
Advt. (Nov. 1895) ; W. & J. G/. (1873) ; Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eitg.
(1825). w.Som.' Hogs, simply, would be understood to mean
sheep of a year old of either sex ; these would be more parti-
cularly described as [j-oaaugz] ewe hogs, [wadhur augz] wether
hogs, or [aug raa'mz] hog rams. ' 150 splendid fat sheep, nearly
all wether hogs,' IVeltingtoit IVkly. News (Dec. 2, 1886). Dev.'
w.Dev. Marshall Rtir. Eton. (1796). Cor.'; Cor.^ Only applied
to sheep, and to them only before knowledge of the other sex.
[After a lamb has been weaned, until the first fleece is shorn from
its back, it receives the name of hogg, which is also modified
according to the sex and state of the animal, Stephens Farm Bk.
(ed. 1849) I. 213.]
Hence Hogging, sb. a place where sheep, having ar-
rived at the state of ' hogs,' are pastured. s.Sc. (Jam.)
5. Conip. (i) Hog-chapped, deformed in the mouth,
having the upper jaw longer than the lower, as sheep
often have ; (2) -ewe, a female sheep of a year old ; (3)
-fence, a feeding-ground for sheep ; a fence for enclosing
sheep; (4) -fold, a fold of young sheep; (5) -gap, a
small opening or aperture left in a wall or dry stone
fence, to allow sheep to get through from one pasture
to another; (6) -garth, an inclosure to fold lambs in;
(7) -ham, hung mutton of a year-old sheep, that has died
of disease or been smothered in the snow ; (8) -hole, see
(5) ; (9) -house, Hoggas, or Hoggast, an out-house
or pen for wintering lambs in after weaning on the
mountain-side ; (lo) -lamb, a young sheep of about one
year old ; (11) -mutton, meat of a year-old sheeiD ; (12)
-pox, the pox in sheep ; (13) -ram, a male sheep of about
a year old ; (14) -reek.X?- the light fleecy patches of mist
which float away on hillsides with the rising sun ; (15)
■sheep, see (10) ; (i6j -wool (also called Hog), wool taken
from year-old sheep.
(i) Nrf. Arch. (1879) VIII. 170. (2") Cor.3 (3) Sc. A proper
hog-fence ought to consist of a variety of pasture, 'V'oung Annals
Agrie. (1784-1815) XXVII. 66. e.Lth. The ewes are milked for
about 8 weeks after the weaning . . . and are then put out with
the lambs, into the hog-fence, for the winter, Agric. Surv. 192
(Jam.). Feb. In a hog-fence or pasture capable of keeping thirty
score of hogs, there is some years a loss of from three to four
score, ib. 393. Slk. It's our hogg-fence, that's the hained grund
like, Hogg Ta/fs (1838) 23, ed. 1866. (4) Hmp.' (5) Cum.* (6;
ne.Lan.' (7) Twd. (Jam.) (8) Lakel.'= Cum. T'feul a hog-
whoal through hed croppen, Richardson 7a/it (1876) 2nd S. 143;
Cam.3 It wosn't seeaf ut let him climm t'wo's, I meead him creep
t'hog-hooals, 87 ; Cum." Wm. Sooa Betty dreeave im on be t'side
et woe while thae com et a hog-hooal. Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 27.
ne.Lan.' (9) Lakel.2, Cum. (J.W.O.), Cnm.'* Wm. (E.C.l;
They're carting hay to t'hoggus (B.K.). n.Lan.' ne.Lan.' A
shed for sheep and young cattle. (10) Sc. The warst blast of the
borrowing days couldna kill the three silly poor hog-lams, Scorr
Midlothian (1818) xxviii. Cor.'^s [Tup-lamb, and this last is
changed to hogg-lamb, when it undergoes emasculation, Stephens
Farm Bli. (ed. 1849) I. 213.] (11) n.Yks.2 'Hog-mutton,' last
year's lamb. Lan. Hoo browt meh some hogmuttn an special
turmits, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 26; Davies /?a«s (1856)
278; Lan.' (12) Hrt. Ellis Shepherds Guide (1750') 324. ^13)
w.Som.', Cor.3 (14) Nhb.' From the resemblance to the fleece of
the ' hog' or young unshorn sheep. (15) Yks. Thou art as wairm.
and comfortable as a hog sheep in winter neights, Fetherston
T. Goorkrodger (1870) 84. Glo. Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
Hmp.' Dev. The ewes and lambs, with the preceding year's hog
sheep, Vancouver Agric. 346, in Pengelly provinc. (1875) 93.
(16) ne.Lan.', s.Chs.' Glo. Hogs wool, long wool, tagg, Horae
Subsecivae (1777) 215. e.An. (Hall.), e.Snf. (F.H.) w.Som. >■
The wool of a hog sheep which had not been shorn as a Iamb, and
consequently it is the growth of about eighteen months instead of
twelve, the ordinary growth of the fleece. Hog-wool is, by
reason of its age, of greater length of staple, and gen. of more
value per Ib. than the fleece of the same animal if it had been
shorn as a lamb at six months old. Dev. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 215.
6. Phr. (i) /log and score, a term formerly used in buying
sheep, one being allowed in, in addition to every score ;
(2) — and /aloe, ' braxy ' mutton stewed with potatoes,
onions, salt, and pepper ; (3) — in har'st, a young sheep,
that is smeared at the end of harvest, when it ceases to
be a lamb ; (4) a Hampshire hog, a country simpleton ;
(5) to lose a hog for a ha'porih or pennyworth o' tar, prov.,
to be niggardly or over-economical in farming.
(i) Tev. (Jam.) (2) ib. It is customary with those who have
store-farms to salt the ' fa'en meat ' (i.e. the sheep that have died
of ' the sickness ') for the use of servants during the winter (16.).
(3) Sc. The central dish was a yearling lamb, called ' a hog in
har'st,' roasted whole, Scott Waverley (1814") xx ; (Jam.) (4)
Hmp. Elms Pronune. (1889') V. 103. (5) e.Yks. Let's not loase a
hogg for a hawpoth of tar. Spec. Dial. 42. Not. (L.C.M.) Nhp.* To
conclude with the old proverbe, hee that will loose a sheepe (or
a hogge) for a pennyworth of tarre, cannot deserve the name of
a good husband, C'yman's Instructor (1636).
7. Thefirst fleece clipped from a sheep. w.Yks. (S.P.U. ),
Nhp.'
8. A horse of a year old.
War. (J.R.W.) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' A sale of
' Live Stock,' among which is a ' black hog cart mare,' Wellington
IVkly. News (Mar. 14, 1878).
Hence Hog-colt, sb. a colt or filly of a year old.
Glo.' Hmp. Grose (17901 ; Hmp.' Som. One hog colt. Sale
bill, Weston Mere. (Mar. 4, 1876) ; (W.F.R.) ; Morton Cyclo. Agric.
(lees'). w.Som.' w.Dev. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796).
9. Any animal of a year old.
Wil. Originally meant a castrated animal, . . now used for any
animal of a year old, as a hog bull, a chilver hog sheep, Davis
Agric. (1813) ; Wil.' Wills Arch. Mag. XVII. 303.
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10. A shilling.
Ir. I'll pay five shillings a week. . . Here's five hogs to begin
with, Lever O'Malley {1841) xii ; Before the English and Irish
currency were assimilated in 1825. a white hog meant an English
shilling or twelve pence, and a blacli hog the Irish shilling of
thirteen pence, N. if Q. (1851) ist S. iv. 240 ; Grose (1790) AIS.
add. (C.) Dub. 'Till you pay me a hog for the pike, Barrington
Sif/c/;f5 (1830) III. XXV. Loh. A sixpence is a ' tanner'; a shilling
a ' bob' or a 'hog,' Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 473. Ken.
A score of hogs, Nairne Tales (1790) 47, ed. 1824. Slang.
' What's here ? ' cried he, searching the attorney's pockets . . .
'one quid, . . three hogs, and a kick,' Ainsworth Rookwood
(1834) bk. III. xiii.
11. Curling term : a stone which does not pass over the
distance score.
Sc. The stone neglects the rank And stops midway ; . . cv'ry
mouth Cries ' Off the hog,' Gr.i;me Poems in Anderson Poets, XI.
44 (Jam.); (G.W.) n.Sc. It seems to be denominated fior.i its
laziness. It is thrown aside, as of no account in the game (Jam. ^.
Lth. Allan's first stone was a 'hog.'SxRATHEsK More Bits (ed. 18S5)
271 ; Tak' him atf — he's a hog, ib. Gall. The trimling player stells
his tramps Wi' mony a stamping stay ; Af gangs his stane, and ay
it clamps, But hoh portule, a hog — It grunts that day, Mactaggart
Encyd. 11824) 81, ed. 1876; If the bottom of a stone gets over
this ' score,' and its upper bulb not, still that stone is no hogg.
If the stones come not over this line, they are flung out of the
game, ib. 274. 'Wgt. The willing rink watch how each stone is
sent, And with deft brooms the lazy hog prevent. Eraser Poems
(1885' 202; We'll soop up the stanes wi' the greatest o' pains.
An' strive tae ha'e nae hogs ava. ib. 210.
Hence Hogged,//'/, adj., jig. fallen behind in substance
or trade.
Rnf. The ballast o' every business has shifted ; an' there's no
a merchant amang us that's no hogged mair or less, Blackzv. Ma^.
(Sept. 1822) 307 (Jam.'i.
12. The distance-line in the game of curling. Gen. in
comp. Hog-score; also in form Hogging-score. Also
nsed Jig.
Sc. It was wholly hidden into the butcher's stone back at the
hog-score, Tvveeddale ^1/0^(1896) 161; The score short of which
your stone is a 'hog' is sometimes called the hoggin' score —
usually the hog-score. So the player is ' a hog.' the score is ' the
hog,' the stone is ' a hog' (G.W.) ; O'er far to either side Or lag
ahint the hoggin' score, R. Caled. Curling Club Aim. (1887-S8)
379. Frf. Feech, man. j'e're no owre the hog score, Incus Ain
Flk. (1895) 96. Per. The nineteenth century has proved, in the
language of curlers, a hogscore to not a few old Scottish customs,
Haliburton F/f/rfs (1890) I. Ayr. But now he laj's on Death's
hog-score. Burns Tam Samsou (1787) st. 5. Lnk. Stan' back at
the hog wi' a besom, Watson Poems (1853) 63. Feb. Yont the
hog-score, straight in the way, [He] warns, o' his flock, ilk chiel
His stane to lay, Zm/oKji Grceu (1685) 38, ed. 181 7. Gall. They
are made in the form of a wave, and are placed one fifth part of
the whole rink from either witter ; that is to say, if the rink be
fifty yards long from tee to tee, the hog-scores of that rink are
thirty yards distant from [each other]. . . Sweeping is not allowed
until the stone comes over the ' hogg,' unless by the person who
played, Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824) 274, ed. 1876. n.Ir. A shot
we try at ' chap an' lie,' At ' hogs' we luk sae dreary, O ; Then
fling the stane wi' micht an' main, Lyttle Robin Gordon, 96.
Hence to lie at the liog-score, phr. not to be able to get
over some difficulty in an undertaking. Cld. (Jam.)
13. A term used in the game of peg-tops ; see below.
Cf hoges.
e.Yks.' When a boy throws his top down, and it spins round on
its side, instead of on its peg, it is called a hog; if it becomes
entangled in the string it is called a hog in a band. In either
case he has to put it into the ring, to be aimed at by the other
players, and it is often split up, to the great grief of the owner,
MS. add. (T.H.-)
14. V. To cut short the mane of a horse or pony, so that
it stands straight up like a brush.
Nhp.i 'To hog a horse's mane,' is to cut it up on both sides to
a point. War. It may sometimes but rarely happen that a hunter's
mane grows so badly ... it may be necessary to hog it, Mordaunt
& 'Verney War. Hunt (1896) I. 293. s.Wor." Sus., Hmp. Hol-
LOWAY. Wil.i, w.Som.i
Hence (1) Hog-niane,6i. a horse's mane, cut quite short,
so as to stand erect ; (2) -maned,/i/i/. adj. having the mane
cut quite short.
(i) Shr.' Sus., Hmp. Holloway. I.W.' (2) n.Lin.i w.Som.'
Used by auctioneers in their advertisements.
15. To cut or trim a hedge by sloping it to the top.
nw.Der.', Der.^, Shr.', Hrf.', Wil.^
Hence Hog'd, />/>/. adj. cut, dipt.
Wil. A hog'd thorn hedge, Davis Agric. (1813).
16. To clip or make pollards of trees.
Per. To cut them over about the place where the branches
begin to divide. In this case they are said to be hoggit (Jam.).
17. To hack, cut off roughly. s.Wor. (H.K.)
HOG, sb.'' and v.^ Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs. Fit. 'Won Shr.
Also Dev. [eg.] 1. sb. A mound or heap of earth in
which potatoes, &c. are stored to keep out the frost.
s.Wm. (J.A.B.) Lan. I laid up 17 half bushels of sets [seed
potatoes] in one hog and 6 half bushels of little ones in another,
Walkden Diary (ed. 1866) 56; The 'hog' was the nook where
the potatoes were put and covered over, and the word was after-
wards transferred to the more convenient pit, Davies Races {1S56}
233. ne.Lan.i Chs. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863) ; Chs.' A potato
hog is a heap of potatoes covered with straw and soil to keep out
the frost. 'I'he potatoes are then said to be 'hogged up' or ' in
the hog ' ; CUs.^ ; Chs.^ A heap of potatoes, in form either conical
or roof shaped. It is covered with earth and either straw fern or
the wizells of the potatoes, to keep the root from frost; such is
the usual mode in Chs. for storing potatoes, mangolds, and turnips
in winter. s.Chs.', Fit. ^T.K.J.), Shr.' 2, Dev.'
2. V. To earth up potatoes, &c. in a heap.
w.Yks. (J.T.) Lan. Davies Races (1856) 233; Lan.' I put off
at present, being throng hogging up some of my potatoes, Walker
Diary (1730 23. ne.Lan.', Chs.'^, s.Chs.i Wor. Oggin is placing
the potatoes in long rows in the field, covering them with straw
and then earth, leaving straw to come through the earth at the
top of the earth at intervals for ventilation (E.S.). Shr.'
HOG, sh.^ Stf. Som. In phr. hog, dog, or devil; see
below. Cf hob, sb.^
s.Stf. I'd fight this as lung as I could stand again, hog, dog, or
divil, Murray Rainbmv Gold {1886) 159. w.Som.' ' I 'ont hark to,'
or ' I don't care vor hog, dog, nor devil.' Prob. an alliterative
change from hob or devil.
HOG, v.^ Yks. [eg.] To spy after people who are
courting.
w.Yks. To go ' oggin ' is to go watching courters (S.P.U.) ; (J.W.)
HOG, v.* Suf To tumble.
e.Suf. They never have a bed made ; they hog out and hog in
as best they can (F.H.).
HOG, see Hug, v.
HOGA, sb. Sh.I. A hill-pasture.
Your j'oung horse is up i' da hoga. Sit. News (Mar. 18, 1899) ;
Hoga [hag] is a piece of hill or uncultivated land enclosed for
pasture, or in a more general sense, hill-pasture, Jakobsen Dial.
1^1897) 108.
[ON. /tagi, a pasture : Icelanders dist. betw. tiiii and
engjai; for haymaking, and hagarior grazing (Vigfusson).]
HOG-A-BACK, sb. Cum." The blue scabious, Sca-
biosa sHccisa. Also called Blue-buttons (q.v.).
HOGALIF, si. Sh.I. Also written hagalef,hoga-leave.
[ho'galif.] The privilege given to a man to use another's
distant field for cutting peat, also, the payment for such a
privilege.
Iloga-leave . . . liberty cither to cut peats or to have animals
grazing for a certain payment in another skattald, and then
secondly : payment for this liberty to make use of another skattald,
and hence the phr. to pay hoga-leave, Jakobsen d'a/. (1897) 108;
If there be no moss in the scatthold contiguous to his farm, the
tenant must pay for the privilege to cut peat in some other
common and this payment is called hogalif, Edmonston Zcll.
(1809") I. 149 (Jam.) ; S. & Ork.'
[ON. *lmgalij)yfi, leave, permission for cutting (Jakob-
sen, /. c.).]
HOGAMADOG, sb. Nhb.' The huge ball of snow
made by boys in rolling a snowball over soft snow.
HOG-A-'WE, sb. Nhp.2 A boys' game, in which the
chief feature is tickling or gently striking.
HOG-BOAT, A^. Ohsol. Sus. A small kind of fishing-
boat formerly in use at Brighton.
Going out of use. There were only two on the beach in 1882
(K.E.S.) ; Merrifield Nal. Hist. Brighton (1864) 102.
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HOGE, inl. w.Yks.^' [og.] A cry used by shepherds
to call sheep to be fed.
HOGER, sb. Sh.I. Condition, circumstances.
To come till a puir hoger, Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 36;
S. & Ork.' ' To come to an ill hoger,' to come to an ill end.
HOGES, sb. pi. N.I.' A boys' game played with peg-
tops. Cf. hog, sb} 13.
The victor is entitled to give a certain number of blows with the
spike of his ' peerie ' to the wood part of his opponent's.
HOGEY, see Huggerie.
HOGG, sb. War. Pem. [og.] Subsoil ; the red soil
on the layers of limestone.
War. Certain limestone beds of the Lower Lias are so called by
the quarrymen near Stratford-on-Avon, Phillips Gfo/. (18-71) 109.
s.Peni. (W.M.M.)
HOGG, V. Obs. Sc. To ' shog,' jolt. Cf. hog-shouther.
Ags. You'll hogg your lunach in a skull [shog your child in a
basket made for a cradle]. Old Ballad (Jam.).
HOGGAN, sA.' Cor. Also written hogan-, hoggen ;
and in forms agan Cor.^ ; haggen-, hugging-, [o'gan.]
1. A pork pasty ; a flat cake, gen. with a piece of salt
pork in the centre. Cf. fuggan, hobban.
Tom Trevarton had a piece of hoggau wetli un, Higham Dial.
(1866) 14; A passel of good things, flesh and fowl and figgy
hoggens, T. Toiuser (1873) 4 ; (J.W.) ; Cor.' A cake made of flour
and raisins, often eaten by miners for dinner. Sometimes called
figgy hoggan or fuggan. A pork pasty ; Cor.^ ; Cor.^ A large
bun ; a ' plum' [raisin] bun, rather heavy baked piece of dough,
often baked with a slice of pork pressed into the top before baking.
2. Coinp. Hoggan-bag, a miner's bag in which he carries
his provisions ; mutton or beef boiled or baked in pie-
crust.
(H.E.) ; Eggs, clidgy, traade, and hoganbags, J. Trenoodle
Spec. Dial. (1846) 39 ; Grose (1790).
3. The stomach of a pig. Cor.^
[1. OCor. Iiogcn, a pork pasty, a der. of Itoch, a pig (cp.
Wcl. Iiwcli, a sow) (Williams).]
HOGGAN, sb.'^ Cor. Also written hogan. [o'gsn.]
The fruit of the hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacanlha. See
Hog, sb.'' 2 (2).
Cor. (B. & H.) w.Cor. A haws is also called a 'hoggan,'
BoTTRELL Trad. 3rd S. 158.
HOGGARD, sZ-. s.Sur. [egad.] One who looks after
pigs, a hog-herd. (T.T.C.)
HOGGER, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Win. Lan.
Stf. Nhp. Also written hogar Ant.; hoger Sc. (Jam.);
hoggar Sc. Nhb. Dur.; and in forms hooger Lnk. ;
huggar Per. Ayr. Ant. ; hugger Sc. Stf [h)og3(r.]
1. A stocking with the foot cut off, used as a gaiter. See
Cockers, 56.' 2.
Sc. Some had hoggars, some straw boots, Some uncovered legs
and coots, Maidiient Pasqiiils (1868) 232 ; And there she washed
her foul face clean. And dried it wi' a huggar. Child Ballads
(1884) I. 303. Abel. A pair of grey hoggers well clinked benew,
Ross Hdeiwrc (1768) 5«j-. (Jam.) Per. Lest their limbs should
catch cold, they are securely encircled with ample huggars,
Monteath Dtiii'blaiie (1835) 84, ed. 1887. Rnf. AIT his buggers
Watty drew, Picken Poems (1813) II. 47. Ayr. Whyles, on a
blusterous nicht, he would draw on a pair o' buggers to hap his
legs, Service A'o^(j;trfi(i«s (1890) 71. Lnk. Hoogers^that is, old
stocitings minus the feet, worn to protect the limbs during harvest
operations from the weather, stubbles, and thistles, Hamilton
Poems (1865) 183. Edb. His limbs encased in strong gray rig-and-
fur hoggers, Ballantine Gabcrhinzie (ed. 1875) 21. Slk. Stockins
that are in fack buggers, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) IV. 38.
Dmf. Shaw Sc/ioolmasler fi899) 349. Gall. Knitted gaiters worn
by boys over their shoes and above the knees, were so called
(A.'W.). Ant. Ballymena Obs. (1892). N.Cy.' Nhb. Wi' sark
and hoggers, like maw brothers, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 23 ;
Nhb.i Footless stockings worn by pitmen at work. Hoggers were
sometimes used for riding stockings instead of gaiters by country
people ; and they are variously called looags, scoggers, hoggers,
and gamashers. Nhb., Dur. There is my hoggars, likewise my
half shoon, Bislioprick Garl. (1834) 54. e.Dur.' The coal-hewer
formerly wore his stockings with the 'feet' cut off, so that when
small coals got into the stocking-foot, he had only to pull off this,
and not the whole stocking ; consequently his ankles were bare,
while the stocking-leg covered his calf. He still swears by his
hoggers, as, ' Dash mi hoggers ! ' s.Dur. Stockings worn over
the shoes in snowy weather to keep the feet dry. ' T'snaw was
that deep she had te put on hoggers te keep hersel dry ' (J.E.D.).
Cum.i (s.v. Beutt stockins) ; Cum.", Wm. (J.H.), ne.Lan.', Stf.',
Nhp.i
Hence (i) Hoggart, pp!. adj. of stockings: footless,
having no feet ; (2) Hugert, pp/i adj. clothed with hoggers
or footless stockings ; (3)Huggerful,56. a stocking-leg full.
(1) Sc. Her tawny face was furrowed ower Like a beggar's
hoggart hose, Vedder Poems (1842") 224. (2) Rnf. While herdies
sing wi' huggert taes, Wilson Poems{i&\6) Ep. to Mr. JV. M. (3)
Sc. I've a huggerfu' o' saut, Chambers Siigs. U829) I. 130. Ayr.
A wee callan is swappin' a soocker for a huggerfu' o' bools. Service
Nolandums (1890") 74.
2. An old stocking used as a purse. Also usedy?^.
Sc. I have a bit auld hogger an' something in't, thou's get it
when I die, Graham IVrilvigs (1883) II. 56. Per. A rich man
is here said to possess a lang hugger ^G.W.) ; I heard one stone-
mason say to another, ' Ye'll draw the hugger for this ? ' [tip me].
Stockings were formerly largely used by the peasantry as purses
— hence ' draw the hugger' means, take out the purse and pay
something, ib. ; Your hugger and my hugger coupit intil ane wad
be sure to keep us comfortable as lang's we leeve, Monteath
Dunblane (1835) 92, ed. 1887. Clc. A ' hugger' cam doon the lum
and fell at his feet. He . . . finding it very heavy opened it. His
astonishment was great when he fand it fu' o' goud pieces, Edb.
Antiq. Mag. (1848) 40. Dmb. A' that she has in the hugger may
be his ain, if he just tak' her alang wi't. Cross Disruption (1844)
vii. Ayr. I hae maybe a hogger and I ken when I die wha sail
get the golden guts o't, Galt Entail (1823) x.\,xix. Lnk. Nae
millstane o' debt roun' the neck, But something laid by in a hugger,
Nicholson Kilwuddie (ed. 1895) 156.
3. A short pipe of leather, metal, &c., used as a con-
nexion.
Nhb. A short length of pipe, esp. the lead-away pipe from the
top length of a pumping set. Also the short length of pipe at the
suction end. In old locomotive engines, the flexible tube used for
insertion and withdrawal in the feed tank. In modern locomotives,
the india-rubber pipe connecting the tender feed with the engine
delivery pipe. Also the india-rubber connection pipes for the
Westinghouse and for the vacuum brake between carriages
(R.O.H.) ; Nhb.i The receptacle at the top of a delivery pipe of a
pump to receive the water before its discharge into the conduit.
A spout and pipe lead away the discharged water. This arrange-
ment is sometimes called a collar-lander. Nhb., Dur. Greenwell
Coal Tr. Gl. (1849'). Dur. Gibson Up-Weardale Gl. (1870). e.Dur.>
4. Comp. (i) Hogger-pipe, the uppermost length in a
pumping set, with an attachment cast on it for the hogger.
Nhb. (R.O.H.) ; (2) -pump, the top pump of a set, with a
short pipe cast on to it at right angles near the top. Nhb.,
Dur. Greenwell Coat Tr. Gl. (1849).
HOGGERDEMOW, sb. and v. War. Glo. Oxf Also
in forms hoggerimaw War.^ ; hoggery-maw Glo.' ;
hoggerymore, oggery-maw War. ; oggery-mow Oxf
1. sb. A bill for cutting hedges. War.'^ See Hocketi-
mow.
2. A very long-handled knife or scythe used for trim-
ming ricks or corn-stacks.
War. (R.P.C.) ; (L.M.) ; War.3 This tool is often made from an
old scythe blade with the end filed off and the cutting edge curved
upwards at the end of the blade. Glo.', Oxf. (J.W.)
3. V. To work in an awkward, bungling manner ; to
hack or cut a thing clumsily.
Glo. On course we cud a-go in and a-hoggeryniaw ut aff and
leave 's many yeds on the ground as was in the sheiff, Buckman
Darke's Sojourn (1890) xxii ; Glo.'
HOGGET.si.' Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Chs. Not. War. Shr.
c.An. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Som. Dev. Cor. [h)o-git, -at.] 1. A
young sheep of about one year old. See Hog, sA.' 4.
Ir. This seems to be a word imported by the English as it has
no Irish signification. It is now, however, common both with the
English and Irish speaking people, Flk-Lore Rec. (1881) IV. 125.
Nhb.' Cum." A sheep more than one year old. 'Cross Down
hoggs to 27s. 6rf., cross hoggets to 26s. 6(/.,' Carlisle Patr. (Jan. 27,
1899) 2, col. 4. e.Yks. The fleeces of the wethers, ewes, hogs or
hoggits, Marshall Reports (1818) I. 521. s.Chs.', Not.'^, War.
(J.R.W.), Shr.'2 e.An.' A sheep a year old, after its first
shearing. Nrf. The fleeces of hoggets, that is year-old sheep
which have never been shorn before, Haggard Farmer's Year,
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viii, in Longman's Mag. (Apr. 1899) 502 ; Year old sheep not
sheared, Young Annals Agric. (1784-1815) XVI. 45. Suf. The
female sheep in its second year, Raindird Agric. (1819) 291, ed.
1849 ; Lambs kept for the recruit of the flock, and so called till
after their first shearing, which in this flock [on Hardwick Heath]
is when they are about sixteen months old, Cullum Hist. Haw-
stcd (1813I ; Lambs of last yeaning. Young Annals Agric.
(1784-1815) XL 197; (C.T.) e.Snf.(F.H.) Sus.' A little hogget
what she'd hobbed-up (s.v. Holp\ Wil. A wether sheep not
2 yrs. old (E.H.G.). Som. W. & J. Gl. (i873\ Dev. In very
gen. use, Lin. N. &" Q. 145. Cor.' A two-year-old ewe ; Cor.^
Hence Hogget-wool, sb. wool from a onc-j-ear-old
sheep. e.Suf. (F.H.) See Hog-wool, s.v. Hog, sA.' 5.
2. A colt of a year old.
War. (I R.W.) Hmp. Grose (1790); Wheeler's Hntp. Mag.
(1828) 481 ; Hmp.l Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873).
HOGGET, 56.2 Sc. Irel. Also written hoggat N.I.' ;
hoggit Ayr.; and in forms hoggart N.I.' ; hogyet Gall. ;
hugget Rnf. [ho-git, -at.] 1. A hogshead, a large cask
or barrel.
Fnf. The lass wi' hakit hands an' feet. An' like a hugget roun'
the waist, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 48. Ayr. Loaded
seemingly with a hogget of tobacco and grocery wares, but the
hogget was empty and loose in the head,GALT Gilliai.se {1823) xxi.
Lnk. To buy their hogget for my gill, Coghill Poems (1890) 108.
Gall. ' He spak right how. My name is Death.' Country folk say
of those who speak this way, ' that they speak as if the soun'
cam out o' a hogyet,' Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 276, ed. 1876.
2. Obs. A dry measure containing ten bushels. N.I.'
HOGGIN, see Huggin.
HOGGING SHIRT, phr. YIvs. Wor. A very coarse
sort of shirt.
w.Yks.' A man who had torn his shirt whilst working, said,
' Way, it's nobbut my hoggin' shirt,' meaning apparently his
working shirt. Wor. He had an old coarse shirt, patched both at
the neck and hand, of that very coarse sort which in that county
goes by the name of ' Hogging ' shirts, IVil. Aich. Mag. XXVI. 14.
HOGGINS, 51!'.//. Ess. [o-ginz.] Gravel out of which
the largest stones have been sifted. Occas. in sing.
'No 'm, this aint siftins — they've left the medium stones in tliis
— this is hoggins.' Spoken by a gardener who had just brought
a load of gravel (F.P.) ; Hoggin, as. gd. per yard (A.S.P.) ; Ess.'
The sand sifted from the gravel before the stones are carted upon
the roads.
HOGGINS, sb. Oxf An 'innings' in the game of
cricket or other similar game.
The captain of a side will say, ' Let's hit up for hoggins.' Or a
boy will protest against the premature drawing of stumps by
saj'ing, ' Not till r\'e had my hoggins' (G.O.).
HOGGISH, adj. Der. Not. Wor. Glo. Ken. [o'gij.]
1. Greedy, grasping.
s.Not. She's not hoggish — she'll gie, if she has oat (J.P. K.).
Ken. A boy was asked the meaning of the command ' Thou shalt not
covet.' The answer was that wc were not to be 'oggish (A.L.M.).
2. Obstinate.
Der. He's so queerish, and snappish, and hoggish as niver were,
Vernev Stone Edge (1868) viii. w.Wor.', Glo.'
HOGGLE, sb. Ess. A bump, sudden jolt or jerk.
An old woman here, said, ' I came down with a boggle' (H.H.M.).
HOGGLE, V. Som. [o'gl.] To pick over the refuse
from a ' mindry ' for the sake of the small particles of ore.
At Shipham women would earn often £1 los. a week by
•boggling' (W.F.R.).
HOGGLER, sb. Obs. Som. Sidesmen or kind of
assistants to the churchwardens ; see below.
Freq. occurring in ancient churchwardens' accounts of the parish
of Banwell. It is explained to mean ' sidesmen,' or some kind
of assistants to the churchw-ardens. They seem to have been
responsible for collecting certain rates. Two seem to have been
appointed, one for the upland, the other for the lowland or
marsh (W.F.R.).
HOGGLING, vhl. sb.^ Pem. [cglin.] The begging
and receiving of alms or New Year's gifts ; see below.
s.Pem. Lime-burners go round to beg of the farmers who employ
them; this is boggling, Laws Little Eng. (1888) 420; (W.M.M.)
HOGGLING, vbl. sb.^ Som. Clumsy, awkward work.
The word ' boggling' for clumsy work is still a living expres-
sion in the neighbourhood of Cheddar, .•)«//y«n;;)' (1892) XXV. 25.
HOGGLING, f>rp. Sc. (Jam.) In phr. lioggling and
boq:g/iiit^, unsteady, moving backwards and forwards.
HOGGREL, sb. Sc. Nhb. Lei. Nhp. Nrf s.Cy. Also
written hogrel Sc. (Jam.) ; and in forms hoggerel Nhb.'
Lei.' ; hoggeril Lei.' [h)o'grl.] A young sheep of about
a year old. See Hog, s6.' 4, Hogget, si.' 1.
Tev. (Jam.) Nhb. Male sheep from weaning, or taking from the
ewes, to the shearing or clipping for the first time, are called hogs,
orhoggerels, or lamb-hogs, CuLLEY Live Stock (1801) 18; (R.O.H.);
Nhb.' Lei. Rav (1691) ; (K.); Lei.' Nhp. Ray (1691); (K.)
Nrf., s.Cy. Hollowav. [A Hogrell, a sheepe two yercs old,
Bidens, Baret (1580).]
HOGGY, adj. w.Wor.' [ogi.] Clumsy, ugly.
The parish 'as give poor little Bill this 'ere pa'r o' boots. I
should like far you to saay, miss, did you ever see a boggier pa'r ?
Why the poor lad canna lift 'is fit up 'ardly, thaay be so lomber-
some.
HOGH, HOGHLE, seeHow,sA.',How(e,<7rfy.,Houghle,
sb.\ V.
H0GLIN(G,s6. e.An. [o'glin.] Abakedapple dumpling.
e.An.' A homely sort of pastry, made by folding sliced apples
with sugar in a coarse crust, and baking them without a pan.
Otherwise called a ' flap-jack,' an ' apple-hoglin,' &c. (s.v. Apple-
jack). Nrf. (F.H. ), Ess.'
HOG-LIQUOR, sb. Chs. The liquor produced in the
course of cheese-making.
The hog liquor of the Cheshire dairy farms, Marshall Review
(1818') II. 64.
HOGMANAY, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also
written hoghmanay Lnk. ; and in forms hagmana Sc.
Lakel.* Cum. ; hagmanay Nhb. ; hagnianheigh Yks. ;
hagniena N.Cy.' Nhb. n.Yks. ; hagnuna Cum. ; hogama-
nay Nhb.' ; hogmanae Edb. ; hogmanee Ayr. ; hogmena
Bnff. ; hogmenay Sc. (Jam.) ; hogminae Lth. ; hogminay
ne.Sc. ; hogmonay e.Sc. ; hogmynae Lnk. ; hoguemen-
nay Sc.
1. The 31st of December, New Year's Eve. Also used
al/n'b., and in comb. Hogmanay day, night, &c.
Sc. It is ordinary among some plebeians to go about from door
to door upon New Year's eve, crying Hagmana, a corrupted word
from the Greek Hagia-mana, which signifies the holy month,
Calder Piesbyt. Eloq. (1694) 123, ed. 1847 ; Base popish angels,
which first keept that day [Christmas] And with the herds sung
the first Hoguemennay, Maidment Pasqiiils (1868) 269; The
schoolboys in those days were all expected to bring a game-cock
to the annual ' main,' or fight, which was usually held on the
earthen floor of the village school on Hogmanay, Wright Sc. Life
(1897)42. n.Sc. Hogmanay wasanother of thedays to be remembered
in Carglen. It was the last day of the year, and we celebrated
it in this wise. . . Our sports did not begin until the evening.
We would form a party of four or five, thoroughly disguise our-
selves, and then sally forth, going from house to house. We
boldly entered the kitchen, shouting lustily— ' Rise up, good wife,
and shak' tyer feathers, Dinna think that we are beggars : We
are guid folks come to play. Rise up, an' gie us Hogmanay.'
Then we boldly insisted upon kissing every unmarried female in
the room, claiming at the same time from the ' guid-wife "... hog-
manay more specifically, in thcformof refreshment, Gordon C(7>;i;/()i
(1891) 292. Bnfr. About Yule-time an' Hogmenai, Taylor Poems
{1787) 44. Abd. Jist last Hogmanay Nicht, as usual a gay nicht,
Ogg Willie Waly (1873) 41. Frf. Hogmanay is the mighty winter
festival of Thrums, Barrie Tommy (1896) 77 ; About fifty years
ago, it was a common custom for the youths in the country
villages to go round amongst their better-off neighbours on
Hogmanay night, disguised as guisers, partly for sport and also
for the purpose of getting something nice to eat. The version of
the rhyme then employed by them in the parish of Kirkden was
as follows : — ' Get up, guideman, and be na sweer, And deal your
bread as lang 's you're here; The day will come when you'll be
dead. You'll neither care for meal nor bread,' A'. £y Q. (1878) 5th
S. X. 278. Per. I cam' to remind you That this is Hogmanay,
Stewart Character (1857) 160. w.Sc. On the 31st Dec, all
household work was stopped, rock emptied, yarn reeled and
hanked, and wheel and reel put into an outhouse. The house
itself was white-washed and cleaned. A block of wood or large
piece of coal was put on the fire about ten p.m. so that it would
be burning briskly before the household retired to bed. The last
thing done by those who possessed a cow or horse was to visit
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the byre or stable, and I have been told it was the practice with
some, twenty years before my recollection, to say the Lord's Prayer
during this visit, Napier Flk-Lore (1879) 159. Fif. Saunders was
sitting in his easy chair at the side of a blazing fire on Auld
Hogmanay night, Robertson Provost (1894 1 92. Rnf. 'Twas tear
they micht forget themsels, Puir me sae anxious made, That on
that scowlin' Hogmanay At hame they wad ha' stayed. Young
Pictures (1865) 19. Ayr. Blithe and ree frae New 'er's day to
Hogmanae, Galt Gilhaize 11823) v. Lnk. We renounce Hallow-
even, Hogmynae night, Valentine's even, Wodrow Ch. Hist.
(1721) HI. 351, ed. 1828. Lth. Neist Hogminae, to Scotsmen
dear. Comes smiling in fu' dainty, Bruce Poems (1813) II. 16;
Cauldrife Rab last Hoghmanay Cam' tae try his hand at wooin',
M'Neill Preston (c. 1895) 92. Edb. We first canty held our
hog-ma-nae, Learmont Poems (1791) 192. N.Cy.* Nhb. He
rarely forgets 'twas on Hogmanay day That he found me half
deed 'mang the snaw, Proudlock Borderland Aluse (1896) 347 ;
The Hagmena is still preserved amongst them [at Newcastle],
Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1777) 164. n.Yks. The refrain of the Rich-
mond 'Hagmena song' sung on New Year's eve is, ' Sing, fellows,
sing, Hagman-heigh,' Dixon5)i§-s. Eng. Peas. (1846) 186, ed. 1857.
2. The offering for which children go round and beg on
New Year's Eve ; a New Year's gift.
So. Hogmanay Irollolay, Give us of your white bread and none
of j'our grey. Get up and gie's our hogmanay, Chambers Pop.
Rhymes (1870) 165. ne.Sc. On the last night of the year the
children . . . went into the houses asking their hogminay, Gregor
Flk-Lore (1881) 162. Frf. We are bairns come to play — Get up
an' gie's oor Hogmanay, Inglis Aiii Flk. (1895) 107. w.Sc. Rise
up, gudewife, and shake your feathers, Dinna think that we are
beggars, We're girls and boys come out to-day, For to get our
Hogmanaj', Hogmanay, trol-lol-lay. Give us of your white bread,
and not of your grey, Or else we'll knock at your door a' day, Napier
Flk-Lore (1879) ■54- s.Sc. At one time [the custom was] very pre-
valent in Sc. not on New Year's Day, but on Old Year's Day, under
the name of Hogmanay. In the south of Scotland it has greatly
fallen ofl", but in various rural districts it is still observed to a limited
extent. The children go in companies, chiefly to houses of people
of the better class, and repeat the simple rhyme : — ' My feet's cauld,
my shoon's thin, Gie's my cakes an' let's rin.' . . . It was not money
that was given and expected, but a cake and perhaps a bit of cheese
— sometimes, no doubt, oat cake, but more ^ch. a bit of wheat-flour
cake baked with currants and raisins. On Dec. 30 last I saw a
basket containing perhaps 50 currant rolls, about the size of an
ordinary penny roll, ready to give to the children who might call
next day on their hogmanay errand. A'. If Q. (1878) 5th S. x. 59.
N.Cy.* Nhb. I'he New Year's offering for which children beg.
Their common inquiry is, ' Please will you give us wor hoga-
manay ? ' Or, varying this, they chant : * Hogamanay, hogamanay,
Gisworbreed-an'-cheese, an' set's away'(R.O. H); Nhb.' In n.Nhb.
the hogmanay is a small cake given to children on Old Year's
Day ; or the spice bread and cheese, with liquor, given away, on
the same day. Lakel,^ Ah've come ta lait mi hag-ma-na. Cum.
In some parts of Cum., a number of boys and girls, on the eve of
New Year Day, go about from house to house, singing a sort
of carol, of which the following lines are the first couplet :
' Hagnuna, Trolola, Give us some pie, and let us go away.'
When they receive their present of pie, they depart peaceably,
wishing the donor a Happy New Year, Sanderson Essay, 59, in
Anderson Poems (ed. 1820) I. Cum., Wm. Nicolson (1677)
Trans. R. Lit. Soc. (1868) IX. Yks. Hagman-heigh, a local New-
Year's custom, of demanding a Christmas box ; formerly on behalf
of the hagman, or wood cutter, in consideration of an extra supply
of fuel at Christmas. ' To-night it is the new year's night,
to-morrow is the day, Sing, fellows, sing, Hagman- Heigh,' Hone
Tablc-bk. (1827) 8.
[1. Of Fr. origin. C'p.'Horm.A\s.\.hoqii!imito,hagii{nelo,
cries on New Year's Eve ; liogiiilaimo (at Caen), a New
Year's gift, see Dumeril (s.v. Hogiiiiuies).]
HOG-MEDITHERUM, sb. Lin. A confused mass ; a
mixture of many things.
Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 710 ; Lin.'
HOGMINNY, 5A. Dev. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A very depraved young girl. (Hall.)
HOGMONAY, HOGMYNAE, see Hogmanay.
HOGNEL, adj. Hrf.'^ Uneven ; awkward, surly.
HOGO, sb. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Nhp. Hrt. e.An. Ken. Hmp.
I.W. Wil. Som. Amer. Also written haugo n.Yks.'^;
hogoh I.W.'; and in forms hoag N.I.'; hoogo e.An.'^
Ken.' [h)o-go.] 1. A strong disagreeable smell or
odour. Also used altrib. Cf. fogo, sb}
Ir. Such as meat has when ' high ' or tainted (A.S.P.). N.I.'
Nhb,' A very common expression is * The meat is hogo.* Nhp.'
Hrt. Coleseed oil is mixed with fresh oil to lessen its hogo or
stinking scent, Ellis Mod. Htisb. (1750) IV. iii. e.An.'^ Ken.'
A gamekeeper, noticing a horrible stench, exclaimed : ' Well,
this is a pretty hoogoo, I think!' Sus.'^ Hmp. Hollowav ;
Hmp.', I.W.' Wil.' Still freq. used of tainted meat or strong
cheese. s.Wil. il/oH//i/y il/o^. (1814) II. 114. Som. W. c& J. G/.
(1873). w.Som.' Well, Soce, this here's a pretty hogo, sure
enough! [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 389.]
Hence Haugoed, ppl. adj. tainted like over-kept meat or
game. n.Yks."^
2. A disease, imaginary or otherwise, caused by a dis-
agreeable smell.
e.Suf. That stink is enough to give one the hogo (F.H.).
[Fr. /mil t gout, high flavour.]
HO-GO, sb. Brks. Lon. A children's game played with
marbles ; see below.
Brks.' The first holds up a number in closed hand and says,
' Ho-go' ; the second says ' Hand full' ; the first then says ' How
many ? ' The other guesses. If he should guess correctly he is
entitled to take them all ; but otherwise he must give the differ-
ence between the number he guessed and the number actually
held up to ' make it so.' Lon. Also called ' How many eggs in a
basket?' Gomme Games fi8g4) 218.
HOG-OVER-HIGH, sb. e.An.' Suf.' e.Suf. (F.H.) The
game of leap-frog.
HOGSHEAD, sb. Wor. Hrf. GIo. Dor. Cor. 1. A cask
or butt containing about 100 gallons of cider.
se.Wor.' Wor., Hrf. Of cider, iio gallons, Morton Cyclo.
Agric. (1863). Hrf.2 The oak casks containing cider, usually 100
to 112 gallons. All other vessels for cider are casks. GIo.' Pro-
nounced Hockshet.
2. A dry measure of varying capacity; see below.
Dor. Of lime, 4 bushels, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). Dev. Ol
lime, sometimes 36 level pecks, or 40; sometimes ii| heaped
bushels, Winchester, ib. Cor. Nine imperial bushels of oats, ;i.
HOG-SHOUTHER, sb. and v. ? Obs. Sc. 1. sb. A
game in which the players jostle or push each other with
the shoulders. Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. Burns Poems G/., Globe ed.
2. V. To push or jostle with the shoulders.
Ayr. The warly race may drudge an' drive, Hog-shouther, jundie,
stretch, an' strive. Burns To IV. Simpson (May 1785) st. 16.
Hence Hog-showthering, //i/. ndj. pushing, jostling.
Fif. A howdle o' hog-showtherin' freirs, Augustines, Carm'leits,
Cordeliers, He bauldly left ahent. To be that altar's body-guard,
Tennant Papistry (1827) 203.
HOG-THRUSH, see Hob-thrust.
HOGWELLY, adj. Hrf.^ Large, hoggish.
HOH, see How, sb.'
HOHLE, sb. Lin. Also in forms howl, owle. A
wooden tunnel under a bank or road for the conveyance
of water.
Lin. In common use. 'We shall be glad to build howl at Botles-
ford 20 ft. long, 3 planks deep' (E.P.). n.Lin.' ^ hundred nales
for a owle, 6d. ; crooks &■ bands for an howl. 2s. 6d. ; to Wm.
Stainforth for an howl, £1 is. od., Bottesford Moors Ace. (1809).
HOICHLE, HOIGHEL, see Hochle.
HOICK, V. Lin. To hoist, lift up.
Tha joompt in thysen, an' tha hoickt my feet wi' a flop fro' the
claay, Tennyson Spinster'sSweet-arts (1885) ; Lin.' Now then, hoick.
HOID, see Hide, v."^
HOIDE, V. Sh.I. To conceal, hide.
Man, do's gane fae bad ta worse, Dy letter just but hoides a
curse, Sli. News (Oct. 16, 1897) ; (K.I.) ; (J.I.)
HOIDE, HOIDED, see Hide, i'.'«
HOIDEEN, sb. Sh. & Or.I. Also written hoiddin;
hoyddeen S. & Ork.' [hoedin.] A ' haaf ' term for a
clergyman or minister.
Sh.I. {Coll. L.L. B) ; He [the minister] had many other names,
such as, for instance, . .de hoideen, Jakobsen Dial. (1897)26; S. &
Ork.' Or.I. Fergusson Rambles 1 1884) 165.
[Lit. 'the threatener,' see Hbder.]
HOIDER, sb. Lakel. Yks. Written hoyder Cum.'*
[h)oida(r.] Injury, mischief, in phr. to play /wider, (i) to
take severe measures to injure or harm a person or enter-
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prise ; (2) to complain or scold violently because anything
has gone wrong.
(i) Cum.' Stop! you're gaan to play hoyder wi' me; Cum.*
w.Yks. (S.P.U.) (2) Lakel.2 Ah threw t'cart ower at t'gap steed
an' t'maister play'd holder ower't. w.Yks. (S.P.U.)
HOIDLE, V. Yks. [oi'dl.] 1. To idle, loiter ; to lose
or waste time. n.Yks.'^* Hence (i) Hoidler, sb. a
loiterer, idler. n.Yks.'^; (2) Ho id ling, /■/>/. adj. tb. ; (3I
Hoidly, adj. loiterine;, idling. n.Yks. (I.W.) 2. To compli-
ment or flatter. n.Yks.^
HOIK(E, see Hike.
HOIL, V. Yks. To expel.
w.Yks. Hoil him out (S.P.U.) ; (Hall.)
HOIL(E, HOILIE, see AU, 56.^ Hole, sb.\ Hooly.
HOILK, sA. Sh.I. See below.
In Unst a wooden oil vessel, broader at the bottom than at the
top, is called 'a (Sli hoilk,' Jakobsen Dial. (1897") 3^.
[Norw. dial, hoik, a small vessel for butter, cheese, or
milk (Aasen).]
HOILY COAL, p/ir. w.Yks. Coal-tar ; black grease or
dirty oil, &c. (S.P.U.), (M.F.)
Hence Holly coUd, ppl. adj. covered with coal-tar,
grease, &c.
Great bokes runnin' across t'top, t'chimley jome hoily coild,
Hallam IVadsley Jack (1866) vi.
HOIN, V. Yks. Lan. Also written holne m.Yks. ; and
in forms hooin ne.Yks.' w.Yks.^ ; boon w.Yks.'^ ne.Lan.^;
cine Yks. : ooin w.Yks. ne.Lan. e.Lan.' ; oyne e.Lan.' ;
yooln w.Yks.5 [uln.] 1. To ill-treat, ill-use, esp. by
starvation and chastisement. Cf hone, v.^
w.Yks. Doant ooin him, Hlf.x: Courier ^May 29, 1897) ; T'wife
vowed shoo'd stop no longer wi' sich a beast, . . . shoo'd been
coined long enitf, Cudvvorth Dial Sketches, 29; Wright Gram.
JViidhll. 1892) 51 ; w.Yks.i I's as waa to see 'em hoined as thou
can be, ii. 350. ne.Lan. Everybody wur ooined at their house but
Oliver an' th' dog, Mather Idylls (1895) 210 ; ne.Lan.', e.Lan.'
Hence (i) Hoined, ppl. adj. ill-used, maltreated ; half-
starved ; (2) Hoined-looking, ppl. adj. ill-looking, as from
sickness or bad treatment ; (3) Ooin, sb. ill-treatment.
w.Yks. (i) My poor hooined bairns ! Yksmait. Comic Ami. 8 ;
Poor oined thing. Leeds Merc. Siifipl. (,Oct. 26, 1895). (2 J ////v.
Courier (.May 29, 1897). (3) So regg'd, an' so pale, an' hooined-
leukin' wor he, Wol Ah pitied t'poor lad i" mi heart, IVilsdcit
Aim. (1892) 30.
2. To overwork, overdo ; to fatigue, oppress ; to harass.
Gen. in pp.
Yks. It's too hard work for him, he seems fair oined when he
comes home of a neet (M.N.). ne.Yks.' m.Yks. Tak' care tha
doosn't hoine thisel (F.P.T.). w.Yks. Fur rayther nur he sud be
hoined, Shoo'd wheel him in a barra, Preston Poems (1864) 12 ;
He wor fair hooined wi t'job (J.T. ; w.Yks.' It hoins t'galloway
feeafully, ii. 286; w.Yks.^" ; w.Yks.= ' Hooined to death.' 'It's
fair hooining.' One returning from a crowded place of assembly
declares that she ' ne'er wur so hooined 1' her life afoar.' A man
'hooined ' his horse by over-working it, or, rather, in the act of
over-working it. Also, to be neglected and put upon, as applied
to a baby, who, having been left in the care of children, has not
had its wants attended to. ' Come thee waays to me doy !— it's
bin fair hooined am sure.' 'Ower-yooin'd,' over-fatigued. Lan.
Oyned an' harrished whol life were a ruebargain, Clegg Sketches
(1895) 397.
Hence Hoined or Hooyned,/'/'. overdone, over-pressed ;
low-spirited, harassed, depressed.
w.Yks. Stur abat, thai get reglar hooyned sitting there CW.H.) ;
This lovin' wife, Hard-ooined although shoo be, Cudworth Dial.
Sketches (1884^ 107 ; w.Yks.3«
[1. The same word as ME. hoiieii m for-honen, to despise
(Stratmann) ; MDu. hoonen, to ill-treat (Oudemans) ; cp.
OFr. Iionnir, couvrir de honte publiquement (Hatzfeld).]
HOIN, see Hone, v."^
HOIND, V. ? Obs. Chs. Also written lioynd. To
make a hard bargain ; to screw up.
Chs.' ; Chs.2 A landlord who behaves in this manner with his
tenants, is said to hoynd them ; Chs.^
HOINDUR, see Hinder, adj.^
HOINS, s6. pi. Sh.I. I Not known to our correspon-
dents.] The latest time of the night. (Co//. L.L.B.)
HOINTIKLOK, 56. Sh.I. A beetle.
Oh gud gad ! a hointiklok. . . Come an' shak' him aff or A'l! be
oot o' me head, Sh. News (Aug. 27, 1898) ; (K.I.) ; (J.I.)
HOISE, V. and sb. Sc. Irel. Cum. Yks. Lan. Also
written hoice ne.Lan.^; hoize Edb. ; hoyse Sc. Cum.'*;
and in form hoisb e.Yks.' [h)9iz.] I. v. To hoist, lift
on high ; to raise, elevate, lift. Cf. heeze.
Sc. They boysed their sails on Monenday morn, Scott Min-
strelsy (1802) I. 301, ed. 1848. Or.L Men at the top of the rock,
who hoise up the net till it be over against the place where the
young fowls sit, Wallace Desc. Or. I. (1693) 43, ed. 1883. Rnf.
The growlin' fish wives hoise their creels, Picken Poems (1813) I.
89. Ayr. I'm hois'd a wally wipe indeed. But I'm sae dizzy i' the
head, I'll no stay lang up there, Fisher Poems (1790) 95. Lnk.
Ye are hoisin' Yer flags on heights, frae shore tae shore, Thomson
Musings (1881) 75. Edb. They . . . wad hoize our isle aboon the
sky, Learmont Poems (1791) 169. Slk. Gin I could get a cleiko'
the bane ... I might hoise it gently up . . . and then pu' it out o'
his mouth, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) II. 349. Rxb. Whan in
her scales does Libra hoise The day an' night in equal poise, A.
Scott Po«"/s (ed. 1808)93. Draf. Treadna on worth, yersel' to
hoise Up into view, Quinn Heather (1863 i 23. Gall. It was you
that . . . hoised him oot o' the wicket . . . when his lordship . . .
cam' on us ower quick, Crockett Raiders (1894) xxxiii. N.I.' s.v.
Hize. Cum." e.Yks.' s.v. Hej'ce. ne.Lan.'
Hence Hoising, vbl. sb. a hoisting, lifting on high ; a
kicking into the air.
If. The result was a severe hoising. Kennedy Fireside Stoties
(1870) 148. Wxf. Won't you call me to hold up John Dunne the
ne.xt time he desarves a hoising! ib. Banks Boro (1867) 257.
2. Fig. To brag, vaunt ; to bluster, rant ; to talk, gossip.
Abd. (Jam.) ; The hinds did wi' the hizzies hoise. An' a' the
country news Recount that day, Anderson Poems (.1826) 100.
3. sb. A hoist, hft upwards; a kick upwards. Also
usedy?^.
Ayr. They gie her on a rape a hoyse. Burns Ordination (1786)
St. 13. Edb. He . . . gies them a' a hearty hoyse Wi's bacchana-
lian muse, Ballantine Gaberlumie (ed. 1875) aio. Gall. So we
e'en gied him a bit hoise and ower he gaed intil the water,
Crockztt Moss-Hags (1895) xl. s.Ir. The little man gave him
one hoise, Croker Leg. (1862) 330. Wxf. Ay, and ourselves
get a hoise, and maybe fall down on the top of Castleboro and be
kilt, Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 189. Cum. ' Ah'll let yeh see a
hoise.' Ah turn't in t'buttick, an fetcht me greasy gentleman
reeght ower me heid, Sargisson /o(? Scoap (1881) 130; Cum.'"*
[1. We'll quickly hoise Duke Humphrey from his seat,
Shaks. 2 Hen. VI, i. i. 169 ; I hyse up the sayle, as shyp-
men do, /f haitlce, Palsgr. (1530).]
HOISPEHOY, HOIST, see Hospy, Hoast, sb}
HOIST, 7'.' and sb. Van dial, forms and uses in Sc. and
Eng. L Dial, forms : (i) Heist, (2) Hlghst, (3) Hist, (4)
Hoost, (5) Hyste, (6) Oost. See Heeze, Hoise.
(i) Sh.I. We'll heist up da sail, Stewart Tales (1892) 92. GIo.'
Dor. An' heist his zacks, Barnes Poems (1879) 81. (2) Midi.
(E.S.) Glo. The Cotswold native does not talk of hoisting a lad-
der, but'highsting'is the term he uses.GiBBS Cotswold Vill. (1898)
84 ; GI0.2 Wil. Slow Gl. (i892\ (3) Ken. (G.B.) Som. Hev a
fresh cask ready histed, Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 17. Oxf., Brks.
They were a-hoostin' the cask when the rope broke (W.B.T.).
Brks. Gl. (1852 1 ; Brks.' Hoost up thee end o' plank a bit. (5)
Sh.I. The ship is noo come, an' her sails hysted up, Stewart
Tales (189a) 238. Ken. Gie me a hyste up wid dis meate (W.G.P.).
(6) w.Mid. Oost up a minuit, I want that paper you're sitting on.
Just oost up that end a bit (W.P.M.).
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. intrans. To rise.
e.An.' The river is hoisted or risen.
2. To raise a person sitting in a chair, as high as the
arms can reach. Hence Hoisting, vbl. sb. an Easter
custom ; see below. See Heave, v. II. 4.
Chs.' Formerly practised throughout Chs. but now fast dying
out. The custom is sometimes called Heaving and occas. Hoisting
(S.v. Lifting^ ; Chs.3 Raising up a person sitting on a chair deco-
rated with ribbons and flowers, as high as the arms can reach, at
Easter. This is done by the women of a household on Easter
I also called lifting) Monday, and by the men to the women on Easter
(lifting) Tuesday. A slight fee is paid by the lifted to the lifters,
afterwards spent in a feast.
Hence (i) Hoisting-days, sb. pi. Easter Monday and
Tuesday. Chs.' ; (2) Holsting-the-glove, sb. a custom of
HOIST
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HOKY-POKY
carrying a hand with the first two fingers erect, and sur-
rounded by flowers, formerly practised at Lammas fair.
Dev. (Hall.)
3. sb. Phr. /o give the hoist, to give the ' cold shoulder.'
Dev. For the maidens they gave them the hoist more than ever,
through Nance having picked them out for them, Chanter Witch
(1896 iv.
HOIST, 1;.= Hrf.2 To keep still, (s.v. Hice.)
HOISTER, sb. Irel. A bundle of things put together
without any order.
Ant. A hoister of clothes, Ballymena Obs. (1892).
HOISTER, I'. Obs. Ess. To support. G/. (1851) ; Ess.^
HOISTING, see Hosting.
HOIT, sb.' and v.^ Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Lan.
Also written hoyt N.Cy.> Nhb.' e.Yks. w.Yks. ; hoyte Sc.
(Jam.); and in forms hoity n.Yks. e.Yks.'; bout Nhb.';
oit w.Yks. [h)oit.] 1. sb. A foolish, awkward, clumsy
person; a fool, simpleton ; a lazy, good-for-nothing fellow.
Ags. A clumsy and indolent person always conjoined with an
epithet expressive of contempt. 'Nasty hoit ' (Jam.). n.Cy.
Grose (1790); N.Cy.' Nhb. Thoo bubbly hoit, thoo (R.O.H.) ;
Nlib.' Ye greet lazy hoit. e.Dur.' Ye mucky hoit. n.Yks.' °*
ne.Yks.i He's a hoit. e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Ecoii. (1788) ;
e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. A gurt silly oit, he's nooa gumption
(B.K.) ; w.Yks.i An ill-taught, spoilt child ; w.Yks.s 'A gurt fond
hoit.' One least fit to be seen yet who is fondest of showing her-
self; for the word is more often applied to females. n.Lan.^
2. A hobbling or awkward motion.
n.Sc. One to whom this motion is attributed is said to be at the
hoit (Jam.).
3. A shrug, amotion of the shoulders.
Sh.I. • Weel dan, why spaeks doo lack yon ? ' Sibbie axed wi a
kind ill hoit apon her, Sh. News tOct 30, 1897) ; (K.I.) ; (J.I.)
4. V. To act or plaj' the fool.
n.Yks.' With a sort of implication of ostentatiously. To engage
in some evident absurdity ; n.Yks.^ ' Hoiting and toiting,' trifling
away time ; playing the fool ; n.Yks.", ne.YkE.', m.Yks.'
Hence Hoyting,s6. riotous and noisy mirth. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
5. To move in an awkward or clumsy manner ; to run
or walk clumsily.
Sc. Do ye think I have naething a-do, but come here every other
day hoiting after you? Graham Writings (1883) II. 62; Often used
to denote the attempt made by a corpulent person to move quickly
(Jam.). Ayr. Tho' now ye dow but hoyte and hoble, Burns To
his Auld Mare, st. 7.
Hence Hoited, ppl. adj. clumsy, awkward ; clumsily
made or shaped.
Sli.I. A'll wush me haands i'dy hert blude, doo ill hoitid fat flse-
less lump at doo is, Sh. News (June 17, 1899" ; He's [a foal] a weel-
hoited craeter, an' weel at himsel', 16. (Dec. 4, 1897).
[4. Let none condemn them [the girls] for Rigs, because
thus hoiting with boys. Fuller Pisgalt (1650) H. iv. vi.
Prob. cogn. w. MDu. hoetelen, to play the fool, hoetekr, one
who plays the fool, a good-for-nothing fellow (Oudemans);
cp. EFris. hotelen (Koolman).]
HOIT, s6.2 Bck. A newt. (Hall.)
HOIT, sb.^ Sh.L A small, uncomfortable dwelling or
house ; a hut, hovel.
Der shurely nane bit da puir folk here in Shetlan' 'at bide in
siccan hoits as dis, 5A. A'fa/s (Dec. 11, 1897); (J.I.); (K.I.)
HOIT, v? Irel. 1. To persuade or goad any one on
to do a thmg. Ant. Ballymena Obs. (1892).
2. To turn cattle out of a field. Ant. (S.A.B.)
HOIT, (k//. Sh.L [Not known to our correspondents.]
Ill- or well-behaved. Hence Hoitafick, adj. applied to
good or bad behaviour. (Coll. L.L.B.)
HOIT, inl. Dev.^ A call to cows.
HOIT, HOITH, see Heit, Hoyt, Height.
HOITHER, V. e.Yks.' [oi'tSar.] To talk in a foolish
or imbecile manner. Hence Hoithering, ppl. adj. silly,
blundering; fatuous.
HOITINA, sb. Sh.I. Also written hoitana, hoitena,
hiiitina. The end or finish of anything ; Jig. a time of
rest and quietness.
Noo, Sibbie, dis is Hoitina, Gude be tankit, Sh. News (Apr. 22,
1899) ; Tanks ta Gud your koo hUvd oot her feet da last year.
Dat wis hoitana. Da folk 'ill no loss der butter noo, ib. (May 7,
VOL. III.
1898) ; A'm dune no sae ill, bit dis will be hditena wi' me dis year,
lb. (Aug. 7, 1897") ; The last load of peats when they are being
brought from the hill, or the last of any heavy piece of work, is
called ' hoitena ' in some parts, but it is not common everywhere
in Shetland ( K.I.) ; (J.I.)
HOITY-TOITY, int., adj. and sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum.
Yks. Lan. Lei. Nhp. Hnt. e.An. Hmp. Dev. Cor. Also
written hoyty-toyty Cum. ; and in forms hoit-a-poit
e.An.'^; hoity-poity e.An.= [hioititoiti.] 1. int. An
expression used to soothe cows when they are being
milked ; also used as v.
nw.Dev. ' Hoity-toit3' wi' min [fondle or soothe them^.
2. adj. Giddy, frolicsome, flighty. Cf. highty-tighty.
N.Cy.', Cura.', w.Yks.', ne. Lan.', Lei.' Nhp.' An epithet applied
to giddy, thoughtless young females. Hnt. (T.P.F.) e.An.';
e.An.2 [Assuming] important airs, high spirits. e.Suf. (^F.H.)
Hmp. Holloway.
3. Haughty, proud, 'uppish'; somewhat ruffled in temper.
N.Cy.', Nhb. (R.O.H. ), n.Yks.« Lei.' A hoity-toity sort of a
body. eSuf. (F.H.) Cor.' She's a hoity-toity thing [capricious,
haughty].
4. sb. A fuss, commotion, ' to-do.'
Dev. Humph ! what a pretty hoity toity's here, Peter Pindar
Wks. (1816) I. 211.
5. An awkward, tawdry appearance. Per. (G.W.)
HOITY, HOKE, see Hoit, sb}, Howk, v>
HOKE, t/.' w.Cy. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To gore with the horns. (Hall.)
HOKE, V? Som. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To romp or play ; to gambol. (Hall.)
HOKER, see Hocker, v}
HOKEY, int., sb. and adj. Sc. Irel. Lin. Cor. Slang.
Also written hoakie Ayr. (Jam.) ; and in forms hookey
Lin.'; hookie Edb. ; hooky Cor. 1. int. A meaningless
exclamation or expletive. Also in comb. Hokey oh !
N.I.' S.Don. Simmons Gl. (1890). Lin.' An expression signi-
fying ' Catch me at it,' ' See me do it,' and the like.
2. sb. Phr. by the hokey or hokeys, a meaningless ex-
clamation or mild expletive.
Ayr. (Jam.) Edb. By the hookie ! if j'e think I at your teasings
here do wink, M<^Dovvall Poems (1839) 54. Ir. By the hokey,
such sport you never saw, Carleton Traits Pens. , ed. 1843) I.
106; Be thehokey, it's herselfhas more gumption and comperhinsion
in her than the half of yous all rowled together, Baulow Idylls
(1892") 113. n.Ir. By the hokey, I'll fish no more here — it won't
pay. Lays and Leg. (1884") 15. w.Ir. By the hokey, this is too bad
intirely, Lover Leg. (1848) II. 436. Myo. Aye, an' be the hokey,
the shquire himself sez that it was a good day for him whin he sot
eyes on her first. Stoker Snake's Pass (1891) vii. Qco. Ough, by
the hokys ! Barringto.-j S/ielches (1830) I. i. s.Ir. By the hokey,
this is too bad intirely. Lover Leg. (.1848) II. 436. Lin. ' By the
hockeys,' an unmeaning adjuration, supposed to have reference to
the fairies, Thompson Hiil. Boston ^'856) 710. Cor. By the
hooky ! butthey'm givin' 't us hot. Parr Adam and Eve (1880) III.
143. Slang. What sound mingles too? By the hokey — a drum!
Barham Ingohisby (1840) Dead Drummer.
3. adj. Phr. by the hokey farmer, a meaningless exclama-
tion or expletive.
Ir. O, be the hoky-farmer, but that was the hair ! Yeats Flk-
7"ate(i888) no.
HOKEY, HOKKEN, see Hawkie, Howkan.
HOKNER, sb. Sh.I. A ' haaf ' term for a dog. Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 121.
HOKY-POKY, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. I.Ma. Lon. Slang.
Also in forms hokery-packery Sc. ; hokery-pokery Sc.
Cum. 1. Hocus-pocus, anything mysterious or under-
hand ; ' sharp practice,' ' hanky-panky.' A\so used a ttrib.
Sc. Managed them weel eneuch wi' nane o' that kind o' hokery-
packery, Roy Horseman's Wd. 11895) v. Nhb.', Cum. (J.Ar.)
I.Ma. No keepin back, no sneaking hoky-poky ways, Withyandhar
fellov:. Brown Witch (1889) 35.
2. Ice-cream.
Lon. A curious delicacy known as 'hokey-pokey,' a kind of
sublimated ice-cream frozen into small solid blocks and wrapped
in highly-coloured papers at two a penny. Tit-bits (Aug. 8, 1891)
277, col. 2. Slang. He had been earning a precarious living by
the sale of penny ices— or ' hoky-poky," as the substance is called
by many, Sat. Reinew (,1890) 366, col. 2.
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HOL
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HOLD
HOL, t'. Ol,s. Wxf.' To bawl.
HOL, HOLAP, see HoU, tu/J., Hollop.
HOLD, sb. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
1. Dial, forms: (li Had, (2) Hadde, (3) Haowt, (4)
Haut, (5) Hawlt, (6) Hoad, (7) Hoal, (8) Hoald, (giHote,
(lo)HouU, (11) Hout, (12) Howlt, (13) Howt, (14I Odd,
(15) Olt, (16) Oud, (17) Owlt, (18) Owt. [For further
forms see Hold. v. I. 1 and II. below.]
(i) SI1.I. He took a had o' her, S/i. A'tn-s (Dec. 2, iSggX Cai.'
(2) Sh.I. 5/1. News (Jan. 22, 1898}. (3) se.Wor.' Now then lay
haowt o' this 'ere shuppick. (4"; Hrf.2 (51 Brks.> ;6^ Nhb.'
Wm. I gat hoad ev hes hand. Close Satirist '^1633) 155. (i Cura.>
(8) Cum.'" ■g^ Glo.' (10) n.Ir. A gruppit hoult o' him, Lyttle
Paiidv McOiiillan, 21 ; N.I.i I. Ma. The docther slacked the hoult,
Brown Doctor (1887 94. Chs.l^ Glo. He catched hoult of my
leg, BuCKMAN Darke's Sojoiini 11890) vii. (11) Chs.^, nw.Der.i,
Shr.'2 (12 ; Ir. It's a . . . good howlt of the floore she's got too,
Paddiana (ed. 1848 I. 251. Glo.' (13) Chs.i, s.Chs.i (141
w.Yks. Hittha, David, tak odd, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884
17. (15) War. Ellis Promtiic. (1889) V. 112. (16) w.Yks. Scoa
yo seen Dame Flatback ger oud a won leg, Bywater Sheffield
Dial. (1877 33. (17, 18 Glo.i
n. Dial. uses. X. In phr. (i) a /io/do//?cal//t, a symptom,
sign of health ; (2) sfeei hand, a term of encouragement
used in setting dogs to fight; {31 to drop hold of, to come
across, light upon, find ; (4) — get ov take a hold of or on, to
get or take hold of; (51 —get hold, to recover ; (6) —get
hold of to become possessed of; (1) ^ go by the holds, to be
inleading-strings, to go bj' the help of another ; (8) — had
haiif, to offer sufficient resistance, to be firm, strong, hard ;
(9) — hold one's hold, (a) to adhere, keep what one has
got; (b) to hold fast, to stop or go gently; (10) —plough
with a hold, to plough deeply; (11) —take holds, to
take hold.
(i) Ayr. Ony ha'd o' health he has is aye at meal time, and yet
he puts a' in an ill skin, Galt Lairds (1826) i. (2) Nhb. (R.O.H.)
(3; Wor. Where 'er'U very likely drop olt o' that old drunken
deaf Tom, Ellis Proimnc. (1889) V. 112. (4) n-Sc. Here, my
laddie, tak' a haud o' the reins, Gordon Cargleii (1891) 9. Cai.'
He gote a had o'm. Frf. The very bairns at the Sabbath-School
got a haud o' the story, Willock Rosetty Ends (1886) 53, ed. 1889.
Rnf. God's common-sense, as we have it i' the Book, if we only
got a haud o't, Gilmour Pen-Flk. (18731 21. Nhb.' Stop till aa
get ahad on't. If aa get ahad on ye, aa'll warm ye (s.v. Ahad),
(5) w.Yks.i My lad begins to git hod. 6) n.Lin.i Sally's that
setten up wi' her bairn onybody wo'd think she was fo'st woman
as hed larnt how to get hohd o' childer. {7) Sc. To gae be the
hadds (Jam.^. (8) Cai.i ' 'E last rope brook but 'iss ane 'ill had
haul.' Things hard to chew ' had haul' to the teeth. A thrifty
mother in getting clothes for her boys wishes to get material that
will ' had haul ' to them. (9, a) n.Yks.' ; n.Yks." They'll hod their
hod. m.Yks.i (,6, Shr.i (10) Nhb. (R.O.H.) (ii) Nhb. There—
tak bauds, lad. and lets gan in, Clare Love of Lass 1^1890' I. 19.
2. A tenure of land ; a ' holding,' property held upon
a certain tenure ; a home, habitation, esp. in phr. house
and hold.
Sc. And I'm your Annie of Lochroyan, Turned out frae house
and bald, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806: 1. 46. Abd. A wuddiefu',
wi' nedder hame nor haul' o' 's nain, Alexander Ai>i Flk. (1882)
18. Fif. Scarce house or hald to screen frae cauld, Douglas
Poems (1806) 49. Rnf. It secm't to be the hale Life's aim hoo
best they micht defraud Him cot the paj'ments o' his haud, Young
Pictures (1865) 153. Lr.k. "\'e may be reft o house and hald,
Rodger Poems (1838) 167, ed. 1897 ; They thrust them out of
house and hould, Lithcow Poet. Rem. (ed. 1863) Scotland's Wel-
come. e.Lth. The ministers turned oot o' hoose an' hauld, Hunter
J. hrwick 1,1895) 'S^- Edb. I now hae neither house nor hauld,
And maun wander far awa, M<^Dowall Poems (1839) 129. SIk.
While I hae house or hauld on earth. Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 99.
Dmf. Rentit their hauld frae the Laird o' the Peel, Reid Poems
(1894) 76. Cum. God help them widout house or hauld This dark
and stormy neet, Anderson Ballads (ed. i8o8j 33 ; Cum,' They've
novvder house nor hoald to draw teah. ii.Vks.'; n.Yks.* 'A
wankle hod,' an uncertain tenure. ' He has his land under a good
hod' ; n.Yks." If thoo dizn't mak thi ho'd paay thiowt. ne.Yks.',
e.Yks.' ni.Yks.' He has his land under a good hod. ne.Lan.'
3. A haunt, resort, a place of rendezvous.
Sh.I. The ' Summer-set ' was ... a hadde for old soldier pen-
sioners and man-of-war's men, Sh. News (Jan. 22, 1898). Cor.''
4. A place of retreat or shelter, a hiding-place ; the den,
hole, or lair of an animal, esp. the lurking-place offish in
streams.
Sh.I. 'Had,' the den of a wild beast, Chambers' Jrn. (Oct. 23,
1886 685; The word'hadd' is applied particularly to the hole made
by a burrowing animal. Even the earth dwelling of man might
be termed a hadd or hiding place, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 19; S.
& Ork.' Nhb. Terriers . . . are necessar\' to make the otter bolt
from his ' hover ' or ' holt,' Davies Rambles Sch. Field-club (i88i)
xx.xvi ; Thrusting the hand and naked arm up rat holes, or belovy
the brae edges ur.der water (called haads), whilst lying flat on the
burn side, and guinping the trout there concealed I^R.O.H.) ; Khb.',
Cum.' Wm. That's a likely hpuld fer a tioot er tweea (B.K.).
n.Yks. A rabbit hod (T.S.). w.Yks.' There's nut a finer hod i'
au'lh' beck. i.e.Lan.' Fish haalds. Nhp.' When a pike has taken
its bait, he is often said to run to his holt or home. The retreat
of the otter is frequently called his holt. VVar.'^ Wor. The sport
was worked from holt to holt, Evesham Jrn. (Apr. 29, 1899).
Shr.'2 Hrf.' ; Hrf.^ You canna get at 'im, he's in 'is hoult. Glo
(W.H.C.); Glo.' A rabbit's burrow; a badger's earth. Sur.'
Such a wood is a good holt for a fox. Dev. Thee was glad tu
kom tu holt, Ov the cold thee'st had a taste, n.Dev. Jrn. (Dec. 17,
1885) 2, col. 5. Cor.' 2 ; Cor.3 Badger's holt ; otter's holt. w.Cor.
Commonly implying secrecy as well as security, N. & Q. (1854)
I St S. X. 319. [The lurking place of a fish, especially of a trout,
Mayer Splsmn's Direct. (1845) 63.]
5. The goal in a game ; a temporary stopping-place in
games of chase. n.Yks. (LW. 1, e.Yks.' Cf. holt, sb.'
6. A prison, lock-up ; confinement ; gen. in phr. in hold.
Qco. We have your husband in hoult, 13arrington Sketches
(1830) I. ii. w.Yks. They've getten 'o'd on 'im, and putten 'im in
hold (F.P.T.). Midi. Tom is in the hold of Bumbledon, Bartram
People 0/ Clapton (1897) 20. War.^ 1682. Served a warrant on
Will. Clark and going to justise with him and keeping him in hould,
Ansley Par. Accounts in Trans. Arch. B'ham Institute (1890).
7. A wrestling term : a wrestle, tussle ; a grip, embrace ;
gen. in phr. in holds.
N.I.' ' When I fust seen them they were in hoults,' i. e. they
were grappling with each other. Nhb. * To tyek had,* to get into
grips (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' Let's hev a haad together. Cum.* Used
when the wrestler gets hold of his own two hands. Hoalds may
be ' slack ' or ' close.' • It teaak a fella wid t'grip of a dancen bear
teh keep Bob fra twisten that girt loond back eh his oot eh hoalds,'
Sargisson Joe Scoap 1,1881) 75. ' When they were in bauds the
comical sight provoked a burst of laughter,' C. Patr. (June 30,
1893" 3, col. 4. Wm. To secure some advantage in the game great
caution is displayed in taking. After the umpire has declared
' hauld ' the contestants are compelled to wrestle. ' They war a
lang time gitten hauld ' (B.K.\ Hrf.' When two men are grappling
with one another, they are said to be in holt. Glo. Lewis G/. 1,1839).
8. An argument, dispute, wrangle.
Not.* LeL' I had several arguments and holts with him. Nhp.'
We'd such a holt over it ; Nhp.=, e.Suf. (F.IL)
9. A support, something to lean against, esp. in comb.
Back-hold. Also usedy?,§-. and advb.
Sc. I'm old and faild. And cannot walk without a hald, Graham
Writings (1883) I. 237. Bnfi.' A'm a' richt noo : a've gotten ma
back till a haul. Abd. Wi' the help o' haul' and hirst, He joggit
on, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 219. Wm. Wait a minute till Ah
mend mi back-hauld (B. K. ); In wrestling where one of the
contestants is much superior in skill and strength, he will allow
the other to embrace him from behind, with a view to equalizing
the disparity — this is called ' wrusslin' back-hauld ' or * -back-hod.'
'Ah can wrussle thee back-hauld' (lA.). e.Yks. Ah's tired oot o'
sitting here, wivoot a bit o' back-hod, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889)
92 ; e.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W.)
10. A handle to lay hold upon, a holder. n.Yks.^
11. A mortgage on property, ib. 12. A hobby, favourite
pursuit, ib.
13. Anything nursed, a source of care or trouble.
My bairn's my hod. My bad leg's my hod, ib.
14. Restraint, power of retention.
Ayr. Applied with the negative to denote prodigality (Jam.) ;
My people . , . dealt round shortbread and sugar-biscuit with wine
... as if there had been no ha'd in their hands, Galt Ann. Parish
(1 821) xlvi.
15. Trust, faithfulness ; dependence on a person or thing.
s.Chs.' Dhur z noo uwt u dhaaf mon [There's noo howt o' that
mon]. NUp.' We have no holt on him, i. e. we have no security
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that he will keep to any promises of amendment. Hrf.* Glo.
Lewis Gl. (1839^ ['There is no hold in him,' said of a false and
treacherous person (K.).]
16. Ability, intellect. n.Yks.2 Has he a good hod ?
17. Force, energy ; strength, body, substance.
e.yks.' We ga job sum hod when we gat ageeat on't, MS. add.
(T.H.) Glo.i Used of cider, hay, &c. 'I didn't think there was
no owt in bran.' Cor.^ The stew is sloppy — no holt in it.
18. Punishment, a beating, flogging ; a scolding; pain;
also used fig.
n.Yks.2 ' They gave 'em some 'od ; ' as we say, ' held them to
the mark.' e.Yks. Ah'll gi tha sum hod afooar lang, Nicholson
Flk Sp. (1889) 26; e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.) ra.Yks." I'll give him
some ho'd when I get hold of him. Of a blister, it will be said,
' It gave me some hold.' w.Yks. (J.W.)
19. A crick in the neck.
ii.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.' I've gitten a hod i' my neck.
HOLD, V. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and Amer.
I. Gram, forms. 1. Present Tense : (i) Aid, (2) Haad, (3)
Haald, (^) Had(d, (5)Hald, (6) Haud, (7) Haul, (8) Hauld,
(9) Hawld, (10) Heeld, (11) Ho, (12) Hod, (13) Hode, (14)
Hohd, (15) Hole, (16) Holld, (17) Holt, (18) Houd, (19)
Houl, (20) Hould, (21) Houle, (22) Howd, (23) Howld,
(24) Hud, (25) Hull, (26) Hyld, (27) Oald, (28) Od, (29)
Ole, (30) Owd. [For further instances see II. below.]
(i)Shr.> (2)Nhb.(R.O.H.),ne.Lan.> (3) ne.Lan.' (4)Sc.Asgood
hads the stirrup as he that loups on, Ferguson Prov. (1641) 7.
Cai.i nw.Abd.We hae an unco canny laft For haddin orra trock,
Goorfai/f ( 1867) St. 6. N.Cy.', Nhb.i, Cum.i. n.Yks." {5)Sc.Obs.,
Murray Dial. (1873) 205. Lakel.', n.Lan.' (6) Sc. Haud my
naig, Scott Aigel (1822 .xxvii. Bnff.', N.I.', N.Cy.', Nhb.», Dur.',
m.Yks.', w.Yks.'3, e.Lan.', Not.' (7) Abd. Dccside Talcs (1877)
213. Dmf. (Jam.) (8) Dmf. (Jam.) Cum. Relfe Misc. Poems
(1847) G/. (9; Brks.' (10) Abd. Alexander yo/;H«_y Gi66 (1871)
XV. (11) Cum.i", Wm. (B.K.) (12) n.Cy. (Hall.), Lakel.2,
Cum.l, n.Yks.124, ne.Yks.' 33, e.Yks.', m.Yks.', w.Yks.'^^,
ne.Lan.l, Der.=, Lin.', n.Lin.' (13) Nhb.', Chs.', Der.* (14)
n.Lin.' (15) e.Yks. £. A/o)7i('i;^A'«t's;Aug. 3,1896'. (16) w.Yks.
Hey, dog ! Hey, Wolf, holld him, holld him ! Bronte Wuthcriiig
Hts. (1847) ii. (17) Nhp.i, Glo.i, Snr.l, Sus.'2, Hrap.', w.Som.',
nw.Dev.' [Amer. £>/«/. A'ote (1896) I. 50.] (18) Yks. Hou'd thy
tongue, mother, Gaskell Sylvia (1863) 43, ed. 1874. e.Lan.',
Lin. (M.P.), Shr.' (19) N.I.' (20) Ir. Kitty was houlding the
door, Paddiana (ed. 1848) I. 99. Nhb.' I.Ma. And you . . .
houldin on. Brown Z)orfo»- (1887) II. (21) Wxf.' (22) w.Yks.^,
Chs. '3 Der. I'd a hole big enow to howd my fist, Gushing Voe
( 1888) II. vii. Lin. For whoas to howd the lond ater mea? Tennyson
N. Farmer^ Old Style (1864) St. 15. Nrf. A large charch big enough
te howd a dozen o' the rector's in. Spilling Giles (1872) 7. Suf.'
(23) Ir. Barrington Skekhes (1830) III. vi. (24) e.Sc. Setoun
R. Urqu/iart {i8g6) iii. (25) Nhp.' (26) s.Fem. l^AWS Lit/leEitg.
(1888) 420. (27) w.Som. Elworthy Gram. (1877) 47. (28) Wm.
Ez lang ez yer wind ur yer taael '11 od oot, Spec. Dial. (1880) pt.
ii. 29. m.Yks.' Iiitiod. 28. w.Yks. Wright Gram. IVndlill. (1892)
140. Not.2 (29) Nhp. N. tr Q. (1883) 6th S. vii. 18. (30) Lan.
Owding t'varmint by it neck, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860)
I. 149.
2. Preterite : (i) Hadded, (2) Haded. (3) Haeld, (4) Hald,
(5) Heed, (6) Heilded, (7) Heilit, (8) Halt, (9) Heud, (10)
Hewd, (II) HUd, (12) Hilt, (13) Hodded, (14) Hoddit, (15)
Hoded, (16) Hold, (17) Holted, (18) Howded, (19) Howdud,
(20) Howld, (21) Howlded, (22) Hude, (23) Hued, (24)
Huild, (25) Oald, (26) Oddad, (27) Odid.
(i) Nhb. Aw hadded him, an' waddent let him gan, Forster
Ncwc. Sug. Sol. (1859) i'i- 4' Nhb.' (2) Nhb. An' when she haded
it, Robson Bk. Rulli (i860) iii. 15. (3) Sc. Murray Dial. (1873)
205. (4) Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Nrf. (W.R.E.) (5)
Cai.i (6, 7) Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) (8) Lan. Whol e
belt o greyt sloice o ham, Scholes Tim Ganiwallle (1857) 40. Not.',
Lei.' Nhp.' He helt it up. War. 2, Oxf. (G.O.) [Amer. Dial. Notes
(1896") I. 233.] (9I Nrf. I heu'd him, and wudn't ler 'im go, GiL-
LETT Sitg. Sol. (i860) iii. 4. (10) Suf.' A nivva hewd up a's hid
aater. (11) Suf.i [Amer. ZJin/. A'o/cs (1896) I. 277.] (12) Oxf.',
Cmb. (J.D.R.) [Amer. £)r«/. A'oto (1896) I. 233.] (13) n.Yks.
(I.W.), e.Yks.' (14) Cum. He teiikk hod o' t'reakk, an' hoddit
foot (E.W.P.) ; Cum.' (15) Cum. I hoded up my neef, Graham
Givordy (1778J 72. ne.Yks.' 33. (16) e.Dev. Ai hold'en, an' eud'n
leyve geu.PuLMAN Sh^. 5o/. (i860) iii. 4. (17) Ant. (W.H. P.) (18)
Lan. Aw howded him, un wouldn't let him gooa, Staton Sag. Sol.
(1859)111.4. (i9)Lan. Thi bwoath howdud thir bonds eawt tu
mi, Scholes Tim Gainzvaltle (1857) 5. (20) Cor. I howld un, and
wudn't lev un go, Siig. Sol. (18591 iii. 4. (21) Wil. I howlded un,
an' keep'd un. Kite S>ig. Sol. {i86o'i iii. 4. (22) Frf. When dark
December's tempest hurl'd, She hude unholy feasts, LowsoN
Guidfolloiv (1890J 232. (23) e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. For still she hued
it toight, Clark /. Noakcs (1839) st. 85 ; Ess.' (24 r Slk. (Jam.)
(25) w.Som. Elworthy Gram. (1877) 47. (261 w.Yks. Yo'de see
at e oddad it undar hiz chin like, Tom Treddlehoyle Ben
Bunt (1838) 12. (27) m.Yks.' w.Yks. Wright Gram. IVndltll.
(1892) 140.
3. Pp.: (i) Hadden, (2) Haddin, (3) Haddn, (4) Haden,
(5) Halden, (6) Halt, (7) Hauden, (8) Haudin, (9) Helt, (10)
Hilt, (II) Hodded, (12) Hodden, (13) Hoddn, (14) Hoden,
(15) Holden, (16) Holt, (17) Holten, (i8) Houden, (19)
Hoult, (20) Howd'n, (21) Howlded, (22) Howt, (23)
Hudden, (24) Hued, (25) Huld, (26) Oald, (27) Oaldud,
{28) Odid, (29) Odn.
(i) Sc. An ill wife and a new kindled candle shou'd ha'e their
heads hadden down, Ramsay P»oz'. (1737). Cai.i, Nhb.' (2) Sc.
(Jam.) (3) Sh.I. Da frost [ice] wis very tick, an' wid a hadd'n
wiz a' up, Sk. Netvs (Jan. 21, 1899). (4) Sh.I. S/t. JVcivs (Dec. 4,
1897). Edb. //a/-'5//?i^(i794)25, ed. 1801. (5) Sc. OAs,, Murray
Dial. (1873) 205. (6) Wxf.' Vaate apan vaate a met-borde was
ee-halt, 98. (7) Sc. Better hae hauden her tongue, Scott Leg.
Mont. (1818) iv. Dur.l Cum. At Skinburncss . . . This weddin'
it was hauden, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 3. (8) Sh.I. Da coo
wis dat wye gluff'd 'at I couldna get her haudin, S/i. Ncivs (Oct.
9,1897). (9) Not.', Lei.', War.2 [Amer. £IiVt/. A'ofcs (1896) I. 233.]
( 10) ? Oxf.', Cmb. (J.D.R.) [Amer. Z)m/. A'oCcs (1896, I. 233.] (11)
n.Yks.2 w.Yks.5 Hah long's he hodded it? (12) Lakel.2 Cum.^
If t'doctor he went tull, bed hodden his tung, 165; Cum.", n.Yks. ^
ne.Yks.i 33, m.Yks.', e.Yks.', w.Yks.'^s, ne.Lan.' Der. That's
yan thing to be hodden i' mind. Ward David Grieve (1892) III.
bk. IV. vi. (13) Wm. T'king's hodd'n i' t'galleries, Richardson
Siig. Sol. (1859) vii. 5, w.Yks. Hodd'n cloise to t'pipe, Binns
Orig. (1889) No. i. 6. (14) w.Yks.3 (15) Or.I. Holden under
thraldom and t3'ranny, Peterkin Notes (1822) 116. Abd. A head
court to be holden at the Foot o' Gairn, Deeside Tales (1872) 133.
Ayr. A person holden in great respect and repute, Galt Gilhaize
(1823) V. n.Yks.= (16) Hnt. (T.P.F.) [Amer. i>!a/ A'o/cs (1896)
I. 239.] (17) Lei.' 28. ;i8) w.Yks. Pogmoor Olm. (1869) 24.
(19) I.Ma. Brown Doctor (18981 138. (20- Lan. Johnny went to a
perty howd'n at a public-heawse, Staton Loominary (c. 1861) 50.
(21) Wil. Th' king uz howlded in th' galleries. Kite Sng. Sol.
(i860) vii. 5. (22) s.Chs.l (23) Sc. You'll wish you'd hudden
3'our hands affane, Roy Horseman s Jl'd. (1895) xv. (24) e.Suf.
(F.H.) (25) Dev. Tha king es huld en tha gallerys, Baird Sng.
Sol. (i860) vii. 5. (26, 27) w.Som. Elworthy Gram. (1877) 47.
(28) m.Yks.' w.Yks. Wright Gram. IViidlill. (1892) 140. (29)
w.Yks. Wright Gram. Wiidhll. (1892) 140.
II. Dial, meanings. 1. Comb, with prep., adv., &c. (i)
To hold again, to resist, withstand ; to stop, arrest ; (2)
— at, to persist in ; keep on at ; not to spare ; (3) —
away, (17) to keep away, hold off; (b) to go on one's way,
to go on or away ; gen. in iinpcr. as a term of encourage-
ment ; (4) — by, [a) to go past, to pass ; (b) to stand or get
out of the way; (c) to refrain from, abstain ; ((y) to esteem,
to have an opinion of; (5) — forrust, to lead the first
horse in a team ; (6) — forward (forrit), to go forward ;
(7) — in, (a) to restrain ; to confine, keep from spreading ;
(b) of vessels, &c. : not to leak, to contain any liquid ; (c)
not to expend, to save ; also usedy?g-. : (d) to supply ; (8)
— in about, to curb, check, keep m order ; (9) — in with,
to keep on good terms with, curry favour with ; (10) —
off, or — aff, (a) to keep off", keep away from, not to befall ;
esp. of rain, &c. ; (b) to keep back or away ; gen. in iinper. ;
(11) — off of, or affen, to protect or defend; (12) — on,
[a) to stop, wait, pause ; gen. in iinper. ; (b) to continue,
persevere ; (c) in sewing : to keep one side of two pieces
to be sewn together fuller than the other; (13) — out, {a)
to pretend, allege, to persist in a lie ; (b) to dwell, live ;
(c) to present a gun ; (el) to extend to the full measure or
weight ; (e) to attend regularly ; to frequent ; (14) — so, to
cease, give over, ^c". in iinper.; (15) —till, to persist in
anything; (16) — to, (a) to keep to, stick to, maintain;
(b) to go on one's way ; (c) to keep shut ; (d) to keep hard
at work, to keep going; (17) —up, {a) to keep fine; to
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leave off raining ; (b) to endure, bear up against illness or
trouble, not to give way to despondency ; to keep up and
about, not to take to one's bed from illness; (c) to hold,
cause to take place, observe ; (d) to resist ; (e) to occupy
the attention of; (/) of a woman: not to be confined so
soon as was expected ; (18) — up to, to court, woo, make up
to; (19) — up with, to keep pace with ; (20) — with, (a)
to agree with, be of the same opinion as, to approve of,
side with ; (b) to consume, take.
(i) Sc. 'Jam.) (2) Sc. Pete wadna let me. He bauds at me
mornin', nune, an' nicht. Swan Gates 0/ Eden (1895) iii. Cai.i
Elg. YeVe ahin \vi' the wark, a lang wauy behind, Haud the
eidenter at it, Tester Poems (18651 134. (3, a) n.Sc. And ye'll
had far awaj' frae me, Buchan Ballads (1828) I. ill, ed. 1875.
Bch. They had awa' frae you; they ken Ye're but an useless folp,
Forbes U/vsses (1785" 24, Abd.Toot, haud awa', don't shake me
thuSjOcG U'tllie IValy (1873^1 50. Gall. I'm no sae sonsie To haud
away the wights unchancie, Nicholson Poet. IVks. 1 1814) 54, ed.
1897. (ii Abd. Ye maun jist haud awa' ower to Kirkbyres, Mac-
DONALD Malcolm (1875) III. 181. Ayr. Beneath the moon's
unclouded light I held awa to Annie, Burns Rigs o' Parity, st. i,
N.I.*, N.Cy.' Nhb. Hadaway, getyorcoaton,lad. ' Hadaway Harry,
lad; hadaway Harry! Pull like a good 'un, through storm or
through shine' (RO.H.); Nlib.^ Dur.* When used to another man
implies that the speaker will accompany the one spoken to A.B.).
Cum. ' Hold away ' was the common phr. used by sportsmen to
encourage their dogs to take a wider and quicker range in search
of game, or as a signal to the dog to start off after the down ch.irge
(JAr.). n.Yks.^* (4, a) Sc. (Ja.m.) nw.Abd. Haud by the lun-
cart, by the strype It's no a bit, Goodwife 1867) st. 54. (6) Cum.
Maka ring, makaring; iverybody [ho bye] hob-bye, an let's ha fair-
play, SARGissoNyoe5fon/> , 1881 1 123; Cum.' I'ci Abd. 'Comeroun'
to Luckie's, an' we'll weet oormou'.' ' Na ; I think I'll need to try
an' haud by't some the day,' Gitidmau Iiiglismaill (1873") 37. (rf)
Sc. I haud unco little by the Parliament House, Scott Midloilnan
(1818I xii. (51 Oxf.i I wants a bwoy t' 'old forrust, MS. add. 161
Slk. He had hodden forrit a' the way wi' our wife, Hogg Talcs
(1838) 297, ed. 1866. (7, a") Edb. Whenever they begin The deil's
naefittohadthemin,LEARMONTPof»;s(i79i) 60. Gall. They ran on
thebraes sae sunny That haud in the river Dec, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 272, ed. 1876. \bi Sc. That lume [vessel] doesna hald in
(Jam.). Cai.* Nhb. The kit winna had in ; it's runnin' like a siv
(R.O.H.). (f) Sc. Little wats the ill-willy wife what a dinner may
had in, Ferguson Prov. (1641) 23 ; He bauds in the siller weel
(Jam. ; Ilk presbj-ter bad given up the names of the disaffected
ministrj' within their presbytery — whilk held in their travels frae
coming to Turriff, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 195 (ib:\ {d)
Sc. ' Hald in eldin,' supply the fire with fuel, spoken of that kind
which needs to be constantly renewed, as furze, broom, &c.
(16.) (8) Sc. (16.) (9) Sc. (16.), Cai.' Abd. To help 'im wi' that
be beeld in wi' Johnny Gibb, Ale.xander /oAHJiy Gibb (1871) xv.
(10, a) Per. Haud aff the daddin' wind an' weet, An' bless the
bread, an' mak' it sweet, Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 28.
n.Yks.' Of something probably impending, as a fall of rain, a
change of weather, a fit of illness or pain; n.Yks.* Ah think
f rain's gahin' ti ho'd off. If be can nobbut ho'd off fra drinkin'
he'll cum roond. w.Yks. (J.W.) {b) Nhb.l Nhb., Dur. Spoken
by a putter putting a full tub to one meeting him with an empty
one, the latter being obliged to get out of the way, Greenwell
Coal Tr. Gl. (1849). Chs.^ Lin. Ho'd off, will ye, man ! Gilbcyt
l^"gg^ (1866) II. 108. (11) Abd. I Jam.) ; I wid be sweir to ill-
guide ony craeter'at's nae able to haud affen theirser,.^6rf. IVkly.
Free Press (June 25, 1898). (12, a) Lnk. Ye maun alloo that was
bad eneuch ; but haud on, there's vvaur to come, Fraser Wliaiips
(1895) xiii. Nhb. (R.O.H.) Cum. ' Haud on, me man,' sed Ah,
' nut seah fast,' Farrall Betty Wilson (1886; 34. n.Yks.* Ho'd
on a bit, deean't thoo slavver on seea fast. w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan.
Howd on, Harry! see the, Jim ! there's sommat yon, Donaldson
Rossendel Beef-neet, 14 ; Howd on, lad. Aw want thee, Ackworth
Clog Shop Citron. (1896 , 50. I. Ma. But hould on, you'll hear, you'll
hear, Brown ^FiWi( 1889^ 17. nw.Der.' Uu:u6donn. e.Suf. (F.H.),
Ken. (D.W.L.) (6) Abd. Up there, ... I' the bow o' the blue,
Haud skirlin' on as gien a" war new, Macdonald Sir Gibbie {iS'jg)
Ixii ; Hadd on a cow till I come o'er the gate, Ross //f/«;o«( 1768)
70. Per. • It maj- be a' discharged for the past, but ye'll never baud
on.' 'Never haud on ! ' says I, Saiidv Scott (1897) 66. (c) Sc.
(Jam.) (13, a) Sc. (Jam.;, Cai.» Bnff.> Will ye haud oot sic a
lee i' ma face ? (i Edb. A far away cousin . . . that held out
among the howes of the Lammermoor hills, Moir Mansie IVauch
(1828) xvii. [c) Sc. When Sir Edgar bauds out, down goes the
deer, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) iii. {d) Sc. ' Will that claitlie
hald out ! ' will it be found to contain the number of yards men-
tioned ? (Jam.) (c) Abd. (Jb) (14) Sc. I think I'll haud sae for
a' night (Jam.). Edb. Had sae, and let me get a word in, Fer-
GussoN Poems (1773) 176, ed. 1785. Nhb.i 'Fill up [the glass]
an' hadsee,' fill up a sufficient quantity. (15) Sc. (Jam.) (16, a)
D.Yks. Ah sail hod teah as lang as Ah live. Sketches Broad Yks. 6 ;
n.Yks.* Thoo mun ho'd ti what thoo's sed. (6) Ayr. O, be held
to the fair, Burns Ratllin', Roariit' Willie, st. i. (c) Sc. Hald to
the door (Jam.). Cat.' (rf)Edb. They've been right sairbaden to,
And kept their place wi' great ado, Htir'st Rig (1794) 35, ed.
1801. (17, a) n.Yks.' It isn't boun te bod up. w.Yks. 2, Not.'
n.Lin.* Will it bohd up to-daay, I wonder ? Th' glass is droppin'
fast. Oxf.i The rain 'ilt up. w.Som.' I hope t'll hold up zoon,
or I can't think whatever we shall do about the wheat sowing.
Please God t'll bold up' gin to-marra night, all our hay '11 be up in
rick, (i) n.Yks.' Match'd t'ho'd up ; n.Yks.* Noo deean't gi'e
waay, thoo mun ho'd up. Things isn't seea bad, noo ho'd up.
e.Yks.' Chs.i Hode-up. Said to ... a man who is inclined to
' give in ' to any misfortune. Lin. Aw, lad, I can't houd it up noa
moore(M.P.). Oxf.i^G.O.) (c) Lan.Th' witches are howdin up their
devulment, Brierley Waverlow (1863) 174, ed. 1884. (rf) n.Yks.
Ah hodded him up (I.W.). {e) n.Yks. He hodded her up wi
talk [be kept her in conversation so as to take her attention off
something else] (I.W.). (/) nw.Lin. When a woman is not con-
fined so soon as is expected, esp. when her friends have reason to
wish the event to be delayed, she is said ' to hold up well.' 'She
held up well, I will say that, but they fool'd about so as not to get
married till the week afore the bairn was born ' (E.P. ). (18) Fit.
Wha's yon lassie he's tryin' to haud up to? Mi^Laren Tibbie {i8g^)
123. (19' Sc. (Jam.) (20, a) Sc. {ib.) Sh.I. Da mair I toucht
ipun bit, da mair I wis inclin'd ta haud wi' Captain Henderson,
Clark Gleams (1898) 95. Per. Gley'd Andro Toshack held wi'
Pate, Ford Harp (1893) 156. e.Sc. But I dinna hud wi' ye there,
Setoun R. Urquhart (1896) iii. n.Yks.* Whya noo. Ah ho'd wi'
t'main o' what thoo sez. w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. Tha knows aw've
never howden wi this loom-makkin', Clegg David's Loom (1894)
V. ne.Lan.', nw.Der.' Not.' Ah don't haud with such goings on.
n.Lin.' It's no ewse talkin' noa moore, I shall niver hoh'd wi' you
aboot them theare things. Oxf.' MS. add. Suf. I don't hold with
that by no manner o' means, e.An. Dy. Times (1892). Sur.' I
don't hold with these new-fashioned ploughs. Sns. Good prin-
ciples. Sir, good principles — I bold wi' them, Egerton Flks. and
Ways (1884) 82 ; (J.W.B.) w.Mid. I don't hold with walloping
children (W.P.M.). WU. Well, wi' yer mother I don't bold,
Slow Rhymes (1870) 35. Dor. I doant bold wi' all that there
school larnen. Hare Vtll. Street (1895 "1 149. w.Som.' I do hold
wi' letting volks do eens they be a minded to. Dev. You do not
hold with the Dissenters, then ? (J.W.B.) ; Vather doant hold wi
none o' sich vo'k, Longman's Mag. (Dec. 1896) 158. (i) Abd.
Fining both parties, and advising them to ' baud wi' less drink
neist time,' Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 113.
2. Co;«A. in horse-calls: (i) Hold back, a ploughman's
call to the horses of his team to turn to the left ; (2) — in,
keep in the furrow; (3) — off or aff, (a) turn to the right,
away from the driver; (b) see (i) ; (4) — oot, a call to the
near horse when it gets too far from the far horse ; (5) —
to the right, see (3, a) ; (6) — towards, see (i) ; (7) — up,
(a) go forwards a little ; (b) a command to a horse to lift
up its foot for the purpose of shoeing, &c.
(i)Sc. (G.W.) (2) Lakel.2, Cum.*, Wm. (B.K.) (3, a) n.Sc.
A'. & Q. (1856) 2nd S. i. 395. Midi. Stephens Farm Bk.
(ed. 1849) I. 160. Lakel.», Cum.* (6) Sc. (G.W.) (4) Cum.*
(5, 6) w.Mid. (W.P.M.) (7, a) Nhp.' A waggoner's caution to a
horse at starting. w.Mid. (^W.P.M.) (i) e.Yks.', Chs.'
3. Comb, (i) Hold-again, a check, opposition ; (2) -dog,
a sheep-dog ; (3) -dune, a hindrance, interruption to any
kind of work ; (4) -fash, a trouble, bother; a troublesome
person, a 'plague'; (5) -fast, (a) possession, hold; (A)
a stone in a field held fast in the ground and difficult to dig
out ; (cj part of a plough ; {d) an iron hook for supporting
a rain-water spout ; (e) sure, certain ; (/) honouraijle ; (6)
•fire, putrid blood [not known to our correspondents] ;
(7) -on, a thrashing, beating; (8) -over, (n) see below ; (b)
a temporary licence given to a publican betore he obtains
a lull licence when taking to a public-house ; (91 -plaster,
plaster of Paris; (10) -poke, a churl, beggar; (11) -pot,
one who detains the circling bottle or dnnking vessel ;
(12) -sae, a sufficiency, a due allowance ; (13) -stock, a
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culvert under a road ; a small bridge over a stream of
water crossing a road ; (14) -talk, a chat, gossip, common-
place talk ; (15) -to-dea, useless employment; (16) -tyul,
(n) see (3) ; (b) to hold on to, keep fast to ; to hamper,
hinder; (17) -weel, a miserly person.
(i) Abd. (Jam.) (2) Sh.I. When a flock is in sight the
Shetlander seizes hold of his had-dog . . . and points out to him
a particular sheep, Hibbert Dcsc. Sh.I. (1822") 184, ed. 1891.
(3) Cuni.l (4) N.Cy.' Sic a hadfash. Nhb. Had away, bairn,
ye'r a fair hadfash. He led me sic a hadfash as aa nivvor did see
(R.O.H.); Nhb.i Cuni.l He's a fair hodfash, for he niver lets 3-an
aleann. Wm. (B.K.) (5, a) Wm. Hutton Brait New Wnrk
(1785)1.443. (6) n.Yks. This steean's a hod-fast (l.W.\ (c;Bdf.
Shar-hook and holdfast, 2S. 6rf., Batchelor Agric. (1813) 162.
(rf)Lakel.2 (c) w.Yks.^ Au'm varry hodfaston it. (/) n.Yks.= (6)
n.Cy. (Hall.) 17) w.Yks. T'company ax'd him if't ovvd lass had
been giin him sum 'howd-on,' Hallam IVarisley Jack (1866) xvii.
(8, a) War.^ A sheriff's officer or Court bailiff taking possession
of property under an execution sometimes withdraws from
possession for a stated period on receiving from a responsible
person a guarantee that his position shall not be thereby pre-
judiced, or that if it is the guarantor will be personally responsible
for the amount distrained for. 'Mr. So-and-so has given me a hold-
over.' (6) Wor.. GIo. Applied for a holdover of the licence,
Evesham Jni. (Apr. 10, 1897). Oxf.' A paper given to a
publican authorizing him to sell beer in the name of the former
occupant, (9; Cum.'* Wm. Them ornaments is meead o' ho' plaster
(B.K.\ (10) Sc. Grose (1790) 71/S. rtrfrf. (C.) (ii)Cum.i (12)
Rxb.Ye've gotten j-our haud-sae (Jam.1. (13) e.Yks. He dreamed
that he saw a dog coming out of a holestok. . . This holestok is
near to where the body was found, E. Aloming News (Aug. 3,
1891) 3, col. 6; e.Yks.i (14) n.Yks.' (15) Cum.l It's fair hod te
dca. (16, 01 Nhb.* He's a reg'lar had-tyul ; aa wish he'd stop at
hyem. {b\ ib. Whe are ye haddin-tyul ? Wm.' (17) Nhb.i
Ane o' Hadweel's kind, Piov.
4. Phr. (i) Hold away from, except, with the exception
of; (2) — /(;.■;/, an expression used to warn the man on the
top of a wagon of hay or corn that the cart is about to be
moved on ; (3) — the rake, the creeping buttercup, Raiiitn-
cidits repens ; (4) — i/ice, sec (2) ; (5) — i/icc by the wall, (a)
a kind of thin gruel sweetened with treacle; (I)) an ex-
pression used when any one sneezes violentlj'; (6) — thy
tail in ivalcr or — tail o' walty, a term of encouragement :
persevere, stick to it ; (7) — yc,ycr, or you, see (2) ; (8)
to be lioivt on anything, to have hold of anything; (9)
— hold a care, to take care, beware ; (10) — an ear to, to
listen, attend ; (11) — a hard cheek, to keep a thingsecret ;
(12) — the heart in one, to keep in good spirits, cheer up ;
(13) — a hough, to assist at a confinement ; (14) — a tvark
'with, to be fond of, familiar with ; (15) — aff oneself, to go
ahead, goon ; (16) —foot or feet (with, («) to keep pace with,
to equal ; {b) to keep to one's point, to do what is right ; (17)
— p-o/;;^, to continue, go on; {18) — good with, ioagret; (19)
— Iiard, (a) to stop, wait; (b) to hold fast, keep hold ; (c)
to pay attention ; (20) — in a cheek of, to help to bury ;
(21) — in the mouth, to feed by hand; (22) — light, to
esteem but little ; (23) — mending, to mend slowly, recover;
(24) — on anything to the mast-head, to keep on with,
endure to the end ; (25) — one by the wall, to intoxicate ;
(26) — one tack, to keep one close to the point ; (27) — otie
tmthought, to keep one from thinking, to hold engrossed ;
(28) — on^s bit, to retain health, station, or position ; (29)
— one's feet, to keep one's feet ; to walk straight ; (30)
— one's loof to hold out one's hand ; (31) — one's own, (a)
to keep one's health ; (b) to persist in the same conduct ;
(32) — pace, to slacken one's speed ; (33) to hold plough, to
plough, drive the plough ; (34) — pross, to have a gossip ;
(35) — slack, to relax the pressure or tension of one's
grasp ; to relax one's attention, wile away time ; (36) —
soft, to keep still, control oneself; (37) — slid, to keep
still, be quiet; to be at rest; (38) — strong, of liquor: to
be strong, see below ; (39) — talk, see (34) ; (40) — the
crack, to keep up the conversation; (41) — die pudden
recking, to ' keep it up,' to keep up, continue dancing
or merriment; (42) — thy bother, intoxicating liquor sold
on unlicensed premises ; (43) — tliy bother shop, the
unlicensed premises where intoxicatmg liquor can be
obtained ; (44) — -way, to keep pace with others ; (45) —
way by, to get out of the way.
(I) e.Fif. Her word was a law to a' the women fouk i' the
parish ; baud awa frae the meenister's wife, an' maybe the
Dominie's, Latto TamBodkin (1864'! ii. (3) Yks. (J.W.), nw.Der.i
I.W.' Used for the horses to move from one cock of corn to the
next, as well as to caution the man on the load to be careful and
hold on. (3") Cum. In raking up hay in fields where this plant
grows the teeth of the rakes are pulled over its creeping and
rooting stems with great difficulty (B. & H.) ; Cum.i (4) Chs.',
nw.Der.i (5, a) Lan. Wee'n . . . had nout for 'live on boh a little
howd-te-beh-th'-wooes, mede ov a bit o' mele, aw saut an wetur,
like gruel, Walker Plebeian Pol. (1796) 10, ed. 1801 ; vS.W.) ;
We'd nothin' to fence eawr cowd bodies 'gen th' cowd But
creep-o'ers, an howd-teh-bi-th'-wohs, Brierley Spring Blossoms
(ed. 1893 "i 114. s.Lan. (F.E.T.) (6) w.Yks.^ Heigh up; howd
thi by t'wall, lad ! (6) Cum. Hod thy tail in the watter, lad,
and there's hope for thee yit, Caine Shad, dime (1885) 215 ; An
anudder cried. Hod tail o' watty, Andekson Bnllads (ed. 1840) 2 ;
Cum.', n.Yks. (I.W.) {^^] nw.Der.', Not. (L.C.M.\ s.Not. (J.P.K.)
Nhp. Ole jer, N. & O. (1883) 6th S. vii. 18. Shr.i, Bdf. (J.W.B.\
e.An.l (8) s. Chs.' We say indifferently, 'I had howt on it' or
' I was howt on it.' (9) Sc. Hand a care, baud a care, Monkbarns !
Scott Antiquary (1816) viii. (10) Per. An old man told me he
was going ' to baud an ear to ' the minister of a neighbouring
parish next Sunday. I lately heard a man say, ' Ye sudna baud
an ear to gossip ' (G.W.). (11) Ir. Jist a girl we're bringin'off, an'
to hould a hard cheek about it, Carleton Fardoroiigha (1836)
246, (12) Abd. Jist baud the hert in her till I come back, Mac-
donald D. Etgiiibrod (1863) I. 191. (13) Abd. She could, . . gin
wives were to cry [in travail], Haud a hough on occasions,
Anderson Rliymes (1867) 32. (14) Abd. When we were at the
schule Willie held a wark wi' me, Shelley Floivcrs (1868) 267.
(15) Ayr. Ay ! ay ! doctor, noo ca' awa and haud aff ye, Service
Notandums (1890) 3. Lnk. Wecl. then, jist ca' awa' an' haud aff
ye ! Gordon Pyotshaw (1885) 128. (16, a) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.i
Cum.i I can hod fit wi' that chap. Wm. Ah's flait ah's nivver hod
feut wi yon lad (B.K.). (A) n.Yks.* (17) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.'
(18) w.Wor. I holds good ooth that, and approves o' it too,
S. Beauchamp Grantley Grange (1874) I. 205. (19, a) Lakel.'^
Hod hard, Thomas, mi fuit's gitten hankled i' t'car riap. It's a
good thing i' life ta know when ta hod-hard a bit and liuk aroond.
Yks. (J.W.), Chs.' w.Mid. Hold hard there ! Don't run over me.
Let's hold hard a bit, till we see which way it's coming (W.P.M.).
Ken. (D.W.L.) Colloq. 'No; hold hard a bit, Joe,' he said
imperatively, Black Three Fen/hers, xxii. {b) Brks.' There is
a game commonly played about Christmas time where a number
hold a piece of a handkerchief. One then moves his hand round
the handkerchief, saying, ' Here we go round by the rule of
Contrairy. When I say " hawld hard," let go, and when I say
"let go," hawld hard.' (f) Ken. (D.W.L.) (20) Lnk. When
they brought out the corps John told the people they were
welcome, to haud in a cheek o' his auld mither wast the gate,
Graham Writings (1883) II. 40. (21 j Sh.I. If dey're [lambs] no
haden i' da mooth o', dey'll hae a' da less shance, Sh. News (Dec. 4,
1897). (22) Ayr. If he hasna siller an' gude claes, he is held
light amang the lasses. Hunter Studies (1870) 19. (23) Lei. She
holds mending, but nows and thens she hurls up, N. & Q. (1858)
2nd S. vi. 186. (24) Abd. He'll haud on the manure to the mastheid
fat ever it may cost, Alexander /o/jd/y Gibb (1871) xi. Per. (G.W.)
(25) Stf. jl/o»//;/y71/a^. (1816) 1.494. (26) e.An.' (27) Sc. To haud
him unthought lang, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 94. (28)
Cum.' ' Hoo's Peggy ? ' ' Nobbet waekly and pinch't to hod her
bit.' (29) Abd. A drunken jeet, Unable amaist to haud his feet,
Reelin' frae side to side o' the street, Anderson Poems (1826)
71. (30 N.I.' An expression used in bargaining at markets.
(31, a) Lei.' Bdf. ' I hold my own,' was the reply of a woman who
wished to say that she was as she had been — neither better, nor
worse. It was declared of a child that he would grow up as stout
as his elder brother, 'if he held his own' (J.W.B.). (b) e.An.'
(32) n.Yks.'^ (33) Oxf. Wanted at once, a strong boy to hold
plough, O.x/. 7"iHifs (Mar. 14, 1896). (34) ne.Yks.' (35) n.Yks.' ;
n.Yks. 2 ' Hod slack,' slacken the rope you have hold of. m.Yks.'
(36) Lin.' Sometimes she couldn't ho'd her soft When we got up
ta bed, 230. (37) Sc. (Jam.) Lth. Haud still thy tongue. Smith
Meny Bndal (1866) 65. Nhb. Had still 1 R.O.H.V vir.Yks. Hod
t'still er ah'U gie the' a twanck, Lucas Sliid. Nidderda/e i^c. 1882I1 30.
(38) Suf. ' It don't hold strong enough,' an excuse for not drinking,
meaning 'I can't aftord it' (R.E.L.). (39) n.Yks.' * ; n.Yks.*
Shall ho'd talk wi' onnybody ; aye, sha's a champion at ho'ding
talk. ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' Ah like t( hod talk wi Bessy a bit, slia
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knaws all news 1 toon, MS. add. (T.H.) m.Yks.' (40) Lnk.
They'd come stappin' yont that nicht, An' hand the crack till
mornin' licht, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 8- (4') e^Fif. As for
the lads an' lassies they ' held the pudden reekin ' till four o'clock
the followin' mornin', Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xxix. (42,43)
s.Lan. Very common i^F.E.T.). (44) n.Yks.^ (45) Cum.'
5. To keep, maintain ; to look after, preserve.
Sc. Foulks liae need o' a wee puckle sense, juist to hand the
world gangin'straucht, Keith Priie (1895) 274. Sh.I. Ye hae nae
wife at hame ta hand you oot o' langer wi', Stewart Tales (1892)
4. nw.Abd. Fae green bogs hand free, Goodivife (1867) St. 51.
Per. Haud him on the richt road, Ian Maclaren K. Carnegie
(1896) 96. Lnk. Blythely roun' the board that nicht, I held the
story passing licht, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 26.
6. To nurse. n.Yks.^
7. To hold the plough, direct, guide the plough.
w.Yks. ' Ah can't boath hod and drive,' i. e. hold the plough and
drive the cattle, Banks Wkjld. IVds. (i86s').
8. To uphold. Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
9. Of vessels : to be sound, not to leak.
w.Som.i Thick there cask 'ont hold, tidn no good to put it in he.
The W.1II o' the leat don't hold, the water's all hurnin away.
10. To occupy.give employment to; to keep busy, engage.
Ayr. Hughoe, the great bluiter, bauds her wi' his clavers,
Service Nolnndmns (1890I 3. Slk. Nae doubt, she's hadden
busy, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 94. Dmf. Gousty winter ... Is
hadden thrang a manufacturing storms, Johnstone Poems (1829)
113. n.Yks.' A job at'll hold him mair an yah year, or tweea
owther ; n.Yks." T'job at t'church '11 ho'd him foor lang eneeaf.
Lan. But I have moneys to get in and pay which holds me in
employ at present, Walkden Diary (ed. 1866) 67.
11. To oppress, burden ; to afflict with trouble or illness;
to suppress, tread down ; gen. in pass, and with doivn ;
also in phr. lo be hadden and duns;.
Sc. My lassie's . . . haddin an' dung, daresna speak to them that
I'm sure she anes liket, Campbell (1819) I. 334 (Jam.) ; An auld
and honourable name, for as sair as it has been worried and
hadden down and oppressed, Scott Rob Pay (1817) xxvi. Cal.'
Ayr. Would they be hauden doon by kings or governments?
Johnston Glcnbuckie (1889) 41. e.Uh. He tell't us we had been
lang eneuch hadden an' dung, livin on doug's wages, Hunter
J. Imuick (1895) 88. Edb. Wae-worn fock dung doil'd, an' haddin
down, Learmont Poons 1,1791) 195. Rxb, She's been sairly
hauden doon in mony ways, Murray Hawick Sngs (1892) 30.
Nhb. He's sair hadden a fash (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.i Dur.i Thou was
hauden just like me. Cum." Said of ground trodden down by
walking. 'Ah was hard hodden ta keep mi tongue atween mi
teeth, an' keep frae tellin mi mind,' Pen. Obs. ' Thoo's maist
as sair hodden as moother,' Rise of River, 281. n.Yks." He's
laam'd foor leyfe ; 't'll ho'd him ti fend ov his daa\-s.
Hence (i) Hodden or Hadden-doon, />/>/. wr^'. oppressed,
troubled; kept under, suppressed, downtrodden; (2)
Hodden-up, ppl. adj. frail.
(i) Sc. He's a peer hauden-doon man b' that vyaag o' a wife
o' his (W.G.). ne.Sc. We're a lot o' poor folk, sair hadden doon
wi' big families, bad seasons, and sma' prices for oor fish, Gordon-
haven (1887) 119. Abd. A gwced aneuch servan', but sair haud'n
doon naitrally, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 229. w.Yks. They
came fro men hard hodden, Snowden IVcb of Weaver (1896) 9.
Hnt. (T.P.F.) (2) m.Yks.i
12. To restrain, hold in check ; to prevent, detain ; to
govern.
£c. But cold they not have holden me when I was in all that
wrath, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 15 ; The wizard made sic
a terrible wark to haud fowk frae meddlin, Roy Horseman's IVd.
(1895) vii. Slg. Discharged of my ministry, holden from my
family, Bruce Sermons (,1631) 94, ed. 1843. w.Yks. Such folks
are fitter to hang than to hold, Prov. in Bngliouse News (July 23,
1887). I.Ma. Aw, they would' be hoult. Brown Doctor{l&%^) 138,
ed. 1891.
Hence phr. (1) to be neither to hold nor to bind, to neither
hold nor hind, to be ungovernable, unmanageable, to be
beyond control ; see Bind, v. 5 ; (2) to hold one s bother, (3)
— din, (4 1 — gab or gob, to be quiet, keep silent ; gen. used
in imper. ; (5) — hand, to stop, desist, stay ; (6) — jaii), (7)
— noise, (8) ^whisht, hiisht, or hash, see (4).
(i) Sc. Neither to haud nor to bind, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xiv.
SU.I. He wis nedder ta had nor binnd, bit wis aft ower da hill lack
a shot, Burgess Skeklies (2nd ed.) 65. ne.Sc. When the gudcman
wis tcl't, he wis naitlier to haud nor bin' wi' anger, G;;axt
Keckleton, 147. Cai.^ Abd. When th^s he heard he wadna ha'd
nor bin', Shirrefs Poems (1790) 73. Frf. The curlers were
neither to haud nor bin' wi' joy, Willock Rosetty Ends (1886) 73,
ed. 1889. Dmb. Mr. Bacon will miss his mark, and he'll be neither
to haud nor bin'. Cross Disriifilion 1844) x.xvi. Ayr. Whan the
luckies they fannd out the trick. They were neither to haud nor
bin', AiNSLiE Land of Burns (ed. 1893) 244. Edb. Our laird wad
neither haud nor bind, M^Dow.\ll Poems (1839I 130. n.Ir. He's
nether tae haud nor tae bin' aboot, Lvttle Paddy McQuillan. 74.
Nhb. He wis nowthcr ti had nor to bin' (R.O H.). (2) Qco.
Barrington 5*cW!« (1830) Ill.vi. Cum. O Jack, hod thy bodder!
I can't sleep a wink, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1840) 64 ; Cum.' (3)
Yks. Cannot ye hod yerdin 1 Taylor Miss Miles (1890) i. w.Yks.
When they'd houden their din, Pogmoor Ohn. (1869)24 ; w.Yks.3
Hod thi din, wilt tal w.Yks.^ Lan. Hamerton PVenderholme
(1869' V. Der.2 (4) Edb. Wha kens na whan to haud his gab,
Or whan to speak, M'Dowall Poems (1839) 35. Nhb. An' thurs
nivver a one o' them offers to speak. For it tells them to had aw
thur gobs, man, Bagnall Sngs. (c. 1850) 10; Nhb.' (5) Bch. I
wonder how they held there [_sic] hands. They girnt at me sae
sair, Forbes Ulysses (1785) 21. Abd. When hunger now was
slak'd a little wee . . . she hads her hand, Ross Helenore (1768)
30, ed. 1812. N.I.' n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. Had yor hand!
Keelmin's Ann. (1869) 32. e.Dur.' An expression to be heard
every day in playing games. Yks. (J.W.), Chs.' (6) Abd. Haud
yor jaw, min, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) iii. Nhb. Just haud
yer jaw, an' sit doon on that steul, Bagnall Sngs. (c. 1850) 23;
Hout, hinny, had thj' blabbin' jaw, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843)
12. Cum." n.Yks. Hod the jaw, Tweddell C/«'c/. /?/<)')»f5 (1875)
68. w.Yks. (J.W.) Der.2 (s.v. Jaw). Cor. For genteel talking,
thee must knaw, Waent do for thee, so hould thy jaw, Tregellas
Farmer Broivn (18571 7. (7) ne.Yks.' e. Yks. Hod thee noise
an' bundle oot, Wray Nestlcion (1876) 69; e.Yks.' Hod thi noise.
w.Yks. 'Hod thi noise!' cries a voice, hez'nt ta sold enevv!
Bradford Life, 5. Not.^ Lin. Ho'd yer noise, bairns, can't ye,
Gilbert Riiggc (i866~) I. 35. (8) Sc. 'Hand your whist!' said
Jean, Roy Horseman's Wd. (1895) xx. N.I.' Nhb. Thou'd best
had thy whisht about warik, A'. Minstrel (1806-7) P'. iv. 76;
(R.O.H.) Cum." Oh! haud yer whisht! Haud yer whisht,
Geordie ! Pearl in a Shell, 107. w.Yks. Hod thy wist, the' tiresome
brat (W. F.). Lan. He couldn't booath sup and tawk, so he
howded his husht, Staton Loominary (c. 1861) 100; 'So howd
thi hush,' aw sez, 'an behave thysel dacent,' IViddcr Bagsliaiv'i
Tiip (c. i860) 7. Chs.^ Howd yer hush.
13. To arrest. Ant. (W.H.P.) See Hold, sb. 6.
14. To withhold, refuse to give ; to retain.
Kcd. O Fortune . . . haud or gie whate'er ye will Sin' ye hae
gi'en me Lizzie, Grant Lays (1884) 180. n.Yks.' T'au'd roan coo
ho'ds her milk. We'll hev to quit 'r. w.Yks,' T'cow hods her
milk. ne.Lan.' The cow hods her milk.
15. To snatch. n.Cy. (Hall.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.]
16. To consider, have as an opinion, maintain, to think ;
to agree.
Rnf. It holds that Mr. Kennedy . . . came from Spain to the
rebels and encouraged them, Wodrow Conesp. (1843) II. 446.
n.Yks." Ah hod 'at he's i' t'wrang. Bdf. (J.W.B.), Suf. (F.A.A.),
(H.H.I
17. To owe, be indebted to ; used only in prct.
w.Yks. I knew how much I held him. A'. & Q. 11884) 6th S. X.
386; He said that he held everything to his mother ^S.O. A.) ; 'He
held me twenty pound.' Peculiar to Sheffield, Sheffield Indep.
(1874); w.Yks. 2
18. To wager, bet.
Sc. ' What will you hold, master, but I'll steal that calf from the
butcher bel'ore he goes two miles off?' 'Why, . . I'll hold a
guinea you don't," Graham IVritings (1883) II. 77 ; I'll haud ye
the gill on the table that there's no a word about the Patterraw
in a' Paul's history, Dickson Aiild Precentor (1894) loi. Lnk.
I'll haud ye a saxpence ye'U lauch on the wrang side o' yer mooth
before ye're dune wi' this job, Murdoch Readings (ed. 1895) II.
48. Ir. I'll howld ye a quart, Paddiaiia (ed. 1848) 18. n.Ir. A'll
haud ye it's yin o' them new sort o' preechin' buddys that's gaun
.aboot the country, Lyttle Ballycnddy (1892) 11. Cum. Now I'll
hod t'ee a bit of a weager, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808) 15.
n.Yks.' Ah's ho'd thee a crown on't. Chs.' ; Chs.^ I'll hold thee
sixpence.
19. To accept as a bargain, to ratify an engagement, esp.
in/ 'a or in phr. haddsyou.
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Abd. A pair of kissing-strings and gloves fire new . . . shall be
j-our due. Says Belty, Hadds you, Ross Heleitore (i-]6&) 34, ed.
1812; Bett3' might have said ' liadden': in such way boys complete
a bargain or ratify an engagement vG.W.). Rnf. Clooty leuch an'
shook his head, An' saj-s, ' My lad, I'll baud ye,' Clauk RIiviius
(1842) 32. Lnk. I'll mak ye a propine ... a tartan plaid. . .
Weel, hald ye there, Ramsay Poems (ed. 1733) 371.
20. To preserve for stock. See Holding, 11.
Sc. (Jam.) m.Yks.i Of a calf — to hod which, is to rear it for
milking.
Hence Hodden-ewe, sb. a ewe kept for stock and not
for slaughter, w.Yks.^
21. Of animals : to conceive, be with young.
n.Yks.i ' She's been te t'bull, bud Ah quesshun ef she ho'ds.'
Sometimes, 'ho'ds t'bull.' n Lin.l If she [a mare] hohdswe can't
work her next spring. nw.Dev.'
22. Of seeds: to keep to the ground ; to come up, shoot.
Sc. Most of these planted under the second turf have held, and
made good shoots. Maxwell Sel. Trans. (1743) loi (Jam.).
23. To contest or resist strongly, to be a match for. Also
in phr. to hold one a good one. n.Yks.\ w.Yks.'
24. In pass. : to be inclined to, to favour.
n.Yks." Ah war gretly held i' t'seeam waay.
25. To go on one's way, to proceed ; of things : to go on,
take place ; to turn out.
Sc. Ye should hae haddcn eassel to Kippletringan, Scott Guy
M. (1815) i ; Ho thy way, my bonny bairn, Ho thy way upon my
airm. Ho thy way, thou still may learn To say dada sae bonny,
A^. & Q. (1881) 8th S. iv. 29. Sh.I. Haddin' fur wir 'oos, Burgess
Sketches (,2nd ed.) 107. Bn£f. One man told him to ' gang east a
bit, then turn south, syne hand wast,' Smiles Natio: (1879) iv.
Abd. He and I sail hae a horn, Gin ilka thing had right, Beattie
Pan'itgs (1801') 36, ed. 1873. Ayr. She held o'er the moors to
spin. Burns T/ieie was a Lass, st. i. Edb. Near Edinbrough a
fair there hads, Fergusson Poems (1773) 131, ed. 1785. Wm.
Heel git it hot ... if he dusn't ... git ta kna fer hissel hoo things
is hodden, Kcntial Cy. News (Oct. 22, 1888). m.Yks.i Thou must
hod on the lane, till thou conies to the old wooden bridge.
26. To fare, progress, to be (as regards health) ; to retain
one's state of health. Also used reflex, and in pass.
Fif. How bauds j'our health ! Douglas Fo«hs (1806) 88. Lnk.
An' hoo are ye haudin yersel, Peggj'? Murdoch Readings (ed.
1895) lU. 9. Cum. T'doctor com' an' e.\amin't him ower, an'
enquir't hoo he was hodden, Richardson Talk (1871) 2nd S. 74,
ed. 1876 ; Cum.* Wm. A went tuU her fadlher an a telt him hoo
a wes hodden et heeam. Spec. Dial. (1877) P'- •■ 28. Yks. (J-VV.)
Rut. ' How do you hold ? ' implying that the inquirer hopes you
are quite well, though he feels some little anxiety about the state
of your health (P.G.D.); Rut.' How do you hold yourself, mister?
Lei.' A'll git to wook agin, if a 'oo'd's better. Nhp.' ' How d'ye
holdl' A common mode, amongst old people, of inquiring after
each other's health ; Nhp.* Nrf. ' How is your husband?' 'Well,
sir, I am sorry to say he hald werry sadly' (W.R.E.). Suf. With
regard to condition of health, denotes an unchanged state. ' Thank
ye, sir, I hould right purely,' Raven Hist. Suf. (1895) 264.
Hence /loiv areyoH fiadden tilld? phr. how are you ? Cai.'
27. To continue, last, esp. of the weather.
Frf. The ice never held again that winter, Willock Rosetty
Ends (1886) 77, ed. 1889. e.Sc. It'll no howd muckle langer,
Setoun R. Urqnhart (1896) xii. n.Yks.* Better weather now;
but Ah quesshun an it'll ho'd fair while neeght ; n.Yks.* If t'daay
ho'ds fair wa s'all git wer hay. ne.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W.) n.LIn.'
If th' raain hohds like this I shall not goa to Brigg. Lei.' Way
shall git the corn if it hoolds foine. s.Pem. Esp. of rain. Laws
Little Eng. (1888) 420. Oxf.' I hope full hold fine, MS. add.
Suf. ' That hood dry, Jim ? ' ' That that du, Tom bor ! ' ['It keeps
dry, Jim ! ' ' Yes it does, Tom, bor ! '] Fison Merry Suf. (1899) 33-
28. To stay, remain, keep.
Sc. Better haud with the hound than rin with the hare, Ramsay
Prerv. (1737). Ayr. Gif ye'd keep dry, in back or wame. Hap ye
weel, or haud at hame, Ainslie Land of Bums (ed. 1892) 13.
Slk. Haud out o' my gate, auld wife, Hogg Talcs (1838) 351, ed.
1866. m.Yks.' Hod here a bit.
29. To restrain oneself, refrain from ; to cease, stop ;
gen. used in imper. as an inl.
Sc. Enough of this, therefore I'll had Lest all the Poland dogs
go mad, Cleland PocHis (1697^ 112 (Jam.). Abd. Winnayehaud ?
Ye'resurelymad! MACDONALDS(VGiiA(V(i879) Ixii. Nhb.i w.Yks.
I could not hold from stroking her hair, Snowden Web ofWeazicr
(1896; xviii ; T'doctor . . . laft as hard as he cud bide, He cuddant
hod, T. Toddles' Aim. (1875^ 2 ; w.Yks.' I cudn't hod fray laughin,
ii. 288. Lan. Houd ; what mak ov a nick dun yo meon ? Waugh
Tim Bobbin (,1858) iii. Nhp.' Sur.' At a country cricket match
an incautious batsman, on attempting a run, will be met by a
chorus of 'Holt! Holt!' from the bystanders. Sus.'^, Hmp.'
Wil. Slow Gl. (1890); URi-no-a Bcaulics(i^2$'. w.Sora.' . Always
used by a man to his mate or mates working with him, when he
desires to stop. Among sawyers, blacksmiths, and handicrafts,
where two or more men have to work in concert, the expression
is invariable. It is never used in speaking to horses or cattle.
nw.Dev.'
Hence (i) Hodsta, Hod-ta, Hod-to, or HoUer, int. (a)
stop, wait ; (A) come back ; (2) hold ye there, phr. siop,i\iat
will do ; (3) holt-a-blow, phr. give over fighting.
(i, a) m.Yks.' w.Yks.' Hodto a bit, hodto a bit. I'll tell the
au enow, ii. 301. ne.Lan.' (6) Brks.' (2) s.Sc. ' Haud ye there,
cummer,' interrupted Mrs. Cruickshanks, not a little piqued at the
air of incredulity assumed by her visitor, Wilson Tales (1836) II.
I. (3^ Som. Jennings Obs. Vial. w.Eng. (i825\
30. To take care, beware. ne.Lan.', nw.Der.'
31. Of fish : to get under stones for shelter, to lurk, hide
under rocks.
Abd. He knew every stone for miles along the river where the
salmon were likely to ' haul,' Dceside Tales (1872) 213. Dmf. The
trout has haul't under that stone (Iam.1.
HOLDER, sb. Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Der. Lin. Glo. Som.
Also in forms hadder Dmf (Jam.) ; balder Abd. Dmf.
(Jam.) Lin.' ; hauder Abd. (Jam.) ; hodder Lakel.°; houder
Der. ; houlder nw.Der.' 1. One who never leaves go of
a thing, one who sticks to a thing or perseveres. Lakel.^
2. Conip. Holder-up, the workman who holds up a ' set'
or ' hobby' against the head of a hot rivet at one side of
a plate whilst its red-hot end is clinched by the riveter
at the other. Nhb.' 3. A niggard; also in cow;/!. Haider-
in. Abd. (Jam.) 4. A plough-handle. Lin.'
5. Part of a flail ; gen. in phr. Iiadder and peller.
Dmf. The hadder or balder is that part which the thrasher laj's
hold of; the pelter, that which is employed for striking the corn
(Jam.).
6. A needle-cushion.
Sc. The first job that he gied me was to mak a holder to mysel',
Ford TItistlcdo-Mn (1891) 296.
7. pi. Sheaves placed as a temporary covering for corn-
stacks.
Der. Sheaves placed as ridges on corn-stacks to hold the corn
down before the thrashing takes place, Grose (1790) MS. add.
fP.) ; Der.2, nw.Der.'
S. pi. ' Sprinklings ' used in thatching. nw.Der.'
9. pi. The fangs of a dog. Glo.', w.Som.'
HOLDIN(G, ppl. adj. Som. Dev. Beholden.
w.Som.' Id zoonder work my vingers to bones, than I'd be
holdin [oa'ldeen] to they. Dev. I ban't holding to you vorort I've
a-got, Polman Sketches (1842) 105, ed. 1871.
HOLDING, sb. and ppl. adj. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks.
I.Ma. Chs. Also in forms hadden Sh.L ; haddin(g Sc.
N.L'; hadin(g Sc. ; hauddin Kcd. ; haudin(g Sc. Nhb.
Cum. ; hoddin(g n.Yks.^ e.Yks. ; hodin Bnft". ; houldin
N.L' LMa. ; howdin Chs.' 1. sb. A house or land held
upon lease ; a farm, tenement. Also used attrib.
Sc. Sae swift away hame to your haddin'. The mair fule ye e'er
came awa. Chambers Sngs. (1829) II. 361. Sh.I. In her hoosc
an' her hadden been sairly distressed, Stewart Trite (1892) 113.
Bnfif. Came chearfu' to us for a biddin As Peggy to her Patie's
hodin. To fish for fadges frae the night, TAYLORFof)»s (1787) 176.
Abd. Gushetneuk, a two-horse ' haudin ' on the property of Sir
Simon Frissal, Ale.xander Jolmny Gibb (1871) i. Per. We'll a'
get meat and claith enough, A croft and haudin' braw, Spence
Poems (1898) 66. Rnf. A wee bit housic to my mind ... Is a' I'd
seek o' haddin' kind, Picken Poems (17881 168 (Jam.). Ayr. An'
he get na hell for his haddin'. Burns The Election, 11. Lnk. Ye
hae siller. An' aiblins a haddin fu' braw, Thomson Musings (1881)
45. Slk. Are we to be babbled out o' lioiise and hadding? Hogg
Tales (1838) 323, ed. 1866. Gall. The beggar, free from tax or
charge, Sighs for a house and haddin', Nicholson /'of/.fFfe.( 181 4)
136, ed. 1897. Ir. His 'little houldin',' as he called sonic five
hundred acres of bog, mountain, and sheep-walk. Lever H.
Lorrcquer (1839) xix. N.I.' Nhb. An' ravaged wi' fire Peel,
hau'din' an' byre, DixoN Whittingham Kri/f (1895) 192. Cum. Our
haudin', wi' its sma' kail yard, Gili'IN Ballads (1874) 201. Clis.'^
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2. Possessions, means of living, property.
Sc. I wad fain marry that lass, but I fear I haena haddin for
her (Jam.) ; A puir lad like hinisell, . . that had nae hauding but
his penny fee, Scott Rob Roy (,1817) xxiv. Cai.^ ' House an'
haddin,' all that one possesses. Kcd. Ye ken my hauddin' an'
mysel', Mak' it an' me yer ain. Grant Lays (1884I 92. Rnf.
When John and me were married Our hading was but sma',
Tannahill Poems (1807') 200, ed. 1817. Lnk. The haill o' my
haudin' an' warldly piack Button'd beneath the coat on my back,
Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 96. Kcb. This wee creepie stuil
that I noo hae my fit on, Has been in the haudin' for mony a year,
Armstrong Iiiglcside (1890) 69.
3. Furniture, equipment, trappings; the stock of a farm.
Dmb. It was owre little to gang far in the way o' house
plenishin, or house haudin', no to speak o' stockin' a farm, Cross
Disruption (1844) v. Rnf. A gude bein house, wi' haudin neat an'
fine, PiCKEN Poems (1788) 104 (Jam.). Ayr. Ye maun just let me
ride my ain horse wi' my ain ha'ding, GaltSiV^. Wylie(\&2'2) xxv.
Rxb.The haddin o'a farm, the quantity or number of scores of stock,
i. e. sheep which a farm is reckoned to maintain or graze (Jam.).
4./1/. Savings, money laid by. n.Yks.^ Yan'sbitso'hoddings.
5. The holding of an entertainment, a party, feast.
Lnk. At ilk haddin' in the kintra She was still the reignin'
queen, Nicholson AV/zw/rfrf/c (ed. 1895) 44.
6. The act of embracing.
Lnk. Sic haudin' and drawin', sic daffin' and fun, Nicholson
Idylls (1870) 21.
7. Conip. Holding-brass, the money or stake of a wager.
n.Yks.2 Wheea hods t'hodding-brass ?
8. ppl. adj. Lasting, enduring ; also with out.
n.Yks. Luckily it was not a ' hoddin' storm,' for the snow ceased
in less than half an hour, Atkinson Moorl. Parish (1891) 377.
I. Ma. 'Deed he was as active as a cat, was Cain — and skilful, and
houldin out, Brown Yarns (1881) 263, ed. 1889.
9. Phr. with a holding stroke, without intermission.
Chs.' With a howdin stroke.
10. Sure, certain.
Sc. This and many other things about them and amongst them
are holding evidences and sad swatches of anti-gospel spirits,
■Walker Life of A. Peden (1727) 75 (Jam.) ; One of the holdingest
signs or marks, ib. 79.
11. Of animals : preserved for stock, not intended for
sale ; gen. in comp. Holding-calf, -stock, &c. Cf hold, v. 20.
Sc. A haudin cawf (Jam.). Feb. The whey is used . . . some-
times instead of water for drink to weaned calves for holding
stock, Agiic. Sitiv. 82 (ib.). n.Yks. Three tenants who might . . .
send up their holding-stock, viz. young horses, young cattle, and
perhaps a few sheep, Tuke Agric. (1800) 216; n.Yks. ^ Holding-
ewes, holding-stock ; n.Yks.^ ' Hodding cawvs,' kept for growing
up to full-sized cattle. ' In hodding order,' in a condition for
retaining as stock.
12. Of corn : not fully ripe.
e.Yks.i ' Ah likes tl cut mah wheeat hoddin ; it tons oot betther,'
i.e. yields more when threshed, MS. add. (T.H.)
HOLE, sh} and v.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms haul w.Yks. Dev. ; hawle Cor. ; hoil Yks.
w.Yks."5 ; hoile Yks. ; hooal Cum.^ n.Yks.^ e.Yks.> ;
hoyle Lan. ; hul- Wxf.'; hyell Nhb. ; oil w.Yks.; wheal
Cum.^ ; wholl Cum. [h)ol, h)o3l, w.Yks. oil.] 1. sb.
An opening, an empty space or cavity ; geit. used with a
qualifying prefix.
w.Yks. Gate-hoil,door-hoil, window-hoil iJ.T.); Wrengchimley
hoil, w.Yks. Aim. (1881) ai ; w.Yks.^ Draught-hoil, pickin-hoil,
&c. Dev. Ma beluvid put in es han be tha haul uv tha dore,
Baird Sitg. Sol. (i860) v. 4. e.Oev. My leuve putt in ez han' by
th' deur-haul, Pulman ib.
Hence to put boards f V hoil, phr. to shut the door. w.Yks.
(S.P.U.), (J.W.)
2. A house ; a room ; a corner, recess ; a coal-hole.
Yks. A house full, a hoile full. 'Va' canna' fetch a bowl full.'
Answer, Reek, Riddle in A', t^ Q. (1865) 3rd S. viii. 325. n.Yks.
In contempt. ' I wish 1 was out o' this hooal' (I.W.). e.Yks. They
meeade sike a row iv hooal, that Bob gat up off a creeal, Nichol-
son Flk-Sp. (1889) 34. w.Yks. There's not another hoile to lig
down in i' th' hahse ! Bronte IVnllicriitg His. (1847) xiii ; He
works i' t'combin' hoil (J.T.) ; w.Yks.2 O'll clear t'hoil a yond set;
w.Yks.5 We've bowt t'owd hoil twice over, 21. Lan. Thea'st have
a quart o'th best ale i' this hole, Waugh Owd Bodle, 259 ; They
mun be somwhere i' th' hoyle, Westall Birch Dent (1889) I. 292.
Hence Hoilful, sb. a houseful, room-full.
w.Yks. There's a hoilful below, an' t'steps is full waitin' to cum
up, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884) 17 ; An' a rare hoilful ther
wor. Hartley Pudden {1876) 31.
3. A gallery in a mine or quarry ; the opening in which
gunpowder, &c. is placed when blasting is necessary.
Nhb. Though still they're i' the hyell a ' hewin,' Wilson
Pitman's Pay (1843) 59. n-Yks. (C.V.C.) Cor. Stopped the
owld hop, an' jumped out like as ef a hawle wor going off,
Tregellas Tales, -^-i; (M.A.C.); Cor.^ An everyday v.'ord with
miners and quarrymen. When the explosion occurs the ' hole '
is said to have 'gone off.'
4. A gaol, prison.
w.Yks. Three or four custom-hawse officers pahnced on us, an'
tuk us to't hoile, Hallam IVadsley Jack 11866") xiii ; They'l other
foin us, or else send us to't oil, Bywater Sheffield Dial. (1839) 9 ;
w.Yks. ^ Hut wot's to become on us families when we gooan to
t'hoil ; w.Yks.25 Lan. Eawr Dick '11 ha' to goo i' th' hole,
Brierley /f*(/o/« (1868) 164.
5. A grave.
e.Yks.' We put him intiv hooal, and happed him up, and that's
end on him.
6. Obs. Shelter, cover, esp. in phr. to take hole.
Fif. They landit at Balmernie : And there he took hole like a
rabbit, Tennant Papistry (1827) 67.
7. Obs. A hole dug in the surface of a vein to denote the
right of a miner to the vein which he has found.
Der. Manlove Lead Mines (1653) '• 268 ; A miner by digging
a hole, and cutting a cross upon the surface of a vein first found
by him, thereby gained by custom a perfect right to such vein. . .
It was the duty of the miner to fence in his holes and groves in order
that cattle might not fall into them, Tapping Gl. to Manlove {1851).
8. A sheep-mark.
Sh.I. These [sheep-marks] received such names as a shear,
a slit, a hole, Hibbert Desc. Sh. L (1822) 185, ed. 1891.
9. sb. pi. A game of marbles ; also in form Holie.
Bnff.' Played by running the marbles into holes, three in number
Rnf. ' Holie ' is his favourite game, Hoo he birls them in, Neilson
Poems (1877) 92; Play of three round cup-shaped holes (at equal
distances) in which the ' bools' or marbles have to be rolled (A. W.).
Hence (i) Hoilakes, (2) Hoil-taw, (3) Holeand-taw, s6.
a game of marbles.
(I) w. Yks. ^ The marbles are cast into a hole in the' ground.
Lit. ' Hole lake," hole play (J.W.). (2) w.Yks. Can tah laik at
hoil-taw? WvKE Yks. Cousins {iSg^) s-j 2. (3) N.L*
10. Phr. (i) a hole in the or one's coat, a flaw or blemish
in character or conduct ; (2) />y the hole of one's coat, an
expletive ; (3) to make a hole in the water, to commit suicide
by drowning ; (4) to make holes in anything, to empty.
(i) Ayr. It was like butter in the black dog's hass for Jenny to
get baud of a hole in my coat like this. Service Dr. Dugiiid [ed.
1887) 102 ; If there's a hole in a' j'our coats I rede you tent it.
Burns Grose's Percgniiations (1789) st. i. n.Cy. Holloway.
n.Yks. (I.W.) w.Yks.' ' To have a hole in his coat,' to know of
some blemish in another's character. nw.Der.' ' Poo a hole in his
coat,' disparage him. Nhp.' s.Cy. To pick a hole in one's coat,
Holloway. (2) Ir. By the hole o' my coat, there's something
alive in it ! Yeats Flk. Tales (1888) 190. (3) w.Yks. If it heddant
a been at ah wor affread on bur mackin a hoyle i t'wattar ah sud
a brockan t'conneckshan off, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ami.
(1859) 28. (4) Lan. Took hold of the proffered pot, and to use
his own expression,* made holes in it,'BRiERLEYiI/rt/'/o(>&s(i867)88,
11. Comp. (i) Holeahin, a term of reproach ; (2) -gitten,
of obscure origin ; (3) -pits, vestiges of ancient British
dwellings.
(i) Kcb. Her tittas clap'd their pips an' hooted Ah, hole-ahin !
Davidson 5raso«s (1789) 178 (Jam.). (2) n.Yks.s (3) ib. Each pit
having had heightened sides of stones and earth above ground,
with a roof formed, doubtless, of branches and sods. Originally
conical or hive-shaped, some exhibit a paved flooring; and stand
in a line like a street between parallel walls of earth.
12. V. To perforate, to drill a hole ; to pierce, gnaw ;
also usedy?^.
Gall. Those agnawing with hunger, are said to be ' holin wi'
hunger,' or that the worms are holing their bodies, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824). Nhb,' Chs.' Salt-mining term. Cutting with a
chisel holes in various directions from twelve inches to thirty or
forty inches deep, and about one inch in diameter for the purpose of
blasting the rock-salt.
HOLE
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HOLING
Hence (i) Holed,///, adj. suddenly pierced ; (2) Holed-
stone, sh. a stone having a hole in it. Cf. holey-stone,
s.v. Holey.
(i) N.I.' (a) Nhb. Holed stones are hung over the heads of
horses as a charm against diseases. Horses that sweat in their
stalls are supposed to be cured by the application of this charm.
The stone must be found naturally holed. If it be made it has no
efficacy (J.H.). Cor. [An] ancient custom which prevails to the
present day at the ' holed stone,' near the village of Lanyon,
Black Flk-Medicine (1883^ iii.
13. In mining : to excavate a passage-way; to undermine
a seam of coal.
Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. They frequently hole or cut through from
one board to another, Compkat Collier (i-joS) i8; Holing, making
a passage of communication between one place and another,
Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). w.Yks. (D.T.) ; To open
into or make a communication with a working place (S.J.C.).
Shr.' To cut round a block of coal in such a way as to detach it
for removal ; Shr.^ [To undercut. Reports Alines.']
Hence (i) /lole to grass, plir. to work a vein of metal to
the surface ; (2) Holers, sb.pl. in a colliery : men employed
in 'kirving' where 'getters' and fillers are employed;
men who ' hole ' ; (3) Holing, sb. the depth of coal dis-
placed by one blasting ; (4) Holing about, phr. driving
m a pit with ' bratticed ' air after a seam of coal has been
won ; (5) Holing-shots, sb. pi. in blasting : shots nearest
the floor.
(0 Cor.i (2) Nhp.i Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888').
Shr.i (3) n.Ayr. N. & Q. (1870) 4th S. vi. 339. (4) Nhb.i In
order to establish the air communication between the downcast
and upcast shafts and to form off the shaft pillars and walls. (5)
w.Yks. (T.T.)
14. To dig, delve ; with out: to dig out ; fig. to expel.
Abd. To go down one evening to Craiguise to hole some fir to
make blazes, Deeside Tales (187a) 147. Frf. Willum was hol'ing,
and I was lifting, Barrie Tommy (1896) 342. Dmb. I'll hole out
M^Corkle before I be mony days aulder, Cross Disruption
(1844) -xxix.
15. To bury, inter ; to make away with, murder.
s.Ir. Keep yourself from being holed as they holed Muster
Bingham the other day, Trollope Land Leaguers (1885) 13.
Wxf.' 84.
Hence Hooald or Hulth, ppl. adj. buried, interred. Wxf.\
n.Yks.2
16. To put in prison, send to gaol.
w.Yks. Tell'd em abaht bein hoiled an fined, Yksman. (1877) 5,
col. I ; w.Yks.'
17. To claim possession of, to secure, 'bag.'
Cum. 3 Thou thinks th'u's hooal't our file bit grund, 97 ; A great
hulking fellow thrust it into his pocket, exclaiming, ' I've hooal't
that an',' ib. Gl.
18. To wear into holes ; to have holes.
Lnk. When a shoe begins to hole, Be't upper-leather, or the sole,
Watson Poems (1853) 23. Cum. His shoon war wholl't, beath
nebs and heels, Gilpin Ballads (1874) 175.
Hence Holed, ///. adj. having holes, worn into holes.
N.I.i w.Yks. Ah can't bear a woman wi'ahauled stockin'(F.P.T.).
19. To hide ; to take shelter, get under cover.
Nhb. The rysing moone . . . holed ahint a cloude, Richardson
Borderer's Tablebk. (1846) VII. 139. w.Yks. If it's bahn to rain
Ah think we'd better hoil, hed we n't? (S.K.C.) ; Wet to t'skin ?
What didn't ta hoil in somewhear for 1 Leeds Merc. Sitppl. (Mar. 3,
1894). Lan. ' How leets thou didn't hole ? ' ' Hole ! wheer mut
I hole, at th' top o' Rooly Moor ? ' Waugh Chim. Corner (1874)
i6g, ed. 1879 ; Lan.', ne.Lan.'
Hence Hooal'd, ppl. adj. concealed. n.Yks.^
20. To earth as a fox ; fig. to stay at home lazily ; also
with on.
Abd. To shame the hincum-sneevie louns wha aye holed on at
hame,CADENHEAD/)OH-/4(rco>-rf^ 1853) 259. w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' 'He's
holed,' he's gone into the house.
HOLE, sb.'^ Irel. A bad, wicked person. s.Don.
Simmons Gl. (1890).
HOLE, v.'^ Sh.I. To run down, pour. Cf. hale, v.^,
heel, v.'^
He wis yarkin oot da paets an' da swaet holin' aff o'm, Sh. News
(Nov. 25, 1899').
HOLE,HOLEN,HOLEYN, seeHold, v.,HoIl,arf/, Hollin.
VOL. III.
HOLEY, adj. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Lei. Also Som. Also
written holy N.Cy.' Lakel.^ n.Yks.'** w.Yks.' w.Som.' ;
and in form hooaley n.Yks." [h)oli, oali.] In comp. ii)
Holey-flint, a flint with a natural hole through it ; (2)
•stone, or Holstone, Hosten, Hoston, (a) a stone with a
natural hole through it, supposed to act as a charm ; (b)
a large upright stone.
(i) w.Som.' It is better even than a horse-shoe to keep off the
pixies, or the witches, or the evil-eye. (2, a) n.Cy. Brand Pop.
j4ntiq. (ed. 1777) 97; N.Cy.' A charm against diseases. Nhb.'
The stone must be found already perforated, or it has no virtue.
These are very commonly hung behind house doors as charms.
A sanctity or superstition appears to have been attached to stone
implements with holes. They were supposed to have been per-
forated by snakes. — Within recollection no fishing boat was
without a ' holey-stone ' suspended from the inwiver, ib. (s.v.
Inwiver). Lakel. ^ n.Yks.' Supposed to have peculiar virtues in
propitiating luck, and efficacy as against witch-power and mischief.
Suspended by a string from the bed-tester, or attached to the key
of the house-door for the safety of the inmates ; hung above the
standing of the cow, or over the stall of a horse, especially one
that is found to sweat much at night, for the several security of
those animals ; n.Yks.^ The perforated fragments of the grey
alum shale found on our beach, the round holes being viewed as
the work of the shell-fish called the 'borer'; though tradition
assigns the punctures to the sting of the adder (s.v. Haggom-
steeans); n.Yks.* w.Yks.' Frequently suspended by a string from
the tester of a bed, or from the roof of a cow house. (A) n.Yks. -
Holy-stones are those artificial formations connected with the
oracular ceremonies of past ages ; and it is recorded that one of
these up-rights, called the Needle, stood in the vicinity of the
west pier at Whitby, through the eye of which rickety children
were drawn in order to strengthen them ; a custom practised in
some parts to this day. Lovers also pledged themselves by joining
hands through the hole, esp. in the case of young mariners bound
on their voyage ; and where the holes were large enough people
crept through them 'so many times' to cure pains in the back
(s.v. Haggom-steeans). Lei. There is a parish called Humber-
stone wherein is a stone called Holstone, Hoston, or Hosten,
Nichols Hist. Lei. III. pt. ii. 981.
HOLGHE, sd>. Obs. Wxf.' Also in forms haoleghey,
holgave. Shrove Tuesday.
HOLIDAY, sb. Yks. Lan. Bdf. Cor. Also in forms
haliday n.Yks.^ Lan.' e.Lan.' ; hallidey Lan. [o'li-,
a'lida.] 1. In cow/, (i) Holiday-folks, people without the
ties of business ; (2) -Jack, a man fond of holidays and
the display of clothes ; (3) -turned, intent upon pleasure.
(i) n.Yks.'' (2) Lan.' Look at him neaw. He's a bonny haliday-
jack — isn't he? — wi' his mester's foine shirt on. (3) n.Yks.^
2. Phr. to ride, gallop, &c., as if the devil had bad holiday,
to ride, gallop, &c., fiercely, wildly.
Lan. I heard some fock cummink after meh o gallop, o gallop
OS if the Deel had bad hallidey, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. 1806) 48.
3. A pastime ; a party, esp. one given for the sake of
dancing. e.Lan.', Bdf. (J.W.B.)
4. //. Parts left untouched in dusting, sweeping, paint-
ing, &c.
Cor. Plenty of holidays on that door, Thomas Randignl Rhymes
(1895) Gl. ; Cor.2 Don't leave any holidays.
HOLIE, sb. Sh.I. In phr. holie be with you, an ex-
clamation.
Holie be wi you, dere I fan hit! Sh. A'cifs (Sept. 11, 1897);
Jeemie Willie guid aeft ta shut da rudder, bit holi be wi'you.diel
rudder wis inside her, ib. (Mar. 25, 1899).
HOLIE, adj. Sc. In comb. Holie-pie things, patterns
of sewing or knitting ; small holes cut out of linen and
stitched round.
Abd. This is a little bun'lie 't my mither bad's gie ye ; there's
holie-pie thingie's in't 't ye made yersel', Alexander Ain Flk.
(1882) 21. Per. (G.W.)
HOLIMAUL, V. Som. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To beat. (Hall.)
'H.O\A'iiG,vbl.sb.znAppl.adj. Som. Dev. Also written
hoaling n.Dev. 1. vbl. sb. Picking holes, fault-finding.
n.Dev. Oil vor whistering and pistering, and hoaling and hal-
zening, or cuffing a tale, E.-i:m. Scold. 1 1746) 1. 297 ; ' Hoaling and
halzening,' picking holes, and suggesting the worst that can hap-
pen. Home Subsecivae (1777) 213.
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HOLIS-BOLIS
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HOLLIN
2. ppl. adj. Ready to pick holes, fault-finding.
w.Som.' A purty holin old thing her is !
HOLISBOLIS, see Holus-bolus.
HOLL, adj., sb} and v} Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Der. e.An.
Also written hoi n.Yks.^ e.Nrf. ; and in forms hole N.Cy.'
w.Yks.> e.Lan.i Glo. ; hooale.Yks.' [h)ol,h)61.] 1. adj.
Hollow, deep, concave. Cf. how(e, adj., howl, adj.
n.Cy. Opposed to shallosv, Grose (1790); N.Cy .2 An' hole dish.'
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^' ' Hoi spots," depressions in the ground. e.An.^
2. Empty, hungry.
e.Yks. Of cattle: empty of meat, Marshall Rw: Ecoh. (1788);
e.Yks.i Let's he summat ti eeat ; Ah's as holl as a dhrum.
Hence Holl-kited, adj. with an empty stomach ; also in
phr. a holl-kited set, a penurious lot. n. Yks.^
3. sb. A hollow or depression in the surface of the
ground, a deep or narrow valley, a ravine.
n.Yks.' A deep narrow depression in the surface of the land or
place, of no great longitudinal e.\tent; n.Yks.^", ne.Yks.i e.Yks.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (17881; e.Yks.', m.Yks.', e.Lan.' Nrf.
(E.M.); (R.H.H.)
4. pi. The hollow or concave parts : the groin, legs, &c. ;
esp. in phr. heads and holls, heads or tails.
e.An.'2 e.Suf. Children, here, will throw up a stone, or any-
thing else, and cry out : ' Heads and holls ! God Almighty only
know [sic] where it falls' (F.H.).
5. A ditch, gen. a dry one ; a moat.
e.An.' 2 Nrf. He'd . . . bundle me and my spades and traps off
his back into some holl or deek, Strickland Old Friends, &■<:
(1864) 324 ; I see the mare fall into the holl myself (W.R.E.) ; A
wide ditch of water, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 2. e.Nrf.
The hollow of the ditch, in distinction to the 'dick' or bank of the
hedge, Marshall ./?«>-. £e:o«. (1787). Sxii.e.An.Dy. Ti>ries{i^^2);
Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
6. Fig. The depth, middle of winter or of the night, &c.
Also in co;«/>. Holl-time. Cf how(e, s6.' 10.
n.Yks. A fire was to be made as the ' holl time of the night '
drew on, Atkinson Moorl. Parish (1891) 104; n.Yks.'; n-Yks.^
The holl of winter ; n.Yks.*, m.Yks.' w.Yks.' T'hole o' winter.
ne.Lan.' Holl o' winter, holl o' neet.
7. V. To hollow out, to dig ; to pierce, penetrate.
Sc, Abd. (Jam.) Kcb. Communion feasts, the remembrance
whereof. . . holleth my heart, Rutherford Lett. (1660) No. 177.
n.Yks.i n.Der. Farmers speak of hoUing out land for drain-pipes
(S.O.A.).
8. To make hollow or lean by starvation, to emaciate.
n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ HoUing, pining or pinching with cold or hunger.
m.Yks.'
Hence Holl'd ppl. adj. starved, puny, without growth or
power. n.Yks.'^ m.Yks.'
[1. Of the holl grave law, A gret eddir slydand gan furth
thraw, Douglas Eneados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 228 ; Hoi, as
pypys, or percyd thyngys, caviis. Prompt. OE. hoi,
hollow (Leechdoms). 2. Holle, inanis, Cath. Angl. (1483).
3. Lustra, wilddeora holl and denn, Voc. (c. 1050) in
Wright's Voc. (1884) 187. 5. pe holl of wyntir, Barbour
Troy-Bk. (c. 1375) 11. 1695.]
HOLL, t'.2 and s6.2 Sc. [hoi.] \. v. To stay in a place
without occupation ; to frequent a place in a lazy, idle
manner ; to loaf; also with aboot. Cf. hole, v} 20.
Bnff.' Twa or three o' thim hoUon at the corner o' the street.
Hence Hollin or Hollin-aboot, //i/. adj. lazy. ib.
2. To be contented with mean work ; to be working hard
and accomplishing little ; also with aboot.
Bnff.i He's hollt the hail simmer castin' peets i' the moss. Abd.
To employ oneself in a sluggish, low, dirty manner; to satisfy
oneself with any occupation, however mean and dishonourable ;
in this sense commonly ' to howk and holl ' (Jam. \
Hence Hollin or Hollin-aboot, ppl. adj. unskilful, awk-
ward. Bnff.'
3. sb. A lazy, idle meeting or gossiping.
Bnfr.' They keep an unco holl in that chop.
HOLL, V? Yks. Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. Hrt. Hnt.
Ken. Sus. Hmp. [ol.] To throw, hurl. Cf hull, v?
e.Yks. (W.W.S.\ e.Yks.' w.Yks.= He's holling stones at himl
Chs. He holl'd a stone, Sheaf (18781 No. 125, I. 37 ; Chs.', Der.2,
nw.Der.'. Not.' s.Not. Holl a stun at 'im (j.P.K.V Lin. Holl it
to me, Tho.mpson ///s/. Boston (1856)710; Lin.' Holl the tennis
ball to me. Lei. Grose (1790) H^S. add. (P.) Nhp.' Holl it away.
Hrt. (E.G.), Hnt. (T.P.F.) Ken. I . . . holl'd her pattens to de
top An dragged her through de quick. Masters Dicli and Sal
(c. 1821) St. 39 ; Ken.'=, Sus.'2, Hmp.'
HOLLAN, see Hallan, sft.'^, Holland, Hollin.
HOLLAND, sb. Sc. Lin. Nrf. Cor. Also in forms
hollan Sc. (Jam. Suppl.); hoUen Cor. [h)ol3n(d.] In
comb, (i) HoUandCs bools, Dutch marbles; (2) -duck,
the scaup, Ftcligiila mania ; (3) -goose, the solan-goose
or gannet, Stda bassana ; (4) -hawk, the great northern
diver, Colymbiis glacialis ; (5) -smock, the sea-campion ;
(6) — wait, a frog.
(i) Sc. Striped or variegated bowls greatly prized by boys (Jam.
Suppl.) ; Grannie ! Mysie's ta'en my ba' . . . And flung my Hol-
lan's bools awa'. Smart Whistle Binkie, II. 377 (ib.). (2) Frf.
SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 159. (3) Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf.
(1893) 45. (4) Ayr. SWAINSON ib. 213 ; She . . . could hae run wi'
the win' an' took the sea like a hollan' hawk, Ainslie Land of
Burns (ed. 1892) 127. (5) Cor. Where hoUen-smoks and fragrant
tags, And britons were in blowth, Thomas Randigal Rhymes
(189s) 15. (6) Lin. Frogs swarmed everywhere, and because of
their croaking were called Holland waits. White Eng. (1865 1 1 . 280.
HOLLARD, sb. Som. The alder, Ahins ghitinosa.
w.Som. (B. & H.)
HOLLARDS, sb. pi. Sus.'^ [o'ladz.] The dead
branches of trees.
HOLLARDY-, HOLLEE, see Holyrood, Hollo.
HOLLER, sb. and v. Nhb. Cum. Also in form huller
Nhb.'Cum. [holar, hu-lsr.] 1. sb.pl. A great number,
a great quantity.
Nlib. Aa've seen hollers on them (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
2. V. To heap on indiscriminately. Nhb.'
Hence HuUer't, />/>/. adj. of blood: clotted, coagulated.
Cum.3 At last some barns peep't in, an' so' some huUer't bleiid
on t'llooar, 71.
HOLLEY, see Hully, sb.
HOLLIBUBBER, sb. Cor. [o-libBbs(r).] A man
employed to clear away refuse from a slate quarry.
The old man had once . . . made his living as a ' hollibubber,' or
one who carts away the refuse slates, 'Q.' Three Ships (1890) viii;
Cor.' A man who, unattached to the works, makes a living out of
the refuse of the slate quarries at Delabole ; Cor.^
HOLLICK, sb. Cor.' 2 Also written ollick Cor.'*
[o'lik.] The house-leek, Sempervivum tectoriim.
[Apparently the same word as holleke, used by i6th
c. writers for the Welsh onion, Allium fistulosum ; cp.
CoTGR. : Ciboule, a chibol, or hollow leek.]
HOLLIE, adj. Sh.L Holed, having holes. See
Holey, adj.
Hit's dis hollie yakle o' mine. Der been a staangin' intil him da
hale day, Sh. Neivs (Oct. 29, 1898).
HOLLIE, see HoUo.
HOLLIN, sb. Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Lan. LMa.
Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Shr. Also written holen Sc. ; holeyn
w.Yks.^ ; hollan Sc. ; hoUen Sc. n.Cy. e.Lan.' Shr.- ;
holleyn Chs.^^. hollyn w.Yks.' Shr.= ; holyn e.Lth. ;
and in forms holland Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.'; hollond n.Lin.';
ollen w.Yks. [h)o-Hn, -an.] 1. The holly, Ilex Aqiii-
folimn ; also used attrib. Cf holling.
Sc. He lies never but when the holen is green, Ray Prov.
(i6-}S)sT^; Garden IVk. (i896)NewS.No.cxiii.ioo. Abd.Thebody
of the devise was a hollin or lawrell branch, Turreff Antiq.
Gleanings (1859) 288. Rnf. Willie first made love to me Beneath
my daddy's hollan tree, Finlayson Rliymes (1815) 82. e.Ltb. A
man . . . that never lees but whan the holyn's green, Hunter J.
Inwick (1895) 165. Edb. Wi' mealy bags and hollan kent. To help
him on his way, Liddle Poems ^1821) 23. Slk. The picture of a
knight, and a ladye bright. And the grene hollin abune their brie,
Borland Yarrow (1890) 34. N.Cy.' Nhb.' In s.Nhb. he-hollin
and she-hollin are discriminated. The latter is the kind without
prickles, and is used for fortune telling. Lakel.' Cum. Within
a hundred yards 6' t'hollin'buss, Farrall Betty Wilson (1886; 88;
John White o 't'Hollins, Dickinson Lampliigh (1856) 8. n.Yks.' = «,
ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788). w.Yks. Some
ollen twigs, wi berries on, Senior Smithy Rhymes (1882) 38;
w.Yks.' llost my hollin-busk, finely flower'd, ii. 296; w.Yks. = 3''5
Lan. Meh mind moot os weel o line ... in o rook o hollins or
gorses, Tim Bobbin Vieiv Dial. (ed. 1806) 39; Lan.', n.Lan.',
ne.Lan ', e.Lan.' I, Ma. Uncle carried me down some hibbin and
HOLLIN
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HOLLOW
hollin this mornin', from the farrim (S.M.^ ; The last bunch of the
hibben and hollin, Caine Deemster (1887) 130, ed. 1889. Chs.
Frames o* green and red hoIHn' berries, Croston Enoch Crtiinp
(1887) 12; Chs.123^ s.Chs.', Der.'2, nw.Der.i Not. It lays just there
by the hollin hedge (L.C.M.) ; Not.^, nLin.' sw.Lin.' Sometimes
called PrickhoUin. Shr.^
2. Comp. Obs. HoUin-rent, rent paid for the holly-
trees growing upon a certain portion of ground in the
commons of the manor of Sheffield. w.Yks.'^
[OE. hole{g)n.]
HOLLIN, see Hallan, sb?
HOLLING, sb. Wm. The eve of the Feast of Epiphany,
Twelfth Night, Jan. 5; also called Holling Day. See
Hollin.
So called at Brough, where there is an annual procession of an
ash-tree lighted on the top of its branches, lo which combustible
matter has been tied. This custom is in commemoration of the
Star of the wise men of the East (Hall.) ; TV. & 0.(1899") 9th S.
iii. 108 ; For a full account of the ceremonies by which ' Holling'
or ' Holly Night 'are celebrated at Brough see Hone Table-bk.
(1838) III. 26 ; Wm.' The last time it was observed ' was the
year of the Crimean War' (1854 or 1855). An ash-tree, with
suitable branches, was peeled, and to each branch was attached a
torch made of rushes dipped in oil. At 8 o'clock in the evening
this tree, lighted, was carried in procession from the ' Swan' Inn
twice round the town, by one of the strongest men, and brought
to the central bridge. Here, in the presence of hundreds of
spectators, a fierce struggle for the possession of the tree took
place between two parties, one for the ' Swan,' the other for the
' Black Bull.' Whichever house won supplied free drink for
a while. The ceremony ended in Bacchanalian disorder. The
tree was formerly associated with the Star of Bethlehem. The
night on which the ceremony took place was called ' Hol(l)in-
night.' [Holling Day, Jan. 5, in the Puise Almanack (1898)
(Crane & Co.).]
HOLLO, V. and sb. In gen. dial, and colloq. use in
Sc. Eng. and Amer. Also written hollow Hmp.' Dev.
Cor.' ; and in forms holl w.Som.' Dev.' Cor.^ ; holla
Dev.= Cor.2 ; hollah e.Yks.' ; hollar Som. ; hollee Dev. ;
holler Lan. Der. War. Wor.Oxf 'Brks.'Sus. Hmp.w.Som.'
Amer.; hollie Wil. Som.; holloa n.Lin.'; holly Dor.';
hole Sc. ; yoUer Cum. [h)o'l3.] 1. v. To call loudly,
shout, halloo ; to cry out, scream ; of animals : to make a
loud noise, to neigh, low, bark, &c.
Cum. He yoller'd out for Cursty Bell, Gilpin Pop. Por/iy {1815)
109. Yks. (J.W.) Lan. I'd holler now, an' mak' thee coom back
an' change 'em, Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1897) 66. Not.', Lin.'
Lei.' 'Ah picked him [a jackdaw] opp, an' a 'olleredan' a 'ollered.'
' The doogs begoon a-'ollerin'.' Freq. intensified by the addition
of 'boiler.' 'They was a-'ollerin' an' a-bollerin', yo'moight 'a
'eern 'em a moile off." War. (J.R.W.) ; War.^ He thrashed him
so that you might have heard him holler for a mile. Wor. I does
it for Christmas boxes ; and I doesn't go hollering and bawling
nights(H.K.). Oxf.' Brks.' In the rhyme sung by boys going their
rounds on Guy Fawkes' Day we have — ' Holler bwoys, holler
bwoys, maayke yer bells ring. Holler bwoys, holler bwoys, God
zaayve the Quane.' Hmp.' I heard the mare hollowing. That
cow was hollowing. s.Hmp. I heerd ye hollering and squealing,
Verney £. Lis/e (1870) viii. Wil. Slow G/. (1892). Dor.' Where
zellers buold to buyers shy Did holly roun' us, 186. Som.
SwEETMAN IViiican/oii Gl. (1885) ; Never a soul on earth to hear
you when you did hollar, Raymond Men o' Menrlip (1898) ii.
w.Som.'I yeard em hollin mackerells'morning, but I didnax how
they was zellin o'm. Dev. I graps-en za 'ard, I made 'en hollee
Ifl't, HEWETrPms. Sp. (1892) ; A puffin an blawin, . .A screechin
an hollin, as if ha cude veel, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (1B47) ist
S. I5,ed. 1858. nw.Dev.', Cor.2 [Amer.Z)m/. A'o/fs (1896) I. 341.]
Hence (i) Hollering or Hollowing, pp!. adj. shouting,
noisy ; (2) -bottle, sb. a bottle of strong beer, sent to the
labourers at the end of harvest ; see below ; (3) -owl,
sb. the tawny owl, Syniium aliico ; (4) -time, sb. a hop-
picker's term for five o'clock ; (5) hollowing the apple-tree,
phr. a custom carried out on old Christmas Day ; see
below ; (6) — the neck, phr. the customary rejoicing when
the ' neck ' of corn is brought home ; see crying the
neck, s.v. Cry, 12 (19).
(i) Der. This craze for ' shoutin' hollerin' people,' Ward David
Grieve (1892) I. x. (2) Hmp. At the end of harvest, some forty
years ago, it was the custom to have what was called the
Hollowing Bottle. This was a bottle of strong beer containing
seven or eight gallons, which was sent out to the field. The
head carter then recited these lines : ' Well ploughed— well
sowed. Well reaped— well mowed, Well carried and never a load
overthrowed.' After which he gave the sign and all cheered,
A^. & Q. (.1872) 4th S. X. 408 ; It was understood that if one load
or more had been overthrown the last line was altered to suit the
circumstances, ib. 524. (3) Sus. Swainson Birds (1885) 129.
14) se.Cy. ' Why do you call it hollering time 1 ' I asked a picker
once. ' Why, sir, they hollers "no more poles," at five,' Blackley
IVd. Gossip{i&6g) 164. (5) Dev. The custom is still very prevalent.
Toasted bread and sugar is soaked in new cider made hot for the
farmer's family, and the boys take some out to pour on the oldest
tree and sing, ' Here's to tfiee. Old apple-tree, from every bough
Give us apples enough. Hat fulls. Cap fulls. Bushel, bushel boss
fulls. Hurrah, hurrah.' The village boys go round also for the
purpose and get some halfpence given them for their hollering,
N. & Q. (1852) ist S. V. 148. (6) Cor. ' Hollaing the neck ' is in
some parts still heard, Flk-Lore Rec. (1879) VII. 202.
2. Comp. (i) Holla-balute, a shouting or cheering; (2)
•mouth, a foul-mouthed ruffian ; (3) -mouthed, noisy,
swearing, abusive, foul-mouthed ; (4) -pot, a loud-talking
person, a rude, noisy fellow.
(i) Dev.2 (2) w.Som.' A gurt holler-mouth [aul'ur-maewdh].
(3) Why, there id'n no gurt holler-moutheder fuller 'thin twenty
mild, ib. (4) Cor. '2
3. sb. A halloo, a loud shout ; in hunting : the cry given
when the quarry is seen. Also in comb. Holo-hoi.
Sc. The Chess-windows they were broke. Sir, . . With a convoy
of holo hoi Unto the sheets were sent. Sir, Maidment Ballads
(1844) 65, ed. 1868. n.Lin.' When a person holloas to any one
at a great distance, a person near him often says : ' Holloa's dead
An' I'm cum in his stead.' At other times : ' Holloa's dead, an"
his wife lives at Hull, Kept a coo but milk'd a bull.' Som. Jen-
nings Obs. Dial. lu.Eng. (1825). w.Som.' The deer's gwain vor
Horner, I j-eard a holler down the bottom.
HOLLOCK, sb. w.Yks.'' [olak.] A hollow, valley.
A house is said to be ' down in a bollock' when it stands low
down in a valley.
HOLLOCK, HOLLOK, HOLLOND, see Hallock,
Hallan, sb."^, Hollin.
HOLLOP, V. Hrf Also written holap-. [olap.] To
scoop out the inside of an apple, turnip, &c. Hrf.^
Hence Holaper, sb. an apple-scoop. (W.W.S.), (N.G.)
HOLLOU, int. Yks. [ol9u".] An exclamation of sur-
prise ; a call to stop.
e.Yks.' w.Yks. ' He's trapped,' he said. ' Hollou ! ' And his
mate fell back, Snowden Web of Weaver (1896) 104.
HOLLOW, sb., adj. and adv. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and
Eng. Also written hollah Yks. ; holler n.Lin.' Nrf.
w.Som.'; hollo n. Yks. ; owler- s.Chs.' [h)o'l3.] 1. sb.
A deep lane, a road or lane through a cutting or between
high banks. Gen. in comp. Hollow-way. s.Wor.', Glo.
(A.B.), Glo.', Wil. (K.M.G.)
2. A carpenter's tool, a plane, gen. used in comb, with
' Rounds.'
Sc. Casements used in making any kind of moulding, whether
large or small in wood. 'Hollows and Rounds, per pair to i j inch,
0-34,' Arthur List of Tools (Jam.). n.Lin.' Used for making
hollow trenches in wood. w.Som.' A small plane having a con-
cave or hollow cutting iron with which to plane a convex
surface. ' Th' old Tamlin ...'da got a wole set o' rounds and
hollers.'
3. adj. In co;;?/. (i) Hollow-back, (a) easily, completely,
thoroughly ; (b) a stiff" back, an attitude of pride ; a term
of derision to an idle person too lazy to stoop ; (2) -blocks,
sabots; (3) -gouge, a gouge, a hollow chisel ; (4) -headed,
foolish, silly, shallow-pated ; (5) -meat, poultry, fowls as
opposed to butcher's meat ; (6) -time, winter ; (7) -tool,
((() a spade used in digging earth ; (b) a cooper's drawing
knife ; (8) -ware, (a) see (5) ; (b) turned bowls, cups, and
other hollow vessels ; (9) -work, in embroidery : open
work.
(i, «) n.Yks. They ran togider A while, b't just at last he bet
him hollo-back (W.H.) ; n.Yks.^ Beaten them all hollow-back.
(i) w.Yks. A ! an' he had a hollah back whoile he wor tellin' me
this, Hallam Wadsley Jack (1866) xv; Occasionally heard (B.K.).
(2) Nrf. Brendy, holly golone [Eau de Cologne], hollow blocks,
E e 2
HOLLOW
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HOLM
gin, &c., Emerson Wild Life (1890) 108; I bought one of
them glass holler-blocks, more for images than for use, ib. Son of
Fens (1892) 54. 13) Lin.' A curved chisel of unusual length,
a gouge which will make a round hole. n.Lin.' (4) s.Chs.'
Gamblers are called ' owlery edded gawnies.' (5) So. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (C.) Nhb. A' the kinds o' hollow meats That
greasy cuicks se oft are speetin', Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 25 ;
Nhb.i, n.Yks.2, w.Yks.i e.Suf. Applied to fowls, hares, rabbits
(F.H.). w.Som.i A man said to me of another who was suspected
of stealing fowls: 'Jim was always a tartar for holler meat.'
(6) n.Yks.^This hollow-time sholls on [the winter is sliding over]
(s.v. Holl\ (7, «) n. Vks. The symmetrical pieces of clay raised
by employment of the navvy's ' hollow-tool '—seven or eight
inches in the blade by about six wide, and with convex back and
concave front, Atkinson Moorl. Parish (1891) 191. n.Lin.^ A
hollow wooden spade shod with iron used on the Trent-side for
digging warp and other soil that is free from stones (s.v. Tool).
(6) w.Som.' Bent into a shape suitable for shaving out the inner
surfaces of casks. (8, a) Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895)
Gl. (6) Hrt. Maple is approved of by the turner for making
hollow-ware, Ellis Mod. Htisb. (1750) VII. ii. (9) Cor.*
4. Of wood : concave.
w.Som.' Technical. Kaa'n diie noa'urt wai dhaat dhaeur
boourd, tez z-au'lur [Can't do anything with that (lot of) board,
'tis so hollow].
5. Having a dismal sound, moaning ; speaking in hollow
tones. Also used advb.
Ayr. The wind blew hollow frae the hills. Burns Lament for
Glencairn, st. i. Edb. The hollow Dempster, with an ugly gloom,
Pronounc'd the bloody word, Pennecuik Helicon (1720) 28.
n.Lin.' The wind sounds low and hollow. As a watchdog howls
in pain. s.Wor. The church bell sounds hollow, Porson Qiiainl
IVds. (1875) 19. Glo.i Of the wind or a church bell.
6. One-sided, not closely contested.
War.3 It was a hollow race, i. e. ' Eclipse was first and the
rest nowhere.'
7. Deceitful, double-faced.
nw.Der.i Ee)z uz olu uz u chu^irn [He's as hollow as a churn].
8. adv. In -phr. (1) to carry a thing lioUoit}, to c&vry Athmg
off triumphantly, without difficulty, or completely ; to
proceed exultingly. n.Yks.^w.Yks.'; (2)tochipuplwllov),
a cry used by boys when sliding on the ice. Dun' See
Chip, t;.' 2.
HOLLOW, see HaUow, 56.', Hollo.
HOLLY, sb. Nhb. \Vm. Yks. Peni. Ken. In comp.
(i) Holly-beating, obs., an old custom at Tenby on St.
Stephen's Day ; (2) -boy, ? obs., a figure made of holly burnt
by girls upon Valentine's Day; (3) -brash, a bright
transient flame ; (4) -bussing, the custom of fetching
holly from a wood with music and dancing on Easter
Tuesday; (5) -dance, a dance at Christmas; (6) -night,
Twelfth Night ; see below ; (7) -tree, a tree having lighted
torches on each branch, carried in procession on Twelfth
Night ; see below.
(I) Pem. A^. & Q. (187a) 4th S. x. 267 ; The custom was for
men and boys to parade the streets of Tenby with branches of
holly wherewith to beat the bare arms of any chance females,
who usually chanced to be domestic servants. It was purely a
local custom and did not obtain elsewhere in the county (H.O.) ;
At Tenby, 50 years ago, all maid-servants wore short sleeves,
pulling linen slips over tlieir bare arms when waiting at table,
&c. On St. Stephen's Day the boys used to cut branches of holly
and with these belabour such maids as they found in the streets
with bare arms. This custom may have the same origin as the
blooding of horses on St. Stephen's Day, i. e. shedding blood in
honour of the Protomartyr (E.L.). (2) Ken. N. &> Q. (1880) 6th
S. i. 129 ; Ken.' It was the custom on Shrove Tuesday in West
Kent to have two figures in the form of a boy and girl, made one
of holly, the other of ivy. A group of girls engaged themselves
in one part of a village in burning the holly-boy, which they
had stolen from the boys, while the boys were to be found in
another part of the village burning the ivy-girl, which they had
stolen from the girls, the ceremony being, in both cases, ac-
companied by loud huzzas ; Ken.^ (3) w.Yks.' Such as that
caused by burning holly. (4) Nhb. A very ancient custom that
still obtains at Netherwitton. On Easter Tuesday the lads and
lasses of the village and vicinity meet ; and . . . proceed to the
wood to get holly, with which some decorate a stone cross that
stands in the village, while others are ' bobbing around ' to ' Speed
the Plough ' or ' Birnie Bouzle," N. & Q. (1857) 2nd S. iii. 344 ;
Brand Pop. Anliq. (ed. 1870) I. loi. (5 n.Yks.^ When the
holly -bough is a decoration. (6) Wm. [So called from] the ancient
custom of carrying the ' Holly-tree ' on Twelfth Night at Brough,
Hone Tabk-bk. (ed. 1838) 26. (7) Wm. Formerly the ' Holly-
tree ' at Brough was really 'holly,' but ash being abundant the
latter is now substituted. . . The . . . townspeople mostly lend
their assistance in preparing the tree, to every branch of which they
fasten a torch. About eight o'clock in the evening it is taken to
a convenient part of the town, where the torches are lighted, the
town band accompanying and playing till all is completed, when
it is removed to the lower end of the town, and after divers salutes
and huzzas from the spectators is carried up and down the town
in stately procession, usually by a person of renowned strength,
named Joseph Ling, ib.
HOLM, s6.' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Der. Not.
Lin. Nhp. e.An. se.Cy. Ken. Som. Also written holme
s.Sc. n.Cy. Cum.* Wm. w.Yks.* ne.Lan.' sw.Lin.' Nrf.
Ken. ; and in forms hoalm Lin. ; hoam Gall. ; home Sc.
(Jam.) Ken.; houm Sc. ; howm Sc. Nhb.' n.Yks.^ ; cam
e.An.' e.Nrf. ; cm- N.Cy.'^ Nhp.' e.An.' Nrf. ; owm n.Yks.
[h)oum.] 1. A small island or islet, esp. an island in a
lake or river; an isolated rock.
Sh.I. Every holm and rock in the sea . . . has its own distinctive
name, Jakobsen ZJi'n/. (1897) 58; Seeing that to attempt reaching
the holm . . . was useless, he . . . laid in one of the oars, Nicol-
SON Aithstin' Hedder (1898) 45. S. & Ork.' Or.I. A little isle for
the most part desart, and only employed for pasturage, Wallace
Desc. Or. I. (1693) 109, ed. 1883 ; The several isles . . .are divided
into such as are inhabited and so are more commonly called Isles ;
and such as are not inhabited, which they call Holms, only useful
for pasturage. Brand Desc. Or. I. (1701) 28 (Jam.) ; A rock
surrounded by the sea which has been detached from the adjoining
rocks or from the mainland (Jam.). N.Cy.', Lakel.', Cnm.^* Wm.
{'i.W.'); Appleby Monthly Messenger {h.-px:.i?,<j-C). n.Yks.2 e.Yks.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788^ ne.Lan.* Holme Island near
Grange. n.Lin.* Nhp. Or padded holm, where village boys
resort. Bawling enraptur'd o'er their evening sport, Clare Village
Minsi. yl%z\^\\.•^t. se.Cy. Ray (1691). Som. Two islands in
the mouth of the Severn are called the Holms : one flat-holm,
lying low and flat ; the othersteep-holm, lying high and surrounded
with din's (K.). w.Som.'
2. Low-lying level ground on the borders of a river or
stream. Also in comp. Holm-land.
Sc. Dauner doon the lanely howm, whaur flow'rs Wi' sweets
are laden, Allan Lilts (1874) 373. Per. Fair moon, light up thy
beams And silver holms and lea, Spence Poems (1898) 108.
e.Fif. The laverock frae the grassy howm Hoo joyfully he
springs ! Latto Tain Bodkin (1864) xiv. Knf. I'll cross the burn
and gowan howm, Clark Poet. Pieces (1836) 8. Ayr. A flat
alluvial piece of ground along the Fail, opposite the mouth of the
bloody burn, is still called ' The Dead-mens-holm,' probably from
its having been the burial place of the warriors. Ballads and Sngs.
(1846) I. 23. Lnk. A flowrie howm between twa verdant braes,
Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725) 27, ed. 1783. e.Lth. Broom-clad
knolls and ravines, with the . . . greenest of haughs and howms
between, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 231. Edb. Green knolls
and grassy holms . . . come unexpectedly on the eye at every
bend of the stream, Ballantine Gabcrlunzie (ed. 1875) 270. Feb.
On t'other side of this bright howm. The Lyne runs circling
round, Lintoun Green (1685) 17, ed. 1817. Slk. The plough was
standing idle on the houm, Hogg Tales (1838) 186, ed. 1866.
Dmf. Green an' bonnie is the holm Ian', Thom Jock o' Knowe
(1878) 86. Gall. Ripin' up the green hoams, and forcing wheat
to grow whar Providence never intended it, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 28, ed. 1876. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.', Nhb.', Lakel.*
Cum. The best grazing land we saw . . . were the holm lands on
both sides the Eden near Carlisle, Marshall Review (1808) I.
193 ; Cum.'2 ; Cum.* That lown-liggin' onset by fair Eden side ;
Awitsgreenholms anings, Po wley £'c/iom, 148. Wm.Thendoonby
Crosby thro' the holme She gangs a gentle pace, Whitehead
Leg. (1859) 22 ; (J.H.) Yks. The Howms, a green piece of
ground near Thrustre, lying between the river Codbeck and the
brook Sewell (K.). n.Yks.' Low-lying land which in time of
flood may become more or less insular ; n.Yks.*^* ne.Yks.'
Land which is or has been liable to be surrounded by water at
times. e.Yks.' A sort of peninsula, bounded by swamps or streams
of water on the three sides. m.Yks.' A piece of ground entirely, or
in great part, bounded by a water-course. w.Yks. Willan List
IVds. (1811); w.Yks.'** Lau. Across moor an' bog, howt an
HOLM
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HOLUS-BOLUS
howm, Clegg Skckhes (1895) 243. ne.Lan.i Der.' Obs. Not.
(J.H.B.') Lin. Wi' aaf the cows to cauve an' Thurnaby hoalnis to
plow ! Tennyson A'. Farmer, Old Style (1864) st. 13. sw.Lin.'
Freq. in place names, signifying land rising from a plain or marsh.
NUp.' Nrf. Holmes abound in the valleys and flats of the Bure,
MuNFORD Local Names (1870) 37. Ken. A low flat pasture in
Romney Marsh is yet caUed the Holmes or the Homes (,K.).
Hence (i) Holming, sb. low-lying level ground on the
borders of a stream ; (2) Holmlet, sb. a little ' holm ' ; (3)
HoXmy, adj. (a) of land : level, having flat spaces; rich,
fertile, mellow ; (6) light, porous, floury.
(i) Sc. Maxwell Sel. Traits. 11743) 9 (Jam.). (2) Lth. Ilk
lown grassy holmlet and snell heathy brae, Ballantine Poems
(1856) 309. (3, o) n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.>2 Cum. In some
low, an' holmy deal, Richardson Talk (1871) 106, ed, 1876.
n.Yks. This is a howmy field (I.W.). Nhp.>, Nrf. (W.W.S.) (.A)
e.An.' Omy land, land just brought into cultivation, and requiring
clay or marl to give it firmness. e.Nrf. Marshall Rur.Econ. (1787).
3. A depression, hollow ; a narrow and deep glen.
Abd. (G.W.) Nhb. It lies rather in a howm, Oliver Rambles
(1835)229; Nhb.i
4. A hill; obs. except in place-names. Nhb. (R.O.H.),
n.Lin.'
[1. OE. holm, land rising from water, an island in a
river. 2. Holm, place be-sydone a watur, /«//;«;/s, P/w«/'/.]
HOLM, sA.* Glo. Sus. Hmp. Dor. Som. Dcv. Cor. Also
written holme Hmp.; and in forms holn Dev.*; horn
Dor.' ; home Dor. Som. Dev.'^" e.Cor. ; hoom Dev. ; hum
Cor.^ [om.] 1. The holly, Ilex Aquifolium ; also used
atlrib.
Sus. (S.P.H.) Hmp. To nattle like a boar in a holme bush.
Wise New Forest (1883) 179; Hmp.' Dor.' Esp. the low and
more prickly holly. Som. The clump of holm, Raymond Love
and Quiet Life (1894) 219. w.Som.' Mind you bring some
Christmasin, a good bush o' holm [oam], and a mestletoe, s'now.
Dev. We an't a cut down none of thick holm bush, Repotis Provinc.
(1881) 12 ; Dev.* w.Dev. Marshall Rur.Econ. (1796). Cor.'^
Hence Holmen, ac/J. made of holly, consisting of holly.
Dor.i Holmen bushes, in between The leafless darns, 211.
Som. A wayside inn near the village of Blagdon was called in my
remembrance Holmen Clavel, from its having originally had
a clavel or clavel-tack [a chimney-piece] of holly (F.A.A.) ;
Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825). w.Som.'
2. Comp. (i) Holm-berry, a holly-berry; also used
athib. ; (2) -cock, the missel-thrush, fiirdits viscivorus ; (3)
-frith, a wood of holly; (4) -screech or -scritch, (a) see (2) ;
{b) the jay, Garrtdus glaiidartus ; (5) -thrush, see (1).
(i) Dor. Let me put one little kiss on those holmberry lips,
Tess, Hardy Tess (1891) 66, ed. 1895. (2) Dor., Dev., Cor.
From the fondness of this bird for the berries of the . . . holm,
SwAiNSON BiVrfs (18851 I. (31 Hmp.' Blackmore Ortrfof* A'oiicW
(i866) II. 62. (4, a) Glo.l Dor. ^C.V.G.) ; w.Gazelle (Feb. 15,
1889) 7. Som. A home-screech came flying out of the apple-tree,
Raymond Gent. Upcott (1893) 105; Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng.
(1825). w.Som.' Dev. HEWETTPras. S/i. (1892) ; Dev.i,nw.Dev.'
s.Dev. Fox Kingsbiidge (1874). s.Dev., e.Cor. (Miss D.) Cor.
RoDD Birds (1880) 314; Cor.'* (i) Dev.2; Dev.3 The usual
name throughout the county. (5) Dor., Dev., Cor. Swainson ib.
Cor. RoDD Birds (1880) 314 ; Cor.^
[1. Holme or holy, Imssus, Prompt]
HOLM, sb.^ Cum. Yks. Also in forms ome Cum.' ;
owm- n.Yks. The elm, Ulmuscampeslris and U. 7noiitana.
Cum.' w.Yks. Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) 259.
Hence Owmy, adj. consisting of elm, made of elm.
n.Yks. This is a owmy wood (I.W.).
[Holme, Ulmits, Prompt]
HOLMBY, sb. Nhp.' In phr. to shine like Holmby, to
shine very brightly.
A comparison that may have originated in the glittering appear-
ance which Holdenby House presented, when gilded witli the
rays of the sun. The situation being elevated, it was visible from
the surrounding country.
HOLME, see Hame, sb.^
HOLMOGEN, sb. Obs. Irel. Dor. Also in forms
homogen Dor.; hulmogee Wxf.' A small cupboard in
the wall ; a cabinet.
Wxf.' Dor. A lady once had an old oak cabinet which she
called the homogen or holmogen, Poole Forth Gt. (1867).
HOLN, see Holm, sb.'
HOLROD, sb. Dor. The cowslip, Primula veris.
w.Gazetk (Feb. 15, 1889) 7, col. i.
HOLSH, see Halsh, v.
HOLSIE-JOLSIE, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to oiir
correspondents.] A confused mass of food, swine's
meat, &c.
HOLSTER, 56.' and -j.' Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms
hulster Cor.' ; olster s.Dev. e.Cor. [o'l-, B-lsta(r).]
1. sb. A hiding-place, a harbouring place.
s.Dev. (Miss D.) Cor.' This rubbish es only a hulster for
snails ; Cor.* s.v. Holt).
2. Comb. Holster-iron, sb. the iron socket inserted in the
' summers ' into which the ' stud ' is fastened. Som.
(W.F.R.)
3. w.Toharbour; togathertogetherintooneclosecompany.
Cor.i How dare you hulster my daughter here ! w.Cor. A', tr
Q. (1854) 1st S. X. 319.
[1. OE. heolslor, a place of concealment (B.T.). 2.
There I hope best to hulstred be, /?. Rose (c. 1400) 6146 ]
HOLSTER, V.' and sb.' Obs. Dev. L v. To make a
noise or racket ; to hustle and bustle.
n.Dev. E.rm. Scold. (1746) Gl., ed. 1879 ; To make a confounded
rattle, Horae Subsecivae (1777) 215.
2. sb. A noise, racket, disturbance.
n.Dev. Rather than tha wudst ha' enny more champ and holster,
E.\:m. Scold. (1746) 1. 219.
HOLT, s6.' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Not. Lin. Rut.
Lei. Nhp. War. Glo. e.An. se.Cy. Ken. Sus. Som. Also
in forms haut Dmf. (Jam.) ; ho't s.Not. ; howt Lan.
[h)olt, h)out, ot.] 1. A wood, grove, or plantation ;
a wooded hill or knoll.
Sc. Frae out the haslie holt the deer Sprang glancing thro' the
schaw, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 197. Ayr. Both hill and
holt, and moore and fenne, Ballads and Sngs. (1846) I. 26. Bwk.
It died away o'er holt an' lea, Chisholm Poems (1879) 2'- ^"'•
And there was . . . riding O'er holt and lea, Hogg Poems (ed.
1865) 29. Dmf. Ne'er on heath or holt, by wood or river, Reid
Poems (1894) 51. N.Cy.' A peaked hill covered with wood.
Nhb.', Cum." w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703) ; Peaked hills covered
with wood, WiLLAN List IVds. (i8ii); w.Yks." Lan. Across
moor an' bog, howt an' howm, Clegg Sketches ( 1895) 242. ne.Lan.'
Lin. Skinner (1671) ; Lin.' n.Lin. Sutton Wrfs. (1881). sw.Lin.'
Rut.i He lets the cherry-holt separate. Lei.', Nhp.', War.*,
s.War.', Glo.'2 e.An.' We have gooseberry-holts, cherry-holts,
nut-holts. Cmb.' Stag's Holt is about 8 miles from Wisbech, on
the Low Road to March. Nrf. (E.M.) se.Cy. Ray (1691). Ken.'
Much used in names of places, as Bircholt, Knockholt, c&c. ; Ken.^
Sus. Lower 5. Downs (1854^ 152; Sus.'; Sus.^ Esp. on a side
hill, thus Jevington Holt, Wilmington Holt, &c. w.Som.'
2. An osier-bed or plantation. Also called Osier-holt.
s.Not. (J.P.K.), Lin.' n.Lin.' If anyone talked of a plantation
of willows instead of a willow-holt he would be laughed at.
sw.Lin.' They fun in an osier holt agen . Lei.' Nhp. Osier
holts by rivers near, Clare Poems (1827) 4 ; Nhp.' War. B'/iam
IVkly. Post (June 10, 1893) ; War.'^, e.An.'
3. Poor land covered with furze or ling ; a field in a rough,
weedy condition ; a name for a field.
Nhp.' In Canons Ashby they have Thistly Holt, and Rushy
Holt ; Nhp.* A common name for a field.
4. A small haycock ; a small quantity of manure before
it is spread. Dmf. Statist. Ace. XIII. 568 (Jam.). Cf hut.
[OE. holt, copse, wood ; timber ; G. Holz^,
HOLT, sb? Chs. Also in form hoult. In games:
a ' holing,' putting the ball into a hole. Cf. hold, sb. 5.
Chs.' ; Chs.2 I gained three points at one hoult ; Chs.^
HOLTLESS, adj. Hrf. Also in form holdless Hrf.'
Careless, heedless, random. Bound P/-ow«c. (1876) ; Hrf.'
HOLTS, see Halts, sb. pL
H0LUMS-J0LUMS,(7rfi/. War. All at once. (J.R.W.)
HOLUS-BOLUS, adv. Sc. Irel. Lan. Chs. Lin. Shr.
Brks. Som. Dev. Also in forms holis-bolis Ant. ; hollis-
boUisSc. ; hoUos-boIlos Ayr. ; holuns-boluns s.Chs.'
1. Completely, entirely, all at once ; also used as subst
Sc. Precious little would tempt me tae lift my lines and gang
ower tae the Auld Kirk hollis-bollis, Tweeddale Moff {\i()t) 55.
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Kcd. It wad cost my wob o' wincey Holus-bolus, warp an' waft,
Grant Lays (18841 37. Ayr. We wad leave it 'hollos-bollos '
had we claes to rin away, Aitken Lays Line (1883) 40. Lnk. A
sort o' twa-liunder-year-auld shepherd's hut . . . tooken doon,
holus bolus, I'rae the hillside, Murdoch Readings (ed. 1895) II.
61. Lth. At fifteen she left my school for good and carried clT
my heart — holus bolus — along with her, Lumsden Shcip-hcad
(1892)251. Ant. The whole lot, Bn//y>«om OA5. (1892). ne.Lan.',
Lin.l nw.Dev.' He swallowed the cherries holus bolus.
2. Impulsively,, without consideration, recklessly.
Chs.' s.Chs.' Oo wii nu stop tu bi tuwd, 60 goz aat' it oaluns-
boaluns [Hoo wunna stop to be towd, hoo gos at it holuns-
boluns]. Shr.i 'E never thinks 'ow it's gwein to end, but gwuz
at it 'Olus-bolus. Brks. Having resolved to ' sar' it out,' as we say
in the Vale, 'holus bolus,' just as it comes, Hughes T. Broivn
(1856) i.
3. Without asking leave, ' nolens-volens.'
w.Som.' They come and tookt th'osses, holus-bolus, and never
so much as a.xed or zaid thank ee.
HOLY, adj. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also
written holie Abd. e.An.' ; and in forms hali- Som.' ;
halli- e.Yks.' : hally Sc. ; haly Sc. (Jam.) w.Som.' ; helly,
hely Sc. (Jam.); h6li(e Sh.I. ; holly Lns. In comb, (i)
Holy band, the Kirk-session ; (2) — bizen or by-zont,
a show, spectacle, a conspicuous or ridiculous object ; (3)
— dabbles, a species of cake or shortbread, freq. used
instead of bread at Holy Communion; (4) — dance,
a name given to the proceedings of certain religious sects,
owing to the excitement and extravagances shown ; (5)
-day tolls, obs., customs paid for all manner of provisions
sold on holy-days ; (6) — doupies, see (3) ; (7) — eve, All
Hallows' Eve ; (8) — fair, obs.,3. summer gathering held
on a Communion Sunday ; (9) — falls, trousers buttoned
with ' flap ' instead of ' fly ' fronts ; (10) — friar, a liar ;
(11) — how, a membrane on the head, with which some
children are born ; (12) -mass, All Saints' Day ; (13) —
mokers, an exclamation of surprise ; (14) — palmer, the
palmer-worm; (15) —poker, see (13); (16) — pokers,
the great reedmace, Typha latifolia ; (17) — post, ? a ghost,
' boggle ' [not known to our correspondents] ; (18) — show,
see (2) ; (19) — Sunday, Easter Day ; (20) — tavern, see
(13); (21) — thorn, the Glastonbury thorn, Crataegus O.xy a-
cantha, var. praccox; (22) —Thursday, (a) Ascension Day ;
{b) Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday ; (23)
— verd, holly used in the Christmas decoration of churches;
(24) — wake, obs., a bonfire ; (25) — water, in phr. to like
as the devil likes holy ivater, to hate mortally.
(,1) Sc. The blear-cin'd bell-man . . . summoned him and her
before the hally-band, a court that held in the kirk on Saturday
morning, Graham IVrilings {iW^) II. 225. (2) n.Cy. Grose ^1790).
Nhb.^ Applied to an idolized and over-dressed person. * Yor
myekin a fair holy-bizen on that bairn.' Also used menacingly :
' Aa'U myeka holy-bizen onye, yeslut.' n.Yks.' (3) Lnk. (Jam.)
Edb. A species of cake baked with butter, otherwise called
Petticoat-tails (I'A., s.v. Dabbles). Dmf., Gall. The designation
still given to the bread used in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
This is not baked in the form of a loaf but in cakes such as are
gen. called shortbread {ib.). Gall. I saw these about 32 or 33
years ago used in a neighbouring parish at the Communion, for
the Bread. They were cakes of shortbread. They are not now
used I think in any church in Gall. (A.W.) (4) n.Yks.*; n.Yks.^
We've been at a holy dance. (5) Suf. Gardner Dtintiich
(1754)- (6) Frf. (Jam.) (7) Lns. It's neither Holly Eve, nor St.
John's Eve, Croker Leg. (1862) 248. (81 Per. Ostensibly it was
a gathering of Christians convoked at some rural central spot for
the purposes of religious exercises, preparatory to a celebration
of the Lord's Supper. The religious exercises took place in the
open air, and were continued without intermission throughout the
day, while the more sacred ordinance of the Sacrament was dis-
pensed to communicants, coming and retiring in relays, under the
roof of the little adjoining church, Halidukton Fields (1890) 3, 4.
Ayr. I'm gaun to Mauchline Holy Fair To spend an hour in daffin.
Burns Holy Fair (1785 st. 5. Edb. By my faith they drank it
rare As ony at the holy fair, Liddle Poems (1821I 232. Gall. The
'holy fair' is long defunct as an institution (A.W.). (91 Stf.
NoRTHALL Flk-PIn: (1894). War.2 Wor., Glo. Northall Flk-
Phr. (1894). (10) War.3 You are a holy-friar. (11) Sc. This
covering is carefully preserved till death, first by the mothers and
afterwards by those born with it ; from the idea that the loss of it
would be attended with some signal misfortune (Jam., s.v. How) ;
They give out that children so born will be very fortunate,
RuDDiMAN G/. (1773UJAM.). (i2)e.An.> (13"' Ant. (S.A.B.) (14)
Som. W. & J. Gl (1873). w.Som.' (15) Myo. Oh holy poker!
Barrington Sketches (1830) III. xvi. (16) n.Dev. (B. & H.) i_i7)
Sur. A young servant-girl . . . told me that she was afraid to go
into the garden after dark for fear of seeing ' a holy post,' Flk-
Lore Rec. (1878) I. 246. (18) N.I.' He made a holy show of
himself. Wxf. ' Oh, you impostor,' says he, ' if ever you rise out
of that, I'll make a holy show of you,' Kennedy S(tji*s Bo/o (1863)
214 ; He became a holy show and gazabo to the entire world, ib.
Evenings Diijfrey (1869) 305. Lon. He wasn't a going to make a
holy show of his-self, Mavhew Lond. Labour (ed. 1861) II. 377,
col. 2. (19) Sus.i There is a tradition that the sun always dances
on the morning of Holy-Sunday, but nobody has even seen it
because the devil is so cunning that he always puts a hill in the
way to hide it. (20) Ant. (S.A.B.) (ai) War.^ (22, n) n.Yks.^
e.Yks.i Halli-thesda fair, held at Beverley. Oxf. (G.O.) Hrt.
Ellis Mod. Hush. ( 1750) III. i. (6) Not. My mother did use to
say as she wouldn't hang out a pair o' sheets if 'twere iver so, for
if you did so a' Holy Thursday you'd sure to have a corpse in
t'house afore a year wer out, N. & Q. (1897) 8th S. xi. 485. (23)
e.An.' ; e.An.^ (s.v. Hulverl. (24) Glo. Grose (1790) ; G/. (1851);
Glo.i (25) w.Yks.i He likes him as the Devil likes holy water.
HOLYROOD, sb. Yks. Lin. Wil. Som. Also in forms
hally-loo- n.Lin.' ; hollardy- Wil.' Som. In comp. (i)
Holyrood-day, the Festival of the Invention of the Holy
Cross, May 3 ; (2) -morn, the Festival of the Exaltation of
the Holy Cross, Sept. 14.
(i n.Lin. Obs. (E.P.) ; n.Lin.i, 'WiU Som. The third of May,
Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825'. (2) n.Yks.^ If the buck rises
with a dry horn on Holyrood morn, it is the sign of a Michaelmas
summer.
[(i) Any time between Martilmas and holyrode-day,
FiTZHERBERT Husb. (1534) 86. (2) On Holy-rood day, the
gallant Hotspur there, Young Harry Percy and brave
Archibald ... At Holmedon met, Shaks. i Neit. IV, i. i.
52 ; pe holi Roode was i-founde, as je witeb, in May,
Honoured he was se))pe in Septembre, ^e holi Rode day.
Leg. Holy Rood (c. 1300), ed. Morris, 49.]
HOM, see Hani, sA.', Holm, s6.=
HOMAGE, sb. and v. Yks. Lin. Nhp. Bdf. e.An. Bus.
Also in form hommidge n.Yks. [o'niidg, o'midg.] 1. sb.
Attention, deference, respect.
n.Yks. "Te men ov honerubbcl neeam. Refuse that hommidge
'at their titles claim ! Castillo Poems (1878) 52. sw.Lin.' They
want such a very deal of homage, them inspectors.
2. IK To respect, to show deference to.
e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. ' I do homage you, sister, for that you have
done so well for poor father.' ' I don't think but what he would
homage a poor person as much as he would a rich one ' (H.M.M.).
Sus. I've always homaged my betters, O'Reilly Stories (1880)
I. 240.
Hence Homaging, (i) vbl. sb. flattery; (2) ppl. adj.
respectful, deferential.
(i) n.Lin.' Ther's noa gettin' on wi' her she wants soa much
homaagein' ; it's that she lives on. (a) Nhp. What makes you
'neath the maples creep, In homaging surprise ! Clare Poems
(1820^ 184.
3. To make a bow to, curtsey to. Bdf (J.W.B.)
HOMANY, sA. Som. Noise, disturbance. W.&J. G/.
(i873l-
HOMBER, see Hamburgh, Hammer, sb.'^
HOMBLE.s*. Dor. [ombl.] A duck. G/. (1851) ; Dor.'
HOMBLE,!;. Oxf.' [o'mbL] With n6o!</: to pull about.
HOMBLE, HOME, HOMEEN, HOMELLS, see Hamble,
Hame, sA.', Holm, i6.'°, Humin, Hommells.
HOME, 5i.', adv., adj. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel.
and Eng. Also in forms hame Sc. Bnfi'.' ; heamm Cum.' ;
heeam n.Yks.= ; heyem Nhb.'; hiam Lakel.^ ; hoam
n.Yks.''' ; hoame w.Yks. ; horn Dev.= Cor.' ; hooam I.W."';
hum Not.' s.Not. Lei.' Nhp.'^ Hmp.' Cor. ; hwum Dev. ;
hyemNhb.'; whoam Wil. ; whome Shr. ; whumn.Dev.;
yam n.Yks.'^ [o'ra, osni, h)em, h)i3m, worn, wBm.]
1. sb. In comb, (i) Home-airted, directed homewards;
(2) -along or -long, homewards, towards home ; (3) -born,
belonging to the family ; (4) -bred, a calf bred on the
premises ; pi. cattle of the Norfolk breed ; (5) -bringer, a
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household provider; (6) -bringing, the act of bringing
home ; (7) •close, the enclosure in which a farm-house is
built, the field nearest the farm-house ; (8) -come, (9)
■coming, an arrival at home ; a return, the festivities or
reception on returning home, the time of return ; (10)
-draughtit, (11) -drawn, selfish, looking after one's own
interest ; (12) -dwellers, people accustomed to live in
houses as opposed to tramps; (13) -fare or -fair, the
removal of a bride from her own or her father's house to
that of her husband ; the home-coming of a newly-married
couple; (14) -field, see (7); (15) -given, of a present:
given by a relation or one of one's own home ; (16) -going,
(a) iL return, a return journey ; the act of going home ;
(b) returning home, homeward-going; (17) -harvest, a
harvest-home, the supper at the close of the harvest ; (18)
■head, the head of a family or house ; (19) -Ian', applied
to farm-servants who live in the farm-house ; domestic ;
(20) -leg goose, the greylag goose, Anser cineretis; (21)
-livier, a person belonging to the immediate neighbour-
hood, a local inhabitant ; (22) ■over or -owre, [a] see (2) ;
{b) homely, humble, rustic, unpolished ; home-keeping ;
(23) -sang, a song of home or country ; (24) -spot, a house,
the situation of a house ; (25) -spun, see (22, 6) ; (26) -stall,
(a) a farm-house and adjacent buildings, a farm-yard and
its appurtenances ; {b) the place of a mansion-house, the
inclosure of ground immediately connected with a mansion-
house ; (27) -sucken, (a) the crime of assaulting a person
in his own house ; [b] greatly attached to home ; (c) see
(11); (28) -teuny,ois., a stronghold, a place of security; (29)
-tried, of lard : made at home ; (30) -water, a cordial made
from horsemint ; (31) -went, to go home ; (32) -with, (a)
see (2) ; (b) homeward ; (c) self-interested, esp. in phr. to
be ay to the liawewith ; (33) -work, work done at home
instead of at a mill or factory ; (34) -yard, see (7).
(i) SIg. I pray ilka nicht let your thochts be hame-airted,
Towers Poems (1885) 180. {2) Dor. He've clinked off home-
along, depend upon't, Hardy Greenwood Tree {i8-]2) I. 62. Dev.
Now than,sose, 'tez time vur us tu shett away homalong, Hewett
Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Trim, my lil 'earty, I've comed 'ome-along to
'e, Phillpotts Dartmoor (1896) 238. Cor. Just as I turned
back home-long, I see a man leanin' against thicky post, ' Q.'
Noughts and Crosses (1891) 109 ; Cor.* (3) n.Yks.* He's heeam-
boorn ; you may see he's gying his father's geeat. (4) e.Nrf.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1787). Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) (5) n.Yks.2
(6) Sc. A debt owing ... for home bringing Queen Ann out of
Denmark, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 331 (Jam.). (7) Lin. The
farmer thought it more advisable to remove his barn further into
his fields, or home close, Marshall Review (1811) III. 57. n.Lin.i
Rut.' There are two home-closen and twelve homesteads in the
Glaston parish map attached to the tithe award. Nhp.* (8) Cai.',
Nlib.' n.Yks.i He'll be here about home-come. (9) Sc. During
the week between Miss N.'s homecoming and the wedding, Swan
Aldtrsyde (ed. 1892) 121. Sh.I. We'll get a hamecomin' 'at 'ill be
dreary i' da hearin' o, Sh. News (July 17, 1897). Cai.' Frf. She
did not tell the story until Jamie's home-coming had become a
legend, Barrie T/inims (1889) xxii. Fif. This is a sad hame-
comin' for ye, Robertson Provost (1894) 185. e.Lth. To see if it
wasna time for my hame-comin. Hunter J. Inwick (1895) 179.
Nhb.' They hed sic a hyem-comin as nivver was. Cmn.i I whope
tliou'U hev a hearty heamm comin'. n.Yks.'The evening tide for
returning home after the labours of the day. '1 shall hev a bonny
heeamcoming about it with my wife '; n.Yks.* m.Yks.' The time
of home-return after the day's work. w.Som.' The arrival of the
bride at her husband's home. This used to be celebrated with much
festivity, but now it is mostly confined to a peal on the church
bells. ' A purty home-coming that, sure 'nough, vor to slink in to
the back door, 's off they was asheeamed to show therzuls.' (10)
Bnff.i Abd. Fowk's files mair hame-drauchtit than they wid like
till alloo, Greig Logie o' Biichan (1899) 10. (11) BnfT.i (12)
Sus.' A good many of these people who've come harvesting this
year, look like home-dwellers. (i3')Sc.(Jam.) Abd. Their merry
homefair I remind, When their blythe tenantry convened . . . To
welcome them With signs of joy, Anderson Poems (1826)36. (14)
n.Lin.' Rarely used. When it is employed inthisconnection an error
is made. w.Soni.' (15) n.Yks.^ (16, a) Sc. My Auntie K. would
only consent to stay another night on the home-going. White-
head Z)a//Z)nf;> (1876) 204, ed. 1894; The masters beine; under fear
that the committee . . . would come and visit their college in their
home-going,SpALDiNGi/(s/. Sf. (1792) I. iio(Jam.). CaL* Ags.It
is said iron, when one meets with something very disagreeable on
one's return, ' 1 gat a bonny walcom for my home gain' (Jam.).
Ayr. In the hame-gaun we took a shorter road. Service Notan-
rf;(/«5 (1890) 25. n.Yks.2 (6) Lnk. The hame-gaun wearied busy
bees Flee by on bummin' wings, Thomson Musings (1881) 127.
(17) Lin. (Hall.) I.W.> ; I.W.2 I ben at all the hooam harvests
all they years. (18) n.Yks.^ He'll be a heeam-heead by noo. (19)
Edb. The hamelan' servants tak' the lead ; The cottars next come
on wi' speed, //(ir'i/ /?;^ (i794) 9, eJ- 1801. (20) Nrf. CoZENS-
Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 52. (21) e.Dev. Tell us the full names
of this man, gentleman or ploughboy, gipsy or home-liver. Black-
more Perlycross (1894) ix. (22, a) Frf. Cadge the craps, fan cuttit
down In hairst, hame o'er unto the town. Piper of Peebles (1794)
5. Fif. The weel kend gate They're on the nick o' takin' Hame
owre this night, Douglas Poems (1806) 152. Edb. Deil ane o'
them . . . wad be fit to take a dance Hame o'er, to tell the news
in France, Crawford Poems (1798) 91. (6) Sc. I hadna weel
begun to play Some hameowre lilt, Allan Lilts (1874) 40. Abd.
Mak' nae words to speak in a gey hameo'er place, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (187 1) xvii. Ags. Will ye tak' a cup o' tea? for ye'll
no like our hame-ower meal, I doot, St. Kathleen (1820) III. 232
(Jam.). Frf. What hame o'er foulk whiles ca' a keeking-glass,
MoRisoN Poems (1790) 158. Lnk. Geography . . . was . . . perfect
nonsense for hame ower folk, Fraser IVhaups (1895) 34. Edb.
Hame-o'er langsyne you hae been blyth to pack Your a' upon a
sarkless soldier's back, Fergusson Poems (1773) 181, ed. 1785.
(23) Lnk. Oh ! for the lilt o' an auld hame-sang, Thomson Leddy
71/fl.v (1883) III. i,24)n.Yks.2 (25) Dmb. In consideration of having
such a homespun visitor in the place. Cross Disruption (1844) vi.
Rnf. This feeble, plain. Rough hame-spun dirge, may flow in vain,
Finlayson Rhymes (1815) no. Edb. Gar auld-warld wordies
clack In hamespun rhime, Fekgusson Poems (1773) 224, ed.
1785. Dmf. Ye're thiiikin' I'm rough, an' lackin' o' lear, Hame-
spun, Thom Jock o Knowe (1878) 25. Gall. My house is fu' baith
butt and ben. Of hyplock hame-spun gentlemen, Lauderdale
Poems (1796) 35. Lakel.2 Cum.' He's a real heamm-spun an.
n.Lin.i She's a hoamespun un ; she is that. Glo. We be but plain,
home-spun folk, Gissing Vitl. Hampden (18901 I. iv. (26, fl)Nhb.
These huts are built a short distance from the home-stall, Mar-
shall Review Agric. (1818) I. 40. Nhp.' Not very gen. . . It occurs
in notices of sale : ' To be sold, a close lying contiguous to the
home-stall.' Oxf.^ MS. add. Suf.i (A)Ken.>2 (27, <i) Sc. I have
evited striking you in your ain house . . . because I am ignorant
how the laws here may pronounce respecting burglary and hame-
sucken, Scorr Nigel (1822) xxvi ; Explained the nature of the
various crimes, assault, robbery, and hamesucken. Ford Thistle-
doivn (1891) 211 ; It is still a capital offence, although, as a matter
of fact, the infliction of the extreme penalty has long fallen into
desuetude. . . Nowadays hamesucken is seldom charged, but occa-
sionally cases occur, and such a case has just been tried in the
Dumfries Sheriff Court, Carlisle Jni. (Jan. 3, 1899). (6) Cld.
(Jam.) Lnk. Like some hamesucken weaver that had never been
twa mile west o' Camlachie in his life, Murdoch Readings (ed.
1895^ II. 76. (c) Ayr. (Jam.) (28) Cum.i (29) e.Suf. (F.H.^
(30) Hnip. Wise New Forest (1883) 283 ; Hmp.l s.Hmp. Could ye
gi'e her a pinch of bishopswort, for to make humwater? Verney
L. Lisle (1870) x. (31) Sur. If the snow had been any deeper
nobody couldn't home-went (H.J.M.). (32, o) Abd. We thocht it
time to be stappin hamewuth, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871)
xviii. Per. As hamewith he cam' wi't he paikit a bairn, Nicoll
Poems (ed. 1843) 95. (b) Abd. And now the squire his hamewith
course intends, Ross Helenore (1768) 137, ed. 1812. n.Sc. He's
ay to the hamewith (Jam.). Bnff.' (33) w.Yks. Not heard so
frequently now. ' Ah've seen 'em swop hand-looms fer pahr-
looras, . . hoame-wark fer miln-wark,' Yks. Wily. Post (Apr. i8,
1896). (34) n.Lin.' In the home-yards two sorts of hemp were
grown, MacKinnon Acc. of Messingham (1825) 12.
2. Phr. (i) at home, (a) at no great distance, not out of
town ; (b) of servants, &c. : out of situation, not in em-
ployment ; (2) in home, indoors ; (3) up home, upstairs ;
(4) to be called home, to have the banns of marriage
published; (5) -—be not all at home, to be wanting m
intellect ; (6) to come home, {a) to be born ; (i) of a servant :
to arrive at a new situation, to come to her mistress's or
master's house ; (7) — go home, {a) of a servant : to go to
a new situation ; {b) to die ; to decay, perish ; to be ex-
tinguished ; (8) —put home, to escort home ; (9) — spring
home, to be born ; (10) — take home, to cause to die, to call
to heaven.
HOME
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(1,0) Sc. ' Is Mr. Such-a-one at home?' 'Yes, sir, he is at
home, but he is not within,' Monthly Mag. (1800) I. 323. (6) Abd.
A tolerably lively recollection of her experiences in having pre-
viously had one or two of her sons ' at home ' during the winter
season,ALEXANDER/}i;</7A. (1882I212. n.Cy.(J.W.) (2)yks.(iA.)
Dev.You bide here,usbegoin'in home {or a mxnnit, Reports Provinc.
(1887) 9. (3) 'Where's j-our bonnet, Polly?' ' He's up home
on the bed," ib. (4) Wil.i They tells I as 'ow Bet Stingymir is
gwain to be caal'd whoam to Jim Spritely on Zundy. Dor. You
was not called home this morning, Hardy Tess (1891) xxxii. (5)
ne.Lan.' He's net o' at heyam. [6, a) Abd. A richt protty gate-
larrin bairnie. . . Fan cam't hame no? Alexander Ain Flk. (1882)
219. Rnf. Janet had her firstlin' baby. In September cam' he
hame, Neilson Poems (1877) 37. (6) Kcd. A sonsie pawkie quean
Cam' hame to keep his house, Grant Lays (1884) 92; (A.W.)
(7, a) Sc. iJam.) ; (A.W.) {b) s.Not. Them taters never did no
good ; they went hum after they were flooded. Th' owd jackass
hes gone home (J.P.K.). sw.Lin.' I'm sure it would be a blessing if
it went home again. e.Suf, Used of whatever has animal or vege-
table life, and of a lamp, candle, or fire (F.H.). Dev. Poor Sam's
gwayne hwum, Vvi-NAH Sketches (1842) 105, ed. 1871. (8) Cor.'
(9) SIg. Twa waly chaps sprung hame, twa lovely boys, Gallo-
way Z.«Hfrt)/v (1804)58. (10) sw.Lin.' If it would please the
Lord to take it home.
3. A parish consisting of several hamlets or townships.
Shr. A very large and populous parish containing at least twenty
hamlets or townships. . . The inhabitants of this large district are
said to live ' in Worfield-home,' and the adjacent . . . parishes
(each of them containing in like manner many townships or ham-
lets) are called Claverly- or Clarely-home, Tatnall-home, Wom-
burn-home or • whome,' Hone Tablebk. (1827) 23.
4. Household furniture.
w.Yks. People in Sheffield speak of having got a home together,
when they have got enough furniture together for housekeeping
(S.O.A.l. Not. I have been in the house a fortnight, but I wont
be comfortable till my home arrives (A.S.P.).
5. adv. Close, near by, to the extreme point, quite, freq.
in phr. to make or shiit home, to close, shut. Also used
fig. closely, urgently.
e.An.' ' The nail is driven home.' ' I pressed him home' upon
the subject. Suf.' Is the nail home ? I gave it him home. e.Suf.
(F.H.) Wil. For generosity to their comrades in trouble ' I can-
not speak them home,' Swinstead Par. on Wheels (1897) 203.
Som. They hauled the waggon home beside the rick, Raymond
Tryphena (1895I 14. w.Som.' Her and her mother do live home
beside o' we. Dev. Hur drap'd bothe tha cans ... An val'd . . . hom
pin tap a tha vlore. Nathan Hogg Poet. /.<•«. (1847) 2nd S. 14, ed.
1 866. nw.Dev.' Cor. Take the niddle and crafe home that great
squard in thy skirt, Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) 22 ; Lev us
shut hum our eyes, T. Towser Tales (1873) la ; Cor.' Make hom
the door ; Cor.^
6. Comb. (1) Home-by, close to, near by ; (2) -done, of
meat : well-cooked ; (3) -to, (a) up to, as far as, close to ;
(6) all but, excepting only.
(i) w.Som.i The house id'n ezactly in the street, but he's home
by. Dev. Jenny Brook's 'ouze is homeby ours, Hewett Peas. Sp.
(1892). n.Dev. I wiz born whum by es side, Pulman Sketches, 6,
in Elworthy Wd. Bk. (1888). (2) e.An.i Nrf. Cozens-Hardy
Broad Nrf. (iQgz^ 41 ; I like my meat home-done; but my hus-
band like his in the main (W.R.E.). Suf.' Do you love your meat
home-done or rear? (3, a) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.'
The routs was up home to the nutso' the wheels. 'Home to door'
is a very common idiom. ' We went 'long way un all the way,
right home to door.' Dev. He'th a-urned tha nive intii 'is leg right
up 'ome tD tha hannel, Hewett Peas. Sp. 11892); Dev.^ 'Where's
my glasses?' ' We thar' they be hom' to 'ee.' nw.Dev.' (6)
w.Som.' Dhaiv u kaar-d uwai- aul aay-d u-gaut, oa-m tu dheeuz
yuur [They have stolen all I had, excepting this one alone]. Dev.
I have carried away everything, home to this. Reports Proviiic.
(1882 15. nw.Dev.'
7. adj. To the point, direct, close; decisive; also usedyf^g-.
Lnk. The paper was very home and close, Wodrow Ch. Hiil.
(1721) HI. 343, ed. 1828. Nhp.' ' I gave him a home stroke.' A
figurative expression for completion. Nrf. A ' home-stroke,' Hol-
loway. Sus. It won't be long afore you have homer things to
think of than politics, Blackmore Springhaven ( 1887) xxix. Hmp.
Holloway.
Hence Home-dealing, sb. plain-dealing, close applica-
tion to a man's conscience or feelings on any subject.
Sc. The interest of precious truth, and your great confidence,
makes plain and home-dealing with you in the case indispensably
necessary, M'Ward Contendiiigs {it23) 196 (Jam.).
8. V. To go homewards ; /ig. to die.
Cum. We'll heame to driving ploughs, Rayson Poems (1839) 42.
n.Yks.'^ He's heeaming fast.
9. With in : of the tide, to flow in, come in. n.Yks.^
Hence Homer, sb. the seventh wave. Cf home, sb.'
Suf. Every seventh wave is a heavy one, and when a boat is
coming in, or a bather wanting to land, it might be said, ' Let's
wait for a seventh wave, that'll be a " homer " ' (A.L.M.).
10. With /o : to live with, be domesticated with.
Not.' Lei.' She hums to us now her mother's dead.
11. To assign a particular pasture to a particular flock.
Cum. There is no rule which can oblige me to heaf or home
my flock on any particular pasture, Helvellyn in Cornh. Mag.
(Oct. 1890) 384.
12. Of corn : to carry, harvest. Cor. ( J.W.)
HOME, sb.'^ Suf. A swell on the beach, esp. a well-
marked swell, rolling in independently of any blowing.
Cf homer, s.v. Home, sb} 9.
There's no wind, but a nasty home on the beach. A'. &= Q.
(1896) 8th S. x. 432.
HOMELY, adj. Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. Ess. Amer. Also
in forms hamely, hamly Sc. ; haumly Ess.' ; heanily
Cum. ; hemly Sh.I. ; humly w.Yks. 1. Friendly, familiar,
'at home,' free; regarded as one of the house and not as
a stranger.
Sc. The Captain's sae hamely, he gars ane forget himsell,
Scott Guy M. (1815) Iv ; Hame is a hamely word, Kelly Prov.
(1721) 132. S. £e Ork.' Kcb. Now I am homely with Christ's
love, so that I think the house mine own, Rutherford Lett.
(1660) No. 134. Cum. They mead ther-selsbeath cumfurtabel an'
heamly, Farrall Betty Wilson (1886) 83. Yks. (J.W.) Lan.
Don't be balow, you're very homely (W.T.).
Hence Homeliness, sb. familiarity, intimacy, fellow-
feeling.
Sc. O'er mickle hameliness spills courtesy, Kelly Prov. (1721)
270. Ayr. Is there not some hameliness betwixt the work and
the workman ? Dickson Writings (1660) I. 30, ed. 1845.
2. Phr. to take so homely upon one, to be at home with,
treat in a familiar, easy way.
Sh.I. Noo, bairns, 'at I sail tak sae hamely apo' you, saet you in,
an' Loard grant His blissin, Sh. News (July 3, 1897!.
3. Comp. Homely-spoken, plain-spoken, unaffected.
Sc. She is sae plain put on, and sae hamely spoken I kent
every word she said, Saxon and Gael (1814) I. 34 (Jam.).
4. Ugly. Ess.' [Amer. (A.S.P.J]
HOMER, adj. Con' Homeward. ' The homer fields.'
HOMER, see Ho(e, s6.', Oumer.
HOMERKIN, sb. Ohs. Wil. A measure of beer.
One Homerkin of Beere, 12s., Chwrdens Ace. St. Thomas,
Snrtini (1662-3) 335, ed. 1896.
HOMESOME, adj Sc. Yks. Also in forms hame- Sc. ;
heeam- n.Yks.'' 1. Native, home-like, arousing associa-
tions of home.
n.Yks.2 'That sounds varry heeamsome,' said of hearing one's
own dialect when abroad. ' T'seeght o' t'aud church was varry
heeamsome.'
2. Homely.
Dmb. Braw in his beuk, and hamesome in his ways, Salmon
Gowodean (1868) 25. m.Yks.'
HOMEY, sb. w.Yks. [uami.] A term used in children's
games : a rendezvous, ' home.' (J.T.)
HOMIL, see Hummel, adj.
HOMING, adj. Wm. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Ridiculous. (Hall.)
HOMINY, s6. Wm. Lan. Shr. Also written homminy
ne.Lan.' [o'mini.] A homily ; a tale, story ; a long, un-
interesting story or recitation ; a proclamation.
Wm.' ' He's been tellin ma a girt lang hominy.' ' What a
hominy ! ' Freq. used. ne.Lan.' Shr.' Theer's no end to that
fellow's story, 'e's jest like somebody readin' a 'ominj-.
HOMLECK, HOMLICK, HOMM, see Hemlock,Ham,sZ'.=
HOMMAGED, ppl. adj Chs. Shr. [omidgd.J
1. Harassed, overworked.
Chs. Shea/ (1879) •• 228; Chs.' s.Chs.' Oo)z des'purt omijd
weeur 60 iz [Hoo's despert hommaged wheer hoo is].
HOMMEL
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2. Severely censured.
Shr.^ 'E wuz badly 'ommaged about it, an' 'c wunna do it agcn
in a 'urr3*.
HOMMEL, see Hummel, adj.
HOMMELIN, sb. Sc. The rough ray, Rata maciilata.
e.Sc. Neill Fishes (1810') 28 (Jam.). [Homlin, Homelyn Ray,
Homelyn Maid, Satchell (1879).]
HOMMELLS, sb. pi. War. Hrf. Also written homells
War. Large feet. Bound Provinc. (1876).
HOMMER, see Hammer, sb}
HOmMERED, ppl. adj. Yks. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Decayed, mouldy. (Hall.)
HOMMOCK. sb. and i'. Yks. Chs. Not. Lin. Nhp. War.
Wor. Shr. Hrf. Oxf. Bck. Bdf. Ken. Dev. Also written
homock Nhp.'^ ; and in forms aumox s.Not. ; hammick
Dev.^; hammock w.Yks.^ n.Lin.' War.^* se.Wor.' ;
hommack War.° Shr.' ; hommak Shr. ; hommox Hrf.^ ;
horamuck War.^ se.Wor.' Ken.' ; homuk Bdf. ; omuck
Not.^ ; omux. [omak, a'mak.] 1. sb. A heap ; a large
piece or slice ; an untidy mess ; gen. in phr. all of a
honimock. Cf. hummock.
w.Yks.2 ' I'm all of a liammock ! ' ' Now, then, throw it all
into a hammock ! ' Nhp.' Always restricted to a female who,
from an excess of ill-made clothing, that sits in heaps or ridges,
looks disproportionally stout. ' She is all of a hommock.' War. 2
'AH of a hommock,' uneven, lumpy; War.^ What a hommuck
your clothes are in. Wor. A've maade a fine 'omniock o' that.
A's a' ov a 'ommock (H.K.). Dev.^ What a hammick of meat
they gave me !
Hence Hommocky, adj. rough, uneven.
Wor. Rough hommocky ground (,H.K.%
2. An awkward, clumsy person, esp. a tall, slatternly or
romping girl ; gen. in //. form.
Not. Not restricted to females (W.H.S.^. s.Not Can't yer go
by a cheer, yo gret aumox, wi'out knockin' it ower ? (J.P.K.)
Nhp.' A great hommocks. War.* Bdf. You're a great hommocks
(J.W.B.).
3. A large, awkward foot or leg ; gen. in pi.
s.Chs.' 'JVeed of wi dhem om'uks [freed off wi' them hom-
mocks]. * To shift one's hommocks ' is to show a clean pair of
heels. Nhp. '2 War.^ Keep your great hammocks outside —
don'tcome traepsingall over the clean floor. Wor. Shift your great
ommocks, 'ull 'a? (H.K.) se.Wor.' Keep thee great 'ommucks off
my toes OOt, thy fit be like two great barges. Bdf. Batchelor
Anal. Eng. Lang. (18091 136. Ken. (G.B.i, Ken.'
4. Coinp. Hommockplough, a short, strong plough used
for rough ground. Wor. (H.K.), se.Wor.'
5. V. To huddle, heap together ; to mess, spoil by rough
usage.
War.^ He has hommucked these apples together anyhow. Shr.'
Said chiefly of dress. * Look at that wench, 'ow 'er's 'ommacked
'er new bonnet.' Hrf.* What's the cow hommoxing with it!
Hence Hommocking, ppl. adj. untidy, confused.
War.^ What a hommucking mess this straw is in.
6. To hurry a person away with one unceremoniously.
ne.Wor.' He don't give me no peace, he hommucks me off
down to the Lion with him (J.W.P.).
7. To walk with a clumsy, awkward gait ; to tread upon
with large heavy feet ; to romp ; to hobble.
s.Chs.' Aay dhai om ukn on dhur feyt [Hai they hommocken
on their feit]. n.Lin.' Ther's been sum herses hammockin' aboot
e' Mr. Sorsby's barley. War.* I be so lame I can but just ham-
mock to church. n.Bck. (A.C.) Bdf. A rude, romping, boisterous,
unmannerly girl is said to go ' hommocking' (J.W.B.).
Hence (i) Hommocking or Hommocksing, ppl. adj., (2)
Hommocky, adj. clumsy, awkward.
(i) Not.* Yo' gret omiickin' brute. Nhp.' She is a great hom-
mocking thing ; Nhp.* War.* ; Wsir.^ A hammocking walker.
Wor. A'sa hommockin'jaub (^H.K.). Shr. A big hommakin fellow.
Bound Provinc. (1876); Shr.' 'Er's a great 'ommakin', on-gain
lookin' wench. Oxf. A gret hommocksing gal (CO.). (2) s.Chs.'
HOMNITHOM, sb. s.Chs.' Also in form hopmithom.
A dwarf, ' hop-o'-my-thumb.'
U reg'ilur litl om'nithom uv u fehu ; wot kun ey doo wi u
grae't baa-rj uv li wiim'im lahyk dhaat' fiir u weyf? [A regilar
little homnithom of a fellow ; what can hey do wi' a grat barge
of a woman like that for a weife?]
HOMOGEN, see Holmogen.
VOL. III.
HOMOLOGATE, t>. } Obs. Sc. To express agreement
with or approval of; to countenance ; to ratify, confirm.
Sc. Whilk I was altogether unwilling to homologate by my
presence, Scott Lrg. Mont (1818) ii ; It might be confidently
affirmed bj' the judge who tendered them, that the subscriver
hade homologate the present government, civil and ecclesiastick,
KiRKTON C/i. Hist. (1817) 267 ; Mitchell Scol/iasms (ngg) 44.
Hence Homologation, sb. a confirmation, ratification.
Sc. So going to the presbytery should be a homologation of
episcopacy, Kirkton C/i. Hist. 1,1817) 297. Rnf. I am mucli
straitened in anything that may import a homologation of prelacy,
even in England, Wodrow Coiresp. (cd. 18421 1. 130.
HOMPEL, sA. Obs. n.Cy. A kind of jacket. (Hall.)
HOMPER, HOMPLE, HOMSCHACKLE, see Hamper,
I'.', Huniper, Hamble, Hamschackle.
HON, adv. w.Som.' When.
Usual form. 'I can't mind hon I zeed zo many volks to fairavore.'
' I'll lef the kay o' the door, and vetch 'n hon I come back along.'
HON, see Heme.
HONE, 5/).' Wor. Hrf. Also written one- Wor. [on.]
In phr. lo liave the hone, to be lazy.
Hrf. Occas. used (H.C.M.) ; Hrf.* Thee hast got the hone.
Hence Honey or Oney, adj. idle, lazy.
w.Wor.' ' My son an't able to work d'yu saay ? ' ' E con if 'e's
a mind, but 'e alius was oney.*
[The same word as ME. hone, delay, tarrying {Cursor
M. 8413) ; cp. Iione {hoyue), to delay, tarry ( York Plays).]
HONE, Si!'.* Obs. Dev. A long, flat piece of dry bread.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.) ; Hurac Snbsccivae (1777) 215.
[Prob. an extended use oi hone (a whetstone for razors),
see Hone, v}\
HONE, sb.^ Pem. A lean horse.
s.Pem. 1 moost put my hone in the trap an' car' yea (W.M.M.).
HONE, v} and sb." Sc. Irel. Wor. Amer. L v. To
sharpen on a hone or whetstone.
Per. He . . . could hone yer auld razor, Ford Harp (iSgs"! 235.
s.Wor. The '00k waunts 'onin'g ''H.K.\ [Amer. Mr. Green . . .
brought out a jack-knife, and commenced honing it on his shoe,
Trowbridge Coupon Bonds, 286 i,C.D.).]
2. sb. A whetstone.
Dwn. A few strokes upon his hcne made the razor all right,
Lytlle Betsy Gray (.1894) 20.
HONE, i.* Sc. n.Cy. Lin. Stf War. Wor. Shr. Dev.
Amer. Also in forms hoin Lin. ; hoon Slk. ; hune Ags. ; on
s.Wor.' [h)on, oan.] 1. To whine, complain, murmur.
Sc. Thou awakest to hone, and pine, and moan, as if she had
drawn a hot iron across thy lips, Scott Fair Maid of Perth (1828)
V. Ags. (Jam.) Ayr. I honed on at my grandfather to take me
to see it. Service Dr. Diigiiid (ed. 1887) 58. Lin. A dog hoins
for his master, Thompson Hist. Boston ',1856) 710.
Hence (1) Hoining, vhl. sb. moaning, complaining; (2)
Hocning, ppl. adj. murmuring.
(i) Lin.' 1 don't like to go to see her because of her hoining.
(2) Slk. I heard a kind o' hooning sound, Hogg 7V?/fS (,1838) 175,
ed. 1866.
2. With after ov for: to repine for want of; to long or
pine for. Cf hunge. v.
n.Cy. (Hall.) Stf. Ray (1691) MS. add. (J.C.) War.3 I think
he's gettin' better — he's a beginning to hone arter his vittles.
w.Wor.' Thahr's on'y one thing 'e 'ones far, an' that's a drap o'
cider. Shr.' That poor cow's 'onin' after 'er cauve an' lowin'
pitiful. 'E canna do no good at school, 'e does so 'one fur 'ome ;
Shr.* This word was appropriately used in the following way, by
a poor person towards his rector who was in the constant practice
of rigorously exacting the utmost of his tithes : ' One would think
thee didst want thy money, for thee meetily honst after it.' Dev.
Lye (1743) (Hall.). [Amer. He des nat'ally hone fer ter be los'
in de woods some mo', Harris Nights with Uncle Renins (1884)
54; Green Virginia Flk-Sp.'\
[1. Fr. (Norm, dial.) hoigner, 'hogner, geindre, pleur-
nicher, se lamenter ' (Moisy).]
HONE, v.^ Wor. Shr. Hrf Pem. [on.] To ill-use,
beat ; to punish a child. Cf. hoin.
s.Wor. (,H.K.) Shr. Bound P)Oj;mf.(, 1876). Hrf.* A boy speaks
of honing another for getting him punished. s.Pem. (W.M.M.)
Hence Honing, vbl. sb. a beating.
s.Wor. (HK.) s.Pem. That fellow ought to 'ave a good honing
for 'is trick (W.M.M.).
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HONE, see Hofe, si.-
HONE 'LAB, phr. Nhb.^ A cry of encouragement to
a dog.
HONES, 5*. //. Yks. Lan. Shr. Also in forms oans,
00ns Shr.' [onz, unz.] Lumps in tiie udder of a cow
consequent upon the milk-ducts having been overcharged.
Shr.i Betty, yo' mun rub that cow's elder, theer"s oans in it as
'ard as a stwun. [I saw Mistris Vrsula Leigh . . . wife to W. RI.
Schoolemaster of Petersfield . . . gather it [Hone- wort] in the
wheat eershes about Mapledurham, who told me it was called
Hone-wort, and that her Mother, late of Brading in the Isle of
Wight taught her to use it for a swelling which shee had in her
left cheeke. . . This swelling her mother called by the name of a
Hone. Gerarde //c)i. (ed. 1633^ 1018.I
Hence Honed, adj. having the udder swroUen and hard,
as a cow after calving.
w.Yks.'.ne.Lan.i shr.' That brind'ed cow's elder's badly oaned.
The cow's elder is honed.
HONEST, adj. and adv. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Nrf.
1. adj. In cotnb. (i) Honest hour, the hour of death ; (2)
•like, well-looking, respectable in appearance ; good, sub-
stantial ; liberal.
(i) Rnf. I tauld him . . . that he had come to the honest hour,
and that if there was onything on his mind ... it behooved him
to make confession before he appeared at the judgment bar of the
Lord, GiLMOUR Pen-Flk. (18731 12. (21 Sc. Honest-like has in
some cases the same meaning with purpose-like— it ,§•(•«. however
implies something of fulness — thus, an honest-like man, means a
jolly man. and an honest-like piece of beef, is a good substantial
joint, Moiitlily Mag. 1,1798,! II. 435 ; Everything in the house was
honest-like (Jam.). Abd. ' li.). N.Cy.'
2. Honourable ; respectable, in good repute.
Sc. I'll warrant it's some idle dubskelper frae the Waal, coming
after some o' yoursells on nae honest errand, Scott St. Roiiaii
(1824) x.^viii. Or.I. William Neip, Fold [Fowd], accompanied
with three honest men, to minister justice betwixt thame, Peter-
kin Aoks (18221 App. 31.
3. A kindly epithet, geit. applied to an inferior.
Sc. Collector Snail, honest man, that never fashes ony body,
Scott Guy M. (18151 ix; Honest woman, what garr'd ye steal
your neighbour's tub! Ramsay /Johih. ied. 1872) 114. Ayr. When
twilight did my Grannie summon. To say her pray'rs, douce,
honest woman, Burns Addres to Deil (1785) St. 6. Edb. MoiR
Mansie Wauch (1828) ix. N.Cy.* Well, my honest man, you have
been convicted of a felony.
4. Chaste.
Sc. She saith herself she is an honest woman, but I trow
scantly, Sr. Presby. Eloq. (ed. 1847) 115.
5. Phr. to make an honest iioman of any one, to marry a
woman whom one has previously seduced. Sc. (Jam.),
w.Yks.' 6. Open, artless, engagmg. Yks. (C.C.R.)
7. Well-informed.
n.Lan. He was the only honest man there (W.S.).
8. adv. Honestly, fairly.
Per. Honest noo ! Wad ye raelly pet's a' out e'y dark this
nicht? Cleland Iiuhbracken (1883) xxxiv. Nrf. 'It will be
all honest your time.' Said to a person when they happen to
be passing, and are asked to take a message if not inconvenient,
Cozens-Hardv Broad Nrf. (1893) 34.
9. Co;«6. Honest-come, honestly obtained ; well-earned;
used attrib.
Abd. My honest-come gear I earn'd with the sweat of my brow.
Cock Strains fi8io; II. 79.
HONESTISH, adj Yks. Honest.
w.Yks. O think if a body's honestish, B^'Water Gossips, 6 ;
(J.W.); C.C.I
HONESTLY, adv. Obs. Sc. Decently, respectably.
Dame Elizabeth Gordon . . . was buried honestly out of her
own native soil, Spalding Hist. Sc. ,1792; II. 58, 59 (Jam.\
HONESTY, 56.' Obs. Sc. L Honour ; respectability;
that which is becoming to one's station in life.
Beggarly pride is devil's honesty, and blusheth to be in Christ's
common, Rutherford Lett. (1765 No. 50 (Jam.) ; ' Honesty is no
pride.' Spoken to them that go too careless in their dress ;
intimating that it is no sign of pride to go decently, Kelly Prov.
(1 721; 48.
2. Kindness, liberality.
I'll hide nae man's honesty (Jam.) ; Why should I smother my
husband's honesty, or sin against his love, or be a niggard in
giving out to others what I get for nothing ? Rutherford Lett.
(,1765) No. 86 ,16.}.
3. A handsome, valuable gift ; a thoroughly good article
of its kind, worthy of the giver. Abd. (A.W.)
HONESTY, sb.^ Lakel. Yks. War. Won Hrf. Glo. Oxf.
Brks. e.An. Wil. The traveller's joy. Clematis Vitalha.
Lakel. ^, w.Yks.^, War.^ se.Wor.' A creeping plant, common
in old hedges. s.Wor.i, Hrf.^, Glo. (G.E.D.), Glo.', Oxf. (G.O.),
Oxf.' Brks.' Always. Cmb., Nrf., n.Ess. (B. & H ^, Wil.'
HONEY, sb. and adj. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Amen Also written honie Rxb. n.Yks.^; huney
Wm. ; hunny n.Yks. ; and in forms hiney Lnk. ; hinney
Sc. N.Cy.' Nhb.'Cum.*; hinnie Sc.S. &Ork.' ; hinny Sc.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' e.Dun' Cum.''' ; honny Nhb. ; hooney e.Dun'
w.Yks. [u'ni, ■eni, h)ini.] 1. sb. In co;«/). (i) Honey
and joe, (2) — and muck, kindness ; sweetness ; (3) —
and nuts, anything peculiarly agreeable ; (4) -bee, a
working bee as contrasted with a drone ; (5) -bike, a hive
of honey ; 16) -blob, the contents of a bee's honey-bag;
also used as a term of endearment ; (7) -bread, bread and
honey ; (8) -butter-cake, a slice of bread on which both
honey and butter are spread ; (9) -comb-bag, the second
stomach of a ruminating animal, whence the cud is re-
turned to the mouth ; (10) -comb work, the ornamental
stitching on a smock-frock ; (11) -crock, the earthen vessel
in which honey is kept ; (12) -dew, a kind of blight which
covers the leaves of plants with a viscous covering some-
thing like honey; (131 -drink, a beverage made from
honey; see below; (14) -drop, a mole on the skin; (15)
-fall, (a) see (12) ; (b) an unexpected piece of good fortune ;
a ' windfall' ; (16) -good-gracious, an exclamation of sur-
prise ; (17) -(s how, an exclamation of glad surprise ; (18)
-mead, see (13) ; (19) -month, the honeymoon ; (20) -mug,
a vessel containing honey ; (21) -pig(s, [a) see (11) ; (b)
see (22, c) ; (22) -pot(s, (a) the vessel into which savings
are put ; (i) a term of endearment ; (c) a child's game, see
below; (23) -spot, see (14); (24) -sweet, (a) perfectly
sweet; (6) sweetly, pleasantly ; (25) -work, endearments,
fine speeches.
(i) Sc. (Jam.) Slk. Unless it come frae her ain side o' the
house, and then she's a hinny and joe, Hogg Tales (1838) 67,
ed. 1866. (2') n."Sfks. He's all honey an' muck I.W.). (3) NUp.'
Common. The most ^01. use of the phr. is when a person hears
another, who is no favourite, rebuked for his meanness or pride,
he would say, ' Oh, it was honey and nuts to me ! ' (4) Sc. 1 wish
I were a hinny-bee. That I awa' might sing, Nicoll Poems (ed.
1843) 139. Ags. This term occurs in a . . . proverb, expressive
of the little dependance that can be had on mere probabilities. . .
'Maybe was neer a gude hinny-bee ' (Jam.). Lnk. The honey-
bee [should] sip the reward o' his toil, the drone suit his wame to
his winning o't, Rodger Poems ^1838) loi, ed. 1897. Cum.*
Industrious as the hinny bee, Anderson Adveyce to Nanny, st. i.
{$) Abd. Nae honey-byke that I did ever pree Did taste so sweet
and smervy unto me, Ross Helenore (1768) 119, ed. 1812. Dur.
(K.) (6) Lnk. A tear, like a pure hinny-blab. Was shed o'er the
wretched by Jamie M'Nab, Rodger Poems (1838) 32, ed. 1897.
Gall. A honey-blob ay, unto me j-e doth prove, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824^ 323, ed. 1876. (7^ Sus.' (8) Lan. Ga' me a honey-
butter-cake, TiM Bobbin View Dial. (1746 10, ed. 1806. (9^ Dor.
Barnes Gl. (1863) (s.v. Read). (10) Dor. Hardy Madding Crowd
(1874") ix. (II) Sc. (Jam.) Kcb. The little feckless bee, wi'
pantry toom, And hinny crock ev'n wi' the laggin lick'd,
Davidson Seasons (1789) i, 2 (Jam.\ (12) s.Not. This rain '11
wesh the honey-dew oflf o' the trees (J.P.K.). War.3 I cut
the tree down finding that the honey-dew from the leaves was
such a nuisance on the flower border. se.Wor.' (13) w.Yks.^
After the honey is melted from the combs they are put
into a pancheon or vessel, and water is poured upon them, in
order to extract the remainder of the honey. The liquor thus
produced is allowed to ferment and then bottled. When old it is
intoxicating (s.v. Honey-mead). (14) Sc. My sister Maisry,
Wi' the hinny-draps on her chin. Child Ballads (1886) IV. 283.
(15, a) Lakel. 2 Lan. 'iTouNG Annals Agric. (1784-1815) III. 319.
Chs.', s.Chs.' s.Not. There's bin a honey-fall on my currans
(J.P.K.). (AiLakeI.2 n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ ' They have had a brave
honey-fall lately,' a great deal of property bequeathed to them ;
n.Yks.* w.Yks. Ah gate a honey-fall this mornin' i' t'shap o'
fifty pund 'afs been owing this thirteen year (S.K.C). Chs.' A
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man who had made several good speculations was described as
having had 'two or three good honey-faws.' s.Chs.' It)l bey u
rae'r iin-ifau' for)um, wen dh^iwd mon deyz [It'll be a rare
honey-faw for 'em, when th'owd mon deys]. (i6ie.Yks.' (17)
N.Cy.' Nhb. Hinneys-how! efter aal we'll not fret, Siig. (R.O.H.) ;
Nhb.* (18) w.Yks.~ (19) Frf, The honey month's done, and she
won't be control'd, Morison Poems (1790) 188. (20) Frf. All
you fair maids . . . Beware of evil-doing; Lest dipping in the
honey-mug, An' that'll be a snare, N. & Q. (1869) 4th S. iii. 95.
(21, a Sc. (Jam.) e.Lth. Ye' re a' after this Bill o' Tod Lowrie's
like flees to the hinny-pig. Hunter /. Inmct (1895") 199. Gall.
Mactaggart Eucyd. (1824^ (61 Gall. The boys who try this
sport sit down in rows, hands locked beneath their hams. Round
comes one of them, the honey-merchant, who feels those who
are sweet or sour, by lifting them by the arm-pits, and giving
them three shakes; if they stand these without the hands
unlocking below, they are then sweet and saleable, fit for being
office-bearers in other ploys, ib. 270, ed. 1876. (22, a) m.Yks.'
A certain field is called Honeypot Field, because a vessel con-
taining spade guineas was ploughed up there, (b) w.Yks. Aw,
it's mi little honey-pot (.^.B.). (c)Ir, Several children squat down
clasping their hands under their hams, and are then carried by
others from place to place by their arms as handles, to the jingle
' Honey-pots, honey-pots, all in a row' (A.S.P.). Nhb.' n.Yks.
Two lads carrying another on their arms clasped together (LW.!
e.Yks.* Two carry a third, as a pot of honey to market. w.Yks.^
Lan. Thornber Hist. Blackpool (1837) 90. Chs.* The game
consists in one child sitting down and clasping its hands together
under its knees. Two others then lift it up by its arms and
swing it backwards and forwards, whilst they count twenty ; if its
hands give way before twenty is counted it is a bad honey-pot,
if not it is a good one. Lon. Sometimes we has a game of
' honey-pots ' with the girls in the court, Mayhew Lond. Labour
(1851) I. 152. Sur. (L.J.Y.), Wil.' [For further information, see
Gomme Games (1894) 219 ff.] (23) S. & Ork.' MS. acid. (24, a)
Som, There's nothing on earth so honey-sweet as a Papist in
disguise, Raymo.nd Love and Quiet Life (.1894) 58. Dev.^ The
clayne cloalhes, Fve a jist tucked in vrom the line, 's whit 's za
drip, and honey sweet. (i) Dor. I heard um tell, they did catch
a sheep — just sweale th' hehur off o' un, down vvi' un honey-
sweet (C.W.B.). w.Som.* Usually applied to hay or straw.
' Well, tidn very good hay, but I mixes their corn 'long way it,
and puts a little bit o' salt in 'long way it, and then they eats
it honey-sweet.' 'I was afeard o' un [the rick], 'cause 'twas out so
long, but howsomever, he cuts out honey-sweet.' (25) n.Yks.*
2. Comp. in plant-names : (i) Honey-ball, the orange
ball-tree, Buddlca globosa ; (2) -bind, the honeysuckle,
Lonicera Pericfyiiieiumi ; (3) -blob, a variety of gooseberry,
Ribes Grossiilaria ; (4) -bottle, (a) the cross-leaved heath,
Erica Telratis; (6) the furze, Ulex europaeiis; (5) -cherry,
a sweet variety of cherry. Primus Avium ; (6) -crach, a
small plum ; (7) -flower, (a) the bee-orchis, Op/irys apt/era;
(b) any flower which yields honey ; (8) -knobs, (9) -pear,
a variety of the pear, /^ri(5co;;/;«!r«/s; (10) -pin, a peculiar
sweet apple ; (11) -pink [not known to our correspon-
dents] ; (12) -plant, a sweet-scented garden plant ; (13)
-stalks, the blossoms of the white clover, Trifolium repens ;
(14) -stick, the traveller's joy, Clematis Viialba; (15) -sweet,
the meadowsweet. Spiraea Ulmaria; (16) -ware, a species
of edible sea-weed, Alariaesculeiila ; (17) -wort, the sweet
Alysson, Afyssum viarilimum.
(i) w.Som.' (2) Oxf. Science Gossip (1882") 165. (3) Sc, Ant.
(W.II.P.) (4, a) Wil. Moor-like lands, beautiful with heaths and
honey-bottle, Jefferies G/. £s/<i/c (1880) i; Wil.l (6)'VMI.i (5)
Rnf. Her lips were a hinney-cherrie, Sae tempting to the sight,
Harp (1819) 288. Dmf. Her lips were a cloven hinney cherrie,
Cromek Remains (1810) 7. Hrt. Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) III. ii.
151. (6) e.An.' Of luscious sweetness, but little flavour. (7, a)
Ken. (6) Ayr. All sorts of honey-flowers, marigolds, pansies,
roses, clover, and what not. Service Hr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 36.
Som. *Tis a ztrange thing that where they honey vlow'rs blaw,
there d' graw the pizen blossoms, Leith Lemon Verbena (1895)
100. (8j War.3 Wor. A pear known as Honey Knobs is grown
for perry and cider making (E.S.). (9) Lnk. Her wee mou' as red
as June roses. An' ripe as a sweet hiney-pear, Nicholson Idylls
(1870) 76. (10I Cor. '2 (11) Dor. Here's rath'ripes here, enufT
inethink. But I do like a honey pink. Eclogue (1863) 25. (12) I.W.
Sibyl bent over a honey plant encrusted with pink-scented blossom,
about which the bees from Raysh Squire's hives were humming
— an old-fashioned cottage plant. Gray Aniieslcy (1889) I. 119.
W.l. She watched the bees busy at the sweet-scented honej'-plant,
Jefferies Gt. Estate (1880) 25; Wil.' Some old-fashioned sweet-
scented plant, perhaps the dark Sweet Scabious, which used to be
known as ' Honey-flower' in some counties. (131 War. ,G.E.D.)
114) War.3 GIo.i (15 ; Som., w.Som.i (.16) Sc. (Jam.) Sh.I. A
twal fit plank . . . wi' da ■ claeks ' hingin' frae him lack hinniwirs,
Sh. News (Mar. 18, 1899). Or.I. (17) Hmp. (W M.E.F.)
3. A pet; a sweetheart; a term of endearment, gen.
addressed to women and children ; also used at/rib.
Sc. For mony a bein nook . . . has been offered to my hinny
\yillie, Scott Redg. (1824) Lett, x; Just twa o' my old joes, my
hinny dear, Stevenson Catriona ("1893) iii. n.Sc. O open the door,
my honej-, my heart, Buchan Ballads (18281 I. 114, ed. 1875.
Sh.I. Quat says du, hinnie? Burgess TfaiH/ic ,1892; 25. Per. Rise,
my bonny hinny. Dance to Donald Ker, Ford Harp (1893) 159.
Fif. Here, my honey, ye've bonnie red cheeks, Robertson Provost
(1894) 108. Emb. Whist, hinny, bide a blink, Salmon Gowodean
V1868) 30. Lnk. Sweet hinnej', come j'e ben, Nicholson Idylls
(1870) 8r. Lth. Come to my arms, my sweet wee hinn^'. Fair
image o' thy bonny minny, Ballantine Poems (1856') 49. e.Lth.
Bide a wee hinnies, an' j'e'U get a' thae bonny-dies for naething,
Hunter J. Inwick (1895) 91. Rxb. The cits . . . That durst not to
their betters speak Are all grown jolly honies, Wilson Poems
1 1824) 24. Edb. Will ye come down a wee, hinnie, and keep the
shop? Ballantine Gaberhinzie (ed. 1875) 133. Gall. Think weel,
hinny! Hae ye nane that ye love? Crockett Moss-Hags (1895)
li. Ir. But spake to me, honey— spake to me, acushla. Lever C.
O'Malley (1841) Ixx.x. n.Ir. Betty, me honey, take care av the
money. Lays and Leg. (1884) 47; N.I.^ Wxf. 'Ah! then. Sir,
honey,' said Shan, Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 27. N.Cy.' Ironi-
cally said of a light woman, ' She's a canny hinny,' she's a bad
woman. Used contemptuously of a man. Nhb. Heigho, heigho,
my honny, Heigho, heigho, my own dear love, Ritson Garl. ( 1810)
I. 43 ; Nhb.^ The kye are come hame, but I see not my hinnie ; . .
I'd rather lose all the kye than lose my hinnie. Old Sng. Dur,
And do you ken Elsie Marley, honey? Bishoprick Garl. (1784) 49,
ed. 1834. e. Dur.' The standing epithet of endearment to children,
and used in the n. in much the same unrestrained way that 'my
dear' is used in the siv. ' Hooney hinney' is sometimes heard.
' Behave, hinny,' the stock admonition to a child at table. Lakel.*
Cum. And Etty is the hinny fowt Of aw the country roun, Ander-
son Ballads (ed. 1808) 74 ; Cum.' ; Cum.'' Whey, hinne3', if that's
the best thou hes it's not worth the money. Wm. It, frun's, drink,
ey, drink yersels full, huneys, Richardson Sng. Sol. (1859) v. i.
n.Yks.' Often used also by the aged in addressing those they feel
both respect and regard for: a kindly clergyman or lady-visitor
often gets the appellative honey; n.Yks.'^ ' My blessed honies!"
is a kindred exclamation [of surprise] (s.v. Honey Faathers) ;
n.Yks.* Gan thi ways, honey dear. ne.Yks.' Cum thi waaj's,
hunn3'. e.Yks. It's noan him 'ats made me cry, honey, Linskill
£.vf/)fl)i^f 5oh/ (1888) xvii ; e.Yks.', m.Yks.i w.Yks. Lucas S/wrf.
Kidderdale (c. 1882) Gl. Chs. Dunna cry, honey (E.F.). n.Lin.'
s.Pem. Come, honey ! Laws /.;///« fii^. (1888) 420. Hrt. Hrt. Merc.
(May 26, 1888). w Som.' Common. ' Sally my honey ! Take care
o* your money.' [Amer. An3-thing well approved. Also, the
person sought, as * you're my honey,' i. e. the one I am looking
for. A fine fellow, ^fH. ironically, Carruth Kansas Univ. Quar.
(.Oct. 189a) I. No. 2. J
Hence (i) Honey-bairn, sb. a dear child ; (2) -dove, sb.
pet, sweetheart ; (3) -fathers, sb. pi. the sweet saints, used
as an expression of surprise.
(i) n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. (R.O.H.") n.Yks.'*; n.Yks.*
' Oh, mah sweet honey bairn ! ' said as a mother picked up a fallen
child. m.Yks.' (2) Lth. My ain pet ! my houey-doo ! My trootie
o' the burn. Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 50. (3) n.Yks.* Honey
faathers ! is that you ? m.Yks.'
4. Phr. to be honey to, to do one good, cheer one up.
Sh.I. Giid lat yon [whisky] be hinny 'ithin dee, Girzzie, Sh.
News (Jan. 20, 1900).
5. adj. Honeyed ; sweet as honey.
Sc. Stottie ba', hinnie ba', tell to me How mony bairns am I to
hae, Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 115. Abd. Fu' fain to pree
her hinny lip. Still Cottar's Sunday (1845) 172. Per. I played
amang her gouden hair. And preed her hinny mou', Edwards
Lyrics (1889) 28. Slg. In the sweet hinny hours o' the gloamin'.
Towers Poems (1885) 136. Rnf. O! her hinney breath lift her
locks. As through the dance she flew. Harp (i8ig) 288. Ayr. My
hinny bliss. Burns Gowdcn Locks, st. i. Lnk. And hinny breath
o' heather bells Comes glaffin on the breeze, Hamilton Poems
(1865) 51. Edb. Ah, fleechin' Jamie ! had your hinny tale, Lear-
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HOO
MONT Poems (1791) 268. Slk. Wi' liinny word I row'd my tongue,
Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 276.
HONEYSUCK, sb. Yks. Nhp. War. Hmp. Dor. Som.
Also in forms honeysouk n.Yks.* ; honeyzook Som. ;
honeyzuck Dor.' 1. The honeysuckle, Loiticera Pericly-
iiiemtiii.
n.Yks.*, Hmp.i Dor. There be rwoses an' honeyzucks hangren
among The bushes, Barnes Poems (1879) 72 ; Dor.i Som. The
h.iwthorn wasn't ar) off th' hedges, an' yet the honey-zooks and
dagrhoses was out, Leith Lemon Verbena (1895) S^-
2. The flowers of the red clover, Trifolitim prateitse.
Nhp.', War. fJ.R.W.), Hmp. w.Som.' Uun'ee-zeok. Common.
HONEYSUCKLE, sb. Yks. Chs. Midi. Lin. Nhp. War.
Oxf Bdf. Hrt. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Som. Dev. 1. The purple
clover, TrifoliiiiH prateuse.
Yks. Lin. Skinner (167O. Nhp.', War. (J.R.W.), War.ss",
s.War.i, Oxf. Hrt. Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) III. i. 46. Wil.'
Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825); Common (W.F.R.).
2. The white clover, T. repots ; also in comb. Honey-
suckle clover.
Midi. Marshall Ruy. Eeott. (1796) II. Bdf. Watering into
sections the moss of dry pastures, and promote the growth of the
white hone3'suckle, Batchelor Agiic. (iSis) 492. Wil.'
3. The bird's-foot trefoil. Loins comiciilatiis. Chs.'
4. The dwarf cornel, Conms suecica. n.Yks. (B. & H.)
5. The great bindweed, Convolvulus sepiuin. Dev.*
6. The white dead-nettle, Z«;«/»;« fl/iw;;;. Wil.' 7. The
lousewort, Pedicularis sylvatica. Hmp. (J.R.VV.), Hmp.'
8. The blossoms of the willow, Sa//.v. Sus.
HONEYSUCKLED, adj. e.Yks. Twisted by honey-
suckle; of ash saplings. (W.W.S.)
HONG, see Hang.
HONISH, V. Lan. Also in form hunnish ne.Lan.' ;
unnish Lan.' To ill-treat; to starve a person for want
of food. Cf hoin.
Hoo wur a bad un and her bairns wur fair honisht (J.D.); Th'
puir bairns wur fair honished, aw uphowd yo, N. & Q. (1878) 5th
S. X. 164 ; Lan.', ne.Lan.'
Hence Honished, ///. adj. wearied, tired out. Lan.',
n.Lan.'
[Nis no mon him neih his nuy to amende. Bote hones-
schen him as a hound, P. Plowman (a.) xi. 48. OFr.
honniy (himir), ' deshonorer' (La Curne).]
HONK, sb. and v. Lakel. Lan. [h)or)k.] 1. sb. A
lazy, idle fellow.
Lakel.2 Thoo gurt idle honk. Cum.'* Wm. Twa girt guzzlan
honks, Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 33.
2. V. To idle about.
Lakel. ^ Thoo'U honk aboot anyway afoor thoo'll buckle ta some
wark. Cum.* Lan. Oalas honkin about yam when he sud be at
walk, R. PiKETAH Forness Flk. (,1870) 38; Aw kept honkin un
hoverin abeawt, Staton Looniinaiy (c. 1861) 109.
HONK, see Hank, sA.'
HONKA-DONKA, sb. e.An. Also in form hunka-
donka e.Suf Thick, heavy boots.
Nrf.iM.C.H.B.),Nrf.,Suf.(P.H.E.) e.Suf In common use (F.H.).
HONKAZIN, prp. Chs. Idling, lounging ; ' hanker-
ing.' See Honk.
s.Chs.' Ahy mai' noo uky'aaynt iiv li mon lahyk dhaat" ; ey diiz
nuvvt bu gca- ongk-uzin ubuwt [I may noo accai'nt of a mon like
that; hey does nowt bu' go honkazin abowt].
[For the freq. suflf. -as i-iis) see s.Chs.' Introd. 8.]
HONNERIL, 56. Cld. (Jam.) A foolish, talkative person.
HONOUR, sb. Sc. Irel. Yks. Peni. Also written
honor Irel. s.Pem. A title given to the younger sons of
Earls, Viscounts, or Barons ; a term of address used to
a superior.
Ayr. His Honour maun detach, Wi' a' his brimstone squadrons.
Fast, fast this day, Burns Ordination (1786) st. 10. Ir. Barrington
Sketches ! 1830) vi. s.Ir. I suppose your honor will be for startin'
in the mornin'. Lover Leg. (1848) II. 406. w.Yks.* His Honour
Wortley. s.Pem. If your honor will please to take the turning
to the village. Laws Little Em;. (1888) 420.
HONOUR-BRIGHT, BET WATT, ///;-. Nhb. A pro-
testation of honour.
Nhb.' Often made use of by the common people in Newcastle.
It originated with, and is still retained in commemoralion of, a late
well-known Newcastle worthy, Denh am Flk-Lore Newcastle (1855) 6.
HONTISH, adj Dor. Haughty. Cf. hountish.
In case you should be hontish with him and lose your chance,
Hardy TVss (1891) xii ; Now there's a better-looking woman than
she that nobody notices at all, because she's akin to that hontish
fellow Henchard, ib. Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) xxxvii ; Dor.'
[Perh. the same word as ME. Iionlotts, bashful, ashamed
(with change of suffix). I am ashamed and hontouse to
lyue, Caxton Jason (c. 1477) 42. OFr. /loittos, /louteux,
'modeste' (La Curne).]
HONTLE, see Hantle.
HOO, s6.' and v.^ Sc. Yks. Lan. Chs. Also written
hooh Ayr. ; hou Sc. (Jam.) ; huie Bnfif.' [h)u.] 1. sb. A
cry to frighten away birds ; a call to attract attention.
Bnff.' Gee a hoo t'yir father t'cum haim till 's dainner. Cld.
(Jam.) Ayr. Then Clootie ga'e a horrid hooh. Ballads and Sngs.
(1846) 1. 99.
Hence Hoo-shoo, (i) int. a word used in driving away
fowls ; (2) V. to drive or frighten away fowls. s.Chs.'
2. V. To frighten away birds ; to drive away generally.
Bnff.' ' Awa ' is often added. 'The ooster cam a nicht or twa in
the gloamin', bit the hird-loons huiet 'im awa.' Cld. (.Jam.)
3. To hollo, shout. Cld. (Jam.)
Hence Hooing, vbt. sb. shouting, holloing.
Kcd. And noo the hooing it began, Jamie Muse (1844') 103.
Lnk. Foxy frae 'mang the whins steals peulin', Syne sic a hooin',
sic a yeulin'. Watt Poems (1827) 98.
4. To howl ; to jeer at, hoot.
w.Yks. Yks. IVkly. Post (Apr. 17, 1897). m.Lan.' s.Chs.' Dhur
wuz u mon i)dhu au* uz vvaan'tid mai* u speych ; bu dhai 6od im
daayn [There was a mon i' the haw as wanted may a speich ; bu*
they hoo'd him dain].
5. Of an owl : to hoot.
Sc. The houlet hou't through the riftit rock, Edh. Mag. (May
1820) (Jam.). s.Sc. The hoolet frae his garret gray Hoos up the
glen at close o' day, Watson Bards (1859) 142. Dmf. When the
gray howlet has three times hoo'd, Cromek Remains (1810) 276.
6. Of the wind : to moan, sigh, howl in a melancholy
manner. Cld. (Jam.)
Hence (i) Houan, />/>/. at//, of the wind : howling, moan-
ing ; (2) Houin, vbl. sb. the dreary whistling of the wind.
(I) Cld. Will sang the houan' win', Edb. Mag. (Oct. i8i8j 320
(Jam.). (2j C:d. (Jam.)
HOO, V.' and sb.' Ken. Hmp. Also written 00 Ken.'
[u.] 1. V. To simmer, boil. Hmp.' 2. sb. A simmer,
boil, in phr. on the hoo. Hmp. (J.R.W.), Hmp.'
3. Fig. in phr. (1) all in a hoo, all in confusion and dis-
order ; (2) all of a 00 ; see below.
(1) Hmp. Blackley Word Gossip (1869) 167. {2) Ken. (G.B.) ;
Ken.' ' I feel all of a 00,' I feel ill ; or, 'That's all of a 00,' that is
all in confusion.
HOO, /;;/. Cum. Yks. Chs. Der. Lin. Nhp. Shr. Oxf.
Hnt. Also in forms hoo'e Nhp.' Hnt. ; hooy e.Yks.'
w.Yks. ; hoiiy sw.Lin.' ; huigh n.Lin.' [u, u'-i.] L A
call used in driving pigs.
e.Yks.i n.Lin. A'. & Q. (185a) ist S. v. 375 ; n.Lin.', sw.Lin.*
Nhp.' ' Hoo'e, hoo'e, hoo'e.' Used to drive away pigs, as 'Tig,
tig, tig,' is to call them together ; Nbp.2 Oxf.' MS. add. Hnt.
(T.P.F.)
Hence Hoo-away, int. go along. Cum.'*
2. A call of encouragement to a dog, &c. Also used T?^.
w.Yks. They all seemed as keen as dogs, yet specially one man,
that went dancing among them doing nought that I could see but
shout ' Hooy, lads! Nah, then! At him !' and such like little
barks, Snowden Web of IVeaver {\&^(>) i. Der. Hoo [huu], go drive
them (T.H.).
3. Comb, (i) Hoo in, an exhortation to zeal or energjr in
any kind of work ; (2) Hoc-lag, [a) a call used in driving
geese ; (i) a call to go away.
(i) s.Chs.' (2, a) Shr.' (6) Shr. Northall Wd. Bk. (1896)
(s.v. Call-words).
HOO, pron. nw.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Fit. Dnb. Stf. Der.
Not. 'Wor. Glo. Also in forms ho Wor. ; how Der.^ ;
hu Lan. ; 00 Chs.'*^ s.Chs.' ; ou Glo. ; u Der. Not.= [u.]
L She.
nw.Cy. Ray (1691) ; (K.) w.Yks. Huddersfield, Halifax, and
those parts of w.'i'ks. bordering on Lan. and Der. (J.W.) ; Eh !
but hoo is a bonnie lass (D.L.) ; w.Yks.' Seldom used except on
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the borders of Lan. ; w.Yks.^^ ; w.Yks." Rarely heard. Lan.
Hoo'd had to nurse the poor thing, Waugh Rajiibles Lake Cy.
(1861) 3 ; An' hoo're yore second chilt, Brierley Layrock (1864")
V ; Hii could talk quoite foine, Yellond Ttiiimpli (i860) 8; Lan.'
ne'.Lan. Hoo were some prolty, bless her. Mather Idylls 11895)
21 ; ne.Lau.i, eXan.', ni.Lan.^ sw.Lan., Chs. Oo ossed to faltle a
poi (T.C). Chs. But 00 did no' say owt, Croston Enoch Crump
(i887)8;(Eu,ELUs/'ro)»i«c. (18891V. 411; Chs.i =3 s.Cbs.iOoscz
tu,mi,65. Fit., Dnb.?Iu, Ellis 16.453. Stf. (K.) e.Stf.CEu, Ellis
iZi. 444. Der. Of hur head hoo had, as I since hard, A bone-lace
cost full fourteen pence a yard, M. A. Poems (1668) 28 ; Molly
sed how didna keer, Robinson Sammy Timlcher iy\^-]o) 9 ; U, eu,
a, Ellis 16. 319; Der.'; Der.^ How's a rare firk (s.v. Firk).
nw.Der.' w.Der. cu, Ellis ib. 446. Not.^, Wor. (K.)
2. Comp. (i) Hoo-cat, a female cat ; (2) -Jew, a Jewess ;
(3) -justice, the wif? of a justice of the peace.
(i) e.Lan.' (2) Lan. Thou'd ha' bin as rich as a hoo-Jew now,
Brierley Fratchingious (1868) Frop i. (3) Lan. That th' hoo
Justices awlus did mooast 0 th' wark, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed.
1806) 27.
3. He.
w.Yks.' Lan.Theer's th' owd parson. . .Hoo's goin'to teach some
one summat I warrant, Burnett Loiviie's (1877) iii ; As hoo does
when hoos tawkin, Brierley Layrock (1864) vi. ne.Glo. 'I axed
thee wheer he wur.' ' An' I towld thee ou hadn't come in. . . I
knooaw nowt, but that ou was like to goo any day,' Household
IVds. (1885) No. 217, 141. [Grose (1790).]
[1. I am in drede Lest ho turne her testament, P. PI.
Crede (c. 1394) 412 ; Ho wat3 me nerre \cn aunte or nece.
Pearl (c. 1325) 233, in Allit. P. 7. OE. heo, she. 2. & ay
t>ou meng with J)e malej );e mete ho-bestej, Cleanness (c.
1360) 337, in Allit. P. 46.]
HOO, see Hew, v.^, How, sb}', adv.
H0(0, int. Cum."* [ho.] A preliminary expletive
used as some use the word ' well.'
HOOAK, HOOAL, see Hawk, v., Hole, 5*.', Holl, adj.
HOOANT, ppl. adj. and sb. Lan. [usnt.l L ppl. adj.
Swollen, hard in the flesh, fastened in the flesh.
He ses, ut I two hard hoo-ant spots ut he cun plenely feel ur
goinkt o sprewt fro boouth sides o' me nob, Paul Bobbin Sequel
(.1819) 4 ; Grose (1790) MS. add. fC.)
2. sb. Flesh swelled and hard from inflammation ; a
swelling from inflammation.
Davies Races (1856) 234. s.Lan. PiCTON Dial. (1865) 11.
HOOAR, see Her.
HOOB, s6. Sh.L [hoeb.] The ebb-shore at the head of
a bay over which a rivulet spreads itself ; gen. used in pi.
Hoob is applied to a small shallow bay or bight, jAKOBSENy>('a/.
(iSg?) 98 ; (Coll. L.L.B.) ; S. & Ork.'
[ON. hop, a small shallow bay (Fritzner).]
HOOCH, int., v. and sb. Sc. Irel. Also written hoogh
Lnk. Dwn. ; hough e.Sc. Ayr. [hux-] !• "'/■ An ex-
clamation of joy, &c. ; a shout, esp. a shout used in the
dancing of a reel.
Cai.' Elg. Hooch, Sammy, hooch, man, there's naething like
siller. Tester Pofw(s (1865) 108. Abd. Hooch ! reel, ye kitties,
keep yer ribbons reelin', Ogg IVillie IValy (1873) 29. Per. Ha,
ha! a deuran bla', Hooch! gars a body loup again, Stewart
Character (!&$•]) 21. Ayr. ' Hooch, hooch,' said David laughing,
Hunter Studies (1870) 95. Lnk. Then hoogh for her bonnie
young Queen, Rodger Poems (1838) 34, ed. 1897.
2. V. To cry ' hooch,' to shout.
Sh.I. Dey . . . began at ence ta irp an' flite Ipa da folk for hoochin
twartree times a YQl-day, Sh. News (Jan. 29, 1898). Frf. A' day
lang he hooched an' shooed till he was as dry as a whistle, Wil-
lock Rosetty Ends (i886j 182, ed. 1889. Per. Gran'faither is
hoochin' an' crackin' his thooms, Ford Harp (1893) 217. Fif.Tom
and Elshin were in the middle o' the floor, hoochin' and whirlin'
aboot on their taes like mad, Mi^Laren Tibbie (1894) in. Slg.
Those that canna dance or sing, 'ill clap their hands and hooch.
Towers Poems (1885) 187. Ayr, Tlie lads hooched and loupit,
Johnston Glenbuckie (1889) 176; Telt them sleely ne'er to hough
Till safe frae cot the wood, White Jottings (1879) 237. Lnk.
They hooched an' heyed, an' loupt an' flang, Orr Laigh Flichts
(1882) 48. Lth. Even when looking on they capered and 'hooched'
(i.e. shouted merrily'). 'Tammas. Tammaslye're forget t in' yersel','
Strathesk Blmkbomiy (ed. 189 1) 37.
Hence Hooching, vbl. sb. the shouting or crying of
' hooch.'
ne.Sc. There was . . . little art in their dances, but a tremendous
deal of ' hooching ' and ' hiching,' Gordonhaven (1887) 71. e.Sc.
Now there is little heart in the ' houghing,' Setoun Sunshine
(1895) 20. Rnf. Wi' hoochin' and crackin' his whup. The young-
sters around him cam staring, Webster Rhymes (1^35) ^3- Lth.
Whan the prodigal came hame, there was not only dancin', but
there maun a' been hoochin', Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885) 295.
3. sb. The exclamation used in dancing reels ; a shout,
hollo.
Sh.I. He could noo hear da hoochs an' skrcichs o' da folk, an'
da barkin' o' da dugs, Sh. News (July 31, 1897). Abd. The gentle-
men taking the change of time as the signal to snap their thumbs
rapidly over their heads, and utter a wild 'hooch,' Alexander
Ain Flk, (1882) 246. Dwn. Mat . . . every now and then uttered
a ' hoogh ! * which could be heard above the noise of the stamping
feet upon the earthen floor, L^-ttle Betsy Gray (1894) 25.
4. The sound made by narrowing the lips and blowing
the breath ; a smell, savour.
Frf. ' I jist took the drappie masel',' but he hastened to add, ' I
gied her the hooch o't,' Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) 159 ; (G.W.)
HOOCH, HOOD, see Hootch, Hide, i;.^
HOOD, sb.^ and v.'^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms heud Cum.'*; hod Dmf. n.Cy. w.Yks.^;
hud Sc. (Jam.) N.L' N.Cy.' Nhb.' Cum.'* n.Yks. Yks.'
w.Yks.=34 chs.i n.Lin.' Lei.' Wil.' Som. ; hudd Sc. (Jam.)
Gall. Cum. ; hudde e.Yks. ; hude Sc. (Jam.) ; ud w.Yks.
[h)ud, h)Bd, uid.] 1. sb. In phr. to have one's hood on, to
take offence, be angry.
n.Lin.' Harry got i'to truble on Fiida', an' his muther's bed her
hood on iver sin'.
2. A large calico bonnet worn by women when working
in the fields.
n.Yks. vl. W.) Brks.' It is a poke bonnet which shades the face
from the sun, and which has an enormous flap covering the neck,
shoulders, and upper part of the back.
3. Comp. Hud-lark, the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
Chs.' So called from ils crest or hood.
4. A game ; see below.
Lin. t\.i Haxej-, a game called ' the hood' is played annually on
Jan. 6, in commemoration, it is said, of the loss and recovery of
her hood by a certain lady of the Mowbray family many centuries
ago. . . The hood, which consistsof a stiff roll of leather, is thrown
up in the middle of the open field, on the borders of which are
posted four official players, called ' boggans ' . . . whose office it
is to prevent the carrying away of the hood from the field, A^. &^
Q. (1883) 6lh S. vii. 147; In the parish of Epworth a similar game
IS played under the same name but with some variations. The
hood is not here carried away from the field, but to certain goals,
against which it is struck three times and then declared free.
This is called ' wyking' the hood, which is afterwards thrown up
again for a fresh game, I'i. 148 ; Gomme Games (1894 1221. n.Lin.'
Played at Haxey, in the Isle of Axholme, on the sixth of January.
' The hood is a piece of sacking, rolled tightly up and well corded,
and which weighs about six pounds. This is taken into an open
field, on the north side of the church, about two o'clock in the
afternoon, to be contended for by the youths assembled for that
purpose. When the hood is about to be thrown up, the plough
bullocks or hoggins, as they are called, dressed in scarlet jackets,
are placed among the crowd at certain distances. Their persons
are sacred, and if amidst the general row the hood falls into the
hands of one of them the sport begins again. The object of the
person who seizes the hood is to carry off the prize to some public-
house in the town, where he is rewarded with such liquor as he
chooses to call for,' Stonehouse Isle of A.xholme, 291.
5. A finger-stall or finger of a glove.
Wil. If you cuts your finger bad, you ought to put a hud upon
it to prevent the dirt getting in (W.C.P.) ; Slow Gl. (1892I ; Wil.i
Som. He've a-got buds to his fingers (W.F.R.) ; Sweetman Win-
canton Gl. (1885).
Hence (i)Huddick, (2) Hudkin, s6. the finger of a glove;
a finger-stall.
(i) Wil. Slow Gl. (1892); Wil.' Som. Sweetman Wincanton
Gl. (1885). (2! Nrf. (E.M.), Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
6. The skin or outer shell of a walnut. Wor. (W.C.B.)
7. A sheaf of corn placed on the top of a ' stook ' to keep
off the rain. Also in cow!/. Hood-sheaf. See Hooder.
Sc. (Jam.), Nhb.', Cum.'* Wm. Tak a bit o' pains wi' t'hoods
as it'll likely rain (B.K.V n.Yks. Wheat and rye are set up in
shocks of twelve or ten sheaves each, two of which are invariably
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used as hood-sheaves, Tl'ke Agiic. (1800) 1 15. e.Yks. Marshall
Rur. Ecoit. (1796) I. 350. w.Yks.i s.Chs.' The two end sheaves
of the hattock are used as hoods for the remaining six. Midi.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796) 11. Shr.>, Hmp. ^H.E.) [These
last inclining sheaves are called hood-sheaves, and are intended
by their drooping position, to ward off the rain from the com in
the body of the stook, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) 11. 324.]
8. The 'hob' or shelf at the side of a fireplace on which
pots, &c. are put to boil.
Dinf. The flat plate which covers the side of a grate {Jam.}.
N.Cy.', Nhb.i Cum. AuldWulson. ..Clwoseby th'huddsat gruntin,
Gilpin Sags. ^i866i 282 ; Ye've gien it [chimney] ower mickle
draft, yan can trust nought on t'hud for 't, Dickinson Ciimbr, (1876;
282; Cum.i", Wm. (U.K.), n.Yks. fl.W.) ne.Yks.' Sometimes
now applied to the hobs of an ordinary iron fire-grate. e.Yks.
'As black as hud.' Hud is the hob of a fireplace, Nicholson
Flk-Sp. (1889) 16. m.Yks.i w.Yks. Willan List IVds. (1811) ;
w.Yks.24 n.Lin.' The flat-topped side of a fire-place, on which
a tea-kettle or small pan can be placed.
9. Cotiip. (i) Hood-end, the flat surface or ' hob 'at either
side of a fireplace on which the kettle, &c. is placed ; (2)
-nook, the corner beside the fireplace ; also used Jig. ;
(3) -stone, see (i).
(i) n.Yks.* ; n.Yks.'^ Prob. so called from their situation beneath
the old-fashioned chimney vent which projected like a hood into
the room. n.Yks.", ne.Yks.', m.Yks.', e.Yks.' w.Yks. Put that
pan on t'ud end {X.M.) ; w.Yks.i Squat thysel down a bit i' th'
langsettle, by th' hud-end, ii. 309; w.Yks.''^, n.Lin.' (2) s.Sc.
Nae mair we by the biel hud-nook Sit hale fore-sippers owr
a book. T. Scott Poems (1793) 317. Wm. He was sittin i' t'hud-
neuk (B.K.). (3^ n.Cy. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) Nhb. Jack
Roe was . . . leanin on the hud steahyn, Bewick Tyneside Tales
(,18501 10. w.Yks.3
10. The back of a fireplace ; a stone at the side of a fire-
place used as a seat.
Sc. There is a species of clay which the smiths use for fixing
their bellows in their furnaces and of which the country people
make what they call, Hudds, to set in their chimnies behind their
fires, Statist. Ace. H. 289 (Jam.). Slk., Dmf. The back of a fire-
place, made of stone and clay, built somewhat like a seat. Also
called the cat-hud (Jam. ;. Dmf. The back of the fire-place built
of stone or clay, somewhat like a seat ; applied now to the spaces
[shelves] on each side, Shaw Schoolmaster (1899I 349. Tev. The
seat opposite to the fire on a blacksmith's hearth (Jam.\ Gall.
(W.G.; n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; (K.) ne.Yks.i Ends or corners of
old-fashioned open fireplaces, holding space for seats. e.Yks.
They take the stickes and sette them up an ende, slanttinge
against the hudde ; and keep a good fire under them, Best Rur.
Ecmi. (1641) 122; Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788); w.Yks.'
11. Comp. Hud-stone, a flag-stone set on edge as a back
to a fire on a cottage hearth.
Rxb. Heard the cricket chirp ahint the black hud-stane, Telfer
Ballads (1824) Auld Rmgaii. Tev., Dmf. (Jam.)
12. A small enclosure or shelf built at the side of a fire-
place ; see below.
So. There was the cutty still lying on the hud, Blackw. Mag.
(Nov. 1820) 203 (Jam.). Dmf. A small enclosure at the side of
the fire, formed by means of two stones set erect, with one laid
across as a cover, in which a tobacco-pipe, or any other small
object, is laid up, in order to its being properly preserved and at
hand when there is use for it (Jam.). Nhb.'
13. A portion of a wall, built with single stones or with
stones which go from side to side.
Gall. He . . . invented also snecks or hudds, i. e. spaces built at
short intervals, Agric. Surv. 86 (Jam.).
Hence Hud-stone, sb. a stone used in building a ' hud.'
Gall. One hudd-stone will do at the grass ; but the more the
better. When a double dyke between the hudds is built as high
as the first hudd-stone, a stone sufTiciently long is placed so that
one half of it may cover the hudd, and the other half the double
dyke, Agric. Surv. 86 (Jam.).
14. V. To cover corn ' stooks ' with two sheaves.
Sc. (Jam.) Slk. The crop ... all standing in tight shocks,
rowed and hooded, Hogg Tales (1838) 48, ed. 1866. Ir. They
were hooding stooks below at Hilfirthy's, Barlow Idylls (1892)
210. n.Yks. (I.W.) w.Yks.2 To hood corn is to cover it in the
shock with sheaves so that the rain may fall off. Lei.' To 'hud'
corn is to put it up in shocks, the lower sheaves being hooded by
the upper ones, which are placed with the ears downwards.
Hence Hooden- or Hudden-sheaves, sh.pl. the sheaves
placed on the top of a ' stook ' of corn to turn ofl'the rain.
N.I.'
HOOD, sb.^ Nhp. Hrf. Glo. Wil. Som. Dev. Cor. Also
written cod Hrf.^ Glo.'" Wil.' Cor.= ; and in form hude
Dev." [ud.l 1. Dial, form of 'wood.'
Nhp.=, Hrf.2, Glo.>=, Wil.' Dev. Tha happle-tree among tha
trees uv tha hood, Baird Siig. Sol. (i860) ii. 3 ; A goed to the
hood, and a got a crcoked steck, Bovvring Lang. 1 1 8661 I. 37 ;
Dev.2 s.Dev. Fox Kingsbridge (1874). s.Dev., e.Cor. (,Miss D.)
Cor. I was going through a hood, Tregellas Tales, 69 ; Cor.°
Hence (i) Hoodwood, sb. a forest ; (2) Hoodycock, sb.
the woodcock, Scoiopa.v riisliaila ; (3) Hude-wahl or
Hoodie, sb. (a) the green woodpecker, Ceciints viiidis;
{b) the nightingale, Daitlias liisciiiia.
(II Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl. (2) s.Dev.,
e.Cor. (Miss D.) (3, n) Dev.*, n.Dev. (C.L.-P.) (6) Glo." 53.
2. Underwood, brushwood ; firewood made up into
faggots. Som. (W.VV.S.), Cor.«
Hence Hooding, prp. gathering sticks for fuel. Nhp."
HOOD, I/." Yks. [5d, uid.] With up: to hoard up,
keep, treasure. n.Yks. (I.W.), w.Yks. (J.W.)
HOODALL, HOODAWL, see Hickwall.
HOODED, ppl. adj. Sc. Also Nrf 1. In comb, (i)
Hooded crow, (a) the black-headed gull, Lams rudi-
bitndtts; (A) the carrion crow, Corw<sforo«f; see Hoodie;
(2) — mew, see (i, a).
(i, a) Or.I. The Pewit Gull . . . here called the hooded crow,
Barry/ZisV. (1805)303 Jam.1; In summer, the head and upper part
of the neck area deep dark brown, hence the name, Swaisson Birds
1 1885) 208. S. & Ork.i e.Llh. Swainson ib. (6) Sc. (Jam.) ;
Edmonston CI. (1866). Nrf. Only one species of bird appears
really contented, and that is the hooded crow, Patterson Man
and Nat. (1895) 12. (2) Or.I., e.Ltb. Swainson ib. [Morris
Birds {Ies^).']
2. Tufted, having a hood or tuft on the head.
Gall. Soon an ingle was brought ben, And soon they plucked
the hoodet hen, Nicholson Poet, ll'ks. (1814) 74, ed. 1897.
HOODENING, see Hodening.
HOODER,56.andi'. Yks. Chs.Der. Shr. Also written
hudder w.Yks." Chs.' [u"d3(r).] 1. 56. A sheaf of corn
placed on a ' stook ' to keep off the rain. Gen. in pi. See
Hood, sZ).' 7.
w.Yks.'" Chs.' The two sheaves which are placed, corn
downwards, on the top of the stooks or riders, to throw ofT the
rain ; Chs.^, nw.Der.', Shr.'
2. V. To place protecting sheaves on the corn ' stooks.'
Chs.', s.Chs.'
HOODICK, see Hbder.
HOODIE, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Nrf. Also in forms
hiddie- ne.Sc. ; hoddie Sc. ; hoddy s.Sc. ; huddie n.Cy. ;
huddy Per. (Jam.) Lnk. 1. The hooded crow, Corviis
coriii.x: Also applied to the carrion crow, C. coroiie.
Mry., Per. .So called from its black head and throat, contrasted
with the grey plumage of back and belly, Swainson Birds (1885)
85. Per. There are also carrion crows (hoddies, as they are
called here), Statist, Ace. XIX. 498 (Jam.) ; It . . . hunts the
hoodies frae the bog, Spence Pofwjs (1898) 28. s.Sc. Swainson
ib. 83. Lth. 1 was as hoarse as a hoodie for a whole week after-
wards, Lv iiSDEN S/ieep-itead (1892) 229. e.Ltli. ' As hoarse as a
hoodie' with speechifying, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 130.
Peb. Like corbj' craw, or hoody gray, Lintouii Green (1685)39,
ed. 1817. Slk. Scrauchin like pyats on the leads or a hoodie wi'
a sair throat, Chr. North Noctes (,ed. 1856) III. 11. Kcb. Upon
an ash above the lin, A hoody has her nest, Davidson Seasons
(1789)4. n-Cy. Smith B(V(/s (1887! 237. Nhb.' Called also the
grey-back'd craa and the corby. Yks. Yks. IVkly. Post (Dec. 31,
1898). Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 45.
2. Comp. Hoodie-crow, the hooded and carrion crow,
C. comix and C. corone.
Sc. Deil a black cloak will be there, Robin, but the corbies and
the hoodie-craws, Scott Rob y?qy (1817) xxiii. n.Sc. Wi' a face
like a hoodie-craw, Gordon Carglen (1891, 54. ne.Sc. The guile,
the Gordon, an the hiddie-craw Is the three worst things that
Moray ever saw, Gkegor Elk-Lore (1881) iii. Mry. Thy
Lawj'ers — plentiful as slaes, or as the hoodie-craw, Hay Lintie
(1851) 54. Elg. The hoody-craws perch on the porch, Couper
Poetry (1804; II. 91. Frf. The gullet of a hoodie craw, Beattie
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Arnha fc. 1820) 37, ed. 1882. Per. Howlcts, Kaes, and huddy-
craws Haud consultations, Stewart Character {1857) 97. Ayr.
A cushie-doo would croodle tVae its nest in the firs, or a hoodie-
craw skrajk far up in the lift. Service Notandntus (1890) 63;
Some bewilder'd chicken Scar d frae its minnie and the cleckin
By hoodie-craw, Burns Verses al Selkirk (May 13, 1787). Lnk.
Swarm like nests o' huddy craws, Nicholson Kilwiiddie (ed. 1895)
25. e.Ltli. A hoodie-craw, sittin on a dyke by a fa"n yowe, an'
shairpenin its beak to pike her bones, Hunter J. Inwick (1895)
126. Slk. The hoody-craw dursna pick there, Hogg Tales (1838)
16, ed. 1866. Dmf. The gled pykes the banes o* the auld hoodie
craw, Cromek Remains (1810) 118. Gall. I'll gie the hoodie
craws a drap drink o't, Crockett iI/os5-//a^s (1895) xli ; Carrion,
or grey, crows, called ' hoodicraws ' ; for when they get old they
become white in colour, all but the feathers of the head ; these
keep black, and look as if the bird had on a cowl or hud [hood],
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 275, ed. 1876.
3. ? Obs. A hired mourner.
Sc. This designation seems to have originated from their
wearing hoods (Jam.).
HOODING, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Lan. Nhp. Also
in forms heudin N.Cy.' Nhb.' Nhp.'; hoddin ne.Lan.' ;
hooden N.I.' The leather strap or thong connecting the
handstaff and the souple of a flail.
Lth., Rxb. (Jam.I N.I.i Called also the Mid-kipple. N.Cy.'
Nhb. He left nae mare skin on her aw Then wad been a heudin
to a flail. Bell R/iymcs (1812) 149; Nhb.' A piece of cow-hide
lashed on to the end of the soople, or swingle of a flail in the
form of an eye. A piece of leather called a couplin passes
through the heudin and connects the movable arm, or soople,
with the handstaff. Obsol. Dur.', ne.Lan.', Nhp.'
HOODLE, see Huddle.
HOODLECUM-BLIND, sb. Nhp.' The game of
' blind-man's buff.'
HOODLING HOW, phr. Obs. Sc. A kind of cap.
See How, s6.*
An auld band, and a hoodling how, Herd Coll. Stigs. (1776) H.
144 (Jam.).
HOODOCK, adj. Obs. Sc. Like a ' hoodie ' or carrion
crow, foul and greedy.
Ayr. The harpy, hoodock, purse-proud race. Burns Ep. to Maj.
Logan (Oct. 30, 1786".
HOODWALL, see Hickwall.
HOODWINK, sb. Lakel. Chs. Shr. 1. In phr. in hood-
innnk, in hiding. Lakel.^ They've a few cotters i' hoodwink.
2. //. Two sheaves of corn inverted over a ' stook ' of
corn to keep out the rain. Chs.', Shr.' See Hooder.
HOODY,s6. Wm. [hudi.] A country girl or woman.
Sir Alan's daughter donned hersell like a country hoody, Briggs
y?«HaiH6- (1825) 158; (E.W.P.)
HOOF, sb. and v. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lei. War. Shr.
Glo. Amer. Also in forms hof- s.Chs.' ; hoove w.Yks.'^^
ne.Lan.' 1. sb. In conip. (i) Hoof-band, a hair-rope
used to tie the legs of a kicking cow ; (2) -lock, the fetlock
of a horse; also used /?§■.
(i) s.Chs.' (2) Shr.' Whad 'unocks 'er 'as! — bif to the anclers
like a Lancashire bullock.
2. pi. The coltsfoot, Ttissilago Farfara.
Wm. (J.H.) Glo. In allusion to the shape of the leaves (B. &
H.) ; Glo.i
3. Hard skin on the hands caused by hard work.
w.yks.2 ; w.Yks.^ Sometimes hurriers in coal pits will have
hooves on their heads, from constantly pushing the carts.
Hence Hoofed or Hooved,///. adj. callous, hard, horny.
Also used_/?§-.
w.Yks.' ; w.Yks.3 ' He's hoofed to it,' hardened or accustomed
to it. ne.Lan.'
4. V. To walk, trudge, go on foot.
Lan. The frost being quite thawed, it was more troublesome
hoofing, BvROM Remin. (1744) in Cheth. Soc. XLIV. 373. Lei.'
Way mut hoof it. ' Hoof it !' is often used for 'begone!' War.^
[Amer. Kansas Univ. Quar. (1893) I.l
HOOF, HOOG, HOOGER. HOOGO, HOOGY, see Hoaf,
Howf(f, Hug, v., Hogger, Hogo, Howgy.
HOOHOO, sb. Nhb. A prostitute ; a wicked person.
A greet fat chep, wi' horns a pair, Was dancin' wi' some hoo-
hoos there, Robson Bards of Tyne (1849) 36 ; Aw'll nut let a hoo-
hoo ippeer a sweet saint, Keelman's Ann. (1869) 6.
HOOI, V. and sb. Hmp. w.Cy. [iii.] 1. v. Of the
wind : to whistle, moan, sigh.
Hmp. Wise AV:t' Forfs/ (18831 186. w.Cy. The west-countryman
says the wind 'hoois' when it soughs among the trees. Poetry
Provinc. in Comli. Mag. (18651 XII. 37.
2. sb. The sound made by the wind whistling round
a corner or through a keyhole.
Hmp. (J.R.W.) ; Wise New Forest (1883") 186 ; Hmp.'
HOOIE, V. and sb. Sc. [hu-i.] 1. v. To exchange,
barter, ' swop.'
Fif. Properly where no 'boot' is given (Jam.); Only of ex-
changing knives. In use among boys in Dundee (W.A.C.).
2. sb. An exchange, barter. Fif. (Jam.)
HOOIN, HOOISHT, see Hoin, v., Husht.
HOOK, s6.' and v.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also in forms beak ni.Yks.' ; heuck Sc. N.Cy.'
Cum.; heuk Sc. Cai.' N.Cy.' Nhb. Cum.'* n.Yks.";
hawk e.Yks. ; heyuk Nhb.'; buck Nhb. Wor. Hrf;
huik Sc. ; huke Sc. (Jam.) N.Cy.' Dur.' n.Yks.'"
ne.Yks. e.Yks. ; hyeuck Abd. ; hyeuk N.I.' ; hyuck
S. cS: Ork.' Fif.; hyuk Nhb.' ; yuck Cum." e.Yks.'; yuk
n.Yks. ne.Yks.' [uk, iuk, hcek.] 1. sb. In coiiip. (i)
Hcok-a-back, the bush vetch, I'iccia cracca ; (2) -busser,
a person who dresses fly-hooks ; (3) -fingered, thievish,
dishonest ; (4) -finnie, lucky, fortunate ; (5) -fishes, fishes
caught by hooks ; (6) -ful, see (3 1 ; (7) -lug, a long slender
pole with a hooked end, for shaking the branches of trees
in order to get the fruit ; (8) -seams, hooks or panniers to
carry turf, lead, &c.
(i) Cum." (_s v. Hug-a-back). (2) s.Sc. I never see auld Isaac
Fletcher, the huik-busser, . . but I think on him, Cunningham
Sketches (1894) xiv. (3) N.Cy.' Nhb. Awjump'd there wiv heuk-
finger'd people, Midford Coll.Sngs.{i&i&) 70; (R.O.H.) n.Yks.^,
Nhp.' (4) S. & Ork.' (5) Lin. (Hall.) (6) n.Yks.^ (7) Hrf.
(W.W.S.) (81 n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.' Now nearly extinct.
2. Phr. (i) hook and eye, arm in arm ; (2) to have a hook
at every finger, said of a greedy, avaricious person ; (3) to
lift off the hook, to marry ; (±) by the hooks, an exclamation
or mild oath ; (5) to be off the hooks, to be out of health ;
to be in a bad temper, unsettled ; (6) to draw the hooks
over the eyes, to captivate, transfix.
(i) Snf. (F.H.) (2) Nhb. (M.H.D.) (3) Lnk. She had never
been, up till date, lifted off the hook. . . Not but what she could
have been, often enough. Oh no ! The offers she had refused
in her day were many, Murdoch Readings (ed. 1895) III. 9. (4)
Der. Aye, by the hooks (S. O.A.I. (5) n.Lin.' Is oht wrong,
missis, maaster seems clear off th' hooks to-daay. Nhp.' (6) Lnk.
He's drawn the heuks owre my puir lassie's e'en, Hamilton
Poems (ed. 1885) 201.
3. Fig. pi. Anxieties, annoj'ances.
n.Yks.2 ' Poverty's yan o' my heuks,' one of my adherents.
4. The hinge of a field-gate on which the staple or
gudgeon works. Yks. (J.W.), Chs.'
5. A downward bend given to the ends of the axle to
make them fit properly into the nave of a wheel.
Chs.' Formerly carts had wooden arms, the arms being the ends
of the axle or bed, thinned and tapered to work in the naves of
the wheels, and it required a skilful workman to work the arms
properly and give them the proper hook or downward bend (s.v.
Cart).
6. A wooden shoulder-yoke for carrying pails. e.Yks.'
7. A bend or turning in a river ; the land enclosed by
such a bend.
Bwk. The hooks and crooks o' Lambden Burn, Fill the bowie
and fill the kirn, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 11. n.Lin.' Th'
packit pick'd up th' body just agean th' Hook.
8. A piece of land situated on a slope. Nhp.*, Pern. (E.D.)
9. A reaping-hook, a sickle.
Sc. If a wench quean rin away from her hairst yell send her
back to her heuck again, Scott Redg. (1824') vii ; Scoticisms {l^8^)
44. Cai.' Elg. Ilka day that shines. Smiles for the plough, or
for the hook, Couper Poetry (1804) I. 102. Abd. Scythes and
heuks for the shearers, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 138. Fif.
Rapidly gleamed thehyucksin sturdy hands, Colville Vernacular
(1899) 13. Rnf. Ilka heuk, and auld pleugh pettle, Webster
Rhymes (1835I 31. Ayr. [She] daunered with her heuck and
pock at the dyke-sides scutching a wheen nettles for her swine,
Service Dr. Dugtiid (ed. 1887) 67. Lth. Nae hooks are noo, ava,
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ava, But mnckle machines hae a', hae a', Lumsden Sheephcad
(1892*1 237. Edb. The master looks To see gin a' his fovvk ha'e
hooks, liar St Rig (1794) 9, ed. 1801. N.I.', N.Cy.' Nhb. When
coorn cam forrit fast, it gav us muckle grief, For 'twas cutten up
\vi' Iieuks, and gether'd \vi' the neif, Chatt Poems (1866) 86;
Distinguished from a sickle, which is broad-bladed, with a knife
edge, the hyuk is a narrow crescent, with iine saw-like teeth at
the edge. ' A bad shearer nivvor gat a good hyuk,' Prov.
(R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' A ' cruck' is bent to a right angle ; a hyuk is
bent round like a loop. Dur.' Cum.'' Armed wid a siclile or a
heuk, C. Pacq. (Aug. 31, 1893'! 6. w.Yks. (R.H.H. , nw.Der.',
Ken.' Dev. Each holds aloft his hook, Bray DiiC. Taiiiar and
Tavy (1836) I. 330. nw.Dev.^
Hence (i) Hook-penny, sb. a penny per week given to
reapers in addition to tlieir wages ; (2) throwing the hooks,
phr., see below.
(i) Lth. (Jam.) Edb. ' Hook-penny,' which each shearer is in
use to ask and receive weekly over and above their pay, Har'st
Rig (1794I 37. ed. i8or. (2I Lth., Tev. This is done immediately
after 'crying the kirn.' The 'bandster' collects all the reaping-
hooks ; and, taking them by the points, throws them upwards:
and whatever be the direction of the point of the hook, it is sup-
posed to indicate the quarter in which the individual, to whom it
belongs, is to be employed as a reaper in the following harvest.
If any of them fall with their points sticking in the ground, the
persons are to be married before next harvest ; if any one of them
break in falling, the owner is to die before another harvest (Jam.).
10. Fig. A reaper ; a shearer.
Abd. Their 'hyeucks' had ' kempit' side by side through the
hairst. . . At the hour appointed, Eastie's 'hyeucks' had gone
out to take 'klyock' by the light of the moon, Alexander
Rtir. Life (1877) iii. Edb. What think ye they were gien for
hooks [shearers]? . . A shillin's gaen, Har'st /fij-(i794) St. 127,
ed. i8or.
11. A bill-hoolc ; a cutting implement ; a chopper.
Sur.iX.T.), (H.H.),Suf.' Ken.' An agricultural tool for cutting,
of which there are several kinds. w.Som.' A bill-hook for chopping
wood. All other kinds of hooks have a descriptive prefix. A
carpenter pointing out bad work in some sash frames, said, ' Nif
I widn chop em out way a hook, and stick em way a board-nail
bettern that there is, I'd ate em 'thout zait ! ' nw.Dev.' Applied
only to a cutting instrument.
Hence Hooked, //>. applied to a saw when its teeth are
so pointed as to catch the wood instead of cutting smoothlj\
w.Som.' In other districts the saw is said to be 'too rank,' here
it is always ' too hooked.'
12. Camp. Hook-bill, a hatchet. War.*^ s.War.'
13. The hip of a man or animal. Cf. hock, sb}
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lakel.^ Cum. Of a cow: 'She's rare
and wide across t'heuks.' 'To slip his heuk,' dislocation (of
a person). A not uncommon accident to a cow or a horse
by which a morsel of the projecting hip bone is knocked out
of place under the skin (J. An") ; Girt bags, stufTt weh nowt,
on ther heucks, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 17; Cum.'* Wm.
Strayed, two Herdwick ewes : marked red pop near shoulder and
near hook, Advt., IViii. Gazelle (Feb. 3, 1900 1 ; A pain catches me
fair across t'hiux ,B.K.). n.Yks. ^T.S.) ; n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ ' I've
nivver crook'd m3' huke to-day,' never bent myself to sit down or
rest myself; n.Yks.^, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall Rtir. Econ.
(1788;. m.Yks.'
Hence (i) Hook-bone, 56. the hip-bone ; (2) Huke-sore,
adj. sore or stiff in the hips.
(i) n.Sc. (Jam.) Fif. Heukbanes and shrine were now nae
miss't, Te.nnant Papistry ,1827) 153. Edb. Lamb, beef, mutton
... in roasting and boiling pieces — spar-rib. jigget, shoulder and
heuk-bane, Moir Mansie Wauch (1828) xix ; By hukebane fleshers
always understand the haunch-bone (Jam.). N.Cy.', n.Yks.'3*
(2) n.Yks.2
14. Fig. A pile, heap.
w.Yks. Look theer whot a greyt hewk o' wool they ban ready
fur th' cart iD.L.).
15. V. In phr. (i) to hook on with, (2) — together, to
associate with ; to marrj'; (3) — off, to leave off work.
(i) e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.) 1,2) w.Wor. To huck'em togither,
S. Beauchamp Grantley Grange (1874) II. 283. (3) Chs. Slicaf
(1879I I. 266 ; Chs.i
16. To grata, seize hold of.
Cum.* She heuks his lugs wid yah fist an' a kebby wid t'udder
an' gaes for him pell-mell, IV. C. T.X. (1895) 3, col. 4.
Hence Heuking, Heuksome, Heuky, adj. avaricious,
restless ; urgent.
n.Yks.^ ' Of a heuking turn.' ' As heuksome as a dog's hairy,'
anxious all over, as the wretch who said he felt a desire for money
in every pore of his skin. Also, 'a heuky sort of a bod3',' who
' hooks on,' or takes 3'ou by the button to detain you for gossip.
17. To tighten a girth, strap, or chain. e.Yks.'
18. Fig. To cheat, deceive, hoax.
s.Not. A think a hooked 'em pretty well, for all their cleverness
(J.P.K.).
10. To cut with a hook or sickle.
Bdf. Beans, though reaped like wheat with a sickle, are said to
be hooked (J.W.B.).
Hence Hooker, sb. a reaper, a worker with a hook or
sickle.
Per. He convened and hired hookers or shearers on the Sabbath
in time of harvest, Parker Bk. of Perth V1847 249.
20. To pick out, extricate, poke out ; to jerk ; to lift up.
Cf. huck, v^
e.Yks.' I.W. Not necessarily with a hook (J.D.R.).
21. To carry along.
Yks. I'm tired of hooking this willow bough ,'S.K.C.).
HOOK, v.^ and sb.'^ In gen. dial, and slang use in Sc.
and Eng. 1. v. To run away, make oflT, esp. in phr. to
hook it.
Sc. (G.W.) ; (A.W.) Sh.I. We hookit hit as hard as we could
oot aroond da hoose, Burgess Sketches ;2nd ed.) 86. Lakel.''
w.Yks. Robert thowt his best plan was to hook it, Hartley Ditt.
(1868) go; w.Yks.2 Lan. He's hookin' it, Brierley Oh/ 0/ IFbr*,
iii. s.Lan. (F. R.C.) I.Ma. You'd bitter be hookin, Brown
IVitch (1889) 43. Midi. Gi' the whistle an' hook it. Bartbam
People of Cloplon (1897': 188. Not.', n.Lin.', War.3 Lon. And so
he iiooks it, Mayhew Loud. Labour {18^1 j I. 425. e.Ken. ^G.G.)
Wil. Slow Gl. (1892 . Som. We very zoon hooked out o' that,
Frank A'iiie Days (1879) 32. Cor.3 Hook-it, you young imp.
Slang. I'd wish, if you please, for to hook it away, Gilbert Bni
Ballads, Precocious Baby ; He give me . . . four half bulls . . . and
ses Hook it! Dickens Blk. House (1853) xlvi.
2 . sb. Phr. to take or sling one's hook, to run away, make off.
w.Yks. Awl gi thee one on th' nooase if tha doesn't tak thi
hook, Yksiiian. (iSgo) 168: w.Yks.^, s.Lan. 1 F.R.C.) Chs. You
take your hook and be off {ib.). Lin. He admitted taking his hook
with the half-sovereign (R.E.C.). n.Lin. An' soa he teks his hook
back agaain, Peacock Tales (1886) 106 ; n.Lin.' He heard p'lice-
man cumin' soa he took his hook, an' I seed noa moore on him.
War. 3 Wor. When he saw the policeman he slung his hook,
Evesham Jnt. (Nov. 6, 1897). Cant. When I was about fourteen
I slung my '00k and joined some travellin' Barks, Carew Aulob.
Gipsy 1 891) XXXV.
HOOK, sb.^ Obs. Rut. A term in land measuring.
Rut.' One Hooke at Wyngc Dike, Glaston Terrier (1635).
HOOK, v.^ Hmp. I.W. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev. Also in
forms hoak Som. ; hoke w.Som.' n.Dev. ; uck Wil. To
thrust with the horns, to gore, applied to horned cattle.
Cf. huck. f.3
Hmp. Cows are said to ' hook ' a person down (J.R.W.) ;
Hmp.' I.W.2 Mind the wold cow don't hook ee. Wil. The cow
ucked the fogger with her horn, Jefferies Gt. Estate (1880) 78,
ed. 1881 ; Wil.' Dor. That bull o' yourn, do 'e hook now?
(C.V.G.) ; Dor.' They toss Ther heads to hook the dog, 175.
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873); Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. (1825).
w.Som.' Hoa-k. This word rather implies the playful thrusting
of the horns. n.Dev. Rock Jim an' A'e// (1867) Gl.
HOOK, v.* Yks. To crouch or sit over the fire.
n.Yks. He sat hooking in t'cooarner (I.W.); Obsol. Oor lass
heeaks an' shawms ower t'fire whahl sha'll b' on her 'arse some
day (R.B.).
[¥.VT\s.hiiken,httkken, 'mit zusammengebogenen Knieen
u. gekriimmtem Riicken sitzen ' (Koolman).]
HOOK, see Howk, v.^
HOOKATIE, adj. Sh.I. Bowed, bent.
Hukoti, krukoti, hwar rins du ? Jakobsen Norsk in Shell.
(1897) 112; S. & Ork.i
HOOK-EM-SNIVEY, sb. Irel. See below.
An indescribable, though simple, machine, emploj-ed by boys
in playing at head and harp, Edgeworth Irish Bulls (ed. 1803)
131 ; ' Billy," says I, ' will you sky a copper ? ' ' Done,' says he. . .
With that I ranged them "fair and even with my hook-em-snivey
— up they go, 16. 129.
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HOOKEM-SNIVEY, adj. Dev. Deceitful, tricky, sly.
1 tellee 'onesty is tha best policy. Niver yii be up tu hookem-
snivey ways, twant answer in tha long-rin ! Hewett Peas. Sfi.
(189a! ; The boy was full o' hookemsnivey ways, an' cunnin' as a
stoat, Phillpotts Darlinoor (1896) 43; That'll larn 'e to whine
prayers 'ere, you black- 'carted, 'ookem-snivey beast ! ib. 197.
HOOKER, sb.^ So. Yks. Lin. Shr. 1. In comb.
Hooker in, a traveller or person who stands outside mer-
chants' warehouses to invite customers to enter. w.Yks.^
2. A large quantity ; a large size.
S.Lin. Ah've bin ha'ing a look at the tonups and cabbages.
What hookers they ar', sure-ly (T.H.R.). Shr.^ Gen. employed
in combination with ' pretty.' ' My eye ! we'n got a pretty 'ooker
o' tail-ends fur the fowl— the Maister hanna furgot us this time.'
3. Whisky, a ' dram.'
Elg. Sandy liket a hooker, an' brawlie I kent.The drap creatur'
wad set him a speakin', Tester Poems (1865) 133. w.Sc. He
found the liquor so good that he took another ' hooker,' Mac-
DONALD Seitleiiiciit (1869) 223, ed. 1877.
HOOKER, sb.'^ Irel. A one-masted fishing-smack.
Having failed during the past three days to get from the islanders
a hooker to bring himself and the cattle seized to the mainland,
S/niidiiril (Apr. 2, 1888).
HOOKERS, sb. pi. So. Bended knees or hams, esp.
in phr. to sU on one's hookers.
Sh.I. Settin' her doon apon her hookers apo' da flijer, Sh. News
(Feb. 5, 1898) ; Ye shiirely wirna tinkin' 'at I wis ta sit apo' me
hookers apo' da green, il>. (Aug. 20, i8g8) ; S. & Ork.', Cai.'
HOOKET, sb. Glo.i [u-^kit.] A kind of axe for cutting
faggots.
HOOKEY, see Hokey.
HOOKINGS, sb. pi. Shr.' [u'kinz.] Two long spells
of work, with an interval of rest between.
A man who works by bookings, i. e. early and late, with an
intervening 'siesta,' is said to do two days' work in the twenty-fuur
hours. An arrangement corresponding to this, is known to
miners as ' double-shift.'
HOOKLAND, sb. Obs. Wil. A portion of the best
land in a common field, reserved for potatoes, vetches, &c.,
instead of lying fallow for two years. Also called Hitch-
land field (s.v. Hitch, v.^).
Davis Agric. (1811) vii ; Wil.' Parts of some fields are still
known as Hooklands in s.Wil., though the system has died out.
Sometimes defined as 'land tilled every year.' [Hook-land, land
tilled and sowed every year, Worlidge Diet. Rust. (1681').]
HOOL, adj. Obs. Sc. Beneficial ; kind, friendly ;
used in prov. ; see below.
'You are any [ay] hool to the house, you drite in your loof,
and niool't to the burds.' Spoken to pick-thanks, who pretend
great kindness to such a family, Kelly Prov. (1721) 383.
[Norw. dial. Iiotl, kind, friendly, gracious (Aasen) ; ON.
liollr, gracious, wholesome (Vigfusson) ; cp. OE. hold.]
HOOL, V. Obs. ne.Lan.i To shiver with cold. Cf.
hurl, v.^
HOOL, see Hull, si.', v."^
HOOLACHAN, sb. Sc. Nhb. Also in forms hoolakin
Nlib.'; huUachan Sc. [hvi'laxsn.J A Highland reel or
Scotch dance.
Per. Dancing a Hoolachan and Jig Amang the rocks, Stewart
Character (1857) 94. w.Sc. You may reasonably expect to find
John in the Highlands, dancing the reel of Hullachan, Macdonald
Settlement (1869) 122, ed. 1877. Slg. Gar the rafters ring Wi'
rousing reel and hullachan. Towers Poems (1885) 188. Rnf. Play
up the reel o' Hullachan, Barr Poems (1861) 219. Nhb.' A reel
in great favour in n.Nhb.
HOOLER, 56.' nw.Dev.' A roller at the back of a hay-
cart, used for tightening the cart-ropes.
HOOLER, 56.2 Cor.2 Mining term : a bundle of blunt
borers.
HOOLET, see Howlet.
HOOLIEGOOL-OOOO, 56. Sc. The cry of an owl, a
hooting.
Bnff. The quick eye or ear of the owl detected me, and I was at
once greeted with his hoolie-gool-00-oo, Smiles A'n/MJ'. (1876) 124.
HOOLOCH, sb. Obs. Sc. Also in form hurloch. A
falling or rolling mass ; an avalanche or fall of stones, &c.
Gall. The yellest craigs for you bond yeal'd. What hoolochs
down ye clanterin' reel'd, At ae gude prize, Mactaggart Encycl.
VOL. III.
(1824) iga, ed. 1876 ; Boys go to the heughs whiles to tumble
down hoolochs, receiving much pleasure from seeing them roll
and clanter down the steeps. . . Sometimes they miss the balance,
and make part of the hooloch themselves, ib. 275.
HOOLY, adv., v. and adj. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm.
Also in forms heully N.Cy." ; hoilie Abd. ; hoolyie Fif. ;
huelly Nhb.'; huiUy N.Cy.|^; hulie Sc. ; huly Sc. (Jam.)
Frf. Dur.' s.Dur. [huli, hoe'li.] 1. adv. Slowly, care-
fully, gently, cautiously. Also used aitrib. and as int. Cf.
heely, adv.
Sh.I. {Coll. L.L. B.) Abd. But hooly, nor let your conclusions
impose, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 56; Up the kirkyard he fast
did jee, I wat he was na hoilie. Skinner Poems (1809) g. Frf.
0 hooly there, ma bonnie bairns, Beattie Arnha (c. 1820) 16, ed.
1882 ; Huly throw the frichtsom how His form a ghaist uprear'd,
LowsoN Guiilfollow (1890) 239. Per. But, hoolie ! an' let's
understand Whaur's this new goshen ? Haliburton Horace {1Q86)
86- Fif. Nae man did spare his faeman's bacon ; Nae man cry'd,
Hoolyie! Hoolyie! Tennant Papisliy (1827; 196. s.Sc. But,
liooly, I needna say sae, T. Scott Poems (1793) 338. Rnf. Wi'
awkward step she onward drited, Hooly enough, Webster
Rliymes (1835) 88. Ayr. But still the mair I'm that way bent.
Something cries, 'Hooly!' Burns To J. Smith (1785) st. 7;
(J.M.) Lnk. ' Hooly ! ye silly goats ! ' quo' he, Deil's Hallowe'en
(1856 I 35. Lth. Tired ae e'ening, stepping hooly, Pondering on
his thrawardfate, Macneill Poc/. Wlis. (18011 159, ed. 1856; 'A
hooly prize fair won, my lad ! A hooly prize ! ' the king cried
he, LuMSDEN Sheep-head (iSgs) 32. Edb. Something cries hooly.
And bids the muse to cour awee, Liddle Poems (1821) 112. Slk.
1 walked hooly doun to the bank, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856)
IV. 180. Dmf. O hooly and wae I laid her doun, Reid Poems
(i8g4) 128. Nhb.' Cum., Wm. Nicolson (1677) Trans. R. Lit.
Soc. (1868) IX.
Hence Huliness, sb. slowness, tardiness.
Liik. The trauchl't stag i' the wan waves lap. But huliness or
hune, Eilb. Mag. (May 1820) (Jam.).
2. Phr. (i) hoolie and /air, (2) — and fairly, fair and softlj',
slowly and gently.
(i) Sc. Hulie and fair, men rides far journeys, Ray Prov.
(1678) 370 ; Hooly and fair goes far in a day, Kelly Prov.
(1721) 125. (2! Sc. Let the chair down and draw it up hooly and
fairly. Scott Antiquary (i8i6) viii ; Hooly and fairly men ride far
journeys, Ferguson Prow. (1641) 15. w.Sc. I comforted my stamack
with a leetle brandy toddy, and sooked it aff hooly and fairly,
Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 275. s.Sc. Hooly an' fairly's far
the best plan, Watson Bards [ 1859) ig4. Edb. ' Hooly and fairly,'
quoth Thomas, MoiR Mansie Waiich (1828) xviii. Dmf. The laird
maun ha' wished, baith hooly an" fairly. That Nick the auld had
brunt the law, Tkow Jock o' the Knowe (1878) 22.
3. Tenderly. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; (J.L.) (1783).
4. V. To go softly or slowly ; to pause.
Per. Then's the time for you to hoolie And cram your wallet
wi' the spoolie, Spence Poems (1898) 188. Ayr. If you'll only
hooly a wee, I'll tell ye a' aboot it. Service Notandnms (1890) 1 7 ;
Here I maun hooly a wee, and let Willie tell it again, ib. 263.
Cum. ' They will all hooly away,' said he ; ' but where are we to
hooly to ?' HowiTT Riir. Life (1838) I. 138.
5. adj. Delicate, sickly, tender, weak ; nervous, com-
plaining, peevish, fretful.
N.Cy.i, Nhb.i Dur. To be huly. A huly-man (K.) ; Dur.' s.Dur.
' .She's varra huly.' Spoken often of a person who is nervous
about her health and complains of slight ailments (J.E.D.\
Hence Huel, sb. a delicate or ailing person, esp. one who
is nervously morbid or ' hipped.'
Nhb.' An expostulation to one talking too freely in presence of
an invalid is ' Had yor tongue : he's nobbut a huel.'
[1. My God, cum not holy, Hampole (c. 1330) Ps. x.xxI.k.
24. ON. hogliga, gently (Vigfusson) ; Dan. dial, huvlig
(pron. /;ok/('), quietly, gently (Molbech). 2. (i) Huly and
fair on to the cost I swam, Douglas Eneados (1513), ed.
1874, in. 32.1
HOOLYBUSS, sb. Cor.^ A noise, tumult, uproar.
Thai cheldurn arc maakan some hoolybu.ss.
HOOM, sb. Rnf (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A herd, flock.
HOOM, see Holm, sb.''
H00MAGE,a6. Suf. Ahomestcad. (C.T.) Cf home.i-.U.
HOOMER, ,</;. Yks. The grayling, ' umber," 77y'«;n//;(s
vulgaris. n.Yks. Obs. or obsol. (R.B.) ne.Yks. '
tig
HOOMER
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HOOMER, see Oomer.
HOOMET, sb. Sc. Also written hoomit Bnff. ; humet
(Jam.) ; and in form howmet (Jam.), [hij-mit.] 1. A
large flannel nightcap.
Abd. Geit. worn by old women (Jam.).
Hence Hoometet, pp. having the head covered with a
' hoomet.'
Sc. Witches hoometet in fright In flanen rags, and woiisey,
Anderson Poems (1813) 8a (Jam.).
2. A child's under-cap. Mry. (Jam.)
3. A man's Kilmarnock bonnet.
Bnff. There were usually several broken panes stopped up with
our Kilmarnocks, or, as we called them, ' Hoomits,' Gordon
Ckwii. Keith [1880) 71.
HOON, V. Obs. Sc. With off: ? to put off, postpone.
Cf. hune, v}
Bwk. ' Hoon aff! hoon aft'! ' quo' Robin Tail, Henderson Pop.
Rhymes (1856) 164 ; Hoon aft", dear Kate, till comes the day,
tb. 165.
HOON, see Hoin, v.^
HOONCE, V. e.Yks.i [uns.] To drive off uncere-
moniously.
HOONSKA, 5*. Sh.I. A pudding made of the blood
of an ox mixed with meal. S. & Ork.'
HOONT, see Want, sb.
HOONY, adj. Nhb. Cum. Also in form howney Cum.**
[hu-ni.] Gaunt, ghostly ; dismal, empty.
Nhb.' Cum.i Applied to a house depleted of furniture ; Cum."
[Cp.Norw.dial./«/Wf/<§',ill-looking, unpleasant ^Aasen).]
HOOP, s6.' and v.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also in forms heap ne.Lan.' ; heup N.Cy.' Nhb.' Cum.";
hopYks.; hupeLth. (Jam.) [h)up,hjiap.] 1. sb. In coiiip.
(i) Hoop-drift, a cooper's tool used for tightening the
hoops of a barrel ; (2) -driving, bowling or trundling a
hoop ; (3) -headed, of a stag : see below ; (4) -pins, the
two pins used for securing the ' hal' of a 'timbern zole'
to its ' chip.'
(i) s.Wor. (H.K.), s.Wor.i (2) [The boys go hoop-driving,
never bowling, Jefferies Hdgrw. (1889) 189,] (3) w.Som.' A stag
whose horns are curved upwards, and between which the space
narrows towards the points, is said to be hoop-headed, Collyns,
41. (4) Dev. Reports Provinc. (1893).
2. Phr. (i) to go through the hoop, to become bankrupt ;
(2) to go a hoop, to go where one likes ; to go to the bad.
(i) Glc' (a) Hmp. He is going a hoop, Wise New Forest (1883)
283 ; Hmp.l
3. A plain finger-ring. w.Yks.*^ Stf.' 4. The tire of
a wheel. w.Yks. (J.J.B.), w.Yks.^ 5. The woodwork
projecting from the sides of a wagon so as to form an
arch over the hind wheels. Wil.* 6. The circular wooden
frame which surrounds the mill-stones and preserves the
meal from being lost. Lth. (Jam.) 7. A broad band of
tin used for raising the sides of a cheese-vat when the
curd is first put to press. Also called Fillet (q.v.). Chs.*
8. A species of cheese-vat.
Midi. The cheese-vats of this country are merely hoops of ash,
with a boarden bottom, Marshall Riir. Ecoii. (1796) I. 319.
9. Ameasurevaryingfromaquarterofapeck tofourpecks.
n.Cy. A measure, containing a peck, or a quarter of a strike,
Grose (1790) ; A measure containing j of a peck (J.L.) (17831 ;
N.Cy.' A measure rather less than a peck. Nhb. (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.'
A measure of |- peck. Dur. J peck, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863).
Cum. He peel'd [potatoes] fer hissel a full heup an a hawf, Ander-
son Ballads (ed. 1840) 95 ; Cum.* A si.x-quart measure, formerly
made of a broad wooden hoop; quarter of a Carlisle bushel. Yks.
A measure containing a peck, or quarter of a strike, Ray (1691) ;
Kennett Par. Aittiq. (1695) ; A measure containing 2 pecks or 2
halfs of a strike (K.\ ne.Lan.' The quarter of a peck. nw.Der.'
A measure of four pecks, or a strike. Shr. The quarter bushel is
called a hoop or peck, Marshall Revietv (1818) II. 225 ; Shr.'
Obsol. The pars bin so chep, they binna wuth twopence a 'oop.
Mtg. 5 gallons, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863).
10. V. Of draperj', &c. : to fall unevenly, loop up.
Nhp.' If the skirt of a dress is so tight in any part, that it does
not fall easily, and requires more fullness, it is said to hoop ; or
when lace or other trimming is set on so scantily, that it will not
fall properly, it also hoops, i.e. it assumes the form of a hoop.
11. Fig. ? To speed, hurry.
Sc. My lord wants a coach : now he may get an Anstruther
bark, and hoop o'er to Versailles, Pitcairn Assembly (1766) 6.
HOOP,si.= War.Wor.Hrf.Glo.'Wil.Dor.Som. Dev. Cor.
Also in forms hope War.° Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. ; up Dev.
[up, ffip, up.] The bullfinch, Pyrrhula vulgaris or Europaea.
See Alp.
War.2, s.Wor.', Hrf.12 Glo. (J.S.F.S.); Glo.' Common ; Glo.*
So called from the white marks on his neck. Wil. Thurn Birds
(1870) 33 ; Britton Beauties (1825) ; Wil.' Dor. (C.V.G.) ;
tu.Gaselte (Feb. 15, 1889) 7, col. i. Dor., Som. Swainson Biids
(1885)66. Som.(W.F.R.) w.Som.' They hoops [eo-ps] be beat-
ing out the bud again tcr'ble, we must burn some more powder
'bout em [shoot atj. Dev. The hoop is a bird of the same family,
who makes more noise than he does work, Bray Desc. Taniar and
Tavy (1836I I. 320; 1670-1. To Richard Sweatland for a ups
head. East Biidleigh Chwnrdens Ace. ; Dev.'^ n.Dev. Us foun' . . .
A copperfinch an' hoop's nest. Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 123.
nw.Dev.' s.Dev. Fo.\ Kingsbridge (1874) ; (F.W.C.) s.Dev.,
e.Cor. (Miss D.) Cor. Rodd Birds (1880) 314 ; Cor.'^
HOOP, sb.^ and f.^ Lin. 1. sb. Vain, ostentatious
boasting. Lin.* 2. v. To boast or brag. (Hall.)
HOOP, v.^ Nhp. Glo. Hnt. Som. [5p, Som. dep.] To
cry or call out ; to shout, whoop.
Glo. (J.S.F.S.) Som. I hoopit to he — but he didn' hear I
(W.F.R.); A lad hoop'ed fire! Spectator (Feb. 16, 1895) 230;
(F.A.A.) ; Sweetman IVimanton Gl. (1885V w.Som.' Used gen.
with ' holler.' ' I yeard-n hoopin and hollering ever so long avore
I zeed-n.' ' There was purty works way em ; you never yeard
no jis hoopin and hoUerin in all your live, 'twas fit to wake the
very dead.'
Hence Hoop or Hoopit, int. a call or signal in children's
games.
Nhp.' When a child is playing at the game of ' Hide and seek,'
and has concealed herself, she calls out ' hoop I hoop ! ' to signify
to her playmates that they may begin to search for her. Nhp.'*
The signal in the children's game of tig: thus, to ' cry hoopit' is
to exercise the lungs pretty lustily. Hnt. (T.P.F.)
HOOP, int. w.Som.' [iip.] A call used by carters to
their horses to move on.
It is never used when the horses are already in motion, nor is
it used except to heavy teamsters ; but it is the regular word
among farm carters to start their ' plough,' whether drawing sull,
harrows, or wagon.
HOOPEE', int. Nhp.' Also in form hoopa'h. A call
to a child to make an effort to raise itself, when it is taken
by the arms to lift it.
HOOPER'S HIDE, phr. Obs. Hrt. A game. Ellis
Shcp. Guide (1750) 199.
HOOREN, sb. Or.L A disgust. (Jam.), S. & Ork.'
HOORIKOORIS, sb. Sh.I. In phr. in the hoorikooris,
in a sulky, offended state of mind.
' He's lying i' de hoori-kooris ' is originally applied to a person
half-awake and half-asleep in the morning, before getting out of
bed, and as he is then generally sulkj-, the expression is most
often applied in this latter meaning. We find both words also in
the expression: 'To sit oorin-koorin (nodding, half-asleep) ower
de fire,' Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 39.
\Oor or ouri, ON.o;-rtr, a senseless state, see oorie-f^'oor,
a state between waking and sleeping, Jakobsen (/.c.).]
HOORIP, adv. s.Chs.' At a great rate or speed. Also
used subst. and attrib.
Commonly used of boiling water — beylin 6o"rip [beilin* hoorip].
The phr. 'at the hoorip,' ' with a hoorip,' are also frequent. Or,
as adj., 'at th' hoorip gallop.' Uwd z os koo'ni tae'rin uliingg
ut)dh <3o"rip' gy'aalup [Owd 's hoss coom tearin' alung at th'
hoorip].
HOO-ROO, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. War. Also in form
howrow Lan. [u'-ru.j 1. A hubbub, noise, tumult.
w.Yks. 2 You never heard such a hooroo in all yer life. Lan.
They used to feaw eawt un kick up the dule's own howrow,
Staton Loominary [c. 1861) 112. s.Lan. Bahford Dial. (1854).
Chs.', nw.Der.' War. Hoo-roo, the devil's to do, Prov. (Hall.) ;
War.* What a hooroo they be making, and all about nothing, I be
sartain.
2. A fete, public rejoicings of any kind.
s.Chs.' Aas-t eyurd u dhis- boTcio uz iz gcio'in bey flt Aak-n ?
[Hast heeard o' this hooroo as is gooin bey ( = take place) at Acton ?]
HOORRO
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3. A kind of cake, baked in a pan, prepared for special
occasions.
s.Chs.i Wi)m gdo'in in fur u reg'ilur jiingk'itin, tin fur aavin u
doToo baikt i dhu pon, un ahy noaOnu wot els [We'm gooin' in
for a regilar junkettin', an' for havin' a hooroo baked i' the pon,
an' 1 knowna what else].
HOORRO, int. Sii.I. In plir. like /loorro, with spirit,
spiritedly.
He . . . brook inta ' Da sailer ower da roff tree ' like hoorro.
Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 113.
HOOSACK, Hi/. Shr.' [u-sak.] An exclamation used
upon finding or recovering a thing lost ; ' Eureka.'
Dick fund 'is knife w'en we wun gettin' the barley-stack in — I
'card 'im cry ' 'oosack ! ' an' I said. ' W'ast'ee fund, Dick ? '
HOOSAMIL, sb. Sh.I. [hu'ssmil.] A road between
or past houses. S. S: Ork.'
Hence Hoosamillya, adv. from house to house.
'To geng hoosamillya' is to go among the houses, carrying
gossip from the one to the other, Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 43 ; The
young lads [at Hallowmas] banded themselves together in squads
and went hoosamylla (from house to house) as maskers, commonly
called grSliks, Spen'CE /"/*-Lo;v (1899) 189.
[Hoosa, houses + viillya, w(/7/;,betwecn, among, Jakobsen
{I.e.). Millya, a form of Norw. dial, millom, for the
numerous variants of which see Aasen.]
HOOSAPAAIL,ii. Sh.I. The head. S. & Ork.' Cf.
hushapan.
[Hoosa, ON. Iiaiisa- (in comp.), Iiauss, the skull, cranium,
the head of beasts ( Vigfusson) ; paail, Norw. dial, paalc,
a pole, stake, post (Aasen).]
HOOSBIRD, see Hosebird.
HOOSET, sb. and v. Brks. Wil. Also written housset
Wil.' ; husset n.Wil. ; and in form wooset Wil.' 1. sb.
A horse's head curiously dressed up and carried about by
men and boys. Brks. G/. (1852) ; Brks.' Cf. hodening.
Hence Noose/ /iiiii/, p/ir., see below.
Erks.' When persons are believed to be guilty of incontinence,
men and boys assemble for a ' Hooset Hunt'; they take with them
pots or pans or anything wherewith to make discordant noise,
and this they call ' Rough Music,' they also carry the ' Hooset'
on a pole. On arrival at a house to be visited, the 'Rough
Music ' is vigorously played, and the ' Hooset ' shaken in front of
all the windows, and even poked into them if any be open.
2. A serenade of rough music, got up to express public
disapproval of flagrant immorality, or of marriages where
there is great disparity of age.
Wil.i n.Wil. 'What's that noise r 'Oh, there's a hoosset going
on up the street' (E. H.G.).
3. V. To take part in a ' hooset.'
Wil.' n.Wil. ' What's thuc noise ? ' ' Aw, they be a hussetting
up street' |E.H.G.\
Hence 'Wooseting, vbl. sb., sec below.
Wil. The ceremony of ' wooseting ' is the same as in a ' skim-
mcting,' and expresses popular disapproval of adultery, N. & O.
(1873) 4th S. xi. 225.
HOOSH, sb. and v.' Irel. [huj.] 1. sb. A lift, heave,
push upwards.
' To give one a hoosh ' is to help him to mount a wall or height
by a push or propulsion a leygo. ' I can get over this wall if you'll
give me a hoosh ' (A.S.P.).
2. V. To lift up, heave, raise, (ib.)
HOOSH, (■;//. and v.' Suf. Dor. 1. inf. A cry used to
scare or drive away fowls, pigs, &c. Cf. howsh(e, hush, sb.^
e.Suf. ' Hoosh !' go away iF.H.). Dor. Saying ' Hoosh !' to the
cocks and hens when they go upon your seeds. Hardy Madding
Croivd (1874) X.
2. V. To scare or drive away fowls, pigs, &c. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HOOSHT, see Husht.
HOOSIE, sb. Cum.* The house-sparrow. Passer do-
mesticus.
HOOSING, sb. n.Cy. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Also in
forms heusin Cum." ; huzzin n.Cy. w.Yks. ne.Lan.' ;
hyuzin Wm. [hjii'zin, h)u'zin.] The husk of a nut. Cf.
hose, sb.^ 3.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Cum. Ah coh across sum eh thur girt fur-
apple things . . . wih heuzzins o' them stickan oot oa roond like
deid-horse-heucks for size, Sargisson Joe Scoap (i88i) 232 ;
Cum.'^" Wm. When nuts is ripe they come oot o' t'hyuzin (B.K.).
w.Yks. HuTTON Tour to Caves (1781) ; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
[In Liiid. Gosp. (c. 950) Luke xv. 16 we find pisum hosum
glossing ' siliquis.'i
HOOSK, see Husk, s6.'
HOOST, sb., V.' and adj. Irel. Also Shr. Som. Dev.
Cor. Also in forms houst- Irel. ; oostCor.'^ [hust, w.Cy.
ffist] 1. sb. A cough, esp. a cough peculiar to cattle ; a
hoarseness. Cf heaze, hoast, s6.'
Shr.i The cows han gotten a bit'n a 'oost. Som. (W.F.R.)
Dev. Wan farmer Ham had got som kows, . . wis bad way boost
an kofr, it.Dev. Jiii. (Nov. 12, 1885) 2, col. 4. nw.Dev.' A
wheezing cough in cattle. s.Dev. Fox Kiiigsbridgc (1874). Cor.'
A disease of cattle, a symptom or cause of which is the presence
of worms in the windpipe and bronchial tubes ; Cor.*
Hence Housty, sb. a sore throat.
Dev. One of the children had a 'housty,' ICingsley Westuiard
Ho (18551 122, ed. 1889.
2. V. To cough. Hence Hoosting, vbl. sb. coughing.
Ir. It's destroyed entirely I am with the hoosting and screeching,
Pnddiaiia (ed. 1848) 11. 85.
3. adj. Hoarse. Cor.*
[OE. /nvbs/a, a cougii ; liwostait, to cough.]
HOOST, t).* Irel. To make a sound as if driving fowls,
&c. Cf. hoosh, int.
w.Ir. Juggy Kelly . . . began, half awake, to hist and boost
vigorously, as if she were driving in geese or turkeys to roost,
Lawless Graiiia (1892I II. pt. iii. iii.
HOOSTER, sb. Stf." Refuse from the furnaces.
HOOSUCK, see Hussock.
HOOT, sb. Cor.' [iit.] A business, affair, concern.
' A bad hoot,' a bad job. ' That's a bad hoot, says Madison.'
HOOT, 7;.' and int. Nhb. Yks. Midi. Not. Lei. Nhp. War.
Won Hrf. Glo. Brks. Ken. Hmp. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in
formshout Dev. ; howt Som. (Hall.); yewtLei.' [h)iit.]
1. V. To call out, shout, bawl.
Midi. A boy hootin' birds [a boy shouting at birds while 'bird-
tending], Bartram P^o/Ze o/"C/o/>to» (1897). Not.' Lei.'Aewted
'em to coom in an' hev a glass. Shay's ollus a-ewtin' afl'ter me
[said a mother of a child]. War. A girl carried on in the train
beyond her destination said, ' I never heard them hoot Coventry '
(A.J.C.) ; War.3 I made him hoot. How those lads are hooting.
I hooted after him. Hrf.^, s.Wor.', se.Wor.'
Hence (i) Hooting, vbl. sb. {a} the noise made by a
wheel which requires greasing, when in motion ; {b)
blubbering, crying; (f) see (4); (2) Hooting-bottle, sb.
the reapers' or haymakers' beer-keg ; (3) -cough, sb.
whooping-cough ; (4) -owl, sb. the tawny owl, Sytniiiin
aliico ; (5) -pudding, sb. a pudding in which the plums are
very few and far between, as if within shouting distance
of each other ; (6) Hoot-owl, sb., see (4).
(i, a) se.Wor.' i^b) Cor. Stop tha hootin', dew. (c) Som.
(Hall.) (2) Lei.' When emptied by the last drinker, he is
expected to shout for more to be fetched. (3) s.Dev., e.Cor.
(Miss D.), Cor.' (4) e.Yks. Leeds Mere. Siippl. (Apr. 5, 1884).
(5) Nhp.', War.3, s.Wor. (R.L.) (6) Nhb.' w.Yks. Swainso.v
Birds (1885) 129.
2. Of dogs: to bark, yelp. Of birds: to sing.
Not.' Lei.' Ah 'eerd 'em a-ewtin' in the spinney [the hounds
after a fox]. The boo'ds are a-ewtin' beautiful this mornin'. Ah
'eerd the doogs yowtin'.
3. To bray like a donkey. Cor.'
4. trans. To drive or urge onwards, to hurry up, drive.
Ken. He hoots him about. They hooted him about too much
(D.W.L.).
5. int. A driver's call to his horse ; see below.
Nhp.* A term used to a horse when he is required to turn from
the driver; opposed to 'or' (s.v. Woot). Glo.' Call to a cart horse
to bear to the riijht. Brks.' Hmp. 'Got seems to answer to
' stop ' (H.C.M.B.). Dev. Grose (1790) MS. add.
HOOT, !».* s.Chs.' To peep, used only in phr. hooting
and tooting.
£e wuz do'tin un tdo'tin ubuw't au" dhu weyl wi wQn tau'kin
[He was hootin' an' tootin' abowt aw the wheil we wun talking]
(s.v. Toot).
HOOTCH, V. Shr. Hrf. Also written hooch Hrf'=
[ut/.] To crouch, sit huddled up.
Shr.' ' Come out— 'ootchin' i' the cornel theer.' Gen. used with
Gg2
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reference to a corner. Hrf. Bound Promnc. (1876) ; Hrf.^ ; Hrf.^
Hoo-ching over the fire.
HOOTCHER, sb. Brks. [ut;3(r).] A hooked stick
used to pull down branches when gathering fruit. Gl.
(i8s2) ; Brks.i
HOOTER, sb} Chs. Fit. War. Won Oxf. Brks.
[u-t3(r).] 1. An owl.
Chs. tE.F.) ; Chs.i Some cows which had been turned cut of
a good pasture into a poor one were described to me as having
' exchanged a hen for a hooter' ; Chs.^, s.Chs.', Fit (T.K.J.)
2. A Steam whistle.
War. In Birmingham we find the steam hooter. . .quite enough
of a trial, B'hain Dy. Mail (Dec. i, 1896) ; War.3, Wor. (H.K.J,
Oxf. (L.J.Y.), (CO.), Brks. ^G.O.)
HOOTER, si.^ War. Wor. Glo. Oxf. [u-ta(r).] A cone-
shaped tin vessel used for heating beer, &c. Also called
a Hastener (q.v.).
War.23^ se.Wor.i Glo. Baylis IUiis. Dial. (1870). Oxf.^ Called
a ' Joram ' at Begbrook.
HOOTHOOAN -NOOTHOO, adv. Yks. Alternately,
first one and then the other.
n.Yks. Our lads ran efther em, an' it wur hoo thooand noo thoo
a greeat whahl (TS.). e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 95;
e.Yks.' They're two reglar scally-brats [scolds] an went at it
hoothoo-an-noothoo for a-noor an marc.
HOO-TREE,si. Nhb.' The top framing of a coal-wagon.
HOOT(S, int. and v. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks.
Also written huteSc. ; and in forms hout Sc. (Jam.) N.Cy.'
Nhb.' n.Yks." ne.Yks.' ; howt(s Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.'; hut(s
N.I.' Nhb.' Cum.^-' [h)ut(s.] 1. int. An exclamation
expressive of dissatisfaction, incredulity, irritation, annoy-
ance, &c.
Sc. ' Hout wi' your fleeching,' said Dame Martin, Scott Rcdg.
(1824) Lett, xii ; Hute, daft laddie, Graham IViiliiigs (1883) H.
56. Bnfif. Hout, hout, said Mam, ye're sure in jest, Taylor Poems
(1787) 64. Abd. Hoot, 'oman, ye sudna vex yersel', Alexander
Jolinny Gibb (1871) viii. Frf. Hoots, doctor, don't lose your
temper, Bakrie Minister (iSgi) xi. Per. ' Hoot ! ' responded the
housekeeper, ' it's just Dr. Brown's daughter,' Cleland Inc/i-
brackeii (18B3) 12, ed. 1887. w.Sc. Hoot, I dinna want to buy
ony thing, Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 71. s.Sc. Hout, hout!
hae done, ye'U never gree, T. Scott Poctns (1793) 333. Dmb.
Hoots, kimmer, but you're syboe short the day, Salmon Gowodcan
(1868) 26. Rnf. Wi' face as grave as ony priest [he] Says hoot,
gae wa, Wedster Rliynics (1835) 136. Ayr. Hout, Laird, ye're
like a tap o' tow, Ainslie Land of Bums (ed. 1892) 189. Lnk.
Hoots, that's naething tae be wondered at, Wardrop /. Malliison
(i88i) 37. Lth. Hoot, whisht ye, my dame, Ballantine Poems
(1856) 206. Edb. Hoot! hoot ! — ye're wrang ! Macneill Bygaiie
Times (1811) 3. Slk. ' Hout,' quo he, ' j-e crazy gawkie,' Hogg
Poems (ed. 1865) 92. Dmf. Hout, Jenny, bogles fley'd me nought,
Shennan Tales 1,1831) 72. Gall. The word which sometimes
prefaces one thing, sometimes another, such as, howts — non-
sense ; hovvts — ay; and so howts means a something between yes
and no, which is not easy to express, Mactaggart Etteycl. (1824)
29, ed. 1876. Ir. ' What . . . could keep him so long out ?'...' Hut,
he's gone to some neighbour's,' Carleton Fardoroiiglm (1848) v.
n.Ir. ' Hoots, woman ! ' sez I, Lyttle Paddy McQuillan, 19.
n.Cy. A negative; as nay, Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.^ Exclamation of
disapprobation or disbelief, of irritation or contempt. Nhb. Howt !
is a most expressive word, signifying, according to intonation,
a negative, both the quip courteous, and the lie direct ; in-
credulity ; wonder; disinclination (R,O.H.) ; Nhb.' An expression
of impatience. Cum. She answers ' Huts ! I'll nut ! ' Burn
Ballads (1877) 125; Cum.' Hoot it was nea sec thing; Cum.^
Hut, Jwohnn\', git oot ! 40; Cum.* n.Yks.' Strongly expressive
of incredulity or dissent ; not so ! nothing of the sort ! impossible!
n-Yks.* ne.Yks.' Denoting incredulity, as ^nonsense,' *surelynot.'
HenceHouttie,rt(//'.ofatestyhumour,irritable. Fif (Jam.)
2. Phr. (i) hoot(s awa', an expression of disbelief or in-
credulity, ' get away,' nonsense ; (2) — ay, a strong
affirmation : indeed, to be sure ; (3) — fie, an expression
of dissatisfaction or expostulation ; (4) — no, a strong
negative ; (5) — s/iaff, an expression of impatience ; (6)
— ioot[s, an exclamation expressive of dissatisfaction,
irritation, &c. ; (7) — toot-toot, an exclamation expres-
sive of annoyance ; (8) — ye, an exclamation expressive
of surprise.
(i) Sc, Hout awa' wi' the daft Sassenach, Scott Leg. Mont.
(1818) X, Per. Hoot, awa! Peter Malloch, ye maunna judge sae
hard, Cleland Incl:bracken (1883) 20, ed. 1887. w.Sc. Hoots!
awa', man, hae ye nae sense? Macdonald Settlement (1869) 20,
ed. 1877. s.Sc. Hoot awa, thae words are like the gravings on
kirkyard stanes, Wilson Tales (1836) II. 269. Lnk. Hout awa',
Johnny lad ! what mak's ye flatter me ? Rodger Poems (1838) 53,
ed, 1897. Lth. Hout awa! our stoupie's dune! Bruce Poems
(1813) II. 178. Ayr. Hoot-awa ! Laird, ye maunna ban the Earl,
ye ken. Service Nolandtims (1890) 2. Gall. Hoot awa', twa young
folk, Crockett Siinbonnet (1895') vii. Nhb. Hoot awa', lads, hoot
awa', Richardson Z3o;-rf«rj-'s7aA/f-W. (1846) VI 1. 404. (2)Sc.' I will
never look on him again.* * Hoot ay, mj' lord, boot ay,' said the
king, Scott M^f/ (1822) xxxii ; Hout, ay. I'm thinking Jemmy
means to live and blaw the last trumpet, Ramsay Remin. (,1872)
26. Cai.i Frf. Hoots aye; what's to bender ye? Bakrie
Lie/it (1888) viii. (3") Sc. Hout fye — hout fye — all nonsense and
pride, Scott Redg. (1824) xi. Fif. They'll cry to us, Hout, fy !
Taylor Mnrliiiicli Minst. (1811) 19, ed. 1870. Ayr. Hout fy, man
Ringan, Siller Pochis (1789) ii3. Lnk. Hout fy ! ye're fairly
wrang. Watt Poems (1827) 56. (4) Sc. ' I wonder, can there be
onything wrang wi' Sandy?' 'Hoots no!' answered Susan,
Swan Gales of Eden (1895) ix. Lnk. Hoot no! I want nae meat,
Black Palls of Clyde 11806) no. Gall. Hoot na, Portmark, it was
yirsel' he was hittin' at, Crockett Bog-Myrtle (1895) 19. (5)
Nhb.i Cum.* ' Ye've fettlet him, Becka ! ' ' Hoot, shad, nowt o'
fmak,' says Becka, IV.C.T.X. (1893) 4, col. 2. (6) Sc. Hout,
tout, man, Scorr Nigel (18241 xxxv. Fif. Hoot-toots, I had nae
thoughts o' this, Robertson Provost (1894) 67. Ayr. Hoot toot,
friend, ye're owre hasty, Galt Gitliaise (1823) xxii. Lnk. Hoot
toot, Johnnie, you're shurcly in a reverie, Wardrop /. MalJiison
(1881) 25. Lth. Hoots, toots— dinna kiss ony mair, Lumsden
S/:eep-/icad (18^2) 260, Edb, But, hout-tout, one thing and another
coming across me almost clean made me forget, MoiR Mansie
IVaucli (1828) iii. Kcb. How't tow't, the young lasses get nae
men now sic as they are either as they gat lang syne. Elder
Borguc (1897) 30. N.I.i An exclamation of impatience. Cum.'*
(7) Abd. Hoot-toot-toot, ye're wrang i' the up-tak', Alexander
Jolniny Gibb (1871) x. (8) Bwk. (Jam,), N.Cy,'
3. V. To pooh-pooh, discredit, disbelieve, to cry ' hoots'
at. Also used fig.
Ayr. Wlien ance her chastity took leg. When she spoke o't he
houted, Fisher Poems (1790) 83. Lnk. Johnny hooted and
boasted for about five minutes afore he would or could gi'e Kirsty
an answer, Wardrop/. Malliison (1881) 11. Peb. When young
I hootit lads away. For this I live unhappy, Affleck Poet. iVIjs.
(1836) 137.
HOOV, t;. and /;;/. s.Chs.' \. v. With rt/: to throw
oneself with energy into.
It)s u big' job, laad'z ; but wi)n dov aaf it [It's a big job, lads ;
but we'n hoov at it].
2. ////. Phr. Iioov at ye, an exclamation of surprise or
pleasurable emotion ; a greeting.
HOOVE, sb. and v. War. Wor. Soni. Also in form
hove War.^^* s.War.' Som. vv.Som.' [uv, ov.] 1. sb.
A hoe.
se.Wor.' Som. To hove turmits with an auld hove, W. & J. Gl.
(1873). ■w.Som,'
Hence Hoove-plate, sb., see below.
Wor. A labourer, describing to me a convertible agricultural
implement, said he could use it either with a ' hoove-plate,' a
moulder, scuffle feet, or a 'scratter' (E.S.).
2. V. To hoe.
War.°^*, s.War.' Wor. He was hooving early and late, and
didn't earn above fifteen-pence (C.W.). w.Wor.', s.Wor. (H.K."i,
s. Wor.', se.Wor.' Som. W. & J. G/. (18731. w.Sora.' For hoving
o' turmuts, did'n ought to have your hove no less'n nine inches wide.
HOOVE, see Hoof, sb.\ Hove, v.
HOOZE, sb., V. and adf n.Cj'. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Not. Lin. Wor. Also Dev. Cor. Also in forms heuz(z
Cum.'*; hevvse n.Yks.; hiuzLakel.= ; hooseCum.*s.Chs.';
hooyze vv.Yks.* ; house m.Yks.' ; houze w.Wor.' ; huse
N.Cy.' Dur.'; ooze w.Yks.= [hiuz, w.Yks. iiiz.] 1. sA. A
hoarseness, dry cough, esp. a difficult breathing or cough
peculiar to animals. Cf. heaze, boast, s6.'
N.Cy,' Lakel,^ That coo hez a nasty hiuz wi"t. Cum. (J.W.O.");
Cum.' ; Cum.* That coo hez a nasty hiuz wi 't ; it's a bit o' turnip
i' t'throat, Penrith Obs. (Feb. 15, 1893). Wra. I don't like the
sound of that hyuz (B.K.). w.Yks, Thoresbv Lett. (1703);
w.Yks,'* ne.Lan.' s.Chs,' n,Lin. Sutton Wds. (1881). sw.Lin.'
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One of the pigs has gotten a strange hooze on it. s.Wor. (H.K.\
Cor.'^ [Asthma. . . This disorder is attended with a shortness of
breath, and a frequent hoose, Knowlson Callle Doctor (1834) 29.]
Hence Hoozy or Husy, adj. hoarse, vvheezy,asthmatical.
Dur.i s.Dur. He's all husy iv his windpipe (J.E.D.V Dev.
This j-er east wind 'ath a-gied me a zoar droat, an' I be gitting
hoozee, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). Cor. But I've ben a bit hoozy
sence. J. Trexoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 59 ; Cor.i I'm oisy, so that
I can hardly speak; Cor.^
2. V. To breathe with difficulty ; to wheeze.
Cum." n.Yks. That barn must a gitten coud [cold], it hewses
badly. That boss must be brockenwinded, it hewses varra bad
(W.H.) ; n.Yks.i2 m.Yks.i How he does houze and eaze, to be
sure ! w.Yks.^ s.Not. Hark 'ow the sow hoozes in 'er sleep
(J.I'.K.). n.Lin.i, w.Wor.i
Hence Houzing, vb!. sb. wheezing, hoarseness.
w.Wor.i The child's got a reg'lur bad cowd : 'e's such a 'ouzin'
on 'is chest as is quite terrifyin'. s.Wor. (H.K.)
3. adj. Hoarse. Cor.^
[1. Hoose or cowghe, (itssis, Prompt. 2. OE. *h~d.'osan,
to wheeze.]
HOOZEN, 56. Dev. The windpipe, the 'wcasand.'
An old woman complained that she had ' a pain across the
hoozen,' placing her fingers on her wind-pipe, Reports Provinc.
(1877) 132.
HOOZER, sb. Cum.* [hu'zsr.] Said of anything un-
usually large.
HOOZLE, sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Also written hoosel
Ant. ; hoosle Sh.I. ; and informs houselSc. (Jam.) s.Don.
Nhb.' ; houzle Nhb.' [hfl-zl.] 1. A socket ; the eye or
hole where the shaft or handle is inserted in an axe, hoe, &c.
Lnk.jRxb.That part of an axe, shovel, pitchfork, &c., into which
the handle is fitted (.l.\M.). Bwk. (16. ") s.Don. The eye or open-
ing of a hatchet made for the insertion of the handle, Simjjons
Gl. (1890). Nhb.i
2. The head or top of a hatchet, &c.
Sh.I. Dey strak dem doon wi' a hammer, or da hoosle o' a eech
[adze]. . . Hit wis nae winder 'at da ox fell, fir da hoos'l o' da eech
guid cleen trow her skult, Sh. News (Oct. 4. 1899"). Ant. (W.H. P.)
3. A slip of paper fastened round a number of papers to
keep them together. Rxb. (Jam.)
HOOZLE, v.^ and sb.'^ Sc. Also in forms houzle Per. ;
huzle, huzzle (Jam.), [hii'zl.] 1. v. To wheeze ; to
breathe with a wheezing noise as when out of breath.
Rxb. (Jam.) Cf hooze.
Hence Huzling, ppl. adj. wheezing, breathing hard.
Bwk., Rxb. A puir huzlin bodie (Jam.).
2. sb. Heavy breathing ; a deep breath or inhalation ; a
pinch of snuft'.
Per. Talk of a pinch of snuff 1 phoo — my new acquaintance
knew of no such quantity — it was houzle after houzle for about
two minutes, with a corresponding thankful pech to each, Stewart
CVioraf to' ( 1857) Mem. 96.
HOOZLE, v.'^ Sc. (Jam.) 1. To perplex, puzzle, non-
plus. Ayr. 2. To drub or beat severely. Lnk. Hence
Hoozlin, vbl. sb. a severe drubbing, ib.
HOP, sb.^ and v.'^ Sc. Nhb. Yks. Won Hrf Glo. e.An.
Ken. Sur. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Dev. Cor. [h)op.] 1. sb. In
comp. (i) Hop-acre, the space of ground occupied by a
thousand hop-plants, gen. half a statute acre ; (2) -bind,
the stem of the hop, whether dead or alive ; (3) -cat, a
caterpillar which infests hop-plants, esp. the larva of the
Dayschira pudibitnda ; (4) -clover, (a) the yellow clover,
Tiifoliiiin procumbens ; (b) the sainfoin, Medicago htpnltna ;
(5) -dog, (a) see (3) ; (6) an instrument for drawing hop-
poles out of the ground for the purpose of carrying them
to the hop-pickers ; (c) the pointed iron bar used to make
holes for setting the hop-poles ; (6) -horse, a short ladder
used by hop-pickers ; (7) -lees, a row of trees planted to
shelter a hop-garden ; (8) -mand, a vessel used in a brew-
house ; (9) -mass, the medlar, Mcspihis geruianica; (10)
•medic, see (4,6) ; (11) -oulud,amoth found in hop-gardens
in May; (12) -pitcher, see (5, c) ; (13) -pole marriage, a
marriage just in time to save the legitimacy of a child ;
(14) •poles, in phr. to rain hop-poles, to rain 'cats and
dogs'; (15) -sack, a kind of loosely-woven cloth; (16)
-spud, a three-pronged fork, witli which hop-gardens are
dug; (17) -temse, a hop-sieve; (18) -wagon, a little cart
used by hop-pickers, see below ; (19) -yard, a hop-garden,
(i) Hrf. Marshall Review (1818) II. 313; Bound Provinc.
(1876). I2) Ken.' (3) ken. (F.R.C.) (4, a) Bwk. Sometimes
two pounds cf white clover, and a pound or two of yellow clover,
. , . called provincially hop clover, are added to the mixture,
Agric. Surv. 305 (Jam.). Glo. Grose (1790) MS. add. i M. 1 Wil.
Hop clover, and ray-grass sown together — a very common and
good custom, Davis Agric. (1813'. Dev.* (b) s.WU. Marshall
Reviciu (1818). (s, a) w.Wor.i Hrf.^ A white striped grub.
Ken. A caterpillar rather more than an inch in length and covered
with yellow hair (W.H.E.) ; Ken.' A beautiful green caterpillar.
Sur.' Sus. A * hop-dog,' a handsome green caterpillar marked
with black velvet stripes and downy bands between, Jefferies
Hdgrow. U889) 81 ; Sus.', Hmp. (W.M.E.F.) {b\ Ken.' Ken.,
Sus. It is made of a long piece of wood, with a piece of iron at
the lower part standing out a few inches, so as to clasp the pole
when it is raised out of the ground ; the iron is grooved so as to
have teeth, from whence perhaps its name, Holloway. Sus.' 2
(c) Ken.' (s.v. Hop^pitcher). (6) Ken., e.Sus. Holloway. Sus.'
(7) Ken. (G.B.) 1,8) Sus.i 19) Cor. Thomas Randtgal Rhymes
(1895) Gl. (10) Nhb. With these some people mix hop-medic,
Marshall i?«//«c/ (1818) I. 88. (ii)w.Wor.' (12) Ken.' (13)
e.An.', e.Snf. (F.H.) (14") Ken. It has been 'raining hop-poles'
for a week, Jefferies Hdgrow. (1889) 188 ; Raining hop-poles
sharp ends downwards (A.E.C.). (is) w.Yks. So called from its
resemblance in texture to a hop-sack (S.K.C.). (i6j Ken.' (17)
w.Yks.3 (18) Ken. A vehicle consisting of a rectangular car —
often an old box — on four very low wheels, with a handle sloping
upwards in front to a convenient height and fitted near the end
with a cross piece, by which the carriage is drawn along. This
vehicle is used by hop-pickers for carrying children, or things
which they require, to and from the hop-gardens (W.H.E.). (19)
w.Wor.' (s.v. Hop-oulud).
2. Phr. as thick as hops, said of things very close together.
Nhb. To see the keels upon the T3-ne As thick as hops, a'
swimmin, Allan Tyiieside Sngs. (ed. 1891) 189.
3. The white bryony, Bryonia dioica. Glo. (B. & H.), Glo.'
4. Wood fit for hop-poles.
n.Yks. Quart. Scss. Rcc. in N. R. Rec. Soc. IV. 159. Ken. (Hall.),
Ken.'
5. V. To pick hops. Ken.' Hence (i) Hopper, sb. (a)
a hop-picker; {b) a hop-bin; (2) Hopper-house, (3) -hut,
sb. a wooden hut inhabited by non-native hop-pickers;
(4) Hopping, sb. the season of hop-picking.
VI, a) Ken. We never go out after dark when the hoppers are
about (D.W.L.) ; Ken.' 1 seed the poor hoppers coming home all
drenched. Sur.' Sue. 'Well you see, sir,' he said, 'we are
"hoppers," and we don't want to be stopping about here after
hops are done,' Egerton Flks. and Ways (1884) 96. (6) Ken.
(G.B.) (2, 31 Ken. (D.W.L.) (4) Ken.' A fine harvest, a wet
hopping, Eastry Prov.
HOP, V? and sb? Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in form hap Sc. Irel. [h)op, Sc. also hap.] \. v. In
comb, (i) Hop-about, an apple dumpling; (2) -and-go-one,
a one-legged man; a lame man who uses a crutch; (3)
-crease, the gaine of hop-scotch ; (4) -frog, (a) a frog ; \b)
a game, see below ; (5) -frog-over-the-dog, the game of
leap-frog ; (6) -my-fool, a game of chance ; (7) -o'-dock, a
lame person ; (8) -o'-niy-thumb, a fop, dandy ; (9) -over,
a stile; see below; (10) -over-cap, a children's game
[not known to our correspondents] ; (11) -score, (12)
-scratch, (13) -scrawl, see (3) ; (14) -step-and-loup, to
play at hop-skip-and-junip ; 1 15) -the-beds, see (3); (16)
-thrush, the wood-louse ; (17) -to, a grasping fellow.
(i)Hrf.', Glo.', Hmp.' Wil. Britton Beauties (1825^; Wil.'
Probably from its bobbing about in tlie pot. (2) e.An.' (3) e.An.'
Nrf. We played hop-crease or Scotch-hop— as Jim called it,
Emerson 5o<i of Fens 118921 8. Sus., Hmp. Holloway. (4, a)
Hmp. (J.R.W.), Hmp.i Wil. Never used without the pref.
(K.M.G.) (6) Dor. The players bend as though about to sit on a
very low stool, then spring about with their hands resting on their
knees, Flk-Lore Jrn. VII. 234. in Gomme Games (,1894) I. 223.
(5I Lin. Gomme ib. (6) Ayr. The slouched and the slovenly . . .
wrangled at skittles and toss-my-luck, and bent eagerly over
the hop-my-fool tables, Galt Rotlielan (1824) II. iii. (7)
w.Yks.' (8) w.Som.' (9') Chs.' It is made by nailing a plank on
to two short posts, at riglit angles to the hedge. If the fence to
be got over is high, two planks are placed one above the other,
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and crossing each other; the hop-over then consists of two steps
np and two steps to descend. (10) w.Yks.* (ii") n.Cy., Yks.
The game has always, I believe, been called in Yks. and the
n. counties ' hop-score,' N. If O. (1890) 7th S. ix. 296. w. Yks. 24
(12) Wil. Slow Gl. (1892). (13)' s.Not. iJ-P-K.) (14) Rnf. He
swore he wad hap. stap, and loup, Ay or fecht ony man i' the
parish, Webster Rhymes (1835) 83. (15) Gall. Hap the beds,
Mactagg.'\rt£i;o'c/. i 1824). (16) m.Yks.' (17) Suf.. I.W. (C.J.V.)
2. Phr. (i) io hop the twig, to elude one's creditors ; (2) to
hop the ivag, to play truant.
(i) w.Yks.i (2' Lon. When I used to hop the wag from school
I went there, Mayhew Loud. Labour (1851) HI. 113, ed. i86r.
3. To dance ; to caper. Sc. (Jam.), N.Cy.i, Nhb. (R.O.H.)
Hence (i) Hopper, sb. one who dances at a country
dance ; (2) Hopping, sb. a country wake ; a dance.
(il Nhb.' {2) n.Cy. In many villages in the north of England
these meetings [wakes] are still kept up under the name of Hop-
pings, Brand Pop. Anliq. (1813' II, 7, ed. 1870 ; N.Cy.i Nhb. A
hopping, my lord, is a ball, Richardson Borderer's Table-/'k. (1846)
VI. 235 ; Nhb.' An annual festival, at which shows, roundabouts,
and stalls of all descriptions attract the holiday-makers. In New-
castle the Easter hoppin was the most famous. But the hoppin
of present day memory was but a relic of a former greatness.
Nhb., Dur. Hoppings, fairs, vigils ... or Whitsun ales are anni-
versary feasts, Deiihnin Trails (ed. 1895) II. 3. n.Yks.^
4. To jump ; to jump with the feet together.
n.Ir. Mister Davison's horse happit ower iverythin', jist as easy
as oor dug jumps throo a hoop, Lyttle Robhi Gordon, 88. e.Suf.
(F.H.) Soni. Hop out [of a cart] an' open the gate, there's a good
maid, Raymond Gent. Upcott (1893) loi.
Hence Happer, sb. a jumper, in comb. Counter-happer,
a shopman, counter-jumper.
n.Ir. Yin o' them coonter-happcr buddies wuz tryin' tae tak a
rise oot o' me, Lyttle Paddy MeQuiltan, 29.
5. To revolve.
Ayr. We came to a mill that stood in the hollow of the glen, the
wheel whereof was happing in the water with a pleasant and
peaceful din, Galt Gilhaiee (1823) xx.
6. Of tears : to trickle, drop fast.
Sc. The big tears happit down her cheeks as fast as they could
run, Sc. Haggis, 79. Elg. The tear haps oure thy chin, Couper
Poetry i 1804) I. 102. Ayr. Tears liap o'er her auld brown nose.
Burns To H. Parker (1795) 1. 22. Lnk. The silent tears o' deep
emotion happing in quick succession oure John's cheeks, Roy
Gcneralsltip (ed. 1895) 62. Lth. Johnie took a parting keek. Saw
the tears hap owre her cheek, Mac.neill Poet. IVks. (1801) 210,
ed. 1856. Edb. Gart tears hap owre our Laird's wan cheek, ili.
Bygane Times (181 1) 42. Slk. Till tears cam happing like rain,
Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 358. Gall. Wi' the water happin' off her
cheeks, Crockett Bog-Myrtle (1895) 174.
7. To die. w.Yks.'
8. trans. To make hop ; to cause anything to crack by
sudden heat.
Sc. A poacher may . . . hap ye out of ae county and into anither
at their pleasure, Scott St. Ronau (1824) viii. w.Som.' Mind
you don't hop the glass.
HenceHopped, />/!/. fTfY/'. cracked, as a boiler by heat. Wil.'
9. st). Comb, (i) Hop-skip-and-jump pudding, a pudding
in which tlie plums are very far apart ; (2) -step-and-jump,
(a) a game, see below ; (6) a hopping movement ; (3)
•step-and-loup, (a) see (2, n) ; {b} at full speed ; (4) -stride-
andloup, (5) -strine-and-jump, see (2, n) ; (6) Hops-and-
girds, (a) fits and starts ; {b) as well as a person can, to
the best of one's ability.
(i) Brks.i (2, a) Wxf. And tried each others powers leaping
the brook, or seeing how far we could go in a hop, step and jump,
Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 5. Oxf. (G.O.) Hrt. The games
appertaining to the play-ground consisted of prisoners' base . . .
hop, step, and jump, Wickham Recollections (1841) x. w.Sus. A
well-known game in some parts, the trial being who, out of a
number of boys, can cover the most ground with a hop, a step or
stride, and then a jump with both feet together, Holloway (s.v.
Hick, step and jump), {b) Edb. AfT he [a crow] hirples . . . Hap,
stap, and jump, Forbes Poems (1812) no. (3, a) Ayi. Gars
them dance hap-stap-an-Ioup, Sillar Poems (1789) 40. {bj Sc.
Forrit she gade, hap, stap, and loup : and what for no ? Sc. Haggis,
III. Ayr. The third cam up, hap-stap-an'-lowp. As light as ony
Iambic, Burns Holy Fair 1785) St. 3. Lnk. On I sped, hap-stap-
an'-loup, Alang the road wi' pace tremendous, Murdoch Doric
Lyre (1873"! 23. Feb. Fu' thick, at ance a shoal Wl' weapons
cam', hap, stap, and loup, Lintoitn Green (1685) 14, ed. 1817. (4)
w.Yks.i (5) w.Yks. (J.W.), s.Lin. (T.H.R.) (6, a) Shr.', Mtg.
(.E.R.M.)
10. Phr. (1) all of a hop, suddenly ; (2) not to care a hop,
to care nothing at all ; (3) on the liop, in a lively condition ;
(4) to catcli or Jiave a person on the hop, to surprise a person
in some mischief; (5) to take a hop at any one, to take a
mean advantage.
(i) Dev. Thay aul uv a hop Stude outside uv Kenhoods, Nathan
Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 22, ed. 1865. (2) s.Not. I don't care a
hop (J.P.K.). (3) Nhb. Sae wiv some varry canny chiels. All on
the hop and murry. Aw thowt aw'd myek a voj'age to Shicis,
Thompson Sngs. ; (,R.O.H.) (4) Gmg. He caught me on the hop;
at a moment of rumours and serious warnings, Blackmore Maid
ofSker (1872) XXV. War.s, e.Snf. (F.H.) (5) Ant. (W.H.P.)
11. A dance, ^.n-(?«. of a rustic nature.
Sc. They danced as weel as they dow'd Wi' a knack o' their
thumbs and a happie, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 313. Lnk.
Then for a hap . . . they did their minstrel bring, Ramsay Poems
(1721) 50, ed. 1733. N.Cy.i, Nhp.', Hnt. (T.P.F.) Dor. The
younger vo'k That got up vor a hop. Barnes Poems (1879) 79.
HOP, int. Dur. Cum. Wni. Yks. 1. A command to
horses or oxen, directing them to turn to the right or otf
side ; also with off or up.
Cum. Bon bon, ger on, will ta ; Dick . . . hop up beath, Farrall
Betty Wilson (1886) 131; I nii'er cried woah, hop, or gee,
Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808) 197; Cum.'*, Wm, ^B.K.), n.Yks.'
2. Comb, (i) Hop-back, a command to horses to turn to
the left. Dur.'; (2) -nor-ree, right nor left. Cum. (B.K.)
HOP, see Hope, sb.^. Hoop, si.'
HOPE, sb.^ Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Glo. Som. Also
in form hop Sc. (Jam.) [h)op.] 1. A hollow among the
hills ; a valley through which a brook runs.
Sc. A sloping hollow between two hills, or the hollow that
forms two ridges on one hill (Jam.'. Slk. There is a little snug
sheep house in our hope, Hogg Talcs (1838I 68, ed. 1866. Rxb.
Long wearily he wandered on Among the hollow hopes and hills,
RiDDELL Porf. Wks. (ed. 187O I. 189. Gall. A country of wide
gi-een holms and deep blind ' hopes,' or hollows among the
mountains, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) ix. n.Cy. Grose 11790)
MS. add. (M.) ; Bailey (1721); N.Cy.' (s.v. Hogh). Nhb.' A
smaller opening branching out from the main dale, and running
up to the mountain ranges as the burns branch out, or are tribu-
taries to the main stream, Egglestone IVeardale Names, 50. The
upland part of a mountain valley. Dur. (J.H.), s.Dur. (J.E.D.)
2. Comp. (i) Hope-head, the highest part of the 'hope';
(2) -foot, the lower part of the ' hope.'
(i) Abd. The water ran doon frae the heich hope-heid, Mac-
DONALD Malcolm (1875) II. 280. (i, 2) Lth., Twd., Dmf. (Jam.)
3. A hill.
Edb. Hills are variously named, according to their magnitude;
as . . . Kaim, Bank, Hope, Pennecuik Wks. U7'5) 5°> ^^- i^'S-
Nhb.' Freq. applied to mere eminences, and is then usually
pronounced 'up.' w.Yks. (J. W.), Glo.' ^ Som. HzKvzi Wedmore
Citron. >i887) I. 385.
[1. Ouer hil and hoip, bank and bra, Dalrymple Z.«&'s
Hist. Scot/. (1596) I. 163 ; And so |)ai come till a caue . . .
Be-twene twa hillis in a hope, Wars Ale.K. (c. 1450) 5390.]
HOPE, s/>.^ Sc. Also Ken. 1. A small bay; a haven.
Sc. It was a little hamlet which straggled along the side of a
creek formed by the discharge of a small brook into the sea. . . It
was called Wolf's-hope (i.e. Wolf's Haven), Scott Btide of Lam.
(1819) ix. S. & Ork.', Lth. (Jam.)
2. A place of anchorage for ships. Ken.^
[1. Norw. dial, hop, a small creek (Aasen) ; so ON. hUp
(Fritzner).]
HOPE, HOPED, see Hoop, sb.'^, Help.
HOPED, pp. Sc. In phr. to be better lioped, to be more
hopeful.
Frf. The Dr. says this morning that he is better hoped now,
Barrie M. Ogilvy (1896) ii.
HOPES, sA./'/. Nrf. The queen stock, Mj/ZAw/rt /«m«n.
(B. & H.)
HOPKEN, sb. Ken. Also written hopkin Ken.^^
[o'pkan, -kin.] 1. A supper given to the workpeople
when the hop-picking is over. Cf. huffkin.
A^. &= Q. (1877) 5th S. vii. 56; Ken.' Not often given in East
HOPMITHOM
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HOPPET
Kent now-a-days, though the name survives in a kind of small
cake called huflTiin, formerly made for such entertainments ; Ken.2
2. A small present given by the hop-pickers to a popular
overseer. ne.Ken. (H.M.)
HOPMITHOM, HOPPEE, see Homnithom, Hoppy.
HOPPER, 56.' Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Rut. Lei. Nhp. Shr. Hrt. Also in
form happerSc. [h)opa(r, Sc. alsoha'par.] 1. In comb.
(i) Hopper-a-e, resembling in gait the motion of a hopper;
(2) -balk, the beam on which a hopper rests; (3) -frees,
obs., tenants who had the right of grinding corn at the
lord's mill free of payment ; also the corn so ground ; (4)
■trough, a box into which grain is put to be brought
between the mill-stones.
(i) w.Yks.i (2) Sc. (Jam.) (3) w.Yks.a" (4) Shr.> The grain
runs out of the trough, through the hopper, into the ' eye ' of the
upper mill-stone. Com. ; Shr.^
2. A seed-basket, slung over one shoulder, used in sowing
corn by hand. Cf. hoppet, sb} 2.
Nhb.', Lakel.2, s.Wm. J.A.B.), n.Yks. (I.W.), n.Yks.i^*,
ne.Yks.i e.Yks. Lay [the lambe] in an hopper or baskett, Best
Riir. Ecoii. (1642) II. w.Yks.= 3 Lan. For a wood seed hopper
and a pair of trappings I bid 5-W., Walkden Diary (ed. 1866) 57.
Chs. 3 Der. One hand in the hopper, the other in the bag, Flk-Lore
yoi. (1883) VI. 385. Not.2. s.Not. (J.P.K.\ n.Lin.i e.Lin. Brown
Lit. Laur. {iBgo) 102. Rut.', Lei.' Nhp.What once were kernels
from his hopper sown. Now browning wheat-ears and oat-bunches
grown, Clare Village Minst. (1821^1 II. 106; Nhp.i Called more
commonly seblet or siblet. Shr.' Obsol. It . . . usually rests on
his left hip, being hollowed ; Shr.2 [S. Mattho, take thy hopper
and sow, Ray Proverbs (1678) 52.]
Hence Happered, ac/J. shrunken, as the hips from the
pressure of the ' hopper.'
Lnk. On happer't leg The waefu' woman comes to beg the pickle
meal, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 55.
3. Comb, (i) Hopper-arsed, (n) shrunken about the hips;
(b) with protuberant buttocks; (2) -balk, a blank space in
growing corn caused by unequal sowing ; (3) -balked,
see below; (4) -cake, a seed-cake with plums in it given
by farmers to their men at the end of seed-time ; (5) -cake-
night, the evening on which ' hopper-cakes ' are dis-
tributed ; (6) -eared, of corn with small ears and few
grains ; (7) -galled or -gawed, see (3) ; (8) -gaw, [a) see
(2) ; (b) to sow grain unevenly ; (9) -hipped, see (i) ; (10)
-rowed, see (3); (11) -shaker, a scamp, a worthless fellow.
(i,a) Rnf. Happer-arsed Nancy, Motherwell //rti/i (1819) l.xiii.
Lnk. A vast number of city ricketty hopper-arsed beau.x who had
been padded up, Graham Writings (1883) II. 128. Nhb. There
was knack knee'd Mat, wiv's purple suit, An' hopper-a — s'd Dick,
a' yellow-o, Bell Rhymes (1812) 45. (A) n.Cy. Grose (1790)
(s.v. Hoppet). (2) Der. Wood, in his Hist. Eyani 46, mentions
the hopperbaulk as an omen of death, Addy Gl. (1891I 30. (3)
w.Yks.'^ A field of corn is said to be hopper-balked . . . when each
track made by the sower is afterwards found to be ' short of plant.'
This is caused by the sower not making his right and left casts
join properly together in front of his hopper. (4) w.Yks.= Der.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ; Der.^, nw.Der.i, Not.^ n.Lin.'
Between sixty and seventy years ago, hopper-cakes or offer-cakes,
as they were sometimes called, were given away accompanied by
spiced beer, at Scotter,by the farmers when the last seed was sown.
Obs. e.Lin. Brown Lit. Laiir. (1890) 102. sw.Lin.l It was the
custom to place them, and hand them round, in the empty Hopper
or seed box, whence the name. Rut.' (5 sw.Lin.' (6) Hrt.
An hopper eared crop or ... a little ear with few kernels, Ellis
Mod. Hiisb. (1750) III. i. 19. (7) e.Lth. (Jam.) Nhb.' When
every ' cast ' or handful is distinctly marked it is termed hopper-
gawed. n.Yks.2 e.Yks. Such a seedsman doth overstride his
cast, and thereupon cometh the lande to bee hopper-galde. Best
Rur. Ecoii. (1641) 50. .8, a) Bwk. (Jam.) (6; Sc. This species
of bad sowing is named in the country laddering or happergawin,
Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 539. Rxb. (Jam. 1 (9) Rxb.
My cauldrife muse, wi' age decripit, Looks e'en right lean, and
happer-hippit, Ruickdie IVayside Cottager {iSo-]) 175. Nhb. There
was knack-kneed Mat, wiv's purple suit. An hopper hipp'd aw
yellow, O, Allan Tyiicside Sngs. (ed. 1891) 94. (10) w.Yks.2
(11) e.Yks.i
4. A large boat or keel which receives mud from the
harbour-dredger, and refuse material from factories, and
carries them out to sea.
Nhb.i Cum." The hopper which was in tow of the tug, w.Cum.
Times (Oct. 22, 1898) 3.
5. An automatic feeder to the carding-machine into which
wool is put before it passes through the rollers. w.Yks.
(S.A.B.) 6. A large box to contain coals. Nhb., Dur.
Nicholson Coal Tr. CI. (1888).
[2. He heng an hoper on his bac in stude of a scrippe,
P. Plowman (c. 1362) a. vii. 57.]
HOPPER, s6.2 Irel. Cum. Chs. 'Wor. Oxf. Brks. Wil.
Som. Cor. [h)o'p3(r.] 1. A small maggot which infests
bacon and cheese.
Oxf.' MS. add. Brks.' w.Som.' These have the power of
curling and suddenly straightening themselves, thereby they are
able to hop or leap several inches. Cor.^
Hence Hoppery, adj. abounding in ' hoppers ' ; also of
ground full of hares and rabbits.
Cum. (J Ar.\ Cum.'' Oxf.' MS. add.
2. A grasshopper. Wil.' 3. The three-bearded rock-
ling, Motella vulgaris. Ant. (W.H.P.) 4. A piece of
crackling coal in a fire. Som. Sweetman Wincantoit Gl.
(1885). 5. Salt-making term: a salt crystal that forms
at the top of a pan.
Chs.' Skeleton salt-crystals, in shape like a hollow, inverted
pyramid, that form and float for a time on the surface when coarse
salt is being made. w.Wor.'
HOPPET, s6.' n.Cy. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Not.
Lin. Lei. Also written hoppett w.Yks. ; hoppit w.Yks.' =
Chs.'^s.Chs.'Not. Lei.' [hjo'pit.] L The hopper of a mill.
w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703) ; w.Yks.", Chs.', s.Chs.'
2. A small basket, esp. one used by husbandmen to carry
seed-corn in sowing time. Cf hopper, sb.'^ 2.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.^, Lakel.2 n.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks.
Leeds Merc. Snppl. (May 9, 1885^. 8 ; w.Yks.'^-'S Lan. Peg had
hur hoppet ov hur arm, Scholes Tim Gamwattle (iSsT) 28 ; Lan.'
e.Lan.' A hopper or wooden vessel in which seed-corn is carried.
Chs.' 3, s.Chs.i Der. Pope then whirl'd his hoppet round,
FuRNESs Affrf/o(5 (1836) 32 ; Der.i A little handbasket. Obs. Not.
(J.H.B.) Lin. Ray (1691); Lin.' A fruit basket. sw.Lin.' A
small hand-basket with lids. ' She has ta'en a hoppet with her
lunch.' Lei. The basket which a labourer carries on his back when
going to his daily work, and which contains his food (C. E.i ;
Lei.' Gen. oval, with a lid, in which labourers carry out their
victuals for the day.
3. A cone-shaped iron ' skep ' for carrying materials in
the sinking shaft of a coal-mine. w.Yks. (T.T.l 4. Salt-
making term : the tub in which rock-salt is raised to the
surface. Chs.' 5. A beehive. Yks. (J.W.) See Bee-
hoppet, s.v. Bee, s6.'
HOPPET, sb.^ Yks. Ess. Also written hoppit Ess.'
[o-pit.J 1. A small, square, enclosed field, gen. one near
a house.
Ess. Used as a place [hospital] for a sick beast. 'He don't look
very fierce [lively], hirn him into the hoppit (M.W.) ; Ess.'
2. A gaol, prison.
n.Yks. The lower part was made the hoppet or prison, Atkin-
son IVhitby (1894) 204 ; n.Yks.' 2 w.Yks. Mi mates wer all e ther
'hoppits' like so menny haufe-fledg'd canaries e ther rearin boxes,
Tom TREunLEHOVLE Bairiisla Ami. (1892) 55.
HOPPET, V. Sc. Yks. Chs. War. Brks. Ken. Som. Cor.
Also in forms happit Sc. ; hoppety w.Som.' [hjo'pit]
To hop. Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ; w.Som.'
Hence (i) Hoppetty, (a) sb. a man with a club-foot ; (b)
adj. lame ; (2) Hoppetty-bed, sb. the game of hop-scotch ;
(3) -clench or -clink, (4) -hick, sA. the uneven gait of a lame
person or horse ; (5) -kick, sb. (a) see (4) ; {b) .'an ill-
assorted couple ; a couple ill-assorted as to walking to-
gether.
{I, a) Per. (G.W.) (A) Sc. I hae a hen wi' a happitie-leg,
Chambers Sngs. (1829) I. 134. Brks.' I hev a-bin a bit hoppetty
zence the hammer veil on my voot. (2) Cor.^ (3) s.Chs.' (4)
Som. Then he departed without delay, hoppcty-hick, all the w.iy
to Langport market, Raymond Sam and Sabina ^1894) 61. (5, a)
w.Yks.2 He goes with a hopperty-kick. War.^ Spoken of a per-
son whose gait exhibits a sort of hopping movement, followed by
a kicking or swinging motion of the rear leg. Ken. (G.B.)
w.Som.' You don't zay her's gwain to have thick there hoppety-
kick fuller ! (i) Edb. A bonny happie-ti-kick j'e'U mak o't atwecn
ye, Ballantine Gaberliinzic (ei. 1875) 47.
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HORN
HOPPETOT, see Hopping-toad.
HOPPIL, adj. m.Yks.^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] [o'P'l-J Convenient.
Thou'H find a hoppil end for them somewhere.
HOPPING, ppl. adj. and sb. Irel. Yks. Nhp. Glo. e.An.
Soni. [h)o'pin.] 1. ppl. adj. In £:o;«6. (i) Hopping-block,
a stone or steps from which to mount a horse ; (2) -derry,
a diminutive lame person; (3) — Giles, a person who limps;
(4) -jack, a frog ; (5) -mad, violently angry ; (6) -stock,
see (i).
(i) Wxf. What should I see but maslher Billy sitting on the
hopping-block. Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 283. (2) n.Cy. (Hall.)
(3) Nhp.i e.An.' St. Giles was reputed the especial patron of
cripples. Churches dedicated to him were always on the bound-
aries of towns or cities; and near them, or rather in the neigh-
bouring fields, were lazar-houses or hospitals. e.Suf. (F.H.) (4)
e.Suf. (,F.H.) (5) Glo. Gl. (1851J ; Glo.i [6) w.Som.i Called also
Upping-stock.
2. sb. The game of prison-bars, in which the persons
who play hop throughout the game. Brks. (Hall.)
HOPPING, /ir/. Glo. Also in form a-hopping. Fretting.
(W.H.C.), Glo.i
HOPPING-TOAD, sS. e.An. Also in forms hoppentoad
NrfSuf.'; hoppetot Suf. ; hoppintoad e.An.* 1. A toad,
esp. the natterjack, Bufo calamita.
e.An.' Nrf. Cozens-Hakdy Broad Nrf. (1893) 7. Suf. A toad
crawled out of the flowers, and the gardener promptly raised his
hoe, and exclaiming, ' I'll larn yeon to be a hoppin' toad,' hewed
it in pieces, e.An. Dy. Times (1892) ; Suf.'
2. A frog.
Nrf. (E.T.B.) e.Suf. A frog after it has shed its first skin.
Frogs and toads are here confounded, very generally (F.H.).
3. Comb. Hoppen-toad's cap, a toadstool. e.Suf (F.H.)
HOPPING-TREE, sb. Yks. The stumps in front of a
wagon when the shafts have been pulled out ; the pole of
a coup-cart (q.v.).
n.Yks.' e.Yks. Soe that the hoppinge-tree of the first [wagon]
standeth under the body of the second. Best Rur.Econ. (1641) 137.
HOPPIT, 56.1 Obs. Yks. An infant.
Yks. ^Hall.), w.Yks.i [A young child danced in the arms,
Kennett Pric. A>i/i(j. (1695).]
HOPPIT, sb.^ Obs. w.Yks. A hassock.
To cash pd. for two straw hoppits to kneel on, is. 6rf., Byadford
Par. Ace. (1707).
HOPPLE, V. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Hrf e.An. [h)opl.] \. v.
To tie together two legs of an animal to prevent it stray-
ing. Cf. hobble, v} 5.
Rxb. (Jam.), N.Cy.>, Nhb.' Dur. Cotherstone, where they hopple
lops and knee-band spiders, Prov. The allusion is to the practice
(or supposed practice) in that neighbourhood of hoppling very
small cattle (W.H.H.). Lakel.2 Wm.T'nag wor hoppled (B.K.);
Wm.i We hoppled em tagedder soa es the cuddent git soa far
awaa. n.Yks. (I.W.\ n.Yks.i^", ne.Yks.i e.Yks. Hopple and
sidelange theire tuppes, Best Rtir. Econ. (1642) 28 ; e.Yks.',
m.Yks.', w.Yks.', Der. 2, nw.Der.', Not. (J.H.B.), Not.'s, n.Lin.'
e.Lin. Brown Lit. Laur. (1890J 68. sw.Lin.' We used to hopple
them just above the cambrils. Lei.', Nhp.' 2, War.^, Hrf.', e.An.',
e.Suf. (F.H.)
HenceHoppled,///. (7(f/'.having the feet fastened together.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb.' n.Yks. Ah's be nae mair use an
a hoppled jackass, Atkinson Lost (1870) xxvi. m.Yks.' In a
leaping match, competitors will sometimes engage each otherwith
■ hoppled legs.' w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781).
2. To hobble, walk unsteadily ; to trot.
Nhb. She wad nowthor drive, hopple, nor leed, Robson Evan-
geline (1870) 349 ; Nhb.' n.Yks.2 To ' hopple sair,' to walk badly
as with corns on the feet. w.Yks. Hardlins hopple along, Nidder-
dalc Aim. (1875). sw.Lin.' 1 couldn't hopple about hardly.
e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence (i) Hoppled, /i/>/.n(f/.lame, crippled; (2)Hoppling,
ppl. adj., (3) Hopply, adj. hobbling, limping, tottering; lame.
(i) w.Yks. I'se sadly hoppled o mi feet wi corns (J.W.).
sw.Lin.' Some was very nimble, and some seemed very hoppled.
(2) ne.Yks.' He gans hopplin' aboot. sw.Lin.' He's so hoppling
he can't get about. e.An.' Freq. applied to children. (3) sw.Lin.'
What, you're a bit hopply then !
3. To fetter ; also^^. to hamper, impede.
Nhb. Faith! I've been hopp'ld to a prize! V^ovuvocv. Borderland
Muse 1,1896) 339; Nhb.', Cum.'* n.Yks.* It's neea ewse his en-
divering when he's hoppled wiv a weyle Icyke yon ; sha's nowt
bud a clog tiv his foot. w.Yks. Water and the soft ground hoppled
me, Snowden Web of Weaver (1896J i.K ; w.Yks. 2 Lan. It's true,
as I'se hoppelt here fast i' this dock, Bowness Studies (1868) 47 ;
Lan.' e.Lin. Sin I were hoppled to my loss, Brown Lit. Laur.
(1890) 68.
4. sb. The rope or strap used to confine the legs of animals;
the piece of wood tied to the legs of oxen to prevent them
straj'ing.
Rxb. (Jabi.), N.Cy.l, Nhb.', n.Yks. (I.W.), ne.Yks.', w.Yks.2,
Not.' n.Lin.' Cords made of horse-hair. sw.Lin.' s.Lin. Put the
hopples on the hind legs of the filly while we dress the sore on
her shoulder (T.H.R.). Lei.' Blame the gel ! shay's oUus slippin'
her hopples an' fallin' to pieces. Nhp.'^ War.^, e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
HOPPS, sb. pi. Cor.^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Small bits of anything.
HOPPY, adj. and sb. Cum. Yks. Mid. Also written
hopy w.Yks.^ [h)o'pi.] \. adj. Lame. Also used rtci'z'A.
w.Mid. 'To go hoppy ' is to walk rather lame. Among the
working classes, lame persons are often nicknamed 'Oppy,' as
' Oppy Smith,' which denotes a certain .Smith who is somewhat
lame iW.P.M.\
2.56. A child's name for a horse ; a toy horse. Cum."*,
w.Yks.^ ; also in coiiip. Hopy-dob. w.Yks.^ Cf houpy.
3. Comb. Hoppy-bed, a simple form of the game of hop-
scotch, in which the plan marked out has only five to eight
divisions. Cum.*
HOPPY, V. Glo. Som. Dcv. Also written hoppee
n.Dev. [o'pi.] To caper, jump.
Glo.' w.Som.' Aa'l maek dhee aup'ee lau'ng, sh-uur' mee, necf
diis-n muuvee [I'll make 3'ou get on, dost hear me? if dost not
make haste]. n.Dev. Chell make thy kepp hoppee, E.xin. Scold.
(1746) I 94.
Hence Hoppy-gallows, sb. a bar set up for jumping
over. nw.Dev.'
HOPPY, see Houpy.
HOPRICK, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A wooden pin driven into the heels of shoes.
HOP-SHACKLE, HOR, see Hapshackle. Her.
HORBLE, V. Wm. To join ; to gather together.
A miser was said to ' horble ' money. A patient said of a dis-
located shoulder, after very painful unsuccessful manipulations.
' Oa, let it horble up' (J.M.).
Hence Horbling, />/>/. adj. closely united, hard, knotty.
Com. used of tumours under the skin, usually of movable
tumours. A cancerous breast was described as a ' nasty girt
horblen lump' {ib.).
HORBLED, adj. Cum. Stunted, not freely grown.
Cum.* (s.v. Knur't.)
HORCH, V. Som. Dev. Also in form ortch Dev.^
[9'tJ.] To push or gore with the horns.
w.Som.' ' T'on't do for they bullicks for to be a-dring'd up too
much, they'll sure t'horch one or tother.' Common. Dev. ' The
cow horched John.' It is quite common to hear, 'The bullocks be
horchin' about, we be gwain t'have rain,' when they push or butt
each other with their heads. Reports Provinc. (1889I; 'Er wuz
coming up Smalworthy 'ill when Varmer Tapper's bull urned out
an' ortched 'er in tha zide, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Dev.^ Tha
biile 'th a-ortched Feddy How in es stummick an' us be afeared
'e'll die.
HORCLE,HORD,HORENG, seeHurkle, Hear,Hoarin.
HORIE GOOSE, p/ir. Sh. & Or.L Also in form horra
goose S. & Ork.' The brent-goose, Bernicla brenla.
Sh.I. SwAiNsoN Birds (1885) 149. Or.I. On the . . . shores of
Deerness are seen myriads of plovers . . . and a large grey bird
with a hoarse cry, called by the inhabitants 'Horra Goose,' Statist.
Ace. X. 263 (Jam.) ; S. & Ork.'l
HORK, V. n.Yks.* [ork.] To trail about. Cf. hawk, x:"
HORKEY, HORKLE, HORL, see Hockey, sb.\ Hurkle,
v., Harl, Hurl, t;.'
HORN, sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amer. Also written hooan n.Yks. ; hoarn Nhb.' ; hoorn
n.Yks.''; and in form orn w.Yks. [h)orn, oan.] 1. sb.
In comb, (i) Horn.and-hoof fair, a fair principally for
horses and cattle ; (2) -arred, branded on the horns ; (3)
-beam, (4) -beech, the witch-elm, Uliniis iiionlaiia ; (5)
HORN
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■blod, a form of cupping ; (6) -book, obs., a child's
primer ; (7) -bouet, a hand-lantern ; (8) -burn, (a) a mark
branded upon horned sheep, &c. ; (b) to brand the horns of
cattle; (9I •coot, the long-eared owl, Asia otiis; (10)
-cutty, a short spoon made of horn ; (11) -daft, quite mad,
foolish, outrageous ; (12) -dry, dry, empty, thirsty for
drink; (13) -eel, the garfish, Bcloiie vulgaris; (14) -end,
the best or parlour end of a house ; (15) -fair, see below ;
(16) -fish, see (13); (17) -garth, a fence round horned
stock ; (18) -garth service, the annual setting up of
a hedge of wicker-work on the e. shore of Whitby har-
bour ; (19) -geld, a form of rent, the amount of which is
settled by the number of horned cattle possessed by the
tenant, ' cornage ' ; (20) -golach, the earwig; (21) -grey,
a variety of pea ; (22I -haft, a haft or heft made of horn ;
(23) -hard, [a] very hard ; (b) soundly, profoundly ; (24)
-head, with full force; without stopping; (25) -idle, quite
idle ; (26) -mad, raving mad ; outrageously vexed ; (27)
•mark, see (8, a) ; (28) -ouzel, see below [not known to
our correspondents] ; (29) -pane, the pane of a horn
window; (30) -pie, {a) the lapwing, Vanelliis vulgaris \ (b)
the plover, Charadrius pluvialis; (31) -shoot, crooked,
twisted out of the straight line ; (32) -spoon, a spoon made
of horn ; (33) -tammie, a butt, a laughing-stock; (34) -top,
in phr. as slow as a horn-top, excessively slow ; (35) -wink,
see (30, a) ; see Hornywink.
(i) Chs. Marshall Reiiiw Agiic. (1818) 11. 122; At Chester
tliere are three very considerable fairs in the year. The first, held
on the last Thursday in Feb., is principally for cattle and horses,
and is called Horn and Hoof fair, Holland View Agric. (1808)
313; Chs.^ (2) n.Yks.2 (3) w.Som.i The usual name. (4) Sur.'
(5) Sh.I. For sprains and bruises, and affections of an inflammatory
nature, a form of cupping called horn blod was very frequently
emplo3^ed, and even yet is not quite obs. . . The bl5d-horn was
commonly made of the horn of a quey or young cow, Spence
Flk-Loic (1899) 159. (6) Gall. Wull ye sit doon like Henny-
penny in the hornbuik wi' your finger in your mooth ? Crockett
Siickit Mil!. {iSgs) 148. n.Lin.i Hornbooks were used here in
dames' schools until about a hundred years ago. Cor. His earliest
education was at the dame's school, where ... he learned from
his horn-book, Couch Hist. Polpcrro (1871) 4. (7) Edb. The
watchmen that guarded us.. . in blue dreadnoughts with red necks,
and battons, and horn-bouets, Mom Mansie Waiidi (1828) vi.
(8, a) Cum. Helvellyn in Cornh. Mag. (Oct. 1890) 388. w.Yks.
(J.J.B.) (4) n.Yks.2, w.Yks. » (9) Der.2, nw.Der.' Hrt. Ellis
Mod. Hiisb. (1750) V. ii. 105. (10) n.Sc. Put far awa' your siller
speens, . . And bring to me my horn cutties, Buchan Ballads
(1828) II. 95, ed. 1875. (ii) n.Sc. Tibby Stott's no that far
wrang there, . . horn daft as she is, Hogg Winter Evening Tales
(1820) I. 314 (Jam.). Cai.' Ayr. Horn daft is he wha greens to
gie A liferent to some gipsy, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892)
253. ('2) Cai.i, Twd. (Jam.) n.Yks.'' ' Thou's hoorn-dry,' your
glass is empty. (13) N.I.' (14) Abd. He would himself. . . walk
. . . solemnly along to the ' horn en' ' to seek repose, Alexander
Ain Flk. (1882) 208. (15) Ken. The sternly virtuous cottagers . . .
held a ' Horn Fair.' Some erring barmaid at the inn . . . aroused
their righteous ire . . . with cow's horns, poker and tongs, and
tea-trays . . . [They] collected night after night by the tavern, and
made [a] fearful uproar, Jefferies Hdgrow. (1889) 69; Ken.l An
annual fair held at Charlton, in Kent, on St. Luke's Day. . . It
consists of a riotous mob, who, after a printed summons, disperse
through the adjacent towns, meet at Cuckold's Point, near Dept-
ford, and march from thence, in procession, through that town
and Greenwich to Charlton, with horns of different kinds upon
their heads; and, at the fair, there are sold ram's horns, and
every sort of toy made of horn ; even the ginger-bread figures
have horns. It was formerly the fashion for men to go to Horn-
fair in women's clothes. Sus.' Rough music with frying pans,
horns, &c., generally reserved for persons whose matrimonial
difficulties have attracted the attention of their neighbours. (16)
Cor.2 (17) n.Yks. Atkinson Wliilby (1894) 52. (18) n.Yks.2
(19) Ciun.* (20) Ags. (Jam.) (21) Bdf. The horn-grey is some-
times sown in mixture with beans, Batchelor Agric. (1813) 399.
(22) Knr. In Kinross was I made, Horn-haft and blade, Halibur-
TON Ftiiilt in Field (1894) 138. (23, a Sc. The hearty shake of
Mr. Girder's horn-hard palm, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) xxv.
Cum. He wink't horn hard when he fir't his gun, Clark Survey
(1787) 32; Cum.i'' (6) Abd. The lads are sleeping horn-hard,
Ross' Helenore (1768) 56, ed. 1812. (24) Slk. (Jam.) (25) Sc. I
VOL. III.
fell into a bit gruff sure enough, sittin' horn idle, wi' my hand
aneath my hafSt, Sa.yon and Gael (1814) I. 189 (Jam.). Lnk.,
Lth. (Jam.) Feb. Through the day ye gang horn idle, How I fend
ye never think, Affleck Poet. IVts. (1836) 132. (26) Sc. The
man is mad, horn-mad, Scorr Aigel (1822) xxvi ; 'Well, I tell ye
fairly, I'm horn-mad, Stevenson Catriona (1893) ix. Lth. By
yonder horned moon It's clear ye' re a' horn-mad, Macneill Poet.
IVks. (1801) 175, ed. 1856. Nhb.i, nw.Der.' (27) Ayr. A' the lug
and horn marks o' my staigs and stots. Service Notandiints {iSgo)
5. (28) N.I.i A bird mentioned by Harris (1744) as found in Dwn.
(29) Wxf. There came on his mind at times, a glimmering as it
were through a horn-pane, Kennedy Evenings Duffrey (1869) 56.
(30, a) e.An.i The long tuft of feathers on its head confers on it
the first syllable of this name. Nrf. Here, 'bor, hornpies, or
pe-weeps, as some calls 'em, gin'rally lead this time o' the year,
Patterson yi/aH aHrfA'!?/. (1895) 106. Suf. (C.G.B.), Suf.i e.Suf.
e.An. Dy. Times (1892); (F.H.) (A) Suf. (H.H.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
(31) w.Yks.i w.Som.' Very com. ' Thick there board 'on't do ;
can't never get-n true, he's s'horn-shut's a dog's hind leg.' (32)
s.Sc. Sowens . . . was then set down, Sae ilk auld Billie chang'd
his bad-ane For a horn-spoon, T. Scott Poems (1793) 34'- Ayr-
The medium o' conveyance a horn spoon. Hunter Studies (1870)
156. Dmf. Tureens o' reekin' kail, At whilk carls would wag the
lang horn spoon, Thom Jock o' t/ie Knowe (1877) 39, ed. 1878.
(33) Abd. (Jam.) 134) e.Dur.', n.Yks. (I.'W.) (35) Dev.2
2. Phr. (i) as dry as a horn, very dry ; (2) as fond as
a horn, very foolish ; (3) as hard as a horn, very
hard ; (4) horn, corn, and moot, all the stock and crops
of a farm ; (5) horn and spoon, drink and food ; (6)
in a horn, an expression of incredulity, used in refer-
ence to an event which is never likely to happen ; (7)
old in the horn, old ; (8) 50 crooked as a horn, very
crooked ; (9) to be doaf in the horn, to be dull, stupid ; (10)
to bear away the horn, to win the prize in any contest ; (11)
to be nicked in the horn or to have many nicks in one's horn,
to be advanced in years ; (12) to bloii) a good horn, to look
well and hearty ; (13) to have a so/thorn, to be a simpleton ;
(14) to have the horn in one's hip, to have the mastery over
one ; (15) to have got the horn, to be lustful ; (16) to have
got the horn in one, to be slightly tipsy ; (i-]) to have too
\mtch horn, to be impudent ; (18) to make a blow horn of a
thing, to proclaim it everywhere; (19) to sleep as sonnet as
a horn, to sleep very soundly ; (20) to take off the horn, to
drink oft'a' horn' of ale; (21.) all horns to the lift, a ga.me:\ see
below ; (22) to draw in one's horns, to retract one's opinions ;
to retrench ; (23) to get the horns, to be made a cuckold.
(i) Cai.i, Lth. (Jam.), n.Yks. (T.S.) (2) n.Yks. (I.W.) (3)
Cai.i (4) Abd. Things are deein' gran' — horn, corn, and woo',
Guidinan Inglismaill (1873) 37. (5 Per. Sorn on them for horn
and spune, Haliburton Ocliil Idylls (1891) 46. (6) Suf.* Dev.
Horae Subsecivae (1777) 71; 'Yes, in horn. Master Frank}', I
should think you would.' As much as to say, ' I think I see you
doing it,' Reports Piovinc. (1887) 9. [Amer. Now common, used
to qualify a falsehood. . . A boy will say, ' I saw a man jump over
the house,' and add solto voce, ' In a horn,' meaning thereby
directly the reverse. ' Tie the boat up ! ' says Jim, ' I'll lie her
up, in a horn ! Do you reckon I can't run her in such a fog as
we'll have to-night ? ' A'. )'. Spirit of the Times.^ (7) Per. A'm
ovver auld in the horn to change noo, Ian Maclaren Brier Bush
(1895)43. (8) w.Som.i (9) Gall. O but wi' scholar-craft my ain,
To see this whurlie-birlie. But hech ! I am unco doaf i'e horn,
A shauler govv was never seen, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 476,
ed. 1876. (10) Sc. He that blows best bear[s] away the horn,
Kelly Prov. (1721). (n) Lnk. I'm owre weel nicket in the horns
by this time to let a Cockney tak' a laugh oot o' me, Murdoch
Readings (ed. 1895) III. 108. Edb. ' Hegh sirs, does she expect to
be Lady Nairn ? ' ' There's ower mony nicks in her horn, I doot,'
Ballantine Gaberlumie (ed. 1875) 172. (la) Wra. Thoo blows
a rare good horn (B.K.). ^13) w.Ir. My horn's not so soft, all out,
as to repair your ould goose for nothin'. Lover Leg. (1848) I. 9.
( 14) Abd. In his hip they ha'c their horn An' push him headlong to
thefoot.Wi' the brutality o'nowt, Anderson PofHi5 (1826) 77. (15)
e.Suf. He has got the horn (F.H. ). (i6)N.L> (17) Lakel.^Thco's
ower mich horn fer me. (18) Cai.» (19) Cai.' (20) Lth. Gin ye
tak' nae aff yer horn. They're no right weel contented, Bruce
Poems (1813) II. 19. (21) Sc. A circle is formed round a table,
and all placing their fore fingers on the table, one cries, 'A' horns
to the lift, cats' horns upmost.' If on this anyone lift his finger,
he owes a wad [forfeit], as cats have no horns. In the same
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manner, the person who does not raise his finger, when a horned
animal is named, is subject to a forfeit. The wads are recovered
by the performance of some task, as kissing, at the close of the
game, the person named by the one who has his eyes tied up
(Jam.). (22) Sc. He ' drew in his horns,' to use the Bailie's
phrase, on the instant, professed no intention whatever to dis-
oblige, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxvii. n.Cy. (J.W.\ Nhp.i, War.3,
Hnt. (T.P.F.) Dor. 1 draw in the horns of my mind and think to
myself. Hardy Elhelberta (1876) i. (23) Gall. A smith, may be
ye kend him. That's got the horns, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 67.
3. A drinking-vessel ; a draught of ale or whisky ; a tin
vessel used for warming drink, a ' hastener.'
Sc. He . . . ca'd in at the change-house, an' took a gude horn,
Vedder Poems (1842) 206. Elg. Welcome at morn a weel-filled
horn, When drouthy dogs are dry. Tester Poems (1865) 121.
Abd. He and I sail hae a horn, Beattie Parings (1801) 36,
ed. 1873. Frf. The Captain . . . drew his bottle an' gie'd me a
guid muckle horn . . . o' the real Glenferrichan, LowsoN GitidfoUow
(1890) 55. Per. They'll reach the howff by fa' o' nicht, In Poussie
Nancy's cowp the horn, Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891^ 22. Fif.
Welcome, childer, tak' a horn O' my rare highland whisky,
Douglas Poems (1806) 141. Rnf. He . . . Can tak' a hearty horn
at e'en, Picken Poems (1813) I. 154. Ayr. That merry night we
get the corn in ! O sweetly, then, thou reams the horn in ! Burns
Sc. Drink (1786) st. 9. Lnk. Twa hours confab Owre a horn o'
gude yill, Rodger Poems (1838) 32, ed. 1897. Edb. They toutit
affthe horn. Which wambles thro' their weym Wi' pain, Fergus-
son Po«»s (1773^ 157, ed. 1785. Shr.i Hrf.2 Fast going out of use.
Oxf. To have a • half horn ' is a very common phr., meaning to
have half a pint of beer (CO.).
Hence Horning, sb. a supply of drink.
Lnk. Cam' the drouths to get their hornin', Nicholson Kihviiddie
(ed. 1895) 71. Edb. He reels hame . . . An' pours out the effects
o' hornin', Learmont Poems (1791) 172.
4. A spoon made of horn.
Ayr. Horn for horn theystretch and strive, BuRNs7bai/<J^^'s, St. 4.
Hence Horner, sb. a maker of horn spoons.
Abd. (Jam. Siifpl.) Bwk. They are known ' either as horners,
muggers, or besom and basket-makers,' Henderson Pop. Rhymes
(1856) 124.
5. A snuff-box in form of a sheep's horn.
Mry. A native of Dallas, who carried several snuff-mulls about
him, snd to almost every person he met, offered his horn to take
a pinch. Hay Lintie (1851) 75. Lnk. Ay the ither pinch [they]
were takin' O' gude Scots snuff frae out a' horn, Muib Minstrelsy
(1816) 41. Feb. It was his doom, Whan takan' o' a sneesh, Auld
Sawny's horn on's croon taetoom, Linioiin Green{i6Q^) 5-j, ed. 181 7.
6. A vessel used for cupping.
Sh.I. I houp Arty tell'd you ta tak' da horn, Sh. Neu's (Sept. 11,
1897). Or.I. For a cupping glass they have a horn with a small
thin skin at the lesser end : the way how they use it is thus, the
physician with the point of his knife gives three or four small cuts
or gashes on the place where he proposes to set the horn, and
having set the broadest end on the wounds, he sucks the small
end a little and then lets it stand, till the abundance of blood that
it draws make it fall off, Wallace Desc. Or. I. (1693) 39, ed. 1883.
7. Hard skin on the foot ; a corn.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Your edge sometimes has touched the horn,
Or men't a pen, or cut a corn, Anderson Rhymes (1867) ii5.
8. A comb for the hair.
Ayr. In some beggar's haffet squattle ; . . Whare horn nor bane
ne'er dare unsettle Your thick plantations. Burns To a Louse,
St. 3. Lan.i Tak how o' this horn, an' ready thi yure a bit,
Waugh C.him. Corner (1879) 168.
9. The continuation of the stern of a boat. S. & Ork.'
10. The nose; also used fig. of things.
Sc. I wad like ill to wait till Mr. Harrison and auld Gudyill cam
to pu' us out by the lug and the horn, Scott Old Mortality (1816)
vii. Lth. Tea-pots wi' baith lug an' horn, Thomson Poems (1819)
73. Gall. There ye [a teapot] set, wi' lug an' horn. My joy an'
comfort, e'en an' morn, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 85.
11. Part of a bell.
Ayr. The model bell o' a' the laun', Twal' hunner wecht jist as
ye staun'. Tongue, lip, an' horn, Laing Poems (1894) 79.
12. A corner.
Nhb.i It occurs in place-names. Ken. The horn of an apple
pasty (K.) ; Ken.i
13. A legal term ; gen. in phr. put to the horn, declared a
criminal ; see below.
Sc. To 'put to the horn' was almost a proverbial expression,
and came from one of the recognised statutory Acts. . . The theory
of law which gave rise to this process of horning was that the
debtor who failed to obey the Royal summons to pay his debt
was to be treated as a rebel against authority, and when he had
been 'put to the horn' he could be thrown into prison, though
he had to be maintained there not by the State, but by the
creditor. This could not be done, however, until the debtor was
duly warned and given a certain time to pay. If that was overrun
the Horning Office officials proceeded to the cross of the burgh
or county town, read letters of denunciation against the debtor,
and then followed that up by three blasts on a horn, and by the
affixing of the letters to the cross. This practice . . . has long
since fallen into desuetude, Scotsman (June 28, iSggX Bnff. 'At
the horn,' on the verge of bankruptcy (Jam.). Abd. She rung the
bell instantly on her servants to put him to the horn, Shirrefs
Poems (1790') 305. Dmb. Glad to catch him with your poind and
horn, Salmon Cowodean (1868) 63. Ayr. I'll be put to the horn
whenever it's kent, Service Notandnms (1890) 60. Lnk. [They]
Will be harry't wi' taxes, an' put to the horn, Hamilton Poems
(1865) 46. Edb. Your horn and caption and sic gear, Liddle
Poems (1821) 243. Gall. I had been put to the horn — that is I
had been proclaimed rebel and outlaw at the Cross of Edinburgh
with three blasts of the king'shorn, Crockett Gm'j1/(?« 11896) vi.
Hence (i) Horner, sb. one who is sent to Coventry; (2)
Horning, sb. the legal process of ' putting to the horn ' ;
gen. in comb. Letters of horning, or Horning and cap-
tion, an order requiring a debtor to pay his debt on pain
of being declared a rebel ; a letter of amercement.
(i) n.Sc. (Jam.) (21 Sc. If he was freed o' his hornings and
captions, Scott /foA /?qy(i8i7) xxvi. Sh.I. ' Horning,' or 'putting
to the horn,' was the method of enforcing the decrees of the civil
courts, WiLLCOCK Minister (1897") 27. Abd. Ralph Boswell the
officer . . . threatened the parishioners with charges, hornings,
poindings, distrainings, Sec, Ruddiman Sc. Parish (1828) 43. ed.
1889. Per. Summonses, hornings, and poindings for debtors,
Stewart Character (1857) 35. w.Sc. If I'm alive, I will, to-morrow
morning. Protest his bill, and get a charge o' horning, Carrick
Laird 0/ Logan (1835) 200. Fif. It is desyred that by special! Act
of Parliament, horning and caption be decerned aganis excommu-
nicats. Row Ch. Hist. (1650) 64, ed. 1842. Slg. The council
resisted till threatened with letters of horning, Bruce Sermons
(1631) 119, ed. 1843. Ayr. However strict in the harsh offices of
caption and horning, he had the friendly spirit of the poor man
among the poor, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822) vii ; 'Horning' and
'caption' were forms of diligence. ' Letters of caption,' which
ran in the name of the sovereign and were authenticated by his
signet, ordered the judges and officers of the law to incarcerate a
debtor who had disobeyed the charge given him on ' letters of
horning' to pay a debt or perform an act, ib. note A. Lnk. The
ither mornin', wi' a' caption an' hornin'. The auld janitor — death —
seiz'd on Johnny the Laird, Lemon St. Miingo (1844) 64. Lth.
In Session Courts and Admiralty Till tired o' horning and memorial.
Ye turn frae tricks to things corporeal, Macneill Poet. IVks.
(1801) 168, ed. 1856. Edb. As if he had been an Edinburgh
Parliament House lawyer, studying his hornings, Moir Mansie
IVauch (1828) xxiv. Slk. Never went to bed without sayin his
prayers to escape a charge o' hornin, Chr. North Nodes (ed.
1856) III. 285. Gall. This is not a horning but a hanging job,
Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xvi. Kcb. If I had that pawn I would
bide horning and hell both, ere I give it again, Rutherford Lett.
(1660) No. 134.
14:. pi. The awns of barley. e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence Horny, adj. of barley : abounding in ' horns.'
e.An.' It is applied to a sample of barley, from which the awns
have not been properly separated in the process of winnowing.
e.Suf. (F.H.)
15. The old name for ' outlets,' wooden frames used to
enlarge the carrying surface of a wagon. Ken. (D.W.L.)
16. V. To gore, push with the horns.
Ir. They kicked and they horned, so that she was afraid to come
near them, Kennedy Fireside Stories 1 1870) 35. N.I.' n.Lin. He
horn'd th' poor thing to dead (M.P.). Oxf. If thee goest in old
Dan'l Kearsey's close, his bull '11 horn thee, Ellis P»ohk»c. (1889)
V. ia6. e.Nrf. Marshall /f»r. £•»;;. (1787). e.Suf. (F.H.)
17. To publish anything abroad as by blast of a horn.
Dor. 'I'm afeard your labour in keeping it close will be throwed
away,' said Coggan. . . ' Labe Tail's old woman will horn it all
over parish in half-an-hour,' Hardy Maddmg Crowd {i^t/^) Ivii.
Hence Homing, vbl. sb. trumpeting.
Do hold thy horning, Jan! Hardy Madding Crowd (1874) xlii.
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18. To saw the horns off cattle. N.I.' Hence Horned,
adj. of cattle : having the horns sawn off. ib.
19. To pour drink down a person's throat ; to drench a
beast.
n.Yks. (I.W.') ; n.Yks.^ 'We hoorn'd it intiv her,' said of liquid
medicine for the cow, poured through a natural horn. w.Yks.
Nurse 'ad fairly to 'cm the brandy into her (^F.P.T.).
20. To cup.
Sh.I. Kirstin is [has] horn'd mam's shooder. . . Hornin' an'
kuppin' wis maistly da ciire for a', Sli. News (Sept. 11, 1897).
21. Curling term ; see below.
Sc. When the stone has not pith to cross the score, which the
sweepers wish — the opposite side cry out in derision • horn him,
horn him ' — draw it up by the handle, which of course takes it out
of play (G.W.V
22. Obs. To cuckold.
Sc. By those that do their neighbourn [sic] horn, Colvil IVIiigs
Supplication (1796) I. 64 ; He cherish'd one himself to horn, ib. 342.
Hence Horning, vbl. sb. cuckolding.
Edb. Let auld Jock a horning dree . . . And she'se ne'er be
blam'd by me, M'^Dowall Poems C1839) 199.
HORNA, sb. Sh.I. A ewe.
I wis gotten me ee apo' wir horna an' her lamb, so I says . . .
' Fist haud o' yon lamb at horna's side,' Sli. News (July 31, 1897 .
[Cp. Norw. dial. Iiyrna, a horned animal, esp. a sheep,
also called lionisaud (Aasen).]
HORNBILL-BUNTING, sb. Irel. The corn-bunting,
Emberiza iiiiliaria. Swainson Birds (1885) 6g.
HORN-DOON, see Undern.
HORNECKS, sb. pi. Obs. Sc. The roots of a plant,
probably the earth-nut, Biiiiiiitn Jlexiiosuin. Cf. gourlins.
Gall. The black bulbous roots of an herb with a white bushy
flower, good to eat, called hornecks in some parts of Scotland,
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824I 234. ed. 1876.
HORNED, ppl. adj. Sc. Yks. Not. Lei. Nrf. Hmp. Wil.
1. Furnished with horns; usedy?^. of a cuckold.
Frf. Our horn'd master (waes me for him) Believes that sly
boots does adore him, Morison Poems (1790) 112.
2. Comb, (i) Horned cattle, domestic animals having
horns ; (2) — owl, the long-eared owl, Asia o/iis.
(i) Not.', Lei.i (2) Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 45.
Wil. Thurn Birds (1870) 11.
3. Hard as horn ; also with ' up ' : of land ; see below.
n.Yks. Our hands are horned [ooand] (I.W.). Hmp. When
land gets very dry and hard so as to be unworkable it is what is
called 'horned up' (H.C.MB.).
HORNEL, sb. Fif. (Jam.) A name given to the sand-
eel, Aiimwdytes lobianiis or A. lancea, when of large size.
HORNEN, adj. e.An. Hmp. Wil. Som. Also written
hornin Som. ; and in forms harnen Hmp.' Wil.'^; harnin
Som. Made of horn.
e.An.i A hornen spoon. e.Suf. (F. H.) Hmp.' If a horse's skin
[is] coarse, it is called harnen. Wil. Slow Gl. (18921 ; Wil.^
n.Wil. Thuc knife got a harnen handle to un, have'n a? (E.H.G.)
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873); Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. (1825).
w.Som.' A hornen lantern is in every farm stable.
Hence Hornen-book, si. the horn-book. e.An.' Som.
Jennings ib.
HORNER-SCORNER, sb. Nrf. A term used by boys
for the game of prisoner's base. (W.W.S.)
HORNET, sb. Nlip. Dor. 1. The common wasp.
Dor. (C.W.) 2. The large dragon-fly, Libellida vulgalis-
siina. Nhp.'
HORNICLE, sb.' Suf. Ken. Sus. [§-nikl.] A hornet.
Suf. Bailev (1721). Ken. 12 Sus. Ray (1691) ; Sus.'2
HORNICLE, sb.^ Suf. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A little hand-basket. (P.R.)
HORNIE, sb. Sc. Irel. n.Cv. Nhb. Yks. Also written
hoorny n.Yks.^; homey N.I.' N.Cy.' Nhb.'; and in form
hornock Lnk. 1. The devil.
Elg. It smells o' Hornie's herrin' pickle, Tester Poems (1865)
147. Frf. Weel doin' bodies . . . Wad amaist as soon send for
auld Hornie himsel'. Watt Poel. Ske/clies {1880) 74. Per. Hornie
did present himsel' ; I didna like his seety smell. Ford Harp
(1893) 95. Slg. Auld Hornie Wha serves them as their chief
attorney, Galloway Poems (1792) 42. Rnf. A waggon sae rare
That e'en to auld Hornie cou'd venture. Picken Poems (1813') II.
44. Ayr. Should Hornie, as in ancient days, 'Mang sons o' God
present him. Burns Holy Fair (1785) st. 12. Lnk. In auld Hor-
nock's drear dominions, He scarce had wind to lift his pinions,
Deil's Hallmve'en (1856) 12. Lth. Auld Hornie is maist like to be
burned and blazed aff at the hinder end, Lumsden Sheep-head
(1892) 206.
2. Com p. Hoorniman, the devil. n.Yks.'^
3. A slang word for a constable.
N.I.i Dub. Look out, boys — the horney's comin' (A.S.P.).
4. An untruth ; a hoa.x, delusion ; also in fo«;/i. Homey-
way.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Begox ! it's all a horney, Robson Sugs. of Tyiie
(1849) 25; Nhb.i
5. Phr. (1) fair liontey(s, fair play ; (2) to believe a thing
horitey-ii.'ay(s, to recognize that it is a hoax.
(i) Fif. ' Fair Hornie ! ' was the general appeal for honesty in
games, Colville Vernacular {iQgci). e.Lth. Fair hornie; if I'm to
gang up the brae, ye'll hae to come doun. Hunter y. Imvick (1895)
39. N.Cy.' Nhb. What will ye tyek for the beast ? Come noo,
fair horneys (R.O.H.). (2) Nhb.i
HORNPIPES IN FETTERS, phr. Lon. A dance.
The other dances are jigs, ' flash jigs ' — hornpipes in fetters,
Mayhew Lond. Labour {18^1) I. 12.
HORNSEY, see Heronsew.
HORNTA, adj. Obs. Wxf.' Also written hoorata.
Horned.
HORNY, adj. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Lan. Bck.
Bdf. Also written horney N.Cy.' Nhb.' ; hornie Sc.
1. adj. In comb, (i) Homy-corn, (2) -dorney, a snail
with a shell ; (3) -golach, the earwig ; {4) -holes, a
game for four persons ; see below ; (5) -hoolet or -oolet,
the long-eared owl, Asio otiis ; (6) -rebels, a children's
game ; (7) -tram, a tram with four upright arms or horns
of iron used for leading timber or rails ; (8) -worm,
a grub ; see below.
(I) Bdf. (J.W.B.) (2) Bck. (H.K.) (3)Sc. (A.W.) (4-) Rxb.
A. stands with his assistant at one hole, and throws what is called
a cat (a piece of stick and frequently a sheep's horn) with the
design of making it alight in another hole at some distance, at
which B. and his assistant stand ready to drive it aside. The bat
or driver is a rod resembling a walking-stick. The following
rhyme ... is repeated by a player on the one side, while they on
the other are gathering in the cats ; and is attested by old people
as of great antiquity : 'Jock, Speak, and Sandy, Wi'a' their lousie
train. Round about by Errinborra We'll ne'er meet again. Gae
head 'im, gae hang 'im, Gae lay 'im in the sea ; A' the birds o' the
air Will bear 'im companie. With a nig-nag, widdy- [or worry-]
bag. And an e'endown trail, trail ; Quoth he' (Jam.). (5) e.Lth.
Swainson i?iV(/s (1885) 128. (6) Ayr. (Jam.) (7)'Nhb.' Nhb.,
Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). e.Dur.' (8; Fif. A grub, or
thick, short worm with a very tough skin, inclosing a sort of
chrysalis, which in June or July becomes the long-legged fly
called by children 'Spin-Mary' (Jam,).
2. With horns, strong, fortified.
Gall. They dunch down strengths like wiggiewams. And hornie
wa's roun towns, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 247, ed. 1876.
3. Noisy as a horn.
Slg. Confound that horny trumpet cock, Towers Pof«is (1885) 18.
4. Amorous ; fond of drink. Ayr. (Jam.)
5. sb. A ball made of horn. ne.Lan.' 6. A boy's top
made from the tip of a cow's horn ; freq. in comp. Horney-
top. N.Cy.', Nhb.', Lakel.^
7. A game ; see below.
Lth. A game among children, in which one of the company
runs after the rest, having his hands clasped and his thumbs
pushed out before him in resemblance of horns. The first person
whom he touches with his thumbs becomes his property, joins
hands with him, and aids in attempting to catch the rest ; and so
on till they are all made captives. Those who are at liberty, still
cry out ' Hornie, hornie!' (Jam.)
8. pi. Horned cattle. Rxb. (Jam.)
HORNYWINK, sb. Dev. Cor. Also written homey-
wink Cor.'; horniwink Dev. Cor. I and in forms horny-
wick Dev.; horny wig n.Dev. ; hornywinky Cor.^;
horrywink Cor.' 1. The lapwing, Vaitelliis vulgaris.
Dev. The horniwinks have left the moor, Baring-Gould Dart-
moor Idylls (1896) 10. n.Dev. Hand-bk. (1877) 258, 4th ed.
nw.Dev.' Gen. called Bradery horny-wink. At Combraartin this
bird is called Challacombe horny-wink. Cor, From the long crest
H h 2
HORRA
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like a horn projecting from tlie back of its head, Swainson Birds
(1885) 184 ; If I was to hear a horniwink whistle outside o' the
winder I'd up . . . and away I'd go out o' the winder and away
after the horniwink, Baring-Gould Curgenven (.1893) xxxviii ;
Cor.i2
Hence Hornywinky, adj. desolate, outlandish, like
a moor where ' hornywinks ' resort.
Cor. (J.'W. i ; Cor.i An old tumbledown house has been re-
vilingly described as an old shabrag hornv-wink place ; Cor.^
2. ?Atoad. Cor.^2 3. A slug. Cor.= [Not known to
our correspondents.]
HORRA, sb. Cor.3 [oT3.] A prostitute.
[OCor. hora, ' meretrix,' Stokes Gl. in Trans. Phil. Soc.
(1870) 192.]
HORRA GOOSE, see Horie goose.
HORRALS, sb. pi. Sc. 'Very small wheels, casters.
Slk. So ye contrive to rin upon horrals, halting before a darling
dish and then away on a voyage o' new discovery, Chr. North
Nodes (ed. 1856 III. 287.
HORRID, adj. and adv. Sc. Ire!. Ken. 1. adj. Great,
extraordinary.
Sh.I. Da sheep an' lambs ir sellin' weel, some o' dem gaun at
horrid prices, Sli. News (Oct. 29, 1898). Cav. That horrid yield
of flax will surely pay the rent (M.S. M.).
Hence Horridly, adv. very much, exceedingly.
s.Ir. He's horridly improved in his preaching, Croker Leg.
(1862) 30.
2. adv. Used as an intensitive.
Ayr. My life's near done — I'm horrid ill, Fisher Poems (1790)
66. Gall. A horrid good man is a very good man (A.'W.). Wmh.
He is a horrid clever man. It's a horrid fine day. She's a horrid
niceladv A.S.P.V Crk./"/*-Lo>r/TO.; 1883)318. Ken.2 Horrid bad.
HORRIS, see Arris, sb.
HORROCK, sb. Lakel. Won [h)or3k.] 1. A
collection, quantity.
Cum." Used in the expression ' a horrock o' beans,' a skeleton.
■Wor. Horrocks of winds, hurricanes (H.K.\
2. Phr. to play or make horrock, to play old gooseberry,
Mag's diversion.
Lakel. 2 He gat on t'spree an' played horrock vvi' his wage.
Wm.i Tho me-ad sad horrack amang't.
HORROCKS, s^-. Glo. [oTaks.] Alarge, fat woman.
Gl. (1851); Glo.i
HORRORS, sb. pi. Som. In phr. to put the horrors on
any one ; see below.
' I put the horrors on him.' Said by W. R. a propos of a high-
wayman whose knuckles he broke with his loaded whip-stock on
the Bristol road ;W.F.R. .
HORROR-SLAIN, adj. n.Lin.' Killed by fright.
She was o'must horror-slaain by what happen'd ; we noan o'
us thoht she'd get oher it.
HORRY, sb. e.An. Hoar-frost.
Suf. Hall.), e.Suf. (F.H.). Ess. (H.H.M.)
HORR'X', adj. Obsol. Lin. Som. Dev. Also WTitten
horey Lin. Filthy, foul ; mouldy. Cf. howery.
Lin. It's strange mucky horey weather, Ellis Proniiiic. (1889)
V. 298. w.Som,' Old people know the word. Dev.l n.Dev.
Hoiae Siibsedvae (1777) 217; And oil horry zo vurs tha art a
vorked, E.xm. Scold. (1746) 1. 47 ; Thy waistcoat all horry, ib. 155.
[Hit nis bote a hori telle, E. E. Poems (c. 1305), ed.
Furnivall (1862) 19. OE. horig (i^LFRic).]
HORRY, HORRY"WINK, see Harry, 56.', Horny wink.
HORSAM, 5*. Obs. n.Yks. A small tax ; see below.
A small tax which is still paid (though the intention of it has
long since ceased) by the townships on the north side of the vale,
and within the lalhe or wapentake of Pickering, for horsemen and
hounds kept for the purpose of driving off the deer of the forest
of Pickering from the cornfields which bordered upon it. When
that field of a given township which lay next the forest was
fallow, no tax was due from it that year; and though this forest
has long been thrown open, or disforested, and the common fields
now inclosed, the ' sauf year ' (calculating every third year) is
still exempt from this imposition, Grose (1790) ; Marshall Rtir.
Econ. (1788).
HORSE, sb. and v. 'Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Aus. Also written hors Cor. ; and in forms harse
Som.; herse n.Lin.'; hos Not.^; hoss n.Yks." e.Yks.'
MS. add. s.Chs.' s.Not. n.Lin.' Hmp.' I.W.' Wil.'
Dor.* Som. Dev. Cor.^^ [h)ors, os, os.] 1. sb. In
comb, (i) Horse-adder, the dragon-flj', Libelhda vtdgatis-
siina ; (2) -and-crooks, pack-saddle carriage; (3) -and-
jockey, a name for the George III sovereign, which had
St. George and the dragon on the reverse side ; (4 ) -back,
on horseback ; (5) -back carriage, a method of carriage
on a horse's back by means of pack-saddles ; (6) -balk, a
portion of the roof or floor of a pit which obtrudes into
the coal; (7) -baze, a wonder; (8) -beans, salt-making
term : broken marl in which the brine frequently runs ;
(9) -beast, a horse; (10) -bee, {a) the horse bot-fly,
Gasteropliiliis eqiii ; (b) the cleg, Tabanus bovimis ; (11)
• bitter, see (i) ; (12) -boggart, an industrious, yet mis-
chievous imp, a kind of ' lubber-fiend ' ; (13) -box, a high
boarded compartment in a stable in which a sick horse
or a mare and foal are confined; (14) -buckie, the white
whelk. Purpura lapillus ; (15) -causey, a paved road for
pack-horses ; (16) -clothes, harness ; (17) -cock, a small
variety of snipe, ? Limnocryptes gallinula; (18) -cod,ahorse-
collar ; (19) -comber, a rude, boisterous girl ; (20) -corn,
(a) bruised oats given to horses ; (b) the small corn which
is separated by sifting; (21) -couper, a horse-dealer, ^f;;.
of a low t)'pe, dealing in inferior horses ; (22) -coupering
or -couping, horse-dealing ; (23) -course, to beat ; (24) -eel,
an eel of uncommon size; (25) -elf-stone, a petrified sea-
urchin ; (26) -emmet, a large ant ; f27)-fair, in phr. to >«(7^c
a horse-fair, to make a game or jest of a person or thing ;
(28) -feast, a dinner without water, or drink of any kind ;
(29) -fettler, the man who has care of horses in a pit ; (30)
•flesh, fibrous carbonate of lime ; (31 ) -flesh ore, variegated
copper; (32) -foal, a colt; (33) -gan, the circular track
for horses when driving a threshing-machine ; (34) -gang,
the fourth part of a piece of land which is ploughed by four
horses belonging to four separate tenants ; (35) -gate, (a)
a way for horses in coal workings ; (61 a horse's journey ;
(36) -gawk or -gowk, the green sandpiper, Hclodromas
ochropus ; (37) -gear, harness, saddlery ; (38) -gell, the
horse-leech, Haeniopsis sangtiisorba and Attlaslroma gulo ;
(39) •gentler, a horse-breaker ; see Gentle, v. 8 ; (40)
-godmother, a tall, ungainly, masculine woman ; (41)
-gold, the tinsel spread on a banner carried at a rush-
bearing ; (42] -grace, see below ; (43) -graith, see (37) ;
(44) -'s head, ia) a wooden ventilator used in a mine ; (b)
the foot of a boot with the sole and heel and part of the
front ; (c) pi. the small portions into which the windrows
are broken up in hay-making; (45) -hirer, one who lets
out saddle-horses ; (46) -hoe, (a) a hoe drawn by a horse ;
(b) to hoe with a horse ; (47) -hole, {a) an entrance into
the shaft of a coal-mine, where horses are put in or out ;
see below ; (b) a place for watering horses ; (48) -hove,
see (46, a) ; (49) -keeper, [a) a groom ; ib) see (29) ; (50)
-kiss, a pretended kiss which is really a bite; (51)
-knacker, one who kills and cuts up old horses; (52)
-knave, 065., an hostler; (53) -ladder, see below; (54) -lark,
the corn-bunting, Emberisa miliaria ; (55) -laugh, loud,
rude laughter, ' guffaws ' ; (56) -lease, meadow ground,
unploughcd and kept for horses ; (57) -('s leg, a musical
instrument ; a bassoon ; (58) -leg dumpling, rowly-powly
pudding; (59) -limpet, a coarse, unedible limpet; (60)
•load, as much as a horse can carry ; (61 ) -lock, a fetter
for a horse ; a padlock ; (62) -long-cripple, see (i) ; (63)
•loping, horse-dealing; (64) -louse, the wood-louse ; (65)
-mackerel, the scad, Caran.x irachurus ; (66) -magog,
a boisterously frolicsome clown ; also used attrib. ; (67)
•mallison,a person who treats his horse cruelly; (68) -man,
(a) a servant who has charge of a pair of horses on a farm ;
(b) a man who attends to, and travels with a stallion ; (69)
■manship, a circus ; (70) -marine, a stout, clumsy person ;
(71) -match, the red-backed shrike, Z(r""<s collurio; (72)
-matcher, the stonechat, Sa.xicola rubicola ; (73) -mill,
a mill driven by a horse ; (74) -mixen, a horse-midden ;
(75) -monger, a dealer in horses; (76) -morsel, a coarse
woman ; (77) -mount, a stone or steps for mounting
a horse; (78) -musher, the wheatear, Sa.xicola ocnanthe;
(79) -mussel, a large mussel, esp- Modiola modiolus ; (8oj
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•nail, (a) a tadpole ; (b) in phr. to inakr a horse-nail of a
tiling, to do anything in a clumsy, imperfect manner ; (81)
•needle, see (i) ; (82) -nest, an oft-told story ; an idle tale ;
(83) -net, (a) a net for lowering horses into, and drawing
them out of a mine ; (b) a net for catching sea-trout ; see
below ; (84) -of-knowledge, a person who knows every-
thing, and who is alwaj's ready with advice ; (85) -path,
see (15) ; (86) •pit, a coal-pit worked by a horse-engine;
(87) -poke, a horse's nose-bag ; (88) •pot, a round wooden
vessel, about the size of a peck measure, used for holding
corn in a stable ; (89) •protestant, a person indifferent to
religion ; (90) •provven, stable food ; (91) -rake, a hay-rake
drawn by horses ; (92) -ribbon day. May-day ; see below ;
(93) -road, the roadway for wheeled traffic ; (94) -rod,
a rod with which to strike a horse ; (95 ) -setter, a horse-
dealer; one who lets out horses; (96) -sheet, a horse-cloth;
(97) •shoe(s,thegameof quoits: (98) -shoe stubs, horse-shoe
nails; (99) -smatch, see (78) ; (100) -snake, see (i) ; (loi)
-snatcher, see (78); (102) -'s spurs, the callosities on the
inner side of a horse's leg; (103) -steps, see (77) ; (104)
-sting, -stang, or -stinger, (a) see (i) ; (A) the gad-fly ; (c)
the hornet: (105) -stobs, peculiar nails used in shoeing
horses; (106) -stone, see (77) ; (107) -stopples, holes made
by horses in wet land ; (108) -suppering, a horse's evening
feed ; (109) -tailor, ? a saddler [not known to our corre-
spondents]; (no) •tang, see (104, 6) ; (in) -tang, see (i) ;
(112) •thrush, the missel-thrush, Turdus viscivorns; (113)
-tied, of land: kept for grazing land for horses; (114)
■torn, in phr. to horse-toni the roads, to play the tomboy on
the roads; (115) •tooth, quartz spar; (116) •tosser, an
implement for tossing hay, drawn by horses ; (117) -tree,
the piece of wood to which the swingle-tree of a pair of
harrows is attached, the swingle-tree; (118) -trod,
a bridle-road; (119) -trough, adrinking-trough for horses ;
(120) •ware, (121) •wash, a roadside pond where horses
are watered and their feet washed; (122) •yard, an en-
closure into which cart-horses are turned for the night.
{i)'DoT, w.Gazetie {Yeh. 15, iSSg) 7. Cor.^ So called because
it is supposed to sting horses; Cor.^s (2) Cor. Touches lightly
on 'horse-and-crooks,' or packsaddle carriage, Marshall Review
Ci8i7) V. 539. r3) Chs.»3 i4iYks. J.W.l s.Not. He war hoss-
back. A shall ride hoss-back (J.P. K. . (51 Dev. Some account
of packsaddle furniture, used in horseback-carriage. Marshall
Review (1817) V. 576. (6, Nhb.' 17) Nhb. (Hall.), Nhb.' (8)
Chs.i 9) ne.Sc. Maybe the horse beast at Greenslack had grown
\vaur. Grant Keekleton, 45. Abd. It's ower fifty awcre — we need
twa horse beasts, Alexander Ain Flk. (18821 51. Gall. The kye
and the horse-beasts within the bounds of my parish, Crockett
Stmidard Bearer (1898) 129. Don. A studdy responsible lump iv
a horse-baste, }A ack auvs, Patltrick's Proxy in Pearson's Mag. (Mar.
1900)312. (io,a)Cum. T'horse-beescombuzzin' roond, Richard-
son 7"n/* (1876) and S. 26 ; Cum.^ Hrt. If the fly, dar, or horsebee
should blow your sheep, Ellis Mod. Hitsb. (1750) IV. i. 132.
Nrf. I had an opportunity of watching a botfly, or horse-bee, at
work. . . It is an insect greatly resembling a bee, with an arched
tail, or egg depositor, and very large transparent ej-es, Haggard
Farmer's Year in Longman's Mag. (June 18991 156. (6) Cum."
(11) Chs.i (12) Lan. Of boggarts the Rev. William Thornber
observes, that there were several different kinds, having their
haunts in that part of the Fylde near Blackpool ; as for instance
. . . the lubber fiends, the horse-boggarts, and the house-boggarts,
or industrious, yet mischievous imps, haunting dwellings, Harland
& Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 58, 59. (13) n.Lin. (E.P.) (14)
n.Sc. (Jam.") Mry. Zoologist '1854) XII. 4428. (15) Chs.' In
several of the old Chs. lanes, which were formerly' either covered
with grass or were nothing but sand, and full of deep ruts, a.\le
deep in mud in the winter, a narrow road about three or four
feet wide was paved along one side. This was intended for the
pack-horses or for foot passengers, and to prevent the farmers'
carts using them they had frequently mounds of earth thrown up
on each side, Chs. Sheaf, I. 291. Several of these ancient horse
roads still e.xist. (16) War.3 (17) Lth. (Jam.) (iB) N.Cy.2,
w.Yks.3, Der.i (19) Wil. N. & Q. (1881) 6th S. iv. 106. (20, a)
w.Yks. (J.T.) (b : Dev.' (21) Sc. I was bred a horse-couper,
ScoTT Waverley (1814) xxxi.x. Bnff. Valiantly we strade shanks-
naigie. As glib horse-coupers do a staigie, Taylor Poems (1787)
177. Per. But the horse-couper that tried to play upon their
simplicity did not boast afterwards, Ian hi acl arch A uld Lang Syne
(1895) 9. s.Sc. Horse-cowpers were a numerous band in Hawick
tryst that day, Allan Poems (1887) 79. Rnf. There'll be carriers,
horse-coupers, and cadgers, Webster /f/iyxifs (1835 194. e.Lth.
(A great horse-coper he"! . . . I'll swap your horse, Muckleb.^ckit
Rhymes (1885) 75- Edb. What cairds and tinklers come. An'
ne'er-do-weel horse-coupers, Fergusson Poems (1773) 132, ed.
1785. Bwk. The horse couper . . . spirit is to be found in ten
thousand instances, besides in those respectable persons who deal
in horses, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (18561 103. Slk. An heiress
who has broken the hearts of three horse-coupers, Hogg Tales
(1838, 283, ed. 1866. N.Cy.i2 Nhb. Old Jack Campbell (the
horse-couper) [is] still fresh in the mind of the writer, Dixon
IVhittingham Vale (1895) 184; Nhb.' Cum. There were smug-
glers, excisemen, horse-cowpers, Anderson Ballads (ed. i8o8)
100. n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Yks.'2 Midi. He won't have that gipsy
horse-coper up there wi' him, Bartram People of Clapton (1897)
172. n.Lin. A lot o' nor' country horse-coupers. Peacock R.
Skirlaitgh ( 1870) I. 37 ; n.Lin. ^ Thy faather was noht bud a horse-
cohper. War.^ One who prepares inferior horses for sale. Lon.
Horses are stolen by a low unprincipled class of men, who travel
the country dealing in them, who are termed ' horse coupers,'
Mayhew Lond. Labour \ ed. 1862^ IV. 325. w.Som.' 'Tvvas a very
purty lot o' 'm, I 'sure 'ee. There was Tom Saffin the heigler,
and Gypsy George the horse-coper, and tailder Jones. Cor. A
tall, olive-faced young man, in a horse-coper's coat, Mortimer
Tales Moors (1895) 163. (22) Abd. A horse-cowpin doctor, Alex-
ander Johnny Gibb , 1871) xxv. n.Lin. Horse couperin' is a better
trade then farmin'. Peacock R. Skirlaugh (1870) II. 113. (23)
n.Lin. 1 I'll hoss-course ony o' you lads I find ony moore e' my
otcherd. It wo'd hev been a vast sight better to hev gen him a
good herse-coursin', an' not to hev hed noa justice do aboot it.
(24) w.Ir, Instead of a throut, it was a thievin' horse-eel. Lover
Lf^. (1848) I. 15. (25-) N.Li (26) Ken.(G.B.),Ken.i (271 e.Suf.
(F.H.) (28) Sc. (Jam.), n.Yks. (T.K.) (29) Nhb.i (30) Dor. It
occurs in beds or thin laminae, termed . . . 'horseflesh' in the
Isle of Portland, Ramsay 7?0f* Spec. (1862) 143 ; Sandy limestone,
with surface markings. . . from the 'horseflesh' beds, ib, (31)
Cor. Purple-ore, or variegated copper ('horse-flesh ore' of the
Cornish miners\ Smyth Mineral Coll. (1864) 14. 132) Sh.I. She
hed a horse-foal wi' a white snie atween his een, Stewart Tales
(1892)244. (33) Nhb.i (34) n.Sc. (Jam.) (35, «) w.Yks. (T.T.),
(J.P.) (A) Lan. James Bleasdall sent me pay for my horse-gate
to Preston, Walkden Diary fed. 1866) 79. (36) Sh.I. Da nicht
whin I wis maetin' da Iambs da horse-gouk wis cryin' up i' da lift,
Sh. News (Jan. 29, 1898). Sh.I., Or.L Swainson Birds (1885)
'97- (37) Ayr. Besides his traffic in the polished garniture of
horse-gear, my grandfather's father was also a farrier, Galt
Cilhaize (1823) i. n.Yks.i (s.v. Gear) ; n.Yks.^ w.Yks.s Horse-
gear may either mean the trappings complete of a horse or only
a portion (s.v. Gear). n.Wil. Hoss gear is used of the harness
for use with an elevator or other machine of the kind, but not
for cart or wagon harness (E.H.G.). Som. Horse-gear work,
Auctioneer's Advl. (1895). (38) Frf. Of filthy gar his e'e-brees
war. With esks and horse-gells lin'd, Lowson Guidfollow (1890)
239. e.Fif. He clappit his mooth to the gimlet hole and sookit
like a horsc-gelly, Latto Tam Bodkin (18641 vii. (39) Lin. N.
& Q. (1900) 9th S. v. 104. (40) Ir. N. iSr" Q. (1856) 2nd S. ii.
499. N.Cy.i, Nhb. (R.O.H.) n.Yks.i; n.Yks.2 Horse is here
used as a prefix to signify huge, as we say ' Horse quantities.'
m.Yks.i, Der.2, nw.Der.i, Not 3, n.Lin.i, Nbp.', War. (J.R.W.)
Som.W.& J.G/.(i873). (4i)Lan.HoNE yrarW. (1832) col. 1106;
Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.) (42) ne.Sc. What was called the
Horse Grace was in the following words : ' It's up the brae ca'
me not. It's doon the brae ca' me not. It's in fair road spare me
not. An in the stable forget me not,' Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 131 ;
Up the hill spare me, Down the hill bear me. On the level let me
trot. And never give me water when I'm hot, Eng. version (J.Ar.).
(43) n.Yks. 2 (44, a) Der. Mawe Mineralogy (1802). (A) Lon.
Mayhew Lond. Labour (1851) II. 40. (c) Hnt. (T.P.F.) (45)
Sc. The . . . horse-hirers, to use a .Sc. expression, who attended
him in his journey, MacNicol Remarks (1779) 92. (46, a) Mid.
Horse-hoes in such a soil, in a dry season, would have so unsteady
a motion, as to cut up part of the rows without being able to raise
any mould towards earthing up the plant, Marshall Review {iSiq)
V. 135. (b) Edb. If horse-hoed, the drills should cross the last
ploughing, Pennecuik IVks. (1715) 56, ed. 1815. Nrf. Yesterday
we horse-hoed the five acres of winter beans. Haggard Farmer's
Year in Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1898). (47, a) Nhb.' Formerly
applied to a passage way hewn out of the coal inbye at the flat
for the purpose of bringing the horse round from the head of the
flat to the outbyc end, instead of passing by the side of the tubs
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as at the present day, Newcastle IVkly. Chron. (Sept. 12, 1891).
Nhb., Dnr. An entrance into the shaft, level with the surface,
where horses are netted and put in or landed when drawn out ;
timber, rails, &c., are also put in at the same place, Nicholson
Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). (A) n.Ir. She dookit WuUy Gunyin in the
horse hole, L\ttle Robin Gordon, 9. (48) w.Sora.i (49, a) Ken.^
(i) Nhb.i (50) w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Suppl. (Mar. 17, 1894% [A
rude kiss, able to beat one's teeth out, Ray Prov. (1678) 74.]
151) Lon, Grose (1790) jl/S.rtrfrf. (P.) (52) n.Yks.^ (ssW.Mid.
It was formerly usual to employ a horse to tread down the corn
when building the mow. Sometimes an inquisitive boy or stranger
would want to know how the horse was to be got off from the
mow when it was finished. Such persons would be sent to the
blacksmith, to borrow his 'horse-ladder' for the purpose. The
smith, knowing that it was a hoax, took up his stoutest horse-whip
and drove them from the smithy (W.P.M.j. (54) Cor. Rodd Birds
(1880) 314; SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 69. (55) w.Yks. Wot the
deuce are yo all settin up yer horse-laffs at? Tom Treddlehoyle
Bairnsla Ann. (1861) 46; But t'slaughter butchers didn't forget
to mak' a skare wi' horse laffs, Hallam Wadsley Jack (1866) vii.
(56) Hmp.i (571 w.Yks. A gooid noation a playin' a horse-
leg, Yksman. Conn'c Ann. {iS-jg) ^4. Lan. That played a horse-leg
aboon forty year, Clegg Ske/c/ies (1895"!. n.Lin.^ War.^ The
horse's leg was an essential instrument in village churches when
two or three instrumentalists were responsible for leading the
church music before organs became general. These church bands
were frequent in War. down to near 1840, and the name of horse's
leg survived long after — even if it is now o/'5. Wil.^ (58' n.Lin.*
(59) nw.Dev.i (^60) Sc. A servant-man sent from a worthy and
charitable lady with a horse-load of meal, cheese, and beef. Veitch
yi/fxioij-s (1680) 144, ed. 1846. n.Cy. ^J.W.) (61) Lan. Walkden
Z)('a;^ (ed. 1866) 44. Ken.^ (62') nw.Dev.^ s.Dev. Fox Kingsbridge
(1874). (63^Hrf.2 ^64)Nhb.i (65) Bwk. Johnston A'a/. C/»i (1838)
I. No. vi. 171. Sus.(F.E.S.) (66) Ayr. We approached towards the
rampant horse-magog, Galt Laivrie T. (1830 1 I. iii. e.An.' Applied
to a clumsy clown playing e.xtravagant gambols, all agog for fun !
as a dray-horse might be supposed to attempt cantering. (67)
Cld. (Jam.), Cum.' (68, n") n.Sc. ' Weel, man, what's yer fee?'
'Aye, but what for, ye ken ? ' ' Ou,jest second horseman,' Gordon
Carglen (1891) 69. Abd. He's a rash chap the sccon't horseman
owre by, Ale.\ander Ain Flk. (1882) 50. Nrf. The wife of one
of my horsemen is engaged in singling the mangolds, Haggard
Fanner's Year in Longman's Mag. (May 1899') 35. (A) n.Lin.'
(69) Lin. (W.W.S.\ Ken. (G.B.) Dev. Tha tother night I went
to zee Tha hossminship, lor wat a spree ! Nathan Hogg Poet.
Lett. (1847) 5, ed. 1865. (70) Cor.^ Like a gaait hoss-marine.
(71) Oxf.APLiN Birds (1889) 214. (72) 'Wil. Thurn Birds (1870)
55; Smith Bi'j-rfs- (1887) 150; Wil.' n.Wil. 'Horse matchers' or
stonechats also in summer often visit the rickyard, Jefferies Wild
Life '1879' X. (731 Lan. Went to view the new horse-mill,
Walkden Z)mrv (ed. 1866) 75. (74'. "Wor. (W.C.B.) (75) I.W.'
(76J Glo. Grose (1790) MS. add. (iA.) Dev. Horae Siibsecivae
(1777 I 218. (,77) n.Yks.' (78) Hmp. SwAiNSON iJ//rfs (1885) 9.
(79) Abd. They [pearls] are found in a kinde of shell-fish called
the horse muskle, Turreff Antiq. Gleanings (1859) 1 13. Frf. For
his een, with dowie sheen, Twa huge horse-mussels glar'd,
LowsoN Gtiidfollow (1890) 239. Lnk. In deep still pools are found
a large bivalvular shell-fish, known here by the name of the horse
muscle. They are not used as food, but in some of them are found
small pearls, Hamilton Statist. Ace. II. 179 (Jam.). Ant. Modiola
vulgaris (W.H.P.). n.Lin.' The large fresh-water mussel. (80, n)
Ken.' Probably so called because, in shape, they somewhat resemble
large nails ; Ken.2 t6) Fif. (Jam.) (81) Bdf. (J.W.B.i (82)Glo.
Let me hear no more of your horsenest, Horae Siibsecivae (1777)
217; Glo.' (83, «} Nhb.' (A) Nrf. The horse net is used by night
to take them [sea trout]. A man mounts a strong cart-horse, and
rides out with one end of the net into the shallow sea. The other
end is held by the fishermen on shore, who walk along parallel
with the horse. The net drags behind in a big curve, and from
time to time the horse is ridden ashore, the net hauled, and any
fish that may be caught extracted, Cornli. Mag. (June 1899) 320.
(84 I Cor.3 (85) Yks. Before carriage roads were formed of hard
materials, these horse-paths were common in the «. of Eng. . . . for
the use of pack-horses and travellers on horseback in the winter
season, Marshall Review (1808) I. 352. (86) w.Yks.^ A piece
of wast[e] near the horse-pit. (87) n.Yks. (I.W.) (88) w.Dor.
(C.V.G.) (89) Ant. (W.H.P.) (90^ n.Yks.2 (91) Nrf. The horse-
rake . , . rakes it into lines, the man seated on the machine from
time to time freeing the roll of haj' from the hollow of his rake by
meansof a lever at his side, which lifts all the prongs simultaneously,
to be dropped again immediately the line is cleared, Haggard
Farmer's Year in Longman's Mag, (May 1899) 35. (92) n.'Yks.''
They [May-day fctesj are here no otherwise observed, than by
the stable-boys and draymen garnishing their horse's heads with
ribbons which are usually begged at the shops ; — hence the
designation ' horse-ribbon day ' is. v. May), (93) Not.', Lei.' War.
In Birmingham the common name for the centra! section of a
street where vehicles pass is the ' horse-road,' not simply ' road '
(C.T.A.O.) ; War.^ Ken. Thus in time of snow one person will
say to another who is walking on the footpath, 'Come out into
the horse-road, as it is better walking here' (W.F.S.) ; Ken.' In
Ken. a road is not divided as elsewhere, into the carriage-road
and the footpath ; but into the horse-road and the foot-road. (94)
w.Yks.' igs) Sc. The horsesetter in Kilpallat to palm off an
inferior animal, Hunter Armiger's Revenge (1897) vi. Ayr. One
Tobit Balmuto, a horse-setter, of whom my grandfather had some
knowledge by report, Galt Gilhaize (1823) i. (96) Sc. 'Thou
maun do without horse-sheet,' he said, addressing the animal,
Scott Blk. Dwaif {1816) x. (97; N.Cy.' Nhb. Old horse-shoes
were used for quoits in the country (R.O.H.). Lakel.^ Lan.
Engaged in the games of . . . horse shoe, Harland & Wilkinson
Fit-Lore (1867) 255. (98J n.Yks. Nail fclog heel wi hoshy stubs
(I.W.). (99) Hmp. SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 9. (100I Dev.^ (loi)
■Wil.' n.'Wil. Smith Birds (1887) 152. (102) n.Lin.' A cancer
in the breast. . . Take horses'-spurs and dry them bj' the fire till
tlicy will beat to a powder ; sift and infuse two drams in two
quarts of ale ; drink half a pint every six hours, new milk warm. It
has cured many, Wesley Primitive Physic {i-j$s) 3^- {i°3) n.Yks.',
w.Yks.= (104, n! Cld.ljAM.I.n.Lan.', n.Lin.', Lei.', Nhp.'jSe.'Wor.i,
Glo. (A,B.), Oxf. vG.O.), Ken. (G.B.) Sur. The farmers' lads all
call the great dragon-fly the hoss-stinger, Forest Tithes (1893) 22.
Hmp.' Rather the horse-fly (W.H.C.). Wil. Slow Gl. (1892);
Wil. '2 Dor. A'. O' O. I 1877) 5th S. viii. 45 ; Dor.' Som. Jennings
Obs. Dial. w.Eng. 1,1825V w.Som.' The common dragon-fly of all
varieties is known only by this name. (A) Lan.', Glo.' Oxf,'
MS. add. (c) Hrf.2 (105) Nhb. (M.H.D.) (io6j Nhb.», n.Yks."
Lan. Hoo sect up o yeawll, clapt th' tele between hur legs on
crope into o hoyle ith horse-stone, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1746)
43, ed. 1806. (107) I.W. ' (108) e.Frf. Itwas wearin'near horse-
supperin' time, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864) xiii. (109) Lnk. Horse
tailors, smiths, an' clockies, MuiR Minstrelsy vi8i6) 8. (no)
w.Yks. Ah think e me heart at sum on em must a been yung
horse-tangs, for theytang'd an bate me noaze, To.m Treddlehoyle
Bairnsla Ann. (1856) 41. sw.Lin.' (in) n.Yks.^", m.Yks.'
w.Yks. Banks IVkJld. rKrfs.(i865); w.Yks.2 (112) Nhp. Swainson
Birds (1885) 2; Nhp.' (113^ War. On lands which have been
horse-tied, which is the term applied, they never fail from reaping
abundant crops of wheat ; insomuch, that on seeing heavy wheat
crops it is a common exclamation, 'This was horse-tied,' Young
Annals Agric. (1784-1815) XXXVII. 488. (114^ e.Suf. (F.H.'i
(115) Dev. Look at that great hunch of suet in it, like a horse-tooth
in granite, Barikg-Govld Spider [ 1887) xxix. Cor. The granite is so
full of horseteeth that he can make nothing of it, lA. R. Cable {i88g)
316. (116) Nrf. After the hay has lain a while to dry, comes the
hay-tosser, breaking up the wisps and airing it, Haggard Frtrmf/i-
Year in Longman's Mag. (May 1899) 35. (117) Ayr. Weel yoked
in a twa horse tree, Fisher Poems (1790) 133. n.Lin.', e.An.'
Nrf. Marshall Rtir. Econ. (1787). (118) n.Yks.' e.Yks.' il/S.
add. (T.H.) (119) Frf. Gie them a bit steep in the nearest horse-
troch, WiLLoCK Rosetty Ends (1886) 154, ed. 1889. (120) Bdf.
Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 136. (121) Chs.' s.Chs.'
Goa- un tel Jim- ey mun taak- un waatur)th ky'ey ut)dh os--wesh
[Go an' tell Jim hey mun tak an' waiter th' kye at th' hoss-wesh"!.
(122) e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. Comb, in plant-names: (i) Horse-beech, the horn-
beam, Carpimis bctiilus; (2) -blob, the marsh-marigold,
Callha palustyis; (3) -bramble, the dog-rose, Rosa caiiiiia;
(4) -break, a kind of whin ; (5) -'s breath, the rest-harrow,
Ononis arvensis ; (6) -buckle, the cowslip, Piimnla vcris ;
(7) -buttercup, see (2) ; (8) -clog, a very inferior, ungrafted
plum ; (9) -cress, the brooklime, Veronica Beccahunga ;
(10) -daisy, (a) the ox-ej'e daisj-, Chrysantlieinnni Lciican-
tlienium ; (b) the stinking may-weed, A nt/ieniis Coliila ; {c)
the corn feverfew, Matricaria inodora ; (11) -thistle, the
green endive, Lactitca virosa; (12) -gogs, a variety of the
plum, Prunus douicstica; (13) -gold, the buttercup, csp.
the crowfoot, Raniinctiliis anriisis ; (14) -gollan, -gowan,
or -gowlan, a name applied to most of the larger Com-
positae, esp. to the ox-ej'e daisy, C/irysantheniuin Lcitcantlic-
fiiiiin : (15) 'hardhead, the black knapweed, Centaureu
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firgi'a ; (16) -hoof, the coltsfoot, Titssi/ago Farfara ; (17)
•jags, see (12) ; (18) -jessamine, the coarse-flowered jessa-
mine ; (19) -jug, a small red plum ; (20I -knobs or-knops,
(rt) see (15) ; (b) the great knapweed, Ccntaurca Scabiosa;
(21) -knot, see (15) ; (22) -may, leaves of the witeh-elni,
Ulnins campestris; (23) -mint, a name applied ^f«. to all wild
mints, esp. Mentha hirsutasx\A M. rotimdifolia ; (24) -mush-
room, the h^Ag&-xtm%\\xooxn,Agaricusarvensi&\ (25) -pease,
the wood-bitter vetch, Vicia Orubiis ; (26) -pen, the yellow-
rattle, R/ii)iant/itis Crista-galli ; (27) -pennies, (ci) see (26) ;
(6) see (10, a) ; (28) -peppermint, the common mint, Mentha
sylvestn's ; (29) -pipe, {a) the great horse-tail, Eqiiisetiini
tnaxintum ; {b) the ' colt's tail,' E. arvense ; (30) -piping, see
(29,6); (31) -plum, see (19) ; (32) -prickle, a dwarf variety
of gorse, growing in poor pastures ; (33) -saving, the
common juniper, Jmiiperus coiiiniunis ; (34) -shoe, the
sycamore, Acer Pseiido-plataniis; (35) -snap, see (15) ; (36)
•tail oats, a variety of oats, Avena orientalis ; (37) -thristle,
the bur, ? Caiduus lanceolatiis ; (38) -thyme, the wild thyme,
Thymus Sirpyllum ; (39) -tongue, the hart's-tongue fern,
Scolopendrimn viilgare ; (40) -violet, (a) the dog-violet,
Viola canina; (b) the wood-violet, V. sylvatica; (c) the
wild pansy, V. tricolor; (41) -well-grass, see (9); (42)
Horses-and-carriages,the monkshood, ^co«///«« Napelhis.
(i) Ken., Sus.>2 e.Sus. Holloway. Hmp.i {2) s.Not. (J.P.K. \
Lei. Nhp. 'Neath the shelving bank's retreat, The horse-blob
swells its golden ball. Clare Village Miiist. (1821) II. 120; Nhp.',
Wor. (E.S.), Sur. (3) e.An.i e.Nrf. Marshall Ritr. Ecoti. (1787).
(4) Ken. Young ^H»(7/s ^^n'f. (1784-1815) II. 70. (5) Wor. (6)
Ken. TV. & Q. (1869^ 4th S. iii. 242; Ken.' (7) w.Som.i Very
common. Dev.* (8) Not. Also called a wind-sour (J. P. K.\ (g)
e.Yks. (10, a) Nhb.i, Nhp.i, Hrf., Bck., Hnt. (T.P.F.) Ken. SoV«,c
Gossip (1881) 211. Sus.', Wil.i, w.Dor. [G.E.D.) Som. The
meads that year was white as milk wi' harse daisies, Leith Lemon
Verbeim (iSgs) 3g. w.Som.' Always. Dev. Our bishop ain't th'
kind o' individual fur to b'leive 'is clergy frequaints th' turf in
order fur to gather wild viewers, even if them zame viewers do
'appen to be 'oss-daisies, Stooke Not Exneily, ii ; Dev.*, Cor.
(A, c) Bck. (ii) Dev. Zum zmooth es dies, zum like hoss-dishels
rough, Daniel finrfe o/5oo (1842) 177. (12) Wm. (B.K.) n.Yks.'
A fair-sized but highly astringent blue plum which grows abund-
antly in the district, and sometimes even in the hedge-rows ;
n.Yks.'^ Plums of a coarse bitterish kind ; n.Yks." A common,
astringent, purple brown plum. ne.Yks.' Yellow plum which
hangs till nearly Christmas. e.Yks. Nicholson Ftk-Loie {i8go)
127 ; e.Yks.' Used about Hornsea. m.Yks.' A large wild plum,
yellow in colour, and very late in ripening. w.Yks.*, ne.Lan.*
(13) Nhp.i Hrt. Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) III. i. 43. (14) So.
Garden U'k: (1896) No. cxiii. 100. Cai.',CId. (Jam.) Bwk. As to
the horse-gowans, we never saw this plant so abundant any-
where else, Henderson Pop. Rliyines (1856) 105. Nhb.i (15)
Dev.* (16) Nhp.i (17") Yks. (18) Dev. I had that horse-jessamine
from Mrs. , Reports Provinc. (1885) 98. (19) Chs.l (20, a)
N.Cy.' ^, Nhb.' Cum.' ; Cum.* He saw a single pair of goldfinches
feeding on horse-knops, /"fr/(»«, 134. n.Yks.'- e.Yks. Marshall
Riir. Econ. i,ii88) ; e.Yks.', Lan.', n.Lan.', ne Lan.', Nhp.' (i)
Cum.,n.Yks. (21) Ags. (Jam.) sw.Sc. Gnj-rffH fFit. (1896) No. cxiv.
112. n.Cy., Nhp.', Ken.' (22) Cor. Coarse kinds of elm leaves
are called Horse May, to distinguish them from the small-leaved
k'md, Frieud Plant-Names (1882) s. v. Horse-violet. (23) Nhb.',
e.Yks., n.Lin., War. 3, Glo.', I.W., w.Som.' (24) Cum.* Poisoning
from eating red dogberries and horse mushrooms, Carlisle Patriot
(Sept. 2, i8g8) 4. Yks. Mid. Mingling with the true Agaric
some very fine 'horse-mushrooms,' and even one or two poisonous
toadstools, Blackmore Kit (1890) xlvii. (25I Cum.* (26) Cum.'*
(27. a) Yks. w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Siippl. (Mar. 17, 1894); w.Yks.',
ne.Lan.'. nw.Der.' (6) Der. (28) Ken.' (29, a) N.I.', Ant. (6)
Stf. Young Annals Agric. (1784-1815I IV. 431. (30) n.Yks.
(31) Chs.' (32) Ken. (P.M.) (33) Cum.* (34) Wit.' (35)
Dev.', n.Dev. 136) Bdf. The Tartarian, or horse-tail oats, have
been sown by various farmers, Batchelor Agric. (1813) 395, (37)
Gall. Mactaggart Enrycl. (i824~l 104. (38) Nhp.'^ (39) Dor. The
hart's-tongue fern took its name from the shape of the fronds ; in
Dor. it is called boss for horse) tongue, Science Gossip (i86g) 29 ;
Barnes Gl. (1863). (40, a) Ess., Dev.* (61 Ess. (W.W.S.) {c)
Dev.* (41) Sc. (Jam.) (42) Hmp. (W.M.E.F.)
3. Phr. (i) as big or as ugly as a horse's head, a simile for
anything very big, awkward, or shapelessly ugly; (2) Black
Jack rides a good horse, a phr. used by miners when zinc
ore gives good promise for copper ; (3) horse and fool,
wholly ; (4) like a horse a-kicking, a simile for anything
strong and vigorous; (5) if two ride upon a horse one must
sit behind, if two are engaged in a contention one must ' go
to the wall' ; (6) that is a horse of a very different colour,
that is quite a different matter ; (7) to hitch, put, or set one's
horses together, to be friendly ; to agree after a difference ;
(8) to ride or to be on the high horse, to assume a haughty
manner ; to take a high tone with any one ; (g) to ivork on
a dead horse, to draw money on account before work is
finished; (10) to skin off all dead horses, to finish work
paid for ; used7?§-.
(i) n.Lin.' Alfred Stocks hes putten stoans upo' th' Scalla'
laane as big as hoss-heads. w.Som.' I never didn zee the fuller
place o' it for stones ; why I've a tookt out stones out o' thick
there gutter, so big and so ugly as a horse's head. (2) Cor. Hunt
Pop. Rom. iv.Eng. (1865) I. 214. (3) Lnk. 'We'll be baith
teetotally ruined!' . . 'Ruined, horse an' foot!" Gordon Pyotshaw
(1885) 151. (4) w.Wor. He talked to him that powerful, sir, it
were like a horse a-kickin, S. Beauchamp Grantley Grange (1874)
II. 186. (5) Glo. Smyth Lives Berkcleys (1066-1618) III. 32, ed.
1885. (6) e.An.i (7) n.Yks.* w.Yks.' They don't put up their
horses together. Nhp.', Hnt. (T.P.F.) Ken.' Muster Nidgett and
his old 'ooman can't set their horses together at all, I understan'.
Dor. Not to hitch woone's bosses together, Barnes Gl. (1863").
w.Som.' (8) Not.' Lei.' A rood the oigh 'ess all the toime as if
a'd run ovver ye, as praoud as praoud. Nhp.', War.^, Hnt.
(T.P.F.) Dev. You might have learned before now 'tis a waste of
time to ride the great horse with me, Whvte-Melville Katerfelio
(1875) xxvi. (9) w.Yks. (J.'W.), Oxf. (G.O. , e.An.' (10) Slg.So
we vow'd at the parting kiss, to skin off all dead horses, And mak'
a wife o' ilka lass, Galloway Poland (1795) 20.
4. Used for pi. horses.
Sc. 'Three or four horse' is an expression, as common in the
mouth of a farmer or a ploughman, as ' three or four squadrons of
horse' is in that of a general officer, Monllily Mag. ^I8oo) I. 238.
Kcd. Horse, pigs, an' kye were droont. Grant Lays >i884) 2.
5. A wooden trestle used for var. purposes ; see below;
a mason's hod.
Sc. (Jam.) Cai.' A mason's large trestle. Dmf. A hod or tray
used by masons for carrying lime (Jam.). w.Yks. The seat on
which a grinder sits to work, with his legs on each side. Usually
made of wood and shaped var., but gen. somewhat like a trestle
(J.S.). Chs.' Salt-mining term. Tressels [i/c] of wood on which to
fix plank-runs or stages. w.Mid. Used for supporting the shafts of
laden carts when the real horse is detached ^W.P.M.). w.Som.'
A cross-legged frame, on which logs are laid to be sawn up.
Hence Horsing, sb. the seat on which a grinder sits
astride while at work.
w.Yks. In a 'hull' there may be several grinding-troughs ; at
each trough works one grinder, who sits astride a wooden seat
called a ' horsing' (J.S.) ; T'rattens has hetten all't hofe-pahnd at
wer left uppat horsin t'last neet, Bywater Sheffield Dial. (1839) I-
6; w.Yks.2
6. Coiup. Horse-tree, (i) the beam on which timber is
placed previous to sawing. w.Yks.'; (2) a trestle on which
cloth is put to drain, after being dyed. w.Yks. (H.H.),(R.S.)
7. A frame ; a rack.
Lth. That sort of ' trees' which is used for supporting a frame
for drying wood (Jam.). Nhb.' The frame with a cross-piece atop,
against which cut boards are rested in a timber yard. w.Yks. A
frame upon which wet cloth pieces are placed, hanging down on
each side as if thrown across the back of a real horse (M.T.); A
piece of wood not unlike the letter Y fixed upright into one end
of the cam stock. Over this hook the sliver ends were laid, the
body of the wool being on the stock. Also known as the Judy-
hook (J.T.). Nrf. Rack on which spits of herring hang to drain,
Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (iSg'i) 100. Ken.' The arrangement
of hop-poles, tied across from hill to hill, upon which the pole-
pullers rest the poles, for the pickers to gather the hops into the
bins or baskets.
8. A screen, or frame on which to air linen before a fire;
a clothes-horse ; also in camp. Horse-maiden.
Sc. Her mantle was steaming upon the wooden horse before
the kitchen fire, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 173. n.Lin.', Lan.,
Chs. (F.E.), Dev.'
9. An iron stool used for setting things on before a fire.
n.Lin.' 10. A beer tram. Glo.' 11. A plank or faggot
to stand upon when digging in wet ditches, moved for-
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wards by a knobbed stick inserted through it. Dor. Barnes
Gl. (1863) ; Dor.'
12. A fault in a rock; a piece of 'dead' ground or 'matrix,'
rising in a lode of metal, throwing it out of its course ;
geii. in phr. the lode has taken horse, or a horse is in the lode.
w.Yks.' Glo. There is a remarkable instance of what is called
a ' Horse' in this coal field [Forest of Dean], which resembles a
channel cut amongst a mass of vegetable matter; in fact it appears
to be an old river-channel filled with mud, Woodward Geol. Eiig.
and IVal. (1876) 103. Cor. Cappen, we've got a horse come into
our lode, Tregellas Tales (1865) 147; Cor.'^ [Aus. What we
thought was the ' hanging-wall ' caved in, and showed us the
true reef again, and a nice little fortune too on the other side
of a ' horse,' Vogan Blk. Police 11890) vii.]
13. A spinning-machine, somewhat different from a
' mule.' w.Yks. (S.C.H.) 14. A fault in warping, when
the warp is passed twice over the same pin or when a pin
is missed, a cloth-making term. w.Yks. (M.T.) 15. A
faucet, a wooden instrument for drawing off liquors ; a
reed or straw introduced into a cask by means of which
the liquor is stolen. n.Sc. (Jam.), e.An.' 16. A vacant
space in a chartered ship ; ' dead freight.' e.An.' 17. A
cruel method of putting a frog or toad to death by placing
it on the end of a balanced stick, and striking the other
end smartly, so that the animal is sent high into the air
and killed by the fall. Hmp.'
18. A leech.
Lan. She was ' boiling two horses for their Philip.' The doctor
came the day after and asked if the leeches had bitten, and was
answered. .. ' He took 'em i' gruel,' A'. & Q. (1869) 4th S. iii. 594.
19. A boy who holds another on his back while the latter
is being flogged.
Wxf. Sometimes an obdurate little delinquent would . . . keep
a pin in his mouth and while the birch was doing duty, and he
was in agony, stick it into the neck of the unfortunate youth who
acted as horse in the exciting Uttle drama, Kennedy Banks
Boro (1867) 262.
20. V. To mount ; to ride a horse.
Sc. Upon this all within horsed and chased Carstaires and his
party, Kirkton Cli.Hist. (1817) 381 ; There was horsing, horsing
in haste, Scott Minstrelsy fi8o2l II. 118, ed. 1848; He that is
mann'd with boj's and hors'd with colts will have his meat eaten
and his work undone, prov.. Gregor Tlie Horse, 9. Fif. Quietlie
the Esqu3Te and he horsed, and were gone toward the Queenes-
ferrie. Row Cli. Hist. (1650) 453, ed. 1842. Lakel.^
Hence (1 1 Horsing-bench, (2) -block, sb. steps or a stone
to assist persons to mount a horse ; (3) -clog, (4) -dog, sb.
a log of wood used in mounting horses ; (5) -steps, (6)
■stock, (7) -stone, sb., see (2).
(r^ nw.Der.l (2 n.Lin.' (3, 4) e.Yks.l (5) Lakel.2, n.Yks.",
m.Yks.', w.Yks. (C.C.) (6) Lan. The defendant had got upon the
' horsing-stock' and harangued the mob, Brierley 7rt/(s (1854)
II. 38. (7, Nhb.i, Lakel.i=, Cum.*", n.Yks.'^, e.Lan.'
21. Phr. (i) horse and away, a command to mount one's
horse and be off; (2) horse and hattock, the flitting words
of fairies and witches ; a command to ride off; {^ to horse
the heels of a person, see below.
(i) Lakel.' (2) Sc. Hislop .Anecdote (1874) 445 ; Away with
you, sirs, get your boots and your beasts — horse and hattock,
I say, Scott Fair Maid 0/ Pert/t (1828) vii ; Now horse and hattock
speedilie, lA. S/A. Z)it.(7)/ (1816) viii. Ayr. Then they [witches]
would put a strae between their legs, cry — ' Horse and hattock in
the Devil's name ! ' and flee awa owre the muirs and fells.
Service Notandiiiiis (1890) loi. ,3) Ayr. Ye who . . . count it
your contentment to plot his overthrow: to be above him and
about, and count it your gain to horse his heels, Dickson Set.
Writings (1660) I. 160, ed. 1845.
22. To punish by striking the buttocks on a stone. Sc.
(Jam.) 23. To tie the upper branches of the hop-plant
to the pole. Ken.' e.Sus. Holloway. 24. Salt-making
term : to set the lumps of salt upon the top of each other
in the hot-house. Chs.'
HORSE, see Halse, sb}
HORSE-GOWK, sb. Sh. & Or.I. Also in forms .gawk,
-gook, and hoars-gouk (Jam.). The common snipe, Galli-
nago major.
The snipe, which is here named the hoarsgouk, Barry Hist.
(1805) 307 (Jam.); Swainson Birds (1885) 192; S. & Ork.'
[Hoarse Gowk, the snipe, Johns Birds (1862 .1
[Cp. Sw. horsguk, the common snipe (Widegren) ; Dan.
dial, horsegj^g (Feilberg) ; MDan. horseg^g (Kalkar) ;
ON. hrossagankr (Fritzner).]
HORSEWARD, adj. Som. Dev. Also in forms horse-
head Som. ; horsewood Glo.; hossed w.Som.' Of a mare:
maris appetens. CT. buUward.
Som. (Hall.) w.Som.' Auseed. Hev . Horae Subsecivae (l^}^^)
67. nw.Dev.'
HORSING, ppl. adj. Chs.^ 0( a mart: maris appetens.
Cf. horseward.
HORSISH, adj. w.Som. Horsey. Elworthy Cram.
(1877) 18.
HORSLY, adj. Lan. Exaggerated, fictitious.
The towd'n o thoos horsly tales abeawt th' jakobins o'er
turnink th' government. Walker Plebeian Pol. (1796J 47. ed. 1801.
s.Lan. (S.W.I
HORST, HORT(EN, HORTLE, see Hurst, Hurt,
Hurtle, V.
HORVE, V. Dor. To be anxious, to worry about
trifles ; to vacillate, be doubtful, undecided about a small
matter.
She did horve about fur foive minutes ur better whether it shud
be red ribbon ur blue ^H.J.M.) ; (Hall.) ; Gl. (1851).
HORVE, see Hauve, i'.'
H0RVEN,i:6. Sh.I. The kraken, a mythical sea-monster.
The kraken or horven, which appears like a floating island,
sending forth tentacula as high as the masts of a ship, Hibbert
Desc. Sh. I. (1822) 260, ed. 1891.
HOSE, sb} Sc. n.Cy. Lan. Midi. Lei. Glo. Hrt. e.An,
Sus. Som. Dev. Cor. Also written hoes Sh.I. ; and in
forms hosen Gall. (Jam.) ; hoy's- Slk. (Jam.) [h)oz.]
I. Gram, forms : pi. (i) Hosen, (2) Housen, (3) Hozen.
(i) Dmf. Weel darned hosen, Cromek Remains (1810) loi.
Gall. Cross-gartered hosen, Crockett Anna Mark (1899) xliii.
Lan. You'll not want no jacket, nor yet shirt and hosen, Westall
BircU Dene (1889) 1. 289. Cor.^ (2) Dev. Now and then they
use the form of the old Saxon plural, for they sometimes talk
about their housen and their shooen, Bray Desc. Taiiiar and
Tavy (1836) I. 26. (3' w.Som. I have heard that shiien [shoes]
and oazn [hose] were used in this district quite within ' the
memory of the oldest inhabitant,' Elworthy Gram. (1877) 7.
Dev. White C'ytnan's Conductor (1701) 127.
II. Dial, meanings. 1. A single stocking, esp. a stock-
ing without a foot or sole. Cf hoshen, ho(e, sb.^
Cai.i Stockings without soles formerl}' worn by people who
went barefoot. The wearing of hose in summer by boys and girls
in country districts was very common till about the middle of the
19th century. Abd. In a hose . . . lay Just fifty crowns, Anderson
Rhymes (1867) 19. Gall. Hosen sometimes used in the sing.
(Jam., s.v. Hoeshins).
2. Women's drawers. Lei.' 302.
3. The sheath or vagina of corn. Cf hoosing.
Kcd. The daisy did bloom, and the corn in the hose, Jamie il/i/se
(1844) 68. Frf. The disease of smut is found in the ears before
they have burst from the hose or seed-leaves, Agiic. Sm-v. 299
(Jam.). n.Cy. ^Hall.) Midi. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796) 11.
Hrt. [The honey dews] glew up the tender hose of the ear, Ellis
Mod. Hiisb. {i-j^o) II. i. e.An.^ In long and severe drought, at
the time when barley should come into the ear, it is apt to 'stick
in the hose ' and perish. e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. A socket in an implement for receivinga handleorshaft.
Sc. You may make an iron instrument . . . with ahoseorsocket,as
a fork is made for holding of a pole or shaft ; which being fixed into
the hose it may be thrust down into the earth. Maxwell Set. Trans.
U743) 96 (Jam.). Sh.I. I tried ta prise up da hoes o' da tusker
wi' da blade o' da limpit pick, Sh. News (May 13, 1899). Cai.'
[The prongs are connected with a hose, into which a wooden
helve, with a short cross handle, is fastened, Stephens Farm Bk.
(ed. 1849) II. 36.]
5. A faucet. e.Suf. (F.H.)
6. Comb, (i) Hosedoup, the medlar, iI/?s/;?2/5^^r;«a«/cff;
(2) -fish, the cuttle-fish,S?/i/a/o/;]g'o; (3) -grass, the meadow
soft-grass, Holciis lanatiis ; (4) -in-hose, a variety of the
polyanthus. Primula elatior, or primrose, P. acaidis ; (5)
•net, obs., a small net affixed to a pole and used for rivulet
fishing; also used yjg-.
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(i) Rxb. ("Jam.) (2') Sc. Sibbald Scotia (1684") 26. (3") Ayr.
Hose-grass or Yorkshire fog is next to rye-grass the most valuable
grass, .^gn'c. Siirv. 287 (Jam.). (41 Glo.' The calyx becomes
petaloid, giving the appearance of one corolla within another.
e.An.i A primrose or polyanthus with one corolla within another.
e.Sus. (B. & H.) (5) Sc. They had made a fine hosenet for me,
Scon Hob Hoy (,1817) xxxiv ; Some tarred slicks once brought
Hannibal and his host out of a terrible hose-net, Mngopico (,ed.
1836, 26. Abd. They were all drawn in an hose-net, frae the
vvhilk they could not fly, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 206. Slg.
Be your awin words ye have drawne j'our sell'es in a hosenet,
and crucified your messe, Bruce Sentwiis (1631) iii. Ayr. Here
is the very hosenet wherein Satan catches the civilians of this
world, Dickson Wrilings (1660) I. 162, ed. 1845. Slk. Some o'
thae imps will hae his simple honest head into Hoy's net wi' some
o' thae braw women, Hogg Perils of Man (1822) III. 386 (Jam.,
s.v. Hois).
HOSE, v} n.Cy. To embrace, ' liaise.'
He hose her hourly to my heart, Child Ballads (1884) I. 285.
HOSE, ffrf/'., si.^ and t'.^ Rut. Som. Dev. Also in forms
hoase Rut.' ; hoaze n.Dev. ; hoce Dev. ; hoze n.Dev.
[os, oz, oas, 03Z.] 1. odj. Hoarse. Cf. hoast, sb}
Dev. I Ihort I shude railly a lafl'd mezul hose, Nathan Hogg
Poet. Lett. I. 44, in Pengellv Verbal Pi 011. (1875) 95.
2. sb. Hoarseness, huskiness of the throat; a cough.
Cf. hooze, sb.
Rut.' w.Som.i A well-known local cattle specific professes to
cure in various animals — 'yearlings or calves: husk or hose, scour,
chills, worms in throat.' A clergyman found the sexton on the
Saturday night walking up and down the river Barle. He said
he was trying to get a bit of a hose, because he had to sing bass
in church next day. Dev. Then ha took up es pipe, an ha kauff'd
aufftha hoce, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (.1847) 53, ed. 1858 ; I be
troubled wi' such a hose in my throat, Tom, that I can scarce
quilty, ^H^. Illiis. Mag. (June 1896) 256. n.Dev. Uur-dh u guut
u tuur'ubl oauz [she has a terrible hoarse], E.xni. Scold. (1746)
Gl., ed. 1879. nw.Dev.'
Hence Hosed, ppl. adj. hoarse, afflicted with huskiness
or a cough.
Som. He is quite hosed still (L.K.L.). w.Som.i I be a hosed
up that bad I can't hardly spake. Dev. Thay got hoced an wiz
blaijed vur ta stap, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (^ed. 18661 22. n.Dev.
Tha art a hoazed that tha cast scarce yeppy, E.-ein. Scold. (1746)
1. 261. nw.Dev.'
3. V. To die, cease to breathe. Only used in pp.
w.Som.' A cant phrase for ' died,' like ' croaked.' n.Dev. He
must a hozed in a little time, E.xm. Scold. (1746) I. 290.
[1. OE. litis, hoarse.]
HOSE, see Halse, sb.''-
HOSEBIRD, sb. Won O.xf. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Som.
Dev. Also in forms hoosbird Hmp.'; hozeburd Dev. ;
husbird Wil. Dor.' Som. ; husbuds.Wor.; huzburd Som.;
oosbird se.Wor.' ; osbud w.Wor.' 1. An illegitimate
child. w.Wor.', se.Wor.'
2. A term of abuse, a rascal ; a lazy, clumsy person ;
also used attrib.
?OjEf. That there hose-bird have a been in jail, Blackmore
Ciipfis (1876) xvi. ?Sus. Doubt the young hosebird were struck
last moon, >b. Spriitghavcu (1887) ix. Hmp.' Wil. (K.M.G.) ;
Slow Gl. (1892'. Dor. The husbird of a fellow, Sam Lawson, . .
took me in completely, Hardy Grcenivood Tree (1872) ii ; Dor.'
Som. Lef the little maid alone, young huzburd, Raymond Love
and Quiet Life (1894) 21 ; A man of bad omen, Sweetman Win-
canton Gl. (1885). w.Som.' Let me catch the young hosebird
[oa'zburd, hoa'zburd, wuuz'burd], that's all, aa'll make'n know.
Dev. A term of mild and playful abuse. ' Diiee zee whot thickee
young hozeburd's about ? 'E'th brokcd awl tha eggs Polly zot
upon, to let tha chicken out !' H evvett Pens. 5/>. (1892). nw.Dev.'
[They'd set some sturdy whore's-bird to meet me, Plaiitus made
English (1694I 9 (Dav.).]
HOSEMEVER, see Howsomever.
HOSH, 5i. s.Pem. A mi.xture of beer, eggs, butter, and
sugar, taken to promote perspiration. (W.M.M.)
HOSHEN, sb. Sc. Also written hoeshin Ayr. (Jam.) ;
and in form hushion Ayr. Lnk. 1. A stocking without
a foot ; gen. in pi.
l^y-c. She dights her grunzie wi' a hushion, Burns Willie's Wife,
St. 4; (Jam.) ; A hushion is the last stage of a stocking, which,
when entire, is a scabbard for the leg and foot ; when the sole of
VOL. III.
the stocking is worn off it becomes a hugger ; when the leg is
sore worn and darned past redemption for footing, and the foot
cut ofl", it then takes the name of a hushion, and used to be worn
on the legs of women and boys at country work to keep their
legs frae hacking — what refinement calls chapping or gelling,
Hunter Studies (1870) 29. Li.k. Hushions on her bare legs,
Bauchels on her feet, Nicholson Kihiniddie (ed. 1895) 164. Dmf.
Stocking-legs used as gaiters in snowy weather, Shaw Scltool-
tiiaster (1899^ 349. Gall. My spawls hae ne'er a hoshen now, my
pouches ne'er a plack, Mactaggart Eneycl. (1824) 69, ed. 1876.
Kcb. Some wi' wallets, some wi' weghts, An' some wi' hoshens
cap'rin, Davidson Seasons (1789) 118 (Jam.).
2. Phr. tt/'ozw';;^- //(f /;os/;c«, ofo., a wedding custom ; see
below.
Gall. At weddings, when the time of bedding comes on, the
young folk are surrounded by the people at the wedding, to
witness tlie ceremony ; one part of which is, that the bride takes
the stocking off her left leg, and flings it at random amongst the
crowd, and whoever it happens to hit will be the first of them
who will get married, Mactaggart Eneycl. (1824) 447, ed. 1876.
3. Fig. A term of abuse.
Gall. It wad be a lang time or ever he howkit a dreel o' my
tawties. He's fitter at eatin' them, great fushionless hoshen that
he is ! Crockett Raiders (,1894) xxi.
HO-SHOW, s6. s.Cy. "The' whole' show; everything
exposed to sight. (Hall.)
HOSIE, sb. Bnfl'.' The cuttle-fish. Sepia loligo. Cf.
hose-fish, s.v. Hose, si.'
HOSK, sb. Pem. The long-bracteated sedge, Carex
divisa.
s.Pem. Yea better not cross the path ; yea canna see the gorse
forhoskCW.MM.).
[Wei. hesg, sedges, Ir. seisg, sedge, bog- reed (O'Reilly).]
HOSK, see Hask, adj.^
HOSKIN, sb. e.Yks.' [o'skin.] A ' land ' or division
in the ploughing of a field, narrower than the rest.
HOSLIG, sb. Sh.I. A house, home.
Hunger an' wark ir aye ill met, an' nevergree. Com' on. Lat's
mak' fir da hOslig, Sli. Nezvs (Sept. 3, i8g8) ; We'll pit aff nae
mair time wi' da playin' dis night, Willie. I tink he's time 'at ye,
and da boys, wis tinkin aboot da hoslig, ib. (,Mar. 19. 1898) ; (J.I.)
HOSPITAL, sA. w.Yks. A place in a warehouse where
damaged lengths of cloth are put, previous todisposal. (J.M.)
HOSPITALITY RESIDENCE, plir. Dun The resi-
dence of one of the canons of the cathedral church.
At the public dinners given by the canons, in what is there
called ' hospitality residence,' one of the choristers comes in after
dinner dressed in his official costume, and taking his station behind
the canon in residence reads . . . eight verses of the iiglh Psalm,
N. & Q. [ 1851) ist S. iii. 308.
HO-SPY, sb. Sc. Also in forms hoispehoy Bnff.
(Jam.) ; hcspie Bnft". The game of ' hy-spy,' a variety of
hide-and-seek.
Bnff. The pronunciation .Tbout Keith is 'hospie,' with the accent
on the first syllable, Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 249;
(Jam.) Lth. Ho, spy ! is chiefly a summer game. Some of the
party . . . conceal themselves ; and when in their hiding-places, call
out these words to their companions : and the first who finds has
the pleasure of next exercising his ingenuity at concealment,
Blackzv. Mag. (Aug. 1821) 35 [ib.].
HOSS, see Oss.
HOSSACK, sb. Sh.I. A knot tied on a stranded line
by fishermen to strengthen it. S. & Ork.'
HOSSACK, HOSSOCK, see Hussock, Hassack.
HOSSEN-POT, sb. Dor. [Not known to our other
correspondents.] A ' horse-pot ' or basket. (C.W.B.)
HOST, sb. and v. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also
Sus. Also written hoste Sus."^ ; and in forms hoast
Nhb.'; oast N.Cy.' Nhb.' [h)ost, n.Yks. west] 1. s6. A
vendor of articles out of shops or houses.
Sus.' So used at Hastings ; Sus.2 Every person not lotting or
shotting to the common charge of the Corporation, who should be
a common hoste in the fish-market, //os//h^s Corporation TJec. (1604).
2. Coiiip. Host-house, (i) an inn, ale-house, esp. that at
which farmers and countrymen put up on market days ;
(2) a place of rendezvous, or resort, a cottage where young
men and women meet in the evening.
(i) n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.' Hhb.' The inns where farmers
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put up in coming to market have oast-hooses attached. Tliey are
the waiting rooms used by wife and daughters and the reception
place for parcels or goods sent in by tradesmen to go by the far-
mers' carts. n.Yks.'* e.Yks. They have hoast-hovvses wheare
they dine, Best Riir. Econ. (1642) 100 ; Marshall Rui: Ecoii.
(1788. Lan. Who took me down to their host-house and gave
me a treat, Walkden Diary (ed. 1866) 66. {2) n.Lln.i No good 11
cum to her ; her"s is a reg'lar host-hoose.
3. V. To frequent ; to ' put up.'
N.Cy.i He oasts at the Half-Moon. n.Yks.* Where do you
wost at? s.v. Wost-housel.
HOST, HOSTA, HOSTAK, see Hoast, sb.\ Oast,
Husta, Hustack.
HOSTER, sb. Dev. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A kind of jug without a handle. (Hall.)
HOSTILLAR, sb. Obs. So. Also written hostellar.
A hostelry, an inn.
Sc. Francisque-Michel /.(Id.?. (1882'; 367. Fif. They . . . spers'd
about in search o' beds Throu' houses, hostillars, and sheds,
Whairon to rest their heavie heads, Tennant Papistry (1827I 125.
HOSTING, vbl. sb. Obs. Sc. Also in form hoisting
(J.\M.). The raising or assembling of an army or host.
Being obliged to follow Sir Robert in hunting and hosting,
watching and warding, Scott licdg. 1 1824) Lett, -xi ; ib. Monastery
(1820) xiii; ib. Old Mori. (1816) v; (Jam.) [Theannual value of the
services, commonly called personal attendance, hosting, hunting,
watching and warding. . . shall be paid in money annually instead
of them. Act I Geo. /UT'S^-]
HOSTLE, V. Cum. Yks. Also in form ossle Cum.
[osl, n.Yks. wo-sl.] 1. To lodge, put up at an inn.
n.Yks.12; n.Yks." Only used in conne-\ion with an inn. We
' put up ' and ' hostle ' at an inn, and ' lovvse out ' at a friend's.
2. To act as hostler, perform the duties of hostler.
Cum. He osslt fer oald Mally Piell eh t Croon an Mitre, Sargis-
SON Joe Scoap (1881) 157.
HOSTLER, si!'. Obs. Sc. Also Nrf. Also in forms
hosteler Nrf ; hostilar Abd. ; hostlier Sc. ; ostler Abd.
1. An innkeeper.
Sc. Impowering hostlers and common innkeepers, to impose
oaths upon all passengers and travellers. Sc. Presb. Eloq. Answer,
34. Abd. He lodges in Andrew Haddentoun's at the yett-cheek,
who was an ostler, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 17 ; That na
tavernar nor hostilar within the samen mak onie flesche reddie
during the said tyme of Lentrone, Turreff Aiitiq. Gleanings
(1859) 183.
2. Comp. (i) Hostler-house, a house of public entertam-
ment, a hostel ; (2) -wife, a landlady, an innkeeper's wife.
(i) Sc.Upon the doores of tavcrnes, hostlier houses, and mercat
crosses, Wodrow Scl. Biog. (1847) I. 267. Per. See ye. Sir,
yon hostler-house. . . This very day have landed in it Full fifteen
Englishmen, Ford Harp (1893) 19. (2' Sc. Donald Caird can
drink a gill Fast as hostler-wife can fill. Chambers Siigs. (18291
'• 57 ; Syne paid him upon a g.intree As hostler-wives should do,
Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. (1724^ I. 100, ed. 1871; We alighted at
the door of a jolly hostler-wife, as Andrew called her, Scott Rob
Roy (1817I xix.
3. pi. A name given to those who lodged fishermen in
Yarmouth. Nrf (H.J.H.)
HOSTRY, sb. w.Yks. A long stool used for' cuttling'
(q.v.) on. (S.K.C.)
HOT, adj., sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also in forms heat Cai.' n.Yks. ; heeat n.Yks.^* ;
het Sc. Bnff.i N.Cy.^ Nhb.^ Dur.' Lakel.^ Cum.'* Wm. ;
hoat, hote Wxf.' ; cot- Shr.' ; ot- War.' ; yat n.Yks.'*
e.Yks.i m.Yks.' [h*ot, hiiat, het, yat, w.Yks. ut.] 1. adj.
In coiitb. (I) Hot-ache, the tingling sensation and pains
caused by sudden warmth after extreme cold ; (2) -bitch, a
bitch in the rutting season ; (3) -brained, hot-tempered, hot-
headed ; (4) -broan, a firebrand ; (5) -chills, the fever
accompanying ague ; (6) -drinks, warm drinks of a cordial
nature ; (7) -evil, fever [not known to our correspon-
dents] ; (8) -flares, accesses of heat in sickness ; (9) -foot,
(10) -foot-hot, at once, immediately, full speed, in great
haste; (11) -gingerbread, gingerbread having in it a
mixture of ginger and cayenne ; (12) -hands, a children's
game, see below; (13) -live, an eruption or small boil;
(14) -house (-us), the stove in which salt is dried in salt-
making ; (15) -loof, a game ; {i6j -millo, a boys' game, see
below ; (17) -pickles, a scolding, trouble ; (18) -pint, a hot
beverage composed of ale, spirits, and other ingredients,
and drunk esp. on New Year's eve or early morning: (19)
•posset, hot milk and bread; (20) -pot, irt) a mixture of
warmed ale and spirits, with other ingredients ; (b) a dish
of meat and potatoes baked together ; an Irish stew; (c)
a melting-pot ; a keeper of a melting-pot ; (21) -seed, early
grain or peas ; (22J -skin, a thrashing, beating ; (23)
-skinned, irascible, hot-tempered ; (24) -spoken, sharp of
speech ; (25) -spurred, see (10) ; (26) -stoup, see (18) ; (27)
-trod, obs., the pursuit of Border marauders ; the signal for
the pursuit ; also used fig. ; (28) -tuik, a bad taste ; (29)
-wardens, pears; (30) -waters, spirits; (31) -weeds,
annual weeds, such as field-mustard, ..Vc. ; (32) -whittle or
-whissel, a borer or skewer heated red-hot for the purpose
of boring a hole through wood.
(i) w.Yks.2, Not.i n.Lin. Sutton JFrfs. (1881); n.Lin.i sw.Lin.'
I oftens get the hotache in my foot, and very bad it is ; it comes
on when my foot's starved with hinging out the clothes. Nhp.'.
Lei.', War.3 Bdf. My hands have got the hot ache (J.W.B.),
Hnt. (T.P.F.) Nrf. Common (M.C.H.B.). (2 Gall. Mactaggart
EncYcl. (1824). (3) n.Yks. I alias knew 'at sha was a heeatbrain'd
'en'(W.H.). (4) Wxf.i (5) Sus.' (6) Gall. Mactaggart £Hc>'f/-
(1824). (7) Dev. (Hall.) (8) Hmp. I have nasty hot-flares
(T.L.O.D.). (9) Sc. But to go to him hot-foot from Appin's agent
was little likely to mend my own affairs, Stevenson Cairiona
(1893)1. Abd. Rin awa noo het-fit an' bring him here. Rin het-
fit, I'm sayin' (G.W.). w.Sc. Burns heard of the elopement with
surprise and followed the pair ' hot foot ' to KiUie, Carrick Laird
of Logan (1835) 49. Ir. I can run on hot foot, Harrington
Sketches (1830) I. xii ; Set off hot-foot to the wake. Croker Leg.
Kiliarney {i&2g)\.H3,\nGROSz{i-)go MS. add. {II.) N.Cy.'.Lakel.*
Cum. He's geaan het feutt cfter a fella they co Arch, Sargisson
Joe Stoap (1881) 64; Cum.* Wm. Ah set off het fiut i mi majesty
(B.K.\ m.Yks.' Lan,' He coom deawn hotfoot, bent on havin'
a quarrel. nXln.' As soon as she heard on it she went off hot-
foot to cor Tom's, an' tell'd him what foaks was saayin'. Brks.
' Now's your time, Billy,' says I, and up the hedge I cuts, hot-
foot, to get betwixt he and our bounds, Hughes T. Brown Oxf.
(1861) xxxvi. Mid. They made off, hot foot, for the cart. Black-
more Kit (1890) II. viii. Cor. ' I'll ha' 'ee ! ' cries the Squire ; an'
wi' that pulls hot foot roun' the hill, 'Q.' Troy Touin (1888) xix.
(10) Dur.i s.Dur. She ran het foot het to her neighbours
with any piece of gossip she got hold of, Weardale Forest Ann.
ne.Lan.' (ii) Lan. [When ' pace-egging '1 children ... go up and
down from house to house ; at some receiving pence, . . at others
gingerbread, some of which is called hot gingerbread, . . causing
the most ridiculous contortions of feature in the unfortunate being
who partakes of it, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1B67) 230.
112 Rxb. A number of children place one hand above another on
a table till the column is completed, when the one whose hand is
undermost pulls it out and claps it on the top, and thus in rotation
(Jam. \ (13) Nhb.i (14^ Chs.l (15) Ir. The first play we began
was hot-loof, Carleton Trails Peas. (ed. 1843) I. 106. (id) War.*
A kneels with his face in B's lap, the other players standing in
the background. They step forward one by cme, at a signal from
B, who says of each in turn, ' 'Otmillo, 'Otmillo, where is this
poor man to go ? ' A then assigns each one to a place. When
all are dispatched, A removes his face from B's lap, and, standing
up, exclaims, ' Hot ! Hot! Hot!' The others then rush to him,
and the laggard is blindfolded instead ol A. (17) Lin.' (18I Sc.
I took a rest at Pepper-mill, A het-pint and a double gill, Penne-
cuiK Collection (1787) 16; The hot beverage which it is customary
for young people to carry with them from house to house
on New-Year's eve, or early in the morning of the New Year ;
used also on the night preceding a marriage and at the time of
child-bearing. . . This is made of spirits, beer, sugar, and eggs
(Jam.). Frf. A het pint in a cup maun neist be made To drink the
health o' her that's brought to bed, Morison Poems (1790) 191.
Rnf. The first fit bauldly fronts the storm. The maudlin' het
pint's heavenly power Has rais'd a flame that brings the shower,
PiCKEN Poems (1813) I. 78. Lnk. I'd toddle butt, an' I'd toddle ben,
Wi' the hearty het pint an' the canty black hen, Rodger Poems
(1838) 56, ed. 1897. Lth. The kettle then on ingle clear, Boils fu'
o' ale an' whisky; Wi' eggs an' sucker, . . To mak a birkie frisky.
. . . Fu' o' het pints he'll bauldly dash, Bruce Poems (1813) II. 17.
Edb. I agreed to a cupful of het-pint, MoiR Mamie IVatich (1828)
xix ; Among the lower classes of the people, it is customary for
some person in each family to rise very early in new year's morn-
ing, and prepare a kind of caudle, consisting of ale mixed with
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eggs, beat up with sugar and a little spirits, prepared hot, which
is carried through every apartment in a stoup containing a Scots
pint ; and a cup of this is ofTered to each person wlien in bed.
This beverage is technically called het pints, Neiv Years Mofumg
(1792) 7. Dmf. Until twelve o'clock announces the new year,
when people are ready at their neighbours' houses with het-pints,
and buttered cakes, Cromek Remains (i8ro) 46. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
(19) Win. She'd give a het-posset her belly to warm. Whitehead
if^. (1859) 7. Yks. (J.W.) (20, n) N.Cy.i Dur. An aged fisher
woman . . . tells me that at her wedding there were seventy hot
pots, Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) i. n.Yks. C.A.F.); n.Yks.'
Pots ot" hot spiced ale brought out by the friends of a newly-
wedded couple to be partaken of by the bridal party as they return
from church ; n.Yks.^* Nhp.i Spiced, sweetened, and thickened
with eggs and flour. e.An.', Nrf. i,W. R.E.) w.Nrf. He ... is too
comfortable with his 'hot pot' to quit his present quarters, Orto.v
Bees/on Ghost (1884) 5. e.Suf. (F.H.) Lon. Sponsors at low
christenings pretty far advanced in liquor, by too plentiful a drink-
ing of common beer, hot pots, and Geneva punch, Low £.1/^(1764)
98. Sus.i'* Hnip.' Not very common. (6) ne.Lan.', Chs.',
s.Chs.', War.3 (0 War.^ A hot-pot is so called because it is
alwa3'S kept at smelting heat. It is kept ostensibly for purposes
of trade, but is usually regarded as being kept for the conveni-
ence of thieves. To be known as a hot-pot is to be regarded
with opprobrium. The name has in some instances stuck to a man
for life, e.g. 'Hot-pot Smith,' or 'Hot-pot Jones.' (21) Bwk.
These [oats] are distinguished into hot seed and cold seed, the
former of which ripens much earlier than the letter [51'c], Agric.
Stirv. 243 (Jam.). Rxb. Peas are sown of two kinds. One of
them is called hot seed or early peas, Agiie. Siirv. 87 (Jam.\
Nhb. Young Aimals Agric. (1784-18151 XXI, 225. (22) Sc. Ill
gieye aguid hetskin (Jam.). (23) Sc. (i'A.),Cai.i (24)n.Yks.2 (25;
Dmb. I'm aff, het spurred, to gain the prize, Salmon Gowodeait
(1868) 117. (26) Feb. Het stoups an' punch around war sent,
NicoL Poems (1805'! I. 147 (Jam.\ (27) s.Sc. The pursuit of Bor-
der marauders was followed by the injured party and his friends
with blood-hounds and bugle-horn, and was called the hot trod,
Scott Lay Last Miitst. (1806) 308 ti. (Jam., s.v. Futehate) N.Cy.'
Nhb. Richardson Borderer's Taile-bk. ;i846i VII. 97; Nhb.' A
wi;p of straw or tow mounted on the top of a spear and set on fire
and carried through the Border country. Itsdisplay was the signal
for every man to arm and follow the pursuit on tlie track of a
marauder, the ' war path ' of the Borderers. Cum. A thief might
be pursued into the opposite realm within six days, and the chace
carried on, as the term is, in hot trod, with hound and horn, with
hue and cry, Hutchinson Hist. Cum. (1794) I. 24; Cum.' He
follo't the reivers on the het trod. (28 ) Lnk., Lth., Rxb. When
meal is made from corn that has been heated in the stack, the
peculiar taste is denominated the het tuik (Jam., s.v. Teuk'). (29)
Lon. Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 8. (30) Sc. (A.W.), n Cy.
(Hall.) (3i'>Bnff.' (32 Cum.* Wm. Ah's gam to mak a burtri
gun, len us thi het-whittle (B.K.).
2. Phr. (i) /lol and hot, (2) hot as hot, ("3) — as a piper, very
hot, as hot as can be ; (4) — beans and butter, a children's
game, similar to ' hunt the thimble ' ; (5) rt hot cup of tea,
(a) a bad bargain ; an unexpected loss or accident ; {b) an
unruly, troublesome girl ; (6) — in the pepper, ' hot,' un-
comfortable, of a dangerous situation; (7) — rows and
butter baiks, a boys' game ; see below ; (8) to be hot ahame,
to have a comfortable domestic settlement ; to be comfort-
able at home; (9) — hot in the house, a saying used of those
who come out in inclement weather without reason ; (10)
— kept in hot water, to be in a constant state of anxiety or
suspense; (11) — in hot water, to be at variance or on ill
terms with; (12) — o'er hot, to make a change for the
worse from restlessness or folly; (13) to cany hot zvater
with one, to bring ill-will with one, to quarrel ; (14) — hold
one in hot water, to keep one in a state of constant uneasi-
ness or anxiety; (15) — }nake anything ivith a hot needle
and burning thread, to sew very slightly.
(i) Der. As for the pikelets . . . butter 'um as folks want 'um,
hot and hot, Verney Stone Edge (i868) iii. (2") n.Cy. (J.W.),
Nhp.i, Hnt. (T.P.F.) (3) e.Snf. (F.H.) (4) Rxb. One hides some-
thing and another is employed to seek it. When near the place
of concealment, the hider cries ' Het,' i.e, hot on the scent; when
the seeker is far from it, ' Cald.' . . He who finds it has the right
to hide it next (Jam.). (5) e.Suf. (F.H,) (6) w.'Wor. Whin he
begins it gits rayther too hot i' the pepper fur me, S. Beauchamp
A'. Hamilton (1875) I. 91. (7) Frf. One boy stood against the hill-
side or against a wall, and another boy, putting his head against
the first one's stomach, made a ' backie,' which was immediately
mounted by one of the boys from the crowd, who was not sup-
posed to be known to the one he bestrode. The captain of the
game would now address the bowing lad, .. 'Lanceman, lance-
man, lo ! Where shall this poor Scotchman go? Shall he go
east, or shall he go west, Or shall he goto the huddie craw's nest?'
If he was sent to the hooded crow's nest, he ranged himself along-
side number one. If otherwise he had to go to some indicated
post and there remain until all engaged in the game were placed
in their various positions. The three chief actors and all who had
remained in • the crow's nest ' ranged themselves in line, and . . .
the captain now yelled out ' Het rows and butter baiks,' where-
upon all those that had been banished to the outposts came rushing
in, attempting to touch number one, who was surrounded by his
legion of bonneters, who smacked and thrashed the invaders.
When the 'draiglers,' as the invading party were called, had
touched number one, they in turn became the defending party,
Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) no. (8, Gall. (Jam.) ; It is said of those
who wander abroad when they have no need to do so, and happen
to fare ill, that they were het ahame, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824 ■>.
(9) N.I.' You were hot in the house. (10) Nhp.', Hnt. (T.P.F.)
(11) Not.', Lei.i, War.3 (12) Cai.l He wiz o'er heat. (13) Not.l
Lei.i A carries 'ot water wi' 'im wherivver a goos. War.^ (14)
Sc. That bairn bauds me ay in het water ; for he's sae fordersum
(Jam.). (15) Oxf.', Eur. (L.J.Y,)
3. Warm, comfortable.
Sc, The jinketing and the jiibling wi' tea and wi' trumpery that
brings mony a het ha' house to a hired lodging in the Abbey,
Scott St. Roiian (1824) x,
4. sb. Heat.
S. & Ork.i What a hot it is. 'Wxf.' s.Chs,' Aay red yur
aa'rmz bin, Em'u ! Iz it wi kuwd ? Wei, it i;n u wi ot [' Hal
red yur arms bin, Emma ! Is it wi' cowd ? ' ' Well, it inna wi'
hot 'J. Dev. Wull then in es gose, bit moast daid way that hot,
Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 15, ed. 1865.
5. V. To make hot, to heat, warm, esp. to warm up
cooked food. Also with up.
e.Yks.l Yatten, pp.. MS. add. (T.H,) m,Yks,', w.Yks. (F.M,L,),
w.Yks.2 Chs.' I've hotted the water; Chs,3 s.Chs.' Tu ot dhu
oon [to hot the oven]. Tu ot kuwd tai'tuz iip ugy'en'. Der.'^,
nw.Der.', Not.' n.Lin.' Hot me this iron Alice, my lass, an" bring
it by agean as soon as ta can. sw.Lin,' She hotted up his dinner
for him. Rut.' I hot her a few broth. Lei.' There's no hot water,
but I'll hot some. Nhp,', ■War.234^ s.War.' Shr.' Draw some
drink an' 'ot it fur the men's suppers. Glo. (F.H.I, GIo.' Oxf.
(G.O.i; Oxf.' MS. add. Bdf. (J.W.B.), Hnt, (T,P.F.), Lon. (F.H.)
Sur.' We jist lit a fire to hot our kettles. Sus.' I was that cold
when I got indoors that gaffer hotted up some beer for me. 'Wil.
A piece of roast beef, that had been, as the housekeeperexplained,
'hotted up,' Riddell Tlie Senior Paiiner, i. Dev. If yii widden
mind a scrap-dinner yii cude have tha cold beef hotted up intu a
hash tu-day, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892); I never can get a plate
hotted through, Sharland Ways and Means (1885) 45.
Hence (i) Hotted, ppl. adj. warmed up, made hot; (2)
Hotter, sb. a heater, a long funnel-shaped tin vessel put into
the fire to warm a liquid quickly ; alsocalled Hastener (q.v.).
(iin.Yks.2 w.Yks.2 Hotted meat. Der.2 Hotted ale. nw.Der.'
(2) Shr.'
HOT, HO'T, see Hit, v., Hurt, Holt, s,6.'
HOTAGOE, V. ? Obs. s.Cy. Sus. Also in form hota-
gue Sus. In phr. to hotagoe the tongue, to move the tongue
nimbly ; to babble.
s,Cy. Grose (1790). Sus. He do hotague he's tongue, Jackson
Southward Ho (1894) I. 289; You hotagoe 3'our tongue, Ray (1691);
Sus,' ; Sus.2 I believe disused now.
HOTCH, V. andsA. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan,
Der. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Glo. Nrf. Ken. Wil. Dev. Also
in forms hatch Sc. ; hotchen Ayr. [hlotj, Sc. also hatj.]
1. V. To jerk, move awkwardly, lurch ; to fidget, heave,
shrug; to hitch ; to shake, esp. to shake with laughter.
Also used Jig. Cf. hutch, v.^.
Sc, The laird changed colour and botched in his chair, Tweed-
dale Moff{i8<)6') 178. Elg. He hotch'd, he fidg'd-the foul fiend
leugh,CouPER Poetry (1804) II. 72. Abd. The haggis e'en botched
to the piper its lane, Guidman Inglismaill (iS-j^) 43. Fif, Garrin'
him scream a hideous rippet ; As aye they hotcht and laucht,
Tennant Pafiistiy (1827) 128, s.Sc. He botched an' leuch. An'
clawed his tawtie heid, Watson Baids (1859) 106. Slg. I've seen
it . . Gar a' the hillocks heave an' hotch, Mum Poems (1818) 9.
I i 2
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Rnf. Had ye seen the avild hash how he hotched and he smil'd,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 164. Ayr. Even Satan glowr'd and
fidg'd fu' fain. And hotch'd and blew wi' might and main, Burns
Taiit o S ha liter (1790) 1. 285; (J M.) Lnk. To keep awa' the
thocht o't yet aft gars me hotch an' blaw, Nicholson Kilivutidie
(ed. 1895) 97. e.Lth. Hootsman was hotching with half sup-
pressed laughter, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 126. Feb. Some
%vi' their ribs 'maist like tae crack, As hotching, in a fry, . . He
row"d toward his sty, Liitloun Green (1685) 68, ed. 1817. Slk.
It was beginning to trummle, and crummle, and sigh, and groan,
and heave, and hotch, like the earlier stages o* some earthquack,
Chr, North Nodes (cd. 1856) HI. 87. Rxb. An' to mysel I
hotch'd, an' leugh good speed, A, Scott Poems (ed. 1808) 162.
Dmf. Ill-folk how they giggle and hotch, man, Shaw Schoo/masler
(1899) ig6. Gall. Brawly kenned I that they were hotchin' for
me to gic them the presbytery, Crockett S//cW j'/m. (1893) 22.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Lord, ye'd hae hotch'd had yc been there. Proud-
lock Bortlerlaitd Mitse (1896) 174 ; Nhb,' Aa fairly hotch't agycn.
Dnr, Gibson Up-lVeardale Gl. (1870 . Cum, First j-an an' than
anudder tel't a gud teal, an' Bob hotch't an' lafT't till nine o'clock,
Farrall BeUy Wilson (.1886) 75, m,Yks,i, w.Yks,>
2. To shift one's position so as to make room for anotlier,
to sit closer ; geit. witli up.
Sc. ' Are ye sure j'e hae room aneugh, sir!' ' I wad fain hotch
m3-sell farther yont,' Scott SI. Rotiaii > 1824) xv. Lakel.= A chap
'11 hotch-up ta mak room on a seat withoot gitlcn up. \v,Yks.3To
move on a seat without moving oneself, Nh?,' Hotch a little
further and give me a little more room. Nrf, 'Come, hotch up,'
applied to some one of a party sitting round the fire when the
person was required to move a bit, N. & Q. (1883") 6th S. vii. 217.
3. To limp, walk lamely or in an awkward manner ; to
trot slowlj' and clumsilj' ; to jog along; to jump like a frog.
Slk, (Jam,1 Cum, Now fit up a pillion for maister and deamra,
To hotch off t'town amang t'rest, Dickinson Ciinibr. (1876) 217.
m.Yks,! w.Yks. He'd a hotched of! thinkin he was so smart,
Dewslire Olm. (1865^ 15 ; w.Yks.i Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add.
(C.) e.Lan.' Lin.' To get upon a pillion, n,Lin.' sw.Lin,' He
went first and the old woman hotched along after him. Ken,'
' He hotched along on the floor to the top of the stairs,' When a
man walking with a boy keeps him on the run, he is described as
keeping him hotching.
4. To swarm.
Sc, Our Sannock's head is a'hotchen, and John's is little better,
Graham Writings (1883^ II, 106. Nhb.' Hotchin wi' maggots.
The place is fair hotchin wi' rabbits.
5. To botch, bungle ; with up : to contrive to bring about
in an irregular way.
n.Yks.* Ken.' I lay he'll hotch up a quarrel afore long,
e. To cause to jerk, to hitch, heave ; to move with a
jerking motion ; to hoist, lift up, raise ; to pitch, throw.
Also \xseAfig.
Sc. He clenched his ncives an' hotched himsel', Allan Lilts
(1874) 5. e.Lth. Their sleeves hotched up ower their shouthers,
Hunter J. Iiiwiek (1895"! 148, Gall. That disease . , . hotch'd out
his breath, Mactaggart fiiyr/. (1824) 265, ed, 1876. Cum, He
botches his shooders, Richardson Talk (1871) 176, ed. 1876.
Wm. See'sta Ah've forked hay tell mi shirt's o' hotchtup under
mi oxters (B.K.I, m.Yks.', w.Yks. ^ Lei,' Hotch it ower your
shoulder, Nhp,' Hotch this up for me. He talks of five pounds,
but if you don't bind him down, he'll hotch it up to twenty
pounds, War.3 A large bag of corn grasped round the neck of it
and pushed by the knee a few inches at a time, or a heavyweight
or tree moved along the ground or up an inclined plane by levers,
would be hotched along. Glo.' Wil. Hotch it up into the dung-
pot (W.H,E.\
7. To shake up, esp. to shake lead ore together in
a bucket in the process of washing and sifting.
Nhb.' The bucket containing the ore is suspended from a long
lever by which a boy jerks or botches it in the water. Dur. Lead
Mine Lang. (1866). Lin. When they shake potatoes in a bag
so that they may lie the closer, they are said to hotch them
(Hall.) ; Lin,'
Hence (i) Hotching, vbl. sb. the process of sifting ; (2)
•tub, sb. a machine for washing ore.
(O Nhb. 'Buddling' and ' hotching,' which may be described
as a kind of sifting with sieves suspended in water. White Nhb.
(1859) 46. (2) w.Yks. A large square tub filled with water, over
which a shallow tub is suspended. This tub has a wire bottom,
and is worked up and down in the larger tub by means of a long
handle ; by this means the lead is washed and separated from the
soil or earth (J.E.j ; Another washing in the hotching tub, Grainge
Aidderdale (1 8631 193.
8. To examine wheat by shaking it in a sieve ; to dress
and clean in a peculiar manner with a riddle.
w.Yks.2 Liu, Morton Cyclo. Agric. 11863".
9. To separate beans from peas after thej' are threshed.
Der.=, nw.Der.'
10. To cook cockles by heating them in a pan.
n.Cy. (Hall,), n.Lin.' e.Lin. Oh, you've gotten some cockles,
hev ya? We mun 'ev 'em 'otched (J,T.F. ^.
11. To drive cattle. n.Cy. (Hall,;, Dev.' [Not known
to our correspondents,]
12. sb. A jerk, jolt ; a shove, push, shrug. Also uscAJig.
Sc. Give her one hatch, all is done, Kelly Prov. (1721) 79.
Lnk. Put a spectacle glass to his ee, gied a bit hotch nearer me
and opened oot wi' his impidence. Eraser Whaups (1895^ xv.
Edb, Uncanny botches Frae clumsy carts or hacknej'-coaches,
Fergusson Poems (1773': 176, ed, 1785, Gall. He gave his
showlhers a hotch, and answered, Mactagcart £/(i-)c/. (1824) 163,
ed, 1876, m.Yks.' LeL' Gie us a hotch up.
13. A market-day trot. Cum,'
14. A job, business ; a bout, occasion, time ; a bungle, a
mismanaged affair, a ' botch.'
n,Yks,'; n,Yks.2 They made a poor hotch on't, I gat a sair
hotch [a severe tumble]; n.Yks.* e.Yks. Thou's meead a base
hotch on't, Marshall/?;/;-, £fO«. (1796) II. 326. m.Yks.' w.Yks.
1 am ut bound to go wi' him this hotch (S.P.U.) ; w.Yks.^
15. A big, unwieldy person.
Ayr. A fat muckle hotch with a screw of dirty weans at her fit,
Service />;-. Diigiiid (ed. 1887) loi ; The muckle fat hotch! she
should been sotten doon on her ain fire till her spittle bile't, 16.
Nolandnms (1890) 22.
[1. With old bogogers, hotching on a sped, Mont-
GOMERiE Poems (c. 1600), ed. Cranstoun, 122. OFr.
hochcr, ' secouer, ebranler ' (La Curne).]
HOTCH, int. n.Yks. A call for sheep. (R.H.H.)
HOTCHEL, V. and sb. .Sc. Not. Lin. Rut. Lei, Nhp.
War. Wor, Bck. Also written hotchell Rut, ; hotchle
Sc. [hjo'tjl,] 1. V. To walk in an awkward, ungainly
manner ; to hobble, limp. Cf. heckle, i'.'
Lnk, I hotchled alang in my grandeur, Rov Generalship (ed.
1895) 56. Not.^ s.Not, She can just hotchel about the house
(J.P.K.). n.Lin,' I'm that bad wi' rewmatics I can hardly hotchel
along. Rut. I'm that bad wi' roomatis, that I can barely hotchell
backard and forards, N. & Q. (1882) 6th S. vi. 513. Lei.' Ah
cain't but joost hotchel. Nhp.' ; Nhp.^ It's as much as I can do to
hotchel along. War. He goes hotcheling along (J,B.). se.Wor.',
n,Bck. (A.C)
2. To be gone, be off; used as an int.
Not.^ Cum, 'otchel — d'ye 'ear.
3. sb. A jerk, hitch.
e.Fif. Gi'en his sparticles a hotchle up on's nose, Latto Taiii
Bodkin (1864" xix.
HOTCHERTY-HOY, 56. m.Yks,' A hobbledehoy,an
awkward, clumsy boy, a half-grown lad.
HOTCHERY-CAP, sb. Lakel. Also in form hotchey-
cap Lakcl.^ Cum.* A boys' game played with caps.
Lakel. ^ A lads' gam wi' a bo' an' ther hats o' set in a row ta
throw intul. Cum. Played about 1830, ' While others start '■ dry-
bellied Scot," And hotchery-cap is not forgot ' (J,H,1 ; Cum.* A row
of caps being laid on the ground, each boy in turn bops over each
cap, finally picking up his own cap in his mouth and throwing it
over his shoulders ; should he fail in this, he is chased by the
others and brayed with their caps.
HOTCHIE, sb. ? Obs. Sc. A general name for puddings.
Bch. Gl. Jam.) Abd. The hotchie reams, the girdle steams,
Tarras Poems (1804) 12 (li.).
HOTCHPOTCH, sb. Sc. Nhb. Yks. e,An. [h)otJ-pot/,]
1, A mutton broth, made with meat and vegetables
boiled together ; a stew, a dish composed of various in-
gredients cooked together, Irish stew.
Sc. A dish of broth, made with mutton, or lamb cut into small
pieces, together with green peas, carrots, turnips, and sometimes
parsley or celery, served up with the meat in it (Jam.) ; A favourite
Scotch dish, TV. & Q. (1880) 6th S, i, 394. Lnk, Mak' his glorious
lordship dine On good sheep-head and haggis fine. Hotchpotch
too, Rodger Poems ('1838) 152, ed. 1897. Nrf. Cozens-Hardv
Broad Nrf. (1893) 84. ~ e.Sut (F,H.}
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2. Fiff. A medley, a confused jumble. Also used nf/rib.
Abd. I never yd saw . . . Sic a hotch-potch a' thegithcr, Cock
Slrn/)is (1810I I. 129. Rnf. Question this queer hotch-potch —
Which down our throats is cramm'd, M'Gilvbay Pofi»s(ed. 1862)
113. Ayr. Yon mi.Ktie-maxtie queer holch-potch, The Coahtion,
Burns Aiitlioi's Cry (1786') st. 21. Lnk. Wi' hauchty pride he
ne'er was douted, Or highfloun style o' mix'd hotch-potch, Hunter
Poems (188.0 12. Edb. [He] made sic a hotch potch story of it,
LiDDLE Poems (1821) 203. Nhb. When English, Irish, Welsh and
Scotch, Promiscuous form a mere hotch-potch (W.G.). w.Yks.
Banks WkJJd. IVds. (1865).
HOT-COCKLES, sb. Irel. Yks. Lan. Lon. A children's
game ; see below.
Crk. At Cork a handkerchief is tied over the eyes of one of the
company, who then lays his head on a chair and places his hand
on his back with the palm uppermost. Any of the party come
behind him and give him a slap on his hand, he in the meantime
trying to discover whose hand it is that strikes, Gomme Games
(1894) I. 229. w.Yks. At Sheffield a boy is chosen for a stump
and stands with his back against a wall. Another boy bends his
back as in ' leap-frog' and puts his head against the stump. The
cap of the boy who bends down is then taken odand put upon his
back upside down. Then each of the other boj's . . . puts the first
finger of his right hand into the cap. When all the fingers are
put into the cap [certain] lines arc sung. . . Then the boy whose
back is bent jumps up and the others run away crying out ' Hot
cockles.' The boy who is caught by the one whose back was
first bent has to bend his back next time, and so on, ib. Lan.
Many an evening was beguiled with snap-dragon, . . hot cockles,
Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 255. Lon. The felons in
Newgate . . . playing at hunt the slipper, liot-cockles, and blind-
man's bufT, Low Life (1764) 83. [For further information see
Gomme Games (1894) I. 229.]
HOTE, see Hold, sb., Hot.
HOTES, int. e.Dur.* Also written boats. Hush,
be silent.
HOTHEN, inf. Irel. An exclamation of surprise or
dissent.
' What'll I do if ye're drowned on me ? ' ' Hothcn, what a notion
I have o' gettin' drownded ! ' Francis Fustian (1895) 49.
HOTH, HOTIL, see Hawth, Hottle, sb.^
HOTNESS, sb. n.Lin.' e.An.i Heat.
HOTS, see Hoatie.
HOT(T, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs. e.An.
Also in forms haut Lan.' ; ott Chs.^ ; hut Dmf. [h)ot.]
1. A square basket or pannier used for carrying manure,
&c. ; gen. in pi. Also called Muck hot.
Dmf. Shaw Sclwohnaster {iSgi)) 349. Gall. (Jam.) n.Cy. 'A
pair of hots,' two hampers of^ wood to lay cross a horse (K.) ; To
carry turf or slate in, Grose (1790'); N.Cy.' Cum. We carry *t
t'muck i' hots, Richardson Talk (1871) 57, ed. 1876; Muck's to
be carry't in hots or in creels, Dickinson Ciimhr. (1876) 244;
Gl. (1851) ; Cum.' Muck hots; Cum.^ Wm. Used for carrying
manure into fields of steep ascent, one being hung on each side of
a pack-saddle. The bottom being opened by two wooden pins
emptied the contents (J.H.). w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves
(1781) ; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.i
2. A ' hot(t-load,' a heap of manure or lime in a field ; a
small heap of any kind carelessly put up.
So. There was hay to ca' and lint to lead, A hunder hotts o'
muck to spread. Chambers Stigs. (1829) I. 269. Slk. Will then
laid his arm over the boy and the hott o' clacs and fell sound
asleep, Hogg Perils of Man (1822) II. 255 (Jam.). Rxb. ' A hot of
muck,' as much dung as is laid down from a cart in the field at one
place in order to its being spread out. ' A hot of stones,' &c. (Jam.)
N.Cy.' When persons or things are huddled or clumped together,
they are said to be ' all in a hott.' Cum.'
3. A finger-stall or cover used to protect a cut or sore ;
a small bag to hold a poultice to protect a sore finger.
Lan.', e.Lan.', Chs.'3, s.Chs.' Cf bottle, 56.', hut, sb.^
Hence Hotkin, sb. a case for a sore finger. e.An.'
[1. OK. hotlc, a pannier or creel.]
HOTT, 'd. Fif. (Jam.) To move by sudden jerks, to
shake with laughter. ' He hottit and leuch.' Cf botcb, v.
HOTTED, HOTTEN, HOTTEL, see Hurt, Hottle, sA.'^^
HOTTER, V. and sb.'- Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Also in forms better w.Yks.' ; other e.Yks.' ; otter
e.Yks. [b)o"ta(r.] L v. To move unsteadily or awk-
wardly, to hesitate ; to hobble, totter, walk lamely ; to
shake with laughter. Cf. batter, v., botcb, v.
So. The luimbler functionary . . . hottered and leuch in a semi-
suppressed manner, Ford Tliisltedowit (1891) 92. Abd. Hale be
j'ir crowns, ye canty louns, Tho' age now gars me hotter, Tarras
Poems (1804) 73 (Jam.). Per. To be gently shaken in the act of
laughing (Jam.). Peb. A muir-hen . . . was rinnin hotterin round
about, NicoL Poems (18051 Man and Mttir-fowl. Gall. On the
scent awa wad hotter, And sae hae at the roast a snack, Mactag-
gart Eiicyct. (1824) 135, ed. 1876. Wgt. He hotters about the
clachans, and a troop of boys in his train, Fraser Wiglo-ivn (1877)
231. Nhb.' Lakel.2 A body's sair hodden when they can hardly
hotter an' walk. Cum. Tlian hotter to heamm, through bog and
wetsyke, Dickinson Ciintbr. (1876) 253 ; Cuni.' n.Yks.' Hottering
on, nae better an a lamiter. e.Yks.' To be decrepit ; to work
feebly. * Otherin-aboot,' going about in a stupid blundering way.
m.Yks.', Lan. (C.W.D.\ e.Lan.'
Hence Hottery, ac/J. tottering in walking. Nhb.'
2. To shudder, shiver. Abd., Per. (Jam.)
3. To shake, jolt ; to vibrate in moving over a rough
surface.
Br.fF. In doing a melder, the primitive mill hottered away at the
rate of six bolls of meal ground in a week, Gordon Kei/li (1880)
148. Rxb. A cart or other carriage, drawn over a rough road, is
said to hotter (Jam.). N.Cy.' ' I'm all hottered to pieces,' said of a
jumbling ride on an uneasy vehicle. Nhb.^ Dur. Gibson Up-
IVcardale Gl. (1870). s.Dur. A' feel sadly hotter'd wi ridin' i'
t'cart (J.E.D.X n.Yks.' = * e.Yks. Marshall Rnr. Ecoii. {iqg6)
II. 326. m.Yks.'
Hence Hottery, adj. jolting ; rough, uneven.
Nhb.' This is a tarrible hottery cairt. n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ 'A
hottery journey,' said of a course over uneven tracks ; a hazardous
one;n.Yks.'' e.Yks. Marshall /?h>-.£(:oh. (1796) II. 326. m.Yks.'
4. To boil slowly, to simmer ; to seethe, bubble, make a
bubbling noise.
Abd. Twa pots soss'd in the chimney nook, Forby ana hott'rin'
in the crook, Beattie Parings (1801) 4, ed. 1873. Abd., Per.
(Jam.), w.Yks.', Lan. (C.W.D.)
5. Tostirup,vex; to harass, weary; to boil with anger, rage.
N.Cy.' Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
Hence (i) Hottering, ppl. adj. raging, trembling with
anger; (2) Hottering ma.6., plir. mad with anger, raging.
(i) w.Yks.' Lan. Hoo wurfayr hotterin' wi' vexashun. Sciioles
Tim Gamtvaille (1857) 28; Lan.' (2) w.Yks.' I war then seca
hotterin mad at I could bide na langer, ii. 293. Lan.', e.Lan.'
6. To crowd together, to jumble, throw into confusion ;
to romp.
Sc. Conve3'ing the idea of individual motion (Jam.). n.Yks.' ^
ne.Yks.' They were all hotthered tigithcr.
7. To swarm.
Nhb.' The dog wis fair hotterin o' fleas.
8. To rattle, clatter, make a loud noise. Sc. (Jam.)
Hence Hottering, ppl. adj. clattering, rattling.
Athwart the lyft the thun'er rair'd Wi' awfu' hottrin din, Laing
Coll. Ballads (1823) 13 (Jam.).
9. To talk indistinctly ; to mumble, mouth ; to talk
wanderingly or foolishly.
e.Yks. (W.W.S.) ; Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 76 ; e.Yks.'
Hence (i) Otbering, ppl. adj. slow-witted, stupid ; (2)
Other-kite, (3) -poke, (4) -skeat, sb. a silly blundering
person ; one who talks foolishly.
(1) e.Yks. The village of Ottringham is often said by sarcastic
neighbours to have got its name from its otherin inhabitants,
Nicholson Flk-Lore (i8go) 105; e.Yks.' (a) e.Yks.' jl/5. add.
(T.H.) (3) e.Yks. Ah felt buggy mad, Ti think at oor ottherpooak
clunch ov a ass Sud mak sike a April-daft watty o' lass, Nichol-
son Flk-Sp. (1889) 46 ; e.Yks.' (4) e.Yks.'
10. Conip. (i) Hotter-bonnet, a person overrun with
vermin. Gall. Mactaggart £«or/. (1824) ; (2) -dockin, (d)
a nursery term for a child learning to walk ; (6) a help-
less, feeble person. Cum.'
11. sb. A jolting ; a shaking-up, romp.
Abd. I've stan't mony a roch hotter, Ai tXANDER Johnny Gibb
(1871) xliii. ne.Yks.' Dog-hotter, game of romps with a dog.
12. A shaking, heaving mass ; a swarm, a crowd of
small animals in motion ; the motion made by such
a swarm.
Rnf. ' It's a' in a hotter.' Applied to a very fat person whose
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skin upon the slighcst exertion appears as moving : ' He's in a
hotter o' fat '(Jam.). Bwk. I.oury Lauder isa' in a hotter. A hotter
of lice, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 34.
[1. Flem. hotlemi, to totter, shake, wag, jolt (Schuer-
MANS).]
HOTTER, sb? n.Lin.' Also written otter. 1. A
half-circle of iron attached to the upper side of the axle-
tree of a cart or wagon to hinder the wheels from having
too much play.
HOTTIE, sb. Edb. (Jam.) A name given to one who
has something pinned to his back of which he knows
nothing.
A High School term. His sportive class-fellows call after him
'Hottie! Hottie.'
HOTTIL, see Hottie, .<;*.•
HOTTISH, adj. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Won Also in
forms hettish Nhb.^ Cum.' ; yattish n.Yks.^ Rather hot,
warm; also used y?^.
Sc.(A.W.) Nhb. Hettish wark(R.OH.). Cam.»,n.Yks.', w.Yks.
(J.W.) Wor. At a hottish pace, Evesham Jrii. (Jan. 22, 1898).
HOTTLE, 5*.' n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Der. Not. Lin. Lei.
War. Also written hottel w.Yks.^ e.Lan.' ; hottil w.Yks.^
nw.Der.' ; and in form hattil nw.Der.^ [hlo'tl.] A
finger-stall, a cover for a sore or cut finger. Cf hot(t, 3.
n.Cy. Grose (1790', MS. add. (P.) w.Yks.=, e.Lan.', Der.',
nw.Der.', Not. (J.H.B.), Not.'^, s.Not. (J P.K.) n.Lin. Why,
missis, wots ivver this i' th' floor? Why dang me if it isn't my
hottie (E.P.). sw.Lin.' She can't bear a hottie on. Lei.', War.^
HOTTLE, sb? n.Cy. Yks. Der. Also written hottel
w.Yks.' ; hotil Der.' ; and in form uttil w. Yks. [o'tl, u'tl.]
A piece of wire or iron heated in order to bore a hole
through anything ; a heated iron.
n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks. Heat a uttil, heat a coil, Weear mun I
buddle a hoil ' Nursery rime (.lE.B.) ; w.Yks.' Wad E hed a ... rid
hoat hottel in his throttle, ii. 306. Der.' Obs.
HOTTLE, sb? Sc. The bubbling sound of anything
boiling. Cf hotter, v. 4.
Rnf. Tlie hottie o' stiff parritch, pechin' an' dune [boiled], . .
beats a', sirs, Neilson Poems (1877) 109.
HOTTLE, s6.* Sc. Also written hottel Frf. [ho'tl.]
An hotel.
Sc. Tliey maun hae a hottie ; maun they ? And an honest public
canna serve them, Scott SI. Roiiaii (1824) i. Frf. In the best o'
inns or hottels, Sands Poems (1833) 118. Ayr. Getting a hue o'
toddy when we gaed hame to the hottie we were staying at in
the Trongate, Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887") 167.
HOTTLE, V. and sb.^ Sc. Cum. [hotl.] 1. v. To
totter, to walk feebly. Cum.' 2. sb. Anything which
has not a firm base, anything tottering. Gall. Mactag-
GART Eiicycl. (1824).
HOTTS, sb. pi. Obs. w.Yks.» 1. Water gruel.
2. The hips or ' huggans.'
HOU, see Hoo, sb.\ How, /;;/.
HOUCHTY-POUCHTY, adj. Obs. Sc. High and
mighty, haughty, consequential.
Edb. Your houchty-pouchty factors sour Do sairly prick us,
Learmont Poems (1791) 180.
HOUCK, HOUD, see Howf(f, Howd, -j.'
HOUDEE, sb. R.\b. (Jam.) Also in form howdoye.
A sycophant, flatterer. ' She's an auld houdee.'
HOUD(EN, HOUDER, HOUF(F, HOUFFLE, see
Hold, v., Howder, v.^, Howf(f, HofBe, v.
HOUGH, s6.' and i-.' Sc. Irel. N'hb. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Also Glo. Suf. Ken. Dev. Also written haugh Sc.
(Jam.) Sh.L ; and in forms hoch Sc. ( [am.) Cai.' Bnflf.'
N.L' N.Cy.'; hoff N.Cy.' Nhb.' Lake'l.= Wm. e.Yks.
w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' ; howf Nhb.' [h)of, uf, Sc. Ir. hox.]
1. sb. The hock of an animal ; the leg or lower part of
the thigh of a man ; the ham, thigh, hip. See Hock, s6.'
Sc. His poor wizened houghs as blue as a blawart, Scott
5/. Roiiait (,1824) XX ; Lord cut their houghs and stay their
running! HisLOP ^;(ffrfo^f (1874) 620. Cai.' Bnff. Garterless,
my thruininj'-whcelin hose O* my lean houghs haf hap, an' haf
expose, Taylor Poems (1787") 4. Abd. The bare houghs o' ony
heelan' rascal, Macdonald Maleolm (1875) L 169. Per. Boo
your backs an' crook your hochs Afore your sovran leddy,
Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 60. Fif. Glad to unbend
their stiffened houghs and backs, Tennant Anster (1812) 39,
ed. 1871. e.Fif. We were a' sittin' roon' a stook resting our
hochs, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864) xxix. Lnk. Land up to the
hochs in a dib, Murdoch Readings (1895") 111. 24. Bwk. A man
that is lame o' the leg or the spauld, Or short o' the houghs,
Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 77. Rxb. Though houghs grow
thin and chafts fa' in, Murray Hawick Sngs. (1892) 28. n.Cy.
(K.) ; If you send to a butcher for a hough, 3'ou get what in
S.Eng. would be called a shin of beef (J. Ar.). Nhb. The warst of
meat. Bad bullock's liver, houghs and knees, W'Lson Pitman's
Pay (1843) 'o ; Nhb.' The back of the knee where the hough
sinews are. Lakel.' Ah's as sair as sair aboot t'hoffs wi' mowin.
Cum.'' Wm. & Cum.' Leyle tyelleyer How was spwort o' th'
hough, 199. Wra. Up ta t'hoffs i muck (B.K.). Yks. (K.)
n.Yks.^ Also applied to a man's dirty shoes or clumsy feet. e.Yks.
Marshall 7?"r. £'<'0". (1796). w.Yks.' Lan. It had notheryed nor
tele, hont nor hough, Tim Bobbin Vieiv Dial. (1740) 7 ; Boouth o'
me houghs shotun ewt, Paul Bobbin Sequel (1819') 13. ne Lan.'
Nrf. The lower portion of a leg of pork (M.C.HB.). e.Suf. A
fore-leg of a pig — leg and foot, excluding the thigh (F.H.).
Hence (i) Houghed, ppl. adj. having legs or thighs ; ^m.
in comb, with an adj. ; (2) Hough up, phr. to the height
of the ' hough ' or leg.
(i) Sh.I. Aet girse, doo ill triv'n slootid haugh'd haeth'n, Sh.
News (Aug. 13, 1898). Bnff. Handsome weel-hough'd lassies,
Taylor Poems (1787) 175; Tight-hough'd lassies, ib. 178. Edb.
A clean-hough'd nimble little man, Har si Rig (iqg^) 22, ed. 1801.
(2) Frf. The dirt hough up has flown ; The lads will see my legs
Sae black this day, Morison Poems (1790) 14.
2. Comp. (i) Hough-band, (a) a strap or band placed
round the hough of an unruly cow or other animal to
prevent it from kicking or from straying ; (b) to tie
a band round the leg of a cow or horse, to prevent
it from straying; (2) -bund, impeded in gait; (3)
•deep, as deep as the thighs ; up to the thighs ; (4)
-hicht, to stand on one leg, and put the other over
any object ; (5) -hiech, as tall as a full-grown man's
leg; (6) -magandy, (a) fornication; {b) an awkward
person ; a person of hobbling gait ; (7) -sennen, the hock
sinew, the sinew of the lower back part of the thigh ; (8)
-strakert, lame, limping.
(i, a) Cai.' A band on a cow's leg to prevent her from kicking
when being milked. Rxb. (Jam.) Gall. It passes round the neck
and one of the legs, Mactaggart Eiieycl. (1824) 273, ed. 1876.
Nhb.i Obs. Cum.'", Wm. (B.K.) (6) s.Sc. (Jam.) (2) Nhb. A
person who is unable to take long steps is termed hough-bund
(M.H.D.). (3) Per. At the very Irons in toons It's [snow] hoch-
deep lyin', Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 65. (4^ Bnff.' 'A'm
hich eneuch to hoch-hicht that dyke.' It is a notion amongst boys
that if a taller one hoch-hicht a smaller one, the smaller one is
stinted in his growth. (5) Bnff.' (6, a) Sc. Ye . . . plaid me
Houghmagandy, Sharpe Ballad Bk. (1823) 28, ed. 1868. Bnff.'
Ayr. Monie jobs that day begin, May end in Houghmagandie,
Burns Holy Fair (1785) st. 27. Slk. As she hersel cam to ken by
cruel experience, it a' ' ends in houghniagand}-,' Ciir. North
Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 102. Gall. Be not sair on hough-magandie.
As it's a fit o' friendly passion, And vera muckle now in fashion,
Lauderdale Poems (1796) 50. (b) Uls. (M.B.-S.) s.Don.
Simmons Gl. (1890). (7) Nhb.' (8) Chs.'
3. Phr. (i) to crook a liongh, to sit down, bend the knees ;
(2) to /i/l a /loiig/i, to dance ; (3) l/ic last /lotig/i in l/ic pol, the.
last of anything, esp. of anything to eat.
(i) Sc. That ony ane . . . should ever daur to crook a hough to
fyke and fling at piper's wind and fiddler's squealing, Scott Mid-
lothian (1818) x. e.Llh. Come owcr to your auld place, an' crook
your hough an' say what ye'll tak. Hunter /. Imviek (1895) 226.
Edb. Having a timber leg he could not well creuk his hough to
the shopboard for our trade, Moir Mansie IVauch (1828) xvii.
Slk. I'd sooner see j'ou a' . . . hung up . . . than that ony o' ye
sal crook a hough or break bread wi' me, Hogg Tales (1838) 68,
ed. 1866. Nlib.' (2) Abd. When I lift my hough, and fling, There's
few will dance completer, Shirrefs I'oems (^1790) 280. (3) N.L^
4. V. To hamstring, cut the houghs.
Sc. (Jam.) Per. He and others houghed, mangled, and destroyed
36 slots, Edb. Antiq. Mag. (1848) 47. n.Cy. (K.), N.Cy.', n.Lin.'
Hence (i) Houghed, ppl. adj., jig. used as a meaningless
expletive ; (2) Hou^ht, pp., fig. overthrown, undone.
(i) Ken. Snuffboxes, shows, and whirligigs. An houghed sight
o' folks, Masters Dick and Sal (c. 1821) st. 9 ; Ken.' (2) Sc.
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I am not like to get reprieve, But truly I am bought, Plnnecuik
Coll. (1787) 17. Abd. Fatrakes o' that, there's naething tint, Tho'
ye ware fairly hought. Cock Strains (1810, I. 106.
5. To throw a stone or missile under the thigh or ' hough.'
n.Sc. (Jam.). N.I.', N.Cy.' Ant. 'To hough a stone,' to chuck
a stone to a distance under the ham, Grose (1790") MS. add. (C.)
Nhb.' Glo. Grose (.1790) MS. add. Glo., Dev. Horae Subsccivae
(1777I 218.
6. Phr. to hough an oar, to place the handle of an oar
under the thigh, in order to rest oneself after rowing.
Sh.I. Houghin' his aer, an' huvin' aff his waeskit, Sh. News
(Apr. 23, 1898) ; I hough'd me aers ta draw on me mittens, ib.
(June 3, 1899) ; S. & Ork.'
7. Fig. To tramp, trudge, use the legs.
Per. When naething could be done, We houghed the glen awa
to Scone, Spence Poems (1898J 168.
HOUGH, sb.'^ Obs. Lan. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A fog. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
HOUGH, 1;.= Yks. Alsos.Cy. Hmp. I.W. [uf,Bf.] To
breathe hard ; to breathe over anything. Cf. huff, v}
w.Yks. ', s.Cy. (Hall.) Hmp. Don't hough all over the window
and make it dirty, Holloway ; Hmp.' It made me hough going up
hill. I.-W.i
HOUGH, see How, s6.', How(e, adj., HuflF, sb?-
HOUGHAMS, si. />/. Tev. (Jam.) Bent pieces of wood,
slung on each side of a horse, for supporting dung-panniers.
HOUGHANY, adj. Obs. Wxl.' Vulgar, stupid.
HOUGHEN-MOUGHEN, a^. Obs. Nhb.' Also written
hoghen-moghen. Greedy, ravenous.
HOUGHER, sb. Obs. Nhb. 1. The public whipper
of criminals ; the executioner of felons in Newcastle.
N.Cy.i Nhb. Geiii. Mag. (j-]g^) 14, ed. Gomme ; The hougher
of 1705 was appointed to be * common executioner in hanging of
felons, putting persons in the pillory, clearing the streets of swine,
and to doe and perform all other matters belonging to the place
and duty of the hougher.' As whipper, too, there appertained to
the post the duties of whipping at the cart-tail, leading round the
inebriate in his ' drunkard's cloak,' and following the scolding
woman in her 'branks,' or iron bridle (R.O.H.).
2. An inferior officer appointed by the Corporation of
Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Nhb.' He is called hougher from the power he is said to have
had formerly of cutting the houghs, or sinews of the houghs of
swine that were found infesting the streets of the town. Brand
Hist. Newcastle (1789) I. 365, note. The hougher was still in 1827
a regular officer of the town with a yearly salary of £4 6s. 8d.
HOUGHLE, sA.' Yks. Lan. Der. Also in forms hofBe
ne.Lan.' Der.'; hoghle ne.Lan.' The hough or shank of
an animal, esp. a shank of beef. Cf heckle, sb.
w.Yks.' A favourite dish with farmers. Lan. Then bought
twelve (looks, cost id. ; and a houghle at lod., Walkden Diary
(ed. i866i 66. e.Lan.', ne.Lan.', Der.'
HOUGHLE, V. and sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Also written
hoghle Sc. (Jam.) ; houghel N.I.'; and in form hughyal
Lnk. (Jam.) 1. v. To walk with a hobbling or limping
gait ; to hobble. Cf hochle, hockle, i'.', hcfRe, v.
Sc. (Jam.% Lnk. {ib.) Ant. To walk as a person encumbered
by having his breeches loose and hanging about the hocks, Grose
(1790) MS. add. (C.) Ldd. A'. Ct" Q. (1874) 5th S. i. 91. s.Don.
Simmons Gl. (1890).
Hence (i) Hougheling, sb. lewd tumbling, sexual inter-
course ; (2) Houghling, vbl. sb. (a) walking in an awkward,
clumsy manner ; {bj ppl. adj. limping, hobbling, shuffling.
(i) Gall. Twa'r-three months after did swaul i' the wame, Wi'
hougheling at the bonello, Mactaggart Etuycl. (1824) 79, ed.
1876. (2, a) Ant. Grose (1790) 71/5. add. (C.) (6) Nhb. A
houghlin' body (R.O.H.); Nhb.'
2. sb. An awkward, splay-footed clumsy person or
animal.
n.Ir. A'. & Q. (1873^ 4th S. xii. 479; N.L' He's a sore houghel
of a craithur. Ant. Houghle also signifies a person who goes
about in a slovenly manner with his breeches half ofT his haunches,
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Ldd. A^. &■ Q. (1874) 5th S. i. 91.
HOUGHY, HOUK, see Howgy, Howk, t/.'
HOUKA, sb. Nhb. The plant ' baldmoney,' Meiiiii
alhainaittictim.
Nhb.' Found ' on the basaltic ridge a quarter of a mile north of
the village of Throckrington,' Nat. Hist. Trans. (1867) II. 180.
HOUL, see Howl, adj
HOULAT, V. Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] 1. To reduce to a hen-pecked state. Per.
2. To go about in a downcast and peevish state ; to look
miserable. Cld.
HOULAT, HOULET, HOULIT, see Howlet.
HOULDER MOULDER, p/ir. Som. To brood over.
SWEETMAN U'illCa>t/Oll Gl. (1885).
HOULT, see Hold, sb.. Holt, sb.^
HOULTERED, />/.. Nhb.' Shattered.
In a pit, when a shot has fissured the stone, the cracked and
shattered place is said to be houltered.
HOUNCE, sb. e.An. Also in forms bouncer e.An.'
e.Suf ; houncing e.An.'^ [euns.] The red and yellow
worsted ornament spread over the collars of horses in a
team. Gen. in pL Cf housing, sb.^
e.An.'2 Suf. Rainbird Agric. (1819^ 294, ed. 1849; Suf.',
e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. That part of the furniture of a cart-horse
which lies spread upon his collar, Ray (1691); (K."); High square
leathern flaps on horse-collars, Morton Cjclo. Agric. (1863) ; Gl.
(1851); Ess.'
[A nasalized form of Fr. housse, a foot-cloth for a horse
(CoTGR.) ; for the phonology cf caunsey.]
HOUND, 56.' and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also in forms hahnd w.Yks. ; heawnt Lan. ; hoond Nhb.'
C^n.^-'Wrn. e.Yks.'; hun' Cai.' Cum.'; hund Sc. (Jam.)
Sh.I. Or.I. Nhb.' n.Yks.' 1. sb. In coiiip. (i) Hotmd-
hunger, the ravenous appetite of a dog or a hound ; (2)
■hungry, ravenous as a dog ; (3) -trail, a dog-trail or
drag-hunt.
(,1.2) n.Sc. (Jam.) (3) Nhb.' There was a hoond-trail at Alwin-
ton Races in Upper Coquetdale each year until the last race there
in 1853. Cnm.^ ; Cum.* The programme included a hound trail
in the morning, Carlisle Patr. (May 26, 1893I 3. 'Wm. T'hoond-
trail wes ower — ther titter folk, Ets theearwhen t'dogs begin, 5/ifr.
Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 51; (B.K.)
2. A large, ill-favoured dog.
Sh.1. He's clappid on yon Qseless hund o' his apon his black hug,
S/>. News (July 24, 1897) ; S. & Ork.' MS. add.
3. Fig. A low, mean fellow, a rascal ; a term of reproach
applied esp. to a dirty, idle person.
Or.I. A contemptuous expression still used, as instead of'O you
dog,' it is ' O you hund ' (SA.S.). Nhb.' Wm. 'V'ah lile gallas
hoond. Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 50. n.'Yks. Commonly used to
mischievous or dirty children, as 'Ahl gi tha't thoo mucky hund'
l,W.H.). e.Yks.' Thoo hoond ! ti talk i' that way tl Ihi awn
muther. w.Yks. I may be thowt a brazzened hahnd, Cudworth
Dial. Sietcbes (1884) 13 ; w.Yks.^ Ther's Tommy here, t'head an'
shoulthers less, an' sharper behorf 'an what thou art ; isn't tuh
'shaamed o' theesen ? — gurt idle hound ! Lan. He's a very impi-
dent, dirty-lookingheawnt,WAUGHO!irfB/(iHfcr(i867)i3. nw.Der.'
Tha gret idle hound. s.Lin. You tiresome young hound, do clear
out o' my way (T.H.R.). Shr.^ w.Som.' Gen. applied to boys.
'You lazy, good-for-nort j'oung hound, I'll skin yer backzide vor
ee, I will ! '
4. A greedy, avaricious person, eager to seize all he can.
Sc. (Jam.), Cai.'
5. V. To hunt, drive with dogs or hounds. Also usedfg.
Sc. There were dougs, nae doot, to hund them Frae the shelter
o' the trees. Ballads and Poems (1885) 143. Sh.I. She hunds her
here an dere. Burgess Rasmie (1892) 52. Dmf. The mawkin,
houn'd wi' fear, Gaed like a glouf the bracken through, Reid
Poems (1894) 60. Cum. Jinkinson hoondin' on t'fell, Richardson
Talk (1876^ 19 ; Cum.' 'Wm. He usta gang oot ontet fells ... an
hoond fooaks sheep, Spec. Dial. (1877I pt. i. 22; Sarran the coves,
er hoondan the sheep, Gooardy Jenkins ; 'Wm.' Hoondan t'sheep
is ' driving the sheep by dogs away from one part of the fell to
another.' . . 'We say a shepherd is hoondan up t'sheep, when he's
driving them up on t'fell." sw.Lin.' He's fit to hound one to dead.
■War.^Ile is a bad fellow, and ought to be hounded out of the parish.
6. Phr. (i) to hound fells, to hunt or drive sheep on the
fells ; (2) — the tyke, to put the law in motion ; (3) — off,
to drive off unceremoniously.
(i) Cum. If one of our dogs takes to houndin' fells we put him
down, Helvellyn in Conih. Mag. (Oct. 1890) 384 ; We were soon
sitting with the Helvellyn shepherds, . . learning the various in-
cidents of the day's ' hounding ' of the fells for ' the gethering,'
as it is called, ib. 384. [2) Nhb.' (3) e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.)
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7. To urge on, encourage, incite, instigate, esp. to en-
courage to do mischief.
Rxb. To hund mischief, to incite some other person to work
mischief, while the primary agent stands aside and keeps out of
the scrape ' Jam.\ n.Cy. ' To hound a dog at a beast,' to set him
on (K.). Nhb. He hoonded his tarrier at the beggar (R.O.H.) ;
Nlib.' A shepherd is said to hund his dog when he directs it.
Cum. Colhes . . . can be hounded for miles — as far as they can
see the action of the shepherd directing them, Watson Kaliire
and IVdcraft. ( 1890' xi ; Cnra.^ He'll niver dee of his-sel' sa lang as
ther's any wark to hoond yan on lull, 8. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.' When
one person is introduced to another by the stratagem of a third partj-,
as a man to a match he is desirous of making, he is said to have
been hounded to the woman ; n Yks.* Them 'at hounded him on
war t'fo'st ti bleeam him. Neeabody's hounded him on mair 'an
what Ah 'ev an' yet he wadn't stick up tul him. ne.Yks.' Jack was
and eneeaf ti knaw better, bud he nobbut hoonded t'others on.
e.Yks.».1/S. arfrf. iT.H.)
Hence Hounding, sb.an advantage obtained for another
person by recommendation, or by creating an opportunity
for him.
n.Yks.i ; n.Yks.2 A sideaway recommendation in any one's
behalf is called a hounding for another's benefit ^ed. 18551.
8. To urge, worrj', importune.
sw.Lin.' She almost made me cross wi' hounding at me so.
They hound me to go gleaning. She's hounding after her bottle
and her titt3'. My lass hounds mv belly out.
HOUND, 56.2 Sc. Nhb. Sus. Wil. Dor. Som. Amer. Naut.
Also in forms heughn Nhb.' ; hune S. & Ork.' 1. pi.
Those projections at the lower part of a mast-head which
carry the trestle-trees, shrouds, staj'S, &c. ; in sing, the
upper end of a ' keel's ' mast.
S. & Ork.i MS. add. Nhb.i [Amer. The ice ... in the tops
and round the hounds of the lower masts, Dana Bef. Mast (1840)
xxxiii. Naut. Ansted Sea Toms (1898).]
2. pi. The extreme ends in the couples of a house,
where thej' join at the pitch of the roof S. & Ork.*
3. One of the wooden bars, of which there are two or
more, connecting the fore-carriage of a springless wagon.
Sus.i, Will Dor. Barnes CI. (1863). w.Som.' One of the
two or more pieces which are morticed through the poll-piece of
the fore-carriage, and which carry the sweep-piece. This latter
permits the carriage to turn upon the main-pin without causing
undue strain upon it. Not used in spring wagons. [Amer. Hounds,
a pair of side-bars or horizontal braces for strengthening parts of
the running-gear of a waggon, Green Virginia Fik-Sp. (1899).]
[1. Fr. hune, the scuttle of the mast of a ship (Cotgr.) ;
OFr. hune, ' plate-forme ausommetd'un mat ' (La Curne).
ON. hunn, the knob at the top of the mast-head (Vig-
fusson).]
HOUNDER-OUT, s6. Obs. Sc. An instigator, setter-on.
Abd. The lords demand whether he was art and part, or on the
counsel, or hounder-out of their gentlemen ... to do such open
oppressions and injuries as they did daily, Spalding Hist. Sc.
(1792 I. 43.
HOUNTISH, adj. Dor. Som. [eu'ntij.] Boorish, un-
mannerly. Cf. hontish.
Dor. Zed Rabin in his hountish way, YouNG Rabin Hill (1867)
5. Som. Sweetman IVincanton CI. (1885).
HOUP, sb.^ and v. Sc. Also written howp Per.
1. sb. A mouthful of any drink; a taste of any liquid; a
mouthful of food.
Mry. (Jam.' Per. Come up the brae an' bide a week, . . An'
get a howp in ilka cheek O' halesome livin', Haliburton Horace
(i885) 29.
2. V. To drink bj' mouthfuls. Hence Houpan, vhl. sb.
the act of drinking by mouthfuls.
Bnff.' He bauds an unco preean an' houpan at that ale. He's
surelv 'or seerly) nae plaist wee't.
HOUP, s6.2 Sc. Hops.
Abd. Nor did we drink a' gilpin water. But reemin nap wi'
houp weel heartit, Tarras Poems ',1804) 24 (Jam.).
HOUPY, sb. Yks. Lan. Der. Also written howpey,
howpy ; and in forms awpy,hoppy, oapy- w.Yks. ; oppy
e.Lan.'; owppy- nw.Der.' [oupi, o'pi.] 1. A child's
name for a horse.
w.Yks. A little black Shetland ponj-, hardly bigger than a
Newfoundland dog was standing at the door. . . ' O, what a hoppy !
Is it alive, uncle? Bring it in!' Yks. Post Xmas Ann. (1893} ;
////v. U'ds. (1865) ; (J.T.); w.Yks.l Only used by children ; w.Yks.s
Hence (i) Howpy-beef, sb. horse-flesh ; (2) -dick, (3)
-gee, (4) -horse, sb. a child's name for a horse.
(i) w.Yks. Wibsey is noted for its inhabitants' love of * howpey
beef,' BiNNS Vill. to Toiin (1882) 87; A bit of • howpey ' beef
was a necessary dish at the Sunday dinner of a Wibsey* family',
CuDWORTH Bradford (1876) 18. (2) w.Yks. Look at the oapy-
dick! (S.O.A.) (3) w.Yks. (J.H.I, w.Yks.s (4) w.Yks.^
2. A child's name for a cow. Also in conip. Houpey-
cow. e.Lan.', nw.Der.'
HOUR.sZ). Sc. AlsoCor. Also written oorSc. 1. Inphr.
(i) a b/uehour,abad time ; a time of quarrelling or ill-will;
(2) in good hour, in good time ; appropriately, suitably ;
(3) /his hours, for some hours, for a long time.
(i) Abd. Some while after this the lairds met in the moss, an'
there was like to be a blue hour between them, Decside Talcs
(1872) 119. y2\ Fif. In guid hour j-ou're come, perfay, To gie our
filthy freirs a fray, Tennant Papistry (1827) 81. (3) Cor. They
both ben in bed this hours, Hunt Pop. Rom. iv.Eiig. (1865) 350,
ed. 1896.
2. pi. O'clock, time of day.
Sc. Thursday about ten hours we went to take some meat,
Thomson Cloud of Witnesses (1714) 46, ed. 1871 ; What hours?
what o'clock ? (Jam.) Abd. By the morn at ten houi-s, Spalding
Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 39. Per. At ten and eleven hours at even,
Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844) II. 285. Fif. Sanct Salvador's lang
strappan steeple Had peltit five hours to the people, Tennant
Papistiy 1827)134. Ayr. ' What's your oors, doctor ? ' 'Weel,'
said I, 'Hugh, it's exactly' two minutes to two with me,' Service
Dr. Diigiiid (ed. 1887": 154. Lnk. Ane-hours, one o'clock (Jam.).
Edb. At five-hour's bell scribes show their faces, Fergusson Poohs
(1773) M9, ed. 1785.
HOUSE, sZ).' and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Amer. Also in forms haase, hahse w.Yks.; haise
s.Chs.'; hause w.Yks.; hawwse Cum.'*; heawse
Lan.'; hooas Cum.'"; hooase Lakel.^ ; hoos e.Yks.';
hoose Sc. Cai.' Bnft'.' Nhb.' Cum.'" n.Yks.= ; houze
Oxf ' Suf ' Wil. Som. Cor. ; howze LW. ; oose ne.Sc. ;
owze Dev.^ [aus, Sc. n.Cy. hus, w.Yks. as, Lan. es,
s.Cy. eus.] I. Gram, forms. \. sb. i7;;.g-. ?Housen.
Glo. JIv father's grandfather lived in that 'ere housen, GiBBS
Co/sicoW V;7/. (1898, 388. s.WiL 'Yan housen,' yonder house,
Monthly Mag. (1814) II. 114.
2. pi. Housen. [Not known to our correspondents n.
of Yks.]
Dmb. Wrathfu' waters, hurlin' wi' their shock The very housen
fra' the rifted rock, Salmon Cowodean (1868 40. Rnf. O lassie,
will ye tak' a man? Rich in housen, gear an' lan? Tannahill
Poems (1807) 13 (Jam.). Nhb.', n.Yks.' 2 ne.Yks.' Aback o'
t'hoosen. w.Yks.^ Lan. Housen and castles and kings decay,
RoDY Trad. (1872) II. 121. Chs. (E.F.) Stf. Its nine or ten
housen up, Murray Josepli's Coat (1882) 100. s.Stf. Some
praichers bin mighty particler what housen they gone to dinner
to, PiNNocK Blk. Cy. Ann. (18B9) 63. Not. J.H.B.), Not>
s.Not Still in use (J.P.K.). Lin.' n.Lin.' Rare. s.Lin. Common
(T.H.R.). Rut.', Lei.' War. B'liam IVkly. Post (June 10, 1893);
War.' =34 s.War." Still very commonly used. m.Wor. (J.C.),
se.Wor.', Nbp.i* Shr.' 'Ousen bin despert scase about theer ;
SUr.°, Hrf.'^, Rdn.' Glo. Spends more time in their neighbours'
housen nor iver thay doos in their own, Buckman Darke's Sojouni
(18901 XV ; Glo.i=, Oxf.' Brks. CI. (i852> ; (W.H.Y.) Hrt.
(H.G.) ; Ousen, Ellis Prommc. (1889) V. 202. Hnt. (T.P.F.),
e.An.", Cmb. (J.D.R.) Nrf. Still often used by quite old people
^E.M.) ; I niver knew housen had naames, A.B. K. IVn'glil's
Fortune (,188s 32. Suf. Yet used freq. (C.G.B.) ; Ellis ib. 285 ;
Suf.i e.Suf. Very common (F.H.\ Ess. ^S.P.H.) ; Them housen,
sir, is harnted, Downe Ballads (1895) 17 ; Ess.', Sus. (J.L.A.),
Hmp.i n.Hmp. I remember as a boy hearing the //. 'housen,'
but I never meet with it now(E.H. R. ). s.Hmp. It was not down
to housen gay, that Christ a Child came for to stay, Verney
L. Lisle (1870I III. 34. I.W.i Wil. (K.M.G.) ; Slow CI (1892) ;
Wil.' 52. n.Wil. Thur beant nobody in these yer housen,
Jefferies Gt. Estate (i88o' ix. Dor. The bright-shod veet vrom
housen round, Barnes Poems (1869-70) 3rd S. 9. Som. Jennings
Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873). e.Dev. Pulman
Sng. Sol. (i860) Notes, 3. Cor. Fram our houzen and hoam,
J. Trenoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 33 ; Cor.^ Nearly obs. ; Cor.3
Obsol. [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 331.]
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II. Dial. uses. 1. sb. In co;;;/. (i) House-arse, the sea
anemone ; (2) -ball, a girls' game of ball ; (3) -body,
a dwelling-room ; (4) -boggart, an imp or goblin supposed
to haunt nouses or dwellings; (5) -bootle or -bote, obs.,
the right of getting wood to repair houses ; (6) -carles,
obs., household servants ; (7) -cat, /tg. a stay-at-home ;
(8) -dame, the mistress of the house; (9) -devil, a 'devil
at home, a saint abroad ' ; (10) -dirt, the dust of a house ;
(11) -dove, a person who is constantly at home ; (12)
•dowly, a tenderly brought up person ; (13) -dweller,
a householder ; (14) -end, (a) the gable or end of a house ;
(b) the parlour in a house ; see End, sb} 3 ; (c) used as a
simile for anything very large ; (15) -fare, household pro-
visions ; (16) -fast, confined to the house by illness, &c. ;
(17) -fasten, to confine to the house by illness; (18)
-fellow, (a) a fellow-servant ; (b) a wife ; (19) -fending,
household management ; (20) -folk(s, (a) the inmates of
a house; (b) the house-servants; (21) -gear, household
furniture ; (22) -green, the house-leek, Scntpervhmm tec-
torum ; (23) -haddin, house-keeping ; (24) -handsel, the
convivialities on taking possession of a new dwelling ;
(25) -head, (a) the head of the house ; (b) the ridge of the
house roof ; (26) -heat, (27) -heating, a 'house-warming'
or festivity given on coming to a new house ; (28) -hicht,
{a) applied to a person of small stature ; (i) in a state of
excitement or anger ; (29) -hold, ordinary ; of bread :
common as distinguished from fancy ; (30) -hold goods,
see (21); (31) -holdments, households, tenements; (32)
•holdry, household utensils; (33) -keep, to keep indoors
or in the house; {34) -keeper, (a) used of anyone staying
at home in charge of a house ; (b) see (7) ; (c) an heir-
loom, an old piece of familj' furniture ; (d) a bum-
bailiff'; (35) -kept, confined to the house owing to some
preventing cause, other than illness ; {36) -lamb, a lamb
set aside for feeding for the table ; (37) -leek (Houzlick,
Huslock), {a) the plant, Scmpervivum tectoriim ; {b) the
biting stonecrop, Scdiini acre or S. rcjlexum ; (38) -maill,
obs., house-rent ; (39) -master, see (25, a) ; (40) -midges,
common house-flies ; (41) -money, a wife's allowance for
household expenditure; (42) -nook, an ingle-nook ; (43)
•plat, the ground on which a farm-house is built, with its
immediate surroundings ; (44) -proud, proud and fond of
one's house or home ; taking pride in having one's house
nice and well kept ; (45) -provven,see (15) ; (46) -rearing,
obs., a feast given when the roof of a new house was put
on ; (47) -ridding, changing houses, moving ; (48) -rigg,
(49) -riggin, the ridge at the top of the roof; (50) -row, in
phr. by house-roiv, (a) from house to house, taking the
houses as they come ; (6) see below ; (51) -side, a big,
clumsy person; (52) -snail, the common shell-snail; (53)
-stead, ia) the site of a house ; (b) the kitchen, geit.
occupied by the farmer and his family ; (54) -tendered,
said of a person that has become delicate by confinement
to the house ; (55) -things, articles of furniture ; (56)
•verdeen, a servant who has charge of the outdoor work
on a farm ; (57) -wallah, one who inhabits a house in
contradistinction to a tent ; (58) -warming, a wedding gift
or present made on first keeping house ; (59) -wean,
a female servant ; (60) -wifery, (61) -wifeskep, house
keeping ; (62) -worthy, said of an article of sufficient
value to be taken care of, or stored by.
(i) Cum.* {2) Lth. The 'lassies games' were skipping on the
' jumpin'-rope,' the ' house ba',' the ' pickies,' Strathesk Afore Bits
(.ed. 1885"! 33. (3) w.Yks. (E.G.) (4) Lan. The house-boggarts,
or industrious yet mischievous imps haunting dwellings, Harland
& Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) 59. (5) Nhb.i, n.Yks.2, w.Yks. 2
Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 338. n.Lin* Cor. Ihe
prior gave 'privilege and freedom' to the poor of Bodmin for
gathering, for ' fire-boote and house-boote,' such boughs and
branches of oak-trees in his woods ... as they could reach to . . ,
with a 'hook and a crook,' Hunt Pop. Ront. w.Eng. (1865) 434,
ed. 1896. (6) Gall. How many sons and limber house-carles can
you spare, Ardarroch, . . to march with me? CROCKErr Standard
Bearer (1898) 68. n.Yks.^ (7) Dev.' I wish her was'n such a
Iiouze-cat, but wud go more abroad ; 'twid do her good, 5. (8)
n.Yks.2 (9) Peb. Causey saint an' house devil, Wi' your wife ye
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canna gree, Affleck Poet. Wks. (1836) 128. (10) Lnk. I'm vvadin
ankle-deep in stoor and hoose-dirt, Murdoch Readings (ed. 1895)
11.96. (11) w.Cy. (Hall.) (12) e.An.> (13) Stf.' (14, a) Abd.
VVhaur was he ? Saumerin' at his ain hoose-end, Giiidman
Inglismaill (1873) 60. Per. Hevanish'din a flash o' fire an' smoke,
Vanish'd, an' took the house-end wi' him near! Haliburton
Dunbar (i895> 86. Ayr. There would come twa or three birkies
. . . snoakin' after her at the hoose-en', Service Notandunis (1890)
III. Lth.Mindyeyon aik thatgrewat ourhouse-endi Ballantine
Poems (1856). Gall. The herd lads and ploughmen were gathered
at the house-end when I came up the loaning, Crockeit Standard
Bearer (1898) 187. n.Cy. (J.W.) (6) w.Yks. Andrew Law and
the child had, in dale-phrase, ' taken the house-end at Gibb's Ha' ' ;
that is, the little parlour at Gibb's Ha", with the chamber over it,
HowiTT Hope On (1840) vi. (c) Not.' Let' Beard I Ah, as big as
a'aouse-end! A cent a man wi' a beard, a een't ! A's a beard
wi' a man ahoint it. (15) n.Yks.^ (16) Sc. O' ither wives wha
ne'er were ketpit hoosc-fast Like what she was, Allan Lilts
(1874)153. n.Yks.ls", ne.Yks.i, m.Yks.i (17) m.Yks.« (i8, n)
w.Yks.2 (A) Lan. He came back and told me that his house fellow
had gone out, Walkden Diary (ed. 1866) 58. (ig) n.Yks.^ A poor
hand at houss-fending. (20, a) n.Yks.i^* (i) Lakel.^ T'hoose
fooak's them at stops at hiam an' du't gah oot ta work i' t 'fields.
Cum. T'hoose fwok gat mair help, Dickinson Lanipliigh (1856) 5.
n.Yks.' (s.v. Folk). (21) Sc. She has held the house gear well
together, Scott Pirate (1821) v. n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Yks.2 Dor.
How still do all the housegear stand Around my Iwoncsome zight,
Barnes Poems (1869-70) 3rd S. 94. (22) Chs.', Nhp. (B. & H.),
War.s (23) Sli.I. 'Wissin' an' waddin' are pOr hoose haddin',
Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 216. (24) n.Yks. '^ Before occupying a
fresh house, a person should go into every room, bearing a loaf and
a plate of salt, for luck to the new place. (25, a) Ayr. She was
up on the househead. Ballads and Sngs. (1846) I. 74. (/<) Frf.
There lichtit a corbie on oor hoose-heid, Watt Poet. Sketches
(1880) 19. (26) Dm'. At brydal shaw, or new house heat, We
thraw auld age avva, Jo! Cromek Remains (1810) 48. (27) Sc.
The foondin", the hoose-heatin', the foy, the maiden, Ford Tliistle-
dozvn (1891) 124. ne.Sc. When the house was taken possession
of, there was a feast, the hoose heatin or fire kinlin, Gregor Flk-
Lore (1881) 51. Cai.' s.Sc. There's to be a hanlin' at Braehead
the nicht — a hoose heatin, Wilson Tales (1836) II. 292. Ayr.
Flitting in at the back end, we had our house-heating on Hogma-
nay, Service Dr. Dnguid (ed. 1887) 119. (28, a) Bnff.' He's nae
twa hoose-hicht mair nor I am [or me]. (A) lA. He wiz hoose-hicht
at the factor fin he set's fairm bye 'im. (29) w.Som.' Aewzl
brai-d. (30) lA. Furniture of a house is scarcely ever called by any
other name. ' I would not mind giving up the house if I could tell
what to do with my household-goods ' [aewzl geodz]. (31) n.Yks.
With some other odd householdments within the said township.
Quart. Sess. Rcc. (Jan. 12, 1724 5) in A'. R. Rcc. Soc. IV. 171.
(32) Ayr. To judicate that leddies would be flinging householdry
at ane anither's heads, Galt Lairds (1826) xiv. (33) n.Yks,*
' Mun wehoose-keep her?' that is, the sickly cow; must she remain
indoors, or be let out? (34, a) n.Lin.' There's no housekeepers
at home, is there, missis ! My daughter's at home, so I've a house-
keeper. Charles has stayed at home to be housekeeper a bit.
(A) n.Lin.' I'm a real ho( se-keaper noo, I hevn't been to Brigg
markit for oher a twcl' munth. ."She's a gcod hoose-keiiper, niver
runs clartin* cfter th' lads, (f) Chs.' An old oak chest in a cottage
was spoken of by its owner as ' a nice old housekeeper.' s.Chs.'
Such a piece of furniture is often spoken of as a 'good owd haise-
keeper.' (d) Hrf.' (35) n.Yks.'* (36) Mid. Some of these
barns are fitted with deal linings, partitions, and floors for the
purpose of suckling house lambs, Marshall Revieiv (1817) V. 128.
Dor. The breed of sheep which is remarkable for supplying the
metropolis with house-lamb at a very early season, lA. 279. (37, a)
Wm. Hoose leek is good fer sair spots (B.K.). n.Yks. CT.S.)
ne.Yks.' Usually planted on the ridge of thatched houses. e.Yks.'
w.Yks. It's only a bit o' house-leek, you can get plenty at t'pooblic-
'ouse ovver t'waay (F.P.T.). Nhp.' This plant is traditionally
regarded as a preservative from lightning; whence arises its
frequency on the roofs of our rural cottages. Suf.' (6) Nhp. Its
thatch with houseleek blooms was yellow o'er, Clare Jockey and
Jenny ; Close beneath the houseleck's yellow flower, I'A. (B. & H.)
(38) Abd. The tenth penny of ilk house maill within the town was
also uplifted, Spalding IJist. Sc. (1792) I. 290. Fif. Ane thousand
merks monie, with ane hundreth merkis of housmaill, Row C/i.
Hist. (1650) 44, cd. 1842. (39) n.Yks.* Is t'hoose-maistlier at
yam? (40) ;A. (41) Lan.' ' Docs he turn up his wages?' * Navve,
he gies me what he loikes for th' heawse-monev. an' keeps th' rest
for hissel.' Sur. (L.J.Y.) (42) w.Yks. (S.P'U.) (43) w.Yks.
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Metit. Rev. J. Gregory (1876) 13. (44) n.Yks. Sha'ssa hooseprood
noo 'at sha caht bide ta see a thing ather dusty er oot ov t'pleeas
(W.H.). w.Yks. You are what you call house-proud ; you hke to
have everything handsome about you, Bronte S/ii'r/iy (1849) xviii.
Lan. Hoo was very house proud, was mother, hoo was that,
LoiigiiHin's Mag. (July i8g6, 254 ; Lan.' We had some talk with
that class of operatives who are both clean, provident, and heawse-
proud, as Lancashire folk call it, Wauch Factory Flk. 1,1867) vi.
n.Lin.i She's not a bit hoose-prood, iv'rything is alus at sixes and
sevens. (451 n.Yks.^ (46) n.Lin.' Spent at ye houses rearing 25.,
Lea Overseer's Aec. (1752). (47) Dor. Are you house-ridding to day
like every one else! Hardy Ttss (1891) 467, ed. 1895. (48) Cum.
They have a saying . . . that when bairns reach a certain age, they
are thrown on the house-rigg, and that those who stick on are
made thatchers of, while those who fall off are sent to St. Eees to
be made parsons of, CasscU's Tech. Educ. (1879) I\'. 366. w.Yks.
Thare cat . . . jump't up ... an away she went ovver t'hause-rigs
like wildfire, Tom TREDDLriiovLE Bairnsla Ann. (1843) 14. (49)
Sc. Heap them as high as the house-riggin', ?>coi-s Antiqiinry (1816)
xxxiii. (50, a) s.Not. 'E took an' distributed the bills by 'ouse-row
(J.P.K.). n.Lin.i To call at every liouse in a street or village, as
rate-collectors and distributors of handbills do, is to go by house-
row. (6) s.Not. The labourers who, being out of work, were
formerly sent by the overseer of the poor to work for the different
farmers in succession, were said to go by house-row. They were
called house-row men ; rounds-men in other parts of the country
(J.P.K.\ n.Lin.i Before the Act of Parliament was passed for
rating poor law unions as a whole, it was customary for the
farmers, instead of giving a pauper direct relief, to let him go by
house-row, that is, each farmer employed him at a low rate of
wages for a time proportionate to the land which he occupied.
sw.Lin.' The old plan of keeping men employed, when work was
scarce, by finding them so many days' work at each house in the
parish in turn. ' It used to go by house row.' ' They used to go by
house-row when feyther was agate.' (si') n.Sc. Sx a house-side
o' a wife (Jam.). (52) nw.Dev.', s.Dev. (F.W.C) (.53, «) n.Yks.^
(A) n.Cy. HoLLOWAY. (54) n.Yks.^ (55) Lnk. They had gathered
twa-three hoose-things thcgither, Murdoch Readings (ed. 1895^ H.
53. (56)S.&Ork.i (57) Hmp.i Used commonly by the gypsy-tribes
in n.Hmp. {58) Cor.' (59) n.Yks.^ (60) Per. Your skill in house-
wif ry is widely known , Stewart Character ( 1 857) 175. (6i ) Sc. My
hand is in my housewifeskcp. Old Sng. (Jam.) ; I wadna affront your
houscwifeskep, gudewife, Scott Bride of Lam. ( 1819) xii. Per. \Vi'
that she sent some blankets on before, Turn'd to her huswifeskcp,
and no words more, Hahiiurto.m Z)«;i6(7r;i895) loi. (62^ n.Yks. ^
2. Phr. (i) house and liall, entirely, completely; a clean
sweep ; (2) — of industry, the workhouse ; (3) — of Keys.,
the Manx House of Parliament ; (4) — o/' or, an accumula-
tion of rich ore in a mine ; (5) — of water, an old working
in a mine, full of water ; (6) all the house, the whole house-
hold ; (7) in house, indoors ; (8) to be at the liouse-iop, to be
in a great rage ; (9) to bring the liouse or old house oirr the
head, to bring a calamity by carelessness or improvidence;
(10) to get on tike a house on fire, to get on very rapidly or
well ; (11) to put or throw the house out at the ita'udows, to
cause great disorder and confusion.
(i)Fif. Root, root her out o' house and ha', TENNANTJF'<»/ii'rfr>'( 1 827)
27. Gall, A very common phr. in connection with a person's losing
all his property and being left homeless as well as poor (A.W.^. (2j
Shr. In addition to the house of industry at Shrewsbury, Marshall
Agric. (1818; H. 212. Oxf. The House of Industry for the recep-
tion of the poor of eleven of our fourteen parishes, Peshall City
(1773) 221, in Clark Wood's City U889) I. 393. 13") I. Ma. He is
one of the 24 keys. He sits for Peel ; as member of the House
of Keys, he is entitled to write M.H.R. after his name (S.M.).
(4) Cor.'^ (s.v. Carbonas). (5) lA. Old workings that are full of
water are sometimes called 'gunnies of water,' yet more com-
monly, 'a house of water ' i^s.v. Gunnies 1. {6) ne.Sc. Part of the
invitation to attend a wedding was, ' Come our and fess a' yir
cose wi' ye,' Grecor Flk-Lore fi83i) 98. 171 Som. I couldn't
speak when I came in house (T. K.L.). {Bi w.Yks.' (g"! Nhp.',
War.a, Hnt. (T.P.F.) (10) Nhp.', War.^, Hnt. (T.P.F.), Sur.
(L.J.Y.), Cor. (L.C.A.T.) (11) w.Yks.' nw.Der.' Yo'n put th'
house out at th' windus. Nhp.', War.*
3. pi. House property.
N.Cy.', n. Yks.' ^ Wor. ' He gave him some housen,' bequeathed
some house property to him (E.S.).
4. The workhouse. In gen. colloq. use.
Lnk. Many old people . . . have to enter the ' house,' as it is
nick- named, like humble suppliants, Gordon Pyotshaw (1885)
163. w.Yks. They think we'd best go into t'house, Fletcher
lVaf>entake (1895"! 21. Oxf. They were at last safely housed in
the new House, Stapleton Parishes (1893) 162 ; Oxf.' MS. add.
Brks. They would ha' liked to ha' seen me clean broke down,
that's wut they would, and in the house, Hughes T. Brown 0.xf.
(1861) xxxix. Lon. She died in the house in Birmingham, May-
hew Loud. Labour (ed. 1861) II. 378. Ken. If you or me, Dim-
mick, was to be took with a stroke, or a fit, or any sich thing, ofT
to the house they'ld bundle us, sure as my eye, Cornh.Mag. (Jan.
1894)56. Sur.' He most always goes into the house in winter. Sns.
Feeling I suppose aggrieved by being obliged to go into ' the house,'
Egerton Fills, and IVays (1884) 11. Dor. Who's a-goin' to take
you on as a new hand if you leave me ? It'll be the House, man,
Longman's Mag. (Nov. 189B) 48. Colloq. The respectable poor
have a natural repugnance to'the House,'5/n«rfa^(/(Sept.6, 1887)5.
5. The portion of a building, consisting of one or more
rooms, occupied by one tenant or family.
Sc. Among the working classes . . . even in modern legislation
the word ' house' is used for any separately occupied portion of
a building, while the word ' tenement ' represents the whole
edifice, 2nd Rep. R. Comm. Housing JVking. Classes (1885) 4.
6. A room ; a room in any building.
w.Som.' Dev. Hewett P<!<?5. Sp. (1892) 109. n.Dev. In answer
to my inquiry Lizzie was summoned from the 'back houze,' when
she emerged grinning broadly as usual, E.E.D. Dev. Village in
Outlook (Apr. 16. 1898) 332; Jan, dare tha 'cess in t'other houze.
Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 4. f Amer. This grew up from the
custom of having houses of one room, or two, connected by a
porch, each of which rooms was called a house, Dial. Notes (1865)
I- 372-]
7. The kitchen or general living-room in a farm-house or
cottage.
Ant. A^. O- Q. (1893 , 8th S. iv. 93. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.*
Cum.' The apartment or living room into which the front door
opens. The ground floor consists of house, parlour, kitchen, and
milk-house ; Cum."* 'Wm. The door, . . leading into what West-
moreland folk call the 'house' or sitting-room of the farm, was
open. Ward R. Elsmere (1888) 133. n.Yks.^; n.Yks.'' Deean't
set it doon i' t'hoos, tak it inti t'parlour. ne.Yks.' Sha's nut i'
bed, sha's i' t'hoos. e. Yks. Marshall Rtir. Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.'
The better room of a farm-house. m.Yks.' w.Yks. A cottage
often consists of a ' house' and two chambers Fa living room and
two bedrooms] iS.P.U.) ; w.Yks.'** ; w.Yks.^ Always the room
on the ground floor, in which the family take their meals, and use
throughout the day. * Awaay wi" thuh up i' t'iiouse [from the
kitchen] an' fotch muh t'long brush darn.' n.Lan. (W.S.) s.Lan.
It includes kitchen and the regular sitting-room or the room in
which the family mostly live — not the parlour (S.W.). s.Chs.',
Not. (L.C.M.\ Not.'*, Der.', nw.Der.', n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' The
floor of the house is worse than the kitchen. Some would
ha' putten him in the kitchen, or in a chamber, but I ha' kep' him
in the house. Rut.' The best kitchen or inner living room in a
farm or good-sized cottage. A stranger is often invited to ' Joost
step into the house ' when he is under the impression that he is
in the house already. Lei.' Nlip.' So gen. adopted, that houses
are so described in the advertisements in our local papers. 1832.
' To be let, a dwelling comprising a parlour, house, kitchen, and
back-kitchen'; Nhp.'' War.* Any ground-floor room as opposed
to the kitchen. Glo. He stepped inlo the ' house,' the large in-
habited kitchen so called, Gissing Vill. Hampden (1890) i. Oxf.'
My missis ent in the house, but I knows er's indoors some-ur,
MS. add. Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 135. e.Au.',
Ess. (H.H.M.) sw.Eng. The living room is nearly always called
the house, while the second room is the ' back-house,' A'. & Q.
(1893) 8th S. iv. 93. w.Som.' The living room ; the ground floor
gen. Dhu vloo'ur-z u-wae^urd aewt, cens liz u guurt oad rai't-n
dim miid'l u dh aewz [The floor is worn out, so that there is a
great hole right in the middle of the living room].
Hence (i) House-place, sb. {a) the kitchen or general
living-room in a farm-house or cottage ; (b) the parlour of
a farm-house, containing the best lurniture and seldom
used ; (2) -room, see (i, a).
(i, (I) n.Cy. Grose (1790). n.Yks. He ushered her into the
kitchen or house-place, Simpson Jcanie o' Diggersdale (1893) 177 ;
n.Yks. '2 w.Yks. Crunch can rooam abaat booath i' th' room an
th' haase place, Hartley Clock Aim. (1887) 30; (J.T.) Lan.
What an aspect of comfort did his house-place present, Gaskell M.
Barton (1848) ii ; Lan.' Come, my wench, let's have this heawse-
place cleaned up. Chs.', s.Chs.' Stf.' A room with a quarried
floor, used as a kitchen and sitting-room. Der.*, Not.'*, s.Not.
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(J.P.K.), swLin.> Lei. A messuage at Market Harborough . . .
consisting of a houscplace fronting the street with two chambers
and garret over the same, Patiiciilays of Sale (1803); Lei.', Shr.*
s.Wal. The mistress sat feathering in the doorway of the house-
place, Longman's Mag. i Dec. 18991 143. (b) Chs.^ (2) Cum.
He's in thouse room, Dalby Mayioyd yiB&o) II. 12.
8. Curling term : the circle round the tee within which
the stones must lie to count.
Sc. Frae bristles, dottles, an' the like, Aye sweep the hoosie
clean; May nane gang roarin thro' the hcose, Royal CaUd. Curling
Club Ann. (1894-5) loi ; There's no a stane in a' the hoose, ib.
348. Ayr. 'Stand wide, men,' cried William Sorby, for the eager
onlookers were crowding uncomfortably close to the * house,'
JonNSTON KiUnallie (i8gi) II. 113. Lth. After the stone had
passed between the two [other stones^, David swept behind the
tee, and 'saw him out o' the house,' Sirathesk More Bits (ed.
1885) 272.
9. Ohs. A deep bing broader at the top than at the bottom,
used in smelting tin.
Der. (Hall.) Cor. The black tin is smelted . . . with charcoal
only, first throwing on charcoal, then upon that black tin, and so
interchangeably into a very deep bing (which they call the house),
Kay Blowing of Tin (1691) 12; (K.)
10. V. To go indoors, go into the house.
Nhb.^ 'Have you seen the clergyman?' 'No; he mun be
hoosed."
11. To go gossiping from house to house. Used in prp.
Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl.
Hence Houser, sb. one who goes from house to house
gossiping.
Cor.3 bhe'm always making mischief— she'm a reglar houser.
12. To shelter, take into the house ; to hide.
Lth. E'en when weary warkmen house, Their sair forfoughen
spunks to rouse, Ballantine Poems (1856) 69. Nhb.', Yks.
(Halu", n.Yks.2 w.Yks. If a chap comes wi' a cart looad o' coils
... my fayther '11 haase em. Hartley Clock Aim. (1883) 13. Lan.
The hinds say they were carefully heawsed an' fettled, Kay-
Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) II. 84.
13. Of hay or corn : to get under cover, either in rick
or barn.
Gall. At ev'ry stack we meand to house, There with the currs
he happed crouse, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 400, ed. 1876.
Cum. We wor hoosin' a stack, Farrall Belly Wilson (1886) 135 ;
When fwok hed hoose't hay aw t'day. Richardson Talk 11876)
and S. 155. nw.Der.i Oxf.i MS. add. s.Cy. (Hall.) Ken.'
We've housed all our corn. Snr.i w.Som.' All the corn's
a- housed in our parish. Dev.^ Be yu agwaine til owze yer corn
tQ-day, maister ?
Hence (i) Housed, /^ covered over ; (2) Housing, vbl.
sb. the act of getting hay, corn, &c. under cover; (3)
Housing-supper, sb. a harvest-supper.
(i) Der.' Obs. (2) Lan. When th' heawsin wur done, eh, We
had some rare fun, Laycock 5»^s. (1866) 53. e.Lan.l (3) Lan.
Simon and his daughther were axed to th' heausin supper, Clegg
Skclches (1895) 9.
14. Of corn, hops, (Sic. : to grow thick and compact. Gen.
in pp.
e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus.' When hops have a great deal of
bine, and the poles are thickly covered over the top, so as almost
to shut out the light and sun, they are said to be 'housed.' Ken.
Holloway.
HOUSE, sb.^ Obs. Dev. A child's blanket ; a coverlet,
wrapper, mantle.
Horae Subscavae (1777) 218; Grose (1790'! MS. add.
[ Fr./(0«S5?, a coverlet, or counter-point for abed (CoTGR.).]
HOUSE, sb.^ Chs.'* The act of a cow or bull when
turned out of the 'shippon,' throwing itself on a hedge or
hedge-bank to have a satisfactory scratch, working away
violently with the horns and often kneeling down to
the work.
HOUSE, see Houst.
HOUSEL, sb. and aifj. Sc. Yks. Lan. Der. Lin. Shr.
Ess. Ken. Sus. Cor. Also in forms haasel w.Yks. e.Lan.';
housal Sc. nw.Der.'; housil m.Yks.' ; houssel n.Lin.';
hussel- Der.* 1. sb. Household goods or furniture.
w.Yks. (J.R.), e.Lan.', nw.Der.i n.Lin.' If in caase 1 was to
dee behoot a will would my missis get th' houssels ? Shr.' I 'ear
as theer's to be two days' sale at the 'George' — one fur live stock,
an' another fur 'onsel. Ess.(H.H.M.) Ken.' I doant think these
here new-comers be up to much ; leastwa^'s, ihey didn't want a
terr'ble big cart to fetch their housel along ; Ken.'' ' An old housel,'
i.e. household, meaning household stuff or furniture. Sus.' Whose
housel is that up on the wagon ?
Hence Husselments, sb.pl. household goods or chattels.
Der.2
2. Phr./(o/(5f/o/'^oocfe,afurnishedhouse,ahouseful. Cor.'
3. adj. Household, belonging to the house.
Sc. Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 424. Enf. In sicken
housal wark she bure a skair, Picken Poems (1813) II. 63.
m.Yks.' Housil-stuff, household articles in general. w.Yks. So
Sam gat shut at haasel gooids, Preston Poems (1864) 23.
HOUSELINGS, sb. pi. n.Cy. Tame animals, animals
bred up by hand. (H.'^ll.)
HOUSELLING, adj. Shr. Dor. In comb. Housellirg
cloths or towels, white cloths spread on the altar-rails
during the administration of the Holj' Communion.
Shr. In Much Wenlock Church last Easter Day I observed that
a white cloth was laid along the chancel rails for the Holy
Communion. Upon inquiry from the vicar afterwards I learnt
that the use of ' Houselling' cloths is a very old custom at Wen-
lock as it has been from time immemorial, and is practised not
only at the great festivals, but every time there is an administration
of the sacrament, Davies Shreds and Patches. Dor. At Wimborne
Minster a white cloth is spread on the altar rails while the
eucharist is being administered to the communicants, N. & Q.
(1869) 4th S. iii. 174.
HOUSEN, V. Der. War. Sus. Dev. 1. To put into a
house ; to house, harbour. Also usedy?^.
Der. Ye thought fit to housen thy own secret in thy own heart,
Cushing Foe (18881 II. vii. Sus. An' ax'd me uf a swarm o' bees
Was housen under dat. Lower Tom Cladpole (1872) St. 60.
nw.Dev.' Obsol. 'Tis time to houzen they there bullocks.
2. To muffle, encumber.
War.2 Don't ouzen yer neck wi" that great comforter.
HOUSEN, see Halsen, Hose, sb}
HOUSEY, adj. Sur.' Also in form housed, [euzi.]
Used of hops; see below.
Hops are said to be housey when the fruit is mixed up with the
leaves, and is, in consequence, difficult to pick. The word housed
occurs in the same sense.
HOUSEY, adv. Con* Suffering from too much con-
finement in the house.
HOUSING, sb} Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Also
written houseing Chs.' ; housen m.Yks.'; housin Nhb.' ;
and in forms hoosin' Cum.'* ; hoozin w.Yks. 1. A set
of buildings, esp. those belonging to a farm.
Cum.''', w.Yks.2, Chs.' Obs.
2. Comp. (i) Housing-sticks, (2) -stuff, household goods
or furniture.
(I) n.Yks.-* (2) n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Yks.'*''. m.Yks.' w.Yks.
Com in andteeakmelassaway.Anhoozin stuff.S/fC. Dial. (1800)45.
3. Fig. A capacity for holding much, esp. food or drink;
feeding, eating.
Nhb.' He has a good housin for drink. Lan. What must be th'
state of his inside after sich houseiii as he's dooin? Brierley Ab-
o'th-Yale Yankeeland (1865) v; Before one hauve o'th' mess had
been put out o'th' sect, th' housein began a bein very slow, ib. vi.
4:. pi. The lovver edges of a roof or eavesing. w.Yks.^
5. //. The iron framework which supports machinery in
a mill, &c. w.Yks.*
HOUSING, s6.* Yks. Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp.
Wor. Shr. O.xf Bdf. Nrf. Som. Also in forms housen
Lin.' Lei.' Bdf Nrf.; housin Nhp.*; houzen Nhp.';
houzin se.Wor.' ; ousing Chs.' [auzin, eu'zin.] 1. The
piece of leather attached to a draught-horse's collar, stand-
mg erect on the shoulders of a horse. Cf hounce.
w.Yks. Yks. IVkly. Post fjuly 21, 1883) ; w.Yks.* Chs.',
nw.Der.i, rjot. (J.H.B.) Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 710;
Lin.', Lei.' Nhp.' Gen. ornamented with red fringe, and in olden
time with bells, to give notice of the approach of the waggon,
when the roads were so narrow that two were unable to pass ;
Nhp.*, se.Wor.' Shr.' Obsol. The large leather cape attached to
the collar of a waggon-horse's gears, which can be raised or
lowered at will ; when laid down, it serves to protect the horse's
neck from wet ; Shr.^ Oxf.' Us mus' take the 'ouzen, it boords
rain, MS. add. Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng.'Lang. C1809) 139.
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Nrf. (C. W.B.N.) w.Som.' A broad leather flap which is fastened
to the top of a horse's collar. In fine weather it stands upright ;
in wet weather it is turned down (its true use) to keep the horse's
shoulders dr\'. The word also includes many kinds of ornaments
erected over the collar of the ' vore-horse.' [Morton Cych. Agnc.
(i£63).]
Hence Housingthungs, sb. a long strap curled at the
end pendant from the ' hames ' of a horse's gear. Shr.'
2. A petticoat. Lin. (Hall.), Lin.'
HOUSING, adj. m.Yks.' Very large.
A great liousing fellow.
HOUSSACK, see Hussock.
HOUST, V. Wil.' Also in form house. [eus(t.] To
grow stout. ' Lor, ma'am, how you've a-housted ! '
HOUSTER, V. and sb. Sc. Also written howster ; and
in form huister. 1. v. To gather together confusedly.
Fif. (Jam.)
Hence (i) Houstrie, sh. (a) soft, nasty, bad food ; {b)/ig.
trash, trumpery; (2) Houstring, />/>/. n^^'. bustling but con-
fused.
(r,(i) Rxb. Gen. a mixture of different sorts of meat (Jam.), (i)
Flf. Let us practice for the trial ; — Cast coat, an' hat, an' ither
houstrie, Lieut. C. Gray Poems {ib.). (2) Fi'. A huistrin'
body I Jam.).
2. sb. One whose clothes are ill put on. Fif {ib.)
HOUT, HOUTHER, see Hait, Hoit, sb.\ Hold, sb.,
Hoot, I'.', Hoot(s, Howder, v.'^
HOUTIE CROUTIE, phr. Sc. The haunches, hams.
I sat upon my houtie croutie, I lookit owre my rumple routie,
Chambers Pop. Rhymes {1870) 185.
HOUTS, 56. />/. e.An. Written houss [s/c] e.An.' A
contemptuous name for feet, always in comb, with 'great,'
'clumping,' &c. e.An.', e.Suf (F.H.)
HOUXIE, int. Cai.' [hauksi.] A call to a cow.
HOtJy, HOUZLE, see Hoo, int., Hoozle, sb.\ f.'
HOVE, sb. Nrf A floating island in the Broads.
Davies Broads (1884) 104. See Hover, sb. 14.
HOVE, V. Sc. Nhb. Chs. Den Also Som. Also in
form hoove Sc. 1. Obs. To stay, tarry, wait.
Tev. (Jam.\ Nhb. (R.O.H.) Der. I myselfe will hove on the
hill, Tewitt Ballads (1867') 50.
2. To take shelter. Chs.'^^ 3. To move. Som. (Hall.)
[1. Quhairof I hovit...in dowt, Dunbar Poems (c. 1510),
ed. Small, H. 308 ; Ye houe stille, Dest. Troy (c. 1400) 3531.
3. Hove out of my soune And lete it shine intomytoune,
GowER C. A. (c. 1400) L 323.]
HOVE, see Half, Hauve, z.', Heave, Hoaf.
HOVED, />/>/. adj. Sc. Of light, loose soil: puffed up.
Lnk. Such a mixture, however, renders the soil too light, and
too much disposed to become loose and hoved, Patrick Plants
(1831) Pre/. 20.
HOVED UP, phr. Obs. w.Cy. Dev. A phr. implying
that the person spoken of is in some great difficulty.
w.Cy. Grose (,1790; Siippl. n.Dev. You are finely hoved up, ib.
MS. add. (P.)
HOVEL, sA.' and v. Irel. n.Cy. Yks. Chs. Lei. Nhp.
War. Shr. Bdf Hrt. e.An. Sus. Wil. [h)o-vI.] 1. sb. A
shed for cattle or pigs, an out-house of any kind, a coal or
wood shed, a tool-house.
n.Cy. Grose ,1790) MS. add. (P.) Chs.'^^ Lei. I can get ti
my hovel without going out of doors (G.H.G.). War. Morton
Cych. Agtic. (i863\ Shr.> Dun'ee call that a 'ouse to live in?
W'y it's no better than a 'ovil fur cattle to 'erd in. e.Suf. The
compartment of a pig-sty in which the pig sleeps (F. H.). Ess.
Not meant in a dirty or ill-conditioned sense (H.M.M.). Wil.
(K.M.G.) n.Wil. ' Wurs the showU ' ' In th' hovel' lE.H.G.).
2. The compartment of a smithy where the horses stand
to be shod, as distinguished from the forge. Chs.',s.Chs.'
3. A building roofed with dead wood laid on cross-beams,
instead of upright rafters ; also called Dead-hovel. Nhp.'
4. Comp. (I) Hovel-posts, a sarcastic term for thick legs ;
(2) -pricks, short flexible sticks, used in thatching.
(I) Nlip.' (2) ib. Pointed at one end, and hooked at the other;
used to confine the rod which secures the straw or yelm, at the
eaves and ridge of a roof, when thatching.
5. The frame or stand upon which a stack of corn is
built ; a corn-rick.
N.I.' Lei. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). Bdf. A stack of wheat
raised upon a frame is so called. One never hears of hay hovels ;
but that is because hay is not so kept (J.W.B.). Hit. Others
place their corn on a framework of wood, which they call a hovel,
Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) V. ii. Sus. (J-W.B.)
Hence (i) Hovel-cap, sb. a broad stone or piece of iron
laid on the top of each pillar of a ' hovel ' ; (2) -frame, sb.
the wooden frame or platform on which stacks or ricks
are built up.
(i) N I.' To prevent rats, c&c, from climbing up to the grain.
(2) Lei.'
6. Obs. The brickwork cover surrounding an old-
fashioned pottery kiln.
w.Yks. One of the master bricklayers hurrying up one of the
tall hovels (as they are called) too expeditiously, when the top
fell in, Leeds Merc. (Aug. 28, 1770).
7. V. To place corn on a ' hovel ' or frame for stacking.
Hrt. A hand that can hovel, Ellis Mod. I/usb. (1750) V. i.
Hence Hovelled, pp/. adj., Jiff, laid flat ; the condition of
corn after a storm of wind or rain. Nrf Cozens-Hardy
Broad Nrf. (1893) 14.
HOVEL, sb.'^ Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also in
forms hoffil ne.Yks.' ; huffel w.Yks.= ; huffil n.Yks.'*
ne.Yks.'e.Yks. m.Yks.'; huffle Nhb.' Dur. Cum.* n.Yks.'
w.Yks.^ ; huval w.Yks. ; huvel Cum." ; huvil w.Yks. ;
huvvel Cum.' w.Yks. ; huvvil n.Yks.' ^ m.Yks.' ; huvvle
e.Yks.'w.Yks.^; ooavlne.Lan.' [h)ovl,h)uvl; o'fl,h)ufl.]
1. A finger-stall ; a cover for the protection of a sore or
cut finger. Also in comp. Hovel-poke.
Nhb.i A clout tied round a hurt finger (s.v. Haffle). Dnr.
Gibson Vp-\Veardate Gl. (I87o^. Cum.'", n.Yks.'^", ne.Yks.'
e.Yks. Marshall /?«/•. £<:o«. (1788); e.Yks.i m.Yks.' Usually
of leather. It will be said of a wounded finger; 'I've got a
finger-poke for it ; now I want a huvvil.' w.Yks. (H.L.) ; Leeds
Merc. Snppl. (Mar. 24, 1894) ; w.Yks.^^, ne.Lan.', n.Lin.'
2. A nosebag.
w.Yks. Bless me wot trubble yo hev we that noaze a yors, if 1
wor yo ide hev a huval for it, Tom Treddlehoyle Bainisla Ann.
(1852) 46; I't winter time ta wear a wesh-leather huvil on ta
keep t'frost off an it, ib. (1868) 28.
Hence Huvil, v. to enclose in a nosebag.
w.Yks. Ivvery noaze Sal huvill'd be wi leather, Tom Treddle-
hoyle Bainisla Ann. (1858) 23.
[1. A der. of OE. Iiiife, a head-covering ; cp. ME./;ozy/fe,
'tena,' Catli. Angl.\ Norw. dial. Imva (Aasen), ON. hufa
(Vigfusson) ; see How, s6.°]
HOVEL(L, t». and sb. Ken. Sus. [o'vl.] I. v. To
render assistance to ships requiring help, for payment ; to
carry on the trade of ' hoveller.' Cf hobble, v.'^
Ken. They are going hovelling (D.W.L.) ; Ken.'
Hence Hoveller, sb. (i) a boatman who gains a living
by assisting vessels in distress, landing passengers, or
piloting, lie. ; (2) a bargeman, one who tows barges; cf.
huffier, 2 ; (3)3 light boat sent out to land passengers, &c.
(i) Ken. He es a hoveller in the winter (D.W.L.) ; (G.B.) ; A'.
& Q. (1852) ist S. vi. 412 ; One that carries off fresh provisions
to ships, Grose (1790) ; At the Cinque Ports, a name for pilots.
As an old term it means those who range the seas around the coast
in the chance of falling in with ships in distress, ANSTEoSca Terms
(1898) ; Ken.' .\ Deal boatman who goes out to the assistance of
ships in distress. The liovelers also carry out provisions, and
recover lost anchors, chains and gear. They are first-rate seamen,
and their vessels are well built and well manned. Sus.' Men who
go out to sea in boats for the purpose of meeting homeward-bound
vessels, and engaging with the captain to unload them when they
enter the harbour. A pilot ; Sus.^ Used at Rye, as well as at Dover,
for the pilot, who frequently looks out for vessels in distress, (a)
Ken. The men who pull or tow flats or lighters or barges up
Faversham creek were known up to very lately as hovelers (H.M.).
{3) Ken. The light boats at Deal, Dover, &c., which are always on
the watch to run out, at the first signal, to land passengers, &c.,
and when the weather permits often ply about for that purpose far
out at sea, A', if Q. (1852) ist S. vi. 588; (H.M.)
2. sb. Assistance rendered for payment by boatmen to
vessels in distress ; a paying job of ' hovelling,' a piece of
good luck.
Ken. The greater and more terrible the storm, the greater and
more likely their chances of 'a good hovel,' as the term goes to
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express a job that pays, Gattie Mem. Goodtvin Sands (1890) 96 ;
Ken.' In some I'amilies, the children are taught to say in their
prayers, 'God bless father and mother, and send them a good
hovel to-night.' e.Ken. They got a good hovel iD.W.L.^.
HOVEN, s6. Lin. A fee paid for marking stock when
they are turned into the commons. e.Lin. Wheeler /Vhs
Append. 8.
HOVER, v.^, sb. and acfj} Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lin.
Hrf. e.An. Brks. Bck. Mid. Sur. Wil. Som. Dev. Also in
forms auver n.Lin.'; hoerLin.; hovver w. Yks.' e.An.' ^;
huver Dev.' ; huvver e.An.'^ ; hyver Nrf. ; iver, over
Hrf.= ; ovvern.Yks.* [h)o-V3(r, s.Cy. B-V3(r).] 1. v. To
undulate, wave, shake.
e.Suf. Said of a table-cloth, carpet, hay, &c., raised by the wind's
getting under it (F.H.).
Hence( I )Hovering,^//. adj., (2) Hovery, adj. tremulous,
shaky, unsteady.
(i, 3) e.Suf. The old woman is growing very hovery (i'4.).
2. To go about in an awkward, aimless manner.
n.Lin.' He neadn't come auverin' aboot after oor Mary.
3. To hesitate, waver, to be uncertain in mind or action.
n.Yks.* Ah hovered a larl bit afoor Ahbowtit. m.Yks.' w.Yks.
(J.W.) ; It was dark, and when he got to the top of the stairs he
began hovering there. One with an impediment of speech ' hovers
in his talk' (C.C.R.). n.Lin.', Hrf.' w.Som.' A man is said to
hover about when considering a bargain before completing it.
4. To wait, stay ; to delay, linger, take time ; esp. in phr.
Iiover a blink.
Sc. But, Andra man, just hover for a blink, Leighton IVds.
(1869) 17. Sh.I. Come, men. Foo lang ir ye gaun ta hover? Sh.
News (.Sept. 24, 1898V Frf. Jist hover a blink till I cheenge ma
breeks, Inglis Aiit Flk. (1895) 157. Per. But hover a blink, I'd
hae ye to think, Ford Harfi ^I893) 334. Lnk. They'll no gie us
license to hover a blink, Watson Poems (1853) 67. Edb. Hover
a blink, my Jessie dear, M''Dowai.lPo<'>hs(i839) 28. n.Cy. Grose
(1790). NUb.' n.Yks.2 I rather hover'd a bit. ne.Yks.' Hower
whahl they come up. Thoo mun 'ower a bit. e.Yks. Marshall
Rur. Econ. (1788). m.Yks.' w.Yks.' ' I mun endays.' . . ' Nay,
man, hower a bit,' ii. 290. Lin. Tittn up t'sprunt mun hOer a bit,
Brown Lit. Laun (1890) Pre/. 15.
5. Of the weather : to be inclined to, to threaten, gather
up for ; to be uncertain.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ It hovers for wet ; n.Yks.* Ah doot it's hover-
ing foor raain. ra.Yks.'
Hence Hovering, ppl. adj. of the weather: uncertain,
rainy and fine in turns. n.Yks.*
6. To stay, suspend in action.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.* ' Hover your hand,' as in the act of pouring
water. m.Yks.'
7. Of a hen : to cover with her wings.
w.Mid. Look how the old hen hovers her chicken ! The chicken
are cold and want the hen to hover them. 'Hover' rimes with
'cover' CW.P.M.).
8. With over: to lean or bend over from behind.
e.Suf. Don't keep hovering over me so (F.H.).
8. To clean out a ditch or dike ; see below.
Nrf. ' I mean that partable deck.' ' What do you think of having
done to it? hovered or bottomfyed or what?' Emerson Son of
Fens (1892) 104 ; To 'hover a dike' is a term applied to the treat-
ment of 'grown-up' dikes, and the operation consists in cutting
the sides clean with a 'meag' or shore-cutter, and drawing the
cuttings out with a ' crome ' and piling them on the shore. No
mud is removed as in ' bottom-fying ' (P.H.E.).
10. Coiitp. (i) Hover-fly, a dipterous insect of the order
Bombyliidae ; ( 2) -hawk, the kestrel, Tiniitiiicu/iisa/aiidanits.
(i) Wil. Yellow-barred hover-flies, Jefferies Hdgroiv. (1889)
14; The wasp-like hover-flies, that are generally past all thought
ot^ counting, ib. 96. (2) n.Yks. What had that to do with the
hover-hawk not doing any hurt among the game? Atkinson
Maori. Palish (1891) 331. Brks., Bck. Swainson Birds (1885) 140.
11. sb. A slackening of pace, a pause, wavering.
e.Yks. Sha gans up thill withoot a hover, bud meeast on 'em
maks a bit ov a whibble (M.C.F.M.").
12. Suspense, hesitation, uncertainty ; of the weather :
an uncertain state.
Sc. ' In a hover' is applied to the weather, when from the state
of the atmosphere, one is uncertain whether it will rain or be fair
(Jam.). Abd. Her heart for Lindy now began to beal An' was in
hover [swidder, ed. 1812] great to think him XciX, Koss Helenore
(1768) 64 (Jam.). n.Lin.' I was all in a hover when he cam' up
whether I should say noh or speak to him.
13. A cover, shelter, ' hold,' esp. a hiding-place for fish.
Nhb. Terriers . . . are necessary to make the otter bolt from his
'hover' or 'holt,' Davies Rambles Sc/i. pieldclub (1881) x.xxvi.
w.Som.' Any overhanging stone or bank under which a fish can
hide is so called. Also any kind of overhanging shelter, especially
hollows in the side of a hedge. 'Be sure and keep your eye 'pon
the hovers [uuvurz] along thick side o' the hedge.' Dev. Every
holt and hover which could harbour a fox, Contli. Mag. (Nov.
1887) 515 ; The word is the regular one for such a hollow under a
bank as a rabbit loves to squat in. Reports Proviitc. (1897) ; Dev.',
nw.Dev.'
14. A floating island, or bed of reeds.
e.An.' Nrf. CozENS-HARDvSfcarfA'j/! (1893) 77; They [bitterns]
sleep on the hovers round the broads, Emerson Birds (ed. 1895)
205 ; I think there's a hover there, ib. Son of Fens (1892) 120.
15. Dried flags or peat cut for fuel.
e.An.' ; e.An.^ Differing from turves, in being the upper cut with
the grass, reeds, &c. Nrf. We used to burn dry cow dung an'
hovers, Patterson Man and Nal. (18951 61 ; Peat cut into blocks
4 in. sq. and 2 ft. deep, Leg. Broads, iv ; Cozens-Hardy Broad
Nrf (1893) 17.
Hence Hover-spade, sb. a tongue-shaped spade for
cutting turf. e.An.'
16. adj. Of the wind : blowing up for rain. Sur.'
HOVER, adj.'' and v.^ s.Cy. Ken. Sur. Sus. Hmp.
Also in form huvver Ken. Sus. [ov3(r), ■B'va(r).]
1. adj. Light, puffy, raised ; not pressed down.
Ken. Used of bread, also of hops just gathered and not pressed
down (J. A. B.); Ken.', Sur.'
2. Of soil : light, loose, gen. in comp. Hover-ground.
s.Cy. Grose (1790). se.Cy. Ray (i6gi). Ken. As the land on
the upper part of the island [Thanet] is generally light and hover,
the wheat, especially in a dry season, is apt to be what they call
root-fallen. Young ^««a/s Agric. (1784-1815) XXVII. 516 ; Ken.*,
Sus.' 2
3. Cold, shivery, hunched up ; of birds or animals :
havin^thecoatorfeathers ruffled from cold ; poorly, unwell.
Ken.T^ Sur.' His coat is so hover. Sus.' Some of the children
looked middlin' hover as they went along to school this morning
through the snow. [Birds [in frost] creep about with all their
feathers starting and ruflled — ' hover,' as the country people call it,
Sat. Review (1891) LXXI, 99.]
4. V. To spread lightly or loosely ; in hop-picking : to
pack hops lightly, to measure them lightly into the basket.
Ken. '"To hover ground,' to lay it on lightly (K.) ; Have they
been hovered? (S.H.); To pack lightly, in order to defraud in
measure. The hop pickers, who are paid by the basket, lay them
lightly in for that purpose, Grose (1790) ; Ken.' In e.Ken. it is the
custom to pick, not in bins, but in baskets holding five or six
bushels. The pickers gather the hops into a number of small
baskets or boxes, until they have got enough to fill the great
basket ; they then call the tally man ; . . one of the pickers ... then
comes to hover the hops ; this is done by putting both hands down
to the bottom of the great basket, into which the hops out of the
smaller ones are emptied as quickly but gently as possible, the
woman all the while raising the hops with her hands ; as soon as
they reach the top, they are quickly shot out into the green bag
before they have time to sag or sink. Thus, very inadequate
measure is obtained, as, probably, a bushel is lost in every tally;
indeed, hovering is nothing more than a recognized system of
fraud. Sus. To spread hay loosely (F.E.S.) ; Sus.'*
5. With in : to cover with straw or matting, &c. Hmp.
(H.C.M.B.) 6. To huddle.
Ken. Huvvered up under the wall. All huvvered together
(D.W.L.).
HOWKKA, num. adj. Obs. Cum. In sheep-counting :
eight.
Used 50 years ago in Borrowdale (J.S.O.) ; Lucas Stud. Nid-
derdale (c. 1882) 39; Cum.*
HOVIE, sb. Sh.L A small limpet-creel.
Liftin' up his head to rake ower his hovie, Stewart Tales
(189a) 32.
HOVREL, HOWER, see Haverel, Hover, v}
HOW, s6.' Or.L Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. LMa. Not.
Lin. Nhp. War. Bdf. Bck. Nrf. Som. Dev. Also written
houe n.Yks.'*; howe Or.L Cum. Yks. s.Lan. ; and in
forms ha w.Yks.' ; hauf e.Yks. ; haugh n.Cy. w.Yks.' ;
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HOW
haw vv.Yks.'; hoe N.Cy.' Nlib.' Not. n.Lin.' Bdf. Bck.
Nrf. w.Som.' Dev. ; hogh N.Cy.' ; hoh, hoo Nhp.' ; hough
Yks. Lan. I.Ma. ; howack Or.I. ; howie Or.I. S. & Ork.'
[h)ou, h;5.] A small detached hill or mound, gen. a
tumulus or barrow; a hillock, knoll; almost 06s. except
in place-names ; also used atlrib.
Or.I. tS.A.S.) ; Another beautiful tumulus . . . distinguished by
the name of Mesow or Mese-how. In this country, ' how "... is
applied to elevated hillocks, whether artificial or natural, Statist.
Ace. XIV. 130 (Jam.) ; It was a matter of common occurrence for
the Norsemen to break open a howe in the expectation of finding
treasure, Fergusson Rambles (1884) 47 ; S. & Ork.> n Cy. Tians.
Phil. Soc. (1858) 160; Grose (1790): N.Cy.> Nhb.' In place-
names, as Cambhoe. Lakel.' Originally a grave mound, then a
gentle eminence or mound, frcq. in proper names. . . Silver How,
Fox How. Cum. Croppins cf esh mun be foddert on t'howes,
Dickinson Cmr.br. (1876) 245; Cum.'* Wm. Appleby Monthly
Messenger (Apr. 1891^. Yks. If Brayton bargh, and Hambleton
hough, and Burton bream Were all in thy belly 'twould not be
team, Ray Proi;. (1678^ 339. n.Yks. The heights of Swart Houe,
Atkinson Moorl. Patish . 1891) 39: n.Yks.' ^34 e.Yks. Sometimes
natural, ^fti. artificial, Marshall Riir. Eeon. (1788) ; e.Yks.' Obs.
except in place-names, MS. add. (T.H.) w.Yks. Grainge Nidder-
dale V 1863 ! 221 ; w.Yks.' Lan. Yonder at th' Hough, where yeow
seen th' leeghts there, Shadwell Witches (1682) 30. ed. 1718.
ne.Lan.' A gentle eminence near a vale. s.Lan. Howe-side,
Bamford Dial. (1854). I Ma After church, we went for a walk
to the houghs S M,). Not. Hoe-hill, Row How (L.C.M.). Lin.
Obs. as a single word, but very common in local names, Streat-
FEILD Lilt, and Danes ,18841 338. n.Lin. A place full of sand
hoes. Peacock R. SHrlangh (,1870) I. 255; n.Lin.' Freq. in names
of places. Nhp.2 An elevated site ; a frequent name for a field in
such situations. War. That there be a how or hows laid over our
bodies to prevent our remains being disturbed. Deeds at Southaui
(1792I. Bdf., Bck. A range of eminences. . . Two spurs of these
are termed respectively Ivinghoe and Tottemhoe, A'. & Q. (1872)
4th S. X. 172. Nrf. Forehoe or Feorhou, i.e. Four Hills, Blome-
riELD Hist. Nrf. II. 374, in A', i^ Q. (1872) 4th S. x. 507 ; Grene-
how, i.e. green hills or tumuli, ib. vi. 1. w.Som.' Dev. Trentis-
hoe, Martinhoe, and Mortchoe are each connected with an
eminence or promontory, A^. & Q. (1872) 4th S. x. 172.
[The shadow of it couyrd howis ( = monies', Hampole
(c. 1330) Ps. Ixxix. II. Norw. dial, hang, an eminence
with a rounded top (Aasen) ; ON. haugr, a ' how,' mound
(ViGFUSSON!.]
HOW, sb.'^ Sc. Also written hoo. [hu.] 1. A coif,
head-dress; a nightcap.
Sc. There occurs how or hoo, nightcap, Francisque-Michel
Lang. (1882) 87 ; He breaks my head and syne puts on my hoo,
Ferguson Prov. (1641) 19; Break my head and draw on my hoo,
Kelly Prov. (1721) 61 ; Still used (Jam.1. n.Sc. (li.) Per. The
heads of the matrons are enveloped in large pieces of cloth of a
tawny colour, which they term hoos, Monteath Dunblane (1835)
84, ed. 1887.
2. A membrane or ' caul ' on the head with which some
children are born ; used in comb. Happy how, Hely how,
Sely how.
Sc. The women call a haly or sely how (i.e. holy or fortunate
cap or hood,) a film or membrane stretched over the heads of
children new born, . . and they give out that children so born
will be very fortunate, Ruddi.man Gl. to Douglas (s.v. How) in
Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1813) II. 451 ; (Jam.) Rxb. He will be
lucky, being born with the helie-how on his head {ib.). [Great
conceits are raised of the involution or membranous covering, com-
monly called the silly-how, , . which midwives were wont to sell
unto credulous lawyers, who had an opinion it advantaged their
promotion, T. Browne Vulgar En ors (1646) bk. v. xxiii. § 15.]
[1. Thair haris all war tukkit wp on thar croun, That
baith with how and helm wes thristit down, Douglas
Eiieados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 257 ; Howe, heed hylh-nge,
sidaris, Prompt.; OE./iTf/e, ' cidaris ' (il^LFRic). 2. Those
who are born with a caul about their head are popularly
believed to be lucky children. Such a membrane is called
in Germany Gliickshaithe, IVilimuller-haiiblein, and is
carefully treasured up, Grimm Tent. Myth. (tr. Stallybrass)
H. 874; Hove that achy Ide is borne in,/(7v<?, Palsgr. (1530).]
HOW, sb? Sc. Irel. Also writtenhoe Ir. ; hoo Sc.
S.Don. ; hou Sc. (Jam.) ; hbu Sh.I. [hu.] A piece of wood
used in building the couple of a roof.
Sc. A piece of wood which joins the couple-wings together at
the top, on which rests the roof-trte of a thatched house (Jam.).
Sli.I. Da wattermills is no run aboot . . . an' da maist o' dem je
can see da hOus o' da couples, Sh. News (Mar. 12, 1898 . ne.Sc.
The couples were placed first and consisted of five or six parts — ■
two upright posts resting on the ground, the two arms of the
couple, called hoos, fixed to the top of the upright posts, Gregor
Flk-Lore (1881) 50. Lnk. Clam up the mow, Where was an
opening near the hou, Ramsay Poems (1800 II. 523 (Jam.).
S.Don. S1.MM0NS Gl. (1890).
[Norw. dial. Imv, the timber for the roof of a house
(Aasen) ; ON. hufa (also Inia), part of a church in the old
timber churches (Vigfusson).]
HOW, adv. and s6.* Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. I. Dial, forms. 1. (i) Foo, (2I Fou, (3) Fow, (4)
Fu, (5) Ha, (6) Haa, (7)Hae, (8) Hah, (9) Hau, (10) Haw,
(11) Hea, (12J Heaw, (13) Heea, (14) Heue, (15) Hew. (16)
Ho, (17) Hoo, (18) Hu, (19) Ya, (20) Yaa, (21) Yah. [For
further instances see H. below.]
(i) Sh.I. Lat me ken foo ye mak' dis busk, Sh. Neivs (July 30,
1898). Cai.' Abd. I cudna say foo the fees '11 be rinnin, Alex-
ander Johnny Gibb (1871) viii. Kcd. But foo do I, alang the
Feugh Sae sadly, lanely stray? Grant Lays (1884) 18. (2)
S. & Ork.' Kcd. He . . . shortly speired ' fou they were a',' Jamie
Muse 11844") 107. (3) Wxf.' Shoo pleast aam all. fowe ? 90. (4)
Bnfif. I said, my Meg, an' fu' are ye? Taylor Poems (1787) 58.
e.Fif. Fu' wad ye like to hae sic a weel lined wallet? Latto Tant
Bodkin (1864) IV. (5) w.Yks. Yks. IVkly. Post -Apr. 10, 1897).
Lan. Tell meh ha theese lung nemes leet'n, Tim Bobbin View Dial.
(ed. 1806) 33. (6) w.Yks.^ e.Lan.' (7) Lan. Hae coom jo to
speer fur me meaustur! Kay-Shuttleworth 5fn>-s(/n/c (i860) II.
154. (8) w.Yks. I once read of hah a 'deead donkey towt a lesson,'
CuDWORTH Dial. Sketches (1884) i. (9^ Wm. Wheeler Dial.
(1790 1 114, ed. i8zt. (10) Wm. Haw dus awe at heaam dea?
Wheeler Dial. (1790) 112, ed. 1821. (11) Lan. Harland &
Wilkinson Leg. (1873^ 197. (12) Lan. Good Lord, heaw they
trembled between, Harland Z.j)rirs (i860) 135. e.Lan.' (13)
Lan. Hcea art tub cummin on? O Bit ov o Chat (1844) pt. i. 2.
(14) e.Dev. Heue grassy 's our beyde, Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860) 1.
16. ^IS^ Lan. Hew's that? Brierley Layrock 1,1864) iv. (16)
Cum. Thare's nea matter ho menny o' them, Lonsdale Mag.
(Feb. 1867) 312. Lin.' (17) Sc. Hoo's Katie? Swan Gates of
Eden (1895) i. Nlib.', Cum.'", n.Yks.'*, e Yks.' w.Yks. Lucas
Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882. n.Lin.' Ken. Lewis /. Tenet (1736)
50. (18) Sc. Grose 1 1790) MS. add. (C.) (19) w.Yks. And ya
sho thought, A. L. Forty Years Ago, 113. (20) w.Yks.^ (21)
w.Yks. If they nobbut knew yah clever he wpr, A. L. Forty Years
■^g°, 9-
2. Van contractions or elliptical phn : (i) Fousticait,
Fushica'd, or Howsticaad, lit. ' how is it you call it,' a
term used to denote anything the name of which has been
forgotten, ' what d'ye call it ' ; (2) Fushica'im, lit. ' how is
it you call him,' 'what d'ye call him' ; (3) Hoo's, How's,
Foo's, Fou's, or Fu's, ia) how is or how are ; (b) how hast
or how has ; (c) how does ; (4) Hoost, Howst, or Hah'st,
how is the . . . ; (5I Hoosta or Howsta, {a) how doest thou ;
(b) how hast thou ; (c) how art thou ; (6) Hoo't or Heaw't,
{a) how that ; (b) how it ; (7) Howsa, how are you ; (8)
Yamdy, how many. [For further instances see H. below.]
(i) Sc. iJam.^ ; As I cam near hand 1 thtught it was a market
an' put my hand i' my fushica'd for something to the custom wife,
Blyd Contract, 3 {ih.\ Nhb.' Bring us yor howsticaad. (2) Sc.
Up by comes Fushica'im that dwells at the briggen, Blyd Contract,
3 (Jam.). (3, a) S. & Ork.', Cai.' Abd. Hoo's a' your folk?
Guidman Inglismaill {\Bnz^ Zi^. Ant. (W.RP.), N.Cy.' e.Yks.'
Hoo's all bavns ? MS. add. (T.H.) w.Yks. Az je fafiar^ ? (J.W.)
(/<) e.Yks.' Hoo's tha deean it? MS. add. (T.H.); Hoo's he
deean't? lA. w.Yks.JJ.W.) (c) e.Yks.' Hoo's he deeah't ? A/S.
orfrf.(,T.H.) w.Yks. Azi diut? [How does he do it?] (J.W.) (4)
Cnra. I hwope ya mend nicely, Betty. Wat howst barn ?
Lonsdale Mag. (July 1866) 25. Wm. Wat hoost barn? Briggs
Remains (1825) 181. w.Yks. An hah'st lad? Bvwater Gossips
(1851) 6. (5,0) w.Yks.s Howsta think o' going? (A) Howsta
done that, pretha? 16. (c) Wm. Sowgers com up tull him an sed
' Hoosta gaan on noo ?' Spec. Dial. (1877) P'- '• w.Yks.= Howsta
fur wark like ? (6, a) Abd. Alexander Johnny Gi'ib (1871 1 viii.
(i) Lan. Bur thae'st sing to neet as heawt lects, Kay-Shuttle-
WOKTH Scarsdale (i860) II. 214. (7) Dor. Howsa going haven
cooked, John? Flk-Lore Rec. (1880) III. iii. (.8) w.Yks.3
HOW
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Inkum jinkum, Jeremy buck, Yamdy horns do Au cock up?
Rhyme in boys game.
II. Dial, meanings. 1. adv. In phr. (1) about lioiv,
near the matter, about it, sufficiently near the right way
of doing anything ; (2) as how, (a) that ; {b) in any case ;
(3) as how it is or leels, as it happens, as the case is ; how
ever it comes about ; (4) how and about, about, concerning;
(5) — are you coming on ? a greeting, salutation ; ' how are
you?' 'how do you do?' (6) — c(j«;e j'0!< so, slightly in-
toxicated ; (7) — do ye? (8) — do you come on? (9) — do
you gel your health ? (10) — fend ye? (11) —go{es? (12) —
goes il? see I5) ; (13) — itbe, however, nevertheless ; (14)
— leels or lichl? (15) — lish or lysh ? how comes it ? how is
it? (16) — preuv ye ? (17) — 's a'? (18) —'s a' wf ye or
you? (19) —'s yourself ? see (5) ; (20) —so be, however;
(21) — soon, obs., as soon as ; (22) — at or thai, how was it
that, why was it ; (23) — Ihou talis, an exclamation of
surprise.
(i) Ken. 2 That's about how. (2, a) s.Stf. He said as how the
gaffer came down the pit, Pinnock Bit. Cy. Ann. (1895). (b)
w.Yks. I'm bound to Bradforth as how (S.P.U.t. (3) La-i. I
never did Hold wi' men folks as how 'tis, Longman's Mag. (Nov.
1895) 69 ; Thee'rt too good to burn, as hea't be, Harland &
Wilkinson Leg. (1873") 197 ; We'nn burn him to neet as heaw't
leet, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) II. 108. (4^ e.Suf. I'll
tell you all how and about it. He told me how and about it all
(F.H.). (5) N.I.» (6) Stf. Monthly Mag. (1816) I. 494. (7) Nhb.
■Pe ax a frind ' Hoo de ye?' Wilson Poems (1843) 113. (8, 9)
N.I.i (10) Cum'* (11) n.Yks. Howgo.John? (I.W.) w.'Vks.a,
Lin.', ■War.3,Oxf.(G.O.) ( 121 Cum.'.e.Yks.i w. Yks. Banks IF*/7(/.
IVds. (1865). Lan. The common greeting, Gaskell Lectures Dial.
(1854) 26. (13) w.Yks. They fought well, how it be, Snowden
IVeb of Weaver (1896) i. (14) w.Yks. How leets tha dcesn't pay
thy club when tha's t'chonce? (S.K.C.) Lan. Wei, aw sed, heaw
leetes theaw didn't speyke afore? Ormerod Felleyfro R^aclide (i8$t)
V ; How leets you couldn't ha com'n sooner ? Brierley Daisy
A'ooA(i859) 35, ed. 1881 ; How leets thou artnt at sclioo' Waugh
Ckim. Comer (1874) 100, ed. 1883. CUs.>, Der.* (15) Lan.
(S.W.) (16) Cum. Hoo preuv ye o? Dickinson Aow/i/m^/i (1856)
5 ; Cum.' (17) Abd. Ay ! man, hoo's a' ? Na! Mains ; you there ?
Gitidntan Inglismaill (1873) 36. Per. Fair lass, good e'en !
How's a' the niclit ? Spence Poems (1898) 10. Rnf. How's a' the
day, Willie M'Nair? Webster Rhyyties (1835') 4. Gall. Mac-
Tlacoart Encycl. (1824). Nhb. Hoo's a' at Dilston ? Clare Love
of Lass (1890) I. 28. 'Wm. Haus awe friends? Wheeler Dial.
(1790; 114, ed. 1821. (18) Sh.I. Fu's a' wi' you, an' fu's a' da
rest? Stewart Tales (189a) 134. S. & Ork.', Cai.' Rnf. Hoo's
a' wi' ye, dear Gowan Ha'? Barr Poems (1861) 151. Ayr. How
are ye, Tam ? and how's a' wi' ye. Bob ? Boswfll Poet. IVks.
(1810) 50, ed. 1871. Dmf. How's a' wi' you? Ye'U hae some
news to gi' me, Shaw Schoolmaster (1899) 330. Ant. {W.H.P.),
N.Cy.' (19) Nrf. (A.G.F.) (20) Cor. How so be we must lop up
the swit, weth the sour, Daniel Bride of Scio (1842) 231 ; 'lis
that, Jutson. Howzobe, you'm vound a better half than me,
Mortimer Tales Moors (1895) 105. (21) Sc. Those who were
present . . . undertook to cause the other princes how soon they
could meet with them, Scoticisms (1787) 117; How soon I got
hom&, Monthly Mag. (1798) II. 436; iW.C.)(c. 1750). Or.I. To
burie thair deid how shone oiiy sail happin to die, Peterkin
Notes (1822) Afjp. 32. Abd. Mortimer, with his muskatyres, how
soonne they saw them, makes a halt, Turreff Antiq. Gleanings
(1859) 58. Fif. How soon he was espyed to rise, . . one was sent
to him, Scot yi^o/og-. (1644) 163, ed. 1846. (23) Cum. Hoo'at thoo
couldn't hod t'noise on the? Gwordie Greenup Anudder Batch
(1873) 14 ; Cum." (23) w.Yks. Why! how thou talks! (F.P.T.)
2. Why ? how comes it ?
Frf. How are you greeting so sair? Barrie Minister (1891)
xxiv ; How will you no loolc at me? ib, vii. Lan. Well, an ha
didneh gooa on with him? Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. i8o5) 33.
Pem. How didn't you tell'n I would come ? Hc've a runned
off, nobody knows how (E.D.). Cor. Well, how caen't Zacky
think a bit Before begin to spaik ? Forfar Poems (1885) 11;
Cor.3 How ded 'ee go there ?
3. Used redundantly after //;«/; aXsom^hr. that hoiv that.
Abd. She said 't hoo t she cudna help it, Alexander Johnny
Cibb (1871) viii. Nrf. He say that how he din't know (E.M.).
4. sb. A way, method, style of doing anything.
w.Yks. (J.W.) s.Not. Do it a this 'ow (J.P.K.). Lin. Thou'st
talked to me this how, Flnn Cure of Souls (1889) 35 ; I'll teach
J-ou to go and break and smash i' this how, Gilbert Riigge (1866)
I. 310. n.Lin.' See bairn, thoo shou'd do it e' this how. sw.Lin.'
It is better that how than any ways else. He can't do it no how
else, s Lin. What ar' you a doin' it a that how for? (T.H.R.)
w.Scm ' I can't do it no how; no, not to save my life.
HOW, int. and v. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. 'Wm. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Der. Lin. Also written hou nw.Der.'; howe Sh.L
Rnf. ; and in form ha- Nhb.' Cum.' [h)ou.] 1. int. An
exclamation used to attract attention ; a salutation, ' hullo';
freq. in comb. How there.
Sc. And hey Annie ! and how Annie (Jam.). Sb.I. Whinhe . . .
wanted da hill-folk ta lave him at wance, he wid a just strucken
his staff ipa da ert, an' said— 'Skeet howe hame, giiid folk!'
Stewart Tales (1892) 89. N.Cy.' Nhb. How! Geordy man!
cum here, Marshall Sngs. (1819) 10 ; How! marrows, I'se tip
you a sang, Midford Coll. Sngs- (1818J 10; Nhb.' 'How there,
lads ? ' The ordinary formula of the salute is ' How there, marra ? '
with the reply, interrogative, of ' What cheer, hinney ? ' w. Yks.'
'How Bil ! ' ' How my lad ! '
Hence How-way or Howay, int. (i) a term of encourage-
ment: come or go away, come on ; (2) in mining: a call
to the brakesmen to lower the cage or to quicken its
movement.
(i) N.Cy.' Used by rustic auctioneers. Nhb. How'way, Dicky,
how'way, hinney. There's the tooting o' the horn, Wilson Oiling
o' Dicky's IVig (1826) I ; Howay, Geordie ! sprint, man, like the
devil, howay I Pease Mark o' the Deil (1894) 103; Nhb.' In
n.Nhb. the call 'haway!' is given to the farm hands by the
woman-steward at starting or yoking time, so that all the women
start together. Dur.' s.Dur. How-way wi' me (J.E.D.). Cum.
He . . . set it off galloping, saying, ' Howway wu the,' Silpheo
Billy Brannan (1885) 6; Cum.'; Cum.^ 'Howay wid tha, Joe,'
sez fadder to me, 2. Wm. How-way hame, honey, afoor it's dark
(B.K.). (a) Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888;.
2. An exclamation of joy or sorrow.
Sc. Monie a lady fair siching and crying, Och how ! Child
Ballads (1889) 111. 392. Rnf. Mony a hech ! and howe ! it cost —
The cripple flea that Janet lost, Webster Rhymes (1835) 161.
Gall. O ! sing hosv for the Binwud tree, Mactacgart Encycl.
(1824) 70, ed. 1876.
Hence How-hum, int. an exclamation of grief, alas!
Gall. It's altered days wi' us. How-hum ! we're a' gaen to the
de'il, Mactaggart ib. 69.
3. A call used in driving cattle.
Cnm. (J.Ar.) e.Yks. Thompson Hist. IVellon (1869) 171;
e.Yks.' A soothing call to horses or cattle, when inclined to stray
or be obstinate, ' How, then, how, awd oss,' MS. add. (T.H.)
n.Lin.'
Hence (i) How-sheep, in/, a call to a dog used in driving
sheep ; (2) -up, (a) int. a call to cattle ; (b) sb. a child's name
for a cow ; (3) -way, int., see (2, a) ; (4) -way-bye, int. a
call to a dog used in driving cattle, sheep. Sec.
(i) Lnk. A call given by a shepherd to his dog to incite him to
pursue sheep (Jam.). (2, a) Chs.' s. Chs.' Used to call the cows
home at milking time. nw.Der.' (i) s.Chs.' (3) Lakel.^, Wm.
(B.K.), ne.Lan.' (4) Lakel.'^ Wm. ' How-way-bye ! How-vvay-
bye ! ' is the term used to urge a dog on to get in front of and turn
cattle, sheep, &c. (B.K.)
4. V. To cry ' how ! ' with pain or grief.
Sc. What need ye hech and how. Ladies? What need ye how
for me ? Child Ballads (1889) HI. 392.
5. To call sheep or cattle ; to shout ' how ' ; to quicken
the speed of cattle- Also with up.
Cum. I began hovvin' an' shootin' at t'sheep, Richardson Talk
(1871) 30, ed. 1876; Cum.* Begins to how them to the fold,
Kawnslev Z.y^ (1899) 98. Shr.'
6. To hurry away.
Nhb. Now, fra this show aw hows away, Allan Tjneside Sngs.
(ed. 1891) 356; Nhb.'
HOW, HOWACK, see 'Who, How, sb.^
HOWANABEE, adv. Sc. Also written howanaw-
bee. However.
Sc. Howanawbce there was ae chiel there, HiSLOP Anecdote
(1874) 302. Slk. Dinna think, howanabee, that I care for you,
Hogg Tales (iS^B) 18, ed. 1866.
HOWANEVER, adv. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Also in forms
hooanivvor Nhb.'; how-an'-divir N.L'; howane'er, how-
an-iverlr. ; howiniver n.Ir. However.
Cai. FL))3n)evar, Ellis Pronunc. (1889) 'V. 685. Ir. Howane'er,
HOWARD
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I knew it's distressed j-ou were, Barlow Liscoiiitd (1895) 58;
llowanever, he went of a suddint, ib. Boglaiid (1892) 183, ed.
1893; How-an-ivcr they laid th:s body they foun' an the grass,
Tennyson Tonwnvzv (1885'. n.Ir. 'Howiniver, achree ! whin
I'm breathless,' sez he, ' I must liev a waive,' Lnys ami Lej. (1884')
45 ; Hooaniver, a pluckit up heart an' went cot, Lyttle Paddy
McOtiillan, 10 ; N.I.', Nhb.l
HOWARD, HOWCH, see Hayward, How(e, adj.
HOWD, s6.' Bnft.' A great quantity.
The aul' wifiie hard she wiz gcttin' sic a howd o' siller.
HOWD, v} and sb^ Sc. n.Cy. Also written houd Sc.
[houd, haud.] 1. v. To sway, rock, to move from side
to side ; to wriggle ; to bump up and down, move by jerks.
C(. howdle, V.
Sc. She saw something howd down the water like a green bunch
o' potato shaws, Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 70; The coffin
came houdin' down the water in great haste, ib. 233. Cai.' As on
a galloping horse, or in a small boat at sea. Baff.' Frf. Auld
horny thought to gar him howd Upo' the gallows, for the gowd,
Piper of Peebles 11794^ 20. Lth. (Jam.' Slk. They were aye gaun
cut o' sight an' comin' howdin' up aga'n, Hogg Tales (1838) 150,
ed. 1866. Rxb. A boat, tub or barrel, sailing about in a pool, is
said to houd ( J am.^ ; Then houding owre gaed mony a tub To cowe
the lown, A. Scott Poems fed. 1808! 6g.
2. sb. A motion from side to side ; a swaying or jerking ;
the act of -wriggling. n.Sc. (Jam.), Cai.'
3. A sudden gale of wind.
Bnff.' A howd o' vveeu raise, an' shook the corn. The ween
got up wee a howd.
4. A strain. n.Cy. (Hall.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.]
HOWD, 1/.2 Sc. To hide.
e.Sc. Wi' his e'en glistenin', an' the master aside him howdin'
his in his hankey, Setoun Sunshine ,18951 339. Fif. (Jam.)
Hence Howdlins or Hoddlins, adv. in secret, clandes-
tinely. Sc, Rnf. (Jam.)
HOWD, V? Sc. (Jam.) To act the part of a midwife,
to deliver a woman in labour. See Howdie.
HOW-DEE-DOW, s6. Nhb.' A regularnamby-pamby.
HOWDER, t^.i and sA.' Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Uur. Yks.
Also in forms howther Nhb.' s.Dur. ; hudder Lnk. ; huther
Rnf. Ant. Dun' 1. v. To heap together in a disorderly
manner ; to crowd, swarm, huddle.
Sc. Like swarms o' bees His hungry hordes may howder,
Do.NALD Poems (,1867) 147. Rnf. Hulhrin' in a thrang, Out frae
their hole, at unco rate They driftit wi' a bang, Pjcken Poems
(1813') II. 88 Ay.-. Our greenwood tree Where wives an' weans
are howdering, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1893) 250. Lnk.
Howder'd wi' hills a crystal burnie ran, Ramsay Poems (1800) II.
8 (Jam.). Gall. Mactaggart Encyel. (i824\ Edb. Menzies o'
moths an' flaes are shook. An' i' the floor they howder, Fergusso.n
Poems ^1773) 167, ed. 1785. Ant It's a gatherin' upan' hutherin'-
hke, Ballymena Obs. (i892\ n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
s.Dur. T'kitchen was all howthcred up till ane could hardly git a
seat iJ.E.D). n.Yks.^
Hence Howthery, Howthery.towthery, adj. untidy,
slovenly. Nlib.' She niycks oney a howthery kind o' wife.
2. Wi"tho«: toputonhurriedly,andinadisorderlyfashion.
Lnk. When at len'th she wauchels up, her claes shehudders on,
Nicholson Kilivitddie (ed. 1895) 93.
3.56. A heap of stones or rubbish. Dur.', n.Yks.^
HOWDER, 1^.= and sA.= Sc. Lakel. Lan. Also in forms
houtherSlg. Ayr. ; howdtherWm. ; howther Sc. (Jam.) ;
howthir Bnff.' ; hudder, hudther Lan. 1. v. To push.
Bnff.' Often with the notion of rudeness. ' Howthir that stane
doon the brae.' 'The twa ill contrivet gccts howthirt the peer
gangeral our the dyke.'
Hence Houthering, sb. rough, clumsj' romping. _
Ayr. Are there touslin's on the hairst-rig. An' houtherin's 'mang
the hay? Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 334.
2. Of wind: to blow fitfully.
Lan. The tempest 'huddered' about the chimney-top, Brierley
Irkdale vi865i 247, ed. 1868,
3. sb. A push, a sudden shock.
Bnff.' Gee 'im a howthir on o' the horseback. The little ill-
trickit hurb ran in ahin 'im an' ga' 'im a howthir doon aff o't.
Lan. I wondered what wur up, when ther a hudther, ut shook the
vessel as if Ihere'd bin a saequake, Brierley Ab-o'lli-Yate Yankee-
land f^iW^) ii.
4. A rocking motion, svva3'ing; the act of fornication ; a
violent tossing.
B.iff.' The ween raise, an' they got a howthir or they cam in.
AbJ. The hosvder of the boat made her quite sick (G.W.), Slg.
The breelis he woo'd and wed in Maggy Tudor, When first he
blest her with a highland houther, Galloway Luncarty (1804) 55.
Lak., Lth. (Jam.) Gall. Mactaggart Encyel. (1824).
5. Confusion, havoc.
Abd. I tint my bonnet in the howder, Davidson Poems (i86i)
100. Lakel.2 T'frost's played howder wi' berry trees. Wm. ' He
did play howdther wi' 'em,' said of a batsman who had just passed
the score of the other side ofiThis own bat (J.M.).
0. A blast of wind.
ne.Sc. That's a gey howder, noo. A wiss oor folk war a' weel
hame again, herrin' or no herrin', Gordonhaveit (1887) 52. Abd.
A howder o' win'. Common (G.W.) ; (Jam.)
HOWDER, v.^ Som. Dev. Also written houder Dev.*
[au'd3(r).] Of the weather : to be overcast or cloudy ; to
look threatening. Dev.' It is houdering for rain.
Hence (i) Howdering, ppl. adj., (2) Howdery, adj.
cloudy, overcast, threatening.
(i) w.Som. ' These yere howderiii [uw dureen] days like be good
vor the turmuts, but they be bad vor the corn. Dev. Tlie weather
is changing. It looks howdering, /ff/oiYs P/ow/if. (,1884)21. (2)
Dev.'
HOWDER, see Huthir.
HOWDIE, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Der.
Also written houdie Sc. Dur. ; houdy Sc. [hloudi,
hiau'di.] 1. A midwife. Also in coiitp. Howdie-wife.
Sc. The laird's servant . . . rade express by this e'en to fetch the
houdie, Scott Giy il/. (1815) i. Cai.' Elg. ' Na, na,' quo Howdie
Hucks, . . ' For my pairt, I'd prescribe a little bleedin',' Tester
Poems (1865) 113. Bnff. Triformis Howdie did her skill. For the
blyth-meat exert, Taylor Poems (1787) 37. Bch. A toothless
houdy, auld and teugh, Forbes Dominie (1785) 39. Abd. Ae
Sunday mornin', atwcen three an' four . . . gaen for the howdie
wife down to the shore, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 21. Kcd. Aye
the howdie eest to brag . . . Hoo bravely she rade through the
spate, Grant Lays (1884) 11. Frf. The howdie for a dose will
keenly cry, MoRisoN Poems (1790) 191. Fe.-. Assisted in her
function as howdie in bringing many children into the world,
Halibukton Fields (1890) 53. Dmb. Ne'er to sing the liowdies'
sang, Taylor Poems (1827I 43. Rnf. Three times he for his
mistress flew, And brought the howdie, M'-Gilvray Poems (ed.
1862) 246. Ayr. Nae howdie gets a social night. Or plack frae
them, Burns Sc D}ink (1786) st. 12. Lnk. When he brought
east the houdy under night, Ramsay Gaitle Shep. (1725) 50, ed.
1783. Lth. To perform the duties and evince the peculiar skill of
howdies, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 176. Edb. I ran up and
down like mad for the howdie, MoiR Mansie Wauch (1828) viii.
Bwk. The howdie on the auld grey mare, Henderson Pop. Rhymes
(1856) 165. Feb. The howdy had the doctor brought, Lintoun
Green (1685) 60, ed. 1817. Slk. It's unco like bringing the houdy,
Hogg Tales (18381 326, ed. 1866. Rxb. Nor cause him creash a
hovvdie's loof For boy or girl, A. Scott Poems (ed. 18081 65.
Dmf. The howdie lifts frae the beuk her ee, Cromek Remains
(1810) 78. Gall. Mactaggart Eneycl. (1824I. Wgt. Bell's wife
was brought to bed. when the howdie exclaimed, ' The bairnie's
clepped ! ' Fraser Wigtown (1877) 153. n.Cy. The web belonged
to . . . the howdie, or old village nurse. Monthly Pkt. (June 1862)
630 ; Grose ( 1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Aw so Jack Gorfoot galloppin
by on the oad grey meer, wiv Mragery the howdy behint him,
Bewick Tyneside Tales (1850) 10; Nhb.' e.Dur.' "Thoo's niver
been weshed since the howdie weshed th',' — sometimes said to a
very dirty person. Cum. The parish howdy, Greacy Peel, Ander-
son Ballads (1805) 13 ; Her mudder was a howdy, ib. 75. Wm.
(J.H), n.Yks.'=3 w.Yks. Yks. Wkly. Post (Apr. 17, 1897).
Der.2 nw.Der.'
Hence (i) Howdy-fee, sb. the fee given to a midwife;
(2) -horse, sb. a pit-horse kept on the surface for use in
case of emergency ; (3)Howdying,sA. confinement, child-
bed ; (4) -fee, sb., see (i).
(1) Dmf. I creeshed kimmer's loof weel wi' howdy fee. Else a
cradle had never been rocked for me, Blackw. Mag. (June 1820)
277 (Jam.) ; Mackay. (21 Nhb.' 13 Ayr. As to their howdyings,
there were juist the twa kinds of them, — the ane that sent for me
five mcenonts owre late, and the ither ane that was hauf a day
owre sune, Service Dr. Dugnid {ei.iBH-j 156. (4) Dmf. I creeshed
weel kimmer's loof wi' howdying fee, Cromek Remains (1810) 61.
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2. Obs. A name given to the last corf of coals drawn to
the bank of a pit in any current year ; see below.
Dur. In the days when coals were brought up in corves. The
houdie had numerous lighted candles stuck on it with clay, some-
times as many as 40 or 50, and this ceremony was known as
' bussing the houdie ' (A.B.).
Hence Howdy-ma(w, sb. the last corf or the last but
one ; Jig. the conclusion of the day's labour.
Nhb. Frae hingin'-on till howdy-maw, Wilson Pitman^s Pay
(1843) 29 ; Nhb.i The last corf. Dur. The last corf but one (A.B.\
[1. An appellative (like broivnii', &c.) from /;oW, friendly,
benevolent, kind ; cf Fr. sage-fciittiie (N.E.D.).]
HOWDIE, see How-towdie.
HOWDLE, V. and sb. Sc. Also written houdie Fif.
(Jam.) [houdl, hau'dl.] 1. v. To move up and down,
to sway, rock ; to rock to sleep. Bnfi'.' See Howd, v.^
2. To crowd together, swarm, to move hither and thither.
Fif. (Jam.) 3. To limp, halt, walk with a heaving, clumsy
motion. Bnff.' Hence (i) Howdler, si. one who walks
in a limping, heaving manner ; (2) Howdlin', ///. adj.
limping, walking awkwardly.
(i) ib. (2) The elephant hiz a howdlin' kyne o' a step, ib.
4. With about: to carry in a clumsy manner.
Ye've nae manner o' yse in howdlin' aboot that big basket, ib.
5. sb. A swarm, a huddle, wriggling mass ; the motion
of a mass of swarming creatures.
Sc. (Jam.) Fif. A howdle o' hog-showtherin' freirs. Augustines,
Carm'leits, Cordeliers, Tennant Papislry (1827) 203 ; The simul-
taneous motion of a great number of small creatures which may
be compared to an anthill (Jam.).
HOWDON-PAN-CANT, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. An
awkward fall ; an upset, overturn.
N.Cy.' Nhb. The world wasn't gannin se cliver — It had gettin
a Howdon-Pan cant, Gilchrist S>igs. (18241 5 ; Nhb.i
Hence (i) Howdon-can-Panter, si. an ungraceful rider ;
(2) -pan-canter, sb. a slow, ungraceful way of riding.
( I I Cum. Linton Lake Cv. ( 1864) 305. (2") N.Cy.'
HOWDTHER, HOWDY-TOWDY, see Howder, v."",
How-towdie.
HOW(E, adj., si.i and v.^ Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Also in forms hoe N.Cy.' ; hogh N.Cy.' Nhb.' ;
hough Sc. (Jam.) n.Cy. Nhb.' w.Yks. ; houh Pcb. ; howch
Sc. (Jam.) ; you- Nhb.' [h)ou, h)au.] 1. adj. Hollow,
deep, concave. Also used advb. Cf. hell, howl, adj.
s.Sc. Ye cowr and howk sae howe Till art can scarce gar
can'lcs lowe, T. Scott Poems (1793) 321. Rnf. I saw them reach
the howe loan-head. Young Pictures (1865) 15. Lnk. The wilcat
yow't through its dowie vouts Sae goustie, howch and dim, Edh.
Mag. (May 1820) (Jam.). e.Ltti. Yon spruce-pine tap, Spearin'
the howe sky, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 31. n.Cy. (,K.),
Nlib.', Lakel.2, w.Yks.'
2. Comb. (I) How(e-backed, hollow-backed, bent in the
back ; (2) -cow, a peat-hole ; (3) -doup, the medlar,
Mespihis geriiianka ; (4) -drill, the hollow between two
drills in a field ; (5) -foor, the track of the plough, a hollow
furrow ; (6) -gait, a hollow or sunken way or path ; (7)
•hole, a hollow, valley ; a depression, hole ; (8) -house, a
dwelling below the level of the street, an area-dwelling ;
(9) -howm, a vale, a low-lying plain ; (10) -meal seeds,
the husks of oats ; (11) -necked, of animals: long and
hollow in the neck ; (12) -rush, a hollow rush ; (13) -seeds,
see (10) ; (14) -way, see (6) ; (15) -wecht, a circular imple-
ment of sheepskin stretched on a hoop.
(i) Ayr. Tho' thou's howe-backit now, an' knaggie. Burns To
his Mare, st. i ; Ye'll ne'er be how-backit In carrying yer friens,
\4iin'E. Jottings {\&-jg) s-]q. Nhb.', Lakel.^ (2) w.Yks. Sticks frae
t'wood or turves frae heaf how cow, Spec. Dial. 9. (3)Ltli. (Jam.)
(4,5)Nhb.' (6) w.Yks.' 1,7) Sc. It's a' scabbit i' the how hole o' the
neck, HiSLOP Anecdote (1874) 124. Bwk. In the howe hole o' the
Merse A' the folk are bannock fed, Henderson Pop. Rhymes
(1856) 34. (8) Sc. She took me . . . down a dark stair to ane o'
the how houses beneath the j'ird, Graham Writings (1883) II. 54.
(9) Dmf. r the hovve-howms o' Nith my love lives an' a', Cromek
Remains (1810) 112; The hovve-howms of Nith is a romantic
vale, of near ten miles diameter, at the bottom of which stands
Dumfries, I'A. Ho/c. (10) Cum.' (11) Nhb.' A yow-neckeet horse.
(12) w.Yks.' (13)11. Cy. Grose (1790). Lakel.^ Cum. For sale, how
seedsandmilldust,verycheap, AHnV/i045.(Apr. 1898). Wm.'J.H.);
VOL. III.
Thaed send im ta coont t'how seeds a topat mill hill, Spec. Dial.
(1885) pt. iii. 30. w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781 . ne.Lan.'
(14 Nhb. The old track from Newham to Bamburgh is called
Newham Howe-way i^R.O.H.) ; Nhb,' A term applied to certain
ancient trackwaj-s. (15) Gall. Used about barns and mills to lift
grain and such like things with, Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824).
3. Empty ; fig. hungry, famished.
Sc. This is the how and hungry hour. Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776)
II- 198 (Jam.V Bnff.' A doot 's purse is growin' how by this
time. The mchl-bowie's gettin' how. Abd. His duds o' breeks, he
ca's nankeen, Are unco teem an' how. Cock Strains {i&io) II. 129.
Fif. Stech their how hungry stammachs fou, Tennant Papistry
(,1827) 216. Ayr. His back an' wame had near han' met. He grew
sae how, Fisher Poems (1790) 72. n.Cy. (J.L.) (1783) ; N.Cy.'
How-i'-the-wame [hungry]. Nhb.' A hough belly. Lakel.^
Ah've hed neea breakfast, an' Ah's as how as Ah can be for 't.
Cum. A house luiks howe widout a weyfe, Anderson Ballads
(1805") no; We're aw as howe as hunters, Gilpin Pop. Poetry
('875) 71. Wm. A wes sa varra how an dry a thowt asta niwer
a iilt mi kyte, Spec. Dial. (1877J pt. i. 11.
4. Of sounds or of the voice : hollow, deep, low, guttural ;
also used advb.
Sc. Wha ga'e you yon howe hoast ? Ford Thistledown {i8gi)
97 ; The black man's voice was hough and goustie, Glanville
Sadduc. (1726) 393 (Jam.). Sh.I. Oot spak the ghaist wi' a voice
right howe, Stewart Tales (1892) 239. Or.I. The selkie [seal]
mither gae a groan sae dismal an' how, an' sae human like,
Fergusson Rambles (1884) 246. Elg. Howe and fearfu' grows
the voice, Couper Poetry ( 1804) I. 209. Abd. He was startled by
a voice that spoke 'richt howe' — 'Follow me,' Deeside Tales (iQ-jz)
182. Ayr. It spak right howe — 'My name is Death,' Burns
Death and Dr. Honibook (17851 St. 9. Lnk. (Jam.)
Hence How-speaking, sb. speaking in a low, deep voice,
speaking like a ventriloquist. Gall. Mactaggart Eiicycl.
(1824).
5. Bleak, exposed. Lakel.'
6. Poor, humble, mean ; dejected, in low spirits, in bad
health ; gen. in phr. how(e enough. Also used advb.
Sc. Hough enough is often used to denote that one is in a poor
state of health (Jam.). Bnff.' He wiz aince weel upon't, but he's
how eneuch 1100. Bnff., Abd. Dejected, through poverty, mis-
fortune, or failing health (Jam.). Per. He was bred but howe
enough to a 'mean trade,' Haliburton Puir Auld Sc. (1887) 65.
Lnk. Now when thou tells how I was bred But hough enough to
a mean trade, Ramsay Poems (1800") II. 581 (Jam.). Feb. Now
I'm auld and houh, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) 61.
7. sb. A hollow, depression ; a hollow space ; a hole,
abyss, depth. Also used fig.
ne.Sc. I hae often wisst that I had been born wi' an e'e in the
howe o' my neck. Grant Keckleton, 124. Abd. There's a how
whaur ance was a hert, M acdonald Sir Gibhie ( 1879) xlvi. Frf. At
the smooth-skinned end there were hichts an' howes, an' bare places
whaur the banes stuck oot, Willock Rosetty Ends (1886) 44,
ed. 1889. Per. Smooth as the howe o' her loof or her cheek,
Stewart Character (1857) 27. Ayr. Whare got ye sic a pow ?
Did it ... on your shouthers, i' the how. Light wi' a dad? Fisher
Po(^»i5 (1790) 93. Lnk. In the bonnie green howes of the sea,
Motherwell Mermaiden (1827). Lth. The ship's i' the howe o'
a roarin wave. Smith Merry Bridal (i866"i 28. e.Lth. Up i' the
howe o' the April sky, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 5. Edb.
Gang your wa's thro' hight an' how, Fergusson Poems (1773)
136, ed. 1785. Slk. I gat the end o' my stick just i' the how o'
his neck, Hogg Tales (1838) 7, ed. 1866. Dmf. An ill-cuisten
crap in the howe o' the burn, Reid Poems (1894) 46. Gall. The
drifts will be sax fit in the howes o' the muir-road, Crockett
Bog-Myrtle (1895) 237. Nhb.' The how of the neck is the hollow
at the back of the neck. w.Yks.'
8. A hollow, valley, glen ; a flat plain or tract of land.
Sc. Mony a cummer lang syne wad hae sought nae better horse
to flee over hill and how, Scorr Bride of Lam. (1819) xxiii. Elg.
His snaw sleeps in the howe, Couper Poetry (1804) I. 42. Bnff.
We . . . sat down In a green how, near by the town, Taylor
Poems (1787) 62. Abd. There's a bonnie howie ower here below
the rocks, Deeside Tales (1872) 173. Kcd. The howes were in a
soom. Grant Lays (1884) 2. Frf. A cottage in a how between
Twa verdant hills, Morison Poems (1790J 117. Per. Lest any
hicht should end in a howe, Ian Maclaren Brier Bush (1895) 40.
Slg. Ae white sheet o' milk-white flame Filled a' the fiery howe,
Towers Poems (1885I 54. Dmb. Ye can bring waterowre heights
and howes, Taylor Poems (1827) 109. Rnf. Tho' snaw choke up
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baith heigh an' howe, Picken Poems (1813) I. 176. Ayr. At
howes or hillocks never stumbled, Burns Ep. to H. Parker (i-jg^)
I. 35. Lnk. Gae farer up the burn to Habbie's how, Ramsay
Gentle Sliep. (1725) 27, ed. 1783. Lth. Among the hills . . . An'
bonnie green howes, McNeill Preston (c. 1895) 108. Edb. A far
away cousin, that held out amang the howes of the Lammermoor
hills, MoiR Mamie IVaiich (,1828) xvii. Bwk. In mirksome howes,
they reel'd and squall'd, Henderson Pof). Rhymes (18561 55. Peb.
Ilk heigh has its howe, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) iii. Slk. I
ken a howe amang the hills, Chr. North Nodes (,ed. 1856) IV.
7a. Rxb. Grassy howes. and fairy knowes, Murray Hawick
Sags. (1892) 28. Dmf. Unresting he wan'ered by hill-side an'
howe, Thom Jock o' Knowe ,1878^ i. Gall. Hughie Kerr brings
it over the hill from the howe of the Kells, Crockett Moss-Hags
(1895) xl. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.) ; A green plot in a
valley (K.) ; N.Cy.^ A depression on the top of a hill ; a sloping
hollow between hills. Nhb. 'Mang the ferney hows, Proudlock
Borderland Muse (1896) 307 ; Nhb.' w.Yks. (J.W.) ; Willan List
IVds. (1811) ; w.Yks.'
9. pi. Phr. (i) tit the howes, obs., outof spirits, depressed,
'in the dumps' ; (2) to cast or ding in the hozvs, obs., to
overturn, upset an arrangement, plan, &c., to render un-
availing.
(i) Sc. Sair did my heart fa" in the hows, Pennecuik Coll.
(1787) 13. CId. (Jam.) Ayr. I'm i' the hows. To die an' be laid
i'the till, Indeed'snae mows, Fisher Poems (1790) 63. (2) Sc. The
great law business, for which I came south, . . was at once casten
in the hows, Wodrow Sel. Biog. U847) II. 195; Thomas Good-
win and his brethren . . . carried it so, that all was dung in the
howes, Baillie Lett. (inS' H- 59 (Jam.).
10. A curling term : the path or run of the stone to the tee.
Sc. By turning his little finger 'out' . . . Sandy's stone made its
passage down the 'howe,' Tweeddale Moff {iSg6) 159; The skip
could never see till now The pace the stanes came up the howe,
Caled, Curling Club Ann. (1893-94) ''S- Lnk. The soopers are
ready To keep baith the howe an' the head ice in trim, Watson
Poems (1853) 72.
11. The depth or middle (of the night, &c.), mid-time.
Sc. How o' the year iJam. ). Abd. Aft-times at dreary howe o'
nicht. In thought I'm daunderin' by thy side, Shelley Flowers
(1868) 158. Fif. How o' winter, from November to January
(Jam.). Ayr. In the dead howe o' winter, Ainslie Land 0/ Burns
(ed. 1892) 126. Slk. Ye ken fu' weel, gudeman, ye coortit me i'
the howe of the night yoursel, Hogg Tales (1838) 3. ed. 1866.
Rxb. How o' the night, how o' winter (Jam.). Gall. At the roar-
ing linn in the howe o' the night, Nicholson Hist. Tales (1843)
84. n.Cy. (J.W.)
Hence (i) How-doup, sb. the depth or worst part of
winter ; (2) -dumb-dead, sb. the depth, middle ; (3) -night,
sb. the dead of night.
(i) Cum. Linen, 'At keep'd her feckly thro' th' how doup,
Gilpin Ballads (_i866) 240; Cum.^ 181. (2) Ayr. That's no a
guid bed for a sick body in the how-dumb-dead o' a caul' ha'rst
night, Blackw. Mag. (Nov. 1820) 203 Jam.). (3) Rxb. (Jam.), Cum.'
12. Reduction, diminution. Abd. (Jam.) 13. v. To re-
duce, to drain, thin, to diminish in number or quantity, ib.
HOW(E, sb.'' and v.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Shr.
Glo. Brks. Nrf. [h)ou, h)au.] Dial, form of hoe.
Sc. O' howin the gairden, Swan Aldersyde (ed, 1892) 60. Sh.I.
Hid wid set dee better ta be furt howin' a bit o' da taties, Sh.
News (June 19, 1897). Cai.' Rnf. Howe, or rake, or delve the
soil, Picke.n' Poems (1813) II. 41. Wgt. Can ye how whuns ?
Fraser Wigtown (1877) 295. Wxf.' n.Cy. Grose (i79o\ Nhb,',
Lakel.2, Cum." n.Yks. How that land wi't shuv how (I.W.).
e.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W.) Shr.' Some like sowin', some like raOwin';
But of all the games that I do like. Is the game of turmit-Ovvin',
Local Doggerel Verse. Glo. I cuddn't zee to hut wi' the how. Buck-
man Darke's Sojourn ( 1890) xiii. Brks. vW.'W.S.) Nrf. Cozens-
Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893: 35. [Ray 1^1691).]
Hence Hower, sb. a hoe.
Glo. I tuck up my turmut hower, Gibbs Cotswold Vill. (ed.
1899, 97.
HOW(E, see Ho, v., Haw, sb."-
nOVfEhhED, ppl.ac/j. Lin. Splashed, dirtied, muddy ;
of the weather : wet, dirty, unpleasant. Cf. howery.
Lin.' sw.Lin.' See how howell'd they look.
HOWEN, see Hew, t^.'
HO'WERY, ai/j. Lin. Also in forms howerly n.Lin.' ;
howry.oury sw.Lin.'; owery s.Lin.; owrie Lin. [ou(9jri.]
Muddy, dirty, filthy ; foul, indecent ; of the weather : wet,
damp, ' soft.' Cf. howelled ; see Horry, adj.
How when it came a ' howery ' daay and ' teemed and siled '
wi' raain, Brown Lit. Laiir. (1890) 64; Very common (J.C.W.) ;
Lin.' The weather is cazzelty and howery. n.Lin. Sutton IVds.
(i88i'i ; n.Lin.' I'd a real howerly jo'ney to Gaainsb'r, it raain'd
all th' waay theare an' by agean. If yfi talk e'that howerly' waay
when we're gettin' wer vittles, I weant gie th4 noan. s.Lin. This
is what 1 call a howery soOrt of a daa (T. H.R.). sw.Lin.' She's
the howriest woman as ever I seed. It's oury work this wet
weather,
HOWES, sb. pi. Suf. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] The time of oats coming into ear.
Rainbird Agric. (1819) 295, ed. 1849.
HO'WEVER, adv. Van dial, forms and uses in Eng.
I. Dial, forms: (i) Arver, (2) Awever, 131 Awiver, (4)
Awivver, (5) Hahivver, (6) Harver, (7) Havver, (8)
Hawivver, (9) Heawever, (10) Hooiver, (11) Howiver,
(12) Howivver, (13) H'wevr, (14) Oavver, (15) Wuvver.
[For further instances see II. below.]
(I) Lin. (W.W.S.) (2) Oxf.' (3) n.Yks. Awiver A wetid til A
was tired (W.H.). w.Yks. (J.W.), n.Lin.' (4) Cum.' t5)
w.Yks. Hahivver mich we addled, Cudworth Dial. Sketclies (1884)
I. (6) s.Lin. Har\'er I will, now I come to think about (T.H.R.).
(7) Havver I'll do it this once {ib.). (8) Wra. We er somat maar
merciful hawivver, Hutton Bran New Work (1785) I, 272. Yks.
Ha-wivver, ah will deeah mi best. Spec. Dial. 32. e.Yks. Hawivver
he went on graping aboot, Nicholso.n Flk-Sp. (1889) 36. (9) Lao.
Aw'll goo an' see heawever, Brierley Layrock (1864) v. (10) Nhb.
I'se not that black hooiver, Clare Love o/Lass (1890) I. 20. Cum.
Hooiver it disn't matter much, Mary Draysoii (1872) 17. n.Yks.
(W.H.) (11) ne.Lan.' f 12; Wm. Howivver that lad a Tomson's,
RoBisoN Aald Tales (1882) 3. n.Yks. Howivver scant ther
meeals may be, Tweddell Clevel. Rhymes (1875) 8. (13 s.War.
Why John {Coll. L.L.B.). (14) w.Yks. Oavver, were quoite sure,
Bywater Gossips (1851) I. (15) Cum.'
II. Dial. uses. 1. Used as an emphatic expletive :
indeed, in fact, truly. Gen. used to end a sentence.
Cum. I will — however I will. He's mad' a fin" mess o' that job,
however (J,Ar.) ; Cum.' w.Cum. ' What a windy night ! ' 'It
is however' (S.K.C.). w.Yks. Ah thowt ta me'y sen ' thoo's
a feal ' hooiver, Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c, 1882) Gt. ; Becos, if
thah weeant believe the awn eyes, thah't a rattler, oavver, Shev-
vild Ann. (1851) 20. n.Lin.' Well, awiver, I niver seed sich a
sight e' all my born daays. Woy, herse, woy, herse, awiver,
herse, thoo'U be tired afoore ta gets hairf a mile, herse. Nhp. It
is not a bad crap, it is a good one, however (P.G.D.). s.Wor. I'd
like to have been in the river, however (H.K,); s.Wor.', Hrf.^
Glo. 'T be a-smoking still — was doing as I comed by, however,
GissiNG Vill. Hampden (1890) I. vi ; Glo.'
2. At least, at any rate ; anyhow, in any case.
n.Cy. (J.W.) s.War. H'wevr 'ur tel'd me. Why John {Coll.
L.L.B.). s.Wor. You have some nice plants, however, Porson
Quaint Wds. (1875) 8 ; s.Wor.', Hrf.2 Glo. He don't seem a bad
man, not by appearance however, GissiNG Vill. Hampden (1890) I. i.
HOWF, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) A severe blow on the ear
given with a circular motion of the arm.
HO^WF, see Hough, sb}
HOWF(F, sb. and v. Sc. n.Cj'. Nhb. Yks. Also written
houf(f Sc. n.Cy. ; and in forms hauf Gall. ; hofe n.Yks.'
ne.Yks.'; hofF n.Yks.'* ; hoof ne.Yks.' ; houck Bnff.»
[h)ouf, h)auf, of.] 1. sb. A place of resort, a meeting-
place ; a haunt, resort ; a much-frequented tavern.
Sc. He'll no likely gang back to ony o' his auld howffs, Scott
Midlothian (i8i8i xvi ; Just by way o' takin' a freendly glass in
her canny howff, Sc. Haggis, 123. Elg. Through a' their weel-
ken'd houffs and haunts they prance wi' muckle glee, Couper
Poetry V1804) I. 184. Bnff.' He keeps a sad houck at the still.
Abd. In Charlie's bit howff a' the laddies wad meet, Anderson
Rhymes (1867) 10. Frf. To ransack every houtT, Beattie Much
Ado, &€. (c. 1820), Per. They'll reach the howff by fa' o' nicht,
Hahburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 22. w.Sc. To this howf, then
known as the ' Race Horse,' the trusty agent proceeded, Carrick
Laird of Logan ( 1835) 49. Fif. Thir twa bangsters . . . row'd the
surge o' weir Aff frae the Papish houffs, Tennant Papistry 1,1827)
171. Slg. I hous'd himina houf, GALLOWAY5M/o>''5il/r?^. (1810) 16.
Dmb. Weir's scant houf, as cute if no sae braw, Salmon Gowodean
(1868) 68, Rnf. He . . . challeng'd a' the beagle tribe Giftheyhis
howffs cou'd learn him, Clark Rhymes (1842) 31. Ayr. The
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stoury rafters of an auld bigging ... a perfect howf of clolts and
spiders, Galt Gilltnize (1823) xvi. Lnk. Drink-howfls raise in illca
lane, Nicholson Kilwuddie {ei. 1895) 58. Lth. The howfis whaur
a' thae arts grew great, Ballantine Poems ^I856) 11. Edb. And
wandering about all my old haunts and houlTs, Moir Mansie Wanch
(1828) xxviii. Feb. Wha's best aff we'll soon See, whan t' our
howfs we murch, Liittotin Green (1685) 64, ed. 1817. SIk. The
corby left her howf in the rock, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 35. Gall.
That's a graund hauf o' smugglers and gypsies, Crockeit Raiders
(1894) xvii. Wgt. (S.R.C.) n.Cy. Border CI. (Co!/. L.L.B.)
Nhb.i, n.Yks.l
Hence Houffie, aefj. snug, comfortable. Rxb. (Jam.)
2. An abode, residence ; a stay or residence at a place ;
a shelter.
Bnff.' A continued stay in one place in idleness. SIg. Housed
in howfi" in cold December, While her children cry for bread.
Towers Poems (1885) 129. s.Sc. A' the wandering, houseless
clan Got aye some howf at Little Billy, Watson Bards (1859) 9.
Ayr. Mony a gallant family, Sin' my last howff was here By
fortune's fell and fickle blasts Been scattered far an' near, Ainslie
Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 100. Lth. Wearily he socht afar Some
hoary howff to pass the nicht, Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 82.
n.Yks.'^ ne.Yks.* Whether of man or beast, esp. sheep.
3. A cemetery or burial-place.
Abd. A private mausoleum or walled-in burial-place (A.W.).
Frf. A cemetery in Dundee, now disused, goes by this name
because it formerly served as the merchants' exchange (H. L.L.; ;
(Jam., s.v. Hoif).
4. V. To haunt, frequent ; to lodge, abide, live ; to take
shelter. Also with about.
Sc, The hopes and fears that houflf the springtime o' our years,
Wilson Poems (1822) To the Reader. Bnff.' The drunken swab
houcks on in the public-hoose. He's a sweer filsch o' a cheel, or
than he wid . . . nae houck-aboot at haim is he diz. Kcd. He's
come to howff in my kailyard, Or scrammle up a tree, Grakt Lays
(1884) 14. s.Sc. She had nei'rly flung the sportsmen a', An'
howffed i' the howdie's biggin', Watson Bards 1,1859) 110. Ayr.
We hoist our creels, tak' to our heels. An' howff where less they
ken us, Ainslie Land of Bums (ed. 1892) 251. Lth. There was a
little tailor. . . Houf'd wi' auld Eppie Johnstone, M''NEiLLP;fsto;i
(c. 1895) 112. Rxb. He drave doun the maukins to howff mang
the whins, Riudell Poet. IVks. (ed. 1871) II. 20. n.Yks."^
HenceHouckin'-aboot, />//.««{/■. lazy, idle,Iounging about.
Bnff.' He's a houckin'-aboot cheel, that ; he niver diz ony thing
at a'.
5. To lodge, house, cause to live ; to shelter; to accustom
sheep to a pasture.
Sc. Yont our hallan he's houft till the gurl gaed past, Edwards
Modern Poets, ist S. 325 ; ' Where did you gae V 'I was houff'd '
(Jam.). Lnk. Oorauld greysmiddy . . . Is howff'd a mile ayont the
glen, Murdoch Done Lyre (1873) 25. n.Yks.' ne.Yks.' Sheep,
assigned to a pasture on the moors, were said to be ' hoofed ' to it.
6. Fig. With itp : to bury.
Sc. The Bedral, who houfs up the best in the land, Vedder
Poems (1842) 79.
HOWFFIN, sb. Sc. Also written howfin (Jam.). A
clumsy, foolish person.
Abd. That aul' greedy, sneeshinie howflfin, Alexander Johmty
Gibb (1871) xii ; He's a sweir howffin ; that's fat he is, ib. Ain Flk.
(1882)94.
[My new spanit howffing (v.r. howphin) fra the sowk,
Dunbar Poems (c. 1510), ed. Small, II. 248.]
HO WG AXES, adv. Yks. Lin. [ii-gats.] In what
manner, how.
Yks. She'd tell you both how-gates it were, and when it were,
Ellis P»o«H«c. (1889I V. 508. m.Yks.' ' Howgates did he go?'
' He took the old yau'd' [horse]. Lin. Skinner (1671^
[Howgates? quomodo? Levins Manip. (1570); Howe-
gates bought schall he be, York Plays (c. 1400) 229.]
HOWGY, adj. War. Won Shr. Hrf Glo. Sus. Also
written hoogy War.*; houghy Sus.; hougy s.Wor. ;
ougy Hrf. [u'dgi.] 1. Huge, large, laulky ; great. Cf.
hugy.
War.2 These are 'ougy boots. s.Wor. Porson Quaint Wds.
(1875) 13. Shr.' 'E fat a great 'owgy stwun an' put agen the gate.
Hrf. The yungest son hizzelf — a big oujy boy o' nin, Why John
(Coll. L.L.B.) ; Hrf.' ; Hrf.* Did you ever see what howgy great
stones the flood did bring down ? Glo.' Sus. We met sich houghy
sight ov folks, Lower Tom Cladpole (1831) st. 79.
2. Fig. Great, valuable, rich.
Shr.' An old man at Clun said that the living of the place was
not very 'owgy.
3. Intimate, friendly, ' thick.'
War.2 Wor. They be very howgy together, very close friends
(sometimes desperate folks) (H.K.) ; William Grubb an me, us wuz
alius despret folks an' howgy, Cutis Vig. Mon., Berrow's Jm.
(1896) ; He be very hougy along of so-and-so (R.M.E.). Shr.'
They bin gotten mighty 'owgy.
HOW-HOW, sb. Nhb. A charwoman; an untidy,
slovenly woman. (R.O.H.), Nhb.'
HOWICK, sb. Sc. A small rick. Bnff., Abd. Morton
Cydo. Agric. (1863).
HOWIE, see How, si.'
HOWIN, sb. Yks. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] A turn, occasion, time, 'doing.'
w.Yks. A man who had had the influenza twice said he 'didn't
want a third howin'.' Gi' me as many on 'em as you can at one
howin' (S.O.A.\
HOWISH, adj. Lin. Having a vague sense of in-
disposition ; out of sorts.
e.Lin. I've had some tea for I felt a bit owish (probably 'not
knowing how I felt') (G.G.W.\ [(She) feels, as she says, quite
howish and vapourish, Minor (1787) 39 (N.E.D.).]
HOWK, v> and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm.
Yks. Lan. Lin. Nhp. Oxf. Brks. Sus. Wil. Also in forms
hoak Wgt. S.Don. Nhb.' ; hoke Sc. N.I.» s.Don. ; hok(k
Sh.I. ; hook Per. Wil. ; houk Sc. Cai.' ; oken.Yks. ; pret.
buck Nhb.' [h)ouk, h)auk.] 1. v. To hollow out by
digging ; to excavate, dig out or up ; to burrow, scratch
up earth, grub. Also with out and up.
Sc. Folks say this place was howkit out by the monks langsyne,
Scorr Antiquary (1816) xxi. Sh.I. Wi pick and shul hok for his
bread. Burgess Rasmie (1892) 92 ; William hokid oot o' his pipe,
shii wis dat wye furr'd up, Sh. News (Sept. 17, 1898). Cai.', Mry.
(Jam.) Bnff. Whare some o' his gear he'll howk, I canna tell,
Taylor PonHi (1787) 11. Bch. He howk'd the gou'd which he
himself Had yerded in his tent, Forbes Aja.x (1742) 7. Abd. In
a hole howkit oot o' a green foggy brae, Anderson Rhymes (1867)
35. Frf. She would howk them up as quick as I could plant them,
Barrie Minister (1891) xxv. Per. When wi' shools they hookit
for't. Darkness cam' on, Haliburton Horace (1886) 79. Fif. Tarn
. . . wi' a set o' gowffin' sticks . . . howkin' for the lost ba's,
M'^Laren Tibbie (i8g4) 80. Slg. Howk the sweet earth-nuts on
Dorrator braes. Towers Pofois (1885) 145. Rnf. He, weary, winds
his road, an' slaw, To howk them out frae 'mang the snaw, Picken
Poems (1813) I. 76. Ayr. Whyles mice and moudiewarts they
howkit. Burns r»fl ZJog-s (1786) 1.40; (F.J.C.) Lnk. She howks
unchristen'd weans out of their graves, Ramsay Gentle Shep.{i-]2^)
47, ed. 1783. Lth. To get folk to howk holes in their ain plots to fill
their pats, Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885) 147. Edb. Howking
up the bodies from their damp graves, Moir Mansie IVauch (1828)
X. Bwk. Out o' their graves, below the stanes They houkit
skulls, wi' grievous granes, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 57.
Slk. A vultur rug-ruggin — gnaw-gnawin . . . howk-howkin at
his miserable liver, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 146.
Dmf. Twa-three men cam' here, Syne howkt a hole and hid the
deid, Reid Foem5(i894) 88. Rxb. So they houkit a pint o" worms,
and biled them in fresh water, Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) v.
Gall. We'll howk holes in the sand, Crockett Cleg Kelly (1896)
87. Kcb. She howks the gutters huntin' preens, Armstrong
Ingleside (1890) 142. Wgt. She . . . hoakit awa'the boards wi' her
nose. Eraser Wigtown (1877 1 364. n.Ir. He was pickin' an' hokin
there still. Lays and Leg. (1884) 21. N.L'To hollow-out anything,
such as a toy boat. A dog hokes out the earth from a rabbit hole.
Ant. You hoke a hole by picking or digging it out roughly. Pigs
hoke the ground with their noses, Ballymena Obs. (1892). s.Oon.
Simmons Gl. (1890). n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' To make a hole
in the earth in a bungling way. Nhb. For gowld ye may howk
till ye're blind as a bat, Midford Coll. Siigs. (1818) 68 ; Nhb.' If
ye howk mair anunder't ye'U fetch the waal doon. He buck up
therose bush. Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Cod Tr. Gl. (18881. e.Dnr.'
He's howked all the flowers up. s.Dur. He's howken' stanes out
o't dyke (J.E.D.). Lakel.'" Cum. He's howkin' mawks oot o' a
deed dOg (E.W.P.) ; Where Geordie Girdwood many a lee-lang
day, Howkit for gentles' banes the humblest clay, WiLLiAMSoti
Local Etym. (1849) no; T'aud man's off howkin' taties (J.Ar.);
Cum.' Wm. An things howked oot o' cairns, Whitehead Leg.
(1859) 43. s.Wm. A big potato pie was put on the table, and the
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host said to the guest, 'Now then, helpyersel' ; hovvk in ! ' (J.A.B.)
n.Yks.i234 w.Yks. Willan List IVds. (1811). Lan. Howk,
hack, and dig spade, Roby Trad. (1829) II. 121, ed. 1872. n.Lin.',
Sus.i s.Wil. ' To hook taters,' to hoe potatoes (G.E.D.J.
Hence (i) Howked, ppl. adj. hollowed out, excavated,
dugout; unearthed; (2)Howker, 56. adigger ; (3) Howk-
ing, (a) vbl. sb. the act of digging or burrowing ; an ex-
cavation, mining; (6) />/^. digging, burrowing; (4)Howky,
sb. a pitman, miner.
(i) Ayr. Let warlocks grim, an' wither'd hags, . . in kirk-j'ards
renew their leagues, Owre hovvkit dead, Burns Address to Dcil
(1785) St. 9. Lth. Certain opprobrious epithets, such as ' Howkit-
out mowdies,' Stkathesk More Bits (ed. 1885) 253. Rxb. An'
no like boss houk'd gutless hills i' Lowden, A. Scott Poems (ed.
1808) 34. Gall. Roomy hovvket graves, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 334, ed. 1876. Cum. Here in this newly howked grave,
Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 81. (2) Ayr. There was a wheen
tattie howkers in a field, Service Notandtiins (.1890) 43. Feb.
Mean howkers in a ditch, Affleck Poet. Wks. (1836) 68. (3, n)
Sc. Hishoukings and minings for lead and copper, Scott Antiquary
(1816) xii. Abd. It's a michty howkin ! Macdonald Malcolm
(1875) !'• 133- Psr. Thank Heaven ! his howkin' cam' to nocht,
Haliburton Ocliil Idylls (1891) 149. Fif. Strivin' wi' howkin'
and wi' diggin', Tennant Papistry (1827) 191. Lnk. The nooks
where arnits are to be had for the howking, Watson Poems
(1853) Pre/. II. Slk. Slacks will be sleek, a hogg for the howking,
Hogg Tales (1838) 141, ed. 1866. Nhb. Then he and she to
howkin fell, Donaldson Poems (1809) 176. {!>) Per. Ye've seen
a boar by moonlight snoukin', Pounce on a moudy-wort thrang
houkin, Spence Poems (1898) 197. (4) Nhb. Before two hours
had passed the 'Howkies' occupied Morpeth in overwhelming
force. Some of the burghers of that town have contemptuously
invented for them the nickname of Howkies,' which the miners
have accepted with a certain grim dignity, Dy. Neivs (Sept. 30,
1872) ; Though Tommy's a Howkie, he'll show them he can
Discuss wi' the wisest, behave like a man, Elliott Pitman gaiie
Ic Partiamint ; Nhb.'
2. To pull or draw out; to pull up by the roots; to clear,
disentangle ; to lift or push violently. Gen. with out.
Feb. Fraeherpouch a crown shehoukit, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836)
132. n.Yks.* He gat at t'back o' ma an' howk'd ma inti t'carridge
afoor Ah' ken'd wheear Ah war. n.Lan.' n.Lin.' If I was him
I should hev them ketlocks howk'd oot o' yon barley. Nhp.^
Howk it out. Oxf. He howked it out in a second [said of a
tooth] (W.B.T.). Sus. To howk out a ditch or hedge (E.E.S.).
Wil. I howked 'em out as fast as I could bait and put in [said of
iish](W.B.T.).
3. Fig. To rummage, to look through for the purpose of
finding something, to hunt up, root out.
Sh.I. He's aye hokkin among yon aald prophecies. Burgess
Sketches (2nd ed.) 10. Frf. You can howk ony mortal thing out
o' the original Hebrew, Barrie Minister (1891) x. Per. It's a
peetifu' job howking thro' the Bible for ill words tae misca yir
fouk wi', Ian Maclaren Brier Bush (1895) 75. Ayr. Ye will
ne'er howk a quarrel oot o' Sawney McGraw, Aitken Lays Line
(1883) 63. Lnk. When mem'ry houks auld stories up, Thomson
Minings (1881) 173. e.Ltb. He was . . . howkin' his harns for a
sermon, Hunter J. Inivick (1895) 44. Gall. He was howkin' up
in the garret twa efternoons last week, Crockett Slickit Min.
(1893) loi. Lakel.2 Howken aboot fer owt he can git.
Hence Howking, vbl. sb. the act of sounding or 'pump-
ing ' any one.
Ayr. There was owre muckle of the howking and speering at
me on the roadsides. Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 12a.
4. To punish. Cum.'
Hence Howking, I'W.si.punishment, a beating,thrashing.
Nhb. (H.M.) Cum." Aal ge thee a howkin, aa lay.
5. Coitip. (i) Howk-back, a bent back ; a hump back ; cf.
how(e-backit, s.v. How(e, adj. ; (2) -backit, having a bent
back, hump-backed ; (3) -chowk, to make a noise as if
poking among deep mud. Bnff.'
Q. sb. The act of digging, an excavation ; an indentation;
a dint, blow.
Sc. (Jam.) Kcb.The chirp O'wand'ring mouse or moudy's carkin
hoke, Davidson 5mso;(s( 1 789) 62. s.Don. Indentations made in the
head of one pegging top by the spike of another, Simmons Gl.
(1890). Nhb. He gat a howk i' the guts (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.> ' What
a howk they've niyed there.' Also used for the dint or impression
caused by a heavy blow. Cum. The Howk is a water-fall in a
narrow gill, or dell, Hutchinson Hist. Cum. (1794) II. 388.
[1. 5onder wther sum the new havin holkis, Douglas
Eneados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 45; To holke, palare, Catli.
Atigl. (1483). EFris. Iiolkeu, ' hohlmachen ' (Koolman);
cp. Sw. hcilka, to make hollow (Widegren).]
HOWK, v.'^ Stf. War. Won Glo. Also in form yowk.
To howl. NoRTHALL Flk. Phr. (1896).
HOWK, int. m.Yks.' An exclamation used to attract
the attention of horses running loose in a field. Hence
Howky, sb. a pet name for a horse.
HOWK, see Hawk, v.\ sb.'^
HOWKAN,///. adj. Sh.I. Cum. Also in form hokken
Sh.I. Large, great, 'hulking'; freq. used as a term of
contempt.
Sh.I. Da muckle sheeld swall yon useless hokken hund o' dine,
Sh. News (May 29, 1897) ; Yon hokken lipper o' a dug o' Arty's
is begun to sloom aboot da doors agen, ib. (Aug. 20, 1898). Cum.*
It's a howkan lee.
HOWKER, sb. Cum.i" Anything large or great, a
'whopper.'
HOWKES ! HOWSHE ! />/(r. w.Som.' An exclama-
tion used in driving pigs.
Usually in connection with'TurrI' Tuuru ! aewks! tuur !
aewshu !
HOWKY, Wy. Nhp.i Husky, chaffy. See Hulk, s6.> 3.
When the outer skin or integument of corn, called the chaff,
adheres to the grain after it is winnowed and dressed for market,
it is said to be howky.
HOWL, adj. and sb. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin.
Also written howle Lan.' Chs.'^ n.Lin. ; and in form
houl n.Yks.i* w.Yks.> [h)oul, h)aul.] 1. adf. Hollow,
deep ; empty, hungry. Cf hoU, how(e, adj.
N.Cy.i, Nhb. (W.G.), Nhb.' Dur. Gibson Up-lVeardale Gl.
(1870). s.Dur. As howl as a hunter (J.E.D.). n.Yks. That coo
leuks varra howl, sha must hev had next ta nowt to yeat (W.H.) ;
And Ise seay howl, I knaw nut what to deau, Meriton Praise Ale
(1684) 1. 214. w.Yks.' A howl dish. Lan. 'He must be varra
howle when he's hungrj'.' . . ' Howie ! why he'll be like a two-
legged drum, about t'middle o't'forenoon,' WAUGH/aHMOci (1874)
iv; Lan.', Chs.'^
Hence (i) Howl-hamper, (2) -keslop, (3) -kite, sb. an
empty stomach.
(i) m.Yks.' W.Yks.' They cadged ther houl-hampers, ii. 300.
(2) N.Cy.', Nhb.' (3) N.Cy.' Nhb. Very oft wi' howl kites and
torn duds, Midford Coll. Sngs. (1818) 15.
2. sb. A hollow, a depression in the surface of the ground.
Elg. He's passed thro* death's dark valley's howl. Tester
Poems (1865) 95. N.Cy.' Wherever there's a hill, ther's sure to
be a howl. n.Yks.' Of no great lateral extent or length ; scarcely
amounting to a valley, and not rugged or precipitous like a gill ;
n.Yks.^ ; n.Yks.^ Varying in length but never extensive.
3. A tunnel or culvert under a road or bank.
Lin. A wooden trunk or tunnel under a bank or road used for
conveying water. [In] a bill dated 1809 occur . . . ' Crooks and
bands for an howl, 25. 6rf.,' A'. & Q. (1881) 6th S. iv. 423. n.Lin.
He would . . . then hide his sen a bit in a clew or a howll.
Peacock R. Skirlaugh (1870) II. 87.
4. The middle or depth of anything. Also used atln'b.
N.Cy.' The howl quarter of the year. Nhb. Aw was up at the
Mistrisses, . . ith th' howl oh wounter, Bewick Tyneside Tales
(1850) 9 ; Nhb.' Howl-o'-wounter. n.Yks.", w.Yks.'
HOWL, v.^ Nrf. In phr. lo Iiowl along on the wind, to
be ' in the wind,' to be rumoured.
You've heard what's howlin' along on the wind ... I would rather
he had been the first to tell us. Gibbon Beyond Compare (1888) I. vi.
HOWLD(ED, see Hold, v.
HOWLER, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin. Also in form
owler Yks. Lan. Chs.' The same word as AUer, s6.' (q.v.)
Yks., Lan. To send a boy ' nutting among the howlers,' is to
put him on a fool's task, N. & Q. ^,1852) ist S. v. 250. Chs.',
nw.Lin. ^B. & H.)
HOWLER,;;. Chs.'s.Chs.' Also written owler s.Chs.'
[au'l3(r).] To howl ; to shout out, hollo.
HOWLERS, si./-/. Sus. [eu'laz.] Boys who go round
' howling ' or wassailing orchards. See Howling, vbl. sb.
Sus.' Now nearly obs. On the eve of the Epiphany, the
howlers went to the orchards, and there encircling one of the
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best bearing trees, drank the following tonst. ' Here's to the, old
apple tree, May'st thou bud, may'st thou blow, May'st thou bear
apples enow! Hats full! Caps full! Bushel, bushel, sacks full!
And my pockets full, too ! Huzza ! ' Sus.2 On New-year's eve.
HO'WLET, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Chs. Stf. Der. Not. Lin. Nhp. Won Shr. Hrf. Sus.
Som. Also written howlat(e, howlit Sc. ; and in forms
hewlet Dur.i Cum. n.Yks.- ; hiulet Lakcl.= ; hoolet Sc.
Nhb.i Cum.' Not. Nhp.^ Hrf.' = ; hoolit Sc; houlat Sc.
w.Yks. ; houlet, houlit Sc. ; hulert Cum.' ; hulet n.Cy.
Wm. e.Yks. ; hull- nc.Lan.' ; hullart m.Yks.' Chs.'"
nvv.Der.' Som. (Hall.); hullat Or.I. w.Yks.' n.Lan.';
hullertCum. ; hullet n.Cy. Lakel.' Cum.' Wm. w.Yks.'*
Lan.' m.Lan.' n.Lin.' Lin.' ; hullot w.Yks.^ Chs.'" ; hulote
Or.L ; oolat Hrf.= ; oolertShr.' ; oulud w.Wor.' ; owlard
Shr.'; owlertChs.'^; owlet s.Stf. Sus.' ; owludse. Won' ;
uUard Chs.'; ullat w.Yks.= Den^; ullert Lan.' Chs.'^ ;
ullet(t w.Yks. Lan.' Chs.'^ ; uUot w.Yks. e.Lan.' ; ulyet
Lan. [hlu'lat, hju'lat.] 1. si'. An owl, an owlet.
Sc. I hae sat raony a time to hear the howlit crj'ing out of the
ivy tod, Scott Antiquary (iSie") x.xi ; Loud rair'd tlie wind frae
rock to cave, Sad yowts the howlate ga'e, Jamieson Pop. Ballads
(18061 I. 241. Or.I. SwAiNsoN S/»rf5 (1885) 125. Elg. The howlet
howls within, Couper Poeliy {1804} II. 91. Frf. It's now forhow't
And left the houlat's prey, Lowson Griiilfolloiv (1890') 238. Per.
A curran hoolets wi' their muckle blinkin* e'en, Cleland hich-
bracken (.18831 203, ed. 1887. Dmb. It's no the hawk which dis
thee fright, Or howlet in the dead o' night, Taylor Poems {l8z^)
67. Rnf. Rab lookit as blear't as a houlit 'When tryin' to glour at
the sun, Barr Poems (1861) 89. Ayr. Ravens and howlets are
the only singing-birds she can bide to hearken to, Galt Sir
A. Wylie (1822) xlvii ; ^F.J.C.) Lnk. Howlet-like, my e'e-lids
steek, Rodger Poems (1838) 5, ed. 1897. Lth. The houlets gie
me a' the latest news, Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 54. Edb. The
howlet screamt, Learhont Poems (1791) 12. Bwk. The wak'nin'
hoolets cam' doon, Chisholm Poems (1879") 19. Feb. Ye howlets,
herons, come and see, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) 62. Slk. We
huntyd the hoolet out of brethe, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 13.
Rxb. Hoolets houted them guid-bye, Riddell Poet. IVks. (ed.
1871) I. 173. Dmf. Gleds and hoolits work their will, Reid Poems
(1894) 179. GaU. There sat the minister, . . blinkin' an no weel
pleased, juist like a hoolet, CROCKErr Stichit Min. (1893) 130.
Wgt. The lonely hoolets eldritch cry, Fraser Poems (1885) 234.
n.Cy. Grose 1 1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' The barn owl {Strix fammea)
is called hoolet, gilli hoolet. The tawny owl (Syiniiim aluco) is
called Jenny hoolet. Dur.', Lakel.'^ Cum. That screechan
sound Sprang frae her hulert and her breed, Dickinson Ciimbr.
(1876) 258. Wm. A skirling hullet, Hutton Bran New IVark
(1785) 1. 337 ; Dreayve back the hulet to his haunts, Whitehead
Leg. (1859J 12. s.Wm. (J.A.B.), n.Yks.^ e.Yks. Marshall
Rur. Econ. (1788). m.Yks.* w.Yks. His een were as sharp as a
houlat's, Snowden IVeb of IVeaver (i8g6) v ; Hullats begins ta
slur aght a ther nooks abaht dusk, Tom Treddlehoyle Baintsla
Aim. {l8^^) 19; w.Yks.' Gloarin wi' her een like onny hullet in
a loup hole, ii. 288 ; w.Yks.^''^ Lan. Bit bats an' ulyets fly here
neaw, Clegg Sketches (1895'! 403 ; Whether th' ullerts ar worth
shot or no', Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 3; Lan.', n.Lan.',
e.Lan.', m.Lan.' Chs. There were a brood o' hullarts shakin'
their feathers, Croston Enoch Crump (1887) 10; Chs.'* ; Chs.^
' Heswapped hishenforahullert,'he madeabad exchange. Der.'*,
Not. (L.C.M,), Lin.', n.Lin.', Nhp. 2 w.Wor. He be as lazy as a
gowk or a howlet, as don't make no nest, Berrotvs Jrn. (Mar. 3,
1888); w.Wor.', se.Wor.i Shr.' A saying — 'I live too nigh the
06d to be afeard of a 66lert.' Hrf.t*, Som. (Hail.)
Hence (i) Howlety, adj. like an owl ; (2) -hoo or Hully-
hoo, sb. an owl ; the cry or hoot of an owl.
(i) Slk. To scare the howlaty face o' him away, Hogg Tales
(1838) 45, ed. 1866. Hrf.' A moping hoolety creature. (2) Lth.
An eerie ugly skraigh that I like waur than a hoolet 's ' hoolety-
hoo,' Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885) 182. Edb. The guid grieve
ayont the dyke, The lang hoolety-hoo, The whawp, frae the
south, Carlop Green (1793) 125, ed. 1817. ne.Lan.'
2. Comb. (I) Howlet-blind, blind as an owl ; (2) -een or
•'s een, eyes like those of an owl, large staring eyes ; (3)
•faced, having a face like an owl ; (4) -haunted, frequented
by owls ; (5) -hole, a hole left in the gable of a building to
admit owls ; (6) -'s quid, the remains of a mouse, bird, &c.,
disgorged by an owl after having eaten the fleshy portion.
(i) Lnk. 'Tis ten to ane she's houlet-blin' An a' thing tapsalteerie,
CoGHiLL Poems (1890) 89. (2) Rxb. Close her hovve sunk howlet's
een. A. Scott Pofxis (ed. 1808) 21. Nhb. While Charley damns
Jack's hoolet-e'en, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843^ 29 ; Nhb.' (3)
Ayr. How daur ye ca' me howlet-faced. Burns Impromptu, 1. i.
(4) Sc.This howlit haunted biggin, Donald Poems (1867) i. Ayr.
By some auld houlet-haunted biggin, Burns Grose's Peregrinations
(1789) St. 3. fs) Chs.i (6) se.Wor.i A compact mass somewhat in
the shape of the finger. ' Finger biscuit ! Why I cun remember
the time w'en 'er uudn'ta knaow'd a finger biscuit from a owlud's
quid.'
3. Fig. A term of reproach : a fool ; a noisy or dirty person.
Sc. O, the most egregious night-howlets ! Scott /?o4/foy (181 7)
xxxiv. N.Cy.' Cum. What's t'matter wid the, thoo silly wooden
hewlet? Farrall Betty IVilson (1886) 80. Yks. Tha owd starin
ullat goa wesh tha, Binns Tom Wallop (1861) 11. w.Yks. ' Tha
mucky ullot,' you dirty thing, Leeds Merc. Suppl. (Jan. 3, 1891) ;
w.Yks.5 A nasty stinking hullot. Whisht! yuh noisy huUots, an'
doan't let's hev a house like Leegap fair. nw.Der.' Tha'rt a lyin'
'ullart. Hrf.2 A regular howlet.
4. A moth ; also in comp. Oolert-moth.
s.Stf. We wun catching owlets_in the garden, Pinnock Blk. Cy.
Ann. (1895). w.Wor.' Shr.' Odlert-moth, one of the order
Lepidoptera Noctuidae, believed to be Plusia gamma, Gamma
Moth. The local name of '60lert' is probably given to this moth
from its nocturnal habits. Sus. Any night-flying moth, the larger
ones more especially (R.P.C.) ; Sus.'
5. V. To travel or go anj'vvhere by night.
Hrf.* Why can't you go by daylight instead of hooleting about
the country?
[1. Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, Shaks. Macb. iv. i.
17 ; An hulet, vltila. Levins Maiiip. (1570). Fn hulotte, a
madge-howlet (Cotgr.) ; Walloon hoitlott, ' espece de gros
hibou' (Remacle).]
HO'WLING, vhl. sb. Sus. In comb. Apple-howling.
The custom of ' wassailing ' orchards ; see below. Cf.
apple-owling, sb., howlers.
The custom of wassailing the orchards still remains. It is called
apple-howling. A troop of boys visit the different orchards and
encircling the apple-trees they repeat the following words: 'Stand
fast root, bear well top, Pray the God send us a good howling
crop. Every twig, apples big, Every bough, apples enow. Hats
full, caps full. Full quarters, sacks full.' They then shout in
chorus, one of the boys accompanying them on the cow's horn ;
during the ceremony they rap the trees with their sticks, N. &* Q.
(1852) ist S. v. 293.
Hence Howling-boys, sb. pi. the boys who carry out
the custom of ' howling.'
1670, Dec. 26. I gave the howling boys 6rf., Arch. Coll. I. no,
in Sawyer Flk-Lore (1883) 20.
HO'WLING, adj. Sus. Slang. A general intensitive :
big, first-rate.
Sus. Pray God send us A good howling crop, Flk-Lore Rec.
(1878) I. 13; N. & Q. (1852) ist S. V. 293. Slang. A howling
lie (Farmer\
HO"WLY, sb. Yks. [hull-.] A boys' game ; a cry
used in the game of ' howly ' ; see below.
n.Yks.' A street game played by boys in a town, one of them
hiding behind a wall or house-end and crying 'Howly' to the
seekers ; n.Yks.* How-ly [_v long], a street play among boys re-
sembling ' hide and seek' ; n.Yks. "•
HO'WM, sb. n.Yks.* A hovel ; an open shed for cattle
in a field. See Helm, 56.*
HO-WMET, HO'WP, HO"WRO"W, see Hoomet, Houp,
si.', Hoo-roo.
HOWRY, adj. Cum.' Hollow, empty.
HOWSE, V. Lan. [ouz.] To stir up, as a fire by
poking ; to rouse from sleep.
Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) ; Davies Races (1856) 234.
e.Lan.' s.Lan. Picton Dial. (1863) n.
HO'WSH(E, int. Dor. An exclamation used in driving
swine, a call to move on. G/. (1851); Dor.'
HO-WSHIES, 56.//. Nrf. Boots or feet.
Wipe yar howshies (E.M.).
HO'W-SKRO'W, 56. Lakel. Also written -scrow. Dis-
order,a state of confusion; alsousedrt</f6. SeeHow-stro'w.
Lakel.* Wm. It's cleenin time an we're o in a how-skrow
(B.K.) ; Net gaa teavan how scrow intet middle ont, seeam es
swine in a taety bed, Spec. Dial. ^1877 1 pt. i. 30.
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HOWSOEVER, adv. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Lin. Bdf. Suf.
Also in forms asiver Lin. ; howsaye e.Yks. ; -seer
n.Yks. ; -sever Sc. e.Suf. : -siver, -sivor Nhb.; -sivver
Nhb.' n.Yks.'"; -zeer n.Yks.; -ziver Edb. N.L' Bdf.;
•zivver n.Yks.^ [For further variations cf. how, adv. 1. 1.]
However, any way ; indeed, in fact.
Ayr. Hoosever, in the end, we got a terr"ble lickin'. Service
Nolandians (1890) 24. Lnk. I kenna, hows'ever they gaedna the-
gither, Watson Poems (1853) 31. Lth. Hoosoever wise they
seem, Lumsden Slicep-liead (i8g2) 70. Edb. Ellis Pioituiic. (18891
V. 685. N.I.' Nlib. Bud hoosivor thoo's yen nighor akin te the'
nor me, Robson Bk. Ruth {i860) iii. 12; ' Yor mistyeken,' says
Geordy, 'hoosivsr,' Horsley Ride Upon the Siviiig Bridge (1882) ;
Nlib.i n.Yks. (T.S.) ; Hooseer ah'll try and deea mi best. Broad
Yks. (1885' 10; n.Yks.'^" e.Yks. I have done it, howsaye!
Marshall Rui: Econ. (1796). Lin. ' Will you do this for me ? '
'No; asiver I can't do it' (J.C.W.). Bdf. Ellis ib. 207. Suf.
Howsivir the last day o' the last month he takes her, Fison Merry
Sm/ (1899) II. e.Suf. Ellis*. 280. [Hows'ever he looked neither
out to sea nor towards Coverack, 'Q.' IVauderiiig Heath (1895) 10.]
HOWSOME, adj. Lan. ' Wholesome,' healthy.
Wenches . . . lookin' as free an' as howsome as th' leets and
shadows ut rowled o'er th' country, Brierley Cast upon World
(1886) 156; Hoo's us ard o worchin, howsom, farrently, daysunt
o bodi us is ti bi fund, Scholes Tim Gamuattte (1857) I4-
HOWSOMEVER, adv. In gcit. dial, use in Sc. Irel.
Eng. and Amen Also in forms ahsomdivver Not.' War.^;
ahsomivver War.^ ; amiver, amsumivver w.Yks. ; ar-
sumivver, a's'mivver w.Yks.^ ; asumiver w.Yks. ; arm-
sumivver, ersumivver w.Yks.^ ; hamsever Sur. ; ham-
sumivver, harmsumivver.horsomivverw.Yks.^ ; hosem-
ever Wil. ; howmswever n.Lin.' ; howmiver n.Lin. ;
•simiver Dev. ; -smever Brks. ; -smiver m.Yks. ; -som-
dever Or.L w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' s.Oxf Nrf Ken.' w.Som.'
n.Dev. Cor.^ ; -somdiver Nhp.' ; -somdivver w.Yks.^ ;
•somedever Ir.LMa. Glo. Ken.'^ Dev.Amer.; -somedivver
S.Lin.; -some'er Ir. Der.'; -somer Cor.; -some-ever Frf. ;
■somiver Sh.L Win. ne.Lan.' Som. ; -somivver n.Yks.''*
m.Yks.' w.Yks.'S; -sumdever Ir. War.^* s.War.' Brks.
s.Nrf. Sus.' ; -sumdivver e.Yks.' ; -sumever Wor. Nrf.
Cor.° ; -sumivver n.Yks.* w.Yks. ; -summider n.Yks. ;
■zomivver n.Yks.* ; -zumever Som. ; humsuniivver, om-
somdivver, omsomivver,o's'mivver,ossumivverw.Yks.^;
owdzimiver Dev. ; smivver w.Yks.^ [For further varia-
tions cf. how, adv. I. 1.] However, nevertheless ; at all
events, in any case.
Sh.I. Da Crofter's Ack, hoosomiver, is da foremist o' dem a',
Sh. News (May 29, 1897) ; Howsomdever d'j^e see, it has turned
out for the worst for me this time, Scorr Pirate (1822) xl. Abd.
Hoosomever, ye're away, Deeside Tales (1872) 27. Frf. How-
some-ever I daur say we could arrange to fling the grounds open
to the public, Barrie Thrums (1889) xvii. Fif. I've seen the day
hoosomever, Robertson Provost ( 1894) 29. Dmb. Hoosomever,
I'll gang wi' ye, Cross Disruption (1844) xviii. Ayr. Howsomever
no doubt ye did your best. Galt Lairds (1826) xii. Lnk. Hoo-
somever, gie's anither screed, Eraser IVhaitps (1895) viii ; Hoo-
sumever . . . I'll risk it, Murdoch Readings (1895) I. 120. Rxb.
Ellis Promtnc. (1889) V. 685. Ir. Howsomedever, at first we
thried puttin' the best face we could on the matter, Barlow iJo^-
land {i8g2) 8, ed. 1893; Howsome'er, Quality this is, sure enough,
tb. Kerrigan (1894') 59. w.Ir. Howsumdever, the king never re-
covered the loss iv his goose. Lover Leg. (1848) I. 16. n.Cy.
(J.W.) Wm. Hawsomiver, aa niver thowt naw mair aboot it,
"Ward R. Elsmere {iS88)hk. i.ii. n.Yks. Howsumivver Ah manisht
te say, Tweddell Clei'el. Rhymes (1875^1 62; n.Yks.'=*, ne.Yks.',
e.Yks.' m.Yks. Ellis ib. 504 ; m.Yks.' w.Yks. But hawsum-
iwer, it seems at tha's made up thi mind, Hartley Seets i' Yis.
and Lan. (1895) ii ; But amsumivver shoo diddant wait ta tell
him, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann. (1846) 7; Hahsumivver
ah gat him persuaded, Banks Wkjld. Wds. (1865); Wright Gtoxi.
Wndhll. (1892') 166; w.Yks."* Lan. Well, heawsomever, moi
name propper is Sam Swindles, Owen Good Ond Toimes (1870) 5 ;
Ellis I'A. 333. ne.Lan.' I.Ma. Howsomedever, that's the why they
thought the child was terrible high, Brown (i88r) 66, ed. 1889.
S.Stf. Ellis 16. 465. Der.', nw.Der.', Not.' Lin. I can't doit in any
way howsomever ( J. C.W.). n.Lin. It wakken'd 'em up howmiver.
Peacock J. Markenfield (1874) I. 135; Howmswever, just when
he got about a hundred yards past Mottle-Esh Turnin', ib. R. Skir-
laugh (1870) 1.37; n.Lin.' s.Lin. Hovvsomedivver if you'll promise
nie nivver to do it agen ah weant tek eny noatice on it .T.H.R.).
Nhp. Ellis ib. 213; Nhp.', War.^^* s.Vv^ar. Owsumdevr thees
be the faks o' the ca-ase. Why John {Coll. L.L.B. ); s.War.' Wor.
Why John (Coll. L.L.B.). Hrf. Ellis ib. 70. Glo. Howsomedever
th' passon coouldn't allow un to call un that thur, Buckman Darke's
Sojourn (1890) 9; Glo.' Oxf. Ellis ib. 117. s.Oxf. 'Owsomdever,
we must 'ave our teas now, Rosemary Chilterns (1895I 35. Brks.
Hows'mever, sir, I hears as they found it, Hughes Scour. White
Horse (1859) v; Ellis ib. 95 ; Brks.' A wunt never do't howsom-
ever a mcd try. Hrt. Ellis ib. 198. Hnt. (T.P.F.) Nrf. How-
somdever, I goes arter 'em, Patterson Man and Nat. (1895) 123 ;
Howsumever you want to know too much, sir, Emerson Lagoons
(ed. 1896) 69. s.Nrf. Heu'samde'va, Ellis ib. 273. e.Suf. (F.H.)
Ess. Some, howsomever, sojubb'd on, Clark y. Noakes (1839) St.
86. Ken.' But howsomdever, doant ram it down tight ; Ken.*
Snr. Howsomever they didn't give him a chance to stab any more,
Jennings Field Paths (1884) 7 ; Hamsever, I has some coiild tea i'
this bottle, Bickley Sur. Hilts (1890) i ; Sur.' Sus. Well I shall
keep you to your promise, sir, howsomever, Hoskyns Talpa (1852)
140, ed. 1857 ; Sus.' Wil. Slow Gl. (1892). e.Dor. Ellis ib. 77.
Som. (J.S.F.S.) ; Howzumever we got in the trane, Frank M«e
Days (1879) 29. w.Som.' Dev. Howsimiver hur didn, N. Hogg
Poet. Lett. (1847) 2nd S. 15, ed. 1866; 'Owdzimiver, I brished tha
mucks off 'er gownd, Hewett Pfrts. 5/>. (1892") 141. n.Dev. But
howsomdever us ded wull, Rock Jim an Nell (1867) st. 16. Cor.
Howsomer a tram-road from Levvurpool here, Daniel Bride of
Scio (1842) 229; Cor." [Amer. Howsomedever I pulled over to
the shanty, Adeler Elbow Room (1876) 270.]
[The same word as ME. hoti sum eiiir, in whatever
manner, however (Ctirsor M. 2339). A parallel formation
to howsoever, with the ON. conj. sent (Norw. dial., Da.,
Sw. som). as, that.]
HOW-STROW, xi. Nhb. Dur.Cum.Wm. Also written
-strowe Dur. ; howe-strowe Cum.^Wm. Confusion, dis-
order, an untidy state of things ; also used attrib. and advb.
Nhb. What wi' byeth weshin' an' beyekin', sic a howstrow the
kitchen's in (R.O.H.) ; They Iceved a kind o' howstrow life,
RoBSON Sngs. of Tyne (1849) 157 ; Nhb.' s.Dur. T'house was in
terrible howstrow (J. E.D.). Cum.(H.W.); Thy plew-gear's aw
liggin liow-strow, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808) 182 ; Cum.' ;
Cum.3 If t' cobble steeans wor left liggin howe-strowe, 80. Wm.
(B.K.)
HOWSUMBE, adv. Wor. In phr. howsumbe however,
however.
w.Wor. Howsumbe howivver they slipped inter the thrashin'
quickest, S. Beauchamp A'. Hamilton (1875) H- 24-
HOWT, HOWTHER, HOWXmR, see Hold, v., Holt,
sb.\ Howder, v}^, Huthir.
HOWTIE, adj. Sc. Apt to wax angry and sulky.
Cld. (Jam.) Lnk. Some like to figure in the van In howtie
expectation, Thatwewha toddle as we can Maysee withadmiration,
Watson Poems (1853) 69 ; Her kin were owre lordly for tellin'
An' I was owre howtie to speer, 16. 79.
Hence (i) Howtilie, adv. in an angry and sulky manner ;
(2) Howtiness, sb. anger and sulkiness. Cld. (Jam.)
HOW-TO WDIE, si. Sc. n.Cy. Also written howtoudie
Peb. ; and in forms howdie Frf. ; howdy-towdy n.Cy. ;
'toudie Peb. [hau'-taudi.] A young hen, one that has
never laid ; also used jig. of a young unmarried woman.
Sc. Howtowdies took their flight, Turkies bade the board good
night, Vedder Poems (1842) 158; My gentleman tell't the king
that he wadna gie a gude Scotch howtowdie for a' the puir like
gear in his poultry yard. Petticoat Tales (1823) II. 163 (Jam.) ;
Peat-reek an' paitricks, het toddy, howtowdies, Edwards Modern
Poets, XII. 283. Frf. The weeng o' a guid fat howdie, Lowson
John Guidjollow (1890) 55. Ayr. Fosy monks stechin' wi' how-
towdies and rumbledethumps. Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887)
258. Lth. ' My honey-doo ! my auld howtowdie ! ' Cried Rory to
a canker'd howdie. Smith Merry Bridal , 1866) 20. Edb. Bargain-
ing with the farmers for their ducks, chickens, gaislings, geese,
turkey-pouts, howtowdies, &c., MoiR Mansie Wauch (1828) vi.
Peb. Chanticleer . . . Wi *s hens an' 'toudies by his side, Lintoun
Green (1685) 40, ed. 1817 ; She at him flies, And her howtoudies
brings, 16. 41. Slk. At leeterary soopers I like to see a blue-
stockin playin the how-towdie, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III.
192. n.Cy. Border Gl. (Coll. L.L.B.)
HOWT(S, HOWZE, see Hoot(s, House, si.'
HOX, see Hocks.
HOXTER
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HOXTER, sb. Nhb.' One who hoaxes others; an
impostor.
HOXTER-POXTER, adv. Sc. In great confusion,
' higgledy-piggledy."
Elg. Rowdy dowdy, hoxter poxter — Ower the chair they
tumbled baith. Tester Poems (1865) 148.
HOY, s6.' Ken. [oi.] A small vessel employed in
carrying passengers and goods, particularly in short dis-
tances on the sea-coast.
A barge-like sloop. Two were used at Faversham before the
railway was opened to bring shop-keepers' goods from London.
They were flat-bottomed and had lee-boards ; but they had no
sprit-sail and carried the main-sail and gaff top-sail of a sloop or
cutter (H.M.); Still in use for a species of lighter, Ansted Sra
Terms (1898). [To hire a Margate Hoy, Pepys Diary (June 16,
1661).]
[Du. fieu, heude, a boate or a ship, fit to transport
passengers (Hexham).]
HOY, v} and sb?- Nhb. Dur. Cum. [hoi.] 1. v. To
throw, heave.
N.Cy.' Nhb. He hoys hissel ower the prissypis, Keetmin's Ann.
(1869) 31 ; Hoy a hap'ney, canny man (H.M.) ; His backers they
ho3'ed up the sponge, Robson Coll. Tyneside Sitgs. (1872) 38;
Nhb.i e.Dur.i Let's see wee'll [who will] hoy the far-est.
2. sb. In wrestling : the throw of an adversary. Nhb.
(R.O.H.) 3. A lift. Dur. Gibson Weardale Gl. (1870).
4. A single-horse cart ; gen. in comp. Hoy-cart. N.Cy.',
Dur.> Cum. Gl. (1851).
HOY, int. and v? Sc. Lan. Not. Lei. Ken. Dev. [h)oi.]
1. int. An exclamation used to attract attention ; also
used subst. a shout, cry.
Sc. Baldie man ! hoy Baldie ! gae wa' an' clod on a creel fu' o'
ruh-heeds, St. Patrick (1819) II. 313 (Jam.). Cat.' Bnflf.' Gee
'im a hoy to cum back. Per. On the Terrey they did cry A hoy
for Roy come over the Water, Smith Poems (1714) 9, ed. 1853.
e.Lan.', Lei.', Ken. (G.B.). n.Dev. I'll gie tha 'ouse, hoy, an'
badge roun', Rock Jim an' Nell ( 1867) st. 44. [I give him a Hoy !
Dickens Mutual Friend t 1865) bk, i. viii.]
2. A call to pigs to go on. s.Not. (J.P.K.)
3. V. To call to, shout, summon, hail.
Sc. Hoy till 'm to keep aff the sawn grun (Jam.). Cat.* Bnff.'
Mack ready, an' a'll rin an' hoy till 'im t'wyte for ye. Hoy aifter
'im t'fess the newspaper wee 'im fin he comes haim. Per.
Providence . . . Discover'd him . . . Far on the road that's sair
ajee, An' hoy'd him hame, Stewart Character (1857) 75. Lnk.
There was a cab passing, which John hoyed, Roy Generalship
(ed. 1895) 25.
4. To urge on, incite, provoke ; to set on dogs, &c.
Sc. This young birkie that ye're hoying and hounding on the
shortest road to the gallows, Scorr Rob Roy (1817) xxiii ; The
Crailsmen hoyin' their daft Barber ! Drummond Muckomacliy
(1846I 57 ; Gen. used with respect to dogs (Jam.). Bnff. To him
the dogs may then be hoyt Wi' a' their force, Taylor Poems
(1787) 8. Ayr. They hoy't out Will, wi' sair advice. Burns
Halloween (1785) st. 23.
HO YD, sb. Sh.I. A fishing-lodge. Jakobsen Dial.
(1897) 30.
HOYD(E, see Hide, sb.^
HOYDEN, adj. and v. Sc. Ken. Also written hoiden
Ken. L adj. Inelegant, homely, commonplace.
Edb. Delightfu' flower ! the richest kingly vest. Is hoyden to
the glowin' o' thy breast, Learmont Poems (1791) 119.
2. V. Obs. With about : to romp, act in a hoydenish
manner. Ken. (K.)
HOYDER, HOYK, HOYL(E, see Holder, Hike, Hile,
sb.^, Hole, sA.'
HOYLENS-VOYLENS, adv. Cum. Nolens volens,
'willy-nilly.'
He cam hoy lens voylens an' threep't a big lee in my face (E.W. P.).
HOYND, HOY'S, see Hoind, Hose, sA.'
HOY-SCOTCH, sb. Yks. [oiskotjf.] The game of
hop-scotch.
w.Yks. A number are playing at hoy scotch, Rambles in Wharfe-
dale, 123.
HOYSE, see Hoise.
HOYT, sb. ? Obs. Lan. Also written hoit (Hall.).
A long rod or stick.
(J.D.); (Hall.); Grose (1790) MS. add. (C); Awth' rest on
um had hoj'ts, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 14 ; Lan.' A long
road [sic"]. s.Lan. Bamford Dial. (1854).
HOYTE, see Hoit, sA.'
HOYTTIN-GENG, sb. Sh.I. The completion of any
kind of work. S. & Ork." The hoyttin-geng o' peats.
HOZE(E, XI. Obs. Dev. Also in form hawze. To be
badly oft". Cf. hoved up.
n.Dev. Grose (1790) ; Hozed, 'male multatus,' Horae Subsecivat
(1777)219.
HOZEN, see Hose, sA.»
HU, int. Sc. Glo. Bdf. An exclamation.
Slk. Hu ! tear him limb from limb! \ioGO Poems (ed. 1865) 81.
Glo. A term of address to an equal whether man or woman — often
used for emphasis. ' Doant thee go for to draw I no more hu ! '
(S.S.B.I Bdf. Implying either anger or acquiescence, Batchelor
Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 136.
HU, see He, Hew, ^'.^ How, adv.
HUAM, sb. Sc. The moan of an owl in the warm
days of summer.
Gall. It retires into the darkest recesses of woods and continues
repeating with a moaning air 'huam,' Mactaggart Encycl. (1824)
277, ed. 1876.
HUB, si. Nhp.' [Bb.] A secret signal or hint ; a nudge.
Given ^«i. by a gentle touch with the elbow, to call the attention
of a next neighbour to anything.
HUB, V. Sh.I. [hBb.] To blame or hold guilty of
a crime. S. & Ork.'
HUB, see Hob, s6.'
HUBBA, sb. Cor. [Bba.] 1. A cry given to warn
fishermen of the approach of pilchards. See Hew, v.^
The cry of Hubba ! rang through the town, and quantities of
pilchards were reported to be passing through the stems, Cornish-
man (Oct. 13, 1881); Cor.2
2. A noise, disturbance. Thomas Randigal Rhymes
(1895) Gl.
[1. OCor. nbba, in this place, here (Williams).]
HUBBADALION, sb. Cor. Also in forms hubbab-
dullion, hubbadullion. A noise, disturbance ; a ' row.'
Flk-Lort Jrn. (i886) IV. 112. w.Cor. St. Just Feast is a hobble,
a squabble, and a hubbadullion all together, Cor. Teleg. (Nov. a,
1882I ; (M.A.C.)
HUBBIE, sb} Or.I. [hBbi.] A short jacket worn by
women when performing household work ; a ' bed-
gown.' (J.G.), S. & Ork.'
HUBBIE, sb.^ Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A dull, stupid, slovenly fellow.
HUBBIN, sb. Shr. w.Cy. [B-bin.] A small anvil used
by blacksmiths in making nails. Shr.*, w.Cy. (Hall.)
HUBBINS, sb. pi. Hrf. Chips, small pieces of wood
for burning.
Still known but seldom heard now. ' Get some nice hubbins
for the fire ' (J.B.) ; (.W.W.S.'l
HUBBISHOW, see Hobbleshow.
HUBBISTEW, sb. Sh.I. A hubbub, stir, tumult;
a flurry, excitement.
I' da hert o' dis hubbisten [sic'\ in cam' Sibbie, Sh. News (Apr.
30, 1898) ; Sibbie 'ill be in a liubbistew aboot da rig (J. I.).
HUBBLE, sb. Sc. Cum. [hE-bl, hubl.] A stir,
bustle, confusion, a noise, tumult ; a crowd.
Sh.I. Dey wir sic bubble wi' boys, jaagers, an' men, 'at I cam"
awa as shflne as I wis gien daa his braed, Sh. News (July 15,
1899). Rnf. But the [race] Corse it was a' in a bubble C con-
fusion and perfect uproar, Webster Rhymes (1835) 5 ; The
sodger too for a' his troubles, His hungry wames an' bludy
hubbies, Tannahill Poems (1807) 103 (Jam.). Ayr. Should there
e'er spring up a bubble Like yon most famous \vater squabble,
Laing Poems (1894 62. Dmf. When they do get up a bubble.
The purses hardly pay the trouble, Shennan 7a/fs(i83i) 32. Gall.
The ragabash \vere ordered back, And then began the bubble,
Mactaggart £Hf)'f/. (1824)267, ed. 1876. Cum.' A bubble o'fwok.
Hence Hubblebub, sb. the rabble, rift-raff.
Gall. Caper on a tub. At market-crosses, to attract The ragged
hubblebub, Mactaggart ib. 41.
HUBBLE, V. Won [B'bl.] To cover seeds with
earth ; with up: to cover up.
They are bubbling parsnips [pushing with the feet the earth
into the drills in which parsnip seed had been sown]. Hubbling
is also done with a harrow foUowinga drill (E.S.). ne.Wor. (J.W.P.)
HUBBLE
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HUBBLE-, HUBBLESHOW, see Hobbil, sb.% Hobble,
v.\ Hobbleshow.
HUBBLING, prp. w.Yks.^ Stuttering.
HUBBON, sb. Lan. [u'ban.] The hip or hip-bone.
Cf. huggin.
Wi' mi cooatts brad eavvt o yard un o hauve across th' hubbons,
ScHOLEs Tiiii Gaiinval/le (1857) 23; Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) ;
Lan. • e.Lan.' Obs.
HUBBUBBOO, sb. and inf. Irel. Also written hub-
buboo. 1. sb. An uproar, a ' to-do.'
w.Ir. Och, Mary Queen of Heaven, but that was a hubbuboo!
Lawless Graiiia (1892) I. pt. ii. 248.
2. inf. An exclamation of wonder.
s.Ir. ' Hubbubboo,' cries Jack, ' now I see how it is,' Croker
Leg. (i862~i 140.
[The same word as hubbaboive, a confused crying or
yelling; cp. Spenser /;r/(7;/rf (1596), ed. 1886, 632. Aboive
or a boo was the war-cry of the ancient Irish (so Spenser
i.e.), Ir. abii (O'Reilly). Cp. Biitler-aboo .' the war-cry
of the Butlers.]
HUBBY-SHEW, see Hobbleshow.
HUBGRUBBING, fffl^'. Nrf. Dirty, piggish, ' grubby.'
Still in use ;M.C.H.B.); Arch. (1879) VIII. 170.
HUBLY-SHEW, see Hobbleshow.
HUBS, 5*./-/. e.An.»2 [Bbz.] Hoofs.
HUBSTACK, sb. w.Yks.' [ubstak.] A clumsy,
fat person.
HUCCANER, sb. Cor.'^ [u-kan3(r).] Lit. a wood
corner. See Hood, sb.^
HUGH, V. Sc. [hux.] To warm the hands by breath-
ing on them.
Lnk. They huch them, and rub them, and shake them wi' pain.
Till the dinnelin' gaes affthem, Lemon 5/. Mioigo (1844) 31.
[MHG. Iiuchen, ' hauchen ' (Lexer).]
HUCH, see Hutch, v.^
HUCK, sZ).' Sus."2 fBk.] A hard blow or rough knock.
HUCK, sb.'' and v.'' Ken. Sus. Hmp. Wil. [ek.] The
husk, pod, or shell of vegetables or nuts.
Ken. (G.B.); Ken.' The husk, pod, or shell of peas, beans, but
esp. of hazel nuts and walnuts. Sus.' Children get the pods [of
peas] and cry to each other: 'Pea-pod bucks. Twenty for a pin ;
If you doant like 'em I'll take 'em back agin'; Sus.^ Hmp. Husk
of corn (H.E.). Wil.' The chaff of oats.
2. pi. Grains of wheat which have the chaff still adhering
to them after threshing, only fit for feeding poultry. Wil.'
3. V. To shell peas ; to extract walnuts from the outer
covering.
Ken.' -Are the walnuts ready to pick?' 'No, sir, I tried some
and they won't buck.'
HUCK, v.'^ Glo. 'Wil. Dor. Dev. [Bk.] To bargain,
cheapen ; to haggle, beat down in price.
Glo. ' Doest buck ? ' ' Aye, ard enow to bate the cloas af me
back,' Lysons Vulgar Tongue 11868) 46; Glo.' Wil.' 'I hucked
un down vrom vive shillin' to vower an' 2i.x.' Formerly used at
Clyife Pypard, but not known there now. s.Wil. Still in use at
Deverill (G.E.D.). Dor. (A.C.) ; (W.C.) (c. 1750). Dev. Horae
Sitbsecivae (1777) 221.
[I love nat to sell my ware to you, you hucke so sore,
Palsgr. (1530) ; Aiiccionor, to hukke, Trin. Coll. MS.
(c. 1450) in Wright's Foe. (1884) 566. Cp. MHG. /iiicke,
' klcinhandler ' ; Imcke, verkaufsladen oder platz der
' hucker ' (Lexer).]
HUCK, v.° Oxf. Brks. Sus. Wil. Dor. Also written
uck Wil.' [Bk.] 1. To stir or pick out with a pointed
instrument ; to clear ; to spread about manure. Cf.
hook, i;.' 20, howk, i'.' 2.
Oxf.' I'll lend ee a spade, an' you can 'uck the worms up for
yourself. Brks. A man ' bucks out ' a ditch, or ' bucks ' his potatoes
(M.J.B.) ; Brks.' To poke, as by insertinga stick underanythingand
on pushing it to give a lifting motion. Sus.' Wil. Uck the stable-
dung out with a fork, Jefferies Gt. Estate (1880) 78, ed. i88[ ;
Wil.' Stable-litter is ucked about with a fork in cleaning out ;
weeds are ucked out of a gravel path with an old knife.
2. Fig. To turn out of work, to oust from one's place.
Dor. You hucked me out, and I'll buck you out [spoken b}' an
offcast workman to a foreman] (W.B.I.
HUCK, v.* s.Chs.' [uk.] With tip : to raise the
shoulders and back ; to hunch up. Cf hook, v.*, huckle.
Uwd dhisek streyt, laad' ; iv dhaa iiks dhi baak' dp uidhaatn
dhaa^l bi raaynd-shoo'dhflrd au* dhi deez [Howd thysel straight,
lad ; if tha bucks thy back up a-that-n tha'll be raind-shoothered
aw thy dees].
[Cp. Du. httck-schouderen, to bowe or shugg with the
shoulders ; Imchen, to stoope or to bowe (Hexham).]
HUCK, 11.^ Obs. Wxf.' To come, draw near ; to hitch.
Huck nigher ; y'art scuddeen, 84.
HUCK, see Hike, v., Hock, sb}. Hook, sb}, Howk, v}
HUCKER, v} Yks. Glo. Dev. Also written huker
n.Yks.'* To bargain, barter. n.Yks." Obs. Glo., Dev.
Horae Siibsccivae (1777) 221. See Huck, v.'^
[Du. henkeren, to sell by retail (Sewel) ; Dan. hfkre, to
huckster.]
HUCKER, V? and sb. e.An. [B-ka(r).] 1. v. To
stammer. e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Cf hocker, v? 3.
Hence Huckerer, sb. a stammerer. e.Suf (F.H.)
2. sb. A stammer. e.Suf (ib.)
HUCKER, V? Suf With dovun : to stoop down.
e.Suf (F.H.) Cf hocker, i^.', huckle.
HUCKERMUCKER, sb. and adj. Chs. War.
[uk3muk3(r).] 1. sb. Confusion, disorder, a disorderly
condition. See Huckmuck, sb.^, Hugger-mugger, 4.
s.Chs.' Mi plee'siz bin au' i sich- u iik-urmiik'ur ahy)m rae'li
Cishee-md u aan'ibodi gdo'in in um [My pleeces bin aw i sich a
huckermucker I'm riily asheemed o' annybody gooin' in 'em].
2. A miserly churl. War. (J.R.W.) 3. adj. In con-
fusion, disorderly. s.Chs.', War. (J.R.W.)
Hence Huckermuckerin, adj. disorderly, confused ; in-
convenient.
s.Chs.' Ahy wiid)nu goa' liv i sich- ii iik-iirmukiirin oa"l [I
wudna go live i' sich a huckermuckerin' hole]. So it is hucker-
muckerin' to work without proper tools, &c.
HUCKET, see Hicket.
HUCKFAIL, V. Sh.I. To like or fancy any thing or
person. S. & Ork.'
HUCKIE, sb. Rnf (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] The pit in which ashes are held under the fire.
Cf howk, sb. 6.
HUCKIE-BUCKIE, sb. Sc. In phr. huckie-buckie down
fhe brae, a children's game.
Lth. A play in which they slide down a hill, sitting on their
hunkers (Jam., s.v. Hunkers). [The well-known custom at
Greenwich is probably the same game, and there are examples at
Tumbling Hill, a few miles from Exeter, at May Pole Hill near
Gloucester, and other places, Gomme Games (,1894) 239.]
HUCKLE, sb} Sc. Nhb. Yks. Lin. e.An. Sur. Sus. Dor.
Som. Also in forms heuchle, heuckle Fif [h)Bkl, u'kl.]
The hip.
n.Yks.''', e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Dor.' Breeches button'd roun'
his buckles, 250. Som. I've got the rheumatics so in my huckle
all the while (W.F.R.) ; My huckle pains I ter'ble (W.B.T.); He
stood up and limped out in front the better to rub his hurt huckle,
Raymond Men d Mendip (1898) ii.
Hence (i) Huckle-bone, sb. (a) the hip-bone or joint ;
(i) a small bone found in the joint of the knee of a sheep;
a knucklebone ; in pi. a game played with such bones ;
cf dib, sb?; (2) -strings, the tendons of the thigh.
(i, «) Fif. [She] niaist dislocate her heuchle-bane, Tennant
Papistry (18271 49; Yon heuchle-bane, though mouldie, may Be a
Palladium in a fray To guard baith you and me, ib. 91. n.'ifks.^,
e.An.'2, Suf.', e.Snf. (F.H.) Som. Some sort of weakness which
had bet into his huckle-bones, Raymond Gent. Upcott {iBg'^ 59.
w.Som.' Uuk-l-boa-un. (6) Nhb. Huckle-bones is played in Hex-
ham, GoJiME Games (1894) 239. n.Lin.' Used by children for
playing a game called in some parts of England, ' dibs.' The floors
of summer-houses used frequently to be paved with these huckle-
bones. Snr. Gomme ib. Sus.' [Bibelots, hucklebones ; or the
plavat hucklebones (Cotgr.).] (2) Som. Well known (W.F.R.).
HUCKLE, sb.^ Sus. [B-kl.] A shock of corn con-
sisting often sheaves, a ' hile.' (S.P.H.)
HUCKLE, V. Lan. Chs. Lin. Lei. Oxf. e.An. [u'kl,
■B-kl.] 1. To stoop, bend from weakness or age ; to
crouch ; with off or on : to go with a slow, halting pace ;
to jog along. See Huck, t/." ; cf. hurkle.
HUCKLE-MY-BUFF
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Lan. Gaskell Lecliiies Dial. (1854') 13; Lan.' s.Chs.' Dh^uwd
mon wuz snecpt, un biginr uk-1 of \\z soft \\z mi pok"it [Th* owd
mon was sneeped, an' begun buckle off as soft as my pocket].
Lin. Started leatherin' the old ass an' made 'im buckle on above
a bit, Ellis Pioimnc. (1889 . V. 298. Lei.', e.An.12
Hence Huckle-backed, adj. stooping, hunchbacked.
Lan. Gaskell Lectures Dial. (1854^1 13.
2. Of a hen: to cover her chickens with her wings.
Oxf.' MS. adit. Cf. hurkle, 2.
HUCKLE-MY-BUFF, sb. Sus. Slang. A beverage
composed of beer, eggs, and brandy.
Su3.'2 [Slang. ' Huckle my bufl",' beer, egg, and brandy, made
liot, Lex. BaIatio>iicuni (1811).]
HUCKMUCK, ii.' Glo. Sus. Hnip. Wil. Som. Dev.
[e-kniBk.] A wicker strainer used in brewing.
Glo. An unshapel}' kind of wicker basket made use of to prevent
the grains from running out with the wort, Hoiae Siibsecivae
(1777) 219: Glo.i A strainer of peeled osier for straining the wort
from the goods in the mash-tub. It is made somewhat in the shape
of a quarter of a sphere. A neck is formed at lower angle into
which the tap of the tub is fitted. Sus.i Sus., Hmp. Hollowav.
Wil. A tapwaies or tap used in brewing (K."i ; Brixton Beauties
1825; ; Wil.i, s.Wil. (.G.E.D.) Som. Placed before the faucet in
the mashing-tub, Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl.
(1873). w.Som.' It consists of a bundle of twigs, ^ch. part of an
old broom which is placed at the bottom of the mashing-keeve or
vat, to prevent the grains running out when the wort is drawn
off. n.Dev. Horae Siibsecivae (1777) aig.
[Cp. /loseiiiocke (a strainer used in brewing), Celleraiian's
Roll (1498) in Obedientiary Rolls S. Siiulliuii, Winchester,
ed. Kitchin (1892) 388.]
HUCKMUCK, 56.2 Glo. Wih Som. Dev. [s-kniBk.]
1. A dwarf, a small ill-shaped man or woman, a hunch-
back ; a dirtj', untidy person.
Glo. Horae Siibsecivae (1777) 219; Glo.* Wil.' A very dirty
untidy old woman is ' a reg'lar huckmuck.' Dev. A short man
with high shoulders and humped back, and more commonly for a
mis-shapen woman. Also, spoken of a little man covered with
mud to the knees, Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.) ; Dev.' A sort of
stick-i'-the-mud. n.Dev. //o;««SHfcfaWf( 1777) 219; Grose (1790^
2. A mean shuffling person, a humbug.
w.Som.' Ya huck-muck son of a bitch, thee't ha my tools again
in a hurry, aa'll warn thee ! n.Dev. The old Mag Davvkins es bet
a huckmuck to tha, £.riii. Scold. (1746) 1. 118.
3. The long-tailed titmouse, Partis caiidatiis. Wil. Smith
Birds (1887 1 173; Wil.'
HUCKMUCK, sA.3 and v. Brks. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Dev.
[BkniBk.] 1. sb. Confusion caused by all things being
out of place, a muddle ; also used attrib.
Brks.' On visiting a small house on cleaning day the apology
comes ''E vindsus in a gurt huck-muck to-daay, zur.' Hmp.', Wil.',
n.Wil. (G.E.D.), Dor.' Dev. I niver did zee sich a huck-muck
place in awl my born days, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892).
2. V. To mess or muddle about. Wil.'
HUCKSEN, HUCKSON, see Hock, s6.'
HUCKSTER, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. War.
Som. Also written huxterSc. Ir. ; and in forms hetikster
Cum.' ; heuxter Nhb. ; hucksther e.Yks.' ; uxter w.Yks.
[h)B-ksta(r, u-ksta(r.] A petty tradesman, a small shop-
keeper.
Abd. Come, Mains, will ye put too yer hand, We're nae to keep
a huxter's stand, Beattie Parings (1801) 8. Frf. The canty huxter
wives I see \Vi' kindness blinkin' in her e'e. Smart Rhymes (1834)
86. Uls. A grocer in a small way, Uls. Jrii. Arch. (1858) VI. 46.
Nhb. Ye heuxters aw resent it, Oliver Siigs. (1824) 16. Cum.'
e.Yks.' Dealers in farm produce, who hold the position of middle-
men between the producers and consumers. w.Yks. This they
kept repeatin', wal Uxter Billy bed ta cum in.ToMTREDDLEHOYLE
Bainisia Awi. (1864) 43. Lan. Persons whose business it is to go
about buying one commodity and selling another. 'He was count-
ing them out to the hucksters,' Marshall Review (1808) I.
270. War. Hucksters' shops, as they are locally called, abound,
White IVrekin (1860^ xx ; War.^ The hucksters are not to fore-
stall the market in buying up things. Par. Accts. St. Martin's (i-jog)
in Bruce Old St. Martin's (1875). w.Som.' They do keep a little
huckster's shop, an' zells can'ls, and baccy-pipes, and that.
Hence Huxtry, (i) sb. a general shop, a shop where
small articles of all sorts are kept; also used atlrib.; (2)
adj. such as is used by a huckster.
VOL. in.
(i) Ayr. Mrs. Firlot, that kept the huxtry in the Saltmarket,
Galt Ann. Parish ^1821 1 vi ; A decent elderly carlin that kept a
huxtry shop close by, ib. Gilhaize (1823') xii. 2) Ayr. Ye wad
never write your letters on huxtry tea-paper, ib. Lairds {1626) xxix.
[Forr f>att te55 turrndenn Godess hus Inntill huccsteress
bo))e, Ontinliini (c. 1200) 15817. Cp. MDu. hoecster, fern,
of hoeker, a petty tradesman (Verdam).]
HUCKSY-BUB, sb. Dev. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] The female breast. (Hall.)
HUCRIN, sb. Dur. [hu'krin.] A cutter or chisel.
Gibson Up-lVeardale Gl. (1870).
HUD, sA.' and v."- War. Wor. Hrf. Glo. Oxf. Brks.
Mid. e.An. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also written hudd
Cor.' ; and in forms hod e.An.' Som. ; od w.Som.' [Bd,
od.] 1. sb. The shell of seed-bearing plants ; the husk
of hard fruit and of corn ; the skin of a gooseberrj' ; the
calyx of a strawberrj' ; also used fig.
War. 23 w.Wor.' Wen thee'st done shellin' them peasen, put
the 'uds far the pigs. se.Wor.', s.Wor. (F.W.M.W.), s.Wor.',
Hrf.2 Glo. (A.B.); Glo.' Common. Oxf.', Brks.' w.Mid. We
used to ridder the corn to get the uds out of it (.W.P.M.). e.An.'
Potato hod. Wil.' n.Wil. They beant ripe — the huds won' coom
off (E.H.G.). Dor.' Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825).
w.Som.' 'Tid'n a good sort o' peas, there's too much hud to 'em.
Billy, be you eating the hud of the gooseberries? Dev. Gie awl
they pea-huds tu tha pegs bimbye, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). Cor.
Thojias Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl. ; Take off your huds from
your strawberries (M.A.C.) ; Cor.' ; Cor.^ The dry crust or scab
on a sore.
2. The stone of a cherry.
w.Som.' ' Tommj', be sure you don't z waller th' ods. ' Boys
play a kind of pitch-and-toss game with cherry-stones, which they
call ' playing cherry ods.'
3. V. To shell peas ; to remove the husk from beans
or walnuts.
se.Wor.' I a bin a'uddin some bannits, an' they makes my'onds
pretty nigh black. s.Wor. (F,W.M.W.\ Glo. (A.B.') Brks.' Get
them warnuts hudded agin I comes back. e.An.' Hodding peas.
Wil.' Beans are hudded and peas shelled for cooking. n.Wil. I be
gwain wahiut-hudding this aaternoon (E.H.G."). Som. Holloway.
HUD, i'.2 and sb.^ Chs. Shr. Wil. Also in form od-
Wil.' 1. V. To collect, gather together. Cf. hood, v.'
Chs.' Occasionally. Shr. Bound Proiiinc. (1876); Shr.' Oh!
'e'll be sure to 'ud it all up ; Shr.^ Hudding up fitches.
2. sb. A small heap. Shr.^ 3. A lump or clod of earth.
Wil.' Hence Huddy, fl(^'. full of lumps and clods, ib.
HUD, see Head, Hide, v?. Hold, v., Hood, s6.'*
HUDDACK, sb. Sh.I. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A knot in a fishing-line fastening two parts
together. S. & Ork.'
HUDDER, see Hooder, Howder, f."
HUDDERIN, sb. Abd. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Meat condemned as unwholesome.
[Transporting and carrying foorth of this Realme, of
Calue-skinnes, huddrounes, and Kid-skinnes, Acts Jas.
VI (1592) c. 155.]
HUDDERING, sb. and adj. e.An. [B'darin.] 1. sb. A
well-grown lad ; a young man grown awkwardly tall,
'a hobbledehoy. Cf. hutherin.
e.An.' If a Suf. farmer be asked how many male servants he
keeps, his answer may probably be, ' Two men and a hudderin."
He may be, and often is, a handsome, well-formed, and decently
clothed lad. Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. adj. Overgrown, ungainly, loutish.
e.An.' Nrf. Great huddering boys standing with their backs to
the walls, and their hands in their pockets. Spilling Molly Miggs
(1873) ii. e.Suf. Always qualified by 'great' (F.H.).
HUDDERON, sb. and adj. Sc. Also in forms hudderen
Bch. ; huddroun Bnff. ; huderon Sc. [hB-daran.] 1. sb. A
dirty, ragged person ; also used atlrib. Cf huther-my-duds.
Sc. A morning-sleep is worth a foldful of sheep to a huderon,
duderon daw, Kelly Prov. (1721) 14. Gall. Mactagcart Encycl.
(1824).
2. A big, fat, flabby person, commonly applied to a
woman. IJnff". Gregor Notes to Dunbar (1893) 199.
3. adj. Hideous, ugly.
Sc. (Jam.) Bch. The great hudderen carlen was riding hockerty-
cockerty upo' my shoulders in a hand-clap, Forbes yrn. (1785)
M m
HUDDERY
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HUE
HUDDERY, adj. Sc. Also in form huddry Abd.
[hBd(3)ri.] Rough, shagg}', dishevelled.
Abd. His head was seen to be huddry, Alexander Johnny Gibb
(1871) XV. Kcd. Smooth yer huddery head, Grant Lays (1884)
84. w.Sc. Gl. Sibb. (Jam.)
HUDDICK, sb. Som. Cor. [Bdik.] 1. A pea-pod.
Som. SwEETMAN WiiicaulOH CI. (1885I. See Hud, sb}
2. //. Grains of wheat not separated from the husks.
w.Cor. So I throwed down a kayerof huddicks, Thomas Ramli-
gal Rhymes (1895) 8.
HUDDIEDUDDIE, see Hoddydoddy.
HUDDIMUK, V. Shr.' Also in form uddermuk.
[Bdimsk.] To do things on the sly.
I dunna know about 'em bein' so poor, . . it strikes me they'n
'uddimuk an' junket by tharselves, an' al'ays looken poor to get
all they can.
Hence Huddimukery, adj. close, sly, underhand.
I fund a bran'-new shillin' in a noud canister; . . I 'spect Jim
'ad put it theer — 1 dunna like sich uddermukkery ways.
[Cp. ME. Iiodymoke, concealment. Huyde hyt not in
hodymoke, Myrc Inst. Par. Priests (c. 1450) 2031.]
HUDDIN. sb. Per. A cap or covering for a child's
head. (G.W.)
HUDDIN, see Hodden.
HUDDLE, v. and sb. Sc. Irel. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Mid. e.An. Som. Also written huddel
Som. ; and in forms hoodie Suf. ; oodle Irel. [h)B-dl,
u-dl.] 1. V. To gather together greedily.
Edb. Some fock . . . thieve and huddle crumb by crumb, Fer-
GussoN Poems (1773") 215, ed. 1785.
2. With tip : to draw together all of a heap ; to tuck up.
Chs. '3 ' To huddle up corn' is to make it up into sheaves. Suf.
I hoodled him up in bed, e.An. Dy. Times (i892\
3. To crowd together uncomfortably ; to get close to-
gether.
Lth. At raid-day the gloamin' grey O'ershadows the hame that
she huddles in, Ballantine Poems (1856) 59. Dmf. Doon calmly
huddle in amang Oor kindred dust, Quinn Heather ^1863) 69.
Yks. ;J.\V.~), Not. (J.H.B.), n.Lin.S Suf.i
4. To embrace, hug.
Cum.* Wm. Fowk says he huddles thee a bit, Wheeler Dial.
(1790I 57. w. Yks. If a chap meets a lass it street, an begins a
huddlin her, an sitch loike, Bywater Slieffield Dial. (1839J 262;
w.Yks.'*^, ne.Lan.i, nw.Der.' s.Not. Ah could a huddled 'im, ah
were that pleased (J.P.K.}.
Hence Huddle-me-close, sb. the side bone of a bird.
e.An.'
5. sb. A mass of things, a heap ; a confused heap.
Ir. They'll be gettin' oodles o' money on at the fair afore Lent,
Barlow Idylls (1892) 57. Mid. The sharp merry shouts of boys
and men dashing at the hockey-bung in the jagged slippery
huddle, Blackmore A'iy(i89o) xxvii. e.Suf. She fell down all in a
huddle CF.H.1. Som. (Hall.)
6. An embrace, hug.
s.Not. Gie me a huddle, mother (J.P.K.).
[3. Cp. LG. (Gottingen) hiidern, 'von Huhnern u.
anderen Vogeln die die Kiichlein unter ihre Fliigel
nehmen, um sie so zu warmen, bisweilen auch von
Menschen die einen anderen an sich driicken und so
warmen ' (Schambach).]
HUDDLEBERRY, 5i. Sus. The whortleberry, the fruit
of Vacciitimn Myrtillus. Friend Plant Names (1882) 31.
HUDDLE-MEBUFF, sb. w.Yks." Hot ale and rum.
Cf. cuddle-me-buff, huckle-my-buff.
HUDDLE-MUDDLE, «(fc. Obs. Sc. Secretly.
Frf. Sj-ne huddle muddle o'er the bent, To fill the clerk's seed
kist it went, Morison Poems (1790) no.
HUDDOCK, sb.'^ n.Cy. Nhb. Dun Also written hud-
dick N.Cy.' Nhb.i Dur. [hudak.] L The cabin of
a ' keel ' or coal-barge.
N.Cy.i Nhb. I huik'd him an hawl'd him suin into the keel, an'
o' top o'the huddock aw rowl'd him aboot, Allan Sngs. (ed. 1891;
73 ; The huddock is entered by a scuttle in the after deck and is
of such small proportions that when a keelman stands upright in
it, his head and shoulders appear through the scuttle, and in cold
weather he can handle the tiller whilst in this position (R.O.H. ;
Nhb.i Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888}.
2. A small wooden hut or hutch.
Nhb. Huddock is at times applied to an}' small and cosy apart-
ment, but jocularly and invariably with a reference to its original
sense as the cabin of a keel (R.O.H.) ; (J.Ar.)
HUDDOCK, sb.^ Dor.' Also written huddick. [Bdak.]
A covering for a sore finger ; a finger-stall.
HUDDOCK, sb.^ Obs. e.Lan.» [udak.] The least of
a number of estates or pastures.
HUDDOCKS, sb. pi. Pem. Brushwood.
s.Pem. Sweep away these huddocks and set fire to them
(W.M.M.).
HUDDUN, see Hodden.
HUDDY-BOX, sb. Dor. In phr. to lie in Imddy-bo.x,
to lie in ambush.
Havnes Voc. (c. 1730) in N. & Q. (1883) 6th S. vii. 366 ; Still
in use (H.J.M.).
HUDDY-DROCH, sb. Cld. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] A squat, waddling person.
HUDEIN, adj. Sh.I. Chiding, scolding. S. & Ork.'
HUDERON, adj. Or.l. Also in form hudderin.
Empty, ill-filled. S. & Ork.'
HUDGE, si.' and v.^ Bnff.' L sb. A great quantity.
They've jist gotten a hudge o' money.
2. V. To amass, heap up. ' The're jist hudgin' up siller.'
[1. Hudge, a form of lit. E. /iiige. Hudge is jour fais
within this fals Regioun, Sat. Poems, ed. Cranstoun, I.
147. The word /nige is used as a sb. for a mass, a quantity,
by Sc. writers. More than euer Rome could comprehend
In huge of learned books that they ypend, Hudso.n
Judith {c. 1600) I. 102 (Dav.).]
HUDGE, v."^ and sb.^ Bnfl? 1. v. To speak in a
suppressed manner ; to spread abroad an evil report.
The're beginnin' to hudge it the banker's puschin' 'im some
hard. He's geh far ahin wee's cash-accoont.
2. sb. A suppressed talking. See Hudge-mudge.
HUDGE, see Hodge, t'.'
HUDGE-MUDGE, sb., adv. and v. Sc. Yks. 1. sb.
Concealment, secrecy, 'hugger-mugger'; a suppressed
talkino;, a side-talk in a low tone.
Bnff.l Bch. Bat fat use will they be to him, Wha in hudge
mudge wi' wiles. Without a gully in his hand, The smeerless fae
beguiles? Forbes ^^rt-v (1785 1 11.
2. adv. Secretly, underhand. Sc. Grose (1790) MS.
add. (C.) w.Yks.'
3. V. To talk in a suppressed manner, to whisper.
Bnff.' The twa began to hudge-mudge wee ane anither in a
corner. The hail pairiss heeld a hudge-mudgan aboot thir
mairrage lang afore it cam on. Per. For a' his wiles, an' his
hudgemudgin', He'll be nae fainer, Ford Har/> 1893) 97.
HUDGER, sb. Sur. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] A bachelor. (H.W.)
HUDGIE-DRUDGIE, sb., v. and adj. Sc. 1. sb. A
drudge ; a person who toils unceasingly.
Per. That lassie's a hudgie-drudgie (G.W.).
2. V. To toil, drudge.
She's been hudgie-drudgin' here a' day (ibi).
3. adj. Toiling, drudging, slaving.
Lnk. There's naething for us women folks But hudgie-drudgie
toil, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873") 38.
HUDJUCK, sb. and v. Wor. Hrf. Also written hud-
yeuck s.Wor. [B-dgak.] 1. sb. A mess, litter ; an
untidy heap.
s.Wor. 'E fell down a' ov a hud3-euck [all of a heap]. It
conveys the notion of slovenliness, laziness, &c. (H.K.) Hrf.
Not heard lately (R.M.E.) ; Hrf.» The house be in such a hudjuck.
2. V. To go about in a slovenly, untidy manner.
s.Wor. ' 'E gooes hudyeuckin' alung as if 'e 'adn't got no life in
'im,' said of a man with a slouching, idle gait (H.K.\
HUDLANCE,HUDMEDOD,seeHidlance,Hodmandod.
HUDSKIN, sb. n.Cy. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A kind of hobgoblin.
Seventy or eighty years ago . . . when the whole earth was so
overrun with ghosts, boggles, . . hudskins, nickers, Denham Tracts
(ed. 1895) II. 78.
HUE, sb. and v. Sc. Also written hew Sc. ; and in
form hp Sh.I. [hiu.] 1. sb. Look, appearance.
HUE
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HUFF
Abd. Tho' we were dress'd, this creeshy woo' Wou'd soon rub
out the mangle hue, Beattie Piti-ings (1801) 31, ed. 1873.
2. A slight quantity, a ' soup^on.'
Sc. The storm kicked up by the dancers was like to mak' maist
of us on-lookers a wee hue hearse, Sc. Hdggis, 160. Sh.I.
Jakobsen Norsk in S/i. (1897) 68. Abd. Give me a hew o' meal
to bait the mouse-trap. Pit in a huie o' whisky amo' yer water
(G.W.). Rnf. (Jam.) Ayr. I'll hae to whummle't through my
wame the nicht \vi' a hue o' toddy, Service Notnitdiiiiis (1890) i ;
( J.F.) Lnk. And for beauty, pray, what's a' her share o't ? Like
me she could thole a hue mair o't, Rodger Poems (1838) 36,
?d. 1897. Rxb. (Jam.)
3. V. To colour ; geii. in pass.
Edb. Its back was hue'd like a grey nag, Liddle Poems (1821) lor.
[1. Godess Gast Inn aness cullfress heowe, Oimuhtin
(c. 1200) 12605. OE. Itliu (Cynewulf Crist 721). 2. Yee
Icuedis . . . studis hu your hare to hcu, hu to dub and hu
to paynt, Cursor M. (c. 1300) 28013. OE. Imvian, ' colorare,'
Voc. (c. 1050) in Wright's Voc. {1884) 178.]
HUE, HUED, HUEL, see Whew, Hold, v., Hull, sb.\
Wheal.
HUEL, sb. N.Cy.i A gluttonous, greedy fellow. Cf.
hewl. ' He's a huel for fish.'
HUER, sb. Obs. ne.Lan.> Hail.
HUETA, see Husta.
HUFF, 56.^ Hnt. e.An. Also written hough Nrf.
[sf.] 1. A dry, scurfy, or scaly incrustation of the skin ;
a furred condition of the tongue. See Hurf.
Hnt. (T.P.F.), e.An.i Nrf. Arter the favcr, the skin came off
my poor gal's hands all in a huff (W.R.E.) ; Still in use (M.C.H.B.) ;
CozensHardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 53.
2. Obs. Fungus appearing on pickles or jam when in a
fermenting state. Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893)
53; (M.C.H.B.)
HUFF, si.'^ Hmp. [Bf.] A drove or herd of cattle.
The cattle in huffs came belloking to the lew of the boughy
trees, Blackhore Cradock Nowelt {1S66) xxxi ; Wise New Forest
(1883) 185 ; Hmp.i
HUFF, v.\ sb.^ and adj. In gen. dial, and colloq. use in
Sc. Irel. Eng. and Amer. [h)i3f, h)uf.] 1. v. To blow,
puff; to breathe heavily, to pant. Cf. hough, v.^
Sus, After repeating some words to herself huffed or breathed
quickly on it, Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) v ; Of sheep (S.P.H.) ;
So I come huffen off, ya see, The blood was bilen hot, Lower Jan
Cladpole (1872) 124. I.W.'^ Gwyne up hill makes me huff.
2. To swell, puff up ; to rise in baking; gen. with up ;
also used iraiis.
Sh.I. Shiis gotten a sair briise i' da open o' her head, an' hit's
blue an' huff'd up, Sk. News (Aug. 28, 1897) ; Da bakers hae some
shilpit thing 'at dey pit i' da flooer ta mak' hit hull up, an' be
white, ib. (Mar. 24, 1900). n.Yks. T'wound huff't up (I.W.) ;
n.Yks.i Her eye huffed oop in a minute ; n.Yks.^*, Lei.i Nhp.
[Of] the stomach being distended with flatulence, Grose (1790)
MS. add. (C.) War.3 The milk huffs one up so.
Hence (1) Huffing, s6. a swelling, distention ; (2) Huffy,
adj. puffy, not firm.
(i) Nrf. The people speak of suffering from ' a huffin' o' the
lights ' (S.P.H.). (2) Glo.i
3. To become angry, to rage ; to take oflence.
Bnff. She hufft at me, the saucy limmcr, Taylor Poems ^1787)
55. Frf. (J.B.) Ayr. They'd scarce deserve the name of men
Wha wadna at sic nonsense huff, TnoM Amusements (1&12) ^o.
n.Cy. (J.W.) n.Ir. Dinnae be huft wi' me, Paddy, Lyttle Paddy
McQuillan,-]^. Lakel.*, n.Lan.' I. Ma. Sniffs and snuffs, And sulks
and sulks, and huffs and huffs. Brown Wileh (1889) 62.
Hence Huffy, adj. quick-tempered, apt to take offence,
'touchy'; angry, offended ; also used mfo^.
Sc. There's three brave chins as any man m.iy sec, sir — There's
huflie chin, and muffie chin, and chin of gravitie, Maidment
Pasquils (1868) 326. Rnf. In case your Highland heart gets huffy,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 167. Lnk. Ye needna leuk huftie at me,
Wright Life (1897) 75. Nhb. If aa said no, 'twud seem as if aa
bore malice an' wes huffy aboot the lickin'. Pease Mark o' the Dei/
(1894) 45; He's a varra huffy chep (R.O.H.). Vks. (J.W.)
Lan. If I'd told Miss Gerrard what I suspected . . . she might have
been huffy, Brierley Colters, ii. Chs.i Brks.' A be a huffy zart
o' chap. Sus. I be dubersome wether dey loike foreigners, an
dey be rite huffy, Jackson Southward Ho (1894) I. 289 ; Sus.'
w.Som.i Her's a huffy old thing, nif her id'n a keep plaised.
[Amer. Don't get huffy, Dial. Notes (1896) I. 397.]
4. To offend, affront ; to put in a bad temper.
Abd. Ikennahowthe Quean's sae huff'd, ShirrefsPo«»»s('i79o)
Iiitrod. 21. Frf. In common use (J.B.). Ayr. For fear that he
should chance to huff The fouk that's gentle, Fisher Poems (1790)
69. Gall. He had called at Whitehaven, a town that had once
huffed him, Mactaggart Eiicyd. (1824) 375, ed. 1876. Nhb.',
Dur.', Lakel.2 Cum. Dan was terrably hufft at this, Farrall
Betty IVilson (1886) 27 ; Cum.", n.Yks.^" m.Yks.' Don't huff
him now, if thou can help it. n.Lan.', ne.Lan.', Nhp.', w.Wor.'
s.Wor. 'E 'uffed 'is missus, an' 'er gen 'im the sack (H.K.).
se.Wor.' Shr.' ; Shr.2 Now you have huff'd him. Glo.' Wil.
Britton Beauties (1825). Cor. He is huffed (M.A.C.). [They
broke my pitcher, And spilt the water, And huff'd my mother.
And chid her daughter, Halliwell Rhymes (ed. 1886) 95.]
5. To treat scornfully; to bully; to scold, reprimand,
reproach.
Sc. They have several times huff'd and hiss'd us out of the
college like so many Jesuits, Pitcairn Assembly (1766) 58. Ayr.
To see how ye're negleckit. How huff'd an' cuff'd an' disrespeckit!
Burns Twa Dogs (1786) 1. 87. Lnk. They wha hae nane are huft
an' howted Wi' jybes an' jeerin'. Watt Poems (1827) 73. Cum.'
They huff't it as if it hed been dirt. n.Yks.^ Lan. Davies Races
(1856) 234. ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' Nhp.' He huft her well. e.An.',
Nrf. (W.R.E.), Sus.' Hmp. Holloway. Dev. Our neighbour
Flail, That huffth his wive, and kickth her tail, Peter Pindar
IVis. (1816) III. 253.
6. Withqff or oil/: to get rid of by bullying or hectoring.
Edb. I . . . had not the heart to huff her out, Moir Mansie
IVauch (1828) XX. e.Suf. (F.H.)
7. Obs. With away: to get on smartly with one's work.
Feb. Wi' gooly sticks pig, soo, and boar, Wi' frock their blood
besmears. He'll huff away, Linloun Green (1685) 84, ed. 1817.
8. sb. A fit of anger or ill-temper ; a pet, 'tiff'; offence,
dudgeon ; freq. in phr. lo lake the huff.
Sc. I never knew Jane in a huff yet . . . that she didn't alter her
will, Keith Lisbeth (1894) xviii. Sh.L Der nae gude iver gotten
be gettin' in a huff ower triflin' maitters, Sh. News ^Dec. 1 1 , 1897 .
Abd. 'Twad pit the wife in sic a huff. To liken it to siccan stuff,
Shirrefs Poems (1790) 331. Kcd. Some huft' at me he's taen,
Jamie 7I/!(5« (1844I 30. Frf. Syne he began to loup an' ban, When
out the wife flew in a huff. Smart Rhymes (1834) 207. Rnf. Fools
who left her in a huff. Against you may be cheeping, M'Gilvray
Poems (ed. 1862) 264. Ayr. ' Noo dinna ye be obstropalous, or
tak the huff,' quo' he, Service Notandiims (1890) 58. Lnk. Wi'
nae word o' explanation, Aff an' left her in the huff, Nicholson
Kilwuddic (ed. 1895) 60. Edb. They gang by ye wi' sic a huff,
Learmont Poems (1791) 2. Rxb. Her jibes I canna bear, She
gars me tak the huff, Wilson Poems (1824J 20. Dmf. When e'er
I tak' the huft'. My fair opponents skelp me aff, Quinn Heather
(1863) 131. Gall. Jean at length took up the huff. Because
neglected o' her due, Lauderdale Poems (1796; 68. Lake!.*
Cum. I oft send her off in a huff, Richardson Talk (1876) 2nd S.
19; Cum.' n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ ; n.Yks.* He's ta'en huff, an' sha's
ta'en t'hig, an' tha've baith gitten t'hump tigither. ni.Yks.'
w.Yks. Vowed shoo'd nivver tak t'hufi', Tom Treddlehoyle
Bairnsla Ann. (1883) 29; Shoo's taen t'huff at what tha said
(J.T.). ne.Lan.', m.Lan.', Chs.', Stf.' nw.Der.' He's gon away
in a huft'. Not.' Lin.' I told him he had a hanged-gallows-look
and he went off in a huft'. n.Lin.' I tell'd him one or t%vo things
aboot his sen, soa he went awaay in a huff. w.Wor.', se.Wor.i
Shr.' ; Shr.2 Gone away in a huft'. e.An.' He is in a huft'. ne.Ken.
He's gone off in a huff (H.M.). Sus., Hmp. Holloway. Wil.
Slow Gl. (1892). w.Som.' Her was in a purty huff about it.
Cor. He is in a huff (M.A.C.). Colloq. Lady Macbeth looks
uncommonly cross, And says in a huff. It's all ' Proper stuff,'
Barham Ingoldsby (1840) 105.
Hence Huffishness, sb. offence, dudgeon, ' hauteur.'
Yks. After a brief pause, she replied with a touch of huffishness,
Holmes Farqiihar Frankheart, 4.
9. Haste, hurry.
Sh.I. What's da raison 'at da folk is in sic a huff to get da tatties
oot o' dagrund? Sh. News (Oct. 16, 1897).
10. Light pastry or pie-crust.
Glo. Light paste, inclosing fruit or meat whilst stewing ; so
called from its hufting or pulling up in the operation. Gen. made
with yeast, Grose ('790) ; Bayhs Illiis. Dial. (1870) ; Gl. (1851; ;
Glo.l
M m 2
HUFF
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11. Strong beer.
Hmp.' Very strong (Wincliester) College ale. Wil. Grose
(1790; ; Britton Beauties (1825).
12. adj. In a bad temper. Lakel.', Lin.*
HUFF, V? and *■*.* V[{. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] 1. v. To humbug, illudc, disappoint.
2. sb. A humbug, disappointment.
HUFF, ;■;;/. Sc. An exclamation expressive of surprise
or suddenness.
Ayr. Aft to my sighing, I've thought her complying, Whan,
hutf ! aff she's flying, Flaff, like a flee, Ainslie Land 0/ Bid us (ed.
1892) 325.
HUFF-CAP, sb. Wor. Hrf. Glo. e.Cy. Suf. w.Cy. Som.
[B'f-kaep.] 1. Anything good or strong in the way of
drink. Suf.'
2. A brand of perry ; a pear used for perry.
Wor. Little is exported excepting the prime sorts such as real
taynton squash, hulTcap, Marshall Review 1,1818) II. 367. Glo.',
w.Cy. (Hall.')
3. A swaggering fellow. e.Cy. (Hall.) [Not known to
our correspondents.] 4. The white couch-grass, T")///;"////;
refens. Hrf (Hall.; Soin. (W.F.R.); (B. & H.); W.& J.
G7. (1873). 5. A mound of coarse grass. Som. (J.S.F.S.),
(F.A.A.)
[1. The best nippitatum in this town, which is commonly
called hufcap, it will make a man looke as though he had
scene the devill. Art of Flattery (Nares). 3. Was not
this huff-cap once the Indian emperour ? Clifford Notes
on Dryden (1687) (ib.\.\
HUFFEL, HUFFIL, see Hovel, sb?
HUFFKIN, sb. Ken. Sus. Also written hufkin. uflfkin
Ken. [Bfkin.] A kind of mufiRn. See Huff, sb? 10.
Ken. (,G.B.) ; Grose (1790"; MS. add. ; Ken.' A kind of bun or
light cake, which is cut open, buttered, and so eaten. e.Ken. N.
& Q. (1869) 4th S. iv. 76. Sus. ih. (1859) 2nd S. viii. 483.
HUFFLE, A-A.' e.An.'* [b'H.] A rattling in the throat
in breathing ; also used in //. and in form HufBins. See
Huff, z^.' 1.
HUFFLE, sb.'^ Ess. A quantity, a large amount of
anything.
Of It. used ironically. 'Well, that's a hufHe to bring anybody'
U-F.'-
HUFFLE, I'.' and sb.^ Dor. Dev. Cor. Also written
huffel Dev.^ [^'fl-] !• ^- Of the wind : to blow un-
steadily, to shift, waver ; to blow up in sudden gusts, to
raise by blowing. See Huff, i'.' 1.
w.Cy. (Hall.) Dor. Where sharp-leaved ashes' heads did twist
In huilJen wind, an' driftcn mist, Barnes Poems (1869-70) 3rd S.
126. Dev.i The weend hurtled an' hulder'd et in wans eyes, i8;
Dev.* nw.Dev. The wind hurtled up the dust rather (K.P.C.).
Cor. The wind hurtles, Tho.mas Raiidigal Rhymes (1895) Gl.
2. sb. A sudden change of wind ; a wailing or hollow
sound of wind.
Dev. At the hurtle of the gale, Here I toss and cannot sleep,
Baring-Gould & SHEPrARD Sitgs. of IVesI (1889) 9 ; Dev.^
[1. Too swage seas surging, or raise by blusterushuftling,
Sta.nyhurst Aeiteis (1583) i. 75 (Da v.).]
HUFFLE, t».» and sb.* Yks. Shr. e.An. Ken. Also in
form huvel e.An.' e.Suf [u'fl, bA.] 1. v. To shuffle.
m.yks.' To shuffle painfully, in a sitting or recumbent position.
e.An. (W.W.S.) ; e.An.' I've just cleaned the place, and you've
come huvelhng about.
2. Camp, (i) Hufflefooted, (2) -heeled, clumsy-footed,
shuffling in gait.
,1) Shr.' (2) ib. 'E'll mak' a prime militia-mon — w'y 'e's'ump-
backed an' 'uflle-'eeled !
3. To rumple ; in pass., with up : to be in a tangled, con-
fused mass.
Suf. (Hall.) e.Suf. The wind has blown the (cut) barley so
that it's huvelled up anyhow — some standing, some half-down,
some prone (F.H.).
4. sb. A shuffling. m.Yks.'
5. A merry meetmg, a feast.
Ken. Lewis /. Tenet (1736) ; Grose (1790) ; Ken.'^
HUFFLE, see Hovel, sb."
HUFFLE-BUFFS, sb. pi. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to
our correspondents.] Old clothes.
HUFFLED, ppl. adj. Hmp.' Angry, offended. See
Huff, V.' 3.
HUFFLER, sb. Ken. Also written uffler. [Bfl3(r).]
1. One who gains a living by carr3'ing fresh provisions,
&c. to ships. Grose (1790), Ken.* Cf. hoveller (i), s.v.
HoveKL
2. A bargeman, one who is employed to tow barges. Cf.
hoveller (2), s.v. Hovel(I.
Used on the banks of the Medway (W.F.S.) ; A class of person
about Maidstone . . . who are men in the barging line out of employ,
who attend as extra help to get the craft home in our inland navi-
gation, Gcitt. Mag. (Aug. 1824) III ; Grose (1790" MS. add. (M.j
HU FFLING, /)/>/. (7(^'. Lon. Confining, oppressive, thick.
Used of a garment which confines the movement of the limbs
and especially of the head. Of a shawl — ' Don't put it so high up
on my neck ; put it lower down; it's so hurtling' fW.H.F.'.
HUFFLIT, sb. Fif (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A blow with the hand on the side of the
head, a box on the ear. See Haffet, 4.
HUFFOCK, sb. Stf.' [ufsk.] A large foot.
HUFIL, see Hickwall.
HUFT, V. Chs. Not. [uft.] To offend ; only in pp.
See Huff, v.^ 4.
s.Chs.' E\')z veri soon uftid [Hey's very soon huftcd].
Hence (i) Hufted, adj. sullen ; (2) Hufty, adj. in a ' hutf,'
offended, angrj'.
(il Chs.' (2) s.Not. When 'e knows it's broke, 'e'll be very hulty
about it (J.P.K.;.
HUFTY, sb. Yks. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A swaggerer. (Hall.)
HUFUD, sb. n.Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A blow with the hand on the side of the
head, a box on the ear. See Haffet, 4.
HUG, s/).' Sh.I. [h^g.] A young sheep, a ' hog.'
He's clappid on yon useless hund 0' his apon his black hug, Sli.
Ne:vs (July 24, 1897}.
Hence Huggie, (7^. young (used of sheep).
Da grey huggie lamb, an' dy shaela ane wis as nakid is da back
o' my haand i /6.).
HUG, sb.'^ Som. [Bg.] 1. The itch, the ' youk.'
Commonly, but not always applied to brutes, Jennings Obs.
Dial. w.Eiig. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' Called also
the Welshman's hug.
2. Conip. Hug-water, water to cure the itch. Jennings
Obs. Dial. v.:Eiig. (1825).
HUG, -c'. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Lan. Der.
Lin. Nhp. War. Shr. e.An. Ken. I.W. Dor. Cor. Also in
forms hog n.Cy. w.Yks. ; hogg s.Lan. ; hoog n.Yks. ;
huggy e.An.' [h)Bg. ug.] 1. In co«;6. (i) Hug-abed, a
sluggard, one who is fond of his bed ; (2) -a-ma-tiig, the
scapula of a fowl with the coracoid bone attached ; (3)
-me-close or Huggy-me-close, (a) the merry-thought or
clavicle of a fowl ; (b) the goose-grass, Galium Apariiie.
(i) sw.Lin.' Eleven will do better lor us hug-a-beds. I doubt
he's a bit of a hug-abed. (,2) Shr.' (3, rt. ne.Lan.', Nhp.i, e.An.'
Ken. HoLLOWAV. (6) Dor. (G.E.D.)
2. Phr. (i) /o //«^o«e'sKi//f//s, to sit with the arms folded;
(2) liuggin' an' liiffgin', nursing and suckling an infant.
(t) Cor.3 Has'n tiie' nothing to do but to set thcare huggin your
whelps? (2) Lakel.2 Wm. Hoo can t' woman git on huggin an'
luggin a gurt fat barn like yon ? (B.K.)
3. To cherish, to cling to with fondness.
I.W. A plot He cultures as garden, and as freehold hugs, MoN-
crieff Dicaiii (1863) 22.
4. To kiss, n.llin.'
5. To keep close to, to cling to ; to run closely side
by side.
Sc. As whan dark clouds the fair sky fill, An' smokin' hug ilk
distant hill, Allan Lilts (1874) 5. Lan. Gan on by t'track, an hug
t'beck weel till ye cum to Floutern Tarn, Waugh Rambles Late
Cy. (1861) V. ne.Lan.', 'War. (J.R-W.) [A good dog must not
hug, Mayer Sptsiiin's Direct. (1845) 47.]
6. To carry on the back or in the arms, to carry with
difficulty, to ' lug.'
n.Cy. Grose (1790): N.Cy.', NUb.' Dur. A singl' man cudn't
huggd aboot wuv cm, Egglf.stone Betty Podkiit's Lett. (1877) 11 ;
Gibson i'pWeardale Gl. (1870}. n.Yks. They picked up near a
HUG
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hoondred weeight ov paving staanes an' hooged 'em a' th' rooad
whooame, Fetherston Smuggiiis Fam.-jz; n.Yks.'; n.Yks.2 I's
brussen \vi' hugging on't; n.Yks.3* ne.Yks. (J.C.F.); ne.Yks.i
Used to express every kind of carrying, whether e. g. carrying
out for burial, or holding any light article, hke a stick. ' Sha'll
nivver cum oot na mair whahl sha's hugg'd oot.' ' Wheea hugs
t'kei[key]!' e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Eioit. (1788); e.Yks.' Can
tha hug a seek o' wheeat up granary steps? m.Yks.' w.Yks.
HuTTON Tour to Caves (1781) ; ' Ah'll hug her it up,' being
said very rapidly, sounded like one word, ' huggerytup,' Leeds
Merc. Suppl. (Jan. 5, 1889); w.Yks.i^S"; w.Yks.s Am tired
mammy ; hug muh a bit ! Lan. Aw could hug a chap a mile if he
wurno drunken, Brierley Irkdale (1865) 132, ed. 1868; Shou'd
they naw be hugg'd oth' seme back ? Tim Bobbin Vistu Dial. (ed.
1806) 57. ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' s.Lan. Ta' th' chylt, an' hogg it
(S.B."). nw.Der.* Lin. Hugging a sack on his back (J.C.W.).
n.Lin.i Can ta hug a seek o' beans? He's gotten moore then he
can hug [he is drunk]. s.Lin. Neer mind, mester, I'll hug 'em for
yur into the barn i,T.H.R.). sw.Lin.' They hugged it right a top
of the seed stack. The pig always hugs the straw out into the yard.
Hence (i) Hugger, sb. a porter or carrier ; (2) Huggin,
sb. an armful, a load ; fig. a share, amount ; (3) Hugging-
sticks, sb. pi. the poles on which a coffin is carried to
the grave.
(I J n.Yks.* w.Yks.s 'Rod-hugger,' teazle-rod carrier at a
dressing-mill. (2) Lakel.* As mich streea, er hay, er owt o' that
sooart as yan can carry at yance, that's a huggin. As mich yal as
a chap can carry an' walk streck ; that's a huggin, ano. Cum.*
w.Yks. A stock o' patience . . . an' a gooid huggin o' detarmination
to be pleased, Hartley Clock Aim. (Jan. 187a), (3) w.Yks. Lucas
Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) Gl.
7. To tire as with a heavy burden.
Lakel.* Some fooak er said ta be huggin an' pooin thersels ta
death fer t'siak o' siaven brass. w.Yks. (J.W.) Lin.' This is
hugging work.
8. To urge, incite, to persuade to do anything.
w.Yks. Tha's hugged him on to it, Leeds Merc. Siippl.{liov. 8, 1 884).
9. Phr. lo hug one a bill on something, to send one in a
bill tor something. n.Yks.' We hugg'd 'em a bill on't.
HUG-, HUG-A-MUG, see Hock, sb.^, Hugger-mugger.
HUGE,arfv. Lan. Ken. Also in form hugy Ken.'* Very.
Lan. Obs. I was huge sleepy at duty y' night, Newcome Diaiy
(1661) 10, in Chct. Soc. (1849) XVHI. Ken.* The saying 'hugy' for
'huge' is merely the sounding of the final f; Ken.* I'm not huge well.
HUGEOUS, adj. Sc. Nhb. Nhp. Hnt. Dev. Also
written hugious Nhb.' ; and in form huges Dev.'
1. Huge, large ; also used advb.
Sc. A hugeous conch he in his left Held, like a bugil horn,
Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806") I. 243. Nhb.' Nhp. We met three
or four hugeous ugly devils, Dryden Wild Gallant (1669) ; Nhp.',
Hnt. (T.P.F.) Dev. What thoff Iss ban't so hugeous smurt, Peter
Pindar Wks. (1816) III. 252 ; Dev.' A huges heave-up truly if her
had'n had a farding to marry such a stingy hunks, 6.
2. Used to express great intimacy among friends.
Nhp.' They arc hugeous folks. Hnt. (.T.P.F.)
HUGGABACK, sb. Cum. Yks. Also written huga-
back Cum." [h)u'g3bak.] 1. A strong linen fabric,
huckaback, ' hag-a-bag.' w.Yks.* 2. The tufted vetch,
Vicia cracca. Cum.'*
HUGGA-MABUFF, sb. Hrt. Also written hugger-
merbuff. [B'ganiabBf.] The second growth of grass, the
aftermath. (H.G.) ; N.&-Q. (1853) ist S. viii. 102.
HUGGAN, sb. w.Yks. The fruit of the dog-rose, Rosa
canina, hips. (B. & H.)
HUGGAR, HUGGER, see Hogger.
HUGGER, i6.' Nhb.' [hu-gar.] A line of cleavage in
coal, a ' back ' or ' cleat.'
HUGGER, V.' and 56.* Sc. [hB-gar.] 1. v. To
shudder, shiver ; to be bent down with cold or disease, to
crouch with cold. Bnff.', Abd. (Jam.) Hence Huggerin,
ppl. adj. bent down with cold or disease.
Bnff.' It wiz hehrt-sair to sec the peer huggerin' bodie oot i' the
caul' an weet.
2. To crowd together from cold.
ib. A' the noutwir huggerin' thcgeethir at thclythe side o" the dyke.
3. sb. A shivering and crouching condition due to cold
or disease, ib.
[1. A freq. of obs. E. hiigge, to shudder, shiver. It is
good sporte to se this lytleboye hugge in his bedde for
colde, Palsgr. (1530).]
HUGGER, t;.* Yks. Brks. 1. With up : to wrap up.
n.Yks.* Hugger't up onny hoo, I's clash'd for time.
2. To hoard. Brks.' Cf. hugger-mugger, v. 9.
HUGGERIE, adj Sc. Also in forms hogry Lth. (Jam.) ;
huggrie, hugrie Bwk. Rxb. (Jam.) [hBglajri.] 1. Awk-
ward and confused in behaviour or dress. Bwk.,Rxb.(jAM.)
2. Camp. Huggry-muggry or Hogry-mogry, in a con-
fused state, disorderly, untidy, slovenly. Cf. hugger-
mugger.
Per. I'm wae to see a puir man's chucky Turn out a huggry-
muggry lucky, Stewart Character (1857) 61. Ayr. In common
use lJ.F.% Lth., Bwk., Rxb. (Jam.)
HUGGER-MUGGER, sb., adv., adj. and v. In gen. dial,
use in Sc. and Eng. Also in forms hug-a-mug Cor. ; hug-
mug Nhp.*; hugger-smugger Sh. I. \. sb. Concealment,
secrecy, stealth ; esp. in phr. in hugger-mugger, in secret,
clandestinely.
Sh.I. Lasses, what is a' dis 'at ye're haein' in hugger-smugger?
S/i. AVzfs (Oct. 8, 1898). \i.Y\s. Leeds Merc. Suppl. (iWa,). Dev.'
My dame was abu (?) doing ort in hugger-mugger, 13.
2. A secret conclave, a suspicious meeting together.
w.Yks.* 3. A miser. Der.*, nw.Der.' Som. Sweetman
Wincanlon Gl. (1885).
4. Confusion, disorder, untidiness ; esp. in phr. in (a)
hugger-mugger, in disorder.
n.Yks.* I.Ma. Every place as nate as a pin, and couldn stand
no hugger-mugger about, Brown Doctor (1887) 36. Not. fJ.H.B.i
Nhp.' They live all in a hugger-mugger ; Nhp.* All in a hug-mug.
s. War.', Brks. (W.H.Y.) I.W.i Anything donebadly and carelessly.
5. One who talks fast and cannot tell the truth. s.Lan.
(W.H.T.)
6. adv. Clandestinely, in a sneaking way ; also used as
adj. underhand.
Sh.I. I kent Bawby wid laek ta come oot wi' suntin' 'at da
tedder sheelds wis tryin' ta keep hugger-smugger, Sh.Neivs (Mar.
5, 1898}. Nhb. (R.O.H.^, Cum.i w.Yks. Cooper Gl. (1853).
DeT. Montlily Mag. {i8i-,)\l. sg-j. Suf.' Dev.' In huggermugger
fashion. n.Dev. Jones, you've condiddled they. Just in your
huggermugger way, Rock. Jim a>i' Nell (1867) St. 113. Slang.
Le.\. Balatrouicutit (i8ir).
7. Inconfusion, disorder; alsousedasff(y;'.untidy,slovenlj'.
Nhb. Wors weren't hugger-mugger things, Wilso.v Pitman's
Pay (18431 54 ; Whatn a kine iv a hugger-mugger way's that yor
deein? They aall leev'd hugger-mugger (R.O.H.). Cum. (H.W. ^;
Cum.'; Cum.3 I'd gitten sumat to eat, iv a hugger-mugger mak of
a way, 18. Yks. (J.W.) Lan. Let alone his meals being all
hugger-mugger, Gaskell 71A. Barton (1848) x. Chs.' Used chiefly
to express an untidy, unsystematic way of living. Der.*, nw.Der.'
Lin. Hugger-mugger they lived, but they wasn't that easy to
please, Tennyson K///. IFi/e (1880) st. 18; Lin.' I dislike having
my meals in such hugger-mugger ways. n.Lin.' War.* It's a
sha'am to put a carriage like this into a hugger-mugger place like
that. Sus.' ; Sus.* There was no system ; it was all hugger-
mugger. Hmp. Hollow AY. w.Som.' 'Tis a shockin poor hugger-
mugger [uug'ur-mugg'ur] concarn way em, I 'sure ee. Dev. They
be a hugger-mugger lot, I can tellee ; they live awl ov a heap like
pegs, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). Cor. They be all a-gwain to sea,
hug-a-mug, bang! Baring-Gould yicar {l8^6] i.
8. adj. Stingy. e.An.'
9. V. To act in an underhand manner; to conceal ; to
stow away carefully, to hoard.
Sh.I. The dyke . . . was erected ... as a barrier to hugger-
smugger the debris, Sh. Nezvs (Mar. 12, 1898}. Ayr. They con-
tinue whispering and whispering, and hugger-muggering, as if
they were smuggling something awa', Galt Sir A. IVylic (1822)
civ. Gall. Doing business not openly, quibbling about trifles and
raising misunderstandings, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). N.Cy.',
Cum.' n.Yks. He huggermuggcrs his brass (T.S.). Brks.' A
ke-ups his money pretty much hugger-muggered up an' dwoant
spend none hardly.
10. To act in a confused manner ; to spend time un-
protitably.
Cum.' Hugger-muggcran abouthe.imni. Lan. A taggelt hugger-
mugg'rin about, R. I'iketaii Forness Flk. (1870) 31.
HUGGET
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Hence Hugger-muggerer, sb. one who spends his time
unprofitably.
Cum.* Nin o' thur eight-page ditties, et hugger-mugerers sec as
us er fworc'd to lissen tui, Anderson T/ie Ciain. 61.
[1. These heretyques techc in hucker mucker, More
Dyalogiie (1529) ii. 52 (N.E.D.).]
HUGGET, see Hogget, sA.^
HUGGIE, sb. Sh.I. [hBgi.] 1. A blow. S. & prk.'
2. Comp. Huggie-staflF, a wooden pole, furnished with a
strong iron hook, used for striking fish into the boat.
Die ye mind da roar 'at Jeemie Aerterson gae for j'ou ta fling
him da huggie-staff? Hit wis a turbot, . . an' dey twa huggie-
staaves intil him, forby Paetie's haand in his gills, afore he cam' i'
da hoaX, Sh, News (Sept. 17, 18981 ; His skOne, huggie-staft", and
karel-tree are at hand, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 134 ; (Coll. L.L.B.) ;
Jakobsen Norsk in S/i. V1897) 30; S. & Ork.'
[1. A der. of Norw. dial. /lOffg, a blow, stroke (Aasen) ;
Dan. /tuff, ON. Iiogg.^
HUGGIN, sb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Der. Lin. Also written
hugganne.Yks.'e.Yks. w.Yks.'ne.Lan.'; huggenw.Yks.^;
hugging n.Yks. ; huggon c.Yks.' w.Yks.*^ Der.' ; and in
form hoggin s.Lan. [h)u'g3n.] The hip or hip-bone,
' hock-bone,' esp. of a horse or cow ; also in comp. Huggin-
bone. Cf. hubbon.
Lakel.'^ She'd t'barn astride ov her huggin an' a canful o' watter
e' tudder hand. n.Yks. [Of a fat cow] She squared at the
huggings three feet five inches, Tvveddell Hist. Cleveland (1873 ;
97. ne.Yks.i e.Yks.' Mind thou disn't knock a huggon ofl',
gannin wi awd meear thrufl" that narrow deearsteed. w.Yks. Shoo
rested her neives on her huggens, Hartley Clock Abu. (,1894 i 28 ;
w.Yks.' Clappin baath kneaves to my huggans, ii. 294; w.Yks.^
He's lame of his huggin; w.Yks.3*5_ Lan.', ne.Lan.', e.Lan.',
s.Lan. (S.W.), Der.', n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' He's gotten a strange lump
on his huggin, where he fell on the gasfaulting. I was always a
poor shortwaisted thing, my huggins come up so high.
Hence Huggan-slipt, adj. of a horse : having the thigh-
bone out of joint. e.Yks. Leeds Merc. Stippl. (Mar. 31, 1894).
HUGGING-, see Hoggan, sb}
HUGGLE, V. Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Won Hnt.
[u-gl, B-gl.] To hug, cuddle, embrace.
Der.^, nw.Der.' Not. He saw that great biped putting out his
arm tohugglehis mother round the neck, Hooton Bilbeny Thurlaiid
(1836) ; Not.' s.Not. 'E catched ho'd on me an' huggled me an'
tried to throw me down (J.P.K.V sw.Lin.' Do huggle me, mammy,
I'm so starved. Lei.', Nhp.', War. 3, s.Wor. (.H.K.), Hnt. (T.P.F.)
HUGH, /«/. Irel. An exclamation of disgust.
Don. Hugh ! small obligement, indeed, to help a craithur in
distress, Centtity Mag. (Oct. 1899) 95^'
HUGHYAL, HUGMUG, see Houghle, v., Hugger-
mugger.
HUGO, sb. Cor. Also in form huggo. A cavern.
See Fogo, sb.^
In many a huggo, dark and damp. Where oft the wild waves
roar, Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895^ 16 ; Cor.2 (s.v. Vugg).
HUGY, «(// Obs. Sc. Huge!
Fif. He grip'd his hugy gnarl'd staff in hand, Tennant Ans/cr
(1812) 144, ed. 1871.
HUH, adj. Nhp.' e.An.= w.Som.' Awry, out of the
perpendicular ; the same word as Ahuh (q.v.).
HUH, /;;/. Nhb.' [hii.] The stroke groan uttered by
a blacksmith ; the expiration which emphasizes the de-
livery of a blow.
Two men were engaged in working a heavy pavior's mell. One
of them was asked if he did not find it very heavy work, ''i'is,'
he replied, 'it tyeks the two on us aal wor time. Me mate dis tlie
raell an' aa de the huh ! '
HUI, /»/. Sc. Also written huuy. 1. Begone! Abd.
(Jam.) Cf hoy, iitl.
2. Comb. Hui-hoi, a cry used by fishermen when heaving
all together to launch their boats.
ne.Sc. With a succession of ' hui-hoi,' ' hurrah-ooings,' they
pushed and shoved, Gordoiihaven (1887) 31.
HUIA, si. Sh.L Also written huya. A height, a hill.
S. &Ork.' "
HUICK, s6. Sc. A small rick of corn.
Bnfif. (Jam.) Abd. I was jist gyann awa' to tirr that bit huickic
that we wus takin' into the barn to thrash, Alexander Johnny
Gibb (1871) xxxii.
HUID, HUIE, HUIGH, HUIL-, see Hide, v.'^, Hoo, sb.\
int., Yule.
HUILK, sb. Sh.L A small vessel for holding oil.
S. Si Ork.'
[Norw. dial, hylke, a vessel for holding water (Aasen) ;
ON. Iiylki, a hulk of an old tub or vessel.]
HUILLY, HUISHT, see Hooly, Husht.
HUISK, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] An untidy, dirty, unwieldy woman.
HUIST, sb. Cld. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A heap ; a\sofig. an overgrown and clumsy
person.
HUISTER, see Huster.
HUIT, sb. Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) A heap.
HUIT, V. Cum. [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] To urge; to instigate. (M.P.)
HUIVE, HUL, see Heave, Hole, sb.^
HULBIE, sb. Lnk. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A large, clumsy object.
.'\ hidbie of a stone, a large unwieldy stone.
HULCH, s6.' Chs. [ui;.] In phr. (i) by hulch and
sliilcli, by hook or by crook ; (2) hulch and stalch, pell-mell,
confusedly.
(i) Chs. 2 s.Chs.' Ey)z fur lee-in uwt bi iilsh Ur bi stilish [Hey's
for Icein' howt by hulch or by stulch]. (2) ib. A man who was
stacking a load of hay complained to the one who was handing it
up, * Yoa* throa'n it up ulsh tin stilish; kon u yu taak' noa'tis
weeiir yu bin chiik'in it?' [Yo thrown it up hulch an' stulch;
conna }'6 tak notice wheer yd bin chuckin it?]
HULCH, s6.= e.An. Dev. Also in form hullchin e.An.'
[BltJ.] A thick slice. Cf. hulge.
e.An.' Dev. I be most mortal 'ungry. I can ayte a glide hulch
ov burd an' cheese ; wan za big's my tii vistes, Hewett Peas. Sp.
(1892).
[The same word as obs. E. hulch, a hump on the back.
Hulch, basse, gibbe (Sherwood).]
HULDER, 'i-6. and v.' Dev. [B-ld3(r).] \. sb. A
deafening noise or din.
nw.Dev.' I could'n yur nort at all, there waz zich a hulder in
the room.
2. V. Of wind : to blow violently, drive along; to howl.
Dev.' The weend huffled and hulder'd et in wans eyes, 18.
nw.Dev.' The win* hulder'd in the chimley.
HULDER,^.^ Som.Dev. [B-ldair).] Toconccal, harbour.
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ; Bit Jan did'n hulder long iz thawts,
Jennings Dial. w.Eiig. (1869) 86. n.Dev. I can't hulder haflfzich
bliss. Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 94.
HULDIE, sb. Gall. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A nightcap. Mactaggart f^yc/. (1824).
HULE, HULERT, HULET, see Hewl, Hull, sb.\ Yule,
Howlet.
HULE AND HULE-BAND,//!*-. Sh.L Bag and baggage.
Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 239; Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897)
35 ; S. & Ork.' He's gane, hule and hule-band.
[Hii/e prob. rcpr. Norw. dial, hogold (liolda, holt), a
curved piece of wood fixed to the end of a rope (Aasen) ;
hule-band will then mean the rope to which the ' hule' is
fastened; see Jakobsen (/.c.).]
HULGE, sb. Irel. [hBlg.] A large irregular mass of
anything. Cf hulch, sb?
N.I.' 'A hulge of a horse,' a loose-limbed horse. Ant. Ballyniena
Obs. (^1892).
HULGIE, rtrfy. Sh.L Roomy, convenient. S. S: Ork.'
HULGIN, iA. Sh.I. [hBlgin.] A big mass. See Hulge.
A big and stout fellow is called ' a hulgin o' a fellow,' Jakobsen
Dial. (1897) 49.
HXJhGY, adj. ^ Obs. Sc. Having a hump. n.Sc. (Jam.)
Hence (i) Hulgy-back, sb. a humpbacked person ; (2)
Hulgie-backed, adj. humpbacked.
Abd. (i) My bairn will now ... of a wardly hulgy-back get free.
That dad dcsign'd his wedded wife to be, Ross Helcnorc (1768)
85, ed. 1812. (2) An ugly hulgie-backed canker'd wasp, And like
to die for breath at ilka gasp, ib. 36.
[The same word as obs. E. hulchie, humpbacked.
Hulchie, gibbeu.x (Sherwood).]
HULK, si.' n.Cy. Nhb. Nhp. Som. Dev. [hulk, Blk.]
1. A cottage ; a temporary shelter in a field for the
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shepherd during the lambing-season, or for the turnip-
cutter.
n.Cy. (K.), Nhb.l jjhp. We may rest us then, In the banish'd
herdsman's den ; Where the wattled hulk is fixt, Clare Vill.
Miiist. (i8ai) I. 204; Nhp.i2
2. A hull or husk of fruit, grain, &c. Som. (W.F.R.)
Hence Hulkage, sb. husks, bran.
Dev. She . . . pointed to the great bock of wash and riddlings
and brown hulkage (for we ground our own corn), Blackmore
Lorna Doom 1869) xxxii.
3. Seed or grain when mixed with the chaff, after being
threshed, but before it is winnowed.
w.Som.' Dev. We draws in the hulk into the barn, eens we do
drash it, fear o' the rain. Reports Piovinc. ( 1881) 13,
[1. As an hulke in a place wliere gourdis wexen,
Wyclif (1388) Isniah i. 8. OE. Ititlc, ' tuguriuni ' (iELFRic).
2. The hulk, hull, or pill is . . . any covering of fruit that
is thin skinned or easilj' cut. Holme Ariiioiy (1688) 85.]
HULK, s/)." Cor.' [Not known to our correspondents.]
[Blk.] A kick.
HULK, sb.^ and v} e.An. [Blk.] 1. sb. A heavy
fall. Cf. hulker, sb.'
Suf.l I came down such a hulk. e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. If toddlers
'ood but mine their path. They'd seldom have a hulk, Clark J.
iN'onfei ,1839^ St. 106; Ess.i
2. V. To fall. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HULK, v.'^ and sb.* Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in form hulks s.Lin. War.^ Cmb. [hiBlk, ulk.]
1. V. To skulk about as though too lazy to work ; to hang
about a place ; freq. with about.
ne.Sc. Birdie Briggs . . . comes hulking into my shop. Grant
Chron. Keckletoii, 65. Cai.* BnSf.' That lazy cheel's eye hulkin'
at haim. Cld. (Jam.), Lakel.^, Cum.«, w.Yks.^ Lan. Aw've
hulked i' th' smithy till my j'ead's gone dazed, Doherty A'. Barlow
(1884) 56. nw.Der.' Wot art hulkin' en dooin', makkin' dhi time
away. Nhp.^ War.' See that ever3'thing is made fast before 3'oii
come in — a tramp has been hulking about this afternoon. Shr.^,
GIo.' e.An.i It is said of a lazy lout, who has nothing to do, and
desires to have nothing, that he goes hulking about from place to
place, seemingly watching for opportunities to pilfer. e.Suf. (F.H.I,
Som. iHall.) Cor. To sit down idly, without moving, usually in
a dirty manner, N. & Q. (1854) ist S. x. 319.
Hence (1) Hulking, («)s6. a lazy, shambling, overgrown
fellow; (6) />//. rt(//'. loutish, skulking, idle ; bad-tempered;
(2) Hulky, (rt) sb. a big, loutish fellow ; {b) adj. lazy, clumsy,
unwieldy, heavj', stupid.
(i,n Lakel.2 Wm. He is an idle hulkin (B.K.). Suf.' (A)
Sc. (Jam.) Bnflf.' He's a hulkin' swab o' a cheel that. Frf. Yon
hulking man of sin, Barrie Minister (1891) iii. Nhb. A greet
hulkin chep (R.O.H.). w.Vks. He wor a big hulkin chap. Hart-
lev Clock Aim. (1886) 42. n.Lin.' s.Lin. He's a gre't, lazy,
hulking feller that nobudy would gi'e a day's wo'k to (T.H.R.).
War.2 Common. se.Wor.' Bdf. A great (hulkin lobutin) fellow,
Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 136. Nrf. A loose hulkin'
rascal, Cozens Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 5. w.Som.' I never zeed
no such gurt hulking [uul-keen] fuller. Dev.' (2, a) Dev.' (//)
Der.2, nw.Der.' Nhp.' He's a great, hulky, idle fellow, always
loitering and lolloping about. War. B'/iam Wkly. Post (June 10,
1893I; War.'=, Shr.'s
2. To obtain by importunity ; to hunt for.
e.Suf. The fellow hulked me out of sixpence (F.H.); To hulk
about for a thing {ib.).
3. To cut uneven, as bread, cheese, &c. e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. sb. A lazj', clumsy fellow ; an idle, good-for-nothing
lout ; a beggar.
Sc. He's gien the lazy hulke, the mither o't, baith meal and
groats to maintan't, Graham IVritings (1883) II. 25. Gall. Think
shame o' yersel', ye great hulk, Crockett Raiders (1894) v. Ant.
A dirty lazy hulk, Baltymena Obs. (1892). N.Cy.' Nhb. An idle
hulk (R.O.H.). Lakel.2 Git oot o' mi rcoad, thoo gurt idle hulk
thoo, fer thoo's nowt else. Cum. A lang hulk of a miller, Ander-
son Ballads (ed. 1808) 80; Cum.''',e.Yks.' w.Yks. Ther's a gooid
deeal o' lazy hulks ith' world, Yks. IVkly. Post (Apr. 17, 1897) ;
w.Yks.* A gurt hulk of a beggar, as aable to work as onnybody !
n.Lan.', e.Lan.' s.Lin. The gre't hulks, lungin' about, ah keant
abear to see 'im (T.H.R.). Nhp.' War. (J.R.W.) ; War.^ Keep
ofT me, you great hulks. Shr., Hrf. Bound Proww. (1876). e.An.'
Cmb.' You great hulks! can't jou wipe your feet when jou come
in ? Nrf. HoLLOWAy. e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus., Hmp. Hollowav.
Hmp.' w.Cy. Gurt lazy hulks they'm bound to be, rolling
about in a carriage, Bayly y. Aleile 1890) xxxvii. Wil. Slow (7/.
11892). Som. SwtET.MAN H'incanton Gl. (1885). Dev. He was a
hulk of a man, Mortimer Tales Moors (1895) 85. Cor. Barker —
that was this hulk's name, Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865) 88,
ed. 1896.
5. Of food : a large piece ; a hunch.
e.An.2 A hulk of bread, of meat, of cheese. A great hulk of a
piece. e.Suf. (F.H.)
HULK, i'.3 and sb.^ Der. Not. Nhp. e.An. Cor. [nWs.,
Blk.] 1. I'. To take out the entrails of a hare or rabbit.
See Howk, !■.' 2.
Not. The lad's got all them rabbits to hulk afore dinner time
(L.C.M.). Nhp.' 2 e.An.' It does not appear to be applied to the
exenteration of any other animal. Nrf. Cozens Hardy Broad Krf.
(1893) 72; (M.C.H.B.) Suf.' e.Suf. Rarely, of a pig (F.H.).
Ess. (W.T.)
2. To clear out the 'gouge' or softer part of a lode
before blasting or breaking down the harder part. Cor.
Weale. See Howk, t'.' 1.
3. sb. An old excavated working in a mine. nw.Der.',
Cor.2
HULK, v." War. Slang. To skulk about. War.^ (s.v.
HuUock). Farmer.
HULKEN, si!-. ^ Obs. Suf.' [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A piece of skin chafed off the hand by hard
work. See Hulk, sb} 2.
'A worked 'till hulkens came off of his hands.
HULKER, s6.' Dev. Also written ulker. Something
big and heavy.
That's a whackinggert ulker, iddenet? Hewett Pfas. 5/1.(1892);
Still in common use. A big heavy man would be called ' a reg'lar
'ulker.' Only applied to a man or animal, not to an inanimate
object. It implies awkwardness or loutishness as well as great
size and weight (R.P.C.).
HULKER, z'. and S6.2 e.Suf. [B-lk3(r).] Lj;. To dash
down. (F.H.) Cf. hulk, i^.'
2. sb. A violent fall. ' To come down a hulker' {ib.).
HULL, si.' and i».' In geii. dial, use in Sc. and Eng.
Also in forms haul N.Cy.' ; hool Sc. ; huel N.Cy.' Nhb.' ;
hule Nhb.' Suf [h)Bl, ul, Sc. also hiil.] L sb. A husk ;
a pod ; the outer skin of fruit ; the shell of a nut ; the rind
of cheese.
Sc. There is little sap in dry pea-hools, Ferguson Prov. (1641)
32 ; Every land has its ain laugh. Ilk kind of corn it lias its hool,
Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. (1724") I. no, ed. 1871. S. & Ork.' Per.
I bo'ed gie them for a treat A hool o' cheese, Or dry cod fish,
Ford Harp (1893) 347. Frf. I cleaned them out, baith pea and
hool. Sands Poems 1,1833) 24. Rnf. Buy in slump, so much the
stack. Grain, straw, and hools, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 66.
Lth. So ' freethought ' horn'd, these later bulls, Wha reive auld
Nature to the hools, Lumsden Sheep-head (189a) 117. Dmf. Life's
corn was spent, an but the hulls — The thowless hulls were left,
Thom Jock o' Knowe (1878) 22. Gall. Maist like to cast his hoole.
Harper Bards (ed. 1889) 238. N.Cy.' Nhb. Beans eaten with
the hulls be hard to defy and breed much swelling ; but the clean
beans when the hull is always cleansed. Legumina be not gendered
in hulls, but in cods (J.H.) ; (R.O.H.); Nhb.', Wm. (J.H.)
n.Yks.' Pea-hulls ; nut-hulls; n.Yks.^s*, ne.Yks.' w.Yks. Hulls
are the husks of the filberts, Hamilton Niigae Lit. (1841) 356 ;
w.Yks.' A potato hull. Lan.' Esp. the husk of the pea.
Chs.'3 s.Stf. Them bean hulls bai' much good for pigs (T.P.).
s.Not. Ah uster bang the wheat about in a bag to separate the hull
from the kernel (J.P.K.). Lin. Husks of turnips, eaten close to
the ground, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863) ; Lin.', n.Lin.', s.Lin.
(T.H.R.), sw.Lin.', Nhp.', War.'23_ se.Wor.' Shr.' Chuck them
bean-'ulls o'er to the pigs afore yo' gin 'em the wesh ; Shr.^ Shr.,
Hrf. Bound Provinc. (1876). Hrf.' Glo. Ewes ... are admitted
into the fold to clear up the ' hulls,' or those bits of the turnips
which have been left by the lambs, Morton Farm (1832) 16;
(A.B.); Glo.', Brks.' Hrt. Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) HI. i. 85.
e.An.", Nrf. (E.M.), Suf.' Ken.' After we have sheel'd them we
throw the hulls away. Sus.'", Hmp.' Dor. Barnes CI. (1863).
w.Som.', Cor.' 2
Hence (i) Hulling, 5*. the shell or pod of seeds or nuts ;
the husk of grain ; (2) HuUspoke, sb. a bed made with
oat-flites.
(i) n.Yks." ne.Yks.' Thoo mun braay it weel ti get t'hullins
off. e.Yks.', m.Yks.' (2) e.An.'
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2. t'. To remove the outer husk of any vegetable or
fri'it ; to shell peas ; to thresh seed from the pod or
sheath ; to take out a kernel ; to shed one's teeth.
Per. Hull that orange. I was luillin' the taties (G.W."). Cld.
(Jam.) Nhb.i She's hyullin' the peas. n.Yks.i^", ne.Yks.',
m.Yks.i w.Yks. Hamilton A'ligae Lit. (1841) 356; w.Yks.'^
Lan. Gaskell Lectures Dial. (1854) 15 ; Lan.', Chs.'^^ Not.
I've hulled the peas (J.H.B.J ; Not.i, Lin.i n.Lin. Th' little lad
is hulling his milk-teeth (M.P.") ; n.Lin.' e.Lin. She never hulled
her first teeth (G.G.W.). sw.Lin.' I had just set me down to hull
the peas. Nhp.' Hull them there walnuts. War. B'lmiii U'kly.
Post (June 10, 1893); War.'2 Shr.' I've bin 'ullin walnuts all
day, so I shanna want a par o' gloves fur Sunda3'. Gie Jim the
side-basket o' pase, an' 'e'll 'ull 'em afore 'e gwuz to church, an'
throw the pessum to the pigs; Shr.*, Hrf.=, GIo. (A.B.\ Hnt.
(T.P.F.) e.An.i2To hull the banes. e.Suf. (F,H.) Ken. On the
same day I heard a controversy between two rustics as to which
was the proper term to designate this process [of stripping the
outer coats of walnuts]. One insisted on the phrase 'husking,'
the other' hulling,' A'. tT* p. (1867) 3rd S. xii. 203. Sus.' w.Som.'
They be coming way th' ingin a Monday, vor to hull thick there
rick o" clover-zeed. They there pays [peas] on't never pa3' vor
huUin. n.Dev. With that Jones hulled out a kern, Rock Jim an'
Nell i 1867^ St. 113.
Hence Huller, 5/;. a drum or apparatus belonging to
a tiireshing-machine, used to break up the ' hull ' of peas,
beans, clover, Sec, without injuring the seed. w.Som.'
3. To take off the crust of a pie, to lift up the meat in it in
order to get to that which lies beneath.
Slir.i Yo' bin 'ullin' an' ortin' that pie as if it wunna fit to ate.
4. To pick out with a pickaxe.
Suf. She up an' took the pick and huled out the brick fast
enough, Fison Merry Suf. (1899) 60.
[1. Hooleof pesyn,orbenvs,or ober coddydfrute,P;-o;»/>/.
OE. /;///«, husk (B.T.). 2.' Take Whyte Pesyn, and hoole
hem in jie maner as men don Caboges, Cookery Bk. (c.
1430), ed. Austin, 33.]
HULL, V.2 and 56.2 So. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Stf. Der. Nhp. Shr. Also in forms hooil Sh.I. ; hool Sc. ;
hyul Nhb.' [h)^!, ul, Sc. also hul.] 1. v. To conceal ;
to cover, wrap up. See Hill, v?
Abd. This ane tells that, and that ane tells anither. Nor wad
they hool't, on sister, or on brither, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 67.
n.Cy. ' To hull into bed ' — to get into bed and be covered up (K.).
Lan.' n.Lan.' Potatoes covered for the winter are hulled. Stf.'
Der. I'd use to hull 'em up so mony a time, Ward David Grieve
(1892) I. xi.
Hence Hulling, sb. the binding of a book. Shr.^
2. To house animals or poultrj' for the night ; to drive a
trout into its hole.
Dur.' To hull geese. s.Dur. Hes' ta' hulled t'geese? (J.E.D. ^
Cum.'*
3. sb. An outer covering ; clothes ; the membrane sur-
rounding the heart, or the head of a child ; the scrotum ;
the bod}'.
Sc. Her heart out o' the hool maist lap, Wilson Poems (1822')
Maggie IVariug. Sli.I. Mi very hert felt lor dem comin' ta da byre
wi' a hooil apo' der backs, an" trimblin' wi' cauld, Sh. Neifs
(Dec. 4, 1897) ; S. & Ork.' My heart is out o' hule. n.Sc. (Jaji.),
Cai.' Abd. But O the skair I got into the poul, I thought my
heart had couped frae its hool, Ross Heleitore [i^bS) 45, ed. 1812.
Per. Riven hose and raggit hools, Ford Harp (1893) 64. Fit.
(Jam.) s.Sc. Aften in a jiffie to auld Nick Sen' ane anither dunner-
in' saul an' hool, T. Scott Poems (1793) 365. Ayr. Poor Leezie's
heart maist lap the hool. Burns Halloween (1785) st, 26. Lnk.
The buttons burstin thro' their hools, Jist bits o' airn red roostit,
Nicholson Kikvuddie (ed. 1895) 36. Lth. While he dawted and
kissed, though I ken he's a fool, Lord ! I thought that my heart
wad hae loupt out o' hool, Macneill Poel. IVks. (1801) 207,
ed. 1856. Edb. Gar your sauls maist quat their hools, Learmont
Poems (1791) 4. Nlib.', w.Yks.', n.Lan.'
4. A covered outbuilding ; a hovel ; a place in which
animals are kept to be fattened ; a pig-sty.
N.Cy.'2 Nhb.' A swine hull; a duck hull. Dur.', s.Dur.
(J.K.D.), Lakel.2 Cum. An' bags fower geese 'at he fand in a
lal hull, Farrall Belty Wilson (1886) 138; Cum.'; Cum." A sow
was turned out of the hull into the slackvard, Carlisle Patriot
(Jan. 5, 1894) 3. Wm. Where are the pigs ?— In the hull (B.K.).
n.Yks.3, ra.Yks.' w.Yks. A pig gat aht ov it hul, Tom Treddle-
HOYLE Bairnsla Ann. (1850) 31 ; w.Yks.'**, n.Lan.', ne.Lan ',
Der.', Nlip.'
5. The room in which one or more grinding-stones are
worked.
w.Yks. In a hull there may be several grinding-troughs ; at each
there works one grinder : he sits astride a wooden seat called a
horsing, and leans forward over the grinding-stone, which revolves
away from him and which is kept wet by passing through water
contained in a wooden trough at each revolution. The grinding
hull is usually a lofty, airy place, the windows being open, and
not having glass in them (J.S.) ; Patty's front room lets for more
than a hull, Mather Sngs. Sheffield (1862) Iv ; w.Yks.'Two steps
there go up to his hull.
e. Camp. Hull-arston, the fireplace in the ' hull.'
w.Yks. Discussion uppa ahr Hull Arston between Jack Wheels-
warf an the Reverend Jabez Ruleall, Bywater Shevvild Ann.
1853) 17.
[1. Hov hertily)>e herdes wif hules |)at child, IVm. Pal.
(c. 1350). 4. An hul for hogs, porcik, Levins Manip.
(1570)-]
HULL, sh? e.An.' fNot known to our correspon-
dents.] A thick piece of bread and meat or otiier food.
HULL, si." Yks. Lin. [ul.] L In co;«/. Hull-cheese,
the strong ale of Hull.
Yks. ' You have eaten some Hull cheese ' means that you are
intoxicated, Flk-Lore Rec. (1878) 1. 162 ; Hull is famous for strong
ale, Grose ( 1790). e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Lore :i89o^ 105.
2. Phr. ( I ) as slroiig as Hull, verj' strong indeed ; {2)/roiii
Hull, Hell, and Hall/ax, good Lord deliver us ; see below.
(i) n.Lin.' The allusion is to the fortifications of that town,
which were formerly much renowned in these parts. (2) Yks.
At Hull all vagrants found begging in the streets, were whipped
and set in the stocks ; and at Halifax persons taken in the act of
stealing cloth, were instantly, and without any process, beheaded,
with an engine called a maiden, Grose (1790). n.Lin.' Hull, in
the beginning of the great Civil War, refused to admit Charles I;
Halifax was notorious for its stern gibbet law ; they are, there-
fore, bracketed with the place of torment.
HULL, v.^ Yks. Chs. Stf. Der. Not. Lin. Rut. Lei. Nhp.
War. Shr. Bdf. Hrt. Hnt. e.An. Ken. Sus. Hinp. Som.
Also written hul Bdf. Ess.' [ul, b1.] 1. To throw ; also
used/iff. Cf holl, v.^
w.Yks.2 ^s.v. Holl). Chs.' 23 s.Stf. We'n get some stoones
ready to hull at 'em (T.P.). Der.^, nw.Der.' Not. Old rayther
hull mysen i' th' Trent (J.H.B.); Not.'^ sw.Lin.' If she was
away for a day, it would hull her back so. Rut.' David . . . hulled
the little cat out of yewr loft. Lei. Why don't j'ou hull yourself
on the parish and go a-begging? (C.E.'l;Lei.' Nhp.' Look, mother,
how he hulls the hulls awa}' ; Nhp.2 Hull th' orts to the hoogs.
War. (J.R.W.), War.'23j Shr.2 Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang.
{ 1809) '35- Hrt Cussans Hist. (1879--81) III. 320. Hnt. (T.P.F.)
e.An.' He hulled it into the holl. Nrf. Let him as is without fault
hul! the first stone, Patterson Man and Nat. (1895) 93. Suf. I
took and hulled a tater at her (M.E.R.) ; Just you leave ofi"a hull-
ing them ston's at that daug (H.H.) ; Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess.
If they'd their shells away but hull, Clark J. Noakes (1839) st.
140 ; Ess.' Hul it away. Ken.' Ha ! there, leave oil' hulling o'
stones. Sus.' Hmp. I just hulled it a' into the pig-wash, Verney
L. Lisle (1870^ ii. Som. W. & J. Gl. (18731.
2. Fig: To relinquish, throw up.
Hrt. If he don't give in I shall hull it up (H.G.). e.Suf. To hull
up one's occupation (F.H.).
3. With up : to invest in a mountebank's lottery ; see
below.
e.An.' To put into the mountebank's lottery, which is done by
tying up a shilling in the corner of a pocket-handkerchief, and
hulling it on the stage.
4. With up : to vomit.
Not.' Rut.' Now, child, I've done hulling-oop; j'ewr moother's
a new woman [ recovering after nausea]. Lei.' Shay 'ooled cop
blood woonderful. War.^, e.An.' Nrf. I can't kape noothin down
— as soon as 1 ate my brakefast this mornin, I hulled it up agin
I'W.R.p;. ). Suf. I ha' hulled up my wittles ivry morning, e.An.
Dy. Times (.1692). e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence Hull-up, sb. the operation of an emetic. e.An.'
5. To bring sheaves up to the ridges for the 'shockers' to
make up.
Nrf. Some on 'em shocking up, whilst others hulled in shooves,
E.merson Son o/Fens (1892) 138.
HULLA-BALLOO
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6. To fell a tree.
Rut.' When [the tenant] hulls his trees, you must set a man
to kid-up the tops, an' get 'em carried away. Will you have the
popple hulled ?
[1. Coitttetirer, to hull, throw, fling against, Cotgr.]
HULLA-BALLOO, sb. In geit. dial, and colloq. use in
So. Irel. and Eng. Also written hulUbaloo Rnf. ; hulli-
buUew e.An.'^; hully-baloo Frf. ; and in forms alla-baloo
s.Pem. ; halapaloo Sh.I. ; halla-baloo Sh.l. N.Cy.' Der.*
nw.Der.' Suf.' ; hallar-baloo Ess. ; halle-bulloo Dev. ;
halli-bulloo Dev. ; hallie-balloo Rnf. (Jam.) ; hallo-baloo
Nhp.i ; halloo-baloo Rnf (Jam.) I.VV.' Wil. ; hallow-
balloo Hmp. Dev.; hallow-baloo ; hally-balloo BnfT.
(Jam.) ; hally-baloo Fif ; haloo-balloo Rnf (Jam.) ; hille-
baloo N.Cy.' ; hillie-baloo Cai.' Abd. ; hillie-balow Rxb.
(Jam.) ; hillie-belew Fif ; hillie-bullow Fif (Jam.) ; hillie-
buloo Ags. (Jam.); hilly-baloo Rnf; holla-beloo Som. ;
holloo-balloo I.W.'; hullie-bullie ; huUie-bulloo Sc.
(Jam.) ;hurla-baloo Nhp.'; hurley bulloo Sus.' ; ulla-baloo
n.Yks. ; whulabaloo n.Ir. A noisy tumult ; an outcry ;
a commotion.
Sh.1. Wi' da halapaloo o' da folk, an' da yarmin' o' da yows an'
lambs, deil wird could I mak' oot, Sh. News (July 31, 1897). Cai.'
Elg. Willa-wins, willa-woo, sic a hullabaloo. Tester Poems (1865)
141. Abd. Siccan a hillietialoo as the factor kicket up for want o'
's rent (G.W.). Ags. (Jam.) Frf. Thinkin' him fu', [she] raised a
hullybaloo, Whilk waukcned the neebours around, Watt Poel.
Sketches (1880) 96. Per. Gin ye heard sic a hullabaloo ! Sic a
caterwaulin' amang the crew! Stewart Characler (iQ^-j) 132.
Fif. Bra thing it was. perfay, to view Sae blithe and brisk a hally-
baloo, As intill itlier's arms they flew, Tennant Papistry (1827)
58. Rnf. Hech, sirs, sic a hullibaloo: Frae taverns and tents they
were rinning. Some sober, and ithers blin' fou, Webster Rhymes
(1835") 6. Ayr. A terr'ble hullabaloo got up at the ither end of
the table, Service Notaiidums {i8go) 27. Lth. When fanners was
first introduced, there was a great hullabaloo about them, Str ath-
ESK More Bits (ed. 1885'! 63. Kxb. (Jam.") Wgt. What a hulla-
balloo is in Wigtown toon On the Cattle Show day, Fraser Poems
(1885"! 51. Ir. Baker Gl. (1854). n.Ir. The maist tremenjus
whulabaloo iver ye heerd, Lyttle Ballycuddy (I892^ 60. N.Cy.i
Nhb. Thor wis sic a hullabaloo on as aa nivvor seed (R.O.H.).
n.Yks. Ha dear what a hullabaloo ther waz ; it waz mar like a
bedlam ner howt a can think ov (_W.H.). e.Yks.' w.Yks. Ther
wor sich a hullabaloo 'at aw thowt mi heead 'ud split, Hartley
Tales, 2nd S. III. 50. Lan. What ever's o' this hullabaloo abeawt ?
Waugh Rambles Lake Cy. (1861) iii. Der.^, nw.Der.' Nhp.'
What a hallobaloo they are making. War.^ s.Pem. There was
a grand allabaloo there betwain am (W.M.M.). Brks.i, Hnt.
(T.P.F.), e.An.2, Suf.i, e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. Sich a hallarbaloo ded
soon In our pair's aers resoun', Clark /. Noakes (1839) st. 87.
Sus.i Hmp. Grose (1790) >/S. arfrf. (M.) I.W.' Wil. Britto.n
Beauties (1825). Dor. Fie upon ye all for making such a hulla-
balloo, Hardy Trumpet-Major (1880) ix. Som. Jennings Obs.
Dial. lu.Eng. (1825"). Dev. They zet zich a hallebuUoo, Close by
the palace doors ! Peter Pindar IVks. (1816) IV. 175; Amongst
the derty, lowzy crew. There's zich a touse and hallibulloo, Enew
to stun ould Nick, ib. 182.
HULLACHAN, HULLART, see Hcolachan, Howlet.
HULLCOCK, sb. Or.I. The smooth-hound fish,
Squalus galeits. S. & Ork.* [Buckland /"/s/jcs (1880).]
HULLER, V. e.Suf In phr. to huller largess, to shout
for alms. (F.H.), (C.L.F.)
HULLER, see Hiller, s6.*, Holler.
HULLERIE, adj} Sc. [hBlari.] 1. Erect, bristling.
Rxb. ' A hullerie hen,' a hen with its feathers standing on
end (Jam.).
2. Of a head after hard drinking : confused, ib. 3.
Slovenly. Slk. (/6.) [Not known to our correspondents.]
4. Of walls: ill-built, crumbling, friable. Cai.', Slk. (Jam.)
HULLERIE, adj.'^ Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Of the weather : raw, damp, and cold.
Rxb. That's a hullerie day.
HULLERT, ppl. adj. Cum. Of blood : coagulated,
clotted.
Cum.* T'huUer't bleud laid an inch thick on t'flooer (ed. 1873)
183; Cum."
HULLERT, HULLET. see Howlet
VOL. III.
HULLETT, sb. e.An.' [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] [B-lat] A brook with woody banks.
HULL-FOOTED, see Whole-footed.
HULLION, sb. Sc. 1. Wealth, goods, property.
Abd. The half o' my bullion I'll gie to my dear, Old Sng. (Jam.);
Ye'll get a bullion (or bullion o' bawbees) wi' Jessie, I'm thinkin'.
I didna need to brak in on the bullion ; I had siller eneuch on me
to pay him (G.W.).
2. A burden ; a heap. Abd. A bullion o' claes (G.W.).
HULLION, see Hallion.
HULLOCK, sb. and v. Chs. 'War. 'Wor. Shr. GIo.
Also written hullack ; ullack Chs.' [u'lak, B'lsk.]
1. sb. A lazy, worthless fellow.
Chs.' 'He's an idle ullack.' The word is only applied to a man.
War.2, Shr.l
2. V. To go about in a lazy manner. Cf. hulk, v.*
War.^ He goes hullocking about.
Hence Hullocking, ppt. adj. overbearing, 'hulking.'
\v."Wor.', Glo.'
HULLO CKIT, see Hallockit.
HULLOCKY, int. Wil. Also written hullucky Wil. ;
and in form hellocky Wil.' [-elaki.] An exclamation to
denote surprise, or to call attention to anything : hullo !
look here !
Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.* n.Wil. Hullucky, he bin an caught un
(E.H.G.).
HULLOP, int. Shr. Dev. Also written hullope Shr.'
A loud call, used to attract attention : hullo !
Shr.' If a horseman rode up to a house at nightfall, he would
cry ' 'Ullope ! ' [uloa-p]. Dev. Hullop! to mezul vur zoftly I zess,
Nathan Hogg Pott. Lett. (,1847 ■ 44, ed. 1865.
HULLOT, HULL-RAKE, HULLUCKY, see Howlet,
Heel-rake, Hullocky.
HULLY, sb. Nhb. Yks. Som. Cor. Also written
hulley Som. ; and in form hoUey Som. [h)uli, B-li.]
1. A peculiarly shaped, long wicker trap used for
catching eels.
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ; An bullies too an jitch, Jennings
Dial. zu.Eng. (ihtg,) 124.
2. A perforated box in which fishermen keep lobsters
and crabs in a live state ; a hole in the rocks often used as
a store for shell-fish.
Nhb.' Yks. Much like a great chest, bored full of holes to let
in the sea, which at high water always overflows it, where are
kept vast quantities of crabbs and lobsters, which they put in and
take out again all the season according to the quickness or slow-
ness of their markets, Brome Travels (ed. 1700) 160 (Hall.).
w.Cor. There was an awful pop and towse just now down by the
bully, Thosias Raitdigal Rhymes (1895) 3.
HULLY, (?(/;■. Sc. I. Having a husk or outer shell or
skin. See Hull, s6.' Per. These potatoes are hully (G.W.).
2. Husky, hoarse.
Lth. [He] will sit an' hear his best freend on earth grow hully
an' hairse, as a mootered hoody-craw, an' never say^Sam lat
abee, Lu.msden Sheep-head (1892) 287.
HULLY-BUTTERFLEE, s6. Lan. [u-li-butsflT.] The
tiger-moth, Extprepia caja, whose larvae are known as
' woolly bears ' ; also any heavy-bodied night-flying moth.
Lan.', n.Lan.'
HULMOGEE, HULOTE, see Holmogen, Howlet.
HULSTER, V. and sb. Bnff.' [hslstar.] 1. v. To
carry a burden with difficulty, and in an awkward manner ;
freq. with about; to walk with an ungraceful, heavy step.
2. sb. The pushing up of a burden.
Gee ma birn a hulster on a ma back.
3. A big, awkward person.
[1. Cp. Norw. dial, holstra, to go gropingly as in the
dark (Aasen).]
HULSTER, see Holster, Hulter, sb}
HULT, t/. Nhp.' To take out the entrails of a hare or
rabbit. Cf hulk, v?
HULTER, sb} Sh.I. Also in form hulster S. & Ork.'
[hBltar.] I. A shapeless block of stone, a loose block
of rock.
{.Coll. L.L.B.) ; Jakobsen Norsk in S/i. (1897) 64 ; S. & Ork.»
N n
HULTER
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2. A big, unwieldy person. Jakobsen (/. i.)- 3. A huge
mass or heap. ib.
[1. A der. of Norw. dial, holl, a rough, stony hill (Aasen) ;
so Mod. Icel. (ViGFUssoNj.]
HULTER, sbP- e.Suf. A head-stall. (F.H.)
HULTERCORN, sb. Sc. Grain that has passed
through the mill, and been freed from the husk.
Abd. Another absurdity is, that shillen, i. e. . . . hulter corn, is
measured by the tacksman of the mill, and is paid ... in meal,
Statist. Acc.'XV. 117 (Jam.).
HULVE, V. Som. Dev. To turn over ; to turn upside-
down.
Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. {1S25). n.Dev. May . . .
ploughman's veil Hulve not wan turf where they two dwell, Rock
Jim an' Nell (1867') st. 98.
[Cp. ME. whelve in over-whelve, to turn over, to agitate.
The horrible wind Aquilon moeveth boilinge tempestes
and over-whelveth the see, Chalxer Boetluus, bk. i. met.
iii. 13.]
HULVER.sZi. e.An. Also written hulva Suf.* [E-la(r).]
The holly. Ilex AquifoUum.
e.An.' ^ Nrf. He [the greenfinch] chooses a glossy prickly hulver
tree. Emerson Birds (ed. 1895) 93. Suf. Hciver [_sic\ (B. & H.) ;
(H.H.); Suf.i
Hence Hulver-headed, adj. stupid, muddled, confused.
e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
[Hulwur, tre, huscus. Prompt. ; An hulfere, Lydgate
Compl. (c. 1430) 129. ON. Imlfr, ' aquifolium ' (Fritzner).]
HULY, see Hooly.
HULYIE, rt((/'. Sh.I. Lasting; economical. S. & Ork.'
HUM, s6.' Ags. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] The milt of a cod-fish ; used as a dish and esteemed
a great delicacj-.
[Du. homwc, the milt of a fish (Hexham), now Iwui
(Franxk).]
HUM, v.^ and s*.= Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Nhp. War. Suf. Ken. [h)Bm, h)um.] 1. ii. Ofacow:
to low softly from pleasure ; of a cat : to purr. Cf hummer,
v. 2.
s.Chs.' Aa-rkn aaf ur um'in ; do^z pleyuzd ut aavin ur kau-f
widh ur [Hearken at her hummin' ; hoo's pleeased at havin' her
cauf with her]. Suf. (C.G.B.)
2. To stammer, murmur ; to speak hesitatingly or eva-
sively, to prevaricate, dally ; gen. in phr. to hum and haw.
Sc. I hope never ... to be hum'd or haw'd with, I know not
what, out of tliispersuasion,M'=WARD Coiileitdiiigs (1723) 20 (Jam.).
Frf. I hummed an' I haed, till I finally said, Johnston Poems
(1869) 177. Per. I stood bare-headit, hummin', hayin', Stewart
Character V1857') 44. Slg. At the gown ye hum an' ha' Till 'tis
threadbare, Galloway Cnchton (1802) 78. Ayr. Ne'er claw your
lug an' fidge your back An' hum an' haw. Burns Author's Cry
fi786) St. 6. Lnk. Will said little, but hum'd and hae'd, Watt
Poems (1827 63. Wgt. I humm'd an' I ha'd till I'm sure she was
stawed, Fraser Poems (18851 64. Nhb. He oney humm'd an'
haa'd, an" gat ne farther endways wiv his speech R.O.H.'i ; Aw
. . . humm'd and haw'd te little use Aboot somethin' aw had te
say, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 49. Cum.' w.Yks. Banks
WkJId. IVds. (1865) ; (J.W.) nw.Der.' Nhp.' He does nothing
but hum and haw ; you can get nothing out of him. War.^
3. To whip a top ; to beat, flog ; to strike.
Edb. The guillotine, wi* weight o' lead, An' edge as sharp's a
lance, Hum'd him j-on day, Forbes Poems (1812) 33. e.Yks.'
Ken. To hum a gig. I'll hum your gig [I'll whip you soundly]
(K.) ; Ken.'
4. To throw anything, as a stone ; to throw violently.
n.Cy. (Hall.^/ ; Grose (,1790;. w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves
(1781). neLan.'
5. sb. The sound made by a missile in the air.
Nhb. He sent it wiv a hum (R.O.H.).
6. Hesitation, indecision; an evasive or hesitatinganswer;
gen. in phr. hum and haw. Also usedy?^.
Bnff. 'iho' I wou'd like your sols an' fa's, I'll may be get but
hums an' haws, Taylor Poems (1787) 90. Per. He gart them a'
behave and work, And mak' nae mony hums and haws, Nicoll
Poems ed. 1843 91. s.Sc. Some Will tell ye plain without a hum,
T. Scott Poems (1793) 317. Rnf. AfT loof he tauld his min' sae
free, Wi' neither hum nor haw anent it, Clark Pliynies (18^2) 15.
Lth. New-fangled schules hae ither laws, Wi' mony English hums
an' haws, Ballantine Po^ms (1856) 138. 'Yks. The Quaking sect,
Who would seem to act by merit Of yeas and nays, and hums and
hahs, Dixon Sngs. Eng. Peas. (1846; 173, ed. Bell. w.Yks.' Let's
hev naan o' yer hums and hahs.
7. See below.
e.Yks. A punishment inflicted by boys on an obstinate player.
They lug his hair, or strike him with their caps, saying ' Hum,
hum, hum,' long drawn out. Such pulling or striking being con-
tinued until their leader cries ' Off! ' when all must at once desist
or be subject to a like punishment themselves, Nicholson Flk-Sp.
(1889"! 26.
HUM, i'.^ and sb.^ In gen. dial, and colloq. use in Sc.
and Eng. [hjum, h)Bm.] 1. v. To deceive, cheat, im-
pose upon ; to ' humbug.'
Gall. Though they hum the gazing youth, A near encounter
shows the truth, Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814) 85, ed. 1897. n.Cy.
(J.W.) Nhb. But sum chep aw seun fand was hummin, Tyneside
Sngsir. (i88g) 44. w.Yks.^ Lan. Theaw knew at same time, ot
theaw'r humink her. Walker P/cbeian Pol. (1796) 6, ed. 1801.
Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 136. Lon. Young rakes
. . . humming one another, as they term it, Loiv Life ,1764) 76.
Ken. [He] hums as highly with a serious face as any one, Nairne
Tales U79o) 62, ed. 1824. Dev. Yow make us stare! 'Squire
RoUe, why yow be hummin! Peter Pindar Wks. (1816) III. 371.
Slang. While you hum the poor spoonies with speeches so pretty,
Tom Crib's Mem. (1819^ 2.
Hence Hummer, sb. a lie, falsehood.
e.Suf. (,F.H.) Dev. All is not Gospel; People tell hummers
ev'ry hour, Peter Pindar Wks. (1816) IV. 194. Cant, life B. M.
Carcw (1 791) Gl.
2. sb. A cheat, sham, ' humbug ' ; a lie, a false report ; a
foolish trick.
Sc. Often applied to a story told in jest (Jam.). Frf. Screw
weel your pins an' banish hums, Morison Poems (1790) 23. Edb.
His honour will turn out a hum, Crawford Poems (1798) 74.
n.Cy. I J.W.), Suf. (C.G.B.) w.Som.' Don't 'ee believe it, 'tis all
a hum. Dev. He zaid he did not care a lowze . . . But that, my
lord's, a hum, Peter Pindar Wks. (1816) IV. 174. Slang. It's no
go! it's gammon! it's 'all a hum," Barham Ingoldsby (ed. 1864)
Row in an Omnibus.
[A shortened form of 'humbug.']
HUM, v.^ and s6.* Sc. Irel. Wm. Yks. [hsm, h)um.]
1. V. To feed by the mouth as a bird feeds her young ;
to transfer food from one's mouth to that of an infant.
Sc. A nurse is said to hum to her child when she gives it food
from her mouth (Jam.). S.&Ork.'.(»/S.«rfrf. Cai.i,Lnk.(jAM.),N.I.'
Hence Himiming, sb. (i) a quid of tobacco after it has
been chewed ; (2) anything that has been gnawed and
then left by rats, &c.
(,i)Wm. What macko ket is ta smiuken?— Auldhummins (B.K.).
s.Wm. He smooks owt, tea-leaves and bacca hummins tJ.A.B.).
w.Yks. He used to keep his hummins and dry them to smoke
(L.M.S.). (2) Dmf. Shaw Schoolmaster {iSgg) 349.
2. sb. A morsel of masticated food given to a child.
Cai.' Dmf. ' Give the wean a hum,' chew a piece and feed it
therewith, Shaw Schoolmaster (1899) 349. Gall. Mouthfuls of
chewed matter, Mactaggart £»r)'c/. (1824). N.I.'
HUM, v.* Sh.L To grow dark, to darken in the evening.
S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, hyma, to grow dusk (Aasen) ; a der. of ON.
humr, overcast, murky (Fritzner).]
HUM, adj. ? Obs. Sc. Out of humour, sullen.
Abd. Saw ye e'er a tear rin frae my ee ? Or vvantin plaid, or
bonnet, leukit hum, Tarras Poems (1804) 115 Jam.).
HUM, see Em, pron., Holm, sb.'^. Home, sA.'
HUMACK, sb. Som. [Bmak.] 1. The dog-rose,
Rosa canina. (B. & H.), (F.T.E.) 2. pt. Wild briar
stocks used to graft roses upon. W. & J. Gl. (1873).
HUMAN, sb. Sc. Amer. A human being.
Sh.I. If dis is no wark mair fir a horse as fir a human dan I
sail baud me tongue, Sh. News (Apr. 22, 1899). Abd. Gibbie fell
to . . . hugging him [a dog] as if he had been a human, Macdonald
Sir Gibbie [^iSig) ix. [Amer. Swallowing up thirteen bosses an"
four humans, 5/ia>-/>c'5yni. Xlll. 290; Humans ain't got no business
up this yere creek. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 372.]
HUMANIST, sb. Obs. Sc. A classical scholar, a
teacher of the classics, esp. of Latin.
Sc. Mr. William Wallace, an good man and a learned humanist,
HUMANITY
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HUMDUDGEON
was schoolmaster, Wodrovv Sel. Biog. (1847) I. 130. Abd.
A reader of medicine, and ane humanist, Tvuk^yi- Aiitiq. Gleanings
(1859^ IN-
HUMANITY, sb. Sc. The classics, esp. the Latin
ianguage, the study of the classics, a classical education ;
gen. in pi.
Sc. Dryden has made it familiar by his spirited translation, to
those who have not studied the 'humanities,' as they are called in
the north, Maidment PnsyHi/s (i868j 207 ; 'You are learned, Master
Linklater.' . . ' Having had the luck to be bred where humanities
may be had,' Scott Nigel (1822) xxvii. Abd. Until recently the
Prof, of Latin in Abd. University was called Prof, of Humanity
(A.W.). s.Sc. A mislear'd chield, j'our honour; his humanities
were negleckit when he was a bairn, Snaith Fierceheart (1897)
134. Ayr. He strongly advised me to stick to the humanities for
a year or twa at first before trying the pheesick, Service Dr.
Diignid ^ed. 1887! 83. Lnk. In their colleges, youth are brought
up in their discipline, throughout all their humanity, philosophy,
and divinity, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) I. 97, ed. 1828 ; A master
or professor htinianiomtn literantnt, commonly called professor of
humanity, had been founded, Staiisl. Ace. XXI. 25 (Jam.). Gall.
Hob would stand a moment to digest his meal of the Humanities,
Ckockett Slaiidard Beater (1898) 62.
HUMBER, s6. War.^ Shr.' [B-mb3(r).] The common
cockchafer. Cf humbuz(z.
HUMBERING, />/>/. «(/y. War.^ Humming, buzzing.
What a humbering noise that machine do make to be sure.
HUMBERSOME, HUMBLABANT, see Humoursome,
Humlaband.
HUMBERY,fl(/y. s.Wor. Whimsical, humorous. (H.K.)
HUMBLE, V. and adj. Sc. Nhb. Chs. Suf Also in
forms humel Nhb. ; hummel, hummle Sc. ; umble Suf.'
L V. To overthrow, cast down.
Fif. Swap on the barrow down he rumralet ; The herald wi'
the daud was hummlet, Tennant P(j/>;s/;j (1827) 150 ; That be the
man whaur it sail fa' This furious freir to hummel, ib. 121. Nhb.
Frev a tub yence aw tumeld ; The men swore an' grumeld ; Becas
aw lay'd humeld, Robson Dcelh o' the Cat (1870).
2. To crumble, fall ; to yield, bend.
Chs.' As clay does after frost. Suf.' Comparing straw and reeds
for mixing with earth for a wall, the workmen agreed that straw
was the best, for that it would ' umble best.'
3. adj. Downcast, subdued.
Edb. For the space of twa three weeks He looked hummel,
Forbes Poeitis (18 12) 63.
4. Low-growing.
Lnk. Priimis iitsilitia. . . Rather an humble tree, Patrick Plants
(1831) 213.
6. Of soil : crumbly.
s.Chs.' Dhis'graaynd)z veri iimbl aaftur dhu frost [This graind's
very humble after the frost].
HUMBLE, see Hummel, adj.
HUMBLE-BEE, sA. Lin. Wor. l.lm^hr. like a humble-
bee in a churn, having a voice not distinctly audible. s.Wor.'
2. A drunkard. Lin.'
HUMBLE-BUMMEL, sb. Sc. A ravine with steep
sides, having a stream flowing through it over numerous
cataracts.
Per. Socalledfrom the continuoussough of wind and water (G. W.).
HUMBLE-CUM-BUZZ, sb. Lei. Wil. Also in form
■bug Wil. The humble-bee. Apis lepidaria.
Let' Ah'n swallered a 'oomblecoom-booz ! n.Wil. Formerly
used about Devizes (G.E.D.).
HUMBLEDAD, sb. Oxf.' The humble-bee, Apis lepi-
daria. MS. add.
HUMBLEDORE, sb. Glo." The humble-bee, Apis
lepidaria.
HUMBLIBAAND, HUMBLOCK.see Humlaband,«em-
lock.
HUMBUG, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Lin. War. Wor.
Hrf. Glo. Wil. Dev. [u'mbug, B-mbBg.] A particular
kind of sweetmeat, varying in different localities ; see below.
Yks. Ah niver gat humbugs, ner noa soarts o' spice (M.F.) ; He
had provided himself with a paper of humbugs for the child —
'humbugs' being . . . certain lumps of toffy, well-flavoured with
peppermint, Gaskell Sylvia (1863) 469, ed. 1874. w.Yks. A
peculiar kind of home-made spice common in old dames' windows
50 years ago. The kind which I recollect was made by a very
old woman. She boiled treacle and sugar to a thick paste, and
then rolled it on a baking-spittle into a straight stick. . She then
cut the humbugs oflT the end with a pair of scissors, cutting the
stick across alternately, so as to leave, when hardened, four sharp
corners to every humbug. The woman sold them at two for one
halfpenny. She also made walking-sticks of the same material,
and round balls called 'bull's eyes,' Yks. IVkly. Post (Jan. 2,
1897) ; (J.B.) ; w.Yks.s "When he'd a horp'ny g'ecn him, astead
o' waaring it i' humbugs, 83. Lan. He went straiglitway from the
confectioner's, whose ' humbugs ' had melted considerably. Banks
Manch. Man (1876) vii ; I remember gooin' wi' him once . . .
abuyin' a hawporth o' humbugs ; an' as soon as he'd getten th'
humbugs, lie popt one into his mouth, an' tothcr into his pocket,
Waugh Chim. Corner (1874^ 240, ed. 1879; Lan.i Made of
mint and sugar. ni.Lan.' Chs.' Made of boiled sugar, flavoured
or not with peppermint. nw.Der.', n.Lin.' War." A small sweet-
meat, black or dark brown of hue, striped with white, and usually
flavoured with peppermint ; War.^ One of the numerous varieties
of 'rock': the humbug of this district is a large peppermint drop
of two colours. Wor. He had even heard of publicans keeping a
box or two of 'humbugs' which they gave children who came
there to fetch drink, Evesham Jrn. (Feb. 25, 1B99). s.Wor.
PoRSON Quaint IVds. (1875) 14 ; s.Wor.', se.Wor.' Hrf.^A dark
coloured sweetmeat, much esteemed by children. Glo. Why iz a
humbug like a boss ? — 'Cause the moar 3'ou licks un the vaster
he gooes, Poger Plowman, 92; (A.B.) ; Glo.' 'Gloucester hum-
bugs' have some celebrity. Wil.' n.Wil. I be gwain to shop fur
a pennuth o' humbugs (E.H.G.). Dev.^ Made of barley-sugar and
almonds. Clapp, at Tiverton, is a noted maker of this delicious
confection, called Tiverton Humbugs, sold at 4 a penny.
HUMBUZ(Z, sb. Stf. War. Wor. Shr. Hrf Glo. Wil.
Dor. Som. [u'mbuz, B'mbBz.] 1. A cockchafer.
Stf. (W.W.S.\ War.3, w.Wor.', s.Wor. (,F.W.M.W.), s.Wor.',
se.Wor.i. Shr.=, Hrf.^, Glo. (W.H.C.), Glo.', Wil.'
2. A piece of wood shaped so as to make a humming
sound when swung round on a string.
Dor.' A thin piece of wood with a notched edge, swung round
swiftly on a string. Som. Sweetman IVincanton Gl. (1885).
HUMCH, V. and sb. Bnfl'.' 1. v. To be in a sulky
humour. 2. sb. A fit of bad humour.
HUMDA'W, V. Wil.' To speak hesitatingly; lit. to
hum and haw. See Hum, i;.' 2.
HUMDRUM, sb. Sc. Yks. Der. Nhp. Hnt. Sus. Hmp.
Som. [h)BmdrBm, u'mdrum.] 1. A dull, stupid person,
a person of careless habits without interest in anything.
Sc. Baker Gl. (1854). Gall. One who pays attention to nothing
under the sun, who has no business and no hobbies and who
keeps the intellects in a straight-jacket, Mactaggart Encvcl.
(1824). Yks. (J.W.) Nhp.i She's a poor humdrum. Hnt. ij". P.'F.)
Sus., Hmp. HOLLOWAY.
Hence Humdrumming, (i)/i//.arf7'. dull, stupid, monoton-
ous ; shiftless, unsettled ; (2) sb. insincerity, hesitation,
' humbug.'
(i) w.Yks. (C.V.C.) ; w.Yks. 2 For no longer tha'st stay Wi'
sitch-an-a humdrummin' chap. nw.Der.' (2) Sc. Stranger, as
you pass o'er the grass, Think seriously, with no humdrumming.
Prepare for death, for judgment coming. Ford Thistledown (^18^1,33^.
2. Dejection ; gen. in pi.
Abd. His father saj's. Lay by, man, thir humdrums And look
nae mair like Watty to the worm, Ross Helenore (1768) 100,
ed. 1812.
3. A low three-wheeled cart.
Som. A small low three-wheeled cart, drawn usually by one
horse ; used occasionally in agriculture. From the peculiarity of
its construction, it makes a kind of humming noise when it is
drawn along, Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl.
(1873). w. Som. 'Alow butt with broad wheels for drawing manure.
HUMDRUTHERING,/'/i/.ff^'. Wor. Humming,buzzing.
The humdrutherin' noise of that threshing machine makes my
head ache (E.S.).
HUMDUDGEON, s6. Sc. Slang. Also in forms hum-
durgeon Slang; -durgon Bnff.' L Needless noise or
fuss ; a complaint without reason.
Sc. Hout, tout, man — I would never be making a hum-dudgeon
about a scart on the pow, Scott Guy M. (,1815* xxiii ; (Jam.);
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Slang. He has got the humdurgeon,
nothing ails him except low spirits, ib. Diet. Slang (181 1).
2. A big, stupid person of an evil disposition. Bnff.'
HUME
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HUMMEL
HUME, sb. Wor. Hrf. e.An. Also in form yum-
w.Wor.' Hrf.^ A hymn.
w.Wor.^ e.An.* In \ery common use. Suf.' e.Suf. Old and
still very common. It figures in the rimes of the old parish clerk,
given out by him after the benediction : ' King George the Second
home is come ; The l<ing he is come hum : Together let us, there-
fore, sing The hume what's called Te Dum ' (F.H.>.
Hence Hume-book, sb. a hymn-book.
w.Wor.', Hrf.2 Ess. At a stall, soon Mary bote A hume book
full ov gays, Clark J. Noakcs (1839) st. 157 ; Ess.'
HUME, J'. w.Yks.^ [ium.] To persuade. See Ewm.
HUMEL, HUMET, see Humble, Hummel, ffrf/., Hoomet.
HUMGUMPTION, sb. Obs. s.Cy. Dev. Self-import-
ance ; nonsense.
s.Cy. (Hall.) Dev. A man of Humgumption, a person of great
consequence in his own eyes. . . By way of derision it denotes
a person whose backside is higher than his elbows, Horae Siib-
sfcwae (1777') 221.
HUMIN, sb. Sh.I. Also in forms homeen, homin,
hiimeen.hummin. [hii-min.] The twilight. See Hum, jy.*
Wi da daan an humin tender. Burgess Rasmie (1892) 29 ; Da
starns comes oot i da hOmeen, Junda Klingralwol (1898) 26 ; The
gloamin' — or hiimeen, as it is called, had stolen across the sea,
Fergusson Rambles (1884) 221 ; Sh. News (Feb. 26, 1898) ;
S. & Ork.i
[Norw. dial, hvining, a growing dark (Aasen).]
HUMLABAND, sh. Sh.I. Also written humli- ; and
in forms humbla-bant. humbli-baand. A strap used for
fixing an oar in the rowlock.
We hed da aers i' da humlibands an' a' thing ready, Burgess
Sketches (2nd ed.) gi ; I . . . rax'd da tar ledder o' da grice for
humbli-baands, Spence Flk-Lore (iSgg) 239; (CoU. L.L.B.) ;
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897') 61 ; S. & Ork.i
[Norw. dial, humkband, an oar-strap (Aasen) ; ON.
hoinhi-band (Vigfusson).]
HUMLEEK, HUMLOCK, see Hemlock.
HUMLIN(G,/>/>/.nrfy. Yks. [u-mlin.] Scolding ; buzzing.
Yks. A natterin, humlin, grumlin wife, Spec. Dial. (1879) 29.
w.Yks. A humling wife, Nidderdill Olm. (1878).
HUMLY, (7rt)'. and (Tf/t/. Lake!, [hu'mli.] \ncomp.(i)
Humly-cowers, (2) -cumly, {a) in a sitting posture, crouch-
ing on one's heels ; (b) a boys' game.
( i) Cum. Sae said, an' humly-cowrs they sat, Stagg Misc. Poems
(ed. 1807) ^i t Cum.' ; Cum.'* The crouched position often taken
up by boys when sliding on ice. (2, a) Wm. We sat doon humly-
cumly and hed wer tee (B.K.). (i)Lakel.^A lad's gameo'hoppen
like a tiad.
HUMLY, HUMMA, see Hummie, sb.'^. Hemlock.
HUMMEL, adj., sb.' and v. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks.
Also Glo. Brks. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Also written humel
Nhb.' ; humil Sc. ; humle Sc. Nhb.' ; hummil Sc. n.Cy. ;
hummie Sc. n.Yks.°^ e.Yks.' ni.Yks.' ; and in forms
hammil Ayr.; homil Nhb.'; hommel Sc. ; humble Sc.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' n.Yks. e.Yks. Brks. Sus.' Hmp. Wil.; umal
w.Yks. [h)Bml, h)u'ml.] 1. adj. Hornless, without
horns; also used y?^.
Sc. That . . . was Grizzel chasing the humble-cow out of the
close, Scott Guy M. (1815) ix ; A gimmer and a doddit yowe, A
stirky and a hummie cow, Hogg Jacob. Relics (ed. 1874) I. 118.
ne.Sc. Four-an-twenty tailors, Chasin at a snail. The snail shot
oot its horns Like a hummil coo, Gregor FlkLore (1881) 19.
Abd. Hornie was eating with the rest like the most innocent of
hum'le animals, Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879) xiv. Frf. [Of a
headless trunk :] An toutit thro' his hummel neck, Beattie Aruha
(c. 1820) 54, ed. 1882. Per. He shook his burly hummel head
And bullered to himsel', Spence Poems (1898) 56. n.Yks. A
humble or hornless Galloway cow, Tweddell Hist. Cleveland
(1873) 93. Sus.' Humble-cow.
Hence (i) Humlag, sb. a polled animal ; an animal with-
out horns ; (2J Humlock, sb. («) see (i) ; (b) a person whose
head has been shaved or had the haircut off; (3) Hummell-
doddy, (a) adj. without horns ; (b) sb., fig. an absurd
article of dress, esp. a flat head-dress ; (4) Hummelled or
Hummelt, //>/. adj., see (3, a); (5) Hummlie, sb. (a) see (i) ;
(b) see (2, b).
(i) Cai.' (2') Sc. (Jam.') (3, n) Abd. Like ony haulket hummle-
doddy stirk, Guidman Inglismaill (1873) 30. (i) Sc. Whatna
hummeldoddic of a mutch hae ye gotten' Ramsay Rcniin. (ed.
1872) 87. Ags. A ludicrous term applied to dress, esp. to that of
a woman's head when it has a flat and mean appearance.
' Whatna hummel-doddie of a mutch is that ye've on ? ' (Jam.)
(4) Sc. There's my cow, humbled Bess, . . a sonsie weel-con-
ditioned beast, Sc. Haggis, 50; Morton Cyclo. .4gric. (18631.
Per. Wi' hummelt kj'e an' kj'loes horn'd. Haliburton Ochil Idylls
(1891 I 147. Ayr. She's wee an' she's auld, and she's hammilt.
Ballads and Sngs. (1846) I. loi. Lnk. Twa humil't kye, like
moudies sleek, Hamilton Poems (1865) 89. n.Cy. Grose (1790');
N.Cy.' Nhb.' A homilt coo. Dur.', s.Dur. J.E.D.) n.Yks.'
Applied to a cow especially ; more rarely to hornless sheep ;
n.Yks.'^^'', ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Of cattle and sheep, Marshall Ri<r.
Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.', m.Yks.', w.Yks.' [An ox without horns
is dodded or humbled, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 256.]
(5, a) Sc. (Jai\l\ Cai.' Bch. The Aberdeen-Angus cattle are
familiarly known as Buchan hummlies (W.M.l. Abd. Groups of
black hummlies, Alexander Notes and Sketches (1877) 74. Frf.
A great proportion of the permanent stock are humlies, Agric.
Sum. 439 (Jam., s.v. Homyll). (A) Sc. (Jam.)
2. Comb, (i) Hummel corn, (a) grain having no awn or
beard, the lighter kind of grain ; (/;) fig. poor, mean ; (2)
— mittenSjWooUen glo veshavingonl J' the thumb divided off.
(i, «) Sc. It will come out yet, like the hommel-corn, Hender-
son Prov. (1832) 128, ed. 1881. n.Sc. Grain which wants a beard,
as pease, beans, &c. (Jam.) Bwk. The farmer's servants, who
have families, . . receive 10 bolls oats, 2 bolls barley, and r boll
peas, which two last articles are called hummel corn. Statist. Ace.
IV. 386 (Jam.) ; Three bolls of barley with one of peas, made into
meal, receive the designation of hummel-corn (Jam.). Rxb. The
lighter grain of any kind which falls from the rest when it is
fanned ('*.). {b) Sc. [A sermon described as] but a hummelcorn
discourse, Ramsay Reinin. (ed. 1872) 87. Rxb. Applied to per-
sons and things as * a hummel-corn discourse,' * a hummel-corn
man,' &c. (Jam.) (2) Abd. Toeless feet and thumbed fingerless
hands ! As if he was made with stockings and hum'le mittens,
Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1876) xx. Cum.'
3. Wanting, lacking.
Per. Some had an ax, and some a wimble, But many more fer
haste came humle, Smith Poems (1714) 9, ed. 1853. n.Cy. Border
Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
4:. sb. A ram, &c. having both testicles in its loins. Also
in form Humlin. Cum.'
5. V. To remove the beards or awns of barley after
threshing.
Sc. Thair'j muck tae lead, thair's bear tae hummil, AfS. Poem
(Jam.). Lnk. Ve'll hae mair sheillin to be sure Frae corn that's
hummelt on the floor, Watson Poems (1853) 15. Slk. My heart
dunt-duntit like a man humblin bear, and I was inaist gasping for
breath, Hogg Perils of Man (1822) II. 30 (Jam.). Dmf. An oblong
instrument with parallel bars which was once used for hommelling
barley, Shaw Schoolmaster (1899) 349. N.Cy.', Nhb.', Cum.',
n.Yks.'", ne.Yks.', Glo.', Brks., Hmp., Wil. (W.H.E.)
Hence Hummeller orHumbuler, sb. an instrument used
to remove the awns of barley.
Nhb. Formerly it was a square frame having crossed meshes like
a sieve. A handle with crosshead stood at right angles to the
surface of the humeler, and it was used as a kind of stamp, with
which the worker champed the barley spread upon the barn floor.
This was the old-fashioned humeler, used in the daj's of flails, or
thrails. The modern implement is of churn pattern (R.O.IL);
Nhb.i, n.Yks.'", Glo.', Brks., Hmp., Wil. (W.H.E.) [The only
subsidiary machine that is usually placed on this floor is the hum-
meller, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 382.]
6. To break off,breakdown; to break up into small pieces.
Nhb.' In breaking stones for macadamised roads, to humel means
to break the lumps into smaller sizes preparatory to their being
made the requisite size by a smaller hammer.
Hence (i) Himieler-mel or Humbler-mell, sb. a wooden
mallet for breaking clods ; (2) Humelin-hammer, sb. a
heavy hammer used in stone-breaking ; (3) Humelt, ppl.
adj. of stones : broken up into small pieces.
(i) ib. (2) Used to break the stones down before the small
road-metal hammer is used,(i. (3) Applied to stones which have
been broken for the first time prior to their being napped into the
diamonds used for road metal, ib.
[1. The kow that is homill sail beir the wyte, Bellenden
Cion. Sc. (1536) H. 164, cd. 1821. Cf. Low G. hummel,
hommel, hornless beast, draught-ox.]
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HUMMING
HUMMEL,, sb.^ ne.Lan.' A shortened form of 'humble-
bee.'
HUMMELD, ppl. adj. Gall. Chewed in a careless
manner. Mactac.gart Eitcycl. (1824). Cf. hum, v?
HUMMELDRUMMEL, adj. So. Morose, taciturn.
Per. Well known. ' What's wrang wi ye, man ? ye're awfu'
hummel-drummel ' (G.W.\ Rxb. (Jam.)
HUMMEL-JUMMEL, sb. Cum. Yks. [h)umld2uml.]
Confusion, 'jumble ' ; also used advb.
Cnm.i n.Yks. Manners vulgar an' refahn'd, Was i yah hummcl-
jummel join'd, Castillo Poems (1878) 57.
Hence Hummel-jumnielt, ppl. adj. mixed together in
confusion, jumbled together.
Cum. Croas an cocksparras, an' jack-dohs an sec like, oa hum-
mel jummelt tegidder, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 89.
HUMMEL-STONE, si. Yks. Lan. Also written hummle-
w.Yks. ; ummel-Lan. [unil-.] A small pebble of quartz
or calliard.
w.Yks. Found in coal districts (J.JB.) ; (J.T.) Lan. Found in
millstone grit ( J.S.J. ).
fNorw. dial. liKinul {htiiiimel), a stone, pebble (Aasen) ;
ON. Iioimd m Jiuii! id-fffj'/i (ViGTVSSON).]
HUMMELTY COUR, p/in Cum.* In a crouched
position. Cf. humly, adv. ; see Cower, v.^
HUMMEN, V. ne.Lan.' [u'man.] To make a low
rumbling noise. See Hummer, v.
HUMMER, sb.^ Sc. Yks. Suf 1. A steam whistle or
'hooter.' w.Yks. (C.A.F.), w.Yks.^ 2. A small top.
Bnff.', Cld. (Jam.) 3. A hard blow. e.Suf. (F.H.) Cf.
hum, v.^ 3. 4. Anything extraordinarily large in size.
e.Yks.'
HUMMER, sA.'^ Obsol. Lake!.' A grassy slope by the
side of a river ; wet, swampy land.
[A der. of ON. Iivammy, a grassy slope or vale, freq. as
a local name (Vigfusson) ; see Wham.]
HUMMER, sb.^ Lakel. Yks. Also in form ummer
e.Yks.' A euphemism for the devil, the infernal regions,
(Sec. Also used as v. in phr. hummer it! Cf. hem, sb.^
See Buckhummer.
Lakel.^ Thee gah ta hummer, an' tak' thi auld nag wi' tha.
Hummer it, Ah've knock't mi' finger nail off. e.'Yks. Thoo gan ti
hummer, Nicholson Flk-Lore (1890" 105 ; e.Yks.' w.Yks. Hah
the hummer did ta do \\.'\ N. & Q. (1897) 8th S. xi. 25 ; Well, I'll
go to Hummer Nick, ih. ; To hummer ! wi th' 'flittin ! let's have a
pint, Hartley Clock Aim. (1884) 49.
HUMMER, V. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Chs. Der. Lin. e.An.
s. & e.Cy. [h)B-m3(r, u'm3(r.] 1. To hum, murmur, to
make a low, rumbling noise ; to grumble.
SIk. (Jam.) n.Cy. Grose (1790; N.Cy.' w.Yks. Hutton Tohc
to Caves (1781) ; w.Yks.^ A man said to a child, ' What are you
hummering about there ? ' n.Lin.', e.An.'
2. Of a horse : to neigh gently ; of a cow : to make a
soft, lowing noise. Cf hum, v.^
Chs.i As a cow does when she sees her calf; or as she does
sometimes when the man who usually feeds her goes into the
shippon. nw.Der.i e.An.^ The gentle and pleasing sound which
a horse utters when he hears the corn shaken in the sieve, or
when he perceives the approach of his companion, or groom. Snf.
(C.T. . Ess. The horse hummered(W.W.S.). s,&e.Cy.RAY(i69i\
HUMMER-BEE, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Also written
hum-a-bee Lan. ; humma- w.Yks. Lan.' e.Lan.' ; hummo-
Lan. Chs.' nw.Der.' ; and in forms humber- Chs. ; umma-
w.Yks. [u'ma-bi.] The humble-bee. Apis lepidaria.
w.Yks. Banks ffity/rf. JFrfs. (1865); Ther'sahummabee i't'hahse
(jE.B.). Lan. Thou's bin agate o' buzzin' for this last hauve hour
like a hum-a-bee in a foxglove, Waugh Owd Cronies (1875) vii ;
As thick as wasps in a hummobee-neest, Tim Bobbin View Dial.
(ed. 1806) 20 ; Lan.', e.Lan.', m.Lan.' Chs. I have crutches for
lame ducks, spectacles for blind humber-bees, St. George Play
(1892) ; Chs.', nw.Der.'
HUMMERS, /«/. Not.^ Also in form oomers. [umaz.]
An exclamation of delight.
When eating something especially juicy, as a mellow plum.
' 'Uinmers, Sarrey, it is sum jewcety.'
HUMMERY, int. Lakel.^ An expletive or mild oath.
Cf. hummer, sb.^ ' Oh, hummery ta seek as thee.'
HUMMICK, sb.^ Dev. [Bmik.] A large piece or slice,
a hunch. Cf hommock, sb. L
He's carried down a great hummick of bread to the pony.
Reports Provinc. (1887) 9; Let 'un ate a hummick, Blackmore
Kit (1890) ix ; I 'ates tu zee tha breyde awl up in hummicks,
Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). nw.Dev.' Gen. applied to bread or
cheese.
Hence Hummicking, adj. large and clumsy.
Dev. 2 What a hummickin' piece of bread they gave me.
HUMMICK, s/>.2 Dor. Heat, sweat. A'. ^ Q. (1883)
6th S. viii. 157; Dor.'
HUMMIE, sb} Sc. Also Lon. [h)Bmi.] A hump.
Ltli. A brass-banded box filled wi' uncas an' braws. Smooths
the hummie o' Patie the Packman, Ballantine Poems (1856) 107.
Edb. ib. Gaberliiiteie (ed. 1875) Gl. Lon. A growth on the back of
the neck called a ' hummie,' the result of long friction, is needful
to enable a man to balance a plank [in discharging cargoes] with
any degree of comfort, 19//! Cent. (1887) 486.
HUMMIE, s/).2 and v. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also in forms
humma Slk. Rxb. (Jam.) N.Cy.' Nhb.' ; hummock Sc.
(Jam.) Gall. [hBmi, hu'mi.] 1. sb. A grasp taken by
the thumb and four fingers placed together; the space
thus included, to the exclusion of the palm of the hand.
Ags. Hummock is occas. used towards the coast (Jam.). Lth.
The hummock denotes a smaller space than the goupin (ib.). Slk.
To make one's hummie, to compress the points of the fingers of
one's hand all at once upon the point of the thumb. 'Can ye mak
your hummie?' is a question often asked in a cold day (i/'.). Rxb.,
Dmf. {ib.) Gall. When the hand is cold, it is impossible to fling
the fingers into this form. People in frosty weather try who stands
cold best, by the way the hummock can be made, Mactaggart
Encyd. (1824) 277, ed. 1876.
2. Coinp. Hummie-fou, (i) a pinch of anything, a small
quantity. Cld., Dmf (Jam.) ; (2) to lift up the ' hummies.'
Bnff.'
3. A pinch of anything, as much as can be taken up
between the thumb and fingers, a small quantity.
Lth., Slk., Rxb., Dmf. (Jam.) N.Cy.' As much as can be held
between the finger ends and the thumb. 'A humma of sage.' Nhb.'
4. V. To lift up the ' hummies,' or the thumb and fingers.
BnflF.'
HUMMIE, s6.3 Sc. [hB-mi.] 1. The game of ' shinty,'
a variety of hockey.
Lth. The shinty, or hummy, is played by a set of boys in two
divisions, who attempt ... to drive with curved sticks a ball, or,
what is more common, part of the vertebral bone of a sheep, in
opposite directions, Blackiv. Mag. (Aug. 1821) 36 (Jam.).
2. Thehookedstickusedinthegameof shinty.' Lth. (Jam.)
3. A cry used in the game of ' shinty ' ; also in phr.
luiiuinie your stick.
s.Sc. This cry is raised at the game of shinty when a player
crosses to his opponents' side although still striking the ball in the
direction contrary to his opponents. By doing this he renders
himself liable to knocks from the enemy's shinty-sticks until he
returns to his proper side (J.F.). Edb. In Fif. the cry here-
abouts of ' hummie your side ' is expressed in the one word
'karshab,' Edb. Even. Dispatch (Nov. 18, 1897). Slk. If one of
the adverse party happens to stand or run among his opponents,
they call out ' Hummie,' i.e. ' keep on your own side ' (Jam.).
HUMMING, ppl. adj. Van dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
and Eng. [h)Bmin, u'min.] 1. In co;;//!. (i) Humming-
bird, the golden-crested wren, Regidus cnstaliis; (2)
•bumming, a humming sound ; (3) clock, the humming
flying beetle ; (4) -fly, the hoverer fly, Eristatis tenax.
(i) Wil.' ' We always calls 'em humming-birds here, and they
are humming-birds ! ' said the school-children at Huish, . . when
cross-examined as to the Gold-crest. Dev. The golden-crested
wren mentioned by Polwhele is probably the humming bird
noticed by Martin, in the environs of Tavistock, Brav Desc.
Tamar and Tavy {1836) II. 146. (2) Ayr. What humming bum-
ming's this ye had ? The fiddle's either drunk or mad, Fisher
Focj«s (1790) 114. (3) e.Lan.i (4) Oxf. 5oc"(-c Co5Sj/> (1882) 165.
2. Of ale or liquor: strong, heady, foaming.
Sc. I drink . . . devoutly wishing it were Rhenish wine or
humming Lubeck beer, Scorr Leg. Mont. (1818) xiii. Lth. Three
times in humming liquor Ilk lad deeply laid his lugs, Macneill
Poet. IVks. (i8oi) 130, ed. 1856. Nhb.' An earthen pot with
humming beer Stood on a little table near, Collier's IVedding
HUMMLE
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('735^> w.Yks.i Der. With humming strong hquor hkewise,
Jewitt Ballads (1867) 89, Dev, Herself must have good cheer,
Herself drink humming beer, Baring-Gould Dartmoor Idylls
(1896) 187. Slang. A silver flagon of 'humming bub,' Barham
Ingoldsby (ed. 1864) Leech of Folkestone.
3. Of large size. e.Yks.'
HUMMLE. see Humble, Hummel, adj.
HUMMOCK, sb. and v> Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Hif.
Glo. Brks. Nrf. Hnip. I.W. Wil. Som. Cor. Also written
hummick Brks. Hmp. Wil. Som. ; hummuck Chs.^ ; and
in form umack N.Cy.* [hlB'mak, hlumak.] 1. sh.
Rising ground, a hillock or mound of earth ; a bou!der ;
a tumulus, barrow.
Per. What's in your head To lat thae hummocks lie intil }-er
bed; Fergusson Vill. Poet. (1897) 140. n.Yks.2 Hillocks of sea-
ice. Lan. The road which approached it from the uplands over a
huge hummock of moor, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (1860I I.
272. ne.Lan.i, Hrf.J,Glo.', Brks. (M.E.B.\ Brks., Hmp. (W.HE.)
I W. The path hy a founder of hummock was shut, Moncrieff
Dream (18631 I. 6. Cor. ; M.A.C.) ; Cor.3 A big pile.
Hence (i) Hummocked,/i/i/. adj. covered with hillocks
or mounds; (2) Hummocky, adj. lumpy, uneven, rough.
(i) Cor. Hummocked as it was in every direction with deads
[refuse] from a bal [mine"', Pearce Esther Peiitrealli (1891 314.
(2) Nrf. I saw a large bird beating over the hummocky warrens,
Emerson Birds ^ed. 1895) 185. sw.Som. ^W.H.E.)
2. Comp. Hummock-grass, the hassock-grass, Carc.x
paniculata. w. Yks. Arnold Flora ( 1888) 461.
3. A stout, unwieldy woman. Cor.'^
Hence (11 Hummocksing,f;(//'.clumsy,awkward, loutish;
(2) Umackly, adj. ill-shapen.
(i i Wil. She had a lover, but he was 'a gurt hummocksing
noon-naw,' Jefferies Gt. Estate (18801 iv ; Wil.' (2) N.Cy.'
4. V. Of trees or plants: to earth up. Chs.^
HUMMOCK, i;.2 s.Chs.' To pester, harass.
A man talked to me of iimukin dhu foa-ks ubuwt dhur voa'ts'
[hummockin the folks abowt their votes], in the sense of using
undue influence.
HUMMOCK, see Hummie, si.^
HUMOROUS, art>: ObsoL Sc. Yks. Lan. Chs. Capri-
cious, full of whims, inconstant ; pettish, in a bad temper.
Sc. A pleasant gentleman, but I will warrant him an humorous,
Scott Monastery (1820) xx ; Of more value than a popular vogue
from an humorous silly multitude, Kirkton Ch. Hist. (1817) 361.
Lnk. To expose them to the hatred of the magistral as ane
humerus unpeaceable pack, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) I. Pre/. 31,
ed. 1828. w.Yks. C.C.R.) Lan. I discoursed Sarah Seed, but
she was passionate and humorous, and 1 saw no good could be
done, Walkdex Diaiy ed. i865 25. Chs.'^
HenceHumourousness,56.caprice,pettishness,' temper.'
Lnk. The numbers and humourousness of those who are gone
up, has done all they could to shake loose all the foundations of
authority here, WoDROw Ch. Hist. {1721) II. 451, ed. 1828.
HUMOUR, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Not. Lin.
Lei. Nhp. War. Won Oxf Som. Dev. Also in forms
humber s.Wor. ; yummer Nhb.' n.Yks. w.Som.' Dev.
[h)iuma{r, ju-ra3(r.J 1. sb. Matter or pus from a wound
or sore.
Sc. (A.W.' n.Yks. There's some yummer at t'wound (I.W.^.
Oxf.' 71/5. add. w.Som.' He 'on"t be no better till all the
yuum-ur-z [humour's] a draw'd out.
Hence Humoury or Humbery, adj. full of matter,
eruptive.
s.Wor. 'E's legs be despret humbery (H.K.). Oxf. (L.J.Y.)
2. A sore, boil, or gathering ; in pi. spots, a rash.
Nhb.' It's the yummers 'at's the maiter wiv her, n.Yks. He
hez spots on his feeace ; its yummers 'at he hez (I.W.\ Lin.
Sores caused by peculiar states of the skin or flesh, Thompson
Hist. Boston (1856) 710; Lin.', n.Lin.' s.Wor. O ! this humber
acrass muh 'ere, a could scrat it (H.K.). w.Som.' Can't think
hot ailth maister's hackney mare, her'th a-got a yummer a-brokt
out all over the zide o' her.
Hence (i) Humourless, (2) Humoury, adj. subject to
eruptions of the skin ; liable to boils.
w.Som.' ■!) Tcr'ble yuum'urlees [humourless] horse— always
somethin or nother the matter way un. (2) Of the condition of a
horse or other animal
3. Ill humour, bad temper; also in pi.
Elg. The little cobweb which unthinkingness and humour had
spread over our friendship, Couper Tonnjieations (1803) II. 139.
Yks. (J.\V.\ n.Lin.'
Hence Humourless, adj. humorous, frolicsome, joking.
w.Som,' So good-tempered humourless a young fellow as you
shall vind in a day's march.
4. Advice, opinion, ' mind.'
Frf. Thank you kindly, Tammas, for your humour, Barrie
Minister {i8gi) xvii ; Rare (,G.W.).
5. V. To cajole, coax ; to make much of, indulge.
Chs.' w.Som.' You never 'ont do nort way thick there young
'oss nif you don't yummer'n. Dev. Ef 'er shude diddle Jack an'
come along tii yummer me, Salmon Ballads .1899) 62.
6. To ease ; to accommodate a thing to its position, to
work in the best or easiest way ; to do anything gently.
e.Yks. Noo, deean't let it cum doon wiv asoss ; humour it doon,
Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) gi ; e.Yks.' To stretch or contract a
little, as in making the pattern meet in joining carpets, paper-
hangings, &c., MS. add. (T.H.) w.Yks. In the case of a piece of
timber, not to work against the grain. 'Tha can't plane that smooth
bah't tha humours it a bit' (J.T.). Not.' s.Not. Ah should like
to ha' put the bars in mysen. then ah could a humoured 'em a bit
(J.P.K.). Lei.' You can bring in that side of the seam if you
humour it a bit. Nhp.', War.', Oxf. (G.O.)
HUMOURSOME, adj Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. War.
Wor. Shr. Hrf Glo. Hrt. Ess. Ken. w.Cy. Also written
humersome Hrf.° ; and in form humbersome s.Wor.
L Eruptive on the skin. n.Yks.^, s.Wor. (H.K.) See
Humour, 2.
2. Capricious, full of whims, fanciful ; spoilt, peevish.
Lnk. Some of us are so humoursome that we neither agree with
our brethren that are indulged, nor could agree among ourselves
in any possible demand, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) II. 489, ed.
1828. N.Cy.', Yks. (J.W.),ne.Lan.',Chs.', War.3, s.Wor. (H.K.),
s.Wor.' Shr.' The child's well enough, but 'e's spiled till 'e's
that 'umoursome 'e dunna know whad to do 66th 'isself. Hrf.'^,
Glo. (A.B.), Glo.' Hrt. If he has too much his own way he'll get
so humoursome (G.H.G.).
3. Humorous, droll, vvittj'.
Sc. Amongst the most humoursome effusions in the native
tongue, FoKD Thistledown (1891) 193. Rnf This humoursome,
honest man struck down, Eraser Chimes (1853) 6g. Lnk. Of a
somewhat humorsome turn, Murdoch Readings (ed. 1895 II. 10.
Edb. For he is a clever humoursome man as ye ever met with,
Moir Mansie IVatick (18281 ix. n.Cy. (J.W.s n.Yks. =, w.Yks.
(J.W.), Ken. (G.B.) w.Cy. If he veel humoursome he do
speak vunny, Cornhill Mag. (Sept. 1898) 384.
4. Complaisant, courteous, kind, good-tempered.
Shr,' Ess. Ye jockeys, with your bosses, why More humour-
some ain't yow ? Clark J. Noakes (1839) st. 117 ; Ess.'
HUMP, sb. and v. Van dial, and colloq. uses in Sc. Eng.
and Aus. Also in form humph Sc. Bnff.' ; umph Stf.'
[h)Bmp, h)imip.] 1. sb. In comp. (i) Hump-backed, of
things: crooked, awkwardly shaped; (2) -shouldered,
high-shouldered, humpbacked ; (3) -stridden, astride.
(i) W.Sam.' This here's a proper hump-backed [uump-baakud]
old thing, why, he's so crookeds a horn. Said of a piece of
timber. (2) Gall. A little wizened hump-shoulderedman, Crockett
Standard Bearer (18981 136. (3; Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add.
(P.) ; Nick may ride hump-striddn a' beggin, Tim Bobbin View
Dial. (1740) 2; Boh I leet hump stridd'n up o' summot ot feld
mecty hewry, ib. 62, ed. 1806; Lan.'
2. A curved or arched back.
Fif. Mew and yell. And shoot yer humph sae prude and spruce,
Johnston Poems (1869I 129.
3. A hillock, mound ; a protuberance, knob, or irregu-
larity of surface.
Sc. Just one o' the sort wl' a hump somewhere. I kenna whauf
the fashion'll put it then. Steel Roivans (1895') 391. Frf. Roofs
were humps in the white blanket, Barrie Licht (188B) ii. War.
Ant-hump (W.C.B.). Bdf. Humps and pumilz, Batchelor Anal.
Eng. Lang. (1809) 135. Dor. I don't want to break my limbs
running over the humps and hollows of this wild countrj', Hardy
Tales (1888) I. 42.
Hence humps and holls, phr. pell-mell, topsy-turvy, in
promiscuous confusion. e.An.'
4. A lump or hunch of anything. Glo.', w.Cy. (Hall.)
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5. A contemptible quantity, a poor pittance ; fig. a thank-
less task.
Wor. That would be a hump of a thing, to go for subscriptions
and receive nothing i,W.A.S.). e.An.i, Nrf. i^Hall.) e.Suf. Used
of food, &c. (F.H.)
6. Fig. The temper ; ill-humour, an oflended, sulky
mood,^the ' sulks ' or ' blues ' ; geii. in phr. to get, or have,
the hump, to be offended, angry, or sulky. Also used in pi.
Lnk. When they grow nettled an' set up their humph, Nichol-
son Kilwtiddie (ed. 1895) 173. Nhb. He tlang maw hump se out
o' joint, So, smash ! aw thowt aw'd hev a pint! Midford Coll.
Sngs.{i%iS) 38; Nhb.i He's getten his hump up. Stf.i s.Not.
Don't say much to the mester; 'e's in a hump (J.P.K.). War.^
Wor. It arose from what was said to me, and that got my hump
up, Evesham Jiii. (July 9, 1898). Glo.>, Oxf. (L.J.Y.) e.An.' He
has got the hump. e.Suf. Enough to give me the hump (F.H.).
w.Cor. (A. L.M.) Colloq. 'Arry . . . has got the blooming hump,
Jerome Idle Thoughts (1886) 14, ed. 1888.
7. V. To be dissatisfied with, to grumble; to be in an
ill-temper, to sulk ; to cry.
Bnff.' Fin gueede-made-ready cabbitch wiz setten doon till 'im,
he humpht at thim. He humpht an' glunicht sae muckle a' day
aboot nae gettin' t' the market. Lakel.^ What's ta humpin aboot?
s.Wor. (H.K.), s.Wor.i, e.An. (Hall.) e.Suf. To hump and
grump, to complain querulously (F.H.\
Hence (i) Humped, (2) Humping, ppl. adj. sulky.
(i) n.Yks.* (2) Bn£f.i He's a humphin' an' grumpliin' cheel o'
a maister, that o' yours.
8. To offend.
Chs.' You know it does not do to hump folks when you're in
business.
9. To carry on the back or shoulders.
Lnk. O' ' humphin ' my kit I grew weary, CoGHiLL Poems (i8go)
91. [Aus. We humped our saddles and swags ourselves,
BoLDREWooD Rohbcry (1888) H. i. N.Z. We have had to hump
on our backs and shoulders every blessed thing that we have
imported or exported, Hay Brighter Brilniii (1882) I. 119.]
10. To live with, be domesticated with.
Lei.' My own mother died soon after I came, an' my father soon
after her, so I allays humped to these (s.v. Hum).
11. To insinuate, to make an obscure, defamatory hint.
w.Yks.' Come, man, speok out, an dunnot hump soa. ne.Lan.'
HUMPER, V. Chs. Also in form homper s.Chs.' To
limp, hobble. Geit. in prp.
Chs.'; Chs.^ Jim came bumpering along. s.Chs.' Tu sey im
ompurin of th bongk, yu)d thingk- ey mid- u uurt imsel' ver i
baad'li [To sey him homperin' off th' bonk, y6'd think hey mid ha'
hurt himsel very badly].
HUMPGUTTERAL, sb. SIk. (Jam.) The flesh of a
sheep that has died a natural death, as distinguished
from braxy, which intimates that the animal has died of
disease.
[Norw. dial, hump (hupp), a piece of flesh (Aasen).]
HUMPH, s6.' and v. Sc. Nhb. [hBmf, humf.] 1. sb.
A bad smell or flavour.
Buff.' Abd. That's a fine tea, but hasna't a humph o' burnt
heather? (G.W.) Nhb.'
Hence (i) Humphed, ;!i/i/. acfj., (2) Humphy,«((^'. tainted,
having a bad smell or flavour.
(i) Sc. Humph'd beef (Jam.). Edb. And to another wife, that,
after smell-smelling at it, thought it was a wee humphed, he
replied, &c., Moir Mansie IVauch (1828) xxiii. Slk. I wish he had
fawn aff the tap o' his humphed ill-smelled hides, Hogg Perils of
Man (1822) III. 283 (Jam.). Gall. Food of any kind, but particu-
larly fresh meat, is said to be humph'd when it has a putrid taste
or smell, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). (2) Nhb.'
2. V. To sniff", as one detecting a foetid odour. BnfT.'
HUMPH, sb.^ w.Sc. (Jam.) The name given to coal,
when it approaches the surface and becomes useless.
HUMPH, see Hump.
HUMPHREY-ROW, sb. Nhp.^ A violent dispute.
HUMPLE, sb. Obs. Sc. A hillock, mound.
Edb. Ne'er stan' at mountain, hill, or humple, 'Tween you an'
fame, Crawford Poems (1798) 109.
[LG. huiupel (liimipel), ' ein kleiner niedriger Erdhiigel'
(Berghaus).]
HUMPLE, see Hamble.
HUMPLOCK, .9^. Sc. Irel. A hillock, mound, knoll ;
a small heap ; a protuberance, lump. See Humple, sb.
Sc. Nae howe or humplock, wet or dry, Should ever daunton
him. Ballads and Poems (1885) 211 ; Tae be stoiterin' an'fa'ino'cr
the first bit clod or humplock it taks jour fit, St. Patrick (1819)
III. 200 (Jam.). w.Sc. The howes and the humplocks, Carrick
Laird of Logan (1835) 257. Rnf. The dirt is clautit into humplocks
(Jam.). Ayr. The fit rowed up wi' a great humplock o' clouts.
Hunter Studies (1870) 51. Lnk. He glowered at me like a weasel
frae a humplock o' stanes, Fraser IVhaups (1895) xv. N.I.'
Applied to a badly-built hayrick.
HUMPSY, adj. Der. Ken. Also in form humpsty-
Ken. [umsi, B-msi.] In comp. (i) Humpsy-backed, (2)
■crumpsy, humpbacked, deformed.
(i) Ken. (G.B.); No, not my humpsty-backed aunt; the other
one (D.W.L.X (2) Der. 2, nw.Der.'
HUMPTY, adj. Yks. Stf. Der. Nhp. e.An. Dor. Also
in forin humpety Stf ' [u'mti, Bniti.] 1. Hunchbacked;
short, thick-set. nw.Der.', Nhp.', e.An.'
2. Comp. (i) Humpty-dumpty, (n) short, thick-set, clumsy;
{b) a shapeless mass ; (2) -jumpety, uneven, irregular.
(r, a) w.Yks.' He's a lile humpty dumpty fellow. nw.Der.',
Nhp.' (A) Dor.» (2) Stf.'
HUMPY, adj. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Chs. Not.
Nhp. War. Wor. Wil. Dor. Dev. Also in forms humphie
Sc. ; humphy Sc. Nhb.' [h)E-mpi, h)u-mpi.] 1. adj.
Hunchbacked, having a hump, deformed ; also used _/?§-.
Rnf. Straight as a rash was humphy Hare, When dancing with
the bride, M'Gilvray Points (ed. 1862) 157. Ayr. Auld humpy
thing, hoo can it be That I sae fondly cling to thee [of a bridge
with a high and narrow arch]. White Jottings (1879J 190. Lnk.
Makin' ane humpy, anither ane dumpy, Like the trees o' the wood.
Lemon St. Mungo (1844) 62. Edb. Grouchy Car, wi's humpy
gett, Carlop Green (1793) 129, ed. 1817. War. (J.R.W.)
Hence (i) Huniphy-back,si. a humped back; (2)-backit,
adj. having a hump-back, hunchbacked.
( i) Edb. Her humphy back is sax times bow't, Maclagan Poems
(1851) 95. (2) Sc. Dougal had the misfortune to be 'humphie
backit,' Graham Writings (1883) 1. 24. Ayr. He wassheevil-shot,
humphy-backit, reel-fitted, and gleeyed. Service Dr. Duguid
(ed. 1887) 253. Edb. To mend his sins He's wed the humphy-
backet howdie, Maclagan Poems (1851) 317. Nhb.'
2. Full of humps, rough, uneven.
Dor.' Zoo whether 'tis the humpy groun' That wer a battle
viel, 277.
3. Comp. (i) Humpy-down-dap, a children's game ; see
below; (2) •scrumples,the cow-parsnip, Heracleum Sphon-
dylium.
(i) nw.Dev.' A game consisting in throwing stones at a large
triangular stone set up on end. Each boy before throwing usually
calls out: 'Humpy down dap, Knack'n down vlat." If he does
not call out something, he is out. (2) Dev. My donkey will eat
humpy scrumples. Reports Provinc. {i&&$) 98.
4. Sulky, offended ; discontented, grumbling, cross,
peevish. See Hump, sb. 6.
n.Yks. A wakely humpy bairn (I.W.). Chs.' What makes you
so humpy? s.Chs.' s.Not. 'E's alius 'umpy when there's oat to
pay (J.P.K.). ne.Wor. A liumpy ol' fella (J.W.P.). s.Wor.
(H.K.) Wil. Slow Gl. (1892).
Hence Humpy-grumpy, adj. grumbling ; complaining
from indisposition. Nhp.', War.*
5. sb. A hunchback.
Per. Wae's heart for the back that this bushel was tied on ! A
humphy for ever the owner maun be, Spence Poems (1898) 77.
Cum. (J.Ar.), Cum.*
HUMS, sb. Sh.I. Also in forms honisk, hooms.
1. Dusk. Cf. hiimin.
He's comin to de hums o' de night, Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 37.
Hence Homsi (Hoomsi), adj. of the sky: slightly
obscured, ib.
2. Haze ; also in forms homsk, hoomsker.
Jakobsen (/. c.) ; ib. Norsk in Sh. (1897) 71.
[1. A der. of Norw. dial, hum, obscurity in the clouds,
an overcast sky (Aasen). ON. hiliii, dusk, twilight
(Fritzner) ; see Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (I. c.).]
HUMSTRUM, sA.' Obs. Abd. A slight fit of peevish-
ness. Shirrefs Poems (1790) CI. See Strum.
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HUMSTRUM, sb^ and adj. Nhp. War. Oxf. Wil. Dor.
Slang. [Bin-strBin.] 1. sb. A rude kind of musical
instrument.
Nhp.' Sometimes applied to the [piano! when crazy, or out of
tune. Wil. [A] home-made fiddle, Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' Some-
times applied also to a large kind of Jew's-harp. Dor. At Christmas
tide . . . The humstrums here did come about, A-sounden up at
ev'ry door, Barnes Po«»<s (1869-70) loi ; Dor.' Slang. A musical
instrument made of a mopstick, a bladder, and some packthread. . .
It is played on like a violin, which is sometimes ludicrously called
a humstrum ; sometimes instead of a bladder a tin canister is used,
Grose Diet. Slang (1811).
Hence Humstrumming, sb. a singing, or playing on an
instrument, in a monotonous way.
Oxf. Oh stop that humstrumming ; I can't stand any more of it
(CO.).
2. adj. Dull, dreary,lagging; unskilful in doing anything.
Nhp.' Applied to playing on a piano. ' She's a poor humstrum
performer.' War.^ A humstrum job.
Hence Humstrumming, ppl. adj. lounging about in en-
forced idleness. War.'^
HUMSUMIVVER, HUN, see Howsomever, Hunt.
HUN-BARROW, sb. Wil. Also written -barrer Wil.'
[Bn-basra.] A tumulus. Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.'
[LG. huneiibarge, prehistoric barrows near the North
Sea coast (Berghaus) ; EFris. huiien-bed, hiineitgraft
(Koolman). For a discussion on the etym. of EFris. hiiuc
(a giant) see Grimm Teiit. Myth. (tr. Stallybrass) II. 522.]
HUNCH, s6.' n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Not. Lin. Rut. Lei.
Nhp. War. Hrf. Brks. Bdf. e.An. Sus. Hmp. I.W. Dev.
Cor. Also in forms haunch s.Not. ; haunge s.Chs.' ;
heawnge Lan. [unj, ■enj.] 1. A lump ; a large slice,
esp. of victuals. Cf hunk, 56.'
w.Yks.' s.Lan. Cut thesel a good heawnge, Bamford Dial.
(1854). s.Chs.' Voa-;;n gy'en mi sich' u au-nj u raap-it-pahy ; ahy
shaa)nu bi fit fur noo piid-in ut aaf'tur. Not.'; Not.^ A hunch of
bread and cheese. s.Not. 'E wor gnawin' a grct haunch o' bread
(J.P.K.). n.Lin.', Rut.', Lei.' Nhp.' A misshapen piece, in
contradistinction to a slice. A solid piece of meat or cheese would
be called ' a great hunch ' ; a ' hunch of bread ' is a large irregular
piece, generally cut angularly from the corner of a loaf. War.^,
Hrf.'2, Brks.' Oxf. (G.O.) Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang.
(1809) 135. e.An.',Nrf. (W.R.E.), Suf.',Sus.=,Hmp.',Dev.',Cor.'3
2. A bunch, a confused heap.
Nhp.' Your things are all of a hunch.
3. Comb. Hunch-rigged, humpbacked. n.Cy. (Hall.),
w.Yks.'
4. Of thunder: a deep, heavy peal. I.W. (J.D.R.), I.W.'
HUNCH, v.^ and sb.' Sc. Yks. Lan. Der. Lin. Nhp.
Brks. Bck. Hrt. e.An. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Also written hunsh
S. & Ork.' ; and in forms hunge Bdf. Hrt.; hungs Sh.I.
[h)'BnJ, unj.] 1. V. To hoist up, heave, lift, shove.
Sh.I. Shii hungsd da lamb farder up apon her neck, S/i. Ne:vs
(Aug. 31, 189-7). Nhp.' Hunch the sack on his back. e.An.' Nrf.
HoLLOwAY. e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus., Hmp. Holloway.
2. To push, ffeii. with the shoulder or elbow ; to gore or
butt with the horns ; to maul ; freq. with about.
Sh.I. He hunches wi pooer, Burgess Rasmie (.1892) 17. Lan.
N &■ Q. (1878) 5th S. X. 164. Der. 2, nw.Der.' sw.Lin.' I shouldn't
like to be hunched about, now I'm old. Nhp.^ Brks.' The cow
tried to hunch muh. Bck. (W.H.Y.) Bdf. Batchelor Anal.
Eng. Lang. (1809 1 135. Hrt. The lambs hunching and butting
her bag, Ellis Sliepherd's Gdit/f ( 1 750) 272 ; [The ewe] will hunge
and beat the lambs with both her feet and horns, ib. Mod. Hiisb.
(1750) IV. i. 117. Hmp.i, Wil.', n.Wil. i^G.E.D.)
3. To shrug the shoulders up.
S. & Ork.' Wil. But Tiney winced, and Tiney hunched, And
Tiney cocked her nose, Akerman Spring-tide (1850) 118.
Hence Hunched-up, ppl. adj. having a stooping pos-
ture like a hunchback.
w.Yks. I just gat a glimpse at her, . . a hunched up Httle body,
Snowden Web of Weaver (1896) x.
4. sb. A push, shove, hoist up. Cf hunk, sb.^
Nhp.' Give him a hunch on the horse. e.An.' ' Give me a hunch,
Tom,' said an elderly e.An. matron, somewhat corpulent, to her
stout footman, who stood grinning behind her, while she was
endeavouring to chmb into her carriage. Nrf. Hollowav. e.Suf.
(F.H.) Sus.' I thought they were sweethearts, because I see
him give her a hunch in church with his elbow. Hmp. Holloway.
5. An awkward bending movement of the body.
Fif. What an awkward hunch the fellow makes As to the priest
he does the bow repay, Tennant Anster (1812) 7. ed. 1815.
HUNCH, v.'^ and sb.^ Yks. Lin. 1. v. To snub.
Lin. Brookes Tracts Gl. ; Lin.' Did they hunch her ? sw.Lin.'
Don't hunch her, poor little thing ! She shan't be hunched.
2. To set a person's back up, to ' huff.'
m.Yks.' Thou shouldn't say naught of the sort to him ; thou'll
hunch him if thou doesn't mind. n.Lin. I thought the old man
had turned huncht about this wedding, Peacock M. Heron (1872)
III. 14.
Hence Huncht, />//. adj. bad-tempered.
n.Lin.' A 's a straange huncht an' queer man, he weant let
noabody cum along side on him wi'oot slaatin' 'em.
3. sb. A hufi" a fit of ill-temper.
Yks. T'awd hoit's geean aaf i' a hunch, Macquoid Patty (1877)
xix. m.Yks.'
HUNCH, adj. Lin. Nhp. e.An. Also in form hunchy
Lin.' [unJ, ■Bnjf.] 1. adj. Harsh, unkind.
Lin. (Hall.) sw.Lin.' Sons and daughters are oftensso hunch
to old folks.
2. Cold, frosty.
Lin.' sw.Lin. It's been a cold hunch March (R.E.C.). sw.Lin.'
If there comes a cold hunch winter.
3. Comb. Hunch-weather, damp, cold, foggy weather.
Lin. One cold slate-coloured morning towards the end of March
(' hunch-weather," as I have heard it termed in Lincolnshire,
because, I suppose, a sense of starvation has a tendency to set
one's back up). Hole Roses (ed. 1896) 12. Nhp.' e.An.' Which
makes men hunch up their shoulders, and animals contract their
limbs, and look as if they were hunch-backed. Suf. e.An. N. df Q.
(1866) II. 327.
HUNCHED-UP,/'/'. I.W. [Bnjt.] Ofa crop of apples,
potatoes, &c. : diminished in size. (J.D.R.), I.W.' See
Hunch, s/).' 2.
HUNCHEON, sb. Lan. e.An. [u'njan.] A thick slice
of bread with some other food. See Hunch, sA.'
Lan. He gan me a great huncheon o' [denty] snig poy,N. O* Q.
(1868) 4th S. ii. 100. e.An.' Nrf. I used to get a huncheon of
bread and cheese, Emerson Sow of Fens (1892) 17; I cut her a
pretty good huncheon off the loaf, Spilling Johnny's Jaunt
(1879) i. e.Suf. (F.H.1
HUNCHERYMUNCHERY, sb. n.Yks.= The habit of
eatingatany time of the day instead of making stated meals.
HUND, HUNDER, see Hound, s6.', Hundred.
HUNDERSHttLEN, sb. Hrt. A small hammer used
by a thatcher. (H.G.)
HUNDG(E, V. Sh.I. [hBndg.] To drive or chase
away. S. & Ork.'
HUNDRED, num. adj. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc.
Irel. Eng. and Amer. I. Dial, forms: (i) Hondred, (2)
Hunder, (3) Hunderd, (4) Hundert, (5) Hunderth, (6)
Hundort, (7) Hundredth, (8) Hundreth, (9) Huner, (10)
Hunner, (11) Huntherd, (12) Hunthert, (13) Oonderd.
(i) n.Lan. Wi'in a hondred yirds o' yam, Lonsdale Mag. {July
1866) 8. (2) Sc. Twa hunder merks, Scott Leg. Mont. (1818) iv.
Or.I. (Jam. Siippl.) Frf. Lochiel has twa hunder spearsmen,
Barrie ToHiHiy (1896) xxi. Ayr. Snaw-white seventeen hunder
linnen. Burns Tarn o' Shanter (1790) I. 154. Edb. Tint Qiiey
(1796) 22. Yks. He'll be worth his two hunder a year, Gaskell
Sylvia (1863) II. vi. (3) w.Yks. Poisonin' hunderds o' lads, Yks-
man Comic Ann. (1890) 31. Stf. A hunderd pownd, Murray
Joseph's Coat (1882) 304. s.Not. (J.P.K.), n.Lin.' Glo. Take a
hunderd of it, Gissing Vill. Hampden (i8go) I. viii. n.Wil. Ye . . .
must haa a thousan', an' thoy as keeps th' vruit on un two hunderd,
Kite Sng. Sol. (i860) viii. 12. Som. There's mcbby now a
hunderd, Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 55. Dev. Too hunderd, Baird
Sng. Sol. (i860) viii. 12. [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) 1. 7.] (4)
Lan. Have a hundert wi hur, Brierley Layrock (1864) xvi. (5)
Wxf.' (6) Nhb. Twe hundort, Robson Sng. Sol. (1859) ^iii. 12.
(7) Sc.The thirtieth and first verse of the hundredth, fortieth, and
ninth Psalm, Monthly Mag. (i8oo) I. 239. Or.I. Four thousand
six hundredth sixty six pound, Peterkin Notes 11823) 155. Rnf,
In ane hundredth pounds, Hector Judicial Records (1876) 56. (8)
Abd. Many hundreth yeares before, Forbes Rcc. of Kirk (1606)
491. (9) n.Sc. The noise . . . Would fear'd five huner men,
Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 138, ed. 1875. (10) Abd. In scores an'
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HUNGE-PLUNGE
hunners, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xviii. Lnk. Hunners
ran at ither's heels, Watson Poems (1853) 11. Dmf. A hunner
lairds an' mair besides, Thom Jock o' Kiwwe (1878) 19. n.Ir.
There wuz hunners that cudnae get in the daur fdoor], Lyttle
Ballyaiddy (1892) 35. (11, 13) e Lan.' (13) Lin. Haate oonderd
haacre, Tennyson A'. Farmer, Old Style (1864) st. 11.
II. Dial. uses. 1. num. adj. In comb, (i) Hundred-
fald, the yellow bedstraw, Galium verum ; (2) -leaved
grass, the yarrow, Achillea Millefolium ; (3) -legged
■worm, or -legs, a centipede ; (4) -thistle, the field eryngo,
Eryngium campesire.
(I, 2) Nhb.i (3) Glo.l w.Som.' Uun-durd, or uun'dud-ligz,
usual name. (4) Nhp. (B. & H.) ; Nhp.^ Morton Hist. (1712).
2. Phr. a hundred words won't fill a bushel : ' it's all the
same to Sam,' you talk to no purpose. e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. sb. Of land: a hundred acres; a hundred square yards.
Lei.* Dor. 'A large farm?' she inquired. 'No; not large.
About a hundred.' (In speaking of farms the word 'acres' is
omitted by the natives). Hardy Madding Crowd (1874) iii.
4. Phr. out of one's hundred, strange, out of one's element.
e.An.'
5. The long hundred, six score ; a number varying
according to the articles counted ; a measure of ground
large enough to grow six score plants.
Or. I. A measure of garden-ground in Orkney 15 ft. by 18 fl. in
extent : ground sufficient for the growth of a hundred plants of
kail. In each plot or hundred the plants are set 18 inches apart,
or in ten rows of twelve each. Hundred, therefore, means the
long hundred or si.x score (Jam. Suppl.). s.Wor.' Long, by
machine weight, 112 lb.; by count, six score = 126 ; e.g. a hundred
of asparagus, of oranges, of walnuts, &c., would be 126. Nrf. Six
score 'casts' (or pairs) of crabs, i.e. 240, are called a hundred,
Jarrold Guide to Cromer, 39; Six score go to the hundred, Rye
Hist. Ntf. (1885) XV. Sus. In counting fish 128 herrings make a
hundred and 132 mackerel according to Brighton measure, but the
reckoning is by warps of 4 fish (F. E. S.). w.Som.* A long hundred
is six score. . . In markets, when buying by tale, unless ' the
hundred of five score' is specially mentioned, the hundred is
understood to be one hundred and twenty, now often called 'a
long hundred.' [Of balks, deals, eggs, faggots, bunches, &c.,^f«.
120, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863) ; Stevenson in Arch, Review
(Dec. 1889) 3139-.]
Hence Hundredweight, sb. a measure, gen. of 120 lb.,
but varj'ing in different districts according to the article
weighed.
Lan. 100, 112, 120 lbs., Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). Chs. Of
cheese and hay: 120 lbs., the long hundred, ib. ; Chs.' Formerly
the long hundredweight of 120 lbs. was in gen. use in Cheshire;
and I can recollect the time when the sets of weights at farm-
houses were 60 lbs. and aliquot parts of 60. Even now many
things are reckoned and sold by the score which is the sixth of
the old hundredweight. Many things are sold by the load of
240 lbs. or pack, a term which is frequently heard, and which is in
reality two long hundredweights. I think the only article which
is still sold by the long hundredweight is cheese; and in weighing
cheese a rather curious and ingenious method was adopted which
still prevails amongst old-fashioned people. The method was per-
haps invented because, before the introduction of weighing
machines, it was almost impossible to weigh more than one or
two hundredweight at a time on an ordinary pair of scales ; per-
haps also, because farmers were not very good scholars, and to
work a long compound addition sum involvingmany lines of cwts.
qrs. and lbs. would have been a difficult task. The scales, large
wooden ones, hung by strong chains, were fixed up in some con-
venient place, and two 60 lb. weights were put into one scale —
representing a hundredweight. Cheeses to equal this as nearly
as possible were placed in the other scale, and ' i ' was scratched
upon the wall, or chalked up on the door to show that i cwt. of
cheese had been weighed. Of course the cheeses might be a few
pounds over or under the hundredweight, and to ascertain the
difference small paving stones were used instead of small weights.
If the cheeses weighed more than one cwt. stones were added to
the weights until the scales balanced. These stones were then
called cheese and were placed on the floor near the cheese scale.
If the cheeses weighed less than i cwt., stones were put in the
cheese scale until the two scales balanced ; these stones were
called weights and were put on the floor near the weight scale.
This process went on until all the hundredweights of cheese had
been weighed; but to avoid having large piles of stones it was
VOL. III.
customary to add to or deduct from the stones representing cheese
as the weighing went on. At the last the stones were weighed
against each other, and the difference added to or subtracted from
the number of hundredweights recorded on the wall. Occas.
2 cwt. instead of i cwt. were weighed at each weighing; but the
principle was the same. Stf., Der., Lei. Of cheese, Morton ib.
Shr. Of cheese, Bridgenorth 113 lbs., Shrewsbury 121 lbs., ib. Hnt.
Of Leicester cheese, 120 lbs., li. Cmb. Of cheese, 120 lbs., i*. Ess.
Of potatoes, 120 lbs., ib. Ken. Of filberts, 104 lbs., ib. w.Som.i
One hundred pounds.
6. pi. A game of marbles ; see below.
w.Yks.^ The name of a game at marbles which is carried on till
one of the players scores 100, or some higher number agreed
upon ; at that stage a change takes place in the proceedings. Two
or more can play. First they 'taw' up to a hole; if they both get
in, they repeat the process till one is left out ; the other counts
10 ; if both fail the nearest goes first. A may now lay his taw
about the hole, or fire at the other, on hitting which he counts
another 10. He now goes for the hole again, and failing, lies
where he happens to stop. If he misses, B from his present
position tries to get into the hole, and failing, lies still ; but if he
reaches the hole he counts 10 and proceeds as A had done. The
one who first gets the 100 ior other number) now goes in for his
'pizings,' which performance takes place thus : — The loser, so far,
is lying about, and the winner goes back to ' drakes,' and again
tries to lodge in the hole, and if he succeeds the game is up. If
not, he lies still, and the loser tries for the hole ; if he gets in he
counts another 10, or if he should succeed in hitting the winner,
he scores his adversaries' hundred to his own number, and then
goes in for his pizings, as the other had done. In failure of either
securing the game thus, the process is repeated at drakes. When,
however, the one who is on for his pizings manages to taw into
the hole, the game is concluded.
HUNDYCLOCK, si. Sh.I. A large black beetle. See
Clock, sb.^
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1B97) 25 ; S. & Ork.i MS. add.
HUNE, sA.i w.Som.* [cen.] A handle, ' haft.'
Not common. ' The hune o' me knive's a-brokt."
HUNE, z;.' and 56.2 Sc. [hoen,hUn.] 1. t/. To loiter ;
to stop. Cld., Ayr. (Jam.)
2. sb. Delay.
Sc. The trauclit stag i'the wan waves lap But huliness or hune,
Edb. Mag. (May 1820) 422 (Jam.).
3. A loiterer ; one who delays ; a lazy, silly person.
Cld. (Jam.)
[1. Petre ))an gan to hone, Cursor M. (c. 1300) 19867.
2. With-outyn hone {v.r. forouten hoyne), Barbour
Bruce (1375) xiv. 182.]
HUNE, v.'^ and sb.' Cld. (Jam.) 1. v. To stammer
from shyness, or from a sense of guilt. 2. sb. One who
stammers.
HUNE, HUNER, see Hone, v.'^. Hound, sb.''. Hundred.
HVNG, ppl. adj. Sh.I. Yks. Lin. [hBq, uq.] In comb.
(1) Hung-beef, salted beef hung up to dry ; (2) -milk, see
below ; (3) -teap, a ram ; a male sheep.
(i) n.Lin.l (2) S. & Ork.' Milk coagulated by the heat of the
weather, placed in a linen bag and suspended until the whey, &c.,
has dripped from it, leaving a thick creamy substance. (3) n.Yks.^
e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796) II. 327.
HUNG, HUNGE, see Hing, v., Hunch, v.*
HUNGE, V. sw.Lin.' [ung.] To long for, regard
wistfully. See Hone, v.^ 2.
The herses stand hunge-ing about. He comes hunge-ing after
money.
HUNGELL, sb. Sh.I. [hB-ggl.T The greenbone or
garfish, Belone vulgaris. Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 25 ;
S. & Ork.»
[Norw. dial, horngjcela, the garfish, 'Belone vulgaris'
(Aasen) ; ON. horn-gala, ' Esox Belone' (Vigfusson) ; see
Jakobsen {I.e.).]
HUNGE-PLUNGE, sb. and adv. Not. Also in form
hunge-splunge. [ung-plung.] 1. sb. A plunging move-
ment.
s.Not. He went such a hunge-plunge to the tother side the
road (J.P.K.).
2. adv. With a plunging movement.
Into the dike 'e went, hunge-splunge (<*.).
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HUNGRY
HUNGER, sb.' and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written hungar Cor. ; hungher Wxf.' ; and
in form honger N.Cy.' Hrf.' Glo.' [h)'B-i)ga(r, u'qafr.]
1. sh. In comb, (i) Hunger-bane, obs., to starve to death ;
(2) -bit or -bitten, half-starved ; (3) -groin, a hungry-
looking fellow ; also used a//nb. ; (4) -house, a place
where animals are kept without food the night before
they are slaughtered ; (5) -like, starved, stunted ; (6)
•poisoned, (a) starving, unhealthj' from want of food ; (b)
miserly, stingy ; (7) -rot, a penurious, griping wretch ;
(8) -slain, (9) -starved, pined to the bone ; having a
famished appearance ; also of land : impaired for want of
manure ; (10) -stone, a quartz pebble ; a stone honey-
combed by the pholas, and considered unlucky as ballast ;
(11) -weed, (rt) the corn crowfoot, Ranunculus arvensis;
(b) the slender foxtail grass, Alopecurus agrestis.
(i) Wil.' At Bradfield and Dracot Cerne is such vitriolate earth
. . . [which] makes the land so soure, it bears sowre and austere
plants. . . At summer it hunger-banes the sheep, Aubrey Hiit. 35.
(2) Per. The ape, hunger-bitten, was moved with envy 'Gainst
puss, NicoL Poems (1766) 117. Lnk. Some hungerbit, or stomack-
sick at least, Convert tobacco in Duke Vmphraes feast, Lithgow
Poel. Rem. (ed. 1863) Sc. IVekoytte. n.Yks. He her a hunger-
bitten looak (T.S.). (3) w.Yks. (S.P.U.) {4) n.Yks. (I.W.-) (5)
Abd. Dry graivelly hills a' aboot it, an' naething upo' them but a
wheen short hunger-like gerse, Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879) xlvi.
(6, a) n.Cy. Poehy Piovinc. in Corii/t. Mag. (1865) XII. 31. e.An.'
' A poor star-naked, hunger-poisoned creature!' said of a ragged
and emaciated vagrant, by the constable who brought her before
the magistrate. e.Suf. (F.H.) (i) e.An.i, e.Suf. (F.H.) (7) n.Cy.
(Hall.), w.Yks.l (8) n.Yks.2 A poor hunger-slain spot. m.Yks.'
Freely applied where hardly applicable, as to a family living in a
large house, without suitable attendance. ' A poor hungerslain
lot.' (9) n.Yks. ^ (lo)ne.Sc. A stone bored by the pholas was
rejected as ballast ; such a stone bore the name of the hunger
steeii,GREcoR/"//&-io>v (1881)198. w.Yks.i, Lin. (Hall.) (ii,n)
Glo.^ Glc, Nrf. From being an indication of poor land or from
impoverishing crops amongst which it grows (B. & H.). (A) Chs.'
2. Phr. (i) a hunger ami a burst, a period of privation
alternating with one of excess ; (2) hunger is a sharp
thorn, hunger is hard to bear.
(i) Cai.i We say of the improvident poor that their life is 'a
hunger and a burst,' i. e. that when they get a little money they
at once arrange for a ■ big feed ' or ' great drink ' and then for a
time are in a state of starvation. (2) w.Yks. Hunger, they say, is a
sharp thorn, an' begow it's true, CuDwoRTiiZ)ia/.Sfe/<-//«s (1884) 15.
3. V. To starve ; to withhold necessary food.
Sc. I will put her in cold prison, And hunger her till she die,
KiNLOCH Ballads (1827I 79. Lnk. She's ay tlyting on her lasses,
hungers her servant lad, Graham IViitiiigs (1883) II. 140. Slk.
He wad hae hungered the lad to death, Hogg Tales (1838) 298,
ed. 1866. Gall. I hunger my wyme and my back I keep duddy,
Mactaggart Ettcycl. (1824) 109, ed. 1876. n.Cy. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (P.) n.Yks.i 'Twur a cruel act, hungerin' thae poor
bairns, as she did, fra yah week's end tiv anither; n.Yks." He
hungers ivverything aboot t'pleeace. ne.Yks.^ T'pigs is beealin
seea, ah lay you've been hungerin' em. w.Yks.' He hungers t'barn.
Hence Hungered, ppl. adj. (i) ill-fed, starved ; (2)
scanty, ill-provided.
(i) Ayr. Hungered Highland boors, BvRKS Address of Beelzebub
(1786)1.2. Wxf.i.N.Cy.i Wm. She niver thought of leaving her
cabin till she was hungered out, BRiGcsA'fHiams (1825) 57. s.Wm.
We wer safe to ha' been hungert, Southev Doctor (ed. 1848) 560.
n.Yks.i Ah's about hungered to deid ; n.Yks." Ah war hungered
past my bahdings. ne.Yks.' Ah's that hungered whahl ah can
hardlins bahd. Hrf.i, Glo.i, Dor.l Cor. Why, how are 'ee so late,
soas! Arn't 'ee hungar'd ? Vo-rva-b. Pctttojvan (1859) i. (2) Per.
Whyles a simmer cauld an' green Has left a hunger'd hairstahint
it, Haliburto.v Ochil Idylls (1891) 52. Edb. Never dree a hungert
day, Fergusson Poems (1773) 150, ed. 1785.
4. Phr. to hunger the hook, to spare the bait.
Sh.I. Fish or no fish, Magnie, 'ill no hae sin for hungerin' da
huiks, 5/1. A'fa's(Apr. 23, 18981 ; I wisna lang fir we hedanebbard
an' a half, an' I didna hunger da huik, ib. i Dec. 9, 1899).
HUNGER, sb.^ Sh.I. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A kettle for broiling. (Coll. L.L.B.)
HUNGER, s6.3 Cum.* Crystallized carbonate of lime.
Also called White hunger.
[It] is found as 'white threads' in the backs or cleets of the
coal seam. It is much used by miners for polishing the brass of
their lamps.
HUNGERSOME, adj. Sc. Also written hungersum
Cai.' Bnlf.^ [hBqarssm.] 1. Hungry.
Dmb. Ye ken luve makes me desperate hungersome, Cross
Disntplion (1844) xv.
2. Causing hunger.
Cai.i Bnff.' Hairstan's hungersum work.
HUNGE-SPLUNGE, see Hunge-plunge.
HUNGE-STONE, sb. Lin.i [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] -A quartz pebble. Cf. hunger-stone.
HUNGIL-MONEY, si. Obs. Yks. A small payment ;
see below. Cf horsam.
A small tax, which is still paid ... by the townships on the
north side of the Vale ... of Pickering, for horsemen and hounds
kept for the purpose of driving off the deeroftheforest of Pickering
from the corn-fields which bordered upon it, Grose (1790) (s.v.
Horsam) ; Marshall Run Econ. (1788).
[OE. *hundgild, dog-payment.]
HUNGKLECK, sb. Sh.I. The rhinoceros-beetle,
Dynastes tilyus. Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 25. See
Clock, sA.3
[ON. *hom-klukka, see Jakobsen (/. c.).]
HUNGRELS, s6. />/. Obs. Chs. The rafters.
Commonly made of poles split in the middle to support a covering
of thatch (K.); Chs.'
HUNGRISOME, adj. Sc. Also written hungrisum
Cld. (Jam.) Voracious, eager.
Cld. (Jam.) Gall. Thirty [psalms] would not suit this hungrisome
Quintin of ours. He must needs learn the whole hundred and
fifty by rote, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 99.
Hence (i) Hungrisomelike, adv. somewhat voraciously j
(2) Hungrisomeness, sb. the state of hunger. Cld. (Jam.)
HUNGRY, adj. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Aus. Also in form hongry se.Wor.' 1. In comb, (i)
Hungry-grass, a magic grass ; see below ; (2) -ground,
an enchanted tract of country supposed to cause hunger
to the person who passes over it ; (3) -gut, a penurious
person ; (4) -heart, an empty, craving stomach ; (5)
-hillock, see (2) ; (6) -land, poor, unproductive soil ; (7)
-poisoned, miserly, stingy ; lean, starved-Iooking ; (8)
-worm, a worm supposed to cause hunger.
(i) Ir. Tufts of a peculiar grass that grows on the mountains,
on which if anyone tread he immediately becomes faint and hungry
and incapable of walking, Flk-Lore Rec. (1881) IV. 109. N.I.'
Uls. If one treads on hungrygrass — which is said to grow up where
persons dining in a field have not thrown some of the fragments
to the fairies — he will be seized with what the Irish c^W feargartha
ox fairgitrtha, hungry disease, Black Flk-Medidne (1883) i. Don.
Fairgorta, fairgarta, or hungry-grass. . . Any one who chances
to put their foot on it is immediately seized with weakness and
sleepiness, Flk-Lore J rn. (1886) IV. 362; Mountain and moory
places chiefly abound with hungry-grass, M.acmanus Oiney Kittach
in Century Mag. (Oct. 1899) 956. (2) Bnff.' w.Sc. Some tracts
of country are believed to be so much under the power of en-
chantment, that he who passes over any one of them, would
infallibly faint, if he did not use something for the support of
nature. It is therefore customary to carr3' a piece of bread in
one's pocket, to be eaten when one comes to what is called the
hungry ground (Jam.). (3) e.Suf. (F.H.) (4) N.H (5) ne.Sc. If
one was rather suddenly seized with a craving for food accom-
panied with a feeling of faintness, or if one seemed to eat more
heartily than usual, it was attributed to going over what was called
a hungry hillock, Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 30. BnfT.' A'm sae
yaap, a've surely gehn our a hungry-hillock. (6) N.I.' Chs.'
Barren soil which requires constant manuring is said to be hungry
land. Nhp.' Land on a gravelly and sandy subsoil, which soon
absorbs the manure, and exhausts its fertilizing properties. War."
You may put as much muck as you loikes on that field, and it will
be gone in one year. It's hungry land. 17) e.Suf. (F.H.) (8)
n.Sc. Gie the bairn a bit piece, for fear the hungry worm cut its
heart (Jam.).
2. Phr. (i) a hungry dog will eat dirty pudding, ' hunger
is the best sauce ' ; (2) rt hungry eye sees far, necessity
sharpens the wits ; (3) as hungry as a hunter, excessively
hungry ; (4) hunirry folk's meat, food which takes longer
than usual to cook.
(i) se.Wor.' Glo. SMinn Lives Berkeleys (1066-1618) III. 31,
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ed. 1885. (2) N.I.' (3) w.Yks. Hartley Taks, 2nd S. 149. (4)
ne.Sc. In cooking any dish, if the cooking seemed to require longer
time than usual it was said that there was hungry folk's meat in
the pot, Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 30.
3. Of soil: poor, barren ; requiring constant manuring.
n.Cy. (Hall.), w.Yks.', Chs.i, War.* Cmb. Norfolk's a very
hungry country (W.M.B.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. Greedy ; stingy, covetous, mean.
ne.Lan.', War. (J.R.W.), e.Suf. (F.H.) w.Som.l Main near,
hungry old feller, proper old skin-vlint. Dev.' ; Dev.^ They be
that hungry, they'd skin a vlint tu save a penny and spowl a
vowerpenny knive tu du't. Cor.' He's as hungry as the grave;
Cor. 2 [Aus. They . . . have been the very first to kick against
cooking for poor swaggers, and . . . have given stations a hungry
name, Ferguson Bush Life (1891) vii.]
HUNGS, see Hunch, v>
HUNK, sh> In gen. dial, use in Sc. Eng. and Amer. Also
in form nunk Som. [hBr)k,h)uqk.] A mis-shapen lump ;
a large, thick piece of food ; also usedy?g-. Cf. hunch, sb}
Frf. There were three bridles, an oatmeal cake, and a hunk of
kebbock, Barrie Tommy (1896) ix. Nhb.' A hunk o' breed.
Cum. Ah saw a gurt hunk of a fellow ledderan away, Sargisson
Joe Scoap (1881) 6 ; Cum.*, w.Yks. (J.W.), Lan. (F.R.C.) Midi.
The two hunks of fat, Bartram People of Clapton (1897) 4. Der.^,
nw.Der.', Not.', n.Lin.', Lei.», Nhp.i, War. (J.R.W.), War.3, Brks.'
Mid. I had brought some bread and a hunk of bacon, Blackmore
Kit (1890) III. iv. Nrf. Patterson Man and Nat. (1895) 63.
'Ken. (G.B.) Sus.^ A gurt hunk o' brc'n cheese. Hmp. Cooper
Gl. (1853'). Wil. A huge hunk of bread and cheese in his left
hand, Akerman Tales (1853) 30 ; Slow Gl. (1892). Som, Sweet-
man IVincanlon Gl. (1885). w.Som.' He'd a got a hunk o' burd'n
cheese fit to make a farmer's heart ache. Dev. Dawntee cut sich
gert hunks ov mayte 's that; tha chillern can't avte um, Hewett
Peas. Sp. (1892). n.Dev. 'Tis thick gurt hunk. I tcH'e all, Auver
tha passon's desk I'll v.ill Avore I wool be kist. Rock Jim an' Nell
(1867) St. 40. e.Dev, Laike hunks o' pomegranate's 3'er temples
in under yer locks, Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860) iv. 3. Cor. A hunk
o' cold beef as salt as Lot's wife's elbow, ' Q.' Troy Town (1888)
v; Cor.'23 [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 341.]
[WFIem. hiinke (cene limike brood, ceiie hunke vkesc/i),
a hunk ot bread or meat (De Bo).]
HUNK,si.2 Sc. Also in form hunks Edb. A sluttish,
indolent woman.
Edb. Ballantine Gabeilumie (ed. 1875) Gl. Rxb. A nasty
hunk. A lazy hunk (Jam.).
HUNK, s6.3 Sh.I. A lift; a push. Cf. hunch, si.^ 4.
Hyst him wi a hunk, Burgess Rasmie (18921 104.
HUNKER, V. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Nhp. Hrf. Amer.
[h)B'r|k3(r, hu'qkar.] 1. To squat with tlie haunches,
knees, and anlcles acutely bent so as to bring the hams
near the heels ; also used^fg-.
Sc. Hob, that was the eldest, hunkered at the door-sill, Steven-
son Weir (1896) V. Bnff. Hunker down upo' her hurdles, Taylor
Poems (1787) 190. Abd. I can see . . . Lily hunkert doon in that
dark neuk, Greig Logie o' Biichan (1899) 147 Frf. In a sharp
frost children hunker at the top and are blown down with a roar
and a rush on rails of ice, Barrie Lidit (1888) 9. Per. We'll
hunker doon to nane, Vokt> Harp (1893) 306. Rnf. Aweebit cot,
Bare, hunkerin' on some lanely spot, Wilson Poems (1790) 210
(Jam.). Ayr. Hunkert doon, aside the dais. He seemed a bunch
o* dirty claes, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 189a) 192. Lth.
Hunkerin' there in a corner, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 287.
Edb. Hunk'ring down upon the cauld grass, Pennecuik Tinklarian
(ed. 1810) 8. Hdg. Then hunkering down upo' her knees, Poor
Hornie o' her milk to ease, TintQiiey (i8ot) 1. 187. Gall. Bending
his hams and laying his hands upon his knees in the attitude which
we of Moreham call 'hunkering,' Crockett Anna Mark (1899)
xxxix. Kcb. I hunker'd down, sae did the hizzy; Davidson Seasons
(1789) 179. N.I.' To crouch on the ground with the heels under
the hams. Ant. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) s.Don. Simmons
Gl. (1890).
Hence (i) Hunkered, ppl. adj. knee-bent, elbowed,
bowed, crooked ; (2) Hunkering, ppl. adj. of cattle :
crowding.
(i) N.Cy.l This wheat is sadly hunkered. Nhb.', Nhp.' (2) Hrf.2
2. Comb, (i) Hunker-slide, (a) to slide on the ice, sitting
on one's hunkers ; (6) /ig. to do anything in a mean, un-
manly way; (2) -tottie, in a 'hunkering' position; (3)
Hunkertys (Hunkert-wise), in a squatting position.
(i, a) Gall. Mactaggart Enryel. (1824). s.Don. Simmons Gl.
(1890). (ij ib. [Amer. No hunkersliding here, Dial. Notes (1896)
I- 379-] (2) Fif. Slides on which in gleeful rows the boys
careered, erect or hunker-tottie, Colville Vernacular (1899) 14.
(3) Frf. Doon they gaed, . . some staunin', some hunkertys,
Willock Roselly Ends (1886) 74, ed. 1889 ; A lang coorse o'
sittin' hunkertys, an' wearin' breeks had maybe worn oor tails oot
o' sicht, ib. 178.
HUNKERS, sb. pi. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Dun Cum.
Yks. Suf. Amer. [h)B-r)k3(r)z, hur)k3(r)z.] In phr. on
one's hunkers, in a squatting position ; also Jig. ' on one's
last legs,' in reduced or desperate circumstances.
Sc. I'll eat my bonnet if she wadna hae flappit hersel' doon on
her hunkers. Ford Thistledown (1891) 129. w.Sc. Bailie com-
manded the workmen ... to get down on their knees or hunkers,
Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 94. Rnf. Like all petty tyrants
he meanly can cour, Kneel on his bare hunkers for favour and
power, M''GiLVRAY Poems (ed. 1862^ 58. Ayr. Wi' ghastly ee,
poor tweedle-dee Upon his hunkers bended, Hvrhs Jolly Beggars
(1785 1. 211 ; Oor cheese is on its hunkers, but you'll hae a preein'
o't for a' that. Service Dr. Duguid {ed. 1887) 228. Lnk. Twenty or
thirty colliers usually sat on their hunkers and discussed the
situation, Wright Sc. Life (legT) 7. Edb. Crouching on his
hunkers, MoiR Mansie IVauch (1828) xix. Rxb. The twasome on
their hunkers there, Upon the green sward as they sat, A. Scott
Poems (ed. 1808) 157. Dmf. On his hunkers sat the blin' man's
doggie, Thom Jock o' Knowe (1878) 37. Gall. [He] would . . .
crouch there on his hunkers, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) liii.
Ir. I seen an ould woman sittin' on her hunkers, Yeats Flk. Tales
(1888)109. N.I.' Uls. J ist sittin' at home on yer hunkers, f//s.
Jrn. Arch. (1853-62) VI. 45. Ant. Ballymena Obs. (1892). Dwn.
(C.H.W.) w.Ir. Up sits the fox an his hunkers. Lover Leg.
(1848) I. 233. N.Cy.' Nhb, Aa teuk the chance to sit doon on me
hunkers to leet me pipe, Haldane Other Eye (i88o'l 6 ; Nhb.'
e.Dur.' ' Sitting on the hunkers ' means squatting, as miners do in
the streets (sitting on the toes, with the thighs resting on the
calves). Cum." He sat doon on his hunkers ahint t'dyke. w.Yks.
(S.J.C.) Suf.' A dog sitting up on its hind legs, would be
described as 'sitting on its hunkers.' [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896)
I. 419 ; N.& Q. (1870) 4th S. vi. 249.]
HUNKLE, V. and sb. Sh.I. [hB-rjkl.] 1. v. To lift
oneself up ; to shrug one's shoulders. See Hunk, sb.^
An hunkled himsell, for his cott wis geen swint, Burgess
Rasmie (1892) 12.
2. sb. A shrug of the shoulders. 'Gaehimsellahunkle,'<'6.87.
HUNKS, sb. Sc. Wm. Lin. Ess. Sus. Hmp. Som. Dev.
Cor. Slang. Also written hunx Wm. [h)Eqks, h)ur)ks.]
A miserable, niggardly old person ; a miser.
Lth. [They] might think him a beggar, and her an auld hunks,
Ballantine /'of<"5 (1856) 122. Wm. A griping covetous hunx,
HvTTON Bran New IVark {i'jS^)\. 12s. n.Lin.' Ess. John tipp'd
the blunt for 't, for No hunks e'er seemed he, Clark y. Noakes
(1839) St- '5^ ; Ess.' Sus., Hmp. Holloway. w.Som.' He's a
rigler old hunks, mid so well try to git blid out of a vlint-stone,
as to get a varden out o' he. Dev.' A huges heave-up truly if her
had'n had a farding to marry such a stingy hunks : such a purse-
proud hectoring braggadocia, 6. Cor. There was a covetous old
hunks in St. Just, Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865'! 98, ed. 1896.
Slang. Farmer. [Hunks, as a meer hunks, i. e. a base covetous
wretch, a pitiful niggardly fellow, Phillips (1706).]
HUNKS, see Hunk, sb.'^
HUNKSIT, ««>■. Sh.I. [hB-r)ksit.] High-shouldered;
having the head sunk between the shoulders.
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897I 64 ; S. & Ork.'
HUNNER, HUNNIEL, HUNNISH, see Hundred, Han-
niel, Honish.
HUNSE, V. Sh.I. To search, hunt for.
An hunsd, an liunsd, wi baid mi haands Trou boady, skirt, an
linin, Burgess Rasmie (1892) 108 ; Ta redd oot kin ye maun be
wice ; It tak a pooer o hunsin, ib. 85.
HUNSH, see Hunch, v.'
HUNSIL, V. Sh.I. To search, hunt for.
Shu wis hunsilin' i' da kist for da [fishing] flee, Sh. News (June
18, 1898J ; Hit'll be Mr. M'Leod's timeta hunsil troo dadickslxinar
noo, bit I faer he'll luik twise or he fins some o' dy wirds, ib.
(Nov. 12, 1898).
HUNI", V. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Aus. Also in forms hint Fif ; hun Lakel.^ Cum.'* w.Yks.'*
[h)Bnt, hjunt.] 1. v. In comb, (i) Hunta-gowk, or
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■the-govvk, (a) a person sent on a fool's errand ; also used
attrib. ; {b) a fool's errand ; (c) to go on a fool's errand ;
(2) — heel, to follow scent backwards ; {3) -the-fox, a varia-
tion of the game of hare and hounds ; see below; (41 -the-
glaiks, see (i, c) ; (5) -the-hare, see (3); (6) -theslipper,
a game ; see below ; in gen. use ; (7) -the-squirrel, a sort
of country dance ; (8) -the-stag, (9) -the staigie, a boys"
game; see below; (10) -up, an additional stake in the
game of Loo; see below; (11) -you-shin-you, the game
of shinty, q. v.
(I, a) Sc. It wad look unco-like, I thought, just to be sent out
on a hunt-the-gowk errandwi'aland-Iouper like that, Scott Gmv^I/.
(1815) xlv. Fif. Tibbie still was as positive as ever that Tarn
meant to elope, but a wheen o' the news-laddies seemed to think
different, for . . . thae began shouting, Hint-a-gowk ! Hint-a-
gowk ! Hint-a-gowk! April, M'Laren riAiiV (18941 60. e.Ltb.
We had seen ower mony o' their dodges in oor time, to let the
Tories mak a hunt-'e-gowk o' us noo. Hunter J. Inwtck (1895)
177. N.I.^ {b Sc, I never got sic a huntiegouke in a' my days
[the speaker had been invited to a funeral but found it had already
taken place], yo;^^s, ist S. 1 1889) 99. n.Cy. This ... is called a
* gowk's errand,' 'an April errand," 'hunt the gowk,' Flk-Lore
Rec. (1879' II. 85. (c) Sc. (Jam.) (2) n.Dev. At these breaks of
the scent the hounds are checked and sometimes the young
hounds will begin to run it back the wrong way ; they are then
said to 'hunt heel.' The ancient term was to 'hunt counter,'
Jefferies Red Deer (1884"; viii. (3 Wxf. Played hunt the fox,
Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 5. Wal. The fox has a certain time
given him for a start, the other players then go after him, Gomme
Games (1894) I. igr. Oxf. Played as a street-game. An occa-
sional cry is raised by the fox to assist the hunters ^G.O.). (4) Sc.
We did nothing but hunt theglaiks,CoLviL IVIiigs' Supplication fed.
1796) 1. 1091. (5) N.Cy.' Child's game played on the ice as well as
in the fields. [In this game one boy is permitted to run out, and
having law given to him — that is, being permitted to goto a certain
distance from his comrades before they pursue him — their object is
to take him, if possible, before he can return home, Gomjie ib. 241.]
(6)Sc.i'Jam. Sti.I. They amused themselves with such gamesas hunt-
da-slipper, wads, and haand-de-kroopin, Spence Flk Lore (1899^
189. w.Yks. GoMME ib. 242. Lan. One Lan. version reverses
the characters by making the cobbler run round the ring, and the
children requiring the shoe to be mended, call out, ' Blackie,
come mend my slipper,' ib. Shr., Sur. ib. Sus., Hmp. Now
almost out of fashion. A number of girls and boys sit on the
floor in a circle, while one stands in the middle. Those who sit
have a slipper which they pass from one to the other, concealing
it underneath them : it is the business of the one in the middle to
find it. when the person beneath whom it is found has to stand up
in turn till it is again discovered. The chief amusement arises
from the one in the circle who has the slipper striking the one
who stands up, while he or she is steadily looking for it, in an
opposite quarter, Holloway. Dor. Gomme ib. Som. Jennings
Obs. Dial. tu.Eng. 1825). (7) Som. Uncle Granger triumphed
over his anckles so far as to dance Hunt the Squirrel with
Mrs. Toop, Raymond Gent. Upcott (1893) 138 ; They had ' Hunt
the squirrel ' and the handkerchief dance, ib. Men o' Mendip (1898 1
xiii. (.8) w.Mid. We labouring men's children hadn't time to have
a regular paper-chase by day, so we used to play ' Hunt the
stag ' of an evening. The ' stag ' carried an old cow's horn which
he blew at all the corners so that the ' hunters' followed him by
the sound (W.P.M.). fg) Bnff. One is chosen to be the staigie
(httle stallion). The other players scatter themselves over the
play-ground. The staigie locks his fingers into each other. He
then repeats the words — ' Hunt the Staigie, Huntie, untie, staig[i]e,
Ailleman, ailleman, aigie,' and rushes off with his hands locked,
and tries to touch one of the players. He must not unlock his
hands till he has caught one. When he has captured one, the
two join hands and hunt for another. When another is caught
he joins the two. This goes on till all are hunted down, Gomme
ib. 242. (10) Cum.* At a certain stage in each round of Lant
(Loo) every player has to put a stake into the pool in addition to
the stake he has to pay ordinarily, — this is called ' hunt-up.' (11)
w.Yks. 2 During the game the players shout ' Hunyou, shinyou.'
2. To drive by force ; to drive away, to send a person
about his business.
Ayr. Leezie comes down the stair, . . wi' a cannle in her hand,
to hunt me to the bed. Service Notandiims (i8goi 4. UIs.
(M.B.-S.) [Aus. A supernumerary for some travelling stock
caravan, who had been ' hunted ' for drunkenness or inefBciency,
Boldrewood Colon. Reformer {i8go) II. xxiii.]
3. To search for.
Kcb. She howks the gutters huntin' preens, Armstrong Ingle-
side (1890) 142. n.Yks. They are hunting watter up (I.W.).
w.Yks. (.J-W.), Clis.i s.Chs.' Ahy)v bin iin'tin mi weyf au'l oar
dhu taayn [I've been huntin' my weife all o'er the tain]. Shr.'
' Han yo' sin the kay . . . o' theone-w'y-drink? I've bin 'untin' it
up an' down— likely an" onlikely — an' canna find it now'eer.'
' Vo' raun 'unt till yo' find'n it, an' then yore labour OOnna be lost.'
4. To frequent, resort to ; to visit frequently. Cf.
haunt, V. 3.
Abd. It was huntin' aye the ale-house, Anderson Poems
(1826) 26.
5. sb. Comb, (i) Hunt-lands, hunting grounds ; (2)
-'s-up, (a) an old pipe tune, esp. used by the waits on
Christmas eve or Christmas morn ; (6) a tumult, outcry ;
(c) to scold, rate, abuse.
(i) Nhb.' The huntlands of Tindale are often spoken of in
ancient deeds and grants. A large proportion of these lands are
Huntlands to this day, as far as regards grouse and black game ;
but goodly flocks of Cheviot sheep have replaced the red deer
and roe that formerly tenanted these wastes, Charlton N.Tyne-
dale (1871) 15. (2, a) Nhb.i Cnm.i Hunsep through the wood,
hunsep through the wood. Merrily goes the day, sir; Get up old
wives and bake your pies. To-morrow is Christmas day, sir, &c.;
Cum.3 * T'hunt's up * of a Kersmas mworn . . . Wad roose us, 57 ;
Cum.* {b) Ciun. A bonny hunsup, faith, he'll mek, Anderson
Ballads 1 ed. 1808 ) 28 ; Cum.'*, w.Yks.i (J) Lakel. He'll hunsip thi
fer thi pains (B.K.) ; Lakel. = Cum. Gl. U851) ; Cum.i*
6. Phr. neither hunt nor hare, absolutely nothing.
Lnk. There's neither hunt nor hare tae be seen o' the auld
plenishin' except the picturs, Wardrop y. Mathison (1881) 17.
HUNTER, 56. Irel. n.Cy. Of a cat : a good mouser.
N.I.' ' Her mother was a right hunter ;' said of a kitten. n.Cy.
(J.W.)
HUNTING, sb. and adj. Sc. Yks. Der. Shr. Glo. Som.
1. sb. A game ; see below.
w.Yks., n.Lin. ' O have you seen the Shah, O have you seen the
Shah ? He lights his pipe on a star-light night, O have you seen
the Shahl For a-hunting we will go, A-hunting we will go ;
We'll catch a fox and put him in a box, A-hunting we will go.' . .
The children range themselves in double rank at one end of the
room . . . and march down to the other end hand in hand. At
the bottom they loose hands and divide, the first rank turning
right, the second left, and march back in two single files to the
other end again, where they reform as at first, and repeat their
manoeuvre, singing the verses alternately, Gomme Games (1894) I.
244. Der. Flk-Lore Jrn. I. 386, in Gomme ib. Lin. ' Hunting we
will go, brave boys. Hunting we will go ; We'll catch an old fox
And put him in a box, For a-liunting we will go. Halt ! shoulder
arms 1 fire ! ' . . The . . . game is played by the children walking
two and two in a circle round one of their companions, singing.
The players then stand facing the child in the centre, and place
their hands on their partner's shoulders. After the lines are sung
the centre child cries out, ' Halt ! Shoulder arms I Fire ! ' at
which words each child kisses his partner. If the commander
sees anyone hesitate, or avoid kissing, he runs forward and takes
the defaulter's place, leaving him to fill the middle position,
Gomme 16. Slir. Burne/V*- Z.ojv (1883) 514. Som. 'Oh, a-hunting
we will go, a-hunting we will go ; We'll catch a little fox and put
him in a box, And never let him go.' . . The Bath game is played
by the children standing in two rows facing each other, and
clapping hands and singing the verse. At the same time the two
children facing each other at the top of the lines join hands and
trip down and up between the lines. Their hands are unclasped,
and the two children run down the outside of the lines, one
running on each side, and meet at the bottom of the lines, where
they stand. The two children now standing at the top proceed
in the same way ; this is continued until all the children have
done the same. A ring is then formed, when the children again
clap and sing, Gomme ib.
2. adj. In comb, (i) Hunting-hawk, the peregrine falcon,
Falco peregriniis. e.Lth., Rxb. Swainson Birds (1885) 139 ;
(2) — ten, a game at cards. w.Yks.'
HUNTSMAN, sb. Sc. Irel. Lan. Cor. In comb, (i)
Huntsman's cap, the water figwort, Scrophularia aqttalica;
(2) — moon, the October moon.
(i) Cor. From the shape of the corolla (B. & H.). (2) s.Sc,
s.Ir., Lan. Harland & 'Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1867) ^5°-
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HUNTY, sb. Sc. A boys' game ; see Hunt, v. 1. (g).
Abel. The hail at ' Shinty,' and the dell at ' Hunty' and ' Kee-
how,' Cadenhead Bon- Accord 11853^ 192 ; One or more boys get
a good start, and the others follow in full cry. The ' stags' turn
and double until caught by their pursuers (A.W.;.
HUOD, HUOVEN, see Hide, v.'^, Heave.
HUP, sb. e.Dur.^ A whip.
HUPE,s6. Lakel.* 1. The hip. 'He's gay middleno'hiup.'
2. Conip. (i) Hupe-band, an old-fashioned trousers-band ;
(2) -bun, stiff from unusual exercise.
HUPH.si. Obs. Nhb. A measure for corn or dry goods.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ; Gent. Mag., ed. Gomme (1886) i6.
HUP(P, int. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dev. Also in form
hip Sc. [h)Bp, hup.] 1. /;;/. A call to a horse to go to
the right or off-side ; also in comb. Hup-hup.
Sc. Morton Cyclo. Agiic. (1863) ; In towns Haap is used where
wynd is heard, and Hip bears a similar relation to wane, Stephens
Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 160. Cai.', N.I.i, Nhb.» s.Cy. A^. tr Q.
(iSse) 2nd S. i. 395. Dev. Horae Siibsccivae (1777) 179.
2. A call to a horse or cow to go on.
Mry. ' Jee! hup!' cried Sir Robert, an' sprang to the back O'
that fierce-lookin' charger. Hay Liiitie (1851) 57. Gall. Rob . . .
brought down his hand with a surprising ' flap ' upon each cow's
flank, and said in a loud, stable-3'ard voice, 'Hup, you beast!'
Crockett Kit Kennedy (,1899) x%'ii. N.I.'
3. Comb, (i ) Huphoway, a drover's cry to urge on cattle.
Nhb.i; (2) -hup.a car-driver's cry to get out of the way. N.I.'
4. V. To cry ' hup ' to a horse.
Sc. The clown . . . was soon heard hupping and geeing to the
cart, Scott St. Rouan i 1824) xvii. Lth. He hyted, he huppit —
in vain, O ! He ferlied what gaured his horse stand like a stock,
Ballantine Pof«i5 (1856J 114.
5. To go forward.
Rnf. My muse will neither hup nor wind, M'Gilvray Poems
(ed. 1862 176.
[2. Swiss dial, hiipp ! ' Ruf des Fuhrmanns oder
Reiters zum Antreiben der Pferde ' (Icliolikon).'\
HUPS, int. s.Chs.i [ups.] Fie ! Cf. yaps.
HUPSTITCH, sb. e.Dur.' In phr. every httpstifch,
every now and again.
She bakes every hupstitch. He does it every hupstitch, . .
i.e. constantly, or oftener than seems to be required.
HURB, sb. Sc. An awkward fellow ; a puny, dwarfish
person.
Abd. (Jam.) ; He's a queer-leukin hurb, Alexander Johnny
Gibb (1871) iii.
HURBISHED, ppl. adj. Obs. Chs.> Pulled down, dis-
tressed, harassed.
HURBLE, s6.' n.Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A lean or meagre object.
HURBLE, sb.^ Wm. An irregular lump.
Wm. Obs. (B.K.) s.Wm. The result of superfluous material or
clumsiness in disposing it, e.g. an uncomfortable boss in a badly-
made bed (J.A.B.).
HURCH, V. Shr. Som. Also in form hurchen Shr.=
[atj.] To keep close together ; to cuddle up.
Shr.^ Hurchenen clos up i' th' chimlay cornel. Som. (Hall.)
[Hurchyn togeder, collido, Prompt, (ed. Pynson).]
HURCH, adj. Chs.'^ [atJ.] Tender, touchy.
HXiKCHED, ppl. adj. Lin. Ajar. (Hall.), Lin.*
HURCHENT, HURCHEON, HURCLE, see Urchin,
Hurkle, v.
HURD, sb. and v. Sc. Yks. Glo. [hard, ad.] 1. sb.
A hoard.
Sc. Craftie heidis sail na mair hyde The hurde of thair hypocrisie,
Rogers Three Reformers (1874) 95.
2. V. To hoard ; to store. w.Yks.', Glo.'
[1. He . . . had me hard by the hand quhair ane hurd
lay, Douglas Eneados (1513), ed. 1874, in. 147. 2. Preiss
nevir to hurde the kirkis gude, Dunbar Poems (c. 1510),
ed. Small, II. 306.]
HURD, V. Lin. [ad.] To clip the dirty, ' clagged '
wool off sheep. Thompson HIit. Boston (1856) 710; Lin.'
HURD, HURDEN, see Herd, sb., Red, Harden, sb., v.
HURDER, s6. Obs. n.Cy. Yks. A heap of stones.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks. Hutton Tour Io Caves (1781;.
HURDIK,sA. Sh.I. Alsoinform hurdin. A big boulder;
a piece of rock ; usedyTg". of a big, clumsy woman.
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 48, 91 ; ib. Norsk in Sh. 65.
HURDLE, sb. and v.^ Chs. Der. Wor. Brks. I.W. Wil.
Dor. Dev. [a'dl.] 1. sb. In ro;«6. (i) Hurdle-biunper, a
sheep's head ; (2) -footed, club-footed ; (3) -herse. a hurdle
frame, see below ; (4) -shore, (5) -staff, a stake driven into
the ground to support a hurdle, a ' foldshore.'
(i) s.Wor.l (2^ Wil.l (3", Brks.' The frame fixed on the ground
having holes for the uprights of hurdles ; the brushwood used in
making ' vlaayke hurdles,' is woven horizontally between these
uprights. (4) Wil.' (5) Dor. With hurdle-staves in their hands,
they poured out of the door, Hardy JVess. Tales (1888) I. 40.
2. A substitute for a gate ; gen. having a movable top
bar which is lifted into a square hook at each end. nw.Der.',
I.W. (Hall.) 3. Salt-making term : a table or platform
of wood planks running along each side of the pans, for
the purpose of receiving the salt when drawn out of the
pans. Chs.'
4. V. To confine sheep within the fold.
Dev. They use flakes for hurdling sheep. When they hurdle
sheep, Reports Provinc. (1891).
HURDLE, v.^ Sc. 1. Obs. To crouch ; to contract the
body as a cat, hedgehog, or hare. Abd. Shirrefs Poems
(1790) G/. Cf hurtle,:;. 2. To curtsey, bow. Per.(G.W.)
HURDLE, J'.* e.An. Also in form huddle. To couple
the hind-legs of a rabbit by threading one leg through the
hamstring of the other. (M.C.H.B.) Cf harl, v. 3.
HURDLER, sb. Dor. [adl3(r).] A hurdle-maker.
To visit her sister, who was married to a thriving hurdler.
Hardy Madding Crowd {iS-j^) xxxi.
HURDLE-SHELL, sb. I.W.'* Tortoiseshell ; gen. used
atlrib. of colour, lit. reddle-shell.
I got zummet like a cat now, a hurdle-shell one.
HURDON, sb. Sc. [ha'rdan.] A woman with large
hips. See Hurdy, si.'
Abd. Am I to lea' the keyes wi' yon hurdon? Macdonald Mal-
colm (1875) II. 299. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
HURDS, see Hards.
HURDY, s6.' Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. [ha-rdi.] 1. pi.
The buttocks ; the hips and parts adjacent.
Sc. How cou'd ye ca' my hurdles fat? Ramsay Tea-table Misc.
(1724) II. 130, ed. 1871. Cai.' Elg. Sidlins upon the mare's hurdies
he sat, Abd. IVkly. Free Press (June 25, 1898). Bnff. Blethrin sic
wordies. As d — your hurdies, Taylor Poems (1787) 26. Bch. A
bit o' a bacon haam, that is the hinder hurdies o' an auld swine,
Forbes Jm. (1742 1 18. Abd. She kent by the pains in her hurdies
...We micht look for a storm, Anderson 7?/rv;"f5(i867) 31. Kcd.
Geordie loot his stick Drap on Foveran's hinner hurdies, Wi' an
unexpected lick. Grant Lays (1884) 43. Frf. Their withcr'd
hurdies wallop, Beattie Amha (c. 1820) 49, ed. 1882. Per. His
spunk-flask at his hurdies hung, Monteath Dunblane (1835) 122,
ed. 1887. Fif. They douce her hurdies trimly Upo' the stibble-
rig, Douglas Poems (1806) 128. Slg. The sweat ran o'er their
hurdies flowing, Galloway Poems (1792) 33. Rnf. Ower their
hurdies They neither had wylie coats nor jackets, Webster ./?/<,v"i«
(1835) 23. Ayr. His gawcie tail, wi' upward curl. Hung owre his
hurdies wi' a swirl, Burns Twa Dogs (1786J 1. 35. Lnk. Aff" his
hurdies her fit she took, And sent him sprawling in the gutter,
Stewart Tzva Elders (1886) 5. Lth. He sat on his hurdies, and
looked Patience herself, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 9. Edb. With
bottles at his hurdies hung, Maclagan Pof;)i5 (1851) 127. Bwk.
Its 'hurdies like a distant hill,' Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856)
24. Feb. It might befriend her hapless lot, And half her hurdies
hide Frae open day, Lintoun Green (16851 61, ed. 1817. Rxb.The
taws that on thy hurdies play, A. Scott Poems (ed. 1808) 13.
Dmf. If I were at ye, . . I wad your hurdies rightly tan, Shennan
Tales (1831) 54. Gall. A rouch curry tyke, seated ... on his aiii
twa tashellie hurdies, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) Introd. g, ed.
1876. n.Cy. (Hall.), Nhb.'
2. Comp. (i) Hurdy-bone, the thigh-bone ; (2) -caikle, a
pain in the loins cojnmonly felt by reapers, and occasioned
bj' stooping.
d") Per. Feent a hirple's in thy hurdy bane. When dancing
' Gillie-Callum,' Stewart Character (1857) 127. s.Don. Simmons
G/. (1890). (2) Rnf. (Jam.)
[1. Of hir hurdies scho had na hauld, Lyndesay Sat.
(1535) 4363]
HURDY
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HURL
HURDY, sb.'^ Nlib.i [hardi.] A mischievous or
abandoned person.
HURDY-GURDY, sb. and acfj. So. GIo. 1. sb. Obs.
A rustic instrument, consisting of a single string and a
bladder fastened to a bent stick. Glo. liorae Sttbsecivae
(1777) 221.
2. adj. A contemptuous epithet applied to a harp.
Elg. 'Tis like a puppy's whine. A hurdy-gurdy thing, I wat,
Unfit for you to play. Tester Poems (1865) 193.
HURE, sb. Lan. [Not known to our correspondents.]
[J3(r), iu3(r).] A covering for the head. Ellis Proititnc.
(1889) V. 345.
[Hwj'r, cappe \v.r. hure], tena, Prompt.]
HURE, see Hair.
HURF, sb. Yks. Also in forms orf n.Yks.'^ m.Yks.^ ;
iirfn.Yks.^ [arf, 5f.] 1. Scurf; esp. on a horses skin
after the application of a blister. Cf. huff, sb.^
n.Yks.i Yon sheep fleece is full of orf as can be : it's had a des-
per't shrift i' t'winter. That bairn's heead's as full o' orf as ivver
it can ho'd ; n.Yks.^ We hear of a ' wet orf on the animal skin,
as sweat, or a lea-like e-xudation from other causes. ' Orf,' how-
ever, is dry scurf ^f;;. 'A dry orf.' m.Yks.'
Hence Hurfy, adj. scurfy.
n.Yks. His hair is orfy (,I.W.) ; n.Yks.^ 'An urfy smell,' the
scent of a mangy animal.
2. A running sore on cattle. m.Yks.^
[1. ON. hrufa, the crust or scab of a boil or the like
(Vigfusson).]
HURGHILL, sb. Chs.^ A little stunted person.
HURGIN, ppl. adj. Yks. Also in form orgin n.Yks.
[agin.] Fat, stout, unwieldy.
Yks. (Hall.) n.Yks. A great orgin lad (I.W.\ w.Yks. The
rough hairy Good-fellow . . . lying ' like a hurgin bear "... before
the fire, Ewing Loh Lic-by-the-Fii-e, 30 ; w.Yks.^
HURIL, see Herle.
HURK, v.^ and sb. Sc. Nhp. War. Also written hirk
War.^ [hark, ak.] 1. v. To crouch, cower ; contract
the body. Cf. hurkle.
Nhp.' ' How 30U s)t burking over the fire ! ' is often said to one
who sits with the feet on the lender, and the elbows on the knees.
War. 3 The cows are hurking under the hedges — they do not like
this cold weather.
2. To Stay idly in one place ; to do little ; with about : to
go about in a lazy, underhand fashion. Bnff.^ Hence
Hurkie,«r//. lazy, careless, slovenly; of work: troublesome,
unpleasant, unmanageable. w.Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) 3. sb.
A temporary shelter in the field for young lambs, formed
of hurdles wattled with straw. Nhp.', War.^
[1. EFris. httrkeii, 'kauern, sich zusammen biegen u.
krilmmen, bz. mit zusammengebogenen knieen u. ge-
krijmmtem Rucken sitzen ' (Koolman) ; so MLG. Iinrhcn
(ScniLLER-LiJBBEN).]
HURK, V? Nhp.' To take out the entrails of a hare
or rabbit. Cf. hulk, v?
HURKER, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A semicircular piece of iron, put on an axle-
tree, inside of the wheel, to prevent friction on the cart-body.
HURKIE,si. Bnflf.' [hsTki.] 'Y\\ft\J\h,Morrhiialusca.
HURKLE, sb. Slk. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A 'horse-hoe ' used for cleaning turnips.
HURKLE, V. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Der.
Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Wor. Wil. Also written herkle
w.Yks.= s.Not. ; hircle Lei.' War.^; hurcle w.Yks.^ ;
hurkelGall. ; and in forms erkle s.Not.; horde Nhb.';
horkle Nhb.; irkle w.Yks. ; urcle Yks. Der.^ nw.Der.^
[hlarkl, 5'kl.] 1. To crouch, cower, stoop, squat down ;
to huddle together ; alsoy?^. to submit. See Hurk, v}
Sc. Grant and Mackenzie and Murray, And Cameron will hurkle
to nane, Chambers Sngs. (1829) I. 163. Sh.I. He sees a auld
man sittin' hurklin i' da chimley neuk, Stewart Tales (1892') 70.
ne.Sc. Lizzie's been hurklin' an' grainin' owre the fire a' day.
Grant Chron, Kecklelon, 43. Bnff. The loon gyd 'im a dunt o' the
riggin' an' he cam hurklin' ben the fleer roarin' like a stickit bill,
Gregor NoIcs to Dunbar (1893) 48. Frf. He hurklcd him[self]
doon like a beast i' its sta', Watt Poet. Skelchcs (1880I 80. Ayr.
Mournin' . , . That he, when stalwart bands were gane, Fourscore,
maun hurkle there his lane, Boswell Poel. IVks. (1816) :66, ed.
1871. Lnk. Nicht hurkles doon at the back o'the gloamin, Thom-
son Musings (1881) 145. Feb. Hurklan' down, he scarce cou'd
stand, Wi' dool that gard him girn, Lintoun Grent (1685) 58, ed.
1817. Slk. Then down he hurklcd by her side, Hogg Poems (ed.
1865) 277. Gall. Hurkeling in glen abodes. Mactaggart £■«<:)'(:/.
('1824 1 266, ed. 1876. Nhb. (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' He horded doon ahint
the waa. n.Yks. A'v been i't Ings to see t'beos an' they we all
urcling under t'hedge (W.H.). w.Yks. Yor hommast suar ta
find hur hurkling befoar t'fiar, Rogers Nan Bunt (1839) 13 ;
w.Yks. 2 ; w.Yks.-^ Animals that appear poorly, or have been out
on a cold night, hurcle. Lan.', n.Lan.', Der.*, nw.Der.' s.Not.
Come off erklin on the fire; the more yer erkle, the more yer
may. Now then ! don't stop erklin in bed (J.P.K.). Lin. A hare
hurkles behind a bush (J.C.W. ). n.Lin. Rest on 'em was hurklin'
under th' hedge-side (M. P.). Lei.' Doon't sit theer, hurclin. Nhp.
The hare . . . Behind the dead thistle hurkles from the view,
Clare Vill.Miust. (i8ai) 11. 23; Nhp.'2, ■War.3,ne.Wor.(J.W.P.),
Wil.l
Hence (i) Hurkles, sb. one who shrinks from the cold,
or crouches near the fire ; (2) Hurkling, ppl. adj. mis-
shapen, drawn together.
(I) s.Not. Oh, she is a herkles (J.P.K.). (2) s.Sc. He is a
hurklin gnarled carl, Wilson Talcs (1839) V. 322. Slk. The tane
was a wee bit hurklin' crile of an unearthly thing, Hogg Tales
(1838) 3, ed. 1866.
2. trans. Of a hen : to cover the chickens with the wing.
ne.Wor. Of a hen : ' She's a bad mother, she won't hurkle the
chickens weir (J.W.P.).
3. To shrug the shoulders ; to set up the back ; to con-
tract the body and become motionless; to shudder.
Cai.' To move the shoulders as if in discomfort about the back.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Wm. What for does thoo hurkle thi back up
like that? Thoo'll gang h\Aty backt if thoo doesn't mind (B.K.).
n.Yks. T'sheep i't holme yonder wer all urcling up ther rigs oaf
stahv'd to deeath, an't hosses wed a been a lot better i't steeabi
if they'd nowt to j-et [eat] ner urcling up ther rigs i' yon way —
they'l be like eneuf to git ther deeath o' coad ; an' it meead me
urcle up my rig an all, fer all a wer nocking aboot sea (W. H.).
w.Yks. He's begun to herkle of late years, and gets less (M.N.) ;
He seemed to irkle when be saw t'rope (J.B.); w.Yks.'^s^
ne.Lan.', Der.', Nhp.', ne.Wor. (J.W.P.)
Hence Hurkled, ppl. adj. wrinkled, contracted ; laid fiat.
Peb. With shoes, each like a hurkled snail, Lintoun Green (16G5)
37, ed. 1817. Nhb.' Applied to growing grass or corn that has
been flattened in the field by rain or wind.
4. Comb, (i) Hurkle-backed, hunchbacked; crook-
backed ; having stooping shoulders; (2) -bone, the hip-
bone ; (3) -durkle, (a) laziness, sluggishness ; {b) to lie
long in bed ; to lounge.
(i) Sc. If he's hurklebackit and frail, it is God's pleasure alone
that puts the difference between him and the strong and thestraight,
Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 147. Lnk. I'm an auld canty carle . . .
Hurkle-backit, sairly rackit wi' rheumatic pains, Nicholson Idylls
(1870) 43. Slk. Hurkle-backit Charlie Johnson, Hogg Tales
(1838) 71, ed. 1866. (2) Sc. She . . . falls down on her hurkle-
bones, Meston PocHis (1767) 133 (Jam.). Abd., Rnf. (Jam.) (3,(1)
Sc. Lang after peeping greke o' day. In hurkle-durkle Habbie
lay. — Gae tae ye'r wark, ye dernan murkle. And ly nae there in
hurkle-durkle, MS. Poem (Jam.). (6) Fif. (li.)
5. To walk with difficulty because of rickety legs ; to
limp. Bnff.', Lakel.^ (s.v. Hirple).
6. Fig. To sidle or make up to.
Lakel.* He wad hurkle up tuU her if he hed t'least lal bit ov u
chance (s.v. Hirple).
[1. ])en come )>ar-in a litill brid, in-to his arme floje,
And \ar hurkils & hydis, as scho were hand-tame, Wars
Ale.x. (c. 1450) 504.]
HURKLIN, sb. Sh.L The peculiar sound made in
breathing when there is phlegm in the throat or breast.
S. & Ork.'
HURL, s6.' Sh.L [harl.] A kind of Dutch tobacco.
He produced a large tin crammed full of Dutch ' hurl,' Clark
Gleams ,1898) 48 ; No foryattin' da swig oot o' da Dutch crook,
an' twartree fills o' hurl, Sh. News (Aug. 20, 1898).
HURL, s6.* Ken. A ' hurdle.'
(Hall.) ; A hurl made of small hazle-rods, Lewis /. Tenet
(1736) (s.v. Ruddle).
HURL
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HURL
HURL, v} and .s*.^ Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Lei.
Also Cor. Also in form horl Nhb.' [had, 51.] 1. v. To
drive, convey in a cart or carriage ; to draw ; to wheel, to
trundle ; also iiilr.
Sc. They disdain now to ride on pads as of old, or to be hoblcd
on a horse's hurdles, but must be hurled behind the tail, safely
seated in a leather conveniency, Graham IVnthigs (1883) II. 151;
I remember the General . . . when he was hurling a barrow fu' of
turnips, HiSLop Attecdole (1874"! 404. Cr.I. Ta hsrl ap tee da
duur, Ellis Pioiiiinc. (1889^ V. 805. Cai.' Bch. And hurl'd me
awa to Portsmouth, Forbes Jrii. (1742) 18. Abd. The fishers
gettin' the muckle boats hurl't doon to the water, Alexander
Johnny Gibb ^1871) vi. Frf, Cummers sled, an' hurl'd as weel On
ice, as ony vady chiel. Piper of Peebles (1794) 7. Per. Several
girts hunker down on the ice, cling to one another, and are pushed
along by one who 'hurls the truck' (G.W.). Fif. They had to
hurl him hame in a cart, Robertson Provost (1894^ 121. Rnf. I
hurl'd my milk and butter Doun by the banks o" Levern water,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 178. Ayr. If on a beastie I can spec!
Or hurl in a cartie. Burns To (1786) 11. 7, 8. Lnk. If ever
you're sae venturesome as to hurl in a train, Fraser Whatips
(1895) XV. Lth. A spankin gig-hack . . . seen to and frae the
kirk, Hurlin' his maisters wi' a birr That gart the sooplest roadster
stir, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 98. Edb. Her dochter then —
'tween you and me, Her coach may hurl, M'Dovvall Poems (1839)
35. Nhb. We'll horl wor paste-eggs 1' the fad. Get inti the
barra an' aa'U horl ye (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' Where ye gan ti horl yor
gords ? Nhb., Dur. That which was at the low end is hurled to
the cutting washers, Forster Section Strata (1821) 343.
Hence Hurler, sb. one who wheels a barrow.
Edb. It [the peat] is taken up by the women wheelers [hurlers],
who lay a number of them upon a wheelbarrow without sides,
and lay them down, side by side, upon some contiguous dry ground.
Two hurlers commonly suffice to spread the peat dug by one man,
Pennecuik IVks. (1715) 71, ed. 1815.
2. Comp. Hurl-barrow, a wheelbarrow.
Sc. It is kittle for the cheeks when the hurl-barrow gaes o'er
the brig o' the nose, Ramsay Pro:;. (1737). Per. Every one present
was drunk as a piper. And Bilzy carried hame in a hurl-barrow,
MoNTEATH DiDiilane (1835) 105, ed. 1887. w.Sc. It looked like a
hurl-barrow on end, making its way without the trunel, Carrick
Laird 0/ Logan (1835) 164. e.Fif. Garrin* them creak an' quiver
like an auld gizzen't hurl-barrow under the wecht o' a bow o'
petawties, Latto Tant Bodkin (1864) vii. Slk, A man could drive
on a hurlbarrow, Hogg Tales (1838) 327, ed. 1866. N.Cy.*, Nlib.'
3. With up : to ' pull up,' to come to a stop.
Lei. She holds mending, but nows and thens she hurls up,
N. V Q. (1858) 2nd S. vi. 186.
4. To whirl ; to rush ; to roll.
Per. The thunner tout Far rumlin' hurls, Stewart Character
(1857) 106. Ayr. Dinna ye see the callans slidin'on the mill-dam
already, and hurlin' in their stools doon the Corsehill-brae? Service
Notandiims (1890) 115. Lth. Ilk clear burnie purlin, and dark
torrent hurlin', Ballantine Poems (1856) 309. Edb. How the
bowls for me may hurl, I dinna ken, M'Dowall Poems (1839) 32.
Slk. He fell, and hurling down with great celerity soon reached
the bottom ol the steep, Hogg Tales (1838) 410, ed. 1866.
Hence Hurling, ppl. adj. quickly passing ; rushing.
Sc. The hurling stream was still'd therewi' Sae fast afore that
ran, Jamieson Ballads (1806) I. 226. Per. Who with laughing
merriment Beguile the hurling minutes so, Nicol Poems (1766)
37. Ayr. Like the hurling and the drifting ice, found no effectual
obstacle to its irresistible and natural destination, Galt Cilhaize
(1823) xvii.
5. To fling, toss ; used^^. Cf. hull, v?
Let Is it true that the squire has taken those closen from you,
and hurled them to Sims? N. & Q. (1858) 2nd S. vi. 186.
6. To toy; to dally amorously. Dmf. (Jam.) Hence
Hurling, vbl. sb. dalliance, esp. that practised at the ' hair'st
rig.' ib.
7. sb. A drive ; a lift on the road ; a journey in a train.
Sc. A tailor and his wife . . . coming to the car terminus . . . the
tailor proposed a ' hurl ' a wee bit. Jokes (1889) 2nd S. 100; An
I had ken't ye were gaun till Rottenstocks I could hev given ye a
hurl, Ochiltree Pf(/A»ra 1895) V. Cai.' w.Sc. The weans and
me wad be a' the better o' a bit hurl to the town, Carrick Laird
of Logan (1835) 85. Ayr. If a frien' hire a chaise, and gie me a
hurl, am I to pay the hire ? Galt Sir A. Wylie ( 1822) xii. Lnk. If
ever you tak' a hurl on the railway. Eraser IVhaups (1895) 210.
e.Lth. If a man Stan's ye a nip, . . or gies ye a hurl in a hired
machine, he loses his seat. Hunter /. Inwick (1895) 198.
8. A confused mass of any material, thrown, or falling
down with violence.
Cai.' Bnff.i A hurl o' stanes cam doon on's back, an' hurtit 'im
geyan sehr. 'In a hurl,' means in a confused mass, accompanied
with noise. Lnk. Frae the house riggin' hurls o' snaw Gart fock
believe they'd killed be a', Watt Poems (1827 ) 12.
9. The noise caused by the violent fall of any hard
material, or by the passage of one hard substance over the
surface of another.
Cai.' Bnfif.' A heard the hurl o' the trees gain' oot our the rocks
in o' the river. A heard the hurl o' the cairts comin' in the rod.
10. A large oblong standing sieve against which earth,
lime, or any other material to be sifted is thrown ; also
called Hurler. Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes {1895) Gl. ;
Cor.*
11. A tempest.
Cum.' 'Storm's cumman, John.' 'Ey, an' it'll be a hurl'; Cum.«
12. Comp. Hurl-bassey, a star which, when seen near
the moon, foretells stormy weather. N.I.'
13. A scolding ; freq. in phr. a hurl of a fly te.
Sc. (Jam.) ; I gaed in by, thinking she was gan' to gi' me cheese
and bread, or something that woudna speak to me, but she ga'me
sic a hurl I never gat the like o't, Blyd Contract, 6 (16.).
[4. Flodis camen, and wyndis blewen, and thei hurliden
in to that hous, Wyclif (1382) Matt. vii. 27. 9. I herd
mony hurlis of . . . stanis that tunilit doune, Compl. Scotl.
(1549) 39-]
HURL, v." and si." Irel. Also Cor. [harl, §1.] 1. To
play the game of ' hurling.'
Ir. Sometimes one barony hurls against another, but a marriage-
able girl is always the prize. Young Tour Irel. 1 1780) I. 365.
Hence (i) Hurler, si. a player in a ' hurling' match ; (2)
Hurling, (a) a game played with a ball ; see below; (b) a
form of hockey.
(i) s.Ir. The best hurler in the village, Croker Leg. (1862) 150.
Cor. The three circles, which are seen on the moors not far from
the Cheesewring, . . are called the ' Hurlers,' and they preserve
the position in which the several parties stood in the full excite-
ment of the game of hurling, when, for the crime of profaning the
Sabbath, they were changed into stone, Hunt Pop, Rom. w.Eng.
(1865) 178, ed. 1896; 'Fair play is good play,' is the hurlers'
motto, Flk-Lore Jrn. (1886) IV. 128; Cor.' s.v. Hurling. (2,0)
Cor. ' Hurling matches ' are peculiar to Cor. . . The success de-
pends on catching the ball dexterously when thrown up, or dealt,
and carrying it off expeditiously, in spite of all opposition from
the adverse party ; or, if that be impossible, throwing it into the
hands of a partner, . . to convey it to his own goal. Hunt Pop.
Rom. w.Eng. (1865) 400, ed. 1896; A trial of skill between two
parties of forty or more men, each striving to carry off a wooden
ball to its own goal, which is sometimes three or four miles distant.
Hone Eveiy-day Bk. (1826) II. 1008 ; On Quinquagesima Sunday,
an annual hurling-match is held on the sands , Flk-Lore Jrn. (1886)
IV. 128 ; Cor.i The players are divided into two equal parties,
each of which tries to secure and keep the ball in their possession.
The prize is one made of cork covered with silver ; Cor.^ A game
in which a silvered or silver-gilt ball is thrown or hurled towards
the opponents' goal, (b) Wkl. The hurling-green where the
famous match was played by the people of Wxf. against those of
Gather, . . and where the former got the name of yellow bellies,
from the colour of the scarfs they wore round their waist,
is a sunny flat on the w. side of n. Wkl. Gap, Flk-Lore Jrn. (1884)
II. 266, in Gomme Games (1894) I. 246. Wxf. We appointed to
meet at Gath-na-Coologe, and exhale our superabundant animal
spirits in a hurling match, Kennedy Bants Boro ( 1867) 89.
2. Comp. Hurl-bat, the crooked stick used in the game
of ' hurling ' ; also called Hurlet.
Ir. At my bed-foot decaying My hurl-bat is lying, Callanan
Convict (c. 1825) in Hayes Ballads, I. 347 ; Hone Table-bk.
(1827) I. 693.
3. The game of hurling.' Ir. Flk-Lore Jrn. (1884) II. 265.
4. The crooked stick used by the ' hurler.'
Ir. He would give his ball a stroke of his hurl, .. he would throw
his hurl at it, O'Curry Manners Anc. Irish (1873) II. 359.
HURL, v.^ Yks. [51.] 1. To be chilled ; to be pinched
with cold. w.Yks.'
2. Of cold weather : to pinch, nip.
m.Yks.' Don't go out ; it will hurl thee, honey.
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HURLE, 5i!i. Obs. Yks. In \)\\t. holes and Imrles, odd
dark blind holes in a house.
n.Yks. There is seay monny holes and hurles to seek, Meriton
Praise Ale 1 1684 1 I. 205.
HURLE, see Harl(e, sb}
HVKLED.ppl.adj. n.Yks.' Warped, crooked ; mottled,
as cattle. Cf. harled, ppl. adj.
HURLESS,rt<^'. Sh.I. Alsoinformhurraless. Deafened
with noise. S. & Ork.'
HURLEY, sb. Irel. Also written hurly. [haxH.]
1. The game of hurling.' See Hurl, v.^ 1.
Ir. It's hurley the dead people do be playing, and Maurice brings
them the hurley-ball. Spectator yOci. 26, 1889;. n.Ir. A game called
hurly, similar to hockey, and the rules similar to Association foot-
ball, is played here occasionally, principally by the pure Celtic
race (A.J.I.) ; N.I.i
2. The crooked stick used in a 'hurling' match.
Ir. The players . . . are arranged ... in two opposing ranks,
with their hurlej's crossed, to await the tossing up of the ball,
Hall Irel. (1841") I. 257.
HURLEY-HOUSE, sb. ? Obs. Sc. A large house
fallen into disrepair or nearly in ruins.
I now wish . . . that I could have left Rose the auld hurley-
house, Scott Wcwerley (1814) Ixvii ; His old hurley-house of a
castle, ib. Leg. Mont. (1818) xx ; (Jam.)
HURLING, sA.i Cum. w.Cy. Also in form urlin Cum.'
1. A youngperchjPercaJliivialilis. Cum. (E.W.P.), w.Cy.
(Hall.)
2. A term of contempt: a dwarf; a dwarfish thing.
Cum. He turnt on t'urlin no at ah still held be t'neck an telt em
he was reel sarrat, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 107 ; Cum.'
[L Cp. Swiss dial. Iiiirling, 'was im laufenden Jahr
erzeugt ist, junges Wesen oder Gewachs, spec. : junger,
kleiner Fisch ' (Idiotikon) ; Percula, perca viiiiiina, ' ein
Heurling, i.e. hornus,' Wagner (1680), quoted in Idiotikon.
2. Swiss dial, hiirling, ' unerfahrener Mensch, unartiger,
schlimmer Mensch ' (ib.).]
HURLING, sb.'^ w.Cum. (S.K.C.) Also in form erling.
Thatpartof afield which is too nearthe wall to be ploughed.
HURLING, prp. Chs.'^ [5 Hn.] Harrowing a field
after a second ploughing.
HURLING WEATHER, //(r. Cor. Dry, fine weather;
weather suitable for drying things.
Cor. They'd a lot of hurling weather when they got the corn
together, Thomas Raiic/igal Rhymes (1895) 18 ; Cor.^ 'The roads
are wet but will soon be dry again this hurling weather.'
Well known in sw.Cor. but not in this district [Redruth]. w.Cor.
Prob. because corn cannot be winnowed through a sieve unless
the weather is fine, with a slight breeze blowing (M.A.C.).
HURLOCH, see Hooloch.
HURLOCK, sb. Bdf. Hrt. Also written hurluck Hrt. ;
hurluk Bdf. [alak.] ' Bastard ' chalk ; hard chalk lying
near the surface of hills ; lime.
Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eiig. Lang. (1809) 135 ; The farmers in
the chalky district are careful not to plough so deep as to bring
up the 'noxious hurlock,' which is frequently very near the cul-
tivated soil, ib. Agric. (1813) 277 ; Lime is usually known by the
name of hurlock, "HiK^snM-i. Review Agric. (1814) IV. 572. Hrt.
The downs skirting the county towards Cmb. are for the most
part a continued bed of hurlock, or bastard chalk, ib. (1817) V. 7 ;
A shallow chalky surface whose bottom is a stony hurlock, Ellis
Mod. Htisb. (1750) II. i.
Hence Hurlucky, adj. chalky.
Hrt. The bottom ... of this field is a whitish hurlucky stony
earth, Ellis ib. i. 50.
HURLS, sb. pi. Lei. Also in form hurs. A peculiar
kind of limestone found at Barrow and elsewhere.
Still well known (C.E.l ; Lei.>
HURLY, s6.' Sc. Irel. Also written hurley Rnf. Lnk.
Edb. ; hurlie Cai.* e.Fif. [ha'rli.] 1. A wheel. (Jam.
Suppl.) See Hurl, t/.' 1.
2. A two-wheeled barrow used by porters and hawkers ;
a large wheelbarrow ; a cart for light goods.
Cai.', Bnff.i Per. From the light hurlie to the heavy cowp,
Haliburton Fields (1890) 25. Rnf. A cuddie cart or porter's
hurly Sune whups them aff, Young Pictures (1865) 164. Edb.
Hurle3's fu' o' cherrj'-cheekit apples, Ballantine Gabeilunzie (ed.
1875)9. N-I-'
3. A truckle-bed ; a trundle-bed ; a bed set on wheels
and pushed under another ; also in coinp. Hurly-bed.
Sc. In the houses of the working-classes the hurh'-bed is an
important piece of furniture. During the day it stands under a
larger bed : at night it is hurled out to receive its occupants (Jam.
Suppl.). Lnk. A^'c the first thing when she waukens, E're she
lea' her hurley bed. Is to clasp her ban's and pray, Nicholson
Idylls (1870) 30.
4. Comp. (i) Hurly-barro'w, a barrow with two large
wheels ; (2) -cart, a toy-cart ; (3) -backet, (a) see below; (6)
a term of contempt for an ill-hung carriage ; (c) a game,
see below.
(i) Rnf. Noo hies he aff" to Micky Sparrow, His coalman, for a
hurley-barrow, To get their heavy things transported. Young
Pictures (1865) 161. (2) Lnk. O' you they mak a hurly-cart, an'
kytch ye owre the flair, Nicholson Kihvuddie (ed. 1895) 93. (3, a)
Sc. ' Hurley-hackcts,' small troughs or sledges in which people
used formerly to slide down an inclined plane on the side of a hill,
Gl. to Waverley Novels. (6) Sc. I never thought to have entered
ane o' their hurlej'-hackets, Scott St. Ronan 1. 1824) xv. (c) Edb.
A courtly amusement . . . which consisted in sliding, in some sort of
chair it may be supposed, from top to bottom of a smooth bank.
The boys of Edb. about twenty years ago, used to play at the hurly-
hacket on the Caltonhill, using for their seat a horse's skull, Scott
Lady of the Lake (1810) V. st. 20, note.
[4. (3, c) Sum hurlit him to the hurlie-hakket, Lyndesay
Works (ed. 1592) 265 (Jam.).]
HURLY, sb? Sc. Cuin. Also written hurley Ir. ; hurlie
Bwk. (Jam.) [haTli.] 1. A noise, tumult. See Hurl, si.^ 9.
Per. The wa' gie'd a hurly an' scattered them a', Ford Harp
(1893) III. Cum. They make a hurly to be heard over the whole
parish, Linton Lizzie Lorton (1867) xxiii.
2. Comb, (i) Hurlie-go-thorow, a racket, a disturbance;
(2) -gush, the bursting forth of water; (3) -hacket, see (i).
(i) Bwk. (Jam.) (2) Rxb. (;A.) (3^ e.Fif. The divots tint their
grip and doon we row'd them an' me thegitherwi' an awful hurlie-
hacket, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864) x.
HURLY, adv. Sc. Also written hurley Per. Dmf.
[harli.] I. Last.
Bch. If I was hurly, there was cause, Believe me as ye like,
Forbes Ulysses (1785) 30.
2. Comb, (i) Hurly-buck-out, (2) -hurley, (3) -hindmost,
the last, the hindinost.
(i) Mry. 'The hurly-buck-out o' the school is my fee,' Cried
Satan, Hav Lintie (1851) 56. (2) Per. When a number of young
people are all engaged doing something— say a sum — to induce
them to hurry up, it is asked ' Which o' ye'll hurley hurley ? ' A
lagging one would be admonished, ' Ca' awa, an' nae haad them
cryin' hurley-burley at you.' The child last in dressing might be
called ' hurley-burley' to spur it on (G.W.). (3) Bnff.' Employed
when speaking to children.
HURLY, itti. Sc. [ha-rli.] In phr. Hioly Hawkie ! a
milkmaid's call to her cows. See Hawkie.
Dmf. Shaw Schoolmaster (1899) 349. Gall. I'll let her cry,
' Hurly Hawkie,' and wize the kye hame to the milking loan,
'Hurly, Hurly, Hawkie,' Mactaggart£i/(->W. (1824)257, ed. 1876.
HURLY-BURLY, sb., v. and adj. Sc. Irel. Nhp. Wor.
Cor. 1. sb. A storm of wind ; a thunderstorm.
Per. The hurly-burly 's stunnin' rattle Grows wild an* dread,
Stewart Character (1857) 107. Wor. An atmospheric hurly-
burly, Allies Antiq. Flk-Lore (1840) 462, ed. 1852.
2. A scramble. Cor.' A hurly-burly for nuts.
3. A boys' game.
Ir. A boy called the 'cow' bends his back, placing his head
against the stomach of another boy called the ' master.' The
boys standing around place a hand one by one on the 'cow's'
back, and the 'master' then repeats the following: 'Hurly-burly,
trumpy trace. The cow stands in the market-place ; Some goes
far and some goes near, Where shall this poor sinner (French-
man) steer ? ' The cow then directs each boy to various places in
the neighbourhood, the object being to create an even race as far
as possible. When the master and the cow are satisfied that each
boy has taken up his allotted position they cry — ' Hurly-burly,
trumpet early, The cow stands in the market-place; Come from
east and come from west. Come back to the old crow's nest.'
The boys then rush in from all points of the compass. The last in
then becomes the ' cow,' the first is the ' master,' and so on,
Manch. City News (Feb. 3, 1900). N.I.'
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4. V. To play ' hurly-burly.'
Nhp. Where we, when children, ' hurly-burly'd ' round, Or
blindman-bulT'd some morts of hours away — Two games . . , jane
dearly loved to play, Clare Vill. Mi'iis/. (1821) II. 89.
5. adj. Tumultuous, tempestuous.
Sc. Little kens the wife that sits by the fire, how the wind
blaws on hurlyburly swire, Ferguson Piov. (1641) No. 608.
Rnf. This same Twenty-aucht o' May, This hurly-burly flittin'
day, Young Pictures (1865) 162.
HURLY-GURLY, sb. Wil. A hand-organ, hurdy-
gurdy. Slow Gl. (1892).
HURN, see Heme, Run.
HURNYEAD, sb. Lan. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] [a'njed.] A blockhead.
Wheay, th' Falls o' Niagara, thou hurnyead ! Brierley Ab-o'//i-
Yate Yankeeland (1885) vii.
[The same word as obs. E. horn-head, a cuckold. And
Vulcan a limping horn-head, for Venus his wife was a
strumpet, Fletcher Love's Cure (c. 1625) 11. i.]
HUROOSH, si. and 7/. Sc. Irel. 1. sb. A disturbance,
tumult. Cf. hoo-roo.
Per. Heard occas. (G.W.) s.Sc. Our puir, thochtless maister
has joined thae infernal rebels that are kickin up sic a huroosh in
the country enow, Wilson Talcs (1839) V. 330. [There was a
wild hurroosh at the Club, Kipling Plain Talcs (1891) 31.]
2. V. To make a noise in order to drive animals away.
Ir. Run and huroosha th' ould ass a bit down the bog. Ody
had to spend a considerable time in catching Jinny, as the boys
had done their hurooshing with much enthusiasm. Barlow Idylls
(1892) 123-4.
HURPLE, see Hirple.
HURR, v.^ and sb.^ Sh.I. Glo. 1. v. To whir round ;
gen. in prp.
Sh.I. Auld granny in the corner sits Her spinnin' wheel fast
hurrin', Stewart Tales (1892) 97 ; Ipo his hurrin spinnie. Bur-
gess Rasmie (1892) 28.
2. sb. Obs. A thin flat piece of wood tied to a string and
whirled round in the air.
G\o. Horae Subsccivae (1777) 221; So called from the noise it
makes, Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
[1. Norw. dial, hurra, to whirl round so as to make a
dull sound (Aasen). 2. A hurre, giraculum, Cath. Angt.
(1483)-]
HURR, v.'^ and 5J.2 Sc. n.Cy. Lan. Der. Lin. Also in
form harrn.Cy. nw.Der.' [har, 5(r.] 1. 1^. To snarl like
a dog.
Sc. Poetaster parasites . . . who . . . Where no hope of gain is,
huffe and hur, And bark against the moon, as doth a cur, Adamson
Muses Thrcnodk in Cant Hist. Per. (1774) (Jam.). n.Cy. Grose
(1790'). Lan.i, nw.Der.*
2. To purr as a cat. e.Lan.*
3. sb. Rough breathing; hoarseness.
Sh.I. Shu spak agen wi crex an burr, Burgess Rasmie (1892)
24. n.Lin.i I've gotten such a hurr on me I can hardlin's speak.
[Hurron, or bombon as bees, and other lyke, bombizo,
Prompt.]
HURR, v.^ Lakel. Yks. To go along in a crouching
attitude with the shoulders raised, as though to avoid
recognition. Gen. in prp.
LakeL* A shoolen, slenken, shaffien sooart ov a chap gahs
hurren by fooak wi' his heed doon. w.Yks. (R. H.H.I
[Cp. Swiss dial, huren, ' kauern, geduckt sitzen ' {Idio-
/ikon}.]
HURR, adj. and sb.^ Lin. Ken. Sus. [§(r).] 1. adj.
Tart, astringent, rough-tasting.
n.Lin.' Ken.' These 'ere damsons be terr'ble hurr. Sus.' The
doctor's ordered me to drink some of this here claret wine, but I
shall never get to like it, it seems so hurr.
2. sb. A rough taste ; tartness.
n.Lin.' That beer hes gotten a hurr wi' it.
HURRACK, s6. Sh.L Also written hurrik. [ha rsk.]
The part of a boat between the sternmost seat and
the stern.
The [haf ] boat was divided into six compartments, viz. fore-head ,
fore-room, mid-room, oost-room, shott, hurrik or kannie, Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 127 ; S. & Ork.'
[The men that were within schip thei killid, save o boy
that fled to on of the Flemysch shippis, and hid him in
VOL. III.
the horrok (v.r. hurrok), Capgrave Chron. (1460), Rolls
ed., 234 ; On helde by be hurrok, Jonah (c. 1^60) i8s, in
Allit. P. 94.] ^ ^ ' ^ J / 3-
HURRALESS, see Hurless.
HURR-BURR, sb. Lei. Shr. Also written hur- Lei.'
The burdock, Arctium Lappa. Lei.', Shr. (B. & H.)
HURRIED, /I//, rtrf/. and ^rfj^. Sc. Also written hurriet
Ayr. 1. ppl. adj. In phr. hurried enough, having enough
to do, ' having one's work cut out before one.'
Rnf. You reached the street, Hurried enough to keep your
feet, M'GiLVRAY Poems (ed. 1662) 170. Ayr. I asked him if he
thought his works would save him, and he replied in an oflfhand
manner, that he thought they would be ' hurried enough,' John-
ston Glenbuckie (1889) 142.
2. adv. Quickly, in a hurry.
Ayr. I cam hame gej'an hurriet, Johnston ib. 225.
HURRIFUL, see Hurryful.
HURRION, 56. Obs. Yks. A slut.
Yks. (Hall.) w.Yks. So called from hurrying on things, or
doing them so hastily, and carelessly, that they are not well done,
Watson Hist. HlJ.x. (1775) 540 ; w.Yks."
HURRISH,?;. Wor. [a'rij.] To drive cattle.
The Major put up his hands to hurrish her out, as we say in
Worcestershire by the cows. Wood Jolmny Ludlow (1874) 81.
s.Wor.'
HURRISHTHURRY, int. N.L' A call to pigs.
HURROCK, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Wm. [h)3-r3k.] A
piled-up heap of loose stones or rubbish ; a collection of
anything in a loose state.
n.Cy. King James to Sir Harry Vane : Did thou na say that
Raby Castle was only a hurrock of stanes ! Ah ! mon, I hae nae
sic anither hurrock in a' ma' dominions, Denham Tracts (ed. 1892)
I. 105. Nhb.', Dur. (Hall.) Wm. Gibson Leg. and Notes ii&Tl) 93.
[A der. of Norw. dial, horg {horv, httrv), a heap, a con-
fused mass (Aasen).]
HURROO, int. and sb. Sc. Also written hurro Fif.
[ha-rii.] 1. int. Hallo ! hurrah !
Fif. Cry, Hurro ! Down wi' the mass and monkish squad,
Tennant Papistry (1827) 28.
2. sb. A hallo; a murmuring noise as of the sea on a
pebbly shore. Gall. Mactaggart ^wcyc/. (1824). 3. A
hurly-burly; a noisy commotion, ib. Cf. hoo-roo.
HURRY, sb} and i-.' Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written hurrie e.Fif [h)ari.] 1. sb. In
comb, (i) Hurry-bob, a smart blow; (2) -burry, {a) con-
fusion, noise; extra hurry with noise and confusion ; (b)
in confusion ; (3) -cart, obs., the cart at the tail of which
culprits used to be whipt ; (4) -gurry, hurry, confusion ;
a mad frolic ; (5) -push, (a) bustle, confusion ; {b) in haste,
bustling ; (6) -scurry, a tumult, an uproar.
(i) n.Cy. (Hall.) (2, a) Cai.' Abd. The hurry-burry now
began, . . Wi' routs and raps frae man to man. Some getting, and
some gieing. Skinner Poems (1809) 43. e.Fif. 1' the midst o' the
general hurrie-burrie I glidit to the door like a ghaist, Latto Tani
Bodkin (1864) X. Rnf. In hurry-burry, yet in order, Big trains frae
baith sides o' the border... Orgaun orcomin' still are birlin'. Young
Pictures (1865) 169. Lnk. I'll just tak' ye at your word. An' end
this hurry-burry, Rodger Poems (1838) 3, ed. 1897. e.Lth. Tod-
Lowrie wull fin' that oot for himsel, gin he steers up ony sic
hurry-burry, Hunter/. Inwick (1895) 163. Ant. Ballymena Obs.
(1892). Nhb.' (A) Abd. Dashy bucks, and ladies trippin, .. But
hurry burry runnin', loupin', As till red fires, Anderson Poems
(1813) 116 (Jam.).' (3) Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston [^■1856) 220.
(4) Fif. Ever in a hurry gurry Frae mornin's peep to gloamin
gray, Edwards Modem Poets, 8th S. i6o. Cor.3 I doan't hould
wei noa sech hurry-gurries. (5, a) Soni. Life's all such a hurry-
push these times, Raymond Love and Quiet Life (1894) 26. (i)
w.Som.' Her's always alike, no rest wi' her, all liurry-push
[uuree-peo'sh]. You can't expect to hab'm so well a made all
hurry-push, as off I'd a got time for to do un vitty like. (6)
Ags. (Jam.)
2. Phr. (i) take your hurry, or take your tnirry in your Iiand,
take your time; (2) wliai is your hurry? why are 3'ou
going .' (3) you shouldn't do nothing in a hurry but catch
Jleas, there are only a very few occasions when ' more
haste ' is not ' less speed ' ; (4) in a hurry, suddenly ; (5)
in a couple of hurries, instantly, in great haste.
(i) N.I." (,2) n.Cy. (J.W.), Cor.' (3) OxC' Yoo shuod'nt doo
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nuth-n in u uur-i but kech flaiz. (4) Elg. Did he dee in a hurry?
Tester /"ofms (1865) 141. (5) Edb. Off Nanse brushed in a couple
of hurries, Moir Mansie TVatich (i8a8) xix.
3. A press of work.
Abd. 1 thocht I would tak' a step owre noo that your hurry's
feckly by, Greig Logic o* Buclm» (1899) 286. Dmb. I lend a hand
there whiles when the smith has a hurry, Cross Disruplion
(1844) xiii.
4. A period of time. Rdn.*
5. A riot, commotion ; a quarrel, scolding ; a bout of
fighting.
Abd. Raither nor center 'im or rin the chance o' a hurry wi'
'im, Sandy wud maist face his nain gweed-mither aiven, wi' 'er
birse up, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 180. Fif. (Jam.) Ayr. Or
ere the hurry it was o'er, We scrambled up the brae. Ballads
and Siigs. (1846) I. 94. Feb. 'Tween stick and wa' they keep
their feet. The hurry heats their blood, Liitloiin Green (1685) 5, ed.
181 7. Dmf. Soon we heard an unco hurry. And saw twa men in
dreadfu' fury. Pushing, drawing, striking, swearing, Shennan
Tales (183 1) 40. N.I.i w.Yks. Tha nivver cams theas doors
within Bud tha mun curse and sweear. An try ta bring ma ta me
grave Wi breedin hurries hear, Preston Po««i (1864) 8. Chs.'^^
Hrf.i We shanna finish it this hurry.
6. A spasm ; a fit ; a sharp attack of illness ; a fright ;
an outburst of temper.
Lan.i Hoo's had a bad cryin' hurry (said of a passionate child).
Dev.3 Yii'i'e put me in a rigler hurry, I dii shake like a leaf.
7. A small load of corn or hay got up in haste from
apprehension of rain.
e.An. A'. dr» Q. (1866) II. 52 ; e.An.i e.Nrf. Marshall Rur.
Econ. (,1787). Suf. The quantity is not defined. Ess. No inhabi-
tant of this towne shall . . . cutt any grasse in any of the comon
meadows . . . vpon the penaltie of forfeiting tenn shillings for
euery loade or hurry of haye so cutt, Dedham Rec. (1659) IV. 5,
ed. 1894.
8. A drawing, dragging. n.Cy. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.)
Q. pi. A name given to the Irish Rebellion of 1798. N.I.'
10. V. To trouble, vex ; to flurry, frighten ; gen. in pp.
Not.' Lei.' I've been very much hurried this morning, for I've
just heard of the death of my old friend. Nhp.' Don't hurry your
head about that. Hnt. (T.P.F.) Cor.' I was bra'ly hurried when
I heard of it ; Cor.^ Tell, if you mind to. I aren't hurried.
11. To quarrel. Yks. (Hall.) 12. To shove, to push.
w.Yks.' 13. To subsist ; to shift, ib.
HURRY, 1^2 and ^^2 „ q, q^^ yks. Lan. Der.
[h)3ri.] 1. V. To transport or convey ; esp. to trans-
port the coal from the face of the working to the bottom
of the shaft.
w.Yks. (S.J.C.) ; w.Yks.3 A horse hurries coals ; w.Yks.*
Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) nw.Der.'
Hence Hurrier, sb. a person, gen. a boy who pushes the
coal ' corves ' along the colliery roads.
w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Suppl. (May 9, 1885) 8; w.Yks.^a
2. sb. One of the ' spouts ' which allow coal to rush down
from cars (running on a timber framework) into the hold
of a ship ; pi. the whole framework or ' stathe.'
Cum. Gat to Whitehebben, a girt sea-side town, whare sea-nags
eats cwoals out o' rack-hurrys, Borrowdale Lett, in Lonsdale Mag.
(Feb. 1867) 309; Cum." Concealed in a hurry on the Lonsdale
Dock, W. C. T. (July 2, 1898) 3. [Hurries, stages or frames at
the sides of a quay for the convenience of tumbling coals from
the waggons right into the holds of sea-going vessels, Stormonth
Did.]
HURRYFUL, adj. Shr. w.Cy. Also written hurriful
Shr.' [a-rifl.] Quick ; hasty ; hurried.
Slir.' It inna the 'urriful sort o' folk as bringen the most to
pass, fur they runnen about athout thar yed 66th 'em ; Shr.= He
was very hurryfu! and could not wait. w.Cy. (Hall.)
HURRYSOME, adj. and adv. Cum. Wor. Hrf. Nrf. Dev.
Cor. Also written hurrisonie Nrf Dev.' Cor.'* [sTissm.]
1. adj. Hurried, confused ; quick, hasty ; passionate.
Cum.'" Wor. Holloway. Nrf. Provided 3'ou beant hurrisome,
Jessopp Arcady ( 1887) ii. Dev.' Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes
(1895) G/.; Cor.' 2
2. adv. In haste, fast. Hrf.^ The rain comes hurrysome.
HURSCHLE, HURSEL, HURSH, see Hirsel, v.^ Her-
self, Rush.
HURSLING, ppl. adj. Dev. ' Rustling.'
Th' hurslin' leaves, Pulman Sketches (1842; 22, ed. 1853.
HURST, s6. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Not.
Shr. Nrf. Ken. Sus. Hmp. Dor. Also written hirst Sc.
(Jam.) Abd. Frf. N.Cy.' Nhb.' w.Yks. ne.Lan.' ; and in
forms horst Ken. Sus. ; bus Nrf Sus.'' Hmp.' [hirst,
ast] 1. A small wood; a wooded eminence; nearly 06s.
except in place-names.
Sc. Gl. Sibb. (Jam.) N.Cy.' Nhb.' [It] enters into the names
of three parishes and to\vnships, and into that of eleven other
inhabited places in Nhb. ' Scroggy hirsts of hazel,' Hodgson
Nhb. (1827) pt. II. I. 100, note. w.Yks. Mostly in place-names
(J.W.). Chs.' Old, freq. used in place names. Der.^ (s.v. Hob-
hurst). Shr.', Sus.'=, Hmp.'
2. Coinp. Hurst-beech, the hornbeam, Carpinus Betulus.
Nrf., Ken., Sus. From its growth in hursts, and some resemblance
of its leaves to those of the beech tree (B. & H.) ; Sus.'* (s.v.
Horse-beech). Hmp.' (s.v. Horse-beech).
3. ? Obs. A bank ; a little hill ; a ridge ; a barren height ;
the bare and hard summit of a hill.
Sc. We are bound to drive the bullocks. All by hollows, hirsts
and hillocks, Scott XVavcrley (1814) xxxviii, note ; Ower hirst
an scaur, Donald Poems (1867) 11. Abd. Down she leans her
birn upon a hirst, Shirrefs Poems (17901 89. Frf. But up . . .
I'll o'er the hirst, Morison Poems (1790) 158. n.Cy. Grose
(1790). w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves {i-jQi). ne.Lan.' Dor.
Haynes Voc. (c. 1730) in N. & Q. (1883) 6th S. vii. 366.
4. A sand-bank on the brink of a river; a shallow; a
shelf in a river-bed.
n.Sc. Being asked. If these dykes were removed, there would
be a ford or hirst in the river, . . depones. That he does not know
whether if these dykes were removed, there would be fords or
shallows at the place where they stand. State, Eraser of Eraserfield
(1805) 192 (Jam.); The current of water removed a sand bank or
hirst that lay on the margin of the river . . . and placed it in the
mouth of . . . Allochy Grain, and thereby occasioned the rising or
hirst above described, State, Leslie of Powis, 62 {ib.). Not. There
are in the channel of this river [the Trent] divers hursts or shelves,
which in summer time lye dry, Deering Hist. Not. 164. Shr.
That part of a ford in the Severn over which the water runs
roughly. Bound Provinc. (1876); Shr.' A bed of shingle in the
Severn is called a hurst; Shr.^
[1. OE. hyrst, a copse, wood (B.T.). LG. (Pomerania)
horst, 'ein erhoheter Ort im Walde' (D.JiHNERT). 3.
EFris. horst (horst), ' eine sandige Anhohe ' (Koolman).
4. LG. (Gottingen) horst {host), ' eine bewachsene kleine
Erhohung im Sumpfe ' (Schambach).]
HURSTLE, sb. Sc. Irel. Also written hirstle Abd.
The sound of rough breathing caused by mucus in the air-
passages. N.I.'
Hence Hurstling, (i) sb. the sound of rough breathing ;
(2) adj. wheezing.
(i) Gall. (A.W.), N.I.' (2) Abd. The sound of the tiny voice was
accompanied by a slight 'hirstling' noise, Alexander Ain Eli.
(1882) 184.
HURSTLE, V. n.Yks.* To struggle, wrestle.
HURT, v., sb. and adj. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. [h)3rt, §t.] I. v. Gram, forms. 1. Present Tense :
(i) Hort, (2) Hot, (3) Yurt.
(i)Cai.', Nhb.', Ken.*, Sus.*, Hmp.' (2) n.Yks.'" ne.Yks.'
33. e.Yks.' m.Yks.' Introd. 36. w.Yks.s (3) Glo. 'Nother
tuppence a loave yain't much to yurt un, Buckman Darke's
Sojourn (1890) vi.
2. Preterite: (i) Hort, (2) Horted, (3) Hot, (4) Hotted,
(5) Hurted, (6) Hurtet, (7) Hurtit.
(i) Ken.' (2) Cai.l (3) ne.Yks.' 33. m.Yks.' Introd. 36.
n.Lin.' (4) m.Yks.' Introd. 36. (5) w.Yks.s, Glo.' Brks.' 12.
n.Wil. Th' watchmen as went about th' zitty vound m'; . . tha'
hurted m'. Kite Sng. Sol. (i860) v. 7. (6) Sc. Whase feet thaye
hurtet wi' fettirs, Riddell Ps. (1857) cv. 18. (7) s.Sc. Murray
Dial. (1873) 205.
3. Pp. : (1) Hat, (2) Hort, (3) Horted, (4) Horten, (5)
Hot, (6) Hotten, (7) Hurted, (8) Hurten, (9) Hurtid, (10)
Hurtit.
(i) Nrf. Are yow hat, mor? A. B. K. Wright's Eorlune, 19. (2)
Wm. Sail hes hort her heel, Wheeler Dial. (1790) 112, ed. 1821.
(3) Cai.' (4) Nhb.' He's horten his heed. (5I n.Lin.' Th' bairns
hed been climbin' an' . . . hot it sen. (6) ne.Yks.' 33. e.Yks.'
Aotn. m.Yks.' Introd. 36. w.Yks.* Nobbud luke how ther've
hotten that poor barn ! n.Lin.' Ther's two men been hotten at th'
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fo'nises. (7) Sh.I. Spence Flk-Lore 1,1899) 154. Ir. Were ye
hurted, sir? Paddiaua (ed. 1848) I. 17. w.Yks.^, Glo.' Brks.'
12. Ken. She set to and cried like as if she'd been the one hurted,
Conih. Mag. (Jan. 1894) 64. Cor. It was Harry that was ' hurted,'
Longman's Mag. (Feb. 1893) 386; Cor.' Murder committed, but
nobody hurted. (8) Nhb.» He's hurten his hand. n.Yks.=, w.Yks.3
n.Lin.' I've hurten my sen wi' clootin' my head agean a bauk. (g)
Sh.I. Nane can be mair hurtid wi' tales o' da loss o' life . . . den
me, Sh. Neivs (Apr. 9, 1898). (10I s.Sc. Murray Dial. (1873) 205.
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. In comb. Hurt-sickle, the black
knapweed, Ceiitaurea nigra. Won (B. & H.)
2. Phr. hurt from the ground, injured in health by
supernatural agents. See Ground, sb. 14.
Sh.I. Most forms of illness were supposed to be either an ' evil
onwaar,' or ' hurted frae da grund.' . . The latter was the super-
natural influence of trows or hillfolk, Spence Flk-Lore (1899)
154-5-
3. To matter, signify.
Sus. A man cannot find a strap or buckle he gen. uses, and says
' It won't hurt about the strap' i,he can do without it) (G A.W.).
4:. sb. Phr. (i) «o /;«;Y, no matter ; nevermind! (z) to be
hurt done, to be bewitched.
(i) Dev. I made a mistake, zo et zim'd, bit no hurt, Nathan
Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 44, ed. 1865. (2) n.Cy. (Hall.) Yks.
The child's hurt done, Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) vi. w.Yks.'
Is waa to hear at Joan Shepherd's hurt done.
5. adj. Down-hearted.
n.Dev. Hur la3'v'th us all, 'e zee, to-day. An' veelth a littul hurt.
Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) St. 55.
HURTER, sA.» Nhb. Dur. Yks. Nhp. Won Shn Also
written hurtur Dun; and in form horter Nhb.^ [hartar,
a'tair).] The shoulder of the axle against which the nave
of the wheel knocks.
N.Cy.', Nhb.' Dur. Raine Charters (1837) ccxcix. w.Yks.' A
ring of iron in the axis of a cart. Nhp.' se.Wor.' A thick piece
of iron fastened to a wooden axle, against which the back of the
wheel works. Shr.' An iron plate edged with steel, fastened — by
'langets' or stays — on to the axle of a 'tumbrel' to keep the
wheel from wearing into the axle-tree : the steel edge works
against the ' boukin.'
HURTER, sb.'^ Sus. Hmp. A calf which runs with
the dam for seven or eight months. Sus. Young Annals
Agric. (1784-1815) XI. 220. Sus., Hmp. (G.A.W.)
HURTFUL, adj. Bdf In a dangerous condition.
In parts of Bdf. this word is used only in a passive sense. A
person is said to be ' not hurtful this morning,' when no apprehen-
sions are entertained that his disease will occasion him hurt (J. W.B.).
HURTLE, si.' Hrf [stl.] A spot.
[Cp. Fr. Iieurt, ' coup donne en heurtant contre quelque
chose, la marque que le coup a laissee' (Littre).]
HURTLE, V. and s6.== Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Den
Lin. Nhp. Also written hirtle Nhb.' ; hurtel Nhp. ; and
in form hortle Nhb.' [h)aTtl, a'tl.] 1. v. To crouch on
the ground as young birds do when alarmed ; to contract
the body into a round form as through pain or severe
cold. Cf. hurkle, v.
N.Cy.', Nhb,' w.Yks. Willan iii/ Wds. (181 1). Der.' Used
in the form ' hurtle up ' (s.v. Hurkle". Lin.', n.Lin.', nw.Lin. (M.P.)
2. To crowd together in confusion. N.Cy.', Nhp.'
3. To move with violence ; to hasten.
Gall. Loch Enoch with the snowdrift hurtling across it, Crockett
Raiders {i8g^) xliii, Nhb.' The clud's gan hirtlin alang the hill
side. Lin.' Nhp. An arrow hurtel'd e'er so high, Clare Remains
(1873) 270.
4. si. A falling mass of anything.
Ir. She forced herself to look up, and at once descried them
through the hurtle of the pelting shower, Barlow /</)'//s (1892) 186.
HURTLEBERRY, sb. Som. Dev. [atl-bari.] The
whortleberry, fruit of the Vaccinittni Myrtillus. Cf hurts.
w.Som.' A little 'fine' talk. Dev. ^n\i Desc. TamarandTavy
(1836) II. 254; Dev.' [A hurtle berry, KacaH/Km, Coles (1679).]
HURTLESS, adj. Yks. Harmless, uninjurious,
n.Yks.2, m.Yks.'
HURTS, sb.pl. Cth. Pern. Glo. Sun Sus. Hmp. Som.
Dev. Cor. Also written herts Sus. Hmp. Cor.^ ; hirts
Dev."; and inform horts s.Pem. Dev.* [ats.] Whortle-
berries, the fruit of the Vaccinium Jllyrtilhis.
. Cth. (W.W.S.) s.Pem. There any 'mount of hurts in Cresselly
Wood (W.M,M.\ Glo.'- Sur. [Children] stained from head to
feet with the deep purple juice of the ' hurts,' Forest Tithes (1893)
49 ; Sur.', Sus.' Hmp. Children's all gone to Hind Head hert-
gathering (W.M.E.F.). w.Som.' Common. The cry 'Hurts!
hurts 1 ' may be heard daily in the season, in most towns and
villages of the district ; but now, alas ! the Board schools arc
corrupting the old name into ' worts ' (s.v. Hurtle-berry). Dev.
Oftentimes during summer she goes to Dartmoor to gather hurtle-
berries, called by the country people ' hurts,' Bray Desc. Tamar
and Tavy (1836) II. 254 ; Dev.", Cor.'^
Hence Hurting, prp. gathering ' hurts.'
n.Dev. Whorts are ' hurts' among the labouring people, and to
go gathering whortleberries is to go ' a hurting,' Jefieries /?frf
Deer 11884) x,
[Rawe crayme vndecocted, eaten with strawberyes or
hurtes, is a rurall mannes banket, Boorde Dyetary (1542),
ed. Furnivall (1870) 267.]
HURTSOME, adj. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Also in form hort-
some Nhb.' Hurtful, harmful.
Sc. Their entry was hurtsome to the cause. Society Contendings,
108 (Jam.). Ayr. Wi' sic knowledge I felt it was hurtsome to
speak, Laing Poems (1894) 102. N.Cy.', Nhb.' n.Yks.= 'It's
owther hurtsome or puzzomous,' either dangerous, or poisonous
outright, m.Yks.'
HURZLE, HUS, see Hirsel, v.'^, Hurst, Us, pron.
HUSBAND, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dun Cum. Yks. Wan O.xf
Ken. Dev. Also in form hoosband Yks. [h)B'zb3n(d,
h)u'zb3n(d.] 1. In comb, (i) Husband's candle, a long
candle lit by the master of the house at Christmas, round
which the household sit ; (2) -land, obs., a division of land,
gen. containing from twenty to thirty acres ; (3) -man, an
agricultural labourer ; (4) -'s tea, poor, weak tea ; (5)
•work, household work.
(i) Yks. And sit roond the lang hoosband's cannal with "em,
Fetherston T. Goorkrodgey (1870- 166. (2) Sc. Husbandland
conteines commonlie 6 aikers of sok and syith land : That is of
sik land as may be tilled with an pleuch, or may be mawed with
a syith. . . I find na certaine rule prescrived anent the quantitie
and valour of ane husband land, Skene Dijficill Wds. (1681) ; Com-
monly containing twenty-six acres of soc and syith land fjAM.l.
Hdg. Yt [that] everie twa husband-lands of y» parische suld furnish
out ane man, Ritchie Churches of St. Baldred (1883) 152. Nhb.
The manor of Lorbottle and of twelve husband lands, and twelve
cottages there (1407), Dixon IVhiltinghain Vale {i8g5) 145; Nhb.'
The husbands of land, mentioned so frequently in deeds respecting
Northumberland, contained twenty acres, and at times twentj'-
four or thirty, (3) N.Cy.' Dur. A skilful husbandman by frequent
ploughings, Marshall Review (1808) I, 145. Cum. (J. P.); Don't
you know the difference between a farmer and a husbandman ?
Penrith Obs. ii8g6). -w.Yks. Spec. Dial. 6. (4) War .3 Oxf.'Thc
wife is supposed to have drunk all the strong tea herself, and
then filled the teapot with water for her husband, MS. add. Dev.
Reports Provinc. (1877) 132. {5) Sc. A muckle lazy useless jade,
she can do naething but work at husband wark, Graham Writings
(1883) 11.54; The women about fishing communities differed, and
do still, from their sisters further inland, regarding house-work, or
' husband-work,' 16. note.
2. A pollard. Ken.'
HUSBANDLY, adv. Obs. Yks. Thriftily, economi-
cally, to good purpose.
n.Yks. And that two gent", see the money husbandly employed
for the country's advantage, Quarter Sess. Rec. (,Oct. 3, 1671) in
N. R. Rec. Soc. VI. 161.
HUSBIRD, HUSBUD, see Hosebird.
HUSCEN,//-. Con"^ Scolded.
HUSELACK, sb. Sh.I. A small stone hut for drying
fish. S. & Ork.'
HUSH, z^.', si.' and adj. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Glo.
Cor. Also written husch Bnfl.' ; and in forms hishie Fif.
(Jam.) ; hushie, huzzh Sc. ib. [h)Bj, uj.| 1. v. To lull
to sleep, to sing a lullaby to ; used in i)nper. as an int. ' go
to sleep.'
Sc, Hush and baloo, babie. Hush and baloo ; A' the lave's in
their beds — I'm hushin' you. Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 13.
w.Sc. (Jam.) Lth. She had little time to ' hush ' any of them.
They were smartly stripped, night-gowned, and tumbled one by
one into the box-bed, Strathesk More Bits ^ed. 1885) 186.
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HUSHO
2. Phr. (i) Hush a bit, go gently ; (2) huslifa or -to, (a)
hold your tongue, be quiet ; [b) hold fast, take care, go
gently.
(i)Cor.' (2, n) w.Yks.i (A)Yks. (K.) n.Yks. Hushta, good lad!
Tack teaum and gome thy feet, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 381.
3. sh. In phr. hold thy hush, hold thy tongue, be quiet.
See Hold, v. II. 12.
Lan. So howd thi hush an' let's get on \vi' t'essay, Essay on
Dreams, 4. s.Lan. Very common (F.E.T.). Chs.^ (s.v. Howd).
4. A whisper, the slightest noise. Ags. (Jam.)
Hence (i) Hush-musch, (a) sb. a secret talking, a
rumour; a stateof bustling disorder; (i)j'.tospeak much in
a suppressed manner ; (2) hush or Jiiush, (3) hushie or
ivhishie, phr. the slightest intimation given in the most
cautious manner, a single whisper ; gen. with neg.
(I, (i) Enfif.' Thir's a sair hush-musch aboot fa's deen sic an ill
deed. Lth. (Jam. ") (6) Bntf.i (2) Ags. Neither hush nor mush
(Jam.). (3) So. Ye maun just excuse me, my Lady, but Jeanie
ne'er let on hushie or whishie o' your visit, Saxon and Gael {i%n)
!• '33 (Jam.). Fif. Neither hishie nor wishie (Jam.).
5. Ale or spirits sold without license.
Lan. He wur taen up for sellin' hush, Waugh Chint. Corner
(1874) 30, ed. 1879. s.Lan. Common iF.E.T.).
6. Coinp. Hush-shop, an unlicensed house where
spirituous liquors are sold, a house in which an illicit
trade in beer, &c. is carried on.
Lan. The Jolly Jumper originally sprang from the kernel of a
'hush-shop,' Brierley Irkdale (1865) i ; ' Hush' signifying that
the company frequenting such places were expected to conduct
themselves as orderly as possible that no alarm might be given to
parties in authority, ib. note. s.Lan. (F.E.T.) ; Bamford Dial.
(,1854). Chs.i3
7. adj. Quiet, still, hushed.
Sc. The owl has seen him and is hush, Scott Rokeby (1813) c. vi.
St. 3. Abd. And winds are hush, Davidson Poems (1861) 93.
Frf. All hush around on every side, I heard a sound, MoRisoN
Pof);;5 (1790) 29. n.Cy. (J.W.) Glo. Wee shim all hush at home,
Smyth Lives Berkeleys (1066-1618) HI. 25, ed. 1885.
HUSH, si.2 and v.'' Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan. Lin.
[h^J, h)uj.] 1. sb. A sudden gush or rush, the sound of
rushing water ; a low, murmuring wind, a gust of wind.
Sc. In came the neighbours in a hush, dinging ither down in
the door, Graham IVritings (1883) H. 39. S. & Ork.' A low
murmuring wind. Slk. (Jam.1 Nhb. There was a hush of falling
waters in the air, Clare Love of Lass, 71, in Prevost Gl. (1900) ;
Nhb.i Cum.i ; Cum.'' E.xpresses the feeling as it were of wind
coming. A rumbling and hissing in a mine, due to the cracking
of the roof and escape of gas. w.Yks.^ A gust of wind.
2. A swell, a rolling motion of the sea.
Sh.L We wir andowin' ahead fir saith, wi' a hush o' a sea on,
Stewart Tales 11892) 242 ; It wis a raem calm, wi' a hush an' a
caa aboot da shore, ib. 260.
3. In mining: water used to wash away earth from the
surface of rock or mineral. Also in conip. Hush-water.
Nhb.' This is produced artificially so as to bare the surface of
the rock in order to discover indications of ore in the face of a hill
side. s.Dur., n.Yks. The dirty water from the lead mines which
having been used to wash the ore pollutes the streams it falls
into, at times causing annoyance to anglers and harm to fish.
'T'hush iscomin' down — ye need'nt gan afishin' to-day' (J.E.D.).
4. A part in a mine or quarry which has been cleared
for excavation by an artificial flow of water.
Cum.* He worked ... in what is called a hush connected with
the mines, ll'iestling, 37.
5. Coiiip. Hush-cush, a wet, marshy condition.
e.Lin. The water stood in the field, it was all of a hush-cush
(G.G.W.).
6. Abundance, great plenty, a quantitj'.
Abd. A thriftless hush (G.W.). Rxb. The only thing wi'yon
there's luck o' Is hush o' strac for makin muck o', A. Scott
Poems (ed. 1808) 20. Nhb.' Cum. 1 scworn to vex mysel ; When
I've a hush o' gud Strang yell, Anderson Ballads (1805) 95;
Cam.i Sec a hush o' fwoak.
7. V. To rush, gush forth.
Lth. To hush in, to make one's way with force and haste (Jam.).
Edb. We heard the water. . . roaring and hushing over the rocks,
Moir Mansie Waiich (1828) xv. Cum. On the fluir, bluid an punch
now hush't leyke a stream, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1840) 96 ;
Cum.i ; Cum.* Bleud hush't out like waiter.
8. To cause to rush, to force forward. Lth. (Jam.)
9. To separate earthy particles from minerals bj' the
force of running water. Dur.l, Cum.'. w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
Hence Hushing, vbl. sb. the production of a rush of
water for the purpose of carrying away the surface debris
in mines and quarries, the process ofwashing away earthy
particles from minerals.
Nhb., Dur. Hushing is by far a more effectual method, Forster
Strata (,1821) 285; Hushing, in lead-mining is practised: (i^ for
baring rock-faces in prospecting for ore; (2) in working alluvial
deposits for detached and water-worn ore ; (3) in working over
again the sediment which has been carried away in the process
ofwashing and become depositedin the bed of the stream (R.O.H.).
HUSH, sb.^ and v.^ Sc. Irel. Suf Cor. Also written
husch, hussh ; and in form hysch Bnff.' 1. sb. A cry
used to frighten and drive away birds, iS:c. ; also used as
an int. Cai.^, Bnfi'.', e.Suf (F.H.) Cf hoosh, int.
2. V. To drive awaj' birds or animals by making a slight
noise ; also used_^^.
Cai.' Bnff.' See, laddie, rin an' husch the craws fae the tares.
He wis unco ill aboot the aulest dother, an' soucht her; bit she
huscht 'im awa. Per. Thou was husht out to the door When thou
(like Hell) began to roar, Smith Poems (1714) 36, ed. 1853.
N.I.' To drive a flock of fowl, saying at the same time, * Hush,
hush.' e.Suf. Less common than Hoosh (q.v.) (F.H.). Cor.' They
hushed the hen out of the nest.
Hence Huschou, (i) v. to drive away birds, to frighten
away. Bnif.'; (2) sb. a cry used to frighten and drive
away anything ; also used as an int. ib.
HUSH, sA.* Sc. The lump-fish, Cyclopterus lumpus.
(Jam.) [Satchell (1879).]
HUSH-A-BA(A, int. and v. Sc. Lan. I.Ma. Also in
forms a-hishi-baw Lnk. ; heshie-ba Elg. ; hushee-bow
I.Ma. ; hushie-ba(a Or.I. Gall. ; hushy.ba(a Fif ; huzhy-
baa Fif ; huzzhiebaw Sc. (Jam.) 1. /;//. An expres-
sion used in lulling a child to sleep ; also used sbst.
a lullaby.
Sc. (Jam.) Sh.I. A ramished bairn, which she soothes by
singing : ' Husha baa baet dee, Minnie is gaen ta saet dee,' Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 180. Or.I. Trowies canna tak' thoo, Hushie-ba,
lammie, Fergusson Rambles (1884) 168. Elg. Heshie ba — sleep
awa, Dinna wauken mammy. Tester Poems (1865 1 182. Fif. O
my lovely charming boy, Hushy baa ! ly still and sleep, Douglas
Poems (1806) 83. Ayr. His sermons in the warm summer after-
noons were just a perfect Iiushabaa, Galt Provost (1822) viii.
Lnk. Hush-a-ba", my sweet wee dearie, Sleep fu' soun' till morn-
in's daw', M'Lachlan Tlionghts (1884; 63; And aye she sung,
' A-hjshi-baw, babby ! ' And aye she kiss'd it, Deil's Halloiue^n
(1856) 50. Edb. Shouggie shou, shouggie shou ! Hush-a-ba my
dearie ; Hech surse ! but a waukrife bairn Aye mak's a mither
weary ! Scots Poems and Ballants, 21. Gall. In the old song of
Rocking the Cradle, ' hushie baa babie lye still ' is a line much
used, Mactagg.\rt Encycl. (i824\
2. i\ To lull to sleep ; also in form Hushee-bowbabby.
Fif. A mither huzhy-baa-in'a bairn to sleep, Robertson /';oi;oi/
(1894"! II. Lan. Hushabying a babby as wouldn't be hushabied,
Gaskell M. Barton (1848) ix. I.Ma. She had her up and in her
lap, and hushee bowbabbicd and on the tree top in a minute,
Brown IVitch (1889) 85.
HUSHAPAN,s6. Sh.I. Also written hoshapan. The
skull, cranium. Cf hoosapaail.
Doo haes Him ta tank 'at mi hushapan is no laid in mummie,
Sh. News (Aug. 28, 1897) ; (J.I.) ; Jakobsen Dial. (1897' 16.
[Norvv. dial, haus (hause), the cranium -(-/irt««a, the
brain-pan (Aasen) ; ON. hauss {hausa-).^
HUSHEL, see Hirsel, v.''
HUSHION, sb. Obs. Nhb. Yks. Also written hus-
sian Nhb. A cushion, a ' wishin.'
Nhb. Had I as many hussians, shusians, chairs and stools,
Richardson Borderer's Table-bk. (1846) VIII. 379. Yks. N. & Q.
(1877) 5th S. vii. 56. w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hlf.x. (1775) 540.
HUSHION, see Hoshen.
HUSHO, V. Irel. To sing a lullaby to, to lull to
sleep. See Hush, v.'^
s.Ir. My mother was hushoing my little sister, Croker Leg.
(1862) 296; The stream kept up a continued cronane like a nurse
hushoing, ib. 228.
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HUSHOCH, V. and sb. Sc. [hBjax.] 1. v. To work
in a hurried, careless, or slovenly manner ; to dress
slovenly, w. & s.Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) See Hirsel, vJ^ 3.
Hence Hushochy, adj. hurried, careless, slovenly ; also
used advb. ib.
2. To heap up loosely.
Gall. The millers did hushoch their melders in sacks, Mac-
TAGGART Eiicycl. (1824) 78, ed. 1876.
3. sh. Hurried, careless, or slovenly work ; one who
works in a hurried, careless, or slovenly manner, w. &
s.Sc. (Jam. Suppl.)
4. A confused heap, a tangled mass ; a loose quantity of
anything.
w. & s.Sc. (Jam. Suppl.'' Gall. Mactaggart Eiicyd. (I824^.
HUSHT, iut., V. and sb. Sc. Lan. Yks. Clis. Der. Shr.
Hrf. Pern. Also in forms hesht Shr. ; hisht Hrf.^ s.Pem. ;
hooisht ne.Lan. e.Lan.' ; hoosht Cai.' ; huisht Hrf.
1. int. Hush, be silent.
Cai.^ Bch. A toothless houdy, auld and teugh, Sa3'S, Cummer,
husht, we ha'e enough, Forbes Doniiiiie ii785'i 39. w.Yks.
(J.W.) Lan. Molly, husht, Brierley Layrock vi864) v. ne.Lan.
Th' conductor— said ' Hooisht,' Mather Idy/ls ( iSgs) 49. e.Lan.',
s.Chs.', nw.Der.i Shr. An old nurse used to use the word 'Hesht'
when we made a noise (R.M.E.). Hrf.=, s.Pein. (W.M.M.)
2. V. To be silent, become quiet.
w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. Awm cummin to that verypeighnt.if theaw'll
husht, StatonB.S/;h^//(;, 7; Justtheehusht, Brierley/, ny>'oci(i864)
X. Hrf. A man was riding close up to the window and telling
them to huisht, but they would not huisht for all that, Longman's
Mag. (Apr. 1899) 564.
3. To order silence. Cai.^
4. sb. In phr. to hold one's husht, to be silent. See Hold,
V. II. 12.
Lan. He couln't booath sup and tawk so he howded his husht.
Staton Loominary (c. 18611 120.
5. Exciseable goods, esp. liquors sold without license.
e.Lan.' See Hush, 56.' 5.
HUSHTER, HUSIF, see Hashter, Huss(e)y.
HUSK, sb.^ and ndj. Lakel. Yks. Lin. Hrf. Glo. Sus.
Wil. Som. Dev. Also in form hoosk Hrf.^ Dev. [hjusk,
Bsk.] 1. sb. A dry cough, hoarseness ; esp. awheezing
cough or disease of the throat among animals. Cf. hask,
sb} 7.
Hrf Glo. A disease in calves caused by thread-worms in the
windpipe making a dry cough. A barking cough made by pigs
(S.S.B.). Sus. They sometimes lose calves by a distemper they
call the husk, which is occasioned by little worms in the small
pipes on the lights. Young Annals A gric. (1784-1815) XI. 182,
193. Wil.' Often fatal to calves, w Som.i On a building in
Wellington is a large inscription — Manufactory, Devonshire Oils.
Devonshire compound for husk and scour (s.v. Hesk) ; A well-
known cattle specific sets out the various ailments it professes to
cure, . . and inter alia reads thus : ' Yearlings or calves : husk, or
hose, scour chills, worms in throat,' ib. (s.v. Hose).
Hence Hoosky, adj. hoarse, having a wheezing cough.
Dev. I be aveared that tha mare's bad ; 'er'soncommon hoosky
tu-night. I thenk I'll gie 'era bran mash, Hewett Pens. 5/>. (1892J.
2. adj. Hoarse.
Lakel. ^ Ah've a bad cauld, an' Ah've bin as husk as husk fer ower
a week. w.Yks. (J.W.) sw.Lin. I'm very husk to-day (R.E.C.).
3. Dry, parched. Lin. (Hall.), sw.Lin. (R.E.C.) See
Hask, adj.^ 1.
HUSK, sb.'^ and v. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also Ken. Wil.
[usk, Bsk.] I. sb.pl. The chaff of oats. Wil.*
2. Fig. Clothes, garments.
w.Yks. Hah menny ar ther at tays tiler Sunday husks ta me
' uncle's' throo habit, Tom iREODi.ziiaii.EBainista Ann. (1874) 64.
3. A blow, smack, rap.
Lan. I could like to give him a good husk i' th' earhole,
Brierley Out of Work, iii.
4. V. To take off the husks or outer coats of walnuts.
Ken. I heard a controversy between two rustics as to which
was the proper term. One insisted on the phrase ' husking,' the
other ' hulling,' N. & Q. (1867) 3rd S. xii. 203.
5. To thrash, beat.
Lin.*, n.Lin.* sw.Lin.* The Newton lads reckoned they were
going to husk us.
HUSKIN(G, prp. and sb. n.Cy. Lan. Lin. Dev. Also
in forms hask- n.Cy. ; hush- n.Dev. [u'skin.] 1. prp.
Obs. Creeping stealthily about, creeping with bent
shoulders and slow steps ; walking idly about.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lin.* Dev. Horae Subsecivae {I'm) 222.
n.Dev. Grose (1790).
2. sb. A clownish fellow, a ' clodhopper.'
ne.Lan.* Lin. Miller & Skertchly Fenland (1878) iv ; Lin.*
That husking axes too much for his pokes.
[1. Cp. Norw. dial, huska, to rock or pitch as a boat
(Aasen).]
HUSKIT, ppl. adj. Sc. Husky, hoarse.
Lth. But he cries in tones sae huskit, Ballantine Poc;/;s(i856) 102.
HUSKY, adj. Lin. [u'ski.] Hard, dry, coarse.
Lin. Producing sour, coarse, husky, sedge or sword grass,
Repotis Agric. (1793-1813) 74. n.Lin.* [Free from the defect
that wool staplers call husky and pinny, that is, dry and brittle,
Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) I. 236.]
HUSPEL, HUSPIL, see Hespel.
HUS-PUSH, sb. m.Yks.* [us-puj.] A busy time.
It will be time for going in an hour. We'd better have the hus-
push now as then.
HUSS, sb. Ken. Sus. [bs.] The dog-fish, esp. the
lesser-spotted dog-fish, Scylliion canicida.
Ken.* Sus. The lesser-spotted dog-fish is skinned and eaten at
Brighton (F.E.S.). [Satchell (1879%]
HUSS, v} Sus. [bs.] To caress, fondle.
Bus. 'Ah, Tom,' ses she, a bussin an a hussin ov un, Jackson
Soiitlnuard Ho (1894) I. 339; Sus.* The children play a game,
which is accompanied by a song beginning: ' Hussing and buss-
ing will not do. But go to the gate, knock and ring, — Please, Mrs.
Brown, is Nellie within ? '
HUSS, y.^ Glo. Som. [bs.] To incite, urge on a dog;
also used in the iniper. as a term of encouragement to a dog.
Glo.' If thee dost come near me I'll huss the dog at tha. ' Huss
dog, huss, allow ! ' in putting a dog at a rabbit, cat, &c. Som. To
huss a dog on (W.F. R.).
HUSSEL, sec Hirsel, v.'^, Housel, Hustle, i;.*
HUSSER,si!). } Obs. Sus. Inphr.hiisseraiidsqi/encher,
a pot of beer with a dram of gin in it. Grose (1790J ; Sus.*
HUSSET, see Hooset.
HUSS(E)Y, sb. Van dial, uses in Sc. Eng. and Amer.
Also in forms hissie Sc. (Jam.) ; hissy Sc, ; hizzey Lnk.
Cum.: liizzie Sc. Cai.' Nhb. ; hizzy Sc. ; husif w.Yks. ;
hussif Lakel.= w.Yks.^ Not. n.Lin.* War.= Suf * ; hussyfe
Sc. ; huswife War.= Shr.* ; huzzafCum.'" ; huzzey w.Yks.
Not.*; huzzie Cai.* Dur.*; huzziflf Dun' Win. w.Yks.*
Lan. ne.Lan.* s.Chs.* nw.Den*; huzzy Sc. Nhb.* n.Yks.
w.Yks. Lan.' Stf w.Som.' Dev.' ; hyzzie Edb. [h)Bsi,
h)Bzi, h)u-si, h)uzi, hjusif, h)u-zif.] 1. A housewife ;
a woman of any age, but geit. applied to a young girl, a
'lass,' wench.
Sc, Gen. used in a jocular way of 'a lively strapping wench,'
with no ill signification (J.Ar.) ; If 'e ask me, she is a gui' well-
faured hizzic, Tweeddale ^70^(1896) 71. ne.Sc. Some o' them
can go to balls an' dance wi' young hizzies, Gordonhavcn (1887)
85. Mry. Strapping, braw, good-looking hizzies, Hay Lintie{i%$i)
13. Elg. Sorra tak' my gowkit muse. The hizzie's mad, Tester
Poems (1865) 97. Bn£f. The birth O' the maist bloomin hissy o'
the earth, Taylor Pocpus (1787) 75. Abd. She's a fell ticht, gvveed
leukin hizzie tee, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 210. Frf. When a
man o' forty tak's up wi' an auld hizzy o' sixty, Willock Rosetly
Ends (1886) 37, ed. 1889. Per. A clever huzzy and a furthy quean,
MoNTEATH Dunblane (1835) 96, ed. 1877. w.Sc. She's a steerin"
hizzy, but disna want for sense aithers, Macdonald Setllement
(1869) 62, ed. 1877. Fir. Canty Tibbie Sma', A sonsy mettle
hizzy, Douglas Poems (1806) 23. Dmb. To see the hizzies rank
and file, Gawn thro' the drcel wi' a' their might, Taylor Poems
(1827) 39. Rnf. A buxom hizzie ... To make his butter, M'^GiL-
vray Poems (ed. 1862) 42. Ayr. An' buirdly chiels. and clever
hizzies, Are bred in sic a way as this is, Burns Tiva Dogs (1786)
1. 85. Lnk. A smart, clever hizzy she was, Roy Generalship (ed.
1895) 5. Lth. O honesty! my winsome hizzie, Bruce Poems
(1813) 11. 30. Edb. A' the hyzzies round the place . . . Was
stryvand sae that ony ane Wa'd danss wi' hym fu' faynly, Ramsay
Gentle Sliep. (1725) 711, Scenery ed. Bwk. Our hind's daughters
— most of them clever hizzies, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856)
80. Feb. Loud ' Goosies ' everywhere resound Frae hizzy, hind,
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or wcane, Liiitoiiii Green (1685) 68, ed. 1817. Slk. O the selfish
hizzie, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 157. Dmf. They'll be
richt winsome hizzies Whan fed on beef, Quinn Heather (1863}
loi. Gall. Hizzies gaen spangin' and flaiperin' about \vi' white
muslin frocks on, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 27, ed. 1876. Nhb.
Twae young lish clever hizzies, Richardson Borderer s TabU-bk.
(1846) VII. 137; Nhb.' Cum. Monie a cliver lish hizzey was
there, Anderson Ballads (ed, 1808) 66. w.Yks. A careless hussie
maks mony thieves, Prov.m Brighoiise News (July 23, 1887). Lan.
Other folk wi' ther bits o' huzzies reawnd 'em an' noane o' ther
own for t'mak 'em even, Brierley Irkdale (1865) i ; Lan.i Dev.'
A comely bowerly woman her was, . . and a thorra paced huzzy, 6.
Hence (i) Hizzie-fallow, sb. a man who interferes with
domestic management, a man who undertakes women's
work ; (2) Huzzy-skep or -skip, sb. (a) housewifery ; (b) a
workbasket or box ; (c) in phr. to have one's haiid{s in one's
huzzy-skep, to be very busy, to be fully occupied in some
household matter.
(i) So. HisLOP Anecdote (1874) 127. w.Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. There
is a sort of false odium attached to men milking cows. His com-
panions would call him hizzy-fallow and other nicknames, and
offer him a petticoat to wear, Agric. Sum. {ib.) Lth. (Jam.) (2)
n.Sc. ' Mair by chance than guid hissieskip,'a prov. phr. signifying
that a thing happens rather by accident than proceeds from proper
management (Jam.). (A: Lin. (J.T.F.) (c) Sc. My hand is in my
hussyfe skep, Gudeman, as ye may see, Chambers S«^5. (1829) I.
122. Lin. I've gotten my hands in my huzzy-skep (J.T.F.).
2. Fig. Applied to horses : a mare, a 'jade.'
Sc. The death of the grey mare, puir hizzie, was naething till't,
Scott Guy M. (1815) xv. Ayr. I'se ne'er ride horse nor hizzie
mair, Burns Inventory (1786, 1. 64.
3. A term of contempt or reproach for a woman or girl ;
a woman of bad character.
Sc. A set of impudent hizzies, too lazy to work, Keith Lishelh
(1894) xviii. Cai.' Abd. She's a rude, vulgar hizzie, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) xiii. Kcd. Nor ever ane could liken them to
sic a forward hizzj', Grant Lays (1884) 93. Per. An' there's that
hizzie, her dochter ! Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 76, ed. 1887.
Fif. The severest criticism of conduct indeed was directed to the
frailer sex, progressively characterised by the epithets — ' glipy,'
' besom,' 'hizzie,' 'harry,' 'randy,' 'limmer,' Colville Vernacular
(1899) 18. Rnf. Ye thrawn, cauld-bluidit hizzie! Picken Poems
(1813) I. 151. Lnk. [He] boozed wi' some fat-hippit hizzey,
Rodger Poems (1838'! 149, ed. 1897. Dmf. Gossip, the leesing
auld hizzie, Thom Jock o' Knowe (1878) 31. Slk. Hoy, Heastcr !
thou fusionless hussey, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 372. Gall. 111-
tongued hizzy I Crockett Raiders (1894') v. Wgt. Said a lood-
spoken hissy, ' My word but he's spruce,* Fraser Poems (1885)
88. Nhb.' Only a term of reproach when a qualifying adjective
makes it so. 'An ill-demised huzzy,' 'a bad huzzy.' Dur.' Cum.
What'n manishment's 'tis That tou's gaen ti dee for a hizzy,
Gilpin S»^5. (1866) 256. n.Yks. Thoo mucky huzzy (W.H.\
w.Yks. Tha huzzy, tha's been actin summat at's nowt wi this bacca,
Dewsbrc Olm. (1865) 7; w.Yks.' Gen. preceded by a strong
adjective, and, frequently, by a string of them. Lan. A nasty
huzzy, as hoo is, Brierley Fratchingtons (1868) Frap i; You come
of an ill stock, ye saucy hussy, Ainsworth Witches (ed. 1849) bk.
I. ix. Stf. Is it young Joe Bushell as made a huzzy o' you ?
MvRRAY Joseph's Coat (1882) 35. Not.' Go on, you brazen-faced
hussey. War. (J.R.W.) Wil. Slow GI. (1892). Som. Sweet-
man IVincanton Gl. (1885). w.Som.' An impudent young huzzy.
Dev.' Mall hath'n [her peer], I'm sure, for a mirchivus hizzy, 7.
4. A needlecase, a cloth or leather case for needles,
thread, iS:c.
Sc. For the hussy itsell . . . was a very valuable thing for a keep-
sake, Scott Midlothian (1818) xxxviii; Did I never see my mither
makin' a hussey? Ford Thistledown (1891) 296. Cai.' e.Lth. He
coft me a bonny hussie to mind me o' the day, Hunter /. Inwick
(1895) 149. Gall. A woman's purse, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824V
Dur.', Lakel.°, Cum.' * Wm. Hannah's head is like her huzziff, full
of all sorts of recollections, Close Leg. (1862) 99. w.Yks. l,J.T. '•,
w.Yks.' 2 Lan. A new-fleawered huzzif aw browt caut o' th'
teawn. Brierley yt/<j<7oc/ts (1867) 59. ne.Lan.', s.Chs.' nw.Der.'
An article made of print or other textile fabric, from 5 to 6 inches
wide and 12 to 18 inches long, with a number of pockets for
needles and other small articles appertaining to sewing ; and
hung against the wall. Not. (J.H.B.\ Lin. (J.t.F.), n.Lin.', War.
(J.R.W.), War.2, Shr.', Oxf.', Suf.' Hmp. Grose (1790) MS.
add. (M.) Som. Sweetman IVincanton Gl. (1885). Dev.' [Amer.
Dial. Notes (1896) I. 389.]
HUSSIAN,HUSSICK,HUSSlF,seeHushion,Hassock,
Huss(e)y.
HUSSLE, V. Ken.' [^sl.] To wheeze, to breathe
roughly or thicklj'. 'Jest listen to un how he hussies.'
Hence Hussling, sb. a wheezing, thick, heavy breathing.
' He had such a hussling on his chest.'
HUSSLE, see Hustle, v.^
HUSSLEMENT, sb. Yks. [uslment.] An uproar;
the crushing of a crowd. e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.)
HUSSOCK, sb. and v. Lei. Wor. Hrf. Glo. Ess. Also
in forms hassick- Ess.; hoosuck Hrf.^ Glo.'; hossack
Lei.' ; houssack w.Wor.' [B-sak.] 1. sb. A hard, dry
cough ; a bad cold.
Wor. The pig had got a hussock (W.C.B.) ; A bit uv a hussock
(H.K.). w.Wor.' Hrf.= I've got a hoosuck. Glo.'
2. V. To cough in a peculiar dry way. Hrf.'^
Hence (i) Hussocked-up, ppl. adj. choked with phlegm ;
(2) Hussocking, [a) sb. hoarseness, huskiness ; (b) ppl. adj.
of a cough : hacking, wearing ; (3) Hussocky, adj. hoarse,
husky.
(i) Glo.' (2, a) Lei.' Wor. 'Er 'ave a bad cough and a hus-
socking (H.K.). {b) Wor. (H.K.) Ess. She has a hassicking
cough — a very hassicking cough indeed ! (A.S.P.) (3) s.Wor.
Berrow's Jrn. fjuly 10, i897>.
HUSSOCK, see Hassock.
HUSSY, V. Ken.' [ts'si.] To chafe or rub the hands
when cold.
HUSSYFE, HUST, see Huss(e)y, Hoast, si.'
HUSTA, int. Sc. Also written husto ; and in forms
hosta Ags. (Jam.) ; hueta Abd. (ib.) [hB'sta.] An ex-
claination of surprise and hesitancj' ; ' see here,' ' see to it.'
Sc. 'Hech husto!' quo Habbie, 'I chaps ye,' Jamieson Pop.
Ballads (i8o6) I. 299. Abd. Shirrefs Poems (1790) Gl. Abd.,
Ags. (Jam.)
HUSTACK, sb. Sh.I. Also written hustak ; and in
form hbstak. A big, fat, clumsy woman. Jakobsen Dial.
{1897) 48 ; S. & Ork.'
[Prop, a haj'-stack, Dan. h^-siak, see Jakobsen A^ors/t in
S/!. (1897) 65.]
HUSTED,//). Chs.'^ A term applied to the seed or
seeding of the penny-grass, Rhinanthus Crista-galli.
HUSTER.si. tObs. Rxb. (Jam.) Also in form huister.
An uncomplimentary term for a woman.
' An auld huister o' a quean.' Supposed to include the idea of
lasciviousness.
HUSTLE, v} and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Eng. and
Amer. Also written hussel Nhb.' Glo. Hmp. ; hussie
Cum. e.Yks.' w.Yks.^ ; and in forms isel Hrt. ; ossle
n.Yks. ; yessel Dev.'' ; yestle Dev. [h)Bsl, h)usl.] 1. v.
In comb, (i) Hustle-farrant, one who is clothed in tattered
garments. Lth., Rxb. (Jam.) ; (2) Pitch and hussel, a
game of ' pitch and toss.' Glo. Horae Subsecivae (iTJi) 222.
2. To drive off, to drive away roughly ; also with off.
e.Yks.' Hrt. Cussans Hist. Hrt. (1879) III. 320. 3. To
scatter abroad, as apples among boys to be scrambled for.
ne.Lan.'
4. With in : to push forward.
Lth. Hustle in by your creepy and bustle your toes at the ingle,
Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 724.
5. With up : to wrap up.
Lan. Then, hustlin mysel up ith cloas, aw wurnt monny minnits
afore aw fell into a seawnd sleep, Staton Loominnry (c. 1861) 17.
6. To hasten, move quickly ; with off: to retreat pre-
cipitately.
e.Yks.' Nhp. Then ere the parting moments hustle nigh, Clare
Vill. Minst. (1821) II. 80; Haymakers, hustling from the rain to
hide, ib. 84. [Amer. N. & Q. (1890) 7th S. x. 53.]
7. To work hard, bustle about.
Ayr. He had to hustle for a living, Ainslie Land 0/ Burns (ed.
1892) Pre/. 23. [Amer. Farmer.]
8. To bustle, to move about restlessly, to fidget.
Dev. I cud'n zlaip at all. A kipt on yestlin' about zo [in bed],
Reports Provinc. (1893 ; ; Dev.* Do sit still, don't keep j-esselin'
about so.
Hence Hustly or Ossly, adj. restless.
n.Yks. He was varry ossly on his scat (l.W./j n.Yks.*
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9. To shrug the shoulders.
Rxb. To move the clothes, particularly about the shoulders like
a person who is itchy (Jam.). n.Cy. What macks thee hustle ?
(K.J Lakel.2 What for does thoo hussle like that ? Fooak '11 say
thoo's t'scab. Cum. What's t'husslan at ? yan med think thoo was
swarmen (J.D.). n.Yks. What macks thee hustle? thou's mare
fawse then silly, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) I. 480.
10. To make shift.
m.Yks.' Well, we must e'en hustle without it.
Hence Hussely-farrant, adj. strange, ill put together,
uncommon-looking. Nhb.'
11. To vex, annoy.
Not.' Lei.' Shay wur ivver so hustled ovver it.
12. sb. A crowd.
Nhp.' There was a wonderful hustle of people. The people
were all of a hustle.
13. Rubbish.
w.Yks.^ Before Au turned it into a garden, there was nowt but
hustle there.
HUSTLE,!;.^ Ags. (Jam.) To emit a cooing sound, as
an infant when pleased ; of a cat : to purr.
HUSTLEMENT, 56. Yks. Chs. Der. Lin. Also written
husselment nw.Der.' ; husslement n.Lin.' [u'slment.]
1. Household goods, furniture.
nw.Der.i n.Lin.' Th' landlord's ton'd ivery bit o' husselement
thaay hed oot into th' bare streat.
2. Odds and ends, a miscellaneous collection of persons
or things.
n.Yks.2, m.Yks.' w.'Yks. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) Chs.»
In lumber or hustlements, as. 6rf. , Towiis/iip Bks. Powital Fee^iTj^).
[1. Precious ostelments, Chaucer Boe/Ziiiis, bk. 11. pr. v.
85. OFr. oslilement (Godefroy).]
HUSWIFE, see Huss(e)y.
HUT, 56.' n.Lin.' [ut.] A small hovel, such as a dog-
kennel or rabbit-hutch.
HUT, S6.2 Der. Also written hutt nw.Der.' [ut.]
The hob of a grate. Der.^ nw.Der.'
HUT, s6.^ Yks. Lin. e. An. [ut, Bt.] A covering for a
sore finger ; a finger-stall. See Hot(t, sb. 3.
e.Yks.i Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 338. Lin.',
n.Lin.i s.Lin. Hev y'h seen owt o' the hut that ah've dropt off 'n
my finger? (T.H.R.)
Hence Hutkin, sb. a covering for a sore finger ; a finger-
stall.
e.An.12 Cmb.' That there cut on your finger's rare and
angry ; you'd better put a hutkin on. Nrf. ' What's the matter
with your funger?' 'Oh! I jammed it with the door, and am
forced to wear'this old hutkin ' (W.R.E.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
HUT, si.* and V. Sc.Nhb.Yks. AlsoWil. [h)Bt, h)ut.]
1. sb. A heap. See Hot(t, sb. 2.
s.Sc, Cld. A hut of snow. A hut of dung, i. e. a heap of dung
laid out in the field (Jam.). Nhb.' A muck hut is a heap of manure.
A hut of turnips.
2. A lump of earth ; a ridge of clay in a river-bed.
ne.Yks.', Wil.' Hence Hutty, adj. lumpy, as ground that
does not break up well. Wil.' 3. A fat, overgrown
person ; a slattern. Ags., Cld. (Jam.)
4. A small stack built in a field.
Sc. (Jam.) Rnf, Hiding himself behind or beneath ane hutt of
corn standing upon ye field. Hector Judicial Records (1876) 194.
5. 7'. To pile in heaps ; to put up grain in the fields ; to
stack peats ; see below.
Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.' Wor busy huttin wor tomtits. w.Yks. The
peats are laid to dry and harden on the moor. . . After about
a fortnight the cutters 'set' them, which is standing three pieces
together, one piece on its side edge, slightly leaning over towards
two others resting end-ways against it. After another fortnight
they 'hut' them, which is setting six or eight more peats round
these, and laying two or three flat on the top to shoot the rain off,
Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) 119.
HUT, int. Sc. A call to a careless horse. N. &r' Q.
(1856) 2nd S. i. 395.
HUT, see Hit, v., Hot(t.
HUTCH, s6.' and v.^ Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
[hjBtJ, h)utj.] 1. sb. A chest or coffer in which things
are stored ; fig. a coffm.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' Specially applied to the town treasure chest, which
was called ' the toon hutch." At Morpeth ' each of the aldermen keeps
a key of the town's or corporation's hutch or box, on which there
are seven different locks, and in which box is contained all the
cash, books, papers, and records belonging to the borough, so
that without the consent of the seven aldermen this box can
never be opened,' Mackenzie Hisl. Nhb. (1825) II. 193, note. The
Morpeth hutch now stands in the town clerk's office. Nhp.'^
Hnt. (T.P.F.) e.An.' An iron chest in which the registers are
kept ; e. An.2 Now chiefly used for the ' meal hutch ' in the pantry,
and the ' corn hutch ' in the stable. Gen. . . it is any large chest
with a falling lid. Suf. Usually one of those oaken chests with a
lid, still to be seen in Suf. cottages, e.An. Dy. Times (1892J ;
I keep that safe in my oud mingen hutch, Fison Merry Suf. (1899)
48 ; Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. A bran-new suit He'd claa'd out of
his hutch, Clark /. Noakcs (1839) st. 57; A church hutch
' H.H.M. 1 ; Ess.', w.Som.' Dev. I shall not sleep in peace
within my hutch, Peter Pindar IVks. (1816) I. 57.
2. A cupboard, esp. one in a wall.
n.Lin.', Nrf. ,G.E. D.) Dev. She have two hundred good
shillings in a bag, in my hutch, Gent. Mag. (1733) 331, ed.
Gorame, 1886.
3. A hoard, esp. of monej'.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781) ;
w.Yks.2 Lan. He's piled a hutch o' brass up, Brierlev Ab-o'lJi-
Yate's Xmas Dinner (1886) 4. ne.Lan.' The field-mouse makes
a hutch of nuts for the winter. Der. A hutch of money. Monthly
Mag.{i&i=,) II. 297.
4. A covered recess in a barn, adjoining the ' floor,' into
which the grain is shovelled as fast as it is threshed to
await the winnowing. Also called Scuttle-hatch. w.Som.'
5. A coop or cage for any animal. Nhp.'^ Hrf., Shr.
Bound Provinc. (1876).
6. A cottage.
Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Lan. Keep yor own hutch
clen, Clegg Sketches (1895) 68. Cor. Sleepless from his hutch
the lover stole, tu. Eclogue in Gent. Mag. (1762) 287.
7. A trap, esp. of a box kind, used for catching fish,
animals, or vermin bodily, in contradistinction to a gin.
Sus. A wooden trap for vermin, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (I863^.
w.Som.' A rat-hutch, eel-hutch, salmon-hutch ; so also a big ugly
carriage is a booby-hutch.
8. A half-door or ' hatch ' to a barn, stable, or house. See
Hatch, sb.' 1.
w.Som.' Many cottages have a hutch outside the door proper,
often called the half-hutch.
9. A covering for a cut finger, a finger-stall. n.Lin.'
10. The kind of basket or small wagon in which coals
are brought from the pit.
Rnf. (Jam.) Lnk. ' Any men up yet? ' he said to the man . . .
who was in the act of drawing a loaded hatch, or ' hutch,' as it is
commonly called, off the cage. . . ' Fetch my things from the
engine-house, Jim,' he called over to a boy greasing the wheels
of the ' hatches.' . . The coal is emptied out of the ' hutches ' over
a large iron screen set at an angle of about forty-five degrees into
waggons, Gordon P)'Ofe/<azi/ (1885) 84. Dur. (A.B.) [Hutches
or tubs, small waggons into which the miner loads his coal, Gl.
Lab. (1894^]
11. A measure of coals, &c.
Sc. The coal hutch is two Winchester bushels (Jam.). Rnf.
The price of these pyrites or copperas stones, by old contract,
was a'^d. per hutch of two hundred weight, Agric. Sun'. 26 (I'A.).
12. "The upper part of a wagon ; a small cart ; also in
comp. Hutch-wagon.
Hrt. They carry [pease] home on a hutch waggon, Ellis Mod.
Husb. (1750) IV. iii. 43. Ken. Grose (1790); The large barrel on
wheels, used for carrying away the contents of a cesspool
(W.F.S.) ; Ken.' The hutch, or open box (sometimes enlarged by
the addition of floats'! which carries the corn or other load, and is
supported by the wheels ; Ken.^ e.Ken. We usually draw our
corn to market in boarded carriages, here called hutches, Young
Annals Agric. (1784-1815) XXVIII. 419.
13. A miner's wash-trough in which he washes the ore
from its refuse.
Der. Manlove Lead Mines (1653) (s.v. Wash-trough").
14. Co«;/i.Hutch-work, small ore washed bya sieve. Cor."
15. An embankment to hinder the water from washing
away the soil ; fig. an obstruction. Rxb. (Jam.), e.Yks.'
16. A sluice for keeping back water.
w.Som.' Somebody . . . vor mirschy [mischief] pulled up the
hutch, and let go'd all the mill-head.
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17. A deep pool in a river underneath an overhanging
bank. Rxb. (Jam.)
18. V. To lay up in a hutch or chest, to hoard ; to con-
fine in a close place ; to cover.
Wm. We laid trimmiling an' hutched oursells ower heead e'
bed, SouTHEY Doctor (ed. 1848) 560. Lan. There's mony a pund
theere. . . An' the little kangaroo has hutched o' this by without
anybody knowin', Brierley Cast upon World (1886) iii ; We
cawn't olez be hutched up i' th' dog kennels we're forced to live
in, Ci.EGG Sketcltes (1895) 207 ; Lan.'
19. To wash ore free from refuse in a water-trough.
Der. Manlove Lead-Mines (s.v. Wash-trough).
[1. Fr. huche, a hutch or binne (Cotgr.I ; MLat. Iiufica,
'Cista' (DUCANGE).]
HUTCH, j».2 and sb? Wm. Yks. Lan. Der. Not. Lin.
Wor. Ken. Also in forms huch Not.° ; outch w.Wor.*
[h)utj, ■BtJ.] 1. V. To move anything as with a jerk ; to
raise or lift with a jerk ; also /;;//-. to move with a jerk or
succession of jerks. See Hitch, v}
e.Yks.' w.Yks. It's too low down. Tha'll niwer carry it like
that. Hutch it up a bit (H.L.) ; So as it wodn't hutch up into mi
neck-hoil, it ud be better, Hartley Clock Ainu (1896 ' 44 ; w.Yks. ^
Lan. Hutching my chair near to the hob, Waugh Tattlin' Matty,
II ; Let's be hutchin a bit nar whoam ! ib. Besom Ben, 10. Der.
Monthly Mag. (1815) U. 297. nw.Der.' Not. (J.H.B.) ; Not.=
* Huch ' yersen up a bit, I've got no rowm 'ere. s.Not. The child
don't creep about the flooer; it hutches(J.P.K.). Lin. Streatfeild
Lin. and Danes (1884) 338; Lin.' See how you've hutched up
your under-clothes. n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' He sat on the pole, and
hutched hisself across. The mare hutched him on to her shoulders.
S.Lin. What ar' 3'ur hutchin' about ? Why keant yah keep quiet
(T.H.R.). Ken. He hutches himself along. Always hutchin' about
in his chair (D.W.L.).
Hence Hutching, ppl. adj. fidgeting, in comb. Hutching-
fain, restlessly glad.
Lan. Aw peped into my cot last neet, It made me hutchin fain,
Waugh Sngs. (1866) 19, ed. Milner.
2. To move nearer, to get closer together; to lie close.
w.Yks. Tha's seen Jim ? He hutch'd cloise to me in a bit,
Hartley Ditt. (1863') 25. Lan. Let's hutch together, Mally,
woife, Bealey Field Flowers (1866) 34; Th' cottage were hutched
up undher elm, beech, and saplin branches, Clegg Sketches (1895')
2 ; Lan.', e.Lan.', m.Lan.' s.Lan. A conductor of an omnibus or
tram might say to the passengers, 'Hutch a bit closer there'
(S.W.). Not. Hutch up to me (W.H.S.).
3. To shrug the shoulders.
w.Yks.' Lan. Davies Races (1856) 234; At Burj', if a small
boy refuses to obey and rounds his shoulders to show his obstin-
acy, his mother will say, 'What art tha hutchin' at !' (,G.H.H.)
ne.Lan.', nw.Der.'
4. To crouch down ; also usedyT^'.
Lan. Fortin hutches at mi feet, Clegg David's Loom (1894) v ;
Th' poor freeteu't brid hutchin itsel into t'fur corner, 16. Sketches
(1895' 41. w.Wor.' A hare is said to ' outch on 'er farm.'
Hence Hutched, ppl. adj. bent ; huddled together.
I wonder how thou can for shame ... sit keawerin' theer,
hutch 't of a lump, like garden-twod, Waugh Chim. Comer {i8-]4)
151, ed. 1879. Der, Hutched together like an owd man o' seventy,
Ward David Grieve 1,1892) vi,
5. In a vague sense: to be.
Lan. He's as ill-tempert an' cross-graint as he con hutch, Wood
Sketches, 34.
6. Phr. lo hutch and abide, to bear, endure.
Lan. I could hardly hutch an' abide while he wur agate o'
talkin', Waugh Heather (ed. Milner) II. 289; Boh e con ardly
hutch un aboide, iz so stark wi' th' kronikle, Scholes Tim Gam-
wattle (1857) 3.
7. sb. A jerk ; a hoist ; also in phr. on the liiitch, on the
fidget.
s.Not. Gie 'im a hutch up. They were all on the hutch, when
they thought j-ou was goin to leave (J.P.K.),
8. Phr. to warm one's hutch, to give one a thrashing.
Lan. Aw'U warm his hutch for him to-morn. . . Aw '11 knock him
deawn as flat as a poncake when aw catch him agen. Wood
Hum. Sketches. 22 ; At Bury a mother will say to an obstinate
child, ' What art tha hutchin' at ? Aw'll warm thi hutch for thi,
if tha doesn't do as aw tell thi' (G.H.H.).
9. A bout, turn. w.Yks.^
HUTCH, sb.^ Sc. Yks. Lan. [hstj, utj.] 1. A small
heap ; a small rick or temporary stack of corn. Sc. (Jam.
Suppl.) 2. Co>«A.(i) Hutch-backed. e.Lan.'; (2) -rigged,
humpbacked. w.Yks.' 3. An opprobrious term applied
to ill-favoured persons, esp. women. m.Yks.'
HUTCH, see Which.
HUTCH-CROOK, sb. Yks. 1. A crooked stick. (Hall.)
2. The two beams which tie at a gable end. w.Yks.(J.S.)
HUTCHIN, sb. Chs,'3 A large slice of bread or lump
of meat.
HUTHER, s6.' Lin.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] The state of fermentation.
The berry wine is in a huther.
HUTHER, 5A.2 and v. n.Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] 1. sb. A slight shower; a wetting mist.
2. V. To fall in slight showers ; to rain intermittently.
HUTHER, see Howder, v.', "Whether.
HUTHERIKIN-LAD, sb. ? Obs. n,Cy. Dur. Nhp. A
ragged youth ; an uncultivated boy ; a hobbledehoy.
N.Cy.' Dur. Grose (1790). Nhp.' Cf. hudderon.
HUTHERIN, sb. Sc. 1. A young heifer; a beast
between the state of cow and calf Ags.. Lth. (Jam.)
2. A stupid fellow. Or.L, S. & Ork.' Cf huddering, sb.
3. A stalk of greens raised from the seed of common
greens and cabbages when they grow too near together ;
also in comp. Hutherin-stock. Fif. ( Jam.)
HUTHER-MY-DUDS, sb. Sc. [Not known to our
correspondents.] A ragged person ; a tatterdemalion.
Fif (Jam.) Cf. hudderon.
HUTHIR, V. and sb. Sc. Irel. Cum. Also in forms
howder Cum. ; howthir Bnfl'.' 1. v. To walk in a
clumsy, hobbling manner.
Sc. (Jam.) Bnff.' 'He cam howthirin' an cloutherin' up the
rod.' Most commonly applied to women. ' She cam hutherin'
up the rod.' Joined with such words as carry, lift, &c. ' She
needna be howthirin' and cairrj-in' that muckle bairn.' Cum.
Linton Lake Cy. (1864) 305 ; Gl. (1851).
2. To do work in a hasty, slovenly manner.
Bnff.' Rnf. Picken Poems '18131 Gl.
Hence (i) Huthering or Hutheron, adj. confused; awk-
ward; showing haste in walking, or in working; of a
stout woman : slovenly in dress ; (2) Huthery, adj. untidy.
(i) Sc. Unco wary should we be To leuk before we loup ; Nor
e'er, in huth'ron haste, advance, Wilson Poems ',1790) in Lit. Prose
(1876) II. 40. Cai.', Bnff.' Rnf. Now I'se be doon wi' huthran
fumle, As I'm aye unca redd to bumle, Picken Poems (17881 98
(Jam,); Affthe bank in huth'rin'hurry,Heels-o'er-head hetumml'd
in, ib. (ed. 1813) II. 47. (2) N.I.'
3. sb. An awkward, hasty walker ; a slovenly worker ;
a slattern.
Bnff.' Per. Thou clorty huther o' a wife, Thou doun draught o'
thy husband's life, Stewart Character (1857) 61.
4. Unbecoming haste. BnfF.'
HUTICK, see Utick.
HUTIE-CUITTIE, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to
our correspondents.] A copious draught of any intoxicating
liquor.
HUTN.TRUTN,(7«5?-. Sh.L Surly.ill-tempered. (W.A.G.),
S. & Ork.'
[Norw, dial, triiten, angry, ill-tempered (Aasen).]
HUT(S, see Hoot(s.
HUTTER, sb. Sh.L A mass ; a heap. S. & Ork.'
HUTTER, V. n.Cy. Yks. [ut3(r.] To stammer,
stutter ; to speak with difficulty. n.Cy. (Hall.), n.Yks."**,
w.Yks.' Cf. hotter, v. 9.
HUTTOCK, see Hattock, sb}
HUTTON, sb. Obs. or obsol. Lin. [u'tan,] A finger-
stall. (M.P.);Lin.i Cf hut, 5*.^
HUTTY-BACK, sb. Lakel. A hunchback, a hunch-
backed person.
Wm.' E canna du mitch, pooer chap, es nobbet a huttj'-back.
Hence Hutty-backed, adj. hunchbacked, round-shoul-
dered ; having a curved spine.
Lakel, ^ Cum. Still used amongst old people and country folk
(J.A. . Wm. He's gian sadly hutty-backt (S.K.) ; Wm.' Well
known here and in freq. use.
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HYPOTHEC
HUUY, HUVAL, HUVEL, HUVER, see Hui, Hovel,
sb.'^, Huffle, I'.', Hover, v}
HUVIE, sb. Or. I. A large straw basket used as a bag-
net for trout. (Jam. Siippl.)
HUVIL, -VEL, -VER, see Hovel, sb.^, Hover, v}, ai/p
HUVVERS, sb. pi} Suf. A disease to which pigs are
subject. Suf. (S.P.H.) e.Suf. In common use (F.H.).
Hence Huvvery, adj. of a pig : affected with the ' huvvers.'
e.Suf. A pig affected with huvvers is said to be huvvery, as is a
person unsteady on his legs, or a load of corn that looks as if it
would fall off the cart, &c. (F.H.)
HUVVERS, sb. pi? Lin. [u'vsz.] Ridges of land
separating, in unenclosed lands, one tenant's fields from
another's.
The space between the land of different proprietors or occupiers,
in an uninclosed field, the grass of which is mown for hay,
Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 710 ; Lin.'
HUVVIL,HUWE,HUX, HUXEN, HUXON.see Hovel,
s6.^ Heugh, Hock, sb}
HUY, sb. Sh.I. Thin hair. S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, /{v, the down on the cheek, fine small grass
(Aasen) ; ON. hy, ' lanugo' (Vigfusson).]
HUY, int. Suf. Ken. Also in form hwee Suf. A cry
used in driving pigs. e.Suf. (F.H.), Ken.''
HUYA, see Huia.
HUYLLE. Sh.I. A word applied to anything which
does not justify appearances. S. & Ork.'
HUYT, HUZ, HUZBURD, HUZHY-BAA, see Halt,
Us, pron., Hosebird, Hush-a-ba(a.
HUZZ, V. and sb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Lin.Shr.
Also written huz w.Yks. Chs.' Shr.' ; and in form hiuz
Lakel.'^ [h)uz.] 1. v. To buzz, hum, make a whirring
noise.
w.Yks. To snert and titter and huz, Skipton Farmer Giles
(1834) Pref. s.Chs.', nw.Der.' Lin. Summun 'ull come ater mea
mayhap wi' 'is kittle o' steam, Huzzin' an' maazin the blessed
fealds wi' the Divil's oan team, Tennyson N. Farmer, Old Style
(1864) St. 16. n.Lin.i
Hence Huzzer, the grasshopper warbler, Locustella
naevia. Lan. Science Gossip (1882) 164.
2. Comb. Huzz-buzz, (i) the common cockchafer, Melo-
lontlta vulgaris. Chs.\ s.Chs.^ Shr.'; (2) a buzz; a tumult.
Chs.'3
3. Of a liquid : to come rushing through some outlet.
Lakel. ^ Water'll fair huzz throo a lal whol ; seea will blind oot
ov a pig throoat. w.Yks. (J.W.)
4. sb. A buzz, hum ; a clamour, tumult.
w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. The huzz of the bobbin wheel, Brierley
Layrock (1864) i. Chs.^ There were a pretty huzz i' th' house.
HUZZAF, HUZZEY, HUZZIN, HUZZLE, HUZZOCK,
see Huss(ely, Hoosing, Hoozle, v}, Hassock.
HWEE, HWICK, see Huy, int., Quick.
HWIDD, si. Sh.L In phr. to /lave taken a /nvidci, to he
sulky. Jakobsen £>/«/. (1897) 39.
[Norw. dial, kvida, dislike, disgust (Aasen).]
HWINKLED-FACED, adj. Or.L Lantern-jawed. S.
& Ork.i
HWRINKET, sb. and adj. Ayr. (Jam.) [Not known
to our correspondents.] 1. sb. Unbecoming language.
2. adj. Perverse, stubborn.
HWUM, HY, HYAL, see Home, Hie, !«/.,i/.=,Hale, adj
HYAN, sb. Obs. n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' A
fatal disease among cattle, in which their bodies instantly
become putrid.
HYANK, V. and sb. Sc. 1. v. To cut in large slices.
Per. (G.W.), Slk. (Jam.) 2. sb. A lump, a big piece or
slice. Per. ( G.W.)
HYAUVE, adj. Sc. That kind of colour in which black
and white are combined, or appear alternately ; grey.
Cf. chauve, adj. Bnfif. A hyauve cow (Jam.).
HYCHLE, V. Lnk. (Jam.) To walk, carrying a burden
with difficulty. Cf. hechle.
HYDE, sb. Sc. A disagreeable fellow.
Bnff. He's a naisty hyde o' a chiel, Gregor Notes to Dunbar
(1893) 52.
VOL. III.
HYDGY, HYE, HYEL. HYELL, see Hedge, sb}, Hay,
s6.'. Hie, int., v.^, Hale, adj., Hole, sb}
HYEMMELT, HYESTY, see Hamald, Hasty, adj.
HYKE, HYKERIEPYKERIE, HYLD, see Hike, v.,
Hickery-pickery, Hold, v.
HYLDEN.sA. Obs. Glo. A term of contempt : a great,
foul, bulky, filthy creature such as a butcher or hangman ;
a mean, base fellow ; also a forward wench, apt to turn
up her heels. Horac Sttbsecivae (1777) 223.
[Hilding, hylding, an idle jade (K.) ; Cagi<emaille, a
greedy wretch, covetous hilding, Cotgr. ; line lasche
godde, a slothful hylding, ib. ; Out on her, hilding, Shaks.
li. &> J. in. V. 169.]
HYLE, HYLET, see Heel, v.'^, Hile, sA.", Hilet.
HYLT, pp. Obs. Glo. Ken. Also in form hild Glo.
Flayed, skinned.
Glo. Y w'ood t'wert hild, Smyth Lives Berkeleys (1066-1618)
III. 23, ed. 1885. Ken. (K.)
[I will as scone be hylt. As waite againe for the moone-
shine in the water, Heyvvood Prov. (1546), ed. 1867, 36.
OE. hyldan (Lev. i. 6).]
HYMENANNY, sb. LMa. A large shell.
A bullet as big as a hymenanny fit to drop the divil's granny.
Brown Wittli (1889) 107.
HYMNLER, sb. Sc. A singer of hymns.
Five's the hymnlers o' my bower. Four's the gospel-makers,
Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 45. ['Hymnlers' prob. the
authors of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, and Lamen-
tations.]
HYN, HYNAIL, HYND(E,see Hine, Hanniel, Hind,s6.'
HYND-WYND, adv. Sc. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Straight ; by the nearest way.
Rxb. He went hynd-wynd to the apples, just after I forbade
him (Jam.).
HYNE, see Hind, sb}, Hine.
HYNNY-PYNNY, Sis'. Som. Dev. A game of marbles ;
see below.
A hole of some extent was made in an uneven piece of ground,
and the game was to shoot the marbles at some object beyond the
hole without letting them tumble into it (Hall.).
HYNT, HYPAL(L, see Hent, v.\ Hippie, v.^
HYPAL. si. Sc. Also written hyple. A badly-dressed
person. Cf. hippie, sb.^ 3.
Abd., Per. Common. He's a througither hypal (G.W.).
HYPE, sb. Sc. A big person of a not very comely
appearance, used sometimes by way of approval, and
sometimes as a mark of disrespect.
Bnfr.' She's nae an ill hype o' dehm aifter a'. He's a cantakarous
hype o' a cheel. Abd. (G.W.)
HYPE, see Hipe, sb}, v.'^^
HYPOCREETIES, sb. pi. Sc. Hypocrisies, shams.
Lnk. You've nae doobt come wi' niair o' yer infernal hypocree-
ties, but I winna listen to them, Gordon Pyotshaw (1885) 156.
HYPOCRIP, sZ>. Sc. Sus. [h)ipakrip.] 1. A hypocrite.
Lnk. He's a deceitfu', twa-faced hypocrip, Gordon Pyotshaw
(1885) 131. Sus. Egerton Flks. and IVays (1884) 13.
2. A lame person. Cf. hypocrite, 2.
Sus. The master calls me a hypocrip (a lame person) he does.
Now if I be a hypocrip (a hypocrite), I wish somebody would
take one of these bats, and hide me bang out, Egerton (/. c).
HYPOCRITE, sZ». Suf. Sus. 1. One who is indisposed,
unwell.
e.Suf. I've been a real old hypocrite for more than a week (F.H.).
2. A lame person. Cf hypocrip, 2.
Sus.' Yes, she's a poor afllicted creature ; she's quite a hypo-
crite ; she can't walk a step without her stilts.
HYPOCRITING, ppl. adj. Suf. Deceptive ; crippling.
I ha' been bully pa'ad over with the rheumatic ; that fare a
wonnerful hypocriting disease, e.An. Dy. Times (1892).
HYPOTHEC, sb. Sc. 1. A pledge or legal security
for payment of rent or money due.
Sc. As we hold your rights, title-deeds, and documents in
hypothec, shall have no objection to give reasonable time — say
till next money term, Scott Antiquary (1816) xli.
2. Obs. The landlord's claim to the property of a tenant,
which is prior to that of any other creditor.
Sc. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863) ; The landlord's hypothec over
HYPPAL
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HYZE
the crop and stocking of his tenants is a tacit legal hypothec
provided by the law itself, . . It gives a security to the landlord
over the crop of each year for the rent of that year, and over the
cattle and stocking on the farm for the current year's rent, Bell
Law Diet. (1807-8) (Jam.). Lth. Cumbrous restraints frae tacks
he'll weed. An' root out auld hypothec, Lumsden Sheep-head
(1892) 160.
Hence Hypothecate, v. to impose a pledge for payment.
Sc. The rule in regard to the crop is, that each crop stands
hypothecated to the landlord for the rent that year of which it is
the crop, Bell Law Did. (1807-8) (Jam.).
3. Phr. the Tuhole hypothec, the whole concern.
Abd. Johnny . . . got the whole 'hypothec' into the cart,
Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) i. Kcd. In his vain opinion kept
' The hale hypothec richt,' Grant Lays (1884) 56. Frf. Ye've
drucken the haill hypothec, Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) 9. Per. We've
juist tae find anither,and that's the hale hypothec, Ian Maclaren
Auld Lang Syne (1895) 100. Lnk. Gin she had her ain sweet
will, she'd gie the haell hypothec awa' to Tarn, Dick, and Harry,
Gordon Pyotshaw (1885) 14. Lth. It wad either poison the whole
hypothec, or blaw them up, or maybe baith, Strathesk More Bits
(ed. 1885) 63.
HYPPAL, HYRNE, HYSCH, see Hippie, v.'^, Heme,
Hush, sb.^
HYSE, V. and sb. Sc. 1. v. To roinp; to banter.
Bnff.' 2. To brag, vaimt ; to bluster, rant. Abd. (Jam.)
3. sb. An uproar ; a wild riot ; a frolic.
Bnff.l Abd. There was ane in the poopit haudin a terrible hj'se,
Alexander Johnny Gibb (187 1) xviii.
4. A vaunt ; a cock-and-bull story ; a practical joke.
Bnfl.S Abd., Cld. (Jam.)
HY-SPY, see Hiespy.
HYSSY-PYSSY, .>;*. Som. Dev. Thegame of 'hynny-
pynny,' q.v. (Hall.)
HYSTE, sb. Ken.' [eist.] A call ; a signal.
Just give me a hyste, mate, when 'tis time to goo.
HYSTE, see Hoist, v.^
HYTE, adj. Sc. Also written hite Abd. ; and in form
hyt Sc. [halt.] 1. Mad, raging ; ' gj'te ' ; freq. in phr.
to gae hyte, to act as if one were mad.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Abd. If ye be angry, Bessy may gae hyte. Gin
ony's blam'd, she's sure to get the wyte, Shirrefs Poems (1790)
66. Frf. May a' rin hyte that mean to tease him, Morison Poems
(1790) 8. w.Sc. The tongue as lang as a cow's tail, and wags as
weel as when they gang hyte in simmer, Carrick Laird of Logan
(1835) 252. Rnf. They cast up my pickle snutT, An' pit me hyte,
PiCKEN Poems (1813") I. 132. Ayr. What the deevil mak's you
sae hyte about the fellow? Galt Sir A. IVyhe (1822) xciv. Lnk.
Bodies like hyte A" sang it, Watson Poems (1853) 44. Feb. Wi'
me gae hame 'Ore hunger mak's me hyt, Linioun Green f 1685) 64,
ed. 1817.
2. Comb. Hyte-styte, (i) acting as if mad, in a state of
madness ; (2) arrant nonsense ; (3) utter ruin. Bnff.'
HYTER, v., sb. and adv. Bnff.' 1. v. To walk with
tottering steps ; to work in a weak, unskilful manner.
Hence Hytering, pp/. adj. weak ; stupid ; unskilful.
2. sb. The act of working in a weak, confused manner;
the act of walking with tottering steps ; a state of con-
fusion ; ruin. 3. Nonsense. 4. A weak, stupid person.
5. adv. With weak, tottering steps. 6. In a state of ruin.
He did weel a filie, but he's a' hyter noo, an hiz taen't the sellan
o' spunks an' cabbitch.
7. Comb, (i) Hyter-skyter, (a) the act of walking with
tottering steps ; (6) a great deal of arrant nonsense ; (c)
to walk with tottering steps; {d) with weak steps ; in a
state of ruin; (2) -styte, (rt) nonsense ; stupidity; (6) utter
ruin; (c) silly, stupid, like one mad ; (d) stupidly, madly;
(e) an exclamation of dissent or disbelief; (3) -styter,
(a) to walk with tottering steps; {b) with weak, tottering
steps ; in a state of ruin.
HYTERPRITES, 56. //. Nrf. Antics. (E.M.)
HYTER-SPRITE, sb. e.An.' A beneficent fairy.
HYUCK-FINNIE, ad/. Sh.I. Used of anything rare
or curious.
Auidhjokfaijitings [old curiosities, curious old things], Jakoesen
Norsk ill S/i. (1897 J 63.
[Repr. ON. *ha!igfunnit, found in a 'how' or barrow;
see Jakobsen (/.f.).J
HYUK, HYUL, HYULE, see Hook, sb}, Hull, v.'', Hewl.
HYVER,!'. Sh.I. To saunter, lounge; to idle. S.&Ork.'
Hence Hyveral, s6. a lounger; an idle, lazy person, ib.
HYVER, HYZE, see Hover, v.*, Heeze.
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II. Apart from the influence of neighbouring sounds
• OE. i has remained unchanged in the modern
dialects.
II. OE. y (i-umlaut of u) has generally become i
except that it has become e in those dialects where OE.
y has become I.
III. The normal development of OE. i is: —
1. ai in Dur. (rarely), Cum. (see 3), Wm., n.Yks.,vv.Yks.
(also 9i, especially in those parts bordering on Lan. and
Der.), I. Ma., nvv.Der., n. and m.Lin., Rut. (also pi), Nhp.
(also 9i), n.Wor., ni.Shr., Cmb., e.Suf., w.Suf, s.Sur.,
w.Sus., w.Som., n.Dev., svv.Dev., Cor. 2. ai in sw.Nhp.,
s.Wan, s.Wor., s.Shr., IVIon., Hrf., Rdn., Glo., Oxf., Brks.,
Bck. (see 4), Nrf , n.Ken., Hmp., I.W., Wil., Dor., e.Som.
3. ei in Sc. (rarely ai), Nhb., Dur. (see 1), Cum. (rarely),
e.Yks. (also a), n.Stf , Pem. 4. pi in w.Yks. (see 1), Lan.,
Chs., Fit., Dnb., Stf., Der., Not., s.Lin., Rut. (see 1), Lei.,
Nhp. (also ai), War. (see 2), Shr. (seel, 2), n. ands.Bck.,
Hrt., Hnt., Ess., e.Ken., Sur. (see 1), e.Sus. 6. a in ne.,
e. and m.Yks., se.Lan. (also 9).
IV. The normal development of OE. y (i-umlaut of ii)
has been the same as that of OE. 1 with the following
exceptions:^
It has become (i) I in Glo., Bdf., Cmb., Nrf., Suf , Ess.,
Ken., e.Sus., Dev., Cor.; (2) ei in nw.Der., Chs.; (3) ai
in S.Lin.
I-, fref. Irel. w.Cy. Before pp. repr. OE. ge-. See
A, pref?
Wxf. Ilet, Hall liel. (184 1) II. 161. w.Som.i Used by writers
indifferently with a. . . Very freq. the use of the prefi.'; in the dialect
supplants the ordinary past inflection, whether strong or weak, as
in u-bee, u-baeg, for been, begged. ' We hant i-bal<e no cakes
to-day.' ' They zaid how twidn be i-know by nobody 'vore the
votes was all a-told, and then twidn on'y be i-knovv by they that
told em,'
l,proii. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. [The
unemphatic or unstressed forms are printed in italics.
Sh.I. ai, a, a; Or.I. ai, a; Cai. Elg. a; Bnff. Abd. ai, a;
Kcd. ai (ei), 9 ; Frf. ai (a), a, a ; Per. ai, a ; Fif. a, ) ; s.Sc.
a, rt ; Ayr. Lnl. a ; Lth. ai, ff, ^ ; Edb. a, a; Hdg. Bwk.
Rxb. Dmf. Gall. Wgt. a (a), a ; Ir. ai, a ; Nhb. Dur. a, a;
Cum. a (ai), a, s, enclitic i; Wm. a (9), a, d ; n.Yks. a (ai),
rt, enclitic 2; ne.Yks. e.Yks. m.Yks. a, a\ w.Yks. ai (9),
p, a, enclitic i\ ne.Lan. pi (ai), q, a ; m.Yks. s.Lan. 9i, p ;
se.Lan. 9, q ; I. Ma. q\, q ; Chs. Stf 9i, q ; Der. 9i (9), q\
Not.oi, p; n.Lin. ai, o, 1) ; m.Lin. oi,.?; s.Lin. 9i, n ; Rut.
Lei. Nhp. e.War. w.War. 9! ; s.War. 91 (si) ; n.Wor. 9i
(ai) ; m.Wor. ai, a ; s.Wor. 91 (ai) ; Shr. ai (ai) ; Hrf. ai ;
Pem. ei ; Glo. ai ; Oxf. ai, q ; Brks. ai ; Bck. ai (9i) ; Bdf.
Hrt. Hnt. Cmb. 9i ; Nrf. n.Suf. ai ; e.Suf. ai, d ; w.Suf. 91,
3\ Ess. oi ; n.Ken. ai; e.Ken. 9i ; Sur. 9i(ai); Sus. oi, .?;
Hmp. Wil. Dor. e.Som. ai; w.Som. ai (a), ai, a, » ; Dev.
Cor. ai.]
I. Dial, forms : (i) A, see A,proii. IV ; (2) Aa, (3) Ah,
(4) Ai, (5) Au, (6) Aw, (7) Aye, (8) Ch, (9) Che, (10) E, (11)
Ee, (12) Ees, (13) Eh, (14) Eigh, (15) Es, (16) Ez, (17) Ha,
(18) Hah, (19) Hi, (20) Ich, (21) lch6, (22) Ichy, (23) Ice,
(24) Is, (25) Ise, (26) Ish, (27) Iss, (28) Ize, (29) O, (30) Oi,
(31) Utch, (32) Utchy. [On the forms under numbers 12,
i5i 16, 23-28 see Elworthv Cram. w.Som. (1877) 35 note.
Prince L. L. Bonaparte Trans. Loitd. Phil, Soc. (1875-6)
581.]
(i) Sc. If not emphatic (D.N.). Sh.I. A'm [I have] shiirely
shakken me inside loose, Slu Netvs (Aug. 27, 1898). Elg. A got a
fricht the ither nicht, Tester Poems (1S65) 106. n.Ir. A saw nae-
buddy that a kenned till a got tae Bilfast, Lyttle Paddy McOii:7/aii,
9. Dur.i Cum. A's fain to see thee, an a's laith to part, Graham
Gwordy (1778) I. 4. w.Yks. (J.W.) Chs.3 All [I'll]. n.Lin.
(M.P.), m.Wor. (H.K.') (2^ Nhb. Aa mind yen day at Aa went
alang, Haldane Geordy's Last {1878) 6; Nhb.' Cum. Aa was at
yan o' ther girt yearly Club daj'S, Dickinson Ctimbr. (1875) 5;
Cum.' Wm.' Aa's vary glad to see tha. (3) ne.Sc. Ah hid a
strange dream, Goydonhaven (1887) 50. Nhb. Ah'll tell thee,
though, fayther, Clare Love of Lass (i8go) I. 53; Nhb.' Dur.
B'd Ah cudn't sleep, Egglestone Belly Podkiii's Visit (1877") 3.
Cum. When I is emphatic (E.W.P.). n.Yks. Ah'll trust i' God,
TwEDDELL Clevcl. Rliyiius (1875) 33- ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' Before
consonants, for euphony's sake ; frequently becomes I before
vowels. w.Yks. Ah'm fit to think there's nobbud here an' there
one, CuDwoRTH Dial. Skclchcs (1884) 12. Chs.' When not em-
phatic. Stf. Ah couldn't groind without un. Good IVds. (1869)
171. Not. No, ah wain't. Prior Roiie (1895) 12. n.Lin. (M.P.)
(4) e.Dev. Deue let ai year'n teue! Pulman Sng. Sol. (i860) viii.
'3- (5) Lan. It's as mich as au con offord, Brierlev Daisy Nook
(1859) 24. Der. Au have iten mon, Howitt Riii: Li/e (iS^S I.
150. (6) Abd. It's a caul' up-throu place, aw b'lieve, Alexander
Ain Flk. (1882) 34. Nhb. Aw think, Wilson Piliiiaii's Pay (18431
3 ; Nhb.', Dur.' Wm.' Aw've gitten a terrible cowld. w.Yks. If
aw new a barn o' mine Wur born ta leead my life, Preston Poenis^
ifc. (1864) 6. Lan. Aw've done, Clegg David's Loom (1894) ii;
Lan.l, e.Lan.', Chs. '3, nw.Der.' (7) w.Yks.' (8) ? Obs. Won
''Ch 'oonder.' Constantly used by Farmer Hemns of Broomhall
(H.K.). (9) Dev. Che know not what you mean by numicate
[communicate] it to me, Obliging Husband (1717) 9; Ther'll be
vine messings an' muckings avore zennet, che'll warndy ! Madox-
Brown Dwale Bltilh (1876) bk. i. i. [For further information see
Ch.] (10) ne.Yks.' Mun 6 cum ? w.Yks. A ! what iwer mun e
do? Bywater Gossips, 21. nw.Der.' (11) Cum. An' I's cum't
to advise thee, — 'at is ee, Gilpin Ballads (1866) 256. w.Yks. 'All
well at the Heights?' 'Eea, f'r owt ee knaw,' Bronte Wiitltcriiig
His. (1847) xxxii. (12) w.Som. Aa-y kn ab-m, kaa'n fies? [I can
have it, can I not?] Bee gwaa'yn, bae-un fies? [I am going, am I
not?], Elworthy G<-fi;«. (1877) 34; Ees is only used interroga-
tively and finally, ib. 35. Dev. Grose (1790). (13) Lan.' Aw'm
donnin this lad as fast as eh con, Waugii Siieck-Bant (1868) iii.
(14) w.Yks.' (15) w.Som.' Enclitic. Dev. Montlily Mag. (1810)
I. 435; Grose (1790) .fl/5. rtrfrf.(M.) (16) w.Som.' Enclitic. (17)
w.Yks. Am full a noan sich stuff at ha nawon, Ben,ToMTREDDLE-
HOYLE Ben Bunt (1838) 4. (18) n.Yks.^ Hah's boun. U9)
m.Wor. (H.K.) (20) (For the use of Ich see Ch.] (21) Som.
Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825) s.v. Utchy. (22) Dor. Gi' ichy
a bit ! Longman's Mag. (Mar. 1889) 523. (23) Som. As Ice ztood
thare, Halliwell Ziimineiset Pieces (1843) 3. (24) w.Cor. A', if Q.
(1854) ist S. X. 319. (25) Shr., Hrf. Bound Piovinc. (1876).
Som. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 4. w.Som. Jennings Obs. Dial.
w.Eng. (1825). Dev. Grose (1790) ; Monthly Mag. (1810) I. 435.
(26) Dev. Monthly Mag.ib. ; Grose (1790'! MS. add. (M.) (27)
Dev. Iss can't but zay, Peter Pindar Royal Visit (1795) pt. i. st.
8. (28) Wil. Slow Rhymes (1889) Gl. Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873).
w.Som.' (29) w.Yks. But O reckon he ment, Bywater Gossips, t.
(30) Lan. Oi'm mista'en, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdate (i860)
II. 89. Chs.' Der.2 Oi'm very craitchy this morning. War.
(J.R.W.) Sur. Here am oi fit to drop wi' heat, Bickley Sur.
Hills (,1890) I. i. (31, 33) [For the use of Utch, Utchy, see Ch.]
I
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ICKLE
II. Dial. uses. 1. Incow?6.I-dree-I-dree — I-droppit-it, a
children's game.
Frf. The grandchildren spinning the peerie and hunkering at
I-dree-I-dree — I-droppit-it— as we did so long ago, Barrie Tliru»is
(1889^ i.
2. Emphatic form of the ace. or dat. : me.
Glo, 'Er up and shook I in the bed, Buckman Darke's Sojourn
(1890) xi ; Glo.^ Doant thee 'avvzen at I, or else I'll gi' thee the
strap. Oxf. Ellis Prouunc. (1889) V. 126 ; Oxf.' Her's a gwain
\vi' I. Brks.i Gie I one o' them apples. Sur. Let I catch she a
foolin', BiCKLEY Stir. Hills (1890) I. xiii. n.Wil. This here 'ull
make I sweat (E.H.G.). Dor. She twold it to I, Why John yColl.
L.L.B.) ; Him said to I (A.C.). w.Som. Elworthy Gram.
(1877) 33. e.Dev. Aupen, my sister, ta ai, Pulman Siig. Sol.
(i86o"i V. 2. Cor. Billum was behind I, Tregellas Treiiiiian, 9.
3. Re/lex. : myself.
Som. I first catched a hold o' the hathern, so I jissy saved I
(W.F.R.).
I, adv. Yks. Som. Yes, aye. See Aye, adv.^
w.Yks. He asked her if she had the paper, and she answered,
' I, I,' YksMian. (Oct. 27, 1894) XXXVI. Som. Jennings Obs.
Dial. w.Eng. (1825).
I, see In, prep.
lANBERRY, sb. Cum.' Same word as Anbury, q.v.
lANKEN, prp. Cor. Walking quickly.
Cor.^ w.Cor. Bottrell Traditions, 3rd S. Gl.
lARTO, ICCLE, ICCOL, see Jarta, Ickle, sb., Hickwall.
ICE, sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. 1. sb.
In coiitb. (i) Ice-bell, (2) •candle, an icicle ; (3) -cold,
very cold ; (4) -creeper, a contrivance fixed below
the instep of a boot, for walking securely in slippery
weather; see below; (5) -dangle, (6) -dirk, see (i) ; 17)
•meers, ground-ice ; (8) -plant, a name given to var.
garden plants, esp. to the Mesembryanthemmn crystaltmiim ;
(9) -stone, a curling-stone.
(i) Sur.t (2) e.Yks. Las' Kesmas. we had ice-cannles a yahd
lang, hingin fre' spool end, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 95 ; e.Yks.'
Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 339. n.Lin. Bairns begin
to look up at barn-eavins fer ice-can'les, Peacock Tales { 1890^
2nd S. 147 ; n.Lin.' Ken. Lewis /. Tenel (1736 . Hmp. Here's
the poor Robin redbreast approaching our cot. And the ice-candles
hanging at our door (J.R.W.) ; Hmp.', Dor.' {3) Nhb. He's
icecaad (R.O.H.). Yks. (J.W. i (4) Nhb. The points of the ice-
creeper should not project quite a quarter of an inch below the
level of the sole of the boot, otherwise it will be uncomfortable.
Shod with this little article the most timorous pedestrian might
almost walk down an iceberg, Newc. Dy. Cliron. (Dec. 29, 1886) ;
(R.O.H.); Nhb.' It is made of a single piece of sheet iron, two
pieces of which are turned up at the sides to form ears, whilst
four points are turned down so as to touch and grip the surface of
the ice below the foot. (5) ?Sc. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes
(1884) 339. (6) s.Sc. Long gleaming ice-dirks hanging from the
eaves, Allan Poems (1887) 56. (71 Oxf., Brks., Bck. A'. 6f Q.
(1856) 2nd S. i. 216. (8) w.Som.' There are many new kinds,
but each is known as ' one of the ice-plants.' Dev." A name
vaguely applied to garden plants with fleshy leaves, especially to
such as are glossy, or look as though they had hoar frost on them
— house-leek, stonecrops. Sec. (9) Ayr. Your ice-stanes in your
gray plaids fauld. And try on lochs a pingle, Boswell Poet. IVks.
(ed. 1871) 195. Lnk. (Jam."
2. V. To freeze.
Ken.' The pond iced over, one day last week.
ICE-BONE, sA. Yks. Lan. e.An.Sus. Hmp. The share-
bone, or some other bone of the pelvis or haunch ; in
cookery the ' aitch-bone.' Cf. izle-bone.
w.Yks.', ne. Lan.', e.An.' Nrf. Ray (i6gi). Sus.' Sus., Hmp.
HOLLOWAY.
[Bremen dial, is-been, ' das Hiiftbein ' ( IVlb.) ; Du. is-beeii,
the haunch (Hexham) ; MhG.isben,' Eisbein' (Schiller-
LiJBBEN).]
ICELAND, sb. Sh.I. Yks. 1. In comb. Iceland scorie,
the glaucous gull, Larus glaucus.
Sh.I. A name only applied to the young gulls while speckled ;
they lose the speckled appearance after the first year. In Shet-
land the name ' scorie ' or ' scaurie ' is given to the young of any
kind of gull, Swainson Birds ^1885) 207 ; S. & Ork.'
2. pi. A loosely-knitted muffler of mohair, or some other
glossy hair or wool. w.Yks. (M.F.)
ICELET, sb. Sc. Hmp. Wil. An icicle.
Frf. From mountains west, Upon whose breast The icelets kill
The frail and ill, LowsoN GuidfoUow (1890' 115. Hmp. (J.R.W.) ;
Hmp.' Rare. Wil. (J.R.W.)
ICE-SHOCKLE, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Win. Yks.
Lan. Chs. Nhp. Also in forms -shackle m. Yks.' w.Yks.'*
Chs.' ; -shog n.Yks. m.Yks.'; -shog(g)le Sc. N.Cy.' Nhb.'
Dur. Cum.' n.Yks.'=* Nhp.'; -shogglin n.Yks." ; -shoglin
n.Yks.'^ ne.Yks.' m.Yks.' An icicle, an 'ickle.'
Sc. Bid iceshogles hammer red gauds on the studdy, Ramsay
Tea-Table Misc. (1724) I. 56, ed. 1871. Lnk. Up the glen the linn
Was hung wi' kirstal iceshoggles, A' skinklin' in the sin, Le.'^ion
St. Miingo (1844) 50. Slk. Enough to turn the heart of flesh to
an iceshogle, Hogg Tales (1838) 43, ed. 1866. N.Cy.' Nhb. Ice-
shoggles, te, is sharp an breet ! but then they're stiff an caud,
RoBSON Siigs. of Tyne (1849) 171 ; Nhb.' Dur. Brack like \ce-
shoggles, Egglestone Betty Podkin's Lett. (^iStj) 13; Dur.' Cum.
As plentiful as ice-shokkels in a frosty December, Farrall Betty
Wilson (1886) 123 ; Cum.' Wm. Aw was cauld as an ice-shockel
— weel mud he shak, Bowness Studies (18681 26. n.Yks.'^*,
ne.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Whisky, cream, and ice shackles were
handed round, Dixon Craven Dales (1881) 176 ; w.Yks.' He war
parfitly as coud as an iceshackle, ii. 287 ; w.Yks.* n.Lan.' And
lang ice-shockles danglin' doon. Bigg At/. Staunton (1861) 20.
Chs.', Nhp.'
[Our craggis . . . Hang gret isch schoklis lang as ony
spere, Douglas Eiteados (1513), ed. 1874, iii. 76; As men
may se in wyntre Ysekeles (v.r. isej'okels) in eueses, P.
P/ozi'iiiaii (b.) XVII. 228, see Skeat's Gl. (E.E.T.S.) Norvv.
dial, isj^kiil, an icicle (Aasen) ; ON.joiiil/, an icicle (Vig-
fusson) ; cp. EFris. is-j6kel (Koolman) ; 'M.l^G. joket
(Schiller-Lubben).]
ICET(-, see Iset, 1st.
ICH, V. n.Cy. (Hall.) Same word as Eke, v. (q.v.)
ICH, ////. Sh.I. Eh !
Ich ! oot o' a wa' clay'd as slight as a egg ? Na, na, Sh. News
(Dec. 24, 18981.
ICH. see Ch, I, pron.
ICHET, sb. ? Som. The itch. (Hall.
ICHIE, see Eechie.
ICHILA-PEA, sb. ? Obs. Wil.' The missel-thrush,
Tiirdiis viscivonis.
ICHON, see Each, adj.
ICILY, sb. Ken. [ei'sili.] An icicle. (Hall.), Ken.'
ICKER, sb. Sc. Also in forms acher Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) ;
acre Sh.I. [i'kar.] An ear of corn.
Sc. Jam. Suppl.) ; It was waesome to look at the bonnie yellow
ickerslookin'uphereand there in aboot three fito'snaw, Ochiltree
Redbiirn ,1895) x. Sh.I. [^Coll. L.L.B.) Ayr. A daimen-icker in
a thrawe 'S a sraa' request. Burns To a Mouse (1785) st. 3. Dmf.
Fient an icker rowthly sawn Cam' stowlins tae the sieve, Reid
Poems (1894) 56. GalL Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
[Echirris of corn thik growing, Douglas iTwrac/os (1513),
ed. 1874, HI. 133. OE. (Merc.) cecliir (Nhb. elier, crlilier),
an ear of corn (Matt. xii. i). Cp. Swiss dial, dcher, ' Ahre '
(Idiotikon) ; MHG. echer (Lexer, s.v. eher).^
ICKERY, ICKERY, HOCK, phr. Yks. Also in forms
ikery, dickery-hock ; ickima, dickima, dock. A child's
game ; see below.
n.Yks. ■ Ickima dickima-dock, The mouse ran up the clock, The
clock struck one, The mouse is gone. So ickery-ickery-hock.'
Children make on a slate a drawing somewhat like a clock-face
with figures on it, and shutting their eyes, say ' Ickery, &e.,' and
strike a number, and rub it out, and put it in a place of winnings.
If a place is struck outside of the bounds, or not belonging to a
number, the striker is out. Two or several can play. When done
add up the several persons' figures and the highest wins (I.W.^i ;
The infants' game of running one's fingers upwards on a child
and slightly knocking on its nose, saying, 'Ikery, ikery hock. The
mouse ran up the clock; The clock struck one (striking nose of
child, who opens its mouth, when a finger is inserted, and then
verse goes on I, The mouse wasgone, Ikery, dickery-dock'(R.H.H.).
ICKITTY-PICKITTY, adv. Dev.^ Moving with a
jerky action.
'Er wawkth all ickitty-pickitty jumpy-jumpy, like a lame guze.
ICKLE, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Stf Der. Not.
Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Shr. Also written iccle n.Cy. Nhb.'
w.Yks.* Lan.' e.Lan.' Der.'^ nw.Der.' ; ikil Nhb.' ; and in
ICKLE
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IDLED
forms ecle Shr. ; eecle Shr.^^ . eekle s.Chs.' ; heckle
sw.Lin.i ; hickle w.Yks. ; icker (pi ickas) Chs.' ; iggle
Lei.^ War.s [ikl.] 1. An icicle.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb.i, n.Yks.124 -w.Yks. He snapt t'shaft
00 a besom clean i' two wi his teeth, az eazy az if it hed been a
hicltle, Tom Treddlehoyle Baimsla Aim. [ 1859) 33 ; w.Yks.' = 34
Lan. As cowd as iccles, Waugh Biiihplacc Tim Bobbin (1858) 14;
Lan.', e.Lan.i Chs." It wer so cowd that it froz ickas at his chin
eend. s.Chs.', Stf.l, Der.12, nw.Der.l, Not. (J.H.B.^ sw.Lin.'
There were heckles hinging from the pump spout, and from the
tiles. Lei.', Nhp.*, War.^ Shr. Bound Provinc. (1876) ; Shr.i
It's bin a snirpin' fros' sence it lef off rainin' ; theer's eecles at
the aisins a j-ard lung ; Shr.^
2. Comb. Ickle-rod, a long pole with an iron cross-piece,
used to remove icicles from the sides and roof of a railway-
tunnel. w.Yks. (B.K.)
[Ickles, sfii'iae, Levins Manip. (1570). OE. gicel]
ICKLE, V. w.Wor.i [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To long for.
ICKLE WOVEN BASKET, phi: Yks. Also written
icle-. A small basket ; see below.
w.Yks. T'orphan is fun laid up a 3'er door-stan it icle-woven
basket, Tom Treddlehoyle Baimsla Ann. i Jan. 1854"); The ickle-
woven basket was a small basket that would hold about six
spools; these were steeped in water for some hours; when wanted
for [hand-loom] weaving they were placed in a small hemispheri-
cal basket, with a string attached about 3 feet long, and swung
round by means of a stout rod, at an enormous speed, in order to
expel superfluous moisture by centrifugal force (M.F.).
ICKLE, ICKWELL, ICWELL, see Hickwall.
I-CO, sb. Cum. A children's game of ball ; see below.
A game plaj'ed by children by throwing a ball on a low house-
top and calling out the name of one of the players , who must catch
the ball or otherwise bear on his back the caller, who immediately
on calling the name, runs backwards. The name 'I-co' is prob. a
corruption of ' I call ' (J.Ar.).
ICYBELLS, 56.//. s.Dev. Icicles. Fox Kingsbridge
(1874)-
ID,IDDEN,seeHide,z;.^Be, v., In,/>;r/.,It,"Will,"Would.
IDDY-IDD Y-ALL, sb. Oxf A game of ball ; see below.
Cf Ico.
One boy throws a ball on the slates or the side wall of a house,
shouting at the same time, ' Iddy-iddy-all, catch my fine ball, Jack
Horner'— or any other boy's name. The boy called tries to catch
the ball ; if he succeeds he throws it up again for some other boy
to catch ; it he fails to catch the ball, he picks it up from the
ground and throws it at oneofthe other boys. If hehitsaboy, that
boy pays a penalty; if he misses, the thrower pays the penalty (CO.).
IDENT, adj. Irel. Same word as Eident (q.v.).
N.I.' Ant. He's very ident at his books, Balhinena Obs. (1892).
IDENT, IDER, IDGET, see Eident, Either, Edget.
IDGETS, sb. pi. Sus. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] Very little things. (S.P.H.)
IDIOT, s6. Irel. A species of ' natural fool '; see below.
Idiots and innocents . . . are nearly alike, but not quite, the
first being generally more or less deformed ; both however are
considered lucky, Flk-Lore Rec. (i88i) IV. 113.
IDIOTICALS, sb. pi. Sc. Foolish things, nonsense ;
cheap, trashy news.
Per. Newspapers are characterized as idioticals (G.W.). Ayr.
No to summer and winter on idioticals, the laird told me he
wouldna be at hame to a living soul, Galt Lairds (1826) i.
IDIOTRY, sb. Sc. Idiocy, folly.
Ayr. Far frae the carfuffle and idiotry of a thochtless worl',
Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 244.
ID JIT, sb. Dev. Cor. Also in form idiot Cor. A
particular form of toothed instrument used in the cultiva-
tion of land. See Edget.
nw.Dev.' It consists of a square frame, which carries 16 short
tings [tines] having small triangular feet. It has no wheels, and
is drawn from one corner. It is a modern implement, but I
think it is only made by local smiths. w.Cor. N. (y Q. (1876) 5th
S. V. 129.
IDLE, ad/., sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. 1. adj. In comb, (i) Idle-back, (aj an idle fellow,
a ' lazy-bones ' ; (A) soft stone, or broken lumps of plaster
casts, used for whitening stone floors, &c. ; (c) a loose
piece of skin about the finger-nail ; (2) -man, (a) a man
living on his means, without any employment ; (b) a man
employed on a farm to do odd jobs ; (3) -pack, a bad
woman ; (4) -rope, a rope which carries empty ' corves '
into the coal-workings ; (5) -set, (a) idleness ; (b) without
work, idle; (6) -wart or -wort, (7) -welt, (8) -wheal,
see (i, c).
(i, a) n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks. That's the way to help sitch idle-
backs as thee on t'road, Ytsnian. Comic A nn. (i 878) 48 ; w.Yks.^ Lan.
Heaw leets tha couldn't fot 'em thisel, idleback ! Clegc Sketches
(1895) 350. s.Chs.', nw.Der.' (i) w.Yks. Gave th' hearthstun
another dooas o' idleback. Hartley Pnddiu' (1876) 137; Chalk or
pipe clay used to whiten the floor ... is rapidly' going out of use.
. . . Formerly idleback was the only thing the poor could afford to
take the cold, bare look off the flagged floors of their humble
dwellings (D. L.). Lan. He's scrubbin brushes, idle back, Lay-
cock Sngs. (1866) 33. e.Lan.i Chs.' Broken lumps of plaster
casts upon which plates have been moulded. They are sold by
itinerant vendors, and are used for whitening stone floors. This
is only a comparatively mod. term ; the old Chs. women did not
use the material, and the name was applied to the new-fangled
whitening for floors in contempt. nw.Der.' (c) e.Yks.' Popu-
larly supposed to be found only on the fingers of non-workers or
idle people. s.Not. (J.P.K.), Lin.i (2, a) Som. (Hall.) w.Som.'
Nif I was on'y a idle man, same as you be, I'd zee whe'r they
should have it all their own way, or no. (6) n.Lin.' The title
' idle man ' does not imply that his time is wasted. (3) s.Pem.
Laws Little Eng. : i888j 420. (4) w.Yks. (J. P.) (5, a) Sc. Idleset
is at the bottom of many matches. Whitehead Dajt Davie (1876)
200, ed. 1894. Abd. She had not come to her years, she said, to
learn idleset, MACD0NALD5;>Gii)6« (1879) xxiv. Per. Heronly choice
inspendingthe day was between idleset and poaching, Haliburton
Furth in Field (1894) 76; (G.W.) e.Fif. To me the period of
bridegroomhood was onything but a time o' idleset, Latto Tani
Bodkin (1864) xxiv. Ayr. Isna idleset the wark o' a gentleman?
What could he do more ? Galt Lairds ^1826) v. Lnk. The bailies
are no subject to idle-sets, like puir working men, Murdoch
Readings (ed. 1895) I. 88. Edb. He kens that idle-set is sinful,
MoiR Mansie IVauch (1828) xxvi. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824). N.I.* There wasn't much idleset since you went away.
{bj Sc. (Jam.) N.I.i The horse was kept idleset. Ant. You hae
been lang enough idleset, Ballymena Obs. (1892). (6) Lin. Thomp-
son Hist. Boston (1856) 710 ; Lin.', Nhp.' (7, 8) Nhp.'
2. Mischievous, full of fun ; saucy; flippant; restless.
e.Suf. (F.H.), Sus. (F.E.) Hmp. He's a tiresome, idle boy
H.C.M.B.); DECRESPiGNYA'«t//"or<'s/(i895) III. I.W.^Thatmaade
is jest about idle ; she wants taking down a peg or two. Wil. Slow
Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' Dor. ' Those children of X's are such idle boys I '
said a village schoolmistress. I said in answer that I found the
young scamps apt at lessons but a bit mischievous ; it needed some
explanation before she could understand that ' idle ' meant lazy
in some benighted places. An old man who had been rebuking
some children for misbehaving in the church reported to me, ' I
tell them they've all the week to be idle, without being idle on the
Sabbath.' Half a choir resigned when a lady told them they were
idle. They believed that she had accused them of vicious life (C.W.).
Hence Idleness, sb. mischief
Nhb. A mischievous person issaid to be 'fuUof idleness' (R.O.H.).
w.Yks. (J.W.)
3. Handy, useful.
Hmp. I don't want my child to go to school ; she is so idle about
the house, I can't spare her. Common in New Forest (A.J.C. 1.
4. Phr. an idle hussy, an immoral woman. Nhb.', Cum.'
Hence Idleness, sb. wantonness, wickedness. Nhb.'
5. Of young cattle : playful, frolicsome.
Cum. Specially of horses fresh from want of work (J.Ar.).
6. Of plants: barren; only occasionally bearing a good
crop.
s.Not. The Blenheim orange is rather an idle bearer (J.P.K.).
IGI0. Ellacombe Garden (1895) x.
7. Of a clock: not going.
w.Cor. The clock is idle to-day. Common (M.A.C.).
8. sb. The cuckoo. War.*
9. V. To make idle.
If. ' Don't idle me — I've a great deal to do.' ' He'd idle a parish,'
said of an engaging child ; A.S.P.). Don. Next day it was Nancy's
turn to feed the pigs, and she did not meet with any company to
idle her, Flk-Lore in Coiiili. Mag. XXXV. 180.
IDLED, ppl. adj Lin. [ai'dld.] 1. Idle.
U.Lin,' Ira was the idledist chap that iver cum'd aboot a hoose.
IDLEDOM
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ILD
2. Comb. Idled-back, (i) an idle person ; (2) a stand with
projecting forlcs placed before the fire for toasting bread ;
(3) a piece of loose skin by the finger-nail. n.Lin.*
3. Phr. not la have nil idled bone in one's skin, to be very
industrious. n.Lin. (J.T.F.)
IDLEDOM, sb. Cai.^ Idleness.
IDLETON, sb. ? Obs. Som. An idle fellow.
The Soliloquy of Ben Bond the Idleton is printed in the
dialect of Zummerset (1843) 6 (Hall.); W. & J. Gl. (1873.
w.Som.i This word is given in the glossaries, but I cannot find
that it exists in the spoken dialect. [The old merry monos^dlable
is quite obHterated, and in its stead, each idleton and loitering
school-boy with a previous d — n, writes B^ng, Collins Misc.
(1762) 27 (Hall."; When I see idletons, as Jack Townsend can
overcome all yr good resolutions, Mrs. Sheridan LeII. to Sheridan,
in Rae's Sliendan (1896) {Guardian, Oct. 7, 1896).]
[For the suf}'. -ton, cp. simpleton.]
IDLETY, sb. Sc. Lan. 1. Idleness.
Abd. (Jam.) Lan. He're a bit gan to idlety, Brierley Irkdale
(1868) 141.
2. pi. Idle frolics. Abd. (Jam.)
IDOCITY.si. nw.Dev.* The same word as Docity(q.v.).
Commoner than 'docity.'
IDY, IE, lEEN, lELA, see Hide, v.^, Ea, sb., Eye, sb>,
Eela.
lELD, adj. Sh.I. Of a cow: not giving milk. See
Geld, adj. 2.
Wir coo is heavy, an' his ane is ield, Sh. News (Jan. 8, 1898) ;
Ivery body 'at haes a hog, or a ield craetir, is gotten der '00', ib.
(July I, 1899^.
lER-OE, sb. Sc. Also in forms heir-oye, jeroy S. &
Ork.' A great grandchild.
Sc. There was also one Laurentius in the parish of Waes, whose
heir-oyes doj-et live there. Brand Desc.Ork. (1701) 71. S. & Ork.'
Ayr. May health and peace, with mutual raj's, Shine on ihe
evening o' his days ; Till his wee, curlie John's ier-oe . . . The last,
sad, mournful rites bestow ! Burns To G. Haiitillo'i, 11. 108-13.
[Gael, iar-ogha, a great grandchild (M. & D.).]
IF, conj. Irel. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin. Nhp. War. Wor.
Hrf. Oxf. Brks. Hnt. Nrf. Sur. Dor. Dev. Also in form
ef Dev. 1. In phr. (i) (/Cof/rf;/, an exclamation: if God
will; (2) if I can speak, an expression used in correcting
some slip of the tongue ; (3) if I kiwiv, I don't know ; (4)
if or but. let or hindrance; (5) ifsobeas, — aslioiv, — that,
or ;/ so te'«^, an intensitive of 'if ; in ^.^wt. colloq. use ; (6)
if stands stiff in a poor inaiC s pocket, see below ; (7) ifs and
ands, hesitation, prevarication.
(i) Lan. 'I think lunger ot fok liv'n an' th' moor mischoances
they han.' . . ' Not avvlus, o Goddil,' Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1746)
16, ed. 1806; Lan.^ s.Lan. Bajitord Dial. (1854) Gl. (2) Chs.'
I went last Tuesday — no, Wednesday, if I can spake. (3) N.I.'
Deed if I know when he's commin'. (4) Chs.' He'll come, tha
may depend on't, witheawt Gather if or but. (5^ n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.'
Nhp.i If so be as how I get on with my marketings, I'll call.
War.' If so be as how I've done my work in time, I'll come across ;
War.3 Wor. If so be as he had tried. Ei'cshain Jrn. (Jan. 30,
1897). Hrf.2 Brks.' If zo be as you can come an' hevtay wi' we
to-morrow, I hopes you 'ooll. Hnt. (T.P.F.) Nrf, If so bein'yow
luck to find my beloved, Gillett Sng. Sol. (i860) v. 8. e.Suf.
If so bein' yow can't go, yow must stop at home (F.H.). Sur.' If
so be as you should have e'er a cottage to let, I should be glad of
the offer of it. Dor. If zo be as mis'ess can spare I, Hare Vill.
Street (1895 230. Dev. It ef so be thee goes wey . . . Jist see . . .
what you gits, Daniel iJn'rfco/'Sn'o (1842) 178. (6) Oxf.' Used to
imply the difficulty poor people find in obtaining their wishes where
money is concerned. If some one should say ' I would buy a new
dress if I had the money to spare,' somebody might answer ' If
stands stiff in a poor man's pocket,' i. e. the want of money, MS.
add. (7) w.Yks.' Let's hev naan o' yower ifs an ans. n.Lin.'
2. Used redundantly before in case, supposing, &c. Cf
an, coiij.^
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.'' If-in-seea-keease that I wer te tummle ; n.Yks.*,
ne.Yks.' n.Lin.' If suppoasin' she hed dun it, he'd no call to ewsc
her e' that how.
IFE, sb. Suf. The yew, Ta.xiis baccata.
(Hall.") ; (B. & H.) e.Suf. Heard from the old, but only very
rarely (F.H.).
[Fr. if, a yew (Cotgr.).]
IFF, sb. and v. Ken. [if.] 1. sb. A fishing-gaft'.
Marsh was kept fairly busy with his ' ifl"' (as gaffs are called at
Deafi, Fishing Gazette i_Nov. 29, 1890) 289.
2. V. To use a gaff-hook in landing fish.
For two hours I kept Marsh busy with baiting hooks and ' iffing '
fish, ib.
IFING, prp. Chs. War. Wor. Shr. Glo. Som. Also
written ifBn Chs.' s.Chs.' ; iHing War.' w.Wor.' se.Wor.'
Glo.' ; and in form iftin Shr.' [i-fin.] In co;«6. (1) Ifing-
and-anding, (a) hesitating ; (b) hesitation ; (2) -and-butt-
ings, invalid excuses ; hesitation combined with unwilling-
ness; (3) -and-ofBng, (a) in a state of indecision ; (6) inde-
cision.
\i, a') w.Som.' I likes to hear anybody zay ees or no, to once,
and not bide if-in-and-andin gin anybody can't tell whe'r they be
going to do it or no. [b) Shr.' I a.\ed that 66man about the
weshin', an' after a good bit o' iftin'-an'-andin' 'er said 'er'd come
— but 'er didna seem to car' about it. (2) Chs.' Dunna mak so
many iffins an' buttins ; we can do beawt thee. s.Chs.' Naay,
wiin yu tel mi streyt, baayt aani if'inz un biitinz ? [Nai, wun
yo tell me streight, bait anny iffins an' buttins?] (3, a) War.*,
se.Wor.' (6) War.' Make up your mind, don't let's have any
iffing-and-of5ng. w.Wor.', Glo.'
IFLE, V. Hrt. To drive away roughly ; to hustle.
Cussans Hist. Hrt. (1879-81) III. 320.
IFT, sb. n.Lin. [ift.] Way ; habit ; manner.
Peacock Tales '1890; 2nd S. 117; n.Lin.' I knawed he'd soon
be at Ih' ohd ift agean ; ther's no raoore chanch o' keapin' him fra
that thing then ther is a sheap-worryin' dog fra mutton.
IGG, IGGLE, see Egg, v., Ickle.
IGNAGNING, sb. Obs. Lan. Also in form ignagics.
A name given to a morris or sword-dance.
In the Fylde on the afternoon of Easter Sunday the young
people . . . performed a kind of Morris or Moorish dance or play,
called 'Ignagning,' HARLAND&WiLKiNSON/7ji'-io»v(i867)236; ib.
Leg. (1873) 153; Ignagning has almost fallen into disuse, and a band
of boys, called Jolly Lads, has succeeded, Tiiornber Hist. Blackpool
(1837) 92 ; Lan.' Common in the Fylde some fifty years ago.
IGNORANT, adj. and sb. Sc. Irel. Not. Lin. Oxf. Wil.
Som. Also written ignerint Sh.I. ; and in forms highnint
Dev. ; igerant Oxf.' ; ignoran Wil. [ignarant.] 1. adj.
Ill-mannered.
N.I.' s.Not. It looked so ignorant of 'er to be staring like that
(J.P.K.). sw.Lin.' I thought it would look so ignorant to stop
yon. Oxf.^ MS. add. w.Som.' The usual description of a rough,
uncouth lout. 'There idn a hignoranter gurt mump-head athin
twenty mild, he idn fit vor no woman's companj'.' Dev. ' No,
Jan,' zeth her, 'sic highnint sets Thay wishes thay wis me!'
Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 36, ed. 1865.
2. sb. An ignorant person.
Sc. What poor ignorants sustain Who've much of fear and very
little brain, Pennecuik Coll. (1787) 37. Sh.I. Man, doo is a auld
ignerint, S/i. A'ews (Oct. 15, 1898 \ Per. Whilk places were
furnished by the bishops by ignorants and insufficient persons,
WoDROw Sc/. Biog. (ed. 1845-7) !• 73- Wil. When I was about
twenty or so, a poor ignoran, Penbuddocke Content (i860) 57.
I'GODLIN, //;/. Lan. Der. Also in form i'gadlin Lan.*
A petty oath.
Lan. I'godlin, he's done a good stroke at that, hissen ! Waugh
Jamiock (1874) iv ; I'gadlin, we's never look beheend us after
this, ib. Old Cronies (1875) iii ; Lan.', nw.Der.'
IGSY-PIGSY,rtfl'/. Dev. Confused,' higgledy-piggledy.'
I'm passelled quite a score o' ways an' led an igsy-pigsy dance,
Salmon Ballads (1899) ^^ < Dev.^ In constant use.
I'GY, int. Yks. [igoi.] An exclamation. See Egow.
w.Yks. I'gy it is a blazer ! Ingledew Ballads (i860) 276.
IKE. see Hike.
IVLEY, adj Ken. [eiki.] Proud. (G.B.), Ken.'
IKIL, see Ickle, sb.
IKINS, sb. pi. War. In phr. my ikins, an exclamation.
' Ikins ! ' v\'ent out of use some 30 years ago, to be replaced by
'M3'cye!' (G.F.N.) ; Holloway.
IKY-PIKY, s6. n.Lan.' A corruption of 'ipecacuanha.'
IKY-PIKY, int. Lan. An exclamation ot surprise or
astonishment. (S.W.)
ILD, V. n.Cy. Nhp. Shr. [Ud.] To yield, ' eald.'
n.Cy. (Hall.) Shr.' -'Ow does the corn ild, William?' 'Well,
but mighty middlin', the ears bin lathy.'
ILDER
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ILL
Hence Ildy, adj. fruitful, abundant, yielding. Nhp.'
[Herein I teach you How you shall bid God 'ild us for
your pains, Shaks. Macb. i. vi. 13.]
ILDER, sb} Sh.I. Fire. Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 30.
Cf. hildin.
ILDER, sb? n.Lin.' The same word as Elder, sb. 1.
ILE, sb} Cai.' [ail.] The fishing-ground inside the
main tidal current, in the space between two points where
there is a counter current.
In such a space fishing maybe carried on irrespective of the
tide, but in tlie main current, only at slack water.
ILE, sb? Cai.' [ail.] A wing of a church ; a half
transept. See Aisle, sb. 2.
ILE, sb? Cor. [ail.] 1. The liver ' fluke,' Distoma
hepaticiiin, productive of rot in sheep. Cor.'*
2. The plant Rosa soli's (?).
Cor.2 The name given to a plant, Rosa solis, by eating which
it was supposed the disease was caused. The plant is not in-
jurious until it becomes infested with the ova of the ' fluke.'
ILE, see Ail, sb?, Hile, sb.'^. Oil.
ILK, sb. Sc. Irel. Lakel. War. Glo. Som. [ilk.] 1. In
phr. of that ilk. of the same name, place, or nature.
Sc. Mungo Marsport of that ilk, Scott Midlothian (1818) xii.
Or.I. Hugh Halcro of that ilk, Peterkin JVotes (1822) 185. Elg.
A hammel-spun coat o' the vera same hue, Wi' breeks o' that ilk,
an' queetikins too, Abd. Wkly. Free Press (June 25, 1898). BnfT.
The young Laird of Glengerrack met and engaged the fellow,
and the sword of that ilk had again freed the country from
another of those pests, Gordon Cliroi. Keith (18B0') 144. e.Sc.
Any relation to Sir Patrick of that ilk, Setoun R. Urquharl (1896)
iii. Abd. John Udney of that ilk, .Sp.ilding Hist. Sc. {iT)2) II.
96. Fif. We have also Spittal of Lickspittal and that ilk. Grant
Si.x Hundred, ii. Rnf. The farm o' Scartclean o' that ilk.
Neilson Poems (1877) no. Ayr. The only son of Fatherlans of
that ilk, Galt Entail fi823) xiv. Lnk. The Boyds of Greenend,
miners of that ilk, Wright Sc Life (1897) 42. Edb. The Penny-
cooks of that ilk, Pennecuik IVks. (1715) 4. ed. 1815. Ir. Never-
theless he was . . . one of the real old O'Tooles, lineally
descended from the famous king of that ilk, Francis Fustian (1895)
25. ? Glo. I remember a cow which was for many years called
' Harry ' because of its fancied resemblance to a man of that ilk,
BuCKMAN Darke's Sojourn (1890) 38.
2. Family ; breed ; kind.
Ayr. Ilk ane a cap an* cloak o' silk Has got, as if she was
a lady, An' that indeed, o' nae sma' ilk, Fisher Poems (1790^ 155.
Lakel.^ He's yan o' t'siam ilk. War. The horses most famous for
marvellous exploits must have blood as well as bone, but only
certain districts of the Green Isle can produce this ilk, Evesham
Jrn. (June 23, 18971. Som. Sweetman IVincanion Gl. (1885).
[1. King James, the fyfte of that ilke, Dalrymple Leslie's
Hist. Scotl. (1596) I. 126. ME. J>at ilke, the same {Cursor
M. 1284) ; OY.. pat ilc{e (Chroii. an. 1135).]
ILK, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Also in
form elc Cum. [ilk.] Each ; every ; also used sitbst.
Sc. Dancing ilk night, Scott Pirate (1822) ix. Sh.I. Let ilk lad
kiss his dearie, Stewart Tales (1892) 97. Elg. Ilk eager hand
spreads oure the field, Couper Poetry (1804) I. 48. Abd. He
will ilk friend, in a fit manner, thank, Shirrefs Poems (1790)
178. Frf. Ilk glower'd at Myse, an' bock'd an' spat. Watt Poet.
Sketches (1880) 22. Per. Aye he growled the other growl, As ilk
had been his last, Spence Poems (1898) 55. Fif. Breathin' ilk
ithers' breaths for twa mortal hours, Robertson Provost (1894)
20. s.Sc, They hae cleared o' ilk buss, Watson Border Bards
(1859) 5. Dmb. Winter . . . Dis cover ilk brae and hill, Taylor
Poems (1827) 9. Ayr. Faithless snaws ilk step betray Whare she
has been. Burns Vision, st. i. Lnk. Ilk glen an' bosky dingle,
Hamilton Poems (1865) 94. Ltli. Ilk lad faulds his arm round
his ain lassie's waist, Ballantine Poems (1856) 99. Peb. In
haste frae ilk' direction, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) 35. Rxb. Ilk
circumstance I've mentioned, Wilson Poems (1824) 9. Dmf. Ilk
hour o' the day, Thom Jock o' the Knowe (1878) 2. Gall. She
could . . . Crimp up ilk ruffle, Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814) 41,
ed. 1897. Kcb. Ilk sturdy stroke, Armstrong Ingleside (1890) 97.
Wgt. We'll show then Ilk yin's his neebour's brither, FraserPo«his
(1885) 240. n.Cy. Ilk other house, Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb.
Ilk playful tike,GRAHAM^/oo)/n;((/Z>m/. (1826) 50; Nhb.' Chiefly now
used in N. Nhb. and Redesdale, but freq. heard south of the Tweed.
Cum. Ilk thing that leeves can git a mate, Anderson Ballads
(ed. 1808) 30 ; Cum." n.Yks. An' mebbe raair deed o' th' ilk
soort wad be heered on afore a' war deean, Atkinson Lost (1870)
cxix ; n.Yks.*; n.Yks.* Ilk other day, every alternate day. e.Yks.
Marshall Riir. Eton. (1788J. w.Yks.' Now extinct.
Hence Ilk ane (Ilk-ane, Ilkin), each one.
Sc. (A.W.) Rnf. AtHiction mak's Ilk ane o' Adam's seed the
sibber grow, YouNG Pictures (1865) 12. Edb. Bids ilk ane come
fast awa, Auld Handsel Monday (1792) 18. N.Cy.* Cum. Gl.
(1851). Lan. Let ilk yen fancy what they will, Waugh Heather,
I. 137, ed. Milner.
[Ilk knew vthir well, Dalrymple Leslie's Hist. Scotl.
(1596) 1.77. OE. (Anglian) >'/(7, 'omnem,' Ps. Ixxvii. 51
(Vesp.).]
ILKA, adj. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Also written ilky Lnk.
1. Each ; every.
Sc. Ilka penny on't, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) xii. ne.Sc.
The j'oung man looks owre at you in the kirk ilka Sunday, Grant
Chron. Keckleton, 36. Cai.' Elg. Ilka chiel look'd sad an' dour.
Tester Poems ^1865) 93. e.Sc. Ane in ilka pouch, Setoun
Sunshine (1895) 7. Bch. Syne ilka a thing gaed widdersins about
wi' us, Forbes y»-H. (1742) 15. Abd. On ilka side, the trees grew
thick and Strang, Ross Helenore (1768) 21, ed. 1812. Kcd. Atilka
jolt She lookit unca scare, Grant Lays (1884) 5. Frf. To muck
the riggs in ilka field, Piper of Peebh's (1794) 5. Per. Ilka man
hes a richt tae his ain thochts, Ian Maclaren Auld Lang Syne
'1895] 30. Fif. Ilka nicht he's oot on the hunt, McLaren Tibbie
(1894)11. Rnf. Down ilka paw saesaftly set, PiCKENPofww (1813)
I. 6. Ayr. Ilka thing. Burns Thou art sae Fair, st. 2. Lnk. Ilky
month, Rams.'^y Poems (1721) 25. Lth. Ilka day brought joy,
Macneill Poet. IVks. (1801) 127, ed. 1856. Edb. What ilka ane
had wared his pay on, Moir Mansie IVauch ^1828,1 xviii. Bwk.
Ilka bairn, Henderson Po/>. Rhymes (1856) 16. Slk. Ilka spring,
Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 3. Rxb. Itsweetens care at ilka
hand, Wilson Poems (18241 9. Dmf. Sic joy appeared In ilka
face, Reid Poems (1894) 30. Gall. Ilka time they gang oot,
Crockett Siinbonnet { 1895) iv. Kcb. Ilka day, Armstrong Ingle-
side (1890) 139. Nhb. Tak ilka ane a staff', Richardson Borderer's
Table-bk. (1846) VII. 333 ; Nhb.' Cum." And the twelve nogs on
ilka side, Gilpin 5«^s. (1866). n.Yks.'; n.Yks.* Ilka yan on 'em.
2. Comb, (i) Ilka-body's body, a universal favourite; a
time-server ; (2) -day, week-day ; (3) — deal, every whit ;
(4) -where, everywhere.
(i) Ayr. Get ye that bra' wallie name, O' ilka body's body,
Fisher Poems (1790") 64. (2) Sc. When ye are in your auld ilka-
day rags, Scott Midlothian (1818) xvi ; Alike ilka day makes a
clout on Sunday, Ferguson Prov. (1641) No. 104. e.Sc. He
donned his ilka-day attire, Setoun Sunshine (1895 253. Abd.
The bellman meant his 'ilka-day's' coat, Alexander Ain Flk.
(1882) 46. Frf. Knick-knacks that a tradesman hasna to bather
wi' for ilkaday wear, Willock Rosctty Ends (1886) 192, ed. 1889.
Lnk. Twa hours wi' pleasure I wad gie to heaven. On ilka days,
on Sundays sax or seven, Black Falls of Clyde (1806) 134. (3)
Abd. I hae heard your tale And were fairly at it ilka deal, Ross
Helenore {iq68) 99, ed. 1812. (4) Abd. Chairs, tables, an' cradles
were ilkawhere sittin', Anderson Rhymes (1867) 8. Rnf. This
system, I remember weel, . . Was scorned an' laucht at ilkawhere.
Young Pictures (1865) 140. Lth. His faither daunders in at e'en.
An' ilkawhere looks he, McNeill Preston (c. 1895) 64. Peb. Embro
town, and ilka where, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) 53.
3. Phr. no ilka body, no common person.
Abd. He thinks himsell nae ilka body (Jam.).
[1. Ilka day, colidie, Cal/i. Angl. (1483) ; OE. (Anglian)
ylc ait.l
ILL, adj., adv., sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel.
and Eng. I. adj. Gram, forms. 1. Comparative. Iller.
w.Yks. It war il3(r) nar i Jiout on (J.W.). e.An.i More iller.
2. Superlative. Illest.
Fif. This reception's the illest part of it, Meldrum Margredel
(1894) 21. n.Cy. ' J.W.)
II. Dial. uses. 1. adj. and adv. In comb, (i) Ill-able,
unable, hardly able ; (2) -becoming, unsuitable, unbecom-
ing ; (3) -best, the best of a bad lot or job ; (4) -bind, of
an article of dress : a bad shape or form ; (5) — bit, a
euphemism for hell; (6)-blained, (7) -blended, morose, ill-
tempered, irritable ; (8) -boden, insufficiently stocked; (9)
-brew, an unfavourable opinion ; (10) -brought-up, badly
trained; (11) -cankered, evilly disposed; (12) —chance,
bad luck; (13) — cheer, grief; (14) -cleckit, misbegotten,
base-born ; (15) -clepped, ill-conditioned, surly, churlish;
(16) -coloured, discoloured ; (17) -contricked, knavish ; (iS)
ILL
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•contrived or -contriving, (a) ill-tempered, badly behaved,
tricky, mischievous ; (b) awkward, badly constructed ;
(19) -convenience or -conveniency, (a) inconvenience ;
{b} to inconvenience; (20) -convenient, inconvenient;
(21) -cuisten or -kessen, (a) badly sown ; {b) badly de-
cided; (22) -curponed, see (15); (23) -deed, ill-luck, mis-
fortune ; evil proceedings ; (24) -deeded or -deedie, mis-
chievous, evilly disposed ; (25) -demised, malevolent ; {26)
-dereyt, disorderly, untidy ; (27) -designed, see (11) ; (28)
-digestion or -disgestion, indigestion ; (29) -divvadged,
ill-arranged, slovenly; (30) -doed, lean, ill-fed, not thriving;
(31) -doer, {a) an evil-doer ; (b) an animal which does not
thrive ; see Dow, v} 4 ; (32) -doing, (a) badly behaved ;
{h) in a bad condition, sickly ; (33) -done, wrong, mis-
chievous, ill-advised; (34) -done-to, ill-used ; (35) — dread,
an apprehension of evil ; (36) -dreaded, ? expecting evil ;
(37) -dreader, one who anticipates evil ; (38) -eased, see
(20) ; (39) — ee, the evil eye ; also used Jig. dislike ; (40)
— end, a bad end, a miserable death; (41) -faced, having
an evil countenance ; (42) -faired, ill-favoured ; (43) -fare,
{a) to fare badly, meet with ill-success ; (b) a state of need
or discomfort ; (44) -fared, unlucky, unsuccessful ; (45)
•farrant, ugly ; ill-conditioned ; (46) -fashed, troubled,
worried; (47) -fashioned, (a) badly shaped; (6) ill-
mannered ; quarrelsome ; (48) -favoured, (a) unbecoming,
unmannerly; out of place; (A) unpleasant ; (r) not looking
well in health ; (d) ill-tempered, ill-natured ; mean ; (e)
clumsy ; (/) see (30) ; (49) -favouredly, (a) clumsily, un-
gracefullj' ; (b) meanly ; (50) -fearing, feai'ing the powers
of evil ; (51) -fleyed, scared, frightened ; (52) -flitten, of a
scolding, when it is as applicable to the scolder as to the
person scolded ; (53) -foot, a foot supposed to bring ill-
luck ; (54) -footer, the person having the 'ill-foot'; (55)
-gab, ((7) insolent, impudent language ; the power to use
such language ; (b) to use abusive, insolent language ;
(56) -gabbed, foul-tongued ; (57) -gain, see (20) ; (58)
? -gainshoned, (59) -gaishoned, mischievous ; (60) -gait
or -gate, (a) a bad habit, an evil way ; (b) an awkward
manner of walking; (61) -gaited or -gated, (a) see (32, (7) ;
(b) clumsy in walking; unable to walk far; (62) -given,
(«) niggardly ; (b) evil-minded, ill-tempered ; prone to
speak or do evil ; (63) -giveness, ill-nature ; (64) -gotten,
illegitimate; good-for-nothing; (65) -gritted, of a bad,
obstinate temper; (66) -grun or -grunyie, a bad, knavish
disposition ; (67) -grunyiet, having a bad disposition ;
(68) -guide, (a) to mismanage ; (b) to lU-treat ; (69) -guided,
ill-treated ; ill-advised ; (70) -hadden, ill-mannered ; (71)
•hained, saved to no good purpose; (72) -hairt, see (15);
(73) -hap, misfortune; (74) -happit, ill-clothed; (75)-hauden-
in, see (71); (76) -hear, to chide, scold; (77) -hearted,
malevolent, ilhberal ; (78) -heartedness, malevolence ;
(79) -hearty, ailing, delicate ; (80) -heired, inheriting bad
qualities; (81) -helt or -healt, a euphemism for 'the
devil ' ; (82) -helty-hair, never a bit ; (83) -heppen, see
(42) ; (84) -hoited, (85) -hued,y;p-. ill-favoured ; (86) -hung,
of a tongue : impudent, insolent ; (87) -hung-on, dis-
satisfied at or with any occurrence ; (88) -hyver, (n)
awkward behaviour ; (b) ill-humour ; (89) -hyvered or
-hivard, (a) awkward, abusive ; {b) ill-looking, ill-skinneip
(c) ill-tempered ; (90) -jaw, (a) bad language ; an abusive
tongue; (6) see (55. 6) ; (91 )-jawt, see (56) ; (92) -kenning,
hardly knowing ; (93) -laid-on, ill-served ; (94) -learned,
badly taught ; inexperienced ; (95) -legged, having un-
shapely legs ; (96) -less, harmless, having no evil designs ;
(97) -like, ugly ; not looking well in health ; (98) -liked,
(a) unpopular ; (b) see (42) ; (99) -likken, to give a bad
and false impression of any one ; (100) -liver, one who
leads an immoral life; (loi) -living, immoral conduct;
(102) -lucked, unlucky; (103) -made-on, of a child:
neglected, badly brought up ; (104) -maired, cross-grained,
intractable; (105) -making, mischief-making ; (106) -man,
the devil; (107) -marred, badly spoilt ; (108) -marrowed,
badlj- matched, awkwardly arranged ; (109) -measure, ill-
usage ; (no) -minded, -minted, or -niynt, evil-minded;
ill-meant; (in) -mindings, forgetfulness; (112) -mite, («)
see (15) ; (b) an ill-natured person ; (113) -mouth, (a) see
(55. ") ; (*) see (55, b) ; (114) -mouthed, see (56) ; (115) —
my common, see (2); (116) — name, a bad name; (117)
-named, misnamed; (118) -nature, bad temper; (119)
-natured, peevish ; (120) -oflf, (a) poor, miserable, ill-used ;
(b) perplexed in mind ; (121) — one, a bad character ; (122)
-paid, very sorry ; 1123) -paired, see (108) ; (124) -part, {a)
see (5) ; (b) ill-temperedly ; (125) — payment, a bad
debt; (126) -pegged, (127) -pictured, see (15) ; (128) —
place, see (5); (129) -prat, a mischievous trick; (130)
-prattle, (131) -protted, roguish, mischievous; (132) -put-
on, (a) of a person : badly or carelessly dressed ; (b) see
(34) ; (133) -red-up, in a state of disorder; (134) -relished,
of a person: disagreeable; (135) -saired or -ser'd, («) badly
served; not having sufficient food; (b) impudent; (136)
-sar'd, unsavoury; (137) -scraped, of a tongue : rude, abu-
sive ; (138) -set, {a) to become badly ; also used/ig. ; (b) see
(15); (c) placed in a difficultj', 'hard put to'; (139) -set-
ness, opposition ; (140) -set -on, foully attacked ; (141)
-shaken-up, uncomely, ungraceful, disordered in dress ;
(142) -shaped, see (32, a) ; (143) -side, a defect, blemish ;
(144) — sight, in phr. ill siglit be seen upon anything, an
imprecation; (145) -sitten, ungainly from long sitting;
(i46)-sket, rude, unmannerly ; (147) -some, see (11); (148)
-sorted, dissatisfied; (149) -speaker, an evil speaker, a
slanderer; (150) -speaking, evil speaking, slandering;
also used atlrib.; (151) -spent, misspent; (152) -spoken,
see (56); (153) -spued, see (320, A); (154) -taken, taken
amiss ; (155) -tasted, see (48, b) ; (156) -tended or -tented,
neglected, badly nursed, little cared for ; (157) -tethed, see
(25); (158) -teul, a person of evil habits; (159) — thief,
see (106); (160) —thing, erysipelas; (161) -thoughted,
suspicious, malevolent ; (162) -thriven, -throdden, or
-throven, (a) see (30) ; (b) see (15) ; (163) -tied, engaged ;
(164) —tongue, (a) see (149); {b) see (90, a); (165)
-tongued, (a) see (56) ; (b) ? difficult to pronounce ; (166)
•toward, see (146) ; (167) — trick, see (129I ; (168) -tricked
or -tricky, see (131); (169) -trodden, badly worn; also
Jig. evil, wicked; (170) —turn, a turn for the worse;
(171) -twined, see (7); (172) — upon't, in bad health,
fatigued, spiritless ; poor; (173) -used, put to a wrong use;
(174) -vaamed, ? ill-sounding; (175) -vicked, see (18, fl) ;
(176) -vuxen, ill-grown, ill-shaped; (177) -vynd, a bad
shape ; bad manners ; (178) -vyndit, badly made, ill-
shaped ; ill-mannered; (179) -waled, badly chosen ; (180)
-wan, a faint hope; (181) -wared or -wared-out, badly
bestowed, foolishly expended ; (182) -washing, badlj'
washed ; (183) -ween, {a) see (90, a) ; (b) news ; (c) see
(55> *) ; (184) — will, {a) to wish evil to ; (b) in phr. lo
have an ill-will at, to take a dislike to ; (185) -willed or
-willied, sulky, ill-tempered ; reluctant; (186) -wilier, one
who wishes evil to befall another ; (187) -willing, dis-
obliging; (188) -willy, (ff) bad-tempered, spiteful ; grudg-
ing, disobliging; (b) grudgingly; (189) -win, ill-won;
(190) -wind, a slander; evil report; (191) -wish, (a) an
imprecation, witch's curse; (Z») to bewitch.
{1) Sh.I. Da crew . . . wir nearly a' auld men, ill-able ta fecht
da gale, Clark N. Gleams (1898^ 37. n.Yks.^ ' Ill-yabble o' feeat,'
lame. ' Ill-j-abble o' t'pocket,' poor. w.Yks. As bi il esbl ta kum
[I shall hardly be able to come] (J.W.). (2) Suf. It would be a
very ill-becoming thing for the likes of you, Strickland Old Friends
(1864) 68. (3) Sc. Let . . . such wicked men be put from about
him, and the ill-best there be taken into his service, Baillie Lett.
(1775) II. S30 (Jam.). Abd. Left me to mak an ill best o't
wantin' him, Macdonald Sir Gilbie (1879) xxvii. (4) w.Sc. (Jam.
Sii/ipl.) (5^ Kcb. The deil . . . took him awa' to the ill bit, ye
ken, To hae a' nicht's swatlin' o' toddj', Armstrong Ingleside
(,1890) 215. (6) Hrf.2 He's so illblained. (7) War.^ Shr.i 'E's
a ill-blended, down-looking, hang-dog fellow. Hrf.^ I never see
sich an ill-blended ooman i' my life. (8) Sc. His pantry was never
ill-boden, Jaimieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 293. (91 Rnf. The
Glasgow bailies had an illbrew o' the Hielanders, Graham
IVtitings (1883) I. 20. (10) Sh.I. Home wi' dee ! home ! doo ill-
brought up lepper! Sh. News (July 24, 1897). (11) Bwk. 111-
canker't fiddle-doup, leaving ay her trail, Henderson Pof. Rhymes
(1856) 98. Yks. (J.W.) (12) Lnk. Ill chance on you stir [sir],
ILL
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ILL
and out he goes, cursing like a madman, Graham IVniings (1883)
II. 215. (13') n.Yks.^ They made ncea ill-cheer on't. (14) Sc. Ye
ill-cleckit gude for nought, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) xiii. Frf.
It's that ill-cleakit witch, Barrie Minister (1891) xxxviii. (15)
n.Yks.'- 1^161 Sh.I. His haand an' airm . . . wis swall'd oot o' a'
state, an' avvfil ill-coloured, Sh. News (Feb. 17, 1900). (17") Bnff.'
(18, a) Sh.I. Doo wisna sae ill contrived ta him, whin we wir a'
gaen ta da schule togedder, S/i. News (July 17, 1897) ; S. & Ork.',
Cai.' Bnff. All . . . vowed vengeance on the ill-contrived loons,
Gordon Cliion. Keith (1880) 19; Bnff.i Gall. The ill-contriving
chiel, Crockett .fl/oi-s-//fl^s (1895) xl. n.Yks. He's an ill-contrived
fellow (I. W.); n.Yks.i (s.v. Ill-clep'd). w.Yks. He's an ill-con-
trived bairn, I cannot constree h\m, Piov. in Biighoiise News (Sept.
14, 1889) ; w.Yks.i, Chs.' s.Chs.' Aay il--kuntrahyvd yii bin !
Niithin)z reyt fo)yu [Hai ill-contrived y6 bin ! Nothin's reight for
yO]. nw.Der.i War.'^ ; War.* He's the most ill-contrived boy in
the whole school. Shr. ■ Yo' bin as contrairy an' ill-contrived as
yo' knowen 'owto be. w.Som.^ Usually applied to a woman. ' I
knows her, a zour-lookin, ill-contrived old bitch, but I never didn
know no good by her.' Dev. 'Er's bad tempered, an' no mistake ;
I niver zeed zich atatchy, ill-contrived little twoad in awl my life,
Hewett P<as. Sp. (1892) 132. nw.Dev.l (i) Sh.I. I hate a lang
baand, hit mak's a body's burden dat ill contriv'd, S/i. News (July
15, 1899). Gall. The folk couldna tell whether he was gi'en them
guid Scots or ill-contrived Laitin, Crockett 5i'<iHrf(i)(/i?f«;-f>-( 1898)
120. (19, a) Yks. (J.W.) War. Great ill-conveniences have
attended, Bunce Old St. Martin (1B75) ; War.«, e.Suf. (F.H.)
w.Som.i I hope we shan't put you to no ill-convenience. We must
put up way th' ill-conveniency o' it. (A) Rut.' I don't want to ill-
convenienceyou. ( 20) Sc.Whilk wad be ill-convenient toyourfathers
airairs,Scorr/?oi/foy(i8i7)xxvi. N.I.i, Yks. (J.W.I Der.Allthe
things . . . seemed foolish and ill-convenient, Werney Stone Edge
(1868) iv. Not.i, sw.Lin.l, Rut.', Lei.l, Nhp.i War.2 3 ; War.*
This beats all the ill-convanent houses I ever came across. s.War.',
w.Wor.', se.Wor.', s.Wor.i, Hrf.^ Glo. 'Tis very ill-convenient to
come on a washing day (A.B.) ; Glo.' Oxf.' Poverty's no sin, but
'tis very ill-convainient. Hnt. (T.P.F.) Nrf, We hain't got no
back kitchen — 'tis werry ill-conwenient (W.R.E.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
Ken. Dat's a ill-convenient house (W.G.P.) ; Ken.', Sur.', Sus.',
Hmp.' s.Hmp. If so be it ain't ill-convenent, Verney L. Lisle
( 1 870) X. w.Som.' 'Tis ter'ble ill-convenient, not vor t' have nother
bit of a oven. (21, a) Dmf. Like an ill-cuisten crap in thehowe o'
the burn, Reid Poems (1894) 46. (b) n.Yks.^ (22") Fif. A figure
borrowed from a horse that will not bear to be touched under the
tail or crupper (Jam.). (23) n. Yks.* Ill-deed nivver thrives. He's
'ed nowt bud ill-deed fra t' startin'. (24) Sc. That ill-deedy hempy,
Scott Redg. (1824) vii. Cai.' Abd. lU-deedie fowk wud aye
owre-gangyou, Poems in Abd. Dial. 35. Frf. An ill-deedy younker
had plundered his nest, Watt Poet. Sketches (1880) 29. e.Fif. 111-
deedie vaig that he was, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) iii. s.Sc. The
ill-deedie wratch, Wilson Tales (1836) III. 82. Ayr. I told you
that the ill-deedy pyet would bring you into baith skaith and
scorn, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822) iii. Lnk. Ill brocht up, ill deedie
weans, Hamilton Po«>«s (1885) 56. n.Yks. ^ An ill-deedy body.
(25) Nhb. Ye ill-demised wratch (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' (26) Bnff.' A'
thing wiz unco ill-dereyt i' the hoose. He wiz weel eneuch claid,
bit he wiz ill-dereyt amo' the sheen. (27) Per. No a cratur' ill-
design'd, Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 133. (28) Not.', Lei.'
w.Som.' Her've a got th' ill-disgeslion so bad. (29) S. & Ork.' (30)
s.Chs.' (31, a) Per. It's the ill doer 'at fears the ill word, Cleland
Inchbracken (1883) 191, ed. 1887. Dmb. I cannot understand how
you needed to rin awa frae Embro like an ill doer, Cross Disruption
(1844) xxxii. Ayr. A foul friar made my mother an ill-doer, Galt
Gilhaize (1823) vii. (A) n.Lin.' As soon as a grazier is convinced
that he has a beast which is not kindly disposed to take on fat, or
is an ill-doer, . . he should dispose of the unthrifty animal. Treatise
on Live Stock (1810) 128. (32, a) Abd, Ill-doin' blackguards,
Anderson Rhymes (1867) 21. Per. Wadna . . . belike ane o' the
waesome Psaulms o' penitence be fitter baith for the puir bairn an'
its ill-doin' faither? Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 188, ed. 1887.
Fif. The ill-doin wafiie . . . found no favour, Colville Vernacular
(1899) 18. Rnf. Tormented wi' wasterfu' ill-doing wives, M'Gilv-
RAY Poems (ed. 1862) 47. (6) Lan.' (33) Sh.I. Kens doo no 'at
hit's ill dun ta cry after a man whin he's apon his gaet ta da
sea? Sh. News (Oct. 2, 1897). Fif. It was real ill-dune o' ye,
Robertson Provost ( 1894) 126. N.I.' It was very ill done of you
to go there. Nhb. 'Twas an ill-dyun thing on thame laddies ti gan
an' styen the poor dukes (R.O.H. ). (34) w.Yks.^jLan.' m.Lan.'
There's a lot o' fooakas thinks they're ill done to when they just
ged wod they deseri'e. (35) Sc. I kent richt weel it boded nae
gude, an' had an ill dread that Kenny widna wait to meet his end
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in a contented manner, 5/. Kathleen (1820) IV. 144 (Jam.). (36")
Bwk. That nae guid will be his end Gin he no' tak' thocht an"
mend, Puir, ill-dreaded Yiddum, Calder Poems (1897") 123. (37)
Sc. It is the ill-doers are ill-dreaders, Scott Guy M.{iZis) liii ; A
common Sc. prov. Jam.) Cai.' (38) Sc. (Jam'.) (39) Sh.I. Doo
shurely kens at Sholma is hed a ill e'e ta Rigga, sin dey wir calves,
Sh. News (Sept. 4, 1897). ne.Sc. The power of the evil eye was
possessed by some. It was supposed to be inherent in some
families, and was handed down from generation to generation to
one or more members of the families. The power was called into
use at the will of the possessors and was exercised against those
who had incurred their displeasure, or on behalf of those who
wished to be avenged on their enemies and paid for its exercise. . .
To avert the influence ... Go to a ford where the dead and the
living cross, draw water from it, pour it into a cog with three girds
over a crosst shilling, and then sprinkle the water over the victim
of the ill ee in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost, Gregor /7i-/.o;v (i88i) 34,35,42. Mry. When bairns we
were a' douk'd thegither, To take aft' the ill e'e o' a witch, Hay
Lintie (1851) 14. Abd. You came straight before the cow, and you
cast an ill ee upon her, muttering some hell-words about ' novum
lac,' Ruddiman Sc. Parish (1828) 38, ed. 1889. s.Per. All was
ascribed to witch-craft, ' ill e'en," and Auld Donald o' Jerah, Mon-
TEATH Dunblane Traditions (1835), ed. 1887. Ayr. The blighting
blink o' an ill e'e has lighted upon you, Galt Gtlhaize (1823) xvii.
Lnk. They would be thick enough if ill hands and ill e'en baed
awa' from them, Graham Writings (1883) II. 102. Gall. Some
people are yet suspected of having an ill e'e, otherwise, having an
eye hurtful to everything it looks on. Blacksmiths pretend to know
many of this way, and will not allow them to stand in their forges,
when joining or wielding pieces of iron together, as they are sure
of loosing the wauling hciit, if such be present, MACTAGGART&ior/.
(1824) 278, ed. 1876. (40) Ayr. They had baith of them an ill end,
and indeed, from their way of leeving, it was a thing to be looked
for, Service Dr.Duguid (ed. 1887) 115. n.Cy. (J.W.) (41) Nhb.
An ill-fyeced leukin chep (R.O.H.); Nhb.' (42) Nhb. He's an
ugly body, a bubbly body, An ill-faired, ugly loon, Sandgate Girl' s
Lamentation (R.O.H.). (43, a) n.Yks.'^*, m.Yks.l (A) n.Yks.^,
m.Yks.i (44) n.Yks.2 An ill-fared lot. n.Lin.' (45) Cum. The
vile ill-farrant randy, RAYSONPofiHs (1839) 46 ; Cum.'* Lan. He
was 'ill-farrant'and revengeful, Burnett /.owne's (1877) viii. (46)
Edb. We were very ill-fash'd with the English landloupers, Penne-
cuiK Tinklarian (1810) 6. Wm. When t'man com back ta whar
he left his cofe, an' cudn't find it,hewes gradely ill-fasht aboot it.
Spec. Dial. {i8go) pt. ii.34. (47, a") War.^ It is an ill-fashioned house.
(6)Abd.Avulgar,ill-fashion'tset,ALEXANDERyoAH)yG/AA(i87i)viii.
Fif.(jAM.) (48,a)Sc.Goshwoman. Awadbeill-far'dtosee, Graham
/f'i7V/H^s(i883)II.i3. Bch. Oftentimes there is no help but to commit
Some ill-far'd crimes, Forbes Z)o;«j)»'«( 1 785I 32. w.Sc. Henceditthe
help o' that ill-faured loon, Macdonald Settlement (1869) 165, ed.
1877. Fif. Ye ill-faured loon! Robertson Provost (1894) 95.
Dmb. Partly for this ill-faur'd affair o' yours, Cross Disruption
(1844) xxviii. Ayr. ' Whereas ' is an ill-farr'd beginning to a billy
doo, Galt Lairds (1826) xi. Lnk. That's just his ill-fart crime.
Watt Poems (1827) 56. Edb. They never stand to say wi" speed
Some ill-far'd name, //ar's/i?i^( 1794) 21, ed. 1801. Slk.Yesudna
swear that gate for it's unco ill-faured, Hogg Tales (1838) ai, ed.
1866. Dmf. He left afT the ill-faurt pranks, Quinn Heather (1863)
22. (A) Gall. I forgot the ill-fared memory of the two girls,
Crockett Grey Man (1896) 56; There cursed clamour queemly
sleeps, The wicked's ill-fared din, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 166,
ed. 1876. (c) Abd. He insisted on my lookin' at his leg, which he
said was very ill-faurt twa or three days syne, but wasna that oon-
bonny noo, Paul v4Arf. (1881) 11 1. (<?) Sc. It wad bea sairmisery
if oor ill-faured tongues suld make the young maister worse,
Redden M'Clellan (1895) 352. e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.) {e) Sc.
(Jam.) (/) n.Yks.* (49, a) Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Wha has a heart
sae borne down wi' wae. Will but ill-far'dly owther sing or say,
Shirrefs Poems (1790) 100. (A) Sc. Kend my minny I were wi'
you Ill-fardly wad she crook her mou'. Herd Coll. Sngs, (1776)
II. 51 (Jam.). (50) n.Yks.2 They're nowther God-fearing nor ill-
fearing. (51) w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. Yo' wanted me to tell yo' why
I were so ill-fleyed o' Sunday neet, Fothergill Healey (1884) viii.
(52) Sc. (Jam., s.v. Flyte). (53) Sc. Keep off my boat; . .you have
an ill-fitt, Roy Horseman's IVd. (1895) xv. Sh.I. When a fisher-
man left his house to proceed to his boat ... he was very particular
as to meeting a person by the way, lest they should have an ' evil
eye,' or an * ill fit,' Spence Flk-Lore (1899) no. ne.Sc. Gregor
FlkLore (1881) 194. (54) Sc. He'll be sayin' they want nae ill-
filters there, Roy Horseman's IVd. (1895) xvi. (55, a) Cai.', Bnff.',
Cld. (Jam.) (A) Bnff.' The twa loons ill-gabbit ane anither, till a'
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thochtmuckle black shame o'tliim. Cld. (Jam.) (56) Cai.i.Bnff.i,
CId. (Jam.) Gall. Till every . . . ill-gabbit mim-mooed hizzie had
a lick at puir Birsay, Crockett Moss-Hags (iSps) xxiii. (57)
sw.Lin.i It's an ill-gain place. (58) Fif. Skail that mad ill-gainshon'd
byke O' Test'ment-men that doth us fyke, Tennant Papistry ( 1827)
•03. (59) Fif. (Jam.) (60, a) Sc. (Jam.) Bnff.i 'That bavin hiz
an ill-gait o' throwin' stehns.' Often used in the//. 'Athochthe
wiz gain t'dee weel,bit he's back till a's ill-gaits.' Lnk. He's brocht
curses enow on the hoose wi' his ain ill-gates, Hamilton Poems
(18651262. (6) m.Yks.i (61, n) Sc. (Jam.) Abd. He's a coorse
ill-gate't ablach, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xix. Lnk. She's
an ill-gaeted body, Hamilton Pof»;4-(i865)282. Gall. Mactacc. art
Encycl. {i&2\). n.Yks.^, m.Yks.i (i) n.Yks.' =■* (62,0) CaU (i)
Sc. (Jam.) Edb. He's been an ill-gien chiel indeed, Learmont
Poems (1791) 46. Bwk. Ill-gien witches, Henderson Po/i. Rhymes
(1856) 59. Cum. Ye'd think to see her ill-gean feace, Rayson
Poems (1839) 5a; Cum.i; Cum.'' Ill-gien gossips, Richardson,
159. Wm. (B.K.) (63) Cum. Ah bully-rag't a lock eh t'warst
end o* them fer ther ill-geeness, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 167 ;
Cum.* (64) Frf. Some hundreds o' ill-gotten, unchristened weans,
Watt Poet. Sketches (1880) 75. Lnk. 'Wae be to thee an' that ill-
gotten gett o' thine, Graham Writings (1883) II. 32. Lan. That
ill-getten whelp, Waugh Tatthn Matty, 20. (65) Hrf. (W.W.S.)
(66, 67) Bnff.' (68, a) Sc. The thing was ill-guided, Stevenson
Oitriona (1893) XV. n.Sc. Through grief, and ill diet, and ill-
guiding, I took a bloody flux, Wodrow Set. Biog. (ed. 1845-7) H-
97. (i) Sc. Ne'er a bit will I yield my consent to his being ill-
guided, Scott /?o67fo_v(i8i7) xxv. Abd. Ye tak' mair drink than's
good for you, and come home drunk, an' ve.x an' ill-guide your
wife, Paul Abd. (1881) 62. (6g) Abd. To his puir, foul, ill-guided
bairns a mither's kindness shaw, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 48.
Frf. Leavin' the ill-guided loon to the soothin' sympathy o' ane or
twa wha had stuid their grund, Willock Rosetty Ends (1886) 13,
ed. 1889. (70) Abd. That ill-hadden gaist, Skinner Pofwis (1809)
97. (71) Cal.i Bnff.' The siller, it's keepit in upon squeelin's ill
haint. Edb. Binna swear To ding a hole in ill-hain'd gear,
Fergusson Poems (1773") 217, ed. 1785. (72) Cld. (Jam.) (73)
n.Yks.* (74) Frf I may have given him a present of an old top-
coat. . . He looked ill-happit, Barrie M. Ogilvv (1896) vi. n.Cy.
(J-W.) (75) Bnff.i, Cld. (Jam.) (76) n.Sc. (Jam.) (77) CaU,
Bnff.' Abd. The puir rascal's nae that ill-hearted, Deeside Talcs
(1872)26. Per., Cld. (Jam.) Ayr. Fient haet o' them's ill-hearted
fellows. Burns Twa Dogs (1786) 1. 180. Gall. A fair-faced, haid-
natured, ill-hearted woman, Crockett S/nH(/n<(/Bf(i<f/'(i898) 103.
(78) Sh.I. Arty o' Uphoos repents na his ill-hertidness ta Willa
Ridland, 5/i. A'<!a'5(Aug. 21, 1897). Per., Cld. (Jam.), Bnff.i ^.jg-,
w.Som.' Her's a ill-hearty, wisht poor blid a come. n.Dev. Thee
tack me, ya unlifly, ill-hearty, untidy meazel, Exm. Scold. (1746)
I. 103. (80) w.Yks. He'sareight ill-heiredun (iE.B.). (8i)Sh.I.
On I gaed lack da very Ill-helt, Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 66 ;
I felt da Ill-helt risin' up 'ithin me, Clark N. Gleams (1898) 100.
Or.I. The devil [is called] da auld chield, da sorrow, da ill-healt,
or da black tief, Fergusson Rambles (1884) 166. (82) Sh.I. Clip
aff as muckle or as little as doo links fit, ill helty hair I care, Sh.
News (July i, 1899). (83) n.Yks.^ (84) Sh.I. Dey [lambs] wir
niaistly a' sair illhoitit, an' nae winder, whin der midders wis just
skin an' bane, Sh. News (May 29, 1897). (85) Slk. The ill-hued
carlin, HoGG Tales (1838; 153, ed. 1866. (86) Abd. That ill hung
tongue o' yours, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 97. (871 Nhb.'
(88, n) S. & Ork.i (^A) Or.I. (J.G.) (89, «) S. & Ork.i Cai.> An
ill-hyvered tongue. (6) S. & Ork.i A/S. arfrf. (c) Or.I. (J.G.) (90,0)
Cai.i, Bnff.' Abd. Fat's the cese o' a lawyer gin he hinna a gweed
moufu' o' ill jaw, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 98. Cld. (Jam.)
Gall. [He] was just a grabbing, shyling cuif, Fu' fit to gie ill jaw
The lee-lang day, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 93, ed. 1876. (li)
Bnff.i ^gi) Bnff.i (^3) Sh.I. I wannder'd aboot da hoose 'a fore-
nun,ill-kennin'whattadu, ClarkA'. G/CT<»i-(i898)96. (g3)m.Yks.'
(94) Gall. I was not so ill learned in the ways of maids, Crockett
Standard Bearer (1898) 107. Kcb. I keep house-room amongst
the rest of the ill-learned bairns, Rutherford Lett. (1660). (95)
Per. He is pock-pitted, ill-legged, in-kneed, and broad-footed, frfi.
Antiq. Mag. (1848) 47. (96) Sc. Why should a young ill-less thing
likethis bemadetosuffer? Keith ZJouHKiarfy (^1897)51. S.&Ork.'
Abd. A most gracious ill-less prince, having no mind of such
plots, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 317. Ayr. The ill-less vanity
of being thought far ben with the great is among others of her
harmless vanities, Galt Provost (1822) xxxv. (97) N.I.' Ant.
' A ha'e been gye an' bad this while.' ' A jest thocht that ; you're
very ill-like,' Ballymena Obs. (1892). n.Yks.^, w.Yks. (J.W.)
(98, a) Sh.I. Nae winder 'at doo's ill-laekit bi a' 'at iver kent dee,
S/i. News (July 31, 1897). (4) e.Yks.i MS. add. (T.H.) ; Bess isn't
at all a ill-like'tlass. (99) n.Yks.^They ill-likken'd her sair. (100)
Per. Think o' me to be taen by the folk for an ill liver, Cleland
Inchhracken (1883) 149, ed. 1887. (loi) Per. It's a daft-like story
o' ill livin' 'at they're wantin' to pruive on him, ib. 232. (102)
Sh.I. Puir ill-luckid Willa, Shu hassna a man body ta tak her
pairt, Sh. News (June 17, 1899^. (103) m.Yks.i (104) Yks.
(^C.W.D.) (105 Sh.I. Dat inquisitive ill-makin' Upper. Her time
is spent in vitchin, an' carryin' stories frae wan neebor till anidder,
Sh. News (Jan. 8, 1898). (106) Sc. 'Give a thing, and take a
thing, Is the ill man's goud ring.' A cant among children, when
they demand a thing again, which they had bestowed, Kelly
Prov. (1721). (107) w.Yks. (E.G.) ; Leeds Merc. Suppl. (Apr. 28,
1894). (io8)n.Yks.^ (109) Lakel.* Ther war tvveea or three ugly
liuken thieves darken aboot, an' he was flait o' gitten ill-mezzur
frae them gaan hiam. (no) Or.I. (Jam. Snppl.) Cai.', BnfT.'
w.Sc. (Jam. Snppl.) (in) Abd. An noo, for a' oor wrang-duins
an' ill-min'in's, for a" oor sins and trespasses, Macdonald D. Elgin-
6rorf(i863) I. 6. (112, «) Cum.' (6) Cum." (113, a) Bnff. (Jam.)
[b) Bnflf.i The ill-mouan, it they ga' the aul' man, wiz past a'
spykan. (114) Bnff. (Jam.) (115) Ir. He knows it's ill my common,
Carleton Traits (ed. 1843) I. 6. (116) Abd. For a' the ill name
they bear, Cadenhead Bon-Accord {1852) nS. Lnk. Tothrawthe
mouth, to ca' ill-names. Is surely very bad, Rodger Poems (1838)
130, ed. 1897. (117) Per. Ye lawwers, lay aside your briefs ; Ill-
named, they ne'er have endin', Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891)
61. (118) Sh.I. Juist set dee doon agen laek a giide boy ... as
doo'll pit me in ill-nature, Sh. Netvs (Oct. 8, 1898). Abd. Nane o'
yer ill-natur', Alexander /o/i»<y G/'ii (1871) xxv. n.Cy. (J.W.)
(119) Sc. He has a very kind heart; but O ! it's hard to live wi'
him, he's sae ill-natured (Jam.). n.Cy. (J.W.) (120, a) ne. Sc.
If there was ony ill-aft'creatur' that had been gien owre by the ither
doctors, he never refused them his services. Grant C//Ao;/.AVr^/(7()j/,
38. Cai.' Bnff.' She's ill-aff anion' sic a hard-hehrtit crew. Ayr.
They let him spend as much siller ... as would keep an ill-oft
family for weeks, Johnston ifi7<;;(j//(> (1891) I. 175. m.Lan.' (6)
Cld. (Jam.) (121) Ayr. Or else, I fear, some ill ane skelp him,
Burns To G. Hamilton, 1. 20. w.Yks. Eh, but he's an ill en, Yks.
Wily, Post (Apr. 17, 1897) ; w.Yks.' Thou munnot forgit how there
wor ya illan amang twelve, ii. 314. (122) Abd. I was rael ill-pay't
for 'im, peer stock, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 219. Rnf. I was
ill-paid to hear't (Jam.). (123) Cai.', Bnff.', Cld. (Jam.) (i24,a)Sc.
They had a great fire ; . . it minds me o' the ill part, Graham
Writings (1883) II. 54. (b) w.Som.' Her did'n ought to a tookt it
ill-partlike. nw.Dev.' (125) Lnk. Out of which was to be deduced
[deducted] some ministers' stipends . . . and ill payments, with all
public dues, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) I. 146, ed. 1828. (126)
w.Yks. At first I used to be varry ill-pegged, Burnley Girlington
Jrn. Aim. (1875) 3. (127) Bdf. (J.W.B.) (128) Sc. I trust, if
ayont to the ill place she win. They'll be able to bear wi' her flytin'
an' din, Nicoll Poems (ed. 1843) 134. Bnff Donald, pardon thae.
Or to an ill place ye maun gae, Taylor Poems (1787) 112. Abd.
Dinna sen' me to the ill place. Ye loot the deils gang intil the
swine, lat me tee, Macdonald 5;V Gibbie (1879) vi. Per. Hell and
heaven were pulpit words ; in private life we spoke of the ill place,
Ian M.^claren Brier Bush (1895) 182. Ayr. He thocht he was
deid, and sinking doon, doon, to the hottest neuk of the ill place,
Service Dr. Dnguid (ed. 1887) 135. Gall. She must gang to the
III Place her ain gate, Crockett .^hha A/aiA (1899) viii. (129)
n.Sc. (Jam.) (130) Sc. (16.) (131) Cai.' (132, a) Frf. They were
gey ill put on, Willock Rosetty Ends (1886) 25, ed. 1889. N.I.',
n.Yks.'s*, m.Yks.' (A) m.Yks.' (133) Sc. An awfu' thing it is to
see sic an ill-red-up house, Scorr St. Ronan (1824) xvi. Cai.'
(134) Hrf.' (135, fl) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.' (A) Ant. A gied him an ill-
ser'd answer, Ballymena Obs. (1892). (136) Sc. Fresh fish and
poor friends become soon ill-sar'd, Kelly Prov. (1721) 106. (137)
Sc. (Jam.), Cai.' Bch. Wha' for's ill-scrappit tongue, Forbes
i//>'ssf5 (1785) 24. Abd. The ill-scrapit tongue o' you ! Ruddiman
Sc. Parish (1828) 37, ed. 1889. Frf. The brunt o' her ill-scrapit
tongue, Willock Rosetty Ends (1886) 35, ed. 1889. Per. Hand
yer lang, ill-scraipet tongue, Cleland Inchbracken (1883I 188, ed.
1887. (138, a) Sc. Thae blae wishy-washy colours ill set an old
skin, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 112 ; It ill-sets me to be thinkin'
such a thought, ib. Lisbeth (1894) vii. Sh.I. Isna some o' da boy's
claes au-fil iU-settin' ? Sh. News (Apr. 28, 1900). (A) Sc. My lady
... is an ill-set body, and inhadden too in the matter of hospitality,
ib. Bonnie Lady (1897) 28. Abd. Ye're o'er ill-set. As ye'd hae
measure, ye sud met, Keith Farmer's Ha' (1774) st. 38, ed. i8or.
Fif. The ill-set rascal, the ill doing, Colville Vernacular (i8gg) 18.
Dmb. He may be an ill-set thief. Cross Disruption (1844) xv. Rnf.
A' that ill-set men will say Shall dae nae harm, FRASERPoet. Chimes
(18531 174. Ayr. It's neither because I'm sour nor ill-set, Ainslie
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Poems (ed. 1892") 70. Lnk. Ye ill-set imp I Nicholson Kilwuddy
(1895) 161. Gall. Ill-set customs duties, Crockett Slandnrd
Bearer (1898) 119. Ant. A biting dog will be called' ill-set,' -Bn/Zv-
mcna Obs. (1892). (c) w.Yks. Their parents are ill set to knawwhat
they are javvering about, Skipton Dial. (1834) Pief. ; w.Yks.' He's
ill-set to git a living. Lan. Folk '11 be as ill set to believe witch
tales as th' Heawse o' Lords to pass a reform bill, Standing £f/(ofs
(1885I 10. e.Lao. Said of a lame man. ' He seemed very ill-set
to walk,' N. &- Q. (1874) sth S. i. 6 ; e.Lan." (139) Gall. Frustrated
of my intention by the ill-setness of others, Crockett Grey Man
(1896)11. (140) m.Yks.i (141) CaU, Bnff.', Abd. (Jam.j (142)
Ayr. There's o'er muckle o' the auld sojer in yon deevil— an ill-
shapet, ungratefu', impertinent blackguard. Hunter S/Hrf/cs (1870)
189. (143) Ayr. Ye'll search lang and vain for an ill-side in the
life-work o' Betsey M'Nabb, Aitken Lays (1883) 48. (144) Sh.I.
Da brown kidneys wis da first brak' 'at iver I got — illsichtbe seen
apon hit frae my hert, Sh. News (Aug. 28, 1897) ; Ill-sight be seen
apo' der sanitary laws, ib. (Mar. 3, 1900). (i45)Edb. An ill-sitten,
shanglan' sutor, he, Wi' bairnly squeaking voice, Carlop Green
(1793') 129, ed. 1817. (146) Sh.I. Nae lass could staand his ilsket
fun, Sh. News (May 15, 1897). (147) n.Yks.^ (148) So. Ye'll be
ill-sorted to hear that he's like to be in the prison at Portanferry,
Scott Guy M. (1815) xlv. s.Sc. (Jam.) (149) Sh.I. Ill-spaekers,
leers, an' dashers ir kebbie at ony time for suntin' ta spaek aboot,
S/i. News (May 28, 1898J. (150) Rnf. She's a very ill-speakin'
woman, Barr Poems (1861) 112. Ayr. The sough of their ill
speaking fallowed them and was forgotten, Service Dr. Diiguid
(ed. 1887) 115. Lnk. Their leein', ill-speakin' and clashes Are ill
to put up wi' nae doot, Nicholson Idylls (1870) 65. (151) Gall.
It was ill-spent on men like these, Crockett Standard Bearer
(1898)249. (152) n.Yks.' (153) e.Yks.' ^/5. (jrfrf. (T.H.) (154-
Ayr. Jenny sees the visit's no ill-ta'en. Burns Sat. Night (1785)
St. 8. Gall. [He] tauld his erran' pat and plain, And saw it was
na that ill-ta'en, Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814) 62, ed. 1897.
n.Yks." It war nobbut ill-ta'en what thoo sed. (155") Sh.I. Doo
widnaneedta tell them dat,daa, or den doo widget a ill-taestid answer,
Sh. News (Feb. 5, i8g8). (156) n.Yks.'^*, e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.),
m.Yks.' w.Yks. Ther's a lot o' fovvk as thinks they're ill-tented
when they just get what they desarve, Yks. IVkty. Post (Apr. 17,
1897) ; w.Yks.^ Poor barns, sin' the'r mother deed thuh been ill-
tented eniff. w.Som.i Her was that ill-tended, could'n never
expect her to get on. They sheep do look as ofTthey was ill-tended,
I zim they be gvvain back. (157) Fif. (Jam.) (158) Cum. It was
a teaal at just suitit that ill-teull, Sargisson Joe Seoap (1881) 8 ;
Cum.' He's been an ill-teull o'his life; Cum.* Wm.Thoos anill-teul
[lit. ill-tool] min, thoo'll deea neea dow (B.K.). ( 159) Sc. We sudna
speak o' the ill thief in the kirk, Graham Writings ('1883) II. 26.
Ayr. The ill-thief blaw the Heron south ! Burns Dr. Blacklock
(1789) St. 2. Lnk. By the ill thief, What was't that fetch't ye
hither? 'Watt Poems (1827) 63. (160) w.Som.' Also applied to
any spontaneous sore. ' Plaise, sir, they zen un home from school,
'cause they would'n let'n come to school, 'cause he've a got a ill
thing in his neck.' Dev. Horae Subsecivae (1777)227; Dev.' An
inflammation of the finger. (161) Sc. Speak you him fair, and
dinna be ill-thochtit, Roy Horseman's IVd. (1895) iv. Sh.I. I wis
ta blame fir bein' sae ill-toughted, Girzzie, bit . . . whin a lad lacks
a lass right, he's most awfil suspicious, Sh. Nezvs (Nov. 26, 1898).
(162, «) Sh.I. Doo ill-triv'n slootid haugh'd haeth'n, Sh. News (Aug.
13, 1898). Nhb.', Cum.'* n.Yks. ' Thou puts the meat intu an
ill-throvven skin," your meat doesyoo little good (T.S.); n.Yks.'^*^
e.Yks.* ne.Yks.' Feebly or imperfectly developed. m.Yks.'
Stunted or uncultivated. w.Yks. He's an ill-thriven little tyke
(J.J.B.). Lin.' Don't let that ill-thriven humble-bee chisel you.
n.Lin.' (A) Nhb. He is an awd ill-throven thief, Wilson PiV»mH's
Pay (18431 46 ; Nhb.', n.Yks.'^, e.Yks.' (163) Chs.a I'm ill tied
at home. (164, a) Cum. I hear a voice flyte — waur ner ill-tongues
could tell, Rowley &/(ofs Cum. (1875) 149. (b) Bch. And very
loud they me mischiev'd With their ill tongues, Forbes Dominie
(1785) 43. Wgt. A heard ya gi'en my wife a lot o' ill tongue an'
abuse the ither day, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 258. (165, a) ne.Sc.
Wisht, Poppy, ye ill-tongued jaud, Gordonhaveit (1887) 95. Abd.
lll-tonguet, ill-tricket little anes, Alexander Am Flk. (1882) 10.
Per. Ye ill-tongued limmer, Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 188, ed.
1887. Ayr. Yon ill-tongued tinkler, Burns 0^(i«rfP>(7>'f)( 1786)
St. 19. Lnk. Ser's ye weel For a' yer ill-tongued slander, Nichol-
son Kilwuddy (1895) 38. Edb. A Randy race Of ill-tongued lim-
mers, that exceed In want o' grace, Har'st Rig (1794) 9, ed. i8or.
Gall. Ill-tongued loons hae scald me, Kerr Maggie o' the Moss
(1891) 75. (b) Gall. He wad whiles gie them swatches o' the auld
ill-tongued Laitin, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 119. (166)
e.Yks,' Ah niver seed sike a lot ov ill-toward brewts as Bess
Johnson baj-ns is, MS. add. (T.H.) (167) Sh.I. Sae fou o' nonsense
an' ill tricks 'at ye can du little idder bit budder folk, Sh. News
(Sept. 9, 1899). (168) Sh.I. Aless he laeves his ill-trickid wj-es,
Sh. A'ews (Oct. i, 1898^. n.Sc. (Jam.) ne.Sc. The child of their
old age — a black-heidit, ill-trickit nickum, Gordonhaven (1887) 23.
Cai.' Abd. Like ill-tricket nickums, we leuch at them a', Ogg
Willie Waly (1873) 75. (169) n.Yks.2 'An ill-trodden geeat,' a
life of evil habits. 'Ill-trodden shoes.' (170) Ayr. The neebor
woman took an ill-turn and deed, Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887)
68. n.Cy. fJ.W.) (171) N.Cy.', Nhb.' (172) Bnff.', Ags. (Jam.)
(173) Lnk. When it [drink] 's ill used Its sting is keen, its mischief
great, M<^Lachlan Thoughts (1884^ 49. (174) Sh.I. De ill-vaamed
wirds wir lang an' nebbit. An' wirna dine, 5/;. Netvs (Sept. 11,
1897). (175) Sh.I. The ill-vicked coo haes short horns, Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 229; Ye sood a' mak fewer illvickit remarks, Sh.
News (June 12, 1897); S. &. Ork.' (176, 177, 178) S. & Ork.'
(179) Ayr. My ill-wal'd words, master, excuse, Fisher Poems
(1790) 119. (180^ S. & Ork.' (181) Sc. I thought no travel ill-
wared, or any hazard too great on any occasion, whereby I might
propagate his despised interest among you, Cloud of Witnesses (ed.
1720) 96 (Jam.). Cai.', n.Yks.2, e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.), w.Yks.
(J.W.) (182) Sh.I. A lot o' soor yoags an' ill-washin' scags, i' da
shot o' his boat, Stewart Tales (1892) 14. (183 a, b, c) Bnff.' A
hinna seen ye sin ye cam haim. Come our bj'e some forenicht,
an' gee's yir ill-ween. (184, a) Sc. A' that illwuU me whuspir
thegither agayne me, Riddell Ps. (1857) "'■• 7- Gall. A' my
neibours to ill-will I thought it best, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 60.
ib) Rnf. Did she no tak an ill will at me For saying her man was
sae greedy, Barr Poems (1861) 112. Ayr. Onybody she took an
ill will at — dod ! she wrocht them dreedfully, they said. Service
Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 218. (185) Sh.I. I see her inunder da flee,
bit shii's ill-willied, Sh. News (Feb. 4, 1899) ; Ae ill-willied coo
braks upa hael byre, iii. (Jan. 15, 1898). Cai.', N.Cy.' (186) Sc.
(Jam.), Cai.' Abd. He wasna weel advis't by some o' MuUj-'s ill-
willers, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 180. Kcd. Plagueon Fortune!
a' my life I've found in her a sair ill-wilier. Grant Zays (1884)
191. Lnk. Our ill-willers would have it who believed that some
of us are so humoursome that we neither agree with our brethren
that are indulged, nor could agree with our brethren in any demand,
WodrowC/j. //(s/. (1721; II. 489, ed. 1828. (187) Nhb.' w.Som.i
I can't abear to ask Jims to do nothin, he's always s' ill-willin.
(188, a) Sc. An illwilly cow shou'd ha'e short horns, Ramsay Prov.
(1737) ; Little wats the ill-willy wife what a dinner may baud in't,
ib.; 'Then, Maggie, bena sae ill-willy, Jamieson iJa/W.s (1806) I.
310. Abd. Ye're as ill-willy a madam as ever I had to do wi',
M''Ken2ie Cmisie Sketches (1894) viii. Per. The auld ill-willy cow
Wha weirded them nae good, Spence Poems (1898) 55. Fif. Baith
the Bears now shine ill-willie Growlin' at our carouse, Tennant
Papistry (1827') 124. Rnf. That droll daugeon ca'd the deil Must
be a base ill-willie chiel, Webster Rhymes (1835) 25. Ayr. Your
native soil was right ill-willie, Burns On a Sc. Bard, st. 10.
e.Lth. An ill-willy auld jaud o' a deacon's wife. Hunter/. Inwick
(1895) 62. N.I.' Ant. Ballymena Obs. (1892;. Lei.', War.s (A)
n.Lan.i (189) Sc. An ill win penny will cast down a pound,
Ferguson Prov. (1641) No. 69. (190) Abd. The laird wud hear
ony o' his ill-win' aboot respectable fowk, Alexakder Johnny Gibb
(i87i)xix. (191, a) Ayr. Bessie jawed acuitty-boynefulof sapples
on her neebor, muttering some ill-wish aboot her at the same time,
Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 68. Cor. The most common results
of the witch's malice, or, as it is termed, 'the ill-wish,' are mis-
fortunes in business, Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1870) III. loi. (A)
n.Lin.Thaay gets up talk 'at Tommy hes ill-wished 'em. Peacock Tflfo
(1890) 2nd S. 37. e.Suf. (F.H.) Dor. He was quite satisfied he had
been ill-wished, Heath fo^.Pfdi. (1893) 82. w.Som.'It is common
to say, if the pig is taken ill, or any other like calamity happens,
' I be safe he's a-ill-wished by somebody.' Dev. She'd ill-wish
you if she could, BARiNG-GouLDS/iirf<'r(i887) xx. Cor.Thegossips
of the parish . . . insisted . . . that the child had been ill-wished,
and that she never would be better until ' the spell was taken off
her,' Hunt Pop. Rom. tv.Eng. (1865) 211, ed. 1896; Cor.' The
common people still believe if they have a sudden illness that they
are ill-wished, and pay a visit to the conjuror (white witch) to try
and find out who has done it ; Cor.'^
2. Phr. (i) an ill servant ivill never make a good master,
he that cannot obey, cannot rule ; (2) an ill shearer never
got a good hook, ' bad workmen complain of their tools ' ;
13) as ill as a witch, very ill ; (4) /// bee/ never made good
broo, one cannot make a good thing out of bad materials ;
(5) ill mat ye do that, an imprecation : may evil attend you
if you do that ; (6) ill to follow, (a) difficult to understand ;
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(b) hard to equal ; (7) I'/l /o /earn, hard to teach ; (8) illyetlo
comiii, a malediction : may evil return ; (9) not thai ill, not
so badly; (10) to be ill about anything, (a) to be desirous
of it ; greatly attached to it; {b) to be angry about it; (11)
to be ill at anything, to be displeased ; (12) to be ill for any-
thing, to have a vicious propensity to a thing ; {13) to be
ill in oneself, to have a derangement of the bowels, or a
slight fever ; (14) to be ill of anything. ? to be grudging of,
adverse to ; (15) to be ill put to it, to be in straitened circum-
stances ; ( j6) /o be ill to any one, to treat any one unkindly ;
to drive a hard bargain with any one.
(i) w.Yks. Ptoi'. in Brighotise Nruis (July 23, 1887). (2) Sc.
Ferguson Prov. (1641) No. 41. (3) s.Chs. (A.G.F.) (4) Sc.
Ke:th Bonnie Lady {i8g^) 66. 1,5) n.Sc. (Jam.) (6, o) Cai.' [b)
w.Yks.i, Nhp.' (7) N.I.i I wasn't ill to learn when I was j'oung.
1,8) S. & Ork.i (9) Abd. She can . . . vreet nae that ill, Alex-
ander yiin Flk. (1882) 192. Rnf. [I] Could read my Bible no
that ill, VouNG Pictures (1865) 151. Ayr. Even the ploughman . . .
answered not that ill, Johnston Glenbuckie (1889) 142. (10, a)
Abd. (Jam.) (A) Ags. He was very ill about it (Jam.). Lnk. I
kenna how I'll do without it ; An' faith I'm michty ill aboot it,
Nicholson Idylls (1870) 238. (11) Sc. I was ill at my folk,
Waddell Isaiah (1879I xlvii. 6. Cai.' (12^ Abd. (Jam.) (13)
Hrf.' His arm be better, but he is ill in hisself and canna eat his
victuals. (14) Sc. He that is ill o' his harbory is good o' the
way-kenning, Ferguson Prov. (1641) No. 347. (15) w.Yks. Leeds
Merc. Suppl. (Apr. 28, 1894). (16) Sc. I jist didna like to see him
ower ill to ye. Ford Thistledown (1891) 98. Cai.' Fif. She was
ill to the bairn, and he couldna stand that, Heddle Maiget (1899)
206. Ayr. The ne'er a bit they're ill to poor folk. Burns Tiia
Dogs (1786) 1. 184. Gall. I'se be na ill to thee, Billie, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824) 66, ed. 1876.
3. adj. Evil, vicious, immoral.
Sc. Nane of your deil's play-books for me, it's an ill world
since sic prick-my-dainty doings came in fashion, Scott SA Roiian
(1824) xii. Bch. I dinna like to tell ill tales Upo' my neiperman,
Forbes Ulysses (1785) 27. Abd. Ill bairns mend whiles by the
lash, Shirkefs Poems (1790) 349. Per. Thae hafflin callants . . .
dinna need it [toddy], an' it's an ill trick to learn them, Cleland
Inchbracken (1883) 106, ed. 1887. Ayr. The Laird of Linn wasnae
the ill chiel that mony ane believed him to be. Service /)>•. Diiguid
(ed. 1887) 74. Luk. Soon wi' ill neebors she fell in, Nicholson
Idylls (1870) 123. Dmf. They sent ill Tam to fight the French,
Shennan Tales (1831) 57. Gall. She is no that ill after a',
Crockett C/cj- AW/y I 1896) 379. Nhb. (R.O.H.), Lakel.12 Cam."
Thy ill sinister look, Richardson Talk (1886) ist S. 68. n.Yks.i
An ill deed as iwer Ah kenn'd ; n.Yks.* He's queer, bud sha's an
ill un. w.Yks. Any man can guid a ill-wife but him at hez her,
P>ov. in Biighoiise News (July 20, 1889) ; w.Yks.' Oliver war ill
enif, ii. 306. Lan. Folk at's elected to go to heaven heawever ill
they'n bin, Standing Echoes (1885) 7.
4. Bad ; noxious ; hurtful ; insufferable.
Sc. The crop has turned no that ill after a', Sc. Haggis, 46,
ne.Sc. Nae an ill head-piece. Grant Chron. Kecklcion, 75. Abd.
The gait was ill, our feet war' bare, Keith Farmer's Ha' (1774)
St. 36. Frf. The town's ill smell and smoke. Sands Poems (1833)
70. Per. The Trees are ill, but worse the Fruit, Smith Poems
(1714) 39, ed. 1853. Dmb. The cause o' his death was ill drink,
■Taylor Poems (1827) 18. Rnf. Ill trade, ill prices, keep hira
under, Finlayson Rhymes (1815) 55. Ayr. Ill har'sts, Burns
Toothache, St. 4. Edb. This ill spring ye ken we're mony dead,
Learmont Poems (1791) 268. Slk. The she 's ill, but no sae ill's
the he, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) IV. 77. Dmf. There never
was a good horse had ill color, Carlyle Lett. (1844) in Atlantic
Monthly (1898) LXXXII. 678. Nhb. It's an ill way o' thankin' a
wife, s.Tynedale Stud. (1896). ne.Yks.' Sparrow-feathers diznt'mak
an ill bed. w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. When it's [a shirt] getten so ill
whol 't weant stick together, Standing Echoes (1885) 13. Cbs.*
' It's as ill as scutch,' said of some weed difEcult to eradicate.
5. Grieved, sorrowful. Ags. (Jam.)
6. Stormy.
Sh.I. I'm feared it's gaen ta be a ill nicht, an' sae I tink we'll a'
just mak fir hame, Stewart Tales (1892) 144.
7. Hard, difficult.
Sc. Lazy folk are ill to kill, Whitehead Da/t Davie (1876) 61,
ed. 1 894. Sh.I.Dey [old customs] are ill ta sindcr frae, I ken, Sh. News
(Feb. 19, 1898). Abd. He's ill to please, Keith Farmer sHa' (1774':
St. 12. Kcd. Foreign dainties, 111 to get in Scottish glens. Grant
Lays (1884) 69. Frf. They winiia be ill to mak, Barkie Thrums
(1889) xiv. Per. Youth-head is wild, and ill to manage aft, Nicol
Poems (1766) 178. Fif. It's no ill to understand hoo John wrote
sae i' the Revelation, Robertson Provost (1894) 22. Rnf. Your
impudence was ill to thole, M'^Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) loi.
Ayr. Hard work's no for him, and saft's ill to get, Galt Sir
A. IVjlie ^1822) vi. Lnk. She's ill to please, Nicholson Idylls
(1870) 30. Edb. State knaves are unco ill to catch, Learmont
Poems (1791) 51. Bwk. Pride was aye a fractious yaud. An'
unco ill to ride, Chisholm Poems (1879) 67. Slk. People were
ill to know, Hogg Tales (1838) 132, ed. 1866. Dm£ Greet on,
your sorrow's ill tae bide, Thom Jock o' the Knowe (1878) 82.
Gall. Bairns were sma' and ill to rear, Nicholson Poet. IVks.
(1814") 116, ed. 1897. Kcb. He is not ill to be found, Rutherford
Lett. (1660) No. 78. N.I.i That stuff's ill to grind. Nhb. It's ill
gettin a byen frev a dog (R.O.H.). Yks. (J.W.)
8. adv. Badly.
Sc. She's sprained her hand so ill that she cannot get to the
shearing, Whitehead Daft Davie (1876) 59, ed. 1894. Abd. Nae
ill he limped, Beattie Parings (1801) 14, ed. 1873. Rnf. Tho'
[siller's] ill divided, Neilson Poems (1877) 28. Ayr. Ye hate as
ill's the very deil The flinty hearts that cannot feel, Burns
J. Kennedy, St. 5. Edb. Villas and Trade gree ill thegither,
Macneill B>'^aM« 7'i'»«'s (1811 54. n.Cy. (J.W.) w.Yks. Two
men wor varry ill flay'd one neet, Sauntcrer's Satchel (1875) 15.
Lan. Aw wantud to slek mi sum ill, Sam Sondnokkur, pt. v. 19.
Chs.' Ill hurt, ill vexed.
9. sb. Evil, misfortune, injury; harm; misunderstanding.
Sc. Wad there be ony ill in getting out o' thae chields' hands ?
Scott Old Mortality (1816; xiv. ne.Sc. I'm sure some ill has
happened to my faither, Grant Chron. Keckleton, 45. Abd. I
watna gin she's yet forgi'en him For a' his ill, Cock Strains (1810)
I. 133. Fif. Bluidie fede and ill To the vile Strumpet on the Hill!
Tennant Papistry (1827) 77. Ayr. May ill beta' the flattering
tongue. Burns My Nanie, st. 3. Lnk. I'm feer't that he'll dae
himsel' ill, Gordon Pyotshaw 118851 112; Gen. a reference to
suicide in 'do cneself ill' (A.W.). Bwk. In a' ill they took the
lead, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 59. Nhb. What ill hes he
deun ye? (R.O.H.) Yks. (J.W.) n.Yks.* Thoo's warked him
all t'ill 'at iwer thoo c'u'd.
10. Phr. (i) /// take me, may mischief befall me; (2) ill
thramye, a malediction ; (3) to cast ill on one, to bewitch
one ; {4) to have got ill, to have been bewitched ; (5) to
have ill at any one, to bear any one ill-will.
(i") Ayr. Ill tak me gin I ken what he was like, Galt Githaize
(1823) iii. (2) Cai.' (3) Sc. Apprehensions are sometimes
entertained, that witches by their incantations may cast ill upon
the couple [recently married], particularly the bridegroom, if the
bride has a rival. To counteract these spells, it is sometimes the
practice for the bridegroom to kiss the bride immediately after
the minister has declared them married persons, Edb. Mag. (Nov.
1818) 412 (Jam.). (4) Sc. He's gotten ill Jam.). (5) Sh.I. Der
Flekka an' wir Sholma haes ill at een anidder, Sh. News (Jan. 8,
1898).
11. Illness, pain; disease; difficulty.
Kcd. Those who nursed him Through his sair and weary ill,
Grant Z-ry* (1884) 46. Rnf. Nae ill was e'er sae wickit. That John
the cure o't ever stickit, Picken Poems (1813) II. 118. Ayr. I
have ill getting down and worse getting up, Hunter Studies
(1870) 73. Nhb. The 'quarter-ill' was a disease formerly pre-
valent among cattle (not sheep). It is now practically extinct
(R.O.H.) ; Nhb.i n.Yks.= Cow-ills ; horse-ills. w.Som.i Usually
applied to some local disease.
12. V. To harm ; to reproach, rail at ; to speak evil of.
N.Cy. '2 Cum.' Don't ill a body if ye can't weel o' yan ; Cum.*
n.Yks. You ill my farme, for you have said to some, Your quite
undeaun and beggar'd, sine you com, Meriton Praise Ale (1684)
II. 519-20.
ILL-BISTIT, arf/ Sh.I. Ill-natured, wicked. S.&Ork.'
ILLECK, see Elleck.
ILLEGAL, sb. and adj. Sc. Suf. 1. sb. Obs. An
illegality.
Abd. Whatsoever illegals hath been used against his friends
and subjects, by imprisoning them without law, Spalding Hist.
Sc. (1792) II. 72.
2. A bastard. e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. adj. Illegitimate. e.Suf. In common use here (F.H.).
ILLEGIBLE, adj. and sb. e.An. 1. adj. Illegitimate.
e.An.2 An illegible child. e.Suf. In common use (F.H.).
2. sb. A bastard. e.Suf. (F.H.) Cf. illegal.
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ILL-FIT, sb. Shr. A large vessel used in brewing.
(Hall.; ; Shr.' If it innod worked cool i' th' illfit, it vvunna
mak good drink.
[OE. ea/o/o't, an ale vat (Leechdoms, 142).]
ILLIFY, V. Lakel. Cum. Yks. Lan. Stf. Lin. [i-lifai.]
To vilify, slander, depreciate.
Lakel.i ; Lakel. ^ He dud iv'rything 'at laid i' his poor la illify
me at mi spot. Cum.'* n.Yks. Sha's alias fun' sum'at oot sea 'at
sha can illify this body er that (W.H.) ; n.Yks.'^; n.Yks.* Sha
ilhfies onnybody an' evverj'body, sha spares nowt na neeabody.
ne.Yks.i They're awlus illifyin' yan anoother. e.Yks.', m.Yks.'
w.Yks. Thare they ar, illifyin' an' backbitin ivvry boddy, Tom
Treddlehoyle Bairusla Ann. (1862) 45 ; w.Yks.'^j ne.Lan.',
n.Stf. (J.T.I n.Lin. She should ha' kep' her-sen fra illifyingyou
an' yours, Peacock Tales (1890) and S. 21 ; n.Lin.* Dick's been
illifj'ing my foal, soa as I can't sell him fer hairf what he's wo'th,
Messinghant (1873).
Hence (i) lUified, ppl. adj. scandalized ; (2) lllifier, si. a
slanderer. n.Yks.*
ILLIGHTEN, v. Obs. Sc. To enlighten.
Fif. Some of the Princes of Germanic, illightened by that same
Holy Spirit and Word of God, Row Cli. Hist. (1650) 5, ed. 1842.
ILLION, sb. Lakel. Yks. [i'lian.J The waxed thread
used by cobblers, a 'lingel' ; also in comp. Illion-end.
Lakel.*, n.Yks. ^ e.Yks. Coblers . . . are to bringe with them
. . . thrid whereon to make illions, Best Rur. Ecoti. (1641) 142.
[Lynyolf or inniolf, threde to sow wythe schone or
botys, Proiiipl.; A lynjelle, /tn'iim, Cain. Aiigl. (1483 1.
YT.ligiieiil. shoomakers thread, or, a latching end (Cotgr. ).]
ILL-MUGGENT.arfy. Obs. Sc. Evil-disposed.
Bch. Nor do I fear his ill chaft taak, Nor his ill-muggent tricks,
Forbes Ajax (1785) 30.
ILLNESS, s6. Yks. Lin. An epidemic, as distinguished
from a non-infectious disease.
Yks. (J.W.) sw.Lin.i I don't think it's a cold, I think it's an
illness; we've all had it. She's gotten a cold; I don't know if
it's an illness or not.
ILLUSTRATED,/-//, nrfy. Lon. Coloured.
Coloured, or ' illustrated shirts,' as they are called , are especially
objected to by the men, Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 51.
I-LORE, int. Sc. Also in form elore. Woe is me !
CI. Sibb. (Jam.)
ILT, sb. Dev. (Hall.) The same as Elt, sb.'^ (q.v.)
ILTA.sft. Sh.L Or.L Also written ilty Or.I. [Hta.]
1. Malice, anger. S. & Ork.', Or.I. (S.A.S.) 2. Comb.
Ilta-foo, full of malice and anger, ib.
[Cogn. w. Norw. dial. ///, angrily (Aasen).]
IMAGE, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Lon. Nrf. Som. Cor. Also
written eemage Sh.L [i'midg.] 1. A plaster figure.
w.Som.' The plaster figures carried about for sale by Italians
are always ' images.'
2. A wooden figure carved by the fairies in the likeness
of a certain person intended to be stolen.
ne.Sc. A man in the parish of New Deer was returning home at
night. On reaching an old quarry ... he heard a great noise. . .
He listened and his ear caught the words, ' Mak' it red cheekit
and red lippit like the smith of Bonnykelly's wife.' He knew at
once what \vas going on and what was to be done, and he ran
with all his speed to the smith's house and ' sained ' the mother
and her baby — an act which the nurse had neglected to do. No
sooner was the saining finished than a heavy thud, as if something
had fallen, was heard outside the house opposite to the spot where
stood the bed on which the mother and her baby lay. On exami-
nation a piece of bog-fir was found lying at the bottom of the wall.
It was the image the fairies were to substitute for the smith's wife,
Gregor Flk-Lore (1881} 62.
3. A figure of clay or wax used in witchcraft.
w.Sc. It is a very old belief that those who had made compacts
with the devil could afflict those they disliked with certain dis-
eases, and even cause their death, by making images in clay or
wax of the persons they wished to injure, and then, by baptising
these images with mock ceremony, the persons represented were
brought under their influence, so that whatever was then done to
the image was felt by the living original. The custom, not yet
extinct, of burning persons in effigy is doubtless a survival of this
old superstition, Napier Flk-Lore (1879) 77.
4. A thing supposed to adorn a room.
Nrf. I bought one of them glass holler-blocks more for images
than for use, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 54.
5. A pitiful object ; an oddity ; a 'sight.'
Sh.I. What sees doo ailin' da calf, man! Could doo noo a geen
ta da eemage till I cam? Sh. News (Aug. 27, 1898); I da first dim-
rivin' dey swuped dis eemage oot among da ase, Stewart Tales
(1892) 90. Frf. Wear absurd hats ... an' othenvise mak' images
o' themsel's— the puir ignorant wretches, Willock Rosetty Ends
(1886) 65, ed. 1889. h.Cy. (J.W.) Lon. One boy, whose young
woman made faces at it, . . got quite vexed and said, ' Wot a
image you're a-making on yourself!' Mayhew Z,o)irf.ia6oH»-(i85i)
I. 193. Nrf. Go on, you fond image, Emerson Son of Fens (1892)
222. Cor.^ You owld image.
IMAKY-AMAKY, s6. Slk. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] The ant. Cf. emmet.
IMBER, sb. and v. e.An. 1. sb. A number.
e.An.i e.Snf. I should think she would soon have her imber of
children (F.H.).
2. V. To number.
e.Suf. Hev you imbered them ship [sheep] to-day, bor ' (F.H.)
IMBER, see Ember.
IMBOG, V. Obs. Sc. To engulf as in a bog.
Fif. Imbogg'd amid my biting mire I lay, Tennant Ansler Fair
(1812 I 148, ed. 1871.
IMBRANGLE, v. Chs. Lin. [imbra-rjfg)!.] To con-
fuse, entangle ; to embroil. See Brangle, v. 2.
Chs.i He geet imbrangled wi' a woman ; Chs.^ An imbrangled
affair. Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 711 ; Lin.'
IME, s6.' Sc. Cum. [aim.] Soot; a thin scum or
coating deposited on a surface.
Sh.I. Geordie Moad wis goin'at rubbin' da deid kirst wi ime an'
waiter, 5/;. News (Dec. 31, 1898) ; 'At spunks sae bricht sood faa
ta ime. Burgess Rasmie (1892) 94 ; S. & Ork.' The sooty exhala-
tion that forms a coating on kettles. Cai.i, Cum.'*
Hence (i) Imey, adj. sooty, black ; (2) Imin, sb. a thin
scum or covering.
(i) S. & Ork.i (2) Cum.i ; Cum." By this time it hed a good
imin' of cream ower it, C. Pacq. (Aug. 17, 1893) 6, col. i.
[ON. Im, dust, ashes, embers (Vigfusson).]
IME, sb? Som. [Not known to our correspondents.]
The tip of the nose. (Hall.)
IME, see Hinie, sb}
IMEZ, adv. War. [imaz.] Near.
(Hall.) ; War.< Where's Warvvick, d'ye say? — Why it's imez
Barford where I was born.
[The same word as eemest, nearest, superl. oi eein, near.
See Aim, adj.]
IMFERENCE, sb. Hrf.* Sauciness ; impertinence.
IMHIM, see Iniphm.
IMITATE, V. Chs. War. Shr. Oxf. e.An. Wil. Dor.
[imitet.] 1. To resemble, correspond to, match ; gat.
with of.
WiL' ' The childern be immitatin' o' their vather about the
nause.' Participle only so used. w.Dor. This here line ought to
imitate that (C.V.G.\
2. To attempt, endeavour.
s.Clis.' It)s noo ybos imitai-tin aat' it [It's noo use imitatin' at it].
War.^ Shr.l 'E's bin imitatin' at drivin' the 'orses the las' wik or
two, but 'e inna-d-up to much. e.An.' A child, or a sick person
' imitated to walk,' or to do something else, which he proves un-
able to accomplish. Nrf. That boss kick, sir? I never see him
imitate to kick in my life (W.R.E.). Suf. That'll larn yow not
to imitate gitten up there agin ! e.An. Dy. Times (1892). e.Suf.
Don't yow imitate hittin me, or yow'll find it won't pay (F.H.).
Hence Imitation, sb. an attempt.
s.Chs.' ' A very good imitation,' a very fair attempt at perform-
ing any given task.
3. To think about, feel inclined for; to consider how to do.
s.Oxf. ' Well, folks are a-sayin' as you be sweetheartin'.' ' It's
a lie, mother ! I never imitated of such a thing!' Rosemary C/nl-
tenis (1895) 145. Snf. I don't imitate to do it (C.L.F.). Ess.
How do you imitate doing that ? (H.H.M.)
4. To just miss doing or suffering a thing.
Nrf. He imitated to fall (W.W.S.).
IMMEDIENT, adj. Sc. Irel. LMa. Som. Cor. Also in
forms immadient, immajant I.Ma.; immaydiant N.L' ;
immedant Abd. ; immedjunt Cor. Immediate. Also
used advb.
I.Ma. Bout ship, sir' aye immadient, Brown IF//f/i (1889) 8; There
wasii' any train back immajant, Rydings Tales (1895) 7°- Cor. So
IMMENSE
[310]
IMPOSE
Ihey made a clear roo-ad, and I pass'd up between, And got
tended inimedjunt, by coose, Forfar Poems (1885) 6.
Hence Immediently, adv. immediately.
Abd. The tither ane, they tell me, 's to be a bridegreem imme-
dantly, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 151. n.Ir. Immediantly there
a cock gave a loud crow, Lays and Leg. (1884) 23 ; N.I.' I. Ma.
And whipped af coorse immadiently, Brown Doctor (1887) 158.
w.Som.i Always. 'Nif tidn a teokt in hand [eemai-juntlee], better
let it alone.'
IMMENSE, adj. n.Yks.* Exactly, precisely the thing
required.
IMMER, see Ember.
IMMICK, sb. Sc. Also in form imok. The ant. See
Emmet.
Its on-dwallers a' are but imoks afore Him, Waddell Isaiah
xl. 22 ; (Jam.) Per. Still in use here (G.W.).
IMMIE, IMMIS, see Emmet, Emmis.
IMODST. adj. Or.I. Also in form imost. Unwilling,
reluctant ; hindering. (Jam. Stippl.)
[Cp. Dan. iiuod, contrarj'.]
IMP, sb. and v. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks.
Lan. Shr. Hrf. Rdn. e.An. Dev. [imp.] 1. sb. A shoot
from a tree or fence ; a sucker ; an ingrafted slip.
Sc. The imp or scion revives when the stock reviveth, Brown
Romans vi. 5 (Jam.). Shr .12 Hrf.i A bud or a young shoot of
a coppice that has been felled to bud. Rdn.' Dev. A friend of
mine, who wished to improve the fences of some property he had
purchased, was told by his labourer, 'he must dig up all the imps,'
JV. & Q. (1857) 2nd S. iii. 195.
Hence Impish, adj. consonant to nature.
m.Yks.' Of a child, it will be said, ' He's impish enough ; he's
dad all over ' [he's father all over ; bears a complete resemblance
in disposition]. . . Of the rosemary-tree, it will be said, that it is
' an impish thing,' and will not grow on any soil. Hence the
common country saying, that it is only to be found about a house
where the mistress is master.
2. A child.
Ir. It's starved wid the could the imp of a crathur does be. Bar-
low/rf)'//5 (1892) 39. e.An.' I was afraid the poor imp would
have been frizzled.
3. An additional ring of straw or other material, of varying
size, placed under a bee-hive to enable the bees to add to
their combs. Cf. eke, sb.^
N.Cy.', Dur.i, Cum. 2 n.Yks.' If of three folds or plies in height, 1
it is a three-wreathed imp ; if four, a four-wreathed imp, and so
on; n.Yks.2'», ne.Yks,' e.Yks. Marshall Rid: Ecoii. (1788);
e.Yks.i w.Yks.Putanimponit, Banks fF/SyZrf. ffWs. (1865); w.Yks.'
4. A length of hair twisted and forming part of a fishing-
line.
s.Sc. Whether will ye put five or six hairs in the imp? (Jam.)
N.Cy.', Nhb.i
5. V. To graft.
Sc. Believers are so closely united to Christ, as that they have
been imped into him, like an imp joined to an old stock. Brown
Romans vi. 5 (Jam.).
6. To lengthen by the addition of something else ; to add
'imps' to a bee-hive.
n.Yks.2 We're imping a bee-skep. e.Yks.' w. Yks. Our Fan's
dress doose want impin' (F.P.T.) ; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
7. To deprive of; to rob.
Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ; Dayies Races (1856" 234.
[1. I was . . . ))e couentes gardyner for to graffe ympes,
P. Plowman (b.) v. 137. OE. impa, a sucker, scion (Sweet).
5. Impe on an ellerne, P. Plowman (b.) ix. 147. OE.
impian, to graft.]
IMPARFIT, adj. Nhb. Faulty, vicious.
Nhb.' Always used to denote a dirty, untidy woman.
[Al reson reproue^) such imparfit puple, P. Plowman (c.)
IV. 389. OF. imparfait, imperfect (Hatzfeld).]
IMPE, see Hemp.
IMPEDIMENT, sb. Irel. A physical defect.
N.I.' There was a man who had an impediment ; he had lost
more than the half of his hand.
IMPER, i;. Sh.I. To be so bold, ' imperent.'
I houp doo wid hae mair sense. I widna imper ta ax sic a
thing, Sh. Kcws (Oct. 14, 1899.
IMPERENCE, sb. Sc. Irel. I. Ma. Chs. War. Lon. Suf.
Dor. Soin. Cor. Also written imperance Don. Chs.'^;
and in form emprence Cor. [i'mpsrans.] A corruption
of the word ' impudence.'
Frf. My certie, Hughie, what an imperence ye ha'e, LowsoN
GuidJoUoiv (1890) 28. n.Ir. The imperence o' the fellow tae axe
me wha sent it ! Lyttle Paddy McQuillan, 26. Don. Ye're too
knowledgable a man for me have imperance to tell ye what ye're
to do afther, Macmanus Billy Lappin in Century Mag. ("Feb. 1900)
604. I. Ma. 'Well, the imperence!' says Kelly's wife. Brown
Doctor {iH&i) 113. Chs.' Very common. War." I'll stand none
of your imperence. Lon. ' Let me alone, imperence,' said the
j'oung lady, Dickens Pickwick (1837) xiv. e.Suf, (F.H.) Dor. It
be like her imperence, Windsor Mag. (Feb. 1900) 387. w.Som.'
Eempuruns. Cor. It was owing to the pride and emprence of
the people, Tim. Tojfscj- (1873) 31.
IMPERENT, adj. Irel. I.Ma. Glo. Suf. Som. Dev. Cor.
Also in forms emperent Cor.^ ; emprent, hemparunt Cor. ;
imprint I.Ma. [i'mparsnt] A corruption of the word
'impudent.'
n.Ir. Half a dizen o' imperent wee fellows, Lvttle Robin
Gordon, 94. I.Ma. You're as bould as brass and as imprint as
sin (S.M.). Glo. But I could talk to j'ou, if you oodn't think it
imper'ent, Gissing Vill. Hampden (1890) II. iii. e.Suf. (F.H.)
w.Som.' Esp. prone to take liberties. ' Go 'long y' imperent
young osebird." Dev.^ Cor. But the people are nothen but
hemparunt tra-ade, Forfar Jan's Crtshp. (1859) st. 8 ; The em-
prent, saucy dog, Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865) 460, ed.
i8q6 : Cor. 2
IMPERIOUS, adj Chs." Impetuous.
IMPERSOME. (Trf/'. Ken. Bus. Impertinent, 'imperent.'
ne.Ken. (H.M.), Sus.'
IMPERT, adj Rut.' [i-rapat.] Pert, impertinent,
' imperent.' ' I don't think I was at all impert to him."
IMPET, sh. Suf. An imp.
' Noo t'ain't,' said the impet, Suf. Chron. (1893). e.Suf. 'An
impet of a boy, or girl,' very diminutive. ' What an impet thet
gal hev turned out to be!' (F.H.)
IMPHM, int. Sc. Also in forms imhim Ayr. ; imph
Lnk. ; imphim Sc. Sh.I. Kcd. An exclamation, gen. of
assent.
Sc. Never got mair frae him . . . than just a shak' o" the
head, and maybe ay or imphm, Roy Horseman's IVd. (1895) v ;
' Imphim ' was Susan Bethune's sole comment. Swan Gates of
Eden (1895) ii. Sh.I. ' Imh'm,' Sibbie said, as shii held ane o' her
waers [w'ires] in her lips, Sh. Netvs (Aug. 12, 1899I. e.Sc.
' Imphm ! ' he sneered, 'it's easy dealin' whangs aff other folk's
leather,' Setoun Sunshine (1895) 289, Kcd. Dinna say a word at
present. . . Gin it's 'imphim' Littlefirlot Sail mak' a' the rest
his care, Grant Lays (1884) 87. Ayr. Im-him ! I see — then
there'll be news, I don't misdoubt, Johiisto:< Kilmallie (1891) I.
160. Lnk. I gloom'd, and said ' Imph-m.' . . I was . . . owre dour
to say ' A-y-e ! ' Nicholson Jdyl/s (1870) 50; 'Ay, imph!'
sneered the unassured husband, Murdoch Readings ;ed. 1895) I.
120. Bwk. ' Aj-e, no, an' imphm,' was a' that I spak', Calder
Poems (1897) 288.
IMPIDENT, adj. Cum.* [impidant.] In good spirits.
The idea intended to be conveyed is much weaker than that of
impertinence or insolence, for it is used with reference to a per-
son recovering his spirits after illness.
IMPINGALL, sb. Som. Dev. Also in forms impigang
w.Som.' ; impingang Dev. ; nippigang w.Som.' An
ulcer, cancer, abscess, 'amper' ; a sore, gathering.
w.Som.' Eempigang. Rare. ' I got a nippigang 'pon my
'an'-wrist ; and he do ache . . . and I be feared there's another
comin' tap my thumb. Dev. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 229.
IMPITTENCE, sb. Nhb. Impudence, forwardness,
impertinence.
' Where's yor impittence to taak te me like that? ' Phr. equi-
valent to — ' How dare you talk to me ? ' (R.O.H.)
IMPLEMENT, t;. Obsol. Sc. To fulfil, perform.
Sc. To implement a promise, Scoticisms (1787). Per. I went to
Finningand To implement your kind command, Smith Poems
(1714) 99, ed. 1853. Ayr. I come in . . . neist market day and
get them implemented, Galt Entail (1823) xviii.
IMPLIFY, V. e.Yks.' MS. add (T.H.) [impUfai.]
To implicate.
IMPOSE, V. w.Som.' With upon : to overcharge.
Hence Imposing, ppl. adj. high-charging.
A high-charging tradesman is an 'imposing fellow,' of the
[eempoazeens] — i.e. the imposingest.
IMPOSSIBLE
[3"]
IN
IMPOSSIBLE, adj. n.Yks.^ Unsurpassable.
'An impossible being,' an 'out of the way' individual ; an oddity.
IMPOSURY, sb. Irel. Imposition.
Ant. It was nacthin' but a piece o' imposury, Ballymeiia Obs.
(1892).
IMPRESTABLE, adj. Obs. Sc. Impracticable.
Sc. Counting the cost, and seeing the cost of themselves im-
prestable, Thomson Cloud of IVilnesscs (1683) 316, ed. 1871. Lnk.
It is imprestable, because the number of the nonconformists is very
great, WoDRow Ch. Hist. (1721) II. 393, ed. 1828.
IMPROVE, V. Nhb. Lin. Rut. War. Hrf. Nrf. Dev.
[impru'v.] 1. To learn one's trade as an apprentice.
Rut.i He has to go out with the meat and that, and to improve
killing and such (s.v. Improver).
Hence Improver, sb. a deacon ; one who is learning
the profession of a clergyman.
Dev. He had two with him who weren't proper parsons, but
improvers, Reports Provinc. (1885) 98.
2. To grow larger.
n.Lin.' Sam is n't long for this wo'ld ; th' tumour's improved
that much this weak 'at he wean't hohd oot a deal longer.
3. To approve ; geti. with ttpon.
Nhb.', Hrf.2 Nrf. I don't improve of such conduct, I don't
(W.R.E.).
4. To reprove.
War.* You be too aisy with your children ; you should improve
them when they are so ill-mannered.
IMPROVEMENT, si. w.Yks.^ A specimen of writing
brought from a school to show a boy's progress in writing.
Every such specimen would not be called an improvement; only
large sheets of paper ornamented at the borders with engravings
were so called. Now, it is believed, out of use.
IMPSE, sb. Dor. [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] Image, model.
The very impse o' 'im (C.W.B.\
IMPUDENCE, s6. Hrf. Indecency.
This deponent, blushing to see soe much impudence betwixt
the said persons, immediatly went out of the same chamber, Hyf.
Dioc. Reg. (Oct. 9, 1682) ; Hrf.2
[Taxe of impudence, A strumpet's boldness, Shaks.
Alts Well, ii.i. 173. Fr. impudence, shamelessness (Cotgr.).]
IMPUNE, sb. Sc. Impunity.
Nane shall touch them with impune, Jackson, in Edwards Sc.
Poets, 7th S.
lUPY, adj. n.Yks.'^Wor.(H.K.) [i'mpi.] Mischievous.
IMRIGH, sb. Sc. Also in forms eanaruich Sc. ;
imrie Gall. 1. A kind of soup.
Three cogues . . . containing eanaruich, a sort of strong soup
made out of a particular part of the inside of the beeves, Scott
JFnwj/y (1814) xvii ; (Jam.)
2. The scent of roasted meat.
Gall. Various viands of luscious dainties, the imry of which
went up the noses of the red-coated lads like electricity, Mactag-
CART Encycl. (1824') 451, ed. 1876.
[1. Gael, eanrakh, a kind of soup, flesh-juice (M. & D.) ;
In eanbhruith, soup (O'Reilly).]
IMSOEVER, adv. Obs. Not. Howsoever, ' howsom-
ever.' Throsby Tlwroton's Not, (1797) III. 455.
IN, pyep., adv., sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Amer.- I. Dial, forms. 1. (i) E, (2) En, (3) He,
(4) I, (5) Id, (6) Ih, (7) Ing, (8) Inn, (9) Iv. [in,i; iv is
gen. used when the next word begins with a vowel.]
( i) w.Yks. At we ma bake all us bread e won. Gossips, 23 ;
w.Yks.' Lan. Iv mi cwoat wur rent eteaw, Scholes Tim Gaiii-
wattle (1857) 27. nw.Der.i (2) S. & Ork.' Dev. Tha king es
huld en tha gallerys, Baird Siig. Sol. (i860') vii. 5. (3) n.Lin.i
You'll find it he th' carpenter's shop. (4) Wxf.', N.Cy.' Nhb.'
Used before a consonant. ' Where i' the warld are ye gannin ? '
Dur.' This pear grew i' my garden. Cum.' n.Yks.'^; n.Yks.*
' I" is used before a consonant. T t'boddum o' t'box.' ne.Yks.',
e.Yks.', w.Yks.3*, Lan.', e.Lan.', ne.Lan.' Chs.' The 11 is very
seldom sounded, either before a vowel or a consonant. Der.'
When not under stress ; even before a vowel ; Der.* I' good
saddens, 162. nw.Der.' I'taaw. Not. (J.H.B.), Shr.' Glo.What
be i' your fancy now, John ? Gissing Both of this Parish (1889") I.
307. Sur. I has some could tea i' this bottle, Bickley Siir. Hills
(1890) I. i. (5) e.Yks.' Before a vowel [?in the]. (6) Nhb. Aw
stept up an begun ih maw turn, Bewick Tyneside Tales (1850') 14.
(7) Wxf.» (,8) Sc. (Jam.), w.Yks. (S.K.C.), I.W.' (9) N.Cy.'
Nhb.' Used before a vowel. Dur.' The apple grew iv our orchard.
Cum.' He's lishest lad iv o' Brumfell parish. n.Yks.' Before a
vowel. 'Tolfiv all'; n.Yks.**, ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' Before vowels.
m.Yks.' w.Yks.' He's iv our house.
2. Var. contractions : (i) Et; (2) Id, in the; (3) Imma,
in me ; (4) Imme, in my ; (5) Int, {a) in it ; (b) see (2) ;
(6) It or I't', (7) Ith or I'th', see (2).
(i) Wm. Fowk et cuntra hes gitten ta dress thersell, Gibson
Leg. and Notes (1877) 70. (2) Dur. Ah'U . . . gan aboot t'city id
streets, an id braead ways ah'll seek 'im, Mooue Sng. Sol. (1859)
iii. 3. Not.* He's id garden. (3) Cum.', Yks. (J.W.) (4) Cam.
Aw 'at iver was imme way, Borrowdale Lett, in Lonsdale Mag.
(Feb. 1867) 311 ; (E.W.P.) w.Yks. (J.W.) (5, a) Nhb. Aws
warn a keahm hes-int been int this twe months, Bewick Tyneside
Tales (1850) 10. Wm. This seek wi' Tomson int, Robison
Aald Taales (1882) 4. w.Yks. They fan a hoil in't (jE.B.).
Lan. Th' Owd Lad's hed a hand int, Bowker Tales (1882) 65.
(6) w.Som.' (6) Wm. Reet it middle et rooad. Spec. Dial. (1885)
pt. iii. 2; She mun ha shining shoon et sit it hoos in, Briggs
Remains (1825) 183. n.Yks. It's i't waanhuss [wagon-house]
(T.S.) ; n.Yks.' I' t'thick on't. w.Yks. Worn a greeat hoyle it
hause-floar, Tom Treddlehoyle Ben Bunt (1838) hit Piiblick.
(7) Cum. Them twea fellows ith bwoat, Borrowdale Lett, in Lons-
dale Mag. (Feb. 1867) 310. Wm. I'th loft, Blezard Sngs. (1848)
42. w.Yks.i3, Lan. (J.W.), Chs.3, s.Not. (J.P.K.)
II. Dial. uses. 1. prep. In co;;;6. (i) In-a-doors, in the
house; (2) — calf, of cows : with young; (3) -calver, a
cow with young; (4) -calving, see (2); (5) -chorn, the
inner pocket or pouch of a fishing-net [not known to our
correspondents]; (6) — co, in company, in partnership,
in league ; also used altrib. ; see Co, sb. ; (7) — coose,
ready, prepared ; (8) —dress, dressed in one's best
clothes ; (9) — drink, drunk ; (10) — facks, faiks, or
fakins, (11) — fechlings, an asseveration: in faith, in-
deed, certainly ; (12) — fere, together ; (13) —go, in the
fashion; (14) — godsnani, an oath: in God's name ; (15)
-hand meag, a scythe-shaped tool used in the operation
of ' bottomfying ' and ditch-draining; (16) —hill, down
hill ; (17) — home, up to the hill; (18) — house, indoors;
(19) — kindle, of rabbits and small animals : with young ;
(20) — kittle, of cats: with young; (21) -kneed, knock-
kneed, having the knees bent inwards ; (22) — lamb, of
ewes : with young ; (23) — life, alive ; (24) -liftin, of
animals : so weak as to be unable to rise without assist-
ance ; (25) — (n)use, usually; (26) — plat, on the ground;
(27) — print, very neat and orderly ; (28) — sma', briefly ;
(29) -taed, having the toes turned inward ; (30) -taes, toes
which turn inward; (31) — traath, see (11).
(1) Oxf.' My missis yent in-a-doors jest now. (3) Som. Three
in-calf dairy cows. Auctioneer's Advt. (Nov. 1895). w.Som.'
Mostly when speaking of them collectively and not severally.
' Most all my cows be in calf but thick there, her's barren, we
couldn't get her way calve' (s.v. In lamb). (3) n.Yks. He sell'd
me a in-cawver (I.W.); Great numbers of in-calvers, within a
month or six weeks of calving, are now brought up to the vale of
York, Tuke Agric. (1800) 258. (4) n.Lin.' For sale, one in-calving
cow, Gainsb. News (Mar. 23, 1867). (5) War. (Hall.) (6) n.Cy.
(J. W), n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' There was two on 'em in co. together. It was
an in CO. concern. Sns.*,Hmp.' (7) Cor. Get in coose avore they
come, Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl. (s.v. Coose) ; Cor.^Es
everything in coose ? (8) Cum.* Lizzie is soon ' in dress,' Rosen-
thal, 345. (9) w.Yks. (J.W.), Chs.' (10) n.Cy. Grose (1790),'
N.Cy.', Nhb.', n.Yks.* Cor. A crokeing timdoodle i' facks, J.
Trenoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 17; Cor.'* (11) Wm. These er
sad duings, efechlings, Hutton Bian New IVark (1785') I. 153.
(12) Sc. In which there stood three chests in-fere, Aytoun Ballads
(ed. 1861) II. 347. (13) w.Yks. Blouse bodices are all i' go just
nah (S.K.C.). ( 14) Lan. An' who were they, i' godsnam ? Waugh
Heather (eA. Milner) II. in ; Lan.' Let um speyk greadly, os we
dun, e' godsnum, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. 1750) 35. (15) Nrf.
I want an in-hand meag about five foot staft, Emerson Son of
Fens (1892) 97. (16) Cum.'* (17) Dev. 'E 've a-urned tha knive
into his thigh, inhome tii bone, Hewett Peas. Sp. 1,1892) 140.
(18) Som. Is anybody in house? Raymond Sam and Sabina (1894)
136. w.Som.' Common in the Hill district. ' There her'll bide
in 'ouze over the vire all the day and all the wik long.' ' I baint
safe wher missus is in 'ouze or no.' Dev. I zee'th her hom ta
door — Zomtimes es go'th in houze, Nathan Hogg Tha Milsliy, ist
S. 37, in Elworthy Gl. (1888); Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892).
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nw.Dev.l (19) s.Chs.i, nw.Der.i (20) s.Chs.i Der. Th' owd
cat's i' kittle agen (H.R.). nw.Der.' (21) Per. Ul-Iegged, in-
kneed, and broad-footed, Edb. Aiitiq. Mag. (1848) 47. Edb.
Sittin' gies them sic a thraw, They're ay in-kneed, Tlie Complaint
(1795) 5- (22) n-Lin.i 170 lambed and inlamb ewes, Gaiiisb.
News (Mar. 23, 1867'!. Som. Twenty down ewes, forward in
lamb, Auclioiteer's Advt. (Nov. 1895). w.Som.' 70 Nott ewes in
lamb and with Iambs by their side, IVellinglon IVkly. News (Feb.
1881). nw.Dev.' (23) Sc. He is still in life,S<-o/<W4»ii (1787) 52;
Glasgow Herald (Apr. 3, 1899). (24) S. & Ork.l (25) Oxf.'
What in nuse is the price of nutmegs ? (26) ne.Laa.' T'peats is
i plat yet [spread out on the ground]. (27) Oxf.' 'Er's all in print.
(28) Abd. This is jist my opingan aboot it in sma', Macdonald D.
Elginbrod {1S63) I. 95. (29) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.i (30) Bnff.i She hiz
a ticht eneuch fit, bit she hiz in-taes. (31) w.Yks.i Etraath, there
nivver wor' t'marrow to him, ii. 286.
2. Comb, with adv., &c.: (i) In-about, into the immediate
neighbourhood, thereabouts, near ; (2) — almost, almost ;
(3) — anunder, underneath ; (4) — at, to, at; (5)— atween,
between ; (6) -between, a sandwich made of sponge-cake,
having jam between; (7) —betwixt, see (5); (8) — by(e, (a)
in, inside, within the house ; near, close, towards the
speaker; (Z>) with omission of the verb of motion: come
in, come near ; (c) in mining : in the direction of the
workings away from the shafts ; (d) beside, close to ; [e)
lying close at hand, on the premises, near the house or
farm ; (/) low-lying ; (ff) an inner room ; (9) — off, av, or
iv, in, into, inside ; (10) — o'er, ower, or owre, («) see (8,«);
(b) over ; (c) in phr. in-oiver and out-oiver, backwards and
forwards, thoroughly ; Jig. violentlj', with complete mas-
tery ; ((/) in phr. to take in oivre, to take advantage of; (11)
-sunders, asunder; (12) — through, throw, or trow, (a)
see (8, a) ; {b) through, from the outside to the centre ; fig.
in phr. to gae iii-throw and oiit-throiu anything; to examine
or try in every direction ; (c) within, in the interior of; (d)
through, by means of; (13) — to, near, towards ; (14) — to
oneself, silently, not aloud; (15) — under or onder, (a)
under, underneath ; (b) in phr. to lay iniinder one's feet, to
keep secret ; (i6j — with, [a) down-hill, inclining down-
wards ; low-lying ; (b) a slope, angle ; (c) see (8, a) ; (d)
seized with, affected by; («■) self-interested.
(1) Abd. Just as I entered in-about, my Aunt by chance was
lookin' out, Beattie Parings (1801) 2, ed. 1873. (2) Wil.' It
inamwoast killed our bwoy Sam, Akerman Tales (1853) 145. (3)
Lakel.' Dud thoo see that gurt whelken rattan gah in anunder
t'coorn kist ? w.Yks. i J.W.) (4) Ayr. He had been in at
Glasgow, Galt Aidi. Paris/i (1821) x. (5) Nhb.' Ye'Il find him
inatween the cairt an' the barn. Yks. (J.W.) (61 w.Yks. Reyk
us some o' that 'in-between' (B.K.). (7) w.Som.' I've a-catch
my vinger in-betwixt the door and the durn. (8, a) Sc. Come in
by and we'll see to get you some breakfast, Scott Sf. Ronait
(1824) xiv. Sh.I. At lent dey got dem set doon inbe at da fire.
Burgess Sketches ,2nd ed.) 74. Cai.' Abd. ' Come awa in by,
auld man,' cried the farmer from the ingle-neuk, Greig Logie o'
Biichan (1899) 9. Kcd.The gard'ner came inby, Burness Garron
Ha' (c. 1820) 1. 343. Frf. Draw your chair in by, an sit An' pay
attention, Sands Poems (1833) 23 ; He had been in-by at me after
lowsin'-time to get the measure o' his feet, Willock Roselly Ends
(1886) 26, ed. 1889. Per. ' Come in by.' . . Ebenezer unlocking
the door invited Joseph to enter, CLELAND/HcAimctoi (1883) 147,
ed. 1887. Arg. And the two went round to the ditch-brig and in-
by, MuNRO Lost Pibroch (1896) 273. Fif. Come awa in bye,
there's somebody here wants to speak wi' ye, Robertson Provost
(1894) 39. Rnf. He hirpl'd in by wi' his cronies, Webster Rhymes
(1835) 83. Lnk. ' Come in by,' quo' Neil, ' an' I'll tell ye a' aboot
it,' Wardrop/. Mathison {1881) 17. e.Lth. Come awa in by, Jims,
Hunter /. Inwici (1895) 225. Gan. It was an awsome peety that
ye werena inby this afternoon, Crockett Bog-Myrtle (1895) 200.
Nhb. My lad's inbye wi' thine, Proudlock Borderland Muse
(1896) 99 ; Nhb.i Is thee fether in-by, hinney ? Cum." He went
in bye again, IV. C. T. (May 6, 1899) 8, col. i. (i) Sh.I. In by,
dog, or doo sail be da waur o' hit ! Sh. News (Apr. 30, 1898).
e.Fif. Inbye an' warm ye an' gie's the news, Latto Tani Bodkin
(1864) X. (<r) Nhb. In bye they bumm'd me in a crack, Wilson
Pitman's Pay (1843) 27 ; The fore shift wis gan in-by, Haldane
Geordy's Last {l8^8) 5; Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Greenwell Coal Tr.
Gl. (1849. w.Yks. There's a fall on the inbye side of No. 7
ending ^S.J.C). [Riports Mines.] (rf) Sh.I. A speet 'at wis
stikkid in a hole i' da wa' inby da fire, Sli. A'ctfs (Sept. 17, 1898).
(f) Bnff.i s.Sc. The in-bye hand Jock would emerge from his bed
in the stable loft, Cunningham Broomieburn (1894) vi. Nhb.' In
the fields a man ' oot-by ' is a way off and ' inby ' he is about the
premises. Cum.* Said of cultivated lands near a town, having
means of communication. (/) Slk. Inby land 1 Jam.), {g) N.Cy.'
Nhb. Behind the beds was a small space called the ' in-bye,'
Di.\oN Whittingham Vale (,i8gs) 72 ; Nhb.', Cum.* (9) Abd.
Stap yer feet in'o some bits o' auld skushles, Alexander Ain Elk.
(1882) 25. Ayr. I laid them in a my kings-hood Wi' gude fresh
butter, Fisher Poems (1790) iia. Rnf. Hey for the kintry o'
cakes, Hey for the heroes that's in o't, Webster Rhymes (1835)
20. Nhb.' Yor in iv a greet horry. Cum.' He leevs in av Ackton
parish ; Cum.* (10, a) Sc. ' Come in ower ' is an invitation to a
person to come over the distance between him and the person
speaking (A.W.). Sh.I. Yon ane guid inower whin shu might a
geen whaur shu cam frae, Sh. News (June 25, 1898). Elg. Tak'
in ower yer chair, an' sit doon, Tester Poems (1865) 107. e.Sc.
Come in by inower to 'e body o' 'e kirk, Setoun R. Urqubart
(1896) iii. Abd. Hand me in o'er the maund yonder, anent ye,
Beattie Pannes (1 801) 9, ed. 1873. Frf. 'Ye'lI gang anower, noo,
mother,' . . meaning that it was Jess's bed-time, Barrie Thrums
(1889) XX. Per. Stappin' richt in ower o' my house, Cleland
Inchbracken (1883) 244, ed. 1887. Fif. He drew in-owre, an' took
a piece, Douglas Poems (i8o6"i 96. s.Sc. We'll juist cowp him
inowre in oor ain warm bed, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 95. Rnf.
I obey thy warm request To ' stap in owre,' Young Pictures
(1865) 33. Lnk. Johnnie drew his chair in ower tae the fire, an
sat doon, Wardrop/. Maihison (1881) 24. (i) Abd. She wad tak'
a peep in o'er the dyke, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 89. Per. The
willin' ban's an' feet To get in ower their faither's seat, Ford
Harp (1893) 313. Lnk. [She] tumbled in owre the bed just as
she was, Roy Generalsliip (ed. 1895) 73. n.Yks.^ It cam in-ower
on us. {c) Sc. The lady carried it in-ower and out-ower wi' her
son, Scott An/iqnaiy (1816) xxvi. Rxb. (Jam.) (rf) Abd. We've
baith been weel aneuch ta'en in-owre, Alexander Johnny Gibb
(1871) xliii. (11) Ken. (G.B.), Ken.' (12, a) Sh.I. Come in trow,
Tirval, Nicolson ^(V/;s/m' //crfrfcr (1898) 32; Hand your tongue,
man, an' come introw, an' dip you doon, Sh.News (June i8, 1898).
Cld. (Jam.) (i) Sc. I gaed inthrow that field (Jam.). Ags. (I'A.)
(c) Sc. I would rather have one of yon sufferers that is bred in
Christ's school in throw Clydesdale yonder, The Lord's Trumpet,
7 (Jam. Siippl.). (d) Cai.' He got the place inthrough his uncle.
Abd. It was inthrow him that I got that berth (Jam.). (13) Sc.
Come in to the fire, Mitchell Scotticisms (1792) 48. Sh.I. Noo,
lasses, slip aff o' your feet, an' set you in ta da fire, Sh. News
(Oct. 23, 1897). e.Lth. Draw aff your buits, an' come in to the
fire. Hunter /. Imvick (1895) 186. (14;! Sh.I. A'll read hit in ta
mesel, mam, if doo canna hear it, Sh. News (Mar. 3, 1900). (15, «)
Sh.I. It's ill ta sit inonder drap, lat alane wi' under watter, Spence
Elk- Lore {i8gg) 226. N.I.' w.Yks. Close to the Beck, where it
grumbled all night in-under the rock, Snowden IVeb oj Weaver
(1896) X. [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 419.] [_b) Sh.I. My wirds
rain be laid inunder your fit— keepit da sam' hit been blue murder,
Sh. News (June 17, 1899). (16, a) n.Sc. Applied to a low culti-
vated situation as opposed to an uninterrupted range of high land
(Jam.). Abd. Is the road steep or inwith ? (G.W.); She the
east hand took. The inwith road by favour of the brook, Ross
Helenore (1768) 49, ed. 1812. (/;) Slk. Laid them down a groof
wi' their heads at the inwith, Hogg Tales (1838) 150, ed. 1866.
(c) e.Per. ' Come inwith,' an invitation to come nearer the fire in
the house (W.A.C.). {d) Sh.I. I wiss he bena middlin' in wi' da
vinster-sickiiess, Sh. News (Oct. 15, 1898}. (e) Bnff.'
3. Phr. (i) in all, at all ; (2) —a manner of speaking, so to
speak, as it were ; (3) — a mistake, by mistake; (4) — a
twitter, soon, quickly ; (5) — a way of speaking, see (2) ; (6)
— and in, of sheep or cattle : bred from the same stock,
without crossing ; see Breed, 4 (3) ; (7) in and out, (a) in-
doors and outdoors, inside and outside ; (b) now and again,
intermittently ; not regularly ; not to be depended upon ;
(c) inside out ; (d) out of a straight line ; (e) a wrestling
term, see below; (8) — and outer, a fisherman who does
not venture out in stormy weather ; (9) — /or it, in danger
of punishment, in a difficulty; unexpectedly engaged in a
transaction from which there is no retreating ; (10) —
hazard to, in danger of; (11) — it, there, present ; ( 12) —lieu,
instead, in exchange ; (13) — o' bant, of the same mind, in
league ; (14) — or over, near about any fixed date or exact
quantity ; (15) —place of, instead of; (16) — sae meickle,
insomuch; (17) —so far, inasmuch; (18) —spite of my
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teeth, in spite of myself, against my will ; (19) — that'll,
the same as Athatn(s (q-v.) ; (20) — the inside of an hour,
within an hour; (21) — w^s/razt', lying in ; (22) — the suds,
downcast, 'in the dumps'; (23) — the way, (a) near at hand,
close by; (b) on one's way; (24) — this'ti, the same as
Athisn(s (q.v.) ; (25) — toit or i' fait, having one's attention
engaged or occupied ; in an equable state of mind ; (26)
— two, (a) in pieces, broken ; see Atwo ; {b) in phr. to fall
ill two, to be brought to bed, be confined ; see Fall, v. 16 (9) ;
(27) not to be in one's own mind, to be distracted with
grief; (28) to be in hands with, to treat as to terms with ;
(29) — in him, to be something internal or mental ; (30) — in
hopes, to hope ; (31 ) — in one's ten, twenty, (S:c., to be in one's
tenth, twentieth, <5:c. year ; (32) — in to, of ground: to be
in cultivation for, in crop ; (33) — in use to, to be accus-
tomed to ; (34) — no in, to be in a fit of abstraction, to be
absent-minded ; (35) — used in, to be used to ; (36) to
belong in, to belong to, pertain to ; (37) to come in, to come
short, to alter one's method in the way of diminution ;
(38) to have it in for, to harbour resentment towards, to
contemplate some revenge upon ; (39) to meet in ivith, to
fall in with, meet ; (40) to put in place, to replace ; (41) to
sit in or in to the table, to take a seat at table, to take one's
place for a meal ; (42) to value in, to value at ; (43) a day
in remark, a memorable or notable day.
(i) Nhb. And Bold Archy, he too was ne'er seen iv a, Corona-
tion Sngs. (1822) 14 ; That would ne'er done iv aa, Sng., Newcastle
in an Uproar (1821) ; (R.O.H.) (2) Chs.i Som. An' 'eet you
mid zay thirty, to be zure, in a manner o' speaken, Raymond
Love and Quiet Li/e{i8g4) loj. (3)5. Pern. (E.D.) (4) Cum.l ; Cum.*
In a state implying fear or doubt. (5) w.Yks. (J.W.) Chs.' In a
way o' spakin', one may say it has ne'er raint sin May coom in.
(6) Dmb. No regular system of crossing is followed, and the more
ordinary practise is to breed in and in, Agric. Sum. 224 (Jam.).
Ayr. Tups are allowed to couple even with their own progeny,
which is called breeding in and in, ib. 485 (Jam.). w.Yks. •
Midi. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1796) II. n.Lin.* Shr. Marshall
Review (1818) II. 253. Brks.', w.Som.^ [The white shows the
symptoms sooner than any of the other colours of breeding in-and-
in, Stephens Farm Bk. (ed. 1849) II. 712.] (7,0) Gall. Sandy
was a clever chiel . . . Had thoughts on things baith in and out,
Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814) 51, ed. 1897. (4) e.Suf. She's as
in and out as a dog's hinder leg [not to be depended on] (F.H.).
Dev. He've a worked to Woodgate in and out's ten year, Reports
Provinc. (1886) 97. (c) w.Som.' Neef mee oal uumbruul ur
waud'n u'bloa'd een'-un-aewt zu zeo'n-z liv ur aay puut mee ai'd
aewtzuyd dhu doo-ur [If my old umbrella was not blown in-and-
out so soon as ever I put my head outside the door], (rf) Wm.
Seek plewin ! It's o' in an' oot (B.K."i. (ci Cum." This auxiliary
movement is performed by striking the opposite leg of the oppo-
nent in such a manner that the knee is outside his knee, and the
foot inside his ankle ; thus the shins cross. (8 1 Cor.' (s. v. Busker).
(9) n.Yks. Thou rascal! thou's in for 't (I.W.). w.Yks. (J.W.)
Lan.^ Tha'rt in-for-it, neaw, owd mon ; aw wouldn't be i' thy
shoes for summut. Nhp.l, War.^, Hnt. (T.P.F.) Dev.^ Now
thee'rt in-vor-'t, Polly ; you've a tored yer frock. Colloq. Paul
was encouraged by a remark from Tozer that he was ' in for it'
now, Dickens Dombey (1848) xii. (10) Sc. 1 am in hazard to rob
the poor as well as my sister, Scott Si. Ronan (1824) x. (11)
w.Ir. Light the candle thin, and see who's in it. Lover Leg.
(1848) I. 172. Glw. As we did in the owld times, . . as when the
squire was in it, Harrington Sketches (1830) III. xvii. Wm.
Were there many in it ? Who's in it ? (M.S.M.) ( 12) Shr.' The
Maister said 'e'd gie me the top adlant i' the ' Red-buts' fur tatoe
ground, an' 'e man 'a a couple o' days work i' the 'arrOost in lieu.
(13) Lan. I durst no begin cose I knew they'rn aw in o' bant,
Paul Bobbin Sequel (1819) 34. (14) N.I.' (15) Sc. They, in
place of assisting, only laughed at him, Scoticisnis (1787) 119.
(16) Sc. There rase up an unco tempest insaemeiklc that the ship
was covert wi' the waves, Henderson St. Matt. (1862) viii. 24.
(17) n.Yks.2 (18) Slk. In spite of mv teeth, 1 turned eiry, Hogg
Tafe (1838) 53, ed. 1866. n.Cy. (J.W.) (19) Not. (J.H.B.) (20)
N.I.', n.Cy. ;J.W.) (21) n.Lin.' (22) Suf. Very favourable weather
must occur, or the fanner is in the suds, Young Annals Agric.
(1784-1815) XXXIX. 83. (23, a) s.Not. He 'appened to come
to the house, when ah wor i' the way (J.P.K.). {b) Suf. They
were in the way (C.L.F.\ (24) Not. (J.H.B.) (25) w.Yks.
Theas various improvements, as he called 'em. kept him i' toit a
while longer, Yksman. (1880) 167; Ah thovvght it wor t'man ah
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wanted, and so ah gat somedy to keep him i' toit whal ah wor
suer. Banks Wkjld. XVds. (1865) ; w.Yks.^ Thah's kept him i't' oit
rarely await' neet lad ! ' He's like to ha' summat to keep him i't'
oit,' says a mother of a squalling child. (26, a) w.Yks.' Lan.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) e.Lan.' (A) Fnf. She fell in twa wi'
little din, Picken Poems (1788) 50 (Jam.). w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
(27) Yks. (J.W.) Lin.' When I said so I was not in my own
mind, as my master was only just lapped up. (28) Ayr. I was in
ban's wi' the Laird at that very time for a tack o' his house,
Ainslie Land 0/ Bums (ed. 1892) 66. (29) Nhb.' ' It's in 'im 'at
ails him' — some mental or occult trouble that is going on. (30)
Ken.' I'm in 'opes he's better. I'm in 'opes she'll like herself and
stay. (31) Rut.' (s.v. Age). Oxf.' Dhis iz muuy burth-dai —
is tuurdi uuy wuz un-i in mi ten.bt tu dai uuy bee ugwai'n an fuur
leb-n [This is my birthday— isterday I was uny in my ten, but
to-day I be agwain an for leben]. Ken. She's just in her twenty
(D.W.L.). (32) w.Som.' Thick field o' ground was in to turniuts
last year, and now he's in to whait. nw.Dev.' (33) Sc. I am in
use to ride. Monthly Mag. (1798) II. 438; He is in use to rise
early, ib. (1800) 1. 322; He was in use to walk every day, Scoti-
cisnis (1787) 98. (34) Ayr. Jean used to say to her brother some-
times when watching the large dreamy eyes . . . ' She's no in,'
Johnston Glenbiickie (1889) 149. (35) Sc. Bring to me thelinsey
clouts, I hae been best used in, Kinloch Ballads (1827) 23. (36)
Shr.' That tub belungs i' the brew-hus, Inlrod. 82. (37) Sc. (Jam.,
s.v. Ind). (38) S.Don. Simmons CI. (1890). (39) Ayr. When they
meet in wi' an every day shock They imagine it maun be the
drain, Laing Poems (1894) 72. e.Ltb. The first time 1 met in wi'
An'ra, Hunter J. Inwitk (1895) 65. (40) w.Som.' Things be
zoonder a brokt 'n they be a put in place again. (41) Sc. (A.W.)
Ayr. The gude wife bade Andrew sit in and partake, Galt Sir
A. Wylie (1822) x. (42) Dev. I bant agwaine tQ peart wi' 'n. I
vallee 'n in vifty pound, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) 141. (43) Sh.I.
Dis is gaen ta be a day in remark, Sh. News (Feb. 24, 1900).
4. Used pleonastically.
LMa. The sweet soft coo there was in, ye said, it was music fit
to wake the dead, Brown fVitch (1889) 96.
5. In the midst of, occupied with.
Sh.I. Daa, rise an' haand her da eel muggie aff o' da wa' ; my
haands is i' da supper, Sh. News (Nov. 13, 1897).
6. Near, close.
Abd. Yer light casts little shine, — Had in the candle, sir, Beattie
Parings (1801) 26, ed. 1873.
7. Into.
Sli.I. A'm no tinkin' 'at da makin o'm in a elder 'ill hinder him
ta curse, S/i. A^fK's(July 23, 1898) ; Risin' shu took a can,an*guid
i' da barn for da baess' supper, 16. ^Mar. 19, 1898). Per. The folk
hae taen't i' their heids to think the ither thing, Cleland Inc/i-
bracken (1883) 145, ed. 1887. n.Cy. (J.W.)
8. On, upon.
Sh.I. His lang tail wabblin' an' wirlin' dis wy an' dat wy lack a
conger-eel in a cavil, Stewart Tales (1892') 253. Per. I'll gie ye
a gouffi' the lug'll gar't stound the next half-hour, Cleland Inch-
braclien (1883) 136, ed. 1887. Rnf. At length we fell a' to the
prancing. And louping like fools in the floor, Webster Rhymes
('835) 7. Ayr. Got ye ony drink, Jamie, in the gait hame? Galt
Entail (1823) Ixx. e.Lth. John H. is no' a man that'll sell his hens
in a rainy day, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 236. n.Cy. (J.W.)
Lan. Oi dunnot think as they'n knocked onybody it t'yed, Kav-
Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) I. 94. n.Lin.' Put it in th' floor,
Mary, for th' cat to lap. w.Som.' Thick old ladder's so wake I be
most afeard to go up in un.
0. Of
War. Leamington Courier {tHar. 13, 1897); War.' Her cut a bit
out in it ; War.^* s.War.' They be just come out in school. Suf.
I had to get out in bed(M.E.R.). Dev. Bill didn't take much stock in
him, Phillpotts Bill Vogivell in Blk. and IVliile (June 27. 1896) 824.
Hence In course, phr. of course.
Frf. In coorse she's grand by the like of me, Barrie Thnims
(1889) vii. Ir. Barrin', in coorse, that Mad Bell's bound to keep
on the dhry land. Barlow /.(sfOHHf/ (1895) 10; (A.S.P.) N.I.'
Yks. Why, in course he will, Taylor Miss Miles (1890) xviii.
Not.', Lei.' Nhp.' In course I shall go. War. Not every week,
in course, Geo. Eliot 5. Mamer 1861) 71 ; War.*; War." 'You
understand me now?' 'Yes, in-course, in-course, I do.' Hnt.
(T.P.F.) w.Som.' In coose you'll have your wages. Dev. Ma
paper's vill'd up, so in kuse I mist stap, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett.
(1847) 10, ed. 1865. Cor.2
10. With.
Sc. 1 will serve you in ten thousand at the same rate, Scorr St.
S S
IN
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IN BANK
Ronan (1824' xviii. Abd. Their een were tied up in a napkin,
Anderson Rhymes (1867) a.
11. As ; in phr. in a present.
Sc. A half-choked duck which he had gotten in a present. Ford
Thistledown (1891) 51 ; A pound in a present, Glasgow Herald
(Apr. 3, 1899^. Slk. I'll give you fifty guineas in a present, Hogg
Tales (1838) 163, ed. 1866. Ir. After you agivin' her to us in a
present that way, Barlow Liseotmel (1895) 23. Dev. I've brought
'ee something in a present, O'Neill Idyls (1892) 12.
12. adv. Within, inside, in the house.
Sc.Ishein? Mitchell 5fo«ios<)is (1792) 47. Frf. They had haen
a guid supply o' meat in afore the storm come 011, Willock Rosetly
£■«* (1886) 72, ed. 1889. n.Cy. (J.W.) w.Yks. Iz f5i muSar in? ('*•)
13. Ofa gathering or meeting: assembled, met together;
held, going on.
Sc. The kirk's in (A.\V.>. Lnk. We would be stopped by a
shout, ' The schule's in,' Fraser Whaitps (1895) 27. Edb. On
Saturday, nae school being in, Forbes Poems i,i8i2i 95.
14. In prison, in gaol.
Lon. She was in the first time for robbing a public, Mavhew
Loud. Labo!cr {18^1) IV. 237, ed. 1862.
15. With omission of a verb of motion : to go or come in.
Sc. He is in to her brother. As fast as gang cou'd he, Jamieson
Pop. Ballads :i8o6} I. 74. Kcd. A sturdy chap . . . Cam to the
door and wanted in, Jamie Muse (1844') 86. Per. Doun to the
braehead wi' your mooth, An' cry them in, Haliburton Ochil
Idylls (1891) 42. Lnk. But if you please we'll in. Black Falls of
Civde (1806, 168. Llh. Let's in, Will, and syne we'll see, Macneill
Pof/. JFfo. {1801) 130, ed. 1856. Yks. iJ.W.) Oxf. ' AUin.'a cry
to boys to go into school (CO.). w.Som.' Ee'n vvai-ee [In withyou].
16. With U'i//i and omission of the verb : to put, push,
get, &.C. in.
Per. He juist in wi' her an' sticket the door, Clelasd Inehbrackeit
(1883) 63, ed. 1887 ; Aff wi' yer bannet an' in wi' ye ! Juist hap up
weel, ib. 268. Cum.* He in wid it as hard as he cud. w.Yks.
(J.W.) w.Som.i I in way my hand vore he could turn, and catcht
hold o' un by the neck.
17. Having the harvest gathered in ; of corn : harvested,
stacked.
Sh.I. Ir ye fairly in wi' a"? Sh. A'etcs (Nov. 6, i897\ Frf. The
hay crop will be in, an' a' thing snug, Morison Poems (1790) 118.
Lth. But ye're all in. Sam, . . and in tolerable order, too, Lumsden
Sheep-head (1892) 304. Edb. There's little time wi' them to spare
Till corn's a' in, and fields are bare, Crawford Poems (1798) 43.
Gall. His harvest in, his grain well sold, Lauderdale Poems
(1796) 10,
18. Shrunken, fallen in, hollow.
Lnk. Gluttony's flabby sides were in. Deifs Halloiie'en (1856) 18.
Edb. Elritch Girn-again, Goblin, Wi' back out, and breast in, Carlop
Green (1793) 128, ed. 18 17.
19. Of the sea : at high tide.
Per. The sea's in the nicht, an' there's five feet o' water on the
sands, Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 14, ed. 1887.
20. Of the wind : blowing from the south or west.
Ken. N. &r' Q. (1852) ist S. vi. 388.
21. Friendly, on good terms, associated with ; approving
of; gen. in phr. to be or keep in ivith any one.
Sc. * I'm no in wi' ye.' Common among the vulgar and with
children i Jam.). Sh.I. Wir folk wisna in wi' keepin' da quaik i'
da barn a' night even, Sh. News (July 9, 1898). Ayr. However
keen I may be for reform, I'm no in wi' the French, Johnston
Glenbtickie (1889) 42. Gall. There's nane exempit frae life's cares;
... A' whiles are in, and whiles are out. For grief and joy come
time about, Nicholson Poet. JVks. (1814^ 76, ed, 1897. s.Don,
Si.MMONS Gl. (1890^. Cum.i He gat in wi' t'oald fwok, and he
keeps in. n.Yks. He keeps in wi t'maister (I.W.); n.Yks.* Jack's
wcel in wi' t'Squire. w.Yks.^ To keep in with a person. ne.Lan.i,
nw.Der.i n.Lin.' He's in with squire an' th' missis, an' that maks
a lot o' difference, Nhp.', War.3 Brks.' w.Som.' He's in wi' all
the roughest lot about ; there id'n a worser proacher no place.
22. Stocked, furnished, provided, ' of!".'
n.Yks. 2 How are you in for brass ? e.Yks.' ' Hoo are ya in f6
cooals ] ' ' Whah, we're prat t^' weel in, just noo,' MS, add. (T.H. )
23. Permissible, allowable.
Lakel.^ *^ay, come noo, that izzant in at neea price.
24. sb. An entrance.
Abd. Nae an in cud we win for near an oor, till we got an aul'
ledder an put it up to the en' 0' the hoose, Alexander Ai>i Flk.
(i88i«) 209.
25. pi. Phr. ins and ools, (i) zig-zags ; (2) changes of
opinion.
(i) Cum.'* (2) n.Yks. Of a fickle or unstable person : ' Ya see
thar's nea depending on him, he's had his ins an' oots afoor." A
member of a church: ' A'v had mi ups an' doons i't wo'ld, but A'v
niver had mi ins an' oots' (W.H."i.
26. pi. Additions to make full weight; articles ' thrown
in,' makeweights ; freq. in double/)/, form Inses.
n.Yks.' No doubt from the expression ' a dozen and one in ' and
the like ; n.Yks.2 Short candles to make up the pound, or rolls at
the bakers where they give inses to the dozen.
27. V. To enclose.
Sns. (M.B.-S.) ; Sus.' ; Sus.^ I inned that piece of land from the
common. I.W.'The first part of Bradinge Haven was inned, when
Yarbridge was made.
Hence Innings, sb.pl. land recovered from the sea by
draining and banking.
Ken. (H.M.) Ken., e.Sus. Holloway. Sus.'
28. To bring or gather in ; to get in the harvest, to
house corn.
Cum.'*, Yks. (K.) w.Yks.^ The corn was all inned before
Michaelmas day; w.Yks.* Hrt. He employs eight harvest men
and two bovs to inn his harvest corn, Ellis jl/orf. Husb. (1750) II. i.
Sur.', Sus,'2, Hmp.'
Hence (i) Inning, vbl. sb. the act of bringing in corn
from the field to the barn ; (2) Inning-goose, sb. an
entertainment given when all the harvest has been got
in ; (3) -time, sb. harvest-time.
(r) Sc. We have heard the song and the laugh of those engaged
with inning even at the hour of midnight, Caled. Merc. (Oct. 25,
1823) (Jam.). (2) Yks. When all the corn is got home into the
stackyard, an entertainment is given called the Inning Goose,
Brand Pop. Aitiiq. (ed. 1870) II. 15. (3) Yks. (K.)
29. Ofa clock: to gain. w.Yks.'
30. With up or up with : to catch up, overtake.
w.Yks. To 'in it up' is to overtake any work which has been
suspended, Hamilton Nugae Lit. (1841) 352 ; Nah 'at he's gotten
back to t'schooil he'll sooin inn up wi t'others (S.K.C.).
IN, conj.^ Sc. n.Cy. Lan. Der. [in.] If. Cf. an, conj}
S. & Ork.', Cai.',Bnff.' Ayr. In't werena just aiblins to cure the
cholick, Boswell Poet. Wks. (1803) 9, ed. 1871. n.Cy. Intle [if
you will] (Hall.). s.Lan. Bamford Dial. (1854). Der.' In God
ill [if God will].
IN. conj.'^ Lan. Than. Cf. an, conj!^
s.Lan. Moor in bargain [more than the bargain]. * There's bin
moor t'do in a gonnor t'muck,' Picton Dtal. (1865) 24 ; More
brass inney [than you] hadd'n, i'o. 27.
IN(-, see Eye, sb}. Hind, adj., Ing.
INACTIOUS, adj. Lei. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Anxious. (Hall.)
IN ALL, phr. Nhb. Chs. Also, too, et caetera. See
And all.
Nhb.' Him an' his brother wis there in aa. Chs.' ; Chs.^ ' He's
coming in all.' *He's gathered the rabbidge in all.' The omission
or presence of ' in all,' makes no difference in a phrase. Some-
times used for ' et caetera,' often following the recapitulation of
dift'erent things. 'He sould his cows, his horses, his pigs, in all,'
INARCHED, ppl. adj. Lin. Of a monument or tomb :
placed in an arch in the wall on the north side of the chancel.
An inarched monument, gen. supposed to be the tomb of the
founder or ofa person who contributed largely to the building or
repairs (W.W.S.).
INAWE, V. Obsol. Sc. Also in form inawn Lnk. (Jam.)
To owe.
Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) Lnk. He inawns me ten pund (Jam.). Dmf.
Spurn the honest chiel inawin A stane o' meal, Quinn Heather
(1863 67.
INBANK, adv. and sb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also in form
in-ban' Cum. [i'nbarjk.] 1. adv. Down hill, descending
or inclining ground ; downwards.
Lakel.* Its o' inbank frae Pe'rilh. Com. It's aw in-ban', Far-
rall Betty IVilson (i886j 147; Tak time, oald lass — it's o'in-bank,
Dickinson Ctimbr. (1876) 298; Cum.' Wm. Thaed naedthre
naggs, ner recaps, ner owt ato ta poo-em, gaan bi theirsells, an it
wossant inbank naedthre. Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 28. n.Yks.'
w.Yks.' I did dirl away inbank, ii. 302.
2. sb. A working in a pit, driven to the dip of the coal.
Cum.*
INBARK
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INCLINE
INBARK, V. and sb. Chs. 1. v. Used of the bark of
certain trees ; see below.
Chs.i; Chs.^ Used to express the way in which the bark of
some trees (yews, &c.) not only grows on the outside, as bark
commonly does, but also fills up interstices.
2. sb. Bark which grows in the above manner, ib.
INBARN, see Embarn.
INBEARING,/'//. adj. Obs. Sc. 1. Officious, meddle-
some, prone to seize every opportunity of ingratiating
oneself.
Sc. (Jam.) n.Sc. Then out it speaks an auld skipper, An in-
bearing dog was hce, Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 3, ed. 1875.
2. Persuasive, eloquent, impressive.
Sc. Get able men, with soul-refreshing and in-bearing gifts to
do duty to her, Pitcairn Assembly (1766) 14 ; Men that . . . have
an in-bearing gift, speaking home to their hearts, Calder Presbyt.
Eloq. (1694) 49, ed. 1847.
INBIGGIT, ppl. adj. Sh.I. Also written inbigit
S. & Ork.' [inbi-git.] Selfish, morose, reserved. (Jam.),
S. & Ork.i
[Dan. iitdbygge, to enclose with buildings.]
INBREAK, sb. Sc. Also in forms inbreck, inbrek
Or.I. (Jam. Suppl.) [inbrek, -brek.] 1. An inroad, a
breaking in.
Edb. I aye hated lying as a poor cowardly sin, and an inbreak
on the ten commandments, MoiR Mansie IVatich (182B) xvii.
2. A portion of ' in-field ' pasture-land newly broken un
or tilled. Or.I. (Jam. Suppl.)
INBRED, adj. Sh.I. Som. 1. Native. Som. (Hall.)
[Not known to our correspondents.]
2. Comb. Inbred fever, a disease similar to influenza.
Sli.I. The most serious forms of disease were ' mort-caald ' and
' inbred fever,' Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 157.
INBRING, V. Obs. Sc. To bring in ; to pay in.
Sc. All merchands sail inbring and pay in all time coming, for
ilk last of hydes, six ounces bullion, Skene Difficill Wds. (i68r)
27. Sh.I. Your moveabil goods escheat and inbrought to his
Majesty's use, Hibbert Desc. Sit. I. (1822) 286, ed. 1891. Or.I.
Inbring all yair moveabill gudis to or. use, for yair contemptioun,
Edb. Antiq. Mag. (1848) 62. Abd. He should have 18,000 merks
for inbringing of the Marquis of Huntly to the estates quick or
dead, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 203.
INBU, s6. Sh.I. Welcome.
S. & Ork.i I'se warrant ye didna get muckle inbfl.
INCALL, V. Obs. Sc. To invoke, pray.
SIg. Of force he man bow down, and earnestly incall for the
Spirit, Bruce Semiotis (1631) iii, ed. 1843.
Hence (i) Incaller, sb. a petitioner, invoker ; (2) In-
calling, vbl. sb. invocation, the act of calling upon.
(I ) Slg. Ye man be diligent incallers for mercie, ib. v. (2) Abd.
After incalling of God, Agnes Gray . . . compering in presence of
the magistrattis and sessioun was accusit, Turreff Gleanings
(1859) 34. Per, By incalling on the great name of God, Lawson
£k. of Per. (1847) 184. Fif. Efter incalling of the name of God,
entring in the doctrine, Melvill Aulobiog. (1610) 245, ed. 1842.
Slg. In this holy action suld we begin with God, and at the in-
calling upon his name, Bruce Sermons (1631) iii, ed. 1843.
INCAST, sb. Sc. [i-nkast.] A quantity given over
and above legal measure or sum.
Slk., Rxb. A pound in a stone of wool, and a fleece in a pack,
usually given above measure, Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). Rxb.
It is still usual in several places to give a pound of incast, . . to
every stone of wool, and a fleece to every pack sold, a sheep or
Iamb to every score, and an additional one to every hundred. Part
only of this incast is allowed by many sheep farmers, Agric. Stirv.
357 (Jam.1.
INCENSE, see Insense.
INCEP, prep, and conj. Sh.I. [ins'ep.] Except.
Yes sir, incep hit be for some folk 'at's left Shetlan', Sh. News
(Aug. 14, 1897) ; Incep fir ta kind o' baud i' da pact, I can du you
little gOde, ib. (Apr. 8, 1899) ; S. & Ork.»
INCH, sb.^ and v. Sc. Yks. Chs. Lin. War. Won Shr.
Hrf. Glo. Dor. Dev. Cor. Also in form ins- Shr.' [inj.]
1. sb. In comp. (i) Inchmeal, -mil, or -mull, inch by
inch, little by little; minutely; all over; (2) -more, inch
by inch ; (3) -muckle, a piece as small as an inch ; (4)
•pieces, very small fragments ; (5) -small, see (1).
(i) Chs.' s.Chs.' We speak of killing an animal 'by inch-meal.'
The word is formed on the model of 'piece-meal.' War. (Hall.),
s.Wor.', se.Wor.' Shr.' Well, it conna be theer, I've looked it
inch-meal ; Sbr.^ Hrf.^ His head is broken out inchmull. I've
searched the paper inchmull. Glo.' 12) Shr.* (3) Bnff.' He
cuttit it in inch-muckles. (4) n.Lin.' I'd raather be cuUen e' to
inch peaces then do what thaay want. I've fun it at last, but it's
to noa mander of ewse ; it's all brok e' to inch peaces. (5) Chs.'
Shr.' I've sarched the 'ouse ins-small, an' canna find it "igh, low,
nor level.
2. Phr. (i) an inch of time, the least moment of time; (2)
to be at inches niit/t, to be very near ; (31/0 pay within an
inch of any one's life, to thrash soundly, give a good
beating to.
(i) Lnk. It's precious seldom we hae got An inch o' time to
spare, Murdoch Done Lyre (1873) 38. Yks. (J.W.) (a) Dev.
(Hall.) (3) w.Yks.' I'll pay within an inch o' thy life.
3. Obs. A youth, boy ; gen. in comb. Goad-inch (q.v.).
Dev. The plough boy, who has the goad, and is called the goard
inch, Horae Sttbsecivae {i']']']) 179, 229; Grose (,1790) MS. add. (M.)
4. V. To encroach gradually ; to move little by little.
Yks. (J.W.) Cor. Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) CI.
Hence Inchin', vbl. sb. encroaching gradually.
Dor. We might drive in by inching and pinching. Hardy Tower
(ed. 1895) 2. Cor. No inching there, Thomas Randigal Rhymes
(1895) Gl. ; Cor.2 Boys cried out at play, ' No inchin, no inchin.'
[1. (i) Make him By inch-meal a disease ! Shaks. Temp.
II. ii. 3.]
INCH, s6.' Sc. Irel. Also in form insh Abd. [inJ.]
A small island ; low-lying land near a river or stream.
Sc. The river becomes narrower ; and there are some beautiful
islands which are called Inches, Slaltst. Ace. VIII. 597 ( J am.V Abd.
There are some inshes within the harborie, of small worth, not
overflowed by the tyde, Turreff Gleanings (1859') 109. Frf. On
the north side of the Loch of Forfar, there is a peninsula called
the Inch, LowsoN Gnidfollow (1890) 256. Fif. There is two Inches
at the same [Perth], Upon the south and north, Taylor Markinch
Mills/. (181 1) 39, ed. 1870. Gall. On the green inch of Dalrymple,
Crockett Grey Man (1896) 93 ; Such as the ' Inch o' the Isle,'
well known to wild ducks ; and ' Inch Keith,' as well known to
the natives about the Firth o' Forth, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824)
S79, ed. 1876. s.Ir. Opposite the big inch near Ballyhefaan ford,
Croker Leg. (1862) 60. Wxf. The green inches by Boro's side,
Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 225.
[Gael, innis, an island ; Ir. inis, Wel.ynys (Macbain).]
INCH, see Hinge.
INCHOR, sb. Obs. Som. A sucker or j'oung sprout
growing from the root of a tree.
For the most part these grow from the inchors or suckers of
the neighbouring trees, BELLiNGSLEY.'i^nc(ed. 1798)285 ;(W.F.R.)
INCHY-FINCHY, sb. War.= [inji-pinji.] The boys'
game of progressive leap-frog ; see below.
A makes a back : B pitches and makes a back : C pitches over
A and B and makes a back. A then rises and pitches over jSand
C, &c. The formula is ' Inchy-pinchy, last lie down.' The
player who first cries this is entitled to wait until all the players
are ' down,' before he leaps.
INCLE, see Inkle, s6.'
INCLINABLE, nrf/'. Sc. Sur. Som. Inclined to, having
regard or desire for.
Rnf. Ministers . . . that are much more inclinable than once was
thought, to fall into every thing that may recommend them to the
Church, WoDROW Carres. (1842 3) I. 91 ; Many are very much in-
chnable to new schemes, ib. 255. Sur.' It don't seem no ways
inclinable for rain this year. w.Som.' No,herwould'n let'n come
aneast her, her wad'n no way inclinable [eenkluynubl].
INCLINATE, V. Lin. To incline to, be disposed to.
S.Lin. Noa, I doOnt feel inclinaated that waa (T.H.R.).
INCLINE, 56. and t/. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Shr. [i'nklain,
inklai'n.] 1. sb. An inclined plane on a rolley-way or on
an underground roadway ; also in comb. Incline-bank.
Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Used underground, either worked by an
engine when to the dip, or self acting when to the rise. Where
the inclination of the seam is suflicient to admit of a selfacting
plane being employed , it is an economical mode of transit, especial
motive power being thus dispensed with, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl,
(1849). Yks. (J.W.) [Incline man. Person attending to work
on an inclined plane. Reports Mines."]
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INCREEDIT
2. V. To be inclined for, be disposed for.
Edb. Fit to cheer and mak' ye merry When a bottle ye incline,
Forbes Pof»is (i8t2^ 19.
3. To decline. Shr.-
INCLINiG, see Inklinfg.
INCOME, sb. and //>/. adj. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks.
Lin. [inkBm, -kum.] 1. sb. Advent, arrival, entrance ;
an influx.
n.Sc. The income of spring (Jam.^. Ayr. Frae the settle o' the
night To the income o' the light, Ainslie Land 0/ Bums (ed. 1892)
33. w.Yks. Much used in relation to the mind. ' I had such an
income of fear.* The word is a favourite with old Methodist
people, in relating their spiritual experiences. 'I had such sweet
incomes all that day ' (C.C.R.) ; 1683. In candles for y" ringers at
y« income of Andrews (fare, id., Bradford Par. CInvardens' Accts.
Hence (1) Incomer, sb. a new-comer, an arrival ; a
stranger, visitor ; (2) Incoming, (o) sb. an arrival, entrance,
approach ; an introduction ; a conversion or accession to
the Church ; (b) ppl. adj. ensuing, succeeding ; entering
upon a farm, &c.
(i) Sc. Many of the new incomers were men of corrupt principles,
KiRKTON Cli. Hist. (1817) 456. Sh.I. Shii'd no been a penny ower
a half o' croon yit if hit no been fir incomers, Sli. News (Aug. 19,
1899). ne.Sc. Any real or supposed injustice on the part of the
'incomers' was certain to be resented, Gordonhaveit (1887) loi.
Cai.' A new tenant of a farm, &c. e.Sc. It's no every nicht we
meet to welcome an incomer, Setoun R. Urqtthart (1896) iii.
Ayr. Thomas was nae a hereawa man, being an incomer frae
Piper's Haugh or the Saltcoats, Service Dr. Diigiiid (^ed. 1887)
116. e.Lth. Ye're but an incomer yc ken. Ye haena been abune
four year in the pairish, Hunter /. /jia'/'ri (1895) 231. n.Yks.^,
e.Yks.' (2, a) Sc. With whom he might consult anent the way
of his incoming to hold the assembly and parliament in person,
GuTHRY Mail. (1747' 61 (Jam.^. Cai.' Entry, settlement in a
place. Abd. The Covenanters understanding thir haill proceed-
ings, laid compt before the incoming of this general assembly to
bear down episcopacy, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 81 ; Till the
incoming of the service-book at Edinburgh, ib. II. 25. Ayr. On
account of the neglect of the Breadland the incoming of Major
Gilchrist was to be deplored, Galt Ann. Parish (1821) iii. Edb.
Tell us a' the outgauns, incomings, dounpoorins, and affcoupinsin
the parish, Ballantine Gabcr/uiizie (ed. 1875) 23. n-Yks.* The
taking possession by a new tenant. (6) Sc. The incorain 00k
(Jam.). Sh.I. What wid ye say ta wis caain' some day da in-
comin' 00k, S/i. News (July 10, 1897V Cai.^ The incoman week.
The incoman tenant, Fif. There's a chance o' the Queen comin'
to this toon this incomin' summer, Rodertson Provost (1894) 168,
Lnk. It will . . . prevent ony reduction in wages this incomin'
winter, Gordon Pyotsfiaw (1885) 14. N.Cy.' The incoming week.
Hhb.>
2. A new-comer, an arrival.
Abd. When a joung man in the real fishing village paj'S court
to the daughter of a crofter or a tradesman, the women of the
fishing community rise in revolt against the newcomer, or
' income," as they term her, Aid. IVily. Free Press (Mar. 12, 18981 ;
Nor are they to incomes I own new fangle, Anderson Poems
(1826) 8 ; The New Year comes. . . Lat's try this income, how he
stands. An' eik us sib by shakin hands, Tarras Poems (1804) 14
(Jam.1. w.Yks.' ' Income of the fair,' arrivals the evening before
the fair.
3. Phr. fo be its oivit income, to be its own cause, to arise
from itself. n.Yks.^ It's all its own income.
4. An internal disease, a bodily infirmity not due to
accident or contagion, an ailment without apparent ex-
ternal cause ; freq. an abscess, boil, or running sore. Cf
ancome.
Sc She had a great income, and her parents were then too
poor to take her south, Ramsay Rcmiit. (ed. 1872) 118. Cai.'
Disease in a joint, usually knee or elbow, which causes it to be
permanently bent. Fif. Grown-up people spoke more gravely of
an inward trouble, an income, Colville Vernacular (1899) 18.
s.Sc. Ye'U aiblins ken what an income is ' Weel, ye maun ken
that the bairn's fashed wi' a maist tremendous ane in the heuch o'
his knee, Wilson Tales (1836) II. 7, Ayr. She had got an income
in the right arm, and couldna spin, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822)
xciii. Lnk. Nor a' the skill they can comman' Can heal the
incume in his haun', Hamilton Poems (18651 37, Edb. Ill with
an income in her leg, Moir Mayisie Waiult (1828) xvi. Gall, It
was then that I got the income in my back, Crockett Raiders
(1894) xxiii. N,I.' ' What makes you lame ? ' 'A tuk' it first wi'
an income in ma knee,' Uls, (M.B.-S,) Dwn, An abscess, Knox
Hist. Dwn. (1875). N.Cy,i (s.v. Ancome), Nhb,' An ulcer;
something that has come in from an outside cause as distinguished
from a * gathering ' caused by internal bad blood, which is called
' bred-venom,' Cum.', n,Lin,'
5. Of things weighed or measured : deficiency from the
stated quantity or amount expected.
Cai.' Herrings of very poor qualit3' shrink so much in the pro-
cess of curing, that the result may be a less number of barrels of
cured fish than of crans of green fish. Those of best quality
usuallj' give a considerable ootcome,
6. That which is thrown in by the sea ; also in comb.
Income ware,
Sc, What I have hitherto observed is only of ware thrown in
by the sea, which the farmers call income ware, Maxwell Set.
Trans. (1743) 116 (Jam,),
7. ///. adj. Introduced, come in.
Abd. Not before our ordinary justice or sheriff court, . . but
before a new income court, Spalding //;>/, Sf, (1792) I, 316 1 Jam,),
INCOMPOOT, 5(!>, Chs.' A 'nincompoop,' a fool, trifler.
INCONSISTENT,(jrfy. Nhp.Wor. Hnt. [inkonsi'stant.]
1. Reprehensible.
Nhp.' He beat his wife and starved his children; it was quite
inconsistent! Hnt. (T.P.F.)
2. Phr. to be inconsistent, to have a child before marriage.
s.Wor. PoRsoN Quaint IVds. (1875) 20.
INCONTINENT, rtrfy. Obs. or obsol. Sc. Immediatelj',
forthwith, at once.
Sc. The Scots laundry-maid from neighbour Ramsay's who must
speak with you incontinent, Scott Nigel (182a) viii, Abd, Charg-
ing the haill inhabitants incontinent to bring to the tolbooth the
haill spades, shovels, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 220, Per.
Incontinent the trumpets loudlie sounded, Ford Harp (1893) 6;
He dived incontinent into some profound hole of the High Street,
Halieurton Furtli in Field (1894) 58, Arg, He commanded
incontinent to put fire to the house, Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844)
II, 363, Slg. Incontinent I was sent for by the Provost and
Council of Edinburgh, Bruce Sermons {1621) 9, ed, 1843, Ayr,
The waves come on the shore a great deal, and incontinent run
back, Dickson Writings (i66o; I, 58, ed. 1845, Lnk. We charge
you strictly, that incontinent, thir our letters seen, you pass to
the market cross of Edinburgh, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721 1 I. 399,
ed. 1828. Gall. I backed the Highlandman into the crack of the
door, and discharged him incontinent upon the floor, Crockett
Standard Bearer yiSgS) 96.
Hence Incontinently, adv. immediately, forthwith.
Sc. When the woman saw her treasured bink thus laid waste,
she relented incontinently, Sc. Haggis, 61. Or.I. They sail be
holdin incontinentlie to close the samin [grinds] again, Edb.
Antiq. Mag. (1848, 6. n.Sc. Incontinently the wind was up very
boisterous, Wodrow Set. Biog. i,ed, 1845-7) !'■ "4- 'Per.
Treating himself incontinently to a huge pinch of snuff, Hali-
eurton Furth in Field (1894 1 11. Fif. They . . . did all inconti-
nently flie in disorder and disband, Row Ch. Hist. (1650) 519,
ed. 1842.
INCONVENE, adj. Sc. Inconvenient. Glasgow Herald
(Apr. 3, 1899).
INCONVENIENT, 5*. Obs. Sc. Inconvenience.
Sc. Fearing the insolency showld bursth furth wnto some worser
inconuenient, Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844) I. 261. Fif, Fearing
that it might bring with it some inconvenients, Scot Apolog.
(1644I i8g, ed, 1846, Slg, To see a youth pass over his young
years without a notable inconvenient either to body or soul, or to
both, Bruce Sermons (1631) xv, ed, 1843.
INCORMANT, sb. Bnff.' A share, portion.
INCREASE, sb. and v. Irel. n.Cy. Lm. Nrf. Sur.
1. sb. Interest on money.
n.Lin.' He niver taks less increase then five pund e' th' hundred.
2. The birth of a child, an addition to a family by the
birth of a child.
n.Cy. : J.W,) Nrf. They tell unto me there's an increase up at
the Hall this morning (W.R.E,),
Hence Increasement, sb. the pains of labour. Sur.'
3. V. To grow fat.
Ir, Sure he do lu picking up and increasing, Paddiana (ed,
1848) I, 121,
INCREED, sb. n,Yks,= Internal persuasion.
INCREEDIT, V. n.Yks.'' To credit, to reason oneself
into believing. ' I can't increedit that."
IND
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INDISCRETION
IND, sb. Nhp.' lirf.^ An inn, public-house.
IND, V. Dmf. (Jam.) To bring in, to house corn. See
In, V. 28. ' Inding the corn,' leading the corn.
INDE, sec Hind, sb.^
INDECENT, ac/J. Sc. Irel. Lin. Som. Dev. Also in
forms ondacent Sc. n.Ir. w.Soni.' Dev. ; ondaicent N.I.' ;
ondecent Lin. [indrsant, ondessnt.] 1. Unbecoming,
unseemly ; disreputable ; also in coiitp. Indecent-like.
Sc. Two very ragged indecent-like Highlandmen, Stevenson
Calriona (1893) i. Ayr. I allow mysel' that was an ondacent-like
thing, Johnston Kihnallie (1891) I. 179, n.Ir. It's rether on-
dacent to fccht wi' the clargy, Lays and Leg. (1884) 6. Lin. A
haxin* me hawkard questions, an' saayin' ondecent things,
Tennyson Spinster's Sweet-arts 1 1885). w.Som.' There's he an'
her and all they vower gurt maaidens, and zometimes a lodger
too, an' on'y two chimmers. I will zay it, 'tis downright
ondacent [aun-dai sunt}. Dev. He graws beet-red, naturally
enough 'fore such an ondacent speech, Red Rose in Pall Mall Mag.
(Apr. 1900") 440.
2. Unfair. N.I.'
INDEED, adv. Sc. Irel. Yks. Pern, [indld.] In phr.
(i) iiidced-im' -lioiihlrs, a strong asseveration ; (2) — aw
nawther, indeed I did not ; (3) — indeed and doubles, (4) —
in-doubk-dced, see (i) ; (5) — no, no indeed.
(i) N.I.i (2) w.Yks. ' Tha mended mi jacket all reight ! ' ' Nay,
indeed aw nawther,' Hartley Clock Aim. (1872). (3) Dwn.
(C.H.W.) (41 s.Pem. Usually the prefix to a lie. Laws Little
Eng. (1888) 420. (5) Sc. MiTCHELLSfo«/fi's>Ks(i792) 47 ; Monthly
Mag. (1798) II. 436.
IND EL, adv. Dev. [i'ndl.] Indoors, ffeii. in phr. indel
and otidel, indoors and outdoors. Also used attrib.
Goe indel till hare an try, parson, nif tha dust ! Madox-Brown
Dwale Blnih (1876) bk. i. ii ; Indel and oudel, n.Dev. Hand-bk.
(ed. 1877) 258 ; Dev.i Who ha zo much indel and oudel \vork to
do, 3 ; Dev.3 Tez winderful fainty indel and oudle [it is wonder-
fully hot both indoors and out].
INDENT, V. Obs. Sc. To bind by contract, to pledge,
make a compact ; to engage, warrant.
Fif. I indented with the King for the staying of that decreit,
Melvill Aiilobiog. (1610) 422, ed. 1842. Riif. The day will come
3*et, I'se indent, Experience sad will teach us, Picken Poems
(1813') II. 151. Ayr. For Britain's guid his saul indentin. Burns
Twa Dogs (,1786) 1. 148. Edb. For towmonths twa their saul is
lent. For the town's gude indentit, pERr.ussoN Poems (1773) 170,
ed. 1785. Kcb. Rouse up your conscience, and begin to indent
and contract, Rutherford Lett. (1660) No. 173.
INDEPENDENCE, s6. Sc. In -p^r. the Independence set,
Independents, Congregationalists.
Dmb. Are ye for trying the Burgher, or the Relief, or the Inde-
pendence set o't ? Cross Disruption (1844) xl.
INDEPENDENT, rtrfy. Sc.n.Cy.Lin.Oxf. [indipe'ndant.]
1. Rich, in easy circumstances.
Sc. An independent man ; a man of an independent fortune,
Mitchell 5fo///c»'s;Hs (1792) 48. n.Cy. (J.W.)
2. Uncourteous, unobliging.
nXin.^ Sarvants are soa independent noo a daays, ther' is no
gettin' on wi' 'em at all. A baker once said to the author, ' I alus
strive niver to shaw myself independent, that's how I keap my
customers together.' Oxf.' 'Er's very well for work, but 'er's too
independent for I, MS. add.
INDER, sb. e.An. [indsfr).] A great number or
quantity of persons or things, esp. of money.
e.An.' He is worth an inder of money ; e.An.' He is worth an
inder. Nrf. I have laid an inder of loads of gravel in my yard,
Grose (1790). Suf. Cullum Hist. Haiisted (1813) ; Suf.' Gen.
in reference to money or property. ' We'av sitch an inder of poor.'
INDERMER, see Innermore.
INDETRIMENT, sb. Yks. Lin. Som. Also in forms
indeterment w.Som.' ; indethriment e.Yks.' ; indetter-
ment n.Lin.' [indetriment.] Detriment, loss, injury;
a stumbling-block. Cf detriment.
e.Yks.i n.Lin. An' it wasn't noa indettcrment to onj'body else.
Peacock Talcs (1890) 2nd S. 67 ; n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' It'll be no in-
detriment to him. I never felt no indetriment wi' it. w.Som.'
Nif you could spare me some o'm, 'thout no indeterment to your-
zel, I should be uncommon 'bleege fee.
INDIA, 5/;. Sc. Irel. Chs.Glo. Suf Som. Also in forms
indee e.Suf. ; indy Chs.' Glo.' ; ingy w.Som.' [india.]
1. In comp. (i) India-buck, meal or porridge made from
Indian corn. N.I." ; (2) -pink, (n) the ragged robin, /.Vf/nn's
Flos-cHcidi. Glo.'; {b)\.\\&c\oye^-'pm\i,DianthusCayyophyllHs.
ib. 2. Phr. as rich as Indee, very wealthy. e.Sut. (F.H.)
3. India-rubber.
w.Som.' They be the best sort o' balls, they way a bit o' ingy
[een-jeej in the inside o'm. Hast a-got other bit o' ingj' vor to
rub out this here black-lead.
Hence Chewing-india, sb. india-rubber chewed until it
becomes soft.
Lnk. I . . . begged as a great favour that he would lend me his
slab of chewin' India for the rest of the day, Fraser IVhaups
(1895)25; India rubber chewed enough to admit of air bells being
formed in it and exploding with a crack (A.W.j.
4. Ground maize. Chs.'
INDIAN, (7rt)'. Irel. Glo. Som. Dev. In (-o;;;/!. (i) Indian
fog, var. species of stonecrop, esp. Sediiiii reflc.xmn and
S. glauctini; (2) -pink, (a) the ragged robin, Lychnis
Fios-ciiciili \ (b) the clove-pink, Z);V7/!//;"s Caryophylltis \ (c)
the Chinese pink, D. chinensis ; (3) -rubber, india-rubber.
(i) Don. (B. & H.) (2 a, b) Glo.' (c) w.Som.', Dev." (s)
Dev. If the indian-rubber tube happen to choke, you must blow
through it, Baring-Gould Dartmoor Idylls (1896) 7.
INDICATOR, s6. Nhb. Dur. In mining: an apparatus
attached to the engine by means of which the brakesman
can tell the position of the cages in a shaft. Nichoi.son
Coal Tr. Gl. (1888).
INDICTED, ppl. adj. Sh.I. Nhb. [indiktid.] In-
clined, addicted.
Sh.I. Yunsin in da first of his time, was indicted ta drink.
Burgess Loura Biglan (1896) 54. Nlib.'
INDIFFERENT, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lin. Lei. Nhp.
War. Hnt. e.An. [indif(3)rsnt.] 1. Tolerable, passable,
pretty good ; middling, mediocre ; also used advb.
Sc. He was supposed to make an indifferent good thing of it,
Scott St. Ronan (1824) iii. N.Cy.' w.Yks.' If I ask a Craven
peasant how his wife does, he replies ' indifferent, thank je ; '
then I conclude that she is in tolerably good health. Lei.' It's an
indifferent crop. 'How are you to-day?* 'Well, Ah've in-
different well.' ' There seems to be a great number of them ? '
' Ah, indifferent ! ' Nhp.', War.3, Hnt. (T.P.F.)
Hence Indifferently, adv. tolerably. w.Yks.'
2. Poorly, bad, ill, esp. in phr. very indifferent.
w.Yks.' I's seure Joan's vara unfit to be oute lat ; for hees lang
been vara indifferent, ii. 286. n.Lin.' ' How's your wife to-daay ? '
' Oh, she's nobbut indifferent thank you.' Oor Jaane's gotten an
uncommon indifferent plaace ; I shall tell her togie warnin'. Nhp.'
When' very 'is added it implies severe indisposition. Hnt. (T.P.F.)
e.An.' It was rather an indifferent match for Miss B. Mr. C. had
very indifferent success in his attempt, he was totally disappointed.
Hence Indifferently, adv. ill, poorly. e.An.'
INDIGESTER, sb. Won Digestion.
s.Wor. Old Mr. Rasler 'e 'ave alius said as my indigester were
out of order (H.K.).
INDIGNIFY, w. Obs. Sc. To disgrace.
Edb. That immoral, indignifies the man, Sinks him far neath the
brute creation, Liddle Poems (1821) aio.
INDING, adj. Obs. Sc. Unworthy, shameful.
Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Fif. "The mem'rie o' that
wicket thing. And cruel martyrdom inding, Tennant Papistry
(1827) 198.
[I, maist wrachit synfuU catyve inding, Douglas Eneados
(1513), ed. 1874, III. 276. Fr. indigne, unworthy (Cotgr.).]
INDISCREET, adj. Obs. Sc. Uncivil, rude.
Sc. Others . . . gave me indiscreet, upbraiding language, calling
me a vile old apostate. Walker Life Peden (1727) 3 (Jam.). n.Sc.
The first night he was so indiscreet as to put me into a gousty,
cold, wide, dark, filthy, smoky room, Wodrow Set. Biog. (ed.
1845-7) II. 357.
Hence Indiscreetly, adv. uncivilly, rudely.
Sc. (Jam.) Fif. I hope you will not use nie so indiscrcetlie as
did one Mr. David Calderwood, Row Ch. Hist. (1650) 312,
ed. 184a. Lnk. Upon this the bishop went off, as indiscreetly as
he came up, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) IV. 458, ed. 1828.
INDISCRETION, sb. Obs. Sc. Incivility, impolite-
ness. Cf discretion, s.v. Discreet.
Lnk. I am told he treated the chancellor with indiscretion
abundance, Wodrow Ch, Hist. (1721) I. 384, ed. 1828.
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INFEFT
INDISGESTION, sA. c.Lan.'Chs.' Sun' [indisdge-Jan.]
Indigestion.
INDOOR, adj. Sc. Lin. e.An. Som. Dev. In comb. Ii)
Indoor face, the face of one not exposed to the weather ;
(2) — servant, a farm-servant living in his master's house.
(i^i Lnk. He has an unco han'-me-doon look, an indoor face, no
tashed \vi' the weather, Fraser IVhaiifis 1,1895) 189. (2) Lin.'
n.Lin.' A farm servant who does not work out of doors. e.An.'
A servant in the country who is entirely within doors. w.Som.*
In all cases the term ' indoor ' refers to the board and lodging and
not to the work done. nw.Dev.'
INDOORS, ffr/ii. Som. Of a servant: with board and
lodging in the master's iiouse.
Man ^Irustworthj' wanted, indoors, who understands sheep, and
will make himself generally useful, A ttciioneer'' s Advt. (1895).
w.Som.i I be working to Mr. Venn's to Dykes, indoors [I work for
Mr. Venn on his farm, and live in his house]. 'Wanted at once, a
man, indoors, to drive horses and make himself useful on a farm,'
IVellmgto)! IVkly. Neivs (Jan. 13, 1887I.
INDRAIN, sb. n.Yks.= [indren.] A whirlpool; /ig.
a place of attraction or resort. Cf. indraw.
INDRAUGHT, sA. Sc. [indraxt.] 1. Suction of air.
Sc. So slight was the indraught of air, that the reek . . . descended
cloud after cloud to the very floor, Blackw. Mag. (June 1820) 281
(Jam.). Cai.'
2. A Strong current, a vortex.
Or.I. The other part [of the flood-tide] slips down by Sandwick
shore till it gets in to the indraught of Hoy Sound, Statist. Ace,
XIV. 315 (Jam.).
INDRA'W, sb. n.Yks.* A whirlpool ; fg. a place of
attraction or resort. Cf. indrain.
INDRINK, sb. Sc. A diminution, shrinkage.
Rnf. There has been a great indrink of communicants in many
places in this country-side this summer, Wodrow Corres. (1842-
3> I- 30-
INDUMIOUS, rtf^: Sh.I. 'Very bad; of the weather:
extraordinarily rough or stormy.
Da wadder is juist biin indiimious fir a lang time noo, Sh. Neics
(May 7, 1898 .
INDURING, /re/. Obs. Sc. During.
Sc. Ane bastard . . . may in his lige pousty, and induring his
lifetime, annalic and dispone his landes, gudes and geare, Skene
Difficill Wds. (1681) 17. Abd. Any maister quhatsumever that
teiches Inglische induring the will and plesure of the Counsall,
Melville Conunonplace Bk. (1640) xxxii, ed. 1899. Per. Give
yearly to the said Archibald Steedman five merks induring his
service in tempering of the knock, Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844)
11.269. Fif. WehailTfundof God'sguidnes thisfruict.thatinduring
sa mania yeirs na heresie hes sprung up in our kirks, Melvill
Aittobiog. (1610) 155, ed. 1842.
[Pensionis . . . Induring his gude will, Sa/.Po^ws (1573),
ed. Cranstoun, I. 319.]
INDUSTHER, v. Irel. [indBsfiar.] To work hard,
be industrious.
He was allaways industherin'at somethin' or other, Blackburne
Stones, 8.
INDUSTRIOUS, sb. N.I.» An industrious person.
He was a good industrious.
INDWELL, V. Sc. Also in form indwall Kcd.
[indwe'l.] To reside in, inhabit; to possess as a habitation.
Sc. We aw him nought but a grey groat, The ofT'ring for the
house we indwell, Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776") U. 46 (Jam. ) ; He hath
thought it fit that some relicts of sin . . . should indwell, Durham
A'. Command. (1675) ^P- ^"^- (J*"-)
Hence (i) Indweller, sb. an inhabitant ; (2) Indwelling,
sb. a habitation, dwelling.
(i"i Sc. This old, black city, which was for all the world like a
rabbit-warren, not only by the number of its indwellers, Stevenson
Catnona (1893) i ; A poor Trojan . . . had been ten months or
thereby, an indweller in Sparta, Scoticisms (1787) 118. Abd. The
drum went through the Oldtown, commanding and charging the
haill indwellers thereof, Spalding //is/. Sc. (1792) I. 160. Kcd.
An indwaller i' the parish o' Stra'an, Grant /.(ns (1884) i. Lnk.
Christian Fyfe. late indweller in Fife, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721)
III. 409, ed. 1828. Gall. My father . . . had been all his life ' in-
dweller' in the hill farm of Ardarroch, Crockett Standard Bearer
(1898) I. Wgt. Anthony Conning, 'indweller in Wigtoun,' Fraser
JF/^/oa'« (1877)34. (2)Sc. Mitchell 5co(/i'c/s«is (1793) 47 ; Scoti-
cisms (1787) 47.
INDY, INE, see India, Hind, adj.
INEAR, sh. n.Cy. Yks. Also written innear m.Yks.'
A kidnej', ' ear.' n.Cy. Grose (1790). n. Yks. '°*, m.Yks.'
See Near, sb.
INF AIR, see Infar(e.
INFALL, si. Obs. Sc. An invasion, attack, onslaught.
ne.Sc. This infall (known afterwards commonly by the name of
* the Trott o' Turra ' in derision 1 fell out May fourteenth, 1639,
Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 114. Abd. Having been provocked by a
party of the Aberdeen's garrison, ther infall into his quarters in
the night t^'me, Turreff Gleanings (18591 96. Lnk. I'he rebels
were at Drumclog, the first of June being Sunday, upon Monday
at the infal upon Glasgow, Wodrow Ck, Hist. (1721) HI. 89,
ed. 1828.
[Norw. dial, imi/all, an invasion (Aasen) ; Sw. infall,
Dan. iiidfald.']
INFANG, !'. Obs. Sc. To cheat, gull, 'take in'; to get
into one's clutches. See Fang, v. 1.
s.Sc. I hope ye are na Just infang't i' love sae sair, T. Scott
PofiHs (1793) 361. Cld. (Jam.)
INFANT-HARROW, sb. War.^ A rake-harrow.
A small light harrow used to cover seeds after drilling or dibbling,
and drawn by hand, or by cord fastened round the workman who
drills and harrows at one operation.
INFAR(E, sb. Sc. Irel. Cum. Amer. Also written
infair N.I.' Cum.* ; and in form infore Ayr. [i'nfer.] The
home-coming of a bride ; the entertainment given for the
reception of a bride in the bridegroom's house ; the
reception after a wedding.
Sc. (Jam.) Abd. He brought over his wife to his own house in
the Oldtown, where there was a goodly infare, Spalding ///s/. Sc,
(1792) H. 54. Ags. The name of the day succeeding a wedding,
including the idea of the entertainment given to the guests (Jam.) ;
The day after the wedding is the infare. . . This may be considered
a second edition of yesterday, only the company is less numerous
and the dinner is commonly the scraps that were left at the wedding
feast. On (his occasion every one of both sexes who has a change
of dress appears in a garb different from that worn on the preceding
day, Edb. Mag. (Nov. 1818) 414 (I'A.X Ayr. A dull bridal and a
scrimp infore bodes quench'd love or toom pantries, Galt Lairds
(1826) XX. Ir. A dangerous compliment is paid to the bridal-party,
at what is called the infair or bringing home. They are saluted
with shots from muskets and pistols at every village, Flk-Lore Jrii.
(1884) II. 212. N I.' Cum. Sec an infair I've been at, Stagg
Misc, Poems (ed. 1807) 2 ; Cum.* The holding of a marriage feast
for the purpose of receiving assistance was subsequently termed
'infair,' but this expression was more commonly applied to a
festivity held in a public-house at other than the stated and regular
dates for 'Merry nights' (s.v. Bridewain). [Amer. Carruth
Kansas Univ. Oiiar. (Oct. 1892) I ; Dial. Notes (1896) I. 383.]
Hence Infarcake, sb. a cake broken over the head of a
bride on her home-coming.
Sc. The guests assembled at the door, on the threshold of which
a sieve containing bread and cheese was held over her head, and,
as she entered the house, a cake of shortbread was broken over
her head, the 3'oung folk scrambling for the fragments, Andrews
Bygone Ch. Life (1899) 224. Lth. It makes nae matter about the
infar-cake : it's jist an' auld superstition aboot it's no' bein' lucky
not to hae't richt broken, or about dreamin ower bits o't to ken
wha's to marry you, Strathesk Blinkbonny (ed. 1891) 176; The
infar-cake was only broken over Bell's head, ib. 176.
[He thoucht for till mak Infair, And till mak gud cher
till his men, Barbour Bruce (1375) xvi. 340. OE. in/ivr,
an entrance [Gen. iii. 24).]
IN FARING, a(^'. Som. In-lying, lying within or near
home.
'An infaring tithing,' a tithing within a borough, W. & J. Gl.
(1873). w.Som.' The opposite of outlying. ' I mean to keep all
the infaring [eenfaeureenj ground in hand.
INFATUATE, adj. Sc. Infatuated, mad, foolish.
Sh.I. Though we had several shipmasters and a double crew on
board, they were as infatuate as to mistake their reckoning,
Willcock Minister (1897) 59. Lnk. So infatuate in their thirst
after blood have some people been, Wodrow Ch, Hist. (1721) I.
158, ed. 1828.
INFEFT,!'. Sc. [infe'ft.] To put into legal possession,
to legally or formally invest with property, &c. ; to enfeoff.
Gen. with in.
n.Sc. I would infcft your son this day In third part o' my
INFELL
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INGAN
land, BucHAN Ballads (1828) I. 82, ed. 1875. Bch. When 1 found
myself infeft In a young Jack, I did resolve to change the haft For
that mistak, Forbes Dominie (,1785 1 46. Abd. I hope they're now
infeft, by law. To bar objections, Cock Strains (1810) I. 132. Per.
She were infeft in her future husband's lands, Lawson Bk. of Per.
(1847) igo. Dmb. In the mailin get our Kirst infeft, Salmon
Cowodean i 1868) 88. Slg. I had denuded ni\' hands of some lands
and casualties that I was infefted in, Bruce Sermons (1631)9, ed.
1843. Ayr. In houses an' mailins I'll soon be infeft, Ainslie
Poems (ed. 1892) 225. Lnk. The major's lady was happily infeft
in a part of his lands, Wodrow C/i. Hist. (.1721) II. 49, ed. 1828.
Wgt. The said Burgh has been more freely infefted by our prede-
cessors, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 10.
Hence Infeftment, sb. investiture, legal possession.
Sc. The Earl wished to resign all his lands into the King's hands
for new infeftments, Kirkton C/i. Hist. (1817) 157. Sh.I. Lands
. . , of which . . .the vassals were not seised by infeftment from
the Crown, Hibbert /)«£; Sh. I. (1822) 139, ed. 1891. Or.I. A
new infeftment in favour of his Lordship, Peterkin Notes (1822)
III. Per. Our holy fathers who . . . left to us, as it were, in
haereditarie infeftment, a pure forme of worshipping God, Wodrow
Scl. Biog. vcd. 1845-7) !• 99' Ayr. If there is aught in this life
that may be regarded as the symbols of infeftment to the inherit-
ance of Heaven, Galt Gilliaize (1823) xii. Lnk. To pass infeft-
ments under the great seal, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) I. 258, ed.
1828. Slk. Taking infeftment of some new grants of land, Hogg
Tales (1838) 195, ed. 1866. Wgt. According to their ancient in-
feftment belonging as hitherto to the same persons, Fraser IVig-
town ( 1877) lo-
INFELL, V. s.Chs.' To hem down the inside of a seam.
Rim'th see-m uliingg-, tin dhen in'fel it [Run th' seam alung,
an' then infell it].
INFESTUOUS, nrfy. Sc. Extraordinary. Dmf. Wal-
lace Sclioolniaster (1899) 349.
INFIELD, sb. }Obs. Sc. Cum. Chs. Arable land
which receives manure and is perpetually in crop. Also
used atlrib.
Sc. With the . ..tofts, crofts, mosses, muirs — outfield, infield, &c.,
Scott IVaverliy (1814) xlii. Sh.I. The land lying near the home-
stead was kept for successive years in tillage, and under the name
of Infield received all the manure, mixed with earth, which the
farm afforded, Hibbert Desc. Sh. I. (1822 1 202, ed. 1891 ; Da in-
field corn is no ta be complained apon, an' da tatties is luikin' weel,
Sh. News (Aug. 14, 1897) ; A glebe o" guid infield land, Stewart
Tales (1892) 26. Abd. 'The ancient division of the land was into
infield, outfield, and fauchs. The infield was dunged every three
years for bear ; and the two crops that followed bear were oats
invariably. . . Since the introduction of turnips the farmers make
it a general rule not to take more than one and never more than
two crops of oats in succession in their infield grounds. Statist.
Ace. II. 533 (Jam.). Per. That non of the tennents of wester Tulli-
oeddies cast up any of the grein or infield grass of West-Tulli-
neddiesin time comeing, Edb. Antiq. Mag. (1848) 55. Edb. Whose
ancient crofts, or infield lands contiguous to their steadings, were
equal to their rents and sustenances, Pennecuik IVks. (17 15) 67,
ed. 1815. N.Cy.^ Cum. Ah wad hev as fine a stock eh hogs as
yeh ivver leuckt gaan eh t'infields, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881)
189; Fell lambs are wintering well on the in-fields, Carlisle Patriot
(Dec. 14, 1888) 3, col. 6; Cuni.^ They'd rayder part wi' life Ner
sell or swap a single yird of infield land or fell, 95 ; Cum.* Ancient
enclosed land, and commonly the best. Chs. "The obsolete system
of infield and outfield — of occasionally plowing and cropping the
inferior lands situated at a distance from the homestead, and
bringing home the produce to enrich the better land, Marshall
Revteiu (1818) II. 30. [The nearer portion of the land, which bore
the grain and vegetables for the cultivators and their families and
dependents, and the fodder for the cattle in winter, was called the
infield, Stephens Fartn Bk. (ed. 1849) I'- 555-]
INFIRM, adj. Gio. [infa'm.] Silly, foolish.
A man must be an infirm creatur, Philip, to talk as ye do, to a
certainty, Gissing Vill. Hampden (1890) II. v.
INFIX, sb. Bnft".' [i'nfit.] 1. An introduction.
2. Influence.
He's sure t' get 's fairin agehn. He hiz a gey gueede infit wee
the laird.
Hence Infittan, sb. influence.
He hiz great in-fittan at hehd quarters.
INFOORCE, sb. n.Yks.^ Internal agency or action ;
fermentation.
INFORE, see Infar(e.
INFORMATION, sb. Lin. Sus. Som. Dev. Also in
form infamation n.Lin.' [infame'Jan.] Inflammation.
n.Lin.^ Th' ohd boss deed o' infamaation, though we fermented
him all neet. Sus.i She was took with the information (s.v. Dun-
namany). Som. Old Gabriel still laments the days of his youth,
when if you suffered from 'information' you were 'blooded,'
Raymond Misteiion's Mistake ( 1888I 370. w.Som.' His leg don't
get no better, and th' information's that bad, he's a-swelled so
big's two. Dev. Betty reproved me by saying she didn't think
much of faith that couldn't put down an ' information,' Peard
Mother Molly 1^1889; 204.
INFUSE, I/. War.* [infiu'z.] To inform.
I wish I could infuse you more accurately, but that's just
what I can't do.
ING, sb. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Not. Lin.
Nhp. e.An. Ken. Sur. Sus. Also in form inge Nhb.'
Cum. Ess.' ; in Nhb.' [ir).] 1. A meadow, pasture, esp.
low-lying land by the side of a stream or river, &c. ; freq.
in pi. Also used altnb. and in place-names.
n.Cy. (K.) ; Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.'^ Nhb. A great flood swept
them away into the inges below, Hodgson Arch. ALliana, I. 269;
Nhb.' s.Dur. Now only used in place or rather field names, as
Hard Ings, Broad Ings (J.E.D.). Lake!.'; Lakel.^ A field and
place name — Wood Ing, Main Ing. Cum. None shall ride . . .
through Wilson's Inge, Hodgson IVater Mellock (ed. 1883) 30 ;
I've lost a fat wether, and David's lost twa — all oot o' t'ings,
Dalby Mayroyd (1880) I. 251, ed. 1888; The fields with us so
named mostly retain their meadowy character, lying low and too
near the rivers to be safely ploughed, N. & Q. (1873) 4th S. xii.
401. Wm. Poor Maggy ! the Pride of the Ings! Blezard Sngs.
(1848) 22 ; Esp. [a meadow] that is moist or liable to be flooded
(J.H.). Yks. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). n.Yks. If it consists
of ings or low-land adjoining a river refrain from sowing hay-seeds
grown on upland, Marshall Review (1808) I. 483; n.Yks.' A
name for some field or other in a farm, which field originally was
a low-lying, wet or marshy meadow, although now it may have
been long drained and become arable ; n.Yks.^^* ne.Yks.' The
sing, is never used ; a double//, 'ingses' is frequent. 'T'watther's
gitten all ower t'ingses.' e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788) ;
e.Yks.' m.Yks.' The low ing pasture. w.Yks. That ing at back
of our 'ouse (A.L.K.) ; We had seen the ings first from the rig of
it. Snowden Web of IVeaver [i8g6) go ; w.Yks.'^s* Lan. The level
Ings are flooded into lakes, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale 1 1860)
HI. 305. ne.Lan.', Not. (L.C.M.) Lin. Before the common land in
this parish — Springthorpe — was enclosed, there was a part of the
common called 'The Ings,' where the inhabitants had a right to
pasture cattle, N. iy Q. (,1873! 4th S. xii. 482 ; The unenclosed
Ings, or open meadows, of this neighbourhood, Thompson Hist.
Boston (1856) 676; Ray (1691). n.Lin.' 1000 acres of ings or
common meadow, Young Lin. Agric. (1799) 179. sw.Lin.'
They're soughing the great ing agen Skellingthorpe Wood.
Nhp.', e.An.i Ess. White Eng. (1865) II. 293; Ess.' The salt
'inges.' ne.Ken. (H.M.j Sur. Little Ing, near Godalniing,
N. & Q. (1884) 6th S. X. 225. Sus. (M.B.-S.) ; Sus.' ; Sus.' A
meadow on a side hill, as ' The Ings ' near Kingston.
2. Mould raised by moles, mole-hills, esp. in phr. to dress
the ing, to spread the mole-hills and dung in a field.
w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703) (s.v. Durse) ; w.Yks.*, Lin.
(W.W.S.)
3. Comp. Ing-rake, a meadow or hay-rake, a rake used
in dressmg ' ings.' w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703).
[ME. eng, a medew, Cath. Aug!. (1483) ; ON., H&n.eiig.]
INGAIN,sA. e.An.' [i'ngen.] Profitinbuyingandselling.
IN-GAITHERAN, vW. s6. Bnfif.i The act of gathering
or collecting together.
The lassies are a' oot at the in-gaitheran o' the claise.
INGAN, sb. Sc. Also Suf. Also in forms ingun,
ingyun e.Suf [i'rjgan.] An onion ; also used attrib.
Sc. Our Spanish colonel, whom I could have blown away like
the peeling of an ingan, Scott Leg. Mont. (1818) ii. n.Sc. A
prov. is used expressive of high contempt as addressed to one who
makes much ado about little : ' Ye're sair stress'd stringing ingans '
(Jam.). Per. An ingan, too, maks them sae nice, Stewart
Character (1857) 185. Lnk. He could . . cut the ingans, minsh
the shooet, and saut and pepper the stew to perfection. Murdoch
Readings (ed 1895) I. 10. Edb. The auldest man alive Ne'er
saw sae ill their ingans thrive, Thomson Poems (1819) 122.
Gall. My wee yaird is like a desert, Ingans, leeks, and carrots
fail, Kerr Maggie o' the Moss (1891) 73. Suf.', e.Suf, (F.H.)
INGANG
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INGLE
INGANG, sb. n.Sc. (Jam.) Lack, deficiency ; prop, a
going in, a contraction.
INGANGERS, sb. pi. n.Yks.'* People assembling or
coming in.
INGANGING, sb. Nhb. Yks. A recess, the entrance
to a house, &c. Cf. ingo.
Nhb.' He fell doon just at the ingannin o' wor entry. n.Yks.*
lUGAViGS, sb.pl. lObs. Sc. The intestines, entrails.
Gall. At that season of the year called Jlichaelmas, he [the
devil] is said to touch the black-berries, or to ' throw his club over
them,' none daring after that period to eat one of them, or the
' worms will eat their ingangs,' Mactaggaut Eiicycl. (1824) 167,
ed. 1876.
[Sw. iiig&ng, an entry, passage (VVidegren).]
INGATE, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Also
in forms ingaate Wm. ; ingeat Cum.* ; ingeatt Cum.'
[i-nget, -giat.] 1. An entrance, ingress, a way in ; the
act of entering. Cf gate, sb.^ 7.
N.Cy.' Entrance to a working place in a coal mine ; the inlet
for a current of air in the working of a pit. Nhb.i Specially
applied to the way into a mine at the bottom of a shaft, or at any
point in a shaft where the cages are stopped to enter a seam ; or
to the way by which the air enters the workings of a pit. Cum.*
n.Yks.i ; n.Yks.^ Right both of ingate and outgate. ne.Yks.'
m.Yks.' If applied to a patliway, a short, more or less enclosed
one, is indicated. Of tlie outlets of divergent paths within a
wood, it will be said, ' There is only one ingate ; all the rest is
[are! outgates.' w.Yks.'. ne.Lan.^
2. Phr. (i) ingale and outgate, w'lihin and without, com-
pletely; (2) — or outgate, (a) within or without, ^f/;. used
ticg. not at all, nothing; {b) willy-nilly, by any means
whatever.
(11 Gall. May they burn back and front, ingate and outgate,
liide, hair, and harrigals, Crockett Standard Bearer (18981 301.
(2, a) w.Yks.i Mostly used when speaking of something that is
lost, which, after the most diligent search, cannot be found.
Thus a person will say, ' I lost a sheep last week, bud I can
mak nayther ingate ner outgate on't'; w.Yks.^ Of a child who
had fallen down an old chambered well, but could not be dis-
covered, it was said that she ' couldn't be fun, naalher ingate nur
out.' (i) Wm. He wad hev her, ingaate er ootgaate, Robison
Aald Tiiales (1882) 3.
3. An inroad, attack. Cum.'* 4. The time when the
post comes in. Cum.*
INGE, see Ing.
INGENURIOUS, adj. Sus.> Ingenious.
For my part I consider that King bolomon was a very in-
genurious man.
INGER'S POCK, pin: Lth. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] A quantity of all kinds of grain dried
in a pot and ground into meal.
INGETTING, vbl. sb. Obs. Sc. The act of gathering
in or receiving.
Lnk. That ... all obstructions [be] removed that may hinder
the ingetting of what is resting [owing], Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721)
1. 339, <^d. 1828.
INGINE, sb. ? Obs. Sc. Also written ingyne, injine.
1. Ingenuity, quickness of intellect, ability; knowledge,
invention. See Engine.
Sc. Joannes Barclaius thought my ingine was in some measure
inspiration, Scott Nigel (1822) xxvii ; Whose craft, ingyne, and
policy, Aytoun Ballads (ed. 1861) II. 221. Abd. Devysit ane
instrument of his awin ingyne, Turreff Gleanings (1859"! 177.
Per. Endowed to an unusual degree with the perfervid 'ingj'ne '
of the Scot, Haliburton Furih in Field {i8g.\) 191. Fif. Maun I
see j'on bairns o' mine Sae bown on deeds divine, And I na help
their weak ingyne? Tennant Papistry {\&2-j) 17. Ayr. Then a'
that ken'd him round declar'd He had ingine. Burns Ep. to
Lapraik (Apr. i, 1785) st. 5. Edb. To cramb their minds wi' grit
ingine, Learmont Poems (,1791) 141. Kcb. O for an ingine to
write a book of Christ, Rutherford Lett. (1660^1 No. 96.
2. An ingenious person, a genius, a person of ability.
Gcill. We say of any one with a dungeon of a head, that that
person is a great injine. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 279, ed. 1876.
INGLE, sb."- Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also
Sus. [i'q(g)l.l 1. Fire, flame; a fire in a room; the
furnace of a kiln. Also used attrib.
Sc. Let him that's cauld blaw up the ingle, Ramsay Prov.
(1737) ; From some superstitious notion, the kiln men insist that
their fire shall be called ingle. Monthly Mag. 1 1800) I. 325.
ne.Sc. Grant AVci/f /ok, 176. Cai.' The iirc which heats a kiln.
The fire of a house, Src, is not called ' ingle ' in Cai. ' To put fire
to a kiln,' would mean to set the kiln on fire ; but ' to put ingle to
it,' would mean to light the ingle. Elg. Join thy comrades a'
Around the ingle char, Couper Poetry (1804) I. 87. Bnfi. Taylor
Pof»K(i787) 43. Bch. FoRBEs/rH. (1742) 13. Abd. Cock S/f^ni'«s
(1810) I. 117. Frf. That brimstane belsh, or bock up ingle,
Beattie Arnha (c. 1820) 41, ed. 1882. Per. Beet the ingle, mend
the fire (Jam.). Fif. Douglas Poems (1806) 151. Slg. Fresh
turf I will lay in a heap on my ingle. Mum Poems ^i8i8) 64.
Dmb. The ingle weak, the cruizie out, Taylor Poems (1827) 21.
s.Sc. Tibbie's clean fireside And ingle bleezing bonnilie, Watson
Bards 1 1859) 71. Rnf. The lassie had stown frae a braw bleezing
ingle, Webster Rhymes (1835) 12. Ayr. And peacefu' rose its
ingle reek. Burns Verses, st. 4. Lnk. It's easier frae the door . . .
Than frae the ingle edge to drive the deil. Black Falls of Clyde
(18061 no. Lth. The kettle then on ingle clear, Boils fu' o" ale
an' whisky, Bruce Poems (1813) II. 17. Edb. Gathering round
Their neighbour's blazing ingle, M*^Dowall Poems (1839) 94.
Bwk. Auld Jock by the ingle, his pipe in his cheek, Calder Poems
(18971 68. Feb. Affleck Poet, li'ks. (1836) 79. Slk. The wee
bit ingle blinkin bonnily, Chr. North Noiles (ed. 1856) III. 35.
Rxb. Afore the ingle, Ruickbie Wayside Cottager (1807) 172.
Dmf. We unskaithed may toast our soles by ingle bricht,
QuiNN Heather (1863) 225. Gall. Nicholson Poet. JVks. (1814)
74, ed. 1897. Kcb. The pingle pan Is on the ingle set, Davidson
Seasons (ii&g) 6. Wgt. Theyill they quaff'd By the ingle's cheery
bleeze, Fraser Wigtown ! 1877 209. n.Cy. Grose 1 1790 ; N.Cy.'
Nhb. When seated by the ingle, Donaldson Poems (1809) 31.
Cum. Let's creep owre the heartsome turf ingle, Andekson
Ballads (ed. 1820) 163 ; To aither nut I gave a neame, and baith
i' th' ingle put, Relph Misc. Poems (1747) 95. n.Yks. How mun
I leet my pipe, Whaughl here's nea ingle, Meriton Praise Ale
(1684) 1. 674; n.Yks.i^*, ne.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Ayont the
ingle, Lucas Stud. Nidderdale {c. 1882)24 ; Hutton Tour to Caves
(1781). Lan. Harland Z.^'nV5 (1866) 129. ue.Lan.'
Hence Inglin, sb. fuel. Dmf. (Jam.)
2. A hearth, fireplace, or fireside; a chimney-corner.
Fif. She sat in the ingle by the hall fire. Grant Si.v Hundred,
ix. Rnf. He crap to his ingle like ane gaun to steal, Picken
Poems {iB J ^) II. 136. Ayr. No longer do we see the old gaber-
lunzie sitting by the farmer's cosy ingle. White Jottings (1879)
46. Gall. A fire blazed in a wide ingle, Crockett Raiders (1894)
xxvii. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.) Lakel.2 It's set doon at
some ov oor auld ingles hed hed a fire alius burnen i' them fer
generations, but it's a fashion 'at's deein oot. Yks. (R.H.H.)
n.Yks.' A body's ain ingle ; n.Yks.* 'Ah tell'd my taal o' luv bj-v
t'ingle glow.' m.Yks.' Lan. 1' th' ho" an' cottage ingle, Kay-
Shvttlev.'OTijh Scarsdale {i860) 11. 228. n.Lin.' nw.Sus. In use
about Lynchmere (G.A.W. \
3. A faggot or bundle of fuel, a burning coal, peat, or log.
Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Abd. Tibby was back just in
a gingle. An' soon set on a bleezin' ingle, Beattie Parings (1801)
4. Cum.'^ An ' ingle of fire sticks ' ; Cum.* The farmer leaves the
ingle-seyde, Stagg Misc. Poems (1805) Ii8.
4. Comp. (1) Ingle-biel, fireside shelter; (2) -bole, a
chimney-cupboard; (3) -bred, home-bred ; (4) -cheek, the
fireside, hearth ; (5) -end, the side of a room where the
fire is ; (6) -fleeak, a wooden slab suspended by the ends
above a fireplace for a mantelshelf; (7) -gleed, see (9I;
(8) -lighted, lighted by the fire ; (9) -lowe, the flames or
blaze of a fire, firelight, a blazing fireside ; (10) -lug, see
(4); (11) -mids, the centre ofa fire; (i2)-nookor-nooking,
a chimney-corner, a corner by the fireside ; also used Jig.
and attrib.; (13) -ring, the fireside circle; (14) -side, see
(4) ; (15) -stone, the hearthstone.
(i) Edb. Husbandmen had bent their way Towards their homes
. . . To rest them by their ingle biels, Liddle Poems (1821) 186.
(2) Sc. And then she took frae the ingle-bole, Ballads (1885)
235. (3) Rnf. Mony an ingle-bred auld wife. Has baith mair wit
an' senses. Than me this day, Picken Poems 11788) ri2 (Jam.).
(4") Sc. Ye'U readly find him at his ingle cheek, Shepherds Wedding,
(1789) 14. Abd. To cheer the winte'r's ingle-cheek, Cadenhead
Bon-Accord (18531 203. Frf. A welcome guest at the 'ingle
cheek ' of many a farmer's kitchen, Lowson Gnidfollow (i8go) 29.
Per. Ford //<i»/i (1893) 202. s.Sc. Ilk ane by the ingle cheek Cours
down, T. Scott Poems (1793) 323. Ayr. There, lanely, by the
ingle-cheek, I sat and ey'd the spewing reek. Burns Vision, st. 3.
INGLE
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Lnk. Orr Laigh Flichts (i88a^ 36. Ith. At the lown ingle-cheek in
the lang winter ni^ht, Ballantine Pocxis (1856) 99. Edb. Placed
cozie by our ingle-cheek, Macneill Bygane Times (181 il 54.
n,Ir. Enscons'd behind the ingle-cheek, Lays and Leg. (1884) 63.
(S") Dmf. E'enin' cranreuch airts her Tae her couthie ingle-en*,
Reid Poems (1894) 148. (6) n.Yks.^ (7) Ayr. Cheerlie blinks
the ingle gleed, Kurns Latly Onlie, st. 2. (8) Slg. Points his seat
across the ingle-lighted floor, Muir Poems (1818) 170. (gl So. I
saw the cheery ingle lowe Blink thro' the peens, Coghill Poems
(1890) 25. Abd. To share the ingle lowie, Baudrinsligs wi' streekit
collie, Cadenhead Bon-Accord (1853) 252. Per. Stewart
Character (1857) 3. Ayr. And by my ingle-lowe I saw, Now
bleezin bright, A tight, outlandish hizzie, braw. Burns Vision, st.
7. Edb. I sat down bi the ingle low, Crawford Poems (1798)
117. Dmf. Shrivel like a threid That's held abune the ingle lowe,
Reid Poems (1894) 60. (10) Rnf. This bonnie young lassie . . .
maks me sae blyth by my ain ingle lug, Clark Rhymes (1842) 30.
Ayr. A snug berth within rax o' the ingle-lug, Ainslie Land of
Burns (ed. 1892) 45. 1,11) Abd. A burning coal with the het tangs
was ta'en, Frae out the ingle-mids, Ross Helenore (,1768') 20, ed.
1812. (12) n.Sc. Snug an' cantie by the ingle neuk, Gordon Car-
glen (1891) 148. Abd. He was seated in the ingle-neuk, Macdonald
Sir Gibbie (1879) xxvi. Kcd. A sat in the ingle neuk, Jamie Muse
(1844) 109. Frf. Barrie Minister (i8gi) xxiv. Per. It was just
the powerfu' ca' o' duty 'at garred me . . . steer frae the ingle
neuk this nicht, Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 9, ed. 1887. e.Fif.
Flingin' doon his cutty i' the ingle-neuk, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864)
ii. Rnf. By the bleezin* ingle neuk, Young Pictures (1865) 10.
Ayr. The cosy ingle-neuk of some auld farm hoose, Service Dr.
Duguid (ed. 1887) 130. Lnk. The ingle-nook, whaur aft he
played, M'Lachlan Thoughts (1884) 33. e.Lth. Hunter/. Inwick
(1895I 143, Edb. The ingle-nook supplies the simmer fields,
Fergusson Poems (1773) 11 1, ed. 1785. Slk. The auld man
asleep by the ingle-neuk, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) II. 53.
Dmf. The ingle-neuk, the heartsome ha', Reid Poems (1894) 180.
Gall. Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 4. Kcb. Jock sat up
drinkin' yill Fu cosy in the ingle neuk, Armstrong Ingleside
(i8go) 41. Nhb.When he had finished his supper, Robbie pushed
back his chair into the * ingle-neuk,' s.Tyncdale Stud, (1896)
Robbie Armstrong. Lakel.^, Cum.* Wra. An as he sat by t'ingle
neuk, Whitehead Leg. (1859) 3'- n.Yks."*, ne.Yks.', m.Yks.'
w.Yks. Another feller 'at wor sittin i' th' ingle-nuk. Hartley
Clock Aim. (1887) 34; (W.M.E.F.) Ian. To sit twiddlin' her
thumbs i' th* ingle-nook wan half of her time, Longman s Mag.
(Nov. 1895) 65; Lan.i, n.Lin.' (13) Gall. Amongst the many
amusements of the ingle ring one is, who shall say a certain say-
ing quickest, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 404, ed. 1876. (14) So.
My sisters wad sit peengin' at the ingle-side, Scott Blk. Dwarf
(1816) X. Elg. I'll e'en step to the ingle side. Tester Poems
(1865)191. Frf.WAT-rPof/. 5*f/c/)fs (1880) 16. Per.But you, puir
woman, need to bide Tongue tied aboot the ingle-side, H aliburton
Horace (1886) 74. Dmb. Aft they toast their ingle-side, Taylor
Poems (1827) 20. Rnf. Sit gleefully down by our ain ingle-side,
Webster Rhymes (1835') 9. Ayr. I canter'd her hame to my ain
ingle side, Ballads and Siigs. (1846) I. 118. Lnk. Wardrop J.
Mathison (1881) 10. Lth. By the cheerful ingleside I sat the other
day, McNeill P»fs/oH (c. 1895) 25. Edb. By th' ingle-side they
clank them down, //af's/ /?i^ ('794) 28, ed. i8or. Bwk. Chis-
HOLM Poems (18791 36. Rxb. And beak by the kitchen-ha* ingle-
side, Riddell Poet. IVks, (ed. 1871) I. 37. Dmf. Play roun' yer
ingle side, Quinn Heather (1863) 202. Wgt. Fraser IVigtoivn
(1877) 291. Cum. As Sawney's bacco spred by th' ingle side,
Relph Misc. Poems (1747) 13. Sus. Oh come, come to the ingle
side, For the night is dark and drear. Heath Eng. Peasant (1893)
184. nw.Sns. (G.A.W.) (15) Abd. 'Mang the sheaves his flail he
shot it, Sighin', sought the ingle stane, Still Cottar's Sunday
(1845) 44. Dmb. Round the ingle-stane Sat wife and wean,
Salmon Gowodeaii (1868) 11. Ayr. White Jottings (1879) 281.
[1. Cp. Gael, aingcal, light, fire.]
INGLE, s6.* and v. Glo.'^ [i'rjgl.] I. sb. A favourite,
fondling. 2. v. To fondle, cherish.
[1. Call me your love, your ingle. Honest Whore, in. 260
(Nares). 2. We must ingle with our husbands, Roaring
Girl, VI. 89 (/6.).]
INGLE ANINGS, sh. pi. n. Yks.^ The residue after the
main harvest has been gathered.
INGLE-BERRY, sb. Sc. A fleshy growth upon the
bodies of oxen. See Angle-berry, sb}
Gall. Fleshy wens, which grow on the tender parts of oxen ;
they are of a fiery nature, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 279, ed. 1876.
VOL. in.
INGLE-DOG, sb. Dor. An earthworm. (W.C.) ;
w.Casette (Feb. 15, 1889) 7, col. I. See Angle-twitch.
INGLOORING,/>r/i. n.Yks.= Staring a person 'through
and through.' See Glore, v.
INGLUNSHIRE, s6. Lan.^ England.
INGO, V. Sc. n.Cy. Lan. Also in form inga Sc. To
go in. ne.Lan.'
Hence (i) Ingaand-mouth, sb. the mouth of a coal-pit,
which enters the earth in the horizontal position; (2)
Ingoing, (a) sb. an assembling, entering ; an entrance ; (b)
ppl. adj. entering, taking possession of; (3) Ingoing-ee,
sb. an opening in the ground, the mouth of a pit or well.
(i) Cld. (Jam.) (2, a) Sc. The ingain of a kirk, the assembling
of the people in a church for public worship (li.). Cai.', ne.Lan.'
(i) Sc. The ingain tenant, he who enters on possession of a farm
or house when another leaves it (Jam.). n.Cy. (J.W.), ne.Lan.^
(3) Ayr. Forbye them [two new coal-pits] there was an ingoing
e'e at the Goldcraig, Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 168.
INGOT, sb. Yks. Cor. [i-r)(g)3t.] 1. A block of cast
or unwrought metal. s.Yks. (W.S.)
2. Tin cast in a small oblong iron mould. Cor.^
[1. Cp. Fr. lingot, an ingot, lump, or masse of mettal
(COTGR.).]
INGOTHILL, phr. Dmf (Jam.) ' An God will,' ' God
being willing.'
INGRAM, adj. Nhb.' [i-qgrsm.] Ignorant.
[An ingrame, ignarus, Levins Manip. (1570).]
INGRATE, adj Sc. Irel. Nhb. Sun Also written
ingrat Sc. Nhb.' [ingri't.] Ungrateful ; also used as sb.
Sc. ' Why thou ungracious and ingrate knave,' said Dame
Ursley, Scott Nigel (1822) xxi. Fif. I was maist ingrat if I could
forget myguid,godlie, and maist courteus lady, MELViLL.<4!(toA/og-.
(i6io) 221, ed. 1842. Ayr. Whilst I here, must cry here, At per-
fidy ingrate ! Burns Despondency, st. 4. Lnk. If not ingrate I
must recall thy worth, Lithgow Poet. Rem. (ed. 1863) To Lord
Sheffield. Gall. I wad be an ingrate to say onything else, Crockett
Stickit Min. (1893) 56. Ir. It shan't be said . . . that the anointed
priest of the parish was left to starve by an ingrate, M<^Nulty
Misther O'Ryan (1894) xvii. Sur.'
Hence Ingratsow, adj. ungrateful. Nhb.'
[Al them that ar ingrate of the benefecis of gode, Contpl.
Scotl. (1549) 20 ]
INGRINDEET,^*/. arfy. Nhb.' Ingrained; esp. ofdirt.
INGROSSER, sb. Cor.'' One who buys wheat at
eighteen gallons the bushel and delivers it at sixteen
gallons the bushel.
INGROUND, sb. Yks. Som. Also in form ingrund
w.Yks.' 1. Descending or inclining ground. w.Yks.'
Cf inbank.
2. Enclosed land as opposed to ' hill-ground,' which is
unenclosed common. w.Som.'
INGRO'WTH, sb. Sc. Increase.
Ayr. With the ingrowth o' turnip-farming there has aye been a
corresponding smasherie amang the looms and sugar-hoggits, Galt
Lairds (1826) xxxv.
INGY, V. Cai.' [i'rji.] To bring forth lambs.
[Norw.dial._>'«^'rt,tobringforthyoung, tobreed(AASEN).]
INHABLE, V. Obs. Sc. To disable, prevent, disqualify.
Slg. Sik faults as inhables the person of the giver to be a dis-
tributor of the sacrament. . . So, quhen the person of the giver is
this way inhabled, na question, it is not a sacrament, Bruce Ser-
mons (1631') i, ed. 1843.
Hence Inhability, sb. inability, unfitness.
Sc. That parliament which took upon them to judge of the
hability of these sixty, and of the inhability of other Presbyters to
govern, Calder Presbyt. Eloq. (1694) 94, ed. 1847. Slg. To help
our belief, our weaknes, and inhabilitie that is in us, Bruce S«--
»iOHs(i63i) i, ed. 1843. Rnf. The estates of this kingdom have
always asserted and often practised a constitution right of setting
aside the next immediate successor in case of inhability, Wodrow
Cones. (1842-3) I. 599.
INHADDEN, INHADDIN, see Inholding.
INHERITAGE, sb. w.Som.' Inheritance.
Well, 'tis hard vor the poor young fuller to lost his inheritage
[eenuuritae'uj] ; but there, th' old man was always agin un like.
INHOLDING, sb. and ppl. adj. Sc. Also in forms
inhadden, -haddin Sc. ; -bauddin BnfT.' ; -haudin Abd.
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INIQUOUS
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INKLIN(G
1. sb. Frugality, parsimoniousness.
Sc. (Jam.) Kcb. In-holding and sparingness, Rutherford if//.
(1660) No. 169.
2. ppl. adj. Frugal, penurious, parsimonious.
Sc. My lady, as we say, is an ill-set body, and inhadden too, in
the matter of hospitalitj-, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897I 28. Bnff.'
3. Selfish ; fawning, cringing, given to flatterj'.
BnflF.i Abd. Jist like im'; inhaudin scoonrel, Alexander Johnny
Gibb ii87i) xiv.
4. Conip. Inhaddin eldin, fuel which needs constant
renewal.
n.Sc. That kind of fuel . . . which must be constantly held in to
the fire because so quickly consumed, as furze, thorns, &c. (Jam.)
INIQUOUS, adj. Obs. Sc. Iniquitous.
Sc. The beginning of his history; where ... he condescends
upon other iniquous proceedings ; not unlike the crime of Paris,
Scoticisius (1787) 118. Lnk. Well knowing nothing, how iniquous
soever, would be blamed, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) III. 263,
ed. 1828.
INJIST, adv. w.Cy. (Hall.) Dor.* Also in form
injest w.Cy. [indgi-st] Almost, very nearly.
INJURY, sb. Dev. In phr. to do an injury to, to cast
an evil eye on, to bewitch.
An old woman, suffering from rheumatism, was heard to aver
that the cause was traceable to some one having ' done her an in-
jur>'.' Page Explor. Datiiitoor (1889) ii.
INK, sb. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. [irjk.] In
comp. (i) Ink-holder, a vessel for containing ink ; (2)
-horn, (a) an inkstand, inkbottle ; also used fig. and
attrib. ; (b) a flatterer, one who curries favour ; {3) -pud,
see (i); (4) -spew(er, the cuttle-fish. Sepia officinalis: (5)
•standish, -standage, -stanch, or -stange, see (2, a).
(i) Sc. Of what materials soever a vessel for holding ink is
made, it is very properly called an ink-holder, Mitchell Scot-
licisms (1792) 47. (2, a) Sc. There is my own daughter, but
just now overturned my ink-horn and broke mj' spectacles,
Magopico (ed. 1836) 31. Fif. Being molested by a condisciple,
wha cutted the stringes of my pen and ink-horn with his pen-
knyff, Melvill v4«/o6i'o^. (1610) 21, ed. 1842. Nhb.' Still m geti.
use. Cum.' This term is used for any pocket vessel holding ink,
but the original was of cow's or sheep's horn. Wm. (K.) ; Ink-
horn words, to be honest, we knaw lile abaut, Hutton Bran New
IVark (1785) 1. 18. n.Lin.' Obsol. Lei.' Sus.' Fetch me down de
inkhorn mistus ; I be g'wine to putt my harnd to dis here partition
to Parliament. Dor. The steward saw her put the inkhorn —
' horn,' says I in my old-fashioned way — the inkstand, before her
uncle, Hardy IVess. Flk. in Harpers Mag. ijune 1891) 127.
w.Som.l A) n.Cy. J.W.) (3) Lth. (Jam.; '4: neLan.', Ken.i
(5) Sc. He dipped his pen once or twice into his snuff-box instead
of the ink-standish, Scott St. Ronan (1824) xvii. Nhb.', e.Yks.',
w.Yks.i
INK, see Hink, f.^
INKEEP, sb. and v. Suf. 1. sb. A pound for cattle.
e.Suf. Used at Dunwich, '\'oxford. &c. Going out of use ^F.H.).
2. V. To put cattle in the pound, ib.
INKER, sb. Lakel.2 [i'r)k3r.] The eatable contents
of a beggar's wallet.
INKER-PINKER, 5*. Sc. Small beer. See Hink-skink.
I have a little bottle of inker-pinker in my pocket. Chambers
Pop. Rhymes 11870) 174.
INKERPUNK. see Intepunk.
INKET, sb. Suf. A market.
e.Suf. Used only by the old, and seldom by them (F.H.).
INKLE, sA.' n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin. Nhp.
War. Shr. Dev. Cor. Also written incle Nhb.' w.Yks.
Chs.'^ [i'rjkl.] 1. Obsol. An inferior, coarse kind of
tape ; also called Beggar's Inkle. See Beggar.
N.Cy.' A sort of coarse tape wove b^* beggars and other itiner-
ants. Nhb.' Cum. He selt beggar-inkle, caps, muslins and cottons,
Rayson Poems '1839) 62; A strong coarse tape formerly much
used. It was made in the country, of thread, spun at home
(M.P.); Cum.^ Coarse narrow tape used for shoe-ties. n.Yks.'
A narrow linen fabric, or kind of tape, formerly used for shoe-
ties, apron-strings, and the like ; n.Yks.'^* e.Yks. Beggar's inkle,
a coarse unbleached linen tape or binding of much strength
(H.E.W.'. m.Yks.' w.Yks. 1689. In inkle for strings for ye
bagg in which the pulpit cloth is put, zd.. Bradford Chwardeyis^
Accls. ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs. Paide for incle, thread, and making
the little bag, £0 os. ^d., Chwardens' Accts. Whilegate (1656) in Chs.
Shea/ (iSgii I. 134; Chs.'^, Lin.' n.Lin.' Used for shoe-ties.
Nhp.' Penny inkle. War. Wise Shakespere (1861) 153; War.''
Rarely used now. Shr.' If yO' bin gwein to markit, be so good
as bring me a pen'orth o' inkle fur my linsey apparn — nod w'ite
— if yo' canna get it striped, bring blue caddas. Dev. It. for
ynkell for the Comunion bocke — ij**, IVoodbury Chwardens* Aects.
MS. ^1577^. n.Dev. Zum inkle, gurts vor bliddy pots. Rock Jim
an Nell (1867) st. 70. Cor.' Narrow webbing. [Inckle, or
Beggar's Inckle, is a kind of coarse tape used by cooks to secure
meat previous to being spitted, and farriers to tie round horses'
feet, &c., N. & Q. (1855) ist S. xi. 351.]
2. Comp. (i) Inkle-frame, a frame used in weaving
'inkle' ; (2) -maker, a weaver of ' inkle,' gen. in phr. {as)
thick as inkle-makers, very friendly or intimate together ;
cf inkle-weaver.
(i) Cum. (M.P.) (2^ Nhb. ' As thick as inklemakers ' is a very
widespread prov. (R.O.H.) Cor. (A.L.M.); Cor.' As thick as
inkle-makers ; Cor.^ They be so thick es inkle-makcrs.
INKLE, V. and sA.^ Yks. [i'qkl.] L v. To form
notions, guesses, or projects.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.* He's awlus inklin' summat, bud it nivver cums
ti nowt. w.Yks.^ He's inkling upo' nowt 'at's good, I'm sure !
2. To form wishes or inclinations for this or that gratifi-
cation.
n.Yks.' ' He inkles after this an' that, and can take nane iv 'em
when it cooms till ' ; of an invalid ; n.Yks." He maistly inkles
efther what he can't git m.Yks.' A person inkles after riches or
after a better life. w.Yks.^ An invalid inkles after all sorts
o' things.
3. sb. A notion, hint, suspicion, ' inkling.'
Yks. No inkle in j-our mind who it is, or wouldst have told me ?
Blackmore Mary Anerley (1879) xiv. n.Yks.- 'A bit of an inkle
anent it,' a hint on the subject. w.Yks. (J.W.)
INKLE-'WEA'VER, sb. In gen. dial, and colloq. use in
Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also written incle- Chs.' s.Chs.'
1. In phr. as thick (great, kind, Sec.) as inkle-iveavers, verj'
friendly or intimate together. See Inkle, si.'
Sc. We were as loving as inkle-weavers, Scott Nigel (1822)
xxiii. Ayr. Twa or three bodies in their brats, confabbin' the-
gither as thick as inkle weavers, Service Noiandtitns (1890) 74.
XHs. To be as thick or great) as inkle-weavers, Uls. Jrn. Arch.
(1857) V. 105. Ant. As great as inkle-weavers, Hume Dial.
(1878) 28. Nhb.' Lakel.2 They're as thick as inkleweavers.
Cum. Aw as busy as inkle weavers, Borrowdale U869) 2;
Cum.3 Stump't away togidder as thick as inkle weavers, 15.
Wm. He mud ga wi er an stick as clooas es inkle weavers,
Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 12. n.Yks.' Weavers of the fabric,
on account of the narrowness of the web they produced, were
able to sit very close, thus giving origin to the proverbial
expression ' as kind ' or ' as thick as inkleweavers ' ; n.Yks.^ As
kind as inkle-weavers ; n.Yks." e.Yks. NicHOLSO.\'/V.t-5/'. (1889)
31. m.Yks.' w.Yks. They wor as thick as incle weyvers, Tom
Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann. (1853); w.Yks. ^ Lan. Thick!
We're as thick as a pair o' owd reawsty inkle-weyvers,
Waugh Sneck-Bant (,i868) i ; Lan.'. e.Lan.' Chs.' The3''re alius
together, ne'er seen ton beawt tother ; they're as thick as incle-
waivers. s.Chs.'.Der.^.Nhp.'.War. ;j.R.W.),Shr.' Brks.Oh.they
are as thick as inkle-weavers just at present, N. & Q. (1878) 5th S.
ix.7. WiL (E.H.G.), Dor,' w.Som.' When tapes had to be hand-
woven, a single tape to a loom, the weavers had naturally to work
very close together, and hence the common saying to express
crowding together, ' So thick as inkle weavers.' Dev.^ Jessie
Sage and Billy Grose be so thick 's inkleweavers, can't keep urn
'part du whats will. Cor.' Slang. As great as two inkle-weavers,
A'f.-c Cant. Diet. (1725) ; Farmer.
2. See below.
ne.Yks.' Used as an opprobrious epithet to those who cause
trouble. 'Thej''re all inkleweavers tigithcr is that lot.*
INKLIN(G, sb. In gen. dial, and colloq. use in Sc. and
Eng. Also written inclin n.Yks. ^ Nrf ; incling N.Cj'.' ;
ynckling N.Cy.* ; and in form hinklin Cai.' Fif. Dev.
[i'r|klin.] 1. A faint or half-concealed desire or inclination.
Edb. I never kenned that he had ony inkling for the seafaring
line, MoiR Mansie Watich (1828) xx. n.Cy. Grose (1790);
N.Cy.' n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ I've neea inclin for t'spot. m.Yks.' One
of those words used effectivel3' in the pulpit by the la}' exhorters
who labour among a sect of Dissenters. ' Come now, has none of
you an inkling for Jesus ?' w.Yks.' I've an inkling to gang to't'fair
INKLOGS
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INN
to-morn; w.Yks.''5, ne.Lan.*, Der.*, nw.Der.>, Nhp.' s.Wor. Ave
'ad a inklin' ahter 'er this lung time, an' now 'em walks out
together (H.K.V Hnt. (^T.P.F.) Nrf. He have an inclin for that
mauther (W.W.S.). Som. Young Zam have a-caught a bit of
a inklin' a'ter our Sabina, Raymond Sa}ii and Sabiiia ^1894) 44.
w.Som.i Will Hookins would'n never come up here every whip's
while for nothing; I can zee very well he've a got a bit of a
inkling arter our Sue. Dev. I've got a girt hinklin ta zee ma olc
gal, Nathan Hogg Pod. Lett. (ed. 1865) 8.
2. A slight conjecture or suspicion ; a faint idea, a
' soupQon ' ; a slight hint or intimation.
Sc. His parishioners had got an inkling of his bonny behaviour
at Edinburgh, Magopico (ed. 1836^ 25. Sh.I. Dem 'at's for makin'
ill gets an inklin ta spaek, da news spreads laek fire, Sh. Nezvs
(Jan. 15, 1898J. Cai.i Abd. Your advice comes an inklin too
late at present, Ruddiman 5f. Faiish (1828) 21, ed. 1889. Frf.
I heard indeed an inklin' o' your love for Susan, Morison Poems
(l^g6) 163. Per. She . . . had an inkling o' the trick, Spence
Poems (1898) 194. Fif. Never so lytic a hinkling of thcr pen till
haiff born out his course, Melvill Antobiog. (1610) 154, cd.
1842. s.Sc. For deil a bit o' mc ever could see the least inklin o'
onything past ordinar between them, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 237.
Ayr. Thoughtful he was that he had given no inkling to any one
in the house, Galt Gilhaize (1823') iv. Lnk. If you were just to
give your friends an inkling of 3'our willingness to take office,
Roy Generalship (t.A. 1895) 112. Edb. It was absurd to suppose
that we should know any inkling about the matter, Moir Mansic
fFai(f/i (1828) xvii. n.Cy. Gkose (1790) ; N.Cy.12, Dur.i s.Dur.
A' just gat an inklin' on't (J.E.D."). Cum.i ; Cum." Them black-
smith fellas gat an inklin eh t'stwory. Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881)
2. Wni. Thae gemma a bit ov an inklin ct thae'd raedther ad stop
wiem. Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 15. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.2 No inkling
of what was going on ; n.Yks.* Ah've gi'en her a bitov an inklin'
o' what's gahin' on. m.Yks.' w.Yks. (E.G.); w.Yks.'" ; w.Yks.^
He's an inkling on't a! be bun for't ; it's easy guessing eggs when
thuh see shells. Lan. Monthly Mag. (1815) I. 127. ne.Lan.i,
Chs.i, Stf.i Not. He's got an inkling (J.H.B.). Nhp.i, s.-Wor.
(H.K.\ Hnt. (T.P.F.) Suf.i Cant yeow gi me an inklin' 'a what
'as coming about?
[1. OFr. encliit, 'action de pencher, inclination' (La
Curne).]
INKLOGS, sA.//. Yks. Heavy pieces ofwood forming
tiie lintel of a door to carry the masonry. w.Yks. (J.J.B.)
INKS, sb. pi. Sc. [iqks.] Low-lying land on the
banks of a river, freq. overflowed by the sea in high tides.
Cf ing.
Gall. On muddy, level shores there are pieces of land overflowed
with spring tides, and not touched by common ones, according to
the laws of nature ; on these grow a coarse kind of grass, good
for sheep threatened with the rot. Thissaline food sometimes cures
them, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 280, ed. 1876. Wgt. Extent 240
acresorthereby ofcarse land ofexcellent quality, together with a very
large extent of ' inks ' or shore pasture, Gall. Advertiser (July 27,
1899) ; 1 owned quite a fleet O' wee boats o' ilk rig, . . An' the
inks where they voyaged scarce drooned my bare feet, Eraser
PooHS (18851 57.
INKUM-JINKUM, int. w.Yks.^ A meaningless word
used in the game of Buck, buck'; see below.
A rhyme used at Lepton. A boy, jumping on another's back,
holds up some fingers and says ; * Inkum jinkum, Jeremy buck,
Yamdy horns do Au cock upl' If the boy beneath guesses wrong,
the first proceeds : ' (Two) tha' ses, and (three) there is ; Au'U lean
thee to lake at Inkum jinkum,' &c.
INLAID, />/>. w.Yks.' Laid up in store.
We're weel inlaid for coals.
INLAIK, sb. and v. ? Obs. Sc. Also written inlake ;
and in forms inlack Slg.; inleak Fif Gall. 1. sb. A defi-
ciency, lack.
Sc. Sic great inlack amang the butter, Ramsay Tea-Table Misc.
(1724) II. 188, ed. 1871 ; There would have been inlake among
the peerage, if the master had not whipt in, Scott Bride of Lam.
(1819) iii. Abd. Great men and men o' worth. Whose inlake did
frae countless een Gaur grief's saut tears gush forth, Davidson
Pofw/s (1816) 123; Often used to denote the deficiency of liquor
in a cask (Jam.). Fif. Their inlaiks were supplied and doubtes
opened up to them. Row Ch. Hist. (1650) i6, ed. 1842. Slg. The
abounding murders and oppressions daily multiplied, through im-
punity and inlack of justice, Bruce Sermons (1631) 27, ed. 1843.
Edb. Inlakes o' brandy we can soon supply By whisky, Fergusson
Poems (1773) 184, ed. 1785. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1834).
2. V. To be deficient, to lack.
Per. If your knives inlakes. My durk, let no man lack it. Will
soon supply, Nicol Poems (1766) 48 ; What shall be said of other
martial games! None was inlaking from whence bravest stemmes,
Ford Harp (1893) 3. Fif. Whow the Parliament sould nocht in-
leak the spirituall esteat, bischopes being removit, Melvill AuIo-
biog. (16101 118, cd. 1842. Ayr. If he grant he hes inlaiked, and
would be helped of yow, Wodrow Sel. Biog. ( ed. 1845-7) II. 24.
Edb. Fergusson Poems (17731 '7°' ^'^' 1785.
Hence Inlacking, sb. want, deficiency.
Sc. So great an inlacking was in the ministers to come out with
the regiments, Baillie Lett. (1775) II. 10 (Jam.'.
3. To die.
So. He inlakit this morning (Jam.) ; Afore his perfect age it
micht happin the witncssis to deccis or inlaik, Balfour Practicks
(1754) 333* Bch. I was fley'd she had taen the wytenon-fa
an' inlakit afore sipper, Forbes Jrn. (1742) 7. Abd. Without
sayin' mair, he inlaket that nicht, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 68.
[1. All thing perteineng to the dignitie of a Bischope,
that na inlaik war, Dalrymple Leslie's Hist. Scott. (1596)
L 327. 2. Helpe, and graunt hap, gud Hemene ! Lat not
thy pairt in hir inlaik, Montgomerie Poems (c. 1600), ed.
Cranstoun, 215.]
INLAND, sb. Obsol. Yks. Enclosed and cultivated
land as opposed to common or waste land. Also used attrib.
n.Yks. During the winter the cattle would be enfolded in the
pens upon the 'inland,' Atkinson IVhitby (1894) 14; n.Yks.'
■w.Yks. It's a bit of as good inland land as ever was trodden (C.C.R.).
INLEAK, see Inlaik.
INLER, sb. Obs. Sc. One who is in office; the
Government and its party.
Edb. At length the Cutlers grew sae mad Against ilk Inler purse-
proud blade, Learmont Po««is (1791) 160.
INLESS, co;;y. LW. [inle's.] Unless. (J.D.R.), I.'W.'
[In less, for the older on lessc, on a less supposition
that ; see Skeat Etyin. Did. (s.v. Unless).]
INLET, sb. Sc. Lin. [inlet.] 1. A branch drain
used for conveying water from a warping-drain to the
land to be warped. n.Lin.'
2. An entrance, a road leading into.
Wgt. To charge a groat for going round the Square, and up the
vennels, and inlets into the town. Eraser IViglotun (1877) 84.
INLUTE, sb. Nhb.' A wooden bar in a boat.
INLY, nrfi'. Sc. Yks. Brks. [i'nli.] Inwardly, internally.
Sc. Vile is the wretch, wha inly feels His life to be a road,
Allan Lilts fi874) 382. Fif. At his fate he inly grumbl'd, Doug-
las Poems (1806) 108. Ayr. What warm poetic heart but inly
bleeds. Burns Brigs of Ayr (1787) 38. Gall. A dart thrown at
random, which sticks and is lost, yet inly rankles, Crockett
Standard Bearer (18^8) ii\^. n.Yks.^, Brks.'
INLYING, si. Sc. A lying-in, confinement in childbed.
Sc. The many absurd and sometimes unseemly ceremonies . . .
practised by the 'canny wives' and gossips, when attending at
inlyings, Edb. Mag. (Mar. 1819) 219 (Jam.) ; The castle of Edin-
burgh being thus pitched upon — as the most commodious place
for her Majesty's inlying, Keith Hist. (1734) 335 ('*•). Cai.'
INMEAT, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also in forms
inmaet Sh.I. ; inmeyt e.Lan.' 1. The edible viscera of
any animal ; freq. in pi. ; also us^Afig.
Sc. The hide, head, feet and in-meat were given for attendance.
Maxwell S«/. rraHs. (1743) 275 (Jam.). Peb. Part of the entrails, or
in-meat of cattle, Z.1M/0HH Green (1685) 92, ed. 1817. N.Cy.' n.Yks.';
n.Yks.2 The gizzard, heart, liver, — from the insides of poultry;
n.Yks.* ne.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1796) II. 328. e.Lan.'
Encased machinery, as the works of a clock or watch. n.Lin.'
2. Food given to animals within doors.
Sh.I. If whaiks [queys] revive no at da hill noo i' da mont o'
May, hit'll no be lyin' i' da byre, an' in-maet is noo oot o' da
whistin, Sh. News (May 13. 1899).
INN, sb. and v. Sc. Irel. Yks. Also written in S. &
Ork.i [inn.] 1. sb. A dwelling; gen. m pi.
S. & Oik.i Abd. Mony ane . . . scoup'd hame at e'en Maybe
to hungry inns. Skinner Poeyns (1809) 52 ; Still used (Jam.).
2. pi. An inn.
Sc. I Jam.) Ayr. They came to the inns [inn, ed. 1895] to their
dinner, Galt Ann. Parish (1821) 294 (Jam.). N.I.' He went to
the horse show, and stayed at the inns. Uls. I put up at the
heed inns, N. & Q. (1877) 5th S. vii. 107.
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3. //. In games : the goal, the spot held by the winning
side.
Gall. To obtain the inns, is the object of these games, Mactag-
GART Encycl. (1824) 280, ed. 1876.
4. V. To sojourn.
w.Yks.2 jhe traveller likes them because they're genteel. And
sings of their merit wherever he inns.
IN'NEAW, see Enow, adv?
INNER, adj. Sc. Lin. In coinjy. (i) Inner-girl, (2)
•maid, a housemaid in a farm-house, a kitchen-maid ; (3)
■water, water entering a house through the foundations.
(i) Lin.i He's spoony on the inner-girl. n.Lin.' (2) n.Lin.*
(3) Cai.i .
INNERLY, adj. Sc. [i-narli.] 1. Situated m the in-
terior part of a district; not exposed, snug; of land: fertile.
Cld., Slk. (Jam.) Dmf. Wallace Schoolmaster (1899) 349.
2. Towards the shore, keeping near land.
Sh.I. ' Don't ye tink men 'at were innerly ?' . . ' I doot afore
a' is dune, doo'll fin' at doc's frameneugh,' Sli. News (Apr. 23, 1898).
3. In a state of near neighbourhood. Slk. (Jam.)
4. Pleasant, cheerful, sociable ; kindly, affectionate, com-
passionate.
Sc. Johnie's queer bits o' says, an' his innerly ways, We'll mind
a' oor days, Edwards Mod. Poets, nth S. 294. Slk., Rxb. She's
an innerlie creature (Jam.). Rxb. (H.C.)
Hence Innerly-hearted, adj. of a feeling disposition.
Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
INNERMORE, adj Obs. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Also in
forms indermer w.Yks.' ne.Lan.'; indermore n.Cy.;
innermer w.Yks.^ ne.Lan.' Inner, more within, interior.
n.Cy. An indermore chamber, Grose (1790) Siippl. ; (Hall.)
w.Yks.^, ne.Lan.*
INNO, prep. Sc. In, into, within, close beside.
Sc. (A.W.) Bch. Or e'en to sit ben inno the guidman upo' the
best bink o' the house, Forbes Jm. (1742") 13. Abd. He's inno
the town. He's inno his bed. I'm inno my wark (Jam.). Cld. {ib.)
INNOCENT, adj. and sb. V&r. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written innercent Ken. ; innicent Lan. n.Lin.^ ;
and in form hinnocent Wor. [inissnt.] 1. adj. Half-
witted, silly. Chs.', n.Lin.',e.An.' Sus.,Hmp. Holloway.
2. Small, pretty, unobtrusive ; gen. applied to flowers.
Also used advb.
Chs.i Lin.i The crocus is an innocent flower. n.Lin.' Some-
times to the patterns on women's dresses, hangings, and wall
papers. sw.Lin.^ It's a pretty innocent flower. It looks so inno-
cent. War.* Where did yer get that flower, Sal ? It's so sweet
and innocent-like. s.Wor. That plant be what we calls gill. It is
a hinnocent thing for all it runs about so (H.K.). Ken.' I do
always think they paigles looks so innocent-like. Sns.i Wil.' A
innocent little primrose.
3. sb. A person of weak intellect, an imbecile, idiot ;
a fool.
Sc. Waverley learned . . . that ... a natural fool [was called]
an innocent, Scorr JVaveiley (1814'! ix. Abd. Lord preserve's,
it's Rob Grant's innocent ! Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1B79) xxxvi.
Ayr. Burns has only said that he was a half-witted innocent,
Hunter Studies (1870) 24. Ir. Idiots and innocents are very
nearly alike, but not quite, the first being generally more or less
deformed ; both however are considered lucky, Flk-Lore Rec.
(1881) IV. 113 ; N.I.i, N.Cy.i, Nhb.», w.Yks.^* Not. Andrew got
more an innocent than ever, Nor»iait Abbey, II. 329. Hrf.l e.An.^
He's a rare simple innocent. w.Som.' Poor little fellow, he'll
never be no better-n a innocent. Well, nif thee art-n a rigler
innocent ! Cor. Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eiig. (ed. 1896) 81.
Hence Innocence, sb. idiocy, weakness of intellect.
s.Ir. The poor creature is sadly afflicted with innocence, Croker
Leg. (1862) 30.
4. Obs. A name given to the ' Small People ' ; see below.
Cor. The Small People are believed by some to be the spirits of
the people who inhabited Cor. many thousands of years ago. . .
They were not good enough to inherit the joys of heaven, but . . .
too good to be condemned to eternal fires. 'They were said to be
'poor innocents,' Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (ed. 1896) 80.
INNOM-BARLEY, sb. Obs. n.Cy. Barley sown for
the second crop after the ground is fallowed. Grose
(1790); Bailey (1721); (K.) ; N.Cy.=
INOBEDIENT, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Som. Disobedient.
Sc. The skreigh of diity which no man should hear and be in-
obedient, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxiii. n.Cy. iJ.W.) w.Som.'
I told you not to go out, you're a very bad, [een-ubai'junt] boy.
[Adam inobedyent. Cleanness (c. 1360) 237, in AIM. P.,
ed.Morris,43. OFr.inobedient, 'desobeissant' (La Curne).]
INOFFENSIVE, adj. Hrf.= Innocent, pure-minded.
INOO, INOW, see Enow, adv.'^, adj.
INPUT, sb. Sc. Yks. Also in form in-pit Bnff.'
[i-nput.] 1. A contribution to a collection; help, assistance.
Sc. An ilka friend wad bear a share o' the burden, . . ilka ane to
be liable for their ain input, Scott Midlothian (1818") xxix. Bnff.'
Abd. Ye's hae my input, to gar him comply, Ross Helenore (1768)
100, ed. 1812. n.Yks.2
2. Balance, in change of money. Sc. (Jam.)
3. A setting up in business, settlement.
Bnff.' His father ga' 'im a fair in-pit t'that chop [shop].
4. That which one is instructed by another to do. Abd.
(Jam.)
INQUEST, s6. Obs. Sc. A formal inquiry or investi-
gation.
Sc. The schireff is judge to the brieve of inquest, Skeue Diffici/l
IVds. (1681) 116. Abd. Quhill sche be put to the tryall of ane
inquest of hir nicht-bowris, TuRREFF G/ra>ii».fs (1859) 34. Per.
He is ordained to be warded, and sustain an inquest of neighbours,
Spottiswoode Mi^cdl. (i844-45'i II. 242.
INQUIRATION, sb. Suf. Ess. [inkwairejan.] An
inquiry.
Suf. I was axed some stounds agon ... to make inquiration a'
yeow, Nc-M Suf. Garl. (1866) 271 ; Suf.' Ha' 3'eow made inquira-
tion? e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. If they their inquirations maake In
winter-time, some will condemn that place, Clark /. Noakes
(1839) St. 5 ; Ess.i
INREADY, adv. Irel. [inre'di.] Already.
Mj'self's over head and ears in love with him inready, Carleton
Fardorougha (ed. 1848) i ; Why, man alive, it's through the
whole parish inready, 16. Trails Peas. (ed. 1843) I- 394-
INRING.sA. Sc. [i-nrir).] 1. Curling term : a particular
movement of the curling-stone ; see below. Cf. inwick.
Sc. A powerful movement of a stone that either carries off the
winner, taking its place or lies within the ring which surrounds
the tee (Jam.) ; Should a treacherous bias lead Their erring steps
ajee, man. Some friendly inring may they meet To guide them to
the tee, man, R. Caled. Curling Club Ann. (1869) 276. Ayr. Now,
Willie, here's a fine inring. Play straught, and rub him like a
king, BoswELL Poet. IVks. (ed. 1871) 197. Kcb. Here stands a
winner by a bottle hid. Immoveable, save by a nice inring,
Davidson Seasons (1789) 171.
2. That segment of the surface of a curling-stone which
is nearest the tee.
Gall. Old wary curlers sail them past the sentinels, nigh wutter
length, obtains a Inring, plays on it, and not unfrequently drives
out the winner, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 65, ed. 1876.
INSCALES, sA.//. Obs. Sc. The racks at the lower
end of a pen for live stock.
The Court ... found... that the Saturday's slap, viz. an ell vvide of
a sluice in each cruive, from six o'clock on Saturday evening till
Monday at sunrising, was and ought to be observed, and that
during that space the inscales, . . in all . . . the cruives ought to be
taken out, and laid aside. Petition of T. Gillies (1806J 3 (Jam.).
INSEAM, V. and sb. Sc. Chs. 1. v. To hem down
the inside of a seam. s.Chs.'
2. sb. The seam attaching the welt to the insole and
upper of a shoe or boot.
Sli.I. Sibbie brook me bit o' insaem alishen da last day wirkin
wi da wharles o' her wheel, Sh. IVeu'S (Aug. 20, 1898). Per.
Bent owre a last, at an in-seam hard toiling, Ford Harp (1893)
235 ; (G.W.) Ayr. Shoemaker . . . Gie us an inseam that winna
gang wrang, Aitkin Lays Line (1883) 118.
INSEAT, sb. Sc. Also in form inset (Jam. Suppl.).
[Not known to our correspondents.] The kitchen in a
farm-house.
Slg. The morn I shall speak to ray father To big us an inset an'
spence, Watson Poems (,1877) ^7 (Jam. Suppl.). Ayr. Another
apartment— which entered through the inseat, was called the
spense, Agric. Surv. 114 (Jam.). Lnk. Corresponding to the ben
or inner apartment (Jam.).
INSENSE, V. In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also written incense Nhb." Chs. Hrf. Hnt. [inse'ns.]
1. To cause to understand ; to explain, inform ; with into
INSE-TEZ
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INSLEEP
or ivith : to drive anything into a person's head, to instil,
impress upon ; to enlighten as to ; lit. to put sense into.
Sc. Wha insenses mankind wi thought, Waddell Ps. (1871)
xciv. 10. Ayr. We'll do the best we can to insense the bit cratur
into its mither tongue, Service Nolandunis (1890^ 125. Gall.
(A.W.) Ir. A'. & Q. (1865I 3rd S. viii. 37. n.Ir. It wuz a guid
while afore he wuz able till insense me intil the wae gas wuz
burnt, Lyttle Ballycuddy (1892) 71 ; N.I.^ Come here, and I'll
insense j-ou into it. Wxf. I'll insense you who is wrong.
Kennedy Evenings Dtifftey (1869) 327. Wtf. I insensed him into
it, N. (y O. (1873) 4th S. xi. 467. n.Cy. ib. (i865'l 3rd S. vii. 425.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Aa tried ti incense't intiv him (R.O.H.); Nhb.'
Nhb., Dur. This word means more than to explain : it means the
making the person, to whom the explanation is given, thoroughly
understand such explanation, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849).
e.Dur.* You didn't insense me what your name is, did you ? We in-
sensed him intid. Cum. A pen and ink sketch at the foot of the
pages will insense you into the matter (E.W.P.) ; It was acose ah
wasn't up teh that mak o' wark at he wadn't be yabble teh insense
meh intuU oa t'ins an' oots, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 202;
(J.Ar.) ; Cum.l* Wm. Dud thoo insense it intul him, fer thoo
knows what a mem'ry t'man hez? (B.K.) n.Yks. (R.H.H.) ;
n.Yks.i Ah couldn't insense him inliv it, dee what Ah wad ;
n.Yks. 2 ; n.Yks." Ah varra seean insens'd it intiv him. ne.Yks.^
Ah'll seean insense tha inti t'yal ti deea. He'll gie tha t'brass
hard eneeaf nobbut he's reetly insensed. e.Yks. Ah thried mi
best ti insense it intiv him, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 95 ; e.Yks. 1,
m.Yks.i w.Yks. Aw connut insense hur do whot aw will (D.L.) ;
Ray 11691) ; w.Yks.^^^^^ Lan. Aw con show yo th' machine an
insense yo into th' action, Clegg David's Loom (1894) xvi ; Lan.'
It's no mak o use me troyin' for to insens yo into o us aw seed,
Ormerod Felley fia Rachde (1862). ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs.
Aw mun trey and incense thee gradely abaht these pattens,
Clough B. Bresskiitle (1879) 5 ; Chs.' Aw conna insense 'im, no
how ; Clis.^^ s.CUs.' Ahy insen'st ur wel in'tii wot oo";d aa)tu
ekspekt, un 60 sed 6o)d dbo ur best [I insensed her well into
what hood'd ha' to expect, an' hoo said hood'd do her best]. Stf.
(J.T.),Stf.' s.Stf. I hadner time to insense him what her was drivin'
at, PiNNocK Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). Der. (J.K.), Der.2, nw.Der.i
Not. I expect his father has insensed him about it (L.C.M.). Lin.'
I was incensed to do it by my gaffer. n.Lin. We tried to insense
him about things. Peacock Tales and Rliyines {1886) -ii; n.Lin.'
sw.Lin.' I shall wait while I get further insensed. Lei.' I've
insensed Mr. A. that his flour is unsound. Nhp.' War. B'ham
Wkly. Post (]vine 10, 1893) ; War.'^^* w.Wor. To incense 'em
into it, S. Beauchamp Gran/ley Grange U874) II. 78 ; w.Wor.'
'E insensed me into the manin' of it. s.Wor.' Shr.' If 'e dunna
bring the things right I canna 'elp it — I insensed 'im well into it ;
Shr.2 Y' told him soa diden ye, but y' didna insense him. Hrf.
BvNcuMB HislMif. (180^-12) ; Hrf.'2 Glo. (E.D.); (A.B.) ; Glo.'
Hnt. During the past ten days he has ' incensed ' me on the sana-
tive properties of goose-grass, A'. & Q. (1866) 3rd S. x. 268. Cmb.
If I could but insense you (W.M.B.). Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873'.
w.Som.' The paa'son took care t' insense 'em what time they'd a
got to come. In common use. Cor.' I'll insense him into it; Cor.^
Hence Incensing, sb. instruction, explanation.
ne.Lan.' n.Lin.' Thoo taks as much insensin' as a naail duz
dingin' into a oak plank wi' a dish-cloot.
2. Tounderstand. w.Yks.^He'sa good unto insenseabartowt.
INSE-TEZ, see Eens, adv. 2.
INSETT, ppl. adj. Sc. Chs. 1. Substituted for a time
in place of another.
Abd. In came the insett Dominie Just riftin frae his dinner,
Skinner Poems (,1809) 45.
2. Phr. Obs. /«S(?// s/;/^, household furniture. Chs.'^
INSETTEN, //'. n.Yks.= Inserted ; inducted.
INSHAVE, sb. N.I.' A cooper's tool, similar to a
drawing-knife but curved.
INSHORING, vbl. sb. Nrf. The coming in of herrings
towards the shore.
That in-shorin' of herrins is a wonderful thing, Patterson Man
and Nat. (1895) 126.
INSHOT, pp/. adj. and sb. Cum. [injot.] 1. ppl.
adj. Of a sickness : established inwardly, wfiich does
not come out. Cum.* 2. sb. A recess. Cum.'
INSIDE, sb., adj., adv. and prep. 'Var. dial, uses in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. Also in form insi- w.Som.' Cor.' [i'nsaid.]
1. sb. The inner parts of the body, the stomach, entrails,
&c. ; the digestion. Also in pi.
Sc. They country doctors— bits o' laddies, a' for expeerimentin'
on ithcr folk's insides, Keith Indian Uncle (1896) 170. Sh.I.
' Eh ! my inside,' pressing both her hands on her sides, Stewart
Tales (1892) 42. Per. I'se bring ye a drap toddy to het yer
insides, Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 103, ed. 1887. Ayr. Johnston
Glenbuckic ( 1889) 44. Wgt. His wife had put an open basket
containing the ' inside of a sheep ' partly under the bed. Eraser
lVigtow)i (1877) 294. Cum.' He's bad of his inside. n.Yks.'
A desper't' pain i ma' insides ; n.Yks." w.Yks.' Ise feaful ill i my
inside. Lan.' Th' lad had bin wrang in his inside a while,
Waugh Manch. Critic (1876). n.Lin.' I'm straange an' bad o' my
inside, squire ; I wish you'd gie me a dropo' gin. Cmb. (W.M.B.)
w.Som.' Ter'ble fuller vor his inside. I've a yeard em zay he
don't make nort of a leg o' mutton, and half a peck o' cider. Dev.
'Tis 'most all over wai um ; he an't a had tlie use of his inside
this vortnight. Reports Provinc. 1^1882) i6.
2. adj. Comb. (1) Inside click, a 'chip' in wrestling;
see below ; (2) -clothes, underclothing ; (3) -coat, an
undercoat, a petticoat ; (4) -lining, a dinner ; (5) -servant,
a labourer who boards and lodges in the family.
(i) Cum.. Wm. It consists of a sharp stroke, or ' click ' brought
to bear on the inside of the ancle or foot, by which it is sought to
bring one's opponent to the earth (B.K.). (2) Sh.I. Doo needed
inside claes ta shift dee, Sh. Ncvl's (Dec. 25, 1897). (3) w.Som.*
[Een-zi-koa'ut], only applied to a female's garment. Cor.' (4)
Lon. When one o'clock struck, a lad left, saying, he was ' going
to get an inside lining,' Mayhew Lond. Labour {i8$\) I. £8, col. i.
(5) Ir. Carleton Fardorongha (ed. 1848) xiii.
3. adv. In the house, indoors ; in an inner room, in the
next room.
Ir. Where is Jack! — He's inside. Where is the book ! — You'll
find it inside, where I left it (A.S.-P.).
4. prep. Within ; also in phr. inside of.
Kcb. O' a' the braw lasses inside o' my ken There's no' ane amang
them like sweet Jessie Glen! Armstrong Ingkside (1890) 155.
n.Cy. (J.W.) War.3 I can do it inside two days.
5. Phr. to be, go, inside any one's door, to call, visit any one.
Ayr. A minister's wife should do the feck o' the visiting, but I'm
told she's seldom inside onybody's door, Johnston Kilmallie (i8gi )
1.53. n.Cy.(J.W.)
INSIGHT, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Lin. Shr. Also in form
insicht Sc. (Jam.) Or.I. 1. Intelligent appreciation.
n.Lin.' It makes a deal o' difference, I alus saay, whether foaks
goas for sight or insight. If I can't do noa good I can goa for insight.
2. Conip. Insight-kennage, knowledge, information.
Rxb. (Jam.)
3. Obs. The furniture of a house ; household goods.
Also used attrib.
Sc. They not only intromitted with their whole goods . . . out-
sight and insight plenishing, . . but moreover made prisoners,
Scott Waverley 1,1814) xv. Or.I. Casting doun of yesaids housses
and spoliatioun of yair insicht and gudis beingyrintill,£V6. .<4«//7.
Mag. (1848) 61. Abd. Dr. Guild . . . violently breaks doun the
insight plenishing within the bishop's house, Spalding Hist. Sc.
(1792) II. 26 (Jam.\ Ayr. I saw nae wanworths gaun either in
the outsight or insight plenishin', Ainslie Pocn:s (ed. 18921 68.
N.Cy.' H. Hume, reft of two neices and all his insight geare, to
the valewe of ^5. Nhb.'
4. Implements or utensils of husbandry kept within
doors. Abd. Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) Gl. (Jam.)
5. Mining term : the entrance into the workings from
the bottom of the shaft. n.Cy. (Hall.), Shr.'^
INSIGNIFICANT, adj Suf. Immaterial, indiflerent.
e.Suf. It is perfectly insignificant to me whether you go or stay
(F.H.).
INSIST, V. Obs. Sc. I. To persevere ; to continue
in a discourse.
Sc. He insisted lang [he gave a long sermon] (Jam.) ; The person
went out and he insisted, yet he saw him neither come in nor go
out, Scott ^m^/j-f/iy (1802) 111. 405, ed. 1803 (Jam.). Per. He
insisted continually in praying for him, and in spirituall exercise,
WoDROw Set. Biog. (ed. 1845-7) I. no.
2. \With/or: to insist upon having.
Sc. He insisted for it. Monthly Mag. (1800) I. 334.
INSLEEP, sb. Irel. [insllp.] An itching.
Ant. Taken as a prognostication. For instance that some one
will call. If the insleep is in the right arm it will be a man, if in
the left a woman, Ballymena Obs. (1892).
INSNORL
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INSNORL, V. Sc. To entangle, inveigle; the same
word as Ensnarl, q.v.
Abd. Lat aleen tryin' to insnorl the peer guileless lad in ony sic
menner, Alexander Aiii Flk. (1882) 169; Get that minaister in-
snorl't wi' 'er dother, ib. Johnny Gibb (1871) xliii.
INSOOK, sb} Cai.' 1. Of frost : a slight amount, a
touch. 2. Of the tide: an inrush.
INSOOK, sb.'^ Sc. A bad bargain ; a 'suck in,' fraud.
Abd. That horse I bought was a complete insook [I was taken
in by the bargain] (G.W.\
INSOULING, sb. Wbs. Lin. The outfall of a ditch
or drain ; a drain ; a ' soak-dike.'
n.Lin.Evrie man within Messingham and Butterwicke shall make
ther becke and insowhnge before All Sowles Day nexte, Scotter
Manor Rec. ^I58I) ; n.Lin.' There is a soak-dyke in Ashby called
the Insouling.
INSPECTOR, sb. Nhb. Dun Mining term: see below.
A man who has charge of the workmen engaged on the heap-
stead and screens and who is responsible for the proper cleaning
and screening of the coals. Where an underground inspector is
employed his duty is to attend to the working of the coals and to
see that proper pains are taken to make them large and good. He
is also required to attend to the straight driving or holing of the
places, and to set on compass marks for the purpose, Greenwell
Coal Tr. Gl. (1849).
INSPRAITH, sb. Obsol. Sc. Nhb. Also in forms
inspreghtSc; inspressNhb.^ Furniture, household goods.
Sc. Inspreght and other household plenishing, 9 merks, Acd. of
the Depredations committed on the Clan Campbell {1686) 37 (Jam.).
Ayr. He makes Satan fall from heaven like lightening, he robs
him of his armour, and inspraith, Dickson Writings (1660) I. 125,
cd. 1845. Nhb.i In com. use at Spital, more particularly amongst
old people.
[Heir all the inspraich he proydit, Bp. of St. Androis
(c. 1590) 925, in Sat. Poems, cd. Cranstoun, I. 384. Gael.
spn'idh, booty (Macbain).]
INSTANCE, sb. w.Som.' An event, occurrence ;
curiosit}'.
Twuz jish ee-nsluns uz aay niivur diidn zee uvoa'ur, een au'l
muy bau'rn dai-z ['Twas such (an) event as I never saw before, in
all my born days].
INSTANCY, sb. Sc. [rnstansi.] Eagerness.
Sc. You will bear me out with what instancy I besought you to
depart, Stevenson Dynamiter (1885) 146. Gall. Silver Sand
snatched it from me with great instancy, Crockett i?rt(V/fr5( 1894)
XXXV.
[Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Saviour
with so great instancy gave, Hooker Eccles. Polity (1594)
bk. I. X (CD.). Fr. instance, earnestnesse (Cotgr.).]
INSTANT, adj. Sc. [instant.] Urgent, pressing,
persistent.
s.Sc. O Mr. Reid, ye're sae instant, man. Can ye no gie a body
time to think ? Wilson Tales (1839) V. 85.
[Instant in praier, Kheims Version (1582) Rom. xii. 12.]
INSTEAD, adv. Yks. In forms esteead w.Yks.' ;
isteead w.Yks. [astia'd.] With on : instead of
w.Yks. HowsoN Guide to Craven (1850) no; Gi ma ?iat astiad
ont (.I.W.); w.Yks.i
INSTEP, sb. w.Yks.i ne.Lan.' Nhp.' In phr. to be high
in the instep, to be proud and haughty.
INSTERS, 56. /•/. n.Yks.2 [instarz.] The people who
have come in. Cf inler.
INSTORE, V. Obs. Sc. To store up.
Rnf. The silly knave, wha goud instores, 'Mang haughty sons o'
wealth to shine, Clark Poet. Pieces (1836) 14.
INSTROKE.sA. Nhb. Dur. [rnstrok.] 1. The entry
from one mining royalty into another. Nhb.'
2. Camp. Instroke-rent, a rent charged by the lessor of
a royalty for allowing a lessee whose pit is in another
royalty to break the barrier between the two. Nhb.'
Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888).
INSTRUCT, i;. Obs. Sc. To prove clearly.
Sc. I can instruct what I say,5a)//«i»w (1787) 47 ; After having
. . . heard Menelaus . . . adduce evidence sufficient to instruct his
assertions, lA. 116; Itwas also a day of very astonishing apparitions
. . . which I can instruct the truth of. Walker Life Peden (1727)
13 (Jam.). Abd. The continuance of the consanguinity ... to the
Prestones of Formartine, though changed in name, is certain and
well instructed by charters, Turreff Gleanings (1859) 284.
INSTRUMENT, sb. Sc. Legal term : a written docu-
ment given in proof of any deed of a court or transaction
of an individual in that court ; gen. in phr. la lake inslnt-
ment(s, to protest against a decision, to appeal to a higher
court.
Sc. This term, in ecclesiastical courts at least, is now gen. used
in an improper sense. In consequence of a decision, any one who
has interest in the court is said to take instruments, either when
he means to declare that he claims the benefit of that decision . . .
or as confirming a protest. As it is customary ... to throw down
a piece of money to the clerk of the court, it is gen. understood
that he takes instruments who gives this money (Jam.) ; The com-
missioners then required instruments in my Lord Register's hands
of his protestation, Baillie Lett. (1775) I. 104 (Jam.). Abd.
Whereupon they took instrument in the hands of two notars,
Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) 1. 63. w.Sc. Taking instruments simply
means handing the clerk of the Presbytery the sum of one shilling
for every protest and appeal taken, Macdonald Settlement ( i86g)
89, ed. 1877. Ayr. Albeit God took instruments that he had taken
thee in the fang, yet I speir, where is thy new life? Dickson Writings
(1660) I. 104, ed. 1845. Lnk. The lawyers for the marquis . . .
took instruments. When the pannel and his advocates were
removed, the king's advocate, in order to intimidate and frighten
the marquis' lawyers, got the parliament to refuse to record their
instrument, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) I. 135, ed. 1829. Wgt.
Fraser Wigtoivn (1877) Ii6.
INSULT, si. and 11. Lin. 1. sb. An assault. Lin.',n.Lin.'
2. V. To assault. Lin.' He first insulted me. n.Lin.'
INSURE, V. Yks. Suf. [insiu'3(r.] To assure, pledge
(one's word) ; to make sure.
w.Yks. I'll insure you my word for it (C.C.R.). e.Suf. I have
insured that job [made sure of having it to do] (F.H.).
INSUSGESTION, sb. Not.' Indigestion.
INTAK(E, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Chs. Der. Lin. Nhp. War. Shr. Ess. Sus. Also in
forms intack Sc. Bnff.' N.Cy.' Dur.' Cum. Wm. w.Yks.'"
Lan.' n.Lan.' Chs.'^^ Der.° nw.Der.'; intick Bnff.';
intock n.Cy. [i'ntek, i'ntak.] 1. sb. An inhalation, a
drawing in of the breath.
Gall. With a hurried intake of the breath he nerved himself for
that which was before him, Crockett Anna Mark (1899) xxvi.
2. The bringing in of the crop. Sc. (Jam.)
3. Gain, profit ; an3'thing gathered in or obtained.
n.Yks. *His intake weeant pay for t'intak,' i.e. the produce of the
' intak ' will not pay for the cost of enclosing the land. ' T'intak '11
need a sect o'mannishment, afoor t'intake stops t'hoal ivhis pocket.'
' When t'intak'sgood.' 'T'intake's better' (R.B.). e.Yka. The Ham-
borough fishermen talk about their ' intak,' meaning their receipts
after the fishing season, or after working at a rent, &c. (J.R.B.)
4. That which the occupier of land introduces when he
changes his land. n.Yks.^
5. A rental, land or houses rented.
w.Yks. They have a cottage intake at Baildon (S.K.C.).
6. A contraction ; the place in a seam where the dimen-
sions are narrowed. Sc. (Jam.), Cai.'
7. A piece of land enclosed from a moor, common, or
road ; a fell-side pasture ; land reclaimed from a tidal
river or the sea.
Cld. That portion of a farm which has been recently taken in
from moor. As it gen. retains this designation afterwards it is
common to distinguish this part of a farm as the intack (Jam.).
n.Cy. Kennett Pur. y}H%. {1695^ ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' The Town Moor
at Newcastle has intaks, where portions of the land are fenced in
and let for stated periods. Dur.i, s.Dur. (J.E.D.), Lakel.' Cum.
Taking our stand by the margin of the valley stream, we have, first,
the meadow slip, then the 'intacks' or fell-side pasture, the
' grassing heads,' and, finally, the mountains, Watson Nature
Wdcraft. (1890) iv; Nut far fra t'intack boddom, Richardson
Talk (1876) 2nd S. 142 ; Afooar we war weet throo t'intak, Sar-
OISSON /of Scoap (1&81) IS ; Cum.^They wor o' trailin'away varra
sla an' varra whishtly, down Willy Garnett girt intak, 79. Wm.
The crofts, the intacks of the north, HuTT0NBra« New Wari {i-jS^)
1. 44 ; Sooa he set ma throot intack fell-yet reet ontct fell, Spec.
Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 11. n.Yks.' Applied in the case of small plots
taken up at will, and without any reference to, or power derived
Irom, any general enclosure act; n.Yks.^ ' Benty intak,' one of
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those enclosures where the grass at first grows coarse or rusli-like ;
n.Yks.* ne.Yks.*. e.Yks.' w.Yks. We can gan up o' this side
be'y t'Intaks, Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882 "1 32; (C.W.DO ;
w.Yks.' Gang down .. . through Harrison Intack, ii. 295 ; w.Yks. °*
Lan. To which were attached large intacks of half reclaimed pas-
ture, KAY-SHUTTLEWORTHSra>S(/a/e(i86o) II. 125 ; Lan.' n.Lan.'
ne.Lan.' Part of a common enclosed and planted or sown while
the other part lies wild and unimproved. e.Lan.' Chs.' A not
uncommon name for a field which, at some period or other, has
been enclosed or taken in from the waste, or from the common
ploughing or meadow lands of the village community ; Chs.^^,
s.Chs.', Der.* nw.Der,' n.Lin.' Land taken in from a common
[or] land taken from a tidal river. There was a field in Wintering-
ham called the intake, which had been taken from the Humber in
1881 ; it has been almost entirely washed away again. Nhp.',
War. (J.R.W.), War.^ Shr.' An acre or thereabouts of reclaimed
waste land, enclosed and taken into a farm. ' I 'ad for'casted to
a laid the new in-tak down this time.' Ess. Through the whole of
the marsh islands . . . the corresponding levels, or those intakes
affected at the same period of time, are found to consist of a perfectly
similar surface. . . Those intakes which have been accomplished in
more modern times, are from the additional quantity of animal or
vegetable remains which the sea-water . . . has deposited upon
them, become so far abundant and generally fruitful in their produce,
Young .(4^nf. (1813^ I. 17.
Hence Intaking, sb. that portion of a farm which has
been recently taken in from moor.
Bnff. The reason of ebb-ploughing, at intaking, are [sic] to retain
the dung as near the surface as \>o%s\h\t,Agiic.Siiyv.App.^g\]A.N.).
8. A canal, that part of a body of running water which
is taken off from the principal stream.
Sc. Water-wraiths an' intack drear Wi' eerie yamour, Tarras
Poems (1804) 40 (Jam.); The intake of this water is within the
bounds of the cruive-fishing property. State Leslie of Fowls', &^c.
157 (li. 1 ; A passage across the intake to allow the fishers to go
up the side of the river above it, i'6. 158. Bnff. A coble was chained
underneath this Bridge for . . . , when juveniles, to row in the Earl's-
Mill 'intak,' Gordon Chroii. Keith (1880) 51.
9. A dam across a stream, to turn off water from a mill.
Bnff.i
10. The air-way along which the fresh air is conducted
into a mine or ' district.'
Nhb. The air-way from the bottom of the downcast shaft going
in-bye, along which the fresh air is conducted to the inner work-
ings (R.O.H.); Nhb.i Nhb., Dur. Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849"!.
Dur. (J.J.B.)
11. A cheat, deception, fraud, swindle.
Sc. She characterised the action of the great Scottish preacher
as 'a perfect intake,' Dickson Auld Miii. (1892) no. Sh.I. Dat's
been wan intak, an' I widna 'a' cared, bit hits da first time at he's
been in wattir, Sh. Netvs (Oct. 22, 1898). Cai.' Abd. Declaring
Rob's proposed charge to be a ' perfeck intak,' Alexander Ain
Flk. (18821 142. Rof. Gif ye'll no class them without swither A
set o' intacks a'thegither. Young Pictures (1865) 160.
Hence Intackin', ppl. adj. fraudulent. Bnff.*
12. A swindler, cheat.
Cai.' Abd. Some even made so bold as to call him an intak and
an adventurer, Edinborough , II. 118 (Jam.).
13. Work undertaken which cannot be accomplished at
the stipulated price. Shr.'^
14. V. Obs. To take a fortified place.
Sc. No artillery at all fit for intaking any strong house, Baillie
Lett. iiTls) II. 265 (Jam.). Abd. They heard sermon, and gave
thanks to God for the intaking of this strong house with so little
skaith, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792 I. 221.
15. To understand, comprehend, ' take in.'
Sus. I were fool enough to laugh about it, not intaking how it
could be, Blackmore Spriiighaven (1886) xxix.
[7. Norw. dial, iiinlak, a taking in (Aasen) ; Sw. iiilaga,
an enclosed space that formerly was part of a common
(Widegren).]
INTAKER, sb. Obs. Sc. Nhb. A receiver of stolen
goods, an accomplice of thieves.
Sc. Persons on the borders of Sc, who were the receivers of
such booty as their accomplices, called out-partners, used to bring
in, Bailey (1721). Nhb.'
INTELL, sb. n.Yks.* [i'ntel.] What is brought to
one's knowledge from information received.
According te mah awn intell.
INTELLECTS, sb. pi. Sc. Dev. Written intellecks
Dev. Intellect, wits ; also in phr. fo /lave one's infe/lec/s, to
have the full use of one's senses.
w.Sc. This was considered a mad freak ; a girl who knew her,
was asked ' if she had her intellects,' Carkick Laird of Logan
('835) 56. Dev. I niver did profess such power o' intellecks as
some, Salmon Ballads (1899) 81.
INTELLECTUALS,s6.//. Sc. Intellect.understanding,
mental capacity.
Sc. Many men in all ages, otherwise of good intellectuals, Thom-
son Cloud of IVitiiesses (1714^ Pref. 17, ed. 1871. Abd. My intel-
lectuals were so forjasket wi' that terrible visitation, Ruddiman
Sc. Parish (1828) 94, ed. 1889. Ayr. I could see the body was
fashed and somewhat dolrified in the intellectuals. Service Notan-
dunis (i8go) 16.
INTEN, sb. Not. [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] Enclosed land. (J.H.B.) Cf intak(e, 7.
INTEND, V. Sc. Yks. Also in form intent Sc.
[intend.] 1. To expect, hope, wish for.
w.Yks.^ Used to express desire or expectation in matters beyond
one's own control. ' I had intended our rector to be a bishop."
2. In law : to prosecute legally, raise an action, litigate.
Sc. Ye see I intented the process . . . before the Quarter Ses-
sions, Scott St. Roiiaii '1824) viii. Per. The actions intended
before them by Robert Marr, Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844) II. 242.
Fif. That they intend na actioun civill without the said advys,
Melvill Aulobiog. (i6io) 351, ed. 1842. Lnk. A process is in-
tended against some very worthy presbyterian ministers, Wodrow
Ch. Hist. (1721) III. 405, ed. 1828. Hdg. If he did not amend
they wald assist the woman to intend process against him befor
the Comissers, Ritchie Churches of St. Baldred (1883') 221. Wgt.
The Session of Minigaff intented a process against him, Fraser
Wigtown (1877) 115.
INTEPUNK, 56. Yks. Also in form inkerpunk e.Yks.'
[i'nta-, i'rjkapuqk.] A child.
e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 95; e.Yks.' God bless the
raaysther of this hoose. The mistheress also ; An all the lahtle
intepunks, That round the table go, Sic.,Xiiias Carol of the Bezzle-
aip-woiiteir.
INTERCEDE, v. Glo. Ken. [intasrd.] 1. To speak
on behalf of
Ken.' Mrs. Moper kindly interceded for her, and so Em'ly got
the place.
2. With in/o : to inquire or look into a matter. Glo.'
INTERCEDING, adj. Hrf^ Ready to take the lead,
prominent.
' An interceding man ' is one who is a prominent person, ready
to take the lead.
INTERCOMMUNE, v. Obs. Sc. Also in form inter-
common Or.I. To hold intercourse in any way with
proscribed persons ; to lay under sentence forbidding all
intercourse.
Sc. These, together with a considerable number of gentlemen
and others they intercommune, which was the greatest lengtli
they could goe, Kirkton Ch. Hist. (1817) 363. Or.I. The said
Adam . . . intercommoned with his own servant, the actual doer
of the slaughter, Peterkin Notes (1822) App. 39. Abd. The said
marquis was charged . . . not to intercommune with Haddo, help
nor supply him, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 123. Lnk. A good
many ministers are intercommuned, and several gentlemen and
others are persecuted, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) II. 278.
Hence (i) Intercommuner, sb. {a) one who holds inter-
course with a proscribed person ; (b) one who treats
between parties at variance ; (2) Intercommuning, sA. (a)
intercourse with proscribed persons ; (b) in phr. letters of
intercoinnmniitg, letters prohibiting all intercourse with
proscribed persons.
(i, a) Fif. Speciallie the intercommuners and resetters of Jesuits,
Row Ch. Hist. 11650) 270, ed. 1842. (b) Sc. We agreed, on con-
dition that Haddington, Southesk, and Lorn, the intercommuners,
should engage their honour, Baillie Lett. (1775) I. 59 (Jam.).
(2, a') Sc. Declare his repentance publicly . . . for his inter-
communing with the Earl of Angus, excommunicated Papist,
Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844) II. 274. Lnk. Are encouraged to
continue in their rebellion, by the reset, supply, and interconi-
muning which they have with several of their friends and
acquaintances, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) II. 288, ed. 1828. Gall.
Lest the strict laws against intercommuning should lay him by the
heels in the gaol of Kirkcudbright, Crockett Standard Bearer
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(1898) 5. (A) Abd. Letters of intereommuning were proclaimed
against them, whereby, as they were lawless, so made friendless,
and might not bide together, Spalding Hist. Sc. ('7921 I. 42.
Lnk. These letters of intereommuning were the utmost our
managers would go upon non-appearance, Wodrow CIi. Hist.
(1721 ~i 1.394-
INTERFERE, v. Ken.' To cause annoyance or hin-
drance.
I was obliged to cut my harnd tother-day, that's what interferes
with me.
INTERLEAN, adj. Dev. Of bacon : ' streaky,' having
layers of lean and fat alternating. Hewett Peas. Sp.
(1892) 129. The same word as Enterlean, q.v.
INTERLOPER, sb. Nrf. A person of no regular
employment. (P.H.E.)
INTERMELL, v. Obs. ne.Lan.' To intermeddle.
INTERMENT, adj. w.Som.' Intimate, friendly, ' thick.'
'Twas on'y tother day they was like the devil and holy water,
and now thev be all s'interment fee'nturmunt].
INTERMINED, #/. adj. Nhb. Yks. I.Ma. Also Cor.
Also in forms intahmined Yks. ; intarmined n.Yks. I.Ma.;
intarmint I.Ma. ; intormin'd Nhb. Determined.
Nhb. She wis fair intormin'd te gan, Robson Bk. Ruth i860)
i. i8. Yks. Franck is intahmined on't te tak az here, Spec. Dial.
16. n.Yks. (T.S.i I.Ma. Got him home — intarmined she wud
— intarmined. Brown Witch (i88g) ao; I was intarmint to purr
a stoppar on that, Rydings Tales ^1895) 105. w.Cor. I inter-
mined to do it (M.A.C.\
INTERMIT, v. Rut.i To admit, allow to enter.
They alius intermits 'em of-a Tuesday [patients at the In-
firmary].
INTERMITTING, 56. Obs. n.Cy. The ague.
He has gotten an intermitting, Grose 11790).
INTERRUPT, V. Ken. Sun Sus. [intsrBpt] To
annoy, cause discomfort to, to disagree with ; to interfere
with, attack, pursue.
Ken. A drunken man stopping or attacking a person in the
street interrupts him (W.F.S.); Ken.* It does interrupt me to
think you can't run your right side ; what a thick head you must
have ! Sur.* ' If I eat any heavy food it interrupts me so.' To
attack or pursue, as of a dog or any other animal. Sus.' Used to
express all kinds and degrees of assault.
INTERVAL, sb. Sc. The time between the hours of
public worship.
Sc. Common (A.W.). Rnf. The boys . . . stated very explicitly
that the ' intervals ' were more to their liking than ' kirk-time,'
GiLMouR Pen-Flk. (1873^ aa.
INTICK, see Intak(e.
INTIL(L, prep. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Der. Also in forms atil Sh.I. ; intul Cum.' \Vm.
n.Yks.* ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' w.Yks.' ne.Lan.' ; intuU Cum.
Lan. [inti'l, intu'l.] 1. Into.
Sc. Deil anither body's fit should gang intill't, Scott St. Ronan
(1834) XX ; He's taen his harp intil his hand, Jamieson Pop. Bal-
lads ^1806) I. 94. Sh.I. Shu shook da tae laeves oot o'da pot atil
a peerie pan, Sh. News Oct. ag, 1898). ne.Sc. Well done, Good-
man. That's intil him. Hit him again, Goiv/oM/ini'oi (1887 1 135.
Bnff. I'm no gaun intill a hole like a wild beast. Smiles Natiir.
(1876") xviii. e.Sc. He kent as weel as ony what to put intill't,
Setoun Sunshine (1895) 20. Abd. As ye are born intil the warl',
Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879) xxvii. Frf. Jumpt quick intil his
Sunday's claes. Sands Pof »« (1833) 71. Per. She's gotten Miss
Mary's lug, an' says what she likes intil't, Cleland Inchbracken
(1883) 64, ed. 1887. e.Fif. An auld horn lantrin wi' a bit cavvnel
doup stuck intil't, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) ii. Ayr. 'We were
obligated ... to come intil Glasgow, Galt Entail (18231 "■ Slk.
The langer you gazed intil't, the deeper it grew, Chr. North
Nodes ved. 1856) II. 6. Gall. I'll pit my wee knife intil ye,
Crockett Cleg Kelly (1896) 34. n.Ir. Close to his ear the Devil
came. And slipped intil his breast, Alexander Stiimpie's Brae ;
Fur brekin' intil the squire's clover, Lyttle Ballycuddy (1892 54;
N.I.' V\s. Uls. Jni. Arch. (\&~,-i-i&62). Nhb. An' wi' sorrow the
teardrop crap intil his e'e, Proudlock Borderland Muse ^1896; 25;
Nhb.' Put them in till a poke. Lakel.' Cum. I gat intul a great
feeld, Borroivdale Lett, in Lonsdale Mag. ^Feb. 1867) 311 ; Cum.'
Wm. T'aald fella gat intul a sweeat, Robison Aald Taales (1882)
3. n.Yks.'24 ne.Yks.' There's neea spot ti put t'gallowa intul.
e.Yks.' Rarely used. m.Yks.' w.Yks. Dosey went intuit back
kitchen to see abaht t'dinner, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884)
26; w.Yks.' ii. 305. Lan. Thou led her first intul t'Park wood,
Harland i- Wilkinson /7i-Z.o« (1867) 60. ne.Lan.' Der. Thee
mun help me to stack what I've got intil th' cart, Verney Stone
Edge (1868I x.
2. In, within.
Sc. Ilka ee intil her head Was like a rotten ploom, Sharpe
Ballad Bk. (1823) 84, ed. 1868. Sh.I. Da fude o' ivery laand is
da best . . . for da folk 'at's born an' brought up intil hit, Sh.
News Mar. 12, 1898). ne.Sc. There's ane intill the ladye's
bower, Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 109. Abd. Like stars intil a frosty
nicht, Guidman Inglismaill (1873) 48. Kcd. An hoor intil
Achallie's neuk Wi' Jess, Grant Lays (1884) 16. Frf. He had sic
power intil his tail O' magnetism. Sands Poems ( 1833) 90. Per.
Maybe there's a knack intil't, Sandy Scott (1897'! 20. Fif. The
swine . . . drown't themselves intill the sea, TENNANTPa/>i.s^>-^( 1827)
45. Rnf. Intill the wainscot kitchen press, Ye'll find some lamb,
an' something else, Picken Poems (1813) I. 6a. Ayr. He won-
ner'd what wad be intilt. Hunter Studies (1870) 51. Dmf. He
sat intil this room, Thom Jock o' Knowe (1878) a3.
INTIMATED, adj Lin. Som. Intimate.
n.Lin.' He's been clear different sin' him an' her hes been in-
timaated togither. w.Som.' Ees, I knows'n well enough to pass
the time o' day, but we baint very much intimated [ee'ntimaeutud].
INTIMMERS,s6. />/. Sc. [i-ntimsrz.] The intestines.
Bnff.' Frf. Had your intimmers keepit richt, Jamie Emigrant's
Family (1853: 51. Gall. His intimmers are of the best kind, he
can be drunk and sober three times a day, Mactaggart Encycl.
(18241 376, ed. 1876.
INTIRE, adj. Obs. Sc. Intimate, heart and soul with.
Sc. He and Argyle became so very intire that they feasted daily
together, Guthry Mem. (1747) 117 (Jam.). SIg. The Marqueis of
Argyle, who of ane long time had been very intire with William
Murray and Sir Robert Murray, Wodrow Sel. Biog. (ed. 1845-7)
I. 170.
INTLES, INTOCK, see Hintals, Intak(e.
INTO, prep. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Eng. and. Amer.
1. In comb. Into-the-house, the up-stroke of a pumping
engine. Nhb.'
2. Phr. (i) into that, (a) as well as; (6) nevertheless; (2)
out into, out of, out from ; (3) to be into a person, to find
fault with any one.
(1, a) Som. (F.L.N.) (6) Shr. That plant doesn't flower, but
into that it has fine leaves (16.). (a) Sc. Gif onie ladie wad borrow
me Out into this prison Strang, Kinloch Ballads (1827) 131. (3)
Yks. (J.W.I
3. In, within.
Sc. Say, ye left him into Kirkland fair. Learning the school
alone, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 62. Sh.I. Dat's no ita me
pooer, Nicolson Aithstin Hedder, 5. Abd. I met a frien' or twa
into the Fair, Shirrefs Fowis (1790) 41. Kcd. Tradition says,
into this Pot A golden vessel lies. Jamie Muse (1844) 23. Frf.
Mair hae died into their shoon than what haedied in bed, LowsoN
Guidfollow (1890) 236. Per. Gin ye list to lig into the laft, there's
a braw flure-head, Haliburton Dunbar (1895) loo. Ayr. There
was three kings into the East, Burns 7- Barleycorn (1781) st. i.
Edb. The lasses met into a barn, Liddle Poems (i8ai1 225. Kcb.
The sparks and flaughens of this love shall fly up and down this
bed so long as I lie into it, Wodrow Sel. Biog. (ed. 1845-7) '• 40'-
w.Yks.2 The horse is into the stable. Stf.' Som. They'd a-starved
her maid into thick there hospital, Elworthy Evil Eye (1895) 4.
Dev. We live into the village vH.S.H.) ; I was seized into church,
Reports Provinc. (1877 13a. Cor. I seed un . . . sittin' into my
cousin Joe's, Parr Adam and Eve (1880) I. 83. [Amer. Is there
any milk into that pail? Carruth Kansas Univ. Quar. (Oct. i8ga)
I. Nfld. There is nothing into the man 1 G.P.).]
4. Of distance: within, short of.
Hrf. He came into a yard of it. Bound Provinc. (1876) ; Hrf.'
It is not far into a mile.
5. Of age : approaching, in.
w.Som.' ' How old are you ? ' 'I bee into my twelve year old.'
6. Of time: to, as regards.
s.Wor. You never knows when he'll come, he's not pertikler
into an hour ; a'most any time (H.K.\
INTO"WN, sb. Sc. Also written intoon Sc. Bnff.'
[i'ntun.] 1. The land or pasture adjacent to a farm-
house. Also used attrib. Cf. infield.
n.Sc. (Jam. ) Sth. The milk cows are fed on the intown pasture
until the farmer removes them by the end of June to distant
shealings, Agric. Surzey, 63 (Jam.). Abd. The first intown that
we came to, The captain was sick and weary, O ; And the next
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intown that we came to We got our captain to bury, O, Greig
Logie o' Buchan (1899) 115 ; To graze ... on the intoon rigs,
during the early forenoon, Alexander Ain Flh, (1882) 91.
2. Conip. In-toon-weed, an annual weed. Bnff.'
INTRESS, sb. n.Cy. Som. [i'ntras.] Interest upon
money.
n.Cy. (J. W.) w.Som.' Always. ' I have sent by the barer £20
the lutress Due the 12th of this Month.'
[Not the worth of any living wight May challenge ought
in Heavens interesse, Spenser F. Q. (1596) bk. vii. vi. 33;
The laste day is ende of myn intresse, Chaucer Minor
Poents,x.-]i. Fr.dial.(Bearnais) ;';;('c>YS5f,'interet'(LESPY).]
INTROMISSION, si- Sc. Intermeddling; in //.goings
on with a person.
Ayr. They said that the expulsion of the players was owing to
what I had heard anent the intromission of my nephew, Galt
Provost (1822) xxxvii. Gall. Supposing that you are satisfied with
my present intromissions, Crockett Anna Mark (1899) lii.
INTROMIT, V. Sc. [intrami't] To meddle with,
interfere ; to associate.
Sc. Forbear from intromitting with affairs thou canst not under-
stand, Scott Midlothian (1818) v. Abd. Div ye tell me that Jean
was intromittin' wi' thae drawers? Macdonald Ma/colm (1875)
III. 194 ; A' out o' the way creatures intromit wi' that unprofitable
art of poem-making, Ruddiman Parish (1828) 96, ed. 1889.
Ayr. When the country gentry, with their families, began to in-
tromit among us, we could not make enough of them, Galt Provost
(1822) xxxiv.
INTRUST, sb. Rut. e.An. Amer. [i-ntrBst.] Interest
upon money.
Rut.i A year's intrust. e.An.' e.Suf. That's heavy intrust to
pay (F.H.). [Amer. What is the intrust on that amount? Dial.
Notes (iBgt) I. 68.]
INTURN, adv. Shr. [inta'n.] Instead.
Bound Proviiic. (1876) ; Shr.' I'll do it inturn o' yo' ; Shr.= Tak
this inturn o' that'n.
IN-TY(E, ///;-. Sus. Som. [intai'.] After a neg. asser-
tion : not I.
Sus. I don't know nothing about it, in tye, for I never seen none
an 'em, Lower 5. Dow>is{i 854) 157. w.Som.' ' I don't know hot to zay
'bout it, in-ty.' The expression isoneof every-day use.and rather
implies indecision or doubt. [A country fellow, scratching his
head, answered him, * I don't know measter, un't I,' Fielding
Tom /ones (1749) bk. iv. viii.]
INVADE, V. Obs. Sc. To assail, attack.
Per. He came and invaded her openly on the street, and spulziet
her of her silver belt, Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844) II. 280. Slg.
This man . . . had offered to invade Mr. Bruce's person, Bruce
Sermons (1631) 146, ed. 1843. Lnk. Christian Fyfe . . . is indicted
for invading a minister, WoDROwC/j. Hist. (172 1) III. 409, ed. 1828.
INVEETORS, sb. pi. Sc. [invHsrz.] Articles taken
over by inventory at a valuation on taking a farm.
Abd. Afore ye pay yer inveetors an' ae thing wi' anither, ye'll
be workin' upo' paper again for maist part, Alexander Ain Flk.
(1882) 136.
INVENTION, V. Irel. To invent.
n.Ir. Afore them things mentioned wor known, or inventioned,
Lays and Leg. (1884) 16.
INVIE, i^. Obsol. e.Suf. To value, set store by. (F.H.)
INVIGOR, V. Obs. Sc. To invigorate, strengthen.
Eig, Th' invigour'd stem wi' a' its flow'rs Embalm the rising day,
CouPER Poetry ( 1804) I. 98. s.Sc. It will invigor ev'ry limb,
Unclog your vitals a', T. Scott Poems (1793) 376.
INVITE, sb. Sc. Oxf Som. Also in form inveet Abd.
[invai-t.] An invitation.
Abd. He's aye some shy o' comin' in wantin' an inveet, Mac-
donald Sir Gibbie (1879) xxxiii. Ayr. The Earl of Killie . . .
complimented me with a special invite delivered by the hand of his
own serving-man, Johnston Glenbuckic {i8Sg) 180. Lnk. Like me,
wha had come there alane Withoot invite, Coghill Poems (i8go)
II. Dmf. I leuch to hear the kind invite She gied the lads to woo,
Reid Poems (1894) 41. Oxf. (G.O.) w.Som.' The paa'sn 've a
zend a [ee'nvuyt, eenvuyt] fall they hot bclongth to the club.
INVITORY, sb. n.Lin.' Also written invittery.
[invi'tari.] 1. An inventory. 2. Tenant right on going
out of a farm.
INVYFULL, adj. Sc. Also in form invy-fu' Cai.'
[invai'-, i'nvi-.] Envious.
VOL. HI.
Cai.' Fif. To close themouthes of invyfuU sklanderars, Melvill
Aiitohiog. (1610) 265, ed. 1842.
INWARD, adj., sb. and adv. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and
Eng. Also in forms inard m.Yks.' Lan. n.Lin.' Nhp.'
e.An.i Sur. ; innard n.Yks.* e.Yks.' w.Yks.^ Lan. I.Ma.
s.Stf. War.* s.War.' w.Wor. Glo.'^ Oxf.' Suf.' Ken.' Som.;
innerd Cum.'* Not. Nhp.^ Brks.' e.An.= Nrf. Ken. Sus.
Hmp.' I.W.' Wil. Dor. Cor.'^; inniard e.Yks.' ; innod
War.*; innud se.Wor.' [inard, inad.] 1. adj. In comb.
(i) Inward fits, an infant disorder, a mild convulsive fit ;
(2) —maid, the housemaid in a farm-house, who has no
work in the dairy, &c. ; (3) — meat, the edible parts of the
entrails of an animal ; (4) — trouble, an internal disease or
illness.
(i) n.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W.) (2) e.An.', Suf. (Hall.) (3) Lei.'
' Will you take a kidney ? ' ' No, thank you, I don't like any inward
meat." (41 Sc. A poor Trojan . . . much distressed with an inward
trouble, Scoticisnis (1787) 118.
2. Living within.
Abd. Contrary to the foundation of that college, forbidding
marriage to any of the inward members serving therein, Spalding
Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 67.
3. Silent, reserved.
Sns.' I can't abear going to work along ud Master Meopham,he
be so inward. Hmp.'
4. sb. pi. The inner parts of the body, the inside ; the
entrails, intestines, &c. of animals, esp. of pigs. Occas.
in sing.
Sh.I. Da morn we can hae some o' da inwards o' da ram, S/i,
News {Oct. g, l8g^). N.Cy.', Cum.'*, n.Yks.'", e.Yks.' w.Yks.
It pierceth into the inwards, and goes down into the bowels of the
belly, Wales Mount Ebal (1658) 27 ; w.Yks.2 Lan. I feel as if I
had summat i' my in'ards, Francis Daughter of Soil 1 1895) 30 ;
One o' theese savidges i' th' bird tribe seems to be mekkin' a herty
meal off th' innards ov a rabbit, Ferguson Moudyrvarp's Visit, 17.
I.Ma. Some ould granny's innards routin, Brown Doctor (1887) 4.
s.Stf. He'd got a awful gnawin' in hes innards, Pinnock Blk. Cy.
Ann. (1895). Der.2, nw.Der.' Not. He's got hurt i' the innards
I'm afraid (L.C.M.) ; Not.' n.Lin.' I'd a straange paain e' my
in'ards, so I went an' boht sum stuff an' took it. Lei.' A's so bad
of his innards. Nhp.'^, War.=34 s.War.' I'm that bad in my
innards. w.Wor. It be summat i' his innards or his yud, S. Beau-
champ GcnH/Zfy G/(jHjg-<' (1874) I. 29. se.Wor.' Shr.' The heart,
liver, &c. of a pig or lamb. GIo. (A.B.); Gl. (1851); GIo.'^
Oxf. He's got something the matter with his innards ^G.O.) ;
Oxf.' Brks.' 'Chitterlings' as frequently go by the name of
'peg's innerds.' e.An.'^ Nrf. A basin o' hot tea 'ud du my
innerds good, Patterson Man and Nat. (18951 117. e.Nrf. Mar-
shall Riir. Econ. (1787). Suf.', Ken. (G.B.), Ken.', Sur.' Sus.'
He did not know what he meant by saying so much about
the innards of an hog. Hmp.', I.W.' Wil. Slow Gt. (1892) ;
Britton Beauties (1825). n.Wil. What be gwain to do wi' they
pig's-innerds? (E.H.G.) Dor. I shall ask to be let carry half of
these good things in my innerds— hee, hee ! Hardy IVess. Tales
(1888) II. 12, Som. (F.A.A.) w.Som.' 'I be ter'ble sick, and do
keep on bringin up, and I do suffer ter'ble pain in my inwards.'
The intestines of any slaughtered animal. The liver, lungs, and
heart are not included in this term. Used only in the s^. in this
sense. In the plural, the viscera of more than one animal would
be referred to. ' I never did'n kill nother pig way such a beautiful
fat inward avore.' Dev. I'm terrible holler in my in'erds, Baring-
Gould Dartmoor Idylls (1896) 193. Cor.' A pain in my innerds;
Cor.^ w.Cor. I ca-ant skippy, I should jostle my innerds (M.A.C.).
5. pi. The ins and outs, the inner details of a case.
Cum.* Those acquainted with the ' inwards ' of the affair,
IV. C. T. (July 30, 1898) 4, col. 5.
6. An innings at cricket.
Ken. (G.B.) ; Ken.' They bested 'em first innards.
7. adv. Within, inside ; also in form Inards.
m.Yks.' Sur. Well, let 'ee com, or let 'ee stop, us 'ull go
in'ards, Bicklev Sur. Hills (1890) III. xvii.
INWARD, V. Obs. Sc. Also in form invaird. To
imprison, to put in ward. CI. Sibb. (1802) (Jam.).
INWARDLY, adv. Oxf. Ken. Sur. Sus. Hmp. Cor.
Also in forms innardly Ken.' Sus.' ; innurdly Oxf.
[insdli.] 1. Inaudibly, in a low tone.
Oxf.' Her laughs innurdly, MS. add. Ken.' He says his words
innardly. e.Ken. He speaks so inwardly (G.G.). Sur.' Sus.'
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This new parson of ours says his words to innardly. Hmp.i He
spoke so inwardly I couldn't rightly understand him.
2. Phr. to be inwardly given, to be pious, spiritual.
w.Cor. She's not inwardly but outwardly given. Com. (M. A.C.^
INWAVER, see Inwiver.
INWICK, sb. and v. Sc. 1. sb. Curling term : a
particular cast of the stone. Cf. inring.
Sc. A station, in curling, in which a stone is placed very near
the tee after passing through a narrow port (Jam.) ; (G.W.'i Ayr.
By a clever ' inwick ' put a pot-lid on the tee, Johnston Kihtiallie
1^891) II. 109. Gall. To take an inwick is considered by all curlers
the finest trick in the game, MACTAGGART£»jf_)r/. ( 1824)280, ed. 1876.
2. V. In curling : to play the Stone in a particular manner;
see below.
Gall. To inwick a stone, is to come up a port or wick and strike
the inring of a stone seen through that wick, Mactaggart Encyd.
(1824) 280, ed. 1876.
INWINDING, adj. se.Won' [inwai-ndin.] Uneven,
twisting.
INWIVER, sb. Nhb.' Also in form inwaver. A bar
of wood put inside a 'coble' (q.v.) for the seats or thofts
to rest upon.
INWORK, sb. Sc. Indoor or domestic work.
Ayr. His regret that a bonny Ayrshire lass should, instead o'
handling the in^vork o' a house, . . be condemned to mak' her
bread by such unluesomelike thumping and kicking, Ainslie Land
of Burns (ed. 1892^1 34.
INYA, adv. Irel. Forsooth.
Wxf. What a purty squire and estated gentleman we are inya,
'K.-E>itizr>\ Eveiniigs Duffrey {i&6g) 285; Jealous inya! to be sure
you are, ib. Banks Boio (18671 240.
INYABY, sb. S. & Ork.' A defeated cock driven
away and kept at a distance by the ruler of the dunghill.
[Norw. dial, eingjabue, a dweller alone (Aasen).]
IODINE, sb. S.Lin. [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] The greater celandine, Chelidonhtm majiis. (I.VV.)
ION, sb. Abd. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A cow a year old.
[Cp. Norw. dial, kviginde, a j'oung cow (Aasen) ; ON.
kvigettdi, a der. of kviga, a young cow before she has
calved (Vigfusson) ; cp. Sc. wliye, a pron. of quey (q.v.).]
IPER,s6. Or.I. Any foul liquid, ooze, mud, or sewage.
A' draigled ower wi' iper, Dennison Skelch-bk. (1880) 125
(Jam. Su/ipL^.
IPSON, IR, see Yaspen, Or.
IRBY-DALE GRASS, p/ir. Lin. The sun-spurge.
Euphorbia Helioscopia.
So called at Irby-dale, near Laceby, where it is abundant, and
used by the poor people as a cure for warts, and ' applied as a
poultice to venomed wounds with good effect ' (B. & H.).
IRE, sb.'- and adj. Brks. Hmp. LW. Wil. Dor. Som.
Dev. Cor. [ara(r).] 1. sb. Iron.
Brks. For iron they say ire, Nichols Bib!. Topog. Biil. (1783)
IV. 56, ed. 1790; Brks.i, Hmp. (H.E.) I.W.' ; I.W.2 Pick up
that bit o' ire under hedge. n.Wil. In common use. That's a girt
piece o' ire (,E.H.G.). Som. Jennings Dial. w.Eng. (1869).
w.Som.' Uyur. In the dial, [uyurn] is the adj. form. Cp. Iron-
bar with Bar-ire. Vev. Hoiae Snbseiivae (1777)230. nw.Dev.'
e.Dev. Aire thing, moore smart by half. PvL},\An SkeUhes {i&^z) s,^,
ed. 1853. Cor. I'm rud as the smith makes the pieces of ire,
J. Trenoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 34 ; Cor. 2
2. Comb, (i) Ire-gear, ironwork; ironware; plough-
gear ; (2) -monger, an ironmonger ; (3) — or mire, stiff',
clay soil ; (4) -stufif, ironwork.
(i) Dor.' Som. Jennings 06s. /)/■«/. z<iE;i^. (1825). w.Som.i
[Uyur gee'ur] would mean all kinds of ironmongery, and com-
pleted iron-work, including machinery of all kinds. (2) Hmp.
(H.E.) (3) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). (4) w.Som.i The ironwork
of a cart, carriage, gate, or of any construction in which iron is
used with other material. ' He'd [the cart] a been a finished avore
now nif ad'n a been a fo'ced to woit [sic] for the ire stuff.'
3. Aniron stand, on which dishes, pots, &c. are put to cook.
Cor. The dough was put in a tin dish and this was placed on
an ire, as she called it, or iron stand (J.W.).
4. Ironstone ; iron-ore.
Hmp.i That ire is not good. Som. (W.F.R.)
5. adj. Made of iron. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892).
[1. Ne mon mid stele ne mid ire, OwlSr' N. (c. 1225) 1026.]
IRE, sb.'^ Sh.I. A passion ; a fit of wrath.
Shii wis in sic a ire o' wraeth 'at shii'd no tought a eetim o"
laein him caald, SIi. News (Oct. 15, 1898}.
IRE, sb.^ Som. [Not known to our correspondents.]
An onion. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825).
IREFUL, adj. n.Yks.* Angry ; stormy ; inflamed.
' It leuks varry ireful,' said of a wound. ' Itleuks ireful ower
sea,' the clouds are darkening, and the sea beginning to surge.
IRENESE, sb. Som. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Rennet. (Hall.)
IRIE, adj. Obs. Sc. Also written irey Edb. Melan-
choly, gloomy ; causing fear. Cf. eerie.
Sc. And irie is, and sair forfairn Thy bodin' dark to hear,
Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 237. Lnk. I've been tald — an
irie tale to tell — Ilk seven year they [fairies] pay a teind to hell,
Black Falls of Clyde (1806) 121 ; I'm unco irie and dirt-feart,
Ramsay Poems (ed. 1733) 102. Edb. Death in all his irey pride,
Devoid of fear behold, Learmont Poems f 1791^ 186.
IRISH, adj. and sb."- Sc. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Rut.
War. Lon. Sur. [aiTiJ.] 1. adj. In co>«6. (i) Irish black-
guard, a variety of snuff ; (2) — cry, the lamentation of
mourners attending a funeral ; (3) — daisy, the dandelion,
Leontodon Tara.xaciini ; (4) — lemons, potatoes : (5) —
mahogany, the common aider, Alniis glidinosa ; (6) -man,
the work of the ' hay-han.-est ' ; (7) -man's fire, ? a fire
which burns only on the top ; (8) -man's harvest, the
orange season ; (9) — moss, pearl-moss, Chondntscrispits;
see Carrageen; (10) — nightingale, the sedge-warbler,
Acrocephahisphragniiiis; (11) — ortolan, thestormypetrel,
Procellayiapelagica; (12) — stone, see below; (13) — vine,
the honeysuckle, Lonicera Periclymemtni.
(i) Lnk. Two pinches in one, of Irish blackguard and taddy
snuff mixed, Wright Life (1897^ 5. Gall. His snuff-box . . . always
well filled with the best Macabaa, or with the smartest Irish
Blackguard, Mactaggart Encyd. (1824) 491, ed. 1876. (2) Ir.
What is termed the Irish cry, is keening on an extensive scale,
Barrington Skekhcs (1830) I. v. (3) Yks. (B. & H.) (4) War.3
(5) Wtf. (B. & H.) (6) Rut.l (7) Sur. How bad this fire burns!
It's like an Irishman's fire, all atop. A'. £/ Q. (1878) 5th S. x. 222.
(8) Lon. The orange season is called by the costermonger the
'Irishman's harvest,' Mayhew Lond. Labonr (1851I I. 79. (9)
Chs. Imported from Ir. Occas. used for feeding calves (B. & H.).
(10) Ir. It continues its song after dusk and through the night,
Swainson Birds (1885) 28. (11) Ker. In 1756 this bird of all
others was esteemed a delicacy for the table and was named the
Irish ortolan, Smith Birds (1887) 546. (12) Nhb. Mrs. R., of
Kyloe House, had a sore leg. Her servant . . . was despatched
... to borrow an Irish stone. This is a stone brought from
Ireland, and never permitted to touch English soil. The stone
was put in a basket and carried to the house where the patient
resided ; the leg was rubbed with it, and it was cured. They all
considered it would have been more efficacious if it had been
brought and used by an Irish person, Trans. Tyncsidf Field Club
(1860-62) V. go ; These stones were at one time common in the
dales of Northumberland, and were used as charms to deter frogs,
toads, and the whole of the serpent tribe from entering the
dwelling-house of their possessor. In size the stone is three and
a quarter inches in diameter, of a cake form, is of a pale brown
or dark drab colour, and about three-quarters of an inch thick in
the middle, where it is the thickest. It is unperforated, Denham
Elk-Lore (1852) 16; (R.O.H.) (13) Don. (.B. & H.)
2. FYiT.yoit are Irish and the top of your head's poison, a
jocular gibe. War. (G.F.N.), War.^
3. sb. pi. Obs. Irishmen.
Sc. The Frenches and Irishes are a' coming here, Sharpe
Ballad Bi. (1823) no, ed. 1868. Fif. Throche the persecution
and oppression of the Ireshes, Row C/i. //15/. (1650) xvii, ed. 1842.
IRISH, sb.'^ Yks. Passion, anger, rage, fury.
e.Yks. Very common. ' Deen't show thi irish, lad' (J.N.);
e.Yks.' Mau wod ! bud didn't he shew his irish. w.Yks. Iz airis
war up i nua taim (J.W.).
IRISHER, sb. Sc. Irel. An Irishman.
GaU. A panic story, that the wild Irishers had landed, Crockett
Standard Bearer {i8g8) 85. Qco. What would the poor Irishers
have done in owld times? Barrington Skeldies (1830" HI. iii.
IRK, V. and sb. Sc. Yks. Lei. War. Also in form nirk-
Lei.' [irk, ak.] 1. v. To annoy, harass, weary ; also
inlr. to grow weary.
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Sc. Father Peter, whose lessons did not irk me, Lang Monk of
iw/c (1896 5; Yet when she irks to Kaidly birks She rins and
sighs for sorrow, Ramsay Tca-Tablc Misc. (1724") I. 190, ed. 1871.
Edb. All others they began to irk, Pennecuik Wks. (1715) 385,
ed. 1B15. w.Yks.* Used as an iiiipcrs. ' it irks me.' War. Wise
Skakespere (i86i) 153.
Hence (i) Irked, ppl. adj. teased ; forced to become a
foe ; (2) Irker, sb. a finishing stroke, a ' clencher ' ; some-
thing that will 'irk' an opponent to beat; (3) Irking, //i/.
adj. irritating, troublesome ; (4) Irksome, adj. painful,
uncomfortable, worrying.
(i) Gall. Mactaggart Eitcycl. (1824). (2) Lei.' That's a nirker '.
(3) Gall. I could hear the irking and waesome yammer of my
lady's supplication, Crockett S^aH(/«<rf Bearer (1898) 299. (4)
Ayr. Sirs, what I hae seen ! I had a very irksome dream, Fisher
Poems (1790) 65.
2. sb. Weariness ; pain.
Gall. Say nought o' hell, that hole o' irk, Lauderdale Fveitis
(1796) 82.
[1. loy that we yrk noght in godis joke, Hampole (c.
1330) fs. ii- II. Sw. yria, to urge, press (Widegren).]
IRKLE, see Hurkle, v.
IRM, V. Sc. Also in form yirm (Jam.). To whine,
complain; to questionquerulouslyand continuously. (Jam.
Siipp/.)
[Thou doost my herte to erme, Chaucer C. T. c. 312.
Cp. OE. geynnait, to make miserable.]
IRON, sb. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Nhp. Shr. Oxf. Bdf. Hrt. e.An. Wil. Som. Cor. Also
written aim Sc. Lnk. Gall. N.I.'; and in forms ern Slk.
Cum.' ; irn Sh.I. ; irne Abd. See Ire, si.' [aim, ai'an.]
1. sb. In coyiib. (i) Iron-back, a large iron plate set
against the back of the chimney ; (2) -balls, nodules of
iron, ' cat-heads ' ; (3) -bar, a crowbar ; (4) -dish, a frying-
pan ; (5) -eer or -ever, iron-ore ; also used attrib. ; (6)
•eerspot, a spot on linen caused by oxide of iron; (7)
-eery, impregnated with iron-ore, chalj'beate ; (8) -flower,
the sheep's bit scabious,yrts/o«(;;;/o;;/(7«rt; (9) -fork, a pitch-
fork; (10) -grass, [a) van species of sedges growing in
poor, clay pastures, esp. the spring sedge, Care.v praecox ;
(b) the bent-grass, Aira cacspitosa; (c) the common knot-
grass, Polygonum aviculare ; (11) -heater, a cooking
utensil, gen. made of iron wire or slender rods ; (12)
•house, ohs., a room in prison where prisoners were put or
kept in irons; (13) -knobs, the hard-head, Cen/atirea
nigra; (14) -moulded, of potatoes: rusty-coloured and
porous; (15) -moulds, yellow lumps of earth or soft stone
found in chalk; (16) -near, see (5); (17) -pear, the white
beam-tree, Pyriis Aria ; (18) -sick, see below ; (19) -sided,
hardy, rough, unmanageable ; impudent, defiant ; (20)
-stone, compact greenstone ; (21) -stone-balls, see (2) ;
(22) -tings, fire-tongs ; (23) -ub'n, a flat-bottomed pan for
baking in ; (24) -weed, (a) see (13) ; {b) the viper's bugloss,
Echium vidgare.
(i) w.Som.' For the purpose of shielding the wall from the
blows of logs thrown on the fire, and from the fire itself. These
iron-backs were frequently ornamental in character. (2) Nhb.'
(3) w.Som.' Plai'z tu lai'n Jiimz yur uyurn-baar. (4) w.Yks.
(J.T.) (5) Cai.' Bog-iron ore. Iron-ever water, water impreg-
nated with iron. Abd. D'ye think the water is less clear Comes frae
my spoot? Or is't because the iron eer Is a' run oot, Cadenhead
BoH-^rcocrf (1853) 158. (6) Abd. (Jam.) (7) Abd. (Jam.) Per.
That water's awfu' ironeery. That's a fine drink o' ironeery
water (G.W.). (8) Chs.i (9") Cum.' (10, n) Chs.' (i) Shr.'
(c) Hrt (B. & H.) (11) Edb. When the [oat] cake is so hardened
as to stand on edge, it is placed on an iron-heater, linked upon a
bar of the grate, where it toasts leisurely, till it is perfectly dry,
Pennecuik Wks. (1715) 85, ed. 1815. (12) Lnk. In the iron-house
he was robbed of all his money sent him by his friends, Wodrow
C/i. //is/. (1721) IV. 177, ed. 1828. (i3)Clis.i3 (14) Suf."!t'ouNG
Annals Agric. (1784-1815) V. 251. (15) Oxf. (Hall.) (16) Per.
(G.W.) (17) V?il.i (i8j n.Yks.2 As when the metal bolts of a
ship's timbers are worn with rust, so as to have little hold of the
wood. ' She's iron-sick.' (19) e.An.' A boy who fears nobody,
and plays all sorts of mischievous tricks, is called an iron-sided
dog. e.Suf. That boy's a reglar iron-sided young devil. She be
an iron-sided hussy. Not used of animals (F.H.). (20) Cor.
Ramsay Rock Spec. (i86a) 278. (ai) Nhb. Grey thill, with iron-
stone-balls. Borings (1881) 203; (R.O.H.); Nhb.' (22) Slk.
Carrying you out like a taed in the erntings, Hogg Tales (1838')
234, ed. 1866. (23) Cum.'^ A fire being placed on the lid as well
as below the pan. Now superseded by cast-iron and sheet iron
ovens. (24, n j Nhp.' And iron-weed, content to share The meanest
spot that spring can spare, Clare Shep. Calendar 1,1827) 47. (A)
Bdf. Batchelor Agric. (1813) 321.
2. A sword.
Sc. Here stand up, out with your airn, Stevenson Calriona
(1893) xii.
3. A horse-shoe.
Lnk. I there had stuid my waukit legs on. An' ca'd new aims
a gey wheen naigs on, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873^ 26.
4. A steel implement used for boring a cheese. s.Chs.'
5. An oven or 'girdle' for baking. Sh.I. (A.W.)
6. pi. Spurs. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
7. The coulter, sock, &c. of a plough.
Gall. It is never those who gain prizes . . . who are most useful
ploughmen. . . They are . . . always running to the forge with
their aims, VIacthockrt Encycl. (1824) 270, ed. 1876. N.I.'
8. Thin plates of iron fastened on to the edges of the
wooden soles of clogs to make them last longer.
Fif. The word * swine ' was considered unlucky among fisher
folk; as a counter-spell they touched the iron heels of their boots,
crying, 'touch cauld airn,' Edwards Mod. Poets, 12th S. 54.
w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. Aw punced him weel wi these very clogs,
nobbut they'n had new irons sin', Clegg David'sLoom (1894) xix.
9. Phr. lo be new off the irons, to have just finished one's
course of study.
Sc. It had been originally applied to workmanship. . . Its deter-
minate application seems to have been to money newly struck,
which retained not only the impression but also the lustre (Jam.).
Cai.i
10. V. To bore a cheese with an iron or scoop for the
purpose of tasting it; to taste a cheese. n.Cy. (Hall.),
Chs. (C.J.V.), Chs.', s.Chs.'
11. To make cheese.
Lan. A farmer is said to begin ironing when he begins to make
curd for cheese (W.H.T.); Bamford Dial. (1854) Gl.
IRONEN, adj. Som. Dev. Made of iron.
w.Som.' Very common. This use is emphatic — i.e. of iron and
of nothing else. 'Aay niiv'ur diid'n zee noa jis voaks vur taeureen
u tloa'in-z aaw'urz bee ; wee shl bee u-foo'us t-ae'u uyurneendee'-
shcz un kuup-sneef weebee u muyn vur tu kee'poa'urt.' nw.Dev.'
IRONY, adj. Sc. Also written airny Gall. Hard or
strong as iron.
Sc. Their irony soles do never tire On stony ground, dub or
mire, Graham Writings (1883) I. 107. Edb. Break the tyrant's
ir'ny rod That desolates the plain, Learmont Poems (1791) io5.
GalL Thy airny joints what time can fade, . . My darling auld arm-
chair, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 351, ed. 1876.
IRP, see Erp.
IRRESPONSAL, adj. Obs. Sc. Unable to respond
to the claims of one's creditors.
But they shall prove irresponsal debtors, Rutherford Lett.
(1765) I. No. 153 (Jam.).
IRY, sb. e.Yks.' [Not known to our correspondents.]
Passion, anger, rage, fury.
IS, conj. Sh.I. Than. Cf. as, conj.
Mony a time we hae mair ta du is we're fit for, Sh. News (Oct.
29, 1898X
ISAAC, sb. War. In phr. to look like a throttled Isaac,
to look as if one couldn't move. See Haysuck, 2.
Might be applied to a man with a high collar on, or to any one
very much ' got-up ' (C.T.O. \
ISAAC, see Haysuck.
ISABELLA, sb. Yks. Stf Den Not. Lin. Brks. Lon.
Ken. Sur. Sus. Hmp. Wil. Also in form Isabellow Yks.
Not. Lin. A game played by young people. See below.
[Var. verses are sung while the game is being played, varying
slightly from those given under Wil.] Yks. Gomme Games{iQg^)
I. 253. Stf. The centre child pretends to be weeping ; another
child stands outside the ring and goes to it ; when the two meet
they kiss, ib. 255. n.Der. A ring is formed of young men and
women, a young man being in the centre. He chooses a young
woman at the singing of the fifth line, and then joins the ring, the
girl remaining in the centre, ib. Lin. ib. 253. Brks. A ring is
formed by the children (boys and girls) joining hands. Another
child stands in the centre. The ring of children walk round while
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singing the verses. The singing is confined to the ring. When
the centre child is told to 'choose' she selects a boy from the
ring, who goes into the centre and they stand together. At the
next verse these two children walk out of the ring arm-in-arm.
When the next verse is sung they return, and again stand in the
centre. At the next verse the boy pretends to put a ring on the
girl's finger. They walk out of the ring when told to go to church
(two children in the ring unclasping hands to let them walk out,
and again clasping hands after they return), and kiss each other
and shake hands when the two next verses are sung. The child
who was first in the centre then joins the ring, and the game pro-
ceeds in the same way with the second child, who chooses in his
turn. In the Fernham and Longcot version the one child leads
the other out of the ring at ' go to church ' with a graceful half-
dancing motion, and back again in the same waj', Hi. 255. Lon.
A handkerchief was laid on the ground and the two children
stood on each side of it and clasped hands across it, ib. Ken.
[Name Arabella used instead of Isabella], ib. 251. Sur. ib. 255,
Sus. :'6. 250. Hmp, [Name Elizabella], ;'/>. 250, 253. Wil. ' Isabella,
Isabella, Isabella, Farewell ! Last night when I departed I left
her broken-hearted ; Upon the steep mountain There stands a
j'oung man. Who'll you choose, love ? [repeated three times]
Farewell ! Go to church, love,' &c. ' Say your prayers, love,' &c.
' Put j'our ring on,' &c. ' Come back, love,' &c. ' Roast beef and
plum pudding,' &c. 'For our dinner to-day Kiss together, love,'
&c., H. S. May ib, 249; The two children in the centre sing the
verse ' Roast beef and plum-pudding.' They stand face to face,
take hold of each other's hands, and sway their arms from side to
side. The ring then sing the concluding verse. In those versions
where 'say your prayers' and 'kneel down' occur, the two
centre children kneel, and hold their open hands before them to
imitate a book, ib. 255.
ISCA, ?«/. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also written iska N.Cy.^ ;
iskey Frf. ; iskie Sc. (Jam.); and in forms isk Lrik. ;
iskiss Per. Gall, [iska, iski.] A call to a dog.
Sc. (Jam.) Frf. ' Puir doggie ! ' 'Doon.sirl' ' Fine fellow ! '
' Iskey, iskey,' an' a' ither blandishments that mak' dogs friendly,
WiLLOCK iJosfZ/j'fijrfs (1886) 136, ed. 1889. Per. Obsol. 'Iskis'
was called to a dog by an old woman who placed a dish for him
to lick (G.W.). Lnk. I cry'd 'Isk! isk! poor Ringwood, sairy
man.' He wagg'd his tail, cour'd near, and lick'd my han', Ram-
say Poems (ed. 1800) II. 9 (Jam.). Gall. Mactaggart Eiicycl.
(1824). N.Cy.i, Nhb.'
ISEL, ISERUM, see Hustle, v}, Easle, Izle, sZ>.=, Isrum.
ISET, adj. Sh.I. Also written icet-. Of a bluish-grey
colour ; also in conip. Iset-gray.
A skubby hask hings, icet-gray, Junda Klingialiool (1898) 22;
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) no.
ISHAN, sb. Cor. [i'Jsn.] The dust or husks from
winnowed corn.
Cor.' Take up the ishan and put it in the costan ; Cor.^
[OCor. Its, the husk of corn, pi. usion, isioii, Wei. usioit
(VVlLLIAMS).]
ISHE, i;. Obs. Wxf.' To ask. 'Dinna ishemee araison.'
ISH-WISH, int. Sc. A call to a cat to come to its food.
Gall. Mactaggart Eiuycl. (1824).
ISIL, see Easle.
ISING, sb. Sc. [ai'zin.] The silvering of a looking-
glass.
Slk. Ae single lookin-glass in a' the house, gey an sair cracket,
and the ising rubbed aff. Chr. North Nodes fed. 1856^ II. 53.
ISK, ISKA-BEHAGH, ISKEY, ISKIE, ISKISS, see
Isca, Usquebaugh.
ISLAND, sb. Yks. Ken. 1. The Isle of Thanet.
Ken.' He lives up in the island, som'er.
2. A piece of land nearly surrounded by water. n.Yks.
(I.W.)
ISLE, sb} and v. Bnff.' 1. sb. Anger.
He wiz in an isle at 'im for deein' that.
2. V. To be angry.
He wiz jist islin' at 'im fin he widna dee fat he bade 'im.
ISLE, .sA.2 Lin. The Isle of Axholme.
n.Lin.' At Butterwick, in the Isle, YocNG Agnc. (1799) 145 ;
The Isle a reputation had. For Tory votes secure, Election
Sng. (1852).
Hence Islonian, sb. a native of the Isle of Axholme.
n.Lin.> The Islonians destroyed his crops, Stonehouse Nisi.
A.vhohue, no.
ISLE, see Easle.
ISLE-OF-WIGHT, sb. Hmp. I.W. In comb, (i) Isle-
of- Wight dog, a fit of laziness ; (2) — parson, the cor-
morant, Phalacrocorax carbo; (3) — rock, a particular
kind of very hard skim-milk cheese; (4) — vine, (a) the
white bryony, Bryonia dioica ; (b) the black bryony,
Taimts coiiiiiniiiis.
(i) I.W. You'v got the Isle of Wight dog iH.C.M.B.). (a)
Hmp. (J.R.W.I, Hmp.i (3^ Hmp. (Hall.); Hmp.' Warner //i>/.
I.IV. 292. (4) I.W. (B. & H.)
ISNET, 56. Wil. [i-znit.] ? The small bugloss, /4Mc/(M5a
(Lycopsis) arveiisis. Davis Agric. (1813) ; Wil.'
ISPY, see Hie-spy.
ISRAEL, 56. Suf. A fool, idiot.
e.Suf. I must be an Israel, if I could do that. He's a downright
Israel (F.H.).
ISRUM, sb. Lin. Also written izram Lin.' ; izrom
n.Lin. ; and in form iserum Lin.' [i'zram.] A long,
tedious tale.
Them's real owd isrums ! Lin. N. & Q. II. 23 ; Lin.' I was sur-
feited with his iserum. n.Lin. Sutton ]Vds. (1881).
ISS, adv. War. Wor. Shr. Hrf. Glo. Suf. Wil. Som.
Dev. Cor. Also written hiss Wil. Cor. [is.] 1. Yes.
War.2, se.Wor.', Shr.' Hrf.^ You shouldna say aye. Jemmy,
you should say Iss. Glo. Iss, Miss — but 'ere her be, Gissing Vill.
Hampden (1890) I. i. Suf.' s.Wil. Hiss sure mum, Monthly
Mag. (1814) II. 114. Som. Aw iss, Agrikler Rhymes (1872)
Title-page. Dev. Iss, iss, he'll do the feat, Peter Pindar Royal
I'isit (1795I II. 157, ed. 1824. Cor. ' Why, hiss,' zes Aant, Hunt
Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865) 461, ed. i8g6; Cor.= Iss a es.
2. Comb. Iss faith, fay, or fie, in good faith, certainly.
n.Dev. 'Iss fye, to-night,' saith Liz, Chanter IVilch (18961 37.
Cor. And had a sweetheart too— iss fie ! Forfar Poems (1885) 3 ;
Ccr.2
ISSE, ISSEL, ISSEN, .see Easse, Hisself.
ISSLE, adj. Lin.' [Not known to our correspondents.]
[i'sl.] Quarrying term : near the stone.
ISSOL, see Izle, sb.''
1ST, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Ken. Also in forms
awst w. Yks.^ ; icet Chs.' [aist.] Ice.
w.Yks.3 (s.v. Slurring ice). Lan. (S.W. ;, Chs.', nw.Der.', Ken.
(G.B.)
ISTICK, sb. Sh.I. Also in form jestick. A slight,
temporary frost ; cold weather with rain ; the same word
as Eastick. {Coll. L.L.B.), S. & Ork.'
IT, pron. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amer. I. Gram, forms : (i) 'D, (2) Et, (3) Het, (4) Id, (5)
'T, (6) Ut. See Hit.
(i) Sc. After a verb. Still in common use on both sides of the
Tweed (Jam. Suppl.\. Cai.' When not at the beginning of a phr.
or not emphatic. ' Hiv ye deen 'd ? ' Nhb. (Jam. Siippl.) (2)
n.Lan. Et went nineteen times round, Lonsdale Mag. (Jan.
18671 269. Sur. He'll do et. Miss, dunno fear, Bickley Sur. Hills
(1890) II. i. Dev. I know who'th a dood et, FlkLore Jrn. (1883)
i- 334 ; Dreeskaur valyint men are about et, Baird Sng. Sol.
(i860) iii. 7. (3) Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825). (4)
Cai.' When not at the beginning of a phr. or not emphatic. 'He
leuch at 'id.' e.Lan.', m.Lan.' (5) n.Yks. In certain parts . . .
the abbreviation ' 't ' for ' it ' is always made, e.g. ' he brak 't i
two ' ; ' fettle 't up.' The usage is not so common in other dis-
tricts, Morris Flk-Talk {iQg2) 24. ne.Yk8.''It' \s gen. abbreviated
to ' 't,' esp. at the end ofa word, as 'on't,' 'wi't.' w.Yks.(J.W.)
w.Som.' When used as an abstract pronoun. ' 'Tiidn muy
dhingz.' (6) Glo. I disproved o' ers doing ut at the time. Buck-
man Darkens Sojourn (1890) iv. Dor. Zilas well knows ut,
Windsor Mag. (Mar. 1900) 418.
II. Dial. uses. 1. pron. In phr. o« //, of it, its.
Shr.' In speaking of the smaller animals as of inanimate objects;
' the track, hole, or marks on it ' ; ' the legs on it,' Jntrod. xlix.
2. Possess. : Its.
n.Cy. (J.W.) Cum. As like it fadthur as owt can be, Lonsdale
Mag. (July 1866: 25; Cum.' Wm. It fadther varra een, Briggs
Remains (1825) 181. e.Yks. He tewk off his hat and put keeal
pot on iv it pleeace, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 36 ; e.Yks.' Tub
hez a hooal iv it boddam, MS. add. (T.H. 1 w.Yks. If it tail
heddn't been too long, Eccles Leeds Olm, (1877) 14 ; A 59 it
faAa^r) jsstada (J.W.). Lan.' If he can catch howd o' that dog
he'll have it life, as what comes on it. e.Lan.' Chs.' The country
people always use the neuter pronoun in speaking to little chil-
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dren or pet animals. s.Chs.* It lit'l aan-ds bin dhaat- thin ; yu)kn
weli sey throo um [It little hands bin that thin, 3'6 con welly sey
through 'em] (s.v. BarkX nw.Der.' Not. It wouldn't tak' it food,
not at no price (L.C.M.). s.Not. What es it got in it mouth?
(J.P.K.) sw.Lin.i The bairn's hurten it arm. Nhp.^ Lei.i It
little face is ever so bad. [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 419.]
3. Used impersonally to introduce a statement, the
specific subject being added subsequently ; see below.
Sc. (A.W. ) Lakel. It is a pretty valley, this Longsleddale. It
runs remarkably well, does that horse, Briggs Remains [i&a^ 185.
4. Obs. Used impersonally for ' there.'
Sc. O out it spak a bonny boy, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I.
77 ; Then out it spak the lady. As she stood on the stair, ib. 179.
n.Sc. Then out it speaks him, sweet Willie, And he spake aye
thro' pride, Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 100, ed. 1875.
5. Used of persons of either sex, esp. of infants or as a
term of contempt.
n.Cy., w.Yks. (J.W.) m.Lan.* Some fooak says id as iv they
were tawkin' abeawt a hinseckt when they meean their husband,
child, wife, or parent. n.Lin.' What a hawbavv it is to call itsen
a parson. What a gib it is to hev a babby. Oxf. (G.O.) Dev.
'Twas weeks and weeks afore the Squire got about again, . . and
when he did, it was a changed man, Chanter JVilch (1896) iii.
6. Used of impersonal or collective things.
Oxf. (A. P.) Dor. [Used of] the impersonal class of unformed
quantities of things, as a quantity of hair or wood or water, Barnes
Siig. 5o/. (1859) Notes iii. w.Som.' 'It 'frequently takes the place
of 'them,' when manyanimals or objects are referred to collectively.
7. ////encg'. referring to a previous Statement ; see below.
Wil.i We'm best be gwain, hadn't it? We can aal on us ha' a
holiday to-day, can't it?
8. sb. In games: the 'he' or central figure, the person
who has the innings. See Hit, 2.
Sc. (A.W.) Nhb.i Now you're it ; gan on wi' ye. s.Not. Let's
play at Willy Wancey ; I'll be it (J.P.K. ).
IT, dem. pron. and conj. Nhb. Also in forms 'd, 't
Nhb.' 1. dent. pron. Used to give emphasis after an
assertion: That. See At, dent. pron.
Ye can di'd j-orsel ; it can ye. Aahad it here this minit; it had
aa (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.i Aa'l tell yor muthor ; it will aa.
2. conj. That. See At, coitj.
It thaw [that th3'], Robson Sng. Sol. (1859') Notes.
ITALIAN, adj. Dun Yks. Nrf. Also in form (a)tallion
e.Dur.' w.Yks. [ita-lisn.] In co;«i!i. (i) Italian iron, an
iron for crimping cap-frills ; (2) — rat, a small, red rat.
(i) e.Dnr.i An iron tube about 6 in. long and pointed at one end.
Into the tube is inserted a heater. . . Still to be seen in many cot-
tages. w.Yks. (C.C.) (21 Nrf. These rats ... go by the name of
' Italian rats,' and ' ship rats ' ; for old fenmen say they come from
foreign ships wrecked on the coast, Emerson BiVrfs (ed. 1895)361.
ITCHING, ppl. adj. Lan. Stf Lin. War. Wor. Glo.
[i'tjin.] 1. In comb. Itching-berries, the fruit of the dog-
rose, Rosa caitina.
Lan. (B. & H.) Stf., War., Wor., Glo. Northall Flk-Phr.
(1894). War. 2 So called because children put them down their
playmates' backs, to induce irritation.
2. Phr. may yoii have perpetual itching ivithotit ever
scratching, a humorous form of curse used by women
when they quarrel. n.Lin.'
ITCH, IT(E, ITE, see Hitch, v}. Eat, Out.
ITEM, sb. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Lin. War. Wor.
Shr. Hrf. Sus. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in form nitem Chs.'
[ai'tam.] 1. In phr. to care not an item, to care nothing
at all. w.Yks. (A.C.), (J.W.)
2. A hint ; a signal ; a cue.
n.Cy. Grose (1790^ w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781).
Lan. I'll gi' yo th' item when we're ready, Waugh Heathet (ed.
Milner) I. 25. Chs.' Oo gen him th' nitem. s.Chs.' Oo gy'en mi
dhu ahytum tu see' niithin [Hoo gen me the item to see ( = say)
nothin']. nw.Der.' Lin. He gave me an item of it, Thompson
Hist. Boston (1856 711 ; Lin.' When I got the item, I bought the
shares. War.^ ; War.* I can soon manage to give you an item or
two as to what he's about now. s.Wor.' I whistled to Tim to give
'im an item as the gaffer were a-comin'. Shr.' I sid the Maister
comin', so I gid 'im the item. Hrf. N. &^ Q. (1853) 'St S. vii. 544.
Sus.' e.Sus. Holloway.
3. An intention, purpose; a crafty design; a trick; a
fancy, fad.
w.Som.' Dhaat wuz dhur uylum. He've a got th' item now.
vor to zee whe'r he can't save a lot o' coal way doin something to
the furnace door. Dev. They urned out o' the gate and back under
the hedge to the very same place where we vound 'em at first.
That was their item [of a covey of partridges], Reports Provinc.
(1887) 10; Her's zavullov items as a egg's vullovmayte,HEWETT
Peas. Sp. (1892). nw.Dev.'
4. pi. Fidgets, antics.
w.Som. 1 ' Niivur oa-n buyd kwuyut, gaut moaur uytumz-n u
daanseen bae-ur.' One of the commonest of sayings. 'All full of
his items.' Dev.' Thee cast'n think what hanticks and items a had,
2. a.B&v. KocK. Jini an' Nell ^lB6^) Gl. nw.Dev.'
Hence (i ) Iteming, (a) prp., and ppl. adj. fidgeting, tri-
flmg; (6) sA.tnflmg, nonsense; (2) Itemy, («) art), trifiing;
tricky, fidgety ; of horses : frisky, restless ; {b) sb. a trifle.
(I, a) Som. I'd be about little iteming jobs (L.K.L.). w.Som.'
Why's-n mind thy work, and not bide itemin there? ' Dev. They
stood there iteming with one another. Reports Provinc. (1897).
nw.Dev.' n.Dev. Had 'e bin always iteming, Rock Jint an' Nell
(1867) St. 90. (61 Cor. A bit outspoken, but I liked un the better ;
there wasn't no iteming with 'im, Quiller-Couch y. Vercoe, 12.
(2, a) w.Som.' 1 don't like thick mare 't-all, her's so uncommon
itemy. Dev. Night an' day her'm talking 'bout her old itemy things,
Peard Mother Molly (1889) 90 ; My measter . . . he's a bit itemy
when he's about the place hisself, Hartier Ei'ening with Hodge
in Eng. Illus. Mag. [June i8g6) 256. nw.Dev.' i,6j Dev. And how
many other itemies— as Tabby Tapscott calls them— the Lord only
knoweth, who made them, Blackmore Kit (1890) xiv.
6. pi. Trifles, finery. Cf. hitem.
Cor. Dressed out with flowers and such items (M.A.C.).
ITERIDAN, sb. Stf. A trivial occasion ; the same
word as Aitredan.
s.Stf. Her dolls her best cloos on at ivery iteridan, Pinnock Blk.
Cy. Ann. (1895).
ITHER, 5*. Sc. Lin. [i'tS3(r.] The udder of a cow,
mare, or goat. Cai.', Lin.' n.Lin. Sutton IVds. (1881).
[Iddyr or vddyr of a beeste, ulcer. Prompt.]
ITHER, see Other.
ITLE, V. Lin. [ai'tl.] To have an uncertain footing ;
to sway to and fro.
S.Lin. See how he ities ! The baans wor itlin' on them high
raals in sich a waa they ommost maade mi heart come i' mi mouth
(T.H.R.).
ITS, pass. pron. Sc. Irel. In comb. Its lane or lone,
alone, by itself
Sc. (Jam., s.v. Lane.) Abd.I see a house it's lane, Ross //f/f«o>-«
(1768) 82, ed. i8i2. n.Ir. It began to play its lone. A'. iV Q.
(1870) 4th S. v. 23; N.I.' Can the chile go it's lone?
ITSELF, pron. Irel. Yks. Nhp. 1. Himself or herself.
w.Yks.'
2. As a term of endearment : yourself
w.Yks.' Freq. used when addressed to a child, ' Tak care on
itsell.' Nhp.' To a little child, chiefly when attempting to walk.
'Take care of itsell, there's a little dear.'
3. Phr. to be disguised itself, to be drunk.
w.Ir. But, if I'm disguised itself, I'll make you know the differ,
Lover Leg. (1848) I. 197.
IT(T, ITTER, see Yet, Etter, Hetter, adj.
lULGA, sh. Sh.I. (Jam.) An uneasy, rapid motion of
the waves.
IV, see In, prep., Of.
IVELL, V. War.2 [i'vl.] To pilfer, rifle.
IVEN, IVER, see Ivin, Eaver, sb.\ Uver, Hover, v.'
IVERL'Y, adv. Dur. Cum. The same word as Everly.
s.Dur. She's at it iverly. He was iverly doing it, IVeardate Aim. ;
(J.E.D.) Cum." ' How often do you take your ale?' 'Yall? I
tak it iverly ! ' 'Iverly?' 'Ey. ebben endways away,' Gibson, 183.
IVERS, sb. pi. Dev. Also written hivers. [ivaz.]
In phr. My ivers! My eyes! an exclamation of surprise.
Cf. eyemers.
' My ivers ! ' ejaculated Tom, Stooke Not Exactly, i ; My hivers !
hur zot too, an hoUer'd an skritch'd, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett.
(1847) 48, ed. 1865. nw.Dev. The commonest expression of sur-
prise. ' My hivers, 'ot a booty' (R.P.C).
IVERSOME, nrfi). Lakel.'^ [i'vsrsam.] Always, 'ever-
some.' ' Iversome at yan aboot it.'
IVIGAR, sb. Obs, Or.I. The sea-urchin, ^Echinus
marintis.
(Jam.) ; There is one Shell-fish of a round figure, the skine above
IVIN
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IZZARD
Ihe shell being thick set with prickles, they call them Ivigars,
Wallace Desc. Or. I. (1693') 17, ed. 1883 ; The common people
reckon the meat ot* the Sea Urcliin or Ivegars, as they call them,
a great rarity, and use it oft instead of butter, ib. 186.
IVIN, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Lin.
Also written iven n.Cy. ; ivine n.Lin. ; and in forms
hiven Nhb.' ; hyvin n.Cy. Cum.' e.Yks. ; pi. ivvens
Chs.'*; ivvins e.Lan.' [ai'vin, i'vin.] The iw, Hedera
Helix.
n.Cy. Grose (1790 ; (J.H.I; Nhb.', Cum.' n.Yks. Green ivini'
lang narra glasses, Li.nskill Belzu. Heather and N. Sea (1884) Ivi ;
n.Yks.'23 e.Yks. Marshall/?;/;. £■««. (1788). m.Yks.' w.Yks.
T'ivin weeant mak t'hahse damp if yeh nobbud cut it cloisish to
t'vvall, Banks JVkJlel. IVds. (1865^; w.Yks.'^^s Lan. It's groon
o'er wi' ivin, Brierley Red Wind. (1868 ; ii ; Lan.' e.Lan.'
Clustersof ivy bushes. Chs.' 3, nw. Der.' Lin. They niver 'ed seed
sich ivin' as graw'd hall ower the brick, Tennyson Oivd Rod{iZBg).
n.Lin. Lin. JV. & Q. 1. 91 ; n.Lin.'
Hence Ivind, ad/, ivied. n.Ylcs.''
[OE. Ifegii, ' hedera' (Corpus) ; see Sweet O. E. T. 59.]
IVOLE, see Evil, s6.=
IVORY, sb. Irel. Not. Lin. Rut. Hrt. e.An. Also
written ivery n.Lin. sw.Lin.' [ai'v(3)ri.] The ivy, Hedera
Helix.
N.I.', Not.' n.Lin. Lin. N. & Q. I. 91 ; n Lin.' s.Lin. /.;;;.
A'. & Q. I. 49. sw.Lin.' The ivery had grown thruft' the roof.
Rut.' I can't attend to you now, miss: I'm got to coot the ivory.
Hrt. ^H.G.\ e.An.' Nrf. Soon the little nest is begun ... in an
'ivory bush,' Emerson i5;rrf5 ;ed. 1895; 56. Suf. (C.T.) e.Suf. One
very rarely hears anything but Ivory from the common people
(F.H.). Ess. (B. &H.)
IVRY, adj. Cum.* In phr. ivry whupwhile, everj' now
and then. Cf. every.
Cum.'' He hed teh gah for't ivery whupwhile, Sargisson Joe
Scoap ^i88i) 73.
IVVEN, IVVENS, IVVINS, IVVERLY, see Even,
Ivin, Everly.
IVVY, sb. Ylcs. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A sheep's heart.
w.Yks. Picking up the ' ivvy,' as old Clay used to call it, Binns
ViU. to Town (1882) no.
IVY, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. GIo. Ken. Hmp. Wil. Dev.
Also in form hivy Dev. [ai'vi.] In coinp. (i) Ivy-drum,
the stem of an ivy-bush which grows round the trunk of
another tree ; (2) -flower, the common hepatica, Anemone
Hepatica; (3) -girl, obs., a figure in human shape made of
ivy or corn ; see below ; (4) -owl, the tawny owl, Syrniuin
aluco; (5) -tod, an ivy-busli.
(i) Hmp.' Dev. How thick those ivy drums are. Reports
Provinc. (1884) 22. (2) Glo. (B. & H.) ; Glo.' (3) Ken. A figure
in human shape composed of some of the best corn ears, which is
brought home with the last load of corn, and is supposed to
entitle the harvesters to a supper. Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1870)
II. 14; Ken.' It was the custom on Shrove "Tuesday in w.Ken.
to have two figures in the form of a boy and girl, made one of
holly, the other of ivy. A group of girls engaged themselves in
one part of a village in burning the holly-boy, which they had
stolen from the boys, while the bo3's were to be found in another
part of the village burning the ivy-girl which they had stolen from
the girls, the ceremony being, in both cases, accompanied by loud
huzzas i,s.v. Holly-boys) ; Ken.^ (4) Nhb.' Wil. Smith Birds
(1887) III. (5) Sc. Look out from amang your curls then like a
wild cat out of an ivy-tod, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxxv. N.Cy.',
Nhb.' ? ne.Glo. You look like an owl in an ivy-tod. Household
IVds. (18851 No. 217, 144. Dev. Stained and time-bitten, wi'
hivy-tods in the winder-'oles, Phillpotts Dartmoor (1895) 192,
ed. 1896.
IWIS, adv. ? Obs. Sc. Also in form awis. Certainly.
Yie'll nae do that, awis, Grose (1790) MS. add. {C.)
[I-ivis, certainly, Dougl.as Eneados, Gl. OE. gewis,
certain, so EFris. (Koolman).]
IX, IXE, see Ax, sb.\ Hike.
IXEY-PIXEY, adj. Sc. Equally matched.
Per. Not uncommon. ' I.^ey pixey, barley straw. Nine nips is the
law ; Nip me now, nip me then, Nip me gin I f— t again.' This
saved the misbehaving boy from punishment. Local Rime
(G.W.). Fif. It's about i.xey-pixey. The French girl's gotten the
features; lean's a ' strapper,' Meldru.m Margredel 1^1894) 191.
IZED, IZEL, see Izzard, Easle, Izle, sb.^
IZEY-TIZEY, sb. and adj. Dev. 1. sb. Uncertainty.
(Hall.) [Not known to our correspondents.]
2. adj. Uncertain, wavering, undecided.
Dcv.^ Used when speaking of persons of hesitating character.
' Tidden wan bit ov use to ask he ort, — he's that izey-tizey you
nivver knawth what he maynth tu du.'
IZLE, si.' n.Cy. Cum. Wm. Lan. [aizl.] 1. A hoar-
frost. N.Cy.', Wm. & Cum.' 2. An icicle. e.Lan.'
[1. Du. ijzet, sleet, glazed frost, rime.]
IZLE, sb.'^ Sc. Cum. Yks. Chs. Der. Lin. Also written
isel w.Yks.^ sw.Lin.'; issol Cum.'*; izel Slk. Cum.'
n.Lin. sw.Lin.' [ai'zl.] 1. A smut or flake of soot from
a chimney ; a hot cinder ; gen. in //. See Easle.
Dmf. She lay 'mang the black izles, Cromek Remains (1810)
174. Slk. Bryht til ane izel reide, Hogg Poems ved. 1865) 173.
Cum.'*, n.Yks.^. w.Yks.^, s.Chs.' Der. The furniture is covered
with izles, Monthly Mag. (1815) II. 297. Lin. Miller & Skertchly
Fenland {iS-jS J iv. n.Lin. Sutton /f'rfs. (1881) ; n.Lin.' sw.Lin.'
My word, how the isels come down ! What wi' the smoke and
the isels, things soon get ditted up in a market-town. It's not
only the smoke, it's the isels from the straw.
2. pi. Vapoury spots which float before the eyes when
they are weak or the health is out of order ; jig. blemishes.
n.Yks. 2 s.Chs.' An old man suffering from cataract told me
* won ahj' wuz klee"n gon, tin dhtir wiiz ahyzlz ufoaT tiidh-ur.*
IZLE-BONE, s*. n.Yks.'^ The share-bone, 'ice-bone.'
IZRAM, IZROM, see Isrum.
IZZARD, sb. and adj Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Der. Lin. Nhp. Glo. Suf. Wil. Amer. Also in forms
huzzat w.Yks. ; huzzet Lan. ; ized Glo. ; izot w.Yks. ;
izzad e.Yks.' ; izzart n.Yks.^ ; izzat Per. ; izzed w.Yks. ;
izzert Cum.'*; izzet Per. N.Cy.' w.Yks.'=* ; izzit Per.
w.Yks. ; uzzard s.Chs.' Nhp.'"^ ; uzzit Lan.' nw.Der.'
[i'zad, i'zat.] 1. sb. The letter s ; also jig. an oddity.
Per. Wee curly Mary is puzzled at D, . . But Charlie's . . . forrit
at izzit, Stewart Stetclies (1857) 19 ; For he was a' ihrawn east
an' wast like an izzat, Haliburton Fields (1890) 132. Ayr,
Crumple us up like ony izzard, An' then devour us, Ainslie
/'of;);s (,cd. 1892) 215. N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.' Cum.'* Old. n.Yks.^,
e.Yks.' w.Yks. Which wor a A, or which wor a huzzat, it ad a
capt a antequarian toa nawn, To.m Treddlehoyle T'French E.x-
hcbishan (c. 1856) 15; w.Yks.'^*, Lan.', s.Chs.', nw.Der.', Lin.'
Nhp.' ' Izzard, Izzard, Izzard, I. Izzard, Izzard, Izzard, I.' Often
repeated among school-boys as a Tell, to decide who is to com-
mence a game; Nhp.", Suf.' Wil. Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' Still
in use in s.Wil. ; Wil.'^ [Amer. From a to izzard, from beginning
to end, from first to last, Green Virginia Flk-Sp. (1899).]
Hence Izzardly, adti. to the last degree.
Glo. The bull frightened him most izedly (E.S.).
2. Phr. as crooked as an izzard, deformed in person ;
perverse in disposition.
n.Yks.^ w.Yks. Rhumatiz creeps inta foaks' elbows an' knees
an' macks em az crook't as huzzats, Tom Treddlehoyle Baimsla
Ann. (1856) 31 ; (J.T.) Lan. When I're th' age o' yon lass, I're
as straight as a pickin-peg. But now . . . I'm as croot as a huzzet,
Brierley Red Wind. (i868) ii. s.Chs.' Still occas. used.
3. adj. Zig-zag.
Per. But let a shark . . . Soom round him, shawin' izzet teeth,
Haliburton Horace (1886) 8.
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JA(A, JAAGER, JAALE, JAAP, see Jaw, sb.\ v?,
Jagger, Jail, v.'^, Jaup, v.^
JAAMBLE, f. Sc. Also in form jaumle. To jumble;
to shake ; to mix by agitation. Grose (1790) il/S.ofi^rf. (C.)
JAB, v} and sb Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Also Nrf. .' Dev.
Amen Also in form jaub Ayr. [dgab, dgaeb.] \. v. To
prick sharply ; to thrust, pierce, stab ; to peck as a bird.
Cf. job, V?
Slk. (Jam.) Nrf. He'd [the bittern] a jabbed my eyes out if
he'd got at 'em, Emerson Birds led. 1895) 205. [Amer. If your
butcher is going to stab Markley, you'll oblige me by telling him
that I want him to jab him deep, Adeler £'/iow/?oo)» (1876) xxv.]
2. To crush, squeeze.
n.Yks.* Ah've gitten mah finger sadly jabbed wi' t'yat.
3. Fig. To ' shut up,' embarrass.
Lnk. Shoving into her plate the toughest bits o' girsle he could
pick out o' the dinner stew, so as to efTectively 'jab up' her
clackin' tongue, Murdoch Readings (1895) I. 10.
4. sb. A sharp thrust or stab ; a prick, peck ; a slight
blow which frightens rather than hurts. Also ustdfig.
Ayr. I've seen yer screed, oh guid forgie Yer harden'd heart
for jaubs at me ! White /oW/h^s (1879) 226. Slk. (Jam.) Nhb.
A jab i' the eye (R.O.H.); Nhb.", Cum." ? Dev. A jab in the
back with a Spanish dagger, Mortimer Tales Moors (1895) 237.
JAB, v.^ Cum.i [dgab.] To spill. Cf. jabble, v. 2.
She brought milk in a can, and jab't it ower at iv'ry step.
JABART, sZ). Sc. Also inform jaabardCai." [dga'bat,
■3d.] 1. A lean, worthless horse ; any animal in a feeble,
weak condition.
ilSc. (Jam.), Cai.' Mry. Jabart, a starved horse, and unfit for
service, Gl. Surv. (Jam.)
2. A lean fish of one of the larger kinds, esp. a large,
lean cod.
Cai. ' Mry. Fish out of season, as a haddock in January, Gl.
Surv. (Jam.)
JABB, 56.' ? Obs. Sc. A fishing-net ; see below.
Inv. The best and most expeditious way of catching the cuddie
... is with a sort of creel, called jabb. The jabb commonly con-
sists of three or four strong rods, from 8 to 10 feet long, laid
across each other in the middle, and gently bent upwards, till
they are fixed at the ends to a large hoop, from 4 to 6 feet in
diameter, which forms its mouth ; on the inside it is lined with
a narrow net, made for the purpose to retain the fish and let out
the water, tightly tied to its ribs and mouth, Stalisl. Ace. XVI. 150
(Jam.).
JABB, V. and sb.' Sc. [dgab.] 1. v. To weary, tire
out, e.xhaust.
Bnff.i He dreeve the nout our fast, an' jabbit thim or they wan
t' the market. He traivelt abeen forty mile yesterday, an' jabbit
himsel' athegeethir. Abd. Shirrefs Poems (1790) Gl. (Jam )
2. sb. A big, lean, uncomely person ; a big-boned, lean
animal, with its strength nearly exhausted. Bnft."
JABBER, v.^ and sb. In gcii. dial, and colloq. use in
Sc. and Eng. Also in form jaubber Per. [d?a'b3(r,
dgaE-b3(r).] 1. v. To chatter, talk idly ; to talk rapidly
and indistinctly. Cf. gabber.
Per. (G.W.) Lth. A ghaist sat jabberin' on an auld heid-stane,
Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 52. n.Cy. (J.W.) Lan. He's jabberin
all th' day o'er (S.W.). Chs,'^ Hrf. Them as jabbers too fast iz
niniamerz (Co//. L.L.B.). Hmp., Sus. Holloway. Som. Jabbercn'
every language as was ever heard, Leith Lemon yerbeiia (1895)
131. w.Som.'
Hence (i) Jabbering, ppl. adj. chattering, talking idly ;
(2) Jabberknowl or -nowl, sb. a prating blockhead; a
term of contempt for an ignorant person ; cf. jobbernowl;
(3) Jabbemient, sb. idle talk, chatter.
(I) Sc. Hoot! jabberin bodies, wha could understand them,
Ramsay Reinin. (1872) 109. (2) n.Cy. Grose (1790) Suppl.
Dur. It's nee oads whether ye meet wuv a jabernowl er a biak
towght en, Egglestone Betly Podkin's Visti {i6t]) 6. (3) w.Som.'
There wadn not one bit o" sense in it, I 'sure 'e 'twas nort but a
jabberment from fust to last.
2. To scold ; to 'jaw.'
War. If she jabbers at me, I can't abide it, Geo. Eliot F. Holt
(1866) I. 202.
3. sb. Chatter, idle talk.
Frf. The puir foreign bodies couldna understand onything but
their ain ill-faured gibberish, an' only screamed back a lot o'
jabbers, WiLLOCK Rosclly Ends (1886) 188, cd. 1889. Per. (G.W.)
N.Cy." Lakel. 2 Thcr jabber's nivver diun. Cum.^ Yks. Then,
will ye stop yer jabber an' go yer ways ? Farquhar Frankheart, 67.
w.Yks.«, Chs.3, S.Lin. (T.H.R.), Nhp.', Brks.', Hnt. (.T.P.F.),Snf.i
s.Cy. Holloway. w.Som.", Cor. (J.W. )
4. The jaw ; the under-jaw of a fish.
w.Som." When you hook 'em in the jabber you can catch 'em.
Cor. (J.W.) ; Cor.3 The upper jaw.
JABBER, v.'^ Cum. To bespatter or splash with mud.
Cen. in pp. Cf jabble, v. 2, jarble, v.
' Thou'l be jabbered up to the arse ' was said to an old lady
who Vv'as going to walk up a dirty lane (W.K.).
JABBLE, n. and si.' Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Also
in form jaible N.Cy." Nhb.' [dga'bl.] 1. v. Of water:
to ripple, break in small waves. To agitate or shake the
liquid contents of a vessel.
Bnfi.i (s.v. Geeble). Cld. (Jam.) Gall. The tide that came . . .
jabbling along the side of the boat, Crockett Raiders (1894) xxxiii.
Ant. Ballyiiieiia Obs. (;i892). N.Cy.", Nhb."
Hence Jabbled, ppl. adj. agitated, stormy.
ne.Sc. The Gordonhaven men would . . . hold fearlessly out to
the fishing ground, and from its jabbled waters oft return with
a goodly catch of prime haddocks, Gordonhaven (1887) vii.
2. To spill ; to bespatter, wet, bedew. Also with up and
OOt our. Bnff." (s.v. Geeble\ N.Cy.", Cum.* Cf. jarble, V.
3. To cook badly or with a want of skill. Bnflf." (s.v.
Geeble.) 4. To use constantly as an article of food. ib.
5. sb. A slight movement or ripple on the surface of
water ; a sea with small broken waves.
Or. I. The short leaping of waves in conflicting tides is a 'jabble'
(S.A.S.). Cai." Abd. The jabble o' the jaws [waves] again' the
rocks, Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879) 1. Gall. The wavelets broke
on my back and upon the raft at my chin with a little jabble of
sound, Crockett 5/(jHrf(i>-rf.S«n«>'(i898) 51 ; Mactaggart £HC)r/.
(1824% N.I.', Cum."
6. A confused mixing of a liquid with its sediment ; fig.
turmoil, confusion.
Cai." Per. Carmichael's mind was in a 'jabble' that day, Ian
Maclaren A'. Gjj-Hf^/f (1896)307. Fif. There was a terrible jabble
of emotions, Meldrum Margredel (i&g^) loi.
7. A quantity of liquid or half-liquid food ; a quantity of
any kind of liquid ; soup.
Bnff." When a large quantity is spoken of 'jabble' is used (s.v.
Geeble). Abd. Meg saird them first wi' some jabble To ground
their wame, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 211.
JABBLE
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Hence (i) Jabblick, sl>. a quantity of worthless liquid
or half-liquid food ; used as a dim. of 'jabble' ; (2) Jabblin,
ppl. adj. of liquids : weak, washy ; (3) Jabbloch, sb.
a quantity of liquid or half-liquid food ; weak, watery,
spirituous liquor.
(i) Bnff.' (s.v. Geeblick). (2) Gall. We had nae jabblin thing
like scaud ava to sipple wi', Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 27, ed.
1876. (3) Bnflf.' (s.v. GeebIoch\ Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824^
JABBLE, si.' Sc. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A large, blunt needle or knife.
Sc. Mackay Gems ofSng. (1883'! Gl. Rnf. Picken Pom(s (1788)
CI. (Ja.m.)
JABBY, ailj. Yks. [dza-bi.] Saucy, insolent.
e.Yks. Leeds Merc.Siippl.i^lay ig, 1894I; e.Yks.i jl/5.«n'(/.(T.H.)
JABERS, sb. Irel. Slang. Also written jabbers ; and
in form japers. [dge-b3(rjz.] An exclamation or quasi-
oath.
Ir. But be Japers, I got sick of it, Carleton Fardorotigha{iB^&)
xvi ; Bejabers, j-ou've got it now, Barlow Liscomtcl (1895) 58 ;
A head wind, be jabbers ! Nisbet Bail Up (1890) 265 (Farmer) ;
Arrab, be jabbers! but that's the foinest song I have listened to
since I left Ould Oirland, ib. Biishyangers Swcelhearl (1892) 152.
n.Ir. Neighbours (an sthrangers, be jabers!), Lays and Leg. (1884)
44. Ant. Oh japers Cripes [Christ] (S.A.B.). Slang. Baumann
Loiidom'snien (,1887).
JACE, s6. 1 Obs. Dev. [Notknown to our correspon-
dents.] A kind of fringe. (Hall.)
[The same word as older E. Jess, used in //. of the silken
straps attached to the legs of a hawk (Shaks. O//1. iii. iii.
261). lesses for a hauke, gef (pi. ffes), Palsgr. (1530).]
JACEY, see Jersey.
JACHELT, pp. Sc. [dga-xlt.] Bent, blown to one
side by the wind. Cf. jaffled.
Ayr. That farm ye see wi' the trees jachelt a' to the tae side,
Johnston Kilmallie ,1891) I. 84.
JACK, sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also
in forms jaak- Nhb.^ ; jag- w.Yks.^ ; jaik- Lnk. [dgak,
dgeek.] 1. In cowi. (i) Jack-about, a person not engaged
in any particular business; a 'Jack of all trades'; (2) —
Adams, a noodle, simpleton ; (3) -alally, a foolish person ;
(4) -baal, a boys' game resembling ' rounders ' ; (5) -band,
ay?§-. expression for the course of the year ; (6) — Blunt, a
person who speaks his mind freely ; (7) -bolts, potatoes ;
(8) -boot, a long boot, reaching above the knee ; (9) -catch,
a catch used to prevent corves running back ; (10) -chain,
{a) the endless chain by which the spit is driven ; see
(18) ; (b) a peculiar chain made of thin links of iron ; (11)
— durnals or durnils, the tubers of the pig-nut, Biiniiiiii
J7txiiosiiin ; also called Jackyjurnals (q.v.), s.v. Jacky;
(12) -end, a fragment or small remainder; (13) -engine,
the engine for raising men, debris, &c., in a sinking pit ;
(14) -head, the high set of pumps in a coal-mine, in the
arrangement when the pumping-engine has a back beam;
(15) -head-set, the set of pumps in the jack-head-staple
(q.v.) ; (16) -head-staple, a small pit in which the feed set
for the boilers is gen. placed ; (17) -idle, a crook with a
swivel in it ; see below ; (18) — Jennet, see (11) ; (19) —
Jesums, see below ; (20) -jumper, the breast-bone or
' merry-thought ' of any poultry or edible bird ; see below ;
(21) — jurnals, see (11) ; (22) -man, (n) the game of follow
my leader'; (b) a cream-cheese; (23) -neck, the top or
ridge tile of a sandstone roofing slate ; (24) -pit, a shallow
pit-shaft in a mine, communicating with an overcast, or at
a fault ; (25) -plane, a coarse plane used to take oft" the
roughest points from timber; also used asi'.; (26) -pudding,
a merry Andrew, a clown ; (271 -rag, an individual, gen. in
phr. every jack-rag ; (28) -roll, a windlass ; (29) -roll rope,
the rope used on a windlass or jack-roll; (30) -rot, a disease
among sheep; (31) -rowler, a machine to tighten wire
fencing; (32) -sharp, {a\ a smart, tingling frost ; (b) the
holly ; (33) -sprat, a dwarfish, insignificant-looking person;
(34) -steel, a game of jumping on the backs of others ; (35)
•stone or -stones, {a) a children's game played with stones,
pebbles, &c. ; (b) small pebbles or stones, &c., used in the
game of Jack-stones ; see 27; (c) small cobbles of coal ;
(36) -straw, (rt) a straw elevator ; a man who carries straw
from the threshing-machine to the stack ; (b) a thing of
the least value; (37) -straws,the ribwort plantain, /'/(Di/tTg-o
tanceolala; (38) -tiles, roofing-tiles; (39) -tooth, a back
tooth ; (40) -towel, a long narrow towel, with the ends
joined together and suspended on a roller ; a coarse linen
towel; see 19; (41) -weaver, the coloured dancing re-
flection of sunlight cast by a swinging prism ; (42) -weed,
the corn crowfoot. Ranunculus arvensis ; (43) -weight, the
weight by which a spit was turned ; see 18; (44) — West,
a sty on the eye-lid ; (45) -whore, a strong Amazonian
sailor's trull.
(r)w.Yks.23 (2)e.Suf. (F.H.) (3,4)Nhb.i (5) w.Yks.3 ' When
the jackband is turned,' means after the 21st June or Dec. (6)
e.Suf.(F.H.) (7)Dor.A'.t?'g. (1875) 5th S. iii. 424. (8)Wm.Wide
jackbeuts ower their shins, Whitehead Leg. (1859') 4. n.Lin.'
Now used to indicate any boot, not a top-boot, which is bigger than
a Wellington. Hmp. Large boots, reaching above the knees, worn
by fishermen, when they go into the water to haul up their nets
or their boats, Hollovvay. (9) w.Yks. A catch working on a pin
which allows of the mine-car to pass over it but cannot pass back
again, grips theaxleof the mine-car, and holds it there till a sufficient
number of cars are got together to form a train to send to the pit
bottom (J.H.B.); (J. P.) (10, a) War.3, w.Som.' (b) n.Lin.»
w.Sora.* It is made of twisted wire links, and is of the description
used formerly for turning the spit. A country ironmonger asked
for jack-chain would at once know the kind required. (11) Cum.'*
(12) n.Yks.2 w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Stippl. (May 19, 1894). (13)
Nhb. GresleyGA (1883); (R.O.H.) (14) Nhb., Dur. Greenwell
Coal Tr. G/. (1849) s.v. Staple. (15) Nbb. Mining Gl. Neuc. Terms
(i853\ (i6)Nhb.!'A. (17) Wm. This crook hangson the crane from
which a girdle with handle to it is suspended : it can be turned
round without lifting it off tE.W. P.); This girdle was also occa-
sionally suspended from the ratten-crook in a jack-idle, made to
supply the place of the brandrcth, Lonsdale Mag. (1822) III. 290.
(18) n.Yks. (B. & H.) (19) Dev. Small children, who studiously
searched for what was commonly termed Jack Jesums — a small
button-like growth gathered from a herb that grew on the side of
the embankment, 11. Dev. Herald [Mar. 11, i8gT) in Repor/s Proviiic.
(i897\ (20) w.Yks. 2 The breast bone of a goose, which being
fixed before a fire, with a piece of wood underneath, can be made
to jump in a somewhat startling way. w.Som.' So called from its
often being made into a toj'. A piece of fine string tied across the
two ends, a little piece of wood, as a lucifer match, stuck in to twist
the string, and a morsel of cobbler's wax at the bifurcation. The
stick is then brought over with another twist and the end stuck in
the wa.x. On being placed on the floor, after a few seconds the
wa.x 'lets go,' and jack jumps a considerable height. (215 Cum.
;22, a) Nhb.' (A) w.Cy. i.Hall.) (231 Nhb.' It is a squared slate
about fifteen inches deep by eight inches wide, with a deep notch
cut on each side near the upper end. Jack-necks are arranged
alternately on each side of the roof ridge, laid on with each notch
fitting into its neighbour, and so cut in size that, when fitted close,
they form a continuous self-supporting ridge with a cock's comb-
like apex, Proc. Newc. Soc. Antiq. V. 98. (241 Nhb. Gresley Gl.
(,1883). (25) n.Cy. (Hall.), w.Yks.', Chs.', s.Chs.', n.Lin.', Shr.'
w.Som.' A plane of medium length, having a projecting handle in
the form of a bent peg. With this the rougher part of the work
is done, to be finished as required by the long trying-plane or the
short smoothing-plane. Used also as a v. I. To roughly plane
over any board. ' Must jack-plane un over a bit, I 'spose.' ^26)
Sc. The man of mirth or the Jack Pudding to the company, Scott
S/. /?OHa)i (1824J iii. War.3 Colloq. Meanwhile his attendant Jack
Pudding was busily employed on the proscenium, doing his best
to attract attention by a practical facetiousness, Barham //i^oWsAy
(ed. 1864) Leech 0/ Folkestone. (27) I. W.^ Every jackrag on 'em's
gone, you. Dor. Every Jack-rag and Tom-straw that drops the
knee. Hardy Totter (ed. 1895) '731 Every jack-rag o'm, Barnes
Gl. (18631. (28 n.Cy. (Hall.) Nhb.' A winch, consisting of a
cylinder of wood with a handle at each end, such as is seen in old
draw wells. It is used in shallow shafts lor winding and in other
places where hand power only is available. Nhb., Dur. Greenwell
Coal Tr. Gl. (1849). w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Suppl. (Nov. 8, 1884) 3.
Hrt. The earth and chalk is raised by a jack-rowl on a frame, Mar-
shall Review (1817) V. 16. (29) Nhb.' (30) Hrt. When Jack rot
comes he generally takes nineteen sheep out of twenty, Ellis
Slieplterds Guide iiT$0) i=iS. (31) n.Yks. (I. W.) (32, a) w.Som.'
Mornin, maister! this is what I calls Jack sharp s'mornin. (4)
Cum." (33') Sur. (L.J.Y.) w.Som.' What, thick little Jack-sprat
of a fellow ! why he idn no higher'n a twopenny loav ' (34) Som.
SwEETMAN IVincanton Gl. (1885). (35, a) Ir. A domestic game is
JACK
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JACK
played with five pebbles, or five small bones, which are thrown up
into the air, and caught as they fall on the back of the hand. . .
The pastime is called . . . Jack-stones, N. & Q. (1865) 3rd S. vii.
34. Con. Jack-stones, played with three or four small stones that
are thrown up in the air and caught again, seems to have been a
very ancient game. Fit Lore Jrn. (1884) II. 266. e.Yks. Several
more boys are about the place, playing at ' merrills,' or 'Jack steean,'
Nicholson /V*-5/>. (1889) 10. Lan. Many an evening was beguiled
with snapdragon, bobbing apples. Jack stones, Thornber Hist.
Blackpool {\^'^']\ 90; Lan.^ s.Lan. The name given to the game
of Bobber-and-Kibbs (q. v.) when played with small stones instead
of ' kibbs,' i. e. the knucklebones of a sheep (F.E.T.). s.Chs.' The
game consists in throwing up white stones — usually five in number
— and catching them again. War.^, Shr.' (.i'<)s.Chs.l, n.Stf. (J.T,),
War.3, Slir.i (<:) Nhp.' (36, a) Lin.', e.Lin. (J.C.W.\ s.Lin.
(T.H.R.) (6) s.Ir. The story ... is the only thing about the place
that's worth a jack-straw, Croker Leg. (1862) 327. (37) Yks.
We used to call the spikes 'Jack straws,' and many a good game
I have had with them, fightini; my fifty against my neighbour's fifty,
Plues Wild Flowers, 239, in iB.& H.\ (38) Shr.* So called from
the place where they are made — Jack-field. (39) w.Cor. iM.A.C.)
[If she's only got one hollow rum turn serum turn old jack tooth in
the back of her head, Mummers Play in Flk-Lore Jru. (1886) IV.
100.] (40) Chs.',Not.i Lei.' Sarmunt? ah, it wurasarmuntan'all !
All the same o'er agen, an' niver an end, loike a jack-towel. Nhp.',
War.23, Oxf. iG.O., Hnt. (T.P.F.) UO w.Som.i (42) Oxf.
(43) w.Som.i ^^^ , Hmp. It is common to hear a stye on the eye-
lid called a Jack West, A'. If Q. (1856) 2nd S. ii. 289. ^45) Hmp.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.) Cor. Curse Mall Rosevear, I saj's,
a great jack wh-re, Cornwall, IV. Ecologue in Gent. Mag, ( 1 762) 287.
2. Comb.'in the names of birds, fishes, &c. : (i) Jack-
baker, (a) the red-backed shrike, Lmtiits colhtrio ; (b) an
owl ; (2) -bandy, the stickleback, Gasterosteus aadeatits ;
{3) -bannel or -a-barnell, (a) the minnow, Lettciscits
pito.vimis ; (i)see(2); (4) -bannial, atadpole; (5) -bannock,
(a) see 12) ; (b) see (3, a) ; (6) -barrel, see (3, a) ; (7) -bird,
the fieldfare, J urdus pilaris ; (8) -blay, the bleak, Cyprintts
alburmis; (9) -craw, the jackdaw, Corw<5 >«o«<'a';(/« ; (10)
•curlew or -curley, (n) the whimbrel, Numeniits phaeopus ;
(b) the curlew, Ntimeiiiiis arqiiala ; (11) -doucker or
■douker, the lesser grebe, Podiceps minor ; (12) -e-stop, a
kite; (13) -hare, a male hare; (14) -hearn or -hern, the
heron, Ardea cinerea ; (15) -ickle, the green woodpecker,
Gecinusviridis ; (16) jaw, see (9) ; (17) -nicker or -a-nickas,
(18) -nicol, the goldfinch, Fringilla cardiielis; (19) -noup,
the tomtit or blue titmouse. Pants caenileiis ; (20) -rabbit,
a half-grown rabbit ; (21) -sharp, (a) see (2) ; [b] see (3, a) ;
(22) -sharpling, see {2) ; (23) -sharpnails, {a) see (2) ; (b)
a hedgehog; (24) -shewall, the redwing, Ttirdus iliaats;
(25) -snag, the snail ; (26) -snipe, («) the snipe, Linvio-
cryptes gallinttla ; (b) the dunlin, Triitga alpina ; (27)
•squall, the wryneck, Jynx torquilla ; (28) -squealer, the
swift, Cypseliis apus ; (29) -star, Cuailits canoriis ; (30)
-straw, (a) the blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla ; (b) the white-
throat, Sylvia cinerea ; (c) the stonechat, Pratincola nibicola.
(I, a) m.Wor. ' Whatn yer think I telled oud kill-cauf — our
butcher?' ' Dunno.' 'Why, as he wan a shrike, a Jack Baker,
ecos he alleys hangs up what he slaughters,' Berrow's Jrn. (Mar.
10, 1888). Sur.i Sur., Sus., Hmp. SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 47.
(b) s.Cy. (Hall.) (2) Nhp.» (3, n) War. B'Imm Wkly. Post
(June 10, 1893). n.War. N. If Q. (1867) 3rd S. xi. 466; War.' ;
War.2 For they've filled up poor old Pudding Brook Where in
the mud I've often stuck. Catching Jack-banils near Brummagem,
Old Siig. {b) War. When us wants Jack Bannels us alius goes
to that stream of yourn, Leamington Courier {Jan. 30, 1897: ;
War.34, ne.Wor. (J.W.P.) (4) War.*, s.War.i (5, a) s.Stf.
PiNNOcK Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). (6) War. Northall Flk-Phr.
(1894). (6) War. (Hall.) [Satchell (1879).] (7) w.Wor.
Benow's Jrn. (Mar. 3, 1888). [(So called) from its cry. Swain-
son ;A. 6.] (8) Oxf. SoVm« Gos5i> (1882) 165. (9) Nhb.i (10, a)
Cum.*, Lin., e.An. (R.H.H.) (A) Shr. Swainson ib. 200. (11)
Shr. ib. 216 ; Shr.' (12) Cum. A glead or kite they call Jack-e-
stop, Hutchinson Hist. Cum. (1794) II. 210. (13) Midi. Handin'
over a foine jack-hare, Bartram People of Clapton (1897) 52.
s.Not. (J.P.K.\ War.3, se.Wor.', Brks.' Hrt. Ellis Cy. Hswf.
(1750)293. w.Mid. Common (W. P.M.). Hmp. (W.M.E.F.) Dor.
You may do as you like for all I care, I'll never fry a dry Jack
hare, Flk-Lore Rec. ( i88o) III. 98. w.Som.' The male hare is
always so called, while a male rabbit is invariably a buck. The
VOL. III.
females are doe-rabbit and doe-hare. (14) Glo.», w.Mid. (W.P.M.)
Ken. He [a marshman] moves over the flats with the deliberation
of one of his own Jack-her'ns, Ann. Fishing Vill. (ed. 1892) 5.
Sus. Swainson ib. 144 ; Sus.' Always spoken of as ' a gurt old
jack-hearn ' ; Sus.*, Hmp.», LW. (HallI, I.W.12, Wil.> (15) Nhp.
Swainson ib. 99; Nhp.l (s.v. Dicky-bird\ (16) Nhb.l, e.Dur.',
Yks. (J.W.) (i7)Chs. (Hall.), Chs.i23, s.Chs.i Wal. Common
(H.R.). Nhp. 1 Nearly ois. Nhp., Shr. Swainson li. 58. (18)
Shr.l (19) Chs. 5/;f(7/(i879; I. 266; Chs.i (20) n.Lin.l (21,01
Lan. He mun larn to tak' care on himself th' next toime he mar-
locks [gambols] among th' Jacksharps, Banks Mancli. Man (i^-fi)
v; He flasker't about i' th' bruck after jack-sharps, Waugh Chim.
Corner (1874) 159. ed. 1879. e.Lan.i, Chs.l = 3. s.Chs.i, nw.Der.l
(i) w.Yks.5. Lan. (F.R.C.) (22) Chs.3 War. B'ham Wkly. Post
(June 10, 1893); War.i23_ jjjjp.i (23^ „) q^^ Grose (1790):
Der.2 (A) Stf.i (24, 25) Cor.3 (26, a) Gall. The brown moorland
began where the . . . jacksnipe swooped sidelong, Crockett
Slickit Min. (1893; 230. Glw. The d— d duns, like a flock of jack
snipes, Barrington Sketclies (1830) III. viii. Nhb.i, Chs.^ Nhp.'
(s.v. Dicky-bird). War. Nearly as large as a jack snipe, Proc.
Nat. and Arch. Field Club (1894) 5. Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad
Nrf. (1893) 45. w.Som.i j[,e smaller of the two common kinds
ofsnipe. Thetermhasnoreferencetosex. (6) Sh I. Swainson ;'6. 193.
(27) w.Brks. (W.H.Y.) (28) Lei. 1 War. Timmins///s/. (1889) 213;
War.53 w.Wor. Like them swifts,themJack-squealers,S«)iMf'sy>-H.
(Mar. 10, 1888); w.Wor.i, s.Wor.' Shr.> This bird's loud piercing
cry has obtained for it the name of 'squealer'; Shr.*, Glo. (A B.)
(29) w.Wor. He come down ooth a crash like Jackstars on reeds,
when they settles j'ou know of a evenin', Berrow's Jni. (Mar. 10,
1888). (3o, a) Shr.2, Som. (Hall.) (6) Shr.i The name of Jack-
straw is given to this bird from the straw-like material with which
it builds its nest ; Shr.=, Hmp. (H.W.E.) (c) Hmp. So called from
its nest being formed of dry hay and straw (J.R.W.) ; Hmp.'
3. Phr. (1) Jack and Gill, a. figure composed of the last
blades of corn cut from the harvest- field ; (2) — and his
lantern, a Will-o'-th'-Wisp or ignis fahtus ; see Jack-a-
lantern ; (3) — and his team, (4) — and his leant going to
Pjtt (5) — «""' Ms wagon, (6) — and his wain, the constella-
tion Ursa major; (7) — amongst the jnaidens, one who is
always after women's society, and who likes to be made
much of by them ; (8) — at the hedge, the goosegrass,
Galiitni Aparine ; (9) — at a pinch, a useful man, one who
is ready on emergency ; one who is made useful on
occasion but ignored at other times; (10) — at the ivat ox
Jacket-the-wat, the small bag of a pig's intestines; (11) —
behind the garden gate, the pansy, Viola tricolor ; (12) — by
the hedge, (a) the garlic mustard, Alliaria officinalis ; (b)
the goat's-beard, Tragopogon pratensis; {c) the red
campion, Lychnis diiirna ; (d) the small toad-flax, Linaria
minor; (13) — by the hedgeside, see (12, a) ; (14) — ;';; the
bo.x or in bo.x; (a) the cuckoo-pint, Ariini maculatnm ; (b) a
hose-in-hose variety of garden primrose or double poly-
anthus. Primula vulgaris ; (15) — in the bush, (a) the navel-
wort. Cotyledon Untbiliciis; (6) see (12, a) ; (16) — in the
cellar,obs.,an unborn child ; also called i/(r«s inKelder{q.\.),
s.v. Hans ; (17) — in green doublet, a variety of Primida
vulgaris in which the calyx is transformed into leaves ;
(18) — in the green, {a) var. kinds of garden polyanthus ;
(b) the pheasant's eye, Adonis autumnatis; (c) a chimney-
sweep enclosed in a frame of green leaves shaped like a
bower, who perambulates the streets on May-daj' ; (19)
— in the hedge, (a) see {12, a); (b) see (12, c) ; (cj see (12, rf);
(dj the red or white bryony, Bryonia dioica ; (20 — in
irons, a supernatural being of great stature, wearing
clanking chains, who may at any moment spring out on
a passer-by in the dark ; (21) — in prison, the ' love-in-a-
mist,' Nigella damascena ; (22) — in the pulpit, see (14, a) ;
(23) — in the water, a sailor ; (24) — o' both sides, (25) — o'
two sides, the corn crowfoot. Ranunculus an'ensis ; (26) —
0/ the hedge, see (12, a); (27) — on both sides, one who
plays for both sides in a game ; (28) — up the orchard, a
threat ; (29) — upon the mopstick, a boys' game ; see
below; (30) — a boney, see (27); (31) —a dandy, (a) a
conceited, empty-headed little fellow; (b) a light thrown
by the reflection of the sun on a looking-glass or other
bright surface, on to a wall or ceiling; (32) — a lent or o'
lent, {a) a figure, made up of straw and cast-off" clothes,
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JACK
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JACK
carried round and burnt at the beginning of Lent ; a scare-
crow ; (b) a dirty, slovenly person ; (c) a simple, stupid
fellow ; (33) — a loon, a term of abuse : I34) — a nods, see
(32, c); (351 — 's alive, W) a game ; see belov\' ; (b) a game
at cards plaj'ed by children ; (36) — dniin-tnilk, a boy who
works the churn ; (37) ^ go to bed at noon, {a) the Star of
Bethlehem, Ornitliogahiin umbella/iiin ; ibi see (12, b} ; (38)
— jKi' '''"' J^'^'^t ^ tailor ; (39) — Jump about, (a) the gout-
weed, Aegopodimii Podagraria ; (b) the bird's-foot trefoil,
Lotus contiailatns ; (c) the wild angelica, Angelica sylves-
iris; (40) — a-making pancakes, see (31, b); (41) — run
along by the hedge, see (12, a) ; (42) — run in country, the
great bindweed. Convolvulus sepiunt ; (43) — run the dyke,
see (8); (44I — strike up a light, a boys' game played at
night; see below; (451 ^, Jack, the bread's a-burning, a
children's game ; see below ; (46) — had i' ivist or v.'iss,
an expression of disapprobation : see below ; see Have,
V. HI. 2 127/ ; (47) — Harry's lights, phantom lights, gen.
seen before a gale, taking the form of a vessel sure to be
wrecked ; (48) — 's laud, little odds and ends of unused
land ; (49) a good Jack makes a good Jill, a good husband
makes a good wife; (50) to be John at night and Jack in
the morning, to boast of one's intentions overnight and
leave them unfulfilled next daj' ; (51) wind-up Jack, a
game ; see below.
(i) Bdf. Brand Pop. Aniiq. (ed. I87o^ II. 16. (2) se.Wor.i
(S') Shr.l OA5. ? Glo.i, Wil.i (4) Wil.> Also Jack-and-his-team-
goin'-to-pit, the constellation's motion seeming to be from Deverill
towards Radstock collieries, as if it were a farmer's team going by
night to fetch coal thence. (5) se.Wor.i, Shr.i (6) Shr.i (7)
w.Som.' Jaak-umang's-dhu-maa*ydnz. The term is applied to
some parsons who cultivate female worshippers; it is, of course,
depreciatory. nw.Dev.l (8j Don. (9) Der.^, nw.Der.', Nhp.',
War.2 Suf.i Well — if I be'ent set tew regular don't come Jack at
a pinch. e.Suf. (F.H.l (io"l Nhb.' (ii)Suf. (12, «) n.Yks.,
w.Chs., Mer., Sus., Dev." (6) e.Sus. (cj Sus. (rf) Brks. (13)
Dor. Daisies, an' jil-cups, an' Jack-by-the-hedgezide, Hare Vill.
Street {iSgs: 235. (14, a: N.I.i, Bck. w.Som." Jaak-n-dhu-bau'ks.
(6) Nrf,, Ken." U5, «) Rxb. (Jam.) (A) Glo.i (16) n.Yks.2 A
toast to Jack in that situation, was formerly drunk to the family
matron by her company ; it being a custom to gather a lot of
intimates together for 'a take-leave party' at a house where
hospitalities would necessarily be suspended until the prospective
Christening daj-. (17) Stf. ( 18, a) Hnip. (J.R.W.), Hmp.i, Wil.i
Dor. w.Gazelle (Feb. 15, 1889) 7, col. i. (i) Wil. At South
Newton Pheasant's eye bears the . . . descriptive name of Jack-
in-the-Green, Sarum Dioc. Gazette (Jan. i8gi) 14 ; Wil.' (c) Oxf.
Common 20 or 25 years ago ; now seldom seen. Often used j?g-.
'He looked for all the world like a Jack-in-the-green' (G.O.\
(19, a) n.Lm,i, Lei.i Hrt. Jack-in-the-hedge . . . stinks like
onions, Ellis Cy. Hswf. (1750) 129. I.W.', Dor. (G.E.D.) ;*)
Sus.i (c) Brks. (rf Hmp.i (20) Yks. Thou mun look sharp or
Jack-in-irons 'ill be after ye (W.M.E.F.). (21) n.Lin.l, Sus.l
(22 'i n.Lin.i (23) Lon. I ran away and tried my hand as a Jack-
in-the-water, Mayhew Land. Labour (ed. 1861) II. 224. (24^
Not.' Lei.' So called from having a few bristles on each side of
its flattened carpels. (251 Shr.' (26, Chs.' (27) Oxf. (G.O.)
(28) Shr.' Ifyo' dunna tak'car' I'll shewn yo' Jack-up-the-orchut.
(29J War. Sometimes two parties play this game. The boys that
are cast for ' down ' dispose themselves as follows. One stands
upright, setting his back against a wall or tree, . . the rest bend
in file, holding on to each other's sides to make the bridge as
strong as possible ... as the other party leap on one by one. . .
The leaping part must maintain their position whilst their leader
says — 'Jack upon the mopstick, One, two. three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten. Count 'em off again,' North all /"/i-if/yHici
{1892 401. (30) Oxf. (G.O.) (31, a) n.Cy. i^Hall.) w.Yks.',
Nhp.' s.Cy. Holloway. -w.Som.' Be sure, you don't never
take no notice of a whipper-snapper Jack-a-dandy like he ! why
I widn [vuyn un] find him ! \p\ Not.', War .3, Shr.' (32, a
Nhp.2 Now only used as a reproachful epithet. Dor. Barnes Gl.
(1863) ; Dor.' Cloaz in slents An' libbets, jis' lik' Jack-o'-lents,
179. Cor. In the eastern part of this county at the beginning of
Lent a straw figure dressed in cast-off clothes, and called Jack-o'-
Lent, was not long since paraded through the streets, and
afterwards hung. . . The figure is supposed to represent Judas
Iscariot, Flk-Lore Jrn. (1886) IV. 132 ; Cor.' (6) Hmp. The
raggedest jack-o'-lent had a crust an' cheese for the asking o' it,
From Paddiiigton to Paizance, xiii. Cor. Ftk-Lore Jrn. (_i886)
IV. 132; Cor.''^ i,c Dor. Can a Jack-o'-lent believe his few
senses on such a dark night, or can't he? Hardy IVesse.x Tales
(1888) II. 65. 33J Dev. A Jack-a-loon I thinkin' to trick an ould
maid out o' t'bit o' monney her father worked an' toiled to lay b}',
Dalzell 'Anner in CasselFs Fain. Mag. (Apr. 1895 332. 1^34)
n.Cy. (Hall.) (35, a) Tev. A piece of paper or match is handed
round a circle, he who takes hold of it saying 'Jack's alive, he'se
no die in my hand.' He, in whose hand it dies or is extinguished
forfeits a ' wad* ; and all the ' wads ' are recovered only by under-
going a kind of penance (Jam.). w.Yks.2 A number of people sit
in a row, or in chairs round a parlour. A lighted wooden spill
or taper is handed to the first, who says — ' Jack's alive, and
likely to live; If he dies in your hand you've a forfeit to give.*
The one in whose hand the light expires has to pay the forfeit.
nw.Der.' s.Wor. From the merry character of the game the ex-
pression passed into a proverb ; and if there were any noisy
gathering held anywhere, and laughter cracked his sides, people
would say, 'They're having "Jack's alive" there' i^H.K.).
w.Som.' A burning stick whirled round and round very quickly
so as to keep up the appearance of a riband of fire. e.Cor. Ftti-
Zo>-f7r«. ^i886) IV. 124. (6) Nhp.', Hnt. (T.P.F.) i36e.An.2
(s.v. Churn-milk). (37, «^ Chs.' The plant closes its flowers very
early in the day. (6) Wil.' (38) Lnk. That'll dae ; Nae niair o't,
lang Jaik-jag-the-flae, Murdoch ZJonV /;^'« ^1873) 13; He was a
tailor lad — Lang Jaik-jag-the-Flae they ca'd him, ib. Readings
(1895) I. 76. (39, ai Nhp.', War. Hrt. A poor woman . . .
gathered a herb that grew in the hedge called Jack-jumpabout,
Ellis Cy. Hswf. (1750I 150. (A; Nhp. (c Nhp.' Called also
Eggs and bacon. (401 Midi. (A.L.M.), se.Wor.' (41) Wil.' (42)
Yks. (43) Nhb.' (44) Nhb.' It is a kind of nocturnal ' fox and
hounds." The ' fox,' after getting away, strikes a light, generally
with flint and steel, at short intervals, and the chase is continued
until the 'fox' is captured. (45) War. ' Jack, Jack, the bread's
a-burning All to a cinder, If you don't come and fetch it out We'll
throw it through the winder.' These lines are chanted by players
that stand thus. One places his back against a wall, tree, &c.,
grasping another, whose back is towards hira, round the waist;
the second grasps a third, and so on. The player called Jack,
walks apart, until the conclusion of the lines. Then he goes to
the others and pokes at or pats them, saying, ' I don't think you're
done yet,' and walks away again. The chant is repeated, and
when he is satisfied that the bread is ' done,' he endeavours to
pull the foremost from the grasp of the others, &c., Northall Flli-
Rhymes ( 1892) 390. Oxf. (G.O.) v45) Cum. It related to imperfect
knowledge, or consideration, or want of a proper understanding
between persons associated, or intended to meet, in some way.
Of late I have heard, ' Now, know what you are going about.
Don't run Jack Haddewas ' (M.P.). (,47) Cor. The phantom
lights are called . . . ' Jack Harry's lights,' because he was the
first man who was fooled by them. Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng.
(1865) 359, ed. 1896; Cor.'=, w.Cor. (A.L.M.) ^481 w.Yks.^
VS.v. Jack-flatt). (49) Nhp.' (50") Shr. Burne Flli-Lore (1883)
596. (51) Shr. This is the closing game of any play-time and
was played before ' breaking-up ' at a boys' school at Shrewsbury.
The players form a line hand in hand, the tallest at one end, who
stands still ; the rest walk round and round him or her, saying,
'Wind-up Jack! Wind-up Jack!' till 'Jack' is completely im-
prisoned. They then 'jog up and down," crying, ' A bundle o'
rags, a bundle o' rags," ib. 521.
4. A familiar, half-contemptuous term for an individual,
esp. in phr. every Jack man.
Gall. Every canting Jack may fling away the white rose and
shout for the Orange lily, Crockett Standard Bearer (,1898) 78.
Tip. There was once a lad whose name was Jack, Flk-Lore Jrn.
(1883) I. 54. n.Cy. (J.W.) w.'^ks. Drew 'em ivvery Jack-man
aw.iy throo me, Bickerdike Beacon Aim. (1874) 43; Ivvery man
jack on yo, Tom Treddlehoyle Thotvts (1845^ 5. s.Stf. Every
Jack one, Leeds Merc. Siipfil. jDec. 6, 1890 i. s.Not. Every Jack on
uz got summat. Every Jack man wor drunk (J.P.K. . Nhp.'
Brks.' A child whose face is begrimed with dirt is reproached by
being called ' Jack nasty vaayce.' e.An.'^ Every farming lad, also,
whose name is not known, is familiarly called Jack. ' Well !
Jack, borh ! ' Ken.'^ (s.v. Tamsini. Dev. Rade them there banns
out loud, zo as every jack-man an' woman in th' congregashun
kin hear 'ee distinct, Stooke Aot E.xactly, xii.
5. A young workman.
Ken. There's nobody to marry there [in the village] but the
jacks ,D.W.L.).
6. A police officer or detective in plain clothes.
War. A couple of men who were in plain clothes in the tap-
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room of a public-house, and were suspected by the 'gaffer' of
being ' Jacks.' B'ham Dy. Mail (Nov. i, 1899).
7. The knave at cards. In gen. colloq. use.
Gall. Now. what's the cut? The Jack, by jing; O, if they hae
the Ten, the game we lose, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824 376. ed.
1876. n.Cy. i^Hall.'i, w.Yks.'^, Clis.', nw.Der.'. Not.', Lei.',
e.An.2 w.Som.' Always so called. Cor. When Mr. Simpson
had spoken of the 'Jack of Oaks ' fmeaning the Knave of Clubs]
. . . we had pretended not to notice it, ' Q.' Troy Town (i888~) xii.
8. The male of an animal; see also Jack-hare. Brks.',
vv.Cy. (Hall.)
9. The pike, Esox luciiis, esp. a young pike.
Lan. I had a jack to supper, Byrom Reniin. in Clict. Sac. (1729)
V. 325. Chs.i, Not.l, S.Lin. (T.H.R.), Lei.> Nhp.i A young male
pike ; also applied indiscriminately to the whole species of pike
of whatever size. War.^, Shr.' Oxf. Pyke, i. e. old jack ;
pvkerell, young jack, Wood Cilv of Oxf. (c. 1662) I. 399, ed. 1889.
e'Suf. (F.H.) Ken.2 (s.v. Tamsin). [Satchell (1879;.]
10. The jackdaw, Corviis moncdiila.
Sc, Eng. Swainson Birds ^885) 81. Nlib.i, Shr.' Ken.2
'Caw, Jack,' we say to a jackdaw (s.v. Tamsin).
11. The heron, Ardea cinerea. Also called Jack-hern
(q.v.). Wil.^ 12. The tawny owl, S)';-;»«;;/ «///fo. sw.Cum.
(E.W.P.) 13. A turnip-fly ; a black caterpillar produced
by the turnip-fly ; gen. in pi. form. Suf. (Hall.), (C.T.),
SufS e.Suf. (F.H.) 14. A newt. WiL'
15. A machine for lifting heavy weights, esp. a hand-
engine for drawing up water from a mine.
Nhb.' Nlib., Du' . The engine or gin used in the engine shaft,
or, in sinking two pits or a pit and a staple simultaneously by means
of two gins, one of them, to prevent mistakes, is called the jack,
Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl (1888% Stf. iK.), Stf.', se.Wor.' Ken.^
(s.v. Tamsin). Dev. What is here called a jack, an engine for
lifting, Bray Desc. Tamar and Tavy (1836) I. 362.
16. A contrivance, consisting of a lever and fulcrum,
used for supporting the axle-tree of a cart, (ic, so that the
wheel may run round freely.
n.Lin.i.Brks.'.Hmp.' w.Som.' Sometimes called a 'carriage -jack.'
17. A frame to hold the ' yelm ' for the thatcher. Nhp.'
18. A machine for turning a spit in roasting ; a meat-
jack ; see below.
w.Som.i A kind of clock-work driven by aheavy weight, to which
was attached an endless chain ; by this the spit was turned before
the fire. These were very common before the days of kitchen-
ranges, and might be seen fixed upon the right side of the high
chimney-shelf in most kitchens of the better sort. Known also as
* roasting-jack.' Cor.^
19. A roller for a kitchen towel. Sc. (A.W.), Not.', Lei.',
Nhp.', War.2
20. pi. The woodwork between the shafts of a wagon
where they are attached to the fore-shears. n.Lin.', e.Suf
(F.H.)
21. The crossbar in a loom from which cords are attached
to raise and lower the ' healds.' Gen. in pi.
N.I.' Dwn. I went to my loom to see she was in trim. . .
Neither headles, nor jack, nor slays were correct. Burns Poem in
Uls.Jrn. Arch. (i85-])V.gg. w.Yks. Stands at the top of the loom
connected with the healds; enables a larger pattern to be made than
is possible with ordinary tappets (J.M.) ; Short pieces of wood
used to hold up the upper portions of the healds and control their
working (D.L.) ; w.Yks.^
Hence (i) Jack-ladder, sb. a wooden frame to hold the
' jacks ' in position ; (2) -rods, sb. pi. rods, the width of the
loom, which regulate the pile-rods.
w.Yks. (i) (D.L.) ; (2) The arrangement for working the healds
up and down. This was effected bymeansof rodsaffixed to treadles,
worked by the feet of the weaver (J.T.) ; (S.A.B.'i
22. A machine for spinning, driven partly by hand and
partly by power, used for spinning coarse, heavy woollen
yarns. w.Som.'
23. A drinking vessel ; a large copper can. Also in
comb. Black jack.
Sc. Overturned pitchers, and black j.Tcks, . . still encumbered the
large oaken table, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) vii. Shr.' Obs,
A drinking vessel of leather. A Jack of this kind was preserved
until quite a recent period at Corra, not far from Whitchurch.
A local tradition was formerly current at Corra that a certain
traveller, half dead with fatigue, being helped on his way by a
refreshing draught of nut-brown ale at that place, by vva3f of thank-
offering, charged his estate with a sum of money yearly, to provide
a Jack of ale at a cost of id. for future wayfarers in Corra. Nhp.'
A large copper can ; a japan tin jug is called a black jack. Suf.',
Hmp.' Cor. To bring down to the mill ... a jack of the strongest
beer she had in the cellar, Hunt Fop. Rom. iv Eng. (1865I 243,
ed. 1896. [Treene dishes be homelj'. and 3-et not to lack. Where
stone is no lastcr take tankard and iack, Tusser //hsA. U580) 175.]
24. A liquid measure of a quarter or half of a pint.
Yks. Half a pint. Grose (1790'!. n.Yks. I.W."), n.Yks.'^*,
ne.Yks.', m.Yks.', e.Yks.' w.Yks. 2 ; w.Yks.s ' A jack o' gin, an'
it's to be good, 'cos' it's for a poorly body ! ' A measure perhaps
confined to dram-shops. Der.' Now used for ' a quarter of a pint."
n.Lin.i The quantity of fluid contained in a jack. ' I'll tell you a
tale Of a jack of ale.'
25. A counter resembling in size and appearance a
sovereign.
Lon. The slang name for these articles is 'Jacks' and 'Half
Jack.' . . They are all made in Birmingham and are of the size and
colour of the genuine sovereigns and half-sovereigns, Mayhew
Lond. Labour I1851) I. 387.
26. A small bowl thrown out as a mark in the game
of bowls.
Ayr. Just tak' the jack clean thro': Awa' it gaes! Weel play'd
my lad ! White Jottings (1879 236. Dur.', War.^
27. pi. Small bones, pebbles, or dice-shaped pieces of
earthenware. Sec, used in a children's game ; the game
itself. Also called Jack-stones (q.v.).
Gall. Playing at quoits, tops, marbles, tic-tac-toc, jacks, knuckle-
bones, Crockttt Anna Afark[i8gg) 415. N.I. ' A children's game
played with five white pebbles, called 'Jack stones' Ant. The
small bones of sheep's feet, ground flat on two sides, and used by
little girls to play at a game which they call by the same name
(jacks , but which in England is called 'cochel.' The game consists
in setting upright, arranging in a certain order and going through
certain motions with three or four of the bones, during the time
another of them is tiirown up to be caught in its descent, as the
movement is performed. And the person who goes through all
the steps with the fewest failures wins the game, Grose i 1790)
AIS. add. { C.) Cum.'^ ' Pebbles,' a game among school-girls, played
with small pebbles and sometimes with plum or cherry-stones (s.v.
Jacky steans). e.Yks.'. nStf. (J.T.)
Hence Jacks and Bouncer, pin: a girls' game played with
little ' checks ' and a large marble. See Check, sb?-
v/.Yks. They bounce the marble while the jacks arc picked up
and put down again in a variety oi ways, catching the bouncer
repeatedly at the same time, lUf.x. Courier i May 22, 1897).
28. A garden variety of the polyanthus.
Lon. One of the forms of the so-called ' hose-in-hose * Polyanthus
— having the calyx more or less coloured, and partly assuming the
character of the corolla. Garden Chron. (1C68) 438 (B. ,1: H.).
29. pi. Obs. The chimes or tunes struck on bells.
w.Yks.* So called from little figures who struck the tunes on
the bells.
30. A large fissure or crack in the roof of a mine ; a
portion of stone in the roof of a mine.
Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. A portion of stone in the root of a coal-mine
easily detachable and thus of highly dangerous character to the
miner beneath. A jack is also called a cauldron-bottom (q.v.)
(R.O.H.). [Reports Mines.^
31. A whit. Som. (Hall.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.]
JACK, v} In gen. dial, and colloq. use in Eng. and
Aus. Also in form jag s.Stf. [dgak, dgsek.] 1. To give
up suddenly ; to withdraw or back out of anything ; to
relinquish, abandon, esp. to leave off or throw up work.
Gen. with up.
Nhb. If there's ony mair fash myed. aa'lljack upthejob(R.O. H.).
w.Yks. Hiz mestcr tell'd him he'd better jack it up altagether,
ToHTREDDLEHOYLEZJ<7/;»5/n^HH. (1892) 29; Thee jack it I J.T.) ;
w.Yks.2 Lan. Aw jack'd th' contract up, Doherty N. Barlow
(1884 20; Another batch o' th' bigger end Are jackin' o'er ther
walk, Standing £i:/(o« (1885) 5. Chs.' It rather conveys the idea
of giving up alter continuous effort, or when there is no chance of
success. A card player, if his hand does not suit him, will say,
' I think I shall jack it up.' It also implies failure in business.
' He tried hard for t'mak his farm do, bur he could na, an at last
he had to jack up.' s.Chs.' s.Stf. Well, I'm gooin to jag up, I can
work no longer, Pinnock Btk. Cy. Ann. (1895. Not.' s.Nct.
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Nay, it's all jacked up; they aren't coming (J.P.K.\ n.Lin.'
sw.Lin.' She used to go vvi' that young Smith, but she jacked him
up. Rnt.i, War.^^" w.Wor.' Bill, 'e's reg'lar dahnted ; 'e's
jacked-up 'is plack, 'e canna stand it no longer. s.Wor.i Glo.
If it weren't for the cursed loss I'd jack up the place altogether
and take another, Gissing Vill. Hampden (18901 II. ix. Oxf. I'm
going to jack this job up; I've had enough of it (CC;. s.Oxf.,
Bck.. Brks. I've done all I can for you, and there's no reason j'ou
should jack now. I got him part up Stokenchurch Hill, and then
he jacked-up — couldn't do anj'thing with him [said of a jibbing
horse] CW.B.T.). Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893^ 55.
e.Suf. 'She has jacked him up," jilted him (F.H.). Ken. (D.W.L.i ;
(G.B.i; Ken.' Give up anything from pride, impudence, or bad
temper. 'They kep' on one wik, and then they all jacked-up!'
Siir.' That spring 'most always jacks up in autumn time. Sus.
(F.E.S.); Sus.i We've all been a practising together, and now
they're properly jacked up. I.W.^ I jacked it up sharp and left it.
Dor. I dint know as Bill were going to jack out of the choir
(C.V.G.). w.Som.' A man said to me of a farmer, ' Gwain tu jaak
aup faa-rmureen u blee'v, ad- nuuf oa ut' [(He is) going to give up
farming, I believe, (he has) had enough of \i\ nw.Dev.' He'll
sure to jack out o't eef he kin. Cor. Ould Sammy jacked up ray ther
soon. T. Towser 1.1873) 102 ; Cor.^ He've jacked up drinking and
took to praiching istead. [Aus. 'We . . . decided to 'jack up' or
thoroughly abandon work at our present claim, Boldrevvood
Miners Right (,i8go) I. iv.]
2. To become bankrupt or insolvent; to ruin. Cen.-with up.
Yks, Iv my buk shud jaack oop Coompany, Fetherston T. Goor-
krodger (1870) 179. s.Chs.i It s u terubl piish upon' um dhe3'Z
aaTd tahymz ; dhaijn bi gy'et'in tu th wuurldz end veri soon ; ah
ddo daayt dhai'n aa jaak- iip- [It's a terrible push upon 'em theise
hard times; they'n be gettin' to th' world's end very soon ; ah do
da'it they'n ha' jack up]. Stf.', Not.' Lei.' A wur jacked-up a
month agoo.
3. To wear out ; to tire, exhaust. Gen. with up.
s.Chs.' Sus. My fowls are so jacked up they will not lay (J.L.A.).
4. To beat. w.Yks. (Hall.), w.Yks.'
JACK, v? Sh. & Or.I. [dgak.] To take off the skin
of a seal.
S. & Ork.' Or.I. One party ... set to jacking, i. e. cutting off
the skin, together with the blubber on it. Low Faun. Oread. (1813)
17 (Jam.) ; Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 425.
JACK, v.^ War. Won To project.
War.3 Wor. A farmer in describing a mediaeval dove-cote to
me told me that rows of bricks were jacked out from the wall to
afford footing for the examination of the nests (E.S.).
JACK, ml. Yks. Der. Lin. [dgak.] A call to pigs.
n.Yks.* The invariable call or summons to the pigs (while as
yet suffered to ramble about in the day-time) to come to their
food at nightfall is ' Jack, Jack,' many times repeated in a high-
pitched and sustained note (s.v. Hogl nw.Der.', n.Lin.'
JACK-A-LANTERN, sb. Sc. Irel. n.Cv. Nhb. Yks. Lan.
Der. Not. Lin. Nhp. War. Shr. e.An. 'Hmp. LW. Wil.
Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms Jack-and-thelantern
Gall. ; -i'-the-lantern Dev.' ; •inthe-Ianthorn Hmp. Som.;
■o'-lantern Not.' War.^ Hmp.' n.Wil. Cor.^ ; -o'-lanthorn
Som.; -o' lattin Nhb.; -o'-the-lanthorn Shr.'; -the-Iantem
Cor. ; -wi'-a-lanthorn n.Lin.' ; ■with-lanthom Lan. ;
•with-the-lantern nw.Der.' Cor.^ ; Jacky-lanthorn s.Ir.
1. Ignis faliiHs or Will-o'-th'-Wisp.
GaU. Some fancy that Jack and the Lantern, alias Will o' the
Wisp, has his habitation in the Quaking-quaw, Mactaggart
Encyel. (1824) 390, ed. 1876. s.Ir. Ma\-be . . . you are only a
Jacky lanthorn, Croker ifg'. (1862"! 286. n.Cy. (J.W. ) w.^Vks.
(J.T.); N. & Q. (1870) 5th S. 156. ' Lan. The flickering name of
the Corpse Candle, ' Will-o'-th'-Wisp,' or ' Jack ' or ' Peg-a- Lan-
tern,' performed his or her fantastic and impossible jumps in the
plashy meadows near Edge Lane, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-
Lore (1867) 53; Occasionally in the plashy meadows *Jack-
or Peggj'-with-lanthorn ' was visible after dark, dancing and
gambolling away in impossible jumps, and folks there were who
. . . ' had been kept at bay. By Jack-with-lanthorn till 'twas day,'
yV. & Q. (1869) 4th S. iv. 508. nw.Der.i, Not.', n.Lin.» Nhp.
They steal from Jack-a-lantern's tails A light, whose guidance
never fails To aid them in the darkest night, Clare Shep. Calen-
dar (1827) 13 ; Nhp.', -War.a Shr.' Obs. e.An.i Also called lan-
tern man. Hmp.', I.-W.' Wil. Bri-tton Beatifies 1825). n.Wil.
The Ignis fatmis is almost extinct — so much so that Jack o' the
Lantern has died out of village folk lore. Iefferies Wild Life
(1879) 385. Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. vi.Eng. (1825) ; (W.F.R.)
■w.Som.' The only name known in the district. The phenomenon
only occurs in certain parts of the boggy moorland of Brendon
Hill and the Exmoor district. Dev.' Cor. Jack the lantern, Joan
the Wad, That tickled the maid and made her mad, Light me
home, the weather's bad, Flk-Lore Rcc. 11879) II. 203 ; Cor.'*
2. A bright spot of reflected light, such as is produced
by a small mirror or a tin or lantern reflector.
Nhb. It is played by bo3-s as a practical joke to startle the passer-
by. ' Let's myek a jack o' lattin, lads I ' (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.»
3. A hollowed turnip cut into the semblance of the human
face and lighted within by a candle. Not. (J.H.B.), Hmp.
HOLLOWAV.
4. A term of abuse.
Dev. A driavin' back to Tawboro \vi' that Jack-a-lantern's arm
roun' 'er waist a-pretcndin' to hold 'er in at the back o' the shay,
Dalzell 'Anner, in Cassells Family Mag. (Apr. 1895) 335.
5. Phr. to carry jack-a-lantern, to carry on the shoulders.
Nhp.2
JACKALEGS, sh. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Also Glo. Also in forms jackilegs Lakel.^ Cum.'* ; jack-
o-legs n.Cy. n.Yks.^ : jackylegs Nhb. s.Dur. w.Yks.;
jockalegs N.Cy.'; jockelegs w.Yks.; jockylegs Cum.'-*
[dza'kslegz.] 1. A pocket-knife, a large clasp knife.
Also in comb. Jackalegs knife. Cf. jockteleg.
n.Cy. Grose (1790" ; N.Cy.* Nhb. A word of freq. use, ^owM/y
Chroii. ,1887) 282; Nhb.' A large, single-bladed clasp-knife, gen.
with a broad and square-edged blade. Dur.' When a boy has a
tumble from a horse, he is tauntingly reproached with having got
off to ' take up t'jackalegs.' s.Dur. O6so/. J.E.D.) Lakel.* Ah've
a famish good jackilegs at Ah'll gie thi for't. if thoo'l cowp mi.
Cum. A girt huzzefful eh Jackylegs knives, Sargisson Joe Scoap
;i88i') 12; Cum.'* Wm. Ah've gitten a new jackilegs for thi
^B.K.\ n.'Vrks.^ w.Yks. It's like carving wood with the back of
a jackalegs knife, is honest advice, Jahez Oliphant (1870) bk. i. vi;
He went on sharpening his jacky-legs knife, Cudworth Dial.
Sketches \\%%a,'\ 126; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
Hence Jack-lagknife, sb. a clasp knife.
Glo. Horae Siibsecivae (1777) 227 ; Gl. (1851) ; Glo.'
2. Fig. A tall, long-legged man, used as a term of
opprobrium.
n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.' Roberts wad let sike a lousith-heft,
jack-a-legs, come ower t'door-stons, ii. 297.
JACKANAPES, sA. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Nhp. Hnt.
e.An. LW. Slang. Also in forms jackaneyaps I.W.';
jack-a-nips Suf.' Ess. ; jackanyeps Nhb.' 1. A con-
ceited coxcomb ; an affected, puppyish j-oung man. In
gen. slang use.
Sc. (A.W.), Dur.' Lakel. '^ He's a young jacki napes ta 'oe sewer.
w.Yks. Some good man ought to give such a conceited young jacka-
napes a horse whipping, Barr Love for an Hour, 66. Nhp.', Hnt.
(T.P. F.\ Suf.' Ess. Oft some jackanips we wiew A-handlin'
e'en their claas, Clark/. A'onifs ; 1839) st. 127. I.W.' Slang.
It's little good you'll learn of a Jackanapes like that, Smedlev H.
Coverdale (1856) 202. [More to do with one Jack-an-apes than
all the bears, Ray Prov. (ed. i860) 106.]
2. A clownish fellow, one easily gulled. w.Yks.^
3. Small rollers between the rope-rolls and pulleys of a
whim on which a pit-rope nms. Nhb.'
JACKASS, sb. and v. LW. Som. 1. sb. A term of
contempt prefixed to some other epithet.
Som. And we all a-zot [seated] round like jackass-vools, Ray-
mond Sam and Sabina (1894) 25. w.Som.' You jackass fool,
what's a bin and a do'd now? A gurt jackass toad, d — n un !
that ever I should zay zo !
2. i'. With about : to be occupied with trifles, to be busy
to no purpose.
I.W.^ I ben jackassen about like that all the mornen.
JACKDAW, sb. Yks. In phr. jackdaw tricks, odd
pranks, va.garies. n.Yks. He's on wiv his jackdaw tricks (I.W.).
JACKER, sh. Chs.' Salt-making term : the name
given by the boilers to a cheap tar oil.
JACKEaiDAW, 5A. Yks. The jackdaw, Con'!/s;Ho«(?-
dula. Yks. IVkly. Post (Dec. 31, 1898).
JACKET, sh. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
[dgakit, dgje'kit.] \. sb. \n phr. {i) jacket and waistcoat,
see below ; (2) — o' muck, a good covering of manure on
a field ; {■^jackets and petticoats, the 'hose in hose ' poly-
anthus.
JACKO
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JACOB
!i) Cum. Each [breed of sheep] wears what the hill farmer
terms a 'jacket and waistcoat' — that is, long wool without, with
a soft, thick coating beneath, Watson Naluie and Wdcraft. (1890)
xi ; Cum* (2) Chs.13 (3) cum. (B. & H.)
2. A waistcoat.
Nhb. Maw shinin' coat o' glossy blue, . . Maw posy jacket, a'
bran new, Wilson Pilmaii's Pay (1843) 43. Dur.'
3. The skin of a potato.
s.Sc. They cast their jackets in the pot, Ilk ane o' Jamie's
tatties, Watson Bards (1859) 75. Dmf. Routh o' potatoes —
champit an' hale I' thin ragged jackets, Thom Jock o' Knowe
(1878) 39. Lakel.2 w.Yks. Potatoes boiled \vi' ther jackets on,
Yks. Wkly. Post ^Nov. 28, 1896). Lan. Dun yo' alius ha' taters
boiled i' their jackets ? Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1895) 71. e.Lan.',
Oxf. (G.O.)
Hence Jackutty-taters, sb. pi. potatoes boiled with
their skins on. Oxf.' MS. add.
4. V. To flog, thrash, beat.
Nhb.' n.Lin.' I'll jacket you, young man, next time I light on
you. sw.Lin.' By guy, young man, but I'll jacket you. Sur.i
Sus.' I'll jacket him when he comes in. w.Sora.' To thrash with
some weapon other than the hand. 'He hold'n vast, gin he come
out in the church3'ard, and then he tookt his stick, and my eye-
mers, how he did jacket 'n ! '
Hence Jacketing, vbl. sb. (i) a beating, thrashing,
flogging ; (2) a severe scolding or rating ; (3) a hard daj''s
work.
(i) Nhb.i, Not. (J.H.B.") s.Not. I gave him a good jacketing
before I let him go (J.P.K.). n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' He wants a solid
good jacketing. s.Lin. He gev the young rackapelt sich a jackettin'
as he'll not forgit for many a long daa (T.H.R.). Sur.', Sus.
{K.L.), w.Som.^ (2) Lon. 'I've got a good jacketing many a
Sunday morning," said one dealer, ' for waking people up with
crying mackerel,' Mavhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 52. Sur. I'd
sooner hev a jacketin' from th' old Squire, Btackiv. Mag. (,1890)
462. w.Som.' The judge gid Turney ... a purty jackettin, sure
'nough ; a zaid, never did'n ought to a braat no such case avore
he. (3) Sus.'
5. Phr. (i) to jacket if, to leave a place without warning ;
(2) to be jacketed, to hear a charge or bear reproof ; to be
closeted with.
(i)Lin.' King said if he didn't suit us he'd jacket-it. (2)11. Yks.*
He's been jacketed wi't'gafferi't'parlourower an hour noo. Ah'll
lay he's gi'en him t'lines properly.
JACKO, sb. w.Sc. (Jam. Siippl.) Also in forms gekgo,
jecko. 1. The jackdaw, Corvus tiwiiedit/a. See Jack,
sb. 10. 2. The magpie. Pica rustica.
JACKSON, sb. and v. Lakel. Chs. Nhp. [dga'ksan.]
1. sb. In ■phv. Jacksoi's pig, se.eht\o\\i.
Nhp.i ' It's gone over Borough Hill [an extensive Roman encamp-
ment near Daventry] after Jackson's pig.' A common phr. in
that neighbourhood when an^'thing is lost.
2. V. Used only in forms (i) Jacksoned, pp. thrashed ;
(2) Jacksoning, vbl. sb. a thrashing; a knocking up, tiring.
(i) Lakel.2 (2) ib. He gat amang a lot o' potters at Brough
Hill, an' they gev him sec a Jacksonin as he'll nivver fergit.
s.Chs.' Dhaaf koa'1-pit juuTni gy'en mahy os'iz u reg'ilur Jaak--
snin [That coal-pit journey gen my bosses a regilar Jacksonin].
JACKY, sb. and adj. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written jakey Suf. ; jakky Wil. ; and in form jecky-
Cai.' \. sb. In (:o;»6. (i) Jacky-bread, currant cake ; (2)
•breezer, the dragon-fly, Libelliila trimaculata ; (3) -crane,
the heron, Ardea ciixerca ; 1 4) — Dinah, the wood-warbler,
Sylvia sylvicola ; (5) -dowker, the lesser grebe, Podiceps
minor; (6) -forty-feet, a centipede ; the grub of certain
beetles of the species Elater; (7) -huUot, a young male
owl; (8) -jurnai, the earth-nut, Buiiiiim Jlc.xuosuin; (9)
•lo', see (i) ; (10) -long-legs, a large gnat, Tipula oloracea ;
(11) -nick, a narrow passage between buildings ; (i2)-pig,
a young pig; cf Jack, int.; (13) -pit, a shallow pit-shaft
in a mine, communicating with an overcast, or at a fault;
cf Jack-pit ; ( 14) -ralph, the fish wrasse, Labrtts niacidatus;
(15) -slope, the kite, Milviis ictintis; (16) -stones, (a)
pebbles ; a game played by children with pebbles, small
stones, bones, &c. ; see Jack-stones, s.v. Jack, sb. ; (b)
rather small and extremely hard fossilated shells common
in red gravel; (17) — Tar, a sailor's hornpipe; (18) -toad
or Jacket-a-twad, an ignis fatmis or Will-o'-th'-Wisp ;
see Jacka-lantem ; (19) -wobstraw, the blackcap, Sy/w'a
atricapilla.
(i) s.Dev. Fox Kingsbridge (1874). (2 e.An.12 (3) Cum.
Our food till now was good and cheap ; Poor Jacky Cranes !
Dickinson Lit. Rem. (1888) 160 ; Cum.* (4) Wil.' (5^ Chs.'
(6) Cai.> (7) w.Yks.s (8) Cum. The earth-nut I know as
'Jacky jurnai,' Science Gossip (1876) 116. (9) s.Dev. Fox
Kingsbridge (1874 . (10) Lin.i Hmp. Grose (1790) MS. add.
(Hi.) Dev. BowRiNG Lang. (1886) I. pt. v. 18; Dev.l (ii)Cum.*
(12) Yks. (R.S.) Wil. A', tf Q. (1881 1 6th S. iv. 106. (13) Nhb.'
(14) Cor.'2 (15) Cum. Linton Lake Cy. (1864') 306; Cum.*
(16, (j) Lakel.'^ Cum. A group of girls may be seen with jackey-
steans upon the green, Silpheo Random 7?/iv;Hfs(i893'! 9 ; Cum.'
A game played amongst school girls with round pebbles, plum or
cherry stones; Cum.* Cum., Wm. Quite common. A'. & Q.
(1865) 3rd S. vii. 250. ((5) se.Wor.i (17) Rnf. He not only . . .
danced a reel, but . . . actually volunteered 'Jacky Tar,'GiLMouR
Pcn-Flk. (1873) 28. (18) Dev. Noa more 'n Jackie-twoad can
live away from the marsh an' the bogs, Phillpotts Dartmoor
(1896) 142 ; I bant coming acrass the moor awl be myzel tu-night.
I be aveared ov the Jackie-twoads. Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Horae
Su/iscckiae(iT]-i) 22-]; Dev.^ n.Dev. Grose (1790). (i9)w.Wor.'
2. Phr. one by one like Jacky Lingo's sheep, one after
another, in single file.
w.Yks. They cam one by one like Jackey Lingo's sheep (H.L.).
3. A frog. Cf. Jacob, 3.
Suf. We call it a jakey because we use young frogs as bait to
catch the jack with, A'. & Q. (1877) 5th 8. viii. 208.
4. English gin.
Nhb. While rum an' brandy soak'd each chop, We'd Jackey an'
fine Ginger Pop, Midford Coll. Sngs. (1818) 6; An' fine Fardin
Pants runnin whisky an' jackey, Robson Bards ofTyne (1849) 70;
(R.O.H.) e.Suf. (F.H.) Slang. Household IVds. (1854) VIII. 75.
5. The game of ' hide-and-seek ' or ' I spy.' War.^
6. adj. Having too much ' Black Jack ' or ' blende ' in
the ore. Cor.^ For the ore was walk and jacky in the stoan.
JACOB, sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. [dgekab,
dgeakab.] 1. In phr. (1) Jacob's chariot, the monkshood,
Aconitum Napellns ; (2) — 's ladder, [a] the plant Solomon's
seal, Polygonatuni mtdtijloruni ; (b) a garden species of
Gladiolus ; (c) a gen. name for Polemoniwn coeruleiiin ; (d)
the greater celandine, Chelidonium majus; (e) the orpine,
Sedtim Telephium ; (/) the wild larkspur, Dclphinittm
Consolida; (g) the belladonna, A tropa Belladonna ; (A) the
hole or gap made by a dropped stitch having run down
in knitting ; (<) a flight of steps running up from a lane
into a raised field ; {j} a small ladder; ik) see below; (3)
— 's staff, the great mullein, Verbasctim Thapstis; (4) — 's
stee, (a) see (2, g) ; (b) see {2,k); (5) — 's stones, see below.
(i)Ess. (B. & H.) (2, a) n.Stf. She did not like the Jacob's
Ladder and the row of hollyhocks . . . better than other flowers,
Geo. Eliot A. Bede (1859) I. 231. Lei.' Brks. [So called from
the alternate leaflets]. Wil.i Som. Coming down the garden
path . . . between . . . red Jacob's ladders ... an' blue love-in-a-
puzzle, Leith ZfH/OH Fo-icHrt (1895) 208. (i) GIo.i Suf., Dev.
[So called] from the long spike of alternate flowers (B. & H.).
Dev.* Always so known at Ippleden. (c) e.An.^, e.Suf. (F.H.)
Sus. Friend Gl. (1882). Dev.* {d) Shr. {e) Ken. [,/) Dev.
{g) Ayr. (Jam.) (/i) Lin. (W.W.S.) Nhp.' Called also Loose-
lather or Louse-ladder. Oxf.', Sur. (L.J.Y.) (i) s.Stf. On the
Beacon-Hargate road was what the country-people thereabouts
call a Jacob's ladder, a stile with ten or a dozen steps to it,
leading from the low-lying lane to fields on a higher level,
Murray yo/;« Vale (i8go) i; Below a Jacob's ladder lay a man
of uncommonly large proportions, ib. Rainbow Gold (1886) 66.
[j) Lon. A time-keeper of a building society gave evidence that
the workmen had left a ladder known as a * Jacob's ladder '
standing against a hut, Times (Jan. 29, 1889) 8, col. i. {k) Lei.'
The appearance presented by the rays of the sun falling through
an opening in the clouds in hazy weather, the pathway of the
ways, generally lighter than the surrounding atmosphere, but
more opaque, often having a fanciful resemblance to a ladder.
This phenomenon is sometimes called also ■ the sun drawing
water,' and is considered a sure sign of rain. War.* (3) Cum.'*
(4) n.Lin.' (51 Wal. In the Caradoc Sandstone (of the Cambrian
Series) remains of fossils are often so abundant as to render some
of the beds sufficiently calcareous to be burnt for lime. These beds
are known to the workmen as Jacob's Stones, Woodward Ceol.
Eng. and IVal. (1876) 46.
JACOBINES
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JAG
2. A silly fellow. Dev. Reports Prov'nc. {i88g). 3. A
frog. e.An.', Ess.' 4. The starling, Sttiriius vulgaris.
Chs.3 (s.v. Jack Nicker). Nhp.i (s.v. Dicky-bird). [Swainson
Birds (1885-) 73.]
5. A round black plum, in considerable demand in the
local markets. Chs.'
JACOBINES, sb. pi ? Obs. Lin.' Loose, disorderly
persons ; malcontents.
[Yt. Jacobins, a name applied to a famous revolutionary
club in Paris in 1789.]
JAD, sb. Glo. Som. [dgaed.] Stone-quarrj'ing term :
a narrow groove picked out at the top of the freestone.
Som. A narrow gap [groove] picked out by the quarrymen at
the top of the freestone, the first operation in removing blocks.
Commencing with a heavy pick 7} lbs. and finishing with a light
one 45 lbs. on a 6 ft. handle, a graduated series of picks being
used, WiNwooD Exciir. to Corsham, Prov. Geol. Asioc. (July
1896) XIV. 8.
Hence (i) Jadder, sb. a stone-cutter ; (2) Jaddings, sb.
pi. the marks on the stone which show where a ' jad ' has
been cut.
(i) GIo. (H.T.E.) ; Gl. (1851) ; Glo.' (2) Som. WiNWooD ib.
JADDER, V. Lakel. Also written jaddur Lakel.=
[dga'dfsr.] To shake, vibrate ; of the teeth: to chatter.
takel.2 Du't clash t'door teea !il<e that, thoo niaks iv'ry pot i'
t'hoose jaddur. Wm. Mi teeth facr jaddthred i mi heead, Sffc.
Dial. (1885 I pt. iii. 9; His teeth jadder'd in his heed wi t'cauld
wind (B.K.).
JADDER, f/rf/'. e.An. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Shaky; infirm. (Hall.) Cf jouder, t;.
JADDY, sb. Yks. [dga'di.] A cake made with flour
and lard or dripping ; 'fatty-cake' (q.v.).
w.Yks. We'll hev sum rum-an'-tea an' jaddy after t'christenin'
(S.K.C.\
JADE, sb. Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Hrt. e.An. LW. Wil.
Also in forms jad Fif. Ayr. ; jaud(e Sc. Yks. ; jawd Sc. ;
jed Wil.; jeead LW.' ; yaad Hdg. ; yad Sc. (Jam.);
yade Abd. s.Sc. (Jam.) ; yaud s.Sc. (Jam.) [dged, Sc. also
jad, jad.] 1. A mare ; a horse ; an old worn-out horse ;
also ussAfig.
Sc. Ye'll tak' the grey j'ad an' gang to the toun on Monda}',
Ford Thslledozvit (1891) 245 ; If wads were yads, beggars would
ride. Ramsay Prov. (1776) 42 (Jam.). Abd. The yade has liirn'd
sae baul' As dare to hit, Shirkefs Poems (1790) 218. Lnk.
Pleasure is i fickle jaud, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873'! 24; Hand
the auld jade till I loup on, Graham r{''nVm^5(i883) II. 32. Edb.
I'm mounted on a jade That winna speel, M'^Dowall Poems (1R30)
30. Dmf. Country lads iTheir joes ahint them on their yads),
Mayne Siller Gun (1789") 13. Hdg. A meer . . . Fat, sleek, and
sons}', slow — but sure ; And yet a sicker jaud and dour ... A
pawiiy yaad, Lumsden Poems (1896) 13. Nhb.', Yks. (K.) Hrt.
She proved a jade in the collar, Ellis Moil. Hiisb. (1750) III.
i. e.An ' We Jo not alwa3's use it in a contemptuous sense. A
clown will .sometimes call a fine hunter, 'a brave jade.' Cart
horses are very commonly called so. A horse that will not work
well up to the collar. e.Suf. A refractory or jibbing horse
(F.H.X I.W.'
2. A worthless woman ; a giddy young girl, used in a
playful sense.
Sc. The auld jaud is no sae ill as that comes to, Scott Midlolliiaii
(1818) xiii ; Jaude is often used in a kind, familiar way in speaking
of or to a smart growing girl. A mother will say with evident
pi ids, ' Ouv Meg's growin' a ticht, braw jaude, so she is ! ' (Jam.
Sitftpl.). Abd. 1 own I ance had liking for the yade, But couk to
think o't since she turn'd a bawd, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 51.
Frf. Since a whcen rough jauds cam' in. Watt Port. SieMies
( 1880) 22 Per. Though Nance is an ill-natured jaud, Haliburton
Horace (1886; 75. Fif. Down wi' the mass and monkish squad,
Down wi' the jad in scarlet clad, Tennant Papistry (1827) 28.
Rnf. Haud your tongue, ye scoldin' jaud, Barr Poems (1861) 10.
Ayr The bardy jaud gaed awa, lauchin' to hersel'. Service
No/iiiidums (1890) 43 ; But clear your decks, and here's the sex !
I like the jads for a' that. Burns Jolly Beggars (1785) st. 290.
Lnk. Baith canker'd auld carle, an' raucle-tongued jaudie, Hae aye
a kind word for the Puir's-hoose laddie. Nicholson idylls (1870)
46. Lth. Bess, pawky Jaud, is aye smirkin' an' jeerin', Ballan-
TINE Poems (1856) 57. e.Lth. I tell't Jess no to fash hersel for an
ill-willy auld jaud o' a deacon's wife. Hunter ./. Immek (1895") 62.
Dmf. The younglin' jauds, were they never sae shy. Aye buskit
their best when the Laird gaed by, Reid Poems • 18941 77. Bwk.
When younger jauds brisked up to lads An' tripped it by the
hour, Caldek Pof;;;s (1897 ! 94. Nhb.' Lakel. ^ A gay lish jade,
not meaning anj'thing but approval, of an active, stirring woman.
*Agurt idle jade ' has the opposite meaning. I.W.*
3. A term of contempt applied to a person of either sex.
Wi!. Only in the phr. ' You be a comical jcd ' (W.C.P.).
JAOED, ppl. adj. n.Yks.'* Placed in circumstances of
almost inextricable difficult3% straitened on all sides.
JADIN, sb. ? Obs. Sc. The stomach of a cow. See
Jaudie.
Fif. I had rather eat Sow's jadin aff a plotter-plate, MS. Poem
(Jam.\
JADSTANE, s6. Sc. The common white pebble, found
on the sand, or in beds of rivers.
Lth. (Jam.) e.Lth. They say, bile jadstanes in butter, the bree'll
be guid. Hunter /. Imuick \ 1895I 79.
JAFFLE, 5*.' Cor. Also in Ibrms jeffuU, jerfifel Cor.^;
yaffle Cor.' ; yafful Cor.^ [dgas fl, jse'fl.j A handful.
Cor.' Gen. applied to a bunch of flowers. ' A jaffle of flowers.'
'Jeffulls of hay'; Cor.^ w.Cor. Holding on to its tail until it
could stand steady enow to devour the little ierflel of straw put
before it. Bottrell Trad. 3rd S. 159.
JAFFLE, si.2 e.An.' eSuf (F.H.) [d/afl.] Idle dis-
course of an indecent or malicious character. Cf jifBe, 3.
JAFFLED, ppl. adj. Gall. Fatigued looking, down in
body and clothes. MACTAGGART£'«r)'f/. (1824). Cf jachelt.
JAFFLER, sb. Obsol. Cum. A careless, idle man.
Wi' Harry, Jack, an' Symie. com'. An' monny jalBers leyke his
sell, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 18071 89 ; Cum.*
JAFFLING, adj. e.An.' e.Suf (F.H.) Fidgety. See
Jiflle.
JAFFOCK, V. Chs.' [dgafak.] To argue, dispute.
JAFFSE, V. S. & Ork.' To make a noise with the
jaws in eating.
[Cp. Norw. dial, kjcflikjaft), the jaw(AASEN) ; ON. kjaptr.]
JAG, si.' Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. [dgag.] A small
watery ' blush ' or blister ; gcii. in comb. Water jag.
Nhb.', Cum. (M.P.l . n.Wm. ' Watter jags' is the term used for
a complaint most children have, and which is in the nature of a large
rash, Yks. IVkly. Post (Jan. 28, 1899). m.Yks.' The face of a per-
son in the first stage of the small-pox is covered with ' water-jags.'
JAG, sb.'' Oxf Wil. [dgaeg.] The awn and head of
the oat ; the large head of a flower.
Oxf.' My wilts be out in jag, MS. add. Wil. The oats were
coming out in jag. . . In jag means the spray-like drooping awn,
Jefferies Gt. Estate (1881) 8; Wil.' Oats are spoken of as
' having a good jag,' * coming out in jag,' &c. * Wull. to be
shower, they chrysantums is beautiful ! Thej' be aal in a jag ! '
Hence Jagged, ppl. adj. of oats : coming out in heads.
Wil.' n.Wil. Oats . . . sown early on good ground promise to
be well jagged, Dn'i^es Gaectle (June 22, 1893) 5 ; (E.H.G.)
JAG, sb.^ ? Obs. Sc. Calf-leather.
Jack or hunter fashion of boots, Gl. Sibh. (Jam.1 ; His boots
they were made of the jag, Ramsay Tea- Table Misc. (1724) I. 198,
ed. 1871 ; This term still signifies the best part of calf-leather (Jam.).
JAG, 5/;." ? Obs. Sc. Fatigue.
Abd. Ne'er thinkin't ony jag or pingle, Till I was clankit at 3'our
ingle, Tarras Poems (1B04) 26 (Jam ).
JAG, V. and sb.^ Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Not. Suf. [dgag.]
1. V. To jerk roughly ; to jolt ; to move with a sharp,
jerking motion ; to 'jog.'
Cai.' Bntr. ' The rod wiz sae rough, an' the cairt jaggit sae
muckle, it a thocht ma vera bodie wid hae been jaggit out o ilher.
Abd. As through the thrang we push our ways We're jagged back
an' fore, Milne Sirgs. (1871). s.Not. Niver jag the reins a that
liow (J.P.K.). e.Suf. We jagged on verv pleasantly (F.H,).
2. With off or over: to fall or 'jog' over, as a load of
corn may do.
n.Cy. In some districts a displaced load would be said to have
'ja.gged ower o' ta y.ih side,' Yks. Wkly. Post (Jan. 28, 1898).
e.Y'ks.' It varry near jagged off. just as we com thrulT yatsteed.
3. sb. A sharp jerk or jolt.
Cai.i, Bnff.' s.Not. He gen the chain no end of a jag (J.P.K.).
Hence Jaggie, adj. having a jerking or jolting motion.
Bnff.' The cairrige is unco jaggie the day. Faht can ail t ?
4. A rut. Bnir.' The rod's fou o' jags.
Hence Jaggie, adj. full of ruts. ib.
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JAGiG, sA.' and i'.' Sc. n.Cy. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Lin. Lei. Nhp. Shr. Hrf. Glo. Bdf. e.An. Also in
forms jaug Sc. ; jog Niip.' Glo.^ Bdf. [dgag, dgseg, dgog.]
1. sb. A small load of coal, hay, &.c.
N.Cy.i Lakel.'^ We've nobbut a lile jagg left. n. Yks. Let's hev
a little jag of hay (I.W.). ne.Ylcs.' w.Yks. Piper Dial. Sheffield
(1824) ; w.Yks.' A large cart-load of hay ; w.Yks.^ Lan. So aw
went to th' coalpit, . , an' we temd two jags o' coal by breakfast
time, Brierley Reel IViiiei. (1868) 109; The ass and cart with
their modest 'jag' of timber, ib. Irtdnle (1868) 174. Chs.^ 'An yo
done le-adin curn ?' ' Yah, aw bur abaht a jag' ; Chs.^s s.Chs.^
Fatch a jag o' coal. Der.' s.Lin. He's just brought the last looad,
a jag o' raakin's (T.H.R.'). Nhp.^ Shr.' Tak' the light waggin
an' fatch them tuthree rakin's, they'n on'y be a bit of a jag. Hrf.';
Hrf.2 I drawed three jag of tinnit. Glo.', Bdf. iJ.W.B.) e.An.'
An indefinite quantity, but less than a load, of hay or corn in the
straw. Nrf. A parcel or load of anything, whether on a man's
back, or in a carriage, Grose (1790 . Suf. In an account dated
Sept. 1700, is the item : 'Carried the widow Smith one jag of
thorns, 12s.,' Cullum His/. Hatvsled (1813) ; (^G.F.J.) ; Suf.',
e.Suf. (F.H.) w.Ess. A jag of wood, hay, straw, manure, &c., is
intended to mean a little less than a one-horse cartload, N. ^ Q.
(1893) 8th S. iii. 95. [Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863).]
2. A journey ; the carrying or carting of a load.
Lakel. ^2 We'll gang anudder jagg. n.Wm. 'Another jag ' would
mean not only a load, but implies the journey for it, as in loading
hay, corn, manure, Si.c., Yks. Wkly. Poit (Jan. 28, 1899). Shr.'
' So John Ivans is turned jagger, I 'ear ! ' ' Aye, an' it's a poor
jag 'e'll mak' on it, fur I dunna know w'ich is the biggest drum-
mil, 'im or the owd 'orse.'
3. A leather bag or wallet ; a pocket ; pi. saddle-bags.
Sc. There's nae room for bags or jaugs here, Scott St. Ronan
(1824'! ii ; The bearer of a wallet or leather bag called a ' jag,'
Yks. JKi/)/.Pos/(Dec.24,i898). Per.,Fif., Cld., Rxb. (Jam.), n.Yks.2
4. Ale in a bottle in common among miners. Der.'',
nw.Der.*
5. A fill of drink, esp. in phr. to have one's jag, to be drunk.
n.Wm. A man with ' a fairish jag on," would be one with rather
more intoxicants inside him than he could 'carry streck,' Yks.
IVkly. Post (Jan. 28, 1899'). Nrf. ' He has got his jag,' i.e. as
much drink as he can fairly carry, Garl. (_i872) ii. [Ray Prov.
(1678) 87.]
6. A branch of broom or gorse ; a large bundle of briars,
used for breaking the clods in ploughed fields.
Lej.' Called also, a 'clothing harrow.' ' Tek the caart, an'
fetch a j.igg o' thorns.' Shr.'
7. V. To cart or carry a load of anything, esp. hay ; to
act as a carman or carrier.
Chs. I once asked a servant girl in Chester, who her father
was. She replied, ' John Vaughan, what jags.' He was a sort of
town carman in a small way, N. & Q. (1877) 5th S. viii. 266.
s.Chs ', nw.Der.' Shr.'; Shr.^ To jag him a load of hay. Shr.,
Hrf. Provinc. (1876).
JAG(G, v.^ and si." Sc. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Amer. Also
written jaeg w.Yks. ; and in form jog Sc. Uls. [dgag.]
1. V. To prick or pierce with some sharp instrument ;
to throb or prick painfully.
Sc. He bade her ride. And with a spur did jag her side, Wat-
son Coll. Sags. (1706) I. 39 (Jam.) ; Herd Coll. Siigs. (1776) CI.
Cai.' Per. Lang hae I trod in folly's path, Sair jogged wi' thorns
and nettles scaudie, Spence Poems (1898) 72. Ayr. A preen has
been jaggin' the dowp o't, Service Notandums { 18901 94. Lnk.
He tak's a preen And jags the very weans, Rodger Poems (1838)
133, ed. 1897. Lth. He couldna eat a hedgehog; it would jag his
tongue, Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885 1 83. Edb. A thistle on
the grave jagged her, Pennecuik Tinklarian (ed. 1810) 8. Bwk.
Thistles that could jag fu' sair, Calder Poems (1897) 95. Diuf.
But our thristle will jag his thumbs, Cromek Remains (1810) 144.
Gall. Mactaggart Eticycl. (1824). Kcb. Cauld Willie Winter,
Comin' wi' your needle nose to jag the bonnie bairn, Armstrong
Jngleside (1890) 24. n.Ir. There maun be a pin jaggin' him, a
think, Lyttle Paddy McQuillan, 70 : N.I.' A wee bit o' spruce fir
jagged me in the sight o' the eye. Uls. (M.B.-S.), Nhb.' [Amer.
He went up and jagged a pin into the baby's leg, Aueler Elbow
Room (1B76J ii. j
Hence (i) Jagger, sb. (a) a prickle; (b) a goad used for
urging on a donkey ; (c) a staff with an iron prong used
for lifting turnips; (2) Jaggit, /i/i/. mi^'. pierced ; (3) Jag-
the-flea, sb. a tenn of contempt for a tailor ; see Jack, 3 (38).
(i, a) Fif. (Jam.) (6) Nhb. It is made by inserting a sharpened
horse stob nail into the end of a staff (R.O.H.) ; Nhb.' Seldom
seen now. (c) Nhb.' (2) Bwk. The thrissels Their jaggit tassels
reared, Calder Poems (1897) 81. (3) Ayr. Gae mind your seam,
ye prick-the-louse. An' jag-the flae. Burns Poet. Ep., to a Tailor,
St. 2. Lnk. I'll let him ken— ' vile jag the flea' — That I'm no
made o' common mettle, Nicholson Idylls ; 1870) 35.
2. Fig. To vex, irritate, annoy, trouble ; to pain, rankle.
Frf. Easie Haggart jagged the minister sorely, Barrie Liclit
(1888) iii. Fif. He's planted a thorn in his breist that will jag
him a' his days, Robertson Provost (1894) 51. w.Yks. I had a
terrible rough way at that time if ought jaeged me, Snowden Web
0/ IVeaver {i8g6) 76; Albeit this jaeged against my pride, ib. 8.
3. sb. A prick or tear made by a sharp instrument,
thorn, &c. ; a thorn. Also used/ig.
Sc. Affliction may gie him a jagg, Scott Midlothian (1818) ix.
Cai.' Frf. A girl gives him the jag, and it brings out the perspi-
ration, Barrie Tommy (,1896) 65. Per. Mustard had gotten a
lang jag in's forepaw, Clelaud Inchbrackeit (1883) 209, ed. 1887.
Ayr. Whatever bliss it brag. In the hinny there's a jag, Ainslie
Poems (ed. 1892) 46. Lnk. There's jags on ilka path o' life, Mac-
donald Poems (1865) 19. e.Lth. An'ra Wabster never missed a
chance o' hacin a jag at me. Hunter J. Imvick (1895) 124. Bwk.
A jag frae the thorn, Calder Poems (1897) 250. Gall. Ye gied
Duke Wellwood's lads some most unmerciful jags aneath the ribs,
Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xxxiii. Ir. He gize him a jagg of a
pin under the desk, Carleton Traits Peas. (ed. 1843) I. 307.
n.Ir. Ivery time that a gied her a wee jag wi' them a thocht she
was that fu' o' spirit that she riz on her bin' legs, Lyttle Robin
Gordon, 79; N.I.' Ant. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
Hence (i) Jag-armed, ppl. adj. armed with a sharp
point or sting; (2) Jaggy, adj. prickly; sharp-pointed,
piercing.
(i) Fif. Jag-arm'd nettles soon, I trow. The passer-by shall
sting, Tennant Papistry (1827) 73. (2) Inv. (H.E.F.) BnSf.
Their ain doups rather shou'd be kick it Wi' something jaggy,
Taylor Poems (1787^ 9. Fif. (Jam.) Lnk. The gowden bloom
o' the jaggy whins, 'Wright Life (1897) 28. Nhb.'
JAG(G, sb.^ and v.^ n.Cy. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Hrf. Suf. Ess. Som. Dev. Amer. Also in form jeg w.Yks.
[dgag, dgaeg.] 1. sb. A rag or shred of raiment ; gen.
in //. rags, tatters ; splinters.
n.Cy. (Hall.) Cum.^ ; Cum." I met an old man all rags and
jags. w.Yks. (J.W.I, e.Lan.', Ess.l w.Som.' Brukt his coat all
to jags. Dev.', nw.Dev.'
2. A bit of anything.
Hrf.2 A tidy jag left yet. [Amer. Carruth Kansas Univ. Qiiar.
(1892) I.]
3. V. To cut roughly or unevenly ; to make notches ;
also used intrans. Cf jaggle, v. 1.
w.Yks. ( J. W.) e.Suf. When a saw is not properly set, and sawdust
collects in its teeth, it is said to jag (F.H.). w.Som.' I told you, Mary,
to cut it straight, and you've been and jagged the cloth right across.
Aay oa'n lai'n dhee muy nuyv ugec'un. Leok"ee zee', aew
dhee-s ubiin' un u jag-n [I will not lend you my knife again. Look
see, how you have been and notched itj.
Hence (i) Jag, sb. the sawdust collected in the teeth of
a saw which 'jags.' e.Suf. (F.H.) ; (2) Jagged, ppl. adj.
applied to edges uneven or denticulated irregularly,
frayed or worn at the edges, used only of raiment. Dur.',
w.'i'ks. (J.W. ) ; (3) Jagging-iron, sb. a circular instrument
with teeth used in making ornamental pastry. w.Yks.'
4. To trim up the small branches of a tree or hedge.
n.Cy. (Hall.), Chs.'^s
JAG(G, see Jeg.
iAGG, sb. Sc. See below. Also called jougs (q. v.).
The jagg or jougs consisted of an iron collar fastened by a pad-
lock, which hung from a chain secured in the church wall near
the princijial entrance. An offender sentenced to the jagg was
compelled to stand locked within this collar for an hour or more
before the morning service on one or more Sundays, Andrews
Bygane Ch. Life (1899) 113.
JAGGER, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Chs.
Der. Lin. Shr. Also in forms jaager,jager Sh.L ; jigger
Der.^ nw.Der.'; yaager Sc. (Jam.); yagger Sh.I. (Jam.)
[dga-g3(r, Sh.L also ja-gsr.] L A travelling pedlar ; a
hawker, esp. a fish-hawker.
Sc. The name 'jagger ' is applied to a pedlar, or the bearer of a
wallet or leather bag called a 'jag,' Yks. Wkly. Post (,Dcc. 24,
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1898); (Jam. J Sh.I. ' I am a jagger,' . . replied . . . astout, vulgar
little man, who had indeed the humble appearance of a pedlar,
called jagger in these islands, Scorr Pirate ^1822) v; The word . . .
properly signifies a person who purchases goods, chiefly fish,
contracted for by another (Jam.) ; Dey wir sic a bubble wi' boys,
jaagers, an' men, Sh. News tJuly 15, 1899).
2. A boat, which takes the first catch of herrings to land
in the deep-sea fishing.
Sh.I. The doggers attached to them [herring busses], named also
Jaggers or Yaggers. were swifter sailers, being intended to run
home with the herrings first caught. After the Jaggers are all
dispatched, the busses continue fishing till they make up cargoes,
HiBBERT Desc. S/i. I. (1822") 215, ed. 1891.
Hence Jager-steamer, sb. a steamer for the transport
of herrings.
Sh.I. There might have been from 100 to laoof the Dutch craft in.
No Germans at that epoch, and no booms, nor jager steamers,
S/i. News (June 25, 1898).
3. A carter or carrier, esp. a man who malies his living
by carting for other people ; one who sells coals in small
loads. See Jag(g, v.^ 7.
n.Cy. (Hall.) Cum. A carrier, when loads were carried on
the backs of horses. The word was never applied to a carrier in
carts here. It is seldom heard now; but a road on Stanemore by
which pack-horses used to travel is still called 't jagger rwoad\M. P. \
Chs. A poor labourer that carries coal from the pits in Flintshire
to Chester market, on a small horse ;K.) ; Chs.'^ s.Chs.^ For
the horse in best condition owned by huxters or coal-jaggers
residing at Thrtapwood, Worthenbury, or Shocklach, Advt. of
Flower Show (1886). n.Lin. You're the best jagger that ever run'd
round Wivilby Green, Peacock R. Skirlaiiglt (1870) III. 229.
Shr.i So John Ivans is turned jagger, 1 'ear! Shr.^
4. A pack-horse driver.
Dur. Gibson Up-lVeardale Gl. (1870). n.Yks.^ Der. A', dr- Q.
(1876; 5th S. V. 474 ; Der.2, nw.Der.'
Hence Jagger-horse, sb. a pack-horse.
n.Yks.3 Der. A', tf Q. (1876 5th S. v. 474.
5. A carrier of ore from the mine to the smelting-mill.
Der. Until the introduction of wheel carriages in the Peak . . .
the only mode of conveying goods and merchandise from one part
of this country to a distance was on the back of pack-horses, or,
as they were here called, ' jagger-horses,' and the drivers or con-
ductors, 'jaggers.' These jaggers were employed in conveying
lead ore from Eyam, and mines in the locality, to the smelting-
houses in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, returning at night
loaded with sacks of coal, A'. & Q. (1876 5th S. v. 474 ; Grose
(1790) MS. add. (M.) ; Der.12, nw.Der.'
Hence Jagger-galloway, sb. a pony with a peculiar
saddle for carrying lead, &c.
N.Cy.', Nhb.i Ohs. Cum., Wm. A ' jagger-galloway ' may yet
be heard of as employed in the mining districts (M.P.).
6. A small dealer in hay.
Der. The word 'jagger' is used in the Peak, not confined to a
person who sells cartloads of coals. I have heard it gen. applied
to men who purchased hay, and then carted it for sale to Man-
chester or Stockport — such a man is called a 'hay jagger,' A'. <&• O.
(1877) 5th S. viii. 518 ; Der.2, nw.Der.'
JAGGET, sb. n.Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A full sack or pocket, hanging awkwardly,
and dangling at every motion.
JAGGLE, V. Yks. Shr. Also in form jiggle w.Yks.=
[dga'gl, w.Yks. dgegl, dgigl.] 1. To cut badly and
unevenly. Cf haggle, v}
w.Yks.s Shr.' Them scithors mun g06 to Soseb'ry to be grond
— jest look 'ow they jagglen the stuff — somebody's bin nOsin' an'
taylin' faib'ries 00th 'em.
2. To shake ; to move from side to side.
w.Yks.2 When machinery gets loose and begins to jaggle it is
time to fetch the engineer.
3. To quarrel, jangle.
w.Yks. Ta set things square wi iwriboddy, an save onny hagglin
an jagglin at mud spring up ameng em, Tom Treddlehoyle
Bairnsla Aim. (1868) 3; w.Yks.2 I don't like your hagglin',
jagglin' wavs.
JAIBLE, see Jabble, v.
JAIL, sb. and v.^ Sc. Also in form jile Abd. 1. sb.
In phr. o mouth of the jail, a month's imprisonment.
Ayr. Only gied the creature a month o' the jail, Hunter Studies
(1870)24.
2. V. To put in prison.
Abd. Fat'll they dee wi' 'im ? Will thej- jile 'im ? Ale.xander
Aiii Flk. (1882^ 121 ; To apprehend and jail me, I gi'e ye 'llovv-
ance, Anderson Poems (1826) 90. SIg. Bess, Who jail'd her
eighteen years, Galloway Poems (1792) 38. Rnf. Jail him till
his hindmost plack Is paid to them, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862,
104. Lnk. Ye can jail me, banish me, hang me gin ye please, but
naething will cross my lips, Fraser IVhaups (1895) 122. Gall.
They can only tak' an' jail me, Kerr Maggie o' the Moss (1891) 73.
Hence Jailing or Jileing, sb. imprisonment.
Abd. An' wud it be a fine or jilein than? Ale.xander jolnmy
Gibb (1871) xxiii. Edb. Gie them routh for toilin' for it, Ye'll see
less jailin', Liddle Poems (1821) 81.
JAIL, f.^ Cor. Also written jaale Cor.'; jale. [dgel.]
To walk fast, hurry along.
He ran up the granite-strewn hillside ' like wan jailin' off to a
wreck,' Pearce Esther Pentreath 11891' bk. i. iii ; I jaaled after
un. He keeped on jaalin hum, Higham Dial. (1866 1 11 ; But I
must be jaleing-along, O'Donoghue St, Knighton (1864) xiii; Cor.'
Where be 'ee jailing? Cor.'^ w.Cor. They were leading and
jailing uplong f A.L.M.}.
JAIL, v.^ ne.Lan.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To crack ; to spill.
JAIMMINTY, sb. Ire!. In phr. by Jaimminty, an
exclamation or quasi-oath.
Don. ' By Jaimminty yis ! ' says Billy, clappin' his hands, Mac-
manus Billy Lappin, in Century Mag. (Feb. 1900 605.
JAIP, JAIRBLE, see Jaup, u', Jirble, Z'.=
JAISTER, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. [dge'star.] Swagger,
pride of manner and gait. See Gester.
n.Cy. Aw's gat a canny maister, Ayon, Ayon, Aw ken him by
his jaister [gesture], Ayon, Ay (W.T.). s.Dur. He hes a lot o'
jaister about him (J. E.D.).
Hence Jaistering, ppl. adj. swaggering, gesturing,
gesticulating.
N.Cy.' It is common to call a person of an airy manner, if a
male, ' a jaistering fellow ' ; and, if a female, ' a jaistering jade.'
Nhb.', Dur.'
[The same word as lit. E. gesiure.]
JAKE, see Jauk.
JAKES, sb. Som. Dev. Cor. [dgeks.] 1. Human
excrement.
w.Som.' Very common. ' Zee where you be going, else you'll
sure to tread in the jakes.' The word rather implies a consider-
able quantity, such as that found at the back of a privy ; not the
privy itself. nw.Dev.'
2. A state of dirty mess or untidiness ; a mess, confusion.
Also used fig.
w.Som.' The snow have made a proper jakes of my w'ork to-night.
Dev. Ef yu'd azeed tha jakes 'er made wi' thickee there pudden,
yu widden ayte wan mossel aw'n, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ;
Zich a jakes (such a mess) as never was seen, fit to make my flesh
crip ess fay it is! Lyall Donovan (1887') x-t; Dev.'; Dev.' The
ravvds be in a reg'lar jakes. n.Dev. If ha lov'th jakes, why let un
beckon Hagegy Bess, Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) St. 89. nw.Dev.'
s.Dev. 'Tis a proper jakes (F.W.C.). Cor.'
[1. The older meaning of jakes was 'latrina.' There
was a goddess of idleness, a goddess of the draught, or
jakes, BuRTo.N Anal. Mel. (1621), ed. 1896, II. 13.]
JAKLE, sb. Som. Dev. Written jaykle Dev.' [dge-kl.]
In phr. by jakle .' or O jakle .' a disguised oath.
w.Som.' Dev.' O Jaykle ! this was but a vlee-bite, 15.
JALE, see Jail, v?
JALLISHY BUFF, phr. Cor. [dgaliji basf.] Yel-
lowish buflf.
Adm'ral Euzza'in full fig, and a row 0' darters in jallishy buff,
'Q.' Troy Town (1888; viii; Cor.' I want a bit of jallishy buff
prent, to make a frock for my cheeld ; Cor.' (s.v. Jaller\
JALLUP, s6. Sc. n.Cy. A brisk purgative; also usedyfg-.
Edb. They will chance to get some jallup Frae the laird o' Jelly
Ben, F.iREEs Poems {iSi2 164 ; (G.W.) n.Cy. (J.W.)
JALOUSE, V. Sc. n.Cy. Dur. Yks. Der. Lin. Suf
Also written jaloose Sc. ; and in forms jealous(e Sc.
N.Cy.' Dur. n.Yks.' Lin. Suf ; jelouse Fif Ayr. [dgaliiz]
To suspect, be suspicious of; to guess, imagine, suppose.
Cf. jealous, adj.
Sc. It's my puir thought, that he jaloused their looking into his
letters, Scott Antiquary (1816) xvi. Cai.' Abd. Jalousin that
JALP
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sometliing was going on, Alexander yo//«Hy Gibb (1871) xli. Kcd.
I jalouse he is a wcoer, Grant /.ov5 (1884') 84. Frf. I daresay
you can jalouse the rest, Barrie 7o»i;);v (.1896) 334. Per. A'm
jalousing that nae man can be a richt father without being sib tae
every bairn, Ian Maclaren Brier Bush (1895) 160. w.Sc. As ye
may jalouse there were few in our house could tak ony dcnner that
day, Carrick Laird of Logan 11835) 275. Fif. Ye needna be
feared, for Tibbie "11 be the last to jalouse onything. M'^Laren
Tibbie (1894' 54 ; When I cam' back Tammas had awakened, and
hejeloused,HEDDLEiV/«);^t7i;i89Q) 61. e.Fif. Never aincejealousin'
what was what, Latto Taui Bodkin (i864'i x. Dmb. 'Twould
make some folks jalouse that Sandie Fry Had got his sooty finger
in the pic, Salmon Gowodean (1868) go. Ayr. Where she hade it
1 never could jaloose, Service Dr. Diiguid {ci. 1887) 15. Lnk.
Joy may come when we least jalouse, Thomson Ltddy May (1883)
II. Lth. I . . . muckle jalouse 'tis a theme To crack a jest on,
Lumsden Shecphcad (1892: iig. e.Ltb. A' body jaloused wha it
was meant for, Hunter/. Inwick (1895'! 16. Edb. I jealoused at
once what they were after, MoiR Mansie JVatich ( 1828) xvi. Bwk.
Her lad — I ne'er jaloused she'd ane, Calder Poems (1897'^ 203.
Slk. I thought it was the young fallows ye jaloosed her wi', Hogg
Talcs (1838) 3, ed. 1866. Gall. D'ye no jaloose what for it disna
gang straight forrit ? Crockett ^fl/rfi";-5 1894 1 xxiv, Wgt. I began
to jealouse some evil design towards me, Fraser IVigloiun (1877)
120. N.Cy.' s.Dur. A' jealous lie's about newt [no good or of no
use] (J.E. D.). n.Yks. They jealous'd him of having set the shed
on fire (C.V.C.) ; n.Yks.^ ' I jealous'd it,' I had my suspicions about
it. Der. I dunna want him to jalouse his sister, Vernev Slone Edge
(1868' vii ; Der. 2, nw.Der.^ nXin. He said he jealous'd that a billy
biter had gotten a nest in it (E.P.). s.Lin. I jealoused him from
the fost (,T.H.R.). e.Suf. Used of both persons and actions (F.H.).
Hence Jalousings, sb. pi. suspicions.
Sc. If 'e don't ken yersel', it's no expected I can hae ony jaloosins,
Tweeddale 3/0^(1896 1 199. w.Sc. I had ma ain jalousings when
Jan telt me, Macdonald Settlement (1869) 77, ed. 1877.
[0¥v. jalouser, 'devenir jaloux' (La Curne).]
JALP, see Jaup, v.''-
JAM, V. Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Lan. Der. Lin. Brks.
e.An. Hmp. Som. Uev. Cor. Also written jamb e.An.^
Dev. ; and in form jaum w.Yks. n.Lin.' [d?am, dgaem.]
1. To squeeze tightly ; to press together ; to wedge ; to
bruise or crush by compression.
Sh.I. Shu used ta . . . draw da door, an' jam it wi' somethin' sae
'at it couldna slide, Burgess S*f/c/;« ;2nded.) 87. Dmb. 'There's
mair folk just come wi' clamour loud.' ' And us already jammed wi'
sic a crowd,' Sal.mon Gowodean (1868) 82. e.Lth. We had been a'
jammed thegither like herrin in a barrel. Hunter J. Inwick '^1895)
184. Gall. There's somebody ringing the front-door bell and it's
jammed wi' the rain forb^'e, Crockett Bog-Mvtile (1895) 265.
n.Cy. (J.L. 1783, Cum.', w.Yks.'*, nw.Der.' Brks.' Jam down
the zugar zo as to get ut all into the baaysin. e.An.^ He jamm'd
his funger in the door. Nrf. When he come on deck, he must go
splodding into the little boat, and jam athwart our things, Emerson
Son 0/ Fens {iSgZ; 84. Ess. Must I jam the bones with the hammer?
I have jammed [mashed] the potatoes f J.B.). Hmp. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (M.) w.Som.' Th' old horse muved on, and the body of
the butt vailed down, and he [the hand] was a jammed in twixt
the bodj' o' un and the sharps, Dav. Horae Siibsecivae {^T^-j)
227. Cor.'
Hence (i) Jam cram, (2) — cram full, {3) — full, phr.
very full, full to overflowing.
(i, 21 Lan. (F.R.C.) is) w.Yks. Ah filled it ram jam full, Leeds
Merc.Stippl. (May 19, 1894); (J.W.)
2. Fig. To press upon ; to put about or cause inconve-
nience ; to corner or press in argument.
Sh.I. Ye'll be come aboot your tedders. . . Ir ye been jammed
for want o' dem ? I houp no, Sli. Neii's (June 11, 1898I. Abd.
They're jammin tee at their heels, Alexander yo/i)/»_v Gibb (1871)
xviii. Rnf. Ye jamm'd them so, Thej- saw no way to cut you
short, M<:GiLVRAvPof«;s (ed. 1862) 158.
3. To tread heavily ; to tread down ; to render firm by
treading.
e.An.' Some one has been jambing here afore us [Some one has
walked on these ronds before us, looking for snipe] ; e.An.^ The
stock have jamm'd up the midder [meadow]. Nrf. 'They speak of
jamming their land with bullocks, in a tone of peculiar satislaction,
Marshall /?«'i>!ti {1817) V. 211 ; 'Tis healthy, I think, a jamming
about the snow (W.R.E.) ; (E.M.) e.Nrf. Marshall Rur. Econ
(1787). e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. Phr. /oyfl«;i//«ro«rf5,tohuntforeggs,snipe,&c. e.An.*
5. To slam, shut with a bang.
w.Som.' What a rattle her do make wi' jamming thick door.
6. To strike the head against any hard object.
w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin. I tumTd oher th' heap o' kelterment
[accent on ineiit] she'd fcyed oot. an' left i' th' door-stead, an' did
n't I jaum my head agen wall ? , M.P.; ; n.Lin.'
JAM(B, sb. Nrf. Dor. A vein or bed of marl or clay ;
a layer or stratum of earth ; a large block of stone.
Nrf, Grose u79o) ; For sale — freehold brick tower windmill,
with going gear, dwelling-house and garden ; a jamb of good
brick earth runsunder same, cZ^v. Press Oct. 31,1894 ; Marshall
Rur. Econ.ii'jS'j). Dor. To breakdown a large jam of it, Marshall
Revieiv (1817) V. 243. [Jam, Jamb, a thick bed of stone, which
hinders the miners in their pursuing the veins of ore, Bailey
(I72IJ-]
JAMB, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Not. Lin. Nhp. Wor. Shr. e.An. s.Cy. Som. Cor.
Also written jam Sc. (Jam.) Bnff.' Lnk. Bwk. N.Cy.'
Dur.' Lan. ; and in forms jaum N.Cy.- Lakel.'^ w.Yks.'
Chs.3 n.Lin.' nw.Der.' Nhp.'; jaumb N.Cy.' m.Yks.';
jawm w.Yks. Lan.' e.Lan.' Chs.'^ s.Chs.' Shr.'; jime
se.Wor.' ; joam m Lan.' ; jonib w.Yks.; jome Cum.'
w.Yks. n.Der. ; jorm Not. [d/^am, dgara, dg9m, d293m.]
1. The side-post of a door or window.
Sh I. He strak da snaw aff o' his shun apo da jam o' da door,
Sh. Neics Jan. 21, 1899). Ayr. What wi' your drawing-rooms,
and your new black jambs and j'our wings! Galt Entail i 1823 Ix.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; The jaum of the door (K.; ; N.Cy.*, Dur.',
Lake',2, Cum.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. A short pipe in his maath, reared
agean th' door jawm or th' haase end, Hartley Clock Aim. (1896)
3; w.Yks.'23, Lan.i, e.Lan.', Chs.', Not. (J.H.B.) n.Der. Addy
Sheffield Gl. (1891". nw.Der.', n.Lin.', Nbp.' w.Som.' The jamb
of a window is no part of the woodwork, but the side of the opening
in the wall ; hence it is usual to talk of the 'splay of the jambs."
The side of the frame of a doorway. This is a technical word in
the West, and is never used to express the door-post or durn-blade.
When the frame to which a door is fastened is made of square,
solid wood, the whole frame is called a pair of durns (q.v.l; but
when it is of flat shape, or, as it is sometimes called, ' linings,' then
the whole door-frame is a pair of jambs, of which each side is a
jamb. ' Will you have the doors fixed with jambs or durns?' Cor.
The house could be entered on hands and knees alone, between
granite jambs under a granite lintel, Baring-Gould Curgenven
(1893) xlvii.
Hence Jamb-stone,s6.the side-stoneofadoororwindow.
Nhb.' w.Yks. He's fit to pail his heead agean th' jaumstooan for
bien sich a fooil. Hartley Ditl. (1868) 84 ; w.Yks.*
2. The upright support of a fireplace ; the projecting
side of a fireplace.
Fif. For cheese-making the stomach of a calf was held in reserve,
filled with salt and hung up over the cruck in the jambs, to make
rennet, or ' ernin,' Colville yernantlar (1899' 15. Per. Whase
dux is preferr'd to a seat near the jambs, Stewart Character {iS^,-})
19. Lnk. On nail beside the jam. Like . . . reekit braxy ham,
Nicholson Kilwuddie (1893) 89. Gall. The mistress allows me to
put my feet on the jambs, which is the only way to get warmed
up, Crockett Bog-Myt1le (1895) 204. s.Dur. He propped his'sel
up again t'jambs (J.E. D.). Lakel. * w.Yks. Shoo then went heead
first ageean t'chimney jaum, Pttdsey Olni. (18851 26; w.Yks.*
Lan. It's ter'ble hard, owd wife, to ceawer hi' th' chimley jam,
Harland /.jr/fs (1866) 304. m. Lan.', Chs.'* s.Chs.' The cross-
beam over an old-fashioned kitchen fireplace. Nhp.', Shr.' s Cy.
Ray (16911. w.Som.' The chimney jambs are the side walls of
the fireplace, while the jambs of the chimne^'-piece are the usual
upright parts of the structure, whether wood, marble, or other
material, forming the front on each side of the fireplace from the
fioor to the shelf.
Hence (i) Jamb-corner, sb. a chimney corner; (2)
•friends, sb. pl.,ftg. intimate or fireside friends ; (31 -stone,
sb. the side-stone of a fireplace ; (4) -wall, sb. the wall
between the fireplace and the outer door of a kitchen.
(i) w.Yks. That olfice belong'd to one at sat at t'jome corner,
Hallam Wadsley Jack (1866) viii. (2) Lnk. On the day the laird
was kisted, A whcen o' his jamb fi'eens insisted That they'd come
stappin' yont that nicht, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 8. (31 Bwk.
I take my keelievine an' on the jam-stane draw a horse or hoose,
Calder Pof"/s (1897) 299. Nhb.', w.Yks.* se.Wor.' Thee say
that ag3-un, look ; un I'll knock thee yud agyunst the jimestone.
(4) S.Don. Simmons Gl. (1890).
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JAM RAG
3. A projection or buttress of a building; an addition to
a building. Also used attrib.
Sc. A building is often enlarged by carrying an addition out
from the back wall, set at right angles with the rest of the house,
the gable of the projection being parallel with the side wall of the
main building. This is styled a back-jam iJam.^ ; A projection, a
wing, a word applied also to the aisle of a church. The word
'jam ' was at times applied to a large house having a wing, and is
yet applied to a large rambling house, or even to a large cup-
board, Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882; 28. Dmb. Rubble work
is what tliey use for gavles, back wa's, and back jambs in the best
o' houses. Cross Disriiplion (1844I xi. Rnf. How pleasing it was
to see in this humble dwelling the ' back-jamb parlour ' neatly
furnished and carpeted. Hector Judicial Records (1876) 156.
Dmf. It [the church] has a large jam, very commodious for dis-
pensing the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, S/aiisi. Ace. VIII.
311 (Jam.\ e.An.' A mass of masonry in a building, or of stone
or other mineral in a quarrj- or pit, standing upright, and more
or less distinct from neighbouring or adjoining parts.
4. A corner made bj' a projection.
Gall. His highness [fox] places himself so in a jamb or chink
that they [terriers^ cannot get behind him, Mactaggart Encycl,
(1824) 256, ed. 1876.
5. Anything large and clumsy; a big, ugly animal. Cf.
juni, sb?
Bnff.* A jam o' a hoose. He'sbocht an aul' jam o' a coo. Abd,
It's [the house] sic a muckle jamb, an' mair nor the tae half o't '11
hae to stan'teem, Alexander WiH/7.t. (1882I 134 ; Common G.W.).
JAMBLE, V. Som. To pull a bell rapidly.
The clerk tells me he always jambles the fifth bell when he
thinks it is about five minutes to service time, and when he sees
Sam in the vestry he jolls the lenis bell. This ' joUing' is slower
than the jambling which precedes it (W.F.R.^.
JAMBLES, sb. pi. Lan.' The 'hames'; the part of
the collar by which horses draw.
JAMBREADS, sb. pi. Sus.> Slices of bread and jam.
JAMES, sb. Cum. Yks. Shr. Also in form Jams
Cum.'* w.Yks.^ In phr. (i) James mass, the festival of
St. James. w.Yks.^ (2) —'5 lueed. Shr. (B. & H.), (3)
— wort, the ragwort, Seiiecio Jacobaea. ib. ; (4) St. James'
fair, a fair held at Ravenglass on Aug. 5. Cum.'*
JAMIE, sb. Sc. A peasant, rustic.
Slg. He made complaint to Jamies, Jocks, and Megs, Galloway
Litncarty ;i8o4) 55.
JAMMER, sb. w.Yks.5 [dga-ma(r).] A term of
address from one boy to another.
Boys address one another as 'Jammer.* ' He3' up! jammer I *
one will give voice to another at a distance ; and he, in his turn,
will put the question, upon being over-taken, — ' Whear's thah for,
jammer ? '
JAMMER, see Jimmer, sb}. Yammer.
JAMMIE, I'. w.Yks. [dgami.] To wall loosely and
carelessly without mortar ; to do anything in a slovenly
manner. (R.H.H.)
JAMMOCK, V. and sb. Shr. Hrf. e.An. Also WTitten
jammuck Nrf. [dgaemsk.] 1. v. To squeeze, press;
to beat, crush, or trample into a soft mass. Also usedyf^'.
Cf jam, V. \.
Shr., Hrf. Bound Provinc. (1876). e.An. (Hall.), e.An.',
e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence Jammocked, ppl. adj. worn out, exhausted.
Nrf. I have heard of a donkey purchased for little money on
account of some injury, but it was not so malahacked as to be
jammucked for all that, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893 1 54.
e.Suf. Said esp. of cattle. Also jammocked [bruised] fruit (,F.H.,\
2. To mumble food. e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. sb. A soft, pulpy substance.
e.An.i e.Suf. Don't make such a jammock of the food on your
plate (F.H.V
JAMMOCK, see Jannock, si.«
JAMMY, sb. \\'m. Lan. [dganiL] L The heron,
Ardea ciitera. s.Wm. (J.A.B.)
2. Comb, (i) Jammy-crane, (2) -longneck, sb. the
heron, Ardea cinera.
(i) Lan.i, n.Laa.' (2^ Wm. Foomarts, magpies, and jammy-
lang-necks, Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 8 ; I yance kilt a Jammy-
lang-neck we a staen fieein ower oor hoose, Taylor Sketches
(1 88a) 6.
JAMMY, V. Lakel.° To sway to and fro ; to stagger.
Yan jammies a bit sometimes when yan's mair ner yan can
carry streck.
JAMMYMARSE, sb. Cor.^ Bread spread with jam.
JAMPER, sb. Slk. (Jam.) A tool for boring holes.
JAMPH, f.' and sb. Sc. Also written jamflf ; and in
form jaumph Rnf Slk. [dgamf.j 1. v. To make game
of; to mock at, jeer, sneer. Cf gamp.
Sc. Ye manna tell the nibours. lor the chields wad aye jamf me
wi "t, Graham IVritings (1883) II. 50. Abd. She but jamphs me,
telling me I'm fu', Ross Heleiwre (1768) 129, ed. 1812. Ayr. Bell
tell't her aboot the dirdum in the byre, and she was aj'e jamphin'
me wi't when we met, Service Not^ndtiiiis 1890) iii. Edb. The
grit fock jamph an' jeer at 3'e, Llarmont Poems (1791) 2. Slk.
And the bonny May scho jaumphit and jeerit, Hogg Tales (1838)
119, ed. 1866.
2. To shuffle, make false pretences ; to act the part of a
male jilt. Sc. (Jam.), Mackay.
Hence (i) Jampher, sb. a male jilt; (2) Jamphing, (a)
ppl. adj. jilting, making false pretences of courtship ; (6)
vbl. sb. the acting of jilting or making false pretences,
applied to a male.
Abd. (i) It was well waird. Let never jamphers yet be better
saird, Ross Helenore {1768 62, ed. 1812. (2, a He had naething
but a jamphing view; But she in gnapping earnest taks it a',
ib. 98. 1^4 1 For, for my coat I wadna wish 't were said. That I o'
jamphing maidens made a trade, ib. 127 ; For Lindy did na look
like ane to cheat. For onie lass wi' jamphing sae to treat, ib. 50.
3. To trifle, spend time idly; to walk in a slow, idle
manner.
Sc. (Jam.) Bnff.' The twa loons jampht o' the rod, an' pat
thimsel's ahin the squeel. Abd. G.W.) Rnf. High rais't wi'
hope, baith late an' air I've jaumph't to houble at 'er [her], Picken
Poems (1788 159.
Hence Jampher, sb. an idler. Bnff.\ Abd. (G.W.)
4. sb. A mock, jeer, sneer.
Sc. The Laird of Bamffe he's gotten the jamff"e, And so did
Gight ane other, Maidment Pasqiiils (1868) 104.
5. Trifling over work ; an habitual idler. Bnff.'
JAMPH, v.^ Sc. [dgamf.J 1. To tire, fatigue ; to
exhaust by toil.
Sc. Freq. used to denote the fatigue caused by continued motion
of a shaking kind, as that of riding, esp. if the horse be hard in
the seat. One is thus said to be 'jampht with riding' (Jam.).
Ayr., Slk. fib.)
2. To destroy by jogging or friction ; to chafe ; to drive
to difficulties. Sc. (Jam.), Lnk. (ib.)
Hence Jamphit,/i/>. pinched, reduced to straits. Lnk.(j6.)
3. To travel with extreme difficulty, as one trudging
through mire.
Sc. To trudge, plod, to make way laboriously, Mackay. Cld.,
Ayr. (Jam.) Rnf. Jaumph, to travel with exertion as if on bad
roads, Picken Poems (18131 Gl.
JAMPHLE, V. Lnk. (Jam.) Also written jamfle. To
shuffle in walking, as if in consequence of wearing too
wide shoes. See jamph, f.' 2.
JAMRAG, sb. and v. Cum. Wm. Lan. Chs. Not. War.
Oxf. Also in forms jim-rags. Chs.' s.Not.War.'^; Jimrig
s.Chs.' [dga'mrag, dgimrag.] L sb. pi. Rags, tatters,
shreds.
Cum.* Wm. T'coo's bin chowin thi shirt an' she's rov\'ent o' ta
jamrags (B.K.V Lan. Th' bakehouse wur blaired to jamrags.
Waugh Heather (ed. Milner; I. 145; Lan.', n.Lan.', e.Lan.'
s.Clis.' Dhai mai'dn ii fiit'-bau* u mi aat", tin nokt it au* tu jim'-
raagz [They maden a foot-baw o' my hat, an' knocked it aw to
jimrags]. s.Not. Ma cooat's all in jim-rags vJ.P.K.). War.^ My
ankecher's all to jimrags; War.^ His clothes are all in jimrags.
This meat has been boiled to jim-rags. Oxf. I'm not fit to be
seen, my clothes are all jam-rags (L.J.Y.).
2. V. To render useless ; to destroy, knock to pieces.
s.Chs.i Wen foaks borun iidhur foaksiz thing-z dhi shud tai*
ky'ae'r on um ; ahy lent uwd Stoa ks mahy baar ij, un ah diklae-r
iv dhi aan"(u jim'rigd it umiingg* um, uz it 1 nev iir bi gud nuwt
ugy'en- [When folks borrow'n other folks'es things they should
tay care on 'em ; I lent owd Stokes my barrow, an' ah declare if
they hanna jimrigged it among 'em, as it'll never be good nowt
agen].
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JAMS, sb. pi. w.Cy. Dor. [dgsemz.] Wire shirt-
buttons, formerly made near Blandford.
w.Cy. (Hall.) Dor. The making of thread buttons, . . once a
flourishing trade in Dor., has now almost ceased to be. . . The
more common sorts of buttons were jams, shirts, sprangles, and
mites, N. & Q. (1894^ 4th S. vii. 94 ; Barnes Gl. (1863).
JAN, lANBERRY, see John, Hindberry.
JANCE, V. and sb. Yks. Also Sus. Also in form
jaunce Sus.' [dgans, dg9ns.] 1. v. With about : to
knock about, expose to circumstances of fatigue.
n.Yks.' 'Thoo's been sair janced about, Ah's scear'; to one who
had been compelled to take two or three sudden long and harass-
ing journeys.
2. sb. A weary or tiring journey.
Sus.* I doant justly know how far it is to Hellingly, but 3'ou'll
have a middlin' jaunce before you get there.
[1. Spurr'd, gall'd and tired by jauncing Bolingbroke,
Shaks. Rich. II, V. V. 94. Fr. jaticer, to stirre a horse in
the stable till he be swart with-all (Cotgr.). 2. Fie, how
my bones ache ! what a jaunce have I had ! Shaks.
R. Sr" J. II. V. 26.]
JAN-CHIDER,s6. Wil. [dgas-ntjaidafr).] The sedge-
warbler, Salicaria phragmitis. Also called Johnny-chider
(q.V.). Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' So called ' because it scolds so.'
JANDER, V. Yks. [dga-ndafr).] To shake, rattle.
w.Yks. T'wind med our windasjander and dither all neet (J.W.).
Hence A-jander, adv. on the shake.
He stamped and louped till he set all t'pots a-jander (I'A.).
JANDERS, see Jaundice.
JANE-JAKES, sb. Cor.' Also in form Jean- Jakes.
A snail.
JANET JO, phr. Sc. A children's game ; see below.
Cf. Jenny Jo or Jones, s.v. Jenny, sb} 1 (22).
w.Sc. FlkLore Rec. IV. 274, in Gomme Games (1894) 261.
s.Sc. One version represents Janet as at the well instead of up-
stairs, and afterwards at the mill, &c., Chambers Pop. Rhymes
(1890) 141. Edb. Janet lies on her back behind the scenes. The
father and mother stand up to receive the visits of the lover, who
comes forward singing : ' I'm come to court Janet jo. . . How's
she the day? ' Mother and father: 'She's up the stair washin'. . .
Ye canna see her the day.' The lover retires and again advances
and . . . receives similar evasive answers from Janet's parents,
who successively represent her as bleaching, drying, and ironing
clothes. At last they say : ' Janet jo's dead and gane,' &c. She
is then carried off to be buried, the lover and the rest weeping.
She sometimes revives, and sometimes not, as Janet herself
chooses, 16. 140. Kcb. In the Stewartry of Kcb. 'Janet Jo' is a
dramatic entertainment amongst young rustics. Suppose a party
has met in a harvest or winter evening, . . and it is resolved to
have ' Janet Jo* performed. Two undertake to personate a good-
man and goodwife ; the rest a family of marriageable daughters.
One of the lads, the best singer of the party, retires, and equips
himself in a dress proper for representing an old bachelor in
search of a wife. He comes in, singing : , . 'I'm come to court
Janet jo,' &c. The goodwife sings : ' What'll ye gie for Janet
jo ! ' &c. Wooer : ' I'll gie ye a peck o' siller,' &c. Goodwife
says : ' Gae awa", ye auld carle.' . . The wooer hereupon retires,
. . . but soon re-enters singing : ' I'll gie ye a peck o' gowd,' &c.
... At his next entry he offers ' three pecks o' gowd,' at which
the goodwife sings : ' Come ben beside Janet jo,' &c. The
suitor then advances gaily to his sweetheart, and the affair ends
in a scramble for kisses, ib. 14 1-2.
JANGLE, v."- and s6.> Sc. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Chs. Lin.
War. Shr. Oxf. e.An. Som. [dga'tjl, dga2r)(gjl.] 1. v.
To quarrel, wrangle, argue angrily.
Sc.And other some do stiffly jangle. That they and thighs make
a quadrangle, Colvil Whigs Supplication (1796) I. 2ri ; Grose
(1790'! MS. add. (C.) w.Sc. Ye jangle an' skirl when ye fa' in
wi' ither and grow pack ; but the colour o' a ribbon ... '11 mak
ye jangle in earnest (Jam. Siippl.). Cum. Sum o' t'rest began ta
git rayder ower full, an gat ta janglin like owt, Dickinso.n
Lamphigh (1856) 8; Cum.'*, n Lin.' War.* ''Wrangling and
jangling'is a common phr. Oxf. Those two are for ever wrangling
and jangling (G.O.). Nrf. Cozens Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 72.
e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence (i) Janglement, si. an angry disputation ; angry
dispute, altercation ; (2) Jangler, sb. a quarreller, wrangler;
(3) Janglesome, adj. quarrelsome ; noisy, boisterous ; (4)
Jangling, (a) sb. domestic discord ; (b) ppl. adj. quarrelling,
wrangling.
(i)Cum."> e.Yks.'il/S. (!(/(/. (T.H.) w.Som.' Vas-tree meefeen!
ees ! un u purtee jangulmunt twau z dhur: aay zeed dhur wiid'-n
bee noasoeurt u gree-munt, un zoa aay wiid-n buyd noa laung-gur
[■Vestry meetin : yes! and a nice disputing it was there; I saw
there would be no kind of agreement, and so I would not stay
anylongerl. (2) Sc.Grose (1790- il/S. orfrf. (Cl (3) Suf. (Hall.),
e.Suf. (F.H) (4, a) Lakel.* Will te drop thi janglin', Jinnet!
(4) Cum.*
2. To prattle, chatter, prate ; to talk incessantly.
Sc. Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 369. W.Sc. (Jam. 5»/>^/.)
Fif. Tongues never wi' sic clitter-clatter Did jangle and did jarr,
Tennant Papisliy (1827) 108. Edb. 'Tis cuffin' wind to wrangle
Wi' ane wham pride niaks ay to jangle, Learmont Poems (1791)
44. Chs.', s.Clis.' Shr.' Them women bin al'ays janglin' — it
OOd look better on 'em to mind tliar own business, an' let other
folks mind thars. e.Suf. (F.H.) w.Som.' Not necessarily in a
quarrelsome manner, though dispute is rather implied. ' Ter'ble
umman to jangly.' 'Why, they'd jangle anybody to death.' This
was said of a number of washerwomen.
Hence Jangling, sb. confusion of tongues, chatter, idle
talk.
w.Som.' Here drop it, there's to much janglin by half, anybody
can't year theirzul spake.
3. To cry. Cmb. The child is jangling again (W.M.B.).
4. sb. A quarrel, wrangle, altercation, dispute.
Cum.* Lan. She mud as weel hev o' t'jangle tul hcrsell, R.
PiKETAH Foiiiess Flk. (18701 37. e.Suf. (F.H.)
5. A chat, gossip. e.Suf. (F.H.)
[1. OFr. jangler, ' medire, bavarder, railler' (La Curne).]
JANGLE, i;> and sb.^ n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Suf. [dga'ijl.]
1. V. To rove about, to lead a disorderly life ; to trifle,
idle. Cf. bangle, v. 2.
n.Cy. (Hall.), w.Yks.', e.Lan.' s.Chs.' Tii jaangg I wunz
tahym uwee' [To jangle one's time awee].
2. Of hay or straw on a cart : to hang loose on the out-
side. e.Suf. (F.H.) Cf. bangle, v. 3.
3. sb. Phr. on the jangle, 'on the loose.' s.Chs.'
JANI'VEER, see January, sb}
JANJANSY, sb. Cor. [dgs'ndgsensi.] A two-faced
person. Also used attrib.
All agreed the new eye gave'n a janjansy kind o' look,
' Q.' Troy Town (18S8) xi ; Cor.' I don't like her; she's a jan-
jansy ; Cor.*
JANK, sb} War.' Excrement. Hence Jankhole, sb.
a ' privy,' ' latrina.'
JANK, V. and sb? ? Obs. Sc. [dgaijk.l 1. v. To trifle.
Lth. Now he's rewarded for such pranks, When he would pass,
it's told he janks, Cleland Poems (1697) 19 (Jam.).
2. Phr. (i) tojank the labour, to trifle at work; also used
sb. a trifler at work ; (2) — off, to run off.
(i) Fif. A common phr. (Jam.) (2) Lth. (/A.)
3. sb. A shuffling trick ; the act ofgiving another the slip.
Sc. His pretending to bring witnesses from the East Indies,
seem'd liker a fair jank than any proper defence, Observator, No.
iv. 22 (Jam.).
[The same word as Norw. dial, janka, to waver, totter
(Aasen).]
JANKEN, prp. Cor.^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Walking quickly.
JANKER, sb. Obs. Sc. A long pole, on two wheels,
used for carrying wood, the log being fixed to it by strong
clasps.
Lth. As a janker [a timber machine] was passing along with a
log of wood, a fine boy . . . attempted to get on the log, but fell,
Edli. Coirraii/ (July 26. 1823) (Jam.).
JANKIT, />/>. Obs. Sc. Fatigued, jaded.
Fif. My Muse is jankit now and jadit, Tennant Papistry (1827)
148. Lth. (Jam.)
JANNEK,5(^. Cor. AlsowrittenjannakCor.' [dgaenak.]
An overgrown, blundering bully.
Cor.' 'The great jannek thoft he could thrash his tenant, but the
tenant fought him out afore the door, and beat him rarely.' Mem.
The J. was a lout 6ft. 4in. high ; Cor.^
JANNER, sb. Cor.^ [d2a2'na(r).] The jay, Camtlus
glatidaniis.
JANNER, sec Jaunder.
Y y 2
JANxNERD
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JANUARY
JANNERD, sb. Cor.^ The redwing or winnard,
Tiirdits ilinciis.
JANNOCK, adj., adv. and si.' In gen. dial, use in Sc.
and Eng. Also Colon. Also in forms gennick Ayr. ;
janic Nlib.' ; jannack e.Yks. Chs.^ Lin. s.Lin. ; jannak
e.Yks. n.Lan.' ; jannic Cuni.^ ; jannick N.Cj'.' Cum.'"
Not.^s.Not. n.Lin.'sw.Lin.i; jenic(kNhb.'; jennickN.Cy.';
johnnick w.Cor. ; joUick e.An.' ; jonach sPem.; jonic
Dev. w.Cor.; jonick Som. ; jonnack Chs.' s.Chs.' War.^
Shr.' Oxf. ; jonnacks Oxf. ; jonnick s.Not. Nhp.' War.
Oxf. c.An.' I.W.= Wil.i Dor. w.Som.' Cor.^^ ; ionnock
m.Lan.i Not. War.= Shr.= Hrf.^ Pem. Glo.' Oxf.' Dor.;
jonnokHmp.; jonnoxCor.; jonnuck se.Wor.' [dga'nsk,
d^Eenak, dgo'nsk.] 1. adj. Fair, honest, straightforward,
upright, genuine, 'square.' Gcii.w\iha.iicg. Alsoused^n't'i!'.
Ayr, The uncos, both spurious and gennick, which I possessed.
Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 80. N.Cy.' ' To be not jennick,'
to act improperly or shabbily'. Nhb. De thro what's jenick iv
Ephrath, Robson Bk. Ruth (i860 iv. 11; Nhb.', Dur.', s.Dur.
(J.E.D.) Cum.' ; Cum.^ Thoo hes ower mickle jaw to be jannic,
183; Cum." Wm. I don't think it's jannock ! a don't think it's
reet! Spec. Dial. (1B80) pt. ii. 32. n.Wm. (B.K.), n.Yks.i = 34^
ne.Yks. ' e.Yks. Sike a click iv her back, an sa jannack an tall.
An higliU' beliked an rispected bi all, Nicholso.v Flk-Sp. (1889)
38. m.Yks.' w.Yks. Awm nooan gooin to tell whear we went,
that wodn't be jannock. Hartley Clock Aim. {,1892) 53 ; He's a
jannock chap, Hamilton Niigae Lit. (1841) 354 ; w.Yks. '^^s
Lan. Mary, also, was nothing if not jannock, Fothergill Pioba-
lion (1879) ix ; Lan.' n.Lan. Alack-aday ! sur, our nebburs it's
sartain are not jannock, Tnon^BZK Penny Stone (1B45) 43 ; n.Lan.',
ne.Lan.', m.Lan.' Chs.' I told them I thought it wasn't hardly
jannock for me to rid up the roots till my landlord had put up the
fence; Chs.^ s.Chs.' Dus noa' uwd Aar i Miimfut? Wot^s ey
thuwt on iyai'r kiin'tri? — Oa', ey z vcr i jon^uk — ndo mon fae'rfir
tu deeul widh ['Dost know owd Harry Mumford? What's hey
thowt on i' yay'r country ? ' ' Oh, hey's very jonnock — noo mon
fairer to deeal with'1. Stf.' Der. ' Can you rely on his support?'
' Ya, lad, oi'm sartin he's jonnock,' N. &^ O. (1882) 6th S. vi.ais;
Der.2. nw.Der.' Not. (J.H.B.) ; Not.^ Such treatment is not
jannick. s.Not. Yo'n tryin' to back out o' yer bargain, mester,
an' it een't jonnick. He didn't charge me ower much neither ;
he were pretty jannick (J.P.K.V Lin. Stre.^tfeild Lin. and
Danes (1884) 339. s.Lin. iT.H.R.\ 'War. (J.R.W.), War.^ Shr.'
Bill said 'e Oudna, an' 'e didna, 'e's al'ays jonnack ; Shr.^ When a
person seems unlikely to j-ield or retract, the fiat he pronounces,
is said to be 'jonnock ' ; there's no appeal that can avail when a
man utters this decisive word : ' That's jonnock.' Shr., Hrf.
Bound Piovinc. (1876;. Hrf.^ One labourer would say to another,
* Come, be jonnock,' i. e. drink your share of cider, pay your
share, do 3'our proper amount of work. In use in Bishop's
Frome 70 years ago. Pem. (W.H.Y.) s.Pem. Laws Ltttle
Eng. (1888) 420: (W.M.M.') O.^f. It isn't jonnacks iM.A.R.);
(M.W.) e.An.' That's not jollick. Nrf. I don't deal with him
because he don't act jannock. Arch. (1879) VIII. 170 ; And tell
you she thinks her very ' dis-improved ' as she is not 'jannock'
now, Rye //is/. (1885I XV. Hmp. (T.L.O.D.^; I. W.^ He's acted
very jonnick about it. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892); WiL' Dor.
If he did not act up jonnock, she would renew the summons,
Bridport Ncivs (Oct. 31, 1892^ ; His jonnick face as white as his
clothes with keeping late hours, H.\rdy Laodicean (ed. 1896)
bk. i. 54. Som. If she be jonick and true . . . I'll larn to put up
wi her temper. Agrikler Rhymes (1873) 8; W. & J. Gl. (1873) ;
SwEET.MAN IVincanton Gl. (1885'). w.Som.' He's a proper jonnick
old fellow. Dev. God be gude tu un — er's jonic I promise 'e,
Phillpotts Daiimoor (1896) 159 ; Yu may trist ' she.' I tellee
'er's jonic tu tha back-bone! Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). Cor.
If you'll be jounox to me, I'll be jonnox to you (J.W.) ; Cor.^
Used only of events, or things, not of persons. An honest man's
conduct is jonnick, not himself. w.Cor. ' He's not johnnick,' does
not act fairly, said by boys when playing (M.A.C.). (Nfld. Trans.
Anier. Flk-Lore Soc. (i894'>. Aus. There was a wildness about
that fellow's look that made me feel certain he was not jonick,
Ferguson Bush Life (1891) xx.]
Hence Jonnocky, adj. equitable, fair.
B.Nat. But shall yer be jonnocky ower the job! (J.P.K.)
2. Even, level.
n.Yks.' T'cloth deean't lig jannock. Draw yon end your-hand
way. ne.Yks.'
3. Satisfactory, fit, proper ; pleasant, jolly, agreeable,
easy to get on with.
ne.Lan.' n.Lin.' Well, this is real jannick. sw.Lin.' ' Well,
that's just jannick,' said byanj-one doinga thing correctly. War.*
Shr.2 Sometimes we hear an independent, lawless living fellow
described as jonnock ; ' he's jonnock.' The word must assuredly
be tralatitious, and is very likely most limited in circulation. s.Pem.
(W.M.M.) GI3.' Now be jonnock. Oxf.' Tha's jonnock, MS.
add. w.Som.' We always got on jonnick enough vore thick there
keeper come here. Dev. I thought we should a-got on very well,
but he wad'n no way jonnick. Reports Provinc. (1884) 22; She
ban't jonic for sartain, though God forbid as I should so much as
think ill of her. Pall Mall Mag. (Feb. 1900) 151. Cor.^
4. Liberal, kind, hospitable.
Nhp.' ' I went to see him, and he was quite jonnick.' The
circulation of this word is very limited ; I believe it is confined to
the ne. part of the county.
5. adv. Phr. /o go jonnochs, to take fair and equal shares ;
to be partners.
w.Yks. (J.W.) s.Not. Don't let's quarrel ; let's put our money
together and gojonnocks (J.P.K.).
6. sb. Fair play, fair treatment. Gen. in pi. form.
L^kel.'^ w.Yks. To say that a proceeding is ' not jannocks ' is
equivalent to saying that it is not on the square, Leeds Merc. Suppt.
(Dec. 19, 1896); Let's have jannocks, and we'll not grumtile
(M.NO ; i,R.H.H.) ; w.Yks.= I say, owd lad, that's not jannocks ;
w.Yks.5 'That isn't jannocks;' said on one person tendering
another an unequal share of anything, when such an one had the
right of an equal share.
7. One who always pays his full share in a reckoning for
beer, &c. se.Wor.'
8. Phr. to make a janitak of it, to make a fit and suitable
union. e.Yks.'
[2. Of Scand. origin. A der. of Norw. dial./rt;;/;;, even,
level (Aasen); so Sw. dial. (Rietz) ; ON.ja/n (jamii).]
JANNOCK, s«.2 Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Hrt. e.An. Cor. Also in forms jammock, jannacks
w.Yks. ; jannack Cor.^ [dga'nak, dgsensk ] 1. A loaf
of leavened oatmeal, a 'bannock.'
Sc. Mattie gae us baith . . . ane o' her thick ait jannocks, Scott
Rob Roy (1817) xiv. N.Cy. '2, Cum.* Wm. A piece of mouldy
jannock, Hutton Bran New IVark (17851 1. 403; Wm.'. n.Yks.3
w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781); (G.R.); w.Yks.'^ Lan.
Aw see theaw's done me as breawn as a jannock, Brierley
Marlocks (1866) iii ; On Good Friday . . . white jannocks, intro-
duced by the Flemish refugees,, .were al?o then eaten, Harland
& Wilkinson Flk-Lore 1,1867) 237; Lan.' A dark-coloured bread
or cake made of oatmeal, or of coarse wheat meal. ne.Lan.'
Bread made of rye and oatmeal. e.Lan.'. Chs. '3, nw.Der.' Hrt.
This cake is called a jannock or crumpet, Kt 1.1s Mod. Husb. (1750)
III. i. e.An.'; e.An.^ A cake baked on the hearth. Both the
name and the cake nearly obs. e.Suf. Obsol. (F.H.) Cor .3 A soft
cake made of oaten flour.
2. Covip. Jannock bread, oaten bread made into coarse
and hard large loaves. Lan. (K.)
[L The cake is prob. so called from its flatness ; cp.
jannock, adj. 2.]
JANNY, int. Lan. [dga'ni.J See below.
A cry raised at the interruption of a game at marbles when
each player tries to secure some of those remaining on the ground
(H,M.).
JANT, see Jaunt, sb}
JANTY, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Dur. Nhp._ Also Kmp. Also
written jaunty Nhp.' [dganti, dganti.] 1. Smart,
showy. See Genty, adj. 2.
N.Cy.', Dur.' Nhp.' A little jaunty body. Hmp.'
2. Cheerful.
Fif, The scraighs o' lauchter there, And janty faces shinin' frir,
Tennant Papistry (1827) 140 ; To gar the lazy hours slide by. Fell
janty jokes the shearers try, Douglas Poems (1806) 124; Fu'
janty an' canty, I trow they're a' thegither, ib. 131. N.Cy.'
JANUARY, si.' In gen. dial, use in weather lore. Also
in forms Janiveer Sc. Cum. ; Janniwerry Shr.' ; Jiniver
Sur.'; Janwar Hdg. 1. See below.
Sc. A January spring is worth naething. Inwards U^cather
Lore (1893) 10 ; If the grass grow in Janiveer, 'Twill be the worse
for't a' the year. Chambers Pop. Rhymes 1870) 363. Hdg.
Janwar's day creeps in. Just like a peevish auld gray man.
LuJisDEN Poems (1896; 67. Cum. ' Janivee', freeze the pot o' the
JANUARY
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fire. Februaire, fill dyke, black or white.' In common use 50 j-ears
agoQ.Ar. . Yks. January I4lh, St. Hilary. The coldest day of the
year. Inwards ib. 12. w.Yks.^ From June to January, To nature
it's contrary. Shr. ' Janniwerr^'-freeze-the-pot-by-the-fire. Bck.
If the calends of January be smiling and gay, You'll have wintry
weather till the calends of Maj', North.\ll Flk-Rliyiiies [ 1892)
431. Sur.* Jiniver poults never come to no good. [Janiveer
freez the pot by the fire. If grass grows in Janiveer It grows the
worse for't all the year, Ray Prov. 1678) 43 ; March in Janiveer,
Janiveer in March I fear. Inwards ib. 11 ; Jack Frost in Janiveer
Nips the nose of the nascent year. The blackest month in all the
year Is the month of Janiveer, Swainson IVialliey Flk-Lore {iB-j^)
19 ; Who in Janiveer sows oats, Gets gold and groats, 16. 24.]
2. Comp. January-butter, mud.
Sns.' It is considered lucky to bring mud into the house in
January.
JANUARY, sh^ Ess. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A name given to a horse or beast of burden.
' Whoa, January ! ' ejaculated that ancient functionary as he
pulled up Strawberry close to John Short. Why the natives of
Essex . . . habitually address their beasts of burden as 'January '
is a matter best left to the discrimination of philologers, Crawford
Tah oj Lonely Palish (1886) xix.
JANUS, sb. s.Chs.' A contemptuous term used of a
man or woman, being an ironical use of the word ' genius.'
Wei, bo^z ii praafi jai'nus [Well, hoo's a pratty janus\
JAP, see Jaup, v}, Jump, v.
JAPE, sb. and v. Sc. Yks. Also Cor. Also written
jaip Sc. ; and in form jawp n.Yks.'^ [dgep.] 1. sb. A
jest; a jeer, mock.
Per. A collection of japes at Scottish ways, Ian Maclaren
K. Carnegie (1896) 65. Fif. All hail, sweet son of Nox ! Father
o' daflfin, jaips, and jokes ! Tennant Papistry (1827) 20.
2.//. A jester or buffoon; ajackanapes. n.Yks.^, Cor.'^
3. V. To mock, jeer; to jest, act the mountebank, play
antics.
Fif. Auld folks, that scarce could girn or gape. At Papistry did
gleek and jaip, Tennant Papistry (1827) 109. n.Yks.^ Cor.
Th' ould bird had got ha'f-way round, a-mincin' an' japin', an'
throwin' out hes legs this way an' that, ' Q.' Troy Tozcii (18881 xi.
[1. A lape, bourde, iociis. Levins Mauip. (1570). Fr.
jappe, ' caquet, bavardage ' (Littre). 2. And thanne . . .
helde [Lyf] Holynesse a lape, and Hendenesse a wastour,
P. Ploivwmi (B.) XX. 144. 3. Our hoste lapen tho bigan,
Chaucer C. T. b. 1883.]
JAPERS, see Jahers.
JAPPLE, i;. and 5i. Sh.I. [dgapl.] 1. v. To step
or stamp on clothes in the process of washing them ; to
get the feet wet through.
Tak yon chair, an' tak aff o' dy feet. Der shurely japplin', Sh.
News (May 14, 1898) ; A'll hae ta get a pair o' new shiln. My
feet is juist japplin' noo ivery day, ib. (Oct. 23, 1897) ; S. & Ork.'
To japple clothes— to stamp upon them in a tub.
2. sb. A liquid mess.
A'm gien ower me buit i' dis japple o' gutter, Sli. News (Nov. i r,
1899) ; I faer der foon ilSers bit what's in a japple wi' dis, ib.
(Feb. 17, i90o\
JAR, si. Nhb. Also w.Cy. Som. [dga(r.] 1. Incotitp.
Jar-handles, a coUoq. name for large or prominent ears.
Nhb.i
2. A stone bottle having a handle on one side near the
top — often enclosed in wickerwork.
w.Som.' John Gilpin's famous 'stone bottles' would be jars in
w.Som. 'Be sure they 'an't a-drinkt out all that there cider
a' ready ! why, I zend up the eight quart jar and the zix quart virkin
to 'leb'm [elcvenl o'clock, and 'tis on'y but half arter two now ! '
' Mr. Kemp called in vor to zay, must zend on a jar o' gin and a
jar o' brandy, cause they be gwain to hold the revel next week.'
3. A vessel containing 20 gallons of oil. w.Cy. (Hall.)
[A jarr, an earthen vessel, containing of oil from 18 to 26
gallons, Bailey (1721).]
JARAM, see Gearum(s.
JARBLE, sb. Gall. An old tattered garment. Mac-
TAGGART El!C)'cl. (1824).
JARBLE, V. Nhb. Dur. Cum. "Wm. Yks. Lan. Also
in form jargle s.Dur. [dja'rbl, dga^bl.] To bespatter or
besmear with mud or dirt ; to wet, bedew, bemire.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb.' Dur.' It is a custom with boys to
turn up their trowsers at the ankle, to prevent them from being
jarbelled by the wet grass. s.Dur. Her frock was all jargled wi'
muck J.E.D.l. Lakel.2 Cum. What gars t'gowk}' gang through
t'garth to jarble o' her cleazz, Dickinson Cuiiibr. (1876) 121 ; Cum.*
Cum., Wm. NicoLSON (1677) Trans. R. Lit. Soc. (1868) IX. Wm.
He'll turn oot as jarbled as Bobby Grime's dog. Bowness Studies
(1868) 3; She has jarbled all her petticoats (B,K.) ; Wm.' Thoo
must a beean rowlin iv a dub i' 't rod thco's si jarb'lt ower wi mud.
s.Wm. (J A.B.) n.Yks. Tibb is all jarbil'd, and Ise basely mired,
Meriton Praise Ale (1684I 1. 636. w.Yks. Willan List IVtls.
(1811) ; HuTTON Tour to Caves (1781). n.Lan.', ne.Lan.'
Hence Jarbled, ppl. adj. (1) jumbled, disordered; (2)
dirtied, bespattered, bemired.
(1 ) n.Yks.^ (2) Cum. The muddy syke it ower-ran the wear —
The jarbelt lasses, sairy things, were spent, Gilpin Pop. Poetiy
(1875)207 ; Cum.* Wm.l What a jarbled sect thoo is, to be sewer.
JARG, V. and s4.' Sc. Chs. [dgarg, dgag.] 1. v. To
make a harsh, shrill noise like a door creaking on its
hinges ; to ' chark.' See Girg. Sc. The door jargs (Jam.).
2. To jar.
Chs.' A heavy timber carriage going past would be said ' to jarg
the whole house.' If one strikes the ' funny bone ' it jargs the
w'hole arm, s.Chs.'
3. To fall out, quarrel.
Chs. They rayther jarg'nt, 5/;fn/'( 1879'; I. 168; Chs.' s.Chs.'
Du'nu jaaTg su, fur giid'nis see'k ; dhur)z noo pees i]dh aays
fo yi (Dunna jarg s6, for goodness' sake ; there's noo peace i' th'
haise for ye],
4. sb. A harsh, grating sound. Slk. (Jam.)
5. A jolt, jar.
s.Chs.' Ahy ky'echt mi el-bu flgy'en* dhu weyl, un it gy'en mi
aa'rm sich- u jaa-rg [I ketched my elbow agen the wheil, an' it gen
my arm sich a jarg].
JARG, si.'^ Cld. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] In phr. lo play the jarg on one, to play a trick on
one, to make game of one.
JARGLE, t'.' Sc. To make a sharp shrill noise time
after time in quick succession.
Per. 7"liat band has kept on jarglin' a' day. Johnny's jarglin'
on his tin whistle (G.W.). s.Sc. (Jam.)
JARGLE. v.^ w.Som.' [dga'gl.] To gargle or gurgle
with liquid in the throat.
Ee toa'l mee aew aay waz' vur tu jaar gl mee droa'ut wai vin'-
igur un puop ur, bud dhae-ur, ded-n diie* un waun bee"t u geo'd
[He told me that I was for to gargle my throat with vinegar and
pepper, but there, (it) did not do it the slightest good].
JARGLE, see Jarble, v.
JARGON, 7'. Wm. [dga'rgan.] To scold, rate, 'slang.'
Sooah Geordie coh tull me, an' rated an' jargoned, Spec. Dial.
(1880) pt. ii. 30.
[Fr. jargoiiucr, to jangle, chatter, babble confusedly
(COTGR.).]
JARGONELLY, sb. Cor.^ [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A large vessel, such as a pitcher, pan,
bath, &c.
JAR-HOLE, see Jaw-hole.
JARIE, sb. Sc. [dgaTi.] A boy's marble.
Rnf. Sic a pock o' bools he's won — Kedies, jaries, marbles blue,
yellow, green, an' grey, Neilson Poems (1877 1 93.
JARL, V. and sb. Wor. Oxf. Wil. [dgal.] 1. v. To
quarrel, ' have words.'
s.Wor. I heard 'em jarling (H.K.). Wil.'
2. sb. A quarrel, dispute.
Oxf. ' What's up now ? ' ' Oh, only another family jarl ' (G.O.);
JARLER,s6. Chs.' Anything out of the common way.
A bricklayer who came from the neighbourhood of Winsford
used to say of a brick that was above the common size, ' It's like
one o' owd Matty Tasker's jarlers.' I presume Matty Tasker was
some local celebrity whowas given to tell ingvery wonderful stories.
JARMAN, sb. Obsol. Som. A thin kind of ginger-
bread ; a ' brandj'-snap.' See below.
It is (or was) also the word employed in the unlicensed houses
for sale of beer or cider which used to be so common. A habitue
would ask for a big or a little jarman, meaning either a quart or a
pint of liquor. The 'jarman ' of course was sold — and the liquor
given with it (W.F.R.).
JARME, ?'. Yks. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To bawl, cry. (Hall.)
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JARMER, s'>. Sus. [dga'm3(r).l An uncouth person.
Children are warned not to behave hke 'a country jarmer,' or
' a Sussex jarmer.' jV. & Q. (1884) 6th S. ix. 402.
JAR-NECKED, aifj. m.Yks.' Wry-necked.
[Fr. dial. ( Languedoc) /ar, 'tortu, diftbrme, contrefait'
(BOLXOIRAN).]
JARNESS, sb. Fif. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A marshy place, or any place so wet as to
resemble a marsh.
JAR(R, V. and sb. Sc. Yks. Not. Der. Nhp. Wor. Ess.
Hmp. Also in form jaur Rnf. [dgar, d^a.(r).] 1. :■.
To make a harsh whirring or grating noise.
w.Yks. (J.W.), nw.Der.* s.Not. A could mek the stockin-franie
jarr i' them days 1 J.P.K.).
2. Fig. To quarrel, fall out ; to ruffle, disturb, discom-
pose. With on : to be continually at variance.
Fif. Tongues never wi' sic clitter-clatter Did jangle and did jarr,
Tennant Pa/<is/;;v (18275 108. Rnf. When they in their reveries
began for to jaur, Webstek Rhymes (1835' 142. n. Yks.*
Hence Jarring, ppl. adj. contending, quarrelling.
Edb. Rino gilds its jarring wights Them to his side to draw,
Lear MONT PofHis (1791) 104.
3. To scold, 'jaw.'
Ess. An' so he jarr'd no more, Clark J. Noakes (1839) st. 71 ;
'Don't stand jarrin' there,' i.e. talking loudly or disputing ; also
used of talking idly, without disputing i^W. VV.S.) ; Ess.'
4. sb. In comp. (1) Jar-bird, (2) -owl, the goatsucker or
nightjar, Capriitiulgiis Eiiropaeiis; (3) -peg, the wood-
pecker, Gecimis 'c'iridis.
(i) Hmp. Wise Nav Forest (1883^ 187 ; Hmp.i e.Hmp. A bird
that makes a clatter with its bill against a dead bough, or some old
pales, calling it a jar-bird. White Se/bome (1788; 40. ed. 1853.
(2) w.Wor. Beirmv's Jrn. (Mar. 3, i888> (Swainson Birds '1885)
97.1 (3) Nhp. SwAiNSON ib. 100; Nhp.' This bird often takes its
station on an old oaken stump, and strikes with its beak on a hard
knot or peg, so that the jar is heard in the stillness of the evening
for a considerable distance around.
JARSENT, JARSEY, see Jazzen, Jersey.
JART, V. and 5*. Yks. Lan. [d^at] 1. i). Tojerk;
to throw quickly. See Jert.
e.Yks,' Hoo far can tha jart that steean ? e.Lan.'
Hence Jarty, adj. jerky. n.Yks. (I.W.)
2. To whip, punish. w.Yks. I'll jart tha 'J. R.).
3. sb. A jerk, a sudden throw. e.Yks.'
JARTA, sb. Sh.I. Also in forms iarto S. & Ork." ;
jarto, yarta (Jam.). A term of endearment : my dear.
Also used attrtb.
She could hear the strong voice of the Udaller . . . call, in a tone
of some anxiety, 'Tak heed, Jarto," Scott Pirate (1822) xxvii ;
You forget, Jarto Claud, . . that the factor was only counting
over the money for my Lord the Chamberlain, ib. xxx ; My jarta !
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897") 30: S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, hjarta (jarta), heart (Aasen) ; see Jakobsen
JARUM, see Gearumls.
JARVALLY, adv. Sh.I. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Actively. (Coll. L.L.B.)
JAR-WOMAN, sb. N.Cy.' Nhb.' An occasional assis-
tant in the kitchen ; a charwoman. See Char(e, sb.^ 4 (1).
JARWORM, .s6. s.Cy. (Hall.)I.W.' [dgawam.] An
ugly insect found in wet, marshy places.
JASAY, JASEY, see Jersey.
JASKJN, sb. Lth. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A person occasionally employed in work to
which he has not been regularly bred. Cf. joskin.
JASKIT, />/>/. rtr/y. Bnft'.' [dga'skit] Jaded, worn out
exhausted. See Disjaskit, 2.
JASNACK, see Jazzen.
JASP, sb. Slk. I Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A particle ; a spot, blemish. Cf. jesp.
JASPER, sb. Chs. Lin. Sus. 1. A name given to
Brighton fishermen. Sus. A'. &= Q. (1884) 6th S. ix. 342.
2. A louse. Lin.' See Dicky, sA.' 5. 3. Co«;/i. Jasper-
crab, a kind of apple. Chs.'
[1. Jasper was lormerly a common Christian name.
Jasper |a man's name], Caspanis, Coles (1679). LG.
Jasper, 'der Yorname Kaspar, cfr. Caspar' (Berghaus).]
JASS, s/). and 7'. Sc. [dgas.] 1. sb. A violent throw;
a dash ; a heavy blow ; the noise made by a heavy blow
or fall. See Joss, sb.^ 7.
Bnff.' He threw 'im our wee a jass. He got a jass o' the back
it knockit 'im on'snose. 'Jass' is astrongerterm than 'joss.' Cld.
(Jam.)
2. -/. To throw with violence ; to dash.
Bnff.' The ae loon jasst the ither our on 's back. Cld. (Jam.)
JASTER, see Gaster.
JATTER, 1: Sc. Yks. Lan. e.An. [dga-ta.'r.] 1. To
break into small pieces ; to shiver to atoms, to ' shatter.'
e.Lan.', e.An.', Suf (Hall.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. To shake, vibrate ; to jolt; of the teeth: to chatter.
Sc. His teeth jatterin' and his face blue wi' cauld, Rov Horse-
man's JVd. (1895) V. w.Yks. The window jatters (J.R.). e.An.'
Nrf. I ha' just sneezed, that du jatter my hid [head], that that du
(A.G.F.) ; His teeth reglar jattered in his head. The things on
the tray jattered up agin one another. That window do jatter so
(M.C.H.B.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
JAUB, JAUBBER, see Jab, v.\ Jabber, ?;.'
JAUCHLE, V. and sb. Lnk. (Jam.) [dga-xl.] 1. v. To
walk like one who has feeble joints, to ' bauchle.'
2. Fig. To make a shift, to do a thing with difficulty.
'He jauchlit through 't.'
3. sb. A shift. ' He'll mak an unco jauchle.'
JAUD, see Jade.
JAUDIE^ sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Written jawdy N.Cy.'
Nhb.' [dga'di, dg9"di.] 1. The stomach of a pig; the
first stomach of an animal. The same word as Chawdy
(q.v.).
Lth. Ilk oily leary, Ilk midden mavis, wee black jaudie, A'
dread an' fear ye, B.^^llantine Poems (1856) 68. Rxb. Several
superstitious ideas prevail among the \'ulgar with respect to the
jaudie. . . The black spot, with which this stomach is marked, is
carefully avoided by persons of both sexes who are conscious
that they have lost their virtue. The thief is afraid to touch it;
the glutton also, though ever so hungry (Jam.\ N.Cy.' Nhb.*
The term is applied to the edible entrails of the pig, o.x, and
sheep, especially to the large bag of a pig.
2. A pudding ; see below.
Sc. A pudding of oatmeal and hog's lard, with onions and
pepper, inclosed in a sow's stomach ; formerly used as a supper-
dish at entertainments given by the country people on Fastren's
Even, Sibb. Gl. (Jam.) s.Sc, Lth. Geii. used ; often as equivalent
to pudding; as, a bloody jaudie, a pudding made of blood (Jam.).
JAUG, see Jag(g, sb}
JAUK, V. and sb. Sc. Also in form jak(e. [dgak.]
1. V. To trifle, dally, spend one's time idly.
Sc. (Jam.) Fif. And skarslie when they haid iaked on manie
days gott sa mikle as a fear [fair] answer, Melvill Aiilob.
(1610) 435, ed. 1842. Lnk. My mither . . . wadna alloo me to
jauk or rebel, Hamilton Poems (1865) 145.
Hence (i) Jaukan, vbl. sb. the act of trifling over work ;
(2) Jauker or Jaker, sb. an idler, trifler ; (3) Jaukery, sb.
joking, trifling ; (4) Jauking, (a) vbl. sb. idling, trifling,
dallying; flirting; (b) ppl. adj. having a habit of trifling
over work.
(i) BnfT.' A' mornin' they keepit a jaukan at the cuttan ; an'
the rain wiz on afore they got cliack. 1^2 Sc. The down-sittin o'
lowse jankers, Waddell Ps. (1871) i. i. Bnff.' Ayr. Get up my
muse, ye lazy jaker, Fisher Poems (1790) 85. (3' Slk. She wad
hae flown i' my face wi' her gibery and jaukery, Hocg Talcs
(1838) 322, ed. 1866. (4, a) Ayr. An' aj-e she win't, an' aye she
swat, I wat she made nae jaukin. Burns Halloween (1785) st. 12;
Nor mair o' love be talking, We've fools an' beggars' brats enew;
Sae, youngsters, quit your jauking, Ainslie Poems (ed. 1892)
253 Lnk. Nae stannin' still nor jaukin', Oorwark's ahin, Hamil-
ton Poems ed. 1885) 55. (b) Bnff.'
2. To walk slowly ; to waste time in walking.
Bnff.i A sent 'im an airran ; bit he jauckit sae lang o' the rod,
it a wiz forcet to gang an' fess 'im haim.
3. sb. Trifling over work ; an idler, one who trifles over
work. ib.
JAUL, v} Ken. [d^oL] To throw the earth about
and get the grain out of the ground, when it is sown, as
birds do. See Jowl, a' 4.
Ken.' The bothering old rooks have jauled all de seeds out o'
dc groun' ; Ken.^
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JAUL, v.^ n.Cy. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To scold or grumble. (Hall.)
JAUL, JAUM, JAUM(B, see Jowl, v}. Jam, Jamb.
JAUMPH. JAUNCE, see Jamph, v.\ Jance.
JAUNDER, f. and sA. Sc. Also in forms jander Rxb.
(]am.); janner Rxb. (Jam.) Dmf. Gall.; jauner Ayr.
e".Lth. ; jawner Cld. (Jam.) [dga-ntdlar.] L v. To talk
idly or foolishly ; to ' maunder.'
s.Sc, CId. (Jam.) Lnk. To death You haze me, jawnering ay
o' faith! faith! faith! Black /"«//s o/C/vrff . 1806) 133. e.Lth.Ye
may jaun'er on as lang as ye like for me, Hunter J. Iiiwick
(ISPS'! 93. Slk. They war just jaundering \vi' the bridegroom for
fun, Hogg 7"<i/<s (1838) 155, ed. i865. Dmf. All which poor Irving
is pleased ... to janner about at great length. Carlyle Lett.
(1831). Gall. Ae glass brought anither; him and me to jawner,
and whan I gat hame. Lord knows, Mactaggart Encycl. (.1824)
159, ed. 1876.
Hence Jannerer, sb. one who talks foolishly or incohe-
rently. Gall. Mactaggart Eitcycl. (1824).
2. Phr. to jaimder about, to go about idly from place to place
without having any proper object in view. Bwk. (Jam.)
3. sb. Idle talk ; rambling conversation.
Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. O haud your tongue and jauner, Burns Lass
of Ecciefcckan. Rxb. What but harm can come of this senseless
jauner? Blackw. Mag. (Dec. 1821) 321 (Jam.) ; We've had a gude
jaunder this forenoon (Jam.).
4. One vi'ho talks incoherently or foolishly. Slk. lib.)
JAUNDICE, 55. Van dial, forms in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
I. (i) Jaanders, (2) Jaandice, (3) Jaanis, (4) Janders,
(5) Jandhers, (6) Jandies, (7) jandrers, (8) Jaunas, (9)
Jaunders, (10) Jaunis, (11) Jaunus, (12) Jawnas, (13)
Jenis. (14) Joanas, (15) Jonas, [d^andaz, dg§n3s.]
(i) Clis.', Ken. (G.B.) (^2) Chs.i (3) Nhb.> U'l "Lan.' Lel.l
Almost always qualified as the ' yalier janders.' The ' black
janders' designates its more malignant form. Brks.', ne.Ken.
(H.M.), Hmp.i, w.Cy. (Hall.) Wil. Slow Gl (1892) ; Britton
Beauties (1825). n.Wil. They tells me as Jack Smith have got the
yalier janders (E.H.G.). Dor.', Cor.'^ (5) w.Ir. Is it the jandhers
you have? Lover Leg. (1848) II. 492. (6) Per. Our Davie was
ta'en down wi' the jandies, Cleland Iiichbraclien (1883) 209, ed.
1889. (7) Ken. To find poor Peter ill in bed. He said it was only the
'jandrers,' Longman's Mag. { Nov. 1 891 183. (8 ) w.Yks. Watson Hist.
Hlf.x. (1775) 541 ; w.Yks." (gl Chs.', Not.' n.Lin.' Black-jaunders,
jaundice of a more than usually severe kind ; so called from the
dark colour of the skin and foeces, and perhaps also from its highly
dangerous character. Lei.', War. 2", s.Wor. (H.K.) Slir. The
jaundice, commonly called the jaunders or yallow-wort, Burne
Flli-Lon (1883) xiv; Slir.* Poor owd mon ! 'e's bin bad a lungful
time, an' now they sen it's turned to the black jaunders. Hrf.*,
Hrt. (H.G.) s.Cy. HoLLOWAY. Som. Jennings Oi5.Z)m/. a'.i'H^.
(1825). w.Som.' Jau'ndurz, jaa'ndurz, jaa'rndurz. Always so,
prob. because in the dial, nearly all diseases are pi. nouns.
Cor.l (10) NCy.', Nlib.i (11) N.Cy.', n.Yks. (I.W.1, w.Yks.i (12)
e.Yks.l (13) Nhb.' '(i4)e.Lan.' (15) Nhb.' Cum. Sin laid up
i' th' Jonas, he's niver been reght, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1840)
73. e.Yks.i Is it yallow jonas, or black, she's getten ? w.Yks.*
II. Dial. use. In comp. Jaimdice-tree, the common
barbary, Berberis vulgaris.
w.Som.' From the yellow colour of the wood. Cor. From a
belief (on the 'doctrine of signatures') tliat the yellow under-bark
indicated its value as a cure for the yellow disease (B. & H.).
JAUNT, sb} and v.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. "Wm. Lan.
Also Oxf. Brks. I.W. Also in forms jaant Oxf.> Brks.'
I.W.'; jant Nhb. Lakel.^ Cum.'* Wm. [dg^nt, dgant,
dgant.] 1. sb. A pleasure-trip, an excursion, expedi-
tion, journey.
Frf. Has . . . E d C d taen his last jaunt? Sands Poems
(1833) 40. Fif. I wonner hoo Mysie Chalmers '11 look when she
hears I'm gaun sic a lang jaunt, M'^Laren Tibbie (1894) 64. Ayr.
Too short seemed the day For a jaunt to Downpatrick, Or a trip on
the sea, BoswELL Pof/. ]Vks. (1803) i7,ed. 187 1. Lnk.A thocht cam'
in his min' Tae gang wi' her a jaunt, Stewart Tiva Elders (1886I
II. Edb. On their waddin jaunt they drive, M'Dowall Poems
(1839) 35. Peb. Idle jaunts to me were pain, Affleck Poet. IVks.
(1836) 61. Gall. Allan and the wife were at Drumquhat over-
night on their marriage jaunt, Crockett Slickit Min. (1893) 107.
Nhb. (RO.H.) Lakel.= We'll hev a jant oot efter tea. Cum.';
Cum.* He myad up his mind 'at he'd liev a jant off, IK C. T.
(July 16, 1898) 4. I.W.i
2. V. To go on a pleasure-trip or excursion.
Frf. Like maukins thro' the fields they're jauntin', Morison
Poems (1790) 7. Per. A mettled, but canny young yaud for the
yokin'. When ye gae a jauntin' wi' me. Ford Harp (1893) 164.
Lnk. I micht hae been rowiu' in gear. An' jauntin' aboot in my
carriage, Mi'Laciilan Thoughts (1884") 80. Cum. There's our
'squire, wi' his thousands, jant jantin' about, Anderson Ballads
(1805) 39. Wm. We'd meant ta gah on t'sly an' jant an' spree
aboot. Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 47. Lan. Rambling through fields
and meadows in a cheerful light-hearted way (S.W.). Oxf.'
Jaantin about, going off on pleasure, MS. add. Brks.'
Hence (i) Jauntin g-bottle,s6. a pocket-flask ; (2) -car,
sb. an Irish car, esp. a car used for pleasure excursions.
(i) Lnk. Drawin' oot his jauntin' bottle [he] says, 'Will ye tak'
a bit taste?' WARDROpy. Mathison (1881) 41. (21 Ir. The journey
was to be performed in a jaunting car hired for the occasion,
Paddiana (ed. 1843) I. 246; Grose (1790) MS add. (M.) n.Ir.
There wusnae less nor twunty horses an' jauntin' cars, Lyttle
Paddy McQuillan, 10.
3. To trip along, go jauntily.
Per. Through arch an' aisle they jouk an' jaunt, Stewart
Character (1857) 99. Rnf. With big hand-basket in his mouth To
shops he jaunted, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 245.
Hence Jauntingly, adv. jauntily.
Per. Whaur water-bobbies jauntin'ly Bow to their shadows in
the stream, Edwards Strathearn Lyiics (1889) 59.
JAUNT, !'.2 Not. [dg§nt.] To jolt, shake.
s.Not. It did jaunt me goiii' ower them stones (J.P.K.).
JAUNT, V? and sb.'^ Fif. (Jam.) 1. v. To taunt, gibe,
jeer. 2. sb. A gibe, taunt.
JAUNT COAL, pin: Obs. Sc. A species of coal.
Lnk. Coal called jaunt coal, Ure Hist. Rulhergleii (1793) 290
(Jam.).
JAUNTY, see Janty.
JAUP, t/.' and sb. In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and n.
counties to Lin. Also written jawp Sc. (Jam.) Lin. ; and
in forms jaap Sc. (Jam.) Nhb.'; jab Cuin.*; jaip Nhb.';
jalp Sc. (Jam.) ; jap Sh.I. Fif Edb. N.I.' Ant. Don. Nhb.'
Cum.* ; joap Cum. Wm. ; jop w.Yks. ; jope Nhb.' Cum.*
n.Lan.' ne.Lan.' ; joup n.Cy. w.Yks.'; jowp n.Yks.'^
e.Yks.' m.Yks.' [dgap, dg9p, dgap.] 1. v. Of water:
to dash and rebound, in waves. Also used Jig.
Sc. (Jam.) Per. Skinking ware that jaups in luggies clean out
of caup and market, Haliburton Furth in Field (1894) 4. Fif.
Like swallin' waves on rough shores jappin', Tennant Papistry
(1827) 168. s.Sc. The wind . . . maks the water jaw, an' jawp,
an' foam like a cauldron, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 91. Dmb. The
steem-bott . . . snoovt awa and snoovt awa tho' the water was
jaupin till the Lum tap. Cross Disruption (1844) xxix. Ayr. She
wished it would blaw sic ane tempest as would soop the saun oot
of the sea, and jawp the sea cure the hills. Service Dr. Duguid
(ed. 1887) 255. m.Yks.' To wash or dash about in mass, like
water, when shaken. Waves are said to go jowping up against
the stones on the beach, or sea-wall. w.Yks.'
Hence (1) Japper, sb. a billow, broken wave ; (2)
Jauping, ppl. adj. dashing, breaking in waves.
(i) Fif. Beside the shore Whairon Ih' Aegean's jappers roar,
Tennant Papistry (1827) 3. (2) Ayr. The jauping weet, the stentit
sheet, AiNSLiE Poems (ed. 1892") 132. Bwk. Green wi' the dew o'
the jauping main, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 108.
2. To splash ; to bespatter with mud or water; to spill,
throw water, &c. over anything.
Sc. Ride fair and jaap nane, Kelly Prov. (1721) 283. e.Fif.
He wad persist in carvin' the chickens, . . wi' the result that he
jaupit wi' the jice a' the young leddies' white goons, Latto Tant
Bodkin (1864) XXV. Rnf. I'll gar your dull, foostit brains Jaup on
Heaven's causie stanes, Finlayson Rhymes (1815) 57. Ayr. A
wheen callans wi' their leather breeks, jawpin' through the glaur.
Service Notandums (1890) 79. Lnk. Jouk atween their stumpy
legs, dinnajaup the dears, NiciiOLSONA7/jt'Hrfrf(V(i895) 104. e.Ltb.
Ye'U hae to tak unco care that ye dinna jaup yoursel. Hunter /.
Inwick { 1895") 63. Edb. Poor Saundie, frae his doughty wark. Came
hame a'jappet i' the dark. Tint Quey (1796) 13. Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. {iB2^). N.I.' s. Don. Simmons G/. (1890). Cav. Yon boy
running past japped you (M.S.M.). Nhb.' Cum. I'd jaup This
quart a' yell about your scope, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 91 ;
Cum.' ; Cum.* Don't jope t'dooer wid t'whitewesh. noo. Anyone
in the way when a bucketful of water is thrown down with force,
is liable to get japped. ' She brought milk in a can, an' jab't it
JAUP
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ovver at ivery slep.' Ciun., Wm. Nicolson (1677) Trans. R. Lit.
Soc. (1868 IX. n.Lan.i, ne.Lan.'
Hence Jopins, sb. pi. an3'thing spilled. Cum.'*
3. Phr. (i) to jawp the water, to spend time on any
business, without the least prospect of success; — Kalers
with one, to play fast and loose.
( i) Sc. A' that ye do 'ill be just jawpin the water (Jam.). (2) Fif.
* I'll no jawp waters wi' ycu,' said to a person who has made a
bargain with another, and wishes to cast it (f'A.\
4. To shake up, toss to and fro ; to shake up the sediment
at the bottom of a liquid ; to beat up eggs.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. Anything thrown sharply and sud-
denly into the water is said to jap it about 'R.O.H."); Nhb.' n.Yks.';
n.Yks.2 ' We com jowping alang,' knocking one against another
in the vehicle. 'Jowp'diip,' shaken up, as the sediment in a liquid;
n.Yks." Ifthoojaups t'milk leyke that, thoo'll finnd butter i' t'can
when thoo gits yam. ne.Yks.' Deean't jaup it aboot. e.Yks.
Deean't jowp coffee-pot an stor all gruns up, Nicholson Flk-Sp.
(1889) 93; Marshall 7?Mr. Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.' Thoo leeak at
taties, while Ah jaup this egg. w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves
(1781 ; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.l
Hence Jowpment.iZi.amixtureofviands; ahash. n.Yks.'^
5. To make a splashing noise like liquid agitated in a
bucket or barrel.
n.Cy. Grose (1790' ; N.Cy.'The water went jauping in the skeel.
Dur.' s.Dur. A rotten egg is said to jaup when shaken (J.E.D.).
n.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall Rnr. Econ. (1788). sw.Lin.' How it
jaups about.
6. To strike together ; to smash by a sudden blow.
N.Cy.' • Jauping paste-eggs ' at Easter is a game at Newc. Two
boys give blow for blow with their eggs, and whichever is broken
is forfeited. Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. On Easter Monday the children
hai'e a festival entitled ' paste-egg day,' on which dyed eggs, boiled
hard, are bowled along the grass and jaaped to see which will break
first i'J.H.B. . Dur. To test the relative strength of various articles
by hitting them together. At Easter men and boys 'jap ' paste
eggs, striking one against another, to test which is the stronger
(F.P.). n-Yks." Ah'll jaup tha eggs.
Hence (i) Jaaper, sb. one who strikes the egg of an
opponent ; (2) Japin, sb. a jerk, a smart stroke.
(1 5 Nhb. At Easter time the relative merits of the dyed ' paste-
eggs ' are settled by the arbitrament of 'jaapin.' One holds his
egg, exposing the small end, and the 'jaaper' knocks the end of
his egg against it. The egg remaining unbroken is the conqueror,
and an egg which has come off entire after many such trials is con-
sidered p'rizevvorthy (R.O.H.). (2) Fif. (Jam.)
7. To beat, thrash.
n.Lin.' Noo then, Bill, I shall jaup thj? jacket for thd if thoo duz
n't mind.
8. sb. A dash of water, a broken wave ; a cross, short
sea. Also usedy?^^.
Sc. That portion of water which is separated from a wave, when
it is broken by its own weight, or by dashing against a rock, ship,
or any other body that resists its force and causes part of it to fly
ofif (Jam.), Sh.I. Sairdadditwi' life's jap, Burgess /?a5»ii> (1892)
32 ; Hit makes a jap ipo da shaald, Ju.nda Klingrahool (1898) 22 ;
[Coll. L.L.B.) Abd. Gien 3'er lordships hed hed as mony . . .jaups
o' cauld sea watter, Macdonald Makoltti (1875 ; II. 24. Fif. Again
the crowd, like water-jaup, Thegither rush'd, Te^kant Papistry
(1827I 141. Ayr. Dash the gumlie jaups up to the pouring skies,
HijRNs Brigs 0/ .Ayr (I'jS'j) \. 126; Gie me the jaup o' the dear auld
saut isea^, Ainslie Poems (ed. 1892 315.
9. Aspot or splash of mudordirty water; a spurt of water.
Sc. Properly that which is thrown on one's clothes, by the motion
of the feet, or of a horse or carriage, when the road is wet or miry
(Jam.). Per. See til the jaups o' glaar about yer guttery trotters,
Clelaxd Iiiclibrackeii ( 1883 1 263, ed. 1887. Ayr. He had got a jaup
o' glaur on his specks, Johnston AV/<;m//;(; (,1891,! II- 140. Edb.
Ay the jawps flee frae the whiel That quirlis at the end o't, Ramsay
Gentle Sliefi. (1725) 708, Scenary ed. Bwk. Ye needna be feared
for a jaup o' glaur, Calder Po«K5 (1897) 209. N.I.' Ant. A person
after walking on a wet day will complain of being covered with
'japs,' Ballymena Obs. i'i892) ; Grose (1790) MS. add. {C.) s.Don.
Simmons Gl. (1890). Nhb. My father cam hame a' covered wi japs
o' glair ; Nhb.'
10. A quantity of liquid ; the dregs of anything.
Sc. Canty war we ower your kale. Toddy jugs and jaups o' yill,
Chambers Sngs. (1829) I. 46. s.Sc. Come ! whurl the drumlie
dregs o't rown ; . . Gie then the jaups anither twirl, NicoL Poems
(1805) II. 60 (Jam.). Rnf. Jaups o' milk and pails o' whey, Barr
Poems ^1861) 199. Gall. Awa' ye foreign jaups and gills, Ye've
brought auld Scotlan' mony ills, Nicholson Poet. IVks. 1^1814) 130,
ed. 1897.
11. The sound produced by liquid shaken in a half-empty
vessel, _/?^. senseless talk.
N.Cy.' w.Yks. WiLLAN Z.i's/ Wds. {iQii). Lin. Streatfeild
Lin. and Danes (1885) 339. n.Lin.' Ho'd the jaup wi' thi^ ; dos't
ta want ivery body to knaw how soft thoo is?
12. The sound made by shoes when full of water. Per.
(G.W.)
13. A slap, a slight blow, which frightens rather than
hurts ; a cut, blow.
Cai.' Ayr. Wi' bluid upon his beak and claw. And jaups on
ilka wing, Ballads and Poems (1885) 190. Cum.* Hittin' Abe a jope
under t'ehin, IF. C. T. H. (1893) 10 ; I simply meant to give it two
or three japs to frighten it, Carlisle Patr. (May 25, 1894 1 3. I.Ma.
A jap in the mous he should have got, Rvdings Tales (1895) 106;
I give him the jap on the mouth for his impercnce (S.M.).
14. Fig. Ruin, destruction, wreck.
Sc. Mony a day as I hae been guid til you, ridden you canny
and never skelpit the hide o' you, to put sic a jawp on me noo,
Rov Horseman's IVd. (1895) xi. Dnif. Their fine balloon journey
a' knockit tae jaup, Reid Poems (1894) 48. Kcb. The farm gaed
to jap, an' the bummers cam' in, An' hoisted puir Tarn to the causey,
Armstrong Ingleside (1890; 218.
JAUP, t'.° Bnff.' To fatigue, weary.
JAUPIE, I'. Sc. Also wTitten jauppie. [dga'pi.] To
spill, scatter, separate into small portions of liquid, &c.
See Jaup, i'.' 2.
Edb. Thou gar'st the hidden treasure jaupie A' in the air, Ballan-
TiNE Wee Raggit Laddie, St. 11 (Jam. Siifipl.) ; ib. Gaberlunzie (ed.
18751 Gl.
JAUR. JAUR-HOLE, see Jar(r, Jaw-hole.
JAURNOCH, sb. w.Sc. (Jam.) Filth ; washings of
dishes, &c.
JAVE, sb. Sc. [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] The upper crust of a loaf of bread. (F.H.)
JAVE. see Jeve.
JAVEL, V. Yks. Also written javvle e.Yks.' [d^a'vl.]
To wrangle, quarrel, dispute. Yks. (Hall.), e/Vks.',
w.Yks.=3
JAVELIN, sb. Cum. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A crowbar. Easther Gl. (1893).
JAVVER. V. and sb.^ n.Cy. Yks. Den Also written
gavver w.Yks. Der.^ nw.Der.' [dga'v3(r.] 1. v. To
talk idly ; to be garrulous, talkative. Cf gabber, jabber, v}
m.Yks.' w.Yks. He ma3' do pratta weel to bawl to t'Oirishmen,
or javver abaht chetch rates, Bywater Sheffield Dial. (1839) 98,
ed. 1877 ; w.Yks.' Their parents er ill set to ken what ther barns
er javverin about, i. -xi.x. Der.^, nw.Der.'
Hence (i) Gavering, //>/. adj. w.Yks. (J.T.) ; (2) Jav-
versome, adj. noisy, talkative, garrulous. n.Yks."*
2. sb. Idle talk ; impudence, 'jaw.'
n.Cy. (H.\LL.), n.Yks.'^'*, m.Yks.' w.Yks.' Let's hey naan o'
thy javver ; w.Yks. 2, nw.Der.'
JAVVER, sb.'^ Yks. Food. The same word as
Chavver (q. v.).
w.Yks. Average price 00 wheat wor 133s. for 8 bush. ; it wor
dear javver at that day, Dewsbre Olm. (1866) 4.
JAW, s6.' and v.^ Van dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
Irel. Eng. and Amer. Also in forms ja w.Cy. Dor.' ; jaa
Sh.I. Nhb.' Cum.'*; jah Ess.'; jo Cum.'* [dgo, dga.]
1. sb. In comb, (i) Jaw-bit, food carried out in the fields
by labourers, to be eaten about 10 or 11 o'clock; (2)
•blades, the jaws, chafts; (3) -bone yat-steads, gateways
with pointed arches made of whales' jaw-bones ; (4)
•breaker, (5) -cracker, a long word, difficult to pronounce ;
(61 -hole, a fissure or opening in the land, as the mouth
of a stream; the arched entrance to a cavern; (7) -lock,
lockjaw; (8) -locked, lock-jawed ; (9) -work, talk.
(i) Wil.' (2^ Nhb.' (3) e.Yks.i In the neighbourhood of Hull,
formerly the chief port for Greenland whalers, it was customary
to set up over gate-ways, whales'jaw-bones in the form of a pointed
arch, many of which may still be seen. (4) Nhb.', e.Yks.', w.Yks.
f J.W.) n.Lin.' Thaay mak ewse on sich jaw-braakcrs when thaay
talk aboot the'r flooers, 'at I can't tell a wo'd thaay saay, nor tung
it efter 'em. s.Lio. He preaached a sarmon as wor nist and short
JAW
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and wi'out any jawbraakers (T.H.R.). Oxf.' MS. add. Lon. 'I
can't tumble to that barrikin,' said a 3'oung fellow; ' it's a jaw-
breaker,' Mayhew Land. Laboiii- (1851) 1. 25. (5) e.Yks.' (6)
n.Yks.2 (7) Ayr. The gun burst and blew affhisthoomb : hedee'd
of jaw-lock in a week, Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 115. w.Yks.
T'wife hezzant lied t'jawlock yet, Piidsey Ann. (? 1875) Pre/. 3. (8)
w.Yks. Wi' mymathe woideoppen,an'neearly jaw-lock'd,HALLAM
IVadsley Jack (i866) xvi. (9) Lan. Le's ha' less jaw-work an'
more paw-work fro' th' gentry, Burnett Haworth's (1887) vii.
2. Fig. Talk, chatter ; abusive or insolent talk, ' cheek.'
In gen. colloq. use.
Sh.I. Man,howlddyjaw, S/;. TVcuis (Aug. 13, 1898). Cai.' Elg.
I'll gar ye baud 3'er jaw yet, Tester Poems (1865) 1 18. Abd. Fat's
the eese o' a lawvyer gin he hinna a gweed moufu' o' ill jaw?
Ale.xander Am Flk. (1882) 98. Frf. Come now, mum, no jaw,
WiLLOCK Roselty Ends (1886) 166, ed. 1889. Fif. Ne'er gie them
surly jaw, nor jeer Whan they for fauts reprove you, Douglas
Poems (i8o6) 82. Rnf. Mungo Martin had grown dry Thro' e.xtra
jaw and jobbin', Webster Rhymes (1835) 11. Ayr. A very good
sort of a town — plenty of punch and plenty of jaw, Galt Lairds
(1826) xxvii. Lnk. If ye treat me to ony mair o'yer sma' jaw. I'll
rise an' wring the bit neck o' ye, Murdoch Readings {i8g$) I. 122.
Edb. Plagu'd wi' jails and lawwer's jaw, Learmont Poems (1791)
62. Gall. MACTAGGART£')(rvf/. (i82.t'i. Wgt. Ye lawyers ... Wha
deaved his lugs wi' learned jaw, FRASERPof);ts(i885) 227. N.I.',
Nhb.l, Dur.', Lakel.2 Cum.» ; Cum." Hod theh jo. Wm. (B.K.),
Yks. (J.W.), e.Yks.' Lan. Bur awconno' the'rjaw un' the'r gam',
Harland Lyrics { 1866) 137; (S.W.) Chs.' Esp. talk which annoys
or aggravates. 'Come, let's have none o' thy jaw.' Der.*, nw.Der.',
Not.' n.Lin.' N bed been warkin' doon at th' boddom o' a
well, soa I ax'd him, at dinner-time, for jaw like, if he'd seed oht
o' ohd Sam. s.Lin. (T.H.R.), Lei.', War.2, Suf.' w.Som.' Kaum
naew ! noaun u dhuy jaa-, uls dhee-t bee upuut' tu doo'urz een u
kwikstik [Come now! (let us have) none of your abusive language,
otherwise you will be put to doors (turned out) very quickly].
Ee- ! wai, u-z aul jaa% lig u sheep's aid ! [He ! why, he is all jaw,
like a sheep's head !] A very common description of an empty
talker. Slang. Desiring him to do his duty without further jaw,
Smollett P. Pickle (1751) xx.\ii. [Amer. 'Twould save holl hay-
cartloads o' fuss an' three four months o' jaw, Lowell Biglow
Papers {iB^iB) 136.]
3. A jest. Lan. (Hall.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] 4. The open-ended tenon for a mortice. Glo.',
w.Cy. (Hall.), Dor.* 5. pi. The breaking part of a
stone-crushing machine. s.Yks. (S.K.C.)
6. V. To talk, chatter.
Abd. Jawin' wi' the ither lasses, Macdonald R. Falconer (1868)
105. Rnf. Priests may preach and scribes may jaw, Webster
Rhymes (182s I 8. Edb. Ither people jaw away About politics o'
the day, Crawford Poems (1798) 108. N.I. To talk in an offen-
sive way ; to give saucy answers. Cum. Lantie laugh't An' jaw't
an' chaff't. Richardson Talk (1876) 86. Yks. (J.W.), Lan. (S.W.)
n.Lin. If I Stan' jawin' wi' a . . . yawnax like you she'll maybe
be deud afore I get to her. Peacock R. Skirlatigli (1870) II. 88.
S.Lin. Nobudy heer'd sich jawin' and argyin' i' all the'r born daas
as wor carri'd on (T.H.R.). Nrf. Mind you don't go loafing and
jawing about. Haggard Col. Qitaiitch (1888) I. vi. Ess.' She's in
a jahing yumer to-day. Slang. They jawed together, fore and
aft, a good spell, Sjiollett R. Random (1748) xxiv.
Hence (i) Jawing-shop, ab. a debating society; (2)
•tacks, sb. the mouth ; jaws.
(i) Brks. Worth more than all the chaps at that jawing shop of
yours, Hughes Scour. IVhite Horse (1859) viii. (2) Cor. He gives
a shake o' the head to set hes jawin'-tacks loose, ' Q.' Troy Town
(18881 xi.
7. Phr. to jaw over, (i) to talk over, to persuade; (2) to
talk about a person or thing in a loud or offensive manner.
n.Lin.' I doan't want to hev my lass's naainc javv'd oher e'
ivery public-hoose e' all th' cuntry side.
8. To scold, vituperate, abuse ; to grumble, complain ;
to taunt. Pni. jew. In ^c;;. colloq. use.
Sh.I. Get 'is friends ta start an' jaa me, Sh. News (July 30,
1898). Fif. She jaw'd them, misca'd them For clashin' claikin'
haips, Douglas Poems i 1806) 125. n.Cy. (J.W.) Lakel.'* He
jaw'd me rarely when A spak lull him fer his awn good. w.Yks.^
I.Ma. The master was jawin' boosly enough, Rydings 7'alcs
(1895) 114. Der. I wish I was here when you jawed cousin,
Le Fanu Uncle Silas (.1865) I. 299; Der.^, nw.Der.', Lei.', War.2
Lon. Because he kept jawing me, Mayhew Prisons (1862) 550.
Suf. He jew good tightly about it (C.G.B.) ; e.An. Dy. Times
VOL. III.
(1892). e.Suf. (F.H.) Ken. He did jaw when he heard it
(D.W.L.). e.Ken. (G.G.) Sus., Hmp. Hollovvay. n.Dev.
Tamzen and thee be olweys . . . jawing, E.vm. Scold. ( 1 746) 1. 307.
JAW, V.' and sb.'^ Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Also in
forms jaa Nhb.'; jae Sc. (Jam.) [dgo, d7,a.] 1. v. Of
water : to dash, surge, splash. Cf. jow, v.^ 6.
Sc. A naked craig wi' a burn jawing ower 't, Scott Rob Roy
(1817) xxi ; The stately tower Whilk proud defies the jawing
wave. Lass of Roch Royal, 7, in Child Ballads (1885) II. 223.
Frf. The billows around him micht jaw, Watt Poet. Sketches
(1880) 105. Per. Aye I faucht wi' the jawin' wave, Ford Harp
('893) 342. Rnf. A burn 'whiles jawin' like a sea," Gilmour
Pcn-Flk. ( 1873) 50. Lnk. Sheughs an' deep fur-drains were jawin'
To spate the burns, Watson Poems (1853) 26. Ant. (W.H.P.)
2. To pour or dash about a quantity of water.
Sc. When it [the elephant] drinks, it sucks up the water with
its trunk, — and then putting the low end of the trunk in its
mouth, by wynding it in, it jaes in the water in its mouth as from
a great spout, Law Memorialls ^i8i8) 177 (Jam.). Ayr. [They]
jawed astowpfu' o' water on his held, Service Notaiidtims (i8go)
35 ; (f.J.C.) Lnk. Bletherum bore her to the vestry, Jaw'd
some water in her face, Nicholson Kilicuddie (1895) 80. e.Lth.
Nae need to jaw watter on a droun'd moose. Hunter,/. Imvitk
(1895) 194. Gall. 'Jaw,' in some of the ancient tongues, means
' pour ' ; we use it yet for that in ours, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824)
281, ed. 1876.
3. sb. A wave, billow, breaker. Also used fig.
Sc. Ugly, ugly were the jaws That rowd unto their knee, Sir
Patrick Spcns, 8, in Child Ballads (1885) II. 21. BnfT. Jouk till
o'er j-ou gang the jaw, Taylor Poems (1787) 97. Abd. Weet to
the skin wi' the splash o' a muckle jaw, Macdonald Malcolm
(1875) II. 13. Kcd. [He] Took the wiser coorse to 'jock. An lat
the jaw gang by,' Grant Lays (1884) 57. Frf. A craft . . . That
. . . Jinket the jaws On the briny breist o' the main. Watt Poet.
Sketches (1880) 20. Fif. Lampin' alang , . . frae jaw to jaw athort
the sea, Tennant Papistry (1827) 3. Lnk. Drink gaed roun' like
jaws o' water, Nicholson Kihvnddie (i8g5\ 72. Lth. Scores o' our
sturdiest farmers fail To jouk the jaw. An' broken-hairted families
haill Gae to the wa', Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 164. Edb. Upo'
the briny Korean jaws to float, Fergusson Poems (1773) 198, ed.
1785. Gall. I had ye baptized, . . and never a whinge or a greet
did ye gae when he slappit ye into the thickest o' the jaw,
Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 326. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
4. A dash or spurt of water; a quantity of water thrown
out with a jerk.
Sc. A gusfi of water, &c., such as takes place when we suddenly
oversetatuborbucketofwater.GROSE . i79o)Vl/S.«(/rf. (C.) nw.Abd.
The trance is in a jaw [flood], Coodivife (1867) St. 44. Frf.
Anither day he wad be dashed frae head to feet wi' great jaws o'
cauld water, Willock Rosetly Ends (1886) 80, ed. 1889. Per.
Doon wad thud my ravelled snood, Creatin' sic a jaw, man, Ford
Harp (1893) 149. Peb. The nauseous mixture fell Wi' jaws upon
the sprawling hash, Lintoun Green (1685) 62, ed. 1817.
5. A large quantity of any liquid.
Sc. The cow has gi'en a gude jaw the day, i. e. a large quantity
of milk (Jam.). Bnff.' Jaws of milk, a large quantity of milk (s.v.
Haul). Fif. Fisher- Willie and the lairds . . . wash't their gebbies
and their beards In sparklin' jaws o' claret, Tennant Papistry
(1827) 84. Rnf. Drown dull care in jaws o' liquor, Picken Poems
(18 13) I. 80. Ayr. He was gaun to be very big, and order in a
great jaw of drink for the company. Service Dr. Diigiiid (ed. 1887)
125. Lnk. Wee draps gar sense its mettle feel. Grit jaws gar
wit an' reason reel. Watt Poems (1827) 109. e.Lth. It poored on
maist o' the month o' September, wi' awfu' jaws an' skelps o'
rain. Hunter J. Inniek (1895) 9. Cum. Wi' jaws o' yell some
durty beutts Pat loft suin in a slatter, Gilpin Sngs. (1866) 275 ; A
certain slight rollick in his voice and accent, perhaps due to the
jaws o' j'ell, Linton Lizzie Lotion (1867) II. 233 ; Cum.*
fl. Cp. Norw. dial. yrt^a, to dash or sweep along (Aasen);
ON. /rt^«, to move to and fro (Vigfusson). 3. I am God
Tibris . . . wyth mony jaup and jaw, Douglas Eneados
(1513), ed. 1874, III. 153.]
JAW, see Jay, sb.
JAWBATION, sb. In gen. dial, and colloq. use in
Eng. Also in forms jaabation Nhb.'; jobation n.Lin.'
Nhp.' War.3 Oxf Hnt. Nrf. Sus.^ Hmp.' w.Som.' ; jubation
n.Lin.' [dg^be'Jan, dgobejsn.] A long and tedious
harangue ; a scolding, severe lecture or reprimand.
Nhb.', n.Yks. (T.S.), e.Yks.', Not.' Lin.' She nearly drove me
z z
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scranny with her jawbation. n.Lin.i, Nhp.', War.^ Oxf. Grose
(1790) j1/S. arfrf. (M.) Hnt. (T.P.F.). Nrf. vE.M.), Sus.2 Sus.,
Hmp. HoLLOWAY. Hjnp.' w.Som.' A preachment, or any con-
tinued speaking — not necessarily a scolding. A long sermon
would often be spoken of as 'a rigler jobation' [joabae-urshun].
Collcq. Don't be angry at my jobation ; but write me a long answer
of your own free will, Hughes T. Biozoii O.xf. (1861) xlii.
Hence Jawbatious, ad/, loquacious. n.Yks.*
JAW-BOX, sb. Sc. Irel. [d29--boks.] A sink under
a tap ; an indoor sink for refuse water. Also used Jig.
See Jaw, v.^ 2.
Sc. (.W.G.R.) e.Sc. The half-way house? . . The place is little
else than a jaw-box itsel' — the jaw-box o" the parish, Setoun
R. Uiquhart (1896) x\-iii. Ayr. Posies which cam oot from some
of the jaw-boxes and reeking closes and stairs in the High Street,
Service il/-. Dugt<id{ed. 1887 87 ; (F.J.C.) Lnk. Duly chronicled
in the local paper— the 'jawbox,' as Doghip called it, Gordon
Pyotsltaw (18851 297. Dmf. The sewerage, never good in rural
town, becomes abominable— instead of the flower pot a rank jaw-
box at the stair-head. Wallace Schoolmasler (,1899) 41. N.I.1
law tub, jaw box, a scullery sink.
JAWD, JAWDY, see Jade, Jaudie.
JAW-HOLE, sb. Sc. Also in forms jar-, jaur- Ajt.
IJam.) a place into which dirty water, &c. is thrown ; a
cesspool, midden, sewer. Also used_/?g-. See Jaw, f.^ 2.
Sc. That gulf ycleped in Scottish phrase, the jaw-hole, in other
words an uncovered common sewer, Scott St. Ro>ian (1824)
xxviii ; Fig. any society that is viewed as a receptacle for persons
of a worthless or doubtful character (Jam.). Frf. Playin' clyte
owre into his ain jawhole, Willock Roselty Ends (1886) 183, ed.
1889. Per. Ae scabbit ewe will smit a flock, Ae jaw-hole splutter
fifty folk, Spence Poems (1898) 196. e.Fif. Defendit in front by a
fortification o' muck, an' moated by a jawhole o' fulzie, Latto
Tam Bodkin (1864) i. Ayr. All the old houses had a jaur-hole,
i. e. a hollow perforated stone built into the wall for carrying off
dirty water (Jam.). Bwk. Such a disaster as a plunge in the jaw-
hole, Henderson /■()/>. 7?/jv";fs (1856 77. Slk. He was forced to take
shelter in his own jaw-hole, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 71. Gall. Set
their head thro' the round jaw-holes, Crockett G>ey Man (1896) 2.
JAWL, see Jowl, i'.'
JAWLED, ppl. adj. Yks. Also Sur. Sus. Hmp. Also
informjowledn.Yks. 1. With o/^/ : excessively fatigued,
exhausted, tired out. Sur.\ Sus.'^, Hmp.'
2. Weak, overdone.
n.Yks. ' Watther jawled muck,' over-watered grog (T.S.).
JAWLS, si.//. Obs. e.Lan.' Jaws. The same word
as Chawl, sb. (q.v.)
JAWLTER, JAWM, see Jolter-head, Jamb.
JAWMAS, 56. Yks. [d29m3s.] A talkative, chatter-
ing person ; a conceited person.
w.Yks. Ah'm stalled o' t'clatter ov a jawmas like thee, Leeds
Merc. Siippl. (May 26, 1894) ; Ah can happen afford ta keep a
pony as weel as thee, as big a jawmas as tha art, Franklaxd
Gammer Green in Leeds Sat. Jrn. 1,1895; ^nias l^o. 10.
JAWMATREES, JAWNER, see Geometries, Jaunder.
JAWP, v._ n.Cy. Yks. Also written jaup n.Yks.^*
w.Yks.^ [dg9P-] To gape, yawn.
n,Yks.^ ' It jawps sair, ' it gapes very much, as an open seam,
or a wide mouth.
Hence Jawping or Jaupen,//!/. adj. gaping, yawning,
open-jawed ; wide, spacious, roomy.
n.Cy. (Hall.) n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ ' A great jawping firesteead,'
a wide old-fashioned fire-place, where the family group can seat
themselves beneath the chimney-vent, with the hearth-fire in the
centre ; n.Yks.*, m.Yks.^ w.Yks.' A girt jaupen roum.
JAWP, see Jape.
JAWSY, arfy. Ken.'^ [dz9-zi.] Talkative.
JAAVTHER, V. and sb. Sc. (Jam.) 1. v. To be en-
gaged in idle or frivolous conversation. 2. sb. pi. Idle,
frivolous discourse, indicating a weak mind.
JAWTHERUM, see Joathrum.
JAY, sA. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Midi.
Lin. Rut. Lei. War. Won Glo. Oxf. e.An. Wil. Dev. Cor.
Also in forms jaw- Wil. ; jee- w.Yks. [dge.] 1. In comp.
(i) Jay-bird, the jay, Garruhis glandariiii ; (2) -fulfer, the
fieldfare, Turdiis pilaris ; (3) -pie, see (i) ; (4) -piet or
-pyet, (a) see (i); (b) the magpie, Pica rtislica; (5) -teal,
the common teal, Qiierqiiedula avcca.
(i) Yks. Yks. IVkly. Post (Dec. 31, 1898). sw.Lin.', Rut.',
Lei.> (2)e.An.l (3) Midi. Swainson Sire's (1885 . 75. War.»
w.Wor. Berrow's Jrn. Mar. 3, 1888). Glo. The screaming 'jay-
pies,' as the local people call the jays, Gibbs Cotswold Vill. 1898)
374. Oxf.' MS. add. Wil. (K.M.G.) Dev., Cor. Swainson ib.
Cor. A reg'Iar little dandy-sprat, an' so pert as a jay-pie in June,
'Q.' Troy Totm (1888) xi ; Rood Birds (1880) 315; Cor.> Sweet
as a jay-pie sang a Cornish song; Cor.^ (4. a) Ags., Per. (Jam.)
Per. Swainson ib. 75. e.Fif. If we dinna chatter awa like a wheen
jay-pyats, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864 .xv. Gall. It was the patch
of blue sky on a jay's wing. The\- call it the jay piet hereabouts,
Crockett Bog-Myrtle (1895) 420.' N.Cy.>, Nhb.', Cum. (H.W. ,
(J.Ar.), Cum.* Wm. That's a bonny feddur, it's oot ov a jay-
pyatt wing (,B.K.). (4) Cam.* (5) Kcb. Swainson 16. 158.
2. The missel-thrush, Turdus viscivorus. Also in coittp.
Jay-pie.
n.Ir. [So called from] the harsh note it utters when alarmed,
Swainson 16. 2; N.I.' Wil. Swainson ib.
J AY, inf. Dev. Also in form jayly. [dge.] A disguised
form of 'Jesus'; also in phr. laiir Jayly/ Lord Jesus!
used as a mild imprecation.
Dev. Jay faather how i glazed! Daniel Bride oJScio (1842) 184;
Jay, I zwear I'd sooner kiss our maister's owld blind mare, ib.
176; Zeth es wurship, laur jayly ! my ivers ! now be ? Nathan
Hogg Poet. Lett. \ed. i866; 2nd S. 18. nw.Dev.' 'Jay, but I wull
then.' Now rarely heard.
JAYKLE, JAYL, see Jakle, Geal, v.'^
JAY-LEGGED, an). Nhb. Small or feeble in the legs.
The jay-legg'd bodies frae the toon, Wilson Dicky's Wig (1843)
83; Nhb.'
JAYVEL, V. Cum.'* Also written gayvel Cum.*
[dze'vl.] Tostagger; to walkloosely orungainlylikeacow.
JAYWEED, sb. Sus. The stinking chamomile, Aii-
themis Cotida. (B. & H.)
JAZACK, sb. Yks. [dge'zak.] A disguised form of
'Jesus,' used in imprecations.
e.Yks.' ' By Jazack,' a prefix to a threat, or an expression of
anger or annoyance, MS. add. i,T.H.)
JAZY, adj. w.Wor.' Also in form jazyfied. [dge'zi.]
Tired out; flagging.
JAZZEN, sb. Lin. Also in forms jarsent ; jasnack
Lin.' ; yarsent. A donkey. Cf. jessop.
A', fr Q. (1873) 4th S. xi. 323 ; Lin.' Do not lallop the jazzen.
Two pence more and up goes the jasnack.
JAZZUP, JEAL, see Jessop, Geal, i'.'
JEALOUS, adj Sc. Yks. Lan. Lin. War. Cmb. Cor.
Also in form jillous n.Yks.* [dgelas, w.Yks. also dgia'las.]
L Suspicious, apprehensive. Cf. jalouse.
Ayr. The French guards . . . were instructed to be jealous of
all untimeous travellers, Galt Gilhaize (1823) iv. Slk. As he
picked his herbs out of the churchyard . . . the old wives . . .
grew jealous of him, Hogg Tales (1838) 384, ed. 1866. n.Yks.'
Ah's jealous he's efter nae guid ; n.Yks.* Ah war a bit jillous 'at
he wad splet on uz. ne.Yks.' Ah's jealous he weean't cum.
w.Yks. I am jealous we are going to have some wet iC.C.R) ;
w,Yks.^ Au'm jealous he's not baan to carry on long ; w.Yks.^
' D'yuh think it al raan to daay maaster ? ' ' Am jealous it will
missis.* Lan, Bein' jealous 'at hoo' I nitch her pots. Standing
Echoes (1885) 8. Lin. ' Will it keep fine to-day, John ? ' ' I'm
somehow jealous of it, sir' (J.C.W.}. n.Lin.' I'm very jealous
that th' corn weant to'n oot well t'year. e.Lin. I wer jealous she
wouln't get better (G.G.W.). War. I was very jealous of that
tramp that came to the door (L.M.). Cor. I had a jealous thoft
[thought], Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895; Gl. ; I was jealous
that he was not doing what he ought (M.A,C.) ; Cor. ^ The baby's
ill. I'm jealous it's going to die. I'm jealous of the result.
Hence Jealousy, sb. suspicion.
Sc. It would never do if the Lord Advocate were to get any
jealousy of our acquaintance, Stevenson Catiiona 1,1893) ii. Rnf.
I couldna help some jealousy ; Thought at the time that it might
be Merely a hoax, Webster Rhymes (1835) 134. Ayr, My col-
leagues all approving of it I had no jealousy or suspicion that a
design . . . would meet with any other opposition, Galt Provost
(1822) xxvi. Lnk. Having a jealousy in my mind that I should
be troubled, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) II. 54, ed. 1828.
2. Perplexed, ' staggered.'
w.Yks.'^ Well, I am jealous ; I don't know where them dogs
has got to.
3. Fragile. Cmb. (W.W.S.)
JEALOUSE
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JEILL
JEALOUSE, see Jalouse.
JEALOUSY, sb. and adj. Shr. Ken. 1. sb. The St.
Vincent's Rock stonecrop, Sedum rupestie. Shr.' 2. adj.
Jealous. Ken.^
JEANIE, sb. Sc. A generic name for a country damsel.
Cf. Jenny, sb.^ 3.
Mry. Smit, smit — honest man — wi' our Jockies an' Jeanies,
Hay Li>itie (1851) 49. Frf. Supplyin' green kail an' whisky an'
beef to the Jockies and Jeannies wha hae assembled, Willock
Rosetty EitJs (1886) 158, ed. 1889. Bwk. The lads an' lassies
hameward speed, Ilk Jock an' Jeanie as agreed, Calder Poems
(1897^, 115.
JEAREM, see Geanun(s.
JEARN, adj. Hrf.'^ Raw, cold, severe. The same
word as Dern, adj.'^
JEAT, JEBBER, see Jet, s6.^ Jibber, v.
JECK, V. Sc. To neglect. Cf. jack, v.'^
Dmf. Jeck any piece of work (Jam.).
JED, adj. Chs. Stf. Der. Lei. War. Shr. Also written
gad nw.Der.i [dged.] 1. Dial, form of (/ota'.
Cljs.3 Jed as a dur nail. Stf. Him an me's been fatched out for
jed five-six times, Murray Nov. Note Bk. (1887) 53. Der.2,
nw.Der.' Lei.> Ah'm welly jed. War.^", Slir.i
2. Phr. to go jed, to die.
s.Chs. Ur two sons an' ur uwd mon wun gone jed, Darlington
Bk. Ruth, i. 5
JEDBURGH, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also in forms Jeddart
Sc. ; Jethart Nhb.' In comb, (i) Jedburgh-cast, a legal
trial after the infliction of punishment ; (2) — jug, a brass
jug containing about eight gills, used as a standard of dry
and liquid measure ; (3) —jury, a jury that tries a case
after punishment has been inflicted ; (4) —justice, (a) see
(i); (6) wholesale punishment or acquittal; (5) — law, see
(i) ; (6) — staff, obs.. a kind of battle-axe; also in phr. io
rain Jeddart staves, to rain 'cats and dogs.'
(O Sc. It canna but be that in the life ye lead you suld get a
Jeddart-cast ae day, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxxvi. (a) Rxb. Kept
by the Dean of Guild (Jam."). (3) Lnk. John appeals to a Jed-
burgh jury, if it be not easier to deal wi' fools, than headstrong
fashious fouks, Graham Wn'/ings {1883') II. 216. (4, a) Sc. The
memory of Dunbar's legal proceedings at Jedburgh, is preserved
in the proverbial phr. Jeddart Justice, which signifies trial after
execution, Scott Border Miiis/relsy (1803) Pre/. Ivi (Jam.). s.Sc.
Jeddart justice— hang first, and judge after, Wilson Tales (1836)
II. 137. Slk. 'To Jeddart they hauled the auld miller wi' speed.
An' they hangit him dead on a high gallows tree ; An' afterwards
they in full counsel agreed That Rob Riddle he richly deserved
to die.' This alludes to an old and very common prov., ' That
such a one will get Jeddart Justice,' Hogg Poems (ed. 1865") 67.
N.Cy.' (li) Sc. I have a different account given of Jeddart Justice.
It is said to signify either a general condemnation, or a general
acquittal. Twenty or thirty persons . . . having been brought to
trial here at once, it was previously resolved that they should
have a common fate. One of the assize, to whose lot it fell to
give the casting voice, having fallen asleep, as he was rather in a
bad humour at being disturbed, on the question being put to him,
is said to have replied to the Judge, ' Hang them a' ' (Jam.). (5)
Gall. Ye shall never dee, auld lad, By 'Jeddart law,' Kerr Maggie
o' the Moss (1891) 51. Nhb.i (6) Sc. If men are to break the
peace under pretence of beating them, why it will rain Jeddart
staves in our very antechamber, Scott Nigel (1822) xxxiii ;
Breaketh bones as well as a Jeddart stalT, ib. Abbot (1820) iv.
Abd. That they be furnished with halberts, Lochaber axes, or
Jedburgh staves and swords, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) II. loi.
Rxb. It is commonly called Jeddart staff, and understood to denote
the same kind of weapon which is still carried before the magis-
trates of that burgh, or in other processions. Some of these
resemble the halbert on one side, having a short kind of bill or
sharp hook on the other. There are others which exhibit the
hatchet-form on both sides. They are in length from seven to
eight feet (Jam.).
JEDDER, V. and sb. Cum. Lan. Also in form jidder
Cum. [d3e-d?3(r, dgi'dtSar.] 1. v. To tremble, shake,
'dither.'
Cum. Na mair you'll hear the hammer-bleats Flee Jedd'rin ow'r
your heids at neets, Dickinson Rem. (1888) 161 ; Cum.'*, n.Lan.
(C.W.D.), n.Lan.'
Hence Jidderty-jadderty, adv. of a wheel which has
become loose in the ' bush ' ; moving irregularly.
Cum. It ga's jidderty-jadderty (E.W.P.).
2. sb. A jar, jarring ; a discord. Cum.'*
JEDDY.CUM-JIDY, sb. n.Cy. Cum. Also in form
jiddi-cum-jidy n.Cy. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A see-saw. n.Cy. (Hall.) Cum. Linton Late Cv. (1864) 306.
JEE, JEEACK, JEEG, JEEGIT, JEEGLE, see Ge(e,
int., v.^, Gike, v.. Gig, sb.-
, Jig, sb ', Jiggit, Giggle, v.'-
JEEGLER, sb. Sc. [dglglar.] A half-fledged bird, a
' cheeper.'
Lth. (Jam.) e.Lth. But we were ower auld birds to be
catched wi' ony sic caff. We werena a wheen jeeglers wha had
chippit oor shell yestreen. Hunter/. Iiiwich (1895) 177.
JEEL, see GeaL v.^, JeilL
JEEPS, 5*. N.Cy.' Nhb.' [dgips.] \ severe beating.
JEER, V. and sb. Sc. [dglr.] 1. v. trans. To mock,
make fun of, scorn.
Dmb. It's ill dune o' you to jeer me in that way, Cross Disrup-
tion (1844) XX. Ayr. The vintner's wife . . . jeered him, and
would fain have been jocular, G.\lt Gtlhaize (1823) ii. Lth. She
jeers them, Ballantine Poems (1856 92. Edb. Aye she jeers
me air and late, M'^Dowall Poems (1839) 29.
2. sb. Derision.
Edb. I there should be ... A jeer to all my neighbours, Cailop
Green (1793) 139, ed. 1817.
Hence Jeery, adj. jesting.
Frf. To crack their jeery jock, Morison Poems (1790) 6.
JEESTIE, sb. Sc. A jesting matter.
Abd. Dancin' wasna jecstie to them that try't it, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) xl.
JEET, sb. Sc. [dglt] A low term of contempt, a
worthless person ; a brat.
Abd. You'll often see a drunken jeet Unable amaist to hand his
feet, Anderson Poems (1826) 71; Yer shameless praise o'
siclike jeets, Shelley Flowers (1868) 177. Per. ' He's a low
drunken jeet.' ' He keeps company wi ony orra jeet he can pick
up.' All but unknown (G.W.).
JEETY, (7^/. Sc. L Resplendent, bright.
Abd. For a' that's noble, grand, an' jeety, I point you to the
Granite City, Ogg IVillie IValy (1873) 82. Per. That's a jeety
star iG.W.).
2. Neat. Also us^djig. and advb.
Abd. That's a jeety parcel. That's jeety done (G.W.).
JEEZY, see Gizz.
JEF, sb. w.Yks.5 [dgef.] The master. Cf. gaff, tb.^
Where's t'jef? He'll be coming jef ower thuh if thah doesn't
mind. Ah'll take care on him ; av awalus bin me awan jef an'
awalus mean to be.
JEF(F, see Geff.
JEFFERY, sb. Obs. Yks. In phr. 57. Jeffery's day,
never. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.)
JEFFULL, see Jafiie, si.'
JEG, sb. and v. Lakel. Yks. Lan.
Lakel.' w.Yks. [dgeg, dgag.] 1. sb.
to go jegs.
Lakef.2 Ah'll stand mi jagg. w.Yks. Thah'll gooa iegs ah'st
think, Yks. Wkly. Post (Jan. 28, 1898) ; w.Vks.^ ; w.Yks.^ Prin-
cipally in juvenile use. When two are in company, and either
happens to find something of any value, if the one who had not
the good fortune of seeing and picking it up can say ' Jegs ! '
before the finder has time to say ' No Jegs ! ' he is entitled to
equal shares, and an equal right of disposing of what is found, it
becoming common property. 'Shabby jegs,' a poor share. A
railway carrier gets ' a good jeg ' when trade is brisk.
2. v. To join ; to share. w.Yks.^
3. In ganies : to be able to play ; to 'go.'
Lan. As in domino playing — ' I conno jeg this time,'
Post (Jan. 28, 1898^
JEGGING, adj. Sc. Creaking. Cf gig, v.^
Syne wi' the jeggin' wheel Roun' in a runimlin' reel, Edwards
Sc. Poets, 3rd S. 396.
JEGGLE, JEHO(E, see Giggle, v.'^, Gehoe.
JEILL, sA. I.Ma. Also written jeel. [dgil.] Damage.
Eyes that played the very mischief wis the boys— but then I I
won't thry to tell you what they were laak. You will hear from
the 'jeiir they done furtheron, Rydings Tate (1895) 29; | What's
the jeel now ? ' said Pete, Caine Manxman (1894) pt. i. vi.
[Gael, diobhail, damage, loss (Macbain).]
z z 2
Also in forms jagig
Share ; esp. in phr.
Yks. Wkly.
JEISSLE
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JENNY
JEISSLE, sb. Slk. (Jam.) A multitude of things thrown
together without order. Cf. jossle.
JEIST, JEISTIECOR, sec Just, Justicoat.
JELDER, V. e.Suf. Also in form jilder. To flog
soundly, to thrash, maul. Also with «/. (F.H.)
JELDERED. adj. e.An.' [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] With ?(/>: severely bruised.
JELL, sb. Chs.=3 stf.> Nhp.» War." Also written
gall Chs.^Nhp.* [dgel-] The same word as Deal, sZ>.' (q. v.)
JELL, see Deal, sb.\ Geal, w.'
JELLICK, V. Dor. [dge'lik.] To throw a stone in a
peculiar manner. Cf. jelt.
We used the term ' jellick ' ... to denote a mode of projecting
a stone as the arm came suddenlj' against the ribs, or by a more
fantastic triclx still, against the thigh of the lifted right leg, Long-
man's Mag. (Mar. 1889) 516.
JELLY, i'. Chs. Also in form jillyChs.' To congeal.
Chs.i Blood jelhes when it stands. When black-puddings are
made the pig's blood is stirred with a stick for some time to prevent
it jellying. s.Chs,'
JELLY, adj. ? Obs. Sc. Also written gelly Rnf.
Pleasant, agreeable ; upright, worthy.
n.Sc. Stand back, stand back, ye jelly bridegroom, BucHANZ?a//(i(/s
(1828) II. 58, ed. 1875. Abd. Fan Will an' me were at our dinner,
By chance came in ajelly tanner. Cock 5/rai«s( 1810^ II. 106. Rnf.
To the West, thy gelly mouth Stood wide to a', Picken Poems
(1788) 180 (Jam.).
Hence Jellily, adv. merrily, gaily.
Sc. And jellily dance the damsels, JamiesonPo/). Ballads (1806)
I. 189.
[The woddes . . . are verie jocund andjellie, Dalrymple
Leslie's Hist. Scotl, (1596) I. 7. Fr. joli, gay, handsome
(CoTGR.V]
JELLY-DOG. fh. w.S.im.> A harrier.
JELLY-FLOWER, JELOUSE, see Gillyflower , Jalouse.
JELT, V. and sb. Sc. Not. Nhp. Also in form jilt Per.
Fif. (Jam.) Not. Nhp.' [dgelt, ddlt.] 1. v. To throw
imderhand with a quick and suddenly arrested motion.
Cf. jerk, v., jert, and jet, v.
Not. i.W.H.S.), Not.' s. Not. To throw underhand across the body in
such a manner that the thrower's arm is stopped by his body with a
jerkat themoment that the missile leaves it ;^f«.when the intention
is to cast gently or to a short distance, but the action is made use
of by some otherwise capable athletes, who from some weakness
of the proper muscles are unable to throw vigorously from the
shoulder. ' Cock Selby was no thrower ; he alius used to jelt the
ball' (J.P.K.). Nlip.i And larks, that fly above the corn, Frit by
a jilted stone, Clare MS. Poems.
2. To throw water over any one. Fif. (Jam.) 3. sb. A
jerk; a suddenly arrested throw. s.Not. (J.P.K.) 4. A
dash of water. "Per., Fif. (Jam.)
JEMIMA, s6. Glo. A term of reproach applied to a boy.
I thrown a stwun at Earny Mustoo akez 'e did call oi 'Jemima,'
LoKgmnii's Mag. (May 1900) 43.
JEMMAL, JEMMER, see Gimmal, sb.'', Jimmer, sb.^
JEMMIES, sb. pi. Sc. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A species of woollen cloth.
Abd. Clothes manufactured from the above wool-shafts, . . jem-
mies and striped apron stuffs, Statist. Ace. XIX. 208 (Jam., s.v.
Shafts).
JEMMY, see Jimmy, sb.'"
JEN, sb. Sc. Cum. Lin. Also in form Jin n.Lin.'
sw.Lin.* [dgen, dzin.] I. A generic name for a countrj'
girl. Cf Jenny, sb.' 3.
Edb. Siccan fun, I neer did see, Wi' Jocks and Jens, in sicca glee,
LiDDLE Poems (1821) 227. Cum. Every Jack mun have his Jen,
Rawnsley Remin. fVordsworih vi884) vi. n.Lin.l To call a woman
Jin is an insult.
2. Cotitb. (i) Jen-ass, a female ass. n.Lin.'; (2) -on-
the-ground, the ground-ivy, Nepeta Glechoma. svv.Lin.'
JENDL, ?'. Sh.I. To be jealous of any one. S.&Ork."
JENIC(K, JENIS, JENK, see Jannock, adj., Jaundice,
Jink, ?'.'
JENKIN, sb. and v. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. [dgenkin.j
1. sb. A narrow passage driven up the middle of a pillar
of coal w-hen it is about to be e-xcavated ; a slice taken oft"
a pillar.
N.Cy.', Nnb.^ Nhb., Dur. A fast jenkin is a narrow place, driven
lengthways in a pillar of coal, but unholed into the board at either
side of the pillar. A loose jenkin is a similar place, driven along
the side of a pillar, and open to the board along that side, Green-
well Coal Tr. Gl. (1849).
2. 7'. To drive a board within a pillar of coal ; to reduce
the size of a pillar.
Nlib. They jenkin a' the pillars doon, Wilson Pitman's Pay
(1843I 59 ; Nlib.i
JENKIN'S HEN, p/ii: Sc. Also in forms JinkanVs —
Sc. (Jam.) ; Jinken's— , Jinkings— Gall. I. A hen that
never knew the cock; used/ig. for an old maid ; gen. in
phr. to live the life, or die the death of Jenkin's hen, to live or
die an old maid.
Sc. I ance had sweethearts nine or ten, . . But oh ! the death of
Jenkin's hen, I shudder at it, A. Scott Poems (1805) 87 (Jam.) ;
She may gie owre her stertlin for she'll die the death of Jinkam's
hen (Jam., s.v. Stertlin). n.Sc. She never may get sic an offer
again. But pine away bit an' bit like Jenkin's hen, IVee Pickle Tow
iib.). Abd. I loor by far, she'd die like Jenkin's hen Ere we again
meet yon unruly men, Ross Helenore (1768) 102, ed. 1812. Per.
By this time Bessy's hopes of a husband had become very faint,
and . . . she had been heard to mutter that even ' the Bob o' Dun-
blane' was preferable to 'the Life of Jenkin's hen,' Monteath
Dunblane (1835) 73, ed. 1887. Rxb. (Jam.) Gall. She pines awa
like 'Jinken'shen'; Yet still she sighs for youthfu' sport, Nicholson
Poet. IVks. (1814) 86, ed. 1897.
JENNAPIE, sb. Sh.L A dwarfish person or animal.
S. & Ork.'
JENNET, sb. Dur, Suf Som. Dev. Also written
gennet w.Cj'. ; and in fonns jenneton Dur.' ; jenneting
w.Som.' Dev. ; jennetten Suf [dge'nst.] A kind of
apple that ripens early ; also in co)np. Gennet-moyle.
Dur.i, Suf.' w.Cy. Nice promise of apples. . . Now. if I could
have my wish, I should like a splendid crop of fo.xw-helps and
gennet-moyles, Fenn Crozvn and Sceptre, xi.x. w.Som.' Jiin-ut,
jiinuteen. Dev. Under the shadow of a big jenneting tree, O'Neill
Dinipscs {i8g3) 149. [Trees grafted on agennet-moyl or cider-stock,
WoRLiDGE Vict. Rust. (1681) 121.]
JENNY, si.' Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also
written Jeni Der.' ; and in form Jinny Bnff.' Ayr. Ant.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Dur.' Lakel.= Cum.* Wni. n.Yks.^* e.Yks.'
w.Yks.'s Lan.' n.Lan.' e.Lan.' Chs.' s.Chs.' Nhp.= Oxf
Suf. Cor.* [dgeni, dgi'ni.] 1. In comb, (i) Jenny-balk,
a small beam near the roof of a house ; (2 ) -bun-tail, -bun-
tain, or -burnt-tail, the Will-o'-th'- Wisp ; (3) -coat, a skirt ;
a petticoat ; a child's bedgown ; (4) -crane, (5) -crow, the
heron, Ardea cinerea ; (6) -crudle, the wren. Troglodytes
parinilus; (7) -cut-throat or -cut-throater, the white-
throat, Sylvia cimrea; (8) -dab, a small fish, see below;
(9) -flucker, the flounder, Pleiironectes flesus ; (10) -foster,
the long-tailed duck, Harelda glacialis; (11) -fuddler,
see (6); (12) -goat, a cowrie-shell; (13) — green-teeth,
(a) the green scum on ponds, esp. the lesser duck-weed,
Lemiia minor ; (b) a. ' boggart ' haunting wells and
ponds, whose presence is indicated by such scum; (14)
•heron, see (51 ; (15) -hole, the ventilating hole in the
gable of a barn made use oi by owls; (16) -hooker, an
owl ; (17) -howlet, an owl, esp. the barn-owl, Slrix
flaininea, and the tawny owl, Syrniiim alitco; (18) -hummer,
the cockchafer, Melolontha vulgaris; (19) -hunting, bird-
catching ; (20) -idle, (a) a pot of tallow with a wick in the
centre, used as a lamp ; (b) a frame for holding ' spunks '
at the fireside; (21) -jay, the jay, Garritlus glandariiis;
(22) — Jo or Jones, a singing game; see below; (23)
-longlegs, the daddy-longlegs, Tipiila oleracea ; (24) -long-
neck, the hen heron, Ardea cinerea; (25) — Mac,a game, see
below ; (26) -many-feet or -with-the-many-feet, a species
ofcentipede; (27) -nettle, (n) see (23); (ijthestinging-nettle,
Urtica dioica ; (28) -ninny, a simpleton ; (29) -owl, see
(17) ; (30) -pig, see (6) ; (31) -quick, (a) an 'Italian iron ';
(b) to iron with an ' Italian iron' ; (32) -rain, see (6) ; (33)
■redtail, the redstart, Riiticilla plioeitiairiis ; (34) -run-by-
(or -in-) -the-ground, the ground-ivy, A'epeta Clechoiua ;
(35) -spinner, (a) see (23) ; (b) the cockroach, Blatla
orientalis [not known to our correspondents] ; (c) a teeto-
tum ; (36) -squit, see (6) ; (37) tit, the blue titmouse,
JENNY
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JENNY
Pams caeruleus ; (38) -wagon, a little ' tip wagon ' used in
collieries and railway works ; (39) -wallops, a mechanic's
instrument for measuring the inside dimensions of a
groove or collar ; (40) -with-thelantem or -with-the-wisp,
see (2) ; (41) -wren, (a\ see (6) ; {b) see (37) ; (c) the herb
Robert, Geranium Robcrtianuui.
(i) n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781).
(2) Nhp.i; Nhp.^ Believed in Nhp. to proceed from a dwarfish
spirit, who takes dehght in misleading ' night-faring clowns,' not
unfrequently Avinding up a long series of torments by dragging his
victims into a river or pond. Oxf. Science Gossip {1882) 165 ; Oxf.'
MS. add. {3) Shr.2 w.Som.i The word, though not uncommon,
is rather used jokingly or derisively than as a sober term. t4j
n.Cy. HoLLOWAY. (5 n.Cy. SwAiNsoN/3!>rfs(i885) 144. (6) s.Cy.
Grose 11790); (Hall.) (,7) Rxb. Swainson ib. 23. Nhb.' (8)
n.Yks. The beck was carefully swept with a net sufficiently close
in the mesh to take the smallest minnow, stickleback, and 'jenny-
dab,' TwEDDELL His/. Cleveland (18731 44. (9, 10) Nhb.' (ii)
Oxf. 5<:/«««Gos«/", 1882') 165. (i2)Nhb.(R.O.H.) (13,0) n.Lan.l
Lan., War. (B. Sc H.) War. Science Gossip (1865; 258. (6) w.Yks.
Leeds Merc. Siippl. {June 2, J8g4'). Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs. A clerical
friend . . . states that he remembers being threatened more than
once with 'Jenny Greenteeth.' But in that case, probably as there
was no pond near the house, she was said to perch in the tops of
trees, at least after night-fall. . . He was led into the garden and
bade to listen to the sighing of the night-wind through thebranches,
and then told it was the moanings of Jenny Greenteeth, A'. (S" 0.( 1870)
4th S. v. 157 ; Chs.l Often used as a threat or warning to children
topreventthem goingnearthe water. lest 'Jinny Green-teeth should
have them." s.Chs.' Der. A^. £/ 6.(1870) 4th S. v. 157. Shr.
BuRNE Flk-Lore (1883) 79. (14) Kcb. Swainson ib. 145. (15)
Cum.i" (16, n.Cy. (Hall.) (17 ) n.Cy. fJ.L.i, N.Cy .1, Nhb.', Dur.'
Cum. (H.W.) ; Cum.'' Ye can't mak game cocks oot of jinny-hoolets.
Wm.Let'sgah lait ajinny hcwlet nest e't'gill (B.K.). n.Yks.i=34^
ne.Yks.', e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. He heard wot he thowt wor a
Jcnny-ullatt,ToMTREDDLEHOYLESai>-»Js/a.^««. (1895)63; w.Yks. 15
n.Lin. (E.P.) w.Wor. Berrow'sjrn. (Mar. 3, 1888). (18) ne.Lan.i
(19) w.Yks. 2 (20, a) Nhb. (R.O.H.) (/<) ib. It is a flat board
having a nail-hole in the top for suspension. Two parallel strings,
passed through holes, are kept taut by a suspended holey-stone,
and the stock of spunks are held in place ready for use behind the
lines of tightened strings. (21) n.Yks. Swainson lA 75; n.Yks.^
(22) Ant. In playing this game the children form themselves into
two parties. The first consists of Jinny with her father and
mother. Jinny, who is a very small child, is concealed behind her
parents. All the other children form the party of suitors. The
children retire some little distance off, and then approach Jinny's
* house,' saying : * We've come to court Jinny Jo, Jinny Jo, Jinny
Jo, We've come to court Jinny Jo, Is she within ? ' . . The father
and mother . . . sing in answer; 'Jinny Jo's washing clothes,
washing clothes, washing clothes, You can't see her to-day.' The
visiting party, who are holding hands, retire slowly, walking back-
wards, while all sing : ' So fare ye well ladies, O ladies, O ladies,
So fare ye well ladies, and gentlemen too.' The suitors return
immediately singing as before, and this is repeated a number of
times: each time they receive an excuse that Jinny is 'drying
clothes,' 'starching clothes,' ' ironing clothes,' Sec, till at last the
parents. . .announce . . .that: 'Jinny Jo's lying dead. Lying dead,
lying dead, Jinny Jo's lying dead, you can't see her to-day. . . So
turn again ladies,' &c. But instead of going to their own homes
again, the suitors remain and sing : 'What shall we dress her in?
Dress her in, dress her in ? What shall we dress her in ? Shall it
be red ? ' . . The . . . parents answer : ' Red's for the soldiers.
The soldiers, the soldiers, Red's for the soldier's, And that will not
do.' Various other colours are suggested . . . but found unsuitable,
. . . till at last white is named, and the parents sing: 'White's
for the dead people. The dead people, the dead people. White's
for the dead people. And that will just do.' Then the father and
mother step aside, and Jinny is seen lying quite still. . . The funeral
must be arranged ; when suddenly Jinny comes to life again, and
springs up, when the play ends amid wild rejoicing, A'. & Q.
(1891) 7th S. xii. 492, [The words and actions vary slightly in
the different counties. In no other version except that of Hmp.
does Jinny return to life.] Dwn.. Ldd., Wtf., e.Yks., Nhp., Shr.,
Brks., Mid., Cmb., Nrf., Gomme Games (1894) I. 260-83. Ess.
And then they go to the meadow and play 'Jenny Jones' with
renewed zest, Flk-Lore Rcc. (1880) III. 173. Ken., Sur. Gomme
ib. Hmp. In the Southampton version, after the carrying of Jenny
by her head and feet to the grave, and the other children following
and standing round, Jenny Jones rises up and pursues the children.
She is called the Ghost. . . Whoever she catches becomes Jenny
Jones in the next game. [This incident is also played in Ldd.,
Nhp., Brks., Sur.] An additional incident occurs in the Liphoolc
version which represents her as being' swung to life again,' Gomme
lb. 278-9. I.W. 16. 278. (23) Ayr. There was a Jenny-Ianglegs
bumming at the corner o' the window, Galt Entail (1823) xxv.
Yks. (J.W.) (24) Cum. [The hawk] a dart at t'Jenny langneck
meade, Richardson Talk (1876) 2nd S. 26 ; Cum.* (25) Sc. 'Jenny
Mac, Jenny Mac, Jenny Macghie, Turn your back about tome. And
if you find an ill baubee. Lift it up, and gie 't to me ! ' Two girls
cross their arms behind their backs, and thus taking hold of each
other's hands, parade along together, by daylight or moonlight,
occasionally turning upon their arms as indicated in the rhyme,
Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 123. (26) BnCf.i Ayr. There cam
only frae't a muckle Jenny-mony-feet and a pluff o' bad air that
putthecannle oot,SERvicENo/anditms (1890 56. (27, ai s.Sc. You
are as het in the temper as a jenny-nettle, Wilson Tales (1836)
II. 323. Lnk. Jenny Nettle, spinnin' low, Dancin' on the kitchen
wa' Wi'yerlegs sae lang an'sma', NicHOLSON/rf)'//5(i87o) 9; (Jam.,
s. v. Jenny-spinner). Dmf. Wallace 5ir/)oo/;«nsfe>-(i899i 349. (i)
I. Ma. A sort of scrub of jennj^-nettles, Brown Yarns vi88i) 211,
ed. 1889. (28)Cor.2 e. Cor. If her's made a jinny-ninny of there's
only herself to thank for it, Parr Adam and Eve (1880) xv. (29)
w.Wor. Berrow'sjrn. (Mar. 3, 1888). (30) Oxf.' MS. add. (31, a)
Dev. (Hall.), Cor.'=3, w.Cor.(G.F.R.) (A) Cor.> (32) Nhb.i (33)
Cum.i" Wm. Po/nW; O65. (May 11,1897). n.Yks. Swainson 16. 12.
(34)n.Lin. (B. & H.),sw.Lin.i (35, (?) Rxb. (Jam.) Dmf. Wallace
Sclioolmasler (i8gg)34i}. Gall. MACTAGGART£'«0'f/. (1824). N.Cy.',
Nhb.l, Dnr.l, Lakel.2, Cum.'", n.Yks.i<, m.Yks.i w.Yks. Thay
wor regelarly run ovver we jinny-spinners, &c., To.M Treddle-
HOYLE TVioziJfa (1845) 39 ; w.Yks.', Lan.i, n. Lan.', ne. Lan.', Nhp.',
Wor. (J.R.W.) (i)!w.Yks.5 (c) GalL Mactaggart^ho"''. (1824).
Nhb.i, Cum.'" (36) Brks.' (37) Suf. Swainson ib. 34. (38; Stf.,
War. (W.B.T.) (39) w.Yks. Jinny-wallops are callipers turned the
contrary way (B.K. ). (40) Nhb.' n.Yks. They saw in the swampy,
undrained 'swang' ... a will-o'-the-wisp, or in local nomenclature,
a 'Jenny-wi'-t'-lant'rcn,' Atkinson il/oo)/. Pani/i (1891) 70. Lin.'
(41, a) Lth. The jenny -wren an' the sedge-singer, Lumsden Sheep-
head (1892) 76. Wm. It o' ekes, as t'jinny-wren said when it pissed
e' t'sea. Saying (B.K.). w.Yks.' An opinion prevails amongst
some people in Craven, that this diminutive bird is the female of
the Robin Redbreast; w.Yks. 2 e.Lan.' The female wren. s.Chs.',
Der.', Not. (J.S.H.l, Lin. (E.P.) Lei.' It is thought sacrilegious to
kill a robin or a wren, and even to take their eggs is a profanity
certain to bring ill-luck, because ' The Robin and the Jenny-
wren Are God Almighty's cock and hen.' Nhp.', War.^, Oxf.'
MS. add., Hnt. (T.P.F.l, e.An.2 Suf. e.An. Dy. Times (1892); Suf.'
e.Suf.(F.H.), Ken. (P.M.) Wil.THURNBirrfs (1870) 42. w.Som.'
(A) w.Yks. Swainson ib. 34. (c) w.Som.* The most usual name in
the vale district.
2. F\\T. Jenity-a'-thing shop, a general dealer's shop.
Lnk. William Campbell . . . owned a thriving wee Jenny-a'-
thing shop at the head of the auld Sautraarket. Willie kept
everything saleable in stock, Murdoch Readings (1895) II. 12.
3. A generic name for a country girl.
Frf. A' the Jockies an' Jennies for twa or three miles roon wad
be schemin' hoo to get a holiday, Willock Rosetly Ends (1886)
158, ed. 1889. Dmb. Nae lass gaed hame her lane, For ilk kindly
lad saw his Jenny hame, Taylor Poems (1827) 93. Ayr. Many a
whinging lover mourns His saucy Jenny, Thom Amusements
(1812) 28. s.Ir. Priests and pubhcans, and Jockeys and Jennys,
Croker Leg. (1862) 231.
4. A female ass.
w.Yks. Yks. Wkly. Post (Apr. 17, 1897); w.Yks.s, e.Lan.'
w.Som.' Is it a 'oss dunkey, or a jenny, you've a-lost ?
5. The wren. Troglodytes parvulus. 'War.^*, s.War.'
JENNY, 56.= Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. Shr. Som. Also in
form jinny Cum." w.Yks. [dge'ni, dgi'ni.] 1. A machine
for spinning cotton or yarn ; a spinning-wheel.
Lnk. O Steam ! . . The jenny and loom thy minuteness attest,
Rodger Poems (1838) 103, ed. 1897. Cum.«, w.Yks. (J.W.)
Lan. The ' jenny ' was getting at the ' stretch,' Brierley Waverlow
I 1863) 31, ed. 1884. Shr. The manufacture in Wal., by means of
jennies introduced into farm-houses, is four times as great, Mar-
shall Review (1818) II. 211. w.Som.' A machine for spinning
various yarns, and also for twisting two or more yarns into one
thread. It was always a hand machine.
2. Coiiip. (i) Jenny-broach, (2) -gate, the passage or
space between two 'jennies.' Cf. gate, sb.'^
(i) w.Yks.^ In form like a pencil pointed at both ends, and
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thicker towards the bottom. ^2) Lan. Ned came flapping down
the 'jenny gate' on his bare feet, Brierley Cast upon Woild
(1886) 48; ^S.W.)
3. A snare for partridges ; an illegal instrument for taking
fish, consisting of a casting-line with two or three hooks
tied together back to back.
Cum." The wound was that of a jenny. There was no hook
mark about the fish's mouth, Whitehaven Free Press (Oct. 31, 1896).
JENNY-LIND, s6. Yks. Lon. 1. Obs. A wide-awake
hat.
Lon. The fashionable dress of the trade is the ' Jenny Lind,' or
'wide awake' hat, Mayhew Loud. Labour (1851) I. 162.
2. Comp. Jenny-Lind-pie, a bone pie. m.Yks.' [Not in
common use (J.W.).]
JENTY, s6. Der. Not. Lin. Also in form jinteyn.Lin.;
jinty Not.' n.Lin. [dgenti, dginti.] 1. The wren,
Troglodytes panndus. Cf. Jenny, sb} 5.
Not. That there young youth's found a jinty's nest (L.C.M.) ;
(J.S.H.); Not.' s.Not. A've fun a jinty's ness wi' three eggs
in't (J.P.K.). n.Lin. An' jinteys deed by handfuls together,
cluther'd i' tli' haay-stacks, Peacock Talcs (1890) 2nd S. 54 ; (E.P.)
2. Comp. Jenty-hunting, hunting wrens to death with
sticks and stones. Der. A^. (S^' Q. (1872) 4th S. ix. 25.
JEOPARTY-TROT, sA. Dmf. (Jam.) [Not known to
our correspondents.] 1. A quick motion between running
and walking, when one, on account of fear or weakness,
runs as if in jeopardy of his life. 2. A contemptuous
term for a person who runs in this fashion : a coward,
poltroon.
JEOPERD, sb. Sc. (Jam.) Also in form joperd. A
hazardous enterprise ; a bold adventure ; a battle.
JERCOCK, sb. Wm. The missel-thrush, Turdus
viscivortis. Cf. chercock.
The harsh note it utters when alarmed has caused it to receive
the name, Swainson Birds (1885) i.
JERDAN, see Jordan, sb.^
JERDLE, t'. ne.Lan.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To dance.
JEREMIAH, sb. e.Suf. A donkey. (F.H.)
JEREMY, sb. Cor.^ [dgarimai.] A latrine.
Aint theer no law 'gainst a man slicking his Jeremy right under
my winder ?
JERFFEL, JERG, see JafBe, s*.\ Girg.
JERK,5i.' Lei.' Also in form juck. Acoat. Cf. jerkin, 56.'
JERK, V. and 56.= Sc. Lakel. Yks. Chs. Lei. Nhp. Glo.
Suf. Sus. Hmp. Dev. Also written gherk n.Yks. ; jirk
Sc. ; and in form jowk s.Chs.' [dgark, dgirk, dgak.]
1. V. To throw underhand ; to hurl anything forcibly ;
with out: to eject a person.
n.Sc. Jerk him oot ; nae mair shall he drink in this hoose,
Gordon Carglen (1891) 209. Lakel.^ n.Yks. Can't ye gherk it
up? (W.H.) w. Yks. (J.W.) s.Chs.' Aay faar kust juwk? [Hai
far cost (canst thou) jowk!] Qlo. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 227.
Hmp., Dev. Grose (.1790) MS. add. (M.)
2. To fidget, romp ; to walk or drive smartly.
Elg. Down by the Hospital [he] jerkit fu' trig. As supple as
futherer could be, Abd. Wkly. Free Press (June 25, 1898). Nhp.'
How you keep jerking about ! NUp.'^
3. To move ; with up : to rise suddenly.
Lth. His Hielant dirk Nae clansman plied mair stuffy, Than did
our lads their wapons jerk Among the creesh an' taffy, Lumsden
Sheep-head {iSga) 39; 1 abruptly jerked up and yerked them off a
blaud about ' Auld Castled Hailes,' ib. 215.
4. To make a splashing noise.
nw.Abd. The waiter's jerkin i' my sheen, Goodwi/e (1867' st. 17.
5. Of a covey of partridges : to settle for the night on
the ground. Lei.' They're just agooin' to jerk.
6. sb. A smart blow ; alsoy?^. a stroke of fortune.
Fif. Gie the Pape a jerk. And in his droddum clap the dirk O'
reformation richt. Tennant Papistry (i82j) 27. Dmb. Think j'ou
I'll lose by sic left-handed jirk What I've made ripe by years o'
anxious work? Salmon Goa'orfmx (1868 90. Rnf. Tho' as stupid
as a dunky, Yet by accidental jerk Donald rides before a flunky,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 97. Suf.'
7. Obs. A" trick.
Gall. Ye ken yersel' how ye did play Your jirks just here the
ither day, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 24. Sus. I wol for once
Have jest a merry jerk. Lower Tom Cladpolc (1831) St. 14.
8. Phr. in a jerk, in an instant.
Lth. In a jerk, Jean was in the room with an armful of white
robes, Luhsden Sheep-head (1892) 279.
JERKIN, sb."- and v. Sc. Wm. Yks. Nhp. Brks. Also
written jerking Sc. [dgaTkin, dgakin.] 1. sb. A short
coat ; an under-waistcoat.
Sc.Ay time cloak and jerkin were through my hands, Scotr Nigel
(1822) xxxi. Gall. One saw underneath the sailor's jerkin of
rough cloth, Crockett Moss- Hags [18^5) xix. Wm. Thick leather
jerkins hap'd their sides. Whitehead Leg. (1859) 4 ; A loose
linen jacket (B. K.). Yks. Thoo must be rang. Thus to cut short my
jerkin, S/ifc.ZJ/rt/. (1800^ 29. w.Yks.' Nhp.' Aflannel jerkin. Brks.'
Hence Jerkined, adj. wearing or possessing a 'jerkin.'
Gall. Though I am a jerkined man and handle the mattock in
another man's kailyaird, Crockett ib. xxxiii.
2. Fiff. A beating, thrashing, 'jacketing.'
Sc. My lady's favour stood between your skin and many a
jerking, Scott Abbot (1820) xix.
3. 7'. To beat. w.Yks.'
[1. With dutchkin dublets, and with Jerkins iaggde,
Gascoigne Sleel Glass (1576) 1. 1161.]
JERKIN, sb.'^ ? Obs. Sc. A gathering of people for
some particular purpose.
Dmf. A kind of pic-nic meeting among the low Irish (Jam.).
Gall. At waddings, raffles, jerkins, balls, Blj-th Tammie ay attended,
Mactaggart £Hf>'c/. (1824) 165, ed. 1876; A poor woman, such
as a widow, gets some tea and whisky ; she then awakens the
country to her meaning; some fling in the mite to her jerkins, but go
not thither, as jerkins are truly meetings of the low vulgar, ib. 282.
JERKS, sb. pi. Shr. [dgaks.] The heart, liver, and
lights of a Iamb. In daily use still (W.B.^ ; Shr.'
JERNISS, sb. Fif. (Jam.) Also written gernis. [Not
known to our correspondents.] The state of being soaked
with rain or water. ' I was just in a jerniss wi' rain.'
JEROBOAM, sb. Sc. Lan. e.An. Som. Slang. 1. A
capacious bowl or goblet ; a large bottle ; the contents of
such a bowl or bottle.
Sc. Make a brandy Jeroboam in a frosty morning, Scott Blk.
Dwar/ {1816) xiii. Per. In the shape of toom bottles and defunct
Jeroboams, Halieurton F1VW5 (1890) 33. Lan. (F.R.C.) e.An.i
The contents of the Jeroboam, the nut-brown ale, with toast and
sugar and spice, is sometimes called by the same name. Slang.
A four-fold measure of wine, one esp. apt to ' make Israel to sin,"
see I Kings xv. 34 1 Farmer).
2. A chamber utensil. w.Som.'
[1. The same word as the name of the famous son of
Nebat. For another instance of the der. of the name of
a drinking-vessel fr. a Scripture proper name see Jorum.]
JERRIME, sb. Yks. [dgaTsmi.] A boys' game ; see
below.
w.Yks. 'Jerrime, jerrime buck, ha mony horns do aw cock up ?'
One makes a back on which the other jumps. Holding up a
number of fingers, he repeats the line until the number is guessed,
H//x: Courier (May 22, 1897).
JERRY, sb., 1: and adj. Van dial, uses in Eng. Also
written jerree w.Yks. [dga'ri.] 1. sb. In comb, (i)
JerryCs burial, in phr. to go to Jerry's burial, to go on a
bootless errand ; cf. burying, vbl. sb. 3 ; (2) -bury, to take
in, swindle ; to go on a bootless errand ; (3) -burying, {a)
obs., a quarryman's term; see below; (6) see (i); (4)
-cum-foggle, to cheat; (5) -cummumble, (a) nonsense;
(b) to shake, or tumble confusedly; (6) -go-nimble, a circus;
(7) -me-diddler, an ignorant, good-for-nothing fellow; (8)
-pattick, a simpleton.
(i) w.Yks. On one occasion the intended victim, to use his own
phrase, had been to 'Jerry's burial ' before, Yis. Character, 59.
2 Yks. )'fo. ;»/y. Pos/(Apr.i7, 1897). w.Yks. iS.P.U.--; w.Yks.*
Jerry-burrying abart thro' morn to neet, an' ther's nowt at fend
on't after awal. (3, a) w.Yks. By the use of the steam crane the
phr. ' jerry buryin',' once in common use among quarrymen, has
been done away with. This phr. was applied to the custom of
carrying large landings on men's backs, a practice often resulting
disastrously, Cudwokth Bradford (1876) 267. (A) Yks. Been to
jerry-burrying, Yts. Wkly. Post (Apr. 17, 1897). w.Yks.s ' Thenk
yuh, bud av been to Jerry-burring once,'— a delicate intunation
that it is hard to catch a weasel asleep. (4) Stf.' (5, a) War.
It's all jerricummumble, and that's my opinion on it, Leamington
Courier (Jan. 30, 1897^ ; War.* \b) nw.Der.' (6) Dor. A great
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large jerry-go-nimble show, where there were women-folk riding
round— standing upon horses, Hardy Madding Crowd (1874)
viii. (7) Glo.' (8) Cor.'S
2. A public-house ; gen. one without a licence where
home-brewed ale is sold ; poor ale such as is sold in such
a house.
Lakel.' Cum.* A public house in which only beer, ale and
porter may be sold. ' That neighbour keeps a public house, doesn't
he?' 'Ajerry,' rr. C. 7". (Apr. 29, 1899)2. s.Wm. (J.A.B.), Lan.',
Chs.' Lon. But is. of this went to pay off an advance of 55. made
to him by the keeper of a beer-shop, or, as he called it, a 'jerry,'
Mayhew Loud. Labour (1851) II. 227, ed. 1861.
3. Comp. (i) Jerry-beer, inferior beer ; (2) -hole or -oil,
(3) -house, a beer-house ; a low public-house ; (4) -lord,
the proprietor of a 'jerry ' ; (5) -shop, (a) see (3) ; {b) a
shop where provisions were formerly supplied in part-
payment of wages.
(i) Lan. Jerry beer, malt liquor I cannot call it, debilitated
their constitutions, Thornber Hist. Blackpool (1837) 84. (2)
Lakel.* w.Yks. E used to get tut jerree hoil befoar it oppand it
mornin an' stop wile nine or ten o'clock at neet, Frogland Olnt.
(1856) 14; w. Yks. 5 Monny shillins' saaved through t'public-harses
an' jerry-oils, 45. (3) War.2, w.Wor.', GIo.' (4) w.Yks. If a jerry-
lord can be said to have one, Yksman. (Mar. 17, 1877) 13. Lan. I
don't care neaw forjerrylords. Wood Sngs, (1879) 41. (5, fl) Wm.
Slempin' yam of an ibb'ning efter a lile rest i' t'jerry-shop, Spec.
Dial (1880) pt. ii. 41. w.Yks.2 ; w.Yks.s Underneath the dis-
tinguishing sign of these (there are very few now) is the name of
the proprietor, duly 'licensed,' but with the intimation that the
ale and beer is ' not to be drunk on the premises.' Lan. A jerry
shop, . . with a board announcing 'to be drunk on the premises,'
Thornber HisI, Blackpool (1837) 7^ I Lan.', e.Lan.', m.Lan.'
Chs. Tha'd spend it aw at Ih' jerry shop, Clough B. Bresskillle
(1879)7; Chs.' n.Lin.' A public-house that has not a licence to sell
spirits. War. (J.R.W.), Glo.' w.Som.' Well there, I wid'n a gid
up a good place vor to g'in such a house as that, why, twad'n
never no other'n a jerry-shop. Dev.^ (6) Wil.' A ' Tommy-
shop,' conducted on the truck system, now illegal. Much used
about Swindon at the time the railway was being made there. Obs.
4. A chamber utensil. w.Som.', Cor.^
5. Comb. Jerry.go.nimbles, a disorder of the stomach ;
diarrhoea.
s Wor. Poor Bill's got a touch of the jerrygo-ninibles, Porson
Quaint IVds. (1875) 27.
6. A soft felt hat. Nrf Arc/i. (1879) VIII. 170.
7. Noise, clamour ; ironical applause.
Oxf. A 'jerry 'is often given to one who makes some extravagant
statement, or otherwise brings down upon himself the disapproval
of his mates (G.O.\
Hence Jerried, ac/J. jeered at, teased.
w.Yks. I gat rayther jerried abaht bein' henpecked, Cudworth
Dial. Sketches (1884) 7.
8. A machine which removes all the rough portions of
cloth. w.Yks.' 9. V. To cheat. Lan.'
10. adj. Bad, defective ; unsubstantial ; gen. of brick-
layers' or joiners' work.
Lan. The butcher understood What property was 'jerry,' what
was good, Doherty A'. Barlow (1884) 32; Lan.', Chs.'
JERRYMANDER, sb. Chs.' The germander speed-
well, Veronica Chantaedrys. A corruption of ' germander.'
'Jerrymander tay ' is a favourite remedy for convulsions.
JERSEY, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Lan. Chs. Der. Lin. Nhp.
Shr. e.An. Som. Also in forms jacey s.Sc. ; jarsey Chs.'
s.Chs.' nw.Der.' Nhp.' Shr.' ; jarsy e.Lan.'; jasayNhb.';
jasey Nhb.' Dur.' ; jaysey Chs.'^ 1. In comb. Jersey
lily, the Scarborough lily, Vallota purpurea. w.Som.'
2. Obs. Wool which has been combed but not spun
into yarn.
Chs.'^, nw.Der.' Nhp.' It is first drawn from the comb in
slithers, and afterwards gathered into large hanks ready for
spinning. Shr.'
3. Comp. (i) Obs. Jersey-comb, a comb for combing
'jersey ' ; (2) .hilling, obs., a bed-cover quilted with refuse
wool-combings between the double-fold material ; (3)
■school, a place where 'jersey' is spun ; a prison where
work is done under compulsion ; (4) -spinner, one who
spins 'jersey'; (5) -spinning, the practice of spinning
'jersey'; (6) -wheel, a wheel for spinning 'jersey' ; (7)
•yarn, wool spun with a lint wheel.
(l) Chs.' (2) Shr.' I think yo' bin prepar'd fur the winter
06th two par' o' blankets an' a jarsey-'illin'. r3') Lin. Thompson
Hist. Boston (1856) 711 ; Lin.' The Old Grey Friars, in Lincoln,
was used as a jersey-school at the close of the last, and early in
the present century. (4) Chs.', Nhp.' (5) Chs.' It was spun by
the pound by those who made a trade of jarsey-spinning, and
when the pound was spun it could be taken home and the money
for spinning it obtained. (6) ib. (7) Nhb. (R.O.H.)
4. Yarn ; worsted ; any coarse woollen fabric.
s.Sc. White lambs-wool or blue jacey are both alike to me,
Wilson Tales (1836) II. 322. Nhb.' Dur.' A sort of yarn of
wool and lint ; an article not much used now. Yks. (J.W.)
e.Lan.' Yarn spun from blue and white wool. s.Chs.' Oa-, it)s
nuwt bu siim \x dhis riif jaa'rzi stiif [Oh, it's nowt bu' some o' this
rough jarsey stuff]. Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 711 ;
Lin.' Shr.'OAs.Acoarsefabricofloosetexture. 'Ascoa' seas jarsey'
is a proverbial saying still extant, and applied to any material of
inferior quality.
5. Comp. (i) Jerseynet-cap or -night.cap, a knitted cap
made of worsted ; (2) -road, see below ; (3) -woolsey, a
dress material.
(t) Nhb. Aw so him stannin wouvhis Jasay neetcap on, Bewick
Tales (1850) 10; Nhb.' Not unlike the conventional smuggler's
cap. (2) Lan. The roads are to this day known as 'Jersey roads,'
that is, paths used by the collectors of the woollen thread spun
for the flannel baize or blanket loom and called ' Jersey,' Kay-
Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) III. 129. (3) Shr.' Obs. Woven
of fine worsted yarn and linen thread — warp and woof often of
diverse colours, as of dark blue and orange, or brown — a pretty
fabric of changing hue and serviceable quality, entirely ' home-
made.' 'Aye, theer's nuthin' wars like the owd-fashioned jarsey-
OOlsey, it beats yore merinoes out o' sight.'
6. A blue woollen waistcoat with sleeves. Lin.'
7. A contemptuous term for a head of hair.
Chs.' A rough head of hair ; Chs.^ A contemptuous term for a
lank head of hair, as resembling combed wool or flax. ' He has
got a fine jaysey ' ; Chs.3 Shr.' Obsol. Yo' wanten yore jarsey
cropt. e.An.'
JERT, V. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Also written jirt Cai.' Ayr. Gall. Nhb.' w.Yks. Chs. ;
and in form jort Nhb.' [dgart, dgat.] \. v. To jerk.
Nhb.i Dur. Gibson Up-WeardaU Gl. (1870). Cum.*, w.Yks.
(S.P.U.), w.Yks.2, m.Lan.', Der.'
Hence Jerty, (i) adj. jerking, slipping about. Der.'
Cf. cherty ; (2) sb. a see-saw. w.Yks. (M.A.)
2. To throw a stone by a sudden movement of the arm
against the hip. Lakel.^Cum.'*,n.Yks.*, w.Yks. (C.W.D.),
Chs.' Cf jerk and jelt. 3. To squirt, ' chirt.' Cai.'
Gall. Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824).
4. To walk quickly.
Lan. Aw seed Jammie jertin' deawn to-art th' mangle, Brierley
Treadlepin, vi.
5. sb. A jerk. Cf jart, sb. 3.
Ayr. She's gien me monie a jirt an' fleg, Burns Ep. J. Lapraik
(Apr. 21, 1785) St. 9. Dur. Gibson Up-Weardale G/. (1870}. Cum.'
Chs. Sheaf {i6-ig) 1. 141.
iERTY, adj. Yks. [dgati.] Of meat : tough.
w.Yks. Still in use to denote meat that is stringy or tough through
too much fibrous or sinewy material, and is esp., on this account,
applied to leg-meat (J.S.); w.Yks.*
JERUM, see Gearum(s.
JERUSALEM, sb. and adj Cum. Yks. Chs. Nhp.
War. Shr. Glo. Oxf Bck. Lon. e.An. Som. Dev. [dgarvi--,
dgariusalsni.] 1. sb. In comb, (i) Jerusalem cowslip,
the lungwort, Pulmoixaria officinalis; (2) — cuckoo, (3)
— pony, a donkey; (4) —seeds, see (i); (5) —star, the
large-flowered St. John's wort, Hypericum calycintim.
(1) Cum.*, Chs.', Glo. I, Oxf., Bck., Nrf. v B. & H.) (2) War.*
(s.v. Jerusalem Ponyi; War.^ (3) w.Yks. Burnley Sketches
(1875) 162. Nhp.i, War.23, Oxf.' MS. add. Lon. Sometimes a
party of two or three will be seen closely examining one of these
'Jerusalem ponys,' Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. a8. (4)
w.Som.' Juriie'sulum zeeudz. Dev. My mother used to be very
much over they Jerusalem seeds as an arb. Reports Proviiit. (1884)
22. (5) Shr. (G.E.D.l, Shr.'
2. A donkey. e.Suf (F.H.)
JERUSALEMER
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3. adj. Obs. Of a meal : superlatively good.
Cum. ' And was't a well trett ? ' ' Aye man ! it was a fair
Jerusalem feast we were setlen down to ! ' i^J.Ar.) ; Cum,'*
JERUSALEMER, sb. Yks. A donkey.
w.Yks. Well, I gi'd Jeriisalemer away, for I'd had enuff o' his
antics. Hallam IVadsley Jack (18661 xiv.
JESH, adj. I. Ma. [dgej.] Neat, spruce ; active.
He's a jesh man to have about the house, can turn his hand to
anything. She's verj- jesh in her clothes. She's upstairs making
herself jesh (S.M.).
[Gael, deas, right, handsome, trim (M. & D.).]
JES00ITER,s6. e.Suf. Atiresome.emptytalker. (F.H.)
JESP, s6. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also in form jisp Sc. (Jam.)
Gall, [dgesp, dgisp.] A hole or flaw in a texture; a seam
in one's clothes.
Sc. There's no a broken jisp in it (Jam.). s.Sc. Slip shod, \vi'
no a hale jesp aboot him, Wilson Talcs (1836) II. 166. Ga'l.
Mactaggart Encycl. (i824\ N.Cy.' Nhb.' Spots of dirt and
signs of wear are also termed jesps.
JESSAMINE, 5A. War. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] The cuckoo orchis, 0;r/;/i-;;wsf»/rt. (J.R.W.)
JESSAMY, sb. e.An. Som. Dev. Also in forms
jessama, jessame Dev.'* ; jeshamy e.An.* e.Suf The
jessamine, Jasmiiiii»i officinale.
e.An. 2, e.Suf. (F.H.) Som. She was putting a nail to the jes-
samy by the porch, Raymond Sam and Sabiiia (1894) 87. Dev."
JESSOP, sb. Lin. Glo. Also in forms jazzup Lin.' ;
jessops n.Lin.' [dgesap.] 1. A donkey.
Lin. I Hall.), Lin.' Glo. At Dumbleton Jessop is still the only
word in common use for a donkey. In Stroud it appears to have
quite died out, though it was known to a very old native, as used
in her childhood (H.S.H.).
2. An ill-conditioned woman. n.Lin.'
JESSUP, sb. Chs. Nhp. War. Wor. Shr. Also in
forms jazzup War.^; jissop s.Chs.' ; jizzup ne.Wor.
[dze'sap, dze'zap, dzi'ssp, dzi'zsp.] Juice, sj'rup ; gravy.
s.Chs.', Nhp. I, War. ( Hall.\ War.^a, ne.Wor. (J.W.P.)
se.Wor.' Uncommon. Shr.' W'en the rubub's so young it grouz
all to jezzup, an' w'en the puddin's cut it's nuthin' but duff.
JESTICK, see Istick.
JET, s6.' Sc. Nhb. Dur. Also in forms jead, jeat, jit
Nhb.' 1. In comp. Jet-tribe, crows.
Edb. Dissonant heard, were the jet-tribe On ilka towering tree,
LiDDLE Poems (1821) 23.
2. Cannel coal, bituminous shale.
Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. It burns with a bright flame but loses little
bulk in the fire, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. ,1849).
JET, sb.'^ Hrf. [dget.] A descent ; a declivity.
Coming down a jet, Bound Proline, (1876) ; Hrf.' A bit of a jet
to go down.
JET, sb.^ w.Som.' A very short distance or space.
Muuv aun u jiit, wiil- ur ? Jiis dhu lais'tees jiit moo'ur.
JET, V. and sA." Sc. Lakel. Yks. Not. Lin. War. e.An.
Ken. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also written jett
Sc. (Jam.) s.Not. ; and in forms jit Som. Dev.; jut Ken.'
Som. Wil.' Dor.' ; preterite jot Som. [dget] 1. v. To
throw ; to throw a stone by bringing the elbow in contact
with the side, instead of the usual over-arm method of
throwing ; to throw with a jerk. Cf jelt, jert.
Lakel.* Ah cud varra near jet it as far as tiioo can throw't. Wm.
The hand is drawn behind the body and hangs downward ; by a
sharp movement the elbow is brought into contact with the side,
and the jerk gives the momentum. * Let's see hoo far thoo can
jet' (B.K.). n.Yks. If I cud tell wheay's cutt our band fra'th
sneck, Next time they come, Ise mack them jet the heck, Meritox
Praise Ale (1684) 1. 202. e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.) s.Not. In
them days cricketers uster jett; they never throwed (J.P.K.i.
n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' The boys were pelting and jetting. Dev.' I'll
eat none o' at ; and away a jet the cow-heels in a pet, 13.
2. To knock, push ; to nudge, jog. Cf jot, v.^
Lakel.* Children's rhyme, as follows : ' Shak hands lal kind
cousin, Lang sen we met ; A cup o' good ale. Jet, Jet, Jet.' Wi).
Slow G/. (1892); Wil.' Dor. Haynes Vocab. (c. 1730) in A', d-^
Q. (1883) 6th S. vii. 366; Dor.' She jutted 'en. w.Som.' How-
can anybody do it nif you will jet the table? Dev. An old woman
said she ' was afraid they would jet her arm,' Reports Proviiic.
(1877) 132 ; Dev.' n.Dev. If Death jet'th one. Ha must obey es
call, Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 100. nw.Dev.' s.Dev. Don't
ye jit me (F.W.C.). Cor. I'd zoonder be clunk'd by a dragon, ur
tiger, Ur be jet in ma pots weth a spaar ur a dagger, Daniel
Bride o/Srio (1842^ 231.
3. To empty a cistern with a 'jet' or ladle. e.An.'
4. To strut, jerk oneself about ; to turn round.
Sc. To jett up and down, Gl. Sibb. (1802) (Jam.). n.Cy.
(Hall.) sw.Lin.' Jetting and jumping. War. Wise Shakespere
(1861) 153.
5. sb. A nudge, push, slight blow.
Som. Sweetman IVincaiilon Gl. (1885). Dev. I ant a-hurted
tha bwoy. I only gied 'n a jit in tha niddick, Hewett Peas. Sfi.
( 1892) ; Dev.' He geed the table zich a jet, 7. Cor. Zo the guard
give'd me a jit and zaid, ' Us be come,' Pasmore Stories (1893) 4.
6. A huge ladle affi.xed to a long pole, used to empty a
cistern or pond.
Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856^ 711 ; Lin.', e.An.' Cmb.
See him lifting the jet (W.M.B.). Nrf. Holloway : The long-
handled ladle or bale with which a water-cart is filled U.W.).
Suf. (C.T.I, Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Ken. (Hall.) ; Ken.' A pail with
a long handle. Hmp. Holloway.
[1. Ft. jetter, to throw (Cotgr.). 4. I jette, I make a
countenaunce with my legges, Je itie jaiiiboye ; I pray you,
se how this felowe jetteth, Palsgr. (1530) 589.]
JET, int. Obs. w.Yks.' A call used by milkmaids
when they wish a cow to turn on one side.
JETH, sb. Chs. War. Shr. [dgej^.] 1. Dial, form of
' death.' s.Chs.' Welly clemt jeth (s.v. Clem\ War.*, Shr.'
2. Comp. Jeth-pinch, death-pinch (q. v.). Shr.'
JETHART, see Jedburgh.
JETHER, V. Fif (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] To talk idly. Cf jawther.
JETTICS, sb. pi. n.Yks.* The cliffs and places where
jet is found.
JETTY, v> and sb} Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Glo.
Hnt. Also in forms jitty Not. sw.Lin.' Lei.» Nhp.' War.^
Hnt. ; jitway Nhp.' [dgeti, dgiti.] 1. v. To protrude,
jut out. Glo.'*
2. sb. A raised footpath by the side of a road ; a path
between two walls or hedges ; a narrow passage.
Not. A've begun to sweep the jitty (L.C.M.). s.Not Esp. a
back-way to a row of houses, or a short hedged foot-way leading
up to a field path (J.P.K.). Lin.' s.Lin. Ton up the tost jitty,
an' it's the last door (T.H.R.). sw.Lin.' It's bad in market towns,
when the wind catches you in them jitties. They went into a
narrow jett^', leading to Chapel Lane. LeL' A passage common
to two houses. Nhp.' An alley or narrow passage communi-
cating from one street to another, as distinguished from an entry,
which is generally a covered passage between houses leading into
an open court or yard. War. There go Bill and -Sal a racing
along the jetty, Z.ra«»'",g/OH CoH)7'f>-( Jan. 30, 1897^ ; An open jetty
between property, Evesham Jrn. (Nov. 25, 1899); War.^", Hnt,
(T.P.F.)
JETTY, t/.* and s6.* Lan. Chs. Stf Shr. Also written
getty Chs.^ ; and in forms gitty Chs. ; jiddy Lan.' ; jitty
Chs.' s.Chs.' Stf ; jutty Chs.' [dgeti, dgiti.] L v. To
agree.
Lan.' They never jiddy together. Chs. They gitty verj- well
together (C.J. B.) ; Chs.' They dunna seem to jetty ; Chs.^ s.Chs.'
Wae'rin^ith bloo un braan'di-dringk in diin- u jit'i fWearin' th'
blue an' brandy-drinkin' dunna jitty]. Stf.' Shr.' The new cow
jetties reet well alung wuth the others.
2. sb. A state of evenness and uniformity.
Shr.' ' The new buildin' an' the 'ouse bin all of a jetty,' i. e. not
detached — all under one roof.
JETTY, z'.3 Nhb. [dge'ti.] To hoist up. (R.O.H.)
JETTY, v." Der. [dgeti.] With about: to do odd
jobs about a house. Der.*, nw.Der.'
JEUK, see Jouk, Juck, i6.'
JEVE, V. and sb. ? Obs. Sc. (Jam.) Also in form jave
Fif 1. V. To push hither and thither. Fif 2. sb. A
push with the elbow. Sc.
JEVEL, si.' Sc. [dze-vl.] A rascal, ne'er-do-weel.
Sc. (Jam.) s.Sc. He hadno more honour than ony auld jevel
w-ha ever cheated the wudd^-, Wilson Tate (1836' HI. 6g.
[Let be, quoth Jok, and cawd him Jevell, Clirysts-kirk
(c. 1550) vii, in Ram.say Ever Green (ed. 1761) L 6 ; lavel,
joppiis, gerro, Prompt.]
JEVEL
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JIB
JEVEL, V. and sb? Sc. (Jam-) Also written jewel
Lnk. 1, V. To joggle; to shake. Ags. 2. To spill a
large quantity of any liquid at once. Slk. 3. To move
obliquely. Lth. 4. s6. The dashing of water. Lnk.
JEWEL, JEW, see Jevel. v., Jue.
JEW, sb. and v. Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. I.Ma. Chs. Stf.
Der. Lin. Nhp. Lon. Hnt. Suf. Ken. Hmp. Som. Dev.
Cor. and Aus. [dgii, dgiu.] 1. sb. In coiiip. (i) Jew(s'-
bowels, small pieces of smelted tin found in old smelting
works ; (2) -('s-ears, (a) some species of fungi, esp. Pesiza
coccinea and P. cochleata; (b) the tomato, Lycopersicum
esculentuin ; [c) a species of lichen ; (3) -('s-eye, in phr.
worth a Jeio's eye, of great value ; (4) -(s'-fish, the halibut,
Hippoglosstis vulgaris ; (5) -s'-house, a very ancient smelt-
ing place ; (6) -s'-leavings, mine refuse ; (7) -'smyrtle,
the butcher's broom, Ruscks acnlcaliis; (8) -(s'-offcast,
see (6) ; (9) -s'-pieces, very ancient blocks of tin ; (10)
-s'-poker, a person employed to light the fires of Jews on
their Sabbath ; (11) -('s-roll, a penny loaf rounded on top,
and with a reddish-brown glaze; (12) -(s'-tin, block tin
found in ancient smelting houses ; tin ore left by ancient
tin-workers ; (13) -{'s-trump or -trunk, a Jew's-harp ;
3.\so fig. a dowdy; (14) -whidn, see (5); (15) -s'-works,
ancient places for raising and washing tin ore.
(i) Cor.i Tradition always connects Jews with tin in Cor.
(2, a) Cum., Yks. (B. & H.) Suf.i A bright red fungus found
adhering to sticlss. Dev. (B. & H.1, Cor.12 (A) Hmp.i "(c) Bnff.i
(3) I.Ma. A drop of the rael stuff is worth a Jew's eye, Caine
Deemster (1887) 28, ed. 1889. Chs.^ s.Chs.i Oo mai'z u rae-r
weyf ; 6o)z woth u Jdoz ahy [Hoo mays a rare weife ; hoo's
woth a Jew's eye]. Nhp.^, Hnt. (T.P.F.), Suf.i Som. She's one
in a thousand for management. She'd be wo'th a jew's-eye in any
house, Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) viii, w.Som.^ Taek-ee'ur
oa un, un put'-n uwai', ec'ul bee u waeth u Jiie'z uy, zau'm dai.
(4) Cor.2 A favourite part of the Jews' diet. [Aus. The jewfish
... is salmon-shaped, and quite as silvery as that royal fish, with
lovely dark violet tints over the head and back. . . [It] comes
from the sea in large shoals, Gent. Mag. (June 1878) 723-4.] (5)
Dev. After the Conquest . . . the Jews . . . farmed the mines, and
to them, perhaps, may be attributed the erection of that smelting-
house near the confluence of the e. and w. Dart, which Mr. Pearse
describes as Phcenician, though he adds . . . ' called by the
miners Jews' houses,' Page E.xplor. Daitmoor (18891 ii. Cor.
That the Jews farmed the tin mines of Cornwall and Devonshire
is an historical fact . . . Hence the terms * Jews' houses,' given to
old and rude smelting works. Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865)
346, ed. 1896 ; Cor.2 (6) Cor. HuntPo/>. Rom, w.Eng. (1865I 343,
ed. 1896. (7) Ken. It is the popular belief that the crown of thorns
. . . was composed of its branches, A'. & O. (1856) and S. i. 432.
(8) Cor.3 (9) Cor.* (lo) Lon. A miserly woman who got her
living by lighting the Jews' fires on Saturday, and was known as
a * Jew's poker,' died from sheer want in Whitechapel, Marl-
borough Times (June 20, 1891) 6. (11) Gall. The solid and
enduringcharmsof a penny Jew's rollunsettledhismind, Crockett
Bog-Myrtle (1895) 197; (S.R.C.) (12) Dev. Not far from this
place there was found a block of Jews' tin, supposed to be the
most ancient in existence, Bray Dese. Tantar and Tavy (1836)
III. 255. Cor. Hunt Pop. Rom. jv.Eitg. (1865) 346, ed. 1896;
Cor.* (13) Cum. And played on twee jew trumps together,
Anderson Ballads (1805") 45 ; Cum.* w.Yks. Hlfa. Courier (May
22, 1897) ; w.Yks.25 Lan. Playing the fiddle and jewtrump,
RoBY Trad. (1829) II. 359, ed. 1872. n.Lan.i, Stf.', nw.Der.i
n.Lin.' ' What an ugly noise that thing makes, Sarah ? ' ' O,
Master Edward, you should not say so ; don't you know it's a
jew-trump like what King David played his Psalms with.' (14)
Cor. Hv NT Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865) 476, ed. 1896. (15) Cor.*
2. Phr. io wander like a lost Jew, to wander aimlessly.
s.Chs.'
3. A black field beetle.
Cor.* Because it exudes a bloody or pinkish froth, they call to
it while holding it in the hand, 'Jew, Jew, spit blood.'
4. V. To cheat, defraud.
Per. The'll not jew us— we're no sae hieland, Fergusson Vi/l.
Poet (1897) 172. Ayr. Some had hinted that this bad report was
to jew the Colonel out of a great treasure, Hunter Studies (1870)
8. Kcb. 'Twad tak' them to be early up Whae'er micht think to
jew him, Armstrong Iiigleside (1890" 141. Cum.' w.Yks. I
doan't like ta be jewed aght ov ma reights, Yksman. Comic Ann.
VOL. III.
(1878) 30; (J. W.) m.Lan.', Chs.i, e.Suf. (F.H.) w.Som.l They
do say that Bob Hellings have a jewed his brother out of all the
money the old man left em.
JEWBERRY, sb. Wil. Som. 1. Dial, form of ' dew-
berry,' Riibiis caesius.
Wil. (J.M.), WU.» Som. The hedges 'ud be ripe wi' black jew-
berries, Leith Lemon Verbena (1895) 86.
2. Camp. Jewberry-hunter, a gatherer of dewberries.
Wil.iJ.M.)
JEWBUS, JEWDICOW, see Jubious, Judy-cow, s. v.
Judy.
JEWEL, s6.i and v. Sh.L Irel. n.Cy. Hrf. Bck. Dev.
L sb. A term of endearment.
Sh.L Rin dee wis oot, jewel. Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 3;
Come in trow, my jewels, Sh. News (Sept. 3, 1898). s.Ir. Go on,
Jewel, . . if you dance I'll pipe, Croker Leg. (1862) 4. N.Cy.'
2. Phr. Jezi'el run the ground, the ground-ivy, Nepeta
Glechoma. Bck. Nature Notes, IX.
3. V. To put a ring in a pig's snout. Hrf.*
4. To value highly, regard with affection.
Dev. The ladies perfeckly jewels that cat, Reports Provinc.
(1887) 10 ; She jewels that chair, ib. (1893).
JEWEL, 5^-.* Obs. n.Cy. Yks. The 'starling' of a
wooden bridge. Cf. jewel, sb.^.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). n.Yks. Thus in the memorandum of
repairs of How Bridge payments are recorded for ' timber for
making fower paires of Jewells and one odd Jewell,' Ouatt. Sess,
Rec. in A^. R. Rcc. Soc. I. Introd. 7. e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ.
(I788\
JEWITT, sb. w.Yks.' A term of reproach.
If a landlady presumes too much upon her position, in dealing
with her tenants, after one of her consequential visits, when her
back is turned, she is called ' a silly owd jewitt.'
JEW-LIMESTONE, sb. Nhb.' A bed of limestone
lying below the whin-sill in the lead-mining district.
JEWSLE, V. Lei.' [dgiu-zl.] To cheat.
JEW-STONE, sb. Hrf. Som. The technical name for
a hard grey stone used for mending roads.
Hrf. (E.M.W.) Som. A kind of lias stone found at Wedmore.
This kind of stone is found in large blocks, locally called 'Jews.'
They will not bear cutting, or take a face of any kind, but break
with a conchoidal fracture when struck (W.F.R.) ; Woodward
Geol. Eng. and IVal. (18761 440.
JEYCE, JEYKE, see Gist, Gike, v. .
JEZABANEEAK, sb. e.Yks.' [Not known to our
correspondents.] A word expressive of evil personal
qualities generally. MS. add. (T.H.)
JEZZOP, see Jessup.
JIB, s6.' and v.' Shr. Som. Dev. Also written gib
Shr.'* Dev. ; jibb Dev. [dgib.] 1. sb. A wooden stand
for a barrel.
w.Som.' Dev. Horae Suhsedvac (1777) 227 ; Dev.' n.Dev.
Slat tha keeve and tha jibb, E.tm. Scold. (1746) 1. 249.
Hence Jibbing, sb. a continuous row of stands for
casks; a number of loose stands.
w.Som.' For sale, a quantity of empty casks and jibbing,
Local Advt.
2. A rack in which the raw cream coolers stand in the
dairy.
Som. Milk pans, pails, jibs, Wellington IVkly. News (Apr. 29,
1896).
3. A wooden prop used to support the coal when being
'holed.'
Shr.' ; Shr.* A piece of wood about ten inches long, used in
supporting the roof of a coal mine.
4. A piece of iron used in connecting machinery together
in collieries.
Shr.' Of a peculiar shape — not unlike the half of a hollow square.
5. IK To place a cask upon its stand.
w.Som.' Aay-v u-yuurd um zai- aew ee kud jiib u auk'seed u
suy dud pun uz tiie nee-z [I've heard tell how that he could jib a
hogshead of cider upon his two knees^.
JIB, sA.* and i^.* Lakel. Yks. Lan. I.Ma. Stf. Rut. Shr.
Hrf e.An. Sus. Som. Dev. Also written gib e.Suf. [dgib.]
L sb. The under-lip ; the mouth.
Lan. The lower jaw, sometimes including the mouth (S.W.).
e.Lan.' The lower lip when it hangs loose. s.Stf. He'd got the
ugliest jib I ever see, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). Shr., Hrf.
3 A
JIB
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JIE
Bound Pmvmc. (1876^. e.An.' e.Suf. The babe makes a gib : it
wants its mother (F.H.) ; Used esp. of a child working its moutli
before it begins to cry, so that its under-hp trembles or drops.
' The little fellow wholly dropped his jib.' ' The girl pulled such
a jib ! ' [ib. Sus.' Som. Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 7. Dev.' ;
Dev.^ Zee how white her is about the jib, I be sartin her's bad.
Lilkee zee til the jib aw'n 'e hang'th down like a slatterpUch 'oss.
2. Phr. to hang the jib, to look cross.
Shr.2 Shr., Hrf. Bound Proviitc. (1876). e.An.l Nrf. Oh ! I
could see he didn't like it much ; he hung his jib a bit (W.R.E.).
e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus. But de gal, hanging de jib, said de mistus ool
huff an hang de jib an be hem nunty, Jackso.n Southward Ho
(1894) I. 339 ; Sus.i
3. Fig. Talk, 'jaw'; scorn, sarcasm, ridicule.
■w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. They care for no color, they fear no jib,
Collins Pof»<s( 1 859) 45; 'Hold your jib 'is not uncommon (S.W.).
4. ? A mouthful.
Rut' He comes in here for a jib of tea ; and that's better tlian
going to the public-house.
5. The face.
Lakel.2 Hod up thi jib tell Ah wesh't. w.Yks. Fouks a' fooit
wi' ther different shap'd liats an' jibs, Tom Treddlehoyle Fi:
Exhibition {c. 1856I 14. m Lan.' I.Ma. He has a jib on him, as
sharp as a hatchet (S.M.).
e. V. To draw down the mouth (as a child beginning to
cry). e.Suf. (F.H.)
JIB, sb.^ Lin.' [Not known to our correspondents.]
Butter-scotch ; toffee.
JIB, V? and sb.* War. Lon. Suf. 1. v. In phr. to jib
at the collar, to shirk work. War.^
2. sb. A horse that jibs.
Lon. Frequently young horses that will not work in cabs — such
as 'jibs' — are sold to the horse-slaughterers as useless, Mayhew
Loud. Labour (1851) I. 181. e.Suf. (F.H.)
JIB, v.* Sc. Alsowritten jibb (Jam.), [dgib.] 1. To
milk closely.
Dmf. They jib their kye, feed them on'orts'and locks, Wallace
Schoolmaster (1899) 339. Gall. Mactaggart Encyd. (1824).
Hence Jibbings, sb. pi. the last and richest milk drawn
from a cow's udder.
a.Sc. A'. & O. (1882) 6th S. vi. 54. Gall. Mactaggart Encyd.
(1824).
2. To fleece. Lnk. (Jam.)
JIBB, JIBBAL, see Jib, s6.'=, v.^
JIBBER, s6.' Nhp. Oxf. Suf. Sus. Som. Dev. Also
written gibber Oxf.' |"dgi'b3(r).] A horse that jibs.
Nhp.', Oxf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) e.Sus. Holloway. w.Som.' Ee- u
jiib'ur! daar'nd eef ee oa'un peo'l tue u dai'd laef'gin dhu buul'ee
oa un du tich dhu graevvn, voa-ur ee u! gee aevvt tiie ut [He a
jibber ! darned if he will not pull at a dead lift until his belly
touches the ground, before he will give up]. Dev.^
JIBBER, shr War. A sweetmeat, lollipop. Also in
comb. Jibber-andjumbles.
Jibbers were long, thin, flat sticks, about an inch wide.
'The Squire gave us a penny and we went to buy some jibbers '
(W.S.B.); War.2
JIBBER, V. and sh.^ Sc. Som. Also in form jebber
Dmf (Jam.) [dgi-b3(r.] \. v. To chatter, talk nonsense.
Cf gibberish.
Sc. The jackanape . . . jibbered and cried as if it were mocking
its master, Scott Redg. (1824) Lett. xi. Abd., Per. What are ye
jibberin' at there? (G.W.) s.Sc. (Jam.)
2. Comb. Jibber-jabber, (i) noisy, nonsensical talk ; (2)
to talk foolishly.
(i)Bnff.', Cld. (Jam.) w.Som.'Jub-urjabur. (a)Bnfir.',Cld.(jAM.)
3. sb. pi. Silly talk, idle chatter.
Abd., Per. Ye re speaking only a lot o' jibbers., Nane o' yer
jibbers G.W.'i. Dmf. Jam.)
JIBBERIDGE, see Gibberish.
JIBBER UGLY'S FULE, phr. Dev. A selfish person.
'Er is like jibber-ugly 's-fule— 'er knaws whot's gude vur erzel,
'er du, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892").
JIBBET, s6. Irel. Hnip. Wil. Also written gibbet Ir.
[d^i'bit.] 1. A small load of corn or hay.
Hrap. A jibbet of corn or hay (J.R.W.) ; Hmp.'
2. pi. Morsels, small pieces, ' mincemeat.'
Ir. Guards woke up, clashed their arms, and were going to
make gibbets of the foolish boy, Kennedy Fireside Stories (1870)
53. Wxf. They'd have made gibbets of him only for Tommy
Whitty, i'j. Evenings Diiffrey (1869) 81. Wil.' You never did
see such a slut! her gownd a-hangin' in dirty jibbets [rags] aal
about her heels!
[1. Cp. OFr. gibe, 'paquet, ballot' (La Cuune).]
JIBBET, V. Suf To sprain.
e.Suf. '1 have jibbeted my ankle.' Used by the old only (F.H. ).
JIBBET, see Gibbet.
JIBBLE, t/.' Lei.' To jingle, rattle.
JIBBLE, v.- e.Suf [dgi'bl.] To make a face (as a
child about to cry). (F.H.) Cf jib, 56.2
JIBBLE, t'.^ Nrf [Not known to our correspondents]
To pick out with a sharp tool.
A mason said to his server, 'You must jibble the mortar out of
them joints' (W.W.S.).
JIBBLE, see Geebal(L Geeble, Gibble.
JIBBLY, sb. Lan. [dgibli.] A giblet ; a fragment,
odd piece.
Jibbly pie is a pie made of odds and ends (S.W.). e.Lan.'
JIBBY, sb. Obsol. e.Cy. e.An. [dgi'bi.] L A giddy,
flaunting girl, dressed in showy finery, and full of affecta-
tions. e.Cy. (Hall.), e.An.', e.Suf (F.H.) 2. Comp.
Jibby-horse, a showman's horse decked out with parti-
coloured trappings; also used of a human being, ib.
3. A jibbing horse. e.Suf (F.H.)
JIBE, 7/.' Ant. [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] To coax. (S.A.B.)
JIBE, i'.^ and sb. e.Suf. 1. v. To excoriate. (F.H.)
2. sb. An excoriation, (ib.)
JIBE, see Gibe.
JIBES, sb. Dev. An eccentrically-dressed woman.
Mrs. Snooks is a rummee old jibes ; 'er cloase is za old's Aldon
an' awl tha colours ov tha rainbow, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892).
JIB-FORK, sb. e.An.' A two-pronged fork of the
length used in harvest.
e.An.' Nrf. Still in use here fM.C.H.B.). e.Suf. Rare (F.H ).
JIB- JOB-JEREMIAH, 5^!-. Suf [Not known to our
correspondents.] A children's game. (s.v. Move-all.)
JIBS, s6. //. Cor. [dgibz.] Small, waste pieces of cloth.
Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) Gl. ; Cor.^
JICCOP, V. e.An.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] [dgi'kap.] To move ; to disturb a seat.
JICCUPS, si. //. Cor.'3 [dgikaps.] The hiccoughs.
JICE, sb. Suf Ess. [dgais.] A very small quantity,
esp. of powder. The same word as Chice.
Suf.' A pinch of snuff. Ess. Jest a little jice, Clark/. Noaies
(1839) St. 152 ; Ess.'
JICE, see Joist, s6.'
JICK, sifi.'and T'.' Cor. Also in form juck Cor.* [dgik.]
1. sb. pi. The hiccoughs. Cor.' Cf jiccups.
2. 7'. To hiccough. Cor.*
JICK, T'.* and s6.* Sc. (Jam.) [dgik.] I. v. To avoid
anything by a sudden jerk of the body ; to elude.
Lnk., Twd., Bwk., Slk. It is said of a hare, that she has ' jickit
the hunds.'
2. Phr. to jick the school, to play truant. Lnk. 3. sb.
A sudden jerk ; the act of eluding. Slk. Hence Jicky,
«<^'. of a horse : startling. Slk.
JICKER, '■. Obs. Sc. To walk smartly.
Dmf. I Jam.) Gall. On their taptaes what couples did jicker and
spang, Mactaggart Encyd. (1824) 78, ed. 1876. Kcb. In sweat
and sun how they did jicker ! Davidson Seasons (1789) 39.
JICKERING, ppl. adj. Sc. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Of a woman : more smartly dressed than
she should be. Gall. Mactaggart Encyd. (1824).
JID, sb. Nhb. Also written gid. The Jack-snipe,
Limnocrvptes gallimila.
Nhb. ( R.O.H.'l [SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 193.]
JIDDER, JIDDY, see Jedder, Giddy, Jetty, v."^
JIDGETT, V. e.An. [dgi'dgit.] To wriggle, fidget.
Ct. jigget.
Nrf. Children jidgett about, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893)
55. e.Suf. (F.H.)
JIE, ?'. Sc. To cast aside. See Ge(e, v.^
Ayr. Auld Halbert jied his wig aside, FisHER Poems (1790) 151.
JIE, see Ge(e, int.
JIFF
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JIG
JIFF, sb. Stf. War. Oxf. Ken. Som. [dgif.] 1. The
shortest possible lapse of time. Stf.' Cf jiffy.
2. Phr. (i) in a jiff, (2) in half a jiff, with the least delay
possible.
(i) War.2 Common. Oxf. I'll be there in a jiff fG.O.). Som.
Joe zinged ' Nancy Lee,' which vetched an aiidiens in a jilT,
Frank h'ine Days (i8-;g) 39. (2) Ken. Oft" again in half a jiff,
Nairne Talcs {i-jgo) 49, ed. 1824.
JIFFING, sb. Obs. Sc. In phr. in a jtffmg, in an
instant. Cf. jiffy.
Rnf. Watty ... in a jiffin' Row'd his fecket like a clew, Picken
Poems (1813) II. 47.
JIFFLE, V. and sb. Sc. Der. Lin. e.An. Wil. Also
written gifHee.An.' [dgifl.] 1. v. To fidget, be restless ;
to shuffle ; also trans, to make restless.
Per. (Jam.), n.Lin.' sw.Lin.' Children are always jiffling about.
e.An.' Nrf. There, child ; don't keep a jiffling about hke that.
■Why can't ye sit still? (W.K.E.) ; (M.C.H.B.) Suf. (C.T.) ;
Suf.i Don't jiffle about so. e.Suf. (F.H.) Wit.' Used in con-
nexion with a horse, when a bad rider who was pulling its head
about was told not to jiffle it.
2. sb. A fidget ; a shuffling movement ; ? confusion.
Per. (Jam.) n.Lin.* He's alus up o' th' jiffle an" (lit, like a ill-
sittin' hen. Wil.' An old bell-ringer was recently heard to
accuse the younger men of having got into a regular 'jiffle' while
ringing.
Hence Jiffiey, adj. unsteadj', restless.
sw.Lin.' If the cow's a bit jiffley.
3. Idle talk ; idle, disputative talk. Also in comp. Jiffle-
jafile. Der.=, nw.Der.', Nrf. (M.C.H.B.) Cf. jaflle, s6.=
JIFFY, sb., ?'. and adv. In gen. dial, and colloq. use in
Sc. Eng. and Irel. Also written giffey w.Yks. ; giffy
Nhp.> Hnt. e.An.'2 Nrf. Sus. Hmp.; jiffey Sc. Ir. n.Yks.
w.Yks. Lan. se.Wor.^ Nrf Sus. Hmp. Som. Dev. ; jififie
Sc. Bnf}".' [dgi'fi.] 1. sb. The shortest possible lapse
of time.
Lth. Sae weel our tusks an' talons work In this wee glorious
jiffy, Lu.MSDEN Sheep-head (1892) 39. Hdg. The mirkiest hour . . .
Precedes the daw' — A jiffey ere god Sol abune O'erwhelms it a*,
ib. Poems (1896) 94. UIs. Uls. Jni. Arch. (1853-62). n.Cy.
(J."W.),Dur.i, m.Yks.', nw.Der.', Not.', Lei.', Nhp.', War.3 Oxf.
(G.O.) Brks.' 'Twunt taayke 1 moor'n a jiiTy to dim to that tlier
bird's ne-ast. Hnt. (T.P.F.) Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf.
(1893) 55. Sus., Hmp. Holloway. Wil. Britton Beaulies
(1825). Dor.i Som. Jennings Dial. w.Eng. (1869). Dev.'
2. Phr. (i) in a jiffy, (2) in half a jiffy, (3) in a brace or
couple of jiffies, with the least possible delay.
(i) Sc. He was out in the road in a jiffy, Keith Bonnie Lady
(1897) 68. Sh.I. In a jiffey comes back vvi' da claes, Stewart
Tales (1892) 34. ne.Sc. Lizzie will be wi' j'ou in a jiffle, Grant
KeckletoH, 41. Abd. I s' tak 3'e hame in a jiffey, Macdonald Sir
Gibbie (1879) xlii. Kcd. I'll be wi' 'im in a jiffy, Grant Lays
(1884) 85. Per. He'll smell out the rogue in a jiffy, Stewart
Character (1857) 36. s.Sc. Wad often in a jiffle to auld Nick
Send ane anither dunnerin' saul and hool, T. Scorr Pof;>;s (1793)
365. Dmb. I'll tell j'ou my errand in a jiffy. Cross Disriiplioti
(1844) xxxiv. Ayr. In a jiffy the whole market-place was as
white . . . as . . . snow, Galt Provost (1822") xiii. Lnk. We'll
prise the lid open in a jiffey, Murdoch Readings (1895) I. iii.
Lth. In hopes that in a jiffy he cou'd stechin to his belly gie,
Bruce Poems (1813) II. 165. Edb. We'll be aff in a jiffy, Ballan-
TiNE Cabcrlunzie {ed. 1875) 328. Slk. The Gentles will be here
in a jiffey, Chr. North Noctes (ed. 1856) II. 270. Dmf. The
wee servant lassie came in, in a jiff3*, Wallace Schoolmaster
(1899) 331. Ir. They'll be at the door in a jiffey, Carleton
Trails Peas. (ed. 1843) I. 22. Nhb. They popp'd us in a jiffy
down, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 25. s.Dur. He was out o'
sect iv a jiffy (J.E.D.). Cum."* Wm. It seeam wae o in a jiffy,
Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 25. n.Yks. We were there iv a jiffey,
TwEDDELL Clet'cl. Rhymes (1875) 64. w.Yks.' ^ Lan. Tha'U be
i' th* wayter in a jiffey. Wood Hitiii. Sketches, 12. m.Lan.',
nw.Der.' Not. I'll dut in a jiffy (L.C.M.). n.Lin.' s.Lin. He hed
it ready in a jiffy (T.H.R. ). Nhp.=, War.= 3, Brks.', n.Bck. (A.C.),
e.An ', Suf.' Wil. Slow Gl. : 18921. Dev. Auver hur went in a
jiffey, Bennett Stable Boy (i888) viii. Cor.' (2) se.Wor.' I'll be
there in half a jiffey. w.Som.' Yiie goo au'n, un aal oa-vurgit' yiie
ugee'un ecn aa'f u jiifee. (3) Lan. My owd dame con tell yo'
where hoo is in a couple o' jiffies, Buiirley IVavcrlow (1863)
207, ed. 1884. e.An.' 2
3. A hurry.
BnfT.' V'er in an unco jiffie. I.W.' He's off in a jiffy.
4. 1'. To hurry. Bnfr.' He jiffiet haim.
5. adv. 'With haste, ib.
JIG, s6.' and ?'.' Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Nhp. 'War.
Hnt. Som. Dev. and Amer. Also written gig Bnff.' Bch.
Ayr. (Jam.) m.Yks.' w.Yks.= ; and in forms geg w.Yks.';
jeeg Cai.' Ayr. [dgig.] 1. sb. In phr. all on the jig, or
in a jig, ' all agog,' in a state of flurry or expectation.
m.Yks.' He's on the gig to be off. In a gig to go [in a state of
flurry to go]. w.Yks.s All on the gig fur going.
2. An illegal instrument for catching fish, composed of
a number of wires with fish-hooks attached. N.I.' 3. A
jerk, tilt, shake, rock, swing; a sudden pull. Sc. (Jam.
Sitppl.), Cai.'
4. V. To dance briskly or boisterously.
Frf. Ye needna houp, That I, like some bit puppet thing. Will
e'er consent to jig an' loup Whan ony coof sail pu' the string ;
Watt Poet. Sketches (1880") 32. Fif. See her [Aurora] jiggin'
truttie-trottie Without her jupes or little-coatie, Tennant Papistry
(1827) 132. Lnk. Set your llingin' tree a jiggin' Till streams o'
sweat rin owre your riggin', Watson Poems 1 1853) 14. Dev. All
jiggin up and down I caan't tell how, Jist like the tail o' thecky
Jarsey cow, Daniel Bride of Sao (1842) 176.
Hence (i) Giggie, adj., (2) Giggin, ppl. adj. brisk,
hearty, lively ; (3) Gig-trot, sb. habit ; (4) Jigger, sb. a
small spinning-top.
(iBch. Sprush i' their graith, the ploughmen loons, To see
their joes fu' giggie, Tarras Poems (1804) 64 (Jam.). (2) Bnff.'
She's gotten a fine codgie giggin' bodie for a man. (3) il). (4)
w.Yks. s The smallest size made, known amongst juveniles as
' fardin' jiggers.'
5. To play the fiddle.
Dmf. Jock Willison . . . who for the fiddle left his trade, Jigg'd
it far better than he sped, Mayne Siller Gun (1808) 42 ■ Jam.).
6. To trot ; to walk briskly ; to work in a lively, hearty
manner.
Bnff.' The wiffie for ass aul's she is, cam giggin' up the road
wintin' ony help. Bnff., Ayr. (Jam.) Lakel.* Thoo's jiggen aboot
i' good time ta-day. w.Yks.' w.Som.' Faster than to jog. Dev.
Of some horses, ' They only jigged off at the bottom of the road,'
Reports Provinc. (1882) 16; (Hall.) nw.Dev.'
7. Comb. Jig-to-jog, the slow pace of a horse, just faster
than a walk ; also used of a person.
w.Som.' Wuys-n muuv au'n, neet buyd dhae'ur jig-tu-jaug- jis
dhu vuur-ee sae'um-z wuop u snaayul ? [Why dost not move on,
(and) not stay there jig-to-jog just like whip(ping) a snail ?]
nw.Dev.'
8. To go gadding and gossiping about.
Nhp.' You're never easy only when you're jigging about. War.'^
She's never right on'y when she's jigging about. Hnt. (T.P.F.")
9. To run away, rove ; to play truant from school, ' play
the wag' ; sometimes with it. Also used sitbst. in phr. to
play jig.
n.Cy. (Hall.) e.Yks.' Let's all jig-it ti-day, lads. w.Yks.' To
rove, to make frequent idle excursions from home. [Amer.
' Plaj' jig,' to play truant from school, Dial. Notes (1896) I. 379.]
10. To jerk, tilt, shake, rock ; to give a sudden pull.
Cai.' Ayr. I maun sit the lee-lang day And jeeg the cradle wi'
my tae. Burns Dimcan Gray, ist version.
11. To dandle a baby. N.I.'
12. To take herrings by means of an illegal instrument.
N.I.' To jig for herrings is to catch herrings by means of an
apparatus composed of a number of wires with fish-hooks attached.
The jig is lowered into the sea where the fish are numerous, and
is jigged up and down. Any herrings that come in contact with
the hooks are caught and pulled into the boat.
Hence (i) Jigger, sb. a snatch made of two or three
hooks tied together back to back ; cf. jenny, sb.'^ 3 ; (2)
Jiggering, />/•/>. taking fish by means of a 'jigger.'
(i) Cum." There was no bait or gut on the line, . . Blood was
oozing from the jigger marks, H'hi/ehaven Free Press (Oct. 31,
1896) 4. (2) ib. The watchers never mentioned jipgering.
JIG, sb.' Yks. Lan. Der. [dgig.] 1. Colliery term :
a self-acting incline so arranged that the full ' corves '
travelling down pull the empty ones up. w.Yks. (S.J.C.),
Lan. (C.B C.) Hence Jigger, sb. the man who works the
'jig.' Lan. (C.B.C.) 2. Comp. (i) Jig-brow, a self-
3 A 2
JIG
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JIGGET
acting incline. w.Yks. (T.T.) ; (2) -pin, a pin used to stop
the machine in drawnng. nw.Der.'
JIG, sb.^ Obsol. Nhp.'e.An.'Nrf.'e.Suf. (F.H.) [dgig.]
In phr. //^ by joivl, very close together ; 'cheek by jowl.'
See Cheek, sb. 2.
JIG, v? n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Shr. Cor. [dgig.] 1. Of
hand wool-combing : to comb wool for the first time.
w.Yks. We came upon a live comber, probably the last of his
race, 'jigging' away for life and death, Cudworth Bradford
(1876; 218. e.Lan.i
Hence (i) Jigger, sb. the comb used in hand wool-
combing ; (2) Jigger-lad, a boy who combs the wool ; (3)
Jigginsliver, sb. the result of the first combing over.
w.Yks. (i) (J.T.) (2) Jigger lads an' bobbin turners, Eccles
Leeds Olm. (1875) 21. (3) .E.G.)
2. To separate ore from the refuse by means of a sieve.
Cor. The singing of the bucking and jigging maidens, Tregellas
Tales 1,1868, 5; Cor.i To separate the ore from the refuse by
means of a sieve ; so placed in a box of water that by the con-
tinuous action of a brake-staff the ore is precipitated to the bottom
of the sieve ; Cor. 2
Hence (i) Jigger, sb. (a) an ore-sifter ; {b) a rough kind
of sieve ; (2) Jiggin-sieve, sb. a fine cloth which sifts
the dust from oats or wheat when they are ground.
(1,0 n.Cy. i^Hall.) Cor. The news of the accident spread like
wildfire among the buddlers and jiggers, Pearce Esther PciUieatli
(1891) bk. I. i ; Cor.' The work is done by girls called jiggers.
(6) Come . . . will ee go and see the jiggers ? Tregellas Tales
(1865) 146. w.Cor. Took her meal with no other sifting than
what it had in the jigger, Bottrell Trad. 3rd S. 60. (2) Shr.^
JIG, f .^ s.Chs.' [dgig.] 1. To wear out ; ^f;;. with ;//i.
Yoa-)n soon jig- yursel- iip ut dhaaf ree't [Yo'n soon jig yursel
up at that rate]. Dhis" misheyn^z gy'et'in jig'd [This machine's
gettin' jigged].
Hence Jigged up, phi: bankrupt.
2. Of horses : to hurt the back or spine.
This mare's jigged her back. That boss is jigged.
JIGE, see Gig, v.^
JIGGAJVIY, sb. Brks.' A name given to an implement,
tool, &c., the proper name of which cannot be recalled at
the moment; a ' thingamy.'
Gie us the jiggamy as stans' to yer ban' ther.
JIGGATE, sb. Obs. Sc. A sail shaped like a leg of
mutton. The same word as Gigot (q.v.).
Abd. We hope she'll prove a Lively Frigate . . . And that she
winna gee her jiggate To ilk weak blast, Shirrefs Poems
(1790! 252.
JIGGER, si.i Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Hmp. Cor. [dgigaCr.]
1. A contemptuous term applied to a human being.
Bnff.' He's a queer jigger. Abd. ■ He's a queer jigger.' 'The
tailor's a coorse jigger.' It may be contemptuously applied to
women. 'Jean Findlay's a strange jigger.' ' Did ever you see
such a jigger o' a woman in a' yer life?' (G.W.) Cld. (Jam.) n.Cy.
(Hall. ; N.Cy.' An airy, swaggering person. * A comical jigger.'
Nhb.i Applied as a cant phrase to an out-of-the-way person.
2. A policeman. Hmp. (G.E.D.), (Hall.) 3. An ill-
made thing. Cor.'
JIGGER, 5A.2 Irel. "Wor. Glo. [dd-gafr.] 1. A leg of
mutton , a man's leg or thigh. See Gigot.
s.Wor. The flood come into our kitchen, very high. I went
down to get summut out of the cubbard, and smack I went in up
to my jiggers. Porson Quaint IVds. 11875'! 24. Glo. (S S.B.)
2. A sail that projects over the stern of the boat. See
Jiggate. N.I.i Set on a short mast called the 'jigger mast.'
JIGGER, sb.^ Lan. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] An entry ; a narrow passage between houses.
(S.K.C.)
JIGGER, sb." Sc. Ken. Sus. [dgigalr.] An open
vehicle for carrying trees from the forest ; also in comp.
Jigger-wheels.
Cai.i ne.Ken. A vehicle consisting of two wheels, a small
frame, and a pole (called a dyster) for fastening the horse to it. ' Get
the jigger for that tree' (H.M.). Sus. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863).
JIGGER, 5A.5 Wm. Not. O.xf. Suf Ken. [d2ig3(r.]
1. A shoemaker's tool.
Wm. Run t'jigger roond t'welt— it'll set it off B.K.). cSuf.
For polishing the edge of the sole of a boot (F.H.). Ken. (H.M.)
2. A small notched wheel with which to cut pastry.
Not.2, Oxf ' MS. add.
JIGGER, sb.^ Won [d2i-g3(r).] A horizontal lathe
used in china-making.
se.Wor.' s.Wor. A horizontal lathe on which flat ware such as
plates and dishes are made. Still in use (H,K.\
JIGGER,sA.^ Som. [dgi-ga(r).] A vessel of potter's ware
used in toasting cheese. (Hall.) ; W. & J. 67. 11873).
JIGGER, sb.^ s.Wm. A large kettle with a tap, for
suspending over the fire. (J.A.B.)
JIGGER, sb.^ Lon. Amer. [dgi-g3(r.] 1. An illicit
distillery.
The ' private ' distilleries are the illicit ones ; ' jiggers,' we call
them, Mavhew Loud. Lahotir (1851 I. 186.
2. Comp. Jigger-worker, a person who carries about
spirits made at an illicit still.
Two, and sometimes three, female lace-sellers are also 'jigger-
workers.' They carry about their persons pint bladders of ' stuff,'
or 'jigger stuff' (spirit made at an illicit still), ih. 387.
3. One who works an illicit still.
'Jiggers' defrauding the Excise by working illicit stills, ib.
(ed. 1862) IV. 24. [Amer. A small glass of whisky as dealt out
to railroad hands, Carruth Kansas Univ. Quart. (Oct. 1892) I.]
JIGGER, I'.' Cum." [dgigar.] To play truant. Cf.jig,
?/.' 9.
He gangs t'scheu! i' t'mwornins, an' jiggers i' t'efterneuns.
JIGGER, v.^ Glo. [dgi-g3(r).] To put out of joint.
Glo.i ; GI0.2 I'll jigger thee neck.
JIGGER, see Giggot, Jagger.
JIGGERED, pp. Wm. Yks. Lan. LMa. Not. [dgi-gad.]
1. Exhausted, tired ; hard up ; gen. with up.
Wm.' w.Yks. T'chap wor reight jiggered, Yks. Wkly. Post
(June 6, 1896); (J.R.) ; w.Yks.* Av tramp'd a matter o' fotty
mile to-daay, an' am fair jigger'd up. Lan. A generation or two
would see it jiggered up if it wurno' for th' fresh blood ut's bein
sent into it, Brierley Ab-o'th-Yale Yankeeland (1885) v. Not.^
I'm clean jiggered up.
2. With tip : shut up, confined in prison.
I. Ma. Poor Mastha Dan had been nabbed . . . and jiggered up in
Peel Castle, Caine Deemster ylZ&^) 216, ed. 1889.
JIGGERMAROLE, sb. Lan. A rigmarole.
Th' landlord . . . beginn'd a-kwestiunin' yung Bobber, who towd
him aw th' jiggermarole, New IVkly. (Jan. 12, 1895) 7 ; When -a
person is full of pranks and ' marlocks,' they say he is full of *jig-
maroles ' (S.W.).
JIGGEROO, sb. s.Chs.' [dgigarvi.] A kind of rot
which affects potatoes, showing itself in brown marks on
the surface.
Hence Jiggeroo'd, adj. affected with ' jiggeroo.'
JIGGER-PUMP, sb. Sus.' A pump used in breweries
to force the beer into the vats.
JIGGER-SA'W, sb. e.Suf. A kind of frame-saw, used
for 'trenching.' (F.H.)
JIGGERY-POKERY, sb. Oxf Wil. Suf. Also in form
jiggery-poke Wil.' 1. Unfair dealing ; deception.
Oxf. I was fair took in with that fellow's jiggery-pokery over that
pony(G.O.). WiL Slow G/. (1892^; Wil.' n. Wil. 'There's jiggery-
pokeabout!' ' That's all jiggery-poke.' Occas. used (G.E.D.).
2. Trifling, fooling. e.Suf (F.H.)
JIGGET, V. and sb. Sc. Irel. Lan. War. Oxf. Brks. Wil.
Som. Dev. Cor. Also written jiggot Oxf.' ; and in form
jeeggit Sc. (Jam.) [dgigit.] 1. v. To ride or walk at a
jog-trot ; to shake, jog ; to dance up and down.
Sc. Here you stand jiggeting and sniggling and looking cunning,
Scott Abbot (i82o'i xix ; (Jam.) Ir. His car went jiggeting back
empty to Ardnacreagh, Barlow Kerrigan (1894'! 39. Oxf.' MS.
add. Brks.' Jiggeltin' is moving up and down quickly, as in
riding a child on the knee : this is always called jiggettin the child.
Wil.' Here we go a jiggettin' along. .Som. The fiddles was zcrapin'
an' the village vok a" jiggeten', Leith Lemon Verbena \ 1895) 75.
Hence (i) Jiggeting, ppl. adj. jolting, shaking; (2)
Jiggetty, adj. (a) see (i) ; (6) fidgety; (31 Jiggettyjig or
•jog, a jog-trot style of travelling.
(i) ne.Lan.' (2, a) Wil.' This be a ter'ble jiggetty train. (4)
Slow G1. (i8o2"i ; Wil.' (3) Brks.' To markut, to markut. to buy
a vat hog, Vvlioam agin, whoam agin, jiggetty jog. Dev.^ Thease
yer ol' trap is awl jiggety-jig as us draves along. Cor.° Gwain
jiggety-jig.
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2. To gad or flaunt about.
War.* A jiggeting young hussy. w.Som.l Usually said of
women with a distinctly depreciatory implication. ' Wuy doan
ur buyd au'm, un neet bee.auvees jiguteen ubaewt ? ' [Why
does she not stay at home, and not be always gadding (or danc-
ing) about ?] Dev. A woman always jiggiting about the place,
Hartier Evening tvitli Hodge, in Eng. Illiis. Mag. (June 1896) 259.
3. sb. A dancing movement.
Lan. I ha' learnt th' way now ; it's two jiggits and a shake,
Gaskell M. Barton (1848) ix.
[1. Fr. ^igotkr, ' remuer vivement les jambes ' (Littre).]
JIGGET, see Gigot.
JIGGIN, int. Lei. Shr. [d,?i-gin.] 1. A call of the
wagoner or ploughman to the fore-horse to go to the off-
side. Lei.' 2. An address to a wagon-horse bidding
him proceed. Shr.'^ Cf. chiggin.
JIGGIT(T, see Giggot.
JIGGLE, V. Yks. [dgi-gl.] 1. To contradict.
w.Yks. We higgled an' jiggled till booath on us sware, Ptidsey
Olni. I Nov. 1883!.
2. To swindle, defraud. w.Yks. (S.P.U.)
JIGGLE, see Giggle, z^.=, Jaggle.
JIGGLE-JUGGLE, sA. w.Yks.^ A game; see below.
A lot of children get together and play at 'jiggle-juggle ' —
cluster together with their arms round each other's waists, and
then dance about wildly till they all come to the ground, one upon
the other.
JIGGOT, see Giggot, Gigot, Jiggit.
ilGGS, sb.pl. Ohsol. e.An.'Suf.'e.Suf (F.H.) [dgigz.]
Small dregs or sediment.
[Of Scand. origin ; cp. Norw. dial, tjtikk {iykke), thick,
used esp. of liquids (Aasen).]
JIGS, sb. e.Suf In phr. by Jigs.' a disguised oath.
(F.H.)
JIKE, JILAFFER, see Gike, v.. Gillyflower.
JILE, JILL, see Jail, sb., Gill, sb.^"'^
JILLBOW, JILLERY, see Gilbow, Gillery.
JILLET, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Also written gillet Sc.
(Jam.) Per. (ib.) ; and in form jilly Sc. [dgilit.] 1. A
giddy young woman, a jilt.
Sc. Gen. conjoined with some epithet, as 'idle jillet ' (Jam.) ;
She's nae gilter jilly, Maidhent Ballads (1844) 14, ed. i868. Per.
The wiles o' knaves, and gillets' lures, Blackguards and cheats,
Stewart Character (1857) 102. e.Fif. But since she's greinin'
for't, the jillet, Sic like's it is she's welcome till it, Latto Tan:
Bodkin (1864') xxvii. Ayr. A jillet brak his heart at last. Burns
Sc. Bard, St. 6. Lth. The ither night the jillet spak Right cheery
owre a glass, Macneill Poet, ll'ts. (1801) 175, ed. 1856. Edb.
Look at our wives, and jillcts, linking. Foul day or fair, about the
street, Macneill Bygane Times (1811) 28. Feb. They're jillets
baith, their skin's a token, Affleck Poc^. /f'/'s. (18361 80. n.Cy.
Border CI (Coll. L L.B.) Cura. Thou cannot act a jillct's part,
Gilpin S)igs. (1866) 383; Cum.'
2. A young woman entering on the- state of puberty.
Per. (Jam.)
[1. Prob. a dim. of the ME. proper name Cille, Jill
(Chaucer).]
JILL FLIRT, JILL-HOOTER, see Gill-flirt, Gill-hooter.
JILL-HOOTER, sb. e.Suf An old man or woman,
giventogrumblingorcomplaining. (F.H.) See Gill-hooter.
JILLING-BO'OR, see Julian bower.
JILLIVER, JILLOUS, see Gillyflower, Jealous.
JILLY-, JILLY-HOOTER, sec Jelly-, v., Gill-hooter.
JILLY-HOOTING, j'W. i-Z). Nrf .? Cheating ; deception.
I'm awake to your jilly-huting, e.A}i. N. & Q. (i860) I. 76.
JILLY-JOG, s6. w.Yks. The game of ' Jenny Jones'
(q.v.). GoMME Games (1894) L 280.
JILP, see Gilp, sb.'^, v.
JILT, si.i Der.' War.'' [dgilt.] An opprobrious term
for a girl : a slattern, a prostitute. See Jillet.
JILT, si.2 Stf War. Wor. Glo. [dgilt.] A state of
rags and jags and tatters.
War.2 Her shawl was all of a jilt. Stf., War., Wor., Glo. In
a jilt of rags, Northall /7A-P/ic. (1894).
JILT, see Jelt.
JIM, s6.' e.An. [d^ini.] A vehicle composed of an axle,
two wheels, and a pole for moving timber. See Gill, sb.^
e.An.i, Nrf. (W.W.S.) Suf. Morton Cycle. Agric. (1863) ; Suf.l
So as the rolling Jim did me control. The Lord above have mercy
on my soul. Epitaph in Hoxne Churchyard. e.Suf. (F.H.)
JIM, sb.'^ Yks. Glo. Lon. Suf In conip. (i) Jim-cat, a
tom-cat ; (21 -crake, a ridiculous person; (3) -crow, {a) a
disreputable hat ; (b) a street-actor.
(i! e.Suf. (F.H.) (2) m.Yks.' (3, a) Glo. 'Look at this 'ere
owld Jimcrow o' mine,' he cried, . . plucking off his hat. Buck-
man Z)rt /-if "s Sq/b»r» (1890) xvi. (b) Lon. The street-actors — as
clowns, ' Billy Barlows,' ' Jim Crows,' and others, Mayhevv Land.
Labour (1851) I. 4.
JIM, adj. Sc. Lan. e.An. Ken. Also written gim Fif.
e.An.' e.Suf Ken. ; jimm Lan. [dgim.] Neat, spruce.
See Jimp, adj.
Sc. (Jam.) Fif. Gay as May-morning, tidy, gim, and clean, Ten-
nant Anster (1812) 28, ed. 1871. Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add.
(C.) ne.Lan.' s.Lan. Picton Dial. (1865). e.An.i, Nrf. (W.W.S.)
w.Nrf. She is a timid woman, not at all 'jim,' with a doleful
'whuling' air, Orton Beeston Ghost (1884) 5. e.Suf. (F.H.)
Ken. (K., s.v. Gimmes).
[The payntit povne pasand with plomj'S gym, Kest vp
his taill, a provd plesand quheil rym, Douglas Eitcados
(15131, ed. 1874, IV. 85.]
JIM-BANG, JIME, see Jing-bang, Jamb.
JIMES, sb. pi. Obs. Irel. Also written jhimes ; and
in form jhemes. Pieces.
Wxf.^ Amang wefty jhemes, 'cha jeist ee-rid apan. 98.
JIMMANY, JIMMENY, see Gemminy.
JIMMER, 56.' Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Lin.
e.An. Also written gimmer Nhb.' Wm. w.Yks.^ ne.Lan.'
e.An.' ; and in forms gammer w.Yks.^ ne.Lan.' ; jamer
Cum.''' ; jammer w.Yks. ; jemmer Cum.'* n.Yks. Lan.
n.Lan.' ; jymer Cum.* [dginis(r.] 1. A hinge, esp. a
small hinge for a closet or desk-door ; gen. in pi. ; also in
coiiip. Jimmerhinges. See Gimmal, sb} 2.
n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.'^, Nhb,', Dur.' E.Dur. She's brokken
t'gimmers off t'closct door (J.E.D.). Lakel.^ T'door jimmcrs
wants greasin'. Cum.'* Wm. The door hangs loose on its
gimmers (B.K.). n.Yks. (R.H.H.), n.Yks.^ ne.Yks.' T'deear
beeals oot on t'jimmer. e.Yks. (R.H.H.) w.Yks. The door's off
t'jimmers (J.W.D.) ; w.Yks.' 2^*, Lan. (C.W.D.), n.Lan.', ne.Lan.',
n.Lin.i, e.An.l e. Nrf. Marshall Tfio-. £fo/;. (1787). Suf e.Suf.
It is unlucky to sit opposite the 'jimmers' of the table when playing
at cards, Elk-Lore Pec. (1880) III. pt. i. 127 ; (F.H.)
Hence Jimmerly, weak, ill-jointed. Cum.'*
2. Phr. lo be loose f (on) tjimmers, to work loosely, move
easily.
w.Yks. This knife-blade's lowsei' t'jimmers (JE..B.); His tongue
wor hung sa laus on t'jimmers wol he cuddant control it, Tom
Treddlehovle Bairnsla Ann. (1881} 17.
3. pi. Broken pieces, fragments.
m.Yks.' A plate much cracked, but still unbroken, will be said
to be 'all in jimmcrs.' w.Yks.^ A plate is said when badly broken
to be broken all to jimmers.
Hence /mug i" jimmers, phr. to be ready to fall to pieces
at any moment.
w.Yks. Owd Jim Batley's varry owd nah, he's hung i' jimmers
(S.K.C.) ; A setpot hung i' jimmers, Tom Treddlehovle E.xhe-
bishan (1857) 4.
4. The fork of a tree, one of the pairs of a forked branch.
Nhb.' ' Tyek otT that gimmer,' a common expression used by
woodmen for * Take off one of the forks only.'
JIMMER, V. and sb.'^ ? Obs. Sc. 1. v. To make a
disagreeable noise on a violin. Rxb. (Jam.)
2. sb. The sound made by a violin when not well played.
Rxb. O sweet bewitching piece o' timmer— Could I but claw
your wame, ye limmer. Like W y M s. There w.id be
mony a jimmer, I'm sure, atwcen us, A. Sco7T Poems (1805)2 (I'A.).
JIMMERY, int. Dcv. Cor. [dgimari.] 1. An ex-
clamation: a form of Gemminy (q.v.).
Cor. Awh, Jimmery ! wasn't there a kick-up, Parr Adam and
Eve ,1880) II. 143 ; Cor.2
2. Comb. Jimmery-chry or -cry, an exclamation of sur-
prise.
Lev. Aw! jimmery cry! Whot's thur adued now, than? Hkwett
Peas. Sp. (1892). Cor. 'Oh, jimmcry-chry ! ' Esther burst out
laughing, Baring-Gould Curgtnvcn (1893; xxxviii ; Cor.*
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JIMMY, 56.' Wil. Dor. Soin. Dev. Also written
gimmy Don' ; and in forms gimmace (prop, a pi.) Wil.
w.Soni.^; jemmy Soni. ; jeniy Dev. [dgi-mi.] 1. A
hinge of two parts working on a joint, a ' jimmer' ; gen.
in pi. See Gimmal, sb.^ 2.
Wil. Obs. ,G.E.D.), Dor.' Som. Gcii/. Mag. (1794") no; A pair
of jimmies, I'A. (1793' 1083; When a criminalis gibbetted, or liung
in irons or chains, he is said to be hung in gimmaces, most prob.
because the apparatus swings about as if on hinges, Jennings Obs.
Dial. tv.Eng. (1825). Dev. Tha jimmies ov they new doors
craketh ; yii'd best ways graise [grease] um ! Hewett Peas. Sp.
(1892) ; Hoiae Snbsecivae (t-}-}-]) 229.
2. pi. Handcuffs. w.Som."
JIMMY, sb.^ n.Yks. [dgi-mi.] A sort of hooked fork
with two prongs for drawing together the rails on which
the tubs run, used in whinstone quarries. (C.V.C.)
JIMMY, sb.^ Obs. or obso/. w.Yks. A nightdress, a
' shimmy,' a chemise. Leeds Merc. Stippl. { Tune 2, 1804) ;
(S.P.U.)
JIMMY, sb." and adj.'^ Irel. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Stf
Lin. War. Shr. Lon. e.An. Ken. Wil. Cor. Also in form
Jemmy ne.Lan. Lin.' Lon. Cmb. Ken. [dgi'mi, dgemi.]
\. s'). In co;«6. (i) Jimmy-burty, a Will-o'-th'-Wisp ; (2)
•labbet, a liar; (3) -longlegs, (4) -neck, the heron, Ardea
cineira ; (5) -swiver, a state of trembling ; (6) -twitcher,
an insect ; see below.
(i) Cmb. (Hall.) (2) Cor.^ (3, 4^ ne.Lan. Swainson Birils
(1885) 145. (5) Wil.l ' Lor, Miss, how you did froughten I ! I be
all of a jimmj'-swiver,' and she visibly trembled, which was what
she meant, Jeffekies Greene Feme Farm (18801 vii. (6:iLakel.2
A wire-worm wi' as many feet o' them as thers days in a year.
Wm.i Called also a Crackel-neck. It is a small hard-backed black
insect (about \ of an inch long) which springs up suddenly when
disturbed.
2. V\vc. Jimmy Joluison squeeze tne, an exclamation ex-
pressive of surprise.
War. Commonly used (J.W.R.) ; War.' Common between fifty
and si.\ty years ago. ' But a Brummagem lad Is not to be had ;
If he is. Jimmy Johnson squeeze me.'
3. A generic name for a silly person.
w.Ir. Mr. meeting Jimmy one morning on the road. Lover
Leg. (1848) I. 107. e.Su'. F.H.)
4. A sheep's head ; also used of a large human head.
n.Dur. A'. iSr> Q. (1894) 8th S. v. 437. w.Yks. They called sheep-
heeads Jimmys at that market, Hartley 7rt/i-5, 2nd S. 106. Lin.'
Buy a jemmy and pluck. Lon. They clubbed together for a good
supper of tripe, or had a 'prime hot Jemmy a-piece,' Mayhew
Loiirf. iaioHc (1851) II. 42. e.Suf. (F.H.), Ken. (,\V.F.S.) WU.
Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.'
5. The nose. e.Suf. Don't turn up your jimmy at me (F. H.).
6. adj. Silly; half-witted.
Str.,Shr. All for my jimmy old nose, Flk-Lore Jm. (1886) IV.
260, e.Suf. : F.H.)
JIMMY, adj." Sc. Dur. Yks. Lei. Nhp. Wor. Shr. Lon.
e.An. Sus. Hmp. Som. Amer. Also written gimmy Nhp.'
e.An.'; jemmy Lei.' Nhp.' Lon. [dgi'mi, dgemi.] 1. Neat,
spruce, smart ; neatly made ; dexterous ; also used as
adv. See Jim, adj.
Sc. (Jam.), Abd. fi/i.), Dur.i, w.Yks.', Lei. (W.W.S.\ Lei.'
Nhp.' 'He's a gimmy little man.' Never I believe applied to females.
w.Wor. As jimmy as a two-year-old, S. Beauchamp N. Haiiiilloit
(1875) III. 96. Shr. Comin' along right jimmy, Burne Flk-Lore
(1883) vi; Shr.' Theowd monan'C6man wun comin' alung together
as jimmy as yo' plasen. Lon. Dressing themselves up in the Jemmy
taste, with half caps, many ribbons, Loiv Life (1764) 63. e.An.',
e.Suf. (F.H.) Sus., Hmp. Hollowav. w.Som.' Oh, that's jimmy,
and no mistake. They got on jimmy like together, 'vore thick
there up-country 'osebird comed along. [Amer. Green Virginia
Flk-Sp. (1899).]
2. Slight, flimsy, ill-made.
w.Vks.^ Usually applied to badly-made furniture.
JIMP, sb. Sc. (Jam.) A thin slip of leather put between
the inner and outer soles of a shoe, to give an appearance
of thickness.
JIMP, adj., adv. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Yks.
Lan. Not. Nhp. Brks. Also written gimp Sc. Ant. N.Cy.'
Nhb.' [dgimp.] 1. adj. Slender, small ; neat, elegant.
Cf. jump, adj.'^
Sh.L His airm he's pat roond her middle sae jimp, Stewart
Tales (1892 237. n.Sc. His bonny jimp middle, Bucman Ballads
(1828) I. 186, ed. 1875. Cai.' Frf. Wi' his airm roon' the by nae
means jimp waist o' the leddy, Willock Rose/ty Ends (1886; 37,
ed. 1889. w.Sc. She was as jimp as a young girl, Napier Fli-Lore
(1879" 88. Fif. Waist sae jimp, ane might it span, Gray Poems
(181 1 ) 128. Rnf. She was sae jimp and sma', Allak Hours (1836)
26. Ayr. Thy waist sae jimp, Burns Parnassus' Hill, st. 2. Lnk.
I was 3-ince on a time jimp enough aboot the waist, Murdoch
Readings (1895) I. 71. Lth. Thy wee feet, sae jimp an' tender,
Ballantine Poems (1856) 72. Edb. Wi' waist drawn in, sae tight
and jimp, M'Dowall Pof<;/s (1839) 118. Slk. He was jimp an'
gay, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) no. Dmf. Nae mair wi' kilted coats
we see Thy middle jimp and sma', Johnstone Poems (1820) 78.
N.Cy.' Nhb. Let me clasp that girdle jimp, Richardson Borderer's
Table-bk. (1846) VI. 353; Nhb.' Cum. Jimp lively black fustin
britches, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808) 131; Cum.'" n.Yks.';
n.Yks.* Sha's gitten ez jimp a waist ez onny lass. w.Yks. Willan
List IVds. (1811). Lan. (J. A. P.), Lan.', ne.Lan.' Not. She's jimp
waisted J.H.B.). Brks.'
Hence (i) Jimpey, sb. a short gown without skirts
reaching only to the middle, worn bj' cottage women ; (2)
Jimpsey, adj. neat, smart ; cf dimpsey ; (3) Jimpy, (a)
adj. slender ; (b) adv. slenderly ; tightly.
(i) Sc. To mak me a coat and a jimpey, jAJiiESONSoZ/rtrfs (1806)
I. 310. (2) Nhp.' (3, a) Sc. Ye're a jimpy black body, no like the
Nesbit lads, who hae aye been stoot and fair, Swan Aldersyde (ed.
1892I 30. Per. Lizzy laced her genty waist, Sae jimpy neat an'
sma', MoNTEATH Dtinllane (1835; 116, ed. 1887. Rnf. Her jimpy
waist, it was sae sma', Allan Hours (1836 34. Ayr. Sae jimpy
lac'd her genty waist, Burns Bonie Attn, st. i. Edb. With his
arm round her jimpy waist, Moir Mattsie JVaucli (1828) xvii.
Dmf. Cromek Retiiaitts (1810) 130. Nhb. As her jimpy waist he
spanned, Richardson Borderer's Table-bk. (1846) VI. 374, (A) Sc.
Clasp her wast sae jimpy sma', Nicoll Poeiits (ed. 1843) 139.
Lth. Bawbee dolls the fashions apit, Sae ro.sy cheekit, jimpy
shapit, An' wee bit lasses gazed an' gapit Wi' mouth an' ee,
Ballantine Poetits (1856) 9. Dmf. Sae jimpy laced an' sma',
Cromek Retnains (1810) 6.
2. Scanty ; tight ; narrow ; deficient in quantity.
Cai.' Abd. A jimp full o' the timmer ladle. Ale.xander Johnny
Gibb (1871) xxxviii. Per. The captain o' the Tarshish boat
was just on the jimp side o' ceevility, Sandy Secit (1897) 78.
Fif. Jimp time he took to steek his mou', Tennant Papistry 1^1827)
120. Dmb. Wi' it the jimpest nook Would ser' To bed and blanket
half a score and mair, Salmon Gowodeati (1868) 83. Rnf. Spurn
the imp wi' soul sae jimp, Webster Rhytiies ,1835) 128. Ayr.
Weel I wat that 3'our ellwand would hae been a jimp measure,
Galt Entail (i823'( xxxi. Lnk. Wee toddlin' breekums Tak' ye
the jimpest road, Murdoch Dotic Lyre ^1873) 59. Wgt. The evi-
dence was 'a wee jimp,' Fraser fF/^oit'H (1877 259. AnL Gimp
measure, Ballymetta Obs. (1892). N.Cy.' n.Yks.' ; n.Yks." ■ It's
jimp i' t'paper, an' jimp i' pot,' i. e. light both as to weight and
measure.
Hence Jimply, adv. scarcely ; straitly ; smoothly.
Sc. Bid them agree on an income that could jimply afford braws
for one, Keith Botitiie Lady (1897)9. Frf. There's jimply enough
for ourselves, Barrie Minister (1891) iii. Per. Wha's snouts and
chins in friendly greetin' Were jimply twa strae braidths frae
meetin', Spence Pof;;(5 (1898) 189. Ayr. Jimply a mile frae this
spot, Ainslie Poems (ed. 1892) 76. Lnk. I fear he jimply has a
share O' common brains, Rodger Poettts (1838) 173, ed. 1897.
Gall. She jimply 'scapit frae a swoon, Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814)
72, ed. 1897. n.Yks.- It fits ower jimply. Lan.'
3. adv. Scarcely.
Sc. She had been married to Sir Richard jimp four months,
ScQTY A titiquaty {iBib) xxiv. Fif. What wi' swesch-trump, what
wi' bells. The Anster folks were jimp themsells, Tenhakt Papistiy
(1827) 49. Ayr. In stature he was jimp the ordinary size, Galt
Gilltaize (1823) vi. Lnk. He wasna blin', but jimp could see,
Thomson Musings (1881) 118. Lth. I doot this dream Is jimp fit
matter for my whim, Lumsden 5/(ff/'-/;rarf (1892) 119. Gall. Jimp
a yard (A.W.). Dur. Gibson Up-lVeardale Gl. (1870).
4. V. To contract, curtail ; to make too narrow ; to give
too little measure, weight, or room.
Bnff.' The taylor gimpifs quyte i' the mackan. He gimpit 'im
in the mizer. He gimpit the weight an unce or mair. His father
gimps "imgey sair wee siller. A bocht our monynout this weentir,
an' gimpit masel' o' siller t'get sheep. Lth. The nappie ale to warm
the bluid, Gaun roun', trowth was nae jimpit, Nor sma' that night.
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Bruce Poems (iSis) II. loi. Edb. On Saturday the night's no
lang. But unco jimpet, Forbes Poems (1812) 82. Lakel.^ Thoo's
jimp't it off far ovver short at t'back.
Hence (i) Jimped-in, ppl. adj. tightly laced ; (2) Jimped-
iip,ppl. adj. affected in dress and manners.
(i) Dur.^ s.Dur. When a woman tight-laces she is said to be
•jimped in at t'waist ' (J.E.D. . (2) n.Yks.^
JIMP, JIMPSEN, see Gimp, Jump, sb}., v., Gimson.
JIM-RAG, JIN, see Jamrag, Gin, sb}^, Jlen.
JINCH, arfy. Obs. Sc. Neat, spruce, 'jimp.'
Abd. Right jinch he was and fell weel fawr'd. Skinner Poems
(1809") 10.
JINDERING, prp. Lan.^ [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Seeking a mate, ' gendering.'
JINDING, /r/i. Nrf. A corruption of ' adjoining.'
But for us [wherrymenl many of the willages jindin' the rivers
would find freightage rather awk'ard, Patterson Man and Nat.
(1895)43; (M.C.H.B.)
JINDY, JING, see Gindy, Ging, v.^
JING, sb. Sc. Chs. Also in form jings s.Chs.' [dgit).]
In phr. byjiitg / a common oath : by jingo !
Abd. In a wee the chiel, by jing, Clapt her on Mungo's pate,
Cock Strains (1810) II. 140. Frf. By jing, you look as brave as
Hector, Morison Poems (1790) 177. Ayr. While Willie lap, and
swoor by jing, Burns Halloween (1785) st. g. Lnk. Noo, byjing!
Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 74- T^^^- Anith^r jug or tvva, byjing,
Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836; 90. Gall. Now, what's the cut ? The
Jack, by jing, Mactaggart ^Hfyc/. (1824) 459, ed. 1876. s.Chs.'
(s.v. By).
JING, V. I. Ma. To crowd, push ; to move along.
'Jing over,' move up. 'Jing in, can't youl' ' I've jung in as
far as I can get.' What are you jinging people like that for ]
(S.M.); We can get in without such jingin' and scrunchin', Rydings
Tales (1895) 63.
[Ir ding, a wedge (P'oley) ; Gael, dimi, to press, squeeze
(Macbain).]
JING-BANG, sb. Sc. Irel. Aus. Amer. Also written
ging-bangSc Don.; andinfornijimbangAus. [dgi'rj-bai].]
In phr. the whole jing-bang, the whole party; the whole
affair.
Sc. The officer was supposed to protect . . . ' the hale ging-bang
of the processionists,' Wright Z.i/c (1897) 7. Bnff.', Cld. (Jam.)
Lnk. It's no aboot ane or anither, But the hale jing-bang, Ewing
Poems (1892) 30. N.I.* I don't care a pin about the whole jing-
bangof them. s.Don. A number, a party, as ' the whole ging-bang,'
Simmons Gl. (1890). [Aus. The best thing you can do is to leave
the whole jimbang in his hands, Boldrewood Colon. Reformer
(1890) II. xvi. Amer. To use an expressive Americanism, all the
whole 'jing-bang' — could teach the ignorant jackass of a farmer,
Jefferies Hodge (1880) 18.]
JINGLE, sb} Sc. Irel. 1. Gravel, shingle, ' chingle.'
Dmf. (Jam.), N.I.' 2. The smooth water at the back of
a stone in a river. Ags. f Jam.)
JINGLE, sb.'^ and v. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Lin.
Lei. Nhp. War. Dev. Cor. Aus. Also written gingle
Abd. [d5i'q(g)l.] 1. 5*. In co;«6.(i) Jingle-brains, a wild,
noisy, talkative person ; (2) -cap, see (4) ; (3) -harrows,
harrows the bulls of which are curved so as to run free
of each other ; (4) — the bonnet, a game ; see below ;
(5) — the key, the cry of the yellow-ammer.
(i) w.Yks.i, e.Lan.i, Nhp.i (2) n.Cy. (Hall.), N.Cy.» (3)
n Lin.' (4) Rxb. A game in which two or more put a half-penny
each, or any piece of coin, into a cap or bonnet. After jingling or
shaking them together, they are thrown on the ground ; and he
who has most heads when it is his turn to jingle, gains the stakes
which were put into the bonnet (Jam.). (5) Lnk. There aften the
yawkie sang ' Jingle the key,' At least it seemed sae to wee laddies
like me, Nicholson Idylls (1870) 38.
2. Phr. to play jiugle, to jingle, rattle.
Edb. Made skelf and plates, a' things play jingle, Liddle Poems
(1821) 196.
3. Noisy mirth ; a merry, noisy party.
Edb. Mak' the cottage resound Wi' hamely, heartfelt jingle,
M' Do wall Poems i;i839) 94. Lei.'
4. A covered two-wheeled car ; a gentleman's jaunting-
car.
Dub. The maimed attorney was now thrown across a horse and
cariied to a jingle, Harrington Sketches (1830) III. xxvi. s.Ir.
(CD.) [Aus. Once common in Melbourne, still used in Brisbane
and some other towns (.Morris).]
5. An instant.
Abd. Tibby was back just in a gingle, Beattie Parings (i8oi)
4, ed. 1873.
6. pi. The spangles or beads attached to a lacemaker's
bobbins.
Nhp.i An appropriate name, from the sound produced by the
movement of the bobbins. Not altogether useless ornaments, as
is gen. imagined, as they give additional weight to the bobbins,
and thereby tighten the stitches and give firmness to the texture
of the lace ; Nhp.^ These jingles are more for ornament than use,
and are adopted from an ambition to make the pillow look smart.
Old coins are frequently used for this purpose ; hence that eyesore
to antiquaries, the perforation through the rim.
7. A String of glass beads. Dev., Cor. (R.H.H.)
8. V. Phr. to jiitgle a)i(i jangle, to \vrang\e, qnarrel.
War. They kept jingling and jangling (A.F.F.).
JINGLED, ppl. adj. Bdf. Mingled, blended, confused
together. (J.W.B.)
JINGLING, ppl. adj. Sc. Yks. Not. Lei. Nhp. War.
Won Brks. Also written gingling Sc. 1. In comb, (i)
Jingling Johnnie, a hurdy-gurdy ; (2) -match, a game or
dance ; see below.
(i) w.Yks. It wor play'd we a swape like a box-organ or jinglin'
Jonny, Tom Treddlehoyle Tnp la Liiitnan (1851) 29. (2)
se.Wor.' A kind of dance. Brks. Master Tom mounts on Benjy's
shoulders and beholds a jingling match in all its glory. It is a
quaint game immensely amusing to look at. . . A large roped ring
is made, into which are introduced a dozen or so of big boys and
young men who mean to play ; these are carefully blinded and
turned loose into the ring, and then a man is introduced, not blind-
folded, with a bell hung round his neck and his two hands tied
behind him. Of course every time he moves, the bell must ring,
as he has no hand to hold it, and so the dozen blindfolded men
have to catch him, Hughes T. Brown (1856) ii.
2. Noisy, chattering ; nonsensical.
Sc. Prelates spend their short glass, with gingling pyebald
orations, Sc. Presby. Eloq. (ed. 1847) 86. Not. Mr. W — 's alius so
jinglin' and discursive (L.C.M.).
3. Rattling, wild, leading a disreputable life; careless;
slipshod.
Not.' A's a jinglin' feller. Lei.' A goos abaout it in a jinglin'
sort o' wee ! Nhp.' A sad jingling chap. War.^
JINGO-RING, sb. and v. Sc. Nrf. 1. sb. A children's
game ; see below ; also part of the game of ' Merry-ma-
tanzie,' q.v.
ne.Sc. Not infrequently joining hands like a company of school
children at jingo-ring — leaping and shouting by way of accompani-
ment to the hymn, Gordonhaven (1887) 92. Elg. He is dancing
a Highland fling, Or a sort of Spanish jingo-ring, Tester Poems
(1865) 43. Fif. Girls chose the quieter sports — ' merry-my-
tanzie, jing-a-ring,' Colville Vernacular (1899) 13. Slg. The last
at nicht in jingo-ring, Towers Poems (1885) 161. Ayr. At jing-
ga-ring, buttons, the bat or the ba', Laing Poems (1897) 11. Lnk.
Children in Glasgow have a favourite game, in which a number
join hands, and go round slowly in a circle, singing what may be
written—' Here we go by jingo ring, By jingo ring, by jingo ring ;
Here we go by jingo ring And round about Mary matan'sy,'
N. & Q. (1868) 4th S. ii. 324. Lth. Wi' paips, an' bools, an"
jingo-ring. An' ' "Through the needle-e'e ! ' Smith Merry Bridal
(1866) 35. Nrf. The children form a ring and dance round
singing. At the last word they all fall down, Gomme Games
(1894) I. 284.
2. V. To encircle, as though dancing 'jingo-ring.'
Per. Here a fairy band of blue bells Jingo-ring an aged boulder,
Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 158.
JINGUMBOB, s*. Lan.I.W. [dgi-qsmbob.] A knick-
nack.
Lan. Sum mak ov a jingumbob ur anuther, Scholes Tim Gam-
zvattle (l85^) 6. LW.'
JINGY-JOG, 56. w.Yks. The game of ' Jennyjones'
(q.v.). Gomme Games (1894) I. 280.
JINIFER, JINIPPEROUS, see Ginifer, Jinniprous.
JINK, 5Z).' ? Obs. Sc. A long and narrow aperture,
a ' chink.'
Ayr. Just open a wee bit jinkie o' this window, Galt Gilhaiee
(1823) xxiii. Edb. The back-window being up a jink, 1 heard the
two confabbing, Moir Mansie IVatich (18281 xxv.
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JINKETING
JINK, v.^ and si.^ Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Dor. Nfld.
Also in form jenk n.Sc. (Jam.) Elg. N.Cy.' Nhb.' [dgiijk,
dgerjk.] 1. v. To elude ; to swerve quickly aside ;
to dodge.
Sc. Blinking and jinking in, in that f^sliion. Scott Aiiliquary
(1816) XXV. n.Sc. (Jam.) e.Sc. Ye're safest to jink them, Setoun
Suiisliiiie (1895"! iv. Kcd. Lang he watched the belles and beaux
. . . Hoo the former jinkt their joes. Grant Lays (1884) 113.
Frf. He had a craft o' his ain, That, like the white sea-mew,
jinket the jaws On the briny breist o' the main, Watt Poet.
Sketches (1880) 20. Per. Black-a-viced care . . . There's some
think to jink him by crossin' the sea, Haliburton Horace (1886)
49. Fif. Unto a wife he ne'er was linket ; The bonnie lasses ay
he jinket, Gray Poems (1811^ 74. Dmb. I can ne'er bide there
again without some kind o' subterranean passage up the garret
whaur I can jink the beagles, Cross Dismption (1844) xxviii.
Rnf. Some steal through life just wi' jinkin", Whase dealings are
no very straught, Webster Rliyines (1835) 20. Ayr. Rab slips
out an' jinks about, Behint the muckle thorn, Bukns Halloween
(1785 1. 48. Lnk. In spirit I'll be there Gin I can jink Saint Peter's
care, Coghill Poems (1890) 114. e.Lth. I made read3' to jink
him, for I couldna ha' strucken him back, Hl'Nter J. Imiitk
(1895) 193. Edb. If 3'e think . . . my vengeance aye ye'U jink,
"You're wrang indeed, M'^Dowall Poems (1839 1 54. Slk, I didna
see the queen o' the fairies jink by the corner, Hogg Talcs (1838)
232, ed. 1866. Dmf. He nippet the blossom and jinkt the thorn,
Reid Poems (1894) 127. Gall. What's jinking, and slinking, and
crouching night and day, Mactaggart i'xQr/. 1,1824) 334, ed. 1876.
n.Cy. Border Gl. (Coll. L.L.B.1 Nhb. Roun' the gudeman swift
wentjinkin', Andby him slippit, ST!;ANG£'(i///(/"(i-/irf, 1892) II.st.5.
2. To move quickly ; to make a sudden turn (as in
dancing) ; to dance; to jaunt; to ramble about.
Sc. And see the lammies jinkin' about their mithers, Roy Horse-
man's {yd. (1895) ix. Sh.I. Dey whirled, an' cleekit, an' jinket
sae lichtly, it wis a graand sicht ta see dem wi' a bricht munlicht
nicht, Stewart Tales (1892) 89. Bch. Then ilka wanter wudlins
jinks To hear a tune, Tarras Poems (1804) 12 (Jam. \ Abd.
Through ilk dirty corner jink. Your wig to please, Cadenhead
BoU'Accord (1853^ 178. w.Sc. (Jam.) Slg. He gard us nimble
kiss an' jink At dancing Bob at the Bowster, Galloway Lioicarty
(1804) 67. Rnf. An jinken 'bout the hallan wa', Allan //o!(fi-( 1836)
14. Ayr. Guid auld Scotch Drink, Whether thro' wimplin worms
thou jink, Burns 5c Drink (1786) st. 2. Ln',<. Aye chirpin' an'
jinkin' as onward ye fly. Tennant Wayside Musings (,1872) 67.
Lth. She gazit doon the glen where the burnie jinks, Lumsden
Sheep-head [1892! 145. Slk. Rinnin jinking after fok's dochters,
HoGG 7n/i's(i838,239, ed. 1866. Gall. Jink aroun' wi' airy wheel
To hide the bareness o' your keel, Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814)
83, ed. 1897. n.Cy. (J.L. 1783I ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Oh! were my
limbs as ance they were to jink across the green, Charnley
Fisher's Garland (1841) 6. Cum. Ritson Joe can cap them aw
For jinkin' an' careerin', Gilpin Sngs. n866) 271.
Hence (i) Jinker, sb. a fast horse; (2) Jinking,///, adj.
wriggling, quickly moving ; fig. dexterous, crafty, evasive.
(i; Ayr. That day ye was a jinker noble. Burns To his Auld
Mare, st. 7. (2'' Per. Lawj'ers ana [? an' a'] a jinkin' band. Maun'
tak' their summons from that hand, Haliburton ZJmiia;- (1895)
36. Lnk. Tiny jinking eels, which he captures in his outspread
palms, Watson Poems (1853) xi. Dmf. Doon the jinkin' burn I'd
dauner when the mune was fu', Reid Poems (1894) 57.
3. To play tricks ; to frolic ; to be gay and thoughtless.
Bch. Jove did jink Arcesius Upo* a noble lad3', Forbes Ulysses
(1785) 15. Dmb. They who would wi' Gibbie clink or jink Maun
ken to soop the ice to ony rink, Salmon Goimdcan (_i868) 74.
n.Cy. (Hall.), Nhb.'
Hence (i) Jinker, sb. a giddy girl ; an immoral woman;
a wag ; (2) Jinking, (a) sb. a frolic, trick ; a quick move-
ment ; ib) ppl. adj. gay, sportive.
(i) Sc. I am a gentle jinker, Ramsay Tea-Talle Misc. (1724)
I. 99 ; Wanton jinkers, Maidment Pasquils 1 1868; 297. Rnf. Frae
dark close mou' the jinkers craw, ' Ha ! — will ye gie's a gill, sir! '
PiCKEN Poems (1813) I. 97. Ayr. Ochon for poor Castalian
drinkers, When they fa' foul o' earthly jinkers. Burns Ep. to Maj,
Logan, St. 10. Lnk. Where mates some greedy, some deep
drinkers. Contend with thriftless mates or jinkers, Ramsay Pof)«s
(1800) II. 489 (Jam.). [Nfld. An unlucky fellow, one who does
not succeed at anything (G.P.).] (2, a) Sc. I have not forgotten
the jinking we used to have about the mill. Petticoat Tales (1823)
I. 328 (Jam.\ Bnff. He's no pe Minister to llyte Ton fowk for
youthfu' jinkin, Taylor Poems (1787) 133. Ayr. There's mair
ways an' fair ways. To tak' an honest heart Than winkin's and
ji kin's O beauty spic'd wi' art, AinsliePochw ed. 1892) 89. Slk.
Where are a' j'our jinkings and prancings now ■ Hogg Tales
(1838) 313, ed. 1866. (6) Ayr. Jinkin' hares in amorous whids
Their loves enjoy, Burns To IV. Simpson (1785, st. 12. Slk. Just
a jinking, Bonnie bhnking, Hilty skilty lassie yet, Hogg Poems
(ed. 1865) 428.
4. To make short movements with the arm as in fiddling ;
to play a tune smartly.
Sc. Raithie on his fiddle jinks Till all the trees dance round him,
W AiDMENT Pasqm'ls (1868) 341. Abd. Troth the fiddler's jinked
laiig. An' tired our lasses, Beattie Parings (i8oi) 14, ed. 1873.
e.Fif. He wad seize bauds o' the fiddle an' rin up an' doon the
gamut like lichtnin', garrin' his elbock jink and diddle, Latto Tant
Bodkin (1864) ix. Ayr. Hale be your fiddle! Lang may your
elbuck jink and diddle. Burns Efi. to Maj. Logan, st. 3. Slk.
Jinks away at the muckle wheel as she war spinning for a wager,
Hogg Tales (1838) 362, ed. 1866. Rxb. To dance with her where
jinkin fiddles play, A. Scott Poems (ed. 1811) 96 (Jam.). Nhb.i
5. Phr. to jink off and on the dram, to have sudden fits of
drinking.
Lnk. Ben'-Ieather Tammie, Wha jinkit alT an' on the dram,
Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873, 8.
6. sb. A sudden turn ; a slip ; an escape ; avoidance.
Sc. They played the game of jinks with a good deal of skill,
each avoiding the other if he could, Keith Bonnie Lady ^1897)
139. Ayr. At this jink o' their controversy who should come into
the house . . . but Winterton, Galt Gilhaize f 1823) v ; Our billie's
gi'en us a' a jink. An' owre the sea, Burns Sr. Bard, st. i. Lnk.
Fickle fortune's jinks Are like to drive us mad, Orr Laigh Flichts
(1882) 118. Nhb.'
7. A game ; a playful trick ; a frolic ; freq. in pi. Cf.
gink, sb. 2.
Sc. What jinks we could play ! Keith Indian Uncle (1896) 50.
Abd. Sic fiddlin' an' pipin'. Sic dancin' an' jinks, Guidmau Inglis-
maill (1873) 43. Per. Stack-yaird jinks, an' fireside joys,
Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 134. Slg. Galloway Sutor's
Mag. (1810) 17. Edb. Wi' ither moles I'm never seen, Wi' a'
their jinks an' jirks, Forbes Poems (1812) 56. Slk. I ken your
pawky jinks an' jeering, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865 1 383. w. Yks.2
Dor, He was the star of good company 40 years ago. I remember
him in the height of his jinks. Hardy Laodicean 1^1881) bk. i. v.
JINK, t'.2 and sb.^ n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. I. Ma. Der.
Not. Lei. Nhp. War. Hrt. Hnt. Suf. Ess. [dgigk.] 1. v.
To jingle ; to 'chink'; to try money by ringing it.
N.Cy.' Nhb.' They jinked thor glasses. e.Yks.', w.Yks.',
nw.Der.', Not. 1 J.H.B.), s.Not. (J.P.K.) Lei.' It jinks like glass.
Nhp.' The money is not good, it does not jink well. War.^, Hnt.
(T.P.F.\ e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. Monthly Mag. ( 1814) I. 498 ; Ess.'
2. sb. A chinking noise ; a sharp rattle.
N.Cy.', Nhb.' Lan. There was neitfier the jink nor the glitter
of gold, Brierley Cast upon World (1886) xvi. s.Not. (J.P.K.)
3. Money, propertj'.
I. Ma. A nice little lump of jink — wasn she heiress to the
Ballachrink? Brown Yarns {i&Hi) 191, ed. 1889.
4. A smooth, water-worn pebble.
Hrt. Cussans Hist. (1879-1881,1 III. 320.
5. pi. Part of the game of ' snobs ' (q.v.).
s.Not. One of the divisions of the game of snobs is called jinks ;
that is, when the snobs have to be caught with a chink (^J.P.K.\
JINK, t».3 Yks. e.Cy. Suf. 1. To sprain.
e.Suf. To jink one's wrist or ankle. To jink one's back. Used
of both man and beast (F.H.).
Hence (i) Jinked, ppl. adj. of an animal: hurt in the
loins or back ; (2) Jinked-backed, ppl. adj. having a weak
back, incapable of bearing heavy burdens.
(i) e.Cy. (Hall.) (2) w.Yks. It's an ovvd jink'd-back'd horse
(^.B.).
2. Of the links of a chain : to entangle. e.Suf. (F.H.)
JINKEN'S HEN, see Jenkin's hen.
JINKER, c'. Chs. To jingle, rattle. Cf. jink, i;.=
Yo mun alwaj'S put plenty of strea i'th bottom o'th shay ; then,
when the gentlefolk drop a shilling or a sixpence, it doesna
jinker, S/ifn/(i88o) II. 27.
JINKERS, sb.pl. N.Cy.' In phr. by jinkers, an oath.
JINKET, see Junket.
JINKETING, vbl. sb. Irel. Jingling.
s.Ir. I hear the jinketing of their swords, Croker Leg. (1862)352.
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JOAN
JINKIE, sb. Sc. [dzi-qki.] A game ; see below.
Lth. A game among children, in which they run round a table
trying to catch one whose business it is by quick turns to elude
them (Jam.)- Lth. The burn . . . amang the seggs plays jinkie,
Strathesk A/o)« Bi/s (ed. 1885I 296 ; (A.W.)
JINNIPROUS, adj. Sc. Also written jinipperous Abd.
(Jam.) Spruce, trim.
Abd. (Jam. "1 ; Sir Simon canna turn oot ane wi' a mair jinniprous
heidpiece, Alexander yo/i«>y Gibb (1871) xlvi.
JINNIT, sb. Irel. Also in form jinnetin Ant. A cross
between an ass and a horse.
Ir. I was going wid that same ould jinnit to sell her at the fair
av Kilmallock,5/>«/a/o»- (Oct. 26, 1889) ; Commonly used A.J. I. ;
(P.W.I.) Ant. Ballyniena Obs. (i892>.
JINNY, see Jenny, 5i.i=
JINNYS, sb. pi. N.I.' In phr. a pair of jinny s, a pair
of callipers, an instrument for measuring calibre.
JINTEY, JINTY, see Jenty.
JIP, sb. Lakel. Yks. Also written gip Lakel.'^ [dgip.l
1. A sound thrashing; a heavy punishment. Cf. gip,ti.^
Lakel.2 When a lad gits a good twanken. that's gip, ano !
2. Phr. to give a thing (or a person) jip, to punish ; to
arouse to greater exertions by means of some sudden,
unexpected action ; to exert oneself.
n.Yks. Ah'll gi'e tha jip. Thoo mun gi'e it gip an' thoo'll seean
git t'job deean. 'Ah gav' it jip Ah can tell tha," said of beating
a carpet soundly with a stick in each hand. ' He gav' him jip,'
completely and speedily vanquished his opponent (R.B.) ; 'To give
it jip.' to give it too much, to injure (I.W.).
JIP, V. e.An.^ e.Suf (F.H.) Also written gyp. To
trick, cheat, impose upon.
JIPE(S, sb. Ken. The bittern, Botaiinis stellaris ; fig.
a grotesque figure, an oddity. Cf jibes.
The postures that the bittern and his dwarf relative will put
themselves in to avoid detection, is simply man'ellous. . . So
well were these strange postures understood . . . that the shooters
called them ' jipeses.' As this very peculiar marsh-word, ' jipe,'
was always applied by them to anything monkey-like, the term
was a very suitable one, Son of the Marshes London Toim (ed.
1894) 263; His legs and claws drawed up like a ma'sh-hawk, a
reg'lar jipes o' a thing he looked, ib. 266.
JIPPER, sb. and v. Lon. I.W. Slang. 1. sb. Gravy ;
juice or syrup, as of a pie or pudding.
Lon. (I.W.) LW.2 Thee's lat all the jipper out of the pudden.
Slang (Naut.\ It is more than thirty years ago since I sat in a
Sussex chimney corner basting thrushes suspended on worsted
before a log fire. The chef de cuisine was an old navy pensioner
and his instructions were : ' Mind you jipper them well.' From
him I also learned to call gra%'y 'jipper,' and bread and dripping
' bread-and-jipper,' N. & Q. (1900) 9th S. v. 295.
2. V. To baste a joint of meat.
Slang (Naut). {ib.) [He was a dexterous fallow that Derrick.
This man Gregory is not fit to jipper a joint with him, Scorr Nigel
(1822) XXX.]
JIRBLE, v.^ and sb. Sc. Also in form jairble Rxb.
(Jam.) [dgi-rbl.] 1. v. To spill any liquid by shaking
the vessel which contains it ; to pour out unsteadily ; to
empty a small quantity of liquid backwards and forwards
from one vessel to another. Cf jabble, v.
Sc. It's the jinketing and the jirbling wi' tea and wi' trumpery
that brings our nobles to ninepence, Scott St. Ronan (1824) x.
Fif. Frae the bottle o' his pride He jirbles out a dram, Tennant
Papistry (1827) 164. s.Sc, Slk., Rxb. (Jam.)
Hence Jairblins, sb. pi. dregs of tea or other liquid ;
spots of liquids spilt in different places. Rxb. (ib.)
2. sb. pi. The dregs left by one who has been often
drinking from the same glass or other vessel. Fif., Rxb. (/i.)
JIRBLE, t;.'^ Nhb. Lan. Also written jurble Lan. To
entangle, jumble. Nhb.\ n.Lan. (C.W.D.)
JIRD, JIRG, see Gird, sb.^, Girg.
JIRGLE, V. and sb. Sc. (Jam.) 1. v. To empty any
small quantity of liquor from one vessel to another. Cf
jirble, v.^ 2. sb. A small quantity of liquor ; dregs left
at the bottom of a glass.
JIRK, v.'^ Sc. (Jam.) To gnash one's teeth, to ' chirk.'
JIRK, v.° Obs. Sc. To unload, disburden ; esp. to
unload a vessel, so as to defraud the custom-house.
Sc. M'Groul . . . engaged to meet him in the morning on board
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as soon as the Hazard was fairly in the harbour, and assist in
jirking the vessel, Smugglers (1819) I. 125 (Jam.). Per. The
smith wants to be jirked. Come, let us here a court proclaim. And
fine him as he's worked, NicoL Poems (1766) 52.
JIRK, see Jerk, v.
JIRKINET, sb. Obs. Sc. Also written girkienet.
A woman's outer jacket. Cf jerkin, sb.^
Sc. Item, I stone of wool 7 marks, a coats, 2 shirts, 3 girkienets,
Depred. on Clan Campbell, 32 (Jam.). Ayr. My lady's gown there's
gairs upon 't . . . But Jenny's limps and jirkinet, My lord thinks
muckle mair upon 't, Burns My Lady's Gown, st. i.
JIRT, s6. Nhb.' A dram or small quantity of drink.
JIRT, JIS, JISH, see Jert, Just, adv., Jitch.
JISK, V. Bwk. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To caper.
JISP, JISS, JISSOP, see Jesp, Jitch, Jessup.
JISSY, JIST, JIST(E, JIT, see Jitch, Just, adv., Gist,
Joist, sb.^, Jet, sZ>.', v.
JITCH, adf Wil. Som. Dev. Also in forms jis, jish
w.Som.' ; jiss Dev.* ; jissy Som. ; jitchy Wil.' Som.
[dgitj.] Such.
Wil.i Som. Jitch placen, W. & J. Gl. (1873); Jennings Obs.
Dial. w.Eng. (1825). w.Som.' Yiie niivur ded'-n zee noa jiis
dhing uvoaT. Jish fuul'ur-z yiie- bee autu bee-ang. Unlike
literary Eng., this word in the dial, is not followed by the adjective
a or an, unless it is desired to give great emphasis, as — Jich u
een'stuns aa'n u-biin u-zeed-z pur-tee wuy ul. Dev.* I never zeed
jiss weather bevorc.
JITTEYFIED,#. Hmp. Convulsed,
The child isjitteyfied (T.L.O.D.).
JITTY, see Jetty, v.^^
JITTY-BAG, sb. n.Yks.^ A sailor's small bag con-
taining needles and thread.
[Cp. obs. E. ellwee, a sheath, case, or box to put things
in, and (more particularly) a case of little instruments, of
scissors, bodkin, penknife, &c., Cotgr. (s.v. Estiiy).]
JITWAY, see Jetty, v.^
JI-WAW, adj. Wm. Twisted, crooked. Cf gee-
wa-awe.
Thoo's gitten thinecklath on o' ji-waw. In common use (B.K.I.
JIZIWIT, sb. and v. e.Suf (F.H.) 1. sb. An insinu-
ating but deceitful person ; an empty talker ; idle gossip ;
lit. Jesuit. 2. v. To trifle, act in a trifling way.
JIZLE, JIZZEN, see Gizle, Gizzen, 56.*
JIZZOCK.si. s.Chs.' [dgi'zak.] A donkey. Cf jessop.
JIZZUP, JIZZY, see Jessup, Gizz.
JO, JOAK, see Jaw, s6.', Jock, sb.*
JOALIES, sb. pi. e.An.' [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Young herrings.
JOAM, see Jamb.
JOAN, sb. and v. Sc. Lin. Nhp. e.An. Som. Dev. Cor.
1. sb. In phr. (i) Joan Blunt, (2) —For'right, a roiigh,
blunt, outspoken woman ; (3) — in the wad, an elf, pixy,
' Will-o'-th'-Wisp ' ; (4) — 's silver pin, a single article of
finery, produced occasionally and ostentatiously among
dirt and ' sluttery ' ; (5) — the ivad, see (3) ; (6) — Thom-
son's man, a man who yields to the influence of his wife ;
(7) Mad Joan, see (3) ; (8) Miss Joan, a card game ; see
below.
(i) Nhp.' Som. Agrikler .R/yiHCi (1872) 7. Dev.^ All I can
zay about she, is, that her's a proper Joan Blunt. Cor.' (2) Cor.
She was often called 'Joan-For'right,' Forfar Pentowan (1859)
xxvi. (3) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ; Jennings Dial. w.Eng.
(1869^ w.Som.' I find this word in glossaries, as Som., but can-
not find it elsewhere. (4^ e.An.' (5) Cor. 'Joan the Wad ' is
the name of a pisky. ' Jack the Lantern, Joan the Wad, That
tickled the maid and made her mad. Light me home, the weather's
bad,'F/A-/.o«/f«f.(i879)II.2oa; Cor.'2 (6)Sc.(Jam.) (7) Cor.a
Often heard. (8) Cor. Ranter-go-round was formerly played in
four divisions marked with chalk upon a tea-tray ; . . is now played
on a table, and is called ' Miss Joan,' Flk-Lore Jm. (1886) IV. 126;
Any number of players. First player throws card. Next, if he
can, throws same value in other suit ; if he can't pays one into
pool and so on till fourth of same value is thrown when its player
takes trick. If player of third has also fourth all others pay.
Holder of most tricks takes pool, ib.
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JOB
2. A woman acting beneath her position.
Lin. You make a Joan of j'ourself, Thompson Hisl. Boston (18^6)
711.
3. 2'. Of a woman : to demean herself, act beneath her.
Lin/
JOAN, see John.
JOATER, V. Cld. (Jam.) To wade in mire. Hence
Joatrel, sb. one who wades in mire.
JOATHRUM, sb. Yks. Also in forms jawtheram
e.Yks. ; jotheram e.Yks.' ; juthrum w.Yks.' A large
quantity ; esp. of liquid. Also usedyfg'. Cf. jorum.
e.Yks. Ah's as full as a tick : Ah've had sike a jawtherum o'
brotli, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889 93 ; e.Yks.' w.Yks.* 'A bonny
juthrum ther' is ! ' 'A juthrum o' fowks." The word implies
something of tumult. ' All t'pressshop fellahs an' a whoal joath-
rum more beside,' 28.
JOB, sb} and v} Van dial, and colloq. uses in Sc. Irel.
and Eng. Also in forms jab n.Ir. ; jub Glo. [dgob.]
1. sb. A piece of work undertaken at a stipulated price,
esp. in phr. a job ofivork.
N.I.' I hav'n't had a job of work this month. n.Cy. (J.L. I783\
Cum. Gat em teh fettle a job a wark for them, Sargisson Joe
5foa/> (1881') 172; Cum.* w.Yks. If onnybody says owt to j'o',
tell 'em 'at ye're lailin' a job o' wark : S.K.C.). s.Stf. I'm workin
a bit here and a bit theer now till I con get a job, Pinnock Blk.
Cy. Ami. (i895\ Nhp.' Every separate piece of household work,
or sewing, is frequently called a job. ' There is a great many
little jobs to do this morning.' Glo. Baylis IlUis. Dial. (1870).
Oxf.' MS. add. Nrf. Grose (1790% Suf. Cullum Hist. Haiv-
sted (1813^; Suf.' Sus., Hmp. ' To work by the job ' means to
do a certain piece of work at a given price, Holloway.
Hence Job-work, sb. work done by the piece or con-
tract, as opposed to day-work.
Sc. (A.W.),n.Cy. (J.W.) w.Som.U baint partikler, I'dsu zoon
do it to job-work's day-work.
2. Phr. (i) OH the job, at work ; absorbed in one's work ;
(2) to be on the job, to be correct ; (3) to make a job of, to
succeed, make anything a success.
(i) w.Yks. He vvor reight fair on t'job, Yks. Wkly. Post, No.
14787, 6; A workman is on the job, when working S.K.C.). (2)
Chs. (^F.R.C.) (3 Per. He had striven and striven and striven,
and he kent he hadna made a job o't, Sandy Scott (1897) 21 ; I'm
no fit to make a job my lane, so gin He'll take in hand to make a
job o' me, I would be a gey fool to refuse, ib. 22.
3. An event, affair, business, esp. a difficult or unfortunate
affair. In goi. colloq. use.
Sc. An unco job I had to keep them there, Keith Indian Uncle
(1896) 90. Sh.I. He [it] wid be a job tu pit him i' da b3Te ta
smit da annamils, Sli. News (Aug. 27, 1898). Abd. Maist will
think . . . She's marr'd that jobbie. Cock 5/raiHS (1810) I. 15.
Per. It's braw when ye're up, but it's a sair job to clim't, Cleland
Inchbracken (1883) 239, ed. 1887. n.Ir. A lukit doon at Sanny's feet,
ail' a thocht tae mysel' that it wud be nae easy jab tae fit him,
Lyttle Paddy McQuillan, 27. Cum.' It's a bad job for us o';
Cum.* Wm. Here's a terble job happent, Spec. Dial. (1885) pt.
iii. 38. w.Yks.' Scott's failure will be a sad job for his family.
Der. I'm sorry to rustle thee, mester, but I've come on this parish
job, Wkly. Teleg. (Dec. 22, 1894). nw.Der.' Lin. But wors't to
come, hey ! 'twas a job! Brown iiV. /.<?«>-. f 1890) 78. Nhp.' It'll
be a poor job if they're turn'd out of their farm. If he can get
that situation, it'll be a lucky job for him. War.^ Brks.' Thee
'oolt hev a job to car' that ther' zack o' taayters to Newbury.
Lon. The day this 'ere job come off Chris comes around to me,
Dy. News (Jan. 4, 1895) 3. Glo. 'Twor a smortish potch to do,
but I bockled to the jub, Buckman Darke s Sojourn u8go) xiii.
Hnt. (T.P.F.) Suf. 'That do fare a job,' i.e. a pretty business
(which perhaps might have been prevented), e.An. Dy. Times
(1892). Dor. I never heard any more o' thease job, than what
I've a-twold ye, W/iy John Coll. L.L.B.i. w.Som.' Kaapikul
jaub yiie haap tu bee dhae-ur [fortunate thing you happened to
be there]. Twuz u bae-ud jaub vur uur- haun ee- duyd ; geo-d
jaub neef twiid plaiz dh-Aul-mai-tee vur tu taek uur tiie- [It was
a sad event for her when he (husband) died; (it would be a) good
thing if it would please the Almighty to take her too].
4. Ordure, excrement.
Sc. (A.W.) Ir. To do one's job (A.S.-P.). Yks. (J.W.),
s.Not. IJ.P.K.) S.Lin, Clean up that child's job (T.H.R.). War.=
w.Som.' lo do jobs ; cacare.
5. Defective or unsaleable goods sold below the usual
price ; a ' blend ' or mixing of materials to be worked up
into yarn ; also called a 'lot.' w.Yks. (S.P.U.), (W.T.)
6. V. To do odd jobs or pieces of work ; esp. with about.
Sc. (A.W.), Yks. I J.W. ) Chs ' To do odd jobs generally, such
as going to the mill w-ith a neighbour's batch, or carting small things
forhire. Bricksetters and joiners also speak of jobbing when they do
small jobs, such as repairing ovens, grates, &c., or mending gates.
n.Lin.' I hevn't been idled, bud ther's not much to see as I've
dun, for I've been jobbin' aboot all th' mornin'. Oxf.' MS. add.
Wil.' w.Som.' Aay kn diiesu wuul jaub-een ubaevvt-s aay kan-
wai rig-lur wuurk [I can do as well J.e, earn as muchi working
a day here and a day there as I can with regular employment!.
Well, sir, he 'an't no rigler work like, he jobbus about vor any o'
the farmers hot do want'n.
Hence (1) Jobber, sb. {a) a workman who does odd jobs
of work ; (b) weaving and spinning term: a young man
who oils the machinery, mends belts, &c. ; (2) Jobber-lad,
sh., see (i, b) ; (3) Jobbing, vbl. sb. the act of doing odd
jobs of work in a factory.
(i, a') Edb. Skowrie snooled Snivel, his jobber, Wi's wife. Car-
top Green (1793) 125, ed, 1817, Gall. He was ratherly what is
called a jobber, taking little spells of work from those who had
them to give, and doing them at his leisure, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 162, ed. 1876, w.Yks. (J.W.) Chs.'Amechanicwhodoesodd
jobs, such as repairing. We should be perfectly well understood if
we saidof a bricksetter ora joiner, ' He's a good mon at new work,
but he's noo jobber.' One who carts odd loads forhire. Anoldman
who thus occupied himself had on his cart. ' John Birchenough,
Mobberley, Jobber.' (i) w.Yks. Young man of about 16 to 18
years, emplo3'ed to oil machinery chiefly and, as the name implies,
do odd jobs in his spare time, assisting his overlooker F.R.) ;
(S.A.B. ; (2) w.Yks. One who is capable of working with and
assisting his overlooker in addition to his own special duties of
oiling and tying bands on, &-c. (F.R.) (3) w.Yks. Thro' doSin'
to jobbin, Claytons Ann. (18781 52.
7. To trade in, do business with ; to deal in store cattle.
Sc. (A,W,), n.Cy. (J.W.) n.Yks,* He jobs iv ommaist owt.
ne.Yks.' What diz he deea ?— He jobs a few hens or owt. Chs.'
n.Lin.' He's a bit o' gress land, an' he jobs a bit besides. w.Som.'
Hence Jobber, sb. (i) a dealer in live stock or cattle;
(2) a trading middleman who buj's the dairy produce of
farmers.
^I) s.Dur. It w-as like a jobber's trick (J.E.D.). Wm. He was
fast asleep dreaming he was selling some fat Scots to the jobbers.
Poet Close Tales (1862) 39. e.Yks.' w.Yks. Onny butcher or
jobber, trotting or galloping ther horses, Tom Treddlehoyie
Bairnsla Ann. (1852I 27 ; w.Yks.', Chs '^, nw.Der.' n.Lin.'
When times are good half the folks in Messingham turn jobbers.
Lei, Jobbers were established who employed themselves in pur-
chasing sheep on the Yorkshire wolds. Marshall Review (1814)
IV. 232. Nhp.', War.=, se.Wor.', Hnt. (T.P.F.) Nrf. A cattle
dealer is commonly called a jobber, Jessopp Arcady (1887) vii.
e.Suf. (F,H.) w.Som.' A pig-dealer is always called a pig-jobber.
' I don't think I shall sell my beast gin one o' they there big up-
country jobbers comth along.' Dev. A little cattle-jobber with a
squint, Baring-Gould Red Spider (1889) vii. (2) n.Som. The
cheese ... is for the most part purchased by jobbers, Marshall
Review (1818) II. 528.
8. To complete ; to perform.
Cum. It was not uncommon to hear the ofiSciating clergyman
exclaim when his Sunday ministrations were over, ' Gosh ! that
')oWsiohhed\' Carlisle Pair. (Jan. 20, 1888) 7. w.Yks. (B.K.), Lei.'
9. To void excrement, used esp. of and by children.
Ir. (A.S.-P.), w.Yks. (J.W.) s.Not. Commonly used by children,
though by no means exclusively by them (J.P.K.). nw.Der.',
n.Lin.' s.Lin. Oh ! mother, baby's jobbing (T.H.R.). War.*
10. To act improperly.
Edb. Sic a ane's been lately jobbin', An' how it hap'd, that
sinfu' datEn', Liddle Poems (1821) 161.
JOB, !'.= and sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Chs. Der.
Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Won Shn Glo. Oxf. e.An. Ken.
Also in form jub Cum.* [dgob.] 1. v. To pierce or
stab with any sharp-pointed instrument ; to thrust, prod ;
to prick. See Jab, i;.'
Sh.I. Gotten your soles jobbid wi' a ling rig, Sh. News (Feb. 3,
1900J. Frf. Jobbin' ye a' owre wi' needles an' preens, Willock
Rosctly Ends ^I886| 82, ed, 1889. Fif. The Fisher-Knicht, wi'
halbert'sprob Their hobblin' hender-ends did job,TENNANT Papisliy
JOB
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JOCE
(I827^ 160. Ir. I wish you'd lave jobbin' one in the leg that-a
way, Barlow Idylls (1892) 89. Nhb.i Cum.* Job him in't leg
wi't pin. s.Chs.' Ahy)v jobd u pin in'tu mi finggur [I've jobbed
a pin into my finger]. Der.* nw.Der.' Oi jobbed him i' th' guts.
Not. ( J.H.B.), Not' s.Not. They kept jobbing the poor animal
in the ribs with their sticks. Ah'll job yer eye out wi' this iron
crow (J.P.K.). n.Lin.i Lei.* A very common saying when finish-
ing a piece of work is: 'I've jobbed that job, as the woman
said when she jobbed her eye out.' Nhp.' He jobbed the fork
into his hand. War.° In the n. Midi., when a boy wishes to assure
a companion of the truth of a statement, or the due performance
of some act or promise, he utters the following rhythm: ' Handy-
bandy, sugar-candy, Cut my throat, and double hang me. Job !
Job! Job! At ten o'clock at night;' intimating that he would be
prepared for, or deserving of these terrible punishments, should
he prove false. He prods his throat with his forefinger at each
mention of the word 'job.' ne.Wor. I've jobbed a nail into my
hand (J.W.P.). se.Wor.i Wen 'er wuz a young un 'er jobbed
the pwlnt o' the scissors in 'er eye. Shr.* I jobbed one o' the
tines o' the sharevil i' my big toe; Shr.^, Glo.', Oxf.i MS. add.,
e.An.i Nrf. Don't yow keep a jobbing into me with yaur stick
(.W.R.E.). e.Suf. (F.H.), Ken. (G.B.)
Hence Jobber, sb. a thatch-peg.
Chs.i Gen. made of deal and cut to a long thin point.
2. To peck with a sharp strong beak ; to dig up with a
spud, &c.
n.Lia.i, Nhp.*, e.An.' Suf.' Fowls job at anything hard, or a
man picking up a road with a pick. e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence Jobber, sb. an iron implement between a probe
and a spade, used for gardening, &c.
n.Yks.' A small spade or iron tool for cutting up thistles from
their roots; n.Yks.^
3. To knock against ; to push and cause to strike ; to
bump, jolt. With down : to dash or throw down.
Cum.* Jobby, whose face was jubbed against the end of a plank,
IV. C. T. X. (1898) 16. e.Yks.'Tak that hammer fre bayn or else
she'll be jobbin her mooth wiv it. Not (W.H.S.), s.Not. (J.P.K.),
e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. sb. A thrust or stab with a sharp instrument; a blow
with anything pointed.
Chs.', s.Chs.i s.Not. Gie 'ira a job in the jaw if 'e wain't shut
up (J P.K.). Lei.', War.2 [Becguade, a peck, job, or bob with a
beak, Cotgr.]
5. A prickle. Hence Jobbie, adj. prickly. Sc. (Jam.)
6. A small piece of wood. n.Cy. (Hall.) [Not known
to our correspondents.] 7. A jolt, bump.
s.Not. Ivry time the wheels went down into the furrers it did gie
sich a job i^J.P.K.).
[2. Byllen or iobbyn as bryddys, iobbyn with the byl,
Proiiip/.]
JOB, sb.^ w.Som.' In phr. by Job.' or by Jobs.' a
quasi-oath or expletive ; by Jove !
JOB, r.3 s.Wni. (J.A.B.), ne.Lan.' To fish for eels
with worms strung on worsted.
JOBAL, adj. Sus. Jubilant, glad.
We wull be glad and be iobal in 3'e, Lower Sni;. Sol. (i860) i. 4.
JOB ANO WL, JOB A'riON,see Jobbernowl, Jawbation.
JOBBERED UP, p/ii: n.Yks.^ Mingled, as pulpy
ingredients.
JOBBERHEADED, adj. s.Cy. (Hall.) I.W." Stupid,
dull. Cf. jobbernowl, 2.
JOBBERNOWL, sb. Sc. Yks. Lan. Lin. Suf. Dev.
Slang. Also written jobbernowle Yks. ; -knowl e.Lan.*;
and in forms jobanowl Suf.' ; jobberknow, -knows Lan.
1. The head.
Feb. Within't [nightcap] alike globose, The thick, and hairless
jobber-nowl, Lintotin G/-ff« ( 1685) 71, ed. 1817. Yks. Trouble not
your jobber-nowl (K.). Lan. Keep thy jobbernowl to thyself,
RoBY Trad. ,1872) II. 316; A poor mon wanted his jobberknow
weel lythin, CLEGG5^f/c/if5 (1895'j 397. e.Lan.' Dev. I wish that
I'd a beed the King, Id amade jobbernowls to ring, Peter Pindar
IVks. (1816) IV. 175. [Slang. I'll knock your three jobbernowls
all into one, Barham Iiigoldsby (ed. 1864) Lord 0/ Tlwulouse.'\
2. A dunce, dolt, blockhead.
Yks. This is no work for a jobbernowl, Farquhar Frankheart,
179. Lan. Whot a dozening jobberknow, Tim Bobbin View Dial.
(1740) 8 ; Monthly Mag. (1815} I. 127 ; Lan.', n.Lin.' , Suf.' [Teste
de bceiif, a joulthead, jobernoll, cods-head, logger-head, one
whose wit is as little as his head is great, Cotgr.]
JOBBERNOWT, sb. Lan. A talker of nonsense, a
chatterbox.
A parsil o rascotlyjobbernowts,ScHOLES Tim Gamuattlc ( 1857^ 28.
JOBBET, sb. Lei. Glo. Hmp. w.Cy. Wil. Dor. Also
written jobbut Glo.' [dgobat.] 1. A small quantity or
load, esp. of hay or straw. See Jobbie, sb.^, Jogget.
Lei.', Glo.' Hmp. Grose 1,1790) ; Hmp.' s.Hmp. You'll have a
jobbet to get in dry, Verney L. Lisle (1870) xxii. w.Cy. Morton
Cydo. Agric. (1863). WU. A mere jobbet, Britton Beauties
(1825); Wil.' 2
2. A little job. Dor. Barnes Gl. (1863).
JOBBIN, sb. Nhp. Also written jobin Nhp.' The
nuthatch, Silla coesia.
SwAiNSON iJ(>rfs (1885) 35 ; Nlip.' A name which it has received
from the manner in which it stabs or jobs the trees in search of food.
JOBBLE, 5*.' and v. Lei. War. Won Glo. Oxf. Brks.
Wil. Also written jobbel War.* Glo. Oxf. ; jobbil Oxf. ;
and in forms jopple Glo.' ; jovvel Lei.' [dgo'bl.] 1. sb.
A small quantity or load, esp. of hay or straw. Cf. jobbet.
Lei.' War.* Poor old Vilet can't draw more than a jobbel. Wor.
It be on'y a little bit ov a jobbie, as much as a could put on a barra,
Ov^ls Vig. Moil. s.Wor. (H.K.) Glo. Grose (1790) ; Holloway;
G/. (1851). Oxf. (K.); (Hall.)
2. A little job. Glo.'
3. V. To do odd jobs. Gen. with about.
Glo. Baylis Illiis. Dial. (1870). Brks. (A.C.) Wil.' I cain't do
moor'n jobbie about now.
JOBBLE, sb.^ Irel. Lin. [dgo-bl.] 1. A state of
shaking or disquietude. Cf. jabble, sb.^
Ir. The sea ran mountains high, not the short jobbie of a land-
locked channel. Lever A. O'Leary (1844) v. n.Lin.'
2. A State of fidget.
n.Lin.' She's in a straange jobbie because ther's noa letter cum'd
Ira her son e' th' army.
JOBBLER, sb. Dor. [dgo-bla(r).] The wheatear,
Saxicola oenaiilhc. Also called Under-ground jobbler.
N. if Q. (1877) 5th S. viii. 45; Barnes Gl. (1863); Swainson
Birds (1885) 10.
JOBBY, sb. ? Obs. Yks. A joist or piece of timber
fastened into the 'sommer' of a house; a beam, jamb.
w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hlfx. (1775) 541 ; w.Yks^*
JOBE, V. Obs. Cmb. Univ. Slang. Also in form job
(Hall.). To chide, reprimand.
Cmb. Used by young scholars at Cambridge, Ray Prov. (1678)
287 ; Bailey (1721) ; (Hall.) Slang. In consequence of an inti-
mation from the tutor relative to his irregularities, his own father
came from thecountryto jobe him, GcH/.A/n^g'. (1794) 1085; Farmer;
The Kinge had talked earnestly to the Duke, and jobed him soethat
the teares stood in his eyes, Bramston Autob. (1685^ 205.
JOB-JURNAL, sb. Cum. Also in form jop-jurlin.
1. A toy on the principle of a humming-top ; see below.
Cum. 3 ilade with a shouldered stick passed through a perforated
nut-shell and an apple, or failing that, a potato stuck upon thelower
end, to be spun by pulling a string wrapped upon the shaft withir
the shell. 'I've thowte aboot ittill my heid'sga'n hke ajob-jurnal,'
23 ; Cum*
2. Thepig-nut,5i/;;;w«y7f.v»0AK;«. Cum.(B. & H.),Cum.^
JOBLIJOCK, sb. n.Yks.'* [dgoblidgok.] Anything
tending to interfere with domestic comfort, such as a
smoking chimney, a scolding wife, &c.
JOBLIN, sb. Som. A stupid boy. (Hall.)
JOBLOCKS, sb. pi. Shr. w.Cy. [dgoblaks.] The
pendulous wattles seen in turkey-cocks ; fig. fleshy,
hanging cheeks.
Shr.' 'E's a fine par o' joblocks, 'e looks as if 'e didna crack many
djef nuts; Shr.^, w.Cy. (Hall.)
JOB-TROOT, sb. Obs. Sc. A jog-trot.
You that keeps only your job-troot, and does not mend your
pace, Bruce Sermon (1709) 15; There is a whine old job-troot
ministers, a whine old job-troot professors, they have their own
pace, and faster they will not go, ib.
JOBUS, see Jubious.
JOCE, sb. War. A word used in imprecations, like
'deuce.'
Hollowav ; War.* Joce take it, Ben ; yer gets more addle-pated
every day.
3B2
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JOCK, sb} Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. [dgok.] 1. In co>iib.
(1) Jock-hasty, a coarse riddle for rough-dressing grain ;
(2) -neb, a turkey-cock's nose, used Jig. of the bloodless-
looking colour of a half-starved bard's nose; (3) -startle-
a-stobie, the exhalations arising from the ground during
warm weather; (4) — Tamson, whisky; (5) -te-leear, a
small almanac.
( I ) Cai.' (2) Ayr. Gather something that wad thick' 11 the brose
O' the Bardies, o' the Bardies ; Tak' the Jock-nebs frae the nose,
And co'er the hurdles, co'er the hurdles, Ballads and S>igs. (i84'7)
II. 78. (3) Rxb. (Jam.) (4) Per. Frae gill-stoup an' bicker . . .
Jock Tamson, your frien' Has blindetyour een, Stewart Chaiader
U857) 70. (5) Sc. From the loose prognostications in regard to
weather which i\. gen. contains (Jam.\
2. Phr. (1) Jock and Jock's man, the children's game of
' follow my leader ' ; (2) — Hector, an exclamatory phr.
equivalent to 'Jack Robinson ' ; i'^) Jock the laircts brother,
used of one who is treated without ceremony or with
little respect ; (4) to play Jock-needle-jock-pree», to play fast
and loose.
(i) N.Cy.', Nhb.i (2) Per. Sooner than ye'Il say 'Jock Hector,'
He'll them describe or draw their picture, Spence Poc<«s (iSgS)
147. (3) Sc. ' He's but Jock the laird's brother.' The Scottish
lairds concern and zeal for the standing and continuance of their
families, makes the provision for their younger sons very small,
Kelly Prov. (1721) 139. (4) Bnff.'
3. A country fellow ; a rustic.
Per. 'Mang Lowlant Jocks an'Hielant Rories, Stewart Character
(1857) 186. Ayr. I ken't the day when there was naea Jock But
trotted about upon honest shanks-naigie, Boswell Poet. Wks.
(1803)15, ed. 1871. Edb.Siccan fun, I ne'er did see Wi' Jocks and
Jens, in sicca glee, Liddle Poems (1821) 227. Bwk. Ilk Jock an'
Jeanie as agreed Lang ere this Fasten'sE'en,CALDER Poems (1897)
115. n.Ir. They say that ivery Jock haes his Jean, an' a met mine
at last, only they ca'd her Maggie, Lyitle Paddy McQuillan, 44.
4. A bull. Also in comb. Bill-jock.
Gall. Or crazed Billjock ayont the dike Play boo and croon,
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 365, ed. 1876.
JOCK, sb.^ and v} Sc. Irel. Wor. Som. Dev. [dgok.]
1. sb. A jockey ; one who deals in horses ; one who
breaks colts in ; a rough-rider.
Ir. A world peopled with gentlemen ridersand jocks. Lever Z)flWK-
port Dunn (ed. 1872) xxix. Wor. I sowld 'er fur wot 'er ud fetch
to one o' thahy gipsy fellers, a riglar jock, Outis Vig. Man. w.Som.i
Our Bill's a bit of a jock, you know ; you must get up by time in
the mornin' vor to take he in 'bout a 'oss.
Hence Jock hack, sb. a horse-breaker, a rough-rider,
jockey. Also used attrib.
Sc. Even Jock hacks, living in daily intercourse with beasts, now
stood horrified, Roy Horseman's IVd. (1895) ii ; The likes o' this
is hardly for ladies. It's a real jock-hack business a' thegither, ib.
xxxi.
2. V. To deal in horses.
w.Som.' He don't never do nort, no more-n urin about to fairs
and markets jockin a vew old 'osses. nw.Dev."^
JOCK, sb.^ Yks. Lan. [dgok.] Food, provisions in
general.
w.Yks. Monny a shift he wor put to to get jock eniff, Yksman.
Comic Ann. (1879 33; Bud the best of all wealth Is gooid jock an
gooid health, Preston Poems (1864') 27 ; Applied more csp. to
food carried to a place of work, Hl/.\: Courier (May 22, 1897) ;
(J.T.) e.Lan.i
Hence Jockshop, sb. an eating-house.
w.Yks. When them two gentlemen saw 'at they'd getten tuv a
jockshop, Yksman. (1875)231.
JOCK, sb.* Ohsol. or obs. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Also in
forms joak Nhb.; jockey n.Ir.; jouk- n.Cy. A great-
coat ; a jacket, dress, bodice. Also called Jock-coat. Cf.
jockey-coat.
Ir. The comfortable drab jock, with velvet-covered collar, erect
about the honest, ruddy face of a warm, smiling farmer, Carleton
Traits Peas. (ed. 1843) I- =95- n.Ir. It'll cut into a beautyful
jockey for her, barrin' we don't make the sleeves too wide,
Mulholland ^i/siVs S//OC, 245. n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. Lest
Pet-r should grow canty, And have a stroke at her black joak,
Ritson Garl. (^1810) 73.
JOCK, V." and sb.^ Ken. [dgok.] 1. v. To jolt.
Hence Jockey, adj. shaky, uneven. (Hall.j, Ken.'
2. sb. A jolt, shake.
My husband fell upstairs and he has always found the jock of it
(W.F.S.\
JOCKALEGS, see Jackalegs.
JOCKEY, sb. and i;.' Var. dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. Also in form jocker Nrf. [dgoki.]
1. sb. A horse-breaker ; a low horse-dealer.
Shr.i Owd Billy Davies the jockey, an' 'is lad bin comin' to
break two cowts. w.Som.i You let Jockey Cornder hab-m, he'll
zoon cure my ginlmun o' they tricks. They calls-'n Gipsy George,
but he idn no gipsy 'tino, he's one o' these here jockey fullers
about to fairs and markets way an old dog 'oss or two.
2. A top-boot.
Lon. Top boots (they're called 'jockeys' in the trade) isn't sold
in the streets, Mayhew Lond. Labour (ed. 1861) II. 43.
3. The small piece of ' make-weight ' usually put in with
small quantities of twist and other chewing tobacco.
w.Yks. Amongst engine-cleaners, &c. this is claimed as a per-
quisite by the 'cleaner,' who to a certain degree fags for the
'driver,' for fetching it (H.L.).
4. Obs. A gipsy ; a strolling minstrel.
Sc. A name formerly given to a strolling minstrel. Bards . . .
were known of late j-ears under the name of Jockies, who went
about begging, Spottiswoode MS. Law Diet. (Jam.) ; The tribes
of gipsies, jockeys, or cairds . . . became few in number, Scott
Guy M. (1815) vii.
5. A slang term like ' cove,' ' bloke,' &c., applied to any
person; a half contemptuous, half att'ectionate term for a
man or child ; also used of things ; see below.
n.Yks. That's a jockey, that's good (E.L,). m.Yks.' A general,
much-used term for one who, in his own way, is too bad for any-
thing. w.Yks.2 That's the jockey that bought the goose. 'Them's
the jockeys for me,' said of apple dumplings, or other dainties ;
w.Yks.^ A wild or mischievous character, or the combination ;
any eccentric character. 'A queer jockey.' ' Thou \-oung jockey
— nobbud let me gehr hod o' thuh ! ' Lan. Aw'll look eawt for
thee, jockey, Stato.n B. Shuttle, 22. Chs. A gallus young jockey.
A tough jockey, Sheaf [ 1879) I. 266 ; Chs.' Freq. used in describing
a person who has something peculiar in his character, as ' a
mischievous jockey ; ' 'a sharp jockey.' It is also applied to
things which are not quite comme it fnut, as ' a tough jockey ; ' ' a
hard faced jocke}',' said of a hard apple. s.Chs.' A rum jockei' ;
a nowty little jockey. s.Stf. I met a jockey comin up the lane as
I never seed here afore, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). nw.Der.'
Lin. I'd hev' them jockeys get a wife. Brown Lit. Laur. (1890)
55. n.Lin.' He's a gallous jockej', bud ther's noa harm e' th' lad.
Bill's a straange jockey for spendin' munny. Sometimes used in
a similar manner in speaking of the lower animals. ' Oh, the
little jockeys, thaay all hev the'r tricks,' said of a colony of ants
under a llag-stone. s.Lin. The young jockey turned on me as pert
and oudacious as you please T.H.R.). Nrf. The old jotker only
cared about his penna Monday morning, Emerso.n Son of Fens
(1892) 15.
6. A thin walking-stick ; a stick made out of a vine-shoot.
Also in comb. Laughing jockey. Dev. (Hall.), Dev.'
7. A peg used to pin clothes on a cord to dry. In comb.
Clothes jockey. ne.Yks. (I.W.)
8. V. To cheat, overreach, swindle. In ^e«. slang use.
Peb. Had been jockeyed to his cost. Which made him oft look
wae, Lintoun Green (1685) 27, ed. 1817. Klk. Jockeying one is a
personal insult, Barrington Sketches (1830) III. xiv. m.Yks.*,
Nhp.' Brks.' A jockeyed I last time I had dalins wi'n, an' zo
I wunt hev no moor Hnt. iT.P.F.), Suf.' w.Som.' Vokcs do
zay how he've a-jockey'd the poor old man out of every varden
he've agot.
Hence (1) Jockery, sb. roguerj', cheating; (2) Jocky-
troddle, v. to overreach or cheat in a trading transaction.
(1) w.Som.' They do zay how there was purty much jockery
over thick there vire ; he was a paid vor a sight o' things what
wadn never a-burned. Dev. There's pretty much jockery about
horses, /fc^OJ/.s ProwHf. (18831 87. nw.Dev.' (2) Lakel.^ Wm.
They tried ta jockey-troddle t'auld chap oot o't meear but it was
neea go iB.K.).
JOCKEY, v.'^ Yks. [dgoki.] To make two small
hay-cocks into one larger one.
w.Yks. Goo an' jockey that oop ! (F.P.T.)
Hence Jockey-cock, sb. a large cock of hay formed of
two smaller ones placed one on the other. n.Yks. (W.H.),
w.Yks. (R.H.H.), (F.P.T.)
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JOCKEY, adj. Suf. Also in form jokey e.Suf. Gay,
very lively. (Hall.), IC.G.B.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
JOCKEY, see Jock, si."
JOCKEY-BAR, sb. s.Chs.' The broad, flat top bar of
a kitchen grate.
JOCKEY-COAT, sb. ? Obs. Sc. A great-coat.
Sc. Properly one made of broad-cloth with wide sleeves (Jam.) ;
He never wore boots, nor above one coat, which was close to his
body with close sleeves, like those we call jockey-coats, Mem. Capt.
Crekhton (ed. 1731) 100 lib.). Kcd. A miU'd plaiden jockey coat,
BuRNESs Thrtimmy Cap (c. 1796) 1. 11. Dmb. Five poun' Scots
wad bought a Jockie-coat, Taylor Poems (.iSq^) 90. Lnk. Wi'
their white-headed staves and hodden-grey jockey-coats about
them, Graham Writings 11883) II. 226. Slk. The labbie of his
jockey-coat, Hogg Tales (1838) 7, ed. 1866.
JOCKEY-GRASS, sb. Yks. The quaking grass, Brisa
tnedia. (B. & H.), n.Yks. (R.H.H.)
JOCKIE, sb. Sc. Yks. Also written Jocky. [dgo-ki.]
1. A country fellow, a rustic.
Cai.i Mry. Smit, smit— honest man — wi' our Jockies an'
Jeanies, Hay Liiitie (1851) 49. Frf. The assembled Jockies, wha
seemed to enjoy their two-pence-worth of drama, Willock
Rosetty Ends (_i886j 25, ed. 1889. Per. Lassie wi' the yellow
coatie. Will ye wed a muirlan' Jockie ? Ford Harp (1893) 131.
Edb. When Phoebus gangs to Thetis' lap, And country- Jockies to
their nap, Thomson Poems (1819) 158.
2. Comb, (i) Jocky-ketch, a hangman, 'Jack Ketch';
(2) -landy or Jock-landy, (a) a lighted stick or anything
blazing; (6) _/?§•. a foolish, destructive person; (3) Jocky-
and-Jenny, a toy barometer ; see below.
( I , Edb. They . . . shun the tricks o' jocky ketch Wi' wilie art,
Learmont Poems ^1791) 51. (2, a) Sc. Very improperly given as
a plaything to children (Jam.). ' b) Ayr. AUooing me ... to be
rookit o' plack and bawbee by twa glaikit jocklandys, that dinna
care what they burn, Galt Entail (1823) lx.xx. ('3) w.Yks. Not
forgetting the quaint 'Jocky and Jinny ' that formed the weather
glass throughout the dales, Yks. Life and Character, 177; A
scientific toy, intended to fulfil the purpose of a barometer. By a
catgut arrangement, when Jenny comes out fine weather may
be expected, while the appearance of Jockey foretells wet weather
(S.K.C.).
3. A pig.
Sc. My draff ye 11 get for ae pund ane 1 ho' a' my jockies should
dee, KiNLocn Ballad Bk. ^1827) 87, ed. i858.
JOCKLAT, .sA. Obs. Wm. Chocolate.
On Kursmas day . . . they gav us sum reed stuff to t'breakfast,
—I think it maun ha' been Jocklat, Southey Doctor (1847) xxiv
(Interchapter). [To a coffeehouse to drink Jocolatte, — very good,
Pepvs Diary (Nov. 24, 1664).]
JOCKLE, V. Ken. [dgo'kl.] To rattle, shake. Cf
joggle, v.^
When the wind blows it makes the doors jockie (W.F.S.).
JOCKTELEG, sb. Sc. Also in forms jock-tae-leg
Gall. ; jocktaleg, joktaleg. 1. A folding or clasp knife ;
a large pocket-knife. See Jackalegs.
Sc. Do the folk think I hae another thrapple in my pouch after
John Highlandman's snecked this ane wi' his joctaleg? Scott Rob
Roy (1817) x.xxii. Sh.I. With no other too! but my jockteleg,
Stewart Tales (1892) 25; I took oot ma joktaleg, an' tried da
edge o'm apo da face o' me toom, S/t. News (.July 2, 1898) ; {Coll.
L.L.B.) Abd. There was in his possession ... a real ' Jockteleg
guUie,' Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 87. Frf. James out his jock-
teleg did bang, Sands Fofms (1883) 81. s.Sc. : Jam.) Ayr. Took
ray jocteleg an' whatt it Like onie clerk. Burns Ep. to J. Lapraik
(Sept. 13, 1785) ; It was a faulding jocteleg Or lang-kail gullie,
ib. Capt. Grose (1789) st. 8; Digging with his large jockteleg into
the flank of the Westphalia, Ainslie Poems fed. 1892) 20. Lnk.
Sma' gimcracks that pleas'd their nodles Sic as a joctaleg, or
sheers, Ramsay Poems (1727) 239, ed. 1733; Jocktalegs syne
frae the pouch are drawn, MuiR Minstrelsy (1816; 3. Slk. Here's
my ain jockteleg, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) II. 348. Gall.
Sax inches o' smugglers' jockteleg in the wame o' ye, Crockett
Raiders (1894) vii ; Instruments somewhat hke the blade of a
butcher's knife, about eighteen inches in length, shutting into a
wooden handle a little longer, with a joint like a common clasp
knife. This weapon Wat Wylic called a jockteleg, Nicholson
Hist. Tales (1843) 107.
2. A large knife for kitchen use. Gall. Mactacoart
Eiicycl. (1824).
[1. It is geii. supposed that this knife received its name
from the maker, Jacques de Liege. Grose says that
Liege formerly supplied Scotland with cutlery. See N.
6-0. (1895) 8th S. viii. 113.]
JOCKTIE, sb. Cai.i Also in form joctibeet. 1. The
wlieatear, Soxicola oenatitlw. 2. The whinchat, Pratincola
ritbclra. 3. The stonechat, P. rubicola.
JOCKY- JURNALS, sb. pi. Cum. The tubers of the
pig-nut, Bumuin fle.xiiosiiin. (B. & H.)
JOCKYLEGS, see Jackalegs.
JOCLET, sb. Obs. Ken. Also in form yoklet (K.)
(Hall.). A small manor or farm. (K.), (Hall.), Ken.'
[Jiiguin. Apud veteres olim terrae spacium fuit quod
juncti boves uno die arare poterant. Sicetiam Alamannis
jodiits dictum. Arvernis & Lemovicis uit joiig de ierre.
Cantianis nostris jiiga sunt plerumque terrae arabiles,
Spelman (1687).]
JOCOCIOUS, adj. n.Cy. Yks. Also Ess. Also written
jocoshus Ess.' ; jocotious n.Cy. [dgakojss.] Jocose,
facetious, mirthful.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) Yks. (Hall.), e.Yks.'
Ess. John's marster — no jocoshus man, Clark /. Noakes (1839)
St. 55; i^W.W.S.); Ess.i
JO-COCK, s6. e.Suf. A cock-pheasant. (F.H.)
JOD, sb. Irel. Yks. Also Wil. [dzod.] The letter j.
Ant. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) w.Yks.2* Wil. Britton
Beauties (1825) ; Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.'^ [As surely as the
letter Jod Once cried aloud and spake to God, Longfellow
Golden Leg. iii.l
[Heb.ybrf, Gr. lira.]
JODDER, V. and sb. Yks. Also in form jother n.Yks.'*
[dgo'dar, dgo'tSar.] 1. v. To shake, quiver, ' dodder.'
n.Yks.' ; n-Yks."* It joggled, an' Ah jothered.
Hence Jodderum, sb. a tremulous, jelly-like mass ; a
jelly. n.Yks.'", m.Yks.'
2. sb. A state of shaking or quivering.
n.Yks.' Ah'll nivver gan in yan o' thae nasty vans nae mair.
Ah trimml'd and dither'd while Ah wur all iv a jother ; n.Yks.*,
ne.Yks.i
JOD-TROT, sb. Hmp.' A jog-trot.
JO(E, sb. Sc. n.Cy. [dgo.] 1. A sweetheart, lover,
either male or female, \>\it gen. male.
Sc. It's Miss Edith's first joe, Scott Old Mortality (1816) xxxvii.
Abd. Swankies they link aff the pot To hain their joes, Keith
Farmer's Ha' { 1774) st. 60. Kcd. We only hinted it In whispers
to oor joes. Grant Lays (1884) 55. Frf. Daundrin' alang the
braeheid wi' her jo. Watt Poet. Sketches (1880) 27. cFif. But
Tibbie's to the fore an' so I daur'na coort anither jo, Latto Tam
Bodkin (1864) xxvii. s.Sc. Receiving the benediction of her new
joe in the. form of peppermint drops, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 52.
Slg. This is my plighted joe, Guid bless him ! Towers Poems
(1885) 179. Dmb. The Clachan chaps . . . Hae gien their joes
a friendly dose Of punch and pies sae dainty, Taylor Poems
(1827) 15. Rnf. I rarely interpose between the lasses and their
joes, Young Pictures (1865) 149. Ayr. And och ! o'er aft thy joes
hae starv'd, Burns Pastoral Poetry, st. i. Lnk. If Roger is my
jo, he kens himsell, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725) 30, ed. 1783.
Ltli. Her love it miscarried, Her joe gaed to sea, Ballantine
Poems (1856) 47. Edb. We met with my auld joe, Geordie
Brown, Pennecuik Tinklarian (1810) 6. Bwk. You'd stake a' you
hae for ae smile o' your jo, Calder Poems (1897) 251. Peb.
Davie's jo heard o' the meetin', T' the change-house aff she ran . . .
an' speirs for her guidman, Affleck Poet. Wks. (1836) 127. Slk.
If she refuse to be your joe at the fair, Hogg Tales (1838) 360,
ed. 1866. Rxb. And ilka ane boude hae her jo, While some had
far o'er mony, Riddell Poet. IVks. (ed. 1871) II. 142. Dmf. Frae
far and near the country lads, Their joes ahint them on their yads,
Mayne Siller Gun (180B) 13. Gall. Like joes that are newly wed,
Crockett Grey Man (1896) 328. Kcb. Braw lasses may brag o'
their sprichtly young jo's, Armstrong /;/,?/«<(/e (1890) 177. Wgt.
Each lassie dances wi' her joe, Eraser Poems (1885) 221. n.Cy.
Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
2. A term of affection ; my dear. See Joy, 56.' 3.
Sc. I'll be the first to kiss ye, Joe, and wish you. Cooper,
much joy of your preferment, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) x.xv ;
Wyle, well, my jo, whate'er it cost, Pennecuik Coll. (1787) 31.
Bnff. O willawins, whare art thou, jo? Taylor Poems (1787) 181.
Per, Our lassie wan awa, jo, Nor muckle sorrow saw, jo, Ford
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7/(1^^(1893) 123. Lnk, That, my joes, j'e needna fear, There's no
a drap o' water here, Deil's Hallowe'en (1856) 25. Hdg. Dear
Dawty ! snooze nae mair, my jo ! Lumsden Poems (1896) 15.
[2. Bot grant me als grit libertie As first when we tua
mett. My jo, Montgomerie Poems (c. 1600), ed. i88y, 187.
Jo is the same word as lit. YL-joy. jit lat vs not dispair.
Into thir waHs of wo, God may conuert our cair In plesure
and in Jo, Sat. Poems (1570), ed. Cranstoun, I. 138.]
JOE, sb} n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Ylis.> ne.Lan.i In phr. to
be Joe, to be master.
JOE, sb? ne.Lan.i A jest.
JOE-BEN, sb. e.An. I.W. 1. The great titmouse,
Panis major.
Suf. SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 32 ; (Hall.) I.W. (C.J.V.)
2. The marsh titmouse, Paruspalnstris. e.An. Swainson
'b. 33-
JOEY, sb. Van dial, uses in Eng. [dgo'-i.] 1. The
green linnet, Liguriinis chloris. War.* Ss. The starling,
Sturiius vulgaris. Oxf (M.A.R.) 3. A toad. Ken.
(W.F.S.) 4. A fourpenny piece.
s.Stf. PiNNocK Blk. Cy. Aim. (1895). Lin. And quietlj' fingers
the joeys and tanners, Brown Z.iV.Z,nH>. (1890) 97. War.^ Lon.
Sir James Graham had better not show face among them ;
tliey have an idea (whence derived we know not) that this noble-
man invented fourpenny-pieces, and now, they say, the swells
give a 'joey ' where they used to give a ' tanner,' Mayhew Loud.
Lnbour {1851) I. 249. Slang. IVkly.Smt (Jan. 13, 1895) 13, col. 3.
5. The eighth of a pint of spirits; a small glass for con-
taining a victualler's three-pennyworth of brandy.
sStf. PiNNOCK Blk. Cy. Ann. (18951. War.2
JOG, V. and sb.^ In gen. dial, and colloq. use in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. [dgog.] 1. v. To shake, cause to totter ;
to nudge, push, shove. Cf joggle, i'.'
"•Cy.(,J.W.) Nhp.' Don't jog my elbow so. Brks.' Jog theman
t'other zide on e', plaize, vor'n tolook at I. Hnt.l^T.P.F.) w.Sns.,
Hmp. HoLLOWAV. w.Som.' Here! hold-n [the candle] steady,
what's jog-n zo for ?
Hence Jogger, sb. one who shakes or nudges.
w.Som.' What a jogger you be — how can anybody write ?
2. Fig. To remind, prompt.
Midi. I did'nt mention it afore, . . but Exeter jogged me to do
it last night, Bartram People of Clapton (1897) 167.
3. To move on slowly and steadily ; to move, go, depart.
Also used 7?.^.
Mry. The Parson . . . is joggin' doun the toun. Sir, Hay Lintie
[J851) 30. Elg. Jogging along with his rhyme and his song,
Tester PofHw 1,1865) 5- Bnff. Jog on wi' rhymin smatter To tcom
my noddle, Taylor Poems (1787) 6. Abd. She was even fly tin'
wi' death, Wha forced her upon her lang journey to jog, Ander-
son Rhymes (1867) 14. Kcd. Syne ged faur you an' I are joggin'.
Grant Lays (1884) 25. Per. So, villager, leave me, and jog awa
hame, Spence Poems ( 1898) 36. Fif. Things were jogging on in
much their old way, Meldrum Maigicdel (1894) 107. Lnk. We
shou'd jog alang life's road, Thomson Musings (1881) 163, Lth.
When joggin' hameward thro' the wind an' weet. Smith Meny
Bridal 1^1866) 52. Edb. Seem'd to wish her frae your cabin, And
to be joggin', Liddle Poems (1821) 55. Bwk. As we jog alang,
We'll cheer the path we hae to tread Wi' scraps o' canty sang,
Chisholh Poems (1879) 66. GaU. To think that he should jog
through life, Without the pleasures o' a wife, Nicholson Poet.
Wks. (1814) 47, ed. 1897. Nhb. Deeth — sent some jovial souls a
joggin, Oliver Sngs. (1824) 8. Wm. Come lads, let's be jogging.
Poet Close Tales (1862) 39. Yks. (J.W.) w.Yks. So, if yo
pleaze, we'll jog on, Tom Treddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann. (1858) 5.
Lin.', n.Lln.' Mid. Well, I must be jogging, Blackmore Kit
(1890) H. vii. Som. Thaw you'm j'able skeers ta joggy, Agrikler
Rhymes (1873) 26. w.Som.' 'Come on. Bill, let's joggy 'long,
mus'n bide yer no longer.' ' Well, I 'spose 'tis purty nigh time vor
us to be joggin." Dev. 1 be wangery now an beginning ta jogg,
Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (ed. 18651 32; Uz jogged along
wi' Methody and Baptiss, Zo long's they didden interfere wi' we,
Salmon Ballads (1899) 50.
4. To shake, vibrate, tremble.
■w.Som.' Well, how this yer coach do joggy — 'tis same's off the
springs o' un was a-brokt.
5. sb. A shove, push, nudge.
Edb. Ere eild gives a warning jog Nae mair the labouring oar
to tug, Macneill Bygone Times (1811) 55. N.I.', n.Cy. (J.W.)
Colloq. Try a jog of the elbow, R. Rattier (,1845) iii.
6. A slow, steady pace.
Lnk. What can match the hamely jog O' Shanks's safe-gaun
noddy? Murdoch Doiic Lyre (18731 77.
JOG, sb.^ Glo.' [Not known to our correspondents.]
A hedgehog.
JOG, see Jag(g, sb.\ v."
JOGENNY, sb. Som. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A donkey. (Hall.)
JOGG, si. and I/. Hrt. e.An. [dgog.] 1. sb. A tumour,
swelling.
Hrt. By cutting or running a red-hot iron through the bunch or
jogg, Ellis Mod. Hiisb. (1750) III. ii.
2. V. To have a tumour or swelling.
Hrt. Hogs . . . jogged under their throat, Ellis Mod. Husb.
(1750) HI. ii.
3. To project.
e.Suf. Said of wood sawn, when the teeth are not properly set
(F.H.).
Hence Jogging, sb. a protuberance in sawn wood.
e.An.', e.Suf (F.H.)
JOGGER, V. and sb. Sh.I. e.An. Also written gjoger
Sh.I. 1. t/. To shake. e.An.', Suf (Hall.), e.Suf (F.H.)
See Joggle, v.'
2. sb. A state of tremulousness, a trembling, shaking.
Sh.I. My legs is at dat wi' da gjoger efter laagin' up shurely
fifty paet-kissies o' tatties fae da fit o' da toon yesterday, Sh.
News (Nov. 6, 1897).
JOGGET, sb. GI0.12 Som. (W.F.R.) [dgo-gat] A
small load or burden of anything, esp. hay. See Jobbet.
JOGGETT, V. Glo. Wil. [dgo-gat] To ride slowly
and jokingly. Gen. in prp.
Wil. Zo, ater joggettin' about over tha roads and over mounds.
Slow Rhymes (1870) 29; ib. Gl. (1892).
Hence Joggetting, pp/. adj. shaking, jolting. Glo.'
JOGGLE, v.^ and si.' In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. [dgo'gl.] 1. V. To shake, cause to totter; to push,
nudge. Also used Jig. Cf juggle, v.'
Sc. I marvel muckle fou that I, Sae joggl't wi' adversity, Shou'd
e'er attempt to sing, Tarras Poems (1804) 31 (Jam.). n.Cy.
(J.L. 1783) ; N.Cy.' Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888).
Dur.^ s.Dur. Boys joggle the branches of apple or pear trees to
bring the fruit down (J.E.D.). Lakel.'' He'll mebbe fergit, but
thoo mun joggle his mem'ry. Cum. I've mead a blob wid Tom
Dixon joggling ma i^D.G.) ; Cum.^ He dreave us ower rwoads 'at
varra nar joggled us to bits, 184 ; Cum.", n.Yks.^ e.Yks. Joggle
his memory for him! Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 96; e.Yks.*
w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781I ; (J.T.) ; w.Yks.'; w.Yks.*
Doan't joggle muh soa — ah can't write for thuh ! Lan. (S.W.)
Chs.' Th' Mobberley road's welly cnuf to joggle yur to bits.
Der.2, nw.Der.' n.Lin.' If yfi joggle that bew a bit th' plums '11
tumble. Doan't joggle this taable soa, George. Lei.', Nhp.',
se.Wor.' Glo. Baylis Jlliis. Dial. (1870). Oxf. (M.W.\ Oxf.>
MS. add. Brks.' A joggled the taayble while I was a writin', an'
zo ut beant vit vor'e to look at. e.An.', Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.) Ken.
Don't joggle the table (G.B.). ne.Ken. Please, Sir, I can't write,
he keeps joggling (H.M.). Hmp.', w.Som.', Dev.' Cor.' Hold
your glass up to your chin. And let your neighbour joggle it in.
2. inlrans. To shake, be unsteady, rock ; to jolt.
N.I.' Nhb. A' the pairts suin joggle lowse, Wilson Pitman s
Pay 11843) 52. s.Dur. Anything that is loose at the joints or
hinges is said to joggle (J.E.D.). Lakel.^ This seat joggles aboot.
Cum. T'hooses stand stiddy, an niver joggle up an doon as yoors
was deuhan, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 187. n.Yks.*, w.Yks.*
Nhp.' It always joggles about. War. (J.B.), Hrf.2 w.Som.' I
wish tliee wits-n joggly zo— nobody can't never do nortvitty like,
nif wits-n bide quiet.
Hence (i) Joggle-bog, sb. a soft bed of peat or moss,
which 'joggles ' or undulates to the tread; (2) Jogglety,
adj. insecure, shaky, not standing firmly ; (3) Jogglety-
shoe, sb. a suspensory swinging-machine at fairs ; (4)
Joggly, adj. (a) see (2) ; (b) of a road : rough, not even.
Uj Nhb.' (s.v. Jumly-bed). (2) e.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W.) (3)
n.Yks.'^ (4, a) Bnff.' The peer aul' bodie's unco jogglie amo'
the legs. Dur.' n.Yks. T'desk is joggly (I.W.) ; n.Yks.'",
w.Yks.' w.Som.' Dhaat dhaeur-z u jauglee soa'urt uv u skaa'fl ;
tack-ee'ur yiic baeun u traa'pt een un [That's an unsteady
kind of a scafibld ; take rare you are not trapped on it],
(i) n.Yks.', w.Yks.1
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3. To jog on, go on slowly. Also with along.
Fif. Joggling at each wench's side, her joe cracks many a rustic
joke, Tennant Anster (1812) 28, ed. 1871. Cum.^ Joggett heam
[in a car] as pleased as Punch, 139. Yks. (J.W.) Sus. I b'lcvc
I did jis joggle roun. Lower Tom Cladpole (1872) st. 56. w.Som.'
Wuul ! dhaeur, aay du jauglee ulau-ng luyk— muus-n vuyn
muuch fau'ut [Well ! there, I jog on quietly — (one) must not find
much fault]. w.Cor. The day is far spent and the night's coming
on. Give us your arm and we'll joggle along (M.A.C.).
Hence Joggle-along, sb. a game ; see below.
Cor. There must be an odd number of players at this game.
They form into couples, each standing behind the other, making
a ring, the girls inside, one boy standing alone in the middle. As
they go round they sing. . . At the end each boy leaves hold of
his partner's arm and catches the arm of the girl in front, the one
who is standing in the centre trying in the confusion to get a
place. • If he succeeds the child left out has to be the one in the
centre next time, Gomme Games (1894) 286. w.Cor. (M.A.C.)
4. To throb, pulse.
w.Cor. My toe is very bad, it has been joggling all night (M.A.C).
5. To shake loose ; to overthrow.
Lakel.2 It was that full that some on't wad joggle ower. Wm.
It joggled offthe cart, owing to the bad road (B.K.). w.Yks. (J.W.)
6. sb. A push, shove ; a shaking, jolting ; a lurch.
Ayr. She grippit me like grim death at every joggle the coach
gied, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822) xxxiv. n.Cy. (J.W.) Cum.
T'cwoach gev a joggle, Sargisson Joe Sconp (1881) 18. Yks.
(J.W.) Ess. A joggle knock'd the tumbler down An' bruck it au'
to smash, Clark J. Noakes (1839) st. 144 ; G/. (1851) ; Ess.'
JOGGLE, v.^ and sb.'' Irel. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Lei. War.
Cor. [dgogl.] 1. V. Building term : to fix stones, &c.
together with a zig-zag joint, so as to hold them securely
in their places. Lei.^, War.^ Hence Joggler, sb. build-
ing term: a block of wood built into a wall to nail to. Chs.'
2. sb. A joint of wood or iron used in fastening or dove-
tailing articles together ; see below.
Nhb.' A 'shake' or Z-shaped crease made in any flat surface,
especially in a bar of iron where it is required to make the bar fit
close upon a surface. This is seen where a flat bar or an angle
bar is made to fit the surface of overlapping plates. The overlap
makes a step, and the bend made to fit the step is called a joggle.
Cor.3
3. Coinp. (i) Joggle-joint, a kind of dovetailed joint in
masonry. Chs.'; (2) -pin. n.Yks. (R.H.H.), (3) -stick,
the pin or movable stick that secures the 'body' of a cart
to the shafts. n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.', m.Yks.' 4. pt. The
projecting pieces of wood left at the ends of a wooden
cistern or at the end of a window-sash. N.I.'
JOGGS, see Jougs.
JOHN, sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also in
forms Jan Cor.^; Joan Cum.*; Jooan n.Yks.' 1. In
phr. (i) John and Joan, an hermaphrodite; (2) — and
Mary, a pair of country folk, a ' Darby and Joan ' ; (3)
— Barleycorn, malt liquor ; whisky ; (4) — Dark, see
below ; (5) — go to bed at noon, or — that goes to bed at
noon, (a) the scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis; (b)
the star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum iimbellatum ; (c) the
goat's-beard, Tragopogon pratensis; (6) — Heezliim Pees-
Imn, the ' man in the moon ' ; (7) — Jtllet, a term of con-
tempt ; (8) — na ma crank, the heron, Ardea cinerea ; (9)
— o' Groat's buckle, a small spiral shell, Cypraea pediciiliis
or Europaea ; (10) — o' Lent, a scarecrow ; (11) — o' Neele,
the white goosefoot, Chenopodtum album ; (12) — Roberts,
see below ; (13) — Tamson's man, a henpecked husband ;
(14) — 's wood, (15) — 's wort, var. species of St. John's
wort, Hypericum ; (16) St. John's nut, two nuts growing
together on the same stalk ; (17) St. John's wort, (a) agen.
name for var. species of Hypericum, esp. H. perforatum ;
(b) the greater celandine, Chelidonium uiajus.
(i) Suf.' (2) s.WU. This would be used of a pair of country
folks, or a tramp and his wife, coming along the road together
(G.E.D.). (3) Abd. [Ye] even rashly daur'd to scorn My brither
'bauld John Barleycorn,' Still Collar's Sunday (1845) 75. Ayr.
Leeze me on thee, John Barleycorn, Thou King o' grain. Burns
Sc. Drink (1786) st. 3. Lth. Ilka drouthie chiel has sworn ... To
tipple at John Barleycorn, In large an' potent doses, Bruce
Pof»)s (1813) 20. Dmf.Wae worth yer name, John Barleycorn,
Baith mense an' gain ye gar us scorn, Quinn Healhtr (ed. 1863)
83. Nhp.' (■4) Cor. ' It was so dark,' she said, ' that had she
gone " Jan Dark " would have carried her off.' I asked her who
'Jan Dark' was. 'Oh, no one, Miss Courtney; it is only a saying
in the country," Flk-Lore Jrn. (1884) II. 381. (5, a) s.Cbs.^
Nhp.' The plant might be denominated nature's barometer, as it
indicates the approach of rain by the closing of its petals, Clare
Shep. Calendar (1827) 48; Boys, that mark them shut so soon,
Call 'John that goes to bed at noon,' I'A. (i) Shr.' («■) Wil. (B. &
H.) (6) Sc. I lookit owre my rumple routie. And saw John Heez-
him Peezlum Playing on Jerusalem pipes. Chambers Po/>. Rhymes
( 1870) 185. (7) Sc. I bid thee then goe hame, Gibb Glaicks, John
Jillets, or some other, Maidment Ballads (1844) 15, ed. 1868.
(8) Cum. Even a born Cumbrian has difficulty in understanding
the real, ripe, racy Borrowdale vernacular, which calls a heron a
Joan-na-ma-crank, Linton Lake Cy. (1864) 67 ; An hern they call
Joan-nama-cronk, Hutchinson Hist. Cum. (1794) II. 210; Cum."
(9) Sc. European Cowrie, Cypraea Europea, well known to . . .
young conchologists underthe provincial name of 'John o' Groat's
buckies,' Zoologist (1854) XII. 4429. Or.I. Cypraea pediculus or
John o' Groat's bucky is found on all the shores of Orkney, Neill
Tom;- (1806) 16 (Jam.). (10) s.Cy. (Hall.), I.W.> (n)Shr. (12)
Wal. A new measure of drink, enough to keep a man tipsy from
Saturday to Sunday night, is universally known throughout Wales
as 'a John Roberts.' It derives its name from the author of the
Sunday Closing Act, N. &-■ Q. (1886) 7th S. i. 306. (13) Sc. D'ye
think I am to be John Tamson's man, and be maistered by woman
a' the days o' my life ? Scott Old Mortality (1816) xxxviii ; These
we ken Have ever been John Thomson's men. That is, still ruled
by their wives, Colvil Whigs Supplication (ed. 1796) II. 1318.
(14) Bck. (15) w.Som.' (16) Per. It is believed that a witch,
who is proof against lead, may be shot by a St. John's nut (Jam.).
Dmf. To this day, young people are very happy if they can pro-
cure two nuts which grow together in one husk. This they call,
but for what reason is not known, a St. John's nut. The reason
assigned for the regard paid to a nut of this description, is, that
it secures against the power of witchcraft. With this view, young
people often carry one about with them (16.). n.Yks. (I.W.)
(17, <j) ne.Yks., w.Chs., w.Som.' (6) s.Dev.
2. Comb, (i) John-apple, an old-fashioned variety of
apple ; (2) — Blunt, a person who speaks his mind ; (3)
— Dod, conceit, self-importance ; (4) — Dominie, a school-
master ; (5) — Georges, the marsh-marigold, Caltha palus-
tris ; (6) — Jack or Jeaks, (a) a mummer ; see below ;
(A) a snail ; (7) — Shewall, the redwing, Turdus iliacus;
(8) — Turner, a mixture of three halfpennyworth of gin
and one halfpennyworth of beer.
(i) Chs.' A very favourite, old-fashioned variety of apple, a
good keeper, and excellent for cooking. The limbs and branches
grow very upright. e.An.' Dor. Why, you are looking at John-
apple-trees I You know bitter-sweets, Hardy Woodlanders
(1887) I. vi. (2) e.Suf. (F.H.) (3) s.Chs.' An arrogant person is
said to 'Aav a jel ii Jon Dod ubuw't im' [Have a jell o' John Dod
abowt himl. (4) Bnff. Whan Tib an' I 'ad made market [agreed to
marry]. An' to the scuil in haste we gaed, An'gar'd John Dominie
dark it, Taylor Poems (1787) 66. (5) Bck. (B. & H.) ^6, «)
Wil.At Salisbury the mummers used to be called John Jacks, and
there was a fifth personage called John Jack, who was repre-
sented with a large hump-back, and concluded the play by coming
forward and saying: 'Here come I, Little John Jack, With my
wife and family at my back,' &c.. Parish Gl. (1875) 138. 1,6)
Cor. I'm glad I'm not Jan Jeaks to hev to carry such a house as
this upon my back, Baring-Gould Curgenvcn (1893) xxxvii ;
Cor.2 (7) Cor.3 Whist as a Jan Shewall. (8j e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. A rustic, a country fellow. See Jock, s6.' 3.
Edb. Country John in bannet blue, Fergusson Poems (1773)
131, ed. 1785. n.Yks.sjooans and Betties, country lads and lasses.
4. Barley. Cf. John Barleycorn.
w.Yks. Bearded John, 'At fills the tankard measure, Ingledew
Ballads (1842) 275.
5. A demijohn.
w.Sc. He made an ineffectual attempt to clutch the unoffending
John. . . ' Hoots, toots, man, that's the whu-u-usky bottle,' Mac-
donald Seltlenient (1869) 42, ed. 1877.
JOHN, V. w.Yks.* Also written Jon. In ■p\vc.john if,
used as an oath or imprecation.
JOHNDAL, sb. Cai.' A contemptuous term for a
young ploughman on a large farm.
'E johndal clan ye weel may ken 'Ey hivna sense lek ither men.
I Brutes they ir an' brutes 'ey ca", Whips an' fusky's a' their blaw.
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JOHNNER, si). Cor. [A^o-n3{r).] 1. The magpie,
Pica rustica.
w.Cor. Hopping about like a Johnner, Saying (M.A.C).
2. The starling, Slurnus vulgaris.
Cor. Thomas Randigcil Rhymes (1895) Gl.
JOHNNICK, see Jannock, adj.
JOHNNY, sb. Var. dial, and colloq. uses in Sc. Irel.
and Eng. Also written Jonny Der.'' ; and in forms
GwonnyNhb.'; Jony w.Yks. ; Jooany ne.Lan.' 1. In
phr. (1) Johnny Geds Hole, a gravedigger; (2) — Jackson's
day, Oct. 27 ; see below; (3) — Pyofs term (fay, the day
after the Day of Judgement, 'never and for ever'; (4)
— o' Neele, the white goosefoot, Chenopodiiim album ; (5)
Old Johnny, the ague ; (6) like Johnny Ltmipton's night,
said of a very fine night.
(1) Ayr. Waes me for Johnny Ged's Hole now, Burns Di:
Hornbook (1785) st. 23. ^2) Nhb.' The day after Ovlngham
October fair. The farce of proclaiming a mayor of the village was
gone through on this day. ' It has been so called since the recollec-
tion of the eldest living; why so is not known,' Richardson Table-
bk. (1846- III. 200. 1,31 Bnff.> (4) Shr.i fj) sus.' 'Old Johnny
has been running his finger down my back.' A spider is con-
sidered a useful insect for the cure of the ague. If taken internally,
it should be rolled up in a cobweb and swallowed like a pill. If
applied externally, it should be placed in a nutshell and hung
round the neck in a bag of black silk. (6 e.Lin. ^G.G.W. )
2. Comb, (i) Johnny-cake, a noodle, simpleton; (2)
•cheats, a cheating pedlar ; (3) -chider, the sedge-warbler,
Salicaria phragmitis; also called Chanchider iq. v.) ; (4)
•cocks, the early purple orchis. Orchis mascula ; (5) -come-
fortnight, a packman, a travelling hawker ; (6) -crane or
-crone, the heron, Ardea cinerea ; (7) -cranes, the marsh-
marigold, Cn/ZAn/n/z/s/r/s; (8)-dory, the fish 'John Dory';
(9) -fair, a hiring-fair held at Macclesfield ; (10) -fortnight,
(11) -go-fortnight, see (5); (12) -horner, a hornet; (13)
•knock-softly, a slow, dawdling, awkward workman ; (14)
— Lent, a scarecrow; also called John o' Lent (q-v.);
(15) — Lindsay, a children's game; (16) — Lingo, a
children's game; see below; (17) — MacGoreyorMagory,
the fruit of Crataegus Oxyacantha ; (18) — Napier, see
below; (19) — Ningo, see (i6) ; (20) — Nod, in phr.
Johnny Nod is creeping up your back, said to sleepy chil-
dren, who don't want to go to bed; (21) — Raw, ia) a
country clown, a rustic ; a ' greenhorn,' simpleton ; in
gen. colloq. use ; (i) an inferior kind of plum, round, small,
and red ; also called Johnny Row ; (22) — Ringo, (a) see
(16) ; (b) the yellow-ammer, Emberiza citrinella ; (23) —
Rover, a boys' game ; see below ; (24) -stand^still, a
scarecrow; (25) •uUett, see (i) ; (26) •wap, see (21, a);
(271 •waps, a wasp ; (28) •wapstraw, a nickname for the
rabbit ; (29) -whapstraw, -whipstraw, or •wopstraw, (30)
•wops, a thresher, farm-labourer ; a country bumpkin, a
simpleton, noodle.
(1) Lei.', War.3 Slang. I an't a Johnny cake, I an't, Dickens
Amer. Notes (1842") x. (2) Ayr. Kytching his pack, our Troker
said . . . he'd fin' He was to Johnny Cheats nae kin ; Nor mell'd
wi' sic as lee'd an" blether'd, Ainslie Poems (ed. 1892) 188. (3)
Wil.' So called 'because it scolds so.' (4) Dor. (B. & H.) (5)
Cor. The money es spent in fine dresses and clothes From Johnnie-
come-fortnight's pack, Forfar Poems (1885) 74. (6J w.Yks.
HuTTON Tour to Caves {i-]8i). n.Lan. There were a fight for t'high
trees atween t'Johnny Cranes and t'craws (R.H.H.). ne.Lan.'
(7) Nhp. (B. & H.) (8) Nhb.i (9) Chs.i (ic Sora. If you deal
wi' a Johnny Fortnight, Raymond Tryphena (1895) 53 ; (G.E.D.)
w.Som.' It is usual for the hawkers who sell their goods on credit
to go their rounds every fortnight. * I do pay downdap vor my
two or dree oddses ; I can't 'vord to dale way they Jonny Vort-
nights, they be to dear vor me.' Dev. These men call from house
to house once a fortnight selling drapery goods or tea. Hence the
name ' vortnight,' Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892). Cor. She was a good
customer to the 'Johnny Fortnights,' as the packmen are called,
Longman's Mag. (Feb. 1893) 379; Cor.'^ (11) Cor.^ The usual
district of a travelling draper or packman take 12 days (i. e. a fort-
night) to cover. (12) War.^ (13' Slir.' I dunna know whad the
Maister wanted 00th sich a Johnny-knock-softly as that. (i4)l.W.i
(i5)Rxb. (Jam.) (16) Cum. A game in which children formed a ring
and the chief actor went round, whilst one in the middle of the
ring called out, ' Wo's thee gaun round my stony wo ? ' It seemed
to have reference to sheep-stealing (J. An). (17) Dub., Wkl.
(A.S.-P.~I Wxf. (B. & H.) ; (A.S.-P.) (18) Gall. She sees some
white thing at her fit . . . She couldna read it. First thought it
was a Johnnie Napier, Then deemed it Betty's curling paper,
Nicholson Poet. IVis. (1814"! 67, ed. 1897; Note of the Galloway
Bank, of which the late John Napier of Mollance was manager, tb.
note. ( 19I Hrf. All stand in a ling except two, one going round
outside as ' Johnnie Ningo,' and the other standing inside the ring
as the sheep-owner. Sheep-owner says: 'Who goes round my
ston3' wall to-night?' Answer: 'Only Johnnie Ningo.' 'Don't
steal none of my fat sheep." Ans. ' I stole one last night, and I'll
steal another to-night, so Cuup, Johnnie Ningo." (Here clapping
one child in the ring on the back, who then goes away and hides.)
When all the ' sheep ' are gone, the owner runs off to catch them.
The game usually ends in a general scrimmage, as in ' Fox and
Geese' (E.M.W.). (ao) N.I.' (21, a) Elg. Ginye do, ye'rea rank
Johnny Raw, man. Tester Poems (1865) 169. Frf. Though there
were mony a Johnie Raw That neither kent them [flowers] nor
their uses. Watt Poet. Sketehes (1880) 151. Rnf. Turning to a
Johnny Raw, He says — 'Your case has not a flaw,' M'Gilvray
Poems (ed. 1862) 40. Per. Sic a fluttering As there will be amon'
the Johnny Raws, Stewart Character iiB^-i) 129. Lnk. I'm feart
ye're a real Johnny raw, Thomson Musings (1881I 44. w.Yks. ^^
Lan.' What a Johnny raw he must be, to swallow a tale o' that
soart! s.Chs.' Yoa' bin u praat'i Joni Rau', tu bi tuurnt aayt bi
yursef, On dim u noa- u Bey frum u biilz fut [Yo bin a pratty
Johnny Raw, to be turnt ait by yursel, an' dunna know a B from
a bull's foot]. Midi. A poor old humpy Johnny Raw, Bartram
People of Clopton (1897) 145. Not. (J.H.B. 1, Der.2, nw.Der.',
n.Lin.i,Nhp.»,War. = 3,ne.'Wor.iJ.W.P.),Oxf. ^GO.),Hnt.^T.P.F.),
e.Suf. (F.H.) e.Ken. A farm servant — male, young, and unmarried
(G.G.\ w.Som.' Well, nif thee art-n a Johnny Raw, sure 'nough,
vor to be a-catch by a cheap jack ! Slang. His rapier he'd draw,
pink a Bourgeois (A word which the English translate ' Johnny
Raw'), Barham higoldshy {ed. i86.^") Black Mousquetaire. (A s.Not.
(J.P.K.) (22, fl) w.Yks. ^2; w.Yks. ^ One kneels down, and the rest
stand round in a ring. One goes round the ring and says, -Johnny,
Johnny Ringo.' The centre player calls out, ' Don't stale all my
faun sheep.' The outsider says, ' Nobbut one by one Whaul they're
all done,' and as he takes them one by one from the ring, they hide.
Johnny Ringo gets up to look for his sheep : when he finds them
they run about baaing, till he has caught them all, and reckoned
to cut off their heads, (b) ib. (23) Bnff. One boy is chosen to be
Johnny Rover. The other players stand near him. Rover cries
out, 'A [I] warn ye ance, A warn ye twice ; A warn ye three times
over ; A warn ye a' t' be witty an' wise. An flee frae Johnny Rover."
While the words are being repeated all the players are putting
themselves on the alert, and when they are finished they run off
in all directions with Rover in full pursuit. If a player is hard
pressed he has the privilege of running to ' Parley,' the place from
which the players started. . . If he is caught before he reaches it,
he becomes Johnny Rover for the next game. The one first cap-
tured becomes Rover, Gomme Ga>»fs( 1894) 286. (24) Ayr. (Jam.)
(25; w.Yks. He's a reglar Johnny Ullett (H.L.). (26) n.Lin.' ,27)
'War.3 (28) Cum." (29) e.Yks.', w.Yks.5,s.Not.(J P.K.) 'War.2
Common in the Midi. Shr.' Shr., Hrf. Bovsd Provinc. {l8^6).
(30) Nrf. I could hear the folks a-laughing and calling on him a
great Johnny-wops, Spilling Daisy Dimple (1885 ; 28.
3. A countryman, rustic ; a ' greenhorn,' simpleton. See
Johnny Raw.
Edb. I'm but a poor Mid-Louthian Johnnie, Fergusson Poems
(1773) 223, ed. 1785. Gall. To hook some simple countra Johnny,
Nicholson Poet, li'ks. (1814I 86, ed. 1897. 'Wgt. The Borderers
from Aonandale and places thereabout (the stile the countrey calls
them by is Johnnies), Phaser Wigtown (1877) 21 ; Much frequented
by the foresaid Johnnies, 16. Kcb. Whar village ' Johnnies ' often
meet to gossip i' the e'en, Armstrong Ingleside (1890) 214. n.Cy.
(J.W.) Hrf. Duncumb Hist. (1804). e.Suf. (F.H.)
4. A word freq. used for ' friend.'
Ess.' ' Bob' is also used in the same sense, but not so often as
' Johnny.' 'Mary' is applied to females.
5. A half glass of whisky or other liquor; whisky.
Dmb. Will place Johnnie on the table. For Barleycorn is ay able
To lift our minds aboon a' ill, Taylor Poems (1827) 88. Uls. Uls.
Jni. Aiclt. (1853-1862) 'VI. 45. S.Don. Simmons Gl. (1890).
6. pi. A bituminous shale. Also called Johnny coals.
n.Cy. During the present scarcity of ordinary coal ... a bitu-
minous shale, found in the coal-pits, and ordinarily put to no use
whatever, is extensively employed for fuel. . . It blazes up well for
a short time and then for some while longer continues to glow
and give out heat. . . A local saying is that ' They willn't rost a
JOHNSMAS
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laase [louse] but they'd boil t'varry divvle,' N. & Q. (1893) 8th S.
iv. 326.
JOHNSMAS, sb. Sh.I. St. John's Day, Midsummer
Day.
Still a faint memory of it [Baal-worship] in the fires the children
in some places light on midsummer night (Johnsmas), and as of
old the priests of Baal danced round their sacred fires, so the bo3-s
leap over the (lame — thus passing through the fire to Baal, Spence
Flk Lore (1899) 90; Johnsmas was the season when witchcraft
was most dreaded, and persons skilled in the black art deprived
their neighbours of the profit of their milk and butter, 16. 139 ; A
party had been assembled at Johnsmas, a festival held at the time
of the ling fishing, Hibbert Desc. Sh. I. (1822) 208, ed. 1891 ;
Alessder onygude diine efter Johnsmas, dey'll no be muckleearn'd
afore him, Sh. News (June 11, 1898).
H&ncejolmsmas Foys,plir. entertainments or conviviali-
ties held on St. John's Day. See Foy, sb} 1.
One may be excused for adverting to the Johnsmas Foys of the
annual foreign invaders[Dutch fishermen], S/i.AVzt'sl June 11, 1898).
JOHNSTON(E, sb. Sc. In phr. (i) St. Johnstoni/s
ribband, (2) — tippet, a halter, a rope for hanging one as a
criminal.
1,11 Hence of St. Johnston's ribband came the word In such a
frequent use, when with a cord They threaten rogues, Adamson
Mttse's TInenodie, 119 iJam., s.v. Ribband"). (2") It will be my lot
to be shot down like a mawkin at some dike-side, or to be sent to
heaven wi' a Saint Johnstone's tippit about my hause, Scott Old
Mortality (1816) vii.
JOICE, sb. Sc. Also Cor. Juice.
Edb. Frae his mouth's ay oozing bubbles, Mixt wi' tobacco joice,
Carlop Green (1793) 129, ed. 1817. Feb. Cocky-leeky sweet, Wi'
leeks, and raisins fu' o' joice, Liiiioiiyi Giecn (1685) 92, ed. 1817.
Cor. A'. & Q. (1854) ist S. X. 319; Cor.12
JOIN, V. and sb. Irel. Yks. Lin. Also Ess. Ken. Sus.
I. V. Gram, forms. 1. Preterite: (i) Jound, (2) Jouned.
(i) Sus. They jound hands and formed a circle, Lower Soiitli
Downs (,1854) 157 ; Sus.i I jound in with them up at Burwash
Wheel. (21 Ken.i He jouned in with a parly o' runagate chaps,
and 'twarn't long before he'd made away wid all he'd got.
2. pp. Joun.
Cmb. (W.W.S.) Ess. For long She'd in the singin' joun, Clark
J. Noakes (1839) st. 159; Gl. (1851) ; Ess.', Ken. (G.B.)
II. Dial. uses. \. v. In phr. to join giblets, to go halves.
n.Lin."^ 2. To commence work. N.I.'
3. sb. A number of farmers, gen. from 8 to 12, who join
together for the purpose of making cheese ; a number of
persons who join together to purchase drink for a carouse.
N.I.' Each join has vats, tubs, pans, and the like implements,
which are kept up at the expence of the whole, Hist. Carrickfergiis
(1823).
4. Comp. Join-night, the evening of Pancake or Shrove
Tuesday ; see below.
n.Yks.'! A name for the eveningof Pancake Tuesday, when young
people join or club their money to buy ingredients for the manu-
facture of ' sweet-ball,' which is treacle or sugar boiled to a candy,
and then formed into sticks or clumps to harden. Part of the
'joining' is distributed amongst friends.
JOINED, pp. Sc. Lin. In comb, (i) Joined houses,
semi-detached houses ; (2) — member, a communicant, a
church member.
(i) n.Lin.i [2) Sc. Me to be talking that gait an' me a jined
member, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 39.
JOINER, sb. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Yks. Chs. Also in form
geinere Wxf ' A carpenter.
Sc. They broke the palisade, and — lo ! there are joiners already
mending it, Lang Monk of Fife (1876J 79. Frf. Gettin' the joiner
to mak' the buird, Willock Rosetty Ends vi886) 3, ed. 1889.
w.Sc. I'm Jock the joiner's only son, Macdonald Settlement (i86g)
158, ed. 1877. Gall. The gimblet-tool wherewith the joiner bores
his holes, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 197. Wxf.', n.Cy.
(J.W.) Chs.i The word carpenter for a worker in wood is, now,
almost unknown in Cheshire. Formerly, however, a joiner was a
man who did light work, such as making doors and windows ; a
carpenter, one who framed the heavy timbers of a house, such as
the floors and roofs, and the two trades were distinct ; they are
now united under the name joiner.
Hence (i) Joinering, sb. carpentry, carpentry-work;
(2) Joiner -word, sb. the pass-word of a carpenter's guild ;
(3) -work, see (i).
VOL. III.
(i) Lnk. He tried joinering and smith-work, Fraser IVbaups
(1895) 226. e.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W.) (2) Kcd. These are secrets
o' the trade, An' need the joiner- word. Grant Z,o>'s( 1884) 62. (3)
Flf. The flaws or ends broken off" the [horse] shoe-nails were prized
to aid in joiner work, Colville Fernacidar {i8gg) 15.
JOINT, sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also in
forms jeint Chs.' s.Chs.' ; joind, joynd Ken.' [dgoint,
dgaint] 1. In cowb. (i) Joint-evil, a disease of the
joints, chiefly the hocks, affecting calves, and occas. cows.
Art/iritis; (2) -garget, a complaint among cows; (3) -grass,
(a) var. species of horsetail or Equisetum ; (b) the yellow
bedstraw, Galiidn vemm ; (c) see (8, b) ; (4) -harl, to point
walls or fill the joints with mortar; see Harl(e, v. 5 ; (5)
•slip, a dislocation of the joints ; (6) -steddle, (7) -stool, a
stool framed with joints, instead of being roughly formed
ofa single block ; (8) -weed, (a) see (3, n) ; (i) the common
mare's-tail, Hippnris vulgaris.
[\) Chs.'s^ s.Chs.i (2) Cmb. They are subject to a disease called
the joint-garget, Marshall Review (1814) IV. 621. (3, a) War.^,
Wor., Sus. (A) n.Cy. Midi. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1796) II.
(0 Dev.4 (4) Cai.i (5) n.Lin.l (6) Sus.' (7) Nhp.' A stool with
framed legs like a chair ; i. e. with a rail, or frame connecting one
leg with another. Shr.i, Ken.', Sus.' (8, a) Hrt. w.Som.' This
is the name used by ' ginlvokes.' ' Mare's tails,' ' old man's beard'
are the common names, {b) Hrt.
2. Phr. (i) a luord out 0/ joint, a word or expression
improper in any respect, whether as approaching to pro-
fanity or indelicacy ; (2) to put oneself out 0/ joint, to get
out of temper, be put about, annoyed.
(i) Sc. (Jam.) (2) Sh.I. Oh doo needna pit d^'sel oot o' joint
aboot da kye, Sibbie, A'm no a bairn, an' hit's no da first time 'at
A'm seen a coo, Sli. News (Jan. 8, 1898}.
3. pi. Knuckles. Chs.'
4. A division ; see below.
Nhp.' If a rick is made at different times, each added portion is
a joint. This term I believe isrestricted to the H.partof the county:
the correlative, in the midl. district, is 'canch' ^q.v.). Hnt. (T. P.F.)
J[OINTY, adj. Nhb. Dur. Full of lines of separations
or joints ; containing strong lines of cleavage.
Brown jointy post, Borings (1881) II. 20; Nicholson Coal Tr.
G/. (1888).
JOIST, sb} Var. dial, forms in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
[dgois(t, dzais(t.] (1) Geest, (2) Giest, (3) Jaest, (4)
Jeest, (5) Jeist ; (6) Jice ; also used as pi. ; (7) Jiest, (8)
Jist, (9) Joice, (10) Joust, (11) Jyst.
(i) Dur. (F.P.) (2) Nhb.' (3) N.Cy.' (4)Sc. The jeests o'oor
hoose are a' cedarwud, Robson Sng. Sol. (i86o"i i. 17. Nhb.',
Dur. (F.P.), Dur.i, Cum.' (5) Cai.' Wm.Jeistso' fir, Richardson
Sng. Sol. ( 1859) i. 17. (6) w.Yks. (J.W.), w.Yks.s, m.Lan.', War.",
se.Wor.', Ken. (G.B.) w.Som.' The dry rot's a-got into the vloor,
and some o' the jice be jis the very same's [tich-eo'd] touchwood.
(7) I.W.' (8) Brks.i (9) N.I.' (10) Gall. Bawks [are] jousts,
couples, &c., Mactaggart £»(-vf/. (1824) 56, ed. 1876. (11) Cum.'
w.Yks. Banks mjld. IVds. (1865). Cor.2
JOIST, V. and sb.'^ In gen. dial, use in Eng. Also in
form just- Sus.' [dgoist.j 1. v. To receive cattle to
graze for a fixed sum ; to put out cattle to grass. See
also Agist, Gist.
Cum.4, Wm.', nw.Der.l, Not. (L.C.M.), Not.' s.Not. I shall have
to joist my cows for a month or two whilst I rest my medder
(J.P.K.). Lin. Equos alienos certo et condicto pretio in pascuis
suis alere — vox agro Lin. usitatissima. Skinner (1671). Nhp.'
A farmer would say, ' I'm short of keep for my beasts, I must joist
'em out.' Horses are often joisted out for the winter season ; it is
commonly said, ' My horse will be the better for a winter's run,
I'll joist him in some strawyard.' War.=, Bdf. (J.W.B.), Hnt.
(T.P.F.),Hmp.'
Hence (i) Joisted-fields, sb. pi. fields in which cattle
belonging to var. owners are pastured for a time ; (2)
Joister, sb. an animal taken in to pasture for hire; (3I
Joisting, sb. pasturage on hire ; the keep of an animal
put out to grass on another person's land.
(i) Wm. Every occupier of land, whether statesman or farmer,
having it in his power to keep any number of cattle, through the
months of summer upon joisted fields where they may be kept at
a cheap rate, Marshall Review {1808) I. 236. (2) Not. (L.C.M.l,
Nhp.', War.2, Hnt. (T.P.F.) (3) s.Not. Do yer know of any good
joistin (or yowes an' lambs? (J.P.K.) War.2«, s.War.'
3c
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2. sb. Pasturage let out for cattle at a fixed price per
head ; cattle put out to graze at a fixed sum.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lakel.^ Cum.*Theyearly customary rent
of grassom, and joist 25., Pen. Obs. (June 21, 1898) 8, Lan.'
Not.3 Out at joist. nw.Der.*, Der.i Bdf. Cattle taken in for pas-
turage are said to be taken in to 'joist.' ' Wrest Park will be
opened for joist May 13th ' (J.W.B.). e.An.'
Hence Joist-beast, sb. a beast taken in to graze. Sus.^
JOIST, see Agist.
JOIT, sb. Nhb. A sudden stop. (Hall.), Nhb.'
JOITER, sb. Sc. [dgoi-tsr.] A loiterer, idler, ' ne'er-
do-well.'
Lth. O hae ye ne'er heard, man, o' Jamie the joiter? . . . Jamie,
the joiter ? Wha drank a' his siller, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 83.
Hence Joitering, ppl. adj. loitering, idling, playing the
'ne'er-do-well.'
Lth. Wi's best Sunday's sark on, an' face weeshin clean, Joifrin'
Jamie laid siege to the Nabob's fair queen, ib.
JOKE, see Jouke.
JOKE-FELLOW, sb. Obs. Sc. An intimate, a ' yoke-
fellow.'
Ayr. That English lord and his leddy mak" him joke-fellow wi'
themselves, Galt Sii- A. IVylie (1822) xciv.
Hencejoke-fellow-like.flrf/'. friendly, intimate. Sc.(Jam.)
[I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, Bible Phil. iv. 3
Cyockfelowe' in Tindale (1534^)]
JOKER, sb. Oxf.' A tin can, made narrow at the top,
so that a cork can be used, in which the men take their
tea or beer to the fields. MS. add.
JOKESY, adj. Ken. Som. [dsoksi.] Joking, fond of
fun, amusing, jocose. Ken.i He's a very jokesy man.
Hence Jokesious, adj. jocose, fond of fun.
w.Som.' Dhoal Miis'tur Baidgeod wuz jish joak-shus mae'un-z
yiie kaa-n vuyn, ugee-un.
JOKUL, int. ? Obs. Sh.I. Yes, sir !
'Jokul, Jokul ! ' was Laurence's joyful answer, Scorr Pirate
(i8ai) XXX ; Still in common use, ib, ttote.
JOLE, JOLL, see Jowl, sA.'*, v.'', JoUment.
JOLL, V. and sb. Yks. Nhp. Also in form jole Nhp.^
[dgol.] 1. V. To walk along in a lumbering way ; to roll
to and fro in walking ; to roll over.
w.Yks. Both joUing into a heap, Piidsey Aim. (1886) 26. Nhp.
Young Hodge the horse-boy, with a soodly gait . . . Onward he
jolls, Clare Vill. Minstrel (i8ai) II. 67 ; Nhp.' How he goes jolling
about; Nhp.»
2. sb. A roll or lurch in walking.
Nhp. Dickand Dob, with jostling joll, Homeward drag the rumbling
roll, Clare Poems (i8ai) lai.
JOLLACKS, sb. Suf. Slang. Also in form jollock
Slang. A clergyman, parson. Suf. (Hall.), Suf.', Slang
(Farmer).
JOLLICK, see Jannock, adj.
JOLLIFANT, adv. and adj. Dev. Also written joli-
phant Dev.' [dgolifant.] 1. adv. In phr. to ride jollifant,
of two women: to ride together on one horse. Cf.gibligant.
Some ladies . . . will occasionally squire one another, when they
are in wantofabeau; and this is called jollifant. Bray /)f5r. Tatnar
and Tavy (1836) I. ai4 ; Dev.' ' To ride Joliphant,' so called when
two females ride together on the same horse, one before on a side-
saddle, and another on a pillion behind.
2. adj. Riding with two people on one horse.
A Joliphant ride, Two dames on a horse, and neither astride,
BowRiNG iflH^. (1866) 1.38; Jolifant Horse. Two men on one
horse, n.Dev. Hand-bk. (1877) 358.
JOLLIMENT, sb. Sc. Yks. Mirth, jollity.
Fit They come with mickle jolliment and glee, Tennant Ansler
(181a") 3a, ed. 1871. w.Yks. (J.'W.)
JOLLMENT, sb. n.Yks.'» m.Yks.' Also written
jolment m.Yks.' ; and in form joll n.Yks.'' [dgolment.]
A large jug or pitcher-full ; a large quantity of anything,
esp. of liquid, a 'jorum.'
JOLLOCK, adj. Sc. Jolly, hearty ; fat, healthy.
GalL Bicker through the glens sae deep, Fu' jollock, blythe, and
swankie. Right cheels that day, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 113,
ed. 1876.
JOLLOCK, V. War.3 [dgolak.] To jolt, bump.
How the wagon joUocks along that rough road. The wagon
goes jollocking along.
JOLLOP, sb. Lan. Lin. [dgo'lap.] A semi-fluid mess
of anything; a big mess of food, a ' dollop.'
n.Lan.' s.Lin. Yeh should ha'e seen what a jollop the chap did
eat (T.H.R.).
JOLLOUS, adj Yks. Also written joUus n.Yks.^
Fat, well-fed, jolly-looking.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.2 ' A flushy- faced joUus body,' red-cheeked and
'jolly-looking'; n.Yks.*
JOLLY, adj., v. and sb. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
[dgo'li.] 1. adj. In co/nb. (i) Jolly-boy, one who goes
round in costume at Easter, and takes part in a sort of
miracle-play for Easter eggs and pence ; (2) — fishermen,
(3) — hooper, a children's game ; see below ; (4) — lad,
see (i) ; (5) — miller, a game ; see below ; (6) — robins,
(a) lies ; (b) in phr. your head's running on Jolly-robins,
'your wits have gone wool-gathering'; (7) — rover, (8)
— sailors, see (3) ; (9) — whitethroat, the warbler, Sylvia
cinerea.
(i) s.Wm. (J.A.B.) (2) n.Stf. A circle is formed by joining
hands and two children stand in the centre. They walk round
[singing]. . . The two in the centre each choose one child from the
ring, thus making four in the centre.. . The two who were first in
the centre then go out and the game begins again, with the other
two players in the centre, Gomme Games (1894) 287 ; At Cheadle
. . . this game is played by grown-up men and women, ib. (3)
w.Yks. A number of children stand against a wall, and a row of
other children face them. They walk backwards and forwards
singing. . . Then the children who are standing still (against the
wall) answer by singing. . . The moving line of children take ' Mary'
and dance round, singing. Gomme ib. 288. Ken. ib. (4) Lan. On
the Monday before Good Friday the youths . . . congregate in
strange dresses, and visit their friends' houses, playing antics, on
which occasion they are styled ' the Jolly Lads,' Harland &
Wilkinson F/4-/.oif (1867) 227. (5) e.Dur.' ' There was a jolly
miller, and he lived by himself. As the mill went round he made
his wealth ; One hand in the hopper (also, "copper"), and the other
in the bag. As the mill went round he made his grab (or, " brag").'
These are the words they sing when pla3'ing. They go, two and
two together, round and round, and there is always an odd one in
the middle. When they come to the last word ' grab,' he makes
a grab, forces another to come out, and takes his place ; they then
start again, singing as before. w.Yks. ' Yks., Lan., n.Stf., Not.
Gomme ib. agi. Der. Flk-Lore Jrn. I. 385, in Gomme ib. Lei. At
Leicester the ' odd ' child, or ' miller,' stands outside the wheel or
ring, instead of being in the centre, and it is the outside children
who change places, Gomme ib. 291. Shr. The players form a circle,
not hand in hand, but in pairs, arm in arm; the ' miller' stands
alone in the middle. Chants: 'There was a jolly miller, and he
lived by himself,' &c. The miller seizes a girl from among the
couples, a scuffle of changing partners ensues, and the one left
partnerless becomes the miller, Burne Fik-Lore (1883) 51a. Sur.
Flk-Lore Rec. V. 86, in Gomme ib. Cor. Flk-Lore Jrn. V. 57, in
Gomme ib. [The game requires an uneven number of players. AM
the children except one stand in couples arm in arm, each couple
closely following the other. This forms a double ring or wheel.
The odd child stands in the centre. The children forming the
wheel walk round in a circle and sing the verse. When they come
to the word ' grab," those children standing on the inside of the
wheel leave hold of their partners' arms, and try to catch hold of
the one standing immediately in front of their previous partners.
The child in the centre (or miller) tries (while they are changing
places) to secure a partner and place. If he succeeds in doing this,
the one then left out becomes the miller, Gomme ib.'] (6, a)
Der. 2 None of thy jolly Robins. (6) s.Chs.' Yur yed)z riin-in upu
Jol-i-rob'inz. (7) Der. A long row of children walk to and fro.
One child, facing them on the opposite side, represents the Rover.
. . [After singing] the Rover skips round the long row, singing.
. . He chooses one of them, who goes to the opposite side with
him, and the game goes on until all are rovers like himself. Gomme
ib. 294. (8) Yks. At Earls Heaton the children stand against a
wall in a line. Another child walks up and down singing the
verses and chooses a partner. He spreads a handkerchief on the
ground and they kneel and kiss, ib. 296. Nhp. The ring walks
round, and the child is outside the ring. Partners are chosen, and
the two walk round outside the ring. The first two walk together
till there is a third, then the three walk together until there is a
fourth, then they go in couples. In the version, from Raunds,
four boys stand in the centre of the ring. When the verses are
sung they choose four girls, and then take their places in the ring.
The four girls then choose four lads, and so on, ib. War. The
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children form a large ring, clasping hands and standing still. One
child walks round inside the ring, singing the verses. The child
then chooses another from the ring, bending on one knee and
kissing her hand. Lines are then repeated, the two walking arm
in arm round the inside of the ring. Another child is chosen out
of the ring by the one who was chosen previously. This goes on
until all are chosen out of the ring, walking two by two round
inside. When the ring will no longer hold them, the two walk
round outside, ib. Glo. ib. 294. Sus. A', i-" Q. (1892) 8th S. i.
210. (9) Ken. Science Gossip (1882I 65; (G.E.D.")
2. Fat, plump, stout ; sleek, in good condition, well in
health.
n.Cy. (Hall.1, N.Cy.', Dur.' Not. She's a poor creature, for all
she looks so jolly (L.C.M.) ; Not.'. Lin.' n.Lin.' .She's grown
quite jolly. She always was a very jolly woman. s.Lin. Why
yeh'r got reight jolly sin' I seed y'h last (T.H.R.V Lei.' Shay's a
jolly wench (she probably does not weigh less than twelve stone).
Hrf.i s.Pem. Laws Lillle Eng. (1888) 420. e.An.', Suf. (C.G.B.),
(C.T.), Ken.'
3. Pretty.
SUr., Hrf. Bound Provlnc. (1876). s.Hmp. Why she were a
nice, jolly [in the sense o{ jolie'] young woman, Verney L. Lisle
(1870) ix. w.Som.', Dev. (Hall.")
Hence Jollie-cheeked, adj. bright, comely.
Fif. To see the frolick o' the feast Keek'd out, in silver cymarre
drest. The jollie cheekit moon, Tennant Papistry (1827) 118.
4. Phr. a jolly fellow, a fine fellow, one who prides him-
self on something he has no occasion to be proud of. Lei.'
5. Of a bitch : }>ians appeiens.
Chs. A bitch when salt or proud. ' Nine dales jolly. Nine weeks
in belly. Nine days blind. That's a dog kind,' Piov. (K.) ; Chs.' 3,
nw.Der.'
6. V. To cheat, swindle, deceive ; to steal.
War.3 He jollied me out of it. Hnt. Jollied is used in a bad
sense ; e.g. ' He jollied it away,' that is, he made away with it,
he stole it, A^. if Q. (1866) 3rd S. x. 145.
7. To make a secret arrangement with colliers, by way
of bribe or otherwise, to keep them from joining in a strike.
w.Yks. Talking the other day with a small coal-proprietor about
some new colliery workings which he was undertaking, I asked
him what he would do if the threatened strike took place in the
district. His reply was, ' We shall have to jolly a bit ' (S.J.C.).
8. sb. A fool. Glo.' He wanted to make a jolly on me.
JOLSTER, sb. Slk. (Jam.) A mixture, a hodge-podge ;
a quantity of ill-prepared victuals.
JOLT, sb. Sus. A stupid person, a ' dolt.'
Hold j'our tongue, you foolish jolt. Lower Stray Leaves (1862) 9.
JOLTER-HEAD, sb. Yks. Lan. Lin. Lei. War. Brks.
Ess. LW.Wil. Dev. Also in forms jawlter- Brks.'; johter-
n.Lin.'; joulter- Ess.' Dev.'; jowter- Lan. [dgoltar-,
dj^9ultar-.] A stupid person, a blockhead, idiot. CI.
jolt-head.
Lan. Onny jowteryed con tell uz cocks con't lay heggs, Fergu-
son Preston Eggsibislnm (1865) vii ; A mon ut wur as big a jolter-
yed hissel as ever sung psalms to a def duck, Staton Husband's
Tea Party, 13. n.Lin.', Brks.' Ess. A joulterhead — an' for the
nonce — Had gut John in this hobble, Clark J. Noakes (1839) 27 ;
Ess.', I.W.' Dev.' Od rabbet en, if I war dame I'd clow the
joulter head o' an, 4. s.Dev. Fox Kingsbridge (1874).
Hence Jolter-headed, a(^'. (i) stupid, foolish, dull; (2)
wrong-headed, jealous.
(i) w.Yks.2 Lei.' A's a sooch a joolter-'eaded chap ! War.^^s
I.W.^ I had a gurt jolterheaded bwoy vor mayet wi' me. (2)
Wil.' Used gen. of a jealous spouse. ' Her wur alius a jolter-
headed 'ooman.' n.Wil. Her's so naasty temperd. Her is so
jolterheaded (E.H.G.).
JOLT-HEAD, sb. Yks. Lan. Ess. Also in form jowt-
Lan. A stupid person, a blockhead. Cf jolter-head.
n.Yks.*, e.Yks.' Lan. Shut thee thi meawth up jowt-yed,
Scholes Tint Gamwattle (1B57) 37. Ess. Called jolt-head [joalt
bed] at Thaxted (W.W.S.).
[Fie on thee, jolt-head ! thou canst not read, Shaks.
Two Gent. III. i. 290.]
JOLTS, sb. pi. War. Cabbage-plants that go to seed
prematurely. See Jowters.
(Hall.') ; Leamington Courier (Jan. 30, 1897) ; War.* Yer
won't have much of a cabbage bed I'm afeard on, there be such a
many jolts amongst um this year.
JOMB, JOME, see Jamb.
JOMICK, adj. Wil. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Good-looking.
The fine row of teeth she had when young and jotnick, Kennard
Diogenes (1893) xi.
JOMMETRY, sb. Glo. [dgo-matri.] 1. Magic art.
Glo.' Used of anything supported in an unknown manner. • It
hangs by jommetry ' ; geometry being considered magic ; Glo.^
2. Phr. all of a jommetry, in pieces or tatters ; all in con-
fusion. Glo.'
JOMMUCK, V. and sb. Won Bdf. Also written jom-
mock Bdf. [dgo'mak.] 1. v. To shake about roughly.
se.Wor.' 2. sb. pi. Pieces, fragments.
Bdf. A thing broken all to pieces is said to be ■ broken to jom-
mocks' (J.W.B.).
JOMPERT, sb. Obsol. Shr.' A large, earthenware
cup with two close-fitting handles ; a kind of ' porringer.'
'Take care of that cup.' ' Dun yo' mane that jompe't, Missis?
— it's a rar' un for a joram o' drink-mate ! '
JONAS, see Jaundice.
JONATHAN, sb. Lakel. Yks. Stf. Also Nrf. Ken.
[dgo'nafjan.] 1. A stupid, awkward person.
w.Yks.5 ' Nah then, Jonathan ! ' is said to a person about to
make a blunder.
2. A hanging fire-bar or trivet for a grate.
s.Stf. Let the pot rest on the Jonathan, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann.
('895). Nrf. A useful piece of furniture, standing on four feet,
and having two hooks in front ; for the purpose of setting a plate
of toast or other thing upon, or to hang on the bars of a grate
l^W.W.S.). e.Ken. (G.G.)
3. Adulterated oatmeal.
LakeL* A kind o' ket miad oot o' how-seeds ta mix wi' haver
meal. Jonathan hedn't ower good a reputation amang fooak 'at
hed ta leeve a gay deal o' poddish.
4. Whinstone dust.
n.Yks. ' This is Jonathan,' said the man to me, as he pointed to
a heap of whinstone dust (C.V.C.).
JONEYS, sb. pi. Dev. Ornaments, knick-knacks.
Earthenware dogs, cats, cocks, shepherds, shepherdesses, &c.,
seen in cottagers' houses. ' Loramussy, whotiver duee squander
yer money 'pon thease old joneys vur? Shude save it vur a rainy
day I ' Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892).
JONICO'TTUR, sb. Lan. Chs. A simple, foolish person.
He's a reg'lar jonicottur an' no mistake (R.P.).
JONK, sb. Lakel.* [dgorjk.] A rough journey.
Ah com ower t'fell tudder neet Ira Mardle, en Ah hed a tur'ble
jonk.
JONNICK, JONNOCK, see Jannock, adj
JOOBLE, rtrfy. Obsol. e.Suf. Jovial, jubilant. (F.H.)
JOOK,sA. Cum.'* A long and tiresome journey on foot.
JOOK, JOOP, see Jouk, Choop, Jupe.
JOOPAN, JOOR, see Jupe, Jure.
JOOST, sb. Lan. Juice.
Spoiced woine fro' th' joost o' my pumgrannit, Staton Sng.
Sol. (1859) viii. 2.
JOOT, sb. and v. Sc. n.Cy. Also written jute Sc.
(Jam.) ; and in form jit e.Lth. [dgoet, dgUt.] 1. sb. Obs.
Sour or dead liquor.
Lnk. She never ran sour jute, because It gee's the Batts, Ram-
say Poems (1721) 30. Edb. Ye benders a', that dwall in joot,
You'll tak your liquor clean cap out, Fergusson Poems (1773)
148, ed. 1785 ; We aften get A broken head or a sair s — t, From
the effects of paunching your d — d joot, Liddle Poems (1821) 159.
Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
2. Applied contemptuously to tea.
Cld. (Jam.) e.Lth. 1 had put myself outside my seventh cup of
jit, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) 138. Rxb. (Jam.)
3. A tippler. S. & Ork.', Ags. (Jam.) 4. v. To tipple.
Sc. (Jam.), S. & Ork.'
[1. The same word as ME. io«/cs(pl.), broth (P. Plowman) ;
see Way's note on Prompt, (s.v. lowtys). OFr. ioiile,
' olera ' (Mets Ps. xxxvi. 2) ; MLat.jiitta (Ducange).]
JOP(E, JOPJURLIN, see Jaup, v.\ Job-juraal.
JOPPING, sb. Lin.' Jeopardy.
I've had so bad an ailment on that my life was in jopping.
JOPPLE, see Jobble, s6.'
JOR, V. Obs. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. To jostle, push.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781).
ne.Lan.'
3C2
JORDAN
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JOSING
JORDAN, sb} Sc. Yks. War. Som. Slang. Also in
forms jerdan w.Som.*; jordy Cai.' ; jurden w.Yks.' A
chamber-pot.
Cai.' Abd. She loomed aye the Jordan about him, Robb Poems
(185a). w.Yks.'2, war.3 w.Som.' Common. 'I'm darnd if I
didn tear the jerdan [juur-dn], and a purty mess 'twas, sure
'uough!' Slang. Farmer.
[lordeyne or pissc-potte. Medulla (c. 1400); Thyne
urinals and thy lordanes, Chaucer C. T. c. 305.]
JORDAN, si.'' Yks. A piece of watery ground.
w.Yks. Grainge Kidderdale (1863) 222.
JORDELOO, mt. Obs. Sc. See below. The same
word as Gardyloo (qv.).
Edb. A cry which servants in the higher stories in Edinburgh
give, after ten o'clock at night, when they throw their dirty water,
(S:c., from the windows; hence also used to denote the contents
of the vessel iJam.I.
JORE, sb. Slk. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] 1. A mixture, appHed to things in a semi-hquid
state. 2. A mire, slough.
JOREY, 56. Irel. [dgoTi.] The smallest pig of a litter.
Ant. ' Which of the two pigs did you buy ?' * I bought the two
weejoreys' (S.A.B.).
JORG, sb. Per. The sound inade by shoes when full
of water. (G.W.)
JORGLE, sb. Gall. The noise of broken bones. Mac-
TAGGART EllCycl. (1824).
JORINKER, sb. Gall. A bird of the titmouse species ;
the cry of the bird. Mactaggart Encyd. (1824).
JORR, sb. Irel. A large lump.
Ant. A big jorr of beef, Ballytiiena Obs. ('1892).
JORRAM, sb. Obs. Sc. Also in form jurram. A
boat-song ; a song in chorus.
The cronach stills the dowie heart. The jurram stills the bairnie.
Chambers Siigs. ^1829) II. 517 ; The jorram or melancholy boat-
song of the rowers, coming on the ear with softened and
sweetened sound, until the boat rounded the headland, Scott
Midlothian (1818) xlvi; Our boat's crew were islanders, who
gave a specimen of marine music, called in the Erse, Jorrams :
these songs, when well composed, are intended to regulate the
strokes of the oars. . . They are generally sung in couplets, the
whole crew joining in chorus at certain intervals ; the notes are
commonly long, the airs solemn and slow ; . . the words generally
have a religious turn consonant to that of the people, Pennant
Tour {i-Tia) 334 (Jam.) ; If the fools now think so much to hear
that sky-goat screaming, what would they think to hear . . . the
girls singajorramata waulking, S«.vo«aHrfGac/(i8i4) I. 169 {ib.).
JORT, see Jert.
JORTHRICK, sb. Der. Pottage like ' lobscouse,' but
made only with vegetables, without any meat. (H.T.C.)
JORUM, sb. In gen. dial, and slang use in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written joarum w.Yks. ; jorams.Dur. Lakel.^
Cum.i* Not.' Lei. Wan^" s.War.' Shr.' Glo. Oxf.i e.An.'
Sus. [dgoTam.] 1. A large jug or pitcher; a bowl or other
vessel for holding liquids ; the contents of such a vessel.
Sc. (Jam.) Abd. I'll drink your health frae my big jorum, Shir-
refs Poaiis {i-jgo) 351. Frf. Thae twa war chief o' a' the quorum
That cam' that night to hae a jorum. Sands Poems (1833) 50. Slg.
G ALLOW AY DHel/iiig{j -j^^) 8. Rnf. He's affto the jug and the jorum,
■Webster Rhymes (1835) 139. Ayr. Service Dr. Diigttid {ed. 1887)
132. Lnk.Tosetagaun the stoups an'caps At push about the jorum,
■Watson Poems{i8s3) 68. Ltli. Pegs we'll hae a jorum , Bruce Poems
(1813) II. 133. N.Cy.i Nlib. To drive away sorrow Apply for a
jorum of Newcastle beer, Ritson N. Gar!. (1810) 93. s.Dur. He
supped a bonnie joram o' broth (J.E.D.). Lakel.'^ Cum." To pour
outajoramofliquor. n.'Yks.'; n.'Yks.^ A rare jorum o' broth ; n.Yks.*,
e.Yks.', m.Yks.i w.Yks, Yksman. Comic Amt. (1879) 44 ; w.Yks.'
Midi. He helped himself to another jorum [another glass of rum],
Bartram Pio/)/cq/'C/o/)/oH (1897)238. nw.Der.', Not.' Lei.'Ah'n
seen her gollup daown a rig'lar joorum o' that theer cod-ile. Nhp.',
War.S", s.War.', Slir.' Hrf. A large dose of anything, usually of
something nauseous (W.^W.S.). Glo. Baylis Illiis. Dial. (1870^
Oxf.i i/5. (irfrf. Hnt. (T.P.F.),e.An.i,Ken.(G.B.),ne.Ken. (H.M.),
Sus.' Sus., Hmp. HoLLowAY. I.W.i Som. Jennings OAs. ZJ/o/.
K'.^H.f. (1825). W.Som.' 'Iletemhadthevowerquartjorumo' cider,
and told em I'd g'in arter another zo zoon's ever they'd a-finish.'
• Maister brought us out a gurt jorum of cider." Dev.i Slang. He
meditated a mighty draft, one hand . . . was extended in the act of
grasping the jorum, Bauuah Iiigoldsby ^ed. 1864) Grey Dolphin.
Hence phr. push about the jorum, an old Scottish reel
or the tune adapted to it. Sc. (Jam.)
2. A large quantity of anything, not necessarily of liquid.
Cum.' w.Yks. Thay thraw on a oal jorum a coils, Tom Treddle-
HOYLE Daintsla Ann. (1857) 26; He seck't all t'jorum (J.T.) ;
w.Yks.2 Lan.' Neaw lads, set-to — there's a jorum o' porridge for
you ; in wi your spoons an' start fair. Chs.' s.Chs.' IJ praati
joaTum u stiif. nw.Der.' We'st 'av a good joram o' chopt
potatoes t' er supper. Not. (L.C.M.) s.Not. She did give
me such a jorum for my lunch (J.P.K.). n. Lin.' 'What a jorum
you've gen me ; I can't eat it hairf. s.Lin. ■What a joram he
put out o' sight (T.H.R.). Nhp.2 Shr.' A rar' joram. Glo. Leg.
(1877) 63. e.Suf. (F.H.) w.Som.i I told ee a little bit, I did^'n
want a gurt jorum ; but zee what you've a brought me — 'tis
enough for six. Dev.^
3. A number, a large assemblage or concourse of people.
S.Don. A convivial spree, Simmons Gl. (1890 1. n.Yks.' *
w.Yks. There were a regular jorum of folk looking on at the
time (M.N.) ; w.Yks.^ A rare joarum o' fowk, A whoale joarum
o' pigs darn yonder. Lan. A happy jorum were making merry in
the kitchen, Briekley Jrkdale (1868) 13 ; A loud guffaw would
have annihilated the whole jorum, ib. Cotter, xxi.
4. A tin cup tapering to a point for warming beer, &c.
Oxf ' (s.v. Hooter).
[1. The same word as the proper name Joram, in
allusion to Joram's connexion with ' vessels of silver, and
vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,' see 2 Sam. viii. 10.
For a like der. of the name of a drinking-vessel fr. a
Scripture name see Jeroboam.]
JOSE, V. Cor. To scold.
(W.W.S.) ; A score or some counsellors, all en discoose, And
a josing, and tearing, J. Trenoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 20.
Hence Josing, sb. a scolding. Cor.'*
JOSEN, see Josey.
JOSEPH, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Dur. Yks. Lan. Lin. Nhp.
e.An. Sus. Hmp. ■Wil. 1. In phr. Joseph and Mary, the
lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis; (2) — 'sfloiver, the goat's
beard, Tragopos;on pratcnsis; (3) —'5 ivalking-slick, the
Jacob's ladder, Folemonium caeruleum.
(i) Hmp. The spotted leaves of the Jerusalem cowslip, a plant
common in cottage gardens, and known in the New Forest as
Joseph and Mary, indicate its value in cases of tuberculous
lungs, and its former use for this purpose has given it the name
lungwort, Longman's Mag. (Sept. 1899) 466 ; Science Gossip ,1869)
28 ; Hmp.' Hmp., Wil. On account of the red and blue flowers
which are produced at the same time, the former colour being
usually associated in early times with males and the latter with
females, and notably with the B. 'V, Mary (B, & H.), Wil,' The
flowers being of two colours, red and blue. (2! e.Sus, Hare
thinks the name owes its origin to the pictures in which the
husband of Mary was represented as a long-bearded old man
(B. & H.), (3) Hmp. The Joseph's [Jacob's] ladder of the Mid-
land Counties, common in all the cottage gardens round the
Forest, 'Wise New Forest {1883) 283 ; Hmp,'
2. Obs. or obsol. An old-fashioned riding-coat or surtout,
worn esp. by women.
Sc. To see how a trotcosey and a Joseph can disguise a man !
Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxviii ; Honest Johnie's singed periwig
and threadbare brown Joseph, ib. St. Ronan (1824) xxi. Abd,
Ruddiman Sc. Palish (1828) 40, ed. 1889. N.Cy.', Dur.',
w.Yks,', ne.Lan.', n.Lin.' Nhp.' A riding coat, or habit,
buttoned down before. ' A brown Joseph.' Rarely seen
since the disuse of the pillion. e.An.' Scarcely now to be
seen or heard of. Nrf., Hmp. Holloway. [I knew her when
she first lighted, notwithstanding her being neatly dressed in a
green Joseph, Smollett Sir L. Greaves (1762"! xiii,]
JOSE'Y, sb. Wor. Dev. Also in form josen w.Wor.'
1. An owl.
Dev. Thay call'd en Dan Josey . . . Vur ha zim'd jist like wan
uv our Josey's a stew'd [stew'd owl], Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett.
(ed. 1865) 27.
2. A toad. w.'Wor.', se.Wor.'
JOSH, 56. e.Suf. Also in form jos. An old cow. (F.H.)
JOSING, vbl. sb. Obs. Som. Searching for minerals
by the aid of the divining rod.
n.Som. The general method of discovering the situation of the
seams of ore is by the help of the divining rod, vulgarly called
josing, Marshall /vm«u ,1818 II 495.
JOSKIN
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JOT
JOSKIN, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Not. Lin. War.
Hit. Nrf. Ken. I.W. Wil. Slang. Amer. Also written
josken Nrf. ; joskun I.W.' ; and in forms jawskin I.W.';
joskins S.Lin. Hrt. [dgoskin.] 1. A raw country
bumplcin, a ' yokel ' ; a farm-servant. Also used al/rib.
Sc. The captain . . . stopped short at one very simple-looking
joskin, Jokes, and S. (1889) 83. Abd. Delillah's left me for a
joskin' carter, Ogg JVillie Jl'a/y (1873") 84 ; He's naething but
a rough joskin. Dinna keep company \vi' these joskin chiels
(G.W.). Kcd. Grant /.nvs (1884) 100. N.Cy.' A mason's labourer.
Nhb. The aad joskin had mebbe getten cot o' the wrang side o'
the bed hissel, Haldane Geoidy's Last (1878) 14. Cum. ' Thoo
is a joskin.' Common (J. D.). n.Yks. (T.S.I, n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.',
e.Yks.^ w.Yks. A reg'lar farmer joskin sort ov a chap fH.L,);
■w.Yks.2 Midi. A couple of country 'joskins,' Bartram People of
Chpton (1897 227. Not. (J.H.B.) Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston
(1856) 711. n.Lin.i He's a real joskin ; onewo'd think he'd niver
been further than Haxey e' his life. s.Lin. Did enybody iver see
sich a joskins as Bill Luff? (T.H.R.^ War.3 Hrt. I hate the
Joskins, Lamb /.f//.^ 18191 II. 58. Hrl.c.Ai:. N. & Q. 1 1861) I. 126;
Look at that there country josken, Spilling Daisy Dimple (1885)
28. Ken. A wagoner, or his mate (H.E.) ; (H.M.) ; You can
tell they're joskins by they're walk (D.W.L.); Ken.', I.W.'
Wil. Ower joskin dun as he wur tould An waw'd in like a lion
buold, Slow Tl/ooHrato-. Slang. One chuckle-headed joskin . ..
made the bidding, Dickens Doctor Marigold (1865) (^Farmer).
[Amer. Green Virginia Flk-Sp. (1899).]
2. A long, white smock frock. LW.'
JOSS, sb} Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Not. Lin. [dgos.]
1. A foreman or overlooker ; a master employer, ' boss.'
e.Yks.' He's joss ower shop. w.Yks.^ 'Joss o' t'haas,' master
of the house. ' He's nooan baan to be joss ower me*; w.Yks.^
' Playing t'joss ' — acting the superior. ' He thinks o' coming joss
ower muh, but he'll fin' hissel' mista'en.' Lan. I think he'd a
notion o' bein th' top joss, Brierley Jingo (1878) 11. Cbs.' ;
Chs.3 Used in Macclesfield. nw.Der.', s.Not. (J.P.K.)
Hence (i) Jossing, fi/. ii. acting the superior or master;
(2) Josso'-t'-nacks, sb. one who is master of the situation.
(i) w.Yks.5 He thinks o' jossing it ower muh, but he'll fin'
hissel' mista'en. (2) m.Yks.'
2. Phr. lo stand joss, to treat, to stand a reckoning.
w.Yks.2 Not. (J.H.B.) ; Not.i It's your turn to stand joss.
n.Lin.' If you'll goa to George Soresby's or Hydes's I'll stan' joss.
JOSS, V. and sb.^ Sc. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Nhp. e.An.
Ken. Bus. Hmp. Also written jos Suf. [dgos.] 1. v.
To crowd ; to squeeze ; to jostle, push against, make room
by standing or sitting close.
Abd. (Jam.) Lakel.^ We joss'd again yan anudder. They war
jossen aboot i' lumps. Cum.* w.Yks. EccLES Leeds Olm. (1877)
18; w.Yks. 2 To run violently against. 'He jossed against it.'
e.Lan.' m.Lan.' Th' Blegburn Rovers full backs is beggars to
joss. e.An.' e.Suf. There's room enough on this form for more
than yow three ; so joss ^F.H.).
HenceJoss-jostIe,ti. tomakeroombycrowdingtogether;
to slip by degrees into a vacant space. Nhp.'
2. Of a horse or cow : to move a little to one side either
in order to get close to or to make room. Also used as
an int.
e.An.' The horse must be made to joss as close as possible, and
to stand quite still for the convenience of mounting; e.An. 2
Suf. Cows when being milked are often told to 'jos over,' i. e. to
move a little to one side, to make more room for the milker, e..Att.
Dy. Times (1892); (C.G.B.) ; Rainbird Agric. (i8ig) 293, ed.
1849 ; Suf.i A command to a horse to sidle up to a block or gate
that the rider may easier mount.
3. With tip : to mount a horse.
Sns.i Ah ! she josses up like a feather, she doant want no
jossing-block nor chair either.
Hence (i) Joss-block, (2) Jossing-block, sb. a step or
horse-block used in mounting a horse.
(1I e.Snf. (F.H.) Ken. A joss block at each of the inns ... for
the convenience of those who rode to and from the village on
horse-back, Kent Messenger and Maidstone Telegraph (Aug. 13,
1898 ; Ken.i Hmp. HoLLOWAY. (2) n.Yks.*, e.An.'* Nrf.
Rainbird Agric. (1819) 295, ed. 1849. Suf. (M.E.R.), e.Suf.
(F.H.\ Sus.'2, Hmp.i
4. To bump, jolt, shake.
w.Yks. It wor a good job I'd nowt under me to joss on, Hallam
IVadslcyJack (1866) xiii ; w.Yks. = 5
5. sb. The act of jostling; a jostle. Abd. (Jam.)
6. A boring ' parcer' or drill, without a 'shoulder,' used
by country cutlers. w.Yks.*
7. A shake, bump, jolt.
w.Yks. He gave it a joss. He came down with a joss, Sheffield
Indep. (1874) ; w.Yks.s When a see-saw is in motion, and the
occupier of one end leaps off suddenly, the one at the other end
' comes down wi' a gurt joss.'
JOSSEL, sb. Obs. n.Cy. Yks. A hodge-podge, a dish
composed of a variety of meat.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (1781) ;
w.Yks.i
[yi'K.jussell ijuschelle), a kind of broth or hodge-podge ;
see Cookery Bks. (c. 1450), ed. Austin, Gl. OFr. jiissel,
'jus, potion' (GoDEFROY); MLat. Jnscei/iiin (Ducange).]
JOSSES, sb. pi. Dev.3 [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Small mackerel.
JOSSICH, sb. and v. Bnff.' Also in forms jassich,
yachis, yassich. [dgo-six-] 1. sb. A dull, heavy blow ;
a heavy fall ; the dull sound made by a heavy blow or fall.
He ga' 'im a jossich i' the back. A heard the jossich fin he fell
aff o' the horse. He cam doon wee a jossich. Jassich indicates
a sharper sound.
2. V. To shake or dash with violence ; to shake to
pieces ; to toss backwards and forwards with a heavy,
jerking motion.
He jossicht the bundle doon o' the fleer. He neer jossicht the
littlin's airms oot o' the shoothir-hehd. The gig jossicht sae ill, it
a wiz forcet to come oot our.
JOSSLE, v., sb. and adv. Sc. Yks. Also in forms
joustle Gall. ; justle Fif [dgo'sl.] \. v. To make one's
way in a crowd ; to hustle, push ; to shake, totter.
Bnff.' Gall. They wad be joustled clean out owre the march,
Mactaggart &;0'<^/. (1824) 86, ed. 1876. w.Yks. (J.W.)
Hence (i) Jossler,si. {a) a big person of rude manners;
(6) a clumsy, ugly cart, gig, (Sic; (2) Josslie or Jawsly,
(^dj., (3) Jossling, //i/. adj. having an unsteady motion.
(i) Bnff.i (2)ii. n.Yks.Thisisajawsly cart (I.W. ). (3) BnfT.'
2. sb. A push, shake ; the act of making one's way
through a crowd.
Bnff.i He ga' the chair a jossle, an' knockit it our. Fif. Their
steeds, amid that battle's bustle, Camstarie turnin' wi' the justle,
Tennant Papistiy (1827) 149. w.Yks. It wor a jossel, or a sort
o' collishun, 'at set it [the world] a woblin, Hallam Wadsley Jack
(ed. 1881) 6.
3. A big, clumsy cart or gig. Bnflf.^
4. adv. Roughly, by means of pushing.
Bnff.' He ran jossle against ilky bodie. He geed jossle jossle
through the bairns, an' knockit a wheen o' thim our.
JOSTLE, v} e.An.i [dgo'sl.] To make room by
sitting or standing close. Cf. joss, v. Hence Jostling-
block, sb. a block or stone used in mounting a horse.
JOSTLE, ;>.* Sus. Hmp. [dgo-sL] To cheat, swindle.
Sus. I be poHntle an no huckster as wud jostle ya, Jackson
Southivard Ho (1894') I. 433; Sus.' They jostled me out of nine-
pence (s.v. Jound) ; Sus.*, Hmp.'
JOSTLING, ppl. adj. e.Suf. In comb, (i) Jostling-
post, (2) -stone, a block or stone on which a boy is bumped ,
when the bounds of the parish are beaten. (F.H.)
JOSTLY, adj. Yks. Also written jos'ly m.Yks.';
jossly n.Yks.* [dzo'sli.] Cumbrously or awkwardly stout.
n.Yks.* ' A great jostly weean,' a woman who waddles with fat.
' A jostly-kite,' a punch-bellied person. m.Yks.'
JOSTY, //;/. Obs. Lan. Come to !
Tim Bobbin View Dial. (ed. i8o6) Gl. ; Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
JOT, sb.^ and adv. e.An. [dgot.] 1. sb. Part of the
inside anatomy of a pig ; the maw of a calf. Nrf Cozens-
Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 84. e.Suf. (F.H.) 2. Coiiip.
Jot-gut, the iiitestiiiiiin nctitin, in which the largest and
finest hog-puddings are made. e.An. (Hall.), e.An.',
e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. The paunch ; the breech.
e.An.* He fell on his jot, and took no hurt. e.Snf. I fell slap in
ray jot. I came down enough to break my jot (F.H.).
4. A short, thick-set man ; a heavy article of any de-
scription. Cf. jotter, sb.
Nrf. CozensHardy Broad Nif. (1893) 86. e.Suf. (F.H.)
JOT
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(OUK
5. adv. Plump, downright.
e.An.' He came down jot upon his rump. Suf. (Hall.), e.Suf.
(F.H.)
JOT, sb? and v} Sc. Yks. [dgot.] 1. i*. A job, an
occasional piece of work ; light work of any kind, esp.
domestic work. Gen. in pi. Cf. jotter, v}
Bnff.' The servan' lass raise i' the mornin', did up hir jots an"
geed away t' the market. Abd. See that Betty's nae mishppenin'
'er jots, Alexander Jolmiiy Gibb (1871) xix ; Shirrefs Poems
(1790) Gl. Edb. Some sots, Wha . . . hate to wark their darg or
jots, Learmont Poems (1791) 174.
2. V. With about: to employ oneself in light kinds of
work. Bnfl".'
3. To distribute, give out in small quantities. w.Yks.^
JOT, v.'^ and sb.^ Lin. e.An. Som. [d^ot] 1. v. To
jerk ; to shake, nudge.
n.Lin.i I can jot as far as thoo can. Doan't jot thy herse head
e' that how. e.Suf. (F.H. i Som. To disturb in writing ; tostrike
the elbow, Jennings Obs. Dial. iv.Eiig. (1825) ; W. & J. Gl. (i873\
w.Sora.^ How can an3'body write if you keep on jotting the table?
2. To jolt roughly ; to move along in a jolting or jogging
manner.
e.An.i e.Suf. The horse jotted along very comfortably. I got
sore jotted. My cart jots terribly (F.H.).
Hence (1) Jot, {2) Jotcart, (3) Jottee, sb. a cart of
which the body is set flat on the axle, in immediate con-
tact, without anything to give it play.
e.An.' (i, 2) Used, however, with some latitude, for any cart of
very rough motion. (3I A vehicle approaching to a gig, or park
chair, as nearly as the statutable price of a taxed cart will admit.
3. sb. A shake, push; a slight movement, a jolt, shaking.
e.Suf. I came down a rare jot. I did not mind the fall ; it was
the jot I did not like (F.H.). w.Som.' I only gid'n a bit of a jot,
and down he went.
JOT, JOTHER, JOTHERAM, see Jet, v., Jodder,
Joathrum.
JOTTER, sb. Irel. Also in form jotther N.I.' 1. A
good-sized lump. See Jot, sb.^ 4.
Ant. A jotter of beef, Ballymena Obs. (i892\
2. A small quantity or dash of liquid. N.I.'
JOTTER, v.i Bnff.i To employ oneself in light kinds
of work. Also with about. Cf. jot, f.'
This word differs slightly from 'jot.' It has more the idea of idle-
ness in the worker and meanness in the work. ' He's eye jotterin'
aboot, bit he winna brack the behns o' a sair turn.'
JOTTER, 1^.2 e.An.' e.Suf. (F.H.) To jolt roughly;
somewhat stronger than jot, v.' 2 tq.v.).
JOTTERAL, sb. Sc. Also in form jottrell Gall.
1. Odd, mean, or dirty work.
Bnff.i There's eye a sad jotteral o' wark aboot that fairm. Lnl.
(Jam.)
2. Anything about to fall to pieces. Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. ( 1824). Cf. dotter, v.
JOTTERY, sb. Slk. Also written jotterie (Jam.).
1. Odd, mean, or dirty work. (Jam.) Cf. jotteral.
2. Comp. (i) jottery-horse, sb. a horse used for all kinds
of work; (2) -man, si. a servant of all work; (3) -work,
sb. work of every description.
(i) (Jam.) (2) Jotteryman, as the laird named his servant of all
work. Hogg Tales (1838) 330, ed. 1866. (3) (Jam.)
JOTTLE, V. Sc. (Jam.) To be busy about trifles, to
accomplish little. Lnl. Hence (i) Jottler, (2) Jottling-
man, sb. an inferior servant of all work.
Lth. Very common in the families of farmers. He ' redds' the
barn and goes errands.
JOUD, sb. Obs. Irel. Also in form jaude. In phr.
Joiid an moiid {Jaude an tnaude), throngs and crowds.
Wxf.' Joud an moud vrem earchee ete [Throngs and crowds
from each quarter], 84.
JOUDER, sb. Cor. Also written jowder Cor.=3
[dzeud3(r).] 1. pi. Pieces, bits, atoms. See Jouds.
Cor.2 Tes scat oal tojowders (s.v. Jowds).
2. Over-boiled fish or meat.
Cor.3 Meat of all kinds that has been cooked ' to rags ' and fallen to
pieces, called jowds or jouders. w.Cor. Bottrell Trad. 3rd S. Gl.
JOUDER, V. Suf. Som. Also in form judder Suf.
1. To rattle, shake, jar.
Suf. Such as is caused by machinery 'knocking' when some
part is not going smoothly, e.An. Dy. Times ,1892); (C.G.B.);
Of a window or door (C.T.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence Juddery, adj. shaky, trembling, as after illness
or hard drinking. e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. To chatter or shiver with cold ; to throb or palpitate
with pain.
e.Suf. My face judders with pain, from toothache (F.H.). Som.
(Hall.)
JOUDS, sb. pi. Som. Dev. Cor. Also written jowds
Cor.° [dgeudz.] Pieces, bits, atoms; rags. Also usedy/i,'-.
of meat, &c. over-boiled. Rarely in siitg. Cf. jouder, sb.
w.Som.' This here mate's a bvvoiled all to jouds. Dev. Repoiis Pro-
vine. (1895) ; To boil a thing to a jowd or gide, i.e. to a sort of jelly,
Horae Siibseeivae (1777) 230; Dev.' His met was zam-zaw'd and a
bowl'd to jouds, 12. Cor. He wes carr'd hoam 'pon boords knackcd
aal to jouds, I^07LE\ Power o/tlie Hand {i83S) I.xii; Fm knacked
in jowds, and hardly a lemb to move, Tregellas Tales (1865) 99 ;
Cor.' He scat all to midjans and jouds; Cor.''^
JOUDY, 7'. Cor.'^ To walk in the sea with boots and
stockings on.
JOUFIN-HEAD, sb. Lan. A term of contempt, a
blockhead.
C parcil o' th' joufin-yeads ut Fd yerd, when ut Frpunchinkut
dur, coom wi o' ghreyt rute, Paul Bobbih Seguel (1819) 11; In
use now only by elderly people (S.W.I.
JOUGH, sb. I.Ma. [dgox-] Drink, ale.
'Now for a pull of jough, Nancy,' cried Pete, Caine Afatuman
(1894) pt. IV. x; Drunk many a quart of 'jough ' in his hou.se,
Rydings Tales (1895) 16; Gin, or brandy, or jough, or the lek.
Brown Doctor (1887) 6 ; He only had a pint of jough on the road
home (S.M.).
Hence Jough-a-dhorris, sb. the stirrup-cup, parting
glass, ' doch-an-dorris.'
They had drunk the jough a-dhorris, Rydings Tales (1895) 77.
[Gael, dcoc/i, drink (M. & D.).]
JOUGHEIG, sb. I.Ma. A miserable fellow, lit. 'flat
beer.'
It's a wonder she would walk with that jough-eig (S.M.).
[Manx joiig/i-eig; dead or flat beer; jough, drink, eig,
flat, dead, as liquor (Kelly) ; eig, death, Olr. ec, see
Stokes in Fick* 32.]
JOUGS, sb. pi. Sc. Also in forms joggs, jowgs,
juggs, jugs, [dgiigz.] An instrument of punishment
resembling the pillory ; also usedy?§-. Rarely in 5;';;^.
Sc. He set an old woman in the jougs (or Scottish pillory),
Scott IVavcrley (1814) x ; Mony a poacher he pu'ed by the lugs.
An' mony a hempie he set i' the jougs, Vedder Poems (1842) 82.
Sh.I. All tiggers [beggars] of wool, corn, fish, and others, ' be
punished with the stocks or juggs,' Hibbert Desc. Sh. 1. (1822)
171, ed. 1891. Or.I. Punished as idle vagabonds in the joggs or
stocks, £rfi. v4h/ij. A/ng'. (1848) 8. Cai.' BnfT. He was ordained
... to stand in the jogges and brankes with his head clipped,
Gordon C/ico«.A'«Wj (1880) 77. Frf. Sands PofHis(i833l 96. Kcd.
On the outside of the church, strongly fixed to the wall, are the
joggs. . . The stocks were used for the feet, and the joggs for the
neck of the oflender. Stalls/. Ace. in Brand Pop. Aittiq. >ed. 1848)
II. 470. w.Sc. Antonio was therefore sentenced to do an hour's
penance in the jougs, Carrick Laird of Logan (iSss) 98. s.Sc.
The only vestige o' superstition that remains noo, is the cross
upon the riggin, an the juggs, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 91.
Ayr. I hope she'll get the jougs for't at the least. Service
Notandnms (1890) 122. Lnk. (Jam.) Lth. Iron staples, or
haud-fasts, from which hung the jougs (now gone) for the chas-
tisement of those unfortunates who came under the discipline of
the Church, Edb. Antiq. Mag. (1848) 126. Dmf. The 'juggs' from
neighbouring church-wall or market-cross, Wallace Schoolmaster
(1899) 312. Wgt. The Bailie gave orders that the woman should
be put into the Burgh jougs, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 67.
Hence Jogged, ^^. confined in the 'jougs' or pillory.
S. & Ork.' Or.I. The Bailie shall cause him to be jogged at the
church, upon Sunday, from 8 in the morning till 12 hours at noon,
Barry Hist. (1805) Appendi.x, 474 (Jam.).
[Fr.yo;^^, a yoke, \^ai.juguiit.\
JOUK, V. and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Chs.
Amer. Also in forms jeuck Edb. ; jeuk Sc. (Jam.) Ant. ;
jock Sc. (Jam.) Ant. Dwn. N.Cy.' Nhb.' Cum."* Amer.;
jouck Bnff.'; juik Gall.; juke Sc. (Jam.) N.I.' Dur. Chs.'
s.Chs.' [dguk.] 1. V. To duck or stoop so as to avoid
JOUK
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JOUNCE
a blow, &c. ; to dodge, evade, shrink from. Also used
fig. See Duck, v.
Cai.' Mry. I fac'd the Trans-Speyana nation ; But now I wish
that I had jeukit, Hay Lintie (1851) 25. Abd. Jouk an' lat the
jaw of Sir Simon's wrath gae owre, Alexander Johnny Gihb
(1871) xvii. Kcd. [He] Took the wiser coorse to ' Jook An' lat
the jaw gang by,' Grant Lays (1884) 57. Frf. She joukit quick
out o' sicht, Barrie Minister (1891) xxxi. Per. We can scoog
ahint a screen, An' jook their fury still, Haliburton Horace
(1886) 59. Dmb. Where jouk the joes that you a maid abide ?
Salmon Gowodean (1868) 2. Rnf. Nags that sidewards still kept
veerin' To jouk the blast, Young Pictures (1865) 128. Ayr. Thou
need na jouk behint the hallan, A chiel sae clever, Burns Pastoral
Poetry, St. 6. Lnk. I, held fast, had sair adae the straiks to jook,
CoGHiLL Poems (,1890) 70. e.Ltb. Scores of our sturdiest farmers
fail To jouk the jaw, Mucklebackit Rliynies (1885) 36. Edb. I
had scarcely jouked into my hidy-hole, MoiR Mansie IVaucIt
(1828) xvi. Bwk. Ne'er jouk an' turn to shun the hill, Chisholm
Poems (1879) 67. Peb. (A.C.) Dmf. The souple Taylor skips
and springs, Aye jeuking back, Mayne Siller Gun (1808) 69. Gall.
Ye micht possibly hae juiked the blunderbush, Crockett Raiders
{1894) xviii. Kcb. Armstrong /K;g^/^s/rf« ( 1890) 216. n.Ir. Common
(A.J.I.) ; N.I.' Ant. 'Juke and let a jaw flee,' i.e. take no notice of
angry words, stoop and let it pass over you (W.H.P.) ; Patterson
Dial. 23. Dwn.(C.H.W.) Don.He wentjookin'an'creepin'roun'be
theditches, MACMAHUsBillyLappin, in Century Mag. (Feb. 1900) 605.
N.Cy.' Nhb. He jouked doon to the thill, Proudlock Borderland
il/«s^fi896) io2;Nhb.i Dur.GiBSot) Up-lVeardaleGl.{i8-]o). Cum.
(H.W. ,Cura.i»,w.Yks. (R.H.H.) [Amer.Dial. Notes{i8g6) I. 74.]
Hence (i) Jook-halter, sb. one who runs a narrow
escape of being hanged ; used at/hb. ; {2) Juke-thebeetle,
sb. a lump in stirabout, or in ' champ.'
(i) Dmb. The pookit waif o' some jook-halter crew, Salmon
uodean (1868) 70. (2) N.I.'
2. Fig. Of a stream : to run in and out, meander. Of a
light : to flicker, appear and disappear.
Sc. Watching the burnie jouking 'neath the brae, Wright
Laird NicoU's Kitchen (28th ed. ) 46. Abd. Mark the wee bit name-
less burnie, Jumpin' — joukin' — slidin' slee, Still Cottar's Su>iday
(1845) 31. Rnf. 'Neath the brae the burnie jouks, Tannahill
Poems (1807) 194, ed. 1817. Lnk. Where burnies jouk, an'
flowerets bloom, Orr Laigh Flichts (1882) 107. Rxb. Murray
Hawick Sngs. (1892) 29. Gall. The reed lowe jookin' through
the bars, Crockett Raiders (1894) xvii.
3. To bow, bend, make obeisance.
Sc. Ye shall have naething to fash ye, Sax servants shall jouk to
thee, Ramsay Tea- TableMisc. ; 1 724) 1. 2oa,ed. 1 87 1. Abd. I jook'd as
low, as low cud be, And said, ' Your servan' ,' Shirrefs Poems (i 790)
ao ; Sae ben I stammer'd to the ha' — Jouked an gae a scrape or
twa, Beattie Parings (1801) 6. n.Ir. Oul' Satan wis walkin', an'
jukin', an' talkin'. Lays and Leg. (1884) 55.
4. To cheat, swindle ; to deceive, evade by artful means.
Dmb. He's jouked mair lawyers than the deil himsel', Salmon
Gowodean (1868) 74. Ayr. The lad saw that I wasna to be jookit,
Galt Provost (1822) vii. Edb. Ballantine Gaberltmiie (ed. 1875)
Gl. Gall. Young birkies like you, that come in graund coats to
play ' Jook my jo' wi' his lasses, Crockett Raiders (1894) xviii.
Kcb. He was jookit e'en by his dear lassie, Armstrong Ingleside
(1890)218. Nhb. I Chs. 5/ira/ (1879) I. 336 ; Chs.i s.Chs.>
Ey)2 jookt mi fae*r tip, Aay, bi led'i ! Ey)z got'n dhu best on
mi dhis tahym [Hey's juked me fair up. Ay, by leddy ! hey's
gotten the best on me this time].
Hence (i) Joukery, (2) Joukerie-cookerie, (3) -pack-
ery, (4) -pawkery, sb. trickery, double-dealing, deception,
jugglery; (5) Jouking, (6) Joukit, ppl. adj. cunning,
deceitful.
(i) Ayr. I was displeased with the jookerie of the bailie,
Galt Provost (1822) v. N.I.' (a) Ayr. Nothing could be more
manifest than that there was some jookerie-cookerie in this affair,
Galt ib. xiv. (3) Ant. Ballymena Obs. (1892). Cum.* (4)
Sc. There has been some jookery-paukery of Satan's in a' this,
Scott Blk. Dwarf {1816) x. Cal.' Bch. His jouckry-pauckry
finding out To weir did him compel, Forbes ./Ij'a.v (174a) 6. Abd.
There's been mair joukry-pawkry than ye're awaar on, Alexan-
der Johnny Gibb (1871) xxxvii. s.Sc. Fingerin' o' the pulse o' an
unweel body is just a kind o' joukery-paukery that doctors prac-
teese to blind puir fouk, Wilson Tales (1836) II. 171. Dmb. Gae
awa' wi' your joukery paukery, Cross Disruption (1844) xviii.
Lnk. There's been jookery pawkery work gaun on here, Fraser
Whatips (1895) xiii. e Lth. The Tories are aye misca'in him for
his joukry-pawkry, an' hiddlin ways, Hunter _/. Inwick (1895)
119. Slk. Lord Althropp is a fule, or warse, and has been playin
joukery-pawkery wi' that chiel O'Connell, Chr. North Nodes
(ed. 1856) IV. 134. N.Cy.l, Nhb.l (5) Sc. A jouking lown, a de-
ceitful fellow (Jam.). ^6) Abd. Cockie o' Turra was a joukit
crater ; tho' he cudna read he needed a newspaper to mak' believe.
That's rael jukit o' ye (G.W.).
5. To play truant from school.
Rnf. My pow got mony a knock. When frae the school I strave
to jouk, Webster Rhymes (1835) 155.
Hence (i) Joucker, (2) Jouck-the-squeel, sb. a truant,
one who plays truant. Bnfi'.'
6. sb. A swerve or stoop to avoid a blow or missile ; a
duck. Also usedy?§'.
Sc. Mellow sangs frae the gleesome brooks Are heard afar in
their lichtsome jouks, Allan Lilts (1874) 388. Ayr. She was nae
far wrang to tak a wee jookie her ain gait too, Galt Sir A.
IVylie (1822) xxxiv. Lth. The window gaes up, the head gies a
jouk. Syne doun fa's the sash wi' ricketty din, Ballantine Poems
(1856') 23. Bwk. Barefitted we wad rin, Wi' mony a jouk an'
turn, Calder Poems (1897) 98. Cum.'*
7. A bow, genuflexion, nod ; a curtsey.
Sc. Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776) Gl. Abd. To her she hies and
hailst her wi' a jouk, Ross Helenore (1768) 71, ed. 1813. Lnk.
I.aird of tenscore acres, Nodding to jouks of hallenshakers, Ram-
say Poems (1721) iii,ed. 1733. Nhb. A jouk o' the pow mebbies
is all ye get frae a friend, an' a jog o' the elbow frae the rest,
Pease Mark o the Deil (1894I 133.
8. A shelter of any kind, either from a storm or from
a blow.
Per. The jouk of a dike, — of a tree, — of a hedge, &c. (Jam.)
9. A dodge, trick.
Edb. Devising there some doleful jeuck To trouble Truth and
put him out, Pennecuik Wks. (1715) 399, ed. 1815.
JOUK-, see Jock, sb.*
JOUKE, V. Yks. Der. Also in form joke w.Yks.=
To sleep or roost as partridges, &c. Cf jug, v.
w.Yks.^ A sporting term, used of partridges when they form a
ring with their heads together and settle down for the night.
Der.2, nw.Der.'
\}l\.E.joiiken, to rest, slumber (Chaucer) ; OFr. (Picard)
joiiqiter, ' percher, jucher';yo(7«?/', 'etre enrepos, percher'
(La Curne).]
JOUKINS, 5*. //. N.Cy.'Nhb.' Also written jookings
N.Cy.' [dzu'kinz.] Grains which fall from the sheaves
in carrying them into the barn to be threshed.
JOUKY DAIDLES, p/ir. Sc. A term of affection to
a child.
Lth. Wee Jouky daidles Toddlin' out an' in, Smith Merry Bridal
(1866) 23.
JOULD, see Jowl, v.^
JOULT, sb. N.I.' Also written jolt. A lump, e. g. of
meat or bread.
JOULTER-, see Jolter-head.
JOUNCE, V. and sb. e.An. [dgeuns.] 1. v. To jolt,
thump, shake ; to bounce, rebound.
e.An.i Suf. (C.T.) ; Suf.' I was good tidily jounced on the
trolly. e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. The ball jounced in my face (S.A.B.);
Full many gigs Some deep uns [ruts] jounced in, Clark y. Noakes
(1839) St. 104 ; It aa'mus jounced my life out (,W.W.S.).
Hence Jouncing, ppl. adj. shaking, jolting, bumping.
Nrf. A jouncing trot; a hard rough trot, Grose (1790)- Suf.
CuLLUM Hist. Hawsted (1813I. e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. To use some violent action by which the shape of a
thing is altered ; see below ; to press hard.
Suf. 'Jounce on it, bor !' This means using some violent action
by which the shape of a thing is altered, as jumping on a sack of
corn to make it flatter; or as when a boj' having got another boy
down in play, is sitting and bumping himself on him, e.An. Dy.
Times (189a) ; Every time I tried to get over the ditch he kep;t)
jouncin(g) on the plank (C.G.B.). e.Suf. I jounced him, when he
was down, with my fists and knees (F.H.t.
3. sb. A jolt, bump; a sudden shaking.
Nrf. Grose (1790). Suf. I couldn't stand the jounce of the
tumbril, Macmillan's Mag. (,Sept. 1889) 360 ; Cullum Hist. Haiv-
sted {1813) ; Suf.', Ess.'
[lowncynge, or grete vngentylle mevynge, sirepiliis.
Prompt.]
JOUN(D
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JOW
JOUN(D, JOUNDIE, see Join, Jundy, 7'.
JOUNTISH, m^'. Som. Boorish, unmannerly, 'hoiin-
tish.' SwEETMAN Wiiicantoii Gl. (1885).
JOUP, JOUR, see Jaup, i'}, Jupe, Jower, v}
JOUR-A-DICE, V. e.An. Also in form jeudyize. To
break things constantly.
e.An. An expression said to a child often breaking a new to}-.
'Thar I knowed3'ou'd soon jour-a-dice that'(P.H.E.). Suf. Hekeep
on jeudyizing things ^CCB."*.
JOURN,(7fl[/. Shr.>Hrf.= The same as Darn, a^'.^ (q.v.)
JOURNEY, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Not. Oxf. Bdf. e.An.
Sus. Hmp. I.W. Also in forms jahney Suf ; jomey
Hmp.' [dga'ni, dga'ni.] 1. A day's work at ploughing,
carting, &c.
Lan. K.) Bdf. The horses will have earned as much at least as
in a journey at plough, Batchelor Agiic. (1813' 100. e.An.i The
time a man is at plough, gen. about si.x hours. Properly it means
a day's work. Sometimes, however, the plough is at work nine
hours, and then two journeys in the day are taken. Nrf. When
a man works from breakfast till 3 or 4 o'clock, without an intenal
for dinner, he is said to do his work at a journey (W.R.E.) ;
Grose (1790). e.Nrf. Haifa day's work at plow or harrow, Mar-
shall Riir. Econ. (i-jS-j). Suf. Our ploughmen make one or two
journeys, so many hours each, for their horses, c.Aii. Dy. Times
(1892); C.G.B.); Rainbikd Agiic. (1819^ 295, ed. 1849; Suf.i
A daj-'s work, in agriculture, means what was formerly expressed
by a 'yoking.' ' One jahnej' a day ' is when the horses do their
whole day's ploughing at once. ' Tew jahneys ' is leaving off work
about noon and resuming it at two o'clock. e.Suf. ;F.H.) n.Ess.
Old labourers still speak of a day's ploughing as a 'journey at
plough,' A', tf Q. (1850' ist S. 458. Sus.' 2, Hmp.i, I.W.i
2. Phr. a Journey 0/ corn, as much corn as a horse and
cart will carry at a single time. Bdf. (J.W.B.)
3. A length of 40 yards of peat, two turfs wide.
Dev. Amid Dei'. Alps, 73.
4. An indefinite space of time ; see below.
s.CUs.' Almost equivalent to 'season.' Ahy aa)nu sejm yij dhis-
juurni. Wot n yu bin doo'in wi yursel-? [I hanna seen 3'5 this
journey. What han yb bin doin' wi yiirsel?] Not. He won't do
it this journey. 'I'm afraid you'll be beat this journey,' said of a
difficult task (L.C.M.). Oxf. vG.O.)
5. Phr. to make on^s journey shorter at one end, a circum-
locutory way of bidding a person depart. s.Chs.^
6. Comp. Journey-proud, excited like children, at the
prospect of a journey. w.Yks. (S.P.U.)
[1. ME. lournee, day's work (Chaucer). Fr.journe'e, a
day, or whole day ; a dayes work or labour, a dayes
journey (Cotgr. I.]
JOURNEYMAN, sb. Lon. Slang. In phr. Journeyman
parson, a curate.
'The poor journeymen parsons,' I was told, 'now goes for the
new slops; they're often green, and is had by 'vertisements,'
Mayhew Loud. Labour (ed. 1861 II. 29.
JOURONGS, si. Irel. The Arctxcitm, Sterna macrura.
Glw. Signifj-ing a cross and peevish disposition. So named
from their habit of picking and biting themselves when wounded
and thrown on the bottom of the boat, Walters Birds (,1853) in
Sw.MNSON Birds (1885) 202.
JOURS, ii. />/. s.Cy. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Cold shivers. (Hall.)
JOUSE, adj. Obs. Sc. Proud, joyous. See Jo(e.
Lnk. Your own sons are very pleasant, healthy, strong children.
Many allege you would be jouse of them, Carstares Lett. (i685)
in WoDRow Ch. Hist. (1721) IV. 520, ed. 1828.
JOUSED, pp. Won [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Finished, completed. (Hall.)
JOUSH, 56. I.Ma. [dguj.] A pair of shears.
Her tongue is going avarlas'in', clack clackin', an snappin' laak
a joush (S.M.\
[Gael, deamlias, shears (M. & D.) ; In deimheas (pron.
dios), see Macbain.]
JOUST, V. and sb. Suf Cor. Also written jowst Cor.'
[dgeust.] 1. 1'. To push against, hustle, jostle; to knock,
bump, jolt, shake.
Suf. In a public-house brawl, one jousts another's head upon the
floor, e.An. Dy. Times (1892). Cor. Thomas Rmidignl Rhymes
(1895) Gl. \ Cor.^Iwereprettilyjousted in theouldvan coming.ilong.
Hence Joustin, 5//. a shaking. Con''
2. sb. A shake, tumble, fall.
Cor.' A fall from a donkey's back ; Cor.^
[1. ME. Juste, Jousle, to joust (Chaucer). OFt. Jouster,
'se placer pres d'un adversaire pour hitter avec lui' (La
Curne); MLat. ju.xiare, to approach (Ducange).]
JOVE'S NU'TS, phr. Som. Acorns, the fruit of Ouer-
cus Robur. (Hall.), (B. & H.)
[It may well be called Jove's tree, when it drops forth
such fruit, Shaks. As You, in. ii. 249.]
JOVVEL, see Jobble, si.'
JOW, sZi.'and T'.i Chs. [dgau.] 1. sb. Slight rain, dew.
Chs.' ; Chs.^ The jow laws thick. s.Chs.' DhCir z bin u bit fiv
u juw kum'in daaj-n au' dee' [There's bin a bit of a jow comin'
dain aw dee].
Hence Jowy, adj. rainy, drizzling.
s.Chs.' It)s u juwi mau-rnin [It's a jowy mornin'].
2. V. To rain slightly. s.Chs.'
JOW, si.^ Chs. Den 1. A kind of earthenware vessel.
See Jowl, sb.'^
Chs.' Oi jest set th' jow uppo th' flure, and if that soft Jim didna
goo an' kick it, an' smashed it aw to atoms. nw.Der.'
2. Comp. Jowmug, (i) a large earthenware mug ; (2) a
pot-decha)}ibre.
(i) Chs.' These mugs are of red earthenware, glazed with black
inside ; they are narrow at the bottom and wide at the top, and are
used chiefly for kneading bread and washing clothes. s.Chs.' (2)
s.Chs.'
JOW, V? and sb? Sc. n.Cy. Wm. Lan. Chs. Der.
[dgou, dzau.] 1. v. To knock, strike, bump ; to knock
together, used esp. of the head. See Jowl, v}
Wm. Yee er sae knocd and jowd, Wheeler Dial. (1790) 71.
Lan, Jowin' his shins ogen a tin trunk, Staton Loominary (c.
1861) 76; He were jowin their heads together, Clegg Sketclus
(1895) 124 ; Lan.', ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs.' If tha does na come in
this minute aw'll jow thy yed an' th' waw together; Chs.^ A man
accused of a violent assault on a woman, said, 'I only jowed her
head and the flags together, I did not strike her.' s.Chs.' Ahy)l
juw dhi yed ugy'en dhu wau'. A method of punishing quarrel-
some children, much in vogue with former generations, and still
used with considerable effect, is 'to jow' their heads together.
Yoa' mun'u juw ugy'en")th tai'bl, ur els yoa'n nok dhu kj''aan'dl
of. nw.Der.'
2. To ring or toll a bell ; to knell, toll, ring. See Jowl,
v> 8.
Sc. The bells they jow'd and rang, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806)
I. 232 ; If ye'U just gar your servant jow out the great bell in the
tower, Scorr Blk. Dwaif [1S16) ii. Abd. They war jowin' the bell
like a' thing, Alexander /o/:);)!)' Gibb (1871) xviii. Frf. Watt
Poet. Sketches (1880) 94. Ayr. Now Clinkumbell, wi' rattling (ow,
Begins to jow an' croon, Burns //o(y Fair (1785! st. 26. Lnk. Mur-
DOCH/)oni-i>'ir^i873 24. Zth.SMiTH Merry Bridal {j866) 66. Edb.
The sax hour bell was jowin', A«f Year's il/oram^ (1792) 15. GalL
The little old cracked bell began to clank and jow from the kirk
on the hill, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898I 108. Wgt. They
heard the wraith-bell jow that nicht, Fraser IVigtown (1877) 210.
3. With in : to ring a bell quickly to intimate that the
ringing is coming to an end.
Sc. There is the council-bell clinking . . . and if I am not there
before it jows in. Bailie Laurie will be trying some of his manceu-
vres, Scott Redg. ii824) x ; 'Jam.)
Hence Jowingin-bell, sb. the curfew-bell.
Sc. Yon's the curfew, as they ca' their jowing-in bell, Scott Rob
Roy (1817) xiv.
4. To ring or toll a bell by the motion of its tongue ; see
below.
Sc. In a steeple or belfry . . . become crazy through age ; . .
they dare not ring the bells, lest they should bringdown the steeple;
they can only jow them. . . . Sometimes a bell is said to be jowed
when it receives only half the motion, so that the tongue is made
to strike only on one side (Jam,).
5. Fig. To move, attract attention.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Hear me, lass, ye mauna think To jow me
wi' the sound o' clink, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 355.
6. To rock, roll ; to surge, come in waves. Cf jaw, 7'.'
Sc. When his coble is jowing awa in the Firth, Scott Antiquary
(1816) xxvi. e.Fif. I faun oot that my prison hoose was rockin'
an' jowin' back and for like a craw's nest on a windy day, Latto
Tarn Bodkin {iS6.il xvii. Lnk. Wee sykesa' jowin' likemilllade.
JOW
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Watt Poems (1827) 75. Dmf. Red jowes the Nitli atvveen banking
and brae, Cromek Remains { i8ro) 60. Gall. We say of the sea,
whiles in a stormy day, that the jaws of it are coming, jovving in,
rolling on the rocks and roaring, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824I.
7. To spill the contents of a vessel by making its liquid
contents move from side to side. Lnk. (Jam.)
8. With on : to jog on, move forward in a slow and
rocking way.
So. (Jam.) Bnff. Frae year to year thus jowin on, Taylor Poems
(1787)45-
9. sb. A knock, push ; a jolt ; a jog.
Abd. (Jam.) Wra. They gav her a jow an she fell on my knee,
Wheeler Dial. (ed. 1821) 35. s.Chs.', niv.Der.'
10. A single stroke or pull in the ringing or tolling of a
bell ; the tolling or ringing of a bell ; the sound of a bell.
Sc. Gied the bell an awesome jow ! Drummond Muckomaclty
(1846) 28; That's another jow of the bell to bid me be ready,
Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) xxiv. Fif. Bid Barclay grip his tow.
And gi'e the great kirkbell a jow, Tennant Pn/is/rv (1827) 46.
Ayr. Robin gied the hindmost jow at the sax o'clock bell. Service
Nolaiidtttns (1890) 40. Lnk. Watson Poems (1853) 10. eXth.
There was some o' them fair dumbfoon'er'd whan they heard
the jow o' oor bell. Hunter /. Iiiwick (1895) 14. Gall. Out
of hearing of the jow of its bell, Crockett Bog-Myrtle (1895) 188.
n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.)
11. The dashing of a wave on the shore ; the wave thus
dashed.
Lnk. Wi' swash an' swow, the angry jow Cam lashan' doun the
braes, Edb. Mag. (May 1820I (Jam.); Roarin', swellin', jows
forth sendin'. Watt Poems (1827) 75.
iOW,v.^ e.Suf To talk loud. (F.H.)
JOW AT, sb. Cum. Also written jwoat Cum.*
1. Obs. A young man, young fellow.
Monie a queer far'd jwoat was there, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed.
1807) 5 ; Cum."
2. A term of effeminacy. Cum.' He's a feckless jowat.
JOWDER, see Jowter, sb.
JOWDLE, V. Cor. To jolt ; to hustle. Thomas Ran-
digal Rhymes (1895) Gl.
JO"WDS, see Jouds.
JOWEL, s6.' Lakel. Yks. [dg^u'al.] The arch or
space between the piers of a bridge. Cf. jewel, s6.^
Lakel.2 Yks. She passed under one of the arches or jewels,
Philip Neville, xiv. w.Yks.'
[The same word as Fr. joiielle, a yoke ; cp. joiielles,
arched or yoked vines (Cotgr.).]
JO'WEL, sb.^ Nhb." A small rippling wave.
JO'WER, v.^ Shr. Som. Dev. Also in forms chower
Som. ; jour Shr.' Som. [dgau'3(r).] To grumble, mutter,
complain in an undertone; to speak the Somerset ' brogue.'
Cf geower.
Shr. 'Oiso/. Geji.used in the participial form — jowing. ' Whad's
the matter flCJth yo', Dick ? — yo' bin al'ays jowin' an' mungerin' at
the table — han 'ee got summat as is too good fur yo' ? ' Som, As
this way of boorish speech is in Ireland called The Brogue upon
the Tongue, so here it is named Jouring, Defoe Tour (ed. 1748)
I. 360 (Day.) ; W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' Niivur ded-n zee-
dhu fuul uroaun — ee uljaavvureeaul dhu dai lau'ng. Dev.'Nort
but jowering and maundering all this day, 12.
Hence Jowering, ppl. adj. grumbling, growling.
w.Som.' Dhu jaawureenees oa'l fuulur uvuryiie zee'd. n.Dev.
Why, ya purling, tatchy, stertling, jowering, prinking, mincing
thing, E.xm. Scold. (1746) I, 21.
JOWER, z/.* e.An. To exhaust with fatigue; to tire out.
e.An.' As from a day's labour, or travel. ' She came home
right-on jowered out.' Suf. (Hall.)
Hence Jouard or Jowered, pp. shaken or jolted by
riding in a vehicle without springs. Nrf. (W.W.S.)
JO WFAIR, sb. Lan. A term applied to anything that
does not come off after everything has been prepared ;
see below.
Very common. Something that does not happen when ever3'-
thing has been prepared— say of a wedding when one of the
parties fails to put in an appearance at church (R.P.) ; So aways
wi' yo bwoth an' get wed, or happen it'll be th' same as mi mother
sed to me, a jowfair, Lahee Sketches (1887) 40 ; Dunno* say nowt
to nob'dy yet, for ther's no tcllin' ; it may be a jow fair, Brierley
Traddlepin Fold^ v.
VOL. m.
JOWGS, see Jougs.
JOWK, V. Lakel.2 To clash about.
JOWK, see Jerk, v.
JOWL, sb} In gen. dial, and colloq. use in Sc. Irel.
Eng. and Amer. Also in forms jole Sc. War. ; joll Hnt.
Suf. Ken.' [dg^ul, dgol, dgol.] 1. The jaw, cheek, face ;
a pig's cheek. Also used^^. of the cheek or side of any-
thing. See Chawl, sb. 1, 2.
Fif. The pair lock'd their fantastic persons jole to jole, Tennant
Anstcr (1812) 141, ed. 1871. Lth. Ballantine Poems (1856 6.
N.Cy.i, Nhb.',e.Dur.' n.Yks.(T.S.); n.Yks.'The fleshy appendages
which, in a fat person, hang down from the jaws, forming, as it
were, part of the flesh of the throat; n.Yks.234, e.Yks. (Miss A. \
e.Yks.', m.Yks.', ne.Lan.' Midi. Their shaven heads and bull dog
jowls, Bartram People of Clopton (1897^ 90. Lin.', n.Lin.' Nhp.'
Not the whole head, as it is usually given ; applied chiefly to the
lower half of a pig's face. It is vulgarly said of an aged person,
' He does not look well, his jowls begin to fall.' War. (J.R.W.\
War.3 s.Wor. A's a niceish pig ; a's got some good jowls on 'im
(H.K.). Glo. (A.B.), Glo.'2, Hnt. (T.P.F.), e.An.'z Suf. The
beak of a bird, or jawbone of an animal (Hall.) ; Suf.' Ken,
(G.B.) ; He claa'd hold on her round de nick An 'gun to suck
har jole [i.e. to kiss her], Masters Dick and Sal (c. 1821) st.
67 ; Ken.' Dev. St. Dennis, when his jowl was taken ofl", Hugg'd
it, and kiss'd it, Peter Pindar Wks. (1816) I. 45. [Amer. The
lower jaw of a hog, prepared for the table : as, jowl and turnip
sallet. Green Virginia Flk-Sp. (1899 .]
Hence Jowlers, sb. pi. the fleshy hangings of a cock's
head. Ant. (W.H.P.)
2. Contp. Jowl-band, the strap of the bridle which goes
under the jaw. n.Lin.'
3. Phr. (i) cheek by jowl, (2) — for jowl, side by side,
close together.
(i) Sc. (A.W.) n.Ir. Leggy Slick Sat cheek by jowl with Kurnal
Dick, Lays and Leg. (1884) 37. Nhb. Wi' goold lamps clagg'd close
cheek by jowl, man, Tyneside Sngs. (ed. 1891) 98. w.Yks.
Puffin away 'cheek by jowl,' Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882)
Gl. Suf.' Som. A groover or two in luck, sitting cheek by jowl
with people of consequence, Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) \'i.
(2) Abd. With whom he did sit cheek for jowl, Meston Poet.
Wks. (1723) 5.
[1. lolle of a fysshe, teste, Palsgr. (1530) ; lol or heed,
captit. Prompt?^
JOWL, sb.'^ Stf Der. War. Shr. Dev. Also in form
jole War. [dg^ul, dgoL] 1. An earthenware pan or
vessel. Cf jow, sb?
stf. The large earthenware utensil used for laundry purposes is
known ... as a 'jowl,' Tit-bits (Aug. 8, 1891) 280 ; (F.R.C.) ;
Stf.', n.Stf. (J.T.) s.Stf. We allays layin' the leaven in a jowl,
PiNNOCK Blk. Cy, Ann. (1895). Der.^ War. A pan used by
washerwomen (J.R.W.) ; War.* Shr.' A washing mug.
2. A large, thick dish. Dev. (Hall.)
[1. Fr. jalle, a soe or tub (Cotgr.).]
JOWL, v.^ and sb.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written joul Cum. n.Yks.'* ne.Yks.' w.Yks.' ^; and
in forms jaul n.Yks.' ; jawl n.Yks. Hrf^ ; joal Ess. ; jole
Yks. (Hall.) Not.= s.Not. Nrf e.Suf.; joll m.Yks.' w.Yks.^
e.An.' Nrf Dev. ; jould w.Yks.* [d59ul, dgol.] 1. v. To
knock or strike against ; to knock, bump, esp. the head.
Cf jow, v.*
Lakel.2, Cum." n.Yks.' He jaul'd their heeads yan agin tither;
n.Yks.^S", e.Yks. (Miss A.), e.Yks.' m.Yks.' I'll jnil thy head
and t'wall together. w.Yks."^^; w.Yks.* Ah'll joul thy head
an' t'wawal together if tuh ivver does sich'n a thing agean 1
Lan. An' jowl their yeds together, Standing Echoes (1885) 4.
ne.Lan. I geet my yed jowled agen th' frame o' th' loom,
Mather Idylls (1895^ 317. m.Lan.' Cbs. An turnin rynd,
we joowlt us yed Agen a lookin glass, Chs. N. & Q. (Oct.
29, 1881) I. 174. Stf.' s.Stf. I'll jowl thy yead again' the wall
if thee cheekst me (T.P.^. Der.', nw.Der.' Not.= Mind you don't
jole your ead. n.Lin.' Lei.' A jowled er ead agen the wall as
shay couldn' bloo 'er nooze. Nhp.' He jowl'd their heads together.
War.'' 'I'll jowl your head against the wall ' is a stock War. threat.
Shr.' Whad bin yo' lads cross-pladin' about? I'll jowl yore yeds
together direc'ly, an' that'll end the matter. Hrf.* He jawled him
against the bank. e.Suf. He jowled agin me with all his might
(F.H.). Ess. I'll joal eur hedz togither (W.W.S.).
3D
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Hence to joivl the chuckle, phrAohump or knock the head.
w.Yks. Jowlin' my chuckle till it rung loike a panshun, Hallam
Wadsley Jack {1866) ix.
2. To strike the wall of a coal-pit by way of signal or to
ascertain from the sound produced the thickness of the
wall.
N.Cy.', Nhb.' Dur. Gibson Up-lVeardale Gl. (1870). e.Dur.i
Cum.^ Witness saw a crevice in the roof where a piece of stone
had fallen out and he said to G. ' Just jowl that,' and Ned jowled
the foreside, IV. C. T. (Oct. 22, 1898) 3. n.Yks. (J. J.B,), w.Yks.
(S.K.C.)
Hence Jowlin, sb. the cracking, rending sound heard
when the props are removed from a mine-working.
Nhb.'
3. To strike a wooden ball or ' knorr ' with a hockey-
stick. n.Yks.i Hence (i) Jowling, (2) Jowls, s6. a boys'
game ; see below.
(I' n.Yks.° The boy's game played much the same as hockey,
by striking a wooden ball from the ground with a long stick
clubbed at one end. (s) n.Yks.' A game played by boys, which
consists in striking a wooden ball, or knorr, from the ground in
any given direction with a sufficiently heavy stick, duly curved at
the striking end ; n.Yks. 2**
4. To peck at furiously with the beak ; to strike with a
pointless instrument.
e.An.' Nrf. Them old crows hev been rarely a jowlin o' them
tunnips 1 E.M.) : The old crows will joll at that hare, Aych. (1879)
VIII. 170; Marshall Rur. Eco>i. ^1787"). Dev. They fpigeons]
neither ' scrape ' like the pheasant, nor joll like the rook, Mar-
shall Revieiv (1817) V. 583.
5. To jolt or shake roughly.
e.Lth. Old Madam, the world, goes jowling and hitching along
in her old way, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885") 241. n.Yks.^;
n.Yks.2 'We jowl'd and joggled.' as when riding in the cart.
' We com jowling alang,' jolting along. ne.Yks.' They gat
thersens sadlj' jauled wi t'rahd. w.Yks. Owd Grizzle wor soa
laim an fat, Throo side ta side e jowl'd em, Tom Treddlehoyle
Ben Bunt (1838) 8. e.An.i
Hence Jawly, «(//'. jolting, shaking.
n.Yks. This is a jawly cart ! I.W,).
6. To shake up, mix together, used esp. of shaking up
the liquid contents of a vessel.
Lakel.2, Cum.'" Wm. 'It's always jowling.' A rustic's ob-
servation on first seeing the sea. Milk carried unsteadily and
spilled • jowls over ' the edge of the bowl.
7. Of the bowels : to rumble. Cum." Jowlin' for fair hunger.
8. Of a bell: to toll, knell, ring ; to jangle.
n.Yks.^ Lan. It kept on jowlin till th' church breaker geet to
th' bottom, DoTTiE Rambles (1888) 88. n.Lin. Candles were
lighted and bells were jowled, Peacock M. Heron (1872) II. 120.
9. sb. A blow, knock, bump, esp. a blow on the head.
Lakel.^ Ah catcht mi heed seek a jowl over t'jaum. Cum."
w.Yks. Givin' his heead sich a jowl agean t'door, y^5;"f7;/. Cotnic
Ann. (18761 27; w.Yks. '5, n.Lin.' s.Lin. Ah gev him sich a
jowl about his head as sent him wi' a swiither reight across the
rooad iT.H.R.). Nrf. Fish jowles, strokes of the spear, Davies
Nrf. Broads (1884) 143.
10. A knock on the wall of a coal-pit by way of signal or
to ascertain the thickness of the wall.
N.Cy.' Gan an gie us a jowl to see if she's fair on. Nhb. If ye
hear me gie a jowl. Come straight oot-bye to me, Proudlock
Borderland Muse 1896) loi. Nhb., Dur. A sort of 'tattoo'
beaten alternately upon the face of two places or drifts near
holing, or intended to hole into each other, by a person in each
place, for the purpose of ascertaining by the sound their relative
positions, Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. ( i888\
11. The knell or clang of a bell; the tolling of a bell.
So. The dinner-bell is going to sound. Hark, it is clearing its
rusty throat with a preliminary jowl, Scott Nigel (1822) x. Lnk.
The deid-bell rings wi' solemn jowl, Thomson Leddy May (1883)
4. Cum. They drew their swords to the joul of the bell, Gilpin
Ballads { 1866,1 483 ; Cum."
[1. Whose head do you carry upon your shoulders, that
you joll it so against the post ? Beaum.& ¥-l. Scornful Lady
n. i. (CD.) ; I joUed hym aboute the eares tyll I made my
fyste sore, Palsgr. (1530).]
JOWL, V?- Wor. Wil. [dgaul.] To scold ; to quarrel.
Wor. ' They jowled together,' they scolded each other, Grose
(1790 A/5, add. (M.) s.Wil. (G.E.D.)
JOWLER, sb. So. n.Cy. Lan. A heavj'-jawed dog, as
a hound or other hunting-dog. See Jowl, sb}
w.Sc. My customers hae been worrying me like as mony jowlers
in the neck o' poor tod lowrie, Carrick Laird of Logan (1835)
92. Rnf. They forc'd us into a room that did like dungeon gloom.
As if we had been jowlers or collies, Webster Rhymes (1835)
103. Ayr. Get out a horsewhip or a jowler, The langest thong,
the fiercest growler. Burns To Beehebub (1786) I. 49. Lth. Why
should we, like three jowlers, strain At ithers' neck, Lumsden
Sheep-head (iSgz) Sg. n.Cy. (Hall.), ne. Lan.' [Jowler lugs him
still Through hedges, ditches, and through all that's ill, Sheffield
Ess. upon Satire (16^^), in Dryden's IVks. (ed. 1821) XV. 208.]
JOWLER, see Jowter.
JOWLING, />/>/. rt^y. Cor.2 Of pain : dull, gnawing
I've a jowlin toothache.
JOWLTER, V. and sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Nrf. Also
written joulter Nrf ; and in forms jolder ni.Yks.' ; jowter
s.Chs.' 1. ji. To jolt, shake, jerk.
m.Yks.l, e.Laii.' s.Chs.' Dheeur wi wentn juw turin £ilungg%
un dhu roa'd fill il choks au* dhii wee" [Theer we went'n jowterin'
alung, an' the road full o' chocks aw the wee]. Nrf. (W. W.S.)
2. sb. A jerk, jolt, shake. m.Yks.'
JOWP, sb. Cai.' [d^aup.] A skull, head, used as a
term of contempt denoting stupidity.
JOWP, JOWST, see Jaup, v.', Joust.
JOWSTER, sb. Cor. Also written jouster Cor.*^
[d2au'sta(r).] An itinerant seller offish.
If you should see the jouster, Tell en to call this way, Thomas
Randigal Rhymes (1895) 23 ; Itinerant fish sellers, locally called
fish jowsters, Tregellas Tales (1865) 93 ; Monthly Mag. (1808)
II. 545; Cor.' 2; Cor.^ In Redruth neighbourhood jouster is
always a male ; the feminine of fish-jouster is fish-fag.
HenceJowsting,i'W. 56. the act of selling or hawking fish.
The boss and I got 'leven shillin' laast week, and nine shillin'
this week, a fish jowstin', Tregellas Tales (1865) 97.
JOWTER, sb. Som. Cor. Also in forms jowder
w.Som.' Cor.^; jowler w.Som.' [dgau'-.j A hawker,
pedlar, esp. an itinerant seller offish. Cf chowter, sb.^
w.Som.i Vee'sh juwdur [fish hawker]. Cor. He sets up as
jowter — han'some painted cart, tidy little mare, an' all complete,
'Q.' Three Ships (1890) iii ; When not sold to home buyers, or
jowters, it [the whiting] is split through the back, salted and dried,
and thus forms the well-known buck-horn, Quiller-Couch Nist.
Polperro 1871) 113; Cor.'^
Hence Jowding or Jowling, vbl. sb. hawking, pedlaring,
not esp. of fish.
w.Som.' Ee du git liz liiveen tu tae'udee juwleen.
JOWTER, ji. Sus. To grumble, growl, snarl, 'chowter.'
He iouter'd at me like a dog, Lower Tom Cladpole ^1831) st. 130.
JOWTER, see Jowlter.
JOWTERS, sb. pi. Shr.' [dgautaz.] 1. Cabbage
plants that boll instead of forming hearts.
2. Large flakes of curd.
In the process of curd-making, il the whey breaks into large
flakes, they are jowters — if into very small ones, 'the cruds bin
moithered.'
JOY, ii.' and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
1. sb. In phr. (i) joy go imth you, (2) joys on thee, an ex-
pression of goodwill; a benediction.
II! Der. Sometimes used ironical I3', Grose (1790') MS. add. [V.\ \
Der.2, nw.Der. ' Nhp.' 'Joy go with you, and si.xpence; and then
you'll want neither love nor money,' is a common familiar phrase.
Hmp. Grose (1790) ib. '2) Der. Grose (1790) ib.
2. Co;«/>. (i) Joy-bells, a merry peal ; (2) -glad, joyous ;
(3) -light, happiness, joj' ; (4) -wark, the doings at a
public rejoicing.
I'l) n.Yks.2 (2) Slg. An object come joyglad to be 3-our sub-
ject, Galloway Litncarty (1804) 41. (3) ne.Lan. Ony kind o'
leet, so long as it's joy-leet, Mather /(/i7/s (1895) 260. ;4'i n.Yks.^
3. A term of endearment ; a term of friendly address.
Cf jo(e, doy, sb}
Sc. Grose U790) MS. add. (C.) Sh.I. Sh. News (May 6,
1899); Doo's no faerd for a sheep's head is doo, my joj'. Burgess
Sketches (2nd ed.) 9. Ir. The use of the word joy, in this sense,
is so common among the lower classes of the Irish, that the words
' dear joy ' are often used by way of derision to signify an Irish-
man, Grose 1,1790) AfS. add. (C) Lakel.^ Come thi ways joy ta
thi auld ganny fer a berry shag. n. Yks.^ ■ My bonny joj- ! ' my
JOY
[387]
JUDGE
pretty dear. w.Yks. (J.T.) ; Come thi wes to thi mammy joy !
(H.L.) ; w.Yks.235
4. A merry or mischievous frolic.
n.Lin.i A chicken scratching on a bed in a garden, is said to be
' plaayin' joys among them flooers.'
5. Service, advantage.
Shr.i Well, a good thing is a good thing alter all, an' a bad un
does yo" no joy.
6. V. To rejoice, be happy.
Glo. Her never joyed since they told her as 'e be dead, Gissing
Bot/i of this Parish (1889) I. 15.
JOY, sb?- Glo. Ken. Sur. Sus. Wil. [dzoi.] 1. The
jay, Garndus glandarius.
Glo.' As plazed as a joy at a beun. Ken. Samce Gossip (1882)
65; (G.E.D.); Ken.i, Sur.' Sus.i The meece have taken his peas,
and the joys have got at his beans.
2. Comp. (1) Joy-bird, (2) -pie, the jay, Garndus glan-
darius. ( I) WU.' Commonly used in n.Wil. (2) Glo.'
]OY,sb.^ 1 Obs. Ess. The corn crowfoot, /?fl;;;(;/c»/?/s
arvensis. See Gye, sb}
A yellow weed called joy or wild-gold, Langdon Hills. Still
so called in that neighbourhood, Repoiis Agric. 11793-1813^
JOYEUSITY, 56. Obs. Sc. Joyousness, jollity, mirth.
Sc. (Jam.) Fif. 'Mid sic joyeusity, I wot, Th' east neuk o' Fife
was nae forgot, Tennant Papistry (1827, 10.
JOYNSON, si. Bck. In T^hr.Joynson's remedy cheese,
the tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. (B. & H.)
JOYOUS, ff(/y. Obs. Stf. Slightly into.xicated. Monthly
Mag. (1816) I. 494.
JOYSE, V. Obs. Sc. Also written joise. To enjoy,
possess.
Sc. His predecessors hes bruikit and joisit peciablie the saids
landes of Saba. Edb. Aiitiq. Mag. (1848") 60. Lnk. To be peaceably
bruiked, joysid, set, used, and disposed upon by the said General
Thomas Dalziel, Wodrow Ch. Hist. ^1721) II. 76, ed. 1828.
[Fr. joiiiss-, pr. stem ofjoiiir, to enjoy, possess (Cotgr.).]
JOYSOUE, adj. Glo. Joyful.
Us wants making more joysome, GissiNG yill. Hampden (1890)
I. iv.
JUB, t;.i and sb. e.An. Sus. Hmp. [dgub.] 1. v. To
move as a slow, heavy horse.
Nrf. Cooper Gl. (,1853 j. Suf.i K'there— how 'a go jubben along.
e.Suf. Obsol. (F.H. ; Ess. .Some, howsomever. so jubb'd on. No
pontin' hoss had they, Clark /. Noakes (1839) st. 86. Sus. 'Devil
or no devil dey sail jub,' ses Finder; an he leathered de hoss wud
his gurt stout vvip, Jackson Southward Ho (1894) I. 389; Sus.12,
Hmp.'
2. sb. A very slow, heavy trot. e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.),
Ess.', Sus.'
JUB, 1^.2 e.Lan.' [dgub.] To throw the hand forward
when shooting marbles.
JUB, JUBATION, see Job, sb.\ v.', Jawbation.
JUBBERMENT, 5A. Obsol. Yks. Also in form jubble-
ment. Trouble, bother ; exertion.
■yks. Listenin at 'Yorkshire keyhoiles to mak' a jubblement,
Fetherston Farmer, Pre/. ; At last weh gat un yam, an' wur all
reeght tired wi' t'jubberment weh'd had, Spec. Dial. (i8oo'l 2";
n.Yks. (T.S. ,
JUBBERTY,s6. w.Yks. Also written jubbityw.Yks.^;
and in form jubblety ;/;. [dgubsti.] A difficulty; a
vexatious occurrence ; a misfortune.
w.Yks.3 He's had some jubbities in his lifetime; w.Yks.s Nowt
bud jubberties an' bother.
[The same word as ME. jupartie, hazard, peril,'jeopardy'
(Chaucer).]
JUBBIN, sb. Hrf. A donkey. Cf. dobbin, s6.'
Formerly very common, and still used by a few old neoole
(R.M.E.) ; Hrf.= ^ ^
JUBBLEMENT, JUBBLETY, see Jubberment, Jub-
berty.
JUBE, s6.' Sh.I. The depths of the ocean, the deep.
Snippered up lek' simmit clews In odious jiibe, Sh. News (Oct.
16, 1897) ; The belief lingered that the gods of the Norsemen
still exercised power over the mysteries of the Jube, Spence Ftk-
Lore (1899) 118.
[ON. dji<p, the deep, the deep sea (Vigfusson); see
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 93.]
JUBIOUS, adj. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Stf.
Der. 'War. Also in forms dubish w.Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) ;
jewbus w.Yks.= ; jobus Der." nw.Der.' ; joobious m.Lan." ;
^??'^, '■'' ■J"'''^'' Or.I. w.Sc. (Jam. Suppl.); jubous
War." ; jubus Nhb.' s.Stf ; juvus Nhb.' [dzS-bss.]
1. (M>. 'Dubious,' doubtful. Cai.', Nhb.', e Lan.'
2. Suspicious ; jealous. See Dubious.
Or.I. He was terrably jubish o' Brockie's muckle fit, Dennison
Sketch-bk. ,i88oi 33 (Jam. Suppl.). Cai.' w.Sc. (Jam. /*.)
Ant. Patterson Dial. 23. w.Yks.= m.Lan.' Givin' a spoonful o'
jam to a child beawt id axin' for id nat'rally meks id joobious.
s.Stf. I'm allays jubus o' eggs from that shop, Pinnock Blk Cy.
An,,. (1895 . Der.2, nw.Der.' War." ; War.3 She is a very
jubous sort of girl.
3. V. To suspect. Cai.'
iVBS.sb.pl. Nhp.' The lowercourseofthc Great Oolite.
JUCK, sb.' Sc. Also in form jeuk. Dial, form of ' duck.'
Sc. See ye dinna stane the jeuks as ye gang by, Swan Gates of
Eden (1895") i. Dmb. "Wi" jucks and hens before the door. Cross
Disruption 1,1844) ^^-'"■■i. Lnk. Drcion, taebeshure, unless yecould
soom like a juck, Wardrop/. Mathison (i88i) 41.
JUCK, s6.* Cor. Also in forms yerk,yock, yolk. The
greasy matter in a sheep's fleece. (Hall.), Cor.'"
JUCK, sb.^ Sc. In form juckie Per. [dzuk.] A large
white earthenware marble. Per. (G.W.), Ayr. (F.I.C.)
JUCK, see Jerk, sb.\ Jick, sb}
JUD, si.' and ?>. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. [dgud.] 1. 5*.
The portion of coal at which the hewer has worked and
which is ready to be brought down by force.
N.Cy.' Nhb. How nice and funny it wad be Te sit and see
yen's jud myed riddy, Wilson Pitman's Pay 1 1843) 35 ; Nhb.'
Nhb., Dur. Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849). Cum." Formerly a
corveful of coal, that being the quantity brought down by a single
fall of coal released by undermining the base of the stratum.
Drilling and blasting being now in use, the jud represents a much
larger quantity. • He found C— boiling a jud of coal which was
18 feet across,' IF. C. T. (Oct. 8, 1898) 2. n.Yks. (J.J.B.)
2. A portion of a pillar in course of being worked away
in the broken mine ; the space left by the removal of such
a portion. Nhb., Dur. Greenwell ib. n.Yks. (J.J.B.)
3. Phr. drawing a Jud, removing the props which have
been left to support the roof while a 'lift' has been taken
off the pillar. Nhb., Dun, n.Yks. (J.J.B.) 4. v. To
drive a road between the coal and the 'goaf w.Yks. (J. P.)
JUD, sA." Nhb. Cum. [dgud.] 1. A game played with
a hazel-nut bored and run upon a string. Cum.'*
2. Comp. Jud-nut or Juddy-nut, two or more nuts united
to each other. Nhb.' Cf clud-nut.
JUDAS, sb. Or.L Suf. Ken. Cor. 1. In comp. (1)
Judas-born, born with red hair ; (2) -heaps, treacherous
rocks near the sea-coast ; (3) -tree, the elder, Sambucus
nigra.
(i> e.Suf. (F.H.) (2) Cor.3 (3) Ken. There was an old tradition
that Judas hanged himself upon it (B. & H.;.
2. A particular member of a band of ' guizards.'
Or.L The leader of the gang [band of guizards] is known by
the name of Scuddler, while the one with satanic appearance is
called Judas, Fergusson Rambles 1,1884) '^2.
JUDCOCK, 5*. Nhb. Cum.Yks. "Wor. Som. Also in
formjetcock Nhb. The iack-snipe, Limrtocryples gallinula.
Cf juggy, sb}
Nhb. (R.O.H.) Cum." Obs. w.Yks. Cudworth Bradford
(1876) 463. w.Wor. Berrows Jni. (Mar. 3, 1888). Som. He has
also a pair of the little Jack Snipe, or Judcock, Compton Wins-
combe Sketches (1882) 129.
[Jud (Jed) repr. Norw. diaLgjedda, a jack, pike (Aasen) ;
see Ged, sb. 2.]
JUD(D, v. and sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Lakel. [dgud.] 1. v.
To butt as a sheep. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
2. sb. A rough push.
Lakel. ^ He catcht mi sec a jud i' t'ee wi' his gurt hard elbow.
JUDDER, see Jouder, v.
JUDGE, V. Sc. Yks. Stf. War. Brks. Also in forms
jeedge Bnfi".' Abd. [dgudg, dgBdg, dgidg.] 1. In phr.
lo Judge the day, to decide upon the probable weather.
GaU. To the hallan [shej graips lier way, And looks the lilt, 10
judge the day, Nicholson Poe'. IVks. (1814) 67, ed. 1897,
3 D2
JUDGEABLE
[388]
[UGGY-MIRE
2. To suspect.
w.Yks. iJVV.) s.Stf. I judged he'd bin up to some mischief,
PiNNOCK Blk. Cv. Ann. (1895 . War .2 I judge that beggar o"
stealin' our fowl'; War.*, s.War.', Brks. (W.H.Y.)
3. To curse.
Enff.' By a' the jeedgan it iwerl hard, yon cows ; it wiz eneuch
to sink the hail toon. Abd. They swore, they jeedg't, and roar't
and het, Anderson Poems (1813^ 122 (Jam.).
JUDGEABLE, adj. n.Yks.^ Able to decide.
You're a judgeable man.
JUDGMATICAL, adj. Yks. Midi. Der. Ken. Sus.
Judicial, critical ; with sense of judgment.
w.Yks., Midi. 5/i<#fW/»rff/>. (1874 V Der. S.O.A.), Ken.^ Sns.
That's what I call judgmatical. Blackmore Springhaven (,1887) xxi.
[Formed on the analogy oi dogmatical.]
JUDGMENT, 56. Sc. 1. In cow*, (i) Judgment like,
solemn, awful, mj'sterious, like the day of judgment; (2)
•timed, indicating a judgment by a coincidence in time.
(i) Sc. Even the godly may fall doited in the day when the
vengeance of God is ready to pluck up a whole land, . . When it is
so . . .it's both a great sin, and looks judgment-like, Bruce Lectures
(1708) II (Jam.). Clc. The thing appeared sae jidgment-like that
some fasted, some prayed, Edb. Antiq. Mag. (1848) 40. s.Sc.
Gude hae a care o' me, but this is awfu'. It's judgment-like,
Wilson Tales 1836, II, 390, Ayr. It would have been a judgment-
like thing, had a bairn of Doctor Pringle's . . . been sacrificed to
Moloch, Galt Legatees (1820) ix. (.2) Ayr. She would willingly
have accompanied me to see the bottom of such ' a judgment-
timed ' event, ib. Lairds (i8a6) xxiii.
2. Phr. like a judgntent, like one whom judgment has
overtaken.
Ayr. It was gran' to see her leddyship fleein' owre the rigs like
a judgment wi' her coats kilted, as if the deil had been at the
heels o' her. Service Dr. Diignid (ed. 1887) 233.
3. The reason, mind, senses.
Sc. The poor man has lost his judgement, Monthly Mag. (1800)
I. 239, Sli,I, Maikie couldna tell his folks dat shu wis a sea-woman
[mermaid], for dat wid a pitten dem oot o' der judgment, Stewart
Tales (1892) 35. Abd. Dinna speak 0' siclike things, or I'll gang
oot o' my judgment, Greig Logie 0' Biicltan (1899) 215. Edb.
Come away for gudesake, or he'll be out o' his judgment, Ballan-
tine Gaberlumie (ed. 1875) 325.
JUDICATE.f. Obs. Sc. To think, imagine.
Ayr. Ye're a saterical man ! — to judicate that leddies would be
llinginghouseholdry at ane anither's heads, Gai.t Lairds (1826 ' xiv.
JUDY, sb. Yks. Lin. [dgiudi.] 1. A woman full of
tricks and fun.
Lin. Don't make a Judy of yourself, Thompson Hist. Boston
(1856) 711 ; Lin.' m.Lin. What a judy that lass is; she's alius
up to her kancums (T.H.R,).
2. A term of contempt for a woman ; a female paramour ;
a slut.
w.Yks. He went tul his wife at Wortley, an his judy went to
Rotherham, Dewsbre Ohn. (1866') 9. s.Lin. The owd judy her,
she's a disgraace to all her relaations (T.H.R.).
3. Coiiip. (i) Judy- (jewdi-)cow, the ladybird, Coccinella
scptempiinclata ; cf. cow, sb.^ 3, cush, sb.^ 3 ; (2) -hook, see
below.
^I) n.Yks.'24 e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796). (2)
w.Yks. A piece of wood, not unlike the letter Y, fixed upright
into one end of the cam stock. Over this hook the sliver ends
were laid, the body of the wool being on the stock (J.T.).
JUE, V. n.Cy. Nhb. Also written jew Nhb.> [dgiu.]
To shrink, flinch.
n.Cy. (Hall,) Nhb.' Always used in the negative. ' He never
jewed it.' Used when after any heavy trial or grief a person
remains undaunted, or when after heavy bodily fatigue a person
is still fresh.
JUFF, V. s.Chs.' To stuff, ram, cram ; to jam, knock
hard.
Jiif fl raag- in'tu dhaaf oal. Tu jiif wunz yed ugy'en' 0 wau.
JUFFET,!;. Shr.' [dgu-fit.] To jump about ; to fidget.
Whad bin yo' childern juffetin' about athatn fur?
JUFFLE, v.'^ and sb.^ w.Yks.= Also written juffel.
[dgu'fl.] 1. i>. To beat, knock. 2. sb. A box on the ears.
JUFFLE, t^= and s6.2 Sc. (Jam.) 1. t*. To walk hastily.
Slk. Hence Juffler, 5A. a shuffler. Sc.
Z. sb.pl. Old shoes worn down at the heels. Edb.
JUFFLEYEDDED, adj Der.^ nw.Der.' Weak in
intellect, ' not all there.'
JUG, ii.' Sc. Not. Lin. [dgug, dgug.] 1. In conip.
Jug-pot, the long-tailed tit, Acrediila rosea. s.Not. (J.P.K.)
2. A stone bottle such as is used for wine or spirits; a
small vessel used for making whisky punch ; also the
quantity of punch contained in such a vessel.
Bnff,' A hid twa'r three juggles aifter ma dainner; an' twa'r
three aifter ma supper. n.Lin,' Not a ' pitcher.' It is in this
part of the world a note of an unrefined person who wishes to
seem 'genteel,' when he or she follows the s.Cy. habit of calling
a pitcher a jug. sw.Lin.' Not such as a milk-jug, which is called
a pitcher. So 'a 2-gall.' or ' a 4-gall. jug.'
3. A measure of capacity.
SIg. My sang's the gauge o' Scotland's meal, Auld Stirling's Jug,
Galloway Dnelling 1,1795) 8. Wgt, They disagree about the
measure of the pint ; the town alledging that it should be jugg
measure, and some of the countrey alledging that it should be only
pluck measure, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 9.
JUG, sb.'^ ? Obs. Yks. w.Cy. A common pasture or
meadow.
w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Siipfil. (July 11, 1896), w.Cy. Bailey
(1721). [Worlidge Did. Rust. (1681;.]
[Fr. dial, iiii joug de terre, ' terrae spacium,' Spelman
(s.v.y/(^;/;«)-]
JUG, sb.^ Sus. [dgBg.] A nickname given to the
men of Brighton. (F.E.S.), Sus.'^
JUG, V. n.Cy. Nhb. Der. Not. War. e.An. Wil. [dgug,
dgBg.] Of partridges : to roost close together on the
ground. See Jouke.
N,Cy.',Nlib.> Der,2s.v, Jouke). Not.3 War .3 See where the
birds [partridges] have been jugging. e.An.', Nrf. (W.W.S.)
Wil. Smith Birds (1887) 333,
JUGGINS, sb. pi. ? Obs. Sc. Also written juggons
Sc. (Jam.) Rags.
Fif. ' Aw in juggins,' all in rags (Jam,). Ayr. Lassies . . . rubbin'
the clothes tojuggins between their hands, Galt Legatees {1^20) ix.
JUGGLE, v.^ Sc. Won Suf. Also written jugle Edb.
[dgB-gl,] To cheat, swindle ; to plot.
Kcd. He sware he hed been juggled, Cheated, swindled, an'
trapanned, Grant Lays (1884) 90. Fif. Let nae sic blades e'er
press your hand, Wha like to cheat an' juggle, Douglas Poems
(1806) 79. Lnk. Sensible proofs of Mr. Sharp's juggling, pre-
varication, and betraying the Church of Scotland, Wodrow Ch.
Hist. ( 1721) I. 4, ed. 1828. Edb. Whatever way a man is robbed,
Whether swindled or been jugled, Liddle Poems (1821) 150.
Wor. 'The workin' mon doan't 'a 'is rights.' a sez, ' a juggles 'im
out on 'em,' IVor.Jrn.. I'ig. Mon. Suf. Said of persons in close
conference, almost in the sense of plotting (C.G.B.).
JUGGLE, t'.^ Sc. Yks. Glo. e.An. w.Cy. Dev. Also in
form juggy Dev.' [dgu-gl,dgB-gl.] 1. To shake, 'joggle';
to mix together violently.
Gall. MAcTAGGARTiT^cvr/. (1824). w.Yks.5 A box with different
coloured marbles in it, is moved from side to side rapidly to
'juggle' them. Glo.' e.Suf. Said of milk or beer (F.H.). Dev.'
I cou'd zee vor what by the juggling o' his shoulders, 24 ; Dev.*
Don't juggle the table so ; I can't write.
2. Comb. Juggle-mear or -mire (also Juggy-mire), }obs.
a quagmire.
Nrf. Bailey (1721). w.Cy. Grose (1790), Dev. As plum as a
jugglem ear, Ray Prov. (1678) 79; Horae Subsecivae (1777) 230;
Dev.' 'Twas so hard avrore that the juggy-mire was all one clitch
of ice, 18, n.Dev. //(iHrf-A*. (1877) 258.
JUGGLE-PIN, sb. Lin. The stick or iron pin which
keeps the body of a cart from tipping up. n.Lin.', m.Lin.
(T.H.R.)
JUGGONS, JUGGS, see Juggins, Jougs.
JUGGY, s/;.' Not. The jack-snipe, Z,w/«ocrv^/eSjgw//!-
iiiila. (J.H.B.) Cf judcock.
JUGGY, sb.'^ Not. Lei. Sus. [dgB-gi.] \. The wren,
Troglodytes parviilns-. also in camp. Juggy-wren, Lei.',
Sus. (S.P.H.) 2. The hedge-sparrow, Accentor modu-
laris. Not.^
[1. A der. of obs, E. Jug, formerly a favourite female
name. Jug, Joliaiiiiicida, Coles (1679) ; lugge, Janette
(ail lieu dejoane), Sherwood (1672) ; Whoop, Jug! I love
thee, Shaks. K. Lear, i. iv. 245.]
JUGGY-MIRE, see Juggle, v.^
JUG-JUG
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JUMBO
JUG-JUG, sb. Irel. A jujube, sweetmeat.
n.Ir. A'll jist eat a jug-jug,' an' wi' that he tuk a thing like a bit
o' rid glue oot o' his pokit an' put it in his mooth, L\ttle Bally-
cuddy (1892) 26.
JUICE, sb. Sc. Gravy, sauce. Glasgow Herald (Apr.
3, 1899).
JUIK, JUIP, see Jouk, Jupe.
JUITLE, i'. Sc. Also in form jeetle. V^'ith about: to
procrastinate, be idle, dilatory.
Abd. What are ye jeetlin' aboot at ? Get on wi' yer work
(G.W.).
Hence (i) Jeetling, />/>/. adj. dilatory, procrastinating ;
(2) Juitling, ppl. adj. tricky ; impudent.
(I) Abd. The smith 's a jeetlin' aboot manny (G.W.). {2) Per.
(J.W.) ; (G.W.) ; Gin there wes a juitlin', twa-faced wratch in
the kirk, yon sermon has straichtened him oot and made a man o'
him, Ian Maclaren Auld Lang Syne (18951 49.
JUKE, sb. Chs.' An ironical term for a young fellow.
Cf. duke, sb.'
JUKE, see Jouk.
JULGAR, sb. Sh.I. A short sea, opposed to a long
swell ; an uneasy, rapid motion of the waves. (Coll.
L.L.B.) ; Jakobsen Norsk in S/i. (1897) 135; S. & Ork.^
[Cp. Norw. dia]. gjelg igjelv), a rough sea ; ON. gjalfr,
the din of the sea, the swelling waves (Vigfusson).]
JULIAN-BOWER, sb. Lin. Hnt. Ken. Also in forms
Gelyan-bower Lin. ; Gillimber Lin. ; Jilling-bo'cr n.Lin.' ;
Jul-Laber Ken. A name given to certain circular works
made of banks of earth, in the form of a maze or labyrinth ;
also usedyJg'. of anything quaint and large.
Lin. A name freq. given to British, Roman, or Saxon encamp-
ments, particularly when in any roundish form, as the platform
included in the entrenchment has freq. been used to trace a maze
in on the turf. A very fine Julian bower is found in the high
chalk hill overlooking the town of Louth, formerly planted with
a fine circle of trees, N. &= Q. (1855) ist S. xi. 193; For making
at Gelyan-bower a new crose, iijs., Loulh Chwarden Accts. (1544)
II. 68; There is a maze called 'Julian Bower ' on the hill near
Trent Falls in the Parish of Alkborough, engravings of which may
be seen in Pioc. Yks. Arch. Soc. (1858) 258, see also Camden
Britain (ed. 1753) 566, 573; In the parish of Appleby, so late as
the j'car 1719 there was a Julian bower, near the old street, of
which no trace is now remaining, Andkew Hist. JViiitcrton (1836)
39. n.Lin.^ Hnt. The maze at Hilton is termed ' Julian's Bower.'
It was designed by W. Sparrow, in 1660, Trollope Mazes in
Proc. Yks. Arch. Soc. (18581 259. Ken. Below this town [Chilham]
is a green barrow call'd Jul-Laber, Camden Britain 238; Black
Kent (186-1 343; Coles (1677) ; (A.L.M.)
JULIANS, sb. Hrt. The daffodil. Narcissus Pseudo-
narcissus. (B. & H.)
JULK, V. and sb. e.An. Dev. Also in forms julty
Dev. ; yulk e.An.' [dgBlk.] 1. v. To jerk, shake, jolt.
Suf. (C.T.) Dev.i Hoss, that's enew to julk en to death, 29 ;
Charnock Gl. ii88o). nw.Dev.'
2. To give a sound like liquor shaken in a cask not quite full.
e.An.' Nrf. The cask is nearly empty. If you move it you
may hear the beer julk (W,R.E.). e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. sb. A hard blow ; a jolt.
Suf.i Ta give em sich a julk ta kill'd em stone dead. Ess. If
folks 'ood coach more gentily Less oft they'd feel a julk, Clark
J. Noakes (1839) st. 106 ; Ess.'
JULL, t». Cum.' To push ; to jog the elbow of a person
writing. Cf. jowl, v.^
JUL-LABER, see Julian-Bower.
JULLET, V. Cum." Also in form jullick. [dgu'lat]
To jerk a stone or other missile.
JULLY, V. Lan. [dgu'li.] To make jealous. See
Jalouse.
Lan. It'll be no hart-brakin" job if theaw art juUied, Brierley
Trcadlepin^ viii. e.Lan.'
JULTY, see Julk.
JULY, s6. Ken. Wil. In co;;;/i. (i) July-bug, the cock-
chafer, Melolontha vulgaris. Ken. (D.W.L.), Ken.' ; (2)
-flower-grass, the ' gillyflower-grass,' Carex glauca and
C. paiiicea. Wil.'
JUM, 56.' e.An. [dg'em.] 1. A sudden jolt or con-
cussion from encountering an unperceived obstacle.
e.An.', Suf. (Hall.)
2. An injury from a fall ; an accident ; a narrow escape.
Nrf. i^A.G.F.) Suf.i 'As hoss fell upon em, an 'a got a sad jum.
e.Suf. I hed a near jum of bein runned over. I've got a nasty
jum ; look at my hand (F.H.).
3. A heavy loss in cattle or money. e.An.'
JUM,56.= w.Cy. The6ame\,Loliiiinfeiiiulcitliiiii. IB.&H.)
JUM, sb.^ Ayr. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A clumsily-built house. Cf. jamb, sb. 5.
JUM, adj. Sc. (Jam.) Reserved ; not affable, ' dumb."
JUMBER, V. ? Obs. Nhp.' To stammer.
JUMBLE, sb."- Yks. Chs. Lei. Lon. Sur. Wil. Som.
Amer. Also written jumbald w.Yks.^ Lei.' [dgu'm(b)l,
dgB-mbl.] A kind of sweetmeat, a thin sweet cake.
w.Yks.2 A small round sweet cake, like 'nuts' of gingerbread,
made of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs, and rolled in a little
crushed sugar. It looks like white gingerbread. Chs.' Very rich
thin cakes, made somewhat in the form of true-lovers' knots
flattened. Lei.' A thin crisp little cake interspersed with carra-
ways, S-shaped, about three inches long, and from a quarter to
half-an-inch thick, sweet, and of a pale yellowish brown colour.
Lon. Among the regular articles of this street-sale are . . .
'jumbles,' or thin crisp cakes made of treacle, butter, and flower,
Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 198. Sur. (L.J.Y.) Wil. Such
immense dark brown jumbles, such cheek-distenders — never any
French sweetmeats or chocolate or bonbons to equal these,
Jefferies Hdgrow. ( 1889) 316 ; Wil.' A kind of coarse dark brown
sweetmeat. Som. The local vendor of lollipops, jumbles, and
parliaments, Compton Winsconibe Sketches (1882) 193. [Amer.
Doughnut. . . raised with baking soda or saleratus; sweetened. . .
called . . . jumbles if in rings. (Jumbles also sometimes meant a
sort of sweet cookies, baked in the same form'. Dial. Notes {iBg6)
I- 387-]
JUMBLE, V. and sb.^ Sc. Nhb. Yks. War. e.An. Also
in forins jimble War.^; jumle Per. ; jummel Dmf. Nhb. ;
jummle e.Yks.'n.Yks. [dgum(b)l, d?Bm(b)l.] 1. v. To
jolt, shake; confuse; choke up; with against: to knock
up against, to meet unexpectedly.
Sh.I. Loard bliss me as I tink me very stammik is lows'd wi' what
A'm jumbl'd, an' yit shu's no broUk'n, Sh. News (Oct. 21, 1899).
n.Sc. (Jam. I Dmf. Sic an awfu' fright. As might hae jummel'd
a' your head, Shennan 7Vi/f5 (1831) 72. Nhb. An' bein bumped
an' shunted, an" then run for twenty miles an' jummeled aboot,
Haldane Geordy's Last (1878) 16. n.Yks. (T.S.) e.Yks.' (s.v.
Jump-wii. w.ifks. T'caravan jumald an' rowl'd abaght, Tom
Treddlehoyle Bairnsia Ann. (1846) 47. War.^ 'See her
jumbling,' said in Birmingham by a bye-passer to his friend, as
a lady rode by. e.Suf. The fellow jumbled agin the post (^F.H.).
Hence (i) Jumbler, sb. an unskilful but well-meaning
workman ; a ' botcher' ; (2) Jumbling,///, adj. awkward,
clumsy.
War. (i) (G.F.N.) {2) Still in use (G.F.N.) ; War.a
2. With into : to churn.
Sh.I. Is j'on mylk no kirn'd yet, Sibbie? foo lang is doo gaein'
ta jumble into it? Sh. News (May 26, 1900).
3. sb. A great dash or splash ; a shock.
Sh.I. Liftin' da lip o' da jar apo' da kin [? kirn] shu ran da runn
mylk in wi' a jumble (J. I.). Per. Thou gi'est the elements a jumle,
Stewart Character (iS^-j) 108.
4. A mixture of porter and beer; pi. mixed spirits.
Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nif. (1893)54. e.Suf Will you have
a mug of jumbles ? (,F.H.)
JUMBLE-HOLE, sb. w.Yks. A rough, bushy, un-
cultivated hollow. (J.S.), w.Yks.*
JUMBLEMENT, sb. n.Cy. Yks. Der. Lin. Nhp. Shr.
Also in form jummlement n.Yks.** e.Yks.' [dgu'm(b)l-
ment.] 1. Confusion, disorder ; intricacy.
n.Cy. (Hall.) n.Yks.* Thoo's gitten things intiv a straange
jumm'lment. Ah nivver clapt my een on sike a jumm'lment o'
trash ez he's gitten geddered tigedder. e.Yks.' This wossit's
nowt bud jummlement. w.Yks.', Der.=, nw.Der.' Lin.' After
our May-day cleaning all my papers were in a jumblement.
n.Lin.', Nhp.' Shr.' Whad a jumblement yo'n got them plums in.
2. A mixture of viands; a hash. Cf. jowpment. n.Yks.'
JUMBLE-TREES, see Ginimal, s6.'
JUMBLETY-PUR, sb. w.Yks.* [Not known to our
correspondents.] A mess, confusion, muddle.
JUMBO, sb.^ w.Yks. 1. //. Large pieces of coke
used for firing purposes. (J.S.) 2. Any large thing, (ib.)
JUMBO
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JUMP
JUMBO, sb.^ n.Lan. [dgu'mbo.] An apparatus for
extracting cockles from a cockle-bed.
jumbo, another cockling apparatus. . . This implement consists
of planks of wood made to work up and down, which process
forces at once a large number of cockles to the surface, though
crushing, at the same time, endless small fry. . . It is said to have
been suggested to the cocklers by the rockers of the babies'
cradles, Cockling at Morccambe in Pal/ Mall Mag. (1898) XVI. 133.
JUMKIN,/»-A Obs. So. Jumping.
Gall. (Jah.1 Kcb. An' there was nimble-finger'd Ben Wha frae
the whins came jumkin, Davidson Seasons (1789) 72 {ib.\
JUMLY, adj. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Also written
jummlie Cai.' Gall, [dgu'mli.] 1. adj. Muddj', turbid.
Cai.l Hdg. Jumly broo of melted ice, and slush, and rain,
LuMSDEN Poems (1896) 12. Nlib.' Applied to a liquid where a
sediment hasbeen disturbed. •Juml3' coffee. ' e.Dur.^ Jumlywater.
2. Comb. (1) Jumly-bed, a soift patch of peaty moss or
bog. Nhb.' : (2) — water, dish-washings. n.Yks. (I.W.)
3. sb. Sediment of ale. Gall. Mactaggart£'«c)'c/. (1824).
JUMM, sb. Sc. The hollow, moaning sound made by
the sea in a storm.
Gall. A noise of a singular nature; it is a deep hollow sound which
comes from the wild rocks of a sea-shore in the time of a storm,
MACTAGGART£i;c\'f/. (i824\ Kcb. You can hear, in winter's storm,
the 'jumm' of the ocean — the hollow moaning sound it makes when,
highly agitated, it llings along with its troubled waters billowfuls of
boulders against the rocky wall. Elder Borgiie (1897) 35.
JUMMER-HEAD, sb. Wor. A stupid person, a block-
head. ' He is but a jummer-head' (E.S.).
JUMMOCK, I'. Wor. To jolt, work up and down.
s.Wor. Harry says it's they schoolchildren as jummocks and
knocks the pump about ■ H.K.^.
JUMP.si.i Sc. n.Cy.Yks. Lan.Chs.War.Wor. Dor.Dev.
Also in form jimp Sc. [dgurap, dgump.] 1. A coat ; a
loose jacket; a child's leathern frock. Cf. jumper.si.-, jupe.
Llh. I hae fourteen braw clews Will make baith a coat and
a jumpie, Old Siig. (Jam. n.Cy. (Hall."i w.Yks. Donned i'
varry little besides a leather jump, Yis. U'kly. Post [Yeh. 22,
1896) ; w.Yks.' Lan. Aw geet me up so soon, an' don'd me eawt
so foine I' my Sunday hose and shoon, and this new jump o'
moine, Siigs. of Wilsons 1,1847! 19, ed. 1865 ; Lan.', ne.Lan.',
War.^ Wor. Richard Penderel lent him his best suit ol clothes,
which consisted of a 'jump' and breeches of green coarse cloth,
IVtI. Arch. Mag. XXVI. 7. n.Dev. Th'art oKvaj'S vustled up in an
old jump, E.yin. Scold. ,1746) 1. 108.
2. //. A kind of easj' staj-s, open in front. Also u&eAJig.
Sc. (Jam.) Per. All the sea and river imps With shelly coats
and scaly jimps, Spence Poems (1898) 90. Ayr. Jenny's jimps
and jirkinet. Burns Lady's Gown, st. I. w.Vks. Willan List
fFrfs. (1811); w.Yks.s*. Chs.123 Dor. Hardly a pair of jumps or
night-rail to her name, Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) .\iii.
Hence Jump-strap, a strap for a pair of stays.
Abd. She teaches . . . working fringes, tassels, jump-straps,
watch and cane strings, Turreff Aniiq. Gleanings 1,1859) 250.
3. An outfit ; clothes ; esp. in phr. Sunday jumps.
Lan. Three o' the kest-off jumps, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (,1740) 2.
eLan. * m.Lan.' Sunda'-jump is Sunda' clooas. s.Chs.'
JUMP, sA.= Yks. A coffin. (Hall.), w.Yks.'
JUMP, sb.^ Som. A little projecting wall in a room,
such as often forms the side of a fireplace. (W.F.R.)
[Prob. the same word as lit. Y.. jamb.]
JUMP, v., sb.'^, adj.^ and adv. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel.
and Eng. [dgump, dgBmp.] I. i'. Gram, forms. Preterite:
(1) Janip, (2) Jampt, (3) Jap, (4) Jaump, (5) Jup.
(i) Sh.I. Whin I jamp da burn, Burgess Sketches (,2nd ed.)
67. Frf. He jamp oot o' the boat into the water, Willock Roselty
Ends {18S6 I 112, ed. 1889. Per. I jamp doon (G.W.). Rnf. Robin
cried, And jamp upon the flair, Barr Poems (1861) 135. Ayr.
Back she jamp like a young yin, Aitken Lays (1883) 59. Lnk.
The bits o' weaver callans, When she pass'd, jamp atlf the loom,
Nicholson Kilwuddic • i8g$) 33. Dmf. A thought jamp intil her
rn'mdiTaoM Jock 0' Knowe (1878;, 16. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824). Cum. Joe jamp on till his feet, Farrall Betty IVilson
(1886:1 13. Wm. Jamp astride o't rannel bawk, Whitehead Leg.
('859135. n.Yks.'^, m.Yks.' w.Yks. I jamp ower t'dyke (B.K.) ;
w.Yks.3 (2) Rnf. Quickly on his back I jampt, Fraser Poet.
C/iiV»f5 (1853) 135. (3) Nhb.' He jap the burn. (4) Lnk. Whether
it jaump out o' my pouch That time I loupit ovvre the ditch . Nichol-
son Idylls (1870; 238 (5; Nhb. He jup up ^R.O.H).
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. In comb, with prep, and adv. (i)
to Jump at, to guess; (2) — in with, (a) to meet with
accidentally ; (b) to coincide ; (3) - short, of a horse : not
to clear a fence; (4) — to, readily to accept an offer; (5)
— up, to mind one's own business; (6j — ivith, (a) see
(2, a) ; (/)) see (2, b) ; (c) to agree with.
\i) War.3 I did not work it [the sum] out, 1 jumped at it.
ysa,b\ N.Cy .1, Yks. |J.W.~ (3) w.Som.' 1^4" w.Som.' Not her
hab-m ? Lct-n ax o' her, that's all ; I tell eeher'd jump to un. ^5)
w.Yks. Thee jump up an' speyk when ta'ah spokken \.u\,Sau>ilerer's
Satchel [i8t5: 40. (6, a) N.Cy.' Nhb. Aw jump'd there wiv heuk-
finger'd people, MiDFORD Co//. S«.?s. (1818} 70. Cum.'" ii.Yks.^
Ah jumped wi' Betty at t'lonnin' end. e.Yks.' w.Yks. One
day aw jumpt wi' him at th' railway station. Hartley Clock Aim.
(1880) 9; w.Yks.' 1 just jumpt wi him, at four loan ends, (b)
N.Cy.', Cum.* w.Yks. W^easel's thought had jumped with mine,
Snowden IFeb of IVeaver {i8g6) x. Hmp. Holloway. {c) w.Yks.',
Som. (J.S.F.S.i
2. Comb, (i ) Jump-about, the common gout-weed, Aego-
podiiiDi Podagraria; (2) -back, leap-frog; (31 -jack, (a)
the breast-bone of a goose made into a toy with cobbler's
wax, string, and a stick ; (A) two upright sticks on a cross-
piece for children to jump over; (4) -joints, a term in
masonry; see below; (5) -rope, a skipping-rope; (6)
-short, mutton from sheep drowned in the fen-ditches ;
(7) -siney, a sprung or strained sinew ; (8) -the-bullock,
a boys' game [not known to our other correspondents] ;
(91 -the-cuddy, a boys' game; (10) -up-andkiss-me, the
pansy, Viola tricolor.
[i\ War.3,0xf. B. & H. ^2 ; Nrf. (H.P.E.) (3, a) N.I.' (i)
se.Wor.' 4 Chs.' When the outer row of bricks in a camber
arch are not concentric with the inner row, but have their square
ends laid on the inner circle of bricks. 151 Nrf. vP.H.E.) (6)
e.Cy. (Hall.) (7) Cura.'» 81 Ant. v W.J. K.; (9) Sc. Sometimes
... he had to maintain his supremacy in the great game of 'jump
the cuddy,' Steuart Minister of State 1 1898) i. (101 Sus.', Hmp.i
3. Phr. (i) choose how the cat Jumps, ' by hook or crook ' ;
at whatever cost ; {■2) Jump over the besom, or — the broom,
to cohabit without marriage; also used attrib. ; (3) to Jump
down a person's throat, to take advantage of one's credulity;
(4) to Jump round and hang by nothing, to make haste.
(I"! w.Yks. We mun finish this job to-neet, choose hah t'cat jumps
I S.K.C). (2) n.Lin.' Thaay was n't married ; it was a jump oher
the beasom job, for she'd a husban' livin' e' 'Merica. w.Som.' He
idn 'is wive, 'tino I they on'y jumped over the broom. (3'! w.Wor.
He showed his cards and thej' trumped his trick, he opened his
mouth, and the man jumped down it, S. Bzauch amp Grantley Grange
[ 1874 . I. 108. , 4 ! Sus.' She's a capital good girl to work, she can
jump round and hang by notliing, I can tell you.
4. To beat a piece of hot iron in order to make it shorter
and thicker; to strike anything on the end.
Nhb.' To jerk a hot bar of iron on an anvil, so as to increase its
thickness by repeated blows, or jumps made by knocking the bar
itself against the face of the anvil. Lakel.^ Cum." He jumpt his
finger varra badly. w.Yks. (J .T.)
5. To drill a hole for the purpose of blasting.
N.I.' The steel bar is jumped up and down, or is struck with a
hammer, till the hole has been sunk the required depth. Nhb.'
Nhb., Dnr7 Greenwell Coat Tr. Gl. (1849). w.Som.'
Hence Jumper, sb. an iron bar used to bore holes for
blasting.
Fif. ( Jam. 1 Gall. Wi' jumper too, ye whiles wad bore. And
make the rocks wi' powther roar, Mactaggart Encycl. ( 1824) 192,
ed. 1876. N.I.', n.Cy. (Hall.), Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. The drill is made
of greater length, and the opposite end from the chisel end swelled
out to make it heavy : the drill is driven by the hand, and is called
a jumper, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. (1849^ Lakel.*, Cum.'*, Wm.
;B.K.), ni.Yks.', w.Yks. (S.K.C), w.Yks.' Lan. I leet on a chap
gaan wi' a jumper fra t'smiddy, R. Vik%i ah Forness Flk. (1870) 11.
Der. An instrument of iron, pointed with steel, Mawe Mineralogy
(1802) G/. nw.Der.', Som. (W.F.R. -i, w.Som.'
6. Of a gun : to recoil at one's shoulder.
n.Yks.T gun jumpt, an' hurt m}' shoulder I.W.). w.Yks. (J.W.)
7. Of a garment made too tight: to burst asunder, to
part with force. n.Sc. (Jam.)
8. To miss, leave out, omit.
n.Cy. (J.W.) Lakel.2 We'll jump that sum, it'sa hard un. Yks,
(J.W.)
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JUNDY
0. To fit ; to tally, match ; also used fig. to agree ; to
suit. Qtjtimp until, 1. (6).
Nhb.' When a bargain has been made, the parties are said to
jump if their reckoning agrees. n.Yks. To meet, as when we
write from both ends of a book, and meet (I.\V.\ e.Yks.' That
caapifs meead up wrang ; pattheran disn't jump. Chs.* When a
joiner, in putting up rails, nails them to the stumps exactly end to
end, instead of sloping the ends off and laying them one on the
other, he calls it 'jumping' the rails. n.Lin.' Them two cart-mares
o'yours jump uncommon well wi'one anuther. Your business an'
mine jump togither exactly, soa we'd as well join at a gig an' drive
oher. w.Som.' They do zay how he and her don't jump very well
together; but I don't hear whose fau't 'tis, so I 'spose 'tis a httle
o' both zides.
10. Of a country: to lie.
Cor. I've been out seeing how the land jumps (,M.A.C.).
11. To understand. e.An.'
12. sb. Conceit, ' side.'
m.Lan.' There's nowt like hevin' plenty o' jump on neaw-a-days.
13. //. St. Vitus' dance.
Cor. All his limbs twitching, like one 'with the jumps,' Pearce
Esther Pentreath (1891) iii.
14. adj. Perpendicular.
s.Pem. The bank is too jump, Laws Little Eiig. (1888) 420.
15. adv. Nicely, exactly ; opportunely. n.Cy. (Hall.),
w.Yks.' n.Lin.i Obs.
JUMP, adj.^ Sc. n.Cj'. Yks. Neat, slender, compact.
Cf. jimp.
Sc. Bat I will laice ray stays agean My middel jump an smaa,
Child Ballads (1894) V. 267. n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks.' A jump tit.
A dasent, jump, bay yaud, ii. 303.
JUMPABLES, sb. pi. Bwk. (Jam.) A bodice or stays.
Cf. jump, sb}
JVUPEBVP.pp/.adj. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Also written
jumpt w.Yks. Lan. 1. Conceited ; aspiring above one's
station in life.
LakeL^ w.Yks. A bit ov a jumpt up dress-macker, wot reckans
ta be t'biggest beauty it taan, Tom Treddlehoylf. Bairnsla Ann.
(1835) 35-
2. Excessive.
Lan. I wurajumpt-up foo, Waugh Heather {ei. Milner) I. 10.
3. Comb. Jumped-up do, an incident that has been sud-
denly developed or brought about.
w.Yks. Tha knows it wor another jumped up do, Bickerdike
Beacon Aim. ^1875"!.
JUMPER, sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Der.
Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Wor. Oxf. Brks. Sur. Sus. Hmp.
1. A maggot found in cheese, bacon, or cooked meat.
Ayr, When the ham end cam' to be boiled there were jumpers
in't. Hunter Studies 11870) 145. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl.
(18241. N.I.', Nhb.', Cum.'*, Wm. (B.K.), Yks. (Hall.), e.Yks.'
w.Yks. Wot an a nice plaice t'sky ad be ta hing bacon on, . . cos
nawther flees, nor dust, nor jumpers can reich it, Tom Treddle-
HOYLE Bairnsla Ann. (1846) v; w.Yks.li!, Der.', nw.Der.', Not.',
n.Lin.', Lei.', Nhp.', War.'^, se.Wor.', Oxf. (,G.O.), Oxf.', Sur.',
Sus. (F. E.S.) Hmp. These eggs produce maggots called Jumpers
which harbour in the gammons. White Sc/ioKc (1788) 73, ed. 1853.
Hence Jumpery, adj. infested with 'jumpers.'
Oxf.' This cheese is ronk and jumpery. I couldn't et it if I was
starred, MS. add.
2. A wild rabbit. War.^ 3. A sheep or cow with the
vice of jumping over fences. Oyi\}MS.add. Brks.'
4. A jumping enthusiast. w.Yks.'
5. A kind of firework ; a cracker.
w.Yks. 5 Those who refuse the ' cadgers ' often experience a
night of annoyance — squibs being let off through the keyhole,
'jumpers' fused and introduced at the door- bottom (s.v. Bonfire).
JUMPER, sb?- Sh.L Nhb. Chs. Lon. e.An. Som. Aus.
Also in form jimper Sh.I. 1. A fisherman's jersey ; a
short, loose coat ; a blue serge shirt.
Sh.I. I . . . hung mi mittins apon a pin at da saut cuddie, an dan
took aff mi buits an jimper, Sh. News (Aug. 26, 1899". Nhb.'
Chs.' ; Chs.3 A man's over flannel jacket, like that worn by
navvies. Lon. He wears ... a 'jumper,' or loose shirt of the
same material, Mayhew Land. Labour {ei. 1862) IV. 416. e.An.',
w.Som.' [Aus. A . . . man in drab moleskins and tan gaiters,
with a loose 'jumper' coat buttoned over a coUarless Crimean
shirt, Praed Romance of Station (1890) II. 43.]
2. Co;«/>. Jumper-yarn, coarsewoolforknittinga 'jumper.'
Sh.I. Their mothers had to spin . . . sock yarn, jumper yarn,
and frock yarn, Sh. News (July 2, 1898).
JUMPING, prp. Sc. n.Cy. Wm. Lin. Wor. Oxf. Brks.
Ess. Sus. Wil. Cor. 1. In comb, (i) Jumping Betty, the
common garden balsam, Iinpatietts Balsamina \ (2) —
cattle, fleas, Piilex initans ; (3) -crotch, two upright sticks
with a third one laid across for children to jump over;
(4) —Dick, a fowl's merry-thought ; (5) —Jack or Jock,
a child's toy made out of a merry-thought, see below ;
also used^^g-. for a fickle, unstable person ; (6) — Jesus,
a long-legged water-fly, genus Gem's; (7) — Joan, ois., a
country dance ; (8) —mad, unable to keep still ; (9) on-
lid, a harness-lid (q.v.) ; (lo) -rope, a skipping-rope ; (11)
•stalk, (12) -stile, (13) -stock, see (3) ; (14) -tow, see (10).
(i) Sus.' (2) Lnk. Beds . . . 'Where creeping and where jump-
ing cattle Move thick as armies gaun to battle, Rodger Poems
(1838) 143. ed. 1897. (3-) Ess. (W.W.S.) (4) n.Cy. (Hall.)
(5) Sc. 'Tis thirty years and more, alack, Since first, with infantile
surprise, I saw a jumping jack, Vedder Poems (1842) 269. Lnk.
Ye ken it's a' richt — we're nane o' your jumpin' jacks ! Gordon
Pyotshaw (1885) 27. Edb. Cheepan' birds, and jumpan' jacks,
And ba's and bools that stott, Carlop Green (1793) 131, ed. 1817.
Rxb. The merry-thought of a fowl made into a plaything for chil-
dren, by means of a double cord or thread passed through two
holes, bored near the extremity of the limbs, betwixt which a
short piece of stick is put, and twisted round till it gains a spring.
A piece of shoemaker's wax is then stuck on the centre of the
bow to which the point of the stick is pressed until it adheres ;
and when placed on a table or chair near the fire the elasticity. . .
overcoming the adhesive quality of the wax, causes it suddenly
to spring up (Jam.). n.Lin.' (6) Wil.' (7) Wm. Hutton Bran
New Wark (,1785) 1. 37. (8) Lakel.2 Ah war fair jumpen mad wi'
t'tic. (9) Abd. (Jam.) (10) Lnk. Yer jumpin' rapes and feveralls,
she flings oot o' her gate, Nicholson Idylls (1870; 53. Lth. The
' lassies games' were skipping on the ' jumpin'-rope,' the 'House ba'.'
Strathesk Afo)-f i3i'/5(ed. 1885) 33. I'lilBrks.' (12) Oxf.' (13)
se.Wor.' (i4)Rnf. (Jam.)
2. A term of contempt ; humbugging.
Cor.2 A jumpin little scamp. A jumpin fellow.
JUMPITS,sA./>/. Wil. [dSB-mpits.] Fits, convulsions.
s.Wil. I be better now, but I've a had they hellvire jumpits
agen (G.E.D.).
JUMZE, see Jundie.
JUNCKER, 5^. Suf. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A contrivance for letting off superfluous water
from a pond or moat. (Hall.)
JUNCTS,sA./i/. n.Yks.2 Also written junks, [dgugks]
Joinings, fastenings, links.
The buttons, two in a link, for fastening the shirt-wrists.
' Wristband junks.'
JUND, see Junt, sb}'^
JUNDER, sZ). se.Wor.' Shr.' Frog spawn, ' gender.'
JUNDER, f. Shr.' To mutter, 'chunter' ; to grumble
in an undertone.
I'd ten times sooner folks Oiid'n spake out whad they han' to
say than gu6 junderin' to tharselves— if they wun my childern
I'd 'elp 'em to junder.
JUNDIE, sZ>. Sc. (Jam.) Also in form jumze. A term
for anything that is larger than is strictly necessary.
Lnk. Ajundie of a house, a jundie of a cart. ' Ajumze of a house.'
a large empty house, or one too large for the use ; ' a jumze of a cart.'
JUNDY, JA and sZ>.' Sc. Irel. Also written jundie Sc;
and in forms joundie Sc. ; joundy Abd. ; junnie Sc.
Abd. [dgBndi.] 1. v. To jog the elbow ; to jostle.
Sc. Sae junnied on from day to day. With ne'er a blink o' for-
tune's ray, Tarras Poems (^1804) 36 (Jam.). Abd. Shirrefs
Pof;»s (1790) GL; 'Tis true jour fumpering waken'd me, And I
you joundy'd that ye might be free. Ross Helcnore (1768) 45,
ed. 1812. Fif. They pous'd. they jundy'd ane anither ; I'heir
wambes afftimes were jamm'd thegither, Tennant Papistry
(1827) 98. Ayr. The warly race may drudge an' drive, Hog-
shouther, jundie, stretch, an' strive, Burns To W. Simpson (1785) st.
16. n.Ir. (M.B.-S.J), N.I.' Ant. Batlymena Obs. (1892). Dwn.
Kno.\ Hist, Dwn. 1875). S.Don. Simmons Gl. (1890).
2. To gush ; of a vessel containing liquid : to rock from
side to side. Slk. (Jam.), N.I.'
3. sb. A shake ; a push, blow ; a sudden impulse to
one side.
JUNDY
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Sc. If a man's gawn down the brae ilk ane gi'es him a jundie,
Ramsay Ptov. (1737). e.Fif. Sproggles gi'es a jundy wi's elbocl:,
Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xv. e.Lth. What wi' trailin ower thae
weary stane streets, . . an' the jundies ye got frae the folk gin ye
stoppit for a nieenute to see aboot ye, Hunter J. Inivick (1895)
149. Dmf. (Jam.) Gall. Mactaggart £«o'f/. (1824). N.I.'
JUNDY, sb? Sc. Trot ; ordinary course.
Per. It wud tak a chairge o' gunpooder tae pit Leezbeth affher
jundy, Ian Maclaren Atild Lang Syne (1895) 139; He reads
maybe ten verses, and then he's aiT on the jundy again, ib. Brier
Bush (1895^ 206.
JUNE, sb. Irel. Yks. Ken. Sus. Amer. 1. In cotnp.
June-bug. (i) a green beetle found in June, smaller than
the ' j u ly-bug ' ; ( 2) the ladybird, CoccineUa septempiindata.
(i) Ken. Grose 11790) MS. add. (P.); Ken.', Sus.' [Amer.
'She came a-june-in ' (running fast). An onomatopoetic word
from the humming noise made by what we call June-bugs.
They are the bronze-coated beetles that children catch to tie long
strings to their legs to hold them while they hum in their efforts
to get away, Dial. Notes (1896) I. 230.] (2) n.Yks."
2. Phr. the long eleventh of June, a saying, used as a com-
parison of length. N.I.'
JUNETTIN, sb. } Obs. Hrf. A kind of apple which
ripens early. Cf. jennet.
Nature has endued some apple trees, such as the redstreak, . .
Junettin, &c., with the power of maturing their fruits earlier in
the season than others, Marshall Revieiv (1810) II. 289.
JUNIPER, sb} Obs. Hrt. In camp. Juniper-lecture,
a curtain lecture. Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) III. ii. 142.
JUNIPER,56.* Sc. 1. In phr. Jniiet Juniper's stinking
butter, see below.
An advice to young men and young women how to avoid the
buying of Janet Juniper's stinking butter, which will have a
rotten rift on their stomach as long as they live. Orig. note : A
nickname to the wife's daughter that no man will marry, because
stuff'd full of laziness, self-conceit, and stinking pride ; or if she
be married, she'll ly like stinking butter on his stomach while she
lives, Graham Writings {1883) II. 147.
2. Comb. Juniper-nebbed, .Mazy, self-conceited.
A wheen daft, giddy-headed, cock-nosed, juniper-nebbed mothers
bring up a wheen sky-racket dancing daughters, a' bred up to be
ladies, Graham ib.
JUNIVAL, si. Dor. Also written junifal. A juvenile.
Taste wi' junivals is all fancy. Hardy Blue Eyes (1873) x.xiii ;
(C.V.G.1
JUNK, s6.' Sh.I. Cum. Yks. l.Ma. Lin. Glo. Brks. Hmp.
Wil. Dor. Som. Dev. [dgur)k, dgBgk.] 1. A shapeless
lump; a hunch; a large portion, esp. of food. Cf. chunk, ai!>.
Sh.I. O joy ye hae a junk, Burgess Rasniie (1892) 106. Cum.'
A coarse joint of beef. e.Yks.' Chiefly used in reference to meat.
l.Ma. I'll put a junk on the fire and be off then, Caine Man.xnian
{ 1894) pt. VI. v. n.Lin.' Glo. A coarse or ill-cut joint, Bavlis
IIIiis. Dial, i 1870). Brks.' Dwoant e help the me-ut in junks, ut
dwoant go hafe as vur. Hmp. A junk of wood i JR.W.) ; Hmp.'
"Wil. A junk o' beef, a woppin' ham, A nice girt leg o* mutton,
Slow Rhymes (1870) 8; Wil.', Dor.' w Som.' A gurt junk o'
bread and cheese. Dev. Gie us a junk o' cheese, Pulman Sketches
(1842) 108, ed. 1871.
Hence Junky, adj. thick.
Lin.' Cut me a nice junky piece of bread.
2. A division of a haystack ; the remains of a hay or clover
stack, when a considerable portion has been removed.
n.Lin.' Stacks are said to be made in junks when they have
perpendicular divisions in them, so that a part can be taken away
without disturbing the rest. Barley and oats, especially the
latter, are commonly stacked in this way.
JUNK, sb.'^ Glo. A tasty or singular dish ; a hash or
stew. G/. (1851); Glo.' Cf junket, 2.
JUNK, 56.^ Nhb.' A sheer descent, a precipitous drop
in the bed of a river.
Such as is formed by the edge of a line of rocks where the
gradual slope suddenly drops down as a step, making a deep pool.
JUNKER, sb. Ken. A crab, a 'canker.' N. 6^ O.
1 1870) 4th S. V. 91.
JUNKET, s/?. and I'. Var.dial. uses in Sc.and Eng. Also
written junkut 0.\f.' ; and in form jinket Sc. [dgur)kit,
dg'B'rikit.] 1. sb. A long wicker basket for catching fish.
Nhb.', w.Yks." 2. A delicacy; a sweet dish.
s.Wor. Tay is my only junket (H.K.). Glo. (A.B.) ; Glo.' A deli-
cacy, whether meat, pudding, or drink; Glo.'^, OxO AIS. add. Suf.'
3. A good meal, a feast ; a treat ; a merry-making.
ne.Wor. They had a regular junket at the wedding (J. W.P.).
s.Wor. Fig. Moil, in Beirow's Jin. ^I896). Shr.' Obsol. A furtive
entertainment. ' The Missis an' some on 'er owd cronies wun
'avin' a rar' junket o' buttered flaps, an' the Maistcr come wham
onexpected an' ketcht 'em.' Oxf. (G.O.), Wil.' n.Wil. Ain't I
got a junket here ! (E.H.G.)
4. V. To make merry ; to make free with ; to gad about ;
to gossip.
Sc. He has her aften jinketing about, Scott St. Ronan (1824)
ii. n.Cy. (Hall.) Lan. Our excursion people have scattered
themselves over the lawns, . . and junketting parties are penetrat-
ing the Lover's Walk, Brierley Tales (1854) 76, ed. 1861. Nhp.'
You're always junketing about. War.^ To go a junketting. Oxf.
That woman's for ever junketing about somewhere or other
(G.O.). Suf.' Obsol. Wil.' Cor. Esther had refused overnight
to go junketing with Cas}', Pearce Esther Pentieath ,1891) III. ii.
Hence Junketing, (i) sb. a country festival ; a pleasure
party where there is plenty of eating and drinking; an
amusement, merry-making ; (2) ppl. adj. wastefuUy feast-
ing, extravagant.
; I) Abd. Dootless he dreamed o' his junketin's still, Anderson
Rhymes (1867 ^ 22. Frf. I've aften windered if real, doonricht
happiness attended thae grand junketin's, Willock Rosetty Ends
(1886) 64, ed. 1889. n.Yks.2, Chs.'^, ne.Wor. (J.W.P.), Glo.
(A. B.), Brks.' Suf.' Rare deewins ! nawn but junketten. Dev.
But wait till you're at Coombe Park, and then you'll have junket-
ings and harvest-homes and dances when you will, Baring-
GouLD Spider (1887) xxiv. (2) Shr.' Obsol. 'Er'll ruin 'er
'usband 6L)th 'er junketin' ways.
JUNNER, V. s.Chs.' 1. To grumble aloud, ' chunner.'
The word cannot be used of silent murmuring. Dhiir wuz u
traam'p eyur jiis naay ; biir ah tuwd im ahy'd nuwt fuur im, un
ey went jim'urin of [There was a tramp here just nai ; bur ah
towd him I'd nowt for him, an' he went junnerin' off],
2. To talk in a low tone.
A man complained that some persons in a meeting disturbed
him by "junnerin" all the time.
JUNNICE, sb. Sc. A jostle ; a blow. Rnf. Picken
Poems (1788) CI. (Jam.)
JUNNIE, see Jundy.
JUNRELL,si. Sc. A large irregular mass of stone
or other hard matter.
Gall. Junrells till the echoes peal'd, O' munstrous size, Mac-
taggart Encycl. (1824) 192, ed. 1876.
JUNT, sA.' Sc. Irel. Also in form jund Or.I. [dgBnt.]
1. A large piece of anything; a large quantity of anj' liquid.
Or.I. Ellis ProHHHC. (1889') V. 800. Kcd. Had j-e seen the junts
o'beef,GRANTZ.«v5 (1884) 97. Fif. Ajunt o' beef baith fatan'fresh,
Douglas Poems (1806 , 67, Lnk. Twa good junts of beef, Ramsay
Poems (1800) I. 267 (Ja.m.). Gall, The cow gives ajunt of milk,
but we know not how much that is, though we are aware it is a
considerable deal. Junt, too is understood to be more than
expected, Mactaggart i'Kyf/. C1824) 288, ed. 1876. Ant Ajunt
of bread and butter, Ballymena Obs. (1892).
2. A squat, clumsy person.
Bnff. Brave Jess, the fodgel junt. Did had Dad's hands, Taylor
Poems (1787) 26.
JUNT, s6.* Sc. Also in form jund Or.I. A jolt ; a
heavy blow ; a heavy fall.
Or.I. His muckle head gied sic a jund Intae the pot wi' a
traboond. The creukal-band he broke, Paely Toral (1880) I. 84,
in Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 794. Edb. There's some here whom 1
appoint To gie the outs the onset junt, LEARMONrPofws (1791) 164.
JUNT, adj Yks. Lan. [dgunt.] Stern, sulky, ill-
tempered ; also used advb.
n.Yks. He spack redder junt (I.W.).
Hence Juntish, adj. surly. ne.Lan."
JUNTING, nrfy. e.Lan.' Jaunty.
JUNTOUS, adj. and sb. Yks. Also written junters
n.Yks.* m.Yks.' ; juntus n.Yks.= e.Yks. [dgu-ntas.]
1. adj. Apt totakeoffence, ill-tempered, sullen, 'chuntous.'
n.Yks. Sheea '11 be as juntus lort'next fotnith, Tweddell Clevel.
/?/n'j;;fS (1875) 36; n.Yks."24 e.Yks. A juntus-tempered fellow
iMiss A.) ; e.Yks.' What can ya expeck frd sike a juntous awd
chap - Ah wondher he didn't kick iha oot neck an crop.
2. sb. A fit of sulks; a sulky state. n.Yks.*, m.Yks.'
JUP
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JUP, int. Not. Lei. w.Cy. Som. Also in form chope
w.Cy. [cJgsp.] A word used in driving cattle.
Not.* Lei.* Applied to horses, but it has ... no precise equivalent
as applied to women or other inferiors whom the speaker desires
to insult or vilipend. w.Cy. N. & Q. (1856) 2nd S. i. 439.
w.Sora. Jup . . . and . . . compounds are used to cows more than
to oxen. When the latter are worked, there is quite another set
of words, sung rather than spoken by the tj-pical plough-boy
(F.T.E.') ; w.Som.^ Juup au*n ! juup ulau-ng ! juub ulau'ng!
JUP, see Jump, v., Jupe.
JUPE, sb. Sc. Cum. Also written juip So. Hdg. ; and
in forms gyp Ayr. ; joop Sh.I. Cum.'* ; joopan Or.I. ;
joup Slk. ; jup Sh.I. [dgiip, dgcSp.] 1. A woman's skirt
or short petticoat.
Sc. Annie's worth mair In her juip and her coat . . . Than a' the
hale lot, Allan Foeins (1837) 30. Sh.I. {Coll. L.L.B.) Fif. She
took nae time to girdle richt Her jupes about or gown, Tennant
Papistry (1827) 132. Ayr. A ruddy country maiden with gyp and
short petticoats, Johnston /Ti/o/o/Ai (1891) I. 113. Lnk. In her
tosh wee jupe an' coatie, Sleeves row'd up an' gleg's a bee,
Nicholson Idylls (1870) 29. Slk. The train of her snow white
joup drawn over her head, Hogg Tales (1838) 19. ed. 1866.
2. A woman's short, upper garment ; a bedgown. Sc.
Obsol. Cld. (Jam.), Cum.'* Hence Joop't, ppl. adj.
domineered over by a woman. Cum.'*
3. A man's loose coat.
Sc. Tak aff, tak aff his costly jupe (Of gold well was it tvvyned),
Herd Coll. Siigs. {i'n6) I. 126. Or.I. Baith soot an' snaw lay
on his joopan, Paefy Total (1880) 1. 153, in Ellis Pronuiic. (1889)
V. 796. Hdg. The cloak ... is called a 'juip,' Ritchie Chinches
of Si. Baldred (1883) 80. Dmf. I put on my gray dulBe sitting
jupe, Carlvle Early Lett. (1824).
4. A flannel shirt.
Sh.I. Dey wirna mony dry juppies afore dey [sheep] wir i' da
cru, 5/1. News (July 31, 1897) ; S. & Ork.*
5. pi. Loose stays ; a piece of flannel used in the place
of stays, 'jumps.'
Ags. (Jam.) Dmf. First I pat on my jupes sae green, Cromek
Remains (1810) 64.
[1. lovvpe, garment, Jupa. Prompt. ; Botes riveling as a
gype, R. Rose, 7262. 5. OFt. jupe, corsage ajuste sur le
buste comme une cuirasse, le meme que ' gipe ' (La
Curne).]
JUPES, sb. pi. Wm. The fruit of the wild rose, Rosa
caiiina. Nature Notes, No. 9. Cf. clioop.
JUPITER, sb. Dev. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] In comb. Jupiter's beard, the common house-
leek, Sempervivum teclonnn. (Hall.), (B. & H.)
JUPSIE, rtrfy. Sh. & Or.I. Big-headed; dull, having
a slothful appearance. S. & Ork.', Or.I. (Jam.)
JURBLE, JURDEN, see Jirble, v.'^, Jordan, sA.»
JURDIN, sb. s.Chs.' A dry stick used for firewood.
Kilt dhem uwd juu'rdinz up; dhi)n doo fur fahyur-ky'indin.
JURE,5A. Sh.I. Also written joorS.&Ork.^ A term
applied to living animals ; cattle that are not housed.
Dere's da puir jures o' kye never hed der stakes muved dis
blessed day j'et, Stewart Tales (1892) 42; S. & Ork.' ' I ha'eno
a jure,' I have not a single animal.
[Sw. djur, animal, creature, beast (Widegren) ; see
Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 29.]
JURG, see Girg.
JURGY, adj. Shr.' [dga'gi.] Contentious; inclined
to pick a quarrel.
The agent wuz mighty jurgy, I 'ad to mind whad I said to 'im.
[Cp. Lat.jurffium, a brawl, contention.]
JURMUMMLE, v. and sb. Obs. Sc. 1. v. To crush,
to disfigure.
Slk. ' How do you mean when you say the bodies were hashed?'
'Champit like, a' broozled an' jurmummled,' Hogg Tales (1838) 22,
ed. 1866.
2. To bamboozle.
Slk. I tro%v it is a shame to see a pretty maid jaumphed and
jurmummled in that gate, Hogg Perils 0/ Man (1822) I. 246 (Jam.).
3. sb. The act of crushing or of disfiguring. Slk. (Jam.)
JURMUNGLE, sb. Obs. Yks. A mess, confusion.
Once common in Wenslcydale, Swaledale, and Nidderdale
(R.B.) ; (Hall.)
VOL. III.
JURNAL, V. Sc. In pass, to be coagulated.
Rxb. Blood when allowed to get into a coagulated mass, from
not being stirred while cooling, is said to be jurnal'd 1 J am. '.
JURNUT, sb. n.Cy. Chs. Nhp. A pig-nut, Bunium
Jlcxuosum. Cf earthnut.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721); N.Cy.12, Chs.'^a, Nhp.'
JUR(R, V. and sh. Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Chs. Der.
Also in form jowr Cum. [dgar, dgair.] \. v. To push,
jar ; to knock ; to shake ; to butt with the horns.
n.Cy. (Hall.) Cum. G/. (1851) ; Cum.'", w.Yks.i, Chs.' He
jurred agen me, and made me faw deawn. s.Chs.* 60 juurd iip
ugy'en- mi, un nokt)th tai-tu-dish aayt u mi ont. Der.* A ram
or tup jurs. nw.Der.* Mind, er that bull 'el jurr thee.
2. s6. A knock; a push. Chs.'", s.Chs.' 3. A discord.
Cum.'*
4. The noise made by a small waterfall descending
among stones and gravel. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
JURR, si.' N.I.' See below.
A cart-load of flax offered for sale, which it is suspected is not
the genuine production of the farmer, but has been manipulated
by some unscrupulous dealer, is called a jurr, or a jurred load.
JURR, sb.^ Obs. Sc. A servant wench. Cf jure.
Ayr. For Geordie's jurr we're in disgrace, Bur.ms A. Anitoiir's
Praver, st. 2.
JURRAM, see Jorram.
JURRIE-WORRIEING, sb. Sc. A growling noise like
that made by a dog when about to worry an3'thing.
Lnk. I was in a fix, between jurrie-worriein' an Johnnie roarin'
cot like a bear, Wardrop y. Mathison (1881) 13.
JURYDICTION, sb. Suf Office, department.
That ain't in my jurydiction, e.Ati. Dv. Times { 1892^
J[URY.LEG, sb. Cor. An artificial limb.
There was crutches inside, an' jury-legs fash'ned out o' cork,
' Q.' Troy Town (1888) xi. [Damn ye, j'ou jury-legged dog, you
would give all the storrage in your hold to be as sound as I am,
Smollett Per. Pickle (1751) vi.]
[A humorous adaptation of the naut. term jury mast, a
temporary mast, also jury rudder, a substitute rudder,
Ansted Sea Terms (1898).]
JUSKAL, sb. Sc. A tale.
s.Sc. Having heard from the mouth of her grand-mother the
many 'juskals' or talcs which prevail in that neighbourhood,
Wilson Tales (1836) II. 26.
JUSSOCKS, s6. />/. Obs. Hrt. Tufts of undried hay.
They turn [the hay] against the wind that breaks the jussocks,
Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) IV. ii.
JUST, V. Sh.I. GIo. To adjust. S. & Ork.' Hence
Justers, sb. pi. weighing-scales. Glo.'
JUST, adv. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also
in forms gist Wxf ' ; jeest Nhb.' ; jeist Wxf ' ; jest Shr.'
Oxf Som.; jis w.Som.' ; jist War. Wil. Dor. w.Som.' ;
juist Ayr. ; jus Sus. [dgust, dgest, d5es(t, d5is(t.] 1. In
comb, (i) Just about, in a superlative degree, used to
emphasize any statement ; (2) — a-come, a near chance ;
a ' close shave ' ; (3) — alive, mining term : a small
appearance of ore in the stone ; (4) — a-meet, exactly ;
(5) — meet or meet now, {a) at once; (b) lately; (5) —
meet same, exactly the same ; (7) — nobbut, only a short
time; (8) — na, just so ! (9) — now or nows, ia) some
time ago ; (6) immediately ; by and by, ere long ; (c)
never; (10) — now since, a very short time ago ; (11) —
right, quite ready; in the mood; (12) — so, precisely,
thoroughly; in one particular way; (13) — to once,
suddenly, all at once.
(i) War. (J.R.W.) Oxf.' 'Er jest about did gi'n a settin' down.
Brks.' Ther was just about aloto' rats. A had just about a tumble.
Sur.' He just about did get hold of the ball. Sus. That there dog
was just about bad, Gent. Mag. iMay 1890) 468; Sus.' I justabout
did enjoy myself. Hmp. He was just about girt (J.R.W. ) ; Hmp.'
I.W.' He did it just about well. Wil. Slow Gl. (1892 ; Wil.'
Dor. Jist about merry, Barnes Gl. (1863) ; Now there be mother,
she be skeart ov pore harmless twoads just about, Agnus Love in
Village, in XVmdsor Mag. (Apr. 1900) 609. Som. ' I've got just
about a lot of trouble with my bwoy.' No stronger expression
can be found by a child in these parts to express a large number,
or a great size (G. S.). (2) w.Som.' 'Twas jist a-come you had-n
a-bin to late, the train was 'pon the very point o' startin'. Jist a-
come he had'n a-brokt 'is leg. nw.Dev.' (3) Cor. Thomas Randigal
3E
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JYST(E
Rhymes (1895) Gl. ; Cor.^ (4') s.Chs. Hoo did just a-meet what her
mother-inlavv had tovvd her, Darlington Bk. Ruth, iii. 6 ; s.Chs.'
It;s justumcytlenu klok [It's just a-meet ten o'clock]. Oo)z jiis'-
tumcytgon aayt naay[Hoo"sjusl-anieet gone alt naT]. (5, a) Chs.';
Chs.2 I canna come just meet now. \b\ Chs.' He towd me, just
meet neaw, that th' mon were djed. (6) Cbs.^ (7) w.Yks. It wur
just nobbut 'at a passed h&yum,l.iTiVE.o\i.z Craven S>ig. Sol. (1859)
iii. 4. (8) Ayr. Pook the table cloot owre a wee to your side, . .
it's gotten a' runkled. Juist na 1 noo it's as soon's [smooth as] a
beuk leaf, Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887'! 226. (9, a) Shr.> 'Call
Jack to'is bayte.' ' I did jest now.' ' W'en ? ' 'This 'our agOO.'
(b) Sc. .^s you declare for leaving the castle juist now, Scott SI.
/foHrtM (1824) XXV. N.Cy.' Cum.' I'll come just now [justy noo] ;
Cum.* 'Wm. Ther'll be neea bidin whar thoo is just noo (B.K.X
e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Ewn. (17881. w.Yks.i; w.Yks.s I'll tell
thuh just nah, 27. Lan.' Chs.' Aw'm comin just neaw ; Chs.^
Au said, aud come just now. nw.Der.', Not.' n.Lin.' I'm cumin'
just noo, nobbut wait a minnit whilst I tie my garter. It's alus
just noo wi' you, you're nii-er ready when uther foaks is. Lei.',
Nhp.' 'War. B'ham IVkly. Post June 10, 1893) ; 'War.' He will be
here just now; War.23 Wor. (H.K.) Shr.' The butcher-boy's
brought the mate, an' wanted to know about the shooit — I toud 'im
as that'dud do jest now,at-after'e'd bin 'is roun's; Shr.^He hopes to
dine just now. Glo.', Bdf. { J.W.B.). Hnt. (T.P.F.), Dev. (J.'W.B.)
(c)War.5'/;n»iW-'i/_v.Poi/ (June 10, 1893' ; War.' i io)Lei.',War.2
(i I ) w.Yks. ( J.W.) n.Dev. I'm just right fora moonlight walk. Chan-
ter Witch (1896) 37. (la) Ken.' He's not a bad master, but he will
have everything done just-so ; and you wunt please him without
everything is just-so, I can tell ye ! (13) Cor. She and I tored up
the stairs, and lashed round the bed, and just to once granny did
give one groan, and died to reckly, N. & Q. (1871) 4th S. viii.
322; (M.A.C.)
2. With intensitive meaning: very, extremely. Cf.
just about.
Sc. She came back just overflowing with her sight-seeing. Swan
Gates o/Edm (1895) xx\. n.Cy. (J.'W.) Ken.' I just was mad with
him. Didn't it hurt me just? Sus. I just was hurt. It just did
ache (S.P.H.) ; I jus should be glad if you could get rid an 'em for
me, Egerton Flk. and Ways (1884) a6.
Hence Justly, ndv. much.
s.Wor. ' Has he had much pain V 'He were justly in pain all
night' (H.K.).
3. Just now.
Wxf.' Wor. It lies i' mah breath so baad, an' it fled to my
baack but just, Outis Vig. Mon. in Berrow's Jrn. (1896).
4. Just such. w.Som.'
5. Only ; none other than.
Sc. 'Gosh, that'll no be Alan Breck ? ' cried the clerk. 'Just
Alan,' said his master, Stevenson Catriona (1893) ii.
6. Nearly, almost.
Nhb.' Der.' I was just killed. Gmg. ' I have just missed the
train,' meaning, I have just caught it (E.D.). Pem. 'He'sjust dead,'
likely to die soon. ' She've a just cut her hand off,' she has
narrowly missed doing so (Jb.),
JUST-, see Joist, v.
JUSTICE, sb. Yks. Lin. Nrf. In comp. (i) Justice-
bout, a case of litigation before the magistrates. n.Yks.";
(2) -days, the days on which the magistrates hold petty
sessions. n.Lin.'; (3) -do, see (i). ib.; (4) -jarvis, the game
of shovel-board. Nrf. (W.W.S.) [not known to our other
correspondents].
JUSTICING, prp. n.Lin.' Hrf.' s.Wor.' Appearing
before the magistrates either as prisoner, plaintifi', defen-
dant, or witness.
JUSTICOAT, sb. Sc. Also written justycoat s.Sc. ;
and in forms jeistiecor Sc. ; justiecor s.Sc. (Jam.) A
waistcoat with sleeves.
Sc. A gold-laced jeistiecor, Scott Rob Roy (1817') vi. n.Sc.
(Jam.) s.Sc. {ib.) ; The youngster laid aside the broad blue bonnet
and the justy coat, 'Wilson Tales (18(9') 'V. 281. Bwk. For ane cotte
and justicote, and briches for George, Edb. A>ttiq. Mag. (1848) 63.
[Vr. just-aii-corps, a close coat (IVIiege).]
JUSTIFY, V. Obs. Sc. Nhb. 1. To inflict capital
punishment, to execute.
Sc. Our great grand uncle that was justified at Dumbarton, Scott
Rob Roy (1817) xxiii. Nlib.' Robert Robson was at once and for
the terrifying of others justified, or executed on the spot, Charlton
n.Tytitdale, 4a.
2. To acquit legally.
Abd. His heart was tliankfu* — very, He was justified by law. Still
Cottar's Sunday (1845,1 S^-
JUSTLE, see Jessie.
JUSTLY, adv. Yks. Chs. Stf. Lin. Rut. Lei. Nhp. War.
Wor. Shr. Hrf. Glo. Ken. Sur. Sus. limp. Dev. Also in
forms jusly Nhp.' ; jussly se.Wor.' Exactly.
w.Yks. (J.W.) Chs.' .\wdunna justly know; Chs.3 Midl.A'.trQ.
(1874) 5th S. ii. 312. Stf.' n.Stf. I canna justly leave the cheese,
Geo. Eliot^.ZJ<-</^( 1859) 1.325, ed. 1 878-9. s.Stf.Icouldners.iy justly
what time I come in, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895^. sw.Lin.' I
don't know justly where the Doctor lives. Rut.' Ah doon't joostly
know. Lei.' Ah doon't knoo, not joostly. Nhp.' Vfar. Leamington
Courier (Mar. 13, 1897) ; War.^^*, s.War.' Wor. I could not say
justly, Evesham Jrn. l,Oct. 21, 1899. se.Wor.', s.Wor.' Shr.'
Exactly — with regard to time. ' I conna come not now — not
justly now.' Hrf.^ Glo. I don't justly mind arl as wur sed in coort,
BucKMAN Darke's Sojourn (1890) iv. Ken. (G,B.), Ken.', Sur.'
Sus. Longman's Mag. (July 1889I 266; Sus.' I doan't justly know
how old 1 be. Hmp.' e.Dev. ' How long agone was it !' 'I can't
say justly,' Blackmore Pei/ycross (1894) xxvi.
JUSTY NOO, see Just, adv. 1 (9, b).
JUT, sb. Sc. Lin. An abutment, protuberance ; a
support in the roof of a building.
Ayr. Hanging with threatening jut, like precipices. Burns Sn^s
of Ayr, 1. 132. Gall. The snow clung to every joint, jut, stoop, and
step of the house fronts, Crockett Moss-Hags (,1895 i xiv. n Lin.'
JUT, V. Yks. Not. Lin. [dgut.] To bump ; to jolt.
w.Yks. 'Jut him,' means lift him by legs and arms and bump his
posterior against wall or posts, Banks Wkjld. JFrfi. (1865I. Not'
I 'jut' miyead agen th' wall. sw.Lin.' The waggons did jut us.
Hence (i) Jutting, sb. a punishment which school-
boys inflict on each other ; see below ; (2) Jutty, adj.
bumping, jolting.
(i ) n Lin.' Two strong lads take the culprit, the one by the legs
the other by the arms, and beat his buttocks against a post or tree.
(a) sw.Lin.' I never knew such jutty work.
JUT, see Jet, v., Joot.
JUTE, 56.' Obs. Sc. A term of reproach applied to
a woman, nearly of the same import with 'jade.'
Cld. (Jam.) Rnf. But the jute is broken-backet, Picken Poems
(1788) 155. Ayr. I did mysel' ... To ilka sort o' drinkers suit.
An' harbour'd ilka worthless jute, Fisher Poems (1790) 61.
JUTE, sb.^ N.L' In phr. a jute of tea, a small quantity
of tea.
JUTER, sJ. Obs. e.Cy. s.Cy. The fertile, coagulating,
saltish nature of earth.
Ray (1691). [Juter (among Chymists) is the fruitful, congealing,
saltish quality of the earth, Bailey (1721) ; Worlidge Diet. Rust.
(1681) ; Juter, Foetifica terrae salsigo. Coles (1679).]
JUTHRUM, see Joathrum.
JUTTLE, V. Sc. 1. To shake liquids. Gall. Mac-
TAGGART EtlCycl. (1824).
2. To tipple.
Sc. To juttle and drink (Jam.) ; The dominie's a juttlin elf, an". . .
our ain gudeman's begun to like a drappie, Campbell, I. 330 [ib.).
JUTTUNG, ppl. adj Sc. ? Weak, wishy-washy. Cf.
joot.
Slg. Scaddin' draps o' juttling tea, Towers Poems (1885) 70.
JUTTY, JUVUS, see Jetty, ^^^ Jubious.
JUWIL, V. nw.Der.' To knock the head, to 'jowl.'
JUZZLED, ppl. adj. War. Rotted away.
Thim there faggots do be juzzled now (N.R.).
J'VEGAR, sA. S.&Ork.' The sea-urchin. Seelvigar.
J'WOAT, JYE, see Jowat, Ge(e, int.
JYGG, JYKE, see Gig, v.^, Gike, v.
JYMER, JYNNE, see Jimmer, sb.^, Gin, s4.'
JYPLE, sb. Sc. A person with badly-made clothes.
Mactaggart Eucycl. (1824). Cf. hyple.
JYSLE, V. Lakel. To move in a shy, awkward
manner ; to walk awkwardly.
Lakel. 2 Many a yan jysles a bit when they're ooto' ther element.
Wm.' In frequent use. ' A seead emgangenjyslenalangsteaaney-
JYST, JYST(E, see Joist, sb.\ Gist.
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K
K, V. War. Wor. Hrf. Glo. e.An. Also in form ka
e.An.' Suf.' An abbreviation of 'look' in comb, with var.
adv. to form exclamatory phr.
War.2 Kere [look here!]. s.War. Keerir I be shur I 'eerd um
sa, Why John (Coll. L. L.B.). s.Wor. K'out [look out], PoRSON
Quaint ^Vds. (1875") 7 ; s.Wor.' Kyander [look yonder!]. se.Wor.*
'Kyonder. Hrf. ' K'ah,' to a horse to come from right to left
(Co//. L.L.B.); Hrf.^ 'Kyander. Keagh and Keer[ look here]. Glo.';
GI0.2 Keer lucks [look here]. e.An.' Kith-there, Karinder. 'Ka
there, if hare beent John Thompson cum to that far.' Suf.' Ka here
[look here]. Kinda [look yonder]. K'there now 'a what hae
yeeowdone? e.Suf. iF.H.i
KA, pref. Dur.' Cum.'* Suf.' Also in form ke Dur.'
Said, 'quoth.'
[I praj' you that is my meaning, ka dumb John, and I tell thee
Madox that thou art but a Jacke to use me so, Penry Mar-Pnhtes
Epitome (1588) 21.]
KA, KAA, see Caa, v., Kae, sb.. Call, v}, Car, adj.
KAAIKE, V. Cum. Lan. Also written kayk Cum.'
To stare vacantly ; to wander listlessly. See Cake, v?
Cum. Trans. Phil. Soc. (1858) 161 ; Gl. (1851) ; Cum.' Kaykan'
about like a pet geuss. ne.Lan.'
KAAK, 56. Sh.I. The rowlock of a boat.
Shift the kaak, Sh. News (Dec. 3, 1898'.
KAAK, KAAM, KAAMERIL, see Calk, sb.\ Calm,
sb.^. Comb, 56.', Cambrel, s6.'
KAARM, sb. Sh.I. A mass of dirt. S. & Ork.'
KAAV, V. Sh.I. To snow heavily. S. & Ork.' Hence
Kaavie, sb. a heavy fall of snow. ib. See Cavaburd.
KAAVIES, sb. pi. Sh.I. The low-lying land, as
opposed to the sea.
Gude hadd Dy haand ower wis . . . an' bring wis safe ta da
kaavies, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 132; Jakobsen Norsk in Sh.
(1897^ 95.
KAA-WAA, see Kaw-waw.
KABBELOW, sb.^ Sc. Cod-fish, which has been
salted and hung for a few days but not thoroughly dried.
Ags. (Jam.) [Satchell (1879).]
[EFris. Kabbeljau, ' Kabliau,' ' Gadus morrhua' (Kool-
man) ; MLG. Kabclow, ' Kabeljau ' (Schiller-LIjbben).]
KABBELOW, sb.'^ Lth. (Jam.) A dish of cabbage
and potatoes mashed together.
KABBER, sb. Lakel. Also written keeaber Lakel.''
1. Rubbish, a heap or conglomeration of rubbish.
Lakel. 2 Cum. Rarely used (J.C.). Wm.' What a heeap o'
kabber's to sell here ! Thoo mun be fond o' skaalen brass, buyen
sic kabber !
2. A very common, coarse marble or taw, made of
coarse baked clay.
Wm.' A waddent lake wi him, e hes nowt bit kabbers.
KABBIE-LABBY, sb. and v. Sc. Also written
•llabbie, -llabie Bnff.'; -lyabbie Cai.' 1. sb. An alter-
cation, wrangle, dispute ; confused speaking, a gabble,
' babel.' S. & Ork.', Cai.', Bnff.' Cf kebbie, v.
2. V. To argue, dispute, wrangle.
Sh.I. I saa i' da paper last ook, a lok o' dem kabbielabbian aboot
it, 5/1. Neus (May 7, 1898). Bnff.'
Hence Kabbie-llabbiein, ppl. adj. fretful, quarrelsome.
BnflF.'
KABE,s6. Sh.I. Also written kaib. [keb.] A'thowl'
or strong pin of wood for keeping an oar steady in its
place, a rowlock.
If one had occasion to pass from one part of the boat to another,
it was considered very unlucky to go between a man and hiskabe,
Spenxe Flk-Lore (1899) in ; The creaking of the oars against the
wooden kabes, Clark A'. Gleams (1898) 30; Jakobsen Aors* m
Sh. (1897) 61 ; S. &Ork.'
[Norw. dial, keip, a rowlock (Aasen) ; ON. keipr (Vig-
fusson)."]
KABE, see Kibe, s6.'
KACH, ;■;?/. Cai.' [kax.] An exclamation used to warn
children from touching any dirty substance. See Cack, v.^
KACH, KACK(Y, see Cack, v.'^
KADDIE, sb. Sh.I. An ill-natured person ; a spoilt
child. S. & Ork.' See Cade, sb.^ 2.
KADES, sb. pi. Lin.' Sheep-dung.
KADLE-DOCK, see Keddledock.
KAE, sb. and v.^ Sc. Also in forms ka, kay, keaw.
[ke.] 1. sb. The jackdaw, Corvtis moiiedula ; Jig. a
thievish, mischievous person.
Sc. ' Wae worth ill company,' quo' the kae, Henderson Prov.
(1832) 17, ed. 1881. Or.I. SwAiNSoN Birds (1885) 81. Bnff.
He brought with him an animal of a much larger sort than usual.
It was a kae. Smiles Natur. (1876) ii. Per. Howlets, kaes,
and huddy-craws, Stewart Character (1857^ 97. Ayr. In spite
o' a' the thievish kaes That haunt St. Jamie's! ^VRti% Author's
Cry (17861 St. 24. Edb. Fairies steal the bairns away . . . An'
did some ill-far'd cankard kae Pit i' their stead, Crawford Poems
(1798) 52. Kxb. To feed the corbies and the kaes, Riddell
Poet. Wks. (ed. 1871) I. 212. Kcb. Pet P3'ats, doos, and keavvs,
Davidson Seasons (1789) 5 (Jam.). Wgt. I'm gaun to help the
keaws to carry sticks to big up every lum in his hoose, Fraser
Wigtown (1877) 185.
2. Co«!/. (i) Kae-wattie, a jackdaw ; (2) -witted, scatter-
brained, hare-brained.
(i) n.Sc. SwAiNSON ib. 81. {2) Sc. That kae-witted bodie o' a
dominie 's turned his barns a' thegither, Campbell (1819) I. 329
(Jam.). Per. He said that o' a Provost! . . He maun been but a
kae-witted bodie ! Nicoll Poems (ed. 1843I 104. e.Ltli. He was
a kae-witted cratur at the best, Hunter y. Inwick (1895) 118.
3. The jay, Garriilits glaiidariiis. Rxb. Swainson ib. 75.
4:. Fig. A term of affection for a neat little person. Bnft.'
5. A caw, the sound made by a jackdaw.
ne.Sc. The well-known kae of the jackdaw. Zoologist (1850)
VIII. 2913.
6. V. To caw. Bnflf.'
[1. Norw.dial.A'«n,'Corvusmonedula' (Aasen), so Dan.]
KAE, v.^ Sc. In phr. kae itte and III kae you, help me
and I will help j'ou. See Call, v} IV. 1.
Spoken when great people invite and feast one another and
neglect the poor, Kelly Prov. (1721) 227.
KAE, inl. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also written kay Edb. ;
and in forms kaa Nhb.'; kaigh Fif. (Jam.); keh Edb,
Nhb.' [ke, ka.] An exclamation of disbelief, contempt,
or abhorrence.
Ags. Kae wi' your haivers (Jam.). Fif. (I'i.) Edb. Kay— kay —
that's all buff, MoiR Mansie Wtiuch (182S) x ; Keh, man, what need
ye care sae muckle about the country? 16. xxi. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
KAE, see Ky(e.
KAEBIE, 56. Cai.' [ki'bi.] The crop of a fowl.
[Cp. Gael, geiiban, the crop of a bird (Macbain).]
KAERY, adj. Cai.' Of many colours, ' gairy.'
Applied only to a particular breed of sheep with wool of various
colours. Nearly obs.
3 E 2
KAEST
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KAITER
KAEST, sb. Or.I. (Jam. Stippl.) A dung-hill ; a sink.
KAFFLE, sb. Shr.'^ A hoe having a very long handle
and used by gardeners. .See Caif, sb.^
KAFTY, adj. Sus. [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] Ill-tempered. (J.L.A.)
KAG, sb. and v. War. Shr. Hrf. Glo. Also written
cag Hrf.^^; and in form kyag Shr.' Hrf.^ [kag, kseg.]
1. sb. A projecting piece left on a tree or shrub when a
branch has been severed from it.
Shr.' Hrf.' ; Hrf.^ Every old kyag is come out in bloom.
2. The stump of a broken tooth ; a tooth standing alone.
Shr.' I hanna but this one kag lef ', an' 1 should be better athout
that, fur it's as sore as a bile. Hrf.'
3. An angular tear or rent in cloth.
War.3 How came that kag in your dress. Hrf. What a cag !
(W.W.S.) Glo. Bavlis llhis. Dial. (1870I.
4. V. To tear, rip ; to make an angular tear in cloth ; to
cut unevenly.
War.3 I have kagged my coat against a nail. Shr.' See 'ow yo'n
kyagged the bacon. Hrf. How the cloth is cagged ! (W.W.S.) ;
Hrf.° He kyagged his clothes all over.
[1. Cp. Svv. dial, kage, stubs, stumps, bits of wood
(RiETz) ; Norvv. dial. /!age (also kagge), a low bush, a small
tree with many branches (Aasen).]
KAG-. KAGER, see Keg, sb.\ Keggas.
KAGGLE, V. Cor. Also written caggle ; and in form
keggle Cor.'= [kagl, ke'gl.] To draggle, dirty; with
over: to smear over. Cf gaggled.
We caggled them over with tar, Thomas Rmidigal Rhymes
(1895' 8; Cor.i2
KAGGOW, see Caggle, ?'.'
KAHUTE, sb. Sc. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A little house. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
[Canutis and wais, Douglas Eaeados (1513), ed. 1874, 11.
116. Fr. calmie, a little house, cote, or cottage (Cotgr.).]
KAIB, see Kabe.
KAIBER, sb. Sc. Also in form kiber. The same
word as Caber (q.v.).
KAID, V. Sc. (Jam.) Of cats : to desire the male, to
' cate.' Hence Kaiding-time, sb. the period during which
cats are thus inclined.
[Sw. kdtja, to be lascivious (Serenius). Cp. Dan. kaad,
lascivious (Daiisk Ordbog).]
KAIDLIN, rt(//'. e.Lan.' [ke'dlin.] Not firm, uncertain
of step or motion ; not in health, 'calling.'
KAIK, see Keck, v.'-
KAIL, sb. ? Obs. Sc. n.Cy. Also in form keal Sc.
In phr. /o ivin or run the kail, see below.
Mry. About 200 j'ards from the house the young men [at wed-
dings] formed a line with the object of running the keal. This
was nothing more than a race — the prize, a kiss from the bride,
Rampini Hist. Mry. (1897) 310. n.Cy. It was a custom at marriages,
not very many years ago, when the bride was being brought home,
for the unmarried, on coming near the future home of the married
couple, to race to reach it first. The one who did so was said * to
win the kail' — * to win the gre.' The notion was that the winner
of 'the kail ' was the first to enter the married state, Gregor A'oto
to Dunbar (1893) 279.
[The same word as Cale, si.']
KAIL, KAILCANNON, see Call, v?, Keal, Colcannon.
KAILLIE, sb. Irel. The same word as Cailey (q.v.).
KAILS, sb. pi. Irel. Lan. Chs. Lin. Hrt. Ken. Som.
Dev. Cor. Also written cailes n.Lin.' Ken.' ; calls Ken. ;
cales Ken.' ; cayles Lan. ; cayls Ken. ; kailles Cor.' ;
kales Lan.' Dev. ; kayles Lan. ; and in forms keals
Ken.'^; keels w.Som.' nw.Dev.' Cor.'^; keiles, keilles
Wxf ' ; keles Lan. [kelz, keslz, kislz.] The game of
skittles or ninepins.
Wxf.' Lan. Harland & Wilkinson Leg. (1873) 134; Davies
Races (1856) 278 ; Lan.' n.Lin.' Obaol. Ken. Obs. (P.M.^ ; (K.) ;
Ken. 12 w.Som.' Kee'ulz, called also kai-ulz. Dev. Parties were
eng.iged in noisy vociferations over their favourite game of kales,
Evans Tavislocli (1846"! 116, ed. 1875; Sir Francis Drake was
playing at the game of Kales on the Hoe at Plymouth. Bray Desc.
Tamar and Tavy (1836) II. 170. nw.Dev.' Cor. Flk-Lore Jni.
(1886) IV. 112; Cor.' 2
Hence (i) Kail-alley, sb. a place for playing ninepins;
(2) -bones, (3) -pins, sb.pl. ninepins, skittles; (4) Keely,
V. to play at ninepins.
(i)w.Som.', Dev. , Hall.), Cor.' 2 (2) Chs. His companions, keale-
bones and checke-stones to play with children. Travels of Sir IV.
BioWox (1634-5) in Chcth. Soc. Ptihl. (1844) I. 51. (3I Hrt. Ellis
Mod. Hiisb. (1750) VII. ii. (4) Cor. That bool [bowl] Like we do
keely weth, Daniel Poems.
[Du. kesrct : eeii Kegel-baen, a path or a place to play at
Kieles (PIexham). See also under Keil, v.]
KAILSTRAIK, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Straw laid on beams, anciently used
instead of iron for drying corn.
KAIM, t'.' Cum. Also written kaym Cum.'* [kem.]
To bend. Cum.'* Cf cam, adj.
KAIM, v.^ Sc. Also in form keem Or.L [kem.]
1. With doivn : of horses : to strike with the fore-foot ;
lit. to comb.
Cai.' Slk. When [a horse] strikes so as to endanger any one
near him, it is said, 'I thought he wad hae kaim'dhim down' (Jam.).
2. To rear, as a horse. Or.L (S.A.S.)
KAIM, see Cam, si.'
KAIM.CLEANER, sb. Sc. Horse-hair used to clean
combs. See Comb, sA.'
Gall. In old houses, by the side of the fire-place, horse-hair is
found stuck in the holes of the standards of wood which support
the old walls. This hair was used for cleaning combs, Mac-
TAGGART EllCVcl. (1824).
KAIMING-STOCK, sb. ? Obs. Sc. Also in forms
keaniing-, kerning- (Jam. Stippl.). The stock or frame on
which the combs were fi.xed for dressing wool, rippling
lint, and breaking flax.
Sc. A pig, a pot, and a kirn thcre-ben, A kame but a kaming-
stock, Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. (1724) I. 174, ed. 1871; He fell
backward into the fyre and brack his head on the keming-stock,
IVyf 0/ Auchtirt)incltty^ 1. 84 (Jam. SuppL).
KAIN, V. Dev. Also written kayn. [ken.] To look,
peer; to look shyly or askance, to squint.
In vack I kain'd vrim deck to deck, Ontil I neerly crick'd ma
neck, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 2nd S. 32, ed. 1866; Bim
bye, brave vuller, hee Begin ta kainyowt an zee, ib. 46; He towld
me how yu kayn'd owt auver the pulpit, strite tu he, K.Dei', jm.
( Dec. 23, 1885) 6, col. 2 ; Didst iver zee inny body Hike like 'e dii ?
'E is alwes a-kayning about yer, 's-of 'e 'ad a-lewsed zomtheng I
Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892}. nw.Dev.' He kain'd athort the table
to ma.
KAINER, sb. Sc. Also written kaner. A water-
bailiff'. n.Sc. Still in use. (Jam. Suppl.)
[Item, to the Lairdis Kaner for keiping of the yair anoo l.xxxx
thre bollis victuell. Accts. of Cawdor (1590) in Tlianes of Cawdor
(Spalding Club) 1 1859) 193.]
KAIR, si. Fif (Jam.) A mire, a puddle. See Car(r, s6.'
KAIRD-TURNER, sb. Obs. Sc. Small base money
made by tinkers. See Caird.
Abd. The kaird turners [were] simpliciter discharged, as false
cuinzes, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 197.
KAIRINS, sb. pi. Cai.' [kerinz.] Pieces of straw,
grass, &c., removed from newly-threshed corn with the
outspread fingers while turning the corn in the hand.
See Cair.
KAIRN, see Kirn.
KAIRNEY, sb. Sc. A small ' cairn.'
I met ayont the kairney Jenny Nettles, Jenny Nettles, Herd
Coll. Sngs. (1776) II. 60 (.Jam.).
KAIRS, sb. pi. Sc. (Jam.) Rocks through which there
is an opening. See Carr.
KAISART, sb. Sc. Also written keysart ; and in
forms chizzard ; kaizar Fif (Jam.) 1. A wooden vessel
in which the curds are pressed and formed into cheese ;
a ' chessart.' Brown Diet. (1845). n.Sc. (Jam.)
2. A frame in which cheeses are suspended from the
roof of a room in order to their being dried or preserved
in safety. Fif (Jam.)
KAISE, KAISTOCK, KAISTY, see Cause, coiij.,
Castock, Kysty.
KAITER, adj. Cum.* [ke'tf'ar.] Kindly, friendly.
See Cater, adj.
KAIVEL
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KALE
KAIVEL, see Kevel, v.'^
KAIVER, sb. Glo.' Also written kaver. A long
dung-hook for unloading manure.
KAIVINS, s*.//. Bdf. ThesamewordasCavingsfq.v.).
KAIVLE, see Kevil.
KAIVY, sb. Bnft'.' [ke'vi.] A great number of living
creatures, esp. of human beings. See Cavie, sb.
KAIYER, KAIZAR, see Keggas, Kaisart.
KAKA, sb. Or.I. (Jam. Suppl) The wild hemlock,
Coiiiinn inaciilatuin.
KAKE, s6. Irel. A stitch in the side. Ant. Baliymena
Obs. (1892).
KAKKER, f7rf/'. Glo. In nursery language: dirty.
(S.S.B)
KALAMANCA, see Calamanco.
KALE, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Der. Glo. Also written cael ne.Yks.' ; cail n.Yks. ;
kaayle Wxf.'; kail Sc. N.I.' N.Cy.» Nhb.' Dur.' e.Dur.i
Lakel.= Cum. Wm. n.Yks.^ ne.Yks.' m.Yks.' w.Yks. Chs.' "
Bdf; and in forms keal Sc. N.Cy.^ Cum.* Wm. m.Yks.'
w.Yks. ne.Lan.' Der.' Glo.; keale Cum. e.Yks. ; keall
Cum.'; keayle Wm. ; keeal n.Yks.'' e.Yks.'; keel n.Cy. ;
kel-Chs.'3; keleNhb.'; kial Sc. n.Yks. ; kole S. & Ork.' ;
kyel Nhb.'; kyell Nhb. [kel, keal, kial.] L The cole-
wort, Brassica oleracea ; cabbage, greens of all kinds.
Sc. Stored with gigantic plants of kale or colewort, Scott
Waveyley {\Sn)vm. S. & Ork.', Cai.' Sth. There is kail, potatoes,
turnip, and every kind of garden roots, Statist. Ace. II. 29 (Jam.).
Inv. (H.E.F.) Abd. Wi' a grunt [she] turn'd round about, An'
through the kail, Cock Strains {1810) I. 116. Frf. The kail grows
brittle from the snow, Barrie Lic/it {1888) i. Per. The caterpillar
shunned her kail, Spence Poems (1898) 181. Fif. Gilding the good
green kail that underneath the window grows, Tennant A)ister
(1812) 129, ed. 1871. Rnf. We'll grow our ain kail, Allan Poems
(1836) 76. Ayr. Green kail, yellow turnips and cabbage enou'.
Ballads and Siigs. (1846) I. loi. Lnk. Hungry hares steal tae the
yairds An' eat the kail at nicht, Thomson Musings (ib8i) 19. Gall.
At every third throw, it went among the beadle's kale, Crockett
Slickit Min. {18^2) 99- Wxf.', N.Cy.', Nhb.', Cum.* n.Yks. Com-
monly growing among corn. 'Tom, dhfiman gan tade an liukyon
kuarn, an bi siur an pul yon yalbflurd kial ut ' (W.H.) ; n.Yks.'^
Glo. ? Obs., Horae Siihsccivae (1777 1 233.
Hence (i) Kailly, adj. of colewort or cabbage : producing
many leaves fit for cooking. Cld. (Jam.) ; Kailly-worm,
sb. the cabbage caterpillar, Pieris brassicae. Cai.'
2. Coiiip. (i) Kale-blade, (a) a colewort or cabbage-leaf;
(b) in phr. togrip it! t/ieka/e-b/a(ie,toswear; (2) -caster, a mis-
chievous person who throws the stems of colewort or cab-
bage down chimneys in sport ; (3) -castock or -custock, a
colewort or cabbage stem, the pith or centre of a colewort
stem ; (4) -garth, a kitchen-garden, a small cottage garden;
(5) -gully, a large knife used for cutting colewort ; (6)
•leaf, see (i, a) ; (7) -root (-reet), the stump of a cabbage
stem that has been cut ; (8) -runt, (a) a colewort or cabbage
stem, esp. one stripped of the leaves ; {b) a full-grown
plant of colewort ; (c) a term of contempt ; (^) -runtle, see
(8, c) ; (10) -seed, the seed of colewort; Jig. in phr. fo sow
one's wild kail-seed, to sow one's wild oats ; (11) -seller, a
greengrocer; (12) -stock, (a) see (3); (b) see (8, A) ; (13)
•wife, a woman who sells colewort ; Jig. a scold ; (14)
•worm, a caterpillar; Jig. a contemptuous term for a tall,
slender person ; (15) -yard, see (4).
( I, rt)Sc. As caller asakail-biade, Scot iv}ji/ii7Hrtryfi8i6)xxi. Cai.'
Ayr. There were blobs o' dew on the kail-blades, Service Notan-
dums (1890) 40. Nhb.' Get a cauld kail-blade an' lay on yer head,
Armstrong Anitlwr Sng. (187a). Cum." A bit o' moss was a
spessymen, an' a keal blade bwore t'seam neam, Farrall Betty
Wilson (i886i 106. (A) Sh.I. A'm heard 'at he's no free o' grippin'
i' da kail blade yit whin ony thing gengs wrang wi' him, Sh. Neivs
(July 23, 1898). (2) Sh.I. 'Kail casters, kail casters!' Scottie
roar'd, ' Come, boys, let's pay dem fir dis,' il>. (Dec. 9, 1899 . (3)
Sc. A beggar received nothing but a kail-castock, . . that is, the
thick rib up the middle of the colewort stalk, Edb. Mag. (Oct.
1818) 330 (Jam.). Bnff. What glee and glorious raids there were
with the kail-castocks on door after door, Gordon Chron. Keith
(1880) 69. w.Sc. Dugald arrived first, and sitting on a gravestone
amused himself with eating kaIe-custocks,CARRicK Laiid of Logan
(1835) 145- e.Lth. Juist aboot as wersh as a kail custock, Hunter
/. Inuiick (1895) 40. Gall. If it were but to peel the bark off a kail
castock and cat, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xxix. (4) N.Cy.',
Nhb.' n.Yks.2 A bit of a heeamsteead with a keeal garth o' yah
side, and an applegarth at t'other. (5: Sc. A lang kail-gully hang
doun by his side, Jamieson Pop. Ballads ii8o6j I. 302. Cai.'
Ayr. I wou'd liket as muckle o't as wou'd made a heft to a kail
gully, Ainslie Land of Barns (ed. 1892) 78. Gall. Mactacgart
Encycl. (1824). (6) Sc. You could eat a boiled kail-leaf, couldn't
you? Keith Indian Uncle (1896) 98; (A.W.^i (71 Cai.' (8, a)
Sc. Tramping down between the kail-runts, Keith Bonnie Lady
(1897) 70; (A.W.) Bnff. A hollowed kail-runt filled with Fob,
Gordon Citron. Keith (1880) 70. e.Sc. There is no more sterling
out in the darkness ' to pu' kail-runts' in eerie backyards, Setoun
Sunshine (1895) 24. Ayr. A kailrunt is . . . simply the stalk of a
green kail wi' the head aff. Hunter Studies 1,1870) 27. Edb. I
never would play, on Halloween night, at anything else but . . .
pulling kail-runts, MoiR Mansie IVauch (18281 vii. Gall. Pea-sticks
dibbled among kail-runts in the ground, Crockett Standard Bearer
(18981 203. N.I.', Cum."" (i; Gall. Mactacgart Sio'ir/. (1824).
(f) Abd. Jist Meg Horn, the auld kail-runt, Macdonald Malcolm
(1875) I. 120. (9) Frf. 'Pooh!' said James contemptuously, 'that
kail-runtle,' Barrie ;l/. Ofi/iy (1896) vii. (10) Sc. A description
of the method of raising kail-seed, from burying the blades in the
earth. Maxwell Sel. Trans. (1743) 269 (Jam.\ Gall. Oh ! never
saw thy wil' kail-seed. Near by the poet's houseless head, Nichol-
son Poet. IVks. (1814) 51, ed. 1897. (ii) Abd. John Calder, kail-
seller there, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 241. (12,(1) Sc. A
brandished kale-stock explained what had been going on, Roy
Horseman's IVd. (1895) ii ; The stem stripped of the kail leaves
(A.W.). Sh.I. Customs practised at the Hallowmas festival. . .
Tyin'the kale stock. For this purpose the young folks went blind-
fold into the kail-yard and each one tied his or her garter round
the first kale-stock they touched and the number of shoots on the
' kastik ' which was counted in the morning was a forecast of the
family of the future, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 191. Cai.' s Sc. Our
first business was to go to the garden and pull each the first kail-
stock we happened to lay hands on, Wilson Tales (1839; V. 341.
Ayr. Wha didna ken a kailstock frae a cabbage. Hunter Studies
(1870) 24. Lnk. Dae they [babies] grow on the oaks, or come oot
o' kail-stocks? Nicholson Idylls (1870) 17. e.Lth. As food o'
plants — kailstocks or grass — After we dee , Mucklebackit Rhymes
(1885) 71. (b) Cai.' (13) Sc. She was the king's kail-wife, or as
they call her in London, his Majesty's herb-woman. Steam-boat
(1822) 215 (Jam.). Bch. The queans was in sik a firry-farry that
they began to misca' ane anither like kail-wives, Forbes Jni.
(174a) 8. Edb. Cooks and kaiKvives baith refused him, Pennecuik
IVks. (1715) 385, ed. 1815. Slk. The kailwife o' Kelso, Hogg
Tales (1838) 241, ed. 1866. (14) Sc. It is but a puir crawling kail
worm after a', Scott Muilothian (i8i8) xii. Ayr. The bonny butter-
flies begin the warld in the shape o' crawling kail worms, Galt
Sir A. IVylie (1822) xxv. Edb. Braid Claith ... Makes mony kail-
worms butterflies, Fergusson Poems (1773) 127, ed. 1785. n.Cy.
Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.). n.Yks.= (151 Sc. We went out by way
of the woman's kale j'ard, Stevenson Catriona (1893') xii. Sh.I.
Ta muck an' dell his kailyard, Sh. News (May 8, 1897). Or.I. He
erected a mud edifice, laid out a patch of moor for a kailyard,
Vedder Sketches (1832) 30. Sth. (Jam.) Bnff. Gordon Chron.
Keith (1880) 35. Abd. A manse, and glebe, and guid kail-yard,
Cock Strains (1810) I. 138. Kcd. Grant Lays (1884) 13. Frf.
The little garden, or kail-yard, supplied abundance of humble
vegetables, Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) 16. Per. Monteath Dunblane
(1835) 10, ed. 1887. Dmb. Cross Disruption (1844) xxvi. Ayr.
For building cot-houses sae famed And christening kail-yards.
Burns /. Bushby's Lamentation, st. 14. Lnk. Murdoch Doric Lyre
(1873) '5- e.Lth. Maist o' the feuars in Sawdon village had bits
o' kail-yairds o' their ain. Hunter /. Inwick (1895) 160. Edb.
Fergusson Po<'»«s( 1 773) 139, ed. 1785. Bwk. There are fewhouses
in Auchencrow that has not a bour-tree about its kail-j'ard dike,
Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 52. Slk. Hogg Tales (1838) 7a,
ed. 1866. Dmf. Cromek Remains (1810) 21. Gall. I . . . handle
the mattock in another man's kailj-aird, Crockett Moss-Hags
(1895) xxxiii. Kcb. Armstrong /;i^/fs/rff (i8go) 39. Wgt. No to
lea' a grub in his kail-yard this spring, Fraser IVigloivn (1877)
185. n.Cy. Border Gl. (Coll. L.L.B.) Chs.' ; Chs.2 ■ Kailyards,'
name of certain orchards in the city of Chester ; Chs.^
3. Broth, pottage, soup, esp. that made from colewort or
other greens ; a dish ot greens cooked.
Sc. He should hae a lang shafted spoon that sups kail wi' the
devil, Ferguson Prov. (1641) 14. n.Sc. Guid as het kail to a cauld
an' hungry stamach, Gordon Carglen (1891) 146. Bnff. Taylor
KALE
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KALE
Poems (I^8f: 68. Abd. 'Twcre wrang to gar ye sup yer kail A
wee thocht better than I wuJ mysel', Guidtuan Iiiglismaill (1873)
40. Kcd. Grant Z.(i)'5 (1884) 17. Frf. Smart Wn-H/cs (1834) 123.
Per. Wad ye like a dish o' tea, sir! Or a drap kale? Cleland
Jnchbracken :j883^ 28. ed. 1887. Fif. Some ran to parritch. some
to kail, Tennant Papistry (1827": 52. Rnf. Gie me just fowth . . .
O' guid Scots Kail, Picken Poems (1813") II. 26. Ayr. I could lay
my bread and kail He"d ne'er cast saut upo'thy tail, Burns Ep. to
H. Parker, I. 36. Lnk. Thin kail and hard bread, Fraser JVhaups
(1895"! vii. Lth. She's great at kial and tattybroo, Lu.msden
Sheep-head (i8g2~ 151. Edb. Clapping down his lang fork and
bringing up the piece of meat, or whatever he happened to be
making kail of, Moir Mansie IVauch 1 1828) xviii. Bwk. Hender-
son Pop. Rhymes (1856) 75. Slk. Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 154.
Rxb. Thy chief constituent water free to all, . . Thy simple adjuncts,
barle}', salt and greens, A. Scorr Poems (ed. 18081 131. Gall.
She . . . gae her kail, warm frae the pot, Nicholson Poet. IVks.
(1814'! 69, ed. 1897. N.Cy.i There is a place in Newcastle called
the Kail-cross, where broth was sold in former times ; N.Cy.'^ Nhb.
'T'will thicken their kyell, Midford Coll. Siigs. I^i8i8:i 35; Nhb.^
After a marriage ceremony there used to be ' a race for the kail '
from the church to the bridegroom's house. Tatie kail, potato
soup. Fish kail, the same of fish. Spice kail, broth with raisins
or currants in it. ' Geea ne better kail nor ye can sup yorsel,'
Prov. Cum. Wi' suggar she sweeten'd his keale, Anderson
.Srt//nrfs (1805)46; Cum.13* Wm. She wann'd him upsome keal,
Graham Gwordy (1778) 104. n.Yks. Fve tane ofth pot; Andth
cael, I seaure, are caud aneugh to sup, Meriton Praise Ale
(1684) 1. 48; n.Yks.l; Flour-keeal, Wotmeal-keeal, ' Keeal' or
' Keeal for t'cauves,' &c. ; the latter being made with a rai.xture of
flour and linseed-meal, for use when there is a scarcity of milk;
n.Yks.2 Spoonmeat in general. ' Charity's caud keeal ' [a cheerless
portion to depend on]; n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Marshall Tfur.
£fO«.(i788). m.Yks.' A liquid mess of any kind. w.Yks. Hutton
Tour to Caves (1781) ; w.Yks.' ' Save thy wind to blaw thy kale,"
is often said to a noisy person whom we wish to hold his tongue.
The 3'oung women of Craven have a custom of using kale by way
of a charm, when they are desirous of knowing whom they shall
afterwards marry. At bedtime she stands on something she has
never stood on before, and repeats the following lines, holding in
her hand a pot of cold kale. ' Hot kale, or cold kale, 1 drink thee,
If ever I marry a man or a man marry me, I wish this night I may
him see, to-morrow may him ken, In church, fair, or market, above
all other men.' She then drinks nine times, goes to bed backwards,
and during the night she expects to see, in a dream, her future
husband. Lan.', Der.^
Hence (i) Kailly, odj. smeared with broth, greasy ; (2)
Kaillybrose, sb. broth made from colewort or vegetables.
(i) Sc. She had lauchty teeth, and kaily lips. An' wide lugs fu'
o' hair, Sharpe Ballad Bk. (1823) 84, ed. 1868. (21 Sc. 'What
did you get [for dinner] ? ' ' Kaillj' brose,' Sc. Haggis, 98.
4. Co»zi.(i)Kale-broo, the water in which kale is boiled;
(21 -brose, (3) -broth, broth made from colewort or other
greens, vegetable soup ; (4) -cog, a w-ooden vessel used
for holding broth ; (5) -kennin, a dish composed of
cabbages and potatoes beaten together and mashed ;
of. colcannon ; (6) -pot or -pat, (a) a large pot used for
boiling broth ; a large iron vessel used in boiling
meat or vegetables, a saucepan ; (b) a name given to
each of the two divisions at the farther end of the court
or ' bed ' in the game of Hap the beds. s.v. Hop, j'.^ ; (7)
•pot whig, one who does not go to church but stops at
home on Sundays ; (81 -stick, a stick or wooden rod used
for stirring broth while boiling ; (9) -supper, one who is
fond of broth ; a name given to the Fifeshire people from
their noted love of broth.
(i) Lnk. To poke my nose intil the pat O' ither folk's kail-broo,
Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 36. Dmf. Had sca'ded his mouth wi'
het kail-broo, Thom Jock o' Kitoive (1878) 17. (2) ne.Sc I sat doon
to my drap kail brose. Grant Keciletoii , 32. Abd. Kail brose, and
Athol-brose, Ruddiman Parish (1828) 133, ed. 1889. Frf. They
regale you with kail-brose, Lowson Gitid/ollow {i8go) ^o. Rnf.
Scotland's kings sat doun ■wi' cheer, On gude kail brose to dine,
Webster /?/rv)Hfs( 1 835^ 62, Gall. A mixture of the oily scum which
gathers on the lee side of the broth pot, and oatmeal, Mactag-
GART Encycl. (1824'). (3^1 n.Sc. Kail-broth . .. brewed from a huge
shin or sirloin of beef, Gordon Carglen (1891) 76. (4) Lth. Wi'
meal-cogs an' kail-cogs For stumpies when they cam'. Smith Merry
Bridal (1866) 7, (5) Lnk. (Jam.) (6, a) Sc. The order of the
vegetables in the kail-pot, Keith BohhiV Z.nrfy ,1897) 94. Sh.I.
Within the smell of the kail-pot, Scott Pirate (^1822) xi. Frf.
When you are wraxing over your kail-pot in a plot of heat,
Barrie Tommy (1896) 36. Per. They'll rin round spyin' an'
keekin' intil ilka kale-pat but their ain, Cleland hichbracken (1883)
244, ed. 1887. Fif. Tennant Papistry (1827) 7.S. Rnf. Barr
Poems (1861) 198. Ayr. Galt Lairds (18261 xxxix. Lnk. [She]
cleaned and boiled them in the kail-pat, Hamilton Poems (1865)
179. Edb. Learmont Poems (1791^ 48. Bwk. Gar ilka wife o'
Lammermoor. Put on her kail-pat, Henderson Po/>. Rhymes (1856)
136. n.Cy. Grose (17901 ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' It is specially applied
to any pots made of the antique shape which yet survives. The
body of the pot is almost spherical, the upper portion terminating
in a broad lip or collar, at the sides of which ears for suspension
are cast. The pot stands on three feet, like spikes. When in
use it is suspended by a bow handle over the fire, and is familiar
as the gipsy kettle. It is still in common use in many farmhouses.
Dnr.' e.Dur.' The kail-pot's callin' the yetlin' smutty. Lakel.^
Cum.' The large pan in which the meat and puddings are cooked
in farm houses ; Cum.-* Wm. The keayle pot ower the grate,
Whitehead Leg. (1859) 12 : Penrith Obs. ,Apr. 20, 1897).
n.Yks.' Esp. a large semi-globular or full-bottomed iron pot on
three spiky legs, used for cooking the kale in. An old custom,
obs , has been to hold a female servant who had remained seven
years in her place entitled to claim the kale-pot as her own ;
n.Yks. 2 The servant's perquisite, who has been seven successive
years in her situation. 'She'll never get t'keeal-poL' 'He
knaws hoo monny coorns '11 line t'keeal-pot,' said of a niggard ;
n.Yks.^*, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. He saw a fellow . . . sellin keeal pots,
pooakers, oddments, an keltherment, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889)
35 ; e.Yks.', m.Yks.', w.Yks.' (6 Gall. This bed is divided into
eight parts, the two of which at the farther end of it are called
the kail pots, Mactaggart Encycl. 1,1824) 253, ed. 1876. (7 Cld.
Those who stay at home to prepare the family meal or because
they have no inclination for church, are called kail-pat whigs
(Jam. S:ippl.\ (8 Edb. Gif we soud mak ony obstic Our dams
wad clank us wi' the kail-stick, Learmont Poems (1791) 58.
Dmf. She brak' the kail-stick o'er my back, Hawkins Poems
(1841) V. 26. Cum.'* (9 Sc. Aiken was ane o' the kale-suppers
o' Fife, Scott Antiquary vi8i6) iv.
5. Phr. (i) kale out of the ivater, cabbage boiled without
bacon or pork in the pot ; (2) ttot to part with the reek of
one's kale, to be very stingy and niggardly ; (31 /o earn one's
kale, to earn one's livelihood ; (4) to earn salt to one's kale,
to make something more than the barest livelihood ; (5)
to get one's kale through the reek, to get a good scolding ; to
pay the penalty ; (61 to give one one's kale through the reek,
to give one a good scolding, to reprove severely ; to
punish ; (7) to have one's kale hot, see 15) ; (8) to scald one's
lips in other folk's kale, to meddle with other people's
business ; {g) gospel kale, evangelical preaching.
(i) Cai.' (2) w.Yks. (J.E.), w.Yks.' (3 Nhb. When aw sail
fail te orn me kale, Robson Evangeline (1870) 333. (4) Sc. I'm
no' that auld nor that failed but I can earn saut to my kail yet.
Swan Gates of Eden (ed. 1895I ii ; My maister hinted that it
wasna likely that I wad e'er mak' saut to my kail sowthering
claith thegither, Ford Thistledown (1891) 296. (5 , Sc. You'll get
your kail thro' the reek, Cheales Prov. Flk-Lore, 113; To meet
with what causes bitterness or thorough repentance as to any
course that one has taken (Jam.). Sh.1. Jeemson an' da boy wis
baith gettin' der kail trow da reek, Sh. News fjuly 22, 18991.
Abd. Meddlers get frae Scottish herts their kail through the reek,
Edwards Mod. Poets, 6th S. 343. Per. Gin the mistress comes
ben an' dizna find the pat on the fire, I'se get my kale through
the reek, Cleland Jnchbracken (1883) 137, ed. 1887. ejif.
Andra got 's kail through the reek wi' a vengeance, and weel
deser\'it a' that he got, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xiii. s.Sc. The
government had better no try ony mair o' thae tricks or they'll
maybe get their kail through the reek, Wilson Tales {1836) IV.
239. e.Lth. Ye'll get your kail through the reek the day, or I'm
cheated, Hunter y. Inwick (1895) 200. Edb. I aft thro' the reek
frae him got my kail, Forbes Poems (1812) 137. Gall. Listening
to the poor wenches getting, as the saw hath it, their kail through
the reek, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 269. (6) Sc. If he
brings in the Glengyle folk ... he may come to gie you your kail
through the reek, Scorr Rob Roy (1817) xxx. Sh.I. Gie baith
him an' dem der kail troo da reek, Sh. News (Jan. 15, 1898).
Dmb. Ye ken yersel', if she did nae gi'e you your kail through
the reek, Maister Jimes, Cross Disruption (i844"i ii. Gall. That's
richt, Tib 1 Gie him his kail through the reek ! Crockett Anna
KALE
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KATIE
Mark (iSgg) xx. [^^ Per. He's hed his kail het this mornin', Ian
Maclaren Brier Bus/: (1895) 191. (8 Sc. You are scalding your
lips in other folk's kale, Scott St. Ronati (,1824) viii ; Never
scaud your lips in ither folks kail, Keith Bonnie Lady {i8g-j) 174.
Ayr. Far indeed it is frae my heart and inclination to scald my lips
in other folk's kail, Galt Lairds (^1826) xiv. Edb. May they scad
their lips fu' leal, That dip their spoons in ither's kail, Fergusson
Poems (ins) 140, ed. 1785. (9) Ayr. For lapfu's large o' gospel
kail Shall fill thy crib in plenty, Burns Ordiualion (1786) st. 6.
Lnk. Draw near a' ye lovers o' gude gospel-kail, MuiR Minstrelsy
(i8i6'i 114.
6. Dinner, food.
Sc. Ye'U stay and take some kale wi' us, Scott Midlothian
(1818) V ; From making the midday kail to timmering up the
floor with a dish-clout, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897'! 69; In giving
a friendly invitation to dinner it is common to say, ' Will 3'ou come
and tak your kail wi' me?' (Jam.) Frf. Piper of Peebles (1794) 5.
Ayr. Ballads and Sngs. (1847) II. 31. Slk. The servant lass has
to gang and rug him aff his chair when the kail is on the table,
Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 113. Peb. Affleck Poet. U'ks.
(1836) 122. Gall. Say to him wi' my compliments that he maun
come up and tak his kail wi' me to-morrow, Nicholson Hist.
Tales (1 843 J 68.
Hence (i) Kail-bell, sb. a dinner-bell, a bell rung at the
hour of dinner ; (2) -time, sb. dinner-time, the time of
dinner.
(i) Sc. One of the Town bells . . . daily rung at a certain hour
on every lawful day ... to remind the good citizens of Edinburgh
to repair to dinner, HiSLor Anecdote (1874') 210; But hark] the
kail-bell rings and I Maun gae link aff the pot, Herd Coll, Sngs.
(1776) II. 109 (Jam.). (2' Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Lnk.
■Po come up before his gate, directly the morn about kail-time,
Graham IVrilings ; 1883) II. 233. Gall. The minister dropped in
about kail time, as if by accident, Nicholson Hist. Tales (1843) 68.
[1. ON. X'(7/, a cabbage (Vigfusson). 3. Bot all with cale
it was bedroppit, Dunbar Poems (c. i5io),ed. Small, II. 247.]
KALE, see Keal, Keel, sb.'^
KALEGA, sb. Cor.^ The razor shell-fish, ' caper-
longer,' Solen solignia.
KALENDAR, sb. Nhb.' A strainer or sieve used in
cookery, a colander.
KALL, s6. Nhb.i A waterfall. See Caal.
KALTER, see Kialter.
KALWART, adj. Sh.I. Of the weather : cold, sharp.
S. & Ork.i
KAME, see Caim, Cam, s6.', Comb, sA.'
KA'M.IiiG,ppl.adj. Shr.' [kemin.] Of bees : issuing
forth in a stream when leaving the hive to swarm,
' towthering.'
KAMMEL, s6. Nhb. [ka'ml.] Soft slate. See Cam, si.''
Nhb.' Blue kammel, 2 feet 3 inches, Borings (1881) 76.
KANCUMS, s6. //. Lin. Tricks, pranks. Cf. cankum.
S.Lin. The kankums o' the clown wer anuf to mek a pig laff
(T.H.R.).
KANDLE GOSTES, p/ir. Chs.'^ The goose-grass,
Caliiiin Apariiie.
[Kandlegosses, Galium Apanne, Miller Plant Names (1884).]
KANE, sb. e.An. [ken.] Water at low tide between
the outer sandbank and the beach.
e.An.i Nrf. I shall bathe in the kane, Cozens-Hardy Broad
Nrf. (1893) 26.
KANGE, V. Cum. [keng.] To flog severely. Cum.'*
Hence Kanging, sb. a severe flogging.
Cum.' I'll give him a kanjin ; Cnm.*
KANGY, see Caingy.
KANKAYERS,s6.//. Cor. Tricksters, confederates ;
see below.
Cor.' Two or three confederates who unite to disparage any-
thing they wish to buy, or make fictitious offers and praise
anything they wish to sell ; Cor.*
KANNIE, sb. Sh.I. [kani.] A yoke-shaped piece of
wood between the ' stammareen ' and stem of a boat.
The boat [sixern] was divided into six compartments, viz.,
fore-head, fore-room, mid-room, oost-rcom, shott, hurrik or kannie.
This last compartment near the stern was occupied by the steers-
man, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 127 ; S. & Ork.'
KANSH, see Canch, Kench.
KANURD, «(//'. Lon. Slang. Drunk. Mayhew Z.o«i/.
Labour {\%-^\) I. 23, col. 2.
KAP, sb. Sh.I. A cup-shaped hollow in the ground.
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 84. See Cap, sb.'^
KAP, V. Sh.I. To take off the heads and remove the
entrails of fish.
Whin I wis gaun ta da haaf we niver bit kappit wir first hail o'
fish, . . we hed a' kappit an' cleen'd up afore we came ashore, Sh.
A'ews (Nov. 12, 1898).
KAPPAS, s*. />/. Obs. Wxf.' Dumplings of meal.
KARDOOS, sb. Sh.I. A fine kind of cut tobacco pro-
cured from the Dutch. S. & Ork.'
[LG. kardiis', a tobacco-pouch (Berghaus) ; Flem.
kardoes, ' a cartouche ' (Schuermans Siippl.) ; Fr. cartouche,
the corner of paper whereinto apothecaries and grocers
put the parcels they retail, also a cartouch or cartridge
(COTGR.).]
KAREKOYLE, v. and sb. Yks. [kaTikoil.] 1. v.
To slide in a crouching position.
Old Betty and Tommy went ' karekoyling' down the sloping
ice-clad road, Yksnian. Comic Ann. (1889) 9, col. 2.
2. sb. Aparticularmode of slidinginaerouchingposition;
also used aitrib. Cf katiehunkers, s.v. Katie.
w.Yks. Two, three, or more join together in crouching positions,
the hind parts of the foremost resting on the knees of those
immediately behind (iE.B. ) ; Raised her to the position necessary
for a slide down the ice in * karekoyle ' fashion, Yksman. Comic
Ann. (1889") 9. col. 2.
KARER. sb. Der.2 nw.Der.' A sieve.
KARLITY, KARN, see Quality, Kern, v.'^
KARRACH, sb. Fif [ka rax-] The game of shinty.
Edb. Even. Dispatch (Nov. 18, 1897).
KARRIEWHITCHIT, sb. Ags. (Jam.) [Not known
to our correspondents.] A fondling term for a child.
KARRIN, see Carrion.
KARSHAB, sb. Fif A cry used in the game of shinty.
Edb. Even. Dispatch (Nov. 18, 1897). Cf hummie, sb.^
KARTIE, sb. Sc. (Jam.) Also in form kertie. A
species of louse, resembling a crab in form.
KASH, sb. N.I.' A bog-road, or causeway of uncut
turf Cf cash, sb.'
KASING, vbl. sb. Cor.^ The process of huddling' or
washing tin in a circular basin.
KASING, see Casson.
KATABELLA, sb. Or.I. Also in form katabelly
S. & Ork.' The hen-harrier, Circus cyaiieus.
The Hen Harrier, . . here called the Katabella, is a species
very often met with, Barry Htst. Or. L (1805) 312 (Jam.) ;
SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 132 ; S. & Ork.'
KATBRANE, sb. Glo. A hollow, gully, or natural
covert-way, leading up to an entrenched camp of ancient
date, either British or Roman. N.Sr>Q. (1873) 4th S.xii. 495.
KATE, sb. Ken. The brambling, Fringilla moiiti-
friiigilla. Swainson Birds (1885) 64.
KATHERANE, see Cateran.
KATHIL, V. and sb. Bnff.' 1. v. To beat with great
severity, to reduce to a pulp.
A'U kalhil the hehd o' ye, gehn ye dinna hand aff yir ban's.
2. sb. Anything reduced to a pulp ; an egg beaten up.
An egg whipped up, mixed with boihng water, cream, rum, or
gin, &c., and sweetened. Egg-kathil is another name. 'Hedreeve
the thing to kathil.'
KA'flE, sb. Sc. Cum. Shr. Also in form katty Sc.
[ke'ti.] 1. A nickname for a hare. Cum."
2. Comb, (i) Katie-bran'-tail, the redstart, Ruticilla
p/ioeiiicunis; (2) -clean-doors, a child's name for snow;
(3) -hunkers, a particular method of sliding on ice ; cf.
karekoyle; (4) -wren, the common wren, Troglodytes
pannihis.
(i) Shr. Swainson Buds (1885) 12; Shr.' (2) Lnk. A' the
cabbage an' green kail are theekit wi' snaw. Aye, that's Katty-
clean-doors, she laughs at us a'. Lemon St. Mungo (1844) 33.
(3) Lth. Esp. where there is a declivity. The person sits on his
or her hams ; and in this attitude is either moved onward by
a first impulse received or is drawn by a companion holding each
hand (Jam.). (4) Bwk. We kenned the spot where the robin
bigged, The yorlin' an' Katie wren, Calder Poems (1897) 80.
KATIN' AND SAVIN'
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KEAL
KATIN' AND SAVIN', plir. Lakel. Of penurious
habits, saving.
Lakel.2 Wm. They war katin' an' savin' o' they cud rap or
rain (,B.K.\
KATIRAMS, sb.pl. Sh.I. Small, swift-flying, tattered
clouds. Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 72.
[Lit. a cat's paw. Norw. dial, katt, cat + rrtw, a paw
(Aasen) ; ON. hmmmr, a bear's paw (Vigfusson). Cp.
the use of ' cat's paw ' among sailors for a slight breeze
rippling the surface of the sea (Falconer).]
KATMOGET, adj. Sh.I. Of animals : having the
colour of the belly different from the rest of the body ;
light-coloured, with the belly of a darker colour.
Wid du licht in wi' my ' katmoget ' gimmer, Jakobsen Dial.
(1897) 58 ; ib. Norsk in Sh. (1897) no; S. & Ork.i
KATRA, see Cattera(h.
KATY-HANDED, rt^//'. 1 Obs. Sc. [Not known to our
correspondents.] Left-handed.
Ayr. It was very incommodious to me on the left side, as I have
been all my days liaty-handed, Sleaiii-boat (1822) 191 (Jam.)-
[NFris. y^rt/A^o-: so kciilig on (ii Hond, 'so links in der
Hand' (Outzen) ; for cognates see Rietz (s.v. Kaja) ; see
Key, cdjl\
KAT-YUGL, sb. Sh. & Or.L The eagle-owl. Bubo
ifrimvii's. Sh.L (W.A.G.), S. & Ork.' See Cat-ogle, s.v.
Cat, sb.''
[Dan. katiigle, a kind of owl, Slri.x passcriim (Daiisk
Ordboff, 63).]
KAUCH, sb. and v. Sc. Also in forms keach, keagh
Dmf. ; kiaugh Ayr. 1. sb. A bustle, fluster, flutter.
Sc. An' me in a kauch o' wark, Wai.ford Z). Kel/ieiby, v. Gall.
Now an unco kauch and hurry Mang the bravoes did begin, Mac-
TAGGART Eiicycl. (1824) 7, cd. 1876; To be in a kauch, to be in
extreme flutter, not knowing which way to turn ; over head and
ears in business, tb. 289.
2. Uneasiness of mind caused by domestic anxiety or
pressure of business.
Ayr. The lisping infant, prattling on his knee. Does a* his weary
kiaugh and care beguile, Burns Collar's Sat. Night (1785) st. 3.
Dmf. (Jam.)
3. V. To bustle, fluster.
Gall. Sae laughing and kauching, thou fain would follow me,
Mactaggart ib. 349.
[1. Gael, cabhag, hurrv, haste ; troubles, difficulties
(M. & D.).]
KAUDDi;, sb. Obs. Wxf > A cat.
Dugges an kauddes coome lick up a rhyme, 108.
KAULIK, sb. Sh.L In comp. Blaandie-kaulik, a
stirred-up quantity of meal and ' bland.'
The blaandie-kaulik and the swatsi-swaarik did duty instead of
the golden tips of Ceylon, Spence Flk-Lore (^1899) 177; Jakobsen
Norsk in Sh. (1897) 52.
[Kaidik (KjbUk) is a der. of Norw. dial. KJore, ' spraengt
Mslk • (Aasen).]
KA'VE, s6.' Sh.I. A bottle, flask, ^fM. used for holding
spirits. The same as Cave, sb.^
' Ir dey ony drap o' gin efter, Girzzie ?' 'Da kave is i' dy kist
ben.' ' Lat wis see if der a sipe i' da boddom o' da kave,' Sh,
News (May 14, 1898 .
KA'VE, 5A.2 Obs. Sc. A hen-coop. See Cavie.
Buy a bink. An' kave to keep a clockin' hen, Shepherd's IVed-
ding (i-]8g) 13.
KAVEL-MELL, sb. Lth. (Jam.) A sledge-hammer, a
hammer of a large size used for breaking stones, &c. See
Kevel, sb.'
KAVER, see Kaiver.
KAVLIN-TREE, sA. Sh.I. Also in form kavel-. A
stick notched at one end and used to take the hook out of
a fish's mouth. See Cavil, v.''
Prepare dysel for da shot, an' da kavlin' tree, Sh. News (Sept.
17, 1898); Jakobsen Dial. (1897' 22; His skOne, huggie-staft',
and kavel-tree are at hand, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 134.
KAW, t'. Dev. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To gasp for breath. (Hall.) Cf. caw, v.'
KAW, KA-WLE, see Caw, sb.'', Caul(e.
KA'W-WAW, nrf/'. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Also written
kaa-waa Nhb.' Crooked, twisted ; fg. ill-natured, cross-
grained ; also used as adv. awry.
Nhb.', n.Yks.3 Lan. Facing noways, standing nohow, but fixt
like James o' Joe's loom — ka-waawe, "Brierlzv Day Out i, 1859^ 22.
Hence akaw-wawy, adv. at wist, askew, awry. n.Cy. (J.H.)
KAY, see Kae, sb., Key, sb., adj., Ky(e.
KAYAR, sh. I. Ma. Strong rope.
' Kayar I kayar ! ' says ould McQueen, ' that'll bring her up,'
Brown U'ilcli 1 1889) 77.
KAYBITTIT, />/. Cum. Also written keybitted. Of
sheep : having the ear marked by the removal of a square
piece cut out iVom the edge.
Cum.* Black o' the rump, under-keybitted [kae-bit.it] n'ar ear,
Mavrovd, 104.
KAYCH, i-;>. Der.= nw.Der.' A pasty.
KAYER, see Casar.
KAYK, 5/). Cum.' The cry of a goose. See Cake, j;.*
KAYK, KAYLE.KAYLES, see Keck, 7.', Kale, Kails.
KAYLES.si.//. Cum. The c\\z.r\ock, Siitapis arvensis.
(B. & H.)
KAYM, KAYMT, KAYN, KAYTHER, see Kaim, v.,
Cammed, Kain, Cader.
KAZZARDLY, adj n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Shr. Also
written cazzardly s.Chs.' ; kazardly Chs.^ Shr.^; and in
forms cassartly Chs.^ ; kazartly Chs.' [ka-zadli.]
1. Precarious, risky, uncertain ; of the weather: change-
able, unsettled. See Casualty.
Lan. It's a kazzardly onsartin loife we lead, Ainsworth Witches
(ed. 1849) bk. II. V. Chs.' Owd Sammy is but a very kazartly
loife i' th' lease; he met pop off any minute; Clis.3 s.Chs.'
Terubl ky'aazurdli wedh-iir fur,th kraap-s [Terrible cazzardly
weather for th' craps]. Shr.'
2. Obs. Of animals: liable to accident, weakly, of doubt-
ful health, sickly.
n.Cy. Kazzardly cattle, Bailey (1721); Grose (1790); N,Cy.=,
w.Yks.', Chs. (K.)
KE, KEA, see Ka, Keagh.
KEACH, z'.' and sb.' Nhb.' Also written kyetch.
[kiatj.] 1. V. To drag forcibly.
If ye canna get carried through hfe, ye'll get kyetched through,
Old Prov.
2. sb. A heave up.
O ! the blue, the bonny, bonny blue, And I wish the blue may
do weel, And every auld wife that's sae jealous o' her dochter
May she get a good keach i' the creel, Sng.
KEACH, 7'.2 and sb.'^ Lei. Nhp. War. Shr. Oxf. Bck.
Bdf. Also written keech Nhp.'2 n.Bck. [kitj.] \. v.
To ladle any liquid, esp. water from a well ; to sip water
(as from a brook). Cf. cleach, v.' ; see Catch, ?'. H. 3.
Nhp.'2 War. Keach me a drop of water will ye, I've been
druve about everywhere from morn till night, Leamington Courier
(Jan. 30, 1897); War.", Shr.>, Oxf.', Bck. i.G.A.C), n.Bck. (A.C.)
Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809! 136.
2. Coiitb. Keach-hole, a place scooped out of the bed of
a river to collect water for domestic purposes. Shr.'
3. sb. The choice or ' pick ' of anything.
Lei.' I picked the keach for her.
KEACH. KEACORN, KEAD(D,see Keech, v.', Keeker,
sb ^ Cade sb."^
KEADY, adj Sc. (Jam.) Wanton.
[Cogn. w. Dan. kaad, wanton (Dansk Ordbog) ; Sw. k&t,
kdljefttll, 'lascivious' (Serenius).]
KEAGH, /;;/. Cum. Yks. Also written keeah n.Yks.^ ;
kea w.Yks.' [kia.] Go, begone, get away, avaunt !
Cum. Kcaa fetch a pack-leadd on a horse, Dickinson Ciintbr.
(1876I 240 ; Cum.'". n.Yks.3 w.Yks.' Kea thy ways.
KEAGH, see Kauch.
KEAK, KEAKS, see Keck, v.''^. Kecks, sb. pi'
KEAL, sb. Rut. Nhp. War. Also in forms kail Nhp.' ;
kale Nhp.2 [kil, kel.] A red ferruginous sand or rotten
rock. Cf. cale, sb.'^
Rut. The red land is a rich sandy loam intermixed with keal, Mar-
shall Review (1814) IV. 243. Nhp. In a field of twelve acres . . .
the soil a red kale, DossiEJJ/f»i. ^.?)(f. (1782) HI. 48; Nhp.'; Nhp.*
Pieces of stone 'in very small masses and uncertain and irregular
sh.ipe.' ' Whether they are pieces or shreds of the limestone of
KEAL
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KEBBIE
the ragg, or of our ordinary sandstone, they have all the name of
keale." In son:e parts of the county it is more especially applied
to the scalings or fragments of the sandstone.
Hence Kealy, adj. of land : red and stony.
Nhp.' Morton saj-s, 'Our ordinary sort of kealy land is a red
land, with a large intermixture of reddish stones.' When flat bits
of stone, or small masses of irregular shapes, turn up in ploughing,
the land is called 'kaley.' Ferruginous sandy stone is also called
* kailey stone.' War.®
KEAL, KEALLACH, KEALS, see Kail, Kale, Keel,
si.'^ V?, Kellach, Kails, Keawl.
KEAM, sb} Hrf. Glo. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also
written keem Glo.' vv.Som.' nvv.Dev.' ; and in forms
keamy Cor.^ ; kime Dev. [kim.] The scum or froth
which rises upon any liquid (esp. on cider).
w.Som.' Dev. Horae Siib&ccivac ( 1777) 234. nw.Dev.', Cor.*
Hence Keamy, (i) adj. mouldy, covered with a thick,
white scum ; cf. kimy ; (2) sb. cider when covered with a
thin, white mould.
(I'l Glo.i Dor. Haynes Voc. (c. 1730) in N. & Q. (1883) 6th S.
vii. 366. Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873'. w.Som.l Dev.' The cj'der
was keemy and had a vinegar twang, 22. Cor.' (2; Hrf. Bound
Profiiic. (i876\
[Bremen dial, kaatii 11. kieiii, 'der Schimmel, kahn, oder
die weisse Haut, welche sich auf dem verdorlienen Bier,
Wein u. Essig setzet ' {IVib.j ; Holstein dial, iieiii (Idio-
tikoH).']
KEAM, sb.^ Sc. A honeycomb, used jig. of a young
girl's bosom as being beautiful and sweet.
Gall. The napkin loosed, wi' ease he saw The bonniest keams
o* new-faun snaw, Nicholson Poet. JVks. (1814) 43, ed. 1897.
KEAMER,KEAM1NG STOCK, see Keymer, Kaiming-
stock.
KEAMS, sb. Obs. Cum.'* Also written keamnis
(s.v.), terns Cum.' A hair sieve, a ' temse.'
KEAN, see Keean.
KEANE, V. ! Obs. Cum. To scamper. (Hall.) ; CI.
(1851).
KEAPER, KEARF, KEARN, KEAT, KEATCH, see
Caper, si.', Carf, Kern, sb.', Keech, v.\ Kite, sA.'
KEATHER, sb. Lan. A cradle. (Hall.), (S.W.)
See Cader.
KEAU, V. e.Lan.' [ke.] To twist, as the foot in
walking. The same word as Cow, v.^ (q-v.)
Hence Keaued-cif, /^/. ad/, of shoes: trodden over.
KEAUCH, V. e.Lan.' Also in form caarch. [ketj.]
To crouch, ' couch ' (q.v.).
KEAUSTERIL, see Coistrel.
KEAVE, z/.' Lakel. Also written keav(v Cum.'*;
and in forins ciav, kiave Lake!." Wm. [kiav.] 1. v.
To plunge. Cum. (Hall.)
2. To pass a knife in all directions through newlj'-made
butter to extract hairs, &c. Cum.'*
3. To struggle on in a hopeless way.
Lakel.* Wm. ' Hoo are ye garn on ? ' ' Oh we just ciav
through.' She ciavs on frae ya week tuU anudder. She kiav'd
through his wage i' o' maks o' ways (B.K.). Cum. Gl. (1851).
[1. ON. /^efja, to dip, put under water (Vigfusson).]
KEAVE, v.^ Obs. Sc. Of horned cattle : to toss the
horns in a threatening way ; also jig. to threaten. See
Cave, v.^ 4.
Sc. Claw the traitors with a flail, . . That kissed the cow ahint
the tail, That keav'd at kings themsel, Hogg Jacob. Rel. (,ed.
l874'l II. 40.
KEAVE, see Keeve, sb.
KEAVIE, sb. Obs. Sc. 1. A species of crab.
Fif. I have found these crabs, we call kcavies, eating the slieve-
fish greedily, Sibbald Hist. Fif. (1803) 140 (Jam.^.
2. Comp. Keavie-cleek, a crooked piece of iron used for
catching crabs. Fif. (Jam.)
KEAW, KEAWER, see Cow, s6.'. Cower, v.'
KEAWL, V. Lan. Also in form keal. [kel.] To
crouch, to be cowardly, to ' cowl ' (q.v.).
He keals, Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ; Lan.'
Hence Keawlt,/'//. adj. repulsed, intimidated, frightened.
Lan.', m.Lan.'
VOL. in.
KEAWL, sb. Yks. Lan. Also in form kahl w.Yks.
[kel, kal.] The secretion in the corners of the eye.
w.Yks. (J.T.), m.Lan.' See Gowl, sb.^
KEAWSE, see Kewse.
KEB,s6.' Sc. [keb.] L The sheep-louse, il/c/o^/w^K5
oviiiiis. Or.L (Jam.), Cai.',Abd. (Jam.) 2. Any creature
small of its kind ; esp. an infant. Bnff.'
KEB, s6.* Yks. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A villain. (Hall.)
KEB, V.' and sb.^ Sc. Nhb. Yks. Lin. [keb.] 1. v.
Of ewes : to bring forth a still-born lamb.
Sc. A noted . . . witch who frequented these hills in former
days, causing the ewes to keb, Scott Blk. Du'arf {1&16, ii. Nhb.'
Hence (i) Kebbed ewe, p/ir. a ewe whose lamb is still-
born ; (2) Kebbed lamb, p/ir. a lamb that dies in birth.
(i"i Sc. Ilka ane o' them bearin' twins, an' no ane kebbet o' them
a", RoBSON 5)1^. Sol. (i860) iv. 2. Slk. A cure for a' disasters,
Kebbit ewes an' crabbit masters, Hogg Poems ^ed. 18651 278.
Dmf. Morton Cjclo. Agric. (18631. Nhb.' When a Iamb dies in
birth the mother is called a kebbed yow. (z) Nhb.' When a lamb
dies in birth it is called a kebbed lamb. On these occasions the
skin of the kebbed lamb is flayed and put upon a strange lamb.
This is brought to the foster mother to be suckled, who. smelling
the skin of her own progeny, allows the stranger to approach her
and take her milk.
2. With at: to refuse to suckle; to abandon the lamb.
Lnk. I trow she wad keb at it, as the black ew did at the white
ews lamb the last year, Graham Writings (1883) II. 36. Feb.,
Sik., Dmf. (Jam.)
3. sb. An old, worn-out sheep. m.Yks.' 4. Comp. (i)
Keb-ewe, a ewe that has lost her lambs. Gall. Mactaggart
Encyd. (1824); (2) -house, the shelter erected for young
lambs in the lambing season. Gall. (S.R.C.), Nhb.' 5. A
sow-pig that has been littered dead. Rxb. (Jam.)
[3. jouis and lammis, kebbis and dailis, Coiitpl. Scotl.
(1549) 66.]
KEB, 37.2 and si.* Sc. [keb.] L j^. To beat severely.
Bnff.' A'll keb the back o' ye, in ye dinna stop yir ill-ween.
2. sb. A blow. Rnf. Picken Poeiits (1788) Gl. (Jam.)
Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
KEB, v.^ Lan. [keb.] To fish from a boat for flat
fish with four hooks hung from the end of a weighted
wooden cross. Lan.', ne.Lan.'
KEB, v.* Nhb. Cum. [keb.] Toturninthekneesortoesin
walking. Nhb.' The little bo wdy kite wis gan alangkcbbin his feet.
Hence Keb-fcoted, adj. of a person who walks with toe.«
turned inward. Cum.'*
KEB, v.^ Lin. [keb.] To pant for breath ; to sob.
Eh, but howding on theer made me keb, Fenn Dick o' the Puts
fi888) iv ; Lin.' Listen how she kebs. e. Lin. He keb'd and caw'd,
BROwji Lit. Lam: (1890,82. sw.Lin.' He didn't cry, but he began
to keb a bit when I came away.
KEB, v.^ Lan. [keb.] To rake a canal-bottom for
stones, &c. (C.W.D.)
KEBAR, sb. Sc. Also in form kebbre Bnflf.' 1. A
strong person of somewhat stubborn disposition, a metaph.
use of Caber. Bnff.'
2. A companion, neighbour.
Rnf. You wha in trade hae lost j'our ain As weel 's jour
neebours, May get the cause and cure made plain By canty
kebars, Webster Rhymes (1835I 117; Ye're sic a civil kebar,
Ye're social when j-e're fou, ib. 124.
KEBAR. KEBBACH, see Caber, Kebbuck.
KEBBERS, sb. pi. ? Obs. Lin. ' Culled ' sheep.
HoLLOWAY. See Keb, sb.^ 3.
[Brebis de rebut, Drapes, Cullings, or Kebbers, old or diseased
sheep which be not worth keeping, Cotgr.]
KEBBIE, V. Sc. Also written kebby. 1. ? Obs. To
chide, quarrel. Ags. (Jam.)
2. Comb. Kebbie-Iebbie, (i) sb. an altercation in which
a number of people are talking at once ; cf. kabbie-labby ;
(2) V. to carry on an altercation.
(i) Frf. A while in silence scowl'd the crowd. An' syne a
kebby-labby loud Gat up, an" twenty at a time Gae their opinions
o' the crime, Ptf>er of Peebles (1794") 15. (2 Ags. (Jam.)
[Cp. LG. kabbcln, 'oft keifen, zanken u. streiten'
(Berghaus).]
3F
KEBBIE
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KECK
KEBBIE, aiij. Sh.I. [ke'bi] Anxious, eager.
Dem 'at's been us'd vvi' da sea is juist as kebbie ta hear a' da
news as iver dey wir, Sh. News (Mar. 5, 1898,1 ; Ill-spaekers,
leers, an' dashers ir kebbie at ony time, for suntin' la spaek
aboot, ib. (May 28, 1S98;.
KEBBLE, sb. Der. A white opaque spar. (Hall.)
KEBBUCK, sb. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Also written
kebback ne.Sc. ; kebbock Sc. ; kebbuc Dmb. ; kebuck
Lnk. Dmf. ; and in forms cabbac Inv. ; cabback Inv.
Abd. ; kebec Frf. ; kebuck(e Abd. s.Sc. ; kibbock Frf.
Rnf. Sllc. [ke"bak.] 1. A whole cheese ; gcji. one of
great size.
Sc. A huge kebbock (a cheese, that is, made with ewe-milk
mixed with cow's niilk\ Scott Old Morlalitv (1816) viii ; A whang
afi" a new cut kebbuck is ne'er missed, Henuehson Piov. (1832)
100, ed. 1881. Or.I. Slie deal largely in — Dunts o' kebbuck, teats o'
woo', VEDDERSfe/t'/ifi i 1832) 30. ne.Sc. Gregor Ftk-Loie{i&Bt^^.
Cai.', Inv. (H.E.F.) Bch. Cuttit a fang frae a kebbuck wi a whittle,
Forbes /;•". (1742) 13. AbJ. (A.W.); Bannocks and kebbotks
knit up in a claith, Ross HeUtiore (1768) 56, ed. 1812; Yirn't
milk cam'. An' then a kebuck blue, Anderson Poems (1826) loi.
Kcd. Tak' doon the aul'est kebbock. Bell, An' cut ihem knievlocks
aff. Grant Lays (1884) 23. Frf. The arrival in Thrums of a
cart-load of fine ' kebec ' cheeses, Barrie Lic/it (18S8) x ; A hunk
of kebbock, ib. Toiumy (1896) ix. Per. Maister Robertson wud
maj'be like tae see thae kebbocks yir sending aff tae Muir,
Ian Maclaren Aiild Lang Syne (1895) 14. w Sc. When you're
helping yoursel, tak mair cheese than bread at the first; you'll
may be no see the kebbuck a second time, Carrick Lairri of
Logan (1835) 82. Fif. Douglas Poems (1806) 66. s.Sc. Binna
nice To try the kebucke, T. Scott Poems (1793 ' 327. Rnf. I drew
frae the boost the bit kibbock, And took to mysel' a bit whang,
Webster Rhymes (1835) 3- Ayr. Draws her kebbuck an' her
knife. Burns Holy Fair (1785) st. 24. Lnk. Richly gangs the
kebbuck doon That's hansell'd wi' a laird. Murdoch Doric Lyre
(1873) 94. Edb. That's a bit grand kebbock o' j'ours, gudewife,
Ballantine Gaberhimie (ed. 1875) 39. Bwk. Nae cakes, nor
kebbuck, meal nor bear To fill your maw, Calder Poents (1897)
283. Slk. Somewhere about the size of a small kibbock, Chr.
North Nodes (1856) 11. 62. Dmf. Kebuck an' cake, an' brave
nut broon ale, TnoM Jock o' Knoive (1878) 39. Gall. A kebbuck
of rich cheese, Crockett Grey Man (1896) xxvii. Uls. Uls. Jrn.
Arch. (i853-62\ n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.V. N.Cy.', Nhb.>
2. Comp. (i) Kebbuck-creel, a cheese-basket; (2) -end,
(3) -heel, (4) -stump, the last remnants of a cheese.
(i) Or.I. Gudewife, gae to your kebbock-creel. . . And see thee
count the kebbocks weel, Fergusson Rambles (1884) 170. (2)
Dmb. You've baith welcome and a kebbuc en. Salmon Gozvodean
(1868) 99. (3) Dmb. I wouldna like to lay the kebbuc-heel upon
the board the da\-, Salmon ib. 108. Ayr. An' dinna for a kebbuck-
hecl Let lasses be affronted, Burns //o/v /"(?!>( 1 785"! St. 25. (4') Fif.
Some knapp't awa'at kebbuck-stumps,TENNANTPfr/'i'5/r>' 1 1827^52.
KEBBY, sb. Sc. Cum. Also written kebbie Sc. Rxb.
(Jam.) [ke'bi.] A hook-headed walking-stick ; a shep-
herd's crook ; also in comp. Kebbystick. Cf. nebby.
Sc. The red-ccats cam up and ane o' them was gaun lo strike
my mither. . . I got up my kebbie at them and said I wad gie
them as gude, ScoiT O/rf j1/oWa//(y(i8i6') xiv. Rxb. (Jam.) Cuai.
A clergyman who had mislaid his walking stick made inquiry
about it of his landlady, who called to her daughter, ' Jane Ann,
whoar t'priest's kebby ? ' Dickinson Ciimbr. (1876) 218; Cum.i ;
Cum.'' She heuks his lug wid yah fist a' a kebby vvid tudder,
/KC.r.X 11895) 3.
KEBLE, sh. Ohs. N.Cy.* A timber-log.
KEBRACH, KEBRITCH, see Cabroch.
KEBROCK, s6. Sc. Uscdof anything big and clumsy.
See Cabroch, 2.
Rxb. A kebrock o' a stane, a big, large, unshapely stone ;
a kebrock o' a bairn, a coarse big child, Francisque-Michel
Lang. (1882) 56.
KEBS, si. //. Slk. Gall. The game of 'knuckle-bones.'
(S.R.C.)
KECH, sb. Sc. [Not known to our correspondents.]
[kcx.] A girl's shoe.
Ayr. He asked if I could make a pair of kechs for him. I had
never heard the term before, but he explained that it was a pair
of shoes for his own girl, Johnston Kilmallie (1891) 1. 184.
KECH, see Keech, v>
KECHER, V. Sc. To cough continuously. Cf. kycchin.
Frf. She has that kechering hoast and spit now, Barrie Tommy
(1896) xxiv; (J.M.B.)
KECHT, sb. Sc. A consumptive cough. Gall. Mac-
TAGGART Eitcyct. (1824). Cf. kecher.
KECK, si.' Yks, [kek.] Rubbish, 'kedge.'
w. Yks. It tastes war ner owd keck, Eccles Leeds Olm. (1873)
12 ; w.Yks.5 Nasty keck ! nut fit fur a pig to heit !
KECK, v} and 5*.= Sc. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. I. Ma.
Chs. Der. Fit. Not. Lin. Also written kek Wm. Lan.; and
in forms kaik Cum.' Wm.' : kayk Cum.'"; keak n.Cy.
n.Yks.* ne.Yks. m.Yks.' w.Yks.'^ Lin.' n.Lin.' ; keeak
n.Yks.'"; keek n.Yks.'* ne.Yks.' Chs.^ ; keik n.Yks.'
Lan. s.Chs.' ; kek Lakel.^ ; keyk w.Yks.' m.Lan.' ; keyke
Lan. ; kick Chs.^ ; kike w.Yks. ^ Lan. ; kyke Lan. Fit.
[kek, kek, kik, kiak.] 1. v. To raise up one end of
anything, esp. to tip up a cart in order to unload it.
n Cy. (^Hall.\ Lakel.^ Wm. The cart is kekt up at the door
(B K.). s.Wm. (J.A.B.) n.Yks.'^; n.Yks.« Keeak t'cart a larl
bit mair. ne.Yks.', m.Yks.', w.Yks. (R.H.H.), w.Yks.', ne.Lan.',
e.Lan.', Chs.^*^ s.Chs.' We keik a vessel when we want the
contents to run out. Fit. (T.K.J.) Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and
Danes (1884) 339. n.Lin.'
Hence (i) Keeker, sb. the bar which connects the body
of a cart with the thills ; a piece of wood or iron in front
of a tumbril to enable the body of a cart to be raised to
any angle ; (2) Kec'.ver-peg, Kecking-, or Kecko-, sb. a
peg placed in the ' keeker ' to keep the cart tilted at any
angle.
(I I Lan.' I.Ma. Others tryin' to draw the keeker. Brown
Doctor (1887) 219, ed. 1891. Chs.' In the old tumbrils, or dung-
carts, there is an arrangement by which the cart can be kept
kecked at any angle, so that the dung may be hooked out from
behiwd with a muck-hook as the cart is drawn along the field.
The arrangement consists of an upright piece of iron (formerly it
was made of wood) attached to the front of the cart framework,
which works through a slit in the cart bodj'. It is called the
keeker, and is perforated with numerous holes. The body of
the cart is hinged to the axle. When the cart is kecked, the
front is raised, and a peg is put into one of the holes in the
keeker to keep it at the required angle. (2) Chs. '^
2. Comb. Kekrod, the peg which keeps the ' keeker' in
position.
Lan. I was stannin' up drivin, when t'kek-rod slipt oot, an' up
went t'cart. like shot, Waugh Rambles Lake Cy, (i86i: 227.
3. Fig. To stay or put up at a house temporarily when
away from home.
Wm.Wheear do yer[5i'f] keck? S/iff. Dirt/. (i88o)pt. ii.5o;Wm.'
Still often used, esp. among carters and drivers, and workmen
who have to work far from home. ' War's tha keckt at ta-daa ? '
' 1st ta gaan ta keck at t'Unicorn ?'
4. To upset ; to overbalance ; gen. with over.
Cum.* Ah keck't 'im oot o' t'barrow inta t'watter. w.Yks. He
keyk'd ower t'eead first (^ B.) ; w.Yks.^ Lan.' ' Vi^hos spilt
this milk ? ' ' Me, mother : aw couldn't help it ; aw keckt it o'er
wi' my sleeve.' n.Lan.', m.Lan.' s.Lan. Mind, lass, or theaw'll
keck it o'er (F.E.T.V
5. To jerk oneself back ; to throw back the head with a
disdainful air; to raise oneself erect ; to rear as a horse.
Cum.' Wm. Ah kaikt mi heed up an catcht t jaum seek a leddur
(B.K.). n.Yks.' He did nowght bud winch and keeak oopon 's
hin legs : n.Yks. ^, ne.Yks.' e. Yks. Marshall if nr. froii. ! 1788).
m.Yks.' A mother will say to an over-playful child, by way of
caution : ' Thou'll keak thy neck till it creaks.' w.Yks.' Lan.
Woman . . . keckt as stiff, as if hood swallud a poker, Ti.m Bodein
View Dial. (1740) 19. nw.Der.'
6. To 'cock' up at one end ; to stand awry; to twist to
one side ; to lean ; to drop from an upright position.
Cum.' Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P. 1 e.Lan.', m.Lan.'
s.Lan. He'd getten his hat keck't o' one side. He keck't his
cheer up on it's back legs (F.E.T.'. Chs.' s.Chs.' Du)nii sit too
eeum dhu end uUh bensh, els itM ky'eyk tip [Dunna sit too eeam
the end o' th' bench, else it'll keik up]. A farmer was complaining
that the bottom of his large cheese-making vat did not slant
sufficiently to allow the moisture to run off, or rather that it slanted
in the opposite direction to what was required. This he expressed
by saying that ' it ky'eykt raangg- roa'd ' [it keiked wrang road].
Not. The wheels get kecked out of gear (L.C.M.).
KECK
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KECKLE
Hence Keaky-ridged, adj. bent inwards.
C.Lin. Yow see this 'ere barn's keaky-ridged (J.C.W.).
7. Todravvbackfrom a bargain ; to flinch. Cf. cock, f.'ll.
Rxb. ' I've keck't,' I have changed my mind, and decline
adhering to the offer I formerlj' made (Jam.).
8. sb. A twist to one side ; a sprain ; an injury to the
spine causing deformity.
Cum.' She hez a kayk in her neck; Cum.*, Yks. (Hall.),
m.Yks.' w.Yks.' If j'ou don't mind you'l give that barn a keak
in the back; w.Yks.^ A horse going up-hill with a heavy load is
in danger of 'gehring a keak i' his back.'
9. A jolt. ne.Lan.'
10. A cuff or blow.
Cum. Yah rummelback of a lad in t'gallery leeap aboot till he
gat a kayk aback eh t'lug, .Sargisson Joe Scon p (1881) 184. Wm.'
[5, 8. Norw. dial, keika, to bend backwards, to sprain,
to go awry ; keik, bent backwards, used of one who holds
his head backwards in a pert manner (Aaseni ; O'H.keikr,
bent backwards, the belly jutting forwards (Vigfusson).]
KECK, V? and sb.^ Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Not.
Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Won Hrf. Glo. Oxf. Brks. Bdf.
Hnip. LW. Wil. Also written kek w.Yks. ; and in forms
cack Wil.' ; keak Lin.> ; keeck Hrf. ; keek Hrf.' [kek.]
1. V. To retch ; to feel sick ; to faint suddenly.
Rxb. (jAM.),Lan.(J.D. ,Chs.2,Not.' Lin. Thompson //is/. Boston
(1856)711. Lei.'It meks me keck to think on't. Nlip.=,War.3, Wor.
(H.K.), Hrf.12 Glo. 'E tells me it ^intellect] makes your innards
keck over cider, Gissing Vill. Hampden (.1890) I. 160; Glo.'^
Oxf.' MS. add. Bdf. (J.W.B.\ Hmp.« I.W.2 That ere stuff
makes me keck. Wil.' n.Wil. He had'n a swallered it two
minnits afore a begun to keck (E.H.G. \
Hence (i) Keeker, fjfl)'. squeamish ; (2) Keeker-hearted,
adj. (a) having a stomach that is easily upset; (b) faint-
hearted, nervous ; (3) Keckery, adj., see (i) ; (4) Kecky,
adj., see (i).
(i) n.Cy. ^HALL.") w.Yks.' Shoe's nut ilten hauf^shoe's seea
dench an keeker, ii. 291 ; w.Yks.^ Keeker o' food. (2, a) w.Yka.
Can't eat fat meat? What a keeker hearted body ye er (B,K.).
(i) n.Yks. The Masham Volunteers went full trot in waggons
to meet the French, and there warn't a kekkcr-hearted
man in t'lot (R.H.H.I. w.Yks. Soa j'e kecker-hcarted 'uns 'at's
been hoddin' back, Yks. IVkly. Post (May 2, 1896) ; w.Yks.^ (3)
w.Yks. Our girls are very kekerj' about eating fat vW.C.S.). (4)
s.Wor. A's a bit kecky 's marnin ^H. K.).
2. To refuse with disdain ; to be fastidious. n.Yks.'*,
w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
3. To choke ; to make a choking noise in the throat ; to
cough.
n.Yks."*, ne.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. She boakaned and kekt,
Niddeidell Olm. 1 1878). Brks.', I.W.', Wil.'
4. To cackle; to laugh. Cum.'* 5. sb. The noise
made in the gullet bj- sickness ; a sound between a cough
and a choke. ne.Yks.'. m.Yks.', Lin.' Brks. Ct. (1852).
KECK, adj."- Chs. Nhp. Shr. Hrf. Oxf. Bck. Wil. Also
in forms cack, cag Wil.' [kek.] In fo;);6. (i) Keck-fisted,
(2) -handed, left-handed ; clums}', awkward.
(i) Hrf. Still known and used, esp. among school-children
(H. C.M.I. (2) Chs.', Nhp.'2 Shr.' Ketch out, yo' keck-'onded,
avenless thing, Oxf. (M.A.R.) ; (G.O.) ; Oxf.' 'Er's the mwust
keck-'anded thing as ever tha sin in thee life. Bck. If a man, at
hay time, or harvest, holds his fork with the left hand lowest,
they say, 'Ah, he's no good ! he's keek-handed, he works with
the weakest hand next to the load,' N. & Q. (18591 2nd S. viii.
483. Wil.'
KECK, adj.'^ Lan. Pert, insolent, Hvely. Davids Races
(1856) 270.
KECK, KECKCORN. see Keek, 5*.', u', Kick,t».^ Keeker.
KECKEN, V. Sc. Yks. Also in form kicken Sc. (Jam.)
[kekan.] 1. To make a sound between a choke and a
cough ; to retch. See Keck, v.'
n.Yks.' 2 w.Yks.^ An infant turns black in the face, and
*keckens,' when it has swallowed too large a piece of anything.
2. To decline with loathing, aversion, or disgust, as
offered food ; to be fastidious. n.Yks.'
3. Co;w6.Kecken-hearted, squeamish ; loathing the sight
of food; dainty; over-fastidious; faint-hearted.
Sc. (Jam.), n.Yks."'* ne.Yks.' They're varry kcckenhearted
'uns. m.Yks.'
KECKER, sb. Hrf. Glo. Oxf. Brks. Hmp. LW. Wil.
Dor. Som. Dev. Also written kekker Wil. ; and in forms
cacker Som. ; cacorne Dor. Dev. ; caker Glo.' ; keacorn
Dor.; keckcorn w.Cy. ; keckhorn I.W.'^; kcxcs (//.)
Brks. ; kiakeharn Dor.' ; kyecker, kyeckhorn Som.
[ke'kafr).] 1. The gullet; the windpipe; the uvula; a
pervious pipe ; also in cotiip. Keeker pipe.
Hrf. I J.B.J, Glo. (F.H.I Brks. Grose (1790) ; ' I stuffs a hand-
ful of dry salt down their kexcs when they beant well,' said an
old shepherd. . . He was speaking of his surgery of . . . sheep and
meant their throats, N. 6"^ Q. (i877> 5th S. viii. 455; Brl:s.',
Hmp.', I.W.'2, w.Cy. (Hall.) Wil. [The cuckoo] alius zims to I
to ha' zummut in 's keeker, Akerman Spring-tide (1850) 33 ; Wil.'
Dor. 'A might call, and call, till his keacorn was raw. Hardy
Mayor of Castfrhridge !'i886) i ; Cacorncs were cut from the ani-
mal's pluck, and stewed with barley meal and given to dogs, the
cacorne being cut into small pieces before stewing (T.G.) ; Dor.'
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ; (T.G.) w.Som.' Yuur ! tup aup dhaaf
— dhaat-1 wauTsh daewn dhee kek'ur vau'r dhee [Here! tip up
that — that will wash down thy throat for thee]. This is a fre-
quent sa3Mng in giving cider. Dev. (Hall.) ; A. & Q. (1897) 8th
S. xi. 432.
2. pi. The tonsils.
Glo. (S.S.B.) ; Glo.' His cakers are bad, and he can't quilt.
Oxf.' MS. add.
KECKERS, sb. pi. Brks. The ridges between the
wheel-tracks and the horses' tracksin afield road. (W.H.Y.)
KECKHORN, see Keeker.
KECKLE, V.' and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Chs. Shr. Also written ceckle Lan.' ; kekill Shr.* ;
kekle Dmb. Lnk. ; and in form caickle Sc. [kekl.]
1. V. To cackle.
Sc. I wadna be deaved with your keckling for a' your eggs,
Ramsay Prov, (1737^ Abd. Hennies . . . ha'e leave to keckle.
And cocks to craw. Cock Strains (1810) I. 19. Dmb. The mistress
is kekling aboot it like a klokin hen, Cross Disruption 1 1844 vii.
Rnf. Loud keckling frae the barn-yard fowls, Fraser Poet. Chimes
(1853) 136. Lnk. I'se cry to thee whan the hens begin to keckle,
Graham IVritings (1883) II. 31. Slk. Who was keeklin like a
gouty gander, Cur. North Noctes (ed. 1856) IV. 64. Dmf. Our
gray clocking hen she gaed keckling her lane, Cromck Remains
(1810) 32. G4II. The solan . . . geese . . . their keckling and cry-
ing are the loudest, Crockett Grey Man (1896) xxxvii. Cum.
Craiking craws and keckling kayes, Mackay Lost Beauties Eiig.
Lang. (1874I 2: Cum.'*, w.Yks. (J.W.). e.Lan.', Shr.^
2. To laugh long and loudly ; to chuckle ; to giggle. Cf.
cackle.
Sc. For fainness, deary, I gar 3-6 keckle, Herd CoU. Sngs.
(1776) II. 22. Rnf. Keeklin' to mj-sel' wi' glee, Young Pictures
(1865) 175. Ayr. The giglets keckle To see me loup. Burns
Toothache, st. 3. Lnk. Stand straight up like a rash, kekle, and
looky eanty like whan the carles is gaun by, Graham IVritings
(1883) II. 141. Slk. Sir Walter himsel' keckled on his chair, Chr.
North Nodes fed. 1856) III. 94. Gall. The news ye had to tell,
Avad gar him keckle, Laudefidale /'of«/s (1796) 93. N.Cy.', Nhb.',
Cum.'*, n.Yks. '2*, m.Yks.' w.Yks.' He keckled while he varily
kinkt ageean, ii. 293. Lan.', n.Lan. ' Chs. They munna be too
heigh keeklingk, Clough B. Bresskitlle (1879) 5-
Hence Keckling, (i) sb. noisy laughter ; giddy conduct ;
(2) ppl. adj. chuckling, noisy; of a giddy disposition.
( 1 1 Sc. Less caickling would ser\'e jx on sic a . . . subject, Scott
Bride 0/ Lam. {t8!g) X. Bnff.' (2. Sc. (A.W.), Bnff.' Ayr.
A good humoured sort of keckling laugh, Galt Legatees (1820) x.
w.Yks.'
3. To retort impertinently ; to speak insolently. Lan.
Davies Races (1856) 228 ; Lan.'
4. To show eagerness ; to show signs of joy or of temper ;
to regain one's spirits after sickness, &c. Also with up.
Bnff.' She's beginning to keekle-up fell weel sin's hir man's
death. He kecklet up at ance fin 't wiz proposet t' gang t' the
market. Frf. They're a' keeklin' tae shake their feet i' the ball-
room, LowsoN Guid/ollow (1890) 52.
5. sb. A chuckle ; noisy laughter ; giddy behaviour.
Bnff.' Abd. She gj'a a bit keckle o'a lauch, ALEXANDER_/o/;H»_y
Gihb (1871) xlvi.
6. Loud chatter; idle or foolish talk.
Rnf. The keckle was jist at its hecht, The mystery no a bit
clearer, Neilson Poems (1877) 62. Lan.'
7. A smothered laugh. N.I.'
3 F2
KECKLE
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KEDGE
KECKLE, V.' and aiij.^ Nhb. Chs. Wor. Shr. Hrf.
Also in form kickle Shr.' Hrf.^ [kekl.] 1. v. To
cough ; to choke ; to make a noise in the throat while
swallowing. Nhb.', Wor. (H.K.), s.Wor.' See Keck, i'.=
2. (idj. Weak in the stomach ; flighty. Hrf.^
3. Comb, (i) Keckle-stoniach, a squeamish stomach;
(2) -stomached, squeamish, dainty.
(i) Shr.' ^2 Chs.i, Wor. (W.C.B.) Shr.' I'm so despert
keckle-stomached lately, I should "aive my 'eart out if I wuz to
see a yar in an^-thin'.
KECKLE, acfj.^ Lan.' Pert. See Keck, ac/J.'^
KECKLE MECKLE, sb. Den* nw.Der.' Poor ore.
KECKLEPIN, sb. Sc. Also in form keckling-pin
Abd. iJam.) a knitting-pin.
n.Sc. She burnt like a keckle-pin, Buchan Ballads (1828) I.
122, ed. 1875. Abd. (Jam.)
KECK-MEG, see Cag-maer, s3.'
KECKS, sb. pl.^ In gen. dial, use in Eng. Also written
keks m.Yks.' Lan. Not. ; kex n.Cy. Nhb.' n.Yks." ne.Yks.'
vv.Yks.'^is Lan.' Chs.^ Midi. Stf. Der.= nw.Der.' n.Lin.'
Lei.' Nhp.' War.'" Shr.'" Glo.' Suf.' Ess.' Sus.'* Hmp.'
LW.'^ Dor. w.Som.' ; and in forms cax Dor. ; caxes
Ken.'; keaks s.Pem. ; keeks Wil.' ; kerk Lei.'; kesk
Cum.'; kexesStf.Der.War.^Sur.Dor.'; kexySom.; keyx
Shr.^ ; kicks Som.; kik Hrt. Cor. ; kiskey Cor.'* ; kisks
e. An.' Suf.' Ess. Cor.; kix Lin. War. Sus.* LW.' Som.: kixes
Sur. [keks.kiks.] 1. Any hollow-stalked umbelliferous
plant; the dried stalks of such a plant; also in sing.;
asp. in phr. as dry as a keck. Cf. gicks ; see Keggas.
n.Cy. The stem of the teazle, Grose (1790) MS. adJ. P.)
Nhb.' Aa's oney boilin' kecks for the pigs. Cum.', n.Yks.^,
ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Nicholson /7*-S/>. (1889) ]8. m.Yks.' w.Yks.
Walkin's made me as dry as a kex, Yks. ll'kly. Post (June 20,
18961 ; w.Yks.' 2^''; w.Yks.5 'As dry as kex,' is a common ex-
pression, often to denote stale bread. Lan.' As dry as a kex
(meaning thirsty). Chs.'^ Widl. Kex, dried kex, that in summer
has been so liberal to fodder other men's cattle, Too.n'e Die/.
(i834>. Stf. In mowing grounds, if suffered to run up, it becomes
dry kex, Marshall Review (1814) IV. 43 ; Stf.' Der. N. & Q.
(1878 5th S. ix. 417 ; Der.*, nw.Der.' s.Not. This bread's as dry
as a keck (J.P.K.). Lin. (B. & H.) n.Lin. His throat's as dry as
a kex, an' he mun hev sum sleek, Peacock Tales (i8go'; 2nd S.
106; r.Lin.', e.Lin. (J.C.W.\ sw.Lin.' s.Lin. Rabbits likes
kecks better than most greens (F.H.W.\ Lei.' Nhp. Half hid
in meadow-sweet and keek's higli flowers, Clare I'tllage Alinst.
(1821) II. 100; Nhp.* War.'*; 'War.^ Any plant with a hollow
stem which . . . could be made into a whistle was called a kex ;
War.*, s.'War.' Shr. Burne Flk-Lore (1883) xxxvi ; Shr.i Ben,
I toud yo' to bring some kex in fur spills ; yo' gwun at them
matches as if they comen fur nuthin", but yo'n fine it out some
dark mornin' wen theer is none ; Shr.*, Hrf.* s.Pem. Laws
Little Eng. (1888: 420. Glo.', n.Bck. (B. & H.>, Bdf. J.W.B.',
Hnt. (T.P.F. , e.An.', Suf Ess. (B. i H.) ; Ess.' ' As light as a
kex.' Boys make miniature windmills of the split stalks. In
many Eng counties the stem of any suitable plant, when hollowed
out, and the pith extracted, is called a ' keck.' A ' keck ' may
therefore be made of an elder-stem, or hemlock, or rush, or butter-
bur, &c. An empty sugar-cane is a 'keck.' Bees are fed with
' kecks' filled with sugar introduced into their hives. In some
parts of the country also hollow elder-stems (then called 'kecks')
are used as moulds for home-made candles. Ken.' Pieces of bean
stalk about eight inches long, used for catching earwigs in peach
and other wall-fruit trees. Sur. Huge docks, burdocks, teazles,
or, as they are called here, kixes or kexes. Forest Tithes (1893)
79. Sus.' ; Sus.* It was most frequently used as a candlestick.
Hmp.', I.'W.'*, Wil.' Dor. The stalk of this is often used as a
temporary water-pipe (C.W.^ ; Dor.^ Som. Jennings Obs. Dial.
TV. Eng. (1825; : SwEETMAN WincanloH Gl. (1885'. w.Som.' Dev.
Moore Hist. Dro. (1829) I. 354. n.Dev. Jan, clare tha 'cess . . .
vrom they old kex, Rock_/k)i an' Nell (1867) St. 4.
Hence (i) Keekers, sb. pi. the dried stalks of umbelli-
ferous plants ; (2) Kecklet, (3) Kecklock, sb. the charlock,
Sinapis arieiists ; (4) Kecksy, [a) sb. any hollow-stalked
umbelliferous plant ; a dried, brittle stem ; [b) the head
of a thistle after flowering time ; (c) adj. hollow like
'keeks'; (rfi dry, juiceless, husky; thirsty; {e) v. to
become string^'.
(ij w.Som.i (a) ne.Lan.' (3) Lei. (B. & H.) (4, a) Chs.'«,
Stf. (J.T.),Not.(J.H.B.) sw.Lin.' As dry as an old kecksy. Nhp.
Kecksies white and eglantines, Clare Remains 1873I 201. Glo.
GissiNG Both of this Parish (1889; II. 269. Hrt. (II.G.), Ess.
(B. & H.), Hmp.', Wil.i w.Dor. Roberts Hist. Lyme Regis
(1834';. Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eng. (1825 . Cor.' A
withered kiskey of a man ; Cor.* (b) n.Yks.* if) Chs.' Celery,
when it is inclined to run up to stalks, would be called ' very
kecksy'; Chs.^, Lin. (B. & H.\ (rf) w.Yks. Constantly applied
to old and stringy rhubarb, Sheffield I ndep. (1874'. s.Chs.' Of an
apple, orange, or any kind of fruit. Even bacon which has
been broiled too much is called kecksy. e.An.', Suf.* (f) w.Cor.
The turnips will kiskey if they are not drawn soon ^M.A.C.V
2. Comb, (i) Kecks-head, the dry head of any umbel;
esp. of the wild carrot, Daitcits Carola ; (21 -made, anything
made out of ' kecks' ; (3) -shooting, see below ; (4 1 -stalk,
the stalk of an umbelliferous plant ; (5) -stones, the dead
haulms of beans ; (6) -whistle, a whistle made out of kecks.'
(i) Dor. w Gazette (Feb. 15, 1889; 6. (2) Nhp. The keck-made
water-mills, Clare Village Minsl. (1821) II. 136. (3) Der. A
favourite amusement with us was 'kex shooting.' We made
bows, and then betook ourselves to a nettle bed where the kexes
stood, . . and, cutting them close by the ground, trimmed them
and shot them away from the bow against the wind at an angle
which carried them so high that often they went out of sight,
A', (j- Q. (1878) 5th S. ix. 417. (4 Nhp. They [fairies] venture
from their dwellings once again. From keck-stalk cavity, or hollow
bean, Clare ib. II. 179. (s) Yks. Hearts as dry as kekstons,
Philip Neville, xi. (6) War.^ Kex-whistles were distinguished by
this name from whistles made of small branches of the willow
from which the wood could be easily removed.
3. Rubbishy or seedling mangolds, turnips, &c. s.Chs.'
[1. As doth a kex or a candel J'at caujte hath fyre and
blaseth, P. Plowman (b. 1 xvii. 219.]
KECKS, sb.p!.^ s.Cy. Hmp. LW. Also written kex
Hmp.' ; and in form kix s.Cy. LW.' [keks.] The fruit
of the wild sloe ; bullaces. s.Cy. (B. & H.), Hmp.', LW.'
See Cracks, sb. pl.^
KED, see Cade, sb.'^
KEDDENED, ppl. adj. Cor. [ke'dand.] 1. Covered
over with mud or dust. Cor.'* 2. Phr. keddened and
cabagcd, having the boots covered with mud ; dirty. Cor.'
KEDDIS, KEDDLE, see Caddis, sb}, Caddie, t^.*
KEDDLE, sb. s.Cy. Ken. Sus. Also in forms kettle-
s.Cy. Ken.' Sus. ; kiddle- Sus. In co);;/!. (i) Keddle-man
(2) -maul, the fishing-frog, Lopliius piscatonus ; (3) -net, a
stake-net used in mackerel fishing.
(il Ken.' (2} Ken., e.Sus. ' 'V'ou've got a mouth like a kettle-
maul,' said to a person with a large mouth. Prob.so called because
this fish mauls or injures ithe kettle (or kiddle) nets used on the flat
sandy shores of East Sussex and KenHF.E.S.). (3 s.Cy. (Hall.)
Ken. The stake nets that are set on the flats extending north and
south of the river's mouth — and locally called 'keddle' nels, Fishing
Gazette (Aug. 31, 1889) 126. Ken., e.Sus. A species of nets fixed
to poles placed in the sand, running some distance into the sea at
low water, forming a kind of half-circle at the bottom, Holloway;
(F.E.S.) Sus.* e.Sus. At Rye. . . The mackerel here are caught
in large fixed nets, called kettle nets. . . Each net is a little over
half a mile long. The poles on which the nets are fixed are 13
feet high, Buckland Fishes {1880: 132.
[AFr. kidel. Act 12 Edw. IV, c. 7 (1472); OFr. quidel,.
' engin a pecher' (La Curne).]
KEDDLE-DOCK, sb. Lan. Chs. Also in forms kadle-
Chs.'3; kettle- m.Lan. Chs.* [ke'dl-dok.] 1. The com-
mon ragwort, Senecio Jacobaca. Cf. cheadle-dock.
Lan.* This summer is remarkable for the great quantity of keddle-
docks. Farmer's Diary (1776) in Manch. Guardian \¥eb. 26, 1877).
Chs.'3
2. The wild beaked parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris. Chs.*
3. The common butter-bur, Pctasites vulgaris. Chs.'
4. The broad-leaved dock, Riime.-c obliisi/o/ius.
Lan.i Near Goosnargh . . . the word was pronounced ' kettle-
dock.*. . The name is used in contradistinction to sour dock and
patience dock, Manch. Guardian i,Mar. 1877^.
KEDGE, s6.' LMa. [kedg.] In phr. /lold your kedge,
keep quiet, lit. to hold your anchor, don't drift.
Hould your kedge. I seen her spreadin clothes on the hedge,
Brown Doctor (1887) 384.
KEDGE
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KEEDUG
KEDGE, sb.', v} and adj} Sc. Nhb. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Lin. Also written cedge Lan.; and in forms cadge
N.Cy.' n.Yks.2 w.Yks.' Lan.' [kedg, kadg.] 1. sb. The
belly ; the stomach.
Lakel.2 n.Wm.rvefilled mi kcdge (B.K.V n.Lan.',Lin.l,n.Lin.i
Hence Kedgy, adj. (i) pot-bellied ; (2) given to the
pleasures of the table.
(i)n.Cy. ^Hall.), Lin.i (2) n.Yks." A kedgy old fellow. w.Vks.
Leeds Mere. Suppl. (June 23, 1894).
2. Comb, (i) Kedge-belly, {(t) a large, protuberant
stomach ; (b) a glutton ; (2) -bellied, pot-bellied ; gorged ;
(3) -gutted, of an animal that has made itself ill by over-
eating ; (4) -kyte, see ( i a, b).
(i, a) Nhb.l, w.Yks.i (A) n.Cy. Bailey (172O ; N.Cy.'^, Yks.
(K.), n.Yks.12, m.Yks.i, w.Yks.' (2) Lin.l, n.Lin.' s.Lin. How
braungin' an' kedge-bellied Ned Pollard hes got o' laate (T.H.R.).
sw.Lin.' Commonly used of rabbits that have eaten too much great
[sic] food: as 'Lor! how kedge-bellied he looks.' (3) n.Lin.
(B.K.) (4) Sc. (Jam. Suppl.)
3. A glutton ; a person who eats greedily. n.Yks.''^*,
ne.Yks.', m.Yks.'
4. Trash, rubbish.
Lin.' n.Lin. N. & Q. (1852) 1st S. v. 376; n Lin.' Tak that
kedge awaay an' fling it up o' th' muck liill.
5. V. To Stuff; to fill ; esp. to fill oneself with food.
Sc. Kedged lilte a king (Jam. Suppl.). N.Cy.' =, Nhb.' n.Wm.
It was kedged in o' o' sides (B.K. "I. n.Yks. Sheel kedge our kites
with good kirne-milk and whig, Meriton Praise Ale ( 1684) 1. 160 ;
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ ' Get thyself kedg'd,' eat to the full ; n.Yks *
ne.Yks.' They're kedgin' ther insahds wi' mull'd yal an' whistle-
jacket. e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Ecoii. (1788); e.Vks.', m.Yks.'
■w.Yks.' They cadged ther houl-hampers, ii. 300. Lan. Theyrn aw
cedgingtheerwem o' while, Paul Bobbin Sc^iif/ (1819) 10; Lan.',
Lin.' n.Lin. To cause a stoppage of the bowels by too much green
food, Sutton IFds. (188O ; n.Lin.'
HenceKedging,s6. food of all kinds; stuffing. n.Yks.'^*,
ne.Yks.', m.Yks.' 6. adj. Stiff, tight. Lin.', n.Lin.'
KEDGE, adjy and sb.^ Sc. Yks. Lan. e.An. s.Cy. Sus.
Also in form kidge e.An.' Cmb. [kedg.] L adj. Brisk,
active, lively.
Dmf. Her and himself lives close by . . . and is exceedingly kedge
about me, anxious be3'ond measure for golden opinions of his God-
dedicated Epic (T.C.). e.An.' We apply it exclusively, or nearly
so, to hale and cheerful old persons. Cmb. (W. M.B.) Nrf. T.
Browne Timtvm(c. 16801 in JFfc.,ed. Wilkin, III. 233; Father is
an old man, sir, but he is wunnerful kedge (W.R.E.). Nrf., Suf.
Ray (1691). Suf.' 'A fare kiender kedge still. e.Suf. (F.H.)
s.Cy. Grose (1790). Sus. (K.)
Hence Kidged, adj. (i) convalescent; (2) brisk.
(i) Cmb. Ellis Proiiuiic. (1889) V. 251. (2) Nrf. li.
2. sb. A mischievous child.
w.Yks. HuTTON 7o»r /o Crtir5 (1781). ne.Lan.*
[1. Kygge (v.r. kydge) or 'io\y, Jociiiidiis, hillaris, Prompt.}
KEDGE, i'.^ Sc. (Jam.) To toss about ; to move a
thing quickly from one place to another, to 'cadge.'
KEDGE, v.^ Yks. [^edg.] Of the teeth : to be set
on edge.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks. 2 The sourness makes my teeth kedge ; n.Yks.*
KEDGE,KEDGER, see Cadge, v.^, Kidge, v., Cadger, si.'
KEDGY, adj. Sc. Nhb. e.An. Also in forms kidgy
e.An.' Nrf. ; kyedgy Nhb.' [ke'dgi, kidgi.] 1. Brisk,
active, sprightly ; also used advb. See Cadgy.
Sc. (Jam.) Edb. Wattie, fu' kedgy, gaed hame to his mither,
Glass C(7/.Prtr;i(755»s (1812) 52. e.An.' Nrf.AkidgyoId wumman,
Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 32 ; It wor well we did it kedgey,
Patterson Man and Nat. (1895) 117. Suf.' A kedgy man for his
years.
2. Wanton, lascivious. Nhb.'
KEDLOCK, sb. Lan. Chs. Any large umbelliferous
plant, esp. the common cow-parsnip, Hcracleum Splion-
dyliniit. and the wild angelica, Angelica sylvestris. See
Cadlock.
e.Lan.' Chs.' The large hollow stems of these plants were
formerly used with spinning wheels, about Delamere, to wind the
ball of yarn upon. s.Chs.' Ky'edluk.
KEE, KEEAD, see Ky(e, Cade, sb.'^
KEEADISH, adj e.Yks.' [kiadij.] Sluggish ; un-
willing, disinclined.
KEEAGH, KEEAK, see Kaa, Keck, i/.'
KEEAKY, rt^//. n.Yks.* [kia'ki.] Brisk, lively.
KEEAL. KEEAN, see Kale, Keel, v.^ Cain.
KEEAN, V. and sb. Yks. Lin. Also written kane
n.Yks." ; kean Yks. ; and in form kin Lin.' [kian.]
L V. Same word as Cain (q.v.). n.Yks.*, m.Yks.' Hence
(i)Keeaned,/i/i/. (7a)'. slightly curdled. n.Yks.''; (2) Kiney,
adj. fusty, tainted. Lin.'
2. sb. Scum on ale ; a floating particle on the surface of
fermented liquid ; gen. in pi.
n.Yks.^ Keeans and scrutfments. e.Yks. Marshall Tfiif. Econ,
(17881. m.Yks.'
KEEAP, s6. LW.' [kiap.] L The cape of a coat.
2. A landmark.
KEEAVE, V. n.Yks.' [kisv.] To break ore from the
stone with a hammer.
KEEAVE, KEEAVINGS, KEEBLE, see Cave, 1;.=',
Cavings, Capel, sb.^
KEECH, 5i.' Nhp. Hrf. Som. A kind of cake or pasty.
See Kickel.
Nhp.i A large oblong or triangular pasty, made at Christmas, of
raisins and apples chopped together. Hrf.', Som. (Hall.)
KEECH, t/.' and si.' n.Cy. Nhp. War. Wor. Shr. Hrf
Glo. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Som. Also written keach Hmp.'
Wil.' Dor. ; keatch Wil.' ; and in form kech Hmp.' [kitj.]
L V. Of water : to film over, begin to freeze. Hmp.',
Wil.' See Catch, v. 5.
2. Of wax, melted fat, &c. : to set hard in cooling. See
Catch, v.G.
Shr.' Dunna mess yore fingers 66lh it awilde it's warm, let it
keech, an' then it'll break off aisy— them mole candles dunna do to
carry about. Hrf.', Glo.' Dor. Barnes G/. ( 18631.
3. sb. A lump of congealed fat; the fat of a slaughtered
beast rolled up ready for the chandler ; gen. in comb.
Keech-of-fat ; cf ketch, sb.^, and catch, v. 6.
Nhp.', War.', Wor. (H.K.) Shr.' There's a good keech o' fat
on them broth, tak' it off carfuUy. Hrf. (N.G.), Hrf.', Glo.' 2
w.Som.' The fat from the intestines of slaughtered animals; the
caul or omentum. It is different from the suet, or kidney-fat,
which is the flick in a pig, inasmuch as technically the keech is by
custom part of tlie offal, and is sold by butchers as tallow.
Hence (i) Keech-belly, sb. a fat man. n.Cy. Toone Did.
(1834); (2) Keechy, (7(//. of roads after rain: greasy. Glo.'
4. A large lump, esp. of mud ; a patch ; a thick layer
of hay.
Hrf. ' It ploughs up in keeches.' We should use it of almost
anything separating into lumps which under other conditions did
not come apart that way (N.G.). Wor. A big keech o' the plater
was off (H.K.). s.Wcr.' Shr.' I've got a good keech o' bees-
wax this time ; I shall tak' it to the Soseb'ry 'Firmary, they'n gie
the wuth on it theer.
[3. I wonder That such a keech can with his very bulk,
Take up the rays o' the beneficial sun, And keep it from
the earth, Shak.s. Hen. VIII, i. i. 55 ; cp. tallow-catch in
I Hen. IV, II. iv. 252.]
KEECH, v.^ and sb.'^ Cai.' [kix-] '^. v. To void
excrement, used esp. of children. 2. si. Dirt. Hence
Keechie, adj. dirty.
KEECH, t/.* w.Cy. Som. [kitJ.] To cut the grass and
weeds along the banks of a river. w.Cy. (Hall.), Som.
(W.F.R.)
KEECH, see Keach, z/.=
KEECHAN, sb. Bnflf.' [kl'xan.] A small rivulet.
[Gael, caochan, a streamlet (Macbain).]
KEECHIN, sb. Sc. In distillation, the liquor after it
has been drawn from the 'draft' or grains, and fermented,
before going through the still. Per. (G.W.), Fif (Jam.)
[Gael, caochan, whisky in its first process of distillation
(M.& D.).]
KEECHLE, see Keuchle.
KEED, sb. Cai.' The cud.
KEEDUG, sb. Ircl. An improvised cape or covering
for the head and shoulders in rainy weather, ^e«. made of
an old sack.
n.Ir. O'Toole in the rain went his Riv'rance to meet With
kecdug on head, and with martyens on feet, Lays and Leg.
(1884) 12.
KEED-UP
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KEEL
KEED-UP, int. Nhb.» Get up ! gen. addressed by a
driver to his horse.
KEE-HOW, sb. Sc. The game of ' hie-spy ' (q.v.) ; a
cry made during the game.
Abd. Ye'll mind how . . . we played at ' kee-how ' or *smuggle-
the-gig,' ANDEnsoN Rhymes (ed. 1867) 3 : Cadenhead Bon-Accord
(1853^ 192 ; One half of the boys playing go and hide in doorways,
courts, closes, or at street-corners. At the signal ' kee-how' the
other half go in search, and when they find them to the goal or
' dell.' Those who get back to the goal uncaught are considered
the victors (A.W.).
KEE-HOY, sb. w.Sc. (Jam.) The game of ' keerie-oam '
(q.v.).
KEEK, s6.i Obs. Sc. Also in form keck Ags. (Jam.)
A linen covering for the head and neck.
Sc. The boddora o' the kist is then Turned up into the inmost
o't, The end that held the keeks sae clean I snow become the teemest
o't, Chambers Sags. (1829)11.494. Abd. Her head had been made
up fu' sleek The day before, and weel prin'd on her keek, Ross
Helcnore (17681 28, ed. 1812. Ags. (Jam.) Frf. Her keck was
white as driven snaw, MoRisON Poems -^1790) 15.
KEEK, s6.« Nhb. [kik.] The soup formerly served
out to poor people.
Nhb.i Did ye no knaa that he was browt up on keek ? Luckley
AUnvick Lang.
KEEK, V. and sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan.
I. Ma. Nhp. Also in forms keck Lan.' n.Lan.' ; keik Rnf.
Edb. ; kyke N.Cy.' [kik.] 1. v. To look ; to peep ; to
prj'. Also used 7?^.
Sc. He that keeks through a hole may see what will vex him,
Ramsay Prov. (1737). Or.I. In place of keeking into the draw-
well,' . . no less than forty moderate-sized mirrors have been
ordered, Vedder Sketches (1832I iia. Cat.' Bnff. Phoebus
keeks frae o'er the hills, Taylor Poems (1787) 18. Abd. Bessie
thro' the winnock keeket. Cock Strains (1810) II. 63. Kcd. At
ilka thing she keeks and cowers, Jamie .^/nsf (1844) 106. Frf.
I keeked through a hole in the door, Barbie ^/mw/fr (1891) vi.
Per. If ye didna catch them keekin' through their fingers tae see
what like the kirk is, ye wud think they were prayin', Ian
Maci-Aren ISrier Bush (1895) 205. Fif. Douglas Poems (1806)
22. SIg. MuiR Poems (1818) 7. s.Sc. He keekit oot, Watson
Bards (1859) 31. Rnf. To the spat as Watty keekit Nell slade
reckless i' the tide, Picken Poems (1813) II. 47. Ayr. But keek
thro' ev'ry other man, Wi' sharpen'd, sly inspection, Burns To a
Young Fi-icnd (1786) st. 5. Lnk. I've keekit back thro' days o'
yore, As mony mae hae done before, Thomson Musings {iS&i) 30.
Ltli. A weel-faur'd maid As ever keek'd intill a glass, McNeill
Preston (c. 18951 6-7. Edb. If thae just criticks keek it thro',
That writes the Edinburgh Review, Liddle Poems (1821^ 219.
Bwk. Chisholm Poems (1879) 25. Feb. Frae pit and gallery
they are keeking, Affleck Poet. IVts. (18361 53. SIk. They'll be
keekin' ower the black haggs ... to see what's going on, Hogg
Tales (1838) 68, ed. 1866. Rxb. The nest o' the birds keeking out
between The leaves and the roots, Riddell Poet. Wis. (cd. 1871)
I. 36. Dmf. I've keekit ance mair at the slee wee neuk, Reid
Poems (1894'! 243. Gall. But when I keeked it ov,'er, they were
a' sitlin' gapin' at the elshin, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) xxiii.
Kcb. His mither's soul keeked fiac his bonnie dark e'e, Armstrong
Jngleside \ 1890 ' 70. Wgt. The visitor . . . keeked round the end
of the bed, Fraser ffi^f/oioi (1877) 366. N.I.i Ant. Wlia's that
keekin ower the dyke? Ballymena Obs. (1892). N.Cy.' Nhb.
Cheps that can tell what's i' yor heed, Wi' keekin at the nobs
without, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843^ 55 ; Nhb.', LakeL" Cum.
Nan At thee aye keeks and glances, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808)
89; Cum.^*, n.Yks.2* w.lfks. I's seen moore nor one loikely
young chap luikin', an' keekin' efter her. Banks Wooers 1880)
III. I. Lan.', n.Lan.', ne.Lan.' I.Ma. The sarvant keeked over
the landin-top, Brown Yarns (1881} 32, ed. 1889. Nhp.' What's
she come keeking about here for ?
Hence (i) Keeker, sb. {a) a gazer, spectator; (b) an
overseer; esp. one appointed to examine the coals as
they come out of the mine ; (c) pi. the eyes; (aj Keeking-
crystal, (3) -glass, sb. a looking-glass.
(I, a) Ltli. Up among the everlasting hills ! And who met the
poor, pale keeker up there? Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 3.
n.Yks." Sha's nowt na better an' a keyhooal keeker. (6) N.Cy.'
Nhb. Tell wor keeker aw deed wiv a pain i maw booils, Allan
Tyneside Sngs. (,1891) 412 ; Nhb.', e.Dur.i, n.Yks.2 (c) Sc. (Jam.),
Nhb.' (2) Nhb. Chater Tyneside Aim. (1869 30. (3) Sc. A breast-
plate you might see to dress your hair in, as well as in that keeking
glass in the ivory frame, Scott Monastery (1820) xiv. Frf. A big
keekin'-glass That wad shaw you frae heid to the heel. Watt
Poet. Sketches (1880) 38. Rnf. The keekin' glass stood ower the
chimly, Picken Poems (1813) I. 120. Ayr. My face was but the
keekin' glass, And there ye saw your picture. Burns Impromptu,
II. 3. 4. Lnk. It has twa bonny glancing een, just like mine in a
keeking glass, Graham Writings (1883) II. 36. Edb. Dress,
Starch powder, an' a keikin glass, Learmont Poems (1791) 65.
Rxb. Aw wull leave her ma eyn holes To bei a keekin'-glass,
Murray Hawick Sngs. (1892) 17. Nhb.' The water-trough. . .
may serve as keeking-glass, Nhb. Minstrelsy (i88zy 135.
2. Comb. (II Keek-a-boo or -bo (o, the game of 'peep-bo ' ;
the exclamation made during the game ; (2) -bogle, the
game of ' hide-and-seek ' ; (3) -by, to look round a corner ;
(4) -hole, a peep-hole ; (5) -keek, the cry used in the game
of hide-and-seek' ; (6) •round-corners, a spy.
(i) Sc. (Jam.) Rnf. The sun had just dipt his red cheek on the
ocean. And seem'd as if playing keekbo wi' the moon, Webster
Rhymes (1835) ir. Ltb. She's hidin' i' the coalhole, Cryin'
' Keeky bo ! ' S.MITH Merry Bridal (1866) 24. Bwk. See the
bairnies at pla3' as they loup an' they rin. Or play keek-a-boo as
they jouk out and in, Calder Poems (1897) 250. Gall. Mac-
TAGGART Encycl. (i824\ (2) Gall. We were playing at keek-
bogle among the heather and bent, Crockett ;l/os5-//rt^s (1895)
xliv. (3) Nhb.' i^") Sc. Keek-holes through which fitful glances
are obtained, Ford r/iis/Zirfoa;! (1891) 87. Cai.', Nhb ' (5) Rnf.
Te he, quoth Jynny, keik, keik, I se yow, Harp (1819) 99. Nhb.'
(6) Ga!l. Spies and keekroon corners, Crockett Raiders (1894)
xxxvi.
3. sb. A peep, look; a stolen glance; a view.
Sc. I had a keck into your creel yesterday. Ford Thistledown
(1891) 7a. Sh.I. ' Yea, an' kye afore lasses ! ' says Bawby, wi'
a keek upon her heed i face] 'at wisna moderate. Sit. News (July
3, 1897). Cai.' Abd. Eke At ' Eppie's Aumrie ' got a keek,
Cadenhead Bon-Accord U853) 702. Frf. LowsoN Guid/ollow
(18901 51. Per. The dying folk didna die mair gin they had aince
a keek o't, Sandy Scott (1897) 21. Ayr. I man tak anither keek
in thewullet. Service Notandums (i8go) 48. Lnk. Diiina forget to
tak' a keek through the window-peen, Fraser Whaups (1895) 2ro.
Ltli. But anxious keeks are gi'en the clock, Lumsden Sheep-head
(1892) 48. Edb. So glowr the saints when first is given a fav'rite
keek o' glore and heaven, Fergusson Poems (1773^ 215, ed.
1785. Rxb. If auld Surrey the nicht had a keek at our forces,
Murray Hawi.k Sngs. (18921 28. N.Cy.' Nhb. I just took a
keek in ti find oot what was on, Pease Mark o the Dcil (1894) 80;
Nhb.' Cum.* I tuik a keek at a wheyte blakky-muir, Anderson.
I Ma. I gave a keek urrov the windhar (S.M.).
4. The game of ' bo-peep ' or ' peep-bo ' ; also in comb.
Bogie keik.
Edb. Ne'er play at him bogie keik Except i' jeer, Learmont
Pof>«5 (1791) 168. Nhp.'
[1. Than suld I cast me to keik in kirk and in markat,
Dunbar Tua Mariit (1508J 81 ; Kekyn, intiior, obsen'o,
Prompt.]
KEEK, see Keck, i'.' =
KEEKLEGS, 56. Ken.' [klklegz.] The purple orchis,
Orchis iiiascii/a. Cf. kite's-legs, s.v. Kite, si.'
KEEKS, see Kecks, sb. pi.
KEEL, s6.' and i/.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Lin. e.An.
Ken. Dev. Also written keal Dev. [kll.] 1. sb. In
comb. (i| Keel-draught, the part of the keel below the
garboard streak ; a false keel ; (2) -haul, to maul, use
roughly ; (3I -hauled, intoxicated ; (4) -hauling, a thorough
questioning ; a scolding, rating.
(i)S.&Ork.> Cai.' (2) Ir. (P.W.J.) Ken. The man that first
spoke of it had better keep a still tongue in his head, or they
would keel-haul him, Ann. pishing Vill. i^ed. 1892) 44. (3) Abd.
They wad fuddle an' drink till they were keelhaul'd, Anderson
Rhymes i,cd. 1867I 181. (4 ne.Sc. Jeanie came in for a terrible
' keel hauling,' and the poor girl, unable to restrain her feelings,
burst into tears, Gordonhaven 1,1887) '°4- "•'''- Sich a keelhaulin
thimselves both had all in the space av five minutes wid open yer
eyes, Lays and Leg. (1884) 58. n.Yks.^ A nautical phrase.
2. A small vessel. See below.
Sc. Mackay. Yks., Lin. A class of vessel, registered as canal
boats, used in navigating the Humber, Trent, and Ouse, and the
adjacent canals. A keel averages about 95 tons burden, has one
mast with two (or sometimes three) square sails, Gl. Lab. (i894\
KEEL
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KEEL
n.Lin.* A small vessel commonly used on the Humber and the
Trent for carr^-ing coal and potatoes. sw.Lin.' e.An.' Now very
rare ; they differ from wherries by their mast being stepped
amidships ; e.An.^ A kind of boat chiefly employed on the Yare.
3. A large flat-bottomed boat, used for carrying coal on
the Tyne and Wear.
N.Cy.' Nhb. As lang as a keel gans down river Tyne, Oliver
Sii^^s. (1824) 5 ; These boats are strong, clumsy, and oval, and
carry twenty tons apiece ; they are navigated with a square sail,
but generally by two very large oars, one on the side plied by
a man and a boy ; the other at the stern, by a single man, serving
both as oar and rudder, Pennant Totir, III. 311; (R.O.H ) ;
Nhb.' Formerly used for the conveyance of coal from the dykes,
or staiths, in the upper and shallower reaches of the river, to
the collier ships at their various berths in the harbour. ' Weel
may the keel row That my laddie's in,' Siig. Nhb., Dur. Green-
well Coal Tr. Gl. (1849). s.Dur. (J.E.D.)
Hence (i) Keelage, sb. the dues payable by every ' keel '
entering a harbour. N.Cy.' ; (2) Keeler, s6., 06s. Nhb.';
(3) Keeley, sb. one of the crew of a ' keel.' ib.
4. Coiitp. (1) Keel-bully, a mate or comrade on board a
' keel ' ; (2) -deeter or -dighter, a ' keel-tidier,' or cleaner ;
(3) -laddie, (4) -man, one of the crew of a keel.
(O n.Cy. (Hall ). N.Cy.' Nhb. A keel-bully roar'd, ' Clear the
road for a race!" Midford Coll. Sags. (1818)4; Nhb.' Keel-
bullies is a term used for this species of watermen ; bullies is also
a common appellation among the people concerned in the co.il
works for brothers. Brand His/. Newc. (1789) II. 262. (2 N.Cy.'
Nhb. A concourse of keel-deeters, kelp-carriers, and market lasses,
Richardson Borderer's Tahle-bk. (1846) VIII. 190; Nhb.' The
wives and daughters of the keehnen were, in old times, called
' keel-deeters,' because they had the privilege of ' dighting,' or
sweeping up, and taking away the sweepings for their pains,
Charleton Keu'caslle (1885) 327. (3) Dur. My bonny keel laddie,
my canny keel laddie. The bonny keel laddie for me, O, He sits
in his keel, as black as the deel. And brings the white money to
me, O, Bishoprkk Garl. (1784) 54, ed. 1834. (4) N.Cy.', Nhb.'
Dur. The oM keelmen ... on the Wier were brimful of super-
stitious stories, Henderson Ftk-Lore (1879) vi.
6. A measure of coal, being the quantity held by a ' keel.'
N.Cy.' Nhb.' A measure of coals, equal to eight Newcastle
chaldrons or twenty-one tons four hundredweight. The carrying
capacity of vessels is frequently stated in keels. * She carries
twenty-five keels.' Nlib., Dur. Bailey & Culley^^mc (1805) 7.
6. Fig. Obs. The spine ; the lower part of the back ;
freq. in phr. keel of the hack.
Sh.I. Of course I could put him on the keel of his back in two
shakes. Burgess Tang (1898) 148. Bch. He lik'd to . . . some-
times lasses over-coup Upo' their keels, Forbes Dominie (1785)
27. Abd. (Jam. I Edb. The Doxies turn up their keels and
spelder, Wapping till a kinch twang in the kelder, Pennecuik
Helicon (1720) 67. Feb. His sides a parallelogram, Kest-shap'd,
with breast and keel , Z.i'h/oh» Green (1685) 69, ed. 1817. Gall.
Jink aroun* wi' airy wheel, To hide the bareness o' your keel [of
a peacock], Nicholson Poet. JVks. (1814) 83, ed. 1897.
"7. V. Of a ship : to plough the seas.
Sh.I. Wir boat wis as gudc as could keel saut waiter, Sh. News
(Sept. 24, 1898).
8. To overturn.
Sh.I. Shu wisna lang till shii keeled him i' da hay, Sh. News
(Sept. 10, 1898). Gall. Mess Hairry . . . had keeled ower Black
Croskery wi' ae stroke o' his oak clickie on the haffets, Crockett
Standard Bearer (1898) 124. Dev. Horae Subsecivae (1777) 233.
KEEL, s6.= and j;.^ Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Lei. Nhp. Also
written keil Abd. ; kiel Ayr. [kil.] 1. sb. A soft red
earthy substance used for marking sheep and cattle, and
for making red chalk pencils.
So. Morton Cydo. Agtic. (I863^. Cai.' Soft haematite used for
marking. Abd. A red keil mark put on the cow's hind quarters,
Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) loi. Frf. A serpent black, and red
as keel, Sands Poems (1833) 114. Rnf. O' cauk, or keel, he gat
a scrap. An* wrate the order, Picken Poems (18131 II. 8r. Ayr.
Laing Poems (1894) no. Lnk. [He] lang was oor best customer,
an' wore oot oor cauk an' keel [i. e. in marking his • score ' for
drink on the back of the public-house door], Nicholson Idylls
(1870 116. Gall. Having painted their faces with keel, they went
to the fair, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 66, ed. 1876. N.I.' Ant.
Grose (1790J MS. add. (C.) n.Cy. (Hall.); N.Cy.' Hydrated
oxide of iron, used for marking sheep, &e. Nhb. He tried ance
to claim some [sheep] o' mine, though they were aal marked wiv
the 'keel,' Pease Stories (1893) 5^ ! Nhb.' Lei.' Raddle mixed
with grease. Nhp.' Reddle or ruddle, carbonate of iron, mixed
with grease, ' marking ' for sheep or cattle.
2. Coiiip. Keel-men, see below.
N.I.' The term for a class of illiterate buj-ers, who used to
attend the country linen markets. When one of them purchased
a web of brown hand loom linen, he marked with a piece of
' keel," on the outside lap, some obscure characters, which were
to the keel man a record of the cost price, &c.
3. Any marking substance, black or red. Cf keelyvine.
s.Sc. Kuddle is ' reid keel,' plumbago is 'black keel' (J.A.H.M.).
4. V. To mark with ruddle.
Sc. The lambs are a' keeld (Jam. Suppl.). e.Lth. I was to hae
a mark set upon me, an' be amang them like a keeled hog.
Hunter /. Inwick (1895) 175. Slk. The sheep were all smeared
and keeled, Hogg Tales (1838) 49, ed. 1866.
5. Fig. To mark a person or thing with contumely, as
expressive of jealousy or dissatisfaction.
Sc. (Jam.) Edb. Chiels that whiles wad wish you keel'd For
pleadin' as your country's shield, Liddle Poems (1821) 67.
[1. At this time has Pallas . . . Markyt 50U swa with sic
rude differens. That by hys keyll 56 may be knaw, Douglas
Eiteados (1513), ed. 1874, iii. 309. Gael, cil, ruddle, a
species of clay (M. & D.).]
KEEL, si.3 Bnft'.' [kll.] Anything large and un-
gainly; esp. a living creature large and untowardly of its
kind. Hence Keelan, 56. a big, awkward person; esp.
a woman.
KEEL, v.\ sb." and adj. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Stf Lin. e.An. Ken. Sur. Sus. Also written keal
n.Cy. Lin.' sw.Lin.' e.Sus. ; keale Lin. ; kele w.Yks. ;
and in forms keeal n.Yks.^ e.Yks.' ; kill Nrf Suf.' ; kweel
ne.Sc. [kll.] 1. v. To cool.
ne.Sc Ah'll jist wait a wee till they kweel, Gordonliaven (1B87)
130. Cai.', Abd. (A W.\ N.Cy.', Nhb.' n.Yks.2 ' It's keealing
an end,' cooling fast. e.Yks.', w.Yks.' ^^5 Lan. Yo mey come
on begin for they need'n no keeling, TiM Bobbin View Dial.
(1740) 60, ed. 1806 ; Lan.' e Lan.'
Hence (1) Keeler, (2) Keeling, sb. a shallow tub wherein
milk is set to cream, or wort to cool ; (3) Keeling-the-pot,
sb. a game, see below.
(i) s.Ir. It is a round timber vessel . . , about twenty-four to
thirty inches in diameter and four or five inches high ; the sides
are pieces of slaves connected with two or three iron hoops, A^.
iy Q. 5th S. iii. 457. Wxf. Pots, keelers, and other utensils,
Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 20. w.Yks. Scatcherd Hit./. Morley
(1830) 170, ed. 1874. Lin. Lin. N. & Q. 233. Nrf. The 'killers' are
in the dairy (A.A.G.). e.Nrf. Marshall /?Hf. fron. (1787. Suf.
The good beer flew up in a fizz . . . before I could get a keeler . . .
to catch it, Strickland Old Friends (1864) 342; Suf.' 'Milk-
killer,' ' brewing-killer.' Ken. (K.) ; Ken.' Haifa bulter-tub makes
as good a keeler as anything; Ken.*, Sur.', Sus.'* (2) N.Cy.'
(3") N-Cy.' A girl comes in exclaiming, ' Mother, mother, the pot's
boiling ower.' The answer is, ' Then get the ladle and keel it.'
The difficulty is to get the ladle, which is ' up-aheight,' and the
' steul ' wants a leg, and the joiner is either sick or dead. Nhb.'
2. Comb. Keal-fat, obsol., a cooling-vat used in brewing.
svv.Lin.'
3. Phr. to keel the pot, to prevent the pot from boiling
over, either by taking it off the fire, or by exposing a ladle
full to the air.
N.Cy.', Nhb. (R.O.H. ), Wm. (K.) Yks. Gent. Mag. (1760) 108,
ed. Gomme, 1884. w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves (i-]Ss). Stf.
Ray (1691I 7I/S. flrfrf. (J.C.) Lin. To ' keel the pot 'is to take it
off the fire and set it on the floor, Lin. N. & O. 11. 92.
4. Fig. To be free or vacant.
w.Yks. T'doar al nivver keel for a munth. mind if it dur, we
foaks cumin ta wish j'e a' ' Merry Chresmas,' Tom Treddlehoyle
Baimsla Attn. (1843) 20; w.Yks.* The door never keels of
beggars ; w.Yks.^ ' That yard nivver keel'd t'week in an' t'week
out,' the yard was continually beset with people.
5. sb. Obs. or obsol. A cold ; a cough.
Lin. Ray (1691. Lin.' I have got a bad keal. sw.Lin.'
6. adj. Cool ; chill.
n.Yks. As keeal as a cowcummer, Tweddell Cievcl. Rhymes
(1875) 13 ; n.Yks.* w.Yks. S/cr. Dial. 24.
Hence Keealish, adj. rather cool. n.Yks.*
KEEL
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KEEN
[1. Sende Lazarus, that he dippe the ende of his fyngur
in watir, to kele my tunge, Wyclif (13!^) Luke xvi. 25.
OE. celan, to cool, to make cold.]
KEEL, v."" Cum. [kll.] To cease, to give over.
Gl. (1851) ; Linton lake Cy. (1864) 306,
KEEL, KEELAVINE, see Kale, Kiln, sb}, Keelyvine.
KEELER, sb. Lon. e.An. Ken. Sur. Amer. Also in
form killer e.An.» Nrf. Suf ' [kil-, kiia(rj.] A shallow
tub ; esp. a washtub.
Lon. Any butler in London will tell you that he washes up his
glass in a "kcelcr, A', iy O. (1875) 5th S. iii. 316. e.An. ib. 166 ;
e.An.l Nrf. Put the water in the killer; 'tis time to begin our
wash (W.R.E.). Suf. He bully steamed like a killer, e An. Dy.
Times (18921 ; Suf.' Ken. Inventory of goods in poor house,
Oct. 23, 1793: ' [In the] pantry 2 bucking keelers,' PUtckky Vestry
Bk. neKen. (H.M.),e.Ken. (G.G.),Sur.i [Amer. Keeler-tub, one
in which dishesare washed, Lowell /Ti^^/oifPn/cj-s fed. 1866) 197.]
KEELICK, sb. Ags. (Jam.) Also written keelock.
1. Anger, trouble, ve.xation. 2. A blow ; a stroke.
KEELIE, s6.' Sc. Nhb. Also written keely Nhb.>
[kili.l 1. The kestrel, Tiuimnculiis alaudanus.
Fif. To sclim the branchless stem of the fir for the keelie's nest,
COLVILLE Vernacular {iSgg) 11. Lth. Chiefly applied to a young
one Jam. V Edb. SwAiNiON iJ/Vrfs 1,1885) 140. Rxb. (Jam.)
2. Coiiip. (i) Keelie-crag, a crag on which the kestrel
makes its nest; (2) -hawk, the kestrel.
(i) Sc. Up near the foot o' the keelie-craig hie, Edwards Sc.
Poets, 3rd S. 396. (,2, Nlib.i Its note ' keely-keely ' gives it the
name.
KEELIE, 5i.2 Sc. [kill.] A street-arab ; a pick-
pocket.
Rnf. In Paisley a keelie is ill to judge, as there are few draw-
boys that do not know the ways of vagrancy, Strathesk Hatvkie
(1888") 33. Lnk. The keelies cleek't the purses. Whiles a weel-
stuff' d pocket-book, Nicholson /fj/iMirfrf/f (1895) 73. Edb. Known
in Edinburgh among the keelies as ' claggum,' Inclis Ain Flk.
(1895) 133. Gall. There's no a keelie in the toon that wad dare
to do as mucklc I Crockett Cleg Kelly (1896) \i.
KEELIE, see KiUie.
KEELIKIM. Sh.I. A word of unknown meaning,
forming part of a charm for laying a storm at sea.
Robin cam ow'r da vaanawi'da skOnaTwaabie, toobie, keelikim,
koolikim, Pattrik alanks da Robin, Gude runk da gro, S pence /"/i-
Lore (i899't 22.
KEELING, sb. Sc. Cum. Yks. Also in forms keillen
Sh.I. ; keilling Abd. Wgt. ; killin Or.L ; killing Cum."
[kilin.] \.Y.a.rgQ coii,Morrlii<avHlgaiis. Also used (j//r/6.
Sc. There comes a great number of boates there to fish keeling,
HiSLOP^"fcrfo/c(i874) 153. Sh.I. Da shape o' ling, keillen, ortusk,
Stewart Tales (1892) 70. Or.I. In the sea they catch ling, keeling
haddock, whiting, Wallace Dcsc. Or. 1. (1693 17, ed. 1883 ; The
fishes that do most abound are killin, ling. &c., Brand Desc. Or.I.
(1701) 129 !, Jam. \ Abd. Large cod, called keilling, are also got
in spring and summer, Nigg Statist. Ace. VII. 205 {ib.). Wgt.
Farther down the sands, near the sea, they take keilling and
skait, by hooks baited and laid upon the sands, which they get at
low water, Eraser IVigloaii (1877) 88. Cum.*" Keeling is the
large fish which is out of condition.
2. pi. Small cod. n.Yks.^
fl. Keling he tok, Havelok (c. 1280) 757.]
KEELOCKS,56.;^/. n.Yks.^ Beetles ofall kinds.'clocks.'
KEEL-ROW, sb. Sc. A country dance.
Sc. Danced 70 years ago (G.W.) ; ' Merry may the keel rowe,"
a popular bridal tune, Cromek yfc;«a<'Hs (i8ioj 154. Gall. Mac-
taggart Eiicvcl. (1824^
KEELS,'KEELUP, see Kails, Keilup.
KEELY, see Keelie, sb.^
KEELYVINE, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Also written
keelavine Frf. Rxb. ; keelievine Bwk. ; keelivine Sc.
(Jam.) Fif. Ayr. ; and in forms calavine Cum.' ; callevine
Gall. ; kylevine Sc. [kilivain.] A black-lead pencil in
wood ; also in cowp. Keelyvine-pen. See Keel, sb.' 3.
Sc. I have marked a Scripture with your kylevine pen, Scott
Midlothian (1818) xxvii ; Gillyvine [sic], Grose (1790). Frf. If ye
gie's a bittie keelavine I'll do't, Inglis Ain Flk. (1895) iii. Fif.
Odd uses were found for his [a tailor's] ruends, and there were
sly pilferings of his keelivine, Colville Vernacular (1899) 16.
s.Sc. It is commonly shortened to ' keelie,' but I have heard it in
some parts as ''vine.' ' Len' me yer 'vine' fJA.H.M.). Ayr.
My granny let me see a keelivine that I had all but bitten through
in the fit. Service Dr Diigtiid fed. 1887) 37. Bwk. I take my
keelievine An' on the jam-stane draw, Calder Poems ^897) 299.
Rxb. Wi' his keelavine He'll draw for it a braw design, Riddell
Poet. IVks. (ed. 1871) II. 169. Gall. Jerry had a piece of paper
. . . and he made marks on it with a callevine as if he were draw-
ing a map, Crockett Raiders (1894) v. n.Cy. (Hall.), N.Cy.'
Nhb.' A preacher, annoyed by seeing a shorthand writer at work
below him, proceeded in his sermon till he had delivered a very
emphatic sentence, when he leaned over the pulpit and said,
' Man wi' the keelyvine ! put that doon." Cum.'
KEEM, see Comb, sb.\ Keara, ?'.=
KEEN. sA.' and v.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Also in forms
caoine Wxf. ; keena Ir. ; keeneigh Uls. ; keeny N.I.';
keinelr. ; kiony s.Don. [kin.] 1. sb. Aery of lamenta-
tion over a corpse.
Ir. They all raised the keena. Carleton Traits Peas. (ed. 1843')
I. 104 ; Wid a keine out of her that riz the hair o' me away she
glides, Yeats Flk-Tales (1888) no. N.I.' s.Ir. Croker Leg.
1 1862) 38. Wxf. 'The name,' . . he observed, 'hes been enshrined
in the caoine of a poor woman,' Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 269,
2. V. To wail over a corpse.
Arg. There were four widows and five mothers wet faced,
keening for five fine men. Munro Lost Pibroch (i8g6) 230. Ir.
Other crowds they fell in with now and again, pacing slowly
along, and these always had a heavy burden carried among them,
and sometimes women keening. Barlow Lisconncl (1895) 222.
N.I.' When I heard the banshee it was just like an old woman
keenying. Uls. (M.B.-S.) s.Ir. Croker Leg. (1862) 116. Wxf.
At that time the custom of caoining was still in force, Kennedy
Evenings Dnffrey (1869 . 83. Nhb. Keening was a custom formerly
obser\'ed amongst the fisherwomen of AInmouth, at a funeral of
their own class, who, when the corpse was lifted, set up a dismal
howl in concert, which was intended to be the finishing outburst
to their grief (R. O.H.J.
Hence Keener, sb. a mourner at a wake.
Ir. I never seen anything finer than the keeners at a berrin,
Lover Leg. (1848) II. 360; Whilst the keeners were washing
and stretching the corpse, Barrincion Sketches (1830 ■ II. v.
3. Of a dog: to cry, whine. s.Don. Simmons GL (1890).
[1. Ir. caoine, a dirge, Irish cry or lamentation for the
dead (O'Reilly).]
KEEN, 5^.2 Sh.I. [kin.] A steep piece of rock jutting
out from the face of a cliff.
Jakobsen Dial. ( 1897 91 ; S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, kiiiii, the cheek, also the precipitous side of
a mountain ( Aasen) ; ON. h'un, the cheek ( Vigfusson).]
KEEN, adj., sb.^ and v.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Chs. Stf. Dcr. Not. Lin. War. Wor. Hrf. Glo. [kin ]
1. adj. In comb, (i) Keen-bitten, eager, sharp ; hungry;
ready to take advantage of another ; (2 1 -killer, an eager
shooter of game ; (3) -set, hungry ; eager ; (4) -shaver,
an eager, greedy person.
11) Gall. Jock was . . . keen-bitten as a wind of March,
Crockett Kit Kennedy (,i8gg) 55. n.Cy. (Hall.) Lan. A strong,
round-limbed, 'keen-bitten' lad, Waugh Heather (ed. Milner) II.
2: I'r so keen bitt'n I medc no bawks at o heyseed, Tim Bobbin
Vieui Dial. (1740) 61, ed. 1806 ; Lan.', Chs.' (2) Ayr. When I
was somewhat j-ounger than I am now I was fond o' a shot : I was
a keen killer. . . I considered that I had nae sport unless I brought
something in wi' me. Hunter Studies (1870) 287. (3) Wm. Ah's
gay keen-set fer my poddish (B.K.). w.Yks. I'm just keen-set for
my supper, Gaskell Sylvia (1863) I. iv; Tha'rt keen set. Aw see,
Snowden IVeb of IVea'ver 1^1896 216. (4) Nhb. (R.O.H.)
2. Comb, with prep. : (i) Keen after, eager about ; (2) —
for, desirous of; (3) — of, (4) — on, fond of; (5) —to, see (2).
(i) n.Yks.' He's getten te t'age to be keen elter t'lasses. (2)
Gall. Claverhouse was noways keen for the lad's shooting,
Crockett Moss-Hags (,18951 xi. (3^ Rnf. I'm no sae keen o' men,
As wed a man three times my age, Barr Poems (1861) 52. Ayr.
I'm desperate keen of flesh and tarts, Galt Sir A. IVylie (1822)
Ixxxviii. Nhb. They seem vera keen o' their meat, Tynedale Stud.
(1896) iv. Cum. Dunnet be keen o' gangin' abruoad, Lonsdale
Mag. (Feb. 1867) 312; Cum.* Nooadays theear nut seah many
wild berries, nor are young ans seah keen o' gedderin' them, C.
Pacq. (Nov. 9. 1893' 6' n.Yks.' He's ower keen o' mak'n' brass,
to mak' 't fairly ; n.Yks.- I's nut keen o' gying. e.Yks.' He didn't
seem varry keen o' job. w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.' He was kean
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enif o' th' job fo'st off. (4) Cum.' w.Yks.s A dog tliat snarls off
other dogs when cleaning a bone is keen on't. (5) Per. Here's
Nicodemus, lads, as keen's ye like to keep the Law, Sandy Sm/t
(1897') 17. N.I.' She's keen to be married. Yks. A cow, man's
appcleiis, is said to be keen to the bull (Hall.). n.'Vks.' Mebbe
he'll be as keen t'coom yamm agin inoo. s.Not. He's not so keen
to do it as he was (J.P.K.). War.3 He did not like losing — he
was very keen to win the game.
3. Strong-tasting.
w.Yks. An put keen pepper in em all, Bywater Gossips, 11 ;
A keen cheese. Of a hare which has been killed and kept, it will
be said, ' That's keen enough,' in allusion to its 'high' or'gamey'
condition (C.C.R.).
4. Of a horse : pulling violently ; of a dog : too eager
after vermin. Sc. (A.W.), n.Lin.*
5. Strong ; in phr. as keen as Samson. w.Yks. (C.C.R.)
6. Of a storm: sharp, severe.
Stf., War., Wor. There's bin a keen storm o' rain (H.K.).
7. Avaricious; looking sharply after one's own interests.
Sc. (A.'W.) w.Yks.5 He'll noan paat wi' 't — he's ower keen fur
that. nw.Der.' s.Not. He lost a heap o' money ower it. He were
keen, but not keen anuff fJ.P.K.). n.Lin.' John L was a oot
o' th* waay kean man, an' his wife was wo's then him ; she was that
kean she'd skin flints an' mak broth on 'em for th' sarvant chaps
to sup.
Hence Keenery, sb. covetousness. n.Yks.^
8. Of sand or gravel : sharp; fine. Wor. (H.K.), Glo.'
Hence Keen clay, p/ii:, see below.
Cum. The clay used at Nelherby lies close to the surface or top
soil ; it is what workmen call keen clay, and is quite free from
small stones, or any mixture, or lime wash. Farm Reports, Nclliirbv
(1830) 63.
9. sb. Caustic applied to wens or ulcers. N.Cy.',ne.Lan.'
10. 2'. To sharpen.
War.2 I'll keenthis knife. Wor.'Who'll keen the knives? (H.K.)
se.Wor.l, s.Wor.', Hrf.2 Glo.l
11. To smart.
Lan. It keens a bit at fost I know . . . but it'll soon be o'er,
■Westall Birch Dene (1889) U. 113.
12. To burn with caustic. Lan. (J.D.), ne.Lan.\ Chs.'^
KEEN, see Kind, Kine, sb.
KEENA, KEENEIGH, see Keen, sb.^
KEENG, s6. and i;. Sh.I. [kir).] \. sb. Arivetused
to join broken pieces of china or earthenware. S. & Ork.'
2. V. To rivet broken pottery.
Dis laem is as hard as a sheeny cup. A'll no be dune wi' da holes
far less hae him keeng'd da night, Sh. News (June 9, 1900) ; He'd
been [have]_ keeng'd ivery eetim 'at'sbrokken i' da habitation, ib. ;
S. & Ork.i
KEENLY, adj. and adv. Cor. [klnli.] 1. adj. Good-
looking ; promising, esp. of a mine, or vein of metal.
The lodes are keenly and the ground is fair, Tregellas Tales
(1865) 159 ; Cor.i A bra' keenly lode ; Cor.^
2. Comb. Keenly-gozzan or -gossan, a certain kind of
stone which indicates the near presence of copper-ore.
Why, pewer keenly gossan, Kepen, shure, J. Trenoodle Spec.
Dial. {1846) a6; Cor.12
3. adv. Neatly; deftly.
My legs is fine and keenly shaaped, Longman's Mag. (Feb. 1893)
379 ; Cor.i He takes to it keenly; Cor.^ He did that putty keenly.
KEENY, see Keen, sb.^
KEEP, V. and sb.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amer. I. v. Gram, forms. 1. Present Tense : (i)Kaip,
(2) Kape, (3) Keip, (4) Kep, (5) Keup, (6) Kip.
(i) Abd. What kaips her there but the sweet morning? Ross
Heleiiore {I^68) 3<i, ed. i8ia. (2) Brks.' (3') s.Sc. Murray £)iVi/.
(1873)205. Hdg. Ritchie C/!«;r/!fs (1883) 186. (4) n.Yks.* Lan.
Do goo in, childer, . . if yo' wantn to kep the yeads on yo'r
shoulders, Banks Manc/i. Man (1876) xx. Sur. MaisterFenton do
be one to kep his appintments, Bickley Sur. Hills (1890) HI. xvii.
Dev. In daytime I be lonezome — The volks kep faraway, Salmon
Ballads {i8gg) 66. (5) Brks.> (6) Hrf.^ Glo. Kip yer dish upright,
Roger, Roger Plozi'man, 21. Brks. To kip un in zhape, Hughes
Scour. White Horse (1859) iv ; Brks.' Sur. Come, kip moovin,
Hoskyns Talpa (1852) 41, ed. 1857; Sur.' Sus. Somebody . . .
to kip house for him, Egerton Flk. and Ways (1884) 42. s.Hmp. 'Tis
best to kip out of such navigation, Verney L. Lisle (1870) x.
nw Dev.' e.Dev. O Solomon, yeu'll kip a theusan' in han', Pulman
Sng.Sol. (i86o)viii. 12.
VOL. III.
2. Preterite : (i) Keeped, -et, -id, -it, (2) Keept, (3) Keipit,
(4) Kep. (5) Kepeet.
(i) Sc. He keepit out o' our little bits of affairs, Scott Midlothian
(1818) xvi. Sh.I. Donal' keepid gaein' ta Ibbie, Sh. News (May 28,
i8g8). Elg. Robin's winsome, bonny lady Keepit aye the cogies
fou. Tester Poems (1865) 146. Abd. They keeped the fields,
Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 4. w.Sc. Mr. Smites keepit me frae
getting mair, Macdonald Disp. Settlement (1869) 210, ed. 1877.
Dmb. He keeped a' the town a steer, Taylor Poems (1827) 45.
Ayr. I gaed round about him, and keepit the light skinklin on him.
Hunter Studies (1870) 298. Lnk. Usqueba they never keepit,
Nicholson Kibvuddie (1895) 29. Rxb. "i'e . . . keepet ay within,
Wilson Poems (1824) 15. Dmf. A parish quite near That keepit
the causey, REioPofMis (1894) 48. Wgt. Keeped shop in Wigtown,
Fraser fFj^/0!t)«(i877') 130. w.Som.' Always. 'Kept' isunknown.
(2) Slg. I keept myself from mine iniquitie, Wodrow Sel. Biog.
(ed. 1845-7) '• 269. Lnk. [He] keept twa men, forbye a cloutcr,
Nicholson Kilwiiddie{i8g5'' 29. Ntib. Monny oh them keept crakin
oh the bayrn, Bewick Tales (1850) 13. Cum.3 He keep't on at
thy feckless wark, 3. Yks. (J.W.), w.Som.' /rads. Dev. Ma awn
vinyird hev I nat keep'd, Baird Sng. Sol. (i860) i. 6. (3) s.Sc.
Murray Dial. (1873) 205. (4) w.Ir. He kep his word, Lover Leg.
(1848) I. 89. Nhb.' w.Yks. T'chaps . . . kep assin' me where I
put mysen, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884) 5. Lin. Siver, I kep
'um, Tennyson N. Farmer, Old Style (1864) st. 6. sw.Lin.' I kep'
on while I was fit to drop. War.* I kep his cow most of the
winter. se.Wor.', Shr.' Uii. Glo. We . . . kep 'em at a distance,
GissiNG Both of this Parish 1 1889) I. loi. Nrf. He kep her alive,
Jessopp ^crarfy (1887) iii. Ess.', Ken.', w.Som.' [Amer. £>/»/.
Notes 1 1896) I. 277.] (5) Nhb.'
3. Pp. : (i) Keeped, -et, -it, (2) Keepea, (3) Keept, (4)
Keipit, (5) Kep, (6) Kepped, -it, (7) Keppen, (8) Kip.
(i) Abd. She hadna keepit this... hidden, £)fes/(/« Tales {i8-]2) 132.
Ayr. They'll want it keepit secret-like, Johnston Glenbiickie (1889)
73. Edb. Keepet frae the fairs' temptation, Liddle Poems (1821) 33.
w.Som.' I've a-keeped on gin I be a-tired. (2) e.Yks.' (3) Nhb.
Yeshouldha'keept him here, CLAREiot'^o/Z.nss (1890) 1. 7. Wm.
I wish I'd keept out, Wheeler Dial. (1790^) 115, ed. 1821. Yks.
(J.W.) n.Wil. My own vineyard I haa'n't a keep'd. Kite Sng. Sol.
(c. i860) i. 6. w.Som.' Her've always a-keept herzul 'spectable.
(4) s.Sc. Murray Dial. (1873) 205. (5) Nhb. Me awn vineyerd aw
havent kep', Robson Sng. Sol. (1859) i. 6. Der. If rules won't be
kep, Le Fanu Uncle Silas (1865) I. 298. Not. I've kep it a fortnit.
Prior Renie (1895) 309. War.^, se.Wor.' Hrf.^ The peas would
a' kep better if you'd picked 'em at the increase of the moon.
s.Wal. He'd never have kep to that girl, Longman's Mag. (Dec.
1899) 144. Glo.' Sur. I'se got some corn which I'se kep' since
I had 'ee, Bickley Sur. Hills (1890) II. i. s.Hmp. They thinks as
the world's a kep' going by talk, Verney Z.. Z.is/f (18701 x. [Amer.
Dial. Notes (1896) I. 277.] (6j Per. I keppit my health. Ford Harp
(1893) 372. Lnk. Lemon St. Mnngo (1844) 15. 17) n.Cy. Bailey
(1721). Nhb.', e.Yks.', Shr.' Introd. 53. (8) 'Yks. All t'brass he
and she had addled [earned] was kip in — but there I wi'nt tell thee,
Baring-Gould Pennyqks. (1870) 144, ed. 1890. Pem. lE.D.)
II. Dial. uses. \. v. In phr. (i) to keep a hollering, to
make a noise ; (2) — all on, to continue doing something ;
(3) — c wan, to help one's husband in his work ; (4) —
and guide us, an expression of astonishment; (5) — a
noise, see (i); (6) — company, (a) to have a sweetheart,
not necessarily with a view to matrimony ; in gen. colloq.
use ; (b) to squeeze tenderly ; (7) — going, to continue up
and about one's work ; (8) — inland, to sail near the coast ;
(9) —in one's hand, [a] to refrain from striking; (b) to
avoid spending one's money ; to refrain from giving help ;
(10) — in with, to be on friendly terms with ; (11) — land
in, to grow crops ; (12) — land out, to let land lie fallow ;
(13) — me or us, an exclamation, gen. of surprise ; (14) —
mind, to bear in mind, remember ; (15) — nicks, (a) to
keep account or tally ; to keep even with ; (b) to keep
friends with ; (c) to keep watch ; (i6) — off of oneself, to
act on the defensive merely; (17) —on, to scold con-
tinuously ; (18) — one's own house, to frequent one's home ;
(19) — one to his cake and milk, to keep a person within
bounds, or under a firm rule ; (20) — on one's feet, see (7) ;
(21) — the game alive, to carry on anything with spirit;
(22) — the house, to stay within doors ; (23) — the pot boiling,
to play at a game in which each person takes his turn in
rapid succession; (24) — the pot wabbling, to maintain
oneself and one's family, ' keep the pot boiling ' ; (25) — the
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tail in the water, to prosper ; (26) — the town, to stay at
home to take care of the house or farm ; (27) — the wheel
in the nick, to keep on good terms with any one ; (28) —
lip, to stay awake ; (29) — up the rig, to keep the same
rate of shearing as others on the ' hairst rig ' ; (30) — well
ivith, see (10) ; (31) — n<ide, a herdsman's term : to keep
at some distance from the flock to avoid alarming them.
(i) Pern. Don't you kip such a liollering (E. D. ). (2) w.Mid. She
kep all on naggin' at me till I couldn't stand it any longer. You met
keep all on telling him but he won't take no notice of what you're
a-sayin' of (W.P.M.). Ken." He kcp-all-on actin' the silly. (3)
Abd. 'Peer, useless thing, hoo could she keep a man?' 'The
keeping of a man,' from a fisherwoman's point of view, consists
in giving very substantial help in the daily work connected with
the industry, such as the landing and curing of the fish, canning
them to the nearest town, or round the countryside for miles at a
stretch, to be disposed of to customers ; and even wading into the
sea in search of mussel bait, Abd. Il'i/y. Fire Press (Mar. 12, i8g8 '.
(4) Sc. Keep and guide us ! Did ye grip the beastie and feel his
feet ? Johnston Gleiibiickie {iSSg) 2$S. (5) Sc. (A.W.), Hrf.2, Gmg.
(E.D.) (6, a) s.Sc. They had ' kept company' for several years,
Wilson Talcs (1839) V. 345. N.I.i, n.Yks.«, w.Yks. fJ.W.) Lan.i
' How lung does ta say they kept company?' 'Why, for seven
years; an' walked many a thousand mile, mon, while they were
at it.' Chs.'3 s.Not. Who does Jim Jackson keep company wi' ?
(J.P.K.) Lin.' Nhp.i A young woman, who receives and en-
courages the addresses of a young man, keeps company with him.
War,3 Wor. She and defendant were keeping company, Evesham
y»>!. (Jan.22, 1898). s.Wal.Therewass wan gal he wass keep com-
pany with, Zoxj-wrtH'sA/rt^. (Dec. 1899^ 144. Oxf.^ MS. add. Hnt.
(T.P.F.), e.An.i Nrf. Their sweethearts or husbands have been
keepin' company with some one else, Emerson IVild Life (1890)
95. e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. John's kep comp'ny with that gal, Clark
y.A''ort*<'s(i839")st.98. Ken. (D.W:L.) w.Som.i 'What, are you not
courting Mary Snow ? ' ' Oh, we understands one t'other, we be
only keeping company.' Dev. She knew he was asking her to
' keep company ' with him, Dalzell Anuer, in CasseU's Mag. (Apr.
1895)331. Cor.i2 (6) Der.2 (s.v. Cuddle). (7) Sc. (A.W.) Ken.i
He's not bin well for some time,but he's kep' going until last Saddaday
he was forced to give up. (81 Sc. (Jam.) Bnff.' The sky iz gey
cankert-leukin"; we'll keep inlan'. (gn, 6J Sc. (Jam. 5«/i/i/.) (lo)
Sc. Margaret was a peace-loving soul, and would willingly have
kept in with all her sisters, Keith Lisbeth (1894) xxiv. n.Cy.
(J.W.) Nhp.' You can never keep in with him long together.
War.2 It's best to keep in with the steward ; War.3, Hnt. (T.P.F.)
(11) Dmb. There are instances . . . where tenants are bound to keep
their lands three years in and six years out, i. e. to take three white
crops in succession, and then leave the exhausted soil to recruit
itself, as it best may, for six successive j'ears, Agric. Siirv. 50
(Jam.). (12) Dmb. (Jam.) (13) Abd. Keep's, 'oman, did ye hear
that? Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xii. Per. Eh! keep me,
that's unco lucky, Stewart Character (1857) Ixxiv. w.Sc. Keep
me! did ye ever hear the like o' that ? MACDOtiALD Disp. Sei/lcnicni
(1869I 50, ed. 1877. Rnf. Keep's a'! ye're bled aboot the e'en,
Picken Poems (1813) I. 58. Lnk. Keep me, man ! they work her
fine, Watson Poems (1853) 14. Gall. Keep us, laddies ! she cried,
after the first hopeless look at our handiwork, Crockett Standard
Bearer (1898) 143. (14) Per. Keep mind the higher up ye gae
The mair ye're in theweather,HALiBURTON Horace(i886) i. Ayr.
Syne as ye brew, my maiden fair. Keep mind that ye maun drink
the yiU, Burns Conntiy Lassie, st. 4. (15 a, b) Cum.-* (c) ib.
Boys keep nicks when watching the schoolmaster, and ' nicks ' is
equivalent to 'cave.' 'While anudder kept nicks, watching up
an' doon' street,' J-K C. T. X. (1894'! 5. I. Ma. Keepin nix, and
list'nin. Brown Doctor (1887) 16. (16) Abd. A brief tussle, during
which witness endeavoured to ' keep a(T o' 'imsel',' Alexander
Ain Ftk. (1882) 114. (17) Yks. (J.W.) w.Som.' Come, missus,
do 'ee let's have a little bit o' paice, you do keep on from Monday
mornin'toZadurday night. Very com. Cor.i What are'ee keeping
on about? Cor.^ Also, Keeping on keeping on. (18 Per. Compeared
David Gray's wife, and complained upon her husband that he kept
not his own house, but was an adulterer with Donald Thomson's
wife, Lawson Bk. of Per. (1847) 149. (19) War.^ (20) Lth. He
manfully stuck to his work, . . because he felt that a stern necessity
was laid upon him to keep on his feet for his family's sake,
Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885) 233. (21) Nhp.>, War.^, Hnt.
(T.P.F.) (22) Lnk. I'll keep thehoose,an' stock the door, Murdoch
Doric Lyre {yS,-j^) ^■^. (23) Nhb.', Oxf. (G.O.) (24) Nhp.' A common
term to express poverty, that a person is so poor he can scarcely
keep the pot wabbling. (25) w.Yks.' He's seure to keep t'tail i'
t'watter, ii. 305. (26) Abd. On a certain Sunday . . . Saunders Mai-
colmson had chosen to stay at home from church and keep the toon,
Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 70. {27) w.Yks. Shoo's that awk'ard
it taks me all my time to keep t'wheel i' t'nick (S.K.C.). (28)
Sh.l. I heard nae mair, fir alto I tried ta keep up a' 'at I could, sae
as ta hear, da dram owercam' me, an' I fell ower, Sh. Neii's (Dec.
10, 1898). (29) Ayr. Hungry or thirsty, Care nae a fig. Come
awa, Kirstj', Keep up yer rig. White yo/^m^g's (1879) 49. (3o)Ayr.
Keep weel wi' her, as ye respek' yoursel', Galt Gilhaize (1833)
xvii. w.Yks.' (31) Gall. Crockett Raiders (1894) vii.
2. To take care of, attend to ; to watch over.
nw.Abd. Jinse maun gyang oot to keep the kye, Goodwife {i86-i)
St. 2. Slg. The boy that waited upon me and keeped my naig,
WoDROW Set. Biog. (ed. 1845-7) I. 137. Gall. She . . . had the
milkness a' in keepin', Nicholson Poet. IVts. (1814) 41, ed. 1897.
n.Cy. Holloway. Yks. (J.W.) w.Sotn.' I keeps the garden and
the road and that, and Jim, he do keep the cows and pigs.
3. To guard, defend.
Sc. Ilka man's hand had to keep his ain head, Nicoll Poems
(ed. 1843) 123.
Hence Keeping, vbl. sb. guard ; defence.
Sc. James Galbreathe . . . presently wrote to his brothers to be
upon their keeping, Spottiswoode Misc. (1844) I. 119. Ir. They
were here upon their keeping, for the murder of a proctor in
their own part of the country, Carleton Traits Peas. (ed.
1843) I. 207.
4. To make preserves of fruit. e.Suf. (F.H.)
5. To frighten birds off the seed ; to scare away.
Hrf.2 Glo. I wur sent a bird kippin, Roger Plowman, 12.
e.Suf. To keep crows iF.H.). Sur. It's his first year at plough,
he was kipping craows for the last two or three, Hoskyns Talpa
(1852) 179, ed. 1857; Sur.' w.Som.i Boys empIo3'ed to drive
away birds from seed are always said to ' keep birds.' ' He bin
keepin o' birds for Mr. Vuz 'cause he couldn get nobody else.'
6. To fare as to health.
Abd. Asked by one of her neighbours, 'foo her auld man wis
keeping, Paul Abd. (1881) 62; Speir aifter the lass — hoo she's
keepin', Greig Logic 0' Biichan (1899) 51. Lnk. Next morning
I went up to see hoo she was keepin', Wright /,;/« (1897) 34.
e.Dur.' ' How are you keeping?' Very common. n.Yks. How
d'ye keep? (I.W.) w.Yks. (J.W.)
7. To associate, keep company with. e.An.'
8. To attend regularly.
Sc. Proclamations requiring all to keep their parish churches
under pain of twenty shillings for every default, Calder Presbyt.
Eloq. (1694) Ans. 13, ed. 1847. Bnff. Going up and doune the
country armed, and keeping the mercats in ane hostile manner,
Gordon Chron. Keith (1880) 42. Abd. The ordinar officieres and
servants of this burgh kepis not the sermones, but. drinks both
Sabbath-day and vik-day in time of sermon, Turreff Gleanings
(1859) 28. Per. She should keep preaching and prayers in all
time coming, especially on Thursday and Sunday, Spottiswoode
Misc. (1844) II. 249. Dmb. The kirk he kept ilk Sabbatli day,
Taylor Poems (1827) 42. Ayr. To be born in the kirk, to be of
the true religion, to keep the kirk, Dickson Writings (1660) I.
157, ed. 1845. Lnk. Their not keeping their parish churches,
while . . . they were banished, I know not to what distance from
them, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) I. 287, ed. 1828. e.Lth. He was
ordained to heir the Word diligentlie and attentivelie, and to keip
the examination [catechizing], Andrews Bygone Ch. Life (1899)
140. Edb. Ye've kept the kirk an' ordinances due, Learmont
Poems {i-jgt) 193. Hdg. The minister and elderis ordainis him
... to keip the examination, Ritchie Churches ,1883) 186. Gall.
[He] closely kept the kirk . . .To wale a wife, and catch the news,
Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814) 41, ed. 1897. w.Wor.' se.Wor.'
To keep a market is to attend it, with something to sell. Shr.' I
'ear our owd neighbour's gwun to live twix Wenlock and Bridge-
north, so they can keep which market they'n a mind. Hrf.^
w.Som.' Butcher Clay 've a keep Taan'un market 's twenty year.
Nobody can't never zay nort by me and my man, we've always a
keept our church and a paid our way,
9. To lodge, reside.
e.An.' Suf.' Where do yeow keep? e.Suf. (F.H.)
10. Obsol. To restrain one's tears. Shr.'
11. sb. Possession ; charge.
Rnf. Ilka bawbee i' their keep Aye gaed in snashtries for their
wames, Young Pictures (1865) 150. Dmf. The graces tentin i'
their keep Her figure, mien, an' stature, Quinn Heather {186^) 223.
12. Growing food for cattle ; grazing, pasture.
Sc. (A.W.) Nhb.Forbye his meal and'taties and the keepo'acow,
KEEP
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KEESHION
Loiigtuan's Mag. (Feb. 1897) 324. Cum.' He hez five kye, and
hesn't keep for two. Wm. Those meadows afford ' keep ' for a
dozen milch cows, Gent. Mug. (May 1890) 528. n.Yks. (I.W.")
w.Yks.' We've feaful good keep. Chs.'^ n.Stf. She may well
be allowed to have her opinion on stock and their keep, Geo.
Eliot A. Bede (1859) xviii. Not. There's a deal of keep i' the
Lord's meadow this back-end (L.C.M.) ; Not.i n.Lin.^ He's
plenty of keap for his things this summer, bud what's to becum on
'em e' th' winter for ther's hardlin's a tonup to see ? sw.Lin.^
They're hardset to find keep. Rut.' How are you off for keep this
turn ? Lei.' We're so short o' keep this year. Nhp.* The cattle
have poor keep just now, the grass is so short ; Nhp.^ War. If
this weather last, there'll be no keep for the poor cattle, Leanimg-
toii Conner (Jan. 30, 1897) ; War.° More often applied to grass
than provender ; War.^ There is but little keep this year ; War."*
se.Wor.' There's some good keep in the meadow for the cows
now. s.Wor. (R.L.) Shr.' Theer's bin a good Miamas spring —
plenty o' keep to las' till Chris'mas if the gi-oun' should keep bar';
Shr. 2, Rdn.' Glo. I never knew keep so short, I've carted roots
15 mile lA.B.); Glo.', Oxf.^ Brks.' I be zellin' my ship vor my
turmuts be vaailed an' 1 ent got no winter ke-up. n.Bck. (A.C. )
e.An. ' I am short of keep for my cows. e.Suf. The liot weather
has scorched up all the keep I had for my cows (F.H.). Sus.,
Hmp. HoLLOWAY. Hmp.' We've plenty o' keep for 'em. Wil.
Slow Gl. (1892^ ; Wil.' Dor. Good keep makes fat sheep, as the
sayin' goes, Loiigiiiaii's Mag. (Nov. 1898) 47. Som. Why, 'tes
up zixty year we've a-had the kip o' the chichyard in our family,
Raymond Love aud Quiet Life (1894) 109. w.Som.' Thick 'oss '11
grow a hand higher in j'our keep. Dev.^ * What's become of all
yer sheep, maister 1 ' ' Why as keep is purty scase, I've turned
um out 'pon the moors for a bit.'
13. A reservoir for fish by the side of a river. ne.Lan.'
14. A large basket. Cf. kipe, s6.'
Hrf. Ray (1691) MS. add. (J.C.) Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ;
Jennings Dial. w.Eitg. (1869).
15. The circular catch of a hook-and-eye, in phr. creak
and keep, a hook and eye.
Wm. He raav me happron, . . pood creak awt oth keep omme
pettycoat, Wheeler Dial. (1790) 60. ne.Lan.'
16. The metal band which retains a latch and in which
it plays. Hmp.i
17. Phr. {i) full of keep, well-fed; (2) in keep or in high
keep, in good condition ; (3) in bad keep, m. poor condition ;
(4) not to shame one's keep, to look well in health ; (5) not
to sland keep, to have one's head turned by prosperity; to
be made dainty by the enjoyment of the good things of
life; (6) o!(/fl/4'Pf/i, ofhorsesor cattle: out on hired pasture;
(7) lo do credit to one's keep, see (4) ; (8) to play for keeps, to
play at marbles with the understanding that the marbles
knocked out of the ring shall become the property of the
successful player.
(i) n.Yks. 2 (2)e.Yks.' w.Yks. They would hunger themselves
to have the old mare in keep i C.C.R.) ; w.Yks. ^ Applied to human
beings. (3) n.Yks.^, e.Yks.i (4, e.Yks.' He's a feyn healthy
lad, that o' yours; he disn't sham his keep. (5) Chs.'^ s.Chs.'
Ee wu)nu stond ky'eep ; ee)z gofn baal'i-praayd [He wunna
stond keep ; he's gotten bally-praid]. (61 sw.Lin.', Nhp.' Shr.*
The cowts han bin out at keep. (7") Sus. Egerton Flk. and JVays
(1884) 84. (8) Gall. She'll even set doon the black bag to play for
keeps wi' the boys at the bools, Crockett Slickit Min. (1893) 79.
[Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 220.]
KEEP,56.° n.Cy.Nhb.Dur.Som. Alsoin formkipn.Cy.
Som. The box or frame in which minerals are drawn
up from mines, and in which miners descend, a 'skip.'
n.Cy. Repoiis Mines. Nhb., Dur. Keeps, moveable frames or
supports of iron ; . . their use is to support the cage containing
the tubs of coals when drawn to the surface, G/. Coal Terms {iB^i).
w.Som.'
KEEPED, KEEPEN, see Keep, v., Kep, v., Keeping.
KEEPER, sb. Sc. Yks. Not. Suf 1. Obs. The catch
of a clasp.
Bnff. For keepers to y" clasps, brass nails putting on j'^stoods,
Andrews Bygone Ch. Life (1899) 159. w.Yks. Pro putting new
clasps and keepers to y" pulpit cloths, 6d., Bradford Prsh. Accis.
(1713). Snf. A small clasp (Hall.).
2. The loop at the end of a whip-stock to which the lash
is attached. Not.*
KEEPER, seu Kipper, sb.^
KEEPERING, sb. Won Som. Dev. [krparin.] The
work or business of a gamekeeper.
Wor. (W.C.B.), w.Som.' Dev. Thick there boy's ever so much
better'n tother. I'd zconder have he about keeperin than thick
Szm, Reports Provine. (iW-]] 11. nw.Dev.'
KEEPING, /»-/., />/./. adj. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Lan.
Lin. War. Wor. e.An. Dor. Som. Also written keepen
Dor.' [krpin.] 1. prp. In comb. (1) Keeping it up, a
prolonged festivity; (2) — off, excepting, excluding refer-
ence to.
(i) Aba. Clear-blooded health . . . flees awa' frae keeping't up,
And midnight riot, Keith Farmer's Ha' (1774^1 st. 63. (2) Sh.I.
Stones of all sizes — keeping off boulders, Sli. News (Mar. 12,
1898). Ayr. Jenny . . . was withal a couthy motherly body, aye
keepin' aff the siller itsel', and when ye were seekin' naething
frae her, Service Dr. Diiguid (ed. 1887) 26.
2. ppl. adj. Comb, (i) Keeping-hogs, sheep which are
kept to the second or third year before they are fattened
for market ; (2) -pigs, pigs suitable for keeping in order
to fatten them ; (3) -place, a kitchen ; (4) -room, the room
gen. sat in by the family ; cf. keep, v. 9.
(i) Nhb.' (2) ib. For sale, eight keeping pigs, Advt., Newc.
Dy. Jrn. (Apr. 8, 1891). (3) Lan. At the back a large ' keeping-
place ' or kitchen, Kav-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) 253. (4)
w.Yks. I was now smoking my pipe ... in the ' keeping-room '
(a term which combines parlour and kitchen in one word) of a
real ' Yorkshire village,' Mayhew Lond. Labour (1851) I. 247.
Lin. A girl sat in the ' keeping-room' of the old farm-house, Fenn
Cuie of Souls (1889) 16; Lin.', e.An.' Nrf. Grose (1790). e.Nrf.
Marshall /fxr. &0H. (1787). Suf. (C.T.), Suf.' e.Suf. Among
farmers, &c., it corresponds to drawing-room (F.H.). Ess.'
3. sb. Board and lodging; green provender for cattle.
Edb. We thus gat the best o' schoolin' and keepin', when we
hadna a relative left wha could gie us a bite to put in our mou',
Ballantine Gaberliinzie (ed. 1875) 130. n.Cy. (J.W.) n.Lin.'
The remaining turnips and keeping will be sold at a future time,
Stamford Merc. (Sept. 20, 1867). sw.Lin.', War.^ Wor. Old
turf keeping for sale, Evesham Jrn. (May 14, 1898). w.Som.' No,
I vinds 'tis cheaper vor to hire when I do want ; don't pay me
vor to keep a 'oss, he do cost to much to keepin.
4. The burden or refrain of a song. Dor.'
5. pi. Marbles kept by the winner. See Keep, si.' 17 (8).
e.Yks.' In games at marbles, if the boj'S retain the marbles they
win, the game is said to be for keepins.
KEEPING, KEEPT, KEER, see Capon, 5i.=, Keep, v.,
Care, sb.'^
KEERHAULING, vW. s6. Irel. A corruption of ' keel-
hauling' (q.v.).
And give me the same keerhaulin' till we got to the well again,
Kennedy Fireside Stories (1870) 148.
KEERIE, int. Sc. A call to a lamb or sheep.
Per. ' Keerie, keerie, keerie ; here's yer milk ! ' Common (G. W.).
KEERIE-OAM, s6. Obs. Sc. A boys' game; see below.
Sc. In the game, which is out-door, and must be played in a
town or village where the boys can hide themselves, all the
players except one hide. When all are hid the cry of keerie-oam '
is raised, and the boy left unhid sets out in search of those that
are hid. When he discovers one, this one in his turn becomes
the searcher, and so on till all are discovered, Francisque- Michel
Lang. (1882) 249. Per. (Jam.)
KEERIKIN, Si!*. Sc. A sharp and sudden blow which
overturns one ; a fall.
Abd. I got an awfu' keerikin when the plaster fell on my head.
I'll gie ye a keerikin gin ye dinna beha%'e better. Come down,
in case ye get a keerikin 'at ye wadna like (G.W.). Fif. (Jam.)
KEEROCH, sb. and v. Sc. 1. 5*. A contemptuous
term for any strange mixture, esp. a medicinal compound.
Abd. The keerochs of thai doctors (Jam.). Per. I got a keeroch
frae the doctor to tak. That's a keeroch o' porridge I left jester-
day (G.W.).
2. V. To mess about, stir up.
Per. Dinna keeroch the guid meat that gait (G.W.\
KEERS, sb. Slk. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A thin gruel given to feeble sheep in the
spring.
KEER"V, see Cowery.
KEESHION, s6. N.I » The hedge-parsley, /i«//)nscMs
sylvestris. See Kewse, 2.
3 G2
KEESLE
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KEGGLE
KEESLE, sb. e.An.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A boy's taw formed from a schistuskind of stone
found in the claj'. Cf schisle.
[OE. ceosot, gravel ; cf. chesle-money.]
KEESLIP, see Keslop.
KEESSAR.si. Sc. A big, uglj' person, esp. a woman;
also used of animals.
Bnff.i Abd. Not uncommon. 'Jane's a lazy keessar.' 'That's
an ugly keessar o' a horse ye hae the day ' (G.W.).
KEEST, KEET, KEETH, see Cast, v., Kyst, Kite, sb},
Kythe.
KEEVE, sb. and v} Sc. Irel. Glo. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor.
Also written ceeve Dev. ; keave Lnk. ; kieve n.Dev.
Cor.^; and in forms cive Dev.; keive Dev.'; kive Sc.
Glo.' Dor.' Som. [kiv.] 1. sb. A large tub ; a vat used
for fermenting beer ; also wstd/ig.
Sc. The tub-hole is a hollow place in the ground over which the
kive (mashing fat) stands, Kelly Piov. (1721: 300. Lnk. Take
the crystal house department. Next to working the vitriol pans
and emptj'ing the keaves it is the most unhealthy and dangerous.
White Slave, IV. I'lSgg) 9. N.I.' A large tub used in bleach works,
&c. Ant. Grose (1790)71/5. <»(/(/. tC) Glo.', Dor.' Som. W. &.I.
Gl. (1873^ w.Som.' As soon as the juice runs from the press it
is put into the keeve, and left there usually for twenty-four hours,
until fermentation has set in. Dev. A brewer's kive filled with
new beer, Shebbeare Lydia (1755) II. 100, ed. 1769; Dev.'
n.Dev. Slat tha keeve, E.viii. Scold. (1746) 1. 249; Kieve used
alone in ref. to a vessel would mean a cider vat, ifi. Gl. Cor.
Large vat (mining^ Murray Hndbk. liv ; The river . . . suddenly
leaps over the rock . . . into St. Nectan's Kieve. This deep rock-
basin, brimming with the clearest water, overflows. Hunt Pop.
Rout. li'.Eng. (1865) 278-9, ed. 1896; Cor.' She must speak out;
she can't under the keeve ; Cor.^
2. Comp. Keeve-horse, a stand on which barrels are
rested. Dev.'
3. Malt in process of fermentation.
Glo. (S.S.B.) w.Som.' After ' mashing ' it is usual to cover up
the vat and to leave the malt to soak for some time. This is called
'setting the keeve.' Many old brewers make with their finger on
the malt the figures of ' two hearts and a criss cross,' as they say,
' vor to keep off the pixies, while he [the keeve] do steevy.'
4. V. To put the wort or cider in a 'keeve' to ferment.
Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. iv.Eiig, (18251. w.Som. Pour the
liquor into a tub to kive, Marshall Review (1817) V. 603.
Hence Kiving-tub, sb. a large tub used in home brewing.
Glo.'
[1. Fr. cuve, an open tub, a fat or vat (Cotgr.) ; Fatte, a
vessell, qtievue, Palsgr. (1530).]
KEEVE, t/.2 Sh.I. Also written kieve S. & Ork.'
[kiv.] To strive in emulation or ill-naturedly. (Coll.
L.L.B.), S. & Ork.'
[Norvv. dial, kjevja, to strive (Aasen, s.v. Kive) ; cp.
ON. kifa, to quarrel ( Vigfusson).]
KEEVE, see Calve, v.'^. Cave, v.^
KEEVEL, sb. Cum." [krvl.] The flat wooden bar
round which the string is worked in making the meshes
of a net ; the measure of the mesh.
The pocknet is knit upon a keevel from six to seven inches in
circumference. Fisherman, 41.
KEEVIL, 56.' Lan.' [krvil.] The person who stands
on the centre of a sway-plank. Hence Keevilly, adj. un-
steady.
KEEVIL, sb.^ Lan.' A candle.
KEEZER, sb. Dev. A kind of sieve. The same word as
Casar (q.v.).
(Hall.) w.Dev. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1796).
KEEZLIE, adj. Ayr. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Of soil : unproductive, barren. See Keesle.
KEF, sb. Yks. [kef.] A term of disrespect. The
same word as CafiF, sb.* 3.
w.Yks. Ah mun be gooin'orahr owd kef '11 be chunterin (B.K.).
KEFANS, sb. pi. Obs. n.Cy. The scum on ale, ' calm.'
Grose (1790) Stippl.
KEFF, si. Ayr. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] In phr. to be in a gay keff, to have one's spirits
raised.
KEFFEL, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. War. Wor. Shr. Hrf.
Som. Also written keffil War."' Wor, Shr.'; kefBe n.Cy.
se.Wor.' s.Wor.' ; kefful Hrf.^ ; keffyl Yks. ; kefil n.Cy.;
kefl War.^ ; kefyl Shr.° ; kephyl w.Yks.' ; and in forms
kevell n.Cy. ; kevil w.Yks.' [kefl.] 1. A horse, gen.
an old or inferior one.
Sc. Tom stabbed his keCTel in Birkendale mire, Kinloch Ballad
Bk. (1827) 50, ed. 1868. n.Cy. (J.W.), w.Yks.', War. (J.R.W.),
War.'^ Wor. Buy a big horse like that? Why, he's a perfect
beast— a regular kefTiI, A'. & Q. 11879) 5th S. xi. 185. s.Wor.'
Shr.' ; Shr.2 Such a poor kefyl. Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eitg.
(i825\
2. A big, clumsy man or beast.
n.Cy. (K.) w.Yks.' Thou girt kevil. War.* Mind where yer
treadin' yer great kefl. m.Wor. Get out of the way, you great
' keffel ' (J.C.). w.Wor. S. Beauchamp Graitllcy Grange (1874)
II. 24. s.Wor. PoRSON Quaint JVds. (1875) 14.
3. Anything of inferior quality, esp. a lazy, stupid, good-
for-nothing fellow.
War.2 This is a poor kefl. se.Wor.', s.Wor. (H.K.) Shr.'
They bin poor keffils, boath mon an' 'orse. Hrf.*
[1. Wei. ce^'l, a horse.]
KEFFIL, V. Chs.' To knock lumps off the edge ol a
flag with a ' pitcher ' (q.v.).
My song ! heaw he does bu' keffil it.
KEFTY, adj w.Som.' Awkward, clumsy. Cf.kift, n^:
Lat-n uloa'un, au 1 dhuumz ! wuy, dhee urt su kaef'tec-z u
kaevv an'lecn u muus'kut [Leave it alone, all thumbs! why,
thee art as clumsy as a cow handling a musket]. Very common
saying.
Hence Kefty-handed, adj. left-handed.
I never took no notice avore, how that Bill Cross was kefty-
handed.
[With ke/ly-fiaiidid cp. Norw. dial. ^«i/Ae«(//, left-handed
(Aasen) ; see Key, adj.]
KEG, s*.' and v.' Nhb. Yks. Also in form cag Nhb.'
[keg.] 1. sb. The belly, stomach. m.Yks.', w.Yks."
Cf. kedge, sb.^ Hence Cagum, sb. a round belly.
Nhb.' He's puttin on a canny cagum.
2. A glutton. n.Yks. (I.W.) 3. w. To fill oneself with
food. ib. Cf kedge, w.' 5.
KEG, sb.' Cum.* [keg.] A pail with one handle for
holding milk.
KEG, t'.* Chs.'^ [keg.] To be a teetotaler for a month
to gain some temporary end.
Yo're ony just keggin a bit. Bob ! — oi'm afeart yole soon be at
it agen as hard as ever.
KEGGAS, sb. pi. Cor. Also in sing, forms kager,
kai-yer Cor."' ; kegge. Tall umbelliferous plants, esp. the
wild parsnip, Pastiitaca saliva, and wild carrot, Daucus
carota. See Kecks, sb. fl}
On many a bank, where tall and rank . . . the lizamamoo and
the keggas grew, Tho.mas Randigal Rhymes (1895) 15 ; Any large
succulent plant (B. & H.); Cor.' Keggas, often called kai-yer, are
good pigs' feed ; Cor.*
[OCor. ccgas, hemlock (Williams) ; Wei. cegid, Breton
(Leon) kcgit (Du Rusquec), Lat. cicuta.']
KEGGED, pp.'^ sw.Lin.' [kegd.] Grown and matted
together. Cf cagged.
The fates are quiet kegg'd together.
KEGGED, pp.^ Lan. (Hall.) Same word as Cagged.
See Cag, v.^
KEGGLE, V. and adj. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der. Shr.
Also written cegle nw.Der.' ; kegle s.Lan. Chs.' ; and in
forms kiggle w.Yks.* s.Chs.' Der.* nw.Der.' Shr.'; kigle
Chs.' [kegl, kigl.] 1. v. To be unstable, stand in-
securely. Cf. Goggle, V.'
Chs.* s.Chs.' We speak of a table, &c., ' kigglin' o'er.' Shr.'
Dunna put the crame stane on that kiggling bench — it'll tipe o'er;
Shr.* The table keggles.
Hence Keggly, adj. unsteady.
Wm. (J.M.), w.Yks.* s.Lan. PiCTON Z);(i/. (1865) 19. Chs. A
kigley road. Sheaf {iSj^) I. 266; Chs.'; Chs.^ A keggly stool.
s.Chs.' Ahy wiid)nu piit dhu mikk-pon daayn upu dhaat- ky'ig'li
stoo ; ahy shud bi feeurd un it wau'tin [I Avouldna put the milk-
pon dain upo' that kiggly stoo' ; I should be feared on it wautin],
nw.Der.'
KEGGLE
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KELK
2. adj. Loose ; tottering, ready to fall.
s.Lan. PicTON Dial. (1865) 19. Der.=, nw.Der.'
KEGGLE, see Kaggle.
KEGGY, «(//'. Stf. War. Also written ceggy War.*;
and in form caggy Stt. War.'^ Left-handed.
s.Stf. I dai' know her was caggy till I seed her stirrin' the gruel
(T.P.\ War.2
KEGLUS, sb. Chs.' Any large umbelliferous plant,
esp. the common cow-parsnip, Heracleum Sphondylimn,
and the wild angelica, Angelica sylvestris.
KEG-MEG, see Cag-mag, sb?-
KEG-NAIL, sb. Cor.'* Also in forms kag- Cor.*;
kaig- Cor.' An ill-shaped toe or finger-nail ; a thickened
toe-nail.
KEH, see Kae. int.
KE-HEE, V. Cum. To giggle.
Efter ke-heein till he was black i' t'feace, Farrall Bctly Wilson
fi886) 43 ; As fer them lasses, wey, they kee-hee't war nar iver,
SARGISSONyo^SfOfl/l (1881) 18.
KEIGER, sb. Dev. A cask.
Dev.3 Still ill use in places where large quantities of cider are
made. n.Dev. Tay dishes, keigers, waiters, Rock Jim an Nell
(1867) St. 70.
KEIGH, see Key, sb., adj.
KEIK, sb. Obs. Abd. (Jam.) Also in form keig. A
wooden trumpet blown in the country at 5 p.m.
KEIK, see Keck, v.'', Keek, v."-
KEIL, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Lan. Der. Also in forms
kal- Sc. Lan.; kyle Nhb.' [keil.] A large hay-cock.
iLCy. Grose (1790J. Nhb. Ray (1691) ; Nhb.' Used in doubtful
weather. It contains about as much hay as a man can fork in two
lilts. Der. Addy Gl. (1888).
Hence (i) Kaling, sb. the first heaping of hay after
swath ; (2) Kyley, sb. a ' keil.'
(0 Sc, Lan. Morton Cyclo. Agiic. (iSesV (2) Nhb.'
[Norw. dial, kite, also keil and kegel, a wedge, anything
cone-shaped ; see also under Kails.]
KEIL, V. Obs. Irel. To roll on the ground. Wxf.> 86.
KEIL, KEILtS, KEILLES, see Keel, si.*. Kails.
KEILL, sb. Obs. Yks. A triangular bit of ground,
a ' gore.'
n.Yks. The two Chappell keills, the three ings or meadow
grounds, the piece of ground called the Red Ing, &c., Quarter
Scss. Rec. in A'. R. Rcc. Soc. VII. 255.
[Norw. dial. /'f//,a small triangular bit of ground (Aasen).]
KEILLEN, KEILLING, see Keeling.
KEILTCH, V. and sb. ? Obs. Sc. (Jam.) 1. v. To
heave a burden further up one's back ; to jog with the
elbow. Slk. 2. sb. An upward lift or push. CId.
3. One who lifts or pushes anything upwards. Slk.
KEILUP, sb. Sc. Also written keelup ; and in form
keilop. A blow ; a stroke. Cf. keelick.
Sc. (Jam.^, Abd. (G.W.), Ags. (Jam.) Per. I'll gie ye a keelup
on the side o' the head. Common (G.W.).
KEIR, sb. Yks. [kl3(r).] A room in which cloth is
bleached.
w.Yks. The connecting pipes between the cylinder and the keir
were in perfect order. . . There were three outlets to the keir, and
it was the custom to leave those open in the evening so as to let
the exhaust water out, Dcwsbury Reporter (Aug. 26, 1899).
KEISH,KEISIN,KEIST, see Kesh, sb.\ Kizzen, Cast.
KEITH, sb. Sc. A bar laid across a river to prevent
salmon from getting further up.
Per. Kirkmichael Statist. Aec. XVI. 521 (Jam.).
KEIVE,?'. s.Chs.' To vomit ; to feel sick or disgusted.
See Cave, ?'.*
Dhu mee't)s sCi baad'li diin it mai'z mi ky'eyv ut)th seyt on)t
[The meat's s5 badly done it mays me keive at th' seight on't].
KEIVE, see Cave, sb.\ v.^, Keeve, sb.
KEIVER, sb. Obs. Yks. A bumper or brimmer of
liquor. w.Yks. Thoresby Lett. (1703) ; w.Yks.*
KEK, sb. Sh.L [kek.] Gesticulation ; a peculiar
motion of any part of the body which has become habitual.
S. & Ork.»
KEKEZZA, sZf. Cor. Av&ntty oihtaih, Erica vagans.
Cor.3 Known only in the Lizard district. w.Cor. A high bunch
of kekezza, Thomas Randigal Rhymes (1895) 5.
KEK-MEG, see Cag-mag, 56.*
KELAVEY, adv. ? Obs. Cum. [Not known to our
correspondents.] In confusion.
All havey skavey and kelavey, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1808) 14.
KELAY, V. Irel. Same word as Cailey (q.v.). s.Don.
Simmons Gl. (1890).
KELCH, sb.^ and v. Sc. Lan. Lin. Also in forms
kelsh Lan. ; kilch Gall. ; kilsh Dmf (Jam.) [keltj, kelj.]
1. sb. A thump ; a blow ; a push ; a heavy fall. Cf.
kelk, sb.^
Gall. A side blow; a catch ; a stroke got unawares, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824) 297, ed. 1876. Dmf. (Jam.), nXin.' sw.Lin." He
came down such a Uelch.
Hence Kelsher, sb. a heavy fall of rain.
Lan. The watter com'd down a regular kelsher (E.P.).
2. V. To push. Dmf. (Jam.)
KELCH, s6.* Lan.i [keltj.] A sprain. Cf. kench.
KELD, sb. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Also in form keil
Lakel.* Cum.i* w.Yks. [kel(d.] 1. A spring of water;
a fountain ; a marshy place.
Cnm.'2j Cum.* A weak spring of water in arable land. w.Cnm.
BrockettG/. (1846). n.Yks. Than thou to'nns [turns] doon o't'left
hand an't'keld's a matter o' tunty yards doon t'bank, Atkinson Lost
(1870) xxii; Rare iR.B.); n.Yks.'^^ e.Yks. Marshall Riir.
£fo>i.(i788). m.Yks.i w.Yks. GRAiNGEA'(rf(/f<rfi7/c(i863) ; w.Yks.',
ne.Lan.'
Hence Kelly, adj. applied to land containing small
springs which dry up in summer. Cum.'*
2. Co7K^. (i) Keld-head, the head of a spring; afountain.
n.Yks.* ; (2) -syke, a field, gen. one containing a spring
of water. Lakel.*
3. The still part of a lake or river, which has an oily
smoothness while the rest of the water is ruffled.
n.Cy. Used of a deep hole in a stream, N. V Q. (1867) 3rd S.
xi. 145 ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' The watermen about Heworth Shore call
the smooth, oily, and unrippled parts of the surface of the Tyne
bythe nameof kelds (J.H.). Cum. Hutchinson //li/. 0(«i.(i794)
I. 442; There'll be nae weet coom morning, I'll engage. The
kelds is on t'lake, Linton Lizzie Lorton (1867) xii ; Cum.*
[1. ON. kelda, a spring of water (Vigfusson) ; Sw. kdlta,
Dan. kilde.]
KELD, KELDER, see Keil, sb.\ Keller, sb."
KELE, sb. Lan. Time, place, circumstance. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (C.) ; (Hall.) See Cale, sb.^
KELE, KELES, KELEVER, see Kale, Keel,^'.^, Kails,
Caleever.
KELF, sb. Chs. Der. War. [keif.] A narrow bit of
timber left uncut by tree-fellers, to serve as a support
while they are cutting round the tree on the other side ;
a shelf.
Chs.' ; Chs.3 I mun leave a keif. s.Chs.' Yi aan')u left iniich
uv u ky'elf, men ; ah daayt it wu)nu bey uniif' [Yehanna left much
of a keif, men ; ah dait it wunna bey enough]. Der.^ The incision
made in a tree in felling it. nw.Der.', War. (Hall.)
[MDu. ca//, a cross-beam (Verdam).]
KELF, 7'. War. To twist ; to wrench. (Hall.)
KELK, sb.^ n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Ken. Sur. Sus. Wil.
Also in form kilk Ken.'* Sun' Sus.'* [kelk, kilk.]
1. Any umbelliferous, hollow-stalked plant, esp. the
hemlock, Coniunt mactdatiim, the lesser \\^m\ock, Aeihiisa
Cynapiiim, and the wild beaked parslej', Anthriscus syl-
vestris. Cf. kecks, sb. pi}
N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.', n.Yks. (T.K.), n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.', m.Yks.'
(s.v. Keks).
2. Comp. Kelk-kecksy, a large meadow plant, probably
the cow-parsnip, Heracleum Sphondylimn, or the wild
angtMca., Angelica sylvestris. Cf. kedlock. n.Yks. (B.& H.),
n.Yks.*
3. The charlock, Sinapis arveitsis.
Ken. (P.M.), Ken.'2, Sur.', Sus. (S.P.H.\ Sus.'* Wil. Hoeing
among the ' kelk ' or ' kilk,' the bright yellow charlock, Jefferies
Hiigroiv. (1889) 114.
4. Comp. Kilk-pulling, weeding charlock from among
the corn.
Sus.' The employment of children at kilk-pulling is a serious
obstacle to education in the agricultural districts.
KELK
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KELLUS
KELK, sb.^ ? Obs. Cum. Yks. A large detached stone
or rock. Cum. Gl. (1851) ; w.Yks.'
KELK, sb.^ So. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. e.An. Also in form
kilk Cai.' 1. A separate ovum or particle of roe in the
spawn of a fish ; the roe of the female fish.
Cai.' The roe of certain fishes, such as cod, ling, and other
Gadidae. n.Cy. Grose (1790I ; N.Cy.' Haddock kelks. Nhb.i,
n.Yks.i24
2. The bag containing the spawn of the haddock. N.Cy.'
MS. add. (W.T.) 3. />/. The testicles. e.An.>
[1. Kelkys of fyschis, /achs, Cath. Aug/. (1483).]
KELK, 5*.* N.Cy.'e.Dur.' Also in form kellicke.Dur.i
[kelk.] A j;oung bird just coming out of the shell ; an
unfledged bird.
[Sw. dial, kalka, bare, unfledged, callow (Rietz).]
KELK, 2/.' and sh.^ Nlib. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Lin. Also in form kilk m.Yks.' [kelk.] 1. v. To beat
severely ; to hit roughly with the hand or foot.
N.Cy.i, Nhb.i Cum. She kelked thee leyke a log, Stagg Misc.
Poems (ed. 1807)94; Cum.'", Yks. (Hall.) w.Yks.i If I'd hed
Tonime a Coats gunn I wad a kelk'd it, ii. 356. Lan.', n.Lan.',
ne.Lan.^
Hence Kelker, sb. a severe blow. Nhb.', Cum.'*
2. sb. A blow; a kick. Cf. kelch, sb.^
n.Cy. I gave him two or three good kelks. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.',
Nhb.i,Dur.' s.Dur. He gat abonnie kelk in t'ribs (J.E.D.). Lakel.2
Ah gat a kelk i' t'stomach wi' yon young imp. Cum.' A severe
blow on the body, but not on the limbs, with something heav}'.
'An ugly kelk ' ; Cum." A severe blow delivered with the elbow.
Wra. Ah gat seek a kelk i' t'guts wi yon tip (B.K.\ n.Yks.i ;
n.Yks.2 'A fist kelk,' a punch with the fist ; n.Yks.^" ne.Yks.'
He gav him sikan a kelk ower 't shoodthers. e.Yks. Marshall
A'";-. £fO«. (1788 . ra.Yks.' A blow, with the fist, or foot. w.Yks.
He gat marr kelks an thumps ner corn, Lucas S/ini. Niddodale (c.
1882) 218; w.Yks.i, n.Lan.', ne.Lan.', n.Lin.', sw.Lin.'
3. A heavy fall.
e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Ecoit. (1788); e.Yks.' Ah tumml'd oot
o' bed las neet, and com doon upo' fleer wi sike a kelk.
KELK, T'.'' Obs. n.Cy. Yks. To groan ; to belch forth.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) n.Yks. It made my guts all
kelke agane, Meriton Praise Ale (1684') 1. 430.
KELL, s6.' and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Not. Lin.
Lei. Nhp. War. Wor. Shr. Bdf Hnt. e.An. Also in form
keld n.Yks.'* [kel.] 1. sb. The caul, the membrane
enveloping the foetus in the womb, and occasionally found
adhering at birth.
Sc.(A.W. n.Yks.';n.Yks.°Wornaboutthepersonasaprotection
from drowning ; and for those who are going to sea, as much as £5
may be instanced as offered for one 's.v. Caul) ; n.Yks.**, w.Yks.',
E.Not. (J.P.K.) n Lin. I can't think wliy foals is soa of'ens
smoor'd i' th' kell (M.P.) ; n.Lin.' Oor ohd mare, she foal'd e' th'
neet, an' th' foal could n't br.->ak th' kell, so it was droonded.
Nhp.l, w.Wor.l, s.'Wor. (H.K.)
2. The omentum, the ' caul ' which covers the bowels of
an animal.
Nhb. (R.O.H.\ n.Yks. (I.W.) e.Yks. Fower pounde of suitte
that was in tlie kell of each of them, Bf.st Ritr. Ecou. (1642) 96 ;
e.Yks.', w.Yks.2 s.Chs.', Not. fJ.H.B.) n.Lin. Internal parts of a
pig or other animal, Sutton IVds. (1881) ; n.Lin.', sw.Lin.', Lei.',
Nhp.l', War.23, s.Wor.', Shr.'^, Hnt. (T.P.F.l, e.An.l Nrf. The
kell, that's the thing, and the nut of that is the sweetest part of
all, Emerson Lagoons {ed. 1896) 76. e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. A film or scale on the eye ; a cataract.
Lei.' The surgeon ' cuts the kell ' in an operation for cataract.
Nhp.' My eyes feel as if they had a kell over them. War.^ Shr.'
'Er's got a kell o' won oi, an 'er's dark o' the tother. Bdf. A
mother asks a surgeon whether there be not a kell over the child's
eye (J.'W.B.). Hnt. (T.P.F.)
4. The incrustation or grime of dirt.
Sc. (Jam.) Cld. The grime that collects on the face and hands
of a workman, the coating of soot on a pot (I'A.'l. Ant (W.H.P.)
5. The debris of the skin, scurf, dandriff.
Ayr. She w'as soon scrapit of all the scurf and kell of her
abominations, Galt Gilhaize (1823) ix. N.I.'
6. A cap of net-work for women's hair.
Sc. Then up and gat her seven sisters, And sewed to her a kell.
Gay GoshazvM in Child Ballads ( 1886) II. 364.
7. The hinder part of a woman's cap.
Sc. The kell of a mutch (Jam.) ; Franxisque-Michel Lang.
(1882) 86.
8. A squirrel's nest. w.Yks.' A squirrel kell.
9. V. Of the eye of a horse : to gather a film.
Shr.2 His eye begins to kell over.
[1. A silly jealous fellow . . . seeing his child new born
included in a kell, thought sure a Franciscan . . . was the
father of it, it was so like a friar's cowl, Burton Anat.
Met. (1621), ed. 1836, 645. 3. His wakeful eyes . . . Now
cover'd over with dim cloudy kels, Drayton Owle (1604)
1310 (Nares). 6. The hair was of this damyscll knyt
wyth a buttoune in a goldin kell, Douglas ^^tWos (1513),
ed. 1874, III. 141 ; A kelle, reticulum, Cath. Angl. (1483).]
KELL, sb.^ Der.= nw.Der.' [kel.] A confused noise.
KELL, see Keld, sb., Kiln, s6.'
KELLACH, sb. Sc. Also in forms keallach Inv. ;
keelack Bnff. ; kellachy Rs. ; killach Sc. [kelax.]
1. A small cart.
Rs. These carts have, instead of wheels, small solid circles of
wood, between 20 and 24 inches diameter, called tumbling wheels.
It is also very common to place a coarse, strong basket, formed
like a sugar loaf, across these small carts, in which the manure is
carried from the dung-hill to the field. These kinds of carts are
called Kellachys, and are not only used in this district but over
all the n.Cy., Statist. Ace. I. 277 (Jam.). Ags. (16.)
2. A coarse wicker basket of conical shape used for
carrying manure to the fields.
Sc. Grose (1790I MS. add. (C.) Inv. What manure was used
was carried to their fields in keallachs, a creel in the form of a
cone, with the base turned upwards, placed upon a sledge. Many
of these keallachs are still used in the heights of the parish,
Statist. Ace. XIII. 519 (Jam.). Mry., Nai. A conical wicker basket
suspended on a square frame with wheels, Rampini Hist. (1897)
305. BnBT. Hence the . . . phr. ' The witch is in the keelack,'
used when the superiority of the produce, on any spot of ground,
is attributed to the dung which is carried out in the keelack (Jam.).
3. Used of anything built high or narrow, or in a slovenly
way. Bnfr.' He's biggit the ruck a mere kellach.
KELLAT, sb. Cum.* [ke'lat.] The whiting pollack,
Mer/angus pollacliiiis.
KELLICK.si.and v. Sus. [ke'lik.] \. sh. A romp ;
a joke.
Now fer a kellick ower ol' Hodge, Jackson Southward Ho
(1894) 1.433; Sus.' =
2. V. To romp. (Hall.)
KELLICK, see Kelk, sb.*
KELLIEMUFF, sb. Sh.L A mitten. S. & Ork.'
KELLIFUDGE, t^. Yks. SamewordasCallifudgefq.v.).
w.Yks. Ther isn't a tahn i' this world, wheer ther's sooa mich
hoil an' corner wark, er sooa mich kellifudgin' an clockin, Yksiiiait.
(1879) Xnias No. 8.
KELLOCK, see Cadlock.
KELLOW, si.' Lei.' A caul : a film over the eye.
See Kell, sA.' 3.
KELLO'W, sb.' Obs. n.Cy. Cum. Lan. Black lead.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721"'. Cum., Lan. Dr. Merrel speaks of a certain
blue stone in Lan. which the inhabitants there call kellow. . .The
men of Keswick . . . call their black-lead . . . kellow, Nicholson
Lett. (1710)1 in Hutchinson Hist. Ciiiti. (1794) II. 215.
KELLOW, adj. Cum. Insipid, tasteless, deficient in
salt. (J.W.O.) See Killow.
KELLSHIB, s^-. Pem. [keljib.] A sneak.
s.Pem. There a alwiz is like a kellshib in the cornel (W.M.M.").
KELLUS, sb. Dev. Cor. Also written kellas Cor.';
and in form killas Cor.'^ 1. A miner's name for a sub-
stance like a white soft stone which lies above the spar
near to a vein.
Cor. They had reason to guess there were Cornish diamonds
. . . and they carefully hid the bits of kellus which they had
picked out, Edckworth Lame Jcivas, i. (Dav.) ; There is a kind of
fluor which they call spar ne.Nt the vein ; . . above the spar lies
another kind of substance . . . which they call kellus, Ray (1691);
Bailey (1721).
2. Clay-slate, schist.
Dev., Cor. The slates (killas) of Cornwall [and Devonshire],
which arc generally understood to be claj'-slate, are celebrated
for their abundance of mineral veins, and for dykes of porphyry.
KELLY
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KELTER
Phillips Mineralogy, 154, in Moore Hist. Dev. (1829) I. 220.
Cor. Gl. Mining Terms (1830) ; Cor.' It includes, in different
districts, soft clay slate, roofing slate, fine-grained cleavable sand-
stone, cS:c. It may be said lo include all fine-grained sedimentary
rocks of silicious nature and schistose in structure ; Cor.^
KELLY, si.' Or.I. A small hanging iron lamp. (S.A.S.)
Cf. collie, sb}
KELLY, s6.^ Cor.^ 'Y\\et&vih.-rmt,BunitimflexiiosHm,
applied both to the fruit and flower. See Killas.
KELP, sb} and v} Dur. Cum. VVm. Yks. Lan. Lin.
Also in forms cilp w.Yks. ; kilp N.Cy.^ Dur. Lakel.- Cum."
Wm. m.Yks." ne.Lan.' n.Lin.' svv.Lin.' [kelp, kilp.]
1. sb. The iron hook in the chimney on which pots are
hung ; gen. in pi. Cf. clep, sb.^ 2.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721); N.Cy.'^ Cum. Linton Lake Cy. (1B64)
306. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ When the pot is taken from the hooks,
the latter begin to vibrate, and the maid is anxious to slop them,
for while they are in motion, ' the virgin weeps ! ' n.Yks.*, m.Yks.',
w.Yks. (J.J.B.), w.Yks.' ■», ne.Lan.'
2. The movable or detachable handle of a metal pot.
Dur., Yks. Fetch them kilps, and lift 't pan olT't fire (^T.K.).
n.Yks.'2 Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 341. n.Lin.
N. & Q. (1852) ist S. V. 376 ; n.Lin.', sw.Lin.'
3. The hook of a dress.
Lakel.2 Cum. T'kilps an' creuks fer t'back band, an heaams,
an things, was oa brokken ofT, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 217 ;
Cum." Wra. Set us a kilp on my frock neck (B.K.).
4. A sharp bend or angle ; a crooked place ; a knot.
Cum.'*, ne.Lan.'
5. Phr. to hang a kelp, of children : to drop the lip
previous to crying.
n.Lin.' She first hangs a kelp an' then she beiils.
6. pi. Miners' wagon-chains. m.Yks.'
7. V. To hook a dress. Wm. Kilp us mi frock (B.K.").
[2. Sw. dial, kdlp, a handle to a bucket (Rietz) ; Norvv.
dial, kylp, a handle (Aasen) ; ON. kt'lpr and kjelp, a handle
of a vessel ; in Icel. a loop of whalebone fastening the
handle to the bucket (Vigfusson).]
KELP, sb?- Cum. A young crow.
Linton Lake Cy. (,1864) 306; CI. (1851).
KELP, sb? Sc. A raw-boned, awkward youth. See
Kelpie, 2. Abd. Ye' re a muckle stupid kelp (G.W.).
KELP, i^.= and s6.* Won Hrf Also in form killup
s.Wor.' [kelp.] 1. v. Of a dog: to yelp ; also yfg'. to
worry by talking; to scold, nag.
s.Wor. Don't stand killuping there. He'd killup me to death if
I owed him anything (H.K.) ; s.Wor.', Hrf.^
2. sb. The yelp of a dog. Hrf.'
KELPIE, sb. Sc. Also written kaelpie, kelpy, [ke'lpi.]
1. A water-spirit. Cf. water-kelpie.
Sc. The spirit of the waters, who . . . gives previous intimation
of the destruction of those who perish within his jurisdiction, by
preternatural lights and noises, and even assists in drowning
them (Jam.); Grose (1790). ne.Sc. The wife .. . tried to dis-
suade him under the fear that Kelpie would carry him off to his
pool, Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 66. Abd. She had stories o' goblins
an' kelpies galore, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 32. Kcd. She sank
into the muckle pot Aneth the kelpie's stane, Grant Lays (1884)
12. Frf. The waters donk whaur kelpies roar, Jamie Emigrant's
Family (1853) 74. Per. She sees a kelpie in the stream, Ford
Harp (1893) 229. Fif. The kelpy is a sly devil, he roars before a
loss at sea, and frightens both young and old upon the shore,
Flk-Lore Rec. (1879) II. 198. Slg. Devon loups in cauldron linns,
And ca's the kelpies' mills, Towers Poems (1885) 137. s.Sc. We
must not confound the kelpie and the water-wraith— the kelpie
appears in the form of a young horse, Wilson 7"n/<s ( i 836) IV.
45. Rnf. The Mermaid leuch, her brief was gane. And kelpie's
blast was blawing. Harp (1819) 211. Ayr. Of Tamlane and of
Fairyland, Of Kelpy, Shellycoat, and a', Boswell Poet. IVks.
(1803) 116, ed. 1871. Lnk. Not Kelpy's sel' wad dare To venture
'mang the rocks and torrents there, Black Falls of Clyde fi8o6)
197. Lth. You are heretical wi' regard to the ither Hielant
soopersteetions, 'kelpies' (water-witches), ' wresks ' (brownies),
LuMSDEN Sheep-head (1892") 181. Edb. The Loch where on its
bosom deep Its kelpy's cot remains, Carlop Green (1793) 172, ed.
1817. Slk. I hear roars o' lauchter as if frae the kelpie himsel',
Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 302.
2. Fig. A raw-boned youth. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Abd. Shirrefs Poems (1790) CI.
KELSH, see Kelch, si.'
KELSO, sb. Sc. In comb, (i) Kelso boots, heavy
shackles put on the feet of prisoners; (2) — convoy, the act
of accompanying a friend a short distance; see Convoy,
s6.' 5; (3) — rungs, an unknown weapon, ^^ch. classed with
a 'Jedburgh staff' (q.v.).
(i'"( Rxb. By some supposed to be a sort of stocks (Jam.). (2)
Sc. ' In this country ilka gentleman is wussed to be sae civil as to
see the corpse aff his grounds : . . it's just a Kelso convoy, a step
and a half ower the door stane.' . . ' And why a Kelso convoy
more than any other?' . . ' How should I ken? it's just a by-word,'
Scott Antiquary (1816) .x.tx. (3) s.Sc. (Jam.)
KELT, sA.' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Also in form kiltie Gall,
[kelt.] A salmon three years old, after the male has
deposited the milt, and the female the roe.
Sc. ' But what is a kelt, then, when he's at home 1 ' ' A salmon,
sir, that hasna been down to the sea : we'll have to put him back
if he is,' Black White Heather (1885) iii. s.Sc. An occasional kelt
would find its way into the burn, Cunningham Broomiebuni (1894)
vi. Gall. Mactaggart^hq'!/. (1824). Nhb.' Cum." They remain
kelts for two or three months after spawning until they have re-
covered their strength and are in a fit state to go back to sea.
' Several anglers have not yet lauded anything but old kelts,' C.
Pair. (Mar. 17, 1899) 5.
KELT, si.' Obs. Sc. Cum. 1. Frieze cloth ; gen.
made of native black wool.
Sc. Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776) Gl. Abd. Shirrefs Pocjhs (1790)
Gl. Lnk. Ramsay Gentle Shep. (1725) Gl. Lnl. The alteration in
dress since 1750 is also remarkable. When the good man and his
sons went to kirk, market, wedding or burial, they were clothed
in a home-spun suit ol freezed cloth, called kelt, Statist. Ace. I.
356 (Jam.1.
2. Comp. Kelt-coat, a coarse home-spun coat made of
black and white wool.
Sc. He wore a gude kelt coat. Which wind, nor rain, nor sun
could scarcely blot, Galloway Poems (1788) 182 (Jam.). Cum.
Hung th' kelt cwoat on a pin, Gii.Fiti Sngs. (1866) 149; Ladies
do not disdain to wear dresses of the selfsame homespun of which
our ancestors made their kelt coats, Carlisle J rn. (Mar. 2, 1888) 5;
Cum.'»
KELT, sb? Yks. Lan. [kelt.] Money. Cf. gelt.
w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Siippl. (Nov. 8, 1884) 8; w.Yks.'^; w.Yks.s
Onny kelt, Bil ? m.Lan.' It's a grand thing to gooa to th' merkut
wi', is kelt.
KELTER, s6.' and v.'^ In gen. dial, use in Sc. Eng. and
Amen Also written keltther ne.Yks.' ; and in form
kilter n.Cy. Cum. VVan^ Suf.' Ess. Sus. Hmp. I.W."
Som.Amer. Nfld. [ke-lt3(r, ki'ltair.] 1. sb. Condition;
frame; order; arrangement; quantity.
n.Cy. In good kelter, Grose (1790;. Nhb.' Cum.' To be in high
kelter; Cum.'' Wm. Obsol., Guide to Lakes (1780') 289. n.Yks.'
That drill is out o' kelter ; n.Yks.' ' Out of kelter,' ill, out of tune;
n.Yks.* ne.Yks.' Esp. of an animal. e.Yks. Marshall Run
Econ. (1788). m.Yks.', ne.Lan.' Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston
(1856)712. Nhp.', War.3 Mtg. Why surree ! ina there a pretty
kelter of nuts this year! (E.R.M.) e.An.' My farm is in pretty
good kelter. The mauther have slumped into the slush, and is in
a nasty forlorn kelter. Cmb. (W.W.S.) Suf. Morton Cyclo.
Agric. (1863) ; Suf.' e.Suf. Rare (F.H.). Ess. This machine's
out o' kelter (M.W.) ; (W.W.S.) Sur.' That churn of our'n is
pretty much out of kelter. Sus. I be sadly out o' kelter, Jackson
Southward Ho 1894) I. 200; Sus.' This farm seems in very good
kelter; Sus.' The house is in a sad kelter. Hmp.' I.W.' That boss
is in deuced good kelter; I.W.' We be all in middlen kelter this
mornen. Cor." [Amer. He was rather expecting the doctor him-
self; . . he had been out of kilter for two or three years, Howells
Shadow of Dream (1890) 17 ; N.V O. (1890) 7th S. x. 506. Nfld.
Patterson Trans. Amer. Flk-Lore Soe. (1894).]
2. Money; property of any kind. Cf. cater, si.'
Dmf. I Jam.), N.Cy.' Nhb. Show'd her the kelter aw had won,
MiDFORD Coll. Sngs. (1818) 8; Nhb.', Dur.», Lakel.' Cum. Wi'
not a plack o' kilter left, Gilpin Sngs. (1866) 241 ; Cum.", n.Yks.'*
ne.Yks.' He's a bit o' good keltlher aboot him. w.Yks.' Hesto
onny kelter i' thy pocket ; w.Yks.5 Hah mich kelter hes tub
a-week yonder? ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' s.Chs.' Aaz" 00 aan i ky'el-
tur? [Has hoo anny kelter?) nw.Der.' Lin. He has plenty of
kelter, Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 712. Nhp.' He's a rich old
KELTER
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fellow, he's got plenty of kelter. War.^ Shr.' Obsol. The
daughter'll be a ketch fur somebody, the owd chap 'as yeps o'
kelter. Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eiig. (1825). w.Som.' I'd
have em vast enough, nif only I'd a got the kelter.
3. V. To put into good condition ; to care for.
n.Yks.'^ m.Yks.i He's been none over [too] well keltered.
4. To amass or collect money.
Shr.' I've bin out kelterin' all day, but got mighty little pelf.
KELTER, sb.'^ Dun Cum. Wm. Yks. Not. Lin. Suf.
Also in forms kelder Lakel.' Wm. ; kilter Suf. [ke-lta(r.]
1. Rubbish ; odds and ends ; worthless litter.
n.Cy. (HALL.\s.Dur. (J.E.D.) Wm. Bits o' spears meayde o'
flint, brokken millstones and trinkums, Seek a cargo o' kelder,
Whitehead Leg. (1859'! 65, ed 1896. ne.Yks. Why it's nowt but
aad kelter (J.C.F.^ e.Yks. A lot o' sike kelther as nivver was
seen, Nicholson /Vi-SA (18B9) 45. Not. (W.H.S.) Lin. I went
tu tha saale, but thur woz nowt woth buying: thur woz nobbud a
lot o' kelter, N. & Q. (1891) 7th S. i. 194. n.Lin. An' lets him hev'
all twitch an' such-like kelter. Peacock Tales and Rhymes (1886)
69; n.Lin.' What iver do you keap sich-like kelter for? s.Lin.
(T.H.R.) sw.Lin.i Some folks have a mess of kelter, I'm sure.
Hence (i) Kelter, v. of rubbish, straw, &c. : to lie about
in an untidy mess; (2) Kelterly, adj. rubbishy; (3) Kelter-
ment, sb. rubbish; a collection of useless trumpery; a
mess ; (4) Kilterums, sb. pi. odds and ends.
i, i)Lakel.2 (2)n.Lin.' (3)s.Dur.Now,beofl'wi'thyawdkeUerment
(JED.). Lakel.', Cum.'" Wm. Did yan iver see seek a kelder-
mentas thoo's meead o' this? (B.K.) n.Yks. (C.V.C), n.Yks.'=«
ne.Yks.' Ah nivver seed sike kelterment ; they're good ti nowt.
e.Yks. He saw a fellow stanin atop ov a teeable,selliii keeal pots,
pooakers, oddments and keltherment, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889)
35. m.Yks.' w.Yks^ I never saw such kelterment in my life.
n.Lin.' Fling that theare kelterment up o' the fire, it's not wo'th
hoose-room. (4) Suf. (C.L.F.)
2. Silly talk, nonsense.
n.Lin. He told you some soft tale maybe about . . . bargests and
such like kelter. Peacock R. Shirlaugh (1870) I. 49 ; n.Lin.'
Hence Kelterment, sb. idle, foolish talk.
n.Lin.' When oor George begins to talk aboot politics he teams
oot sich an a mess o' kelterment it wo'd sicken a toad to hear him.
KELTER, v.'^ and sb.^ Sc. Yks. e.An. Also in form
kilter Suf [ke-lt3(r.] 1. v. To move at full speed ; to
make haste. Per. (Jam.), n.Yks.* Hence Keltering,
ppl. adj. used as an intensitive : beyond comparison, to
the highest degree.
n.Yks." Mah wo'd, bud yon is a keltering good un.
2. To move in an undulating manner ; to move uneasily.
Sc. Eels are said to kelter in the water when they wamble. The
stomach or belly is also said to kelter when there is a disagreeable
motion in either (Jam.). Rxb. Though soul and conscience baith
should kelter, I'll cleek a shillin', Ruickbie IVayside Cottager (1807)
93. e.An.i Applied to a plough ; which is said to kelter well or
ill, as it works in a slope or curvature. Suf.'
3. To tilt up ; to overturn, upset ; to fall headlong.
Fif. (Jam.) Lnk. A balance is said to kelter when the one end
of the beam mounts suddenly upwards, or when a cart, in the act
of unyoking, escapes from the hold, so that the shafts get too far
up ((6.). Rxb. Tlie twasome warsel'd here and there, Till owre
a form they keltered, A. Scorr Poems (1805) 16 (16.).
4. sb. Rate, pace ; headlong speed.
n.Yks." Ah nivver cam' sike a kelter i' mah leyfe.
KELTIE, sb. Abd. The kittiwake, Rissa tridaclyla.
SwAiNSON Birds (1885) 206.
KELTIES, sb. pi. Ags. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Children.
KELTY, sb. Sc. Also written keltie. [kelti.]
1. Plentj'. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
2. Phr. (i) Kelly's mends, see below; (2) to be cleared
kelty off, to have one's glass quite empty ; (3) to give one
kelty, to force a reluctant drinker to consume a double
portion ; to persuade an unwilling person to do anything.
(i) Per. Amongst the King's attendants was a trooper . . . cele-
brated for his ability in drinking. . . Among the laird of Tulliebole's
vassals, there was one, named Keltie, equally renowned for the
same . . . pre-eminence. The trooper and he . . . agreed to meet
early on a Monday morning. . . They continued to drink till the
Wednesday evening, when the trooper fell from his seat. . . Keltic
took another quaff ... to show that he was conqueror, and this
gave rise to a proverb, well known all over this country, Keltie's
Mends, and nothing is more common, at this very day, when one
refuses to take his glass, than to be threatened with Keltie's Mends,
Statist. Ace. XVIII. 474 (Jam.). (2) Sc. Are ye a' cleared Kelty
aff! Fill anither, Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxviii. (3) Sc. Calder
Presbyt. Eloq. (1694) 146, ed. 1847. Slk. Gin he winna tak that,
gie him kelty, Hogg Tales (183B) 405, ed. 1866; 'What is meant
by kelty?' 'That's double, it means twa cups,' 16. 24. Nhb.'Ote.
KELVA, sb. Sh.I. Also in form kelvick. A young
ling. Lota iiiolva.
In the same [Conningsburgh] district the word kelva or kelvik
is applied to a young ling a little bigger than an ' ollik,' Jakobsen
Dial. (1897) 22.
KELVICK, KEM, see Kelva, Come, v.
KEMB, v. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Lan. Cor. Also
written cem w.Yks. ; kem Sc. Fif. Slk. ne.Yks.' w.Yks.'
e.Lan.'; and in forms keem Lan.' Cor.'*: kembe Sc. ;
kemp n.Yks.2 m.Yks.^ ; pp. kempt Sc. n.Yks.'* e.Yks.'
w.Yks.' [kem.] 1. v. To comb.
Sc. Tooke his silver combe in his hand to kembe his j-ellow
lockes, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I, 8. Per. Young Jeannie
kemb'd her raven hair, Monteath Dunblane (1835") 116, ed. 1887.
Fif. Kem with combs of pearl and coral fair Their long sleek oozy
locks, Tennant Ansler (1812) 91, ed. 1871. Edb. I'll kemb his
beard, Pennecuik Helicon (1720) 66. Slk. They kerned her hair,
Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 33. n.Yks.'" ne.Yks.' Git thi hair
kem't (s.v. Kame). e.Yks.' Obsol., MS. add. (T.H.) m.Yks.'
w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Siippl. (June 30, 1894) ; w.Yks.' Thou minds
I'd been reedin an kemmin our Sal, ii. 286. e.Lan.' Cor.' To
comb the hair with a small tooth-comb ; Cor.^
Hence (i) Kemmer, si. one who combs; a wool-comber;
also a disreputable character ; (2) Kemming, sb. a windrow
of hay; (3) Kemniing-comb, si!), a small-tooth comb; (4)
■shop, sb. a hand wool-combing shop ; (5) Kemster, sb.,
obs., a wool-comber.
(1I e.Lan.' (2) w.Yks. (R.H.H.) ; In constant use. The word
' kemming ' is rather used to express the pile of hay accumulated
by pushing the rake-head against the end of a windrow till as
much as one man could grasp with arm on one side and rake on
the other was obtained, to be loaded on the hay ' sled.' A good
'sled' load would consist of some 18 or 20 ' kemmings' (J.S.D.). (3)
w.Yks. Gie me th' kemmin com an' let mi kem th' dickies eawt
o' thi yed (D. L.). Lan. Wurnor a papper-cover't kemmin-comm,
Clegg Sketches (1895) 430 ; Lan.', Cor.'^ (4) w.Yks. Leeds Merc.
Siippl. (June 30, 1894). (5) Sc. Kemsters are ay creishie, Fer-
guson Prov. (164 1 ) No. 566.
2. To beat, drub soundly.
Nhb. Kemb, . . a word often used by borderers when they
threaten in a passionate tone to beat an assailant, Wallis Aniiq.
Nhb. (1769) in A'. &- Q. (1877) 5th S. vii. 208.
Hence Kemping, sb. a beating, thrashing.
n.Yks.2 ' A good kemping with a yak-steeak,' a dressing down
with an ' oaken towel ' or cudgel.
3. sb. A comb. Or.I. ^S.A.S.), w.Yks.', Cor.a
4. Coiiip. Kem-pot, a comb-pot (q.v.).
w.Yks. Leeds Meir. Siip/^l. (June 30, 1894).
5. A Stronghold. n.Cy. (Hall.), N.Cy.', Nhb.' See
Cam, 5i.'
[1. OE. cembatt, to comb.]
KEMBIT, sb. Ayr. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] The pith of hemp, used instead of a small
candle.
KEMBLE('S PIPE, phr. Obs. Hrf. The concluding
pipe that one smokes at a sitting.
Kemble . . . was apprehended on a charge of implication in
Titus Oates's plot, and executed at Hereford Aug. 2, 1679. . . On
his way to execution, he smoked his pipe and conversed with his
friends, . , and ... it was long usual to call the last pipe that was
smoked in a social companj', a Kemble's pipe, N. & Q. (1851) ist
S. iii. 425, 502.
KEME, KEMINGSTOCK, see Comb, s6.', Kaiming-
stock.
KEMLIN, sb. Irel. n.Cy. Yks. Not. Lin. Also in forms
kimbling e.Yks. ; kimlin N.I.'n.Yks.'^; kimlin(g w.Yks.*
Not. n.Lin.' [ke'm-.ki'mlin.] A tub used for var. purposes.
Cf. kimnel.
N.I.' A small wooden vessel, used for dressing butter in. n.Cy.
(K.) ; N.Cy.' A pondering tub. n.Yks. A large tub, called a
kimlin, is provided, TuKE Agric. (1800) 117 ; ii.Yks.' Applied to
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bread-making among other purposes ; n.Yks.' e.Yks. Our kimb-
linge is a just bushell, Best Rtir. Ecoit. (1641^ 105. w.Yks,
Thoresby Lclt. (1703') ; w.Yks.", Not. (W.H.S.:i Lin. A brewing
vessel, Skinner 1, 167 1 )• n.Lin.' Alarge tub made of upright staves
hooped together in the manner of a cask. ' Th' difference atvveen
a kimlin an' a tub's just this : a kimlin's maade by a cooper, an' a
tub's maade by a carpenter.'
[Kemelin, sinuiii, Levins Manip. (1570) ; A kneding-
trogh, . . a tubbe and a kimelin, Ch.\ucer C. T. a. 3621.
A dim. of OE. ciiiiih, a liquid measure (Sweet).]
KEMM, KEMMET, see Cam, sb}, Kimit.
KEMMICK, sb. w.Som.' A Hax field.
This is rather a common name of a field.
KEMMIN, sb. Sc. A term used in relation to children
or small animals, to denote activity and agility.
Sc. Mackay (1888^. Lnk. He rins like a kemmin. He wirks
like a kemmin iJam.).
KEMP, sb."- Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. [kemp.] 1. pi. The
stems and seed-heads of the ribwort plantain, Plaiitaiyo
laitceolata ; also in si)ig. a game played with these heads.
Lth., Rxb. (Jam.) Slk. Women always like to be striking
kemps with a handsome and proper man, Hogg Perils of Man
(1822) HI. 318 (Jam.). Bwk. It was once, and perhaps still is, a
custom in Berwickshire to practise divination by means of ' kemps,'
Science Gossip (1867) 65. n.Cy. ib. (1869) 27. Nhb.' They are
called by children kemps or * soldiers,' and are used to kemp or
fight with. One holds out a stalk and his opponent strikes, the
object being to decapitate the adversary.
2. Coiiip. Kemp-seed, the ribwort plantain. Slk. (Jam.)
3. The dog's-tail grass, Cynositfiis crislalits.
Cai.' On account of its toughness, this grass is used for making
*sma' simmans,* i. e. small grass ropes.
[1. Norw. dial, kampe and kjempe, ' plantago media'
(Aasen).]
KEMP, V. and sb? Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Suf. Also in forms camp Dwn. Don. Nhb.' ; campe
s.Sc. ; kjaemp, kjemp Sh.I. [kemp.] 1. v. To fight,
struggle.
Sc. A soldier, my lord ; and mony a sair day's kemping I've
seen, Scott Antiquary (1816) xxviii ; (A.W.)
Hence (i) Kemper, (2) Kempie, sb. a fighter.
(i) Gall. Savvny Bean himself, the ruffian kemper, Crockett
Grey Man (1896) xlvii. (21 Lan. ' His uncle Joe never wur quiet
but when he're feightin.' ' Ay ; he're a regilar kempie,' Waugh
Chini. Coraf>- (1874) 158. ed. 1879.
2. To contend, strive for mastery, compete ; esp. of
reapers in the harvest-field.
Sc. It was common for the reapers, on the last day of their
business, to have a contention for superiority in quickness of
dispatch, groups of three or four taking each a ridge, and striving
which should soonest get to its termination. In .Sc. this was
called a kemping. Chambers Bk. Days (1869) II. 377 ; The
dragon's teeth are sown ; . . there will be an awful day's kemping
at the shearing of them, Scott Nigel (1822) xxvii. Sh.I. Aabody
kjempin' wha hiechest sail win, Sh. News (Nov. 6, 1897) ; S. &
Ork.' MS. add. Cai.' Obsol. Elg. His kindly voice bids a' come
near; Soon strip'd 's the kemping field, Couper Poetry (1804) I.
163. Abd. Their hyeucks had kempit side by side through the
hairst, Alexander Notes and Sketches (1877) 18. Fif. Rapidly
gleamed the hyucks in sturdy hands when some forward shearer
began kempin, Colville Vernacular (1899) 13. e.Fif. I to the
kempin' again like mad until the sweat was workin' through
the band o' my breeks, Latto Tani Bodkin (1864) xxix. Dmb.
Who's kemped wi' you, as I've done, j'ears a score, Has little left
I trow to tremble for, Salmon Gowodean (1868) 9. Rnf. Night
and day with mine I'll kemp, Finlayson Rhymes (1815) 115.
Ayr. The real enthusiasm, sometimes in kemping, that universally
prevailed on the hairst-rig, White Jottings (1879) 49. Edb. Kemp
away till it be dark, Wi' a' their might, Crawford Poems (1798)
43. Bwk. Kempin' fast and fierce ; For deils are they for shearin'
here. The lasses o' the Merse, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856)
183. Feb. To her betters blithe could beck. And kemp wi' Kate,
or WuU, On harvest day, Lintoun Green (1685) 95. ed. 1817. Dmf.
(Jam.) Gall. There warna mony i' the days cud hae kemped wi'auld
Millha, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 26, ed. 1876. Kcb. And wad
hae kemp'd wi' any man At dyking or at mawing, Davidson
Seasons (1789) 14. Ant. A'll kemp you for wha has daen first,
Ballymena Obs. (1892). Dwn. Knox Hist. Dwn. (1875). Don. I
wrought with Denis, as we spaded abreast up the South Slope
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field, camping, Macmanus Phclim Ruadh in Pearson's Mag.
(May igoo) 473. N.Cy.' Nhb.' The custom was abandoned
about 1872, in consequence of the general adoption of reaping
machines. Lakel.' Cum. See how the kempan' shearers bum,
Gilpin Sngs. (1866) 222; Cum.* n.Yks.i They kemp'd sae at
t'shearin', Ah was fairlings fle3'ed they'd dee thessel's a ho't ;
n.Yks.2
Hence Kemper, sb. a competitor, esp. a reaper who
strives to out-do his fellows.
Sc. A' the corn in the country is not shorn by kempers,
Ferguson Prov. (1641) No. 70. Abd. The lasses . . . Are at
their spinnin'-wheels. And vveel ilk blythsome kemper dreels.
And bows like wand, Keith Farmer's Ha' (1774) St. 7. Rxb.
Thus thir twa eldren focks whan het appear'd maiig kempers
keen. A. Scott Poems ed. 1808) 102. N.Cy.'
3. To beat. e.Suf. Used only by the old (F.H.)
4. sb. A competition, contest, strife.
Cai.' S.Sc. The kemp continued rapidly for some time and
pretty nearly equal, Wilson Tales ( 1836) II. 210 ; A competition,
or campe, as it was called, (/'. (1839) V. go. Ayr. Whatever
lesson we began to, we gaed at it just like a kemp on the hairst rig.
Hunter Studies (1870) Pref. Edb. Some flairing wife now tells
how she Did win a kemp most manfully, Har'st Rig (1795) 15,
ed. 1801. Feb. A kemp begude, sae fast they laepit. Stout chiels
around it darnin, NicoL Poems (1805) I. 154 (Jam.). Nhb. The
stormy kemp, or emulous struggle for the honour of the ridge
end, Richardson Borderer's Table-bk. (1846) VII. 372.
5. Conip. { 1 1 Kemp-rooth or -rowth, a rowing-match ;
(2) -stone, a stone used as a boundarj' in ' putting-the-
stone ' ; see below.
{i\ Sh.I. He wis niver a man fir kjaemp-rowths, bit wance pit
him til hit, an' he'd no been da first ta gie in, Sh. News (Feb. 4,
1899) ; S. & Ork.' (2) Fif. A stone placed as the boundary
which has been reached by the first who kemps or strives at the
Putting-stone. He who throws farthest be3'ond it is the victor
(Jam.).
6. A champion ; a bold, impetuous person ; an uncouth
fellow.
Sc. A sturdy kemp was he, Scott Minstrelsy (1802) IV. 247.
Lth. I've heard some hair-brained kempy Growl when your
chappin bottle's emptj', Macneill Poet. IVks. (1801) 172, ed.
1856. Nhb.' Cum. Ferguson Northmen (1856) 214. Wm. He's
a gay rough kemp (B.K.I.
[1, 2. There es no kjmge undire Criste may kempe
with hym one. Morte Arth. (c. 1420) 2633. ?>vi.kampa,\.o
fight, strive (Serenius). 6. Off the twa kempis suld
strive . . . The bustius Entellus and Darhes, Douglas
Eneados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 245. Norw. dial, kjempa, a
brave man, a hero (Aasen) ; ON. kempa (Vigfusson).]
KEMP, adj. Irel. [Not known to our correspondents.]
Large. Wfxf. Hall /«/. 1,1841) II. 161.
KEMP, see Kemb.
KEMPEL, V. and sb. Sc. 1. v. To cut in pieces for
someparticularpurpose;tocutwoodintobillets. n.Sc.(jAM.)
2. sb. A piece, fragment ; a piece cut off.
Abd. Gie me a big kempel o' j'er cheese (G.W.).
KEMPLE, sb. Sc. [ke'mpl.] A measure of straw
containing forty 'winlins.'
Sc. The auld gudeman o' Corse-Cleuch has panged it wi' a
kempie of strae amaist, Scorr IVaverley (1814) Ixiv. Edb. 40 small
bundles = 358 lbs. trone, Morton Cyclo. Agiic. (1863); From a
crop of wheat, of 40 bushels to the acre, . . the straw will weigh
9 kemples of 440 lbs. each, Stephens Farm Bk. ^ed. 1849) II. 347.
KEMPS, sb. pi? Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Nhp. War.
Som. Also in form camps Cum.'** [kemps.] Short
coarse hairs amongst wool or fur ; coarse fibres ; also
in sing.
N.Cy.', Nhb.i Cum. Some kemps or hairs being intermixed
amongst the wool, Marshall Review ( 1808) I. 198 ; Cum.'", n.Yks.'*,
w.Yks. (J.M.), w.Yks.'s.ne.Lan.', e.Lan.', Nhp.', War.'^, w.Soni.'
Hence Kempy, adj. of wool: abounding in 'kemps.'
Cum. Some kempy hairs being intermixed amongst some fleeces
of the wool. Reports Agric. (1793-1813) 15. w.Yks.^ When
finished, or dressed, an end of cloth, if 'kempy,' displays them to
perfection, or rather to imperfection ; for such an end is generally
returned to the maker as ' imperfect.' e.Lan.', Nhp.', w.Som.'
[A kemp, haire, Levins Manip. (1570). ON. kampr, a
moustache (Fritzner).]
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KEMPS, s6. /i/.° Irel. A superior variety of potatoes.
Well known all over Ir. (P.W.J.)
KEMP-SEED, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] The seeds of oats, when meal is made ;
the 'reeings' of the sieve.
KEMPSHOTT, sb. Sur. The same word as Camp-
shot (q.v.).
I went up to Pentonhook and found the stream with the old . . .
width, shine, rapid fulness, ' kempshott,' and swans, unchanged,
M. Arnold Le/t. (1848}, ed. Russell (1895) 2.
KEMPSTER, sb. Oxf > A Blenheim Orange apple.
The name of the man [Kempster] who first introduced a large
kind of apple to Blenheim. It is quite as often called Kempster
in the village around Woodstock as Blenheim Orange, MS. add.
KEMPT, see Kemb.
KEN, V. and s/;.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Lin. Nhp. Glo. Also Dev. Cor. Also in forms keyn
e.Yks. ; kin Frf. [ken.] 1. v. To know, have know-
ledge of; to be acquainted with ; to recognize.
Sc. Ye're kend to a' tlie country for a kind heart, Scott Blk.
Dwarf {1816 ii. Sh.I. We're no kent ean anidder lang enoch,
Burgess i-oa'TO Biglaii (1896) 44. Cai.i ' I noor ken.' I don't
know. Inv. (H. E.F.I Mry. Here's to the lass wha kens the way
the hearts o' men to chain, Hay Liii/ie 11851) 53. Bnflf. Gordon
Chron. Keith (1880) 53. Elg. O weel she kens that Robin's heart
Has lang been a' her ain, Couper Poetry (1804I I. 6g. Kcd. Till
nae langsyne nae mony kent, Burness Thrtimiiiy Cap (c. 1796)
1. 235. Bch. Forbes Ulysses (1785) 35. Abd. Kent ye muckle
Charlie Gorman? Still 'CoWar's Sunday (1845) 37. Frf. Hoo
d'ye kin I'll be at the T'nowhead the nicht ? Barrie Liclii (1888)
viii. Per. If ye kent a' ye wudna ask me, Ian Maclaren Brier
Bush (1895) 16. Fif. I'd seen him before, But kentna his name,
Robertson Provost (1894) 12. Rnf. The human heart's a cavern
deep. Ah ! folk are ill to ken, Barr Poems (i86i) 23. Ayr. [He]
kendna what he wanted, Thom Annisemetils (i8i2'i 26; (J.M.)
Lnk. [I] ken naething aboot poppin' the question, or sic like,
Wardrop /. Mttthison (1881) 11. Lth. Strathesk More Bits
(ed. 1885) 145. Edb. They travell'd in disguise, that they might
not be kend, Pennecuik Tinklarinii (ed. i8ioi 12. Bwk. Calder
Poems (1897) 90. Feb. They dinna ken a thrifty quean, Affleck
Poet. Wks. (1836) 81. Slk. He's a clever chiel that kens his ane
father, Chr. North Nodes fed. 1856) III. 17. Rxb. When
Ruberslaw puts on his cowl, The Dunion on his hood, Then a' the
wives of Teviotside Ken there will be a flood, Swainson Weather
Flk-Lore (1873) 207. Dmf. I kendna weel what way to gae,
Shennan Tales ^1831) 162. Gall. Wherefore kenned ye no better
than to take a woman at her first word? Crockett Standard
Bffljvr (1898) 223. Kcb. O! Willie, may 3'e never ken The sair,
s.iir heart }'e've gi'en to me, Armstrong Ingieside [ 1890'; 49. N.I.i,
N.Cy.' Nhb. Tam ken'd-na the cause o' his auld granny's wae,
Proudlock Borderland Muse (1896) 6 ; Niib.^ Dur. Do you ken
Elsie Marley, honey? Bishopn'ck Garl. (1834) 49; Gibson Up-
JVeardale Gl. (1870^. e.Dur.' Of recognizing, or being acquainted
with, people; ' Aa kenned 'im ' (universal). ' Aa- dinu ken,'
common about Auckland, is not so common around Hetton as
' Aa'din'aa' or 'Aad'i'naa.' The form * kenna' is also known, e.g.
'Diz thoo kenna?' s.Dur. (J.E.D.) Lake!.' D'ye ken John Peel?
Lakel.'^ Cum.^ Ken yersel and yere neighbours 'ill no misken ye,
Prov. ; Cum.* Wm.Wekenoneanotherwell(B.K.) ; Neabodj-could
a kent her, but I kent her weel eneugh, Briggs Remains (1825) 158.
s.Wm. (J.A.B.) n.Yks.' 'Ah kenned him fail fra day to daj' ; '
spoken by a father of a son lately dead of decline ; n.Yks.^ ' I
dinnot ken you,' I do not know you ; n.Yks.^'* ne.Yks.^ Ah
can't ken ya, bairn. Yan wadn't ken t'hoos noo. e.Yks. I've
keyn'd awd Daisy now se lang, Browne Poems fi8oo) 158 ;
e.Yks.' ' Ah ken it biv ee-seet [eye-sight] bud Ah decant knaw
its neeam,' said a schoolboy of a certain letter when learning the
alphabet. m.Yks.' w.Yks.' Shoe's seea gaumless shoe hardly
kens ower Sail, ii. 291 ; w.Yks." Lan. He kent in a minute what
was t'matter, Waugh Jannock (1874) vii ; Lan.^, n.Lan.' Lin.
Stbeatfeild Lm. and Danes ,1884) 340; Lin.' ?Cor. Has he ever
left his bed since, or will he ever again, ken ye? Hunt Pop. Rom.
tv.Eng. (1865) 319, ed. 1896.
Hence (i) Kenable or Kennable, adj. (a) easily known
or recognizable ; (b) apparent, easy to understand ; (2)
Ken-kind, sb. a species, genus ; (3) -less, ndj. unknown ;
(4) Kennance, sb. knowledge ; (5) Kennawhat, sb. any-
thing indescribable ; (6) Kenned, pp/. adj. well-known,
distinguished, famous ; (7) Kenner, sb. one who knows ;
a knowing person; (8) Kenning, ppl. adj. knowing; (9)
Kent or Kenned, jyp!. adj. known, familiar ; (10) Kent or
Kenned face, p/ir. an acquaintance ; a friend, intimate ;
(11) Kent-feast or -faced, adj. well known by the coun-
tenance ; (12) — fit, phr. a familiar or well-known foot-
step ; (13) — folk, p/ir., see (10).
(i,n) Ayr. 'The puir lassie's condition is kenable.'. . ' It was owre
kenable, Marget,' Johnston Kilmallic (1891) II. 97. e.Yks.' He's
varry kenable, wiv his blind ee, MS. add. [b) n.Yks.^ (2) Frf.
Cannon o' a' ken kinds. Sands Pof;;is (1833^ 116. Per. A ken-kind
may noo gae by Wi' prancin' hoof. Ford Harp (1893) 345. (3)
Abd. The glen maun be nameless an' kenless to a'. Still Cottar's
Sunday J 1845) 178. (4) s.Dur. A' hae ne kennance on't (J.E.D.).
(5) Sc. fjABi.l; Skirling like a kenna-what, Miller IVillie ll'inkie,
St. 3 (ib. Suppl.]. Ayr. It's beneath me to discompose myself for
sic a clash-cleeking clj-pen kennawhat, Galt Lairds (1826) .\i.\.
(6) n.Yks.2 A weel kenn'd man. i7)ne.Lan.' (8) Lnk. A word-
less lilt to the a'-kennin' Po'oers, Coghill Poems (1890) 167. (9)
Sli.I. An auld ken'd friend. Scott Pirate 1821) i.\. Abd. He
would be up wi' them longbefore they had passed kent bounds, Alex-
ander Ain Flk. 11882) 38. Lth. Far frae ilk kent spot she wan-
dered, Macneill Poet. Wks. (1801) 146, ed. 1856. Gall. The
names of kenned places in our Galloway, Crockett Standard
Bearer (1898) 7. Dmf. Wi' a kent soun' ower mj- min', Reid
Poems (1894) 3. Wgt. Whaur are the kent forms That stood sun-
shine and storms? Eraser Pow/s iiSSs'i 52. Lakel.2 s.'Wm.We
warr e' kent rwoads, Southey Doctor {si. 18481 561. (10: Abd.
An3' stray kent face, Alexander Johnny Gibb (187 1) ii. Per. It's
no often a kenned face . . . comes by here-awa, Cleland Inchbracken
(1883) 107, ed. 1887. Ayr. The encouraging countenance of 'a kent
face,' Galt Sir A. Wylie (1832) xii. Lnk. My heart was at my
mooth in a moment at the sicht o' a kenned face. Eraser Whaiips
(1895^ XV. e.Lth. Let me bide amang kent faces. Hunter y.
Iitwick C1895) 149. Edb. Ye'll aye meet with kent faces, Moir
Mansie ]VaiioJi (1828) xiv. Gall. Among his own kenned faces,
his holders and cottiers, Crockett Moss-Hags (1895) i.x. Wni. I
leakt lang and sare for kent feaces, Wheeler Dial. (1790) 115,
ed. 1821. (11) Cum.'* (12) Lnk. Listen aye for some kent fit
when nae ane's on the street, Nicholson Kihvuddie (1895) 115.
(13) ne.Sc. Sae mony hamely kent folks. Grant Chron. Keckleton,
28. Cai.' Bnfif.' Gehn 'twir the Lord's will t' tack thim baith at
aince, the3' wid be company t' ane anither t' heaven : they're kent
folk. Abd. She's far awa', an' oot amo' kent fowk, Alexander
Atn Flk. (1882) 34. Slg. Mak' a nice selection o' the kent folk o'
the toon, Towers Pochjs (1885) 186. Dmb. The first kent folk
I saw was Sir John Baldwin and his wife. Cross Disruption
(1844) XV. Edb. A' the kend folk 'bout the place, Liddle Poems
(1821) 114.
2. Phr. (i) lo ken one's own ken, (2) — best /loii' lo turn
one's own cake, to know one's own mind ; to know one's
own business best ; (3) — another of it, to see the other
side of a question ; (4) — a woman or a -widow to her tierce,
see below ; (5) — fine, to know well ; (6) — o' oneself, to
be aware ; (7) — which side of the penny is up, to know how
to make a good bargain.
(i) Sc. The laddie kent his ain ken best, Swan Gates of Eden
(1895) XV. Lth. I wat he kens his ain ken, an' I winna be his
judge, LuMSDEN Sheep-head (iSgz) 293. ^2; Sc. Never fash 3'our
beard. . . I ken best how to turn m3' ain cake, Scott Bride of
Lam. (1819) xiii. (3) e.Fif. It's ae thing to read aboot love in
novells, but whan it yokes to gnaw, gnawin' at 3'er heart like a
moose at a bit toastit cheese, it lats ye ken anither o't, Latto
Tam Bodkin (1864) viii. (4) Sc. To ken a woman to her tierce is
in Scotland, to serve the widow on a brief to the liferent of the
third part of the lands in which her husband died enfeofled,
Mitchell Scotticisms (1799) 50 ; To ken a widow to her terce, to
set apart her proportion of the lands which belonged to her
deceased husband, to divide them between her and the heir. Still
used in our courts of law (Jam.% (5) Sc. Ye ken fine, Mr. Paul,
the difference it makes to a lassie if she is real bonnie. Steel
Roiuans (i895> 3; I ken fine, Stevenson Catriona (1893) ii. \(>)
Abd. (Jam.) (7) Abd. The maister's no' sae easy gulled as a' that.
He kens which side o' the penn3' is up weel enough, Abd. Wkty.
Free Press (June 4, 1898).
3. To observe atadistance,todescry,discern;toview,see.
S. & Ork.' MS. add. n.Cy. I ken him afar off, Grose (1790).
Dur.' Lakel.2 It was varra nar dark, but Ah cud ken summat
afooar mi. Ah just ken'd him as he was turnen in ta t'fauld.
n.Yks.2 Glo. Peeping and kenning (F.H.). Dev. Now goed the
aldermen and may'r, . . The ro3'al voke to ken, Peter Pindar
KEN
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KENNING
Royal Visit (1816) III. 367. [Ken is commonly used of viewing
a prospect with the eye. ' As far as I can ken,' Ray (1691).]
4. sb. Kno\vledge,acquaintance,recognition; sight, view.
Kcd. Far, far ayont oor ken. Grant Lays (1884) 4. Abd. To
screen me fairly frae the k.»n O' lass or loon, Cock Sliaiiis (1810)
I. 119. Frf. The sweetest flower o' a' my ken, Watt Poet.
Skelckes 1 1880) 8g. Ayr. All his j'outhful companions fade for
ever from the world's ken, Service D>: Diigiiid (cd. 1887') 8.
Lnk.Faulded up frae human ken, NicHOLSO.\Wv//s (1870) 100. Lth.
Far frae the ken o' the muneshine crew, Lujisden Sheep-head
(1892) 59. Edb. He then would try t' escape his ken, Liddle
Poems (1821) 14. Bwk. They hae passed frae oor ken like a
dream divine, Chisholm Poems (1879) 19. Dmf. Tae my ain ken
he has a gun, Quinn Heather (1863) 33. Kcb. The bravv lasses
inside o' my ken, Armstrong Inglesidc (1890) 155. Ir. The
jagged edge of a dense black cloud would just show itself here
and there for a moment, and shrink back out of ken, Barlow
Idylls (1892) 174. Wxf.l n.Cy. Out of ken ; out of sight, Grose
(^1790). Dur.i It is not within my ken. n.Yks.^ ' I hae neea ken
on 't,' no knowledge of it. ' He has all his ken about him,' his
wits. w.Yks.3 Lin. To have the ken of a thing, Streatfeild
Lin. and Danes (1884) 340. Cor.i (s.v. Kenning) ; Polwhele
Tiad. II. 607.
5. A glance, look.
Nhp.' She gave her eyes such a ken at me. Dev. He gid (but
lookin rether blue) The Hospital a ken, Peter Pindar Royal
Visit (1816; III. 374.
[1. My cares aren keen as knyffe By-cause I kenne
what is commaunde, York Plays (c. 1400) 45. ON. kenna,
to know (Vigfusson) ; cp. OE. cmiiait, to declare (B.T.).]
KEN, sb?- Sc. Dur. Yks. Also in form cain Sc. (Jam.
Suppl.) [ken.] 1. 300 stone weight of cheese.
w.Sc. Also the quantity of cheese made by a farmer during one
season (Jam. Suppl.'). Ayr. It is not uncommon for a farmer's
wife and one female servant ... to make in one summer a ken of
cheese, Ure Agric. in Dmb. 76 {ib.).
2. A measure for corn. See Kenning, sb.'^
Dur. Still in use, Raine Charters (1837) 20. Yks. A hundred-
weight of heavier substances (Hall.).
KEN, see Kin, sb}, coiij., Kind, v.'^, Kirn.
KENACK, sb. Cor. [ke'nak.] A worm ; also fig.
applied to a weakly child. (M.A.C.), Cor.^''
KENCH, V. and sb. n.Cy. Cum. Lan. Chs. Midi. Stf.
Der. War. Shr. Also written kensh ; and in form kansh
Shr.'^ [kenj.] 1. v. To bend down ; to bend an iron
rod. See Kink, v.'^
s.Lan. Hoo kench't deawn under th' table (F.E.T.). Chs.'^,
s.Chs.'
2. To strain or sprain.
Lan.i Aw slipp'd off th' kerb-stone an' kench'd my ankle.
s.Lan. Aw've kench't my wrist (F.E.T.). s.Chs.' Ah)v ky'ensht
mi nek oa'r piit'in Q baag' ii mee'l upu mi yed f Ah've kenched my
neck o'er puttin' a bag o' meal upo' my yed]. Midi. (W.B.T.),
Stf.', nw.Der.i War. He had a bad fall and kenched his back
(W.B.T.).
3. sb. A bend in a piece of iron.
Chs.' s.Chs.' Put u bit v.v u ky'ensh in it [Put a bit of a
kench in it],
4. A twist, wrench ; a sprain, strain, or slight injury.
n.Cy. (Hall.) Cum. Linton Lake Cy. (1864) 306. Lan. Davies
/faces; 1856) 275; Lan.l, s.Lan. (F.E.T.,',Chs.i23,s.Chs.',nw.Der.i,
War.'^ Shr.' I thought it wuz on'y a bit of a kench, but agen
mornin' it wuz swelled as big as two ; Shr.^ A kensh in the hip.
KENCH, KENCHBACK, see Canch, Kenspeck.
KENDAL, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Wm. Also in forms candel-
Rxb. (Jam.); kenel w.Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) In co>Jib. (i)
Kendal-band or -bend, very thick sole-leather used for
very strong shoes ; (2) — bump, a rough, coarse kind of
worsted ; (3) — green, a green cloth made in Kendal.
(i) w.Sc. Always called Kendal-ben or Kenel-bend, and said to
be picked and tanned at Kendal (Jam. Suppl.). Rxb. (Jam.) (2,
Wm. ' Kendal cottons ' or ' Kendal bumps,' which used to be
made in large quantities during the last century for negroes in
the West Indies and United States, Quarterly Review (1867)
CXXII. 377 ; A short petticoat of Kendal bump, Lonsdale Mag.
(iSai) II. 443. (3) N.Cy.i, Wm. (Hall.)
KENDIE, sb. Sh.I. Rancid, unboiled cod-liver oil.
(Coll. L.L.B.)
KENDLE, KENE, see Candle, Kine, .si. pi.
KENE'S CLUB, p/ir. Lin,' Also in form Kenny's
club. The club of a circus clown.
KENET, sb. and v. Sc. Yks. Brks. Also written
kennetw.Yks.^ [kenit] 1. 5/;. A small hound, a beagle.
Sc. Francisque-Michel LrtM^. (1882) 132; (Jam.) w.Yks.^
2. V. To hunt for game.
Brks. A dog going after game is said to be ' kenetting about '
(W.W.S.;.
[1. Caiiiculus, a kenet, Nom. (c. 14S0) in Wright's Vac.
(1884) 699.]
KENGOOD, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Also in forms
kengeudfdCum.'"; kengudfeSc. (Jam.) Nhb.'; kennigood
n.Yks.*; kennygood m.Yks.' 1. A warning, an example
or lesson learnt by experience ; something to remember
or take warning by, used ironically.
Tev. That'll be a kengude to ye (Jam.). Cum. Sud he come i'
mey clutches, a kenguid he's get, Anderson Ballads (1805) 61 ;
Cum.' ; Cum.'* She gov't a whisk an' a kengeud. n.Yks. Ah gat
a bonny kennigood o' ther fahne consart, Tweddell Clevel. Rhymes
(1875) 49 ; n.Yks.* ' Tak that ez a kennigood,' said a man, bo.xing
a boy's ears. m.Yks.'
2. A mark left on the face from a blow. Nhb.'
KENING, KENK, see Kenning, sb.\ Kink, sb.\ v.''
KENN, sb. Sc. A headland, point ; pi. a district lying
along the banks of the river Ken.
The French monzies sail rise as fast in the glens of Ayr, and
the kenns of Galloway, as ever the Highlandmen did in 1677,
Scott Old Mortality (1816) i ; Very common in place-names
(G.W.) ; (A.W.)
KENNACH, s6. Cor. A rushlight. (M.A.C.)
KENNEL, 56.' Sc. Yks. Lan. Chs. War. [ke'nl.] A
channel ; a gutter, a watercourse between the footpath
and a carriage-way in a street. See Channel.
Slk. Leaving him sprawling in the kennel, Hogg Tales (1838)
327, ed. 1866. e.Yks. Marshall /?»)-. £'ro;i. (1799) I. 182; e.Yks.'
Lan. I plunged onward through ruts and kennels until I sighted a
rude barn. Brierley Tales (1842) 95. Lan., Chs. At this time
[1766] the word 'kennel' or ' kannel ' was gen. employed to
designate an artificial water-course, Neivton^s Lou. Jrn. in N, & Q.
(iSes") 3rd S. vii. 418. War. 3 Do not walk in the kennel.
KENNEL, si.^ Cor. [kenl.] An ulcer in the eye; a
white cloudy spot on the cornea, like a thin film; a
cataract. See Kenning, sb.^
The disease called the 'kennel,' an affection of the eye which
causes extreme pain, Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865) 409, ed.
1896; People will travel many miles to have themselves or their
children charmed for . . . ' kennels' on the eyes, ib. 410 ; Cor.'^,
w.Cor. (A.L.M.I
KENNEL-COAL, sb. Shr. The name given to a coal-
seam at Donnington. Shr.' 91.
KENNER, sb. Obs. Sc. A water-bailiff.
n.Sc. A century ago on the Spey the salmon cobles had 8 men
each and an overseer called a kenner (W.C.).
KENNER, int. Nhb. Dur. [ke'nsr.] An expression
signifying time to give up work, used at a pit.
Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. Shouted down the shaft by the banksman
where practicable, and conveyed into the workings from mouth
to mouth, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl. 11849^. e.Dur.'
Hence Kenner-time, sb. the time to cease work.
Nhb., Dur. The strands of hemp which were left all sound in the
board at ' kenner-time,' were found ne.xt morning severed in twain,
Colliery Guardian, in Hvsat Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (18651 352, ed. 1896.
KEN-NIFE, sb. Cor. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A knife. (Hall.)
KENNIGOOD, see Kengood.
KENNING, .-./'.' Sc. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan. ^ Also
written kening Rnf ; kennan Lnk. [kenin.] 1. Ktiow-
ledge, experience; recognition, acquaintance. Rarely in//.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Frf. What does he do without my kennin, But
ship me aff post haste for Lunnon, Sands Poems ( 1833I io6. Per.
Thro' regions o' the frigid air Past kennin' cauld, Haliburton
Ochil Idylls (1891) 64. e.Fif. We were na juist far eneugh intil
ilk ither's confidence an' kennin's for gacn to that extremity juist
yet, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) viii. Dmb. The deed has been
dune oot o' our kennin'. Cross Disruption ( 1844") xxxiii. Ayr. I
never in a' my life had a kennen o' the like before, Johnston
Kilmallie (1891) I. 29. Lnk. Never a kennin' o' wrang or care,
Thomson Leddy May (1883) 19. GaU. She finds a nest ayont
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KENSPECKLE
your kennin', Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814') 96, ed. 1897. Kcb.
There never was a lass but ane, I think, in my kennin', wha de'ed
o' a wastin'. Elder Boigiie (1897) 29. Dur.i, Lakel.'^ Cum.'
That youngster's grovvan' out o' kennin' ; Cum.* Wm.lHenivver
tevvk ony kennin tae me in his life-time. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.'^
' You've grown out o' my kenning,' bej'ond my recognition ;
n.Yks.* Ther's a gay bit o' kenning i' t'lad. ne.Yks.' Ah've neea
kennin' for him. w.Yks.* 'i'e're seea feafully waxen, at ye're
past kennen. ne.Lan.'
2. The distance a person can see.
Sc. Nobody could thrive within the kenning of a Scot, Scott
Nigel ^18221 ii. n.Cy. (H.\ll.), ne.Lan.'
3. Fig. A trifle, a very small portion or amount ; a
modicum, atom, a 'thought.'
Sc. None so ill a man, though a kenning on the wrong side of
the law, Stevenson- Calrioiia {1893^ ix; A taste or smack of any
thing so as to enable one to judge of its qualities {J.\m.). Sh.I.
Your subject is maybe just a kennan ower learned for da likes o'
me, Stewart Talcs i 1892) 57. Rnf. It [a bonnet] was slouch'd
just a kening on either hand side, Tannahill Poems (1807) 202.
ed. 1817. Ayr. Though they may gang a kennin wrang. To step
aside is human, Burns Address to the Unco Gitid, st. 7. Lnk.
The sleeves were jist a kennin' lang, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873
50. Lth. Sic scenes as the present are a kennin' removed be3'ond
my sphere in life, LuiMSDEN Sheep-head ,1892) 209. Dmf. Just a
kennin' less in the reamin' daily measure, Reid Poems (1894) 83.
Gall. Maybes because he had been a kennin' frichtit himsel'.
Crockett Moss-Hags 1895) xxiii. n.Yks.^ That string's just a
kenning thicker than the other.
[3. Siw. kdmiiug: Hail liar diiiiu kdiiiiiiig a/frossaii, he
has still a touch of the ague (Widegren).]
KENNING, sb.^ n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Also written kennen
N.Cy.'; kennin Nhb.'; and in form kenting Nhb.
[kenin.] A measure containing two pecks or half a
bushel. Cf. ken, sb.' 2.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.i Nhb. That's a kenning there, ye
see : we measure a' the corn wiv that, Richardson Borderer's
Table-hk. (1846) VI. 216 ; Gent. Mag. (1794) 14, ed. Gomme ; Nhb.'
Nhb.. Dur. Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863%
KENNING, sb.^ Pern. Dev. Cor. Written cennin
s.Pem. ; and in form kerning Cor.' [ke'nin.] An ulcer
in the eye ; a white cloudy spot on the cornea, like a thin
film. See Kennel, sb.'^
s.Pem. Billy got the cennin in 'is eye main bad (W.M.M.).
Cor.' What is called a kenning, kerning, or a horny white speck on
the eye. we have several old women who profess to cure by a
charm, Polwhele Trad. II. 607 ; Cor.^ [Crowsfoot is mentioned
as used for the cure of a kenning, or kerning, white spot on the
eye. Black Flk. Medicine '1883) xii.]
Hence (i) Kenning-herb. sb. a plant used for curing
' kennings ' ; the celandine, Chelidoniiiin inajtts ; (2) -stone,
sb. a small round stone, supposed to cure ' kennings.'
(i) Cor.'* '2) Dev. A small round stone, about the size of a
cherry, — a red-brown colour ; indeed it closely resembles a red
cherry in the early stage of rotting. There is a peculiar virtue
attached to this stone ; according to the superstition, it is able to
cure sore and diseased eyes, and is eagerly sought for by the
country people, Science Gossip (1876) 93 ; At Thrushelton, an old
lady was possessed of a bluish green stone, called the ' Kenning
Stone,' much used by people troubled with sore eyes, the affected
organs needing but to be rubbed with the talisman, Tozer Poems
[1873 ; 68. n.Dev. Henderson Fit-Lore 1 1879) v.
[Wei. ceil, a skin, a peel, scales ; OCor. cen, the peel or
skin of anything (Williams).]
KEN-NO, 56. Sc. A cheese made to be eaten at a birth.
Meg Merrilies descended to the kitchen to secure her share of
the groaning malt and the ken-no, Scott Guy M. (1815) iii ; The
ken-no . . .was a large and rich cheese made by the women of the
family . . . for the refreshment of the gossips, Hislop Anecdote
(1874) 219.
KENNOCK, sb. Yks. [ke'nak.j Two oblong pieces
of pastry with jam between them like a sandwich.
n.Yks. At a tea-fight given to some sailor lads in this town [Scar-
borough] . . . several of them towards the finish asked, some for
more kennocks, and others for scardoodles. A'. & Q. (1883) 6th S.
vii. 28.
KENSBACK, see Kenspeck.
KENSH, i>. Lei. fkenj.] To rinse, rinse out with water.
Kenshing the cups (^C.E.).
KENSILL, V. n.Cy. Lakel. Also written kensel-
Lakel.== [kensil. ke'nsl.] To beat. n.Cy. (Hall.)
Hence Kenselin, sb. a thrashing, beating.
Lakel.^Thoo'll git a kenselen if thi mudder catches thi smiuken
bacca.
[The word lit. means 'to instruct, to discipline, to give
a lesson to.' ON. keititsla, teaching, kennslii-piltr, a school-
boy (ViGFUSSOX).]
KENSMACKLE, adj. Yks. Conspicuous, remarkable
from some peculiar mark or spot. Cf kenspeckle.
w.Yks. Used only of cattle, sheep, and horses. ' It's varra ken-
smackle. is that cow' (F.P.T. .
KENSMARK, fib. n.Cy. Yks. Also in form kensmak-
ne.Yks.' [ke'nzmark. -mak.] A peculiar mark or spot
by which anything may be easily recognized. Cf. ken-
speck, kenspeckle.
w.Yks. I've got a kcnsmark here on my forehead F.P.T.).
Hence Kensmarked, adj. having some particular mark
or spot by which anything may be easilj- recognized.
n.Cy. Holloway. ne.Yks.' That's maist kensmak'd o' t'two
(s.v. Kenspack'l. w.Yks. 'How shall I know which is the horse?'
'Oh! you'll know it easily, it's kensmarked' (F.P.T.) ; w.Yks.'
Ise flaid ower stag'll be kensmark'd, ii. 304.
[Cp. Sw. kdiiiteinarke, mark, a token by which anything
is known (Widegren 1.]
KENSPECK, adj., sb. and v. n.Cy. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Lin. Also in forms kenchback e.Yks. ; kensback e.Yks.'
w.Yks.^; kenspacik n.Yks.' ne.Yks.' w.Yks.^ ne.Lan.' ;
kenspak n.Yks.^* Lan.' n.Lan.'; kentsback w.Yks.;
kinseback w.Yks.^ [ke'nspek.j 1. adj. Conspicuous,
remarkable, easily distinguishable or recognizable. See
Kensmark, Kenspeckle.
s.'Wm. (J.A.B.) n.Yks. 'Tis rcther kenspac, Linskill Betiv.
Heather and N. Sea (1884) xvi ; n.Yks.'; n.Yks.' As kenspak as
a cock on a church-broach ; n.Yks.*, ne.Yks.' e.Yks. He is very
kenchback (Miss A.) ; e.Yks.' Of a person with a hump-back, or a
crooked nose, it would be said, ' He's varry kensback.' w.Yks.
Ah se knaw thee ageen onnvwheer, tha'rt so kensback fS.K.C.) :
w.Yks.^ This is kenspeck enough ; w.Yks.^ Kenspack-ake was in
use here little more than fifty years ago, meaning some particular
oak, beneath which people were convened and assembled. Lan.',
n.Lan.'. ne.Lan.' Lin.' He was ken's-spect amongst the crowd.
n.Lin. Sutton Wds. (1881).
2. sb. Athingknownbysomestrikingmarkorpeculiarity.
n.Cy. Grose ^i79o\ e.Yks. Marshall Ritr. Econ. (17881.
w.Yks. It's so long sin he saw it, 'atit'saht o' kentsback (S.K.C).
3. V. To mark so as to make easily recognizable or con-
spicuous. Gen. in pp. n.Yks.'
Hence Kenspecked, ppl. adj. marked or branded so as
to be easily recognizable or conspicuous.
n.Cy. Grose (.17901; N.Cy.' w.Yks. A piece of money.. . a
sheep. . . the thief himself from a peculiar physiognomy, is pointed
out as kenspecked, Hamilton A'ligae Lit. (1841) 336; w.Yks.'
Lin. Ray (1691 1 ; Skinner (i67I\
[1. Cp. Norw. dial, kjeimespak, quick at recognizing, esp.
of persons who are good at remembering people they
have once seen (Aasen) ; Sw. kdnspak (Widegren).]
KENSPECKLE, adj and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum.
Win. Yks. Lan. Lin. Shr. Also in forms kenspackable
Lakel. ^; kenspackle n.Yks. ; kenspreckle e. Dur.' s. Dur.
[ke'nspekl.] 1. adj. Conspicuous, remarkable ; easily
recognizable owing to some peculiarity or oddity. Sec
Kenspeck.
Sc. ' Naething kenspeckle,' said he, ' plain dacent claes,' Steven-
son Catnona (1893^ i ; The3' are bran new fraethe mint, and ken-
speckle a wee bit, Scott Bride of Lam. (1819) .-^viii. Cai.' Abd.
The stray was so kenspeckle, Macdon.\ld Sir Gibbie ( 1879' x.Nxvii.
Frf. Trustin' that daylicht wad mak' the bruit mair complowsible
an' himsel' mair kenspeckil, Willock Rosetty Ends (j886) 136. ed.
1889. e.Fif. In his ooter man, he was unco' kenspeckle, Latto
Tain Bodkin (1864) iii. Rnf. Troth, he's gay an' kenspeckle. He's
black and he's muckle, Webster Rhymes (1835' 45. Ayr. The
kenspeckle mark of a guid wife. Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887)
212. Lnk. I could point out several of the 'kenspeckle' letters,
Fr.\ser IVhaiips (1895) 20. e.Lth. If there's ane thing I canna
bide it's bein kenspeckle, Hukter/. /jiZMci (1895) 62. Edb. MoiR
Mansie IVauch (1828) i. Slk. Naevvise kenspeckle for white teeth,
Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856; II. 21. Gall, He feared that he was
KENSY
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KEOUS
too kenspeckle to escape, Crockett Stickil Miii. (1893 1 197. Ant.
He was a very kenspeckle man and regular in the markets, and it
was not likely the plaintiff" would be mistaken, Ballymoia Obs.
(1892). Nhb. His curly pow, Short breaches, an' his blue pit-sark,
Are sae ken-speckle i' the dark, Proudlock Boidetlaiid Muse
(1896) 335 ; Nhb.* Lakel.^ He'd nobbut3'ah lug, an' it maks a body
varra kenspeckle. Cum, Ah dudn't think ah wad mak mescl ower
kenspeckle, Sargisson/oc 5fo«/' (1881) 196 ; (J.Ar. 1 ; Cum.', Wm.
(.B.K.\ n.Yks.i=34^ e,Yks.', m.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.W,) Lan. He
was a kenspeckle sample of the Lancashire breed, Waitgh Chint.
Comer (1874) loi, ed. 1879; Lan,' Lin. Brookes Tracts Gl.
n.Lin.' He's ken-speckIeenif,you mud knawhim onj-wheare. Shr.'
Applied chiefly to dress.
Hence Kenspeckled, adj. (i) conspicuous, remarkable,
easily recognized ; (2) branded, marked.
(i) N.I.i, N.Cy.i Nhb. The beauties at his kenspeckl't brush,
Armstrong If 'a/ifiyS/o550;;is( 1 876 61; Nhb.>,Dur.',e.Dur.' s.Dnr.
'She was varra ken-spreckled.' Often used in speaking of hens,
but also of animals and sometimes of people (J.E.D.). Cum. He
was quite an ' object man,' quite a * kenspeckled,' R awnslev Lakes
(1899) II. 136; Cum.i", Yks. (J. 'W.I, Lin.' n.Lin,' Thaay're a
kenspeckled lot is them Irish hoss-dealers. (2) n.Cy. Marked or
branded with spots or speckles (K.\ w.Yks.^
2. sb. A mark by which a person or thing may be easily
recognized. Bnft'.', m.Yks.'
KENSY, see Kenzie.
KENT, s6.* Ken. In phr. ;;/f;/ o/A'c;;/, the inhabitants
of East Kent. See also Kentish-man, s.v. Kentish.
The West Kent men according to the tradition are stj'led ' Ken-
tish men,' whilst those of East Kent are more emphatically denomi-
nated 'Men of Kent.'. . Our well-known old provincial song of the
'Man of Kent,' its burthen being: ' Of Briton's race — if one sur-
pass, A Man of Kent is he,' A^. & Q. (18521 ist S. v. 615-6.
KENT, sh.'^ and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. [kent.] 1. 5/).
': Obs. A long spiked staft' or crook used by shepherds
for leaping ditches, &c.
Sc. He bade me fling down my kent, and sae me and my mither
yielded oursells prisoners, Scott O/rf A/o/-^(7///v (1816) xiv. Abd,
Wi' help of a rough kent intill his hand, Ross Helciiore (,1768) 46,
cd. 1812. s.Sc. May I now be lounder't wi' a kent. By some wild
chiel, T. Scott Pofi;;^ (1793) 363. Dmb. There's the elbow chair,
lay by yer kent, Taylor Poems (1827) 49. Ayr. A carl cam' o'er
Davie's Ian'. A hazle kent into his han', Fisher Poems (1790) 68.
Lnk. It was a long ashen staff" or rather pole, generally about five
feet in length, turned in a lathe, with a flat top, and strongly and
sharply shod with iron for about four or five inches, the bearer
carrying it by the middle when \valking. Its special uses were to
enable the bearer to leap over ditches, bog-holes, and patches of
deep mud on the soft unmade roads in muirland districts, Hamilton
Poems (1865) 192. Edb. Wi' mealy bags and hollan kent To help
him on his way, Liddle Poems (1821) 23. Slk. Dare ye heave
your pikit kent at me? Hogg Tales (1838) 302, ed. 1866. Bwk.
Billy wi' a seg (or kent'i sae stout. Henderson Pop. Rliymes ; 1856)
8. Dmf. The bauldest birkie that brushed the bent Skip't oot the
sough o' the knotted kent In the baney nicvc o' Jock, Thom Jock
n' Kttozve (1878) 2. Gall. This ' kent,' or great staff", was more
than two yards long and prodigiously stout, with a pike at the
farther end, and a ' clickie' handle, made closer at the lower part
for catching sheep by the leg, Crockett Raiders (^18941 xxv. Kcb.
In pretended haste Wad tap the hallan wi' his hazle kent, David-
son Seasons ^1789) 99. Ant. A quarterstaff" or long walking pole.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Nhb. All hail to the moorlands and
mosses, To the lads wi' their collies and kent, Rich ARDSON/Jf^^f^-f/-'^
TabU-bk. (T846J VII. 78.
2. A long pole used for propelling a boat, a 'quant.'
Nhb. He snatched the kent from the boat, Richardson Borderer s
Tablc-bk. (1846) VII. 175 ; Nhb.>
3. tig. A tall person. Gall. Mactaggart Eitcycl. (1824).
4. V. To propel a boat with a long pole or ' kent.'
Sc. They will row very slow. . . or kent where depth permits,
to avoid noise, SiCOTT Abbot (1820) xxxv. Nhb. A man had just
been kented over the Tweed, Richardson Borderer's Table-bk.
1846) VII. 175; Nhb.'
KENT, see Cant, sb.''
KENTE-PATHEN-GY, .sh. Cor.' Also in form kente-
purthurgy. Wooden pins belonging to the stone anchor
used in punts.
KENTING, see Kenning, sb.'^
KENTISH, adj. Irel. Hrf. Nrf. Ken. In comb. (1)
Kentish balsam, the dog's mercury, Merciinatis pereiiiiis ;
(2) — crow, the hooded crow, Corviis comix; (3) — fire,
prolonged and organized applause ; (4) — grape, a variety
of hop; (5) — longtails, the bearded wild oat-grass,
Avcuafatiia ; (6) -man, {a) a name given by the inhabitants
of the Weald to persons who live in other parts of the
county; an inhabitant of West Kent; ib) see (2).
(i) Ken. (B. & H.) (2) [Swainson Birds (1885) 85.] (3) Dub.
The late Earl of Winchelsea . . . introduced into Ireland . . . the
Kentish fire. The occasion was at a grand dinner given to the
Earl by the Protestants of Ireland on the 15th August, 1834, at
Morrison's Hotel, Dublin, the day after the great Protestant
meeting. . . When proposing the health of the chairman . . . Lord
Winchelsea accompanied the toast with the ' Kentish fire.'. . The
Dublin Evening Mail newspaper . . . said, ' We can assure his lord-
ship that neither his presence nor the " Kentish fires," which he
was the first to kindle on this side the Channel, will soon be for-
gotten,' A'. & O. (1859) 2nd S. viii. 278; During the overture that
peculiar beating of the feet known to a Dublin audience as the
Kentish fire, was heard. Morning Post i,Mar. 22, 1865I ; Farmer.
Ken. It dates back to the time when the question of Roman Catholic
emancipation was still unsettled. . .The fact is the Protestant cause
was very strong in the county of Kent. N. & Q. (18561 2nd S. i.
423. [From the cheers bestowed in Kent upon the No- Popery
orators in 1828-9, Farmer.] 14) Hrf. The Farnham-white. the
Kentish-grape and Redvine require poles of twenty one feet, Mar-
shall Review ( 1818) II. 287. (5) Ken. ( B. & H.) (6, a) Ken. The
inhabitants of the partof Kent lyingbetween Rochesterand London,
being invicti, have ever since [the Norman Conquest] been desig-
nated as 'Men of Kent, 'while those to the eastward, through whose
district the Conqueror marched unopposed, are only 'Kentish men,'
A^ £/ Q. (1852) ist S. V. 322 ; We suspect the real origin of the
terms to have been, a mode of distinguishing any man whose family
had been long settled in the county from new settlers ; the former
being genuine ' Men of Kent,' the latter only Kentish, ib. ; The
inhabitants of e.Kent are called 'Men of Kent,' and those in w.Kent
' Kentish men'— because in e.Kent the people are less intermixed
with strangers than in w.Kent from its proximity to the metropolis,
ib. 615 ; Ken.' (i) Nrf. No bird can pick a raw bone cleaner than
a Kentishman, Emerson Birds (ed. 1895! 138 ; We saw a hawk
chasing a Kentish crow, the hawk flying above the Kentish-man
crying curiously ' Curra curra,' ib. Lagoons (ed. 1896) 156.
KENZIE, 5*. ^.Obs. Sc. Also written kenyie (Jam.);
and in form kensy (Grose). A rustic.
Sc. Grose (17901 MS. add. {C.^ Abd. And a' the kenzies glowr'd
to see A bonny kind o' tuilzie, Skixner Poems [1809) 49.
[The kensie cleekit to a cavel, Clirists Kirk (c. 1550) st
7, in Ramsay Poems (ed. 1733) 41.]
KEOBE, see Kjobe.
KEOCH, si. Fif. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A wooded glen.
KEOS, sb. pi. N.I.' Funny tricks, jokes ; nonsense.
KEOULING, sb. Shr.'^ A rough-tasting apple, nearly
allied to the crab-apple. See Coling.
Peculiar to the neighbourhood of Ludlow.
KEOUP, V. and sb. Shr. Hrf. Glo. Also written koup
Shr.°; kyaup Glo.'; kyoup Shr.' Glo.'; kyowp Hrf.^
[kjoup.] 1. V. To bark or yelp incessantly as a cur does.
Shr.' I couldna get a bit o' sleep fur that dog kyoupin' all
night ; Shr.^ Dunna jo hear the dog kouping !
Hence Kouping, ppl. adj. of a dog : yelping, barking
incessantly.
Shr.2 There is a decided diff"erence between a keouting dog and
a kouping dog. The former denoting one who is quick and sharp,
valuable as a house guard, the latter, one who is good for nothing
unless it be to molest passers by.
2. Fig. To scold, rate, abuse ; to make an outcry.
Shr.' I oudna live Ooth that OOman whadever 'er'd gie me — 'cr
kyoups from mornin' till night. Hrf.^ She's kyowping at me all
the time. Glo. 'They've bin kyouping so they musn't grumble,'
in reference to certain people and the budget proposals of '94
(S.S.B.) ; Glo.' Him goes kyauping all over the parish.
3. sb. The yelp of a cur; a yelping cur.
Shr.' I 'ate them lickle kyoups, they binna wuth thar keep, let
alone p.iyin' fur. Hrf.'^
4. /'/i,'. ^^ scold. Shr.' The missis wuz sich a kyoup.
KEOVS, sb.pl. N.I.' The rootlets of the potato-plant.
KEOUSE
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KEOUSE, V. Shr.' [kjous.] To chase, drive away.
The pigs bin i' the garden — w'eer's the dog, to keouse 'em out ?
KEOUT, V. and sb. Irel. Clis. Wal. War. Shr. Mtg.
Also written ceout Shr.'^; kewt Mtg.; khout Wxl. ;
kiout Wal. ; kyout Ir. Slir.^ [kjout.] 1. v. To bark
lilve a dog. Shr. Bound Proviiic. 1,1876) ; Shr.', Mtg. fE.R.M.)
2. sb. The short, snarling j'elp of a dog. War.''
3. A little barking dog or cur. Also in comp. Keout-dog.
Clis.123 Wal. R.^Y (1691) 3/S. ntW. vJ.C.) 41. War.'' Shr.i
A little, sharp, vigilant, barking dog. 'Snap's a rar' kyout, 'e
oOnna let nobody gOO nigh the 'ouse athout lettin' 'em know.'
Mtg. (E.R.M.)
4. Fig. A mean rascal, a cur.
Ir. Go 'long, ye k3'out ! (A.S P.) Wxf. More than one young
khout, Kennedy Evenings Duffiey \ 1869) 374.
KEOW, sb. Wor. Also" written kew. A twist or
hitch in a cord or rope.
s.Wor. A gen a bit ov a keow o' twies to thot ratten caard, an'
a wuz 'mr s' ready to come in two like. Gie that rope two keows,
ool a1 (H,K.)
KEO-W, KEOWER, see Cow, sb}. Cower, v}
KEP. sb> Sc. Dev. Cor. A dial, form of 'cap'; cf.
kip, sby
Gall. Her best ' kep ' accurately adjusted on her head, Crockett
Kit Kennedy (,1899) 228. n.Dev. Chell make thy kep hoppee,
Exni. Scold. (1746) 1. 206 ; Hoiae Subsecii^ne (1777) 234 ; Grose
(1790'. Cor. I'll tear your kep off your head, iss I will, Tregellas
Tales (I86o^ 87 ; Cor.'
KEP, sb.^ Obs. n.Cj'. Cum. Wm. Also in form kype
Cum. Wm. Care, attention ; heed.
n.Cy. Bailey (1721); Holloway. Cum. I.inton Lake Cv.
(1864 306. Wm. (Hall.)
KEP, V. and sb.^ In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and n.
counties to Lan. Lin. Nhp. Also written cep n.Cy. (K.) ;
kaep Sh.I.; kepp Sc. (Jam.); and in forms cap Uls.
S.Don.; kaip Buff.; keep Gall. Nhb.' Lan.; kyep Sh.I.
[kep-.] I. V. Gram, forms, //i. : (1) Keppen, (2) Kippen.
(i) ne.Yks.' 33. e.Yks.' m.Yks.' Kep'u'n, Introd. 36. (2)
ne.Yks.i 33.
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. To catch, esp. to catch anything
falling or thrown ; to catch with the hand.
Sc. 'Kep,' said she, flung me a folded billet, and ran from the apart-
ment, Stevenson Catnona (1893) xx. Sh.I. I sees a great muckle
white fool [bird] comin' laavin inonder me an' kaeps me upun her
back, Spence Flk-Lore (1899 240 ; Ta kyep what wis laek ta fa',
Sh. News (Mar. 24, igoo;. Cai.', Abd. (W.M.) Per. It's a mercy
a' keppit ye, Ian Maclaren Brier Biis/i (18951 264. Rnf. Gil-
MOUR Pen-Flk. (1873) 46. Ayr. Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.
Burns El. on Caf't. M. Henderson, st. 12 ; A butt ... on a
gauntress to kep rain water, Galt Gilhaise (1823) ii. e.Lth. Ye
think it's gaun to rain kail, an' ye' re a' oot wi' your cogies, haiidin
them up to kep the draps, Hunter/. Inwick (1895) 78. Edb. A
half-pay captain that keppit her in his arms from her bedroom
window, MoiR J/flfw/f /f'rtKf/i (1828) xvii. Feb. (A.C. ) Slk. To
throw himsel ower a linn and trust the Lord will kep him in a
blanket, Hogg Tales 11838) 334, ed. 1866. Dmf. I will kepp the
drapping dew, Cromek Remains (i8io1 243. Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. (18241 293, ed. 1876. N.I.', N.Cy.' Nhb. It was called
the keppin or keppie ^velI, owing to the water having to be caught
or kepped in pails or skeels or jugs, Dixon Jl'liitling/iam Vale
(1895) 242 ; Nhb.', Dur.^ s.Dur. He was always a numbthumbs —
he niver could kep owt iv his life (J.E.D,;. Lai<el.'; Lakel.'
Crecketers can kep t'bo' at times. Cum. He canna kep a ba', he's
sec a butterfinger E.W. P.). Wm. He will keep all he can kep
^B.K.\ s.Wra. (J.A.B.), n.Yks. ^A.B.\ n.Yks.''^" ne.Yks.'
Kep it. Noo ! canst ta kep ? e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ.
(1788) ; e.Yks.i, m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Tour to C«;'fs (1781) ;
w.Yks.' ; w.Yks.5 Watch muh kep that bawal when he flings it !
Lan.', n.Lan.i, ne.Lan.' n.Lin.' Rarely, to catch anything thrown
up in the air. Nhp.'
Hence (i) Kepper, sb. one dexterous at catching or
playing ball ; (2) Kepping-day, sb. Shrove Tuesday ; see
below ; (3) -post, sb. the gate-post at the side where the
chain, which fastens the gate, is looped.
(i) n.Yks.' A good kepper. (2) e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-S/>.
(1889'! 67 ; (Miss A.) ; e.Yks.' So called because part of the
amusement of girls on that day consists of keppin balls. (3) Nhb.i
2. To throw up in the air ; to throw up a ball and catch
it. Also with up. e.Yks. (Miss A.), n.Lin.'
3. To intercept, stop ; to hinder, prevent.
Sc. To kep a strake, to receive a blow in such a way as to
prevent the designed effect (Jam.) ; The difference between ' to
kep ' and ' to wear ' consists in this : 'wear' denotes that the action
is continued for some time and does not necessarily imply the
least degreeofdifficulty oragitation; whereas 'kep' alwaj'S signifies
that the action is sudden, tlie opposition being quickly interposed,
and geu., if not aKv.-ij's, implies some degree of difficulty and
agitation (i.). n.Sc.Shehit thestane then wi'her foot And kep'dit
wi' her knee, Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 71, ed. 1875. Cai.' Abd.
I'm no gaein to kep her at ilka turn, Macdonald D. Elglnlirod
(1863) I. 68. w.Sc. Wc made up to them at the head-rig whar
the hedge keppit them, Caurick Laird of Logan (18351 163.
s.Sc. To whare Benlomond keps, an' cleaves the cluds, T. Scott
Poems (1793) 364. Dmb.The shepherd . . . wears the Hock where
loun-hill keps the drift, .Salmon Gowodenn (1868) 37. Ayr. Sne I
will e'en gae hang, unless Ye kep me, Mary Hay ! Service Dr.
Diigiiid (ed. 1887) 100. Lnk. Gloomy clouds, in angry ilicht.
Were keppin' back the rays o' licht. Thomson Musings (1881) 55.
Edb. They'll think to kep the spheres An' mak them dollars,
Learmont Poems (1791 ' 164. Dmf. He keppit the words, Wi'
his clapping and his smacking, Cromek Renmins (1810 66. Gall.
Something whiles wad keep his fit, and whurl him heels owre
gowdie, Mactaggart ZTHcvf/. 1,1824) 94> ed. 1876.
Hence (i) Kepping, />;•/!. lying in wait to catch some-
thing. w.Yks.'; (2) Kept,//, caught ; guarded. ne.Lan.'
4. To stop the progress of any object ; to turn or head
back any animal.
Sc. (Jam.) ; That's a clever bunnock. Kep, Willie ; kep, man.
Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 83. Ayr. They can neither milk,
muck a byre, card, spin, nor even kep a coo from the cornrigg,
Service Nolandums (1890) 112. N.I.' Uls. 'Cap him' is a
familiar cry when a horse or other beast is running astray, Uls.
Jrn. Arch, (i860) VIII. 73; Used most commonly in heading
cattle. Also to run after for the purpose of stopping (M.B.-S.).
S.Don. Simmons Gl. '1890).
Hence Keppie, adj. quick at turning or heading back an
animal.
Gall. If they war as keppie as eatchie they would make gude
shepherd's dogs, Mactagg.\rt Encycl. (1824) 128, ed. 1876.
5. Obs. To retch or strain ; to catch the breath as when
there is an inclination to vomit. Cf boke, v.^, boken.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; (K.) ; N.Cy.' Spoken when the breath is
stopt upon one's being ready to vomit. e.Yks.' To catch the
breath as in bathing, or when struck on the chest. w.Yks.'
6. With tip : to bind or fasten the hair.
Rnf. The Lord's Marie has kepp'd her locks Up wi' a gowden
kame. Harp (1819) 286. Rnf., Lnk. (Jam.) Dmf. Yere gowden
locks Kepped up wi' kame o' siller, Cromek Remains (1810) 67.
Hence Kepping-kaim, sb. a large comb used b}' women
for tucking up the hair on the back part of the head. Hdg.
(Jam.)
7. To encounter, meet, come across; to meet accidentally.
n.Sc. To meet in an amicable way, in consequence of going forth
to receive another (Jam.). Abd. I keppit him comin' doun Union
Street, Paul ^irf/is/i. (1881) no. Slg. Their sails keps nae love's
winds, my joe, Galloway Crichton (1802) 72. Lth. I keppit
him at my twal' hours gaun south, Strathesk More Bits (ed.
1885) 136. Edb. Whare I was keppit wi' the heavy tale That
sets ilk dowie sangster to bewail, Fergusson Poems (1773) 112,
ed. 1785; I just keppit four resurrectioners louping ower the
wall, MoiR Mansie IVauch (1828) x. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll.
L.L.B.) Nhb.' Aa kept 'im comin thregh [from] the market.
8. To provide or prepare for; to collect, gather up on
the way.
BnfT. The lads an' I stood i' the closs To kaip the baggage an'
tak it in, Taylor Poems (1787) 68. Lnk. Lay weekly by what
money Ye're used to waste. To kep a strait that may come on 3-0,
Rodger Poems (1838) 167, ed. 1897. Fif. Thus . . . keppit frae
the lairdships round . . . Hinds, plewman lairds, and cottar
callans, Tennant Papistry (1827) 70.
9. Phr. (i) to kep back, to prevent from getting forward,
to turn back ; (2) — /;;, to prevent from coming out ; (3)
— off] to ward off; (4) — out, to prevent from entering by
suddenly opposing some obstacle; (5) — oneself, to save
oneself from a fall, to regain one's footing.
(i) Sc. (Jam.', Cai.' (2) Sc. To prevent from issuing out by
guarding the passage, or rather by suddenly opposing some
barrier to what is issuing or endeavouring to do so (Jam.). Cai.'
KEP
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KERN
(3, 4) Sc. (Jam.), Cai.i (5) Edb. In trying to kep himself ... he
drove his head . . . through a looking glass, Mom Mansie Waiicli
(1828) ii. n.Cy., Yks. (J.W.^
10. Comp. (i) Kep-ball, a hand-ball ; the game of catch-
ball ; also called Keppy-ball (q.v.) ; (2) -chain, the chain
for tying up the wagon-wheel when going down a hill ;
(3) -hod, the catch into which the key shoots the lock-bolt
for fastening the door; (4) -jope, a child's pinafore; (5)
•skite, the skua gull, Steiroraiitis parasiliciis or S. crepi-
datiis; (6) -smash, a game at marbles ; (7) -trap, something
to catch or captivate the unwary.
(l) n.Lan.', ne.Lan.', n.Liii.1 (2. 3) n.Yks.^ (4) Cum.'* (5I
Cum." (6) Cum. fJ.D.) (7) n.Yks.^ It's all kep-trap.
11. sb. A catch ; a game at ball ; one who catches well.
Dur. The number of ' keps ' or catches before the ball falls,
A'. & Q. (1888) 7th S. V. 187. Cum.* He's a rare kep at cricket.
e.Yks. There is an old saying, ' if you don't have a kepp on
kepping day, you'll be sick in harvest' i^Miss A.\
12. Fig. Reach, range.
Lth. My minny is pawky, . . She keeps me aye close 'neath the
kep o' her ee, Ballantine Poems (1856) 94.
13. //. The catches or rests at the top of a pit-shaft on
which the cage is caught and rested while the tubs are
being changed ; also used in sing.
Nhb. At last the cage was drawn to bank, An' on the keps
fell \vi' a clank, Proudlock Muse (1896) 91 ; Nhb.i The catches
which fall out after the passage of a cage in a pit and support it
till ready to be lowered, when they are withdrawn by a lever.
Nhb., Dur. Movable frames or supports of iron, which, if left free,
project about i| inches into the shaft top at each side, immediately
beneath the level of the settle boards, Greenwell Coal Tr. Gl.
(1849). Dur. (J.J.B.)
[1. Bot first Achates slew fire of the flynt keppit on
dry levis, Barbour Eneados (1513), ed. 1874, 11. 32.]
KEP, KEPEET, KEPEN, see Kip, int., Keep, v.
KEPER, sb. Sh. and Or.I. Also written keppr S. &
Ork.' A flat piece of wood secured in the mouth of a
horse to prevent his eating the corn when bringing home
the sheaves. Sh.I. Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 100 ; S. & Ork.i
KEPPED, see Keep, v.
KEPPEN, V. Obs. n.Cy. To hoodwink. Grose (1790),
IK.), N.Cy.=
KEPPER, sb. Nhb.* [ke'par.] A spawning fish or
kipper.
KEPPINGS, sb. pi. n.Lin.' [ke'pinz.] The under-
skimmings of cream. See Kep, f. 1.
KEPPY-BALL, sb. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Also written
•bawl Nhb. ; and in form -baa N.Cy.' Nhb.' A hand-ball or
ball made to catch : a game of ball. See Kep, t". and si. 11.
N.Cy.' In former times it was customary every year at Easter
and Whitsuntide for the mayor, aldermen and sheriff of Newcastle,
attended by the burgesses, to go in state to a place called the
Forth — a sort of mall — to countenance if not to join in the game
of keppy-ba' and other sports. Nhb. Aa wis hoy'd on to the bed
as if a'ad been nee mair nor a keppy bawl, Chater Tyniside
Aim. (1869) 32 ; Nhb.' A rebounding ball is called a ' stotty-baal,'
but a keppy-baal is gen. made of segments of leather, sewn
together and stuffed with sawdust or ' chisel ' (bran"), and fre-
quently 'crulled' with coloured wools. Keppy-baals are gen.
the 'play lakins' of girls. They are thrown up and caught in the
hand to a child's rhyme: ' Keppy-baa, keppy-baa, corban tree,
Come doon the lang lonnin, an' tell ti me Hoo many 'ear aad aa
he' ti be.' Each time the ball was kepped counted for a year, and
if the kepper was clever she was sometimes promised patriarchal
years. Dur. The following is sung or said while a ball goes back-
ward and forward from hand to wall or tree: 'Keppy-ball, keppy-
ball, Cobin tree. Come down and tell me How many years old our
Jenny rjohnny, &c.] shall be,' N. & Q. (1888) 7th S. v. 187.
KEPSTONE,s6. Obs. Sc. The head or coping stone.
See Cape, sb.'
Fif. The house of God shall be builded in it ; yea, it shall not
lack . . . the verie kepstone, Row Hist. (1650") 11, ed. 1842.
KER, si.' Hmp. The pochard, Fuligulaferina.
Wise New Forest (1883) 312 (s.v. Redhead) ; Hmp.' Known
along the Hampshire coast as the redhead and ker.
KER, sb? Ags. (Jam.) In phr. smor'd ker, the soft
kernel or small glutinous parts of suet, which are carefully
taken out, when it is meant for puddings, &c.
KERB, V. Nhb.' Also written kurb. [karb.] To cut.
See Kerve.
KERBIT, adj. Sc. Peevish, ' crabbed." Per. (G.VV.),
Rnf. (Jam.), Gall. (A.W.)
KERB-"WELL, sb. Rut.' A well worked with a wind-
lass and rope or chain. Cf. curb, sb. 5.
The town-well was a kerb-well some years back.
KER-CAKE, see Car-cake.
KERCH, sb. Dev. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A kind of pan. (Hall.)
KERCHER, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Nhp. Cor. Also
written kerchure Wxf.' ; kurtcher Nhb.'; and in forms
kerchy Cor.^ ; kertchey w.Yks. ; korslier Nhb.' ; kurchie
n.Sc. A handkerchief, esp. a kerchief for the neck or head.
n.Sc. She's taen the kurchie frae her head. And wi' the same
tied up her een, Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 157, ed. 1875. Wxf.'
Nhb.' Still the common form. n.Yks.^^ w.Yks. Waved ther hats
an' kertcheys, Yksman. (July 1878) 22. Nhp.^ Cor.^ Where's
my kerchy ?
KERCHER, see Kircher.
KERCHUP, si. Nhp. Suf. Also written kirchup Nhp.
The cry of partridges calling each other.
With kirchup kirchup 'mong the wheats, Partridge distant part-
ridge greets, Clare Poems (1821) 118 ; Nhp.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
KERCHY, KERDIDWIN, see Curchie, Cardidwin.
KERF, si.' and v. VVor. Hrf. Also written gheurf
Hrf. [kaf.] 1. sb. A large hoe used in moulding
potatoes or hops. Cf. caff, sb.^, curf, v.
'Wor. The hillocks are thrown down and the roots laid bare,
with a large hoe, provincially a kerf, which is used as a hack or
mattock, Marshall Review (1818) II. 380. s.Wor. (H.K.),
s.Wor.i Hrf. (W. W.S.) ; Still in use (J.B.) ; {Coll. L.L.B.) ; Hrf.^
2. V. To hoe, use a ' kerf.'
w.Wor.' Applied to field work. Gardens are caffed. s.Wor.
Thahy taters waants kearfin' (H.K.). Hrf. (J.B.)
KERF, si.2 Sus. Wil. Som. Also written kierf 'Wil.
[kaf.] 1. A cutting or notch ; the slit made by a saw.
See Carf, sh.^
w.Som.' Called usually a saw-kerf [zaa'kuurf]. A shallow
groove is often called a kerf. Sus. (F.E.S.)
2. A layer of earlh ; a solid piece cut or carved out by
the spade in throwing a 'reen.'
WU. 1730, May 13. The churchwardens to begin to remove part
of this churchyard into that of the cathedral by taking off and
carrying away a kerfe of lialf a foot of earth the first yeare,
Ch'wardens' Accts., Sarnin St. Thomas. Som. You must throw it
out by kerves when there's reed or shalder a growing [W.F.R.).
3. A large lump of clay dug out for brickmaking pur-
poses and mi.xed with earth or finer ashes. Sus. (F.E.S.)
4. A truss of hay.
n.Wil. He went and vot a kierf o' hay (E.H.G.J.
[1. OE. cyrf, a cutting.]
KERK, V. Dmf To scold, nag. Wallace School-
master (1899) 350. Cf. cark, v.
KERLACK, see Carlock.
KERLE, si. Obs. s.Cy. Dev. A loin of veal or mutton.
S.Cy. Bailey (1721). Dev. Ray (1691) ; ^K.) ; Horae Sitbsecivae
(1777) 234. [A kerle of veal, &c., lumbtis vitulinus, Coles (1679'!.]
KERLIN, sb. Sc. An old woman. See Carlin, sb.^
Slk. He gae the kerlin sic a swinge, HoGG Poems (ed. 1865) 279.
KERLOCK, see Carlock.
KERLS, si.//. Cor.' Swollenandhardglands, 'kernels.'
KERM, V. Som. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To dig or hoe. (Hall.)
KERN, sb.'- and i'.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. Yks. Also Glo. Hrt.
Ken. Hmp. I.W. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also written kirn
Per. Hmp.'; kurn I.W.= ; and in forms kearn Wxf.'
e.Dev. ; keern Nhb.' [karn, kan.] 1. sb. A kernel; a
grain of corn. Sec Corn, si.' 6, Cum, sb.
Nhb.' A keern o' wheat. n.Dev. With that Jones hulled out a
kern, Rock Jim an' Nell ['1867) St. 113.
Hence Kirny, adj. full of grain.
Per. Eatin' naethin' but kirny aitmeal, Ian Magi aren Brier
Bush (1895) 269.
2. V. To form corn, to produce corn. See Corn, v. 11.
Hrt. Unless wheat blooms well, it cannot kern well, Ellis jI/oi/.
Hnsb. ^1750) III. i. Ken.'2
KERN
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Hence (i) Kerned, />/>/. adj. of the harvest : gathered,
garnered ; (2) Kerning, (a) ppl. adj. producing corn ; (A)
sb. the production of a great quantity of corn.
(i^ Cor. An ill-saved harvest is said to be ' ill-kerned,' Hender-
son Flk-Lore (1879) II. 87; An ill kerned or saved harvest, Carew
Surv. 20, in Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1870^ II. 13. (2, a) Ken. Good
kerning land, Lewis I. Tenet (1736) ; Ken.^ There's plenty of good
kerning land in that parish ; Ken.'^ (i) Hrt. That excellent quality
more incident to a gravelly earth than any other, which is, its
proneness to kerning, Ellis Mod. Htisb. (1750') II. i.
3. Of corn, fruit, &c. : to ripen, set, form ; to fill up with
or form seed ; to kernel.
Wxf. ■ Bancs is ee-kearnt,' the beans are beginning to ripen in
the pod. GIo.'.Hmp.' I.W.^ My apple-trees have kurned very well
this year. w.Cy. To turn from blossom to fruit, spoken of vege-
tables (Hall.V Dor.i An' blooth did kern in apple-trees, 66.
Som. The apple trees in the orchard had kerned a better crop,
Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) viii; (W.F.R.); Jennings Obs.
Dial. u'.Eng. (1825). w.Som.' Dhu wait-s wuul u-keeurn dee
yuur' [The wheat is well kerned this year]. Dev. 'Tez a cabbical
saison thease yer vur tha corn tii kernee. 'Tez za dry an' 'ot,
Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Dev.' n.Dev. Wher love's once fully
kerned, ^ocv.Jiin mt Nell 11867) st. 133. e.Dev. Let's zee if th'
vaine git'th on, if th' blowth hev a-kern'd, Pulman Sng. Sol.
(1860^ vii. 12. Cor.' The apple blowths have kerned. w.Cor.
Common (G.F.R.).
Hence (i) Kerned, ppL adj. of grain or fruit: formed,
set, hardened; (2) Kerning, {a] sb. the formation of
corn or kernel in grain or fruit ; (b) ppl. adj. ripening,
forming ; (3) Kerning-time, sb. the time when the blossom
sets and the grain is forming.
(i) e.Dev. Kearnd grapes 'pon th' vaine sceynt'th the air, Pul-
man Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 13. w.Cor. Small imperfectly ' kerned '
grain 1 M.A.C.). 12, n) Hrt. A better kerning of the blossoms,
ELLisil/orf. //;(sA.(i75o) I.i. Som.SwEETMAN IVhieaiilon CI. (18851.
Dev. The forming of the grain in the ear is called the 'kerning' or
' corning,' Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) II. 87. Cor.'^ ^j) H^v.
The colour o' kernin' corn, Pall Mall Mag. (Feb. igoo) 157. (3)
ne.Yks.' A good kerning time. w.Som.' Kcod-ii spak noa kraap',
twuz jish wadhur airl driie kee'urneen tU3'm [Could not expect a
crop, it was such weather all through kerning time].
4. Fig. Of a horse getting into condition : to harden.
w.Som.' Let'n bide a twel-month, gin he's a-kerned-up — you 'ont
know un.
5. To sprinkle meat with salt. Geit.m pp. Cfcorn,t'. 13.
w.Som.' That'll be a beautiful bit when he's well a kerned — not
to zalt.
Hence Kerned-beef, sb. salted beef. Hmp. Holloway.
[1, 3. Norw. dial, kynie, a grain of corn ; kynia, to ripen
(Aasen).]
KERN, s6.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. [kern.] 1. A foot-soldier
armed with a dart or ' skean ' ; a freebooter.
Sc. Macbeth and all his kernes and galla-glasses, Scott 7?o6 Roy
(1817) xxiii. Abd. The kern were makan' aft' wi' a stirkie frae
Rhineton as well, Dceside Tales (1872) 125. Per. The poorest
kern in a' the North . . . Will ne'er betray ye, Charlie, Spence
Poems (1898) 64. Ayr. Turrets and bastions of great strength
against the lawless kerns of the Highlands, Galt Gilliaize (1823)
i. Lth. Surrounded by a troop o' the enemy, Irish kernes and
sassenachs, Lumsden 5/!ff/>-/!fn(/ (1892) 184. Ir. Blount (1681' ;
A foot soldier who does not wear mail, Uls. Jin. Arch. 1853-
1862) II. 41. Nhb. By him there dwelt a lawyer false Which this
wild kerne had a mind unto, Richardson Borderer's Tablc-bk. (1846)
VII. 220.
2. A vagabond or sturdy beggar. Sc. (Jam.)
3. Obs. A countrj' bumpkin. Ir. Blount (1681).
[1. Cp. Ir. &. Gael. cealliantach,a. soldier ; der. oiceathant,
a troop ( Macbaik).]
KERN,si.2 I.Ma. The mountain ash, /^ri<s.^Mn</am;
the fruit of the mountain ash.
He's got the kerns, Brown Doctor {iS&f) 183, ed. 1891 ; I am
going to-morrow to gather kerns to decorate the church (S.M.).
[Cp. Gael, caor, the berry of the rowan (Macbain).]
KERN, 1).= and sb.* Irel. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in form
karn Irel. [kan.] 1. v. Of milk : to curdle or turn sour ;
to coagulate.
Som. \V.&.}.Gl. (1873). w.Som.' This here thunder weather's
ter'ble bad about kerning the milk, nobody can't help o' it. nw.Dev.',
Cor.i2
2. Of metal : to fix or concrete round quartz. Gen. in pp.
Cor.' ; Cor.2 He has also seen gold kerned about spar.
3. To boil slowly; to simmer. Som. (Hall.), w.Som.^
4. sb. A sour, creamy matter, which collects upon the
surface of buttermilk when kept for some time. Ant.
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
KERN, see Kirn.
KERNEL, sb. n.Cy. Yks. Midi. Lin. Nhp. War. Wor.
Glo. 0.\f Hrt. Mid. e.An. Wil. Dor. Som. [ksTnl, ka'nl.]
1. A grain ; a seed of wheat.
Hrt. Long heads, full of plump milky kernels, Kllis Moi/. Husb.
(1750I III. ii. w.Mid. That's not a bad sample of wheat ; it has a
good bold kernel (W.P.M.). e.An.' A kernel of wheat. A kernel
of salt. e.Nrf. Marshall 7?;(>-. £coH. (1787). Suf.',e.Suf. (F.H.)
w.Soni.' Speaking of a sample of wheat, it is usual to say, ' 'Tis
small in the kernel.'
2. Obs. Wheat, barley, peas.
Hrt. Nothing comes up to kernel, Y.'Li.is Mod. Husb. (1750) III. L
3. The pip of an apple or pomaceous fruit. Suf Dor.
Barnes G/. (1863). HenceKnerly,«rt)'. of cider: flavoured
with kernels. w.Wor.'
4. A hard swelling or indurated gland ; a knot under the
surface of the skin.
n.Lin.' When I was a bairn I'd a lot o' kernils e' my neck bud
thaay went awaay as I graw'd up. sw.Lin.' There seems quite a
kernel forming in her neck. War.^, w.Wor.', s.Wor.'. se.Wcr.'
Glo. (A.B.), Glo.', Oxf.i MS. add.. e.Suf. (F.H.), w.Som.'
5. Comp. (i) Kerneldoit, (2) -droight, (3) -right, an
egg-shaped gland in the thigh of an ox.
;i)w.Yks.= (2)Der. Addy G/. ^1888). (3) w.Yks.^ In Sheflield
it is almost invariably called the kernel right or Pope's eye.
6. A bluish gelatinous lump in a joint of beef, which
must be cut out or it will taint the meat in cooking.
n.Wil. (G.E.D.)
7. A bundle of fat before the shoulders of cattle; the shift.
Midi. Marshall R:ir. Econ. (1796) II. [(Hall.)]
8. The dug of a heifer. n.Cj'. (Hall.), w.Yks.' 9. pL
Pyrites. Nhp.^
[4. Toles vel tolles, a waxing kernell, Holy-Oke (1649) ;
Waxjmg kyrne\s, ghiiidi's, gkiiiders, Palsgr. (1530) ; Glan-
diila, a waxynge curnelle, Medidla (c. 1450) in Way's note
to Prompt. 276. OE. cyndu, hard glandular swellings
(Lci'clidoi)is, I. 178).]
KERNUCK, sb. se. Wor.' The same word as Curnock
(q.v.).
KERF, V. Lan. Also Som. Dev. Also written kurp
Som. [kap.] 1. To carp, find fault with ; to scold, rail at.
Lan. Aw durnt know as anybuddy need to kerpat yoa, Staton
B. Shuttle Vistt to Manch.i\g. Som. W. & J. G/. (1873). w.Som.'
Her don't do nort but ballirag and kerpy all the day long. Take and
let the boy have a little bit o' peace ; what's the good o" keeping
on kerpin about it ' Dev. 'Er dawnt dU nort but kerpee, kerpee
vrom wan week'send tu anuther, Hewett Pras. Sp. (1892) ; Dev.'
Gimmeny ! would any but a crowdling zokey take it to be kerpt
over in this manner bj' sich a piggish lubby, 5. n.Dev. Grose
(1790) ; Horae Subsccivae (1777) 235.
Hence Kerping,/i/i/.rtrf/'. scolding, railing; discontented,
grumbling, carping.
Dev. She began to pour forth . . . insinuations relative to a certain
' Tiapseing, hautecking, kerping, pigsnie,' Madox-Brown Dwale
Blulh (1876) bk. I. V. n.Dev. Ya mencing kerping baggage, E.xm.
Crtshp. I 1746) 1. 60.8.
2. To' speak afi'ectedly. Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). Dev.
(Hall.)
KER(R, adj. Sc. Also in form kar (Jam.), [kar.]
1. Left, left-handed ; sinister. Sc. (Jam.) ; Brown Did.
(1845). See Car, adj.
2. Comp. Kerr-handed, adj. left-handed.
Sc. (Jam.) ; We call left-handed men Kerr-handed, Scotsman
(Oct. 30, 1897).
3. Awkward. Gall. (Jam.) 4. Wrong in a moral sense.
Sc. (ib.)
KERR, see Curr, sb.^
KERRAG, sb. Sc. [Not known to our correspon
dents.] A term of contempt applied to a woman.
Dmf. Why not bolt out of all these sooty despicabilities, of Ker-
rags and lying draggle-tails of byre-women, and peat-moss and
KERROON
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KESLOP
isolation and exasperation and confusion, and go at once to London?
Carlyle Lett, in Atlantic Monthly (1898) LXXXII. 292.
KERROON, 5*. Obs. Yks. Hrt. A good kind of cherry.
Also in comb. Kerroon cherry.
n.Yks. Tliey were cried about the streets by the name of black
kerroons at Richmond, Yorkshire, Ellis Mod. Hiisb. 1 1750) V. ii.
Hrt. The word kerroon is a corrupt word for crown, importing that
a kerroon cherry is the best of cherries, ib.
KERRY, V. and sb.^ Yks. Chs. Shr. [kaTi.] 1. v.
To rush about with bustle or commotion.
Chs.i A dog rushing after a cat or rabbit would be said to be
kerrying about.
2. sb. Aloudnoise,din, disturbance; anoutcry, clamorous
inquirj'.
Chs. Sheaf {1S1&) I. 60; Chs.i s.Chs.i Dhil childurn mey-
dhurn mi wi dhur ky'eri su, dhun ahy'm fif goa' of mi chump [The
childern meithern me wi' their kerry s6, than I'm fit to go off my
chump]. Shr.i Theer wuz sich a kerry after it.
3. A noisy troop or pack, as of children or dogs ; a crowd,
throng.
Shr. What a kerry o' children there is at this dour ! (A.J.M.) ;
Shr.' Oh ! 'ere's a kerry o' lads ; let's run. Them childern bin hke
a kerry o' 'oun's up an' down the place.
4. A passion. w.Yks.^
Hence Kerry, adv.With great and rapid force. Yks. (Hall.)
[1. Fr. querir, to look, search out, to go, fetch, call or
send for (Cotgr.).]
KERRY, sb.'^ Som. [ksTi.] 1. A kind of wagon
used for harvesting or carrying straw. See Carry, sb.'- 6,
Curry, sb.^
Som. One kerry with lades. Auctioneer's Advt. (Nov. 1895)
(F.T.E.). w.Som.i Instead of the ordinary body it has only rails
at the sides, and ' lades ' at the ends.
2. Comp. Kerry-merry, a small, low, narrow dray for
drawing casks. w.Som.'
KERRY, sb.^ Sh.I. A vessel, utensil.
The general name for a utensil is lost in Shetland, but it occurs
disguised in a compound word, 'de ouskerry,' the boat-scoop.
Kerry there signifies vessel, so 'ouskerry' properly means the
'owsing vessel,' or the utensil for baling the water out of the boat,
Jakobsen Dial. (1897^ 35.
[Cp. Norw. dial, kjer, a vessel, utensil (Aasen) ; ON. ^cr
(Vigfusson).]
KERRY, si." w.Cy. (Hall.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A large apron.
KERSiE, sb. Sc. Nhb. Lan. Also Som. Also in form
kars Nhb.' The plant-name 'cress.'
Sc. f Jam.) Nhb.' ' Watter-kars,' water-cress ; also called well-
karses. n.Lan.* w.Som.' 'Tis gettin' time to zow zome mustard-n
kers [kuurs].
[OE. cerse and cresse, cress (Sweet).]
KERSE, sb.' Lin. Suf. s.Cy. 1. A crease in linen.
The same word as Cress, sb. (q.v.) Lin. (Hall.), Lin.'
2. The furrow made in a board by a saw. Suf. (P.R.)
s.Cy. Grose (1790).
KERSE, sb.'^ n.Cy. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Boldness, courage. (Hall.)
KERSEN, KERSLIN, see Christen, Christling.
KERS0UNS,s6./>/. Obs. n.Cy. (Hall.) Water-cresses.
[OFr. (Norm.) kerssiin, 'cresson' (Moisy).]
KERSTIN, KERTIE, see Christian, Kartie.
KERVE, V. and sb. Sh.I. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Also
written curve Nhb. ; kierv Sh.L; kirve Nhb.' Dur. w. Yks.
[kerv, kirv, kav.] 1. v. To cut, esp. to cut or undermine
a seam of coal. -^
N.Cy.' The first operation in preparing a jud in a coal mine for
blasting, is the removal of a large portion of the foundation of the
block ; the expansive action of the gunpowder detaching the re-
mainder in large masses. Nhb. Bill Simpson, stripped bare to the
waist, Lay curving on the thill, Proudlock Borderland Muse
(1896) 100 ; Nhb.', w.Yks. (S.K.C.), w.Yks.^ [Reports Mines.}
Hence (i) Kerving, sb. (a) a wedge-shaped excavation,
made by the hewer with his pick at the lower part of the
seam, previous to blasting ; (b) the operation preparatory
to bringing down the 'jud' or top in a coal-mine; (2)
Kirviii and nickiii, phr., see (i, b).
(i, a) Nhb., Dur. The coals obtained from thekirvingare always
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small ; and as the size of the kirving is pretty constant and irre-
spective of the thickness of the seam, it follows that a greater per-
centage of small is made in working a thin than a thick seam ot
coal, the hardness of the two seams being similar, Greenwell
Coal Tr. Gl. (18491. [Reports Mines.] (6) w.Yks.2 Kerving is
equivalent to 'boiling,' an operation which consists in making a
hole with a pick under the seam, before the wedges are put in at
the top, whereby the mass of coal is brought down. (2) Nhb. For
what he gat was varry sma', Frae out the kirvens and the nickens,
Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 27 ; Nhb.' A nick is made down each
side of the coal 'face, 'and these deep groovesare called the nickins;
then a deep wedge-shaped groove is carved or cut at the floor level
called the kirvin.
2. sb. A cut, an incision.
Sh.I. Pit a kierv i'yon hert wi' da knife, afore doo pits him i' da
kettle, Sh. News (Dec. 25, 1897').
[1. OE. ceorfaii, to cut, esp. to cut stone (Sweet).]
KERVE, see Carve.
KESFAT, sb. Cum.' The same word as Cheese-vat
(q.v.).
KESH, sb.' n.Cy. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Also in form
keish Lan.' n.Lan.' [kej.] 1. Large, hollow-stemmed
Umbelliferae in gen., esp. the cow-parsnip, Herademn
Sphondyliiim, and the hemlock, Coninm maculahim. See
Kecks, sb. pi.', Kewse.
N.Cy.' Lakel.2 As dry as a kesh ; ther's nowt mich ta be gitten
oot ov a kesh. Cum.'' The red-topped dock and the umbelliferous
kesh, w.Cuni. Times (July 2, 1895) 5. sw.Cum. (B. &: H.) Wm. ' It
snapped like kesh.' Keshes were at one time used to light candles,
pipes, and lamps with. It was not however very reliable, and kesh
is a term the reverse of complimentary (B.K.). w.Yks. Willan
List IVds. {1811). Lan.i n.Lan.' Used by boys for the manufacture
of pop-guns. ne.Lan.'
Hence Keshy, adj. having a hollow stem. ne.Lan.'
2. The gout-weed, Aegopodiuni Podagraria. Cum.'*
KESH, s6.2 LMa. [ke/.] Froth, foam, lather.
I. Ma. You are driving to quick, the horse is covered with kesh
(S.M.).
KESH, 51!).^ w.Yks.^ [keJ.] In phr. to be in one's kesh,
to be in a state of great elation or delight.
KESHIE, sb. Sh.L Also written keschie ; and in
forms keyshie, kishie, kiz-ge, kizhie. [keji, kiji.]
L A cup-shaped basket, made of straw and laced with a
rope made of bent or coarse grass ; a 'cassie.'
In the winter evenings he would wind simminds, and make
keshies, Clark A'. Gleams (1898) 19 ; He took up his empty kizhie
and went away down to the house, Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 48 ;
He hastened into the house, took a kishie and set off for some peats,
J>licoLsoti A iths/iii' Hedder (1898) 29; We lowered a keschie to
him with food and cordials. Chambers' Jrn. (Oct. 23, 1886) 688 ;
(W.A.G.) ; S. & Ork.i MS. add.
2. Camp, (i) Keshie-laep, the loop or handle of a ' keshie '
or basket ; (2) -simniind, a thin rope made of bent or
coarse grass, with which the ' keshie ' is laced.
(i) If yon brOt, Tappa, id no driv'n doon da bit o' kishie-laep an'
laid Kaemsa's bonnie broon egg in skroil. Sh. News (Feb. 19, 1899).
(a) When there was nothing else to occupy our attention, there was
the inevitable keshie-simmind to fall back upon, Clark A'. Gleams
(1898) 21.
[1. Cp. Norw. dial, kjessa, a basket, esp. one made of
woven willow twigs or tree-roots (Aasen).]
KESK, sb. Cum. [kesk.] The cow-parsnip, Heracleum
Splwndylitmt. See Kecks, sb. pi}, Kesh, sb}
Cum."* We set to wark an' mead swirts o' kesks to swirt waiter,
Richardson Talk (ed. 1886) ist S. 20.
KESLING, sb. Dev. [keslin.] The wild plum or
white bullace, Prttmis insililia. Also used attrib. See
Christling.
Let's go upen Lang's Copse ; there's tQ or dree kesling trees
breaking down wi' ripe wans, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) ; Dev."
KESLOP, sb. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Lin.
Also in forms keeslip Sc. (Jam.); keslip N.Cy.' n.Yks.'"
ne.Lan.'; keslup Nhb.' n.Yks.; kezzlup Wm. & Cum.' ;
kislop Slk. (Jam.) [ke'zlsp.-lip.] 1. The dried stomach
of a calf used in cheese-making; rennet. See Cheeselip.
Slk. The fourth stomach of a calf, containing the substance which
has the power of coagulating milk (Jam.). Tev.(i6.) n.Cy. Grose
(1790); N.Cy.', Dur.', s.Dur.(J.E.D.) LakeL'; Lakel.^ As tiuf as
31
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KETTACH
keslop. Cum.!" n.Yks. I stale a keslup, Nan, fra thy fatthei-,
Meriton Pmise Ale (1684) 1. 623; n.Yks.124 w.Yks. Hutton
Tour to Caves (1781 1. n.Lan.^ ne.Lan.', n.Lin.i
Hence Keslopskin, sb. the prepared stomach of a calf
used in cheese-making.
Wm. & Cum.'Ther cheese was teugh as kezzlupskin, 204. n.Yks.
TwEDDELL Hisl. Cleveland (1873; 109 ; (,W.H.)
2. The stomach.
N.Cy.' • Kittle yor keslop,' a Newcastle trope for punishment.
'Warm j'or keslop,' a metaphor for a 'hot-pot.' Nhb.'
3. A plant closely resembling the southern-wood.
Lth. Used as a substitute for rennet (Jam.).
KES(S, 56. Yks. Dev. [kes.] A cap ; a hat.
w.Yks. Yks. Wkly. Post {Apr. 24, 1897). Dev. (Hall.), Dev.l
KESSELS,5(!i./>/. Lin. Also written kestles. [ke'slz.]
In phr. kessels and possells, small fossils, joints of penta-
crinites.
The country people have a Strang name for them, and call
them kestles and postles, De la Pryme (1697) Siirl. Soc. 142.
n.Lin. Young people resorted, time out of mind, to pick up ' kessels
and possels,' that is to say, the broken remnants of stems of pen-
tacrinites, washed out of the lias beds by the continuous action of
the water. . . The star-like single joints are called kessels ; the
portions consisting of several of these, possels, A'. & Q. (1866)
3rd S. X. 470; n.Lin.l
KESSEN, pp. Lakel. [ke'san.] Twisted, crooked,
bent. See Cast, v.
Lakel.2 Bent wi' t'sun, siam as t'chap legs. When someone
telt him they war varra bowed, ' Aye,' sez he, ' they're a bit kessen
wi' t'sun.' Cum.* Wood made untrue by drying.
KESSEN, KESSUN, see Cast, v., Christian, Christen.
KESSLE,s6. Nhb. [ke'sl.] The stomach. Cf. keslop, 2.
A kessle pufied up to the chin, Gilchrist S«^s. (1824) 12 ; Nhb.'
KEST, s6.' Cum." [kest.] The space which a man
can reach laterally with his rake when drawing hay into
windrows. See Cast, sb.'^ 1.
KEST, sb.^ Not.^ In phr. /o give any one the kest, to
arrive at a place before another person.
We'd like ter ha' gen yer th' kest.
KEST,art>'. Cum.* n.Yks.* [kest] Bent, crooked, not
straight. See Kessen.
KEST, see Cast, sb.\ v., Kist, sb.
KESTEN, t^. Yks. Lan. Chs. Also in form casten Chs.'
[ke'san.] To name, call. See Christen.
w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. He wur what folk kesten th' alto, Mellor
Uncle Oudcm (1867) 3.
Hence Kestening, vbl. sb. a christening. Chs.'
KESTIN, -LES, -LIN, see Casting, Kessels, Castling.
KEST-PENNY, sb. n.Yks.^ The casting penny or
highersum given in a bargain. 'It wast'kest-penny thatdid it.'
KESTREL, 5*. Yks. Lan. Der. Also written kestril
n.Yks.'^ Der. 1. In conip. Kestrel-kite, a degenerate hawk.
n.Yks.2 ' Stomachs like kestril-kites,' said of hearty feeders.
2. A worthless person ; a harum-scarum fellow, a runa-
gate. See Castrel, sb.'-
Der. He's a regular kestril, Addy Gl. (1888). Lan. (J.D.)
3. Obs. A flawed and inferior earthen vessel. Lan.
(J.D.), Lan.'
KET, sb. and ai/J.^ Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Lin. e.An. Also written kett Sc. (Jam.) ; and in
form kit Suf.' [ket.] 1. sb. Carrion, offal ; horse-flesh;
meat that has become tainted or offensive.
s.Sc. She had twined the dominie o' the ket On whilk he had
thrie times dyned, Watson Barrfs (1859) 105; (Jam.) Lth. The
flesh of animals, esp. sheep, that have died of disease or from acci-
dent (iV;.). n.Cy. Grose (1790) Suppl. ; N.Cy.' Nhb.' Applied
also to the carcases of animals dying a natural death, and dressed
for the market without being bled — as deed ket. ' Ah, kitty ket!'
— an exclamation of disgust on sniffing a bad smell. Dur.', s.Dur.
(J.ED.), Lakel.»=, n.Yks. (I.W.), n.Yks.'^^* ne. Yks.' Ah can't
eeat sike ket. e.Yks.' Gen. awd ket. m.Yks.' Said of carrion,
and inferior or tainted meat, but also applied very ^f«. to unsavoury
messes, offal food, or anything not fit to be eaten. w.Yks. He
stinkslikeowdket(J.T.'; Button ro«>-/oCow5(i78i);w.Yks.i3'>5,
Lan.', n.Lan ', ne.Lan.' Lin. Streatfeild I.tii. and Danes (1884)
340. n.Lin. He'd been livin' upo' ket an' chanche-cums. Peacock
7o/fs(i89o) and S. 139; n.Lin.', e.An.' Nrf. Miller & Skertchly
Finland (1878) iv. Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence (i) Ketment, sb. carrion ; (2) Kettish, adj. putrid,
tainted, high.
(i) Cum.*, S.Lin. (T.H.R.) (2. w.Yks.^ It's varry kettish.
2. Comp. (i) Ket-butcher, one who deals in bad meat or
carrion; (21 -craw or -crow, the carrion crow, Corvits
corone; (3) -man, a dealer in dead animals, a knacker ; (4)
•pole, a carrion pole.
(i) n.Lin.' (21 n.Cy. Swainson Birds (1885) 82. Lakel.',
w.Yks.'. Lan.' n.Lin. Thaay can't mak a ketcraw i' to a pigin.
Peacock Tales (1890) 2nd S. 16 ; n.Lin.' (3) ne.Yks.' T'aud boss is
fit fornowt bud t'ket-man. (4^,e.An.',Nrf. Holloway. Suf. (Hall.)
3. Filth, dirt of any kind ; rubbish, anything worthless
or of no value.
N.Cy.' Nhb. What's arl this ket aroond t'butter ? Clare Love
o/Lass{t8go)l.i62. Bnr.GiBSON Up-lVeardaleGl.{iS~iO). Lakel.'*
Cum. A word implying worthlessness. to whatever applied. ' Sec
ket ! ' is a common expression for worthless fruit, spoiled crops, or
poor land (M.P.) ; Cum.* Wm. Why do you talk such ket! (B.K.);
Wm.' n.Yks.' 'A lot o' ket," the olf-scouring ; n.Yks.^
Hence Ketment, sb. a dirty mixture, any sort of filth;
rubbish, trash.
N.Cy.', Nhb.', Cum.* n.Yks. Throw out that ketment (l.W.^.
ne.Lan.'
4. Fig. A worthless person or fellow; a term of reproach.
Slk. Gang after your bravv gallaunt wi' your oxterfu' ket, Hogg
Tales {1838 68, ed. 1866. n.Cy. A slut or untidy person (Hall.).
Lakel.' T'aulder end '11 varra oft say, • keep frae amang seek nasty
ket,' when they mean bad mannered fooak. Cum. (M.P. ), Wm.'
e.Yks.' Get oot o' mah hoos, thoo awd ket. ni.Yks.' w.Yks.
Van's some ill-bred, neet hunting ket. Twistleton Foents (1876)
12 ; w.Yks.5 A filthy depraved woman is denounced as ' ket.'
Hence (i ) Ket-kite, sb. a person of mean actions. Cum.'*;
(2) Ketment, sb. low, common people. n.Lan.'
5. adj. Unhealthy, diseased; putrid, stinking; not fit
for food.
Nhb.' Ket meat. e.Dur.' Often applied to sweetmeats. Wm.'
Obsol. ne.Yks.i
[1. Norw. dial, kjoi, flesh (Aasen) ; Sw. kolt (Widegren);
ON. kjut, also pronounced ket (Vigfusson).]
KET, adj.'^ Or.I. Dwarfish. (S.A.S.), S. c% Ork.'
KET, adj.^ Sc. Irascible.
Dmf. Wallace Sclwohnaster (1899) 350. Dnif., Gall. (Jam.)
KET, see Kit, s6.'
KETCH, sb.'- n.Wil. [ketj.] The groin. (E.H.G.)
See Catch, sb.^
KETCH, si.' Stf.' [ketJ.] A pie ; a turnover.
[Cp. OE. coecel [cecel], a little cake (Sweet).]
KETCH, sb.^ Glo. vv.Cy. [ketJ.] A tub or barrel ; a
tub of tallow. Glo. Horae Siibsedvae (1777) 235. w.Cy. (Hall.)
KETCH, KETCHER, see Catch, sA.", v., Kircher.
KETCHIN, KETCHLY, see Kitchen, Catchy.
KETCH-PIT, sb. Wor. A manure-pit; a cesspool,
receptacle for drainage, &c.
(W.C.B.) s.Wor, The sockage fro' thot manure-bury emp's in
'e's ketch-pit (H.K.).
KETCHYBOLE, sb. Pern. A tadpole. Cf. kitchen-
ball, s.v. Kitchen.
s.Pem. This 'ere pulk is swarmin' with ketchyboles (W.M.M.).
KETHER, V. e.Yks.' [ke'Sar.] To go along at a
rapid pace. ' He kether'd away like a good un.'
KET-HOLE, sb. Not.' Boggy, peaty soil. Cf. ketty,
adj. 3. ' Yer mun goo an' dreean yon ket-'ole.'
KETLOCK, see Cadlock.
KET(T, sA. Sc. L A matted fleece of wool.
Ayr. She wasnae get o' moorland tips, Wi' tawted ket, an' hairy
hips. Burns Mailie's Elegy, st. 6.
2. The (\a\ck-gTass, Triticiim repens. s.Sc. (Jam.) Hence
Ketty, adj. of soil : matted, bound together with quick-
grass. s.Sc. (ib.) 3. A spongy peat composed of tough
fibres of moss and other plants. Cld., Dmf. (fA.) Hence
Kstty, adj. of peats : spongy, composed of tough fibres of
moss, &c. C\d. (ib.) 4. Exhaustedland, which has been
reduced to a caput niorliitiiii. Cld. (ib.)
KETTACH, sb. Bnff.' [ke'tsx-] The fishing-frog or
sea-dc\'i\, Lop/iiiispiscalorius. See also Keddle- man, -maul,
s.v. Keddle.
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KEVASS
KETTER, sb. Yks. Not. Lin. Also in form kether
e.Yks.' Lumber, rubbish, worthless stuff. e.Yks.'
Hence Ketterment, sb. (i) lumber, rubbish ; (2) a con-
fused or untidy heap ; also used fig. a fuss, bother.
{i) n.Yks.* e.Yks.i Ther was nowt bud awd ketherment atseeal.
(2) Not.3 Lin. My old woman's happed me up with a ketterment
of things. Law! why dost thou make sich a ketterment about it?
(W.W.S.)
KETTER, adj. n.Cy. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Perverse; peevish. (Hall.)
KETTER, V. Som. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To diminish in size. (Hall.)
KETTIENEETIE, sb. Buff.' The dipper, Ciiwliis
aquaiicits.
KETTLE, sb.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
[ke-tl.] 1. In coinp. (i) Kettle-bellied, big-bellied; (2)
•boiler, an egg-ended steam boiler; (3) -bread, bread
baked at home under a pot or ' kettle ' ; see 4 ; (4) -broth
or Keteley-broth, bread with hot water poured on it, and
a little pepper, salt, &c. added ; (5) -cap, (6) -case, the
purple orchis, Orchis masciihi; (7) -gallop, small beer;
(8) -harse, ironstone nodules occurring in shale and fire-
clay strata ; (9) -pad, see (6) ; (10) -pan, a cooking utensil ;
(11) -props, firewood ; (12) -yax, a piece of wood or faggot
suitable for making a fire burn up.
(i) N.I.i (2)Nhb.i (3) Dev. Her'd knitted my stockings, and
baked kettle bread, and my pasty, Baring-Gould liiy/ls (i8g6) 174;
Donovan sat down with the farmer and his wife to broth and 'kettle
bread,' Edna Lyai.!. Donovan (iSSa) 239. (4) Brks. Very often
I had only kettle-broth, or some rice and an onion, to eat (W.H.E,).
Sus. She was . . . supping 'kettle broth.' . . It consists of pieces of
stale bread liberally moistened with boiling water, and besprinkled
with salt and pepper, O'Reilly Slon'es (1880) II. 187. Hmp.,
Wil. (W.H.E.) Dev. I'm proper tired of kettle broth day in and
day out, Neill Idyls (1892J 37. Cor. Gev un a drap of keteley-
braath, T. Tows'er (1873) 9. (5) I.W.>2 (61 s.Cy. (B. & H.\
I.W.' (7) Hrt. A small beer that we call kettle gallop, Ellis Cy.
i/s»/c. (1750) 131. (8) Cum.* (g) Hmp.l (10) Edb. The steghin'
gluttons nauseous dwell. An' mak their wames the kettle-pans o'
hell, Learmont Pofwis (1791) 198. (11) w.Yks. T'rooad's fit for
nowt but kettle-props (W.C.S.). (12) Ken. (W.F.S.) 1
2. Phr. to boil the kettle, to provide for the future.
Edb. Lay something by to boil the kettle. While we hae pith
and active mettle, Macneill Bygmie Times (181 1) 56.
3. Hatting term : a cauldron.
Chs.i The kettles used by hatters are very large, and have planks
fixed round them so that about si.^t men can work at each kettle.
4. The pot under which bread is often baked at home.
s.Dev. (G.E.D.)
5. A pot-hole or circular hole, scoured out in a rocky
river-bed by the swirling action of pebbles which have
lodged originally in a crevice.
Nhb.i From their resemblance to the form of cauldrons, these
holes are known as pot-holes or kettles.
6. A feast at which salmon is the chief item. Also in
phr. kettle offish.
Sc. The whole company go to the water-side to-day to eat a kettle
of fish, Scott St. Ronan 1 1824) xii ; A kettle of fish is a fete cham-
petre of a particular kind. . . A large caldron is boiled by the side
of a salmon river, containing a quantity of water, thickened with
salt, to the consistence of brine. In this the fish is plunged when
taken, and eaten by the company ' fronde super viridi,' ib. note.
Edb. Ise tak ye up Tweed's bonny side Before ye settle. And shaw
j'ou there the fisher's pride, A sa'mon kettle, Fergusson Poems
('773) 222, ed. 1785. Bwk. As far back as 1675, this special form
of festivity was known on the classic Borderland, for the Guild of
Berwick-upon-Tweed in thisyear' made atreatofakettleof salmon on
the riverside.' These salmon feasts go back to an even more remote
era, Bwli. Jrn. (July 2, 1896) 8, col. i ; A Tweedside Kettle is
after the fashion of an up-river pic-nic, but it has its own peculiar
characteristics. The company foregather under a great marquee
pitched on the pleasantly-situated green-sward at South Bells
Fishery — on the English side of the Tweed, about four miles up
the river from Old Berwick Town — and alter doing lull justice to
real Tweed salmon, 'new drawn frae the Tweed' by the net fishers
who ply their avocation not a stone's throw away, a short toast
list is honoured, and then the worshippers at the shrine of St.
Kettle adjourn to the open, and many indulge in two games which
go hand in hand with the kettle — four-holed kitkat, in which
teams of four a side play ; and quoits, ib. N.Cy.' Nhb.' Kettles
are often held in pic-nic fashion on the Tweed or on the coast, and
the board is spread before the fish is caught.
7. A church bell, used contemptuously.
Per. Every little gathering of impudent seceder bodies is to hang
up its kettle and deave the whole parish, whenever it wishes to
say its prayers, Cleland Inclibnicken (1883^ 96, ed. 1887.
KETTLE, s6.2 Sur. Sus. [ketl.] A swelling ; a dark
lump found in pork or suet. Sur.', Sus.' Hence Kettly,
adj. full of lumps or swellings. Sus.'
KETTLE-, see Keddle, Keddle-dock, Kittle, v.^
KETTLEBEND,i;. Chs. [ketlbend.] Tosurpass, outdo.
This kettlebends aw if you jaurnies fort goo, Clis. N. d^ Q. (Nov.
1881) I. 183.
KETTLEHAMMERING, prp. Dev. See below.
A woman, speaking of an infirm relative, said, * She keeps me
kettlehammering after her for hours,* Repotis Provinc. (1897).
KETTLIN, see Kitling, sb} .
KETTON, sb. n.Lin.' In phr. to be sent to Kettoii, to be
sent to theprisonatKirton-in-Lindsey; dial.formoflvirton.
KETTRIN, see Cateran.
KETTY, adj. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lin. e.An.
[ke'ti.] 1. Carrion-like, putrid, rotten ; offensive, dirty,
unpleasant, stinking. See Ket, sb. 1.
N.Cy.i Nhb. The ' kctty green leaves,' Clare Love of Lass
(1890) I. 162 ; Nhb.' 'A ketty butcher ' — one who is supposed to
deal in diseased meat. Dur. Gibson Up-Weardale Gl. (1870).
s.Dur. It's nasty ketty stuff (J.E.D.\ Cum., Wm. Nicolson
(1677) Tians. R. Lit. Soc. (1868) IX. n.Yks.'^; n.Yks.* Oh
what ketty stufi", Ah caan't eat it. e.Yks.', m.Yks.' Nrf. Miller
& Skertchly Fenland (1878) iv.
2. Fig. Mean, worthless, of no value ; trashy, useless ;
used both of persons and things.
N.Cy.' A ketty fellow ; N.Cy.^ ' A ketty cur,' a nasty stinking
fellow. Cum. (M.P.\ Cum.'* Wm. Tha bleam't old ketty buiks
et I hev red, Close Satin'sl (18331 157. n.Yks. Theease is little
ketty things (I.W.X w.Yks.' ; w.Yks.^ An old man of Lepton
said to tiresome children, ' Od bone yor ketty heads on yo, ye
little ketty madlins.' e.An.' Nrf. Holloway.
3. Soft, spongy ; peaty. See Ket(t, 3.
Lin. A term applied to soil, to describe its soft peaty nature,
Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 340. n.Lin.' On the hill was
a bit, by the river was more, Rotten , and ketty, and bad, Local Verses.
KEUCHLE, V. and sb. Sc. Also in form keechle Abd.
1. V. To cough.
Abd. What are ye keechlin' an' hoastin' for ? (G. W.)
2. sb. A cough ; the act of coughing. Cld. (Jam.)
KEUDE, adj. Sc. Also written kuede (Jam.). Hare-
brained, wild. See Cude.
Slk. My father was daft, my mother was keude, Hogg Qiieet
Bk. (1832) 56.
KEUDIN, */i/. a^'. Nhb. Lascivious, applied to a cat.
(M.H.D.)
KEUL, sb. Rxb. (Jam.) A lot, a 'cavel.'
KEUHNS, sZ). /)/. Obs. Sc. Young people in general.
Abd. A' the kculins leugh At him that day, Skinner Xmas
Ba'ing (ist ed.1 st. 15 (Jam.).
KEUM, KEUP, see Come, v.\ Keep, v.
KEUSS, sb. Sh.L A number of sillacks (q.v.) put
into a receptacle and allowed to remain until they have
obtained a ' game ' or spoilt flavour. S. & Ork.'
[ON. kos, a heap of blubber or the like (Vigfusson).]
KEUSTRAN, s6. Obs. Nhb.' A ' fulsome sloven.'
KEUTER, V. Sc. To coax, wheedle. See Cutter, v. 2.
But vainly thus she coaxt and kcutcred, Life William IViggte
(1808) 14.
KEUVE, see Kiauve.
KEVASS, V. Lin. Also in form keviss (Hall.)
sw.Lin.' [ke'vas.] 1. To run up and down ; to romp
about ; to bustle.
(Hall.) ; Lin.' What are you kevassing about? sw.Lin.' They
were kevassing about long enough.
2. To beat, thrash. (Hall.), Lin.'
[1. ME. chevise, to get on, to speed, succeed, to busy
oneself (N.E.D.); OFr. cheviss-, prp. stem of chevir, to
bring to a head or end.]
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KEVE
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KEVE, see Cave, r."
KEVEE, s6. Slg. (Jam.) In phr. on t/ieke^'ee, possessing
that flow of spirits tliat borders on derangement ; having
a ' bee in one's bonnet.'
[A use of the usual 'on the qui vi-^'c.']
KEVEL, sb.^ and v} Sc. Nhb. Dun Lakel. Yks. Der.
Also written kevil Nhb.^ w.Yks. ; kyevel Nhb.' [ke'vl,
ke-vil.] 1. sb. A staff.
s.Sc. Brandishing of Hails and kevels showed they were deter-
mined to act, Wilson Tales (1836) III. 304.
2. A large hammer used in stone-quarrying or stone-
breaking. Also in comp. Kevel-hammer.
N.Cy.i Nhb.' A heavy hammer used by stone-breakers to break
up the large blocks of road metal. Dur. Raine Chaiicrs (1837)
78; Dur.i n.Yks. The larger hammer used in tapping, with
cuttingedgeat back and front (C.V.C. V, n.Yks. "',ne.Yks,i, nw.Der.'
3. The swinging of the hammer in stone-quarrying ; a
severe blow ; a sound like the blow of a hammer ; a noise,
row.
Nhb. Bob canted the form, with a kevcl, Tyiieside Sngsir. (1889)
95 ; She cowp'd him o'er the kale pot with a kevil, Ritson N.
Garl. (1810) 69; Nhb.' Lakel.= He catch't him a nasty kevel wi'
his flat hand. Wm. He took him a kevel on the head with his
fist. What are you kicking up such a kevel as this for? (B.K.)
n.Yks.* He mannishes varra weel foor a new starter, an' when
he's larnt t'knack 0' takking a larl bit wider kevel, he'll chip all
t'easier foor't.
4. V. To w-ork stone in a quarry with a large hammer or
'kevel' ; to break with a hammer.
Nhb.' ' Kevellin styens' — breaking stones for macadam. n.Yks.
(I.W.) ; n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.* Ah'll kevel mair flints in a day 'an he
can. w.Yks. We kevil 'cm wi' a big hammer fust an' then knap
'em wi' a little hammer (W.A.C.) ; (,S.P.U.)
5. To make a noise like the sound of a heavy blow ; to
flog, beat, thrash.
Nhb.i- w.Yks. Shoo . . . keviU'd t'next doar nabor wi' t'long
brush, Yksman. (1875') 43; Leeds Merc. Siippl. (Jan. 3, 1891).
Hence (i) Keviller, sb. a heavy blow ; (2) Kevilling,
vbl. sb. the act of beating or punishing with a heavy blow.
w.Yks. (i) T'lad gav him a reyt keviller ovver t'gurt toa, Saun-
lerer's Satchel (1895) 13. (2) Leeds Merc. Suppl. (Jan. 3, 1891).
[1. ON. kefli, a cylinder-formed piece of wood, a staff
(Fritzner).]
KEVEL, 7'.= and sb.'^ Sc. Irel. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Also
written kevil Elg. ; kevvel Cum.* ; kevvle Cum. ; and in
form kaivel N.I.* [kevl.] 1. v. To kick or leap
awkwardly ; to sprawl or gambol ; to move restlessly ;
to paw the ground or toss the head, as a horse does. Cf.
cavie, ■;'.
N.I.' Also applied to the same kind of gesture in a person.
• Watch the way yon girl kaivels her heed.' Cum. Lang sair
they kevvel'd, danc'd and sang, Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 16;
Wheniver a horse taks on till hissel' ... To kevel an loiip, Dick-
inson Lit. Rem. (i888j 237 ; They kewel, and swing, and dance
ledder-te-spetch, ib. Ciimh: (1875) 216; (M.P.); Cam.* w.Yks.
HuTTON Tony to Caves (iiQi). ne.Lan.'
2. To walk or climb clumsily ; to hold awkwardly ; to
wield in an awkward manner.
Elg. A brankin' greyhound cam ; And kevil't in his weel fang't
jaws, A gusty bacon ham, Couper Poetry ^1804') II. 81. Slk.
(Jam.) Lakel.s Kev'len aboot i' thi gurt clogs. Cum. Gl. (1851).
ne.Lan.'
3. sb. An awkward,blundering manner or action. Lakel.'^
KEVEL, sb.^ Der. Also written keval nw.Der.'
[ke'vl.] A hard mineral ; a coarse sort of spar.
A kind of spar found in the vein, Mawe Mineralogy (1802).
nw.Der.'
KEVEL, v.^ Sc. Dur. Also written kevvle s.Dur.
[ke'vl.] To quarrel, wrangle ; to scold. See Cavil, f.'
Sc. Francisque-MichelZ.(i»^. (1882^ 425. s.Sc. (Jam.) Feb.
While loud the wabster kevelled, Nicol Poems ; 1805) Kirn Supper.
s.Dur. They were niver dune kevvelcn' amang theirsels (J.E.D.i.
KEVEL, see Cavel, sb}
KEVELING, sb. Sus.'^ The name given at Brighton
to the skate, Raia batis. See Damsel, sb} 1, Maiden.
KEVER, sb. e.Ayr. (Jam.) A gentle breeze, causing
a slight motion of the water. See Caver, sb?
KEVERAN, sb. Cor.^ The leather that joins the two
pieces of wood in a flail.
KEVIE, sb. Sc. (Jam.) The same word as Cavie, sb.
(q.v.)
KEVIL, s6. and v. Sc. Also written kevole and in
form kaivle S. & Ork.' L sb. A stick put into a lamb's
mouth to prevent it sucking. Cf. kewl.
Sh.I. Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 22; S. & Ork.' A small rod of
wood like the bit of a bridle. Bnff. (Jam.)
2. V. To fasten a stick into the mouth of a lamb to
prevent it sucking the mother. S. & Ork.'
[1. ON. kefli, a piece of wood (Vigfusson).]
KEVIL, see Keffel.
KEVIN, sb. GIo. (A.B.) The same word as Caving,
sb. (q.v.)
KEVIR, V. Lin. To cry, blubber. Miller & Skertchly
Fenland (iSjS} iv ; (Hall.)
KEV VIL, KEV VINS, KEV VLE,see Cavel,s6.',Cavings,
Kevel, v.^^
KE'W, sb. Ayr. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] An ' overset ' ; too much fatigue.
KEW, see Kecw.
KE'WE, sb. Wxf.' Also written keowe. A shoe.
See Cue, sb}
KE'WIN, sb. ne.Lan.' The periwinkle or sea-snail,
Turbo Uttorens. See Cuvvins.
KE'WE, sb. Sc. A halter that goes over the head and
under the jaws of an unmanageable horse. See KevU.
Sc. Be na like naig or mule— whase chowks maun be chackit
wi branks an kewl, Waddell Ps. (1871) xxxii. 9. Rxb. One who
rides a horse, that is not under proper command, with a halter,
when he brings the halter under the horse's jaws and makes it
pass through his mouth, is said to put a kewl on (Jam. .
[Kevle or kevyl for hors, camus. Prompt. Icel. ke/la, a
gag (Zoega); ON. ^cy7; (Vigfusson).]
KE'WSE, sb. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also in forms keawse
e.Lan.' ; keyse w.Yks. e.Lan.' ; pi. kewsies Lin. [kez,
keiz.] 1. Large hollow-stemmed Umbellifcrae in gen.,
esp. the hemlock, Coniuin fnaailalioii, and the cow-parsnip,
Herackum Sphondyliuni. Cf. kecks, sb. pi}, kesh, sb}
w.Yks. In such a tough growth, all thistles and keyses, I get no
joy of my labour, Snowden IVeb of Weaver (1895) viii ; (J.T.) ;
^S.P.U.) e.Lan.' Used by boys as pea-shooters. Lin. Ellis
Pronnnc. (1889) V. 312 ; Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 341.
n.Lin.'
2. //. The wild beaked parsley, Anthrisciis sylvcstris.
Lin. (B. & H.) 3. The wild angelica, Angelica sylvestris.
n.Lin. ub.)
KE'WT, see Keout.
KEX, sb. Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) The same word as Cack,
sb.'^ (q.v.)
KEX, see Kecks, sb. pi}'
KEXES, sb. pi. w.Yks.^ A slang word for trousers.
KEXES, KEXY, see Kecks, sb. pi}
KE'V, sb. and v} Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
written keigh Lan. ; and in forms kay Chs.' s.Wor.'
Shr.' ; kye Nhb.'; kyoy se.'Won' ; pi. keyn Wil.' [ki,
kei, ke.] 1. sb. In phr. (1) /o have the key of the street, to
be locked out ; (2) to seek for a key that is in the lock, to
waste time on unnecessary or superfluous work ; (3) the
Bible and key fortune, a mode of divination ; see Bible, sb.
2 ; (4) to wear the keys, to have the domestic management.
(i) w.Yks. He's got t'key o' th' street and sarvc him right
(H.L.). Slang, 'i'ou can't get in to-night, you've got the key of
the street, Dickens Pickwick (1836) xlvii ; Farmer. (2) e.Sc.
Sandy Briggs kept telling them, they were ' seckin' forakey that
was i' the lock,' Setoun Sunshine (1895'! 300. (3I Lan. Yan o'
t'lasses said that she wad like to try t' Bible an' keigh fortun',
Eavesdropper Fill. Life (1869) No. 9. (4^ n.Cy. (Hall.)
2. Comb, (i) Key-ball, a fir-cone, the fruit of Pinus
sylvestris ; (2) -beam, the top beam in a ceiling or roof;
(3) -bed, the cavitj' in a shaft on which a wheel has to be
secured by means of iron keys; (4) -beer, ale or beer of
a better sort, kept under lock and key, or having a lock-
cock in the cask; (5) -bit, (a) to mark a sheep by taking
two or three bits out of the ear; [b) a peculiar kind of bit;
KEY
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see below ; (6) -cold, cold as a key, stone-cold, quite cold ;
(7) -flower, the primrose. Primula vulgaris ; (8) -hold,
house property with no legal owner, and claimed by the
occupier; (9) -hole whistler, a night's lodger in a barn
or outhouse; a 'skipper-bird'; (10) -loke, an armful of
hay put on each corner of a cart in loading it ; (11) -stone,
{a) the crowning point, the climax ; cf. 3 ; (b) in phr. ^
under the hearili, — under the horse's belly, see below; (12)
•way, (13) .way-groove, a groove into which a key or
wedge is run to prevent a pulley slipping on a shaft.
(i) Dev.* (2) Cor. The garret was piled from the floor to the
key-beams with fleeces of wool. Hunt Pop. Roin. iv.Eug. (1865)
241, ed. 1896 ; They were playing all sorts of pranks on the key-
beams and rafters, i(!>. 112. (3) w.Yks. (,B. K.) i4)e.An.' e.Suf.
Obsol. {Y.'R.) Ken. Grose (1790"). (5,0) Cum. Every shepherd's
flock hes some variety in ear-marking ; . . sometimes we take two
or three bits out of the ear, and we call it key-bitted, Helvellyn in
Cornli. Mag. (Oct. 1890^1 387. {b) n.Lin.' A kind of bit used by
horsebreakers with objects like kej'S hanging from it which cause
the saliva to flow and hinder the mouth from becoming sore. (6)
Kcb. God forgive the nobility ; for they are either key-cold, or
ready to welcome Popery, WodrowSc/. Biog. (ed. 1845-7) '-SQ?-
I. Ma. The word was scarce out of his mouth when he was kej'-
cold in a minute, and gone into the night of all flesh that's lost,
Caine Man.xmait (1894) pt. vi. xiii. (7) Dev. Pale starry
primroses. . . The sailor nipped off one of the flowers : . . he
remembered that the country folk about there call it the key-
flower, and gathered it with some vague hope that it might help
to unlock the heart of Hannah Spearman, Dalzell 'Aimer in
Cassell's Fam. Mag. (Apr. 1895I 330. (8) s.Wor.' (9) Lon.
' Keyhole whistlers,' the skipper-birds are sometimes called, but
they are regular travellers, Mayhew Lottd. Labour {iS^i I. 311.
(10) Nhb.i (11,") Lakel.2 Ah've kent many aqueer'un. but si'sta
thoo's t keystan o' t'lot. (6) Hmp.' Everywhere was understood
thesrauggler's local proverb, 'Keystone under the hearth, keystone
under the horse's belly,' i. e. the smuggled spirits were concealed
either below the fire-place, or in the stable, just beneath where
the horse stood, 'Wise New Forest (1883) 170. (12, 13) s.Yks.
(W.S.)
3. Fiff. The crowning point, the best part.
w.Som.' ' I do not like that window at all.' ■ Not like thick
winder ! wh3', 1 zim he's the very kay o' the work.'
4. pi. The seed-vessels of the ash, sycamore, and maple.
Sc. (Jam.i Nhb.' A bunch of these keys carried in the hand
was supposed to be a charm against witchcraft. w.Yks.^*,
Chs.^^, nw.Der.^, n.Lin.*, Lei.^ Nhp.* If there is a scarcity of ash-
keys, a superstition prevails that some member oi the ro3'al family
will die within the year. War.^^, Shr.^ Glo. The ashes are
weighed down with their ' keys,' Ellacombe Garden (1895) vi.
Hnt. (T.P.F.), Snf.* Ken.i The sycamore is a quick-growing tree,
but troublesome near a house, because the keys do get into the
gutters so. Sur.' Hmp. Many ash trees bear loads of kej-s
every year. White Sclboriie (1789) 299, ed. 1853; Hmp.*, I.W.'
Wil. The keys of the sycamore twirling aslant, Jefferies Hdgrow.
(1889I 46 ; 'Wil.' n."Wil. What a lot o' them aishen keyn thur is
about to year (E.H.G.). Dor. (C.W.), Dor.', Dev."
Hence Keylock, 5^. the pod containing the seed of the
sycamore. e.Lan.'
5. A spanner or screw wrench.
Sc. (A.W.) , w.Yks. (J.W.), s.Chs.i w.Som.i This has its place on
every suU, by which the screws to regulate and adjust the several
parts, are turned. An3' common screw spanner is called a key.
6. pi. Obs. Pins put in perpendicularly to fasten the
loose shelvings of a wagon.
e.Yks. The foreman is to bee forewarned that he seeke out some
keyes and false shelvings, Best Rur. Econ. (164 !■) 48.
7. pi. Part of a handloom, used to tighten or slacken
' setting up.' w.Yks. (S.P.U.) 8. Obs. A wedge for
keeping the coulter of an old-fashioned wooden plough in
its place and at a proper angle to the beam. Shr.'
9. The holding mortar, in plastering, at the back of the
laths.
w.Som.i No odds how much hair's in it, he on't bide if there
id'n a good key, i. e. the ceiling will not stay up.
10. pi. Stoneslyingbetweenfissuresinfreestonequarries.
Cam. In certain freestone quarries ' the intermediate stones
laying between those fissures are called keys by the quarrymen,'
Hutchinson Hist. Cum. ('1794) II. 443.
11. pi. ? Obs. Iron tips used for shoeing bullocks. Shr.'
12. Tune, harmony. se.Wor.' Yu byunt in kyoy, be yu ?
13. A tuning-fork. n.Lin.'
14. Fig. Mood, frame of mind, condition.
Arg. In another key I might be having a glass with you over
such friendship, Munro Lost Pibroch (1896) 280. Dmb. Whan
your auntie's in an ill-key, she gars folk hear that's no hearknin',
Cross Disruption (1844) ii. Rnf. I'm in kee to rest me in 3'our
hole a \vee, Picken Poems (1813) I. 64. Lnk. Tell him, when in
the touzie key, A nicht wi' him I wadna gie For much an' mair,
Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 57. Gall. He would be in no key
for running, Crockett Grey Man (1896) 103. n.Cy. (J.W.)
15. V. To lock, fasten with a key.
Sh.I. He ax'd me if I'd key'd da door o' my room, Clark
N. Gleams (18981 94. Nhb.' s.Peni. Laws Little Eng. (1888)
420; Key the door (E.D.) ; N.^ Q. (1887) 7th S. iii. 129.
16. To fasten with a wedge.
Nhb.i Kyed-up, wedged up, as a rail is keyed in a railway chair.
17. To bind or make round the top of a well, &c., with
timber or masonrj'. Shr.'
KEY, adj. and v?- Lakel. Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Also
written keigh- w.Yks. Lan.'; keyh- Lan. (Hall.) ; and in
form kay- Chs.' [kei.] 1. adj. In comb, (i) Key-dall,
-dawl, or -dawled, (2) -doUocker, (3) -fisted, left-handed ;
(4 ) -leg, a crooked or bandy leg ; (5 ) -legged, knock-kneed,
crooked; (6) -naive, the left hand; (7J -neivedor-keneav't,
see (3) ; (8) -paw, {a) see (6) ; (A) see (3) ; 19) -pawed, (10)
-wusk, see (3) ; (11) -wuss, see (6). Cf. car, adj.
ii) w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Stippl. (July 14, 1894). w.Yks.
Dyer Dial. (1891) 26. (2) w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Suppl. (JUI3' 14,
i894\ (3) m.Lan.', Chs.' (4) w.Yks. It [a donkey] lewked odd
wi' wun ee, it hed three keigh legs, Hartley Clock Aim. (1894,
9. (5) Lakel.2, Cum.* w.Yks. He wor fearfully ke3'-legged,
Hartley C/of* ^/m. (1873) 49; iJ.W.) (6) e.Lan.' (7) w.Yks.
Leeds Merc. Suppl. (July 14, 1894). Lan. Is this mon keigh-
neived ? Wood Hum. Sketches. 100 ; Keneav't Ehud went an
stabt a grete fat baws'n king, Wilson Plebeian Pol. (1798) 31,
ed. 1801 ; Lan.' Malformed, applied to the hand, and referring to
a hand chronically shut or half-shut. ' Had he a hair-shorn lip ? '
'Ay, he had! An' he wur keigh-neighvt I ' Waugh Besom Ben
(1865) vii. s.Lan. (F.E.T.) (8, a) s.Chs.' Ey bruwt dhaaf
ky'ee'-pau' u iz'n daayn upon- im widh ii praat i foas [Hey browt
that key-paw o his'n dain upon him with a pratty force]. i_(5)Lan.
Common in and about Bury (R.P.). (9) s.Chs.' (10) Lan. Reet-
honded or keigh-wusk, Clegg Sketches (1895) 367. (11) Lan.
(Hall.)
2. V. To twist, bend, used esp. of the legs when twisted
through illness, &c.
Lakel.2 When t'maut gits intul a chap's legs an' they plet a bit
as he stackers frae yah side o' t'looanen tul tudder, he's keyen a
bit an' his legs is ke3'ed.
[1. Sw. dial, kaja, the left hand, kaj-hdnd, 'sinister'
(RiETz) ; NFris. kei, 'gauche, ungeschickt im Reden'
(Outzen) ; see Katy-handed. (i) With key-dall cf.
kibble-doll.]
KEYB, V. Chs. To sulk, pout ; to make a grimace or
ugly face. Gen. in prp. Cf. cuyp.
Chs. Mother! that lad's keybin' at me (E.F.). s.Chs.' Ah tel
yu yoa- kon u goa', un 3'oa- neyd)nu big3''in- u)ky'eybin [Ah tell
y6 yo conna go, an' 3-0 neidna begin a-keybin].
KEYE, KEYEM,KEYK,seeKy(e, Comb, sA.', Keck, i;.'
KEYMER, sb. s.Cy. Sus. Also written keamer s.Cy.
(Hall.) A small ferret ; a very small animal of the ferret
species. s.Cy. (Hall.) Sus. Holloway ; Sus.^
KEYN, see Ken, v., Key, sb., Kin, s6.', Kind, sb.
KEYSAND, adj. Cum. Also in form kysant. Over-
nice, fanciful, dainty. Cf. kysty.
Linton Lake Cy. (1864) 306 ; Gl. (1851).
KEYS ART, see Kaisart.
KEYSE, sb. Sc. Also written keis. [keiz.] A large
straw basket, with a ' fettle ' or rope made of hay or straw,
for carrying on the back. Cf keshie.
Cai. The basket in which women carried out compost to the
fields on their backs, Hnhor Anecdote (1874) 472; Cai.' Such a
basket, if made of heather, or osiers, is called a creel. This word
does not refer to the uses of the keyse, but to the materials of
which it is constructed, viz. straw, or possibly rushes.
KEYSE, KEYSHIE, see Kewse, Keshie.
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KEYTCH, V. and sb. Obs. Sc. Also in form kytch
(Jam. I. \. V. To toss, to drive backwards and forwards.
Lnk. Thus are we keytch'd between the twa Like to turn deists
ane and a'. Ramsay Poems (1800) II. 497 (Jam.). Edb. [She] . . .
prances Jock 'maist aflf her back, Kylch'd till her fits subside,
Cailop Green (1793 175, ed. 1817.
2. sb. A toss ; see tselow.
Sc. I have had better kail in my cogue, and ne'er gae them a
keytch, Ramsay Piov. (1776) 39; [It] alludes to an art among
the Scottish reapers, who, if their broth be too hot, can throw
them up into the air, as they turn pancakes, without losing one
drop of them, Kelly Piov. (i72i'i 184.
KEYTHER, KEYVE, KEYX, see Cader, Cave, I'.^
Kecks, sb. pi"-
KEZAR, s6. n.Yks.' An emperor, 'kaiser.'
' They nowther heed for king nor kezar,' are lawless altogether.
KEZZICK, sb. Yks. Chs. [ke'zik.] A name for tlie
codlin apple, tlie ' Keswick ' apple. w.Yks. (J.W.), Chs.'
KHIME, KI, see Comb, sb.\ Ky(e, Quoth.
KIAD, sb. Lakel.= [kiad.] Tlie same word as Cade,
s«.2|q.v.)
KIAKEHARN, KIAL, see Keeker, Kale.
KIALTER,^^. I. Ma. Also in form kalter. [kia'ltar.]
Coarse flannel.
The Manx peasantry used to dress something like the Irish in
the West do at present. The men wore coats of white kialter,
which they called Perree bane (S.M.) ; They bring it to our Juan
[John] to weave it for them into ' kialter,' flannen, Ryding Tales
(1895) 28; A fleece or two of kier for stockin' yarn, and some
white, for kalter, ib. 59.
[Gael, cealfai; thick broad cloth (M. & D.) ; In ceallair,
clothes (O'Reilly) ; see Macbain.]
KIARTAGH, 56. I. Ma. Odds and ends ; also used/^.
I'll be clearin' these kiartagh awaj', Rydings Tales ,1895) 25 ;
Work I had to do — feedin' calves, pigs, and fowls, milkin, and
hapes of other kiartagh, ib. 59.
KIAUGH, see Kauch.
KIAUVE, V. and sb. Sc. Also written kyauve and
in pret. forms keuve, kew Bnff.' 1. v. To knead.
Sc. Then ye do buy a leaf o' wax And kiauve it wecl and mould
it fair, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (i8o6j II. 183. Mry. (Jam.)
2. To masticate much. Bnff.'
3. To struggle, sprawl, tumble ; to pull hither and thither.
He kyauvet wee the cou for mair nor an oor afore he got "ir awa
fae the toon. The man wiz fou, an' keuve amo' the dubs, ib.
Hence Kyauvin, ppl. adj. active, restless, esp. of
children, ib.
4. To work hard. ib. Hence Kyauvin, />//. adj. hard-
working.
Geii. with the idea either of poverty or of bodily weakness, or of
both combined, ib.
5. sb. A kneading. ' Gee the livven a gueede kyauve,' ib.
6. Much mastication, ib.
7. A struggle, tumbling, sprawling.
Twa or three o' the loons keepit a kyauve wee ane anither i' the
neuk, ib.
8. Hard labour.
He hiz an unco k3'auve to fcss up's faimily wee ony k3'ne o'
daicency, ib.
KIB, sb.^ Lan. [kib.] A small bone in a slieep's
foot, used in playing the game of Bobber and kibbs ' (q.v.);
also a small cube of earthenware, used in the same game.
(F.E.B.), Lan.'
KIB, s6.2 Cor.3 [kib.] A slight blow under the ear.
KIB, sb.^ and v.^ Irel. [kib.] 1. sb. A thick, narrow
spade used in stony or hilly ground where a plough
cannot work. N.I.'
2. V. To plant potatoes with a spade ; see below.
n.Ir. Kibbing is done by inserting the spade in the ground and
then pushing it forward so as to allow the seed potato to be
dropped behind it ; the spade is then pulled out and the ground
smoothed over (A.J.I.\
KIB, v.^ Dev. Cor. [kib.] To mend a gap in a hedge
with thorns and 'tabs' to keep them down. Cor.'''
Hence Kibbed, ppl. adj. fenced by bushes, thorns, &c.
Dev. (Hall.), Cor.'*
KIB, i;.^ Cor. To steal. Cor.^ w.Cor. Bottrell
Trad. 3rd S. G/. Cf. cab, v.'
KIBBAGE, sb. e.An. [kibidg.] Small refuse, rub-
bish, rift-raff; also usedfg.
e.An.i Crab.' I'll learn the hatchet-faced kibbage not to touch
my child.
KIBBIE, rt(//. Sh.I. [kibi.] Nimble ; eager, excited.
Cf kibble, adj.
Robbie wis kibbie i' da legs an' mair dan held his ain, Clark
N. Gleams (1898) 60; What an news is hit, Sibbie, 'at doos sae
kibbie aboot ? S/i. A'avs (July 23, 1898).
[LG. A^iwig (f:'big), 'rein, frisch, echt, kraftig, stark'
(Berghaus))]
KIBBIT, sb. e.Cy. s.Cy. Dev. Also in forms cibbot
Dev. ; gibbet e.Cy. s.Cy. ; kippit nw.Dev.' [ki^bit.] A
cudgel, large stick.
e.Cy., s.Cy., Dev. A thick cudgel, or short staff, such as boys
fling at walnut trees, &c., to beat down the fruit, or at cocks at
Shrovetide, Grose (1790) MS. add. {H.) n.Dev. Good honest
voaks shid kibbils keep. Rock Jim an' Nell {i86t) st. 88. nw.Dev.'
Take a good kibbit, an' let it into 'n.
KIBBLE, 5/).' Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Der. Dev.
Cor. Also written kibbal Cor.^; kibbel(l Cor. [ki'bl.]
A tub or bucket used for var. purposes ; esp. a miner's
bucket. Cf kibek.
Nhb. Noo hank A kibble to that rusty hook, Proudlock Border-
land Muse (1896) 97 ; Nhb.' A small tub, containing about twenty
gallons, used in a pit for sinking purposes, or for conveying rubbish
from one place to another, in which case it is run on a tram. Nhb.,
Dur. It is freq. made with a bow, similar to a corf bow, and is used
in sinking, Greenwell Con/ 7")-. G/. (1849. Dur. ! J.J.B. , e.Dur.',
Lakel.2, Cum.* n.Wm. Vessels of var. kinds, as for instance a
watering-can, a bucket, or a bowl . .. are often spoken of as kibbles.
'Tak t'kibble wi thi an bring sum taties back' (B.K.). n.Yks.^,
m.Yks.' w.Yks. I went down with my mates . .. and had helped
to fill three or four kibbles, Yks. Evening post (Mar. 24, 1899).
Der. He comes at last, said kibble, Furness Medicus (1836) 48;
Der.2, nw.Der.', Dev. (Hall.) Cor. Slamm'd the poor man in the
head we' a kibbell, J. Trenoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 45 ; Cor.'^a
Hence Kibbleful, sb. a bucketful.
Cor. A run took place in the end they were working in, and
tens of thousands of kibblefuls came away. Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng.
1.1865) 350, ed. 1896.
KIBBLE, sb? and v} Sc. Nhb. Lan. Lin. [ki-bl.]
1. sb. A strong, thick stick. Lan.', ne.Lan.' Cf kibbit,
kibbo, sb}
2. The knobbed stick or bat used in the game of ' knur
and spell.' Lin. Tho.mpson Hist. Boston (1856) 712. sw.Lin.'
3. Comb. Kibble-and-knor, the game of 'knur and
spell' (q.v.). Lin.'
4. v. To beat, thrash. Nhb.' Ifaa catch ye, aa'll kibble ye weel.
Hence Kibbling, sb. a roughlj'-cut stick, a cudgel.
GaU. Wi' the aik kibblings I'd never fight mair, Mactaggart
Emycl. (1824) 68, ed, 1876.
[1. Kibble, a cudgel. Levins Manip. (1570).]
KIBBLE, v.'^ and sb.^ Lan. Chs. Midi. Der. Not. Lei.
War. Wor. Shr. Hrf Suf Sur. Wil. Soni. Dev. [ki'bl.]
1. V. Tocrushorgrindcoarselybeans,oats,andothercorn.
s.Chs.' Midi. Marshall Rtir. Econ. (1796) II. Not.', Lei.'
War.Yermaunt get some newsturinsforyour mill; it doesn't grind,
it only kibbles the corn, Leamington Courier (Jan. 30, 1897);
War.234_ s.Wor.' Wor. Evesham Jrn. (May 19. 1900 . Shr.'
Put that bag o' barley across the owd mar' an' tak' it to 'Abberley
mill, an' get *em to kibble it! Shr.= Kibled beans. e.Suf. (F.H.)
w.Som.i To crack the corn, so as to break the ' hud ' nw.Dev.'
Hence (i) Kibbled-oats, .sA. pi. crushed oats; in gen.
use; (2) Kibbler, (3) Kibbling-machine, sb. a mill or
machine for bruising corn or beans ; (4) Kibbling-mill, a
mill for cutting beans.
\^i'\ s.Chs.' Gy'ildh osiz u fyuw kyibld wiits [Gie th' bosses a
fyow kibbled wuts]. War.2 (2) Der.2il/5. arfrf. (J.R.W.), w.Som.'
(3) e.Suf. (F.H.) (4) Shr.2
2. To chip stones roughly ; intr. to come off" in chips.
Cf chibble.
ne.Lan.' Wor. The plaster keeps kibbling off a bit at a time
(H.K. ). Wil. Britton Beauties (1825) ; Wil.'
3. Obs. To cut up for firewood. Wil.' 4. sb. Crushed
oats; split beans; lumps of coal about the size of swans'
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KICK
eggs. W'ar.^, s.Wor.^ 5. A short hammer used for
chipping and dressing stone. Sun' 6. A piece of wood
22 inches long, split for burning. Hrf Hence Kibbling-
axe, s6. an axe used for cutting ' kibbles.' Shr.-, w.Cy.
(Hall.)
KIBBLE, I'.a Lan.Chs. Bdf. Hrt. [ki bl.] 1. To walk
lame, esp. of a horse.
Bdf. A horse ill shod is said to kibble (J.W.B.) ; Batchelor A>ia!.
Eiig.Laitg. {i8og) 136. Hrt. CussANs//M/.//rt. (1879-81) III. 320.
Hence Kibbler, a bad walker. Lan.'
2. To stand insecurely.
s.Chs.' Romth ky'et'l daaj'n upu;th fahyur; du)nu leeuv it
ky'ib'lin fit dhu top [Rom th' kettle dain upo' th' fire ; dunna leeave
it kibblin' at the top].
KIBBLE, 56.* Brks.'Hmp.' [kibl.] Dead leaves and
other sweepings from garden paths and court-yards. Cf.
kibbage.
KIBBLE, v.* n.Lin.i [kibl.] To put the cord of a
halter into a horse's mouth to serve as a bit.
KIBBLE, adj. So. [kibl.] Strong, active ; compactly
framed.
Sc. When bodies were kibble, Dokald Poems (1867) 264. Abd.
A bit gey kibble fersell mannie, Alexander Johnny Gihb (1871)
xviii; 1 gather't odds o' fifty kibble birks. Walker Bards (1887)
400. Kcd. Willie Massie . . . Fifteen j^ears had been mairrit Till
a kibble cantie quean, Grant Lays (1884) 67.
KIBBLE, see Kibbo, sb.'^
KIBBLE-COBBLE, v. Oxf. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] To crease. (Hall.)
KIBBLE.DOLL, sb. Der. [ki-bldol.] A left-handed
person ; also used atlrib. Addy Gl. (1890J ; Der.'', nw.Der.'
Cf key-dall and doll, sb.^
[The form kibble may be compared with Norw. dial.
keiv in keivheitdt, left-handed (Aasen) ; Sw. dial, kjeva
handen, the left hand (Rietz).]
KIBBLE-HOUNDS, 5*. pi. Obs. Lan. Beagles.
Davies Trans. Phil. Soc. (1855) 234.
KIBBLE-KABBLE, v. and sb. Sc. Chs. Also written
cibble-cabble s.Chs.' [kibl-kabl.] 1. v. To wrangle,
altercate ; to find fault constantly and fretfully.
Bnff.' s.Chs.' Ah nevur aad- too sich briv its ijdh aaj's ufoar ;
dhee'ur dhi)d stond ky'ib'l-ky'aab-lin au' dhQ dee* thrdo, un nee--
dhiir on um ud gy'ivoa-r tin dhi dgotndh)laast wuurd [Ah never
had two sich brivits i' th' haise afore ; theer they'd stond cibble-
cabblin' aw the dee through, an' neether on 'em 'ud give o'er tin
they'd gotten th' last word].
2. sb. A violent dispute ; a quarrel. BnfT.', s.Chs.'
[LG./V6Ap/«,also toi&'/«,tovvrangle,quarrel(BERGHAUs).]
KIBBLES, si. //. nw.Dev.' [kiblz.] A disease inci-
dent to the feet of cows. See Kibe, s6.'
KIBBLE-TREE, sb. Yks. Also in form -three e.Yks.'
[kibl-tri.] A crossbar attached to the end of a wagon-
pole, used in driving a pair of horses or a team of three.
e.Yks. The short loose pole, which supports the chains by which,
in a team of three, the foremost horse is attached to the front end
of the pole (Miss A.) ; e.Yks.' A cross-bar attached by a hook to
the endof a waggon-pole, at each end of which is hooked a swingle-
tree for the purpose of driving two horses abreast.
KIBBLETY, adj. Shr.' [ki-blti.] Of roads : stony ;
rough ; jolting. See Cobbledy.
KIBBLING, /•/>/. flrf/. s.Chs.' Narrow.
s.Chs.' Dhu ruwmz bin sich lit! ky'iblin plee-siz iiz ahy nevur
seyd [The rowms bin sich little kibblin' pleeces as I never seid].
KIBBO, 56.' Obs. or obsol. Lan. Chs. Shr. Also
written kibba Shr.' ; and in form kippo Lan. A long
stick ; a cudgel. Cf. kibble, sb.'
Lan. Awth' rest on um had kibboes,TiM Bobbin K;ea//)i'a/. (1740)
14 ; Hoo stud up o' th' kippo, and swat him o'er the face. Axon
FlkSiig. (1870) 15; Lan.' Chs. Ray (1691) ^1/5. ai/d. (J.C.) 40.
Shr.' Obsol. A long walking-staff, held— not at the top, as an
ordinary walking-stick is, but — in the middle, like an ' alpenstock.'
Still [1874] occas. seen.
KIBBO, sb.'^ Chs. Also in form kibble Chs.' A feat
of strength ; eeit. in comb. Kibbo-kift.
Chs. '2; Chs.^This.. . is called a proof of great strength, namely,
for a man to stand in a half-bushel, and lift from the ground, and
place on his shoulders a load of wheat, that is 14 score weight.
KIBBOCK, see Kebbuck.
KIBBY, adj. Cor.' [kibi.] 1. Sticky. 2. Phr. lo
play kihby. to play marbles in such a way that the marbles
hit one's finger-nails.
KIBE, sb} Sc. Irel. Der. Nhp. e.An. Som. Dev. Cor.
Also in form kabe Nhp.' fkaib.] A chilblain ; a crack
in the skin. Cf. gibby, adj.'^
Per. There's kibes upon your dozened heels, Fergusson Village
Poet {\8g-i) 138. Ir. His shins are dotted over with fire-blisters,
black, red, and blue— on each heel a kibe, Cakleton Traits Peas.
(ed. 1843) I. 278. Ant. Kibes is a sort of disease. Those suffering
from it get rid of the kibes by going at night to some one's door
and knocking. When any one asks ' Who's there ? ' the person who
knocked runs away calling ' Kibey heels, take that.' Then the
kibes are expected to leave the person who has the disease and
pass to the one who called ' Who's there ? ' Ballymena Obs. (1892).
Der. AuDY Gl. (1888). Nhp.', e.An.i, Nrf. (E.M.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
Hence (1) Kibbed, (2) Kibby, adj. sore ; (3) Kibby-heel,
sb. a sore or chapped heel ; one troubled with chilblains ;
(4) -heeled, adj. having sore heels.
(i) Dev. 'Er can't put on 'er bflte ; 'er 'athagot a gert crack right
acrass 'er heel ; kibbed, 1 zim, HEWErrPras. Sp. (18921. (2 Dev.
(Hall. , Dev.' (^} Ant. Ballymena Ohs. i^iSgz). vf.Som,' Dev.'
Querking and grunting in es kibby heels, 20. Cor.'^ (4; Dev.^
[The toe of the peasant comes so near the heel of the
courtier, he galls his kibe, Shaks. Hamlet, v. i. 153. Wei.
cibi ijy gibi), a kibe, Skeat Etym. Did.]
KIBE, sb.^ Shr.' Also in form kive. An implement
used by cottage gardeners for ' stocking ' up the ground
between potato rows.
[Ki'ei'b, Pulverbatch ; kei"b, Clun ; kei-v, Shrewsbury.] It is
about a foot long, and four inches broad at the cutting end : the
handle is three feet and a half in length. The form of the imple-
ment is similar to that of an adze, and it is used in the same way.
KIBE, V. Lan. Chs. Fit. Also written kybe Lan. Fit.
[kaib.] To pout the lip in scorn ; to gibe, mock.
Lan.' Chs. Dunna be kibing at me (E.F.J. Fit. (T.K.J.)
Hence Kyber, v. to pout scornfully. Lan. Grose (1700)
MS. add. (C.)
KIBEK, sb. Sh.L [ki-bak.] A little round wooden
vessel. Jakobsen Norsk in S/i. (1897) 58.
KIB-KEB, sA. Der. The apex of a mountain. N. &^
Q. (1873) 4th S. xii. 368.
KIBOSH, V. Irel. To end, finish, put a stop to.
n.Ir. Handed the pill that wid kibosh the fun, Lavs and Leg.
(1884I 87.
KIBSEY, see Kipsy.
KIBTY-COBTY, adj. and adv. ne.Lan.' L adj.
Loitering. 2. adv. Dawdlingly.
Don't stand kibtj'-cobty theyar vvi' the mouth o' fleetins.
KICK, KICHEL, see Cack, v.'^, Kickel.
KICHEL.si. Nhp.' A quarryman'sterm: the rubbly
road-stone lying between the ' old rag 'and the 'pendle'
of the Fuller's earth formation.
KICHEN, adj. Bnff.' Also written kichin. [ki-xan.]
Disgusting ; disagreeable ; having a disagreeable temper,
esp. of children.
KICK, s6.' Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Nhp. Lon. e.An.
Sus. Hmp. Dev. Slang, [kik.] 1. The height of fashion.
N.Cy.', Nhb.', Cum.'* w.Yks.' He's i' heigh kick. Lan. Aw
th' kick, Davies iJows (1856) 275. ne.Lan.' s. Lan. Picton />/«/.
(1865). Nhp.', Lon. (G.B.R.B.) e.An.' All upon kick, like Tom
"Turner's wife's coHin. Nrf. Miller & Skertchly Pen/and (1878)
iv. Suf.' Sus., Hmp. Quite the kick, HoLLOWAY. Dev.' Slang.
Farmer.
Hence (i) Kicking, ppl. adj. smartly dressed, showy ;
(2) Kicky, (a) sb. the top of the fashion ; (b) adj., see (11.
(i) w.Cy. (Hall.) Dev.' Just then zombody dump'd to door,
and in stump'd the old kicking Winkingham, 14. [2, a) Nhp.' He's
quite the kicky. (6) Abd. Clad in a bran-new huddin-grey . . .
she look'd fu' gay. And spruce and kicky, Shirrefs Poems (1790)
213. Gall. (A.W.), e.An.' Nrf. Miller & Skertchly Fenland
(1878) iv. Sus., Hmp. Holloway.
2. A novelty; a new-fangled dish. Cf. kickshaw.
Sc. A new kick (Jam. 1. Cum.** Ah like nin o' thcr toon's fancy
kicks:gi'meayearb-puddin'o't'oald-l'ashin't country mak, Farrall
Betly IVilson {iW6) 111. e.An.' Nrf. Miller & Skertchly F.h-
/<iH(/(i878i iv.
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3. Comb. Kick-out, fashionable clothes.
Lan. A booard on his yed, wi' three or four o' them wax dolls iit
he peearks so of i' his shop window on it, donn'd i' th' newest
kick aot, Accriitgto>i Times (May 16, 1868).
KICK, I'.' and sb? Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also in forms kek Brks.' ; kik Slg. [kik.] 1. v. In
comb, (i) Kick-and-wrastle, 065., a game [not known to
our correspondents] ; (2) -ball, the game of football ; a
football; (3) -bonnety, a boj's' game ; see below; (4)-nie-
jig, a queer experiment ; (5) -shins, obs., a rough amuse-
ment among carters ; cf. cutlegs; (6) -up, {a) a disturbance
of any kind ; a quarrel, scolding ; a dancing party ; (b) an
apparatus at a pit-bank for inverting the full tubs and
discharging their contents ; ic) a roughly-made weighing-
machine used by wool-combers ; a steel-yard ; (7) -up-
Jenny, a game ; see below.
(i) Midi. The now dead-and-gone pastime of ' kick-an'-wrastle,'
Bartram People of Clapton (1897) 7. (2) Per. Come boys and get
a game o' kick-ba' (G.W.). Edb. The whole hobble-shaw coming
fleeing down the street, with the kick-ba at their noses, Moir
Mausie IVaiich (1828) v. (3) Frf. Monypenny was willing to let
him join in . . . kickbonnety, or whatever game was in season,
Barrie Tommy (1896) xiv ; Kickbonnety is a game in which one
boy's cap or bonnet is seized from his head. The other boys kick
it about the street until the owner succeeds in seizing the cap of
one of them, when it becomes their football (J.M.B.). (4'| Mid.
I am not superstitious, but the Devil might be vexed by Professor
Fairthorn's kick-me-jigs, BLACKMORE/fi'/ (1890) III. vi. (5) Brks.
It was tile common custom 40 years ago, when two carters stopped
vrith their teams at the same public-house, for the men, to while
away the time while their horses were baiting, to shake hands,
take firm hold of the wide overlapping collars of each other's
'smock frocks.' and then kick each other's shins with their nailed
boots till one called • Hold !' — the penalty being, of course, pay-
ment for the two ' moogs ' of ale iM.J.B,\ (6, a) Sc. There was
a desperate kick-up between them. Sc. Haggis, 95. Cai.' Abd.
Little Jane, the careless thief, wha maun hae her kick ups as weel
as her mither, Ruddiman Sc. Parish (i828> 95, ed. 1889. Frf. We
had a grand kick-up at ane o' oor elections, Willock Rosetty Ejtds
(1886) 117, ed. 1889. Rxb. (Jam.) Nhb.' A house cleaning or a
turmoil. Yks. fJ.W.), Lin.i, Nhp.', 'War.a Bdf. B.itchelor Anal.
Eng. Lang. (1809) 137. Wil. That done, we 'aves a good kick-up,
Slow Rhymes 1870) 22. Cor. Wasn't there a kick-up when Adam
corned back ! Parr Adam and Eve (1880) II. 143 ; Cor.^ (ii Nhb.'
Nhb., Dur. Nicholson Coal Tr. Gl. (1888). n. Yks. (J.J. B.) (c)
w.Yks. It was similar to the butcher's ' trones' or steel-yard, the
weight used being mostly a stone with a ring let into it. This
weight was moved into graduated notches on the wooden lever
forming the balance. In some cases the fulcrum was movable by
means of inserting the peg into different holes. In this case the
weight was fixed (J.T.). e.Lan.' A weighing contrivance, con-
sisting of a balance or lever, so adjusted that articles hooked on the
short end can be weighed by sliding a weight on the long end ;
but when the weight is insufficient the lever ' kicks up.' Ess.
(S.P.H.) (7) Ken.i A game played, formerlj' in every public-house,
with ninepins (smaller than skittles) and a leaden ball which was
fastened to a cord suspended from the ceiling, exactly over the
centre pin ; when skilfully handled the ball was swung from the
extreme length of the cord, so as to bring down all the pins at once.
2. Phr. {D to kick one's clog, (2) — stiff, to die ; (3) — the
cat about OT the cat round the corner, io hurry about one's
work ; to be all of a bustle ; (4) — the leg, to beg for a
treat ; (5) — tip the heels, {a) to dance ; (b) to die.
(i) w.Yks. He's kickt his clog at last fB K.). (2') e.An.i (3)
s.Not. When she got home and found the work so behind-hand,
she did kick the cat about (J.P.K.). (4) w.Som.^ If a stranger
comes into a field and asks any questions, it is very general for
the labourers to say to one or other of their fellows, 'Jim, go and
kick his leg,' upon which Jim goes and saj's they would much
like to drink his honour's health. (5, a) Cor. I sha'nt kick up my
heels no more, for you, I wish the time wor come for me to
da-ance !— I do ! Forfar Poems (1885) 48. (A) Yks. (J.W.)
3. Of a wasp : to sting.
Lei. Poetry Provinc. in Cornh. Mag. (1865) XII. 31 ; Lei.' A
wops kicked it [a finger] yesterday. War.^, Hrf.'
4. To walk with a silly, haughty air; to show off.
Cai.i Bntf. (Jam.); Bnff.i Fin she got on 'ir new bonnet, she
geed kickin' up the street t' lat a' bodie see 't.
Hence Kicky, adj. aspiring beyond one's station. Sc.
(Jam.); Brown i3/r/. (1845).
"5. To beg for anything, esp. for money or drink. Cf.
kick the leg.
Per. I kicked a sixpence out of him (G.W. 1. Slg. I kik'd a
saxpence frae my master. Then hous'd to get a morning taster,
Galloway Pof HIS (1792 31. Lan. Here comes Mr. ; I'll kick
him for a pint, N. & Q. (1865 1 3rd S. vii. 470. Lin.' Kick him for
his footing. Glo. If the gaflTer had gone into the public I knows I'd
a kick'd for summat. Sometimes ' to kick for a treat ' (S.S.B.).
6. To refuse compliance ; to become irritated.
n. Yks.^ Ah s'all kick ... if he cums that gam on me. w.Yks.
(J.W.) Brks.' If 'e zes anything about his wife lockin' the door
an' a-tawkin' to 'n out o' winder a kicks preciously.
Hence (i) Kekky, adj. Brks.'; (2) Kickish, adj.
irritable. n.Cy. (Hall.), w.Yks.'
7. To play tricks ; to teaze. Cld. (Jam.)
Hence Kicky, adj. pert, clever, lively, tricky.
Abd. Fu' mony a witty touch, and kicky line. Wad won the praise
o' langer heads than mine. Cock Strains (1810) I. 93. Cld. (Jam.)
8. With tip : to make ; to raise.
Per. Drinkin' an' roarin', an' kickin' up rackets, Stewart
C/iaracler (1857) 73. Ayr. This day the Kirk kicks up a stoure,
Burns Ordination (1786) st. 3. Dmf. Trying to kick up a riot.
That they may make some profit by it, Shennan Tales (1831) 32.
n.Cy. (J.W.) w.Yks. Thay heard a great laff at wor kickt up at
poor cloathyer, Tom Treddlehovle Bairnsla Ann. (1859) 24.
n.Lin. He was kickin' up such 'n a shine as he cum'd along.
Peacock Tales and Rhymes (1886) 96. Nrf. I went down to Joe's
to kick up a yarn, Emerson Son of Fens (189a) 374.
9. intr. With out or up : to die.
Rnf. Gin thou's aye as blyth an' baul'. As I'm a Deil Thou'se no
kick up, till thou's right aul', Picken Poems (1813) I. 46 ; Soud
ye kick up, an' slip awa, They'll scrimply find anither [mother]
As guid this day, ib. 97. e.Suf. Very common (F.H.).
10. sb. Phr. (i) kick and spnm'l, courage and power to
resist ; (2) to get the kick, to be dismissed or set aside with
contempt ; (3) to give a person the kick, to cast him off; (4)
to put a kick in one's gallop, to ' put a spoke in one's wheel ' ;
to pull one up short.
(i) Cor.2 He would soon let them see that he had some kick
and sprawl in him. (2) Kcd. Ane o' them [guns] did want the
lock, And she was soon to get the kick, Jamie Muse 1844^ 100.
(3 ' Wgt. Should a brither be sick, They'll no gie him the kick,
isut they'll help him richt quick, Fraser Poems (1885) 50. (4)
Ir. (A.S".-P.)
11. An insect's sting.
Lei.' Th' 'os went as if a'd got a kick from a cleg. War.^
12. A dash. e.An.' 13. A trick ; a practical joke.
Cai.' Bnff.' He tried on 's kicks wee me ; but I ga' 'im in 's
chynge agein. Cld. (Jam.)
14. A pocket.
Not. What have you in your kick ? (J.H.B.) Lon. And I having
some ready in my kick, grabbed the chance, Mayhew Land.
Labour (1851) I. 52.
15. //. Fine airs.
Bn£f.' She cam in t' me wee 'ir kicks, bit I seen leet 'ir ken fahr
she steed. Cld. (Jam.)
16. A puzzle, a knack or trick.
Abd. Some bit boxie wi' a puzzlin kick, That pauls the lasses to
get afl'the sneck. Walker Bards (1887) 458.
KICK, v.^ and sb.^ Som. Dev. Cor. Also in forms
keck Dev. ; kicky Cor.'"^ [kik.] 1. v. To stammer.
Dev.' Gatfer What-yr-call-en, that kicketh zo, 24. nw.Dev.'
s.Dev. Fox Kingsbridge (1874). Cor. And ded kickj' rayther,
J. Trenoodle Spec. Dial. (1846) 18; Cor.'^s
Hence Kick-hammer, (i) sb. a stammerer ; a bumptious
little upstart ; also used attrib. ; (2) v. to stammer, stutter.
(i) w.Som.i I'll pay thee, wai zixpen'orth o' strap oil, you
young kick-hammer son of a bitch I Dev. Spake up, dilee, Mai !
Yu be sich a kickhammer, nobody can catch yer mayning, Hewett
Peas. Sp. (1892); Dev.' n.Dev. Ya gurt kickhammer baggage,
E.vni. Scold. (1746) 1. 279. (2) Som. An admonishment not to
bide there a-kick-hammeren. Certainly, in moments of excitement
the boy did stammer, Raymond Sam and Sabina (1894) 115.
w.Som.' Wuy--s-n spaikaewt, neetbuyd dhae'ur kik-aam-ureen ?
Dev. What's bide keck-hammaring there, vor ' Pulman Sketches
(1842) 109, ed. 1871. Cor.'3 A kick-hammering fellow.
2. sb. A stutter ; defect in speaking. Cor.'
KICK
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KID
KICK, see Keck, v.^
KICKEL, sb. e.An. Sus. Hmp. Also in form kichel
Suf.' ; kitchel e.An. [kikl, kitjl.] A flat cake.
e.An. A description of bun manufactured in one particular sea-
coast town, . . and on one special date only, viz. New Year's Eve,
A^. & Q- (1893) 8th S. iv. 308 ; e.An.i Suf.' A flat Christmas cake,
of a triangular shape, with sugar and a few currants over the top.
SaS.12 Hmp. HOLLOWAY.
[Yeve us ... A goddes kechil (v.r. kicltil), Chaucer C. T.
D. 1747. OE. coecil, 'tortum' (Epinal).]
KICKER, si.' Yks. [ki-k3(r).] A wooden instrument
used in playing the game of 'Knur and spell' (q.v.).
w.Yks. Leeds Merc. Siippl. (July 14, 1894).
KICKER, s6.2 Yks. Horseflesh; in comp. Kicker-
eater, an eater of horseflesh.
w.Yks. Natives of that locality [Cleckheaton] who come to
reside at Leeds are still subjected to the opprobrium of being
kicker-eaters, N. & Q. (1853) ist S. viii. 564.
KICKER, sb.^ Cor.12 A small mizen used by fishing-
boats.
KICKER, si." Obs. Hrt. See below.
When you perform this sort of plowing, called hacking, . .
you are to lay the hacks up sharp, that you leave no kicker but
what is broke by the tail of the plough. . . If the ground is not
hacked clean, you will leave a large kicker, which will be most
of it whole ground, Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) V. iii.
KICKER, V. and sA.« Sc. (Jam.) Also in form kigher.
1. V. To titter, laugh in a restrained manner.
Kigherin and lauchin.
2. sb. A titter ; a restrained laugh.
KICKING, prp. Yks. Lin. Nrf Ken. Som. I. In
comb. Kicking about, lying about in disorder ; existing
in great profusion.
e.Yks.', W.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.i When I wentoher to Rotterdam
bacca was that cheap it was kickin' aboot e' th' toon streat an'
squealin' oot to be smookt. w.Som.' Bill's the slammickins
fuller ever I corned across, sure to vind he's things kickin' about all
over the place.
2. Phr. kicking up Bob's a-dying, making a great noise.
Ken. A'. &^ Q. (1885) 6th S. xi. 208.
KICKLE, V. and adj. Yks. Lan. Chs. Nhp. War. w.Cy.
Also in form ceckle Lan.' ; keckle Lan.' Chs.' ; kekle
Lan. [kikl, ke'kl.] \. v. With ow>-: to upset. w.Yks.^
Cf. cockle v^
Hence (i) Kicklety, (2) Kickling, (3) Kicklish, (4)
Kickly, adj. unsteady, uneven, likely to topple over.
(i) w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. Aw'm as keklety us o owd waytur tub
after o twelmunth's drouth, Scholes Tim Gamwnllle (iB^i) 20 ; Lan.'
(2) Chs. (I.W.), Chs.', War.3 (3) Nhp.' (4) w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan.
' What's to do wi' tho ? Thou stonds very keckley.' ' Rheumatic
or summat,'WAUGH C/iini. Co;«fr(i874) 112, ed. 1879; Lan.', Chs.'
2. adj. Easily moved, unsteady ; uncertain, fickle. Lan.
(Hall.), Chs.'^ (s.v. Coggle), w.Cy. (Hall.)
KICKLE, see Keckle, 1^.2
KICKMALARY, s6. Wm. Also written kickmalaery,
kickmaleerie ; and in form keckmalairy. A flighty,
over-dressed person ; also used attrib.
A prood keckmalairy as she iz, she wears leather shoon ivery
day, Briggs Remains (1825: 182 ; T'sarvants er sick sacy, kick-
malary things, Clarke T'Reysli Beearin (1863) ; It's sum kick
maleerie fancy, Gibson Leg. and Notes (1877) 65 ; A gran kick-
malaery sed . . . thae selt iwery thing, Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 23.
KICKMASHAW, (/rfy. Nhb. Extravagant, foppish.
He has long been thought odd, for his kickmashaw airs, Gil-
christ (c. 1844) Sir Tommy ; Nhb.'
KICKS, see Kecks, sb. pi.''
KICKSHAW, sb. Sc. Cum. Yks. Nhp. e.An. Dev.
Also in form kickshew Cum.* I. Acontemptuousterm for
a novelty, new invention ; a useless trifle ; trumpery.
Lth. In my museum o' kickshaws an' nicknacks, Lumsden S/iff/i-
head (1892) 208. Cum." Now dancin's the kick-shew of preyde,
Anderson 0«)«, 61 (s.v. Kick). Nhp.'.e.An.*, Suf.' Ess.Shebote
some kickshaws at a stall, Clark/. Noakes (1839) st. 165. Dev.'*
2. A proud, vain person.
w.Yks.' Proud kickshaw ! he war niwer at yan wi' hissell, ii. 294.
3. An untidy, unfashionably-dressed person ; an oddity.
Dev.^
VOL. III.
[Fresh salmon, and French kickshose, Miuroti Animadv.
on Remonstrants (1641) (Richardson) ; Art thou good at
these kickshawses? Shaks. Twelfth N. i. iii. 122. Fr.
quelque c/iose.]
KICKY, see Kick, v.*
KICKY-WICKY, arfy. n.Yks.* Disdainful.
KID, 5A.' Yks. Lin. Nhp. I. In comp. (i) Kid-catcher,
(2) -copper, (3) -hunter, the School Attendance officer ;
(4) -knapper or -napper, (n) see (3); (b) a bugbear to
frighten children; (5) -walloper, a schoolmaster.
(i) w.Yks. Look out, Johnnie, there's t'kid-catcher (H.L.). (2)
it>. (3I ib. (J.W.) (4, a) sw.Lin.' (A) Nhp.' (5) w.Yks. Isn't
that what they call kid-wallopers ? Yisinan. Comic Ann. (1889) 38.
2. A boy apprentice.
w.Yks. (G.R.) ; Leeds Merc. Sttppl. (July 11, 1896).
KID, 56.2 and v} n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Chs. Stf Der. Not.
Lin. Rut. Lei. Nhp. War. Won Shr. Hrf Glo. Oxf Hrt.
e.An. Also written kyd m.Yks.' ; and in form cade Ess.
[kid.] 1. sb. A faggot; a small bundle of sticks, &c. tied
into bundles for firewood. Gen. in pi.
n.Cy. (K.) ; Grose (1790). n.Yks.^ 'A kid of whins,' a back-
load of furze, ' yethered ' or bound together and carried home for
the fire. Stacked here in former days for the heating of bakers'
ovens. ne.Yks.' Only used in ' a kid o' whins,' a bundle of thorns.
e.Yks. Marshall 7?!»-.£<roK. (1788). m.Yks.' w.Yks.' ; w.Yks.2
Used to put into brick ovens for baking bread. When the oven
is made hot the ashes of the kids are taken out and the bread put
in. ne.Lan.',Chs.'3, s.Chs.' IKldl. Marshall /f;(f. ffod. (1796)11.
Stf.', Der.i Obs. Not. Old B— 'ud be glad of a few of them kids
out of the planting (L.C.M.) ; Not.'^a Lin. Morton Cyclo. Agric.
(1863); (J.C.W.); Skinner (1671). n.Lin.' A bundle of sticks
used for staithing or repairing the slopes of a river bank. ' I
seed him mellin' doon kids at th' staithe end,' Stamford Merc.
(Aug. 7, 1874). S.Lin. (T.H.R.) sw.Lin.' The kids sold for six
shillings the hundred. Rut.', Lei.' Nhp. The woodman . . . bent
away home with his kid on his back, Clare Poems (1821) II. 31 ;
Nhp.'2, War.3, Wor. (W.C.B.), w.Wor.', s.Wor. (H.K.), s.Wor.',
se.Wor.', Shr.'2, Hrf.2, Glo. (W.H.C.) e.Nrf. The vile practices
of out-holling and cutting kid, Marshall Rur. Econ. (1787) II.
76. Ess. (W.W.S.)
2. Comp. (i) Kid-faggot, a double faggot, one tied with
a withe at each end; (2) -fent, a stack of faggots; (3)
-man, a seller of faggots or ' kids ' ; (4) -pile, (5) -stack,
see (2).
(i) Lin. Tie oop a kid faggot wi' a twissen bit o' oak sapling,
Fenn Cure of Souls (1889) 42. Hrt. The brush is made into kid-
faggots, Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) VII. ii. e.An.' (2) Chs.' (3)
War.* (4) w.Wor. S. Beauchamp Granlley Grange (1874) II.
239. (5) sw.Lin.' The rats find harbour undernean the kid-stack.
S.Lin. "The fox ran into yon kid stack (F.H.W.).
3. A ' bottle ' of straw. Wor. (W.C.B.)
4. V. To bind up wood or sticks into faggots.
ne.Lan.', Chs.'*, s.Chs.' Not. The refuse is kidded up for the
bakers, Marshall Review (1814) IV. 161 ; Not.'^ They're kidding
yon sticks. s.Not. (J.P.K.) sw.Lin,' He will kid up the under-
wood at a shilling the score. Lei.' They must get that wood all
kidded up to-dee. s.Wor. (H.K.), s.Wor.' Slir.' Yo' can cut
that brash an' get it kidded ; Shr.^, Glo.' Oxf. ' To goe a kidding,"
to make furze-faggots (K.).
5. To use faggots for staithing or strengthening the bank
of a river, sod walls, &c. Gen. in prp.
ne.Yks.' Strengthening the bank of a river, &c. by laying bundles
of thorns along the weak places. e.Yks. Tenders required for the
repairing and kidding of Hedon Haven, &c.. Handbill. n.Lin.'
[1. Kydde, a fagotte, falovrde, Palsgr. (1530) ; A kidde,
iM fagott, Cat/i. Angl. (1483).]
KID, sb.^ and v.^ Nhp. Glo. Oxf. Brks. Bdf. Hrt. Mid.
Sur. Sus. Hmp. LW. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev. [kid.] 1. sb.
The pod, husk, or seed-vessel of peas, beans, &c. Cf.
cod, sb.'^
Nhp.' ; Nhp.2 To find an even ash is reckoned very lucky, as is
also the finding of nine peas in a kid, 163. Glo. The kid or pod
resembles that of a pea, Marshall Review (1818) II. 462; Glo.'
Oxf. Farmers' Jrn. vSept. 2a, 1828) ; Oxf.' MS. add. Bdf. An
equal loss ensues from the bursting of the kids, and scattering of
corn on the land, Batchelor Agric. (1813) 403 ; (J.W.B.) ;
Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 136. Hrt. The seed of
hornbeam grows in kids or keys like the ash, Ellis Mod. Husb.
KID
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KIDGE
(1750) VII. ii. w.Mid. There were nearly a dozen beans in this
kid The frost cut off the peas just as the kids were forming
(W.PMX Sur. Trans. Phil. Sue. (1854) 83. Sus. (S.P.H.%
Sus.12, Hmp. (H.E.'l, Hmp.' I.W.i ; I.W.^ My peas es out in
kid, fine, you. Wil.' Dor. A bean-kid, a pea-kid, Barnes Gl.
(i863);(C.V.G.); G/. (1851). Som. W. & J. G/. (1873). w.Som.'
Dhur-z u plain 'tee u kidz, bud laur ! dhai bee moour-n aaf oa-m
aimtee [There are plenty of pods, but unfortunately more than
half of them are empty]. Dev. Reports Provine. (1887) 11.
Hence (i) Kidder, sb. a person employed to gather peas
about London. Holloway ; (2) Kidware, sb. peas, beans,
&c. Ken.', Hmp.'
2. V. Of peas, beans, &c. : to form pods.
Nhp.' Brks. Field beans, when the pods are beginning to fill,
are spoken of as ' kidding.' A good or bad ' kidding season,' or
beans that ' kid ' well or badly, are matters of great importance
(M.J.B.); Brks.' Peas and beans are said to 'kid' well when
bearing large numbers of pods. Bdf. Farmers' Jrn. (Sept. 7,
1829). Hmp.' They beans have kidded uncommon well. Wil.
Beans are said to be well kidded when the stalks are full of pods.
Also used of oats, Davis Agric. (1813) ; Wil,' n.Wil. 'Them
beans be well kidded, beant 'um ? ' The ordinary word used here
(E.H.G.). Som. They do kiddy, but they don't villy, W. & J. Gl.
(1873). w.Som.' Neef dhai-d vee-ulee su wuul-z dhai du kid.ee,
twiid bee u kaap-ikul soa-urt u pai'z [If they would become full
in proportion to the number of pods, it would be an excellent kind
of peas]. Dev. The kidney beans are beginning to kiddie, Reports
Provine. (1886) 97.
3. To shell, take out of the pod.
Dev. 'Tez time tu peek tha pays, or yu wunt git um kidded
avore 'tez time til ayte 'um, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892) in ; ' Kid
the peas,' shell the peas. Reports Provine. (1887) 11.
[1. Cp. Sw. dial, kttdde, a pod (Rietz).]
KID, s6.* Lin.Suf. Sus. Hinp. Also written kidd Suf.'
[kid.] 1. A small wooden tub or cask.
Suf. (Hall.); Suf.' A small cask, or keg, in which flour is kept
for domestic current purposes. e.Suf. Flour-kid, a wooden vessel
shaped like a milk-can (F.H.). Sus.' Hmp.' A small wooden
tub, with handle, used on board ship to receive the rations of
brandy, &c., or to hold water. [A piggin or small wooden
vessel (K.).]
Hence Kidful, sb. a bucketful.
Lin. A kidful of the thick water will deposit an inch in a dry
time, Marshall Review (1811) III. in.
2. A pannier, a basket for rubbish. Suf. (Hall.), Suf.',
e.Suf (F.H.)
KID, v.^ Sc. To render pregnant. Bnft'.', Ayr. (Jam.)
KID, v.* Fif. (Jam.) To toy, in phr. io kid among the
lasses.
KID, KID-BRUSH, see Cade, sb.'', Kit, s6.', Kit-brush.
KIDCOTE, s6. Obs. Yks. Lan. Lin. A lock-up, town
prison.
Yks. (G.R.) w.Yks. Kidcote was used in the olden times in
'Merrie Wakefield' for a 'lock-up' or 'local prison' in which
persons taken up by the constable for theft or disorderly conduct,
were incarcerated prior to being brought before the magistrates.
. . . The original kidcote was in a cellar, under a dwelling house,
. . . and measured only about four yards square, N. i5r= Q. (1887)
7th S. iii. 194. Lan. The town of Lancaster had an officer called
the ' Bat-beggar' or ' Beat the Beggar,' whose office was to . . .
put any unruly rogue into the black hole, which in Lancaster is
termed the ' Kid-cote,' 16. (1870) 4th S. vi. 279. Lin. The con-
stables to . . . procure a pair of moveable stocks to be kept in the
kidcoat. Stark Hist. Gainsburgli (1772), in N. £7" Q. (1886) 7th S.
ii. 228 ; Kidcoat is the name usually applied to the prison in this
town, ib. Note in N. if Q. (I'A.) n.Lin.' The name of the town
prison at Gainsburgh, now destroyed.
KID-CREW, sb. Stf ' A ghost.
KIDCRO^W, sb. Yks. Chs. Also in forms kidcrew
Chs.°^ ; kidrow w.Yks. A calf crib ; a place in which to
put a sucking calf. See Crew(e.
w.Yks. Leeds Mere. Siippl. (July 11, 1896). Chs. Ray (1691);
S/ira/(i88o) II. 194 ; Chs.'^^ [A kidcrow, sechisonum pro vitulo
lactan/e. Coles (1679).]
KIDDAW, sb. Cor. [ki'd§.] The common guillemot,
Lonivia iroile.
RAY(i6gi'); SwAiNSON £()rf« (1885) 218; RoDD Btrds (1880)
315; Cor.'a
KIDDEN, sb. Con* [Not known to our other corre-
spondents.] A decoy-light for salmon.
KIDDER, si.' ? Yks. Nhp.e. An. Slang. Also in forms
kiddier Nhp.' e.An.' Suf Slang; kider-er Nrf. ; kidger
Nhp.' e.An.'; kidjer, kidyer Suf [kid3(r).] 1. A
huckster; a travelling vendor of small wares ; an itine-
rant middleman, who buys up farm produce, and sells it
at market. See Higgler.
? n.Yks. Qiiaiier Sess. Rec. (1884'), in N. R. Ree. Soe. I. 14, note.
Nhp.', e.An.'2 Nrf. There was the chapel steward — he was a
kiddier, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 369; (A.G.) ; Suf.', e.Suf.
(F.H.) Ess. Ray (1691) ; (W.W.S.); Ess.'
2. A pork-butcher.
e.An.» Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 66, 92 ; (H.P.E.)
Slang. Farmer.
KIDDER, s6.2 Cum. [ki'dar.] A stone; a stone
rounded by water.
Oor Dick was throw'n kidders at fwoke's dooers (J.D.) ; Cum.''
Ah'll block theh wid a kidder fs.v. Cobble stean).
KIDDIE, V. Lakel.^ [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] [kidi.] To play the truant.
KIDDING, vbl. sb. Yks. In comb. Lamp-kidding, see
below.
w.Yks. He could have done lamp kidding, which consisted in
carrying lamps which had gone out to a station in the mine to be
re-lit, Sheffield Dy. Teleg. (Aug. 19, 1899) 8.
KIDDLE, t;.' and sb. Chs. Won Shr. Hrf Mtg. Rdn.
w.Cy. [ki'dl.] 1. v. To dribble or slaver, as children
do when cutting their teeth.
Chs.' What, is it kiddlin awready ? w.Wor.' Shr.' The child
kiddles badly cuttin' its tith ; Shr.2, Hrf.2 Mtg. How that boy
kiddles! (E.R.M.) Rdn.'
Hence Kiddling-bib, sb. a baby's slavering or dribbling
bib. Shr.', Hrf.= 2. si.Saliva.slaven Shr.^, w.Cy. (Hall.)
KIDDLE,!;.* e.An. Sus. Hmp. [kidl.] 1. To embrace,
caress, fondle, 'cuddle'; to make too much of, to over-nurse.
e.An.' Nrf. She'll kiddle that there baby to dead (EM.). e.Suf.
To lug about, as an infant, or small child, or cat (F.H.).
2. To entice, coax.
Sus. Dey wos jes as busy as cud be a kiddlin de hausseses ter
feed, Jackson Southward Ho (1894) I. 289; Sus.'* e.Sus. Hollo-
way. Hmp.'
3. To eflect by slow degrees and by minute sparing and
saving ; to fatten up an animal by slow degrees. e.An.'
Cf higgle, V. 5.
KIDDLE, 1^.3 Wil. Som. Con [kidl.] 1. To dawdle,
loiter; to work in a lazy, dilatory way. Also used in
comp. Kiddle-kaddle. w.Som.' Hence Kiddle-kaddle,
(i) adj. slow, dawdling, dilatory ; (2) sb. a mess, confusion.
(I) w.Som.' 'Twas a purty kiddle-kaddle concarn way the^- two
old fullers, they widn a-finish by this time nif I'd a let em alone.
(2) n.WiL (G.E.D.)
2. To be engaged about van little jobs. Cor.*
KIDDLE-, KIDDLE A-WINK, KIDDLE-WINK, see
Keddle, Kittle, v.\ Kidley-wink.
KIDD0GUE,s6. s.Don. Any garment hastily wrapped
round the shoulders of a female. Simmons Gl. (1890).
KIDD0N,a7). Dev. Con [ki'dsn.] 1. A kidney. Con
(J.W.) 2. A loin of mutton or veal. See Kidney, 3.
Dev. (Hall.) ; Dev.' A kiddon of mutton or veal. A loin of those
meats, because the kidney is situated in that part.
KIDDY, s6.' Nhb. Suf. [ki'di.] 1. A son ; a native
or familiar.
Nhb. What noted kiddies frae Newcassel toon hes flit, Tynesidt
Sngstr. (1889) 130; Nhb.'
2. An expert. e.Suf. (F.H.)
KIDDY, s6.* ne.Lan.' A small wooden block used in
the game of 'bandy-cat' (q.v.).
KIDDY, (r(/y. Sc. (Jam.) Wanton. Cf. cadgy,kedgy,2.
Ags. Still used (s.v. Caigie).
KIDDYLWINK, see Kidley-wink.
KIDGE,?;. Con Also in form kedge( Hall.), [kidg.]
To stick, unite, join together, as broken bones. Also used
fig. of persons.
I cudn't, to save my life, make the two ends to kidgey like, For-
far Wizard (1871) 91 j Cor.' 'We don't kidge,' we don't agree;
Cor.*
KIDGE
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KILCH
KIDGE, see Kedge, aiij.""
KIDGEL, sb. Nhb. Yks. [ki'dsl.] 1. A cudgel.
Nhb.i "To ' tyek up the kidgels ' is to stand in delence of an ar-
gument.
Hence Kidgelled cream, phr. whipped or beaten cream.
Yks. At Whitby it is the custom on Midsummer Day to eat
white cake and kidgelled cream, Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) ii.
2. A large quantity.
m.Yks.i In allusion to a heavy load of furniture, a person will
say, ' There's a bonny kidgil of stuff there.'
[OE. cycgel (Sweet).]
KIDGER, see Kidder, sb>
KIDGIE, n(//'. Sc. Friendly,familiar; lovingly attached.
Also used advb. See Kidge, v.
Ayr. (Jam.) Gall. Faith, thou's grown kidgie wi' the deil, Mac-
TAGGART Encycl . 1^1824 i 475, ed. 1876.
KIDJER, see Kidder, sb>
KIDLEY-WINK, sb. ? Midi. w.Cy. Som. Dev. Cor.
Also written kiddliwink Cor.° ; and in forms kiddle-a-
wink w.Cy. Cor.^ ; kiddle-e-wink Cor. ; kiddlewink
Midi. s.Dev. Cor.^; kiddleywenk Som.; kiddylwink
Cor.' [ki'dli-wii)k.] An unlicensed cider or beer shop ;
a low public-house or tavern.
Midi. N. tf Q. (1890I 7th S. i.x. 48. w.Cy. B(e/on's A'mas Ann.
(1863' 39, note, in A'. &^ O. (1872) 4th S. ix. 19. Som. Miade off
vor tha nearest kiddley wenk, Agrikler Rhymes (1872) 49.
w.Som.', s.Dev. (F.W.C) Cor. A drunken frolic ... at a low
beer shop or ' kiddle e-wink,' Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (1865)
339, ed. 1896; We went to the kiddly-wink a bit, to wet un like,
HiGHAM Dmt. 1866) 5 ; (F.R.C.) ; Cor.i^a, w.Cor. (A.L.M.)
Hence Kidley, sb. a beer-shop.
Cor.' A man is sometimes said ' to keep a kidly.'
KIDLING, adj.^ Cor. [kidlin.] 1. Ailing, physically
weak. Cor.'^ 2. Petty, insignificant. Cor.*
KIDLING, adp Cor.'^ Also in form kidly. Tricking,
cozening.
KIDMAW, sb. Shr.' [kidm?.] The stomach of a
calf prepared for rennet.
{Kid is the same as the kid in kidney. OE. civiS+ maga ;
cp. Sw. dial, kwid, heWy-^ ntage, stomach (Rietz).]
KIDNEY, sb. and v. Nhb. Cum. Lan. War. Wor. Oxf
Wil. Dor. Som. Cor. [ki'dni.] 1. sb. In comb. (1)
Kidney-bean sticks, the upright sticks by which kidney-
beans or scarlet runners are supported ; (2) — ironstones,
ironstone nodules; (3) — ore, the kidney-like lumps of
haematite iron ore which occur in ' pockets ' in the carboni-
ferous limestone in the neighbourhood of Barrow-in-
Furness ; (4) -stones, dark water-worn pebbles ; nodules
found in the Oxford Clay ; (5) -weed, the common navel-
wort, Cotyledon Umbilicus.
{l^ se.Wor.' (2) Nhb.i (g'j w.Cnm., n.Lan. (S.K.C.) (4)
Wil.i Dor. Small hard nodules, called kidney stones, composed
of reddish-brown clay with veins of calc-spar, are frequently found
in the Oxford Clay in the cliffs on the north shore of Weymouth,
Woodward Geol. Eng. and Wales (1876) 196. (51 w.Som.'
2. pi. Small, smooth, water-worn stones, freq. used for
paving. Also in comb. Petrified kidneys.
War.3 A pavement made of small round boulders set in mortar
was much used for footpaths in Birmingham 30 years ago, and
these stones were gen. spoken of as * petrified kidneys,' and the
pavement asa petrified kidney pavement. Wor. fE.S.) Oxf. ' Flag-
stones are being replaced by blue bricks," and many ' will rejoice
when the "petrified kidnej-s" are removed from the opposite side,
Evesliam Jrn. (Sept. 17, 1898) Chailbiiry Council.
3. A loin of veal. Cf. kiddon, 2.
Dev. Home Subsecivae H777) 234 ; Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
4. V. To agree together, to confederate, chum.
Cor.2 They kidney together very well.
[4. Cp. the Shakspearian expression— 'a man of my
kidney,' Merry IV. in. v. 116.]
KIDNUNCK, sb. Nhp.' Also in form kiddenunck.
[kidnurjk.] See below.
If in trimming a cap, or bonnet, the ribbon is oddly or irregu-
larly placed, one part projecting before another, it would be said
to stand up in kidnuncks.
KIDS, sb. pi. n.Cy. Kidney potatoes. (Hall.)
KIDYER, see Kidder, sb."-
KIE, sb. Wxf.' A quay.
KIE, V. Sh. and Or.I. Also written ky S. & Ork.' To
show, manifest; to detect, catch in the act. See Kythe.
S. & Ork.i Or.I. It is said a person will 'kie himsel,' meaning
he will show by his conduct what sort of a person he is (S.A.S.).
KIE, see Ky(e.
KIEGER, sb. Sh.I. Stiffness in the neck caused by
keeping it too long in one position. S. & Ork.'
KIEL, see Keel, sb.^
KIER, adj. LMa. Also written keir, keear. [kisr.]
1. Grey.
The kier wool the farmer's wife was spinning was from their
own sheep (S.M.'i ; The keir wool would be made into stockin'
yarn, Rydings Tales (1B95) 28.
2. Comb. Keear-cheeah, two colours of wool spun and
woven into cloth.
The old Manx men wore coats of white flannel , and keear-cheeah
knee breeches, and carranes of raw hide for shoes (S.M.).
[1. Gael, ciar, dark grey (M. & D.).]
KIERV,KIESTY,KIEVE,seeKerve,Kysty,Keeve,u''
KIEVE, V. Irel. To separate the grain from broken
straw after threshing it. See Cave, v.^
n.Ir. Wearied threshers hung the flail On rusty pin. To . . . rake
the stale. And kieve the bin, Lavs and Leg. (1884I 37.
KIEVEL, sb. Yks. A lot or quantity. (Hall.) The
same word as Cavel, sb.^ (q-v.)
KIFF, si.' Lin. [kif.] The letter Q. Thompson //;s/.
Boston (1856) 712 ; Lin.'
KIFF, sb.'^ Sc. The same word as Coof (q.v.).
Lnk. Ye muckle kiff, I warn't ye weel, Ewing Poems (1892) 15.
KIFFEY, sb. Chs.'* [kifi.] The small wooden ball
or block used in the game of 'Badding' (q.v.).
KIFFLE, V. and sb. Rxb. (Jam.) 1. v. To cough
because of a tickling sensation in the throat, to 'kighle.'
Hence KifBing cough, sb. a slight cough.
2. sb. A troublesome or tickling cough.
KIFT, adj. Pem. w.Cy. [kift.] Clumsy, shiftless.
Cf. kefty.
s.Pem. Yea wonna be so foolish as to ax John to do the job'
Why, a's too kift for anything (W.M.M.). w.Cy. (Hall.)
KIGGAL, sb. Obs. Cor. 1. A spindle. Cor."^
2. Comp. Kiggal-rings, spindle-whirls. Cor.'
[1. OCor. cigel, a distaff; Breton (Leon) kigel, 'que-
nouille' (Du Rusquec).]
KIG-GILD, sb. Sh.L The band of a straw-basket.
[Coll. L.L.B.)
KIGGLE, see Keggle.
KIGGLEKAGGLE, v. Sc. Curling term : to make a
succession of inwicks up a port to a certain object.
A' doors are the same To a curler when he's kiggle-cagglin'
hame, R. Calcd. Curling Club Ann. ^ 1891-92) 422.
KIGH, V. and sb. Sc. (Jam.) 1. v. To cough because
of a tickling in the throat. See Keck, v.'^ Hence Kigher,
(i) w. to ' kigh ' ; see Kecher ; (2) sb. a short, tickling cough.
2. sb. A short, tickling cough.
KIGHENHEARTED, adj. Sc. (Jam.) Faint-hearted.
See Kecken-hearted.
KIGHLE, i;. and sA. Sc. (Jam.) 1. f. To cough because
of an irritation in the throat, to 'kiffle.' See Kigh.
2. sb. A short, tickling cough.
KIGLE, KIH, see Keggle, Quoth.
KIK, see Kecks, sb. pi}. Kick, v}
KIKE, s6. w.Yks.* [kaik.] An incompetent horseman.
KIKE, V. w.Yks.* Also written keik. To project,
gen. with out.
Thah mun nother mak 'em high-keiking nor low-flabbering, but
a good sarvicable pair o' shoon.
KIKE, see Keck, v}
KILBAIGIE, sh. Sc. The name of a peculiar kind
of whisky, so called from Kilbaigie Distillery in Clack-
mannan.
Ayr. By that stoup, my faith and houp. And by that dear Kil-
baigie, Burns Jolly Beggars (1785) 11. 233-4.
KILCH, V. Rxb. (Jam.) 1. Of horses : to throw up
the hind-legs, esp. when tickled on the croup. 2. With
up : to send up one end of a plank or board by sitting on
the other.
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KILCH, KILCHES, see Kelch, sb}, Kilshes.
KILE, sb. Obs. Sc. Also written kyle Abd. 1. A
chance, opportunity.
Sc. (Jam.) Abd. Content were they at sic a lucky kile, Ross
Helenore ii^eS) 83, ed. 1812.
2. Phr. to give one kyle about, to repay one ; to give one
' tit for tat.'
Come, Colin, now, and give me kj'le about, I helped you, whan
nane else wad, I doubt, ib. 91.
KILES, sb. pi. } Obs. Sc. The game of ninepins.
Sc. The 'kiles' were what the French call les quilles, and the
English ninepins, Franxisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 248. Ayr.
The kilis was a favourite game in the west of Sc. during fairs, and
was one of the amusements of Fastern E'en (Jam.).
[Fr. quille, a keyl, a big peg, or pin of wood, used at
ninepins, or kej'Is ; quilles, keyls, or ninepins (Cotgr.).]
KILEY, KILK, see Kyloe, Kelk, si.'"
KILL, v} and sb.'^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amer. I. v. In comb, (i) Kill-bastard, the common
say'in, Juiiiperus Sabina; (2) -calf, one who kills calves,
a butcher ; (3) -cow, a matter of consequence ; a serious
affair ; also used atlrib. ; (4) -cow-joy, a discourager, one
who always looks on the dark side ; (5) -crow, see (3) ;
(6) -devil, (a) an artificial bait used in fishing, esp. for
pike ; (b) the swift, Cypsehis apus ; (7) -drawing, the act
of giving birth ; (8) -joy, see (4 ) ; (9) -pint, a lover of beer ;
(10) -priest, port wine ; (11) -the-beggar, a kind of whisky ;
(12) -wart, the greater celandine, Chelidonium majiis.
(i) Yks. (B. & H. ) (2) w.Wor. Whatn yer think I telled oud kill-
cauf— ourbutcher? J5«)»oa''5y(-«.(Mar.io, 1888). (3)Rxb.Yeneedna
mind, I'm sure it's nae sic great kill-cow (Jam.). N.Cy.', Nhb.',
Cum.i* n.Lin.' An accident of a serious but somewhat humourous
nature. ' She'd laaid a lot o' cloas up o' th' gress-plat to bleach an'
th' ohd soo rooted th' sty door oppen, an' her an' her pigs run an'
shitted all oher 'em, so says I, Well this is a kill-coo for the,
missis.' sw.Lin. It was being so far from her mother, that was
the kill-cow (R.E.C.). w.Som.'They zaid how that all the house
was a burned down, but twadn no such kill-cow job arter all ; the
vire never come to none of the best rooms like. [Amer. Obsol.
' He's no great killcow,' i. e. he doesn't amount to much (of a
person who thinks himself somebody). Dial. Notes (1896) I. 22.]
(4) Lin.i (5) Nhp.' It's no great kill-crow. Oxf.t This yer bad
side o' mine's the kill-crow ; if twuzn't fur ee I should suon be
about agen, MS. add. w.Som.' (6, a) Brks.' Dev. Kill-divil
there ... 'II git ee a dish, Pulman Sketches (1842) 21, ed. 1853.
(i) Cum.« (7) •Wm. (B.K.) (8) Som. Tryphena a kill-joy ? The
very idea was ridiculous, Raymond Tryphena (1895) 75. (9)
Lin.' (10) N.Cy.i (i i) Ir. Don't check but patronise their ' Kill-
the-Beggar,' Hood Poems (i862-3\ (12) n.Dev. (B. & H.)
2. Phr. (i) to kill all a tract of laitd, to kill all the vermin
on it ; (2) — a pig, to make holiday ; (3) — dead, to kill ;
(4) — one's pig, to deal the finishing stroke, ' to settle one's
hash ' ; (5) — t/ie land, to practise any kind of farming
which much reduces the fertility of the soil.
(i) n.Lin.i ' I've killed all that farm real well now,' was said by
a mole-catcher. He meant that he had killed all the moles on the
farm. (2) Wm. Just doon ta see if Neddy's wife Ull kill a pig wi'
me! Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 47. (3) n.Cy. (J."W.) n.Dev. I
should'nt rest until I'd killed it dead. Chanter Witch (1896) 42.
[Amer. He kilt him dead, Dial. Notes (1896) I. 68.] (4) n.Cy.
(J.'W.), War.2 (5~i n.Lin.' Potatoes have quite killed the land,
yovuG Agric. (1799) 145.
3. To overcome; to hurt badly.
Sli.I. We're ower weel, bit kiU'd wi' wark, Sh. News (July 2,
1898). Ir. Och . . . but I'm kilt wit you, Carleton Traits Peas.
(ed. 1843) I. 416. N.I.' The wean's kilt. s.Ir. Biddy was 'most
kilt with the pain, Croker Leg. (1862^ 40. Cum. I's kilt wi' that
and gravel beath, Gilpin S;j^s. (1866) 379. Yks. (J.W.^ Lan. Kilt
monny a time, Brierley Layroci (1864 xvi. Cor. His comrade
was knocked backward, thrown into the bob-pit, and just killed.
. . . Obliged to be carried to his home, Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng.
(1865) 97, ed. 1896.
Hence Killer, sb. a finishing blow, a ' settler.'
Per. This tirade was a perfect killer to auld Cocky Fenton. He
said not a word more, Monteath DiinUanc (1835) 92, ed. 1887.
4. sb. An attack.
Nrf. He made a kill at the beef, and they all begun, Emerson
Son of Fens (1892) 34 ; 'A lotof chaps made a kill at me.' '1 made
a kill at one on 'em,' ii>. 162.
5. Fig. Ruin, that which kills or ruins.
Nrf. Now you have to go to shop for everything, and that's the
kill of this country, Georgian Gossips in Cornh. Mag. (June
1900) 817.
KILL, sb.^ Sc. In phr. the kill of a stack, the opening
left in a stack of corn or hay for the admission of air.
Rxb. (Jam.)
KILL, sb.^ Or.I. A spring. See Keld. Fergusson
Rambles (1884) 167.
KILL, 11.^ Chs. A salt-making term: to weigh salt. Chs.'
Hence (i) Killer, sb., obsol., a man who weighs salt.
Chs.^ ; (2) Killer.of-salt, sb., obs., an arbitrator between
buyers and sellers of salt. Chs.'°; (3) Killing-house, si.
a weighing-room. Chs.'
KILL, KILL-, see Keel, v. 3, Kiln, sb.\ Kell-.
KILLABLE, rtrfy. Yks. [kilsbl.] L Of animals : fit
to be killed. n.Yks. Is t'beeast killable? (I.W.)
2. Deadly, incurable. ' It's not a killable disease' (:'6.).
KILLAS, si. Cor. The earth-nut, Biiniuntflexuosum.
(B. & H.)
KILLAS, see Kellus.
KILLEEN, si. Irel. The Irish moss, C/(0«</«« cm/MS.
(B. & H.)
KILLEN, KILLER, see Keeling, Keeler.
KILLICK, si. Gall. The ' mouth' of a pickaxe. Mac-
TAGGART Encvcl. (1824).
KILLICOUP, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Also in form killie-
couper Nhb. A somersault or somerset, a tumble head
over heels.
Sc. The carriage made a sort of killiecoup, Hislop Anecdote
(1874) 596. Edb. Without . . . killicoup, or awkward slip, Forbes
Po«»5 (1812) 16. Slk.Thatgangtriedtokeep ... leasehaud o' your
ain fields . . . till ye gae them a killicoup, Hogg Brownie of Borfi--
AcfA (1818) I. 286 (Jam.). Rxb. (Jam.), N.Cy.i Nhb. Accompanied
with many a ' kiUiecouper ' amongst the bent and heather, Dixon
VVhitlingham Vale (1895'! 53 ; Nhb.'
KILLIE, sb. and v. Sc. Also in form keelie Per.
1. sb. An instrument of amusement for children ; also
the game plaj'ed, see below.
Per., Rxb. A plank or beam is placed on a wall, so that one end
projects a good way farther than the other. A child then places
himself upon the long end, while two or three press down the
short end, so as to cause him to mount (Jam.).
2. V. To raise a person on a ' killie.' Rxb. (ib.)
KILLIELEEPSIE, sb. Sc. Also in forms killileepie
Abd.; killyleepy Lth. (Jam.) The common sandpiper,
Tringoides hypoleucus.
Abd. Smith Hist. (1875) I. 687. Lth. (Jam.) e.Lth. Swainson
Birds (1885) 196.
KILLIEMAHON,si. Slk.(jAM.) An uproar; confusion.
KILLIGRE'W, sb. Cor. The chough, Pynhocora.x
graculus. Rodd Birds (1880) 315.
KILLIMANKY, sb. Obs. Sc. A petticoat.
Bell, It could not miss. But lifting Maggy's killimankies Would
come to this, Forbes Dominie (1785I 39.
KILLIMORE, sb. pi. Cor.'^ Earth-nuts, Biinium
flexiiosiini.
[OCor. cilli, a grove -1- mor, berries (Williams).]
KILLIN, si. Cor. ThehoWy, Ilex Aquifolium. (M.A.C.)
[OCor. cclin, holly (Williams) ; Breton (Leon) kelen
(Du RUSQUEC).]
KILLING, prp. Sc. Nhb. Lan. In comb, (i) Killing-
clothes, clothes worn by a butcher; (2) -stool, the stool on
which pigs are scraped ; (3) -times, the years immediately
preceding the Revolution of 1688; (4) — the witch, see
below.
II) Edb. Out flew the flesher in his killing-clothes, Moir Mansie
IVaiuh (1828) v. (2) Nhb.* It is made with four legs and with
handles at the ends, like a handbarrow. (3) 'Wgt. The fearful
ravages of the 'killing times' which had so terribly desolated
Covenanting Scotland, Eraser Wigtown (1877) 133. (4) Lan.
The . . . farmers suffered much from loss of cattle. . . It was
determined to put an end. . . to their ill-fortune ... by performing
the requisite ceremonials for ' killing a witch.' .. Having procured
a live cock-chicken, they stuck him full of pins and burnt him
alive, whilst repeating some magic incantation. A cake was also
made of oatmeal, mixed with the urine of those bewitched, and
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KILN
after having been marked with the name of the person suspected,
was then burnt in a similar manner, Harland & Wilkinson
Flk-Lore (1867, 2o3.
KILLING, see Keeling.
KILLODDY, i;. Obs. Shr.» 1. To dry hemp-stalks
over a fire made in a hole in the ground. It was the first
process in hemp-dressing. 2. Comb. Killoddypit, the
hole in the ground in which the fire for 'killoddying '
was made.
There was a killoddypit on the ' Green ' at Castle Pulverbatch :
it was in use about the year 1800. ' I 'ear Medlicott's lost another
yeow i' the killoddy-pit ; it's a great 66nder to me they dunna fill
it up, it hanna bin used this ten 'ear.'
KILLOGIE, see Kiln, sb}
KILLOW, V. Shr. Mtg. Also written killoo Mtg.
1. Obsol. Of grass or herbs : to dry by the heat of the
sun. Cf kellow, adj.
Shr.i xhe 'ay 66nna killow as lung as this weather lasses — it
wants more sun. Dunna shift them yarbs out o' the sun, they
binna killowed anow.
2. To render hazels pliable by steaming them, gen. in
the smoke of a fire. Mtg. (E.R.M.) 3. To look pale or
haggard, (ib.)
KILLRAVAGE, sb. Sc. Also in form cuUravage,
culravage Gall. A mob of disorderly persons, engaged
or about to be engaged in some outrage. See Gilravage.
Gall. He joined wi' right gude will, A wild culravage, Mac-
TAGGART EllCVcl. (1824) 4OO, Cd. 1876.
KILLUM.CALLUM,s6. Sc. A Highland sword-dance.
See Gillie-callum.
Lnk. Her nainsel' is go to have one merry ball, Whar she'll
dance Killum Galium, hoogh ! Rodger PofH<5 (1838) 28, ed. 1897.
KILLUP, KILLYLEEPY, see Kelp, v.S Killieleepsie.
KILLYMAUKEE, sb. Obs. Nhb.i A blue, freckled
variety of potato, once very common in Nhb.
KILLYVIE, 56. Sc. A state of alertness ; in phr. o«
the killyvie, on the ' qui vive.'
Sc. Francisque-MichelZ.(ih^. (i882')370. w.Sc. They were on
the killyvie to see the King, Blackw. Mag. (1822) 315 (,Jam.1.
KILLYWEEACK, sb. Or.I. The kittiwake, Rissa
iridactyla. Swainson Birds (1885) 206.
KILLY -WIMPLE, sb. Sc. A gewgaw ; an ornament ;
an ornamental style of singing.
Sc. Miss Betty Barker, in the body of the kirk, with many a
quaver and killy-wimple, took up the strain, Keith Bonnie Lady
(1897) 192. Lth. She has o'er mony kiUy-wimpIes in her singing
(Jam.).
KILMADDY, sb. N.I.» The fishing-frog, Lophiiis
piscatoriiis.
KILMARNOCK, 56. Sc. L In co/«/. (i) Kilmarnock-
cowl, a man's woven cap resembling a Tam-o'-Shanter,
originally made at Kilmarnock ; (2) -whittle, a betrothed
person of either sex.
(i) Edb. A wheen ready-made waistcoats, gallowses, leather
caps, and Kilmarnock cowls, Moir Mansie Waitch (1828) vi. (2)
Rxb. (Jam.)
2. A ' Kilmarnock cowl.'
Sc. An' auld red Kilmarnock on his puir grew pow, Sc. Haggis,
133. Per. Wee red Kilmarnocks on touzled head, Ford Harp
('893) 371. Rnf. He . . . cover'd the bald pow o' Willie Shak-
speare Wi's big blue Kilmarnock, Neilson Poems [iS-]']) 49. Ayr.
Their ' Kilmarnocks ' manfully round their heads, Ainslie Land
of Burns (ed. 1892).
KILN, sA.' and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also in
forms kell Suf.' Sur.' ; kill Sc. Nhb.' Cum.»* w.Yks.' Lan.
Chs.' Not. Rut." Nhp.2 Shr.' Ess. w.Som.' [kiln, kil.]
1. sb. In c-o;«6. (i) Kiln-barn, a barn attaclied to a kiln; (2)
•bedding, the straw in a kiln on which grain is spread to
be dried ; (3) -breist, the part of a kiln built above the
arch of the ' logie ' ; (4) -brush, a large kind of faggot
bound with two withes used for heating kilns ; (5) -dodd,
the truncated chimney or ventilator of a malt-kiln ; (6j
•door, the elevated steps at the entrance to a kiln ; (7)
•dried face, a parched and withered face; (8) -dry, to dry
in a kiln or by artificial heat ; (9) -dust, the chafings of
malt which fall down through the floor of the kiln and
are caught beneath ; (10) -ee, the fireplace of a drying
kiln; the opening from which the lime is taken; (ii)
•faggot, see (4); (12) -fuddie, the aperture by which the
fuel is put into the kiln ; {13) •fud yoke or -fud yoking, a
fireside disputation ; (14) -hair, obs., a lime-sieve ; (15)
•hole, (a) the open space in front of the fireplace in a kiln ;
(b) a hovel adjoining a kiln ; (16) -hogie or -huggie, see
(lo) ; (17) -kebber, a support for a kiln; a kiln-rafter;
(18) -logic, see (15, a); (19) -man, a man who attends to
a corn-kiln ; (20) -meat, a small portion of the ' sheelings '
of a mill which is the perquisite of the under-miller ; (21)
•of-lime, five quarters of lime ; (22) -ogie, see (15, «) ; (23)
•pot, the pot in which the lime is burnt in a kiln ; (24)
■rib, see (17); (25) -ring, ?see (15, a); (26) •spending,
obs., the kiln-fire ; (27) •stickles, see below ; (28) -straw,
? straw dried in a kiln ; (29) -swealed, of a brick : blackened
by the smoke of the kiln, but not properly burnt ; (30)
•trees, thin laths on which the corn to be dried is spread ;
(31) •ware, faggots.
(i) Abd. They . . . caused hersel and her bairns to dwell in the
kiln-barn, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 44. (2'! Biiflf.' That's ass
dry's kill-beddan. (3) Ayr. (J.F.) (4) Ken. On the hills they
make an inferior sort, called kilnbrush, which are used for burning
lime, Marshall Review (1817) V. 430; Ken.' (5) Nhb.' (s.v.
Dodd). (6) Sh.I. My banes are sore, as da kill door Is nae saft
bed to sleep in, Stewart Tales (1892) 84. (7) Cum, Wi' a kill-
dried frosty feace, Gilpin Sngs. (1866) 332; Cum.'* Lan. Ya
aad woman, wi' a kill-dry't feass, com out o' ya lile cottage,
Barber /"on;«5 /"//t. (1870) 37, in Prevost G/. (1899). (8) Dmf.
Ye maun killdry't wi' ice, Cromek 7?f»irt!"S (1810) 119. n.Cy.
(J.W.) Not. The oats are not good, they are kill-dried (L.C.M.I.
Rut.' Nhp.2 The process of drying wheat, which a wet harvest
has caused to ' spring in the ear,' or germinate. Shr.' They tellen
me as them furrin 'tatoes bin kill-dried afore they comen 'ere, so
they bin no good fur settin'. w.Som.' (9) w.Som.' (10) Ayr.
(J.F.), Cum.'" (ii)Sur.i (12) Rnf. (Jam.) (13) Ayr. And they
have a kilfud-j'oking every Thursday, Galt Legatees (18201 vi ;
If ony whillywha o' an Englisher should yirr and mak a kilfud-
yochaboot the words hedoesnaken,SERvicEA'o/««rfK«(s(i8go) 125.
(^14) e.Yks. In the kylne, — one kylne heare. Best Rtir. Econ.
(1642^,171. (15, n) Cum. (E.W.P.), w.Vks.' {b) ib. (16) Sh.I.
■The fire burned under the chylpin-stane in the kiln huggie and
needed constant watch, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 171 ; N. b" Q.
(1872) 4th S. X. 381. S. & Ork.' (17) Lnk. Witches. . .mak use'
of cats to ride upon, orkill-kebbersand besoms, Graham Writings
(1883') II. 236. (18) Sc. There's a reek like a killogie, Scott Guy
M. (1815) xlviii. ne.Sc. This clue was cast into the kiln-logie,
Gregor Flk-Lore (i88i) 84. BnfT. Kilns or Killogies, Fanners
and Sifters were then unknown, Gordon Chron. Keith (1880) 148.
Abd. This night he was laid in the kiln-Iogie, Spalding Hist. Sc.
(1792) I. 38. Ayr. Blazing . . . like a killogie, Galt Ann. Parish
(1821) vii. Lnk. I'll gae to the mill wi' you. An' sleep i' the kill-
logie. Watt Poems (1827) 63. Bwk. It's reekin like the kilogie
o' the little Mill o' Hume, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 122.
Slk. I hope she did not mention the kilnlogie, Hogg Tales (1838)
221, ed. 1866. Gall. We've mony a spree In the killogie, Mac-
taggart Encycl. (1824) 340, ed. 1876. Nhb.' A small recess in
the fire-hole of an oat-drying kiln, where the fire is usually fed
with the 'sheelin-seeds,' or outer husks of the grain. Cum.Wheyle
'baccoreek. . .hadfull'd leykeakiln logie, GiLPiN5<!gs.(i866) 206 ;
Cum.'' (19) Sc. yi/ojiM/y A/iTg-. (1800J I. 324. Gall. Bowartree-
Puff [is] an hollow tube made of Boretree, used by kill-men to
blow through and rouse their seed fires, or fires led with the
husks of corn, Mactaggart ib. 87. ;ao) Rxb. (Jam.) (ai) Hrt.
They fetch five quarters of lime from the kiln, which they call a
kiln of lime, because it is all they burn at once, Ellis Mod. Husb.
(1750) VI. i. (22) Dmf. A clud o' reek wad hae graced a kilnogie,
■Thom Jock o' Knowe (1878) 30. (23) Ayr. She straught gaed to a
deep kiln pot. Her fortune for to try, Fisher Poems (1790) 149 ;
(J.F.) Dmf. It was a custom at Hallowe'en to wind a clue in
a kiln-pot with the expectation that your future partner in life
might be seen holding the other end of it, Wallace Schoolmaster
(1899) 32. (24) Lnk. The kill-ribs brake, and down he goes with
a vengeance into the logie, Graham IVritings (1883) II. 215. (25)
Sc. The cattie sits in the kiln-ring, spinning, spinning, Chambers
Pop. Rhymes (ed. 1870) 85. (261 Ags. (Jam.) (27) Bnff. ' Strae
kilns ' were used for drying the corn. A hole was cut in the face
of a hillock, and pieces of trees, with drawn straw, were spread
thereupon, called ' kiln-stickles.' The corn was put upon the top,
and a fire lighted in front ; at the back of the kiln there were
KILN
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openings to draw the heat, Gordon C/iron. Keith (1880) 107.
(28) Sh.I. Da hnks 'ill geng like kilnstrae, if I lowse dam \vi' dis
frost, S//. 7\V»s Feb. 10, i90o\ (29) Chs.' (30, Sh.I. The barn was
furnished with a kiln for drying corn, built in a corner, and about
six feet long by three broad. A few thin lathes, called ' kiln
trees,' lay from side to side. These were covered with a thin
layer of gloy [straw] on which the corn was spread, Spence
Flk-Loie (1899) 171. (3O Ess. (W.W.S.)
2. Phr. (i) the kiln is in a blase, everything is in commo-
tion ; (2) the kiln is on fire, (a) see (i) ; (b) a state of enmity
exists ; (3) to fire the kiln, (4) to set the kiln a-low or on fire,
to raise a commotion.
(i) Sc. Sae then the kiln was in a bleeze again, and they brought
us a' three on wi' them to mak us an example, Scott Old Mor-
tality (1816) xiv. (2. a) Sc. (Jam.) (A) Nhp.2 Kill's-a-f5re 'tween
they two. ("3) Sc. His opposing the clause . . . had fired the kiln,
WoDROW Ch.Hisl. (1721) II. 206 (Jam.). (4) Sc. To speak to
him about that or anything else that crosses the maggot, wad be
to set the kiln a-low, Scott Midlothian (i8i8i III. 12 (Jam.) ; He
has contrived to set the kill on fire as fast as I put it out, ib. Leg.
Mont. (1818) 262 (Jam.).
3. A quantity of drink taken at one time ; see below.
Chs.i The kiln is filled with damp oats, and when these are suffi-
ciently dry, a fresh lot is put on, a kiln full at a time. When
some of the old topers of Mobberley were drinking, they would
begin early in the morning, and be drunk before noon. They
would call that ' one kill ' or ' one kill full," and would go and lie
down and sleep off the effects of the drink, so as to be ready for
another ' kill ' in an hour or two.
4. V. To dry in a kiln.
Sc.Corns which were imported ungrinded, and killed and milled
within the boundes of the thirlage, Fountainhall Decisions (c.
1700) I. 25, ed. 1759 fjAM.\
Hence Kellen, sb. the quantity of bricks, &c. dried or
burnt at one time. Suf (Hall.), Suf.'
KILN, s4.° Sc. A frame of wood on a corn-staddle.
Morton Cyclo. Agric. {1863). Cf boss, sA."
KILN, sA.* Oxf Brks. Bck. Mid. [kiln.] An eel-trap,
a ' weel.' In use on the Thames, N. & Q. (1879) 5th S. xi. 245
KILPACK, sb. Sh.I. A small basket made of docks
or twigs. S. & Ork.'
KILPS, sb. n.Lin.' [kilps.] A disorderly or good-
for-nothing person ; gen. used of a woman.
What a kilps it is, fit Vor noht at all, but to find p'licemen an'
niagistraates a job on Winterton daays.
KILPIS, KILSH, see Kelp, sb.^, Kelch, sb.^
KILSHES, sA. //. Sc. Also written kilches Slg. Cld.
(Jam.) The same word as Calshes (q.v.). Per. (G.W.),
Slg., Cld. (Jam.)
KILT, sA.' and v.^ Sc. [kilt.] 1. sb. Proper method ;
full understanding. See Kelter, sb.^
Gall. We say of such a one that is not properly up to his trade
that he has not the kilt of it, and of those who well understand
what they are doing, that they have the kilt of it, Mactaggart
Eiicycl. C1824) 298, ed. 1876.
2. V. To do a thing neatly and skilfully. Ayr. (Jam.)
KILT, s6.' Lth. (Jam.) 1. A term in masonry: the
slope of a stone, esp. in a staircase. 2. Of the voice :
an ungraceful, unnatural elevation.
KILT, w.= Sc. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. [kilt] L Ofa
woman : to tuck up the skirts ; to roll up the sleeves ;
also usedy?^.
Sc. The wives maun kilt their coats and wade into the surf,
SiCOTT Antiquary {iQiS) xxvi. Sh.I. She . . . kilted her sleeves
abune her elbicks, Sh.Nnos (Mar. 5, 1898). Or.I. (S.A.S.) Elg.
The kilted coats, the limbs like snaw, Tester Poems 1865" 156.
Bnff. Sae, lass, kilt up your coats, nae fear, Taylor Poems • 1787 )
6. Boh. Kilting up her petticoats Aboon her hose, Fordes
Dominie (1785) 35. Frf. He spake lichtly o' oor lassies, being
kilted to the knee, Johnston Poems (1869) 216. Per. Maids wi'
their coats kiltit, they skippit and liltit, Maidment Galicrhmzie
(1824) 55, ed. 1868. s.Sc. Kilt yer coats, ye cutty, and skelp at
it, Wilson Tales (18391 V. 126. Rnf. Up her plaidin' coat she
kiltit, PicKEN Poems (1813"! I. 28. Ayr. I'll kilt my coats aboon
my knee. Burns Galla Water, St. i. Lnk. Wi' kilted coats, knee-
deep amang the heather, Hamilton Poems (1865) 88. Lth. Kilted
half up to the knee, Macneill Poet. IVks. (1801) 212, ed. 1856.
Edb. Ill kilt my coats, an' come athort j'on park, Learmont
PofHi5 (179I; 331. Slk. She kiltit her wilye coat, Hogg Poems
(ed. 1865) 63. Gall. They wade about with their coats kilted
high, M.-vct.^ggart Eticycl. (1824) 227, ed. 1876. n.Cy. (Coll.
L. L.B.I, N.Cy.i, Nhb.i Cum. Trail hoonds are deeper i' th' chest,
an' mair kilted up i' th' belly ner fox-hoonds (E.W.P.) ; Cum.'*
Wm. She's kilted-up gaily weel (B.K.). w.Yks. Willan List
Wds. (181 1) ; w.Yks.' Few claiths she wore, and they were kilted.
Hence (i) Kiltie, sb. one who wears a very short dress ;
(2) Kilting, sb. the portion of the dress that is tucked up ;
(3) Kilty-coat-Peggy, sb. a woman who tucks up her
clothes to work ; a careful person.
(i) Cld. (Jam.) (2) Sc. She has got a kid in her kilting, Kelly
Prov. (1721) 300. (3) Cum.'*
2. To elevate ; to lift anything quickly ; to hang.
Sc. It wad be sair news . . . that I had kilted you up in a tow,
Scott Rob Roy (1817) xxiii. Abd. Many ane she's kiltet up,
Syne set them fairly on their doup. Cock Strains (1810) II. 6g.
Nhb.i Ohs.
3. Comb. Kilt-rack, the machmery that raises the rack
ofa mill. Ags. (Jam.)
4. To run quickly ; to pack off with.
Sc. [He] maun kilt awa wi ae bonnj' lass in the morning, and
another at night, Scott B/*. £>!€'(?;/ (1816) xvii. Per. Kiltin' up
the braes, Ian Maclaren Brier Bush (1895) 150. s.Sc. To kilt
out o' (Jam.).
5. Ofa horse: to gather up the heels, to kick. Nhb.'
KILT, v.^ and sb.^ Sc. [kilt.] 1. v. To overturn,
upset.
Cai.i S.Sc. See gin ye can kilt that stane o'er fjAM.). Rxb. {ib.)
2. sb. An upset. Cai.', s.Sc. (Jam.)
KILT, adj. Obs. Yks. Lean, gaunt ; small, slender.
(Hall.) w.Yks.' Thur sheep are vara kilt.
KILTER, sb. Sc. Cheer, entertainment.
Lnk. Sic kilter pat me in a merry mood, Ramsay Poems (1800)
II. 389 (Jam.V
KILTER, v.^ Mid. [ki-lta(r).] Of banks, &c. : to
crumble and fall away.
w.Mid. The bank gave way and the earth kiltered down into the
pit (W.P.M.).
KILTER, v."^ e.Cy. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To dawdle ; to gossip. (Hall.)
KILTER, see Kelter, s6.'^ i^.=
KILTERS, sA.//. Ess. [kiltaz.] Tools, implements ;
the component parts of anything.
To pack our kilters up, Clark /. Noakes (1839) st. 76 ; Ess.'
Hence Kilterment, sb. any utensil, tool, or implement.
1 could put that right if I'd got the kilterments (M.W.) ; Used,
much like thingamibob, for an implement the name of which is
forgotten. ' Give us that kiltrement' (W.W.S. ).
KILTIE, sb. Sc. [kilti.] One who wears a kilt;
esp. a Highland soldier ; also used attrib.
Sc. In double quick time did the kilties career, Vedder Poems
(1842) 112. Slg. Freedom reigns where kilties draw. Towers
Poc»<s (1885) 148. Ayr. The breeks has banged the kiltie, Ainslie
Landof Burns (ed. 1892) 16. Lth.'Mid the Muscovite cannon a braw
kiltie's stannin', Whase valour strikes dread, Smith Meny Bridal
(1866) 112. Gall. Yon's nae a lassie! Yon's a kiltie lad, Crockett
Anna Mark (1899^ xii.
KILTY, sb. ? Obs. Sc. Fornication.
Edb. It aft ne'er balance half the stings, That springs frae kilty,
LiDDLE Poems (i82i'i 34.
KILVER, sb. Suf.' Also in form kilva. [ki-lva(r).]
The shivering of an ague fit.
KILVER, see Culver, sb.^
KIM, sb. m.Yks.' [kim.] A small particle of hair or
filmy substance ; also used of the floating particles in the
air, made manifest by a ray of sunlight.
KIM, adj. } Obs. Sc. 1. Keen, spirited.
Abd. And ne'er shall we a better story hear Than that kim
banter with the brigs of Ayr, Beattie Tales (1813) 47 (Jam.).
Rnf. (Jam.)
2. Spruce. Abd. (ib.)
KIMBERLIN, sb.^ Dor. [ki'mbslin.] A term used
by Portlanders for people coming from the mainland, a
foreigner, a stranger. See Comeling.
The influx of ' kimberlins,' or ' foreigners ' I'as strangers from
the mainland of Wessex were called), Hardv IVelt-beloved {lBg^)
I. ii ; Dor.'
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KIMBERLIN, s4.2 Yks. Also in form kimbrellw.Yks.*
The leaden dish in which bacon is cured.
w.Yks. The form ' kimbrell ' is uncommon; ' kimberlin ' is the
word commonly used (J.S.) ; w.Yks. ^
KIMBLE, 5*. Lin. Nhp. [kim(b)l.] 1. A washing-
tub or tray. Nhp.^ Cf. kimmel. 2. A sieve with a
handle, usedforthehome-dressingofflour. sw.Lin.(R.E.C.)
[1. Cp. MLG. kumme, 'rundes, tiefes Gefass ' (Schiller-
LtJBBEN).]
KIMBLE, I'. Nhp.^ [ki'ml.] To humble.
He was very much kimbled.
[Cp. Norw. dial, kinnla, to bring into disorder (Aasen);
ON. kmnla, to ill-treat (Fritzner).]
KIMBLING, see Kemlin.
KIMBLY, sb. Cor. [ki-m(b)li.] 1. A handsel for
good news.
' Now, give kimbly. I've news.' 'What be it? No kimbly till
I knaws what the news be,' Baring-Gould Curgenven (1893)
xlvi ; You shall have kimbly for telling it. . .'Tis the present you
gets for being the first to bring word that the boats be in sight,
then they knaws 'tis all right. Parr Adam and Eve li88o) I. 118;
Cor.' ; Cot? The gift given to the first person who brought news
of a birth to those interested ; also to the one who brought first
news in the smuggling times.
2. A gift, commonlj' a piece of bread, offered at weddings
and christenings.
Cor. ' The term refers to a curious custom which probably at
some time was ^'""., but now exists only at Polperro, as far as I
know. When the parties set out from the house to go to the
Church, or on their business, one person is sent before them with
this selected piece of bread in his or her hand, and the piece is
given to the first individual that is met, whose attention has been
drawn to the principal parties. I interpret it to have some refer-
ence to the idea of the evil ej'e, and its influence from envy which
might fall on the married persons or on the child, and which is
sought to be averted by this unexpected gift.
KIMBRELL, KIME,see Kimberlin, si&.2,Keam,sZ>.',Kine.
KIMICKS, si.//. Lan. Chemicals.
We coome to o manner o maks o kimicks welley, Ormerod
Felley fro Rachde (1851) vi ; Commonly used. ' He works among
kimicks ' (S.W.).
KIMIT, adj. Won Shr. Hrf. Mtg. Also written kiniet
Shr.'; kymed Hrf^; kyniet Mtg. Hrf.*; and in forms
kemmet Shr.; kyimet Shr.'; kyimite Shr.; kyment
Hrf; kymite Mtg. [kimit.] 1. Of sheep: suffering
from hydatids on the brain ; dizzy.
Shr.^ The maister's killed the owd ship — we sha'n a kyimet
mutton for dinner an' kyimet pie fur supper — agen the end o' the
wik we sha'n all be as kyimet as the ship ; Shr.*, Hrf.' Mtg.
Thee'rt as bad as a kymet ship (E.R.M.).
2. Silly ; half-witted ; stupid ; also used subst.
w.Wor.' Shr.' Thee bist as kyimet as a noud ship — turnin'
round an' starrin' about fur things w'en they bin under yore nose;
Shr.2 Shr., Hrf. Bound Provmc. (1876). Hrf.»2, Mtg. (M.H.C.)
3. Perverse ; surly ; awry.
Shr. Bound Provinc. (1876) ; Shr.' I dunna like them churn-
yedded uns [horses], they bin al'ays so kimit ; Shr.*
KIM-KAM, adj., adv., v. and sb. Lan. Chs. Shr. Also
written cim-cam, kim-cam s.Chs.' [ki'nvkam.J 1. adj.
Awry ; perverse. See Cam, adj.
Shr.' Let's a none o' yore kim-kam waj's.
2. adv. Phr. to walk kim-kam, to walk with a throw of
the legs athwart one another. Lan.' 3. v. To bicker,
argue, retort ; to use pert language. s.Chs.' 4. sb.
Altercation ; irritating language.
s.Chs.' Iv ee d u gy'en mi aan-i un iz ky'imky'aam-, ahy)d a
daaynd im [If he'd ha' gen me anny on his cim-cam, I'd ha
dained him].
KIMLEARE, sb. Obs. Wxf.' An awkward person ;
a fumbler.
KIMLETS, sb. pi. n.Yks.* [kimlits.] The plump
pieces taken from the 'jowl' of a cod.
KIMLINIG, see Kemlin, Comeling.
KIMMEL, sb. n.Cy. Der. Sus. Also written kimmell
nw.Der.' Sus.' [kiml.] An oval tub used for scalding a
pig, or salting bacon. Cf. kimble, kimnel.
n.Cy. A poudring tub, Coles (1677). Der.*, nw.Der.', Sus.'
KIMMELT, pp. Wxf Cold, benumbed. The same
word as Cumbled (q.v.). ' Mee hoancs is ee-kimmelt.'
KIMMEN,si!'. Sc. Also written kinimin Fif. [ki'msn.]
A milk-pail ; a large shallow tub or dish.
Ags. (Jam.) Fif. When the milk was drawn in the cog it was
'sie'd,' or strained, laid away in kimmins, and reamed for the
churn, Colville Vernacular (1899) 15. e.Fif. I . . . sat doon on
a dail that happened to be lyin' across the mou' o' a kimmen, Latto
Tam Bodkin ^1864) vii. Cld. A large shallow tub used in a brew-
house (Jam.).
[Cp. LG. kiinmi, kiiiume, kioiiiiien, 'ein jedes tiefe
Gefass' (Berghaus).]
KIMMER, sb. and v. Sc. Nhb. [kimar.] L sb. The
same word as Cummer (q.v.).
Abd. Ance I was a braw an' handsome kimmer, Ogg Willie
Waly (1873) 205. Per. Ye Scottish kimmers, braid your hair,
Spence Poems (i8g8) 66. Dmb. Taylor Poems (1827) 30. Lnk.
Aunty's a dangerous kimmer, Rodger Poems (1838) 54, ed. 1897.
Gall. But she's no there yet, kimmer ! Na, certes no ! CROCKErr
Standard Bearer (1898) 200. Kcb. I'm sic a trig sonsy kimmer,
Armstrong Ingleside (1890) 178.
2. A male companion ; rarely used.
Edb. He wav'd his hand, an' thus address'd His kimmers, . .
'O brethren! brethren! Tent me weel ! Learmont Pofms (1791)
162. Nhb. ' Ben Bolt ' cried from the ' Old Arm Chair,' ' What's
a' the steer, kimmer ? ' Allan Tyneside Sngs. (ed. 1891) 456.
3. V. To bring forth a child. Lnk. (Jam.)
Hence Kimmering, sb. an entertainment given at the
birth of a child.
Sc. FrancisqueMichel Lang. (1882) 49. Gall. When a kim-
mering . . . took place within his reach, he was sure to smell it
out, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 54, ed. 1876.
KIMMERIDGE, sb. Dor. Also written Kimeridge.
In comb, (i) Kimmeridge coal, the bituminous shaley
beds of the Kimmeridge Clay ; (2) — coal-money, circular
pieces of shale, about the size of a penny-piece, found in
the Kimmeridge Clay.
(i) The bituminous and indammable nature of a portion of the
Kimmeridge Clay, coupled with its use as a substitute for fuel at
Kimmeridge and the adjacent villages, has obtained for it the name
of Kimmeridge coal, Damon Geol. Weymouth (1864) 54. (2) This
Kimeridge coal-money, as it has been called, is supposed to have
passed for coin, or to have been used as tokens by the ancient in-
habitants of the Isle [of Purbeck], Ramsay Rock Spec. (1862) 137.
KIMMIENS, sb. pi. Irel. Sly tricks.
■w.Ir. The king's little kimmiens with the girls. Lover Leg.
(1848) I. 94.
KIMNEL, sb. n.Cy. Der. Lei. Nhp. Wor. Shr. Bdf
Also written kimnal Shr.* ; kimnil Der.' Bdf. [kimnl,]
A tub used for var. purposes, esp. for scalding and salting
pigs. Cf. kemlin, kimmel.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N Cy.* Der.' Obs. nw.Der.' Lei.'
Large vessel or tub used for whey. Nhp.* A washing tub or tray.
Wor. Littleton Lat. Diet. (1735); Peacock Gl. (1877). Shr.'
The shallow tub in which butter is washed and salted when fresh
from the churn ; Shr.* n.Bdf. A shallow wooden vessel to set
milk in, Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 136.
[Kymnell, qtievtie, qiievette, Palsgr. (1530) ; A kymnelle,
aiiiula, Cath. Aiigl. (1483).]
KIMPALjSi. Cai.' A truss of straw prepared forthatch.
KIMPLE, sb. Bnff.' [ki'mpl.] A piece of any solid
substance. ' He jist cuttit doon the kebback in kimples.'
Hence (i) Kimplack,s6. a very large piece ; (2j Kimplet,
sb. a moderately-sized piece.
KIMPLE, V. Nhp.' [ki'mpl.] To flinch from ; to
hesitate at. ' Come, don't kimple at your work.'
KIMY, adj. Lin. Also in form kiney Lin.' Of meat
and other eatables: tainted, fusty. (Hall.), Lin.', sw.Lin.'
See Keam, si.'
KIN, s6.' Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Lan. Sur. Som. Dev.
Also in forms ken Sur.' ; keyn Cum." [kin.] 1. Kindred,
relations ; stock, race.
Sc. A man canna bear a' his kin on his back, Ramsay Prov.
{iTi-j). Bch. Sma' is the kin that canna spare To fill baith sack
an' widdy, Forbes Ulysses (1785) 15. Abd. My ain kin drove me
starving frae their doors, Dccside Tales (1872 26. Per. Spence
Poems 1,1898) 35. Fif. There's nane sae near as yer ain kin after
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a.', Melurvm Margre'ciel (1894) 117. s.Sc. The numbers that he
counted kin, Watson Bards (1859) 30. Rnf. Whate'er be your
kin, Allan Poems (1836) 26. Lnk. Men throw kin an' frien's
aside, Orr Laigh Flkhls (iSSa) 93. Lth. He comes o' gude kin,
Ballantine Poems (1856) 206. Dmf. He . . . treatit them a' as
he wad his kin, Reid Poems (1894) 78. Gall. She was gentle of
kin and breeding, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 76. n.Cy.
Border Gl. (Coll. L.L.B.) Cnm. The lassies shall hae liberty To
mingle wi' their kin, Burn Ballads (ed. 1877) 63 ; Cum." n.Yks.
Are mair bi far . . . than . . . kin can be. Broad Yks. (1885 17 ;
n.Yks. 2, w.Yks. (J.W.) Lan. He had no near ' kin,' Longman's
Mag. (Aug. 1895) 389. n.Lan.*, w.Som.'
Hence (i) Kin, adj., fig. bearing a resemblance to, like ;
(2) Kinmost, adj. the nearest in point of family connexion ;
(3) Kinship, sb. relationship ; (4) Kinstock, sb. family
roots ; antecedents.
(i) Fif. Marget's kin to grandfather, she always lectures me,
Heddle Marget (1899I 25. (2, 3, 4) n.Yks.*
2. A kinsman, relative.
Sc. He was his brother, his only near kin. Swan Gales of Eden
(1B95) xvii. Gall. This gentleman, who was a distant kin of his
own, Crockett StichI Min. (1893) 138.
Hence Kinly, adj. like a kinsman.
Nhb. Led him play the kinly pairt, Robson Bk. Ruth (i860)
iii. 13.
3. Relationship.
Edb. The burr-thistle that crowns the mountain's brow counts
kin wi' the gowden gowans, Ballantine Gaberliinzie ^ed. 1875)
18. n.Yks.*
4. Comp. (i) Kin-awa, kindred abroad, relations from
home ; (2) -boot or -bote, obs., a fine paid to the kindred
of a murdered person ; see Bote, sb. ; (3) -cogish, obs.,
the law by which a chief was held responsible for his
clan ; (4) -sbody, a relative ; (5) -sfolk(s, kindred, re-
lations.
(i) Ayr. A rhyme to our kinawa, Ainslie Land of Burns fed.
1892) 359. (21 Sc. Assithment for the slauchter of ane kins-man,
Skene Difficill IVds. (1681) 21. Lnk. Any person if they com-
mitted murder, if they forfeited 500 merks, which went under the
name of Kin Boot, because so much of this fine went to the
murdered person's nearest relation, as the price of blood, the
murderer got a remit, Graham IVritings (1883) II. 250. (3) Sc.
The law of kin cogish, by which a chief was answerable for ever\'
member of his clan, was a truly Celtic institution, Logan Sc. Gael
(1876) I. 175 (Jam. Stippl.). (4) w.Yks.3 (5I Cum.3 But can't
wid his neeghbours or kinsfwoke agree, 56. n.Yks.*
5. Phr. (i) to be kin to, to be related to, be a relative of,
to be of the same blood ; (2) next kin, very nearly, all
but ; (3) next of kin, nearest of kindred ; used advb.
(i": Sc. There's a young lady who is kin to both the Inglises and
the Mintos, Keith Bonnie Lady (1897) 42. Abd. Were he a
Laird, he'd be nae kin to me, Shirrefs Poems (1790") 78. Dmb.
Nae kin to the factor or the minister, Cross Disruption (1844) xxxiii.
Ayr. He was to Johnny Cheats nae kin, Ainslie Land of Burns
(ed. 189a) 188. Lan. We're no kin to that shoddy stuff at's i'th
sulks, Dottie Rambles (1898) 85. Sur.' He ain't no ken to him.
Som. I sim, I couldn' lie a-bed happy to be kin to a Pierce,
Raymond Men o' Mendip {i8g8) xi. (2) w.Som.' Dhu poa-ur oa-1
fuul-ur-2 naek-s keen tue u feo'l [The poor old fellow is almost an
idiot]. Dhae-ur! twuz naek's keen tue u rig-lursmaarsh [Indeed,
it was all but a regular smash]. nw.Dev.' (3) Bch. The dispute
stands not here o' blude nor yet fa's neist o' kin, Forbes Ulysses
(1785) 15-
KIN, sb.' and v. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Also written kinn w.Yks. ne.Lan.' ; kinne Wm. ; and in
forms keen N.Cy.^ Nhb.' Cum.'* ne.Lan.' Chs.'«; kine
Dur. ; kink Cum. [kin.] 1. sb. A crevice, chink, fissure.
Nhb.' An oblong slit in bark, wood, earth, stones, strata, or ice.
Dur. (K.) m.Yks.' A Nidderdale miner will say of a place hard
to work, that it ' has neither crack nor kin in it.' w.Yks. Hutton
Tour to Caves {i-]8i) ; (C.C.R.) ne.Lan.'
2. A crack in the skin, a chap ; a chilblain.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.', Nhb.*, Lakel* Cnm. Linton Lake
Cy. (1864) 306; Cum.'**, Wm. (K.), s.Wm. (J.A.B." n.Yks.';
n.Yks.* A kin athwart my thum'mleteea ; n.Yks.* e.Yks. Mar-
shall Rur. Econ. (1788). m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Tour to
Caves {l^Zl) ; (C.C.R.) ; ^C.W.D.); w.Yks.», ne.Lan.'
Hence Kinny, adj. chapped, chilblained ; having a
furrowed skin. n.Yks.*
3. Comp. (i) Keen-bitten, frost-bitten. n.Cy. (Hall.),
Chs.'^ ; (2) -cut, a chap or chilblain. Cum.'*
4. V. Of the skin: to chap, crack ; to have chilblains.
Wm. My hands as so kinned that they bleed ;^B.K.). n.Yks.'
Freq. in the pp. ; n.Yks.*
Hence (i) Kinned, ppl. adj. chapped, chilblained; (2)
Kinning, sb. a chap or chilblain.
(i) n.Yks.* Kinn'd hands, kinn'd feet. ne.Lan.' (2) w.Yks.
Leeds Merc. Sufipl. (July 21, 1894I ; (J.B.) ; w.Yks.'
[1. OE. cine (cinii), chink, fissure (Sweet).]
KIN,sb.^ Wil.' The washings of cider after the best
is made. See Cider-kin, s.v. Cider.
KIN, sb.* Obs. W.\f ' Also in form ken. Regard, liking.
KIN, fo«y. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Also in form ken. [kin.]
If. CL gin, prep. S.
n.Cy. (J.L. 1783'). Nhb. Shouting as kin yen was deef,
Bewick Tyneside Tales (1850' 12; Nhb.' n.Yks. Shee leeaks
doon o' me as kin Ah wer muck under her feeat, Tweddell C/«(?/.
Rliymes (1875) 37 ; (I.W.)
KIN, KIN-, see Keean, Ken, v., Kind, s6.', adj., v?,
Kink, :■.*
KINCH, sA.' and t/. Sc. Dur. War. Amer. Also written
cinch Amer. ; kinsch Sc. (Jam.) ; kinsh Sc. ; and in form
kench Dmf. [kinj.] 1. sb. A loop, twist, noose of a rope,
&c., a hitch. Cf kink, sb}
Sc. A twist or doubling given to a cord or rope by means of
a short stick passed through it, in order to draw it tighter ; a
term used in packing goods (Jam ) ; To cast a kinsch, to cast
a single knot on the end of a rope, of a piece of cloth or of
a web ; a term commonly used by weavers (I'i.). Cai.' Mry.
Gl. Surv. (Jam.) Frf. Maist o' them five and twenty inches,
Turn'd up within wi' iron k inches. Sands Poems (1833) 113.
Dmb. I hae maist got my neck intil a kinch for my pains, Cross
Disruption (1844) xxviii. Edb. Having fastened a kinch of ropes
beneath her oxters, Moir Mansie Waucli (1828) xix. Der.* A
ravel in string.
2. Comp. Kinsch-pin, a pin or stick used in twisting the
ropes which bind anything together to make them firmer.
Sc. (Jam.) 3. A sudden twist in wrestling. Cai.'
4./'>^. Anunfairorunexpectedadvantage; afavour; ahold.
Mry. Gl. Surv. (Jam.^ Ayr. Every one seeking a kinsh of his
neighbour. Dickson Sel. IVritings (_i66o) I. 78, ed. 1845. Dmf.
Wallace Schoolmaster (1899) 341. [Amer. I've got the cinch on
him, Carruth Kansas Univ. Qtiar. (1892) I.]
5. Phr. to keep kinches, to act together, to fall in with
as regards arrangements, &c. ; to meet any particular
exigence.
Slg. To manage anything dexterously when the conduct of one
person ought to correspond to that of another, or when the act
is exactly fitted to the peculiar circumstances. ' I canna kep
kinches wi' him' Jam.). Ayr. As he was a sort o' toofa' upon
their kindness, it fell his part to keep their kinches, Ainslie Land
of Bums {ed. i8g2 134.
6. V. To twist, loop, knot ; to tighten by twisting ; to
cast a single knot on the end of a rope or web.
Sc. To cast a single knot on the end of a rope, of a piece of cloth
or of a web ; a term commonly used by weavers (Jam.). e.Fif.
The tooth cud be easily pu'd oot by means o' a rosety string,
kinched roon the root o't, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) xxvi. Der.*
7. To strain a muscle, sprain. Cf. kink, v.^ 10.
Der.* War. (G.F.N.) ; War.3 'I have kinched my back.' I only
know ' kinch ' as applied to a muscle of the back.
KINCH, sb.' Obs. Cum. A hole dug in the grassy
beach of the Solway and used in salt-making. Cf. canch.
Cum.* Having the bottom and side puddled with clay ; on the
bottom, above the clay, peats were laid : the peats in turn were
covered with a layer of sods : sleech was put on the sods till the
kinch was filled to the brim, and finally, as much salt water was
added as the kinch would hold, Solwav, 44.
KINCH, s6.» Glo.'* [kinJ.] The young fry of fish.
KINCH, sb.* Lin.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A small portion or quantity.
' Give me a kinch of bread.'
KINCH, see Canch.
KINCH.PINCH, sb. Nhb.' ' Time,' called in a contest.
' To cry kinch-pinch' is to call for breathing time. This is a
quite recent introduction in boys' play. The form was originally
'king's speech.'
KINCHY COACH
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KIND
KINCHY COACH, plir. Som. A double cross formed
by the arms of two persons. Sweetman IViiiauiloii CI.
(188^1. Cf. king's cushion, s.v. King.
KINCLE, KIN COUGH, see Kinkle, sb.\ Kink, i'.'
KIND, sb}, adv. and v.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also in forms keyn Cum.*; kiend- Nrf. Suf.' ; kin Sc.
Cum.* n.Yks.'^ sw.Lin.' vv.Nrf ; koind Lin.; kyne BnlT.'
[kain(d.] 1. sb. Nature; i^eii. in phr. by kind, naturally.
Sc. (Ja.m."i Ayr. Nae ferMe 'tis tho' fickle she prove, A woman
lias 't by kind. liuRNS She's Fair and Ftiuse, St. 2; They ken us
by our very kin', Sillar Pofiiis (1789) 129. Bwk. The}' hae it
by kind, like the Blainslie Aits, HENDE^so^ Po/>. Rhymes ^1856) 45.
Hence not one's kind, phr. not proper or belonging
to one.
Abd. They look one of the town's colours of Aberdeen and gave
it to the town of Aberbrothock's soldiers, because thej' had none
of their own and wliiik was not their kind to carry, Spalding Hist.
Sc. (1792) I. 163.
2. Sort, description ; in comb. Money kind.
Cum.' I hcvn't money kind about me.
3. Phr. (\) a kind, all kind of; (2) a kind o' or akinda,
(3) /'/;/(/ o', kinder, kinna, or kinney, in a manner, in a
fashion, as it were; somewhat, rather; (4) kind o' kind o'
like, tolerable, passable, ' so so ' ; (5) kindo' like {kinderlike),
(61 kind o' ivise, see (3) ; (7) in a kind, in a way, in a sort ;
(8) no sort of kind of, no sort of, no ntanner of; (9) of no
kind of sort, of no sort; (10) sorter-kinder, see (3); (11)
n'lmt kind, what kind of.
(i) Ayr. Picking her pouch as bare as winter Of a' kind coin,
Burns Aulhors Ciy (1786) st. 8. (2) Sh.I. So dey a kinda quail'd
doon, 5/1. News (Oct. 23, 1897 . Abd. He's jist a kin' o' daumer't
i' the lieid, Ale.\and£R Johnny Gibb ( 187 1) ix. Kcd. The souter
scarcely daur't to stan' Faur twas a kin' o' het. Grant Lays (1884)
30. Frf. Ou, losh, ay! it made me a kind o' queery to look at
her, Barrie Thrums (1889) ix. Cum.* I'se akinda dry, I'll
hev a pint o' yal. Yks. 1 J.W.) (3) Sh.I. He kind o' hostid oot
his craig, an' began, Sh. News (Dec. 10, 1898) ; Bit kind o fashed
e'en noo, makkin ready fur da flitlin, Burgess Sketches (2nd ed."i
S. Frf. I couldna even gang to the window unless Hendry kind
o' carried me, Barrie Thrums (1889^ vi. Per. I might kind o'
half understan' it, gin it had been in the heat o' the minute,
Sandy Scott ( 1897) 12. Ayr. Noo I kin' o' regret that it's coming
to an end. Service A'otandums (1890) 47. Lnk. Ae Sunday nicht
I wis dressed kinna douce, Thomson Lcddy May (1883) 138.
e.Lth. Ye micht find yoursel kind o' oot o' place on the session,
Hunter y. Inwick (1895) 196. Nhb. Aa kinda cam forward a bit,
Haldane /yis Other Eye ti88oi 2; He's kinda badly (R.O.H.).
Cum.' ; Cum.* I'se keyna dry, I'll hev a pej'n't o' yel. ' Give him
a sudden click — kind o' bear him off liis feet,' IVreslling, 46.
n.Yks.2 It's kin o* falling damp. My head kin o' warks. w.Yks.
(J.W.) Der. I kind o' like the best of the kind, alwaj's, Gushing
Voe (1888) II. viii. e.An.' He fared kind o' sorry to hear it.
She made game on it, kind o". Nrf. The smoke an' the steam ha'
kinder dullened it, Patterson Man and Nat. (1895) 50 ; Theer's
been kiender a blessing fell upon us, Dickens D. Copper/ield {iS.^g)
Ixiii. w.Nrf. It makes me fare kinej' queer all over like, Orton
Becston Ghost ( 1884) 6. Suf. My little Lizzie hully lost it, and
got kinder midlin. e.An. Dy. Times (1892) ; Suf.' Kiender snaggy.
Hmp. He seems kind-a meak , H.C.M.B.). I.W.' I seems kindy
queer. Dev. My mind is kind of in a maze, Salbion Ballads
(1899) 60. (4) e.Suf. (F.H.) {=,) e.An.'2 e.Suf. That's jest
kinder-like yow. I'm kinder-like middlin (F.H.1. (6) Dmf. Ye
ken ye've kin-a-wise neglecket me, Quinn Heather (1863) 40.
(7) Per. We've dune wilhoot ye in a kind, Haliburton Ochit
Idylls (1891) 47. (8) Lin. Naw soort o' koind o' use to saay the
things that a do, Tennyson N. Farmer, Old Style (1864) st. 2. (9)
n.Yks. There warn't a dodge nor trick he warn't up to ; nae nor
yet a move o' nae kin o" soort, Atkinson Lost (1890) xix. (10)
e.An. He's sorter kinder fulish like. A'. V Q. (1894) 8lh S. vi. 73.
(11) sw.Lin.' What kin' chap is he ? I don't know what kin'
place it is, nor what kin' folks they are.
4. adv. Used as a suffix after adj. : somewhat, to some
extent.
Elg. I've been mista'en, for I'm dull kin', ye ken, Tester Poems
(1865) 141. Bnff.' Feel-kyne, warm-kyne, saft-kyne.
5. V, To resemble. w.Yks.^ He kinds his mother.
KlND.si.'^ Som. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A cricket. (Hall.)
KIND, v.'^ Sc. Lan. Chs. Stf Der. Shr. Also in forms
keen Lan.' Chs.' ; keend Lan. Chs.' ; ken Lan. ; kin Elg.
Chs.'3 Der.2 [kin(d.] To kindle, ignite, light.
Lan. Me blud wur kcnd, gredely, Paul Bobbin Sequel (iSig) g;
Davies Races (1856, 275; Lan.' What, is ther no foire keen'd
yet? s.Lan. Bamford Dial. (i854\ Chs.'*^ sChs.' Nowt
suits him better than draw his pipe aft an' kind it, 53. Stf.',
Der.^. niv.Der.' Shr.' I conna kind the fire wuth these chals,
they binna dry. The fire wunna kind this morning do what I
wuU; Shr.2
Hence (i) Kinding, sb. small firewood used in lighting
fires, kindling-wood; (2) Kinn'i, pfil. adj. kindled, lighted.
(i) Chs.' We're loike t'ave a bit o' kindin this weather. Aw
sowd her . . . for a looad o' turf, an aw'd a bit o' keendin beside.
s.Chs.' (2) Elj. The palsying warld's breath streams in ; Kinn'd
embers die, Coupek Poetry (1804, II. 98.
[ON. kynda, to kindle, light a fire (Vigfusson).]
KIND, rtf//. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also
written kyind se.Wor.'; and in I'orms keyn(d Cum.*;
kin Sc. ; koind w.Wor. Shr.' [kainfd.j 1. In phr. to
be kind father for one or to be kind for one, to be natural for
one, possessing an iiereditary or traditional trait of
character.
Ir. It's kind for him {or It's kind father for him) to be a good
Nationalist (S.A B.) ; Indeed, kind father for you Mr. Morrow,
for it's he that was a raal good hand, Carleton Traits Peas. (ed.
1843) I. 105.
2. Comb. Kind gallows, obs., a name given to the gallows
at Crieff.
Sc. Strapped up on the kind gallows of Crieff, Scott IVavcrley
(1814) xviii ; Why it was called the ' kind ' gallows, we are unable
to inform the reader wilh certainty. . . It may . . . have been
called kind, as being a sort of native or kindred place of doom to
those who suffered there, ib. note.
3. Intimate, friendly, on good terms ; familiar; affection-
ate, grateful.
n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.', Dur.' Cum.* We wer' browt up
tagidder, an' still varra kind, Farrall Betty Wilson (1886) 11;
They say she's owre keynd wi' the weaver, Anderson Back o"
Kingwatter, st. 5. n.Yks.' Him an' me's varry kind; n.Yks.*
Tha've gitten kind agaan. e.Yks. They are as kaand as brothers,
Marshall Riir. Ecoii. (1788'. w.Yks.^, ne.Lan.' Der.' Obs.
n.Lin.' I'm very kind to Mrs. 'cause she sent me them coals e'
th' winter.
4. Phr. (i) to be kind on, to be in love with ; (2) to take it
kind, to count it a favour.
(I) n.Lin.' Jim's kind on oor Bessy. (2) Ayr. Wad ye sen' to
me a line Or twa, an' I wad tak' it kin", Fisher Poems (1790) 88.
5. In good condition, thriving,healthy; promising, favour-
able, suitable ; of the weather : seasonable, genial, favour-
able. Also used advb.
w.Yks. 2 Land is said to be kind when good, and the crops earlj'
and good. Land wilh late crops, unkind. Stf.' s.Stf. Them
pigs bin comin' on kind, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895'), Nhp.'
The greens grow very kind this season. 'War.^ These'm nice,
kind pigs ; War.^ s.War.' That cow ain't very kind. 'Wor.
Wheat is kind, Evesham Jrn. (July 18, 1896^ w.'Wor.' A cold
May is kind, Local prov. s.Wor.' There's a smart fyaou opples,
but they d'ont look kind. se.'Wor.' We shaunt 'ave many ciirran's
this year, but the plums seems very kyind. Shr.' The groun's
nice and kind. The plants dunna grow so kind under them trees.
'Er's got a noice koind skin on 'er own. Shr., Mtg. That colt is
kind (M.H.C.). Hrf.' The horse's coat do stare ; he hanna been
kind all the sumber. The weather do look very kind ; Hrf.*
Rdn.' Also used with regard to the state of the soil. GIo. How
kind the crops are looking this spring (A.B.) ; Glo.' A kind barley
is one that malts well. Speaking of a thunderstorm a man said,
'In the Forest they had it kind, I do believe'; Glo.'^ The tree grows
kind. Oxf.' Brks.' That thtr be a kind lookin' yowe. Bdf.
Grain is said to ripen ' kind ' (J.W.B.) ; Batchelor Anal. Eng.
Lang. (1809) 136. Sue' It is very kind land for limber. Sus.'
Hmp. A tree free from canker, moss, &c., might be said to be as
' kind ' as a withy (H.E.).
Hence (i) Kind-doing, (2) Kindish, adj. flourishing,
thriving, doing well ; abundant.
(i) Nrf. Ah ! he's a rare kind-doin' one (W.R.E.). (2) w.'Wor.
The craps ha' bin koindishlike, S. Beauciiamp Grantley Grange
(1874) I. 30.
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KINDELL
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KINDLY
6. Ductile, easy to work. Also used advb.
w.Yks.2 Colliers speak of a kind benk in a mine as a ' benk '
which is easy to woik. Steel is said to be kind when it is ductile.
Wil.' Some woods and soils ' work kind.'
7. Smooth, soft, sleek ; tender.
n.Cy. (Hall.) w.Yks. This leather is kind (J.T.) ; w.Yks.' As
kind as a glove. Dor.*
Hence Kind-harled, adj. soft-haired.
w.Yks.' Shoe's vary lickly for feeding, shoe's seea kind-harled.
8. Of a knife: keen, sharp. Dor.'
KINDELL, sb. Rut.' An oblong washing- tub. Cf.
kimble, sb.
KINDEST, sb. Som. Dev. Also written keendest
w.Som.' n.Dev. [kindis(t.] In phr. {i) any kindest thing.
anytliing whatever, any kind of thing; [2) the /easiest
kindest thing, the least Ih'wg. Lit. any kin's thing.
(i) w. Som. 'There I was a-lef'thout so much as a bit of a stick:
I'd a-gid the wordle vor any keendest thing a'most. Dev.' Why
I'd ne'er the heart to hurt thee nor any kindest thing in all my
born days, 21. n.Dev. Tha hast no . . . vittiness in ennj' keendest
theng, E.riii. Scold. (1746) 1. sro. (2) Dev.' 1 find you be such a
blab, that there iz'n the leastest, kindest thing do in my house
but you blaze et over the parish, 13.
KINDIDDLE, see Condiddle.
KINDIFUL, adj. e.An.' Also in form kindful. See
below.
Men and women, horses and asses, sheep and oxen, and all
kindiful things, i.e. things of every kind. Neither chair, nor table,
nor bed, nor no kindiful thing, i.e. nothing of any kind.
KINDLE, I', and sb.^ Sc. n.Cy. Dur. Yks. Lan. Chs. Der.
Lin. War. Won Shr. Glo. Oxf Bck. Som. Also in forms
kennel N.Cy.' ; kinly w.Som.' ; kinnle Dur.' e.Yks.'
w.Yks.' = ; kintle Dur. [ki-n(d)L] 1. v. Of small animals,
esp. rabbits : to bring forth young, to litter.
Sc. (A.'W.^ N.Cy.' Dur. (W.W.S.i; They mun ha larnt t'prakktis
as soon as they wur kintlint, Ch.\pman U'idiler Bngsliaiv's Visit
(187-) 14; Dur.', n. Yks." e.Yks. Nicholson Flt-S/>. (1889) 68;
e.Yks.' Only of rabbits. w.Yks. T'owd rabbit kindled fower does
an a' buck (S.K.C.) ; w.Yks. '2''; w.Yks. ^ Our cat's kinnled this
morning, an' t'dog kinnled yesterder, soa ah think we sal hev a
bonny stock on 'em enow ! Lan.' Chiefly applied to rabbits.
ne.Lan.' Chs. (E. F.) ; Chs.' Used of certain animals, as the hare,
the rabbit, I think rals and mice, and the cat ; Chs.^^ s.Clis.'
Of all small animals except cats. Der. 2, nw.Der.' Lin.' Only
applied to hares and rabbits. n.Lin. ' The males or bucks should
be parted from the does, or females, till the latter kindle, Tiratise
on Live Slock (1810) 170. W'ar."^, s.Wor.', se.Wor.' Shr.'
Rabbits, common. Oiso/. kittens. ' Wlia'n'ee think? — the cat's
kindled in Betty's ban'-box an' spiled 'er best bonnit.' Glo.tA.B.':
Oxf.' MS. add. Bck. Leigh GI. ('877). w.Som.' Her'U kinly
'vore morning, I count.
2. sb. Of small animals, esp. rabbits : the act of bringing
forth young, esp. in phr. in ki)idle, with j'oung.
w.Yks. Banks IVI^/ld. Wds. (1865). s.Chs.', nw.Der.' (s.v. In\
Shr.'
3. A litter of kittens.
Yks. A kindle of young cats, Sliulfs Spoils, in Cha.mbers Bk.
Days fi863) I. 554. 'War. B'ham Wkly. Post (June 10, 1893) ;
War.', Shr.' Obsol.
[1. Oil. Are you native of this place ? Ros. As the cony
that you see dwell where she is kindled, Shaks. As You,
III. ii. 357 ; Kyndlyn or brynge forthe yonge kj'ndelyngys,
feto, Prompt. 3. A kyndyll of yonge cattes, St. A/ban's
Bk., see Way's note, Prompt.]
KINDLE, 56.= e.An.' A rising of the wind.
KIND-LIKE, adv. Sc. Nhb. Yks. In a kindly manner.
Sc, (A.W.) Nhb. Forbye, talkin' se kind-like tiv us, RoBSON
Bk. Ruthi[i&6o) ii. 13. w.'iTcs. fJ.W.)
KINDLINlG, sb. and ppf. adj. Sc. Ircl. Nhb. Lakel.
Yks. Lan. Chs. Stf Der. Not. Lin. Rut. e.An. Amer. Also
in forms kendlin(g Sc. ; kenlin Cai.' ; kennelling Gall. ;
kindleing n.Yks.= ; kinlin Bnft'. Nhb.' Lakel.^ n.Yks."
e.Yks.' ni.Yks.'w.Yks.= Lan.; kinneling w.Yks.; kinnellin
Cum.'* [ki-nlin.] \. sb. Material for lighting fires, fuel,
gen. firewood. See Kind, v.'^
Sh.I. Rest da fire weel, Sibbie, fir I could har'ly fin kindlin' i'
da maarnin, Sh. A'cws (Dec. 16, 1899). Cai.' Live coals sufficient
to start a fire. ' To keep kenlin.' ' At bed time a peat fire is
' rested ' for this purpose, i.e. the glowing embers and half-burnt
peats are laid down on the hearth and covered with ashes. In
the days before lucifer matches it was a serious matter to lose
kenlin, if far from another house. Bntf. They were found good
for ' kinlin,' Smiles Na/iti: (1876) xi. Frf. Dry whin bushes or
broom cones for ' kindling,' Inglis Aii: Flk. (1895) 86. Fif. Fir
roots, highly resinous, and excellent for kindlin', Colville Ver-
iiaciilar (i8gg) 10. Dmf. Then he bore kendling to the kill. But
scho start all up in a lowe, Cro.mek Rcwaiiis (1810'/ 120. Gall.
If I had got a spunk o' kennelling on't, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 308, cd. 1876. N.I.', Nhb.', Lakel.2, Cum.'* n.Yks.'
Small twigs or brushwood, and esp. the long ling from the moors.
Distinct from eldin, which imports the fuel proper or material
support of the fire when fully lighted and burning; n.Yks.^*,
ne.'Vks.', e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Guys-hang it, this kinnelin's
damp, Hartley Clock Aim. (1896) 40; w.Tfks.^^ Lan. Shou
lated kinlin' on the hill, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Lore (1B67)
59. n.Lan. (C.W.D.;, Stf., Der. (J.K.l Not. She's a poor widow-
woman, as 'ud be glad of a bit of kindling (L.C.M.) ; Not.'^ Lin.'
Kindling has been scarce to-vear. n.Lin.' s.Lin. Go get in a bit
o" kindlin' (F.H.W.) ; (T.H.R.) sw.Lin.' It's rough stuff', only fit
for kindling. Rut.' I was thinking as you'll want some more
kindling soon. e.An.' Cmb.' You'd better go to the lathriver's
and get me a bundle of kindling. Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad N if.
(1893) 22. w.Nrf. Goods are heighten'd so, an' kindlin' so dear,
Orion Becstoii Ghost (1884I 14. Suf. ■ C.T.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
2. Conip. (i) Kindling-brand, a brand used for lighting
fires; (2) -peat, a live peat used for lighting fires; (3)
•stufiF, material for lighting fires ; (4) •wood, firewood.
(I'j Fif. A great wax-taper, redly lowin, He carry't . . . And used
it as a kendlin brand, TennantPo/i's/o' (1827) 34. (2) Sc. (A.W.)
Nhb. Here's to the kin'lin'-peat on the bride's hearthstone! Clare
/.ort'o/Z-OiS, II. 9i,in PrevostG/. (1899^ Cum.* (sChs.'S (4)
Gall. The floor was a sicht to see. A' thing was driven to kindlin'
wood, Crockett Slitiidaid Bearer (1808) 124. w.Yks. There
isn't a bit o' kinlin wood for mornin, Hartley Sects i' Yks. and
Lan. (1895") i. [Amer. Keyser, if you want any supper, you'd
better get me kinlin wood pretty quick. Max. Adkler Elbow Jioont
(1876) iv.]
3. ppl. adj. Obs. Fig. Ruddy, blushing.
Edb. The hiney's still as sweet that flows Frae this the cauld,
or kendling rose, Fergusson Poems 1 1773^ 137, ed. 1785.
KINDLY, adj., sh. and adv. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel.
and Eng. Also in forms kinly Sc. n.Yks.' ; keindly Chs.';
koindly Chs.' Lei.' [kaindli.] \. adj. Natural, accord-
ing to nature ; also used advb.
Sc. It is kindly that the pock sare o' the herring, Ferguson
Prov. (1641) 20. n.Yks.2 It was quite kinly to her. ne.Lan.'
e.An.' ; e.An.' Almost obs. e.Suf. Of course an otter takes to the
water kindly (F.H.\
2. Thriving, in good condition, healthj- ; promising,
favourable, productive. Also used advb.
Abd. It's richt weel in hert kin'ly grun'ie, Alexander Jolinny
Gibb (1871) xxi. s.Chs.' Mi plaan'ts bin-)u veri ky'ey ndii [My
plants binna very kindly]. A gathering or a sore is said to 'Taak-
ky'eyndli wee'z' [Tajs kindly weesj. Not.' Lei.' Noothink
doon't same to groo, not koindly. Nhp.' A kindly cow. War .3 ;
War.* ' How's yer hand a getting on ? ' 'I can't say as how it
heals quite kindly.' Shr.' The yerlins looken kindly, Mr. Jones.
Hrf.' Applied to animals, vegetables, &c., but not to men. Ken.'
Used with reference to land which pays for cultivation. ' Some
on it is kindly land and som' on it ain't.' Sur.' He's always been
a kindly bullock. Sus., Hnip. This is kindly weather. The
ground works kindly, Holloway. w.Som.' Oncommon kindly
lot of beast. Her d'an'l kindly like. ' Mornin', Mr. Baker, how
be you ? and how's missus?' ' Kindlv, thankee ; how's yourzul?'
Cor.' A bra' kindly lode. [A soil is kindly, when every operation
performed upon it can be done without doubt, and in the way
and at the time desired, Stephens Farm Bk. \ed. 1849) I. 92.]
3. Pleasant, congenial, welcome.
Ayr. That holiness is not kindlj-, that any is ashamed of, Dick-
son IVritiiigs (1660) I. Ill, ed. 1845. Lan. Here comes one
kindly use of money, I can hire them as will do for her, Gaskell
M. Ballon (1848) XXV.
4. Of woollen fabrics, &c.: soft, mellow. Yks. Wkly.
Post (Apr. 24, 1897) ; w.Yks.^
5. Comb. (1) Kindly possession, obs., land held in lease
which was formerly held by the ancestors of the tenant;
(2) — tenant, obs., a tenant whose ancestors have held in
lease the same land for a long time.
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(i") Abd. Their master had cast them out of their kindly posses-
sions Avliillc past memory of man their predecessors and they had
kept for small duty, but for their faithful service, Spalding Hist.
Sc. { 1792) I. 3. (2) So. Your service is not gratuitous — I trow ye
hae land for it. Ye're kindly tenants, Scott Old Moiialily (1816J
vi ; The easy leases granted by the kirk men to the kindly ten-
nants (i.e. such as possessed their rooms for an undetermined
space of time provided the}' still paid the rents), Keith Hist.
(1734) 521, nott (Jam ). Sh.I. The earliest feuars of the Crown
estates were named the Kindly Tenants of the King, Hibbert
Disc. Sh. I. (18221 132, ed. 1891. Arg. His Maicsteis haill auld
anncxit propertie within the countreis of Sowth and North Kyn-
t3'ris . . . sail remane still with the said Angus as kyndlie tennent
and possessour thairof, Maidment Spotliswoode Miscell. (1844-5)
"• 375.
6. s6. Obs. The right of continuing to rent a farm or pos-
session previously held for a long time by the tenant's
ancestors.
w.Sc. A man is said to have a kindlie to a farm or possession,
which his ancestors have held, and which he has himself long
tenanted. Si.\ty or sevent}' years ago, if one took a farm over
the head of another who was said to have a kindlie to it, it was
reckoned as unjust as if he had been the real proprietor (J.\M.).
7. adv. Heartily, readily, cordially ; with aptitude ; esp.
in phr. to thank kindly.
Abd. They drank kindly, and parted in peace, Spalding Hist.
Sc. (1792) II. 132. Per. It's tliankin' ye kindly a' the same, but I
winna complain, Cleland Inclihiackcn (1883) 74. ed. 1887. Ayr.
Ye'II neglect to shaw 3'our parts An' thank him kindl^'. Burns Ep.
to J. Lapraik (Apr. 21, 1785^ st. 5. Lnk. Will thanked kin'ly in
return. An' tetik his besom to Ihe barn, Watson Poems (1853) 17.
w,Ir. God save 3'ou kindly, Lover Leg. (1848) I. 6. n.Cy. (J.W.)
Lan. He takes kindlj'to his business, Grose (1790 MS. add. (P.)
Chs 1 s.Chs.i Ah thengk yu ver i ky'eyndli [Ah thenk yi> very
kindly''. Now ^ck. iron. Der.^ He takes to it kindly. nw.Der.',
Not.*, Lin.*, Lei.* Nhp.* The child takes to its nurse kindly.
The boy takes to his trade very kindly. War. The horses did
not jump kindlj", knowing the ground to be slippery and treacher-
ous, B'hain Dy. Post (Dec. 22, 1899"). Shr.' Well 1 wish yo' a
good-night, Missis, an' thank yo' kindly for me.
8. Phr. to take it kindly on or of sonic one, to regard as
friendly of some one, to accept as well meant.
Lin.' n.Lin.* I tak' it kindly on you.
8. Rather, somewhat. Cf /vWo', s.v. Kind, 56.*
Nrf. I kindly concile we are close agin rain (E.M.).
KINDNESS, sb. Sc. Also Dev. Liking, friendship,
affection.
Sc. Quhen ane defies an ulhcr, and gives up kindnesse with him,
Skene Diffirill IVds. (1681) 5. Per. The Captain may have a
kindness for Miss Mary yet, Cleland Iiiclibiackeii (1883I 92, ed.
1887. Lnk. She's a weel far'd lusty hissy, I had a great kindness
for her, Graham IViitings (1883) II. 55. Gall. Though his hopes
did highly shore him, 'Twas but sma' kindness she had for him,
Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814) 42, ed. 1897. Dev.' I've a huge
kindness vor Dame as well as 3'ou, 40.
KINE, sb. Sur. Ken. Sus. Also in forms keen Ken.' ;
kinie Sun' A weasel. See Cane, sb.'^
Sur.', Ken.' Sus.'^ A lady who had been giving a lesson . . .
upon Pharaoh's dreams, was startled to find that all the boj's sup-
posed that the fat and lean kine were weazels.
KINE, sb. pi. Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Ken. Dev.
Also written khyne Wxf.' ; kyne N.Cy.' n.Yks. ; and in
forms keeine, keene Wxf.' ; kene Ken.' [kain.]
1. Cattle, cows.
Ayr. He has gowd in his coffers, he has owsen and kine. Burns
Auld Rob Mollis, St. i. Gall. She went afield to call the dappled
kine, Crockett Cleg A'rf/y (1896) 16. Wxf.», N.Cy.i Yks. Both
land and kine, all shall be thine. Dixon 5)1,^5. Eng. Peas. (1846)
147, ed. Bell. e.Yks.', Ken. (G.B.\ Ken.'
2. Comb, (i) Kine-gate, } obs., pasturage for cows, the
right of pasturing a specified number of cows ; see Cow,
sb.^; (2) -'s comfort, of cows: the rubbing of their sides
against posts.
(i) Nhb.* Thomas Riddell shall have four kine-geats to go and
depasture in the said four closes, Award of 1605, Welford ///5/.
Newe. III. 369. n.Yks One messuage or cottage in Ebberston
with lower kj'ne-gaites in Ebberston Carr in the common pasture
there. Quart. Sess. Rec. {Inrolhneutso/ludcutitres') in A'. R. Rec. Soe,
IV. 136. (2 Dev. The poor cattle were thus deprived of the enjoy-
ment of an e.Nercise which was justly termed 'kine's comfort' by
the Devonians, Madox-Brown Dunle Bliilh (1876) I. i.
[1. Three kyn (v.r. keen), and eek a sheep that highte
Malle, Chaucer C T. b. 4021.]
KINE, see Kin, sb.^
KINEL, sb. Irel. Dainty food given to a cow to keep
her quiet when being milked. s.Don. Simmons Gl. (iSgoj.
KINER, sb. e.An.' A flannel wrapper used for infants.
KINEY, orfy. Nhb.* [kaini.] Sly.
He just teuk a kinej' leuk.
KIN-FISH, sb. Sh.I. The fleshy part of the cheek of
a fish. Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 44.
[Norw. dial, kinn, the cheek (Aasen) ; so ON.]
KING, sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and Amer.
1. In comb, (i) King and Queen o' Cantelon, a boys'
game resembling 'King Caesar'; (2) -apostle, a boys'
game ; see below; (3) -cappers, a boys' game of 'follow
my leader'; (4) -castle, the game of King-apostle '(q- v.) ; (5)
•'s chair, a game played by crossing hands to form a seat ;
(6) — Charles' day, the 29th of May ; (7) — Charles' wain,
the constellation, Ursa major; (81 -coll-awa or Gollowa,
(9) -collie, the ladybird, Coccinclla scptempiinctata ; (10)
-cornea-lay, a boys' game; (ii) -conk, a shell; (12)
■'s covenanter, see (i) ; (13) -'s cruise, a pause made to
enable any one to do something not connected with the
work in hand ; gen. in games; (14) -'s cushion, a seat
formed by crossing the arms ; a game played by making
such a seat; cf. (5); (15) -'s dykes, the entrenchment
once surrounding the outside of the Newcastle town-walls;
(16) -'s ellwand, the constellation, Orion's belt; (17) -'s
evil, erj'sipelas, a gathering in the face; (18) -'s field,
ground where every man maj' dig a mine at his pleasure,
without any appeal from the proprietor of the upper soil ;
(191 -'s fish-board, obs., see below; (20) -fisher, (a) the
demoiselle dragon-fly, Calcplciy.x virgo ; (b) an excise-
man; (21) — George, [a] the pcaccck butterfly, Hama-
diyas io ; (b) the orange-tipped huUeri\y,Eiwhloecardant!nes;
(c) a hallpenny of the time of King George ; (22) —
George on horseback, gingerbread made in a particular
shape ; (23) -'s ground, in phr. I am on t/ie king's ground,
a cry for a temporary truce in games ; (24) -gutter, a main
drain ; (25) -'s hat, (26) -'s head, the second stomach of a
ruminating animal ; (27) -healer or -heeler, a boys' out-
door game [not known to our other correspondents] ; (28)
— Henry, a boys' game, see below ; (29) — Henry's boys-
go-round, a boys' game, see below ; (30) — herring, a
large herring acting as pilot to a school of herrings ; (31)
— , or -'s hood, the second stomach of ruminating animals ;
the great gut, part ol a sheep's entrails; also usedy?^. ; (32)
— John's men, a term applied to short persons ; (33) -'s
keys, crowbars, &c., used to open doors in execution of the
king's warrant; (34) -sland, land formerly in possession of
the crown ; (35) -snian, (a) see (20, b) ; (6) a necktie ; (36) —
of Cantland, see (1); (37) — of the herrings, the fish
Chiniaera nwnstivsa ; (38) — of the mullet, the basse,
Labra.v lupus ; (39) — of the week, Friday ; (40) -pear,
the Windsor pear ; (41) -'s picture, money ; (42)— Plaster
Palacey, a game ; (43) -ring, the ring by means of which
the scythe is fastened to the snead or pole ; (44) -sealing,
the game of ' King Caesar ' ; (45) -'s speech, a temporary
truce claimed in games ; (46) -tree, the best tree in a
wood ; (47) -'s weather or wethers, exhalations rising
from the earth during a warm day ; (48) -wedge, a wedge
used to secure the ring by which the scythe is fastened
to the snead or pole ; (49) -'s will, in phr. to come in the
king's ii.<ill, to submit to the king's pleasure as to
sentence, &c. ; (50) — William, a game resembling ' kiss
in the ring'; (51) Kings and Queens, ((7) the largest
grains in a head of oats; (b) the finest portions of any
growing crop; (c) herrings with coloured fins; (52) —
Doctor Ellison, see (9).
(i) Gall. Two of the swiftest of the boys are placed between two
doons or places of safety'. . . AH the other boys stand in one of
these . . . doons, when the two (leet j'ouths come forward, and
address them with this rhyme : ' King and Queen o' Cantelon,
How mony mile to Babylon ; Six or seven, or a lang eight, Trj'to
3L2
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win there vvi' candle-light." When out they run in hopes to get
to Babjlon or the other doon, but many of them get not near that
place before they are caught by the runners, who ' taens' them,
that is lay their hands upon their heads, when they are not allowed
to run any more in that game, that is, until they all be ' tacnd ' or
taken, Mactaggart Eitcycl. (1824). (21 Lakel.^ Cum. Played
about 1830. ' For King-apostle some will call, While others start
to "hale" the ball' (J.H.). Wm. Alads' game.consistingof asmall
pileof flat stones with around one on the top. Twenty-one paces are
stepped and a ' taw ' marked ; from this ' taw ' stones are thrown
to try and dislodge the King-apostle (B.K.). (3) Wm. The 'King'
sets out and makes it part of his aim to find some task his followers
cannot perform — such as jumping over a stream, hedge, &c. (B.K.)
(4) ib. (5^ Elg. Two children join hands by crossing their arms. . .
A third mounts on the crossed arms and clasps the carriers round
their necks while they move on. saying: 'King, King Cairy, London
Cairy, Milk an' bread In the king's chairie,' Gomme Games ( 1894'! I.
304. Bnff. Pla3-ed at Keith without the words, ib. (6 ; Not. Smaller
eggs are still used by the school-lads on ' King Charles' day,' Flk-
io»-f y/-H. (1884) n. 382. w.Som.' (7) War.3 (8; Kcd. King,
KingGollowa, Up your wings and fly awa. Chambers Pop. Rliyiucs
(1870) 201. Rnf. King, King Collawa.Tak up ycr wings an' flee
awa (Ja.ii.\ (9I Abd. i,G.W.) (10; S. & Ork.' Two sides strive
for the mastery as to which party can secure most prisoners for
the king. (11) Lon. The shells of this man's stock-in-trade he
called 'conks' and' king conks,' Mavhew Loud. Labour (i85i'i 11.
S2, ed. 1861. (12) Lth., Rxb. One takes possession of the middle
of a street or lane and endeavours to catch those who cross over
within a given distance ; and the captive replaces the captor. 'King's
covenanter, come if ye dare venture,' is the cry made Jam.X (13I
Lin. A pause in a game, whilst the individual who asks for • king's
cruise,' accomplishes something not connected with the game,
Thompson A'm^ Boiton (1856) 712; Lin.' (14) Lth. Properly a
sort of play among children, who . . . repeat, ' Lend me a pin to
stick i' my thumb, to carry the lady to London town' (Jam.). N.Cy.',
Nhb.i, ne.Lan>, Nlip.', Wil.' (15) N.Cy.' fi6) CId. (Jam.) Slk.
Yonder the king's ellwand already begun to bore the hill, Hogg
Perils of Man (1822) L 261 (iV'/.\ (17) e.Dur.' (18) Der. A mine
of his own sinking in the ' king's field ' of the mountain opposite,
Verney Slone Edge (1868) i-K. (19) Chs.' The ' King's Fish-board
at Chester' is mentioned in an old tract. It was probably a stall
at which the quality of foreign fish was tes'cd, and at which the
Mayor, as Clerk of the Market, bought such fish as he chose for
the city's use. (20, rt) Shr.' (i) Cor. They're sunk in deep water,
so the King's fishers will never find them, Forfar Ajxaiiff (1865)
22. (21, (j) Nrf. We beat about the soft marsh, pulling up a bright-
eyed peacock-butterfly (' King George' the fenmen call it), Emer-
son Birds (ed. 1895) 78. [b] Cum.* Formerly when children saw
some butterflj', they used to sing : 'King George is coming tomorn
To bake thy bread. To sell thy corn And pull thy house down.' (c)
Cum. A fortune-teller leatoly com about, And my twea guid King
Gweorges I powt out, Relph Misc. Poems (1747! 96; Gl. (1851).
(22^ Lon. Twenty or thirty years ago, ' King George on horseback'
was popular in gingerbread, Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) I. 200.
(23) w.Yks.* (24) w Som.i The principal drain in draining a field.
Dev. (Hall.) (25) Bnff.' (26) Sh.I. Part of the king's head, . .
a bit of the reed, or sparl-pudding skins, besides a collop or two,
Sh. Neivs (Jan. 29, 1898^ (27) Ess. (K.G.C.) (28) Lnk. There
were two games I can remember were great favourites, ' Heckery-
peckery,' and ' King Henr3',' played chiefly in summer, the latter
having as penalties the discarding of portions of our apparel, till
some unlucky individual would be almost in a state of nature,
Glasgow Herald (Dec. 23, 1899^ (29) Nhb. And King Henry's-
boys-go-round — what a gam that was! awused to be King Henry !
Allan Tyueside Sii^s. (ed. 189 1) 396; A round game played by a
number of players. If twenty form the company, one is King
Henry. He stands in the centre and directs the game. Nine boys
kneel in a circle round him, all taking off their caps. The others
stand round in an outer circle. The King begins a recitative,
' King Henry's boys go round, go round,' upon which the outer
circle of lads begins to run round and round. Their movement is
quickened by exhortations from the King of a lewd kind. Suddenly
the King calls out, 'Every man a stob!' The runners stop and
endeavour to clutch the hair of a kneeling boy. As there are ten
runners and only nine heads to grasp, one of the runners is left
without a ' stob.' He is 'out ' in consequence and is immediately
set upon by all the boys and 'baited ' (R.O.H.). (30) Sus. A large
herring of a blood-red colour \vhich acts as pilot to the * school '
of herrings. If caught it is always thrown overboard by the fisher-
men, as keeping it would bring bad luck. Sawyer Sus. Nat. Hist.
(1883) 12. (.31) Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. Deil mak his king's-hood in a
spleuchan, Burns Death and Dr. Hornbook (1785) st. 14. Peb.
Pow's-sowdy, king's-hoods, mony-plies, Sheep's trotters, hot and
hot, Linloun Green (1685) 92, ed. 1817. Kcb. Right o'er the steep
he leans When hiswell-plenish'd king hood voiding needs, David-
son Seasons 11789) 3. (32) Ken.' He's one of King John's men.
six score to the hundred. (33) Sc. The door, framed to withstand
attacksfrom excisemen, constables, and other personages, considered
as worthy to use what are called the king's keys, ' and therewith
to make lockfast places open and patent,' Scott Redg. (1824) xix ;
'To mak king's keys,' to force open the door of a house, room,
chest, &c., by virtue of a legal warrant in his Majesty's name (Jam.).
(34) S. & Ork.' Now possessed by Lord Zetland. (35, a\ Gall.
He was one of the greatest smugglers on the shores of the Solway,
and outwitted the most sagacious kingsmen, Mactaggart Encycl.
(1824) 362, ed. 1876. '^b) Lon. Some of the boj-s, when desperate
with 'bad luck,'. , mortgage their ' king's-man ' or neck-lie, May-
hew Lond. Labour (1851) 1. 16. (36) Dmf. One of a company
being chosen King o' Cantland, and two goals appointed at a con-
siderable distance from each other, all the rest endeavour to run
from the one goal to the other ; and those whom the King can seize
in their course so as to lay his head upon their heads (which opera-
tion is called winning them) become his subjects and assist him in
catching the remainder (Jam.). {37) Sh.I. (C.D.) (38) N.I. ' (39)
Shr.' On [this] day it is popularly believed the weather will attain
its climax, be it of shine or shower. ' Fair or foul. Frida3''s bound
to be king-o'-the-wik.' Dev. (Hall.) (40) Chs.' Almost, if not
quite, discarded from modern gardens. (41) n.Cy.(HALL.\ w.Yks.'
(42) Ken. The pla3'ers are a King and his three sons named White
Cap, Red Cap, Brown Cap. Red Cap sa3"s, ' Plaster Palacey had
a son whose name was old daddy White Cap.' White Cap, in an
injured voice, says, 'Me, sir?' The King sa3-s,' Yes, sir." White
Cap answers, 'You're a liar, sir.' The King then says, 'Who
then, sir?' White Cap answers. 'Old daddy Red Cap,' Gomme
Games (1894) I. 301. [I remember once wilnessing a game in
which a ball was passed from player to pla3^er, and in which the
dialogue was similar. . . When one pla3'er was told that the ball
was in his possession, the answer was, ' What, me, sir?' ' Yes,
you, sir.' ' Not I, sir. ' ' Who then, sir ? ' ' White Cap, sir.' The
questions and answers were again repeated for Red Cap and Blue
Cap. When it was Black Cap's turn, I think the ball was thrown
by this player to some one else ; whoever was hit by the ball had
to chase and capture one who became questioner, ib.'\ (43^ Dor.
Barnes Gl. (1863) (s.v. Snead). (44) Dor. Goimme ib. 299. (45)
Nhb.' When an adjustment or stoppage is desired during the course
of a game, the one who desires a truce calls out ' King's-speech an'
barley bay.' The formula secures him immunity, and he cannot
be caught out till play is resumed. (46) Der. A common word
amongst woodmen, Addy Gl. (1891) Suppl. (47) s.Sc. (Jam., s.v.
Summer-cauts). Lth. (16.) (48. Dor. Barnes Gl. (,1863) (s.v. Snead).
(491 Sc. The Laird himself, together with his two sons . . . 'came
in the King's will' for forethought felony done to William Knox,
Spottiswoode Miscell. (1844) I. 21. (50) Wtf. Over the head of a
girl who stood in the centre of a ring was held a shawl sustained
by four others grasping the corners. The game then proceeded.
. . King William is then supposed to enter, . . He then recognises
the disguised girl, Gomme ib. 303. Dur. Newby, handkerchief in
hand, was walking round a great circle of players, who were saying:
'King William was King David's son, And ail the royal race is run ;
Choose Irom the East, and choose from the West, Choose the one
that you love best. Salute your bride and kiss her sweet, Then
rise again upon your feet.' Newby, of course, would drop that
handkerchief at Kitty's feet, Kitty would then fly in and out under
the outstretched arms of the ring of players, and he in and out
after her, until he caught and then kissed her, Longman's Mag.
(Oct. 1896) 584. w.Yks. In Sheffield a ring of young men and
women is formed. A man goes inside the ring and walks round
within it, whilst the others sing the verse. The young man then
chooses a sweetheart and the two walk round arm in arm within
the ring whilst the same verses are sung. When the singing is
ended the girl picks a young man and so they all pair off, Gomme
ib, 302; In the Hanging Heaton version, two children kneel and
kiss in the middle of the ring when the capture is made, ib. (51, a)
Chs.' They ripen a little before the rest, and are very liable to be
shed whilst the corn is being cut, unless the farmer is careful to
begin cutting before the whole crop is dead ripe. (A) s.Chs.' The
largest roots in a field of potatoes, the primest stalks in a crop of
oats, &c. (c) e.An.' (52) ne.Sc. In some districts the king is
addressed in these words: 'King Doctor Ellison, Fahr ill I be
mairrt till, East or Wast or Norowa, Tack up yir wings and flee
awa,' Grecor Flk-Lore (1881) 147.
2. Comb, in names of plants : (1) King Charles in the
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Oak. a garden variety of the polyanthus, Primula dalicr;
(2) -'s claver, the meHtot, Melilotiis officinalis; (3) -clover,
the white-flowered melitot, M. alba ; (4) — , or -'s cob, (<i)
the buttercups, esp. Ranunaihis acris, R. biilbosus, and
R.iepens; (b) X.\\em&Tah-vc\ar'\go\A,Calthapali(stris\ (5) — ,
or -'s crown, the wild guelder-rose, I ibtiniiim Opiiliis ; (6)
•cup, (a) see ^4, a] ; (6) see (4, b) ; (c) the lesser celandine,
RaiiuiiciiliisFicaiia; (rfithe globe-flower, Trollitiseiiropaciis;
(7) -fern, the flowering fern, Osiititiida iri^alis ; (8) ~, or
•'s finger, {a) the early purple orchis. Orchis iiiascula; ib)
the green-winged orchis, O. Mono ; (c) the bird's-foot
trefoil, Lotus corniculatits; (d) the common sorrel, O.xalis
Acelosclla; (9) -'s-finger grass, see (8, c) ; (10) -fisher, see
(8, b) \ (iij -'s hood, the wood geranium, Ceraniuni
sylvaticum ; (12) — of the ferns, see (7) ; (13) — of the
meadow, the meadow-sweet, S/iHvrcd Llinaria ; (14) — of
the wood, a plant similar to the sun-dew, Drossera
rotiindifolia \ (15) Kings and Queens, the cuckoo-pint,
Arum maculatum.
(i; Chs.', Glo.» fa) Sc. (Jam.) (3^ Cum.* (4, (i) Cmb., Nrf.,
Snf. [Skinner (1671V] (i^ Brks., Hrt. (5) Glo.i; GI0.2 The
flower formerly used wherewith to crown the king of Ma3'. (6, rt)
sw.Cum., n.Yks., Chs.i NUp. Where golden king-cups open into
view, Where silver daisies in profusion grew, Clare Poems 1820)
7 ; Nhp.', Bck., Cnib., Nrf., Ess., Sus., Som. Dev. Janifred, 1} ing
in her grave, with daisies and king-cups for a coverlet, O'Neill
Idyls (1892) 87 ; Dev." (b) Per. The king-cup pours its guineas
In a lavish largess, Halidurton Ocliil Idylls (1891) 158. Fif.
Witch-bells, . . dear dafTodillies, kingcups, and spinks, Tcnnant
Papistry 182-]) g. Lnk. Nicholson Wv/'s (1870": 147. Ir. Pullin'
her kingcups along be the pool. Barlow Bogland (1892) 121, ed.
1893. Nhb.l, w.Yks. (WM.E.F.;, w.Yks.^. War.^, e.An. Ken.
King-cups gemmed the spot, Longman's Mag. (Nov. 1891) 89.
Hn-.p. The rich j-ellow of the king cups, Longnian^s Mag, (Dec.
1899) 150; (G.E.D.) Dor.,w.Som.i (c) Dev." (rfiw.Som.l (7)
Lim., Kry., Chs.>, Dev."* (8, n'iLei. War. Wise 5/m*fs/-ff^f(i86i)
6r ; War.^, s.Bck. (/;) s.Lin. The king-fingers and the cowslips is
out (F.H.W. !. Nhp.' Sometimes extended to all orchideous plants.
War.^ The roots of King Fingers were formerly used to make a
beverage called Saloop, and sold in the Birmingham Market Hall.
Bck. I c) Bck. Snence Gossfp {i8g-]) 119. (rf: Bck. Nature Notes, No.g.
(9) Mid. (lo! War. (ii)Nhb.i (12) Dev. (13) Shr. (G.E.D.)
(14) AnL (W.H.P.) (15) Dur., n.Lin.i
3. Comb, in names of birds: (i) King-fisher, (a) the
dipper, Ciiichis aqualiciis ; (b) the common tern, Sterna
Jluvialilis ; (2) — Harry, the goldfinch, Cardiielis elerraiis ;
(3) — Harry blackcap, the blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla;
(4) — Harry redcap, see (2) ; (5) — of birds, the wren,
Troglodytes parvuliis.
(i, a) Ir. SwAiNsoN Birds (1885') 30. {b^ Ant. ib, 203. fz, a)
n.Yks., Shr. ib. 58. Nrf. Cozens-Hahdy Broad Krf. (1893^ 51.
Snf. (H.H.), Suf.' e.Suf. e.An. Dy. Times ( 1892. {Ohsol.. Mac-
PHEKSON ///s/. IFitd-fozf/ing (i8g-]) 20.] t3)e.An.' Nrf. Swainson
16.24. (41 e.An.' [OAso/., Macfuerson, i'6.] f 5') Nrf. The boys go
forth to stone the ' king of birds,' Emerson Birds (ed. 1895 68.
4. Phr. (i) a king better, &c., a great deal, much better,
&c. ; (2) to be a king to, to be superior to.
(i) I.W. It's a king better now than what it used to be (J.D.R." ;
I.W.2 (2) Sh.I. William is kass'n wi' ane 'at dy ane is a king til,
Sh. News (May 13. 1899). Glo.' • How be off for water ? ' ' Oh,
this be a king to we' [it was not so bad as it sometimes isl. Oxf.
(CO.), Nrf. (S.P.H.) Ess. Alluding to the drainage of the parish
of Springfield, a man said : ' Arbour Lane is a king to the Wharf
{'!>■)■
5. An adept.
Elg. He's a fine honest cliiel, A king at the coffins, an' the cradles
as weel. Tester Poems (1865"! 134.
6. The boy or girl holding the first place in class at school.
Wxf. The queen, i. e. the boy or girl second in rank, proposed to
the 'king' the most out-of-the-way word he or she could remember,
Kennedy Banks Boro (1867) 263.
7. An ass, donkey. Cor.'*
8. The ladybird, Coccinclla sepleiiipimctala. ne.Sc. Gregor
Flk-Lore (id&i) i.^j. Bnft'.'
9. A certain quality' of teazle.
GIo. The central shoot of each plant called the king is cut, the
produce of the second and subsequent cuttings arc sorted into
queens, middlings, and scrubs, Marshall Jinicw (1818) II 457.
Som. When made into packs ... a pack of kings consisted of
9000 heads ,W.F.R.\
10. pi. An exclamation used in games to claim a tem-
porary truce. Occas. in phr. iint^s to rest.
e.Yks.i MS. add. ',T.H.) w.Yks.2 [in the game of Bedlam] : If
when a prisoner is caught he cries out ' kings,' or ' kings to rest,'
he is allowed to escape s v. Bedlam). Not. (J. H.B. s. Not. No,
I'm not it; I said' kings' (J. P.K.). n.Lin. (M.P.\ Nhp.'^ [Amer.
' King,' a child's word to intermit play, Dial. Notes (1896) I. 61.]
Hence (i| king out, (2) kings up, phr. an exclamation
used in games to terminate a temporary truce.
(1I [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 61. J (2) nXin. (M.P.)
KING-BO'W, adj. Som. Also in form a-kingbow.
Akimbo. Also used advb.
To place the arms a-kingbow, Jennings Obs.Dial.w.Eng.(i82$'.
w.Som.i There a was, a dress'd up so fine's my lord, wi' his two
arms king-bow fashion, same's any gin'lman.
KING-COUGH, see Kink, v.^
KINGDOM COME, phr. In gen. dial, and colloq. use
in Sc. and Eng. [ki'ndam.] The next world, the future
state ; heaven, a condition of happiness.
Sc. (A.W.), n.Cy. (J.W. ) w.Yks. Aw wished missen i' kingdom
come, Hartley Z)///. (1873' 2nd S. 67. Lan.' Poor owd lad! He's
gone to Kingdom-come at last. Chs.' Shr.'Poor owd Betty's in 'er
kin'dom-come now 'er's gotten Jack wham agen. e.Sus. Fegs! but
we're anigh Kingdom come that time, I rackon ! Longman's Mag.
(July 1898) 258. Wil. Stuff about her bein' a good soul and sure
of kingdom come, Swinstead Par. o« Jl'heels {i8g-] 21. w.Som.'
There, I'll warn thick job'll last 'gin kingdom come. Her's a go to
kingdom come: what ! did'n ee know her was dead ? Dev. Ther's
nothing left for us to dii But get away to Kingdom come, Salmo.»(
Ballads (1899) 77.
KINGE, sb. Cor.3 [king.] A crevice.
Mind you swip out thay kinges.
KINGERVIE, sb. Sc. A name given to a species of
wrasse, Labnis iitaciilatits. Fif. Sibbald Hist. Fif. (1803)
128 (1am.).
KINGLE-KANGLE, sb. Fif. (Jam.) Loud, confused,
and ill-natured talk.
KINK, sb} and v} Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng. and
Amer. Also in form kenk Chs.^ [kir)k.] 1. sb. A
twist, knot, or loop in a chain or rope ; an impediment in
the fibres of a thread, a bend. Also usedy?^.
Sc. Some had a kink gi'en to their necks, Allan Lilts (1874)
256. Ayr. A bend in the bole of a tree ( Jam ). Bwk. 'Twill tak
the kink oot mony a care To try an' please the bairns, Calder
Poems 1 1897) 299. N.I.' s.Don. Simmons GI. (1890). N.Cy.*
Lakel.= T'dog bed a kink i' t'tail. Cum.'24 Wra. Straighten that
kink oot er it'll be snarled (B. K.). n.Yks. In a rope, esp. a new
one when opened out(T.S.); n.Yk?.*, ne.Yks.', e.Yks.' w.Yks.
Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882I GI. Lan. (F.R.C.), ne.Lan.'
Chs. A knot spontaneously formed on over-twisted cord when
slackened. Sheaf (1879) I. 291 ; Chs.'* Not. Look 'ee. there's a
kink in the chain (L.C.M.). n.Lin.'. e.Lin. (G.G.W.), s.Lin.
lT.H.R.),Lei.','War.3 Cinb.' I've got a kink in this end of twist.
Ken.', Nrf. (A.G.) Sus., Hmp. Hollowav. Hmp.' Overtwisted
3'arn. w.Som.' A twitt in a rope or chain which prevents its
coming straight or running through a block. Applied to the
twists or bends of a wire which will not strain out straight. Dev.
That [wall] on the left makes a kink to respect 'The Brothers'
Grave,' Baring-Gould Furze Bloom (1899) 27. Cor.'
Hence (i) Kinketty, adj., fig. not running smoothly;
(2) Kinkibob, sb. a knot of wool on a sheep's back.
(i) Brks.' Matters not going on smoothly are referred to as
being ' a bit kinketty.' (2) s.'Wil. (G.E D.)
2. A tangle, ravel ; an entanglement.
Der.'^ Not. All in a kink (J. H.B. ). e.An.' Ken.' Take care,
or you'll get it into a kink. Hmp.' He's got all of a kink. Cor.'
3. A crease, fold.
Sc. Her little tartan shawl in a kink at her throat. Edwards
Mod. Poets, 13th S. 240. Frf. Tlie kinks o' skin on his cheeks
gradually developed into the auld dimples as the shrinkings o' his
flesh disappeared. Willock Rosetty Ends (1887) 81, ed. 1889.
n.Yks.' A crease in paper. Lan.', n Lan.' s.Ctis.' A crease or
inequalit3' in a carpet when laid down.
4. A slight sprain, a crick, a stiffness of the limbs, a
rheumatic pain.
Wm. Ali've a kink i' mi back (B.K.I. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.' A kink
in the neck ; n.Yks.", e.Yks.', ni.Yks.' Chs. Hoo's gettcn lb'
KINK
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KINKEN
kink i' th' smaw o' her back, Clough B. Bresskinle (1879) 3;
Chs.'3 suf. i^C.G.B.); e.Aii. Dy. Times (^iSga). [Amer. Dial.
Notes (18961 I. 393."!
5. Fiff. A break in an argument.
Wm. Ther's a kink i' that stooari (B.K.).
6. Condition, humour.
w.Yks. Shoe's i' reyt kink for goin' to Shipla', Lceiis Merc.
Suppl. (Dec. 13, i8goV
7. V. To curl, twist, form into knots, esp. of rope or
thread, &c. ; to entangle ; to warp.
Sc. Sae she tore lier 3'ellow hair, Kinking her fingers ane by
ane, Chambers Laird 0/ Logic (Mackay). Fif. When ropes which
have been firmlj' twisted are let loose, in consequence of the
spring given in untwisting, knots are formed on different parts of
them ; the}' are then said to be kinkit (Jam,). Nhb., Dur. Greenwell
Coa/ Tc. G/. (1849'). Wm. It can kink it tail |,B.K.V n.Yks.This
band's all kink'd, Lffrfi il/e/r. S»//>/. (Dec. 20, iSgoV ne.Yks.i
T'raupe's gotten kinked. w.Yks. (J.B.\ Der.=, Not.' n.Lin.i
Muther, this thread is that link'd an' twis'n I can't wind it. Lei.'
Nhp.' The scarce-seen shapes of flowers, All kink about like
skeins o' thread In these wind-shaken hours, Clare MS. Poems.
War.3, e.An.i Nrf. How this here chain dew kink to be sewer
(W.R.E.). e.Suf. Of a string or chain, also of the hair (F.H ).
Ken.' s.Cy. Over-twisted thread running into knots, is said to
kink, HoLLOWAY. Sus.' w.Som.' Slop ! don'ee zee he's all
a-kinkt up? he 'on't go drongli the block lig that.
Hence (i) Kink'd, ppl. adj. crooked, twisted ; (2) Kinkin-
pin, sb. a lever or pin used to twist ropes ; used Jig. ; cf
kinsch-pin, s.v. Kinch, si.'
(i) n.Yks.2 A kink'd seam. ' a^ Abd. Say't ye winna dee't, an'
I'll ken fat wye to turn the kinkin pin upo' ye at ance, Ale-xander
yiiu Flk. (1882; 164.
8. To wriggle.
I.W. To kink like a snake (J.D.R.) ; I.W.'
9. To jerk, twist the body ; to toss or trip up ; to empty
by overturning; to kick.
Wxf.' To kink a vessel. m.Yks ' He'll kink t'bairn. w.Yks.
Betty Barrilwaist, wi' kinkin' back, lost her balance, Tom Treddle-
HOVLE Bairnsia Ann. (1849) 29.
10. To sprain. Der.'' Cf. kinch, v. 7. 11. To strain or
injure a tool. Lin. Miller & Skertchly Feu laud (i%-j&) iv.
12. To be disentangled, set free ; with up : to recover,
revive.
e.An.i In an alarming fit of sickness, . . when slight but pro-
gressive sj'niptoms of amendment appear, it is prognosticated that
the patient 'will kink up again.' When the fire seems extinct, a
latent spark may remain which will ' kink up.' Nrf. The patient
will kink up again, Tians. Phil. Soc. '1855) 33.
KINK, I'.* and sb.'^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. I. Ma. Chs. Not. Lin. Also written kingk Wm. ; and
in forms keenk Ayr. N.L' ; kenk Gall. ; kin- n.Cj'. Nhb.'
n.Yks.'* c.Yks.' m.Yks.' w.Yks." Lan.' ne.Laii.' Not.
svv.Lin.' ; king- Dur.' Lakel.^ Cum.' Wm. n.Yks.^ m.Yks.'
w.Yks.'= Chs.'^ n.Lin.' [kigk.] 1. v. To laugh loudly
or immoderatel}'; to choke with laughter ; to titter.
Cai.' To laugh in a suppressed manner. e.Lth. He made believe
to kink wi' lauchin. Hunter /. Itnvick (1895 65. Rxb. The master
kinket like to fa' with laughing at the stour, Telfer iJn//nrfs 11824)
The Kerlyu's Broche. N.I.'. N.Cy.' Nhb. He wad kink wi' harm-
less lafl'tor, Chater Tyncside Aim. (1869"! 33; Nhb.', Cum.^*
Wm. Thae faer kinkt agen wi laffin, S/f<r. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 33.
n.Yks.'* ne. Yks.' He fair kinked ageean wi laughin'. w.Yks.
He vvor kinkin wi' laughin', Ykunait. {i&fl) 57, col. 2; w.Yks.'
He keckled while he varijy kinkt ageean, ii. 293 ; w.Yks.^^ Lan.
Hoo ... set Sliroddy ogate o laffin at hur till e kinkt ogen, Scholes
Tim Gamtiatlle (1857J 57 ; Lan.', n.Lan.' I.Ma. The child . . .
jumped and crowed in Nancy's lap, and laughed and squealed till
she ' kinked,' Caine Man.vman (1894 i pt. vi. iv.
2. To cough, choke, to catch the breath convulsively, to
labour for breath ; esp. used of whooping-cough. Cf.
chink, J'.*
Gall. Mactaggart Eiicycl. (i824\ N.I.', N.Cy.'*, Lakel.',
Cum. 2* Wm, It kingked' till it were black in the face (O.K.).
n.Yks.' 2, m.Yks.', w.Yks.'^, Lan.', ne Lan.' e.Lan.' To cough
violent!}', with a clear ringing sound. sw.Lin.'
Hence (i) Kinkin, />/>/. adj. of a cough: choking, con-
vulsive ; (21 Kinkin-coff, sb. whooping-cough.
1 1) e.Sc. My ain brither had just sic a dry kinkin' hoast as you
ha'e, and he didna last mony months, Setoun Sunshine (1895)
244. (2 w.Yks. His children's all in t'kinkincoff, Hartley Clock
Aim. (1873: 48.
3. Cotnp. (i) Kink-cough, Kin- or King-, the whooping-
cough ; cf chin-cough ; (2) Kinkhost or -haust, [a] see
(i) ; (61a violent cough or cold ; {c) Jig. a severe loss ; an
utter disgust.
(i) n.Cy. Grose (ngo-i; K.) ; N.Cy.'", Nhb.' Dur. Hobhole
Hob! Ma bairn's gotten t'kink cough, Tak't off: Tak't off!
Henderson /7/t-/.o(f (i879~ivii; Dur.' s.Dur. He's varra bad i't
kink-cough (J.E.D.). Lakel.'", Cum.'", Wm. J.M.), n.Yks,'234_
ne,Yks,i e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788 ; e.Yks.', m.Yks.'
w.Yks. Shoo had th' king-kotf last winter, Yksmaii. Comic Ann.
(1879^26; w.Yks.i"3 = , Lan,', ne.Lan.', Chs.'^ Not. I suppose
Mrs. W 's children have all got the kin-cough (L.C. M.).
n.Lin.', sw.Lin.' (2, a) Sc. Supposin' . . . the kinkhost whup
it aff at once To fire and brimstone, Leighton Il'ds. (1869)
II. Bnff. In May, cart-loads of kink-host cherubs were escorted
here to partake of the salubrious beverage. Gordon Chron Keith
(1880; 60. w.Sc. Man wi' the piety horse, Wliat's gude for the
kink host? Napier Flk-Lore (1879) 96. Rnf. The younger chil-
dren were recovering from kink host, Gilmour Paisley Weavers
(1876) X. Ayr. Kittled my throat and made me beigh, as I had
the keenk host. Service Dr. Diigtiid (ed. 1887) 88. Bwk. O' the
wee ane's complaints he has had his full share. The kink-host an'
measles, — an' twenty things mair, Calder Poems (1897^ 297.
Lnk. Wee Jeanie wisna jist hersel' — the ' kink-hoast,' that was
a', Nicholson Idylls 1,1870) 130. Gall. To cure this mothers put
their children through the hoppers of mills, when they fancy it
leaves them, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). N.Cy.', Nhb,', w.Yks.
(G.H.Y, w.Yks.^i, ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' (6) Lan.' (r) Bntf,'
4. To vomit.
Kcb. [Gibbj'] coudna stan' for kinkin Rainbows that day, David-
son ^rnsoHs (1789^ 18.
5. sb. A convulsive fit of laughter, crying, or coughing;
a catch of the breath, esp. the sound of whooping-cough.
Sc. I thought a kink might set me free, Outram Z.i'n(-svi874 ) 29.
Frf. We value their frowns not a kink, Morison Poems (1790)
215 (Jam.). w Sc. I have seen the gas blown on the child's face,
so that it might breathe some of it and be set a coughing. If
during the process the child take a kink, it is a good sign, Napier
Flk-Lore (1879) 96. Ayr. He rumbled an' botched, and gaed aff
in a keenk till the tears cam happin owre his cheek. Service
h'otandiims ( 1890) 28. Edb. Benjie was seized with a severe kink,
MoiR Mansie IVaiirh (1828) xiii. Slk. A kink of laughing, Hogg
Tales (1838) 51, ed. 1866. Kcb. Coupin' ower a dizzen bumpers
o' strong Holland gin . . . and never gi'en' a kink either ower't
or after't, Elder Borgtie (1897I 31. N.I.' Ant. Ballymena Obs.
(1892). S.Don. ' He is in a kink of coughing.' I know a spring-
well called the kink-well, because it had — and I believe still has
— the reputation of curing chin-cough, Sim.mons Gl. (1890) (s.v.
Chin-cough :. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' Nhb. Did a greet
kink o' laffin' nut seeze the'? Robson Evangeline (1870') 341.
Cum.' The peculiar sound of the whooping cough. Wm. West
Guide to Lakes {i-lSo}2&-i. n.Yks.'s ne. Yks,' A kink o' laughter.
e.Yks. Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788). m.Yks.', w.Yks.^, ne.Lan.'
6. Vhr.fjig., to gae iu ae kiuk, to go at one whitT.
Slk. Stand for life, limb, gear, and maidhood, or a's gane in ae
kink, Hogg Penis of Man (1822) III. 203 (Jam. 1.
7. Hysterics. w.Yks. Lucas Stud. IS! iddeidale (c. 1882) Gl.
8. A faint, swoon.
Slk. He rolled over and fainted. . . ' My masters, it is nae for
naething that the honest man's gane away in a kink,' Hogg Perils
0/ Man (1822) I. 310-11 (Jam.'.
9. pi. The whooping-cough.
GaU. Death . . . Stauk'd furth wi' a' his darts and scythes, In
shape o' measles, kinks, and hives, Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814)
40, ed. 1897.
[3. (2) Cp. LG. kiukhoost, 'der trockene Husten bei
rauher Brust ' (Bergh..\us).]
KINK, see Kin, s6."
KJNKAM, adv. Nhp." [ki'rjkam.] In phr. to throiv a
stoue kiukaui, to throw a stone so as to skim along the
surface of water, to play at ' ducks and drakes.'
KINKEN, sb. Sc. [kigkan.] A small barrel, a keg.
Abd. He . . . plunders 20 barrels or kinkens of powder, Spalding
Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 295; Equivalent to a peck (Jam.). Ayr. I
think our fortunes we will try Wi' water foul an' clean ; — Then
kinkiiis twa accordingly Wi' ilk they got bidi;en, Fisher Poems
(■79° '47- v...
KINKENS
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KINYAL
KINKENS, see Kinshens.
KINKER, sb. Dor. An icicle. Gf. (1851) ; (Hall.)
KIN-KIN(D, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Also in form kin-kine Sc.
Kind, variety, sort, ^fH. in phr. a' kin-kind of, all manner
of, of all sorts.
Sc. Healin' a' kin'kind o' ailment an' disease amang the folk,
Henderson 5. Matl. (1863) iv. 23 ; The streets are clad, frae side
to side, Wi'a'kin kind o' people, Gray Poems (1811) 65. ne.Sc.
Keadin' as mony beuks, o' a kin kine, as wid set up a meenister,
Goidoiihaveti (1887) 28. Abd. Ye hinna a scraip o' 's vreet o' nae
kin-kin', Alexander Aiii Flk. (1882) 157. Per. She's a' kin kind
o' groceries, Sugar, cinnamon, an' spice, Stewart Character
(1857) 55. Fif. That temple's flures and wa's are lined Wi' leifsum
pictures a' kin kind, Tennant Papistry (1827) 17. Edb. A' kin
kind o' books yell mention For folk to read, Forbes Poems (1812)
9. Rxb. And leave as guid as she at hame In a' kin-kind o'
weather, Riddell Poet. Wis. (ed. 1871) I. 131. n.Cy. Border Gl.
{Colt. L L.B.)
KINKLE, sb} Ken. Also written kincle. [kigkl.]
The charlock, Sinapis arvensis.
Young Annals Agric. (1784-1815) V. 102; (PM.I ; Ken.'^
e.Ken. This sort of land, . . from being generally overrun with
charlock (provincially called kinkle), produces very poor crops.
Boys Agric. (1794) 36.
KINKLE, sb^ Ken.' A tangle, a hitch or knot in a
rope. See Kink, sZ>.'
KINKLING, sb. Dor. The periwinkle, Littorina
liltorea. G/. (1851).
KINLY, KINNlE, see Kindle, v., Kin, s*.^
KINNEGAR, sb. Irel. Also in form cunny-gar. A
dry sandy bank on the shore frequented by rabbits.
Dvvn. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) See Conyger.
KINNEN, sb. Sc. Also in forms kinning Edb. ;
kiunnin S. & Ork.'; kjunen, kyonneen Sh.I. A rabbit,
a ' coney.'
Sc. What's gude for an old man ? O whcit-bread and wine and
a kinnen new slain. Chambers Sngs. (1829) II. 491 ; Make kinnen
and capon ready then, Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776) I. 13. Sh.I.
(Coll. L.L.B.); Dey'U summons, an' prison, an' fine a puir body
for shuttin' ... a wild kjunen for a diad, Sh. Neius (,Apr. 2,
1898); S. & Ork.' Edb. Kinnings, capons, and sic toys, Pennecuik
JVks. (1715) 398, ed. 1815. Slk. As sleek as a kinnen, Hogg
Tales (,1838) 362, ed. 1866. Feb. Mj' beagles, hens, like kinnens
het ... Of ducklings and of chickens get. Of each a healthy brood,
Lintotin Green 1^1685) 46, ed. 1817,
[j. redde panne of kinyng skynnys, Paston Letters, I.
483 ; Conyng, ainiculus, Alctr. Voc. (c. 1450) in Wright's
Voc. (1884) 625. AFr. coiiynig. Cp. MHG. kiinicrm,
'kaninchen' (Lexer).]
KINNER, adj. Yks. Similar.
n.Yks.2 ' Of a kinner mak,' of a like description (s,v. Kin),
KINNEY, sb. Ken. Glass-making term : the corner
of the furnace. Ann. Fishing Vill. (ed. 1892) 27.
KINNLE,!'. Dur. Yks. [ki'nl.] Of a sore : to kindle,
inflame, become irritable.
s.Dur,, n.Yks. Ol any local inflammation or irritation, such as
ervsipelas or ringworm. ' It [the ringworm] kinnled up again '
U'E.D.\
KINOW, V. Hrf.« With up-, to make up or 'kindle'
a fire, &c. ' Kinowing up the fire.'
KINRICK, sb. Obs. Sc. A kingdom.
Sc. Made laws for a haiU country and kinrick, Scott Rob Roy
(1817) xiv ; Grose (1790) 71/5. add. (C.)
[Restoris thou ws on sic wise our kinrik ? Douglas
Eneados (1513) ed. 1874, 11. 36. OE. cynerice, kingdom
(Chron>,?^
KINSE, sb. Yks. In phr. what kinse of, what kind of.
w.Yks.^ ; w.Yks,* What kinse of a fire is there ?
KINSEBACK, see Kenspeck.
KINSH, sb. Cld. Rxb, (Jam.) A lever, such as is used
in quarrying or raising stones.
KINSH, KINSK, see Kinch, si.'
KINSHENS, int. Sc. Also in form kinkens (Jam.).
An evasive answer ; ' I don't know,' ' 1 cannot tell.'
Sc. ' Kinshens, aye,' quo' the Laird, Chambers Pop. Rhymes
(1870) 389; An evasive answer given to a child when overin-
quisilive (Jam.).
KINSMAN, sb. e.An. L A cousin-german.
e.An.^ 'What relation is Tom Smith to you, good woman?*
' He is my kinsman, Sir.' Nrf. Wall, Sir, you see, he's a kind of
a kinsman of mine (W.R.E.).
2. A nephew. Suf. Forbv G/. (1830). e.Suf. Oiio/. (F.H.)
KINSOME, ffn>-. n.Yks.^ Similar.
KINSWOMAN, s6. e.An.i A cousin-german.
KINTER, v. and si. Shr.' [ki-nt3(r),] L i;. To cover.
2. sb. A cover, pretext.
'Er's done me a bad turn under kinter on a good un'.
KINTLE, sb. Obs. Ken. A small piece, a little corner.
See Cantle, sb.^
Cult owt a kintle, Bargrave MS. Diary (1645^ ; Ken.'
KINTLE, see Kindle, v.
KINTRA, sb. and adf Sc. Also ? Dev. Also in forms
kintray Slg. ; kintry Sc. n.Dev. ; kwintra Abd, ; kyuntrie
Sh.L [kintra,] 1. sb. A country ; a region, district.
Sc.They seldom make dry wark in this kintra, Scott Midlothian
(1818) xliii. n.Sc. A small roadside inn 'awa up the kintra,'
Gordon Carglen (1891) 206. Abd. Macrory fae the wast kwintra,
Alexander yti/i)»y Gibb (,1871) xii. Per, Kintras, scatter'd ovvre
the sea, That mak' the greater Britain, Haliblrton Oihil Idylls
(1891) 62. Fif. To this day Douce todies in that kintra say,
Tennant Papistry ^I827 I 66. Dmb. This fair was famous , . . thro'
a' the kintra roun', Taylor Poems (1827) 10. Rnf. Hey for the
kintry o' cakes, Webster Rhymes (1835) 20, Ayr. Five wighter
carlins were na foun' The south kintra within. Burns Five
Carlins (1789) st. 5, Lnk. Ye maun lea the kintra noo, at yinst,
Gordon Pyotshazv (1885) 142. Lth, Ye maunna gae blab an' tell
the kintra hoo that ye fand me oot here, Lu.msden Sheep-head
(1892) 304, Dmf. Tam scoured tlie kintra far and wide, Thom
Jock o' Knowe (1878) 19,
,2. adf Belonging to the country, rustic, rural.
Sli.I. I widna lack ta staand i' da shiin o' da kyuntrie anes, Sh.
News (July 30, 1898J. Ayr. At every kind o' kintra toy The lassies
were his chiefest joy, Laing Poems (1894') 82. Lnk. Hoo . . .
The wheel o' kintra life was whirlin', Murdoch Doric Lyre 1,1873)
I. Edb, The black-o'-vis'd repentance stool Keeps kintra chields
frae muckle dole, Crawford Poems (,1798) 53.
3. Conip. (i) Kintra-clash, (2) -clatter, the talk, news,
gossip of the country or district; (3) -cleadin', rustic
apparel; (4) -cooser, a stallion taken from place to place
for the service of mares; also usedy^g-. ; (5) -crack, see
(2); (6) -dance, a country dance; (7) -folks, country
people, rustics ; (8) -side, the country region, district ;
also used allrib.
(I) Gall. The news of the country, or the kintra-clash, was well
known to Bauldy, and he turned it to his advantage, Mactaggart
Encycl. (,1824) 54, ed, 1876, (2) Ayr. I'm slighted sair And dree
the kintra clatter. Burns Here's to his health in water, 1. 7, (3)
Edb. Wi'kintra-cleadin', hame spun grae, Crawford Poej//s (1798)
-5- (4) Sc. Mackay. Ayr. If he was grown oughtlins douser
And no a perfect kintra cooser. Burns To a Gentleman who had
sent him a newspaper. Gall. Mactaggart ib. 301. {5) Dmb.
You've mair to say O' kintra cracks than ony ither ten, Salmon
Cowodean (1868 ) 26, (6) Slg. Up starts couples twenty-four And
danc'd sax kintray d.inces, Galloway Liincarty {iBo^] 66. ? n.Dev.
Us ha' a kintry-daunce sa sil'm, Rock/ih; an' Nell (1867'! St. 27.
(7) Gall. The honest kintra fowks are at no loss to tell, Mactag-
gart ib. 31, (8) Sc. 1 took the ellwand an' the pack, An" roamed
the kintra side, Vedder Poems (1842) 90. Abd. A haill kwintra
side, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) viii. Frf. Sune he was kent
'roun' the haill kintra side. Watt Poet. Sketches (i88o1 38. Per.
Weel kent, near and far, Through the hale kintra side, Nicoll
Poems (ed. 18^3) 91. Rnf. Whan the kintra-side was rais'd.
Young Pictures (,1865) 24. Ayr. He may be the biggest rascal in
the kintra side. Service Notandiims (1890) 38. Lnk. Mony a
kintra-side cock-lairdie, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) :9. Dmf.
The feck o' the kintra-side in his ban's, Reid Poems (1894) 76.
Gall. There was na sic a spangin clever hizzie in a' the kintra-
side, Mactaggart ib. 55. Wgt. Nane i' the kintra side Wad the
Mayden-kyrke gae near, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 209.
KINTYE, sb. Fif. (Jam.) The roof-tree.
[Gael, ceanntighe, the top of the house (M. & D.).]
KINVAIG, sb. Sc. A small plaid.
Dmf. • Kinvaig'— what's that ?— a tippet or a ■ maud,' Wallace
Schoolmaster (1899) 339.
laNYAL, adj. Or.L (Jam. Siippl.) Common ; of the
common or poorer class of people.
KIONY
[4481
KIP(P
KIONY, see Keen, sb}
KIOW-OW, xh. and v. Sc. Also written kyovv-ow
Frf. 1. sb. pi. Foolish talk, tittle-tattle. n.Sc. (Jam.),
Frf. (J.M.B.) 1. pi. Things of a trivial nature, ib. 3. v.
To tntle in conversation or conduct. n.Sc. I Jam.)
Hence (i) Kiow-owin, ppl. adj. trifling, occupied with
small matters; (21 Kyowowy, adj. particular, fastidious.
;i ib. (2) Frf. 'Ye're ower kyowowy, Tanimas,' said Pete,
Barrie Tliriiiiis '^18891 ix.
KIP, sA.i Cor.' 2 ' Dial, form of ' cap.' Cf kep, sA.'
KIP, sb."^ Cor. [kip.] 1. A small net used to hang
vegetables in.
Cor.' 2; Cor.2 Nelted b.ags, in which vegetables are put to keep
them separate when more than one sort are cooked in the same
vessel — and for hanging them in to drain. w.Cor. Tunnps, carrots,
and other vegetables, all in kipps to keep them separate and for
convenience in taking up, Bottrell Trad. 3rd S. 51.
Hence Kipping-stick, sb. a pole with a net, used for
catching birds bv night. Cor.^
2. Coiiip. Kipp-'sticks, bars placed across a vessel on
which to drain vegetables. Bottrell ib.
KIP, sb.^ N.Cy.' Nhb.' [kip.] An over-grown calf
KIP, sb.* Yks. Der. Shr. e.An. Som. [kip.] The skin
of a young animal, used for tanning.
Der. Of kip, or steer, stout channel pumps he wore. Furness
Mediciis 1836) 14. Shr.^A cauve's kip. e.An.' The skin of a calf
after it is weaned, before it arrives at a year old. w.Som.' A half-
tanned hide or sheepskin in the process of tanning.
Hence Kip-leather, ii.the tanned hide of a stirk. w.Yks.*
[Kyppe of lambe a furre, P.alsgr. (1530).]
KIP, s6.* Sc. Irel. [kip.] A house of ill-fame.
CU.(Jam.) Ir. (A.S.-P.) ; TV. 6" Q. V1878) 5thS. i.\. 117. Dub.
(A.S.-P.)
[Dan. kippe, a low ale-house.]
KIP, sb.^ Lan. A pocket.
\Vi' brass enough i' yo'r kips to pay for yo'r breakfast, Dottie
Rambles (1898} 62.
KIP, sby Sc. Haste, hurry.
Per. The woman's in a kip to get the news. Ye needna be in
sic a kip, we'll be there in fine time (G.W.). SIk. I Jam.")
KIP, sb.° Cum. Also in form kyp- Cum.'* A twist,
bend, slant. Also usedy/g-. of a strong bent in a particular
direction. ' He's gitten a queer kip, he hes ' ^W.H.H.).
Hence Kypt, odj. bent, twisted.
Cum.' A saw is said to be kypt or buckled when permanently
bent or twisted ; Cum.*
KJP,t;.'andsA.3 Sc. [kip.] 1. v. To play truant. Cf.
cap, v.*
Lth.Thymaister'swhippin', Could never mend thygait o kippin ,
Ballantine Poaiis (1856; 66; (Jam.) Edb. ib. Gaberhimie (ed.
1875 G/.
Hence Kippin, sb. truant-playing. Sc. Whistle Biiikie
(1878) I. 159 (Jam. Siippl.).
2. sb. Phr. to play the kip, to play truant.
Sc. If Jenny or Jo"e had been skulkin Their lessons, or playing
the kip, Edwards Mod. Poets, 13th S. 149. e.Ltli. Like laddies
after playing the kip, lookin gey ashamed o' theirsels, Hu.ster
/. Iinvici (18951 33-
KIP, z*.^ Nhb. Nrf. [kip.] 1. To catch fish by means
of line and chopsticks (q.v.). [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Nrf Trans. Phil. Soc. (1855) 33.
2. To thrash with a stick. Nhb.'
[1. Norw. dial, kippa, to drag fish along with a stick
(Aasen) ; Dan. kippe, to fish.]
KIP, v.^ Yks. [kip.] To drip.
w.Yks. Ah heard soomthing kippin', an' there it was ink coomin"
thro' fnoor (F.P.T.).
[Norw. dial, kippa, to run (used of water) (Aasen).]
KIP, v.* Lth. (Jam.) To take the property of another
b^' fraud or violence.
[Norw. dial, kippa. to snatch, snap (Aasen).]
KIP, inl. nw.Dev.' Cor.^ Also in form kep Cor.^ A
call to a horse to come to one. See Coop, int.
KIP, see Keep, v.
KIPE, s6.' and f.' War. Wor. Shr. Hrf Glo. Oxf.
Brks. Also written cipe Brks.' ; cype Glo. ; kyipe
se.Wor.' ; kype War.^ s.Wor. Shr.' Hrf Glo. [kaip.]
\. sb. A large basket ; freq. used as a measure of varying
capacity ; see below.
War.^ A coarse kind of osier basket, wider at top than bottom,
with a short handle on each side. Not very com. ; War.^ Used in
barns. w.Wor.' s.Wor.' Of circular form, wider at top than at
bottom ; it should hold properly two pecks and a half se Wor.'
Slir. N. if Q. (1882) 6lh S. vi. 186 ; Shr.' A strong osier basket
with a twisted handle on each side, of circular form. It is computed
to hold about half a bushel, and is used for general gardening
purposes. ' I'll get owd Price in Coleham to mak' me a couple o'
kipcs the right niizzer.' A kype is often used as a measure for
potatoes, apples, &c. When tilled level with the top it equals a
half-strike heaped, ib. Iiilrod. 85. Hrf.' ; Hrf.^ Holding two or
three pecks. Glo. A wicker measure about a bushel, Morton
Cyclo. Agric. (1863) ; A measure lor fruit, &c., B.WLis Illus. Dial.
(1870); Glo.' A kipe of potatoes is 70 lbs. Brks. G/. (1852) ; Brks.'
2. Conip. Kipeful, the smallest measure used in selling
coal. s.Wor.' 3. Obs. A basket used in fishing.
Oxf. An osier basket, narrower at top, open at both ends, used
for catching fish ;K.i ; Bailey (1721; ; Horae Sitbsccivae l^i-)-j-]) 119.
4. V. Obs. To catch fish by means of a basket trap.
Oxf. To go to kipe , K.l ; Home Sitbsediae , 1777) 119.
[1. Scrappes of |)e releef of \e twelf cupes (v.r. kipes),
Trevisa Higden (1387) I. 15. OE. cype [Luke ix. 17).]
KIPE, v.^ and sb.^ Cum. Yks. Lan. Chs. Also written
kype Cum.'* Chs.'^; and in form keyp(e Cum.'* Chs.'*
[kaip.] \. V. To make a wry face ; to look sour or sullen
about the mouth. Cf cuyp, keyb.
Chs.' ; Chs.3 Oo keyped at him.
2. To retort, jibe. Cum.'*, Lan.', n.Lan.'
3. To insinuate to the disadvantage of any person.
Cum.'* w.Yks. Hl'TTon /ojir /o Crtifs (1781 . ne.Lan.'
4. To die. Cum.' T'oald horse is gaan to kype : Cum.*
5. sb. An ugly, distorted face ; a grimace. Chs.'^
KIPE, v.^ Ubsol. e.Suf (F.H.) Of corn: to stand
upright, to stick up.
KIPE, adj. Lan. [Not known to our correspondents.]
Wrong. (Hall.)
KIPES, sb. Cor. Also in form kipps Cor.* A thin,
lanky person.
Cor.' A kipes, as thin as a bundle of pipes; Cor.^; Cor.* He's a
regular kipps.
Hence Kipesy, adj. thin, lanky. Cor.'
KIPLIN, sb. and v. e.An. [kiplin,] 1. sb. The
palates, gullets, sounds, or other perishable parts, when
cured, of the cod-fish, Morihiia vulgaris.
e.An.' Cured separately from the bod3-, which they would taint
and putrify. e.Suf. (F.H.") [Satchell (1879).]
2. V. To cut up a cod-fish in orderto cure it. e.Suf (F.H.)
KIP(P, sb. and v. Sc. n.Cy. Yks. [kip.] 1. sb. A
hook ; of the nose : a tilt, an upward turn.
Bwk. He's a kip to his nose, an' a cast i' his e'e, Calder Poems
(1897 297. Slk. (Jam."
Hence (i) Kipnebbit, (2) -nosed, ///. adj. having the
nose turned up at the point. Sc. (Jam.)
2. A sharp-pointed hill, a jutting point or crag on a hill.
s.Sc. Kippie, a small hill CJam.\ Ayr. Those parts of a mountain
which resemble round knobs, jutting out by the side of the cattle
path {ib.). Twd. The kipps above this are remarkably steep and
pointed hills, Armstrong A'o/<'s to Pennecnik Desc. Tud. (1815 228
iJam.). Edb. Hills are variously named according to their magni-
tude ; as Law, Pen, Kipp, Pennecuik Wits, [l^l$) 50, ed. 1815.
Slk. I saw the bit crookit moon come stealing o'er the kipps o'
liowerhope Law, Hogg Tales (1838; 53, ed. 1866. Rxb. Brave
Bruce clomb unskathed Abyssinia's dread kipps, Riddell Poet.
fF*s. (ed. 1871) H.88.
3. The male salmon, S(7//«0 5«/ar n.Yks. (R.H.H.) Cf.
kipper, s6.'
4. V. To turn up at the point.
Cld. Spoken of the horns of cattle (Jam.).
Hence (i) Kipped or Kippit,///. adj, (2) Kippie, adj.
having the points turned up.
(i) Rnf., Rxb. A kipped-up nose (Jam.). s.Sc, n.Cy. On both
sides of the common border of England and Scotland, a cow with
a crooked horn, that is, with a horn abruptly bent upwards ordown-
wards, is called a kippit cow : the turned-up plate of a man's shoe
is a kippit toe-plate, A'. C^ O. (1871) 4th S. vii. 543- (2) Sc. A
kippie cow (Jam.).
KIPPAGE
[449]
KIPPO
KIPPAGE, si.' Obs. Sc. A ship's company or crew.
Francisque-Michel Lang-. (1882) 211 ; (Jam.)
[The same word as equipage, used in the sense of the
crew of a ship. Her equipage might have been all saved
had they held out till the storm abated, Morgan Algiers
(1728) II. ii. 221. Fr. equipage dun iiavire (most properly)
her marriners and souldiers (Cotgr.).]
KIPPAGE, 5A.2 Sc. [kipidg.] 1. Disorder, confusion ;
a dilemma, state of difficulty.
w.Sc. A good vvheen of the latter seemed often in a kippage to
ken what to do with their shouthers, and theii arms and their heads,
Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 280. Lth. A fine kippage ye'd mak,
I 'sure ye, war ye to lose it noo, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 258 ;
One is said to be in a sad kippage when reduced to a disagreeable
dilemma (Jam.).
2. A paroxysm of rage, a temper, passion.
Sc. He was in an unco kippage when we sent him a book instead
o' the nick-sticks, Scott Anti(jHaiy (1816) xv ; Dinna pit yoursell
into a kippage, and expose yoursell before the weans, ili. Bride of
Lam. (1819) xxvi. s.Sc. To be in an unco kippage, to be highly
offended or displeased (Jam.).
[1, 2. The same word as Fr. equipage, nstAfig. ; cp. the
phrases in Littre : e'quipagesd esprit, nietlreenpiteuxe'qmpage.^
KIPPEEN, sb. Irel. Also in form kippen Ant. s.Ir.
A small stick, a switch ; a twig.
Ir. A lock of dry kippeens, Yeats Flk. Tales (1888) 20 ; A good
root-growing kippeen, Carleton TiaitsPeas. (ed. 1843^ I- 133- Ant.
(S.A.B.) w.Ir. The man that was selling it gave it nowand then a skelp
with a bit of a kippeen that he held in his hand, Lawless Crania
(1892' I. pt. II. ii. s.Ir. He gave her a little bit of a tip with a
kippen, Croker Leg. (1862" 39. Wxf. Just as I am levelling the
greeshach with this kippeen, Ken^edv Evenings Duffrey (1869) 46.
[Ir. cipiii, a stick or dibble used for planting (O'Reilly).]
KIPPEN, see Kep, v.
KIPPER, 56.1 and v.^ Sc. Cum. Yks. Lan. Lon. Ken.
Dev. Cor. Also in form keeper Dev. [ki-pafr.] 1. sb.
The male salmon when spent after the spawning season.
Sc. The salmon . . . after spawning . . . become very poor and
thin and then are called kipper, Pennant Zool. Fishes (i';69) III.
242 (Jam.). Slk. Three sonsy kippers — out of Tweed, Currie
il/«5m^s(i863 136. Dmf. (Jam.) Cum.« She had bought a newly-
run kipper. n.Yks. For taking and killing three kipper or shedder-
salmon, Quart. Sess. Rec. (Apr. 20, 1669^ in A'. R. Rec. Soc. II.
133. n.Lan.', ne.Lan.* Dev. Grose (1790)^5. arfrf. (M.) Cor.'^
Hence (i) Kipper-catcher, sb. one who poaches salmon
during the close season ; (2) -time, sb. the close season
for salmon ; (3) -watcher, sb. one who watches for salmon
during the close season.
(i) Cum.* A well-known ' kipper-catcher.' (2) Ken.* Obs.
(3) Cvim. T'kipper watchers fand a sammen in Jone's swine-hull,
Farrall Belly JVilson (1886) 20.
2. Salmon or herring salted and cured.
Sc. Allow me to recommend some of the kipper, Scott Guy M.
(1815) V. Slg. His mutton, his bacon, his kipper, his ham, MuiR
Poems (1818) 282. Rnf. Gif Fish Mary's house bena thrang, We
maun e'en hae a daud o' her kipper, Webster Rhymes (1835) 82.
s.Sc. We have aye a cut o' kipper in our auld burgh yet, Watson
Bfw-rfs ( 1 859) 149. Lth.Kipper ibranded het and broun), A present
sent from Stirling town, MACNEiLLPof/. Wks. (1801) 171, ed. 1856.
Slk. Loaves and fishes! Rizzars ! Finnans! Kipper! Speldrins !
Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) IV. 88. Gall. Making frequent
presents to the guidwife, of a hare, a salmon or a kipper, Nichol-
son//is/. Tales (1843) 159. n.Yks.2
3. Comp. Kipper-nose, a hooked or beaked nose.
Slk. Tarn and Gibbie, with their long kipper noses peeping over
his shoulder, Hogg Perils of Man (1822) II. 50 (Jam.).
4. V. To catch fish or game out of season ; to poach ; to
steal, filch.
Cum." Lon. 'To kipper a Jacob,' to steal a ladder, Grose (1790)
MS. add. (M.)
KIPPER, s6.2 and tf.i^ Bnff.' [ki-par.] \. sb. A large
bowl. 2. A large quantity of food. 3. i'. To eat heartily.
Fin the doctor geed in t'see 'im, he wiz kipperin' intil 'im beef-
brose an' beef.
KIPPER, V? Sc. To trifle.
Abd. Fat gars ye come kipperin wi a thingie like that? ' He's
kipperin' awa at the hin'most prayer,' said of a feckless preacher
(G.W.).
VOL. III.
KIPPER, arfy. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. [ki-p3(r.]
1. Light, nimble ; lively, in good spirits, frisky ; eager.
Cum., Wm. NicoLSON (1677) Trans. R. Soc. Lit. (i868i IX.
n.Yks.'; n.Yks.^ As kipper as a colt. Kipper efther brass; n-Yks."
e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796) II. 329. m.Yks.' w.Yks.
Yks. Wkly. Post (Apr. 24, 1897 ; w.Yks.', ne.Lan.'
Hence (i) Kipperish. n.Yks.*; (2) Kippersome, adj.
frolicsome ; of a horse: prancing, apt to startle. /6.,w.Yks.^
2. Amorous, lascivious. Cf kip, sb.^
Lan. No bin so kipper, Tim Bobbin View Dial. (1740) 49 ; Davies
Races (18561 275 ; Lan.'
Hence Kippersome, adj. amorous, fond.
Lan. Neaw, Turn, hast no' done cooartin'yet, as theaw'rt gettin'
so kippersome, Brierley A Day Oh/ (1859) 59.
3. Comp. Kipper -hips, an ill-fed, worthless fellow. Cum.*
KIPPERDY SMASH, phr. Sc. [Not known to our
correspondents.] A children's game.
Ayr. When at jing-ga-ring, . . or kipperdy smash, Or ringy, or
stakey, ne'er threaten ye'll thrash A playmate because he plays
better than you, Laing Poems (1894) 11.
KIPPERED, ppl. adj. Ken.' [ki-pad.] Of the hands
or skin : chapped, cracked. ' My hands are kippered.'
KIPPER-NUT, sb. Obs. Dev. The earth-nut or pig-
nut, Bunium Bulbocastaiium. Horae Subsecivae ( 1777) 238.
KIPPIE, adj. and sb. Sc. Also in form kypie (Jam.).
1. adj Left-handed. Sc. (Jam. Siippl.), Per. (G.W.)
2. sb. A left-handed person; the left hand. ib.,Lnk.(jAM.)
KIPPINGTIME, sb. s.Cy. Dev. The close season for
salmon. Cf. kipper, si.'
During kipping time, which is between the third of May and
Epiphany, salmon fishing is prohibited in the river Thames, but in
other rivers it begins later, and particularly in the river Ex salmon
is in season till the latter end of September, tho' the fish come very
early in the spring from the sea, Horae Snbsecivae (1777^ 237.
KIPPIT, see Kibbit.
KIPPLE, sb. and z;.' Sc. e.An. Also written kiple Sc.
[ki'pl.] 1. sb. A couple, pair.
s.Sc. The names o' this douce, decent kiple Were Robin Routh
and Marion Mickle, T. Scott Poems (1793) 325. Slk. A kipple o'
bottles o' branny, Hogg 7Vi/fS (1838) 318, ed. 1866. e.An.' A
kipple of rabbits. e.Suf. Obsol. (F.H.)
2. A rafter, beam. See Couple.
n.Sc. I'll lea' to you my twa ribs . . . for kipples to your ha',
Buchan Ballads (1828) I. 266, ed. 1875. Ayr. There were a gey
twa-three o' the auld kipples, an' ither kin' o' lowse riggin",
Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 78. Lnk. I slipt into the barn,
and by help of one of the kiples, climbs up the mou, Graham
Writings (1883) II. 92. Slk. My head's grown gray aneath thy
kipple, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 384.
Hence (i) Kipple-bawk, sb. a roof-beam ; (2) •foot, sb.
the foot or lower part of a rafter ; (3) -hoe, sb. a straight
piece of wood laid across the top of the couple or rafter ;
(4) Kippling, sb. a rafter.
(i) Bwk. They gar'd Meg Landles hang hersel' Frae the kipple-
bawks, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 58. (21 Kcb. The cloken
hen, when frae the kipple-fit She breaks her tether, Davidson
Seasons (1789') 5 (Jam.). (3I Rxb. The top being covered with
'feal' so as to form the angle (Jam.). (4) Gall. What huzzas
now did follow — the kipplings rang, Mactaggart Encycl. (1834)
78, ed. 1876.
3. V. To couple, fasten together; Jig. to marry, mate.
See Couple.
Sc. Francisque-Michel i<i«^. (1882)425. Rnf. Rhimetorhime
wi' kanny skill Ye kipple to compackly, Picken Poems (1813) 11.
63. Ayr. So we were kippled richt eneuch, Service Nolandums
(1890) 84.
Hence (i) Kippled, />//. adj. coupled, fastened together;
(2) Kippling-comb, sb. a comb used for fastening the hair.
(i) Rnf. Cheek for chow, like kippl't howns, Gang linkit ay
thegither, Picken Poems (1813) I. 152. Slk. Let them gallop
like twa kippled grews, Hogg Tales (1838) 322, ed. 1866. (2)
Ayr. Her hair . . . was closely smoothed back and gathered within
a kipplin comb, Galt Lairds ( 1826) xxi.
KIPPLE, v.^ Lan. [ki-pl.J To lift a weight from the
ground on to the shoulder without help or stay. Davies
/?(7f('s (1856) 234 ; Lan.'
KIPPLE, KIPPO, see Couple, Kibbo, s6.»
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KIPPOCK, s6. Sh.I. [kipsk.] A small bundle of fish
hung up.
Dere wis kippoks o' haddocks an weel-speeted hoes, Spenxe
FlkLore (iSgg' 178; Jakobsen Korsk in S/i. (1897) 137; S. &
Ork.i A small number of piltacks banded together.
[A dim. of ON. kippa, a bundle drawn upon a string,
esp. Jisk-kippa (Vigfusson).]
KIPSY, sb. Ken. Slang. Also in form kibsey. A sort
of wicker basket, abasket for holdingcherries. SeeKipe,s6.*
Ken. I was coming home with my kipsy, Macmillan'sMag. ^1879)
XL. 501 ; (W.F.S.) Slang. Farmer.
KIR, see Car, adj.
KIRBY, sb. Shr.' A poor old horse.
KIRBY-PARSONED, adj. Yks. Of a bottle : having
a cavity at the bottom. A^.£^ iQ. (1868) 4th S.i. 194. m.Yks.'
KIRCHER, sb. Dor. Som. Dev. Also written kercher
Dev.'; and in form ketcher Dor.* [katjafr).] The
membrane over the viscera of a pig; the caul of any animal.
Dor.i Som. W. & J. Gl. 'i873\ w.Sora.' The membranous
layer of fat which surrounds the ' inward ' of animals. Dev.'
KIRK, sb. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Der. Lin. ? Dev. Also written kerrk n.Yks. ; kiurk
S. & Ork.' ; kurk Cum.i ; kyrk N.Cy.^ [kirk, kak.]
1. sb. A church ; the Church, esp. the Church of Scotland ;
the congregation of a church. Also used attrib.
Sc. He rives the kirk to theek the quire, Ferguson Prov. (i64i>
17 ; Respectable fathers of families who went to kirk, Stevenson
Cairiona (1893) xx. Or.I. Fishermen studiously refrain from
saying the word ' kirk ' while setting out upon a fishing excursion :
for if they do so they are certain to have ill-luck, Fergusson
Rambles (1884) 165. Mry. Still thou'rt the friend of the kirk,
Hay Lintie V1851) la. Bnff. After meat fl] pat on ray claise For
kirk to grow ae flesh wi' Tib, Taylor Poems (1787) 69. Abd.
It's a heap easier to gang to the kirk nor to read the bulk yer lane,
Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879) xliv. Frf. The dominie in the glen
who had ceased to attend the Auld Licht kirk, Barrie Minister
(1891) i. Per. Hoo are ye gaun to manage for the morn's kirk ?
Cleland Inchbracken ( 1883) 149, ed. 1887. Ayr. On Sunday when
she was at the kirk. Hunter Studies (1870I 12. Lnk. Gang afore
the minister And thole the kirk's remarkin's, Murdoch Doric Lyre
'873') 51. Lth. To the auld kirk ye wont to row, Ballantine
Poems ,1856' 7. Edb. Ceremonies an' kirk rites perform, Liddle
Poems I 1821' 128. Bwk. This is like Hilton kirk. It's baith narrow
and mirk, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856} 40. Gall. In some
kirk to pray an' preach, Lauderdale Poems (1796) 40. N.Cy.'^
Nhb.' This form obtains in n.Nhb., but on Tyneside ' chorch ' is
frequently heard. Dur. There's neither peace nor comfort for me,
no, not even in God's kirk, Longman's Mag. ^Oct. 18961 579.
Lakel.' Cnm. Mudder sed she wad leyke to gang to t'kurk.
SiLPHEO Billy Brannan (1885) 7 ; He went ta kirk ov a Sunday
mwornin', Farrall Belly IVilson (18861 49. Wm. I wish the
christians wad . . . net come to kirk with a moon belief, Hutton
Bran New IVark (1785) 1. 132 ; Ga tet kirk ivvery Sunda', Spec.
Dial. (1885 pt. iii. 32. n.Yks. '2^* ne.Yks.' Now rare except
in place-names. e.Yks, Marshall Riir. Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.'
Not much used. m.Yks.' w.Yks. Only used in place-names
(J.W.) ; w.Yks.'*, n.Lan.' Der.' In the names of many places,
Kirk-Ireton, Kirk-Hallam. n.Lin.' Obs. here, but the word is
still current in the ne. of Lin. ne.Lin. I was weddid i' ohd
Clee kirk, Miss (M.P.'. ? Dev. So in the kirk at Widdecombe
They finished evening prayer, Salmon Ballads ,1899) 15.
Hence (i) Kirker, sb. a churchman, esp. in phr. Atdd
Kirker, a member of the Established Church of Scotland,
and Free Kirker, 2i member of the Free Church of Scotland;
(2) Kirkfu', sb. a churchful, a congregation ; (3) Kirkless,
adj. without a church ; not attending church ; (4) Kirk-
ward, adv. towards church.
(i) Sh.I. It'll no be den, ' Auld Kirkers, come ye dis wy,' nor
' Frees, geng ye up yonder,' Stewart Tales (1892) 259. Lnk.
Free Kirkers daurna speak till Auld Kirkers, Gordon Pyolshaw
(1885^ III. Lth. Together with the Auld Kirkers, Free Kirkers,
and Seceders of Scotland, Lu.msden Sheep-head (1892) 225. (2)
Edb. Kirkfu's o' the saint-like deils, Liddle Poems (1821I 129.
(3) Lth. After a Sunday's feast — or pascal, Wi' you, ye kirkless,
canty rascal, Macneill Poet. IVks. uSoi; 171, ed. 1856. GaU.
The kirkless priest, Nicholson Poet. JVks. (1814) 47, ed. 1897.
(4) Ayr. The kintra bodies, kirkward hieing To furm or pew,
Ainslie Land 0/ Burns fed. 1892) 42.
2. Comb, (i) Kirk-abister, a dwelling near a church;
(2) -asucken, the buried dead in contradistinction to those
who have a watery grave; (3) -attender, a church-goer;
(4) -aumas, church alms; (5) -beadle, a church officer, a
verger; (6) -bell, a church bell ; (7) -book, the minute-
book or record of the kirk session; (81 -box, (9) -bred,
the box or vessel for receiving the church oflertories ; the
box in which the church funds are kept ; the church
treasury or funds ; (10) -broach, the church steeple ; (11)
-clachan, a hamlet or village containing a church ; (12)
•court, a church court; (13) -door, [a) a church door; (b)
in phr. to do anything at the kirk-door, to do anything openly
and unblushingly ; {14) -door plate, an offertory plate at
the church door; (15) -dyke, a churchyard wall; (16)
-dues, church dues, tithes, &c. ; fines paid to the church ;
(17) -fever, excitement over church affairs; (18) -folk(s,
(a) members of a church, a congregation ; church-goers,
those on the way to church ; (b) church officials, ecclesi-
astics ; (19) -ganger, see (3) ; (20) -garth, a churchyard ;
(21) -gate or -yett, the gate of a churchyard; (22) -goer,
see (31; (23) -going, ia) frequenting church ; regular in
attendance at church ; {b) attendance at church ; (24)
•grave, obs., a churchwarden ; (25) -greedy, eager and
regular in attending church ; (26) -green, a church green ;
a churchj-ard ; (27) -hammer, the tongue of a church bell;
128) -herd, a minister, pastor; (291 -hole, a grave; (30)
■keeper, see (3) ; 131) -knock, a church clock ; (32)-knowe,
a knoll on which a church stands ; (33) -lad, a choir-boy;
(34) -laddie, a ladle used to collect the offerings during a
service in church; (35) -lands, church lands, glebe land;
(36) -liggate, see (21 1 ; (37") -loaning, a lane leading to a
church; (38) -loom,yi§', a pulpit; (39) -louse, the wood-
louse, OniscHs; (40) -lover, a lover of church ; (41) -man, an
ecclesiastic ; (42) -master, a churchwarden ; (43) -member,
a member or communicant of a church ; (44) -mouse, a
church mouse; also used advb.; (45) -occasions, church
services ; (46) -officer, see (5) ; (47) -park, a wood be-
longing to or adjoining a church ; (481 -path, a path leading
to a church ; (49) -plate, a plate used for receiving the
offertories; (50) -reekit, bigoted; (51) -road, a road leading
to a church ; 152) -scaling or -skailing, the dispersion of
a congregation after service ; (53) -scandalisin.the causing
of scandal to the church ; (54) -seat, a church pew ; 155)
-sess, church rate; (56) — Session, the lowest Presby-
terian church court ; (57) -shoon, Sunday shoes, shoes
reser\'ed for church ; (58) -singer, see 133) : (59) -steeple,
see (10) ; (60) -stile or -style, (<?) a church gate ; stepping-
stones over the wall of a churchyard ; (b) the houses
adjoining a churchyard ; (61) -stool, a stool formerlj'
used in church before the introduction of pews ; (62)
-sbkne, ? a congregation ; (63) -sucken, large stone circles;
cf kirrock ; (64) -supper, an entertainment given after a
newly-married couple have been 'kirked'; (65) -tables,
communion tables ; (66) -time, the hour at which a church
service begins ; the time of public worship ; (67) -town,
a village or hamlet in which the parish church is erected;
(68) -warden, (69) -warner, see (42) ; (70) -waw, a church
wall; (71) -weather, weather permitting church-going;
(72) -wipe, a club-foot; (73I -wiped, having a club-foot;
(74) -work, that which concerns the church fabric; (75)
•wynd, a church lane; also used attrib.; (76) -yard, a
churchj'ard ; also used attrib. ; {11) -yard deserter, a very-
aged or infirm person ; (78) -yard gate, in phr. to take the
kirk-yard gate, to go to the grave, to die; (79) -yard like,
ready for the churchyard in appearance or health.
(i) S. & Ork.' (2) ib. It was formerly the practice in Sh. to
bury the dead within the churches. (3) Rnf. The kirk-attender
always has A most prodigious Advantage o'er the stupid ass Who's
no religious, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 70. (4) m.Yks.l (5)
Abd. They ca' her father Robbie Scott ; he's our kirk-beadle,
Beattie Parings (1801) 40, ed. 1873. (5) Sc. (.Iam.) Per.
Sweetly clear his voice As a kirk-bell's tinkle, Stewart Character
(1857)67. 'Lnk.. Ork Laigh Flichts {iWz) sz. Lth. Ballantine
Poems 1,1856; 2. n.Yks. (T.S.) 1,7) Bch. In the kirk-book it
would be listed, Forbes Dominie (1785) 39. (8) Abd. There was
2000 marks left by Dr. Scroggie in the kirk-box, Spalding Hist.
KIRK
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KIRK
Se. (1792) II. 63. Frf. TuRREFF Gleanings (18501 17. Wgt.
(A.W.) (9) Sc. Spalding Club Misc. V. 33 (Jam. StippL). (lo)
m.Yks.' (11) Gall. Seven cot-houses at the kirk-clachan o'
Shankfoot, Croc«.zit Sfandnrd Bearer ,1898) 118. (12I Lnk.
Gade wi' them to the kirk-court, what learned folks call the
session, Graham IVi-itittgs 1883) II. 226. Edb. Some kirk court
that they ca' the inquisition, Forbes Poems (i8i2~i 13. 13, a)
Bch. The clout about me would be pricked At the kirk-door,
Forbes Dominie ( 1 785") 42. Per. She never darkened the kirk door
at all, Cleland Inchbiacken (1883") 38, ed. 1887. (i) Lnk. (Jam.)
(14) Per. I'll try an get to watch — ance I hae learn't a psalm —
Some kirk-door plate. Ford Harp (1893I 349. (15) Gall. We . . .
hid ourselves at the back of the kirk-dyke before they entered,
Crockett Anna Maik (1899' vii. (16) Slg. To pay kirk-dues
takes cent for cent, Galloway Poems (1792) 49. Lnk. Pay down
the kirk-dues, and come back to the stool the morn, four pound,
and a groat to the bell man, Gr.\ham JVn/ings (1883) II. 226.
(17) Ayr. This kirk-fever is putting a heap o' folk aff their or'nar,
Johnston Glenbuckie '1889) 259. (,18, n) Sc. I rather got the
better o' some o' them the day — some o' the kirk-fouk, I mean.
Ford Thislledown (1891') 92. Sh.I. He bade his ain kirk-folk lock
da door ipa da Plymouthests, Stewart 7"<i/fs ,1892) 259. Enff.
Kirk-fowk ay shou'd wish her weel, Taylor Poems (1787) 96.
Abd. They. . . had just got fairly into the throng of the 'kirk-fowk,'
Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 176. Dmf. Shennan Tales (1831)54.
Wgt Fraser fKi^g^/oi^/H (1877 387. N.Cy.i,Nhb.'. n.Yks.* e.Yks.
Thompson Hist. IVeiton (1869) 170. w.Yks.' Members of the
Church of England. (6) Bch. 'Tis strange what makes kirk-fouks
so stupid, To make or meddle with the fucait, Forbes Dominie
^1785) 41. Ayr, If kirk folks dinna clutch me, Burns Invenloiy
(1785) 1. 50. Lnk. Kirk-fouks is ay greedy, ye been wi' the minis-
ter the day, Graham Wrilings (1883I II. 228. Edb. Kirk-fo'k are
but a greedy set, Thomson Po«Mi5 (1819) 138. 1,19) m.Yks. ' (20)
N.Cy.', Nhb.i, Lakel.^ Cum.^ Afooer ther was any kirk -garths ut
bury t'em in, 77, Wm. A covetous man trapes to the kirk-garth,
HuTToN Bran Nezv IVark (1785) 1. 127 ; A fiut trod gangs through
t'kirk-garth (B.K.). n.Yks.'s^*, ne.Yks.l e.Yks. Ah lived . . . i'
Sent Paul's Kirk-garth, Yks. Dial. (1887) 6. m.Yks.' w.Yks.
HuiTON Tourto Ca-c'es{i-]8i) ; w.Yks.' A kirk-garth couf ne.Lan.'
Lin.' The kirk-garth, like the gallows and the sea, receives all
without asking questions. n.Lin.' Ofo. (21) Per. By the kirk-gate
lie passed. With the foam frothing down from his chops, Spence
Poems (1898) 27. Ayr. All this I could see from my stance at the
kirk.yett. Service Dr. Dugtiid (ed. 1887) 180. Edb. All flocked
to the kirk-yett, Moir Mansie IVaue/i (1828) x. Gall. In a different
fashion from what it had been in the morning by the kirk-gate,
Crockett Standard Bearer {i8g8) 130. m.Yks.' (22) Gall. I'm
no kirk-goer, ib. 128. (23, a) Sc. I've been a decent kirk-ga'ing
man, Vedder Poems (1842) 323. Frf. God-fearin', kirk-gaein folks,
LowsoN GuidfoUow (1890! loi. Lnk. Darkening scribes, of whose
existence his decent kirk-going father had never heard, Rov
Generalsliip (ed. 1805) 103. ib) Cura.'* He was oalus furst and
foormcst in ivver3'thingbit kurk gahin'. (24) Lin. Thompson Hist.
Boston (1856) 562. n.Lin.' (25) BnfF.' Commonly used with the
negative. ' He's nae very kirk-greedy.' Per. She herself [was],
as she admitted, ' no kirk-greedy,' Cleland Inclibracken (1883) 73,
ed. 1887. Per., Cld. He's no very kirk-greedy : Jam.\ (26) Abd.
Fareweel the auld kirk, and fareweel the kirk-green I Walker
Bards (1887) 559. ('271 Ayr. The auld kirk-hammcr strak the bell,
Burns Death and Dr. Hornbook (1785) st. 31. (28) Edb. I'se ne'er
violate the law That kirk-herds strick forbids us a' Ne'er to tres-
pass, Liddle Poems (1821) 34. (29) Lnk. To change a warm fire-
side In a cauld kirk-hole, Graham IVrilings {1883) II. 44. N.Cy.',
Nhb.', n.Yks.^ (30) Sc. Aconstant kirk-keeper she is, Scott Guy
M. (1815) xi. (31) Abd. The kirk knok, tolbuytli knok, and college
knok, Turreff Gleanings (1859) 187. (32) Gall. The bonnie kirk-
knowe of Balmaghie, Crockzit Standard Bearer{i8!j8\ 318. (33)
m.Yks.' (34") Gall. Mactaggart SiycA (1824). (35) Sc. Kirk-
lands will goebackto Rome, Maidment Ballads (184^) 10, ed. 1868.
Abd. There it sits in the kirk lands get, Half buried in the yird,
Cadenhead Bon-Aecord (1853) 227. Frf. Had his Satanic Majesty
had the gracelessness to open a trap-door in the middle o' the kirk-
lands, Willock /?05frt^ £«rfs (i885) 10, ed. 1889. (36) Gall. To
help her on her horse where it stood tethered at the kirk-liggate,
Crockett Standard Bearer (1898J 112. (37) Gall. I took to wan-
dering up and down the little sequestered kirk-loaning, Crockett
Standard Bearer (1898) 219. (38) Fif. A fier o' lairds . . . Besiegit
well the mickle pu'pit : It was the Cardinal's ain kirk-loom: He
brocht it in a ship frae Rome, TENNANTPa/>is/):yv 1837) 201. (39)
Cum.'* (40) Gall. I'm no . . . great kirklover, Crockett Standard
Bearer i^i8g8) 128. 41) Abd. Nane but kirkmen daur'd to preach
at peril o' their neck, Cadenhead Bon-Accord (1853) i88. Per.
Smith Poems (1714) 91, ed. 1853. Lnk. WoDROW Cli. Hist. (1721')
III. 352, ed. 1828. Edb. A kirkman said, 'Tell me, my heart,'
Pennecuik IVis. (1715) 405, ed. 1815. (42) Per. Andrew Blyth-
man, kirk-master, and John Ronaldson, officer, Lawson Bk. of
Per. (1847) 142. N.Cy.'2, Nhb.', Lakel.=, Cum.'", n.Yks.'^a.
m.Yks.' w.Yks. Watson Hist. Hlf.-c. (1774; 541 ; w.Yks.', n Lin.'
(43) Sh.I. Da pOr bit o whalp is not a kirk member. Burgess Tang
(1898) 49. Per. She's no a kirk member ava, I'm thinkin', Cleland
Inclibracken (1883) 76, ed. 1887. Gall. Mony o' the elders and
kirk-members owes siller to auld Drummie, Crockett Standard
Bearer (1898) 113. (44) Sc. I'm as puir 's a kirk-mouse (Jam.^.
Bnff. Tho' poet-poor, an' kirk-mouse lean, Taylor Poems (1787)
176. Abd. As puir's a kirk-moose, Greig Logic o' Biic/tan (1899)
132. w.Yks.' He's as poor as a kirk mouse. (45) Slg. At kiik-
occasions John you ne'er could miss, Galloway Luncarty (1804)
69. (46) Sc. The ' kirk-officer '. . . who was with the minister,
Coriih. Mag. (Nov. 1898) 663. (47) Bwk. Climbin' for scroggs in
the auld kirk park, Calder Poems (1897) 60. (48) Fif. I've just
left your uncle at the kirk-path, miss, Meldrum Margredel (1894)
270. (49) Ayr. The collections in the intellectual kirk plates of
our minds were owre aften broken in upon. Service Dr. Diiguid
^ed. 1887) 108. Lnk. Wha was't put a bawbee in the kirk-plate ■
Murdoch Readings (1895) I. 25. (50) Sc. Applied to bigotted
churchmen and to persons who have ill-will against sectaries. Of
one who has more zeal than religion it is said, ' He's no very kirk-
greedy but he's gae kirk-reekit' (Jam. SttppL). (51) Abd. They
even were shunn'd on the kirk-road, ;\nderson Poems (1826) 104.
s.Sc. There was a kirk-road through the turnip field, Wilson Tales
^1839) V. 113. Gall. Doon the kirk road he linkit wi' strides,
CROCK.-ETT Standard Bearer {i8()8) 121. (52) Sc. When the service
is over at any particular place of worship —1, for which moment the
Scotch have ... an appropriate and picturesque term, the kirk-
tkailing), Peter. Lett. (1819) III. 265 (Jam.). Abd. At kiik-scalin',
oot o' the crowd he wad lug her, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 37.
Ayr. The multitude of by-goers was like the kirk skailiiig at the
Sacrament, Galt Legatees (1820) ii. (53') Edb. Keepet frae the
fairs' temptation That brings folkstokirk-scandalisin, L\ViDi.zPoems
(1821) 33. (54) Lnk. A rather simple maiden lady, who sat in the
kirk-seat wi' my father's family, Roy G««cra/s/ji^(ed. 1895)41. (55)
w.Yks. (S.P.U.) (56) Sc. The Assembly appoints their names to
be delated to the respective kirk-sessions, Y'ncA.i-Rti Assembty{ii(>6j
43 ; The kirk-session consists of the minister and elders of a
congregation and has spiritual oversight of its members (A.W.).
Per. I'se doon t'ey minister an' hae ye up afore the kirk session,
Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 59, ed. 1887. Ayr. The matter was
reported to the kirk-session, which at that period had the duty and
privilege of administering the poor law, Johnston Glenbuckie {i88g)
103. Lnk. Even the minister and the kirk-session Had failed to
make the least impression, EwingFoc"is(i892) 12. (57) Lnk. He
dressed himself and put on . . . his kirk-shoon wi' the big siller
buckles, Hamilton Poems (1865) 247. Gall. Their kirk-shoon,
these being their dancing pumps, MactaggartExo'c/. (18241 379, ed.
1876. (58) m.Yks.' (59"! Dmf. Nae auld kirk steeple wagg'd ils
tongue \Vhen this puir chield wan hame, Reid Poems (1894) 87.
(60, a) Sc. If Anster's poor Are helped at kirk-style, or at play-
house door, Gray Poems (1811) 29. Abd. Crowds o' fouk at the
kirkstile, In boorachs, were conversin", Anderson Poems (1826)
97. Kcd. We met by the old kirk-stile at eve, Grant Lays (1884)
159. Per. Seek a lang while For the equal o' Johnny doon by the
kirkstile, Ford Harp (1893) 235. Ayr. She stood in the kirk-stile
and there she made sic a preaching, Galt Lairds (1826) xi. Lnk.
Hamilton Poems (1865) 224. Lth. Bruce Poems ^1813) II. 49.
Slk. Hogg Tales (1838) 332, ed. 1866, Dmf. Corrie kept at the
kirk-style, A house for brandy, rum, and ale, Shennan 7rt/f5 (1831)
12. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. ( i824\ Wgt. Gen. an entrance into
the churchyard by means of stones projecting from the wall, or A
shaped wooden steps, for persons on foot (A.W. ). (A) Cai.' (61)
Lnk. The arch was beautifully adorned with several draughts of
rocks, reels, and kirk stools upon the pillar, Wodrow Ch. J/ist.
(1721) I. 320, ed. 1828. (62) Sh.I. Loard guide an' gaird a' . . .
der a' kirksOkne o' you here, Sh. News (Dec. 2, 1899) ; If der no
kirksOkne here afore I come, dan he's a peety, 16. (Dec. to, 1898).
163) Lakel.2, Cum.' 1,64) Sc. (Jam.) Dmf. He usually sung it at
Halloweens, at kirk-suppers, and other trystes, CRoyiEK Remains
(i8to) 19. (65) Per. To prepare the kirk tables and napery,
Maidment Sfioltiswoode Miscell. (1844-5) !'■ 239. 1,66) Sh.I. It's a
while ta kirk-lime yet. Burgess Tang (1898) 48. Abd. Ere kirk-
time the morn I sail take it out, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 41.
Rnf. The boys . . . stated very explicitly that the ' intervals ' were
more to their liking than ' kirk-tiinc,' Gilmour Pen-Flk. (1873) 22,
3 Ma
KIRK
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KIRK
Gall. Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 107. Wgt. Fraser IVig-
town (1877) 342. ,67) Sc. Often . . . would he dismount on reaching
a kirk-town and gaze with soft complacency on the house of God,
Clan Albin (1815) II. 247 (Jam.). (68) Cum.'* (69) n.Yks.'^",
ne.Yks.i (70) Sc. Thej''ll ne'er set their fitt within the kirk-wavv,
.fl/rt^o/'('fo(ed. 1836)34. 1,71) Sh.I.Enouch ta satisfeederconscience
dat it's no kirk wadder, Stewart Tales ^1892"! 71. ,72) Dmf. He has
a kirk-wipe, N. if Q. (1870) 4th S. v. 30; Wallace Schoolmaster
(1899) 339. (73") If a woman, while pregnant, happens to enter a
churchyard and inadvertently wipe her feet upon a grave, the child
which she bears will be club-footed or kirk-wiped, ib. (74) Abd. The
haill seattis forwemenafoirthedaskissalbe takin avaybethe maister
of kirkwark, Turreff Gleanings (1859) 33 ; A' maister of kirkvvark'
is a functionary still existing ; a member of the Town Council, \vho
has charge of the fabric of the ' Town's churches,' i.e. those whose
ministers are paid out of theTown's funds (A.W.). (75) Frf. They
live in the kirk-wynd, Barrie Licht (1888) ii ; A kirk wynd weaver
might kill his swine, ib. Minister (1891) iv. (76) Sc. I hoped to lie
down in the kirk-yard lea, Vedder Poems (184a) 324. Elg. An
odd neuk in Elgin's auld kirkyaird,TESTERPofH!s (1865) 113. Abd.
Macdonald Sir Gibbie (1879) xxx. Frf. MoRisoN Poems (1790, 7.
Per. Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 182, ed. 1887. Fif. Meldru.m
Margredel (1894) 266. Rnf. Yon lown neuk o' the kirkyard,
Young Pictures (1865) 25. Ayr. A pawnbroker who in takin' the
wife to the kirkyaird thocht they werena gaun at a douce eneuch
gait. Service A^o/awrfHrns (1890) 116. Lnk. Murdoch Doric Lyre
(1873) 18. Lth. Ballantine Poems (1856) 2. Edb. Yestreen,
whan gaists the kirk-j'ard hauntet, Crawford /"o^fHs (1798)46.
Gall. This good kind maiden gave me all she had this morning in
the kirkj'ard, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 131. Kcb. Arm-
strong Ingleside (1890) 89. n.Ir. A ^vad like tae lie in the kirk-
yaird wi' oor ain fowk, Lyttle Paddy M'Otiillan, no. n.Cy.
Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.) Nhb. Efter ah'm laid in the kirkyard,
Clare Love of Lass (1890) I. 125 ; Nhb.' Yks. Before long she
was laid low i' the kirk-yard, Longman' s Mag. (Oct. 1895) 637.
(77) Lth. The aged and infirm [voters] . . . were not exempted
from offensive remarks, such as ... ' kirkyard deserter,' Strathesk
More Bits ,1885) 253. (781 Lnk. When he taen the kirkyard gate
He left her snug an' bein, Orr Laigh Flichts ( 1882I 33. (79^) Sh.I.
The very sowl relentit fiir hir, shii luikit dat kirkyaard lack, Sh.
News (May 15, 1897).
3. Phr. (i) a kirk with a chimney in if, an inn ; (2) at kirk
and market, publicly, at all times, everywhere ; {3) at kirk
or market, anywhere, in any public place ; (4) the Atild
Kirk, [a) the Established Church of Scotland ; (b) a slang
name for whisky ; (5) the kirk gangs in, the church
service begins ; (6) to be at the kirk, (7) to be to kirk njith, to
get married ; (8) to join with the kirk, to become a com-
municant of the Church ; (9) to make a kirk and a mill of
anything, to do what one likes with anything ; to do the
best one can under any circumstances ; (10) to ride on the
^'gg'"g o' the kirk, to be always talking about one's church
in a laudatory way ; (11) to take one to the kirk, see {7).
(i) Sc. Jock likit a kirk wi* a chimley in't, Scott Monastery
(1820) Introd. Ep. (2) Sh.I. Owned by them at kirk and market,
Scott Pirate (T822') iv. Bnff.' He's weel f be seen baith at kirk
an' market. Ayr. There was a lass and she was fair, At kirk and
market to be seen, Burns TItere was a Lass, st. i. (3) Rnf. They
are the warst sight e'er ye saw. At kirk or market owther, Picken
Poems (1813) I. 97. Ayr. At kirk or at market whene'er ye meet
me. Burns Whistle and Fit come to you, st. 2. (4, a) Sh.I. The
Auld Kirk, believe ye me, winna be fund a' gold, Stewart Tales
(1892) 260. Edb. Ne'er fash the Session tools. Nor yet their
auld-kirk creepie stools, Liddle Po««5 (1821) 38. (1^) Lnk. I'll
baud aye by the Auld Kirk guid. . . Whisky for me — a dram o'
guid Auld Kirk ! Coghill Poems (1890) 128 ; He . . . was strongly
attached to what he termed ' the Auld Kirk o' Scotland,' which, in
Queen's English, meant a stiff dram, Murdoch Readings 1,18951 I.
'07* (5) Sc. A quiet meditation among the tombs before the kirk
gangs in, Wright Life (1897) 59. 16) Rnf. The very day after
we've been at the kirk, Ye'U get a milk cow and a twa-year-auld
stirk, Barr Poems (1861) 73. (7) Lth. Has she been to kirk wi'
thee, My boy Tammy? Macneill Pof/. IVks. (1801) 191, ed. 1856.
(8) Rnf. If with the kirk ye be not join'd. Deeds go for naething,
M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 189. Wgt. (A.W.) (9) Sc. He
shall have his money, and redeem his land, and make a kirk and
a miln of it an he will, Scott Nigel (1822) ix ; ' Make a kirk and
a mill of it,' make your best of it, Kelly Prov. (1721) 252. Sh.I.
Doo's welcome ta mak a kirk an" a mill o' him, Sh, News (July 31,
1897). n.Sc. It is more fully expressed . . . ' Make a kirk and a
mill o't and twa gain plews' (Jam.). Cai.i Ye may mak a kirk
an" a mill o' 'd. Inv. (H.E.F.) Fif. Gavin Fordyce can mak a
kirk or a mill o' that, Heddle Marget (18991 26. Ayr. I'll gie him
the estate o' Wylie to mak' a kirk and a mill o't wi' her, Galt Sir
.,4. /F)'/).? (18231 xcvii. 1,10 Gall. (A.W.) i,ii IFer. I might hae ta'en
thee to the kirk, And made thee a' my ain. Ford Harp (1893) 165.
4. V. To attend church.
Dmf. Nae deil sae base coud be As lash wi' tongue sae forkit,
The glorious All-wise Deity, An' after gravely kirk it Ilk Sabbatic
Day, QuiNN Heather (1863; 253.
Hence Kirking, vbl. sb. church-going, attending church.
Ayr. She wondered what guid her kirkin' did her, coming
hame ragin' that gate at the licht o' day, Johnston Glenbnckie
(1889) 245-
5. \n pass. : to enter a church for the first time after any
particular event, such as a funeral or child-birth, to be
churched.
Sc. For your marriage and your kirkin too Sail baith be in ae
day, Jamieson Pop. Ballads 1,1806) I. 125; A family is also said
to be kirkit, the first time they go to church after there has been
a funeral in it. Till then it is deemed inauspicious for any of
them to work at their ordinary employment (Jam.) ; After a birth
the mother was not permitted to cross the threshold of the door
after the hour of sunset till she was 'kirked,' lest the fairies should
carry her off' to nurse their children. Ford Thistledown (1891 ) 251.
n.Sc. She who has been in childbed it is believed cannot with
propriety before she be kirkit enter into the house of her nearest
neighbour or most intimate friend. Her unhallowed foot would
expose the tenement to some mischance. Some . . . would not
taste any food that she had dressed. . . But it is not reckoned
necessary that she should be present at any part of divine ser-
vice. If she set her foot within the walls it is enough, ib. Abd.
Till the mither kirket be, She wadna gang a frien' to see. Walker
Bards (1887) 443. Wgt. They preceded the Magistrates and
Council to the Parish Church, on the first Sunday after their elec-
tion, to be ' kirkit,' Eraser Wigtown (1877) 83; Still a general
custom (A.W.). Lnk, The mother was not safe from the power
of fairies until she had been 'kirk't,' Graham Writings (1883) II.
34. Nhb.i
Hence Kirking, sb. the churching of women after child-
birth. m.Yks.'
6. To take a newly-married wife or couple to church on
the first Sundaj' after the wedding ; gen. in pass. : to attend
church for the first time after the wedding.
Sc. I'm to be married the morn and kirkit on Sunday, Scott
Midlothian (1818) xliii ; When a clergyman and his new-made
wife make their first appearance in his church a brother minister
gen. preaches for him, and this is called kirkin' him and his bride
(A.W. ). ne.Sc. When a young man and a young woman were
seen in company those boys who had manners not very refined
used to cry : ' Lad and lass Wi' the fite cockade, Mairrit in the
coal hole An kirkit i' the barn,'GREGOR Flk-Lore (1881) 87. e.Sc.
They were just kirket a week past on Sabbath, Setoun R. Ur-
guhart {18^6) .xxx. Kcd. Ere sax months he'd marrit an' kirkit A
hizzy o' half his ain age. Grant Lays (1884) 172. Per. Steen . . .
came to kirk the bridegroom and bride, Nicol Poems (1766) 48.
w.Sc. There was a fear that those discarded suitors might . . .
supernaturally influence her and affect her firstborn. This evil
result was sought to be averted by the bride wearing a sixpence
in her left shoe till slie was kirked, Napier Flk-Lore (1879) 54.
s.Sc. I saw her the Sunday after her marriage, as they carried
her to be kirked, Wilson Tales (1839) V. 180. Rnf. On seeing
them kirket, the neighbours a' smirket, M^Gilvray Poems (ed.
1862) 303. Ayr. There was a fulsome fraising about them when
they were kirkit, as the comeliest couple in the parish, Galt
Lairds (1826) vii. Lnk. Wait till they're cried, and married, and
kirked, Wardrop J. Mathison 1881) 88. e.Lth. The boose o'
prayer whaur we were kirked thegither, Hunter /. Inwick
(1895) 210.
Hence (i) Kirking, sb. the first attendance of a newly-
married couple at church ; (2) Kirking-party, sb. a newly-
married couple and their friends assembled for the first
attendance at church.
(i) Sc. On Sunday comes the kirking. The bride and bride-
groom attended by their office bearers, as also the lads and lasses
of the village, walk to the kirk, seat themselves in a body, and
after service the parishioners rank up in the kirk-yard to see them
pass, Edb. Mag. (Nov. 1818J 414 i^Jam."). Abd. We haste to the
eventful Sunday, when the kirking took place, Ruddiman Parish
(1828) 141, ed. 1889. Lth. At bridal, at kirkin', at market, or fair.
KIRKLE
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KIRN
Ye'll never miss Patie the Packman, Ballantine Poems (1856)
107. Gall. This [the best] man, so highly favoured, attends him
too at the kirkin. Mactaggart Eiicyd. (1824) 64, ed. 1876. ^2)
Abd. The ' kirkin' ' party was marshalled and set forth from Mill
of Meadaple in splendid array, Alexander Aiii Flk. (1882) 176.
7. Comb. Kirk the gussie, a game, see below.
Ags. The gussie is a large ball which one party endeavours to
beat with clubs into a hole, while another party strives to drive it
away fjAM.).
8. To lodge the ball into the hole in the game of kirk
the gussie.' ib.
KIRKLE, see Kirtle.
KIRLY-MERLY, s6. Wm. A knick-knack, kickshaw.
Cf. curly-merly, s.v. Curly.
We hed sick a dinner, o maks a kirly merlies, Spec. Dial.
{i8t]) pt. i. 17 ; Wanted me tae by this kirly merly er tudder,
Wheeler Dial. (1790) 78.
KIRN, sb. and v. So. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Also
written curn Wm. & Cum.'; kern N.Cy.' Nhb.' Cum.'*
n.Yks.'^* ne.Yks.' e.Yks. w.Yks.'; kurn Cum.s* n.Yks.'^
m.Yks.'; kyrn Wm. ; and in forms cairn, kairn Nhb.';
? girn Gall. ; ken n.Yks.'-'' e.Yks.' [kirn, ksrn, kan.]
1. sb. A churn.
Sc. Eith learning the cat to the kirn, Ramsay Prov. (1737V
Or.I. (S.A.S.\ Cai.i Elg. Tester Poems (1865') 163. Abd.
There's the kirn to ca', chessels to fill, Giiidnian Iiiglismaill {i8-!3)
30. Kcd. Cheese chessils, butter kits, an' kirns, Grant Lays
(1884) 3. Frf. MORISON Poems (1790) iir. w.Sc. A farmer's
wife . . . and her maid-servant wrought at the kirn, but, do as
they would, no butter would appear, Napier Flk-Lore (1879) 81.
Slg. Towers Poe;(;s (1885 173. Dmb. Tosh Mary . . . did the
kirn and milk-boynes fill, Taylor Poems (1827) 56. Ayr. Countra
wives, \vi' toil an' pain, May plunge an' plunge the kirn in vain.
Burns Address Deil (i-jS^) st. 10. Lnk. Hamilton Poems (1865
205. Edb. She . . . Neglects the kebbuck, and forgets the kirn,
FERGUssoNPoe«i5(i773) 108, ed. 1785. Bwk. Fill the bowie and fill
the kirn, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 11. N.Cy.' Nhb.' A
crooked sixpence is sometimes put into the kairn to avert witch-
craft. Dur.' n.Yks. Th' cooper is to bring hame'th kirn and
skeel, Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 426; n.Yks.'^^", ne.Yks.l
e.Yks. He gans inti byre, An fills a awd ken wi sum wheels an
sum wire, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 45; Ray (1691); e.Yks.'
w.Yks. In the dairy department, there is a kern, Lucas Stud.
Nidderdale (c. 1882) 28 ; Willan List Wds. (1811) ; (J.W.)
2. Comp. (i) Kirn-crewk, (2) -cruddle or -curdle, a churn-
staff; (3) -milk, butter-milk, milk left after churning;
curds ; (4) -rung, the implement employed for stirring the
milk in a churn ; (5) -spell, a dairymaid's charm ' to make
butter come ' ; (6) -staff, the old-fashioned staft' used like
a piston-rod in the antiquated vertical churn ; (7) -stick.
Jig. a stupid person ; (8) -swee, an implement attached to
the churn-staff to facilitate butter-making; see below.
{l^ e.Yks. Give us ken-crewk for feyin-machine, Nicholson
Flk-Sp. (1889) 61. (2) n.Yks.'^*, m.Yks.l (3) Sc. He dealt in
the wholesome commodity called kirn-milk, Scott Midlothian
(1818) xxvii. Sh.I. Into the buttermilk that remains in the
churn hot- water is poured ; the caseous part, named kirn milk,
subsides and is used for food, Hibbert Desc. Sh. L (1822)
177, ed. 1891. Or.I. (S.A.S. ) S. & Ork.' (s.v. Kleebie). Per.
Hoo can she get her strength on sowans an' kirn-milk ? Cle-
land Inchbracken (1883) 60, ed. 1887. s.Sc. A mouthfu' o' kirn-
milk an' a bite o' pease bannock, Swan Aldersyde, v. Lth.
LuMSDEN Sheep-head (1892) 117. N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.', Cum."
n.Yks. Sheet kedge our kites with good kirne-milk and whig,
Meriton Praise Ale (1684) 1. 160; n.Yks.'24 e.Yks. Ray (1691) ;
e.Yks.', w.Yks.i (4~i Sc. (Jam.) (5) n.Yks.2 (6) Sh.I. The fu.-
niture consisted of the kirn, and the kirn-staff, the milk-keg
standing on a chair, Stewart Tales (1892) 40. Cai.' Edb. My
kirn-staff now stands gizzen'd at the door, Fergusson Poems
(T773) 107, ed. 1785. Bwk. Peggy Little — wi' her kirn-staff,
Henderson Pop. Rhymes 1,1856) 84. Gall. That long staff with a
circular frame on the head of it, used anciently, when upstanding
kirns were fashionable, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824). Kcb. Her
rowan tree beetle or kirnstaff, Elder Borgue (1897) 30. Nhb.',
Cum.'* (7) Fif. For the befogged bungler there were the choice
epithets, 'kirn-stick,' 'dunderhead,' Colville Ventamlar (1899)
16. (8) Sc. It is composed of an axis moving between two joists
r— into which axis are mortised two sticks at right angles, the one
a great deal longer than the other. The churn-staff is attached to
the shorter one, and the longer one is held in the hand, and
pushed backwards and forwards, which greatly lightens the
labour of churning (Jam.).
3. Phr. (i) to break the kirn, to break the milk in the
process of churning, by the formation of butter particles ;
(2) to get the kirn, to arrive at the juncture when butter is
produced in churning.
(1) Sh.I. 'Is da kirn no brokken yit ? ' 'No shQ, mam, I tell'd
dee 'at da mylk wisna runn,' Sh. News (May iq, 1800). (2) Nhb.
(M.H.D.)
4. The act of handling or nursing over-much ; the act
of doing any kind of work in a lazy, disgusting manner.
5. Fig. Applied to mire, a disgusting mixture.
Sc. The ground's a mere kirn (Jam.).
6. The last handful of corn or grain cut down on the
harvest-field. Cf. churn, sb. 5.
Sc. The Cameronian reserved several handfuls of the fairest and
straightest corn for the Harvest kirn, Blackw. Mag. (Jan. 1821)
400 (Jam. . Lth. [The kirn] is formed into a little figure, dressed
like a child's doll (Jam.). Gall. If the last of the crop cannot be
cut by the shearers for all they can work until night be set in —
then they say they have had a 'bursen kirn'; they have burst
themselves almost before they have got the lastcut or[?] girn shorn,
Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 104, ed. 1876. Ant. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (C.)
7. Comp. (i) Kirn-baby, a figure or image, sometimes
made out of the last handful of cut corn, gaily dressed up,
and decorated with clothes, ribbons, &c., and borne home
rejoicingly at the end of the harvest ; (2) -cut, the last
handful of corn cut on the harvest-field ; (3) -doll(y, see (i).
(i) n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; The whole group circle round this har-
vest-queen, or kern-baby, curtseying to her, Henderson /7it-Z.ore
(1879'! II. 87 ; When reaping is completed a few stalks of corn
are made into a cross, which is known as the kern baby. If there
is no kern baby the next harvest will be bad, Neu'C. IVkly. Chron.
[Yeh. II, 1899! ; N.Cy.' Nhb. They used everywhere to dress up
... an image at the end of harvest, which was called a harvest
doll, or kern baby. Brand Pop. Antiq. (ed. 1848) II. 20; Nhb.'
Yks. The last sheaf of golden corn set on end. . . The reapers
announce the fact by loud shouting ; and an image hoisted on a
pole . . . crowned with wheat ears and dressed up . . The group
circle round this harvest queen or kern baby, Monthly Pckt. (1862)
Flk-Lore, 134. n.Yks.' (2) Sc. If thou wilt be my partner, I have
seen as great a marvel happen as the kirn-cut of corn coming to
as sackless hands as mine and thine, Blackw. Mag. (Jan, 1821)
400 (Jam.). s.Sc. (Jam. ) Dmf. From the same pin depended the
kirn-cut of corn, curiously braided and adorned with ribbons,
Cro.mek Remains (i8io) 259. Gall. The kirn-cut of corn is a
name given to the last handful of grain cut down on the harvest
field, Nicholson Hist. Tales (1843) 296, note. (3) Rxb. (Jam.)
Nhb. This is the corn-baby or kirndolly, an image formed from
a quantity of corn, Richardson Borderer's Table-bk. (1846) VII.
375 ; Nhb.'
8. Phr. (i) to cry the kirn, to give three cheers, when the
last handful of corn is cut, to let the neighbours know that
the harvest is finished ; (2) to get the kirn, to sever the last
portion of standing corn in the harvest-field ; (3) to shout
the kirn, see (i) ; (4) /o win the kirn, see (2).
(i) Lth., Tev. (Jam.) (2) Fif. Hame they gang to get the kirn,
Douglas Poems (1806) 143. n.Cy. When the sickle is laid down,
and the last sheaf of golden corn set on end, it is said that they
have 'got the kern,' Henderson Flk-Lore (1879) ii. Nhb.' ' To
get their kern' is the term used when shearers talk of finish-
ing the harvest. The ' last cut ' of corn was the object of a
struggle among the shearers. It was made into the form of a
large doll, dressed with ribbons, and called the kern-doll. It was
borne in triumph at the head ol a procession. n.Yks.' (3' Nhb.'
The last business, before leaving the fields, is to ' shout the kirn,'
when a verse is repeated : ' Blessed be the day our Saviour was
born, For Master 's corn's all well shorn, And we will have
a good supper to-night, And a drinking of ale, and a kirn I A
kirn ! ahoa ! ' all uniting at the close in a simultaneous shout. (4)
Sc I shall either gain a kiss from some fair lip for winning the
kirn, or some shall have hot brows for it, Blackw. Mag. (Jan. i82t)
400 (Jam.). Ags. The person who carries off this [the last hand-
ful of grain cut down] is said to win the kirn (Jam.). s.Sc. All
were joyous with the expectation that the kirn should be won on
the farm of Gowanbrac. An hour would be sufficient to terminate
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their harvest toils and win the kirn, Wilson Talcs (1836) II. 209.
Lnk. When the kirn was won — that is, when the last handful of
corn was cut from the last harvest field, Hamilton Poems (1865;
182. Ant. As each reaper has his ridge allotted to him, he that
finishes his task soonest is said to win the churn or kirn, Grose
(1790) MS. add. (C.)
9. A harvest-home or festival held on the completion of
the harvest. Cf churn, sb. 6.
Sc. Their kirns were aj-e the merriest in the parish, Whitehead
Daft Davie [1876' 261, ed. 1894. Or.I. Their [fiddlers'] presence
was indispensable at bridals and merry-makings, at kirns, and
jollifications, Vedder SiC'f/f/ifs (1832} 108. Elg. In ilka loughter,
cheery, comes The kirn and eke the fee, Colper Poetry (1804 I.
152. Per. Then came the great harvest festival of the kirn,
. . . properly celebrated on the night of the day upon which the
maiden (q.v.) was taken. . . This was the shearer's feast . . . held
when the last stalk was cut. . . First there was the rural delicacy,
' cream crowdie a'.' . . Each person at the table . . . was served
with a mixture of fresh . . . oatmeal and delicious cream drawn
from the kirn or churn b3» way of demonstrating the applicability
of the name to the festival, Haliburton Ptiir Auld Sc. (1887)
148-9. s. Sc. At the conclusion of the harvest Mary apprised me
of the evening on which their maiden, or kirn, would take place,
Wilson Tales (1839) V. 340. Rnf. Picken Poems (18131 I. 127.
Ayr. They get the jovial, ranting kirns. When rural life o' ev'ry
station. Unite in common recreation, Burns Twa Dogs (1786^ 3.
Lnk. Lots o' youngsters meet for fun At kirn or spree, Thomson
Musings (1881) 185. Lth. At kirn or at fair, McNeill Prcsloii
ic 1895 1 74. Edb. Scotch weddings, kirns, and other merry-
making occasions, Ballantine Gaberhmzie (ed. 1875) 88. Bwk.
The dance an' fun at the harvest kirns, Calder Poems {,1897) 60.
Slk. I wad astonish them at kirns, Chr. North Noctes (ed. 1856)
II. 37. Dmf. An' haith I at kirns we're canty yet, Cromek
Remains ;i8io) 48. Gall. A kimmering, a kirsening, a kirn, or
a wedding, M.\ctaggart Encycl. (1824; 54, ed. 1876. Kcb. The
sportive pleasures o' the jovial kirn, Davidson Seasons (1789^1 126.
n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.; Nhb.' Cum." Then ae nicht at a
kirn I saw Maggie Hay, E. C. A'eivs (Mar. 10, 1894) 8. Wm. &
Cum.' Or if they're duin a rivan curn, 172. n.Yks ^
10. Coiiip. (I) Kirn-bannock, a bannock baked for the
harvest festival ; (21 -feast, see (5); (3I -night, the night
on which the harvest-home or festival was held ; (4)
•supper, (5) -winnin, the harvest-home or festival held on
the completion of harvest.
(i, Gall. A piece spread wi' the gude-wife's thumb, of the kirn-
bannock, tastes ay weel in the gabs o' stirrahs, Mactaggart
Encycl. 1,1824") 4°5, ^d. 1876. (2) Sc. At fairs, kirn-feasts, and
penny-weddins, Drummond Muckomnchy (1846) 32. (3) Cum.
Oh ! Jean, think on yon kurn neet, R.\yson Poems (1839) 70.
(4) Bwk. To grace the kirn supper, Henderson Pop. Rhymes
(1856) 24. N.Cy.l Nhb. This old-world custom, the 'kirn-
supper,' a social gathering of the people, Di.xon IVhittingham
Vale (1895) 65 ; Nhb.' Lakel.' The harvest festival or feast of the
ingathering, called kurn supper, from the fact that half-churned
cream was one of the good things served up upon the occasion.
Butter sops were also a very essential part of the feast formerly.
Cum. The annual kern supper. ..was held,, .when the harvest having
been safely garnered, the labourers. . .responded heartih' to an invita-
tion to partake of a bountiful supper, Carlisle Patr. (i888': 7; (J.Ar."; ;
Cum.'* n.Yks.' When the harvest-festivities were fulh' carried
out in days now gone by, the Kern-supper and the Mell-supper
both formed a part of them ; the former being given on completing
the severing of the corn, the latter on finishing the leading or in-
gathering. From ' immemorial times it was customary to produce,
in a churn, a quantity of cream.' which formed part of the meal.
The custom survived about Whitby, Scarborough, and Gisburne,
&c., in Aram's time ; but that in other places cream has been
commuted for ale. Here, a large china bowl in some houses re-
placed the churn, and new milk, or even furmity, did duty for the
cream. m.Yka.' Lan. At a kirn-supper, or on a holiday,
VfAL'GH Heather {ed. Milner) I. 142. (5) Cum. A famish kurn-
winnin they've hed, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1840; 95 ; Cum.'*
11. V. To churn.
Sh.I. Sae I begins ta kirn ; an' I kirns, an' better kirns, an'
winders dere's nae butter comin', Ste\v.\rt Tales (1892: 43. Or.I.
(S.A.S.), Cai.' Ayr. They kirned an' kirned at it for a week,
Service Dr. Dtigtiid (ed. 1B87) 218. Lnk. Graham Writings
(1883; II. 37. e.Lth. Michty puir butter ye hae kirned wi't,
Hunter /. Inwici (1895) 94. Edb. Fergusson Poems U773') 182,
ed. 1785. Bwk. The gudewife's butter wadna kirn, Henderson
Pop. Rliymes {i8s6) 56. N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.' Cum.^ I've been
kurnin' iver sen mwornin', 204. n.Yks. '^•*, ne.Yks,', e.Yks.',
m.Yks.' w.Yks. Lucas S/»rf. A'idderdale c. 1882 28.
Hence (i) Kirnan-rung, sb. the implement used in
stirring the milk in a churn ; (2) Kirned, />/>/. adj. churned ;
(3) Kirning, sb. a churning ; that which has been churned ;
(4) Kirning-stone, sb. a stone used for heating the churn ;
(5) -water, sb. hot water to mix with 'blaedig' or butter-
milk in a churn.
(i) Sc. Ye'se get the kirnan rung To lick, this day, Wilson PooMs
(1790) 59 ^Jam. \ (2) Sc. Porridge and kirned milk morning and
night, . . were Tarn's unvarying diet, Whitehead Da/t Davie
(1876) 113, ed. 1894. Sh.I. Kirned milk is used— a name given to
the curds that fall to the bottom of the churn, after boiling water
has been poured into the bledoc or butter-milk, for the preparation
of bland, Hibbert ZJfic. S/t. I. 1822 207, ed. 1891. Cai.' Gall.
Fresh kirned butter is no sweeter, Crockett Cleg Kelly (1896) 203 ;
'Twas fed on new kirned buttermilk, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824)
39, ed. 1876. {3) Sh.I. Shu set yisterday's kirnin' o' butter apo'
da end o' da watterbrod, 5/(. Nezfs (Aug. 27, i8g8 . Lnk. Whiles
at a kirnin', Watson Poems (1853) 32. Gall. There was no time
left for the kirning of the butter, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898)
269. Kcb. The butter gaed wrang in the kirnin', Armstrong
Ingleside ,1890, 218. Wm. Thoo knaas when thood nobbet a hie
kyrnin thoo mead twenty pund intu fewer an twenty lumps. Spec.
Dial. ,1880 pt. ii. 6. ne.Yks.' A kennin' o' butther. (4 i Sh.I.
Pit da kirnin' stane i' da hert hole o' da fire, an' com' an' pick apo'
da kirn, Sh. News (May 13, 1899" ; Shu cover'd da kirnin' stane
wi' rid cols an' glodin aemirs, ib. (51 Sh.I. Shu ows'd da kirnin'-
watter apo' da kirn wi' ashappin [chopin] can. . .Shu wis steerin'
i' da kirn wi' da staff ta mingse da watter an' da blaedig, ib. (July
23, 1898 .
12. Fig. To mix, stir up ; to keep in constant commotion ;
to handle in a disgusting way.
Sc. I've just been kirnin' through the Word o' God, Leighton
IVds. 1,1869 'O ; Wi' their sark sleeves rowed up to the oxsters
busy kirnin' among clay an' makin' bricks, Dickson Auld Min.
(ed. 1893; 106 ; To toss hither and thither, to throw anything into
a disorderly state (Jam.]. Bnff.' Followed by at, anion', wee. Per.
Lord 1 they micht hae a body's sel' kirned up wi't a', Cleland
Imhbrackeii (1883" 149, ed. 1887. Fif. Glendookie had not been so
stirred, tossed, and 'kirned' since the days of the great Reform
Bill, Robertson P/oi'os/ (1894"! no. Ayr. It would hae been mair
to the purpose had ye been kirning drogs with the pistle and mortar
in your ain shop, Galt Sir A. Wylie (1822) xxxiv. Gall. Bubbles
up are boiling, [I] Am kirning and am toiling, Mactaggart £«£}■(■/.
(1824' 228, ed. 1876. Lakel.* Thoos' neeea casion ta kirn it aboot
like that. It was kirnen an'jowlen, jowlen an' kirnen, niwer still.
That was a famish auld chap's view o' t'sea t'first time ; anudder
said his booels W'as kirnen up an' doon.
13. With a'/V/i : to nurse or take care of overmuch. Bnff.*
14. To do any kind of work in a disgusting manner, ib.
KIRN, see Kem, sb}
KIRNEN, sb. : Obs. Sc. Familiarity.
Bch. I canna say bat I had a kirnen wi' her an' a kine o' harlin
favour for her. Forbes y™. (1742) 17.
KIRNIE, s6. Gall. A pert, impudent boy, who wishes
to be considered a man. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
KIROCK, see Currick.
KIR(R, <7(/^'. Sc. [kir.] Cheerful, happy ; complaisant,
consequential ; fond, wanton.
Ayr. (Ja.m.) Dmf. The apprentices sae kir and saucy, Mayne
Siller Gun (1808) 23; Wallace Schoolmaster (1899). Gall. He
casts a wink, she's kirr and couth. And draws the water to his
mouth, Nicholson Poet. IVks. (1814) 85, ed. 1897. Kcb. Kir and
crouse. Like couts [colts] an' fillies starting frae a post, Davidson
Seasons (1789) 25.
[ON. kyrr, gentle, quiet, at rest (Vigfusson).]
KIRR, inf. Sh.I. Also in form kirra. 1. A call
urging on a dog to chase.
Kirr, kirr, kirra! Whaur's Berry? Dat is a hokken brSte, SA.
Netcs [Aug. 12, iSggV
2. Hush. S. & Ork.'
KIRROCK, sb. Lakel. Also written kirruck and in
form kurruck Lakel.' [ki'rsk.] A large circle of stones.
See Currick.
Lakel.' Cum.' A large circle of stones on the summit of Carrock
fell, of which there exists no reliable history.
KIRRY-WERRY
[455]
KISS
KIRRY-WERRY, sb. Sc. Also in forms carriwary
(Jam.) ; carry-varry. A burlesque serenade performed
with pots and pans, &c. at the door of old people who
marry a second time.
Sc. Francisque-Michel La>ig. (1882") 329. Fif., w.Ltb. Esp. of
old women and widows who marry young men (Jam.).
[Fr. charivaris, a public defamation, or traducing of, a
fowl noise made, black Santus rung, to the shame and
disgrace of another ; hence, an infamous (or infaming)
ballade sung by an armed troop, under the window of an
old dotard, married the day before unto a young wanton,
in mockery of them both (Cotgr.).]
KJRSEN, fl(//'. Sh.I. Also written kirsn ; and in form
kirsnt. Proper, suitable, decent. See Christian, adj.
Shu'd cleen'd up her aiild (aider's hoos, an' made him a morsel
o' kirsn fiide while he wis li\-in', Sli. News (May 21, 1898) ; Da but
hoos is hardly kirsen ta tak dem intil sae shune i' da nioarnin', I'A.
(Sept. 18, 1897) ; Chiefly applied to food {Coll. L.L.B.\
KIRSEN, see Christen.
KIRSMAS, sb. Lakel. In coiiip. (1) Kirsmas-gift,
anything given to children to play with ; (2) -glass, a
glass of liquor drunk to wish success to the house on
Christmas Day.
(i) Lakel. ^ (2) I'b. Wm. What ye'll drop in mappen after dinner
fer yer Kirsmas-glas5 ? (B.K.^
KIRSSAN, adj. Cai.' In comp. Kirssan-crab, a par-
ticular variety of crab.
Fairly common here, in deep water. I have not seen any over
3 inches in length. The colour is almost black. The claws are
all very thin and broad ; and they have a close set of spines along
their edges, like short stout hairs.
KIRT, sb. e.An.'^ A ' kirtle,' an upper petticoat used
in riding to protect the clothes from mud. See Kirtle.
KIRTLE, s6. and i^. Sc. Yks. Lan.e.An. Also written
kyrtle e.Lth ; and in form kirkle Sc. [kirtl, ka-tl.]
1. sb. A woman's outer petticoat or short skirt ; a dress,
gown.
Sc. A cleaner kirtle, Scott Abbot (1820) xix. Bnff. Grannie's
crown fu' well he claw'd. An' 'neath her kirtle Een wi' the spurtle,
Taylor Poems (i^St'i 25. Per. Her kirtle seemed of velvet green,
Ford Harp (1893") 228. Dmb. Deil dock3'our kirtle no to ken the
guager, Salmon Gowodean (i868) 85. Rnf. Wi'vveelairn'd mutch
an' kirtle clean. PiCKEN Po«Ks (1813) 1.79. Lnk. Hamilton Pof«;s
(1865) 61. Ltli. Bruce Poems (1813) II. 48. Edb. Dees, wi'
snoods, and kirtles blue, Carlop Green (1793) 132, ed. 1817. Slk.
Hogg Poems (ed. 18651 67. Dmf. Oh, lissom lasses o' the Ha',
Gang count your kirtles by the score, ThoiM Jock o' Knoive (1878)
87. Gall. Nestling contentedly with her cheek against Anna's
homespun kirtle, Crockett Standard Bearer (1898J 33. e.Yks.
A kirtle o' green, Wray Nestlelon (1876) 20. s.Lan. Bamford
Dial. (1854). e.An.' An outer petticoat to protect the other gar-
ments from dust, &c. in riding. Scarcely, if ever, heard of now
that pillions are so gone out of use. It was commonly made of
slight materials, to answer the purpose for which it was intended.
Hence Kirtled,///. rt(^'. wearing a short gown or petticoat.
Fif. Men, women, kirtled girls, and lads. Were fir'd and furiated
in squads, Tenxant P.t/is^j ,1827) 7.
2. A loose jacket worn by labourers. n.Yks. (R.H.H.)
3. V. To clothe, dress ; usedy?^.
e.Lth. Wood and water, corn fields fertile — Teeming with luxu-
riance—kyrtle This God's acre like a queen, Lumsden Sheep-head
(1892) 130.
4. To flaunt, to give oneself airs. w.Yks. Hutton Tour
to Caves (1781). ne.Lan.'
KIRVE, see Kerve.
KIRVIE, sb. Sh.I. [kiTvi.] A certain quantity of
straw or grass ; a small bundle.
With a baet o' gloy or a kirvie o' floss, winding it may be sim-
monds or gurdastOries. SpEtiCE Flk- Lore (1899) 179; (W.A.G.);
S. & Ork.' A kirvie of floss.
[Cp. Norw. dial, kjerve, a small bundle of grass or leaves
(Aasen).]
KIRYAUW, V. and sb. Sc. 1. v. To caterwaul. Per.
(G.W.), Fif. (Jam.) 2. sb. A noise, great outcry; an
ado. Per. (G.W.)
KISCHEN, KISEN. see Kishan, Kizzen.
KISERT, sb. Sh.I. Also in form kisek. A ' haaf-
term ' for a cat. Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 26.
KISETY, see Kysty.
KISH, sb} s.Sc. (Jam.) A powdery matter which
separates from pig-iron that has been long kept in a
melted state.
The name given by the iron-smelters at Carron and Clyde iron-
works. Kish in its nature is similar to plumbago or black lead.
KISH, sA.2 Irel. [ki/.] 1. A large '^basket used for
carrying turf, &c.
Ir. A large oblong basket, commonly placed upon the rude
country car, and used in bringing in turf from the bog, Paddtana
(ed. 1848) I. 304 ; A train of his companions leading their cars
loaded with kishes of turf, Edgeworth Bulls (1802) 180, ed. 1803 ;
The boys standing up in the kishes driving without rein or halter,
l-EMZR Jack HintoH (1844) xxxv. Ant. There is an old kish on the
ground, Hume Dial. (1878) 23. w.Ir. From the time she was the
height of that turf kish there she would not be bid by anyone.
Lawless Grania (1892") I. pt. 11. viii. Wxf. Sitting on a pillion
behind you going to fair or market to look after your kish, Kennedy
Banks Bora (1867') 71.
2. A light bridge over a stream, made of hurdles and
wattles. Wmh. (W.M.)
KISHAN, sb. I. Ma. Also written kischen, kishon.
[ki'/an.] A measure of eight quarts, a peck.
When you are shopping to-day, don't forget to order a kishan
of peas, and pay for the kishan of salt we had (.S.M.) ; Of potatoes
two kischen, Caine Deemster (1887 249, ed. 1889 ; Morton Cyclo.
Agric. (1S63).
KISHE, sb. Obs. Wxf.' A large pit.
KISHIE, see Keshie.
KISHIEFAIK, .9/j. Or.I. Thekittiwake,/?wsff/>-/V/flc()'/ff.
Swainson Birds (1885) 206.
KISKEY, KISKS, see Kecks, sb. pi}
KISLE-STONE, sb. Obs. Sc. Also written keisyl-,
kysle- (Jam.). A flint stone. G/. S/M. (1802) ; (Jam.)
[OE. ceosol {cisel, cysel), gravel (Sweet).]
KISLOP, KISN'T, KISS, see Keslop, Can, v.
KISS, V. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
1. V. In comb, (i) Kiss-me-quick, a curl of hair growing
at the nape of a woman's neck ; (2) -my-loof(s, a kiss of
the hand; Jig. a fawner, courtier; a useless person ; (3)
•the-cap, one who is constantly drinking ; a tippler.
(i) e.An.' (2) Sc. Sae tho' ye now ca' me a coof, I dinna gie a
kiss-my-loof, Shepherd's Wedding (1789) Inlrod. 5. GalL Out-
sailed, out-fought, out-witted — such asetofkis3-my-loofs,yonking's
men, Crockett Raiders (1894) x. (3) Edb. As soon askiss-the-cap
heard tell, He swore, Crawford Poems (1798) 97.
2. Comb, in plant-names : (i) Kiss-and-looks-up, the
pansy, Viola tricolor; (2) -antrum, the chrysanthemum,
Chrysauthemitm sineiise \ (3) -at-the-garden-gate, see (i) ;
(4) -behind-the-garden-gate, (a) the London pride, Sa.xi-
fraga iimbrosa; (b) see (i); (5) -me, (a) see (i"i ; (b) see
(4, a) ; (c) the herb Robert, Geranium Robertiamim ; (rf)
the redspur valerian, Centraittlnis ruber; (6) -me-at-the-
garden-gate, (7) -me-behind-the-garden-gate, see (i) ; (8)
•me-Dick, the cypress spurge. Euphorbia cyparissias ; (9)
-me-John-at-the-gardengate, see (i); (10) -me-love, (a)
see (I) ; (b) see (4, a) ; (c) see (5, c) ; (d) see (5, d) ; (11)
•me-Iove-behind-the-garden-gate, see (4, a) ; (12) -me-
over-the-garden-gate, see (i) ; (13) -mequick, (a) see (1);
(b) see (4, a) ; (c) see (5, c) ; {d) see (5, d) ; (c) the fox-
glove. Digitalis purpurea; (14) -me-quick-and-go, lad's
love, Artemisia Abrolanum.
(i) Som. Beds near by are full of cloudy blue ' Love-in-a-puzzle '
and ' Kiss-and-looks-up,' Leith Lemon Verbena (1895) 18. (2)
Dev." (3) e.Suf. ^F.H.) (4, a) Glo.>, Wil.', w.Wil. (G.E.D.) (A)
War.3 (5, a) n.Lin.', Sus.' (6) Dev.« (c, d) Dev." (6) Nbp.',
e.An.' (7)Lnk. PATRicKP/n«/s(i83i) 124. Wor., Nrf., Suf. (8)
Chs.' (9) Suf. (M.E.R.) (io,a)Dev. (/i, c, rf) Dev.* (ii)Dev.'»
Gen. abbreviated. (12) Nrf. A small wild pansy (E.M.). (13, a)
w Som.' The wild variety. nw.Dev.^ (i, c) Dev.* (rf) Wil.', Dev.*
(f) Som. With pretty pink kiss-me-quicks — fox-gloves 'ee d' call
'em, Leith Lemon Verbena (1895) 100. (14) Dev.*
3. Phr. (\) lo kiss hand, in phr. as easy as kiss hand,
easily, without any trouble ; (2) — the (a) cap or caup, to
drink, to take refreshment ; also used subst.
(i) w.Ir. They could shew you a crock o' money as aisy as kiss
hand, Lover Leg. (1848) L 7. (21 Sc. I wadna kiss your cap [I
would not taste your drink]. I wadna kiss caps wi' him (Jam.).
KISSEN
[456]
KIST
Bnff.i Fin' we took haim tlie nout, we wiz niver bidden cum in,
nor kiss a cap. Abd. Shirrefs Poems (1790) Gl. Per. Come . . .
sit ye doun me by. An' kiss the caup— richt welcome sail ye be,
Haliburton Dunbar ,1895) 98. Rnf. They . . . got not so much
as the kiss of a caup, \Vodrow Cones. (1842-3) II. 115. Edb.
Cadgily they kiss the cap. An' ca't round helter skelter, Fergusson
Poems (17731 133, ed. 1785.
4. Ob$. To lie with a woman. Der.'
5. sb. A small sweetmeat of varying constituents ; gen.
in pi.
N.I.i Small sweetmeats rolled up along with mottoes in a piece
of coloured paper. n.Yks.^ Brown sugar-balls flavored with oil of
peppermint. nw.Der.' w.Som.' There are several kinds of ' drops '
called kisses, but usually the kiss is the sweet which is found
wrapped inside the motto of a cracker or ' cossaque.'
6. An air-bubble in a cup of tea.
War.3 I think they are only kisses when they travel in the cup
to the recipient.
7. //. The pansy, Vio/a tricolor. e.An.''^
KISSEN, see Kizzen.
KISSER, 5i. n.Cy. Yks. Not. Oxf. Nrf. [krs3{r.] Fig.
the mouth.
n.Cy. B.K.~l w.Yks. Give him one on t'kisser an he'll happen
shut up (HL.). NoLi, Oxf. (,G.O.) Nrf. 'Oh,' he say, and dabbed
the wet mittens across my kisser kind of smart, EmersonSow o//V«s
(1892) 43.
KISSEY, adj. e.An.» [ki'si.] Thirsty, dry.
KISSICK, V. Obsol. e.An. To cough with a dry,
hacking cough.
Nrf. I fare to have sich a hacking cough. I keep a kissicking, a
kissicking, half the night (W.R.E.). Snf. Used 50 years ago
(E.G.P.\
KISSING, vbl. sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Alsoinformkrissin-s.Chs.' [ki'sin.] In co;«6.( i) Kissing-
bough, (21 -bunch, (3) -bush, a bunch of holly, evergreens,
&c., hung up at Christmas time ; see below ; (4) -crust, that
part of the crust of a loaf which has been joined to another
when in the oven; the end crust of a loaf; rough,
protuberant crust on a loaf; (5) -day, the first Tuesday
after Easter week ; see below ; (6) -gate, a swing-gate in a
V-shaped enclosure, permitting only one person to pass at
a time ; cf. cuckoo-gate ; (7) -ring, (8) -round-the-ring, the
game of ' kiss-in-the-ring' ; (9) -scab, a sore place on the
lips or cheek; (10) -signal, a signal given on the fiddle at
a country dance for each man to try and kiss his partner ;
(11) -strings, strings tied under the chin ; (12) -time, the
time for kissing at a country dance ; see below.
(i~ n.Lin.i (2;; Der. This ' kissing-bunch' is always an elaborate
affair. The size depends upon the couple of hoops — one thrust
through the other — which forms its skeleton. Each of the ribs is
garlanded with holly, ivy, and sprigs of other greens, with bits of
coloured ribbons and paper roses, rosy-cheeked apples, . . and
oranges. Three small dolls are also prepared . . . and these repre-
sent our Saviour, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph. These dolls
generally hang within the kissing-bunch, by strings from the top,
and are surrounded by apples, oranges tied to strings, and various
brightly coloured ornaments. Occasionally, however, the dolls
are arranged in the kissing-bunch to represent a manger-scene. . .
Gen. a bit [of mistletoe] is obtainable, and this is carefully tied to
the bottom of the kissing-bunch, which is then hung in the middle
of the house-place, N. (y Q. (1877) 5th S. viii. 481. nw.Der.'
(3) Ir. (A.S.-P.) n.Cy. The kissing bush is formed of mistletoe,
evergreens, ribbons and oranges, Deiiham Tiacts (ed. 1895) II. 67.
Nhb.' Cum." A mass of holly, ivy and other evergreens tied up,
gen. in a fanciful shape, and hung up in the kitchen or entrance at
Christmas time, and under which it was customary for the lads to
kiss the lasses. n-Yks.", m.Yks.' Lan. Nature Notes, No. 9.
ne.Lan.i Chs.i Mistletoe does not grow in the North. Now, how-
ever, it is largely imported . . . from the West of England, and the
bush frequently contains a spray of the mystic plant. The kissing-
bushes are usually prepared by the farm lads, on Christmas Eve,
and they are often tastefully decorated with apples, oranges, and
bits of gay-coloured ribbon. I have occasionally seen them made
upon a framework of hoop iron, something in the form of a crown,
with a socket at the bottom to hold a lighted candle. s.Chs.' Gen.
of holly and mistletoe, and hung with ribbons, oranges, apples, &c.
War.2 A mistletoe bush, under which a kiss may be lawfully taken
at Christmas-tide. A berry should be plucked from it every time
a kiss is taken; War.^ Shr.i It dunna look much like Chris'mas,
nod a bit o' 'oily an' ivvy, let alone a kissin'-bush. nw.Dev.' It
consists of a small furze bush, which is dipped in water, powdered
with flour, and studded all over with holly-berries. Cor. The
kissing-bush that some tall dancer's head had set swaj'ing from the
low rafter, 'Q.' Three Ships (1890") v; Flk-Lore Jrn. (1886) IV. 115.
1.4) Cum. (M.P.), Cum.i", Lan. (F.R.C.) Chs.i The rough crust,
where the upper part of a 'tin loaf separates from the bottom.
s.Chs.', nw.Der.l, Not. J.H.B.), Not.", Lin.' n.Lin.> Rough crust
at the side of a loaf near the top. jB.Lin. (T.H.R.). Lei.' Nhp.'
The bottom crust, or the small crusty knob at the corner of a loaf.
War.3 Shr.' I like a kissin'-crust 60th plenty o' good fresh butter
on it. Suf.' Sus.,Hmp.HoLLOWAY. w.Som.' n.Dev. Here, chiel, 's
a nudge o' kissing-crust, RocK Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 126. (5)
Brks. It being Hockney Tuesday, . . that is to say, the first Tues-
day after Easter week — it was also Kissing Day at Hungerford, in
accordance with the charter which John of Gaunt gave the little
Berkshire town after its services in some great battle. . . Two tutte-
men, . . bearing in their hands their wands of office surmounted
with flowers, went from house to house collecting their dues. For
their imaginary services they can collect a penny from every male
and a kiss from every female, O.rf. Chron. (Apr. 28, 1900). (6)
Lin. We'd through to pass the kissing gate, Brown Lit. Laur.
(1890) 77. n.Lin.' War.^ A gate which swings on both sides of
the latch-post until it reaches equilibrium and the latch drops into
the catch. 'He once jumped a '• kissing gate " on the swing,'
MoRDAUNT & Verney Hunt (1896) II. 263. Oxf. :'A.B.C.), Oxf.'
Suf, A little swing-gate such as is called a ' kissing-gate,' lllus. Lon.
News (Jan. 7, 1888) 26, col. 3. Sur.', Sus.', Wil.' Som. As behind
them the kissing-gate fell back against the post, Raymond Love
flj/rfgHiW 1.1/^(1894) 43. w.Som.' (7) n.Cy., Yks. (J.W.\ n.Lin.'
(8) Sh.I. Games at ' kissin' roond da ring' — Let ilk lad kiss his
dearie, Stewart Tales (1892) 97. (9) Chs.' If a girl (or boy have
any eruption about the mouth they are sure to be teased and told
they have been kissing their sweetheart, and have got a kissing
scab in consequence. (10) Sh.I. At last the knight of the bow
gallantly gives the kissing signal, which he does by drawing his
bow quickly across the strings behind the bridge, and giving a shrill
sound or squeak imitative of a kiss, and then ' Kiss da lasses ! ' is
repeated by four voices, while four arms encircle four necks, and
four smacks are distinctly heard, Stewart Tales (1892) 217. (11)
Abd. A pair of kissing-strings and gloves fire-new. As gueed as I
can wyle, shall be your due, Ross Helenore (1768) 34, ed. 1812.
Gall. A straw, which passed between mouths like a kissing-string,
Mactaggart En0'cl. (1824) 404, ed. 1876. (la^: Abd. The gentle-
men [at a rustic ball] range themselves by their partners, on tiptoe,
to begin ; when the leading fiddler pushes his fourth finger far up
his first string, and brings down his bow with a long-drawn squeak.
This is ' kissing-time ' ; and, after an attempt more or less success-
ful on the part of each male dancer to kiss his partner's cheek, at
it they go! Alexander Ain Ftk. (1882) 245.
KISSY.si. e.Suf (F.H.) A simpleton, a stupid person.
KIST, sb. and c'.' Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Lin. Nrf. Suf. Dev. Cor. Also in forms kest Sc. ;
kyist Sh.I. [kist.] 1. sb. A chest, box, trunk ; a chest
of drawers, a cofl'er.
Sh.I. Tammy took his fiddle oot o' da kyist. Burgess Sketches
(2nd ed.) 77 ; I see a fine basin-stand there, and a kist of drawers,
Burgess 7a«,g'(i898) 136. ne.Sc. A cure for toothache was to go
to a running stream, lift from it with the teeth a stone, put it into
the kist, and keep it. When the stone began to waste so did the
tooth, Gregor Flk-Lore ,1881) 48. Cai.' Buff. Quo' Mam, I'se
gie her a claise kist, Taylor Poems (1787) 67. Abd. Janet went
to her kist, whence she brought out a garment of her own, Mac-
Do.NALD Sir Gibbie 1879) xxii. Kcd. At Ennochie a cluckin' hen
wis sittin' in a kist. Grant inj's (1884) 5. Inv. (H.E.F.) Frf.
The kist in the garret isna locked, Barrie Minister (1891) xv.
Per. A ' single' ploughman had only two items of luggage — his kist
and his meal-stand, Haliburton Furth in Field (1894) 22. Fif.
Tennant Pa/)is/rv (1827) 142. Dmb. My kist has never cum yet.
Cross Disruption (1844) vii. SIg. I've packed up your claes in
your kistie. Towers FofiHS (1885) 179. Rnf. M'^Gilvray Pof»;s
(ed. 1862) 51. Ayr. Clearin' oot an auld kist to haud the siller.
Service Notandiims ( 1 890) 65. Lnk. A wee kist he keeps his claes
and treasure in, Wardrop/. Mathison{i8Qi 10. Lth.BALLANTiNE
Poems ,1856) 189. Edb. Sae cosh she pangs their amery or kist,
Learmont Poems (1791) 194. Dmf. In the mist there is a kist . . .
And in the kist there is a caup, Reid Pofwis (1894) 213. Gall.
It's the auld man's brass kist they're after, Crockett Raiders (1894)
vii. n.Ir. The size o' a kist o' drawers, Lyttle Paddy ArQuillan,
45. N.I.', N.Cy.', Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. The deputies' kist is used to
keep their tools, plate and brattice nails, &c.,in, Greenwell C?a/
KIST
[4571
KIT
Tr. Gl. (i849\ Dur. I wish my love was in a kist, And aw mysel
to carry the key, S/5/io/«<r* Gar/. (1834" 66; Dur.' e.Dur.' A chest
of drawers is a ' kist.' s.Dur. Old oak kists are still found in many
houses in Teesdale (J.E.D.). Lakel.' Old oak kists and cupboards
are to be found very generally in old farm-houses in Cum. and the
Lake district; they are very curiously and laboriously carved
with the initials of the family to which they have originally be-
longed ; Lakel.'^ Cum. He his buik was laitin' Frae th' kist, Stagg
Misc. Poems (ed. 1807) 7. Wm. (E.G.); A gae bit it kist fer a
raeny dae. Spec. Dial. 0885^ pt. iii. 15. s.Wni. CJ.A.B.), n.Yks.
(H.M^, n.Yks.'^S", ne.Yks.i e.Yks. (Miss A.); Ray (1691) ;
e.Yks.' m.Yks.' A kist of drawers. w.Yks. A deal table and a
kist of drawers. Snowden IVeb of Weaver (1896) ii ; w.Yks. '^*^
Lan. An' bowt a kist an' clock, Harland Lyrics (1866) 76 ; Lan.',
n.Lan.', ne.Lan.^, e.Laii.' Lin. There, gain-hand, is the kist in
which she keeps the eldin, Streatfeild Liu. and Danes (1884)
265. n.Lin.' S\xf. e. An. Dy. Times {iBgz).
2. Co;«A. (i) Kist-band, the hinge of a chest ; (2) -fragg'd,
'coffer-lined,' rich; (3) -full, a chcstful ; (4) -full o'
whistles, an organ ; (5) -graith'd, see (2) ; (6) -lid, the
lid of a chest ; (7 1 -locker, a small compartment in a chest
for holding valuables, &c. ; (8) -nook, the corner of a
chest ; (9) -o' whistles, see (4) ; (10) -shaped, shaped
like a chest ; (11) -weed, the woodruff, Asperiila odorata.
(i, 2) n.Yks.2 13I Ayr. I dreamed of kistfu's o' buried treasure
and wonderful subterranean chambers and passages. Service Dr,
Diignid (ed. 1887') 58. Lnk. What wad I no' gie sic a kistfu' o'
cuddlers to see, Nicholson Idylls (1870) 17. w.Yks. Aw didn't
expect tha'd bring a kist full, Hartley Sff/s i' Yts. and Lan. (1895)
iv. (4") Sc. And the kist-fou o' whistles That mak sic a cleiro,
Scott Minstrelsy (1802) II. 164, ed. 1848. (5) n.Yks.^ (6) Ayr.
I . . . sat down again on the old kist-lid to abide the issues, Galt
Gilhaize (1823) xxviii. (7) Bnff. Ae haf-crown i' her kist locker,
Taylor Poems (1787) 64. Nhb.l {Z^ Frf. They've lain in my
kist-neuk sae lang That the mice an' the moths hae them noo feckly
eaten, Watt Poc/.Sif/i7ifs(i88o")45. Ayr. JennyGIatterpans... has
a pose in her kist-nook, Galt Z.m>rfs (1826) xxxix. Edb. The ben-
most part o' my kist nook I'll ripe for thee, Fergusson Powhs (1773)
149, ed. 1785. Bwk. I hate these mean, tight-fisted folks, Wha's
kist-neuk . . . Is wi' the bawbees stored, Calder Poems (1897)223.
Rxb. Her blankets air'd a' fell and dry And in the kist-nook fauldit
by, A. Scorr Poems (1805) 86 (Jam.). n.Cy. Border Gl. (Coll.
L.L.B.") f§) Sc. There was no such thing as an organ, or ' kist o'
whussles,' in any Presbyterian kirk in the land. Ford Thisllcdown
(1891) 106 ; To what could it lead but to read sermons, and human
hymns, and a kist o' whistles, Keith BoHmf /.arfy (1897) 176. Abd.
To cram down our craigs, will we, nill we, their kists o' whistles,
RuDDiMAN Parish 1 1828 ; 36, ed. 1889. e.Sc. Never afterwards
had Dauvit a word to say against the kist o' whistles, Setoun R.
Urqtihart {1896) v. Fif. He said a ' kist o' whistles was a farce i'
the hoose o' God ' ; and he never thought to have lived to see ' the
auld kirk made intil a Popish panoramy,' Heddle il/a>-j^f/ (1899')
86. Lnk. There's some wad plant in a' yer kirks The big kist fu'
o' whistles, Hamilton Poems (1865) 96. Gall, Their very heart's
blood dyed the sod To keep out ' kists o' whistles,' Kerr Maggie
o' the Moss (1891) 88. (10) Feb. His sides a parallelogram, Kest-
shap'd, with breast and keel, Linloun Green (1685) 69, ed. 1817.
(II) Bnff.'
3. A coffin ; also in comb. Dead kist (q.v.). Cf chest.
Sc. 'Reasonable charges?' said the sexton; ' ou, there's .. .
the kist — and my day's wark, SiCoit Bride 0/ Lam. (1819) xxiv ;
All that you'll get will be a kist and a sheet after all, Kelly Prov.
(1731) 6. Sh.I. Da black brute turnin' him apo' da keel o' his back,
wi' his wings in til his sides — fir da ert lack a deid kist, Sh. News
(Apr. 29, 1899). Cai.' Elg. He was fleggit to death, aye, some
scamp o' a vricht Wad nail up a kist micht be uselessly licht, Tester
Poems (1865) 132. Kcd. Ilka minute in sic chaumer Ca'd a nail in
Duncan's kist, Grant Lays (1884) 114. Fif. Tennant Papistry
(1827) 6. Lnk. Feenish the grim joke by yer lairdship's gettin'
inside the kist, Murdoch Readings (1895) II. 17. Hdg. The
ploughshare turned up a large number of stone kists in some of
which were numerous bones, Ritchie St. Baldred 1883) 16. Gall.
Ye'll get a sark, an' sheet, an' kist. To be yer all, Lauderdale
Poems (1796) 28. Nhb.' Prehistoric burials are sometimes found
in regularly made boxes of stone, four or more of which are set on
edge, whilst one or more form a close cover or lid. These are
known as kists by the country people. Nhb., Dur. Brand Pop.
Antiq. (ed. 1777) 25. n.Yks.'' A kirk-garth kist. w.Yks. The ball
was hid under an altar tomb or kist, Dixon Craven Dales (1881)
157. Nrf. All round lay remnants of the dead. There they were,
VOL. III.
stretched out in the form of a circle, of which the stone kist was
the centre. Haggard Col. Qiiarilch (1888) III. xii.
Hence (i) Coffin-kist, sb. a hearse; (2) Kist-bun, adj.
coffined, put into a coffin ; (3) -vaen, Kistaven, or Kisti-
vaen, sb. a stone coffin or chest containing bones.
(i) Nhb.' (2) n.Yks.2 (3) Sh.1. The mutilated remains may be
observed of what antiquaries call kist-vaens, or stone coffins,
Hibbert Desc. Sh. /. (1822) 69, ed. 1891. Edb. In trenching the
ground for a garden was discovered another tomb, kisti-vaen . . .
of five flags, without an urn, or any remains of bones, Pennecuik
Jf^i. (1715) i2i,ed. 1815. Dev. A kistvaen, that is to say, a coffin
formed of great slabs set on end, with one or more huge covering
stones, Baring-Gould /"«>2f-/J/oom (1899) 37; Cornh. Mag.lNov
1887') 517. Cor.'2
4. The counter of a shop.
Ayr. Do ye envy the city gent. Behind a kist to lie an' sklent '
Burns Ep. to J. Lapraik l^Apr, 21, 1785) st. 11. n.Cy. Border Gl.
(Coll. L.L,B.)
5. The chest of the body.
Sc.Themaudhappedabouthiskist, Stevenson Co/n'o«(i (1893) xv.
Lnk. I've a solid kist here (tapping his chest), Murdoch Readings
(1895^ II. 14. Yks. He tried ta ram hiz skewar thro' mi kist, Binns
Tom Wallop (i86i~i 6. n.Yks. Ah've a pain i' me kist (T.S.).
e.Yks. They gat yah booad across his knees wiv a lot o' fower
steean weights on it, an a lot mare uppov another booad, across
his kist, Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 34.
6. V. To lay up in a chest, esp. to place in a coffin. Cf.
chest.
Sh.L Shu deid ta a' appearance, and wis streeked an' kisted just
laekony idder dead boddie, Stewart TVife (1892)84. Cai.' Abd.
The best to streek or kist a corpse, Anderson Rhymes (18671 25.
Per. (G.W.) Ayr. Doff your duffles, deary. An' kist your winter
claes, Ainslie iawrf 0/ i?;(™s (ed. 1892) 336, Lnk. Auld Uncle
Wat was deid an' kisted. Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 7. e.Ltb.
If I turn oot wraiig, Jims, I'll kist ye for naethin, Hunter J. Inwick
(1895) 95. Dmf. Wallace Schoolmaster (1899) 350.
Hence (i) Kisted, ppl. adj. placed in a coffin ; (2)
Kisting, vbl. sb. the placing of a dead body in a coffin.
(i) n.Yks. ° ' I wad fain see thee kisted,' an ill wish in the course
of a scolding-bout. (2) Sc. A kistin is his only prayer meetin',
Seatoun G. Malcolm (1897) iv. Sh.I. The three feasts were still
observed, viz., the kistin', the funeral, and the condolin', Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 189. ne.Sc. A scrap of winding sheet was made
into a napkin which was worn only on the occasion of a kistan 01
on a Communion Sunday, GREGOR/'/<t-/-o/-f (1881) 211. Abd, The
corpse was laid out in the but end of the house, and there the
'kistin'' took place, Alexander Am Flk. (1882) 43. Lnk. He
was summoned to attend the ' kisting,' or ceremony of depositing
the body in the coffin, in the presence of the friends and relations of
the deceased, Hamilton Po«HS (1865) 173. e.Lth. Heused tobrag
that he did a' the kistin for three pairishes. Hunter /. Inuick
(1895) 75. N.Cy.'
[1. O kiste Of fin gold and of fin perreie . . . anon he
felde full, GowER C. A. v. 34. 3. OE. cyst (= 'cofl'yn' in
Tindale), LukevW. 14.]
KIST, int. and v.'^ Sh.I. [kist.] 1. int. An excla-
mation used to drive off anything ; a call to urge on a dog.
Da cat 'ill be i' da boddie, Sibbie. . . Kist, ye tiefy brote, Sh.
News (Feb. 3, 1900) ; Kist ! kist her. Berry. . . Dair da cat is fled
ben wi' a muckle piltick, ib. (July 2, 1898) ; Kist her, Sly. Kist,
kist! ib. (Oct. 14, 1899) ; S. & Ork.'
2. V. To drive off, scare away.
Shii clappid hir haands an' kistid da catt butt, Sh. News (Jan. 14,
1899).
KIST, V.3 m.Yks.' Dial, form of cast.'
'He's got a stone in his hand for you?' 'But he daren't kist it.'
KISTIT, ppt. adj. Cld. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Dried up, withered, having no substance.
KISTY, see Kysty.
KIT, 56.' and z-.' Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. e.An. Hmp. Som. Dev. Cor.
Also written kitt S. & Ork.' n.Cy. Wm. w.Yks.* ; and in
form kid e.An.' ; kjit Sh.I. [kit.] 1. Any wooden
vessel, esp. a milking-pail with a cover and one or two
' ears ' ; a pail, bucket ; a small barrel.
Sc. His comrades would cry ' poor fellow ' and let him eat out
of their kit, Scorr St. Ronan (1824) xxxv. Sh.I. Shu set da kit
wi da kye's milk apo' da end o' da wattcr-brod, Sh. News (Aug.
27, 18981 ; Lay da half o' what wis i' da kjit ower da grund, ib.
3N
KIT
[458]
KITCH
(June 33, 1900) ; S. & Ork.', Cal." Kcd. Butter kits, an" kirns,
Grant Lays 1884) 3. Ayr. She had a porringer in the one
hand, and a small kit tied in a cloute in the other, Galt Gilhaize
(1823) xix. Lnk. There's butter, by purchasin' a kit at a time ye
save the matter o' a penny or three-bawbees the pund, Roy
Generalship (ed. 1895) 19. Rxb. (Jam.) Dmf. Slump in an auld
Strang kit he pat them, Quinn Heathay (1863 135. Gall. Jugs
and decanters, and noggins and kits, The drink it did circle,
Mactaggart Encycl. (18341 79, ed. 1876. n.Cy. (P.R.), N.Cy.'
Nhb. The bluid kit and gully, Midford Coll. Sngs. (1818) 46 ;
Nhb.i Formerly applied also to a small barrel used for packing
pickled salmon. Dur.i e.Dur.' A small tub for washing in, used by
pitmen. Lakel.^ Cum. Far is the gursin' off, topful the kits,
Relph A/iif. Pof/«5(i747) 14; Cum.'; Cum." A riddlin' — a riddlin',
an oald wife striddlin', A kit full o' cunning things in a coald
morning. Wm. Trans. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. (1866-95) XIII.
267. n.Yks.' A small tub or dipping-pail, with one of the staves
continued above the rim and fashioned so as to serve for a
handle ; n.Yks.'*, e.Yks,' A shoemaker's tub in which he steeps
his leather, ne,Yks,' w,Yks, Shoo daan we kit an' stooil,
an' ran home, Tom Treddlehoyle Bainisla Ann. (1857) 27 ;
w.Yks.l I'd nobbud brout in th' claaths ... an war sindin
out kit, ii. 287 ; w.Yks.^^''^ Lan. It had milk-kits on its back,
■Westall Birch Dene (1889) II. 286. ne.Lan.' Der. Mawe
Mineralogy (1802) ; Der.' They have no cover in Der. ; Der.^ 'Tis
better to lose in the kit than in the carcase. nw.Der.', s.Not.
(J.P.K.) Lin.THOMPSON//is^. Bos/oK 1^1856) 712. n.Lin.' sw.Lin.'
She used to carry a two-eared kit on her head. Lei.', Nhp.',
e.An.' Cmb.' What she called the ' flour kit ' would hold from 25
to 30 lbs. Nrf., Hmp. Holloway.
Hence Kitty, sb. a wooden milking-pail with one handle.
w.Yks.*
2. Comp. Kit-pad, a circular pad used by women who
carry ' kits ' on their heads. n.Lin.*
3. A large milk-can ; the tin vessel in which workmen
carry their tea.
Yks. Hanson 'ad joost been to't Staation, to fetch t'empty kits
(F.P.T.). w.Yks.5, e.Lan.', m.Lan.' Nrf. Cozens-Hardy Broad
Nrf. (1893) 73.
4. A basket or box in which anything may be contained ;
a pack and its contents.
Cld. (Jam.\ Lakel.2 Suf.' Straw or rush package for herrings.
Cor. N. & Q. (1854) ist S. X. 319.
5. A small fiddle.
Nhb. Willie then strumm'd up his kit wi' monny a weary drone,
Allan Tyneside Sngs. (ed. 1891) 191. w.Som.' A crowder's kit.
6. A set of tools, esp. a shoemaker's tools, including his
stool ; also the bag containing a shoemaker's tools.
Sc. (Jam. Suppl.), N.Cy.', Nhb.', Lakel.^ n.Yks. He pack't up
his kit an' went on t'tramp(\V.H.). e.Yks.', w.Yks. ( J. W.), nw.Der.'
Nhp.' He's gone off and took his kit with him. n.Dev. Bin ma kit's
ago, Ican't work w'e'rl wuUor no, RocKyiHj an' Nell {i&6l) St. 68.
7. The framework of a miner's sieve. m.Yks.'
8. V. To pack anything in a ' kit.'
Cai. The Thurso salmon were all boiled and kitted at Wick,
Statist. Ace. XX. 523 (Jam.). Yks. Them at Gisburn, 'at doos
kittin' milk (F.P.T.).
KIT, sb!^ In gen. dial, use in Sc. Eng, Amer. and Colon.
Also in forms ket Som. ; kitty w.Som.' [kit.] 1. The
entire number or quantity of a set of persons or things ;
gen. in phr. the whole kit.
Sc. Grose (1790) A/5, (jrfrf. (C.) Cai.* Ayr. We're e'en a canty
kit As ere draive west, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 43. e.Lth.
If the haill kit o' them wast urned oot to gress thegither, Hunter
J. Inwick (1895) 104. N,Cy.' Nhb.' Tyek the hyel kit on them
if ye like. Lakel.'^ Ah've put o' t'kit o' them off ta bed. Cum.
Settlt ther hash for t'heaal kit o' them, Sargisson Joe Scoap
(1881)199; Com.'" e.Yks.' Cum on an Ah'U leather all kit o' ya.
w.Yks.' ; w.Yks. s There is ' a rare kit o' members ' belonging to
a certain society ; in the case of a quarrelling husband and wife,
and a peevish ill-tempered child, there would be ' a bonny kit on
em,' though the number of the family was unusually small.
ne.Lan.' Chs.'^; Chs.^ I could lick the whole kit of ye. Not.
(L.C.M.) Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 712. Lei.' Bleam
the wull kit on 'em, I says. Nhp.' The whole kit of 'em are good
for nothing ; Nhp.=, War.=, Shr.2, Oxf.' Brks.' I hev got a puppy
an' dree verrets, an' a magpie, an' e med hev the kit vor a crownd
ife'ooll. e.An.' Nrf. Holloway. Suf.', e.Snf. (F.H.) Ess.
The Heath seem'd amos kiver'd, there Was sich a kit ov folks,
Clark /. Noakes (1839) St. 90. Hmp.' Wil. I can trust him
with the 'ole kit now, Swinstead Parish on Wheels (1897) 16.
n.Wil. He bin an turned out the whole kit on em E.H.G.% Dor.
The pegs have a-done badly, all the kit ov 'em. Hare Vill. Street
(1895) 284; Dor.' Som. Much less provocation zometimes, ud
zet the whole ket on um walking, Agrikler RItymes (1872) 40.
w.Som.* There was a purty kitty o'm, I 'sure ee ; I 'an't a-zeed
20 many vokes to Langvord revel nit's longful time. Dev. Moore
//ts/.Z)«'.(i829 1.354; Dev.i n.Dev. I shan't bate, or 'it Ha' stewers
wi' you or 'it your kit, Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 114. Cor.'^
[Amer. The whole kit and boodle of you. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 63.
N.Z. Then he stops — examines the kitful of fruit through his glasses
with supercilious disdain. Hay Brighter Biitain (1882) 38.]
2. A flock of pigeons. War.^
KIT, sb.^ Lin. A country clown. (Hall.)
KIT, sb.* Dev. Cor. Also in form keet Cor. The
kite, Milviis ictinus.
Dev. Horae Sitbsecivae {.ill"]) 238. nw.Dev.' s.Dev. All large
hawks and falcons are thus designated, Fox Kingsbridge (1874).
Cor. As yellow as a keet's leg, Tregellas Tales 1,1865) 7^ ; Cor.'
KIT, sb.^ Sc. Nhb. Also in form keet Cai.' The
ancle. See Coot, sb.'^
Sc. How trig aboot the kits, Ochiltree Redbtirn (1895) v. Cai.*
To let one keel [cooP his keets [to be in no hurry to receive him].
Hence (i) Keetikins, (2) Kiticans, sb. pi. gaiters.
(i) Cai.* Obsol. (2) Nhb.* What a swell ! wiv eez white hat an'
kiticans.
KIT, sb.^ n.Cy. Hmp. In comb, (i) Kit-a-can-stick,
(2) -in-the-candlestick, a Will-o'-th'-Wisp.
(I) n.Cy. Den/iam Tracts ',ed. 1895) II. 77. (a) Hmp. (J.R.W.\
Hmp.'
KIT, sb.'' Sc. Lin. Nhp. Brks. e.An. Also written kitt
S.Lin, [kit.] 1. In comb, (i) Kit-cat, (ci) a game, see
below; (b) a pellucid, vitrified stone used to staunch
blood ; (2) -cat-cannis, the game of noughts and crosses ';
(3) -cat -roll, a land roller drawn by a horse; (4) -kae,
pit-a-pat ; (5) -keys, the fruit of the ash, Fraxiniis e.xcelsior;
(6) -willow, the almond-leaved willow, Salix amygdalina ;
(7) Kits-andcats, dirt saturated with perspiration which
rubs off the hands.
(I, a') e.An.* Suf.' Three small holes are made in the ground,
triangularly, about 20 feet apart, to mark the position of as many
boys, who each holds a small stick about 2 feet long. Three
other boys of the adverse side pitch successively a piece of stick,
a little bigger than one's thumb called cat, to be struck bj- those
holding the sticks. On its being struck, the boj^s run from hole
to hole, dipping the ends of their sticks in as they pass, and
counting ... as they do so, up to 31, which is game. Or the
greater number of holes gained in the innings may indicate the
winners. . . If the cat be struck and caught, the striking party is
out, and another of his sidesmen takes his place. . . If there be
only 6 players, it may be agreed that three put outs shall end the
innings. Another mode of putting out is to throw the cat home,
after being struck, and placing ... it into an unoccupied hole,
while the in-party are running. A certain number of misses ^not
striking the cat) may be agreed on to be equivalent to a put out.
The game may be played by two, placed as at cricket, or by four.
e.Suf. (F.H.) (i) Nhp.2 (2) Suf.' (3) e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H,) (4)
Sh.I. My hert is playin' kit-kae ithin me breest til I can hear him,
5/;. Netvs (Oct. 22, 1898;. (5) Brks. Gl. (1852) ; Brks.' (6)
Nhp.2 (7) Lin.'
2. A young hare. Suf* 3. Phr. to be in ki/ts, of cats,
hares, rabbits, and guinea-pigs : to be with young.
s.Lln. The hares are beginning to breed. X. killed one yesterday
and she was in kitts (J.T.B.).
Kn,i'.''andsb.B Cor.'^ [kit] l.f, Todab. 2.s6.Asmear.
KIT, v.^ Sc. Also in form keit Abd. (Jam.) Imp.
get out of the way !
So. (Jam.) Abd. ;iA., s.v. Keit-you). Ayr. (J.M.)
[Fr. quiter, to quit, withdraw (Cotgr.).]
KIT, see Ket, sb.
KITBACK, KITBAT, see Kitpock, Kitpat.
KIT-BRUSH, sb. Not. Lin. Also in form kid- s.Not.
Lin. [ki't-bruj.] A scrubbing-brush.
Not.=, s.Not. J.P.K.), n.Lln.', s.Lln. (T.H.R.) sw.Lln. They've
not used a deal of soap, nor a deal of kitbrush (R.E.C.).
KITCH, I'. Hrt. Ess. The same word as Catch, z/. (q.v.)
Hrt. (H.G.) Ess. The bosses mostly kitch a whop, Clark
J. Noaies (1839) St. 7 ; Ess.'
KITCH
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KITE
KITCH, see Catch, v.
KITCHAL, sb. Or.I. The stomach of a fat man ; a
big, fat man.
He hadamucklekitchal. He was agreat kitchal ofa man (J.G.\
KITCHEL, int. GIo. A word used to tell a child to
be quiet, or to go to sleep. (S.S.B.)
KITCHEL, see Kickel.
KITCHEN, sb. and v. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan.
Lin. Wor. Shr. Som. Also in forms ketchin, ketshen
Sh.I. ; kitchin n.Cj'. Lan. [kitjin, -an.] 1. sb. In coiiip.
(1) Kitchen-ball, the woodlouse ; (2) -binks, a rack for
plates and dishes ; (3) -fee, dripping; (4) -folk, servants ;
(5) -jack, an apparatus for roasting meat, see below ; (6)
•lass, a servant-maid ; (7) -lumm, the kitchen chimney ; (8)
-physic, food ; good living ; (9) -play, of card-playing :
to win by good cards rather than by skill in playing them.
(i) n.Cy. Wright Eitg. Lang. (1857I 22. (2) n.Yks.'^ (3) Sc.
A wee bit of the diet-loaf— raised wi' my ain fresh butter, and no
wi' greasy kitchen-fee, Scott St. Rouan (1824) ii ; It seems to
receive this name, because the kitchen-maids claim this as a
perquisite . . . and sell it for their own emolument (Jam.1. Edb.
Sulphur, salt fish, sugar allie, kitchen fee, Forbes Pof/xs (1812)
21. (4'! Ayr. He and his wife aft sit aben ; 'Mang kitchen fo'k
senil appear, Thom Amiiscmeii/s (1812) 37. (5"! Wor. A compli-
cated piece of machinery affixed to the side of the hearth at the
level of the chimney beam. Attached to this was a windlass
and cylinder with cord. On winding the cord on to the drum a
large heavy stone, acting as a weight, was raised to the ceiling of
the room. From the clockwork a light jack chain was connected
to the spit. As the weight lowered itself the apparatus was set
in motion and the spit revolved (E.S.). (6) Abd. The mis-
management of the 'kitchen lass,' Greig Logic o Bitchatt (1899)
106. Ayr. Jenny Clatterpans, the kitchen-lass, answers the
summons, Galt Lairds (1826) i. (7) Sc. The sute's fa'an, and
the thunner's come right down the kitchen-lumm, Scott Bride of
Lam. {iQig" -x.. (8) N.Cy.*, n.Lin.' w.Som.' Her don't want no
doctorin ; 'tis kitchen physic her's in want o'. (9) w. Som.' Why,
he'd a got all vower aces I — rigler kitchen play !
2. Anything eaten as a relish with bread, potatoes, or
other plain fare ; also milk and beer ; an allowance given
to servants in lieu of certain delicacies. Also used attrib.
Sc. ' Man cannot live by bread alone.'. .'Then we must trj'toget
some kitchen for you,' HiSLOp Aiiecdole (1874) 429; Hunger is
good kitchen meat, Kelly Prov. (1721) 127. Sh.I. A bare tattie
is a puir diet ta wirkin' folk, an' naebody can baud oot ta a
ketchin ivery day, S/i. News (Apr. 22, 1899). Or.I. A air o' limpet
bro' For kitchin wi' reathy bread to do, Party Toral (1880) 1. 82,
in Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 794. Mry. The . . . poorer sort of
the people have not always what is called kitchen, that is milk or
beer, to their meals, Statist. Acct. XIV. 401 (Jam.). Abd. The
capon and the hare, And a' kin kind o' kitchen, was well provided
there, Kinloch Ballad Bk. (1827) 30, ed. 1868. Frf. A man . . .
got a red herring for his ' kitchen.' After he'd eaten the herring,
he was going to take treacle on his bread when his wife pulled
away the jar, crying, ' Na, na, Jamie, twa " kitchens " at ae diet
winna dae,' /o;t«, ist S. (i88g) 9. Ayr. The cats like kitchen,
Burns Cats like Kitchen. 1. i. Lnk. Her thin kail, no kitchen, and
little bread, Graham Writings (1883) II. 112. Lth. Little of the
butter was allowed them for kitchen, Stkathesk More Bits (ed.
1885) 230. Edb. (Jam.) Feb. I hae neither kail nor kitchen,
Affleck Poet. JVks. (1836) 122. Slk. Catchup's gran' kitchen
for a' kinds o' fish, Chr. North Nodes led. 1856) III. 293.
Rxb. Hunger's famous kitchen, Riddell Poet. IVks. (ed. 187 1)
11. 130. Gall. The saving salt o' honour to be kitchen to your
piece, Crockett Raiders (1894) ii. N.I.' Butter to butter's no
kitchen. Uls. Uls. Jrn. Arch. (1853-62) II. 127. Ant. Ballymena
Obs. (1892). S.Don. Simmons Gl. (i89o\ Cav. We had no
kitchen to our praties, not even a bit of cabbage (M.S.M.). n.Cy.
All sorts of eatables, bread only excepted (Hall.). Nhb.^ We
hed bare breed an' ne kitchen. Cum.i*
Hence Kitchenless, adj. without a relish or condiment.
Sc. 1 coft a sheepie'shead, my winsome. Winsome lady. 'Twas
a sign ye warna kitchenless. Said she, Chambeks Pop. Rhytnes
(ed. 1870) 54. Sh.I. It was indeed hard for a mother to set her
bairns round a ' kitchenless ' pot, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 205.
3. A tea-urn ; a large iron kettle.
s.Sc. (G.W.), N.Cy.i, Nhb.i, ne.Lan.i Shr.> Obsol. A large
caldron or kettle furnished with a tap — designed to keep a supply
of hot water by the kitchen fire — technically called a ' fountain.'
' Tak' car' to keep plenty o' waiter i' the kitchen, else yo'n 'ave
it to-bost ' ; Shr.2
4. V. To season ; to give a relish to.
Sc. His heart this night shall kitchen my bread, Chambers Po/.
Rhymes (1870) 92. Ayr. His wee drap parritch, or his bread.
Thou kitchens fine, Burns Sc.Z)n«* (1786) st. 7. Lnk. [Potatoes]
Weel kitchened wi' ' dab-at-the-stool ' [pepper and salt], Nichol-
son Kilwiiddie (1895') 157. Gall. They ken nae gude o" weel-
timed meal. That kitchens oft the poor man's kail, Nicholson
Poet. Wks. (1814'! 89, ed. 1897. Wgt. These fish were used
mostly ... to 'kitchen' their potatoes, Fraser IVigtotvn (1877)
376. Ir. Instead of drinking his little earning in a shebeen house,
and then eating his praties dry, he'd take care to have something
to kitchen them, Carleton Traits Peas. (ed. 1843) I. 24. Wxf.
Without a single bit of meat to kitchen our potatoes, Kennedy
Banks Boro (1867) 161. Nhb. Bessie's butter's made me up. It
kitchens roots sae fine, Donaldson Poems (1809) 79.
5. To serve out sparingly ; to husband carefully.
Slk. Kitchen weel (Jam.). N.I.* n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.'
Nhb.' We mun kitchen the broth, or it'll not gan roon'. Cum.
(M.P.), Lin. Hall.)
KITCHENER, sb. Obs. Sc. A cook.
Ayr. Fat Father Lickladle, the abbey's head kitchener, Galt
Gilhaize (1823) v.
KITCHIE, sb. and v. Sc. n.Cy. Lan. Also written
kitchey ; kitchy Bnff.' Ags. (Jam.) [ki'tji.] 1. sb. A
kitchen ; also used attrib.
Sc. 'Ve'll ken the road to the kitchy, St. Kathleen (1820^ 111.
158 'Jam.X Bnff. (Jam.) Abd. The foreman's in wi' the Missy,
sitlin' oxterin' her in the kitchie, Abd. Wily. Free Press (Mar. 26,
1898). Ags. (Jam.)
2. Any relish eaten with plain fare ; also applied to
drinkables. Cf. kitchen, 2.
Cal.' Bnff.* Hunger an' sharp teeth mack the best kitchy.
Abd. After eating a bit of oat-cake with a mug of blue milk as
kitchie, Macdo^^ald Alec Forbes (1865). Per. (G.W.)
Hence Kitchiness-bread, sb. soft, thin oatcakes made of
thin batter. n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.°, Lan. (K.)
3. V. To season, give a relish to.
Bnff.' Kitchy yir breed wee yir milk. Abd. A tatie i' the tae
han' an' something to kitchie't wi' i' the lither, Alexander /o/i/my
Giii (1871) xl. Ags. (Jam.)
KITCH-WITCH, sb. e.An.' A woman dressed in a
grotesque and frightful manner.
KITCHY, int. Irel. In phr. /^ilc/iy, kitchy, kaw ! used
to a baby when tossing it in the arms.
Dwn. She cud catch him [a baby] like a ba', and every fling
she gied him she wud cry, ' Kitchy, kitchy, kaw ! ' Lyttle Robin
Gordon. 24.
KITE,*/-.' Irel. Dur. Yks. Shr. Ken. Wil. Cor. Also in
forms keat Ken. ; keet e.Ken. [kait, kit.] 1. In comb.
(i) Kite('s-leg(s, [a] the purple orchis. Orchis mascula ; (b)
the autumn crocus, Colchiaim autttmnale; (2) -pan, the
spotted orchis. Orchis maciilata.
(I, a) Keu. (B. & H.) ; Ken.' (6) e.Ken. (G.G.) (2) Via.^
2. Fig. A term of reproach applied to a greedy person.
e.Dur.' Deil be thekite ! (often said of a greedy child). in.Yks.'
Thou young kite !
3. The kestrel, Tinnuticithts alaitdaritis. Shr.' 4. The
buzzard, Bitteo vulgaris. Ir. Svvainson Birds (1885) 133.
Cor.' 5. The marsh-harrier, Circus aeruginosiis. Ir.
SwAiNSON ib. 132.
[pe ilke byef) propreliche glotounes ['et al uorzueljef)
ase dej) \e kete, Ayenbite (1340) 52. OE. cyta, a kite,
bittern (Sweet).]
KITE, s6.2 Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Wor.
Also written kyte Sc. Nhb.' Dur.' Cum.'" Wm. w.Yks.'
n.Lan.^ ; and in form keyte Dur. Cum.'* [kait, keit.]
1. The stomach.
Sc. A cram'd kyte maks a crazy carcase, Henderson Prov.
(1832) 28, ed. 1881. BnfiT. Gape, critics ! here's a bit to bite,
That will put little i' your kyte, Taylor Poems (1787: 90. Abd.
Fill our kytes wi' milk an' bread, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 147.
Frf. Should plenty gie thy kyte a heeze, MoRisoN Poems (1790)
95. Per. Tak a bit To fill the kyte, Stewart Character (1857)
190. w.Sc. You fill my kyte, and 1 will fill your nob, Carrick
Laird of Logan (1835) 195. e.Fif. A little fat . . . carle wi' an
immense rotundity o' kyte, Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864:1 xix. s.Sc.
3 N2
KITE
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KITLING
Cheese an' bread our kites to cram, Watson Bards (1850) 74.
Smb. Wi' empty kite, Salmon Gowodean (1868) 12. Rnf. Supply
with food our craving kites, M'Gilvray Poems (ed. 1862) 173.
Ayr. Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes bel3n'e Are bent like drums,
Burns Haggis, st. 4. Lnk. Like a sot ye sit still Till your kyte's
like to crack, Rodger Poems (1838) m, ed. 1897. Ltli. Thy
plumpit kite, Ballantine Poems (1856) 65. Edb. He cramm'd
his hungry kyte Ilk Sunday, Macneill Bygane Times (1811) 35.
Bwk. Sour kail and rampan bread Will screw your kite till ye be
dead, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 88. Gall. Get wharwith
your kytes to fill, Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824) 334, ed. 1876. Kcb.
Their pantries werena pang'd, Nor their kytes weel lin'd wi'
belly-timmer, Elder Borgut (1897) 16. n.Cy. Grose (1790);
N.Cy.i Nhb. At neets hand in hand toddled hyem. Very oft wi'
howl kites, RoBSON 5h^5. o/Tj'Hf (1849) 31 ; Nhb.', Due' e.Dur.'
Lakel.^ Cum. If we've got a drop whuskey . . . We'll starken
our keytes, Anderson Ballads fed. 1808I 117; Cum.i'' Wm. A
thowt asta nivver a fill mi kyte, Clarke Joima Shippard's Junta
(1865) 12. n.Yks.'^", ne.Yks.i e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ.
(1788); e.Yks.' m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Tour to Caves {i-j&i) ;
w.Yks.' My stock hez thriven vara ill ; they're nout at au but
kite, ii. 289. Lan. I've starken't my kite wi' bacon, Waugh Heather
(ed. Milner) I. 142; Lan.', n.Lan.', ne.Lan.', Wor. (J.R.W.)
Hence (i) Kiting, sb. {a) provisions; (b) a term of
reproach ; (2) Kity, adj. having a protuberant stomach ;
inclined to be stout ; (3) Kyted, adj. intestinal ; (4) Kyte-
ful, sb. a bellyful ; in phr. to have got a kytefiil, to have got
as much as one can manage.
(i, a) n.Yks.' ;n.Yks.2 Good kiting. m.Yks.^ (6) n.Cy. (Hall.),
w.Yks.* (2) n.Yks.l^", ne.Yks.i (3) Gall. To ken . . . Gin
kyted air was inflammable, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 189, ed.
1876. (4) Ayr. Heck, sirs, what a kyteful o' pride's yonder !
Galt Entail (1823) i. w.Yks. This applies not only to a person
who is drunk but generally to any one whose affairs are over-
tasking his powers (J.T.).
2. Comb, (i) Kite-blown, (2) -brussen, distended at the
stomach ; corpulent ; (3) -bun, costive ; (4) -clung, ' her-
ring-gutted ' ; (5) -fast, see (3) ; (6) -kelk, a blow on the
stomach ; (7) -nipped, griped in the bowels.
(i, 2,3)n.Yks.2 (4) Abd. Sicalangkyte-clungchielasyon! Mac-
DONALD./l/a/co/>« (1875) 1.6. (5)n'Yks-'' (6) 16. (s. v. Kelk). (7)16.
3. Phr. (i) running to kite, becoming stout ; (2) to take a
person by the kite, to overreach.
(i)N.Cy.' w.Yks. WiLLAN iis/ If rf5. (1811). (a) Yks. Thou's
getten tuin bl t'kite : that pig's ower dear bi ten shillin' (T.K.).
KITE, sb? n.Lin.' In phr. kite-flying time, the time of
the spring winds when kites are flown.
When I miss a pocket-handkercher, this kite-flying-time, I go
stright to my lads' kite taail, an' if thaay hevn't lost it, theare it
is sewer enif.
KITE, si." Suf. 1. A term of opprobrium, a fool,
a stupid person. (C.L.F.)
2. A larky person, a joker. e.Suf. (F.H.)
KITE, t).' Glo. To cut ; to strike, beat. Gl. (1851) ; Glo.»
KITE, v.'^ Brks. [Not known to our other correspon-
dents.] To look up sharply or peeringly : een. with tip.
(M.J.B.)
KITE, v.^ Som. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To keep ; to preserve. (Hall.)
KITENEUGH, sb. Irel. The young of the coal-fish,
Merlangus carbonarius. Ant. (W.H.P.)
KITES, si. ^/. I.W. The dead boughs of a tree ; also
in comb. Kite boughs.
I.W.' ; I.W.2 I got a bundle o' kite boughs.
KIT-FLOOR, sb. Stf. A particular lay or stratum of
coal, the fourth or fifth parting in the body of the coal,
one foot thick. Bailey (1721) ; Stf.'
KITH, sb. Sc. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Lan. Som. Also
written kyth Elg. n.Yks." [kif".] 1. Acquaintance,
those not related by blood, in contradistinction to ' kin.'
Cai.' Abd. A brig that there's nae four Gordons o' a' yer kith
will be able to throw down, Deeside Tales (1872) 119. Rnf. What-
e'er be your kith, Allan Hours (1836) 26. n.Cy. (Hall.) Nhb.'
He's nee kith o' wors. n.Yks.'*" m.Yks.' Often used of
kindred, too, indirectly.
2. Phr./!'!V/m)i6/^;«,friendsandrelations ; in^f«.colloq.use.
Sc. It is a blot that spreads to kith and kin, Scott Midhlhiait
(i8i8j xxvii. Sh.I. Sae hae dey der kith and kin in richt guid
plenty i' da sea, Stewart Talcs 1,1892) 69. Elg. Ilka seed ripe on
its ribs O' a' kail's kyth and kin, Couper Poetry (1804) II. 59.
Abd. And kith an' kin adore thee. Still Cottat's Sunday (1845)
175. Kcd. May the child . . . Long be spared to kith and kin.
Grant Lays (1884) 73. Frf. Hame o' my kith an' kin, Smart
Rhymes (1834) 95. Per. A' thy kith an' kin Fell fast around thee,
Stewart Character (1857) 127. Rnf. Nor kith nor kin o' mine,
Young Pictures 11865) 27. Ayr. His family had neither kith nor
kin, Galt Provost (1822) i. Lnk. He that wis na oor kith an'
kin', Thomson Leddy May (1883) 14. Lth. I wish my Lord, wi'
kith an' kin, Were near the towers o' Airly, Bruce Poems (1813)
II. 122. Gall. Her own kith and kin, Crockett Standard Bearer
(1898) 170. Dmf. Sacred is the laigh kirkyard Where sleeps our
kith an' kin', Thom Jock o' the Knowe (1878) 85. N.Cy.', Nhb.>
Lakel.2 They're badly off at's nowder kitli-ner-kin. Cum.*,
n.Yks.i2 w.Yks.5, w.Som.'
3. One's country, native land.
n.Lan.i w.Som.' Used always with 'kin.' ' He don't care for
kith, kin, hog. dog, nor devil.'
[2. Fro kuth and fro kyn, P. Plowman (c.) xviil 196.]
KITH, see Kythe.
KITHAG, sb. Cai.' An unmanageable woman. Cf.
kithan.
KITHAN, sb. Cai.' An unmanageable rogue ; a
blackguard.
KITHER, s6. Lan. [ki-c53(r).] A set, class, ' kit.'
Th' whul kither on us, Brierley Cast upon the I Forld [1686)
xviii ; Folk o' th' same kither meetin i' forrin parts, ib. Ab-o'th-
Yale Yankeeland (i88s) iii.
KITHER-GEEAN,/>/;r. n.Yks.^ Get thee gone! See
Kit, I'.a
KITHOGUE, see Kittagh.
KIT-KARL, adj Suf.' Careless.
KITLING, sA.' Sc. Irel. and n. and midl. counties to
Nhp. Shr. Also Bdf. e.An. Sus. Hmp. Also written
kittling Sc. Don. Dur.' Cum." n.Yks. n.Lan.' m.Lan.'
Der. Not. n.Lin.'; and in forms ketling Or.L ; kettlin
Cai.' ; kittlen Fif. [ki'tlin.] 1. A kitten, a small cat.
See Kittle, w.^
Sh.I. A hale, hearty, buxom, middle-aged widow, ' as canty as
a kittlin,' Stewart Tales (1892) 76. Or.I. (S.A.S.), Cai.' Elg.
Elgin brats, like kittlin cats. Will scamper ower the sward, Tester
Poems (1865) 115. Abd. A kitlin to droon, Anderson Rhymes
(1867) 6. Frf. The five [cats] were indefinitely multiplied by the
advent o' kittlin's, Willock Rosctty Ends (1886) 35, ed. 1889.
Fif. Ye maun mind an droon the kittlins, Robertson Provost (1894)
62. Dmb. Cross Disrttption (1844) xxxvii. Ayr. As cantie as a
kittlin, Burns Halloween (1785) st. 24. Lnk. Veal cats is never
kind to kitlens, Graham IVrilings (1883) II. 36. Lth. A kittlin'
chasin' its ain tail, Strathesk More Bits (ed. 1885") 295. Edb.
The cat and the kittling were playing with a mouse, VloiRMansie
IVauch (1828) vii. Gall. Bawdrons wha had kittlins under a bed,
Mactaggart i'Hc^f/. (1824)413, ed. 1876. N.I.' Uls. Thedhraps
from my nose o' coul wather might a' dhrownded a middle-sized
kithn', Uls. Jrn. Arch. (1853-62) VI. 41. Don. That other night
ye boiled the dhrownded kittlin' in me stirabout, Macmanus
Maguire in Harpey's Mag. (Jan. 1900) 211. N.Cy.', Dur.', Lakel.'
Cum. Cockle shells mebby, sec as oor Jwohn use't teh tie on t'laal
kitlin feet, Sargisson yo« Scoa/i (1881) 25 ; (J.Ar.) ; Cum.* Wm.
An laykes an loshes ower the steaynes Like kitlins wid a clout.
Whitehead Lyvennet (1859) 6; (B.K.) n.Yks."^"^ ne.Yks.'
e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788); e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks.
It isn't oft 'at t'kitllin' carries t'owd cat a maase, Prov. in Brighouse
Neivs (Sept. 14, 1889) ; w.Yks."^** Lan. As miserable ... as a
hawve dreawnt kittlin', Brierley Irkdale (1868) 149; Lan.',
n.Lan.', e.Lan.', m.Lan.', Chs.(E.F.),Chs.'23^ s.Chs.', Der. (H.R.),
Der.', nw.Der.' Not. You mind this, my lad, a good cat alius
spoils her kittlins (R.E.C.) ; Not.' n.Lin.' It is common to say
to a young man about to marry, 'Thoo mun sea, my lad, that thoo
gets a kittlin' of on a good cat,' i.e. a daughter of a virtuous mother.
S.Lin. ^T.H.R.), sw.Lin.', Rut,', Lei,', Nhp.= Shr.' The owd mar'
's as playful as a kitlin'. Bdf. BATCHELORyJ/in/. Eng. Lang. (1809)
136. e.An.'* Nrf., Sus., Hmp. HoLLOWAY.
2. Fig. A soft, effeminate person.
Lan. No sensible woman ud look at a kittlin like him, Clegg
Sketches (1895) 108. s.Chs. ' A marred kitlin', a poor or a nesh kitlin'.
Hence (i) Kitling-brain, sb. a weak-headed person;
one too easily impressed. m.Yks.'; (2) -brained, adj.
weak-minded. n.Yks.*
KITLING
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KITTLE
3. pi. Catkins.
w.Yks. Kittlings-ith-Clough, palm foliage, Hlfx. Courier (May
22, 1897). I. Ma. Gathrin yalla lilies, and these little kitlins that's
growin on the sallies, Brow.n Doctor {i^^i^ 179, ed. 1891.
[1. Whan your catte kytelleth, I praj'e you, let me have
a kytlynge, Palsgr. (1530). Cp. Norw. dial, Icjelliitg, a
kitten (Aasen).]
KITLING, sb.' s.Chs.' The lower part of the roof of
a stack, where it projects over the sides of the stack.
Also called Easing-sheaf (q.v.).
KITPACK, see Kitteback.
KITPAT, sb. Dor.i Also in form kitbat. The old
clogged grease in the stocks of wheels.
KITPOCK, sb. Or.I. Also in form kitback. The
stomach of a fish, esp. that of the codfish, Morrlnia vul-
garis. (J.G.), (S.A.S.) See Kite, sb.'^
KIT(T, sb. Sc. Yks. Shr. Hrf. w.Cy. [kit.] 1. The
house of correction at Bridlington. e.Yks. Brockett Gl.
(ed. 1846). 2. A brothel. Rnf. Picken Poems (1788) Gl.
(Jam.) 3. An out-house for cattle. Shr., Hrf. Bound
Pi-oviitc.(i8-j6). w.Cy. (Hall.) 4. A privy. Abd. (Jam.)
KITT, V. Sc. Cor. Also in form catt Cor.^ [kit.]
1. To steal, esp. to steal ore.
Cor. Kitting es no sin, Tregellas Talcs (1865) 57 ; Cor.' The
famous kitting case ; Cor.^ ; Cor.^ The word bears the same
relation to stealing that fibbing does to lying.
2. To lose all one's money at the gambling-tables.
Rxb. I'll either be kitt or a gentleman (Jam.).
Hence Kittit, ppl. adj. stripped of all one's possessions
through misfortune or fraud. s.Sc. {ib.)
KITTAG, sb. Cai.' The kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla.
KITTAGH, adj. Irel. Also in forms kithogue Cav. ;
kitthogue, kittogue S.Don. Left-handed ; also in comb.
Kittagh-handed.
Ir. He was nicknamed Kitthouge, Cakleton Trails Peas. (ed.
1843") I?!- N.I.i Coll ' Kittagh,' the nickname of Colla Mac-
donnell (c. 1600). S.Don. Simmons Gl. (1890^ Cav. (M.S.M.)
[Ir. Clolac/i, left-handed, cioldg, the left hand (Foley).]
KITTARDY, adj and sb. Irel. Also written kitterdy
S.Don. ; and in form kitterty Ant. [ki'tsrdi.] 1. adj.
Left-handed. Ant. (W.H.P.)
2. sb. A fool ; a person easily put in a passion.
Ant. He was mad as k'Merly, Bal/yiuena Obs. (1892). s.Don.
Simmons Gl. (1890^
KITTEBACK, sb. Obs. w.Cy. Dev. Also in form
kit-pack w.Cy. (Hall.) A kind of buskin. See Kitty, sA.^
w.Cy. (Hall.) Dev. Kitteback has what everything has, And
everything has what kitteback has, viz. a name, Enigma, florae
Subscavae (1777) 238 ; Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
KITTEN, si.' Lon. Slang. Apintorhalf-pintpewter-pot.
Lon. At this lodging-house cats and kittens are melted down,
sometimes twenty a day. A quart pot is a cat, and pints and
half pints are kittens, Mavhew Land. Labour {i8$i) I. 414.
KITTEN, s6.= Ken.i A basket in which fish are
packed on the beach at Folkestone. See Kit, sb.^ 4.
KITTENS, s*.//. Cor.i2 [ki'tanz.] The kidneys.
KITTER, i;. Slk. (Jam.) To fester, to 'quitter.'
KITTER, adj. Lan. Hmp. Delicate. Lan.' Hence
Kittering, adj. weak. Hmp. Wise New Forest (1883) 283 ;
Hmp.'
KITTEREEN, sb. Cor. Also written kitterine. A
primitive kind of omnibus.
Within my own memory, the ordinary means of travelling from
Penzance to Plymouth was by a van called a ' kitterine,' and three
days were occupied in the journey, Hunt Po/. Rom. w.Eng.{i865)
Iiitrod. 14 ; Cor.' ; Cor.^ The Kit-tereen was a car that ran
between Penzance and Truro, set up by Christopher Treen (Kit
TrecnV
KITTERTY, KITTHOGE, see Kittardy, Kittagh.
KITTICO, V. Dor.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To push with the elbows (as in getting through
a crowd).
KITTIE-SWEERIE, sb. Sh.I. An instrument for
winding yarn. S. & Ork.'
KITTLE, si.' Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Der. Also Som.
Also written kitle Cum. w.Yks. Lan. Der.^ nw.Der.';
kytel Cum.* ; kytle Dur.' Lakel.* Wm. m.Yks.' w.Yks.
Dcr. ; and in form kettle- Som. [kitl, liaitl.] 1. A
cotton or hoUand jacket ; a loose short coat worn by
farmers, labourers, or miners in summer.
Dur.i s.Dur. He oft went aboutiv a blue harden kytle (J.E.D.).
Lakel.2 Cum. (M.P.) ; Cum." 'i'on lal dog's bin at thi kytle and
cheggled it through, Pen. Obs. (June 28, 1898;. Wm. (P.M.);
With his kytle over his arm the farmer goes to his work (B.K.).
m.Yks.' w.Yks. He's a hard man. I'vesin him in a kitle t'coudest
day in winter (J.W.) ; ArmstrongSc^ws in Craven (1835) ; w.Yks.'
n.Lan. (W.S.) Der. Thou'lt put off thy kytle, and carry thee
sister's things, Verney Slone Edge (1868) ii ; Der.2, nw.Der.'
2. A smock-frock. Gen. in comp. Kittle-smock.
Som. An active little man in high gaiters and a kittle-smock,
Raymond Love and Quiet Life (1894) 24; (W.F.R.) w.Som.' A
short smock reaching only to the waist. The long smock reaching
to the knees is never so-called. The kittle-smock is worn rather
by the artisan class than the farm labourer.
KITTLE, v} and sb.^ Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks.
Lan. Lin. Glo. e.An. s.Cy. Ken. Sus. Also in forms ciddle
s.Cy. Ken. e.Sus.; kettle Nhb. (Hall.); kiddle Ken.' =
Sus.'; kyitle Sh.I. [ki'tl, ki'dl.] 1. v. To tickle, to
cause a tickling sensation.
Sc. It was you who put her so mad, kittling her tail with tat pin,
Sc. Haggis, 88. Sh.I. I could niver abide ta be kittl'd i' me life.
Sit. News {Mar. 2^,igoo). Or.I. (S.A.S.) ne.Sc. 'Ten teeth with-
out a tongue, It is gueede sport t'aul' an young : Take it o'ts yallow
fleece An kittle 't on the belly piece?' — A fiddle, Gregor Flk-
Lore {1881) ^8. Cai.' e.Fif. I kissed the man an' kittled his oxters,
Latto Tarn Bodkin (1864) x.xx. Slg. While Stirling's rock yields
thistles foes to kittle, Galloway /.HMrar^)! (1804) 57. Ayr. 'Johnnie
Duguid was kittlin' me,' quo' he, ' and made me lauch,' Service
Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 32. Lnk. Kittling wee Willie, Roy General-
ship (ed. 1895) 26. Dmf. The impudent midges got under her
claise ; . . they flutter'd, they kittled and bit, Shennan Tales (1831)
154. Rxb. Our Pegasus's flanks let's kittle, A. Scott Poems (,ed.
1808) 45. n.Cy. Border Gl. {Coll. L.L.B.); N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.'
s.Dur. She could not refrain from putting her hand to his neck to
kittle him (J.E.D.). LakeL' Cum. Fleas to kittle, plague, an'
bite fwok, Richardson Talk (1876) and S. 29 ; Cum.'* Wm.
He teeak up a brush, an' he kittlet your chin, BowNESsS/wrf. (1868)
76 ; You may catch troutby kittling them with yourfingers (B.K.).
s.Wm. (J.A.B.) n.Yks.i23. n.Yks.*T'mair Ah scrat an' t'mair Ah
kittle. ne.Yks.', e.Yks. (Miss A.), e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Ah
can kittle ahr Jack under t'arm-hoil wol he can't bide {JE.B.) ;
w.Yks.' Kittle t'itchin ears of a parcel o' lads an lasses, ii. 329;
w. Yks. "i^, Lan.', n.Lan.', ne.Lan.', m.Lan. ' Lin. Skinner (1671);
Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 341. n. Lin.', e.An.' s.Cy.
Grose (1790). Ken. (K.), Ken.'* ne.Ken. Them arvest-bugs did
kiddle me above a bit (H.M.). Sus.'
Hence (i) Kiddle-kittle, v. to tickle; (2) Kittling, (a)
vbl. sb. a tickling sensation ; the act of being tickled ; Jig.
something that tickles the fancy ; a stirring up, an excite-
ment ; a scolding, reprimand, ' heckling ' ; (b) ppl. adj.
tickling.
(i) s.Cy. (Hall.) Ken., e.Sus. Holloway. (2,n') Sc. I'm fasli'd
wi' an unco kittlin' i'tliepaupo' my hass. Ford Thistledown (1891)
116; She pointed to the starns in the firmament with a jocosity
that was just a kittling to hear. Steamboat ,1822) 264 (Jam.). Sh.I.
I canna baer kittlin'. Slip me or dan giide troth, A'U be as mad
as Nickie himsel', Sh. Neius (July i, 1899) ; It's naethin bit a kyitlin,
Burgess Rasmie (1892) 107. Cld. (Jam.) Ayr. A terrible host
that came on her in the kirk by taking a kittling in her throat, G alt
A>m. Parish (1821) x. ne.Lan.' e.Yks. At a church . . . the clerk,
finding himself singing the Psalms alone, suddenly stopt, and
exclaimed, ' If ya deean't help ma, Ah can't gan on ; Ah've getten
akitlini'mi throoat,' Nicholson /7A-5/. (1889) 68; e.Yks.' w.Yks.
Hey, Nathan, thee set t'tune, witta, for I've getten a kittlin i' mi
throit, Cudworth Bradford (1876) 240. (/') Wm. & Cum.' The
kittlin' dart Furst whithers i' th' unconscious heart, 161.
2. Fig. To please, flatter, esp. in phr. to killle the lugs.
Also used inlrans.
Sc. He kittles the lugs o' a silly auld wife wi' useless clavers,
Scorr Bride of Lam. (iSig) xii. Frf. I soon fand the way to kittle
Lugs, looves, an' a'. Sands Poems (18331 24. Fif. It's nateral the
young should be ta'en by what kittles the senses, Heddle Margct
(1899) 92. Lnk. The corn-riggs kittle the fanner's e'e, Murdoch
Done Lyre (1873) 97. Lakel. ^ He was fairly kittled wi' a bit ov a
tial aboot owt funny. w.Yks.^ That kittled his liking.
3. To caress, fondle, cuddle. Cf cuitle.
Lnk. He wad kittle an' clatter awa Wi' a red-checkit hizzie
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Watson Poems (1853) 31. Dmf. [He] kittled my white cheek
fairhe, Cromek Remains (1810) 64. Cum. The lads did the lasses
sae kittle and hug, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1881) 89.
4. To itch, irritate, smart. Also used 7?^.
Ayr. Fair lasses wi' a pawky e'e Would mak' j-our gutcher kittle,
AiNSLiE i<iHrfo/ZJ«»-«i(ed. 1892) 90. Lakel.2 Wm. My feet kiltie
with the frost (B.K.). n.Yks. If I sud tell the reeks that we heve
hadThou'l kittle seay, it'l mack thee just stark mad.MERiTONPraisi;
^/f (,16841 11. 313-4; It kittles all ov'r(R.H.H.. w.Yks. ' How's
your eye ' ' 'It kittles ' (W.C.S.) ; (W.A.S.) ; w.Yks.i, ne.Lan.i
5. To stimulate, stir up, enliven ; to rouse, cause to tingle
pleasantly. Gen. with ;//.
Sc. Nobody amongst these brave English cooks can kittle up his
Majesty's most sacred palate with our own gusty Scottish dishes,
Scott Nigel 1,1822', xxvii. Rnf. I've a piece o' news, my boy. Will
kittle up j'our mind wi' joy, Picken Poems (1813') I. 60. Ayr.
I may kittle up my memory and tell you o' some langsyne rippits
1 have had, Service Notaiidums (1890) 48. Lnk. Had patrons
fann'd the risin' flame, 'Twad kittled his invention. Watt Poems
(1827)77. n.Yks. 1 ; n.Yks.* Ah'll tell him a few things 'at'U kittle
him up a bit. If that weean't kittle him up a bit, Ah knaw o' nowt
'at will. ne.Yks.i w.Yks. Nah's yer time to kittle up all them ow'd
batchlors, IVeyvers Olm. (1876' Jan. notes.
Hence (i) Kittelt, ppl. adj. aroused, interested, excited ;
(2) Kittling, pp/. adj. stirring, affecting.
(i) s.Sc. Baith our kittelt sauls flee up Wi' fire divine, T. Scott
Poems (1793) 316. (2) Ayr. This memorable an' heart-kittlin'
occasion, Ainslie Land 0/ Burns (ed. 1892) 76.
6. To stir gently ; to poke.
N.Cy.i Nhb.' 'Kittle the coal," stir the fire. Dnr. ' Kittle-the-
chumps,' to stir the fire, Brockett Gl. (1846). s.Dur., Yks. Kittle
t'coal, and mak t'ingle shine, Bishopyick Garl. (1834) 45. Yks.
' Kittle a coal an' mak a cinder laugh,' stir the fire and make a blaze
(T.K.>. w.Yks.'
7. Fig. To stab, prick.
Sc. Her ain sell . . . could wait for him a wee bit frae the toun,
and kittle his quarters wi' her skene-occle, Scott IVaverley (1814)
xxix; I wad kittle the purse-proud carles under the fifth rib wi'
the bit cauld steel formysel', B/«c*if. Mag. (July 1820) 386 (Jam.).
s.Sc. To kittle underneath the ribs with his poinard, 'Wilson Tales
(1836) II. 3. Ayr. Hae they raekit wi' rungs or kittled wi' steel ?
Ballads and Sngs. (1846) I. 90.
8. To take potatoes out of the ground with the hands,
leaving the tops. Lakel.*, Cum.'
9. To puzzle, perplex ; to get into bad humour.
Sc. Studying the Bible on the work-days to kittle the clergyman
with doubtful points of controversy on the Sabbath,ScoTTS<. /?oh(Ih
(1824) XV ; (Jam.) Bnff.' We geed a gey lenth wee 'im, an' he
begood t'kittle on's. Abd. She kittled like a caird in drink,
Shelley Flowers (1868; 177.
10. Curling term : to sweep.
Sc. 'Give 'im dags,' cried Willie Gair excitedly, the moment the
stone touched the ice. ' Kittle 'im, lads, kittle 'im,' Tweeddale
Moff{z8g6j 163 ; ' Kittle that stone, kittle 't up,' sweep it keenly
(G.W.).
11. 'With lip : of a musical instrument : to play, strike
up ; to tune up.
Rnf. Tune your pipes and gar them skirl, Come kittle up the
chanter, Barr Pof»is( 1863) 253. Ayr. Come, kittle up j'our moor-
land harp Wi' gleesome touch ! Burns Ep. to J. Lapraik (Apr. 21,
1785) St. 8. e.Lth. Kittle up the olden Doric harp, Mucklebackit
Rhymes (1885) 103. Dmf. Juist kittle up my harp, and cheer their
hearts again, Reid Poems (1894) 215. Cum. Bill kittl'd up ' Chips
and Shavin's,' Anderson Bn/Wi- (ed. 1881)97. w.Yks. Ise kittled
up his muirland harp To every rustic scene, Bill Hoylus Poems
(ed. 1891) 24.
12. With up : to show energy in speaking.
Bnff.' The minister wiz uncodreich at first; bit he kittletup on't,
an' gehn he didna gee thim thir dressans or a' wiz deen.
13. To become restive or excited.
Bnff.' Spoken mostly of horses. ' The young horse geed fine
till we geed into the toon ; bit he kittlet fell sair on 's syne, bit we
made oot t'manage 'im wee a ty.-iuve.' Lnk. Whyles I kittle up like
mad To see their unca airs, Murdoch Doric Lyre (1873) 38.
14. Of the wind : to rise, increase in force.
Fif. It's beginnin' to kittle (Ja.m.).
15. To work at, compose, make up.
Edb. The muse, we maun ay kittle at her, Or she's ne'er kend
in kintry clatter, Liddle Poems (1831) 199; Kittle up a moorland
screed To mak us fain, ib.
16. Phr. (i) to kittle hair on thairm, (2) — thairin, to play
the fiddle ; (3) — the cotit, a game ; also called Kittlie-cout
or -kow (q.v.).
(i) Ayr. 'VVhile I kittle hair on thairms. Hunger, cauld, and a'
sic harms, May whistle owre the lave o't. Burns Jolly Beggars
1 1785) 1.200. (2) Sc. The best fiddler that ever kittled thairm,
ScoTT Redg. (1824) Lett. x. (3) Sc. (Jam.)
17. sb. A tickling sensation, titillation ; Jig. anything nice
or pleasant. Bnff.', Glo. (Miss M.)
18. Cunning, cleverness, skill, aptness.
Lnk. Devoid of elfie's charm or fairy's kittle, MuiR Minstrelsy
(1816) 6.
[1. Glaidnes and confort than . . . Begouth to kittill
Eneas thochtfull hart, Douglas Eneados (1513), ed. 1874,
II. 274. OE. cilelian, to tickle (Sweet).]
KITTLE, v.'^ and sb.^ Sc. Irel. Nhb. Dun Wm. Yks.
Lan. Chs. Der. Not. Lin. Rut. Shr. Suf. Also in form
kettle Cai.' [ki'tl.] 1. v. To bring forth young, used
gen. of cats, but also of other small animals, fish, &c. Also
usedy?,§'. of persons. Cf. kindle, v.
So. "The hare shall kittle on my hearthstane. Chambers Pop.
/\'/y'«iM( 1870) 214 ; (Jam.) Cai.' Ayr, Isay.thingart thou kittled or
cleekit? Ainslie iaHrfo/B/o-iisied. 1892) io6. Edb. Fish may spawn
upo' the lee. An' maukins kittle i' the sea, Learmont Pofms v'79')
4a. Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (18241. N.I.' Some fishes spawn
and others kittle. Uls. i^M.B.-S.) Nhb.' Wor cat's kittled agyen.
Dur.' Now applied only to a cat. Cum.*. s.'Wm. (J.A.B.) 'Yks.
Ellis Prominc. (1889) 'V. 609. n.Yks.^ e.Yks.' Applied only to
cats. m.Yks.', w.Yks. (J.T.), w.Yks.^ss Lan. A cat kittlet one
fine day, Waugh Oit'rf Gomes (1875 234; Lan.',ne.Lan.', e.Lan.',
Chs.', s.Chs.' Der. Grose (1790) .^1/5. add. (P.l ; Der.'^, nw.Der.'
Not. 'We expect our cat kittling every day (L.C.M.) ; Not.' Only
used of small animals; Not.^, s.Not (J.P.K.) Lin. Streat-
FEiLD Lin. and Danes (1884) 264. n.Lin.i sw.Lin.' Not confined
to cats. ' Adders kittle, other snakes lay eggs.' Rut.' Of cats or
rabbits. Shr.' Suf.' Confined chiefly to parturient hares, rabbits,
cats, mice, &'c.
Hence Kitling, ppl. adj. with young.
N.L' A hare with young is called a 'kittling hare.'
2. Fig. To be generated in the imagination, affections, &c.
Sc. Mony a day before ony o' them were born, or ony sic
vapouring fancies kittled in their cracked brains. Scott St. Ronan
(1824) ii. Ayr. I would be uane surprised if something had kittled
between Jamie and a Highland lassie, Galt Entail (,1823) II. 282.
Slk. .The warst apothegm that ever was kittled in the shape o' a
paradox, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 100.
3. Of potatoes, &c. : to put forth tubers.
S.Lin. It's about the time when the taties kittle. The taates '11 be
kittlin' faamous arler this warm an' slatterey weather (T.H.R.).
4. sb. Phr. in kittle, being with young, said of cats.
s.Chs.', Der. (H.R.), nw.Der.', Shr.'
[1. I kyttell, as a catte dothe,/*- chatonne, Palsgr. (1530).
Cp. Norw. dial, kjetla, to kitten (Aasen).]
KITTLE, v.^ Lan.' e.Lan.' To miss ; to fail in an
attempt ; to retire from an engagement because of in-
capacity to perform it.
KITTLE, adj. In gen. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and n.
counties to Lin. Also Glo. Brks. e.An. Ken. Sus. Hmp.
Som. Cor. Also in forms keckle n.Lan.' ; kickle w.Yks.'
ne.Lan.' Chs.'^ w.Som.' Cor.'= ; kiddle Ken. Sus.' [ki'tl,
ki-kl.] 1. Easily tickled, tickly, ticklish ; itchy.
Sc. It's kittle wark for the cheeks when a hurl-barrow gaes ower
the brig o' the nose, Henderson Prov. (1832) 5, ed. 1881. Inv.
(H.E.F. ), Dur.' e.Dur.' A kittle cough is one that tickles. e.Yks.
Marshall Rur. Econ. (i 788).
Hence (i) Kittlesome, (2) Kittlish, (3) Kittly, adj.
sensitive to tickling, ticklish ; itchy.
(i) Sh.I. Na, doo niver needs. A'm no kittlesom', Sh. News
(Dec. 3, 1898). (2) n.Cy. Grose (I790^. n.Yks.* Deean't touch
ma unner t'airms, Ah's that kittlish whahl Ah caan't bahd it.
ne.Lan.', Ken. (K.) (3) Sc. (Jam.), n.Sc. (lA.) Slk. The venom's
drawn out and the spat only kittly, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856)
III. 25, Nhb.', n.Yks. (I.W.I
2. 'Ticklish,' difficult, not easily managed or done.
Sc. It is kittle shooting at corbies and clergy, Ramsay Prov.
(1737) ; It's a kittle cast she has gi'en me to play, Scott Rob Roy
[1817) xxiii. Sh.I. Dey woman bodies is kittle ware to manage,
Stewart Tales (1892) 36. Cai.' Inv. Rarely heard ^H.E.F.).
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e.Sc. That'll be a kittle question for them to settle, Setoun R.
Urquhart (i8g6) xxii. Per. We maun ca' canny. . . He's a kittle
chield to drive, Cleland Iitchbracken (1883) 51, ed. 1887. e.Fif.
Whanever the deil taks in haun' parteeklar'ly kittle job, be sure
he'll get the help of seven speerits mair wicked than himsel,
Latto Tain Bodkin (1864) v. Per. Cleland Iiichbyacken (1883)
268, ed. 1887. Dmb. Ye can perform a kittle plan, Either by purse or
head,TAYLORPof"/s(i827)io9. Rnf. WEBSTER7?/iy«(f5(i835) 156.
Ayr. Service Dr. Dtigiiid (ed. 1887) 207. Lnk. These are sub-
jects of a very kittle nature, Roy Generalship (ed. 1895) 102. Lth.
Sae kittle to catch was oor Jean, M"^Neill Preston (c. 1895I 66.
Edb. Macneill Bygane Ti>nes (1811) 17. Slk. A Murray is kittler
to catch than the deil, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865") 71. Dmf. The
unkent weirds o' man Are kittle tae dree, Reid Poems (1894") 128.
n.Cy. Border Gl. (,Coll. L.L.B.) Nhb. At sic a kittle time, Wil-
son Pitman's Pay (1843) 13 ; Nhb.' A kittle horse. Kittle cattle.
Dur.', e.Dur.i, m.Yks.' w.Yks. I think that women are a kittle
and a froward generation, Bronte Shirley (1849) xviii ; w.Yks.^
Lan, Davies Races (1856) 277. Der. 'Twere just Joshuay all over.
. . . It's a kittle thing for to deal wi' such as he, Verney Stone
Edge (1868) xix. Not. -She were a kittle jade (J.H.B.). n.Lin.
Thaay're kittle to deal wi', is rich foaks (M.P.). Glo.^, e.An."^
Hence (i) Kittlie, (2) Kittlish, adj. difficult, ticklish,
not easy to manage.
(i) Dmb. There's three questions abreast, nae less, . . tho'
there's nane o' them very kittlie, Cross Disruption (1844) v. Lnk.
This is naething ; the kittly bit's to come yet, Murdoch Readings
(1895) II. 86. (2) n-Yks.* It's a kittlish thing foor me ti deea.
e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 68; e.Yks.' Ah deeant knaw
what tl say : it's a kittlish question. Ken.* Cor.* A kicklishjob.
3. Unsteady,easilyupset,nicelybalanced. AXsoustdadvb.
Edb. Will the weaver rude sae kittle, Ye'd thought he was a
flying shuttle, Forbes PoiiHS (1812) 163. n.Yks.^; n.Yks.''Keep
oft"; it's nobbut a varra kittle consarn, varra larl '11 touple all t'lot
ower. e.Yks. Marshall 7?«>-. £ra)i. (1788). w.Yks.*"; w.Yks.=
A vessel half-way over the edge of a table is in a ' kittle ' position,
— ' nobbudsetten kittle.' l,a.n. Monthly Mag. {\8i^) I. 12T, Lan.',
n.Lan.', Chs.l, Brks.i
Hence Kicklish, adj. tottering, unsteady, easily over-
turned or over-balanced.
Cor. A kicklish fuss he heerd up stairs, J. Trenoodle Spec.
Dial. (1846) 39 ; Cor.'
4. Uncertain, fickle, unstable ; variable, capricious.
Sc. The sea's a kittle cast, Scott Antiquary (1816) xxx. Abd.
She'll [Fortune] maybe turn her kittle wheel. Cock Strains{iQio)
II. 69. Frf. Show-folks gettin' the reputation o' bein' kittle and
slippery customers to deal wi", Willock Rosetly Ends (1886) 25,
ed. 1889. Flf. She's a kittle kimmer, the sea, Robertson Provost
(1894) 27. Rnf. Fortune will play kittle tricks In spite o' pith or
power, Barr Poems (1863) 13. Ayr. There's a lan' ayont the
blue That kens nocht o' oor kittle weather, Ballads and Poems
(1885) 156. Lnk. Fortune scarce smil'd to warm his breast, She's
ay sae shy an' kittle. Watt Poems (1827) 76. Edb. May kittle
Fortune eident watch you, Crawford Poems (1798) 50. Gall.
To read their fortune's kittle cast, Amang the em'ers, Nicholson
Poet. IVks. (1814) 128, ed. 1897. n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.i*
Nhb. The auld fashund troots wi' the new flee were kittle, Har-
BOTTLE Fishers' Crack (1886) ; Nhb.' Kittle weather. Dur.'
Applied to the weather. Yks. Times is varra kittle, the farmers
is breaking' all ovver (F.P.T.). w.Yks.' During the hay harvest,
if the weather be showery, the farmers will say it's kittle weather.
ne.Lan.', Chs.^ s.Cy. Kittle weather, Grose (1790). Ken. Gen.
applied to the weather (Hall. ; ; Ken.'* w.Som.' Joe idn a bad
sort o' fuller like, but you never can't be safe o' un, he's so kickle's
the wind.
Hence Kittlish, adj. uncertain, variable, capricious.
Nhb.\ Yks. (J.W.), e.An.', Ken.'
5. Dangerous, perilous, critical.
So. Your doing of equal justice to all men, has made main force
a kittle line to walk by, Scott Nigel (1822) v ; Applied to a
road which one is very apt to lose or in which one is in danger
of falling. This is said to be a kittle gait or to have kittle staps
in it (Jam.). n.Sc. In that kittle strait I was conscious o' my hail
life passin' afore me, Gordon Carglen (1891) 114. Abd. Keep aft"
o' braes an' kittle road, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xxxviii.
Kcd. [He] Clean forgot a kettle corner. Grant Lays (1884) 75.
Frf. A path right kittle, steep, and latent, Beattie Arnha{c. 1820)
10, ed. 1883. Per. A Hielan' ford is a kittle road in the snaw
time, Ian Maclaren Bncr Bush (1895) 262. Dmb. He who's
skulkin' aye 'mang sheuch an' bog Has kittle walkin', Salmon
Gowodean (1868) 74. Ayr. Gang canny up the brae, for the road
is kittle, Johnston Kilmallie (1891) I. 83. Lnk. Liars an' robbers
are ay kittle neibors, Watson Poems (1853) 18. Edb. Altho' the
crime may seem but little, If's ta'en afore a judge it's kittle,
LiDDLE Po«)is (1821) 87. Dmf. The road is kittle o'er thae hills
in the dark, Wallace Schoolmaster (1899) 355. GaU. It's a kittle
thing to keep the likes o' liira waitin' ! Crockett Raiders (1894)
xliv. n.Cy. (J.W.) m.YUs. Theer's some kiltie chaps slinkin
abeawt, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdale (i860) II. 102; w.Yks.' I'
thur kittle times, he's sartainly a happy man . . . wheea hez naa
fears, ii. 308 ; w.Yks.^ A man will say, that if he ever gets to
heaven it will be in a very ' kittle ' way.
Hence Kicklish, adj. dangerous, critical.
Cor.* In a kicklish place.
6. Phr. kittle to break, easy to break. Gall. CW.G.)
7. Obscure, abstract, intricate ; of words : difficult of
pronunciation.
Sc. This is an unco kittle chapter, Monthly Mag. (i8oo) I. 322.
Cai." Inv. Still in use (H.E.F.). Bnff. Fate may alledge, by
kittle wordies, I fence my wark, Taylor Poems (1787^ 190. Abd.
Ev'n Euclid's kittle questions could be solved by Babie Moir,
Anderson Rhymes (1867) 26. Per. In kittle words o' arm length
nebs, Stewart Character (1857) 104. Rnf. The kittlest points he
wad distinctly clear. An' pour conviction on the sceptic ear, Fin-
layson Rhymes (1815) 27. Ayr. His words grew, if possible,
longer-nebbit and more kittle than before, Galt Pwvost (1822)
xlvi. Lnk. Blind John, ye mind, wha sang in kittle phrase, Ram-
say PociHi (1721) 177. Edb. Englishmen, for instance, will say
that . . . my language is kittle, Moir Mansie Wauch (1828) Conclns.
Peb. My Word-buiks tvvae, things kittle named, Lintoun Green
(1685) 49, ed. 1817. Slk. Unobliterably (that's a kittle word to
pronounce I, Chr. North Nodes (ed. i856'i III. 66. Rxb. Who
kittle words an' letters trace, Ruickbie Wayside Cottager (1807)
188. Gall. He could . . . Name kittle words as smooth as satin,
Nicholson Poet. Wks. (1814) 48, ed. 1897.
Hence Kittley, adj. difficult, obscure, intricate.
Lnk. I had gane through the Genesis, the Exodus, Numbers.
Leviticus, away ben to the kittley Chronicles, Fraser Whaups
(1895) V.
8. Excitable, nervous, fidgety ; skittish, quick, active.
Sc. Ye're jist like that kittle mare o' yer uncle's, ye canna rest
a meenit. Swan Gales of Eden (1895) xv. Edb. Liddle Poems
(1821) 69. N.Cy.' Nhb. My boxie shuttle tipt wi' steel, Rins
unco' kittle o' the wheel, Donaldson Poems (1809) 96; Nhb.'
Cum. You're kittle, I'se slow, Gwordie Greenup Yance a Year
(1873) 14 ; Cum." Wra. As kittle as a gun, Prov. (B.K.) n.Yks.
She's kittle of her hands and of her tongue sae rife, Meriton
Praise Ale (1684) 1. 605; n.Yks.'; n.Yks.* 'She's kittle with
her fingers,' ready at a claw or a blow ; n.Yks. 3, ne.Yks.'
w.Yks.* Kittle an' dauby, easily excited, touchy and wayward ;
applied to horses, as, to a young horse when yoked again after
having had a week or two's run on the common. Lan. Boh th'
kittle monki ud cropp'n underth'aussusballys, Scholes Tim Gam-
wattle (1857) 29. Ess. When I was married to Moses I was that
kittle, coy young bird, Baring-Gould Mehalah (1885') 330.
Hence Kittlish, adj. skittish, applied to a horse. w.Yks.'
9. Of the temper: touchy, easily roused ; keen.
Bnff.' He's gey kittle i' the trot. Abd. An a' heelan' fowk's
some kittle aboot their legs, Macdonald Malcolm (1875) 1. 169 ;
Pegasus . . . seems to be a kittle brute, and deemas ill to meddle
wi', Ruddiman Sc. Parish (i8a8) 133, ed. 1889.
10. Delicate, not strong, easily upset ; shy, nervous.
Ant. Horses is very kittle gear, Ballymena Obs. (1893% Nhb.
China is a kittle thing to pack (R.O.H.). e.Yks. If an ewe bee
kittle on her yower, Best Rur. Econ. (1642) 80. w.Yks. My
wife has a varry kittle stummack. Hartley Clock Aim. (1892)29;
He's varry kittle abaht his eytin [eating] (J.T.). Lan. He's
very kittle in his breathin (S.W.) ; Lan.' Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and
Z)m/cs (1 884) 341. n.Lin.', Sus.' Hmp.' Liable to take a cold.
11. Crafty, wary.
w.Yks. Bailey Dial, (i860) 10 ; Scatcherd Hist. Morley (1874)
Gl. ; w.Yks.5
12. Clever, apt ; smart, cunning ; amusing, humorous.
Abd. A dry't up whingein' bodie 't's kittle aneuch it may be
amo' bills an' bank credits, Alexander Am Flk. (1882) 166. Per.
Kittle to retort with the coarse but conclusive proverb, Halibur-
TON Fiirth in Field (iSg^) 12. Rnf. He was an unco kittle chiel,
An' likit ay the lasses weel, Picken Poems (1813) II. 80. Ayr.
Put up your whittle, I'm no design'd to try its mettle ; But if I
did, I wad be kiule To be mislear'd, Burns Dr. Hornbook (1785)
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KITTY
St. 10. Edb. Your secret, kittle pranks Maist drive me mad,
M'DowALL Poems (1839) 52.
13. Sharp, as applied to an angle.
Abd. It is not used in the strict mathematical sense of acute ;
for an angle may be obtuse and yet owre kittle (Jam.).
14. Conip. (i) Kittle-board, the plate in a trap on which
bait is placed and on which the animal sets its foot, re-
leasingthe catch which holds the spring down; (2) -breaks,
a nickname applied to a person of irritable temper;
(3) -bowelled, soon disordered or upset ; (4) -busy,
officious, interested about trifles; (5) -gutted, see (3);
(6) -leggit, nimble or quick at dancing; (7) -notioned,
fanciful ; (8) -sighted, quick at seeing ; (9) -strips, see
below ; (10) -tongued, fluent, given to falsehoods.
(i) Nlib.' Cum.* The trap produced was the one he missed . . .
and had the square kittle-board, C. Pair. Mar. 10, i8gg) 6. Wm.
(B.K.) (2) Abd. (Jam.) (3) n.Yks.^ (41 N.Cy.i, Nlib.i (5)
n.Yks.2 (6) Lnk. Come here, ye kittle-leggit cuif, DeiFs Hallowe'en
(1856) 26. (7, 8) n.Yks.2 (9) Rxb. A rope with a noose at
each end, into which the feet of a person are put, who is placed
across a joist or beam. His feat is to balance himself so exactly
... as to be able to lift something laid before him with his teeth
without being overturned (Jam.). (10) n.Yks.'^
KITTLE-BELLY, sb. w.Som.' A big belly. Lit.
kettle-bellv.
I must have somebody a little bit dapper-like, not a gurt kittle-
belly like he.
Hence Kittle-bellied, adj. having a big belly.
U kifl buul-eed oa-uz burd,au-l ee-du leok aa"dr-z liz een'suyd
[A big-bellied whoreson, all he cares for is his inside— i.e. eating
and drinking^
KITTLE-PINS, 5*. pi. Lan. Glo. Som. 1. The game
of skittles.
Lan. It is now called kittle-pins (i.e. skittles), Harland &
Wilkinson Leg. (18731 133.
2. The 'pins' or 'skittles' used in the game of skittles.
Also in form kittles.
Glo. Grose (17901 MS. add. (M.); Horae Stibsecwae (1777)
238. w.Som.i I bin down to th' old Bob Perry's an' a bespokt a
new set o' kittle. pins.
KITTLE-REAP, sb. Suf. See below.
Old, young, or unskilful hands, unable to assist in the harvest
on equal terms with first-rate workmen, but who help them and
do other work at that busy time at higher wages than usual
(Hall.X e.Suf. Less usually kittle-reap band (F.H.).
KITTLES, sb. pi. I.W.* Strings for tying the mouths
01 S3.C K S
KITTLIE-COUT, sb. Sc. (Jam.) A game ; see below.
Also called Kittle-the-cout, Kittlie-kow.
A game among young people in which a handkerchief being hid
one is emploj'ed to seek it. All the players, save the person who
hides, shut their eyes till the handkerchief, glove, or whatever is
used, be hidden. When the task of hiding is finished, the hider
cries 'kittlie-kow' or ' kittlie-cout.' Then everyone attempts to
find it.
KITTLY-SLIP-DOON,s/;. Cum. Barley-meal porridge.
Porridge, an' as mony on them as ye can soop ; . . kittly slip
douns wi' a hantle o' cream, Linton Linzie Lotion (1867; 281 ;
ib. Lake Cy. (1864) 306 ; Cum."
KITTY, sb> Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. [kiti.]
1. A disrespectful term for a woman.
Sc. And Bess was a braw thumpin kittle, Jamieson Pop. Ballads
(1806; I. 294. ne.Sc. I gaed the twa kitties ' their kail thro' the
reek,' Grant Cliyon. Keckleion, 24. Abd. I never like to see ony
o' thae kitties comin' about the house, VAVi-Abd. (1881) 41. s.Sc.
For the frolics of wooers and ' kittys washen clean,' Wilson Tnlcs
(1839) V. 65. Peb. Wooers danced with glee and grace The
' kitties clene' among, Linloun Green 1685I 9, ed. 1817.
Hence Kitty-witch, a woman dressed in a grotesque
and frightful manner ; also called a ' kitch-witch.'
e.An.' It was customary, many years ago, at Yarmouth, for
women of the lowest order, to go in troops from house to house to
levy contributions, at some season of the 3'ear, and on some
pretence, which nobody now seems to recollect, having men's shirls
over their own apparel, and their faces smeared with blood. . . In
memory of them, one of the many rows in that town is called
Kitty-witch row.
2. A common name given to a cow.
Gall. Cried on his bonnie sleek kye to him hame, Kitty my
Mailly, Kitty her mither, Kitty my Do, And Kitty Billswither,
Mactaggart £Hryr/. (1824) 306, ed. 1876.
3. Co;;;*. (I ) Kitty candlestick. Wil.' ; (2) Kitty-wi'-the-
wisp. Nhb.' The Will-o'-th'-Wisp.
4. Comb, in names of plants : (i) Kitty-come-down-the-
lane junipup-and-kiss-me, the cuckoo-pint. Arum maaila-
tmn. Ken.' ; (2) Kitty-run-the-street, the pansy, Viola
tricolor, ib.
5. A name given to any of the smaller gulls, esp. to the
kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla.
Bnff., e.Cy. Swainson Birds (1885) 206. Nrf. CozensHardy
Broad Nrf. (1893') 45.
6. Comb, in names of birds, &c. : (i) Kitty coot, the
moorhen, Gallinula citloropiis ; (2) -hearn, (3) -hearnshrow,
the htron, Ardeaciiierca; (4) -lang-legs, a daddy-longlegs;
(5) -needy or -neddy, the sandpiper, Tringoides hypoleucus ;
(6) -tope, the wren ; (7) -witch, (a) a name given to more
than one species of sea-fowl, esp. the kittiwake; (b) a
small species of cancer with fringed claws ; (8) -wren, the
common wren.
(il Dor. Swainson Birds (18B5) 178 ; Dor.> (2) Ken. (G.B.)
(3~) Ken.i (4I Ayr. A kitty-langlegs dan'ling a bumbee, Galt
Lairds i 1826) xiv. (5) Bnff. The sandpiper screamed its kitty-
needie, Smiles Naliir. (1879) xii. Abd. The kittj'-neddies fae the
haugh Gaed pipin' ower her head, Murray Hameivith (1900) la.
Kcb. Swainson iA. 196. (6^ Dev. Reports Provinc. (1887) 11. (7,0)
e.An-i (6) e.An.' Nrf. Time I was shrimping I got some kitty-
witches, Emerson Soh o/F('«s (1892) 292. (8) Sc. (Jam.) Ayr.
The little but laborious Ketty Wren against her immortal brother
SirKit, AiNSLiEZ.«H(/q/'5!(;7is (ed. 1892 no. Slk. The weebit blue
pearlins o' the kitty-wren, Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) III. 4.
N.Cy.', Nhb.', neXan.', Nhp.^ w.Wor. Thee'st no better nor a
kitty- wren, Berrow's Jrn. (Mar. 3, 1888).
[1. Sa mony ane Kittie, drest vp with goldin chenje,
Dunbar Poems (c. 1510), ed. Small, II. 83.]
KITTY, sb.'^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also in
form ketty e.Yks.' In comb, (i) Kitty-cat, (a) the game
of 'tipcat' ; (b) the piece of wood used in 'shinty' and
other like games ; (2) -cat and buck-stick, a boys' game,
see below ; {3) -keys, (a) the seeds of the ash-tree ; (b) the
fruit of the maple , (c) the fruit of the sycamore ; (d)
the red bunches of fruit of the quickbean ; (4) -kyloe, a
kitten ; (5) -pearty, a name applied to a bright little child ;
(6) -pussy, a rough sort of hockey played on the ice.
(i, (i) e.Dur.i (i; Rxb. (Jam.) (2) N.Cy.> Nhb. ' Kilty cat and
buck stick ' was played in the ' Little Croft,' Dixon IVhitlingham
Vale (1895'! 269 ; A ring is drawn and the player stands within it,
holding in his hand a small stick called the ' buck-stick.' One of
the party acts as ' feeder,' throwing a small piece of wood,
called the 'kitty-cat,' towards the player, who strikes at it with
his buck-stick. If a good drive is made the player runs to a mark,
touching it with his buck-stick, and coming back within the ring
before the kitty-cat can be returned. Should the kitty-cat reach
the ring before the striker's return he goes out, or should the
striker fail to drive the kitty-cat outside the ring, when it is struck
he is ' out.' The game is counted by the runs made. A variation
of the game is played by all the boys but one having a buck-stick.
In this case marks are set up in a circle, one of these being in the
'bay,' in which the lad whose turn it is to strike stands ready.
At each of the other marks a lad stands with his buck-stick ready
to run. The odd, or ' out,' lad acts as ' feeder,' throwing the
kitty-cat to the striker standing ready in the ' bay.' When the
kitty-cat is struck the lads run round from mark to mark and
the ' feeder ' trys to recover the kitty-cat and to touch a lad with
it as he is running. If a lad is thus caught out he must take the
place of the feeder. The marks for running are usuallj- turned-up
sods (R.O.H.); Nhb.t (3, n1 n.Yks.i", ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Nichol-
son Flk-Lore ( 1890) 122 ; e.Yks.' (i) e.Yks. (B. & H.) {e) e.Yks.
(Miss A.) (rf) w.Som.' (4^ War. (Hall.), w.Wor.' (5) Nhb.>
Always used in an approving sense. (6) Nrf. (P.H.E. ; Old
Mister Gilbert says ' Let's have a kitty pussy,' and hulled the ball
on to the ice, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 281.
KITTY, sA.3 Gmg. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also in form
kety- Cor. In comb, (i) Kitty-bags, rags wrapped round
labourers' legs to keep oft' the wet, straw bands, gaiters ; (2)
•bats, short leather gaiters covering the instep, but reach-
ing little above the ancle ; (3) -boots, a kind of laced boots
reaching up only over the ancles ; cf. kit, sb.^, kitieback.
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(i) Gmg. Collins Goiv. Dial, in Trans. Pliil. Soc. (1848-50") IV.
222. Cor. (F.W.), Cor.i2 (2) w.Som.i, Dev.i n.Dev. A pair o'
kittibats, an' gallaces, Rock Jim an Nell (1867) St. 72. nw.Dev.i
(S^l Dor.' An' drow'd his kitty-boots azide, 60. Som. Sweetjian
Wiiicantoii Gl. (1885").
KITTY, si." n.Cy.Nhb.Dur.Yks. [kiti.] A prison,
house of correction.
N.Cy.* Nhb. The blacksmith — hauling ofi" the breakers of the
peace to the ' Kitty.' Dixon IVliillingham Vale (1895') 182 ; Nhb.'
Dur. Asteed o' putt'n 'er i' t'kitty he went 'n' wedded 'er, Eggle-
STONE Betiv Podkins' Lett. (1B77) 8. e.Dur.' n.Yks. He'd been in
t'kitty (I.W.).
Hence Kitty-crop, sb. a closely cut or cropped head.
Nhb.' In allusion to the close crop given to a felon on entering
the kitty or prison,
KITTY, sb.^ n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. [ki-ti.] A straw filled
with gunpowder ; used as a fuse for blasting in mines.
n.Cy. (Hall.), Nhb.' Nhb., Dur. It is placed in the pricker hole,
which is left open to the cartridge or shot, which is placed in the
far end of the drill-hole, and the end of the kitty next to the cart-
ridge being closed, and the outer end open, it follows that when
a light is applied to the latter the kitty flies along the pricker hole
andignitesthe gunpowder, Greenwell Coal Tr.Gl. (1849). e.Dnr.'
KITTY, sb.^ Sc. A small bowl.
Ayr. Kate wha was drapping in an egg 'Mang water in a kitty,
An' looking at the same fu' gleg To see her house sae pretty,
Fisher Poems (1790) 146.
KITTY, adj. Sc. Nhb. [ki'ti.] 1. Little.
Nhb.' Aa'll gie ye a kitty bit o' breed. Kitty-finger, the little
finger.
2. Comb. Kittie-stick, a small rod on which the pirns are
put in order that the thread may be wound off" them. Sc.
(} AM. Siippl.)
KITTY-COACH, sb. War. Used of the crossing of
arms to form a seat for a child. (J.R.W.)
KITTY VAL, sA. m.Ylis.' An assembly of persons of
objectionable character.
KITUMS,.s6. e.Dev. Inphr.iy^jVwwSjameaninglessoath.
It was a visit of the wicked one, by kitums, Blackmore Perly-
cross fi894i viii.
KITY, (7rfy. Cor.i= Also written kiteyCor.= Fhghty;
impulsive; cracked.
KIUNNIN, KIURK, see Kinnen, Kirk.
KIUTLE, V. Sc. To embrace, fondle. Cf cuitle.
Sc. His left ban' is aneath my heed, an' his richt ban' kiutles
me, Robson Sng. Sol. (i860) ii. 6. Ayr. When kiutlin i' the
fause-house, Burns Halloween (1785") st. 6.
KIV(E, I/, i Obs. n.Cy. Nhb. In phr. kive J {kiv aw),
quoth I.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. Kiv aw— for aw'd gotten a gliffo'
the wig. A'. Minstrel (1806) pt. ii. 63 ; Oh kiv aw, but aw was
meanin j'our grandmuther, Bewick Tyneside Tales (1850) 15.
KIVE, sb. Glo.' The third swarm of bees in a hive.
KIVE, see Keeve, sb.. Kibe, sb.'^
KIVER, 5A.> Yks. Not. Lei. Nhp. War. Shr. Oxf. Brks.
Bdf. Hrt. Hmp. Sus. Wil. Also written kivver w.Yks."
Nhp.^ [ki'v3(r).] 1. A shallow tub used in kneading,
butter-making, &c. ; also in contp. Kiver-dish.
w.Yks.-' A powdering-tub. Not. (L.C.M.) Lei.' A shallow tub
with a cover, mostly used in composition as ' whey-kiver,' ' dough-
kiver.' Nhp.' Confined to such tubs as are used for the purpose
of kneading ; Nhp.2 War. Large vessel for whey, Morton Cyclo.
Agiic. (1863) ; War.sa", s.War.' Shr.' Obsol. A shallow meat-
dish of coarse, brown earthenware. ' Put the men's dinner i' the
oven to keep whot, an' wauve the kiver o'er it.' The term is fast
dying out. A redundant form, kiver-dish, is occas. employed about
Pulverbatch. Oxf.', Brks. (W.H.Y.) Bdf. The milk is kept in
leads, or sometimes in wooden kivers, of a shallow description,
Batchelor Agric. (1813) 526. Hrt. The largest [kiver for milk]
cost five shillijigs, Ellis Mod. f/iisb. (1750) IV. i. Sus.'
2. A flat vessel used in brewing, a cooler. Hmp.', Sus.^
Wil.' Cf keeve, 56.
[1. Fr. cuvier, a bathing tub ; cuviere, an open vessel or
cistern to wash or cool drinking pots in summer (Cotgr.).]
KIVER, sb.^ Yks. Chs. Stf Der. Also written kivver
Stf ' Der.* [ki'v3(r).] A set of sheaves of corn built up
in a field to dry.
Yks. Set as sheaves of corn into kivers of 12 sheaves or riders
VOL. III.
of 10, Ellis Promote. (1889) V. 325. w.Yks.* 12 sheaves ; w.Yks.^
Ten sheaves of corn set up together. Chs.' More freq. used in the
pi. In Chs. they have only ten [sheaves], four at each side, and
two hudders for covering, which, when not in use as coverers, are
generally reared up at the ends of the kivers ; Chs.^ Stf.' Twelve
sheaves of corn. n.Stf. (J.T.) Der. 12 sheaves, Morton Cyclo.
Agrlc. (1863") ; Der.* nw.Der.'
KIVER, u. and sA.* In ^cw. dial, use in Sc. Irel. Eng.
and Amer. Also written civer Hrt. Hmp.'; civverLin. ;
kivva Suf ' ; kivver Lin. Wor. Glo.' Cor.* [kiv3(r.]
1. V. To cover.
Sc. Grose 11790) MS. add. (C.^ Lnk. (Jam.\ Ir. (A.S.-P.),
Wxf.i, w.Yks.*, CUs.'2 Not. (.L.C.M. 1 ; Throsbv Thorotons Not.
(1797) III 456. Lin. HoLLowAY. Rut.' Before pitting came in,
he used to take a load o' 'oss-litter an' kiver his potatoes down.
Nhp.'* War.* Kiver up yer neck. w.Wor. Ta kivver the thatch,
S. Beauchamp A'. Hamilton (1875) I. 212. se.Wor.' Shr.' I've
jest kivered the basket o'er. Glo.' Oxf.' Uuy kyivuurz um uup
wi muuwid [I kivers 'em up wi' mowld]. Hrt. Why cant yer civer
them tools up with sommot (H.G.). e.An.' Nrf. Holloway.
Suf.', e.Suf. tF.H.) Ess. The Heath seem'd amos kiver'd. Clark
J. Noakes (1839) St. 90; Ess.' Sbs. His b.;lly is lik bright ivory
kivered over wud sapphires. Lower Sng. Sol. , 1860J v. 14.
w.Som.' Not general in the west, but the usual pronun. in e.Som.
n.Dev. Thy pancrock a kiver'd wi' briss and buttons, E.xtn. Scold.
(1746) 1. 156. Cor.*
Hence (i) Kiver-awa, i)it. a command in drilling; (2)
Kivering, sb. a covering of any sort.
(i) Nhb.' Familiar at the drill of the Loyal Newcastle Associated
Corps of Volunteer Infantry, 1804. ' 'Twas worth a crown to
hear him, too, Exclaiming "Kiver awa ! '" BtLi. Rliyines (1812) 13.
(2) Sh.I. Another sort of woollen cloth that was manufactured,
was expressed by the term kiverins, or coverings for the
beds of the peasantry. . . The last use for which kiverins were
designed, was for saddle-cloths, Hibbert Desc. Sli. I. (1822) 188,
ed. 1891. Slk. He was eneuch ... to set the kivering 0' the floor
a-swoomin, Hogg Tales (1838) 148, ed. 1866.
2. sb. A cover.
Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Lnk. (Jam.), Wxf.', Chs.'*
Shr.' Put the kiver on. Glo.', e.An.', Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.\ Hmp.'
Wil. Slow G/. (1892). n.Wil. (G.E.D.1 w.Som.' Plase. sir, we
wants a new kiver to the furnace. The kiver o' the bwoiier's
a-brokt. [Amer. Tea-leaves an' tea an' kiver 'ould all come down
kerswash ! Lowell Biglow Papers (1848) 120.]
3. Obs. A frank for letters.
Suf.' Dew squire look in every fut'non while I'm awah an
give my dame a kivva.
[1. If oure gospel is kyuerid, in these that perischen it
is kyuerid, Wyclif (1388) 2 Cor. iv. 3. OFr. covrir (stressed
stem aiev-), to cover.]
KIVEST, see Quist.
KIVILAIVIE, s6. Lnk. (Jam.) A numerous collection,
a crowd ; properly of low persons.
KIVIN, sb. Sc. Also in forms kivan, kivvan Gall,
[ki-van.] 1. A collection of people, a crowd promis-
cuously gathered together, a bevy.
Rxb. (Jam.) Gall. To scail the kivvan, to separate the party,
Mactaggart Eitryrl. 11824) 421, ed. 1876.
2. A flock of birds, a covey.
Ayr. A kivin o' pairtriks (Jam.). Gall. Mactaggart ib. 306.
[1. OFr. coHviiie, 'compagnie, suite, train' (La Cur.ne).]
KIVULLY, sb. Cor.* Loose, hollow, shelvy ground.
KIVVER, KIX, see Kiver, sb.\ v., Kecks, sb. pl}'^
KIZ, cortj. Cor.^ Because ; lit. cause.
KIZHIE, see Keshie.
KIZZEN, V. Sc. Nhb. Dur.Cum.Wm. Yks. Lan. Also
written cizun Wm. ; kisen, kison Nhb.'; kissen Dun;
kizen Sc. (Jam.) n.Cy. n.Yks.' w.Yks. Lan.' n.Lan.';
kizonN.Cy.'; kizzin w.Yks.' ; and in forms keasen Rnf ;
keisin, keizen Sc. (Jam.) [kizan] To dry up, parch,
wither, to shrink; gen. m pp. See Gizzen, i'.' 4.
Sc. Trust me wha'm grown auld and keisint, Poems in Eng.,
Sc. and Lat. (1794') 103 (Jam. ^. Rnf. On the shelf Lay twa'rtliree
keasen'd fishes, Edwards Mod. Poets, 14th S. 112. Rnf, Ayr.
To shrink, esp. in consequence of being exposed to the sun or
drought (Jam.). n.Cy. Grose (1790); N.Cy.' Kizzcned meat.
Nhb.' ' She's kizzened the pot.' Bacon or ham when overcooked
is said to be kizzened. Dur. Gibson Up-U'cardale Gl. (1870).
Wm. As cizund as a kiln-stick (B. K.). Cum. Kizzend to a fair
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cinder (J.Ar.) ; Cum." Whiskey kizzens fflesh up ootside, just as
it does ont' inside. n.Yks. A few kizzen'd apples (T.K.) ;
n.Yks.''^^'' w.Yks. T'steak vvor all kizzen'd up ov a lump
(S.K.C.'i ; w.Yks.i I've hardly ony gerse o' th' land,— grund war
sea kizzin'd. ii. 289. Lan.', n.Lan.', neXan.l
KJIMSIE, sb. Sh.I. A fellow. S. & Ork.'
KJOBE, sb. and v. Sh.I. Also written keobe S. &
Ork.' ; kjoab ; and in forms koab, quoab (Jam.). 1. sb.
A reward, bribe ; a gift, present.
Stl. I can tell dee 'at doo's avvin me a kjobe, S/i. News{Oct. 21,
1899) ; If the voyage had been at all prosperous they [' Gude's
pOr'] were rewarded with an aamas or kjoab, Spen'ce Flk-Loic
(1899) III ; I'se doe what du wants me, bit falh I maun hue a gud
koab Jam.) ; S. & Ork.'
2. V. To bribe ; to induce by promise of a reward.
S. & Ork.i
[Cp. Dan. kiub, purchase, kiobe, to buy.]
KJODER, V. and adj. Sh.I. 1. v. To caress, fondle.
2. adj. Kind, caressing.
KJOL, si. Sh.I. A coolness; a breach of friendship.
I heard at dey wir a kjol atweet deni, Sli. Nnvs (Sept. 23, 1899).
KJOLKA, sb. Sh.I. 1. The jaw, cheek : [fig. a steep
bank. Jakobsen ZJ/W. (1897) 91. 2. Co;;;^. Kjolka-kast,
in phr. to have a giiid kjolka-kast, to eat or talk a great deal.
ib. 44.
[1. ON. kjalki, the jaw-bone (Vigfusson).]
KJOLLIE, ti. Sh.I. To coa.x, cajole, wheedle. Cf. cully.
Doo'll hac ta kjoUie aboot Sibbie, an' doo'll mebbie get her ta
geng i' da lempit ebb, Sli. News (Oct. 2, 1897).
KJORSELD, sb. Sh.I. Also written kjorsald. ? A
horse ; also used atlrib.
Dat's a new toam [fishing-line] at I turn'd oot o' wir black kjOr-
seld's tail, Sh. News (June 3, 1899); ' ^^''^ luikin' fur wir annimals
o' horses, Magnus, an' I miss da horse — da kjorsald horse, ib.
(Dec. 4, 1897"! ; What we wir paid for a young kjorseld 'at William
wis bought, ib. (Aug. 7, 1897).
KJOT, s6. Sh.I. Of a cow: the cud.
Shu aets an' shows [chews] da kjot da sam' as Oswil, Sh. News
(Dec. 30. 1899.
KJUNEN, see Kinnen.
KLAA, sb. Sh.I. [kla.] A little, ill-natured person ;
an injury by sickness. S. & Ork.'
KLAAGER, sb. Sh.I. [klagar.] A hen. Spence
Flk-Lore (1899) 121. See Claag.
KLACHT, V. and sb. Sh.I. [klaxt.] 1. v. To seize,
hold. S. & Ork.i 2. sb. A firm hold. ib. See Claught.
KLAG, I'. Sh.I. [klag.] To lick up, absorb, as apiece
of soft cloth does wet or dust. S. &: Ork.' The same
word as Clagig (q.v.).
KLAGGER, sb. e.Cor. A thick roll of paste around a
dish of baked meat and potatoes. (M.A.C.)
KLAIK, sb. Sh.I. [klek.] The duck-barnacle, Lepas
anattfcra. S. & Ork.' Thesame wordasClaik(s.v. Clakis).
KLAK, sb. Sh.I. Also written klack S. c^ Ork.';
klaak. [klak, klak.] A fishing-ground near the shore.
We raise yisterday moarnin' whin da staarns wis sheenin',
Magnus, an' guid i' da klaak wi' fresh . . . Oags, Sh. News (Feb.
25, 18991 ; The fishing grounds nearest the land . . . where hand-
line fishing was practised, Spence Flk-Lore 1,1899) 120 ; S. &Ork.t
The name of rocky fishing-ground near the shore, as opposed
to ' haaf.'
Hence (i) Klakaskurr, sb. an inshore fishing-seat; (2)
Klak-fishing, sb. handline fishing.
(1) The fishing grounds nearest the land . . . were marked by
cross meiths, so as to find the exact spot. These were called
' klakaskurrs ' and sometimes 'seats,' and were named chiefly
from their landmarks, Spence ib. 130. (2) Handline or klak
fishing was practised when weather permitted, ib. 194.
[Norw. dial, klakk, a bank or shoal, fishing ground
(Aasen) ; ON. ktakkr, a bit of ground (Fritz.ner).]
KLAMOZ.sA. Sc. AlsowrittenklamoosAyr. [kla'moz.]
An outcry, a loud noise. S. & Ork.', Ayr. (Jam.)
KLAVEY, KLEAWT, sec Clavel, Clout, 5^.'
KLEBER, sb. Sh.I. A variety of the mineral steatite.
[Used] for excoriations, HiBBERT Dcsc. Sh. I. (1822) 244, ed.
1891 ; Used in several parts of Sh. for ' soap-stone ' ; literally it
means ' clay-rock,' Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 91.
Sh.I. [kll'bi.] A heated stone plunged
to separate the curds from the whey.
KLEEBIE, sb.
into buttcr-niilk
S. & Ork.'
KLEERS, sb. pi. s.Pem. The glands. Laws Litlie
Ell a. (1888) 420. The same word as Clyre (q.v.).
KLEESTER,!'. Sh.I. Also written kUester. To smear,
bedaub. (W.A.G.), S. & Ork.' The same word as Claister
(q.v.).
KLEEVINS, sb. pi. Sh.I. The fork of the human
body, the ' cleaving.' S. & Ork.'
KLEEVINS, see Kloving.
KLEIPIE, sb. Or.I. (S.A.S.) The same word as
Cleepie (q.v.).
KLEIPIT, adj. Sh.I. Miserly, stingy. S. & Ork.»
[Cp. Norw. dial, klaipa (pret. kleip), to pinch, to spare
(Aasen).]
KLEM, adj. Ayr. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Of things : imperfectly or badly done, of
little value. The same word as Clem, adj. I (q.v.).
KLIBBA-TAINGS, sb. pi. Sh.I. Tongs made of two
pieces of wood, pincers. Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 94 ;
S. & Ork.'
[Icel. klipitortg, pincers (Jakobsen /. c.).]
KLIERS, sb. pi. Sh.I. In phr. not to wirry upon kliers,
to speak one's mind freel}'. Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 229.
KLITE, V. Obs. n.Cy. With up: to gather, take,
pull up. See Clit, Clitch. ' Klite up your clouts ' (K.).
KLIV, sb. Sh.I. Also in form kluv. A hoof. The
same word as Cliv (q.v ). S. & Ork.'
KLIV-GOENG, sb. Sh.I. A great crowd in motion.
S. & Ork.'
KLIVSIE, sb. Sh.I. A name applied to sheep. S. &
Ork.' See Kliv, Cleavins.
KLIVVEN, /-A Sh.I. Cloven. S. & Ork.'
KLLAUCH, V. and sb. Bnft".' Also in form kllauck.
1. V. To work in a filthy, disgusting manner.
Particularly in liquids or semi-liquids ; joined to the word signi-
fying the action, or followed by at, with the participial noun
expressive of the action. ' Kllauck ' does not convey so strong an
idea of disgust as ' kllauch.'
2. sb. The act of working in a filthy, disgusting manner,
particularly in liquids or semi-liquids. Hence Kllauchie,
adj. slimy.
KLLAUCK, see Clack.
KLODl.sb. Sh.I. A mound. Jakobsen Z)«7/. (1897) 81.
KLOKAMAN, sb. Obs. Or.I. A medicine-man, one
who cures by the use of charms.
Disease caused bj' such evil elves could only be cured by a
charmer, or a kloka man, who were once numerous enough in
the northern isles, Fergusson Rambles (1884) 195.
[Norw. dial, klok, wise, clever (Aasen) ; ON. klokr; cp.
G. kliiir.]
KLbOKIE,56. Sh.I. Cunning, artful, cautious. S.&Ork.>
KLOSTER, sb. Sh.I. A ' haaf term for a church.
The Papa, Landness,and Aithsting fishermen often used to call
the church ' de klsister,' Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 26.
[Norw. dial, kloster, a monastery, convent (Aasen).]
KLOT, sb. and v. Ayr. [kl9t.] 1. sb. A hoe used
for scraping up mud. 2. v. To scrape up mud. (F.J.C.)
See Claut, sb} 3, 7.
KLOVA, KLOVEN, see Kloving.
KLbVIK, 56. Sh.I. A sheep. See Klivsie.
1 wis meanin' to try him [a young dog] wi' da kl(Jviks,SA. News
(June 24, i8gg .
KLOVING,s6. Sh.I. Also in forms kleevinsS.& Ork.';
klivven, klova, kloven. The fire-tongs.
(Co//. L.L.B.) ; Applied originally to any clefted tool or instru-
ment, Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 30 ; S. & Ork.'
KLUB, sb. Sh.I. A square-shaped bulky hill. Jakob-
sen Dial. (1897) 78.
[Norw. A\&\. kltibb, a knoll, a high round promontory
(Aasen).]
KLUG, sb. Sh.I. A clog, anything which hampers
movement. The same word as Clog, 56.' (q.v.)
Yon's grit eneugh ta mak a klug till a guse ! Sh. News (Sept.
2, 1899).
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KLUMPIRS, si. />/. Sli.I. The same word as Clumper,
2 (q.v.).
KLUMPSE, V. Sh.I. To choke. S. & Ork.' MS. add.
The same word as Clumse (q.v.).
KLUNK,56. Sh.I. 1. Adraught.thequantityswallowed
at one gulp. The same word as Clunk, sh?
' A'll get a slokkin' o dis warm sweet mylk,' Tamy said as he
liftid da kit, an' took a klunk or twa, Sh. News (June 4, 1898).
2. Liquor, drink.
Among dim ir tho' niver drunk, A skatterin dat kin tak' dir
klunk, An' as Templers sit, ib. (Jan. 29, i8g8\
KLURT, sb. and v. S. & Ork.' 1. sb. A lump.
2. V. To daub, defile. The same word as Clart (q.v.).
KLUTSEN, V. Obs. n.Cy. To shake. Grose (1790).
KLUV, see Kliv.
KLUVIE, iZ). Sh.L 1. The claw of a hammer. S. &
Ork.^ 2. Coiitp. Kluvie-hammer, a claw-hammer, ib.
KLYMIE'WICK, sb. Sh.L A small candle or taper.
5. & Ork.'
KLYTE, see Cloit, v.
KN-. In Irel. Eng. and the south of Sc. the k in the
initial combination kn- is no longer pronounced. In ne.Sc.
the k is still preser\-ed by the older people. In e.Per. it
has become t. For details see the Grammar.
KNA(A, see Know.
KNAB, s6.i Sc. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Der. Shr.
Hrf. Sus. Hmp. Also written nab Sc. (Jam.) S. & Ork.'
N.Cy.'2 Nhb.i Dur.i Cum ^ n.Yks.'" ne.Yks.' e.Yks.
w.Yks.»2 Der.' nw.Der.' Shr. Hrf Sus.' Hmp. ; nabb Dur.
[nab, neeb.] The summit of a rock or hill, a steep hill;
the abrupt termination of a hilly range; a rocky headland
or promontory. Cf knap, s6.' 2.
Sh.I. The unreclaimed grass which grew ' fae da muckle kirk
tiddaknab,' Sh. News (Mar. 26, 1898); S. & Ork.' A rocky headland
at the south end of the town of Ler\vick, called generally ' The
Knab,' i6r. Ayr. (Jam.) Bwk. The point or nabs of a high rock
overhanging the German Ocean, Henderson Pop. li/iymcs {i8$6)
6. N.Cy.'2 Nhb.l 'Calder'sKrab' in Old Bewick. Dur.i Lakel.'
The Knab on Windermere; Lakel. ^ He went ower t'knab. Cum.
Gl. (1851I ; Cum. 3 By rocky nab or islet green, 92. n.Yks.' A
rocky headland, or ... an inland hill, with a bluff face or end pro-
jecting into the valley at its foot; n.Yks. ^^, ne.Yks.i e.Yks.
Phillips .R/ff/s (1853) ; e.Yks.' Nab Scar, the extreme point of
the rocky promontory of Flambrough Head. Nab is still commonly
used for the abrupt terminations of ranges of hills or promontories,
MS. add. (T.n.) w.Yks.'=, s.Lan. (F.E.T.) Der.' A short steep
hil!,as Hundo-Nabb. nw.Der.' Shr., Hrf. Bound ProivHc (1876).
Sns.' A small piece of rising ground. Hmp. Cooper Gl. (1853).
[Norw. dial. Kiiabb and Nabb, a hill with a round top
(Aasen) ; Sw. dial, nabb, a promontory (Rietz).]
KNAB, s6.^ Sc. [knab.] A strong boy; a thick-set,
strong little animal. Bnff'
Hence (i) Knablich, sb. a thick-set, strong little animal.
ib. ; (2) Knabsie, sb. a short, stout, athletic person or
animal. S. & Ork.'
[MDu. cnabe and ciiape, a young man, a full-grown youth
(Verdam).]
KNAB, z'.' and sb.^ Sc. Also in form knaabie Sh.I.
1. V. To strike, beat. See Nab ; cf knap, v.'
Slk. I'll smash it all to pieces, thus! O! how I'll knab him,
Hogg Dram. Tales, II. 52 (Jam.).
2. sb. A blow.
Sh.I. An taks da lad a knaabie, Burgess Rasiitie (1892) 55. Slk.
I gave him sick ... a knab on the temple that he was stoundit,
Hogg Perils of Man (1822) II. 241 (Jam.).
KNAB, 2'.2 Chs. Nhp. War. Shr. [nab.] Of horses :
to bite gently or playfully. See Knap, i'.^ 4.
s.Chs.'^ Yoa' d befur k3''ee'p faaT uniif' of iz muwth ; ahy
rae'dhur thingk- ey naab'z u bit' [Yo'd better keep far enough off
his mowth ; I rather think hey knabs a bit]. Nhp.', War.2 Shr.'
Horses knab each other when in good temper.
Hence Knabbin, sb. a bite of herbage ; short pasture.
Shr.' Yo' can turn the cows i' the little fild — theer's tidy knabbin'
on it — awilde the edgrow gets a bit strunger.
KNAB, KNABBLE. see Nab, Nabble.
KNABiB,s6. Wbs. Sc. A man of importance or wealth,
a distinguished person ; a conceited, self-important person.
One who is wealthy in a middling line, who possesses a small
independence; a term often applied to those otherwise called
' little lairds ' Jam.'i. Bch. To the Grecian knabbs, Forbes Ajax
(1742) Tille; I'll fit you weel wi' doughty geer, That either knabbs
or lairds may weei, lA. 5/(o/> av/ (1785) I r. Abd. (G.W.' Rnf.
If the knabs ayont the sea But like ye hauf sae weel as me, Picken
Poems (1813) II. 142.
Hence (i) Knabbish, adj. (a) well-to-do, in good circum-
stances or social position ; ib) genteel, neat ; pretentious ;
(2) Knabbry or Knabrie, sb. the lower class of gentry ;
(3) Knabby, adj. [a) see (i, a) ; (b) see (i, b).
(i, a) Sc. (Jam.) (i) Ayr. Spoken of one who dresses rather
above his station (/6.). {2) Sc. The peetiefu' gait whilk the fouk
spak thereawa, soon gart our knabrie tyne a' that auncient gree-
shoch, whilk they had for their forbears, Edb. Mag. (Apr. 1821)
351 (Jam.). Abd. They aften hae a moonlight flittin' ta'en. And
thus the bitch to clip your bits o' knabry gi'en, Anderson Poems
(1826) 9; (G.W.) Ayr. Properly such as cock-lairds who cultivate
their own property, or who live on a narrow income (Jam.). (3, a)
Sc. (Jam.) Rnf. The herds o' mony a knabby Laird War trainin'
for the shambles, Picken Poems (1813) II. 127. {b) Ayr. (Jam.)
[Dan. dial, /cnabe, a man of importance, a landed pro-
prietor (Molbech).]
KNABBLE, sb. Or.I. A short piece of wood which
passes through the eye of a rope used as a stall-tether.
(Jam. Suppl.)
KNABhlCK, adj. Sc. [kna'blik.] Unevenly formed,
knobbl}'. Also used sttbst.
Abd. Slippery ware and knablick stanes, Alexander Johimy
Gibb (1871) i; O'er ilk knablick, knap, an' tern Poor Willie fell,
Walker Bards (1887) 374 ; O'er a knablick stane He rumbl'd
down a rammage glj'de. Skinner Poems (,1809) 5.
KNABS, sb. Wm. Yks. War. Also written nabs
w.Yks.^ [nabz.] 1. A false, deceitful, dishonest, or
waggish fellow.
War.^ Always preceded by a possessive pronoun ; and spoken
of one guilty of some offence. ' I saw his [my] knabs this morning,
but he kept his distance : he knows I'm aware of his tricks.'
2. A master, governor, employer of labour ; humorously
applied to the devil.
w.Yks. I knaw 1 gat me knabs for it, Ptidsey Olm. (1877) yn/y
notes; (J.W.); w.Yks.^ There's his nabs coming! Have you seen
my nabs? His nabs will have thee.
3. A term of familiarity, similar to 'my hearty.'
Wm. Ah dropt on me knabs just as he was gaan intui a public
hoose (B.K.).
KNACK, V. and sb. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written cnack Frf ; knak Edb.; nack n.Cy. Nhb.'
Wm. ne.Yks.' e.Yks.' w.Yks.^ nw.Der.' Suf. [nak,nask.]
1. V. To make a sharp clicking sound, to crack, snap,
break; to strike sharply together.
ne.Sc. Knack their thooms like roch unconfertit countra chiels,
Gordonhavcn (18871 ^S' Cai.' Elg. As little. ..as Macgruther
could resist knacking his fingers, Couper Tounficalioiis '^1803) II.
104. Bnff.' He took the stick, an' knackit it our 's knee. He
dancet, an' hooght, an' knackit 's fingers like mad. Abd. I knack'd
my thum's, my heart grew light, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 287.
Frf. Meg Lindsay lap, an' cnack'd her thums, Morison Poems
(1790)23. n.Cy. To crack nuts (Hall.). Nhb. A country dancer
when he knacks his heels, &c., Richardson Borderers Table-bk.
(1846) VI. 60 ; Nhb.' To crack together two hard or resounding
surfaces. ' He nacks his heels, an' round he wheels, an' gies his
thooms a crack,' Armstrong Fair Joan (1879). s.Chs.' Dhar)z
siimut brok'n i dhii misheynuri; ahy eyurd it naak' [There's
summat brokken i' the macheinery ; I heerd it knack]. Shr.' To
strike gently with one weapon or instrument against another.
Glo. Horae Siibsccivae (1777 j 238.
2. Comb. (1) Knack-and-rattle, a quick and noisy mode
of dancing with the heels ; (2) -and-span, a game of
iTiarbles; (3) -board, see below ; (4) -kneed, knock-kneed,
having the knees turned inwards; (51 knees, knees
turning inwards ; (6) -reel, a wheel used in winding
j-arn ; also called Click-reel.
(i) N.Cy.' (21 War.2 One player casts a marble ahead. His
fellow casts another marble after it. Should he knack [knock] it,
or bring his own within a hand's-span, he is lawfully entitled to
that of his opponent. The second player then casts h's own
marble ahead, &c. (3) Wm. A piece of board, horn, or sheet-lead,
with nicks in placed over the ' T-wliol' of a beehive to prevent
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mice from entering, at the same lime admitting bees (B.K.) ; I have
heard the old-fashioned ' sounding-board ' over a pulpit so termed.
Not in common use (ib.). w Yks. It struck me at it [London
Bridge] looked varry much like a knack board, Tom Treddlehoyle
Trip to Luiiitan U851) 47. (4 N.Cy.' Nhb. And knack knee'd
Mack, that drucken fyul, Allan Tyiicsitie Siigs. (ed. 1891) 327.
Som. Jennings Dial. iv.Eiig (1869'. (5) Nhb.' (6 Nhb. I mind
the time weel When our auld wrinkled granny sit by her knack-
reel, Proudlock BorJei land Muse (1896J 6 ; Nhb.l It knacked, or
clicked, at each ' cut.* Previous to the introduction of the knack-
reel, about fifty or sixty years ago, the yarn was wound on anotlicr
system, and was counted by the tick of a clock. Cum.' A reel
turned by a handle and giving a click when a certain number of
threads had been wound ; these were bound together forming a
' cut ' and so many ' cuts ' made a hank.
3. To nick. n.Cy. (Hall.), Slir.^ 4. To gnash the
teeth; to snap as a dog. n.Cy. (Hall.), Shr.° 5. To
make a harsh sound with the throat. s.Sc. (Jam.)
6. To talk affectedly, to mince one's words ; to affect a
style of language beyond one's education. Cf knap, J'.^ 6.
n.Cy. Grose (.1790) ; l,K.) ; N.Cy.' ; N.Cy.'J Used of such as do
speak in the southern dialect. Nhb.' Cum.' She knacks and talks
like rotten sticks; Cum.* Wm. She nacks like a lady (B.K.) ;
She knackd en sed she was tae hev a party that eunin, Wheeler
Dial. (1790) 103. ed. 1821 ; Wm.' n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ She knacks
and knappers like a London miss; n.Yks.^", ne.Yks.' e.Yks.
Marshall /?/()•. £i:0H. (1788 ; e.Yks.', m. Yks.' w.Yks. He began
a tryin to knack an talk like t'maister's sons, ClnytoiCs Aun. (1878)
53; HuTTON Tour to Caves (1781) ; w.Yks.' He knacks an talks
seea fine, ii. 303. Lan. I niver heeared a lass that could knack
better than she could, Eavesdropper I'iU. Sketches 1,1869) 36.
ne.Lan.' Spooads, said Spoddy, when he lernt to knack.
7. To talk in a pleasant, lively manner, to chatter ; with
aff: to tell, narrate.
Bnfr.' Aifter he sat doon, an' got a dram, he knackit awa jist
like a pen-gun. He thinks nae mair o' knackin' aflf lees nor o'
pittin' aff's claise. Cld. (Jam.)
Hence (i) Knacksy, adj. pleasant, lively, amusing ; (2)
Knackuz, sb. a chattering, talkative person ; one who
talks in a quick, snappish manner.
(i) Per. Brawlie can the calland gie ... A knacksy joake, wi'
mirth an' glee, Duff Poems, 35 (Jam.), (a) Gall. Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824).
8. To answer wittily ; to make fun of.
Ayr. Ye canna maister him, he'll knack ye at every word (Jam.).
9. To do anything well and cleverly.
Lin. Thompson Hist. Boston (1856) 712.
10. To be more fortunate than another.
Nhp.' When one boy is going to partake of a pleasure to which
another is not invited, he will say, ' I knack you ' ; or if one has
a piece of plum cake, and the other has none, he will say, ' I
knack you.' Hnt. (T.P.F.)
11. sb. A snap, crack ; a click, clicking noise.
Cai.' Nhb. The knack-reel, after so many turns, gave a knack,
indicating a length of yarn wound ;R.O.H.).
12. A habit, custom ; method, way, or habit of doing
anything.
Abd. They rise by the cock, and claw the kail-pat, And that's
the knacks o' your hiremen, Kinloch Ballad Bk. (1827) 14, ed.
1868. n.Cy. Hollovvav. Cum.' Wm.' He's gitten reet knack
on it ony how. w.Yks. I have a nack a runnin' away, Tom
Treddlehoyle Bainisla Ami. (1856) 54. s.Stf. He's got a knack
o' jumpin out o' the way, Pinnock BIk. Cv. Ann. (1895'. nw.Der.'
It's a nack he's got hold of. s.Lin. (T H.R.), Oxf. (G.O.) Sus.,
Hmp. Hollow AY.
13. A trick, scheme, device.
Frf. Let us devise Some cannie knack, by which he'll rise A
wee, MoRisoN Poems (1790) 4. Per. He knows it was in sport
and play, For he of knacks was never scant, Smith Poems (1714)
20, ed. 1853. Lnk. The miser . . . sliaw'd the ferryman a knack,
Jump't in, swam o'er and hained his plack, Ramsay Poems (1800)
II. 468 (Jam.). Edb. Bred in the knacks of king-craft from his
youth, Pennecuik Helicon (1720') 90. Lan. O'er lakes and rivers
play nice knacks, Harland & Wilkinson Flk-Loie \,iS6j) 180.
s.Stf. What knack bin yo' tryin on now ? Pinnock Bit. Cy. Ami.
(1898). Suf. None o' yar nacks, e.An. Dy. Times (1892).
Hence Knackish, adj. knavish. n.Yks."*
14. A trifle, toy, a knick-knack.
Fif. Jewell'd gairish rings, and knacks of labour'd gold, Tennant
Anster (1812) 103, ed. 1871.
15. A joke, a clever or witty saying. Sc. (Jam.) 16. An
affected style of speech. e.Yks.' Vl. pi. Two flat pieces
of bone or wood placed between the fingers, with which
children beat time. w.Yks.' Cf. knackers, 1. 18. pi.
An old-fashioned game similar to bagatelle ; 'nine-holes'
or ' pigeon-holes.'
n.Cy. (K.) n.Yks.* A game very commonly pl.ij-ed, several
holes being made in the ground some inches apart, the object
being to shoot a marble from one to the other i^s.v. Knucks^.
ne.Yks.'
19. pi. Phr. to be no great knacks, to be nothing beyond
the ordinary, to be ' no great shakes.'
Nhb. He's nee greet knacks (R.O.H.V Cum.'* Wm. 'Hoc
ista?' ' Neea gurt knacks' (B.K.). w.Yks.^ An ill-bred cow
is ' no great nacks.' ' Yaa art ta, lad ! ' ' Au'm no gret nacks.'
KNACK, see Knock, v.
KNACKER, sb. Yks. Lan. Chs. Nhp. War. Shr. Glo.
0.\f. Brks. Hnt. e.An. Som. Dev. Also written nacker
War. Oxf.' e.An.' Som. Dev. [na'k3(r), na2k3(r).] 1. A
dealer in horses. w.Yks.^ 2. A tanner. ne.Lan.'
3. An old worn-put horse; anickname fora collier's horse.
Chs.' s.Chs.' On uwd naak-ijr; ur)z fit fur nuwt biir u boa't-
os [An owd knacker ; her's fit for nowt bur a boat-hoss]. Nhp.',
War. (J.R.W.) Shr.' If 'e tak's that poor owd knacker to markit
agen, 'e'll a the p'lice on 'im fur cruelty. Glo. Grose (1790);
Glo.',Oxf.',Brks.i,Hnt. (T.P.F.), Suf. (K.) Som. A nag, W. &J.
Gl. (1873). w.Som.'
4. A young colt, not yet gelded. Dev. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (M.) 5. A husband who is not able to pro-
create; any impotent person. e.An.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
KNACKER, V. Glo. Wil. Also written nacker Glo.'
[nffi'k3(r).] 1. To tremble with passion or cold ; of the
teeth : to chatter.
Glo.' Your teeth will knacker in your heads like frost-bitten
mariners.
2. To snap the fingers. Wil.^
KNACKER, see Knocker, Nacker.
KNACKERS, 5i!'. />/. Sh.L Nhb. Dur. Wm. Yks. Chs.
Lin. War. Glo. Som. Also written nackers S. & Ork.'
Wm. 1. Two flat pieces of wood or bone used to make
a noise like castanets.
Nhb.' Two bones or pieces of hard wood charred at the ends.
These were in common use long before the ' bones ' and ' tam-
bourine ' of Christy Minstrels were heard of. Dur.' Of unequal
length ; one ... is held between the first and second fingers, and
the other between the second and third fingers. w.Yks. (J.T. ),
n.Lin.'
2. Phr. s/iakel my knackers, an exclamation, oath.
Slk. Shakel my knackers if 1 do not crack thy fool's pate, Hogg
Tales (1838) 6^4, ed. 1866.
3. The testicles.
S. & Ork.' Wm.Tak his nackers oiT, that'll whieten him [of an
unruly horse] (B.K.). Yks. (J.W.), Chs.', n.Lin.', War.^, Glo.',
w.Som.'
KNACKET, adj and sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Chs. Also
written knackit N.Cy.' Nhb.'; nacket Sc. (Jam.) S.& Ork.'
Nhb.' 1. adj. Clever, smart, conceitedly clever. Nhb.'
Hence Knackety, adj. (i) handy, ingenious; (2) self-
conceited.
(r) Sc. Particularly expert at doing any piece of nice work
(Jam.). Chs.' ; Chs.^ ' A knackety fellow,' is a man who can turn
his hand to anything. s.Chs.' Tiim :z u naak iiti yaayth ; ee)kn
tuurn iz ond til omtist uwt [Tum's a knacketty yaith ; he con turn
his bond to ommost owt]. (2) Sc. (Jam.)
2. sb. One quick at repartee ; a clever or naughtj' child ;
an insignificant person.
S. & Ork.' MS. add. N.Cy.' Nhb.' He's oney a little nackit of
a thing. Keh, ye little nackit I
KNACK-HARDY, adj. Som. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] Foolhardy. (Hall.)
KNACKLE, V. Yks. Nhp. Wor. Also written nackle
w.Yks.5 Nhp.' [nakl.] 1. To trifie. w.Yks.^ Hence
Nackling, ppl. adj. silly, simple.
w.Yks.^ What's tub duing on thah nackling foil?
2. To mend in a small way, to do odd jobs. w.Yks.^
Hence li) Knackler, sb. one who works at odd jobs.
ib.; (21 Knackling, />//. (7(^'. working at odd jobs. ib.
KNACKY
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KNAP
3. To strike one hard substance against another, quickly
and gently; to knock together with a crackling, rattling
sound. Cf. chackle, v. 3.
Nhp.i s.Wor. It sims to lie in 'cr 'ips [or yips] an' when 'er
walks the bones kips knacklin' together (,H.K.>
KNACKY, adj. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Chs. Suf. Also
written nacky Sc. Chs.'; nackey N.Cy.' Nhb.' [naki.]
1. Handy, ingenious ; deft, skilful, cunning.
Cat.' Rnf. Cracky Kate Macvean, knacky Kate Macvean, Clark
Rliyiues (1842) 28. Ayr. She . . . was very knacky at laying out
a corpse, Johnston Glenbtickie (1889) 254. Llh. The Guid-wives
spak about their thrift : I wat they were I'u' knackie, Bruce Poems
(1813") II. loi. Gall. A wean o' the Elfin race, knacky and fair,
Harper Bards (cd. 1889 1 21. n.Cy. (J.W.', w.Yks.', Chs.', Suf.'
2. Livelyand pleasant in conversation, witty, smartjclever.
Sc. How like you his queer knack3' style! Gray Poems (1811)
83. Bnff.' Ayr. Gash and knacky carles and carlins of the village,
G\\-T Sir A. IVylie (1822 1 iv. Lnk. IMony a bonnj' knacky tale.
Bra to set o'er a pint of ale, Ramsay Poems (1721) 196. Lth. He
was a nacky body, an' braw compan\'. Hunter /. Iniuick (1895)
76. Wgt. He had stored his mind with manj' romantic tales of his
travels, and his knacky way of relating these procured for him a
hospitable reception, Fraser Wigtoivn (1877) 290. N.Cy.' Said
of an old-fashioned child. Nhb.' Used in a disparaging sense, as
when a self-conceited person is showing ofT his cleverness.
KNAEP, V. Sh.I. Also in form knep S. & Ork.' To
clasp together ; to clench (the fist) ; to pack close.
He knaepid his haands aroond his right knee, Sh. News (Dec.
2, 1899) ; Shii an' Sibbie wis staandin' knaepin' a burden o' here
apo' da tidder rig, ib, ;,Oct. 22, 1898 ; Shii wis sittin a' dis time
wi her knaepid haands, ib. (^Sept. 24, 1898) ; S. & Ork.' A kneppit
naev.
[Cp. Dan. kimppe, to fasten together, to button (a coat)
(Dansk Ordbog).]
KNAG, sb} Sc. n.Cy. Yks. Lan. Also Dev. Also
written cnag w.Yks.' [nag.] 1. A pointed rock, the
rugged top of a hill.
N.Cy.' w.Yks. Willan List Wcis. (i8ii\
Hence (i) Knaggie, (2) Knaglie, adj. having protuber-
ances pointed like a rock, of an unequal surface.
(i) Abd. Shirrefs Pof/ns ( i 790) Gl. Ayr. Thou's howe-backit,
now, an' knaggie, Burns Farmer s Salittation io his Mare, st. i.
(2) Sc. (Jam.)
2. A peg or pin on which to hang anything. [Not known
to our Dev. correspondents.]
Sc. The gudeman lap to his braid claymore That hang on the
knag aside the speir, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) II. 173; A
wooden hook fi.xed in the wall, on which clothes, &c. are hung.
It is very often one of the upper growths of the Scottish pine
which is fastened to the joist of a Iiut, the branches serving as so
many pegs (Jam.) ; Fleming 5m^/i"'« (1726), Dev. (Hall.)
3. A knot in timber.
Lnk. Through yer hair yer hainches twa stuck oot like timmer
knags, Nicholson /(()'//s (1870) 116. w.Yks.' Ian. Grose (1790)
MS. add. (C.)
Hence Knaggy, adj. of wood : full of knots.
n.Yks. MS. note in Meriton Praise Ale (1684) ed. E.D.S.
w.Yks.' Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ne.Lan.'
4. Phr. Io be at the knag an' the imiddie, to be at sixes and
sevens ; to disagree.
Abd. Dawvid an' him was at the knag an' the wuddie ere he was
an ouk there, Ale.xander yo/;;»ry Gihb (1871 ) xlix.
[1. S\v. dial, knagg, a little hillock (Rietz). 2. Norw.
dial, knagge, a wooden peg (Aasen) ; so Dan. knag. 3.
EFris. knagge, a knot in timber (Koolman).]
KNAG, sb.^ Sc. Also in form knaggie. 1. A small
cask or barrel, a keg.
Abd. I hae a knaggie o' the real stuff in the press ; pass the bottle
roun'. He was takin hame a knag o' black-beer (G.W.) ; To stock
our drouth's a knag o' berry brown, TarrasPoch/s (1804) 8 ; (Jam.);
Shirrefs Poems (1790) Gl.
2. A small wooden vessel with a handle. SIk. (Jam.)
[Prob. the same word as Knag, s6.']
KNAG, si.3 Yks. [nag.] A wide rake, for stubble,
&c. n.Yks. (T.S.), ne.Yks.'
KNAG, sb.* Obs. Sc. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] A bird, prob. the woodpecker, Geciniis viiidis.
Sth. Tlier is great store of . . . dovves, steares or stirlings, lairi-
gigh or knag, which is a foull lyk unto a paroket or parret, which
maks place for her nest with her beck, in the oak trie, Gordon
Geiieal. Hist. 3 (Jam.).
KNAG, sb.^ Yks. Lan. Shr. [nag.] A grumbler,
fault-finder ; a person of ill-temper. See Gnagig, 2.
n.Yks. He's a reglar knag (T.S.).
Hence Knaggy, adj. ill-tempered, peevish, quarrelsome.
w.Yks.', ne.Lan.', Shr.^
KNAG G, see Cnag.
KNAGGIM, sb. Sc. Also in forms kneggum Abd. ;
kniggum Fif (Jam.) A disagreeable taste ; an after-taste.
Bch. Fan anes it was down your wizen it had an ugly knaggim,
Forbes /;». (1742) 3, Abd. Neither of them dreamt it cud hae hed
sic a rank kneggum, Alexander /o/;«»y Cibb (1871) xi. Fif. (Jam.)
KNAGGLE, see Gnaggle.
KNAP, sb.' and adj Sc. Irel. n.Cy. Yks. Wor. Shr.
Glo. Sus. Hmp. LW. Wil. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Amer.
Also written knapp Sh.L Wxf ' ; nap Wil. Dor. Dev.;
napp Dev.^ ; and in forms knep Sus.° ; nape Dev.' [nap,
nasp, nep.] 1. sb. A bump, protuberance, knob ; a knot
of wood; a knot of fir- wood used for lighting purposes.
Cf knop, sb.
Sc. It is a good tree that hath neither knap nor gaw, Kelly
Prov. ( 1721) 218. Bnff. Tliey cracked by the light of the fir-knap,
Gordon C/iroii. Keit/i [ iSQo) 6g. Frf. Onhis brow spring up apace
Twa knaps, the emblem o' disgrace, Morison Poems (1790) 106;
They biggit ay a bulgy knap O' thread cross-biath'd, Pi/<er of
Peebles (1794) 6. Rnf. He faun' aj-ont the tailor's tap, An' cam'
gweed life ! on sic a knap ! TiioM Rhymes (1844) 153. w.Yks.
Willan List IFds. (1811).
Hence (i) Knapplach or Knapplack, sb. a lump or
protuberance of large size. Bnfl".' ; (2) Knappy, adj. in
small, roundish lumps, abounding in lumps. Or.I. (Jam.
Siippl.)
2. A small hill, a mound, knoll, hillock; the brow or top
of a hill ; rising ground, a steep ascent of the road. Cf.
knab, sb.^
n.Sc. When heather knaps grow siller taps. Bi'ciian Ballads
(1828)1.226, ed. 1875. Elg. 'Mang knaps right benty.CouPER Poc/jy
(1804^, II. 17. Abd. Breem busses an' heather knaps, Alexander
Johnny Gibb (1871) xliv. Fif. Turning their faces to the knap of
ground, Tennant Aiister (1812) 99. ed. 1871. N.Cy,' w.Yks.
Willan ifs/ JFrf5. (181O. s.Wor. iH.K.) Slir.' There is aliltle
round hill at Castle Pulverbatch called the knap. Glo. B.wlis Illtis.
Dial. (1870) ; Grose (1790 ; Glo.' Sus. Nile cum on . . . jess as
dey climb'd ter de knap, Jackson Southward LIo (1894) I. 389 ;
Sus.' 2 Hmp. Cooper Gl. (1853); Hmp.' s.Hmp. There's a
fairies' ring, . . on the knap yonder, Verney L. Lisle (1870) xiii.
I.W.' Wil. Slow Gl. (1892) ; Wil.' Dor. When Tyneham Knap
Wears a cap, Zum rain is zure to hap (C.W. ) ; I thote I'd goo
Droo Rickets, out to Bunsley nap, Young Rabin Hill (1864) 4 ;
Dor.' Upon deos knap I'd sooner be The ivy, 168. Som. A wagon
presently mounted the knap, Raymond /.owe and Quiet Life (1894)
252 ; W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' Neef dhur-z u zaug-ee plae-us,
yiic bee saa-f tu vuyn un rait pun dhu naap' [If there is a boggy
place, you are certain to find it on the highest point of the hillj.
Dev. He'd offen cum'd up pin tap of yon ' nap,' Tozer Poohs (1873)
52 ; Dev.' Where a rising ground falls off on either side, so as to
form an ascending ridge, that ridge is called the nape; Dev.^^
Cor. Her warn't too badly wounded to nip roun' the knap o' the
hill, ' Q.' Troy Toivn (1888) xix ; Cor.' 2 [NBd. Patterson Trans.
Atner. Flk-Lore Soc. (1894).]
Hence (i) Knappy, «^'. hilly, steep ; (2) Nappet, s6. a
slight incline in a road, a little hill.
(i) w.Som.' A steep field is alwaj'S either a nappj' field or a
cleevy field. (2) Dev.^ The road is nearly level, only a little nap-
pet or two all the way.
3. Phr. the knap of the causey, the middle of the street.
Abd. To keep the knap of the causey (Jam.\
4. The knee-cap ; tlie point of the elbow.
Sh.I. The point of the elbow is ' de knapp or knubbi o' de elbog,'
Iakobsen Dial. (1897) 78. Slk. His breeches came exactly to the
"knap of the knee, Hogg Tales (1838) 384, ed. 1866. Gall. Mac-
TAGGART Encycl. (1824).
5. A stout, thick-set person. Cf. knab, sb!^
Bnff. Johnie's growin' a kibble knap o' a loon.
Hence (i) Knappik, (2) Knapplach or Knapplack, sb.
a stout, thick-set person or animal. Bnff.' ; (3) Knapply,
adj. short, thick-set, dumpy. Cld. (Jam.)
KNAP
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KNAP
6. Comp. (i) Knapdodgil or -dogik, sb. a short, stout
person or animal; anything short and stout; (2) -dorle
or -dorlak, sb. a large piece of any solid substance.
(i' Bnfr.i There's richt kiiap-doclgils o' carrits. (2) ib.
7. Obs. A button stuffed with cloth. Wxf.* 8. Obs. or
obsol. The bud of a flower. s.Cy. (Hall.), Sus. (E.E.S.)
Cf knop, si. 5. 9. The purple clover, 7;7/o//;r/»/m/f;/sc.
Dor. (B. & H.)
10. A wooden vessel. Cf knop, sb. 9, nap.
Sc. But stoups are needed, tubs and pails and Unaps, Bhckw.
Mag. (Jan, 182I; 432 (Jam.\
11. adj. Prominent. vv.Cor. A'. &^ Q. 1st S. x. 319.
[2. OE. am-pp, top, mountain-top.]
KNAP, sb.'^ and v.^ Sc. Yks. Not. Also written nap
Edb. (Jam.) w.Yks. [nap.] 1. sb. An impostor, cheat,
a cunning knave. Cf knabs, 1.
n. Yks. He's a deead knap iT.S.); n.Yks.i =, ne.Yks.', m.Yks.>
w.Yks.= A person immoderately bent on his own advantage, and
yet not doing anything whicli brings him under the scope of the
penal laws. ' A regular knap.' Not. (J.H.B.)
2. An eccentric person.
Edb. The boys of the High School of Edinburgh . . . call one ' a
queer nap ' or ' knap ' who is a sort of quizz, or . . . ' an odd fish '
(Jam., s.v. Knape).
3. V. To overreach, to get the best of a bargain, to cheat.
n.Yks.12 w.Yks. An lots ov ulher trickeries thear iz, . . but,
mun, it's nap at nap can here, Tom Treddlehoyle Baintsla Ann.
(1856-1 43.
KNAP, v.^ and sb.^ In geii. dial, use in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. Also written knapp Lan. ; nap Sc. Cum.' n.Yks.'
e.Yks.' m.Yks.' \v.Yks.= ne.Lan.' Not. Lin.' Nhp.= w.Som.'
Dev.' ; and in forms kneip Abd. : knop Sc. Wil.' [nap,
nsep, nap.] 1. v. To knock ; to strike sharply or lightly,
to tap ; to hammer, chip stones into shape.
Sc. Knapping the chucky stanes to pieces \vi' hammers, Hislop
Anecdote (1874) 284. Cai.' Elg. Puir Gran'dad is knappin's 1 snuff]
horn, Bothom upwards, on his nieve, Testf.r Poems (1865) 165.
Abd. Nor wad I wish a better sport to see Than knappin' crowns
[heads] the lee-Iang simmer's day, Walker ZJdrrfs (1887) i|Oo; Ane
in ilka han', . . he kneipit their heids thegither, as gin they lied
been twa carldoddies, Macdonald R. Falconer (1868) vi. Per.
Here I am knappin' stanes within sicht o' my faither's hoose, Hali-
BURTON Fields (1890) 5g. Fif. Some knapp't awa' at kebbuck-
stumps, Tennant Papistry (1827) 52. CId. Knap the nail on the
head (Jam.). Slg. Let the soutor . . . knap an' spit, an' rub an'
scrape, MuiR Poems (1818) 5. Ayr. I'll gather banes, and knap
at stanes. Before I'd be a Lordie, 'White Jottings (1B79) 286. Lnk.
There's naething for him now . . . but knapping stanes By some
dyke side, Rodger Poems (1838) 173, ed. 1897. Gall. I followed
knapping my toe on a stone as I did so, Crockett Raiders (1894)
vii. N.I.', n Cy. J.W.) s.Dur. He knapped at t'door twee or
three timesaforeony body com 'J. E.D.^. Lakel.^ Cum.'; Cum.^
Than went on knappin' away wid his lal hammer, 3. s. Wm. ' Well,
ye're knappin' on 'em.' to a stone-breaker (J. A. B.-). n.Yks.i Knap-
pin'a few flints fur t'rooads ; n.Yks.^* ne.'Yks.' Keep them fingers
oot o' t'tthreeacle or they'll git knapp'd inoo. e.Yks.' ' Nap his
scratch,' to give a slight blow on the head, MS. add. CT. H.)
m.Yks.i w.Yks. Aw I've nobbud napped my thumb a bit, Yksinan.
(i88r) Xnias No. 35 ; w.Yks.s He carried a umberella, . . an' napt
fowks shins wi't, 106. ne.Lan.l Der. For his staff did knap the
keeper's cap, Jewitt Ballads (1867) loi. Not. Nap his knuckles
(J.H.B.). Lin. I've lost my last fiint, and I've got to knap one,
Fenn Dick o the Fens (1888 i vii ; Lin.' Nap his knur. n.Lin.', Nrf.
CW. R.E.) e.An.' My knees knapped together. Wil.' To chip
stone, as formerly in making a gun-flint. Dev.'
Hence (i) Knap-knap, v. to knock against, to tap ; (2)
Knap-knapping, vbl. sb. a tapping, the sound of anything
tapping ; (3) -kneed, adj. knock-kneed ; (4) -knees, sb. pi.
knock-knees, knees turning inwards; (5) -o-kneed, adj.
sec (3) ; (6) -straw, sb. a thresher with a flail ; (7)
-knappan or -knapping, (n) vbl. sb. a sharp stroke, the
noise produced by a sharp stroke ; [b) obs., the trade of
preparing flints tor the army, before the invention of
percussion-caps ; (8) Knapping-hammer, sb. a hammer
used in stone-breaking; (9) -hole, sb. a term in the game
of ' shinty,' see below.
(i) Frf. On it gaed thunderin' till it got amon' the stanes knap-
knappin' atween them, Willock Rosetty Ends (1886} 76, ed. 1889.
(2) n.Yks. I can hear the knap knapping o' that crutch on the deck,
LiNSKiLL Haven under Hill (18861 li. (3') n.Yks. He's nap kneed
(I.W.). Lin.' n.Lin. Sutton IVds. (1881); n Lin.' sw.Lin.' A
many men is knap knee'd, and women too. Shr.' One met say as
poor owd Ben's a friend in-kneed, or whad they ca'I .n knap-kneed.
Nrf. He's a nice civil young man . . . and knap-kneed. Spilling
Daisy Dimple (1885') 20. e.Suf. (F.H.), w.Som.i, Cor.' w.Cor.
A'. 6" Q. (1854) ist S. X. 319. (4-) e.An.i (5) Lan. If the mun give
that knappo-knecd carrion o' good wort, the mun lie fort e* truth
sey I, Paul Bobbin Sequel (1819) 36. (6': n.Lin.' A term of con-
tempt. (7, (?) Bnff.' A hear a knappan o' the fleer, {b'j Nrf. A
once profitable trade, TV. ty Q. (1874) 5th S. i. 146. i 8: Sc. (Jam.)
Fif. Bailies rush'd out frae council-chalmers, Wi' halberts and wi'
kiiappin'-hammers, Tennant Papistiy {182-]) 54. Ayr. Ye'd better
ta'en up spades and shools, Or knappin-hammers, Burns Ep. to
J. Lapraik (Apr. i, 1785). Gall. Putting a new shaft into a knap-
ping hammer, Crockett Kit Kennedy (,1899) 265. n.Cy. (J.W.)
Nhb.' Si.xteen to twenty ounces in weight. (9) Dmf. The hole outof
which two players try to drive the ball in opposite directions (Jam.).
2. Of a clock: to tick.
Frf. Whare she hang knappin' i' the neuk, Her face gat mony a
wistfu look, Smart Rhymes (1834) 136.
3. To snap in two, to crack ; to break sharply ; to split,
cleave ; freq. with ojff.
Sh.I. Ane o' wir horses . . . wis knappid ane o" her belter shanks,
Sh. Neiiis (Aug. 19, 1899^ ; William wis grippid da grice dat hard
ower da jaws at baith his lang teeth wis knappid, ib. (Aug. 20,
1898) ; S. & Ork.l Cld. Hit it hard an' knap it through (Jam.).
N.Cy.' n.Yks.' To break any brittle matter, as a stone, earthen-
ware, a dry twig or stick, &c. ; n.Yks. 2'', ne.Yk..' w.Yks. ° It
knapped like a iccle. Not.' Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes
(1884)342. sw.Lin.' Better knap it off. Many trees were knapped
clean in two. GIo.', n.Glo. (J.D.R.) Nrf. It was nothing but the
mavish a knapping of the dodmans. A'. & Q. (1874) 5th S. i. 146.
e.Suf. Rare (F.H.i.
4. To snap with the teeth ; to eat greedily, snap up ; to
bite, crop, graze.
Sli.I. I was hungry an' knappit up the cake afore he cam' hame
(Jam.) ; S.& Ork.' \v. Ylns. W1LI.AN List JVds.iiSii). Lan. Grose
(1790) MS. add. (P.) ne.Lan.' Der. A crop-eared mare That
knapt the knolls, and kept his pingle bare, Furness Mcdicus (1836)
15; Addy Gl. (1891). n.Lin.' I've bed noht to knap atweiin my
teeth sin' sunrise. sw.Lin.' A rabbit will soon knap off a lot of
little plants. Nhp. Horses . . . turned to knap each other at their
ease, Clare Village Minst. (1821) II. 106; Nhp.' (s,v. Knab).
Hence Knap-for-naught, sb. a cake or morsel so small
as to serve only for a mouthful. S. & Ork.'
5. Obs. To cut off the flocks or wool ; to make a noise
as of cutting with shears. n.Cy. (J.L. 1783). Cum. Clark
Lakes (1787 1 xxvi.
6. To speak in a mincing, affected manner; to attempt to
speak fine English. Cf. knack, 6.
Sc. Like Highland ladies knoping speeches. When they are
scolding for the breeches, Colvil IVhigs Supplication (ed. 1796; I.
161 1 ; To try which would best knap Southron, Scott Rob Roy
(1817) xxxi. Sh.I. He never learned to ' knap,' Nicolson Aithstin'
Hedder 11898) 8. Dmb. I have grown more genteeler, and can
knop English when I like as correckly as the Laird, Cross Dis-
ruption (1844) xxxviii. Edb. Casting his airs, and knappan' fine
Tae ilk ane o' the place, Carlop Green (1793) 1 16, ed. 1817. N.Cy.'
Cum. She . . . knapp't sae sair 'At nin cud understand her, Gilpin
Pop. Poetry (1875' 63.
Hence Knappit, ppl. adj. affected, spoken in a mincing
manner.
e.Lth. But for a' his knappit English, an' his queer kird o' sing-
sang way o' speakin. Hunter y. Inwick (1895) 108.
7. With to : to shut with a click.
Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes (1884) 342. n.Lin.' To go
together with a slight noise such as is made in shutting a gate or
turning a lock.
8. Obs. To disturb by shouting.
Dev. To go bird knapping, aves sonitu excitare, Horae Siibsecivae
('777)39-
9. With //: to receive punishment, to 'catch it.'
e.Yks. Nicholson Fli-Sp. (1889) 27 ; e.Vks.' Thoo'll knap it.
10. Phr. /() knap the rust, to take of^'ence.
Nhp.' When a person does so in the middle of his work, and
leaves it in an unfinished state, it is said ' he has knapped the rust
and gone off.'
KNAP
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KNARL
11. sb. A blow, a rap, tap ; a slight knock ; also used advb.
Sc. Wlicn the Lady Ids a fart The Messan gets a knap, Kelly
Prov. (1721) 341. Cal.', N.Cy.i, Dur.', s.Dur. (J.E.D.) Lakel.=
He gat a knap ovver t'lug. His heed went ' knap ' when he bat on
t'lleear. Cum. They gev a last knap on t'flooar ivery time they
thrast,SARGissoNyo<'5fo«/>(i88i) 48. n.Yks.' He's getten a sair
knap ower's knnckles. ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sf>.
(1889) 27. m.Yks.i, w.Yks.', Lan.', n.Lan.', iie.Lan.', n.Lin.l
sw.Lin.' She fetched her a knap on the knuckles. Shr.' 'E gid
'im a knap o' the yad 05lh a stick, e.An.' Nrf. Just bring your
hammer, and give this a little knap (W.R.E.). Suf.' A knap on
the knuckles. w.Som.' I'll gi thee a nap under the ear, let me
catch thee again. Dev.'
12. A crack, a slight flaw ; a snap, bite.
Sh.I. He made a run an' glaepid her wi' a knap o' his teeth, S/;.
News (Aug. 27, 1898) ; S. & Ork.> n.Yks.' ; n.Yks. = A slight flaw
in pottery. ' Not broken, only a bit of a knap.' ne.Yks.', m.Yks.'
13. A particle, morsel, a bit of food.
Sh.I. 'Willie 'ill aet ane tU.' 'Na, no ae knap, mam,' Sh. News
(Mar. 25, 1899') ; ' Wir ye haed na maet frae ye got your brakwast? '
' Na diel knap,' tb, (Dee. 9, 1899).
14. The noise made by shears in cutting. n.Cy.(J.L.i783).
15. Phr. nap an rattle, nonsensical or boasting talk.
e.Yks.' It's neeah use takkin nooatis o' what that chap sez ; he's
newt bud nap an rattle.
KNAP, see Nap.
KNAPE, sb. e.An.' The frame which contains the
straw which is carried up the ladder to the thatcher.
e.An.i Cf. knave, sbJ^
[Cp. Norw. dial. k)teppe, a bundle of hay (Aasen) ; Dan.
hnippe, a truss of hay.]
KNAPERTY, see Knapperts.
KNAPLINS, sb. pi. Lan. Also written naplins.
[naplinz.] Smallroundcoal; rarelyins/;;^. SeeKnap,sA.'
Thou should see th' women . . . dartin' at every naplin 'at shakes
off th' cart, Waugh Cliiin. Corner (1874) ; Grose (1790) MS. add.
(,P. ) e Lan.'
KNAPPAL, sb. Cai.' [kna'pl.] A boy from about
ten to sixteen years of age.
[A der. of Norw. dial, kiiape, a man, a servant (Aasen).]
KNAPPAN, sb. Wal. 1. Obs. An ancient game of
football.
s.Wal. A violent and furious game of football, Gent. Mag.
XCVIII. I. 451 ; Hone Everyday Bk. II. 1 161. s.Pem. Laws Liltie
Eng. (1888) 420.
2. Thegameof hockey. s.Pem. LAVvsZ.«///e£'«^. (1888)420.
KNAPPAS, sb. pi. Obs. 'Wxf.^ Dumplings made of
meal.
KNAPPEL, si!!. Sh.I. Also in form knappild. A thick
stick or staff.
Der as mony o' da knappilds at drave twa year frae syne, lyin'
apo' da butt laaft (J.I.) ; S. & Ork.'
KNAPPER, sb. and v. Sc. Cum. Yks. Chs. Lin. Nrf.
Also written napperCum.w.Yks.^s.Chs.'Lin.'; andinform
knopper w.Yks.° 1. sb. The knocker of a door. n.Yks.'^*,
e.Yks.', m.Yks.', w.Yks.^
2. A hammer used in breaking stones.
Abd. A finer lad . . . I'm sure ne'er cock'd his knapper to the
lift, Shirkep'S Po<?Hi£(i7go) 116. Ayr. Sam'l leant on his knapper,
Johnston Kilmallie (1891) I. 37.
3. A dresser of ironstone nodules ; a preparer of flints.
w.Yks. (T.T.) Nrf. The people employed in preparing flints for
the army before the invention of percussion caps were called
knappers. A'. 6^ Q. (1874) 5th S. i. 146. e.Suf, A man who
cleaves lumps of flint, the pieces being used to face buildings or as
gun-flints. Now seldom heard. Knappers seem to be almost
extinct, brick being now used to face cottages, and the flints
fallen from the walls of churches being used over again (F.H.).
4. Comp. (i) Knapper-head, a very stupid person.
n.Lin.'; (2) -kneed, knock-kneed. s.Chs.' 5. An affected
talker. n.Yks.^ See Knap, v.^ 6.
6. pi. The knees.
Lin.' Go down on your nappers, and beg the beak's pardon.
n.Lin.^
7. pi. A shield or protection for the front of the thighs.
n.Yks.' Composed of a flap of leather strengthened with vertical
pieces of flattened wood, and worn when the turf-spade is being
used; the cross handle of the latter resting on the knappers, and
the forward or cutting motion being mainly given by an impulse
from the thighs ; n.Yks."*
8. V. To rattle or jolt. Cai.' Hence Knappery, adj.
of roads: having loose road metal, ib.
9. To patter, to set the feet down.
s.Chs.' Oo naap'urz ur feyt daa^'n or ubuw't [Hoo nappers her
feit dain, or abovvt].
10. To talk with great volubility. m.Yks.'
11. To speak affectedly or mincingly.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.* She knacks and knappers lilie a London miss ;
n.Yks."
KNAPPERTS, si.//. Sc. Irel. Also written knapparts
(Jam.); and in forms knaperty Ant. ; naperty N.I.' The
bitter vetch or heath pea, Lathyrus macrorrhizits. Cf.
knauperts.
n.Sc. In the Highlands the tubercles of the roots are greatly
esteemed (Jam.;. Abd. I'll gar your niz [nose] hole knapparts
[I'll knock 3-ou down on 3'our nose] (;i.) ; The best of liquorice
other soils produce Is far inferior to the knapperts' juice, Don, A
Poem, 18. s.Sc. In the Lowlands, children dig . . . [the tubercles
of the roots], calling them liquorice, which they somewhat resemble
in taste f Jam.) ; A root that tastes like liquorice, but is much sweeter,
Leyden Poems 119, note (ib.). N.I.' Ch)ldr.:n dig up and eat the
little knobs at the roots. Ant. From its knotty tubers, Prior
(B. & H.).
KNAPPERY-'WARE, si. Yks. Also written nappery-
n. Yks.' e.Yks. 1. China, earthenware, crockery. n.Yks.'*
2. Small, fancy, or ornamental articles. e.Yks.' AIS. add.
(T.H.)
KNAPPISH, adj. n Yks." Suf Snappish, snarling,
spiteful. See Knap, v.^ 4.
KNAPPLE,!-. n.Cy.Yks. Also written knapel w.Yks.
[na'pl.] To gnaw, nibble. See Knap, v.'^ 4.
n.Cy. Trans. Pliil. Soc. (1858) 162. w.Yks. N. & Q. (1854) ist
S. X. 400. [To knapple, ahrodo. Coles (1679).]
KNAPP-TREE, sb. Obsol. Sus. The holm-oak,
Qitcmts Ilex. (G.A.W.), (E.E.S.)
KNAPPY, adj. Sc. Yks. Also written nappie Sc. ;
nappy n.Yks.'* m.Yks.' w.Yks.^ [napL] 1. Brittle.
See Knap, v.'- 3.
Peb. Wi' cheese an' nappie noor-cakes, Nicol Poems {i&o$) \.
27 (Jam.). n.Yks. T'knife's rather nappy (I.W.).
2. Fig. Peevish, testy, cross, snappish. Cf. knappish.
n.Yks. He's of a nappy temper ^I.W. ; n.Yks.'; n.Yks.* As
nappy and as nasty as 30U please. m.Yks.' w.Yks.^ An old
woman is nappy more upon account of age than from a natural
disposition to be so.
KNAPSACK, sb. Sc. Irel. 1. In phr. knapsack breed,
children born in the Army. N.I.'
2. A game ; see below.
Bnff. One boy takes another by the feet, one foot over each
shoulder with his head downwards and his face to his back, and
sets off running as fast as he can. He runs hither and thither
until one or other of the two gets tired, Gomme Gamesl^i&g^) 311.
KNAPSCAP, sb. Obs. Sc. A headpiece, a steel
bonnet or cap.
Willie was stricken ower the head. And thro' the knapscap the
sword has gane, Scott Miiistielsy (1802) II. 10, ed. 1848.
KNAPSKULL, sb. Obs. Sc. Also in form knapk-
scaw. A steel bonnet or cap.
Sc. Get on your jacks, plate-sleeves, and knapskull, Scott .<4iio/
(1820) xxvi. Abd. For defence they wore targets, knapkscavvs or
bonnets ... all of steel, highly polished, Turreff Gleanings
(1859) 70.
KNAPTIOUS, rt«^'. Cum. Captious, quarrelsome. Cf.
knappish. (J.W.O.)
KNAR, see Gnar(r, si.', Knur(r.
KNARK, V. and sb. Sh.I. Yks. 1. v. To crack or
creak ; to crunch with the teeth, bite, ' gnarl.' S. & Ork.'
2. To annoy, put out of temper. w.Yks. (S.P.U.)
3. sb. A bite, a snap with the teeth.
Sh.L Sly gae da cat a knark ower da nears, Sh. News (Oct. 14,
1899 .
KNARL, sb. Nhp.' The same word as Gnarl, si.' (q.v.)
KNARL, f. Lakel.* [narl.] To complain, scold. See
Gnarl, i^*
What's la knarlen aboot ? thoo's alius knarlen aboot summat.
KNARLE
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KNEADING
KNARLE, see Knurl.
KNARLED, adj. Lakel.^ Awkward, Iiard to deal with.
Cf. gnarl, sb} ' Thoo's a knarled auld beggar.'
icNARLY, adj. Shr. Som. Strong, hearty, hardy;
stiti'. Shr.^ Som. (Hall.) Cf. gnarl, s6.'
KNARP, V. and sb. Sh.I. 1. v. To bite. 2. sb. A
bite. S. & Ork.i
KNARR, sb. Cmb. See below.
Knarr and Wryde are applied to districts or water-courses in
the Isle of Ely, N. (y Q. (1872) 4th S. ix. 56.
KNARRIE, s6. Abd. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] A bruise, a hurt.
KNARRY, arfy. Nhp.' [naTi.] Knotty, knobby. See
Gnarir, sb.^
KNASH, I'. Cld.(jAM.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To strike.
KNAT, 56. Nrf. Also in form knet. The knot, T/Vw^a
caim/iis. The same word as Gnat (q.v.).
There he saw numbers of knot, or ' knet,' as he calls them,
feeding, Comh. Mag. (Mar. 1899) 318 ; Swaikson Birds ^i88s) 194-
KNAT, KNA'T, see Knot, si.^. Know.
KNATCH, sb. vv.Som.' [naetj.] A bundle, a ' knitch.'
KNATCH, V. Lin.i [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] [natj.] To strike or knock.
KNATTER, KNATTLE, KNATTY, see Gnatter,
Nattle, Natty.
KNAUGH, sb. Wxf ' A hillock.
(Ir. CHOC, a hill (O'Reilly).]
KNAUGHAAN, sb. Wxf.' Also in form knagane.
A small hillock.
[Ir. cnocdn, a little hill (O'Reilly).]
KNAUP, sb. and v. n.Cy. Yks. Chs. Lin. Shr. Also
written naup Lin. ; and in forms knope n.Yks.^ w.Yks.^^ ;
knoupShr.'; knowp s.Chs.'; nope n.Cy. n.Lin.' [n9p,
n93p.] 1. sb. A hillock. Cf. knap, sb.^, knop, sb.
Lin. Streatfeild Liii. a>id Danes (1884) 346. n.Lin. Occas. used
for a hillock, steep but of no great height or size. There is a
knaup up o' Turdale land, it's all blown sand (E.P.).
2. The head. w.Yks. (J.W.), n.Lin.'
3. A blow on the head.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). n.Yks. T'pig wadn't be stop't till a gav
him a knope ower t'snout wi' mi stick (_W.H.). w.Yks. Give him
a knaup, Hlf.w Courier (May 22, 1897) ; w.Yks.^ s.Chs.i Ahy
faacht im u nuwp usahyd u dhu yed [I fatcht him a knowp aside
o' the yed\ n.Lin.'
4. A lump or swelling on the head caused by a blow ;
a natural lump or swelling.
nw Lin. Blunt hed a knaup that grew on his head but it's goan
noo, the doctor cut it off for him. Drayton fetched Lusby a clink
ower th' head wi a hedge-staak an' rais'd a knaup hairf as big as
my fist (E.P.).
5. V. To strike on the head.
n.Yks. Noo A'l knope tha wi' this stick if ta duz'nt let ma
aleean (W.H.). e.Yks. Leeds Mere. Siippl. (Mar. 15, 1884) 8.
w.Yks. He's been knauping him, Hl/x. Courier (May 22, 1897) ;
w.Yks.3
Hence Knoper, sb. a blow on the head. Cf. dog-nauper,
s.v. Dog, 1 (35).
n.Yks. A fetch't him a knoper ower t'heead (W.H.).
6. To break stones. w.Yks.^
7. To toll the church-bell.
Stir.i ' 'E's on'y knouped the bell seven times, so 'e'll on'y be
'ere seven year.' This obsen-ation bore reference to a current
belief that when a clergyman tolls the bell on being put into
possession of his church, the number of years he will hold the
living are foretold by the same number of strokes on the bell.
KNAUPERTS.sA.//. Bnfi".' The crowberry, £«;/?/>-«>«
tiigriDii. Cf. knapperts.
KNAUR, see Knunr.
KNAURTHAWING./'r/. Ant. Grumbling or lamenting
peevishly. (S.A.B.)
KNAVE, 56.> Sc.Cum.Yks. Lan. Nhp. Also in forms
knaiyav ne.Lan.' ; kneav(v Cum.'*; kneeave n.Yks.^
[nev, nisv.] 1. In conip. (i) Knave-bairn, a male child ;
(2) -servant, a knavish or dishonest servant ; (3) -shive,
the first cut of the loaf.
(i) Sc. He tell'd the Laird that the Evil One would have power
over the knavebairn, Scott Gi/y 3/. (1815) xi. n.Yks.* (2)Kcb.
I trust ... to use the world as a canny or cunning master doth a
knave-servant, Rutherford Lett. (1660J No. 106. (3) Cum.
(.M.P.\ Cum.i"
2. A male servant ; a lad.
Sc. Early master, lang knave, Ferguson Prov. (1641) 1 1 ; Early
master, soon knave. When a youth is too soon his own master,
he will squander his patrimony and so must turn servant, Kelly
/"rof. (1721^ 95. ne.Lan.'
3. Obs. An under-miller.
Sc.That is miller and knave all the country over, Scorr Motms-
tety (1820) xiii.
Hence Knaveship, ib. a small due in meal paid to the
under-miller. Also used attrib.
Ayr. ' Let me think,' returned the old drunken multure and
knaveship man, Ainslie Land of Bunts (ed. 1892I 66. Lnk. To
Matthew Meal the multuris fa' ; Jok Duist gets a' the sequels. The
knaveschipis, bannocks, Ramsay Gentle Shep. (Scenary ed.) 707.
4. Tlie blackbird.
Nhp. 2 The children's gloss on its cry being — ' Draw the knave a
cup of beer. Be quick, quick, quick ! '
KNAVE, sb.'^ Nhp.' e.An.' [nev, Nhp. also niv.]
The frame which contains the straw which is carried up
the ladder to the thatcher. Cf knape, hilt, sb} 2.
[ON. kncif, a kind of nippers or pincers (Vigfusson).]
KNAVERY, sb. Dev. The common bog asphodel,
Nartheciiini ossifragnm.
I have had intelligence from my good friend Doctor Anthony
Salter of Exeter, that he . . . could understand of the countrey
people no other name thereof. . . but knavery, Park. Tlicalr. 1219
iB. & H.) ; Dev."
KNAVISH, adj. Lin.' [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Nervous, timid. ' She is a knavish little lass.'
KNAW((E)D, KNAW(E)N, see Know.
KNAWPINS, sb. pi. Yks. Also written naupins,
norpings w.Yks. [n^'pinz.] Perquisites ; illicit gains ;
bribes, ' tips.'
w.Yks. Ten shillings a week and knawpins (J.R.) ; They passed
a resolution ta keep t'bobbies throo hevvin onny naupins, Tom
Treddlemoyle Dairnsia Ann. (1883) 42 ; Small items improperly
filched in trade or work (S.P.U.).
[A der. of Knaup, v. (q.v.) ; for the sense-development
cp. the word tip, a gentle stroke, a small present in money.]
KNAW-POST, sb. War. Som. Also in form knaa-
Som. A lout or fool. See Gnaw, v. II. 1.
War. (J.R.W.) Som. Sweetman IVincanton Gl. (1885^
KNEAD, V. Nhb. Dur. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Nhp. War.
Shr. Suf. [nid, neid.] I. Gram, forms. 1. Present
Tense: (i) Knade, (2) Kned, (3) Kneead, (4) Kneid, (5)
Kneyd, (6) Ned.
(ij w.Yks.3 (2) Nhb 1 (3) n.Yks.2, e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.)
(4)w.Yks.5 (5) w.Yks. Ah'm kneydin' (jE.B.). e.Lan.', m.Lan.'
(6) Nhb.l
2. Preterite: (i) Knad, (2) Knade, (3) Kned, (4) Knod,
(5) Knode, (6) Knooad.
(i) Shr.' Obsol. (2) m.Yks.', w.Yks.s (3) Nhb.', Shr.', e.Suf.
(F.H.) (4') Cum.« (51 e.Lan.l (6) m.Lan.'
3. Pp.: (i) Knad, (2) Knead, (31 Kneaden, (4) Kned, (5)
Knedde, (6) Kneydud, (7) Knodden, (8) Ned.
(1I Shr.' Obsol. This bread's knad too stiff, it'll be as 'ard as a
cobbler's w'et-stwun afore the wik's out. (2) w.Yks. As soft as
dooaf when it's new knead, Bi.nns Orig. (1889) No. i. i. (3)
m.Yks.l (4I Nhb.', e.Suf. (F.H.) (51 N.Cy.' (6) w.Yks. Hes
teh kneydud yut ? (iE.B.^. (7) Dur.' Lakel.* Wait while Ah've
knodden. Cum.'*, n.Yks.'*", ne.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks.' 1 think
this pie-crust war knodden wi' t'top o' t'watter kit; w.Yks.^s^
e.Lan.'. Nhp.' Obs. (8) Nhb.'
II. Dial. use. In coiitp. Knade-kit or Nakit, a tub used
for mixing oat-cake.
w.Yks.^ They don't ' reckon ' to clean the nakit, as it is con-
sidered the bread is better to manage by leaving the remnants of
the old bread in the tub.
KNEADING, /r/. and s6. Nhb. Yks. War. Shr. [For
forms see Knead, I. 1.] 1. prp. In conip. (1) Kneading-
mit, (2) -trough or -trow, (3) -turnel, a four-sided wooden
vessel used for kneading purposes.
(il Shr.' It is longer than broad, and narrower at the bottom
than the top, and is furnished at each end with a close-fitting
KNEAV(V
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KNEEF
handle by which to carry it. (2) War .2 Also called a ' dough-
trough ' [da-tro]. Shr.i Obsol. Similar in shape to the kneading-
mit, but much bigger ; it is a rude piece of furniture, standing on
four legs, having a (detached) flat lid which fits closely on to it,
so that when covered it serves as a table, and is about the height
of one. (3) *. Obsol.
2. sb. Butter, dripping, or lard used in making pastry or
Nbb.'i, n.Yks.2 e.Yks.^ MS. add. {T.H.) w.Yks.s A good house-
wife always takes care never to be without ' a bit o' kneiding.'
KNEAV(V, KNEAW(N, see Knave, sb.\ Know.
KNEB, see Neb.
KNED, V. and sb. Sc. pp. kned Frf. [kned, Frf. tned.]
1. V. To make short and laboured breathings.
Cai.' Very common ; applied to animals, but seldom or never to
persons.
2. To exhaust, fatigue.
Frf. He had a lot o' yowes to look efter, an' was fell sair kned
wi' them (W.A.C.).
3. sb. Short, laboured breathing. Cai."
[3. Gael, citead, a sigh, groan (Macbain).]
KNED(DE, see Knodden.
KNEDNEUCH, sb. Fif. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] A peculiar taste or smell. Chiefly
applied to old meat or mustj' bread.
KNEE, sb. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng.
Also written knae .Sh.I. ; knei Edb. [nl.] 1. sb. In
comp. (i) Knee-bairn, a child not old enough to walk ; (2)
•band, (a) to tie an animal from leg to leg, or from the
head to the leg ; {b) a cord used for tying the leg of a
refractory animal ; (3) -bass, a hassock or cushion for
kneeling upon ; (4) -bowed, of corn : bent down, ' laid ' ;
(5) -breekit, wearing knee-breeches ; (6) -breeks or
•breikums, knee-breeches ; (7) -caps, caps of padded
leather or cloth strapped over a horse's knees to protect
them from injury; (8) -halter, to tie an animal in order to
restrain its movements ; (9) -hapsed, see (4) ; (10) -height,
a child as high as one's knee; (11) -holly, (12) -holm(e,
(13) -hull, the butcher's broom, Riiscus aculeatiis ; (14)
•ill(s, a disease among cattle ; (15) -knaps, leather pads
worn over the knees by thatchers ; (i6) -napped, knock-
kneed, having the knees turned inwards; (17) -scrub, a
scrubbing accomplished on the knees as distinguished
from 'swilling' with water; (18) -shal{l, the knee-cap;
(19) -sick, of corn: weakin the stalk, drooping from weak-
ness ; (20) -sill, the raised board which separates the part
of a cow's stall in which the food is placed from that in
which the cow stands ; (21) -socked, see (4) ; (22) -stead,
the place of the knee ; (23) -strads, see (15) ; (24) -swill, a
swelled knee.
(i) Sc. (Jam.) (2, a) Yks. Cotherston, where they christen
calves, hopple lops, and kneeband spiders, Flk-Lore Rec. (1880)
III. pt. ii. 175. n.Yks. To put a elter on a beast's heead an'
fas'n t'shank to t'for'leg belo' t'knee sea 'at it can't gallap away.
' You'l niver git her thar if ya doon't kneeband her' (W.H.) ;
n.Yks.' (b) n.Lin.' Used for the purpose of tieing [s/c] one of the
forelegs of an untractable horse or cow to its head, so that it may
be the more easily caught. (3) n.Yks.124 f^^ w.Som.' 'Thick
field o' wheat looks knee-bowed like ; nif don't hold up soon,
he'll go lie altogether.' The term scarcely implies that the crop
is completely beaten down — this is ' go lie.' (5) Lth. There were
frail auld men, knee-breekit, Wi' mumlin' tongues an' een half-
steekit, Ballantine Poems (1856) 11. (6) Lnk. Knee-breeks that
shaw'd the legs, Nicholson Kilwuddie (1895) 28. Edb. A bare-
headed, bare-fitted urchin, clad in an auld pair o' knee-breikums,
Ballantine Gabcrhiiisie (ed. 1875") 8. Gall. I hasted to draw on
my knee-breeks, Crockett Moss-Hags ( 1895) iii. (7) n.Cy. (J.W.)
n.Lin.' Knee-caps are sometimes used for horses crossing the
river Trent, to hinder them from damaging their knees in getting
into or out of the boat. w.Som.i (8) n.Yks.' In the case of a
bull, the cord is passed through his nose-ring after being secured
to his knee. In a sheep, it passes from the knee and is tied round
the neck. (9I w.Som.' Nee'-aap'sud. (10I Sh.I. Fae I wis a
knee height I'm .lye hed a odious laekin' fir da lasses, Stewart
Tales (1892) 244 ; A'm geen aboot craeturs noo frae I wis a knee
hicht, Sh. News (Feh. 19, 1898). (ii) Ess. (S.P.H.), s.Cy., Ken.
(B. & H.) (12) Ken., Sns. (B. & H.), Hmp.', I.W.> (13) Ess.
(S.P.H.) (14) Sc. Affecting their joints and esp. their knees so
VOL. III.
that they rest on them, not being able to stand (Jam.). (15) Dor.'
(16) w.Som.' U puurdee fuulur ee' ! nee'-naap-ud, waun uy, u
aeur lup, un u aid lig u aewz u-vuyur [A pretty fellow he !
knock-kneed, one eye, a hare lip, and a head like a house on fire !].
Dev. (Hall.) (17) w.Yks. He detarmined to gie t'stoane flegs a
knee scrub, Yks. IVkly. Post (Sept. 19, 1896). (18) Sh.I. A'm fa'n
an' shijrely dung me knee-shal oot o' his place, Sh. News (Feb.
10, 1900) ; S. & Ork.* (19) Wil. The crop was . . . knee sick, that
is, ' not strong enough in straw to support itself,' Davis Gen. View
Agric. (1811) vii; Wil.' s.Wil. Rendering it liable to be knee-
sick in the spring, Marshall Review Agric. (1817) V. 217. Dor.
All the straw is knee-sick now because they use so little lime on
the land (C.V.P.). Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873) ; (W.F.R.) w.Som.'
'Tis mortal tough, mid zo well cut 'ool. Can't cut it vitty like,
and'tiz all knee-zick. (20) s.Chs.' (21) Wil.' (22') Lin. (Hall.)
(23) w.Som.' Their work always obliges them to kneel a great
deal upon wet reed. Dev. To guard their knees against the rounds
of the ladder, Horae Subsecivae (iitj) 239. nw.Dev.' (24) Lan.
Nathaniel had been very ill of a knee swill, Walkden Diary (ed.
1866) 33.
2. Phr. (i) to ask a man how his knees are, see below;
(2) to sit on the knees, to kneel.
(i) s.Wil. At Deverill, when the banns of marriage have been
published once, it is customary to ask the man how his knees are
this morning (G. E. D.). (2) e.Dur.' He canna sit on's knees noo.
He tell'd her to sit upon her knees, so down they sat.
3. Obs. A curtsey, bow, a bend of the knee.
Sc. When they came to town they were so attended with salu-
tations, caps, and knees, Kirkton C/t. Hist. (1817) 210.
4. A joint of a straw.
Ir. Find a straw with nine knees, Flk-Lore Rec. (1878) I. 221.
Don. The sufferer should seek a straw with nine knees. Black
Fik-Medicine (1883) iii.
5. A crank.
Sc. The end of an iron axis turned square down and again turned
square to the first turning down (Jam.).
6. Obs. A small hill.
Edb. Hills are variously named according to their magnitude ;
as . . . Shank, Brae, Kneis, Pennecuik IVis. (1715) 50, ed. 1815.
7. V. Of clothes : to mend or patch at the knee.
Gall. Corduroys! and them sae clouted. Backside, foreside,
knee'd an a', Kerr Maggie o" the Moss (1891) 36.
8. To bend in the middle, or at a joint, to be broken down.
Sc. The clover was found so luxuriant that it was kneed down,
that is, its lower part was lying on the ground, while its upper
part only, seemingly formed the growing crop, Stephens Farm
Bk. (ed. 1849) II. 227. Cai.' Of corn nearly ripe : to be broken
down by the wind so as to form a sharp angle in the middle of the
stalk. Abd. As a nail in being driven into the wall (Jam.). Lnk.
Bent or kneed at the joints, Patrick Plants (1831) 60.
9. To twist, wind ; to make crooked or tortuous. Nhp.'
10. To mark the ear of a sheep in a particular manner.
Da right lug wis knaed an' twa holes i' da left ane, Sh. News
(Dec. 17, 1898) ; The left lugg kneed on both sides, ib. (Dec. 18,
1897).
KNEEBI, sb. Sh.I. ? A knob.
I hankl'd up Staarna's teddiran' hang him ower da kneebi o' da
klibber, Sh. News (Aug. 13, 1898).
KNEEF, adj. Sc. Also written knief Sc. ; and in forms
kneif Sc. Bnff.» ; kniff- S. cS; Ork.' [knif.] 1. Active,
alert, brisk, lively.
Sc. Jock waskneef as onycock, Chambers S«^i. (1829) II. 351 ;
Knief was ilka lass That cou'd wi' Johnie meddle, Jamieson Pop.
Ballads (1806) I. 352. Or.L (S.A.S.) Bch. An' tvvin'd us o' our
kneefest men, Forbes Ajn.x (1742) 7. Abd. Kneefer and trigger
never trod the dew, Koas Hclenore (i^6S) 67, ed. 1812. Per. I felt
my nerves grow kneef and crouse, Spence Fof»<s (1898) 166. Fif.
' O'er kneef suggests the idea of criminal intercourse (Jam.).
Hence (i) Kniefly, arfz'. brisklj', vivaciously ; (2)Kniffy,
adj. stout and active, agile, clever.
(i) Elg. A' the tykes, and a' the town, Fu' kniefly guided he,
Couper Poetry (1804I II. 80. Abd. Some chiel Wha kneifiy kyves
in snugger biel, Tarras Poems (1804) 24 (Jam.). Edb. She'll
craw kniefly in his crap, Fergusson Poems (1773) 155, ed. 1785.
(2) Sh.I. Her glorious eyes taking in every wiggle of his kniffy
little person, Burgess Sketches (2nd ed.) 43 ; S. & Ork.'
2. In a fair state of health ; recovering one's spirits after
illness. Sc. (Jam.), Bnff.' 3. Showing temper, sharp,
quick of temper.
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KNEEIZER-BREECHES
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KNICK-KNACK
BnSf.' A wyte he wiz fell kneifwee me, though a wiz only seekin'
ma ain.
4. Difficult, arduous. Abd. (Jam.)
|1. Dan. dial. kit(l)V (knev), alert, active (Molbech) ; so
MDan. (Kalkar).]
KNEEIZER-BREECHES, si.//. Obsol. Nhb.' Breeches
reaching to the knee and there fastened with buttons,
buckles, or strings.
KNEELING, prp. and sb. Yks. Stf. Won 1. prp. In
coiiip. Kneeling-frame, a covered footstool.
w.Yks. 1732. Mending Mr. Kennet's [the Vicar's] kneeling
frame, Bradford Par. Accts.
2. sb. A seat in church ; a church sitting.
stf.' Wor. Our 'kneeling' was at Newland church (W.C.B.).
KNEEP, sb. Sc. Also written neap S. & Ork.' 1. A
lump. Bnff.' Cf. knap, s6.'
Hence (i) Kneeplach, {a) sb. a large piece or lump, a
large clot ; (b) v. see (2, *) ; (2) Kneeple, {a) sb. see (i, a) ;
(b) V. to strike so as to produce a lump.
{t,a,b)ib. {2, a) ill. (i) A'll kneeplach yir hehd t' ye, I'i.
2. A promontory. S. & Ork.' Cf. knap, s6.' 2. 3. A
big, stupid person. BnfF.'
KNEETLE, v. Sc. To strike with the knuckles ; to
tap, hit, knock. Cf knutle.
Abd. Kneetle 't weel doun (G.W.).
Hence Kneetling, sb.,/ig. a beating, thrashing.
Johnny's gotten a kneetlin' frae anither loon the day, ib.
KNEEVICK, adj. Fif. (Jam.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] Avaricious, griping.
KNEEVLE.i^i. Sc. Also written knievel- Kcd. [knrvl.]
A lump, piece, clot ; a protuberance or knot. Bnft'.'
Hence Kneevlack or Kneevlick, sb. a large lump ; a
large knot or protuberance. Cf. knevell.
Bnff.' She set doon a kneevlack o' beef afore the twa loons.
He hiz a kneevlack an 's hehd like a hen's egg. Abd. Here's a
kneevlack o' cheese to yer bread. He took up a kneevlack o' a
stane and threw it at the laddie (G.W.) ; Several kneevlicks of
tempting blue cheese, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) ii. Kcd.
Take doon the aul'est kebbock. Bell, An' cut them knievelocks aff,
Grant Lays (1884I 23.
KNEEVLE, KNEGGUM, KNEIF, KNEIP, see Knevell,
Knaggim, Kneef, Knap, f.^
KNEISTER, V. Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) [Not known to our
correspondents.] To creak ; to smother a laugh. Hence
Kneisterin, ppl. adj. creaking.
[G. knistern, to crackle.]
KNELLING, ppl. adj. Obs. Sc. Troublesome, alarmed,
uneasy.
Abd. Others . . . shewed themselves hardy and stout, albeit they
had their own knelling consciences, and did little good, Spalding
Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 229.
KNELL-KNEED, rtrfy. Slk. (Jam.) Nhb.i Also written
nell- Nhb.' Knock-kneed.
KNEP, v. and sZ». Sc. n.Cy. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Lin. Also
written knepp Yks. ; kneppe e.Yks. ; nep Cum. Yks. ; and
in form knip Sc. (Jam.) n.Cy. (Hall.) [nep.] 1. v. To
bite, graze, crop, nibble ; of horses : to bite each other in
play. Cf. knap, v.^ 4.
Sc. To knip the grass (Jam. Siippl.). n.Cy. (Hall.) Lakel.' ;
Lakel.^ The horses knep one another. Cum. Thoo needn't come
smirkin' an' kneppin' at me, Richardson Talk (1886) ist S. 69;
Cum.'" n.Yks. Se tha Tom them twea bosses iz kneping yan
anuder (W.H.) ; n.Yks.'^ai ne. Yks.' T'au'd coo's been kneppin
t'y oung shuts off ageean. e.Yks. [Horses] kneppe one with another,
BEST/e«)-. Ecoti. (1642) 118. w.Yks. Willan List IVds. (181 1);
w.Yks.' Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) ne.Lan.' To crop off
small pieces, as the young shoots of hedges by cattle, or top shoots
by one who would check growth. Lin. Gm. used of a horse
snapping its teeth together, Streatfeild /,//;. o»rf £)«««( 1884) 342.
2. To pick flowers ; to pick oft' the heads and tails of
gooseberries.
Lakel.2 ' Thee jump up an' knep a daisy,' is a derisive expression.
w.Yks. Have you doon neppin' the berries? (F.P.T.)
3. sb. A bite, mouthful.
Lakel.2 A knep of corn or grass is good to catch a horse with.
4. pi. Long-shafted pincers used to pull weeds out of
corn. Also called Kneppars.
Yks. A pair of wooden tonges (.K.). n.Yks. The long shafts
being used to prevent stooping on the part of the worker (W.H.).
[1. MDan. kmppc, to snap (Kalkar).]
KNEP, KNERL, KNET, see Knaep, Knurl, Knat, Knit.
KNETTAR, sb. Sus.'= Hmp.' [netair).] A string
used to tie the mouth of a sack. Cf. knittle.
KNEUD(D, V. Cum.'* To butt with the head as a calf
or a lamb when sucking.
KNEVELL, V. and sb. Sc. Also written knevill Slk. ;
and in forms kneevle Bnff'; knivel Sc. ; knivvle Bnff.'
[knevl, kni'vl.] 1. v. To beat severely ; to hit with the
fists ; to knock about. Cf. navel.
Sc. Twa land-loupers . . . got me down and knevelled me sair
aneuch, Scott Gtiy M. (1815) xxiv. Cai.' To knock as a vicious
young beast might. Bnff.' Slk. They were knevillin and trying
to drown ane anither, Hogg Tales (1838; 150, ed. 1866.
Hence (i) Kneevlack, v. to press down with violence ;
to strike so as to produce a lump ; (2) Knivelach, sb. a
stroke which raises a lump. Cf kneavle.
(i) Bnff.' Knivvlack is in use, and expresses greater violence.
(2) Mry. Gl. Sttrv. (Jam.)
2. sb. A severe beating. Bnff.'
KNE'WD, see Know.
KNE'WEL, 5*. Sc. Also in forms kniel Rnf. ; knool
Sc. Frf. ; knule, knuU Abd. Per. Fif A wooden pin fixed
in the end of a halter and notched for holding by ; a cross-
bar at the end of a chain or rope.
Abd. (Jam.) Ags. To hadd the knewel, to hold the reins, to
keep the grip (16.). Frf. In common use. The cross-bar of an
Albert watch-chain is vulgarly termed the knool (J.B.). Per.
(G.W.), Fif., Rnf. (Jam.)
KNE'WN, see Know.
KNIB, sb. Sc. Lei. [k)nib.] 1. A small piece of
wood in the end of a rope.
Cai.' It is fixed in a loop or eye in the end of another rope, the
arrangement acting as a swivel.
2. pi. The two projections on the ' snead ' of a scythe,
by which the mower handles it. Lei.'
[2. MDan. knib, the handle of a scythe shaft (Kalkar).]
KNIBBLACH, sb. Sc. Also written knibbloch, knib-
loch (Jam.), [knrblsx.] 1. A knob, lump, a small piece.
Abd. Siccar held the knibblach, Robb Poems (1852) 114. Ayr.
A knibloch o' cheese i^Jam.).
2. A small round stone or clod.
Abd. But as luck was, a knibblach took his tae, An o'er fa's he,
Ross Helenore (1768) 61, ed. 1812.
Hence Knibblochie, adj. unequal, rough.
n.Sc. Applied to a road in which many small stones rise up and
render walking painful (Jam.).
KNIBLE, adj. ? 0*5. Sc. Nimble, clever. Cf. kneef.
Abd. The knible elves about her ate ding dang, Ross Helenore
(1768) 68, ed. 1812.
KNICK, v> Sc. To click, crack, to make a clicking
sound ; to cause to click or crack.
Sc. He can gar his fingers knick (Jam. Suppl.) ; May Margaret
sits in the Queen's bouir Knicking her fingers ane by ane. The
Laird (^ Logic, 1. 10 {}b.).
KNICK, v!^ Dev. Cor. [nik.] To cheat ; to steal.
Dev.' I'll try to knick 'e out o' a few pounds, I'mburnedif 1 dawnt.
I can knick a few awpels when I goes up in Chimmer. Cor.^
Beware of Moases Tonkyn, Or he will knick ee oal, Tregellas.
KNICKER, sb. Suf. A game ; see below.
e.Suf. A game played with stones (something like quoits), one
stone being thrown at another. The stone thrown is also called a
knicker(F.H.).
KNICKER-KNOCKER, sb. Chs. The goldfinch, Car-
ditclis elegans. Science Gossip (1865) 37.
KNICklTY-KNOCK, adv. ? Obs. Sc. In phr. lo fall
kiiickity-knock, to fall so that the head is struck first on one
side, then on the other.
Ayr. No to let us just fa' knickety-knock, frae side to side, till
our harns are splattered at the bottom o' the well 0' despair, Galt
Entail (1823) Ixxviii ; (Jam.)
KNICK-KNACK, sb. Sc. Yks. Lin. Also written
knick-nack Lth. ; nick-knack, nick-nack Sc. (Jam.) ; and
in forms knick-a-knack w.Yks. ; -knacker w.Yks.* 1. A
personal peculiarity ; a whim, caprice.
KNICK-KNACKERY
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KNIT
Lth. A callant joined their forenoon walks, An' humour'd a' their
auld knick-nacks Right leal an' kind, BallantinePooi/s (1856) 11.
2. A precise person ; one who is clever and careful in
doing delicate work. Cld. (Jam.)
Hence Nick-nackie, adj. dexterous, skilful in doing any
piece of delicate work. Rxb. [ib.)
3. pi. Castanets, pieces of wood or bone held between
the fingers and struck together. Cf. knackers.
w.Yks. His teeth rang clear like knick a knacks. Hartley Clock
Aim. (J86g) 16; w.Yks.*, n.Lin.l
KNICK-KNACKERY, sb. Nhp. Som. Small useless
trifles, or fancy articles; small edible dainties.
Nhp.^ w.Som.^ Such as would be found at a fair, including
sweets and pastrj'. Dhur waudn noa'urt dhae'ur u noa- vaal-ee
luyk, moo'eest oa ut wuz nik-naak-uree un ruunrij [There was
nothing there of any value, most of the things were knick-knackery
and rubbish].
KNICKKNACKET, sb. Sc. Also written nick-nacket.
A knick-knack, trifle ; pi. odds and ends.
Sc.Purloining pictures and knick-knackets from the other rooms
to make it more fair and homelike, Keith Indian Uncle {i8g6j S6.
Frf. Wi' mony an orra queer nick-nacket The pouch was fou.
Smart Rhymes (1834) 102. Ayr. He has a fouth o' auld nick-
nackets. Burns Grose's Peregrinations, st. 6. Lnk. O' a' yer gran'
nick-nackets ye'll hae nane, Nicholson Idylls (1870) 89.
KNICK-KNACKING, ppl. adj. ne.Yks.i Affected,
mincing. Cf. knack, v. 6.
Ah decan't ken their knick-knackin talk (s.v. Knack).
KNICKLE, V. e.An. Som. Also written nickle e.An.'
[ni'kl.] To tangle, used esp. of corn ; see below.
e.An.i e.Suf. The standing wheat is knickled about, i. e. tossed
about and knocked down by wet and wind. Goingout of use(F.H.);
Tied into knots (of a string or rope). Still in use (lA.). w.Som.i
Often applied to laid corn. ' Can't never cut it, 'tisall a-knickled up so. '
KNICKLE, see Knuckle.
KNICKY-KNACKY,nrfy. Chs. [niki-naki.] Handy,
adroit, clever.
Chs,"^ s.Chs.i Ee)z iiz niki-naak i u yiing felu uz evur
aan'dlt li tool [He's as knicky-knacky a 3'oung fellow as ever han-
dlet a tool].
KNIDDER, see Nidder.
KNIDGE, sb. and v. Sc. Also written nidge Rxb.
(Jam.) [kni'dg.] 1. sb. A heavy squeeze, pressure ; a
nudge. Cf gnidge.
Cai.' Bnff.' Particularly with the knees. 'Fin he wiz lyin'
on 's back, he ga' 'im a knidge i' the breest it gart 's behns crack.'
2. A short, strong person or animal. Cai.' Hence
Knidgel, sb. a short, strong person, ib.
3. V. To press down with great force, to squeeze, nudge.
Cai.>, Bnff.\ Rxb. (Jam.)
KNIDGEL, V. Cum." Also written nidgel Cum.* To
castrate by ligature.
KNIDGET, sb. Rnf. (Jam.) A mischievous, saucy boy
or girl.
KNIEF, KNIEL, KNIEVEL, see Kneef, Knewel,
Kneevle.
KNIFE, sb. Van dial, uses in Eng. [naif.] 1. In
comb, (i) Knife and fork, {a) the herb Robert, Gemniuiii
Robetiiaiitiiii ; {b) the common club-moss, Lycopoditiin
clavaltim; (2) — and shears, a bed of poor soft stone in
Swanage quarries ; (3) -box, in phr. to have been in the
kiiife-bo.x, to have sharpened one's wits ; (4) -gate, a run
at a friend's table ; (5) -gaty, hospitable ; (6) -heft, a knife-
handle ; (7) Knives and forks, (a) the seed-vessels of the
sycamoTe,AcerPse!ido-plataiius ; (b) see{i,b); {c)see{i,a).
(I, a) s.Bck. (B. & H.) (A; Shr. ib. (2) Dor. (C.W.) (3)
War.2 You've been in the knife-box. (4) Yks. Grose (1790) MS.
add. (M.) 1,5^ Lin. (Hall.); Lin.i The late Mr. was most
knife-gaty. 6) w.Yks. Cut knife-hefts aht o' owd keks, Yksman.
Comic Aim. (1881) 28; A caah tooith ommust big enuffto make a
knife heft, Hartley Ditt. (1868) in. (7, a) Ken. (B. & H.) (6)
Shr.i ^c) w.Som.i
2. Phr. ( I ) to get or have a knife to grind, to visit any one
with the intention of gaining some end ; (2) to have one's
knife shut, to be killed ; (3) to pick up a knife, to get a fall
from a horse ; (4) to smell of the knife, of meat : to be cut
into very thin slices.
(i) n.Lin.' There's ohd Mrs S — cumin' ; she's gotten a knife
to grind, I bet. fa) Der. I thought mv knife was going to shut
(L.W.). (3; s.Wor. Porson Quaint IVds. (1875) 19 ; s.Wor.i (4)
w.Yks.i
KNIFF., see Kneef.
KNIFLE, V. n.Cy. Nhb. Cum. Yks. Wor. Also written
knifel Cum.'; knyfel Cum.*; niffle Cum.; nyfel Cum.'
[ni-fl.] I. To steal trifles, to pilfer.
N.Cy.' Nhb.i To cut away in portions almost imperceptibly.
Cum. Niffling money frae the till, Rayson Misc. Poems (1858)
53, ed. 1859; Cum.i", w.Yks. (J.W.)
2. To pass away time, to idle. Cum.'*
3. Camp. Knifle-pin, in phr. to cut a knifle-pin, to steal
away from work, ' to cut one's stick.'
Wor. [Of] an emploj'e shuffling away from work our people
say that he ' cuts a knifle-pin ' (W.K.C.-C.1.
KNIGGUM, see Knaggim.
KNIGHTLE, adj. Obs. n.Cy. Also in form knightly.
Skilful, active, nimble.
Grose (1790; Bailey (1721); N.Cy.^ A ' knightle man.' [A
knightly man (K. V]
KNILLIAN GAMES, ^Ar. Cor. Games held on July 25,
named after a certain John Knill.
At St. Ives they have a quiennial celebration of the ' Knillian
games,' Ftk-Lore Jnt. (1886) IV. 243.
KNIP, s6. Sc. [knip.] A small bundle of things strung
together on a string. Cai.' Hence Knippach, sb. two or
three small fish tied together. S. & Ork.'
KNIP, see Knep.
KNIPE, s6.' Cum. Wm. A sharp or narrow ridge,
occurring only in place-names.
Cum.* Knipe Scar, 85 ; Cum." Wm. Great Knipe, and Little
Knipe, Ferguson Gl. (1873") 199.
KNIPE, V. and sb.^ Wm. Yks. [naip.] 1. v. To crop
with the teeth, to nibble, bite easily.
n.Yks. They did not come . . . and just knipe ofl' tweea or three
score o' young saplings, Atkinson Moorl. Parish{i8gi) 91 ; n.Yks.' ;
n.Yks.* As sickly cattle will pick a little hay from the hand ;
n.Yks." w.Yks.*
2. sb.' A long bill or beak. Wm. (J.H.)
KNIPPERTY-KNAPS, sb. pi. Sc. Odds and ends,
knick-knacks.
Abd. I had a boxie wi' my Heelan dress an' a few knipperty-
knaps o' buskin, Bon-Accord (July 12, 1899) 29.
KNIPPLE-KNAFFLE, sb. Stf.' Prevarication.
KNIPSIE, sb. Rnf (Jam.) A mischievous, saucy boy
or girl.
KNIRK, sb. Sh.I. A creaking sound. S. & Ork.'
[Cp. Dan. knirke, to creak.]
KNIRLS, sb. pi. Obs. Sc. Also written nirles (Jam.).
A species of measles ; swine or chicken-pox.
In the Nirles the pimples are distinct and elevated, although
smaller ; in the common measles, they are confluent and flat (Jam.) ;
Nip'd with the nirles, Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882J 155 ;
Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
KNIR(R, see Knur(r.
KNIT, V. and sb. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng
I. V. Gram, forms. 1. Present Tense : Knet.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Ken.* To knet stockings.
2. Preterite: (i)Knat, (2)Knet,(3)Knit,(4)Nat,(5)Nefid.
(i) Wm. We knat quorse wosset stockings, Southey Doctor
(1848) 559. (a) Sc. She knet the knot, Kinloch Ballads ti827)
54. (3) Bnff.' He near knit himsel. (4) w.Yks. Wright Gram.
IVndhll. (1892) 137. (5) m.Yks.' Introd. 37.
3. Pp.: (I) Knet, (2) Knit, (3) Knitten, (4) Net'u'n, (5)
Nit'u'n or Nit'n.
(i) nw.Lin. When I've knet this pair o' stockings, I shall give
ower for a piece (E.P.). (2^ Ayr. IJukns The Ploughman, st. i.
Not. (L.C.M.), Shr.'* (3^ n.Lin.' Oor Sarah's knitten yards an'
yards on it. (4) m.Yks.' Introd. 37. (5) ib. w.Yks. Wright
Gram. IVndhll. (1892 137.
II. Dial. uses. 1. v. To join; to close firmly together ;
to tie, fasten.
Sc. The nurice she knet the knot, Kinloch Ballads (1827) 54.
n.Sc. To knet cupples (Jam.). Ayr. His garters knit below his
knee. Burns The Ploughman, st. i. w.Yks. (J.T.) ne.Lan.' To
knit a knot. War.^ Shr.' Wen a inon knits his lips athatn, it
shewns the temper's none o' the best.
3 P 2
KNIT
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2. With in : see below.
w.Yks. ' Knitting in,' tying the threads of the new warp to the
ends of the old warp when finishing. A special knot was used for
this purpose. This method has been superseded by the mode now
in use, viz. twisting the threads together (J.T.).
3. To join, unite, to grow together, esp. of the ends of a
broken bone.
Sc. (A.W.) n.Yks. When it get knitted (I.W.). w.Yks, =,
Chs.' Not. Ah, he won't get much rest while [till] the bone's knit
(L.C.M.). n.Lin.' Th' Brigg Doctor's bringin' him roond nistly,
his airra's knitten agean real well. sw.Lin.' It's sure to pain him
when it begins to knit. War.^ s.Wor. Owld bwones dooesn't
knit (H.K.). Shr.i Turn Jones is gwein to the 'Firmary 66th 'is
arm ; it wuz badly set, an' it's knit crukit ; Shr.^ The bwon inna
knit yet. Oxf. (G.O.)
4. Of fruit-blossom : to set, to form for fruit.
w.Yks.i Chs. Upon the first of May, 1680, . . pears, plumbs,
cheries and apples all knitt. Diary of J. Ryle in Local Gleanings
(Aug. 1878) II. 245 ; Chs.' Potatoes also are said to knit when the
tubers begin to form. War.^ Wor. The pears are well knitted on
(H.K.). Shr.i I think theer'll be a good 'it o' apples this time—
they seemen to be knit like traces o' inions. Glo.' Wil.^ The
gooseberries be knitted a'ready. [It is better to knit than blossom,
Ray Prov. (ed. 1678) 164.]
5. Of bees : to swarm, settle ;j!g- to cluster, gather round.
Lakel.^ A swarm o' bees ' knit ' whar t'queen'll let them ; an'
fooak knit round yan anudder when ther's a bit o' trouble on, er
a bit o' fun. w.Yks.^ The bees are going to knit in that goose-
berry bush. ne.Lan.i Chs. C/is. N.&'Q.{ 1884) IV. 23 ; Chs.^ It
is popularly supposed that ' ringing the bees,' that is, beating pans,
fire-irons, and such things together, causes a swarm of bees to knit,
and that without such a din they will most likely fly away and be
lost. War.3 Shr.' I never like to see the bees knit on the ground
— it's a sure sign of a berrin' ; Shr.* The bees bin knitted under
the skip.
6. Obs. To conceive ; to be with young.
Hrt. That the former brood may go off before she knits, Ellis
Practical Partner {11^0) 139.
7. Comp. Knit-knots, the spawn of toads appearing in
the form of a chain. Ellis Mod. Husb. (1750) IV. ii.
8. To recover.
Hrt. Many have knitted that were but just touched with the
rot, Ellis Shepherd's Guide (1750) 155.
8. To fill ; to overfill, burst.
Bnff.' He leuch till he near knit himsel'. He suppit sones till
he wiz like t'knit. Afore he set oot, he knitit himsel' weel wee
brose.
Hence Knittan, sb. a surfeit, ib.
10. sb. pi. Small pieces of lead ore. Der. Mavve Miner-
alogy (1802) Gl.
icNIT, adj. e.Suf. (F.H.) Shrivelled, used of the
face, vegetables, &c.
KNITCH, sh. and v. Sc. Not. Hmp. Wil. Dor. Som.
Dev. Also written knitsh Or.I. (Jam.) ; niche Wil.' ;
nitch Wil.> Dor. [k)nitj.] 1. sb. A bundle of anything,
esp. a bundle of straw, corn, or wood ; a faggot.
Sc. A bundle of unbroken straw, 34 inches in girth, Morton
Cyclo. Agric. (1863). n.Sc. A bundle of straw tied by a rope
(Jam.). Cai.' A bundle of things tied together by a band passed
round them. Not. (W.H.S.) Hmp.i A sufficient load of heath,
firewood, &c., for a man to carry. Wil. Britton Beauties (1825) ;
WU.i A short thick heavy chump of wood. A bundle of gleaned
corn. Dor. A faggot as large as a man can carry. The Purbeck
woodmen have this as a daily perquisite. 'We make a nitch every
day when we leave work, if you've no objections' (C.W.) ; A fagot
of wood which custom allows a hedger to carry home at night,
Barnes Po«HS (ei. 1883). Som. Close to it long Jims, holding
up a knitch of ruddy corn — a double handful bound just below the
ears, Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898') xvi. w.Som.' A knitch o'
reed. I 'an't a-brought home only a few of my things in a bit of
a knitch. nw.Dev.' A knitch of reed always consists of six small
sheaves, called Wads.
Hence phr. to get a nitch, to get as much as one can
carry, said of one who is intoxicated. Wil.'
2. V. To truss, tie, bundle ; freq. with up.
Or.I. (Jam.) Bnff.i Gang an' knitch the brock.
[1. Bynde hem to gidere in knytchis to be brent, Wyclif
(1388) Matt. xiii. 30. 2. OE. aiyccan, to tie (Sievers, 407b).]
KNITCHELL, sb. Sh.I. Yks. Also written knitshel
S.&Ork.' 1. A bundle, a number of things tied together.
S. & Ork.' 2. A cluster of lice or other vermin. n.Yks.^
KNITSTER, 56. Dev. Cor. A knitter; one who knits.
Dev. My two Troilus's transform'd to knitsters, Mayne Amorous
r-Ki»- (1648) V. viii. Cor.>2
KNITTING, prp. and sb. Sc. Nhb. Yks. Nhp. Wor.
Hrt. e.Cy. 1. prp. In comp. (i) Knitting-pins, knitting-
needles ; (2) -shear, (3) -sheath, (4) -stick, a small sheath
into which knitters insert the ends of the knitting-needles.
(OSc.(A.W.),e.Cy.(HALL.), e.Suf. (F.H.) (2) se.Wor.' (3) Sc.
(A.W.), Nhb.i w.Yks. In Dent (F.P.T.). (4) w.Yks. Craven (*.).
2. sb. In phr. mind your (own) knitting, mind your own
business. w.Yks.', Nhp.'
3. Tape. Sc. Sinclair Observ. (1782) 122 (Jam.).
4. A method of castrating rams.
Hrt. Knitting is thought the best way of gelding, Ellis Mod.
Hiisb. (1750) VI. ii.
KNITTLE, si. Sus.'^I.W.' [ni'tl.] A string fastened
to the mouth of a sack to tie it with. Cf. knettar.
KNITTY -NEEDLES, sb. pi. Bdf. The dragon-fly.
(J.W.B.) "^ ^ ^
KNIVEL, sb. Cai.' 1. The short horn of a young
beast. 2. A snuff-box made from the short horn of a
j'oung beast.
KNIVEL, KNIVVLE, see Knevell.
KNIVY ,adj. Stf. [nai'vi.] Penurious, miserly, careful
to meanness.
s.Stf. Her's too knivy to gie 'em enough to ate, Pinnock Blk.
Cy. Ann. (1895).
Hence Knivetious, adj. penurious, miserly.
We allays said he was knivetious, but we dain't expect he'd
leave soo much, ib.
KNOA(N, see Know.
KNOB, sb. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written nob Sc. Lan. Shr.' Suf.' w.Som.' ; and in
forms knub Brks. Hmp.' w.Cy. ; knubbi Sh.I. ; nub Lei.'
Nhp.' Hrf.'2 GIo. Suf. I.W.' w.Som.' Dev. Cor.= ; nubb
Dev. [nob, HBb.] 1. sb. A lump; a bump or small
swelling.
Sc. (A.W.) Lan. Piking nobs o' sugar eawt o'th tay cups at
baggin toime. Chapman ll'idder Bagshaw's Trip (c. i860) 15. s.Not.
Will yer buy a knob o' salt for thruppence ? (J.P.K.) Lei.' Often
npplied to coal. Nhp.' A nub of a loaf, a crusty corner. Glo.
Lewis Gl. (1839). Oxf. (G.O.) Brks. As a native of Letcombe
Basset . . . near Wantage ... I can testify to the common use
forty or fifty years ago of ' knub,' N. & Q. (1871) 4th S. viii. 441.
Hmp.' Gi' me a knub o' sugar. I.W.' w.Cy. Please to give me
a knub of sugar, N. & Q. (1871) 4th S. viii. 381. w.Som.' ' Hast
a-got other nub 0' chalk in thy po 'tet, Jim?' Small lumps of
coal are always nubs. A small lump of soil is a 'nub o' dirt.'
Dev. There's a nub za big's a 'en's egg jist above 'er niddick,
Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892); You could hardly expect to find the
precious metal in a few nubbs, Baring-Gould y.//««3'/(^ (1888)
167. nw.Dev.i Cor .* A nub of sugar.
2. Fig. A big, stout child.
Hrf.' A great nub of a boy; Hrf.'^ A goodish nub of a girl. Glo.
A good knob of a boy, Ellis Pronunc. (1889) V. 65.
3. A low roundish hill. Cf. knab, sb.^
Lan. The village school ... at the foot of the Knob, Ackworth
Clog Shop Chron. (1896) 201.
4. The head. Cf. knop, sb. 4.
w.Sc. His nob was all a melancholy blank, For Cuddy's brains
were in the Royal Bank, Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 194.
Lan. He scrat his knob, Clegg Sketches {j&g=)) 263. Glo. Lewis Gl.
(1839). Oxf. 1,0.0.), Suf.i w.Som.l Tak thy gurt nob out o'
the road.
5. The bud or head of a flower. Cf. knop, sb. 5.
w.Yks. '^ A thistle knob. A clover knob. s.Not. When we
mowed the knobs 'ad all dropped off of the clover (J.P.K.).
n.Lin.' Esp. used of the seed vessels of flax. ' My muther maade
cloaver knob vinegar iv'ry year as cum'd roond.' Suf. Brussel
nubs [Brussel sprouts] (C.T.1. [The flower-head of clover, Young
Annals Agric. (1784-18151 XXIV. 530.]
6. Comp. Knob-weed, van species of knapweed, esp.
Centatirea nigra, C. Cyanus, and C. Scabiosa.
e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1796) II. 124. Nhp.i The calyx
[of] these envelope the seed-vessels and become so hard and
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KNOCK
globular tliat children give them the name of knob-weed. n.Hrt
(B. & H.)
7. pi. Lavender. Cf. neps.
Chs.i; Chs.3 'What have you been doing!" ' Aw've been a
cutting knobs.'
8. The point, joint of the elbow.
Sh.I. De . . . knubbi o' de elbog, Jakobsen Dial. (iSgv') 78.
9. The nose.
w.Som.i Well ! he've a-got a nob of his own, an't 'er now ?
10. pi. The toes.
Dor. I han't touched my knobs this two year ! (C.V.G.)
11. The hob of a fireplace, that part of a fireplace to
which is affixed the grate.
w. Yks. A couple of tipplers sat on each side within the fireplace,
on the 'knob,' as they termed it, Biadfoid Cilizen Wkly. (1895)
Xiuas No. 3.
12. The bullfinch, Pyrrhula Europaca. Shr.'
13. The chub, Leuciscus cephalus. Shr.'
14. pi. The rough outer portion of oak bark rasped off
before being used for tanning. Cf. knobble, 5.
Hot. Used for mending a dull fire (T. P. F.).
15. V. With lip : to grow unwieldy, said of a woman
with child. e.Suf (F.H.)
KNOBBED, adj. Obs. Sc. Having knobs or protu-
berances ; knobbly.
Feb. His knobbed ancles inward lean And baughle either shoe,
Lintowi Green 11685) 25, ed. 1817.
KNOBBLE, sb. and v. n.Cy. Wm. Yks. Chs. Der.
Nhp. Shr. Hrf. Pern. Glo. Oxf. Hrt. e.An. Som. Also
written nobble n.Yks.>» w.Yks." s.Chs.' Shr.' Hrf.^ s.Pein.
Suf w.Som.'; and in forms knubble Nhp.' e.An.' Som.;
nubble Yks. Der. Oxf Hrt. e.An.* [no bl, nBbl.] 1. sb.
A small knob ; a small lump or nugget.
Oxf.' Nubbles, small pieces of coal. e.An.' As at the end of a
walking-stick, a poker, the handle of a door, &c. e.Snf. A clod of
earth. A 'bump' on the head, caused by a blow (F.H.). Som.
(W.F.R.)
2. A piece from off a loaf; a crust, the ' kissing-crust '
between two loaves. e.An.^ Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.)
3. A bunch.
Som. Their heads topped wi' white corded caps an' scarlet
knobbles, Leith Lemon Vcrbma (1895) 132.
4. Conip. (i) Knobble-peg, (2) -tree, a wooden head ;
fig. a stupid person.
(i) Hrf.* He's nothing but a nobble-peg. (2) e.An.', Suf.
(Hall.), e.Suf. (F.H.)
5. pi. Tanners' bark when cut small. Yks., Der. Grose
{i-jgo) MS. add. [C] Cf knob, 14.
6. V. To strike, hit, beat ; to hammer gently, to give a
slight blow; to hew stones.
N.Cy.' Wm. Johnny et Gelbert's knobbled me we his stick,
Gmio-H Leg. and Notes {lS^^) 66. n.Yks.^, w.Yks.* s.Chs.' Dh'
uwd ky'aat' i)nu ver'i raad' lit kiim'in toa't yu ; ah daayt yoa)n
nob'ld im [Th' owd cat inna very rad at comin' to'at yO ; ah dai't
yo'n nobbled im^. Shr.' My Gran'mother's knobbled me many a
time 66lh the wil-pin w'en I hanna carded the rolls well. Shr.,
Hrf. Bound Provinc. {1876). Hrf.' He canna do much : he do just
sit knobbling over a few stones. Glo.', Hrt. (H.G.) w. Som.' To
hew stones for walling into proper shape. ' You can't make no
good work nif the stones bain't a-nobbled a little bit arter the rate
like,' ib. (s.v. Nobbier).
Hence (i) Nobbled, ppl. adj. broken, damaged by a
blow ; (2) Nobbier, sb. a bricklayer ; one whose business
it is to prepare rough stones for masons' use.
(i) n.Yks.* A nobbled scaup. (2) Shr.' A bricklayer, who is
handy at odd jobs, and docs not work under a regular master.
w.Som.' A downright good nobbler's a wo'th any wages.
7. To throw stones at, pelt with stones ; to strike down
with any missile.
n.Yks.' 'Ha' ye getten onny thing!" (from one shooter to
another on the other side of a thick hedge). 'Ay. Ah've nobbled
yan' ; n.Yks.* w.Yks.^ ' Ther vvur a poor askard aside o' t'pond
an' thuh nobbled it to death !—shaame o'yersen's!' ' Wah wc
wur nobbling it 'cos' we wur flaayed it ad spit ar us."
8. To handle clumsily ; to wrap up hastily or untidily,
to bundle up.
Nbp.' e. An.i Using thumbs and knuckles, as in kneading dough.
KNOBBLY, adj Der. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp. War. Oxf
Brks. e.An. Sus. Hmp. Som. Also writtennobbly w.Som.' ;
and in forms knubbly Not.' sw.Lin.' e.An.' ; nubbly Not.'
Lei.' Nhp.' War.^ Brks.' Sus. Hmp.' w.Som.' [nobli,
nB-bli.] 1. Rough, uneven, abounding in knobs ; lumpy.
nw.Der.i Not.' As a road after a sharp frost. sw.Lin.' Said of
coal when it is in knobs or small lumps. Lei.' Nhp.' As rough
greensward roads. War.^ The nubbly bit on a sirloin of beef.
Oxf. (G.O.) Brks.' Where fine or powdered matter has hard
lumps mixed with it. e.An.' A knubbly loaf is a crusty one.
e.Suf. (F.H.) e.Sus. HoLLOWAY. Hmp." Nubbly coals.' Afield
ploughed wet, when dried is said to be nubbly. w.Som.' Applied
to coal chiefly. Broken into small lumps, and yet free from dust
or'slack." 'Let's have it nice and nubbly, we don't want no gurt
nugs, nor neet all dust like.' Applied to gravel, sand, or similar sub-
stances to denote that part of it is in lumps larger than the bulk.
'That there gravel on't do eens 'tis, must all be screened, 'tisso nubbly.'
2. Stylish, ' nobby.' Som. (Hall.)
KNOBBY, adj and sb. Sc. Yks. Not. Sur. Som. Dev.
Also written nobby w.Yks. w.Som.' ; and in forms knubby
Not. ; nubbie Cld. (Jam.) ; nubby s.Not. Sur.' w.Som.'
Dev. [nobi, nB'bi.J 1. adj. Having knobs, rough,
uneven of surface ; lumpy.
GalL The two lean and knobby cows on the hill at the back,
Crockztt Stictit Min. (1893) 205. w.Yks. An all aboot t'green
nobby hills, Blackah Poems (1867) 25. Not.' s.Not. The marl
was very knobby (J.P. K.). Sur.' Of land that breaks up in clods
or lumps. w.Som.' Can't never make no work way this here
paste, 'tis so nubby. Dev. I wid like a gude sized black-thern
walking-stick, ef I cude git wan, wi' a giide nubby head tii 'n,
Hewett ftrti. Sp. (1892). nw.Dev.'
2. Rounded, blunt ; short and plump, dumpy, stumpy.
Cld. He's a wee nubbie, lauchin wean (Jam.). Not. (J.H.B.)
s.Not. His finger-end's cut off; so now it's a nubby un (J.P.K.).
3. sb. A walking-stick with a hooked head. Rxb. (Jam.)
4. The nose. Cf knob, 9.
Dev. Did 'ee hat 'is poor little nubby! niver mind! Mawther'll
kis'n and make 'n well, Hewett Pens. Sp. (1892).
KNOBLINGS, sb.pl. Lan. Nhp. War. Won Glo. Oxf
Also in forms knubblings Nhp.' War.* s.Wor.' Glo.;
nubblin(g)s w.Won' se.Wor.' Oxf [nob-, nu'blinz.]
1. Small lumps of coal. Cf knaplins.
Lan. Coals about the size of an egg, Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
Nhp.', War.', w.Wor.' s.Wor.' Lumps hand-picked out of best
coal, weighing about from 5 lb. to 10 lb. se.Wor.', Glo. (A. B.), Oxf.*
2. Small refuse stones used in masonry for the insides
of walls. Nhp.'
KNOBLOCK, sb. Sc. Lan. Also written knobluck
Lan.' ; and in forms knublack Abd. ; knublock Sc.
[knu'blak, no'blak.] A lump, knob ; any small, round
object ; the swelling occasioned by a blow or fall.
Abd. Shirrefs Po«i);s (1790) Gl. Fif. Like marble knublocks
burnish'tbright,Orrowan-stanes,TENNANTP(T/>(s//;>'( 1827) 139. Lnk.
A thrawn knublock hit his heel, Ramsay Poems^iizi) iii. Lan.
Small round coals, Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) ; Lan.', e.Lan.'
KNOB-STICK, s6. Yks. Lan. Lon. e.An. Also written
nob- w.Yks. ; and in form knob-stock e.An.' 1. A
walking-stick, a bludgeon.
w.Yks. Uthers 'ud bray us aht o' t'hoyle wi' a nobstick, Hart-
ley Clock Aim. (1874) 5 ; Isn't he a swell wi his knobstick, Leeds
Mere. Suppl. (Aug. 11,1894). Lan. Gi' him th' knob-stick! Burnett
Haiiorth's (1887) xlix ; N.tf Q. (1854) ist S. x. 95.
2. A ' blackleg,' one who works during a strike ; one
who works for lower wages than the recognized standard.
w.Yks. (S.J.C.) Lan. Them turn-outs broke his head for being
a knobstick six year ago. Monthly Pkt. (Jan. 1863) 97 ; Investiga-
tion of any case of violence against knob-sticks, Gaskell M.
Barton (1848) xv; Those who work under conditions deemed
objectionable by trade unions, N. & Q. (1854") ist_ S. ix. 373.
Lon. I next went to work at a under-priced hatter's, termed a
'knobstick's,' Mayhew Land. Labour (1851) III. 210, ed. 1861.
[Standard {Se^i. 10, 1889) 4, col. 7.]
3. Comb. Knob-stock wedding, a compulsory marriage.
e.An.' Owing to the interference of the parish officer, the lady
being in the family way and liable to be actually chargeable.
KNOCK, s6.' Sc. Irel. ?Cum. Also written knoc
Wxf : nock Gall, (k)nok.] A hill. Also used fl//r/i.
Sc. Round the rock Down by the knock, Hooc Jacob. Rel. ed.
KNOCK
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KNOCK
1874) II. 148 ; It proceeded till its extremity was over the knock,
an insulated hill behind the church, Gleii/eigiis {1820) I. 108 (Jam.).
Mry. 'Tis the land o' the famed Knock o' Alves, Hay Liiifie (1851)
13. Per. The knockwud groans \vi' anguish boo'd, Haliburton
Horace (1B86) 63. Edb. Hills are variously named, according to
their magnitude, as . . . Edge, Know, Knock, Pennecuik Wks.
(,1715) 5O) ^^- 1815. Gall. Nockshinnie and Nocktannie used to
be favourite nocks of mine, Mactaggart i'/fyd. (1824'!. AnL The
slieve that overhangs the Knock, Hume Dial. (17881 22. Wxf.
This knoc afforded shelter to hundreds of hares and rabbits, Ken-
nedy Banks Boro {1867) 57; Wxf.^ !Cuni. Knock o' Murton,
Linton Lake Cy. ^1864) 315.
[Gael, and Ir. cnoc, a hillock (Macbain).]
KNOCK, V. and sb.^ Var. dial, and colloq. uses in Sc.
Irel. and Eng. Also written nock Sc.\v.Yks.°; and in
forms knack Sc. Bnfl'.' w.Som.' Dev. Cor.i=^ ; nack Dev.
|nok, nak, neek.] 1. v. \n comb, with prep, and nciv.: (i)
to knock about, (2) — along, (3) — away, to move or
work briskly ; (4) — down, to reap ; (5) — in, (a) to cat,
consume, to dispose of food ; (b) in the game of three-card
loo : to knock on the table when electing to play with the
cards in hand; (6) — in to, to give up, to give way to;
(7) — off, (rt) to stop, discontinue, finish, esp. to stop
work; lb) to perform quickly, dispatch ; (8) — on, (a) to
proceed, continue, go on ; to hasten ; also used Jig. ; (b)
to begin work ; (9) — together, to compose ; (10) — under
or onder, to yield, give way to ; to give precedence to ;
(11) — up, to become intoxicated ; (12) — up to, see (9).
(i) e.Suf. ( F. H.) (2) Not.' We must knock along if we mean to
get there before dark. Lei.*, War.^^ e.An.' He came knocking
along the road in a great hurry. Come, let's knock along and
make a finish of this job. (3) e.An.' ' Knock away, my lads ! ' is
an encouragement to exertion. (4") Nrf. I believe, by using si.x
horses instead of four, . . twelve or thirteen acres can be knocked
down. Haggard Farmer's Year in Lmigiiiaii's Mag. (June 1899)
151. (5,«) Dor. We could knock in a bit and a drop, Hardy
Madding Ctvuid (1874) vii ; They knocked in the victuals and
drink till they could hold no more, ib. IVess. Flk, in Harper s Mag.
(Apr. 1891) 704. (6) Cum. Theer was a lock eh fellas playan
cards; . . sumboddy was knockan in hoddinly, Sargissok Joe Seoap
(1881) 127. (6) s.Chs.' Ahy woz tu u gon Spostu tuneyt ; bur
it)s ree'nin ky'aat's un dogz, tin ahy thingk' ahy)shl nok in too it
[I was to ha' gone Sposta to-neight ; bur it's reenin' cats an' dogs,
an' I think I shall knock in to it]. Der. It warn't the money I
knocked in to, it was your pluck, Gushing Voe (1888) I. ii. (7,(1)
Sli.I. Knok aff, Sibbie, or dan be G — A'l! set dee i' da say head
formist, S/i. A^ews (Mar. 10, 1900). Rnf. I rose up wi' themornin'
sun. And knocket aff at dark, Barr Poems (1861) 224. Lakel.^
Ye'll be knockin off suin. Yks. (J.W.) Lan. We'n knocked off
for good, Clecg Ske/c/tes (1895) 401. Chs.i In places where there
are no bells or steam horns the foreman workman often makes a
pecuhar hammering, which the men hear, and then know that it
is time to leave off work. Midi. He knocks off to blow agen [he
stopped to regain breath], Bartram People of Clapton (1897) 60.
s Stf. I wish yo'd knock off taisin'. If this heat lasses the forge'll
knock off (T.P.). s.Not. We alius knock off at dinner-time a
Satdies (J.P.K.). Lin.i Knocked it off, closed a bargain, finished
his business. n.Lin.' Carpenters knocks off wark at foher o'
Setterda's. Oor parson alus knocks off his bacca e' Lent. War.^
The bell's gone si.x : it's time to knock off; War.^ We knock off
work at four to-day. Brks.' E can knock aff ploughin' te-ams at
dree o'clock. Colloq. It marks the time to ' knock off ' and ride
the horses home, Jefferies Hdgrozv. (1889) 161. (A) Yks. (J.W.)
Nhp. He can knock off work better than any man I know,
Northall IVd. Bk. (1896) ; Nhp.* He knocks off a great deal of
work. (8, a) Lakel. 2 We're knockin on. Cum.'; Cum.* Fadder's
knockin on fer sebbemty 'ear. w.Yks. Yo mun knock on or else
yo'U be too lat fer t'schooil (iE.B.^ ; Knock on an' get thi wark
done (S.K.C.) ; w.Yks.^a {b) w.Yks. (J.W.) Chs.» (s.v. Knock
off). (9) Sus. One Sunday between the services his father knocked
together a hymn tune, Egerton Flks. and Ways (1884) 122. (10)
Abd. Here are the crack ploughmen of the parish ; men who knock
under to nobody, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 242. Ayr. His
waly ships . . . Wha wi' their fire and thunder. Make all our angry
foes knock under, Thom Amusements (1812) 20. Cum. But still I
will n't clean knock under, Gwordie Greenup Yaneea }'?(;;-( 1873)
18 ; Cum.i" n.Yks. Turn him off if he dizn't knock under (I.W.).
e.Yks.i (11) Stf. A/o>i//i/yil/o^. (1816) I. 494. (12) s.Chs.*
2. Phr. (1) /;iiock dozvii brick and cany one, a boys' game ;
(2) not to have much to knock up an' down on. not to have
much of an income ; (3) to knock at end, to persevere in
employment ; (4) — e' th' head, to kill violently but not
necessarily by a blow; (5) — off shop, a hatting term, see
below; (6) —on the head, see (4); (7) — one sick, (8) —
one silly, to disappoint or disgust one ; (9) — to head, to
knock on the head.
( I ) War.2 One brick is placed upon another thus T, and guarded
by a band of players. Another band stand at taw, and throw
duckstones at it; and, should it be knocked from its position,
they run backwards as far as possible, followed by the guardians
of the stone. Each guardian, on catching a runner, must carry
him on his back till the brick be reached. The order of the game
is then reversed. (2) w.Yks. A person who * hesn't mitch to knock
up an" dahn on,' Leeds Merc. Stippl. (Dec. 13, 1890). (3) w.Yks.'
(4) n.Lin.' (5") Chs.' To pass a resolution to refuse taking out
any more work until a real or supposed grievance has been
remedied. (6) w.Yks. (J.W.) Lin. Either pined to dead, or else
knock'd oth' head by the wild Indians, De la Pryme(i694) 45, ed.
Surt. Soc. n.Lin.' We'd two kitlins 'at we wanted for to knock
o' th' head, an' we put 'em i' a bucket o' watter. (7) War.' (8)
ib. Only three bob for the job ! why it knocks me silly. (9) Ken.
(G.B.) ; Ken.' A cat is said to be knocked to head when it is killed
by being knocked on the head.
3. Comb, (i) Knock-about, a wanderer, one who roves
about from place to place ; also used attrib. ; (2) -a-kneed,
knock-kneed, having the knees turning inwards; (3)
-back, a retrograde proceeding ; a snub ; (4) -beetle, one
who is severely beaten ; (5) -dodgel, anything short and
thick ; also used attrib. ; (6) -down, very strong ale or
beer; (7) -'em-down, the game of ninepins; (8) -'em-
down-chaps, see below ; (9) -me-down, {a) see (6) ; (b)
'knock-down,' overwhelming; (10) -nobber or -nobbier,
a church beadle or verger; (11) -off-heuk, a detaching
hook by which a set of wagons in motion or a cage in
overwinding can be instantly detached from the rope ;
(12) -out, a private sale or auction; see below; (13)
-rowed, obstinate, perverse, stubborn ; (14) -salt, a familiar
and contemptuous term for any one ; a heavy, stupid
fellow ; (15) -soe hole, a hole formed by pounding ' soe '
or bait ; (16) -softly, a silly or stupid person ; also used
attrib. ; (17) -stones, loose surface stones in a ploughed
field ; (18) -thrawd, see (13).
(i) n.Yks.' A j'outh once supposed some wanderers were ' knock-
abouts' (I.W.) Mid. A knockabout fellow swore to find out all
about you, Blackmore Kit (1890) III. xvi. (2) w.Yks. Shoo
barred aht chaps 'at squinted, or . . . wor knock-a-kneed o' one
leg or boath, Yksman. (,1880) 12 ; w.Yks.' (3) War.^ It was a
nasty reply — a complete knock-back. Wor, He objected to the
powers of the Guardians being relegated to the officers. It was a
knock-back, Evesltam Jrn. (May 21, 1898). (4) S. & Ork.' (5)
Bnff.i, Fif. (Jam.) (6) w.Yks. Mather Sngs. (c. 1780) 52, ed. 1862,
in A'. & Q. (1885) 6th S. xii. 232. (7) Lon. Grose (1790) MS.
add. vM.) v8) n.Yks. Dutch auction men, market auctioneers,
cheap jacks, who used to bid downwards only (I.W.). (9, «)
w.Yks.' w.Som.' 1 calls it rare trade, 'tis proper knack-me-down
stuff, 'tis mate, drink'n clothes ! (A) Suf. That 'ere fist of his
would prove a knock-me-down argument, Strickland OW/'n'oirfs,
&c. (1864) 91. (10) N.Cy.' An officer employed in some places to
keep the children in order during divine service. w.Yks.^ Here's
a foine lady cums in an nock-nobbler runs up an dahn to foind her
a seeat ; w.Yks.* (ii)Nhb.' (12) Midi. Break the neck of ' knock-
out,' Midi. Cy. Herald (Apr. 30, 1896). War.^ The knock-out is
to resell at a private and informal auction to the highest bidder in
the combination articles purchased at an auction at which certain
dealers have combined not to oppose each other, the profit on
this re-sale being divided equally among the members of the
combination. [He told him of the sales and knock outs, and . . .
Frank formed an acquaintance with the habits, customs, and
language of the trade, and saw all the lots they had bought at
Christie's put up again, and resold among themselves at a good
profit, Besant & Rice Readymoney Mortiboy (1871) xxi.] (13)
Nhp.' She's a poor knock-rowed creature. (14) e.Yks. A person
who is always in trouble and ill-luck, Nicholson Flk-Lore (1890)
43 ; e.Yks.' Noo then awd knock-salt, what's tha aboot noo? e.An.',
Suf. (Hall.), e.Suf. (F.H.) (15) Sh.I. It is unnatural to suppose
that they [cup-holes] are anything else than mere holes hollowed
out by the constant pounding of ' soe ' — hence the name ' knock-
soe'holc, Sti. Acu's (Oct. 21, 1899). (16) s.Clis,' Ey/i u nok--
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softliau-f[Hey'saknock-softlyauf]. (i7)Nhb.i {i8)Bdf.BATCHEL0R
Ana/. Eiig. Lang. (1809) 139.
4. To strike with a sharp blow, to beat, pound.
Bnff.' Cld. He took the stick and knackit him weel (Jam.)-
Edb. A mell for knockin' bear, Thomson Poems (1819) 113. Yks.
(J.W.) Hrf.^ When we don't learn our books they knock we and
are quite saucy with us. Dev. He knacked and beat her, Baring-
GotjLDy. Herniig (1888) 15; Hur . . . nack'd min, deer Jan, Jist
like I'd be banging our little dog Van, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett.
(1847) 9, ed. 1865. Cor. If I'd knacked Physic on the head with
a stone, Baring-Gould Curgeiwen (1893) xxx.
5. Of a clock: to strike.
Dev, Vury zune tha clock nack'd wan, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett.
(1847-) 71, ed. 1865.
6. To toll a bell.
Nhp. They are knocking the bell for a funeral (E.S.).
7. To ' knock up,' raise, cause.
Dev. Arter ballin an nackin a girt dail a bother, Nathan Hogg
Poet. Lett. (1847) 15, ed. 1865.
8. To finish, do. Lakel.' Oh, he's knockt any time.
9. In lead-mining : to break or reduce lead ore by hand.
w.Yks.' Cf. knocking, 3.
Hence (i) Knock-back or -bark, sb. ore reduced by
hand or machine ; ore mixed with caulk ; also used
(il/n'b. ; (2) -stone, sb. a stone or piece of cast-iron used to
break ore upon.
(i) w.Yks.' Der. Fell, Bous, and Knock-bark, Manlove Lead
Mines (1653) 1. 266 ; Mander Miners' Gl. (1834). (3) Der. Break-
ing the ore with hammers on a knockstone. Hall Hathersage
(1896) iii; Mander Miners' Gl. (1824) ; Mawe Mineralogy (1802)
Gl. ; English Mining Terms (1830).
10. In mining : to stop working, to abandon a mine.
Dev. Mines have been started and ' knocked,' Comli. Mag. (Nov.
1887) 508. Cor. Or it may be that a mine which has ' knacked '
or which is ' shaky ' requires to be set going again, O'Donoghue
St. Knighton (1864) 39 ; Cor.i^s
11. sb. A sharp blow.
Cai.i, Bnff.i, n.Cy. (J.W.), Cnm.>, Yks. (J.W.) Cor. If it 'ad
been a knack wi' a stone, her was ekal to that, Baring-Gould
Ciirgcnven (1893) xlvi ; Cor.'
Hence Knackum, sb. a sharp blow. Bnff.'
12. Obs. A door-knocker.
Abd. Our town's people began ... to knit them to the knocks of
our yetts, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 239 (Jam.).
13. A clock.
ne.Sc. The knock chappit ten afore we weel kent. Grant
Keckleton, 15. Abd. A haill roun' o' the knock, Alexander yo/iHH^
GiAA (1871) xviii. Frf., e.Per. 04so/. A common children's rh3'me
has the lines : ' Ten o'clock upon the knock An' twel' upon the
steeple ' (W.A.C.). Per. Give yearly to the said Archibald Steed-
man five merks induring his service in tempering of the knock,
Spottiszvoode Miscell. (1844) II. 269. e.Fif. Seven o'clock had
chappit on cor auld gookoo knock, Latto Tant Bodkin (1864) v.
Dmb. ' Tere's te pra' steeple but nae 'nock' Exclaims the highlan'
lasses. As they pass by, Taylor Poems (1827) 107. Ayr. He had
ta'en the knock to bits. Service Notanditms (1890) 43. Lnk. The
auld aucht-day nock, Nicholson Kilwuddie (1895) 144. Edb. An
auld crackit looking-glass, A bittle, an' a knock, Thomson Poems
(1819) 112. Slk. Twa-three minutes afore the chap o' the knock,
Cur. North Nodes (ed. 1856) IV. 90. Gall. A blue ... on the
case of the knock. Inventory of Caerlaverock (1640) in Nicholson
Hist. Tales (1843) 268.
Hence (i) Knock-house, sb. a clock-house ; (2) -maker,
sb. a clock-maker.
(i) Or. I. Three loftings and all the timber work pertaining to
the bells and the knock house were consumed to ashes, Fergusson
Rambles (1884) 29. (2) Abd. Try quhair the best knockmacker
may be had, Turreff Gleanings (1859) 187.
14. A wooden instrument, used by the peasantry for
beating yarn webs, &c. when bleaching.
Sc. Com'd crack for crack o'er their hurdies, like a knock
bleaching a harn-web [sic'], Graham Writings (^i&H^) II. 150. Rxb.
It resembles a beetle but is longer and flat on both sides (Jam.).
15. Rate, speed, pace.
Lakel.^ He was gaan at a ter'ble knock.
16. An exchange, bargain. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.]
Ir. An aibitrator acquainted with the respective value of the
property at stake is appointed. . . He directs the parties to put
' hands in pockets — draw.' . . If neither or only one holds money,
the exchange does not take place ; it is no ' knock,' Paddiaiia
(ed. 1848) I. 169 ; What satisfaction is it to Juliana to tell her I
lost them in a knock ? ib. 176.
17. Phr. {1) to be off at the knock with oneself, to be out of
one's senses, to be off one's head ; (2) to have on the knock,
to cheat ; (3) to have the knock, to have the right of entry ;
(4) to pass the knock on, to pass on information.
( I ) Lnk. I wish ye binna gaun clean off at the knock wi' yoursel'
a' thegither on oor ban's, Fraser IVhaups (1895) vii. (2) Lon.
And that's what he calls having them on the knock, Mayhew
Land. Labour (1851) I. 425. (3) I suppose I have the 'knock' of
almost every gaming-house in London, ib. 425. (4) w.Yks.
They'd all passed t'knock on, Yks. IVkly. Post (Feb. 29, 1896).
KNOCK, sb.^ Lin. A name given to many of the
sand-banks off the coast and in the Wash. Streatfeild
Lin. and Danes (1884) 191.
[Dan. dial, knok, a little hillock (Molbech).]
KNOCK-CROSS, sb. Cum. Also in form Knock's
Cross, [nok-kros.] The name of an ancient barrow
near Port Carlisle ; used esp. in phr. as old as Knock or
Knock's Cross.
(M.P.) ; Let her gang te Knock-cross wid her scwornin', Gilpin
Sngs. (1866) 257 ; Cum.* Used proverbially. It seun gat as hard
as Knock-cross, for it was freezen hard.
KNOCKED, pret. Lin. In phr. knocked at the rapper, a
children's game ; see below.
n.Lin. The players dance round a centre child, leaving one of
their number outside the circle. The dancers sing to the one in
their midst ' Here comes , He knocked at the rapper, and he
pulled at the string; Pray Mrs. , is within,'&c. Then the
inside and outside children each choose a companion from the
circle. . . The four children kiss and the two from the circle take
the places of the other, after which change the game begins again,
Gomme Games (1894) I. 312.
KNOCKER, sb. Var. dial, uses in Eng. Also written
nocker w.Yks. ; nokker Wm. ; and in forms knacker
Cor. ; knoker Nhb. ; nacker Cor.'^ 1. In comb, (i)
Knockerand-rouler, a mangle used for small articles ;
(2) -kneed, knock-kneed, having the knees turned inwards ;
(3) -off, see below; (4) -up, a man employed by work-
people to wake them in the morning.
(i) Nlib.' It is extemporised by using a bake-board and a rolling-
pin for the purpose, (a) ne.Lan.', Chs.i'S (3) w.Yks. An
arrangement of wheels, springs, and levers used to measure the
length of sliver passing through a machine and knock off or stop
the machine when the required quantity is drawn (F.R.). (4)
w.Yks. (S.J.C.) ; (S.P.U.) Lan. I was reminded of that curious
Lancashire character, the ' knocker-up,' Waugh Rambles Lake Cy.
(i86i) 333. Chs.' "The knocker-up . . . carries a long pole with
which he taps at the bedroom windows of his clients; Chs.*
2. A spirit or goblin supposed to dwell in mines.
? n.Wal. At first they . . . took him for a ' knocker.' You know
what a knocker is? — a cobbold, an elf — a spirit of the mines, Bell
Secret of a Life, 371. Cor. To this day there is a vague fear,
among some of the more ignorant miners, of the knackers, or
knockers (supposed by some to be the spirits of wicked Jews who
died in the mines, and who haunt them still), Flk-Lore Rec. (1881)
IV. 66 ; Many a time have I been seriously informed by the miners
themselves that these spirits have been heard working away in
the remote parts of a lode, repeating the blows of the miner's
pick or sledge with great precision. Generally speaking, the
knockers work upon productive lodes only ; and they have often
kindly indicated to the trusting miners, where they might take
good tribute pitches, Hunt Pop. Rom. w.Eng. (ed, 1896) 347 ;
Cor.=3
3. A hammer to break ore with. Der. Mander Miners'
Gl. (1824). See Knock, v. 9.
4. A blow on the head.
Mhb. Then he lifted up his great long airm, Me soul he gave him
sec a knoker, Neuic. Sng. Bk. (1842) 148.
5. Phr. up to the knocker, splendid, excellent, first-rate ;
smart, fine, ' up to the nines.'
Wm. T'aald lass was up tul t'nokker I can tell tha, Kendal C.
A'fifs (Sept. 32, 1888). w.Yks. 'Hah's teh like thi new job?' 'Aw,
up to t'knockerl ' (.lE.B.) ; w.Yks.^ He's dressed up to t'knocker.
Chs.*, s.Chs.i s.Stf. He's dressed up to the knocker, Murray
Rainbow Gold (1886) 81. Lei.' Everything was done ' up to the
knocker.' Nrf. They suits us folks as they're built for up to
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the knocker, Patterson Man and Nat. (1895) 50. Hmp. He used
to like to have things up to the knocker (W.H.E.). Cant. A snug
little crib . . . where heverythink were done right up to the knocker,
Carew Autob. Gipsy 11891) xxxv.
KNOCKET, see Nocket.
KNOCKETTY, adj. Dev.« Of wood : knotty, having
knots in it.
KNOCKIN(G, vbl. sb., prp. and sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum.
Yks. Chs. Stf. Der. Nhp. War. Shr. Som. Also in form
knockan Edb. 1. vbl. sb. and prp. In (ro;«A.(i) Knocking-
bucket or -bucca, an instrument for breaking ore ; cf.
knock, V. 9 ; (2) -house, a brothel ; (3) -knees, knock-knees,
knees turning inwards ; (4) -mell, a mallet used to beat the
husks off barley, or linen after bleaching; (5) -off time,
the moment for ceasing work ; (6) -shop, see (2) ; (7)
-stone, (8) -trough or -trow, a stone trough or mortar in
which the husks were beaten off barley with a mallet ;
also used for other purposes.
(1) Stf. Near Lawton Park the lead ore is distinguisht into
three sorts, round-ore, small-ore, and Smithum, the two last
whereof are beat to pieces by an instrument called a knocking-
bucker (K.) ; Stf, Der.' (2) n.Yks. (I.W.) (3) Edb. That never
rests frae trick and trot Wi' his twa knockan' knees, Carlop Green
(1793) 127, ed. 1817. (4) Sc.Awooden mall or beetle with which
linen cloth was beaten after it was bleached (Jam. Suppl.). Bwk.
They kill'd Tam Hood wi'a knockin-mell, Henderson Po/>.i?//_v»;«
(1856) 58. m.Lth. Agric. Siirv. loi (Jam.). N.Cy.i, Nhb.l' (5)
•w.Mks.Leeels Merc. Sitpf'l. {hag. II, iZg^). (6) n.Yks. (I.W.) (7)
Sc. The hole in the stone was like an inverted hollow cone, and
the mallet was made to fit it loosely (Jam.) ; A large flat stone on
which linen cloth was beaten after it was bleached (Jb. Suppl.) ;
She sat doon on the knockin-stane wi' her bairn on her knee.
Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 73. Sh.I. The end of the w-eb
was laid in the Knockin' Stane and pounded by the bittle,
a wooden article exactly like a pestle, Sli. News (Aug, 7, 1897) !
They perhaps grew corn, which they made into meal by pounding
in a stone mortar, the old knockin' stane and mell — now obs., being
an improvement on the original, SpENCE/VA-/.o/r (1899) 29. Cai.'
Lnk. Go out to a knocking-stane that stood before the door, and
break it there, Graham Writings (1883) H. an. (8) N.I.' A large
mortar made of stone. It held about twenty quarts. Ant. At one
end commonly of the farm-houses there used to be fixed a large
block of whin-stone having a cavity hollowed out of the upper
side, so as to form a mortar, in which the rough barley was beaten
with a mell, or large wooden mallet, to separate the husks previous
to its being boiled in broth, Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) N.Cy.i
Nhb.' The barley was prepared for the pot by steeping it in water
in the knockintrow, and then by beating it with the knockin-mell
till the husks came oft". Cum.' Used around Wigton for making
barley-milk or frumerty.
2. Phr. knocking about, (i) lying about in a careless,
disorderly fashion ; going about ; in gen. colloq. use ; (2)
bustling, hurrying.
(I Sc. {A.W.), n.Cy. (J.W.) Chs.i ' There's lots o' folks knock-
ing about.' If anything is temporarily lost it would be said to be
'knockingabeatsomewheere.' Nhp.'Blunderingandbustlingalong,
working hastily and heedlessly, is called knocking about. Lime or
clay that remains on land in hard lumps, and does not pulverize, is
said to lie knocking about. War.^ Shr." Current rumours, &c., are
knocking about. An old ballad-tune was sought to be recovered ;
an inquiry about it was met by the assurance that ' it was knockin'
about the country, an' somebody wuz safe to get it.' w.Som.'
There was a plenty o' beer knockin' about. There's a store
knockin' about, how that we hain't gwain to have no fine weather
gin har'est. (2) Lin.' I am knocking about to get my work finished.
3. sb. pi. Ore after it has been broken upon a ' knock-
stone ' ; native lead ore.
Der. Fleaks, Knockings, Coestid, Manlove Lead Mines (1653)
1. 273 ; Lead ore with spar as cut from the vein, English Mining
7Vr>Hs(i83oX nw.Der.'
KJiOCKlT, ppl. aiij. Sc. In cow;/. (i)Knockitbarley,
(2) -bear, barley stripped of the husk by being beaten
with a maul.
(i) Sc. Barley stripped of the husk by being beaten in a hollow
stone with a maul, a small quantity of water being put into the
cavity with the barley (Jam.). (2) Sc. My lairdship can yield me
As meikle a year As had us in pottage And good knockit bear,
Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. (1724) I. 205, ed. 1871. Ags. In this
manner barley was formerly prepared for the pot . . . before the use
of Barley Mills (Jam.). Frf. Knockit bear made Sunday's kail,
Piper of Peebles (1794) 5.
KNOCKLE, s6. tObs. Nrf. Also written nockle. A
mallet or beetle.
Nrf. Grose (i79o\ e.Nrf. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1787).
KNOCKLE, see Knuckle.
KNOCKLED, ppl. adj. ne.Lan.' In comb. Knockled
cow, a cow that has newly calved.
KNOCKLE-KNEED, adj. Cum. Knock-kneed.
Cum.* A knocklekneet . . . slapeclogs, Sargisson Joe Scoap
(1881) 210 (s.v. Key-legged).
KNOCKUS, sb. pi. Obs. Lan. Also written nockus.
The knuckles ; lit. ? knockers. But see s.Chs.' Introd. 8.
He had his knockus lapt in his barmskin, Tim Bobbin View
Dial. (1740) 14 ; I rub'd meh een weh meh nockus, Paul Bobbin
Sf?;/f/ (1819) 23; Lan.', e. Lan.'
KNOCKY-BOH, sb. n.Yks.^ A ghost or spirit.
The Knocky-boh who taps behind the wainscot and frightens the
juvenile portion of the household (s.v. Boh-thing .
KNOCKY-KNEED, adj. ne.Lan.' Knock-kneed. Cf.
knocker-kneed, s.v. Knocker.
KNODDEN, ppl. adj. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Nhp. Also
in forms kned Nhb.'; knedde N.Cy.'; ned Nhb.' In
coinp. (i) Knodden-cake, a cake kneaded with butter,
dripping, or lard, gen. baked on a girdle ; (2) -paste, flour
with butter or lard for pie-crust.
(i) N.Cy.', Nhb.', Dur.' s.Dur. , n.Yks. She popped on t'girdle
an' made a good knodden cake for t'tea (J.E.D.). w.Yks. Shoe
used to maake us knodden-cakes ovver t'coals (F.P.T.). Nhp.'
(2) n.Yks.2
KNODLOCK, sb. e.Lan.' Also written nodlock.
[no'dlak.] A lump of round earth like a mound.
KNOG, sb. Sc. Shr. w.Cy. Dev. Also written nog Dev.
[k)nog.] 1. A small cask, a firkin. Cai.' See Knag, 56.'
2. Anything short, thick, and stout. Cld. (Jam.)
3. pi. Earth baked into lumps by the heat.
Dev. We want rain for they nogs, Reports Provinc. (1884) 24.
4. pi. Obsol. Coarse or refuse flax or hemp. Shr.'^,
w.Cy. (Hall.)
KNOG, V. e.Lan.' [nog.] To knock the knuckles.
In a certain game of marbles the loser is punished by being
knogged — that is, by having his knuckles pelted with a taw.
KNOGGING, sb, and ppl. adj. Nhp. Wor. Also written
knoggen s.Wor. [nogin.] 1. sb. The brick panes or
panels substituted in a half-timbered house for the original
wattle ; small refuse stones used for the insides of walls.
Nhp.', s.Wor. (H.K.)
2. ppl. adj. Roughly made.
s.Wor. ' Alf 'ave got a waggin', e's a knoggen un.' I heard an
ordinary fire-pan shovel, which had been repaired by an unskilful
smith, called a ' knoggen un ' (H.K.).
KNOGGY, (7rf/'. w.Yks.= Lan> [no'gi.] Knotted, large-
jointed.
KNOGS, sb. pi. Yks. Also written nogs w.Yks.*
[nogz.] 1. The knees ; the shank-bones.
w.Yks. Fallin dahn on ta ther nogs. Hartley Clock Aim. (1873)
37 ; Goa daan inta yer nogs, Tom Treddlehoyle Bainisla Ann.
(1864) 31 ; w.Yks."
2. The game of ninepins.
w.Yks. Thoresby Let/. ( 1 703) ; w.Yks.* Playing at nogs or nine-
pins, because the bones of the shanks of cattle are used therein.
[1. Norw. knog, a bone, knuckle (Larsen).]
KNOILT, KNOIST, see Knuilt, Knoost.
KNOIT, sb} Sc. Also in form knyte Abd. 1. A large
piece of anything; a lump. Also used y?.D-. of animals, &c.
n.Sc, (Jam.) Abd. He tried to tak' 'er up for sellin' butter wi'
a knyte o' croods i' the hert o' ilka pun' o't, Alexander Aiii Fit.
(1882) 180; An ugly knyte, a muckle knj'te. He threw a knyte
o' a stane at me (G.W.).
Hence Knoity, adj. ? corpulent, big. [Not known to
our correspondents.]
Per. Nappy, knoity Donal' Mae, A gentle an' a kind loon, Stewart
Character {iB^-;) 47.
2. A knob. Sc. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Hence
(1) Knoited, ppl. adj., (2) Knoity, adj. knobbed or knobby,
knotted, ib.
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KNOIT, V. and sb.' Sc. Also in forms knite Peb. ;
noit, nyte (Jam.). 1. v. To strike, knock, beat ; of tlie
knees : to tremble, knock together.
Sc. To knoit their heads together, Grose (1790') MS. add. (C.)
Bch. For ilka hmb an' lith o' him 'Gainst ane anither knoited,
Forbes Aj'a.v (1742) 8. Frf. His knees on ane anither knoitit,
Beaiiie Aiii/ia (c. 1820^ 23, ed. i88a. Rnf. My knees on ither
knoited, Allan Poems (1836) 12. Lrik. When thou inchnes To
knoit thrawn gabbed sumphs that snarl At our frank lines,
Ramsay Poems (1721) 201. Peb. Shoarin to knite ilk bodie's
crown. NicoL Poems (1805) I. 142 (Jam.\
2. Fig. To work away steadily ; to plod on.
e.Fif. He knoited awa at a steady pace, Latto Tant Bodkin
(1864) V.
3. To gnaw. Ags. (Jam.)
4. sb. A sharp blow, a heavy stroke, the sound of a
heavy stroke or fall. Also used advb.
Bell. She gait my head cry knoit upo' the coach door, Forbes
Jrtt. (1742) 3. Abd. Whiles yir heavy noddle fa'in Wi' lazy kn^'te,
Tarras Pof "IS (1804) 99 (Jam.\ Per. The carles did baith rant
and roar, And delt some knoits betwcen-hands, Nicol Poems
(1766) 48. Ga'l. I can hear his knees playin' knoit thegether at
the back o' the hedge, Crockett Raiders (1894) xlvi.
KNOITER, V. £c. To knock, strike sharply ; of the
knees : to tremble. See Knoit, v.
Tarn's knees knoitered together at the look of him, Stevenson
Caliioiia (1893) XV.
KNOLL, sb.^ and v.^ Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written knoUe Ken.^; and in forms knole Oxf.
Ken.'; knowl w.Yks. e.Lan.' Nhp. Dor. n.Dev. ; knowle
Nhb.' e.Yks.' Ken. ; nole Oxf. ; noil n.Sc. (Jam.) [nol,
notd, nol.] 1. sb. A small hill, the crest of a hill or
mountain ; a mound, bank ; freq. in place-names. Cf.
know(e.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.^ Nlib." The Waal Knowle or Wall
Knoll in Newcastle is the rising knoll east of Pandon Dene. e.Yks.
Phillips Rivers (1853); Marshall Rur. Ecoh. (1788). w.Yks.
T'knowl o' t'hill, Banks IVkfld. IVds. (1865); w.Yks.^ Raven's
Knoll, a farm near Farnley Tyas. e.Lan.' Der. There is a place
called Appletree Knoll on high ground in Ashover, Addy Gl.
(1891). War. (J.R.W.) Nrf. Make haste and cut that 'ere
knoll open, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 207. Suf.* Ken. Lewis
/. Tenet (1736): Ken.' A knole of sand; used in place names —
Knowle, Knowlton; Ken.^ Dor. Sweet's a stroll. By flow'ry
knowl, Barnes Poems (1869-70) 3rd S. 33. n.Dev. There is
one knowl famous for the cure of hooping cough, Jefferies Red
Deer (1884') x. [A knoll of trees, cr high toft of trees on a hill,
Kennett F<ir. Antiq. (1695).]
Hence Knowly, adj. hilly.
Nhp. Dobbin, tam'd by age and labour, stands To meet all trouble
from his brutish hands, And patient goes to gate or knowly brake,
Clare Village Minst. (1821) II. 68.
2. Fig. The head.
e.Yks.' ' Bellasis ! Bellasis ! daft was thy knowle. When thoo
swap't Bellasis for HenknoU.' A popular saying relative to a foolish
exchange of estates in the 15th century.
3. A lump, a large piece.
n.Sc. A large piece of anything, as of bread, cheese, meat, &c.
(Jam.) Per. Gie me a muckle knoll o' yer cheese (G.W.). Slk.
The auld wife she slippit away to the awmrie, and brought a knoll
o' butter like ane's nieve, Hogg Tales (1838) 363, ed. 1866.
4. Obs. The turnip, Brassica rapa.
Ken. Ray (1691) ; (K.) ; Lewis /. Tenet (1736) ; Ken.'2
5. An iron ring slipped over the 'snead' of a scythe.
s.Wor. The knoll of the snead of the scythe near the keel of the
blade (,H.K.). Oxf. Under it the tang of the scythe is let into the
snead (J.E.).
6. pi. A boys' game, similar to ' knur and spell ' (q.v.).
w. Yks.5 A wooden ball, a ' knor,' and sticks aroused. If one
side (say three in number) sends the ball a greater distance than
the other three, they have gained ' a knol,' and count one.
7. V. Fhr. to iiioll down and point out, mowing tevm : see
below.
s.Wor. It was formerly a stipulation made with mowers of the
grass that they should ' knoll down and point out.' It means they
should keep the ' knoll ' of the snead of the scythe sufficiently near
the ground to ensure the grass being cut close ; and also make a
sufficiently wide sweep of the scythe, bringing the ' point ' of it far
enough to ensure regularity in the swathes (H.K.).
VOL. HI.
8. To knead.
Per. The dough is knolled by being beaten with the knuckles
(G.W.\ Slk. Knolling up the bread, Hogg A Queer Bk. (i832;6i.
[1. OE. atoll, hill-top, hill.]
KNOLL, 1/.2 and sb.'^ Sc. Nhb. Yks. Not. Lin. Lei. Nhp.
War. Wor. Oxf e.An. Also written knohl n.Lin.' ; and
in forms know w.Yks. ; knowe w.Yks.'' ; knowl n.Yks.*
e.Yks.' w.Yks. s.Lin. ; knowlt w.Yks.; nowl w.Yks.
[nol, nouL] 1. v. To toll.
n.Yks.' Weel, they's knolling for au'd Willie, then; n.Yks.*
We've had him knoll'd for; n.Yks.* ne.Yks.' Wheea's t'bell
knollin' for? e.Yks.', m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton Totir to Caves
(1781); w.Yks.34 S.Lin. (,T.H.R.) sw.Lin.' They sent up word
to knoll the bell. Lei. (C.E.), Lei.», Nlip.', War.^" s.War.'
Please to have the bell properly knolled. s.Wor.', e.An.'
2. To Strike, knock, beat.
w.Yks. Well ; we can knowl t'scliolars if we can't teych 'em
(M.F.). s.Not. If he'd done itagainahshouldaknolled'im ' J.P.K.).
n Lin. '
Hence Knoller, sb. a heavy blow. Nhb.'
3. sb. A knell, tolling; the sound of a bell tolling, the
stroke of a bell.
Edb. To dcave me, than, ye take a pride in't. Wi' senseless knoll,
Fergusso.n Poems (1773) 172, ed. 1785. n.Yks.* Whisht! it gav
six knowlls ; it 11 be foor a woman, mcbby Betsy Parkin. e.Yks.',
mYks.' w.Yks. (P.C.R.), n.Lin.' Oxf.' The cemetery bell, which
tolls at a death or funeral. ' That's St. Barnabas bell, I thought
'twas the knoll,' MS. add.
4. A knock, blow, esp. a blow on the head.
n.Lin.i I'll fetch y& sich an a knohl upo' th' side o* th' head as
'11 niak 3-e see stars as big as fryin'-pan boddoms. s.Lin. (T.H.R.)
KNOOL, z'. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Also written nool; and in
forms knul(e Fif (Jam.) ; nulew.Sc. (Jam. S«/i^/.) 1. To
beat with the knuckles or closed fist, to thrash ; to beat on
the knuckles, in the game of marbles called ' nags.' w.Sc.
(Jam. Siippl.) [Not known to our correspondents.]
2. To knuckle down, or place the closed fist on the
ground to receive ' nags ' ; Jig. to bow, yield, submit, fawn,
cringe, ib.
Hence Knooled, />/■/. adj., Jig. dispirited, broken down,
of troubled countenance or expression ; henpecked.
w.Sc. (Jam. SiippL), Fif. (Jam.) Ntib.' A knooled dog.
3. To assuage.
Nhb.i Aa'll tyek summic ti kiiool the pain. s.Dur. It [whisky]
nooled t'pain for a bit, but it was warse efter (J.E.D.V
KNOOL, KNOOP, KNOOSE, see Knewel, Knop, sb.,
Noop, Knuse.
KNOOST, sb. Sc. Also in forms knoist, knuist ;
nuist (Jam.). A large lump, a piece, bit.
Sc. Herd Coll. Sags. (1776J Gl. Ctd. Jam.) Lnk. Mak her a
guid cogfu' o' brose, an' put a knoist o' butter in them, Graham
H'ritings 11883) II. 35 ; Syne out he took the heaviest haff. And
eat a knoost o't quickly aff, Ramsay Poems (1800) II. 479 (Ja.m.).
[LG. k)uiust, knoost, 'eine dicke unformliche Masse, wie
ein knuust Holz' (Berghaus).]
KNOP, sb. and t/.' Sc. n.Cy. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Not. Lin.
Nhp. Wor. Nrf Wil. Dev. Also written nop w.Yks.
ne.Lan.' ; and in forms knoop Sc. (Jam.) S. & Ork.' ;
noup S. & Ork.' MS. add. ; nups Sc. (Jam.) [nop.]
L sb. A knob, lump ; any rounded excrescence or
projection. Cf. knap, sb}
Sc. (Jam.) Atjd. It was a well-wrought piece, having three
crowns uppermost, . . well carved with golden knops, Spalding
Hist. Sc. (1792) II. 63 (Jam.). Gall. Knops on 's knees, worn
hard as horn, Wi' lengthened kneelin's night and morn, Nichol-
son Poet. IVks. (1814) 90, ed. 1897. N.Cy.' Lakel.'^ T'door
knop's lowse. n.Yks.' Any spherical, or nearly spherical, ter-
mination of or projection from a thing, in the shape of an ornament,
or the boss of a knitting-pin, &c. ; n.Yks.* Knee-knops, the tips of
the knees; n.Yks.* w.Yks. Door knop cam off as I wor cleaning
it (H.L.) ; 1688, Aug. 17. Paid ... for working some deels and y»
knops upon y** King's arms, 7s., Bradford f\ir. Aids.
Hence (i) Knopley, (2) Knoppy, adj. lumpy, having an
uneven surface, knotty.
(i) Not.' As a road after a sharp frost. (2) Cum.' ' Knoppy
rvvoad,' as the man said when he stumbled over a cow ; Cum.*
Lan. A terble knoppy rooad, R. Piketah Forncss Fit. (1870) 3.
2, A peg or knob on which to hang anything. Sc. (Jam.)
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3. A hill, a steep ascent in a road ; a promontory. Cf.
knap, sb} 2.
Sc.The knoop ofa hill, that part which towers above orprojects
from the rest (.Jam.). Sh.I. About a mile from Tingwal to the
north, there is a hill called the Knop of Kebister, Brand Dcsc.
Zell. (1701) no (Jam.) ; By stack and by skerry, by noup and by
voe, Scott Pirate (1822) xi-x ; S. & Ork.' (s.v. Neep\ Dmf. Noup,
a round-headed eminence (Jam.). s.Wor. (H.K.), Wil.i Dev.
Dartnell & Goddard Wds. (1893).
4. The head.
Lakel.2 Ah catch't mi knop ower t'stee. w.Yks. Ah gav' him
one on his nop (J.T.^.
5. The rounded head of a flower, a bud or blossom. Cf.
knob, sb. 5.
Lakel.2 T'rosy-tree's i' knop. n.Yks.i; n.Yks.^ Rose-knops.
w.Yks. The roses are all in knop (J.W.D.) ; This fuchsia's full
o' nops (J.T.) ; w.Yks.^ n.Lin.' Clover knops, lavender knops,
esp. used of the seed-vessels of nax. sw.Lin.» The clover knops
make good vinegar. It [a peony] has got two or three knops
already. Nhp.'
6. The head or dried calyx remaining on a gooseberry.
Cum.*, Wm. (B.K.) 7. Comp. Knop-tangl, the sea-weed,
Fticiis iwdosHs. S. & Ork.'
8. The snuft'of a candle that has been burning.
Wm. T'candle knop wants cuttin' wi t'snuflers (B.K.).
9. A large tub, a washing-tub.
n.Cy. Grose (1790). Lakel.^ Full t'knop, an' set clias ta soffen.
Cum. I dung owre the knop, and scawder'd my fit, Anderson
Ballads (1805) 48 ; Gl. (1851); Cum." A small tub having two
stave-handles. ne.Lan.'
10. The name given to a fairy chief.
Wor. Allies Antiq. Flk-Loie (1840) 412, in Coofer Gl. (1853)
(s.v. Knap).
11. V. To bud, shoot. n.Yks.^ Nrf. (A.G.)
Hence (i) Knopping, />/>/. adj., (2) Knoppy, adj. shooting
into buds, rounding like marbles. n.Yks.^
12. To pick or take the ends off gooseberries.
Cum. (M.P.) ; Cum." You have to knop gooseberries, ' berries,'
before using them, Lake Cy. App. I. Wm. Knop us these berries
(B.K.%
KNOP, I'.' Not. Lin. Also in form nap s.Not. [nop.]
Of clothes or land : to become dry ; to dry roughly or
partially.
s.Not. The clo'es is napped wi' the frost ; Ihey won't want a
deal o' dryin i'th 'ouse. The things is nicely napped ; we moan't
let em be rained on (J.P.K.). Lin.' If these clothes are knopped,
I shall get a bad keal. n.Lin.' It's oher weet to drill ; we rnun
waait till it knops a bit. e.Lin. (J.C.W.) sw.Lin.' I got them
knopped out of doors, but had to finish them before the fire. The
pads had just got nicely knopped, but this rain will wet them
again.
KNOP, KNOPE, see Knap, v.", Knaup, sb., Noop.
KNOPPIT, sb. e.An. A small clod or lump of any-
thing; used^^. ofa child. (Hall.), e.An.'^ e.Suf. (F.H.)
KNOPPLE, sb. and v. Yks. Shr. [nopl.] 1. sb. A
small lump. Cf. Knobble.
Shr.' Cut me a tidy piece o' bread an' a nice knopple 0' cheese.
2. The head. w.Yks.*
3. V. To rule, to be the head over.
Shr.^ 'E shanna knopple o'er me.
KNOREN, sb. Sh.I. A boat. S. & Ork.'
[Sw. dial, knarr, knorr, a little boat to cross a river with
(RiETz) ; ON. /^Horr, a kind of merchant-ship (Vigfusson),
and OE. aicarr, a small war-ship (Sweet). The -en is the
def. art.]
KNORLfE, KNOR(R, see Knurl, Knur(r.
KNORRIE, sb. Abd. (Jam.) Also written norrie. A
wheal raised by a blow.
KNOT, 56.' and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written knott Lakel.' Wm. w.Yks. w.Som.' n.Dev. ;
not Dor. ; and in forms knat Dev.' ; nat nw.Dev.' [not,
naet.] 1. sb. In coiiip. (i) Knot-berry, the cloudberry,
Riibiis C/ia»taeiiioriis ; cf. knout-berry; (2) -couch, the
oat-grass, Aveita elatior; (3) -curlew, the whimbrel,
Ntiiiienius phacopHs; (4) -fine, (« I very fine ; (Z>) to turn up
fine under the plough; (5) -grass, {a) see (2); (b) the
false oat, Arrhenatlientm avenacemn ; (cj the marsh bent-
grass, Agivslis stoloiiifcra ; (d) the black knapweed,
Ccntauna nigra ; (6) -hills, knobs upon the head ; (7)
-strings, boot-laces ; (8) -weed, var. species of knapweed,
esp. Centaiirca Cvaniis, C. nigra, and C. Scabiosa.
(i) n.Cy. (B. & H.), Nhb.i, e.Cy. (B. & H.) (2) Wil.' So called
from the roots sometimes looking like a much-knotted cord or a
string of beads. (3) Yks. Smith ZJiWi (1887) 416. (4(j,AjHmp.'
[Lisle Hi(sliaiidiy{il5l"-.'] (5, a) Sc. {Jam.\ e.Cy., Ess. (B. & H.)
Hrt. Ellis MoJ.'lIusb. (1750) IV. i. (i) NU-j.' (f) Bdf. A kind
of couch-grass, which seems peculiar to wet soils, is the curling
bent-grass, Batchelor Agric. (1813). (rf) Hrt. Ellis Mod. Iliisb.
(1750) 111. i. (6) w.Som.' D-ee livur zee lin-eebau'dee wai jish
naut-ee-ulz pun liz ai d-z Miis'tur Keok- t-Aewn z Moa-r? [Did
you ever see any one with sucli knobs upon his head as Mr. Cook
of Hound's Moor!] (7) ili. n.Dev. Elworthy IVd. Bk. (1888).
(8) Nhp.' The seed-vessels indicate the state of the weather, by
expanding in dry and closing in wet weather. 'They pull the little
blossom threads From out the knotweed's button heads. And put
the husk with many a smile, In their white bosoms for a while; —
Then, if they guess aright the swain, .. 'Tis said, that ere it lies an
hour, 'Twill blossom with a second flower,' Clare Shep. Calendar
(1827) 49.
2. Phr. (i) to be in a knot, to be in difficulty; (2) to lie a
knot with the tongue which cannot be untied ivith the teeth, to
get married.
(i) War .3 When the bowling was in a knot, Collins Free
Foresters (1895) 305. (2' w.Yks.' To tie a knot wi the tongue, at
yan cannot louze wi yan's teeth. Nhp.'
3. A rocky, peaked eminence, a projection in a mountain-
side ; often used in place-names.
Lakel.'The Knott, Benson Knott, Knott End; Lakel.^A 'lumpy'
hill in a chain of hills— eg. Helmside Knot, Hard Knot. Cum.'*
Wm. He's a yow dead a back oth Knott. Hutton Dial. Stort/i and
A niside {i-jSo) I. 99; 1 grovel amongst these knots and barrows,
ib. Bran New Wark (1785) 1. 70; I'd rader gang rawndth knot,
Wheeler Dial. (1790) 113. ed. 1821 ; Wm.' A knob shaped hill,
as Benson Knot, Farlton Knot. w.Yks. Hutton Tonr to Caves
(1781); Grainge A7rfrfi;rfn/i7 V1863) 222; w.Yks.'^, ne.Lan.'
4. A lump, a large piece of anything ; a hard lump in
soft food.
SU.I. Wi' a' knot o' sma' twist inunder his yakle, Sh. News
(Nov. 4, 1899). n-Sc. A pretty large piece of anything ofa round
or square form, as of butcher meat, bread, &c. (Jam.) Cai.' Abd.
He retained still the tastes o' his youth, Frae his wife's sugar
bowl stealing knots like a loon, Anderson Rhymes (1867) 54; A
knot o' cheese (G.W.).
5. A short, strong, thick-set person or animal.
Cai.' Bnff.' He's a stout knot o' cheelie. Abd. A big knot o' a
loon (G.W.V
Hence Knottik, sb. a small, but strong, thick-set person
or animal. Bnff".'
6. A knuckle. Wm. Kirby Stephen and Appleby Monthly
Afessenger {Apr. i8gi). 7. The top of the head. Lakel.^
8. The nape or back of the neck. Ken. (G.B.)
9. The mark where a branch has budded in the wood at
the bottom of a boat, supposed to be a means of ascer-
taining the luck of the boat.
Sh.I. Da warst o' dey boats wis da misforn knotts dat wir in
dem, an' Auld Sandy wis da best haand dat ever wis kcnt in
Shetlan' fir finnin' oot dis knotts. . . Afore he dee'd he tell'd his
son hoo he kent da meenin' o' dis knotts, an' dis was it. Roond
black knotts wis misforn knotts; dat wis, dat a boat wi' dis kind
o' knotts in her wis shure to be cassen awa. Den der wis windy
knotts; dat wis knotts wi' sprains oot fae dem, an' dat shawed dat
da boat wid aye hae da luck o' ill wadder. Den dere wis da richt
kind o' knotts, dat wis lucky knotts, da shape o' ling, keillen, or
tusk ; an' boats wi' dis kind aye haed luck ta get plenty o' fish,
Stewart Tales (1892'. 70. Or.I. He minutely examined the knots
in her bottom ; and from the arrangement of these, he saw that
the httle boat was 'lucky,' Vedder Sketches (1832) 26.
10. A joint in straw, grass, &c.
Cai.', n.Lin.' [Red-straw wheat must be gathered knot-green,
that is, whilst the knots in the straw are green. Lisle Niisbandiy
(1757) 208.]
Hence to draiv knots, phr. to draw lots.
Cai.' This is usually done with bits of straw, one of which con-
tains a knot.
11. A ring on the horns of cattle.
n.Lin.' These swellings become so many annual knots, by which
KNOT
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KNOW
the age may easily be reckoned, Towne Fanner and Grazier's
Gii:de(i8i6) 16.
12. A bud, the flower-liead of a plant.
Bck. ' Knots of may,' the tufts of bunches of may, If. & O. (i8go)
7th S. ix- 415. Hrt. The knot commences its formation from the
first spiring of the wheat, and it is from this bunch or knot that
the forks make their shoots, Ellis :l/orf.//Hsi. (17501 I. i. w.Som.'
Clover when in flower is said to be * all in vull knot.* nw.Dev.^
13. A flower-bed, a small plot or piece of ground in
which flowers are grown ; geii. in cottifi. Flower-knot (q.v.).
War. (J.R.W.), Wor. (W.C.B.), Shr.i Hrf. Bou.nd Provinc.
(1876". Dor. On the flower-not, now all a-trod Stwony hard,
IjARNES Pectus (1869-70) 3rd S. 25. Som. Flower-knots, used by
the old people ^W.F.R.); W. & J. Gl. (l873^. w.Som.i The
houses will always let better il there's a place for a little flower-
knot in front. A ' little knot of flowers avore the door.' Dev.
They pegs have abin in an' skammelled awl awver my flower-nat,
Heweit Peas. Sp. (1892^; Dev.' nw.Dev.' Gen. applied to the
small bed usually found at one end or corner of a kitchen garden.
'Where did 'ee git thuse flowers vrom ? Vrom the nat ? '
14. A cluster, group, company ; a number of things.
Sh.I. Afore dem wis some o' da lasses in a knot, Sh. News (Oct.
14, 1899). Frf. Lads an' lasses in a knot To Johny Jute's repair,
MoRisoN Poems (1790) 22. Ayr. Yon knot of gay flowers in the
arbour. Burns Adotin U'inding N:lh, st. 4. Gall. Adoun the deep
snaw wridy glen. What knots are coming posting, Mactaggart
Encycl. (1824) III, ed. 1876. Cum. Fvvok dru into knots o ther
oan kind, Dickinson Lamphigh (1856^ 5. Glo.' A knot of beasts.
15. pi. A variety of pyrites. Nhp.'^ Morton Nat. Hist.
(1712) 117.
16. V. Phr. to knot and tic, to make both ends meet, to
make one's income fit one's expenditure.
n.Vks.2 We can hardly knot and tie.
17. To gather together, to form into bands or groups.
Ayr. Under the sense of this alarm they knotted themselves
together, and actually drew out proposals and resolutions, Galt
Provost (1822) xxviii.
18. To knot thread in a particular way, to work at
'tatting' ; to knit.
Sc' Knotting 'is an old work often referred to in letters and novels
of the end of last and beginning of the present century. It is done
. . . with a small shuttle held in the right hand and passed through
a loop of the thread passed over the thumb and forefinger of the
left hand, and drawn into a tight knot. It has been revived at
times under the name of 'tatting,' Montgomerie-Fleming Notes
on Jam. (1899); Wiss Pratt gabbled and knotted, Ferrier In-
heritance (cd. 1882) I. XV (ib). m.Yks.' Thou must learn to knot,
while there's a bit of garn about.
19. In weaving: to pick the ' knots' off a piece. w.Yks.
(S.K.C.)
20. To bud, put forth shoots, to flower.
Nhp. The may is not knotted yet (E. S.). Hrt. Clover is known
[to be fit for mowing] by its being fully knotted, Ellis Mod.Htisb.
(1750) III. i.
KNOT, 5^.' Irel. The ringed plover, Aegialitis hiaticula.
n.Ir. (J.S.) Ant. Swainson Birds (1885) 182.
KNOTCHEL, see Notchel.
KNOTLESS, adj. Sc. Irel. Of thread : having no
knot ; gen. used ^g., esp. in phr. like a knotless thread,
slipping away quietly or easily.
Sc. Used of one who disappears from a company without being
observed, or without giving any previous intimation. ' He slipt
awa just like a knotless thread ' (Jam.). n.Sc. I see not what comes
of them, they go away like knotless threads, Wodrow Sel. Biog.
(cd. 1845-7). Ayr. Ye'll slip frae me like a knotless thread,
Burns My Tocher's the Jeiicl, st. 2. Dmf. A line in its kintra's
memory bricht En'tlike a knotless threid i' the nicht, Reid Poems
(1894) 79. Uls. Vis. Jrn. Arch. (1857) V. 106.
KNOTLINGS, sb. pi. Pern. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor. Also
written knotlens Dor. ; knottlin(g)s Som. ; notlins
s.Pem.; and in forms natlin(g)s Dev.' Cor.^; nattlings
Dev. Cor.' ; netlens Dor. [notlinz, w.Cy. also natlinz.]
The 'chitterlings' or small intestines of a pig, occas. of a
calf, prepared and eaten as a dish.
s.Pem. Pigs' intestines cut up fine and fried (W.M.M.). Dor.
Barnes Gl. (1863). Som. W.F.R.) ; W. & J. GI. (1873); Jen-
nings 04s. /);(//. iv.Eng. (1825). w.Som.' When cleaned [they]
are looped together into a kind of plait or knot, and are then fried.
Dev. 'Er was the cleverest hand at nattlings and bliddy puddens I
ever comcd across, Eng. Illus. Mag. (June 1896) 258; These are
sold in all west-country markets, and by some are esteemed tooth-
some morsels, Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892); Dev.', nw.Dev.', s.Dev.
(F.W.C.),Cor.i3
KNOTTING, s6. Yks. Lin. Som. [no'tin.] A material
used by painters to put on knots of wood, to prevent them
from showing.
n.Yks. Put some knotting on first (I.W.). n.Lin.' Put on the
knots in planed timber before it is painted, to hinder the knots
from discolouring the paint. w.Som.' Called also Patent Knot-
ting, a preparation of naphtha used by painters to 'kill' the
turpentine in the knots of fir timber, otherwise the natural turpen-
tine would 'kill ' the paint, and so every knot would be visible in
the finished work.
KNOTTINGS, see Nettings.
KNOTTLE, V. Chs. Hmp. Som. Also written nottle
Chs.' [no'tl.] To entangle.
Som. W. & J. Gl. (1873). w.Som.' 'No wonder he did'n grow
— the mores o' un was all a knottled up to a rigler wig.' Said of
a plant turned out of a pot.
Hence Knottled, ppl. adj. stunted in growth.
Chs.' Said of imperfectly formed fruit or stunted and diseased
plants. Hmp. Holloway.
KNOTTY, adj and sb. Sc. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Suf.
[knoti,noti.] 1. adj. Info;;;i!>. (ijKnotty sowens, (2) —
tams, (3) — tommies or tammies, lumps of meal formed
in making ' sowens ' or porridge ; porridge made in such
a way as to have lumps of meal in it.
(i) Sc. Knotty sowens, and a wee grain o' butter, Sc. Haggis,
71. (2) Sc. A cant name for the knots skimmed ofT oatmeal
porridge before they are completely made. . . In making the
porridge these should be broken, when it is not meant to use them
by themselves (Jam.). Rnf. ib. (3) Lth. ib. N.Cy.' Milk boiled
and poured upon oatmeal. Nhb.' Lakel.^ Boilt milk wi' t'haver
meal thrown in i' hanfuls. It comes oot i' lumps as big as a cock-
heed, an' as sweet as a nut. Wm. Ah wish Ah bed a basinful o'
knotty tommies fer mi' supper (B.K.).
2. See below.
e.Suf. Said of milk which, when drawn from the cow, is coagu-
lated into lumps (F.H.\
3. Short, stout, and deformed in person. e.Yks.'
4. Of the sea: slightly curled by the breeze.
n.Yks.2 There was a knotty sea.
5. sb. A game similar to shinty ; the ball used in such a
game. Cai.' Cf knout.
KNOUL, KNOUP, see Knule, Knaup, sb.
KNOUT, sb. Fif. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] The ball or piece of wood that is struck in
the game of shinty. Cf. knotty, 5.
KNOUT, see Nowt.
KNOUT-BERRY, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Yks. Lan. e.Cy.
Also written cnout- Lan. ; and in form knouten- w.Yks.'
The cloudberry, Rubiis Chamaeinorus. Cf. knot-berry,
s.v. Knot, 5^.'
Edb. It grows on peat on the sides or tops of the mountains. . .
In the Highlands of Scotland they are sometimes brought to table
with the desert, Pennecuik Wks. (1715) 113, ed. 1815. N.Cy.'
Nhb. White Nhb. (1859) 355; Nhb.' w.Yks. 'Ev' yer been oop
to Foontain's Fell ? There's lots o' knouten-berries grows oop theer
(F.P.T.) ; w.Yks.' Lan. The northern pesants [sic'] of Lan. have
a tradition that K.Cnuteor Cnout being reduced to great extremity
was preserved by feeding on this fruit (K.). e.Cy. (B. Sc H.)
KNOW, V. and sb. Var. dial, uses in Sc. Irel. Eng.
Amer. and Colon. [n9, noa, na.] I. v. Gram, forms.
1. Present Tense: (i) Kna, (2) Knaa, (3) Knaow, (4)
Knaw, (5) Kneaw, (6) Knoa, (7) Knoan, (8) Knoaw, (9)
Knoo, (10) Knoow, (11) Knouth, (12) Known, (13) Na,
(14) Nah, (15) Nao, (16) Naoh, (17) Naw, (18) Neaw, (19)
Noa, (20) Noa-ii.
(i) Cum. ^ Thou kna's thou dud it, iia. Wm. I kna haw they
fend all, Wheeler Dial. (1790) 113, ed. 1821. w.Yks.' It's nut to
kna. Lan. This was a bonny come up, ye kna, R. Piketaii Foniess
Flk. (1870) 20. (2) Nhb.' Thoo knaas aa like te he' thee near.
Cum.'*, w.Yks.', Ess.' (s^l w.Wor.', se.Wor.' (4) Sc. Obs.,
Murray Dial. (1873') 205 ; Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) N.Cy.',
Nhb.', Dur.' Wm. Ink-horn words . . . we knaw lile abaut, HurroN
Bran Neiv Wark (y'fi^) \. \c). n.Yks.= *, e.Yks.' w.Yks. I've read
th' history o' Scotland, and happen knaw as mich on't as ye,
3 Q 2
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Bronte Shirley (1849) v ; w.Yks.' Lin. Doctors, they knaws nowt,
Tennyson N. Fanner, Old Style {1864) st. 2. n.Lin.i Glo. Dunt
knaw, sir, Gissing I'iH. llauif'deii (18901 I. i. w.Som.i Dev.
I knaw who'th a dood et, Flk-Lore Jm. (1883) I. 334. (5^ Lan.
Oi kiieaw not what he's fun, Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdah\ i860)
III. 76. (^6) Lan. Ey knoas neawt abowthim, Ainsworth Witches
(ed. 18491 Iiitiod. i. (7) Lan. An' oi've a reet to say who knoan,
Kay-Shuttleworth Scarsdalc (i£6o) I. 134. (8) Sus. Don't
knOaw, Jennings /j'fW/'<T//(s (1884) 50. (9) Lei.i (10) Lan. As
mony a one knoowas, Gaskell M. Baiioii {1848) iv. (iij Wxf.'
Ich knouth im. (12 Lan. Aw known nought abeawt it havin'
banked som'dy afore, Standing Echoes (1885) 15. (131 Sur. I dun
na' whaat the Church be comin' to, Bickley Siir. Hills (iBgo'i I.
viii. (14 Wm. Gaffer lile nahs hoo meh hart ebs en' flows,
Blezard Siigs. (1848) 18. (15) w.Som. Elworthy Grant. (1877)
47. {16) m.Yks.i Ititrod. 36. (17') Dev. Ecf thow naw nat, Aw
thou vairest among humnien, go tliy w.iy vorlh be tha vootsteps
uv tha viock, Baird Sitg. Sol. : i860) i. 8. (18) Lan. Aw neaw
as yo tak t'Penny Novelist, Essay on Dreams, 4. (19) s.Cbs.'
85. (20) w.Som. Elwortiiy Gram. (,1877) 47.
2. Preterite: (1) Kn^'t, (2) Knaw(e)d, (3) Kneuw, (4)
Knewd, (5) Knewn, (6)Knood, (7) Knoweld, (8) Known,
(9) Knu, (10} Naew, (11) Nao'd, (12) Nawd, (13) Noad,
(14) Noa'ud.
(I) n.Cy. (J.W.) Cum.^ A stranger. . . 'at varry few kna't owte
about, no. (2) Yks. I knawd oud Joshua Gilsland, Howitt Hope
On (18401 xviii. w.Yks. I . . . knaw'd everything 'at pass'd, Lucas
Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) 149. Lin. I knaw'd a Ouaaker feller as
often 'as towd me this, Tennyson A'. Farmer, New Style \i8-jo) st. 5.
n.Lin.* Glo. I never knawed right about heaven and hell, Gissing
Vill. Hampden (1890) I. i. w.Som.' I've a vorgot more-n ever he
knaw'd. Dev. When first I knawed un, Red Rose in Pall Mall
Mag. (Apr. 1900) 436. Cor.'^ (3) Sc. Murray Dial. (18731 205.
(4) n.Yks. (I.W.) (5) Ir. You knewn very well that both, Carle-
Ton Fardoroiigha (ed. 1848) xvi. (61 Lei.' A knood as his hour
were coom. (7) n.Ir.Aknowed a man , Lvttle Paddy M^Qnillan,
40. Ant. I met an ould caillach I knowed right well, O'Neill
Glens (1900) 7. Dwn. A niver knowed him tae be ocht else but
a God-fearin' man an' a gentleman, Lyttle Betsy Gray (1894)
16. Dur. I thowt you knowed, Longman s Mag. (July 1897)
264. w.Yks. If you nobbut knowed, Westall Birch Dene
(1889) I. 238. CUs.i, Der.i, Not.', Lei.i Nhp.' He knowed
better all the while. War.'^^, Oxf. (G.O.) Brks. Hollered all
I knowed, Hughes Scour. White Horse (i8^g) vi. Ess.' Sur.' I
thought there might be some one that know'd him. Ken.' w.Cy.
We chaps knowed nothen bout thik snare, Cornh. Mag. (Apr.
1895) 393. Dor. I knowed him well. Rustic Argus in Longman's
Mag. I^Apr. 1900) 526. [Amer. Dial. A'o/es (1896) I. 277.] (81
w.Yks. (J.W.), Not.' Lei.' Ah known 'im ivver so long agoo.
War. 3 Hrf.' I known it very well. I.W. Pleasant spoke as ever
I known, Gray ..-Ji;»fs/y (1889) I. 182, (9) Wm. Tha o knu et
t'king thowt he war net gahn ta part wi his J'ed, Robison Aald
Taa/fs (1882) 15. (101 m. Yks.' /H/;orf. 36. (11) w.Som. Elworthy
Gram. (1877) 47. (12) Nhb. Aw nawd nowt, Robson Evangeline
(1870) 346. (13) s.Chs.' 85. (14) w.Som. Elworthy Gram.
(•877) 47-
3. Pp. : (i) Knaan, (2) Kna'n, (3) Knaw'd, (4) Knawen,
{5)Knawn,(6)Kneawn,(7)Knew,(8jKnoan,(9)Know(e)d,
(10) Nao'd, (11) Nao'h'n, (121 Noa'n, (13) Noaud.
(i) n.Cy. (J.VV.>, w.Yks', ne.Lan.' (2) Cum.^ He was niver
kna'n ut smile, in. (3) w.Som.' I'vea-knaw'd jis thing avore now.
(4) Sc. Murray Z)/rtA (1873) 205. (5)Dur.', n.Yks.^, w.Yks.' (.6)
Lan. If yo were kneawn for young Holte, Kay-Shuttleworth
Scarsdale (i860) I. 60. (71 I. Ma. The differ wouldn be knew,
Brown IVitch (1889) 43. 1,8) e.Yks. If t'trulh wer' knoan, Wray
Aestleloni, 1876; 19. (9iSc.(A.W.) Ant.Whateverluckhasfollowed
him was never rightly knowed, O'Neill Glens (19001 43. Not. If I'd
knowed I'd ha' been busted before, Prior Renie (1895) 173 ; Not.',
Lei.', War.' 2 Sur. I've know'd a litter o' seven whelps reared in
this hole, Hoskyns Talpa (^1853)44, ed. 1857. Ken.' I've knowed
'im ever since he was a boy. [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 277.]
(10) w.Som. Elworthy Grant. (1877) 47. (11) m.Yks.^ Introd.
36. (I2'i sChs.' 85. (13) w.Som. Elworthy Gram. (1877) 47.
11. Dial. uses. 1. v. In phr. (i) to kitoiv by, (2) — for,
(3) —ott, (4) — to, to know of or concerning ; to be familiar
with ; (5) — oneself, to Ivnow how to conduct oneself, to know
one's proper station ; (6j — tin, to be a clever fellow ; (7)
— ivhat is o'clock, to know what is going on ; (8) not to know
one's own, to be a thief; (9) to let one kno-w, (10) to let one
know one's master, to beat, give a good thrashing to.
(i) Chs.3 I know nothing by myself [from my own personal
knowledge]. w.Som.' Heard only in certain negative constructions
— geit. to know anvthing by a person means against him ; but in
reply to a question, such as, Are there any ducks to sell about here?
the answer w'ould be, Neet-s aay noa* buy [not that I know of].
nw.Dev.i (2) Glo. (J.S.F.S ) Som. (F.A.A.) ; And I d'know for
abank-cock wi'one,and a dunnock's ready, and a bobby's a-builden,
R.wiioyiD Misterlon's Mistake{i8aS 23. (3 : n.Cy., w.Yks. (J. W.) (4)
s.Chs. 'Ahy noa' tu u tiim nuwps neyst; burah)! nuur tel dhey tooit
[I know to a tuinnowp's neist ; bur ah'U nur tell thee to it]. Not.'
Rut.' An old man had been using a liniment for some time past : ' He'd
miss it now : he knows to it.' Lei.' Ah knoo to foor hoods' nayzen.
Ah didn' knoo tew it. War.'^^ w.Wor.' Please, miss, 'ould yQ
like a young lennet or a throstle ? I knaows to some nesses.
se.Wor.' Slir.' To know the whereabouts of a thing — a more
definite expression than know of, which is understood to mean
rather the knowledge that a certain thing is somewhere, than that
it is in any particular spot. 'Dost'ee knowlothebrummock, Dick?'
Hrf.2 (5) sw.Lin.' I should like her a place w'herc she would get
to know hcr5cn. Siie was a proud stuck-up thing, she didn't know
hersen a bit. Nhp.' They do not know themselves. War.^ (6)
Cor. He's the chap what knaw tin, Tregellas Tales (ed. 1865)
183. (7) Nrf. ' My chummy he knowed what was o'clock.' So he
kept old Kidman yarning, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 216. (8)
n.Lin.' To say that a person does not know his own, isa courteous
way of stating that he is a thief. (9) Not.' Lei.' Oill let yor
knoo. War.^^ Suf. I'll let him know, c.An. Dy. Times (1892).
(10) Lei.' * I'll let you know your master,' or '111 let you know who
is j'our master.'
2. Contp. (i) Know-all, a person very wise in his own
conceit; (2) -nothing, (3) -nought, (a] stupid, ignorant;
(b) a stupid, ignorant person ; (4) -noughtness, want of
intelligence.
(i) e.Suf. (F.H.) (2, a) Nhp.' A poor know-nothing thing.
War.23 e.An.' A poor know-nothing creature! e.SuF. (F.H.),
I.W.' w.Som.' There idn no ignoranter gurt knaw-nothiner battle-
head athin twenty mild o' the place. Gurt knaw-nothin', holler-
mouth, he's so hignorant's a boss. Dev. Thaize nawnothin chaps,
Nathan Hogg Port Z,f//. (1847) 28, ed. 1865, Cor.Ag'eatlazyknaw-
nothing pattick, Forfar Cousin Jan (1859) st. 3. (A) War.^
He's a know nothing. w.Som.' (3, a) w.Som.' I calls-n the
hignoran's knaw-nort's gurt slatterpooch in all the parish. Dev.
Be nawnort voks et hath bin told, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847)
64, ed. 1865 ; 'E's a knaw-nort gert viile, 'e is. I'm cussed ef 'e
idden ! Hewett Peas. Sp. (1892. (6) n.Yks.2 e.Yks.' MS. add.
(T.H.) n.Lin. I niver seed such'n a knaw-nowt. Peacock Tales
and Rhymes (1886' 77. w.Som.' 'Tidn no good to harky to a gurt
knaw-nort like he. Dev. Dick's a lazy gert knaw-nort of a boy,
Phillpotts Dartmoor (1896) 165. (4) n.Yks.*
3. sb. Knowledge, intelligence, sense, 'head.'
n.Yks.' He's quiet aff's know, an' talks quiet raffly ; n.Yks.^
It's a lang way past his knaw. It put me off my knaw. m.Yks.'
w.Yks. Thav'e been drillin ta my naw for menny a week, ToM
Trzddlehoyle Bairnsla Ann. (1861) 48; Off yan's knaw, Leeds
Merc. Siippl. (Oct. 5. 1895) ; w.Yks.' e.An.' Poor fellow ! he has
but little know. My know is better than yow thowt. Nrf. This
baats all my know holler. Spilling Giles (1872) 15; The little
thing seems half a innocent, it hasn't got half its know (G.E.D.).
Suf. if any one dare to doubt this, he would be looked upon as
having ' no know,' FisoN Merry Suf. (1899) 34. e.Suf. That's
quite beyond my know (F.H.). Sus.' Poor fellow, he has got no
know whatsumdever, Dev. Tam's naw et wadd'n quite za zmal,
Ez nat ta tul a bite vrim seal, Nathan Hogg Poet. Lett. (1847) 2nd
S. 43, ed. 1866.
4. Phr. (i) to know a knoit<, a strong asseveration : to
know certainly, gen. used iieg. ; (2) — one's oivn know, to
have one's own knowledge about anything, to know one's
own business ; (3) to lose one's knoK>, (a) to lose one's way ;
(b) to lose one's senses or memory.
(1 1 Ir. (AS. -P.) s.Ir. ' Sorrow a know I know,' said the boy,
Trollope Land- Leaguers (1885) 6. [Aus. 'Do you know what
that is ? '. . .* Not a know do I know,' Boldrewood Colon. Reformer
(1890) II. XV.] (2) m.Yks.' I know my own know about it, and
that's enough. w.Yks. Still, she knew her own know, being
crafty and secret, Snowden Wed of Weaver (1896) x ; w.Yks,'
Ivry yan knaws his awn knaw best. (3, a) Nrf. He has lost
his know (W.W.S.); Cozens-Hardy Bmad Nrf (1893) 66.
Suf. I quite lost my know after that walk (.M.E.R.). (i)
n.Yks.2 .She's almost lost her knaw. e.Suf. He has lost his
know (F. H.).
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KNUB
5. An apparition, phantom, shape.
Shr. The know of a dog, ma'am, [is] the sliape of a dog when
the dog isn't there, Burne Flk-Lorc 1,1883; 104; Shr.' O Miss
Ann, theer's tlie know of a dog, Oh ! oh !
KNOWD, s6. Sc. Irel. Also written noud Gall. ; nowd
Sc. (Jaji.) N.I.' The grey gurnard, Tiigla giiriiardus ; a
small, worthless fish.
Ayr. Fishes that are counted of little value. Perhaps the yellow
gurnard or dragonet (Jam.). Gall. Little fish about the size of
herrings with a horny skin common in the Galloway seas, Mac-
TAGGART Ewycl. (1824). N.I.' [SaTCHELL (1879).]
KNOW(E, sb. Sc. Irel. Nhb. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan.
Der. Also written nowe Lnk. 1. A small hill, a mound,
hillock. Cf. knoll, sb}
Sc. The path rose and came at last to the head of a knowe,
Stevenson Calriona (18931 .xxx. Sh.I. The night-mist shrouds
the very knowe where she and I last met and parted, Junda
Klingiahool (1898) 36. Cai.' Mry. Her sunny knowes, her
wimplin' burns, her streams o' crystal clear. Hay Lintie (18511 45.
Elg. The lammies, on the bonnie knowe, Couper Poetry ^1804)
I. 86. Bnff. Wi' glee ilk mornin' did I see My Bell come o'er the
know, Taylor Poems (1787) 48. Abd. It's a lang hour since he
gaed o'er the know, Shirrefs Poems {ii^a) 92. Kcd. The maids
they were milking and bughting the ewes, And some wi' their
lads on the gay, broomy knowes, Jamie Muse (1844) 68. Frf. Now
springs the docken by the dyke. The nettle on the know, Smart
Rhymes (1834) i to. Per. Mary went to a knowe that commanded
the road, Ian Maclaren Anld Lang Syne (1895) 280. Fif.
Hallo ! they three times loudly cry : Now a' the knowes are
quakin, Douglas Poems (1806) 143. Dmb. Round the jutting
knowe The birling shows her broad and homely prow, Salmon
Gotvoclean (1868) 17. Rnf. December sheets wi' ice the knowes.
An' staps the burnie as it rows, Picken Poems (1813) I. 77. Ayr.
Upon a knowe they sat them down, Burns Ttvct Dogs (1786) 1. 44.
Lnk. To vent his waes aside the lanely nowe, MuiR Minstrelsy
(1816) 76. Ltli, We'll aff to fair Roslin an' sweet Habbie's Howe,
By fairy-led streamlet and castle-crowned knowe, Ballantine
Poems (1856) 149. Edb. Hills are variously named, according to
their magnitude; as . . . Rig, Edge, Know, Pennecuik Wks. (1715)
50, cd. 1815. Bwk. On the knowe a' girnin'sat the witches o' Eden-
craw, Henderson Pop. Rhymes (1856) 57. SIk. They lay slain on
every knowe, Hogg Tales (1838) 16, ed. 1866. Rxb. Grassy howes,
and fairy knowes, Murray Haviick Sngs. (1892) 28. Dmf. Whan
'gainst a knowe my tae comes fair, And doon I fa's, Quinn Heather
(1863) 41. Gall. The burning of the whinny knowes, Crockett
Cleg Kelly (1896) 6. N.I.> UIs. ills. Jrn. Areh. (1853-18621.
N.Cy.' Nhb. The plover's wae cry 'Mang the benty knowes high,
Proudlock Borderland Muse (1896) 2 ; Nhb.', Lakel.^ Cum."
If't cums on rain when t'teyde's at flowe You may yoke t'plew on
any knowe ; Bit if it cums when t'teyde's at ebb Then lowse 3'er
plew an' gang to bed. Old Saying. Wm. Gained the knowe at
Cassel-how, Whitehead Leg. (1859I 38 ; (C.W.D.) w. Yks. The
sharp rise of an hill, Hutton Tour to Caves 1 1781) ; w.Yks.^ Lan.
Hoo lies i' th* owd churchyart upo' th' knowe yonder, Brierlev
IVaverlow (1863) 193, ed. 1884; Lan.', e.Lan.', ne.Lan.', Der.'2
Hence Knowie, odj. full of knolls. Cld. (Jam.)
2. Fig. A protuberance of any sort : the head.
Sc. He has need to ha'e a clean pow. That ca's his neighbour
'nitty know,' Ramsay Proii. (1737). Gall. E'en Nature's knowes
that now are fled, . . She'll them supply wi' teats o' woo, Nichol-
son Poet. IVks. (1814) 85, ed. 1897.
3. A parting in the coal which sets the coal down with
little trouble.
Nhb. A ' back' or ' knowe,' sometimes, 'lis true. Set doon maw
top wi' ease eneugh, Wilson Pitman's Pay (1843) 33 ; Nhb.' A
back or knowe, which sets the coal down with little trouble after
the kirving and nicking of the jud have been completed by the
hewer.
KNO"W(E, see Knoll, v.'^
KNO'WFUL, adj. Yks. Also in form knawful n.Yks.=
Intelligent, well-informed ; knowing.
n.Vks.' A knowful kind o' body ; n.Yks.^, m.Yks.'
KNOWIN(G, ppl. adj. and sb._ Var. dial, and coUoq.
uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. Also in forms knaain Nhb.' ;
knawen Cor. 1. ppt. adj. Clever, intelligent, well-
educated ; shrewd, crafty, cunning.
Rnf. The woman is a pious, knowing, strict Presbyterian,
WoDROw Corres. (1842-3) 1. 414. Lnk. A knowing and religious
gentleman, Wodrow Ch. Hist. (1721) IV. 43, ed. 1828. Nhb.'
He a knaain chep. Yks. (J.W.) Chs.' ; Chs.^ He's a knowin'
little chap, he's bin o' thearth afore ! Nhp.' Nrf. The handiwork
of a knowin' workman, Gillett Sng. Sol. (i860) vii. i. Hnt.
(T.P.F.) Cor. Aw looked mighty knawen and bowed, T. TowsER
Talcs (1873) 8. Slang. You professed to teach him a knowing
thing or two, Raby Rattler (1845) iv.
2. sb. A small quantity, just enough to be visible.
Wgt. Ye'll aye hae eneuch and a knowin' to spare, Edwards
Mod. Poets (1882) 4th S. 192. n.Ir. She thinks yer min's a wee
knowin' tricked wi' the wae 3'er rinnin* aboot, Lyttle Robin Gor-
don, 53 ; N.I.' We took a wee knowin' o' whisky.
KNOWLfE, see Knoll, s6.', v."^
KNOWLEDGE, sb. Sc. Lan. Not. Lei. War. Slang.
L Range, remembrance, view; esp.mphr. to get beyond
or out 0/ one's kiioiv/edge, to lose one's way.
Not.' Lei.' Poo' little thing! [a stray lambj — Ah suppose it's
got beyond its knowledge ! Ah should ba quoite out o' my know-
ledge i' Lon'on. War.^ Look at this poor dog, he's got out of his
knowledge. I ain't seen Joe for many a day ; he's gone right out
o' my knowledge ; War.^
2. Comp. Knowledge-box, (i) the head ; (2) a term
applied to any one full of knowledge or information.
(I) w.Sc. An old withered beldame, leading the man of her
choice with his knowledge-box swung in a belt of flannel,
Carrick Laird of Logan (1835) 136. n.Cy. (J.W.) Lan.
r thoose days th' generality o' foak didn't set mitch value up
uv a well-furnisht knowledge box, Staton Loominary (c. 1861)
48 ; Theau'rt scrattin' thi knowledge-box, Brierley Marlocks
(1867) 88. Slang. The chat is that Nap, when he had him in tow,
Found his knowledge-box always the first thing to go, Tom Crib's
Mem. (1819) 17. (2) Per. He was a perfect knowledge-box — An
oracle to great and sma', Nicoi,l Poems (ed. 1843) 98.
KNOWLEDG(ElABLE, adj Sc. Irel. Cum. Chs. Lin.
Glo. Sus. I.W. Dev. Also written knowledgible N.I.'
Ant. Intelligent, well-informed, clever ; knowing, sharp,
sensible. Also used advb.
Rnf. What a band they were of single-minded, energetic, 'know-
ledgable ' men, GiLMOURPf ;!-/"/*. (1873111. Gall. Ever since 1 was of
age to hear knowledgeable spoken, Crockett Standard Bearer (^i8g8)
79. Ir. The deciphering of them proved a stiff task for a more know-
ledgable person than herself. Barlow Idylls (1892 1 21. N.I.' Pigs
is a dale knowledgibler nor people think. UIs. (M.B.-S.) Ant.
Ballymena Obs. (1892^. Don. Dark Pathrick from Donegal, who
give himself out as mighty knowledgeable entirely. Century Mag.
(Nov. 1899") 46. w.Ir. A gintleman like j-ou that ought to be know-
ledgable. Lover Leg. (1848) I. 49. Cum. I ass't a man from
Embleton, a varry knowledgable man too, Dickinson Cumbr.
(1876) 45 ; Cum.'* The faithful, knowledgeable service of the three
collies. Rise of River, 186. Chs.', n.Lin.' Glo.' He's a very
knowledgeable boy, and '11 sit and talk like an old man. Sus. He
had seven shepherds on the hill, but this was the oldest of them,
and most knowledgeable, Cornh, Mag. (July 1893) 45 ; Sus.'
I.W. This yere's a knowledgeable world, terble knowledgeable
world 'tis to be zure, Grk^ A)inesley (1889) I. 112. Dev. Dogs
be knowledgeable creatures. Reports Provinc. (1888) 99; It's a
pleasure to hear a minister speak so knowledgeable, O'Neill
Dimpses (18931 123.
Hence Knowledgeably, adv. cleverly, intelligently.
Ir. Keeping to the merest commonplaces , . . which anybody
else could have discussed quite as knowledgeably. Barlow Lis-
connel (,1895) 137.
KNO WLEDGY, rr<(/'. w.Som.' Sharp, knowing, "cute';
deft.
Ee-z u nau'lijee soaurt uv u fuul'ur [he's a clever sort of a chap].
There idn no more knoledgyer bwoy'n our Jim, no place.
KNOWN-LAND, sb. n.Lin.' See below.
Where lands are unenclosed ; if a person knows his own land,
and it is marked off from that of others by merestones or natural
boundaries, it is called known-land to distinguish it from land not
held in severalty.
KNOWP, see Knaup, sb.
KNOWSH, sb. Cai.' [knauj.] A hump, a large pro-
tuberance.
KNOWSTER, sb. n.Lin.' A knock.
[Cp. Norw. dial, kmistra, to bruise (Aasen).]
KNUB, 5/). and v. Sh.I. Yks. Nhp. Also written knubb
S. & Ork.'; nub w.Yks. [k)nub.] \. sb. A smart blow,
a thump. S. & Ork.' 2. A gentle push, nudge. Nhp.'
KNUB
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KNUCKLED CAKE
3. A short club. S. & Ork.' 4. v. To thump, pummel.
S. & Ork.' 5. To nudge, to jog, shake.
w.Yks. To give a person an hint or signal by a private touch
with tlie hand, elbow, or foot, Hutton Tour to Caves (1781). Ntip.'
[3. Norw. dial, kniibb, a log, block (Aasen) ; so Dan.
kiiiib (Larsen). 5. Norw. dial, kinibba, to push.]
KNUB, KNUBBLE. KNUBBLINGS, KNUBBY, see
Knob, Knobble, Knoblings, Knobby.
KNUBLOCK, see Knoblock.
KNUCK, sb} and v. Yks. Dev. Cor. [nuk, n^k.]
1. sb.pl. The game of 'knuckle-bones.'
Dev. ?"requently played with winkle shells. /?f/>o;ysP;OM«c. (1895).
2. //. A game of marbles. Also called Knuck-pits.
n.Yks.* A game very commonly pla3'cd, . . several holes being
made in the ground some inches apart, the object being to shoot a
marble from one to the other. Cor.^ Knuck-pits, a game in which
marbles have to be 'fired' a certain numberof times into three pits.
3. V. To shoot a marble by Straightening the bent thumb.
■w.Yks. Ah can knuck a taw twenty yards on level grund (./E.B.).
[1. Du. knokc, a bone or a knuckle, a knuckle-bone
(He.xiiam).]
KNUCK, sb? Sh.I. Also written knuk. [knnk.] In
spinning : a small quantity of wool.
Shu ran doon da hidmist rower o' a knuck, an' open'd
anidder ane at shu hed lyin' afore da fire, Sli. News (Feb. ig,
1898) ; Hit's better ta loss a knuck or sae o' da best of a fleesh,
dan ta loss da life o' da yow, ib. (July 10, 18971; The'muckle
wheel' is taken off the butt wall, and cairds. knucks,svveeries and
reels, are laid aside for a season, Spence Flk-Lorc (1899) 196.
[MLG./';;»c/-f,'einzusammengedrehtesGebundeIFlachs,
&C.' (SciIILLER-LiJBBEN).]
KNUCK, sh? Irel. A corner.
n.Ir. Set aff down the fields till the knuck, La\s and Le^.
(1884 86.
KNUCKER.t^. Ken.Sur.Sus. Also in form (?) knucher
Sur. [n-Bk3(r).] 1. To neigh, whinny.
Ken,^, Sur.^ Sus. De hausseses knuckered an knuckered, Jack-
son Soiitlnvard Ho (1894) I. 289; Sus.i =
2. Fig. To chatter, giggle. Sur. Grose (1790).
KNUCKEY, sb. Cor. In phr. to be like kmickcy, to
remain as one is.
When a boy is asked what he will be, it is sometimes answered
on his behalf, ' I'll be like Knuckey, be as I am,' Hunt Fop. Rom.
iV.En^. i^ed. 1896) 425.
KNUCKLE, si. aniv. Van dial, uses in Sc.Irel. Eng.and
Amer. Also written nuckle Sh.I. ; and in forms knickle
Edb. ; knockle Dur.' Cum. s.Chs.' ; nockleWm. [nu'kl,
n-Bkl, no kl.] 1. sb. In cotnp. (i) Knuckle-bleeders, the
leaf-stalk of the horse-chestnut, Acscidiis Hippocastanwn ;
(2) -bones, the game of ' dib-stones ' ; see Dib, sA.^ ; (3)
•deep, as far as the knuckles, y?^. slightly involved.
(ij Nrf. Boj-s try to get one another to allow them to hit them
over the knuckles with the end which grows next the branch (B.
& H.). (2^1 Gall. PIa3'ing at quoits, tops, marbles, tic-tac-toc,
jacks, knuckle-boncs — it was all the same, Crockett Antia Mark
(1899) xii. (3) Lnk. Had ye been knuckle deep wi' the dirty drab,
ye might a said sae, but ye tcll't me langsyne that ye could na
lo'e her, Gkaiiabi W>-ilings (18831 II. ig.
2. A measure, the length of the second finger from the
tip to the knuckle.
Sh.I. He wis aeten aboot twa nuckle o' it, BuRGESS Sketches
(and ed.) 77 ; What's twenty j'ear ta dee or me? Hit's no a
knuckle o' wir towes Set oot upon a haagless sea, Junda Klingra-
/tool {i8gS) 51 ; He's rippid in aboot a knuckle an' a half frae da
fringe, S/i. News vFeb. 26, 1898).
3. The protuberant part of any joint ; the middle joint
of a finger.
w.Yks. A person is said to be ' on his knuckles ' when kneeling.
The shoulder-bone is called the 'shoulder-knuckle' i^CC.R.).
e.Suf. (F.H.)
4:. pi. A game of marbles. Cf. knuck, si.^ 2.
n.Yks.* A game very commonly played, . . several holes being
made in the ground some inches apart, the object being to shoot a
marble from one to the other.
5. V. To measure a ' knuckle,' or the length of the finger
from the tip to the knuckle.
Sh.I. Shu an" Sibbie wis knuckling a slip to see if he wis lang
aneugh ta slip doon fir da sleeves, Sli. A'cws (Feb. 3. 1900) ; Shu
knuckl'd a slip 'at shQ wis wirkin apo', ib. 1 July 23, 1898).
6. With ;■;/ : a term in marbles, see below ; also uscd/ig.
Per. In playing marbles, j'ou may have to pl.ny from the foot of
a wall. You call out 'span,' which gives you some 8 inches of
space from the wall. But suppose your enemy cries out 'knuckle
in ' before you claim * span,' you must pl<^y from the foot of the
wall where your marble lies i^G VV.). e.Llh. Quincey, knuckle in
your trinket; I will none of it, Mucklebackit Rhymes (1885) iii.
7. To shoot a marble, keeping the knuckles on the
ground ; gen. with doivn.
Per. (G.W.) Edb. That laddie's no' knicklin' richt ; ye should
knickle deid, ye ken, Stevenson Puddiii {1894) 17. Gall.
Knuckling little stones for the idlesse, Crockett Grey ./l/rt;i (1896)
247. Dur.' A cry among boys when playing at marbles. . . He
whose turn it is, is to shoot with his hand on the ground, and not
from any height above the ground, a privilege to which he is only
entitled by having first cried out ' Please at you.' Cum. To keep
the knuckle down to a certain mark in sending a marble (M.P.},
Wm.This ensures the marble being projected by the thumb alone.
If the plaj'er wishes to evade 'knuckling' he calls out ' bar-
nockles ' (H.K.V Yks. (J.W.) e.Lan.' To play games of mar-
bles. Nhp.', War.2 Nrf. We stood one side of the ring and
bowled for the other with our toys [taws^, what you knuckle with,
Emerson Son of Fens (,1892) 8. w.Som.' Bill ! I 'on't have it! I
cried knuckle-down 'vore thee's fire. Dev. Used by schoolboys,
to bid the plaj-er keep his knuckle close to the ground, when the
taw had run close against a wall, Grose (1790) MS. add. (M.)
[Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) I. 76.]
Hence Knuckler, sb. a marble.
Gall. Five marbles of the variety known as commonies, one noble
knuckler of alabaster, Crockett Cleg Kelly (1896) ii.
8. With doivn : a term in marbles, see below.
Sc. To expose the knuckles to the 'nags' (Jam. Snppt., s.v.
Nool). War.2 In the game of Three Holes, or any like play. . .
The unsuccessful one ... is entitled to ' knuckle-down ' when he
pleases. That is, he may place his shut fist over the hole, knuckles
upward, and the other players may shoot at his hand, three times
each, from taw ; after which he is at liberty to join in the next
game as an equal.
0. With up : to shoot a marble with the knuckles raised
above the ground. War.^
10. To bend, yield, submit ; to humble oneself, become
subservient to ; geit. with down, to, or tinder.
Sc. She plants a something in the breast That's unco sweer to
knuckle, Watson Poems (1853) i. Lnk. Misluck may sen' ye win'
an' rain. But no for that ye'll knuckle till her, Murdoch Doric
Lyre (1873) 43. Ant. A wudna knuckle tae him, Baltymena Obs.
(1892). n.Cy. (J.W.) Cum. Tom teamly knuckl'd to his wife,
Gilpin Pop. Poetry (1875) 138. Wm. Ah wad'nt nockle-under ta
nea-boddy if ah thowt ah war reet (B.K.). n.Yks." Tho'll a'e ti
knuckle doon. e.Yks.' MS. add. (T.H.) w.Yks. Thah'll ha to
knuckle in an' du thi wark. He couldn't knuckle dahn to that
sort o' wark {M.'B.); w.Yks.^ ; w.Yks.^ He shows a stiff front
now bud he'll ha' to knuckle under. Lan.^ Aw shall never knuckle-
down to that chap, aw con tell thi'. If hoo once gets thee to knuckle-
under tha's done for. e.Lan.', Brks.', Hnt. (T.P. F.) e.Suf. To
crouch, grovel, as a cat or dog (F.H.). w.Som.' Nif dis'n want
to lost thy place, thee'ds best go and knuckle-down to once.
'Sthink I was going to knuckle-under to her. Dev. Horae Sub-
sccivae (1777) 239 ; Dev.^ I tellee plain, 1 bant gwaine to knuckle-
down to he. Cor.2
11. With down : to kneel. Dev. Grose (1790) MS. add.
(M.) 12. Ofcorn: to become beaten down, laid. w.Som.'
Hence (i) Knuckled-down, ppl. adj., (2) Kniickly, adj.
ofcorn : beaten down, laid.
(i) w.Som.' (2^ ib. I be afeard that there whate 'ont stan' up :
lookth maain knuckly, I zim.
13. To move or walk in a shambling or halting manner ;
to walk quickly, run.
w.Som.' Poor old fellow, he can't hardly knuckly 'long. A man
despatching a boy on an errand would say, ' Look sharp and
knuckly 'long.'
14. W'lih tip: of a horse: to go weak on his legs. s.Chs.*
KNUCKLED CAKE, phr. Sc. A particular kind of
cake ; see below.
Per. Cakes pressed out with the knuckles instead of being rolled
out with the rolling pin. Usually called bannocks (G.W.). Bwk.
Knuckled cakes, made of meal warm from the mill, haurncd or
KNUCKLEY-HOLE
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KNUR(R
havered [toasted] on the decayed embers of the fire, Henderson
Pop. Rhymes (1856) 66.
KNUCKLEY-HOLE, sb. Wni. Lan. Also in form
nocklty whol Wm. A game played with marbles; a
punishment inflicted on the loser in a game of marbles.
Cf. knuckle.
Wm. Let's lake at nockltj'-whol (B.K.). n.Lan. What is called
gen. in Furness Knuckley Hole, in which the loser in the game
places a marble between his fingers below the knuckles, and the
winner fires another at the marble so placed, generally hitting the
loser's knuckles (W.H.H.).
KNUDGE, sh. Sc. Also written nudge Abd. A short,
thick-set, and strong person or animal. Cf. gudge, sh}
Abd. Daniel Smith's 'a stoot nudge' (G.W. ). Duit He's a per-
fect knudge (Jam.).
Hence Knudgie, adj. short, thick-set, and strong, ib.
KNUILT, sb. and v. Sh.I. Also in form knoilt.
1. sb. A blow, a smart rap.
Fetchin' him a knuilt i' da side, shii sent him i' da livin'
fire, Sh. Ncivs (Apr. 30, 1898) ; Shu fctch'd da ting o' sleepin'
whalp a knoilt i' da ribs wi' her fit, ib. (Aug. 27, 1898) ; S. & Ork.l
2. V. To Strike smartly. S. & Ork.'
KNUIST, KNUL{E, see Knoost, Knool.
KNULE, sb. Sc. Also written nule ; and in forms
knoul (Jam.); nool (Jam. SitppL). 1. A knob, knot; a
swelling, excrescence.
Per. An excrescence on a tree or piece of wood caused by an
insect is known here as a knule (G.W. I. Ayr. (Jam.)
2. Co;«/>.(i)Knule-kneed,havingenlarged or protuberant
knee-joints, knock-kneed. Sc. (Jam. SuppL), Per. (G.W.) ;
(2) -knees, swollen and enlarged knee-joints. Cld. (Jam.) ;
(3) -toed, having toes with swellings on the joints. Per.
(G.W.), Cld. (Jam.) ; (4) -toes, toes having swellings on
the joints, ib.
[EFris. kindle, kind, 'Klumpen, Humpen, Knorren,
rundliche Verdickung od. rundlicher unformlicher Aus-
WUchs' (KOOLMAN).]
KNULE, KNULL, KNUPE, KNUR, see Knewel, Noop,
Gnar(r.
KNURDY,s6. s.Wor. Thesmallestpigofalitter. (H.K.)
KNURL, sb. and v. Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also written knerl se.Wor.' ; knurle Dmf ; nurl- Stf.*
Nhp.i War.3 Won Shr.^ Wil.' Cor.'^; and in forms
knarle s.Cy. ; knorel- Abd. ; knorl Cai.^ ; knorle Bnft".' ;
norl- Bch. [knarl, narl, nsl.] 1. sb. A lump, knob,
protuberance; a clot. Cai.', Bnff".'
Hence (i) Knorlack or Knorelick, sb. a large lump or
protuberance ; a large clot ; a swelling ; (2) Knorlag, sb.
a small lump or knob ; (3) Knorlie or Knurley, adj. having
small lumps or knobs ; of soil : full of lumps or clods.
(i) Bnff.i Bch. I wat she raised a norlick on my crown, Forbes
Jm. (1742) 14. Abd. The first wallop gart him dird to the groun*,
an"s elbow yerked on a knorelick o' frosted earth, Ellis Pjokhiic
(1889) V. 774. (2) Cai.' (3) ib. War.^ Land with many small
clods which do not yield easily to agricultural operations is said
to be so full of knurley clats that it cannot be got to a tilth. Wil.'
2. A knot in timber. Cf. gnarl, sb}
Shr.' Tak' it a bit lower; yo' canna saw through that knurl, it's
'as 'ard as brazil."
Hence Knurly, adj. (i) of wood : knotty, hard ; {2) jig.
ill-tempered, sulky.
(i) Cai.' War.^ A knurly piece of wood. A knurly board ;
•War.3, se.Wor.' (2) Nhp.", Shr.a Cor.' He's a nurly fellow to
deal with ; Cor.^
3. A game somewhat resembling cricket, in which a
wooden knob called the 'knurl ' is struck with a bat. S.
& Ork.'
Hence (i) Knurl-stick, sb. the stick used in the game of
'knur and spell' (q.v.) ; (2) Knurly, sb. a small wooden
ball used in the game of ' bandy ' (q.v.).
(i) Yks. (K.) (2) s.Stf. PiNNOCK BIk. Cy.Anit. (1895). War.2 ;
War.^ Knurlies were greatly prized for purposes of the game of
bandy. They were excellent substitutes for the turned wood balls
made for the modern game. Wor. , GIo. Northall /7A. /^/ir. (1896).
4. A knot in twine, string, &.c.
Cai.' Dmf. Amang his curling hafifet locks She knotted knurles
three, Cromek Remains (1810) 240.
Hence Nurled, //>/. adj. twisted, ribbed. Nhp.', Shr.'^
5. A dwarf, hunchback ; a short, thick-set, stumpy
person : a term of contempt.
s.Sc. Puir knurl, whaever cuts out first I'm sure ye hae nae
chance, Wilson Talcs (1836) II. 209. Ayr. The Laird was a
widdiefu', bleerit knurl, Burns Mcgo' the Mill, st. 2. N.Cy.', Nhb.'
w.yks. Willan List IVds. (181 1). Shr.' Whad a stumpy knurl
Dickkceps!— 'e dunnagrowabit. 'E may well be a knurl, 'is nasty
owd faither's punned 'im into the yerth aumust. e. & s.Cy. Ray
(1691). s.Cy. (K.)
Hence (i) Knurled or Knurlt, adj. stunted in growth,
dwarfed, ill-thriven ; (2) Knurlin, Irt) sb. a dwarf; (4j adj.
dwarfish ; (3) Knurly, adj., see (i).
(i) N.Cy.J A knurled tree. Lakel.= T'barn's knurl'd wi' cauld,
tak't in. Cum.«, War.2 Shr.' The cabbitch dunna come on kindly,
they bin all knotted an' knurled. (2, n) Ayr. Wee Pope, the
knurlin, 'till him rives Horatian fame, Burns Pas/oral Poiliy, st. 3.
(i) Abd. She wud ne'er hae gane astray Wi' knurlin' littleSandy,
Ogg ;f-7/& lyaly (1873) 34. e.Lth. Kyley, Kyley ! saxteen pund
for thae knurlin creatures, Mucklebackit /?/yi;«-s(i885) 112. (3)
War. 2 A knurly little man.
6. V. To strike so as to raise a lump. Bnflf.'
KNUR(R, sb. Sc. Ircl. n.Cy. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Lin. Nhp. Hit. s.Cy. Also written knir(r Sc. (Jam.
Siippl.) Edb.; knurre N.Cy.^; nur Der. nw.Der.' n.Lin.';
nurr Sc..(Jam.) N.L' Lan.' ne.Lan.' e.Lan.' Chs.' ; and in
forms knar ne.Yks.' ; knaur Sc. ; knor N.Cy.= n.Yks.**
w.Yks.^5 s.Cy. ;knorr ne.Lan.' [nar,n3(r).] LA knot of
wood, a round knotty projection on a tree ; a gall ; used
ftg. of a rough, hard man. Cf gnar(r, sb}
Sc.FRANCiSQUE-MicHELZ.n<i^.(i882)425; (jAM.Stififil.) S.Sc. His
trunk and arms are like the knur and branches of an oak, Wilson
Tales {1839) V. 322. n.Yks." Lan. Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.)
e.Lan.' Chs.' He's a regular nurr. nw.Der.' Hrt. Oaks bear a
knurr, Ellis Mod. Husb. 11750) VII. ii.
2. A wooden ball or hard knot of wood used in the game
of ' knur and spell ' ; the game of ' knur and spell.'
Bwk. In simmer days wi' shinties armed We made the knurr to
flee. An' never heeded clours or fa's Sae lang's we hailed the
tee, Calder Poems (1897) 236. Cum." s.Wm. About half the
size of a cricket ball (J.A.B.). Yks. A game pla3'ed by boys with
a little round cheese ball struck from one to another with knur-
sticks (K.). n.Yks.i 2", ne.Yks.' w.Yks. Spring off a yer chair
hke t'knur aht ov a spell, Tom Treddlehoyle Dairiisia Ann.
(1867) 10 ; The knur ... is a small round ball made of hickory for
match-players, but fur the ordinary play of the lads made of clay
and covered with bright white glaze. . . In a match the players
have an equal number of rises, and he who strikes the knur the
furthest out of these rises wins, N. & Q. (1868) 4th S. i. 325;
w.Yks.^* Lan. More might have happened, in a game in which
he seemed to be converted into the 'knur,' Kay-Siiuttleworth
Scarsdale (i860) 1. 213 ; Lan.', ne.Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs.' Used for
playing hockey. Der. I'm as hard as a nur, and as tough as whit-
leather, Hovvirr Rui: Life (1838) I. 277; Der.', nw.Der.', Lin.',
n.Lin.', sw.Lin.' Nhp.' The game of hockey.
3. Comb, (i) Knur and spell, (2) spell, a game resem-
bling ' bat, trap, and ball,' see below; (3) -spell and dandy,
the game of hockey ; (4) -spell and kibble, see (i) ; (5)
-stick, the stick used in the game of ' knur and spell,' a
' trip-stick.'
(i) Lakel.2 w.Yks. Among Iheir other accomplishments they
were considered champions of knor and spell, Cudvvortii Bradford
(1876) 90; (C.A.F.); wr.Yks.2; w.Yks.^ The spell is a kind of
stage, with three or four iron feet to drive into the ground ; on
its top is a steel spring, containing a cup for the knor ; it is kept
down by a ' sneck,' which is tapped by the player with the
' pommel,' when the knor is intended to be struck. Two persons
or two sides may play. Each has the same number of strokes,
previously agreed upon, and counts i for every score of yards he
drives the knor. Popular about Dcvvsbury, &c. ; w.Yks.^ When
the 'knor,' after being coated with whitening to render it con-
spicuous to the ' lookers out * in the distance, is placed in the
concave at the end of the spring (held down by a catch), the
'primstick' is taken in hand. . . The standing distance being
measured, and the proper elevalion of the spring secured by
observing the height, the ball leaps when the spring is touched,
the final touch conies, and the swinging rap given, which sends
the ball flying in the dis'.ance. The count is by 'scores,' pegs
being fixed at every twenty yards, and the distance thus reckoned.
KNUSE
[488]
KOUSH
The afternoon of Good-Friday, in particular, is generally devoted
to this game, when players from diliferent towns and villages round
about contend with each other. Lan. There's a knurr and spell
match to day, Clegg Ske/dies (18951 275. Shr. At Newport the
game of the season was dog-stick or trib and nur, otherwise called
knurr and spell, BuRNE /7*-Z.0)f (1883) xxiii. (2) ne.Lan.' (3)
n.Lin.i (4) sw.Lin.' (5) yks. (K.)
4. Fig. The head.
w.Yks.2 I mun wash my knur to-day. Lin.l n.Lin.' I'll fetch
the a cloot oher thy nur if ta' duz n't ho'd thy noise, an' soon.
5. Fig. Anything small or stunted in growth ; a dwarf.
Edb. They've k3-anised the useless knir. She canna decompose —
nae mair than her accursed annuity, Outram Lyrics 1887) 36.
Rxb. A decrepit person Ja.m.). N.I.', n.Cy. (K.),'N.Cy.2,ne.Lan.i
S.Cy. HOLLOWAY.
Hence (i) Knurer, sb. a short, dwarfish man; (2)
Knur't, tiifj. stunted in growth, knarled, ill-thriven ; (3)
Nurrit, sb. a little insignificant or dwarfish person.
(i) S.Cy. HoLLOWAy. [Gkose (1790).] (2) Cum. A bit eh
knurrt esh, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 220; Cum." Applied to
oak such as is used for rustic garden seats. (3' Rxb. (Jam.)
[1. A knurre, bi-iisciiin, gibbtis, Levins Manip. (1570).
Flem. knor, a knot of wood (Schuermans).]
KNUSE, V. Sc. Also written nuse (Jam.) ; and in
form knoose. 1. To bruise : to press down with the
knees ; to pommel, beat with the knuckles or fists.
Sc. Herd Colt. Sags. 11776). n.Sc. He nus'd him with his
knees 1 Jam.). Lnk. Ramsay Gentle Sliep. (17251 G/., Scenary ed.
2. To knead. n.Sc. Nusing at a bannock (Jam.).
[1. Dan. kiiiise, to bruise (Larse.n) ; ON. knosa (Vig-
FUSSON).]
KNUSKY, adj. and sb. Sc. [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] 1. adj. Of persons: thick, gross. Lnk.
(Jam.) 2. sA. A strong, firm boy. Ayr. Gl.Siirv.6<}2(ib.).
KNUSLY, adv. Sc. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Snugljr, comfortably.
Per., Slg. Bawty . . . wagging his tail, Turn'd him about and
laid him knusly down, The Ghaist, 4 (Jam.).
KNUT, V. and sb. Slg. (Jam.) 1. v. To halt slightly.
Esp. used to denote the unpleasant jerk which a horse some-
times gives on his pastern when he sets his foot on around stone.
2. sb. A slight halt.
KNUTLE, V. Rxb. (Jam.) To strike with the knuckle ;
to strike with feeble blows frequently' repeated.
KNUTSFORD-DEVIL, s6. Chs.' A name sometimes
given to the bear-bind or hedge-lily, Convolvulus sepiiun.
KNUTTER, V. Glo. Hmp. [nB-t3(r).] To neigh,
'knucker.' Glo.\ Hmp. Holloway.
KNUZ, sb. and adj. Stf War. Won Glo. 1. sb. The
ball of hard wood used in the game of 'shinty' or 'bandy.'
Cf. knur(r, 2, knurl, 3.
Stf. NoRTHALL Flk. Phr. (1896). -War.s Wor., Glo. Northall
Flk.Phr. (1896I.
2. adj. Sturdy, compact, hard. ib.
KNUZLE, V. Twd. (Jam.) [Not known to our corre-
spondents.] To squeeze, press, esp. with the knees. See
Noozle.
KNYAFF, sb. Sc. Written nyafif Abd. A dwarf, a
very puny person or animal.
Abd. A bit nj'atT o' a doggie nae bigger than my han'. Charlie's
a nyarbin' nyalT ,G.W.). Fif., Ayr. (Jam.)
KNYP, sb. Sc. [kneip.] A sharp blow; the sound
of a blow ; also in phr. to cry knyp.
Abd. I'll gar yer chafts cry kn3'p owre that ill hung tongue o'
yours, Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 97 ; I'll gie ye a knj'p o'er the
head f Jam.\
KNYPE, V. Bnff.i To strike with a sharp blow ; with
our {over) : to knock over with violence.
KNYTE, KOAB, see Knoit, sh}, Kjobe.
KOBNOGGLE, z^. Lan.' [kobnogl.] To pull the hair
and then hit on the head with the knuckles ; to ' cobnobble.'
KODE. sb. Sh.L Also written k0de and in form
kjithe. The piltock or coal-fish, Merlaiigus carbonarius.
See Cooth, sA.=
Sometimes applied to a half-grown 'piltock' or a good fat
piltock. In Dunrossness the ' liver-piltocks,' pillocks roasted on
the fire with the livers inside, were called ' liver-k0des, or k0thes,
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 20.
KOIL, 5*. Sh.L Also in form koiltett. In comp.
Head-koil, the protecting top sheaf of corn on a haystack.
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 15.
KOISTER, adj. n.Cy. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] Ill-tempered. (Hall.)
KOK, V. Sc. [k^k.] To faint. Ayr. (F.J.C.)
KOKIN, prp. Bdf Going.
A word used by children, and seeming to imply censure, ' Where
are j-ou going (_kokin) ? ' Batchelok .<4h<7/. Eiig. Lang. 1,1809 '26.
KOKS, sb. Sc. [koks.] A child's expression for the
faeces. Ayr. (F.J.C.)
Hence Koky, v. to evacuate the faeces, ib.
KOLE, see Kale.
KOLGREF,56. Sh.L In phr. /o lay aiiyl/iiiig in ko/gref,
to do anything roughlj'. Jakobse.n Dial. (1897) 84.
KOLL, sA. Sh.L Also in form kool. Around-topped
hill. Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 77.
[Norw. dial, koll, the top of the head, the round top of a
hill (Aasen) ; ON. kollr, a top, summit (Vigfusson).]
KOLLYET, />//. flrfy. Sh.L Of cattle: polled, without
horns. The same word as Cullyat. Jakobsen Diai.
(1897) 15-
KOMIN, sb. Sh.L A duty or obligation.
S. & Ork.' It's gude or ill i' d^' kOmin to du it.
KONFIS, V. Sh.L To suff'ocate.
I wis nearly konfis'd wi' da reek, an' me craig is sair j'et, S/i.
Aizrs (Feb. 5, 1898).
KONGh, sb. Sh.L A piece of burning peat. S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, kogla, koiigla, kongut, a fir-cone ; ON.
koggull, a piece, a lump (Aasen).]
KOOFIE, sb. Sh.L A broad, flat, round-shaped sea-
shell. S. & Ork.'
K00-FISH,5A. Sh.L A species of shell-fish. S.cl-Ork.»
KOOK, sA. Obs. Cor. A species of the game of quoits.
A trial of casting quoits farthest and nearest the goal, Fik-Lore
Jill. (1886) IV. 112. w.Cor. The old game of 'kook,' Bottrell
Tmd. 3rd S. 79; (M. A.C.I
KOOM, sb. Sh.L Coal-dust, small coal ; small frag-
ments of biscuit, &c. S. c^ Ork.' The same word as
Coom, sb.^
KOOPI, sb. Sh.L The box containing the limpet bait.
Cf kubbi.
Used by the Bressay fishermen, Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 33.
[Cp. Norw. dial, ktipa, a bowl, a little round vessel
(Aasen) ; ON. kupa, a bowl, box (Vigfusson).]
KOOR, V. Sh.L The same word as Cower, v.^ (q.v.)
To sit oorin or koorin ower de fire, Jakobsen Dial. 1,1897 39.
KOOR-A-LAG,56. Sh.L People in a turbulent uproar.
{Coll. L.L.B.)
KOORIN, sb. S. & Ork.i Cattle.
"KOOTS, sb.pl. Cor.^ A game similar to quoits. Cf. kook.
I was told by some boys who were throwing flat stones 1, with
the motion of a quoit player) at a stick placed in the ground that
they were playing koots.
KOP, int. Lakel. The call to a horse which one wishes
to catch. Also used as v. See Coop, int.
Lakel. 2 Shoot kop an' hod a bit o' cooarn, an' ye'U catch a nag
happen. Wm. (B.K.)
KOPE, see Coop, int.
KOPPIE, V. Rnf (Jam.) To chide, reprove.
KORKALIT, KORKIE-LIT, see Corkielit.
KORP, sA.' Sh.L The croak or cry of the raven. Cf.
kurrup.
' Korp, korp ! ' da corbie cried, . . ' Korp, korp ! ' Sh. Neivs
(Apr. 29. 18991.
KORSHER, see Kercher.
KOTLIEOUGH.A-i. Obs. Wxf A small gate to a field.
KOTTLED, />/./. (7n>-. ? Obs. Nhp.* Perplexed.
KOUP, see Keoup.
KOUSH, sb. Lan. Lin. Also in forms ecus, kous
Lan. : koushle n.Lin.' The hemlock, Coniuin macti/atum.
See Kecks, sb. pl.^, Kesh, si.', Kewse.
Lan. (Hall.), (B. & H.) Lin. Streatfeild Lin. and Danes
(1884) 341. n.Lin.'
KOWETOP
[489]
KUDDAN
KOWETOP, s'>. Soni. [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] In brewing : the barm which rises above the rim
of the tub. W. & J. C/. (1873).
KOY, sb. Sh.I. 1. An enclosure, a sheltered place
where cattle may be kept during the night. (Jam.) 2. A
bed. S. & Ork.'
[1. Sw. i'ojd, cottage, hut (Widegren). 2. Norw. dial.
koia, a bed, berth, hammock (Aasen).]
KOYT, I/. n.Sc. (Jam.) [Not known to our correspon-
dents.] To beat, to flog. Cf. coit.
KOZ,v. Sh.I. To exchange, barter, ' coss.' S. &Ork.'
KRAAHIEL, sb. Sh.I. The young black mussels
growing on half-tide rocks. S. & Ork.'
KRAANBERRY, sb. Obs. Wxf.' Also written
kraaneberry. The gooseberry, Ribes Grossii/mia.
KRAANSIE, sb. Sh.I. The corallite, Millepora pofy-
morplia. S. & Ork.'
KRACKENBACK, sZ-. Wm.» A sea-serpent.
KRAIKSET, <7r/y. Sh.I. Fractious, complaining. (K.I.)
KRAMICS, see Cammock, sb>
KRAMMER,s6. Sh.I. Acat. SPENCE/7/;-Zo;r(i899)i2i.
KRAMMOCK, sb. Sh.I. The paw of an animal, esp.
of a cat. Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 27.
[A der. of ON. hrammr, a paw; see Jakobsen Norsk in
Sh. (1897) 72.]
KRAMPIES. sb. pi. Sh.I. A dish formed from the
liver of fish. Cf. crampis.
The liver of the fish . . . entered into the formation of numerous
nutritious dishes such as . . . krampies, krappin, Spence Flk-Lore
(1899) 177; Da chauds an' da krampies, da oceans o' gree,
ib. 179.
KRANSIT, adj. Sh.I. Cross-grained, ill-tempered.
S. & Ork.'
KRAPPIN, sb. Sh.I. A dish formed from the liver of
fish. Cf krampies.
Fish liver mixed with oatmeal [Coll. L. L.B.); Nutritious dishes
such as kj'ampies, krappin, mooguildin, Spence Flk-Lore (1899)
177 ; Ye ken krappin' tak's a gude while ta boil, Sh. News (Apr.
23, 1898).
KRAST, t'. Mtg. Of grass: to adhere to the scythe
in mowing.
When the grass adheres to the scythe in mowing, like a gummy,
sticky plaster, the labourers say it is krasting and is a sure sign of
rain (E.R.M.).
KRATCHIN, sb. Lan. Also written cratchin. A
notion, thought, idea ; a whim, peculiar fancy.
I've a kratchin kom'n int' meh yed, WALKERP/fi«flK Po/. (1796)
II, ed. 1801. sXan. (F.E.T.)
KRATH, sb. Obs. Yks. Lan. Also in form kroth
ne.Lan.' A frame to lay sheep upon for salving, &c.
w.Yks. HuTTON Touy to Caves (1781). ne.Lan.'
KRATHER, sb. Lan. A cradle.
Th' babby's i'th krather asleep, Mellor Poems (1865) 13.
KRAUPERTS, sb. Bnff.' The crowberry, Empetnim
tii^nitn (s.v. Knauperts).
KRAUSOM.si. w.Yks.3 Apitiableobject. SeeChrisom.
KREEAN, V. Wm.' To cry, weep aloud ; to bray like
a donkey. See Crean.
Still in common use. 'Stop thi kreeanen, wilt ta ? ' 'Hark e
that cuddy kreeanen ! '
KREEL, sb. n.Cy. A worsted ball, the worsted geii.
being of difterent colours. (Hall.) See Crewel, s6.'
KREEST, si!». and u. Or.I. [krlst] 1. sb. A squeeze;
pressure, crush.
'An' gin ye be bad, i' God's name begone! ' Quod Jenny wi'
a kreest, Pae/y Total (1880) 1. 170, in Ellis Pioiiiiiic. (1889) V.
796 ; Dennison Gl., ib. 801 ; Applied also to a falsetto voice, a
forced cry, groan (Jam. Siippl.).
2. V. To squeeze, press. Dennison G/. in Ellis /'ro«M«c.
(1889) V. 801 ; (Jam. Suppl.)
[1, 2. Norw. dial, kreisl, pressure; kreista, to squeeze
(Aasen).]
KREGGLETY, «(//•. Obs. ne'.Lan.' Not firm, unstable.
KRIBBI, sb. Sh.I. A haddock-line creel. Jakobsen
£i/fl/.(i897)34.
vol. III.
KRIECKLE, 7'. Sh.I. To creep, crawl ; to stagger,
' creekle.' S. & Ork.'
KRITTITY, m/y. N.I.' Of uncertain temper; skittish,
cross, unreliable.
KRIVOCKED, //. Wm. Crouched in a cramped or
in an awkward position.
I was krivocked behint a rock (R.H.H.).
KRO, sb. Sh.I. [kr6] 1. An enclosure for sheep, a
sheepfold. Cf. crew(e.
The dyke which leads out from the sheep-fold or krO, Jakobsen
Dial. (1897) 17 ; The krO is a small round enclosure into which
sheep are driven, Spence Fli-Loie {iQgg^ 175.
2. Coiiip. Kro-stuggi, the dike which keeps sheep from
being scattered when driven into a sheepfold. Jakobsen
Dial. (1897) 18.
[1. Icel. kro, the pen in which lambs when weaned are
put during the night (Vigfusson).]
KROCKET,si. Abd. The oyster-catcher, //rtwmto/i/s
oslralegiis. Svvainson Birds (1885) 188.
KROD, sb. Mtg. An undergrown, diminutive fellow.
(E.R.M.)
KROL, sb. Sh.I. [krSl.] A cake or biscuit made
from meal.
Meal . . . had to be most economically used whether baked into
brSnies, bannocks, or krols. Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 177.
KROOK, s6. Sh.I. A jar for liquor.
An irregular tallow dip, stuck in the neck of an empty Dutch
krook, Spence Flk-Lore (1899) 198 ; On the table stood a couple
of Dutch krooks, the contents of which cheered the hearts of those
weather-beaten sons of toil, ib. 236.
[Dan. kriikkf, a jar.]
KROOKATIE, nn'c'. Sh.I. On the haunches. S.&Ork.'
KROONER, A-6. Sh.I. The grey gurnard. The same
word as Crooner (q.v.).
Twa brismaks, a stablin', an' four krooners ! Sh. News (Apr. 2,
i8q8\
KROTH, see Krath.
KROUCHEN, />/./. (Tf/y. n.Cy. Perched. (Hall.)
KROWE, see Crew(e.
KROYTL, sb. Sh.I. A bubbling noise like pouring
fluid into a bottle. (Coll. L.L.B.)
KRUB(B, sb. Sh.I. A crib, a small enclosure. The
same word as Crub, sb.'^ S. & Ork.'
Hence (i) Krubbie, sb. a place or hole in which potatoes,
&c. are covered up ; (2) Krubbik, sb. a bait-box.
(i) S. & Ork.' (2) A . . . name for the bait-box, used in Con-
ningsburgh, is ' krubbik,' Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 33.
KRUFF, sb. Sh.I. A box or pen for lambs or calves.
Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 34- See Cruive.
KRUGIE, sb. Sh.I. Bait for fish. S. & Ork.'
KRUMMIK, .si. Sh.I. The hand bent to form a hollow;
a small quantity, as much as can be held in the hollow of
the hand.
'We juist pit a grain [of tea] i wirkrummik fir ivery one.' ' Deil
hair I care, pit as monykrummiks as doo tinks fit,' 5/;. A'<ws(June
10, 1899); Shu took her krummik o' saut oot o' da saut cuddie,
ib. (June 2, 1900) ; Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897) 105.
[Cp. Norw. dial, knimma, a hand (Aasen) ; ON. knimma,
a crooked hand, paws (Vigfusson).]
KU, sb. Cor.^ A small ulceration in the eye.
KUBBI, sb. Sh.I. The box or hollowed stone from
which a pig eats its food. Cf. koopi.
Called in Unst and Foula ' de grice kubbi,' which name is more
properly applied to the stone, which was the utensil formerly
used, Jakobsen Dial. (1897) 33.
KUCK, ;■«/. ?Mid. A term of encouragement to a horse.
Instead of pulling up, he let the reins hang loose, and even said
' Kuck' to old Spanker, Blackmore Kit (1890) II. vii.
KUCKLES, sb. pi. Irel. The seed-pods or burrs of
the field-thistle, Carduus arveiisis. Cf. cuckle, si.'
Lns., Mun. The spiky, globular seed-pods of the ordinary field-
thistle, which are blown about by the wind (P.W.J.). Wxf.
Fruits that are often mistaken for haws. Prob. hips (.B. & H.).
KUDBURRA, si. Suf.' A wheelbarrow. Cf. crowd-
barrow.
KUDDAN, sb. Obs. Wxf.' A blanket.
3R
KUICKLED
[490;
KY(E
KUICKLED, ppl adj. Nrf. Applied to the condition
of corn after a storm of wind or rain has passed over it.
Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893) 14. Cf. cockle, t'.'
KUIT, sb. Sc. An ancle. The same word as Coot,
5i.= iq.v.)
KUKKER.v. S.&Ork.^ To comfort, 'cocker.' MS.add.
KULAMITE, sb. Yks. Not. Lin. The same word as
Culaniite(q.v.). e.Yks.' Formerly in^cx. use but nowofe. n.Lin '
Hence Kulamiting, ppl. adj. hypocritical.
Not. A kulamiting old wretch (.I.H.B,\
KU-LAR, f. Cor. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To lend. w.Cor. Bottrell Trad. 3rd S. CI.
KULN, sA. n.Cy. [Not known to our correspondents.]
A windmill. (H.all.)
KULPY.arfy. Suf. Thick-set, stout. (HALL.),fE.G.P.),
e.Suf. (F.H.)
KUM, s6. and I'. m.Yks.' 1. sb. Scinn. 2. v. To scum.
KUN, sb. Obs. Wxf.' A masculine, forward woman.
KUNA, si. Sh.I. A wife, a married woman. S. & Ork.'
[Norw. dial, koiia, a woman, wife (Aasen) ; Dan. kone.]
KUNK, sb. Sh.I. A measure or quantitj' of carded
wool, readj' for spinning.
' Der a ootcrj' i' da toon, Gibbie sa3's. fir socks an' frocks fir
da sodjers,' Sibbie answer'd, as shii took up twinty-four row'rs
and made up a kunk, Sh. Ncics (Jan. 27, 1900).
KUN(N, V. Obs. Glo. The same word as Con, v.^
Kun, to try whether a hen is ready to lay an egg. Home Sub-
secivac (1777^ 239; To kunn a hen, Grose (1790) MS. add.
KUNTIPUT, s6. Obs. Som. A clown. (Hall.) The
same word as Country-put.
K"UP, V. Cor. To call to a horse to move on faster.
See Coop, int.
Joan beat, and kicked, and k'uped, and coaxed, the horse went
but little faster. Hunt Pop. Rom. iv.Eiig. (ed. i8g6) 112.
KUPP, s*. Sh.I. The stern of a vessel. S. & Ork.»
KURF, s6. Sh.I. A surface, a fine surface. S. & Ork.'
The same word as Curf, sb. (q.v.)
KURF, see Carf, sb.'
KURFIE, sb. Sh.I. A shell. S. & Ork.'
KURFUFFLIT, />/>/. rtrfy. Sh.I. Muffled up. S. &Ork.>
Cf carfufile.
KURK, see Kirk.
KURKALIT, sb. Sh.I. The same word as Corkie-
lit (q.v.). Spekce F/k-Lore (1899) 181.
KURKEEN, sb. Obs. Wxf.' A little stack or mow.
Ich woode be pitcht ee kurkeen [1 would be poked into the
mow], 106.
KURN, KURNEAL, see Kirn, Cornel, si.'*
KURNEE, adj. Wxf.' The same word as Cornee (q.v.).
KURNUR, sb. Sh.I. In phr. not to say kiirmir, to be
silent. S. & Ork.i
KURP, KURRUCK, see Kerp, Kirrock.
KURRUP,s6. Sh.I. [kaTsp.] The croak of the raven, &c.
Laek da corbie \Vi a kurrup for a sang. Burgess Rastiiie
(1892! 67.
KURT, adj. Sh.I. [kart.] Sparing, short.
Doo's very kurt wi' dy misser i' da moarnin'. My cup is no naur
foo, Sh. News (Aug. 27, 1898).
[Norw. dial, kort, short, curt (Aasen).]
KUSS, sb. and v. n.Cj'. Yks. Lan. Also in form kuzz
w.Yks.2 [kus.] 1. sb. A kiss. See Cuss, sb.
n.Cy. Grose (1790) ; N.Cy.' w.Yks. As I gav Mary a kuss shoo
let ma lewk at t'babby, Cudworth Dial. Skelclies (1884) 9;
w.Yks.' 234 Lan. Let's just ha' one kuss, lass, Waugh Sneck-
Baiit (1868) iii; Lan.' n.Lan. T'kusses a hiz mouth, Phizacker-
LEY Siig. Sol. (i860) i. 2. e.Lan.', m.Lan.'
2. Co;;//'. (1) Kuss-cat, a nickname; (2) -hole, the mouth.
{l^ w.Yks. They kursened him ' Kuss-cat,' an' they call him soa
yet. Hartley Budget (1868) 36. (2) w.Yks.2
3. The mouth. w.Yks.2 Pipe his kuss [look at his mouth].
4. V. To kiss.
N.Cy.i m.Yks.' Go thy wa3's, and kuss granny, hone}'.
w.Yks.'3< Lan. Aw could just like to kuss tho once, afore we
starten, Waugh SiieckBant (1868) iii; Lan.» n.Lan. Let him
kuss ma we t'kusses a hiz mouth, Phizackerley Sng. Sol. (i860)
i. 2, e.Lan.'
Hence (1) Kusser or Kussa, sb. {a) one who kisses ; (b)
the mouth ; (2) Kussing, sb. a kiss.
(I, a) n.Cy. (B.K.) w.Yks. Arclinic Wds. in Yks. IVkly. Post
June 2, 1883). (Aj I'll smack ihy kusser, ib. ; w.Yks.* Hit him i"
t'kussa : (2 Lan. Give us a kussin, Waugh O/rf Ooj;ifs (1875) iv.
KUSSEN, see Cast, v.
KUSSIE, sb. Sh.I. A calf. (W.A.G.)
I Cp. Norw. dial, kussa, a cow-calf (Aasen). See Cush, s6.'
KUSTKEY, adj. Cor.^ Cracked in various places.
Thai ould sprengs was oiil kustkey.
KUTE, see Coot, s6.=. Cute, v., adj.
KUTERING, i>bl. sb. Win. Talking in an under-tone.
Cf. chuttering.
Whar ther's seea mich kuterin' an' talkin' there is neea wark
garn on (B.K.).
KUTH, sb. Or. I. The same word as Cooth, si.* (q.v.)
HiBBERT Desc. Sh.I. (1822) 25, ed. 1891.
KUVVEL, sb. and v. Sh.I. 1. sb. A warm covering.
2. V. To wrap oneself up carefullj'. S. & Ork.'
KY, see Kie, v.
KYAN, sb. Sc. Yks. Lan. Lin. Dev. [kai'an.] Cayenne
pepper.
Sc. (A.W.), w.Yks. (J.W.\ Lan. (J.F.M.), n.Lin.' Dev. My
father born at Plymouth, and the son and grandson on both sides
of Devonians, always pronounced Cayenne as if it was written
Kyan, A'. &-■ Q. 11878; 5th S. x. 238. ^Her mouth had been so
heated wilh Chian. Westm. Mag. (1774"! II. 447.]
KYAND, see Kynd.
KYARDAN, vbl. sb. Bnflf.' A scolding, 'carding.'
See Card, v. Q.
KYAUP, KYAUVEiN, KYAW, see Keoup, Kiauve,
Caw.
KYBOSH si.' Cor.3 [kai'bo;.] Wages, money.
KYBOSH, sb.'^ Cor. Affectation, display, pretence.
When next 1 have a shiner [sweetheart] No more kybosh for
me, Thomas Raiidignl Rhymes '18951 25; (M.A.C.)
KY(E, sb. pi. Sc. Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Stf. Der. Lin. Also Som. Dev. Also written ki w.Yks. ;
and in forms kae w.Som.' ; kahe Chs.' ; kai, kay w.Yks. ;
kee Stf.' Dev.'; kees Dev.; keye Cum.'*; kie N.Cy.'
n.Yks.* e.Yks. nw.Der.' [kai.] 1. Cows, kine ; cattle.
See Cow, sb.^
Sc. She's gaun to look after the kj'e, Scott Midlothian (1818)
XXV. Sh.I. The pOr man's kye are shon kyanded, Spence Flk-Lort
(1899) 209. Or.I. She . . . had heard that the cream she mixed
with her tea came from certain quadrupeds vulgarly called kye,
Vedder Sketches (1832) 17. Cai.l Abd. Fesh hame the kye,
Alexander Johmiy Gibb (1871} iii. Kcd. Horse, pigs, an' kye
were droont i' Dye, An' sheep by scores in A'an, Grant Lays
(1884) 2. Frf. They're fleid they've lost twa kye, Barrie Minister
(1891) XXXV. Per. He has a snod bit house An' twa-three gude
milic kj'e, Haliburton Horace 1886) 51. Fit. E'en senseless kye
did rowt wi' glee, Tennant Ptipistiy (,1827) 10. Rnf. Nae doubt
she has a pickle kye, Barr Poems (1861) 17. Ayr. Till kj-e be gaun
without the herd, Burns Ep. to J. Lapiaik (Sept, 13, 1785) St. 7.
Lnk. The ky within at their confinement moan, Black Falls 0/ Clyde
{1&06) 114. Lth. O, a' ye men folk come to buy At canny Cupar
Fair Heilan cattle, stots, or kye, Of your spare brass beware !
LuMSDEN Shcep-hcad (1892"! 17. Edb. The park contain'd some
score o' kye, /m^j^w,}' (1796) 18. Bwk. Henderson Po/>. 7?/n'mfs
(1856) 79. Slk. 1 see Mysie milkin the kye, Chr. North Nodes
(ed. 1856) IV. 102. Dmf. 1 looked at kj-e o' the Gallowaj' breed.
They were meikle and fat, and nae horns in their head, But I'm
sure there were bonnier kye left at hame, Shennan Talcs (1831)
8r. Gall. 1 will help j'ou with the kye, Crockett Grey Man (1896)
230. Kcb. I've a well-stockit hame o' my ain, Wi' horses an'
kye, an' a hantle o' siller, Armstrong Iitgleside (1890) 150.
N.Cy.', Nhb.», Dur.', Lakel.* Cum. ' Hoos ta wi' kye ? ' ' Ay, twa
kye an' yea yaud ' (J.Ar.) ; Cum."" Wm. A gat up an set off fert
kye. Spec. Dial. (1885) pt. iii. 3. n.Yks.i^^^ ne.Yks.i e.Yks.
Marshall /?i(f. Econ. (1788) ; e.Yks.' In W. kye is used to denote
particular herds, kine being used for cows in general. ' Fetch kye
up,' signifying the cows requiring to be brought home for milking.
m.Yks.' w.Yks. Hutton ToKr /o Cows (1781); w.Yks.'*"* Lan.
You might ha' tarried . . . till the kye were astir, Roby Trad.
(1829) I. 29, ed. 1872; Lan".', ne.Lan.i, Chs.'S, stf.', nw.Der.l
n.Lin.' She's heard ther's seven kye to milk. w.Soni.^ Dev. Posts
which he had set up (or his ' kees ' to rub their sides against,
KYE
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KYTHE
Madox-Brown Dwale Bltilh (1876; bk. i. i : Dev.' n.Dev. Whan
tha goast to tha melking o" tha kee, Exm. Scold. (1746) 1. 202.
2. Comp. (1) Kyebyre, a cow-shed ; (2) -gate, stint or
pasturage for cows ; (3) -herd, a cow-herd ; (4) -time, the
time for milking the cows.
(I) n.Yks.l=, m.Yks.' (2) Nhb.> (s) Lnk. (Jam.) (4) Gall.
After kye time ... at the back o' the barn, Crockett Cleg Kelly
(1896)289.
[1. OE. cv, pi. of a^ cow.]
KYE, KYED, see Key, sb.. Cade, sb?
KYERLOCK, sb. Shr.' Oxf' Also in form kyerlic
Oxf.' The charlock, Siiiapis arvettsis. See Carlock.
KYISH.flrf/'. Suf. [Not known to our correspondents.]
Dirty. (Hall.)
KYKE, KYLA, see Keck, v}, Keek, v}, Kyloe.
KYLE, sb} Lakel. Yks. Hrt. Also written keil Hrt. ;
and in forms cahl n.Yks.' ; carle n.Yks.'' A boil, ulcer,
sore ; a carbuncle.
Lakel.' As sair as a kj'Ie, Pioii. ; Lakel. 2 An angry or inflamed
sore which does not head up to burst like a bile. Cum.^ Kaail.
n.Yks. (I.W.), n.Yks.i2 Hrt. Verjuice . . . eats off keils (from
weak and sore eyes), Ellis Mod. Hush. (1750) VII. ii.
[A kyle, a boil. Levins Maiiip. (1570). Norw. dial, kyla,
a boil (A..\sen) ; ON. kyli, a boil, abscess (Vigfusson).]
KYLE, sb.'^ Sc. A sound, strait.
Sc. These straits or kyles bear to this day appellations, com-
memorating the events by which they were thus distinguished, the
former being called Kyle Race or the King's Kyle, and the latter
Kyle Haken, Scott Miiislretsy {iSo-i) III. 371 (Jam.\ w.Sc. All
the horses and cows sold at the fair swim to the mainland over
one of the ferries or sounds called Kyles; one of which is in the
east, the other on the south side of Skle, Martin Desc. W. Islands
(17 16) 205 {ib.).
[Gael, caol, a narrow strait, sound, firth (M. & D.) ; caol,
a firth or kyle (Macbain).]
KYLE, sA." Nhb.' [kail.] A wedge.
Is thora kyle i' this mell, Bob?
[Dan. kile, a wedge.]
KYLE, KYLE-VINE, KYLIE, see Coil, sb.'', Keil, sb.,
Kile, Keelyvine, Kyloe.
KYLIN, vbl. sb. Irel. Saving, economy.
Ant. It'll tak' guid kylin tae mak' the oul hie dae tae the new
thing comes, Ballymena Obs. (1892).
[Cp. Ir. caohiiH, I lessen (O'Reilly).]
KYLOE, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Lan. Also
written kylo w.Sc; and in forms early n.Yks.^; kiley
Nhb. ; kyla Nhb.i ; kyley Nhb.i Dun' ; kylie Sc. [kailo.]
A small breed of Highland cattle. Also used at/rib.
Sc. Mony ane wad rather see him again at the tale o' three
hundred kyloes, Scott Rob Roy {lS^^) xxiv. Per. Wi' hummelt
kye an' kyloes horn'd, Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 147. w.Sc.
Morton Cyclo. Agric. (1863). Arg. Then he gave the stroke that's
worth fifty head of kyloes, MuNRO Z.OS/ Pi'Arac/i (1896) 127. Bwk.
They were only bits o' kylies, But they looked sae nice an' snug.
Calder Poems (1897) 82. Slk. I canna think o' the Deevil even
yet, without seein' him wi" . . . the horns of a Lancashire kyloe,
Chr. North Nodes (ed. 1856) II. 284. Rxb. He coungers cur
kyloes and causes our kebs, RiDDELLPof/. IVks. (ed. 1871) II. 204.
n.Cy. He put out his horns like a kiley cow, Henderson Ftk-Lore
(1879) i; N.Cy.i, Nhb.>, Dur.>, n.Yks.=, ne.Lan.'
KYLPSE, sb. Lin.' Also in form kypse. [Not known
to our correspondents.] A mean object of any kind.
KYND, V. Sh.L Also in form kyand. To tend cattle.
The people were constantly among tlie hills tending their sheep
and kyndin the cows, Spence Flk-Lote (1899) 176 ; The pOr man's
kye are shOn kyanded, ib. 209.
KYOCHIN, t;W. s6. Sh.L A 'coughing.' Cf. kecht.
Synnle taks a kyochin, Burgess Rasmie (1892) 107.
[Cp. LG. kiichen, 'keichen, husten' (Berghaus).]
KYONNEEN, KYP-, see Kinnen, Kip, sb.^
KYPE, sb. Sc. A men Also written kipe Abd. ; and
in forms kypee Amen ; kypie Sc. S. & Ork.* [kai'pi.]
1. A hole made in the ground for use in a particular
game of marbles or ball. Also in comp. Kypiehole.
Cai.' Abd. A cup-shaped hollow in the ground (W.M.) ; (G.W.)
2. A game of marbles or ball, in which the marble or
ball is aimed at a hole in the ground. Also in pi.
S. & Ork.' Cai.' A boys' game with ball and bat. A hole eight
to ten inches wide and deep was made in the ground. Into this
one from a distance of three or four yards attempted to pitch a ball.
One at the kypie hole, having a broad bat, attempted to prevent
this. The one who succeeded in getting the ball in next took the
bat. Abd. We had but ae hole at the kypies to fin', Cadenhead
Bon-Accord (1853) 256; (W.M.) ; Wi' bools, at kipe an' ring, and
eke wi' shinny at the ba', Walker Bards (1897) 629. [Amer.
Dial. Notes (1896) I. 390.]
KYPE,i/.' n.Cy. To belch,vomit. (Hall.) Cfkep,t;.5.
KYPE, v.'^ Lin. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To be very stingy. (Hall.)
KYPE, KYPIE, see Keep, Kep, s6.=, Kipe,s6.', f.^, Kippie.
KYST, sb. Sc. Also written kist- and in form keest.
Sap, substance (Jaji.). Cf kysty.
Sc. Gl. Sibb. (Jam.) Slk. Gf». ofhayand grass (A). Rxb. (ib.)
Hence Keestless, adj. (i) tasteless, insipid ; affording
no nourishment ; (2) without substance or spirit.
(i) Dmf. Wallace Sc/ioo!ntas/er {iSgg) 350. (2) Rxb. (Jam.)
[The same word as ME. aisf, excellence, quality
(Matzner) ; OE. cys/, excellence, virtue, goodness, lit.
choice (B.T.) ; cp. OFris. kes/, choice (Richthofen).]
KYSTY, adj. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Also in forms
coysty w.Yks. ; kaisty n.Lan. ; keisty w.Yks.' ne.Lan.';
kesty m.Yks.'; kiesty w.Yks.; kisety Wm.; kisty s.Wm.
w.Yks. Lan. ; kyesty Wm. w.Yks.' [kis-, kTsti,kai"sti.]
Dainty, fastidious, difficult to please, squeamish ; peevish.
See Kyst.
Lakel.' Applied gen. to those who are difficult to please with the
quality of their food. 'Thu lyle k}'sty fairy' [You little unthankful
imp] ; Lakel.2 Fooak 'at's varra pensyaboot what they eat, er said
ta be kysty. Cum.'* Wm. Et folks wes ter'ble kisety If tha
cuddent it withoot. Spec. Dial. (1880) pt. ii. 38 ; (A.C.) s.Wm.
(J.A.B.), ra.Yks.' w.Yks. I^C.W.H.) ; Willan List IVds. (1811) ;
w.Yks.' Shoe's nut been up aboon hauf an hour, 'fore shoe begins
to be vara tim'rous an keisty, ii. 291. Lan.THORNBER//i'5/. Black-
pool {1831) 108; Ooer kysty to be amang dacent foke, R. Piketah
Forness Flk. (1870) 31 ; Lan.' n.Lan. Thou o'er kaisty to eat the
meat (R.H.H.) ; n.Lan.', ne.Lan.'
KYTCH, V. Sc. To give a hitch up to anything carried
on the back ; to toss over the head ; to drag to and fro.
Ayr. Kytching his pack, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 188 ;
In gen. use (J.F.). Lnk. O' you they'd mak' a hurly-cart, an'
kytch ye owre the (lair, Nicholson Kihmiddie (1895) 93.
KYTCH, KYTE, KYTH, see Keytch, Kite, sb?. Kith.
KYTHE, V. and sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Dur. Yks. Also
written cythe Sc. ; and in forms caith Frf ; keeth Sc.
(Jam.) ; kith Sc. Nhb.' n.Yks.^; kyth Sc. n.Cy. [kaiS.]
1. V. To make known, to show, display.
Sc. It would have kj'thed Cellini mad, had he never done ony
thing else out of the gate, Scott Nigel {1Q22) v; When the moon
begoud to keek From Thetis' rim and kythe her disk, Drummono
Muckomachy (1846) 68. n.Sc. Some little thing of this nature,
whereby 1 might kyth mygratitude,WoDROwSf/.Si'o^. (ed. 1845-7)
II. 86. Frf. It is but a scorn for them to speak of sympathie that
is not ready to caith it in doing, ib. 72. Per. He began to kyth his
sickness the first of March, ib. I. 100. Rnf. Her Palace too, scarce
kythes o' eild, For cent'ries firm an' trig, Picken Poems (1813) I.
93. Ayr. Their faces blythe fu' sweetly kythe Hearts leal, Burns
Halloween (1785) St. 3. e.Lth. Ye banded friends for noble aims,
Wha kythe the kindly London face, Mucklsbackit Rliymes (1885)
17. n.Cy. Border Gl. (Coll. L.L.B.) Nhb.'
2. To become known or manifest, to appear, to show
oneself; to have the appearance, to seem, look.
Sc. True loves kythe in time o' need, Ferguson Prov. (1641)
32 ; I doubt if your sporran wad hae been as well filled as it kythes
to be by the weight, Scorr Rob Roy (1817) xxxiv. Elg, On thy
dark, thy monst'rous heart, Strong anguish never kythes, Couper
Poetry (1804) I. 136. Bch. Did Ajax' courage ever kyth, To say
anes he wad byde? Forbes Ulysses (1785) 22. Abd. He'll kyth
in his ain colours, Shirreps Fowis (1790) Gl. Frf. His heartie
was wae An' a' thing kythed dowie aroun', Wait Poet. Sketc/ies
(i88o) 29. Per. The rocks and woods in rosy light Were kythin'
like a fairy dream. Ford Harp (1893) 71. Fif. His skeilles, and
skriechs, and skellochs dreir, . . Made soon th' ambassadour to kythe,
Tennant Papistry (1827) 127. Ayr. She kythed in such a variety
of cuffs and ruffles, Galt Ann. Parish (1821) xxxviii. e.Lth. Na,
na, let him kythe in his ain colours, that folk may ken him. Hunter
J. Inwick (1895) 194. Edb. Face sae apcn, free and blytli, Nor
thought that sorrow there cou'd kyth, Fergusson Pofj»5 (1773)
3 R2
KYTHE
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KYUT
200, ed. 1785. Hdg. Ye plains an' vales that kythe sae fair!
LuMSDEN Poems (1896) i. Feb. Your counterfeit cythes for a wee
Like fruits o' grace, Affleck Poet. IVks. (1836) 96. Slk. He kythes
quick roon the corner (J.F. > ; He came to the den wi' the moss
inbound, An' O, but it kythed a lonesome dell ! Hogg Poems (,ed.
1865) 63. Gall. Mactaggart Eiicycl. (1824". Nhb. Aw'll nit
believe but there's fairies, though they dinnit kythe to een like
ours, Richardson Borderer's Tnble-bk. 1,1846) II. 136; Nhb.'
Hence (i) Kything, (a) sb. an appearance, manifesta-
tion ; [b)ppl.adj. revealing itself ; fig. of tlie sky: brighten-
ing, clearing ; (2) -sight, sb. the view a fisher has of the
motion of a salmon by marks in the water.
(i, a) Ayr. His abundant hair. ..was also clouded and streaked
with the kithings of the cranreuch of age, Galt Gilliaise (1823) i.
16) Abd. His eye caught something movan' on the hillside atween
him an' the kythan' sky, Deeside Tales (1872) 123. (2) n.Sc. As
distinguished from what they call a bodily sight (Jam.) ; When
they expect to have bodily sight, the fishers commonly use the
high sight on the Fraserfield side above the bridge; but below
the bridge . . . they have keething and drawing sights, State
Leslie o/Powis 1,1805) ia6 (16.).
3. To become intimate, to grow friendly ; to unite.
Abd. Do what I may, I fin, my heart aye kyth's to Willie yet,
Anderson Rhymes (1867) 48. Dur. On Tunstall grows the bonny
Rose, At Hetton, the lilly [sic'] pale ; But the bonny Rose, wont
kythe with Bowes, Sweet lilly of the Vale, Bishoprick Garl. (1834)
37. n.Yks.^ ' Does it kythe well ! ' does the composition mingle ?
4. sb. An appearance, show ; the appearance of growth.
Abd. But nature, thy feature, An" mien o' various kythe, Tarras
Poems (1804) 32 (Jam.'). Ayr. When Hughie's wearj' darg is done,
Whau's e'en but yet a kythe, man, White Joltings (1879) 219.
Nhb.' The tender shoots or blades of herbs or trees, Hodgson MS.
[1. For gentil herte kytheth gentillesse, Chaucer C. T.
F. 483. OE. c}'(hn, to make known (pret. cyMef.]
KYTHEN, .sA. Nhb.' The knot of sand thrown up by
sand-worms during a receding tide.
KYTHESOME, adj. Sc. Also written kythsome.
Of pleasant and prepossessing appearance.
Sc. Some folk sing o' the summer wi' its biythesome kythesome
days, Wright Laird Nicoll, 20. Per. An' biythsome an' kythsome,
Enjoy a dander sweet, Sinclair Lays (1818) 9 (Jam.).
KYUT, see Coot, 56.2
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LA, int. Yks. Lan. I. Ma. Won Ess. Som. and Amer.
[la.] 1. Oh! Lo ! prob. a corruption of ' Lord.'
e.Yks.i La, bud thoo's fond, MS. a<ld. ^T.H.) I.Ma. Stay la,
stay. Brown Yarns (1881) 72, ed. 1889. s.Wor. (H.K.) Som.
La ! I sim I could n' go away from Charterhouse, Raymond Men
o' Mendip (1898) v. [Amer. Dial. Notes (1896) L 74, 217.]
2. Comb, (i) La-hurr, an old hunting term, 'see the
hare ' ; (2) -ri, an exclamation denoting surprise ; (3) — •
there, an exclamation.
(i) nXan.i (2) Ess. Monthly Mag. (1814") I. 498; Ess.l (3)
Som. But la there ! I don't think much o' he, Raymond Tryphena
(1895) 44.
LA( A-, LAAD, see Look, Low, adj., Lade, v}, Load, sb.^
LAAG, V.''- and sb. Sh.I. Also in form laug. [lag.]
1. V. To pull, drag ; to draw by united effort.
My legs is at dat wi' da gjoger efter laagin' up shurely fifty
paet-kissies o' tatties fae da fit o' da toon, Sh. News i,Nov. 6, 1897) ;
Jakobsen Norsk in Sii. (1897) 115 ; S. & Ork.i
2. sb. A pull, shove (as with the oars, or in dragging a
boat over the beach).
Hae agen — Feth we're da better 0' dee, ray Sibbie, or dan we'd
no gotten sic laags, 5/(. Navs (Feb. 11, 1899) ; S. & Ork.'
3. ? Direction; lie of things; tack.
A'm seen dee apon anidder laag at a cairdin', S/i. News (Dec, a,
1899).
LAAG, v.^ Sh.I. [lag.] To pour water on ; to bale
out water.
Shu took da buggie wi' hit ower ta laag hit oot apo' William's
mull, 5/1. Netvs (Nov. 5, 1898).
[Norw. dial, iaga, to pour water on (Aasen).]
LAAGER, sb. Sh.I. Also in form laeger. The hali-
but, Hippoglossus vulgaris. Jakobsen Norsk in Sh. (1897)
89 ; S. & Ork.i
LAAGER, adj. Sh.I. Also in form laeger. Eager,
keen. S. & Ork.'
LAAK, V. Cor.^ To cover.
Ees laaked weth mud from top to toe.
LAAK, LAAL, see Lowk, v., Lake, f.', Lile.
LAALY, sb. Sh.I. [la'li.] A toy.
A creetik's pen is no a laaly, Burgess Rasinie (1892) 33.
LA AM, LAAN, LAANCE, see Lam, Lame,«fl>.', Land,
56.', Lowance.
LAAR, sb. Sh.I. A gentle breeze.
A boanie nicht hit wis, . . bricht munclicht an' a laar 0' wind
frae da sood-wast, Burgess Sketches, 89 ; S. & Ork.'
[Cp. Dan. taring, a slight breeze, cat's paw (Larsen).]
LAAR, LAAS, LAAT, LAATER, see Lers, Lace, sb.^,
Lart, Laughter.
LAAV, V. Sh.I. Also in form lauv. [lav.] Of a
bird : to hover in the air.
Shu glower'd efter da corbie, as he laav'd his uneven coorse,
Sh. Neivs (Apr. 29, 1899) ; Bit wis hit no dee 'at I saw dastreen,
Lauvin abOn da Fitchie green ? Junda Ktingraltool (1898) 8 ;
S. & Ork.i
[Norw. lave, to hano; on the point of falling (Larsen) ;
ON. la/a, to dangle (Vigfusson).]
LAB, 56.1 and t;.' Sc. Irel. I.Ma. [lab.] L s6. A blow.
Ags. (Jam.) I.Ma. I'll give you a lab if you won't keep quiet.
She gave him a lab on the lug (S.M.).
2. The act of throwing. Lnk. (Jam.) 3. A game of
marbles. N.I.' Cf. lob. 4. v. To strike severely ; to
beat. Sc. (Jam.), I.Ma. (S.M.) 5. To pitch, toss. Lnk.
(Jam.) 6. To fall flatly.
Sc. To lab in the glaur (Jam.). Ayr. Ne'er try to bamboozle
'im, Or else ye ... in the dyke-shuch may lab, Aitken Lays
(1883) 137.
LAB, sb.'^ and v? Sc. Irel. Nhb. Also written labb
Bwk. [lab.] 1. sb. A portion, piece. Cf. leb(b.
Sc. (Jam.) Abd. A lab o' the lassies' new made whey, Ruddi-
man Sc. Parish (1828) 71, ed. 1889. s.Sc. See that ye get labs by
herte O' the prophit Jerimiah, Watson Bards (1859) i°7- Bwk.
Neist day, the corn was blawn to labbs, Henderson Pop. Rhymes
(1856) 57. Ant. He has got alab o' money, Ballymena Obs. (1892 .
Hence Labie, sb. a large irregular piece.
Nlib.i With knives as keen as Hector's sword. They cut each
man a labie, Genuine T. IVInttle (1815).
2. V. To devour by picking or plucking out large pieces.
Bnff., Per. (Jam.) CId. Lab up your parritch an' rin (ib.).
Nhb.i The cushats is labbin the young bagies. Ducks lab in
feeding upon vegetables.
LAB, v.^ and sb.^ Som. Dev. Also written labb Dev.*
[lasb.] \. V. To 'blab,' let out secrets.
w.Som.* Be sure you don't zay nort about it to he, else he'll
sure to lab it out to zomebody or 'nother — he never can't keep
nothin.
2. sb. A tittle-tattler, chatterbox ; one who cannot keep
a secret ; also in comb. Lab-o'-the-tongue.
w.Som.' He's a rigler, proper lab. Dev. BowRING Lang. {1666)
I. pt. v; Dev.* n.Dev. Ees dedent thenk tha hads't a be' zich a
labb o' tha tongue, E.xin. Scold. (1746) 1. 3.
[1. Nother for loue labbe hit out, P. Plowman (c.) xiii.
39. \)\x.tabben,Xo bable (Hexham). 2. I nam no labbe,
... I nam nat lief to gabbe, Chaucer C T. a. 3509.]
LAB, adj. ? Obs. Sc. Intoxicated.
Gall. Johnnie Downie's cabin Whare aft dear Scotia's bard got
lab in, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 464, ed. 1876.
LABB, sb. Sc. The sound of the lapping of waves.
Gall. Mactaggart Encycl. (1824).
LABBER, I/.' and s6.' Nhb. Dur. Cum. Yks. Lin. Som.
[Ia'b9(r, lae'b3(r).] 1. v. To dabble or splash in water.
N.Cy.i Nhb. Splashing and labbering aboot i' the tide, Tyneside
Sngstr. (1889) 17; Nhb.i, Dur.i, Cum.i" n.Yks.^^; n.Yks.*
T'barn labbers aboot i' yon slap hoal whahl sha's drinch'd thruff.
ne.Yks.i He labbered aboot i' t'watther. m.Yks.*
Hence (i) Labbered, ppt. adj. of fish : mature enough
to ripple the stream ; (2) Labberment, sb. a splashing; a
washing of linen on a small scale.
(i) n.Yks.2 There's neea fry labber'd yet. (aln.Yks.' A dabbling
in water, as opposed to the regular working in water which a
' washing-day ' presupposes ; n.Yks.* m.Yks.' Give over making
such labberment.
2. To wet ; to become wet.
Dur.i n.Yks.'; n.Yks." To plod through wet grass or turnips.
e.Yks. (Miss A.) w.Yks. It's labord ms sadii ta gan intat wet gas
[grass] ta fetsh t'kye up ta milk. Yan gits labard sumtaims wi
liukin t'wet kOrn (W.H.).
Hence (i) Labberly, (2) Labbery, adj. wet. rainy.
(i) Som. A labberly May makes a good crop ol hay, Pulman
Sketches (1842) 69, ed. 1853. (2) n.Yks.^ Labbery weather.
e.Yks. I'se sorry you've coom'd to-night, missus, it's so labbry
(Miss A.).
3. To trail in the dirt ; to draggle.
n.Yks. (T.S.) w.Yks.s Cam hoam wi' her frock skirts rovven
an' labbering behint her.
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4. To besmear, esp. with mud ; to daub ; to lubricate ;
also used Jig.
n.Cy. ;Hall.) n.Yks.2 I gat sair labber'd ; n.Yks.», e.Yks.',
m.Yks.' nXin.' He was labber'd all oher wi' muck. She labber'd
butler on boath sides on her bread.
Hence ( i) Labbered-up, ppi. adj. very much besmeared
with mud ; (2) Labbery, adj. of roads : miry, muddy.
(i) e.Yks. You'll get strangely labbered up (Miss A); e.Yks.^
MS. add. (.T.H.) f2) ib.
5. Comb. Labber-gob, treacle.
e.Yks.' So called because the hps become besmeared with it
when it is eaten.
6. sb. A person whose dress is wet and draggled ; a
'draggle-tail.' n.Yks. (T.S.)
[1. Cp. Swab. dial. Idpperit, 'spielend in Fliissigkeiten
platschern' (Schmid).]
LABBER, v.'^ and sb!^ Sc. Som. Also in form lebber
Lth. (Jam.) ; lyabber Cai.^ 1. v. To 'slabber'; to make
a noise with the lips in swallowing a liquid ; to let fall
a portion of one's food while swallowing. Cai.', Bnff.',
Lth. (Jam.) 2. To loll out the tongue ; to lick up anj'-
thing. Som. (Hall.); W. & J. Gl. (1873). 3. sb. The
act of swallowing a liquid so hastily that a portion is
allowed to fall, and a noise made with the lips ; the noise
thus caused. Sc. (Jam.), Bnff.'
[1. LG. labbeni, ' lecken ' (Danneil).]
LABBET, sb. Cor. Also written labbat (-ut) Cor.^
[lae-bst.] 1. A boy that waits on a mason, butcher, &c. ;
a menial of the lowest grade.
Cor.3 I wen't be au labbat tu ee. w.Cor. Common (M.A.C.).
2. A fool. Cor.3
LABDAB, sb. e.An.' A profuse perspiration.
The wench is all of a lab dab.
LABE, i>. Sc. Chs. [leb.] To heap on, to place upon
in great quantities ; tojaj- on a burden. Cf. lave, sb}
Lnk. (Jam.) s.Chs.' Un ahy)m shboiir, aay dhi laibn dhu
biit'Or on, it)s shai-mfiil til bi-uwld [An' I'm sure, hai they laben
the butter on, it's shameful to behowld].
LABICAN. sb. Pern, [labakan.] A gossip, tattler,
busybody. See Lab, v.^
s.Pem. Thike Peg is a most miserable owld labican as ever was
(W.M.M.).
[Cp. LG. labbekatt, 'ein alberner Schwiitzer, Plauderer;
labbeloU, ein fauler Schwatzer, ein albernes Frauenzim-
mer' (Berghaus) ; Flem. labbekak, 'babbelaar' (Schuer-
MANS).]
LABIE, sb. Sc. Also written labbie Slk. ; lebbie
n.Sc. Lth. (Jam.) ; labey, laby Rxb. (Jam.) [le'bi, labi.]
The flap or skirt of a man's coat or shirt.
n.Sc. (Jam.) Ayr. The labies o' his sark were wamflin' in the
win'. Service Nolaiidums (1890) 20. Lth. (Jam.) Slk. He gies
the labbie of his jockey coat a fling back, Hogg Tales (1838 1 7,
ed. 1866. Rxb. The cou'ter thro't Had brunt his new coat labey,
A. ScoTT Poems (1808) 145.
LABIES, sb.^ N.Cy.^ Nhb.' A store ; plenty, abundance.
LABLOLLY, see Loblolly.
LAB-OATS, 56. />/. e.Suf. Sloppy food. (F.H.)
LABORD, see Lapboard.
LABOUR, V. and sb. Sc. Irel. Yks. and Amer. Also
written labor Amer. ; and in forms laaber Sh.I. Cai.' ;
lawbour Abd. [lebsr.] L v. To till, cultivate land ; to
plough.
Sc. The tenants had as much land as a plough could labour,
Monthly Mag.{iigZ,\\. 435; ih. 1800' I. 237 ; Francisque-Michel
Lang. 11882) 370. Cai.i Abd. Lawbourin the rigs in an honest
wye, Ale.xander Johnny Gibb (1871) xliv. Ayr. But wha wad
keep the handless coof, That couldna labour lea? Burns Can
ye labour lea, st. 3. N.I.' To labour a field.
Hence Labouring, sb. a farm.
Sc. Monthly Mag. (1798) II. 435; My hostess took me to sec
her labouring or farm, which was not much better than the labour-
ings of our gentry fifty years ago, Ramsay Sc. in Eighteenth Centiiiy
(1888) II. i8o. Sh.I. Doo canna be expeckit ta be fechtin' wi' a
laaberin', an' for my pairt, . . A'm sick an tired o' laaberin's, Sh.
News (Mar. ii, 1899).
2. To work as a mason's labourer ; to do rough as dis-
tinguished from skilled labour.
w.Yks. Regularly used. ' I am now labouring for the masons '
(W.H.V.).
Hence Labouring, vbl. sb. rough work as distinguished
from skilled labour.
w.Yks. He gate wark, but as it wor labourin he didn't cahr
long at one spot, Yks. IVkly. Post (Sept. 26, 1896;.
3. sb. Tillage.
Cai.' [Amer. A land measure of 177 acres. Dial. Notes (1896)
I. 191 ; Any field of small size, ib. 249.J
LABOUROUS, adj. Sc. Yks. [Igbsras.] 1. Labo-
rious. m.Yks.' 2. Labouring.
Ayr. The labourous folk with their wages, Galt Laiids{iZa6) ii.
LABOURSOME, adj^ n.Cy. Yks. Also in form
laaboursomew.Yks.' [Ie'b3(r)s3m.] Laborious ; fatiguing.
n.Cy. (Hall.), N.Cy.' n.Yks.' ; n.Yks. 2 We've a lang labour-
some geeat te gan ; n.Yks.", ne.Yks.' e.Yks. Heead-wark's as
laboursome as backwark, Nicholson Fik-Sp. (1889) 5; e.Yks.',
m.Yks.', w.Yks.'
[He hath, my lord, wrung from me my slow leave By
laboursome petition, Shaks. Hamlet, i. ii. 59.]
LACE, sb.^ and i'.' 'Var. dial, uses in Sc. and Eng.
Also in forms laas 'Wm. ; laayce Brks.' ; laice, lais
w.Yks. ; leaas Cum. ; leace Cum. Lan.' n.Lan.' ; leas
Cum.*; leass Cum.'; leeace n.Yks.** e.Yks.'; leyace
L\V.' ; liase Lakel.* [les, leas, lias.] 1. sb. In comb.
(i) Lace-horse, a short three-legged trestle, to support
the pillow in the lap of the lacemaker; (2) -running, obs.,
a fashion of working by hand a running pattern on a
ground of Not. net; (3) -song, a jingling song sung by
young lacemakers.
(i) Nhp.' Sometimes a semicircular band or half hoop is attached
to the top of the tressel, to hold the pillow when it is not in use,
or to relieve the knees from the weight of the larger pillows when
at work. (2) s.Not. (J.P.K.) (3) Nhp.« ; Nhp.^ The burdens,
stanza, &c., so arranged as to assist the young worker in com-
puting the various movements of the bobbins. Lace-making is
almost always accompanied with singing.
2. The round stick used to form the mesh in netting
fishing-nets. Dor. (C.V.G.)
3. V. Fig. To beat, flog ; esp. in phr. to lace a person's
jacket; also usedy?g'. to beat in competition.
N.Cy.'.Dur.' LaUeL^ Ah II liase thi jacket. Cum. Beurdy, at ah
was gaan teh give a leaasin tull, S.\rgisson Joe Scoap (1881) 40 ;
Cum.* Wm. Gibson Leg. and Notes (1877) 93. n.Yks. ^^ A good
leeacing ; n.Yks.* Ah'll lace the soondly when Ah catch iha.
e.Yks.' If thoo diz that ageean Ah'll leeace thi jacket fo' tha.
w.Yks.'^j w.Yks.5 He desarves his back weel laacing. Lan.
Towd me hoo'd get me well laced, Sngs. of IVdsons (1865) 45 ;
Lan.' To strike with a leather thong. n.Lan.', e.Lan.' Chs. Th'
lad desarves a reight-dine good lacin', S/ira/ (1878) I. 61 : Chs.'
s.Chs.' Ahy I gy'iv ini u reg ilur giid lai'sin, un see iv dhaat)!
shaa'rpn im iip aan'i [I'll give him a regilar good lacin', an' see if
that'll sharpen him up annyj. s.Stf. He could lace all the chaps
in the place at runnin i_T.P.). Der.^, nw.Der.' s.Not. A took a
gret stick, an' a did lace 'em (J.P.K.) n.Lin.' Cum thy waays fra
them berry-treas or I'lllaace the. s.Lin. (f.H.R.), Nhp.', 'War.'sa
Shr.' If that lad wuz mine I'd lace 'im as lung as I could stand o'er
'im ; Shr.2, Hrf.2, Oxf.' A/5, add. Brks.' Thee 'ooll get a laaycin'
when me-uster zees what c hcv a-bin at. Hnt. (T.P.F.), e.An.'
Nrf. Holloway. Snf. e.An. Dy. Times {iB^s) ; Suf.', e.Suf. (F.H.),
Ken. (G. B.), Ken.' Sus. Holloway. Hmp.' I laced 'un sweetly.
I.W.' w.Som. ' To flog with some weapon, as a strap or pliant
cane. The word would not be used to imply a beating with fists,
stiff stick, or cudgel. The idea of chastisement or correction is
implied in this word. A mother would use it to a child. ' Let
me zee thee do it agee-an ! and zee nif I don't lace thy backside.'
Dev. I'll lace thee till thee kissent stand ! Hev/ztt Peas. Sp. (189a).
n.Dev. Chell lace tha, Exm. Scold. (1746) I. 80. nw.Dev. (R.P.C.),
Cor.' 2
4. To mix spirits with tea or coffee ; to mix anything
with tea.
Ayr. Their Bohea ... no doubt but it had a lacing of conek, Galt
Ajin. Parish (i8si) ii. Nhb.' Cum. 'We'll always hae the bottle
on ... an leace our tea, Anderson Ballads (ed. 1840) 67 ; Cum.*
Ale warmed in a kail-pot or set-pot, sweetened and spiced, laced
with rum. n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ Tea leeac'dwi'gin ; n.Yks.* m.Yks.'
Thou's laced some honey into that tea of thine, my lad. n.Lin.'
To put a small quantity of spirits into any kind of drink. sw.Lin.'
LACE
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Tliey won't think much to it, unless their tea is laced. War.^
May I lace your tea?
Hence (i I Laced,///, adj. intoxicated; (2) Laced-cup,
sb., (3) -tea, tea or cotiee mi.xed with spirits.
(i) Lakel.* (2I Cum. A glass of rum poured into the last cup
[of tea], and called a laced cup, Dickinson Ciimby. (1876) 79;
Cura.l* 3' N.Cy.', Lakel.2, Dur.i, w.Yks.'
LACE, sb? Cor. Also written lase. [les.] A Cornish
perch : 324 square feet ; also sixteen feet square of land.
I had twenty lases of baga-roots, Thomas Rancligal Rlnines
(1895) 6; N.if Q. (1869) 4th S. iv. 253 ; (J.W.) ; Cor.12
LACE, sb? Yks. A small crack or break in stone.
yV. iy Q. (1869') 4th S. iv. 324. w.Yks. In most cases, hardly
discernible, till the stone breaks. Laces most freq. occur near
' throws ' or ' ruttles ' (W.H.V.).
LACE, V? Yks, Not. Lin. Also in form leeace n.Yks."
e.Yks.' [les, leas. Has.] To go along at great speed.
n.Yks.'^, e.Yks,', w.Yks, (J.W.) Not, I laced away from him
(J.H.B,). n.Lin,' She did cum laacin' past,
LACE, v.^ and sA." Cor.^ [les.] \. v. To carry, convey.
' Vou lace the barrow up to the first gaate, and I'll lace un the
rest ov the waj'.' To lace a ' turn of water,' i. e. to carry the water.
2. sb. Phr. to fetch a lace of anything, to go for and bring
back any article.
LACER, sb. Yks. Also in form leeacer n.Yks.'^*
e.Yks.' MS. add. (T,H.) [le'ssir), H3S3(r.] Any person
or thing unusually large or good. Cf. lacing.
n.Yks.' ; n.Yks.^ That now is a leeacer ; n.Yks," e.Yks.i MS.
add.l.n.) m.Yks.i
LACHE, ib. Sc, Nhb. Dur. Cum. Wm. Yks. Lan. Chs.
Der. Also written latch Sc. (Jaji.) Bnff',' Cum,'* ; and
in forms lach w,Yks. ; lack n,Cy, ; laich e.Lan.' ; laych
Chs.' ; leach Lan. nw.Der.' ; leche Dur. Yks. ; leech
Lan.' Chs,3 ; letch N,Cy.' Nhb.' Wm. w.Yks.^ [latj, leitj,
letj,] 1, A pond ; a pool.
Lan. One of the fragments lay in a leach of blood, Brierley
Iikdale (i868j 163 ; Lan.>, e.Lan.', Chs.', nw.Der.'
Hence Lache-hole, sb. a muddy hole ; a puddle. Der.°,
nw.Der.'
2. A swamp, a quagmire ; a 'dub' ; a wet mass.
Sc, ' If we were ance by Withershin's Latch the road's no near
sae saft,' . . They soon came to the place he named, a narrow
channel, through which soaked, rather than flowed, a small
stagnant stream, mantled over with bright green moss, Scott Guy
M. (iSis"! xxiii ; Francisque-Michel Lang. (1882) 425. Bnfif,'
N,Cy.' Along narrow swamp in which water moves slowly among
rushes and grass. Nhb. Just at the foot of Fernham Letch, 'Where
Drummond drew a half drowned wretch, Proudlock Borderland
A/K.sf 1896) 344 ; Nhb.', Cum.i", Wm. (J,H.),Yks. 1,K.) w.Yks.'
Louping ower dubs, laches an sikes, ii, 295; w.Yks.^* Lan.'
Comin' tearin' alung i' th' dark, aw went reet through a leach o'
watter, an' o'er my shoe-tops. Chs.* A spring in a field forming
a swamp.
3. An occasional watercourse ; a narrow ditch ; a deep
cart-rut ; a gutter washed by the tide on the sea-shore.
Cf lake, sb?
w.Sc. (Jam.) n.Cy. Grose (1790^ Dur. (K.), Cum.''', Yks.
(Hall.) w.Yks. Hutton 7o»r to Coz^fs (1781), ne.Lan.'
Hence Latchy, adj. full of ruts. w.Sc. (Jam.)
[1. MHG. lache, ' lache, pfiitze ' (Lexer) ; so Swiss dial,
ildiotikon); Tirol dial. lak\ ' kleines stehendes Wasser'
(Schopf). 3. OE. lacii (/ace), a stream of running water
(Karle Charters, 465),]
LACHT, L ACHTER.LACHTHER, see Loft, Laughter.
hACltiG.ppl.adj. Yks, Also written leeacing n.Yks.^
e.Yks.' MS. add. [liasin.] Large; tall; of superior
quality. Cf lacer.
n. Yks.° A leeacing chap. e.Yks.' A leeacin tonnap. A leeacin
OSS. MS. add. (T.H.J
LACING-MOB, sb. Obs. Yks. Also in form leeacing
n.Yks.* An old woman's cap, enriched with lace. n.Yks.'^,
m.Yks.'
LACK, v.^ Irel. Bdf Ken. Sus. Hmp. LW. Som. Dev.
Cor. Also in forms lackee Dev.' ; lacky w.Som.' Cor. ;
lauck, lock Wxf ' [lak, Isek.] 1. To be in need of; to
fall short of; to miss.
Wxf.', Ken.2 I.W,' I lacks zum moour beer, Som. Me heart
was nigh broke wi' lacken' an' longen', Leith Lemon Verbena
(1895"! 6. w.Som.' The most usual word, esp, in the hill district.
' My Tommy was vourteen months old, lack a daj', when my man
was a brought in dead,' ' I count you do lack vor ate some more
beef an' pudden avore you'll be able vor t'an'le thick.' Dev,' I'm
a guess I've a be lack'd, 14. Cor. To buy a pound o' backy. That us
and measter wonderfully lacky, Corniuall, in Cent. Mag. (,1762' 287.
2. To be absent, esp. from home ; to loiter.
w.Som.' Can er depend 'pon ee, eens you 'on't lacky hon the
lime do come ? Dev. Lackeeing indel an' ondel ruze th' contra-
zide vro' cock-leart ter dimmet, Madox-BrowiN Dwale Blutli (1876)
II. v; Dev.' Why did a lackee so long and make ma keep et
zimmering in the crock! 12. n.Dev. Tha wut lackee an overwhile
avore tha coms't, E.xni. Seold. 1 1746) 1, 199,
Hence (1 ) Lacker, adj. absent from and missed at home ;
(2) Lackish, slow, backward, reluctant to act.
(i) n.Dev. Holloway. (2) Bdf. Very lackish to do't (J.W.B.).
3. To desire, wish.
Sus. I don't lack any poor fellur to get hisself in sich a mess as
I did, Lower Jan Cladpole (1872) 4, Haip.' I lacks to go.
LACK, V? and sb. Sc. Der. Lei. e.An. s.Cy. Also
written lak Sc. ; and in form lake Sc. [lak.] 1. v. To
dispraise, slight, undervalue ; to malign, calumniate.
Sc. He that laks my mare would buy my mare. Herd Coll. Sngs.
(1776)6/. Bnfi.' Bch. Sadly me she sham'd and lacked, Forbes
Dominie (1785) 39. Abd. I didna mean to lack The ane, when I
but of the other spak, Ross Helenore (1768) 84, ed. 1812, Edb.
When that I buy, this my use. What I would have I loath and
lack, Pennecuik ]Vks. (1715) 393, ed. 1815, e,An,', e.Suf. (F.H.)
s.Cy. Ray (i6gi).
2. sb. The act of vilifying. Bnff.'
3. A disgrace, scandal.
Sc. Ye've married een below our degree, A lake to a' our kin
KiNLoCH Ballads (1827) 203,
4. Loss, harm, damage. Lei.' He won't take lack.
5. Phr. to take the lack, obs., to be slighted, jilted, used of
a lover when he departs suddenly. Der.'
[1. Yit somwhat lakken him wolde she, Chaucer R.
i?os<', 284. 5. EFris. /ff4'<'H, ' tadein, schmahen,schimpfen ;
Redensart (in Bezug auf Madchen die einen Freier erst
verachten u. schlecht machen) ' (Koolman).]
LACK, V? e.An.' Also in form lag. [laek.] Of a
goose : to come repeatedly to, and continue for some time
in her nest. Cf, lag, ////.
Said to be a sign of her desiring incubation.
LACK(-, see Lache, Lawk(s.
LACKA-DAISY-ME, int. Yks. Lin. Brks. Also
written lack-a-daayse'me n.Lin.' ; lack-a-daaysy-me
Brks,' An exclamation of surprise. n.Yks. (T.S.), w.Yks.
(J.W.), n.Lin,', Brks.'
LACKANEE, /;//. Sc. Alas !
Rnf. But O lackanee! had he kent but a styme O' the blirt that
was brewiu' for him, Picken Poems (1813) II. 134,
LACKEN, sb. Sc. Coarse German cloth.
s.Sc. ' James Pettie, merchant,' over a door garnished on each
side with lacken, Wilson Tales (1839) V, 177,
[G. Laken, cloth.]
LACKEY, sb. Yks. Not. [la'ki,] A messenger; an
errand-boy ; a ' hanger-on.'
w.Yks, (J,W,) s,Not. Ah war a butcher's lackey once [i,e.
errand-boy], I'll not be your lackey; do your arrands yourself
(J,P,K.).
['Mong boys, grooms, and lackeys, Shaks. Hen. VIII,
V. ii. 18.]
LACKIE, s6. Sh.L Also in form lakie. [laki.]
1. A clout, rag ; a contemptuous term for a garment.
Though ivery fauld o' your lackie was a leaf o' da Cunlession,
an' ivery hair apo your head da treed o'a long-winded theological
argument, Stewart Tales (1892 260.
2. The third stomach of a ruminating animal ; the
stomach. (W.A.G.), S. & Ork.'
[1, 2. Norw. dial, lake (also lakje), a rag, clout, the loose
part of a garment ; also, the third stomach of a ruminating
animal, 'omasum' (Aasen).]
LACKITS, sb. pi. n.Cy. Nhb. Nhp. [la'kits,] Small
sums of money ; oddments.
n.Cy, Grose ^1790) Supfl. (P.); N.Cy.' Nhb,' Obs. Nhp.'
LACK-O'-ME
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Vails or gifts to seirants. . . In some places a sovereign or half-
sovereign is called a lackit, and the term is not applied to any
smaller sum of money.
LACK-O'-ME, int. Sh.I. Woe's me !
Eh ! lack o' me, I'm wae to see you, Stewart Tales (1892) 58.
LACKY, si. w.Yks.^ [laki.] A term used in playing
marbles ; the last turn. Cf. larry, adj.^
LACKY, V. Dev. [Not known to our correspondents.]
To beat severely. (Hall.)
LACKY, see Lack, v}
LAD, sb} and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. and Eng. Also
in forms lade w.Som.' ; ? lant- e.Lan.' [lad.] \. sb. In
cotiib. (1) Lad-bairn, a male child; (2) -candlestick, the
common oxlip. Primula variabilis ; (3) -lass, a rough,
romping girl, a tomboy ; (4) -licked, beaten or vanquished
by a youth; (5) -like, boyish, masculine; (6) -louper, a
romp, tomboy; aforwardgirl; (7) -'s-love, (a) the southern-
wood, Artemisia Abrotaiinm ; (b) in phr. as light as
lads-love, very light, pufty, inflated; (8) -love-lass, (9)
-'s-lover (Lants lavver), see (7, a) ; (10) — of wax, a fine
spirited fellow; a sharp, clever youth; (11) -savvur, see
(7, a) ; (12) -wean, a little boy ; (13) -wench, see (3) ; (14)
Lads-alive, an exclamation.
(i) Sc. Atween the bowsters and the wa', It's there they got a
bonnie lad-bairn, Kinloch Ballads {1827) 255. Ayr. Seven weans
— five dochters, and twa twin-babies o' lad bairns, Galt Sir A.
Wylie (1822) xc. Lnk. Your wife's brought to bed wi' a bra lad
bairn, Graham IVii/iiigs (1883') II. 141. Nhb. She was the proud
mother of 'a lad-baivn,' s.Tyiiedale Stud. (1896) Robbie Armstrong.
LakeL^, n.Yks.^ w.Yks. Which is t'cheapist — lad-barns or lasses?
Yks. IVkly. Post (Feb. 8, 1896). (2) Cum.« (3) n.Yks. Stop in,
thou great lad-lass (I.W.). {4) ne.Lan.i Shr.i The owd uns bin
'ard-fisted, but the young uns bin nimble, j'o' sin, an' so owd Jim
got lad-licked ; Shr.2 (5) n.Yks.= A ladlike lass. (6) n.Yks.
Thuz naut bat a girt ladlauper, Olas gain amaij lads. Yon savant
las ot dhev gitan tat top hus iz a gart ladlauper, shaz olas okarin
eftort'lads(W.H.); n.Yks. " 3«, m.Yks.i (7, n Sc. A fainter sug-
gestion of . . . lad's-love in the old china cup, Keith Indian Uncle
(1896') 44. Abd. (Jam.) GaU. I should like to plant lad's love and
none-so-pretty on her grave. Crockett Standard Bearer (1898) 272.
N.Cy.i.Nhb.i, nCum. (B. & H.) Yks. A'a/;i)f A'o/f5, N0.9. n.Yks.^,
w.Yks.' 2 Lan. Wi ladslove clumped between, Clegg Sketches
(1895) 476; Lan.', n.Lan.', ne.Lan.i, e.Lan.', Chs.'^^ Midi. The
scent of the honeysuckle and ladslove, Bartram People of Clapton
(1897) 112. nw.Der.i, Not. (L.C.M.), Not.', s.Not. (J.P.K.), Lin.',
n.Lin.', sw.Lin.', Rut.*, Lei.' Nhp.' Look up the trees beneath
the eaves Sweet-briar and lad's-love, swelling into leaves, Clare
Shep. Calendar (1827) 32. War.3, Wor. (J.R.W.), Shr.l, e.An.»
Lon. Mavhew Loud. Labour {18^1) I. 137, col. 2. Sus.' s.Hmp.
She sent up a bit o' lad's-love, Verney L. Lisle (1870) xi. Dev.
He with a bit of lad's love in his buttonhole, O'Neill Idyls (18^2)
3 ; Dev.S", Cor.^ {d) n.Yks.* Our loaf's as light as lad's love. (8)
w.Yks. (W.M.E.F.), n.Lin.i (9) e.Lan.' (10) Nhb. And here
comes te the lads-o'-wax, Wilson Oiling Dicky's Wig (1826) 2 ;
Nhb.' ' Howay, lads-o'-wax ! ' — a common exhortation to rally for
a charge or a fresh effort. e.Yks.' Noo mi lad o' wax ! get oot o'
way. n.Lin.' (11) Lan.' (12) Sc. Bonny orphan lad-weans twa
To seek their bread wi' me, Hogg Jacob. Rel. (ed. 1874) II. 175.
(13) s.Stf. Everybody liked her, lad-wench tho' her was, Pinnock
Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). (14) Nhb.' A freq. preface to a sentence.
2. Phr. (i) Ah lads.' or Allads! an exclamation of sur-
prise ; (2) bad lad, the devil ; (3) lads in black, the clergy,
ministers ; (4) the black lad, (5) the old lad, see (2).
(i) n.Yks. Ah ! lads of Cleveland (I.W.). w.Yks. Allads, oud
frend, thah's geen us a clencher at last, Bywater Sheffield Dial.
(1839) 4; w.yks.2 Allads, Dicky! (2)n.Yks.2 w.Yks. Common,
Leeds Merc. Siippl. (July 11, 1891). (3) Edb. The masked stings
About the lads in black that hings, Liddle Poems (1821) 142. (4)
Sc. The auld black lad may hae my saul, if I ken but o' ae Mac-
nab, Ford Thistledown (1891) 317. (5) Ayr. The Auld Lad cam
ben wi' a veesage o' wunner And speered them the cause o'
that horrible yell, Service Notandiims (1890) go. n.Cy. (J.W.)
w.Yks. Sum freetful craters ... at ad a scaard t'owd lad, Tom
Treddlehoyle Fr. E.xhibilion (c. 1856) 43. Lan. Scutterin' past
as if th' owd lad wur droivin', Brierlev Irkdale (1865) 14, ed.
1868. s.Chs.' Yo must ha' gotten th' owd lad upo' yur back, or
yO wouldna be so nazzy, 53.
3. A familiar or afiectionate term for a man ; a husband,
son, or boon companion, a fellow. Also useAftg.
Sc. He relaxed the reins, and shook them loosely. 'Come now,
lad, take j-our ain way o't — let's see where ye'll take us through,'
Scott Gny M. (18 15) HI. ii. Sh.L Roond "ta da lad dan turnin.
Burgess Rasmie (1892) 54. Bnff. One of them was almost thrown
into convulsions when he knew that a ' worm was out.' . . When
any of them wanted a scene, they merely said, ' Geordie, there's
a lad oot!' Smiles Natur. (1876) vi. Abd. The wabster lad bang'd
to his feet, Cock Strains (1810') II. 135. Kcd. All j-e lads w^ith
balded pow, Where curly locks lang since did grow, Jamie
Muse (1844) 45. Per. He sends word to a' his counsellors,
a' the ablest lads he has gathered about him, Sandy Scott (1897)
32. Ayr. He's a gey lad, Johnston Glenbtickie {i88ci) 2zi. Edb.
Sae rules my lad ilk pawkie wife, Macneill Bygane Times (1811)
19. N.Cy.' Nhb.' A company of comrades — not necessarily
young men. 'Haaks's lads,' ' Backworth lads.' Dur.' He's the lad
for running. LakeL* w.Yks. We begin to understand one
another better bi nah, dooant we lad? Hartley Tales, 2nd 8. 27;
w.Yks.3 The 33rd Regiment are called ' Havercake Lads'; the
Oddfellows ' th' Odd Lads." Lan. (S.W.) Chs.' A man will
address his boon companion as ' owd lad.'
4. A bachelor, an unmarried man.
Sc. The men are all lads, however old, so long as they remain
in a state of ' single blessedness,' Brockett Gl. (1846) ; He's no
married yet, he's only a lad (Jam.). Cai.' Ags. Auld lad, an old
bachelor (Jam.).
5. A male lover, sweetheart.
Sc. O, the jads ! The minister's awa — they've in their lads,
Leighton IVds. (1869) 20. Cai.' Abd. Ye've a lad yersel", eh?
Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 78. Kcd. The maids they were milking
and bughting the ewes, And some wi' their lads on the gay
broomy knowes, Jamie Muse (1844) 68. Frf. Lang was I to my
lad's departure sweer, Morison Poems (1790) 126. Per. Having
had, thretty years syne, a lad o' her ain, Nicoll Poems (ed. 1843)
92. Dmb. If he has lost his lass his antie has gotten a lad, Cross
Disruption (1844) vii. Rnf. When a lad that loes 3'e weel . . .
Maks offer o' his heart and hame, Barr Poems (1861) i. Ayr.
They had a' lads ; indeed, half the young fallows of the kintra side
were gyte aboot them. Service Dr. Dtiguid (ed. 1887) loi. Lnk.
If Mary Anne has a lad, she will stand by him, Roy Generalship
(ed. 1895) 151. Kcb.My heart is leal to the lad I lo'e, Armstrong
Ingleside (1890) 19. Nhb.' She wis gan a waak wiv her lad.
w.Yks. (J.W.), ne.Lan.'
Hence to be lad and lass, phr. to be lovers.
Frf. Gudeman, when we were lad an' lass, Your tongue was
like a honey kaim, Smart Rhymes (1834) 207.
6. A manservant, menial ; a farm-servant.
Sc. ' Lay up like a laird and seek like a lad.' Spoken to them
who take no care to lay up what they had in their hands, and so
must drudge in seeking of it, Kelly Prov. (1721) 240; A male
servant who has not arrived at manhood, or at least at his prime
(Jam.). Abd. The farmer'll gang forth and look about. An* raise
the lads ... to yoke them to the Hail, Beattie Paiings (1801) 34,
ed. 1873. N.Cy.' The grandfather of a friend of mine . . . used to
ask for his servant, aged about 55 or 60, ' Where is my lad ? '
Nhb.' An unmarried farm servant. ' Sarvin-lads hez getten good
weyges thor hirin.' Dur.', e. Dur.' ne.Lan.' A boy servant, a low
common youth.
7. A person, used depreciatingly of cither sex
w.Som.' Nearly always qualified by ' purty.' ' Her's a purty
old lade, her is, and no mistake.' ' He's another purty lade, let'n
alone and zay nort, he'll put in 'bout of a two or dree bricks an
hour.'
8. Used of a person or thing that is very good or very bad.
s.Per. ' It's a lad,' it's a very rainy, windy, or warm day.
' Ye' re a lad,' an extreme instance of your class. Of a very bad
little girl the remark was made, ' Mary's a lad ' (G.W.).
9. V. In pass, to be born, said of a male child.
w.Yks. Yo see afoare you t'wonderfulest lad as iver wor ladded,
Hallam IVadslcy Jack ;i866) i.x.
LAD, sb.'^ Lakel. [lad.] A pile or stack, esp. in comb.
Lad stones, stones piled on the top of a mountain.
Lakel.' Cum.'* As on Wetherlamb Mountain.
[OE. hlced, a pile (Sweet) ; ON. Mai! and hladi, a pile,
stack (Vigfusson).]
LAD, 56.3 Yks. [lad.] 1. The upright bar of an old-
fashioned spinning-wheel, which turns the wheel. n.Yks.
(I.W.) 2. A stay for timber work; a back stay for corves
or wagons. w.Yks. (J. P.), (T.T.)
LAD, see Lade, t'.', Lead, v.
LADDER
[497]
LADDIE
LADDER, sb. and v. Van dial, uses in Sc. Irel. and
Eng. [la'dalr, la'^afr, le'tSs(r.] I. sli. Dial, forms,
(i) Laddher, (2) Lader, (3) Ladther, (4) Larder, (5) Latha,
(6) Lather, (7) Lathor, (8) Latther, (9) Leather, (10)
Ledder, (11) Ledor, (12) Lether, (13) Luthur.
(i) Ir. The loan of a laddher, Paddiaiia (ed. 1848^ II. 72. (2)
Der. Addy Gl. (1888) (s.v. Alader). (3) w.Ir. The bishop had the
cunnin'to take away the ladtheis, l-OVZB. Leg. (1848)1.89. Lan.',
e.Lan.i, Chs.', se.Wor.^ (4I Sus.' I was going across totherday-
morning to fetch a larder. (5) Nrf. I had to get a latha to go up
on the stack, Emerson Son of Fens (1892) 148. 161 Lnk. He . . .
speel'd the lather like a monkey. Lemon St. Mitngo (1844) 74.
e.Yks. Come off yer lather, Nicholson /7i-5^. (1889) 13; w.Yks.^,
Lan.i, Chs.i s.Stf. Pinnock B/*. Cv. ^hh. (1895I. Not.i Fetch
t'long lather. Rut.', Lei.l, Nhp.i War.^ ; War.* Mother, have
yersee'd our new lather? Shr.'.Glo.', Oxf.'.Ken.', Som.(W.F.R.)
(7) Nhb.' (8) e.An.i Nrf. Brookes Tmr/s G/. Ken.(G.B.) (9)
N.Cy.', w.Yks.2 Not. Throsby Tlwrolon's Hist. Not. (1797) III.
456 ; Not.l, Lei.i (lo) Sc. (Jam.'I Flf. Stay is the ledder of death,
Melvill Antobiog. (1610) Introd. 63, ed. 1842. N.Cy.', w.Yks.2
(11) Rut.' The top of y" Ledor, Ace. (1760) (s.v. Lather). (12)
Rnf. They've aff the lether ta'en, By whilk he'd to his eyrie gane.
Young PiWk/cs (1865) 155. Ayr. Ken how to speel the lether,
SiLLAR Pofxis (1789) 168. Lth. A painter off a lether, Strathesk
More Bits led. 1885) 286. Nhb. Could learnin's lether moont se
hee, Wilson Pitman^ s Pay [ 1843) 57 ; Nhb.', w.Yks.^ Not. Some
folks calls it a lether (LC.M. 1 ; Not.', s.Not. (J.P.K;.\ Lin.'
n.Lin. Sutton Wds. (1881). sw.Lin.', Rut.', Lei.', War.3, e.An.'
Nrf. Hain the lether, Cozens-Hardy Broad Nrf. (1893' 63. (13)
e.An.' Nrf. Brookes Tracts Gl.
II. Dial. uses. 1. sb. In couib. (i) Ladder-cart, a
skeleton hay-cart; (2) -loose or -lowse, a dropped stitch
in a stocking, &c. ; (3) -stave, {a) the rung or round of a
ladder; (i) a joint of beef at the flank near the ribs; (4)
•stid, a right to put a ladder upon another man's land,
when repairing, &c. ; (5) — to Heaven, the Jacob's ladder,
Polaiioiiiiiin caeriikimt ; (6) -tree, the piece of wood or
iron in front of a cart that regulates the angle to which it
can be tilted for unloading ; (/y) -tying, the process of
fastening the upper branches ol the hop-plant to the pole.
(1) nw.Dev.' Rare. (2) w.Yks.' It has prob. received this
denomination, because when a loop slips, the bars, as they are
called, cross the stocking, like the staves in a ladder (s.v. Louse-
ladder). (3, n) Lei.', War.a i A) w.Yks.=, Not.', Lei.' (4) Der.
We the jury doe asigne him alader stid or roome to get alader at
convenyent times in the yeare, Hohiiesjield Court Rolls (1709) in
Addy Gl. (1888). (5) Lnk. Patrick Plants (1831) 115. (6) Cor.^
(7) Sus.' The pole is reached by women standing on ladders.
2. A frame in the form of a ladder on which to store
cheeses.
Wor. Auction catalogue of the furniture, &c. of a farmer :
' Cheese cowl, ladder and tram,' N. & Q. (1894) 8th S. vi. 329;
A frame not unlike a short ladder which crossed the cheese cowl,
resting on its edges, ib. 497. Som. Cheese ladders made ladder-
fashion for the sake of ventilation (W.F.R.).
3. Part of the movable framework of a cart for carrying
hay, &c.
Bdf. The ladder lengthens the cart behind the body, Batchelor
Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) '^8.
4. A part of a wooden plough.
nw.Dev.' The hand-rest ... is nailed to the front spill and to
the outside bar of the ladder, which is carried by the hal. The
grute-rest ... is also nailed to the front spill and the ladder (s.v.
SuU).
5. Obs. A gallows, gibbet.
So. We'll dance upon the ladder tap Whan Hangie puts Meg in
the rope, Pennecuik Coll. (1787) 11. Or. I. When he was upon
the ladder he prayed that God would inflict some visible judge-
ment on his Uncle, Wallace Desc. Or. I. (1693) 46, ed. 1883.
Per. Then in a tether, he'll swing from a ladder, Ford Harp
(■893) 58.
6. V. Obs. To apply a ladder to, for the purpose of
ascending.
Sc. His friends came rushing forward to ladder [ledder, ed. 1814]
the walls and rescue him, Pitscottie Chron. Sc. (1768) 191 (Jam.).
7. To hang down.
Lakel. Thi shoe whang's ladderen aboot lowse (B.K.).
LADDER, see Lalder, v}
VOL. III.
LADDIE, sb. Sc. n.Cy. Nhb. Lakel. Yks. Lan. Lin.
Also in forms ladie Bch.; lathie Bnft'. Frf. Edb. [la'di.]
1. A young lad or boy ; a young son ; an affectionate or
familiar term for a man. Also used altrib.
Sc. He wears a tousie red wig that micht set a haflin laddie,
Keith Indian i'ncle (1896) 4. n.Sc. Ye hae beat my laddie wi'
the tag fower times in ae week, Gordon Carglen (1891) 168.
Bnff. I'll come an' meet wi' thee, my Lathie, Taylor Poems {i ■]8^)
172. Bch. I might be wady. For getting sik a lusty ladie, Forbes
Dominie (1785) 40. Kcd. I . . . warsled sair wi' English facts To
pang my laddie head, Grant Lays (1884) 133. Frf. It is, my
lathie, and 111 keep kick, kick, kicking away to the nth time,
Barrie Tommy (1896) xxxvi. Per. Hoo's yir laddies. Dominie ?
Ian Maclaren Brier Bush (1895) 15. Fif. Mistress Douglas has
gotten a laddie. Meldrum Margredel. (1894) 102. Ayr. I'll follow
the gipsy laddie. Ballads and Sngs. (1846) I. 9. Lnk. Laddies an'
lassies wi' wee bare feet, Thomson Leddy May (1883) 13. Ltli.
Dinna fricht your laddie wi' the 'black-boo' man, Ballantine
Poems (1856) 146, Edb. Bred to be a shepherd lathie, Liddle
Poems (1821) 197. Gall. Come into my room, laddie ! Crockett
Siickit Min. (1893) 5. Wgt. Like ither wee laddies, my belly got
toom, Fraser Poems (1885) 56. Nhb. (R.O.H.) Cum. From
cursty thus oft Peggy seemed to haste. . . Ay, laddy, seein'd
indeed, Relph Misc. Poems (1747) 17 ; Cum.'", Lin.'
Hence (i) Laddikie, (2) Laddock, sb. a little lad, a
term of affection for a boy.
(i) Abd. He wud be sair affeckit no? — he liket the laddikie,
Alexander Ain Flk. (1882) 199. Frf. A gey guid-lookin bit
laddikie aboot saxteen j'ears auld, LowsoN Gnid/ollow (i8go) 5-}.
{2) Lnk. Our Jack wha wis a little gabby gaun laddock, Graham
Writings (1883! II. 136.
2. Comb, (i) Laddie-bairn, a male child; (2) -band, a
band or troop of boys ; (3) -cowt, a term of affection ; (4)
•days, boyhood, the days of youth ; (5) -herd, a herd-boy ;
(6) -hood, see (4) ; (7) -in-a-jacket, a novice ; (8) -wax,
a term applied to youths and boys; (9) -wean, a small
boy.
(i) Ayr. The responsibilities and blessings of another laddie
bairn, Johnston A'i7f«a//!>(i89i) I. 71. Lnk. She shall hae a beard
before the laddie bairn she's ca'd for, Murdoch Doric Lyre ("1873)
52. (2) Hdg. Of a valiant laddie-band I chosen was the king to
be, Lumsden Poems (1896) 183. (3) Lan. ' Good lad, owd laddie-
cowt,' cried Tum o' Jerry's, Wood Hum. Sketches, 69. (4) Lth.'
Ah ! weel I mind his laddie days, Ballantine Poems (1856) 196.
Edb. Since that nicht in my laddie days when I lost my pack,
Ballantine Gaberlunzie (ed. 1875) 23. (5) Per. Oor wee laddie-
herd— he rins Skeer nakit, Haliburton Ochil Idylls (1891) 92.
(6) Per. I love to be thus backward cast To laddiehood in heart,
Ford Harp (1893) 352. (7) Lnk. It was a poor choice between
the antiquated stickit minister who couldn't teach and the bump-
tious ' laddie-in-a-jacket ' from the Normal, who knew little that
was worth teaching, Glasgow Herald (Dec. 23. 1889). (8) e.Yks.'
(9) Ayr. Some half dozen laddie-weans were sitting by the road-
side, Johnston Glcnhickie (,1889) 280.
3. Phr. lo be a laddie for, to have a strong propensity to,
a great liking for.
Lakel. He's a laddy ta mow. A laddy to drink (B. K.). Cum.'
He's a laddie for o'maks o'spwort. w.Yks.' Is' a laddie for puddin.
4. A male lover, sweetheart.
Per. I will . . . take the laddie whom I love, Nicoll Poems (ed.
'843) 137. Rnf, The wordies sae sweet that my laddie let fa',
PiCKEN Poems (1813) I. 52. Ayr. Its glint tauld my ain kindly
Kate That her laddie was doon in the plantin', Ainslie Land of
Bums (ed. 1892) io5. Lnk. My laddie is a country laird, Watson
Poems (18531 75. Lth. I'll never mair wander, dear laddie, frae
thee! Macneill /'of/. /r*s. (1801) 84, ed. 1856. Edb. Auld grannie
could ken Whan my laddie cam' courtin' at e'en, Maclagan
Poems (1851) 273. Dmf. I thought my laddie spak' sae fair,
Johnstone Pofwis (1820) 132. N.Cy.'
5. Obs. Woollen trade term : a machine used to piece
' cardings' ; see below. Also in pi. form.
w.Yks. Formerly used for piecing the ends of cardings taken
from the carding machine so as to make one continuous, rolled,
soft, round 'sliver,' ready for spinning. The machine took
its name because it did the work formerly done by children, who
used to take the cardings from the carding machine and rub the
ends together by hand so as to connect them, their hands some-
times being made quite raw and bleeding by the work (^S.J.C.) ;
(J.M.)
3S
LADDISH
[498]
LADE
LADDISH, adj. Yks. Boyish.
n.Yks.- w.Yks. Hah these laddish tales cum to a body's mind,
CuDWORTH DM. Sketches (1884) 16.
LADE, sb} Ess. Sur. Sus. Hmp. Dor. Som. Dev. Cor.
Also in forms leade Dor.; liade Dor.' [led, lead.]
L The frame or rails projecting from the ends or sides
of a wagon, to give it greater width ; gen. in pi.
Sur.'. Sus.' 2| Hmp.' Dor. Barnes G/. (1863). Som. Putt with
lades, ]Velliiigto>i ]Vkly. News i^Apr. 8, 1896) i, col. i ; One kerry
with lades, Auctioiieei's Advt. (Nov. 1895). w.Som.' Toaun
niiv ur diie" vur tu lae'ud dhik dhae'ur guurt dhing pun dhu
wag'een, ee ul taeur dhu lae'udz oa un aul tile pees-ez [It will
never do to load that great thing upon the wagon, ' he ' will' tear'
the lades of it all to pieces]. The part here described is properly
a rave. Cor.^
Hence (i) Ladecart, sb. a cart having 'lades' or
projecting side-pieces; (2) -horse, sb. the second horse of
a team; (3) -rail, (4) -shride, sb. a 'lade' or the frame-
work on the side of a wagon.
(i) Dor.' (2' Ess. Morton Cydo. Agric. (18631. (3") Dev. A
heavy fellow whistling not too loudly on the lade-rail, Blackmore
Perlycross (1894I xxxviii. (4) Som. Jennings Obs. Dial. w.Eitg.
(1825^ ; W. & J.' GL (1873).
2. Aladder. Dev. Young .<4«».^^r/c. (1784-1815) XLIV.
237-
[1. EFris. lade, ' ein Etvvas worin od. worauf man ladet
od. legt" (Koolman) ; cogn. w. OE. hladan, to load.]
LADE, 5A.2 Sc. Nhb. Nrf. [l 
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